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Singapore: what was counted on 23 October 2026
Every article that passed the risk gate for Singapore on this day, by category — the outlet, its leaning where known, and the link. These counts are what the pressure table adds up.
Signals counted
72 articles
Regulation
- SG worker fears resignation could affect SME’s foreign worker quota, seeks advice online ↗ TheIndependantindependent
- WP MP Jamus Lim: We need to take it seriously when Singapore's food and beverage industry is under threat ↗ TheIndependantindependent
- Bringing independent directors into the family boardroom without losing trust ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Indonesia names 11 corporate suspects in forest fire probe including three foreign firms as permit suspensions reach 32 companies ↗ TheIndependantindependent
- Visa, STB sign three-year MOU to boost Singapore’s destination appeal and growth ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Davinder Singh Chambers appointed adviser to government on haze-linked company probes ↗ Business Timesindependent
- NEA issues notices to 10 Singapore-based companies, including Wilmar and APP, over haze ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Geely Auto, a key BYD rival, primed to re-enter Singapore market ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Citigroup wins licence to set up fully-owned China Securities unit after nearly 5-year wait ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Issue 217: Time to face palm oil’s transboundary problem ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Iskandar Malaysia surpasses investment target with RM525 billion, turns to high-value industries ↗ TheIndependantindependent
- SK Hynix scraps Solidigm US IPO after shareholder opposition, ‘duplicate listing’ concerns ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Stocks to watch: Seatrium, CapitaLand Investment, Keppel DC Reit, Suntec Reit, CLCT, TSH Resources ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Singapore commits S$143 million to fund R&D for industrial decarbonisation ↗ Business Timesindependent
- AI tracking, no-burn policies: How SGX-listed plantation firms are responding to haze ↗ Business Timesindependent
- CGSI cuts Genting Singapore target price to S$0.63 on hazy tourism outlook ↗ Business Timesindependent
- China’s CATL, BAIC target 1 million cars with new battery swap network ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Merc driver, 33, arrested for suspected drug offences after car crashes into lamp post in Geylang ↗ The New paperindependent
Disruption
- Singapore’s central gas buyer affirms Indonesia’s role as ‘important partner’ amid export review warning ↗ Business Timesindependent
- ‘We still have to work no matter what’ — Food delivery rider, 52, continues to work 14 hours/day despite persistent cough amid haze in Singapore ↗ TheIndependantindependent
- OCBC mobile, online banking services restored after Friday afternoon disruption ↗ Business Timesindependent
- What is PHP? Why are government and business websites going offline? ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Long John Silver’s Woodlands outlet to shut down following string of recent closures ↗ The New paperindependent
- Tree branch catches fire near Queenstown HDB block, SCDF swiftly puts out blaze ↗ The New paperindependent
- School closures, NS training, proactive measures: Singaporeans tell He Ting Ru how they believe haze crisis can be better handled ↗ TheIndependantindependent
- Keppel Energy, Sembcorp Utilities and Tuas Power to supply biomethane in pilot project ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Taiwan shuts down ahead of Typhoon Champi, hundreds of flights cancelled ↗ Business Timesindependent
- OCBC customers face difficulties accessing online, mobile banking services ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Indonesia warns it could review energy exports to countries that ‘disrespect’ it ↗ The New paperindependent
- Stomper accidentally kicks faeces and mud at Outram Park MRT station, confused this can happen in S’pore ↗ The New paperindependent
Safety & health
- ‘I made ten phone calls to the hospital to change my mum’s medical appointment, but no one answered’ — Malaysian doctor investigates and finds nurses chit-chatting ↗ TheIndependantindependent
- ‘Avoid exposure to the haze’ — Malaysian man urges others to stay indoors after coughing up blood from outdoor exercise ↗ TheIndependantindependent
- Thousands of people sign petition calling for end to crow culling in Singapore after officers seen shooting the birds near Aljunied MRT station ↗ TheIndependantindependent
- ‘Uncle didn’t even know about the haze’: Uni student, 25, spends $5k savings on free N95 masks for needy ↗ The New paperindependent
Companies
- OUE Reit buys another 50% stake in Sydney’s Salesforce Tower in US$606.4 million deal ↗ Business Timesindependent
- From crisis to revival: SGX CEO Loh Boon Chye plans exit after lucrative decade-long pivot ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Oct 23) ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Keppel DC Reit 9M DPU up 11.7% at S$0.08571 on organic growth, acquisitions ↗ Business Timesindependent
- CapitaLand China Trust’s Q3 NPI falls 5.1% to 259.6 million yuan ↗ Business Timesindependent
- OpenAI shifts value to US$1.25 trillion as funding talks finalise ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Knight Frank’s Tan Tee Khoon leaves firm, Nicholas Keong takes over auction business ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Volvo Car to deepen job cuts as China sales slump ↗ Business Timesindependent
Markets
- US stocks: Wall Street closes lower to end rocky week ↗ Business Timesindependent
- European stocks post weekly loss as France turmoil, oil prices dent earnings optimism ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Oil prices jump US$3 on Houthi attacks, oil spill, highest settlement since April ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Singapore petrol prices climb again as Shell follows Caltex, with 95-octane reaching S$3.60 per litre ↗ TheIndependantindependent
- Net demand for Singapore office space doubles in Q3 as central region rents rise 0.8% ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Jio’s record IPO draws strong demand, defying India market rout ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Tech sell-off relents, oil at five-month high ↗ Business Timesindependent
- US business activity expands, prices surge by most since 2022 ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Economists mixed on near-term MAS policy tightening after core, headline inflation ease in September ↗ Business Timesindependent
- UK retail sales fall 0.4% in September, more than forecast ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Singapore shares edge higher despite losses in local banks; STI up 0.1% ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Bank of Japan warns of risks from AI market shock, cyberattacks ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Home sales set to recover in Q4 with prices seen rising further on new launch momentum ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Eurozone business activity slowed as France unrest weighs ↗ Business Timesindependent
- SK Hynix, Samsung fall as Asian tech sell-off deepens and crude oil extends gains ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Office rents in Singapore’s central region rise 0.8% in Q3 over Q2, URA data shows ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Gold heads for sharpest weekly decline in four months on Fed rate outlook ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Singapore’s core, headline inflation moderate slightly in September to come in under consensus estimates ↗ Business Timesindependent
- US mortgage rates decline for first time in 9 weeks to 7.32% ↗ Business Timesindependent
- The equity rally’s next test of wider participation ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Hedge funds log widest daily drawdown since Covid in stock rout ↗ Business Timesindependent
Trade
- China’s January-to-September fiscal revenue up 5.1% year on year ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Malaysia, Thailand central banks join MAS cross-border payment initiative ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Little-known South Korean shipowner dominates Hormuz transits as oil flows rebound ↗ Business Timesindependent
Politics
- Sheer coincidence: Josephine Teo and Malaysian minister discuss child online safety during surprise airport meeting ↗ TheIndependantindependent
- SM Shanmugam: Singaporeans are deeply frustrated by worsening haze situation ↗ TheIndependantindependent
- Manila’s US$113.5 billion Budget battle becomes test of fiscal discipline ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Take-up of new private homes dives 45% in Q3 as prices accelerate with 1.4% rise ↗ Business Timesindependent
- SGX CEO Loh Boon Chye to step down; succession planning under way ↗ Business Timesindependent
- PAP internal election: Will there be new faces and what changes can we expect on Oct 25? ↗ Business Timesindependent