What to do in a flash flood
Here is all you need to know about what to do during flash floods and what the authorities are doing about it.
Flash floods: Half of January’s average monthly rainfall fell in 4 hours
PUB said the wet weather conditions, due to the prevailing north-east monsoon, was aggravated by the development of a Sumatra squall over the Straits of Malacca which moved eastwards, affecting Singapore.
Firefighters help motorists trapped in floods along Upper Changi Road
For about an hour from 9am on Monday morning (Jan 8), 30 Singapore Civil Defence Force personnel helped seven drivers and pushed four vehicles, including a lorry, trapped on a flooded 40m-stretch along Upper Changi Road.
30 firefighters help clear vehicles and direct traffic in flash flood along Upper Changi Road
About 30 firefighters from Changi Fire Station went out and helped to move six vehicles away from a flooded area in front of their station on Jan 8, 2018.
ICA officers have enhanced powers to search people and make arrests at checkpoints
Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officers will be given police powers at and around air, land and sea checkpoints with the passing of the Immigration (Amendment) Bill.
9 flash floods reported in eastern Singapore
Floods due to 3-hour thunderstorm this morning.
Hybrid car sales in Singapore zooming ahead
There are now around 20,000 hybrid passenger cars in Singapore, making up more than 3 percent of the population – four times what it was in 2012.
Hybrid cabs growing in number
Petrol-electric taxis now make up about 17% of fleet, compared with none just a decade ago.
Bike-sharing gathering speed, but there may be bumps ahead
Errant users have caused bike-sharing to make headlines for the wrong reasons, and questions also remain about bike sharing's financial viability.
Singapore’s first automated underground bicycle parking system in Admiralty
Called SecureMyBike, the system, located within the Kampung Admiralty integrated development next to Admiralty MRT station, can house more than 500 bicycles. It will be free to users until Jan 31.