The Straits Times

For nearly a year in 2019, a 15-year-old girl did not leave her room and played computer games all day. Reclusion in youth has seen a steady rise in developed countries, especially in Asia. https://str.sg/vwRc

The girl who was living at a Circuit Road food stall for almost a year seems to be "coping well" at a hospital, said MacPherson MP Tin Pei Ling. https://str.sg/tNZH

I am not giving up.

Thambi Magazine Store's owner said he will seek a new Holland Village site after the closure of the 8-decade-old family business. https://str.sg/jXMs

This week's trending stories: 🏔 (For subscribers) 5-year-old sets record as youngest Singaporean to reach Everest Base Camp: https://str.sg/KMZN 💎 He paid $18 for $18,000 Cartier earrings, and then the jeweller noticed: https://str.sg/4b7q8 👖 London-based designers debut $1,100 ‘crotch-stained’ jeans, netizens pee themselves laughing: https://str.sg/u38z

🌧 Heavy rain has prompted flood warnings across large parts of Singapore on the morning of May 4 as well as delays at Changi Airport. https://str.sg/qSqf

16-year-old Kabir Anurag is the first Singaporean to be recruited by Alpine's Formula One academy. The teenager is only the 9th addition to the racing team. https://str.sg/yWou

(For subscribers) Malaysia is set to cut fuel subsidies by June, as the public grapples with high living costs. How will this affect support for PM Anwar Ibrahim's unity government? https://str.sg/4YDBf

A father of 7 who raped and sexually assaulted one of his daughters has been sentenced to 16 years’ jail and 18 strokes of the cane. Before the acts came to light, the man's wife was being intimate with him when she heard him say their daughter's name. https://str.sg/9pXX

An orang utan treated its own wound using a medicinal plant in the first case of its kind. https://str.sg/iE9H

Another Boeing whistleblower has died after raising concerns about the safety of the 737 Max jet. Mr Josh Dean died following a short illness, weeks after a former employee was found dead of an apparent suicide. https://str.sg/nyvC