Adult bus and train fares for adult commuters paying by card will increase by 12 to 13 cents from Dec 26.

A 12-cent increase will apply to public transport journeys of up to 3.2km, meaning the new baseline adult card fare will be $1.40, following the yearly fare review exercise by the Public Transport Council (PTC).

Meanwhile, trips farther than 3.2km will see a 13-cent price increase from the current fare. Commuters in concession groups, including students, seniors and people...

Volatility in natural gas prices due to the Middle East conflict have caused wholesale electricity prices in Singapore to climb. Natural gas is used by power generation companies to produce electricity.

The weekly Uniform Singapore Energy Price (USEP), a measure of the wholesale cost of electricity, hit $486.21 per megawatt-hour (MWh) in the week of Sept 13 to 19 – the highest level so far in 2026.

Besides being heavily influenced by fuel costs, the USEP – the spot price...

The 158-year-old house of Tatas is a beloved household name in India, but the US$185 billion (S$237 billion) conglomerate also touches distant shores as it makes everything from the Land Rover to Tetley tea to the latest version of the Apple iPhone and runs software giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). In good measure, the group also owns Air India, the troubled national carrier which the Tatas assumed control of in 2022.

The impact of the current boardroom tussle will reverberate...

Restoration work on Kariyachalli island hopes to rebuild its natural defences with artificial reefs, transplanted corals and seagrass meadows, in a bid to slow erosion and protect the mainland from surging seas.

“If you are not able to provide that resilience, you are absolutely at the mercy of vulnerabilities of storm surges, cyclonic storms or sea-level rise and also erosion,” senior state official Supriya Sahu said.

AFP travelled by boat to the protected island after being granted exclusive access by...

Up to 16,000 private-hire car drivers will have to fork out more in tax due to incomplete income submissions by Grab in July.

IRAS said on Monday that the majority of them will face an additional tax bill of less than S$100, though the actual amount will vary depending on the driver’s relief entitlements and income tax bracket.

The tax collector said that it was informed by ride hailing giant Grab at the end of July that about 28,000 drivers...