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School - Garden a meaningful learning experience for students

I was at my daughter's school, Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary, for an event recently, and was delighted to meet urban farmer Christopher Leow.

HDB • Building flats before sales launch a game changer

About 8,500 flats are available in the recent October 2024 Build-To-Order (BTO) sales exercise. Of these, more than 2,000 flats have a wait time of under three years (Over 2,000 BTO flats with waiting time of under 3 years to be launched in October, Oct 6).

Animal abuse Such cruelty cannot be – is not – Singapore

The Straits Times recently published two reports of animals being killed ('One of the worst cases of animal cruelty': Man killed 2 cats by throwing them off HDB block, Oct 15; and Man charged after he allegedly flung cat from 38th floor of block, killing it, Oct 8).

Schools should keep students' personal learning devices

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What 'do no harm, means as temperatures soar

We trust doctors to be up to date with the latest developments in medical science. So it's concerning that our future medical professionals aren't being trained sufficiently or consistently on a very real threat to public health: climate change.

Ascott to expand apartment hotel business in China via joint venture

The Ascott Limited, a Singapore-headquartered hospitality company, will expand its apartment hotel business in China through a joint venture with Jin Jiang Hotels.

US alerted by TSMC of possible use of its chip by Huawei

NEW YORK – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) notified the United States that one of its chips had been found in a Huawei product after tech research firm TechInsights took apart the product, a person familiar with the matter said, revealing a possible violation of export restrictions on the Chinese company.

IMF predicts slightly slower global growth, warns of increasing risks

Global growth is expected to ease slightly to 3.2 percent in 2024 and remain at that level in 2025, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Oct 22, while warning that the stable figures masked \"important\" regional and sectoral shifts.

China's Singles' Day sales festival fails to inspire consumers

SHANGHAI - China's largest shopping event is under way, but most merchants and retail analysts expect flat or, at best, tepid sales growth, noting that consumers are still very much dispirited by the country's economic woes.

Starbucks sales fall as new CEO faces complaints from baristas, customers

NEW YORK - Starbucks' new chief executive Brian Niccol has his work cut out for him.

Banking stocks help lift STI by 0.4% as US Treasury yield rises

Shares in Singapore joined most regional peers to close higher on Oct 23, lifted by higher local banking share prices. The Straits Times Index (STI) rose 13.37 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 3,600.78 even though only 12 or fewer than half of the 30 stocks on the benchmark finished higher.

Girl who lived in wet market stall is attending special education school

A 15-year-old girl who slept and bathed in a wet market stall for almost a year has been attending a special education school and is learning to communicate.

Worker dies after steel gate falls on him at Yishun construction site

A 55-year-old worker at a Yishun construction site was seriously injured and later died in hospital after a steel gate fell on him on Oct 21.

COE premiums down across all categories for first time since June

Certificate of entitlement (COE) prices dropped slightly across all categories at the latest tender exercise on Oct 23. This is the first time COE premiums have dipped across the board since June.

Man charged with murdering grassroots volunteer

Clementi fatal stabbing

Zelensky tells allies 'not to hide' if N. Korea fights in war

KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on allies on Oct 22 \"not to hide\" and to respond to evidence of North Korean involvement in Russia's war in Ukraine.

US, G-7 allies 'very close' to finalising $65 billion Ukraine loan

Yellen assured US share will be repaid from earnings on frozen Russian assets

Giuliani must turn over Mercedes, condo to election staff he defamed

WASHINGTON - A federal judge on Oct 22 ordered Rudy Giuliani to turn over most of his possessions and available cash to a receivership controlled by the two Georgia election workers he defamed after the last US presidential election.

Trump campaign accuses Britain's Labour of election interference

LONDON - Donald Trump's campaign has accused British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour Party of \"blatant foreign interference\" in the US presidential election after its volunteers travelled to the US to help campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris.

Xi tells Putin the world is in chaos but ties will endure

'New era' of partnership comes as they paint mutual rival US as aggressive hegemon

70 Hezbollah fighters, 3 commanders killed by Israel in 48 hours

Death of Safieddine, potential leader of militant group, in earlier strike also confirmed

Blinken tells Israel 'now is the time' to end Gaza war

TEL AVIV - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Oct 23 urged Israel to use the opportunity to end the war in Gaza created by the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and the destruction of much of the group's capacity during more than a year of conflict.

Hamas holds out in north Gaza with guerilla tactics

JERUSALEM - The top commanders of Hamas are mostly dead. The group's rank and file has been decimated. Many of its hideouts and stockpiles have been captured and destroyed.

Heavy rain creates havoc in India's tech hub Bengaluru again

BENGALURU - Parts of India's tech capital Bengaluru were flooded on Oct 22 after heavy overnight rain, and a number of people were feared trapped after a building under construction collapsed owing to the downpour.

Philippines condemns 'barbaric' killing of journalist

MANILA - The Philippine President's Office called on Oct 23 for an investigation to leave no stone unturned in bringing to justice the killers of a broadcast journalist in a southern province.

GISB head, wife charged with being members of crime group

SELAYANG, Selangor - Global Ikhwan Services and Business (GISB) Holdings' chief executive Nasiruddin Mohd Ali, his wife Azura Md Yusof, and Adib At-Tamimi, the son of the founder of the Al-Arqam cult, were among 22 who were charged at the Selayang Sessions Court on Oct 23 for being members of an organised criminal group.

PM Wong in Samoa till Saturday for Commonwealth leaders' meeting

APIA, Samoa - Prime Minister Lawrence Wong is attending his first Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting since he became head of government in May 2024.

Singapore and India renew army training pact

Singapore and India have extended a bilateral agreement on joint military training between the armies of both countries for the next five years.

Robots to paint walls for half of BTO built from 2025 sites

The robots are taking over they could be painting and plastering walls for about half the Build-ToOrder (BTO) projects built from 2025, and soon, these machines could even be conducting inspection and remote supervision works.

Core inflation climbs again to hit 2.8% in Sept

MAS, MTI expect it to reach around 2% by year end despite rise in past two months