😬'4 hours and counting': Domino's Pizza struggles to keep up with National Day orders, customers left fuming

The US pizza brand received an influx of orders on National Day but it seemed like they failed to deliver.

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🚗 BMW iX1 review: The 'affordable' BMW in this electric age
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🫶'Not even a mildly negative message': Max Maeder surprised by support after Olympic bronze https://bit.ly/3AdvUUr

🧟Secondary 3 student felt like zombie when fornightly drug fix became daily one https://bit.ly/4fC6lg1

🚲 More cycling paths to be built in Singapore's east, north-east by 2030

Residents in eastern and north-eastern Singapore, including in Hougang, Sengkang and Serangoon, will get better access to cycling infrastructure by 2030, as more cycling paths continue to be built across the island.

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✈️ Singapore Airlines' SQ638 lands at Narita Airport with smoke from tyre, no injuries reported

According to Japanese broadcaster NHK, the city fire department dispatched fire engines to the airport's Runway B after receiving a report at about 6.50am SGT.

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⚖️ 2nd Pofma order issued to activist group in August over false statements on treatment of death row prisoners

First, the group had falsely claimed that the executions of two Singaporean death row prisoners on Aug 2 and Aug 7 were scheduled without regard for due legal process.

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👝 McDonald's to launch limited-edition pocket pouches on Aug 15, while stocks last

The pouches will be available from 11am onwards for $7.90 each with any order of an Extra Value Meal, Upsized Value Meal, Special 2 X Value Meal and Family Meal. 

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🍍'My lil milestone': Carrie Wong rolls pineapple into her new penthouse

In Chinese customs, rolling a pineapple into a new home symbolises prosperity, as the Hokkien pronunciation of pineapple is a homophone for a term translating to "prosperity come".

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PAP appoints 2 new faces in Worker's Party-controlled Aljunied GRC

Trade unionist Jagathishwaran Rajo, 37, has been appointed chair of Eunos ward, while Kenny Sim, 55, chief executive of IT reseller and distributor Serial Achieva, will take over Paya Lebar, said the PAP in a statement on Aug 12.

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🛝 Picturesque parks, wildlife and unlimited free foodpanda deliveries: Why Yew Tee isn't as 'boring' as you think

Craving for an adrenaline rush? Try the long slide at Yew Tee Park playground! Spanning 20 metres in length, this slide was built into the slopes of the park and is guaranteed to give even adults a thrill ride.

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🤔 Misuse or not? Video of 'food delivery rider' on PMA walking around in mall sparks debate

The food delivery rider later collected two bags of food and placed them into the insulated food bag on his PMA parked in front of the eatery. The man then hopped onto the PMA before riding off.

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😡 'My clothes smell like BBQ': Bukit Panjang resident calls cops on neighbour grilling food along corridor

The resident added that this was not the first time his neighbour had done this, exclaiming: "I wanted to let it go, but I didn't expect them to do it again!"

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😶 'I'm trying to be quiet but it's not working out': Disgraced Seungri says appearance at alleged Burning Sun Surabaya event untrue

The event circulated on social media platforms like X, and netizens slammed him for being "shameless" and having "no remorse" as he was labelled "best honour" in the poster and believed to be a guest in attendance.

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🤓 1 in 5 Singaporeans finds hawker centres to be unacceptable location for a first date, study finds

In comparison to other age groups, the belief that hawker centres should not be a first date location is more entrenched among Gen Zs (23 per cent).

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😰 Couple dismiss maid after CCTV footage shows her aggressively rocking baby

"The maid said in her introduction that she likes kids and has a child of her own, so we hired her," said the employer.

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💪 Steady lah: Marvel introduces Singaporean mutant in new X-Men comic
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🏖 Sentosa after dark: 15 things to do, from family-friendly adventures to exciting bars and activities for an unforgettable night out https://bit.ly/3WZFR0E

🥤'I threw a cup at him': Henry Thia recalls disagreement with Jack Neo, how Mark Lee helped him with lines https://bit.ly/3SHtuE7

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will deliver his National Day Rally speech on August 18 at the Institute of Technical Education College Central in Ang Mo Kio, starting at 6:45 p.m.

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🏅 'I am completely overwhelmed': Olympic medallist Max Maeder receives rousing welcome upon return to Singapore

The arrival hall at Changi Airport Terminal 3 was busier than usual and crackled with anticipation before dawn on Aug 13 as Singapore welcomed its youngest Olympic medallist, kitefoiler Maximilian Maeder, back home.

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🥵 'She's in her hot era': Yuri of Girls' Generation surprises fans with bikini photos

Kwon Yuri of Girls' Generation is certainly making her fans feel the heat this summer.

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🤨 'Looking for trouble': Malaysia flag hung outside HDB flat raises eyebrows

What some took to be a show of solidarity between neighbouring countries may end up landing someone in trouble.

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🤢 'Some even vomited': Punggol neighbours' hunt for foul smell reveals body in flat

A pungent odour lingering in the air led a group of concerned neighbours in Punggol to discover the decomposing body of a 59-year-old man inside his flat.

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🍜 Australian YouTuber opens fake 5-star restaurant with 'ramen' that's actually instant noodles, attracts 1.5-hour queues

A few weeks back, hundreds of people waited for hours outside a dingy building, all wanting to experience the hottest "new restaurant" in Sydney's Surry Hills that supposedly specialises in premium bowls of ramen.

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