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Singaporeans advised to defer travel to Saudi Arabia due to heightened security risks: MFA

Singaporeans already in Saudi Arabia should avoid all travel to high-risk areas.

Smoke and flames rise from King Khalid Airport, after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said they attacked the airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Oct 8.

Former right-hand man of purged Chongqing chief Bo Xilai under probe, China’s graft watchdog says

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Healthcare system outage: Services fully restored, investigations ongoing

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‘My wife is gone, I need to be strong for our daughter’: Husband of S’porean lost in Nepal floods

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Smoke, swamps and snakes hamper Indonesia’s battle against forest fires, officials say

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Malaysia’s Firefly extends Seletar-Subang flight cancellations

Singapore refreshes cyber strategy with new measure to block malware and phishing sites

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The tale of SMRT’s depot cat, Cassidy

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‘Less hate, less division’ on social media after Ukraine strikes on Russian data centres: Zelensky

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'Even in an age of AI, the human spirit will always endure': PM Wong

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PM Wong on Singapore’s non-negotiables when it comes to AI.

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Pre-school teachers to get 2 hours of weekly protected time for non-teaching tasks from Nov 2027

Centres that can offer more than two hours are encouraged to do so.

Workload was the top factor that pre-school educators said impacted their well-being, according to a survey initially released in August.

Air purifier, air-conditioner sales in S’pore spike amid haze; N95 mask stocks sufficient

Small uptick in polyclinic, emergency room visits in Singapore due to haze: MOH

Beauty World Plaza up for collective sale once more for $165m

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As US relaxes tariffs, a China child car seat maker sees opportunity

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Smoke, swamps and snakes hamper Indonesia’s battle against forest fires, officials say

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Haze in Malaysia: Schools in Johor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, several other districts to shut on Oct 14

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India detains top ‘Cockroach’ leaders after flash protest

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Can renaming IMH really tackle longstanding mental health stigma?

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How your AI agent may level the playing field against companies

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From colonial-era crests to its own airline, a founding partner redraws its place in Malaysia

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Why Cat A and B could merge under proposed changes to COE system

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It takes two: Parallel frames at the Asian Games

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Complex works, tough terrain: Building Jurong Region Line no easy task

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Uniform, but unique: The stories and styles of Singapore school attire

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Game, sweat, match: Inside the Singapore Tennis Open 2026

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Singapore’s new Primary 1 rules: Who lives around the 12 schools getting a wider catchment?

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Rodeo shows, a ‘$2.5 trillion photo’ and gaffes: A history of Chinese leaders’ visits to the US

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Nepal’s towns in ruins: What it will take to rebuild after massive flood

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Keys to the past: National Museum’s revamped Singapore History Gallery reopening on Oct 10

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Xavier Tan was inspired by an entrepreneur programme run by Halogen Singapore and is now setting up businesses in London.
Xavier Tan was inspired by an entrepreneur programme run by Halogen Singapore and is now setting up businesses in London.

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FirstDate, launched by the Government Technology Agency on Sept 29, is a pilot dating service for public officers aged 21 to 35. 

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