Evening Update: Today's headlines from The Straits Times on Oct 2

Good evening! Catch up on some of the main headlines on Sunday, Oct 2.

Death toll in Indonesia football stampede jumps to 174: Deputy East Java governor

President Jokowi has ordered a probe, calling for this to be the “last soccer tragedy in the nation".

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Major soccer stadium disasters over the last 40 years

Stampedes and rioting between fans have led to several disasters in football matches over the years.

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Singapore Grand Prix sees record crowd of 302,000 after 2-year hiatus

The previous high was 300,000 for the first night race in 2008.

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Aspiring HDB resale flat buyers making new plans after property cooling measures introduced

Some are giving up their plans to buy a HDB resale flat, while others are renting to serve out the wait-out period.

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'This is my biggest regret': Home-based baker recounts losing Instagram account to scammer

Mr Faisel Mohamed was tricked into allowing the scammer to reset his Instagram password and lock him out of his own account.

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Showtime: Giant planet Jupiter just came closest to Earth in nearly 60 years

Jupiter will still reign as a bright white star in the early night sky until about early February 2023.

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14.5km of new cycling paths completed in Ang Mo Kio, Bishan and Toa Payoh

Besides offering better connectivity, these improvements also provide a safer environment to those using the paths.

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Opposition, public angry with Umno's call for polls close to Malaysia's flood season

Last year, eight of the 11 states in Peninsular Malaysia were hit by floods in December.

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When workers are put on 'quiet firing'

Quiet quitting has heaped attention on so-called "slacker" employees - or those who seem content just fulfilling their job descriptions. But experts say there's a flip side: "quiet firing".

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New kids on the rock: After yoga, spin and barre, bouldering is the hot new lifestyle sport

Bouldering has enjoyed a fresh wave of interest here in the past two years, buoyed by spiffy new gyms and an evolution into a fashionable sport.

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