10 Peculiar Bans from Around the World

By Vincent Tan China banned eating bananas “seductively” online, prompting disbelief, and a veritable fruit platter of pointed jokes. In protest, a man even ate...

WAH, More Singlish in the Oxford dictionary!

By Vincent Tan Feature image belongs to Abhi Sharma  Get a new dictionary for 2016. 19 Singlish words are now officially ‘real’ English, thanks to the...

Japanese Man Slaps Police Officers Then Converts to Islam

A Japanese expat smacked three police officers while drunk and got slapped with a fine. Recently charged $6,000 for his tipsy tantrum, the 27-year-old...

Why are PRC Tourists So Rude?

Chinese tourists may be rich, but they’ve gained a global reputation for being poor in manners. Here at home, Singaporeans have frankly found their...

What Type of Horror Do You Enjoy?

From chilling tales shared in front of roaring campfires in the dead of night, to terrifying novels or even nerve-jangling movies and video games...

8 Tips to Trump Your Artsy Friends

If you've been to art museums and wondered about how to look sophisticated and knowledgeable without knowing anything about art, here are some tips...

Recent Shifts in University Rankings: UK, US & Asia

The global face of education is changing. And it’s changing a lot, it seems. This year’s Times Higher Education (THE) Reputation Ranking has a...

[Interview] The Producer and Cast of The Painters

by Chong Zhihao and Zhao Jiayi You have read about the interview which we had with the producer and cast of NANTA yesterday. Today, we...

10 App-rific Reasons to Shake Your Phone

Your phone has an inbuilt accelerometer that helps your screen rotate, but did you know that little baby allows for a range of creative...

[Interview] The Producer and Cast of Nanta.

by Chong Zhihao and Zhao Jiayi Coming soon in June, the first ever Asian show to open off Broadway theatres, NANTA, will return to Singapore...