Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on March 31, 2024

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More red-light cameras to be used to detect speeding from April 1: Traffic Police

In 2023, the number of speeding-related fatal accidents spiked by 83.3 per cent, compared with 2022.

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Personal information of Poh Heng Jewellery customers accessed in data breach

The cyber attackers had also accessed data on the birthdays, usernames and countries of residence of customers.

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Baltimore bridge collapse: Crew in for long haul on S’pore-flagged Dali as cleanup begins

The crew is required to stay on board and help with the investigations.

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Malaysian cops arrest couple said to have supplied arms to alleged Israeli spy

The Israeli claimed he had entered Malaysia to hunt down and kill a fellow Israeli over a family dispute.

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Want to moonlight, have a side hustle? Go ahead, social marketing agency Goodstuph tells its staff

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Founder of social marketing agency, Pat Law, has no qualms letting her staff moonlight. They learn by doing something beyond work.

Pat Law and her co-founders tell executive editor Sumiko Tan how they keep their creative juices flowing.

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Freezing hope: ‘I don’t want to regret it if I get married at a later age and cannot conceive’

A woman is born with a finite number of eggs, with the number and quality of eggs declining as she ages, doctors say.

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Loh Kean Yew into Spain Masters final, eyes first title since 2021 World Championships

The Singaporean beat Chinese Taipei's Wang Tzu-wei 21-13, 8-21, 21-15 in the semi-finals in Madrid on March 30.

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When families fight over HDB flats

When buying properties, it pays to know the rules so that you don’t end up short-changing yourself.

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A lucrative trade for some, online live-stream shopping takes off in Singapore

The surge in live-stream shopping’s popularity has been driven by participation of big spenders.

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Ramadan bazaars and buffets still popular in Malaysia even as diners tighten belts

But street vendors and hotels alike say business is down from last year.

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