TODAY

2021-03-01 09:51:09 Woman appealing against 8.5 years’ jail for nearly killing low-IQ family friend through ‘appalling abuse'

Haslinda Ismail and her family members chained Nursadiqah Sanusi up, scalded her with hot water and knocked her teeth out with a hammer. She eventually could not control her bowels and began sitting in her own faeces and urine, eating off the bathroom floor.

https://tdy.sg/3bJvHIO

@todayonlinesg Open / Comment

2021-03-01 09:03:06 SAF revamping Pes system to focus on operational effectiveness instead of medical fitness alone

Mindef would also be creating new vocations and redesigning existing ones for full-time servicemen.

https://tdy.sg/3dS7SRP

@todayonlinesg Open / Comment

2021-03-01 07:41:03 SIT students sell made-from-scratch Japanese sandos, available only on Sundays

Their Instagammable Truffle Tamago Sando features white truffle oil and tobiko.

https://tdy.sg/2NLWGve

@todayonlinesg Open / Comment

2021-03-01 05:02:01 Gen Y Speaks: I was a conductor in opera houses around the world till Covid-19 hit. Now I deliver food in S'pore

With the pandemic upending his work as a conductor, and having no luck finding any other job in Singapore, he turned to doing food delivery. "This job has given me a lot more courage, strength, happiness, and also made me feel calmer more contented," he says.

https://tdy.sg/3kDgBIT

@todayonlinesg Open / Comment

2021-03-01 03:30:08 Where the Jobs Are: Going green and high-tech, construction sector draws youth who bring plans on paper to life

Ms Danilah Norahim joined the construction industry as a site supervisor after graduating with an engineering degree, raising eyebrows in the male-dominated sector. She is among a pool of young professionals leaving their imprint on the construction industry.

https://tdy.sg/3q4wlpr

@todayonlinesg Open / Comment

2021-03-01 02:10:54 TODAY’s top stories, March 1, 2021
Happy Monday! Here’s a selection of our headlines to start your week.

1. Security wire installed near site of Kallang MRT death
https://tdy.sg/3qaVIGl

2. Founder of startup Hiverlab once went busking to ensure staff got paid
https://tdy.sg/3ktxyFI

3. Boutique Fairs pulls plug on online marketplace after 6 months, aims to bring back physical fair this year
https://tdy.sg/2ZZtzHm

4. 10 people, including 3 children, taken to hospital after fire engulfs HDB flat in Whampoa
https://tdy.sg/3q4wlWt

5. YOUR SAY: Digital payment options at ticket offices on the cards — TransitLink
https://tdy.sg/2MBMp4q

Want your voice heard on the issues you care about? Write to us: voices@mediacorp.com.sg

Forward and follow @todayonlinesg Open / Comment

2021-02-28 13:02:01 Anime is booming. So why are animators in Japan living in poverty?

“I want to work in the anime industry for the rest of my life,” one animator said. “I know it’s impossible to get married and to raise a child.”

https://tdy.sg/3r2F5xO

@todayonlinesg Open / Comment

2021-02-28 10:56:46 11 new cases of Covid-19 in Singapore, including 1 in dormitory

Apart from the locally transmitted infection, there were 10 imported cases.

https://tdy.sg/3syG2ht Open / Comment

2021-02-28 09:18:36 At least 2 dead, several hurt as Myanmar police crack down on protests

Police opened fire in different parts of the main city of Yangon after stun grenades and tear gas failed to disperse crowds.

https://tdy.sg/303K6df Open / Comment

2021-02-28 06:55:18 TODAY’s top stories, Feb 28, 2021
Happy weekend! Here’s a selection of our headlines this Sunday.

1. The Big Read in short: Electric vehicles — is the long-awaited future finally here?
https://tdy.sg/3qSAE8x
→ S’pore’s electric vehicle journey so far
https://tdy.sg/3uBVtaE

2. Gen Z faces different forms of stress, may be more anxious, depressed than others before them, says IMH CEO
https://tdy.sg/37OWMt5

3. Air quality hits unhealthy levels in northern part of Singapore
https://tdy.sg/3kH15Ml

4. This website in Japan puts boisterous children and noisy neighbours on the map
https://tdy.sg/2ZUlfJ2

5. Future vaccines depend on test subjects in short supply — monkeys
https://tdy.sg/2ZVE3rb

Want your voice heard on the issues you care about? Write to us: voices@mediacorp.com.sg

Forward and follow @todayonlinesg Open / Comment