Singapore public holidays 2023: how to maximise your leave for a long break

1 month ago AugustMan Singapore

In case you’re curious, here are the most popular international destinations for Singaporeans:We’ve compiled a list of Singapore public holidays in 2023 by month, plus tips on how to maximise your leave for long holidays next year. April(Image credit: M.Fildza Fadzil on Unsplash)The next public holiday after January is in April, so you better make it count. Another public holiday to look out for is Hari Raya Puasa (22 April 2023), which falls on a Saturday. For a public holiday that falls on a Saturday, you should get either a day off or salary in lieu. Deepavali falls on a Sunday (12 November 2023), which means the next day (Monday, 13 November) will be an observed public holiday.
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Hit Rewind With The Best Korean Dramas About Time-Travel

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Remembering Lee Ji Han: Things To Know About The Late K-Pop Star

Among the casualties whose life was sadly cut short was Lee Ji Han, a budding k-pop star and former contestant on South Korean talent search tv show Produce 101. Lee’s agency 935 Entertainment announced the news on October 30 via an official statement: “It is true that Lee Ji Han died during the Itaewon accident on October 29. Here we look back on the journey, achievements and other noteworthy things about the late K-pop star Lee Ji Han — a young life taken too soon. Lee Ji Han: The K-pop star’s life, facts and other things to knowLee Ji Han started out as a contestant on Produce 101 season 2 (2017)Lee Ji Han was a Pan Entertainment trainee when he joined Mnet’s hit reality TV show, where 101 aspiring male singers vie to be selected to form a K-pop boy band. New MBC Drama Puts Filming On Hold Following Passing Of Cast Member Lee Ji Hanhttps://t.co/DekSBOnlhU pic.twitter.com/YZZf8SbEMR — Soompi (@soompi) October 31, 2022(Main and Featured images: @lee_ji_han_fansclub/ Instagram and Soompi)

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The most popular video games of 2022 have one thing in common — nearly all are multi-player games and free-to-play. This Player vs Player (PvP) concept is present in nearly all the popular video games such as PUBG, Counter Strike and Dota 2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is one of the best examples of such popular video games. Here are some of the popular video games of 2022 that kept gamers hookedPUBG: BattlegroundsNo battle royale game has captured the attention of the masses as much as PUBG: Battlegrounds. It instantly became one of the most popular video games in Japan and Russia — the two markets other than South Korea where it was initially available.

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Excellent Law K-Dramas That Do The Genre Justice

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Shows To Stream On Major Entertainment Platforms In January 2023

It’s the start of the New Year and what better way to ease into the year with top quality entertainment. Catering to the needs of subscribers Netflix, Prime Video, HBO GO and BBC Player have lined up an impressive array of shows to stream in January 2023. From the highly-anticipated video game adaptation, The Last of Us to the return of the Hunters, these are the top shows to stream in January 2023. The Last of UsPremieres: 15 JanuaryPlatform: HBO GOBased on the critically acclaimed video game, this HBO Original drama series takes place 20 years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Serengeti S3Premieres: 19 JanuaryPlatform: BBC PlayerThe real-life animal drama set in a spectacular corner of Africa’s Serengeti returns with even bigger, bolder stories and endearing new characters.

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