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In the market for a new car in 2026? Here's how incentives and surcharges will change, depending on how pollutive the car is. https://cna.asia/3K8Ew3A

Indonesia's long-serving finance minister Sri Mulyani has been replaced in a cabinet reshuffle on the back of 2 weeks of protests rocking the country. Her home was also looted by protesters during the unrest: https://cna.asia/4ncRATO

😷 Several clinics and medical groups are reporting a sharp flu spike in Singapore. Some clinics are seeing as many as 10x more cases in the past 2 weeks, noting that many have not kept up with their flu vaccinations: https://cna.asia/4g8usDG

🔌🚗 JUST IN: Rebates for buying new electric cars in Singapore have been extended till end-2027. Hybrid vehicles will no longer receive rebates from next year. LTA and NEA also say they expect "a short-term increase in COE prices": https://cna.asia/3K8Ew3A

A man helped himself to S$54,000 of his bedridden close friend's CPF savings using her phone. He also stole almost $200 from a cash box at an office he worked at, telling the police he took it "out of habit". He will be jailed 18 months and fined: https://cna.asia/3K9okiA

Do your joints tend to make cracking sounds sometimes – or for some of us, more than sometimes? Do you need to panic over it possibly being arthritis? CNA Lifestyle gets the lowdown on noisy joints from 2 orthopaedic surgeons: https://cna.asia/45S0oZF

Mediacorp actress Fang Rong, who starred in My One And Only and an upcoming full length series called Fixing Fate, has announced she's quitting acting. "I have felt like there was more to life than living in the spotlight. I felt like there was something deeper I was missing," she wrote: https://cna.asia/3HN9rlz

🪖 Pulau Tekong has expanded by 800 hectares – twice the size of Toa Payoh – due to a land reclamation project. Land was reclaimed below mean sea level for the first time for this polder project, reducing the amount of sand used by close to 50%: https://cna.asia/3VAENyP

A Singaporean who was deported from Thailand over a capital drug charge will be released after prosecutors withdrew his charge. 32-year-old Benny Kee's lawyer told CNA he "is innocent": https://cna.asia/47xU36T

A TikTok user claimed a government programme to nurture Chinese community leaders had the aim of attracting mainland Chinese to Singapore. He was issued a POFMA order: https://cna.asia/4lZKzEX

Do you know anyone who feels attached to Love and Deepspace characters? Here's how to tell when virtual comfort becomes a crutch. https://cna.asia/47nDSci

"There are chefs who cook for themselves, but I prefer listening to what my guests want."

Meet Singaporean chef Reif Othman, who went from helping out at his mother's nasi padang stall to leading award-winning kitchens in Dubai. https://cna.asia/4m2nBgo

"The PSLE is shaping up to be a test for me, too, as a parent."

First-time PSLE mum Kelly Ang shares how she's keeping things in perspective for herself and her son. https://cna.asia/41BX8ix

JUST IN: Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba has reportedly decided to resign to avoid a split within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. https://cna.asia/4gkZtog

Fangirling doesn’t expire with age, says this 46-year-old fan of Exo's Kai. Older fangirls like her say their idols inspire personal growth and bring emotional support. https://cna.asia/4m1AI1i

After 46 years, SIA steward Ng Yak Keng is stepping down. The cabin crew "legend" looks back on missed birthdays, jet lag and what it was like meeting Singapore's founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. https://cna.asia/3HY29eM

Would Singapore's culture of competitiveness stand in the way of a "we first" society? CNA TODAY takes a look. https://cna.asia/3UYhkHJ

Despite cinemas closing, this Singaporean director is defying the odds with his first indie sci-fi comedy, We Can Save The World!!!. https://cna.asia/3VyUSoC

Rat burrows across Singapore have nearly doubled to an average of 5,400 per surveillance cycle in the first half of this year. How are residents, businesses and town councils intensifying the war against rats? CNA TODAY finds out: https://cna.asia/464la79 (Thank you to those who sent us your rat sightings!)

Family estrangement can bring up difficult emotions, and it’s not always about parents and children. Here's what happens when siblings stop speaking to each other. https://cna.asia/4656lBk