Stories you might’ve missed, Dec 23

WP’s Jamus Lim shares photo of daughter enjoying first taste of tangyuan

Singapore — Usually Workers’ Party MP Jamus Lim’s posts on social media are usually about his work in Parliament and developments in the Anchorvale ward of Sengkang GRC.

But every so often, he will post photos of a more personal nature.

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TikToker: ‘S’porean girls don’t ‘groom themselves’ like American girls, says, “Y’all look like y’all just died and came back from the dead”

Singapore —  A youth’s online criticism of Singaporean girls as “ungroomed” compared with Americans sparks backlash, with netizens saying he should first take a look at himself.

A TikTok user by the name of David Rosal posted a clip of himself saying: “Basically, right, I feel like American girls, they know how to groom themselves better and make themselves look more presentable. It doesn’t matter what race it is, like white, black, Hispanic, Asian…dude, they know how to… it’s not even makeup… they can take care of themselves better.”

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S’pore residents get together to give migrant workers Christmas gifts

Singapore — Residents across Singapore are getting together to give migrant workers across the island nation a Christmas gift, sharing the festive season with everyone.

“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!” wrote Singapore-based non-profit organisation ItsRainingRaincoats (IRR) on Facebook on Tuesday (Dec 21).

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2021 last-minute Christmas gift ideas to save your day!

Yep! We’re back again this year as always to wish you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

And, as we do at the end of every year, here’s your Christmas gift list of ideas for the holiday season curated just for you and your loved ones!

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OMICRON: S’pore freezes new VTL bookings until Jan 20, 2022 to limit exposure to imported cases

Singapore — Beginning Thursday (Dec 23) until Jan 20, 2022, all new ticket sales for vaccinated travel lane (VTL) flights and bus journeys will be suspended, said the Ministry of Health (MOH).

“To limit our exposure to imported Omicron cases, we will impose limits on the number of VTL arrivals for the time being,” said MOH in a press release on Wednesday (Dec 22).

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