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Students in Singapore admit using AI to not ‘waste’ time on hard subjects, raising concerns among teachers

SINGAPORE: A recent survey involving 500 secondary school students...

Buried in bureaucracy: How cemetery workers lost their only way around

SINGAPORE: The quiet paths of Lim Chu Kang Muslim...

People ask the incoming Jurong East-Bukit Batok MP why the damaged ramp was removed instead of fixed

SINGAPORE: After a resident told Member of Parliament (MP)-elect...

2/3 of Singaporeans want new government to prioritise action on cost of living—YouGov poll

SINGAPORE: A YouGov poll published after the May 3...

Business

Trump threatens 25% tariff on Apple unless iPhones are made in the US, Samsung and others could be next

UNITED STATES: US President Donald Trump has warned that...

Grab’s AI Centre of Excellence to drive innovation and inclusivity in SEA and create 50 high-value roles for locals

SINGAPORE: Grab announced the launch of its first Artificial...

Is Google the new encyclopaedia? After AI Overviews comes AI Mode — ‘a total reimagining of search’, says Sundar Pichai

Is Google the new encyclopaedia? The question arises because...

Singtel launches first share buyback programme of up to S$2B after fivefold rise in net profit

SINGAPORE: Singtel has launched its first share buyback programme...

Singapore Politics

Yee Jenn Jong responds to NCMP criticism, clarifies Workers’ Party position

SINGAPORE: Former Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) and Workers’...

‘Gradual, not radical’: NUS political economist weighs in on cabinet reshuffle

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s latest cabinet reshuffle, announced earlier this week,...

RDU chief Ravi Philemon calls new Cabinet ‘disappointing’ as more women, youth should be given seats at the table

SINGAPORE: After Prime Minister (PM) Lawrence Wong announced his...

PM Wong’s New Cabinet: Masagos loses Muslim Affairs portfolio, first-term MP Jeffrey Siow and David Neo take Transport and MCCY roles

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has unveiled his...

Yearly Archives: 2019

The next US President could possibly be Chinese, gay or Jewish

Former senior ST journalist Bertha Henson takes mainstream media to task

Kylie Jenner’s top make-up products are not from her company

Malaysia may reopen murder case of Mongolian model

Camila Cabello under fire for racist Tumblr posts

Angelina Jolie stayed in LA so that children can see Brad...

City in Aceh bans all New Year’s celebrations for being un-Islamic

Harry and Meghan spent Archie’s first Christmas in Canada with cute...

NUH “charging more than $23,000 for cataract operation, follow-up”

Japan could release Fukushima radioactive water into environment