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At least 18 people are missing in Nepal while China's Xinhua news agency said 11 people were missing on the Chinese side of the border.

The missing Chinese nationals were working at the Inland Container Depot, being constructed with Chinese assistance about 80 km north of the capital Kathmandu, said Arjun Paudel, a senior administrative official of Rasuwa district.

The Nepal Army has rescued 11 people, and search and rescue operations are still underway, spokesperson Raja Ram Basnet said.

China has been increasing its investment in Nepal in recent years in domains including roads, power plants, and hospitals.

Mohammad Irfan Nur Iman Bin Azhar died in a road traffic accident along Tanah Merah Coast Road towards Xilin Avenue on June 22.

On July 6, Irfan's mother, Iman Syuhadah, posted on Facebook saying that she hopes to identify and thank the good Samaritans.

She said those who were involved in Irfan's resuscitation can reach out to her privately via the numbers that she had provided on her post.

The accident happened along Tanah Merah Coast Road towards Xilin Avenue and the police said that the motorcycle may have skidded.

The hash tag "red uncle" was the top trending item on China's popular micro-blog Weibo on Tuesday (July 8), drawing at least 200 million views as users expressed incredulity and shock.

But police said Jiao was aged 38, not 60, as social media posts had stated.

Social media users also circulated a montage of headshots of nearly 100 men supposed to have met the "red uncle", prompting mock advice from some, urging women to check if their fiances or husbands featured.

Many social media users expressed concerns over the risk of sexually transmitted disease, with one warning the incident present "a big headache" for epidemic prevention authorities.

The NDP 2025 Mobile Column will be making its awaited return to the heartlands in celebration of SG60 come Aug 10, following a five-year hiatus since its last appearance in 2020.

According to Lieutenant-Colonel (LTC) Chek Wei Lun, chairman of the NDP 2025 Mobile Column to Heartlands Committee, the entourage will include 60 vehicles from the Singapore Armed Forces and Home Team.

Those eager to get a glimpse of the mobile column will also be able to track its live location via the NDP website, said LTC Chek.

Free tickets to NDP 2025 Heartland Celebrations will be made available to the public based on a first-come, first-served basis starting July 8.

The glitzy Star Awards held last Sunday (July 6) saw many local celebrities dripped in expensive outfits and bling.

He took to Instagram on Monday to share that his outfit, bought from Taobao, had cost him less than $100.

The 34-year-old wrote: "Took a risk with no plan B when I bought my outfit from Taobao.

In the video, he said that his jacket cost $41.77, pants $26.61 and shoes $28.29, totalling $96.67.

Billionaire and hotelier Ong Beng Seng will have his case heard in court again on July 23 in a pre-trial conference.

This follows a pre-trial conference on Tuesday morning (July 8) for the charges of abetting a public service in obtaining gifts and abetting the obstruction of justice.

A pre-trial conference is usually held in chambers and involves the court and parties involved in a case.

Abetting an offence carries the same penalty, if the offence is committed as a consequence of the abetment.

A Singaporean man has been found after reportedly going missing on Monday (July 7), two days after his wedding in Selangor, Malaysia.

He was found by local police in Sungai Long, Kajang at around 8pm the same day, about 15 hours after his disappearance.

According to Sin Chew Daily, the man, identified as He Wenhui (transliteration), is a Singapore-based financial manager who got married on July 5.

On July 7, the 29-year-old had gone for a morning jog near a park close to his father-in-law's home in Sungai Long before becoming uncontactable.

When serious health issues rendered them unable to cook, a hawker couple taught their special needs son how to fry up plates of char kway teow at their stall in Ang Mo Kio.

He was the main chef of Bendemeer Fresh Cockles Fried Kway Teow at 409 AMK Market & Food Centre.

She said that her husband had taught her and their son how to dish up a good plate of char kway teow, but she cannot cook anymore after suffering a stroke.

"But my son knows how to fry kway teow — if he didn't know how, we would have to close because my husband is sick and can't cook.".

Local actors Christopher Lee and Mark Lee will be starring together in the new Taiwanese film No Good!

In his social media posts yesterday (July 7), Taiwanese film director Bingo Chang revealed photos of the actors during a lensing ceremony held recently.

The movie, which also stars Taiwanese actor Hsu Hsiao-shun, centres around three middle-aged men who become influencers to chase after their dreams.

Mark told Taiwanese media in reports published yesterday that when he heard he will be acting alongside Christopher and Hsiao-shun, he felt that the casting was successful.

Denise Richards and Aaron Phypers have split after six years of marriage.

Aaron cited "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for their split, and the date of their separation is listed as July 4.

On an episode of the reality show Denise Richards and Her Wild Things, she said: "I'm never getting divorced again.

She said: "I have kids with him, and I'm not really — I'm friendly with Charlie, but I wish we were friends.".