Fann Sim
Girl geek with a love for tabletop gaming, sci-fi shows and astronomy.
- What's Buzzing?
Skydiver to break sound barrier in freefall from edge of space
UPDATE 10/10, 8AM: The mission was aborted on Tuesday evening, Singapore time, due to high winds. A new bid could be made later this week, a spokeswoman said, but everything depends on the weather. "Today's launch has been aborted... due … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/buzzing/2012/10/05/skydiver-to-break-sound-barrier-in-free-fall-from-edge-of-space/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
- SingaporeScene
Singaporeans, go forth and multiply
COMMENT Whether in office or out of it, Lee Kuan Yew has this knack for capturing the headlines. On Aug 12, Singaporeans woke up to the founding prime minister's familiar black-or-white argument: get married and have children, or "this place … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/singaporescene/2012/08/28/singaporeans-go-forth-and-multiply/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
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‘Call Me Maybe’ parody trolling Chatroulette users goes viral
It's been done by Cookie Monster, the USA swim team and even the PricewaterhouseCoopers HR team but this parody of "Call Me Maybe", without doubt, takes the cake. In the near 4-minute video, YouTube star Steve Kardynal catches people using … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/buzzing/2012/08/14/call-me-maybe-parody-trolling-chatroulette-users-goes-viral/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
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Former president makes surprise cameo in wedding photo
How funky would it be to have SR Nathan make a surprise cameo in your wedding photo? While on their pre-wedding shoot on Friday morning at East Coast Park, bride-to-be Audrey Ng spotted the former President of Singapore SR Nathan … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/buzzing/2012/08/03/former-president-makes-surprise-cameo-in-wedding-photo/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
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Now that’s a tiny house: 1 square meter
Hey, Mayor Bloomberg, you and your new NYC "micro houses" (and other similarly sized 250- to 300-square-foot mansions) can step aside: There now exists in the world a house that measures one square meter. The aptly named One-Sqm-House was designed … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/buzzing/2012/07/24/now-thats-a-tiny-house-1-square-meter/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
- SingaporeScene
A-level results: 9 students achieve 9 distinctions
Nine students obtained nine distinctions from 13 academic units for the 2011 Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (GCE 'A' level) examination. The students are from Raffles Institution (RI), Hwa Chong Institution (HCI) and River Valley High School (RVHS). … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/singaporescene/2012/03/02/a-level-results-9-students-achieve-9-distinctions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
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Sugar smells like danger to fishes
A new research has revealed how fishes are alarmed of potential danger -- through the smell of sugar. A group of scientists from the Agency of Science, Technology and Research's Neuroscience Research Partnership and the Duke-National University of Singapore (Duke-NUS) … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/buzzing/2012/02/28/sugar-smells-like-danger-to-fishes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
- SingaporeScene
Yaw Shin Leong has vacated his parliament seat: Michael Palmer
Former Workers' Party (WP) member Yaw Shin Leong will no longer represent Hougang as a Member of Parliament (MP) and has left his Parliament seat. This announcement was made in Parliament on Tuesday by Speaker of Parliament Michael Palmer, who … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/singaporescene/2012/02/28/yaw-shin-leong-has-vacated-his-parliament-seat-michael-palmer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
- SingaporeScene
Road projects for better connectivity in Northern Singapore
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will embark on two new road projects to improve overall road connectivity and capacity in this area. LTA will expand the existing interchange that connects Central Expressway (CTE), Tampines Expressway (TPE) and Seletar Expressway (SLE) … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/singaporescene/2012/02/27/road-projects-for-better-connectivity-in-northern-singapore/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
- SingaporeScene
SMRT, SBS Transit to provide free bus service during extended breakdowns
Commuters will be able to take free bus rides in the event of extended MRT service disruptions. Public transport operators SMRT and SBS Transit will be offering commuters the free use of bus services calling at designated bus stops and … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/singaporescene/2012/02/21/smrt-sbs-transit-to-provide-free-bsmrt-sbs-transit-to-provide-free-bus-service-during-extended-breakdownsus-service-during-extended-breakdowns/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
- SingaporeScene
I am a Member of Parliament, not a private investigator: WP chief Low
Workers' Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang has revealed that he had neither the means nor right to investigate Yaw Shin Leong's private matters and private life, stressing that he is a Member of Parliament and not a private investigator. … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/singaporescene/2012/02/20/i-am-a-member-of-parliament-not-a-private-investigator-wp-chief-low/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
- Yahoo Newsroom
Businesses in S'pore not meeting public's expectations: survey
A survey by PR agency Edelman revealed that businesses in Singapore are not performing up to the public's expectations and the gap is among the widest in Asia.
- Yahoo Newsroom
MBS, RWS fined for social safeguard breaches
The Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore (CRA) has fined Marina Bay Sands (MBS) $255,000 and Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) $130,000 for failing to comply with social safeguard requirements.
- Yahoo Newsroom
Four men hospitalised after consuming illegal sex drugs
Four men aged between 30 and 78 years old have been admitted to hospital last week with dangerously low blood sugar levels related to the consumption of illegal sexual enhancement health products.
- Yahoo Newsroom
‘Engineering solutions won't help Singapore's flood problem’
Flash floods are going be the norm for Singapore and "no amount of brilliant engineering can resolve that problem," said Dr Chris Hails, chairman of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Singapore.
- SingaporeScene
Human smuggler sentenced to seven years’ jail
A Malaysian man, believed to have sneaked in 200 illegal immigrants to Singapore between 2007 and 2009, has been sentenced to seven years' jail. 63-year-old Law Song, an odd job labourer who worked as a human smuggler for almost 10 … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/singaporescene/2011/09/08/human-smuggler-sentenced-to-seven-years-jail/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
- SingaporeScene
Masseur jailed, fined for side bets at MBS casino
43-year-old Goh Boon Kwang pleaded guilty on Monday for arranging side bets at the Marina Bay Sands' casino. He was sentenced to six months' jail and fined $60,000. The masseur, who used to operate a reflexology business, moonlighted as a … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/singaporescene/2011/08/29/masseur-jailed-fined-for-side-bets-at-mbs-casino/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
- SingaporeScene
CPF Ordinary Account interest rates stay at 2.5%
Central Provident Fund (CPF) members' Ordinary Account (OA) interest rates of 2.5 per cent will remain from 1 October 2011 to 31 December 2011, the CPF board announced on Monday. This is despite the computed CPF interest rate working out … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/singaporescene/2011/08/29/cpf-ordinary-account-interest-rates-stay-at-2-5/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
- SingaporeScene
Singaporeans still value political stability: analysts
Singaporeans still value political stability and are not quite ready for a President who speaks up more and is an activist, said political analysts Yahoo! Singapore spoke to. On early Sunday morning, Dr Tony Tan pipped Dr Tan Cheng Bock … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/singaporescene/2011/08/27/singaporeans-not-unhappy-at-tony-ta-win/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
- SingaporeScene
Parody election videos tickle voters
Since the General Election in May, Singaporeans have been coming up with parody videos about their election experience and have been sharing them online. We give you the best three parody videos we've seen this Presidential Election: Dr Tony Tan, … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/singaporescene/2011/08/27/parody-election-videos-tickle-voters/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>