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New movement to get S’poreans to read 15 minutes a day through tracking platform, virtual rewards
The ReadSG Challenge, part of the five-year movement, will be piloted from Sept 6 to Dec 31.
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Travel chaos hits Changi and Jakarta airports as volcanic ash grounds flights between the two hubs
Conflicting airline notices meant some travellers turned up at Changi Airport to find out that their flights were grounded, while passengers in Indonesia found themselves turned away after clearing immigration....
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Singapore must never allow prejudice against any community to become accepted or normalised: PM Wong
"We can and should have robust debates. But we should never use seemingly legitimate arguments as a cover to fuel prejudice against any community or hostility towards foreigners," says Prime Minister Lawrence Wong....
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Air quality in Singapore reaches unhealthy range in central region due to transboundary haze from Indonesia fires
Summary Singapore’s central region recorded a 24-hour PSI of 103 at 7 pm on Sep 5, placing air quality in the unhealthy range. The west and east regions also entered the unhealthy range early Saturday, recording PSI readings of 103 and 102, respectively. The 24-hour PSI crossed 1...
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Duo arrested after drugs, weapons found in car in Toa Payoh
Police officers came across a stationary car during their patrols at 4 Lorong 7 Toa Payoh.
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‘How we respond is up to us’, says PM Wong as he calls on S’poreans to reject hateful comments
He called on Singaporeans to reject such views, and refuse to give them more space or legitimacy.
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SCDF NSF dies after being found unconscious while on duty at Marina Bay Fire Station
The police do not suspect foul play.
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Microbes along S’pore coastline break down oil faster when sand is less waterlogged, has more oxygen: Report
The findings stemmed from initial research prompted by one of Singapore’s worst oil spills, which occurred in 2024.
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From Bali to Hoi An, how a family turned the world into their classroom
The family spent a few months in Bali and Hoi An immersing themselves in the local culture.
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Maid gets slapped with 11 weeks’ jail in return for slapping 69 y/o woman with dementia while feeding her
Summary Maria Inggrid Seran was sentenced to 11 weeks’ jail after assaulting a 69-year-old woman with dementia during breakfast. The Indonesian domestic worker slapped the woman’s face and head before hitting her limbs and pinching her nose. CCTV footage installed by the victim’s...
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How can I best support my son to ensure he stays focused and confident for the PSLE?
What will be most useful at this point is revisiting some of the key advice from experts.
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‘A lot more difficult’: On the ground with Singapore police working to identify Nepal’s flood dead
With nearly 4,900 people still missing after Nepal’s devastating floods, Singapore police forensic specialists are helping local authorities identify the dead and bring answers to families desperately searching for loved ones....
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Racist, hateful comments toward Indians are deeply troubling; S’poreans must reject hatred: SM Lee
When incidents like this happen, leaders must speak up with force and conviction, said Lee.
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Audition for ChildAid, David Attenborough VR show at ArtScience Museum, The Courage To Be You book
Make family time all the more special with these ideas and activities.
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AI largely to be banned in NYC elementary and middle schools
About 600,000 students in the city’s schools will not be allowed to use AI until high school.
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Brainy kids earn parents bragging rights, but what happens when they grow up?
Being brainy is not necessarily a gift that keeps giving into adulthood.
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‘Night mugging after work’: Fresh grad asks if upskilling after work has become the norm in SG
SINGAPORE: A fresh graduate has sparked an online discussion after wondering aloud whether “upskilling after work” has quietly become the new normal in Singapore. Posting on Reddit’s r/askSingapore forum, the woman, who has just stepped into her first job in the tech sector, said...
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Did Chinese delivery giant Meituan fly a rider to Singapore for curry puffs?
Meituan said it does not offer cross-border food delivery or errand services, according to Lianhe Zaobao.
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‘Do we have the right to say NO on our day off?’: Maid vents after employer asks her to pack child’s tuition bag on rest day
SINGAPORE: A maid took to social media to vent after her employer allegedly asked her to pack her child’s tuition bag and prepare medicine just as she was about to leave the house on her day off. In a post shared on the ‘Complaint Singapore’ Facebook group, the helper recounted h...
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Jakarta airport suspends flights due to Mount Anak Krakatau ash; SIA flights affected
In addition to cancelling two flights on Saturday (Sep 5), Singapore Airlines rescheduled two flights to and from Jakarta.
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Jakarta airport suspends flights due to Mount Anak Krakatau ash; SIA among affected airlines
International flights scheduled for Sunday that were delayed or cancelled include some to or from Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Doha, according to the airport's website....
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Jobseeker questions whether 3-month stint could be costing him job opportunities: ‘Should I remove it?’
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean jobseeker who has spent six months looking for work is questioning whether a three-month stint on his CV could be costing him job opportunities after interviewers repeatedly challenged him over why he left so soon. The jobseeker took to the r/singaporejob...
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Everyone needs a death to-do list – here are 25 things to sort out while you're alive
Does your family know your end-of-life wishes? Or where to find your will, passwords, bank accounts and subscriptions? Creating a death to-do list now can spare your loved ones unnecessary stress and uncertainty, whether your passing is expected or sudden....
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New Home Team driving circuit to be built on 16ha site to replace facility in Admiralty
MHA did not disclose the location of the new circuit.
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Jigger & Pony’s Indra Kantono is thinking beyond the cocktail bar
The Jigger & Pony co-founder reflects on mentorship, expansion into Jakarta and why the future of Singapore’s cocktail scene may lie beyond drinks alone....
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Still running: The many lives of Larry Peh
He twice won Singapore's highest design honour but also grappled with near bankruptcy and depression, and had brushes with death.
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Experts suggest social media page breaks, post limits, ‘minor mode’ master switch to protect teens
Suggestions follow Meta's $18b landmark settlement in the US, and China's 'Minor Mode' rollout.
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EU landmark rules for ChatGPT give Singapore the blueprint to rein in AI harms: Experts
But the Singapore Government is unlikely to follow overseas measures to a tee and instead adopt measures that are commensurate with the risks in the country....
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Passenger asks S'pore private-hire driver to 'focus' after he allegedly texts during ride, driver asks her to alight if she's unhappy
A private-hire driver in Singapore could be heard raising his voice at a female passenger after she apparently told to focus on driving when he was allegedly texting during the ride. The incident was shared on the @ sgfollowsall Instagram account, where the woman alleged that the...
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'For now, goodbye': Mee+ eatery at Tampines burns down in fire after almost-daily power trips since opening 4 months ago
The founders of an eatery selling Malay cuisine currently have no plans to rebuild, one founder told Mothership after the restaurant burned down in a fire on the morning of Sep. 3. This occurred merely four months after they opened the eatery, which serves up Malay cuisine. Adi R...
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Man acting violent on US flight duct-taped to plane seat by passengers
A man in the United States was duct-taped to the seat of a plane after he acted in a disruptive manner mid-flight, CNN reported . A ziptie was also applied on his wrists. Photos and videos of the unusual restraints on him were posted online. What happened American Airlines Flight...
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Man, 71, found dead alone in Choa Chu Kang flat after neighbours notice food deliveries uncollected for days
A 71-year-old man was found dead in his unit in Block 570 Choa Chu Kang Street 52 on Sep. 3. Neighbours had called the police after noticing takeout containers hanging uncollected outside the unit for days, and smelling a foul odour, Shin Min Daily News reported. Shin Min 's repo...
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Woman unable to drive out after car double parks near hers at East Coast, waits nearly 1 hour & calls car owner 20 times
A woman was left frustrated after a man allegedly double parked his car beside hers along a small road near East Coast Road, preventing her from driving out for about 50 minutes. She shared the incident with Mothership , calling the car owner's behaviour "very ignorant" and "self...
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'Shameful, nasty, totally unacceptable': SM Shanmugam calls out racist comments on S'poreans missing in Nepal & SIA-Air India issue
The racist online comments about the missing Singaporeans in the Nepal floods and Singapore Airlines' Air India investment are "shameful, nasty, and totally unacceptable", Senior Minister K Shanmugam said on Sep. 5. Speaking at a media doorstop, he added that social media platfor...
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Domestic helper, 34, in S'pore slaps & hits elderly woman with dementia after getting angry while feeding her
A 34-year-old Indonesian foreign domestic worker in Singapore was sentenced on Sep. 4 to 11 weeks' jail after she slapped and hit a 69-year-old woman with dementia who was under her care. Maria Inggrid Seran, who had been looking after the elderly woman since March 2023, was awar...
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Woodlands North station ready, another step closer to Johor Bahru-S'pore RTS Link opening
The Woodlands North station in Singapore is completed and ready four months before the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link is set to be open in January 2027 . The Land Transport Authority shared photos of the station on Facebook on Sep. 4. LTA said the colours a...
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S'pore actor & content creator Wilfred Lee passes away aged 26
Local actor and content creator Wilfred Lee has passed away at the age of 26, according to social media posts on Sep. 5, 2026. Friends, fellow content creators, and netizens alike have taken to Instagram to offer their condolences. Condolences, tributes Many expressed their shock...
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Singapore air quality improves to moderate range after unhealthy readings
Air quality in three regions of Singapore started the day in the unhealthy range on Saturday before improving throughout the day.
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US woman, 41, poses as sister of Marriott staff to get discounted rates for 14 nights at Sheraton Towers S'pore
A 41-year-old American woman, Kao Jane Zhao, made several stays at Sheraton Towers Singapore in September 2024. On six different occasions totalling 14 nights, Kao received discounted room rates. She had obtained these by posing as the sister of a Marriott associate, entitling he...
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S'porean woman invited to 'do business' in China, flies there & invests S$75,000 before suspecting pyramid scheme
A woman (who shall be referred to as A) has been trying to recover more than S$75,000 that she invested in an alleged pyramid scheme in Nanning, the capital of China's Guangxi region. Earlier in 2026, she was introduced to a programme involving a business opportunity linked to Na...
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Racism has no place in Singapore; concerns about SIA-Air India deal ‘purely commercial’, says MP Kenneth Tiong
The Workers' Party MP was responding to comments by Senior Minister K Shanmugam on Saturday (Sep 5), in which he addressed racist online comments about the Nepal-Tibet disaster and SIA’s investment in Air India....
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30 people evacuated after fire breaks out in Kovan home
An adjacent house was partially damaged by the fire.
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Taiwan electric vehicle catches fire, driver, 40, trapped inside & dies
The 40-year-old driver of an electric vehicle died in Taiwan's northwestern Hsinchu County after his vehicle caught fire on Sep. 4, 2026. Sin Chew Daily reported that the driver, Huang, was found dead and badly burnt when firefighters arrived at the scene. Photo via Mirror Media ...
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Xiaxue argues on livestream with Jaylene Hong over comments about Simonboy
Singapore influencers Wendy Cheng and Jaylene Hong got into an argument during a livestream. The exchange has since been reproduced with receipts in a Sep. 4 Instagram post by Cheng, who is better known as Xiaxue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wendy Cheng 👑 Xiaxue...
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How old are you biologically, and what are you doing about it?
Discover the science of aging and learn about the latest geroscience research aimed at shifting the focus from mere lifespan to healthspan.
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Police looking into 'shameful' racist online comments about Nepal-Tibet disaster, Air India: SM Shanmugam
"These people should be unmasked and dealt with, rather than be allowed to hide behind online anonymity," says Senior Minister K Shanmugam.
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Racist comments targeting Indians ‘shameful’ and cross the line, police looking into them: Shanmugam
Shanmugam said he decided to call out people making such comments so that this behaviour does not become normalised in Singapore.
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Temasek, portfolio firms need to make commercial decisions without fear of politicisation: Shanmugam
He warned that if corporate boards become overly cautious to avoid politicisation, it will compromise investment returns.
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‘Worried’ and ‘confused’: Sarawakians grapple with worst haze since 2019
Among Malaysian states, Sarawak has been the worst hit by transboundary haze linked to forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia. CNA speaks to locals and businesses in the Borneo state to find out how they are coping....
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Community supermarket offers eligible Bedok Reservoir-Punggol residents 90% off groceries
Residents must be under the Bedok Reservoir-Punggol division and hold a Blue CHAS card to be eligible.
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Singapore navy begins bilateral maritime cooperation exercise with Chinese counterpart
This is the fifth edition of the exercise, which began in 2015.
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Malaysia PM Anwar open to considering early GE, with DPM Zahid latest to call for snap polls
Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said on Thursday that it would be “better” for the 16th general election to be held early.
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SG woman asks why some men take offence at being rejected over finances: ‘Isn’t marriage the most important financial decision?’
SINGAPORE: In a query that has sparked discussion on Reddit, a Singaporean woman is asking why some men respond with hurt or indignation when women rule them out on the basis of “financial capability.” Posting on the r/asksg forum on Thursday (Aug 3), she wrote: “Why do ‘some’ SG...