Uh-Oh: ICQ Shutting Down Completely on 26 June 2024
If you’re someone who needs to give angbaos during Chinese New Year, you’re also someone who has used ICQ (which actually means I Seek You; bet you didn’t know that)…
Qatar Airways Dublin Flight Encounters Turbulence, Resulting in 12 Injuries
Last week, a severe turbulence led to a death and many injured in a Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore, sparking conversations about turbulence. Yesterday (26 May), 12 passengers…
K-pop Star Jessi Joining Waterbomb Festival in S’pore This August
A new name has been added to the Waterbomb Festival in Singapore. Jessi, a Korean-American rapper, singer, and songwriter known for her stage presence and powerful vocals, will be joining…
JUMBO Group & Mustafa Reportedly Hit by Cyber Attacks; 1 By a Ransomware & 1 Via a Data Leak
Every February we celebrate Total Defence Day. In 2019, Singapore’s Ministry of Defence erected the sixth pillar of Total Defence: Digital Defence. This is because we’re increasingly reliant on the…
Eating Some Bacteria is Actually Good For You. Here’s Why.
Ladies and gentlemen, and all you hand-sanitizer enthusiasts out there, let’s talk about something that’s bound to give you the heebie-jeebies: bacteria. You see, bacteria have a bit of a…
New Study Shows Plant-Based Meat Substitutes Don’t Have Any Health Advantage Over Normal Meat
In case you haven’t noticed, restaurants everywhere are trying to keep up with the vegan-meat trend by offering plant-based meat menu items. Apparently, plant-based meat can taste exactly like normal…
Popular YouTuber Kimono Mom Coming to S’pore on 25 May
If you like to watch home-cooking videos and daily vlogs on YouTube, you would be familiar with YouTube Kimono Mom, or Moe. Her YouTube channel has since garnered 2.92 million…
SIA Adjusting Turbulence Measures After SQ321 Incident
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will now stop in-flight meal services whenever the seat-belt sign is on as part of efforts to take a more cautious approach to managing turbulence in the…
Everything About the Choa Chu Kang Waterworks Incident, Which Led to 1 Death & 2 in ICU
Earlier in May, a few clips went viral on Telegram and Facebook showing a condominium basement flooded up to the knee. Thankfully, nobody got hurt. Other than stress over some…
China Launches Large-Scale War Games Around Taiwan to “Punish” Taiwan
For two days, China’s military executed massive war exercises near Taiwan, which focus on seizing control and dominating strategic locations. These drills were initiated to retaliate against Taiwan’s President Lai…