5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (958+ words) Singaporean translator Gene Png translated South Korean bestsellers like The Legend Of Lady Byeoksa into English. Published Mar 21, 2026, 01:15 PM SINGAPORE – With five books of Korean-language fiction released or forthcoming in her first year of being a full-time published translator, 30-year-old…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (769+ words) Chinese actress Fan Bingbing enjoys holidaying and meeting friends in Singapore. Published Jan 04, 2026, 09:00 AM Updated Jan 04, 2026, 01:53 PM “Compared with Chinese women, they’re healthier. They go to the gym more and eat more cleanly,” she tells The Straits Times on Jan…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (985+ words) (Clockwise from top left) Mr Rafael Grossi, Ms Rebeca Grynspan, Mr Macky Sall and Ms Michelle Bachelet are in the running for the next UN secretary-general. Published Apr 21, 2026, 01:05 PM Updated Apr 21, 2026, 01:52 PM GENEVA – The 10th United Nations secretary-general will be elected…...

7+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1755+ words) In partnership with Harper’s BAZAAR SG Save your luggage space for souvenirs and snacks instead Published Feb 09, 2026, 04:00 AM Korean beauty has truly gone global. According to the South Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, the country’s cosmetics exports reached…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (93+ words) Dental aesthetics have moved out of the clinic and into everyday beauty routines - even more so in the new year, as people pay closer attention to their smiles as part of their annual ritual of resets. Published Jan 29, 2026, 03:35 PM Updated…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (720+ words) Published Feb 25, 2026, 08:55 PM Updated Feb 25, 2026, 11:44 PM SINGAPORE - Babies aged between six and 11 months and who are travelling to countries with measles outbreaks or high measles incidence will need to get the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. the measles, mumps…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (662+ words) Ms Sanae Takaichi became head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Oct 4 and will likely take office later in October. Published Oct 05, 2025, 12:25 PM Updated Oct 05, 2025, 06:48 PM TOKYO – Ms Sanae Takaichi is poised to become Japan’s first female prime minister,…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (383+ words) Ring Tap's glutathione patch. Published Apr 02, 2026, 11:35 AM SEOUL – Supplements you wear, not swallow, are quickly gaining traction as the latest crossover between beauty and wellness, fuelled by celebrity routines, social media buzz and advances in transdermal delivery technology. The trend…...

3+ week, 7+ hour ago   (793+ words) NUS Centre for Cancer Research assistant professor Alan Prem Kumar (centre, foreground) with researchers (background, from left) Cai Wanpei, Lam Hiu Yan and Xianning Lai. Published Aug 23, 2026, 05:00 AM SINGAPORE – Researchers from the National University of Singapore’s Yong Loo Lin School…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (787+ words) (From left) Jensen Jing, Ryan Tay, and Timothy Foo, who raised $44,500 for cancer research in a 10-day relay run through China. Published Jun 19, 2026, 03:25 PM Updated Jun 19, 2026, 05:45 PM SINGAPORE – A catch-up dinner planted a seed in the minds of three friends…...