SGNews
01

Smaller preschools get wider route to grant

  • Size threshold among criteria to be relaxed
  • Details due by end-2026
  • Partner network currently spans 380 centres under 33 operators
Sources (2) STBH
  • ST Big Story — “Goh Pei Ming on supporting families: Easing pre-school worries, giving parents assurance”
  • BH Berita — “Prasekolah kecil bakal lebih mudah manfaatkan geran pemerintah (Smaller preschools could find it easier to access government grants)”
02

ASEAN report finds green jobs below 1%

  • 22.3% of employment in occupations with green potential
  • Six countries assessed, including Singapore
  • LinkedIn bias and inconsistent definitions limit comparison
Sources (1) ST
  • ST ST Front Page — “Fewer than 1% of workers in ‘green jobs’ across ASEAN, including S’pore: Report”
03

Parents see tuition as necessary, poll finds

  • Median spending of $600 monthly per child
  • 72% want less pressure but fear losing out in PSLE
  • 2,002 parents and 2,005 young adults surveyed
Sources (1) ST
  • ST Big Story — “Most S’pore parents say tuition necessary despite wanting less academic pressure on kids: Poll”
04

Hereditary cancer tests gain up to 70% subsidy

  • Eligible citizens and permanent residents from December 1
  • Testing at three public healthcare institutions
  • About 2,000 people expected to benefit annually
Sources (1) ZB
  • ZB Local News — “遗传性乳腺癌卵巢癌基因检测　12月起获津贴最高七成 (Genetic tests for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer to receive subsidies of up to 70% from December)”
05

Headquarters work grows in investment mix

  • 62.5% of business expenditure commitments in 2025
  • Share up from 27.2% in 2021
  • Roughly 1,030 multinational headquarters in Singapore in 2024
Sources (1) BT
  • BT Front Page — “Singapore still preferred as South-east Asia’s headquarters haven: watchers”
06

Philippine growth slows to 2.1% in Q3

  • Fifth consecutive quarterly slowdown
  • Farm output down 4.8%
  • October inflation at 7.8%, adding pressure on household budgets
Sources (1) ST
  • ST Business — “Philippine economy slows more than expected in third quarter”
07

China extends US trade truce by 2 months

  • Additional 24% tariff remains suspended; 10% retained
  • Several mineral and shipping measures paused until January 10
  • Leaders expected to meet in Shenzhen next week
Sources (1) ST
  • ST World — “Beijing extends US trade truce by two months”
08

4 face charges over alleged $6m loan plot

  • Homeowner’s property allegedly offered without consent
  • Forged identity papers and covert valuation alleged
  • Police seeking another suspected accomplice
Sources (1) ZB
  • ZB News Focus — “涉串谋冒充屋主抵押房子　四男企图骗逾600万元贷款被控 (Four men to face charges over alleged scheme to obtain over $6 million in loans by impersonating a homeowner)”
09

Community groups widen school-leaver support

  • Starfish supports 60 students, versus about 20 a decade ago
  • Financial pressure and social anxiety among barriers
  • 88% of Impart education participants sat national exams in 2026
Sources (1) BH
  • BH Front Page — “Lebih ramai pelajar tercicir dibantu badan masyarakat (Community organisations help more young people who have left school)”
10

India lowers price ceilings on cancer drugs

  • Revised prices for 1,364 medicine variants from November 9
  • Cuts exceeding 50% for 679 brands, Tamil Murasu reports
  • Some imported patented treatments excluded from reductions
Sources (1) TM
  • TM India News — “நடப்புக்கு வந்த புற்றுநோய் மருந்து உச்சவரம்பு விலை (Revised maximum prices for cancer medicines take effect)”

Follow-ups

Nvidia Megaspeed intelligence allegations

Nvidia opens independent foreign-spying inquiry

  • Independent directors and outside counsel to oversee review
  • Board reports no reason to believe company secrets compromised
  • China rejects allegations; Huang remains chief executive
Sources (1) ST
  • ST ST Front Page — “Nvidia probes whether CEO Jensen Huang was target of foreign spying”

Singapore low-carbon electricity imports

SunCable largely settles undersea cable route

  • Final segment in Singapore waters still unresolved
  • Financial close now expected around 2030
  • Proposed 1.75GW supply targets around 2035
Sources (1) ZB
  • ZB News Front Page — “澳洲低碳电力海底电缆路线大致敲定 (Route for undersea cable carrying low-carbon Australian electricity largely settled)”

COP31 climate negotiations

COP31 opens amid climate-finance tensions

  • Developing countries press for stronger funding discussion
  • Turkey proposes 35% electricity share of energy demand by 2035
  • EU seeks clean power requirements within electrification push
Sources (1) ZB
  • ZB World News — “古特雷斯促各国加快应对“极端气候新时代” (Guterres urges faster action in a new era of extreme climate events)”

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