Modern art in Singapore began on a trip to the shores of another tropical island.
The Bali trip in 1952 by Liu Kang, Cheong Soo Pieng, Chen Chong Swee and Chen Wen Hsi is regarded as a milestone event contributing to the birth of the Nanyang art style – an…

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Rising inexorably over the landscape, the ubiquitous Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats built all over the island no longer get a second look.
Yet the HDB system, together with other social policies like the Central Provident Fund (CPF), are keenly…

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In 2013, eight Singaporean companies, including LEAP SchoolHouse and Cristofori Music, came together in a mall in Shenyang with the aim of establishing their presence in the northern Chinese province of Liaoning – by riding on the Republic’s reputation for…

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SINGAPORE – When Ho Yueh Keong agreed to drive triad leader Tan Chor Jin back to Malaysia from Singapore in February 2006, he had no idea that the latter had just gunned down a nightclub owner.
It was only when the two men were on their way to Woodlands…

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The national pride and identity Singaporeans find in the foods they have grown up with is undeniable. And it is not hard to appreciate the multi-ethnic buffet we so fervently indulge in. “The way we connect with our fellow Singaporeans revolves so much around…

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SINGAPORE – Hoping to share his views on how Total Defence could be taught in schools here, Mr Wan Junyan, 41, took part in an SGfuture engagement session earlier this February.
His idea took off after the session, part of a national engagement exercise to…

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Last month, Singapore quartet The Sam Willows played their first full-length concert to screaming fans at the Hard Rock Coliseum in Sentosa.
Just a month before that, Singaporean singer-songwriter Joel Tan, who goes by the stage moniker Gentle Bones, played…

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National Day Parade
Singapore celebrates its 51st birthday, with the National Day Parade held at the National Stadium. Security measures are being stepped up for the NDP, with the National Stadium and areas around the Sports Hub gazetted as a Special Event…

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The 19-year-old swimmer clocked a personal best of 1 min 56.01 seconds in the 200m butterfly heats.

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