1+ week, 3+ day ago   (215+ words) Published Sep 03, 2026, 05:00 AM I use GrabPet regularly and have become increasingly frustrated by the inconsistency between Grab’s stated policies and the service provided by some of its GrabPet drivers. I travel with two Siberian huskies. Grab’s breed-size guidance classifies huskies…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (840+ words) Jerzy Gawor, a visiting veterinary dental specialist at Vet Central, with a canine patient. Published Aug 09, 2026, 11:54 AM SINGAPORE – Milo was a nine-year-old poodle who was still excited for walks. He wolfed down his kibble and curled up on the sofa…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (673+ words) Published Jul 31, 2026, 06:45 PM SINGAPORE – James Cook University (JCU) launched a new broodstock and hatchery facility on July 31 for research, and teach its students to produce high-quality Asian seabass. It is the first university-based facility of its kind for Asian seabass,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (648+ words) A small but growing number of South Korean companies now offer pet bereavement leave, reflecting the rise of pets as family members. Published Jul 05, 2026, 04:00 PM SEOUL – For many pet owners, losing a companion animal can feel like losing a family…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (715+ words) Published Jun 29, 2026, 10:15 AM Updated Jun 29, 2026, 10:17 AM BANGKOK – The ghostly white creature curled up on a weighing scale is almost unrecognisable in the Facebook post offering it for sale. Only closer inspection reveals it to be a dead pangolin. The animal,…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (670+ words) Philippine domestic worker Beverly Tamiao Gomez had joined NTUC's CDE upon friends’ recommendations in 2019. Published Jun 14, 2026, 05:00 AM SINGAPORE – As she held a trembling guinea pig in her arms, Philippine domestic worker Beverly Tamiao Gomez teared up. Her pent-up stress had…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (255+ words) Sunshades and a soil area will be installed at Monkey Mountain in Ichikawa City Zoo, where Punch and the other monkeys are kept. Published Jun 04, 2026, 09:40 AM CHIBA – The city of Ichikawa, Chiba prefecture, is set to improve living conditions for…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (638+ words) A research team from NUS and Tohoku University have named this new species Chironex blakangmati. Published Jun 02, 2026, 07:48 PM Updated Jun 02, 2026, 07:52 PM SINGAPORE - Researchers from Singapore and Japan have discovered a new species of box jellyfish near Sentosa, and have advised…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (222+ words) The tourist was bitten after a "snake charmer" let a snake, thought to be a cobra, crawl into his trousers. Published Apr 28, 2026, 03:23 AM Updated Apr 28, 2026, 04:28 AM BERLIN - A German tourist has died after a snake crawled into his trousers and…...