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Travel warning for tourists: Singapore’s strict vaping penalties
Executive Traveller
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August 29, 2025
Visitors to Singapore are being warned to leave their vapes behind as the country launches a massive crackdown on vaping and e-cigarettes. From 1 September 2025, anyone caught using a vape will have the device seized and be handed an on-the-spot...
Tourist warning as country introduces 'caning and long jail sentences' for vaping
Daily Express
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August 28, 2025
Authorities in a South-east Asian country have waged a fresh war against vaping by introducing new penalties for locals and tourists - including long jail sentences and caning. Vaping was outlawed in Singapore in 2018, but usage has persisted in...
Tourists at risk of deportation as Singapore cracks down on drug-laced vapes
The New Zealand Herald
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August 28, 2025
Known on the street as k-pods, etomidate-laced vapes have become increasingly popular - the “k” is short for ketamine, which etomidate is said to have similar anaesthetic effects to. Videos online show young people appearing scattered and spaced...
Traveling exhibition on water’s environmental, cultural impact coming to Rancho Los Cerritos
Long Beach Press Telegram - California
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August 28, 2025
Long Beach residents and visitors from surrounding communities will have the opportunity to experience a Smithsonian traveling exhibition at Rancho Los Cerritos starting this weekend. Rancho Los Cerritos will open the Smithsonian “Water/Ways”...
In the age of ‘Euro Summer’, travel is a narrative—not a funnel
Mumbrella
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August 29, 2025
Every winter my Instagram feed turns into a European passport. Aperol clinks in Amalfi, there’s rosé all day in Santorini, and sails billow at sunset off the Croatian coast. What once looked like casual holiday snaps now resemble full-blown...
China’s ‘Avatar’ city Zhangjiajie rises as a global tourism magnet
Borneo Post
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August 28, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads WhatsApp Telegram Tourists visit Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in central China’s Hunan Province on Oct 3, 2024. – Xinhua photo CHANGSHA (Aug 29): For his first trip to China, Park Jun-min from the Republic of...
After seven years of travel with kids, here are 25 things I’ve learnt
WAtoday
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August 28, 2025
There’s a key mistake you tend to make when you begin travelling as a parent, probably the most monumental error you will ever commit: the assumption that things are going to be pretty much the same. Like, sure, you have a child or two now. But...
Tourists face lashes for taking drug-laced vapes into Singapore
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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August 28, 2025
People caught taking vapes into Singapore could face a fine or even a thrashing as part of a crackdown on electronic cigarettes and the scourge of a new drug called “space oil”. The city state banned vapes in 2018 amid health concerns but has...
Blindboy fans turn Limerick's ‘Birdshit District’ into unlikely tourist destination
Irish Examiner
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August 28, 2025
A bird poo-hit area of Limerick, nicknamed 'Birdshit District', has become an unlikely tourist destination for fans of the artist who coined the phrase. Blindboy Boatclub came up with the ‘Birdshit District’ nickname for Limerick’s Bedford Row, an...
Singapore to increase fines, threaten caning for vape users
United Press International (UPI)
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Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Singapore on Thursday introduced higher fees and the threat of caning as punishments for vaping in an effort to crack down on the use of drug-laced vapes. The increased penalties will take effect on Sept. 1, the same day that...
Singapore’s anti-vaping measures benefit tourism in Batam, says local official
The Straits Times
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August 28, 2025
BATAM – The Singapore Government’s measures against vaping and treatment of it as a drug issue could be a potential boost for tourism in Batam, which is about an hour away by ferry from the island state. As a border town, Batam could become an...
Singaporean woman convicted of stalking Taiwanese singer harasses her again
The Straits Times
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August 28, 2025
A Singaporean woman convicted of stalking and harassing a Taiwanese singer did not learn her lesson, and was apprehended after confronting the victim less than three months later. Cassandra Low was caught on camera harassing the celebrity at a...
BUNKER JOBS: Propeller Fuels Seeks Bunker Trader in Singapore
Ship & Bunker
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August 28, 2025
The company is looking for candidates with strong sales, negotiation, supply chain management and contract management skills. Image Credit: Propeller Fuels Marine fuel supplier and trading firm Propeller Fuels is seeking to hire a bunker trader in...
Singapore’s first $260 million private assisted living project to open by Q1 2026
The Straits Times
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August 28, 2025
SINGAPORE – Perennial Living, Singapore’s first private assisted living development, will open by the first quarter of 2026 with the aim of redefining private eldercare standards. The $260 million project by real estate and healthcare company...
Ghana Tourism Authority denies altering ‘ Woezor’ and ‘’Akwaaba’ signage at Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park
Graphic
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August 28, 2025
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Singapore Airlines’ premium economy ‘refresh’ for 2026
Executive Traveller
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August 28, 2025
While Singapore Airlines has all-new first class and business class suites on the way, the popular premium economy cabin isn’t being ignored. However, the recliners are in line for what the airline describes as a “refresh” rather than replacement...
Singapore Flavors Take Over Makati as SingaPob Kicks Off This Weekend
Punto Central Luzon
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August 28, 2025
Manila, Philippines, August 28, 2025—SingaPob, a gastronomic takeover hosted by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), officially kicks off today, bringing award-winning and well-loved bars and restaurants from Singapore to the heart of Makati for a...
From Bengaluru to Tokyo: These were the top picks for Indian travellers in H1 2025
Business Today
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August 28, 2025
In a shift from traditional vacation escapes, Indian travellers are increasingly turning to holidays as a source of joy and rejuvenation. According to the latest search trends from Booking.com, 66% of Indians are seeking travel to boost their...
Singapore to cane, jail peddlers of drug-laced vapes
Daily Express Malaysia
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August 28, 2025
Singapore to cane, jail peddlers of drug-laced vapes Published on: Thursday, August 28, 2025 Published on: Thu, Aug 28, 2025 By: Bloomberg Text Size: Dark Mode: Off “Vapes become a gateway for very serious substance abuse,” Ong said. - Pic for...
Top 10 Safest Countries in the World: Does Singapore Still Make the List?
Tempo.co
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August 28, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Discussions surrounding global safety and security never lose their relevance. In a year where conflicts and instability often dominated headlines, the world has become less peaceful for the 13th time in the last 17 years,...