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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.
Orcas that prey on marine mammals sometimes “punt” seals or sea lions high into the air to stun the pinnipeds before meal time. On Saturday in California’s Monterey Bay, one young orca was caught on video practicing its skills on a large seabird. The accompanying
Fewer fall storms are expected through October for most of Canada, but pattern changes will likely be accompanied by high-impact storms as the season progresses.
A low pressure system will bring heavy rain to Alberta and Saskatchewan to round out this week, as parts of Manitoba see temperatures soar into mid summer-like values
EL CARISO, Calif. (AP) — Homes, vehicles and stables burned as three major wildfires in Southern California grew dramatically and became more aggressive but firefighters were hoping to get some relief Wednesday with cooler weather. More than a dozen people, mostly firefighters, were injured, officials said.
A marine enthusiast captured spectacular footage of a humpback whale lunge feeding off Southampton, New York, before it joined some dolphin swimming nearby.Joanna Steidle said she captured the footage on Monday morning, September 9, after spotting “two adult dolphins with a calf in between them riding the nose of a whale.” Credit: Joanna Steidle via Storyful
Francine has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph and is forecast to keep strengthening – possibly to a Category 2 storm – ahead of landfall along the Louisiana coast Wednesday.
PEGGY'S COVE — Japneet Singh, a security patroller at Nova Scotia's famed Peggy's Cove — a longtime treasure of Atlantic Canada’s coastline southwest of Halifax — is no stranger to the perils of the sea.
A trailing trough will spark a line of thunderstorms this afternoon. The storms will initiate around Trunk 10 and track eastward into Cape Breton later tonight. Details with Meteorologist Dylan Kikuta.
It may have taken all summer long, but this weekend -- the last of the season -- looks to feature dry weather and abundant sunshine across southern Ontario
A high-tech unmanned boat outfitted with sonar and cameras will try to solve the mystery of a 1968 plane crash that killed three people who were on a scientific assignment at Michigan's Lake Superior.
