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Gen Z

A new marketplace: Why Telegram is becoming the go-to for thrift shopping

Thrift sellers on Telegram post listings directly into their channels, where buyers can browse and claim items on the spot.
Thrift sellers on Telegram post listings directly into their channels, where buyers can browse and claim items on the spot.

Carefully curated finds: Meet the Gen Z sellers behind Telegram’s growing thrift scene

Ms Claire Chan (left) shares drops of second-hand clothes on her Telegram channel Clairousells while Ms Ethel Ong sells vintage Coach and luxury bags through her Telegram channel, AdoreyCollectiv.
Ms Claire Chan (left) shares drops of second-hand clothes on her Telegram channel Clairousells while Ms Ethel Ong sells vintage Coach and luxury bags through her Telegram channel, AdoreyCollectiv.

The joys of being an accidental mentor

Mentors derive a great deal of satisfaction from seeing their charges succeed.
Mentors derive a great deal of satisfaction from seeing their charges succeed.

Gen Zs in US using AI, but their feelings about it are souring: Survey

Members of Gen Z have been turning to bots like ChatGPT for relationship advice and help with schoolwork.
Members of Gen Z have been turning to bots like ChatGPT for relationship advice and help with schoolwork.

After the duck face of the 2010s, here comes the ‘Gen Z pout’

(Clockwise from left) Actresses Rachel Sennott, Ariana Greenblatt and Lily-Rose Depp.
(Clockwise from left) Actresses Rachel Sennott, Ariana Greenblatt and Lily-Rose Depp.

Mother of Gen Z martyr nominated to Nepali Parliament, vows to fight for justice

Mrs Rachana Khatiwada is the only lawmaker representing the families of those killed during the September 2025 protests.
Mrs Rachana Khatiwada is the only lawmaker representing the families of those killed during the September 2025 protests.

Finding Joy

Making time to hold space (and planks) with Mum

An unexpectedly tough exercise class helped the writer see a different side of her mother. Sticking with it deepened their relationship.
An unexpectedly tough exercise class helped the writer see a different side of her mother. Sticking with it deepened their relationship.

Rapper-turned-politician Shah unseats former Nepal PM in own constituency

Rastriya Swatantra Party election candidate Balendra Shah (left) casts his ballots as he votes at a polling station in Kathmandu on March 5.
Rastriya Swatantra Party election candidate Balendra Shah (left) casts his ballots as he votes at a polling station in Kathmandu on March 5.

He took a 90% pay cut to become an ‘afterlife agent’: Why young Singaporeans are talking about death

(Clockwise from left) Author Alicia Ng, "afterlife agent" Kenneth Yeow and writer-illustrator YY Liak.
(Clockwise from left) Author Alicia Ng, "afterlife agent" Kenneth Yeow and writer-illustrator YY Liak.

Commentary

Chinamaxxing? Boiling apples won’t make you Chinese

A woman wearing a traditional costume poses for a photograph on a street next to Yu Garden in Shanghai on January 21, 2026. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
A woman wearing a traditional costume poses for a photograph on a street next to Yu Garden in Shanghai on January 21, 2026. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.