Jean Danker says she has been exclusively asked out by younger men in their 20s; SIA flights from Changi Airport to Bali among those cancelled after volcano erupts: Singapore live news
Jean Danker is single and ready to mingle but the men who have been shooting their shot are younger men in their 20s. In a series of Instagram Stories on 10 June, the Class 95 DJ revealed that she has been exclusively asked out by guys she calls "the brave young 20somethings", adding that they have been "lovely". That said, Danker, 46, isn't prepared to date seriously after her divorce from local radio personality Glenn Ong.
Singapore Airlines flights from Changi Airport to Bali were among the flights which were cancelled today after a volcano on the eastern tourist island of Flores erupted, shooting an ash tower 10km into the sky. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703m twin-peaked volcano, erupted on 17 June. Indonesian authorities have raised its alert status to the highest level. The country's disaster mitigation agency said that volcanic ash rained down on several villages around Lewotobi Laki-Laki, forcing the evacuation of at least one village.
Read more in our live blog below, including the latest local and international news and updates.
Singapore Airlines flights from Changi Airport to Bali were among the flights which were cancelled today after a volcano on the eastern tourist island of Flores erupted, shooting an ash tower 10km into the sky.
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703m twin-peaked volcano, erupted on 17 June. Indonesian authorities have raised its alert status to the highest level. The country's disaster mitigation agency said that volcanic ash rained down on several villages around Lewotobi Laki-Laki, forcing the evacuation of at least one village.
According to the 18 June update on Bali's international airport website, the flights cancelled included Jetstar Asia and Virgin Australia flights to cities across Australia, with Air India, Air New Zealand, Singapore's TigerAir and Singapore Airlines and China's Juneyao Airlines also cancelling flights "due to volcano".
For more on the flight cancellations due to the Bali volcano, read here.
Celebrity chef and Food Network star Anne Burrell has died on Tuesday (17 June) at her home in Brooklyn, New York. She was 55.
The celebrity chef got her start as a sous chef on Iron Chef America. Burrell quickly rose in popularity, becoming one of the most recognisable faces at the Food Network, due to her boisterous energy and iconic platinum hair. She went on to host both Secrets of a Restaurant Chef and Worst Cooks in America.
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Franklin Becker (@chefbeckernyc)
Her family said in a statement, "Anne was a beloved wife, sister, daughter, stepmother, and friend – her smile lit up every room she entered. Anne's light radiated far beyond those she knew, touching millions across the world. Though she is no longer with us, her warmth, spirit, and boundless love remain eternal."
Her cause of death is not yet known.
For more on Anne Burrell's death, read here.
Jean Danker is single and ready to mingle but the men who have been shooting their shot are younger men in their 20s.
In a series of Instagram Stories on 10 June, the Class 95 DJ revealed that she has been exclusively asked out by guys she calls "the brave young 20somethings", adding that they have been "lovely". That said, Danker, 46, isn't prepared to date seriously after her divorce from local radio personality Glenn Ong.
When asked by one of her followers if she was ready to be attached, she said, "Let's just say it's gonna take someone really special for me to give up sleeping diagonal on my massive king sized bed – and it hasn't happened yet."
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by JEAN DANKER (@jeandanker)
Danker also encouraged women and advised them not to beat themselves up for having "any kind of feelings" towards divorce, "whether it's embarrassment or otherwise". She added, "It's scariest just before you do it and even if you leap crying, and fly through the air screaming in fear, you're gonna land on solid ground, I promise you. Be brave."
Ong, 54, and Danker were married for eight years before splitting in December 2024. The couple didn't have any children together.
For more on Jean Danker's dating life, read here.
Singapore Airlines flights from Changi Airport to Bali were among the flights which were cancelled today after a volcano on the eastern tourist island of Flores erupted, shooting an ash tower 10km into the sky.
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703m twin-peaked volcano, erupted on 17 June. Indonesian authorities have raised its alert status to the highest level. The country's disaster mitigation agency said that volcanic ash rained down on several villages around Lewotobi Laki-Laki, forcing the evacuation of at least one village.
According to the 18 June update on Bali's international airport website, the flights cancelled included Jetstar Asia and Virgin Australia flights to cities across Australia, with Air India, Air New Zealand, Singapore's TigerAir and Singapore Airlines and China's Juneyao Airlines also cancelling flights "due to volcano".
For more on the flight cancellations due to the Bali volcano, read here.
Celebrity chef and Food Network star Anne Burrell has died on Tuesday (17 June) at her home in Brooklyn, New York. She was 55.
The celebrity chef got her start as a sous chef on Iron Chef America. Burrell quickly rose in popularity, becoming one of the most recognisable faces at the Food Network, due to her boisterous energy and iconic platinum hair. She went on to host both Secrets of a Restaurant Chef and Worst Cooks in America.
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Franklin Becker (@chefbeckernyc)
Her family said in a statement, "Anne was a beloved wife, sister, daughter, stepmother, and friend – her smile lit up every room she entered. Anne's light radiated far beyond those she knew, touching millions across the world. Though she is no longer with us, her warmth, spirit, and boundless love remain eternal."
Her cause of death is not yet known.
For more on Anne Burrell's death, read here.
Jean Danker is single and ready to mingle but the men who have been shooting their shot are younger men in their 20s.
In a series of Instagram Stories on 10 June, the Class 95 DJ revealed that she has been exclusively asked out by guys she calls "the brave young 20somethings", adding that they have been "lovely". That said, Danker, 46, isn't prepared to date seriously after her divorce from local radio personality Glenn Ong.
When asked by one of her followers if she was ready to be attached, she said, "Let's just say it's gonna take someone really special for me to give up sleeping diagonal on my massive king sized bed – and it hasn't happened yet."
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by JEAN DANKER (@jeandanker)
Danker also encouraged women and advised them not to beat themselves up for having "any kind of feelings" towards divorce, "whether it's embarrassment or otherwise". She added, "It's scariest just before you do it and even if you leap crying, and fly through the air screaming in fear, you're gonna land on solid ground, I promise you. Be brave."
Ong, 54, and Danker were married for eight years before splitting in December 2024. The couple didn't have any children together.
For more on Jean Danker's dating life, read here.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
News24
an hour ago
- News24
Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcanic eruption grounds Bali flights as passenger safety remains paramount
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in Indonesia erupted twice, spewing ash up to 11km high. At least 26 flights were cancelled or delayed affecting over 14 000 passengers. Three airports in East Nusa Tenggara province were closed until Thursday. More than 20 flights to and from the Indonesian resort island of Bali were cancelled or delayed and three airports in East Nusa Tenggara province were closed due to the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, officials said on Wednesday. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, which is in East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted on Tuesday, spewing ash 11km high, forcing the country's volcanology agency to raise the alert level to its highest. It erupted again on Wednesday morning, belching a 1km high ash cloud, the agency said in a statement. At least 26 international and domestic flights were cancelled or delayed, Indonesia's transportation ministry said in a statement, affecting more than 14 000 passengers. These included at least 14 flights from India, Singapore and Australia to Bali, the Bali international airport website showed. Singapore Airlines cancelled four flights between Bali's Denpasar airport and Singapore, and its budget subsidiary Scoot cancelled flights to Bali and the neighbouring island Lombok, the airlines said. Qantas' low-cost carrier JetStar cancelled several morning flights to Bali from Australia and expects afternoon flights to be delayed. "Forecasts show the ash cloud is expected to clear by later tonight," JetStar said in a midday travel bulletin. A number of flights operated by AirAsia Malaysia and AirAsia Indonesia to and from Bali, Lombok and Labuan Bajo were also cancelled or rescheduled, the company said in a statement. The government closed three airports in East Nusa Tenggara province, including Fransiskus Xaverius Seda in Maumere, from Wednesday until Thursday, as they prioritised the safety of the passengers, said the transportation ministry. The eruption also forced local authorities to evacuate dozens of residents living in two villages near the volcano, Avi Hallan, an official at the local disaster mitigation agency told Reuters. "Streets in the two villages were filled with thick ash, gravel, and sand," she said, adding no casualties were reported. The volcano last erupted in May. Indonesia sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area of high seismic activity atop multiple tectonic plates.
CNN
2 hours ago
- CNN
Watch: Indonesia volcano spews ash into the sky
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano erupted on Tuesday, spewing ash high into the sky over the island of Flores. The national volcanology agency has raised the country's highest alert and dozens of flights were disrupted or canceled as a result of the eruption.
CNN
7 hours ago
- CNN
Indonesia volcano spews ash more than 6 miles into sky, dozens of Bali flights canceled
A volcanic eruption in Indonesia sent an enormous ash cloud more than six miles into the sky, disrupting or canceling dozens of flights to and from the tourist island of Bali. Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted at 5:35pm local time on Tuesday, unleashing a 6.8-mile (11-kilometer) hot ash column over the tourist island of Flores in south-central Indonesia, the country's Geology Agency said. Images showed an orange mushroom-shaped cloud engulfing the nearby village of Talibura with sightings reported up to 93 miles (150km) away. Officials issued the country's highest alert and urged tourists to stay away. Dozens of flights were halted in Bali, according to Denpasar International Airport website, which marked the disruptions 'due to volcano.' They included domestic routes to Jakarta and Lombok as well as others to Australia, China, India, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore. Fransiskus Xaverius Seda Airport was closed until Thursday, 'to ensure the safety of the passengers,' airport operator AirNav said in an Instagram post. Singapore's Changi Airport website shows Jetstar and Scoot canceled flights to Bali Wednesday morning while AirAsia called off its midday flight to the Indonesian capital. Holidaymakers Athirah Rosli, 31, and her husband Fadzly Yohannes, 33, woke up this morning to discover that their Jetstar flight home from Bail to Singapore was canceled. 'My first reaction was annoyed and panicked but I calmed down almost immediately,' Rosli told CNN. 'My husband and I looked at new flights, booked more accommodation and insurance and then had breakfast at our hotel,' she said. 'I see it was a blessing in disguise that we're safe and well.' The volcano's eruption follows significant volcanic activities, including 50 in two hours, up from the average eight to 10 activities per day. The 5,197-foot (1,584-meter) twin volcano erupted again Wednesday morning, spewing a 0.62-mile (1km) ash cloud, officials confirmed. Dozens of residents in two nearby villages were evacuated, according to Avi Hallan, an official at the local disaster mitigation agency. A danger zone is in place around five miles (8km) from the crater and residents have been warned about the potential for heavy rainfall triggering lava flows in rivers flowing from the volcano. More than a thousand tourists have been affected, particularly those traveling to Bali and Komodo National Park, famed for its Komodo dragons, according to a local tour operator. Sales worker Remdy Doule, from Come2Indonesia travel agency in Bali, told CNN: 'We were looking at more than 1,000 tourists being affected with the cancelations.' Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki's last erupted in May when authorities also raised the alert level to the most severe. A previous eruption in March forced airlines to cancel and delay flights into Bali, around 500 miles (800km) away, including Australia's Jetstar and Qantas Airways. In November, the volcano erupted multiple times killing nine people, injuring dozens and forcing thousands to flee and flights to be canceled. Indonesian, home to 270 million people, has 120 active volcanoes and experiences frequent seismic activity. The archipelago sits along the 'Ring of Fire,' a horseshoe-shaped series of seismic fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin. CNN's Haicen Yang contributed to this report.
