Evening Update: Today’s headlines from The Straits Times on Sept 6, 2026

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SIA, Scoot cancel flights to and from Jakarta due to Mount Anak Krakatau eruption

The suspension of flight operations in the Jakarta airport has been extended to 5.30pm local time (6.30pm in Singapore).

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Singapore must never allow prejudice against any community to become accepted or normalised: PM Wong

He called on Singaporeans to reject such views, and refuse to give them more space or legitimacy.

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New Home Team driving circuit to be built on 16ha site to replace facility in Admiralty

MHA did not disclose the location of the new circuit.

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SCDF NSF dies after being found unconscious at Marina Bay Fire Station; no foul play suspected

The full-time National Serviceman was taken to hospital unconscious, where he later died.

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Singapore police help with disaster victim identification in Nepal

They are in Nepal to support the local authorities with aerial surveillance and especially disaster victim identification.

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Pig’s blood is back on the menu. But is Singapore hungry for it?

Its return reveals how regulation, memory and changing ideas about what is disgusting can reshape what a nation eats.

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Tanker war escalates as Iran strikes US drone, ships

Tehran targets one US naval drone and six ships after American forces disable three Iranian tankers.

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Kallang Wave Mall quieter amid major revamp, new sports and lifestyle offerings due by 2028

Several stores were shuttered on the first and second levels of the mall.

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From Bali to Hoi An, how a family turned the world into their classroom

The family spent a few months in both locations immersing themselves in the local culture.

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Surviving bankruptcy, betrayal and a clot the size of tennis ball: The many lives of Larry Peh

He twice won Singapore’s highest design honour but also grappled with near bankruptcy and depression, and had brushes with death.

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