January 06, 2021
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Most people think that having a meal in Orchard means forking out a pretty penny.
Well, it doesn t always have to be an expensive affair as though this may be the case for the bulk of the food options, it is also possible to find places that sell wallet-friendly menu items. And you won t have to venture very far for them.
Less than 10 minutes from Orchard MRT station, you can find paad thai for just $7 and yummy salted egg pork ribs with rice for $6.50, and more. Here are some eateries to check out in town if your tummy s rumbling and you re in the area.
January 03, 2021
A sign in a convenience store at Bedok Interchange Food Centre showing the updated minimum age of 21 for people buying tobacco products.
The Straits Times
SINGAPORE - What started as being a curious 16-year-old, wanting to be cool and fit in with friends quickly turned into a habit and today Chris is a full-blown, self-confessed smoking addict.
That is not his real name, and with reason: As of Friday (Jan 1), the full-time national serviceman, 20, became guilty of underage smoking.
The minimum legal age for buying and using tobacco products was raised from 20 to 21 on that day, after being upped from 18 to 19 in 2019 and then to 20 in 2020.
The Straits Times
Time to do more to stub out smoking in Singapore?
The Jan 1 raising of the minimum age limit for smoking to 21 is the latest step to manage the harm of tobacco, following measures over the years to shrink the space you can take a puff in public. But some feel more needs to be done to weed out the habit.
A sign in a convenience store at Bedok Interchange Food Centre showing the updated minimum age of 21 for people buying tobacco products.ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
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Care for a drink?
Even in a pandemic, when so much of life has slowed to a crawl, Angelenos are caffeinating on the go with cold brews and pour-overs. But we also know how to kick back with an afternoon boba tea break or settle into the night with a glass of wine or a carryout cocktail.
As part of the year’s 101 Restaurants, Dishes, People and Ideas project, critics Patricia Escárcega and Bill Addison chose 10 of their favorite places to drink in and around L.A. Note that the 101 went to press in mid-November, before the latest disastrous round of shutdowns: Check each business’ operating hours before planning to swing by or order takeout.