5 'parks' to check out on Park(ing) Day this Friday: From PokeShelter to free...
SINGAPORE - As part of the International Park(ing) Day movement, 78 parking lots across the island will be transformed into 52 temporary public spaces on Friday (Sept 16), from a spa to a PokeShelter....
View ArticleLingerie brand Agent Provocateur opens in Singapore
British luxury lingerie brand Agent Provocateur opened its first boutique in Singapore at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands last month. Founded in 1994, the brand is known for its selection of sexy...
View ArticleOff-white c/o Virgil Abloh's first store in South-east Asia
United States streetwear brand Off-white c/o Virgil Abloh opened its first store here - also the first in South-east Asia - yesterday at 268 Orchard Road.The label was founded by Virgil Abloh, rapper...
View ArticleTaking Singapore's multiracial, multi-religious harmony to next level
Singapore is a multiracial and multi-religious society which has enjoyed many years of relative peace.Harmonious living, however, is not guaranteed to any country. Hard work must be put in to manage...
View ArticleFormer model Ethel Fong's daughter is not following in her footsteps
Singer Tanis Chalopin had no idea how famous her mother - former Singaporean top model Ethel Fong - was until a stranger pointed it out to her when she was eight."When I was a kid, I didn't realise how...
View ArticlePeers play key role in preventing youth suicide
As a mental health professional, I agree that there is no foolproof method of preventing suicide ("'Not reasonable' to expect teens to take crisis calls from peers"; yesterday).However, there are risk...
View ArticleWhite Paper spells out significant changes to be made to elected presidency...
SINGAPORE - Major changes to the elected presidency proposed by a constitutional commission have been largely accepted by the Government, but with significant differences which it spelt out in a White...
View ArticleFormer CHC finance committee member John Lam an 'innocent pawn' in...
SINGAPORE - Was former City Harvest Church finance committee member John Lam, 48, an innocent pawn in the multi-million dollar plan to funnel millions to fund a pop-singer's music dreams?That was what...
View ArticleCity Harvest trial: Kong Hee sought regular advice from lawyers and auditors
SINGAPORE - City Harvest Church founder Kong Hee, 52, did not have anything to hide.Rather, he had willingly and "almost religiously" consulted lawyers and auditors about a series of bond transactions...
View ArticleBoo Junfeng's Apprentice is Singapore's Oscar entry for foreign film category
SINGAPORE - Homegrown film-maker Boo Junfeng's acclaimed psychological death penalty drama Apprentice has been picked as Singapore's entry to the Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film...
View ArticleBungee jumping comes to Sentosa
Thrill-seeking Singaporeans often travel abroad for bungee jumps, but from March, they can get their adrenaline rush in Sentosa.AJ Hackett International, started by an adventurous Kiwi in 1988, will...
View ArticleUnits at top of towers here '8th most expensive'
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View ArticleStronger voice for council, more members
The Council of Presidential Advisers (CPA) will be given a stronger voice as the president will have to consult it on more issues and its size will be increased from six to eight members.But the...
View ArticleSingapore Grand Prix 2016: Marina Bay won't tax max
Over 61 laps of Sunday's Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix, the winding, 23-turn Marina Bay street circuit will no doubt claim the cars of inexperienced and foolhardy drivers - not to...
View Article3-in-1 coffeeshop
Afternoon tea in Singapore can range from scones and cucumber sandwiches to good old fishball mee pok.There is a new coffee shop on the ground floor of Valley Point Shopping Centre in River Valley that...
View ArticleResearchers closer to cracking GBS bacteria code
When a common bacteria made more than 350 people ill last year - some of them seriously - doctors were mystified.One man slipped into a 10-day coma when the bacteria attacked his brain; another had his...
View ArticleChemical that can cause vomiting and heart palpitations detected in canned...
SINGAPORE - The Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority has detected high levels of a chemical that can cause symptoms like vomiting, rashes and heart palpitations in the canned product, Tuna chunks in...
View ArticleIndonesians declare $12 billion worth of assets held in Singapore under...
JAKARTA - Indonesians have declared about 117.3 trillion rupiah (S$12 billion) in assets held in Singapore under Jakarta's tax-amnesty scheme.The amount represents three-quarters of all foreign assets...
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