Evening Update: Today’s headlines from The Straits Times on Oct 8, 2025

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Cat A COE premium hits new record of $128,105; Cat B price climbs to $141,000

This is the third consecutive tender that Cat A COE price broke records.

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Police looking into S’pore firm luring job seekers to scam-linked Cambodian resort

The resort is linked to a businessman sanctioned in the US for ill-treating trafficked workers.

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SkillsFuture training providers barred from using third-party promoters from Dec

There has been more public feedback on undesirable marketing practices involving third parties.

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DBS CEO Tan Su Shan is Fortune’s most powerful woman in Asia

Minister Josephine Teo was named among 12 in its first “Most Influential Women” list.

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S’pore, Australia upgrade ties; will deepen cooperation in defence and energy, among others

The upgraded partnership comprises 80 initiatives including 20 MOUs and agreements.

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Phuket airport shuts runway after navy plane malfunction; 70 flights disrupted

The runway was closed for three hours.

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Outcome of S’pore’s vaping policy will inform global practice, says expert in WHO journal

Singapore’s experience will influence the next decade of global tobacco and drug policy, said Dr Wu Shin Ling.

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Surrey Hills Holdings claims more than half a million dollars from former CEO

Its 13-page Statement of Claim filed in the High Court details the various allegations. 

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Music composer jailed, caned for having over 1,200 photos, videos of child sex abuse

He searched for underage porn and also joined Telegram group chats that shared materials.

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Is dark chocolate actually healthy?

Dark chocolate’s purported benefits are ascribed to compounds called flavanols, which are abundant in cocoa.

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