Politics
Cabinet clears a winter fuel cushion for low-income households
A targeted subsidy will cover part of the cooking-gas bill for families already on the ration list, starting with the coldest districts.
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Coastal towns revise evacuation maps before cyclone season
The new maps send residents to schools on higher ground, not to the hall that flooded in the last storm.
Lifestyle
Home cooks switch to slow citrus stews as evenings turn cooler
Markets are selling more sour fruit and less of the heavy cream that dominated the last cold season.
Business
Harbour market opens the quarter higher as exporters regain confidence
Shipping desks reported fuller order books after two quiet months on the docks.
Opinion
The desk note: a correction is part of the story, not an apology for it
Readers can trust a newsroom that shows its working. They cannot trust one that quietly swaps a paragraph.
Politics
Opposition walks out as the house debates a new tenancy bill
Landlords and tenant unions both sent notes to the speaker before a clause on eviction notice was taken up.
Business
Small lenders raise savings rates as households move cash from lockers
Three regional banks added a quarter point on ordinary savings after deposits dipped for four months.
Technology
Hospitals link lab results to a shared record patients can read
A blood test done at one civic hospital can now be opened at another without a fresh slip.
Sports
City marathon shifts the start line to ease congestion near the river
Runners will gather in the exhibition ground instead of the bridge approach, which trapped ambulances last year.
Technology
Local labs test a quieter data centre that recycles its own heat
Engineers say the pilot could warm a nearby school without adding a new power line.
Entertainment
The old opera house announces a month of weekday matinées
Tickets are priced below the evening rate, and the first week is already sold in the cheaper seats.
World
Two neighbours agree a six-month pause on a disputed border crossing
Trade at the post will continue on a shorter list of goods while surveyors recheck the markers.
Lifestyle
Weekend walkers reclaim the ridge path after a month of repairs
The upper section has a new rail, and the park office asks groups to start before eight.
Opinion
Why a city budget should be readable by the person who pays the fare
A resident should be able to find the bus line, the drain line and the school line without a briefing.
Politics
Municipal budget sets aside a corridor fund for flood-prone wards
Eight neighbourhoods that waterlogged twice last monsoon are first in line for drain widening.
Sports
Rivals share the points after a rain-hit derby decided in added time
A late equaliser left both dressing rooms arguing about the same slippery corner.
Business
Textile mills in the west add a night shift for winter orders
Export houses asked for earlier delivery of plain weaves used in coats and school uniforms.
Technology
A public library lends tablets for evening coding classes
The tablets stay in the building. Learners take home a printed exercise, not the device.
Sports
Women’s hockey team books a semi-final with a late short-corner
The winner came with four minutes left, after the side had spent the third quarter defending a one-goal lead.
Entertainment
Streaming charts put a regional soundtrack ahead of two national releases
The album was recorded with a live choir in a hall that usually hosts weddings.
World
Grain ships resume a shortened route after inspectors clear the channel
Vessels will travel in daylight only until a second sweep of the lower reach is finished.
Container yards that stood half empty in August are stacking agricultural and engineering cargo again.
The book is set on the early boat, and the first printing sold through in nine days.
Markets are selling more sour fruit and less of the heavy cream that dominated the last cold season.
Readers can trust a newsroom that shows its working. They cannot trust one that quietly swaps a paragraph.
A targeted subsidy will cover part of the cooking-gas bill for families already on the ration list, starting with the coldest districts.
Two debutants join the squad, and a senior seamer is rested rather than dropped.
Passengers can tap a bank card or a phone on the first and last services of the day before the trial widens.
The new maps send residents to schools on higher ground, not to the hall that flooded in the last storm.
