💔 19-year-old British taekwondo world medallist dies after cardiac arrest in her sleep

A 19-year-old British taekwondo world medallist died in her sleep after suffering an unexpected cardiac arrest, according to details shared in a fundraising campaign set up following her death.

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🌊 Nepal-Tibet floods: Singapore deploys specialist disaster victim identification team, sends aid

Singapore is deploying a specialist Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team from the police to assist in the identification of dead bodies in Nepal after deadly floods tore through the Nepal-China border on Aug 26.

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🇯🇵 Japan to beef up its defence with drones, AI and missiles, defence budget plans show https://asia1.news/4gM8EyD

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🇲🇾🚙🚙 No car, no problem: Singaporeans can now drive GetGo cars into Malaysia under new cross-border feature

Called Drive to Malaysia, the new feature allows GetGo users to pick up a vehicle from a nearby carpark in Singapore and drive to destinations across West Malaysia, including Johor Bahru and Kuala Lumpur.

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❤️‍🩹 Singaporean with cerebral palsy dies at 42, remembered for Thaipusam journeys with devoted brother

The 42-year-old Singaporean man with cerebral palsy, who was carried up Malaysia's Batu Caves by his brother during Thaipusam, has died.

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🏟️ Concerts in town? New live entertainment venue with 3,000-capacity to open at Orchard Road in 2027

A new 3,000-capacity live entertainment venue is set to open in the heart of Orchard Road by mid-2027, Live Nation announced on Monday (Aug 31). 

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🔥 Party balloons spark blaze at popular Bali restaurant Chez Gado Gado

A fire tore through Chez Gado Gado, a beachfront restaurant that has been a Bali tourist favourite for more than 30 years, on Sunday night (Aug 30).

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⚽️ 'She must be on her period': Referee under fire after alleged remark about South Korean footballer

A South Korean football referee has come under fire after allegedly making an inappropriate remark about a player during a women's league match on Thursday (Aug 28).

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🥹 Argentina star Lionel Messi retires from international football with World Cup title and 125 goals

Argentina superstar Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international football on Monday (Aug 31), ending 21 years of national-team duty that were capped by winning the World Cup in 2022 to secure his place in the pantheon of the game's greatest ever players.

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🌊🚨 Last-minute flood warning saved over 900 Nepal students, school head says

 Headmaster Rajendra Dawadi was in his school in Nepal's Bidur last Wednesday (Aug 26) when his accountant entered, shouting: "The flood is coming, the flood is coming!", giving an early warning that helped save the lives of 900 students and 16 faculty members.

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🤝 China's Xi tells Putin that foundations of ties will be stronger

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday (Aug 31) told Russian President Vladimir Putin that under their "strategic guidance and joint efforts", the foundations of bilateral ties will be stronger, with brighter prospects, China's state-run Xinhua reported.

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🏬 Marina Square to close in March 2027 for redevelopment

Upon completion, the area will feature luxury residences, serviced apartments, premium offices, public parks, arts and cultural spaces, as well as sports and wellness facilities, said Singapore Land (Sing Land) on Tuesday (Sept 1).

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🛢️ Oil prices rise as latest fighting resurrects Middle East supply disruption risks

Oil prices gained on Tuesday (Sept 1) as the resumption of fighting between the US and Iran in the Middle East renewed fears of supply disruptions from the world's key crude-producing region.

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🤑 New side hustle? Man claims he cashed in over $1,000 from recycling bottles and cans at BCRS machines

The 53-year-old shared that he works near Amoy Street Food Centre and would ride his bicycle around the area to collect empty cans and bottles after work, reported 8world on Sunday (Aug 30).

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💨 ICA officers unbox goods on Malaysia lorry declared as cardboard, uncovers over 10,400 vapes and pods

Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers "unboxed" boxes and cases of goods in a Malaysia-registered lorry at Tuas Checkpoint on Aug 20, but did not find any corrugated paper, or cardboard, declared in its consignment of goods.

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🧑‍🚒 Tosh Zhang almost had panic attack wearing full 15kg gear to act in Jack Neo's Ah Boys to Firefighters

Local actors Tosh Zhang, Maxi Lim and Noah Yap have returned for Jack Neo's upcoming film Ah Boys to Firefighters, this time as Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers.

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💵 Can damaged, torn notes be refunded or exchanged? It depends

Both Singapore and Malaysia have standing policies on handling mutilated currency.

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🧑‍⚖️ India must uphold water-sharing treaty with Pakistan, international court says

India must uphold a water-sharing treaty with Pakistan it suspended amid bilateral tensions and must limit work on an hydroelectric plant it is building in the Kashmir region, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague said on Monday (Aug 31).

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🏡 Terence Cao gives 60-year-old childhood home a modern makeover, shocked he 'lost one room'

Local actor Terence Cao's 60-year-old childhood home recently got a modern makeover, but he was in for a surprise when he realised he had "lost one room" in the process.

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😬 Student climbs and tumbles off Jurong walkway roof after being told: 'Cannot jump, come back'

A Hua Yi Secondary School student was filmed climbing onto the metal roof of a sheltered walkway before eventually falling off and landing on the grass.

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🧑‍🚒 Jack Neo reveals why he chose these 4 newbies as leads of Ah Boys to Firefighters

Jack, 66, revealed the four main leads to local reporters yesterday (Aug 31) during a set visit at Punggol Fire Station.

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