🇰🇷 Fans watching BTS' Goyang concert say 'We can't see sh*t' due to rain and stage smoke

BTS fans were greeted by surprise elements at the K-pop boy band's highly anticipated concert in Goyang, South Korea, last night (April 9): Heavy rain and a surplus of stage smoke.

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🕌Temporary facility to provide space for 500 more congregants at Al-Istighfar Mosque in Pasir Ris

The new space will be able to accommodate around 500 congregants for Friday prayers, on top of the existing capacity for 3,300 people at Al-Istighfar Mosque.

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🕌 New economic resilience committee to help Malay/Muslims succeed in changing economy: Faishal Ibrahim

This was announced by Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Assoc Prof Faishal Ibrahim during the annual Minister's Hari Raya Get-Together on Friday (April 10) evening.

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🇸🇬 🇰🇭 Singaporean man deported from Cambodia to be charged over alleged role in scam operations

The 29-year-old suspect had allegedly been involved in overseas scam operations and money mule offences between May 2021 and March 2022


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🛫📈 Travellers face higher costs and fewer flight options as jet fuel prices swing https://asia1.news/48dOlXx

🇹🇼🇨🇳 Taiwan sees only warships and warplanes as China talks peace with opposition https://asia1.news/41Zg5ve

🏡 URA launches 2 GLS sites in Core Central Region: Peck Hay Road and River Valley Green https://asia1.news/4spV73u

🇲🇾🏃‍♂️ Inmate breaks out of Malaysia's largest prison; manhunt underway

A manhunt is underway for a 24-year-old inmate who escaped from Sungai Buloh Prison — Malaysia's largest jail.

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📸✈️🇮🇸 Icelandair invites applications for 'really bad photographer', offers $63k and 10-day trip

Ever been told off for taking a bad picture of friends or family members? You might just be the candidate Icelandair is looking for.

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🛬🛫 11 countries in a year: Meet the young Singaporean who's solo backpacking after quitting her job

For many, the length of an overseas trip is limited by how much annual leave they have. There's no such limit for Jennifer Hong, however.

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She even asked me to finish quicker because Minho was moving to the next stations.

🏋‍♂️🏃 Hyrox Singapore contestant laments girlfriend filmed Shinee's Minho more than him, netizens don't sympathise

Instagram user Jaiden participated in AIA Hyrox Singapore - which ran last week from April 3 to 5 - and his videos have gained lots of attention because of one popular celebrity.

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🐺🇰🇷 Runaway wolf in South Korea inspires meme coin and presidential concern

A wolf that escaped from its enclosure in a South Korean zoo has spent three days on the loose, captivating the public, spawning a cryptocurrency meme coin and even prompting a message of concern from the country's president.

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🍫 You can pluck a bon bon off Singapore's largest chocolate installation and eat it

If you're a fan of chocolate, here's some good news.

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Rally on Middle East conflict at Hong Lim Park: Authorities remind attendees, organisers to comply with public speaking conditions

Police warned that any coordinated display of Israeli- or Palestinian-related symbols and paraphernalia will not be allowed.

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🐟 'I'm an ordinary person. I can't be more ordinary': Ex-actor Huang Yiliang now a fishmonger, hawker

By 7am, six days a week, former actor Huang Yiliang is at MacPherson Market and Food Centre, scaling and cleaning fish at his wet market stall.

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Lim Tean fined $30,000 in disciplinary case over handling of client's money

The disciplinary case involved his handling of a $30,000 cheque that was meant for his client.

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US and Iran prepare for high-level talks as Israel and Hezbollah trade more fire

US vice president JD Vance said he believed the negotiations with Iran will be "positive." But he added, "If they're going to try and play us, then they're going to find that the negotiating team is not that receptive."

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Artemis II's record-breaking journey around the moon ends with dramatic splashdown

Artemis II's astronauts returned from the moon with a dramatic splashdown in the Pacific on Friday (April 10) to close out humanity's first lunar voyage in more than a half-century.

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Asean financial leaders voice concern about Middle East tensions and trade threats

They said risks they must monitor included policy uncertainty from tariffs, capital flow volatility, climate-related shocks, and debt.

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No reported injuries in container vessel fire at PSA Pasir Panjang Terminal: MPA

In an updated statement on Saturday (April 11), the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said the fire involving containers onboard London-registered container vessel Ever Lenient has been extinguished.

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Cambodia's king undergoing treatment for prostate cancer

Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni said on Friday (April 10) he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is undergoing treatment in China.

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China warns online travel platforms against automated train ticket programmes

Chinese authorities summoned seven online platforms selling train tickets including Trip.com, Meituan, Tongcheng and Alibaba's Fliggy, warning the firms against disruptive, automated ticketing programmes.

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Indonesia's Prabowo calls for criminal charges against firms resisting forest crackdown

Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto launched a task force in 2025 to crack down on illegal activities in the country's forests.

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