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Recall the 1980s Subbuteo craze? S'pore's table football kings are now headed to the Paris World Cup

The pulse of Changi: How one of the world’s busiest airports keeps on running

Smooth operators: Floor curling slides into Singapore communities

ST20260427_202651600842/Jasel Poh/jpcurling Retiree Agnes Chong follows through after releasing a rock during a game of floor curling at St Luke's ElderCare Active Ageing Centre (Care) @ Golden Years in Hougang on April 27, 2026. The 68-year-old has been playing the sport since May 2024 at the centre, where weekly sessions are held every Monday morning for two hours. The low impact variation of the winter sport helps keep seniors active mentally, requiring players to strategise the angle and strength of the release.
ST20260427_202651600842/Jasel Poh/jpcurling Retiree Agnes Chong follows through after releasing a rock during a game of floor curling at St Luke's ElderCare Active Ageing Centre (Care) @ Golden Years in Hougang on April 27, 2026. The 68-year-old has been playing the sport since May 2024 at the centre, where weekly sessions are held every Monday morning for two hours. The low impact variation of the winter sport helps keep seniors active mentally, requiring players to strategise the angle and strength of the release.

i Light Singapore 2026: Illuminating the city

iLight Singapore 2026 media preview - Passers-by experiencing an installation by Chinese artist Wentao Wang called “Let’s Fish The Sun”, at the Marina Bay Lower Boardwalk, on June 3, 2026. The piece involves a fishing rod extending over the water, suspending a luminous orb hovering just above the surface. It is one of a series of installations for i Light Singapore, which opens on June 5. 
iLight Singapore 2026 media preview - Passers-by experiencing an installation by Chinese artist Wentao Wang called “Let’s Fish The Sun”, at the Marina Bay Lower Boardwalk, on June 3, 2026. The piece involves a fishing rod extending over the water, suspending a luminous orb hovering just above the surface. It is one of a series of installations for i Light Singapore, which opens on June 5. 

What’s The News? Students compete in ST’s current affairs quiz

ST20260514_202634800297/jrcurtain12/Jason Quah (SUGGESTED MAIN PIC #1) St. Gabriel's Secondary School students Pierson Png, 15, (left) and Kaeden Tan, 16, celebrate with their teammates after crossing the finish line in Final Stretch during the semi-finals of current affairs competition What's The News? At Our Tampines Hub on May 14, 2026. They were the only team to successfully cross the finish line in its entirety. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH
ST20260514_202634800297/jrcurtain12/Jason Quah (SUGGESTED MAIN PIC #1) St. Gabriel's Secondary School students Pierson Png, 15, (left) and Kaeden Tan, 16, celebrate with their teammates after crossing the finish line in Final Stretch during the semi-finals of current affairs competition What's The News? At Our Tampines Hub on May 14, 2026. They were the only team to successfully cross the finish line in its entirety. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH

Small bugs, big appetites: The tiny army upcycling Singapore’s food waste

(SUGGESTED MAIN PIC 2) [IMAGE 1 OF 12] Black soldier flies searching for mating partners inside the netting enclosure in the breeding room at ENTO Industries on April 20, 2026. Despite their wasp-like appearance, adult flies do not sting or bite and do not have mouthparts to eat. They spend their short lives mating and resting.
(SUGGESTED MAIN PIC 2) [IMAGE 1 OF 12] Black soldier flies searching for mating partners inside the netting enclosure in the breeding room at ENTO Industries on April 20, 2026. Despite their wasp-like appearance, adult flies do not sting or bite and do not have mouthparts to eat. They spend their short lives mating and resting.

Through a judge’s lens: 2026 World Press Photo Contest

Singapore’s first 24-hour emergency medicine unit gets new home

When heart meets action: Shining a light on social work excellence in Singapore

Senior Social Worker Zoe Tee (right), 34, during an animal assisted intervention session with Goay Zhen Yi, 16, on March 7, 2026.
Senior Social Worker Zoe Tee (right), 34, during an animal assisted intervention session with Goay Zhen Yi, 16, on March 7, 2026.

Silent stewards of history: Meet the caretakers of Kranji War Memorial

Mr Ben Lim, 53, the Singapore country manager at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, casts a shadow against the wall bearing the names of World War II casualties during the light-up of the Kranji War Memorial at 1am on Aug 16, 2025, as part of the Victory over Japan (VJ) Day commemoration. The timing coincides with the lighting up of memorials across the United Kingdom. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO 
Mr Ben Lim, 53, the Singapore country manager at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, casts a shadow against the wall bearing the names of World War II casualties during the light-up of the Kranji War Memorial at 1am on Aug 16, 2025, as part of the Victory over Japan (VJ) Day commemoration. The timing coincides with the lighting up of memorials across the United Kingdom. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO 

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