Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Jan 19

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Tuesday, Jan 19.


Additional Covid-19 measures may be needed as community cases inch up: Lawrence Wong

Two more community cases have been linked to the police para-vet cluster.

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Recent Covid-19 infections in S'pore dorms likely to be isolated cases, say experts

They said there was no need for alarm unless more cases started cropping up.

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Vaccination centre at Changi T4 can inoculate 4,000 a day

It aims to keep the total time it takes for a person to get vaccinated to under an hour.

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Trump ends historically unpopular presidency with 34% approval

The new Gallup numbers show Trump's approval rating falling 12 percentage points since before the Nov 3 election.

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TraceTogether tokens handed out again at 38 CCs - but without the long queues

Residents said collection was fast and the queues were not as long as before.

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Strong winds recorded across Singapore on Jan 18, reaching 49.3kmh at Admiralty

The rainy and windy weather in early January is expected to ease soon.

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Tech-enabled firms in Singapore among the fastest growing companies

Technology-driven automotive marketplace Carro sped to the top of the ranking.

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More muted CNY as dragon dances cancelled, lion dances banned from neighbourhood centres

Lion dances are prohibited at locations where it is difficult to control crowds.

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Surge in active Covid-19 cases overwhelms Malaysia's healthcare system

The government is now moving to acquire private healthcare resources.

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Girl, 8, left with eye injury after bicycle collision with GrabFood rider

The man is believed to have accidentally knocked the child over on a footpath.

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