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

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Some suggest merging COE car categories, others propose tweaks

Observers react to move to review system, saying it lags behind market changes.

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Local firm rolling out 380 machines for beverage container return scheme

Customers can return only plastic bottles and cans that are affixed with the logo.

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Jason Chang, Li Xiting, Philip Ng top Forbes’ list of richest S’poreans

The collective net worth of Singapore’s billionaires was US$155.7b (S$198b) in 2026.

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6 charged with dangerous driving on CTE; one allegedly hit 221kmh

All six men were speeding at the same time, on the same day, on CTE towards AYE.

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‘We won’, Trump says on Iran, signalling US will stay in fight

He added that the US has “virtually destroyed Iran.”

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Iran’s strikes on Gulf countries will spur review of regional security, US bases

Their political systems and foreign policy priorities vary widely.

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In Malaysia, regular commuters to S’pore hope for lower RTS fare

The trip is expected to take between five and six minutes for each direction.

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Fractional trading widens options for investors amid volatile markets

Analysts said the option helps them to dollar-cost average, smoothing out market fluctuations.

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The thrill lasts seconds, the trash lasts forever

Blind boxes have turned the element of surprise into a waste problem no one is talking about.

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Briton sentenced to jail over Wirecard-linked offences has bail revoked over flight risk

His seized mobile phone had images of two passports bearing his name and photograph.

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