Zhaki Abdullah

Correspondent

Zhaki first joined The Straits Times in 2015, where he was a transport journalist and regular columnist writing about millennial and parenting issues. Following a three-year stint with CNA, Zhaki rejoined ST in 2022 and now covers the health beat, with occasional forays into the environment, science, tech and Muslim affairs sectors.

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Could a cyclosporiasis outbreak happen in Singapore?

Taylor Farms bagged salad mixes for sale at a grocery store in Hercules, California. The produce supplier has been linked to a major cyclosporiasis outbreak in the US.

New grant to help S’pore farms offset rising costs from the Middle East crisis

Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu feeding fish during a visit to the Prime Aquaculture Hatchery on Pulau Ketam on July 31.

Singapore dengue cases low but increasing, may rise further with strain change

According to data from NEA, there were 1,180 reported cases of dengue in Singapore in the first half of 2026.

Zaqy Mohamad co-opted into PAP central executive committee

The central executive committee has also appointed Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Zaqy Mohamad as chair of the party’s Malay Affairs Bureau.

Clear from evidence, facts that Faishal’s conduct had fallen short of standards: PM Wong

Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Faishal Ibrahim resigned from political office on July 20.

Faishal Ibrahim given a fair hearing, his messages were ‘inappropriate and questionable’: Shanmugam

Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam speaking to the media on April 2, 2025, with then Minister of State for Home Affairs Faishal Ibrahim.

‘I will continue to engage and better understand the needs of the Muslim community’: Zaqy Mohamad

New Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Zaqy Mohamad (above) took over from Faishal Ibrahim on July 20, who earlier in the day resigned from political office.

NUH to introduce smartwatches for inpatient vital signs monitoring

Data from the smartwatches will be fed into the hospital’s electronic medical records system, allowing automatic documentation.

Is there really a ‘three-seconds rule’ when it comes to dropped food?

While tables in hawker centres and food courts are cleaned regularly, they are not sanitised to the same standard as plates or food preparation surfaces.

When back pain turns out to be cancer – and something more

Cancer survivor Ranald Lai, who has also Li-Fraumeni syndrome - a rare genetic disorder that increases a person’s cancer risks - with his doctor, senior medical oncologist Valerie Yang.

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