Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on May 16, 2025

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DPM Heng hopes to spend time with family, travel, ‘not do any work’ in first year of retirement

Plans for his post-politics life have been on the cards for at least a year.

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Community partnership, economic know-how helped shaped DPM Heng’s career

During his political career from 2011 to 2025, he saw Singapore through the height of the pandemic.

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Baey Yam Keng to helm new Tampines Boulevard division

Tampines and East Coast GRCs get internal boundaries readjusted following the election.

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GE2025: Overseas votes mirror local votes; overall turnout at 92.83%

The final tally saw 2,438,610 voters in contested constituencies casting their ballots.

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SIA posts record $2.8b net profit, staff to get 7.45 months’ bonus

SIA and its budget airline Scoot carried a record 39.4 million passengers, up 8.1 per cent.

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T5 a game changer, but Changi must keep moving to stay ahead of rivals

Other airports in the region are also expanding, some earlier than Changi.

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New private home sales down as trade tensions hit economic outlook

Private home price growth could plateau in coming quarters on a weaker economic outlook, said an analyst.

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Second Link crash: S’porean driver charged over motorcyclist’s death

Muhammad Irsyad Abdul Hameed pleaded not guilty at the Johor Bahru Magistrate’s Court.

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Should a 5-year-old be using ChatGPT to learn?

Using generative AI to learn is not just ineffective, it can actually set you back, writes Sandra Davie.

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RWS rolls out Lady Gaga-themed pool parties at Adventure Cove Waterpark, drinks and desserts

The themed event runs till May 25 and is part of the integrated resort’s Monster Experiences.

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