Good morning! Here are our top stories to kickstart your Sunday, Jan 14.
Newton cooler one day, Jurong West another: Why temperatures vary across Singapore
The answer: A mix of factors, including cloud cover and rainfall, has a cooling effect in areas where they persist. For instance, temperatures are lower in rainy, windy areas that have greater cloud cover.
Family feud casts cloud over Genting Group empire
The legal battles being fought among the group's heirs have cast the spotlight on one of Asia's wealthiest, most private families.
VIDEO: FCC says launching full inquiry into false Hawaii missile alert
The US Federal Communications Commission said on Saturday it was launching a"full investigation" into a false wireless emergency alert that a ballistic missile was headed for Hawaii.
Singapore takes the hot seat: Steering Asean amid challenges
As Singapore becomes chairman of Asean grouping, it hopes to get members to share common vision on terrorism, climate change and trade.
Weak trees felled by NParks to ensure safety
Over the past year, trees around the island have been cut down, as the authorities weed out those deemed unhealthy, or to clear the way for new developments.
Video: Lunch With Sumiko: Straits Trading Company's Chew Gek Khim is making her own mark
Ms Chew Gek Kim, 56, one of the very few women in Singapore heading a public-listed firm, has transformed the 130-year-old Straits Trading Company.
#MeToo exists because of unequal power between men and women
Question: How do you know that a social campaign is working? Answer: When someone organises another campaign opposing it.
Tempted by bitcoin? It's caveat emptor
The mania for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is generating no end of turmoil in financial markets and possibly setting up gullible investors for an almighty fall.
Video: Sussing out the best salted egg yolk snacks
The Sunday Times conducted a blind tasting of 17 brands of salted egg yolk potato chips and fish skin to see which ones stood out.
Herbal spas, new clothes and fur extentions: Getting pooches ready for Year of the Dog
Pooches get full-out beauty treatments and jazzy clothing to get them spiffy for the Chinese Year of the Dog.
