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Meet Mofusand cats and Sanrio’s Hangyodon; join Enabling Lives Festival

Take your kids to meet Mofusand cats and Sanrio’s Hangyodon, and join Enabling Lives Festival's programmes.
Take your kids to meet Mofusand cats and Sanrio’s Hangyodon, and join Enabling Lives Festival's programmes.

Black Friday bargains, freebies and tiered discounts: S’pore stores go all out to boost footfall

Enjoy tiered discounts of 30 per cent off all mattresses from top brands at Harvey Norman.
Enjoy tiered discounts of 30 per cent off all mattresses from top brands at Harvey Norman.

Despite doubts over economy, Americans set for record holiday spending

The National Retail Federation expects holiday sales – from November 1 to December 31 – to top US$1 trillion for the first time.
The National Retail Federation expects holiday sales – from November 1 to December 31 – to top US$1 trillion for the first time.

Theatre review

Agam Theatre Lab’s Mission Malligapoo is an amiably overstuffed WWII drama

Agam Theatre Lab's Mission Malligapoo is part of the Esplanade's Kalaa Utsavam - Indian Festival of Arts.
Agam Theatre Lab's Mission Malligapoo is part of the Esplanade's Kalaa Utsavam - Indian Festival of Arts.

Bali plans to ban private beaches as locals, tourists struggle to access shorelines

Locals in Bali complain that they are losing access to shorelines where they traditionally hold religious rituals like the Banyu Pinaruh ceremony.
Locals in Bali complain that they are losing access to shorelines where they traditionally hold religious rituals like the Banyu Pinaruh ceremony.

Hello 2026: Join in New Year countdown celebrations in city and at 7 heartland sites across S’pore

A 10 minutes long firework display at the countdown party at Marina Bay on Jan 1, 2025, ushering in the new year. 

ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI
A 10 minutes long firework display at the countdown party at Marina Bay on Jan 1, 2025, ushering in the new year. 

ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI

Crowdfunded Singapore Fringe Festival 2026 returns with four shows and two panel discussions in January

TNS is collaborating with charity group ART:DIS for Invisible, a play addressing invisible disabilities such as learning disabilities and chronic illnesses.
TNS is collaborating with charity group ART:DIS for Invisible, a play addressing invisible disabilities such as learning disabilities and chronic illnesses.

Heidi Klum’s Halloween costume has snakes coming out of her head

Model and TV personality Heidi Klum, in costume as Medusa for her annual Halloween party, at the Hard Rock Hotel in New York on Friday, Oct. 1, 2025. (Nina Westervelt/The New York Times)
Model and TV personality Heidi Klum, in costume as Medusa for her annual Halloween party, at the Hard Rock Hotel in New York on Friday, Oct. 1, 2025. (Nina Westervelt/The New York Times)

Nigerian town holds traditional mass wedding each year to ensure prosperity

Brides pose for a photograph as they wait for the procession taking place during a mass wedding in Shao, Nigeria.
Brides pose for a photograph as they wait for the procession taking place during a mass wedding in Shao, Nigeria.

People brave rain to visit Tokyo’s Shibuya on Halloween under crowd control

around 125 security personnel were deployed across 10 locations in Shibuya under the slogan “Stop troublesome Halloween” from 7pm on Oct 31.
around 125 security personnel were deployed across 10 locations in Shibuya under the slogan “Stop troublesome Halloween” from 7pm on Oct 31.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.