LAWAS (Nov 2): Progressive Democratic Party (PSP) president Dato Sri Tiong King Sing joined the PDP Ba Kelalan Unity Dinner over the weekend, showing support for incumbent Baru Bian. Baru, who is PDP ...

**Xventure Singapore** , the new indoor adventure park from the home-grown company behind **Kiztopia** , opens on **20 November 2026** in the former cinema space at **Tiong Bahru Plaza**. If your group chat is already arguing about November plans, the cheapest moment to commit is now: pre-sale **Single Admission** tickets are **20% off until Saturday, 31 October** , before the discount drops to 10%. ## Ten Zones Where the Screen Used to Be According to Xventure, the park covers **20,000 sq ft** on the fourth floor of the mall, with **10 play zones** and **more than 30 challenges** that mix immersive multiplayer virtual reality (VR), physical obstacles and high-energy rides. The zones carry names like the Slide Park, Challenger Arena, Digital Play Zone, Obstacle Zone and Air Court. Taken together, that sounds less like a playground and more like a full afternoon out. It’s the first indoor active-entertainment destination the Kiztopia team has opened in Singapore. Its stated aim is to extend the appeal of play beyond childhood. For anyone who has spent years rotating between the same movie, bubble tea and café combo in the same few malls, a place built for climbing and sliding with friends is a welcome change of script! ## VR Your Friends Can Watch The headline act is what Xventure bills as **Singapore’s first MIRRA Arena** , a zone built around immersive multiplayer VR. The detail that sold us is the large screen that shows the live gameplay, so friends who aren’t wearing a headset can follow the action instead of standing around guessing what’s happening. That makes the MIRRA Arena our pick for bigger groups. VR has a reputation for being a solo, slightly antisocial hobby, and a shared screen turns it into something closer to a spectator sport, where the people waiting their turn get to cheer, heckle and plan their revenge round. _Who needs a cinema when your friends are the show?_ ## Eleven Challenges Up High, Then Glide For people who’d rather sweat than wear a headset, the **High Ropes Course** packs **11 elevated challenges** meant to test balance and coordination. Make it to the end and the **Air Glide** carries you through the park, which is a far more satisfying finish line than a flight of stairs. The **Slide Park** has three ways down. There’s a wave slide that rides a series of curves, an airborne launch that drops you onto a large airbag, and a Roller Ski Slide for anyone who wants to mix things up. If your group only films one thing that day, make it the airbag launch, since nothing else on the list promises a moment of actual air time. ## Win Prizes Before the Doors Open You don’t have to wait until opening day to get a taste. The **Xventure Pop-Up** runs from **9 to 19 November** , daily from **11am to 8pm** , at Tiong Bahru Plaza’s **Level 1 External Atrium** , and it has two ways to play. Artist’s rendering of the Xventure Singapore entrance _Guess The X_ gives visitors a chance to win prizes worth up to **S$500**. **The X Mission** sets endurance, agility and balance challenges, and finishing them lets you redeem Xventure merchandise plus a **S$10 ticket discount voucher**. The top 10 leaderboard winners will be named at the grand opening, and first place takes home prizes worth more than **S$1,000**. Artist’s rendering of the ropes course Of the two, The X Mission is the better use of a lunch break. A guessing game leaves things to luck, while completing the mission is what unlocks the merch and the voucher, so effort counts for something. It’s a smart warm-up for the real park, too. ## Opening Weekend and the Ticket Timing The celebrations run from **20 to 22 November** , with climbing wall challenges, timed competitions, Surf Slide photo moments and DJ sessions. If you like your first visit loud and busy, that’s the weekend to go. The ticket maths is simple. The 20% pre-sale discount on Single Admission tickets ends on 31 October, and from 1 to 19 November it becomes 10% off. If your group has already made up its mind, buy before Saturday. 🗓️ **Date:** Opens Friday, 20 November 2026; opening weekend runs 20 to 22 November ⏰ **Time:** Xventure Pop-Up runs daily from 11am to 8pm, 9 to 19 November 📍 **Location:** Xventure Singapore, #04-104/105 Tiong Bahru Plaza; Xventure Pop-Up at the Level 1 External Atrium 🎟️ **Pre-sale:** 20% off Single Admission tickets until 31 October; 10% off from 1 to 19 November 🎁 **Pop-Up Prizes:** Guess The X prizes worth up to S$500; The X Mission rewards of Xventure merchandise and a S$10 ticket discount voucher 🏆 **Leaderboard:** Top 10 winners named at the grand opening, with prizes worth more than S$1,000 for first place 🎧 **Opening Weekend:** Climbing wall challenges, timed competitions, Surf Slide photo moments and DJ sessions A cinema hall that once had everyone sitting still in the dark is about to have them climbing, gliding and yelling at a VR screen, and that’s a pretty good upgrade for a Saturday in Tiong Bahru. Check the Xventure Tiong Bahru Plaza page for pre-sale tickets, follow @xventuresg on TikTok for pop-up updates, and keep the Xventure website handy for everything else before the doors open on 20 November! **Photos and Visuals courtesy of Xventure Singapore.**

MELAKA: Pakatan Harapan is banking on young voters, particularly first-time voters and Generation Z (Gen Z), to support its younger candidates in the Melaka election. Melaka DAP chairman Khoo Poay Tiong said the coalition's decision to field young candidates, including those from Gen Z, reflected its longstanding commitment to youth development and political participation. He said PH had demonstrated this commitment by lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 during its tenure in the federal government.

## 新加坡推動公民參與政策討論 新加坡人力部（Ministry of Manpower）以及貿易及工業部（Ministry of Trade and Industry）嘅政務次官 Foo Cexiang 近日表示，如果希望新加坡人參與政策討論並產生建設性嘅結果，首先必須做好「教育」工作。佢認為，喺畀更多空間予公民參與之前，必須先同市民分享政策嘅基礎、背景同相關資訊，否則好難期望討論出有意義嘅成果。 ## 從城市規劃到政治實踐 Foo Cexiang 今年 41 歲，係 Tanjong Pagar GRC 嘅首任國會議員。佢對公民參與嘅信念源於大學時期修讀城市規劃（Urban Planning）嘅經歷，當時佢對社區規劃特別感興趣。之後喺公務員體系工作嘅經驗亦強化咗呢個諗法，令佢發現透過公眾諮詢，政府可以做得更多。 喺過去一年半時間入面，Foo Cexiang 喺佢負責嘅 Tanjong-Pagar-Tiong Bahru 選區推行咗幾個試行計劃，旨在增加居民嘅參與度： ### 實踐案例 * **Tiong Bahru 回收試驗** ：透過實際操作讓居民參與環保流程。 * **Spottiswoode Park 參與式預算（Participatory Budgeting）** ：讓居民對社區改善資金嘅分配有更多發言權。 呢啲計劃喺多個週末進行，將唔同嘅政府部門同相關人士聚集一齊對話。Foo Cexiang 指出，社區能夠凝聚一齊解決困難問題，係呢類活動最大嘅價值。 ## 政治生涯與角色轉變 Foo Cexiang 喺 2025 年大選後進入政壇，並喺 2026 年 9 月 1 日正式就任政務次官。佢喺 5 月時作為後座議員（Backbencher）發表名為《建立行動民主》（Building A Democracy Of Deeds）嘅演講，倡議由積極嘅公民與政府共同解決問題。 ### 職務內容與挑戰 由於目前負責人力同貿易兩大範疇，Foo Cexiang 嘅工作重心轉向溝通，包括會見工人、工會、外國代表以及本地同外國公司。佢透露，自從就任以來，佢大部分時間都花喺演講同出席活動上，平均每兩三日就要做一次演講，目的係向大眾傳達政策資訊並收集回饋。 喺國會表現方面，佢由原本嘅提問者轉變為回答者。佢表示，自己有信心向大眾解釋政策背後嘅基本原則、目標同影響。 ### 工作與家庭的平衡 由於貿易職務涉及大量出差，Foo Cexiang 必須向三個 4 至 9 歲嘅女兒解釋點解爸爸經常唔喺屋企。佢喺過去三個月內已經出過三次國： * **8 月** ：隨同資深部長李顯龍（Lee Hsien Loong）訪問哈薩克同烏茲別根斯坦超過一個星期。 * **9 月** ：前往中國內地南京出席 APEC 人力資源發展部長會議。 * **10 月** ：隨同總統 Tharman Shanmugaratnam 進行為期五日嘅瑞典國事訪問。 為了緩解子女嘅離別感，佢太太會幫手印出目的地嘅相關資訊同冷知識，令小朋友對爸爸嘅行程產生興趣。 ## 以多元方式接觸社區 除咗正式職務，Foo Cexiang 依然維持基層工作嘅節奏。佢認為社會應該提供平台畀有熱情嘅人發揮，而佢可以用基層顧問同政務次官嘅身份去協助建立呢啲平台。 最近佢喺 10 月 10 日（星期五）喺 Tanjong Pagar Community Club 舉行嘅 "WrestlePagar 2" 活動中走紅。佢化身為 "Hunclemania" 登場，透過摔角表演推廣 H.U.N.C.L.E 計劃（Healthy Uncles who Network, drink Coffee, Learn and Exercise），旨在鼓勵 50 歲以上嘅男性關注健康同社交。佢喺場上展示咗包括 arm drag 同 Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson 招牌動作 "People's Elbow" 喺內嘅摔角技巧，而呢啲動作係佢經過基礎訓練後演出嘅。 ## 總結 Foo Cexiang 將自己定義為一個「樂觀主義者同現實主義者」。佢認為政策制定應該將公民參與置於核心位置，但前提係要透過教育令市民掌握足夠資訊，從而將對話轉化為建設性嘅行動。

MELAKA, Nov 2 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) has challenged Barisan Nasional’s (BN) MCA candidates to participate in public debates across four constituencies ahead of the 16th Melaka state election, proposing that the discussions be conducted in Bahasa Melayu and moderated by an independent organisation. PH Melaka deputy chairman Khoo Poay Tiong said the proposal was …

SIBU (Nov 2): The Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) has stepped up its preparations ahead of the 13th state election, aiming to secure three state seats here by defending Pelawan and Bukit Assek, w...

SINGAPORE – Two HDB blocks in Tiong Bahru that narrowly missed the voting threshold for the Home Improvement Programme (HIP) in 2025 will undergo upgrading after a successful re-poll. Tanjong Pagar GRC MP Foo Ce­xiang said in a Facebook post on Oct 28 that a re-poll was conducted on Oct 25 and both blocks – Block 34 Kim Cheng Street and Block 35 Lim Liak Street – met the 75% threshold.

Block 34 garnered 75% of votes in favour of the HIP, while Block 35 got 87%.

Mark **Sunday, 1 November 2026** in your calendar. That’s when **Dirty Supper** at Moh Guan Terrace in Tiong Bahru hands its bar to a one-day **Pinoy Takeover** from **12pm till late** , with Manila’s **Eduardo “Edu” Zamora** working alongside Dirty Sips head bartender **Arjay Guarin**. Chef Jaz will cook a spread of Filipino comfort food made for sharing, so the whole table gets in on it. _Pinoy_ is the everyday word Filipinos use for themselves and their culture, and the brief here is refreshingly direct. Two Filipino bartenders will put their own spin on Pinoy classics using **Ford’s Gin** , **Tequila Herradura** and **Woodford Reserve**. In bar-speak, this is a guest shift: a bartender from another city takes over your counter for a day. Since this one runs for a single Sunday, the window to taste Filipino flavours in a Tiong Bahru glass is short. Dirty Supper’s horned green demon will be watching over a Sunday guest shift in Tiong Bahru ## A Sunday Off the Usual Calendar Dirty Supper lives inside Hua Bee Restaurant. The restaurant describes it as a 90-year-old noodle house by day that turns into a grungy grill-and-whole-animal-cooking spot by night. Its cocktail arm, **Dirty Sips** , hides behind an unmarked door and works with chef-owner Peter Smit to turn kitchen trims into drinks. That’s why the menu reads like a dare: pickled shiitake, sourdough kvass, black garlic and honey. Kvass Me If You Can mixes sake with sourdough kvass made from trimmings of Dirty Supper’s signature sourdough ## The Home Team: Arjay Guarin Arjay Guarin runs the bar programme at Dirty Sips. According to his bio, he’s originally from the Philippines and has more than 13 years of bartending under his belt. Before Dirty Supper, he managed Millim Bar at COTE Singapore and led programmes at **Bar Rouge** , **Skai Bar** and **The Dempsey Cookhouse**. His competition record includes the 2020 DBWY International Online Cocktail Competition in Manila and top honours at the Remy Cointreau X ACCOR Southeast Asia Competition in 2019. Chef’s Water, a Dirty Sips cocktail, sits on a wooden table in front of the bar’s colourful mural The drink that tells you most about him is the **White Boy Negroni** , made with Ford’s Gin, micro shiso, pickled apricot and Vinho Verde. The menu says it won Peter Smit’s stamp of approval, even though Smit is no Negroni fan. Anyone who can win over a Negroni sceptic should have a blast bending Pinoy flavours around that same house gin! ## Edu Zamora Flies In **Edu Zamora** is director of mixology at **Newport World Resorts** in Manila. There, he leads the drinks programmes at **The Whisky Library** and Sonata Lounge. He’s no stranger to Singapore either: his career runs through Shangri-La Singapore, Smoke & Mirrors and Mandarin Oriental, with a stint in Macau’s hospitality scene along the way. Edu Zamora adds the garnish to a whisky cocktail behind the bar at Dirty Supper His bio describes a bartender who prizes precision and restraint. ## Three Bottles, Pinoy Classics The two bartenders are reworking Pinoy classics with three spirits: Ford’s Gin, Tequila Herradura and Woodford Reserve. Ford’s Gin is already at home at Dirty Sips. It anchors both the White Boy Negroni and the **Pickled Lemon Martini** , which the menu calls the first drink Smit ever made at his original supper club. The Pickled Lemon Martini, a Ford’s Gin drink from the Dirty Sips menu, served chilled in a stemmed coupe There are six Pinoy-inspired cocktails on the list, at **S$20++** each. Edu’s creations include **Shelf No. 27** , which mixes Herradura Reposado with curry leaf, roasted pineapple and spicy agave. Arjay’s picks include **The Last Filipino Cocktail (Weng Weng 2.0)** , his take on the Filipino classic with gin, tequila, pickled beets, and an orange and bay leaf reduction. ## Chef Jaz Brings the Spread Food comes from Chef Jaz, who is cooking Filipino comfort food made to share. That phrase should decide your guest list. A sharing spread rewards a group of three or four far more than a solo seat at the counter. The Apple Highball, one of the Dirty Sips regulars, sits on the bar counter in front of the room’s painted mural ## Before You Book Reservations go through Dirty Supper’s TableCheck page. In a room this intimate, booking ahead is the smarter move than gambling on a walk-in. Getting there is easy: Tiong Bahru MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) station is the nearest stop, and there’s street and gantry parking nearby if you’re driving. If you’re building a whole week around guest bartenders, our guide to Bar Somma’s Day of the Dead guest cocktails adds a Mexican flavour to the mix. 🗓️ **Date:** Sunday, 1 November 2026 ⏰ **Time:** 12pm till late 📍 **Location:** Dirty Supper, 78 Moh Guan Terrace, #01-19, Singapore 162078 🍸 **Behind the bar:** Arjay Guarin (Dirty Sips) and Edu Zamora (Newport World Resorts, Manila) 🥃 **Spirits:** Ford’s Gin, Tequila Herradura and Woodford Reserve 💵 **Price:** S$20++ per cocktail 🍲 **In the kitchen:** Filipino comfort food made to share by Chef Jaz 🚇 **Nearest MRT:** Tiong Bahru 📝 **Reservations:** Via Dirty Supper on TableCheck A noon start at a bar that normally keeps Sundays dark, two Filipino bartenders sharing one counter and a table of Pinoy comfort food in the middle make a pretty strong case for rounding up your friends this weekend. Grab your table on Dirty Supper’s Pinoy Takeover booking page and turn 1 November into a long, lazy Sunday in Tiong Bahru! **Photos and Visuals courtesy of Dirty Supper.**

Visitor Numbers Rise Despite Pressure on Air Travel Malaysia recorded 32.2 million international visitor arrivals from January to September 2026, up 2.4% from the same period a year earlier, Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing told…

Zahl der Besucher steigt trotz Belastungen im Flugverkehr Malaysia verzeichnete von Januar bis September 2026 insgesamt 32,2 Millionen internationale Besucherankünfte. Das entspricht einem Anstieg um 2,4 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahreszeitraum, erklärte Tourismus-, Kunst- und Kulturminister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing…

Jeffrey Tiong, the founder and CEO of Patsnap, a IP and R&D intelligence startup, says an investor once told him he was "not fit to be CEO."

航空旅行への圧力が続く中、訪問者数は増加マレーシアの観光・芸術・文化相Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing氏は10月27日、2026年1月から9月までの外国人訪問者数が3,220万人となり、前年同期比で2.4%増加したと下院（Dewan Rakyat）で…

SEPANG,. Lufthansa Airlines pada Isnin melancarkan semula perkhidmatan penerbangan terus yang menghubungkan Kuala Lumpur dan Frankfurt, Jerman, sekali gus mengembalikan hubungan udara berkenaan selepas hampir sedekad. Menteri Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing berkata perkhidmatan itu akan mengukuhkan kesalinghubungan udara Malaysia dengan Jerman serta pasaran Eropah secara meluas selain dapat mewujudkan lebih […]

Ini kerana, katanya, majlis penyerahan bantuan berkenaan sebelum ini telah diadakan di Putrajaya, Pulau Pinang dan Negeri Sembilan, dengan Melaka merupakan lokasi keempat dalam pelaksanaan program bantuan di seluruh negara.

Pengerusi DAP Melaka, Khoo Poay Tiong berkata, kes berkenaan merupakan kes sivil antara individu, bukannya kes pendakwaan oleh Peguam Negara atau Jabatan Peguam Negara (AGC).

"Apa-apa spekulasi kata saya nak pergi ke Kesidang lah, pergi mana itu semua berita yang tidak betul. Saya tidak akan bertanding di Kesidang," tegasnya.

Pengerusi DAP negeri, Khoo Poay Tiong menafikan khabar angin bahawa beliau akan bertanding di Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Kesidang pada Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) kali ini.