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Errant firms face $20m fine, blocked financial services under proposed changes to S’pore haze law

The changes were tabled under a certificate of urgency, forgoing the need for multiple days of proceedings.

The Bill to amend the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act will also allow Singapore to take action even before the pollutive smoke reaches its shores.

7,964 BTO flats launched as higher income ceilings take effect

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Driver, 94, handed 5-year ban and fine after crash; biker suffered fractures in accident

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UOB’s Q3 net profit jumps 182% to $1.25b but misses estimates; shares fall over 5%

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Rena Lee becomes first S’porean elected as International Court of Justice judge

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Wushu exponent Ng Zhe Nin ‘grateful’ after winning S’pore’s first YOG gold medal since 2014

Police investigating case of man who used shell companies to rent landed homes

Man raped flatmate in her room after asking her to be in a relationship with him

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Meta’s Muse AI agent: What can it do and what precautions should users take?

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askST Jobs: My colleagues get more flexibility because of family commitments. What about me?

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Can I eat out and still watch my sodium levels?

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askST: Why has ASEAN struggled to tackle haze and what can countries do about it?

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askST Jobs: My boss takes credit for my ideas and achievements. What can I do?

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Are two N95 masks enough for me this haze season?

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Can the air-con remove PM2.5 particles? Will indoor plants and surgical masks help?

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askST Jobs: I keep having to pick up a colleague’s work. How should I raise it with my boss?

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Do I have to pay for the Covid-19 vaccine when it becomes part of the national immunisation schedule?

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Proposed COE revision: How it works and what it means for prospective buyers

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Play the ST×NLB Crossword: Old-school cinema snack served in a paper cone

Give your brain a workout with the latest Sunday crossword puzzle.

Play the ST×NLB Crossword: Generation preceding Merdeka

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The New Age

The New Age

Seniors in Singapore are flipping the script on retirement

Retirement for them has become a launch pad for their second act.

Mandai Wildlife Group assistant manager for horticulture Said Mohamed spent 44 years working with plants and has both their native and biological names at his green fingertips.

The New Age

When it comes to work, 60 is the new 40: Seniors are still clocking in, not cashing out

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With more to give, S’pore seniors turn a lifetime of skills and experience into volunteer work

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No experience? No problem: How seniors can start volunteering

Screen Timeout

Crack a code, explore Singapore’s history in ST’s October activity page

Put down your screens, slow down and spend quality time together over the weekend.

A model of a dugout sailboat is displayed in the revamped Singapore History Gallery at the National Museum of Singapore on Sept 29.

Minor Issues

Which rule made the biggest difference in managing my children’s screen time?

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Navigate a moon maze, count pups in ST’s Sept activity page for children

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Stop scams

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Scam tracker: Trends in Singapore and how much money has been lost in 2026

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New GovTech-Google DeepMind app flags potential scams by analysing incoming messages

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Police calls will soon come from a new 6000-0999 number to fight impersonation scams

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Common scam hooks turned into calligraphy at Maybank exhibition

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Land or forest fires: Fine for main offence will go up to $1 million per day, capped at $20 million

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S’pore can designate errant entities or individuals under proposed amendments to haze law

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Proposed changes to haze law includes new ways of establishing liability for haze-causing fires

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James Talarico hails 'politics of love' after historic Democratic Senate win in Texas

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Texas turns blue as Democratic candidates James Talarico, Gina Hinojosa win US midterms

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Rare albino porcupine spotted crossing road in Vermont

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Rena Lee elected as ICJ judge: First S’porean and first South-east Asian woman to serve in the role

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3 new MRT lines to open on Dec 26; Jurong Region Line, Cross Island Line on track

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In Your Opinion Podcast

Are Singaporeans losing faith in organised religion?

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Green Pulse Podcast

Singapore’s beverage container return scheme has been battered with criticisms. Why do we need it?

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S&P 500: Solid investment or internet hype? | Investing basics explained

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ETFs, REITs, SSBs, T-bills - what do they all mean?

askST Jobs: My boss keeps making passive-aggressive remarks. How should I respond?

Bridge to home ownership: Why Singapore is exploring build-to-rent

Me & My Money: She went from designing buildings to creating healthy snack choices

Young & Savvy

Expensive but worth it: Exhausted by the digital world, I turn to grandma hobbies

The writer has picked up analogue activities such as letter writing, scrapbooking, and film and polaroid photography.

1,310 BTO flats in Sembawang go on sale in November; under three years’ wait for them

Sembawang Anchor, which will be launched in this exercise, will have 1,310 units of two-room flexi, as well as three-, four- and five-room flats on a site in Admiralty Lane and Sembawang Drive.

Nearly half of S’pore employers who use AI in HR do so for recruitment: SNEF survey

(From left) Skills and Workforce Development Agency deputy chief executive Tan Cheng Kwee; Dr Li Jia, Dean of School of Economics at SMU; Singtel group CEO Yuen Kuan Moon; and SNEF council member and Ninja Van CEO Lai Chang Wen at the SNEF Employers’ Summit 2026.

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Interrogating the Singapore dream, and exploring the issue of liquidity

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More than fixing things: Singapore’s volunteer-led movement builds community muscle

From repairing household appliances to rescuing unwanted food, these groups are plugging gaps they see around them.

Repair Kopitiam coaches and volunteers posing with the tools of their trade.

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Speaking multiculturalism in Singapore – literally

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Young Singaporeans on Singapore at 100: Safe, fair, united and offering a better life

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In Perspective

In Perspective

Need help getting out of a chair? It could be an early sign of frailty

Panellists at an In Perspective roundtable discussion said frailty can be reversed, particularly if detected early.

Frailty is when the body cannot get through and recover from illnesses and injuries on its own, making it more vulnerable

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Simple diet and exercise changes can help seniors stay strong as they age

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From ladder to maze: S’pore youth are facing less predictable paths to adulthood, says panel

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More social infrastructure needed to help youth amid ‘friendship recession’, say experts

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Funding for Singapore’s first Islamic college will not come at expense of other needs: Zaqy

Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Zaqy Mohamad said on Nov 4 that Muis will continue to balance its support for SCIS against the needs of mosques, madrasahs, religious education and lower-income families.

Fadli’s questions aim to cast Govt as soft on Israel, says Shanmugam; WP MP rejects characterisation

WP MP Fadli Fawzi and Senior Minister K. Shanmugam clashed in Parliament on Nov 4.

More S’pore university, polytechnic graduates land jobs by the one-year mark after leaving school

The six autonomous universities had said in a statement that based on past cohorts, employment rates improve beyond the six-month mark.

Driver, 94, handed 5-year ban and fine after crash; biker suffered fractures in accident

Goh Boon Kang pleaded guilty on Nov 4 to one charge of driving without reasonable consideration to other road users and causing grievous hurt to the victim.

Cat A COE premium hits all-time high of $139,001; Cat B price also rises

The current price of a Category A COE eclipses the previous record set on Sept 9, when it cost $133,009.

TP officer among 3 taken to hospital after multi-vehicle accident on PIE

Two cars and two motorcycles, including a TP motorcycle, were involved in the accident, the police said.

Fatal Tampines crash: Give.Asia managing nearly $500k raised for couple’s son

Flowers and condolences left by members of the public at the crash site, where a motorcyclist and his pregnant wife died in a multi-vehicle accident on Oct 29, along Tampines Avenue 12 on Nov 1.

54% of S’pore residents secured a place in a publicly funded university degree course in 2025

About 44% came from fresh school leavers who entered full-time degree programmes. Around 10% were adult learners, who mostly enrolled in part-time undergraduate programmes.

Errant firms face $20m fine, blocked financial services under proposed changes to S’pore haze law

The Bill to amend the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act will also allow Singapore to take action even before the pollutive smoke reaches its shores.

Police investigating case of man who used shell companies to rent landed homes

The semi-detached house at 7A Lengkong Dua on Oct 12, 2026. An American man had used shell companies to rent three landed homes in Singapore and stopped paying rent shortly after moving in.

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