Evening Update: Today's headlines from The Straits Times on June 6, 2023

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Cyber security, connectivity needed to tap potential of digital economy: DPM Wong

There are challenges ahead, including how data is handled, concerns about job security and the ethics of AI usage.

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Opposition alliance in S’pore: Political reality or pipe dream?

If history is anything to go by, coming together will be the least challenging part of the new People’s Alliance’s political journey, says the writer.

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Transboundary haze not an issue any more, even amid hotter and drier season: Indonesian minister

Indonesia is looking to use climate modification technology to create artificial rain to help prevent peatland fires.

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Breakthroughs in three areas, including redirecting finance to climate action, key to net-zero goals

Adoption of low-carbon tech and greater global cooperation are also crucial.

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Five bus services affected by NDP combined rehearsals

The affected bus services will skip some bus stops in Beach Road, Bras Basah Road and more areas.

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Johor police nab two over incident involving S’pore travellers chased by fake cops in a car

The police are on the lookout for a third suspect who is still at large.

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Rise in gastric issues during hot weather in S’pore: How to prevent tummy troubles

The heat can stress the body, leading to gastric symptoms such as nausea, bloating or diarrhoea.

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Man who drove without licence arrested after accident with van; car seen smashed against lamp post

The accident on Monday night involved a car and a van in Yishun Avenue 6.

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Critical dam in southern Ukraine is blown up, unleashing flood of water

Both Russia and Ukraine blame each other for destroying the Nova Kakhovka dam.

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Billionaire Anna Shay, who starred in Netflix’s Bling Empire, dies at 62

Her family said she died after suffering from a stroke.

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