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2021-02-09 14:15:08 Covid-19 did not affect Temasek Holdings’ succession plan, said chief executive Ho Ching.

She added that she is very happy and comforted to have a team in Temasek under her successor Dilhan Pillay. https://str.sg/JrEL

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2021-02-09 12:16:08 JUST IN: Singapore confirms 11 new imported Covid-19 cases, including an SIA cabin crew who did not disembark at the flight’s overseas destination.

There are no new locally transmitted cases. https://str.sg/JrEY

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2021-02-09 12:13:29 A couple in Singapore lost $277,000 in a staycation scam on Carousell. Details of the case: https://str.sg/JrbF

Scams reached a record high in Singapore last year amid the Covid-19 pandemic, with over $201 million lost to scammers: https://str.sg/JrEc

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2021-02-09 07:01:18 A radicalised Malaysian has been arrested under ISA and deported for planning to travel to Syria with his Singaporean wife to join ISIS. https://str.sg/JrLH

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2021-02-09 05:40:43 Ms Ho Ching will retire as Temasek Holdings CEO and step down from the company's board on Oct 1. She will be succeeded by Mr Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara. https://str.sg/JrLE

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2021-02-09 03:55:47 News for your morning!

World
US experts say it's time to consider wearing a better mask due to the spread of more transmissible variants of the coronavirus.
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World
The UN Human Rights Council will hold a special session to discuss the crisis in Myanmar following the military coup.
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Singapore
A new set of hygiene practices on handling raw fish has been developed for importers, food processors, transport operators, and restaurants as people gear up for CNY feasting.
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Business
Bitcoin has soared after Mr Elon Musk's Tesla bought US$1.5b of the digital coin.
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2021-02-08 18:26:41 An engineer who had received his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine was one of the 2 new Covid-19 community cases in Singapore.

The other was a bus driver who transports individuals placed on stay-home notice from Changi Airport to dedicated facilities. https://str.sg/Jr2n

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2021-02-08 16:32:46 A pilot scheme allowing short-term business travellers to stay, work and meet at dedicated facilities in Singapore, without the need for quarantine has been delayed until at least Feb 21, sources told ST.

The first travellers under the scheme had been expected to arrive from the second half of last month. https://str.sg/Jr2p

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2021-02-08 16:05:42 Myanmar has declared martial law in 7 townships in Mandalay, its second biggest city. This comes after a 3rd day of demonstrations across the country to denounce the military coup against elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. https://str.sg/Jr2S

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2021-02-08 14:35:42 US electric-car maker Tesla is set for a relaunch in Singapore after securing an approval to start selling its vehicles here. Prices for the cars could start from $145,000 - or less than a petrol-driven Toyota Camry, said observers. https://str.sg/Jr2Z

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