Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Feb 22

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, Feb 22.


Grace Assembly church senior pastor recovers from coronavirus: 'It was a liberating feeling walking out of the NCID'

Reverend Wilson Teo left the National Centre for Infectious Diseases on Feb 20, after being warded there for the past 10 days. PHOTO: COURTESY OF WILSON TEO

"While I might have been in isolation, I did not feel lonely."

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Coronavirus: 10 more patients in S'pore discharged; 1 new case linked to woman who had dengue

A 57-year-old Singaporean woman infected with both the coronavirus and dengue visited Ng Teng Fong General Hospital on Feb 13 and on Feb 15, and was admitted as a dengue patient in a general ward on the second visit. PHOTO: ST FILE

Of the total cases, 47 - more than half - have fully recovered and been discharged from hospital.

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Grab U-turns on move to drop driver incentives when virus aid package kicks in

Grab drivers were up in arms over a perceived move by the ride-hailing firm to peg a coronavirus aid package to an incentive plan to spur drivers to work harder, but which potentially leaves drivers worse off. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

The initial news about the move angered drivers, who took to social media to lambast Grab.

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Mahathir to stay as Malaysia's PM till after Apec in November

Dr Mahathir speaks to the media at the end of a Malaysian anti-drug month campaign event in Putrajaya, Feb 18, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

"No time, no date, no nothing. It's up to me," he said after the Pakatan Harapan presidential council meeting.

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Ex-general poised to helm SBS Transit

Mr Cheng Siak Kian has been promoted from chief operating officer to acting chief executive officer of SBS Transit. PHOTO: SBS TRANSIT

Mr Cheng Siak Kian joined the bus and rail operator in September 2015.

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Coronavirus: Do not force staff to take leave for stay-home notice or LOA, MOM warns employers

Employers may be similarly penalised if they ask workers who did not go to mainland China to take no-pay leave. PHOTO: BT FILE

Employees who have encountered such cases should report the matter to MOM for further action.

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Coronavirus: SIA uses disinfectant fogging to deep-clean inbound China flights

Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan (left) and Senior Minister of State for Health and Transport Lam Pin Min observing a fogging process on a tablet on a Singapore Airlines plane. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM

The usual 70 minutes it takes to turn an aircraft around has ballooned to nearly three hours as a result.

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Prince Harry and wife Meghan will stop using 'Sussex Royal' brand

Harry and Meghan watch a school performance during a trip to Sydney, Australia, in 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

Harry and Meghan use the brand extensively, including an Instagram account with 11.2 million followers.

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Park connector alongside Lornie Road almost ready

Lornie Road, which had up to four lanes each way, has been downgraded to a dual two-lane road. Speed humps have also been put up at several locations. ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN

Sources said it could be up as early as the end of next month.

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Lawyer who was absent from court and ignored more than 70 messages from client suspended

His client was forever barred from claiming a sum of about $170,000 when the lawyer failed to attend a crucial court hearing.

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