Mr KIA Jun 15

Dear Mr KIA,After living abroad for more than a decade, I have returned home to Singapore. Meeting long-lost relatives and reacquainting myself with the local culture has made me curious about my ancestry. I’d like to trace my family tree. Where do I start?—Inquiring ReturneeDear Inquiring Returnee,Good on you—sounds like it’d be a meaningful personal […]

Bored Game

The world’s first two-sided Monopoly board was launched last week. MONOPOLY Singapore: Then and Now offers players the chance to play with a tiffin carrier on one side or a cabriolet on the other, pay with paper money or do their banking electronically, explore Oxley Estate or its latter-day incarnation ION Orchard. Yawn.After the distinctly […]

Interview: Jean Tay for BOOM

Award-winning script writer Jean Tay explores Singaporeans’ experience of the property market in her play, BOOM. She tells Chin Hui Wen about her inspiration for the show, the use of Singlish and why a corpse is a meaningful character.

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If you’re not used to peer-to-peer rental, it can seem a little daunting. After all, you can’t go running to Reception if there’s a problem. But by following some simple, sensible steps you can take the sting out of the whole thing. Here are our top five tips for a pain free vacation rental experience.