Jul 17, 2010, ST THERE was some seriously fishy business going on at 2nd Kitchen at Balestier Road on Friday. A 220kg Queensland Grouper from Indonesia was reeled in by the restaurant owner/chef and Queensland Grouper expert, Johnny Tan. The fish – which is known for its springy but firm texture – is an extremely [...]
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Durian fruit for A Casino King
July 20, 2010, Forbes Macau’s gambling king Stanley Ho recently sent his private jet to Singapore to buy some durian fruit, according to the Malaysian newspaper China Press. Often referred to as the king of fruit, durians tend to elicit strong reactions due to their peculiar aroma. Durians aren’t allowed on commercial flights because of [...]
Australia ‘psychic’ octopus picks Gillard as election winner
17 July 2010 SYDNEY: An Australian newspaper has taken a leaf out of the football World Cup playbook, unveiling its own “psychic” octopus that it says has predicted Prime Minister Julia Gillard will win next month’s poll. The Sydney Morning Herald showed off “Cassandra” just as Gillard told the Australian people that they would go [...]
Paul the Oracle Octopus has officially retired from the World Cup match-predicting
14 July, By Brooks Peck International icon and unofficial king of Spain, Paul the Oracle Octopus has officially retired from the World Cup match-predicting racket and may now be used to cash in. According to CNN, the Sea Life aquarium where Paul resides is entertaining offers for Paul’s promotional services and PR people are drooling [...]
World Cup 2010 – Paul the psychic octopus will predict winner of Holland and Spain clash
By Telegraph staff, 08 Jul 2010 Paul has become an international phenomenon after correctly forecasting the results for all six of Germany’s World Cup games. However, the octopus shocked Germany on Tuesday by picking Spain to win – a result, as it turns out, that was correct. Some Germans now want to see Paul publicly [...]
China Shanghai Expo 2010
30 April 2010 – CNA CHINA, SHANGHAI – Fireworks illuminated the Shanghai skyline in a blaze of colour as China kicked off the six-month World Expo late Friday with a lavish star-studded opening gala attended by a host of world leaders. Still basking in the glow of its successful staging of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, [...]
Button wins Chinese GP in McLaren 1-2
AP Auto Racing Writer – Monday, April 19 SHANGHAI – Jenson Button won the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday and took over the Formula One championship lead by beating his teammate Lewis Hamilton in a 1-2 finish for McLaren. In a chaotic race of rapidly changing weather conditions, forcing most drivers to pit at least [...]
Some 120 flights between S’pore and Europe cancelled since Thursday
Channel NewsAsia – Monday, April 19 SINGAPORE : The air travel chaos deepened at airports around the world on Sunday as the volcanic ash from Iceland continued to cloud air travel. At Changi Airport, 120 flights between Singapore and Europe have been cancelled since Thursday, including the 38 flights that were cancelled on Sunday. Mother [...]
Thailand PM Abhisit says government ‘remains unified’
Monday, April 12, 2010 Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has said his government and the military remain unified in the face of the red-shirt political protests. He was speaking in a televised broadcast after the country’s army chief said parliament should be dissolved to end the crisis. Early elections are a central demand of the [...]
Hundreds wounded, 20 killed in Thailand protests
14 April 2010, ABC News At least 20 people are dead and more than 800 are wounded in Thailand after violent clashes between opposition protesters and security forces. The Thai government has denied allegations that soldiers fired live bullets into the crowds. Among the dead were civilians, soldiers and a Japanese TV cameraman. The clashes [...]
