Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Oct 26

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Tuesday, Oct 26.


14 deaths, 3,174 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore; weekly infection growth rate stands at 1.18

Death toll rose to 329; all 14 new deaths were seniors aged between 60 and 93.

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China on high alert as Covid-19 outbreaks linked to domestic tourists spread

Authorities have shut several pharmacies in Beijing after several patients tried to self-medicate.

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Eleven havens: What to do in VTL destinations, from Christmas in France to 4am shopping in S Korea

Travel-famished Singaporeans have so many places to go and so many choices to make.

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Conservation of Golden Mile Complex paves way to protect S'pore's modernist buildings

Heritage groups championing conservation hailed the government's decision as a breakthrough.

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UN chief appoints Singaporean Noeleen Heyzer as new Myanmar special envoy

The former senior UN diplomat will replace Ms Christine Schraner Burgener who had more than three years in the role.

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East Coast Integrated Depot, world's first multi-level train depot, to open in Changi in 2025

It will accommodate 200 trains from three different lines and up to 760 buses.

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PSP treasurer steps down in opposition party's latest high-profile exit

Kayla Low said her decision was due to new job requiring extensive travel, long business trips.

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Several tertiary students reportedly caught up in use of hallucinogenic drugs over last three years

A check by ST showed that there are five Telegram chat groups advertising drugs such as marijuana, crystal meth, ketamine and LSD.

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How your smartphone and face could be used in digital passports to clear immigration

Common standards on how such digital documents could be used at checkpoints are in the works.

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Cue sports: Singapore's Aloysius Yapp rises to No. 1 in world rankings

The 25-year-old Yapp found out about his feat only when contacted by The Straits Times.

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