About 300,000 Singaporeans from Pioneer Generation to receive up to $1,100 in MediSave top-ups in July

MediSave can be used to pay the premiums for MediShield Life, CareShield Life, ElderShield and other MediSave-approved insurance plans, as well as medical expenses such as hospitalisation, day surgeries, and selected outpatient treatments.

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🧦 No jealousy between Eswari and Shamini Gunasagar until 1 went to Azerbaijan and South Africa to film: 'All she got me was a pair of socks'

Shamini, 37, added: "Let's not even go so far back. With regards to Mei itself, people are actually coming up to me and asking me, 'Looks like your sister's got a bigger scope than you, how do you feel about it?'

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🤩 Back in the game: The Salted Plum to reopen in July after shuttering during the pandemic

At the point of the closure, they had two outlets at Circular Road and Suntec City—both of which shuttered at the same time—and had been in the local F&B scene for four years.

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💸 $3b money laundering case: Last man to enter plea 'not truly remorseful', says prosecution

The man who was last among the 10 suspects in the $3 billion money laundering case to indicate he wanted to plead guilty was on June 6 convicted of money laundering and forgery.

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👴👵 MOF have announced that there is over $150 million in total top-ups for the Pioneer Generation, which includes those born in 1949 or earlier.

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😨 'Hitting him like this is abuse': Malaysian boy, 11, goes viral for driving dad's car, gets beaten by a group of men

In the 30-second-long clip, the man said the boy was 12. It shows the boy — seated in the driver's seat of a white car — rolling down the window as the man questioned in Mandarin: "You're 12 years old and you have a licence?

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🏖️ Planning a vacation? Head to Krabi on Jetstar Asia's latest direct route from Singapore

Flight 3K573 departed Changi Airport Terminal 4 on the morning of Friday (June 7), establishing Jetstar Asia's brand new direct route between Singapore and Krabi.

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🚏 'Ridiculous and unacceptable': 2 tourists stranded at Woodlands Checkpoint after bus leaves without them

Tee detailed her experience in a TikTok video posted on Thursday (June 6): "The ride there (Kuala Lumpur) was so good with another (bus) company, [but] the ride back, never again!"

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🪭 $1m refurbishment and furnishing fee: Inside the heritage house used for The Little Nyonya spinoff drama Emerald Hill

The property, with a history dating back to the late 1800s, will house the stories of the Zhang family members, played by actors including Zoe Tay, Jesseca Liu, Romeo Tan, Chantalle Ng, Tasha Low and Taiwanese actor Hsiu Chieh-kai.

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Good morning! Here are some stories you might have missed yesterday:

🚢 Chinese armed vessels patrol waters around disputed islands, angering Japan https://bit.ly/3VxUibL

🌊 Sea urchin pandemic spreads beyond Red Sea, endangering coral reefs https://bit.ly/4aTkPV6

🧑‍💻 Banks say growing reliance on Big Tech for AI carries new risks https://bit.ly/3VdNf6G

🏨 ‘I’ve never had an asthma attack this bad’: Tourist hit with breathing difficulties after staying in Bugis hotel room with ‘mould’

A tourist from Australia had his trip disrupted when he suffered a serious asthma attack after his first night in Singapore.

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🇸🇬 Singaporean tops cohort in US Air Force Academy, first in nearly 30 years

Lieutenant Jonathan Loh, 25, has become the first Singaporean in nearly 30 years to graduate top of his cohort at the prestigious United States Air Force Academy (USAFA).

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🦻 Gossip mill: New Coco Lee song to be released, Sammi Cheng shows brutal gua sha bruises, IU gives Korean snacks to fans at KL airport

The late Coco Lee's 30th debut anniversary is coming up on June 15, and her sister Nancy told Hong Kong media in a recent interview that a bronze statue of the diva will be unveiled at the Wuhan cemetery where her ashes are interred.

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🌕 Apollo 8 astronaut Anders, who took Earthrise photo, reported dead in plane crash

Retired astronaut William Anders, one of the first three humans to orbit the moon, who captured the "Earthrise" photo during Nasa's Apollo 8 mission, died on June 7 when the small plane he was piloting crashed in Washington state, local media reported.

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☕️ Owner of Choa Chu Kang coffee shop denies posting nasty responses to negative reviews, claims to have been impersonated

[UPDATE June 8] The owner of Kosma Food CCK 302 has denied having responded to negative reviews on Google.

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🏙 Snapped up for $1.58m: 5-room flat in City Vue @ Henderson exchanges hands at eye-watering price

A five-room flat in City Vue @ Henderson has been sold for a whopping $1.588 million.

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🎤 Dylan Wang criticised for seemingly encouraging fans who caused public disturbance

It seemed like a sweet gesture for his fans but locals weren't too happy about it.

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👁 'Felt like I was being watched': Tourist spot in China installs timers in female toilet, upsets netizens

No one enjoys expediting their own private processes in the toilet - but the managers of this tourist spot seem intent on doing so for their visitors.

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🦽 DIY wheelchair: Malaysian father makes special mobility device for son

He couldn't bear to see his son unable to move around like other children, so he made him a wheelchair.

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🌊 Malaysia defends eviction of sea nomads, citing security concerns

Malaysian authorities defended their decision to evict hundreds of sea nomads from their homes off the coast of Sabah state this week, saying it was aimed at boosting security and combating cross-border crime.

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📱 Vietnam arrests two well-known Facebook users over democratic freedom abuse

Police in Vietnam have arrested two well-known Vietnamese Facebook users on charges of abusing democratic freedoms, the government said on Saturday (June 8), as a major leadership reshuffle in the Communist-ruled country is settling down.

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