Netizens call out lovey-dovey couple on train for taking non-foldable bicycle on MRT

A video of a couple being sweet with one another has gone viral online, but not for that reason. As adorable as they are, what caught netizens’ attention was the bicycle they had brought on the train, as it was the non-foldable kind.

Some commenters wondered if the MRT staff who should be making sure commuters comply with rules and regulations were sleeping or bo chap, meaning they simply don’t care. The bicycle seen in the video clip uploaded by Abdulsalam on the Singapore Incidents page on Wednesday (May 12) was certainly not a folded one.

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Passport processing time increased to six weeks as passport applications & renewals continue to surge

As the number of people applying for and renewing passports continues to rise, Immigration and Checkpoints says applications now take at least six weeks to process.

“Longer Processing Time for Passport Application. Due to overwhelming passport applications, please expect a longer processing time of at least six weeks,” said a notice on the official website of the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) today (May 11).

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U2’s Bono performs at subway station in Kyiv

U2’s Bono and The Edge cheered up audiences in Ukraine on May 8 with a surprise performance at a subway station in Kyiv. The famous singer and guitarist were accompanied by members of a Ukrainian band as they performed a number of hit songs.

The 40-minute concert was held in support of Ukrainian forces fighting the Russian army. They had been invited to perform by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a show of solidarity with the Ukrainian people.

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Sharon Au has “nothing now” after her apartment in Paris gets robbed

Sharon Au took to Instagram to say that her apartment in Paris was broken into on April 30. Au is a Singaporean former actress and host. Having joined the TCS during the mid-1990s, she won many awards as an artiste with MediaCorp before taking a sabbatical to pursue university education in 2005 on a scholarship.

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Snake chase duck, woman chase snake at Bukit Timah Hill

With human help, could this be the duck’s lucky day of escape as it stood inches away from danger in the form of a snake pursuing its next meal?

The TikTok video showed the snake slithering towards the rather clueless duck along a drain at Bukit Timah Hill when one woman attempted a rescue mission.

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