Evening Update: Today’s headlines from The Straits Times on Jan 18, 2026

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SGH’s emergency department marks relocation with early-morning walk

Staff walked from the old facility at Block 1 to the SGH Emergency/National Neuroscience Institute building.

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PSLE: Should parents take leave to help their child prepare for the exams?

Parents may end up hovering and pass on their anxiety to their children.

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Traffic Police begins enforcement against heavy vehicles without speed limiters

The first batch of lorries must have such limiters installed by Jan 1, 2026.

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Architect Liu Thai Ker, Singapore’s first master planner, dies at 87

He died on the morning of Jan 18 surrounded by family and loved ones.

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Singtel TV services restored after outage

The outage lasted at least five hours.

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Diners unfazed if budget meal options shrink, many prefer regular coffee shop fare

Most diners said they do not specifically seek out budget meals, as they prefer buying a meal to their liking.

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At 90, she still knocks on doors and looks out for her elderly neighbours in Toa Payoh

Retired after-school care centre teacher Ratnam Periowsamy also offers a listening ear to other seniors.

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ComfortDelGro self-driving vehicle collides with road divider in Punggol; no one injured

ComfortDelGro said its autonomous vehicles would take a safety timeout while it reviews the matter.

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Me and My Money: 20-year-old entrepreneur sees the light in designing 3D-printed lamps

The business started in the polytechnic graduate’s bedroom as a small passion project.

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Scrapping direct regional elections in Indonesia shifts power to elites, analysts warn

They say such a proposal is driven by political convenience and will move corruption behind closed doors.

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