Insight

Parents’ playground wish list: Shade, nature and room to roam

With kids of all ages using playgrounds, some parents worry that younger children could collide with more boisterous older kids.

What children need from playgrounds: Building brains, brawn and friendships

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Generic pix of preschool children at the playground at Heartbeat@Bedok, on May 5, 2026.

Why Singapore wants children to play with sand and swings again

There are around 2,800 public playgrounds in HDB estates and parks in Singapore.

Johor is promoting a state identity. Not everyone feels the same about it

So near, yet so far: China eyes Taiwanese island as reunification model

Romanian state institutions face 10,000 cyberattacks daily, defence minister says

A man types on a computer keyboard in front of the displayed cyber code in this illustration picture taken on March 1, 2017.REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration

What is the National Space Agency of Singapore, and what is its mandate?

The formation of the new agency was first announced in February.

Singapore space gazing: How will a national agency spearhead its space tech ambition?

An illustration of TeLEOS-2 orbiting earth, which was launched in 2023. The earth observation satellite was developed by ST Engineering and Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency.

Commentary

Singapore’s space future depends on people, not just technology

In a society that values well-defined career structures, the absence of a visible, traditional career ladder is a significant deterrent to local talent, says the writer.

For kinship, not gifts: China’s rise redefines ties with relatives abroad

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