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Households to pay higher gas and electricity tariffs from Oct to Dec
Households will pay more for electricity and gas from October to December due to higher energy costs.
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October 01, 2025
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K-pop star T.O.P set for comeback with Squid Game art director
South Korean rapper T.O.P, a former member of K-pop boy band BigBang, is set to return as a solo artiste later in 2025 with a full-length album, industry sources said on Sept 30.
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October 01, 2025
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US govt seeks to make Harvard ineligible for federal funding
US President Donald Trump’s administration expanded its campaign against Harvard University on Sept 29, as the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it would start a process that could lead to the school becoming ineligible for federal funding.
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October 01, 2025
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Taliban imposes communications blackout across Afghanistan
Afghanistan faced a second day without internet and mobile phone service on Sept 30, after the Taliban authorities cut off the fibre optic network.
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October 01, 2025
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YAMAL RESTARTS BALLON D'OR HUNT
Barca star seeks to make big impact against PSG after missing out to Dembele in 2025
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October 01, 2025
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Floods after typhoon raise death toll to 26 in Vietnam
Vietnam's most devastating storm in 2025 brought heavy rain that triggered floods across its north, disrupting flights and train services, with the capital Hanoi, where schools were closed, and many homes inundated, the authorities said on Sept 30.
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October 01, 2025
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A fresh start for Jason Lim in Malaysia after 2-year absence
Trainer Jason Lim has decided to give his training career a second go.
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October 01, 2025
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Mandarin Oriental in talks to sell part of One Causeway Bay in HK
Singapore-listed Mandarin Oriental International, part of the Jardine group, is in talks to sell the upper 13 floors of One Causeway Bay in Hong Kong to Alibaba Group Holding, a newspaper reported.
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October 01, 2025
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SoftMachine: The Return captures Asia's shifting dance landscape
SoftMachine: The Return is not simply restaging a work from a decade ago. It is also a continuation of the story of the shifting contemporary dance landscape in Asia, told through the lives and creative practices of five Asian artists: Rianto (Banyumas, Indonesia), Surjit Nongmeikapam (Manipur, India), Xiao Ke and Zhou Zihan (Shanghai, China), and Yuya Tsukahara (Osaka, Japan).
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September 30, 2025
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Nathania Ong to play Eponine in Singapore
The Singapore stage actress is part of Les Miserables The Arena Spectacular World Tour to be staged at Sands Theatre
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September 30, 2025
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Stephen Miller: the ‘prime minister’ behind Donald Trump's plan to reshape America
Washington's most powerful unelected bureaucrat slashes immigration and threatens his political enemies.
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September 30, 2025
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Early childhood education | Holistic development built into core pre-school programmes
We refer to Ms Heidi Ng's letter \"Build enrichment opportunities for pre-schoolers into core curriculum\" (Sept 23).
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September 30, 2025
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S’pore curator Khairuddin Hori to lead public art exhibition
Singapore curator Khairuddin Hori is leading the Manar Abu Dhabi light exhibition in 2025.
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September 30, 2025
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The rise and wrath of China's middle-class consumers
Quick to punish, but just as capable of pushing companies to do better, China's shoppers now wield a power that can make or break global and domestic brands.
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September 30, 2025
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What makes a perfect aircraft cabin?
Features such as mood lighting to help passengers combat jet lag and better cabin air can help improve your flight experience
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September 30, 2025
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From one guesthouse to a luxury hotel and more
Singaporean Benny Kong cannot pinpoint the exact moment he discovered his entrepreneurial streak. But one of his earliest memories of business acumen dates back to when he was 14 years old.
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September 30, 2025
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Healthcare | Need for regulations that put patient care ahead of commercial decisions by insurers
In Parliament on Sept 24, questions were raised on the need for regulations to prevent insurers from influencing healthcare decisions against the best interests of policyholders. While Integrated Shield Plans are private commercial products, they are built on the national MediShield Life scheme, making arguments for their regulation a delicate but important consideration.
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September 30, 2025
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Man who posed as a teen and sexually assaulted 4 girls gets jail, caning
He preyed on victims on online platforms and pretended to be closer in age to them
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September 30, 2025
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Spend your Culture Pass credits at six shows
Those looking to spend their Culture Pass credits can choose from six shows at the Esplanade’s Kalaa Utsavam — Indian Festival of Arts 2025.
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September 30, 2025
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S'pore plugged into global conversations on Al, amid governance issues
Even as countries have different views on how guard rails should be set around artificial intelligence (AI), Singapore's approach has been to remain plugged into conversations, said Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo.
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September 30, 2025
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Regional sentiment, domestic policy support lift S'pore shares
The blue-chip barometer Straits Times Index (STI) inched up 0.1 per cent, or four points, to 4,269.98 points on Sept 29, buoyed by a confluence of domestic policy support and positive regional sentiment.
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September 30, 2025
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Tie BTO income ceiling to financial need, not just pay
I refer to the article “BTO income ceiling can be raised, singles’ eligibility age lowered when right conditions in place” (Sept 26), and also note the strong showing in the private housing market as reported in “New private home sales lifted by flurry of launches before Hungry Ghost month, low interest rates” (Sept 15).
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September 30, 2025
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77 nabbed in islandwide drug bust; 35lg of heroin among items seized
Seventy-seven suspected drug offenders were arrested by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) in an islandwide anti-drug operation from Sept 21 to 26.
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September 30, 2025
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Ho aims to grow at Rodin like Norris, Russell
A fresh challenge awaits Singaporean race car driver Christian Ho, as the 18-year-old switches gears in the Formula Three (F3) championship.
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September 30, 2025
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S'pore population up 1.2% to 6.ll million due to more non-residents
Population continues to age rapidly; 1.2% increase in number of citizen births
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September 30, 2025
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Singtel shares slip further after another outage at Optus
But analysts not sounding the alarm yet and are maintaining upbeat targets on S'pore telco
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September 30, 2025
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Activist wanted in Hong Kong for national security offences denied entry into Singapore
Hong Kong political activist Nathan Law, who is wanted by the city's authorities for national security offences, was denied entry into Singapore because it is \"not in (the country's) national interests\", said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
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September 30, 2025
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Israeli forces advance ahead of Trump-Netanyahu Gaza war talks
Deadly assault on Gaza City continues, with residents saying they have nowhere to go
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September 30, 2025
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Hot Sauce can spice things up despite tricky draw
Oct 1 South Africa (Fairview) form analysis
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September 30, 2025
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No more warnings, KL to act against traffic offenders from Oct 1
There will be no more warnings for motorists in Malaysia’s capital city, with police clamping down hard on road users who flout traffic laws come Oct 1.
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