Aqilah Andin, vice-captain of the national netball team, has spent the bulk of her career keeping goal for both club and country. But from next month, the 24-year-old defender will get a chance to test out her skills as an attacking player with the launch of the 3v3 league by Netball Singapore (NS). Please subscribe... » read more
Yung Raja arrives for lunch with manicured nails. Pink, green, yellow, purple – they run the range of candy pop colours. “I’ve always been thick-skinned and confident in myself,” the rapper says when I ask him why he paints his nails. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access... » read more
Kenny Koh has been an avid badminton player for over a decade and usually enjoys playing the sport with his friends once a week at the public courts in Clementi and Jurong West sports halls. But in the past four months, the 28-year-old has become increasingly frustrated after multiple failed attempts to book courts via... » read more
Athletes have endured coups, had their lives rearranged by 9/11, flown Spitfires in World War II and been forced to forfeit dreams because of boycotts. Life often gets in the way of hitting a ball. But nothing has tripped them, as it has the planet, like this virus. Playing has become a dangerous way to... » read more
SINGAPORE – When the circuit breaker was imposed in April last year, banning dining-in at eateries, Co Chung Restaurant had been open for just two months. It could have been a very short-lived tenure. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month Latest headlines... » read more
SINGAPORE – When Singapore raised its alert level in response to the potential spread of Covid-19 on Feb 7 last year, event company Hydse started receiving cancellations or postponements of contracts. And while a few events went ahead before the circuit breaker was imposed last April, “June was bad”, said project director Nazran Ahmad. Please... » read more
SINGAPORE – Over the last six months, Mr Murteza Kaizar Zakir has worked as a trainee at tech company Neo Aeronautics, with his pay subsidised by a government scheme to help fresh graduates. He earns between $2,000 and $2,500 a month, and is hoping to be converted to a full-time employee by the end of... » read more
Singapore Cricket Association (SCA) president Mahmood Gaznavi welcomed 2021 with mixed emotions. There was joy when the national team earned promotion to the 16-team global qualifiers for the T20 World Cup in 2022 after claiming the scalps of higher-ranked sides Scotland and Zimbabwe last year – a feat that saw them climb to No. 20... » read more
SINGAPORE – It’s Monday, four days before Boleh Boleh – Singapore’s biggest pork-free foodcourt – opens for business on Christmas Day on the fourth floor of Clementi Mall. The signages for the 28 food stalls, among them Petaling Street Famous Claypot Chicken Rice, Damansara Chilly Pan Mee and Penang Road’s Famous Chendol, are up but... » read more
Brexit, Jurgen Klopp said in 2018, “makes no sense at all”. His views have not changed. Last month, he said he was still waiting to see any benefits from the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access to all stories at... » read more
Ethan Lye has never visited Idaho State University’s (ISU) campus or met its tennis coach Alexander Free. But through phone calls with him and videos of the university, the Singaporean felt a connection that he believes will help him achieve his dream of playing professionally. The 19-year-old, seen as Singapore’s brightest talent, has signed a... » read more
SINGAPORE – Tuition teacher Saiful Rizal Azman, 32, has experienced what it could be like to be famous. A group of kids clustered around him after asking their friends: “Is that the guy from TikTok?” Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month Latest... » read more
Encouraged by breakdancing’s inclusion in back-to-back Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) at Buenos Aires 2018 and Dakar 2026 – postponed from 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic – World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) president Shawn Tay hopes to see the sport become a fixture in the senior Olympics programme. The priority, however, is to ensure breaking’s... » read more
One night about three years ago, Nurafiqah thrashed about in her bed in a ward at the old Communicable Disease Centre (CDC), seized by an excruciating pain in her stomach. “I was quite sure I was going to die,” says the 24-year-old polytechnic student. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article.... » read more
HONG KONG, Dec 14, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – On November 30, a new domain name “Douyinpay.com” was added under “eName”, which is a domain name registrar commonly used by ByteDance to store its domain names. With DouYin Pay, DouYin’s short video ecosystem is expected to form a closed loop. Meanwhile, DouYin has offered its... » read more
SINGAPORE – Scriptwriters take many liberties with scientific accuracy in space movies, but former National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) astronaut Daniel Tani thinks there is one thing that the movie The Martian got right. And that is the grit of the movie’s protagonist – an astronaut left behind on Mars after his crew mates... » read more
On Sunday mornings, the pool at Queenstown Swimming Complex appears peaceful and empty, but sporting magic is taking place. Players are zipping across a three-dimensional space, tackling and evading opponents with the aim of throwing a ball into a circular goal. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access... » read more
SINGAPORE – Three years ago, a comic by French cartoonist Emma depicted a scene familiar to many women. A frazzled mother tries to cook and feed her children at the same time. She ends up burning the dinner and rages at her husband, who is relaxing in the living room. Bewildered, he shoots back: “You... » read more
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SINGAPORE – The Republic will contribute US$5 million (S$6.6 million) to a global initiative to ensure sufficient production of Covid-19 vaccines and access for poorer nations. The Advance Market Commitment (AMC) is a mechanism under the Covid-19 Vaccine Global Access (Covax) Facility. It aims to incentivise manufacturers to produce sufficient quantities of Covid-19 vaccines, and... » read more