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Indonesia’s Prabowo gains ground as Gibran exits, but successor choice may test ruling coalition

Choosing Gibran's successor could test coalition unity and shape Indonesia's 2029 election

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (second from right) and Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka (right) at the state palace in Jakarta on Nov 12, the day Gibran submitted his resignation.

Prabowo hugs Gibran, accepts Indonesian V-P’s resignation with ‘heavy heart’

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Indonesian MPs urge police chief to charge Prabowo wiretapping case suspects with treason

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Why data breaches are surging in Singapore, and why firms owe victims more than an apology

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Data breaches: Patient care not affected, says MOH; AIC latest to report cybersecurity incident

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Nvidia crisis: ‘Emperor’ Huang’s downfall may blow US-China AI race wide open

ST Live: Cybersecurity incident at AIC, Indonesia V-P Gibran quits, use DBS PayLah! in China

No visitors, no internet: Inside the strict conditions determining Najib Razak’s return home

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Jensen Huang accused of also having an affair with Nvidia exec Kimberly Powell

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PUB rolls out remote-controlled pump vehicle for flood alleviation and recovery ahead of monsoon season

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Robot dog walks real dog in San Francisco, California

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Spain’s housing crisis strikes turn violent after 4 million workers show up for peaceful marches

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US Defence Secretary Hegseth and entourage scolded for disrupting peace at Arlington Cemetery

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Drone footage shows massive 50-vehicle pile-up in Bulgaria that left 12 dead

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A look at the 3 new Thomson-East Coast and Downtown Line stations

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Megan Skiendiel from girl group Katseye performs while seated in first show post-concussion

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Singapore

Megaspeed has hired US law firm to review export control compliance, says S’porean director

It said the law firm will conduct a comprehensive inventory of its graphics processing units.

Megaspeed said the US law firm would conduct a comprehensive inventory of its graphics processing units.

PUB trials rover to pump out flood water in inaccessible spaces ahead of year-end rainy season

Wheelock Place renamed Landmark Orchard after $1.1 billion acquisition by Hongkong Land

16 weeks’ jail for woman who abandoned 71 cats in Bukit Panjang flat

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Indonesia’s Prabowo gains ground as Gibran exits, but successor choice may test ruling coalition

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No visitors, no internet: Inside the strict conditions determining Najib Razak’s return home

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Prabowo hugs Gibran, accepts Indonesian V-P’s resignation with ‘heavy heart’

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Jensen Huang affair with alleged Chinese spy sparks security concerns in Taiwan

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Nvidia crisis: ‘Emperor’ Huang’s downfall may blow US-China AI race wide open

Bhavan Jaipragas

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Parliamentary exchange a reminder that feelings and communal ties must not dictate S’pore foreign policy

Mathew Mathews

How did someone as smart as Jensen Huang do something so foolish?

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Why we recoil in horror when ‘bad mothers’ cross the line

Chong Siow Ann

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Visual stories

Battle for your wealth: S’pore banks step up fight to woo affluent clients

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Oysters are their world: Seeding the future of Hong Kong’s oyster farming industry

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A ‘new Hong Kong’ is on the rise. What does it look like?

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Tropical cyclone Murasu: Track the cyclone’s path

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Are you a stressed-out parent when it comes to your child’s education?

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How two high-speed trains collided in central Spain

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Green wall of Singapore teeming with life

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‘A never-ending effort’: She chases down illicit product peddlers in Geylang

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‘We’re breathing in the smoke even as we sleep’: Living with haze in Sumatra

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Mapping the 7.0-magnitude quake in Tibet

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Digital classrooms: Are our children learning better, or differently?
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Headstart On Record Podcast

No ring in sight? How the lack of a wedding proposal can put pressure on relationships
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askST Jobs: Is it illegal to secretly record my performance appraisal meeting with my boss?

Secretly recording an appraisal meeting may not be illegal, but it could have consequences.

Secretly recording an appraisal meeting may not be illegal, but it could have consequences.

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No ring in sight? How the lack of a wedding proposal can put pressure on relationships

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Data centre ‘building doctor’: He keeps power, cooling systems running

Science Talk

Does what we do make a difference to tackling climate change? I’m taking that question to COP31

Say cheese, again: Why can’t Gen Zs get enough of photo booths?

Self-photo studios have become a go-to hangout for young Singaporeans, who pay about $10 a session to take home printed photos.

Strike a pose: 5 trendiest photo booths in Singapore to check out

Jerry Wong, 34, owner of Haengbok Studio, with a Neoprint machine on Oct 20, 2026. ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI

Me & My Money

How painting houses with his dad at 10 fuelled his drive to build a business

Raymond He went from working part-time jobs as a teen to building a marketing business spanning four countries.

Feb 2027 BTO launch to include second Mount Pleasant project, Bishan flats with shorter waiting times

One of the projects set to be launched in February 2027 will be in the upcoming Mount Pleasant estate in Toa Payoh.
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DBS PayLah! users can now pay with app at more than 100 million merchants across China

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Two accidents involving cyclists, one of them fatal, in eastern Singapore; truck driver arrested

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