Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Dec 8, 2025

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Riders guided off train at Tanjong Pagar station after power bank emits smoke

The incident occurred on Dec 5 with no injuries reported.

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25 days to a ‘bloodless coup’

The Albatross File: Inside Separation zooms in on the critical three weeks leading up to S’pore’s independence in 1965.

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How a fatal virus sparked Pulau Ubin’s mouse-deer boom

The island is now the easiest place in the world to encounter the greater mouse-deer.

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5 years, 500 rescues: Food rescue group kept 1.6m kg of produce from the bin

Since 2020, the organisation has rescued about 75 truckloads worth of produce from being thrown away.

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Vending machines in Punggol offer food, everyday essentials

They are stocked with drinks, snacks, hot food and daily essentials like shampoo.

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India’s largest carrier faces government and passenger wrath

IndiGo cancelled more than 2,000 flights after failing to create a pilot roster in line with new rest rules.  

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Dual concepts, one space: S’pore eateries stretch rent and cut costs

Some F&B operators find shared spaces make better business sense.

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China’s ChemLex unveils S’pore drug discovery lab powered by AI

The fully automated one-north facility cuts manual labour, odds of human error.

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A damaged knee didn’t stop me running the StanChart 10km race

It’s been a physical and mental journey for this weekend warrior in his late 30s to cross the finish line.

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S’pore actor Collin Chee apologises for leaking details of Benz Hui’s funeral

Chee said Hui’s family has not responded to his apologies.

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