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From Deepavali in October through Chinese New Year, in February this year – there's always something to celebrate, thanks to the diverse peoples and traditions that converge on the Red Dot. So consider Issue 289 of The Finder your cheat sheet for celebrating the season and beyond! Pick up top home-entertaining tips, advice on lessening holiday stress, how to avoid present-giving faux pas as well as smart ways to try to instill a sense of generosity in kids. Bonus: discover cool holiday camps, learn how to help your child cope when your helper is away and find a new way to beat the post-holiday bloat and deal with your child's food allergies.

The Finder’s annual “What to Eat Now” issue is full of eatery and drinkery recommendations, cooking inspiration, shopping hacks and other ways to celebrate food, glorious food. Even in this time of Covid-19, as of March 2020, many restaurants and stores were still open. And, as long as they are, we hope our readers will help to support them (safely, of course). Start with “Eat Your Way around the Globe”, which rounds up nearly two dozen top-notch international estabs to enjoy. Right. Here. (No travel required!) Keep flipping to “Ultimate SG Foodie Experiences” about restaurants giving hawkers a run for their money and then “Guilt-Free Gourmet” on sustainability-focused fare. Further inside, you’ll find our easy guide to eating “clean” plus a day-planner to nomming your way around Telok Ayer. Throughout the issue, there are ways to tickle your taste buds and satiate your stomach with our feast of #finderfinds. Let's not let them go to waste.

So, you’re looking for a great international school in Singapore for your kiddo? There’s lots to consider! Some common factors expats look at: curriculum followed, languages and cocurriculars offered, look and feel of the campus and facilities, location of the school, approximate annual fees, whether it has a national identity or other differentiating factors. Well, you’ll be spoilt for choice with the impressive schools featured in The Finder Kids' “SG’s Top 30 International Schools” cover story. In alphabetical order, they run the gamut from small, boutique institutions to sizeable schools with upwards of 90 after-school activities to choose from! (Bonus: Read even more about 10 of them in the School Reports.) Elsewhere in the issue, you can find out more about "TCM for Tots to Teens" and learn about another virus to be vigilant against: dengue. To finish, an empty-nesting expat shares what it's like to "parent" college-aged kids halfway around the globe.

For The Finder's annual Where to Go travel-themed issue, we've collected some truly incredible destinations. Just take our Insider’s Guide, which includes “7 Long Weekends, 7 Short Getaways” – to help you prep for 2020’s bounty of public holiday weekends – and “Worth the Trip!” – highlighting 10 alluring locales that take a little more time or effort to reach and more. Our Live Well in Singapore section is primarily dedicated to travel, too – from “#sgtravelhacks” to “Land Looking Your Best”. And, because it wouldn’t be a SG-based travel issue without touching on its world-class Changi Airport, we’re also proposing you spend “A Day Out in… Upper Changi”. The world awaits!

As the longest-running publication for expatriates in Singapore, The Finder has been providing practical solutions and inspiring ideas for living well in SG for 27 years now. And, as usual, this year’s must-save annual Directory is full of respected “Best of Singapore” business listings – intended to help ease newcomers in SG life, then thrive here. You’ll also find plenty of handy info, including roundups of the Red Dot's Hottest 'Hoods, SG's Fave Foods (from A to Z) and the Year of Festivals and much more!

To celebrate The Finder's milestone 300th issue, its team created a collector’s edition for you to savour and save. Open up the sumptuous “Shiok SG!” cover, and dive into the 15-page “#FinderSGFaves” cover story, featuring 34 hand-picked Singaporean business owners, chosen because they a) help people live well in Singapore (like The Finder!) and b) have interesting, inspiring stories. Just for this Issue 300, you can also enjoy a special From SG with Love section full of the very best places to shop, eat, explore and more around the Garden City. Not entirely sure what the word “shiok” on the cover means? Our handy Singlish primer will get you sorted! 

Whether its sharing personal recommendations from our Finder Insiders, or reporting out stories targeted at newcomers to the Lion City, our aim is to demystify the process of moving here, setting up house and then settling in. The Finder's mission is to help people "live well in Singapore", after all! Some highlights in this issue: Both the "Expats' Guide to Renting in Singapore" and "Make Over Your Move" stories feature exclusive expert insights. And, our "Scrumptious Brunches" roundup is definitely a keeper! Last, don't miss our Special Report on "Everything You Need to Know about Getting Divorced in Singapore... as an Expat". JIC. 

As an expat in Singapore, your choices about how and where to give birth can seem both limiting and overwhelming. That’s where The Finder Kids comes in! We consult our sources and do our fact-checking to give you up-to-date, credible information – so you can go into pregnancy, giving birth, raising a kid, etc., etc., armed with solid recommendations. Issue highlights include: "What Kind of New-Parent are You?" explores three common parenting styles, and give insightful tips for all. In addition, "Raising Kids Gluten-Free in SG" is a must-read for any families struggling with gluten intolerance. And, our first-ever Early Learning Reports will help make the decision of which preschool to send your little one a whole lot easier.

Step inside Issue 298, and meet The Finder’s 2019 Expatpreneur Award honourees: 22 impressive expatriate business owners who help us all live well in Singapore. Inspired to start your own business? We've got insider info from experts and expats who've done it themselves! Likewise, we've rounded up SG's best cafes for hosting business meetings as well as casual meetups. And, you definitely don't want to miss our "Undiscovered Indonesia" Travel Special or this issue's Hot 'Hood: Siglap!

The Finder’s annual “What to Eat Now” issue is filled with fab restaurant recos! Start with “Uniquely Scenic Eateries”, then flip to “SG’s Very Best Buffets” for free-flow options even foodies love. Test your hawker knowledge in our fun, true-false quiz, or opt to “Live the High Life” at 10 posh tea parlours. Bonus: We’ve got the highlights for the highly anticipated World Gourmet Summit 2019! Lest you feel intimidated by so many kitchen pros, we’ve also curated cookbooks from and about Singapore to help you recreate your favourite dishes. As always, our Live Well in Singapore section is filled with #sglifehacks plus Health + Wellness, Helper Help, Kids Stuff and other popular columns. Don’t miss our “A Day Out in… Everton Park” and “Know Before You Go: Bandung” neighbourhood and travel guides, respectively!

For expatriates in Singapore – particularly new parents – it can seem overwhelming to sort through the many preschool and international school choices in SG and nearby Malaysia. That’s where The Finder Kids comes in! In this Volume 26, you’ll find our annual collection of School Reports, distilling the highlights of 19 diverse schools – each in a single, easy-to-digest page. Our Insider’s Guide gets to the bottom of “How to Really, Really Pick the Right School”, looking at important factors such as environment, staff and curriculum for your child, family and lifestyle. In our Live Well with Kids section, “The Tween Stuff” story on surviving puberty (for kids and parents!) is a must-read. Also, don’t miss: our roundup of adorable, affordable school supplies, as well as one expat mum’s personal essay on inspiring her son to love reading – just like she did in the Philippines as a little girl. 

From self-care to sustainability, The Finder’s Issue 296 offers up great tips for taking care of yourself and the planet. In our Insider’s Guide, we give ways to Stress Less, Eat Better, Move More and Pamper Yourself in the coming year. Our Live Well in Singapore section opens with #sggreenhacks. We provide guides to SG’s Kranji countryside, where you can source some of the freshest food around, and Japan’s ultra-chill Kyushu Island, which has healing hot springs a-plenty. Why did we call the issue “Can!”? This Singlish phrase is as punchy and positive as it gets. So, channel SG's can-do spirit, and go get those #2019goals!

As the longest-running publication for expatriates in Singapore, The Finder has been providing practical solutions and inspiring ideas for living well in SG for 26 years now. And, as usual, this year’s must-save annual Directory is full of respected “Best of Singapore” business listings – intended to help ease newcomers in SG life, then thrive here. You’ll also find plenty of handy info, including a neighbourhood guide, getting around how-tos, 2019 dates, useful contacts and much more. Bonus: Our fellow SPH Magazines colleagues dish out their best insider tips about living on the Red Dot. Enjoy! 

The Finder Issue 295's plethora of #travelinspo will keep you busy through 2019 and beyond! For a third year, we’ve hand-picked destinations worth your consideration around Asia and Oceania – 15 enticing options, to be exact. We explain how to get there, and highlight what to do and eat plus where to shop and stay once you arrive. But, Singapore is a staycation nation in its own right, and we give 12 resort recos for getting R&R right here on the Red Dot. You can even choose to eat your way around the world – without leaving SG – with our delicious restaurant roundups. Bonus: We’ve got tonnes of travel hacks to save you money and hassle on the road. 

In ultra-diverse SG, the festive season can seem extra-long – spanning from October and November (Halloween, Deepavali, Thanksgiving) through December (Hanukkah, Christmas) to January and February (New Year and Chinese New Year). So, if you plan to stay on the island during this period, The Finder Kids’ “Your Guide to Festive Season Fun” will come in handy! Kid birthdays are another reason to celebrate each year. If you’re looking for shindig-spiration, check out our “SG’s Best Kids’ Party Venues” roundup, then compare notes with the 14 parents who share how they buy toys. Hoping to instil gratitude in your LO, with so much gifting going on? We've got great animal volunteering options, charities to donate to and many more ways to give back!

In Issue 294, explore the Red Dot one page at a time, as The Finder uncovers the very “Best of SG” – from culture to food, shopping to services and much more. Start off with our Insider’s Guide feature “From Legendary to Latest”, which compares some of SG’s historical highlights against what’s hot now. Then, check out some of SG's coolest pop-up vendors as well as places to eat, drink and shop along SG's Civic District. Find out why multilingual kids are on the rise in SG, and choose from award-winning spa treatments as well as top hair salons and aesthetic clinics. On our must-read backpage, Singaporean treasure – multi-talented performer Dick Lee – graces us with his Singapore Secrets.


Given that many expatriates move here for two- or three-year assignments, it’s all the more reason not to waste time (or money!) on stuff that doesn’t make you happy or help you live well. That's what Issue 293 aims to help you do: Dive into Singapore life – and don’t look back. Find smart ways to buy or rent your new home in SG or check out our Serviced Apartment Reports - these temporary digs are a great way to settle in for newcomers, or a smart solution for folks in between places or hosting guests. Already found a place to call home? Get all the decor inspo you want in in our roundup of SG's 10 top furniture-shopping areas. Lastly, because everyone is entitled to his or her dreams, consider helping your helper attain hers with our selection of courses that domestic workers can pursue to, say, start a business someday in their home country. 

While other magazines have come and gone, and new websites, blogs and platforms pop up daily, The Finder continues to hold the title for longest-running publication for expats in Singapore, and it doesn’t get much better than this “Success!”-themed Issue 292 The Finder unveils its second-annual Expatpreneur Award winners. What else can you expect from Issue 292? Discover some of SG's happiest happy hours and healthiest lunches in the CBD, find out if your job is killing you, learn how to have your most relaxing holiday yet, and get up close and personal with the original founders of The Finder. 


Flip through this latest volume of The Finder Kids for lots of inspiration and ideas of activities and diversions for kids to do with or without their parents. There are plenty of no-cost options, from places where little ones can explore for free to a roundup of 22 impressive indoor and outdoor playgrounds that don’t cost a dime. But some things are worth the money, which is why you should browse through The Finder Kids' selection of award-winning centres, classes and camps in the  Enrichment Special, although you may end up commiserating with one expat mother overwhelmed by all of the variety in SG. Lastly, get smart summer reading recos from some of SG's best international schools and find out why overweight children may find it more difficult to maintain a healthy weight.


Welcome to the annual school-themed issue – full of School Reports for 18 diverse preschools and international schools in Singapore and Malaysia. Don’t miss our handy “Expat Family’s Guide to Going to School in and Around SG," which will take you from that very first day of preschool through to university applications. And check out one dad’s self-deprecating defense of TV-time for his tykes as well as the “Autism 101” piece, complete with lots of Red Dot resources.

Consider Issue 291 of The Finder your tasting menu of all that SG has to offer. Whet your appetite with the “Fine Dining on a Budget” roundup of 20 restaurants where you can still indulge for $50 or less. Follow it with our profiles on the impressive women of the International Cooking Club Singapore, and get the scoop on 10 local brunch spots hidden around the heartland. Don't miss out on top “2018 Foodie Trends” by forward-thinking chefs and F&B insiders,  the delicious stretch that is Keong Saik Road or our spreads on all-in-one culinary destinations CHIJMES  and Jones the Grocer. Bonus: Check out the skin-improving snacks in "Feed Your Face" for great skin!

Stay up to date with The Finder Directory 2018,  a handy guide to businesses and services catering to the needs of those living and working in Singapore. In addition to useful phone numbers and a list of public and school holidays throughout 2018, learn how to pick the right schools for your kids, make new friends, explore SG's best 'hoods, pick up easy-to-use tips to manage your money. Happy browsing!

Adopting a sustainable lifestyle is a breeze in SG once you've read Issue 290! In this issue, pick up a few smart #SGGreenHacks, understand what labels like "organic" and "ethical" mean, find out how to create an almost zero-waste household and start planning your next eco-friendly holiday. Bonus: Get great hair and skin with The Finder's pick of ethical brands, learn how to help your child be more independent, and explore SG's best vegetarian and vegan restaurants for your next date night.

Whether expat or Singaporean, any parent in SG will appreciate the oodles of free and low-cost family activites in this volume of The Finder Kids – from our “Fun for Less (But No Less Fun!)” cover story to “Make a Splash in SG” about the island’s awesome public swimming facilities. Scope out top enrichment classes, by age, or learn about expat families' favourite beach holidays from the Red Dot. And start your holiday toy shopping here – we've got the best playthings for every budget!

One reason why the Red Dot is so special? Its ease of access to many of Asia and Oceania’s most gorgeous, culturally vibrant countries and cities. For this “Where to Go 2018” issue, we focus on 18 regional destinations, all primed for travel but not yet overrun by tourists, and examine the wellness travel trend and recommend our favourite restorative places. Once you've picked your next vacay destination, check out tips on how to travel safely with kids and how to travel without picking up a bed bug infestation. Bonus: learn smart travel #sglifehacks, free up luggage space for your holiday buys, plant your own edible garden and more.

Like a popsicle on a sunny day, that's how this latest ""Refresh"" issue of The Finder will make you feel. From advice on how to be more positive and reasons to have more fun to tips to get out of your workout rut and recipes to upgrade your family's meals, we've consulted expats and experts a plenty! Plus, trailing expat partners will find inspiration in our ""Kickstart Your Career in SG"" story while renters will love our ""Instant Home Makeovers."" As usual, the Helper Help, Hot 'Hood and Singapore Secrets columns are must-reads.

Celebrate the benefits of being pregnant, giving birth and raising your little one in SG with this issue of The Finder Kids. Learn about the many perks of having your baby on the Red Dot, plan a quick getaway before the bundle arrives and read candid advice about preventing urinary incontinence after pregnancy, expats’ higher risk of postpartum depression and the challenges of being a feminist mum. Bonus: Discover one of SG's best kid-friendly malls that's hidden in the West.

Give yourself the gift of downtime – whether it’s with a massage, manicure or simply having a nice cup of tea with Issue 286 of The Finder. Discover 22 of SG's best spa and modern aesthetics offerings, learn about unique spa ingredients and enjoy The Finder's first ever Gentlemen's Report. Plus, re-discover hip, happening Tiong Bahru, beautify your bathroom instantly, tackle your gossipy helper and pick up insider tips about Tokyo to plan your next vacay!

Issue 285 of The Finder is all about the Little Red Dot! Learn about Singapore's unique icons (both official and unofficial), impressive accolades, fascinating festivals and much more. Find out where to check out cool stalls run by next-generation hawkers, and explore the awesome Ann Siang area in this issue's Hot 'Hood. Plus, enjoy our usual hassle-saving #sglifehacks pages and must-read columns, including Helper Help, Kids Stuff and Singapore Secrets.

Thinking of your next getaway? This issue, discover new holiday spots within five hours of SG, whether you're going for a luxe trip or hoping to spend a little less. Our Insider's Guide has all this plus the run-down on travel insurance and great staycation ideas for those sticking around the Lion City. Flip to the Live Well in Singapore section for innovative products to protect your face and body and tips to keep fit while you’re on a break.

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