Reddit Gem: Apparently this is how Sim Lim deals with shady shops
Yesterday, Reddit user "eStonez" uploaded this image of a notice put up at gadget mall Sim Lim Square: In it, the mall management reveals six stores that were identified as having the most number of...
View ArticleYG Entertainment and LVMH announce $80m expansion deal in Singapore
Photo: Chairman Yang Hyun Suk, Ravi Thandran and CEO Yang Min Suk toasting the new partnership at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia in Singapore YG Entertainment announced on Saturday they're in the process...
View ArticleNUS and NTU climb further up list of world’s top universities
According to this year’s World University Rankings conducted by Quacquarelli Symonds, local institutions National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have each...
View ArticleFirst artists for I Love Anisong 2014 announced
The phase 1 lineup for I Love Anisong, the mega music event that's part of the Anime Festival Asia (AFA) happening in Singapore from Dec. 5 — 7, has been announced. The artists performing this year at...
View ArticleLantis Matsuri international tour coming to Singapore next year
Star anime and games label Lantis is celebrating their 15th anniversary with a 'family' concert tour, and just recently announced Singapore as one of its stops next year. Known in Japan as Lantis...
View ArticleNo drones allowed during Singapore Grand Prix this year
With flying drones becoming a more accessible and affordable technology in Singapore, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) have deemed it fit to restrict the flying of unmanned aircraft...
View Article12 animal cafes in Singapore
Photo caption: Cats at Neko no Niwa; Facebook Whether you're a pet-owner or an avid pet-lover, we all have one thing in common – a passion for animals. Even if you've yet to jump on the bandwagon, it's...
View ArticleMillion Mask March Singapore organiser fined for illegal public assembly
The organiser of last year’s ‘Million Mask March Singapore’ protest was fined $1,000 for arranging a public assembly without permit, according to various media reports. The Million Mask March movement...
View ArticleOnline data breaches at both M1 and K Box leak massive amounts of personal...
Online data breaches seem to be a running theme today - both telecommunications company M1 and karaoke entertainment operator K Box experienced massive leakage of personal data to the public. Earlier...
View ArticleFire at Petir Road maisonette injures two
A fire broke out at a maisonette located at Petir Road earlier today, injuring a 40-year-old lady and a five-year-old child. Channel NewsAsia reports that the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) were...
View ArticleSyndicate double-bill at Kyō in September with Roska and Sauce81
Local audio-visual collective and label Syndicate have announced another exciting evening of dapper electronic tunes with a double bill featuring UK funky pioneer Roska and Japanese deep house loop...
View ArticleShakespeare's Globe Theatre's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' to debut in...
London’s renowned Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre will be performing their original production of the bard’s classic play A Midsummer Night’s Dream to the Esplanade Theatre this November. Audiences will...
View ArticleUber is now testing UberTAXI in Singapore — taxis at a tap of a button
Uber, the private on-demand chauffeur service that allows you to easily request for a ride with a tap of a button, has just launched a new service: UberTAXI. Yes you heard it right. On top of the...
View ArticleAsian Civilisations Museum among top 10 in Asia
Singapore's Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) is among the top 10 in Asia — ninth, to be precise — according to Tripadvisor. The online booking and reviews platform announced it as part of their 2014...
View ArticleSlight haze conditions over Singapore till end September
Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) levels today have significantly lowered from the past two days, but Singapore should expect slightly hazy conditions to continue over the next two weeks. According to...
View ArticleGuitar legend Joe Satriani to perform live in Singapore
One of the world's most influential guitarists, Joe Satriani, is set to make a live appearance at The Star Performing Arts Theatre come Nov. 13. The true blue guitar hero will be dropping by Singapore...
View ArticleThe Vault moving again after less than a year at Circular Road
Within a year of The Vault’s move from Chinatown to Boat Quay, the New York-style bar and bistro has announced that it’ll be moving out of its current space by November. It'll be taken over by the...
View ArticleUpdated TransitLink Guide available now at $5.90 per copy
Commuters — both tourists and locals — will now have all the information they need to make their way around Singapore by public transport with the newly released TransitLink Guide 2014, which fits...
View ArticleK Box working with police to conduct full internal investigation
K Box has finally issued an official response on the incident yesterday, where the personal details of over 300,000 of their customers were leaked. The 12-year-old family karaoke chain revealed in a...
View ArticleFIDé Fashion Weeks not showing in Singapore this year
FIDé Fashion Weeks, after three years of organising landmark events such as Asia's first Men's Fashion Week and the first dedicated haute couture week outside of Paris, has decided not to partner with...
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