🥪 First come, first fed: Park Bench Deli sells out quickly at Dempsey pop-up

"First come, first fed," Park Bench Deli wrote on its Instagram, adding that sandwiches are made in limited portions. Once they sell out, that's it for the day.

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😨 Vivian Hsu narrowly misses getting hit by shower pipe burst in Singapore home: 'I probably would've broken my ribs or hit my head'

Taiwanese singer-actress Vivian Hsu shared the harrowing accident that occurred in her Singapore home on Jan 9.

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🙌 Starbucks barista's smooth firefighting skills using extinguisher proves point on emergency preparedness

The barista, who works at the Starbucks cafe across the road, took less than a minute to put out the fire, averting a possible tragedy.

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🤭 'Tampenis'? Baey Yam Keng shares father's school-leaving cert showing old spelling of Tampines

No, nothing vulgar or sexual here. But street names have a history too. Find out why why Tampines was spelt that way in the past.

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'Silent pickleball': Mountbatten residents trial playing with foam balls to reduce noise

Balls made from high-density foam have been shown to reduce the noise level to around 60 decibels — comparable to the volume of a normal conversation, and significantly quieter than the typical 70 to 80 decibel "pop" of a standard pickleball.

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🚘 Malaysia driver nearly collides with Singapore-registered car making illegal U-turn in JB

A driver was startled when a Singapore-registered car travelling in front abruptly cut into his lane and made a U-turn on a one-way road in Johor Bahru. The incident occurred along Jalan Keris on Sunday (Jan 11) early morning, reported Malaysian media outlet China Press.

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New rules for active mobility devices, tougher penalties for speed limiter offences under proposed changes to laws

Amendments to four laws have been proposed by the Government to improve active mobility device and vehicle safety, as well as enhance penalties to strengthen deterrence and improve path and road safety.

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📚 Dennis Chew enrols in SUSS Chinese Studies course: ‘Bitter first, sweetness comes later’

The 53-year-old local DJ-actor told AsiaOne in an interview today that he enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts in Chinese Studies course under the university's School of Humanities and Behavioural Sciences as a part-time student.

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💪 Age is no limit: Ong Ye Kung works out with 80-year-old grandma, shares tips on staying active

In a video posted on Ong's Facebook page on Sunday (Jan 11), the grandmother, who goes by the name Charlotte, said that she has been doing strength training for the past eight years.

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😰 Malaysian man working in Singapore loses nearly $1,000 in robbery at knifepoint at JB bus stop

China Press reported that Chen, 28, lost his belongings at a bus stop along Tebrau Road — and RM3,000 (S$950) was transferred out of his bank account in just 30 minutes.

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😢 'They didn't suffer much pain': Couple married for 70 years die just 3 days apart

A joint funeral was held for Huang Fangping, 93, and Wang Yamei, 88, (transliterated) on Sunday (Jan 11), after they passed on Jan 8 and Jan 5 respectively, reported Shin Min Daily News.

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🚬 $3.2b in tobacco duties collected between 2022 and 2024: Jeffrey Siow

Revenue from tobacco duties in the three-year period between 2022 and 2024 reached a total of $3.24 billion.

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😮 Wang Fuk Court fire: Singapore adopts 'multi-faceted approach' towards fire safety, says Goh Pei Ming

In the wake of the deadly Tai Po blaze in Wang Fuk Court, members of parliament asked in Parliament on Monday (Jan 14), what Singapore is doing to reassure high-rise dwellers and building users.

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🇨🇳 China focuses anti-corruption drive on misconduct, highlighting former minister's conviction

China signalled a renewed focus in its anti-corruption drive on stopping everyday misconduct from escalating into graft, using a state TV documentary to highlight how rule-breaking lifestyles, lavish banquets and abuse of perks can erode discipline and lead to major corruption cases.

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😮 Danielle formerly from NewJeans holds livestream to assure fans 'this is the beginning'

NewJeans' agency Ador had announced Danielle’s removal from the group and their plans to sue her family on Dec 29.

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😅 Noah Wyle 'truly humbled' by Golden Globe best actor win

Noah Wyle said he was “truly humbled” after winning the Golden Globe for best actor in a drama, thanking fellow nominees, his family and healthcare workers worldwide during an emotional acceptance speech.

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🇰🇵 North Korea condemns multilateral sanction monitoring activity, KCNA says https://asia1.news/49gVF5s

😮 Trump says weighing tough response to Iran crackdown, says Tehran called to negotiate https://asia1.news/4bvRDaJ

🎬 Stephen Graham tells Adolescence fans to 'stay tuned' for season 2 https://asia1.news/4jE4lpZ

😮 Salaries of political office holders to be reviewed by independent committee: Chan Chun Sing

A review of the salary structure and benchmark of political office holders is underway by an 8-member committee, led by Gan Seow Kee, who is chairman of Singapore LNG Corporation and an alternate member of the Council of Presidential Advisers.

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🏥 SGH's emergency department to relocate to new building from Jan 18

From 7am on Sunday (Jan 18), the Singapore General Hospital's emergency department will relocate to the new SGH Emergency/National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) building at 1 Hospital Boulevard.

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✈️ Road and path closures, changes to public transport timings for Singapore Airshow 2026

Traffic management measures will be progressively implemented from Jan 26 to Feb 12.

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🤨 Man arrested after pointing toy gun at another driver on KL expressway

In videos circulating on social media, the driver of a red Mazda SUV is seen extending his arm out of the window, wielding a pistol-like object and pointing it towards a car in the next lane. He has since been arrested.

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