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2021-02-15 07:16:44 During the Covid-19 circuit breaker last year, migrant workers in Singapore were not allowed to leave their dormitories, not even to get food.

After learning about their predicament, Mrs Cherie Tseng and her husband Tseng Wun Hsiung sprang into action. This is their story: https://str.sg/JH5q Open / Comment

2021-02-15 03:31:26 News for your morning!

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Traffic Police exploring enforcement, "road-calming measures" in Tanjong Pagar after fatal car crash
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(For subscribers) Student loses $14,000 after scam calls from "bank"
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Business
Singapore economy to grow by 4-6% this year; 2020 contraction shaved to 5.4%
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Asia
Armoured vehicles deployed to major Myanmar cities after mass protests
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2021-02-14 18:18:29 Two F&B establishments in Robertson Quay, Beast & Butterflies and Bar Bar Black Sheep, were added to the list of places visited by Covid-19 patients while they were infectious, said MOH on Feb 14, 2021. https://str.sg/JH3H


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2021-02-14 11:47:22 JUST IN: Singapore confirms 14 new imported Covid-19 cases, including a man who was on a controlled itinerary. He had tested negative upon arrival in Singapore on Feb 10.

There are no new locally transmitted cases. https://str.sg/JH3A

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2021-02-14 08:09:09 Flowers, clothing and a photograph were placed at the scene of yesterday’s car crash that killed 5 people at Tanjong Pagar: https://str.sg/JHJy

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2021-02-14 07:46:52 "I thought of marrying her the first time I saw her.”

(For subscribers) It was love at first sight for Mr James Pelham, when the Briton met Singaporean Erni Salleh at a library in Edinburgh in 2018. The couple registered their marriage last year. More on their story: https://str.sg/JHJa

#LoveIsNotTourism: Here’s a look at how some in Singapore are fighting to reunite with their partners overseas amid the Covid-19 pandemic. https://str.sg/JHJK Open / Comment

2021-02-14 04:44:53 The US Senate acquitted Mr Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial in a year: https://str.sg/JHJd

(For subscribers) The trial’s process, and its outcome, was a net win for the Democratic Party, says US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh. Find out why: https://str.sg/JHJP

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2021-02-13 15:42:35 A car erupted in flames outside Thomson Plaza on Saturday. SCDF said it was alerted to the fire at around 6.50pm. https://str.sg/JHZr

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2021-02-13 12:28:21 The driver of the BMW that crashed into a shophouse along Tanjong Pagar Road and his 4 passengers have been identified.

One of the passengers who died was a co-founder of Bober Tea, a local bubble tea chain. https://str.sg/JHZ8

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2021-02-13 11:19:14 RSAF says its fighter aircraft were scrambled in response to a "potential air threat". https://str.sg/JHZe

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