Bigger fines, stronger arrest powers to come with anti-haze law
Parliament moved to toughen its anti-haze law with arrest powers, bigger fines and potential restrictions on companies linked to transboundary air pollution from wildfires.
Data breach hits about 46,000 SIA bookings
About 46,000 Singapore Airlines (SIA) booking records have been affected by a data breach at the carrier's reservation-technology provider, Amadeus.
Joint battle against haze
The nation will work with Asean member states to strengthen the implementation of an agreement on transboundary haze when it chairs the regional bloc next year, the country's environment minister said.
‘Air-con nation’ eyes more efficient ways to cool down
Dubbed an "air-conditioned nation", the island republic is experimenting with cooling alternatives from chilled beams to "passive displacement" to curb its thirst for energy-guzzling air conditioning.
Closer EU-Asia ties urged amid trade restrictions
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for European and Asian middle powers to build a strategic alliance in trade, technology and security, warning that an erosion of the established global order threatened their shared interests.
Running from haze into cool malls
The pounding of running shoes echoes through a shopping mall as fitness enthusiasts desperate to exercise take refuge from choking haze.
Tensions rise over gas and haze
Indonesia will host Singapore's top diplomat, its foreign ministry said, as tensions simmer between the two neighbours over persistent haze from Indonesia's wildfires and Jakarta's decision to cut gas supplies to the city-state.
Builders cut outdoor work as haze delays projects
Builders are taking steps to reduce workers' exposure to unhealthy levels of haze, even as they prepare to make claims for haze-related work delays.
Rising PSI hits hawkers hard
The air quality across the island remained poor, with the 24-hour PSI in the west hitting a season high of 230 at 10am in the "very unhealthy" band, before dipping slightly to 227 at noon.
Pollution in S’pore hits record high
Pollution readings in the city-state have reached their highest level this year, while East Timor shut its schools for three days in response to intensifying smoke and haze from Indonesia's wildfires.
