# Release notes: July 2025

We’re excited to share updates to how data freshness is presented, bug fixes, and the latest datasets made available by the Health Sciences Authority (HSA), Civil Aviation Authority (CAAS), Ministry of Manpower and National Environmental Agency.

### ⚡️ Feature highlights

**⏱ Data freshness**

You’ll now see the exact timestamp of when each dataset was last updated.

<img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_NaC-9N1raKkXPHgmUErYgpyEgjb-N-Fz0G60QqLuvnzuu9LvgnhY5wvMorOpJ9zlWoMQfPZsA=s0-d-e1-ft#https://go.gov.sg/lastupdateddgs" alt="" width="100%">

**🔄 Real-time API uptime history**

You can now view the 30-day API uptime history for all real-time datasets. This will include information about API downtime, maintenance or data delays.

<img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_Nb3HoPt2nNozvM1wVs1FORuc1jqq0y9tlw-7Kfkzl0VhtanvjFIOg-TGnUOGISjjvA=s0-d-e1-ft#https://go.gov.sg/uptimedgs" alt="" width="100%">

<img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_NY6Hi80pwuaYAmAIOrsshvg8X7yd6DBhgjA5ew040ahYVztS3GWGrF_nI1V6hpvJ-8=s0-d-e1-ft#https://go.gov.sg/statusdgs" alt="" width="100%">

**🛠 Product polish**

We’ve also made some bug fixes

* Fixed the categorical variable calculations in the data viewer, which had resulted in incorrect summary statistics being presented when filters were applied
* Fixed the API Swagger rendering issues, which had resulted in some API pages being cut-off on specific devices

**🗳 \[ICYMI] Elections coverage**

We supported real-time data updates during the Elections across 20 media agencies, reaching 4.1 million page views. Take a look here: <https://elections.data.gov.sg/en>

### 📊 New datasets you can now explore

**🌤️ Historical environmental data**

Explore historical weather data (2016 to 2024) from the National Environmental Agency (NEA), including location details and forecast descriptions. Find the [datasets here](https://data.gov.sg/datasets?query=historical\&page=1\&agencies=NEA\&resultId=2281), which are currently used by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and DSTA for internal environmental modelling as well as private companies to optimise delivery timelines based on weather conditions.

**📅 Planning data**

Start planning ahead with the [Public Holidays 2026](https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_149b61ad0a22f61c09dc80f2df5bbec8/view) dataset from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). This dataset is already in use by agencies like the Housing Development Board (HDB) to adjust carpark pricing on weekends and public holidays, and by Singtel for internal HR scheduling processes.

**🏥 Regulatory & public health data**

Browse a range of new datasets from the [Health Sciences Authority (HSA)](https://data.gov.sg/datasets?query=hsa\&page=1\&agencies=HSA\&sort=updatedAt\&resultId=d_8cfe111e0a5a5cf5b598e78851e58ad4), covering approved medical products, licensed healthcare providers, pharmacies, and tobacco-related businesses. These datasets are used by companies such as ALPS Healthcare and ST Logistics to streamline procurement and compliance.

**✈️ Aviation & travel data**

Explore [aviation datasets from the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS)](https://data.gov.sg/datasets?query=\&page=1\&agencies=CAAS\&sort=updatedAt\&resultId=d_744e62bfb1c524508bce0a64a2488243), offering insights into passenger traffic and air movements over the years. Use these datasets to analyse travel trends and better understand the latest aviation activity in Singapore.

**💼 Employment & Labour Resilience**

Dive into Ministry of Manpower (MOM) datasets which include employment data occupation, gender, education, and age. [Find the datasets here](https://data.gov.sg/datasets?page=1\&agencies=MOM\&sort=updatedAt\&resultId=d_f5d9209c996b9d9fc6c2a781aa23fcbf), currently being used by researchers and policy analysts to monitor employment resilience and market analysis.

**📚 Skills & Training**

Plan your upskilling journey with datasets from SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG), featuring course availability and schedules from the MySkillsFuture portal. [The datasets](https://data.gov.sg/datasets?page=1\&agencies=SSG\&sort=updatedAt\&resultId=d_b5802b76f409764c16dde4bf2feb19cd) are being used by folks looking to dive into a new industry, education providers and career coaches to match skills development with labour market needs.

**🏛 Workforce Composition in Government**

Explore workforce data from the Public Service Division (PSD) to better understand hiring trends, staff demographics including gender representation and length of service of employees in the public sector. [These newly updated datasets](https://data.gov.sg/datasets?page=1\&agencies=PSD\&sort=updatedAt\&resultId=d_f2fe439c65973019edcb4f79b9644eed) support workforce planning across agencies to provide an account of government hiring trends year on year.


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