Padang named the 75th national monument on Singapore’s 57th birthday

A National Day song about Katong, a place that everyone knows and loves

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The value in studying Singlish

You hear lahs and lors across coffee shops and offices, and mehs and lehs in public transport and over loud telephone conversations. Singlish is part and parcel of everyday life in this Island Republic. To the ordinary Singaporean, Singlish may sound a lot like English, but when two Singaporeans start speaking to each other, tourists…

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Padang named the 75th national monument on Singapore’s 57th National Day

The Padang, a 4.3-hectare patch of green in front of the former City Hall building, has been named Singapore’s 75th national monument on the country’s 57th birthday. It is the first green, open space to join the country’s list of National Monuments, which include Fort Siloso, St Andrew’s Cathedral, Sultan Mosque and The Raffles Hotel.…

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Night walks, coffeeshops, and a kampung spirit: Helping rough sleepers in Ang Mo Kio

In the popular American sitcom How I Met Your Mother, Ted Mosby, a character played by actor Josh Radnor, had a rule, “Nothing good ever happens after 2am”. He was speaking to his proclivity to make bad decisions past a certain time of day. Well, it sort of depends where you look. If you were…

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Commonwealth Games 2022: Feng Tianwei bags three gold, emotional in retirement hints

Singapore paddler Feng Tianwei will go down in table tennis history after becoming the Games’ most successful player after striking gold in the women’s double. The pairing of Feng and Zeng Jian beat Australian duo of Lay Jian Fang and Jee Min-hyung 3-0 (11-1, 11-8, 11-8) to clinch the gold at the National Exhibition Stadium.…

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A National Day song about Katong, a place that everyone knows and loves

While the rest of Singapore is singing national songs in celebration of the 57th National Day, acapella group Vocaluptuous decided to go totally local. “We wanted to do a song that had a connection to a place that everyone knew and was completely familiar with, and My Old Hometown Katong fit the bill as it…

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Belinda Foo: Former national squash queen who is still breaking records at 57

At 57, Belinda Foo was the only woman in the team representing Singapore in the Heptathlon event at this year’s World Masters Athletics Championships in Tampere, Finland. At 57, she took part in the 80m hurdles, running 200m and 800m, high jump, long jump, shot put and the javelin throw. Then on 2 July, Singapore…

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The value in studying SinglishYou hear lahs and lors across coffee shops and offices, and mehs and lehs in public transport and over loud telephone conversations. Singlish is part…

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Padang named the 75th national monument on Singapore’s 57th National DayThe Padang, a 4.3-hectare patch of green in front of the former City Hall building, has been named Singapore’s 75th national monument on the country’s…

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Night walks, coffeeshops, and a kampung spirit: Helping rough sleepers in Ang Mo KioIn the popular American sitcom How I Met Your Mother, Ted Mosby, a character played by actor Josh Radnor, had a rule, “Nothing good ever…

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Commonwealth Games 2022: Feng Tianwei bags three gold, emotional in retirement hintsSingapore paddler Feng Tianwei will go down in table tennis history after becoming the Games’ most successful player after striking gold in the women’s double.…

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A National Day song about Katong, a place that everyone knows and lovesWhile the rest of Singapore is singing national songs in celebration of the 57th National Day, acapella group Vocaluptuous decided to go totally local. “We…

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