Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Feb 12, 2026

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Tampines, Bukit Merah BTOs most popular among first-timers in Feb launch

Nearly 7 such applicants vying for each of the 337 four-room flats in Tampines projects.

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New stats on wealth, income, social mobility should spark debate on inequality: Experts

Amount of redistribution, trade-offs can be fine-tuned to reflect changing needs.

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MUIS defends policy of charging market-rate rent for wakaf properties

In the Kampong Gelam precinct, 26 of the more than 600 shophouses are on wakaf land.

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4 things on S’pore companies’ wish lists for Budget 2026

Subsidies to defray costs and hiring of more workers, and caps on rental hikes on lists.

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Temporary or permanent relief? The future of CDC vouchers

With inflation cooling to trend levels, can S’poreans wean off the ‘free money’ reliance?

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AI jolts coming for S’pore’s workers: ‘Great Resignation’ professor

White-collar workers who are at risk could spend more time on side hustles.

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Pointed signals: Why S’pore is standing its ground on cyberthreats

Govt’s approach to speak openly about UNC3886 is a calibrated one, with several goals in mind.

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Firms fret over how lease tenures, costs of coastal defences could impact business

Such costs may involve more than just the actual construction of seawalls or other defences, they say.

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Changi Airport sales exec who helped traveller find missing daughter wins award

She provided support after mother returned to Vietnam while daughter was hospitalised.

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Malaysia’s new rail system stages preview run, 2027 launch on track

Being built by China, the 665-km line will boost links between KL and east coast towns.

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