Ooodles of noodles at NOW Noodles
There will be days when we just want a bowl of noodles.I have many go-to choices: Bak Chor Mee (minced pork noodles), Wanton Noodles and Mee Soto.After eating at NOW Noodles (new at Square 2), I may...
View ArticleThai spiritual master smuggles human foetuses into S'pore with toys
He proudly poses with his handiwork on Facebook.Using the name Arjan Pheimrung Wanchanna, he displays for sale items such as snake and animal skin amulets, little monkey skulls, crocodile heads and...
View ArticleMindChamps at One KM shuts down 'without notice'
Trouble has erupted at MindChamps Reading & Writing at One KM in Tanjong Katong.Seven trainers and two administrative staff at the centre have alleged that they were taken by surprise when the...
View ArticleNational table tennis player under probe, CPIB investigates alleged bribery
Officers from the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) paid a visit to the Singapore Table Tennis Association's (STTA) Toa Payoh headquarters yesterday, with sources revealing that a national...
View ArticleMum takes master's to understand daughter's condition better
When she was five, she watched a documentary on volcanic eruptions during her science enrichment class and it affected her so much that she just shut down.Her worried mother learnt that her daughter...
View ArticleLocal actress Carrie Wong: I don't think I can be a nurse
She spent long days on set in a nurse's uniform for new Channel 8 drama series You Can Be An Angel 2.Meanwhile, her father was in and out of the hospital dealing with an infection to the pancreas.The...
View ArticlePrimary 5 boy falls to death after failing exams
In his first four years in primary school, he had never fared poorly in any examination subject, usually averaging about 70 marks.But in this year's mid-year exams, the Primary 5 pupil found out that...
View ArticleKorean star Lee Kwang Soo's fans greet him with giraffe plushies
The New PaperTwitter / Straits Times Life
View ArticleIllegal wildlife trade used to fund terror groups
The illegal wildlife trade is "big business".Thousands of protected animals have been slaughtered and their parts turned into rare ornaments, lucky charms, or even "miracle cures".The New Paper's...
View ArticleMotorcyclist dies in accident at Tuas 'danger zone'
The first thought that crossed his mind when he heard a loud crash outside his workplace was: "Not again."His worst fears were confirmed when he went out to check and saw the gory scene of yet another...
View ArticleSurvey to be formed to study suicides among young people
A questionnaire will be developed for police investigation officers to complete in their interviews with victims' family and witnesses following suicide cases involving young people.Referring to the...
View ArticleSoul singer Joss Stone sang Teochew opera in S’pore
He remains single in real life, but he was lucky enough to be "married" to English soul singer Joss Stone for an evening.Former actor Nick Shen Weijun, 40, and the 29-year-old Grammy award winner...
View ArticleClassmates taunted diabetes patient about sugar-free diet
When he was just 10 years old, Melgious Ang was taunted for being diabetic.His classmates would make fun of him for not being able to eat sugar, but he would ignore them.Instead, he made sure he was...
View ArticleNurses get spat at and even molested
It is bad business to criticise your own product.But for Madam Irene Ong, who owns Irene Nursing Home at Jalan Ampas and Serene Nursing Home in Joo Chiat, dissuading potential clients is par for the...
View ArticleThey are the TVB queens-to-be
In the last couple of years, viewers of TVB dramas saw four of the Hong Kong broadcaster's top female stars - Myolie Wu, Kate Tsui, Fala Chen and Tavia Yeung - leave in pursuit of careers in China.But...
View ArticleShe wants to sing with Taylor Swift
She has big dreams and wants to sing with Taylor Swift.Quite an ambition perhaps, but at 11, Melissa Wei-En Hecker has already performed at local singer-songwriter Dick Lee's 60th birthday concert.Says...
View ArticleHer voice is her gift
She started singing classes only when she was eight, but by the time she was nine, she had already performed her own solo recital at the Esplanade."I was very happy of course but I also could not fully...
View ArticleBig Broadway dreams for this little girl
She started singing formally only late last year.But she has already been crowned Popstar of the Year 2016 at the annual solo singing competition organised by Precious Talents International & Kids...
View ArticleMonitor Reits with ETFs
New exchange-traded funds to help track local and regional real estate investment trusts.This column recently explored local real estate investment trusts (Reits) for your investment consideration. We...
View Article