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INDONESIA RESPONDS TO MAHATHIR SAYING M’SIA SHOULD CLAIM S’PORE & RIAU ISLANDS

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Teuku Faizasyah, a spokesperson from the Indonesian foreign ministry, has hit back at former Malaysia prime minister Mahathir’s claim that Malaysia should claim both Singapore and the Riau Islands in Indonesia.

According to Tempo, Faizasyah said that “Indonesia does not see any legal basis and reason for Tun Mahathir’s statement.”

He added that “In a time when the world is facing many challenges, a senior politician should not be making baseless statements that can harm friendships.”

Faizasyah also reiterated his stance that the Riau Island Archipelago will always be Indonesian territory.

Claim Singapore & Riau Islands

Mahathir previously said on 19 June during a public appearance that “We should demand not just that Pedra Branca, or Pulau Batu Puteh, be given back to us, we should demand Singapore as well as the Riau Islands, as they are Malay land.”

WOMAN WORRIED THAT STEPSON DOES NOT HAVE FEMALES IN HIS SOCIAL CIRCLE

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His son is 17 and his life is completely male. He has no female friends, he goes to an all-boys school which pretty much is an entirely male staff, was raised by just his dad, they don’t have any female family members that they talk to etc, I’m the only woman in his life and he hates me.

I asked his son doesn’t he want to have girls in his life and he responded “why would I? What are they gonna do differently?”. Is that not concerning?

Not to mention he’s invested into male social and legal issues, he’s not as of yet saying misogynistic things but talking about male issues puts you on that path, and he was pretty badly victimized by his dad’s previous girlfriend so that could affect his potential dislike, even hatred for women & girls.

I brought these things up to my husband and it started an argument.

He said I was calling his son an incel, called me misandristic for saying talking about male issues puts you on a bad path, and said his son just doesn’t happen to have women or girls in his life and that’s fine, said his son dislikes me for things like this.

I guess being a step mother is not so easy, trying to show concern but both my husband and his son take it for granted and told me not to meddle in their affairs.

We’re still arguing about it, Should I not be concerned?

FATHER DIVORCED WIFE TO MARRY MISTRESS, CHILDREN LOVING HIS MISTRESS

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two or three years ago my(f25) dad suddenly divorced my mom under the guise of filing for bankruptcy and not wanting to lose everything (which he did proceed with) only to marry his mistress of 10+ years.

me and my sibling were not invited to the wedding as we didnt even know.

i know it sounds almost cruel, but my mom has always been pessimistic, narcissistic, manipulative, selfish, and sometimes just flat out mean on top of being VERY dependent despite being able bodied and with no type of cognitive disability.

shes not this terribly awful person, because she does have good qualities and i do love her, but living with her is extremely stressful and exhausting most of the time.

i have always felt picked apart by her and have just recently reclaimed myself as my own from her control.

shes always been embarrassed of me when it comes to our extended family.

fast forward to meeting my dads new wife, and despite how hard i tried to reserve myself from her (because we all knew about the affair) i couldn’t.

she is the opposite of my mom, she praises me so much and has always been beyond thrilled to introduce me as her daughter, she encourages me to do the things i want and always rationalizes with my dad when hes being accidentally critical of me rather than egging it on like my mom did in the past.

Shes willing to do things i want to do and not just what she wants, and she has always made me feel like my voice matters.

a lot of times i feel extremely guilty, especially because my mom doesnt even know theyre married, but my inner child is absolutely thrilled to have a maternal figure like the mom i dreamed of and longed for my whole life.

i cant help but love her like and consider her my third parent, and as bad as i feel i am extremely thankful for her.

TODDLERS WHO WERE RESCUED FROM MARSILING FIRE, WERE LEFT HOME ALONE

It was previously reported that a fire had broken out at a Marsiling Crescent HDB unit on 22 June at about 10.40pm.

Two toddlers aged 1 and 3 were rescued by the SCDF after being found conscious in the living room and sent to the hospital.

However, according to Mothership, it has since been revealed by Shin Min Daily News that the two toddlers were home alone when the fire started.

SMDN spoke to a delivery rider who was nearby, and he said that he saw thick black smoke coming out from the unit, and heard the trapped toddlers crying out for help.

The Chinese paper reported that the mother of the boys had gone to work while their father was out on a fishing trip.

However, differing reports emerged with TODAY reporting that the mother had gone out to get groceries instead, when she got a call that her home was on fire.

A neighbour had alerted the police officers about the toddlers possibly being trapped in the unit and were discovered by rescuers as a result.

TODAY also reported the father saying that his older son had pulled his younger sibling brother away from the burning bedroom to the living room and put himself in harm’s way.

Zaqy Mohamad, the MP for Marsiling – Yew Tee GRC said on Facebook that the family is faring well and that the toddlers are in stable condition and should be discharged from the hospital soon.

BF CAUGHT CHEATING BUT STRAIGHT AWAY ACCUSE GF OF CHEATING AS SMOKE BOMB

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WIBTA for cutting someone after being accused of cheating?

Not too long ago I had met someone who we can call Alex, Alex and I clicked when we met and so we had started talking alot and even being a bit flirty yet still in the talking stage. One day this guy that Alex and I were on live with hits me up showing me a screenshot his friend had sent him,

it was a picture of Alex texting another girl calling her pretty and asking for her socials and as soon as i saw that i was furious and texted Alex, he asked me how could i be mad when i did it first, i was confused so i asked what he was talking about, he said “Don’t act dumb now me and my friends were on facetime and My friends told me you hit them up.”

i had absolutely no idea what he was talking about because me personally, i never did and never will do that. We had a bit of an argument and according to him his friend would never lie, I ended up telling the other guy who of which had sent me the screenshots of Alex to other girls, I told him everything and he talked to Alex.

Alex said he believes his friend because he had known him for three years and knew he wouldnt lie, I had shown Alex proof i dont know his friend and dont even have him added but Alex has been ignoring me while still texting other girls.

should I completely cut Alex off and blocking him on everything ?

Here are what netizens thinks:

  • Of course you should, you are getting manipulated
  • this one is call he kena caught straight away accuse u back and feign innocence.
  • If you have to ask this question then with your intelligence you probably deserved to be cheated on. bodoh.

MAN EARNS $1.8K/MTH, INSURANCE AGENT WANTS HIM TO BUY $1.2K/MTH PLAN

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Friend wanted to meet for coffee. Stupidly met for old times sake (were best friends in poly).

Ask how was i and before i could finish my sentence he cut in with his iPad and be like how’s your savings?

Said person then insist I buy some plan off him for 1.2k a month and said to support his business cause all the other “brothers” are supporting his business.

Told him after deducting 1.2k (which i can only draw after 55), i will only have about 400 bucks a month to get by.

He said can, already more than most Singaporeans. Lost a friend that day but i saved 1.2k a month so all’s good.

And also, what’s with the constant insta post flaunting how they treat their family to a meal, treating their family members to a holiday because of this job, how they’re ‘” doing better by doing good” and “more happier, easier” crap.

How because of this industry they found their identity and they’re doing it for the better good. Crap la seriously.

Scummy rats.

BF TALKS TO EX DAILY, EX-GF TELLING BF TO LEAVE CURRENT GF

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me and my bf have been together for around 7 months but we’ve been pretty on and off from around the 5 month mark. he and i had just gotten out of two really bad relationships and quickly rushed into a serious relationship together and admittedly we didnt treat each other the best either.

my bf had met a girl named Lana in his previous relationship on a dating app (he wasn’t loyal to his last gf because of the way she treated him) and they flirted on and off throughout his and his exes two-year relationship but eventually he cut her off bc his ex found out.

in the middle of our relationship, he started talking to her again daily and I thought nothing of it because he had told me they were just really close friends and she was a lovely and nice friend to him during his past relationship.

After an argument we had he was telling her how much he hated me and wanted to leave me and she encouraged him to do so, after that argument i found out him and Lana had been saying this so i told him i was no longer comfortable them being as close as they were but could still be friends.

yesterday though i found out he was cheating on me with her. i consider them saying they missed what they used to have, calling and texting behind my back to be cheating especially since she was convincing him to leave me and just discussing me in general in a way i wasnt comfortable with.

he has been crying to me since saying that he didn’t think he was cheating and that he is extremely sorry and that im the only girl he loves.

he said hes willing to cut her off aswell but i have been extremely distant with him and not talking to him much. im still deciding if i wanna be with him as this isnt the first red flag (he was in contact with his ex for the first 4 months promising to get back with her).

but im starting to feel guilty because i think i can tell how sorry he is. AITA?

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MAN OVERLY CONCERNED WITH WELLBEING OF COLLEAGUE

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My colleague who is 43 years old (10 years older than me) and I run our department together. We have to work pretty closely together to ensure everything runs smoothly in our department. We have never actually met in person because everything is done remotely.

He is honestly kind of overbearing. He talks, A LOT. And if I don’t respond to his chit chat messages, he just keeps sending more trying to strike up a conversation. He also complains about how many hours he works and how he is constantly working until 9 or 10pm. But I’m skeptical that is all work because of how much he talks.

He keeps doing this thing where he “checks in” on me. Sending me messages like “Make sure you eat lunch!” or “Make sure you get your workout in!” but its not like a one-off thing. This is daily, multiple times a day. Like yesterday, I told him I was behind on a project and he was like “don’t use being behind as an excuse to skip lunch or working out!” Neither of which I said I was going to do. Yes, in the past I have worked through my lunch or skipped a workout, but, like, I don’t need a babysitter.

Today, he sends me a message, “Make sure you eat before the meeting with [client]!” So I responded with “Hey, I really don’t need these messages. I know you mean well, but this is coming off patronizing.”

He went immediately into victim mode with “I just care about your health! I want you to take care of yourself! I’m sorry that my caring bothers you so much, but you’re my partner in this department!”

I’m not slacking on my work. I’m actually the one who brings in the big clients/projects for what we do, while he usually brings in little clients (we work in PR and I bring the national/international accounts, while he brings local or regional).

So I explained “Look, like I said, I know you mean well, but I am a grown woman and I haven’t died of a heart attack or starvation yet. I’ve got this.”

So her retorted with “Dude, I’m just being your friend and I care about you.” and just kept going on.

Like I said, I know his heart may be in the right place, but his head is not and it’s beyond annoying. AITA here? Did I overreact?

INDONESIA BUILDS ITS OWN “SINGAPORE CITY” IN MEDAN

Singapore is considered one of the most iconic cities in Asia and it is not a surprise if other countries would follow Singapore’s style.

But a town in Indonesia went beyond that and build a replica of Singapore’s iconic landmarks.

The town known as S’pore of Medan has structures similar to Gardens by the Bay, a merlion, and street signs of Orchard Road.

Even the roads are seen with similar markings to Singapore.

They even have the fat bird statue that is found at Raffles Place.

A replica of Suntech Cities Fountain of Wealth.

They even build a fake ERP, known as CLGC and a fake Fullerton.

MAN SHOW OFF GOLD CHAINS TO COLLEAGUES, END UP ALL FAKE

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A man shared a story about how his colleague accidentally exposed himself after wearing fake gold.

For gold, some people treat it as an investment while some wear it as a kind of geomancy or luck item, but there is one last group who wears it to show off.

Here is the story:

I have this colleague (let’s call him Mr Hao Lian) that always comes to the office and is covered with jewellery and branded items. Sometimes we wondered how real those items are as we are drawing similar salaries.

So we had a company outing recently, and the boss treat us to have a meal at a restaurant in a private room in Chinatown.

There was a lot of food and alcohol and we started to eat and drink. Late into the night, a few of my colleagues left but Mr Hao Lian was still there. As usual, showing off not just what he’s wearing but also how good a drinker he is.

We were on the second floor of the shophouse and Mr Hao Lian wanted to go buy some cigarettes, he tripped and rolled down the stairs.

My boss and I heard a loud noise and we went out of the room and see Mr Hao Lian landing on the 1st floor.

We quickly went to help him and we notice that his gold bracelet had a section that chipped off and it revealed a silver metal colour.

He got up fine but my boss and I saw the fake gold and started laughing.

Mr Hao Lian suddenly said that he was going home and went to take a Grab. My boss and I continued to drink and we were laughing that most probably all of his gold are fake including his watches.

The following Monday, he pulled me aside and told me not to tell anyone about the gold chain we saw.

But I told him: “sorry, boss told everyone already”.

He quit the company 2 weeks later.