🥐 Madu Bakery, which started as home-based business, announces closure; last day on June 2

After a good run, Madu Bakery will be shuttering its physical store for good after two years.

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🤔 'Where did this driver get his license?' Car stops along expressway to let ambulance pass, sparks online debate

Giving way to emergency vehicles on the road is common courtesy, but one driver's rather unconventional means of doing so divided netizens.

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🧑‍🚒 SCDF officer who died battling blaze on marine vessel aced many firefighting tests

The firefighter, identified as Captain Kenneth Tay Xue Qin, was from the West Coast Marine Fire Station, which was alerted to the fire in the early hours of Thursday.

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🤩 Blast from the past: Tamagotchi Connection virtual pets are coming back as Bandai marks 20th anniversary

Remember a time a few decades ago when certain digital pets were all the rage? Well, video game company Bandai Namco is looking to bring back that sense of nostalgia with its upcoming release.

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💦 2NE1's CL to perform at Waterbomb Singapore 2024

This music extravaganza will be held at Siloso Beach at Sentosa on Aug 24 and 25.

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🛩️ Changi Airport launches automated immigration clearance for all travellers

When businessman Atul Sethi landed at Changi Airport after his flight from New York on Thursday (May 16), the Indian national was pleasantly surprised that it took him less than a minute to clear immigration.

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🏡 Girl living in Circuit Road wet market stall to stay with foster parents: MSF

The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) has found foster parents for the 15-year-old girl who lived in a wet market stall for 11 months.

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☀️ 'You're like the sun that's always here': Jay Chou left crying at China concert after fan's confession

What a fan said was so touching that he cried. Mandopop king Jay Chou was performing at Fuzhou, China, yesterday (May 16) when a male fan expressed his love for the 45-year-old during the concert.

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Suspected Jemaah Islamiyah member kills 2 Johor police officers in station attack

The Star reported that the 34-year-old assailant, believed to be a member of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist group, also wounded another constable before he was killed in a gunfight at the Ulu Tiram police station.

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PHV driver who bragged he was 'lucky' after raping drunk passenger gets jail

A private-hire driver took advantage of a drunk passenger after she fell asleep in his car by pulling her skirt up and recording images of her body, which he then sent to his friends.

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🤖 OpenAI strikes deal to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT https://bit.ly/3wAL1WJ

💉 WHO clears second dengue vaccine https://bit.ly/4dGVOPP

✍🏻 Israel accuses South Africa of making false claims at ICJ genocide case https://bit.ly/4dXnoIT

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💞 Would you let AI date people for you? Bumble founder says this is a possible future, drawing scepticism

From ghosting to catfishing, online dating can be burdensome and tiring. But according to Whitney Wolfe Herd, founder of popular dating app Bumble, we could be on the cusp of a brand new era in online dating.

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🫶 'Pride of Hainan': Online interest in PM Lawrence Wong's ancestral ties surges in China

Newly minted Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has got more in common with your plate of chicken rice than you think — and it's not just his humble beginnings.

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'Firefighting was his calling': SCDF officer who died in the line of duty wanted to help others, was only child

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) regular officer who died in the line of duty was a nursing graduate who wanted to help others, and eventually found his calling as a firefighter.

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🏙 He grew up in a one-room flat in Bendemeer. Today, he runs a real estate agency that deals with Good Class Bungalows

William Wong is the founder of Realstar Premier Group, a real estate agency that deals only with landed properties - including good class bungalows (GCBs).

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🧳 I try a workcation in a neighbourhood I'm unfamiliar with, here's whether I was more productive or not

One good thing that came out of the Covid-19 pandemic was some employers realising the benefits of flexible work arrangements.

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'You bought the new building thanks to me': Tiffany of Girls' Generation jokingly slams former agency SM Entertainment for their treatment

She left SM Entertainment in 2017 but remained a member of their hugely successful K-pop girl group Girls' Generation.

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⚽️ Dutchman Arne Slot confirms he's taking Liverpool manager job next season

Feyenoord's Arne Slot confirmed on Friday (May 17) that he would be Liverpool's manager next season after Juergen Klopp leaves the Premier League club at the end of the campaign.

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🚘 Marine Parade Town Council to step up checks after concrete from roof of HDB flat fell off and damaged car

Concrete pieces from the roof of a Marine Parade Housing Board flat fell off and damaged a car’s windscreen on May 15, prompting the estate’s town council to bring forward its inspection of the building facade for residents’ safety.

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🚴 'Road rage can have tragic consequences': Video of altercation between BMW driver and cyclist sparks debate

An altercation between a cyclist and a car driver, captured on video, has divided netizens.

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Restaurant set up by late Singaporean chef Tariq Helou, who died suddenly at 29, to shutter on June 15

The restaurant of late Singaporean chef Tariq Helou is set to shutter on June 15 after he died unexpectedly, according to a post on their Instagram page on Friday (May 17).

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