Monday*s #sgroundup: White tiger at S*pore zoo put down

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White tiger at Singapore Zoo put down after developing tumour

Winnie (left) and Omar, two white tigers at one of the Singapore Zoo's most popular enclosures. Winnie was put …

A rare white tiger at the Singapore Zoo in Mandai was put to sleep earlier this month after it developed a tumour, leaving just one male behind in the popular enclosure.
 
Winnie, who was one and a half months shy of being 15 years old, was terminally ill after developing a tumour in her jaw bone and was euthanised on 12 August after the zoo's keepers and vets found that her condition had worsened over time.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/white-tiger-at-singapore-zoo-put-down-after-developing-tumour-081939241.html

Singapore July inflation eases to 1.2% on back of lower private transport costs

Singapore's central bank forecast this year's overall inflation rate at 1.5-2.5%

Accommodation and food costs also fell.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Ministry of Trade and Industry today revealed that the country's consumer price index eased to 1.2% in July, compared to 1.8% in June.

The decline was driven mainly by lower private transport costs, which fell by 1.6% in July following the 2.8% surge a month earlier.

https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/singapore-july-inflation-eases-1-051500134.html

Where's our National Spirit? 'Courtesy Ghost' campaign surprises and delights Singapore

Did Singa, the Courtesy Lion, die and return as the Courtesy Ghost?

Not really, but the adorable ethereal creature that's been popping up in posters at various locations around the island appears to have been styled after him, and the ads have served small doses of cultural awareness and education to people who see them in a friendly, pleasant way.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/photos/where-s-our-national-spirit-courtesy-ghost-campaign-surprises-and-delights-singapore-slideshow/

NSmen to get Adidas and Zoot running shoes by year's end: Ng Eng Hen

National servicemen will get Adidas and Zoot running shoes from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) at the end of the year, said Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen on Sunday.

"Like most of you, I was delighted with the ASICS shoes that the SAF supplied. They were high quality and have given me many hours of happy walking and jogging," Ng wrote in a Facebook post.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/nsmen-to-get-adidas-and-zoot-running-shoes-by-year-s-end--ng-eng-hen-001314262.html

Stampede at Hindu holy procession kills 10 Indians

 Map locating a deadly stampede Monday in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh

A pre-dawn stampede killed 10 people Monday as tens of thousands of Hindus were worshipping in an annual procession in central India, police said.

Some 50,000 devotees had been marking the holy day of Somvati Amavasya by walking or lying down and rolling for 5 kilometers (3 miles) in a wide circle around the spot where the Hindu god Ram is believed to have spent time during his 14 years in exile.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/10-dead-india-temple-stampede-police-045157632.html

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