[Budget 2026] Smokers will now have to fork out 58.9 cents for each stick of cigarette, up from 49.1 cents now.

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Grassland fire in Selangor destroys 44 vehicles at storage facility

The fire happened at around 2.40pm, at a local city council's storage facility for unserviceable vehicles in Taman Putra Perdana, Puchong.

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Teacher dies after Thailand school shooting

A 17-year-old used a firearm stolen from a police officer to shoot the teacher, identified as Sasiphat Sinsamosorn, at the Patongprathankiriwat School in Songkhla Province's Hat Yai district on Wednesday before being detained by police.

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Man, 29, arrested after e-vaporiser pods discovered following Cantonment Road collision

A 29-year-old male car driver was arrested for driving without reasonable consideration and driving under the influence of drugs.

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😰 2 killed after civilian airplane shot at on landing in Indonesia's Papua, police say

Indonesian police said it was unclear who carried out the attack on the Smart Air plane, which was carrying 13 passengers, including the two pilots.

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Dylan Wang recalls impromptu basketball session and unpredictable rains in Singapore inspired D.Desirable's new collab

Chinese actor-singer Dylan Wang did not expect to shoot some hoops with young locals at Duxton Hill while visiting Singapore in October 2025.

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Famed Singapore zichar institution Ah Orh Seafood's second-generation owner dies at 77

Ah Orh Seafood’s history dates back to 1919, where it first started as a bak kut teh stall at a market in Merchant Road. Since 1965, its menu grew to include zichar dishes and it moved to the now-defunct Ellenborough Market Hawker Centre in 1980.

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👏 Chang Cheng F&B group gives out at least 100 gold plaques worth over $500k to long-serving employees

Long-serving employees of local food and beverage company Chang Cheng Holdings were presented with gold plaques in recognition of their service during the company's 32nd anniversary celebration recently.

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🥳 Kim Dong-wook and wife welcome 1st child

South Korean actor Kim Dong-wook and his wife Stella Kim have welcomed their first child, a daughter named Rowan Grace Kim. Stella shared the update on Instagram on Feb 10, marking her first public outing since giving birth.

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😮 US to keep pressure on UN for reforms while paying its dues, says US ambassador https://asia1.news/4qtAXVd

🇧🇩 Bangladesh votes in landmark election after Gen Z revolution https://asia1.news/4toCoaa

🇺🇳 UN agency begins clearing huge Gaza City waste dump as health risks mount https://asia1.news/4rEJGos

🤧 'Time to retire': Hainanese eatery Prince Coffee House to close after nearly 50 years

Another heritage eatery in Singapore will shutter its doors this year as Prince Coffee House's owner, 80, announced that he plans to retire in June or July.

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😱 Man, 30, charged with murder for attacking woman with axe at Sims View residence

Preliminary investigations revealed that the man, an Indian national, had allegedly attacked the 30-year-old woman, an Indonesian national, with an axe.

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😮‍💨 'Uncle, you are a hero': Man praised for helping US tourist after run-in with rude fruit seller in Chinatown

"They're tourists you know," says the man who intervened as he points a finger at the seller, before scolding her in Mandarin: "Don't throw Singapore's face".

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👮‍♂ ICA, Traffic Police to step up enforcement at Woodlands Checkpoint in lead-up to Chinese New Year

#ICYMI: The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and Traffic Police (TP) will be conducting stepped-up traffic enforcement operations at Woodlands Checkpoint from Friday (Feb 13) to the first day of the Chinese New Year on Feb 17.

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😱 Malaysian boy, 11, dies; 2 siblings in critical condition after mum allegedly fed them drugs

A 35-year-old woman and her 44-year-old husband in Kajak, Malaysia have been arrested after she allegedly fed her kids a liquid form of methadone.

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😋 Best bak kwa in Singapore (CNY 2026): Lim Chee Guan, Kim Hock Guan and more

Want to know which bak kwa brands in Singapore are still wallet-friendly? Here are the updated bak kwa prices for CNY 2026.

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🚨14-year-old among 231 suspects arrested in islandwide scam sting; victims lost over $6.35m

The suspects, comprising 165 men and 66 women, are aged between 14 and 84 years.

Investigators believe the group is linked to a wide array of tactics, specifically e-commerce, friend impersonation, job, government official impersonation, investment, and rental scams.

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🇺🇸 US pushes AI funding, fisheries tech at Apec amid China rivalry

China says it supports global co-operation on AI governance and has previously rejected Western accusations that its technology exports enable censorship.

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😷 Singapore could experience haze in the weeks ahead

The Meteorological Service Singapore has assessed that hot spot activity could increase in the coming weeks over nearby areas due to wind patterns and drier conditions in the current dry phase of the north-east monsoon.

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🤩 Dream come true: Bride has Milo van, live station and favours at wedding

Milo-vans are usually reserved for public and school events, but for Genevieve Tan, that didn't stop her.

The couple also did a Yam Seng (traditional Cantonese wedding toast), raising mugs filled with Milo instead of alcohol.

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Black smoke, burning flames: Bus catches fire along PIE

An SBS Transit bus went up in flames along the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) on Friday (Feb 13) morning.

AsiaOne has contacted the Singapore Civil Defence Force and the police for more information.

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