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2021-09-14 03:28:02 On average 650 diners a day told to clear tables in first 10 days of enforcement: Grace Fu

One diner did not heed advice to clear his table and will be issued a warning letter.

https://tdy.sg/2VINBaM

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2021-09-14 02:30:01 Good morning! Here are some stories to start your day:

Specialised intellectual property litigation track to be introduced in High Court: Edwin Tong
https://tdy.sg/2XfrsB0

Parliament in brief: Tougher penalties for some sex offences; ban on sale of appliances causing global warming
https://tdy.sg/2VEh19Z

Man fined S$5,000 for drunkenly assaulting friend after she rejected his advances
https://tdy.sg/3tBCSLH

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2021-09-13 19:24:25 UPDATE: 597 new locally transmitted cases; cluster of 28 infections at Ren Ci nursing home detected

The two new large active clusters added to a list under close monitoring are at Ren Ci nursing home located at Bukit Batok Street 52 and Avery Lodge Dormitory. They have a total of 28 and 58 Covid-19 infections respectively.

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2021-09-13 13:00:08 Good evening! Here’s a selection of our headlines this Monday.

Stiffer penalties proposed for people who abuse security officers; offenders could face up to a year’s jail, fine for harassment
https://tdy.sg/2YQCRbw

Proposed law introduced to require landlords to provide 2-week rental waivers to SME, non-profit tenants
https://tdy.sg/3nr1RQM

Man fined S$2,800 for fishing, littering at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
https://tdy.sg/3hpYMfY

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2021-09-13 12:26:41 Jail for woman who forged termination letter, received S$4,000 in Covid-19 support grants

Tiong Shi Lin first received S$2,400 after lying she was still jobless. She then forged a termination letter to get another S$1,600, but a colleague discovered the letter and reported it to their employer.

https://tdy.sg/2XeccEu

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2021-09-13 09:30:01 Talks on fate of Yale-NUS involved only universities’ senior leadership, boards due to sensitive nature: Chan Chun Sing

Responding to concerns on how the move could affect the stature of a Yale-NUS College degree, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing said he was confident that the degree would continue to be highly valued even after 2025.

https://tdy.sg/2VARi22

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2021-09-13 09:14:07 AT A GLANCE: MHA proposes repeal of 83-year-old Sedition Act, as more recent laws deal with same concerns in ‘more targeted’ ways

Since its introduction in 1938, there have been six prosecutions under the Sedition Act, the last in 2016.

https://tdy.sg/3lg6f2p

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2021-09-13 09:09:17 Over 2 years in the making, law to detect and counter foreign meddling in domestic politics tabled in Parliament
https://tdy.sg/3k78aHm

Range of powers, including directions to remove or block content, proposed to stop hostile information campaigns by foreign actors
https://tdy.sg/2VA9rwT

No foreign political volunteers, more funding scrutiny for ‘politically significant persons’ including MPs under proposed law
https://tdy.sg/3C4sLlr

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2021-09-13 08:10:01 Man in viral video charged with ‘boatless wakeboarding’ at Civilian War Memorial

Stephan Kovalkov, a 24-year-old Singaporean, was charged and investigations into four others aged between 18 and 24 are ongoing.

https://tdy.sg/3Ef4ESY

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2021-09-13 07:32:01 Tonkotsu ramen from S$6.80 at new hawker stall by founder of You Ma You La mala xiang guo chain

Take a trip to Serangoon North for ramen on a budget.

https://tdy.sg/3hpmuJg

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