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A year without shopping: Young Singaporeans embrace TikTok’s ‘underconsumption core’ trend

In Singapore, more than nine in 10 citizens have felt the impact of the rising cost of living. The top two ways to cope with this are keeping to a fixed budget and deferring…

  • Published: August 19, 202410:10 am
  • Author Sherlyn Sim
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‘Very demure, very mindful,’ the new TikTok vocabulary you need to know

Since uploading her viral demure video on Aug. 3, Lebron has accumulated over a million followers. Her audio has been imitated by legions of TikTok users who use it to describe…

  • Published: August 16, 20241:50 pm
  • Author Christian San Jose
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Former Thai PM Srettha changes Facebook profile photo, removes ‘30th PM’

The photo was changed at 8.13am on Thursday, a day after the Constitutional Court removed him for violating ethical standards in appointing Pichit Chuenban, who had served jail…

  • Published: August 16, 202410:20 am
  • Author The Nation
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Athletes at Paris Olympics subject to rampant online abuse; IOC unable to prevent posts

Such posts have become increasingly common amid international competitions, and many comments during the Paris event judged the athletes, ridiculed their appearance, or expressed…

  • Published: August 15, 20247:20 am
  • Author Takaaki Suzuki and Cynthia Yumiko Staub
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Olympians weigh in: These are the hits and misses of the Olympic Village restaurant

Despite the preparation put into the food at the Olympic Village restaurant, the Olympians have found that some dishes fall short of their gastronomic hopes.

  • Published: August 8, 20246:50 am
  • Author Pauline Miranda
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S’porean influencer apologises for viral clip about Thai sex workers that offended Thais

In response to Cheng’s apology video, one of her Thai detractors posted on Facebook: “Seems like it’s getting worse. The better way is to just say sorry. That’s all.…

  • Published: July 30, 20247:00 am
  • Author Ong Su Mann
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Real-life ‘Temple Run’ trend takes Cambodian tourism by storm

The new trend is boosting exposure of the Kingdom’s tourism industry, highlighting the country's rich cultural heritage and offering a thrilling way to explore its historic…

  • Published: July 29, 20241:59 pm
  • Author Hong Raksmey
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Bonnet battle: Woman clings to car’s hood in dramatic Bangkok chase

Police are still trying to locate the woman driver of a car that was involved in a Wednesday morning drama on Sukhothai Road in Bangkok’s Dusit district.

  • Published: July 26, 202410:55 am
  • Author The Nation
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Meta apologises over translation error by Facebook relating to Malaysian King’s installation

Meta's Southeast Asia public policy director Rafael Frankel said the technical error on the platform has since been resolved.

  • Published: July 23, 20247:40 am
  • Author The Star
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Malaysia’s ‘Siti Nurhaliza scam’ uses AI to convince victims

Singer Datuk Seri Siti Nurhaliza Tarudin’s voice has been exploited in scams using AI to replicate her appearance and speech. Victims are lured with the promise of a video call…

  • Published: July 16, 20247:15 am
  • Author Ho Jia Wen and C. Aruno

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