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A former carpenter in S’pore died at the age of 111. Even after turning 100, he continued to walk for about 400 metres every day & maintained a light diet. He did not eat meat, or oily & fried foods. ➡️ https://bit.ly/48XcAbU Follow us @mothershipsg

😢 A community cat was found dead with a deep gash at a Woodlands industrial park. It was claimed to have been “slashed”, but NParks stated that no evidence presented indicated any intentional act of cruelty. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4aYiUlQ Follow us @mothershipsg

🥣 “Still a hawker.” This is how 17-year-old Kevin, who sells porridge at a Jurong West coffee shop, sees his future 5 years from now. It isn’t easy navigating high rent, long hours, & fierce competition, but for him, this is the path he wants to walk. ➡️ https://bit.ly/3KJDDiR Follow us @mothershipsg

🥈 12-year-old Anya, S’pore’s youngest athlete in the 2025 SEA Games, has won a silver medal in sailing. Congrats!!! ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Mw1O4X Follow us @mothershipsg

⚡ A S'pore man rejected a S$1.3 million offer for his Pikachu Illustrator card, hoping its value will go up more. Only 39 copies of the card are believed to exist worldwide. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4q9YjQ7 Follow us @mothershipsg

⛈ 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