TOP OF THE NEWS
Public transport fares will be cut by 4.2 per cent at the end of the year - their biggest fall since 2009 - the Public Transport Council announced yesterday.
The system for calculating what passengers are charged has also been simplified.
TOP OF THE NEWS
Duterte all for drills with Japan
President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday that he was open to the idea of joint military exercises between the Philippines and Japan. But his country will not hold any more drills with the US during his presidency, he reiterated.
WORLD
Two strong earthquakes rocked central Italy on Wednesday, toppling buildings and injuring dozens of people according to initial reports, two months after a devastating tremor killed nearly 300 in the same region. The quakes this week were felt in Rome, sending people running out of their houses and into the streets.
WORLD
A former Hong Kong judge, Mr Woo Kwok Hing, has announced plans to run for the city's leadership post.A few more candidates are reportedly eyeing the top job, as it is believed the current Chief Executive Leung Chun Yingno longer enjoys the central government's blessings.
OPINION
The chill on the Korean peninsula has deepened. The South now sees that the North's nuclear tests are not random calls for attention but part of a military plan. The threat is not just to South Korea but Japan too, and the US must step in, writes associate editor Ravi Velloor.
HOME
Hawker centres of the future could be not only places that sell food but also venues for mini concerts and flea markets. This was among suggestions made by 25 hawkers at a dialogue yesterday with a committee tasked with promoting and growing such centres.
HOME
Rate of tooth loss higher here
Three out of 10 Singaporeans aged over 60 have no teeth left, new research has found - a rate higher than in other developed countries. The study also found that women are more likely to lose all their teeth. However, most toothless people have dentures.
BUSINESS
The deepening crisis in the energy industry forced OCBC Bank to set aside more allowances in the third quarter to cover any non-performing loans. The allowances, which banks prepare to meet potentially sour loans, totalled $99 million in the three months to Sept 30, up from the $65 million set aside in the second quarter.
SPORT
Former England Under-21 footballer Jermaine Pennant, who arrived with huge fanfare in January, will leave S-League team Tampines Rovers after one season. He is believed to be earning around $20,000 a month and turned down a new deal on reduced terms, with players' pay slashed next year.
LIFE
Follow-up to erotic thriller debuts at S'pore film festival
Local film-maker Sam Loh is following up on last year's R21-rated erotic thriller Lang Tong with the adult-oriented Siew Lup - also a thriller with scenes of nudity. The new movie will debut at the Singapore International Film Festival, which opens on Nov 23. Siew Lup will be among the 161 films screening at the event this year, which is now in its 27th edition.
LIFE
The inaugural Illustration Arts Fest, which will run over two weekends from today till Sunday and from Nov 4 to Nov 6, features 150 illustrators. The bulk of the events, including artist talks, workshops and an Illustrators' Market, will take place during the first weekend at the Lasalle College of the Arts in McNally Street.
