Evening Update: Today’s headlines from The Straits Times on May 13, 2025

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Govt will provide help for as long as needed: PM Wong at launch of latest tranche of CDC vouchers

Every Singaporean household can claim $500 CDC vouchers from May 13.

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Supermarkets roll out promotion deals for those spending CDC vouchers

Shoppers at FairPrice, Giant and Cold Storage will get return vouchers; Sheng Siong is offering discounts.

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S’pore monitoring rise in Covid-19 cases; no indication variants are more transmissible or severe

The authorities are recommending vulnerable individuals get the latest vaccinations.

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Singapore’s economic outlook brightens on US-China de-escalation, but tariff uncertainty remains

High probability that the Singapore economy will now avoid a technical recession in 2025.

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Trump blinked in trade war with China. Can South-east Asia get a break, too?

And could the pause in the US-China trade war presage an easing of pressure on Asean countries?

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NTU to launch new honours college in August 2025, with 500 students in first intake

The NTU Honours College caters to high-potential students.

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American Express cards can be used on public transport from May 15

Amex card users are charged the same fares as those who use stored-value travel cards.

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3 weeks’ jail for man who tricked Tampines Town Council into paying extra $233k for water pumps

The electrical and maintenance firm boss has since made full restitution.

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Girl, 13, among 3 probed for offences linked to ‘Kpod’ drug-laced vapes

Etomidate is a medicinal ingredient used in clinical practice as an anaesthetic agent.

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This fitness trend will drive you up the wall

At these classes, ropes hooked to a wall help people stretch, or do pilates or inverted yoga poses.

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