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中国旅居泰国的大熊猫“创创”日前在动物园里意外死亡，引起中国社交媒体骚动，许多用户指责泰国没有妥善照顾创创。中国决定派专家前往调查。
China’s giant panda “Chuangchuang” in Thailand recently died unexpectedly in the zoo, causing turmoil in Chinese social media. Many users accused Thailand of not properly caring for him. China decided to send experts to investigate.

尽管本周二新加坡雾霾情况好转，PSI指数走低，周二晚又再次加剧，周三达到不健康指数。
Although the haze in Singapore become lighter on Tuesday and the PSI was lower, it worsened on Tuesday evening and generated an unhealthy index on Wednesday.

目前，24小时空气污染指数为南部最高，达到120以上；中部和北部会偏低一点，不过也还是在100以上，进入了101~200的不健康阶段。
Currently, the highest PSI can be observed in the south at over 120. It is slightly lower in the central and north, but still over 100, which falls within the unhealthy range of 101~120.

自从2018年8月8日的征稿筹划等工作起，昨天17日晚，我们终于看到了2022年冬奥会和冬残奥会的吉祥物。
Since 8th Aug 2018, the design of mascots has gone through a series of planning and idea gathering from everyone. We finally meet the mascots for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics games.

可爱的熊猫“冰墩墩”代表冬奥会，红色的灯笼“雪容融”代表冬残奥会。它们不仅外形可爱，从名字到设定都中国味十足。
‘Bing Dwen Dwen’, a cute panda will represent the Winter Olympics Game, while ‘Shuey Rhon Rhon’, a red lantern will represent the Winter Paralympics game. Not only are they adorable, but their design and names are also all very ‘China-style’.

昨日（9月17日）香港铁路发生了一列载客列车的出轨事件，列车的第四和第五节车厢完全分离。经初步检查，铁轨上有四处断裂。
A passenger train derailed in Hong Kong yesterday (17th Sep). The fourth and fifth cabin completed dislocated. According to the preliminary investigation, four cracks were found on the rails.

事发时车上有400多名乘客，其中八人受伤。
There are over 400 passengers involved in this accident, among which 8 have been injured.

据《星洲日报》报道，67岁的新加坡女子到吉隆坡出席亲人婚宴，不料遇到匪徒抢劫，遭歹徒以刀背及木棍攻击，左手肘淤肿，背部受伤。
According to the "Sin Chew Daily" report, a 67-year-old Singaporean woman went to Kuala Lumpur to attend a wedding reception for her loved ones. Unexpectedly, she was robbed by a gangster. The gangster attacked with a knife and a wooden stick. The left elbow was swollen and her back was injured.
狮城妇女为保住手提袋，遭匪徒拖倒地面，另一名匪徒从轿车前座取走一个手提袋。
In order to keep the handbag, the women were dragged to the ground by the culprits, and another gangster took a tote from the front seat of the car.

数据显示，新加坡外汇市场在今年4月的日均交易额为6330亿美元（约8703亿新元），比三年前同期高出22％。外汇市场的交易额再创新高，蝉联亚太地区最大外汇中心，以及全球第三大地位。
The data shows that the average daily trading volume of the Singapore foreign exchange market in April this year was 633 billion US dollars (about 870.3 billion Singapore dollars), 22% higher than the same period three years ago. The trading volume of the foreign exchange market reached a new high, and it is the largest foreign exchange center in the Asia-Pacific region and the third largest in the world.

早在2017年，17岁的青年Mendel See Li Quan分别在10月2日对一名53岁受害者试行抢劫和强奸，以及在9月对另一名受害者实行抢劫。
In 2017, a 17-year-old teen, Mendel See Li Quan conducted crimes in Sep and on 2nd Oct, the first was robbing and the second was raping and robbing a 53-year-old victim.

他在被捕后认罪。
He pleaded guilty after being arrested.

今天判决成立，这名青年将会面临7年的牢狱之灾以及15下鞭刑，真的是“早知如此，何必当初”啊！
He was sentenced today, facing 7 years in jail and 15 strokes of the cane. Wondering if he will regret his crime.

警方今天（9月16日）宣布，一名被杀害的2岁女童的父母将会在9月17日星期二被指控。
The police have announced today (16th Sep), that the parents of a 2-year-old girl will be charged with murdering her on Tuesday the 17th.

上个星期二（9月10日），警方接到求助电话出警大牌52号Chin Swee路，并在一住宅内找到女童的遗体，被烧后被置入一金属锅内。
The police received a call for assistance at Block 52 Chin Swee Road last Tuesday (10th Sep). They found the remains of a baby girl burnt and placed in a metal pot in a residential unit.

英国内政部（Home Office）宣布，将重新开放国际学生毕业后可以留在英国两年找工作的签证（PSW）。两大党及教育界都表示欢迎。
The Home Office announced that it will reopen the Visa (PSW) that international students can stay in the UK for two years after graduation. Both major parties and the education sector have welcomed it.
英国首相鲍里斯·约翰逊（Boris Johnson）说，这一改变将使学生“释放他们的潜力”，并在英国开始职业生涯。这一签证将适用于2020年开始来英国攻读本科或本科以上学位的国际学生 ，他们必须在有详实移民检查记录的机构学习。

9月10日，马云正式卸任中国最大电商平台阿里巴巴董事局主席。整整一年前，马云宣布启动“传承计划”，用一年的时间交出主席权杖，由阿里巴巴现任首席执行官（CEO）张勇接任。
On September 10, Ma Yun officially retired as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Alibaba, China's largest e-commerce platform. A year ago, Ma Yun announced the launch of the “inheritance plan” and handed over the chairman’s scepter in one year. Zhang Yong, the current CEO of Alibaba, took over.
马云表示，他希望在卸任董事局主席后回归教育事业。作为在社会主义中国创业的民营企业家，马云打造的电商“帝国”达到垄断地位。“政商关系”是中国企业家绕不过的必修课，创业19年，马云面临怎样的政治困境？