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Styled & Sutured: Fashion On Screen runs till Feb 23 at the Asian Film Archive’s Oldham Theatre, with a Chinese New Year break from Jan 27 to Feb 8. Prices for standard tickets are at $10, with Chinese New Year News - Find latest News & top stories about Chinese New Year. Get more information about Chinese New Year at straitstimes.com. The public can visit the Istana on the fifth day of Chinese New Year between 8.30am and 6pm, said the President’s Office on Jan 27. At the open house, visitors will be able to take part in a range of activities, including kampung games such as five stones, and Paralympic sports try-outs for boccia, sitting football and blind football. The event was part of a slew of Chinese New Year activities lined up for migrant workers, including lion dance shows, carnivals, and concerts with performances by Bangladeshi, Chinese and Indian artistes at eight migrant worker recreation centres on the first two days of Chinese New Year. The Chinese bubble tea brand removed an Instagram post in English with “Lunar New Year” and replaced it with, “Wishing Tea-lovers Around the World Happy Chinese New Year!”, after Chinese netizens accused it of de-Sinicising the Spring Festival to ingratiate itself with overseas consumers. Uncoiled on Dec 29, the Chinese New Year decorations for the Year of the Snake in Chinatown has failed to charm at least one man. Stomper Steven called it disappointing. "The snake is so small and hardly can be seen, overshadowed by the decorations surrounding it," said the Stomper. "The best zodiac animal so far is still the tiger." Sherlyn Sim The Straits Times Jan 20, 2024. The dragon centrepiece of Chinatown’s Chinese New Year (CNY) decorations has stirred up mixed reactions on social media, with some netizens likening it to cartoon character Shrek and even Japanese comedian Pikotaro. The incident has sparked a debate on Reddit and the Chinese social media platform Little Red Book (Xiaohongshu) about "Chinese New Year" being supplanted by "Lunar New Year". One Little Red Book user, who apparently supported the vandal, was upset that the words "Chinese New Year" are not allowed by NTU. The weather also nearly spoilt the celebrations – the first in two years without Covid-19 measures – for Ms Charmaine Ng and her family. The 24-year-old manicurist who lives in Upper Changi Road had planned to leave home at 9am with her parents and brother to visit her grandmother in Jurong West, but had no luck on the Grab and Gojek apps amid heavy rain. 7,142 likes, 21 comments - straits_times on January 15, 2025: "Ssspot these Chinese New Year-themed murals at selected trains, buses and MRT stations from now till Feb 12! Murals illustrated by creative consultancy @studio___grain can be found in the cabins of 5 trains and at 5 MRT stations, including Bukit Panjang, Serangoon and Marine Parade. Some bus services here have also been decorated The 31-year-old will be working the night shift on Jan 30, the second day of Chinese New Year. She plans to visit relatives in the day before heading to the airport to conduct patrols at night. The Straits Times Toggle navigation. The Straits Times President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and his wife Jane Ittogi exchanging Chinese New Year greetings during Spring Reception 2024 at Singapore STI gains 0.1 per cent or 4.36 points at 3,801.07. Read more at straitstimes.com. Istana open house on Jan 23 to celebrate Chinese New Year; free entry for all Singaporeans and PRs Expect longer wait times at land checkpoints during CNY peak periods: ICA Join ST's WhatsApp PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/LIM YAOHUI. Balinese women clean a statue during preparations for the upcoming Chinese New Year at a temple in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, January 26, 2022. Indonesian Chinese Known as “renri”, people celebrate the seventh day of the Chinese New Year by eating auspicious dishes, such as soup, congee or stir-fry, with seven vegetables. More on this Topic. From doing good to family time in Guangzhou: How local celebs ushered in Year of the Dragon 3,517 views | 9 comments Man shares tough lessons learnt after $17 cai png with 'unfair burden' of 15% CNY For many years, on Chinese New Year's Eve, Mr Chen would videocall his mother in Ipoh, Malaysia, to wish her a Happy Chinese New Year. He would then send his young daughter a New Year's greeting before going to bed early to prepare for his shift on the new year of the lunar calendar. This year, however, things are different. Many Chinese social media users in China saw red when bubble tea brand Chagee used the term "Lunar New Year". Read more at straitstimes.com. On Sunday, the rainy weather nearly spoilt Chinese New Year celebrations – the first in two years without Covid-19 measures – for Ms Charmaine Ng and her family.
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