Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Aug 7, 2025

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Some ageing S’pore condos struggling with failing infrastructure, inadequate funds

The BCA has been engaging industry stakeholders to understand the challenges they face.

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ST Explains: Why do track point faults cause lengthy train disruptions?

The fault occurred near the Jurong East MRT station yesterday and took five hours to resolve.

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Man found dead in SingPost Centre stairwell could have been in confused state: Coroner

The 78-year-old man had told his son he was attending a wake that did not exist.

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Young Lions, runner Soh Rui Yong out of SEA Games contingent

This would be the first time since 1969 that Singapore are not competing in men’s football at the Games.

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Malaysia plans barrierless toll system modelled after S’pore’s ERP

Highway operator Plus will begin public trials in mid-August.

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Trump eyes 100% chips tariff, but 0% for US investors like Apple

The US President and Apple CEO Tim Cook have announced a fresh US$100 billion investment plan.

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Star Wars pop-up library opens at Changi Airport T3

It will run till Jan 24, 2026 and is open from 10am to 10pm daily.

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China’s green paradox: Cleaner at home, digging dirt abroad

Beijing is far from alone in shifting its environmental burden overseas.

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$3b money laundering case: Su Haijin, Wang Dehai stripped of Cypriot citizenship

The two men had acquired their Cypriot citizenship under the controversial “golden passports” scheme.

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Jail, fine for man who used KrisFlyer miles from accounts he bought illegally

He had paid between $16 and $200 for each account.

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