Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Tuesday, July 13.


Free Covid-19 testing for those who visited 3 KTV outlets, interacted with Vietnamese social hostesses

MOH also declared two new Covid-19 clusters on Monday.

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S’pore gyms, fitness studios stay cautious despite relaxed curbs

Some gyms will continue to operate on reduced capacities despite the relaxed restrictions.

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Restaurants rethink locations in CBD as work from home becomes norm

Eateries in such areas wrestle with high rent, but are unable to operate at their maximum capacity.

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DPM Heng calls on Asean, China to explore building blocks of growth in the ‘never normal’

Apart from deepening existing partnerships, Asean and China should explore new areas of growth, he said.

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Fair use changes to law in Singapore could make it easier to defend memes


Proposed changes to laws could make it easier to argue that certain uses of copyrighted material such as in memes might not entail infringement.

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Bukit Batok bus collision: Bus driver arrested, most of those hospitalised have been discharged

The bus driver has been arrested for a rash act causing grievous hurt, police said.

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Training for volunteers who work with prison inmates and ex-offenders in S’pore to be enhanced

The Singapore Prison Service has put up a tender calling for a fresh round of training courses.

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Hyflux winding up hearing adjourned after intervention by Utico

White knight suitor Utico is making another last-ditch attempt to intervene in Hyflux’s winding up process.

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Afghanistan – calling it quits is not a strategy

Summing up the courage to bring a war which serves no clear purpose to an ignominious close does not amount to a strategy, says global affairs correspondent Jonathan Eyal.

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Visit us only if you’re vaccinated: New scenarios for post-vaccine travel

With border restrictions still in place due to the pandemic, you will need more than just a passport to travel.

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Last modified: July 13, 2021