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

🚫 Mpox is not the new Covid-19, says WHO official https://bit.ly/3YMD8sV

👻 'Someone called my name': Bonnie Loo recounts string of mishaps after spooky encounter during 7th lunar month https://bit.ly/3X8wXOu

🧐 New HDB loan limit: Will it affect resale flat prices? Analysts weigh in https://bit.ly/3yCDVCa

🧍'Stranded for 4 hours': Tourists say bus driver left them behind in Little India over poor sales of souvenirs

A nearly two-minute-long video reposted to TikTok shows the tourists claiming that the tour bus driver had scolded them. It cuts to another clip showing their luggage being unloaded from the vehicle.

READ: https://bit.ly/3YRVgBK

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☔ This made my day: Migrant workers praised for lending umbrellas to passers-by caught in the rain

Two migrant workers are earning admiration online for their selfless act of braving the rain to help keep others dry.

READ: https://bit.ly/46Wp7uF

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👀 Pan Lingling's son in Korean street interview, netizens say he's 'hot' and asks for his Instagram

His video has amassed up to 10 times more views and likes than the Instagram page's recent uploads.

READ: https://bit.ly/3YTuZml

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Singaporean dies of heart attack after playing badminton in JB

Joseph Tan and his wife had gone to Johor Bahru for a game of badminton at an event on Sunday (Aug 18), but sadly, he never made it back to Singapore.

READ: https://bit.ly/3AG6P4G

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🧟 Fort Canning to host World War II-themed horror experience this September, tickets from $63

Brace yourself, September is set to get spooky and sinister.

For horror fanatics and adrenaline junkies, it's not going to be just about Halloween Horror Nights.

READ: https://bit.ly/3Mb1ogV

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🏃‍♂️‍➡️ Opinion: Kallang Alive a bold vision to transform Singapore's sporting landscape

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's National Day Rally 2024 speech introduced the Kallang Alive Masterplan, a transformative plan to strengthen Singapore's sports culture and high-performance outcomes.

READ: https://bit.ly/3WMc1LW

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🎶 Faishal makes surprise appearance at Yishun getai show, wows audience with Hokkien song

Getai goers in Yishun were pleasantly surprised when Assoc Prof Dr Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim appeared on stage at a show on Monday night (Aug 19).

READ: https://bit.ly/3Xd6jnU

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🍇 From high-salaried employee to home gardener: Man grows grapes and melons along HDB corridor

He'd left his high-paying job six years ago to care for his elderly parents, but didn't expect that he'd find success and fulfilment in a totally different field — gardening.

READ: https://bit.ly/4cBY895

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🫡 Greg Hsu enlists in military, to make showbiz return in 2025

Yesterday (Aug 20), netizens claimed that they saw the 33-year-old - also known as Hsu Kuang-han - enlisting as a new trainee in the military in Taichung, Taiwan.

READ: https://bit.ly/3Aurusp

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Bangladeshi national under investigation for illegal sermon promoting 'dangerous' extremist teachings: MHA

Amir Hamza, a Bangladeshi preacher who is known for his "extremist and segregationist" views, is being investigated by the authorities for giving a sermon to a group of migrant workers in a Tuas dormitory on August 9 without obtaining the necessary approval.

READ: https://bit.ly/4dBHGag

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COE prices end mixed: Cat A and B see dip, Open category edges up

In the second Certificate of Entitlement (COE) bidding exercise for August 2024, premiums ended mixed, with prices for smaller and bigger vehicles dropping.

READ: https://bit.ly/3yPtcnU

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🎓CPF top-ups, undergraduate scholarships: Edwin Tong unveils plans to boost sports in Singapore

To support high-performing athletes and para-athletes, several initiatives including the undergraduate scholarship and monthly CPF top-ups will be introduced, said Minister Tong.

READ: https://bit.ly/4dOkepK

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

😅 E-Junkies: Zhang Zetong reflects on 'nervous' 1st encounter with Jeanette Aw and playing her son in Emerald Hill https://bit.ly/3YTRfge

🚨 Nearly 1 in 2 people in Singapore have encountered fake job scams: AsiaOne survey https://bit.ly/3WOixlk

☹️ Bam! restaurant shutters after 11 years, ex-owner Constance Song has 'emotional' final meal before its closure https://bit.ly/3XfKdRK

🎮 China employees given time off to play new Black Myth: Wukong video game

Inspired by the classic 16th-century Chinese epic novel Journey To The West, the game has raked in more than 400 million yuan (S$73 million) in pre-sales alone, shattering records for Chinese domestic games.

READ: https://bit.ly/3AxzhFX

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🚘 Driver accused of speeding by car rental company, allegedly told to pay $3,000 for 'breach of contract'

The 23-year-old, who wishes to be only known as J, detailed his experience with a car rental company which he had found on Carousell to Facebook group Complaint Singapore on Aug 18.

READ: https://bit.ly/3Mcyk8N

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'I'll keep doing it if I can': Meet the 21-year-old behind some of Singapore's 'flower vehicles'

When asked if he was worried about taking over the business, Zijun said: "Of course I'm worried, but as long as I can continue doing this, I'll keep doing it." 

READ: https://bit.ly/4dS2cmr

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🥣 War on sodium and saturated fat: Sauces, instant noodles, cooking oil and more will have A to D grades

Singaporeans are over-indulging in salt, sauces and seasonings, instant noodles and cooking oil which can increase the risk of serious health issues such as heart attack and stroke.

READ: https://bit.ly/3SYcGZJ

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