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Local actor Elvin Ng is among several celebrities gearing up for a charity football match at Our Tampines Hub.

The 41-year-old actress and new mum revealed the process in an Instagram post yesterday thanking her Member of Parliament (MP) Koh Poh Koon.

Taiwanese singer Elva Hsiao is on the road to recovery after suffering a hip fracture in 2022.

The 45-year-old posted a series of photos on Instagram yesterday, showing herself doing physical rehabilitation exercises.

'I don't rule anything out': Pritam Singh on whether incumbent Aljunied GRC MPs will remain as team.

Workers' Party secretary-general Pritam Singh was coy on whether he, along with the other incumbent Aljunied GRC MPs, will contest in the same constituency in the coming elections on May 3.

Polling Day on Saturday: Employees entitled to day off or salary in lieu, says MOM.

In a statement released by MOM on Tuesday (April 15), the ministry said that Polling Day should be treated like any other public holiday.

Workers' Party secretary-general Pritam Singh was coy on whether he, along with the other incumbent Aljunied GRC MPs, will contest in the same constituency in the coming elections on May 3.

The other MPs in Aljunied GRC are party chair Sylvia Lim, Gerald Giam and Faisal Manap.

Singh said that winning Aljunied GRC is a not a "done deal", pointing out the slim margins in the last election.

Earlier at the press conference, Singh announced that new face Kenneth Tiong Boon Kiat will be fielded in Aljunied GRC.

Japanese singer-actor Mizuki Itagaki has died at 24.

"We regret to inform you that actor Mizuki Itagaki has passed away due to an unfortunate incident," it read.

Mizuki, who was scouted by talent agency Stardust Promotion at the age of 10, was part of the J-pop boy band M!lk from 2014 to 2020.

In March 2024, Mizuki left Stardust Promotion and his official fanclub was closed.

K2-18 b is 8.6 times as massive as Earth and has a diameter about 2.6 times as large as our planet.

Asked about possible multicellular organisms or even intelligent life, Madhusudhan said, "We won't be able to answer this question at this stage.

This lets scientists determine the constituent gases of the planet's atmosphere.

The "Holy Grail" of exoplanet science, Madhusudhan said, is to find evidence of life on an Earth-like planet beyond our solar system.

A 22-year-old man was arrested on Thursday (April 17) after he allegedly slashed another man at Hougang Avenue 8.

As he was being arrested, he allegedly injured three police officers with a wooden plank with nails and they sustained minor injuries.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they received a call for assistance at Block 681 Hougang Avenue 8 and the injured man was taken conscious to Sengkang General Hospital.

The man was subsequently arrested for voluntarily causing hurt by grievous means, and for voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from his duty.

The Progress Singapore Party (PSP) has unveiled its candidates who will contest the single seat wards of Marymount and Kebun Baru in General Election 2025.

Leon Perera not standing as PSP candidate: Dr Tan.

On Thursday, Dr Tan also refuted speculation that former Workers' Party MP Leon Perera will be fielded as a PSP candidate.

"He is not standing with us," Dr Tan told the media when asked about Perara's appearance.

After the documentary aired on March 25, a number of people made reports against Hanna to the Singapore police.

Police said Hanna allegedly promised the victims that they would be reimbursed when she receives her inheritance.

Court documents show Hanna allegedly told him she was terminally ill with cancer when they met at Grand Hyatt Singapore between Feb 13 and 14.

Court documents stated that another man, Paiman Supangat, was allegedly told by Hanna that she was linked to "the Brunei royal family".

Western nations imposed sanctions on Assad following his repression of 2011 pro-democracy protests and later on Ibrahim for assisting the regime.

Early on Dec 8, rebel fighters reached Damascus, prompting Assad to flee for his coastal stronghold of Latakia, in coordination with Russian forces.

The person inside Assad's circle said the account belongs to Damascus-based Al-Burj Investments.

Ibrahim leased the jet from Lebanese businessman Mohamad Wehbe, according to a member of Syria's business elite and the source inside Assad's network.

Some of the People's Action Party's (PAP) new faces fielded in the upcoming General Election may eventually become more than just backbenchers, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said at the launch of the PAP manifesto on Thursday (April 17).

There will be 13 women candidates, up from the 10 introduced at the 2020 polls.

Addressing the PAP members gathered at the manifesto launch event, PM Wong clarified that this "will be a tough election".

Lee is one of the 13 women fielded by the PAP — and she's elated to be one of the women serving the nation, she said.