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Bars and clubs

World’s 50 Best Bars: Singapore’s Jigger & Pony at No. 18, Nutmeg & Clove moves up to No. 38

Jigger & Pony and Nutmeg & Clove remain the only two Singapore bars in the ranking.
Jigger & Pony and Nutmeg & Clove remain the only two Singapore bars in the ranking.

Eleven hurt after bar collapses in Spain

The bar in San Vicente de la Sonsierra collapsed at about 5.25am local time, trapping between 25 and 30 people inside.
The bar in San Vicente de la Sonsierra collapsed at about 5.25am local time, trapping between 25 and 30 people inside.

Four bars that embrace art, history and travel

Bar Kap is situated in the House of Tan Yeok Nee, a National Monument built over 140 years ago.
Bar Kap is situated in the House of Tan Yeok Nee, a National Monument built over 140 years ago.

$8m Moutai House to debut at iconic Fullerton Waterboat House by end-October

Moutai House’s managing director Shi Yunding (left) with Colin Chia, chief executive of Nutmeg Collective – the bar partner for the three-storey venue.
Moutai House’s managing director Shi Yunding (left) with Colin Chia, chief executive of Nutmeg Collective – the bar partner for the three-storey venue.

‘Like a jewel’: Japan’s luxury Kuramoto Ice revered by bars worldwide

(Left) Fifth-generation owner Kazuhiko Kuramoto stirring ice at the Kuramoto Ice factory in Kanazawa, Japan. (Right) A negroni cocktail with Kuramoto Ice at a bar in Hilton Narita in Chiba prefecture.
(Left) Fifth-generation owner Kazuhiko Kuramoto stirring ice at the Kuramoto Ice factory in Kanazawa, Japan. (Right) A negroni cocktail with Kuramoto Ice at a bar in Hilton Narita in Chiba prefecture.

Thai police charge Bangkok pub owner over blaze as death toll rises to 41

The fire broke out at the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao pub in Bangkok’s northern Chatuchak district on July 13.
The fire broke out at the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao pub in Bangkok’s northern Chatuchak district on July 13.

At Beijing AI-themed bar, DeepSeek tokens come with the pints

Song De, owner of AI-themed bar AGI Bar, discusses AI-related issues with customers at his AI-themed AGI Bar in Beijing.
Song De, owner of AI-themed bar AGI Bar, discusses AI-related issues with customers at his AI-themed AGI Bar in Beijing.

Loosened nightlife rules for Boat Quay, Clarke Quay to be formalised after year-long pilot

Businesses said formalisation of the pilot rules signals an openness by the authorities to new concepts for the historic precinct.
Businesses said formalisation of the pilot rules signals an openness by the authorities to new concepts for the historic precinct.

10-course Michelin meal, buffets, gastrobar: Theatre companies take shows into food venues

Chef Ivan Brehm (left), owner of Nouri Restaurant, with playwright Huzir Sulaiman; and the cast of Choo’s Masquerade Party: A Buffet Of Hidden Agendas.
Chef Ivan Brehm (left), owner of Nouri Restaurant, with playwright Huzir Sulaiman; and the cast of Choo’s Masquerade Party: A Buffet Of Hidden Agendas.

Police seek charges against Bangkok bar owner for deadly fire

Relatives mourning victims killed in a bar fire at Police General Hospital in Bangkok in July.
Relatives mourning victims killed in a bar fire at Police General Hospital in Bangkok in July.

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