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[Local News] from @newsoutpost 1.5 million Singaporeans to get up to $850 in August to cope with rising costs. The payments will be made to Singaporeans aged 21 and above who have an assessable income of up to $34,000 for the year of assessment 2023. 📌 More details: bit.ly/3LcJqKw

[Local News] from @newsoutpost Youngest of 4 brothers who sexually abused sister gets 9 years’ jail, 24 strokes of cane. He claimed that he was addicted to pornography, and chose to sexually assault the victim instead of his other younger sisters as he knew the victim trusted him and would not report his crimes to anyone. 📌 More details: bit.ly/3zoRepQ

[World News] from @newsoutpost At least 9 killed after car drives into pedestrians at Seoul intersection. At around 9:26pm, a vehicle drove onto the sidewalk near Exit 12 of City Hall Station, killing and injuring pedestrians waiting to cross. 📌 More details: bit.ly/3L9wMM1

[Local News] from @newsoutpost Ex-student care officer admits ill-treating 5-year-old boy at kindergarten. A kindergarten student care officer grabbed and dragged away a 5 year old boy for playing with water at a sink on 15 Feb. She continued mistreating him even after he fell, pushing his head towards the floor. 📌 More details: bit.ly/3VWDY3o

[World News] from @newsoutpost K-pop boy band BTS’ member Jin will carry the torch at the 2024 Paris Olympics. About 11,000 people are expected to participate in the Olympic torch relay, including notable figures like former Ivorian soccer player Didier Drogba and former French-American basketball star Tony Parker. 📌 More details: bit.ly/4eONNst

[Local News] from @newsoutpost Rainy mornings, afternoons and some warm nights in Singapore in first half of July. The south-west monsoon is the first of two annual wet seasons in Singapore and typically lasts from June to September. 📌 More details: bit.ly/3xCGRhz

[Local News] from @newsoutpost A 23-year-old motorcyclist was trapped under a bus on Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) towards Woodlands Checkpoint. The motorcyclist was moved out from under the bus using hydraulic rescue equipment and was taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital where he subsequently died.  📌 More details: bit.ly/3xGsIji

[World News] from @newsoutpost Chinese badminton player Zhang Zhijie, 17, died of cardiac arrest after collapsing on court during a tournament in Indonesia. Footage from event showed a hesitant response to the teenager falling face down on the court but spokesperson defended that medical teams had to wait for the referee to let them on the court. 📌 More details: bit.ly/3RPjf01

[World News] from @newsoutpost Testimonies from North Korean defectors have revealed that the Kim Jong Un regime has conducted public executions for individuals caught distributing South Korean TV series, movies or K-pop music. The report is based on the testimonies of 649 North Korean defectors who had fled their homeland by 2023, according to the ministry. 📌 More details: bit.ly/3XP3vOa

[Local News] from @newsoutpost New shuttle bus service to serve residents in Marine Parade GRC, MacPherson, Mountbatten Each route stops five to seven times at places like polyclinics and other destinations difficult for seniors and those with mobility issues due to distance. 📌 More details: bit.ly/3SdsS99