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For Office Romance co-stars Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein, romance is everything
While working on the third season of Ted Lasso (2020 to present) — the Emmy-winning sports show with the heart of a romantic comedy — Brett Goldstein and one of the show’s creators, Joe Kelly, spent a train ride home lamenting a perceived recent lack of quality romcoms.
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June 11, 2026
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S’pore and Tanzania’s complementary strengths can create good jobs, growth: President Tharman
Singapore and Tanzania can harness their individual strengths to create good jobs and inclusive growth, said President Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
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June 11, 2026
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Iran has taken too long to negotiate, ‘will have to pay the price’: Trump
US President Donald Trump issued a new threat to Iran on June 10 after US and Iranian forces exchanged strikes hours earlier, potentially upending an already fragile ceasefire.
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June 11, 2026
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New credit service may offer easier access to Malaysian financial products
It may soon be easier for consumers in Singapore and Malaysia to secure credit cards, mortgages and business loans across the border with the development of a new two-way credit reporting service.
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June 11, 2026
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Japan’s wholesale inflation accelerates to fastest in three years
Japan’s wholesale inflation accelerated in May at the fastest pace in three years as price pressures from the Middle East war broadened, data showed on June 10, adding to the case for further interest rate hikes by the central bank.
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June 11, 2026
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Heritage • Finding my Teochew roots while living in HK
I refer to Tan Dawn Wei’s piece, “China’s surprise blockbuster Dear You is a love letter to the Nanyang generation” (June 7), and would like to share my experience as part of a family of Singaporeans living in Hong Kong.
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June 11, 2026
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Bruce Springsteen opens music centre, archive and cultural hub in New Jersey
Bruce Springsteen has long wrestled with the anchor of New Jersey.
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June 11, 2026
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Google's backstops underpin $45b chip deal for Anthropic
Deal underscores the complex business ties among tech giants pouring money into AI
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June 11, 2026
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South Korea reports first exam cheating cases using AI smart glasses
Cheating attempts involving AI-powered smart glasses were detected during recent Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) exams in South Korea, marking the first reported cases of their kind in the country.
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June 11, 2026
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Take another chance with Future Gamble
June 11 S.A. (Turffontein) preview
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June 11, 2026
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Delve into F1 history at S'pore exhibition this July
Motor racing fans here can say “lights out and away we go” a little earlier in 2026 with the Formula One exhibition coming to Singapore in July.
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June 11, 2026
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Agency ordered to compensate customer over domestic helper’s ‘poor’ Mandarin
Company misrepresented worker’s language ability to bedridden elderly woman
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June 11, 2026
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Javier Bardem does his own take on villain in Cape Fear
The Spanish actor is relieved he did not have to imitate performances of Robert De Niro and Robert Mitchum
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June 11, 2026
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SNOWDEN NEEDS STROKE OF LUCK IN STRADBROKE
King Of Roseau deserves better after G1 Kingsford Smith ‘train wreck’, says trainer
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June 11, 2026
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Sticking to my roots as I realise my ultimate dream
What do you remember about your first World Cup?
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June 11, 2026
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AI start-up Plaud to invest $10m in Singapore as it expands Asia-Pacific ops
S’pore office to account for about a quarter of firm’s global workforce of over 600 staff
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June 11, 2026
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Challenge is ensuring citizens share common Spore narrative
Australia, New Zealand and now Singapore. The irony is that the same commentators warning that Indians are ‘everywhere’ come from a country whose people have built thriving communities across virtually every corner of the globe.
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June 11, 2026
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Obituaries Valentine Willie an advocate for ASEAN art
Sabah-born Valentine Francis Willie, the influential gallery owner, curator, museum creative director and art entrepreneur who played a pivotal role in modernising Malaysia’s exhibition landscape and advancing Southeast Asian art on the regional stage, died in Kuala Lumpur on the morning of June 9.
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June 11, 2026
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Former Hong Kong actress Natalie Ng had breast cancer
Former Miss Hong Kong and television network TVB actress Nathaliie Ng - known more widely as Natalie Ng - died in a hospital on the morning of June 9 at age 51 after battling breast cancer.
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June 11, 2026
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K-pop girl group Itzy to perform here on Oct 3
K-pop girl group Itzy, who last held a concert here in 2024 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, will be back at the same venue on Oct 3.
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June 11, 2026
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Papua New Guinea eruption stokes fears of food shortage
Thick rafts of volcanic pumice ejected by an undersea eruption in Papua New Guinea’s Bismarck Sea have blocked boats, damaged fishing grounds and fuelled fears of food shortages, the leaders of remote coastal communities on Manus Island said.
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June 11, 2026
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DRC medics struggling to secure basic equipment amid Ebola outbreak
Stock reductions, logistical problems have caused shortages, driven up costs of PPE
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June 11, 2026
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Silvan Mistress gets the nod if meeting stays on turf
RACE 1 (1,400M) An interesting opening event.
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June 11, 2026
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Environment • Consider the impact of more night lights on birds
I hope the new Marina Bay light-up planners are considering the impact of night illuminations on birds (Marina Bay skyline could see bolder night light-ups as URA explores easing guidelines, June 5).
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June 11, 2026
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JB is spending millions on buses, so why are there so few users?
Long wait times and limited coverage among the reasons why commuters prefer to drive
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June 11, 2026
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Broos eyes Hollywood ending with S. Africa
Forty years after playing for Belgium against hosts Mexico in the 1986 World Cup opener, Hugo Broos makes an emotional return to the Estadio Azteca on June 11, this time as coach of South Africa.
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June 11, 2026
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K-stars Sooyoung, Jung Kyung-ho split after 14 years
Girls’ Generation’s Choi Soo-young and actor Jung Kyung-ho have ended their relationship after 14 years together, their agencies confirmed on June 9.
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June 11, 2026
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Philippines urges China to remove structure in disputed shoal
The Philippines has asked China to remove a floating structure that it has monitored in a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, as tensions between the two nations flare up anew.
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June 11, 2026
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Ukraine, Latvia sign drone deal: Zelensky
Ukraine has signed a drone deal with Latvia, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on June 9 as he met Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs on the sidelines of a summit between Ukraine and Nordic and Baltic states in the Estonian capital Tallinn.
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June 11, 2026
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POLITICAL FOOTBALL TAKES TO THE FIELD
Stay on the ball with the geopolitical issues surrounding these five group-stage matches
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