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Surrounded by guns: ST journalist recalls nerve-racking time, at final What’s The News? school programme

ST senior crime correspondent Zaihan Mohamed Yusof telling students at St Gabriel’s Secondary School about the time he was mistaken for a spy, during a What’s The News? assembly programme on Aug 28.

Play the ST×NLB Crossword: Pineapple-rolling exclamation

ST×NLB Cross-References: Pineapple-rolling exclamation

Somehow, we don’t have a single photo in our archive depicting the pineapple-rolling ritual that Chinese people often perform when entering a new home. Please imagine this pineapple being rolled across the floor.

Play the ST×NLB Crossword: Month for starving spirits seeking sustenance

ST×NLB Cross-References: Month for starving spirits seeking sustenance

A member of the audience praying at a Hungry Ghost Festival getai show at Toa Payoh Industrial Park on Aug 20.

Chat with ST Life editor and journalists on Aug 29

Participants are invited to tell ST Life which lifestyle trends they would like to read more about.

ST×NLB Cross-References: Hound’s warning sound

ST×NLB Cross-References: Strong, as kopi

There are many ways to order a cup of kopi in Singapore. What do you say if you want a strong black coffee?

An SG61 treat: Get up to $180 in FairPrice vouchers with your Straits Times subscription

A passenger reading a copy of The Straits Times newspaper on the bus.

Forum: Letter from the editor – Response to readers’ feedback on court story

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