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Four Singapore bars make the cut in World's 50 Best Bars

Four bars from Singapore have made it to the World's 50 Best Bars 2024 list, including Jigger & Pony at No. 5, up from No. 14 in 2023.

Singapore's This Humid House wins first prize at flower festival in Spain

Home-grown botanical design studio This Humid House has scored a win for Singapore with its installation titled Between Magnolias.

Warner Music Korea sued by K-pop agency Attrakt for alleged poaching

South Korean agency Attrakt, which launched K-pop girl group Fifty Fifty, has filed a 20 billion won (S$19 million) lawsuit against former and current executives of music label Warner Music Korea, alleging that it tried to poach the group's former members.

Influencer degree launches in Irish uni

CARLOW - It is a job that did not exist until recently, but becoming an influencer is an increasingly popular career path among Gen Z youth in the modern era of social media.

Burnt Ends Bakery to open at Audi's new showroom

The concept is baking brilliance meets automotive excellence at the upcoming Audi car showroom at 18 Cross Street. Called Audi House of Progress Singapore, it is slated to open in early 2025 and will house the second outlet of the popular Burnt Ends Bakery.

Venom: The Last Dance out of step, Christopher Reeve documentary a moving tribute

The story: Tom Hardy returns as American journalist Eddie Brock in a superhero blockbuster from Sony's Spider-Man universe, he and his alien symbiote Venom hunted by both of their worlds and on the run.

Slasher thrills meet celebrity culture in Smile 2

The story: This standalone sequel, set some days after the events of Smile (2022), finds pop star Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) preparing for a major tour, her first after a car crash that killed her friend and nearly ended her life.

Axed sports disappointed by C'wealth Games cull

Terry Hee and Jessica Tan's historic mixed doubles badminton gold medal could become a rare commodity, as Singapore athletes and national bodies reacted with dismay on Oct 23 at the axing of several sports from the 2026 Commonwealth Games programme.

Too soon for Villa to dream: Emery

BIRMINGHAM - Three victories and three clean sheets into Aston Villa's first Champions League campaign in 41 years, the momentum continues to build for the Midlands club but, when asked if fans can start to dream big, manager Unai Emery cautioned not to get carried away.

Ancelotti tips treble hero Vinicius Jr for Ballon d'Or

MADRID - Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti praised the \"extraordinary\" Vinicius Jr, after the Brazilian forward scored a second-half hat-trick to help them fight back from two goals down to thrash visitors Borussia Dortmund 5-2 in the Champions League on Oct 22.

India ‘appalled’ as leaner Glasgow Games hit medal hopes

NEW DELHI – India has reacted strongly after several sports in which the country does well were axed for a leaner version of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

MAN UNITED 'WILL SUCCEED'

Mourinho tips ten Hag to restore glory as he prepares to face former club

Son Out but kids ready for Europa League exposure

LONDON - Tottenham Hotspur will seek to maintain their strong start in the Europa League without captain Son Heung-min against AZ Alkmaar on Oct 24, after manager Ange Postecoglou confirmed the South Korean forward will not be involved.

Global pathways accelerating talented Asian golfers to the fore

The stars truly aligned for Asian golf during one glorious Sunday in October as three talents: Kevin Yu of Chinese Taipei, China's Ding Wenyi, and Kaito Onishi of Japan—put an exclamation point on the importance of the various global pathways that lead to the sport's ultimate destination, the PGA Tour.

Morikawa says he has 'to learn how to win'

INZAI, Japan - Two-time Major champion Collin Morikawa said on Oct 23 that \"winning is tough\" as he looks for his first victory of 2024 at the PGA Tour's Zozo Championship in Japan this week.

Celtics start title defence in record fashion

BOSTON - Boston Celtics made a spectacular start to their National Basketball Association (NBA) title defense, registering a joint-record 29 three-pointers as Jayson Tatum scored 37 points in their emphatic 132-109 defeat of the New York Knicks on Oct 22.

Ohtani's 50-50 ball fetches historic $5.8m

LOS ANGELES – The ball hit by Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani for his 50th home run of the season was sold for a record-breaking US$4.39 million (S$5.8 million), auction house Goldin said on Oct 23.

Chasing Happiness for the third time in a row

Oct 24 South Africa (Vaal) form analysis

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

Letter of the day

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.