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LTA proposes merging COE car categories, with fees and rebates for different models

LTA proposes merging COE car categories, with fees and rebates for different models

Buyers of higher-end cars could pay up to S$30,000 more than mass-market buyers.

08/10/2026

Landmark ASEAN digital pact will guide region on AI, digital economy: Marcos

Landmark ASEAN digital pact will guide region on AI, digital economy: Marcos

08/10/2026

7 drivers caught providing illegal cross-border ride-hailing services, vehicles impounded

7 drivers caught providing illegal cross-border ride-hailing services, vehicles impounded

08/10/2026

Healthcare's new challenge is 'living well', but women spend more years in ill health: Ong Ye Kung

Healthcare's new challenge is 'living well', but women spend more years in ill health: Ong Ye Kung

08/10/2026

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Proposed COE changes could better separate luxury, mass-market models but may not lower prices

Academics also weigh in on how some other ideas in the consultation, including a surcharge on multiple-car ownership, might work in practice.

08/10/2026

CNA Explains: Why are Singapore bank shares falling after a record run?

Singapore bank stocks tumbled for the second day in a row after a Citi report downgraded OCBC to a “sell” rating, saying it expected the bank's third-quarter earnings to be flat from a year earlier.

08/10/2026

Contingency plans in place for Singapore F1 amid haze: STB

Contingency plans in place for Singapore F1 amid haze: STB

08/10/2026

Pushing back RTS-Link launch to mid-Feb provides buffer for smooth operations: Anthony Loke

Pushing back RTS-Link launch to mid-Feb provides buffer for smooth operations: Anthony Loke

08/10/2026

Sold 3 times in 4 days: New details emerge of Chinese actor Wang Xing’s ordeal in Myanmar scam hubs

Sold 3 times in 4 days: New details emerge of Chinese actor Wang Xing’s ordeal in Myanmar scam hubs

08/10/2026

Caring for her dying father at 17 shaped how this veteran nurse cares for breast cancer patients today

Caring for her dying father at 17 shaped how this veteran nurse cares for breast cancer patients today

08/10/2026

Landmark ASEAN digital pact will guide region on AI, digital economy: Marcos

Landmark ASEAN digital pact will guide region on AI, digital economy: Marcos

08/10/2026

7 drivers caught providing illegal cross-border ride-hailing services, vehicles impounded

7 drivers caught providing illegal cross-border ride-hailing services, vehicles impounded

08/10/2026

Healthcare's new challenge is 'living well', but women spend more years in ill health: Ong Ye Kung

Healthcare's new challenge is 'living well', but women spend more years in ill health: Ong Ye Kung

08/10/2026

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Philippine President Marcos Jr jokes about retirement band with PM Wong, other leaders

Philippine President Marcos Jr jokes about retirement band with PM Wong, other leaders

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How her family makes room for her home-based beauty salon

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A plague researcher died in Russia. Should you be worried?

A plague researcher died in Russia. Should you be worried?

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George Russell unfazed by haze ahead of Singapore F1 race

George Russell unfazed by haze ahead of Singapore F1 race

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Jill Biden cracks up at Singapore Health Minister Ong Ye Kung's quip

Jill Biden cracks up at Singapore Health Minister Ong Ye Kung's quip

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Deep Dive: Should Singapore make basic dental care free?

Deep Dive: Should Singapore make basic dental care free?

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SingPost introduces digital stamps in six-month trial

SingPost introduces digital stamps in six-month trial

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Air quality across most of Singapore remain in unhealthy range

Air quality across most of Singapore remain in unhealthy range

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George Russell excited for Singapore Grand Prix ‘challenge’ despite haze, grid penalty

George Russell excited for Singapore Grand Prix ‘challenge’ despite haze, grid penalty

08/10/2026

Russian strike on buses kills 30 in Ukraine's frontline city of Kramatorsk

Russian strike on buses kills 30 in Ukraine's frontline city of Kramatorsk

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PM Wong to visit Brunei to mark 50 years of defence ties

PM Wong to visit Brunei to mark 50 years of defence ties

08/10/2026

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08/10/2026

NSF dies after being found unconscious at Pulau Tekong building

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Deep Dive - Why is dental care so expensive in Singapore?

Why is dental care so expensive in Singapore?

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What durian reveals about the China-Vietnam border

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SGIFF stands by The Assassin(s) as festival opening film despite controversy and calls for withdrawal

SGIFF stands by The Assassin(s) as festival opening film despite controversy and calls for withdrawal

08/10/2026

Veteran Bollywood actor and filmmaker Nana Patekar dies at 75 after cardiac arrest

Veteran Bollywood actor and filmmaker Nana Patekar dies at 75 after cardiac arrest

08/10/2026

Taiwanese host Matilda Tao enrols in NUS EMBA after chance encounter on flight from Singapore

Taiwanese host Matilda Tao enrols in NUS EMBA after chance encounter on flight from Singapore

08/10/2026

Caring for her dying father at 17 shaped how this veteran nurse cares for breast cancer patients today

Caring for her dying father at 17 shaped how this veteran nurse cares for breast cancer patients today

08/10/2026

Why do you keep waking up to pee at night, even when you drink less water?

Why do you keep waking up to pee at night, even when you drink less water?

07/10/2026

Rare vinyl, cassettes, live DJ sets: Singapore record fair Side A returns for third edition on Oct 24

Rare vinyl, cassettes, live DJ sets: Singapore record fair Side A returns for third edition on Oct 24

07/10/2026

Bang Chan, leader of Stray Kids, will be in Singapore on Oct 10 for Breitling and Aston Martin F1 pop-up

Bang Chan, leader of Stray Kids, will be in Singapore on Oct 10 for Breitling and Aston Martin F1 pop-up

07/10/2026

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Nicholas Fang

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08/10/2026

Leslie Lopez

Leslie Lopez

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08/10/2026

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08/10/2026

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07/10/2026

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07/10/2026

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Commentary: As the planet warms, cities like Bangkok could be inundated by more deadly floods

07/10/2026

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She overcame her parents' doubts and stigma to become a psychologist helping vulnerable teen girls

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08/10/2026

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Fico and Somma chef Mirko Febbrile keeps saying he needs a break. Instead, he keeps building

Fico and Somma chef Mirko Febbrile keeps saying he needs a break. Instead, he keeps building

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Louis Vuitton designs for a warmer world at Spring/Summer 2027 show

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07/10/2026

This Singaporean chef moved to Mexico for love. Now she runs the only Singaporean restaurant in Latin America

This Singaporean chef moved to Mexico for love. Now she runs the only Singaporean restaurant in Latin America

04/10/2026

Chanel goes sheer and wild for Matthieu Blazy’s spring/summer 2027 show

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