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Volcano eruption in Indonesia disrupts flights for second day, shuts Jakarta and other airports

Affected airports are due to remain closed until at least 6pm local time, or 7pm Singapore time.

Anak Krakatau eruption: Singaporeans in Indonesia urged to stay safe, minimise outdoor activities

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ST Live: Indonesia flight disruptions; Singapore Red Cross’ heat, haze support measures

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Singapore Red Cross to distribute air purifiers, care packs to vulnerable groups amid haze and heat

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From 9.9 to 11.11: How double-digit sales are changing the way Singaporeans book trips 

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‘Mummy, mummy’: 5-year-old stuck in muddy sludge rescued three days after Nepal’s flood disaster

Tokyo reverses baby bust with AI matchmaking and generous subsidies

Germany’s far-right AfD wins key Saxony-Anhalt election by landslide

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Multiple Mount Anak Krakatau eruptions since Sept 4, volcanic ash spread more than 150km away

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At least 5 dead after Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami Airport

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‘I heard a voice calling, “Mummy, mummy”’: Mother of 5-year-old Nepal flood survivor

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Rescue and relief operations continue in Nepal, Singapore team supporting with technology

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Sheikh Haikel on denying his cancer diagnosis and why he eventually chose to go public about it

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Racist comments should not be tolerated and normalised in S’pore: Shanmugam

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Attacks on SIA and Temasek’s senior management fuelled by prejudice and not based on fact: Shanmugam

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Police looking into racist comments on missing S’poreans in Nepal and SIA-Air India investment: Shanmugam

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 ‘I cried before my workout’: Regulars heartbroken by Punggol East Container Park closure

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Singapore

Singapore retail sales growth slows to 1.5% in July as food, department store sales fall

Recreational goods recorded the strongest year-on-year growth, with sales rising 13.9 per cent.

Total retail sales were estimated at $4.4 billion in July, with online transactions accounting for 15.4 per cent of the total, down from 16.4 per cent in June.

New guidelines call for osteoporosis screening, earlier breast cancer scan

Industrial spaces and homes under one roof? JTC explores idea with architects

Second former EM Services project manager charged with corruption; he allegedly took $50k

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Volcano eruption in Indonesia disrupts flights for second day, shuts Jakarta and other airports

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Mount Anak Krakatau disruptions: Seven Indonesian airports remain shut due to volcanic ash

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Tokyo reverses baby bust with AI matchmaking and generous subsidies

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Floating wind farms, bendable solar cells: How Koike wants to rewrite Tokyo’s energy blueprint

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Principle over policy? Creeping convergence of Beijing’s ‘one China’ narrative in South-east Asia

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Why is it so hard to spend $100 on culture?

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Building a city for both people and nature

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Should we use MediSave to promote health, not just pay for sick-care?

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Mapping the 5.0-magnitude quake in China

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Nepal flood: What we know so far

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El Nino’s wrath: Brace yourself for impact

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Chrome, craft, character: Inside Singapore’s world of classic cars

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Rumbling trucks, busy border crossing: How China feeds Vietnam’s factory boom

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Mapping the 7.7-magnitude quake in Indonesia

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Mapping the Colombia quake

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‘I study them, then strike’: This ex-soldier now wages war on pests

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Singapore sketched: An illustrated tour of the sunny island

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Marks of a nation: 61 years of design in Singapore

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Need help caring for grandma? Undergrads create the Ahma app to help caregivers

NUS computer science students (from left) Andrew Soon, Aishwarya Goyal, Abhishek Paranjape and Hazel Low designed the Ahma app to support caregivers.
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Fewer marriages, fussier couples: The wedding business in S'pore is getting tougher

Former bridal salon enclave Tanjong Pagar is now left with a few studios and many more Korean eateries.
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SIA, Scoot cancel flights to and from Jakarta because of Mount Anak Krakatau eruption

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SCDF NSF dies after being found unconscious while on duty at Marina Bay Fire Station

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