Good morning! Here are our top stories to kickstart your Monday, Feb 5.
Supermarkets rolling out QR code payment via Nets
Cold Storage, Giant and Sheng Shiong will aim to roll out the cashless payment system at all their stores by end of the year, while FairPrice introduced it in selected stores in October last year.
Open kitchen concept to be automatically applied to new HDB flats
Starting with this month's Build-to-Order exercise, the wall dividing a kitchen from the rest of a flat's living space will no longer be offered under the Optional Component Scheme.
Loan sharks becoming more brazen, calling customers as harassment numbers jump
A Straits Times investigation has shown just how skilled these unlicensed moneylenders now are with new communications technology, acquiring databases of mobile phone numbers and hounding potential customers.
MPs, public officers should respect each other's integrity and points of view: DPM Teo
Mr Teo's comments follow a Channel NewsAsia interview with Nee Soon GRC MP Lee Bee Wah in which she had described her sometimes prickly relationship with civil servants.
Masterplan of Singapore's underground spaces ready by 2019
The plan, which maps out Singapore's underground spaces and their potential uses, will be released as part of the next Master Plan guiding the country's development in the medium term.
Singapore Airshow returns with autonomous vehicles and cybersecurity in the spotlight
Asia's largest air show kicks off on Tuesday, with over 1,000 companies from 50 countries and regions involved in the four trade days of the defence and aerospace exhibition.
Asean foreign ministers gather in Singapore for talks
During the three-day meeting, which started on Sunday, they will discuss projects aimed at making the region more resilient and innovative.
Malaysia to reduce Goods Vehicle Levy at Second Link, fee at Causeway unchanged
The Goods Vehicle Levy at the Second Link in Tuas will be cut from RM200 (S$68) to RM50 with immediate effect.
Football: Fandi Ahmad leads tributes for local football legend Majid Ariff
Widely believed to be the finest footballer Singapore has produced and the only one to have played for the Asian All-Stars team in 1966, Majid died of pneumonia early Sunday morning at the age of 80.
Nathan Hartono's debut Mandarin single to be released on Feb 7
More than a year after the singer-songwriter emerged as the runner-up in the popular regional singing show Sing! China in 2016, he is finally about to drop his debut Mandarin single.
