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Changi Airport is best in Asia Like a scheduled plane arrival at the runway, Changi Airport once again won the continent’s best airport at the World Travel Awards. It will move on to compete for global domination in December. While clinching the best airport in the world in the world has...

First of its kind in Asia Global ridesharing and private car booking application Uber launched UberASSIST in Singapore yesterday (29 Oct). The new feature caters to the elderly and passengers with disabilities. Specially trained drivers Uber's general manager for Southeast Asia, Chan Park, says Uber looks through their driver lists and picks...

Processed meat causes cancer, you guys The World Health Organisation (WHO) made the sad announcement on Monday (26 Oct), confirming that processed meats such as sausages, bacon, and burgers can cause colorectal cancer. The internet was predictably set aflame with the bad news. https://twitter.com/TheDiLLon1/status/658622398967738368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Unfortunately, the link between processed meats and colorectal cancer puts the...

PAP also spent almost double of what Opposition parties spent for several closely-watched constituencies The general elections last month saw People’s Action Party (PAP) outspending opposition politicians, though all stayed within the $4.00/voter spending limit imposed by the Elections Department. In total, PAP spent $5.3 million while the eight opposition parties' bills tallied up...

Rest in peace Who would have thought that something you do everyday could kill you? Certainly not this father. Tragedy struck when Mr Mohd Rizalludin Hassan attempted to set up the aromatherapy diffuser in the master bedroom toilet. The diffuser exploded, leaving Rizalludin with 80 per cent burns on his body. He...

Jusuf strikes again Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla has something to say. Again. This time, he praised Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak for proposing ways to solve the haze crisis, instead of simply criticising the country. He added that neighbouring countries should take a leaf out of Najib's book. Hmm… are we oversensitive...

CHC members still keeping the faith Last Wednesday (21 Oct), the highly-anticipated verdict of the City Harvest Church (CHC) Trial was finally out: all six accused were found guilty. With CHC being Singapore’s mega church with a large Christian following, would this verdict affect the stance of the church members? While some...

WP wants a committee, MOH says nah Ever since the Hepatitis C cluster was announced, opposition parties -- including the Singapore Democratic Party -- have been asking for more answers. On Sunday (25 Oct), Workers' Party's (WP) NCMP-elect Leon Perera wrote a lengthy letter asking the Ministry of Health (MOH) to set up a Committee of...

Free bus rides islandwide as trains disrupted along North-East line SBS gave out free bus rides this morning (26 Oct) amid service disruptions along the North-East line. If you happened to miss out on work today, you also missed out on the free bus rides early this morning. Yup, FREE. Free is a word...

Singapore is hooked on cute otters  Otters have become a common sight in garden city Singapore, with a family otters seen casually taking strolls at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, Toa Payoh, and even in St Andrew's Junior College. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153283828927903&set=a.10150391679252903.358678.619567902&type=3&theater Their frequent appearance also means more interaction between man and otter. It’s all...