Are old-fashioned coffee shops gradually dying out?
Seah Chiang Nee In the small neighbourhood where I have lived for 30 years, residents are abuzz over the closure of yet another coffee shop. For many, it’s a big history-bending deal. In recent years, three out of five coffee shops, including one by the unlikely name of Sputnik, have closed to make way for more profitable...
The alternative news in one day? (Part 18) Fining transport operators
A system that penalises and rewards bus operators for service reliability will begin with 15 services in the first quarter. The 8 SBS Transit and 7 SMRT bus services will be among 22 that will be measured in a pilot that will span 2 years, said the Land Transport Authority on Monday. I refer to the article “Bus operators could...
Rex Cinemas incident: Ravi Philemon helps calm situation
Civil activist and NSP member Ravi Philemon The Straits Times reported today that "a crowd of more than 100 people, mostly foreign workers, refused to leave Rex Cinemas at Mackenzie Road, after the theatre cancelled the premiere of a movie on Thursday night" (link: http://bit.ly/1d2XMad). I was there. Although most of people...
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