🎬 Katie Leung found Harry Potter fame 'overwhelming' and 'difficult'

Katie Leung said sudden global fame as a teenager was hard to process, sharing that online scrutiny left a lasting impact on her confidence and career choices.

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🕊 Crowds pay tribute as late French cinema star Brigitte Bardot is buried in Saint-Tropez

Brigitte Bardot was laid to rest in Saint-Tropez as crowds lined the streets to applaud and pay tribute, honouring her legacy as a screen legend, cultural icon and outspoken animal rights advocate.

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👀 A first look at Chery's iCaur V23 and Jaecoo J8 in Singapore https://asia1.news/3N91iKp

🇻🇪 Venezuela's interior minister says 100 people died in US attack https://asia1.news/3Z2rAR7

🏆 One Battle After Another leads nominations for Actor Awards https://asia1.news/4aVrl1D

🥵 June 2025 the hottest month of the year, tying 1997 record

With mean temperature at 29.3 deg C, June was Singapore's hottest month of 2025, tying with 1997 as the warmest June on record.

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🇲🇾 Malaysia to introduce newly designed passport and identity card within 6 months: Minister

Malaysian Home Minister Saifuddin said the new passport and MyKad will be enhanced with "more advanced security features" to strengthen the documents' integrity and reliability. He also assured Malaysians that their existing passport and identity card can be used until they expire.

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😨 Alleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi being investigated in China, police to issue arrest warrants for his associates

China-born Cambodian Chen Zhi, the alleged head of a Cambodia-based scam empire, was escorted off a China Southern Airlines flight on Jan 7, cuffed at his wrists and with a black sack over his head.

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😮 Malaysia-registered motorcycles seen allegedly evading Marina Bay carpark fees, sparks debate

Unlike carparks operated by public agencies such as HDB, private carpark operators cannot demand repayment or impose fines on errant motorists. They may only hire lawyers to pursue civil claims, or impose localised measures such as entry ban.

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🤔 90-degree running track in Thailand stadium draws flak online, ex-mayor says 'only for walking'

Instead of the typical oval running track, this stadium in Songkhla province, Thailand, sports a rectangular circuit with 90-degree corners.

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😮 Hong Kong's Wang Fuk Court deadly blaze: Independent committee to begin hearing in first quarter of this year

An independent inquiry into the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire is set to begin hearings in the first quarter of the year, as investigators examine construction practices, renovation works and systemic issues that may have contributed to the blaze.

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🧐 US' intervention in Venezuela unlikely to spur China action on Taiwan; Singapore cannot condone attack: Experts

Political analysts whom AsiaOne spoke with disagreed that the US' actions in Venezuela will embolden China to take a similar course of action on Taiwan or elsewhere - at least for the short-term - due to a few reasons. Find out what.

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🍼 Singapore halts sale of 5 batches of Nestle infant formula over potential toxin

Singapore's move follows that of at least 37 other countries, including most European states, as well as Australia, Brazil, China, Mexico and South Africa, which have issued health warnings over the infant formulas possibly being contaminated.

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Body of man, 54, found along corridor of Chinatown HDB block

He was found dead on Wednesday (Jan 7) morning.

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House leader Indranee Rajah files motion to consider Pritam Singh unsuitable for office of Leader of the Opposition

Leader of the House Indranee Rajah has filed a motion to ask Parliament to consider Workers' Party (WP) chief Pritam Singh's suitability to continue in his role as the Leader of the Opposition (LO).

The motion is set to be raised at a sitting on Jan 13 at the earliest.

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'My home was torture': Rough sleepers and homeless to get more support

Family conflict is a key reason why some individuals become rough sleepers. When surveyed, some rough sleepers expressed concerns about privacy and storage space at shelters. These concerns are now being addressed.

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🚕 Taxi overturns in PIE crash, cabby and passenger taken to hospital

An accident occurred at the Pan Island Expressway on Thursday (Jan 8) morning. A 70-year-old male taxi driver and a 31-year-old male passenger were taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital. A 68-year-old male car driver is assisting with investigations.

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👨‍🚒 Fire breaks out at public housing flat in Hong Kong; over 300 residents evacuated

The fire broke out at about 6.55pm on Thursday (Jan 8) evening, in a residential flat at Lam Wai House in Lam Tin Estate. 

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😦 Woman, 23, boards Batik Air flight dressed as cabin crew, raises concern over flight safety

Investigations by the Indonesian National Police revealed that she had previously failed to secure a job as a flight attendant.

Out of embarrassment, Nisya said she wore the uniform to make them believe that she was hired.

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Singapore citizenship applications for adopted Indonesian babies delayed amid trafficking probe: MSF, MHA

In a joint statement on Friday (Jan 9), the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said that they are "keenly aware" of the anxiety this has caused to adoptive parents.

This comes after Indonesian news outlets reported last September that Indonesian police are working with their Singapore counterparts to probe the alleged baby trafficking ring operating from West Java.

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🇲🇾 Malaysian prosecutors end graft case against country's deputy prime minister

Malaysian prosecutors said on Thursday (Jan 8) that they have put an end to their corruption case against Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, saying that there was insufficient evidence to continue.

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😱 Skeleton of Cambodian worker missing for 2 years found in home ceiling during renovation

The remains of a 29-year-old Cambodian worker who went missing about two years ago were found in the ceiling of an abandoned home in Lam Luk Ka district near Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday (Jan 6). 

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Over 500kg of cannabis reportedly in transit seized at Pasir Panjang scanning station

A container with over 500kg of cannabis was intercepted at Pasir Panjang scanning station during enhanced checks on Jan 3, said the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) and the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Friday (Jan 9).

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