Singapore Insights

Kusu Island (Pulau Tembakul)

Singapore is a small country and so to get out of the usual hum and buzz of an urbanized metropolitan city, where better to go than the outlying islands with nature undestroyed by humans? In this five part series, we bring you to the various islands [...] Continue Reading…

Astons Specialities (6884 8816; 3 Temasek Boulevard, Suntec City Mall, #B1-043/044 Singapore 038983; 11.30am to 10pm daily; http://www.astons.com.sg/index.html; mains S$5.90 to S$15.90; City Hall) is part of a local chain offering low cost food in a restaurant grade environment which makes it popular among locals. The atmosphere is nice [...] Continue Reading…

According to an article on the Straits Times, it semms that domain names with the .sg extension are thought to be risky. McAfee did a study and turns out Singapore (or .sg domains) are the 10th most endangered domain.

.SG domains are being used for phishing and spamming, which also [...] Continue Reading…

Telco
Starhub
Singtel
M1

Plans
3G SmartSurf 100
iFlexi Lite
iPhone Value

Monthly Fee (w/GST)
$38
$39
$36

Voice credit (mins)
100
100
100

SMS/MMS credit
500
500
500

Data credit (GB)
12
12
12

Data Usage Cap Charges
$30
$30
$30

iPhone 3GS 16GB
$518
$518
$518

iPhone 3GS 32GB
$658
$658
$658

iPhone 3G 8GB
$388
$388
$398*

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Telco
Singtel
M1
Starhub

Plans
iFlexi Value
iPhone Lite
3G SmartSurf 300

Monthly [...] Continue Reading…

Built in 1852 by six La Salle Brothers, the Singapore Art Museum (6332 3222; 71 Bras Basah Road, Singapore 189555; Mon-Sun 10am to 7pm, Fri 10am to 9pm, Adult $8, Student $4, Child under 6 admits free, free admission on Fri night from 6pm to 9pm; http://www.singart.com/index.php; Dhoby Ghaut, [...] Continue Reading…

First was the iPhone exclusivity that belonged to Singtel. Then Starhub lost out on airing the EPL and Champions League to mio TV, Singtel (again). Now, it seems that Singapore may not even get to air the 2010 World Cup on local TV stations.

Sure you may argue that Starhub [...] Continue Reading…

Its time to round of the year again, and Yahoo has announced what Singaporeans were searching for in 2009. Without further ado, let me list them down for you.

Top 10 Searches (All Categories)

Singapore Budget
If you remember, we have dug into our own reserves for the first time. Job Credit [...] Continue Reading…

Good news to shoppers who loves to patron Orchard Road. There is a free bus service (known as The Great Trolley – how corny) that operates along Orchard Road.
The bus route includes stops at Ion Orchard, Plaza Singapura, The Heeren, and runs from 11am to 10pm daily with a [...] Continue Reading…