To show its concern towards the environment, some Buddhist and Taoist institutions have issued guidelines for the burning of offerings during the coming Qingming Festival in Singapore.
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Parminder Singh joins Mediacorp as new Chief Commercial and Digital Officer
Mediacorp has announced the appointment of Parminder (Parry) Singh as its Chief Commercial and Digital Officer, the latest in a series of hires that reflect the company’s changes in the digital age.
Beautiful Momdels lit up the Pavillion with their glowing smiles
Held on March 11, 2017, Runway Mom Runway Lovers was a spellbound event with breathtaking Models parading down the ramp with their loved ones. It was followed by an open mic event that saw wonderful musical talents serenading the audience.
Singaporeans clock one of the lowest sleep hours in the world: Fitbit data
Singaporeans clock in an average of just 6.56 hours of sleep per night, making them one of the poorest sleepers in the world. Only the Japanese and Indians sleep less than Singaporeans. Other Asian countries like Hong Kong, Korea and Taiwan were also near the bottom, while the top were dominated by
11th bilateral armour exercise conducted between Singapore and Indian armies
Exercise Bold Kurukshetra, a bilateral armour exercise, will be conducted between the Singapore and Indian Army (IA) from March 4 to 21, 2017. Conducted at the Babina Field Firing Range in Central India, this year’s exercise is the eleventh in its series. About 380 soldiers from the Singapore Army
Two Indian banker-turned-startup founders bring hawker food delivery to CBD workers in Singapore
Rishabh Singhvi and Varun Saraf, who are both from India, met each other in Singapore nine years ago as freshmen. They fell so deeply for local hawker fare that they ditched their banking job to start a hawker food delivery business. Their startup is called WhyQ, which pools orders from hawker centr
Cab companies get go-ahead for surge pricing in Singapore
Commuters in Singapore will now have to shell out more money as taxi companies have been given permission to introduce surge pricing, for trips booked through mobile applications.
The Studios 2017 opens with Haresh Sharma’s Fundamentally Happy
The Studios 2017 season opens with a new Mandarin production of Fundamentally Happy, written by Singapore playwright and Cultural Medallion recipient Haresh Sharma. It is translated and directed by Nelson Chia, Artistic Director of Nine Years Theatre.
Five things to do over the weekend of March 18-19
Join in the Holi celebrations at Esplanade along the riverfront, or check out the largest celebration of cocktails in Asia! The island is partying this weekend, so check out our pick of five exciting things happening in the next two days in Singapore.
Drinking tea lowers risk of dementia by 86 percent: NUS
Tea drinking can lower the risk of cognitive impairment in older persons by half, and genetic risk of Alzheimer’s by as much as 86 percent, according to a study by National University of Singapore (NUS) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. The longitudinal study was conducted over 957 Chinese seniors
