Driving schools in Singapore are cracking down on a growing number of students who use bots to reserve and book lesson slots. Students caught using such bots could have their accounts suspended or terminated.

Singapore police are investigating a bullying incident after a video surfaced showing a pupil from Bukit View Secondary School being taunted and kicked to the ground. The incident happened in October 2023 and was not reported to the school at the time, according to the school's principal.

With more households installing solar panels, industry experts are urging consumers to check if their contractors are licensed to ensure safety. The Singapore Civil Defence Force responded to three fires involving solar panel systems in the first half of this year. In 2020, only one such incident was reported. CNA’s Nadirah Zaidi reports. Read more: https://cna.asia/3XIrw9o Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia

Landed property owners are taking advantage of the increasingly competitive market for residential solar power. The number of players have more than doubled since the pandemic, and they are seeing up to 40 per cent on-quarter growth in orders. CNA’s Eugene Chow takes a look at how some of these firms are setting themselves apart. Read more: https://cna.asia/3XIrw9o Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia

Richard Marx is Right Here Waiting for you to listen to the greatest life lesson he’s learnt at the age of 61. Read more: https://cna.asia/4gsk5dD

Indonesia's recently disbanded terror group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) has not ruled out the possibility of forming a new organisation. CNA's Saifulbahri Ismail speaks with several former JI key figures who say that any new entity the group may establish has to be legal and exist within the country's constitution.

Singapore electronic waste companies say the amount recycled has gone up by at least 50 per cent from three years ago. They expect this to increase further as it is partially driven by more e-waste being generated. This is due to consumers and businesses changing up hardware more frequently as technology advances. CNA's Syahida Othman speaks with Vincent Quck, a Sustainability and E-waste Consultant at Virogreen Singapore. She learns about things to note when recycling electronic waste, including electric vehicles, and what else Singapore can do to improve the take-up rate.

Those in charge of Pope Francis’ stay in Singapore say St. Francis Xavier Retreat Centre was chosen because it is simple. The place was also easy for the 87-year-old to move around. There was very little renovation involved and even furniture was loaned from the community. But as Richa Mathew finds out, the pope did have one request ahead of his stay and it was food related.

On East Asia Tonight (Sep 16), the most powerful storm in 75 years hits Shanghai; a Hong Kong protester faces jail for wearing a T-shirt with the wrong slogan. Also, anger and worry online as China looks to raise the retirement age.

A cluster of public rental flats for persons with disabilities (PWDs) will be launched next year. The pilot is among plans by an inter-agency taskforce that is looking into how PWDs can live independently, with onsite support from community programmes and services. CNA's Syahida Othman speaks to Eric Chua, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Social and Family Development, and Chia Yong Yong, a member of the Taskforce on Community Living for PWDs, on whether these recommendations are enough and what they are looking forward to.

Plans from a multi-agency taskforce on promoting inclusive employment aim to place an additional 4,500 persons with disabilities (PWDs) with jobs by 2030. Led by the Social and Family Development Ministry, the group says the plans will push the employment rate of PWDs closer to the 40 per cent target by that year. The current employment rate of PWDs in Singapore stands at almost 33 per cent. Chloe Teo reports.

Parts of Asia are simultaneously grappling with the impact of severe weather, as extreme temperatures driven by climate change bring torrential rainfall and floods to the region. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced and the death toll in some countries is in the hundreds.

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has granted bail to 10 MPs from Imran Khan's Tehreek-e-Insaf party. The move comes after at least 30 people from Khan's party were remanded in custody last week after leading a major demonstration in Islamabad. Hira Mustafa has more.

More than 320,000 people in Myanmar are picking up the pieces after being hit by Typhoon Yagi. The storm swept across the country, leaving more than 100 people dead. However, local reports suggest the true death toll may be far higher than official estimates. Scores of people are missing. CNA’s Min Kyi Thein finds out how the residents are coping as the country reels from the natural disaster.

Tempers were frayed and voices were raised at Woodlands' vehicle entry permit (VEP) information centre on Sep 13, after some motorists who could not secure appointments to collect their VEP tags were turned away. The centre's manager says they can only handle about 100 enquiries a day, and so customers can only head over if they have secured appointments.

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is safe after what appeared to be an assassination attempt at his golf course in Florida on Sep 15. The suspect has been identified by American media as 58-year-old Ryan Routh.

Typhoon Bebinca made landfall in Shanghai on Monday morning (Sep 16), the most powerful storm to hit the city in 75 years. And as CNA’s Tan Yew Guan reports, Shanghai’s infrastructure has not truly been tested by strong typhoons. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia

G League United basketball player Keisei Tominaga tells us why some people call him the "Japanese Stephen Curry".

How can industries with highly specialised jobs like nursing cope with the upcoming shared parental leave scheme or flexible work arrangements? Minister Indranee Rajah says it's possible, but companies need to raise their HR capabilities.

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is safe after what appeared to be an assassination attempt at his golf course in Florida on Sunday (Sep 15). The suspect has been identified by American media as 58-year-old Ryan Routh. More details: https://cna.asia/3TT34jt Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia