A family in distress: How MSF’s SAFER helped a social worker step in earlier
While abuse can be difficult to detect, a new government unit is helping social workers spot signs of risk earlier and reach families before problems escalate.
Summary by The Singapore Editorial Desk · As published by Straits Times — Singapore · · 1 min read
While abuse can be difficult to detect, a new government unit is helping social workers spot signs of risk earlier and reach families before problems escalate.
safety
It includes a pop-up feature that alerts users on what to do if a scanned fish is a protected, rare or harmful species.
Straits Times — Singapore · Oct 3, 2026
business
Company 2JKB had tried to sell the property for $50 million in December 2025.
Straits Times — Singapore · Oct 3, 2026
safety
The police said in most rape cases, the offenders and victims know each other.
Straits Times — Singapore · Oct 3, 2026

Local
SINGAPORE: Should domestic helpers be allowed to carry their employers’ house keys when they head out? One employer has raised the question after overhearing four helpers allegedly discussing plans to make duplicate keys for their friends. In an anonymous post on the Complaint Si...
The Independent Singapore · Oct 3, 2026
library
The 24-hour PSI reading at 11pm was 100, a dip from 101 an hour before.
Straits Times — Singapore · Oct 3, 2026
News
The driver fee ranges between 50 cents and $1.20 across the platforms.
Straits Times — Singapore · Oct 3, 2026

Local
There remains a risk of smoke haze affecting Singapore, with the 24-hour PSI forecast to be in the high-moderate to low-unhealthy range, the National Environment Agency said on Saturday....
CNA — Singapore · Oct 3, 2026

parks
This marks the first Games in 24 years where the sailors have gone without a gold.
CNA — Latest · Oct 3, 2026

Local
SINGAPORE: For some people, having full-arm tattoos is a form of self-expression through art. However, deciding to have this comes with questions about regret in the future, especially about how society perceives people with tattoos–particularly in women. A 33-year-old Singaporea...
The Independent Singapore · Oct 3, 2026
News
This was the first time an area outside the CBD was closed to traffic to mark World Car-Free Day.
Straits Times — Singapore · Oct 3, 2026
News
Horticulturists will collect and spread plantlets on the stalk to grow a new generation of agaves.
Straits Times — Singapore · Oct 3, 2026
safety
A 40-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene by a SCDF paramedic.
Straits Times — Singapore · Oct 3, 2026