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PAssionArts Festival aims to draw young families to bond as well as residents

The NEA said the existing system of grading establishments A, B, C or D annually, based on a "snapshot assessment" of their premises, has become "less useful in helping consumers to distinguish good performers", with almost all licensees being graded

New scheme to rate eateries' food hygiene from late 2020

New hygiene rating system for eateries to kick in from late 2020

A 3D ultrasound machine used for carotid artery screening. Participants of the Health for Life in Singapore (Helios) study will go through comprehensive health screening, including full brain and body scans.

Study aims to better predict, prevent chronic diseases

NTU embarks on 20-year study to help Singaporeans prevent chronic diseases

Mr Siow Peng Guan with 16-year-old Ali Imran Rosli, whom he mentors at charity Tasek Jurong's Beacon of Life Academy, at the block of flats in Taman Jurong where the teenager lives.

Ex-offender pays it forward via mentoring

Attic antique: Experts had expected this exquisite porcelain vase made for Qing Dynasty Emperor Qianlong to go for a modest â‚¬500,000. Instead, it sold for more than 30 times the estimated price at Sotheby's in Paris on Tuesday.

askST: What if I find rare antique in my attic?

Eye-watering prices

From left: Orphanage co-founders Chandra Setiadji, Monalisa Chan, Nicole Ng (seated) and Sheela Zee all have full-time jobs in Singapore but were determined to set up the orphanage. They make the trip to Batam weekly to visit the children, give them

Kids get fresh start at Batam orphanage

The fire in the Canberra Road flat is believed to have originated from a PMD's battery pack. The SCDF said that the living room was engulfed in flames but its personnel put out the fire within 15 minutes using a water jet and compressed air foam back

Two boys, three adults rescued from burning flat

2 boys trapped, rescued from Canberra flat fire; PMD suspected to be cause

Dozens of Admiralty residents get their pick of donated furniture

SOSD hopes to increase the pool of homes available to mongrels, and reduce the number of dogs roaming the streets.

Many HDB residents say no to bigger dogs in flats

Mall apologises for sign banning workers from using its toilets

Mall apologises for toilet sign barring construction workers, threatening $107 fine

Singaporeans feel safest in world: Survey

Volunteer divers sorting the debris collected off Raffles Lighthouse last Saturday to compile data that will be included in a global survey.

Offshore island dive haul: 110kg of rubbish

Volunteer divers remove 110kg of litter from sea around Raffles Lighthouse

Singaporeans feel safest in the world as country tops law and order index

Mr Ronaldiaz Hartantyo, co-founder of Mycotech, which converts agricultural waste into a low-cost building material that is "stronger than concrete". His firm is collaborating with ETH Zurich's laboratory in Singapore to bring the innovation here.

Sustainable development innovations on show

Sustainable development innovations showcased at Ecosperity conference

Singapore Polytechnic research scientist Thong Ya Xuan (right) showing Dr Amy Khor, Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources, a new development that can help the recycling and waste management industry at the poly yesterday.

SP, recycling sector seek 'zero waste' with tie-up

Singapore Polytechnic teams up with recycling industry to target zero waste goal

Above: A greenhouse frog is camouflaged among clay pebbles in a pot in Mrs Vaithilingam's garden. Right: Some of the frogs are now housed in a terrarium. Retired teacher Hedy Vaithilingam turned a fish tank into a terrarium and keeps six of the frogs

Citizen scientist finds exotic frog species in her garden

Using data from computer simulation models and observations, Dr Lee Hsiang-He's study showed that about 40 per cent of bad air days in Singapore were caused by a combination of both domestic and foreign sources of air pollution. It suggested that a f

Bad air days? The problem could well be domestic