Singapore

OCBC says its mobile and internet banking services, disrupted on Oct 23 afternoon, are being progressively restored. ATM and card services were unaffected; customer funds and data remain safe.

SGX CEO Loh Boon Chye will step down in 2027; the exchange has begun searching for a successor after posting record 2026 results.

Waymo founder Sebastian Thrun predicts Singapore will adopt robotaxis en masse sooner than San Francisco because high car costs make AVs cheaper than ownership.

Sengkang Town Council will restrict pickleball to nine approved courts, open 10am–7.30pm, and ban it at other courts from Nov 1 after surveying over 2,000 residents.

Bukit Batok Secondary School ran an armed intruder drill for about 1,100 students and 160 staff, practising lockdown and Run, Hide, Tell; Minister Desmond Lee praised their preparedness.

HDB resale prices fell 0.1% in Q3 2026, with transactions up 19.5%. No major impact from lifted cooling measure on private downgraders.

Singapore's air quality improved to good/moderate range early Oct 23, but haze may worsen Oct 23-24 due to Sumatra smoke; rain expected by Oct 25.

GovTech laid off another 38 staff in the second phase of its restructuring, bringing total retrenchments since July to 131, mainly in traditional project delivery roles.

Law Society of Singapore elects new council members after a troubled year, signaling a fresh start for the legal body.

Singapore oil product inventories fell to a three-week low of 38.134 million barrels, driven by weaker light and middle distillate stocks.

Labour chief Ng Chee Meng warns of new workforce structural gaps despite Singapore’s growth, with retrenchments and graduate job delays; NTUC and KPMG will help firms adopt AI.

Singapore is strengthening its power grid for reliability amid rising electricity demand, focusing on infrastructure upgrades and future-ready solutions to support growing consumption.