Evening Update: Today’s headlines from The Straits Times on Sept 18, 2025

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Up to $580 of discounts to offset MediShield Life premiums for those aged 40 and above

Every 75 Healthpoints can be used to redeem a MediShield Life premium discount of $1.

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S’pore must never be a mouthpiece for other countries: Chan Chun Sing

Singapore’s approach has been to continuously demonstrate its relevance and value as a partner, Mr Chan said.

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Will Trump’s rebranded ‘Department of War’ lead to more wars?

The renaming exercise is more likely an admission of US-perceived vulnerabilities.

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Winning bidder pays $18,900 to dine with DBS CEO Tan Su Shan in charity auction

The winning bid was more than double the pre-sale estimate of $6k to $8k.

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Knowing when to pull the plug is crucial to living to fight another day: S’pore entrepreneurs

It helps to cut losses before they spiral out of control, they said.

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Service road owner at Parklane mall ‘unreasonable’ for charging garbage trucks access fees: Judge

The judge ruled that right of way over the service road was reasonably necessary.

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Haig Road, Berseh food centres to close for 3 months for upgrading

They are among 6 markets and hawker centres which will be closed in the final quarter of 2025.

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Carousell to open second-hand luxury bag store at The Centrepoint

The 1,400 sq ft space is the company’s first offline store under its own brand.

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Two men charged with giving sexual bribes to ICA officer over visit pass applications

The ICA officer was earlier sentenced to a year and 10 months’ jail.

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5 things to know about Chick-fil-A Singapore

A spicy chilli sauce is the only country-exclusive food item on the Singapore menu.

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