Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Aug 4, 2025

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No plans to fully liberalise cross-border ride-hailing services between S’pore and Johor: LTA

Some Malaysian media outlets said S’pore and Johor proposed introducing cross-border ride-hailing services as an option.

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Are Gen Zs in S’pore worried about AI coming for their jobs?

They consider themselves more adept at using AI but are anxious about job security.

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S’pore must stay socially progressive while conserving its cultures: President Tharman

He says it must continue to be a place where discrimination of all forms is not tolerated.

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How Singapore is rethinking nature in the city

ST traces the nation’s leafy metamorphosis and why it matters for the people and wildlife here.

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What is behind Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize obsession

Pakistan nominated Mr Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, as did Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Decoupling to save on tax? You may lose right to property if ties go awry

Property owners who do so can run afoul of the tax law if they are not upfront with their arrangements.

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A ‘wake-up call’: Coach Gary Tan on S’pore swimmers’ performances

Besides Gan Ching Hwee, who set 3 national records, no other swimmer reached the semis at the World Aquatics C’ships.

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A new climate of change or just hot air?

The International Court of Justice says all states have a legal obligation to prevent harms caused by climate change.

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Woman in New Zealand arrested after travelling with two-year-old girl in suitcase

The luggage had been stored beneath the bus passengers, in a separate compartment.

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Dig into real food in SRT’s reboot of Dick Lee’s hit musical Fried Rice Paradise

The updated take on Dick Lee’s hit 1991 musical is set amid a 2025 backdrop of Chinese mega-chains.

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