10 years of The Coconut Club: How its S$12.80 nasi lemak challenged the way we value local food From a cold-press coconut machine developed by an F1 engineer to daily ikan bilis inspections, the restaurant's painstaking approach to Singapore's beloved dish hasn't come cheap. But, as it celebrates a decade in the business, what does its journey tell us about the value of local food? NTU student creates website that estimates how many cigarettes’ worth of haze you've breathed in This Singaporean shoemaker moved to Kyoto to make barefoot shoes by hand Remember Sogurt? The frozen yogurt chain is making a comeback after 8 years with new flavours Singapore Airlines will have new in-flight amenities across all cabin classes from November Entertainment Marcus Chin plays a retired screenwriter turned fortune-teller in new dialect drama Ah Gong's Talks The eight-episode series also stars Richard Low, Xiang Yun and content creator Ong Yi Ting, better known as That Hokkien Girl. 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But, as it celebrates a decade in the business, what does its journey tell us about the value of local food? Remember Sogurt? The frozen yogurt chain is making a comeback after 8 years with new flavours Odette’s longtime wine director Vincent Tan is leaving after 10 years to join Park90 Singaporean footballer Hassan Sunny closes nasi padang stall Dapur Hassan, but plans to continue business Casa Vostra and La Bottega chef swaps Italian fare for Eastern Mediterranean food at Petra in Dempsey Travel Singapore Airlines and Scoot to offer over 380,000 discounted tickets at Time To Fly Travel Fair 2026 The Time To Fly fair runs from Oct 23 to 25 at Suntec Singapore – with an online sale continuing until Oct 30 – featuring discounted flights to 125 destinations including London, Madrid, Seoul and Okinawa, alongside lucky draws and travel vouchers. Singapore Airlines will have new in-flight amenities across all cabin classes from November Spotting pygmy elephants, eating UFO tarts: Why Sandakan should be on your Sabah travel list Singapore Airlines unveils new and refreshed in-flight dishes, including poached lobster and beef short rib sambal percik Luxury cruising is changing. These new ships show where it’s headed 8days Andi Lim earns first Golden Horse nomination for We Are All Strangers after nearly 3 decades in showbusiness The 53-year-old actor, who has mostly played supporting and cameo roles in local television dramas, made his feature-film leading debut as a hawker in Anthony Chen's latest film. 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