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2021-09-29 02:30:06 Good morning! Here are some stories to start your day:

Man jailed 1.5 years for cheating HPB of S$29,000 through 1,200 bogus Healthhub accounts
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Jetstar Asia plans to resume flights between Singapore and Darwin in December, pending travel corridor opening
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COMMENTARY: When obstacles become opportunities to work better
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2021-09-28 19:41:08 Record 2,236 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore; increase in number of seriously ill patients and those hospitalised

As of Tuesday, 209 patients require oxygen support to help them breathe, up from the 194 reported the previous day.

The number of patients in intensive care units is now 30, up by three from the day before.

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2021-09-28 19:03:45 5 elderly Singaporeans die of Covid-19 complications; death toll reaches 85

“All of them had various underlying medical conditions,” said MOH.

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2021-09-28 16:02:02 No concerns if Covid-19 mRNA vaccine booster is taken slightly earlier than 6 months after 2nd dose: MOH

Some seniors have chosen to wait until they meet the six-month mark, whereas others said that they have managed to get their booster shots early.

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2021-09-28 15:10:24 7 weeks’ jail for woman who abused maid by hitting her with clothes hangers, kicking her

Wang Xiaohui, 35, a music teacher, was suffering from major depressive disorder when she assaulted her domestic worker, but a judge found that it did not substantially impair her self-control and restraint.

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2021-09-28 13:00:02 Good evening! Here’s a selection of our headlines this Tuesday:

Singapore’s resident population dips 1.4%; first-ever decline as some citizens, PRs remain abroad amid Covid-19 border curbs
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Facebook detects more ‘covert influence operations’ globally, but no foreign-directed ones found in Singapore
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Teenager admits running scams involving Foodpanda refunds, sexual services and Gojek rides
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2021-09-28 12:30:06 Covid-19: Man fined for organising marketing event on yacht with 13 people, including influencers

The event involved candle- and essential-oil making as well as photo-taking. The prevailing Covid-19 rules restricted social gathering group sizes to five at the time.

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2021-09-28 12:01:01 YOUR SAY: Want that promotion? Besides hard work, key is to know the right people, be in right place at right time

“Mere hard work alone, indeed, does not get you ahead. You need to play your politics game right,” a TODAY reader says.

Get more career tips: https://tdy.sg/3m2qrW0

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2021-09-28 11:15:03 SDP unveils Covid-19 exit plan calling for regular cluster reports, no blanket curbs or testing of asymptomatic vaccinated persons

The plan was put together by the party’s healthcare panel which includes infectious disease expert Dr Paul Tambyah, its chairman.

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2021-09-28 09:32:01 What to do if you test positive for Covid-19 on an antigen rapid test (ART) self-swab

Depending on whether you’re displaying symptoms or not, here's a guide on what you should do next.

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