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As the global economy accelerates toward a more digitalised future, banking systems are increasingly relying on automation, algorithms, and real-time transaction tracking. While these advances have brought convenience and speed to financial services, they have also opened doors to an array of unprecedented glitches and cyber vulnerabilities. Among the most baffling occurrences in recent memory is a recent case from Uttar Pradesh, India, where a man discovered a surreal 36-digit figure in his bank account — a number so large it surpassed the combined wealth of the world’s richest individuals. The incident has left both the man and the authorities puzzled, raising questions...

You'd think Bill Gates is a household name, given that he was the world's richest person for a record of 18 years. After all, who hasn't used Microsoft before, right? But that's apparently not the case for TikTok content creator Rebecca. She doesn't know the man who was the world's richest person for 18 years? Yesterday (May 6), Rebecca bumped into the Microsoft co-founder at a hawker centre in Singapore and posted about it. In her video, the 69-year-old billionaire was surrounded by a film crew and a throng of bystanders while he tasted one of our local specialties, durian. Photo via Eileen Lee The American businessman and philanthropist, who's said to be in town recently to set up...

Construction of what would be the world's longest suspension bridge is scheduled to begin this year, according to the Italian government. The bridge between the island of Sicily and the Italian mainland would cross over the Strait of Messina, a distance of 3,300 meters, though the construction has to grapple with tectonic activity that could cause earthquakes. Why It Matters The idea of connecting Sicily to the Italian mainland is not a new one. Roman empires, King Charlemagne, and successive modern Italian governments have all attempted to get beyond the planning phase, but cost, time, and the challenges of building in an earthquake-prone area have meant each try has been dismissed...

A Chinese man dedicated to looking after his cancer-stricken wife, and who spent two million yuan (US$280,000) on her treatment while taking care of their toddler daughter, has moved millions online. Deng Youcai, 30, from southern China’s Guangxi province, fell in love at first sight with Ye Meidi, at a friend’s wedding in 2016. Deng, whose parents divorced and remarried when he was little, dropped out of school at a young age and was a migrant worker in a big city. Ye also dropped out of university after she was diagnosed with glioma, a type of brain tumour with a more than 90 per cent recurrence rate. (Deng Youcai and his daughter Hanhan tend to Ye Meidi as she lies sick...

After being spotted by a Russian photographer in Bangkok, a young street sweeper became an overnight sensation in her native country and landed various modelling gigs with established brands. The movie-worthy rags-to-riches story of Noppajit “Meen” Somboonsate began last month when the 28-year-old single mother of two was noticed on the streets of Bangkok by Russian photographer Semyon Rezchikov. Meen was out doing her job as a street sweeper and didn’t even notice when Rezchikov, mesmerized by her natural beauty, took a photo of her from a distance. He later approached her to show her the photo and commend her on her beauty. He filmed the whole encounter with his...

Celebs owning super-expensive properties isn’t something new. Think Lin Ching Hsia and her S$190mil mansion that’s as big as 35 four-room HDB flats. Or Jay Chou's S$27mil two-storey luxury penthouse with a reported 360-degree view of Taipei. Jet Li’s mansion in Shanghai is just as ostentatious, After all, it was once referred to as ‘The Number One Celeb Crib In China’. But what’s raising eyebrows isn’t its 200mil yuan (S$40mil) price tag... but the terrible state it’s in now. (What Jet's mansion looks like from the outside) Jet bought the mansion, which is situated in a prime location in Pudong, back in 2008. But he never moved in. Rumour...

An 80-year-old woman from Yekaterinburg, Russia, can call herself lucky to be alive after falling from the window of her sixth-floor apartment and landing on top of a parked car. The accident occurred last Thursday, as the unnamed octogenarian was cleaning the windows of her apartment. A single moment of carelessness was enough to send her tumbling down from the sixth floor onto a neighbor’s car. The shocking fall was captured by CCTV cameras and has been making the rounds on Russian social media ever since. Amazingly, mere moments after landing on the roof of the parked car, the 80-year-old woman manages to climb down and walk away, seemingly unscathed.   (This is the...

Thai authorities are searching for a Ukrainian national, identified as Miss Anastasia, after she allegedly caused over 350,000 baht in damages to a condominium unit in Phuket’s Wichit sub-district before vacating the premises. The damage, discovered on April 29, 2025, includes defaced walls, slashed furniture, and broken appliances. The property’s owner, Praphaphan Meesomboon, shared images of the ransacked apartment online, drawing widespread attention. One image shows the word “SWINDLE” and the number “32,000” painted on a wall—an apparent reference to a dispute over the security deposit. Anastasia began renting the unit on April 15, 2024,...

A growing number of young women in China are shelling out 50 yuan (US$7) for five-minute stress-relieving hugs from “man mums”. The so-called man mums are a trending group on mainland social media.The term originally described muscular gym-goers but it now refers to men who combine physical strength with traditionally feminine traits like gentleness and patience. A stressed-out student recently posted online that she wanted to pay for a hug from a kind, fit “man mum” to cope with thesis pressure. “I was hugged once in secondary school and felt safe. We can just hug for five minutes at an underground station,” she wrote. (One woman said she wanted a...

(The Hong Kong Commercial Daily reported on Monday that Chow’s property, named "Sunshine Garden," was initially acquired by the actor for HK$128 million in 2010. It was put on the market in 2022 for HK$220 million. The estate covers 236 square meters and includes a 186 square meter flower garden adjacent to it. Chow has neither resided in nor rented out the property since he bought it. Sources indicate that the actor is particular about who may view the house, restricting access to select potential buyers. This property is among the highest value real estate holdings in Chow’s portfolio. He and his family own at least seven houses and a plot of land, collectively worth over...