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Inside Singapore’s first effort to captive-breed coastal horseshoe crabs

Republic Polytechnic's Dr Laura Yap oversees Singapore's first effort to captive-breed and study development of the coastal horseshoe crab.
Republic Polytechnic's Dr Laura Yap oversees Singapore's first effort to captive-breed and study development of the coastal horseshoe crab.

Is your child’s handwriting costing him marks? The write way to better grades

Experts say that better handwriting can improve retention of information and focus.
Experts say that better handwriting can improve retention of information and focus.

High school in Japan plans petting zoo to attract more students

As part of the education it offers about animals, the high school has cows and chickens but also rabbits, ponies, goats and turtles.
As part of the education it offers about animals, the high school has cows and chickens but also rabbits, ponies, goats and turtles.

Sunset for traditional lecture halls: How polytechnics are rethinking learning and student spaces

Polytechnics are transforming lecture halls into production studios and social spaces for students.
Polytechnics are transforming lecture halls into production studios and social spaces for students.

Singaporean film-maker reaches into his own experiences for Project One Last

Profile of filmmaker Cho Jun Ming, 29, at Toa Payoh North on Feb 10, 2026. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO
Profile of filmmaker Cho Jun Ming, 29, at Toa Payoh North on Feb 10, 2026. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

NTU to counsel students after CNY lo hei event on campus draws flak over food waste

Yusheng can be seen scattered on the ground, tables and on the students’ heads.
Yusheng can be seen scattered on the ground, tables and on the students’ heads.

200 students in North Sumatra fall ill after consuming government-provided lunch

They experienced symptoms such as stomachaches, nausea, diarrhoea and shortness of breath.
They experienced symptoms such as stomachaches, nausea, diarrhoea and shortness of breath.

What’s the best or worst date you’ve ever been on? These are what young Singaporeans had to say

(Clockwise from left) Ms Melody Wee and Ms Clarissa Chin shared their best date experiences, while Mr Tarick Yap shared his worst date.
(Clockwise from left) Ms Melody Wee and Ms Clarissa Chin shared their best date experiences, while Mr Tarick Yap shared his worst date.

School stabbing: Malaysian teen pleads not guilty to murder of schoolmate in 2025

According to the charge, the teenager is alleged to have murdered a 16-year-old student in the girls’ toilet at a national secondary school in Bandar Utama.
According to the charge, the teenager is alleged to have murdered a 16-year-old student in the girls’ toilet at a national secondary school in Bandar Utama.

3 Johor pupils recover from TB; 4 more still being treated

The recovered pupils are quarantined for further monitoring before they are allowed to return to school.
The recovered pupils are quarantined for further monitoring before they are allowed to return to school.

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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.