Good morning! Here are our top stories to kickstart your Monday, May 21.
VIDEO: US, China ease tensions by putting trade war on hold
Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He said the two sides agreed to stop imposing tariffs on each other, while US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said a framework will be set up for addressing trade imbalances in the future.
53 piracy websites blocked in battle to curb copyright breach
Websites like The Pirate Bay, KickassTorrents and Solarmovie.sc have been blocked following the most sweeping action taken by copyright holders in Singapore in more than a decade.
Renewed dengue concerns after NEA detects rise in Aedes mosquito population
With Singapore approaching the peak dengue period, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli urged the public to be extra vigilant.
VIDEO: Probe against Najib will be conducted according to the rule of law, says Anwar
"I've said (to the authorities) do not repeat what they did to me," Mr Anwar told reporters in Jakarta, referring to the way he was repeatedly prosecuted for sodomy by political rivals.
Viral photos of 'seized' Birkins, Rolex watches aren't from Najib's home, but stock photos
The most widely distributed photo of 27 multi-coloured Hermes Birkin handbags laid out on the floor was actually a showroom photo by a Singapore-based luxury goods store.
VIDEO: To boost social mobility, help for poor students has to go beyond education
While ST Opinion Editor Chua Mui Hoong was cheered to hear Education Minister Ong Ye Kung single out in Parliament the need to help children from less advantaged homes with their education, she would have liked to hear how their parents will be helped too.
Far East Plaza faces massage parlour blues
The former teenage hangout in Orchard Road is now home to at least 10 dodgy massage parlours, where scantily clad women "display" themselves and proposition men walking by.
VIDEO: Rising rents worry some Geylang Serai bazaar stall owners
Rental costs have jumped by at least 10 per cent to 20 per cent from last year, and some even claimed to be paying more than double the rate.
VIDEO: Texas school shooting victims: Mother says daughter had rebuffed suspect's advances
16-year-old Shana Fisher, who last week stood up in class to tell Dmitrios Pagourtzis she wouldn't go out with him, was one of 10 people killed when he unleashed havoc in the Santa Fe High School.
VIDEO: Back to work, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to delay honeymoon
Their first official royal engagement as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be the 70th birthday patronage celebration for Prince Charles.
