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

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S’pore among cities backing push for sustainable cooling at COP30

Cooling can be unsustainable when it relies heavily on electricity generated from fossil fuels.

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New plant on Pulau Bukom to produce sustainable aviation fuel

It will supply up to 50 barrels a day when ready in 2028; SIA and JetBlue set to be early users.

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Judge shelves man’s bid for share of parents’ flat, cites doubts about late mum’s claims

HDB records contradicted her accounts, revealing the loan was repaid via her husband’s CPF.

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askST: Can workers be better protected from sudden business closures?

Recent shutdowns have left hundreds of workers abruptly without jobs and owed unpaid wages.

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Deadly attacks in India and Pakistan reignite cross-border suspicions

Tensions rise after car bomb triggered in Delhi and suicide bomber attack in Islamabad.

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2 typhoons a test of Philippine resilience as Fung-wong claims 25 lives

The challenge now is to move beyond crisis management and invest in prevention.

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Malaysian timber and media magnate Tiong Hiew King dies at 91

He was a major figure in its Chinese-language media scene.

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When a child reminds us we’re not strangers after all

We underestimate the social capital built through simple, human concern, especially for our young.

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Catwalks are K-pop’s hottest stage of the moment

Luxury brands enlist popular idols to expand their global reach and generate buzz.

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After 33 years on the run, ex-loan shark is convicted over fatal stabbing

He was charged and detained in JB for an immigration offence, and deported to Singapore in Dec 2023.

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