Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on April 26, 2024

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NTUC vows to keep helping white-collar workers hit by layoffs, tech changes

PMEs now make up 45 per cent of the labour movement’s membership base.

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Changi Airport’s passenger traffic for Q1 2024 exceeds pre-pandemic levels

Some 16.5 million passengers passed through the airport in the first three months of the year.

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Living well to the end: Singapore ramps up palliative and hospice care capacity

By 2025, there will be capacity for 3,600 palliative home care patients.

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TikTok ban threat reveals an insecure America

The fear of China has become a powerful US foreign policy imperative, writes opinion editor Lin Suling.

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More universities using artificial intelligence in class but some students have mixed feelings

The use of AI in higher education has been gaining ground, but some students doubt its efficiency.

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Censors in China clamp down on micro-dramas

New regulations, which require all content to be vetted before release, will kick in on June 1.

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Don’t read too much into walkabouts: Ng Chee Meng

The labour chief dismissed speculation about his appearance at a community event in Bukit Batok.

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Research network to study ovarian ageing and its link to women’s health

The ovaries are among the first organs to age in a woman, but it is not known why or how fast.

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Waste to plate: Fish feed from soybean processing run-off spells hope for cheaper fish

The research team cultivated a protein using soybean processing wastewater from F&B chain Mr Bean.

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Cardboard coffins gaining ground among the eco-conscious

Unity Casket, the first parlour here to launch paper coffins, says it gets up to five orders for this a week. 

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