A local breakdancer with a troubled past, a single father who transformed his life and body for his kids, and a tour of local personality Steven Lim’s home which has been regularly featured in his controversial videos.
These are some of the stories featured in a new video series called Realife, which aims to uncover real stories as told by real people.
Produced by Singapore Press Holdings’ citizen journalism website Stomp, the series was launched in February this year and showcases the true life stories of individuals with interesting experiences or professions – in their own words.
The first webisode features local breakdancer Felix Huang who was convicted in 2013 after a brush with the law.
Huang shares how the lessons he learnt from his time behind bars has helped him drive his career as an owner of a dance studio.
In a more recent webisode, Steven Lim who is infamous for his online videos which many feel are crude or distasteful, gives Stomp a tour of his house and shares insights on how his own family views him and his antics.
He also tells viewers what kind of woman he hopes to marry.
Go to Realife to view the webisodes.
sujint@sph.com.sg
March 16, 2016 10:24 PM
SINGAPORE – Singapore Muslims who wish to study Islam in foreign institutions should consult the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) first, as some foreign schools may actually be involved in militant activities and propagate extremist ideologies.
“The threat of danger in those circumstances was real. The police had to act, and they did,” said State Counsel Kwek Mean Luck on the last day of the Coroner’s Inquiry.
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March 16, 2016 9:36 PM
SINGAPORE-The stretch of Circular Road between Lorong Telok and North Canal Road will be closed this weekend for the St Patrick’s Day Street Festival, said the police on Wednesday.
* European shares give up gains, oil rises
* Dollar firms before Fed statement
* UK investors focus on Osborne budget
By Jamie McGeever
LONDON, March 16 – Shares fell and the dollar rose
on Wednesday as markets awaited the outcome of the U.S….
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Supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice is the first to pilot a new cigarette sales machine which does not display any cigarette products or labels, to adhere to new laws which ban cigarette retailers from displaying tobacco products from next year.
The machine was rolled out at the FairPrice Xpress outlet at Peace Centre on Wednesday (March 16) and not only securely stores tobacco products, it also automatically tracks inventory, eliminating the need for manual stock-taking daily. The outlet is also the first FairPrice store to remove all tobacco product displays.
In order to buy cigarettes, customers specify the brand and type of cigarette they want to the cashier, who then prints out a ticket and scans it at the machine, which dispenses the cigarette pack, reported The Straits Times.
Each machine can carry up to 80 varieties of cigarettes, and 20 types of each variety.
The pilot is expected to last three months, after which, FairPrice will assess the feasibility to extend the system to its various outlets covering both convenience and supermarket stores located islandwide.
On Monday, Parliament approved a ban on the point-of-sale display of all tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars, beedies (thin cigarettes wrapped in leaf) and ang hoon (loose tobacco leaves) from early next year.
The ban on the display of such products is meant to prevent impulse buys, especially among young people who have not yet picked up smoking.
sujint@sph.com.sg
March 16, 2016 8:18 PM
SINGAPORE – Public buses are a common sight everywhere in Singapore but not like this.
