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MediaCorp has apologised and removed an interview with Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh after being notified by the AGC that it was in contempt of court. https://str.sg/3fWvd

US President Donald Trump said that Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to halt fighting following the latest round of border clashes that have killed at least 20 this week. https://str.sg/zB57 The clashes have left nearly half a million civilians displaces on both sides of the border and some worry that their children might fall sick at these makeshift relief sites. https://str.sg/yWvV

SEA Games 2025: Singapore's Loh Kean Yew was knocked out of the men's singles quarter-finals by Indonesia's Zaki Ubaidillah. https://str.sg/pVnX

SEA Games 2025: Artistic swimming duo Debbie Soh and Yvette Chong have won Singapore's first SEA Games gold in the duet event. https://str.sg/tCAC

38 Oxley Road, which was founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew's family home, has been gazetted as a national monument. https://str.sg/AfcX

The overall reliability of Singapore's MRT network has edged up in October, and the punctuality of trains has also improved. https://str.sg/7mhM

A new website offering real-time MRT and LRT updates, including rail delays, will launch on Dec 13. https://str.sg/kTTN

SEA Games 2025: Singapore's Peter Gilchrist reclaimed the English billiards men's singles title after beating Myanmar's Pauk Sa. https://str.sg/xcpq

SEA Games 2025: Marissa Hafezan has won Singapore's first karate gold medal in over 3 decades. https://str.sg/esVb

⚠️ PSA: Avoid Upper East Coast Road, near Parburry Avenue, for the next hour due to the risk of a flash flood occurring, says PUB.

The Malaysian ringgit has reached the strongest level against the US dollar in more than 4 years. Against Singapore’s currency, the ringgit has gained 3.1% this year and is now about 3.1709 to the Singdollar. https://str.sg/Lkf2

In-N-Out has removed "67" from its ordering system following a viral trend involving teens gathering at stores and erupting in cheers when the number is called. https://str.sg/fuHH

You might soon be able to create content featuring your favourite Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars characters using ChatGPT and Sora. 🤖 Walt Disney is investing $1.29 billion in OpenAI and will let the tech firm use its characters in its AI chatbots. https://str.sg/jYyt

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake has struck northeast Japan, prompting an advisory for a tsunami of up to 1 metre. While broadcaster NHK said no damage was expected, Singapore’s embassy there has advised people to keep away from coasts and river mouths. https://str.sg/63B9

All aboard! 🚄 Hundreds of passengers took the sold-out electric train service from Johor Bahru to Kuala Lumpur on its first day. JB Sentral was abuzz this morning with passengers taking selfies, wearing matching t-shirts and buying ETS merchandise. https://str.sg/fyEF

⛈️ News for your morning! Singapore Waterloo Street to get facelift with wider pavements, new public spaces by 2027 READ: https://str.sg/pWuq World Thailand set for early elections as King endorses PM Anutin’s move to dissolve parliament READ: https://str.sg/iiUPF SEA Games 2025 S’pore’s 3x3 basketballers claim historic silver medal after losing to Thais READ: https://str.sg/fVkQ S’pore’s Mikkel Lee, Gan Ching Hwee, Letitia Sim emerge victorious on Day 2 of swimming READ: https://str.sg/kbeg Young Lions end campaign with 3-0 loss to Thailand READ: https://str.sg/Fgih Stay in the know: https://str.sg/wyYP

🥳 Singapore sprint queen Shanti Pereira has retained her 100m title at the SEA Games. https://str.sg/r6Qt

A woman in the Philippines saved her 2 dogs from a raging fire by throwing them to rescuers below before escaping the burning building. https://str.sg/BgkE

Singtel has been fined $1 million for a fixed voice line outage that disrupted emergency call services in October 2024. https://str.sg/iZBA6

Malaysia's new electric train service, which will cut travel time between KL and JB to around 4.5 hours, will launch on Dec 12. Here's what passengers can expect on board: https://str.sg/k72Xv