The Straits Times - Breaking News, Lifestyle & Multimedia News

International Home page

Submitted by nadiahmn on Thu, 10/11/2018 - 06:51

Top Stories

How Asia-Pacific cities are fighting back against climate change

Ordinary people, grassroots groups and governments are starting to act and in so doing, are creating a safer future.

Taiwan rattled by quakes again, no immediate reports of damage

US announces $8b in security aid for Ukraine

askST: How will a US TikTok ban affect users in S’pore and elsewhere?

As Japan’s bookstores die out, its government intervenes to boost literary culture

Woman stabbed in Israel, minister is hurt in car crash returning from scene

Emergency slide falls off Delta plane after takeoff

A performing arts degree is more useful than you think

It produces communicators who can inspire, move and change the way we look at the world.

Singapore News

Clarke Quay reopens as day-and-night destination with FairPrice Finest, fitness studio among tenants

Give diners equipment to wipe down tables to improve cleanliness at food outlets: Researchers

New Spex undergraduate scholarship for student-athletes to support expenses

Early intervention educators to get 3% to 16% increase in salaries over next 3 years

SingPost issues new stamps featuring critically endangered local flora

Local Raffles’ banded langur population welcomes new male infant

The birth takes the population of critically endangered species here to 76 individuals.

5 more charges for accused in $3 billion money laundering case

Pay more attention to runway safety amid air traffic growth, urges CAAS chief

Videos

Asia News

A by-election in PM Anwar’s stronghold state of Selangor will test his govt’s vulnerability

PM Lee to meet Jokowi in Indonesia for their last Leaders’ Retreat

In an unsettled world, important for S’pore to double down on ties with its neighbours: Vivian

Prospects bright for Thailand’s far-reaching Bill on marriage equality

Discover

Garden by the bed: Bringing nature and healing to hospital patients

Keeping Singapore special: PM Lee Hsien Loong’s 20 years in office

The Week in Pictures: A bolt of lightning in China, cars stranded in Dubai floods

Weekly News Quiz: When will Singapore have a new prime minister?

Keeping time: One man and his passion for vintage and antique clocks

#jalanjalan with LHL: What over 1,000 social media posts reveal about PM Lee

Cartoons of the week: Birds and bugs

Mercury rising: How S’pore is coping with the scorching heat

Mama, come home: Can the Philippines bring back its migrant workers?

Building bridges: Improving connectivity in Jurong West with new overhead bridge

OPINION

Singaporeans should learn more languages, not settle for just being bilingual

Clarissa Oon

A performing arts degree is more useful than you think

Timothy Colin Bednall

Will checking character references help find the best candidate for a job?

When distance makes friendships more cherished

Insight

Keeping Singapore special: PM Lee Hsien Loong’s 20 years in office

Does Singapore have what it takes to look after the elderly?

Mama, come home: Can the Philippines bring back its migrant workers?

Three-Body Problem propels China’s sci-fi scene

PODCASTS

Podcast: The dramatic off-screen lives of the cast of the beloved Chinese drama My Fair Princess

One of the most famous Chinese dramas ever is the period romance My Fair Princess - but where are the members of its main cast now?

Podcast: Climate change need not mean more dengue cases if cities are built better, say experts

Podcast: How are the 3,000-plus chargers at the HDB carparks being used today?

Podcast: How Singapore can better host migratory birds

Life

Places Of The Heart: Where young S'poreans find comfort and inspiration

Jacelyn Tay on not having a maid: ‘The helper cannot survive under me’

Actress Ruhainies apologises to Aliff Aziz’s estranged wife Bella Astillah, asks to meet

Rockers Deep Purple to debut new song in Singapore concert

Invest

The reality of being targeted by scammers daily

Daily life now comes with scams – even in death, when details in obituaries result in identity theft

Why the markets have turned rocky now

Homes in many major cities are getting pricier

When relatives fight over a family fund worth millions

Smart Parenting

Rain or shine, here’s the secret to keeping your kid healthy and alert in class: Water

Fun With Kids: Mother’s Day cakes, free booths for child entrepreneurs at charity market

Make family time all the more special with these ideas and activities.

Don’t isolate kids with autism, involve them in regular activities

Greater interaction between mainstream and special-needs students can deepen understanding.

Photos

Today in Pictures, April 26, 2024

Most Popular

BRANDED CONTENT