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Singapore Hides Our Arms Underground
2008-03-08 02:56:00 Singapore on Friday commissioned its first underground arms storage facility, the world’s most modern one of its kind. Located at the old Mandai quarry, the Underground Ammunition Facility (UAF) is also the first large-scale underground containerized facility to be designed and developed within a densely developed and urbanized area, the Defense Ministry said ina statement. More About: Singapore , Arms
Start Drinking Alcohol Now
2008-03-08 02:54:00 lWASHINGTON - PEOPLE who do not drink alcohol may finally have a reason to start - a study published on Friday shows non-drinkers who begin taking the occasional tipple live longer and are less likely to develop heart disease. More About: Health , Alcohol , Start , Drinking
More F1 tickets on sale from Monday
2008-03-08 02:49:00 THREE-DAY grandstand passes at $498 each along the Padang for the 2008 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix will go on sale on Monday . A total of 10,000 tickets will be made available, while another 1,000 tickets at the same price on the City Hall steps will be released later this month once the configurations for seating ... More About: Sale , Tickets , The Road
What women really want in work
2008-03-08 01:41:00 (SINGAPORE) As managing director and region head of Singapore, Malaysia & Brunei for Citi Private Bank, Tan Su-Shan has a packed schedule that frequently involves attending corporate events and travelling. More About: Business , Women , Work
F1 ?rooms with a view? may not have a view
2008-03-08 01:39:00 (SINGAPORE) Fans of the Formula 1 (F1) Grand Prix hoping to get a free peek of the race - from the comfort of hotel rooms, for example, without forking out for the tickets - are likely to be disappointed during the Singapore leg. Sources said that Singapore GP Pte Ltd, the organiser of the race here, ... More About: View , The Road
ERP gantries to flash charges by year-end
2008-03-07 20:22:00 BY YEAR-END, the top of gantries will flash the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) charges that motorists have to pay when driving on a road with heavy traffic. Transport Minister Raymond Lim hopes that showing prominently how much they have to pay will help motorists to make a ‘considered decision’. Currently, the information is given on signs ... More About: Flash , Year , The Road
64% of Undergraduates Have Sex More Than Once A Week
2008-03-07 20:21:00 A report by Shin Min Daily News revealed that 64 per cent of National University of Singapore (NUS) students have sex at least once a week, according to a survey. Hostels and toilets were the preferred places to do the deed. The survey, published in February’s issue of ‘The Ridge’ (an NUS Students’ Union publication), caused ... More About: Week
Pioneer Plasma TV Business not doing well
2008-03-07 20:18:00 Pioneer is giving up on its plasma TV business, as it has seeing red all these while. They’ll still continue to sell their plasma TVs, but will outsource it somewhere else. -SOURCE More About: Business , Plasma , Pioneer
Muslim Marriages Minimum Age up from 16 to 18
2008-03-06 23:43:00 The government plans to raise the minimum age for Muslim marriages from 16 to 18 years later this year. The reasons: Bring it in line with the minimum age for marriages under The Women’s Charter. Reduce single parent families, disrupted families, multiple partners or spouses, teenage pregnancies and births. SOURCE More About: Minimum , Marriages
Pay $2000 Fine If You Push A Police Office
2008-03-06 23:37:00 Feel happy for the angmo! AN AUSTRALIAN was fined $2,000 for pushing an auxillary police officer who was trying to mediate a dispute between him and a cabby. More About: Office , Police , Fine , Push
Foldable Bicycles carried onto Trains and Buses
2008-03-06 23:32:00 The law will now allow cyclists to carry their foldable bicycles on board trains and buses from the middle of the month for a six-month trail. Sounds good to encourage more people to cycle-and-ride, since the previous park-and-ride didn’t really get too popular. Now the problem. A foldable bicycle no matter how foldable is considered ... More About: Bicycles , Buses , Trains
Chiam See Tong had a Stroke
2008-03-06 00:17:00 The world famous (ok Singapore famous only) opposition leader had a mild stroke attack but he’s still able to move around freely. -SOURCE More About: Stroke , Tong
Buying illegal cigarettes from Woodlands Road? Think again
2008-03-04 00:10:00 Woodlands road is a popular hideout for buying those illegal cigarettes smuggled in from neighboring countries. The police have been trying very hard to catch those foreign workers selling them, but it’s hard as they function like rats and is often very difficult to catch. If you buy cigarettes from there, then BE CAREFUL! You ... More About: Buying , Crime , Cigarettes , Road , Illegal
New Taxi Rule in CBD
2008-03-04 00:01:00 Do you know that you can only hail a taxi in the CBD at the Taxi stands only? Yes, that means you can’t hail one by the side of the road, anywhere near your office where it’s not a taxi stand. Unfortunately, this rule will applies between 7am and 10pm from Mondays to Saturdays, except ... More About: Rule
Caltex increases petrol and diesel pump prices
2008-03-03 16:18:00 Not again! This time Caltex has fired the first salvo in the latest round of price increase for all grades of petrol and diesel - making it one of the highest prices Singapore is experiencing. The company increased all grades of petrol by 4 cents per litre at 11am on Monday. Its Regular 95 petrol ... More About: Diesel , Pump , Prices
Mas Selamat: He’s still hiding in Singapore
2008-03-03 16:13:00 The police warned that Mas Selamat is still hiding somewhere in Singapore . Reason? Because there is no evidence so far to suggest that he has left Singapore. Duhz!
Consult me next time if you want to cut the tree outside my HDB
2008-03-02 23:59:00 A resident complaining why he was not consulted when HDB cut away a tree (probably his favourite one) in front of his HDB bedroom. This, he said, is INDECENT EXPOSURE! Where the hell is his house curtains!? I was woken by bright sunlight in the bedroom of my Bedok Reservoir second-floor flat. Outside, two lovely trees, ... More About: Time , Tree
What may happen in the next 100 years
2008-03-02 23:48:00 An interesting article from the Ladies Home Journal in 1900 reporting on what they believed to be the big changes ahead for the 100 years to follow for mankind. Some predictions proved quite accurate, such as increased life expectancy through better medicine and air travel, while others, such as giants vegetables or an insect-less earth, ... More About: Years
Singapore IT Show 6th - 9th March 2008
2008-03-02 23:43:00 The 1st IT show of the year! Time to replace that outdated harddisk of yours! Largest I.T * Digital * Mobile * Consumer Electronics Exhibition in Singapore 6th - 9th March 2008 , Suntec Exhibition Centre Level 1 / 3 / 4 (Hall 401-404) / 6 (Hall 601-603) 12 noon - 9pm Daily (Free Admission) Read more in this ... More About: Show , March 2008
Super Jam at the Causeway
2008-03-02 23:34:00 Be prepared to endure the super jams at every customs leaving Singapore. Yes, because of Mr Selemat’s escape, security has tighten at every level. Now they’ll even check your car (your boot) when you leave Singapore custom, to see if Mr Selemat is hiding inside. More About: Super , Causeway
More Non-Smoking Areas in 2009
2008-03-02 15:03:00 From 1 January 2009 onwards, there will be more places you can’t smoke! These includes all children’s playgrounds, exercise areas, markets, underground and multi-storey carparks, ferry terminals and jetties, non-air conditioned areas in offices, factories, shops, shopping complexes and lift lobbies. That seems to cover almost any “place” in Singapore already! Where else can i ... More About: Smoking
There are no ugly girls, only lazy girls
2008-03-02 14:56:00 Believe or not? The two photos above are actually the same person! Yes, one obviously without makeup and the other one with makeup! Amazing right? Read here to see more. More About: Girls , Ugly , Lazy
The Leap Years: Should You Watch?
2008-03-02 00:12:00 Your TV has probably been showing many of its ads to ask you please go and watch this local film! While our film industry has been trying very hard to compete with the regional film industry, it still somehow cannot match the quality of those films made in Hong Kong, Taiwan, etc. This is yet ... More About: Watch , Years , Leap
Mas Selamat Kastari
2008-03-01 23:52:00 A terrorist escaped! It happened all on wednesday afternoon when he escaped from Whitley Road detention centre, while telling the officers he had to go to the toilet. It sparked Singapore’s Biggest Manhunt after that when thousands of police officers, army personnels, etc were activated to search for him. Road blocks were setup at every ...
Cheating wives on rise in Singapore
2008-02-25 23:17:00 Singapore - Cheating wives are on the rise in Singapore, a newspaper reported Sunday. The number of wives having affairs has been on the increase over the last five years, private investigators said. More About: Singapore , Wives , Rise
8 Super Long Weekends in 2009
2008-02-25 23:14:00 SINGAPORE: The dates of public holidays in 2009 were released on Thursday, and many of them fall on the start or the end of a workweek. With eight long weekends expected next year, travel agents are predicting at least a 20 per cent increase in bookings. Here is the list of public holidays in 2009: New Year’s ... More About: Super , Long
Singapore inflation hits 16-year high
2008-02-25 23:12:00 Singapore’s inflation accelerated last month at the fastest pace since 1982, increasing pressure on the central bank to allow its currency to appreciate further to ease rising import prices. More About: Finance , Singapore , Inflation , High , Hits
We can?t host Olympic Games, but we can host the Youth Olympics!
2008-02-21 23:48:00 Singapore has won the bid to host the inaugural 2010 Youth Olympic Games . More About: Olympics , Host
Take 4 days leave and get 36 days off in 2009
2008-02-21 11:48:00 IF YOU take just four days of annual leave next year, you stand to get up to 36 rest days - that is, if you plan smart. This is a leg-up from this year in which you get 37 days off by tagging eight days of leave to public holidays to get a series of ... More About: Leave , Days
Edison Chen quits after HK nude photo scandal
More articles from this author:2008-02-21 11:47:00 Edison Chen quits after HK nude photo scandal More About: Photo , Entertainment , Scandal , Edison Chen , Edison 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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