Don't let anyone say that's all you're worth
He might be a star on the most storied satirical show in the world, but Ronny Chieng has not forgotten his Singapore connection.The Malaysian's signature scrunching of his face as he launches into his...
View ArticleWill travel to eat
One of the best things about travelling is getting the opportunity to try new foods and experience local specialities.Whether it's a sunset cruise around Dubronvnik, Croatia, to eat freshly caught fish...
View ArticleCouple travelled from London to Singapore by land
Have you ever thought of making an all-land 70-day, 19,000km trip across 14 countries?That was what Singaporeans Varun Varma, 30, and his wife Neha, 28, decided to do, turning a trip back home from...
View ArticleWill travel to eat
One of the best things about travelling is getting the opportunity to try new foods and experience local specialities.Whether it's a sunset cruise around Dubronvnik, Croatia, to eat freshly caught fish...
View ArticleHe hopes to put Korean films in global spotlight
If the Oscars are to be determined by fans, then The Age Of Shadows will surely be a nominee in the Best Foreign Film category for the sheer reason that Gong Yoo is starring in it.The 37-year-old South...
View ArticleVictory with a Vengeance
After 10 months of scriptwriting, midnight shoots and tedious editing, Temasek Polytechnic's (TP) digital, film and television graduates' short film, Vengeance Is Mine, clinched gold at the 18th...
View ArticleCooling measures may not go anytime soon
Falling home prices have become somewhat of a norm since they began their descent at the end of 2013.Experts predict more pain to come but don't expect the Government's cooling measures to be wound...
View ArticleUOB launches scheme to help millennials build up wealth
United Overseas Bank (UOB) has launched a scheme to help Singapore's millennials in the workforce start building their wealth early in life, The Straits Times reported.In a release, UOB announced the...
View ArticleChoosing ITE pays off for award-winning student
Despite scoring eight points for his N levels and qualifying for the Polytechnic Foundation Programme (PFP), he chose to go to the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) instead.Mr Rayner Eng, 19, took...
View ArticleChange currency without paying a fee
Typically, banks and money changers require a fee for their services.It is also up to them to decide the rate the money is exchanged.All this could now change with a new platform called Marco...
View ArticleShe 'never expected' to travel around world for study trips
When she chose to study in a polytechnic, she never imagined flying to Dubai for a dream internship.Miss Vythiswari Muralli, 19, is a third-year sustainable urban design and engineering (SDE) student...
View ArticleChildren's TV show, online videos and picture books to promote bilingual...
Ten new proposals to promote the learning of English and mother tongue among young children have received grants from the Lee Kuan Yew Fund for Bilingualism.The projects include a bilingual children's...
View ArticleSingPost offers lower postage rates for Chinese New Year
As part of efforts to encourage the sending of greeting cards during the four major festivals, the Singapore Post is offering lower postage rates for Chinese New Year.The festive rates will be...
View ArticleSome golfers hit by double blow
In golfing terms, businessman Low Yi Cheng, 47, was hit with a double bogey yesterday.The avid golfer got a sense of deja vu when he found out that Raffles Country Club (RCC), which he had joined last...
View ArticleNTUC offers help to club employees
Help will be available for Raffles Country Club (RCC) employees who lose their jobs when the club closes, said NTUC youth development unit director Desmond Choo.RCC announced on its website yesterday...
View ArticleSurvivor shares story to inspire others
Mr Jason Lim does not recall the events leading up to the moment his motorcycle blew up, only that he was cruising down the streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in July 2014.The crash left about 20 per...
View ArticleRise in ISIS-linked arrests raises alert in Malaysia
From four in 2013, the number of people arrested in Malaysia for involvement with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) ballooned to 119 last year, in sync with a rising level of alarm.Malaysian...
View ArticleLocal firms go abroad in search of growth
Home-grown firms spread their wings abroad in bold ways last year in search of elusive growth.Data from trade agency IE Singapore showed that well-known names such as barbecued pork chain Bee Cheng...
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