Rain cheque: The Singapore hotel that will pay YOU if there’s a downpour

By Jessica Hamilton Published: 15:57 BST, 29 April 2024 | Updated: 15:57 BST, 29 April 2024 Clear skies and sunshine. That’s what most people hope for when they go on holiday. This five-star hotel knows, though, that the weather can have other ideas – and offers a unique ‘silver lining’ for guests who are forced … Read more

Rat map: Tracking the rodent infestation in Singapore

Rat map: Tracking the rodent infestation in Singapore Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of … Read more

Chinese fast-fashion app Shein will face tougher EU tech rules – POLITICO

The Commission will supervise the so-called very large online platform under threat of various regulatory curbs and potential fines of up to 6 percent of Shein’s global annual revenue. It joins more than 20 major platforms such as AliExpress, TikTok and Amazon that have already been designated as very large online platforms. Chinese e-commerce platform Temu … Read more

Opinion | Why travellers with passports issued by Malaysia and Singapore are at a disadvantage

A recent study led by a Japanese economist from Tohoku University posited that by 2531, all Japanese could have the same surname, Sato, if Japan keeps the archaic law that forbids married couples from using separate surnames. Japanese couples are free to choose a surname when they marry, but in almost all cases, it’s the … Read more

Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra’s European tour with Jaap van Zweden makes up for lost time

This European tour, the longest in the orchestra’s history, was now being billed as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations. The Hong Kong Philharmonic performed in Singapore to warm up for the European tour. Photo: Aloysius Lim The plan was to begin with a warm-up performance in Singapore, from where the orchestra would fly to … Read more

Footage of first class A380 ‘Suite’ on Singapore Airlines plane leaves social media users in shock, as people joke: ‘I feel exceptionally poor watching this’

Singapore Airlines ensures that flying first class isn’t just a means of transportation – it’s a destination in itself, with footage of a luxury ‘suite’ sending social media users into a frenzy. A video shared by a passenger shows a sprawling cabin complete with a double bed, private bathroom, flatscreen TV, reclining leather armchair and complimentary … Read more

Skytrax names best airports of 2024. Singapore’s Changi no longer No. 1

Singapore’s Changi Airport has lost its pole position as the world’s best airport to Doha’s Hamad International Airport, according to air transport rating firm Skytrax.  This is the third time Hamad International Airport clinched the top spot, after winning the title in 2021 and 2022. Travelers of more than 100 nationalities participated in the Skytrax … Read more

Singaporean director Yeo Siew Hua on his new film about surveillance, Stranger Eyes, and why he’s after collaborations

“It starts with a missing child and some mysterious DVDs,” he says, discs that feature the private life of the child’s young father. “We’re living in a time such as has never been seen before, in which our existence is very much an image. More than ever, it’s an image to be seen, either on … Read more

‘Oscars for airports’ names Doha’s Hamad International best airport in the world for 2024, Newark Liberty snares the gong for best new terminal… and the UK (yet again) fails to win a single award in any category

Doha’s Hamad International Airport has been named the World’s Best Airport at the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2024, aka ‘the Oscars of the airport industry’. The airport, home to a 6,000-square-metre indoor tropical garden and which offers unlimited free Wi-Fi, also takes home the gong for World’s Best Airport Shopping. It previously won the top … Read more

6 of Singapore’s best hidden speakeasy bars that will take you back in time – and how to find them

From night spots constantly reinventing themselves with new designs and menus to drinking holes remembering the darker days of the global trading hub, here are six speakeasies in Singapore that will take you back in time. 1. Live Twice The Mizuwari whisky highball at Live Twice uses Hokkaido soft water rather than soda to accentuate … Read more