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🎤 KPop Demon Hunters band Huntr/x to take part in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Are you goin' up, up, up? 67 🌚😏
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Israel receives the body of another deceased buried by Hamas in Gaza
Hamas has now returned 21 of the 28 bodies of hostages that were buried in Gaza.
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🇵🇭 Kalmaegi death toll climbs to 66 as Philippine survivors confront destruction
Ahead of the storm surge that caused serious flooding and loss of electricity, more than 200,000 people were evacuated across the Visayas region in the Philippines, including parts of southern Luzon and northern Mindanao.
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😮 China pins hopes on Olympic star for 'high quality' Hong Kong democracy
Around one-third of the current Hong Kong legislature - including veteran lawmakers from major pro-Beijing parties - is set to step down soon. New faces, including Olympic gold medalist Vivian Kong, are among those who may be one of 30 to represent professional sectors.
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🐻 Japan dispatches troops to help combat deadly wave of bear attacks
There have been more than 100 bear attacks with a record 12 people killed across Japan in the year since April. The troops will help transport, set and inspect the box traps used to capture the bears but they are culled by trained hunters with weapons more suited to that purpose.
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👀 COE prices continue to dip in first bidding exercise for November 2025
All categories saw prices dip in the first Certificate of Entitlement (COE) bidding exercise for November, even though bids received far exceeded quotas set by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore.
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😰 Man flees scene after crashing into multiple vehicles in Telok Blangah; police find vape in car
Drama unfolded in Telok Blangah on Tuesday (Nov 4) when a male driver was seen driving over a road divider as police officers approached his car. He later crashed into a bus. A vape was found in the man's car.
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😮 WP MP Kenneth Tiong calls Chee Hong Tat's clarification 'stupid' in Parliament, apologises later
The incident took place during question time when Workers' Party (WP) MP Kenneth Tiong was responding to National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat's clarification on whether the WP agrees with a 'risk-proportionate' approach over 'zero-risk' in Singapore's financial system.
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Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayoral race, capping meteoric rise
Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, has won the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday (Nov 4). He defeated former Governor Andrew Cuomo, 67, whom US President Donald Trump had thrown his support for.
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😱 Singaporean woman sentenced to more than 31 years' jail in Taiwan for helping scam syndicate
She was found guilty of 25 counts of fraud in Yunlin county, and three counts of fraud in Changhua county. For the first conviction, she was sentenced to a jail term of 30 years and two months and for the latter, she was given one year and six months' jail and a NT$30,000 (S$1,270) fine.
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😮 China's military build-up demands response, Australia defence minister says
Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said the Australian Defence Force's work to protect its sea trade routes "is getting challenging" and "risky" given China's military build-up which he describes as "the biggest".
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🤩 Toto jackpot snowballs to $10m for 12th time this year
The last Toto cascade draw was held on Oct 23. This Thursday's (Nov 6) draw will take place at 9.30pm.
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😡 20 years' jail for 69-year-old man who raped step-granddaughter
The assaults, which took place from 2016 to 2017, came to light after the girl was referred to a school counsellor for self-harming behaviour, the High Court was told.
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🤑 'The bigger the rat, the more valuable it is': Clementi hawkers rewarded up to $50 bounty per catch
Rats are wanted at Clementi 448 Market & Food Centre — and a big bounty is on their heads.
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😮 WP chief Pritam Singh to appeal against conviction, sentence on Nov 4
Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh was previously charged under the Parliament (Privileges, Immunities and Powers) Act in March 2024 and found guilty of giving false testimonies to a parliamentary committee looking into a lie told by then-WP MP Raeesah Khan.
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❄️ Not enough tents, food reaching Gaza as winter comes, aid agencies say
Only half the needed amount of food is coming in, according to the World Food Programme, while an umbrella group of Palestinian agencies said overall aid volumes were between a quarter and a third of the expected amount.
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🇺🇸 Democrats sweep first major elections of second Trump term
Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, won the mayoral race in New York City, while in Virginia and New Jersey, moderate Democrats Abigail Spanberger, 46, and Mikie Sherrill, 53, won their elections for governor comfortably.
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🥲 Kimberly Wang leaves 987FM after 14 years, colleagues cry at farewell party
987FM DJ Kimberly Wang shares her reflections, including stepping outside of her comfort zones into the unknowns - to explore "what else could be".
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🧐 Govt taking 'decisive step' to give victims of online harms avenue for redress: Josephine Teo
The proposed Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Bill will give victims a legal basis to seek redress, and provide them with means to identify who harmed them.
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⚔️ David Beckham knighted by King Charles
Arise, Sir 'Goldenballs'. It is now Sir David Beckham. Speaking afterwards Sir David admitted he had been emotional as he received his greatest honour.
'I've been very obviously lucky in my career to have won what I've won and done what I've done but to receive an honour like this, of a knight, is beyond anything that I ever thought that I would receive', he said.
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The police will learn from this': Goh Pei Ming says 'serious breach' led to tragic Megan case, vows to reinforce training and procedures
Minister of State for Home Affairs acknowledged that the two police officers committed "a serious breach" under pressure that led to a "tragic outcome". Since then, police have established procedures to guide follow-up actions when dealing with missing persons. This includes technological solutions to trigger automatic notifications to investigation officers and their supervisors.
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😮 Namewee reports to Malaysian police for investigations into murder of Taiwanese influencer
Said Namewee: "I have arrived at the police station. Moving forward, I will fully co-operate with the police to assist in their investigations to be accountable to everyone and the family of the deceased. I will not flee."
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🕊️ UPS cargo plane with 3 crew members crashes in Kentucky
The UPS cargo plane was seen taking off with fire on one wing, and a huge fireball erupted as the plane, laden with 38,000 gallons of fuel, hit the ground.
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🤤 Trip.com announces Gourmet Lists 2026, 3 Singapore eateries ranked in top fine dining category
Twenty-nine Singapore restaurants were listed in the Fine Dining Category, with Odette, Les Amis and Labyrinth making it to the prestigious Black Diamond tier.
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6.2-magnitude earthquake hits offshore of Indonesia's Sulawesi, no tsunami potential
According to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, the tremor was recorded off the island's northern coast, in the Minahasa Peninsula, at a depth of 103km.
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🇺🇸 Trump backs Cuomo, threatens to cut funds for New York City if Mamdani wins
"Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really have no choice. You must vote for him, and hope he does a fantastic job," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
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😧 NUS students with fake admissions will be expelled; NTU students will face disciplinary action
Checks on Xiaohongshu found many such agencies offering "direction admission" to NUS and Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Most of the agencies target those with poor high school grades or low undergraduate GPAs, and who have yet to pass English proficiency tests such as the International English Language Testing System.
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WP chief Pritam Singh appears in court to appeal against conviction, sentence
[Pritam Singh’s appeal hearing] Workers’ Party (WP) chief Pritam Singh is appealing against his conviction and sentence for lying to a parliamentary committee. In February, Singh told reporters outside the State Court that he would appeal and that the need of the hour was for him to “step up”, not “step down”.
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😰 Depressed teen set fire to booths at VivoCity and Harbourfront Centre, caused over $27k in damage
Yogesh Pubalan Pubalan, 19, was convicted on Nov 3 after pleading guilty to two counts of mischief. The court heard that he was feeling upset while walking around VivoCity on the night of March 19, and suddenly felt an urge to set the booths on fire.
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🥳 Over 300 shops, adventure park and apartment hotel: Johor Bahru City Square to be revamped by 2027
Johor Bahru City Square's transformation is slated to be completed by the end of 2027.
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