lifestyle National Monuments of Singapore: Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

What is a national monument? Who gazettes them? How many national monuments are there in Singapore? To date, the Preservation of Sites and Monuments, a division of National Heritage Board, has identified and gazetted 75 buildings, structures and sites of …

lifestyle On this date in 1990, Inuka, the first tropical polar bear, was born in Singapore

Not many tropical cities can say they had a polar bear born on their sunny shores, but Singapore can — and his name was Inuka! Born 34 years ago on Dec 26 at the Singapore Zoo, Inuka (meaning "foreboding strength" in Inuit) made history as the …

lifestyle Facelifted Opel Combo-e Life MPV comes to Singapore

Auto Germany, Opel's official distributor in Singapore, has announced that the brand's new facelifted seven-seater Combo-e Life MPV is now available for purchase. Boasting a modern Opel aesthetic spanning across the MPV, its exterior features …

US Magazine: A 3-Day trip to Phu Quoc costs less than a weekend in Singapore

US Magazine: A 3-Day trip to Phu Quoc costs less than a weekend in Singapore   International tourists enjoy the "tropical paradise" Kem Beach in Phu Quoc. (Photo: Sun Group)     Renowned travel magazine Travel + Leisure has dedicated an entire …

Singapore oil mogul declared bankrupt after empire collapse

(Bloomberg) — Former tycoon Lim Oon Kuin has been declared bankrupt in Singapore, following the collapse of his oil trading empire. Most Read from Bloomberg The name of the founder of Hin Leong Trading Pte. and his children Lim Huey Ching and Lim Chee Meng …

Chatuchak Singapore 2020: We Headed Down To Check Out The Market Stalls

singapore Police to deploy drones that can count crowd numbers at Marina Bay Singapore Countdown 2025

Don’t be alarmed if you spot drones flying overhead during this year’s countdown at Marina Bay – they're actually there to ensure your safety.  These unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), which are deployed by the police, come equipped with spotlights,  …

lifestyle 6 ultra-private condos in Singapore with no next-door neighbours

As Jean Paul Sartre famously wrote (and is famously misquoted), hell is other people. Some of us are naturally communal and like to hear the neighbour's pets, children, relatives, etc. wandering by. But just as many of us have had bad experiences with …

singapore Elderly woman hospitalised for over 1 month after undergoing TCM treatment 3 days prior

An elderly woman was hospitalised in the intensive care unit after going for a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatment three days prior. The family of Liu, 78, are urging the clinic to disclose the contents of the medicinal paste they had used on the …

Việt Nam's GDP predicted to surpass Singapore's in 2029

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s GDP is forecast to hit US$450 billion in 2024, placing it 34th globally, according to the UK-based Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR). With an average annual growth rate of 5.8 per cent over the next five years, Việt Nam…