Lindsay Lohan has tied the knot with Bader Shammas. She made the announcement in an Instagram post, where she referred to him as her ‘husband’.
The Mean Girls actress made the social media post on July 2 which coincided with her 36th birthday.
“I am the luckiest woman in the world. You found me and knew that I wanted to find happiness and grace, all at the same time. I am stunned that you are my husband. My life and my everything. Every woman should feel like this everyday,” said Lohan in her post, which also featured a selfie of herself and Shammas.
Shammas is a Dubai-based financier who is of Lebanese and Kuwaiti parentage. He resides in Dubai, where Lohan has been living for the last couple of years.
According to his LinkedIn profile, he is an Assistant Vice President at Credit Suisse. He attended the University of South Florida, where he studied mechanical engineering. He later took up finance at the University of Tampa.
Lohan had gotten engaged to him in November last year when she put up a series of photos of the two of them as well as her engagement ring when she made the announcement. “My love. My life. My family. My future” she had then said.
Although the wedding was a relatively low-key secretive event, rumour has it that there is more to come. There is talk of two weddings, one overseas and one in the States, somewhere between Dubai and the US, said one source.
The source also told US Weekly that Lindsay likes her privacy. “It’s going to be intimate. You don’t see her out and about anymore.”
Lohan has in the past shared pics of her partner on social media. On his birthday in June, she wrote on Instagram, “My love! You’re not only a great man, an incredible person, you’re my best friend. Thank you for you loving me back babe! I Love You So Much! Happy Birthday.”
Lohan has taken a break from acting for some years but will make a comeback soon in Falling For Christmas. “This first movie was perfect for me, because I really want to do something happy and fun and family oriented. I like doing that. I miss seeing romantic comedies and less of the horror genre. I want to keep it happy.”
Opening his doors once more to less-recognised groups of people, Chee Soon Juan invited cleaners and security guards to his café.
As part of his café Orange & Teal’s first year anniversary, he “continued to reach out to our friends who keep the Rochester Mall clean and safe by treating them to the café’s best dishes”.
In a Facebook post on Friday (Jul 8), Dr Chee wrote that they had originally invited the cleaners and security guards for lunch but “in their usual self-effacing manner, they said “pai sei” and didn’t want to bother us”.
“And so, we gave them all take aways, assisted in part by those who gave through our pay-it-forward initiative”, Dr Chee wrote.
Last year, in a similar initiative, Chee Soon Juan invited two marginalised groups of people in Singapore to dine at his café; cardboard collectors and poor elderly people.
In a Facebook post on Friday (Aug 13), Dr Chee wrote: “Rather than indulge in self-glorifying parades and making grandiloquent rally speeches, society should commemorate our independence by lifting up the poorest among us”.
He noted that for years he had always spoken against a system that did not pay much attention to the weak and vulnerable.
“Well, now I have an opportunity to do something about it, albeit in a small way. I’m inviting them for lunch at our café”, he wrote. The Secretary-General of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) Dr Chee called for anyone who knew cardboard collectors or poor elderly people to make arrangements to bring them over to the café.
A young man who wants to take a step back from his career for a while asked for advice on the anonymous NUS Whispers Facebook page.
The poster, who is 28 years old, said, “I want to take a total break from the working world for a few years.” He added that he has been in the banking industry for the past four years, but “the hours are brutal and the work is demanding.”
MOH confirms first local case of monkeypox infection in Singapore
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The Ministry of Health has confirmed the first local case of monkeypox.
A Malaysian man, 45, living in Singapore, tested positive for the infection on Wednesday (July 6). He is in stable condition and is presently confined at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID).
SGH staff shocked at S$6.70 caifan from Outram food court, porkchop size of spoon
Photo: FB screengrab/Complaint Singapore
Facebook page Complaint Singapore member Anna Chai who was also staff from Singapore General Hospital highlighted on Thursday (July 7) that her mixed rice order from Outram Community Hospital food court included tiny servings.
She ranted that her meal, which initially cost S$6.70, was not worth the price, especially since the pork chop was about the size of a spoon. “When I ordered the potatoes, I saw only left a very small portion, and I ask the staff do they have some more and is it enough for 1 portion? The staff answered yes (sic),” said Ms Chai.
Taiwanese singer Miu Chu died on July 3 from breast cancer. She was 40 years old. Chu’s family issued a statement on her Facebook page saying she “left us peacefully on July 3”.
“Thank you all for your concern. Miu, who has always been full of laughter and brought people positive energy with her music, left us peacefully on July 3,” the family said.
Due to serious genetic defects, a young boy born to an incestuous couple in Dustlik, Uzbekistan, passed away barely hours after his birth, reported Daily Star.
On June 4, 2022, the infant was born with a number of severe congenital impairments and the last moments of the baby were caught on tape and the video went viral.
The video shows the baby struggling in an incubator, and pictures of the baby published widely on the internet showed his bottom covered with dry, scaly skin. The pictures were taken while a nurse was cleaning the baby.
An inherited skin condition known as ichthyosis congenita is characterised by widespread, excessively red, dry, and rough skin covered in both big and small white scales.
According to the Uzbek Health Ministry on June 28, the boy’s mother, a 1994-born woman, was 35 weeks and four days pregnant when she gave birth to the boy.
The baby measured 47 centimetres (18.5 inches) in height.
The Ministry also said that the baby is her second born and that her first born from her husband was normal.
The baby was born out of an incest relationship with her brother.
Doctors say they did everything to save the baby but failed as the baby died just two hours and 10 minutes after birth.
This prompted the Uzbek Minister of Health to issue a warning against incest and marriage between close relatives.
“Most births involving genetic defects result from marriage between close relatives. Should the baby live, they will suffer various life-threatening conditions such as congenital mental deficiency, chromosomal defects, Down syndrome, as well as severe physical impairment,” the warning says.
In order to prevent weddings between close relatives, the Uzbek Ministry of Health urges couples who want to create a family to undergo a health examination.
With the borders opening up, many are scrambling to fly out of Singapore. While going through the checklist of items needed, like vaccination records and visas, you will inevitably reach the insurance portion.
Now, if you’ve done your research properly, you might just find yourself confused by the two types of insurance plans that offer coverage for medical attention overseas: travel and international health insurance.
Which should you get, and why? From the coverage of international health and travel insurance plans to who should go for them, we list it all down for you below.
Table of Contents:
Key Differences Between International Health and Travel Insurance Plans
Everything You Should Know About International Health Insurance
Tips for Choosing The Right International Health Plan For You
Everything You Should Know About Travel Insurance
Tips For Choosing The Right Travel Insurance Plan For Your Trip
Conclusion
Key Differences Between International Health & Travel Insurance Plans
The key difference between international health and travel insurance is the target audience and the purpose of the plans.
Coverage
Travel Insurance
International Health Insurance
Emergency Medical Cover
Yes
Yes
24/7 Medical Assistance
Yes
Yes
Medical Evacuation
Yes
Yes
Trip Cancellation Cost
Yes
–
Baggage Cover
Yes
–
Rehabilitative Care
–
Yes
Chronic Medical Condition
–
Yes
Coverage Duration
Maximum of 90 Days
Yearly Contract (short-term plan is available from 3 months)
*List is not comprehensive
International health insurance targets travellers who are staying in a foreign country for a long period of time usually with yearly renewals. This will provide policyholders with health insurance coverage since they do not have any local health insurance in the country of interest. From the table above, the coverage exclusive to international health insurance has more long-term care and recovery coverage.
Travel insurance, on the other hand, targets holidaymakers who are going for short holiday trips, with coverage geared towards travel inconveniences. As observed from the table, the medical coverage is mainly for emergency treatment and for travel setbacks like baggage loss and trip cancellation.
Everything You Should Know About International Health Insurance
International health insurance is targeted at those who are looking to stay in a foreign country for a prolonged period of time. For example, students or workers who need to move to a foreign country due to school or work for a long period of time should get international health insurance.
The coverage will be more comprehensive for both emergency and routine healthcare needs. The plan will be more flexible, allowing you to choose your preferred doctor and treatment facility.
Coverage
Emergency Medical Cover
Hospital Stays
Medical Checkups
Outpatient treatment
Medical extensions such as dental, eye checks, pregnancy
Pre-existing or Chronic Condition
As observed in the table above, international health insurance is like any normal comprehensive health insurance that you will get in your home country but bring the benefits overseas where you need to stay for a prolonged period of time.
Allianz Care: A Comprehensive International Health Insurance
For individuals in Singapore who are relocating overseas for work, Allianz is notable for its comprehensive and customisable international health insurance.
There are 4 tiers of coverage from their core plan, ranging from the Singapore Premier Individual, Singapore Club Individual, Singapore Classic Individual, and Singapore Essential Individual.
Core Plan Benefits
Singapore Premier Individual
Singapore Club Individual
Singapore Classic Individual
Singapore Essential Individual
Maximum plan benefit SGD
SGD4,000,000
SGD2,650,000
SGD2,000,000
SGD880,000
Hospital Accommodation
Private Room
Private Room
Private Room
Semi-private room
Intensive Care
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Prescription Drug and Materials
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Surgical fees, including anaesthesia
and theatre charges
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Physician and therapist fees
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Psychiatry and psychotherapy
Yes
S$10,550
S$8,800
S$8,800
Kidney Dialysis
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Nursing at home or in a convalescent
home
S$7,500
S$5,000
S$4,400
S$4,400
Rehabilitation treatment
S$7,800
S$5,300
S$4,400
S$3,510
Maternity Plan Add on
Singapore Premier Maternity
Singapore Club Maternity
Routine Maternity
S$13,200 per pregnancy
S$8,800 per pregnancy
Complication of Childbirth
S$26,350 per pregnancy
S$17,550 per pregnancy
Coverage above is not comprehensive. For more information, click here
The core plan offers a maximum plan benefit of up to S$4,000,000 for the Singapore Premier Individual plan and several in-patient benefits. The maximum plan benefit is higher than the average maximum plan benefit in the market. Additional coverage such as out-patient, dental, repatriation, and maternity plans can be purchased as add-ons.
Other than the policy coverage, Allianz also has an Expat Assistance Programme, which provides a range of 24/7 multilingual support services. This includes confidential professional counselling, legal and financial support services, critical incident support and wellness website access.
When it comes to settling down in a new country, these services would be invaluable.
Allianz also has a digital service that provides you with the ability to manage your cover with the app or portal at your fingertips.
To find out more about Allianz International Health Insurance, click here.
Tips For Choosing The Right International Health Plan For You
Just like any other healthcare insurance, you will want your international health insurance to be customisable yet comprehensive.
This includes multi-country coverage, the option to go for high deductibles and value-added services.
One example of value-added service would be the Allianz Expat Assistance Programme as mentioned above, which provides a range of 24/7 multilingual support services.
If you find that the premium is too expensive, you can select an optional deductible or increase co-payments.
Both increasing deductible and co-payment will lead to lower premium prices but at the expense of a higher payable amount when you make a claim. Allianz allows you to reduce your premiums by selecting a co-payment or a Core plan deductible.
Another important factor to look out for is multi-country coverage as this means you’ll be protected when travelling around, either for work or leisure.
Allianz International Health Insurance provides a simple modular plan that allows you to combine multiple plans together. You can select worldwide or worldwide excluding the USA, giving you the flexibility to select the best geographical region for your stay.
Everything You Should Know About Travel Insurance
Travel insurance, on the other hand, covers a short-term overseas stay. Though travel insurance cover emergency medical expenses, the focus is not on long-term care and recovery.
Coverage
Personal Belongings
Pre-Bookings
Trip Cancellation/ Delay / Interruption
Emergency Medical Cost
Travel insurance does cover emergency medical costs but focuses more on the short-term inconvenience to holidaymakers, insuring against situations like trip cancellation and loss of personal belongings.
A Well-Rounded Travel Insurance
For travellers who are looking for great coverage in the travel inconvenience benefit, Allianz sets itself apart from the rest. This is especially useful as the potential of travel disruption is still high with COVID 19.
Single Trip Comprehensive Bronze
Single Trip Comprehensive Silver
Single Trip Comprehensive Platinum
Trip Cancellation Coverage
S$5,000
S$10,000
S$15,000
Trip Interruption Coverage
N.A.
S$10,000
S$25,000
Travel Delay Coverage
N.A.
S$1,500
S$2,000
Emergency Medical Coverage
S$200,000 (69 years old and below)
S$50,000 (70 years old and above)
S$500,000 (69 years old and below)
S$100,000 (70 years old and above)
S$1,000,000 (69 years old and below)
S$250,000 (70 years old and above)
Emergency Transportation Coverage
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Cruise Coverage – Missed Port of Call
N/A
N/A
S$10,000
Cruise Coverage – Cabin Confinement
N/A
N/A
S$1,500
The travel inconveniences include trip cancellation, travel delay and lost baggage. Other than the normal coverage, Allianz also has complimentary COVID-19 coverage with its travel insurance.
Allianz has also recently introduced a cruise trip and sports coverage. The cruise trip and sports coverage are only offered on the platinum plan, which covers missed activities, sporting equipment, sporting equipment rentals and, search and rescue.
Note that Allianz Travel Insurance is only applicable for 90 days per trip. To find out more about Allianz Travel Insurance, click here.
Tips For Choosing The Right Travel Insurance Plan For You
Find travel insurance that has coverage for COVID-19. This is important as some countries require travellers to have travel insurance with COVID-19 before they are allowed in the country.
Even if your destination country doesn’t require travel insurance with COVID-19 coverage, it would still be a good idea to have one anyway.
For example, using Allianz Travel Insurance, if the traveller contracted COVID-19 right before the trip, the traveller can receive compensation for the portion of the trip that is non-refundable.
Suppose the traveller caught the virus overseas and needs to be in hospital for inpatient; they can contact the Allianz Travel 24/7 Assistance hotline which would get in contact with the hospital to arrange for the payments of the medical care.
After all, travel insurance is purchased in case of uncertainty, and you cannot deny that COVID-19 has made travelling today even more uncertain.
Conclusion
Both international health and travel insurance are different products that serve different purposes.
Travellers looking to go overseas for a short trip should purchase travel insurance while those who are staying for longer, such as relocating for work or study, should consider international health insurance.
Ensure that you read the policy wordings carefully, no matter whether you’re going for travel insurance or international health, and add the necessary additional coverages that you need to stay protected.
If you’re shopping for travel insurance or an international health plan, you can check out the Allianz Travel Insurance and International Health Insurance for your next journey abroad.
This article was written in collaboration with Allianz. While we are sponsored by them, we still review products and services with an objective lens and stay true to our mission–providing you with the best recommendations and advice to make smarter financial decisions.
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About two-thirds of civil divorces in Singapore last year were from women, citing “unreasonable behaviour” as the top reason for the separation.
The number of marriages and divorces increased in 2021 compared to 2020, although Singaporeans are now putting off marriage, further extending the medium age for first marriages.
The Department of Statistics (DOS) released a report on July 6 which noted a total of 28,329 civil and Muslim marriages registered last year.
This was a 25.1 per cent increase from the 22,651 marriages registered in 2020.
At the same time, 7,890 marital dissolutions were filed in 2021, a 13.4 per cent increase from the previous year.
About 63.8 per cent of the civil divorces in 2021 were initiated by women. They cited “unreasonable behaviour” as the top reason for the divorce, while the men noted “living apart or being separated for three years or more” as the main reason.
Also included in the report was the medium age for first marriages, which increased to 29.1 years for brides and 30.5 years for grooms.
DOS added that diversity within marriages has fallen for the second year in a row, with 16.2 per cent of the registered civil marriages comprising individuals of different ethnicities.
Regarding qualifications of the individuals getting married, those with similar qualifications are on an upward trend.
Marriages between higher-educated brides and lower-educated grooms also increased to 18.2 per cent in 2021 from 17.5 per cent in 2011.
Meanwhile, marriages between higher-educated grooms and lower-educated brides fell to 12.3 per cent from 16.3 per cent over the same period.
Responding to the trends, netizens noted varying opinions in their comments. One Sheila Chetty said that “women no longer need to put up with poorly raised partners” as they have financial independence, which “changes the game.”
“I suspect many of them thought they could change the man, only to realise that it’s impossible to change a person,” said Facebook user Arthur Koo.
Netizen Shafee Mohd Nor shared some advice for the men: get the best lawyers and make everything formal.
Photo: FB screengrab
At the end of the day, “being single is better than finding the wrong partner,” noted Facebook user Vanessa Kim.
Meanwhile, Facebook user Lisa Forza pointed out that divorce should be discussed before marriage, especially when there are children involved. /TISG
Malaysian Kalwant Singh and Singaporean Norasharee Gous were hanged on Thursday (Jul 7) morning, with an estimated 60 others still on death row. Support from activists and International Human Rights organisations poured in, urging the Singapore government to halt the executions.
Last week, Malaysian human rights group Lawyers for Liberty urged the government of Singapore to halt the hanging of Kalwant Singh. In a Facebook post on Thursday (June 30), activist Kirsten Han noted that Kalwant’s execution would be the seventh scheduled in 2022.
She listed the names of the men who have been scheduled for execution—“Roslan, Pausi, Rosman, Abdul Kahar, Nagaenthran, Datchinamurthy, and now Kalwant,” but noted that only “Kahar and Nagaen’s executions went ahead.” The others, she added, “have either obtained stays or respite orders (which can be lifted at any time if the outstanding cases they have get dismissed).”
On March 30, Singapore carried out its first execution in more than two years. Singaporean Abdul Kahar bin Othman, 68, had been convicted on two charges of trafficking diamorphine in 2013 and was given the death penalty two years later.Malaysian national Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, whose case gained international attention as he was said to have had an IQ of 69, was executed on April 27.
CNN reported that Amnesty International’s deputy regional director for research Emerlynne Gil on Thursday (Jul 7) urged Singapore to immediately impose a moratorium on executions. “Singapore has once again executed people convicted of drug-related offences in violation of international law, callously disregarding public outcry,” Gill said.
“The government of Singapore’s persistence in maintaining and utilising the death penalty has only led to global condemnation and tarnishes Singapore’s image as a developed nation governed by the rule of law,” the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network said in a statement on June 30.
However, despite this, there is still very much an undercurrent of support towards the death penalty, with netizens calling for sympathy, yes, but also asking that criminals that are drug traffickers not be hero-worshipped.
After all, many urged that thoughts are spared for the families destroyed by drugs.
Here’s what people are saying:
It’s been more than seven years since Mr Lee Kuan Yew died, but that’s not stopped videos of Singapore’s first prime minister from going viral online. Following the execution of Malaysian drug trafficker Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, old video clips of Mr Lee being interviewed about drug trafficking and the death penalty in Singapore were circulated.
In the hard-hitting interview, Mr Lee was asked about Singapore having one of the highest rates of capital punishment in the world. Singapore law prescribes the death penalty for those caught with more than 15g of pure heroin.
“If we could kill them a hundred times, we would.”
So said Mr Lee in an interview with Tim Sebastian, who was then the BBC’s anchor for its long-running HARDtalk programme.
The videos do not carry a date, but current HARDtalk anchor Stephen Sackur took over in 2005, which means the interview was conducted some 17 years ago.
Said Mr Lee:
“It’s terrifying to see because you are then drug dependent, you steal, you cheat, you rob your own parents. I mean, it’s so destroying. And they come in knowing that death if they are found with this goods on them, but the rewards are so great. And they try.
“Without capital punishment, our transhipment rate as a drug centre would quadruple or quintuple.” /TISG
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A 28-year-old male Grab driver was repeatedly and mercilessly molested by two passengers, who alleged: “God had sent them to pleasure him”.
The two male passengers also claimed “they were women disguised as men” and found the driver “cute.”
The two men, 40-year-old Goh Suet Hong and 41-year-old Neo Wei Meng, were sentenced to one-year imprisonment with two strokes of the cane and 14 months’ imprisonment with three strokes of the cane, respectively, on Thursday (July 7).
The court heard that Goh and Neo consumed alcoholic drinks at a nightspot along Neil Road on Nov 11, 2018.
They booked a Grab car the following morning for Neo’s destination in Hougang and Goh’s in Punggol.
“When they boarded the victim’s car, they were feeling the effects of the alcohol they had rapidly consumed and their inhibitions were lowered,” said Deputy Public Prosecutor David Menon in a Straits Times report.
“Both Neo and Goh sat in the rear seat when they entered the victim’s car. The prosecution’s case is that Goh sat directly behind the victim, while Neo sat in the middle of the rear passenger seat.”
As they went on their way, Goh reached over to the victim’s right shoulder and across his chest. Neo also leaned forward and touched the driver’s genitals.
“The victim did not consent to any of this contact. In fact, he repeatedly testified that he told Neo and Goh to stop on multiple occasions. They ignored him,” said DPP Menon to the court.
After dropping Neo at Hougang, Goh transferred to the front seat and kissed the victim on the cheek and his lips soon after. He also rubbed the victim’s genitals, which the latter didn’t consent to.
Upon arrival at Punggol, Goh told the driver to enter a multi-storey carpark. He exited the vehicle and told the driver to wait while he relieved himself.
However, the driver drove off to the nearby Punggol Neighbourhood Police Centre to file a police report.
“The victim did not flee the scene in Hougang because he needed to complete the trip to avoid being suspended by Grab. At the time, Grab was his only source of income,” said DPP Menon.
The victim also didn’t terminate the trip for fear of having his Grab account suspended.
Meanwhile, Neo claimed he promptly fell asleep in the car and denied the sexual assault.
DPP Menon argued, “The victim’s testimony should be given full credit. He wasted no time reporting the offences at Punggol Neighbourhood Police Centre when they were fresh in his mind. He has no reason to lie or to falsely implicate either Neo or Goh.”
Reports noted that the offenders plan to appeal their sentences. Molestation carries a penalty of up to two years imprisonment, a fine, caning, or a combination of the three punishments.
Magistrate Hairul Hakkim Kuthibutheen handed down the sentences on Thursday, noting the incident traumatized the victim.
He is currently doing food deliveries yet cannot face customers. The victim would run away after handing over the order, said Magistrate Hairul. Furthermore, the offenders committed group sexual assault on a public transport worker in a moving vehicle, posing a safety hazard for other road users.
Netizens commented on the sentence, noting it was “inconsistent” compared to other cases.
Facebook page Complaint Singapore member Anna Chai who was also staff from Singapore General Hospital highlighted on Thursday (July 7) that her mixed rice order from Outram Community Hospital food court included tiny servings.
She ranted that her meal, which initially cost S$6.70, was not worth the price, especially since the pork chop was about the size of a spoon. “When I ordered the potatoes, I saw only left a very small portion, and I ask the staff do they have some more and is it enough for 1 portion? The staff answered yes (sic),” said Ms Chai.
As she saw the five thin slices of potatoes, Ms Chai ordered another slice of pork chop to add to her meal, which cost S$6.70.
Photo: FB screengrab/Complaint Singapore
She ended up paying S$5.40 after a 20 per cent staff discount.
“The pork chop cost me S$3.50, and the portion is as small as the spoon size,” she noted. “NOT WORTH THE PRICE!”
Photo: FB screengrab/Complaint Singapore
Ms Chai added she didn’t mind paying the price, “but the portion is really too little.”
Photo: FB screengrab/Complaint Singapore
Members from the online community noted that prices were increasing everywhere. “A meal can easily cost from S$5.50-S$7.50 nowadays,” said Facebook user Kelly Ng.
“What I do is sometimes I just bring food such as rice, veggie and egg or with meat and veggie from home. Cause eating out can be so expensive now.”
“Sadly to say this, but hospital canteen is the most expensive place to eat in. Pity all those working in a hospital,” said Facebook user Danny Ang Pk.
Many advised the original poster to bring food from home or dabao from a neighbourhood coffee shop as the size of the pork chop, or the amount of rice was not worth the price.
On the other hand, some hawkers are maintaining their current prices amid increasing costs to retain customers. The stall operators are aware that their customers’ salaries aren’t growing despite inflation, so they would rather absorb the cost hike. /TISG
Taiwanese singer Miu Chu, who brought joy and positive energy through her music, passed away on July 3 due to breast cancer. The talented Taiwanese singer, beloved by many, was only 40 years old. A heartfelt statement issued by Miu Chu’s family on her Facebook page confirmed that she “left us peacefully on July 3.”
“Thank you all for your concern. Chu, who has always been full of laughter and brought people positive energy with her music, left us peacefully on July 3,” the family said.
Miu Chu’s family also asked for privacy in their grief and said that details of her memorial service would be announced down the road.
Chu had been battling breast cancer for two years, she was diagnosed in early 2021. When she first revealed her diagnosis, Chu said that she was undergoing treatment and her condition was stable. However, sometime this year, she disappeared from the public eye.
Her last media post was in fact on April 23 when she told her followers that April 21 was Acute Myeloid Leukemia Awareness Day.
Miu Chu shot to fame when she won the third season of the Super Idol contest in 2009. She was also responsible for the famous theme song Ten Million Times Tears in the Taiwanese pop idol television series Love Around that ran on the SET TV channel in 2013.
Her other hit song was Power of Existence, which is also the opening song for the 2012 South Korean drama series Wild Romance.
Well-known personalities such as the Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-Che and Taiwanese TV talk show host Li Jing expressed their condolences on Monday after learning of her passing.
Miu Chu performed at the Tainan Summer Music Festival last year.
“Thank you Miu. There is no more pain in heaven. Wish you a good journey,” Huang said on his Facebook page.
Li also took to social media to express sadness at her friend’s passing.
“My baby Miu, tears cannot stop coming down. You are a sunshine angel and we all love you,” she said.
