Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on March 13, 2025

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Kwek Leng Beng drops legal action, son Sherman stays as CDL CEO

All the current directors, including the two new independent directors, will remain on the CDL board, the elder Mr Kwek said.

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Salesforce to invest $1.3b in S’pore over the next 5 years

The move is expected to rapidly expand S’pore’s labour force in key service and public sector roles.

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Work permit changes to ease labour crunch, spur better jobs for locals: Industry players

The addition of Bhutan as an allowed source of employees will let firms tap a whole new worker segment.

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Redrawn boundaries set to have an impact on electoral contests in western S’pore: Experts

The changes will have the largest impact on West Coast GRC and Bukit Batok SMC, they noted.

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Boundary changes make East Coast, Marine Parade election battles harder to call

Another point of uncertainty is who will be fielded.

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Aljunied MPs sad to lose part of constituency to Tampines GRC at GE2025

Sylvia Lim and Gerald Giam said they have done a lot of groundwork in the 3 polling districts being carved out.

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Japan a rising power in the space arena

Amid growing security anxieties, the Japanese are looking to their considerable space tech capabilities to take on a more military role.

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12 nabbed for illegal gambling at Bukit Timah GCB

Six areas were hit in the raids – Toa Payoh, Novena, Bukit Timah Road, Orchard Road, Balestier Road and Selegie Road.

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4 crewmen on dredger that hit vessel plead guilty over role in major oil spill in S’pore

The incident caused serious damage to a bunker vessel and led to the worst oil spill here in 10 years.

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9 suffer serious skin reactions after taking energy-boosting medicines

What are modafinil and armodafinil? Why is it dangerous to take them without a doctor’s prescription?

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