💪 These Korean fitspo influencers are aged 57 and 62, but you wouldn't know it

For those unacquainted with the couple from South Korea, their road to fitness and health started way back in 2021, but only caught worldwide attention in May 2022, after a TikTok video by their daughter Grace went viral.

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👀 20 promising Japanese actors in their 20s to look out for

Looking to dive into J-dramas and movies? Here are 20 promising Japanese actors to keep your eyes on.

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Fractured skull, cuts on arms: Thai cabby slashes Singaporean tourist's friend over $18 tip dispute

A Singaporean tourist's friend in Thailand has been left wounded after a cabby slashed her in a dispute pertaining to a 500-baht (S$18.84) tip.

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🗣️ Max Maeder and DBS CEO Piyush Gupta banter over Olympic Village muffins, role models and exercise routines

An auditorium of excited attendees waited patiently for Max's entrance, with many submitting their questions for the Q&A segment.

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2 teens in Malaysia die trying to perform wheelies on their motorbikes

Two 13-year-old boys died after they collided with each other while performing stunts on their motorcycles.

The accident occurred at 11.20pm on Wednesday in Sungai Buloh, Selangor.

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'We had enough': Fed up Punggol residents call cops over raucous teens, including one for kicking lift

Frustrated over a group of teenagers who have been reportedly terrorising their neighbourhood for months, several residents in Punggol decided to take matters into their own hands.

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Hougang PMD fire: Man leaps from 2nd floor window, wife allegedly throws son to safety

The resident said that the injured man had jumped out from the second-floor kitchen window to escape the flames and was heard shouting, "there's people still in the house".

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'Don't blame the parents': Family friend of girl killed by van in Sengkang says she wasn't alone at car park

The family and friends of a seven-year-old girl who died in a road accident at a Sengkang condo on Thursday (Aug 15) have dispelled claims she was alone at the time of the tragedy.

It was earlier reported that the girl was waiting for her school bus at a car park of The Topiary condo when she was hit by a van.

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Paetongtarn Shinawatra elected Thailand's youngest prime minister

The 37-year-old daughter of divisive political heavyweight Thaksin Shinawatra sailed through a house vote and now faces a baptism of fire, just two days after ally Srettha Thavisin was dismissed as premier by a judiciary central to Thailand's two decades of intermittent turmoil.

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👶 'Grateful and honoured': Ex-Fahrenheit member Calvin Chen and actress wife Joanne Tseng expecting first child

The reveal comes a few days after Joanne shared a snap of herself in a bikini, which led netizens to speculate that she's pregnant due to the size of her belly.

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

🚌 7 bus interchanges to be more accessible and family-friendly by 2027 https://bit.ly/4fKO5kK

💍 Man books out entire cinema to pop the question to girlfriend, after months of teasing with fake proposals https://bit.ly/46Lyiy1

🚨 Singaporean linked to Newcastle United takeover bid gets jail for 15 years and 9 months

The co-founder of Novena Global Healthcare Group (NGHG), who duped banks into disbursing more than $69 million in loans to his company and a wine trading company he had influence over, was jailed for 15 years and nine months on Aug 16.

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📖 Singapore schools curb phone usage to reduce distractions and rekindle interactions, but challenges remain

The school’s principal, Ms Audrey Chen Li Ying, said parents are generally supportive of the policy, which took effect in 2019. Parents are briefed on the policy when their children join the school in Secondary 1.

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💍 K-drama Marry My Husband couple Gong Min-jeung and Jang Jae-ho to get married in September

"He is a very precious person who made me laugh a lot and always warmly embraced me with unwavering kindness since I first met him as a friend, even before we starred in the drama Marry My Husband." Gong Min-jeung wrote.

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😍 Japan's ANA airline releases in-flight safety video featuring Pokemon characters on Pikachu- and Eevee-themed aircraft

From Jigglypuff chiding a human passenger for vaping in the plane, to Pikachu adorably chatting with someone from its seat, even the instructions on how to put on seat belts and emergency oxygen masks are demonstrated by these beloved Pokemon characters.

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😨 'Fortunately, the surgery was successful': Korean actor Jang Keun-suk announces thyroid cancer diagnosis

He shared that he had been diagnosed with the illness a year ago and initially didn't reveal it as he didn't want people to worry.

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🐒 Mpox outbreak in Africa and other countries 'very worrying', virus expected to arrive in Singapore: Ong Ye Kung

A new, deadlier sub-variant of mpox - the clade I variant - has alarmed global health experts due to its ability to spread easily through routine close contact, including sexual contact.

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🚘 Video of man allegedly turning off another car's EV charger sparks disapproval

In the second part of the video, the driver of the affected car, which is a Tesla, gets out of the vehicle and walks over to the Byd Atto 3 to film its number plate.

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🤺 Beyond the dream: Ex-national fencer now coaches young athletes for major competitions

Speaking to AsiaOne, he recalled watching national fencers such as Chan Lai Yong compete in the Women's Epee event, which inspired him to take up recreational fencing.

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😰 Woman steals 76-year-old man's $5,000 gold chain after offering him $40 massage at Geylang hotel

In the room, the elderly man had taken off his gold necklace and put it in his bag as he wanted to take a shower. 

While he was doing so, Chen stole the jewellery, ran back to her residence at Lorong 22 Geylang to take her belongings and headed for Changi Airport as she had intended to return to Hong Kong the next day, according to the Chinese daily. 

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😶 'Only won 1?' The Daily Show pokes fun at Singapore's Olympic medal tally at Ronny Chieng's expense

"The United States has clearly won the Olympics," said American Kosta. "USA all the way!"

Feigning surprise, he added: "Oh no, what's that? Singapore's only won one medal?

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