SINGAPORE - A Facebook page claiming to be that of Plaza Singapura has been flagged after it gained traction online by promoting the sale of Labubu figurines at a discount. Shoppers were urged to click on a link to buy “The Monsters Fall In Wild Series” – a limited edition plush toy by Pop Mart – at a discount. The scam page, which showed a photo of a crowd outside a toy store, claimed that customers queued for up to six hours at the Pop Mart store in Plaza Singapura on Nov 11 to purchase the dolls. But the photo does not appear to have been taken in Singapore. The page also said that due to “unexpectedly high demand”, not all those who queued were able to buy the dolls, and provided a link for customers to purchase them at $89 each. Priced at $109.90 on the official Pop Mart website, the doll is currently sold out online and at Pop Mart stores in Singapore, with resellers charging up to $200 for each doll. The character went viral globally when South Korean girl band Blackpink’s Lisa first posted photos of herself with Labubu in April.

SINGAPORE — The level of trust Singapore consumers have in general insurers and their intermediaries like brokers and advisers slipped in 2024, compared with the previous year, a study has found. The 2024 insurance trust indicator study, commissioned by the local insurance sector to help improve confidence and practices, found that consumers' trust in general insurers dipped to 73 from a score of 75 in 2023. Consumers' trust in general insurance intermediaries fell further — to 62 points in 2024 from 68 a year earlier. However, consumers' trust in life insurers edged up to 70 points in 2024 from 68 in 2023.

Four lucky punters walked away with over $3.2 million each after the latest Toto draw on Thursday (Nov 14) night. After three consecutive draws with no Group 1 winners chosen, the prize money snowballed to a grand total just over $13 million. The winning numbers for Thursday's draw were 12, 16, 29, 36, 39 and 40, with the additional number 37. The Group 2 prize of around $1.5 million was split among 13 winners who each won $114,990. 'Huat' betting outlets According to the Singapore Pools, three of the winning tickets were purchased from popular outlets known for being particularly lucky. One of the tickets was sold at the famous Tong Aik Huat outlet located at Block 685 Hougang Street 61. This is the fifth time that the outlet has produced a winning Group 1 ticket this year. Last month, a Group 1 winner who bought his ticket at the same outlet won $6.6 million. 

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda in Bihar on Friday. The event will include the inauguration of development projects worth over ₹6,600 crore focused on tribal regions. President Droupadi Murmu highlighted the government's commitment to tribal development and welfare.

The Dental Council of India awaits the formation of the National Dental Commission. The tenures of the DCI president and vice president are ending. The DCI has written to the health ministry. The council seeks intervention to ensure smooth functioning. The DCI continues to regulate dental education in India. The council oversees numerous dental colleges and seats.

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