❤️‍🩹 Nightclub legend Mona Koh, who survived notorious 1994 shooting that left her paralysed, dies at 80

Mona Koh, widely known as the Queen of the Nightclubs in her heyday, died on July 15 at the age of 80, according to a post by Facebook page Death Kopitiam Singapore.

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🎉 Pop Mart to open its first bakery in Southeast Asia at upcoming Sentosa flagship

The toy brand — best known for characters the likes of Labubu, Skullpanda and Dimoo — will be opening Southeast Asia's first Pop Bakery store at its upcoming Sentosa flagship, it announced in an Instagram post on Wednesday (July 15).

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😢 Veteran Hong Kong actress Leung Oi, known for playing domestic helpers, dies aged 87

Hong Kong media ST Headline revealed in a report on July 16 that she had died on July 6 at a nursing home in Shenzhen and her family members have completed her afterlife matters.

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⚖ Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon to retire in 2027; Justice Sushil Nair named successor

PMO also announced that Justice Sushil Sukumaran Nair, currently justice of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court, will be appointed Singapore's fifth Chief Justice on the same day.

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🚌 School bus strikes and kills 7-year-old in Malaysia; driver faints at scene

A seven-year-old boy in Malaysia died after he was struck and run over by a school bus on Wednesday (July 15).

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☕️ 'It hurts me so much to end the engagement': 22-year-old shares how partner of 7 years cheated on her

In a tell-all video uploaded to YouTube on Wednesday (July 15), the 22-year-old shared that she and her fiance, who is also 22, had gotten engaged on Oct 17, 2025.

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🚩 Think-tank claiming to be Singapore-based used AI profiles to target analysts, intelligence community

The Institute of East Asia Strategic Studies (IEASS) had approached individuals in Singapore and Taiwan, among other places

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🛢 Oil rises on intensifying US-Iran hostilities, threat of Red Sea closure

Brent crude futures rose seven cents, or about 0.08 per cent, to US$84.30 (S$108.82) a barrel at 6.32am GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate futures gained 16 cents, or 0.2 per cent, to US$79.11 a barrel.

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🚬 Hidden haul: Over 500 packs of duty-unpaid cigarettes found beneath motorcycle seat at Tuas

ICA officers had directed the Malaysia-registered motorcycle for enhanced checks. During the inspection, search and examination officers discovered the cigarettes hidden in a modified compartment beneath the seat.

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🎗 Chinese singer Qu Wanting reveals she had full mastectomy after breast cancer diagnosis

She recounted in a YouTube interview with Canadian-Chinese culture platform Fete Chinoise released on July 11 that she discovered a lump in her left breast after a mammogram in April 2020.

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🐟 Oil slick spotted near fish farms off Pulau Ubin; SFA assisting with clean-up efforts

Daniel Tay, president of the Singapore Fish Farmers Association, told AsiaOne that a fish farm employee alerted him to the sighting of an oil slick near Pulau Ketam, an island off Pulau Ubin, at about 8am.

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📝 'Difficult to reconcile': Shanmugam, Tan question Bloomberg's response to defamation ruling

Bloomberg's response that it respects the High Court's ruling while standing by the accuracy of its reporting is difficult to reconcile, Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam and Manpower Minister Tan See Leng said in separate statements on Friday (July 17).

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😬 Govt backs 'calculated risks' in built environment sector with fee waivers, rule changes: Chee Hong Tat

"Take some calculated risks. Not every attempt will succeed, but if we don’t try, our chances of success will be zero."

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🐝 Massive 1m-wide beehive found on Yishun roof, resident dons helmet to tackle swarm

The humongous structure was found at Block 431D Yishun Avenue 1 after residents began noticing bees in their homes on July 10

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😶‍🌫️ 'Air quality within usual range': NEA after reports of gas, chemical smell across central Singapore

NEA said it received feedback about the smell around 11pm on Thursday (July 16), including in Tanjong Rhu, Kallang and Novena.

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🧬 Elaine Ng clarifies old rumours, says Jackie Chan never asked for DNA testing with daughter

The Hong Kong actress was livestreaming on Douyin on July 15 when she answered netizens' questions about 26-year-old Etta and the 72-year-old action star's alleged past refusal to acknowledge her.

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⚽️🏆 Catch the World Cup final and catch some z's: More schools join SJI in delaying classes

Four other schools will join St. Joseph's Institution in beginning classes later on Monday (July 20) morning after the World Cup final, allowing young football fans to catch up on some sleep.

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🎵 Music therapist and champion for special-needs students dies of lung cancer at 45

Lauw and Liu reportedly ran the Harmony Community Club, a choir for people with special needs. The former would also provide free guidance to a Chinese-language choir for those with dementia every Monday, before her passing.

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😱 2-ringgit 4D ticket nets Penang man RM8.1m jackpot, but he says he won't retire

The man from Penang has been buying the same numbers since a visit to a fortune teller.

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😵 With luggages in tow, group of female friends walk 2 hours to Changi Airport for flight

Instead of a 16-minute car ride, the three ladies walked 2.5 hours - setting off at 2.42am - to make it for their 7am flight.

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