The Straits Times
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Stay in the know with the latest news from Singapore and around the world.
Show moreπ Analytical overview of Telegram channel The Straits Times
Channel The Straits Times (@thestraitstimes) in the English language segment is an active participant. Currently, the community unites 269 404 subscribers, ranking 538 in the News & Media category and 3 in the Singapore region.
π Audience metrics and dynamics
Since its creation on Π½Π΅Π²ΡΠ΄ΠΎΠΌΠΎ, the project has demonstrated rapid growth, gathering an audience of 269 404 subscribers.
According to the latest data from 04 September, 2026, the channel demonstrates stable activity. Although there has been a change in the number of participants by 324 over the last 30 days and by 1 over the last 24 hours, overall reach remains high.
- Verification status: Verified (Officially confirmed by Telegram)
- Engagement rate (ER): The average audience engagement rate is 27.72%. Within the first 24 hours after publication, content typically collects 22.88% reactions from the total number of subscribers.
- Post reach: On average, each post receives 74 678 views. Within the first day, a publication typically gains 61 632 views.
- Reactions and interaction: The audience actively supports content: the average number of reactions per post is 705.
- Thematic interests: Content is focused on key topics such as feb, know, asia, authority, haze.
π Description and content policy
The author describes the resource as a platform for expressing subjective opinions:
βStay in the know with the latest news from Singapore and around the world.β
Thanks to the high frequency of updates (latest data received on 05 September, 2026), the channel maintains relevance and a high level of publication reach. Analytics show that the audience actively interacts with content, making it an important point of influence in the News & Media category.
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| Date | Subscriber Growth | Mentions | Channels | |
| 05 September | +9 | |||
| 04 September | +27 | |||
| 03 September | +26 | |||
| 02 September | +36 | |||
| 01 September | +13 |
Channel Posts
The air quality in Singapore has improved, with the PSI across all 5 regions of the country now within the moderate range. https://str.sg/amHx
| 2 |  "I don't want to die, not yet": Rapper Sheikh Haikel lost 100kg, half his body weight, in less than 8 months while undergoing treatment for stage 4 colon cancer.
The 50-year-old admitted that he's scared but says he plans to continue working and release another album. https://str.sg/EfQa | 43 920 |
| 3 |  MOE has developed an AI tool to help geography teachers mark students' written work.
The tool is also being piloted in some secondary schools for English, social studies and history. https://str.sg/kYDj | 48 215 |
| 4 |  Senior Minister K Shanmugam said the police are looking into racist remarks posted online about the Nepal floods and Singapore Airlines' investment in Air India.
He noted that some comments to these issues have been "shameful, nasty and totally unacceptable". https://str.sg/AizE | 51 144 |
| 5 |  A Singaporean couple lost over $500,000 after being duped into buying stocks of a Hong Kong-listed company whose value then nosedived, in a "pump and dump" scam.Β https://str.sg/aq85
Since July, a total of 21 cases of "pump and dump" stock market manipulation scams involving overseas-listed companies have been reported in Singapore. https://str.sg/Nof8 | 58 010 |
| 6 |  A number of Singaporeans were lured into joining a ponzi scheme with free dinners, $8 manicures and sprawling condos inΒ Nanning.
The recruiters, also fellow Singaporeans, were never clear what the investment was for but focused on how potential investors could recoup their money β by recruiting others.Β https://str.sg/EZ8k | 57 990 |
| 7 |  This week's trending stories:
π€΅π° Philippine couple married in hip-deep floodwaters: https://str.sg/Af6w
π€ Robot at Little India MRT station can help commuters find their way, give travel information: https://str.sg/n6sV
πΆ Tucker, the internet's beloved golden retriever, diagnosed with cancer: https://str.sg/byFt | 55 389 |
| 8 |  A US judge has declared a mistrial in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of killing her 3 young children in 2023. Her defense argued that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time of the murder.
The nearly 6-week-long trial reignited a longstanding debate about how postpartum mental health in women is treated in the US, and how the countryβs legal system addresses cases when mothers kill their children.Β https://str.sg/AqyQ | 58 602 |
| 9 |  The PSI reading in western Singapore has hit 102, making it the 3rd region in the country to record an unhealthy level of air pollutants since Sept 4.
Readings in the North (85) and South (88) remained in the moderate range. https://str.sg/FC2g | 60 690 |
| 10 |  The air quality in eastern Singapore has reached unhealthy levels, with a PSI reading of 102 as at 9pm. https://str.sg/zzhg | 65 540 |
| 11 |  Singapore may continue to be affected by haze, as dry conditions are expected for the coming days, said NEA.
The air quality on Sept 5 is forecast to be between the high moderate to mid-unhealthy range. https://str.sg/H4Lmi | 61 698 |
| 12 |  π± Apple users can now use Apple Pay Express to tap into MRT and LRT stations without unlocking their devices for faster payments. How it works: https://str.sg/en6P | 58 404 |
| 13 |  +3Singapore's RTS Link Woodlands North station is now complete, after almost 6 years of construction. Here's a sneak peek: https://str.sg/zhqYh | 57 313 |
| 14 |  Tests on vegetables imported from China showed no evidence of formalin contamination, said SFA.
This comes after reports of cabbage from Hebei being treated with a formaldehyde solution. https://str.sg/brp9 | 53 601 |
| 15 |  (For subscribers) βοΈ At just 22, Thilak Dharshan made a solo trip to Southern Africa that included passing through 3 countries in a single day.
His 18-day adventure cost $3,000 and came with its share of unexpected travel hiccups. Read how he pulled it off: https://str.sg/965H
Follow Headstart's Instagram account: https://str.sg/kjWc
#stheadstart | 55 330 |
| 16 |  Rapper Sheikh Haikel has been diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer.
His wife Anna Belle Francis said he had surgery and is undergoing treatment to fight the cancer. https://str.sg/fqcc | 58 295 |
| 17 |  NEA will issue daily haze advisories as Singapore's air quality enters the unhealthy range on Sept 4.
Here's how you can plan your outdoor activitiesΒ during this period.Β https://str.sg/7Av5 | 63 596 |
| 18 |  GPT-6 Astra is now being rolled out to select customers, with safeguards built in to mitigate security risks.
βAt this level of capability, safety has to become our top priority,β said OpenAI president Greg Brockman. https://str.sg/J9ju3 | 62 210 |
| 19 |  52 Singaporeans have been arrested in Guangxi, China, for alleged involvement in pyramid scheme activities.
This could be the largest foreign detention of Singapore citizens to date.Β https://str.sg/6aFYz | 63 021 |
| 20 |  A CFO at a precision-engineering company lost his claim over $200,000 in unpaid bonuses after a judge found that he had chosen his own interpretation of his employerβs requirements.
He argued that he had fulfilled the bonus criteria through a financial valuation model he developed because he thought he knew better. https://str.sg/4zanH | 61 890 |
