r/singapore • • 4h ago

r/singapore random discussion and small questions thread for October 22, 2026

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🌻☀️Good morning all have a great day and stay strong, stay safe and stay healthy! Jiayou!

Talk about your day. Anything goes, but subreddit rules still apply. Please be polite to each other!


r/singapore • • 53m ago

News Woman who stayed illegally in Singapore for 19 years surrenders with husband, gets jail

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r/singapore • • 1h ago

News ‘It doesn’t sound like who he is’: Family of man jailed over baby’s death said they saw no signs of abuse

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r/singapore • • 1h ago

News Over 3,000 taxpayers made false claims for employment expenses; IRAS warns of misleading tax advice

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r/singapore • • 2h ago

News Indonesia stock exchange chief defends MSCI after ex-minister alleges Singapore interference

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Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) president director Jeffrey Hendrik said on Oct 20 that global index providers operated independently, responding to allegations by former trade minister Muhammad Lutfi that Singapore’s investment company Temasek and its sovereign wealth fund GIC were pressuring MSCI to downgrade Indonesia’s stock market to “standalone” status.


r/singapore • • 3h ago

News KKH says abused baby had no injuries during admission months before death; case later closed

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r/singapore • • 3h ago

News 30 Arrested In M'sia-Singapore Cross-Border Prostitution Syndicate Crackdown

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r/singapore • • 3h ago

Tabloid/Low-quality source Man crashes car outside police base near Geylang, arrested for allegedly driving under drug influence

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r/singapore • • 3h ago

Opinion/Fluff Post Always tired? To reclaim energy, 6 Singaporeans try these small biohacks that could help you too

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r/singapore • • 3h ago

Tabloid/Low-quality source Singapore Airlines Has A New Range Of In-Flight Amenities That Even Those Flying Economy Can Enjoy

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r/singapore • • 3h ago

News Prabowo berates countries that 'insult' Indonesia over wildfires

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r/singapore • • 5h ago

News Companies involved in illegal activities that cause haze may face financial penalties: Chee Hong Tat

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“These consequences, these penalties, do not just affect the company’s directors and management. They also affect the value of investments and interests of shareholders,” he said at the SIAS Investors’ Choice Awards on Oct 21.

“Hence, it is very legitimate for SIAS (Securities Investors Association, Singapore) to complement the actions of regulators, SGX and banks to speak out on behalf of investors and to seek answers from the companies concerned.”


r/singapore • • 11h ago

Opinion/Fluff Post Hazy till Sat, then heavy rain till early next week? Bye bye Haze 2026 👋

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Super Typhoon Champi is now very near the Philippines, moving northwest. Official sources expects it to turn more northward east of Taiwan over the next few days, weakening quite a lot as it does so.

Looking at the ECMWF 6-hourly rainfall forecast, the fire areas in Sumatra and Kalimantan have been pretty dry these few days.

And from the ECMWF wind forecast, the current flow looks quite unfavourable for us, so I wouldn’t be surprised if the haze gets worse over the next few days, especially around Friday.

But there’s some good news after that.

As Champi moves north and weakens, the regional wind pattern changes quite drastically. The ECMWF rainfall forecast then shows widespread heavy rain returning across Sumatra, Kalimantan and much of our region from Saturday onwards into early next week.

So my current read is basically:

Now till Fri: dry over many fire areas + unfavourable winds = haze risk remains / could worsen.
Sat onwards: rain comes back in force = hopefully the haze/fires finally get properly suppressed.

Of course this is still a model forecast and things can shift, but if this ECMWF run is anywhere close to right…

Bye bye Haze 2026? 😂

TL;DR: Probably a few more hazy days to tahan. Then the weather pattern flips and Indonesia (and the region) gets drenched from around Saturday onwards.

My earlier post: https://www.reddit.com/r/singapore/s/X1PT0mZfAx


r/singapore • • 12h ago

Tabloid/Low-quality source 8-month-old baby shook & smothered to death in S'pore: Mum, 23, gets 15 years & 3 months, dad, 27, gets 16 years

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r/singapore • • 16h ago

News OCBC to let customers hold Malaysian ringgit in Singapore savings accounts from Oct 23

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r/singapore • • 16h ago

News Haze crisis: SG banks may curb funding for SG-linked firms involved

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r/singapore • • 17h ago

News GIC, Temasek deny allegations of pressuring MSCI to downgrade Indonesia

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r/singapore • • 17h ago

Tabloid/Low-quality source Boon Keng flat with 83 years left on lease sells for S$1.64 million

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r/singapore • • 18h ago

News Hyflux trial to proceed; Olivia Lum, 5 others not asking for ‘no case to answer’ acquittal on charges

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r/singapore • • 18h ago

News CPF maintains A grade in global ranking of pension systems for second year; overall score goes up

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r/singapore • • 19h ago

News Primary 1 registration changes could cut Phase 2A places at some popular schools by a fifth or more

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r/singapore • • 21h ago

Tabloid/Low-quality source Petition calling for end to crow culling backed by over 2,500 after officers seen shooting crows near Aljunied MRT

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r/singapore • • 1d ago

News Couple who regularly abused their baby, resulting in his death, gets jail

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r/singapore • • 1d ago

News Court orders man to honour S$600,000 payment to brothers left out of mother's will

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r/singapore • • 1d ago

Image Very congested train station at Lakeside today

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