China does not plan to invade Taiwan in 2027: US intel report

The Annual Threat Assessment report said that Chinese leaders "do not currently plan to execute an invasion of Taiwan in 2027, nor do they have a fixed timeline for achieving unification".

Chinese ships patrol as the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) conduct military drills on Pingtan island,
in eastern China’s Fujian province, the closest point to Taiwan, on Dec 30, 2025.
(Photo: AFP/Adek Berry)

19 Mar 2026 

WASHINGTON: China does not currently plan to invade Taiwan in 2027 but seeks to take control of the self-ruled island without force, said an annual US intelligence report, which drew ire from Beijing on Thursday (Mar 19).

Over 800 women in S’pore have frozen their eggs for non-medical reasons since 2023

In Singapore, women aged between 21 and 37 – regardless of their marital status – are allowed to undergo the procedure,
which preserves their fertility.

Summary

• Since Singapore allowed elective egg freezing in June 2023, over 800 women have undergone the procedure by end of December 2025, according to Health Minister Ong Ye Kung.
• 57% of women freezing their eggs are 35 years of age and older, 39% are 30-34, and 4% are under 30. The procedure allows women to preserve fertility as egg quality declines with age.
• Elective egg freezing costs about $10,000 per cycle in public hospitals, is not subsidised, and is available to women aged 21-37.

Feb 04, 2026

Is Singapore really a Blue Zone? Experts weigh in on how healthy Singaporeans are

A Blue Zone is a place where people live longer and enjoy better health well into old age. We look at whether and how Singapore steps up to this latest accolade. 

People walk and cycle through the Bay East Garden in Singapore on Aug 9, 2021. (File photo: AFP/Roslan Rahman)

Singapore was recently named a Blue Zone 2.0, where people live longer and lead healthier lives. But unlike other Blue Zones where traditional ways of life have naturally led people to longevity, it is an “engineered” Blue Zone

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung has said that the country should strive to be a Blue Zone 3.0
Health and longevity experts weigh in on what has worked so far and how Singaporeans can lead healthier lives

Chew Hui Min

17 Oct 2023 

The Anti-Vaxxer

Andrew Wakefield has been a boon for the tiny coffin industry. The motherfucker belongs in prison. Don’t recognize the name?
He created the modern antivaccine movement. 

'You shouldn't let me back': Amos Yee pleads with Singapore government against deportation

February 05, 2026

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Singaporean child sex offender Amos Yee, 27, who is facing deportation from the United States, has published a blog post urging the Singapore government not to accept his return, claiming that doing so could create political complications.

‘Law works quickly in Singapore’ — LA Times writer sounds shocked that man who grabbed Ariana Grande is already in jail

ByAnna Maria Romero

November 19, 2025



SINGAPORE: At the Asia premiere of Wicked: For Good in Singapore on Thursday (Nov 13), Ariana Grande, who plays one of the movie’s leading roles, was accosted by a man who jumped over a barricade. The incident left Grande and her co-stars, including Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum, visibly upset, and fans who came to the event can be heard calling out to the actress to ask if she was all right.

After a promising beginning, is Singapore's cultivated meat industry on the way to the slaughterhouse?

What is next for the nascent industry that seemed off to such a good start?

A chef prepares Good Meat's cultivated chicken at the Eat Just office in Alameda, California, on Jun 14, 2023.
(File photo: AP/Jeff Chiu)

Justin Ong Guang-Xi

17 May 2024


SINGAPORE: It was June 2022, and the lab-grown meat industry looked like it had a sizzling future.

The largest cultivated chicken meat facility in Asia broke ground in Singapore, with a 30,000 sq ft complex at Bedok Food City, set to produce "tens of thousands of pounds" of meat a year.