Preschools to remain open even if schools close when haze hits hazardous level: Desmond Lee
O-Level exams may also be rescheduled if schools close, says the education minister.
O-Level exams may also be rescheduled if schools close, says the education minister.
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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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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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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 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 the effects of the 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....
