Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on May 12, 2025

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SBS Transit to pilot smart bus braking system in 2026

It incorporates the use of radar sensors and cameras to continuously monitor the surroundings of the bus.

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Who let the bots out? Robot dogs on the job in S’pore

They are taking on jobs in underground maintenance areas, construction sites and even in social services.

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‘Natural that voters want it all’: Why specific estate plans still mattered in GE2025

A considered town plan and municipal management chops have become baseline expectations for many voters.

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Over $50k in gold coins, cash stolen from veteran artist’s home

Mr Koeh Sia Yong, who was away in Bali, said his kitchen window had been prised open.

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Former S’pore cricketer and coach Arjun Menon killed in Malawi

In 2017, he led the Republic to a Twenty20 gold medal at the SEA Games.

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Loh Kean Yew stays calm to beat Chou Tien-chen to win Taipei Open crown

This is his first title since the 2024 Spain Masters.

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Woman bitten by otter near Robertson Quay, area cordoned off

NParks is in contact with her family.

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Brunei’s economic diversification draws S’pore investments

Close to 10 investors from the Republic are in the planning stages of setting up there.

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Why the White House stepped in to arrest escalating South Asian crisis

The US had previously helped bring the two nuclear powers back from the brink, notes Bhagyashree Garekar.

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She married across the India-Pakistan border. Her children won’t

A fragile people-to-people link between India and Pakistan risks becoming even weaker, writes Debarshi Dasgupta.

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