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Bus, train fares to rise by up to 13 cents for adults from Dec 26 due to higher energy prices

Commuters from lower-income homes will get help via public transport vouchers.

This is the highest fare increase so far, after fares rose by up to 11 cents in the 2023 fare review exercise.

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S’pore’s fourth egg farm, set to produce Japanese eggs, breaks ground after four-year delay

DoMo Farm will commence production in 2028.

Minister of Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu (second from right) and Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and the Environment Goh Hanyan (right) viewing the scale model of the DoMo farm on Sept 29.

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App with weather and route guidance for cyclists among youth proposals to improve S’pore transport

(From left Nicholas Peck Jun Le, Chung Tzu Chi, Gary Yin Kian Lee, Radhakrishnan Srivarshini, Jayaraman Sophia Rita, are part of a group that presented their proposal for a one-stop platform integrating cycling information and journey-planning tools to cater to different cyclist profiles, at a panel presentation held at the Asian Civilisations Museum on Sept 26.

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