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A five-year-old girl, Asiah, passed away after a six-vehicle pile-up along Jalan Kuching in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 10. The 24-year-old driver of a BYD Seal that police believe rear-ended the girl’s family car was later found at a private hospital in Damansara, where he was being tr...
Mothership · Oct 13, 2026

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The father of a 23-year-old woman who died after being struck by a man who fell from an apartment building in Nagoya, Japan, is calling for the man to face a murder charge. Tomoki Inaba was walking with a friend along a pavement in Sakae, Naka Ward, when 29-year-old Nobunari Tagu...
Mothership · Oct 13, 2026

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Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has announced stepped-up measures to tackle the forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan. However, he did not mention whether Indonesia would accept any offers of assistance from neighbours Singapore and Malaysia, who have also been affected b...
Mothership · Oct 13, 2026

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Former Jurong GRC Member of Parliament (MP) Tan Wu Meng sent his well wishes to Sengkang GRC MP Jamus Lim following news that the latter had been hospitalised for pneumonia. Writing on Facebook on Oct. 12, Tan said he had just seen news about Lim's hospitalisation. "I remember ou...
Mothership · Oct 13, 2026
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“Singaporeans already in Saudi Arabia should avoid all travel to KKIA and other high-risk areas until further notice and avoid non-essential travel within the kingdom,” says MFA....
CNA — Singapore · Oct 13, 2026

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Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid International Airport in Ridyadh was recently struck in a series of missile attacks, with the Yemeni Houthi militia claiming responsibility. CNN reports at least 20 deaths and hundreds of injuries. Saudi Arabia finds itself facing military challenges al...
Mothership · Oct 13, 2026
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Singaporeans already in Saudi Arabia should avoid all travel to high-risk areas.
Straits Times — Singapore · Oct 13, 2026

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A 26-year-old Chinese influencer known as Xiao Yue, who stood at 2.2m tall, has passed away. Her husband, Zihao, announced her passing on social media, as reported by Red Star News . She leaves behind her husband and her one-year-old son. Xiao Yue reportedly suffered from pituita...
Mothership · Oct 13, 2026

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Across seven healthcare institutions visited by CNA, most patients said they had few or no issues, despite signs warning visitors of potentially longer wait times....
CNA — Singapore · Oct 13, 2026

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A man from Singapore spent about six hours searching for a hotel he had booked in China before paying to stay elsewhere overnight, according to Shin Min Daily News . When he finally located the hotel the following morning, he was told it only accepted Chinese guests. The 54-year-...
Mothership · Oct 13, 2026
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Isaac Wong Kai Jie injected her with more than three times the annual limit of dermal fillers in one session.
Straits Times — Singapore · Oct 13, 2026