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COE Bidding Closes This Afternoon as Parliament Weighs Tougher AI Safeguards
Wednesday’s Singapore slate leads with the October COE deadline, Josephine Teo’s high-risk AI reply, JPMorgan’s Changi bullion vault, an SPF moneylending sweep, Hassan Sunny’s hawker closure, STI gains, subsea cable capacity, Vanguard mental health homes, the History Gallery reopen date, and an editorial on agentic AI on CPF rails.
Credit CardsOctober COE Bidding Closes at 4pm With Quotas Set for All Five Categories
The first October COE exercise ends at 4pm on Wednesday with more than 3,600 certificates on offer across five categories, including carried-over quotas from September.
Today's picks
PoliticsJosephine Teo Flags Stronger Safeguards for High-Risk AI as Agents Grow More Autonomous
BusinessJPMorgan Opens Changi Free-Trade Zone Bullion Vault for Physical Gold Settlement
SecuritySPF Raids Net 77 Suspects in September Blitz on Illegal Moneylending Crews
LifestyleHassan Sunny Shuts Dapur Hassan Tampines Stall as Family Cook Steps Back
StocksSTI Gains 0.7 Percent to 5,701.54 as DBS and OCBC Track Wall Street
TechnologyGulf Energy and Singtel Deploy Thailand-Singapore Submarine Cable for AI Bandwidth
HealthVanguard Opens Hougang Mental Health Nursing and Rehab Homes Under MOH Operator
OpinionEditorial: Agentic AI Needs Audit Trails Before It Sits on CPF and Bank Rails
EntertainmentNational Museum Reopens Singapore History Gallery on 10 October After Three-Year Revamp
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National Museum Reopens Singapore History Gallery on 10 October After Three-Year Revamp
The National Museum of Singapore will reopen its Singapore History Gallery on 10 October after a three-year revamp, with nine days of programmes leading into the long weekend.

Editorial: Agentic AI Needs Audit Trails Before It Sits on CPF and Bank Rails
Josephine Teo’s warning on autonomous AI is timely: before banks and agencies let agents move money or CPF data, Singapore needs audit trails stiffer than chatbot disclaimers.