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A 50-year-old man reported missing has been found dead in the waters off Coney Island.

Tony Hou Wen Li was last seen in the vicinity of Block 178 Edgefield Plains in Punggol at about 5.20am on June 23.

Police said in an appeal for information the same night that he was wearing a dark-coloured shirt and shorts, and carrying a black backpack.

They withdrew the appeal for information on Sunday (June 28) morning.

On any weekend evening, the contrast between the main historic districts in Singapore is hard to miss.

Most of the crowd in Chinatown empties out by 10pm and Little India holds to its weekday rhythm. But Kampong Gelam, especially Haji Lane and Bali Lane, fill up with different crowds.

This heritage area, which stretches from Rochor Road to the Kallang River, sees a throng of crowds in the daytime that explore the various vintage, fashion, and the photo-booth concepts that have multiplied along Haji Lane.

But in the evening, the diners spill onto the street which turns into a vibrant pedestrian-only zone from 3pm to 1am on weekdays, and from 12pm to 1am on the weekends and public holidays.

You get your year-end bonus. It lands in your account and, almost before the notification disappears, your mind goes to the loan. Pay it off. Get it done. One less thing. The instinct is clean, satisfying, and financially responsible-sounding.

But before you move the money, it's worth asking a question most borrowers skip: how much are you actually saving — and is it worth it?

The assumption is straightforward: paying off debt early saves you money on interest.

And for personal loans in Singapore, that's mostly true. Settle ahead of schedule and you will, in most cases, come out ahead on interest.

The director of several companies who left over 400 workers with unpaid salaries has returned to Singapore, and his passport has been impounded amidst ongoing investigations, said Minister of State for Manpower Dinesh Vasu Dash.

Ramu Palani Velu, a Singapore permanent resident, is listed as a director of KPA Engineering, SK Industries and VVR Plant Engineering, which did not pay 407 workers for months.

He is also listed as a director on at least four other companies.

Providing an update on the situation during a visit to Kranji Recreation Centre on Sunday (June 28), Dinesh said that Velu returned to Singapore on Friday.

CAPE TOWN — Like millions of others, Natasha Jacka went stir-crazy during a Covid-19 lockdown in 2020, until it dawned on her that there might be great opportunity in having nowhere to go.

Jacka used the pandemic and the suspension of her studies at an agricultural college to plant her own vineyard at her family home in South Africa.

It was a way to fast forward her dream of becoming a winemaker by bringing it, literally, within reach.

Nothing in the wine world moves too fast, though, and it was four years before the first harvest and vintage.

SEOUL – South Korea and Japan on Sunday (June 28) reaffirmed their commitment to the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula and agreed to revive joint search-and-rescue drills in a step forward for security ties between the neighbouring countries.

Meeting in Seoul, South Korean Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back and his Japanese counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi agreed to work on regional stability bilaterally, as well as through their partnerships with Washington, in the sixth round of talks between the two countries.

"Both ministers shared the view to continue co-operation for maintaining regional peace and stability amid a grave security environment," South Korea's defence ministry said in a statement.

South Korea and Japan, with US encouragement, have been working to develop closer ties since 2022 and overcome sometimes bitter historical differences, a policy continued by President Lee Jae-myung and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

A 17-year-old Thai girl's naked body was found in a suitcase dumped by a railway track in Pattaya.

On Friday night (June 26), a 46-year-old Australian man, identified as Simon Peter Carman, was taken into custody at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport after being accused of killing her, reported the Bangkok Post on June 27.

He allegedly confessed to the crime but claimed he was acting in self-defence.

He also consented to forensic officers examining his room and his body as part of the investigation.

The tricky part about timing the market is that it’s never one right decision.

More often than not, it’s a series of decisions you need to make, such as what to buy, how much to allocate in terms of a budget, and of course when to list your property on the market.

Finding the right time to put up your property for sale tends to be one of the most stressful decisions in this process.

While purchasing a property is a big decision, selling one involves a lot more emotional baggage that can often cloud your judgement.

ARLINGTON, Texas – Giovani Lo Celso became the first Argentina player other than Lionel Messi to score in this World Cup as the defending champions finished the group stage with a three-game sweep after a 3-1 victory over Jordan on Saturday (June 27) night.

Lo Celso, in his first World Cup start, put Argentina ahead to stay when he scored on a direct free kick in the 19th minute. Messi added one of his own after entering the game in the second half, and the top scorer in World Cup history extended his mark to 19 goals.

Messi, the leader in this tournament with six goals, was among nine Argentina starters changed from the previous game since Group J was already clinched before the match.

He entered in the 60th minute, three days after his 39th birthday, and in the same stadium where he broke the scoring mark last Monday, and scored in the 80th minute.

Cranes had to be called in to lift two heavy vehicles from a ditch after a three-vehicle accident happened on the PIE towards Tuas on Saturday (June 27) at about 2.25pm.

The incident involved one cement bulk tanker, a tow truck and a car.

Photographs and videos of the incident posted on social media show the cement bulk tanker and tow truck in a ditch along the centre divider.

The driver's cabin of the bulk tanker is seen impinging onto the road in the direction towards Changi, resulting in the closure of one of four lanes on that side of the expressway.