Aqil Hamzah

Aqil joined The Straits Times in 2022, having done previous internship stints in the ST and The New Paper newsrooms, as well as at a production house. A digital native, he enjoys tinkering with tech, often falling into rabbit holes that end up becoming story ideas.

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SIA in-flight entertainment to get major upgrade, including larger screens, Bluetooth pairing

The upgraded system includes features like a side panel that will allow passengers to see real-time flight information without interrupting what they are watching.

Which are the 10 Indonesian firms issued notices under Singapore’s haze law?

Vehicles travelling along Seletar Link during hazy conditions on Oct 20. NEA has issued legal notices to 10 companies in Indonesia under Singapore’s Transboundary Haze Pollution Act.

S’pore to use ‘every legal and regulatory lever’ against companies linked to haze: Shanmugam

Government agencies are considering legal, regulatory and economic measures to exert pressure on these companies where it matters, said Senior Minister K. Shanmugam.

PSI could go over 300 before haze improves once inter-monsoon period starts: Grace Fu

The Republic has endured its longest stretch of poor air quality since 2015.

SATS taps virtual reality, vehicle simulators to train cargo handlers

A forklift simulator at the SATS Immersive Centre, a new training facility launched on Oct 15.

MRT reliability hits new all-time high after previous record in August

Train punctuality and the proportion of train services that operated on schedule also saw improvements.

Crypto hardware wallet maker Ledger suspends sales in S-E Asia; tampered devices found sold in S’pore

The sales suspension covers Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam and Hong Kong.

Harbour craft operators to be given grants of up to $250k for switching to electric vessels

A worker charging the Pyxis X Tron, a fully electric passenger vessel, berthed at Marina South Pier on April 8, 2024.

Shrinking EV incentives, not proposed COE overhaul, drive car buyers to showrooms

Some car buyers said that their immediate concern was another deadline – the upcoming rollback of incentives for EV adoption from Jan 2027.

Motorists, dealers waiting to see how proposed COE changes will impact car prices

A merger of the two COE categories is among the proposed changes to better differentiate the price of mass-market cars from higher-end models.

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