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Cabinets of Curiosities: What Singaporeans keep in their safe deposit box

Beneath the bustle of Raffles Place lies a hidden trove of valuables. But it is more than just gold bars and jewellery that are kept within the secure vault of one of UOB's Safe…

  • Published: January 15, 20269:51 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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From living with mums to facing exes, Korean dating shows raise stakes

Amid a dating reality show boom, experts say the genre has tried nearly everything.

  • Published: January 13, 20269:56 am
  • Author Lee Yoon-seo
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On Japan’s coming-of-age day, new adults in disaster-hit areas renew vow to revitalise hometowns

In areas affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake in January 2024 and the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011, young people dressed in vibrant furisode kimonos and suits…

  • Published: January 13, 20269:45 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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Singaporean man declutters hoarders’ homes and transforms lives

Steven Goh, the founder of Helping Joy, declutters and cleans the homes of elderly people who hoard. He and his team of volunteers also provide long-term maintenance support to…

  • Published: January 13, 20269:44 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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What is the most underrated hack to beat Manila traffic?

While others may opt to leave early in the morning, before anyone else—a content creator recently went viral for sharing their approach: riding the MRT/LRT. Unfortunately, not…

  • Published: January 13, 20269:32 am
  • Author Carl Martin Agustin
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Viral app in China bares ‘safety anxiety’ among solo dwellers

According to the 2025 China Statistical Yearbook, single-person households now account for approximately 20 percent of the country's sampled population.

  • Published: January 13, 20268:37 am
  • Author Xu Nuo
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Bangladesh’s coldest season is also its most dramatic

Come January, meteorology is no longer the job of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department; it belongs to uncles, tea-stall philosophers, rickshaw pullers, newsroom editors, and…

  • Published: January 9, 202611:00 am
  • Author Jannatul Bushra
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A lifeline for people with intellectual disabilities

Dr Chen Shiling left her hospital job to found Happee Hearts Movement, which runs Singapore's first dedicated community-based healthcare service, IDHealth, for people with…

  • Published: January 9, 202610:53 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Singapore patients on dialysis secure jobs through inclusive job fair

The job fair was co-organised by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), and local social enterprise The Social Equity (TSE), which promotes social inclusion.

  • Published: January 9, 202610:05 am
  • Author Yap Wei Qiang
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What do airports reveal about the societies that build them?

Comparing Doha’s opulent excess, Berlin’s democratic modesty, and Karachi’s perpetual stagnation offers unexpected insights.

  • Published: January 9, 20269:26 am
  • Author Zoya Nazir

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