TOP OF THE NEWS
There were strong signs that Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras blinked yesterday in the stand-off with European Union officials over his nation's predicament. A day after Greece became the first advanced economy to default on an International Monetary Fund loan, the sense of crisis intensified, with thousands of retirees besieging banks to withdraw cash from their state pensions.
OPINION
The SAF has appointed its first female general, 22 years after it gave out its first Merit Scholarships to women. It now wants and needs to attract more women to sign on as the dire alternative is to leave some of its positions unmanned. Defence correspondent Jermyn Chow discusses the issues.
HOME
Megan Loy wanted to be a doctor and save lives, but is now in a hospital fighting for her own.
The young Singaporean was seriously hurt at a party in Taipei last Saturday when coloured powder used in the celebration sparked a fire.
HOME
Malaysians coming to Singapore for work or school have a faster trip with a new shuttle train service.
The first two leaving JB Sentral for Woodlands yesterday were sold out. It takes just five minutes to travel between the two points.
WORLD
Violence escalated in the Sinai Peninsula after Islamic State in Iraq and Syria militants launched a coordinated assault on military checkpoints in Egypt's North Sinai yesterday. At least 70 people died in the onslaught, raising fears about the government's ability to contain the militants.
WORLD
Meet Indonesia's young business tycoons. Unlike their spotlight-shy predecessors, these overseas-educated, media-savvy heirs to powerful business empires, some based in Singapore, are not afraid of being in the spotlight, The Straits Times discovers.
WORLD
A sense of resignation reigned as Hong Kong's annual march yesterday against Chinese rule drew just a fraction of last year's 150,000-strong turnout. After a year of failing to wrest political concessions from Beijing, many seemed downcast but turned up to show their discontent anyway.
BUSINESS
A reprieve for companies from foreign worker levy hikes this year may not be enough. Some business leaders say the levies no longer serve their original objectives, but are instead just adding to their costs.
SPORT
Malaysia will not be as "generous" to regional rivals when it hosts the next SEA Games as Singapore was last month.
Mr Sieh Kok Chi, secretary- general of the Olympic Council of Malaysia, feels that Singapore - pipped to overall top spot by Thailand - included sports and events that benefited others more than itself.
LIFE
Donna Karan, the 66-year-old founder and chief designer of Donna Karan International, a brand which defined the way American working women dressed for decades, announced on Tuesday that she was leaving the helm of the house that bears her name. She wants to devote more time to her Urban Zen line, which centres on wellness and artisanal goods, and its foundation.
LIFE
Hollywood A-list couple Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner announced the end of their 10-year marriage on Tuesday, ending months of rumours.
