Boy, 5, conquers Mount Everest base camp in 8 days, becomes youngest S'porean to do so
SINGAPORE — At just five years old, Abyan Imtiaz Irkiz has become the youngest Singaporean to reach the Mount Everest base camp.
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Jail for ex-Chubbs Insurance employee who cheated company into disbursing S$11m in false claims over 7 years
SINGAPORE — For seven years, a senior claims executive at Chubbs Insurance executed what a judge described as an “elaborate scheme” to cheat his employer into disbursing over S$10.74 million in fraudulent claims.
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Gen Zen: Is how we breathe how we feel? Exploring breathing techniques said to relieve stress, improve well-being
SINGAPORE — Whenever I had expressed any inkling of nervousness or fear throughout my life, the people close to me always echoed the same piece of sound advice: Slow deep breaths. Fill up your lungs with air, hold it there, exhale slowly.
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Team behind Chinese variety show Keep Running apparently edited safety belts onto celebs in car
Does it still count as a traffic violation if the seat belts were Photoshopped in?
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Gen Zen: Exploring breathwork techniques
Breathwork, or the deliberate control of our breathing patterns, is said to have a direct connection to our emotional state. We spoke to practitioners of two types of breathwork - holotropic and the Wim Hof method, to find out more about the supposed benefits of these breathing methods. Video: Nuria Ling, Samuel Woo/TODAY
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