The Straits Times - October 12, 2021
The Straits Times - October 12, 2021
Go Unlimited with Magzter GOLD
Read The Straits Times along with 8,500+ other magazines & newspapers with just one subscription View catalog
1 Month $9.99
1 Year$99.99 $49.99
$4/month
Subscribe only to The Straits Times
Buy this issue $1.99
In this issue
October 12, 2021
Gyms Ready To Adapt To New Rules Restricting Entry
Stricter vaccination-differentiated rules are set to take effect tomorrow, but gym owners whom The Straits Times spoke to are taking the latest measures in their stride, saying that they are not worried as most of their members are fully vaccinated.
2 mins
11 Countries Under VTL Made Up 10% Of Air Traffic Before Pandemic
Singapore still in talks with other nations, including major markets, says Iswaran
3 mins
Thailand Set To Lift Quarantine For Jabbed Travellers From 10 Nations
Thailand plans to scrap quarantine for fully vaccinated air travellers from at least 10 low-risk countries, including Singapore, from Nov 1, in the hope of reviving its battered tourism sector.
2 mins
Money Changers See Bumpy Road Ahead Despite Travel Lanes
The Arcade in Raffles Place used to be teeming during lunch hour on a weekday afternoon with people hoping to snag currencies at a good rate at the mall’s various money changers.
3 mins
Cheers All Round In Sydney As 106 Days Of Lockdown End
Residents in Australia’s biggest city rush to shops and hair salons as well as to visit family
3 mins
Air Quality Monitor Is Hot New Back-To-School Item In The US
Parents packing kids off to school with such devices to check premises are well ventilated
3 mins
Lam Says She's Duty-Bound To Protect People In Hong Kong
HONG KONG • Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said that even a single fatality from Covid-19 would be a major cause for concern, underscoring the ultra-strict “Covid Zero” approach that has raised questions about the city’s viability as an international financial centre.
2 mins
NZ Extends Auckland Lockdown As It Rushes Vaccinations
WELLINGTON • New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern yesterday extended a lockdown in Auckland and pushed back plans to reopen schools in the nation’s largest city as its coronavirus outbreak continues to spread.
1 min
Thousands Evacuated, Coal Mines Shuttered As Floods Hit North China
BEIJING • More than 120,000 people have been evacuated, coal mines shut and crops destroyed after unseasonably heavy rainfall flooded north China’s Shanxi province over the weekend, with more rain forecast.
1 min
Indonesia Aims To Prove Itself With G-20 Presidency
Indonesia is determined to prove to the world its “ability to keep the Covid-19 pandemic under control” as it prepares to assume, for the first time, the Group of 20 (G-20) presidency from December and to host the G-20 summit next year.
2 mins
The Straits Times Newspaper Description:
Publisher: SPH Media Limited
Category: Newspaper
Language: English
Frequency: Daily
Unlock your access to award-winning journalism on Singapore and the world. With bureaus in major cities around the world, The Straits Times correspondents bring world news to readers on a Singapore platter, helping them appreciate world events from a Singaporean perspective.
Cancel Anytime [ No Commitments ]
Digital Only
