PM Lawrence Wong pays tribute to late ex-HK leader Tung Chee Hwa, ‘an old friend of Singapore’
Hong Kong’s first chief executive died on Sept 8 aged 89.
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'Nonsensical' claims & 'patently untrue', do the accusations of Indonesia's former trade minister hold up?
With the haze affecting Singapore for well over a month now, and conditions in Kalimantan and Sumatra, where the haze originates, resulting in dystopian scenes, there has been no shortage of people casting about for parties to blame. Worse yet, the Kalimantan and Sumatran forest ...
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S'pore govt to introduce legislation in early 2027 to strengthen safeguards for young social media users
The Singapore government intends to introduce legislation early next year to strengthen safeguards for young social media users, the Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI) said on Oct. 24. The legislation will focus on age assurance and safer platform features. Ag...
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Grace Fu says tap water still safe to drink, after blackish rainwater collected in pails amid haze
Singapore's tap water remains safe to drink even though rainwater collected during hazy conditions may contain higher levels of particles, said Environment Minister Grace Fu. In an Instagram post on Oct. 24, Fu said she visited national water agency PUB's Water Quality Lab to lea...
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Reduction in Indonesia gas supply amounts to less than 2% of Singapore’s total daily demand: EMA
Singapore's Energy Market Authority also said that it had contingency plans in place to deal with such reductions.
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Taiwanese doctor, 48, unable to practise medicine in S'pore, volunteers at hospitals while being stay-at-home-dad
A family doctor from Taiwan has been unable to practise medicine after moving to Singapore to be with his family. Hsu Cheng Yuan, 48, has yet to become a registered doctor in Singapore because he has not been able to secure a slot for the final stage of his assessment. However, h...
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Tree outside Margaret Drive Hawker Centre mysteriously catches fire, cause under investigation
A tree at a courtyard outside Margaret Drive Hawker Centre in Queenstown caught fire in the evening of Oct. 22. In response to Mothership's queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force said it was alerted to the fire at about 6:50pm at Block 38A Margaret Drive. No injuries were rep...
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230 migrant workers in S’pore unpaid for up to 2 months, will get support with meals & job-matching
UPDATE on Oct. 24, 5:42pm: This article was updated with a statement from MOM. The Migrant Workers' Centre (MWC) has engaged 230 migrant workers from two companies over alleged unpaid salaries, according to a media statement dated Oct. 23. The workers are from Process Maintenance...
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Meghan Markle 'deeply distressed' after father allegedly found with child sex abuse material in Philippines home
The estranged father of Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has been embroiled in child pornography allegations. Meghan has said she is "deeply distressed" over the allegations surrounding her father, Thomas Markle, and that she was informed of separate allegations about him in...
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Indonesia to cut natural gas exports to S'pore from Oct. 24, 2026, days after minister warns of curbs on countries that ‘disrespect’ it
Indonesia will begin cutting natural gas exports to Singapore by 31 billion British thermal units per day (BBTUD) from Oct. 24, said SKK Migas chief Djoko Siswanto. He made the announcement on Oct. 23, on the sidelines of an energy industry awards ceremony in Jakarta. SKK Migas i...
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Singapore’s tap water still safe to drink: Grace Fu
Videos of blackish, soot-coloured rainwater collected amid the haze have made its rounds on social media.
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Malaysia's Johor schools to reopen on Oct 26 after weeks of haze-related closures
Authorities cited improving air quality and expected rainfall, with health and safety measures including mask-wearing to accompany the reopening.
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S’pore to expand scope of Rail Academy to better train workers amid MRT network expansion, upgrades
Changes include having standardised training programmes and allowing more workers join the courses.