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⛈ Hundreds of customers brave the rain to queue up in line for the S$120 Simba telco promo. The police were even called down to urge people to go home. Truly kiasu-ism. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4iY8tRu Follow us @mothershipsg

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💰 CDC vouchers are expiring at the end of this month on Dec. 31. Faster go spend. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4aWrodc Follow us @mothershipsg

🎶 A man who was unhappy about his song choice demanded his S$2 tip back from a busker outside Clementi Mall. He also said, “You don't get paid, you know? You do busking!" ➡️ https://bit.ly/4rVHx95 Follow us @mothershipsg

A father, 48, has been charged with molesting his son, 9, while he was asleep in the master bedroom. ➡️ https://bit.ly/3MDLoay Follow us @mothershipsg

A S'pore man, 77, will be charged for allegedly disrupting crow population management operations in Toa Payoh. Cable ties securing trap nettings set up by NParks were found to have been severed, allowing the crows to escape. ➡ https://bit.ly/4j0SNNl Follow us @mothershipsg

🥇 Quah Ting Wen became S'pore's most medalled SEA Games athlete, after her victory in the women's 100m butterfly on Dec. 13 brought her tally to 63 medals. She surpasses previous record holder Joscelin Yeo, who won 62 medals. ➡ https://bit.ly/3MZxL5z Follow us @mothershipsg

🚨 A motorist, 38, has been arrested for dangerous driving after a traffic collision involving a lorry, car, & motorcycle at the junction of Yishun Avenue 3 & Yishun Central, on the evening of Dec. 14. The incident resulted in the death of a motorcyclist, 20. ➡️ https://bit.ly/3KQyGEX Follow us @mothershipsg

The Sydney Bondi Beach gunmen have been identified as father & son. Sajid Akram, 50, was shot dead by police, while Naveed Akram, 24, is in hospital under police supervision. ➡ https://bit.ly/4oZxQDV Follow us @mothershipsg

👏 The hero who tackled and disarmed one of the Bondi Beach gunmen has been identified as 43-year-old Ahmed el Ahmed. He is a father of two, who owns a fruit shop in Sydney. He was shot two times while stopping the gunman. ➡️ https://bit.ly/3MApN2O Follow us @mothershipsg

👨‍💻 Li Hongyi shares why he founded Open Government Products, & what values he looks for when hiring for his team. ➡️ https://bit.ly/3XTEKzy Follow us @mothershipsg

💪 A heroic bystander, apparently unarmed, snuck up on one of the gunmen who killed 10 people at Bondi Beach and wrestled the shotgun out of his hands. The police later arrested the gunman. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4q6fnq3 Follow us @mothershipsg

🚍 A S'pore student at Brown University was two minutes away from the shooting that killed two and injured nine. He was scheduled to attend a class that day in the same building, but had chosen not to go. He also expressed sorrow over the death of the two students and those in critical condition at the hospital. "Their parents were probably really excited for them to come home for Christmas" ➡️ https://bit.ly/4oU3geL Follow us @mothershipsg

🚍 Two public transport buses were involved in an accident at Jurong West on the morning of Dec. 14. SCDF conveyed a total of 44 people to the hospital. A person trapped at the driver's seat of a bus was also rescued by the SCDF using hydraulic rescue equipment. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4oUY5v9 Follow us @mothershipsg

⚔️ The son of the former Singapore Chief of Defence Force received the Sword of Honour, only given to the top of the cohort, at the Officer Cadet Commissioning Parade. He was among the 405 cadets commissioned as Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) officers. ➡️ https://bit.ly/3XQteov Follow us @mothershipsg

💳 A thief stole a credit card from a Singapore passenger’s unlocked backpack in the plane's overhead compartment. The passenger only found out her card was missing an hour later, but by then the thief had spend S$10,000. The bank cancelled the card after she contacted it, but it was unable to reverse the 20 transactions because they were made using the physical card. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4rRlmRr Follow us @mothershipsg

✒️A S'pore PR, 87, with dementia had approximately S$16.97 million in assets. She was diagnosed with moderate dementia in July 2023. In August 2023, her brother from the US visited her. He got her to give him power of attorney, & appoint his own son as a replacement donee. She said she did this as "he had looked after her and supported her over the years, & that she trusted him the most & he knew her best". He had last come to S'pore in 2010. When the woman's son asked his mother about the LPA, she was unable to recall any details. ➡️ https://bit.ly/3MyHBeK Follow us @mothershipsg

🛍Some JB businesses are launching promos to attract S'porean tourists after 10-30% decline in year-end customers The manager of a hairsalon said there had been a 30 per cent decline in business compared to the same period last year. He said that 90 per cent of his customers are from Singapore, so business has been quite affected. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4s1nI0e Follow us @mothershipsg

At least two people were killed, and eight critically injured in a shooting at Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island. According to media reports, the shooting took place on Dec. 13 at the Barus and Holley building, which houses the Ivy League university's engineering and physics departments. ➡️ https://bit.ly/3MBcS0D

🕊Veteran local singer and actor Ling Xiao has passed away at 75. He was known for his music career and starring in popular TV shows like Facing the Music and Legend of the Eight Immortals. He faced a slew of medical conditions and was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. Upon hearing that he had at most six months more to live, Ling strongly requested to be discharged. ➡️ https://bit.ly/48QiStJ Follow us @mothershipsg