Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on April 29, 2024

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Markets remain nervous as sticky inflation data stands in the way of rate cuts

While the threat of all-out war is receding, the Middle East is still an unpredictable tinderbox.

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Singapore bankers took home less than their Hong Kong peers in 2023: Report

Globally, the average bonuses for all financial services professionals were up by 4.9 per cent in 2023.

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GP in Bank of Singapore medical claims probe ‘has no contractual relationship with bank’: Clinic

The clinic is not on the bank’s panel of general practitioners. 

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How a budding bromance between Wong and Prabowo can be built

Good Indonesia-Singapore relations pivotal for regional stability, they say.

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For China, TikTok’s troubles are a skirmish amid bigger fights with the US

Beijing’s response to hostile American measures will be guided by red lines such as Taiwan, writes Tan Dawn Wei.

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Precision medicine and how it will help with cancer treatments, rising costs

The approach dovetails perfectly with Singapore’s emerging focus on preventive health, says the writer.

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LTA seeks ideas to remove burnt electric buses from multi-storey bus depots

The equipment must be able to extract the burnt bus from the depot and submerge it in a water tank.

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Bangladeshi migrant worker dies after forklift incident in Sungei Kadut

His body was repatriated back to his village on April 26.

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Will that collagen bubble tea really make your skin more supple?

Jury still out on the effectiveness of collagen in food and drinks, experts say.

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Is it ever worth it to take your toddler on holiday?

The writer says she learnt a valuable parenting lesson after her daughter’s tantrum while in Seoul.

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