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With one of the lowest birth rates in the world, activists in Singapore are using clever advertising campaigns and humor to try to trigger a baby boom.

SE Asia
(ads • birth rate • children • Parenting • relationships • Singapore • society)

Singapore appears to have had a special place in David Bowie’s heart

Jamie Koide
Jan 31, 2016

Singaporeans remember David Bowie fondly, as well as his 1980s documentary in which the Southeast Asian city-state appeared.

SE Asia
(1980s • David Bowie • documentary • film • Ricochet • Singapore • video)

Get a massage on the go with a smartphone-controlled AiraWear massage hoodie

Jamie Koide
Jan 27, 2016

Don’t have the cash or time for an appointment with a masseuse? No worries; this new massage hoodie promises to work out your knots while you sit back and relax.

Internet, SE Asia
(AiraWear • clothing • cool • hoodies • Singapore • T.Ware • technology)

McDonald’s Singapore makes clever, delicious-looking use of its Instagram account【Photos】

KK Miller
Jan 1, 2016

With so many celebrities and businesses with their own social media accounts, how can you make sure you attract users and get them to follow you? McDonald’s does it by making you see their food in a whole new way.

SE Asia
(cute • drawings • fast food • McDonald's • playful • Singapore)

Homeward bound: Professor reunited with missing dog after nearly a decade

Jamie Koide
Dec 31, 2015

Nine years after his dog went missing, a Singaporean professor received a phone call that his long-lost companion had finally been found.

SE Asia
(Action for Singapore Dogs • animal shelters • dogs • heartwarming • Singapore)

Ikea Singapore releases Christmas carol ad with adjustable “merry meter”【Video】

Jamie Koide
Dec 12, 2015

Can’t wait for Christmas or feeling a bit grinchy? Either way, Ikea is here to help with this cute, interactive commercial!

SE Asia
(Christmas • commercials • cute • holidays • ikea • Singapore • video)

Do you understand Singlish? Test your knowledge with these videos【Video】

Audrey Akcasu
Dec 2, 2015

Chiong. Heng. Gostun. Don’t know these words? Then pay attention to these videos and learn some Singaporean English.

SE Asia
(language • Singapore • Singlish • Swerve • video)

Star Wars X-wing fighter docks at Singapore airport, travelers encouraged to sit in its cockpit

Casey Baseel
Nov 18, 2015

If you ever thought you’d have to go to a galaxy far, far away to sit in the cockpit of a Star Wars X-wing fighter, you were wrong. All you have to do is go to Singapore.

Japan
(airports • cosplay • Singapore • Star Wars • The Force Awakens • travel • video • X-wing)

A tongue-in-cheek way to pick up the guy of your dreams 【Video】

KK Miller
Sep 22, 2015

Dating is hard. No, let’s back that up. Meeting people is hard. We can even go a little further and say talking to someone for the first time is hard. Some of us lack the courage and confidence to approach someone who we like and start talking to them.

It’s a problem that has plagued humanity for centuries, and even though human civilization has shown, through constant population growth, that people are getting things done, it’s always nice to have a little bit of help**.** While there are plenty of websites and books that offer you tips on how to present yourself, this handy video is much more suited for our busy modern lives, since in just four minutes it tells you how to pick up all the guys.

Internet, SE Asia
(flirting • funny • relationships • romance • Singapore • video)

Uniqlo introduces special range of “modest clothing” for Muslims in Singapore and Malaysia

Evie Nyan
Jul 8, 2015

We’ve spoken a little before about how Japanese fashion retailer Uniqlo has (arguably) kind of a dorky image in Japan. But you can’t fault the brand’s dedication to functional fashion, as well as their market savvy. By bringing out a range of Muslim-appropriate clothing for its stores in Singapore and Malaysia, Uniqlo has demonstrated once again why they should be everyone’s go-to place for stocking up on wardrobe essentials.

Let’s check out the new range!