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The Big Read: No music, pets in certain areas — condo residents lament 'strict, absurd rules' amid competing needs
SINGAPORE — Ms Chen YL often feels like a “criminal” whenever she takes her two dogs out of her condominium unit. The 35-year-old software procurement lead said that if she is caught walking ...
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The Big Read in short: With more EVs on the road, some drivers face a reality check
Each week, TODAY’s long-running Big Read series delves into the trends and issues that matter. This week, we look at some teething issues faced by drivers of electric vehicles, as more of them ...
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Fatal Tampines accident: Car workshop employee files police report over death threats after he posted dashcam footage
A workshop adviser at a car maintenance firm has filed a police report after receiving death threats against him and his family He had posted in-car footage on social media showing the lead-up to ...
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Commentary: Racial slurs take a wider toll than hurting the recipient. Here’s what we can all do about it
In Singapore, the uttering of words with the deliberate intention of wounding the racial feelings of a person is an offence under Section 298 of the Penal Code, punishable with imprisonment of up ...
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The Big Read in short: Why youths prefer texting to phone calls
New: You can now listen to articles. Each week, TODAY’s long-running Big Read series delves into the trends and issues that matter. This week, we look at why youths prefer to text than to get on ...
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Budget 2024 maintains Singapore's ethos of balancing handouts and giving people a leg-up: DPM Wong
Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said that that the Government still believes in not just giving handouts to the lower income and vulnerable groups but also giving people a "leg up" He was ...
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16-year-old Singaporean who identified as white supremacist issued restriction order under ISA; second case of far-right radicalisation
RADICALISED BY WHITE SUPREMACIST VIDEOS The 16-year-old who was issued the restriction order in November first chanced upon videos online in 2022 by American far-right political commentator and ...
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The Big Read: Are public libraries dying? Not in Singapore — far from it
While public libraries in some countries are facing dwindling visitorship, funding cuts and copyrights tussles amid the digitalisation wave, those in Singapore have escaped the same fate On the ...
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The Big Read in short: The hard truths and trade-offs of homeownership in Singapore
This article is written in partnership with the Ministry of Communications and Information in support of Forward Singapore. Each week, TODAY’s long-running Big Read series delves into the trends ...
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TODAY Youth Survey: 8 in 10 aspire to own private homes as 'life goal'; experts say financial realities will temper expectations
A majority of young Singaporeans aspire to own private homes, but worry that their kids will not be able to afford houses in the future, the latest TODAY Youth Survey has found As many as 78 per ...
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TODAY Youth Survey: Large majority say having a degree is still necessary to succeed in S'pore, expect their children to attain it
In the TODAY Youth Survey 2023, 76 per cent of youths polled said they expect their children or future children to obtain a university degree Sixty-nine per cent believed having a degree was still ...