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Sifa 2024: From beach opera to cave music, explore a post-human world at festival of arts

Sifa 2024: From beach opera to cave music, explore a post-human world at festival of arts

Source: The Straits Times Author: Shawn Hoo SINGAPORE - A retelling of Moby Dick using 50 puppets. A multidisciplinary performance inspired by cave visits to Ipoh and Sarawak. A futuristic post-human soundscape blending Malay and Maori music traditions. Humans are mere sidekicks in 2024's Singapore International Festival of Arts (Sifa)

45% Singaporeans 'hopeful, confident, happy' with Lawrence Wong as PM: Poll - Singapore News

45% Singaporeans 'hopeful, confident, happy' with Lawrence Wong as PM: Poll - Singapore News

Source: The Independent Author: Anna Maria Romero SINGAPORE: The country is about to get a new Prime Minister, and a good portion of Singaporeans are feeling good about it, according to a new poll from YouGov. Across all ages polled, the majority expressed their expectations from the incoming PM. 20

'No need to be harsh': Public buses feature artwork by students with intellectual disabilities to fight stigma

'No need to be harsh': Public buses feature artwork by students with intellectual disabilities to fight stigma

Source: CNA SINGAPORE: When bus driver Hue Sze Wei found out that service 173 that he operates will have a bus featuring artwork by students with intellectual disabilities, the 41-year-old was happy to hop on board with the initiative. He is no stranger to the invasive stares and rude remarks

Civilian volunteers deployed for the first time by Singapore Red Cross to help Gaza relief efforts

Civilian volunteers deployed for the first time by Singapore Red Cross to help Gaza relief efforts

Source: CNA SINGAPORE: The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) has, for the first time, deployed civilian volunteers in its ongoing relief operations to aid affected communities caught up in the Gaza crisis. These volunteers, who are part of SRC's third and latest tranche of support, have undergone proper disaster response training

Motorcyclist dies after accident with lorry on PIE

Motorcyclist dies after accident with lorry on PIE

Source: The Straits Times Author: Christie Chiu SINGAPORE - A man died after an accident involving his motorcycle and a lorry on the PIE on April 24. The police and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted at around 10.15am to the accident on the PIE towards

Repeat offender known to touch women's feet charged with molestation

Repeat offender known to touch women's feet charged with molestation

Source: The Straits Times Author: Shaffiq Alkhatib SINGAPORE - A serial molester, known to touch women's feet for sexual arousal, has been hauled to court after he allegedly reoffended and committed a similar offence on April 18 while he was under a remission order. As part of the order, Tan

Woman in S'pore obeyed online boyfriend and opened bank account used in Internet love scam

Woman in S'pore obeyed online boyfriend and opened bank account used in Internet love scam

Source: The Star SINGAPORE: A married woman entered into a relationship with a man she met online, and agreed to open a bank account on his behalf. Lim Gek Hong's online boyfriend identified as "Kelvin Lin" used the account to dupe two people in an Internet love scam, and they