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COE results 21 October 2026: Cat A rose to S$132,004, edging past Cat B at S$131,901. LTA urged prudent bidding ahead of the Car Expo.

The vivo X500 series reaches Singapore on 31 October, with the X500 at S$1,999 and the X500 Pro Max at S$2,499. Pre-orders run to 30 October.

Gardens by the Bay's Christmas Train Show opens on 20 November, school holidays start on 21 November, Christmas Together runs 27 to 29 November and the Supertree Christmas show starts 29 November.

Singapore ranks fourth of 55 systems in the Marsh CFA Institute Global Pension Index 2026, up to 82.0 from 80.8, with adequacy the biggest gain.

Changi Airport handled 17.4 million passengers from July to September 2026, with Vietnam the fastest-growing top-10 market and four new airlines.

Terumbu, Orang Laut SG's first walk-in cafe, serves Southern Islander seafood bowls and mackerel porridge from S$11.90 at Chef X, Clarke Quay Central, from 23 October to 26 December.

Swimmer Toh Wei Soong added 100m freestyle S7 bronze in Nagoya on 20 October to his 400m bronze a night earlier, taking his Asian Para Games haul to nine medals with three title defences to come.

The Indian Heritage Centre’s Deepavali Open House runs 17 October to 8 November 2026 with free admission, late Saturdays and a Mini Deepavali Expo.

The Brainy Car Rally returns on 31 October 2026 at Republic Polytechnic, with Lamborghinis and brain tumour patients and caregivers.

COE results 21 October 2026: Cat A rose to S$132,004, edging past Cat B at S$131,901. LTA urged prudent bidding ahead of the Car Expo.

The vivo X500 series reaches Singapore on 31 October, with the X500 at S$1,999 and the X500 Pro Max at S$2,499. Pre-orders run to 30 October.

OSIM's uDream.AI chair, Strutt's ev¹ smart wheelchair and the Riffsound-designed Fender Audio Mix headphones are the Singapore-linked picks on TIME's 2026 list, published on 15 October.

YouTrip says all its Singapore services were back by about 6.45pm on 19 October after a third-party vendor fault took down top-ups, exchange and card payments. Pending card transactions resolve within eight days, and disputes must be raised in the app within 45 days.