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Motorists commute in the morning in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, on October 14, amid thick haze from forest and land fires in the region. Toxic haze has shrouded parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore for weeks as Jakarta struggles to contain fires that have scorched large tracts of Borneo and Sumatra, with the smoke drifting across the region.

Clearing the Air, Caring for Each Other

Scroll through social media this week, and you will come across viral videos circulating online that starkly pit the lush, vibrant green of Kalimantan’s rainforests of the past against today’s harrowi...

Passengers using their handphones on the train along the East-West Line (EWL) near Tanah Merah MRT station

Singapore Exploring Daily Social Media Time Limits for Teens

PM Wong was speaking on the importance of anticipating risks and having appropriate safeguards for new technologies that emerge, drawing parallels between social media and the developments of artificial intelligence.

NDR 2026: Govt Prepared to Raise Minimum Age for Social Media Platforms

Bite-sized snippets from across the lion city.

Singapore in 2 Minutes for the Week of Aug 21

Members of the media record a virtual address (only audio) by former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina during a media interaction hosted by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of South Asia in New Delhi on Aug 5.

Hasina Marks First Media Interaction Since Ouster

Maison Margiela is Mr Sheearam’s favourite fashion brand.

Content Creator and Art Student Sheearam: Collecting in Style

Distributor cites supply challenges

Iconic Marmite Spread Disappears from Shelves

The Parliamentary sitting lasted for approximately nine hours.

Parliamentary Round-Up: Mobile Phone Fines to the Future of Transport

The Ministry of Home Affairs said the content of the online posts undermines Singapore’s model of multiculturalism.

No Evidence That Online Posts Targeting Indian Community Were Coordinated Campaign: Minister Goh Pei Ming

Pritam Singh and Sylvia Lim at the media doorstop on June 28.

Pritam Singh re-elected as Worker’s Party Chief

Law Minister Edwin Tong called on Singaporeans to be more discerning when viewing online content and to not disseminate it if it is harmful.

Singapore blocks online posts targeting Indian community

The unique aviation-inspired dining experience at Tiger Aero Restaurant in Bengaluru.

Bengaluru Restaurant Takes Dining to New Heights With Aviation-Themed Experience

Hotteok made with instant prata dough.

Korean Street Food Hack at Home: Instant Prata Hotteok

Meta also announced that some 7,000 workers have been reassigned to new teams focusing on AI initiatives.

Meta lays off over 8,000 jobs, over 100 in SG, due to AI-focused restructuring

The police report was filed on June 21, 2023, following recommendations by SPH Media’s audit and risk committee.

No Further Action by Police After Probe Into SPH Media’s Circulation Figures

Social media can be an empowering tool—a bridge to knowledge and global communities. But we must acknowledge that it is a tool designed to be used until we break, tabla! editor, Venga Subramaniam, says.

The Editor’s Beat: Social Media is the New Big Tobacco

Under the new system, a child’s account is linked to a parent’s Whatsapp account, allowing parents to manage settings and monitor activity. 

WhatsApp Introduces Parent-Managed Accounts for Pre-Teens

Separated as children in the late 1930s, 93-year-old Santhakumari Kanagasabai reunites with her late sister’s family, thanks to a chance encounter on a TikTok reel.

A Reunion 90 Years in the Making: How a TikTok Reel Reunited Long-Lost Sisters’ Families

Young commuters using their mobile phone on the MRT train.

A Toll on the Mind: How Brainrot is Rewiring Our Youth

Pavalakantham Azhagarsamy with the Lifetime Achievement Award Trophy.

Veteran Newscaster Pavalakantham Conferred Lifetime Achievement Award

Ms Nomita Dhar, Dr Shilpak Ambule and Mr Lennon Tan at the launch of India-Singapore: 60 Years of Diplomatic Relations

60 Years of India-Singapore Relations Chronicled in New Book

The two-ingredient ‘cheesecake’ that went viral on social media.

Yoghurt and Cookies: The Two-Ingredient ‘Japanese’ Cheesecake That Took Over TikTok

Social media promised intelligent conversation. What it delivered was overwhelming proof that many people have absolutely no hesitation in sharing their opinions, even when these are spectacularly ill-informed says the author, Khushwant Singh.

Op-ed: More Advanced, More Anxious

Lynlee Foo, host of the ‘The Afternoon Update’ at MONEY FM 89.3, together with editor of tabla!, Venga Subramaniam.

The Editor’s Beat: How Vernacular Media Stays Relevant in a Digital-first Age

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