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07/08/2025

🦄 Which year did a giant unicorn make an appearance at an NDP? Here's a look back at the highlights of parades past.

Known as Kpods in Singapore, the drug was banned by the Hong Kong government in February.
07/08/2025

Known as Kpods in Singapore, the drug was banned by the Hong Kong government in February.

City renames popular recreational drug to eradicate any 'fantasy' peddlers were using to market it. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

07/08/2025

Apple CEO Tim Cook presented Mr Donald Trump with a Corning glass plaque engraved with the US President’s name, mounted in 24K gold.

For the first time, the cover glass for all iPhones and Apple Watches will be manufactured in the US, at Corning’s facility in Kentucky. https://str.sg/caHz

He was also charged with importing 5,600 “Heetsticks” – to***co products that are heated and not burned.
07/08/2025

He was also charged with importing 5,600 “Heetsticks” – to***co products that are heated and not burned.

Neo Yeow Siang is accused of committing the offences on March 7. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Choy was best known for his abstract experimentation with colour. Among his most recognisable paintings is Horizontals I...
07/08/2025

Choy was best known for his abstract experimentation with colour. Among his most recognisable paintings is Horizontals I (1977) at the National Gallery Singapore.

The artist continued to draw and obsess over art in hospital. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

07/08/2025

Retired US footballer Megan Rapinoe and her partner, Sue Bird, recreated the infamous Coldplay kiss cam moment at a basketball game in Seattle.

17-year-old Sara Grace Kueh was back rehearsing for NDP a month after she had a lump in her right lung removed.
07/08/2025

17-year-old Sara Grace Kueh was back rehearsing for NDP a month after she had a lump in her right lung removed.

Sara Grace Kueh, a four-time cancer survivor, is performing hip hop at NDP2025 Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The lightsaber was featured in the legendary fight scenes in The Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi.
07/08/2025

The lightsaber was featured in the legendary fight scenes in The Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi.

The movie prop has been described as the “Holy Grail” for Star Wars fans. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The man said he was a keen photographer and was trying to capture a high-angle view of the city's Walking Street at nigh...
07/08/2025

The man said he was a keen photographer and was trying to capture a high-angle view of the city's Walking Street at night.

Drone-flying was banned amid heightened security concerns and tensions along Thailand's border with Cambodia. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

3,185 new HIV cases were reported in Malaysia last year. 75% of the cases involved those aged between 20 and 39.
07/08/2025

3,185 new HIV cases were reported in Malaysia last year. 75% of the cases involved those aged between 20 and 39.

Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SBS Transit said no one was hurt and apologised for the inconvenience caused.
07/08/2025

SBS Transit said no one was hurt and apologised for the inconvenience caused.

No injuries were reported in the accident. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

He even committed the offence while she was attending to a patient.
07/08/2025

He even committed the offence while she was attending to a patient.

The man committed the offences when he was at work in 2021. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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