4+ hour, 36+ min ago   (107+ words) 6 dead, 129 missing after Indonesian passenger ship flips in Java Sea The Straits Times Singapore Oceanarium: Revamped SEA Aquarium 2.0 Pull-ups? 100m race? No problem for fitspo grandma Mother shares videos showing effects of Kpod addiction on her sons New third-generation trains enter…...

33+ min ago   (804+ words) A critically endangered bowmouth guitarfish that surfaced off Bedok Jetty on Oct 29, 2022, was the first formal record of a sighting in Singapore in nearly 30 years. Published Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 PM SINGAPORE – The bowmouth guitarfish – a pet cause for billionaire Jeff Bezos and…...

36+ min ago   (1427+ words) The testbed in Punggol Digital District is set to launch later in 2026, which allows robots and AI systems to be continuously tested and refined. Published Sep 14, 2026, 12:01 PM SINGAPORE – AI was once largely a Big Tech game, requiring billions of dollars…...

1+ hour, 22+ min ago   (408+ words) In June, the South Korean government announced a nationwide strategy for teenage suicide prevention. Published Sep 14, 2026, 11:05 AM SEOUL – The number of suicides among South Korean school children reached its highest level on record in 2025, up 65 per cent from 2020, government data…...

7+ hour, 34+ min ago   (233+ words) Malaysia’s total financial obligation tied to the 1MDB scandal stands at RM51.4 billion (S$16 billion). Published Sep 14, 2026, 09:10 AM Updated Sep 14, 2026, 09:34 AM KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s prime minister Anwar Ibrahim said a Singapore lawsuit involving DBS Group filed by liquidators of four 1Malaysia Development Bhd…...

7+ hour, 33+ min ago   (1214+ words) UEI Logistics managing director Terrence Tan took up cyber insurance as the company had increasingly been receiving phishing e-mails from scammers. Published Sep 14, 2026, 05:00 AM SINGAPORE – In November 2025, two sales and operations staff from Singapore-based freight forwarding company UEI Logistics received…...

7+ hour, 34+ min ago   (245+ words) Published Sep 14, 2026, 05:00 AM I am thankful for the recent debates in Parliament about ministers’ salaries (Ministerial pay to rise by up to 9% in first adjustment since 2011, Sept 8). Not all countries in the world allow politicians, the public and the media…...

7+ hour, 34+ min ago   (1026+ words) On Feb 15, 2025, a piece of cement mix apparently detached from the underside of a third-floor balcony at Block 105 and landed in the private enclosed space of a first-floor unit below. Published Sep 14, 2026, 05:00 AM SINGAPORE – A Bukit Panjang condominium’s developer and…...

15+ hour, 35+ min ago   (500+ words) Published Sep 13, 2026, 06:58 PM Updated Sep 13, 2026, 07:40 PM SINGAPORE – A 35-year-old worker died after he was struck by a hose connected to a compressed air pump at a construction site in Jurong Port Road on Sept 11. The worker was carrying foundation works…...

17+ hour, 38+ min ago   (683+ words) Published Sep 13, 2026, 04:10 PM Updated Sep 13, 2026, 07:03 PM SINGAPORE – With hundreds of gym-goers left in the lurch following the abrupt closure of True Fitness and True Yoga, rival operators across Singapore are wrestling to capture a slice of the pie. Over the…...