Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Friday, July 30.
Dover Forest to be used for both housing and nature; first housing project to be launched in 2022
HDB flats will be built in the eastern half while parts of the western half will be kept as a nature park.
READ MORE HERE
Housing project in Dover Forest to meet demand for homes in the area
It will help meet strong demand for housing in mature estates, including from young families who want to live near their parents in the area, said HDB.
READ MORE HERE
More severe cases of Covid-19 likely as numbers triple in 2 weeks: Experts
Experts were quick to add that the healthcare system should be able to cope despite the worrying trend.
READ MORE HERE
10 new Covid-19 clusters in S’pore including stainless steel supplier; Punggol Primary cluster grows to 12
Covid-19 self-test kits will be given to those who visited Mayflower Market and Food Centre and Redhill Market.
READ MORE HERE
Mandatory Covid-19 testing for residents of 2 HDB blocks in Choa Chu Kang and Jurong West
Seven cases have been found at Block 3 Teck Whye Avenue while 4 cases have been detected at Block 357 Yung An Road.
READ MORE HERE
Olympics: S’pore swimmer Joseph Schooling fails to make 100m butterfly semis, says he has no regrets
‘I definitely don’t want it to end like this,’ said the 2016 Olympic gold medallist.
READ MORE HERE
Olympics: Singapore’s Yu Mengyu hailed for her brave run in table tennis singles event
It was the furthest she had gone at an Olympics, and the world No. 47 stunned higher-ranked players.
READ MORE HERE
Malaysia PM Muhyiddin’s position appears increasingly shaky
The surprisingly harsh public rebuke by Malaysia’s King has plunged the country into its most serious constitutional crisis.
READ MORE HERE
Biden nominates Internet philanthropist, entrepreneur as ambassador to Singapore
Jonathan Kaplan will have to go through confirmation hearings in the Senate.
READ MORE HERE
SIA trims quarterly losses to $409 million
This came on the back of a 52 per cent improvement in revenue to $1.295 billion for the three months to June 30.
READ MORE HERE