Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Monday, May 17.
4 kids among 9 new Covid-19 cases added to Learning Point tuition centre cluster
They comprise pupils from Kong Hwa School, Yu Neng Primary School and St Margaret’s Primary School.
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S’pore schools to start full home-based learning from May 19 amid spike in Covid-19 cases
The switch for students is until May 28 when the school term ends, amid a sharp spike in Covid-19 cases in the community.
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Pre-schools, student care centres to remain open but parents urged to keep kids home
As work-from-home will be the default mode at workplaces, parents are encouraged to keep their children at home.
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Singapore Polytechnic student tests positive for Covid-19
The Year 2 student was last on campus on Tuesday.
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askST: Why is my arm sore after getting the Covid-19 vaccine?
The most common side effect experienced among those who have received a Covid-19 vaccine has been soreness around the injection site.
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S’pore food operators welcome help with delivery commissions through support package
ESG will fund five percentage points of the commission cost charged by Deliveroo, foodpanda and GrabFood.
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Court rules man can recover $1.62m in loans from friend of over 20 years
The two men had been friends since 1997 and had commercial dealings with each other.
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How to get your kids to love their mother tongue through reading
Parents can start by searching for literature from the genre of English books the child likes.
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Concern over workplace safety mounts as firms grapple with Covid-19 pressures
Industry groups say the pressure to complete delayed projects may raise risk of accidents and injuries.
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Soak up the sun: Floating solar farm will help S’pore achieve its clean energy ambition
The farm will produce 60 megawatt-peak of energy, enough to power around 16,000 four-room flats for one year.
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