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Artist's impression of a therapeutic garden at Chong Boon Heights in Ang Mo Kio, with sensory planting and spaces for contemplative activities. (PHOTO: HDB/A D Lab Pte Ltd)
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A recent study by scientists from Singapore and the United Kingdom have found evidence that high temperatures impact human hormone levels and their endocrine system. Examples include incidences of diabetes in pregnant women and sperm issues in men.
Have you ever wondered what it's like to stay in arguably Singapore's more iconic hotel? With 1,850 rooms, 55 floors, and an Instagram-famous 500-foot rooftop infinity pool, Marina Bay Sands is a dizzying playground.
And over in Australia, employees now have a "right to disconnect" if their bosses try to contact them after hours.
Singapore scientists explain temperature link to diabetes in pregnant women, sperm issues in men
Little child girl kissing belly of a pregnant woman in the garden. (PHOTO: Getty)
A recent study by scientists from Singapore and the United Kingdom have found evidence that high temperatures impact human hormone levels and their endocrine system.
The recent review, covering studies since the 1940s, indicates that heat impacts hormone production and function, and sperm count in men, and increased the risk of gestational diabetes and thyroid disorders in pregnant women.
“Basically we know the impacts, but the ‘why’ and ‘how’ are lacking,” said Associate Professor Jason Le of the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, in an article published on Sunday (25 August) in Singapore's Straits Times.
HDB to launch Silver Upgrading Programme in Ang Mo Kio before Bukit Merah, Queenstown, and Toa Payoh
Artist's impression of a therapeutic garden at Chong Boon Heights in Ang Mo Kio, with sensory planting and spaces for contemplative activities. (PHOTO: HDB/A D Lab Pte Ltd)
The SUP involves developing and implementing senior-centric features to "help seniors age-in-place more comfortably by upgrading existing HDB precincts with higher densities of seniors", HDB said.
"Senior-friendly enhancements under the SUP will be tailored for each precinct. They could include new active ageing facilities like therapeutic gardens and fitness trails, barrier-free access, rest areas along pathways, as well as dementia-friendly elements to aid in navigation," HDB added. "In addition, 3-Generation playgrounds, combining play areas for children and fitness equipment for adults and seniors, could be introduced to promote inter-generational interaction."
The regional news outlet said it spoke to eight private-hire drivers in Singapore – all of those who use Grab or Gojek claimed that fares are now lower and their incomes have fallen.
Grab and Gojek reportedly did not reply to queries by CNA.
Australia 'right to disconnect' rule comes into effect
If you'd like to ignore your boss' attempts to contact you after hours, you can – if you're working in Australia.
A "right to disconnect" rule has come into effect in Australia, allowing employees who feel forced to take calls, or read messages from their employers, after they finish their day’s work to ignore their bosses. Under the new law, they need not fear punishment by their bosses.
More than 20 countries, mainly in Europe and Latin America, have similar rules.
The law does not ban employers from contacting workers after hours. Instead, it gives staff the right not to reply unless their refusal is deemed unreasonable.
Here's what it's like to stay in one of Singapore's most iconic hotels, Marina Bay Sands
The Marina Bay Sands hotel. (PHOTO: REUTERS/Edgar Su)
With 1,850 rooms, 55 floors, and an Instagram-famous 500-foot rooftop infinity pool, Marina Bay Sands is a dizzying playground.
Whether it looks like a boat, three decks of cards, or is simply an ingenious design by architect Moshe Safdie, the building has become synonymous with the Singapore skyline since it opened in 2010 — and now, it’s recently undergone a billion-dollar renovation, majorly upgrading more than 1,000 rooms in Towers 1 and 2. (Tower 3’s transformation is coming).
In incident on Friday morning (23 August), a 48-year-old female tourist from Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh, India, was walking in front of Malayan Mansion along Jalan Masjid India before she fell into a sinkhole that had opened up beneath her.
Rescue efforts have gone into the fourth day with still no trace of the victim besides a pair of sandals.
Seventy-three lives were lost in road accidents from January to June 2024, up from 71 fatalities in the same period last year, the Straits Times reported on Sunday (25 August), citing data from the traffic police.
About 40 per cent of pedestrian fatalities were those aged 65 and above.
Road fatalities caused by speeding and drink driving has also been trending upwards in the past three years; from six cases in the first half of 2022 to 25 cases in the first six months of 2024.
Mid-year traffic situation in Singapore 2024. (INFOGRAPHICS: SPF)
Convicted Singapore oil tycoon's mansion sold at nearly $4 million discount
Founder of collapsed oil trading firm Hin Leong Trading Pte Ltd, Lim Oon Kuin, better known as O.K. Lim, arrives at the State Courts in Singapore on 30 April, 2021. (PHOTO: REUTERS/Edgar Su)
The Good Class Bungalow (GCB), co-owned by Lim Oon Kuin, founder of collapsed oil firm Hin Leong Trading, is being purchased for $39.2 million, according to a property filing seen by Bloomberg News. It was originally put up for sale at $43 million.
The buyers are Hiew Wen Ji and Hiew Wen Li, according to the filing, the report said. The two are children of Hiew Yoon Khong, The Business Times reported earlier. Yoon Khong is the chief executive officer of Mapletree Investments.
Scientists tracked the movements of a large pregnant porbeagle shark for months. Then, its tag floated to the ocean surface, suggesting a larger shark had eaten it.
An Australia-based conservation group has shared footage showing a baby koala reuniting with mom after the “joey” was attacked by a dog and rushed to a wildlife hospital for treatment. “Meet Squeak!” Wildlife Warriors exclaimed via
Crews are working to clean up a milky white substance which was seen flowing down a section of Kitchener's Schneider Creek earlier this week.Geoff Martin was biking home with his son along Iron Horse trail Tuesday afternoon. When coming around a bend near Borden Street, he got his first full view of the creek. That's when he spotted the mysterious sediment flowing through the water."I asked my five year old if he wanted to retrace the substance and so we turned back around, followed it back up t
A ridge of high pressure is prolonging summer in BC and Alberta. Humidex values in southern BC will climb into the low to mid thirties Saturday afternoon. Temperatures will back off next week as a trough ushers in a cooler airmass. Details with meteorologist Dylan Kikuta.
JASPER, ALTA. — Nearly seven weeks since a wildfire forced the evacuation of Jasper National Park and burned nearly a third of the townsite's structures, Parks Canada says the blaze is now officially under control.
Several days of below-seasonal temperatures are on tap in southern Ontario as gusty, northwesterly winds blow through. We could see bands of lake-effect rain along the shores of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay, and we may even see some waterspouts, too
A subtropical low pushing into the maritime is unleashing heavy rain and strong winds. Meteorologist Rhythm Reet from The Weather Network has more details.
Scenes of flooding that have been all too common around Jacksonville, Tampa, and other communities north of Interstate 4 in Florida could continue for the next several days, as a stalled frontal boundary remains the focus for showers and thunderstorms.
Calgary officials continued to encourage citizens to cut back on their water use Friday, saying their efforts have the city to nearly 80 per cent of the way to achieving daily targets. "Skip two flushes and we have reached our goal," said director of capital priorities and investment Francois Bouchart at an afternoon news conference.Calgarians used 502 million litres of water on Thursday, up slightly from Wednesday's 500 million litres. Demand has remained at or above 500 million litres per day
With work still being done on water mains in Calgary, the city is asking people to do more to stay under a critical water usage threshold. Connor O'Donovan explains what may happen if the heat in the city pushes water usage past that limit.
Typhoon Yagi made landfall on Hainan island in southern China on Friday afternoon, September 6, bringing heavy rain, winds exceeding 138 mph, and an increased risk of landslides, according to the China Meteorological Administration.This timelapse satellite imagery, posted by the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere at Colorado State University, shows the typhoon swirling over Hainan and the Leizhou Peninsula as it moved west toward northern Vietnam.The imagery was captured over about 14.5 hours, from 7:20 am to 10 pm on Friday, according to a timestamp on the video. Credit: CSU/CIRA & NOAA/NESDIS via Storyful
