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September 28, 2026

Tech Week Opens, Loh Chases Asiad Gold, and Households Await the Q4 Power Tariff

Tuesday’s Singapore edition leads with a historic badminton final, enterprise tech at Marina Bay Sands, and the bills and scams hitting heartland wallets.

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Singapore readers woke to a gold-medal badminton decider in Japan, a packed Sands Expo tech conference, and a utilities clock ticking toward SP Group’s fourth-quarter electricity call.

Entertainment — first Singaporean men’s singles finalist at the Asian Games meets Kunlavut Vitidsarn for gold in Nagoya
Technology — Tech Week 2026 opens with five co-located shows and Tan Kiat How on the mainstage
Credit Cards — Q4 regulated tariff due around 30 September after a record 31.91 cent third quarter
Business — EDB says August factory output rose 15.4% year on year, led by electronics gear
Security — police warn Harvey Norman cold calls are routing victims to fake MAS officers and gold handovers
Politics — HDB precast catalogue and site robots aimed at faster BTO builds from late-2026 tenders

An empty badminton court in an indoor gymnasium, nets taut, green flooring, overhead lights on, spectator seats in soft focus, no players or logos, no readable text

Entertainment

Vitidsarn Awaits Historic Singapore Challenger in Aichi-Nagoya Badminton Singles Decider

World No. 2 Kunlavut Vitidsarn meets the first Singaporean men’s singles finalist in Asian Games history on 29 September at Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium.

Adam Lee Sep 28, 2026

Today's picks

Attendees with lanyards walking past server rack displays in a convention hall aisle, carpeted expo floor, overhead truss lights, no readable badges or logos

Technology

Tech Week 2026 Fills Sands Expo Halls as Tan Kiat How Joins Mainstage Lineup

Nurul Aziz Sep 28, 2026

Close view of an electricity meter and circuit breakers on a painted wall in an HDB corridor, afternoon light from a window, worn paint and plastic casing, no logos or readable text

Credit Cards

Q4 Electricity Tariff Announcement Expected This Week After 31.91 Cent Record Quarter

Marcus Goh Sep 28, 2026

Technicians in clean-room suits beside semiconductor equipment racks, cool fluorescent lighting, cable trays and stainless surfaces, no logos or readable text

Business

EDB Says August Manufacturing Rose 15.4% Year on Year on Server and Semiconductor Gear

Wei Ling Tan Sep 28, 2026

Anonymous hands placing gold-coloured bullion bars on a counter next to a landline phone, indoor office lighting, shallow depth of field, no faces, no logos or readable text

Security

Gold-Bar Handover Scams Follow Harvey Norman Television Cold Calls, SPF Says

Rajesh Pillai Sep 28, 2026

A screeding robot on an unfinished concrete floor at an HDB construction site, workers in safety vests at the edge of frame, overcast daylight, unfinished block in background, no logos or readable text

Politics

MND Rolls Out Enhanced Precast Catalogue From December 2026 Tenders to Cut BTO Manhours

Sarah Teo Sep 28, 2026

A dengue prevention poster on an HDB common corridor wall next to potted plants, afternoon light, peeling paint on railing, no readable text on poster, no faces

Health

MOH Reminds Residents of Dengue Warning Signs as Weekly Case Count Rises to 74

Farah Salleh Sep 28, 2026

A wok over high flame in a Chinatown hawker stall, stainless counters and hanging utensils, steam in the air, no faces toward camera, no logos or readable text

Lifestyle

Fatty Ox HK Kitchen Runs Budget-Led Zi Char Omakase at Chinatown Complex

Chloe Tan Sep 28, 2026

Secondary forest greenery beside a paved footpath at dusk, HDB blocks visible far in the background, overcast sky, no people, no signs or readable text

Opinion

Why Maju Forest Petitions Still Leave HDB Free to Finalise Sunset Way Flat Counts

InfoHandle Editorial Sep 28, 2026

Stock quotation monitors in a brokerage dealing room, green and red numbers blurred, operators silhouetted from behind, fluorescent ceiling light, no readable ticker text or logos

Stocks

Venture Corp and Nanofilm Rise as Traders Price In August Electronics Output Beat

Priya Nair Sep 28, 2026

Opinion

Why Maju Forest Petitions Still Leave HDB Free to Finalise Sunset Way Flat Counts

Entertainment

Vitidsarn Awaits Historic Singapore Challenger in Aichi-Nagoya Badminton Singles Decider

Health

MOH Reminds Residents of Dengue Warning Signs as Weekly Case Count Rises to 74

Technology

Tech Week 2026 Fills Sands Expo Halls as Tan Kiat How Joins Mainstage Lineup

Stocks

Venture Corp and Nanofilm Rise as Traders Price In August Electronics Output Beat

Lifestyle

Fatty Ox HK Kitchen Runs Budget-Led Zi Char Omakase at Chinatown Complex

Security

Gold-Bar Handover Scams Follow Harvey Norman Television Cold Calls, SPF Says

Credit Cards

Q4 Electricity Tariff Announcement Expected This Week After 31.91 Cent Record Quarter

Business

EDB Says August Manufacturing Rose 15.4% Year on Year on Server and Semiconductor Gear

Politics

MND Rolls Out Enhanced Precast Catalogue From December 2026 Tenders to Cut BTO Manhours

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Opinion

Why Maju Forest Petitions Still Leave HDB Free to Finalise Sunset Way Flat Counts

More than 63,000 petition signatures have not removed Maju Forest and Gillman Barracks from the Master Plan, and ministers say consultation must end in a decision.

InfoHandle Editorial Sep 28, 2026

Stocks

Venture Corp and Nanofilm Rise as Traders Price In August Electronics Output Beat

Contract manufacturers gained ground on Monday as investors digested EDB data showing electronics output up 28.5% year on year in August.

Priya Nair Sep 28, 2026

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