The Straits Times - October 17, 2021
The Straits Times - October 17, 2021
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October 17, 2021
Yip gets $800k for golds; reward doubled as DBS joins as sponsor
National para-swimmer Yip Pin Xiu yesterday received two cheques amounting to $800,000 as a reward for the two gold medals she won at this year’s Tokyo Paralympic Games, double what she previously would have collected through the Singapore National Paralympic Council’s (SNPC) Athletes Achievement Awards (AAA) scheme.
3 mins
Workers in dorms relieved at changes to health protocols
But dorm operators struggling to cope with new rules, surge in cases amid a manpower crunch
4 mins
More unvaccinated pregnant women in hospital with Covid-19
More pregnant women who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 but became infected with it are now hospitalised here.
2 mins
Consumers face surge in power bills
Electricity prices climbing amid a global energy crisis due to gas, coal supply chain disruptions
7 mins
Who will take Myanmar seat at summit after Asean snub?
Regional bloc’s chair Brunei may let junta pick its ‘non-political’ representative, say analysts
3 mins
Singapore backs Asean decision to invite non-political Myanmar representative to summit
Singapore has voiced its support for a decision by Asean to invite a non-political representative from Myanmar to attend a summit later this month.
1 min
Malaysia cuts quarantine for fully inoculated travellers to seven days
PETALING JAYA • Fully vaccinated travellers entering Malaysia will begin serving a reduced quarantine period of seven days from tomorrow, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.
2 mins
What the future holds for Covid-19 and us
Plenty of uncertainties remain and it is extremely unlikely that we will eradicate it, say scientists
8 mins
Earthquake hits Bali, killing 3; all affected residents evacuated
Damaged structures of a temple in Bali island’s Karangasem district in the aftermath of a 4.8-magnitude quake yesterday. The temblor’s epicentre was far from the main tourist hub on the Indonesian isle.
2 mins
ISIS claims suicide bomb attack on Kandahar mosque
An injured victim of a suicide bomb attack on a Shi’ite mosque in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar being taken for treatment at a hospital on Friday. The attack killed at least 41 people and injured scores more.
2 mins
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