Evening Update: Today’s headlines from The Straits Times on Nov 11, 2025

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NWC proposes pay rise of 5.5% to 7.5% for lower-wage workers in new guidelines

Employers whose businesses have done well are recommended to give these workers a raise of at least $105 to $125.

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HDB’s deficit eases slightly to $6.34b amid BTO roll-out

It also spent $532 million on upgrading works.

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Singapore Pools to stop charging transaction fees for all e-payment options

The company will absorb the transaction fees for PayNow, along with those for Fast and Nets.

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S’pore SMEs to get help adopting generative AI under new initiative

It aims to provide businesses with an integrated ecosystem to move beyond AI literacy.

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India PM Modi vows not to spare those behind Delhi car blast

The explosion on the evening of Nov 10 killed at least eight people and injured 20.

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Malaysian rapper Namewee had ‘special relationship’ with late influencer Iris Hsieh: Police

Investigations revealed that he was the last person seen with her on Oct 22.

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KPop Demon Hunters pop-up to make S’pore stop in Dec

The pop-up will be in Singapore from Dec 22 to Jan 11.

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Jail for man who agreed to be director of shell firms later used for scam proceeds

His bail has been set at $40,000 and he is expected to begin serving his sentence on Nov 24.

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Woman arrested at Changi Airport over suspected theft of supplements

A box of supplements valued at $507.30 was found to be missing from a shop in Terminal 1.

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Doctors advise wearing sunscreen indoors to protect skin from ‘screen fatigue’

Blue light exposure from digital devices and indoor lighting may lead to dry, dull skin and hyperpigmentation.

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