To save money, some backpackers opt to stay in dorms. But for one traveller, Laurel, her experience wasn't the most enjoyable. In a TikTok video uploaded on March 13, the young woman, who is embarking on a solo trip after
WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Sports happenings in Singapore (13-19 Mar)
Here is a round-up of sports events and developments in Singapore in the past week (13 to 19 March): Loh Kean Yew crashes out in 1st round of All England Championshi ...
Commentary: Singapore will finally charge for plastic bags. What’s next?
While the 5-cent charge is an encouraging step, plastic bags are only one of the many products that contribute to waste. Consumer behaviour must also be changed more systematically, says Sumit Agarwal ...
Meet the family repairing Singapore’s watches and heirlooms for three generations
Like his late father, 65-year-old Willie Quek has dedicated his entire life to watchmaking. With his children and their spouses on board, what’s next for The Watch Specialist’s Clinic in Serangoon ...
Singapore #Fitspo of the Week: Gordon Lim
The series is dedicated to inspirational men and women in Singapore leading healthy and active lifestyles. This week: physiotherapist Gordon Lim.
When it comes to being green, Singapore is leading the way
The first thing that strikes me in Singapore is a lush, greenhouse-worth display of beautiful greenery… in the middle of the baggage carousel. I haven’t even collected my luggage when I’m first aware ...
Discussions ongoing for Singapore to be world’s first Home of Table Tennis
The world’s first Home of Table Tennis (HoTT) could be located in Singapore, which has been described by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) as a “shining example of what is possible” as ...
Singapore Changi Airport is named best in the world for 2023. Here are the other top 20.
Aviation rankings organization Skytrax released its best airports of 2023, and Singapore Changi Airport tops the list for the 12th time. "This recognition is great encouragement to our ...
Singapore-registered luxury car crashes into sedan in Johor, four Malaysians injured
A Singapore-registered Ferrari rear-ended a Toyota car along Malaysia’s North-South Expressway, causing the sedan to flip off the road and resulting in at least four injuries.
About 70% of Singapore residents positive about overall quality of life post-pandemic: Government survey | Video
More than 70 per cent of Singapore residents who took part in a government survey felt that their overall quality of life was the same or better in 2023, compared with 2019 before the COVID-19 ...
Singapore-registered luxury car crashes into sedan in Johor, 4 Malaysians injured
The Singaporean driver of the white Ferrari lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a Toyota Camry. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore’s President undertakes three-day state visit to Malaysia beginning Monday
This will be the first State Visit to Malaysia by the President of the republic since 2013. She will be accompanied by her spouse, Mohamed Abdullah Alhabshee during the visit. Malaysia’s Foreign ...
Singapore households can collect free home recycling boxes from vending machines
Households in Singapore can now collect free home recycling boxes from vending machines at more than 140 locations. Read more at straitstimes.com.
About 70% of Singapore residents positive about overall quality of life post-pandemic: Government survey
The survey findings, from an online poll involving 1,052 respondents, were released a day before a White Paper on Singapore's response to COVID-19 is set to be debated in Parliament.
Singapore first country in Asia to get new pneumococcal vaccine
SINGAPORE – Singapore will be the first country in Asia to get Pfizer’s new pneumococcal vaccine, which has a broader range of protection and could replace the two that are now in use here. The ...
Singapore must plan ahead to have sustainable water supply: DPM Wong | Video
For Singapore to have a sustainable water supply, the country has to keep planning ahead, build up its infrastructure, and invest in new technologies, said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at ...