Evening Update: Today's headlines from The Straits Times on Jan 25

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Singapore core inflation flat at 5.1% in December; 2022 at 4.1%

Core inflation for December remained unchanged for the third month in a row.
ST PHOTO: BENJAMIN SEETOR

The figure was unchanged from November and October, which marked the first dip since February 2022.

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The rain will go on: Wet weather expected for remainder of CNY festive period

Rain in Orchard Road on Wednesday afternoon. Thunderstorms are expected over Singapore for the next 10 days.
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Wet weather during Chinese New Year resulted in some inconvenience, including transportation delays and longer wait times for food delivery services.

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Digital red packets proving popular during CNY; $5m topped up in DBS QR gift cards over 2 days

DBS saw 30 per cent more unique users of QR gift cards during Chinese New Year in 2023 compared with last year.
PHOTO: DBS BANK LTD

Some banks see customer adoption hitting a record high over the Chinese New Year period.

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Pump prices fall to pre-GST hike levels

Pump prices have fallen despite higher oil prices.
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Pump prices have fallen despite rising global oil prices.

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Maserati driver who dragged cop with car had pledged vehicle to parents, claims his sister

Lee Cheng Yan could have the luxury car forfeited to the state following the hearing in February.
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It was not said in court when the driver had allegedly pledged the vehicle to his parents.

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Microsoft investigating network issue causing outage of apps such as Teams, Outlook

Microsoft said that it is troubleshooting a potential networking issue.
PHOTO: REUTERS

Microsoft did not disclose the number of users that were affected by the disruption.

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NZ's new PM Hipkins known for his candour, diet and poor dress sense

Mr Chris Hipkins was on Wednesday morning officially sworn in to replace Ms Jacinda Ardern, his friend of more than 20 years.
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A former boss once remarked that Mr Hipkins “appears to eat nothing more than sausage rolls and diet Coke”.

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Heavy snow, deep cold halts transport across Japan, at least one dead

National roads could be closed for snow to be removed, the transport ministry said.
PHOTO: AFP

An unusually cold weather front and extreme low pressure systems set snow falling and strong winds blowing across Japan from yesterday.

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Chess: Meet S’pore’s Rice sisters who are 15, 12, and 9 – and making big moves in the game

Lauren trains with the national team, Leah was women’s champion at Australian Chess Open, and all three have Fide ratings.

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S’pore should be global design heavyweight like New York and London: DesignSingapore’s Dawn Lim

Ms Dawn Lim assumed her new role as DesignSingapore Council's executive director in June 2022. She was previously at EDB.
PHOTO: PENORAMIC PUBLISHING

Ms Lim emphasised the importance of positioning Singapore on the frontiers of trends that are changing the world, such as sustainability and technology.

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