Evening Update: Today’s headlines from The Straits Times on Nov 27, 2025

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Hong Kong’s worst fire in decades kills at least 55, hundreds missing

Blazes in four of the eight apartment blocks in the estate had been extinguished.

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Hong Kong united: Massive Tai Po blaze sparks wave of support from the community

Donations were being transported by volunteers on taxis and expensive cars.

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Singles who want to move out prefer to buy their own home: HDB survey

Report showed that 80.3% of singles surveyed did not have clear plans to get married.

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Senior households form a third of HDB residents, up from one-quarter in 2018

Those aged 65 and older make up 18.2% of HDB dwellers, up from 14% in 2018.

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1 in 3 pre-school educators in S’pore has no formal training to handle child abuse cases: Survey

But 97.8% of respondents know that they have to flag a suspected abuse case even if it is not confirmed.

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Coach operator Aeroline to resume services between S’pore and Malaysia

The bus company had been serving a month-long suspension until Dec 5.

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Roof partially collapses at Bright Hill Buddhist monastery

Two buildings at the Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery have been closed off to the public.

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TotalEnergies ends EV charging operation in S’pore

All its charging points are set to be transferred to other operators by Dec 31.

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Orchard Road fatal brawl: Recalcitrant offender gets jail, caning for assault and rioting

He was out on bail over an unrelated assault case when he took part in the brawl.

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P1 registration: Are parents in S’pore going too far to get their kids into a ‘good’ school?

Why do some parents think they need to game the system to get their child a good education?

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