Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, Sept 5.
S’pore’s new race law to include non-punitive sanctions to shape social behaviour: Shanmugam
These will help offenders understand others better, and increase belief in multiracialism.
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What’s behind the decision to close Yale-NUS College?
Need for realignment, concerns over high cost and controversies are among the possible reasons suggested.
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Lunch With Sumiko: No such thing as a silly idea, says billionaire inventor James Dyson
James Dyson, inventor and entrepreneur, likes the ‘unobvious suggestion’ and gets worried when people say they are experts.
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Covid-19 cases linked to staff at bus interchange clusters rise to 416
21 new Covid-19 cases were also linked to the cluster at Changi General Hospital, bringing its total to 36.
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How governments around the world are keeping up with shifting Covid-19 vaccination goals
Amid this shifting of goals around the world, what it means to be fully vaccinated may change too.
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$12m gone if not for vigilant S’pore bank staff
OCBC saved 133 customers from sending this amount to fraudsters between Jan 2020 and July 2021.
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Ismail elevates Muhyiddin to top post as A-G waves away doubts over new PM’s legitimacy
The appointment of Mr Muhyiddin as chair of the National Recovery Council could further ostracise rivals in Umno.
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Appeal for more donors with rare blood types in Singapore
The Singapore Red Cross is calling for people, especially those with Rh negative blood, to step forward.
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Spike in illicit drug transactions on messaging apps in S’pore
Illicit substances and medicine, including those usually prescribed, are now being peddled on messenger app Telegram.
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Local produce is fresher, lasts longer
Some 220 Singapore farms produce 14% of the leafy vegetables consumed here, 26% of eggs and 10% of fish.
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