Evening Update: Today’s headlines from The Straits Times on March 25, 2025

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Law Society vice-president resigns after his comments about rape survivor sparked outcry

Checks by ST showed he is no longer listed on the society’s website as V-P or council member.

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Any anti-vax trend may cause breakouts of preventable diseases, become very serious: Ong Ye Kung

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Singapore had one of the lowest excess deaths during the Covid-19 pandemic, he said on ST podcast The Usual Place.

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Perm sec Jeffrey Siow resigns; most senior civil servant to step down ahead of GE2025

Mr Siow is second permanent secretary at the Manpower and Trade and Industry ministries

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SUSS to open new social work school with refreshed curriculum and more specialisations

The School of Social Work and Social Development will open in the third quarter of 2025.

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Filmgarde Cineplexes shuts down last outlet at Kallang, exits industry

Previous Filmgarde outlets at Bugis+ and Century Square were shut in 2022.

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Abused, sold, isolated: Rescued Indonesians describe ill-treatment in Myanmar scam compounds

Workers were subjected to corporal punishment if they failed to meet targets.

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Malaysia’s Public Bank heiress buys Singapore good class bungalow for $93.9m

The purchased property is located near the main Orchard Road shopping belt.

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HSA warns against consuming 4 health products with potent or banned ingredients

A man in his 50s developed Cushing’s syndrome, and thinning and bruising of his skin.

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5 men to be charged with dangerous driving that resulted in injuries

The police said that the men had failed to stop at red light signals.

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What’s a bus shelter doing in a dementia ward in Singapore?

The landmark at Yishun Community Hospital provides patients with a familiar space and eases anxiety.

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