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New Report Reveals Shift in Asia Pacific Luxury Travel Trends
Breaking Travel News
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July 2, 2025
A new era of luxury travel is taking shape across Asia Pacific, defined by purpose, personalization, and profound lifestyle shifts. According to a new study from the Luxury Group by Marriott International, high-net-worth (HNW) travelers in the...
singapore Singapore travellers told to expect delays, even as Iran-Israel truce brings reprieve to airlines
Asiaone
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June 25, 2025
SINGAPORE — Singaporeans travelling to the Middle East and Europe over the coming days should be prepared for delays and disruptions, despite a fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel offering a reprieve to airlines roiled by the fighting in the...
Corn and soy climb on bargain buying, positioning ahead of holiday weekend
Mint
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July 2, 2025
US Midwest weather remains favorable for corn and soy crops Soybeans find support in soyoil rally, China rumors Wheat holds firm on short-covering before US holiday weekend (Adds soybeans supported by rumors Trump may announce China trade pact...
Flights Disrupted As Indonesian Volcano Erupts, Sending Ash 11 Miles High
HuffPost
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July 7, 2025
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s rumbling Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted Monday, sending a column of volcanic materials as high as 18 kilometers (11 miles) into the sky, depositing ash on villages and leading to flight cancellations. The...
UOB Illuminates the Singapore River with Guinness World Record-Breaking SG60 Light Show
TripZilla
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July 2, 2025
Lights, art, and world records. Singapore’s skyline has long been a canvas for dazzling night-time displays, but UOB’s latest light projection show takes things to unprecedented heights. Stretching across the towering UOB Plaza 1 façade and...
Singaporeans big buyers of Quayside JBCC amid Johor’s RTS boom
The Business Times Singapore
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June 30, 2025
[KUALA LUMPUR] Singaporean buyers have taken up the lion’s share of all 482 serviced apartments at Quayside JBCC – a new mixed-use project in Johor Bahru – as cross-border demand rises ahead of the 2026 Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System...
singapore Over 5 years' jail for driver who caused teen's death during highway race, said she 'deserved it'
Asiaone
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June 30, 2025
SINGAPORE — A driver who played "blocking and braking games" with a motorcycle and went at speeds of up to 160kmh on an expressway showed no remorse despite causing the death of an 18-year-old pillion rider on the motorcycle. When his friend said...
Singapore motorists to get real-time flood alerts via ERP 2.0 system, says LTA
Malay Mail
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June 30, 2025
SINGAPORE, June 30 — Motorists equipped with ERP 2.0 on-board units (OBUs) will soon receive real-time alerts about flash floods while travelling, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced in a Facebook post today. The new feature, aimed at...
Singapore travellers told to expect delays, even as Iran-Israel truce brings reprieve to airlines
The Straits Times
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June 25, 2025
SINGAPORE – Singaporeans travelling to the Middle East and Europe over the coming days should be prepared for delays and disruptions, despite a fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel offering a reprieve to airlines roiled by the fighting in the...
Airalo vs Holafly: Which is Better for Singapore?
TechBullion
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July 2, 2025
Share Share Share Share Email If you’re planning a trip to one of the many visa-free countries for Filipinos, there’s a good chance Singapore on your list, and rightly so. It’s a tech-forward, fast-paced hub where staying connected isn’t just a...
Legoland Malaysia's Splash Carnival returns for 2025 edition
TTG Asia
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July 7, 2025
Legoland Malaysia is turning up the tempo this summer as its signature Splash Carnival returns for a third year, promising its biggest celebration yet. Running from July 3 to August 3, the five-week festival transforms the resort’s water park into...
Conrad Singapore Marina Bay hotel review: a family-friendly hotel in the bay area
The Times
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In-the-know visitors to Singapore tend to base themselves in one of two districts: Orchard Road, favoured by the retail enthusiasts, or the Marina Bay area, with its rich history and thriving business district (as well as plenty of shopping and...
Gill's perfect Test in Birmingham sets up epic showdown at Lord's
The National News
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When Shubman Gill started playing cricket, it is unlikely he would have dreamt of one day leading India in Tests, scoring more than 400 runs in his second match in charge of a new-look team, while registering the country's biggest away win. That...
singapore 'Powerful symbol of partnership': First JB-Woodlands North RTS train unveiled
Asiaone
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June 30, 2025
The first Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link train was unveiled during a ceremony at the Singapore Rail Test Centre (SRTC) in Tuas on Monday (June 30). Officiated by Singapore's Acting Minister for Transport Jeffrey Siow,...
China overtakes Japan as top choice for budget-conscious Singaporeans in June
The Independent Singapore
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July 2, 2025
SINGAPORE: Budget Singaporean travellers have flocked to China instead of Japan in the June holiday season. According to multi-currency wallet YouTrip, there was a 58% surge of Singaporean travellers to China in June due to its affordability and...
5,300 commuters shift travel patterns to avoid morning peak; 30% opt to commute post-peak
The Straits Times
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July 2, 2025
SINGAPORE – Between Jan 2 and end-May, roughly 5,300 public transport users in north-eastern Singapore shifted their travel patterns at least once to avoid commuting during the morning peak. Of these, 30 per cent opted to use the North East Line...
From camping to mentorship, Singapore scouts mark 115th anniversary of the youth movement
The Straits Times
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July 2, 2025
SINGAPORE – Thirteen years on, Dr Sunil Ravinder Gill still regards a camping trip gone wrong as one of the key highlights of his scouting experience. During a three-day two-night stay on Pulau Ubin, Dr Ravinder Gill’s scout unit members found...
‘I now run seven 7-Eleven stores in Singapore’ — 30 y/o man shares how he started his first 7-E store with just $20K of his own savings
The Independent Singapore
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July 2, 2025
SINGAPORE: If you’re 26, broke, and stuck at home eating just basic meals with zero parties, vacations, or Grab rides in sight, you might just be on your way to operating seven 7-Eleven (7-E) stores just like the life script of Jaymes Lee Kim Meng...
Viktor Gyokeres ‘To Make £1.7MILLION Sacrifice For His Dream £70m Arsenal Move’
Daily Independent
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July 7, 2025
1 Viktor Gyokeres is reportedly willing to give up a significant amount of his future salary to force through a move to Arsenal this summer. Mail Sport reported over the weekend how the Gunners are finally closing in on the Swedish striker in a...
The romance continues: Former ‘Singapore girl’, 77, returns to Osaka Expo after 55 years
The Straits Times
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July 2, 2025
SINGAPORE - She was 22 when she lived for three months in Osaka, as one of four “Singapore girls” representing the young Republic in its first World Expo outing in 1970. In May 2025, Ms Florence Tan, now 77, returned to the western Japan city’s...