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Ong Teng Cheong 'stress-tested' EP scheme, showed that establishment figure can act independently: Jayakumar The former senior minister recounts how younger ministers spoke up against Lee Kuan Yew's original proposal for the elected presidency, and his willingness to modify it.

All MOE kindergartens to progressively offer full-day programme from 2028 28/10/2026 Too late, too far, too little choice: Why surplus food apps face challenges matching meals with takers 28/10/2026 From lab breakthroughs to new businesses: How AI is accelerating innovation in Singapore 28/10/2026 Meta launches Muse AI agent in Singapore to help users shop, plan travel and manage emails 28/10/2026 SkillsFuture mid-career support to cover 140 more training programmes, including tech job placements 28/10/2026 Summoned to meeting with Singapore leaders, top honchos of 10 firms pledge to cooperate with haze probes In a rare meeting attended by Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong, Senior Minister K Shanmugam and Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu, Singapore outlined proposed legislative amendments that will make it an offence for companies to refuse independent assessments or fail to cooperate fully with investigators.

Dr Balakrishnan said Indonesia and Singapore have a “common commitment” to the sanctity of contracts as it reflects the credibility and competitiveness of both sides.

Commentary: Why staying indoors may not be enough when haze hits 29/10/2026 Interested parties, countries can come together to launch AI incident reporting pilot: PM Wong 28/10/2026 HDB cuts 1,200 planned homes, retains more greenery at Maju Forest and Gillman Barracks after public feedback 28/10/2026 Nature groups welcome revised Maju Forest and Gillman Barracks housing plans, but maintain need for safeguards 28/10/2026 All MOE kindergartens to progressively offer full-day programme from 2028 28/10/2026 Advertisement Singapore sees continued respite from haze, with air quality remaining moderate 28/10/2026 Small countries need more cooperation with companies, NGOs in fractured world: Teo Chee Hean 28/10/2026 SIA to buy sustainable aviation fuel made from waste gases at new Singapore plant 28/10/2026 Commentary: Singapore’s next big technology bet cannot wait till we’ve figured out AI 28/10/2026 Advertisement Beyond the Headlines ‘Customers won’t be happy’: Why cutting salt is a tough sell for Singapore’s hawkers 20/10/2026 Singapore haze: Is your old air purifier still effective, and how much does it cost to run one? 21/10/2026 'Nobody will call you': The long road back after retrenchment for workers in their 50s 22/10/2026 analysis Why is Indonesia facing a rare MSCI downgrade and what's at stake? 27/10/2026 analysis PAP leadership vote: Younger ministers may step up into CEC as some senior figures make way 23/10/2026 'We don't really want to cancel': Singaporeans weigh France travel plans amid violent protests 23/10/2026 About 40 cat fosterers approved under new pilot scheme as rescuers weigh benefits, restrictions 22/10/2026 More Singapore Stories Five years on, Julien Royer’s Claudine is having its best year yet. What’s behind its success? 29/10/2026 Jail for man who sexually abused 6 boys, confessed voluntarily and underwent chemical castration 28/10/2026 Singapore, Malaysia test emergency response to simulated fire on stranded RTS Link train 28/10/2026 Former behavioural therapist fined for causing hurt to 4-year-old boy with special needs who hit her 28/10/2026 Man charged with sailing yacht twice into restricted Southern Islands Live Firing Area 28/10/2026 There is a Snoopy pop-up library at Plaza Singapura with themed spaces 28/10/2026 Nada Fitri crowned Anugerah 2026 champion in singing competition's return following five-year hiatus 28/10/2026 Sunday Cycling Lane in Seletar to more than double in length by early 2027 28/10/2026 Does ethnicity affect the type of breast cancer you develop and how easily it's detected? 28/10/2026 Deli Hub Catering suspended after 53 people fall ill with gastroenteritis symptoms at two MOE kindergartens 28/10/2026 Singapore, Indonesia setting up joint task force to probe firms linked to forest fires; hotlines to manage differences 28/10/2026 Alliance Medinet says access path used in data breach has been secured 27/10/2026 Malaysian who accessed 17 Singapore bank accounts for syndicate in S$4 million case gets jail 27/10/2026 Istana open house to be held on Nov 1 ahead of Deepavali, subject to haze conditions 27/10/2026 OCBC named third strongest bank globally in The Asian Banker ranking 27/10/2026 Singapore commissions studies to deepen capabilities in nuclear safety, regulation and environmental protection 27/10/2026 Competitive eater Zermatt Neo opens first restaurant Over at Tras Street, comes with 8kg food challenge 27/10/2026 6 members of Singapore syndicate hawking vapes from Malaysia get jail, fines 27/10/2026 View more CNA Explains CNA Explains: Have the promises of sustainable sourcing really delivered? Singapore is widening scrutiny of companies here and in Indonesia over possible links to the haze. Some are associated with products we use every day, from cooking oil to tissues and toilet paper. More than a decade after the devastating 2015 haze, how much have promises of sustainable sourcing really delivered? Could the products in our shopping baskets be contributing to the very pollution we are breathing? We investigate in this week's CNA Explains. 

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