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‘It is bittersweet’ — Kit Chan says as The LKY Musical ended

Kit Chan, a singer and actress who starred in one of the most successful Singaporean theatre shows watched by over 50,000 people – The LKY Musical – shared her final sentiments about the play as it came to an...

Kit Chan says she got a “really stiff back from being forced to keep from slouching” while wearing a CheongSam

Kit Chan, a 50-year old Singaporean singer and actress, shared a post on her Facebook and Instagram pages telling her insights about CheongSams. She was given the opportunity to wear them in her musical play titled “The LKY Musical”, an...

Dilbert comic strip gets the axe from 77 newspapers

Popular comic book character Dilbert which chronicles office life has been axed from 77 newspapers in the United States. Media company Lee Enterprise stopped printing the comic strip this week. Dilbert’s creator, writer, and illustrator Scott Adams said he didn’t...

Little known facts about Rowan Atkinson aka Mr Bean; bet you didn’t even realize he appeared in a James Bond film

Rowan Atkinson has been amusing us for decades in his role as Mr Bean. He has also played less famous comedic roles, such as that of Blackadder in the Blackadder comedy series. However, there is a lot more to him...

Disney’s ‘Frozen Broadway Musical’ comes to SG in Feb 2023; looking for children to play the role of Young Elsa & Anna in Singapore

Young girls who’ve always dreamed of being part of “Let(ting) It Go” (and let’s be honest, who hasn’t?) and belting out “Do You Want to Build a Snowman” may soon have a chance to do so as the hit...

‘Lord of the Rings’ cast takes a powerful stance against racist “review bombing” on their new TV series featuring black & brown people

The cast of the new series Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is making a strong statement after they received a lot of negative press from fans of the original books and film adaptations. The television series which...

Long-awaited concerts, gaming events and festivals that are coming back to Singapore 2022

As social distancing measures and regulations loosen up in Singapore, more and more in-person events are coming back, including concerts, gaming events and festivals. From Michael Jackson tributes and JJ Lin fans to (G)I-dle for the K-Pop fans out there,...

Ken Kwek’s latest film #LookAtMe: The ‘most radical’ statement is one character coming out as LGBTQ to their family and being accepted without ‘shame...

#LookAtMe, the second film from director Ken Kwek after 2014’s Unlucky Plaza, debuted at the New York Asian Film Festival last month. The movie, which has received positive reviews as an “empathetic drama discussing the issue of human rights” on...

Book Review: A Brief History of Singapore’s Tanjong Pagar and Anson Portside

There are Singaporeans who have lived in the country all their lives, but who do not know even its recent history. They do not know where its world-famous port was originally located. They do not know that it was in...

VIDEO | Malaysia Airlines’ cool flight safety music video amazes viewers while delighting travellers with ‘Satu Dua Tiga, Jom!’ (One Two Three, Let’s Go!)

“A musical in a safety video,” is how some are describing Malaysia Airlines' star-studded over-the-top instruction guide, which dropped on June 21 and has been viewed on YouTube over 161,000 times. “Sing and dance along to our new safety video,”...
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$78,300 boost in funding for Tchoukball Association of Singapore as they prepare for World Championships

SINGAPORE — The Tchoukball Association of Singapore (TBAS) recently announced that various benefactors, including corporates and former national athletes...
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Amos Yee looks drastically different in new photos from US prison

SINGAPORE: New prison photos of Singaporean Amos Yee have emerged online, showing the 24-year-old looking drastically different compared to previous years. The photos, uploaded on...

Jade Seah receives a note to not park in front of a private housing estate; says she’s tired of self-entitled homeowners

SINGAPORE: Jade Seah received a note left on her car’s windshield after parking in a road close to a private housing estate. In her...

Maid wants to leave after one week because she’s not used to doing chores; gives employers attitude, refuses to eat or listen to them

SINGAPORE: A foreign domestic helper refusing to do household chores because she says she is "not used to doing" them posed a huge problem...

OPINION | Reorienting Singapore

By Peter A. Coclanis In a recent opinion piece in the Singapore Straits Times, associate editor Chua Mui Hoong captured some of the downsides of...

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