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Sustainable living has received a boost with the Housing Board planning to redesign the rooftops of new blocks to be solar-ready. The redesign will make it faster and cheaper to install solar panels. As of now, 18 projects in Punggol, Bidadari and Bukit Batok have been chosen to have the new solar-ready roofs.
TOP OF THE NEWS
India to link its biggest rivers
India will start in about a month a US$87 billion (S$118 billion) scheme to connect some of the country's biggest rivers, a project Prime Minister Narendra Modi hopes will end deadly floods and droughts. He has personally pushed through clearances for the first phase of the project despite opposition, sources said.
WORLD
Putin's alert on N. Korea crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that the United States and North Korea are on the verge of a large-scale conflict, calling for diplomatic dialogue to resolve the crisis. Meanwhile, France also joined the growing list of countries urging China to do more to restrain Pyongyang.
WORLD
Younger Singaporeans are more stressed out about ageing and afraid of dying than older people, a study reveals. The report, launched in Tokyo, also found that people who think about ageing the most are in their 30s, while those in their 70s worry the least about it.
OPINION
Privacy and our digital selves
The push to become a Smart Nation means even lamp posts will soon collect data, and that means everyone needs to reconsider notions of privacy and consent with regard to their digital selves, writes National University of Singapore law dean Simon Chesterman.
HOME
Ten primary and secondary schools have been leased food-waste digesters by the National Environment Agency in the battle against food wastage.
Students at these schools can use the machines to turn leftovers into compost.
HOME
Millennials here to be surveyed
The aspirations, attitudes and experiences of millennials will be examined in a first such survey of youth in Singapore. The National Youth Council and the Institute of Policy Studies Social Lab will track 3,600 people aged between 17 and 24 for six years, starting this year.
BUSINESS
The nationwide push to go cashless is proving a challenge for small and medium-sized enterprises. Cashless payment solutions often come with high fees for merchants and different systems do not "talk" to one another, hindering widespread adoption, companies told The Straits Times.
SPORT
France coach Didier Deschamps said his side's resounding 4-0 victory over the Netherlands in a World Cup qualifier on Thursday was "hugely satisfying". The Euro 2016 runners-up are now three points clear of Sweden at the top of Group A, after emphasising their strength in depth, particularly going forward. "I am not going to complain about the abundance (of talent)," said Deschamps.
TIMES
LIFE
A strong Dutch East Indies influence permeates the architecture of the 105-year-old Alsagoff Arab School in Jalan Sultan, as seen from the baroque style of its gable and symmetrical facade. The madrasah was founded in 1912 by a wealthy Arab businessman.
VIDEO
Photographic memory
Dubbed the "Ikea human catalogue", Ms Yanjaa Wintersoul can memorise almost every detail in the furniture giant's 328-page book. ST puts her to the test. http://str.sg/4HnL
VIDEO
Don't mess with her
South Korean MMA fighter Song Ka Yeon shows you some useful self-defence moves. http://str.sg/4He2
