Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Aug 22, 2025

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7 in 10 employers satisfied with their migrant workers: MOM survey

In a separate poll, most migrant workers said they would recommend Singapore as a place to work.

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Changi Travel Services cuts 30 staff amid market shifts

It is a Changi Airport Group subsidiary that provides foreign exchange and other services to travellers.

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New ACS Sped school to take in 100 pupils with autism in Jan 2026

More children in Singapore have been diagnosed with autism in recent years.

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S’pore students shine in Paris with record medal haul at history Olympiad

The topics tested ranged from Middle Eastern history to classical music history.

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Parakeet flocks seen in Choa Chu Kang, may disrupt local ecosystem

They compete for resources with native birds and may disrupt the local ecosystem.

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Eavesdropping on monkeys to keep S’pore safe from emerging diseases

Recording the calls of primates allows researchers to detect their presence without having to see them.

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Distrust over China bottled water sparks probe into HK govt deal

The couple behind the firm that won the water contract have been arrested on suspicion of fraud.

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Why that hand-wringing in S’pore over The Projector isn’t pointless

The casual mourners are telling those hardest hit that their loss means something.

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Teacher charged over allegedly making student undress in video call, sending her his nude photo

MOE said the man has been suspended from duties since April 2023 and is no longer teaching in any school.

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S’porean receives one of Wikipedia’s highest honours for his work on platform

Mr Robert Sim has made more than 79,000 edits to Wikipedia.

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