Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on June 3

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Thursday, June 3.


26 new Covid-19 cases surface at MINDSville  @ Napiri home in Hougang

All admissions to and discharges from the home have been halted.

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Nursing home staff among new Covid-19 cases; infection among those who went to Sengkang West Ave

A woman who works at Singapore Pools at a FairPrice outlet in Clementi is among the five unlinked cases.

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4 test positive for Covid-19 in Yishun and Hougang HDB blocks

More than 1,000 residents and visitors have been tested.

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6 Hua Zai workers who tested positive for Covid-19 were living together, working in 2 places

Experts say cross-infections likely to occur when masks come off in shared accommodation and rest areas.

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More than 600 fines issued for Covid-19 safety breaches in first quarter

Over half of them issued to those without masks; common offences include busting group sizes.

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'Kena arrow': Lawrence Wong, Ong Ye Kung comment on Covid-19 press conference memes

In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Mr Wong said he had seen one of them and had a good laugh.

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Kids with foreign-born mums show more behavioural problems due to more stressors at home: Study

Don points to financial and other stresses that affect parenting in cross-national families here.

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Asia's startling turns on population thinking

China's three-child policy may or may not work but it underscores the shift in how nations view their population, says Ravi Velloor.

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Religious leaders cannot be ambivalent on jokes harming women: S'pore Mufti

This comes after an online poll surfaced last week sexualising female religious leaders.

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The rise and rise of teen pop star Olivia Rodrigo

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Pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo tells ST music correspondent Eddino Abdul Hadi about the inspiration for hits like Drivers License and how the pandemic has helped to make her a better songwriter.

Her singles are topping the charts and her debut album, Sour, is getting rave reviews.

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