Living Iconic Thambi Magazine Store in Holland Village to close after over 80 years 03 May 2024 07:23pm Thambi Magazine Store, the iconic newsstand in Holland Village, will close by the end of May 5. Its owner Sam Thambi tells us how the store came to be, and why he…
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See AllAH PUI IS NOT RETIRING That being said, Ah Pui isn’t retiring anytime soon. Though he will eventually step back from working the grill (because being enveloped in heat and smoke for hours can’t be helpful in his condition), Seng said Ah Pui “prefers to come down to the stall because he doesn’t want to stay at home”. He added: “He’ll still go down to do light duties”, like slicing the meat. Seng marinates the…
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View MoreInterestingly, Lim’s first portrait done using expired makeup was of Kim Go-eun, her favourite actress and the female lead of the K-drama, Goblin: The Lonely and Great God. In fact, she only paints portraits, and usually of women’s faces. So has being a make-up artist helped? Lim admitted that she…
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View MorePROTESTERS ARE UNREPRESENTATIVE If there’s one point to glean from the recent spate of campus protests, it’s that participants are unrepresentative of young Americans as a whole. While protests have since rippled out to other institutions, demonstrations have mostly originated at America’s most prestigious (and expensive) universities, including Columbia, Harvard,…
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View MoreThe US Department of Justice is seeking more details and documentary materials as part of an antitrust review of Nippon Steel’s proposed US$15 billion takeover of US Steel, the American firm said on Thursday (May 2). Commonly known as a “second request”, it signifies additional scrutiny from antitrust regulators who…
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View MoreIn Singapore, pharmacies are often seen as extensions of health and beauty outlets in shopping malls. When locals feel unwell, they typically turn to general practitioners for treatment. According to Mr Winthrop Wong, co-founder, Glovida-Rx, the full range of services provided by pharmacists and pharmacies is not widely known. “During…