Evening Update: Today’s headlines from The Straits Times on Jan 13, 2026

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Local Qualifying Salary for S’porean workers to be refined: Tan See Leng

It is the minimum salary firms must pay in order to hire foreign workers.

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Passengers encouraged to take shuttle buses to prepare for CCL service adjustments

About 44 double-decker buses will be deployed across four shuttle services during weekday peak periods.

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Yen hits fresh low against S’pore dollar on talk of snap election in Japan

The yen to Singdollar spot exchange rate crossed the 123 level for the first time.

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Scoot named world’s 3rd safest low-cost airline in 2026 ranking

SIA came in 7th among full-service airlines.

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‘Are You Dead?’: Viral safety app reflects quiet anxiety of living alone in China

One-person households in China are projected to reach 200 million by 2030.

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S’pore passport again named world’s most powerful

Singaporeans get visa-free or visa-on-arrival entry to 192 out of 227 destinations.

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Some 1,200 people, 50 firms have bank, telco and Singpass access restricted over scams

These include convicted money mules and those under investigation.

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Jail, caning for man who posed as ‘sugar daddy’

 He duped 3 women into having sex with him.

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River Hongbao gallops into 40th year of CNY celebrations

There will also be special installations to mark the Year of the Horse and the event’s anniversary.

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So what if cinemas become ‘jazz bars’ for a select few?

This born-again cinemagoer is not here to save the film industry – but just to glimpse lives outside his own.

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