Evening Update: Today’s headlines from The Straits Times on Feb 4, 2026

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HDB launches 9,012 BTO and balance flats, including Prime project in Redhill

Six BTO projects are on sale across Bukit Merah, Sembawang, Tampines and Toa Payoh.

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Cat B COE rate falls 8.8% to $110,890, premiums drop across the board

At $106,320, the Cat A COE price dropped by 2.9%.

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WP disciplinary panel invites party members to give views on Pritam’s conviction

The panel was formed after the High Court upheld his conviction for lying to a parliamentary committee.

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4 out of every 10 cancer cases are preventable: WHO

Almost half of all the preventable cases in 2022 were lung, stomach or cervical cancer.

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Criminal trial of ex-CEO of New Silkroutes Group Goh Jin Hian, another executive to start Feb 4

He is one of four men who face a total of 132 charges related to false trading offences.

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Drug dealers, underage drivers caught using deregistered vehicles as cases surge

Some of these vehicles have been involved in hit-and-run accidents.

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Australia’s PM walks a diplomatic tightrope in dispute over Chinese-controlled port

Analysts say neither Canberra nor Beijing wants to abruptly end their improving relations.

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National Gallery Singapore to close South-east Asian art exhibition till Oct 2027

The gallery will be closed from April 2026 for renewal.

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Woman charged after allegedly telling daughter to drop rape case against stepfather

She is accused of committing the offences in 2022 and 2023.

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Actor Chen Xi posts birthday tribute to dad Edmund Chen amid court case

Edmund Chen was sentenced to jail over his role in a 2025 traffic accident.

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