Upper primary and lower secondary student athletes will have more opportunities to compete in this year's National School Games. This is as the competition format is being changed to allow every team to play at least six matches. This will apply to sports like football, table tennis and hockey. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia

Party balloon vendors in Singapore have been hit with global helium prices tripling over the past six months. Some experts predict supplies could become scarce or run out in 40 to 50 years' time. To keep their business afloat for longer, they are turning to air-filled products and other methods. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia

Singapore has maintained its position as the fifth least corrupt country in the world. This is according to the latest index by a global anti-graft watchdog which ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia

Singapore attracted more than S$12 billion in fixed asset investments last year. CNA spoke to Cindy Koh, Executive Vice President at EDB and Dr Tan Dunlin, Director of Research and Technology at Thales, a leading technology and defence company. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia

More than 50 per cent more illegal health products were seized last year compared to 2022. Over the same period, authorities removed three times more online listings of such products. The Health Sciences Authority said that these products were unregistered, counterfeit or had banned substances in them. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia

Singapore attracted S$12.7 billion in fixed asset investments last year. The figure is S$9.8 billion less than in 2022, which has been described as a bumper year that is unlikely to be repeated. However, the 2023 amount exceeds EDB's medium- to long-term goal of between S$8 billion and S$10 billion. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has blocked a bill that would have launched a new independent investigation into the 2022 Halloween crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon district. More than 150 people died in that tragedy. The special bill was passed by the opposition-led National Assembly three weeks ago, without the support of the ruling People Power Party. President Yoon has vetoed the bill and instead endorsed a motion demanding the National Assembly reconsider the legislation. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia

Malaysia's Al-Sultan Abdullah ended his five-year reign as King on Jan 30, with Sultan Ibrahim of Johor set to ascend the throne on Jan 31. As Melissa Goh reports, Sultan Abdullah's reign has been both eventful and memorable for Malaysia. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia

Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, in a case where he was accused of leaking state secrets. It is the cricketer-turned-politician's second conviction in months and also the harshest. The ruling comes just 10 days before the country heads to the polls. Hira Mustafa reports from Islamabad. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia

Hong Kong has launched a one-month public consultation on its version of a national security law. The legislation, known as Article 23, will tighten laws against espionage and treason amid rising geopolitical risks. It is meant to complement the Beijing-imposed national security law that was passed in 2020 to curb dissent in the city. Deborah Wong reports. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia

China Evergrande Group, the world's most indebted developer, was on Monday (Jan 29) ordered by a Hong Kong court to wind up. However, it is not clear if the mainland authorities would recognise the Hong Kong ruling. Dr Tommy Wu, senior China economist at Commerzbank, shares with CNA’s Asia Now the potential complexities that could arise. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia

A Hong Kong court on Monday (Jan 29) ordered the liquidation of debt-laden China Evergrande Group, but the move did not come as a surprise. Mr Hong Hao, chief economist at Shanghai-based GROW Investment Group, explains on CNA's Asia First what Evergrande's liquidation means for other embattled real estate developers in China. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia

Allegations that some members of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) were involved in the Oct 7 Hamas attack on Israel are not reason enough to suspend the agency’s funding, says senior politics and international lecturer Srinjoy Bose from the University of New South Wales in Sydney. He tells CNA’s Asia Now that what has been said are only allegations against UNRWA, and the UN has committed to investigating these. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia

Despite allegations that some UNRWA members were involved in the Oct 7 Hamas attack on Israel, there has not been in-depth evidence to suggest that the allegations have been founded, says Professor Jason Hart, who teaches Humanitarianism & Development at University of Bath in England. He tells CNA’s World Tonight that these kinds of allegations are “consistent with Israel's efforts over many years to delegitimise UNRWA”. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia

Demand for home dialysis services is rising, with one provider seeing it nearly triple over the past year. It is in line with the national push to enable more seniors to be cared for at home. Every day in Singapore, six new patients are diagnosed with the condition. CNA’s Sherlyn Seah reports. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia

The US securities regulator recently approved the first US-listed exchange traded funds (ETFs) to track bitcoin, putting ETFs in the spotlight with first-time investors. What are ETFs and what do you need to know before investing in these funds? Andrea Heng finds out more from Yeap Jun Rong, market analyst at IG.  0:00 Intro 0:36 SimplyGo, Chinese New Year costs 5:22 What are ETFs? 11:29 What beginners need to know 17:48 When you are starting, which ETFs should you buy? 21:30 Risks to be aware of 25:34 Which platform to buy from

As the Thai government pushes hard for a land bridge for ships to bypass the Malacca Strait, CNA's Jack Board went to the area to find out how the mega-project could affect local people and the environment. Read more: https://cna.asia/3SinzEn Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia

More than seven in 10 young Singaporeans in their 20s to early 30s see being single, unmarried and childless as more acceptable these days. Yet, personal aspirations to be parents remain strong. These findings are based on the Institute of Policy Studies' first-ever survey on youth perspectives. The survey polled more than 2,300 people over two months. IPS said its findings suggest a need for policymakers to address the concerns of young people to better equip them for their future. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has kept monetary policy unchanged for the third consecutive meeting. This is in line with market expectations. The central bank has also lowered its overall inflation forecast for the year. It is now forecasting that overall inflation will come in between 2.5% and 3.5%, down from the previous range of 3% to 4%. Barring any further global shocks, MAS said the Singapore economy is expected to strengthen in 2024, with growth across various sectors. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia