Daily roundup: Inaugural Golden Singa Awards, organised by Dasmond Koh for international Chinese films, to be held on Dec 1 — and other top stories today
1. Inaugural Golden Singa Awards, organised by Dasmond Koh for international Chinese films, to be held on Dec 1
Local entertainment company NoonTalk Media is organising the first Golden Singa Awards to be presented in Singapore in December... » READ MORE
2. BYD by JC opens new experience centre at Teban Gardens
BYD by JC, the latest authorised dealer of Singapore's best-selling car brand BYD, has opened its new experience centre at Teban Gardens. The new facility was officially opened on June 21, and is located at 30 Teban Gardens Crescent... » READ MORE
3. 'No personality': UK woman criticises Singapore for lack of heritage
A woman in the UK recently shared a negative travel experience on her travel to Singapore and said that she would not want to revisit, sparking discussions among netizens... » READ MORE
4. Ferlyn Wong had emergency eye surgery after incident on set of new drama
Local actress Ferlyn Wong had a health scare when she woke up one morning in early December last year and couldn't open her eyes... » READ MORE
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