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2021-03-08 16:09:42 A security guard who had S$200,000 transferred to his bank accounts did not know where the cash came from, but spent it on medical bills, clothes, bags, mobile phones and clubbing.

He was sentenced to jail today: https://cna.asia/2PJtq9f Open / Comment

2021-03-08 14:59:55 Impersonating a Grab driver, he offered a drunk woman a lift home. Later he preyed on her, molesting her repeatedly in the back seat of his van where she had fallen asleep. He was sentenced to jail today: https://cna.asia/2N2EOw0 Open / Comment

2021-03-08 13:58:40 Thailand will cut its quarantine period for travellers who have had their COVID-19 vaccines, from 14 days to 7 days.

Details: https://cna.asia/38kd5yl Open / Comment

2021-03-08 11:00:56 More than 150,000 teachers and other workers in Singapore's education sector will be offered COVID-19 vaccinations starting Wednesday.

Details: https://cna.asia/3l2ok3y Open / Comment

2021-03-08 10:44:55 A father showed his then-4-year-old daughter porn then sexually assaulted her in March 2015. He would continue doing so for the next few months.

Today, he was sentenced: https://cna.asia/38jLEV0 Open / Comment

2021-03-08 09:29:55 Singapore's COVID-19 vaccination programme has been brought forward for people aged 60 to 69.

They will be receiving letters in the next few days to book their appointment, says the Ministry of Health. https://cna.asia/2N216hq Open / Comment

2021-03-08 09:01:03 A growing number of people in Singapore are compromising on their health, careers and financial security to care for their elderly or loved ones who’re ill.

Yet, as the population ages, who will care for the caregivers? https://cna.asia/3rmk8xM Open / Comment

2021-03-08 07:09:19 Did you know the man behind food delivery app foodpanda in Singapore is a 31-year-old Frenchman?

CNA Luxury speaks to Luc Andreani to find out more about him, and his plans to grow the business while competing with others like Grab. https://cna.asia/3ehrdw5 Open / Comment

2021-03-08 04:41:22 Singapore generated about 744 million kg of food waste in 2019, the weight of about 51,000 double-decker buses. How does a tiny insect help solve this challenge?



Read: https://cna.asia/3rDaSFu Open / Comment

2021-03-07 08:04:06 An employee at a swimming school in Jurong East discarded chlorine powder into a sewer, causing a chemical reaction that ignited a flare.

"A loud sound alarmed neighbouring residents. We apologise for that,” says the school’s founder. https://cna.asia/30f9EEC Open / Comment