Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on June 6, 2025

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Queues at VEP centres in S’pore, JB after enforcement announcement

The Woodlands centre is fully booked for the next two weeks.

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S’porean Harvard undergrads can take up places in local unis if they choose to return

There are currently 151 Singaporean students in Harvard.

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Trump threatens Musk’s government deals as feud explodes over tax-cut Bill

Mr Musk suggested the US President should be impeached, as their bromance disintegrates.

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East-West Line probe shows no detail is too minute in rail maintenance

It also highlights the need for SMRT to tighten its maintenance protocols, says ST’s Kenneth Cheng.

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Ownership through a ‘shared vision’: Faishal Ibrahim’s hope for Malay/Muslim community

He said achieving the vision would take some time and he would share updates at different milestones.

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Lions end six-match winless run with victory over the Maldives

Singapore will next meet Bangladesh in an Asian Cup qualifier in Dhaka on June 10.

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$8.5b in GST collected by S’pore Customs in 2024; rise in tobacco and liquor offences

This is the highest amount of goods and services tax collected by the agency to date.

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Give more thought to lowering S’pore’s voting age to 18

GE2025 saw a divergence in inter-generational satisfaction in electoral outcomes, says the writer.

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Chasing clout on LinkedIn: Treading the fine line between being real and self-serving

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Can we be real when it comes to celebrating professional milestones and branding ourselves?

Can we be real when it comes to celebrating professional milestones and branding ourselves?

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3 weeks’ jail each for married couple who smuggled dogs from Malaysia

The duo were found with the dogs at Woodlands Checkpoint in February 2023.

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