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STI Down for Third Straight Session as US Tariffs Hit Sentiment

• Trio of local banks fall; Singtel slides 0.6% to $3.21 • Genting Singapore is worst STI performer, down 2% • Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust gains 1.1%

Some 3,000 workers granted One Pass last year in effort to anchor talent in S'pore

About 3,000 workers were granted Overseas Networks and Expertise (One) passes in 2024, and around one in six were new entrants, said Manpower Minister Tan See Leng in Parliament on Feb 5.

Checks After ICA Scam Show No Other Govt E-Services Can Be Done With Only IC Details

No government e-services can be carried out using just a person's NRIC number and its date of issue, the Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI) said on Feb 4.

It may well pay to Accept Cookies in the last race

Feb 6 South Africa (Turffontein) form analysis

Seventeen's Little Jig for Singapore

Members of K-pop boy band Seventeen were recently spotted grooving to music at Gardens by the Bay.

'Central canon in Singapore art': President Tharman pays tribute to Lim Tze Peng

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam attended the wake of artist Lim Tze Peng on Feb 5, paying tribute to the ink master whose body of work \"will always be a central canon in Singapore art and culture\", he said.

Removing CMIO Race Framework May Lead to Problems: Shanmugam

Lack of race-based data makes it harder to identify challenges faced by different groups

Explainer How Tariffs Work: Who Pays, Who Collects, and Their Impact

American consumers and businesses bear the brunt of higher levies imposed by US

Is this the end of Pax Americana?

The US should aim to be a great power, not a big one.

Gunman in Sweden school attack likely shot himself after killing 10

Police confirm 11 dead in country's worst mass killing, including the killer

US Restores 'Maximum Pressure' on Iran to Drive Oil Exports to Zero

US President Donald Trump on Feb 4 restored his \"maximum pressure\" campaign on Iran that includes efforts to drive its oil exports down to zero to stop Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

Netflix Drops Emilia Perez Star's Oscar Bid Over Offensive Posts: Reports

Netflix has dropped Karla Sofia Gascon, the star of Emilia Perez, from its high-profile Oscars campaign and distanced itself from the Best Actress nominee over her offensive social media posts, Hollywood trade outlets reported on Feb. 4.

Theatremaker Chong Tze Chien appointed arts fest director

Theatremaker Chong Tze Chien has been appointed the next festival director for the Singapore International Festival of Arts (Sifa).

Refs union rubbishes claims of aiding Chiefs as 'insulting'

After Roger Goodell, commissioner of the National Football League (NFL), dismissed the idea that officials give deference to the Kansas City Chiefs, the NFL Referees Association (NFLRA) released a statement on Feb 4 calling such theories \"insulting and preposterous\".

Renowned climate scientist declares UN's ambitious 2 deg C target 'dead'

Holding long-term global warming to 2 deg C - the fallback target of the Paris climate accord - is now \"impossible\", according to a stark analysis published by leading scientists.

Lim Tze Peng ● A great artist and even better man

I was sad to read about Mr Lim Tze Peng's death and want to recount my meeting with him 25 years ago as a secondary school student (\"Lim Tze Peng, Singapore's oldest living artist and national treasure, dies at 103\", Feb 3).

N. Korean soldiers who defected south tell of dire shortages, eating mouldy rice

North Korean soldiers endure brutal conditions, grappling with severe shortages of essentials - from bullets for training to food - and at times survive on corn powder or even mouldy rice, according to a report by a South Korean state-run research institute.

Wellness turns toxic with The White Lotus 3, Apple Cider Vinegar

The Straits Times' streaming picks for February include the rise and fall of a wellness empire, and dark comedy at a luxury Thai resort.

Should Fluoride Still Be in Our Water? Yes, Here's Why

The mineral is a key defense against tooth decay, which remains a big problem.

Coffee Shops: Enforcement Only Way To Ensure Toilets Are Kept Clean

I refer to the Forum letter \"Coffee shops can balance toilet hygiene and costs for better business\" (Feb 5).

How S'pore firms can navigate the red ocean of cut-throat competition

They should look to venture overseas, strike partnerships and explore opportunities for mergers and acquisitions.

Chinese chipmakers, cloud providers rush to embrace DeepSeek

Chinese companies, from chipmakers to cloud service providers, are rushing to support DeepSeek's artificial intelligence (AI) models, spurring analysts to hail a \"watershed moment\" for the industry.

Brave New Era for Captain America

Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford take over the roles played by Chris Evans and William Hurt in the previous movies

Albert Tiu's recital turns grand piano into a one-man band

Trust Philippines-born pianist Albert Tiu, head of piano studies at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, to come up with the most intriguing recital programmes.

US solar firm to move battery cell ops out of China

Enphase Energy, a US solar and battery systems supplier, is in the process of moving its battery cell manufacturing out of China to avoid tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump as part of a wider trade war between the world's two largest economies.

Epic Blockbusters – For Every Theatre Lover

Do not miss these three landmark productions, which will thrill with their operatic spectacle and ambition.

Idina Menzel Climbing to Hit the High Notes in New Musical

Idina Menzel was sitting on a bench in a California redwood grove, yearning for silence. It was late one autumn afternoon, and I had been trying for months to get her to meet me in a forest where we could discuss this musical she had been working on for 15 years about a woman in a tree, and now here we were.

Psychiatrist Ang Yong Guan suspended for overprescribing medication; patient later died

Psychiatrist Ang Yong Guan, who has been practicing medicine for more than 36 years, has been handed a three-year suspension over numerous prescriptions he made to a patient—prescriptions that deviated from relevant guidelines.

Doncic Eyes Titles in L.A.

Slovenian star aims to learn from James, prove fitness, win championship with new team

Malaysia's AGC seeking to block Najib's bid for house arrest

Malaysia's Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) is seeking to block jailed former prime minister Najib Razak's court bid to serve the remainder of his 1MDB-linked prison sentence at home.