Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Sept 7, 2025

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Youth in Singapore want to make a positive impact and ready to take road less travelled: David Neo

The findings, based on more than 200,000 responses, will shape the SG Youth Plan.

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URA redraws development plans for upcoming 4,000-home Kampong Bugis precinct

URA said that agencies are reviewing plans for the four plots that made up the 8.2ha site previously put on sale.

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NLB offers one-time waiver of library fines, one free delivery service until end-2025

To have their fines waived, patrons must borrow either a physical or digital item from NLB by Dec 31.

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Spirits of Singapore: Ghosts, history and the eerie allure of dark tourism

Dark tourism has experienced rapid growth in recent years, with the market expected cross US$39.38 billion by 2032.

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Chinese teachers play important role in passing on values and culture: PM Wong

PM Wong was speaking at a Teachers’ Appreciation Gala where he met two of his former teachers.

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From engineering sector to traditional baker: How a Singaporean built a life in a French village

For 18 years, Mr Ewan Irwan has been waking before dawn, tending the wood-fired oven and and baking bread.

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Candace Johnson built satellite systems and now wants to transform Singapore into a space superpower

The serial entrepreneur who shattered satellite monopolies believes the city-state can become Asia’s space hub.

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Me and My Money: Discovering her passion for photography at 16 set her on entrepreneur path

She credits homeschooling for giving her an edge in thinking out of the box.

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‘It was a wake-up call... I hadn’t thought about saving more’: What fuels S’pore women’s money fears?

When women do not take charge of their financial wellness, it could harm their retirement years.

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Driver under the influence of ‘intoxicating substances’ arrested after hit-and-run in Bukit Batok

Controlled drugs, drug paraphernalia and an e-vaporiser were found with him, said the police.

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