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Rapist to become first Japanese person caned in Singapore following conviction

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 4, 2024
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Corporal punishment included in sentence handed down for 2019 crime.

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• SE Asia
• (caning • Corporal punishment • crime • Singapore)

“Hey Singaporean taxi driver! Take us to the best restaurant in Singapore!”

• Dale Roll
  Oct 16, 2023

The recommendation of a taxi driver is all we needed to stop at this super local spot.

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• Japan
• (food • Hainanese chicken • Kaya toast • Singapore • Singaporean cuisine • Southeast Asia • travel)

How much will three packs of Pokémon cards bought overseas fetch in Japan?

• Krista Rogers
  Sep 5, 2023

We were left speechless at the cards’ final resale value.

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• Japan
• (COK • collectible card games • collectible cards • Mandarake • Pokemon • Pokémon card game • pokemon cards • Singapore • SNJO • Yuichiro Wasai • Yuuichiro Wasai)

Studio Ghibli and Uniqlo team up for line of beautiful T-shirts and bags, but not in Japan【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 24, 2023

Neither Japan nor the U.S. are the first countries to get the first collaboration between the anime studio and fashion brand.

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• SE Asia
• (anime • bags • Catbus • fashion • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • Makkuro Kurosuke • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • Princess Mononoke • shirts • Singapore • soot sprites • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • susuwatari • sweatshirts • t-shirts • Thailand • Totoro • Uniqlo)

Our reporter’s in relationship trouble after fake girlfriend loses $10,000 on a World Cup bet

• Master Blaster
  Dec 8, 2022

Can this romance fraud survive the stress of a lost bet?

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• Japan
• (fraud • Go Hatori • international romance scam • line • love • relationships • romance fraud • Singapore • soccer)

We sigh and swoon over the adorable Year of the Tiger Starbucks goods sold in the rest of Asia

• Katy Kelly
  Jan 21, 2022

Don’t get us wrong, Starbucks Japan has great merchandise, but have you seen Starbucks Singapore?!

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• Japan
• (Asia • Hong Kong • Indonesia • Lunar New Year • Malaysia • Singapore • Starbucks Japan • Thailand • The Philippines • Vietnam • year of the tiger)

We visit the Japanese branch of a Singaporean restaurant serving Singapore-style tempura

• Dale Roll
  Apr 21, 2021

What kind of flair does Singaporean tempura have? Let’s find out!

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• Japan
• (cuisine • food • fried food • Japanese cuisine • Nihonbashi • Singapore • spicy food • taste test • tempura • Tendon Kohaku • Tokyo)

Starbucks unveils new Halloween drinkware collection

• Oona McGee
  Oct 13, 2020

Enjoy a drink with spooky cute cats and ghouls this Halloween.

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• SE Asia
• (autumn • cats • COK • drinkware • halloween • Halloween 2020 • limited edition • mugs • Singapore • Starbucks • travel mugs • tumblers)

Boy cries tears of joy after eating McDonald’s for the first time since lockdown began [Video]

• Katie Pask
  May 30, 2020

Nine-year-old boy gives a new meaning to the term ‘Happy Meal’!

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• Internet, SE Asia
• (cute • fast food • food • Happy Meal • heartwarming • McDonald's • McNuggets • Singapore • video)

Robot omelet chef is kinda neat, but won’t be taking over the world any time soon, netizens say

• Dale Roll
  Nov 10, 2018

It’s nice that it can make omelets by itself, but it’s certainly not a threat to human existence.

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• SE Asia
• (cooking • cool • omelettes • robots • Singapore • technology • video)

Crazy Hot Asians? Singaporean photographer-turned-actor in his 50s drops jaw after jaw in his wake

• Krista Rogers
  Sep 26, 2018

We could see the amazingly non-aging Chuando Tan starring in a Crazy Rich Asians spinoff.

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• SE Asia
• (Chuando & Frey • Chuando Tan • Handsome men • Instagram • models • Singapore • young • young-looking people)

Whimsical Singaporean sushi chain “Maki-san” opening first location in Japan this summer

• Krista Rogers
  May 15, 2018

I mean, wouldn’t you pay it a visit just for the clever “Roll with Maki-san” catchphrase?

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• Japan, SE Asia
• (maki-san • Osaka • Restaurant • Singapore • sushi)

A reader asks Mr. Sato to meet in-person, and gives him an unforgettable message

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 19, 2017

Usually, people email Mr. Sato to call him garbage, but this young woman from Singapore had something else to say.

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• Japan
• (COK • foreigners in Japan • Mr. Sato • Singapore • SNOJ • study abroad • studying in Japan • Waseda)

Dominique Ansel Bakery Japan now offering Singapore Crab… as an exquisite dessert! 【Pics】

• Kay
  Sep 3, 2017

No, that’s not an actual crab — it’s a sweet dessert available for a limited time.

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• Japan, SE Asia
• (bakeries • crab • cute • desserts • Singapore • sweets)

Singapore Airlines adds country’s attractions to safety video so passengers actually watch【Video】

• Koh Ruide
  Aug 27, 2017

Because watching the same old life-saving information can get boring sometimes.

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• SE Asia
• (attractions • cool • flight • safety video • Singapore • Singapore Airlines • video)

Amazingly young-looking Singaporean photographer is 50, but looks less than half his age【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 27, 2017

Muscular, smooth-skinned Chaundo retired from modeling decades ago, but not because he lost his looks.

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• SE Asia
• (Chaundo • Chaundo Tan • crazy • Handsome men • models • Singapore • young • young-looking people • youth)

Can you answer this question for 14-year-olds from the Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad?

• Scott Wilson
  Jun 1, 2017

You’re gonna need a heavy dose of logic and probably a couple headache pills to tackle this one.

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• SE Asia
• (brain teaser • logic • puzzle • question • quiz • Singapore)

Creepy video shows housekeeper who’s either demonically possessed or really wants a new job【Vid】

• SoraNews24
  Apr 6, 2017

Housekeeper in Singapore is definitely giving the Internet chills, might also be trying to give her resignation notice.

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• SE Asia
• (ghosts • housekeeper • maid • posession • scary • Singapore • video • weird)

Singaporean man dies from heart attack after finally catching a coveted Lapras in Pokémon GO

• Scott Wilson
  Mar 4, 2017

Witnesses say it happened as soon as he realized he caught it.

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• SE Asia
• (death • heart attack • Lapras • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • Singapore)

“Rainbow fire” brightens the day of Singaporeans【Video】

• Master Blaster
  Feb 28, 2017

Although technically neither a “rainbow” nor “fire,” catching a glimpse of this phenomenon has put a spring in everyone’s step.

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• SE Asia
• (beautiful • circumhorizontal arc • cloud iridescence • natural phenomenons • nature • rainbow • rainbow fire • Singapore)

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