🪔 Deepavali or Diwali? The story behind the two names of the Festival of Lights

Both names share Sanskrit roots, but Deepavali is more common in South India, while Diwali is widely used in the north.

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🇨🇳 China in contact with Real Madrid, LaLiga over Mbappe's Mao comments

“There are no negotiations, but there is communication, based on mutual understanding,” China’s ambassador to Spain Yao Jing said on Friday (Nov 6).

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🍼 Felicia Chin opens up about trying for a baby, admits she felt pressure to have kids

Felicia shared that as recently as last year, she had felt the need to have a child due to external pressures.

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

🇨🇳 China's commerce minister vows to expand co-operation with Canada https://asia1.news/48Av1TU

🇮🇩 Indonesian workers rally for Prabowo as women march against president https://asia1.news/4AdjZj7

🇺🇸 US urges China to meet rare earths, agriculture commitments ahead of Trump-Xi meetings https://asia1.news/4izXBcE

🚨 Latest KL-linked drug bust sees Hong Kong customs find 1kg of suspected cocaine in shoes

The man was stopped during a customs inspection of arriving passengers.

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👏 Ex-offender, orphaned and homeless at 14, now a social worker helping others: 'What I am doing today does not feel like a job at all'

At 14, Rizwan was a Primary 2 dropout, orphaned, homeless and caught in a cycle of crime that would eventually see him jailed seven times. Today, Rizwan is a 2026 President’s Challenge fellow.

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🥐 This local bakery makes up to $1m a year, boss shares tips on entrpreneurship

Sometimes, the best way to kick off a business venture is to start small, says Kenji, who owns popular local bakery Coffeehouse by Kobashi, believes.

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🚚🚗🚛 Driving to Malaysia on Deepavali? Expect a 1.5-hour wait at Woodlands Checkpoint

There has been heavy traffic at Woodlands Checkpoint since 7am on Deepavali (Nov 8).

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🚌 Singapore's electric buses: How safe are they?

#DidYouKnow: Batteries on Singapore’s electric buses have special compartments.

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🥰 Migrant workers get free bus rides, care packs as Singapore celebrates Deepavali

So no one gets left out from Deepavali, even while working away from home.

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🚨 Police arrest 195 people, seize over $150k cash in anti-vice raid

Operations from mid-September to end-October targeted massage establishments, public entertainment outlets, beauty salons, hotels and residential units.

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🧲 Claw machine shop owner spots regular customer on CCTV allegedly using magnet to cheat, reports to police

The police are now looking into the matter.

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🚙 Speeding driver who crashed into motorcyclist picking fruits on Rifle Range Road jailed 2 weeks on appeal

Abel Wang had appealed the $8,000 fine and five-year driving ban he received, wishing for it to be reduced to a $4,000 fine.

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🏥 4 taken to hospital following TPE accident involving 2 lorries and 2 cars

Four people were taken to hospital following a four-vehicle collision on Tampines Expressway (TPE) on Saturday (Nov 7).

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🕊 Singapore DJ, 37, dies just over 100 days after mum

DJ Huang Kai En’s 10-year-old son found him lying unresponsive on the floor of their home.

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🔥 2 taken to hospital as blaze razes Kuala Lumpur eatery

Two women were injured when a fire tore through a two-storey restaurant along Jalan Tun Sambanthan in Brickfields early this morning (Nov 8).

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🥲️️️️️️ Old-school snack shop at Upper Thomson to close after more than 40 years

Biscuit King is set to close on Jan 31, 2027.

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🛞 Wheel off, bumper wrecked: Chery says collision, not faulty parts to blame for car damage on Malaysia expressway

"We wish to clarify that the damage to the front bumper and detachment of the wheel were a result of the accident and not due to a failure of the vehicle's component parts," Chery said in a statement.

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🌇 February 2027 BTO launch: Around 4,300 flats in Bishan, Tampines, Tengah and Toa Payoh

HDB will also run a Sale of Balance Flats (SBF) exercise with about 5,000 flats, bringing the combined supply to roughly 9,300 homes.

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👗 Sheila Sim walks at Chanel show as she returns to runway after 10 years

Sheila Sim has made her runway return, walking in Chanel’s Cruise 2026/27 show held in Sydney, Australia this week.

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🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦 Kremlin hopes US election shake-up won't shift Trump's negotiations on Ukraine https://asia1.news/4epu0BD

🇺🇸 After midterm rout, Vance tries to build his own 2028 brand https://asia1.news/4sNToH6