Ocean exploration can teach students about teamwork, critical thinking and collaboration: Desmond Lee
The Education Minister was speaking on the final day of the OceanX summit in Singapore.
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Caterer linked to River Valley Primary School gastroenteritis incident fined $13,000
The company pleaded guilty to three charges under the Food Sale Act on Oct 9.
Caterer Gourmetz fined S$13,000, warned over breaches linked to River Valley gastroenteritis incident
The gastroenteritis incident at River Valley Primary School in January left dozens of students ill.
Sweeping school closures across Malaysia as haze worsens
On Friday morning, 37 areas in Malaysia recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index levels, according to government data.
S'porean man, 64, gets tear-gassed while holidaying in France during student protests
A Singaporean man travelled to France with his family for a holiday — and stumbled upon a large student protest. He subsequently got tear-gassed. According to Shin Min Daily News ( Shin Min ), Ji Hongwen (transliteration), 64, was holidaying in Lyon with his wife and sister-in-la...
NSF, 20, dies after being found unconscious at foot of building at Pulau Tekong
A full-time national serviceman (NSF) was found unconscious at the foot of a building at Basic Military Training School 3 at about 1:22pm on Oct. 8, 2026, the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) said on Oct. 8 in a statement on social media. The serviceman was immediately conveyed to Pu...
Schools in Johor to close on Oct. 8 & 9 following worsening haze conditions
All schools in Johor, Malaysia, will be closed for two days starting Oct. 8 to safeguard students' health amid worsening haze conditions and deteriorating air quality across the state. According to the Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS) , all eight areas in Johor recor...
NSF dies after being found unconscious at Basic Military Training Centre School 3 in Pulau Tekong
He was immediately taken to Pulau Tekong Medical Centre, and later evacuated via helicopter to SGH.
PAP MP Gho Sze Kee says it's 'unconscionable' for child living near popular school to not get in under new P1 registration framework
The number of places reserved for Phase 2C of the Primary 1 registration exercise from 2027, which is open to all children regardless of their prior connections to a school, will increase from 40 to 60 in all schools, except those with smaller cohorts of fewer than 180 Primary 1 ...
All schools in Johor to close for two days amid worsening haze
The state government’s decision on Wednesday (Oct 7) followed a directive from Johor Regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim and was taken as a precautionary measure to safeguard the health and safety of students....
Girl, 7, who died after being hit by school bus might not have been visible to oncoming traffic: Coroner
Speaking to the media after the hearing, Nivya Rameshwar's mother said: "It's painful, it's something that could've been prevented."
Prosecution points to safety harness concerns, training gaps in trial over ACS(I) student's death
The 15-year-old student was suspended midair in his harness for more than half an hour before being lowered to safety.
MRTS launches interactive hub at UiTM to expose students to RTS Link project
MALAYSIA: Malaysia Rapid Transit System (RTS) has collaborated with Universiti Teknologi MARA (UT-MARA) Johor Branch at Pasir Gudang Campus to launch the UiTM-MRTS Interactive Student Hub on October 6, 2026. This gave approximately 1,200 students from various faculties direct exp...
49 schools to get new principals in 2027
Of these, 13 are newly appointed principals, MOE said in a press release on Wednesday (Oct 7).
49 schools to get new principals in 2027, including 13 first-timers
The appointments affect one junior college, 15 secondary schools and 33 primary schools.
About one in 10 special education teachers resigned between 2021 and 2025: Desmond Lee
The average resignation rate of mainstream educators was around one in 50 teachers.
'Lawrence Boy!': 89-year-old clerk from PM Wong's primary school days calls out to him at Marine Terrace
SINGAPORE: The Prime Minister of Singapore had a recent “lovely encounter” with an 89-year-old woman who had known him in his childhood. In a video Lawrence Wong posted on TikTok on Monday (Oct 5), she can be seen calling out to him, saying, “Lawrence Boy!” Mary had been a school...
Commentary: ‘Below the threshold of war’ is where Singapore’s new navy patrol vessels operate
What makes the new Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) useful is how they offer room for calibrated responses at a time when threats at sea are less conventional, says Collin Koh from the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies....
S'pore woman, 22, a childcare teacher, charged for shaking & hitting 7 toddlers, aged 2, with musical instruments
A 22-year-old childcare teacher was charged for allegedly abusing seven two-year-olds under her care in September 2025. She was handed 12 child abuse charges involving three girls and four boys on Oct. 5, The Straits Times reported. Details about the teacher, the location of the ...
S’pore student allegedly steals cameras worth S$393 from Haji Lane shop, later identified by schoolmates
Two digital cameras worth a total of S$393 were allegedly stolen from Digicam Diaries at 36 Haji Lane at around 7:40pm on Oct. 4. The shop had initially posted CCTV footage on social media of the incident. Footage included a girl and boy entering the shop, and the back view of th...
3 boys in M'sia allegedly killed girl, 16: Grandma recounts moment granddaughter went limp after finding her in school
The grandmother of the 16-year-old girl found dead in her school in Yong Peng, Johor, Malaysia, recounted the final moments before her granddaughter passed away. "I held her, called out 'Fiya', and recited Islamic prayers for her. She was covered in blood," Jameyah said, accordin...
'Lawrence boy!': PM Wong meets woman, 89, an ex-clerk from the primary school he attended
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong reunited with an 89-year-old former staff from his primary school during a walkabout in Marine Parade on Saturday, Oct. 3. A video posted on his social media on Sunday showed the prime minister bumping into Mary, a retired school clerk from Haig Boys'...
Philippines OnlyFans model raises money to build school, wants to name it after her late father
An OnlyFans model from Cebu in The Philippines has raised enough money to buy land and build a learning centre in her home province, with plans to open a larger school in the future. The creator, known as Maeurn Smiles, used the money she earned from her online work to buy a parc...
S'pore female teacher, 35, committed sexual acts on female student, 15, on bus & in school toilet, jailed 9 years
A 35-year-old teacher was sentenced to nine years in jail on Oct. 5 for performing several sexual acts on her then-15-year-old female student. This took place in locations such as the school staff toilet, karaoke room and a public bus. She pleaded guilty to one charge of sexual p...
Father of girl, 16, allegedly murdered in Johor school hopes justice will be served
The father of the 16-year-old girl found dead in her school in Yong Peng, Johor, on Oct. 3 said he hopes justice will be served for his daughter. Mohd Khairool Faisal Khyar, 42, spoke to Malaysian media after her burial at the Kampung Arshad Muslim Cemetery on Oct. 4, Malay Mail ...
Childcare teacher allegedly ill-treated seven 2-year-old children under her care
The 22-year-old woman was handed 12 child abuse charges.
Married female teacher committed sex offences against underage girl in school and on public bus
The woman engaged in sexual encounters with the girl from Oct 13 to Nov 21, 2023.
Johor schoolgirl death: Malaysia education minister denies online claims surrounding case
Irene Sofiya Mohd Khairool Faisal, 16, was found unconscious and covered in blood in a school hall in Yong Peng last Saturday (Oct 3).
9 years' jail for female teacher who committed sexual acts on female student on bus, in school toilet
The victim, a 15-year-old student at the time, suffered from nightmares and struggled to trust adults after what happened.
Driver in Tampines chain collision that killed 2 gets over 12 years' jail, banned from driving for life
The judge said there were multiple victims, noting that the mother of the deceased student had suffered "greatly" and that other victims continued to bear emotional trauma from the deaths and injuries....
Giving practitioners academic scaffolding: RSIS leaders reflect as think-tank turns 30
The school has been supporting policymaking and providing practitioners with intellectual grounding in geopolitics.
Girl, 16, stabbed to death in M'sia school: Family sues govt agencies & parents of boy, 15, accused of the killing
The family of 16-year-old Yap Shing Xuen, who was stabbed to death in a school in Selangor, Malaysia, has filed a civil lawsuit in the Kuala Lumpur High Court against government agencies, the male student involved, and his parents. The mother, Wong Lee Ping, posted on Facebook on...
Task force proposes stronger job and training support for people with disabilities to ease 'post-18 cliff'
Families worry about whether children with disabilities will be able to find and keep a job, as well as live independently, after they graduate from special education schools at 18....
How do I pick the right secondary school for my child?
Find out at The Straits Times' post-PSLE forum on Oct 31.
‘We have made the university, as a right, to be in, especially for Malays’ — Businessman Shamsul Saad says it’s ‘one of the worst things happened in Malaysian education system’
Summary Shamsul Saad, a Malaysian businessman, expressed that Malaysian universities shouldn’t be treated as a right to automatic admission, especially for Malays, in a podcast clip uploaded to TikTok on Sept 7. Malaysia’s public university admissions now use academic and co-curr...
There's a magic school at Orchard Towers and I tried being a magician for an hour – here's how it went
CNA Lifestyle recently stopped by Institute Illusions to see if we could unlock our inner David Copperfield. Or at least do a card trick.
S'porean Chen Yixin, 26, moves to Paris for further studies, pays S$3,300 monthly rent for 32sqm flat
In early September 2026, Singaporean actress and influencer Chen Yixin revealed that she moved to Paris, France. In a recent YouTube video posted on Sep. 27, the 26-year-old shared that she moved to Paris to further her studies. Although Chen didn't say which school she's attendi...
Seeing P2 boy with HSA fine for vaping spurred SMU law student to create app for youth to quit habit
The app was one of the five winners under the Access to Justice Community Co-Lab initiative.
Islamic religious education providers teaching 10 or more must register with MUIS
The requirements cover regular Islamic instruction conducted in person or online, including qualifying home classes and Umrah and Hajj preparatory classes run by travel agencies....
Those providing Islamic instruction to 10 or more must register as Muslim religious schools: MUIS
The new provision took effect on Oct 2.
Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh receives scroll with inspiring message in Chinese calligraphy from Poly student
SINGAPORE: Pritam Singh recently received a special gift from a young resident of Eunos, the ward in Aljunied GRC he has been representing in Parliament since 2011. The gift from polytechnic student Rui Yang was a scroll with Chinese calligraphy, containing a saying that the Work...
S'pore man, 24, who died 2 weeks after Muay Thai charity match, saves 4 lives with organ donation
24-year-old Damian Ong, who was left in critical condition following a Muay Thai charity match, has since passed away . The man, a Muay Thai student, was participating in the Sep. 12 match when he reportedly suffered an injury. Traumatic brain injury Mothership understands Ong su...
S'pore student, 22, spends 1,737 hours over 2 years on super-realistic drawing of S'pore skyline, says some parts already 'slightly outdated'
A Singaporean architecture student spent 1,737 hours hand-drawing a hyper-realistic recreation of Singapore's iconic skyline. Sim Heng Ee, 22, told Mothership that he did this over 21 months. Some days, he would even spend up to 15 hours drawing, though he clarified that this was...
ST School Pocket Money Fund, Quantedge Foundation tie-up gives children credits for enrichment
The fund aims to create greater social mobility through raising access to opportunities.
Korean man, 23, who murdered girl, 16, after attempting to rape her, gets life in jail, family calls for death penalty instead
A 23-year-old South Korean man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a female high school student after attempting to kidnap her with the intention of sexually assaulting her. According to local news outlet The Korea Times , the man, Jang Yoon Gi, was sentenced on...
US woman sues Cornell Uni & 7 students over alleged rape, chat screenshots asked if 'shop was still open'
Prosecutors in the U.S. state of New York have commenced an investigation into a case of alleged rape of a Cornell University student by seven other fellow university students. The Tompkins County District Attorney's office told ABC News that it may now bring criminal charges rel...
$8,000 mortgages and double tuition for same subject: The cost of Singapore’s education arms race
If the system has been easing up, what’s driving parents to continue taking part in the education arms race?
Goh Pei Ming's son finishes PSLE, but has to solve 'final Math question' to unlock laptop
Goh Pei Ming's son has finally finished the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) and is getting his laptop back. In an Instagram post on Sep. 30, Goh congratulated his son for completing the milestone, adding that he was proud of him. However, he set one final task for his s...
S'pore man, 37, slaps boy, 4, for pointing middle finger, threatens to break finger, says he will return on Monday
On Mar. 6 at about 12pm, Muhammad Firdhaus Mokhtar went to pick up his four-year-old son from preschool. The name of the preschool has been redacted in accordance with the gag order, to prevent identification of the victim, as reported by CNA The victim and Firdhaus’ son had been...
Student care operators to pay one-month deposit under new safeguards from Dec 2026
The security deposit required of newly appointed operators in primary schools is equivalent to one month’s fees.
Man who assaulted pre-school boy gets 14 weeks’ jail; victim had shown him a lewd hand gesture
Muhammad Firdhaus Mokhtar slapped the four-year-old boy on March 6.
Man gets jail for slapping 4-year-old boy at bus stop in front of other preschool kids
The offender pursued the four-year-old to a nearby bus stop after becoming angry when the boy pointed his middle finger at him.
Uniform, but unique: The stories and styles of Singapore school attire
ST examined over 100 secondary school uniforms to see how threads become symbols of identity.
Eight English teachers receive award for building students’ confidence in communication
Eight English teachers were lauded at the Inspiring Teacher of English Award 2026.
MOE to engage S’poreans on PSLE, DSA and school choice, where pressure is highest: David Neo
The focus will be on the transition from primary to secondary school, where pressure on students is often most acute.
Scrapping PSLE or DSA could create new pressures, send wrong signals: David Neo
The education ministry will study public feedback on the primary-to-secondary school transition, where young students face the "most acute" pressure, says Second Minister for Education David Neo....
Two students dancing in the rain while crossing street sparked online discussion, giving nostalgia among netizens
A video recently went viral online showing two female students dancing a popular dance together while crossing the street in the rain. Their carefree demeanor unexpectedly made them an internet sensation, sparking a wave of nostalgia among netizens. One netizen commented, "It's g...