Mangrove species from Timor-Leste to make Singapore debut in Bay East Garden from 2027.
Gardens by the Bay will introduce mangrove species from Timor-Leste to Singapore when its Bay East Garden opens in 2027. Approximately 10% of the wetland's 100 planned mangroves will be from Timor-Leste, with members of the public invited to participate in the planting. The initiative features the smooth-fruited yellow mangrove (Ceriops australis), a species capable of reaching 10 meters in height and not currently found in Singapore. Propagules of this species were carefully collected from the Hera area on Timor-Leste's coast and transported to Singapore on October 19 by the Gardens by the Bay team.
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New artwork coming to 40 MRT stations in 2026.
In a move to enhance the commuter experience, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) revealed on October 21 that 40 MRT stations along the North-South and East-West lines will receive new artwork from 2026 onward. This expansion of the Art in Transit programme will see 25 stations feature community-led projects and 15 fitted with newly commissioned artworks that reflect their local neighbourhoods. The first installations, planned for Bugis, Novena, and Outram Park stations, are specifically intended to offer "uplifting experiences" for those travelling to the major healthcare facilities in their vicinities: Raffles Hospital, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, and Singapore General Hospital, respectively.
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Changi Airport’s Q3 passenger traffic increased by 3.1%.
On Wednesday (Oct 22), Changi Airport Group reported 17.3 million passenger movements in the third quarter of 2025, a 3.1% increase from the same period in 2024. Aircraft movements, including both take-offs and landings, were 91,600, a figure comparable to Q3 2024. The top passenger markets were China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, and India, with China and Vietnam showing the strongest growth at 9.7% and 11.3%, respectively.
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Singapore joins multinational effort to create common cyber-security labelling scheme for smart devices
Singapore has joined 10 other nations in committing to create a common labelling scheme for smart devices, which aims to provide tiered reference to security levels that can guide consumers into making informed decisions. The Global Cybersecurity Labelling Initiative (GCLI), which applies to Internet of Thing (IoT) devices such as Wi-Fi routers and security cameras, will also help manufacturers easily navigate compliance requirements across multiple markets. On Oct 23, the third day of Singapore International Cyber Week, representatives from 11 nations gathered to endorse the initiative. nder this global initiative, countries will seek to establish a standardised set of security requirements and create interoperable labelling frameworks.
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Singapore manufacturing output swings back into growth at 16.1%, beating estimates
Factory output surged 16.1 per cent on year in September, in an about-turn from August’s revised 9 per cent drop, data from the Economic Development Board showed on Friday (Oct 24). In August, the industrial production print ended a 13-month expansion streak. The latest September print exceeded economists’ expectations. In a Bloomberg poll, private-sector economists’ median estimate had been a mere 0.5 per cent rise. Excluding the volatile biomedical manufacturing cluster, output grew 5.4 per cent year on year, reversing August’s 4.4 per cent contraction. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, factory output jumped 26.3 per cent, in a turnaround from August’s 11 per cent fall. Excluding biomedical manufacturing, output edged up 0.8 per cent from August, reversing from the 5.1 per cent decline in the previous month.
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Gardens by the Bay will introduce mangrove species from Timor-Leste to Singapore when its Bay East Garden opens in 2027. Approximately 10% of the wetland's 100 planned mangroves will be from Timor-Leste, with members of the public invited to participate in the planting. The initiative features the smooth-fruited yellow mangrove (Ceriops australis), a species capable of reaching 10 meters in height and not currently found in Singapore. Propagules of this species were carefully collected from the Hera area on Timor-Leste's coast and transported to Singapore on October 19 by the Gardens by the Bay team.
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New artwork coming to 40 MRT stations in 2026.
In a move to enhance the commuter experience, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) revealed on October 21 that 40 MRT stations along the North-South and East-West lines will receive new artwork from 2026 onward. This expansion of the Art in Transit programme will see 25 stations feature community-led projects and 15 fitted with newly commissioned artworks that reflect their local neighbourhoods. The first installations, planned for Bugis, Novena, and Outram Park stations, are specifically intended to offer "uplifting experiences" for those travelling to the major healthcare facilities in their vicinities: Raffles Hospital, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, and Singapore General Hospital, respectively.
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Changi Airport’s Q3 passenger traffic increased by 3.1%.
On Wednesday (Oct 22), Changi Airport Group reported 17.3 million passenger movements in the third quarter of 2025, a 3.1% increase from the same period in 2024. Aircraft movements, including both take-offs and landings, were 91,600, a figure comparable to Q3 2024. The top passenger markets were China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, and India, with China and Vietnam showing the strongest growth at 9.7% and 11.3%, respectively.
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Singapore joins multinational effort to create common cyber-security labelling scheme for smart devices
Singapore has joined 10 other nations in committing to create a common labelling scheme for smart devices, which aims to provide tiered reference to security levels that can guide consumers into making informed decisions. The Global Cybersecurity Labelling Initiative (GCLI), which applies to Internet of Thing (IoT) devices such as Wi-Fi routers and security cameras, will also help manufacturers easily navigate compliance requirements across multiple markets. On Oct 23, the third day of Singapore International Cyber Week, representatives from 11 nations gathered to endorse the initiative. nder this global initiative, countries will seek to establish a standardised set of security requirements and create interoperable labelling frameworks.
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Singapore manufacturing output swings back into growth at 16.1%, beating estimates
Factory output surged 16.1 per cent on year in September, in an about-turn from August’s revised 9 per cent drop, data from the Economic Development Board showed on Friday (Oct 24). In August, the industrial production print ended a 13-month expansion streak. The latest September print exceeded economists’ expectations. In a Bloomberg poll, private-sector economists’ median estimate had been a mere 0.5 per cent rise. Excluding the volatile biomedical manufacturing cluster, output grew 5.4 per cent year on year, reversing August’s 4.4 per cent contraction. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, factory output jumped 26.3 per cent, in a turnaround from August’s 11 per cent fall. Excluding biomedical manufacturing, output edged up 0.8 per cent from August, reversing from the 5.1 per cent decline in the previous month.
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