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Q&A Interview with Jaren Lim – SMU Information Systems Student

Education is one of the most important factors that influence a person's resources and experiences, and we want to share experiences of the up-and-coming generation professionals in Singapore. In this regard, our team at ValuePenguin has been preparing a...

Children prefer to read books on paper rather than screens

Margaret Kristin Merga, Murdoch University and Saiyidi Mat Roni, Edith Cowan University There is a common perception that children are more likely to read if it is on a device such as an iPad or Kindles. But new research shows...

Some Polygamy May Arrest Falling Birth Rates

Polygamy - it is something that has not existed in our conversations for a while, or even in national debates. And that is only because polygamy does not really sync with our sense of propriety, moral values and how...

The day the shrinking penis 'epidemic' struck Singapore

Did you know that Singapore was home to several pig farms nearly 50 years ago? Did you also know that these pigs led grown men to fear for the state of their genitals? No, the pigs in Singapore weren't known for...

Singapore, Happy New Year 2015

As Singapore entered into a new year in 1965, that is 50 years ago, little did we know that in eight months, Singapore will be kicked out of the Federation and we will have to go it alone as...

Do Singaporean workers have bargaining power in employment contract terms?

Question from our reader.  Recently, my company wants to increase my job area, at first I was thrilled by the learning opportunity in a work I am interested. However, the company wants to extend my contract by, and I was...

LGBT Activists, stop your hooliganism!

By Amanda Lee The anus has a specific function to excrete waste but there are those who prefer to stuff their body parts in it. It is a shame. It is not natural and it is not God's will that...

Can Wearing the Same Clothes Every Day Make You More Successful?

Much of society will make a big deal about the clothes that a person wears. This is very apparent when you see magazines that highlight the outfits that celebrities wear to events and even in their everyday lives. The...

Singapore’s Large Ecological Footprint

Singapore’s growing population and use of resources has seen their environmental ranking worsen in a recent report from the World Wide Fund for Nature. Out of the 150 nations that were surveyed, Singapore ranked as the seventh largest ecological...

NEW INTERCULTURAL THEATRE METHODS, TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES OF MAKING CONTEMPORARY THEATRE

Asian Intercultural Conference (AIC) 2014 is a global gathering of actors, writers, directors, scholars and researchers with an interest in the “Asian Intercultural”. Within Asia’s diversity are societies, histories and communities that constantly feed theatre; from its teeming transnational cities to regional...
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Woman suspected of attempting suicide at MRT station gets arrested

SINGAPORE: A woman suspected of attempting suicide at an MRT station has been arrested and taken to the hospital...
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NTU study reveals link between social media burnout and belief in fake news

SINGAPORE: A recent study by researchers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has shed light on the relationship between social media burnout and the propensity...

Doja Cat faces backlash for naming her new song after Filipino dish “Balut”

Rapper Doja Cat faces backlash for naming her new song after a Filipino dish as she released her latest single, "Balut," and offered an...

Customer complaint: “scoop of gravy + packaging box = $0.70?”

SINGAPORE: A man was so shocked at the extra fee he was charged at a “neighborhood coffee shop” that, in his dismay, he wrote...

Japanese man compares cost of living in Japan vs Singapore

SINGAPORE: What is the difference between the cost of living in Japan and Singapore? What we know is both are renowned for their high...