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Japan's tourism industry is taking a hit as would-be travellers from China cancel their trips because of a worsening diplomatic spat. Some are choosing to visit Singapore and South Korea instead. https://str.sg/Epuu Chinese cruise operators are now scrambling to avoid Japanese ports: https://str.sg/eZ4z China is also scrapping concerts with Japanese musicians: https://str.sg/fwfx

Using a Google Pixel 10 phone? 🤖 The company is gradually rolling out a new feature that lets its latest devices exchange files with iPhones through Apple's AirDrop and Android's Quick Share functions. https://str.sg/pp8m

Singapore is imposing financial sanctions and barring the entry of 4 Israelis for "egregious acts of extremist violence against Palestinians in the West Bank", said MFA. https://str.sg/baUf

⛈️ News for your morning! Singapore S'pore hikes 2025 GDP forecast to around 4%, sees 1-3% growth in 2026 READ: https://str.sg/9NmaU Yip Pin Xiu and Toh Wei Soong retain top honours at S'pore Disability Sports Awards READ: https://str.sg/whW8x World Fire forces evacuation at UN climate talks in Brazil READ: https://str.sg/Lwmd Sponsored Get the latest Singapore jobs, career events and expert insights—subscribe to Workforce Singapore’s Telegram channel. Join now: http://str.sg/xsTi Stay in the know: https://str.sg/wyYP

Skullpanda fans, this is for you. The collectible character will be taking over the National Museum of Singapore from Dec 12 to Feb 22. Standard tickets will go on sale from Dec 1. Details: https://str.sg/iQRh

Singaporean child sex offender Amos Yee has been released from a US prison after being sentenced to a 6-year jail term for child pornography and sexual grooming. He is facing deportation after being paroled. https://str.sg/uxXf

New Ubin Group co-founder Pang Seng Meng has been convicted of driving a vehicle without due care and attention, causing the death of a cyclist in 2022. The 69-year-old, who did not wear his spectacles despite having multiple eye conditions, said he could not recall seeing the red light before his car struck the victim. https://str.sg/peje

A 67-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly setting fire to cat dwellings at a void deck in Bukit Batok. The cats in the area seem to be unharmed, said a resident. https://str.sg/jWAf

South Korean celebrity couple Kim Woo-bin and Shin Min-a are set to marry in December after 10 years of dating. 💍 “Yes, I’m getting married. I’m going to build a family with the person who has been by my side for a long time," said Kim Woo-bin in a handwritten letter. https://str.sg/tUSX

The Singapore dollar has hit fresh highs against the Japanese yen. 🇯🇵 The exchange rate is now around $1 to 120 yen. https://str.sg/cuhs

A pre-school teacher in Singapore has been charged with ill-treating 3 children under her care. She allegedly force-fed a child until the child vomited and stuffed a bib into an 8-month-old baby’s mouth. https://str.sg/pZf3

2 women have been charged with shoplifting at Sheng Siong after they were allegedly spotted by the company's facial recognition CCTV tech. 1 of them reportedly stole 19 bottles of red wine in total across multiple occasions from a Punggol Central outlet. https://str.sg/f8Jo

AVS will review its protocols following criticism of its trapping of stray dogs at a Seletar West farm. This comes after animal welfare groups, including the SPCA, raised questions about AVS' dog handling standards. https://str.sg/i6E2

🎧 Jasmin Lau and Goh Hanyan on being first-time politicians We speak to Jasmin Lau and Goh Hanyan, co-chairs of the Committee on Technology and Innovation, about what the past couple of months have been like, the biggest adjustments they have had to make, and their work on the committee. Join our live discussion on The Usual Place Podcast at 12pm: https://str.sg/BsM3

A woman sold a Lamborghini to a car dealership with a stated mileage of 9,000km, but an inspection showed that the actual mileage was 18,074km. She was sued by the dealer and ordered to pay $20,000. https://str.sg/f8n8

A Singaporean woman was fined $21,500 for keeping 79 dogs in her landed home. Prosecutors described the case as "unprecedented in scope and severity". https://str.sg/iQSz

🌧 News for your morning! Sport Singapore Lions to get total $2 million reward for Asian Cup qualification: Forrest Li READ: https://str.sg/3JHLr Singapore Singapore has varied toolkit, beyond taxes, to manage inequality: PM Wong READ: https://str.sg/34rTp Artefacts from one of Singapore's largest archaeological sites on display at Bras Basah MRT station READ: https://str.sg/Fyzm Stay in the know: https://str.sg/wyYP

“We don’t claim him”: Local netizens have banded together to denounce the serial intruder who rushed at Ariana Grande during the Wicked: For Good premiere. His actions marred what was meant to be a momentous night for Singapore, as well as for Wicked fans - many feel the attack had scared Grande off interacting with fans during the yellow carpet walk, says ST’s Amanda Chai. Also, does this mean the Republic has lost its chance at being included in the pop star’s world tour? Read more: https://str.sg/iKhz #stheadstart

Minister David Neo said that he “probably should have been more respectful” after being caught on video referring to Hong Kong players and fans as “idiots”, following yesterday's Asian Cup qualifier between Singapore and Hong Kong. https://str.sg/MJMro

A light-hearted online post by a Malaysian minister has revived debate over whether Malaysia and Singapore are in the wrong time zone. 🤔 Some claim that being in GMT+8 poses a health risk, though experts are unconvinced. https://str.sg/6Atp