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Workers disassembling electronic devices at TES-AMM, one of six main e-waste recycling companies in Singapore. Unlike smaller e-waste, such as computers and smartphones, the percentage of recoverable and recyclable materials for large household appli

Why can't I recycle my old TV or fridge in Singapore?

Above: Madam Song Hiang Kong, 81, in her allotment garden at Punggol Park. She grows fruit and vegetables such as caixin and red spinach. Left: Mr Ng Chai Hiak, 58, is happy to finally have his own green space at Punggol Park, after failing to get a

Gardening lovers tend to their own plots in Punggol Park

My Turf: Vegetables and friendship blossoming in community gardens

One of the units in the AVA's The Animal Lodge in Sungei Tengah. Some shelters had been operating rent-free in Pasir Ris and now face the prospect of forking out thousands of dollars each month at the new purpose-built facility.

New home, higher costs for animal shelters

Animal shelters struggle with high costs of 'migration' to new premises

Mrs Josephine Low, corporate operational director of Sunflower Childcare Group, was one of 30 staff members of the childcare company to have their heads shaved in a show of support for young cancer patients. The Children's Cancer Foundation's signatu

Making a bald statement

Wedding photography agency OneThreeOneFour, which helps couples take wedding photos in places like Bali (left) and Japan (right), welcomes insurance cover for such overseas photo shoots or destination weddings. Insurers such as Aviva and Chubb Travel

What travel insurance packs in these days

Sophie Wong with her mother, Madam Elizabeth Lim (right), and her grandmother, Madam Wong Moi Yong, 58. Behind them is their terrapin painting. Housewife Norine Nazura Johari and her four children (from left) - Danish, five; Alya, seven; Rayyan, nine

PAssionArts Festival targets young families

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

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

Singaporeans feel safest in world: Survey