TODAY

Big Read: From broken taps to missing soap – why it's so hard to clean up coffee shop, hawker centre toilets Broken flushes, missing soap and even faeces on ceilings – who’s to blame and what’s the solution? 🚽💩🤢 https://tdy.sg/43L8FxK @todayonlinesg

Voices: Annual performance reviews may be on their way out, but feedback is more important than ever "Performance reviews – annual or otherwise – should help us improve, not just check a corporate box," a business owner said. 📉📈https://tdy.sg/4ihgKi1 @todayonlinesg

Up Close: 'K-pop is my calling’ – the 15-year-old who's made a high-stakes move to Korea to chase stardom Would you put school on hold to take a leap of faith for a dream with no guaranteed success? At 15, Cassa Tan has made her choice to move to South Korea to pursue a career in the K-pop industry, and the Singaporean teeanger is all in. 🎤🇰🇷 https://tdy.sg/4hjHZY6 @todayonlinesg

Big Read: As the number of young drug abusers in Singapore continues to rise, youth advocates say it's time to fight back smarter From the sepak takraw court to the streets, youth advocates are tackling the rise in drug use with trust, sports and real talk. Can a game change a life? 🚫😮‍💨 https://tdy.sg/3XvTdla @todayonlinesg

Voices: I was unceremoniously let go. It was hard, but it taught me to deal with my anger "Anger isn't a shameful jack-in-the-box that has to be immediately jammed back inside. It tells us something important – that we were denied something that mattered greatly to us," Mr John Lim wrote. 😡🖤https://tdy.sg/3R552uV @todayonlinesg

Adulting: Good neighbours – a friendly wave each morning makes for a better day This CNA TODAY reporter lived in his flat for five years without knowing any of his neighbours' names. And he's not the only one in such a situation. 🙋‍♂️🙂 https://tdy.sg/4iiJU0e @todayonlinesg

Ground Up: ‘I was simply too tired’ – Singaporeans burnt out from long hours, working on days off and unreasonable bosses "I would wake up feeling like someone is grabbing my skull, squeezing and shaking it at the same time," a 25-year-old writer said. She ended up having to go to the doctor after feeling burnt out. 😩🤕 https://tdy.sg/3D8umx6 @todayonlinesg

Big Read: Rats! These tiny, scurrying rodents can cause greater harm than you think and here's what we can do about the scourge Across Singapore, rats are scurrying into more spaces than ever, fuelled by urbanisation, climate change and easy access to food waste. Can we outsmart them? 🐀🪤 https://tdy.sg/3FaTgwD @todayonlinesg

Up Close: 'K-pop is my calling’ – the 15-year-old who's made a high-stakes move to Korea to chase stardom Would you put school on hold to take a leap of faith for a dream with no guaranteed success? At 15, Cassa Tan has made her choice to move to South Korea to pursue a career in the K-pop industry, and she’s all in. 🎤🇰🇷 https://tdy.sg/4hjHZY6

Voices: My oldest child is 12, but I’m not giving him a smartphone anytime soon. Here’s why For mum-of-five Kelly Ang, this is what it'll take for her children to show her that they're truly ready for their own mobile phone. 👦📱 https://tdy.sg/4h0AK7k @todayonlinesg

Mental Health Matters: Don't get trapped in your comfort zone. Here's why growth demands a challenge As Ms Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of a former United States president, once said: "Do one thing every day that scares you." 🙀 https://tdy.sg/41EcVxS @todayonlinesg

Up Close: Soaring to save lives – the flight nurse who flies around the world responding to medical emergencies What does it take to be a flight nurse? For Ms Hemma Rajendra, it means late-night calls, life-or-death decisions at 30,000 feet, and sometimes missing celebratory events with family. ✈️🩺 https://tdy.sg/4h49iFA @todayonlinesg

Big Read: GE2025 Hot Spots – With the PAP facing a Tan Chuan-Jin-sized hole in its line-up, Marine Parade GRC could be the contest to watch Former Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin’s exit leaves a void in Marine Parade GRC, which has long been a stronghold for the ruling political party. 🗳 https://tdy.sg/4hZ1pCJ @todayonlinesg

Voices: Losing all my hair at 35 forced me to rethink the concept of beauty and self-worth "Will I ever be beautiful again? Maybe not like I was before, but it’s okay." Dealing with alopecia areata over the last eight years has given Ms Yang Xi Ren a deep appreciation for life beyond appearances. 💇‍♀🪞 https://tdy.sg/3EUVDDJ @todayonlinesg

In Pictures: Connecting with ancestral spirits, Malaysia’s indigenous Mah Meri tribe keeps 200-year-old tradition alive A look at how an indigenous tribe known as the “Masked Men of Malaysia” remember their ancestors. 🌊 https://tdy.sg/4gXGvTa @todayonlinesg

Ground Up: 'No one has visited me in years’ – the quiet lives of seniors with no next of kin in nursing, welfare homes “Most of these residents will be in denial (at first), asking how come they ended up being in a nursing home?" a social worker said. 🧑‍🦯 https://tdy.sg/3DaH7qN @todayonlinesg

Big Read: ‘I never thought much about it': Why some Singaporeans grow up without close friends of other ethnicities Even though Singapore provides ample opportunities for people to mix across racial lines, close interracial friendships are still the product of individual preferences and proclivities, experts said. 👩🏻‍💼👩🏽‍🔬🧑🏾‍💼https://tdy.sg/41c1oUU @todayonlinesg

Voices: Why I switched from cashback credit cards to miles When Ms Dawn Cher was a single adult, she favoured cashback credit cards. But when she became a wife and then mother, she found herself trading them in for miles cards instead. Here's why: 💳💵✈ https://tdy.sg/4gQBU5m @todayonlinesg

Big Read: GE2025 Hot Spots – it was the tightest race in 2020. Will West Coast GRC be too close to call again? From pest control to better public transport and elder-friendly infrastructure, residents in hotly contested West Coast GRC share their sentiments and hopes ahead of GE2025. 🏘🗳 https://tdy.sg/4k8ekDW @todayonlinesg

Voices: My mum’s death taught me that there’s no right or wrong way to grieve a loved one "It was not just my mother's body that was failing, but the person within," Ms Tan Fang Xian said as she looked back on the emotional struggles of the last months of her mum's life. 🏥💔 https://tdy.sg/4gSbCzD @todayonlinesg