The Independent Singapore News SINGAPORE: The SEC Environmental Film Festival, a three-day celebration of compelling storytelling with a purpose, is returning to Singapore from June 5 to 7. The festival features a number of powerful films that address the pressing environmental issues that our planet is currently facing, with the goal of sparking discussion and […]Continue reading

The Independent Singapore News SINGAPORE: Workers’ Party (WP) Member of Parliament Jamus Lim commented on an issue concerning books from the library of Yale-NUS College, hundreds of which were allegedly marked for recycling or disposal on May 20 (Tuesday). The college is closing this year, with its final commencement having taken place last week. However, […]Continue reading

The Independent Singapore News World No. 2 and three-time Rome champion, Iga Swiatek, was recently defeated in straight sets by 35th-ranked Danielle Collins at the Italian Open. Due to this loss, Swiatek has had her earliest exit in Rome since 2020.  Unfortunately, the top athlete has been having a hard time finding her rhythm on […]Continue reading

The Independent Singapore News SINGAPORE: A middle-aged couple has drawn public attention after being caught on camera engaging in overly affectionate behaviour aboard an MRT train. The short video, which has been widely circulated on social media, shows the couple seated side by side in a relatively quiet train carriage. The man appears to be […]Continue reading

The Independent Singapore News What a piece of work wrought by the developers! How capable of reason, how infinite in faculty — generating poems, images, essays, and articles in a flash! How like an angel, answering every question, following every instruction, readily. The answer to the prayer of the blocked writer, the unprepared student, the […]Continue reading

The Independent Singapore News INTERNATIONAL: Bees, the tiny dynamos behind much of the world’s food production, are confronted by a frightening range of new hazards that could imperil ecosystems and the world’s economies. A trailblazing new study from the University of Reading, “Emerging Threats and Opportunities for Conservation of Global Pollinators”, published in the latest […]Continue reading

The Independent Singapore News SINGAPORE: Millennials and Gen Z have often been called “kidults” for their emotional spending and habit of collecting viral trends. Surprisingly, a recent Carousell poll shows the same is true for Gen X, with many in their 40s now among Singapore’s most committed and active collectors. According to the recommerce platform, […]Continue reading