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.
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Pope Leo votes in US midterm elections, 1st pope to do so
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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S'pore dorm operator brings 158 migrant workers to experience Halloween Horror Nights
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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Tampines Ave 12 fatal accident: Public freed couple trapped in Audi only to watch them flee
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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You know you’re hitting your 30s when you start talking about home appliances. Here’s what I’ve learned about adulting.
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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Tampines Ave 12 fatal crash: Man, 30, charged for dangerous driving causing death
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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S'porean man, then 27, an ex-youth worker, had sex with underage ex-resident of home, gets 2.5 years' jail
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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Tampines Ave 12 fatal accident: Deceased couple, both 24, leave behind 6-year-old son, wife was 1-month pregnant
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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S'pore will continue to be staunch ICJ supporter, international law fundamental to survival: Edwin Tong
"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. ...
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Two Singaporeans among four arrested in Thailand after joint SPF-Thai police operation dismantles vice syndicate sending women to Singapore
THAILAND/SINGAPORE: Two Singaporean men and two Thai women have been arrested in Thailand for running a transnational vice syndicate that recruited foreign women and sent them to Singapore to work as vice workers, following a joint operation by the Singapore Police Force (SPF) an...
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Tampines hit-&-run driver found: Drove deregistered car with cloned plate while disqualified
The couple who fled the scene of a hit-and-run accident at Tampines Avenue 12 on Thursday night have been arrested. Traffic Police officers established the identity of the man, aged 30, and the woman, aged 29, using police cameras and CCTVs, as well as extensive ground enquiries....
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Hong Kong teenager gets 8 years’ jail for acid attack on Singaporean tourist over S$1.6K payment
HONG KONG: A teenager who agreed to throw acid on a Singaporean tourist for money has been jailed for eight years in Hong Kong. Anson Kew, now 19, was 17 when he carried out the planned attack on June 9, 2025. He was promised HK$10,000, worth about S$1,600, for splashing corrosiv...
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Project Wolbachia now covers more than half of all households in Singapore
The initiative now covers more than 840,000 households across Singapore.