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URBAN SPORTS MAKING INROADS

Growing interest as recent festival attracts 70,000 fans and participants

Lavreysen calls record 15th world title completely crazy

BALLERUP - Dutch cyclist Harrie Lavreysen on Oct 18 won the men's 1km time trial for a record 15th world championship track title.

New Frontier is the pick of the day

Oct 20 South Africa (Greyville) form analysis

DAY OF DOUBLE G1 MAHER-VEL

Aussie trainer wins The Everest with Bella Nipotina, Caulfield Cup with Duke De Sessa

CEO of Nasdaq-listed firm prizes experiences over possessions

He owns a five-room HDB flat and doesn't have a car, favouring a more practical lifestyle

War-proof your portfolio and find hidden gems amid chaos

Uncertainty as geopolitical tensions grow means even savvy investors are struggling

Be wary even if the stock market has been fabulous

September is typically a dicey month for the stock market. In many years, so are the weeks before a contentious election. But the returns that millions of investors have been seeing lately have been wonderful – far better than Wall Street projected at the end of last year.

Prudent for families to have frank discussions about wills

Many TV dramas give the wrong impression that wills are best kept secret and revealed only when the head of the family dies.

Time to call in Rubrik amid 'machines attacking machines'

Born poor in India and embraced by American meritocracy, Bipul Sinha is reimagining the cyber-security space.

When siblings fight over assets of a dementia-stricken parent

Case of brothers getting elderly mum to make 3 different wills holds lessons on legacy planning

It'll take an international tag team to break up Google

The tech giant should be broken up, but regulators in Europe and the US must work together to ensure it’s done properly.

Pyongyang says it found remains of crashed S. Korean military drone

North Korea claimed on Oct 19 it had discovered the remains of at least one crashed South Korean military drone in the capital Pyongyang, releasing images of the aircraft that some analysts confirmed as South Korean, while a lawmaker suggested it might be a replica.

Young women are angry. They now have a soundtrack for that

Olivia, Sabrina, Billie and Charli are giving young women the words they have been searching for to express themselves.

Keeping my father's urn on my balcony lets me get comfy with death

Some people turn silent while others talk playfully when the topic of their death and funerals comes up.

Don't complain for the sake of it. Make it count

The writer reflects on Singapore's complaint culture after years abroad. While venting has its benefits, it risks becoming harmful when overdone.

Jail for worker who tried to rape woman after his friend allegedly raped her

Two foreign workers who were taking the last train back to their dormitory encountered a heavily intoxicated woman during their journey, and decided to take her along with them after the train stopped at Tuas West Road station.

Home owner's secret move to have mezzanine floor foiled

Unauthorised renovation of East Coast shophouse added 676 sq ft to unit

Free e-book to boost knowledge of local sign language

It contains common and uniquely Singaporean words used in everyday conversation

New award to honour artists with disabilities

Madam Moy Saw Han, 50, was a lawyer until she discovered after a fall in 2018 that she had glaucoma, leading to total blindness in her right eye and reduced vision in her left.

Over 10,000 Malay/Muslim kids, parents get help to prepare for P1

More than 10,000 parents and children from the Malay/Muslim community have received help in the past five years from a programme to prepare for Primary 1, particularly in mathematics.

Tourists take the road less travelled in S'pore, thanks to Little Red Book

Popular Chinese app Xiaohongshu helps turn offbeat spots to must-see attractions

37 road cyclists fined for flouting group size rules

A total of 37 cyclists were fined for flouting the rule on cycling group sizes on the road on Sept 28 and Oct 13.

Spotlight on rise in human-elephant conflict in India

Hundreds of people and elephants killed yearly as human activity encroaches into their habitat

Migrants held in Albania transferred to Italy against Rome's wishes

An Italian coast guard vessel collected migrants held in reception centres in Albania on Oct 19 to transfer them to Italy, after a court ruling dealt a blow to Rome's plans to house migrants picked up at sea outside the European Union.

Japan seeks to revive bookshops as they struggle to stay afloat

Govt report cites issues such as comparative disadvantage they face against online retailers

South Korean town may change the game on tungsten sourcing

Reopening of Sangdong mine set to reduce reliance on China for the critical mineral

Harris and Trump spar over stamina as the they woo Michigan

She doubts his fitness while he points to his energy as they campaign in battleground state

Trump warns China of extra tariffs if it were to 'go into Taiwan'

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would impose additional tariffs on China if it were to \"go into Taiwan\", the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

Power plant failure triggers blackout across Cuba

Cuba was racing on Oct 18 to restore electricity after the failure of the island's biggest power plant caused a nationwide blackout, coming on the heels of weeks of extended outages across the cash-strapped country.

More baby steps in Anwar's latest budget amid political hurdles

It may be an opportunity missed with measures deemed gradual’, incremental’