Irish pub Muddy Murphy's returns to original Claymore Road site
Singapore's iconic traditional Irish pub Muddy Murphy's is moving back to its original site after spending three years at TripleOne Somerset.For 17 years, the popular watering hole was located at the...
View ArticleDriver of automated road sweeper escapes as fire engulfs vehicle
He was driving his cleaning buggy around the carpark when he saw flames from the corner of his eye.He turned around and saw the back of his vehicle fully ablaze.So he did what came instinctively. "I...
View ArticleShe's a queen with a heart of gold
For the past 16 years, Eunice Olsen has undoubtedly been a Miss Universe Singapore (MUS) winner who walked the talk.The former beauty queen and all-around do-gooder, claimed the title in 2000 and...
View ArticleSinger gives up Canadian citizenship to return to S'pore and make music
For a year, she took on countless shifts as a tram commentator at Night Safari and saved her earnings for her psychology studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.But nobody...
View ArticleGrandmother who was attacked by neighbour: 'I felt like dying'
She has survived colon cancer and single-handedly raised her three children after her husband died.Then housewife Toh Siew Hong had to endure the pain and anguish of her neighbour brutally assaulting...
View ArticleRaring to go for Miss Universe Singapore
This is the 27-year-old's first - and last - time applying for Miss Universe Singapore (MUS), as she already meets the maximum age criteria for the pageant.And she hopes to make it count.The...
View ArticleHot Dish: Fa Fa biscuit
Fa Fa biscuit ($1.40) from Yah Weh Delicacy (or Da Shao Yeh, Sunshine Plaza #01-23) is so popular that it is sold out more often than it is available.It's a kopi-ready mix of savoury and sweet, made...
View ArticleBoon Keng DBSS flat that fetched $1.1m is most expensive sold this year
This is the view that fetched $1.1 million.The 28th-storey Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) flat at City View @ Boon Keng (right) made headlines earlier this month because it became the most...
View ArticleSingapore flagged for ambush marketing
There are set meals named after him, travel discounts because of his historic achievement, and congratulatory messages put out with brand logos and products alongside his name and face.Singapore is in...
View ArticleJoseph Schooling shows gratitude to first coach at event
Salutations aside, they hardly spoke much.The one-minute dialogue was largely dominated by monosyllables."Many thanks, Uncle Poon," was how Joseph Schooling opened his conversation with Vincent...
View ArticleLitter, traffic woes at Poke-Park
It has started at least one fight between two adults, reportedly caused one driver to crash, and created a traffic hazard because players suddenly dash across roads.Pokemon Go, a location-based...
View ArticleMan jailed 3 years for abusing 4 of his children
District Judge Mathew Joseph yesterday had strong words for a father whom he sentenced to three years' jail for abusing four of his five children."You were supposed to provide love, care, support and...
View ArticleMonkey at Kent Ridge Park to be rehabilitated after complaints
Chippy the monkey, said to be bothering residents living near Kent Ridge Park, has been removed to be rehabilitated and returned to the wild.In a joint statement to The New Paper earlier this week, the...
View ArticleThe Olympics' most unlikely heroes
As the Rio Olympics draw to a close, The New Paper's Catherine Robert rounds up the most memorable individuals from the Games.GIOVANNA PEDROSO & INGRID OLIVEIRAShe kicked her synchronised diving...
View ArticleThey planned to take wives, kids to Syria
Four Singaporeans, including a married couple, were dealt with under the Internal Security Act this month for being involved in terrorism-related activities.1. MOHAMED OMAR MAHADI AND DIAN FAEZAH...
View ArticleAdrian Pang was once cold, broke and in tears
As a struggling young actor in the UK about 25 years ago, Adrian Pang once found himself extremely broke."I remember looking at my bank balance - which was bad enough that I might be kicked out of my...
View ArticleFree dental for seniors
At Parkway Dental Practice, some 2,016 Pioneer Generation (PG) card holders have walked out of the Scotts Road clinic without paying a single cent.Senior practice manager Valencia Khoo. (Photo: The New...
View ArticleBiker still in coma, wife wants to tell him she's pregnant
Gently, quietly and with an aching heart, his wife tells him: You are going to be a dad again.His response: Silence.The only sounds are those of the nurses going about their rounds, and patients...
View ArticleSame food, better hygiene
More than 80 people had fallen ill in July after eating chicken rice at two popular Serangoon Garden eateries.But when the suspension of Pow Sing's two licences was lifted on Wednesday, one family...
View ArticleNew condo residents upset over defects
Image: Category: NewsBusinessPublication Date: Sunday, August 21, 2016 - 14:00Keywords: condominiumproperty developersExternal URL: New condo residents upset over defectsSend to mobile app: Byline: Ng...
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