Coronavirus: No hospitalisation coverage for those who disregard Singapore’s travel advisories
Residents and long-term pass holders who leave Singapore and disregard travel advisories will not be able to claim under MediShield Life or Integrated Shield Plans (IPs) if they are admitted for suspected Covid-19.
— Straits Times (annoying popups)
COVID-19: Social gatherings of any size in both private and public spaces prohibited under new Bill
As Singapore battles the COVID-19 outbreak, all social gatherings of any size in both private and public spaces have been banned under a new Bill passed in Parliament on Tuesday (Apr 7).
— Channel NewsAsia (very annoying popups)
Changi Airport in Singapore to Suspend T2 Operations for 18 Months
Changi Airport Group (CAG) has unveiled plans to consolidate terminal operations because of “the steep decline in passenger traffic and the likelihood that air travel demand will not return to pre-Covid-19 levels in the near term”.
— Travel News Asia
NTUC Foodfare ‘investigating’ workers who barefisted face masks
Workers caught on video sorting face masks in the open without taking hygienic precautions are now being investigated by NTUC Foodfare.
— Coconuts
COVID-19: 224 Singapore residents evacuated from Egypt on special repatriation flight
More than 200 Singapore residents arrived in Singapore after they were evacuated from Egypt early Wednesday (Apr 8) morning.
— Channel NewsAsia (very annoying popups)
106 new cases, with 39 linked to dorm clusters
Singapore reported 106 cases of Covid-19 yesterday, said the Health Ministry (MOH) in its daily update.
— Straits Times (annoying popups)
S$60b rescue package proof of optimal fiscal balance: Heng
SINGAPORE’S best response to the coronavirus pandemic is to build both economic and social resilience, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Tuesday.
— The Business Times
Over 7,000 advisories issued to the public for safe distancing breaches
More than 7,000 written advisories were issued yesterday to members of the public who breached the stricter safe distancing measures that kicked in on the first day of Singapore’s circuit breaker month.
— Straits Times (annoying popups)
Coronavirus: ICA clarifies messages, calls from the authority to people on stay-home notice are legitimate
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) clarified that messages or calls people on stay-home notices may get from the authority to verify their locations are legitimate, as it also outlined how they can confirm the messages are authentic.
— Straits Times (annoying popups)
Adult PRs with Singaporean families get one-off cash payout of S$300
ADULT permanent residents (PR) or long-term visit pass holders with Singaporean parents, spouses or children will be able to apply for a one-off cash payout of S$300, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Tuesday.
— The Business Times
‘Circuit breaker’ rules to incur more pain for Singapore economy, job market: Experts
The month-long enhanced safe distancing measures, dubbed the “circuit breaker” by authorities here, could bring about more pain for an already-stalling Singapore economy, economists said.
— Channel NewsAsia (very annoying popups)
COVID-19: Toh Guan Dormitory declared an isolation area under Infectious Diseases Act
Toh Guan Dormitory has been declared an isolation area under the Infectious Diseases Act, following a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in several foreign worker dormitories across Singapore.
— Channel NewsAsia (very annoying popups)
Coronavirus: Inter-agency taskforce to provide support to foreign workers, dormitory operators
An inter-agency taskforce has been set up to provide support to foreign workers and dormitory operators, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on Tuesday (April 7).
— Straits Times (annoying popups)
SPH to put investments on hold, cut interim dividend amid coronavirus crisis, as H1 net profit down 9.3%
Investment activity at Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) will be put on hold to conserve cash, while the interim dividend will also be cut in view of the challenging outlook caused by the coronavirus crisis.
— Straits Times (annoying popups)
COVID-19: Banks roll out priority hour for the elderly and vulnerable
Banks in Singapore will set aside dedicated hours for elderly and vulnerable customers, as part of safe distancing measures during the country’s month-long circuit breaker period.
— Channel NewsAsia (very annoying popups)
Number of smoking offences in Orchard Road down by 28%
The number of smoking offences in Orchard Road has fallen from 21 cases daily in April 1 last year, to around 15 per day currently, said Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources Amy Khor yesterday.
— Straits Times (annoying popups)
SIA cabin crew redeployed to care for hospital patients
Starting next week, 30 Singapore Airlines (SIA) cabin crew will care for patients at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) instead of serving passengers on a plane.
— Straits Times (annoying popups)
Living conditions at S11 Dormitory, Westlite Toh Guan dormitories have ‘stabilised’: Migrant Workers’ Centre
The living conditions at the S11 Dormitory @ Punggol and Westlite Toh Guan Dormitories have stabilised, particularly in key areas such as the distribution of meals and cleaning, said the Migrant Workers’ Centre (MWC) on Tuesday (Apr 7).
— Channel NewsAsia (very annoying popups)
Coronavirus: Over 6,000 hawkers don’t have to pay table-cleaning, dishwashing fees during circuit breaker period
Following the ban on eating out at hawker centres as part of the circuit breaker measures, more than 6,000 stallholders in 114 hawker centres will not have to pay for table cleaning and centralised dishwashing from Tuesday (April 7) to May 4.
— Straits Times (annoying popups)
Pedestrian-only zones to be set up in Khatib Central and Bedok Town Centre
Two pedestrian-only zones (POZ) will be set up at Khatib Central and Bedok Town Centre in the coming months to improve safety for pedestrians in these areas, down from the five zones initially planned.
— Straits Times (annoying popups)
Snapask and SPH to offer free e-learning service and news content for Singapore students
Students moving to home-based learning on Wednesday (April 8) amid the coronavirus pandemic will be able to get free access to an e-learning service, as well as news content under a tie-up announced on Tuesday.
— Straits Times (annoying popups)
Bill to allow special arrangements for General Election during COVID-19 outbreak introduced in Parliament
Voters who are under COVID-19 stay orders will be able to vote outside of their electoral divisions in the upcoming General Election, in special provisions introduced for the next election, said the Elections Department (ELD) on Tuesday (Apr 7).
— Channel NewsAsia (very annoying popups)
Singapore’s COVID-19 response reaffirms country’s ‘prudent fiscal policy’: Heng Swee Keat
The COVID-19 crisis has re-affirmed the value of Singapore’s key institutions and the key tenets of the country’s “prudent fiscal policy”, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat on Tuesday (Apr 7).
— Channel NewsAsia (very annoying popups)
Landlords should share pain, but tenants also shouldn’t take advantage: Shanmugam
COMMERCIAL landlords should take on their fair share of the pain that businesses are now facing, but tenants also should not take advantage of the situation, said Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam in Parliament on Tuesday, in the second reading debate of a Bill to temporarily shield businesses from contractual obligations such as paying rent.
— The Business Times
Coronavirus: Scientists from local universities to scale up crowd mapping system islandwide
When there is traffic congestion on the expressway, the density of vehicles on that stretch of road is reflected on the Google Maps app using various colour codes: blue for low density, orange for moderate density and red for high density.
— Straits Times (annoying popups)
New task force on economic resilience to help Singapore bounce back from COVID-19 crisis
A new task force focusing on economic resilience will be set up to help the Singapore economy bounce back from the COVID-19 crisis, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat on Tuesday (Apr 7).
— Channel NewsAsia (very annoying popups)
MAS waives TDSR limits for borrowers seeking to defer mortgage repayments
Singapore’s central bank has clarified that some of the limits used to calculate the amount an individual can borrow for housing and consumer loans will not apply to deferred repayment measures announced last week.
— Straits Times (annoying popups)
COVID-19: Delivery and takeaway models unsustainable, say restaurant owners
For the first time in its 25-year history, Swee Kee Eating House has shut its doors.
— Channel NewsAsia (very annoying popups)
Coronavirus: Motor workshops to do only emergency repairs until May 4
Motor workshops must apply for permission to stay open between now and May 4, and they are to carry out only emergency repairs.
— Straits Times (annoying popups)
TransitLink to refund unused value of monthly concession pass
All concession cardholders will automatically get a pro-rated refund of their monthly concession pass amid “circuit breaker” distancing measures.
— Channel NewsAsia (very annoying popups)
DBS, UOB join OCBC to close some branches till May 4 during ‘circuit breaker’ month
Singapore’s largest bank DBS will progressively close 29 DBS/POSB branches islandwide over the course of about one week, in light of stricter circuit breaker safe distancing measures to reduce the community spread of Covid-19.
— Straits Times (annoying popups)
Grab halves commissions for drivers, lowers criteria for weekly payout
GRAB is halving its commission rate for private-hire drivers from Monday till May 4, in light of the latest Covid-19 circuit-breaker measures that are expected to drive down demand for rides even more.
— The Business Times
Man charged after having bak kut teh meal at hawker centre while on stay-home notice
A man who posted photos of a bak kut teh meal he had at a hawker centre while he was on a stay-home notice was charged on Tuesday (Apr 7) under the Infectious Diseases Act.
— Channel NewsAsia (very annoying popups)
Yaacob Ibrahim apologises for Facebook post remark on foreign workers gathering near Kallang MRT: Report
Former minister Yaacob Ibrahim apologised on Tuesday (Apr 7) for a post he made on Facebook about foreign workers congregating near Kallang MRT station, TODAY reported.
— Channel NewsAsia (very annoying popups)
8 stores given warnings for not complying with COVID-19 safe distancing measures
Seven food and beverage (F&B) outlets and one retail store have been issued advisory letters for not implementing adequate safe distancing measures, Enterprise Singapore (ESG) said on Tuesday (Apr 7).
— Channel NewsAsia (very annoying popups)
Honestbee creditor Benjamin Lim applies to wind up company
A creditor of Honestbee, Benjamin Lim Jia-Rong, has filed a court application to wind up the distressed start-up, according to a notice filed on the Government Gazette.
— Straits Times (annoying popups)
Man charged with breaching COVID-19 stay-home notice to deliver newspapers
A man was charged on Tuesday (Apr 7) under recently enacted regulations for breaching his stay-home notice, in the first charging of its kind.
— Channel NewsAsia (very annoying popups)
Social media users share #stayhomesg ideas as Singapore goes into Covid-19 ‘circuit breaker’ mode
Share your ideas with The Straits Times on Facebook and Instagram using the hashtag #stayhomewithST and you may be featured.
— Straits Times (annoying popups)
Doctor accused of molestation claimed woman’s boyfriend purportedly tried to blackmail him
A doctor accused of molesting one of his female patients vehemently denied committing the offence, telling a district court that the woman’s boyfriend had later hinted at a monetary compensation.
— Straits Times (annoying popups)
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