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Gen Y Speaks: A 4-day work week feels a pipe dream, but here’s why I hope to see it happen within my generation

By Linette Heng

01/10/2023

Bounded by Woodlands Road and Sungei Pang Sua (Pang Sua Canal), Rail Green I and II @ CCK comprise 12 residential blocks ranging from 13 to 31 storeys.

About 1,900 BTO flats in Choa Chu Kang to be launched for sale in October exercise

01/10/2023

Mr Lee I-Shiang with the Singapore Stone at the National Museum of Singapore on Sept 29, 2023.

Lim Li Ting/TODAY

What's inscribed on the ancient Singapore Stone? 18-year-old gets a step closer to revealing its secrets

SINGAPORE — The first time Mr Lee I-Shiang heard about the Singapore Stone was at a National Day Parade rehearsal in 2016, which featured a performance about a legendary warrior called Badang picking it up and flinging it towards the Singapore River.

By Charlene Goh

01/10/2023

Singapore's Shanti Pereira competing in the 200m heats at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Oct 1, 2023.

Singapore's Shanti Pereira tops 200m heats, qualifies for final at Asian Games

By Matthew Mohan

01/10/2023

International studies, including those conducted in Singapore, have found positive effects of adequate paternity leave, including longer-term benefits for marital satisfaction and father-child closeness.

The Big Read: Paternity leave helps but for men to take on fair share of parenting, a rethink of gender roles is needed

By Nicole Lam

29/09/2023

The Big Read in short: How to get men to take on fair share of parenting?

By Nicole Lam

29/09/2023

When a child mistreats or abuses animals, is it a sign of something more troubling?

By Eveline Gan

30/09/2023

LGBTQ-themed arts performances in public spaces in line with the times, says arts community

By Taufiq Zalizan

29/09/2023

Pure Yoga’s Suntec City branch suddenly closes, some users bemoan membership’s ‘diminished value’

By Nikki Yeo

29/09/2023

SINGAPORE

Ooi Boon Keong/TODAY

Singapore may see haze if wind direction changes; recent increase in hotspots over Sumatra

SINGAPORE — Singapore’s air quality may deteriorate if the wind direction changes, with an increase in the number of hotspots over Sumatra in the past few days, said the National Environment Agency (NEA) on Friday (Sept 29).

By Ang Hwee Min

29/09/2023

Billion-dollar laundering case: Bail denied again for 'high flight risk' suspect whose Cambodian passport is missing

By Charlene Goh

29/09/2023

Mothership’s press accreditation suspended again for breaking embargo on increase in water prices

By Louisa Tang

29/09/2023

The Padang and its surrounding buildings on March 9, 2023.

National Day Parade in 2024 and 2025 to be held at the Padang

By Davina Tham

29/09/2023

Singapore's total population back above pre-Covid levels, rising 5% to 5.92 million

By Nikki Yeo

29/09/2023

8 years' jail, 6 strokes for drug abuser who stepped on wife's back till her 'bones cracked'

By Charlene Goh

29/09/2023

Woman charged with forging letters from Prime Minister's Office to get money from HDB, Customs

By Lydia Lam

29/09/2023

WORLD

In this photograph taken on Sept 14, 2023, a worker polishes cricket balls at a workshop in Meerut in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh.

Sacred cow: Ball makers break taboos for India's favourite sport

01/10/2023

Female giant panda Mei Xiang eats a frozen fruit cake in his enclosure during a "Panda Palooza" event at the Smithsonian National Zoo on Sept 23, 2023 in Washington, DC, United States.

Washington says goodbye to pandas amid bitter US-China backdrop

01/10/2023

The "curupira" sensors look like small internet modems but are in fact wireless and can relay data up to 1km via satellite to others in a network.

AFP

Tree-hugging AI to the rescue of Brazilian Amazon

MANAUS (Brazil) — Small, artificially intelligent (AI) boxes tied to tree trunks in the Brazilian Amazon are the latest weapon in the arsenal of scientists and environmentalists battling destructive jungle invaders.

01/10/2023

This photo taken in Seoul on April 17, 2023 shows Zaein, one of South Korea's most active virtual humans created by Artificial Intelligence company Pulse9, is seen on a screen for a live morning news programme on South Korean broadcaster SBS.

From K-pop to sales girls: AI goes mainstream in South Korea

30/09/2023

One study found only 0.6 per cent of models in the major fashion weeks were plus-size last season.

The 'tyranny of thinness' still dominates fashion

30/09/2023

Rickshaw puller Akina Suzuki, 19, drives a rickshaw around Asakusa district in Tokyo, Japan, on June 18, 2023.

Social media inspires Japanese women to dash into rickshaw pulling

30/09/2023

How to wake up earlier: Ways to become a morning person

30/09/2023

Indonesia plans Bali light rail to ease congestion: Minister

29/09/2023

BIG READ

The Big Read in short: How to get men to take on fair share of parenting?

By Nicole Lam

29/09/2023

The Big Read: Paternity leave helps but for men to take on fair share of parenting, a rethink of gender roles is needed

By Nicole Lam

29/09/2023

Commentary

Commentary: Malaysia at 60 — 1 country, 3 visions

By James Chin

13/09/2023

How have Gen Z’s needs and expectations impacted their perceptions of the workplace, work culture, and leadership today?

Commentary: What drives Gen Zs at work and how can bosses better engage them?

By Andy Sim

07/09/2023

Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam and his wife, Jane Yumiko Ittogi (in red) are seen at the nomination centre in Singapore on Aug 22, 2023.

Commentary: How a Tharman presidency could boost Singapore's international branding

By Koh Buck Song

05/09/2023

Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam and his wife Jane Ittogi posing for photos with supporters at Toa Payoh Hub on Sept 2, 2023.

Commentary: Tharman's landslide win a boon for PAP 4G leadership

By Nicholas Fang

04/09/2023

Gen Y Speaks

Mr Dale Liu Dong Liang, 38, a banker with DBS and a national underwater hockey player. He represented Singapore in the 2019 Sea Games.

Gen Y Speaks: How I chased national glory in a self-funded sport while pursuing a banking career

By Dale Liu Dongliang

24/09/2023

Gen Y Speaks: After 2 binge eating episodes in 4 years, talking about my eating disorders helped me overcome them

By John Lim

10/09/2023

Voices

The author is a centre supervisor at All Saints Home.

My Learning Diaries: As the youngest supervisor at a senior daycare centre, picking up new skills is a must

By Chang Xue Qi

13/08/2023

The writer is undergoing a cybersecurity specialist training programme with Red Alpha Cybersecurity, after previously working for two years as a veterinary technician.

My Learning Diaries: How I reskill to switch from veterinary to cybersecurity career

By Elroy Xu

06/08/2023

Business groups’ arguments for transporting workers via lorries do not hold water

By Benjamin Joshua Ong

03/08/2023

The author is a corporate safety manager for a local construction company.

My Learning Diaries: From ITE to first-class honours degree, and master's at age 38 — I never knew I could achieve these

By Mohammed Faiz Junaidi

23/07/2023

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LGBTQ-themed arts performances in public spaces in line with the times, says arts community

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'Taiwan's most beautiful woman' Hsiao Chiang, 55, says she doesn't have white hair and age-related farsightedness

She also says ageing is "non-existent" to her.

By Jiamun Koh

01/10/2023

Jolin Tsai seen squeezing and tip-toeing in crowd to see pandas

By Ilsa Chan

01/10/2023

'90s hunk Mark Cheng asks netizens to decide if Hong Kong's drastic change is a 'good or bad thing'

By Jiamun Koh

30/09/2023

Jackie Chan's nephew seen taking four girls home after a night out

By Ainslyn Lim

30/09/2023

Popular nasi lemak hawker stall Wild Coco upgrades to restaurant, aims for Michelin Bib Gourmand award

By Gwyn Lim

30/09/2023

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20/08/2023 02 mins

NDR 2023: Singles can buy 2-room BTO flats in all locations from second half of 2024

20/08/2023 01 mins

NDR 2023: New 'Plus' BTO projects in choice locations from second half of 2024

20/08/2023 02 mins

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