Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Nov 2, 2025

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Cheng Li-wun formally assumes new KMT chairperson, vows to usher island of Taiwan in a century of cross-Straits peace

Cheng Li-wun, new chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party of island of Taiwan makes a speech when she formally assumes office on November 1, 2025. Photo: chinanews.com.c ...

Mark Knopfler looks back on Brothers in Arms – Dire Straits’ “sheer fluke” that made him a reluctant superstar

Brothers In Arms reinvented Knopfler and gave him more fame than he could handle. 40 years on, in a rare interview, the band ...

Great Lakes tribes file brief with U.S. Supreme Court in Line 5 Straits of Mackinac case

The U.S. Supreme Court in its new term will take up whether Enbridge filed too late to send Michigan Attorney General Dana ...
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Straits in Kakaako closed with red placard due to violations

The Hawaii Department of Health on Thursday issued Straits Hawaii at Ward Village a red placard due to several violations, shutting it down until the infractions are addressed. The placard was issued ...

Teens in Northeast Michigan team up for community giving

The conference brought together YAC members from various communities. The Straits Area Community Foundation's YAC includes ...
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Checks bounce after Straits shuts its doors

Straits Hawaiʻi was known for its Singapore street food flavors and chic spot in Ward Village. But in June, without warning, it shut its doors. “It was a second paycheck that bounced, but the first ...