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#LetterOfTheWeek
Forum: Introducing #AI at Primary 4 carries a real developmental #risk #StraitsTimes
"When #socialmedia spread rapidly through our #children’s lives, the #guardrails came years too late.🤦‍♂️ We're still living with those ripples on #youth #mentalhealth, sleep, attention & #family life.. In 2023, #UNESCO called for #regulation of #generativeAI in #schools, #data #protection & #privacy standards, teacher training, & an age limit of 13 for classroom AI tools"👈🧐
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-introducing-ai-at-primary-4-carries-a-real-developmental-risk

#LetterOfTheWeek
Forum: Introducing #AI at Primary 4 carries a real developmental #risk #StraitsTimes
"When #socialmedia spread rapidly through our #children’s lives, the #guardrails came years too late.🤦‍♂️ We're still living with those ripples on #youth #mentalhealth, sleep, attention & #family life.. In 2023, #UNESCO called for #regulation of #generativeAI in #schools, #data #protection & #privacy standards, teacher training, & an age limit of 13 for classroom AI tools"👈🧐
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-introducing-ai-at-primary-4-carries-a-real-developmental-risk

🧐Should the #Government #fund ageing #private #condo #repairs? | The #StraitsTimes
"what raised eyebrows was another suggestion🤦‍♂️ that the Government could partially foot the bill for lift & escalator safety #upgrades. When just 17% of #Singapore’s residents live in private #condominiums, should #taxpayers’ money be used, even for partial funding?"
What is the difference between #public #housing and private #property? It is fair to fund private assets via public coffers?🤔
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/should-the-government-fund-ageing-condo-repairs

🧐Should the #Government #fund ageing #private #condo #repairs? | The #StraitsTimes
"what raised eyebrows was another suggestion🤦‍♂️ that the Government could partially foot the bill for lift & escalator safety #upgrades. When just 17% of #Singapore’s residents live in private #condominiums, should #taxpayers’ money be used, even for partial funding?"
What is the difference between #public #housing and private #property? It is fair to fund private assets via public coffers?🤔
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/should-the-government-fund-ageing-condo-repairs

Singapore’s Education Minister Desmond Lee on his first 6 months in the role

After 6 months as the Education Minister, Desmond Lee sits down with the media to talk about the Ministry of Education's plans for the year and beyond. Follow The Straits Times on YouTube: Turn on notifications 🔔 to stay updated. -------------------- WEBSITE ➤ WHATSAPP ➤ TIKTOK ➤ INSTAGRAM ➤ FACEBOOK ➤ TWITTER ➤ TELEGRAM ➤ PODCASTS ➤ #straitstimes #singapore #education #desmondlee

https://fllics.com/en/video/singapores-education-minister-desmond-lee-on-his-first-6-months-in-the-role/

Trump says he’ll be ‘watching over’ Minneapolis shooting investigation

US President Donald Trump said on Jan 27 he would be "watching over" the investigation into the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis by federal officers. READ MORE: Follow The Straits Times on YouTube: Turn on notifications 🔔 to stay updated. -------------------- WEBSITE ➤ WHATSAPP ➤ TIKTOK ➤ INSTAGRAM ➤ FACEBOOK ➤ TWITTER ➤ TELEGRAM ➤ PODCASTS ➤ #straitstimes #usa #trump #minneapolis #ice

https://fllics.com/en/video/trump-says-hell-be-watching-over-minneapolis-shooting-investigation/

Atomic ‘Doomsday Clock’ ticks closer than ever to midnight

Atomic scientists set their "Doomsday Clock" on Jan 27 at 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it has been to midnight in the history of the clock. READ MORE: Follow The Straits Times on YouTube: Turn on notifications 🔔 to stay updated. -------------------- WEBSITE ➤ WHATSAPP ➤ TIKTOK ➤ INSTAGRAM ➤ FACEBOOK ➤ TWITTER ➤ TELEGRAM ➤ PODCASTS ➤ #straitstimes #science #doomsday

https://fllics.com/en/video/atomic-doomsday-clock-ticks-closer-than-ever-to-midnight/

Atomic ‘Doomsday Clock’ ticks closer than ever to midnight

Atomic scientists set their "Doomsday Clock" on Jan 27 at 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it has been to midnight in the history of the clock. READ MORE: Follow The Straits Times on YouTube: Turn on notifications 🔔 to stay updated. -------------------- WEBSITE ➤ WHATSAPP ➤ TIKTOK ➤ INSTAGRAM ➤ FACEBOOK ➤ TWITTER ➤ TELEGRAM ➤ PODCASTS ➤ #straitstimes #science #doomsday

https://fllics.com/en/video/atomic-doomsday-clock-ticks-closer-than-ever-to-midnight/

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"With The #StraitsTimes turning 180 this year, Cheong expressed concern that the paper was not serving #Singapore's interests and urged it to remodel itself as a #global product that specialised in #geopolitical coverage. In 2022, the paper began receiving #government #funding. He noted in his book that Western #media outlets could not fill the gap in the market for such a product, as many had #political leanings."

>> Support professional #journalism

https://www.alojapan.com/1103289/japan-plane-aborts-landing-during-typhoon-shanshan-at-fukuoka-airport/ Japan: Plane aborts landing during Typhoon Shanshan at Fukuoka Airport #airplane #ExtremeWeather #flying #Fukuoka #FukuokaDestinations #FukuokaTour #FukuokaTravel #FukuokaTrip #FukuokaVacation #JapanTravel #JejuAir #St. #StraitsTimes #TyphoonShanshan #福岡 Japan: Plane aborts landing during Typhoon Shanshan at Fukuoka Airport A Jeju Air plane aborted its landing in Japan due to strong winds brought by Typhoon Shanshan. #TyphoonShanshan #japan # …

https://www.evshift.com/257504/chinas-xiaomi-unveils-first-electric-car/ China’s Xiaomi unveils first electric car #car #china #Chinas #ELECTRIC #ElectricCars #ElectricVehicle #ElectricVehicles #EV #st #StraitsTimes #Unveils #Xiaomi

“Financial services director Lim Mui Khim, 45, earns three to four times her husband’s salary” <-> ““It doesn’t bother me. My identity and self-worth does not come from my work and income,” said Mr Terrence Tan, 49, a part-time chief technology officer.”

so we are comparing full time women vs part time male workers now? Who comes up with this shit at #StraitsTimes

“Financial services director Lim Mui Khim, 45, earns three to four times her husband’s salary” <-> ““It doesn’t bother me. My identity and self-worth does not come from my work and income,” said Mr Terrence Tan, 49, a part-time chief technology officer.”

so we are comparing full time women vs part time male workers now? Who comes up with this shit at #StraitsTimes

#LetterOfTheWeek #Singapore #StraitsTimes
#STForum: Are #seniors at risk of losing independence amid #digitalisation push?
"if more activities moved to the digital platform, would this lead in the future to seniors being misdiagnosed as having early onset #dementia when it could be that they are just not digitally competent? .. How can #policymakers make things simple for seniors instead of adding more layers to hinder them from being #independent?" #technology #society
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-are-seniors-at-risk-of-losing-independence-amid-digitalisation-push

#LetterOfTheWeek #Singapore #StraitsTimes
#STForum: Try thanking the sweeper in the park
"When I say “good morning” or “thank you” to them, they sometimes look puzzled as they do not know I am addressing them. But after eye contact is made and they realise I am talking to them, they give me a radiant #smile. And that makes me really #happy." 😊
#WakeUpCall #Singaporeans #ChuaMuiHoong #HonestLiving #TruthVsSpin #equality #empathy
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/letter-of-the-week-try-thanking-the-sweeper-in-the-park

#LetterOfTheWeek #StraitsTimes #Singapore
#STForum: Harm from alcohol consumption outweighs any health benefit
"To the long list of the known deleterious effects of #alcohol, add lung #cancer, fractures, bowel/rectal cancers and #cataracts. The latest #WHO advisory is that the antioxidants polyphenols and resveratrols in red wine notwithstanding, there is no safe amount of alcohol imbibing that does not affect health. Earlier risks of alcohol are well documented"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-harm-from-alcohol-consumption-outweighs-any-health-benefit

#LetterOfTheWeek #StraitsTimes
#STForum: Squid Game-inspired event underscores inequality in society
"Migrant workers earn much less than most people in #Singapore. This event’s references to #SquidGame inadvertently underscored the #inequality in our own society. Perhaps instead of designing a Squid Game-style event, Pollisum could have distributed that $100,000 sum more equally among its workers." #empathy #hubrisOfMeritocracy
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-squid-game-inspired-event-underscores-inequality-in-society

#LetterOfTheWeek #StraitsTimes
#STForum: Time to end ‘no free water’ policy of #restaurants
"tap water in #Singapore is perfectly drinkable. We spend billions to ensure that this is so. In Japan & England, we were served tap water without even asking .. quest to squeeze the last drop of profit fr customers .. this irresponsible, short-sighted profit-at-all-costs attitude must stop. While I wld prefer tt they do so voluntarily, regulations shld be put in place if needed"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-time-to-end-no-free-water-policy-of-restaurants

#Wuhan virus alert from #StraitsTimes, #Singapore.