❤️ 'Everyone deserves to eat': These hawkers aim to raise $1m to serve free meals to those in need

A group of hawkers are taking part in the Community Meals Project — an initiative by fundraising platform Give.Asia which aims to raise $1m for participating hawker stalls and non-profit organisations to provide warm meals to people who are unable to afford them.

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💪 'We are simply stronger together': Desmond Choo stresses importance of maintaining global defence supply chains

Minister of State for Defence Desmond Choo was speaking at the 15th Seoul Defence Dialogue in South Korea, where he highlighted the importance of supply chains in maintaining defence resilience.

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🥵 Malaysian data centres guzzle more power as temperatures soar

Data centres could account for as much as 31 per cent of peninsular Malaysia's power demand by 2035.

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💉Government may consider chemical castration for sex offenders, if proven effective: Shanmugam

Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said the Government remains open to considering the use of pharmacological anti-androgen treatments in combating crime rates relating to sexual offences.

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🇳🇵Nepal rescue focused on workers trapped in three tunnels

Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah vowed there would be no let-up in the rescue operations.

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😮 Cathay Pacific, Google expand AI trials to cut climate-warming aircraft contrails https://asia1.news/4qZZ2oB

🇮🇩 Indonesia suspends nearly 2,000 free meal kitchens for breaching sanitation rules https://asia1.news/469cqxd

😤 Party's over for crypto scammers who went on a spending spree after a $304m bitcoin theft https://asia1.news/4h0nqBZ

ICA officers strip car seat, cut floorboard to uncover 460 cartons of contraband cigarettes in modified compartments

The 20-year-old male Malaysian driver was arrested, and the case referred to Singapore Customs for further investigation.

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🎫 Bruno Mars' The Romantic Tour: Police remind public not to 'Risk It All' for concert tickets

Fans of Bruno Mars, make sure your concert experience stays full of "Uptown Funk", not scam regrets!

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🥹 Aaron Aziz shares moving friendship with Sheikh Haikel, fulfils the rapper's 'only wish to go on a pilgrimage' amid cancer battle

Homegrown rapper Sheikh Haikel, who recently revealed his battle with stage 4 colon cancer, is heard saying, "I'm not gonna leave you, B," to which his friend Aaron Aziz replies, "You are not gonna die."

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Police interview 5 over racist comments on Nepal flood tragedy, SIA's Air India investment

Five individuals, aged between 29 and 66, have been identified and interviewed by the police so far.

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🇺🇸🇮🇷 War expands as Houthis attack Saudi cities and US strikes Iranian tankers

During a visit to Colombia, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters: 'Iran continues to try to hit US naval ships, and every time they do that or try to do that, they're going to lose tankers.'

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🚫 US banning dairy products, most alcoholic beverages and motorcycles from Canada

The ban will take effect on Sept 29. The move follows Canada's implementation of retaliatory tariffs on Tuesday [Sept 8], which targeted $20 billion in US imports.

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😤 'Selfish and thick': Bulk-buying of Gardenia EZ-Link charms at Compass One sparks shopper backlash

The incident at Compass One has since drawn criticism from social media users, with some calling for shoppers to avoid bulk-buying the Gardenia EZ-Link charms at the expense of others.

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🇭🇰 Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first leader under Chinese rule, dies at 89

Hong Kong's very first post-colonial leader, Tung Chee-hwa, has died. He was 89.

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😨 Travel chaos at UK airports as over 1,000 flights cancelled due to air traffic control issue

Operations at major British airports were severely disrupted on Tuesday [Sept 8] due to a technical fault at air traffic control provider NATS.

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🛫 Indonesia reopens all airports as Anak Krakatau ash clears

All eight airports, including Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, have resumed operations after volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau forced a temporary shutdown.

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📱 Singpass passkeys extended to Android users from Sept 9

Android users will receive notifications via their Singpass app in phases, reminding them to create their passkeys.

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😨 Singaporean goes missing while diving in Palau; MFA says search and rescue underway

Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said they are providing consular assistance to the Singaporean's family and are in contact with the Palau authorities on the ongoing search and rescue efforts.

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🏘 Community care apartments part of wider housing and care options for seniors, ageing in place remains key: Tan Kiat How

Senior Minister of State for Health Tan Kiat How also told Parliament that with the provision of more options to age well in the community, demand for community care apartments has moderated.

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🚁 Five people killed in Flying Doctor helicopter crash in Malaysia, authorities say

Search operations on Tuesday [Sept 8] had been complicated by hazy conditions, with rescuers barred from using air services.

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🛣 Accident on BKE towards Woodlands Checkpoint: Expect delays, says ICA

The accident on the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) resulted in one of the carriageway's three lanes being blocked.

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