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Petrol prices in Singapore continued to fall on Monday (June 22), following reductions posted by Caltex, Shell and Sinopec last Friday (June 19).

In a price board update published on Monday afternoon, London-headquartered Esso announced that it had posted a 4-cent reduction for its 92-, 95-, and 98-octane petrol.

Its diesel price, which was reduced by 10 cents on June 17 , remains unchanged.

At the time of this article's publication, only SPC has yet to post any adjustment.

The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is receptive to facilitating more Teochew-language screenings of popular Chinese movie Dear You, if the film distributor wishes to apply for more, the industry regulator said on Monday (June 22).

This comes amid public pushbacks for the film to be screened in its original dialect instead of the Mandarin-dubbed version meant for commercial release here, on account of the Government's bilingual policy.

After the 10 premiere showings of Dear You in Teochew sold out, film distributor Clover Films and cinema operator Golden Village announced eight additional runs of the original work on Saturday.

These tickets, which went on sale at 3pm on Monday, were quickly snapped up by eager moviegoers.

Many of us - including our favourite stars in showbiz - celebrated the Superman of our lives yesterday (June 22).

We take a look at some heartfelt celebrity Father's Day tributes.

Charmaine Hui, 28, dedicated a bittersweet tribute to her father - the late veteran Hong Kong actor Benz Hui - with pictures of them beneath a sunny, blue Sydney sky.

She wrote: "Happy Father's Day, Dad! It's been over half a year and I still can't get used to life without you here. I miss you teasing people with a smile, you telling me to come home early for dinner when I'm not busy, and you asking if I'm going to turn on the coffee maker. I miss everything about you!"

Scoot has resumed its thrice-weekly flights between Singapore and Jeddah from Monday (June 22) after they were suspended due to the ongoing war in the Middle East.

The company's decision to resume flights comes after "an assessment of the geopolitical situation in the Middle East, as well as operational considerations", said Scoot in response to AsiaOne's queries.

The first flight departed from Singapore at 4.15pm on June 22.

"We will continue to monitor the situation in the Middle East closely and will adjust our flight paths as needed," added Scoot, the low-cost arm of Singapore Airlines.

A 76-year-old grandmother was killed after a Tesla crashed into her home in suburban Texas last Friday (June 19) night.

Martha Avila, who was in the house, was reportedly pinned down by the vehicle.

The driver, Michael Butler, 44, was in a Tesla Model 3 when the crash happened, reported New York Times (NYT).

He told investigators that the car on autopilot, according to local news outlet ABC13 Houston.

In just over two weeks, a second Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight from Singapore suffered a burst tyre during landing at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on Sunday (June 21).

SQ114 bearing the registration 9V-MBA — a Boeing 737-8 — landed at 1.39pm.

Unlike earlier SQ114 flight on flight tracking platform FlightRadar24, the aircraft is seen stopped along the taxiway, just off the runway before its tracking dropped.

It is unclear if this was due to the aircraft's automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast being turned off.

DUBAI — An explosion tore through Qatar's key natural gas export terminal Sunday (June 21) night as workers tried to resume operations there after Iran bombed it during the war, causing a fire that hurt at least 54 people as another 18 were still missing hours later.

The blast at the Ras Laffan industrial area could cause further chaos in global energy markets, particularly as Qatar remains one of the world's top natural gas producers.

Qatar shut down its production after Iran's chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz meant it couldn't get shipments out to its clients.

With Iran loosening its grip on the strait as negotiations continue over a permanent end to the war, Qatar began work to try to restart its export terminal.

WASHINGTON — The US military has conducted another strike against a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday (June 18) immediately killing two people and leaving six survivors amid an ongoing campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.

The latest attack — which now number at more than 60 — brings the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes by the US military to more than 210 people since the Trump administration began targeting those it calls "narcoterrorists" in early September.

It is unclear if the survivors of this strike were rescued. In this case, and the strike on June 16 that left two survivors, US Central Command said that they notified the US Coast Guard.

The US Coast Guard said they suspended their search for survivors for the June 16 strike a day later with "no signs of survivors or debris" but had no comment on the current strike.

Homegrown brand Polar Puffs & Cakes is celebrating its milestone 100th anniversary this year.

The family-run business decided to mark the occasion by doing what it does best: baking, and breaking the record for the Longest Sugar Roll in Singapore while they're at it.

The event took place at Bidadari Community Club on Saturday (June 20), with the creation spanning 100 metres, shared a press release on June 22.

To put that into perspective, the record-breaking sugar roll measures longer than eight Singapore public buses — typically 12 metres in length — combined.

The owner of an Indian banana leaf restaurant is gaining praise online for addressing negative feedback on food and service quality at his Northpoint City outlet.

Murali, the second generation owner of Shami Banana Leaf, took to TikTok on Friday (June 19) and shared several updates regarding the outlet in response to complaints.

In the video, he reads multiple comments from netizens, alleging that the quality of food at the outlet has dropped and that they no longer patronise the outlet.

"Your staff at Northpoint are very rude, terrible service," another wrote.