Channel NewsAsia presenter Julie Yoo fainted and collapsed while live on-air, as she was covering the United Nations-led COP27 climate talks in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt from 6 November to 18 November.
She was presenting live on CNA’s Asia Tonight program with her co-host Jack Board, who watched on in horror as she collapsed onto the ground.
The scene then cuts back to the studio, with the studio presenter looking shocked and appearing to be at a loss for words, before recomposing herself and continuing the segment.
CNA issued a statement last night, updating that Yoo is feeling better now, and that she had fainted due to dehydration and low blood sugar.
Yoo has sought medical attention accompanied by a colleague and is resting, and will be back on air tomorrow.
A couple in Malaysia were forced by their parents to throw a lavish and expensive wedding, and they took a loan of RM40,000 (SGD$11,927) to do so.
6 months into their marriage and after their wedding, the couple is now struggling to repay the loan that they took out for the extravagant wedding.
A woman shared her confession on the Emosi Twitter page and said that she had been crying because of this instead of enjoying her marital bliss.
She said that it all started when she and her husband took a loan for their wedding and that they are working ordinary jobs as a contract worker and a clerk respectively.
The couple had wanted to have a small wedding with about 100 people, but her parents said that they have many relatives who would be offended if they didn’t invite them.
Her husband (then fiance) then spoke to her parents and they told him that they wanted to invite about 1,000 people and want the wedding to be held at a hotel.
They then suggested the couple take a personal loan for the wedding, which her husband then did so to fulfil her parents’ wishes.
But they are now struggling to repay the loan and are working extra jobs just to pay it back, with her husband working as a food delivery person after he returns home from work.
The woman is also doing online dropshipping to earn some extra money to pay back the loan, and they are regretting taking the loan for the wedding and bowing down to their parents’ pressure.
A fight broke out between a group of men, somewhere along Geylang Lorong 8, and ended up with 4 people purportedly being arrested following the brawl.
There was a lot of pushing and shoving involved, as some members of the group tried to separate the two men who were having a heated argument, before a man wearing a pink shirt threw a right hook to the man in blue’s face, sending him staggering backwards.
That punch then sparked an all-out brawl, with the man in blue then rushing into the middle of the group to “return the favour” and throw a punch of his own.
The impact sent a few members of the group falling onto the ground after being knocked off balance, and a man in white was seen trying to hold the man in pink back.
Another man wearing orange was seen being ganged up on by two other men who were raining blows and stamping on him.
Soon, more people joined in and punches were flying everywhere, with loose slippers laying all over the road.
Public fighting
According to Chapter 224 of the Penal Code, anyone who disturbs public peace by fighting in public is guilty of committing an affray.
Upon conviction, offenders could face a jail term of up to one year, a fine of up to $5,000, or both.
The offence of rioting carries an imprisonment term of up to seven years and caning. Police investigations are ongoing.
Hi all..what do you think or will do, if your current partner still sharing/paying for her/his ex bill or subscriptions?
especially for those who had a quite long term relationship with their ex. They definitely share subscriptions for netflix/spotify/postpaid internet bill in one account.
And consider they already break up for at least 1-2 years or even more. Also consider this case apply not only for ex girlfriend/boyfriend, but ex wife/husband too.
This is a red flag or not, or is it consider common/not a big issue to care about in the relationship? Appreciate your opinion.
Netizens’ comments
Cancel?
Sounds extremely weird. Paying for an ex does not sound super healthy nor justified, unless it’s a formal (court?) agreement or obligation. Without any formal obligation, that’s kinda red flag to me or at least something to carefully discuss.
I think it depends. If your partner has children with the ex, then it might make sense for him/her to share an account as part of the shared upkeep of the children. If they don’t have kids with their ex, it could be just sheer inertia that’s prevented them from getting separate accounts. Raise it with your partner? If your partner is unwilling to switch, then red flag. If they’re willing to switch, then great!
Depends on why they never cancel. Is it cos cancellation fee, hassle to cancel, cancel will lose some perks or they genuinely want to pay for something for their ex. Shared netflix maybe they feel one more person watching also doesn’t affect me so doesn’t matter. I won’t pay for anyt for my ex or expect my ex to pay for anyt for me but i won’t jump to red flag la.
For context she is straight, but her friend is bi. She told me that her friend was flirting with her and asked her to stay the night and was basically hinting at them sleeping together
She told her that she’s engaged, so she’s not doing that. This girl already knew that she is in a relationship and she still tried making a move on her.
I was very surprised when she told me this. Anyways last night she told me she said she invited her to go drink with her and was basically asking my opinion on it.
I told her so the girl that wants to screw you wants to get you drunk? I told her that it was her choice 100% of course but I’m uncomfortable with her hanging around someone who lacks morals to the point she didn’t care we’re in a committed relationship.
I told her I wouldn’t be surprised if she’s tries to take advantage of her while she’s drunk. She ended up coming home a few hours later said she took a couple shots with her and didn’t say much else about them hanging out. I asked her if she tried to make a move on her again and she said no. Now I’m wondering if I’m right to be feeling insecure and untrusting of this girl.
We also were planning doing it that night bc she was telling me she was in the mood all day but then when she got home she said she was tired. I understand she has the right to revoke consent any point but in my insecure mind that connects the dots and made me feel even more insecure.
I understand that it’s definitely possible she just got tired and wasn’t in the mood but idk how to put my mind at ease or how I’m going to deal with her hanging out with her in the future.
Obviously I can’t do anything about it if she still chooses to hang out with this woman but idk how to manage my insecurities. Any advice would be much appreciated and if you feel that I’m overthinking things or not. Thanks.
Short story short. Last month, I was riding home and got rear-ended by a car at the left most lane, fortunately I got away with just superficial wounds.
I lodged a police report the next day, and my motorbike has been towed to the workshop for repair.
I like to first emphasize that prior to the accident, I did not cut any lanes nor road hog, I was just simply riding straight at my lane and this car out of no where just hit me from the back.
I received a mail yesterday from my investigation officer stating that no substantive results has been produced and no action has been taken for both parties, meaning its a 50 50.
I called the IO to charify on this matter, and I was told that the driver did not have any footage, hence there were no video evidence to proof whose at fault, and said I could even be the one who instigated the accident first.
The driver nearly caused my death and got away with nothing, no fine no demerit points. May I know how this will affect my insurance claim?(injury claim and workshop repair claim).
Any advice on what I can do? Or do I have to just suck thumb.
This point of this post is not to start a war between those with children and childfree people, but to facilitate geniune discussion for those who are on the fence, or couples who have differing opinions on children.
My partner and I are in our late 20s and have discussed to never have a child due to a multitude of reasons.
Money – the money required to raise a child is ridiculous, assuming the child is going to university. Just in terms of money, raising a child takes hundreds of thousands of dollars, not to mention the actual act of raising and educating a human being from scratch. In the face of endless inflation and rising cost of living, having a child seems to be only negatives on top of many negatives.
Competency/quality as parents – this may be a controversial point, but I am of the opinion that some people should not have children due to genetic disorder or unresolved issues that may affect the upbringing of the child. It is unfair to both parent and child if both affect each other negatively, the child bringing more stress to an already overly stressed parent and the child not being able to be brought up “properly”. Both me and my partner do not like children and cannot stand their crying or tantrums, which makes us unqualified parents.
(Trigger warning) Children are not retirement plans. – I have lost friends over this point when I discussed the pros and cons of having a child. Many pro child people always bring up the same points about “who is going to take care of you when you’re older?”, I think it is absolutely messed up if you give birth to a child in the expectation of your child becoming a source of funds for your future retirement plan and expect them to take care of you just because you selfishly decide to bring them into this world, in which they themselves have absolutely zero say in. You should absolutely plan for your own retirement as if you do not have children, having your child take care of you should be considered a privilege and not a given. To those who believe in the notion of “Im your parent, you owe me this this this because I took care of you”, I count my blessings that I would never have to meet you in my lifetime and give a prayer to those who have to put up with you, especially your child.
“Children are a source of happiness and makes your life fulfilled and complete”. – To some people, they absolutely are, but I fail to see how from my own POV. In terms of numbers , they are an absolute liability to your overall quality of life and standard of living. The money thrown into raising a child could have gone towards the house or a expensive holiday or any wants, not to mention the stress free life of not having to consider the needs of a child before going anywhere. I could literally book a flight ticket tonight to anywhere in the world and go away for a month if I wanted to, something those with children could only dream about. Children can be a source of happiness, but there are also other sources of happiness in life that brings equal amount of joy, dont fall into societal norms just because everybody around you are having children, decide for yourself.
If you have read this far, thank you for your time listening to my rambling and I am ready to have my mind changed about having children.
I would like to end this post by saying that even with all those points above, and you have chose to still have children and is currently bringing them up in a warm and loving environment, you have my full respect and best wishes in cultivating the next generation. It is a thankless and noble job that I can never envision myself to do properly, and I am eternally grateful to my own parents who took such good care of me.
I (F27) got engaged recently. We had the engagement party at a restaurant. It was paid for by my future MIL.
My sister (F22) came with my parents. She is the type that lives by “the body positivity” concept which is more than okay but she tends to put me in situations where I find myself having to deal with people’s reactions and I’ll explain what I mean in a minute.
She came to the party wearing a dress above knee. My future MIL and the other women were staring at her legs constantly. MIL then pulled me aside and pointed out my sister’s leg hair. I was completely baffled and quiet shocked.
She said it made her and the other women feel uneasy and weirded out. I said I was sorry for how they felt and tried to stay calm but I was mad from the inside. The women continued to stare and my sister acted like everything was fine. I honestly felt like she caused disruption to the party.
I brought it up with her later and told her about what the guests felt about her unshaved legs. She kept chewing on her gum while completely acting like it was nothing, she even said my future inlaw women need to chill.
I told her this was unacceptable and that she should’ve shaved before coming since it was my event and I had to deal with the looks and disruption from the women. My parents told me to get off her back and leave her alone.
Then they left. Mom is now telling me to apologize for upsetting my sister after she came to share my happy moments. I told this to my fiance and he just kept laughing and making comments about how women are “ridiculous”.
Am I in the wrong here? I feel like she disrespected me and my guests.
Workers’ Party (CP) cadre Peiying Loh, who testified during the Raeesah Khan scandal where she lied in parliament, has resigned alongside fellow cadre Yudhishthra Nathan as members of the Workers’ Party.
She cited her wish to “return to being regular citizens, free to express ourselves as individuals, without others questioning our loyalties and allegiances” as her reasons for resigning.
Here is what she said
Today, we tendered our resignations as members of the Workers’ Party to the Secretary-General, Pritam Singh.
Since December 2021, we have removed ourselves from volunteer work towards the Workers’ Party’s wards and efforts. We have remained members in name, and have not been actively contributing.
For this reason, we’ve decided to resign. These past 11 months haven’t been easy for us, and we feel it’s come to a point where it’s time for us to move on from being members of the Workers’ Party. We want to return to being regular citizens, free to express ourselves as individuals, without others questioning our loyalties and allegiances.
We’ve both been with the party for 9 years or more, and have been cadres since 2016. In these years, we’ve loved the party dearly, and contributed actively in many teams and departments, both grassroots and strategic. One of the highlights is definitely our work towards the Walking with Singapore: The Workers’ Party 60th Anniversary book; a chapter of Singapore’s history we felt important to tell.
We hold our memories of our time in the Workers’ Party with fondness. We’ve made lifelong friends in each other, and with others along the way. There are many good people in the rank and file of the Workers’ Party who’ve dedicated their lives towards building a better Singapore. We hope they remember to keep the welfare of Singaporeans at the centre of all that they do.
saw two ~9yo girls casually walking in a park and vaping
I feel that something is very off. I have vaped before the ban and have witnessed adults doing it after the ban in the park or on the road, but I have never seen such young children using it.
I approached them and asked where they got it from, they casually told me their parents gave it to them. How normal is this in this society?
I told them to not do it in good will, but am I being a boomer (millennial boomer) or is there something that needs to be done over this?
In secondary 4 very common to see students in my cohort vape in the toilets, would see 1-4 vaping at a time. I saw one guy just casually vape with a camera conveniently place infront where he wanted to do it. Looks like vape ban doesn’t do much, lol
Parents fked up. This is lack of education.
Bro vapes are so popular now, you can go M’Sia and it is just sold there on the selves at a cheap as fuck price. Sometimes legit some of the kids visit their relatives, then they just give them. They see vapes as not as dangerous as cigarettes. Fuck, my neighbour got his first cigarette from his father at 9 and they smoke as a bonding activity.
I think the illegal vice ring in Geylang is one of the main suppliers for vapes. Some months ago there was a video circulated by the police, showing the increase of vice/crime when the safety measures were lifted. But sorry i digress, it is a sad thing, why does the young need to be robbed of their innocence .
