Stories you might've missed, Oct 12
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Stories you might've missed, Oct 12

Obbana Rajah
By Obbana Rajah
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Zoe Tay & Zhang Ze Tong felt ‘really nervous’ to perform for President’s Star Charity

Singapore ― Mediacorp artistes Zoe Tay and Zhang Ze Tong have been toiling away in a dance studio every weekend for the past few weeks so that they can be at their best on Sunday (Oct 10). The duo performed onstage for the President’s Star Charity 2021 (PSC). Tay and Zhang collaborated with trained dancers and two persons with disabilities, including para-athlete Jeremiah Liauw. Read more here. 

China, the ‘elephant in the room’ of SG’s cyberespionage fears?

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Singapore — The hotly debated foreign interference law last week left many speculating as to just where exactly fears of cyberespionage are coming from.

Shortly before midnight last Monday (Oct 4), the Foreign Interference Countermeasures Act (FICA) passed, with a “yes” vote from 75 Members of Parliament. 

However, 11 MPs from the Workers’ Party and Progress Singapore Party objected to the passing of the bill, and two Nominated MPs abstained from the vote.

Read more here. 

“I’m the worst in F4” says member Ken Chu

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Taiwan ― Back in the day, Meteor Garden was a very popular hit series featuring four good-looking guys. F4 consisted of Jerry Yan, Vanness Wu, Ken Chu and Vic Chou. F4 was not just limited to the drama, and the four of them formed a Taiwanese boy band named F4. Most of them are still going strong even though some of them may have faded from the minds of their fans. It seems that not all the members have managed to stay relevant. Read more here. 

“Aren’t allegations against Sylvia, and not NOC?” Netizens disappointed with NOC’s 4-page statement

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Singapore ― Amid the ongoing workplace harassment allegations against Night Owl Cinematics (NOC) co-founder Sylvia Chan, the company has released a four-page statement explaining the situation. An Instagram page @sgcickenrice began sharing allegations against Ms Chan last week, with screenshots and audio clips of the 33-year-old Singaporean YouTuber hurling expletives on her employees. Read more here. 

WP comes to aid of low-income families under quarantine running out of food supplies

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Singapore — Several low-income families at Kaki Bukit who were under quarantine faced an emergency when they found that their food supplies were running low. 

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Fortunately, when they reached out to their Member of Parliament, the Workers’ Party’s Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap, emergency aid was quickly given. 

Read more here. 
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