New ruling decrees imprisonment for negligent drivers involved in traffic...
Motorists who cause death while driving will now be charged with jail terms instead of being penalised with fines. In a landmark ruling issued yesterday, three High Court judges have decided that the...
View Article5 reasons you should be staying at the Amari Hua Hin
1. It's got four stars on Tripadvisor You know what some of those Tripadvisor folks are like — a spot on the carpet's discoloured and they say the place needs upgrading, and let's not even talk about...
View ArticleThis restaurant lets you be outdoors and indoors at the same time
Wait, what? YES. Pollen is heaven's gift to Singapore, which we know isn't any weather man's favourite. Some days it rains ice, and when it's not raining you get drenched anyway... in your own sweat....
View Article5 moments in life that call for a can of Erdinger Weissbier
1. When the weather forecast says it's gonna be a beautiful day outside and it isn't 2. When you get an email on Friday evening asking you to get something done by Monday morning 3. When your Fantasy...
View ArticleMcAfee study reveals 1 in 9 Singaporean Teens affected by cyberbullying
Singapore tech blog Vulcan Post previously wrote about a 2013 survey by Touch Cyber Wellness, a Singapore-based cyber wellness education group, that revealed that 1 in 3 of the latter population had...
View ArticlePhil Collins, Carly Rae Jepsen among Singapore's guilty pleasures on...
We sure love our cheesy songs, and Spotify can prove it. The music streaming service revealed yesterday Singapore’s top 10 guiltiest music choices from an analysis for over 120,000 playlists with the...
View Article4 arrested for prostitution-related activity at Jurong West flat
In a case of unlicensed prostitution-related activity at a flat in Jurong West, one man and three women were arrested on Tuesday night. According to Lianhe Wanbao, both uniformed and plainclothes...
View ArticleMalaysian arrested for smuggling $135,000 worth of heroin
Thanks to the Singapore Police K-9 unit, a man was arrested yesterday at Woodlands Checkpoint for the attempt to smuggle in about 1.9 kilograms of heroin, according to a press release by the Central...
View ArticleWorkers find mysterious corpse in Clementi manhole after loud bang
Photo caption: HDB blocks at Clementi; Wikipedia On Monday, police officers retrieved a body from a manhole near Blk 724, Clementi West Street 2 after workers attempting to fix the damaged sewer found...
View ArticleSingapore calls for unified international action against ISIS
A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said yesterday that Singapore strongly condemns the recent brutal murder of American journalist Steven Sotloff by the Islamic State in Iraq and...
View ArticleMuseum dedicated to Singapore’s independent music scene to open in 2015
In the first of its kind in Singapore, the Museum of Independent Music (MOIM) is set to open in January next year as an educational and archival space about the country’s underground music scene....
View ArticleShady co-owner Cameron Brown believed to be reason for Affinity Yoga's...
Singapore's first hot yoga studio, Affinity Yoga (formerly Absolute Yoga), has successfully been in operation for over 10 years. But on Sept.2, both of Affinity Yoga's studios (one in River Valley and...
View ArticlePolice shut down seven-man heist in Changi Airport
Seven teenagers believed to be involved in a series of island-wide shop theft cases have been arrested. According to a press release by the Singapore Police Force, they were suspects in a case...
View ArticleSingapore Zoo and Jurong Bird Park to combine by 2020
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has promised that tourists and locals alike can expect a bigger, more spectacular Singapore Zoo by 2020, according to Channel NewsAsia. The Prime Minister...
View ArticleRoad closures in Little India for Deepavali
In a police announcement made on Sept. 5, various roads in the Little India area will be closed due to this year’s Deepavali Festival Village. The event will go on for six and a half weeks from Sept. 6...
View ArticleAVA responds to fatal dog operation viral video
On Sept. 5, Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) finally voiced their response to the video of a stray dog getting killed in a dog operation at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5, which had gone...
View ArticleSingapore's first cafe-hopping fest gets flak for lack of ticket privileges
Patrons of the recently wrapped up Cafe Fest Singapore have been taking to the internet to complain about the organiser's failure to deliver promises of passholder exclusivity. According to the...
View ArticleThe Butter Factory closing after lease expires next year
The Butter Factory has announced they'll be closing down when their One Fullerton lease expires in March next year. Speaking to Channel NewsAsia, co-founder Tay Eu-Yen explained that although the club...
View Article40-year-old man found dead at Pearls Centre carpark
The body of a 40-year-old man was found in an abandoned section of the carpark of Pearls Centre yesterday afternoon. According to TODAY, police responded to a call and found the man lying motionless...
View ArticleYet another public pooper spotted at Jurong East
We're either not eating right or Singapore's public toilets have lost their charm. Yet another individual was seen defecating in Jurong East yesterday, the fourth such incident in Singapore in mere...
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