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2024-04-22 08:56:49 “She’s on a par (with) or possibly better than some of the junior MOs."

When Faith Hwang told her parents she wanted to be a nurse, they thought it was a job with no career progression. Now, she is proving otherwise. She shares her 14-year career story with CNA Insider: https://cna.asia/3QbLdT0 Open / Comment

2024-04-22 07:57:01 Did you know that rooms with cool lighting feel up to 3°C lower than rooms with warm lighting, and that people in quiet surroundings can tolerate heat better?

These professors suggest novel ways to beat the heat in Singapore, instead of just blasting the air-con: https://cna.asia/3vYKAoR Open / Comment

2024-04-22 07:01:14 Mitchell Ong, the man suspected to have killed Singaporean Audrey Fang in Spain, is said to be married. Records in Singapore also show he owns or is a shareholder of 6 companies.

Here’s what else is known of the suspect and the case so far: https://cna.asia/4d69GTq Open / Comment

2024-04-22 05:41:40 A Palestinian baby girl has been saved from the womb of her mother, who died in an Israeli air strike on Rafah along with her husband and older daughter.

The 1.4kg baby is stable and improving gradually, says her doctor. https://cna.asia/3xJNkqx Open / Comment

2024-04-22 04:20:56 “It’s okay being 36 — (we) still can do what the 20-year-olds do.”

Singapore rower Saiyidah Aisyah, who qualified for the Paris Olympics over the weekend, shares why she decided to pick up her oars again — almost 7 years after retiring from the sport: https://cna.asia/4b4UeFb Open / Comment

2024-04-21 17:45:49 Watch Marcus Chin sing his acceptance speech as he receives the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artiste award at Star Awards 2024.

Full list of winners: https://cna.asia/3QdUBVU Open / Comment

2024-04-21 14:14:01 Here's what some celebrities, including Rebecca Lim and Shinee's Onew, are wearing to the Star Awards 2024.

The awards show is happening now. Watch the livestream: https://cna.asia/3QdUBVU Open / Comment

2024-04-21 08:15:00 Do you think penalties for vaping are hefty enough in Singapore?

People will risk getting caught as long as they perceive that it isn’t a serious offence, says smoking cessation counsellor Sean Ang. Read his commentary: https://cna.asia/4b3YBR8 Open / Comment

2024-04-21 06:03:06 None of them have a legal background. But they have to understand the jargon, interpret with "split-second accuracy" - sometimes for hours on end - while emotions are running high.

These court interpreters told us about the ins and outs of their lesser-known profession.

Read: https://cna.asia/3vPfYGp
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2024-04-21 04:15:55 Here’s what we know so far about the case of Ms Audrey Fang, the Singaporean woman who went missing in Spain and was eventually found dead, allegedly at the hands of Singaporean Mitchell Ong:
https://cna.asia/49O41OO Open / Comment