Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Thursday, Aug 26.


2 S’poreans aged 86 and 95 die of Covid-19; death toll in August rises to 15

The 86-year-old man was partially vaccinated, while the 95-year-old woman had not been vaccinated.

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230 short-term visitors from HK, 13 from Macau approved to enter S’pore

Under the air travel pass scheme, they will take a PCR test on arrival and can go about their activities if they test negative.

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Race to evacuate from Afghanistan: Where will evacuees go?

At its fastest, the US evacuated 12,700 people a day between Monday and Tuesday morning.

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Russia critic Alexei Navalny gives first interview from jail

“You need to imagine something like a Chinese labour camp… There is constant control and a culture of snitching.”

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Two club bosses who told dancers to have sex with customers jailed and fined

One woman thought an agent had arranged a domestic worker job for her, but was told to work as a dancer.

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Nearly 73,500 patients’ data affected in ransomware attack on eye clinic in S’pore

Eye & Retina Surgeons said the data affected include names, addresses and identity card numbers, among others.

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S’pore company at centre of Brazil’s probe into import of Indian vaccine

Brazilian prosecutors are alleging that Madison Biotech is a shell company that was not part of the contract.

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Rivervale Mall in Sengkang ordered to repair cracks to facade

The area below the building has been cordoned off as a precautionary measure.

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Man posts sister’s treatment at IMH on social media as revenge for $150 owed

Syahrel Mohamad also told his mother he would slash her head with a parang, send people up to her unit and splash paint at the flat.

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M.I.C.E. – how to convince ordinary people to become spies

Susceptibility to four factors was a target’s key weakness that could be exploited, according to a KGB defector.

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Last modified: August 26, 2021