Schools are starting to limit outdoor activity for students as the haze in Singapore worsens, especially in the West.

Maris Stella High School has cancelled outdoor sports activities, while Nan Hua High School said it has cancelled at least one co-curricular activity (CCA).

CHIJ (Kellock), a primary school, informed parents on Oct 14 that all outdoor activities, including physical education lessons and outdoor play, would be suspended on Oct 15 and 16.

During recess, pupils who bring packed food will...

Services in Singapore’s public healthcare sector were affected for about 9½ hours on Tuesday when they were resolved.

Affected systems were progressively restored from around 3pm, with services fully restored by 4.37pm, said national healthtech agency Synapxe in a Facebook post at around 5.40pm.

The disruption affected all three of Singapore’s public healthcare clusters – NHG Health, National University Health System (NUHS) and SingHealth.

There is no indication that the service disruption was a cyberincident, and investigations are ongoing, said...

Air quality in Singapore remained in the unhealthy range on Wednesday morning, but thundery showers over some areas in the afternoon could bring some reprieve.

At 9am, PSI ranged from 106 in northern Singapore to 144 in the western region.

The next highest readings of 142 and 139 were recorded in the central and eastern regions respectively.

Meanwhile, PM2.5 is in the elevated band across all five regions, with central Singapore recording the highest concentration reading of 98.

For more than three decades, a stretch of road in central New Delhi was where Indians came to be heard, staging rallies to press their demands and hold those in power accountable.

Trade unions, retired soldiers, anti-corruption campaigners, women’s rights groups and student activists all protested beside the capital’s iconic 18th-century Jantar Mantar observatory, drawn by its location near the city’s commercial heart and the seat of political power.

But this week, the country’s most recognisable stage for public dissent...

Singapore’s economy grew by 5.4 per cent in the third quarter of 2026, down from the 6.2 per cent in the second quarter, according to preliminary data from the Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry on Wednesday.

On a quarter-on-quarter seasonally-adjusted basis, gross domestic product rose 1.1 per cent, down from the 1.5 per cent growth in the second quarter.

The central bank said Singapore’s economy is expected to continue expanding steadily before the pace of AI-related activity eases in...