Charlie Chan and the Art of This and That
By Sonny Liew It’s been a topsy turvy last couple of weeks. I’ve been very touched by all the support from readers for the book, by Kinokuniya, media folk, and…
View ArticleS’porean hotel guests score #2 for hotel thievery
A survey by website hotels.com has found that Singaporean hotel guests are among the most likely in the world to pinch something from their hotel rooms. In a survey of…
View ArticleCurry puffs woman was part of “foreign syndicate”: NEA
On Wednesday, The New Paper reported the case of 40-year old Indonesian, Robiah Lia Caniago, who had turned her two-room rental flat into a curry puffs “factory”. She had reportedly…
View ArticleMan makes lewd and obscene post about 4-year old girl
A person by the name of “Darren Chin” has sent a rather disturbing and obscene post about a little 4-year old girl to the girl’s mother, leading to the mother…
View ArticleThe Revival of the Kallang Roar
By Ariffin Sha The Kallang Roar. You could almost imagine a middle aged man saying those three words with a sigh and a glimmer of wonder in his eyes as…
View ArticleExpedited appeal by MND against high court decision to be heard in early August
The appeal by the Ministry of National Development (MND) against the decision to dismiss its application towards Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) is set to be heard on 3 August...
View ArticleRoad closures for SEA Games
The Singapore Police Force has announced road closures for the South-East Asian Games, which will happen from 6 June to 7 June for the marathon and triathlon events. For the…
View ArticleBest of You movement: Slow down and acknowledge the people and experiences...
The Best of You movement invites people in Singapore to slow down and acknowledge the people and experiences that bring out the best in them In the wee hours of…
View ArticleAHPETC to cover maintenence cost for Parkland Residences from handover dispute
Aljunied Hougang Punggol East Town Council will use funds collected from Parkland Residences for service and conservancy charges (S&CC) to reimburse the developer, who had earlier paid for the...
View ArticleNEA’s curry puff bust
By Gunther Wong NEA is one badass outfit. Check out their latest bust – a woman ended up in jail for being a part of a curry puff syndicate. A while…
View ArticleDon’t freak out, I am a Sikh
Hi. My name is Gurshant Singh. From my last name, Singh, some of you might realise that I’m a Sikh, and I follow one of the fifth largest religions in…
View ArticleHard questions with opposition veteran, Goh Meng Seng
Mr Goh Meng Seng, formerly from the Workers’ Party and former secretary general of the National Solidarity Party, recently tried to register a new political party, the People’s Power Party.…
View ArticleWithhold sale of Maggi noodles, AVA tells suppliers
Two weeks after authorities in India ordered the recall of Maggi brand instant noodles from shops across the country, Singapore has told importers to temporarily withhold sales of the instant…
View ArticleFemale Singaporean heads for Everest on bike
Singapore biker Vaune Phan set off for Mt Everest today morning at 5pm on a solo bike trip that will span a month and bring her through Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, China and…
View ArticleGeorge Yeo on Amos Yee saga: Don’t overreact
In what seems to be a word of caution against going to extremes, former Cabinet minister, George Yeo, says that the public should not “overreact” to blogger Amos Yee’s behaviour…
View ArticleOnline disputes – trusting the people the way to go?
By Howard Lee A little-known skirmish online that happened last week might give us pause to think about exactly how we should and want to approach online difference in opinion…
View ArticleMND misrepresented us on government grants issue: AHPETC
The Ministry of National Development has grossly misrepresented the Aljunied Hougang Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) in saying that it wanted government grants “without conditions and...
View Article300˚ ping-pong table at SEA Games Carnival bears resemblance to work by...
A round ping-pong table featured at Sports Hub Singapore as part of the SEA Games revelry has been criticised for its resemblance to a piece of artwork produced by Singaporean…
View ArticleSingapore’s success was never due to PAP or Mr Lee Kuan Yew
By BOSS [Readers Advisory: This is an academic article discussing on the basis of Singapore’s success, and contains discussion on religion which may be sensitive to some people. If you are…
View ArticleMyanmar continues its ban on domestic workers leaving to work in Singapore
About 500 women from Myanmar have reportedly been barred in the past three weeks from leaving their country to work in Singapore as foreign domestic workers (FDWs), said local employment…
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