First TikTok, now SHEIN and Temu. The US government has accused Chinese-backed 'fast fashion' digital platforms for data and other business practices risks, along with engaging in unfair market practices.
https://m.economictimes.com/tech/technology/us-hits-at-chinese-fast-fashion-apps-that-outpace-zara-hm/articleshow/99520744.cms

Hungry student finds Maurizio Cattelan’s $160,000 banana ripe for the taking at Korea museum
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/art-student-eats-maurizio-cattelan-s-160000-banana-at-korea-s-leeum-museum

All you need to know about King Charles' coronation this weekend, 6 May 2023.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-65342840

The search to reverse ageing continues

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D77XPfUxaNs

This story reminds me of the movie Homeward Bound

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/newly-adopted-golden-retriever-walks-64-km-over-27-days-back-to-former-owners-3993878

News 24/4/2023

GP/ Secondary/Primary

Singapore Tops World ranking in government efficiency

Singapore’s Government was able to deliver during turbulent times as it had improved in the areas of implementation, strategic prioritisation and innovation.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/singapore-moves-up-2-spots-to-top-world-ranking-on-government-effectiveness

PM Lee--SG faces 3 political risks

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/pm-lee-outlines-3-geopolitical-storms-singapore-faces

[News video] https://www.channelnewsasia.com/watch/remain-united-be-go-getters-amid-troubling-global-landscape-pm-lee-video-3429406

The United Nations: Saving the world's glaciers is effectively a lost cause

https://phys.org/news/2023-04-glaciers.html

Space exploration: the risks involved

https://time.com/6274091/why-did-starship-rocket-explode-spacex/

Bio-plastics coming your way

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqtAq1GbNOk

News 17/4/2023

GP/ Secondary/Primary

A comprehensive look at the good, the bad, and the ugly sides of Chat GPT

https://www.straitstimes.com/tech/chatgpt-promises-and-pitfalls-of-generative-ai?utm_campaign=ST_Newsletter_AM

Singapore has retained its position as the world’s leading business environment for the 15th consecutive year

https://www.straitstimes.com/business/singapore-still-leads-the-way-as-the-world-s-best-place-to-do-business?utm_source=emarsys&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ST_Newsletter_AM&utm_term=Singapore+still+leads+the+way+as+the+world%E2%80%99s+best+place+to+do+business&utm_content=15%2F04%2F2023

Pearl is the world's shortest dog

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/12/americas/pearl-world-shortest-dog-scli-intl/index.html?fbclid=IwAR16_T_D9nA5vpHUzZ418TXb_jEPPNuEBYzwBepf0GT8e9l6_ZAgPpXTMic

A UK company is making prosthetic limbs for Ukrainian soldiers injured in combat.

https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=6065847300172067

https://bbc.in/3A03KsI

These countries are already at Net Zero

https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=897727154617949

Stay safe, everyone! COVID cases back on the rise

https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/schools-may-implement-measures-mask-wearing-if-multiple-students-fall-ill-respiratory-symptoms-moe-2152046

Angry Birds is now owned by the makers of Sonic the Hedgehog

https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/sega-sammy-says-it-is-considering-buying-angry-birds-maker-rovio-2023-04-17/

News 10/4/2023

GP/ Secondary/Primary

Singapore to approve 16 species of insects like crickets and grasshoppers to be sold as food

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/16-species-of-insects-like-crickets-silkworms-will-receive-sfa-green-light-to-be-sold-as-food

Jobs in green economy in hot demand as S’pore looks to become carbon services hub

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/jobs-in-the-green-economy-in-hot-demand-as-s-pore-looks-to-become-carbon-services-hub

UN report on safety of lab-grown meats cites S’pore, the only country selling them, as case study
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/un-report-on-safety-of-lab-grown-meats-cites-s-pore-the-only-country-selling-them-as-case-study

Why and how we can be happy: a case study of Finland

https://www.todayonline.com/commentary/commentary-why-finland-worlds-happiest-country-and-how-other-countries-can-be-happier-2145806

Ride on a hydeogen powered train

https://fb.watch/jR3yOK0VDH/?mibextid=Nif5oz

News 3/4/2023

GP/ Secondary/Primary

Normal (Technical) students can use laptops for a section in basic mother tongue language exams

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/parenting-education/normal-technical-students-can-use-laptops-instead-of-manually-writing-in-basic-mother-tongue-language-exams

Most Singaporeans return trays because it’s socially responsible, not because of fines: Survey
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/most-s-poreans-return-trays-because-it-s-socially-responsible-not-because-of-fines-survey

SG ranked as a smart city

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-is-top-asian-city-in-smart-city-index-ranks-7th-worldwide

For your next flight, book on Google

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/google-wants-you-to-never-overpay-for-a-flight-again

New diabetes drug for persons with obesity

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/new-diabetes-drug-spell-hope-for-persons-with-obesity

US tech edge is eroding; needs to catch up with China

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/us-tech-edge-eroding-aukus-must-pool-resources-compete-china-australia-conference-3395261#:~:text=SYDNEY%3A%20The%20US%20technological%20edge,technology%20to%20compete%20with%20China

News 27/3/2023

GP/ Secondary/Primary

Amnesty International: Global outrage over Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year has only served to expose the West's "double standards" towards human rights abuses throughout the world.

In its annual world report for 2022, Amnesty pointed to what it described as the West's silence on Saudi Arabia's rights record, repression in Egypt and Israel's treatment of the Palestinians.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/wests-response-ukraine-war-exposes-double-standards-amnesty-3378396?cid=FBcna

SG: The Resource Sustainability (Amendment) Bill was passed, with 3 measures to reduce packaging and food waste

https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=228253196394679

Malaysia tables bill to abolish the death penalty

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/malaysia-parliament-table-bill-abolish-mandatory-death-penalty-capital-punishment-3378911?fbclid=IwAR1gwGKMCNgymBBoiwu17zkuG2twqOMLc-mLsB_MoySeZnK_vkrS15jzzJ0

Why Japanese fathers are not taking paid paternity leave

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/03/26/asia/japan-paternity-leave-policy-challenges-intl-hnk-dst/index.html

Japanese scientists create offspring using eggs from male mice cells

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/03/25/national/science-health/mouse-offspring-eggs-ips-cells

News 20/3/2023

GP/ Secondary/Primary

Forbes: 20 Happiest Countries in the World 2023. Does SG make the list?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2023/03/20/ranked-the-20-happiest-countries-in-the-world-in-2023/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflowForbesMainFB&utm_source=ForbesMainFacebook&fbclid=IwAR1WqcfRFLHlnziIbQtL6Xa-Hoo1DxdbGX4Cq6rFGsIv245_OkWUHcwBt1g&sh=2c79f57579c2

Key Findings of IPCC's [International Panel of Climate Change] 2023 Synthesis Report

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/03/the-ipcc-just-published-its-summary-of-5-years-of-reports-here-s-what-you-need-to-know/

This summary report demonstrates an undeniable scientific consensus about the urgency of the climate crisis, its primary causes, its current devastating impacts – especially on most climate vulnerable regions – and the irreversible harm that will occur if warming surpasses 1.5°C, even temporarily.
Its aim is to provide policymakers with a high-level, up-to-date understanding of climate change, its impacts and future risks, and highlight solutions and options for addressing it.

More on Changi Airport being the World's Best... Here's why

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/from-jewels-canopy-park-larger-than-life-art-pieces-to-high-end-luxe-brands-how-singapores-changi-airport-became-worlds-best-airport-for-the-12th-time/articleshow/98751005.cms

AI retaliation: how can humans preserve jobs?

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/mar/18/chatgpt-said-i-did-not-exist-how-artists-and-writers-are-fighting-back-against-ai

Making the Seine swimmable by the 2024 Paris Olympics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhbeVoQCuWc

K-Pop in Metaverse: trend or dud

https://www.todayonline.com/world/are-they-real-south-korean-girl-band-offers-glimpse-metaverse-2129376

SG is first to get the new pneumococcal vaccine

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-first-country-in-asia-to-get-new-pneumococcal-vaccine

News 13/3/2023

GP/ Secondary/Primary

Changi Airport regains top position in Skytrax's 'best airports' list

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/skytrax-worlds-best-airports-2023/index.html

ChatGPT failed miserably in the PSLE, averaging 16% for math and 21% for science. Days later, it was getting answers right.

But it scored very well in Law school entrance exams

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/chatgpt-failed-miserably-singapores-6th-080738414.html

Australian universities are bringing back pen and paper to stop students from using Chat GPT—is this the right move?

https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=874749603632182

Longer work week in Seoul: what are the repercussions?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/11/south-korea-work-week/

Recent focus on the country’s wealth gap has put a ‘two Singapores’ scenario in the spotlight as citizens grapple with higher costs, competition

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3213065/could-two-singapores-scenario-play-out-middle-class-residents-feel-squeeze

Lord of the rings: meet the Seoul Ring in 2027

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/south-korea-record-spokeless-ferris-wheel-2027-intl-hnk/index.html

Math is beautiful [Revision for Secondary students]

https://theconversation.com/pi-gets-all-the-fanfare-but-other-numbers-also-deserve-their-own-math-holidays-200046

News 6/3/2023

GP/ Secondary/Primary

On a planet rocked by the climate crisis, ecosystem collapse, famine and poverty, is having a child just adding to the problem - and therefore unethical?

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/babies-climate-change-overpopulation-parent-child-carbon-emissions-moral-3322116?cid=FBcna&fbclid=IwAR3nerWjKpSXMJUyx8HxOTxxIF9MqKOimuDq1WBnqDr7WJ3jldCgFrbXdiA

Nations have reached a historic agreement to protect the world's oceans following 10 years of negotiations.

The High Seas Treaty aims to place 30% of the seas into protected areas by 2030, to safeguard and recuperate marine nature.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64815782

Use ChatGPT ethically

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/no-ban-on-students-using-ai-tool-chatgpt-for-schoolwork-but-ethical-use-will-be-taught-ib

Why some degrees are less popular than others

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/03/06/the-end-of-the-english-major

Long read: Tackling teen terrorism

https://www.todayonline.com/commentary/commentary-how-singapore-can-tackle-growing-spectre-teen-terrorism-2119616

Reptile cafe, anyone?

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/snakes-lizards-desserts-meet-malaysias-first-reptile-cafe-2023-02-27/

News 27/2/2023

GP/ Secondary/Primary

Exam changes for 2024 PSLE:
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/full-subject-based-banding-secondary-school-posting-groups-express-normal-streams-3315171

GP: focus is more on current affairs, and while KI continues to be offered, it cannot replace GP

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/fourth-content-based-a-level-subject-to-be-dropped-from-university-admission-score

The verdict is to leave the original works untouched. Dahl himself wanted works to be left alone

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/25/roald-dahl-threatened-publisher-with-enormous-crocodile-if-they-changed-his-words

While fertility rate is at a historic low, why is this news still ok for the republic?

https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/news-analysis-dip-singapore-2022-low-birth-rate-2024-dragon-year-2116546

... meanwhile, more South Koreans choose to stay single

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Society/South-Koreans-choice-of-staying-single-gains-wider-acceptance

Plant-based meats: fad or fab? (long read)

https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3211076/beyond-meat-and-impossible-foods-were-supposed-end-global-meat-industry-what-happened

News 20/2/2023

GP/ Secondary/Primary

2 teens dealt with under ISA; 15-year-old student is youngest-ever detainee
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/two-teenagers-dealt-with-under-isa-including-15-year-old-who-is-youngest-ever-detainee

Climate, ice sheets and sea level: The news is not good

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/climate-ice-sheets-sea-level-the-news-is-not-good

New research suggests that the number of people threatened by sea-level rise has been underestimated by tens of millions

Criticism to changes in Roald Dahl’s books

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64702224

An implant surgically placed to stimulate nerves helps stroke patient move arm

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-64602667

Japanese prefer domestic travels

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/travel/article/japan-never-traveler-culture-cmb/index.html

ChatGPT and its alter ego(s)

https://www.zdnet.com/article/best-ai-chatbot/

News 13/2/2023

GP/ Secondary/Primary

What Singaporeans want from Budget 2023

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/budget-2023-wish-list-home-housing-healthcare-elderly-aging-population-3268751?cid=FBcna&fbclid=IwAR1z71hzNhJkpXFPFGLw0h0TlDd4Q-ZCpaEq_XRGwXjAOZM5go8W7XntqTY

To live longer, eat less...

https://time.com/6254236/slow-human-aging/

... and practice social fitness

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/10/85-year-harvard-study-found-the-secret-to-a-long-happy-and-successful-life.html

Meet the giant penguin, fossilised

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fossils-of-a-340-pound-giant-penguin-found-in-new-zealand-180981611/

Racial discrimination affects education

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/feb/10/black-students-higher-education-study-low-completion-discrimination

News 6/2/2023

GP/ Secondary/Primary

Google's launches their Chat GPT called Bard
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64546299

The best countries to raise children: UNICEF

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230207-the-five-countries-expat-families-love

Apps or cards, why not both?

https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/seniors-lament-cessation-kopitiam-card-citing-challenges-using-fairprice-app-get-discount-2101236

The link between hobbies and performance

https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/olympic-diver-tom-daley-owes-gold-medal-to-knitting.html

A move towards sustainability

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/disposable-bags-supermarkets-minimum-surcharge-mid-2023-071038464.html?guccounter=1

News 30/1/2023

GP/ Secondary/Primary

SG is 5th least corrupt country in the world

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/singapore-5th-least-corrupt-country-2022-transparency-international-corruption-perceptions-index-3243591?cid=FBcna&fbclid=IwAR2vTWifKIHKtL5uun2nz2vy3P8_In2ozTeEz5Q7Ij5mgP-Q8OqNpH_cJCU&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Why Generative AI is just getting started

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02vADr6kHWPNvukTY2QXVZLLDyCvfRAJ8xXWqVuhtZtLibDY2hA7w35pjD5FzZtavl&id=7746841478&mibextid=ncKXMA

AI chat with famous historical figures: interesting, but take it with a pinch of salt

https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/trending-chatbot-chat-ai-lee-kuan-yew-stamford-raffles-2099121

Women are feeling the cost of living crisis more than men

https://fb.watch/ipoagAAOi5/?mibextid=j8LeHn

Action plan to help older Singaporeans live well as they age and work longer

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/national-plan-to-help-older-singaporeans-live-well-as-they-age-and-work-longer

Driverless busses arriving in 3 European cities

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0jVdurMeQ2hgYvrfGhaVotAqsjGYdzgqvkQkCVvK38UhThT4yficXqSySvdWXmgsel&id=7746841478&mibextid=ncKXMA

Wood based 3D printing for home furniture

https://fb.watch/inxLmtlONn/?mibextid=j8LeHn

Teddy in space

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/there-life-mars-maybe-and-it-could-have-dropped-its-teddy-3242961

Rise of the woolly mammoth, coming to you in 2027

News 23/1/2023

GP/ Secondary/Primary

Gong Xi Fa Cai

Taiwan is set to ban hotels from providing disposable amenities in rooms. Its travel industry generates around 8,000 tonnes of plastic waste every year.

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-set-to-ban-hotels-from-providing-disposable-amenities-in-rooms?utm_source=emarsys&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ST_Newsletter_AM&utm_term=Taiwan+set+to+ban+hotels+from+providing+disposable+amenities+in+rooms+&utm_content=23%2F01%2F2023

Interesting and interactive: SG 2022 in visual stories and digital graphics

https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/2022/12/top-digital-graphics-interactives-2022/index.html?nlblurb

SG: Chinese New Year brings stress, loneliness and sorrow to some seniors

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/chinese-new-year-seniors-elderly-stress-loneliness-sorrow-family-2046211?cid=FBcna&fbclid=IwAR3d-69hu1D4-Z9mUbqTcD6jYPgoIJcq-BjHZqPhcPGYJJvqxkIHu6rd2vw

Commentary: Students could use ChatGPT to cheat, but it’s a chance to rethink assessment altogether

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/chatgpt-ai-students-cheat-homework-rethink-assessment-3220386

Tech and the elderly; the twain should meet

https://www.todayonline.com/big-read/big-read-banks-go-big-digital-banking-spare-thought-seniors-left-behind-2094341

Leadership burnout: what we can learn from Jacinda Arden
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-64347828

"The nearer a man comes to a calm mind, the closer he is to strength." ~ Meditations by Aurelius
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230120-five-ways-to-be-calm-and-why-it-matters

Go behind the scenes at the Yakult factory

https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/yakult-factory-tours-singapore-families-children-346876

News 16/1/2023

GP/ Secondary/Primary

Australian runner aims for world record with 150 marathons in 150 days
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/17/australia/erchana-murray-bartlett-150-marathons-australia-intl-hnk/index.html

Education is the equaliser

https://www.straitstimes.com/business/less-educated-singaporeans-at-risk-of-falling-behind-as-jobs-change-ips-study

Soon, 80 may be the new 20

https://time.com/6246864/reverse-aging-scientists-discover-milestone/

Would you give up a higher salary for more personal time?

https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/young-workers-lower-pay-personal-life-ips-survey-2089781

GP/ Secondary

Andrew Tate: How schools are tackling his influence

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-64234568

News 9/1/2023

GP/ Secondary/Primary

Over half of kids, teens in S’pore do not hit physical activity targets
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/children-teens-in-s-pore-more-physically-active-than-global-average-but-still-miss-target-study

Mum's fine because we've got her a robot': Expert warns against a lonelier world for elderly
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/conversations-on-the-future-old-people-are-us

Laws addressing 'killer litter'--FAQs

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/askst-how-will-the-stiffer-law-for-owners-linked-to-high-rise-littering-affect-me

The rise of flashy new job titles [‘business development guru’, ‘chief visionary officer’?]. There’s a reason why traditional job titles have endured for so long – and why loosening the rules around them to create arbitrary titles may not always be the best approach.

https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20230104-inventing-new-job-titles

Climate change: glaciers will vanish by 2100

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/half-of-worlds-glaciers-expected-to-vanish-by-2100-study

News 2/1/2

GP/ Secondary/Primary

Tangram: puzzle that helps mathematical development

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/tangram-children-learn-play-maths-skills-3175161?cid=internal_sharetool_iphone_02012023_cna

Teachers v ChatGPT: Schools face new challenge in fight against plagiarism
https://www.straitstimes.com/tech/teachers-v-chatgpt-schools-face-new-challenge-in-fight-against-plagiarism

Messi speaks English through AI

https://www.sportbible.com/football/lionel-messi-psg-speak-english-ai-watch-472896-20230101

Climate change putting skiing at risk

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/skiing-alps-winter-bleak-future-climate-change-heatwave-melt-snow-3175001?cid=internal_sharetool_iphone_02012023_cna

PUB explores underground space to protect Singapore against rising sea levels

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/pub-explores-underground-space-to-protect-singapore-against-rising-sea-levels

Heavy downpour marks close of chapter for Jurong Bird Park (with related links on the page)
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/heavy-downpour-marks-close-of-chapter-for-jurong-bird-park

Something to look forward to this summer--Harry Potter in Tokyo!

https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/news/what-we-know-so-far-about-the-new-harry-potter-attraction-in-tokyo-opening-in-2023-032921