🧐 Singapore appoints new ambassador to Cambodia, high commissioner to Brunei

Steven Pang Chee Wee and Yip Wei Kiat have been appointed Singapore's ambassador to Cambodia and high commissioner to Brunei respectively.

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🐈 'No way we can leave them': Netizen calls for aid to rescue, rehome over 40 cats in industrial area

A netizen has launched an effort to rescue and rehome over 40 cats displaced by demolition works in a northern industrial area, appealing for foster homes and donations as veterinary costs are expected to exceed $12,000.

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😮‍💨 Sharon Au reveals moving to Paris was to stop 'playing the part of a happy girl'

Sharon Au said she moved to Paris to stop pretending to be cheerful all the time and to be honest with her own feelings after years of emotional exhaustion.

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🧐 JoJo Siwa 'needs' to have baby with Chris Hughes

JoJo Siwa said her relationship with Chris Hughes has sparked her desire for children and marriage, sharing that she now understands Meghan Trainor’s advice about love making you want a “mini” version of your partner.

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😮 African nations now send more money to China than they receive in new loans https://asia1.news/3O65Npk

🇮🇱 Israel to seek new security deal with the US, FT reports https://asia1.news/45yKenz

😲 Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck take $86m home off the market https://asia1.news/4q3cea2

🚌 85% of bus arrival time system to be restored by Jan 28; full recovery by early next week: LTA

While the bus estimated time of arrival (ETA) system will achieve 85 per cent restoration by Wednesday (Jan 28), more time is now needed to achieve full restoration after another 1,000 buses were found to require manual firmware updates. Bus services will continue to operate as scheduled, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) assured.

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😶‍🌫 Fire in Kota Tinggi spreads to 100ha; haze could affect Singapore, says NEA

The peatland fire in Taman Bayu Damai, located in Kota Tinggi's Punggai, started last Friday. It has affected 99.54ha by Tuesday (Jan 27). The National Environment Agency said in an advisory on Tuesday evening that dry weather and the prevailing winds could transport haze from any persistent fires towards Singapore.

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😮 Vivian Balakrishnan on 2-day visit to the Philippines for Asean meetings

Singapore's Foreign Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan will attend the Asean Foreign Ministers' Retreat and related meetings in Cebu, Philippines from Jan 28 to 29.

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😮‍💨 Lorry found with 500 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes at Tuas Checkpoint, Malaysian driver arrested

On Jan 21, ICA officers at the Tuas Checkpoint thwarted an attempt to smuggle over 500 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes concealed within a modified compartment under a Malaysia-registered lorry. Its 27-year-old Malaysian driver was arrested.

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🇲🇾 Chinese mother in Malaysia draws online attention for enrolling son in Islamic preschool

Chua Zhu Er's unconventional choice to send her 3-year-old son to an Islamic preschool in Johor has sparked discussions. While her son has learnt to speak Bahasa and got to mix with children from different background, some people have quietly messaged her to express their disagreement, including in unkind ways.

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😱 Hotel receptionist in Thailand bludgeoned to death with metal rod by homeless man during robbery

The suspect was seen walking in and out of the hotel premises, apparently surveilling the area, before he later struck her when she rested her head on the reception desk.

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😅 Weeks after Thai family 'buries' relative, he turns up hale and hearty

A case of mistaken identity? 🤔

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😰 Snow leopard mauls tourist at popular Xinjiang ski destination, leaving her face bloodied and wounded

A tourist was attacked by a snow leopard while trying to take photos of the animal at a ski destination in Xinjiang, China, on Friday (Jan 23), prompting authorities to step up safety measures.

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💰 Upcoming Budget to address cost of living, employment issues: PM Wong

In a video on Tuesday (Jan 27), PM Wong said that he and his team have engaged Singaporeans from all walks of life about the upcoming Budget.

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13 hurt in Orchard Road accident, taken to hospital

Photos shared on social media showed a car and lorry on the pavement in front of the Apple store at the junction of Orchard Road and Orchard Link.

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😮 Gerber's arrowroot biscuits recalled due to potential presence of foreign matter

The Singapore Food Agency said that foreign matter in the form of soft plastic and/or paper pieces may be present in the biscuits meant for babies.

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😢 Malaysian woman, 89, dies in fire with her 70 cats and 5 dogs

Firefighters arrived minutes after the blaze broke out, but the house was already engulfed in flames.

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🦠 Nipah virus cases in India: Several Asia countries step up border health measures

Several countries in Asia have heightened border health control measures following confirmed cases of Nipah virus infection in West Bengal, India. 

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Self-radicalised Singapore teen, 14, given ISA restriction order; spent 9 hours daily consuming extremist content online

A 14-year-old student has received a restriction order by the Internal Security Department after it was found that he had been self-radicalised. He would roleplay as an ISIS fighter online (left) and even planned an attack on a nightclub.

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😱 19-year-old arrested over alleged role in islandwide loanshark harassment cases

Preliminary investigations revealed that he is also believed to be involved in at least four similar cases of loanshark harassment island-wide.

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🇰🇷 South Korea court sentences ex-First Lady Kim to jail term for bribery

Former South Korean first lady Kim Keon-hee was found guilty of accepting bribes from Unification Church officials in return for political favours.

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