COE

Shopping for a new car? Four tips to get the most bang for your buck

Those buying new cars today must contend with two policy changes introduced since January 2026 that directly affect car ownership costs: the tightening of the Vehicular Emissions Scheme (YES) criteria and the reduction of Preferential Additional Registration Fee (PARF) rebate.

COE prices up across all categories; Cat A premium rises 5.5% to $118,000

The COE premium for Category A saw the highest rise of 5.5 per cent to end at $118,000.

World Athletics to launch standalone marathon championship from 2030

Athletics - World Indoor Championships - Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena, Torun, Poland - March 20, 2026 World Athletics president Sebastian Coe before the evening session REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel

Reedie, influential Olympic and anti-doping figure, dies at 84

Craig Reedie, President of the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) attends the WADA Symposium in Ecublens near Lausanne, Switzerland, March 13, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

From world records to world anthems, new creative jump for Duplantis

Athletics - Pole vault gala Mondo Classic - IFU arena, Uppsala, Sweden - March 12, 2026 Sweden's Armand Duplantis in action and sets a new world record of 6.31m during the pole vault gala. Fredrik Persson/TT News Agency via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN.

COE prices up across all categories; Cat A premium rises 3.4% to $111,890

The Category B premium went up by 1.4 per cent to $115,568, from $114,002 previously.

Car review

Xpeng G6 Air is a Category A COE heavyweight

Xpeng G6 Air, first Cat A COE Xpeng, for Life Motoring review on March 4, 2026.

Some motor traders, academics suggest merging COE car categories; others propose targeted refinements

Photo of traffic condition along PIE on Mar 11, 2025. LTA Singapore will be seeking feedback from motorists, traders and academics on how to revamp the COE system.

LTA reviewing COE categories for cars

LTA will gather views from the public and motor industry for its review of the COE system.

COE prices up across all categories, Cat B up 8.6% to $114,002

The rise in Category B COE premium comes after two rounds of dips.

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