Daily Briefing: Singapore Grand Prix on alert over haze threat; PAP stages crushing election win

And where to buy the best mooncakes.

Since the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix in 2008, drivers have been routinely quizzed about how they would cope with a tropical downpour during the only Formula One race held entirely under floodlights. After seven years of bone dry races, the answer still remains a mystery, but a different hazard could possibly threaten this year's race, scheduled for Sept. 20. Read more here.

Singapore's ruling People's Action Party (PAP) extended 56 years in power on Saturday after a lopsided snap election that dashed hopes of a two-party system in the city-state. Find out more here. 

Are you preparing for the upcoming Mid-Autumn festival in Singapore yet? Mooncake buying has become quite an annual affair here, with many Singaporeans visiting mooncake fairs to try out the ever-innovative mooncakes available each year. From the humble traditional baked mooncakes with one egg-yolk, chefs have invented a huge variety of creative mooncake recipes such as champagne mooncakes, Baileys truffle, Yuzu chocolate and even Lychee Martini-flavoured ones! Read more here.