# The Straits Times: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

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As of 2026-10-29, The Straits Times has 835,000 subscribers, 697,245,740 total views, and 36,815 videos. It ranks #89,637 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [The Straits Times](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for The Straits Times is “Third train accident in Spain this year, more than 60 dead”, a Short published Oct 28, 2026.
- These are The Straits Times’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Oct 25, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026 (7 long-form videos and 41 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 9,362. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “Train in Brazil slams into crane that fell on railway tracks, injuring 1” (90,305 views, Oct 25, 2026). Least viewed: “Do mums no longer have 'me time'?” (277 views, Oct 28, 2026).
- Median length: 34:45 for 7 long-form videos; 1:10 for 41 Shorts.
- In this sample, The Straits Times’s consecutive uploads were a median of 0 days apart (shortest gap 0 days, longest 1 day).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 29, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Third train accident in Spain this year, more than 60 dead](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/8Fid5_ac5NE/) | 2026-10-28 | Short | 2,457 | 0:30 | - |
| [\[FULL\] Vivian Balakrishnan wraps up Singapore-Indonesia talks in Jakarta on tackling haze](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/MRGKkCD4mXc/) | 2026-10-28 | Long-form | 14,094 | 19:02 | 2.17x |
| [Singapore and Indonesia are committed to contractual obligations: Vivian Balakrishnan](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/Y_wUQx7EvOw/) | 2026-10-28 | Short | 2,222 | 1:34 | - |
| [Singapore, Indonesia committed at highest level to resolving bilateral issues: Vivian Balakrishnan](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/8g1nlv30m3U/) | 2026-10-28 | Short | 8,560 | 2:30 | 1.61x |
| [Face-to-face diplomacy key to dealing with cross-boundary challenges like haze: Vivian Balakrishnan](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/c4fPg9UOaLk/) | 2026-10-28 | Short | 3,384 | 2:35 | - |
| [Protesters rally in Indonesian cities against their government’s haze response, rising living costs](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/bgIBif7l0ZQ/) | 2026-10-28 | Short | 9,086 | 0:35 | 3.19x |
| [\[FULL\] Alvin Tan gives updates on Maju Forest, Gillman Barracks redevelopment plans](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/yJIeQfxv2OY/) | 2026-10-28 | Long-form | 5,114 | 12:45 | 1.14x |
| [More greenery retained in updated development plans for Maju Forest, Gillman Barracks](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/v3m4uPGwguY/) | 2026-10-28 | Short | 828 | 1:42 | - |
| [Singapore Govt has found ‘a right balance’ when redeveloping green spaces: Alvin Tan](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/QC_-QHx2Wyc/) | 2026-10-28 | Short | 578 | 1:39 | - |
| [Companies expected to cooperate with haze investigation: Shanmugam](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/Gu9gNQT2OQI/) | 2026-10-28 | Short | 11,536 | 2:46 | 2.46x |
| [Singapore haze law: Amendments will be made at next Parliament sitting](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/PzY_duS9dy0/) | 2026-10-28 | Short | 2,370 | 1:39 | - |
| [How does Chagee expand so quickly?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/Rc5KOtn9a1A/) | 2026-10-28 | Short | 808 | 1:10 | - |
| [‘You’re lying’: US, Cuban officials clash at UN General Assembly](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/bjXYw6V8ynM/) | 2026-10-28 | Short | 3,980 | 2:34 | - |
| [Do mums no longer have 'me time'?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/S-KmwbPbZeQ/) | 2026-10-28 | Short | 277 | 1:42 | - |
| [Huge fire breaks out in deprived area of upmarket Gangnam, Seoul](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/SI-oFDSVjB4/) | 2026-10-28 | Short | 6,841 | 0:40 | 1.08x |
| [All MOE kindergartens rolling out full-day care by 2030, to be piloted at 2 branches in 2027](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/_5rVxepXYfU/) | 2026-10-28 | Short | 3,424 | 1:46 | - |
| [He spent 16 years at McDonald’s, now he’s growing a Chinese tea brand \| Chagee APAC CMO Eugene Lee](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/RGbI1WkWZPs/) | 2026-10-28 | Long-form | 11,765 | 49:07 | 2.01x |
| [Singapore, Indonesia to set up joint task force to hold firms accountable for forest fires](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/uCWzjyN37a8/) | 2026-10-27 | Short | 23,253 | 2:00 | 1.94x |
| [Can ASEAN cooperate on haze?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/l0AxFRHRDvU/) | 2026-10-27 | Short | 1,287 | 1:41 | - |
| [China delivery rider tries to buy a gift from Chanel, gets mistaken for robber instead](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/GVZqbaTE7o8/) | 2026-10-27 | Short | 40,290 | 0:36 | 2.02x |
| [Monkey wraps India shopkeeper in a big hug](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/nKsFTbzrLlc/) | 2026-10-27 | Short | 29,541 | 0:38 | 1.63x |
| [Florida mother arrested for leaving 4 kids home alone while she goes on Vegas work trip](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/83TO-_Q97OA/) | 2026-10-27 | Short | 6,210 | 0:45 | - |
| [ASEAN-EU free trade agreement on the horizon, says PM Wong](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/sFcRXkYTe6I/) | 2026-10-27 | Short | 3,837 | 1:45 | - |
| [Stronger haze law will tackle Singapore’s 2 main challenges for enforcement](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/f72LWguyWEc/) | 2026-10-27 | Short | 15,990 | 2:40 | - |
| [Singapore to strengthen transboundary haze law](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/B2ofcD1-TwM/) | 2026-10-27 | Short | 2,699 | 1:26 | - |
| [Trump fires back at Obama for comparing White House to a Cheesecake Factory](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/zfh9mfMEsXg/) | 2026-10-27 | Short | 8,805 | 1:10 | - |
| [Is the ASEAN chairmanship that powerful? Can Singapore push the green agenda?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/XSBAyCAEs-g/) | 2026-10-27 | Long-form | 8,079 | 34:45 | 1.39x |
| [Mein Schiff 3 cruise ship collides with 2 container ships in Bremerhaven, Germany](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/x00tK3EnQJA/) | 2026-10-26 | Short | 68,059 | 0:23 | 3.47x |
| [Indonesia defends gas export cuts, says it won’t be lectured on honouring contracts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/kWh1bTR9wnw/) | 2026-10-26 | Short | 67,620 | 1:21 | 5.43x |
| [Bollywood icon Aamir Khan receives SGIFF Screen Icon Award in Singapore](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/TqC7jPcOjyg/) | 2026-10-26 | Short | 37,516 | 0:42 | 2.06x |
| [Phuket hit by flash floods early on Oct 26 after heavy rain overnight](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/EHdbHreZWdw/) | 2026-10-26 | Short | 21,323 | 0:30 | 1.91x |
| [🛍️ Have you ever bought yourself a little something to get through a tough season of life?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/nb52InNm888/) | 2026-10-26 | Short | 778 | 0:55 | - |
| [At least 5 people missing after 12-storey building collapses in Nairobi, Kenya](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/OJc5158JTiE/) | 2026-10-26 | Short | 11,526 | 0:37 | - |
| [Plane skids off runway in stormy crosswinds at Birmingham Airport](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/EfDtU_DlBxE/) | 2026-10-26 | Short | 24,991 | 0:26 | 1.94x |
| [Trump’s White House looks like ‘Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory’, says Obama](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/Zgmw6cUGX1c/) | 2026-10-26 | Short | 9,637 | 0:46 | - |
| [Trump comments on Nicki Minaj’s ‘beautiful ass’ at Michigan rally, says it’s ‘hard to miss’](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/VICClMd7u_8/) | 2026-10-26 | Short | 6,239 | 0:47 | - |
| [Protesters in Albania use fireworks and laser beams against police](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/ciy8SQb4MF8/) | 2026-10-26 | Short | 14,576 | 0:23 | - |
| [Obama on Trump: America has ‘never seen a president so intent on selling favours like this’](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/BO7D2UtgY_4/) | 2026-10-26 | Short | 11,648 | 1:44 | - |
| [Can Sabah and Sarawak decide Malaysia's next election? \| Asian Insider podcast](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/S4eq2tpY0qo/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 3,604 | 47:27 | - |
| [The world is on fire but hey I have matcha: How little treats are helping us deal with uncertainty](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/bqMhxPqjYCc/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 5,040 | 26:00 | - |
| [Trump falsely asserts that Denmark had given the US Greenland at a campaign rally in Georgia](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/MGQv_FIg6_Y/) | 2026-10-25 | Short | 11,112 | 0:54 | - |
| [President Tharman learns to play the Kompang ahead of President’s Challenge Night 2026](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/1xG--2BLvtI/) | 2026-10-25 | Short | 14,285 | 1:06 | - |
| [Tan See Leng says Singapore’s electricity prices won’t be affected by Indonesia cutting gas exports](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/NuB9ispLKmQ/) | 2026-10-25 | Short | 31,679 | 1:37 | 1.29x |
| [Train in Brazil slams into crane that fell on railway tracks, injuring 1](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/wGEDqdgMmFs/) | 2026-10-25 | Short | 90,305 | 0:33 | 3.65x |
| [(FULL) PM Wong outlines key government priorities for coming years at PAP conference 2026](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/IhhAO8t4dzM/) | 2026-10-25 | Long-form | 20,238 | 34:54 | 1.71x |
| [Proud parent moment: PAP MPs cheer on their volunteers at party conference 🥹👏](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/d1QNj4v9JkA/) | 2026-10-25 | Short | 19,310 | 0:14 | - |
| [PM Wong says all S'poreans will be supported, could not address them all during National Day Rally](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/qbqVhJAoIkA/) | 2026-10-25 | Short | 39,092 | 0:40 | 1.61x |
| [PAP had to address ministerial salaries in order to build strong political leadership: PM Wong](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@straitstimesonline/videos/KKEpXzHMAD4/) | 2026-10-25 | Short | 22,745 | 1:52 | - |

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