Singapore · Evidence
Singapore: what was counted on 8 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
45 articles
Regulation
- NTT DC Reit proposes DPU-linked performance fee for manager ↗ Business Timesindependent
- LTA proposes combining car COE categories, adding rebate-surcharge system ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Temasek’s Azalea, SeaTown, Seviora Capital to merge in 2027 ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Man gets jail, caning for human trafficking after Singaporean woman became sex worker in Dubai ↗ The New paperindependent
- Stocks to watch: SIA, CapitaLand Investment ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Revolut to set up CBD office in Collyer Quay, puts S$350 million into Singapore expansion ↗ Business Timesindependent
Disruption
- China-based suspect in South Korea bank hacks used AI, Claude tools: CrowdStrike report ↗ Business Timesindependent
- ‘It felt like a little miracle’: Woman stuck at JB customs after reader fails to scan VEP, stranger helps to pay ↗ The New paperindependent
Safety & health
- Singapore adds COVID-19 vaccination to national immunisation schedules ↗ TheIndependantindependent
- ‘I heard some gagging’: Peak-hour passengers avoid MRT cabin like the plague after seeing vomit splatters on floor ↗ The New paperindependent
- NLB branch manager, staff and visitors spring into action after woman falls at Sengkang Library staircase ↗ The New paperindependent
- Singapore shrouded in haze; PSI readings in the unhealthy range across the island ↗ The New paperindependent
Companies
- Temasek-related Azalea, SeaTown, Seviora Capital to merge in 2027 ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Metro Pacific tightens grip on Philippine power giant Meralco as San Miguel trims stake ↗ Business Timesindependent
- TSMC’s Q3 revenue surges to record, beating market forecast ↗ Business Timesindependent
- In search of the elusive unicorn for SGX’s Global Listing Board ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Oct 8) ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Amazon’s fresh job cuts hit retail division; under 1,000 white collar staff affected, source says ↗ Business Timesindependent
- ‘We will not stop hiring’: UOB CEO on plans to recruit 1,000 graduates as AI reshapes entry-level work ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Malaysian chip firm SQAI said to plan US$73 million IPO in early 2027 ↗ Business Timesindependent
- OUE Reit confirms IOI Properties, CapitaLand in talks for One Raffles Place, says no binding deal reached yet ↗ Business Timesindependent
- SK Hynix’s flash memory unit Solidigm said to pick banks for US IPO in 2027 ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Samsung reaches new profit record with memory chip windfall ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Nvidia-backed Firmus said to close books as mega IPO struggles ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Malaysian chip designers eye new business through Japanese foundry Rapidus ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Crystal Jade closes four more outlets, cuts 120 jobs ahead of proposed sale ↗ The New paperindependent
Markets
- UK card defaults rise for longest period in 17 years: BOE ↗ Business Timesindependent
- US dollar creeps towards 18-month high, euro lags as bond yields rise again ↗ Business Timesindependent
- US stocks: Wall Street opens lower as oil jump, high yields fuel inflation concerns ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Rate hike fears seen weighing on UK housing market ↗ Business Timesindependent
- European shares dip as banks hit over 3-month low, oil prices weigh ↗ Business Timesindependent
- ‘Take some pain today for growth tomorrow’: Why policymakers should heed IMF’s call ↗ Business Timesindependent
- More interest rate hikes needed, but there is ‘flexibility’ about the pace: Fed’s Waller ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Singapore banks lead STI to fall 3.5% on Thursday ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Singapore job market 'appears to be cooling' despite strong economic growth amid AI boom: Maybank ↗ TheIndependantindependent
- Gold prices recover from two-month low as US dollar rally stalls ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Gold near nine-week low on prospects for rate hike by end-2026 ↗ Business Timesindependent
- Japan, South Korea shares fall as Asian stocks drop on inflation fears, oil gains ↗ Business Timesindependent
- DBS, OCBC, UOB rout lops billions from STI as inflation, rate concerns spook investors ↗ Business Timesindependent
Trade
- SPF: American man, 47, to be charged in Singapore over S$1,410 perfume theft spree at Changi Airport ↗ TheIndependantindependent
- Vietnam says its trade deal negotiations with US are largely completed ↗ Business Timesindependent
- China’s funding of development institutions up sharply: study ↗ Business Timesindependent
Politics
- Singapore will deepen regional connections as Asean chair in 2027: PM Wong ↗ Business Timesindependent
- WP MP Gerald Giam invites Singaporeans to share views on building a better healthcare system ↗ TheIndependantindependent
- US opens direct talks with Myanmar’s generals, reversing years of isolation ↗ Business Timesindependent