Singapore is rewarding Singaporeans for reading. The gamification strategy was reported by CNN and The Guardian on Sep. 15, 2026. The objective is to get people to read for at least 15 minutes a day and to log their daily progress over time to cultivate the habit. ReadSG Challenge by NLB The Read...
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A 45-year-old Singaporean mother has garnered some attention online after she posted a video of herself commemorating her 18-year-old son’s completion of National Service basic training with the Singapore Police Force (SPF). While her 18-year-old son, Hayden, was the subject of h...
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A five-room resale flat at SkyParc @ Dawson in Queenstown has been sold for S$1.818 million in October 2026, setting a new record resale price for the flat type in Singapore. The unit at Block 96 Dawson Road is located between the 40th and 42nd floors, according to the Housing an...
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Pope Leo XIV, an American citizen, has cast his vote in the United States midterm elections. This marks the first known time that a pope has voted in a political election. According to Vatican News , citing a statement from the Holy See Press Office on Oct. 30, the head of the Ca...
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A total of 158 migrant workers staying at Westlite Accommodation's dormitories were given the chance to visit Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Singapore on Oct. 3. Speaking to Mothership , a company spokesperson said the workers were Westlite resident ambassadors acro...
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Besides its move to Middle Road, the non-profit Indian cultural organisation is also marking its 77th anniversary.
safety
A male motorcyclist and his female pillion rider, both 24, died following a traffic accident at Tampines Avenue 12 involving two cars and a motorcycle. The incident occurred on the night of Oct. 29 along Tampines Avenue 12. The authorities were alerted at 10:35pm. Audi involved T...
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SINGAPORE: A recent social media post that showed kindness from one person in Singapore to another received a lot of attention. Melvin Chew, the owner of Jin Ji Teochew Braised Duck & Kway Chap and the founder of the popular Hawkers United - Dabao 2020 Facebook group, posted a ph...
parks
These days, whenever someone asks me for my age, I typically respond by saying, “In my 20s”. Being vague and evasive is my way of avoiding the fact that I am a year away from turning 30. Sadly, no matter how much I try to hide from this fact, nature finds a way to remind me that ...
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The driver who fled the scene of a fatal crash along Tampines Avenue 12 that killed a motorcyclist and his pregnant wife was charged on Oct. 31. Muhammad Zulfiqar Abdul Aziz, 30, was handed nine charges, including one count of dangerous driving causing death, The Straits Times (S...
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Warning: This article contains details of inappropriate sexual acts towards a minor. Audience discretion is advised. A 31-year-old Singaporean former youth worker at a home was sentenced on Oct. 29 to two years and six months' jail after he took advantage of an underage former re...
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The couple who died in the fatal hit-and-run accident at Tampines Ave 12 on the night of Oct. 29 left behind a six-year-old son. According to Berita Harian , the married couple, both 24, were expecting a second child as the wife was one month pregnant. The woman's sister told Ber...
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"Singapore will continue to be a staunch supporter of the court, whose work is fundamental to the international legal order," Singapore's Law Minister Edwin Tong reiterated at the UN General Assembly debate on the annual report of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Oct. ...
