Straitstimes.com header logo

Three self-radicalised S’pore teens detained, including 14-year-old who plotted school stabbing

The Secondary 2 student was arrested in May, a month before his intended attack on his school.

The 14-year-old student drafted a 21-page manifesto setting out his attack plan, including his choice of weapons and a list of his attack targets.

Schools conduct drills and exercises to prepare students for potential threats: MOE

image-alt

‘This was close’: Shanmugam says Sec 2 student’s attack was foiled after someone alerted authorities

image-alt

Singapore, Australia commit to unrestricted flow of essential goods, defence supplies

image-alt

Political star power is supposed to transform Port Dickson’s fortunes – will this time be different?

image-alt

News analysis

Have Saudi Arabia and Ukraine entered the war against Iran?

Has America stopped caring about Trump’s tariffs?

Ilhan Fandi scores again as Lions beat Timor-Leste to go top of ASEAN C’ship Group A

Trending

Middle East

Kim Jong Un

India

Wildfires

Ferdinand Marcos Jr

Shorts
Desmond Lee reiterates MOE’s 3-pronged approach to tackle youth-radicalisation

2:25

‘Younger and younger persons are getting radicalised’: Shanmugam on 3 youths detained by ISD

2:49

‘Don’t draw artificial lines’: Shanmugam on latest ISD cases impacting S’pore Malay-Muslim community

1:30

S’pore exploring how to combat social media’s harmful effects on youth, including a ban: Shanmugam

1:13

‘You can't turn every school into a garrison’: Shanmugam on balancing security and free movement

2:16

Italian students express remorse for public misconduct on Bangkok train

1:09

Spain races to save animals as wildfires spread

0:40

France continues to experience extreme weather with both fire and hail

1:09

Post Malone concertgoers in Canada evacuated due to severe storm

0:51

Singapore

19-year-old arrested for plotting knife attacks on Sembawang Air Base soldiers, LGBTQ schoolmates

All three were inspired by ISIS, with the youngest also influenced by far-right extremism.

The 19-year-old student had planned attacks against Singapore Armed Forces personnel stationed outside Sembawang Air Base (pictured).

‘Nothing we can do’: Singapore businesses stung by higher 12.5% US tariff

MAS allows for a stronger Singdollar on persistent Iran war-induced inflation risk

Former ST cartoonist Lee Chee Chew launches merch line inspired by Singapore lingo

Asia
image-alt

Political star power is supposed to transform Port Dickson’s fortunes – will this time be different?

image-alt

Philippines’ Marcos puts anti-graft campaign at centre of address to Congress

image-alt

Australia’s AI ambitions add to construction squeeze as housing target looms

image-alt

Beijing says US firms train AI models on Chinese examples

Opinion

UMNO-PAS marriage again? Anwar is staring down the barrel of a rekindled Malay unity pact

Shannon Teoh

avatar-alt

China bets on local consumers to power its AI ambitions

Tan Dawn Wei

avatar-alt

AI is driving GDP growth, but could it turn into a headwind some day?

Selena Ling

Where are all the Odyssey spin-offs?

Robert Shrimsley

Visual stories

Why your wait for a bus in Singapore feels so long even when it is on time

image-alt

Singapore Cabinet changes at a glance

image-alt

Discover S’pore’s hidden alphabet: Write a message for a chance to win a pair of NDP 2026 tickets

image-alt

The great graduate divide: Why the job hunt is a struggle for some fresh graduates

image-alt

Can you finish as coolly as Torres in our Goal of the Day game?

image-alt

Orchard Road is changing, but does it offer enough reasons to return?

image-alt

Track your path to 2026 World Cup glory with The Straits Times’ results simulator

image-alt

Football fever in Singapore: Watching with the world

image-alt

Who was here first? Why maps, old compasses and history classes matter in South China Sea dispute

image-alt

‘I repair things underwater’: He braves sharks, stingrays for a living

image-alt
Podcasts
image-alt

Headstart On Record Podcast Recap

Timing the market or regular investing, and why job hopping isn’t always bad
image-alt

Asian Insider Podcast

In China, AI is ‘everything, everywhere’. Is there a dark side?
image-alt

The Mother Load Podcast

Injecting yourself in the bathroom and smiling through work: The reality of IVF while at work
image-alt

ST Podcasts

Discover The Straits Times’ podcast shows
navigation-bar-logo
Headstart
Latest
Money Mentor
Work Bestie
Life Guide
About Headstart

S’pore youth can rent co-living rooms with 30% discount under new independent living initiative

More than 100 rooms across three properties will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Coliwoo is offering 70 rooms at Boon Lay with monthly rents starting at $1,950 excluding utility bills.

Job tasters, Adulting 101 and $500 curiosity credits part of new five-year plan for S’pore youth

Dear young investors, your biggest asset is time

askST Jobs: Is AI rejecting my job applications even before a human sees them?

Young & Savvy

Why I’d rather spend on holidays than save for a house

Many Gen Zs and millennials around the world see home ownership as something so expensive and far off that they would rather spend on present enjoyment such as travel.

These young professionals in Singapore left stable jobs to sell pasta, pastries and Chinese tea

(Clockwise from left) Saikyo Pasta’s husband-and-wife duo Arya Masagung and Angeline Chandraatmadja, Daily Fruit’s S. Aiswarya and Yecha’s Vincent Tay.

The great graduate divide: Why the job hunt is a struggle for some fresh graduates

Headstart On Record Podcast

7 jobs in 14 years: A comms director explains why job hopping isn’t always bad

Most popular

1

Spend $80k to renovate a 2-room flat? See why these seniors are going all out on their dream homes

2

One dead, 3 taken to hospital after pre-dawn accident between car and lorry on CTE

3

Former entertainment lawyer and Beam Artistes founder Samuel Seow dies at 53

4

Woman injured in Sembawang accident returns to Myanmar for treatment

5

Italian students who sparked outcry over bad behaviour on Bangkok train apologise following fines

6

Tre Ver condo grapples with termite trouble; property giant UOL helping residents in affected units

7

When a workout becomes a medical emergency: The rise of rhabdomyolysis

8

‘This was close’: Shanmugam says Sec 2 student’s attack was foiled after someone alerted authorities

9

‘If we can’t have a good marriage, at least have a good divorce’: S’pore man on amicable split

10

Australia’s student visa fees are now the world’s highest. Here’s why S-E Asia got a pass

Branded content
Walk above treetops or go glamping: Where couples can escape without leaving S’pore
Lower bills, less hassle: How the Centralised Cooling System won over Tengah residents
Tengah residents enjoying Centralised Cooling System.
What mums can expect at this $100,000 luxury confinement centre
Artyzen Singapore hotel room, DeRama Singapore confinement centre, postpartum food and nurses to take care of newborn babies
Close to Silom and Siam: Bangkok’s newest hotel deal ends July 31
Voco bangkok pool, reception area, restaurant and deluxe room
How dragon boating helped this New Zealander find community and connection in S’pore
Sharon Lee in EY Singapore’s office talking to her teammates and doing dragon boating with her colleagues
Games and live performances: Turn mother tongue learning into an adventure this Aug 1
moe-mother-tongue-languages-symposium-past-events

E-paper

Newsletters

Podcasts

RSS Feed

About Us

Terms & Conditions

Personal Data Protection Notice

Need help? Reach us here.

Advertise with us

Download the app

Get unlimited access to exclusive stories and incisive insights from the ST newsroom
Subscribe Placeholder
MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.