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S'pore parent gets reminder letter from preschool for being late to pick up kid, says it's fair & apologises
A parent who was late to pick-up his child from a PCF Sparkletots childcare centre received a "Letter of First Reminder" informing him of the penalties for repeats. While it was his first time receiving such a letter, the parent acknowledged that the policy was "fair" and said he...
Singapore PM, leaders pay tribute to Siti Hasmah following death of Malaysian ex-PM Mahathir’s wife
Siti Hasmah made key contributions to healthcare, education and social causes in Malaysia, said PM Wong.
Singapore leaders offer condolences over death of Mahathir's wife
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong called Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali a "pioneer in her field" for contributing to healthcare, education and social causes in Malaysia....
‘I was just trying not to collapse’: European student asks if they were rude after bumping uncle on Singapore bus
The student said they apologised immediately after bumping the passenger, then moved to another seat to avoid escalating the situation.
‘I press this button for pedestrians, but it doesn’t change to green man immediately’ — Man complains about traffic lights in SG, gets schooled by Singaporeans
Commenters explain how pedestrian signal timing works and why pressing the button doesn't always mean an instant green light
Chinese singer, 40, marries longtime fan & TV host, 26, who had a crush on him since primary school
Chinese TV host Feng Xi, 26, lived out her childhood fantasy when she married Chinese singer Xu Song, 40. She had reportedly been a fan of the singer, who goes by the stage name Vae, since her primary school years, according to local media outlets . The pair announced their marri...
Singapore’s new Primary 1 rules: Who lives around the 12 schools getting a wider catchment?
ST analysed the neighbourhoods around the 12 primary schools in Bukit Timah, Newton and Marine Parade to find out the housing mix in these areas.
Fewer Sec 3 students taking eight or more subjects, more opting for just six
From 2028, JC admission will be based on students’ performance in five G3-level subjects instead of six.
‘Schools prepare us for exams, not adulthood’: Singaporeans share what they wish they had learned
The Singaporean felt that schools place too much importance on grades and exam results. They said students also need to know how to deal with the realities of adult life....
‘Should we move house?’: Property agents step in as parents plan for Primary 1
Some agents market themselves as Primary 1 strategists, while others offer school maps and advice.
‘Never promise happiness’: George Yeo explains why Singapore can be wealthy yet unhappy
Asked why Singapore is wealthy yet ranks poorly on happiness, George Yeo pointed to Lee Kuan Yew’s belief that the government could promise development, education and infrastructure — but not happiness....
Man who allegedly filmed RI girls with 'smart glasses' jailed thrice for voyeurism: Zaobao
The man who allegedly recorded female students from Raffles Institution (RI) with a pair of smart glasses was reportedly jailed thrice before for secretly filming and harassing female students. The latest incident was said to have taken place in the vicinity of Marymount MRT stat...
St Luke’s Hospital to raise $50m over five years to redevelop campus, expand services and train staff
To do so, it has launched the St Luke’s Hospital Campus Redevelopment Fund.
Children at 5 Jurong schools to get head start on tackling diabetes by learning how choices matter
Programme will go beyond telling children to consume less sugar and help them understand what impacts their blood sugar.
S’pore parents spending more on tuition and enrichment; peer pressure cited as a reason: Survey
It builds on an IPS study in 2016 examining parents’ perceptions of Singapore’s education system.
More Singapore parents value non-academic development but stress over children’s future: IPS study
It also showed more parents are arguing with their spouses over their children’s education.
'Call me entitled if you want': Indonesian woman, 28, looking for sponsors for S$82,000 SMU MBA
An Indonesian woman was accepted into a master's programme with the Singapore Management University (SMU). Unlike most prospective students, she took to the internet to look for sponsors. However, responses were mixed, and she was met with both support and heavy criticism. On Ins...
Raffles Institution drink stall owner 'Uncle Heng' passes away at 85
Heng Ah Kim, affectionately known as "Uncle Heng" to generations of Raffles Institution (RI) students, has passed away at the age of 85. His passing was announced in a post on RI's official Facebook page on Sep. 23. Always there with "a ready smile" According to the post, Uncle H...
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What superhero does Singapore need? The Sandbox's Nathan Hartono, Benjamin Kheng and Oon Shu An have ideas
The mockumentary-style comedy follows a struggling stunt training school that gets an unexpected boost from rumours of a Marvel casting call. It opens in cinemas on Oct 8....
[FOUND] S'pore teen with autism missing, last seen near Khatib MRT Station on Sep. 22 morning
*Editors Note: The teen has been found* Rainbow Centre, Singapore, a social service agency serving persons with disabilities, is appealing for help after one of its students was reported missing. The social service agency posted on Instagram on Sep. 23 that 18-year-old Low Zhi Pe...
‘Guardian angel’ teacher made him feel seen as a child; hearts melt online as they reunite
A teacher’s kindness helped shape Dino Isaac’s life, while a former helper who raised Leticia Peh ended up sacrificing more than the girl imagined. Their reunions, featured in On The Red Dot, have struck a chord with viewers....
S'pore silat instructor, 59, kisses female student, 14, on forehead & cheek, sends her sexual messages saying he's 'open minded'
A silat instructor in Singapore asked his 14-year-old student to give him a traditional Malay greeting, bringing his hand to her face. However, he instead pulled her in to kiss her. The Straits Times (ST) reported that the man, now 59, was sentenced to five months and five weeks’...
After Workers’ Party has called for it since 1994, Jamus Lim cheers Education Ministry's announcement of smaller class size pilot
"I am, of course, immensely gratified by this development, not least because the #workersparty has been hammering on about smaller class sizes for ages (since our 1994 manifesto, championed by our former educator and MP Low Thia Khiang)," he wrote in an FB post...
S'pore cannot wish away its geography nor opt out of geopolitics: Chan Chun Sing at RSIS 30th Anniversary Distinguished Lecture
"In Singapore, we can never wish away our geography, nor can we opt out of geopolitics." Chan Chun Sing remarked on Sep. 22, while delivering a speech marking the 30th anniversary of the Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS). During the speech, he reminded the audienc...
Over 5 months’ jail for silat instructor who kissed 14-year-old female student on forehead, cheek
He also sent her sexually charged text messages.
Girls organise science research programme to grow interest in STEM among S’pore female students
Students organised a two-month-long research programme for teen female participants.
Ex-MUIS senior director, 59, misappropriated over S$68,000 in funds meant for religious school, gets jail
A Singaporean man responsible for managing the affairs of a madrasah misappropriated S$68,629 from the religious school at Braddell Road. 59-year-old Razak Mohamed Lazim was a former senior director at the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) from 2011 to January 2016. O...
Yoga Inc closes last 2 outlets in S'pore, students & teachers allegedly not told of closure
Yoga studio Yoga Inc has closed its remaining Singapore outlets. According to a Substack blog called The Yoga Edit , instructors apparently received a text message on Sep. 18. Instructors were informed that Yoga Inc's remaining two outlets at SAFRA Punggol and Our Tampines Hub ce...
ICA: 27 motorists caught for traffic offences at Woodlands Checkpoint during September school holidays — Eight hit with entry bans
SINGAPORE: ICA officers conducting stepped-up traffic enforcement at Woodlands Checkpoint during the September school holidays between September 4 and 13, 2026, caught 27 motorists for traffic violations, queue cutting, and dangerous road behaviour. Of the 27 detected, 24 were ca...
Man in critical condition after muay thai charity match at National Stadium, S'pore Muaythai Association investigating
A man is in critical condition after he was injured in a muay thai charity match in support of breast cancer. The man, a muay thai student, was participating in the Sep. 12 match when he reportedly suffered an injury. He was conveyed to hospital and has spent several days in the ...
M'sian girl stabbed to death in school: Victim's mum calls for appeal after boy, 15, acquitted
The mother of the 16-year-old Malaysian girl who was stabbed to death in her school is calling for an appeal against the attacker's acquittal. This comes after the Malaysian High Court ruled on Sep. 14 that the 15-year-old boy, then 14, was of unsound mind during the stabbing, ac...
Anti-AI sentiments by S'porean workers, students mustn't be ignored: Jasmin Lau
The range of concerns about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) should not be ignored, said Acting Minister for Manpower and Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Jasmin Lau on Sep. 17. Speaking at the launch of SG AI Xchange, a new forum for compan...
27 motorists caught for traffic offences at Woodlands Checkpoint during Sep. 2026 school holidays
The Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) caught 27 motorists committing traffic offences at Woodlands Checkpoint during the September school holidays between Sep. 4 and 13. ICA officers stepped up traffic enforcement operations at the checkpoint during this period, the agenc...
How food, people-to-people ties and an Indian international school helped Siglap get a park
Global Schools Group celebrates its 25th anniversary with milestones showing how it contributes to Singapore.
Former MUIS senior director gets jail for misappropriating funds meant for religious school
Razak Mohamed Lazim, 59, also accessed the email server of a religious school without permission after resigning from his position there.
27 motorists nabbed for traffic offences at Woodlands Checkpoint during September school break
ICA had warned travellers to expect heavy traffic and longer waiting times at land checkpoints.
Singapore a 'great place to finish despite questionable air quality', says student who rode his bike from Europe to Asia
SINGAPORE: Clement Lazzerini, a medical student from Australia, took a gap year to take a 15,150-kilometre bike ride from Lyon, France, and ended it in Singapore this week after about eight months. Mr Lazzerini, who documented his epic ride on Instagram and TikTok, seemed elated ...
S’porean man, 71, who sexually abused daughter, granddaughters, nieces & students, gets 21 years' jail
The 71-year-old Singaporean man who sexually abused 11 girls, including his daughter, his granddaughters, and four of his nieces was sentenced to 21 years' jail on Sep. 17. The four other victims were students who attended an enrichment centre he ran with his wife. The victims we...
Filipina university graduate explains why she works as a helper in Singapore
SINGAPORE: A recent video from Mediacorp’s YES 933 provided quite the revealing look into the life of a domestic migrant worker in Singapore, showing that in some economies at least, a university education is not a guarantee of a white-collar job. In the programme, host Jia Hui s...
Chinese professor, 47, had alleged affair with student for 10 years, daughters write 86-page exposé
A professor in China has come under hot water after his daughters, 15 and 20, published an 86-page exposé of his alleged decade-long affair with a student. 47-year-old Fu Lei, a former professor at Wuhan University, has allegedly maintained an improper relationship with 35-year-o...
Ex-PE teacher, 45, in S'pore performed sex acts on student, then-14, in hotel, gets 16 years' jail & caning
A former physical education (PE) teacher at a secondary school in Singapore, who committed sexual acts on his student when she was a minor, was sentenced on Sep. 16 to 16 years' jail and 12 strokes of the cane. An earlier report mentioned that the man had pursued the student roma...
She failed arts and crafts in school. Now, she makes one-of-a-kind macrame bags while helping others
She once thought she was hopeless at crafts. In her 50s, Lu-lyn Chang found calm, creativity and a new purpose through macrame and Bound Designs.
‘The darkest day of my life’: Mum of 16-year-old stabbing victim mourns daughter after classmate’s acquittal
KUALA LUMPUR: On Monday (Sep 14), the teenage boy who stabbed and killed one of his female classmates, 16-year-old Yap Shing Xuen, in a school bathroom on Oc 14, 2025, was acquitted of murder. The High Court found that the boy, who was 15 years old at the time, was of unsound min...
MOE studying possibility of letting teachers focus on fewer responsibilities beyond classroom teaching
Singapore's Ministry of Education (MOE) is building on ongoing efforts to adjust and manage teachers' workload, so they can spend more time on teaching and interacting with students. As part of these efforts, MOE is looking into the possibility of allowing teachers to focus on tw...
16 years’ jail and caning for ex-PE teacher who sexually exploited student in hotels, school
When the girl, then 14, voiced doubts about their age gap, he assured her that age was not an issue.
Ex-PE teacher who kept sexually abusing underage student in hotel rooms gets jail, caning
The prosecution said the man was "so emboldened by his hotel trysts" with the victim that he also committed sexual acts with her at school.
Smaller classes, streamlined teacher duties among ideas MOE will pilot in 6 schools
The ministry will explore where smaller classes can make "the greatest difference" to teaching and learning, Education Minister Desmond Lee says.
Teachers could focus on fewer duties beyond classroom teaching to address workload: Desmond Lee
Many teachers contribute across three areas – form teacher duties, CCAs and committee work.
MOE to explore smaller classes where needed for more students in pilot with six schools
The move must be part of a broader redesign of teaching and learning, said Education Minister Desmond Lee.
M'sian girl, 16, stabbed to death in school: Her mum pens note of anguish after boy, 15, acquitted
The mother of the 16-year-old girl, who was stabbed to death by a boy a year younger than her at a Malaysia school in 2025, penned a note of anguish on social media on Sep. 14, 2026. This was after the boy, 15, accused of the killing on Oct. 14, 2025, was acquitted with condition...