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Summary Bagan Member of Parliament (MP) Lim Guan Eng urged Malaysia to consider legal action against Indonesia if Jakarta rejects a proposed permanent ASEAN firefighting task force. Malaysia recorded unhealthy air quality readings at 34 of its 68 monitoring stations, with Klang a...
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ActiveSG advised visitors to monitor air quality conditions and adjust their activities accordingly.
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MOM urges members of the public not to accept CPF contributions from employers they are not working for.
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At the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi, India, earlier this week, former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak quoted Singapore’s founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, mentioning the “poisonous shrimp” metaphor from a speech Mr Lee had delivered in 1966, the year after the ...
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NEA warned of a continued risk of severe transboundary haze, with dry conditions expected to persist in parts of the southern ASEAN region over the coming days....
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At 2pm, hourly PM2.5 readings were in the 'high' range in the south, east, west and central.
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Summary Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong collected N95 masks at Teck Ghee Community Club on Oct 14 amid worsening haze conditions in Singapore. The People’s Association began distributing masks to vulnerable groups, including seniors, pregnant women, children and people with medic...
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Financial pressures make reducing haze exposure difficult for Singapore's outdoor workers, says Olivia Jensen of NUS’ Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk....
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs advised Singaporeans to defer all travel to Saudi Arabia amid heightened security risks.
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Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said Singapore will send preventive measure notices to seven companies in Indonesia responsible for fires causing the current haze....
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Southeast Asia must address the damage of the haze on agriculture, especially food crops, says Paul Teng of ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.
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More countries are looking to tap nuclear energy.
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Geopolitical instability, decarbonisation and technological advancements contribute to the nuclear push.
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Encountering scepticism about nuclear energy cemented Ian Ang’s decision to pursue a PhD in the field.
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Two SMRT staff members helped an injured cyclist outside Labrador Park MRT station and paid for his Grab ride home. This was after the injured rider declined the offer to call for an ambulance. The cyclist's older brother, Amos Oh, 55, told Mothership that the incident took place...
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U.S. President Donald Trump has called off plans to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, following widespread criticism of the proposal. In an Oct. 15 Truth Social post, Trump said Hasan would still be executed by firing squad as scheduled, but the eve...
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Protecting workers from the haze is not optional, said Acting Minister for Manpower Jasmin Lau during an Oct. 16 press conference on the haze situation. Lau added that under the Workplace Safety and Health Act, "employers must take reasonable and practicable measures to keep thei...
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SINGAPORE: Changi Airport has recently drawn criticism from a foreign tourist who questioned its carpeted floors, complained about crowded security checks and said the airport lacked convenient places to buy snacks. In an online post, the passenger described the airport as “the m...
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The National Environment Agency (NEA) will send preventive measure notices under the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA) to seven companies in Indonesia, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said on Friday (Oct. 16) at a press conference. This comes after ...
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The Singapore government will consider rescheduling O-Level papers if the 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) forecast reaches hazardous levels (above 300), said Minister for Education Desmond Lee. During a press conference on the haze situation on Oct. 16, Lee outlined plans...
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Singapore schools have been taking precautionary measures amid the worsening haze, Minister for Education Desmond Lee said on Oct. 16 during a press conference on the haze situation. Lee said Ministry of Education (MOE) schools and Special Education (SPED) schools have been adjus...
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President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will be making a state visit to Sweden from Oct. 17 to 21 at the invitation of the Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf. It will mark the first state visit to Sweden by a Singaporean president, and reciprocates the Swedish king's visit to Singapore in Nov...
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A Greenpeace report published on Oct. 5 linked Singapore-listed palm oil companies Bumitama Agri and First Resources, as well as privately held First Borneo Plantations, to Indonesian plantation concessions where fires and smoke were detected between August and September. In a st...
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While struggling with her marriage, a woman had an affair with another man, and later broke up with him before finalising her divorce. The man, feeling used and upset, decided to expose their affair online along with several intimate photos he had taken of her, Shin Min Daily New...
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A former Malaysian minister was one of two people detained by the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS) over a suspected khalwat, or close proximity, offence in Petaling Jaya. New Straits Times reported that the man was a former minister, while the woman involved was belie...
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Several firms listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Friday (Oct 16) distanced themselves from the fires and haze.
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SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man working in Europe has opened up online about feeling trapped between the life he wants abroad and his family’s constant demands for him to return home. Posting on the r/askSingapore subreddit, the man shared that he has been living in Europe for almos...
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A woman in Singapore donated one of her kidneys to her husband after he developed kidney failure, hoping to give him a better quality of life and more time with their children. In an interview with Lianhe Zaobao , 39-year-old Lin Simei (transliteration) said she volunteered for a...
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The personal assistant of Kim Lim stole a Patek Philippe watch worth S$73,000 and used the company card to spend nearly S$20,000 while clubbing. Nearly a year after the incident was first reported, Tey Jing Wen, 33, pleaded guilty to five charges including embezzlement, breach of...
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SportSG is closing all outdoor and non-air-conditioned facilities at all ActiveSG Sport Centres due to the evolving haze situation, it updated on its website on Oct. 16, 12pm. Indoor and air-conditioned facilities will remain open. In an earlier update at 6:30pm on Oct. 15, the s...
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The decision to cancel the run, scheduled for Nov 1, was made to safeguard the health of participants, staff and volunteers, the event organiser said.
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A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight that was bound for Singapore ended up getting diverted back to San Francisco due to an unruly passenger just a few hours after takeoff on Oct. 14. Passenger injured himself An SIA spokesperson told Mothership in an Oct. 16 media reply that the un...
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The minibus driver had left the scene before the police arrived.
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A 24-year-old BYD Seal driver accused of causing a six-vehicle crash that killed a five-year-old girl in Kuala Lumpur has pleaded not guilty to three traffic offences. Raeven Goh Wey Haur, a bank employee, entered his plea at the Kuala Lumpur Magistrates’ Court on Oct. 15, report...
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Singapore has endured nearly two weeks of unhealthy air quality in at least part of the country, with Friday marking six weeks since it recorded its first unhealthy 24-hour PSI reading of the year....
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The Centre for Integrative Human Cell Research and Translation was launched on Oct 16.
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The drug, 2,4-Dinitrophenol, has been banned in the US for almost 90 years and is listed as a poison in Singapore.
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The state coroner found that the youth had probably taken dinitrophenol, which can only be obtained illicitly in Singapore.
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While visiting her sister in Hong Kong in June 2025, a 36-year-old tourist from Singapore was attacked with acid, perpetrated by a then-17-year-old teenager. The attack left her with second-degree burns on both legs. Although he fled the scene, the teenager, Anson Kew, later turn...
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Indonesia has agreed to accept assistance from neighbouring countries to tackle the forest fires that have sent haze across the region. Indonesian Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir said on Oct. 15 that President Prabowo Subianto had approved the assistance, while the National Dis...
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Prolonged dry weather linked to El Nino is affecting crop yields and hampering efforts to contain fires contributing to the regional haze, industry players say....
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Photos and videos have circulated online showing the state of rainwater collected in pails in Singapore following a downpour on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, as hazy conditions persisted. The rainwater collected in receptacles appeared greyish and blackish. A number of photos and vide...
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They will be coached to deploy lean methods to improve team coordination and streamline workflows.
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SINGAPORE: With Singapore becoming one of the most polluted cities in the world due to the severe haze that has enveloped it since September, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced on Thursday night (Oct 15) that the government is looking into the companies responsible for the fo...
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The body of a 76-year-old Singaporean woman was found decomposed in a shophouse in Johor, Malaysia, on Oct. 13, Shin Min Daily News reported. The shophouse is located in Gelang Patah. The owner of a nearby shop, Chen (transliteration), 26, told Shin Min that the upper floors of t...
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SINGAPORE: As the air quality in Singapore has continued to worsen due to the haze stemming from forest and peatland fires in Indonesia, a local Reddit user on Oct 15 expressed concern over the risks children are exposed to, given that schools have remained open. On Oct 10, Educa...
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Singapore is looking into which companies may be responsible for the haze-causing fires in Indonesia, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said in an Oct. 15 Facebook post . Where warranted, Singapore will take action under the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act and explore joint action wi...
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About three-quarters of those inspected have implemented measures to protect employees from haze.
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The former inmate who starred in CNA' s prison documentary, "Inside Maximum Security", has been sentenced to three years and one month's jail for reoffending. Graceson Ang, 41, had failed to present his Singapore passport to an immigration officer when departing Singapore to Mala...
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This will be the first state visit to Sweden by a Singapore president.
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Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu says she contacted her Indonesian counterpart again on Friday (Oct 16) to offer civilian assistance....
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Daily maximum temperatures are likely to range between 33 deg C and 35 deg C on most days.
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Some practitioners want the threshold lowered to as young as 13 or 14 - even none at all - as the government works on guidelines on parental consent for mental health services....
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Under the Platform Workers Act, platform operators have workplace safety and health responsibilities towards their workers, said the Acting Minister for Manpower....
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O-Level exams may also be rescheduled if schools close, says the education minister.
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She stressed that there are sufficient masks in warehouses and the Government’s stockpile.
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The Education Minister said the ministry wants to minimise disruption for students.
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SINGAPORE: A domestic helper has appealed for advice online after claiming that her perfectionist employer refused to let her transfer to another household, despite her struggles to cope with the demanding working conditions. In a post shared on Thursday (Oct 14) in the Facebook ...
