The Straits Times - November 12, 2021
The Straits Times - November 12, 2021
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November 12, 2021
TraceTogether: Faster check-ins with app's updated version
Green SafeEntry pass will show vaccination, cleared test status without need to return to app’s home screen
2 mins
Singapore travellers to Denmark have to serve up to 10 days' quarantine
Singapore residents will no longer be able to enjoy two-way quarantine-free travel with Denmark, after the country reclassified Singapore as a country with a high risk of Covid-19 infections.
2 mins
Different Areas May Become Prime Over Time: Indranee
Govt’s approach is to first focus on locations that all Singaporeans recognise as ‘prime’
3 mins
35m-High Panoramic Ride To Open On Sentosa On Dec 15, Ahead Of Schedule
SkyHelix Sentosa, Singapore’s highest open-air panoramic ride, will open on Dec 15 – a few months ahead of schedule, and in time for the school holidays and year-end festivities, said operator Mount Faber Leisure Group yesterday.
2 mins
Fossil Fuels Cited For First Time In Draft Text Of Climate Talks
But some observers say mention likely to be removed in final deal as negotiations continue
3 mins
Set global digital standards to close gap between haves, have-nots: PM
Apec well placed to lead concerted effort needed to set such standards in next frontier of digitalisation, he adds
3 mins
More Jobs For Women Will Give Global $17 Trillion GDP Boost: Ardern
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has urged Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) countries to do more to include women and indigenous people in their workforce, saying it could bring enormous economic benefits as the world recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic.
1 min
Xi's supremacy cemented after CPC adopts landmark resolution
Chinese leader seen as having surpassed Deng in status and being on a par with Mao
3 mins
Melaka Can Make Or Break Comeback Bids Of Najib, Muhyiddin
Battle for state may be bellwether for general election as two ex-PMs eye Malaysia’s top job
3 mins
Duterte's Daughter Switches Party In Possible Prelude To Presidential Run
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s daughter and political heir yesterday bolted from the powerful coalition she had led since 2019 in what could be a prelude to her own run for the country’s presidency or vice-presidency under the wing of former president.
2 mins
Johor-S'pore Reopening Issues Being Ironed Out: KL Envoy
Malaysia’s High Commissioner says land crossings may start with ‘controlled opening’
2 mins
900,000 US Kids Aged 5 To 11 Expected To Have Received First Jab
More than 900,000 children aged five to 11 years in the United States were expected to have received their first Covid-19 shot by the end of Wednesday, the White House said, as the government ramped up vaccinations of younger children.
2 mins
HK Quarantines 120 Kids Over Exposure To Family With Virus Case
School also shut for cleaning after dad and a fellow pilot test positive
2 mins
HK national security law casts shadow on museum's opening
Official says freedom of expression not above the law, which art exhibits must comply with
2 mins
Record Snowfall Disrupts Transport In North-East China
Record snowfall disrupts transport in north-east China
1 min
Rising Prices Cast Pall Over Biden's Spending Plan
US leader vows infrastructure Bill will bring prices down, as inflation hits 30-year high
3 mins
South Africa's last apartheid leader F.W. de Klerk dies at 85
Former South African president Frederik Willem de Klerk, who negotiated the end of apartheid with Mr Nelson Mandela after spending years upholding the system of white minority rule, has died. He was 85.
2 mins
UK Urges EU To Stay Calm In Brexit Spat Over N. Ireland
This follows reports that bloc may terminate free trade deal as British harden their stance
2 mins
Nasa, SpaceX Send 4-Man Crew Into Orbit On Flight To Space Station
Nasa and private rocket company SpaceX launched four astronauts into orbit late on Wednesday, sending a veteran spacewalker, two younger crew mates chosen for future lunar missions and a German materials scientist on their way to the International Space Station.
2 mins
ITO SCORES AS JAPAN GAIN ON AUSTRALIA
Crucial win and Socceroos’ draw with Saudis mean they stay in hunt for World Cup place
2 mins
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