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Spend now, age better later? Young Singaporeans embrace longevity lifestyle
SINGAPORE, Sept 20 — Wellness centres offering treatments such as saunas, cold plunges and red light therapy are drawing a growing number of younger Singaporeans seeking to improve their long-term health and recovery. According to The Straits Times, at least
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Haze returns to unhealthy levels in Singapore as smoke drifts from Indonesia
SINGAPORE, Sept 19 — Haze conditions worsened across parts of South-east Asia since Friday, with Singapore’s air quality slipping back into the unhealthy range as smoke from forest fires in Indonesia drifted towards the city-state. The 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index
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Italy probe into Telegram child abuse network leads to two arrests in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Sept 19 — Two men have been arrested in Singapore after Italian authorities investigating an international online child abuse network passed information to local police. The Singapore Police Force (SPF) confirmed to The Straits Times today that the men,
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Conned or complicit? Indonesian businessman under probe in Singapore over suspected fake notes at Sentosa casino
SINGAPORE, Sept 19 — An Indonesian businessman is assisting Singapore police with investigations after allegedly using 34 counterfeit S$10,000 notes worth S$340,000 (RM1.09 million) at Resorts World Sentosa’s casino over three visits in June. The businessman, identified only as Steven,
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Singapore rolls out passport-scanning arrival card on mobile app from Sept 30
SINGAPORE, Sept 17 — Travellers entering Singapore from Sept 30 will be able to complete the enhanced Singapore Arrival Card directly through the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority’s (ICA) mobile app, the authority announced. The enhanced digital declaration, which allows travellers
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Singapore records first islandwide unhealthy PSI since 2019 as haze worsens
SINGAPORE, Sept 15 — All five regions of Singapore recorded unhealthy air quality early today, marking the first time since September 2019 that the entire island has entered the unhealthy range, The Straits Times reported. At 6am, the 24-hour Pollutant
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Singapore haze eases as PSI readings return to moderate range
SINGAPORE, Sept 11 — Singapore’s air quality has improved, with the 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) in all five regions remaining in the moderate range since 10pm yesterday, The Straits Times reported. The central region recorded a PSI reading of 97 at
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Singtel, Gulf Development team up on new Thailand-Singapore submarine cable
SINGAPORE, Sept 10 — Singapore telecommunications group Singtel and Thailand’s energy company Gulf Development said on Thursday they will jointly develop submarine cable infrastructure linking Thailand and Singapore, as demand for data centres, cloud computing and artificial intelligence services grows
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PwC forecasts Singapore data‑centre investment to reach US$19.2b a year by 2050 as Malaysia joins US$1.29t regional surge
SINGAPORE, Sept 9 — Annual data centre investment in Singapore is seen rising to US$19.2 billion (RM77.9 billion) by 2050 from about US$7 billion in 2026, PwC’s central forecast showed today, reported Xinhua. Cumulative investment is projected at about US$330
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Singapore workplace fatalities rise in first half of 2026 as Ministry of Manpower reviews tougher safety measures
SINGAPORE, Sept 8 — Singapore recorded 21 workplace deaths in the first half of 2026, lifting the annualised fatal injury rate to 1.1 per 100,000 workers, according to figures released today. Vehicular incidents were the leading cause of death, accounting
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