Evening Update: Today’s headlines from The Straits Times on Oct 22, 2025

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Gold, silver extend rout after massive sell-off as rally loses shine

Spot gold prices fell again after plunging as much as 6.3 per cent on Oct 21.

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S’pore reviewing plan to better control spread of drug-resistant superbugs

All public hospitals have programmes to guide doctors on how to use antibiotics.

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Current food stockpiling in S’pore includes proteins like chicken

Food stockpiling is one of the pillars of Singapore’s food security strategy.

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Schools ramp up anti-vaping efforts through lessons, student ambassadors

Student leaders have been trained to encourage their peers to embrace a vape-free lifestyle.

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Projected doubling of S’pore GDP by 2040 could see S$ on a par with US dollar: DBS

A weaker US dollar could open more room for the Singdollar to appreciate over the coming years.

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Traffic offenders in Malaysia to get discounts based on how quickly they pay up

The new discount system from Jan 1 is not applicable to serious traffic offences.

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Malaysia’s Senibudaya authorised to run cross-border bus, ticketing services in S’pore

A former business partner had questioned the legality of Senibudaya’s Singapore operations.

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AWS outage reveals the internet’s weakest link

The world’s digital economy is too concentrated in too few hands, says the writer.

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Mobile battery-maker Anker to recall around 520,000 units over fire risk

Anker said the affected products are no longer distributed or sold.

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Man jailed for molesting woman inside MBS lift while wife was with him

The incident happened after he had drinks with his wife and friends.

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