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Foldable mattresses, two soft toys, and a fan were in one of three units rented by the girl's father.
Singapore

Police probing case of teen who lived in food stall

Popular American comedian Arj Barker has since offered the woman a refund for the ticket.
Lifestyle

Arj Barker kicked out breastfeeding mother, baby

The girl is seen running across a zebra crossing after a road traffic warden waves her through.
Singapore

Car hits Bukit View Sec student at zebra crossing

The Early Childhood Development Agency has taken action against Metis Preschool in Redhill for its sudden closure.
Singapore

Preschool in Redhill shuts down suddenly

The 6,800-tonne Sewol ferry sank on April 16, 2014, with 476 passengers and crew on board and 304 died.
World

10 years after ferry disaster, mothers express grief

Meta said it was testing a “nudity protection” tool driven by AI that would find and blur images containing nudity sent to minors on the app’s messaging system.
World

Meta turns to AI to protect minors from ‘sextortion’ on IG

Six-month-old Yong Jing Yu was found face down in his playpen at his nanny's flat on Dec 28, 2021.
Singapore

Open verdict for six-month-old baby’s death at nanny’s home

Occupational therapist Cheryl Chia with her clients at the Awwa Early Intervention Centre in Fernvale Link, which has a collection of 20 adaptive toys.
Singapore

Toys with adapted switches help kids with disabilities play

Earlier in March, Danson Tang was spotted by a news website at a park with Becky Su and a boy who looked to be about two years old.
TV

Danson Tang, other stars came clean about their secret kids

    Some 15 per cent of boys and 16 per cent of girls reported being cyber bullied at least once in recent months, according to a study.
    World

    One child in six is cyberbullied; pandemic made it worse

    In the Channel 8 drama Born To Shine, father Liu Yige (Andie Chen), metes out corporal punishment on his son Liu Yuanyang (Lincoln Ang).
    TV

    Actor Andie Chen believes caning should be the last resort

    In 2023, the majority of children from lower-income families had a 75 per cent attendance rate.
    Singapore

    Pre-schools to boost attendance rates

    Earlier in March, Danson Tang was spotted by a news website at a park with Becky Su and a boy who looked to be about two years old.
    TV

    Danson Tang, other stars came clean about their secret kids

    Some 15 per cent of boys and 16 per cent of girls reported being cyber bullied at least once in recent months, according to a study.
    World

    One child in six is cyberbullied; pandemic made it worse

    In the Channel 8 drama Born To Shine, father Liu Yige (Andie Chen), metes out corporal punishment on his son Liu Yuanyang (Lincoln Ang).
    TV

    Actor Andie Chen believes caning should be the last resort

    In 2023, the majority of children from lower-income families had a 75 per cent attendance rate.
    Singapore

    Pre-schools to boost attendance rates

    A lawyer said that the suspects might not be exempted from criminal punishment in the case, even if they are minors.
    World

    Killing of schoolmate casts light on China's left-behind kids

    The school has reported the incident to the Early Childhood Development Agency, and are fully cooperating with ongoing investigations.
    Singapore

    Pre-schooler allegedly locked in dark room, shouted at by teachers

    The study found that children were offered a limited variety of foods, resulting in a lack of balance in nutrition.
    Health

    New guidelines to foster healthy eating habits in children

    Singapore

    Kinderland HQ failed to supervise centre employees: ECDA

    More than half of the new abusers arrested were below the age of 30.
    Singapore

    Worrying increase in young, female drug abusers in 2023

    The apex court said it considered two sets of child welfare reports, which showed that the mother was “wilfully carrying out a campaign” to turn the girl against her father.
    Singapore

    Apex court returns girl to dad’s care, bars contact from mum