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Singapore Heart Foundation launches HELP tool to enable women to spot heart attack symptoms

The acronym HELP is a list of less obvious heart attack symptoms that women experience so that they can seek timely medical attention.

NUS among 3 Singapore institutions hit by global data breach

The others are the Singapore College of Insurance and Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.

New pop-up spaces, hotel concepts to be rolled out in Orchard Road as part of rejuvenation efforts

STB chief executive Melissa Ow announced that four heritage bungalows in Tanglin have been rezoned for hotel use.

Minimum occupation period for executive condos doubled; first-timer quota, priority expanded

Developers can also no longer offer the Deferred Payment Scheme for executive condominiums as part of measures to help first-time home buyers get a unit amid rising prices.

Parliament validates MND fees that should not have been collected as admin charges

Workers' Party opposed the move citing lack of data, but the government said comprehensive figures, including the number of people affected, were not readily available.

HSA takes down nearly 1,000 illegal health product listings; over 80% were for contact lenses

More than 6,600 items were also seized during a two-week operation that was part of an Interpol-led global crackdown on illegal health products.

S’pore seizes more than 6,600 illegal pharmaceuticals as part of Interpol operation

Prescription medication and anti-parasitic drugs made up the bulk of the seizures in Singapore.

NUS Newsroom·higher-ed

Asia-wide pandemic preparedness programme earns Duke-NUS top Times Higher Education award

The Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS) has been honoured with the prestigious “Outstanding Contribution to Regional Development” award at the Times Higher Education Awards Asia 2026 ceremony that was held on 22 April…

Age Well Neighbourhood initiative to be rolled out to three more areas as Singapore hits super-aged status

The government plans to slow down the launch of community care apartments since there are more options now for seniors, said Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Ong Ye Kung.

NUS Newsroom·policy

Beyond Roblox: Why Singapore's new app store rules offer some relief for parents

By Dr Corinne Tan, Academic Fellow at the Centre for Technology, Robotics, Artificial lntelligence & the Law, Faculty of Law at NUS The Straits Times, 7 May 2026, Opinion, pB2

NUS Newsroom·policy

Protecting the future of Southeast Asia’s giant clams

Southeast Asia is home to eight out of the world’s 12 giant clam species and their numbers are dwindling. Addressing this issue, Dr Neo Mei Lin, Senior Research Fellow at the NUS Tropical Marine Science Institute (TMSI)…

Parliament unanimously backs motion affirming that Singapore must not have jobless growth amid AI transition

A total of 24 Members of Parliament, including seven from the Workers’ Party, spoke for over seven hours on the impact of the AI transition on jobs and livelihoods.

Former PAP ‘Kopitiam MP’ Ong Ah Heng dies at 84

The PAP stalwart had served for four terms as MP for Nee Soon Central.

Singaporean performance artist Amanda Heng presents 'A Pause' at 61st Venice Biennale

Held every two years, this edition of the biennale will run from May 9 to Nov 22.

P4 students have ‘executive functioning skills’ to start using AI under supervision: Desmond Lee

P4 students would also have developed the planning abilities and self-evaluation skills to use AI, he said.

Low chance of heatwave in Singapore for rest of 2026 hot season: Janil Puthucheary

Other parts of Southeast Asia have been experiencing extreme heat in recent weeks.

SIA delays rollout of new first, business class seats on Airbus A350 amid supply chain constraints

Singapore Airlines' next-generation first and business class seats on its Airbus A350-900 aircraft is now expected to enter service in the first quarter of 2027 instead of the second quarter of 2026.

Straits Times Singapore·policy

Govt piloting different ways of engaging citizens for neighbourhood renewal in Boon Lay, Canberra

The Government will deepen citizen participation, expand volunteerism, and enable citizen-led initiatives.

Singapore goes green: Over 1,000 activities planned nationwide for sustainability campaign

More than 500 organisations will participate in the fourth edition of Go Green SG, which will run until Jun 28.

Alvin Tan calls out Jamus Lim for omitting facts, creating 'unwarranted' impression that AVS was not thorough

The Minister of State for National Development had sought clarifications from Workers’ Party MP Jamus Lim on the speech he had made during a debate on the Veterinary Practice Bill in April.