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The British Consulate in Hong Kong is suspected of being detained by the Chinese side. The British Foreign Ministry is seriously concerned.
英国驻中国大使馆得悉，一名受雇于英国驻香港总领事馆的香港居民据报遭中国当局扣留，目前原因不明。英国外交部“严重关切”该名雇员从广东深圳返回香港时被拘留的消息，大使馆正向其家属提供协助，并向中国广东省与香港当局索取进一步资讯。

《联合早报》今早接获消息，资深艺人白言今天凌晨3时在医院过世，享年100岁。孙女Jenny表示，白言10天前因肺炎入院，今凌晨安详离世，家属陪在身边。白言的灵堂设于新加坡殡仪馆，本周五（8月23日）早上10时40分出殡。明天起开放让公众吊唁。
"Lianhe Zaobao" received news this morning, senior artist Bai Yan died at the hospital at 3 am today, at the age of 100. Granddaughter Jenny said that Bai Yan was admitted to the hospital 10 days ago because of pneumonia. He died in the early morning and his family stayed with him.
Bai Yan’s mourning hall is located at the Singapore Funeral Parlour and will be released at 10:40 am this Friday (August 23). Open tomorrow for the public to condolence

世界上最大的社交平台之二，面簿和推特，于昨天（19号），以“假新闻”为由，删掉936个账户。
Two of the biggest social platforms in the world, Facebook and Twitter, deleted 936 of their accounts yesterday (19th Aug) on the basis that these were ‘fake news’.

2016年7月12日，新加坡男子邱贵福与女友，中国女工程师崔雅洁，因他假冒洗衣店少东一事产生激烈争端。邱随后在停放于滨海花园的轿车内杀害崔，把尸体搬运到林厝港并分三天焚烧，彻底毁尸灭迹。
12th Jul 2016, Leslie Khoo Kwee Hock had a violent confrontation with his girlfriend, Chinese engineer Cui Yajie regarding his fake identity as the son of the owner of a laundry shop, while in fact， he was the manager. Mr。 Khoo then killed Ms。 Cui in his car parked at Gardens by the Bay, moved her body to Lim Chu Kang and burnt it over three days.

今年的国庆群众大会星期天（18日）在宏茂桥工艺教育学院举行。李总理分别以马来语、华语和英语先后进行演讲。大会讨论了新加坡外交、国民政策等关系国计民生的问题。
This year's National Day Mass Conference was held on Sunday (18th) at the Ang Mo Kio Institute of Technology Education. Premier Li gave speeches in Malay, Chinese and English respectively.The conference discussed Singapore’s diplomatic and national policies and other issues concerning the national economy and people’s livelihood.

本周，一个巨大的警示牌闪烁在全球资本市场，警告一场全球经济衰退的来临。对于不断放缓的中国经济和面临竞选连任的特朗普而言，都不是好消息。分析人士认为，这一信号或许为双方施加压力，加快达成贸易协议。
This week, a huge warning sign flashed in the global capital markets, warning a global recession. For the slowing Chinese economy and Trump, who is running for re-election, it is not good news. Analysts believe that this signal may put pressure on both parties to speed up the conclusion of trade agreements.

香港示威者今日再次于维多利亚公园举行反修例集会。香港警方拒绝游行申请，因此民众相应采取“流水式”人潮管制控制参与人数。
Pro-democracy protestors held another anti-extradition protest IN Victoria Park today. Since the Hong Kong police refused the request for a march, protestors have been using some methods to manage the number of people.

法新社一张红衣女为了登机高举红色行李跨过数百示威者的照片引起讨论，而这名女子竟是新加坡人。
A photo of a woman in red dress for the boarding of red baggage across hundreds of demonstrators led to the discussion, and the woman was actually a Singaporean.

British guy became the world's first person hiking beside the Yangtze River by 352 days英国一名90后青年阿什·戴克斯（Ash Dykes）徒步6400公里，历时近一年，成为步行游览长江全程的世界第一人。为了这次探险之行，戴克斯进行了两年的准备，不仅是体能训练，而且详细制定路线，并学习汉语。
Ash Dykes, a post-90s youth in the UK, walked 6,400 kilometers and lasted nearly a year, becoming the first person in the world to walk the Yangtze River. For this adventure, Dykes has been preparing for two years, not only for physical training, but also to elaborate the route and learn Chinese.

在六月初的反修例游行示威开始，今晨，香港首富李嘉诚首次在多份报章刊登广告。
Since the anti-extradition bill protest from early June, this morning, the richest man of Hong Kong, Mr. Li Ka-shing published his messages on multiple newspapers.