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FLASH RAY READY FOR WINNING DEBUT
Oct 3 Korea (Seoul) form analysis
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October 03, 2025
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Politics of oil behind that head-scratching defence deal
What's the deal with the surprise defence pact announced by Saudi Arabia and Pakistan?
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October 03, 2025
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Displaced families to get financial assistance: Marcos
ridion Lambojon in a message for Mr Marcos as he spoke to ST, tears streaming down his face as he stood in front of the white coffins of his relatives.
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October 03, 2025
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Jane Goodall, primate expert and wildlife advocate, dies
Pioneering female ethologist whose discoveries revolutionised science was 91
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October 03, 2025
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HAVE A TASTE OF THE HIGH LIFE
Luxury festival UltraLuxe is back, this time with a new sub-event, VerveArte, which showcases the trappings of a luxurious life
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October 03, 2025
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Have a philatelic museum at Fullerton Hotel
I recently found out that the Philatelic Store at The Fullerton Hotel Singapore had closed on Sept 30 after operating for five years.
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October 03, 2025
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Living with dignity after stoma surgery
Caring for a person with a stoma is also about helping them find peace and providing them emotional support.
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October 03, 2025
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Driverless buses to ply routes in Marina Bay, one-north under $8.lm contract
The 16-seater buses will be used on services 191 and 400 from the second half of 2026
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October 03, 2025
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Japan’s next PM faces growing concerns over immigration
Fanning worries is the ‘Japanese-first’ Sanseito party which did well in recent polls
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October 03, 2025
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'OMG is this photoshopped?' BTS' RM stunned by snaps with President Lee Jae Myung
K-pop boy band BTS’ leader RM was apparently caught off guard when a photo appeared online showing him posing with the South Korean President.
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October 03, 2025
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Village for typhoon survivors now one of deadliest sites in Cebu quake
The village was meant to be a place of safety: 200 “disasterresilient homes” for survivors of a devastating 2013 typhoon, paid for by a charity and built to withstand ferocious winds.
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October 03, 2025
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Work documents of I9L000 civil servants wiped out in S. Korea data centre fire
The South Korean government’s central document storage system, known as “G Drive”, was reportedly destroyed in the Sept 26 fire at the National Information Resources Service (Nirs) in Daejeon, wiping out the work documents of nearly 191,000 civil servants.
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October 03, 2025
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'See you in Valhalla': How a Viking concept was popularised by the far right
The phrase recently used by the FBI chief has disturbing associations with Nazis and white supremacists who have co-opted Norse mythology for their cause.
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October 03, 2025
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8 teachers lauded for helping to instil a love of the English language in students
Pop star Taylor Swift makes frequent appearances in Madam Siti Zaleha Sharip’s classroom.
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October 03, 2025
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K-actors Song Kang, Kim Min-kyu discharged from military
Heartthrob Song Kang already has work lined up for him following his discharge from the South Korean military on Oct 1.
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October 03, 2025
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Todorovic wants to leave her mark
Serbian-Australian basketball coach Jelena Todorovic wants to be more than just the first woman coaching a male team in Brazil, as she works on reversing the fortunes of players who finished bottom of the table last season.
2 min |
October 03, 2025
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Cordlife shares sink 17%, faces potential one-year suspension
Shares of Cordlife Group tumbled when they resumed trading on Oct 2, a day after the cord blood bank announced that it had received a notice from the Ministry of Health (MOH) stating its intention to suspend the company’s cord blood banking licence for one year.
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October 03, 2025
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Gasly upbeat for 2026 despite testing season
Sitting 16th in the Formula One drivers’ standings, Pierre Gasly is just above five of his peers — two of them his Alpine teammates Jack Doohan and Franco Colapinto.
3 min |
October 03, 2025
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Former WP politician Tang Liang Hong dies at 90 of heart failure
He left S’pore after 1997 General Election, lived in HK with older daughter since 2018
3 min |
October 03, 2025
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‘She inspired me even more to do better’: Singaporeans mourn Goodall’s death
In December 2024, local primatologist Andie Ang sat with Dr Jane Goodall as she penned thank-you notes to friends of the Jane Goodall Institute of Singapore (JGIS).
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October 03, 2025
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Sashimi from a lab? S'pore firm eyes goal with Japan launch
Biotech start-up is first to cultivate Omega-3-rich fish fat using stem cell technology
3 min |
October 03, 2025
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Higher salaries, but slight dip in full-time jobs for SIT's class of 2024: Survey
79% land full-time permanent employment within six months of graduation
2 min |
October 03, 2025
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STI and DBS hit new records amid hopes of US Fed rate cut
The blue-chip gauge of the Republic, the Straits Times Index (STI), soared to a new record of 4,395.21 points on Oct 2 after surging 72.09 points or 1.7 per cent, fuelled by the expectation of an interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve.
1 min |
October 03, 2025
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Cartier introduces supple Love bracelet
After 56 years, the French jeweller has given the rigid classic a fluid interpretation that can be attached to another, in pairs or infinitely
5 min |
October 03, 2025
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Japanese expats in Indian auto hub find taste of home in hotels
In India’s Gujarat, eating meat or seafood is frowned upon, but in the state’s dusty industrial town of Vithalapur, hotels with names like Osaka Palace are churning out ramen and tempura — all to please the Japanese auto engineers and managers who now stay in them.
2 min |
October 03, 2025
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All school facilities to run on central MOE system by 2031
It will manage operations such as lighting and water use, in move to boost efficiency
3 min |
October 03, 2025
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Several sun creams pulled in Australia over safety concerns
Over a dozen sun creams have been pulled from shelves in Australia after consumer advocacy group analysis found many of them did not provide the sun protection factor their makers claimed.
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October 03, 2025
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Tariffs weigh on US factory activity as it contracts for 7th straight month
US factory activity shrank in September for a seventh consecutive month as factories grappled with the fallout from President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.
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October 03, 2025
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Gwyneth Paltrow wants to be the next Ralph Lauren with Gwyn
Earlier in September, as many of her peers were in Los Angeles preparing for the Emmy Awards, American actress and entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow was in New York introducing Gwyn, the reincarnation of her Goop fashion collection G Label, to the world.
3 min |
October 03, 2025
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HSBC raises income criterion to $65k for new credit card applications here
Move aligns with its focus on serving more affluent clients; no changes at most banks
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