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More than 300 cooling centres to open if S’pore faces heatwave: New heat office

August 31, 2026 at 05:00AM

The new office is also looking at heat thresholds for vulnerable groups and heat's impact on critical infrastructure.
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Keeping the ghost festival alive

August 31, 2026 at 05:02AM


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The old, the young, the MPs: The ones who attend the festivities

August 31, 2026 at 05:00AM


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Singing, dancing, banter: The ones who keep the show going

August 31, 2026 at 05:00AM


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Dinner, auctions, rituals: The ones who keep the incense burning

August 31, 2026 at 05:00AM


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Commentary: What a cancer survivor’s wrongful dismissal case tells us about the employer-employee relationship

August 31, 2026 at 06:00AM

When illness strikes or life gets in the way, employees will become temporarily less available to their employers. This is normal and should not be an exception to be managed away, say SUSS professor Victor Seah and Singapore Cancer Society’s Tan Kwang Cheak.
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Stuck in low gear at home, Singapore's electric motorcycle firms find traction abroad

August 31, 2026 at 06:00AM

Challenges such as limited battery capacity and high prices have made electric motorcycles a hard sell to the everyday rider in Singapore. 
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News as it happens: Aug 31-Sept 4, 2026

August 31, 2026 at 07:36AM

Follow the latest updates on ST.
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Singapore steps up efforts to turn research into real-world impact under S$37 billion RIE2030 plan

August 31, 2026 at 10:00AM

A new Research Translation Grant will fund the development of early-stage technologies from public research so the private sector can invest in and further develop them.
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Singapore’s RIE2025 plan saw more business spending, more jobs created in R&D

August 31, 2026 at 10:00AM

The RIE2025 report is the first such document of its kind for an RIE plan.
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New $300m grant to fund nascent technologies in Singapore under RIE2030

August 31, 2026 at 10:00AM

The grant is part of the Research, Innovation and Enterprise 2030 plan.
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Grange House, Live Nation's new entertainment venue, will open at Orchard Road by mid-2027

August 31, 2026 at 10:50AM

The new live entertainment venue will have a capacity of 3,000.
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Social service veteran Gerard Ee steps down as chairperson of Agency for Integrated Care

August 31, 2026 at 11:00AM

Anita Fam, immediate past president of the National Council of Social Service, will take over.
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Heavy traffic expected at Woodlands, Tuas checkpoints during September school holidays

August 31, 2026 at 11:08AM

Travellers are encouraged to travel during non-peak hours, such as early mornings and late evenings.
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Retired civil servant Pang Kin Keong to succeed Alan Chan as LTA chairman on Sept 1

August 31, 2026 at 11:17AM

Pang, along with 15 other board members, will be appointed for a three-year term concluding on Aug 31, 2029.
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Alex Yam calls out comments asking if 9 missing in Nepal-Tibet floods were ‘really Singaporean’

August 31, 2026 at 11:23AM

At least 800 people have been killed and more than 3,000 are missing.
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Heavy traffic expected at Singapore-Malaysia land checkpoints during September school holidays

August 31, 2026 at 11:20AM

The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) issued the travel advisory for Sep 4 to 14, encouraging travellers to plan their journey ahead of time and consider travelling during non-peak hours.
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Land Transport Authority to get new chairman

August 31, 2026 at 11:36AM

Mr Pang Kin Keong will succeed Mr Alan Chan as LTA chairman on Sep 1.
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ComfortDelGro joint venture wins S$3.4 billion contract to operate and maintain Copenhagen Metro

August 31, 2026 at 11:51AM

Singapore's ComfortDelGro will operate and maintain the fully automated Copenhagen Metro for 12 years through KBH Metro Partner, its joint venture with French transport operator RATP Dev.
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Singapore to legislate stronger safeguards, possible daily time limit for teens on social media

August 31, 2026 at 12:00PM

Platforms that do not comply may have their minimum access age raised to 18, says Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo. 
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731 Hyundai Avante Hybrid sedans recalled in Singapore due to risk of fire

August 31, 2026 at 11:50AM

Issue linked to an overheating component in the vehicle’s power control unit.
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