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My top wishes for 2025

Do more to tackle low birth rate, maintain regional ties and protect environment

A quiet commute, please

My sincere wish for 2025 is to see proper behaviour from commuters.

Start school later; let kids sleep more

I am all for Mr Cheong Tuck Kuan's three wishes of lower taxes, a better COE system and no using of mobile phones while walking (My top three wishes for 2025, Dec 6). My three wishes are for children.

Strong mandate for Govt; help with healthcare costs for seniors

As a senior Singaporean, I would like to share my three wishes for Singapore for 2025.

Build on healthcare system to benefit even more patients

As a 19-year-old volunteer healthcare worker, Healthier SG was the most positive event in 2024 for me and my colleagues.

Overwork is nothing to 'stress brag' about. So why do we do it?

We need to make our workplaces embody the values we care about.

Myanmar's Years of Living Dangerously Could Come to a Head in 2025

While South-east Asia watches distant wars, Myanmar's civil war—an unfolding crisis with regional consequences—remains dangerously overlooked.

Work or play? Rise of online 'kidfluencers' raises complex legal and ethical questions

As children turn to YouTube as a career goal, it brings up issues of exploitation and online safety.

AI's March Could Take a Pause, and That May Not Be a Bad Thing

It's getting harder to gather quality data that drives AI, but the slowdown gives us a chance to make adjustments.

Third executive fired by SingPost to contest decision

The third executive who was fired by Singapore Post on Dec 21 following investigations over a whistleblower's report will contest his termination, saying the move is undue, unfair and without merit.

Singapore's Factory Output Expands for Fifth Straight Month

Boost likely from electronics front-loading but analysts cautious about 2025 outlook

Taiwan Blocks Uber's $1.3b Foodpanda Deal Over Anti-Competition

Taiwan has blocked Uber Technologies' US$950 million (S$1.3 billion) purchase of Delivery Hero's Foodpanda business on the island because of concerns it would be anti-competitive, the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said on Dec 25.

I Never Thought We Would Become Farmers," Says F&N CEO

Firm Is Developing Its First Large-Scale Dairy Farm in Malaysia in Its Bid to Go Upstream

UK economy to surpass European peers in next 15 years: Consultancy

Britain will outperform its struggling European peers in the next 15 years, helping it to cling on to its place among the world's biggest economies, according to long-term projections.

Chinese duo power Bangladesh's rickshaws with battery start-up

A young company created by chance is trying to transform urban transportation in the world's most populous region.

NZ brothers turn $15,000 loan into toy empire, becoming billionaires

At 18, Mr Nick Mowbray dropped out of college in his native New Zealand and moved to China with his older brother, Mat.

China Keeps Key Rate Steady With Traders Betting On Cuts In 2025

Beijing Also Allowing Local Officials To Invest In More Areas With A Key Government Bond

STI edges down 0.2% on muted trading amid post-holiday blues

Seatrium leads STI counters, up 4.1% on news of BP contract | Mainboard's Envictus most active on major stake changes | In broader market, just 616.3m shares worth $420.9m traded

Singaporean killed in Italy blast: Remains found likely those of his wife

After days of searching, the remains of a woman, likely to be Makansutra food guide founder K.F. Seetoh's sister-in-law, have been found near the villa in Italy's Tuscany region where a deadly explosion took place just before Christmas.

MHA probing jobs allegedly offered by Communist Party of China youth wing

Two jobs listed on LinkedIn were for a supposed Ngee Ann Polytechnic branch

Death certs issued for Singapore couple missing since Taiwan quake in April

More than 200 days since they were last seen embarking on a hike in Taiwan in April, the Singaporean couple missing after an earthquake struck the island's eastern Hualien county have been officially declared dead.

Certificate of Clearance from police to go fully digital

Applications for a Certificate of Clearance (COC) will be fully digitalised from Jan 6, 2025.

More than 6,000 low-income families to get special year-end payout from Muis

Thousands of low-income families are expected to benefit from a special year-end payout of $4.3 million from Muis, while children of zakat beneficiaries are also set to receive more financial support for their educational needs.

The biggest education stories of the year, and what's next

Relooking the Gifted Education Programme and Direct School Admission exercise for secondary schools. Cyber-security breaches of the Mobile Guardian app. New measures to raise the quality of training courses for adults.

Alleged burglars entered home in Holland area via construction site

The two foreign men who allegedly burgled a landed estate in the Holland Road area on Dec 16 entered a home through an adjacent house that was under construction.

Caregiving guidelines are meant for child protection professionals: MSF

Guidelines by the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) spelling out appropriate caregiving practices for parents and children are meant for professionals in the child protection system who work directly with at-risk families.

China to build world's largest hydropower dam in Tibet

China has approved the construction of what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, kicking off an ambitious project on the eastern rim of the Tibetan plateau that could affect millions downstream in India and Bangladesh.

Rural communities in Australia urged to flee bush fire

The Australian authorities urged people in dozens of rural communities to leave their homes \"immediately\" on Dec 26 to escape an out-of-control bush fire tearing through a national park.

South Korea Officially a 'Super-Aged' Society

South Korea has officially become a \"super-aged\" society, with the total ratio of its population aged 65 and above surpassing 20 percent, according to the Ministry of Interior and Safety on Dec. 24.

US biotech firm breeds pigs for human kidney transplants

The animals are genetically modified to make their organs less likely to be rejected