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  • In Australia, Swift is rumoured to have stayed at Crown Towers’ US$25,000-a-night presidential villa, was reportedly spotted at Nobu and Pellegrino 2000, and visited the Sydney Zoo twice
  • In Singapore, she was reportedly seen arriving at Capella Hotel on Sentosa Island, and dined at Koma in Marina Bay Sands – with her crew, and then with Travis Kelce

Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh was charged with two counts of lying to a parliamentary committee in hearings involving his party’s former MP Raeesah Khan.

Using a VIP lanyard, Wu Zhihong tried to trick security officers into believing that a 20-year-old who paid him US$417 had a valid concert ticket for one of Swift’s Singapore tour dates.

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The number of family offices in Hong Kong may have exceeded those established in major financial centres in the region as efforts in the past year to lure foreign capital started to show results.

Alejandro Tengco, head of state regulator Pagcor, said Manila is counting on a slew of new integrated resorts and casinos to boost tourist arrivals.

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The victim depleted his savings, sold his property and personal possessions and borrowed money to raise over S$3.7 million (US$2.78 million) for James.

Economic growth and ‘de-risking’ from China are driving investors to Southeast Asia, but just four companies accounted for nearly half of exit values since 2015.

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The trend means couples can ‘experience parenthood’ while maintaining a preferred lifestyle that includes work-life balance, holidays and date nights.

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Tay Tay’s boyfriend Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs, Shinee’s Choi Min-ho, actors Barry Keoghan, Heart Evangelista and Carina Lau, and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew just descended on Singapore

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Some businesses had lower-than-expected earnings, as Taylor Swift’s fans were much younger than their usual customers. Others such as craft and bead stores saw a boom.

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Most visitors say levy will not deter them from flying to Hong Kong, but others in sector are concerned it is coming too soon after city reopens from Covid.

‘I don’t think the Hong Kong government can get away with paying taxpayers’ money, whatever the cause is, without telling people how much,’ ex-city leader CY Leung says.