🏸 Paris Olympics: Loh Kean Yew loses to Viktor Axelsen in quarter-finals

Loh Kean Yew’s dream of delivering Singapore’s first Olympic badminton medal was dashed by his pal and defending champion Viktor Axelsen, who won 21-9, 21-17 at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena on Aug 2.

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🏝 I spent 3 days at a Tioman Island resort - was it worth the long journey by car, ferry and boat?

I was just thinking about how I could use a break from the drudgery of day-to-day work. So when the opportunity to experience an island getaway up north came my way, I couldn't say no.

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😔 Feeling down at work? Singapore tops list of unhappiest employees among Southeast Asian countries, survey finds

Do you consider yourself a happy employee? If not, it seems there are a number of Singaporean workers who are also singing the same tune.

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🙌 'Made us proud': PM Lawrence Wong applauds Loh Kean Yew on his Olympic journey

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong thanked shuttler Loh Kean Yew for giving his best at the Paris Olympics.

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😨 Videos of teens slapped, kicked and punched in ITE emerge online, prompting investigation

Several bullying incidents involving teens being slapped, punched and kicked at the ITE College Central campus are now under investigation.

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💍 Chinese Olympian gets proposed to after winning gold at Paris Olympics, melting hearts of netizens

It's a massive win on and off the court for Huang Yaqiong.

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🇸🇬 Becoming Singaporean: From young boy growing up in rural Chinese town to raising a family in Singapore

At the age of 13, Bao Shang Ze, better known as Bunz, could barely form a sentence in English.

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🚲 'Blatant disregard of rules': Video of cyclists ignoring red traffic light at West Coast Highway sparks criticism

Going cycling with friends is supposed to be a harmless and fun activity.

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😢 'I was crying every day in my car': Gurmit Singh on dealing with his parents' death at height of his career

While Gurmit Singh is known for being a happy-go-lucky funny man, there was a time where the 59-year-old struggled to keep a smile on his face.

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💵 7 arrested, $53m recovered in joint effort by Singapore, Timor Leste authorities and Interpol

Seven persons have been arrested and over US$40 million (S$53 million) recovered following a multi-national, multi-agency effort between the Singapore Police Force, Timor-Leste authorities and Interpol.

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Singaporean businessman David Yong, featured in Netflix series Super Rich in Korea, charged with falsification of accounts

He is accused of having the intention to defraud by abetting Jolene Low Mong Han to falsify papers belonging to Evergreen GH, formerly known as Evergreen Assets Management.

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🇸🇬'If done with ill intent, we have to be firm to put it down': SM Lee engages youth on race and religion issues at dialogue

“Generally, we have got things right,” he said, adding that at a personal level, people have to treat each other with respect, understand the sensitivities and not cause offence. SM Lee was addressing about 300 youth at a dialogue session at ITE College East held by OnePeople.sg, an organisation that promotes racial and religious harmony.

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💪'6 days we work hard, Sundays we paddle hard': Singapore's first migrant workers' dragon boat team debuts in competition

SINGAPORE — Between cooking and cleaning, domestic helper Surti would squeeze in sets of squats and 1km runs around her employer’s Housing Board block in Bukit Panjang. And on her rest day on Sunday, the Indonesian, who goes by one name, would travel over an hour by train or bus to Bedok Reservoir for a gruelling three-hour dragon boat training session.

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🇸🇬From Spain to Singapore: This dental technician shares why the little red dot is 'the only place' he feels at home

"Singapore is the only place I feel at home. Since the moment I landed in 2008, I've not had homesickness at all because I am at home."

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Indonesian man kills neighbour who kept questioning him why he wasn't married

A 45-year-old man in Indonesia allegedly killed his 60-year-old neighbour after he was hurt and became annoyed by the latter’s persistence in asking him why he was not married.

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Woman assaulted by man in toilet at Joo Koon bus interchange; passer-by jumps in to help

What might have been a lovers' tiff turned nasty, after a woman was assaulted by a man in the toilet at Joo Koon Circle bus interchange..

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❤️'I want to be arrested please': Netizens simp over female officer in police's latest TikTok video

Netizens are going gaga over the Singapore Police Force's (SPF) take on the viral TikTok outfit change trend. The video uploaded on Friday (Aug 2), features a female police officer modeling four SPF uniforms dancing to a song that TikTokers, including Olympics athletes, use to show off their attires.

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🇲🇾'Haiyaa... Good things take time': Uncle Roger's first restaurant in Malaysia at Pavilion KL, opens in September

The 33-year-old London-based comedian is set to open his first restaurant in Kuala Lumpur in September. According to Instagram page KL Foodie, the restaurant is located at Pavilion KL, in the Bukit Bintang district of Malaysia's capital city.

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💰4 winners split $6m Toto jackpot in National Day draw

Four lucky punters shared the grand prize of about $6 million from the National Day Toto draw, each walking away with about $1.5 million. The Toto draw was held on Friday (Aug 2) and the winning numbers are 14, 16, 22, 23, 36 and 42, with the additional number 21.

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🎉'Encouraging progress': Nearly one million enrol in Healthier SG in first year, says MOH

About 2.4 million Singapore residents aged 40 and above have been invited to participate in Healthier SG since its launch.

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