BEAT 01
Civic notices
Town council filings, agency circulars and public notices along Selegie verified against published records before 09:00.
The Beats
Eight morning beats and how each is covered before noon from Short Street.
BEAT 02
Morning transport
Bus and train changes checked against LTA notices. Nothing publishes from chat groups alone.
BEAT 03
Schools and campuses
Parent council summaries and campus notices filed after named contacts confirm.
BEAT 04
Markets and small trade
Operational changes documented without price tables or promotional copy.
BEAT 05
Parks and open space
NParks notices and access changes matched to official filings.
BEAT 06
Housing and town councils
Resident council minutes summarised with document references.
BEAT 07
Arts and public programmes
Public programmes covered as civic events, not ticket listings.
BEAT 08
Sport and community fixtures
Fixture changes verified against organising body notices before noon.
How beats rotate
Section editors rotate beats weekly so no reporter owns a story alone. Civic notices and transport changes share the early handover; schools and markets follow once named contacts are reachable. A beat that cannot clear two sources before noon waits on the afternoon check rather than publishing from a single chat message.
Parks, housing councils, arts programmes and community sport each have a filing lane on the stack. When agency portals overlap — a town council notice that touches transport — we compile one plain-language summary rather than asking readers to cross-reference two sites.
Daily Drift Wave · 27 Short Street · Singapore 188216
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