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Loh Kean Yew: It’s time for me to take a break; fans cheer him on and say ‘Come back stronger!’

 

Photo: For illustrative purposes only. Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew celebrates beating India’s Srikanth Kidambi during the men’s singles final badminton match of the BWF World Championships in Huelva, on December 19, 2021. (Photo by JOSE JORDAN / AFP)

After a defeat in the Japan Open on Thursday (Sept 1) Singapore’s first badminton world champion Loh Kean Yew announced over social media that he will be taking a break for now “to allow my body and mind to rest, recover and recharge.”

Loh, 25, who has had a very busy match schedule this year, said his next games will be at the Denmark Open, which will be held from Oct 18 to 23.

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Customer waits 6 hours for Foodpanda order, talks to 15 representatives for half a day, yet delivery never arrives

 

Photo: Facebook screengrab/ Foodpanda Riders Singapore

After waiting for six hours for an order processed by Foodpanda, a customer had to speak to multiple company representatives to follow up, but to no avail.

A member of Facebook group Complaint Singapore shared her disappointment with the platform on Thursday (Sept 1), noting this was not how customers should be served.

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Man discovers angbao full of S$50 & S$100 notes at Choa Chu Kang carpark; netizens say he’s the chosen one… for a ghost marriage

 

Photo: TikTok screengrab

It’s not every day that one stumbles upon cold hard cash at public places like a carpark. It might be a sign of good luck, but for a man who picked up an angbao filled with banknotes, it could also mean he just signed up for a ghost marriage.

A TikTok user shared his discovery on Wednesday (Aug 31), noting he was on his way to Keat Hong McDonald’s when he found somebody’s angbao.

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Intern breaks office item gets their ‘salary’ deducted; asks ‘is it okay for companies to deduct our salary?’

 

Photo: freepik/jcomp (for illustration purposes only)

A poster on the NUSWhispers page got a serious reality check after whining about their pay getting docked $100 after they broke something in the company where they are doing an internship.

To make a long story short, commenters bluntly told the poster, “U broke u pay.”

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HDB flats originally bought for $500,000 are now being sold twice the price

 

Photo: Google maps

The rise in the number of million-dollar HDB flats made the news recently; getting featured in a Reuters article published in different countries.

Shortages due to the Covid-19 pandemic caused the demand to increase, which has in turn led to higher prices.

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