River Valley High School slashing: Teen loses appeal for shorter jail term
SINGAPORE — The Court of Appeal on Oct 23 upheld the sentence of 16 years' jail that was handed down...
Selina Lum
23/10/2024
Teenagers
River Valley High School killing: Teen appealing against 16-year jail sentence
SINGAPORE — The teen who used a combat axe to kill his 13-year-old schoolmate in 2021 is appealing a...
David Sun
01/07/2024
Video games help and harm U.S. teens — leading to both friendships and bullying, Pew survey says
Video games are where U.S. teens form friendships — but also where a majority say they experience bu...
Cara Tabachnick
09/05/2024
From selling chips to becoming a millionaire at 19, Malaysian entrepreneur aims for first billion before age 30
When most of his peers his age were watching cartoons, Munashraf Munawar was glued to shows about th...
Ashwini Balan
23/04/2024
Two 13-year-olds among three girls arrested for drug abuse
SINGAPORE – Three teenage girls were arrested for abusing Ice after they admitted to consuming drugs...
Fatimah Mujibah
08/02/2024
Boy punches mum repeatedly for not waking him up earlier on exam day
SINGAPORE – A 16-year-old boy who assaulted his mother multiple times in 2022 and caused her to suff...
Nadine Chua
05/02/2024
ISA restriction order for 16-year-old radicalised into white supremacist despite being Chinese
SINGAPORE – A Secondary 4 student who considered himself a white supremacist after being radicalised...
Jean Iau
24/01/2024
'I was going through so much mentally and emotionally': Woman pressured by parents to marry when she got pregnant at 17
SINGAPORE - Anna started having sex at 15 and two years later, she was pregnant. Soon after, her par...
Theresa Tan
21/01/2024
Some workers get hurt on the job more than others — here's who and why
Diane Rohlman is associate dean for research, professor and endowed chair of rural safety and health...
Diane Rohlman
03/01/2024
Teen hits delivery man with golf club in Seoul, says he did it for no reason
A teen in South Korea recently swung a golf club at a delivery man riding a motorcycle, injuring the...
Ashwini Balan
30/11/2023
Meta deliberately targeted young users, ensnaring them with addictive tech, states claim
Meta accused of engineering social media platforms to hook kids Meta accused of engineering social m...
Khristopher J
28/11/2023
'I will not let the matter rest': Mum of 15-year-old girl who was beaten up by group at Changi chalet
The mum of a 15-year-old girl who was roughed up at the Civil Service Club chalet in Changi said she...
Claudia Tan
21/11/2023
Throwing slippers and pouring water: Teenagers film themselves harassing drunk man at HDB void deck
A group of teenagers were recently exposed for allegedly harassing a drunk man at a void deck. Three...
Claudia Tan
15/11/2023
Child gun deaths and fatal drug poisonings skyrocketed over past decade, researchers find
Fatal injury rates have spiked over the past decade for children and teens in the U.S., especially d...
Sara Moniuszko
05/10/2023
3 teens among 5 Singapore youths arrested for suspected drug trafficking on Telegram
SINGAPORE - Five Singaporeans aged between 17 and 21, including three teenagers, were arrested on We...
Vihanya Rakshika
29/09/2023
'Parenting fail': Teenager peeing at Waterway Point playground angers netizens
No matter the circumstance, urgency notwithstanding, public urination is illegal. And as if urinatin...
Ashwini Balan
22/09/2023
Man creates ruckus at Yishun tuition centre after daughters allegedly bullied by classmate
It is distressing to find out that your child has been bullied. Which is why this irate parent Roy C...
Ashwini Balan
20/09/2023
3 teenagers among 10 suspects arrested over banking-related malware scams
SINGAPORE — Six men, one woman, and three teenagers — aged between 16 and 28 — have been arrested fo...
Vihanya Rakshika
11/09/2023
Game of 'monkey': RI students accused of bullying primary school pupil were only playing, says school
Just a game, or something else? A group of Raffles Institution (RI) students were accused of bullyin...
Candice Cai
10/08/2023
'Their money and pride taken against their will': Singapore Counselling Centre sees more young victims of scams
SINGAPORE — Young people are seeking help for mental health issues after falling for scams, amid a s...
BNB DiviyadhaarshiniChristine Siow
07/08/2023