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September 23, 2026

PSLE English opens the written season, Hari Raya Haji crowds return to Geylang Serai, and bus fines bite at Woodlands

Thursday's Singapore Daily Update — ten stories on PSLE Paper 1, interchange nuisance enforcement, unchanged SP Group tariffs, CSA quishing alerts, manufacturing PMI, REITs, hawker chatbots, flu clinics, and Marina Bay F1 setup.

AI Overview

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Two minutes max — then you’re dangerous at breakfast.

Exam morning, holiday food trade, and household bills share the front page as enforcement and scam desks add practical warnings.

Primary Six pupils sit PSLE English Language Papers 1 and 2 from 8.15am under SEAB's 2026 timetable.
Woodlands Bus Interchange issues the first Administrative Notifications under LTA's S$500 nuisance regime.
SP Group's regulated electricity tariff stays at 30.86 cents per kWh for September before the Q4 review.
CSA warns motorists about fake QR stickers on carpark payment kiosks that harvest banking credentials.
Geylang Serai hawkers stock up overnight for Hari Raya Haji morning crowds after Ramadan bazaar rhythms.
Singapore's manufacturing PMI crosses back into expansion as electronics orders lift the headline index.

Primary school classroom with rows of empty laminated desks and a wall clock showing morning hour, sunlight through windows, no children faces, no logos or readable text

Opinion

PSLE English Day Shows Schools Still Carry Exam Stress Alone

PSLE English papers start at 8.15am on Thursday, but schools and families still carry exam stress alone while national policy talks about joy of learning—an gap that needs more than a timetable tweak.

InfoHandle Editorial Sep 23, 2026

Today's picks

Busy hawker centre aisle with steam rising from metal trays and patrons queuing in soft morning light, colourful stall fronts without readable signage, no logos or readable text

Lifestyle

Geylang Serai Hawkers Prep Overnight for Hari Raya Haji Morning Trade

Chloe Tan Sep 23, 2026

Wide bus interchange concourse with empty queue lanes and stainless railings under a high roof, commuters blurred in distance and tropical daylight through open bays, no logos or readable text

Politics

Woodlands Bus Interchange Logs First Nuisance Notices Under S$500 Regime

Sarah Teo Sep 23, 2026

Residential kitchen with ceiling fan spinning softly, warm evening light on tiled floor and closed cabinet fronts, no logos or readable text

Credit Cards

Households Face Unchanged SP Group Tariff at 30.86 Cents per kWh Through September

Marcus Goh Sep 23, 2026

Outdoor carpark payment machine with a small QR sticker on a metal post, asphalt and white bay lines in afternoon shade, no logos or readable text

Security

CSA Warns on QR Phishing at Carpark Payment Kiosks

Rajesh Pillai Sep 23, 2026

Dim factory aisle with conveyor belts and stacked PCB trays under cool overhead lights, workers in hairnets seen from behind at a distance, no logos or readable text

Business

Singapore Manufacturing PMI Returns to Expansion on Electronics Orders

Wei Ling Tan Sep 23, 2026

Singapore financial district and port warehouses seen from an elevated walkway at hazy afternoon, glass towers and container cranes in distance, pedestrians blurred, no logos or readable text

Stocks

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT Leads STI Property Gains After Fed Holds Rates

Priya Nair Sep 23, 2026

Workers installing red-and-white plastic barriers along a Marina Bay street at dusk, crane booms and unlit grandstand frames in background, wet pavement reflections, no logos or readable text

Entertainment

Marina Bay Barrier Crews Begin Singapore GP Street Circuit Build

Adam Lee Sep 23, 2026

General practice clinic vaccine fridge with a few influenza vials on a tray, appointment clipboard on counter under fluorescent light, no logos or readable text

Health

Neighbourhood Clinics Report Patchy Flu Vaccine Slots Ahead of October NH Stock

Farah Salleh Sep 23, 2026

Hawker centre stall counter with stainless trays and wok steam, customer holding a smartphone with blurred chat interface, fluorescent ceiling lights, no logos or readable text

Technology

SIT and IMDA Pair Hawker Stalls With Multilingual Ordering Chatbots

Nurul Aziz Sep 23, 2026

Opinion

PSLE English Day Shows Schools Still Carry Exam Stress Alone

Entertainment

Marina Bay Barrier Crews Begin Singapore GP Street Circuit Build

Health

Neighbourhood Clinics Report Patchy Flu Vaccine Slots Ahead of October NH Stock

Technology

SIT and IMDA Pair Hawker Stalls With Multilingual Ordering Chatbots

Stocks

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT Leads STI Property Gains After Fed Holds Rates

Lifestyle

Geylang Serai Hawkers Prep Overnight for Hari Raya Haji Morning Trade

Security

CSA Warns on QR Phishing at Carpark Payment Kiosks

Credit Cards

Households Face Unchanged SP Group Tariff at 30.86 Cents per kWh Through September

Business

Singapore Manufacturing PMI Returns to Expansion on Electronics Orders

Politics

Woodlands Bus Interchange Logs First Nuisance Notices Under S$500 Regime

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Technology

SIT and IMDA Pair Hawker Stalls With Multilingual Ordering Chatbots

Singapore Institute of Technology students and IMDA are trialling hawker-stall ordering chatbots that take orders in Malay, Tamil and Chinese, building on inclusive ordering prototypes tested at NEA-managed centres.

Nurul Aziz Sep 23, 2026

Health

Neighbourhood Clinics Report Patchy Flu Vaccine Slots Ahead of October NH Stock

MOH says national influenza supply is sufficient, but CHAS clinics report patchy southern-hemisphere vials and scarce booking slots while the delayed northern-hemisphere stock waits until October.

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