Rare disorder and low muscle tone cannot dampen teen’s swimming passion
Jessica Quek was born with PTPS deficiency, a rare genetic disorder that affects the production of key brain chemicals.
Summary by The Singapore Editorial Desk · As published by Straits Times — Singapore · · 1 min read
Jessica Quek was born with PTPS deficiency, a rare genetic disorder that affects the production of key brain chemicals.
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Workers are receiving help with accommodation, job-matching assistance and salary claims.
Straits Times — Singapore · Oct 24, 2026
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The Straits Times · Oct 24, 2026

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SINGAPORE: ICA officers at Woodlands Checkpoint have foiled another cigarette smuggling attempt, seizing more than 1,380 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes concealed within tyre rims in a Malaysia-registered pickup truck on October 11, 2026. Search and Examination officers directe...
The Independent Singapore · Oct 24, 2026

parks
Korean chef Park Su-ji, who lived and worked in Italy for a decade, makes Italian classics feel new again, from cacio e pepe with sesame seeds to handmade tortelli filled with galbi jjim....
CNA — Singapore · Oct 23, 2026

business
Eighty years after their grandfather began selling herbal soup from pots balanced on a bamboo pole, the third-generation owners of Tan Ser Seng are opening their first outlet, located in a mall. They're hoping to win over a new generation while living up to their father's exactin...
CNA — Singapore · Oct 23, 2026
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There had been a brief respite from the haze early on Oct 23.
Straits Times — Singapore · Oct 23, 2026

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SINGAPORE: Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo met unexpectedly with one of her counterparts from Malaysia while both leaders were at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia, at the same time. On social media, Ms Teo posted a photo of her su...
The Independent Singapore · Oct 23, 2026

library
From books designed to look as though they’ve been bitten by dogs to publications made with hospital scrubs, Allegro Print has built a business around the creative possibilities of paper....
CNA — Singapore · Oct 23, 2026