Daily Briefing: South Korea ferry death toll exceeds 100; Hello Kitty mania makes another wave

Man arrested for attempted breach at Woodlands Checkpoint.

The South Korean Coast Guard confirms that the death toll of the South Korean ferry, that capsized last week has reached 108. Know more here.
It may not be safe to enter a McDonald’s restaurant in Singapore on Mondays starting 28 April. Find out more here.
In what is the second case this month and the fourth this year, yet another man was arrested for trying to pass through the Woodlands Checkpoint without clearing immigration. Read more here.

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