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New Paper
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New Paper
Cute Malay-Chinese couple leaves netizens curious and confused
A Singaporean Chinese man has made a TikTok video in which he attempts to speak only Mandarin while on a date with his Malay girlfriend, who in turn tries to speak only in Malay. But netizens are wondering why he looks Malay, while his girlfriend looks Chinese. TikTokker Leonleelx posted the video in a paid partnership with the International Conference on Cohesive Societies (ICCS) 2025 five days ago, and it has had more than 151,000 views, 6,300 reactions and about a hundred comments at press time. It's cute, if a little twee. 'Bring an umbrella, sayang' After a short preamble in which he explains that they will speak in their own languages, he asks her in Mandarin to get an umbrella in case it rains. His girlfriend, referred to only as "sayang" (Malay for "honey"), looks adorably lost, before some sign language on his part helps her understand what he is trying to say. "Ujan (rain)," she says, before turning around and returning with a "payun" (umbrella). The video cuts to a cultural tour of Kampong Glam, apparently part of the ICCS' attempt to see how "everyday Singaporeans make harmony real". He then asks if she likes a cultural activity, to which she gamely nods after looking lost for a moment. Cut to another scene where she asks him to speak to her in Malay, and he tells her he likes to eat rendang and loads of kueh. The video ends with a voiceover where he declares: "We speak different languages but understanding each other's cultures brings us closer, as a couple and as a community." "This SG couple so sweet" Shared on Reddit with the title "This SG couple so sweet", some netizens found the video cute. KittyLoLa commented: "Cuteness overload!! GF so 'cantik!!!!!' (Beautiful in Malay.) The piaoliang (beautiful) Chinese look wohhhhh." Zam agreed: "You guys make a cute couple." But the bulk of the mostly good-natured comments seemed curious as to why the guy looks Malay while his girlfriend looks Chinese, with some asking if they had Malay/Chinese genes. Bind@ud said: "Handsome looks Malay but pretty looks Chinese." Nineofhearts echoed that view: "Ur gf look more Chinese than u hahahaha." But the sweetest comment, which received almost 1,300 reactions, came from Syah, who noted the confusing appearance but saw it as no barrier to a union: "bro u look Malay and your gf look Chinese. Can't wait to see u guys get married."
Straits Times
14-07-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Wickets tumble as Australia nose ahead in pink-ball test
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Cameron Green's unbeaten 42 kept Australia in the driver's seat of the day-night third and final test against West Indies after 15 wickets tumbled on a frenetic second day of the pink-ball contest in Kingston on Sunday. Having posted a modest 225 in the first innings, Australia bundled out West Indies for 143 after the hosts had resumed on 16-1 at the Sabina Park. Batting under lights on a lively track, Australia then suffered a collapse of their own and finished day two on 99-6 for an overall lead of 181 as they look to complete a series sweep. Green had skipper Pat Cummins on five at the other end. Earlier, West Indies struggled against Australia's all-pace attack with Scott Boland (3-34) justifying his selection at the expense of veteran spinner Nathan Lyon. For the hosts, John Campbell (36) and Shai Hope (23) offered some resistance with the bat before they caved in to concede a lead of 82 in the low-scoring contest. Australia's top order struggled under the lights once again with Alzarri Joseph (3-19) and Shamar Joseph (2-26) leading the home side's fight back. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore Singapore to train more aviation and maritime officials from around the world Business Singapore's economy sees surprise expansion in Q2 despite US tariff uncertainty: Advance estimate Singapore What's in a name? Local author traces the evolution of Singaporean Chinese names Business From wellness zone to neurodivergent room: How companies are creating inviting, inclusive offices Singapore Swift action needed to stop vaping's slide from health risk to drug epidemic Singapore Govt will continue to support families, including growing group of seniors: PM Wong at PCF Family Day Singapore Art by Pathlight students to be displayed along Singapore River Sport Jannik Sinner dethrones Carlos Alcaraz to capture maiden Wimbledon crown Opener Sam Konstas ended his miserable tour with a duck, while his opening partner Usman Khawaja dragged a Shamar Joseph delivery onto his stumps. Alzarri Joseph dismissed Steve Smith for five after the batter had been spilled in the slip when on one. Green survived a potential run out to remain unbeaten after a stellar knock, which included six fours. "It was good fun ... We wanted seven wickets and got six. I'm pleased with the performance," said Shamar Joseph. "Anything around or less than 200, I'm confident we'll chase it down." REUTERS
Straits Times
14-07-2025
- Straits Times
Geylang pasar malam crash: Second man arrested in connection with collision that killed woman
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox SINGAPORE - Another man has been arrested by the police for his connection to an accident at Circuit Road on July 11 that resulted in the death of a woman . The police said on July 14 that a 38-year-old was arrested for allowing the driver, 40, to drive without a valid licence and insurance coverage. The younger man was in the front passenger's seat and is believed to have rented the car, and investigations are ongoing. The Straits Times reported on July 13 that the 40-year-old man was arrested after police was alerted to the accident at Block 52A Circuit Road at about 11.45pm. The 66-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene by a Singapore Civil Defence Force paramedic, with the police adding that the driver did not provide assistance to her, and instead allegedly fled the scene. He was subsequently arrested by the Traffic Police and found to not have a valid driving licence. Photos of the accident had been posted on the Facebook page SGRV Front Man on July 12, where a GetGo car is seen to have rammed into the side of a flight of stairs, after seemingly crashing into a pasar malam stall. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore Singapore to train more aviation and maritime officials from around the world Business Singapore's economy sees surprise expansion in Q2 despite US tariff uncertainty: Advance estimate Singapore What's in a name? Local author traces the evolution of Singaporean Chinese names Business From wellness zone to neurodivergent room: How companies are creating inviting, inclusive offices Singapore Swift action needed to stop vaping's slide from health risk to drug epidemic Singapore Govt will continue to support families, including growing group of seniors: PM Wong at PCF Family Day Singapore Art by Pathlight students to be displayed along Singapore River Sport Jannik Sinner dethrones Carlos Alcaraz to capture maiden Wimbledon crown
Straits Times
14-07-2025
- Business
- Straits Times
Moveable feast: Danish chef serves up gastronomic journey by bike
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Danish chef Morten Kryger Wulff cooks on his self-designed kitchen-bike during a stop of a gastronomical bike tour on July 2 in Copenhagen. COPENHAGEN – Hopping off his custom-built bicycle-turned-portable kitchen, Danish chef Morten Kryger Wulff started whipping up a feast of tantalising dishes – served with a generous side of nature. The 56-year-old veteran of prestigious kitchens across Europe got the idea more than two decades ago to take his cooking to the great outdoors, leading customers on a gastronomic bike ride through Copenhagen – with delectable food served at every stop. On a sunny weekday in July, grilled seaweed, dill cream, bean fricassee, Nordic pizza and blackcurrant ice cream were on the menu for the ride from the Danish capital's harbour to Amager Nature Park. 'This is as close as I can come to nature, cooking-wise, in a chef way,' said Wulff. The tour lasts about four hours in total, covering 3km to 5km. It is broken into bike rides of about 15 minutes each, in between which the chef gets off his bike, unfolds his table and starts cooking. 'You take away the walls of a traditional restaurant and expose yourself to the city and to the elements you're in,' he said. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore Singapore to train more aviation and maritime officials from around the world Business Singapore's economy sees surprise expansion in Q2 despite US tariff uncertainty: Advance estimate Singapore What's in a name? Local author traces the evolution of Singaporean Chinese names Business From wellness zone to neurodivergent room: How companies are creating inviting, inclusive offices Singapore Swift action needed to stop vaping's slide from health risk to drug epidemic Singapore Govt will continue to support families, including growing group of seniors: PM Wong at PCF Family Day Singapore Art by Pathlight students to be displayed along Singapore River Sport Jannik Sinner dethrones Carlos Alcaraz to capture maiden Wimbledon crown In his cargo bike – a contraption he designed himself, measuring more than 2m long and weighing 130kg – he has everything he needs: a foldable work surface, a refrigerator, a gas burner and all the ingredients. 'It is impressive to watch him cook from that small kitchen, to see how compressed everything is,' said Copenhagen local Pernille Martensson, who joined the tour with her husband to celebrate his birthday. The route is 'part of the menu', said Wulff. 'For example, the dish with fish or shellfish or seaweed is typically served by the channels.' On the docks, he sautes shrimp before serving them in shells. As Wulff and his group gradually move away from Copenhagen's city centre, the chef – who has worked at The Savoy hotel in London and Geneva's InterContinental – shares stories about the city and the project. It all began in 2002, when he was kicked out of a municipal park for trying to have a barbecue with friends, and decided to start cooking outdoors legally. He takes an ecologically gentle approach. 'The food we get for these tours is, of course, harvested and bought locally,' he said, adding that even the wines come from around Copenhagen. 'A bicycle is the most sensible vehicle, the smartest vehicle. It does not use any energy. You can have a battery, but it's pedal-powered,' he said. The mobile approach to dining means he and his customers 'meet the city, we meet the locals', he added. The self-proclaimed 'bicycle chef' said he is 'very passionate about cargo bikes and what they can do'. He frequently participates in the Danish cargo bike championships, an unconventional competition held annually in Copenhagen. In 2016, he was named courier of the year. The award committee said he had 'demonstrated the many possibilities of the cargo bike with his mobile kitchen project'. Bicycle-loving Copenhagen has more than 385km of bike lanes, the oldest dating back to 1892. AFP
Straits Times
14-07-2025
- General
- Straits Times
Excavations begin at mass child grave site in Ireland
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Records unearthed show as many as 796 babies and young children died at the Tuam home. DUBLIN - Excavations at an unmarked mass burial site are expected to start on July 14 in a former mother and baby home in western Ireland. The site is suspected of containing the remains of hundreds of infants and young children. The planned two-year probe by Irish and foreign experts in Tuam, a town located north of Galway, comes more than a decade after an amateur historian first uncovered evidence of a mass grave there. Subsequent test excavations in 2016 to 2017 found significant quantities of baby remains in a subterranean disused septic tank at the location, which now sits within a housing complex. Catholic nuns ran a so-called 'mother and baby' institution there between 1925 and 1961, housing women who had become pregnant outside of marriage and were shunned by their families. After giving birth, some children lived in the homes too but many more were given up for adoption under a system that often saw the church and state work in tandem. Oppressive and misogynistic, the institutions – which operated nationwide, some not closing until as recently as 1998 – represent a dark chapter in the history of the once overwhelmingly Catholic and socially conservative Ireland. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Business Singapore's economy sees surprise expansion in Q2 despite US tariff uncertainty: Advance estimate Singapore Singapore to train more aviation and maritime officials from around the world Singapore What's in a name? Local author traces the evolution of Singaporean Chinese names Business From wellness zone to neurodivergent room: How companies are creating inviting, inclusive offices Singapore Swift action needed to stop vaping's slide from health risk to drug epidemic Singapore Govt will continue to support families, including growing group of seniors: PM Wong at PCF Family Day Singapore Art by Pathlight students to be displayed along Singapore River Sport Jannik Sinner dethrones Carlos Alcaraz to capture maiden Wimbledon crown A six-year inquiry sparked by the initial discoveries in Tuam found that 56,000 unmarried women and 57,000 children passed through 18 such homes over a 76-year period. It also concluded that 9,000 children had died in the various state and Catholic Church-run homes nationwide. Records unearthed show as many as 796 babies and young children died at the Tuam home over the decades that it operated. Its grounds have been left largely untouched after the institution was knocked down in 1972 and housing was built there. A fierce battle Ms Anna Corrigan, whose two siblings may have been buried at the Tuam site, spoke reporters earlier in July . She said: 'These children were denied every human right in their lifetime, as were their mothers. 'And they were denied dignity and respect in death.' Ireland's Office of the Director of Authorised Intervention (Odait) will undertake the excavation, alongside experts from Colombia, Spain, Britain, Canada and the United States. It will involve exhumation, analysis, identification if possible, and re-interment of the remains found, said Odait d irector Daniel MacSweeney at a press briefing in Tuam. In 2014, local historian Catherine Corless produced evidence that the 796 children – from newborns to a nine-year-old – had died at the home. State-issued death certificates she compiled show that various ailments, from tuberculosis and convulsions to measles and whooping cough, were listed as the cause of death. Ms Corless's research indicated the corpses were likely placed in the disused septic tank discovered in 1975, while prompting the state-backed enquiries that have uncovered the full scandal of the homes. The Odait team was finally appointed in 2023 to lead the Tuam site excavation. DNA samples have already been collected from about 30 relatives, and this process will be expanded in the coming months to gather as much genetic evidence as possible, said Mr MacSweeney. A 2.4m high hoarding has been installed around the perimeter of the excavation area, which is also subject to 24-hour security monitoring to ensure its forensic integrity. In May, Ms Corless, 71, said: 'It's been a fierce battle. When I started this, nobody wanted to listen. At last, we are righting the wrongs. I was just begging: 'Take the babies out of this sewage system and give them the decent Christian burial that they were denied.''
