Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Oct 24

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, Oct 24.


S'pore cannot lock down indefinitely but also cannot 'let things rip' in Covid-19 fight: PM Lee

"We have to travel this road to get to living safely with Covid-19. We want to get there with as few casualties as possible," he said.

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Be careful of misleading WhatsApp messages and 'poor maths': Ong Ye Kung

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Such messages use data selectively to mislead people and are a disservice to people, he said during an update by the multi-ministry task force on Covid-19 on Saturday.

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Sinovac added to S'pore national vaccination programme: 5 questions about the vaccine answered

MOH said that three doses will be required for a person to be considered fully vaccinated.

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S'pore reports 6 more Covid-19 deaths, 3,598 new infections

Singapore's Covid-19 death toll is now 300.

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Lunch with Sumiko: Co-founder of Singapore fintech Nium on how average people can find success

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Prajit Nanu was an average student in Mumbai. Orphaned in his teens, ambition drove him to start the fintech Nium, which is now worth US$1 billion.

Prajit Nanu did so-so in school, but ambition led him to found a fintech called Nium, which has attained unicorn status.

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KL-Johor Baru HSR route without Singapore not viable, says Umno leader

The KL-S'pore High Speed Rail project agreement lapsed on Dec 31 last year.

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Japan's Princess Mako may finally get her happily-ever-after

A planned wedding in 2018 had to be scrapped in the face of a swirling controversy involving her fiance's family.

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Do your loved ones know your passwords?

Just like your physical assets, online assets are increasingly getting more important.

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Why it pays to invest in a place near a popular school

A glimpse of how distance-based balloting in P1 registration could be impacting the property market.

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New plant-based meat brands hit the market, some developed in Singapore

While tech start-ups used to dominate the market, multinational corporations have come on board.

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