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2021-03-06 05:11:23  Planting trees helps reduce greenhouse gases. But are its benefits inflated and could it even harm the planet, if done wrongly?

Read the commentary: https://cna.asia/2PrgX9V Open / Comment

2021-03-05 12:30:18 Visiting Mandai Columbarium during Qing Ming? If you plan to drive, you'll need to make an appointment online. Bookings start tomorrow: https://cna.asia/2OkrWBA Open / Comment

2021-03-05 11:45:14 Patients in B2 and C class wards in Singapore hospitals will be eligible for the same subsidy level of up to 80% from mid-2022. https://cna.asia/3sUNnbc Open / Comment

2021-03-05 11:41:18 Singapore's public healthcare nurses will get a pay raise of up to 14%; other workers in the sector to receive an increase of up to 7%. https://cna.asia/3uUUa6I Open / Comment

2021-03-05 11:21:50 A 48-year-old died from her injuries in a fire in an Ang Mo Kio flat that was packed with "combustible items". https://cna.asia/38bCHwZ Open / Comment

2021-03-05 09:49:01 Singapore "will not give up" on an eventual launch of the air travel bubble with Hong Kong, says Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung. https://cna.asia/3uWvxqs Open / Comment

2021-03-05 07:15:47 A Singapore PR left his hotel twice to meet his wife in a car while serving his stay-home notice last September.

He was charged for breaking Singapore’s COVID-19 rules today: https://cna.asia/30b1CN0 Open / Comment

2021-03-05 06:01:04 The maximum penalties for 3 types of sexual offences are to be increased. Law Minister K Shanmugam says academic potential of offenders should not carry much weight in mitigation.

"You shouldn’t be able to come to court and say you have a bright future, you will go far and so on... You can go far. But first - serve the sentence."

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2021-03-05 04:19:18 Tens of thousands of coastal residents in New Zealand, New Caledonia and Vanuatu are evacuating after a cluster of powerful earthquakes sparked a Pacific-wide tsunami alert. https://cna.asia/3kIx924 Open / Comment

2021-03-05 03:30:07 Under a new pilot scheme, singles in Singapore will be allowed to apply for public rental flats without first finding a flatmate – a change from the current scheme where single tenants are encouraged to apply with someone they know. Read the details: https://cna.asia/3uTqNSf Open / Comment