National Museum of Singapore turns 139 with Stories of Everyday, 10 to 18 October

The National Museum of Singapore marks its 139th birthday with Stories of Everyday, nine days of festivities from 10 to 18 October featuring the renewed Singapore History Gallery, a living archive market and new mascot Stoney.

Latest Posts

Suntec City’s F1 season deals run to 31 October, from S$5.90 beer to half-price beds

Nineteen Suntec City shops and restaurants have race-season deals to 31 October, including COCA's 2-for-2 buffet to 11 October, S$5.90 beer at sen-ryo and 50 per cent off at Cellini.

Four family shows for the year-end school holidays, from S$30

Monkey Goes West, DINO-A-LIVE and two SSO family concerts have tickets on sale for November and December, from S$30, with running times, age guidance and session times.

MOE rules out delaying P1 registration changes, which start with the 2027 exercise

MOE told Parliament on 7 October that the larger Phase 2C and the Two-Track Scheme at 12 schools start with the 2027 Primary 1 exercise, with no deferral or transition.

Courts, Challenger, Best Denki and ZALORA 10.10 sales: the codes and the caps

Courts' DDS1010A and Challenger's Pitstop codes run to Sunday 11 October, Best Denki's PERFECT10 is capped at S$210, and ZALORA's 10.10 sale has up to 90 per cent off.

Fico at Tanjong Beach Club: seafood platters to S$198 and a Sentosa-only focaccina

Fico's second restaurant moves to its own menu and hours on Sentosa, with a barbecue seafood platter, a Sentosa-only focaccina and prices from S$8 to S$198.

Verstappen starts Singapore’s first F1 Sprint from pole, with Russell alongside

Max Verstappen starts Singapore's first Formula 1 Sprint from pole at 5pm on Saturday, 10 October, 0.120 seconds clear of George Russell, after the stewards ruled out a penalty for a yellow flag pass. Qualifying follows at 9pm and the race at 8pm on Sunday.

Singapore’s first lenticular stamps on show at SingPost Centre to 11 October

SingPost's free World Post Day event at SingPost Centre runs to Sunday, 11 October, from 10.30am to 9pm, with the new Then and Now lenticular stamps, a stamp rally, philately talks and an ice cream giveaway.

Deals

National Museum of Singapore turns 139 with Stories of Everyday, 10 to 18 October

The National Museum of Singapore marks its 139th birthday with Stories of Everyday, nine days of festivities from 10 to 18 October featuring the renewed Singapore History Gallery, a living archive market and new mascot Stoney.

SCWO SAGE 2026: New Return-to-Work Research and Workplace Harassment Support Service Launched

At SAGE 2026, SCWO released new research on women returning to work and launched a new counselling service for workplace discrimination and harassment.

Things To Do

Online sales of non-compliant PMDs and illegal ride-hail adverts to become offences under Bill read on 7 October

Selling non-compliant PMDs online, fitting non-compatible batteries and sharing illegal ride-hail adverts become offences under the Land Transport (No. 2) Bill read in Parliament on 7 October 2026. Device rules start Q2 2027.

Cat A COE falls to S$130,001 on 7 October, now just S$99 below Cat B

COE results 7 October 2026: Cat A fell to S$130,001 and Cat B to S$130,100. Cat E held at S$137,000. Next bidding opens 19 October.

NUS opens S$50 million National Centre for Engineering Biology

NUS launched the National Centre for Engineering Biology on 5 October 2026 with a near-S$50 million NRF grant. The centre uses AI and an automated biofoundry to design microbes for specialty chemicals.

Humanoid robot fights come to *SCAPE on 7 October with EngineAI T800 debut

ARC Night puts pilot-controlled humanoid robots in the ring at *SCAPE Ground Theatre on 7 October 2026, 6pm to 9pm, with EngineAI's T800 and Unitree's G1.

Money

Business