Evening Update: Today’s headlines from The Straits Times on Dec 17, 2025

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Parliament to discuss response to Pritam’s conviction, facts of case ‘disturbing’: Indranee

His conviction for lying to a parliamentary committee was upheld by the High Court on Dec 4.

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Cat A COE price climbs after falls in last 4 rounds; Cat B dips

Industry insiders said that sales have been slow over the past two weeks as many are travelling.

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Outgoing Law Society president responds to report on ongoing probe at the professional body

She confirmed the probe into “anonymous reports and unsubstantiated assertions” was underway.

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Economists raise their S’pore growth forecasts for 2025 and 2026: MAS survey

They still warned of downside risks to Singapore if trade tensions escalate, or the AI bubble bursts.

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Alleged Bondi Beach killer charged with terrorism, 15 counts of murder

He and his father had killed 15 people and wounded dozens more.

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New Zealand tightens laws against covert foreign influence

Its intelligence service has flagged growing efforts by foreign states to influence communities and institutions.

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SEA Games 2025: Avvir Tham wins S’pore’s first men’s diving gold in 60 years

Tham clinched silver in the same event in 2022 in Vietnam.

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Man hurls glass bottle towards bus passenger he quarrelled with

The bottle he threw broke the window of a double-decker bus and struck the passenger’s wife.

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Jail for woman who punched her mum and threatened her with penknife

The woman had been arguing with her mother after having consumed alcohol the night before.

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World Christmas Market at Marina Bay now free-entry amid wet weather

The festival is set to run till Jan 4 at Bayfront Event Space.

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