😨 Woman gets jail for setting fire to Sembawang flat, had believed she was trapped in ex-boyfriend's house

46-year-old Jasmine Helena Halim admitted to one charge of intentionally setting fire to the property on Wednesday (Sept 9).

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🌳 New OBS Coney Island campus with over 100 adventure elements officially opens

With the new campus, the Ministry of Education-Outward Bound Singapore Challenge programme — attended by over 120,000 Secondary 3 students since 2017 — will be expanded to all Secondary 3 students by 2030.

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⚡ Moderate to heavy thundery showers expected over several parts of Singapore on Sept 11 afternoon

If you're in the northern, eastern, or central areas, remember your brolly ☔ Stay safe if you're on the roads!

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🍩 'Singapore efficiency is real': Man retrieves woman's AirPod from drain, gets Krispy Kreme treat

The quick retrieval potentially saved the woman around $100, sparing her from an expensive mishap.

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😔 Singaporean driver Christian Ho steps back from racing to enlist in NS: 'Not the announcement I wanted to make'

"This also means that I will likely not be racing for the coming years", added Singaporean racing driver Christian Ho.

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🎤🇸🇬 K-pop girl group Izna share wish list ahead of Singapore concert: Pork floss buns, chilli crab and MBS

K-pop girl group Izna are heading to Singapore for the first time, and they already have a local food and travel wish list planned out.

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🚇 MRT network hits 5th month of high reliability; extends record of no major delays to 10 months

The Land Transport Authority's latest rail reliability report also found that all MRT lines, including the oldest North-South and East-West Lines, remain above a mean kilometres before failure (MKBF) of 1 million train-km.

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📈 Oil prices set to end week over US$100 for first time in nearly 4 months

On a weekly basis, the benchmarks were trading nearly 13 per cent higher - the steepest gain since the week ended Jul 17.

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🚓 Driver, 22, arrested for driving under drug influence after car flips over in Kovan

Investigations into the incident along Upper Serangoon road by the police and the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) are ongoing.

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😢 Malaysian man mourns wife, 2 sons killed in Kluang fire: 'I would give my life to bring them back'

When firefighters arrived at the double-storey house in the Malaysian district of Kluang, they found the home already 50 per cent engulfed in flames.

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🕊 Hong Kong actor Simon Lui, known for his roles in horror movies, dies aged 62

Famously dubbed the "King of Ghosts", veteran Hong Kong actor Simon Lui has died from stomach cancer at the age of 62.

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🌃 Sober socialisation, wellness initiatives at 10th edition of Singapore River Festival a boon for nighttime businesses

AsiaOne's Carol Ong explores how this year's Singapore River Festival is evolving to tap into our changing social habits:

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💸 Man allegedly scammed of $21k by 'agent' promising to help him apply for Singapore PR

The warehouse manager, surnamed Yang, claimed he paid thousands in "application fees" after an agent promised to help him obtain academic certificates and shareholder status to boost his approval odds.

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😶‍🌫️ Haze update for Sept 11: 24-hour PSI expected to be in moderate to low unhealthy range

Moderate to heavy thundery showers over several areas of Singapore on Friday (Sept 11) afternoon brought some respite from the haze and heat.

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🚚🏍 Motorcyclist sent tumbling into path of trailer after rear-ending car on PIE

The police said the 49-year-old motorcyclist is assisting with ongoing investigations, while efforts are also underway to track down the trailer driver.

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⛑ Philippine rescuers resume search for survivors of Palawan ferry fire

Rescue operations were complicated by thick smoke still emanating from the burned vessel, preventing responders from boarding the ferry.

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☀️ Good morning! Here are some stories you might have missed yesterday:

📱 'Inappropriate and rude': Content creators get flak for pranking dancers at *Scape https://asia1.news/4hkWVsc

😷 Air quality improves as 24-hour PSI in central Singapore returns to moderate range https://asia1.news/46QiRFv

🚇 MRT network hits 5th month of high reliability; extends record of no major delays to 10 months https://asia1.news/4ijtSGv

🚗 Car skids and crashes onto roadside verge in Woodlands; airbags deployed

A 39-year-old man is assisting with ongoing police investigation after his car skidded and crashed onto a roadside verge in Woodlands on Friday (Sept 11) afternoon.

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❤️‍🩹 'Your words truly touched my heart': Brother of late Singaporean with cerebral palsy responds to letter from President Tharman

His brother, Suresh Vanaz, 47, responded in a Facebook post on Friday (Sept 11) to President Tharman's letter, describing it as one that is "very special and heartfelt".

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🥹 After losing $95k life savings, man driving taxi to keep roof over family's heads: 'It's make or break'

Still, the 46-year-old Singaporean had bills to pay — the most pressing of all a monthly rental of $3,500 for the HDB flat he, his wife, and their two sons now live in. 

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🍰 'Pandan is like Southeast Asian vanilla': New Yorkers rave over pandan chiffon cake with kaya after taste test

Their reactions were captured in a video posted to TikTok on Wednesday (Sept 9) by Singapore Social, a New York restaurant which serves Singaporean fare alongside dishes from Malaysia and Indonesia.

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