Keep your kids occupied while you WFH: A workshop to learn through singing with veteran singer Bevlyn Khoo at just $55, Lifestyle News,Out of ideas on how to keep your rambunctious kids occupied while you work from home this June holidays? Forget the boring television programmes and mindless compute
21-year-old woman with no driving licence used mother's NRIC details to access car-sharing vehicles , Singapore News,SINGAPORE – A 21-year-old woman without a driving licence duped car-sharing company Tribecar into allowing her to rent a vehicle on 21 occasions last year by using her mother
BMW unveils latest 2 Series & 4 Series coupes, available in Singapore from end 2021, Lifestyle News,BMW has recently launched their two new coupes via an online conference. The BMW 2 Series Coupe and 4 Series Gran Coupe will be available for deliveries from Q4 2021 and Q1 2022 respectively. The new
Passengers share what it was like on cruise ship after passenger linked to KTV Covid-19 cluster tested positive, Singapore News,With no idea what time they'll be disembarking, over 1,600 passengers aboard Dream World were stuck in their cabins for the entire day on Wednesday (July 14). They end
'Delay means death': UN climate report urges immediate, drastic action, World News,AsiaOne has launched EarthOne, a new section dedicated to environmental issues — because we love the planet and we believe science. Find articles like this there. Climate change is already disrupting billion
Kelantan Sultan claims Russian ex-wife rejected his money and sold story to tabloid instead, Malaysia News,The Russian ex-wife of Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan made the headlines this week when she alleged that she had to pawn her Jacob Arabo wedding ring to afford her medical bills during her diffi
Covid-19 pandemic fallout: Singapore's movie business has slowed, but film production continues, Entertainment News,SINGAPORE – Just how badly has the pandemic hit Singapore's entertainment companies, in particular those involved in film production, distribution and exhibition? A check wit
Mimi Choo says TVB only offered her a $175 job in the last year, Entertainment News,Malaysia-born actress-singer Mimi Choo may be a household name in Hong Kong and is a veteran TVB artiste but it doesn't mean she is snagging all the meaty roles. The 67-year-old has been with TVB for 30 years bu
Chinese city offers Nobel Prize winners $2 million housing subsidies, China News,BEIJING – The industrialised Chinese coastal city of Wuxi is offering Nobel Prize winners up to 10 million yuan (S$2 million) in housing subsidies to attract top talent in a national economy that is shifting towards inn
Studio Ghibli movies now available for digital rental for the first time , Digital News,Some of the acclaimed films in animation history are finally available to rent online. Studio Ghibli has announced that 22 films from the studio will be available to rent on all major digital platforms including
Sharon Au: People thought I was a traitor in the media war but I'm actually the big winner, Entertainment News,When broadcaster SPH MediaWorks was set up in 2000 and attracted several prominent Mediacorp artistes to join their ranks, it was a media war that would be told for years to come. And
JB-Woodlands train service restarts on June 19; weekend peak tickets already sold out, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Travellers have snapped up weekend peak-time tickets for the train service between Johor Bahru and Woodlands, which resumes operations this Sunday (June 19). The Keretapi Tanah Melayu (K
Keanu Reeves wants a Constantine sequel but no one will make it, Entertainment News,Keanu Reeves has \”tried to\” make a Constantine sequel. The 55-year-old actor had a great time playing bad boy detective John Constantine in the 2005 comic book film but admitted there has been no interest in seeing h
Man who didn’t have enough coins for bus ride tried to shame a bus driver online. It backfired, Digital News,An attempt was made by a man to humiliate a “rude, unreasonable and arrogant” bus driver on social media, but the court of public opinion has spoken: ’twas the commuter who needs to be condem
UOB Priv Miles Credit Card review: Generous miles conversion for both local and overseas spending, Money News,The UOB Priv Miles Card is one of the best air miles credit cards in Singapore with high earn rates of $1 = 1.4 miles (local) and $1 = 2.4 miles (overseas). This is all the more impressive c
Robinsons to close last outlet at Raffles City by Jan 10, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Robinsons will close its last store at Raffles City by Jan 10, bringing 162 years of history to an end. Liquidator KordaMentha told The Straits Times that while the last day of operation will be no later than next S
'Spiritual healer' jailed 15 months for molesting 2 women, Singapore News,A self-proclaimed \”spiritual healer\” was jailed for 15 months yesterday for molesting two women. He had done so on the pretext of performing rituals on them. Ab Razak Ab Hameed, 66, also took videos of the victims&#x
Scoot flight from Perth to Singapore makes U-turn for emergency landing, World News,PERTH – A Scoot flight bound for Singapore was forced to make a U-turn back to Perth on Monday (July 11) night, after a technical fault was detected about 20 minutes into the flight. The fault was discovered at 7.40p
Nokia brings back iconic 8110 'banana phone', Digital News,BARCELONA/HELSINKI – Seeking to capitalise on their comeback over the past year, the makers of Nokia phones are expanding to include a premium Android smartphone, their first, and a remake of one of its biggest hits of the 1990s, t
Which would you choose: An annual bonus or a salary increment?, Singapore News,We know a lot of people are going to be sceptical or critical of the fact that anyone will ever be put in a situation where they have these two options. We agree. What we're trying to achieve in this article is getti
Amazon closes deal to buy MGM movie studio, Money News,WASHINGTON – Amazon.com Inc on Thursday (March 17) said it had closed its $8.5 billion (S$12 billion) deal to buy MGM, combining the fabled movie maker behind Rocky and James Bond with the online retailing giant as it looks to draw consumers thr
Amazon revs up auto ambitions with in-car TV, Alexa integration, Digital News,LAS VEGAS – Amazon unveiled plans Monday to be a bigger player in the auto sector, announcing partnerships that will put its Fire TV platform in vehicles and offer more services through its Alexa digital assistant. In an a
Canada pauses AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine use for those under 55, wants new risk analysis, World News,OTTAWA/TORONTO – Canadian health officials said on Monday (March 29) they would stop offering AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine to people under age 55 and require a new analysis of the shot'
Fastest Gurkha 2.4km runner to race Soh Rui Yong – but won't be eligible for prizes, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Top national marathoner Soh Rui Yong will race alongside the Gurkha contingent's fastest 2.4km runner Subas Gurung at the Pocari Sweat Singapore 2.4km Run next month after Gurung
Carrie Wong thanks Lawrence Wong for being the 'bigger person', boyfriend shows his support , Entertainment News,Actress Carrie Wong has publicly apologised to actor Lawrence Wong after being caught in one of Mediacorp's biggest scandals to date. A leak of the actress' personal m
Super rare, purple-pink diamond up for auction, could fetch $52m, World News,HONG KONG – An extremely rare, vivid purple-pink diamond mined in Russia is expected to fetch up to $38 million (S$ 52 million) when it goes under the hammer on Nov 11, the auction house Sotheby’s said on Monday. The oval g
'No place for a mother': South Korea battles to raise birth rate, World News,SEOUL – When Ashley Park started her marketing job at a Seoul drug-maker she had a near-perfect college record, flawless English, and got on well with her colleagues – none of which mattered to her employer once s
Flat buyers using CPF can retain up to $20,000 in OA when applying for HDB loans, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Flat buyers now have more flexibility in using their Central Provident Fund (CPF) money, the Housing Board said as it launched 5,101 flats for sale from Tuesday (Aug 28). Buyers can now keep
Number of HDB resale flats sold in June almost 7 times more than in May, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Almost seven times as many Housing Board resale flats were sold in June compared with May, according to flash data released by real estate portal SRX Property on Thursday (July 9). Estimates showed th
