Hanidah Amin

Aug 9, 2023 | channelnewsasia.com | Gaya Chandramohan |Hanidah Amin |Syamil Sapari |Raydza Rahman

SINGAPORE: There were thrills aplenty at Singapore's National Day Parade to mark its 58th year of independence. Crowds were entertained by the Republic of Singapore Air Force fighter jets pulling off awe-inducing manoeuvres as part of an enhanced aerial display to mark its 55th anniversary.

Jul 7, 2023 | todayonline.com | Hazeeq Sukri |Hanidah Amin

SINGAPORE — For Taylor Swift fans, the final day of “The Great War” takes place on Friday (July 7). Unlike Wednesday’s United Overseas Bank (UOB) presale, this battle is being fought by Swifties on two major fronts: Outside SingPost outlets throughout Singapore and online via Ticketmaster. A few hours before the start of the battle, Swifties received a mean set of ammo in the form of extra seats and Klook’s hotel packages — thereby increasing their odds of scoring tickets.

Jul 7, 2023 | cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com | Hazeeq Sukri |Hanidah Amin

However, not everyone shared her luck. Minutes after the start of general sales, multiple fans said that SingPost’s systems across all branches were hanging. At 12.42pm on Friday, those who were queuing after Celeste at SingPost’s Tampines branch were still waiting at the counters, with only the fifth person in the queue being served an hour in. 20-year-old Alden, who was the seventh in line, expressed his confusion, saying: “It’s actually taking really long. It’s been about 40 minutes.

Jul 7, 2023 | cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com | Hazeeq Sukri |Hanidah Amin

However, upon the break of dawn on Friday, reports of rushes emerged as a Taylor Swift fan group on Telegram shared videos of crowds running up escalators in Northpoint City to queue for tickets. At ION Orchard, on the other hand, fans queued as early as about 8pm on Thursday night but were asked to leave as the area was to be shuttered off. Many of them returned by the time Orchard MRT station opened at about 5.45am on Friday.