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Thursday August 18 2022
1-HR PM2.5: 4-13
Singapore 34°C/24°C
ST Index 3,273.480 +10.720

EDITOR'S PICKS

S'PORE BANKS CONTEND WITH CLIMATE CHANGE AND FUNDING COAL USE

WAR WITH RUSSIA IS ENTERING A NEW PHASE, SAYS UKRAINE'S FOREIGN MINISTER

FOR A VIABLE, SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM, LOOK BEYOND FARE FORMULA

ALLEGEDLY STOLEN NEPALESE ARTEFACT ACQUIRED THROUGH ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES: ACM

DOCTORS IN S'PORE SEEING MORE FLU CASES AS COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS EASE

IN CHINA'S PATH: THE RISE OF 'MADE IN VIETNAM'

Vietnam has gained from geopolitical tensions but will it displace China as the
new ‘Super Factory’?

CROOKS CAN RUN BUT THEY CAN'T HIDE FROM THE LAW IN HIGH-TECH ERA: CYBER EXPERTS

PARENTS IN S'PORE SENDING 'PANDEMIC BABIES' AS YOUNG AS 3 MONTHS OLD TO
ENRICHMENT CLASSES

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August 18 2022
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THE BIG STORY: Travelling in December? Apply for new passports now, says ICA
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority on Thursday (Aug 18) said this will
avoid another surge of passport applications towards the end of the year, and
provide sufficient time for ICA to meet the demand for year-end travels.

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THE BIG STORY: TRAVELLING IN DECEMBER? APPLY FOR NEW PASSPORTS NOW, SAYS ICA

The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority on Thursday (Aug 18) said this will
avoid another surge of passport applications towards the end of the year, and
provide sufficient time for ICA to meet the demand for year-end travels.

1. 7:46THE BIG STORY: Travelling in December? Apply for new passports now,
says ICA

The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority on Thursday (Aug 18) said this
will avoid another surge of passport applications towards the end of the
year, and provide sufficient time for ICA to meet the demand for year-end
travels.

2. 3:57Lights, trishaw... Action! Singapore Night Festival returns

The Singapore Night Festival, the oldest night festival, returns. There
will be projection mappings, art installations, performances, interactive
experiences and even a pub crawl.

3. 3:57Lights, trishaw... Action! Singapore Night Festival returns

The Singapore Night Festival, the oldest night festival, returns. There
will be projection mappings, art installations, performances, interactive
experiences and even a pub crawl.

4. 12:22ST Explains: What does it mean to constitutionally protect marriage?

Constitutional law expert, Mr Eugene Tan, and Associate Professor of Law at
the Singapore Management University, explains how marriage may be
constitutionally protected.

5. 11:09THE BIG STORY: Singapore sets targets in Enabling Masterplan to
support persons with disabilities

The Enabling Masterplan 2030 aims to have 40 per cent of working-age
persons with disabilities (PWDs) employed by 2030, up from about 30 per
cent between 2020 and 2021.

6. 7:35THE BIG STORY: Will 5-10% pay rise for teachers help to attract and
retain talent?

The Straits Times education correspondent Amelia Teng weighs in on whether
the pay increase for teachers is enough to attract and retain talent in the
teaching sector.

7. 17:16Nuclear non-proliferation regime is dead: Bilahari Kausikan

What is Northeast Asia's nuclear future? The war in Ukraine is “perhaps the
final nail in the coffin” for the nuclear non-proliferation regime, veteran
Singapore diplomat Bilahari Kausikan says in The Straits Times’
Conversations on the Future.

8. 5:45Return to New Zealand

New Zealand’s borders have reopened fully to international travellers.
Closed for so long, the country is lusher than ever and new attractions
await globetrotters.

9. 9:56THE BIG STORY: Worst-paid retail workers to see wages rise under
Singapore's Progressive Wage Model

The wage increase is one of the recommendations announced by the Tripartite
Cluster for Retail Industry (TCR) on Monday (Aug 15) under the Progressive
Wage Model (PWM).

10. 2:24ST LIVE: Singapore retail to adopt mandatory Progressive Wage Model

Retail assistants will get a new baseline salary of $1,850 from Sept 1.
They will get annual increments of 8.4 per cent over the next three years.

11. 6:53Lunch with Sumiko: Anderson Tanoto of RGE Group on sustainability

Anderson Tanoto joined RGE at a time when climate change, environmental
issues and corporate sustainability were gaining urgency.

12. 3:49Murder in Newcastle: A timeline

Fong Soong Hert, a 51-year-old Singaporean was handed a life sentence on
Aug 12 after pleading guilty to smothering his wife, Madam Pek Ying Ling,
to death with a pillow while they were on holiday in Britain.

13. 7:45THE BIG STORY: Couple linked to $32m luxury goods scam faced death
threats

The couple allegedly involved in a luxury goods scam, related to
undelivered items worth $32 million, were hauled to court on Friday
afternoon (Aug 12)

14. 3:52Super 24 returns: Street dance competition back after two-year hiatus

After a two-year hiatus, the regional dance competition Super 24 is back.
The event will see 39 teams from four countries compete within an 8m by 8m
square, performing 90-second routines to stun from all angles.

15. 4:22askST: What should I do if I get infected with monkeypox while
overseas?

The Straits Times answers some of your questions if you get infected with
monkeypox while overseas.

16. 9:51Deepfakes: Behind the digital deception

Homemade deepfakes are more common than ever on video platforms like
YouTube and social media apps like Instagram and TikTok. The Straits Times
attempts to create one.

17. 12:33THE BIG STORY: Number of homeless people in Singapore fell during
pandemic

The second nationwide street count of the homeless here found 1,036 people
in 2021, seven per cent fewer than the 1,115 people during the first such
count in 2019.

18. 4:21askST: How can I beat inflation?

With core inflation rate in Singapore at 4.4 per cent, many Singaporeans
may find that their salaries are not growing at a fast enough pace to keep
abreast with rising inflation.

19. 10:54THE BIG STORY: Singapore researchers monitoring new virus in China for
human-to-human transmission

Duke-NUS Medical School research fellow Dr Zhu Feng speaks to The Big Story
about a new virus in China which can be transmitted to humans from animals.

20. 2:56The best of NDP 2022: As heard from Singaporeans

Singaporeans tell us what they love

21.

ASIA FLASHPOINTS

TAIWAN STRAIT: CROSS-STRAIT CLASH COULD DRAW OTHERS INTO THE FRAY

KOREAN PENINSULA: UNEASY STATUS QUO, BUT SPARKS FLY WHEN NORTH TESTS MISSILES

SOUTH CHINA SEA: HOME TO OIL, GAS RESERVES AND RICH FISHING GROUNDS

EAST CHINA SEA: ISLES NEAR POTENTIALLY HUGE OIL, GAS DEPOSITS

PODCASTS

WHAT CAN BE DONE TO HELP MORE END-OF-LIFE PATIENTS FULFIL THEIR WISH OF DYING AT
HOME?

Every first and third Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make
sense of health matters that affect you.

SELF-MEDICATING FOR COVID-19 IS FUELING OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICINE SHORTAGE

BATGIRL CANCELLED, DRAMA WITH THE FLASH'S EZRA MILLER IN DC'S EXTENDED UNIVERSE

LIVING WITH COVID-19 IN SINGAPORE AND MOVING BEYOND

DISCOVER

INTERACTIVE: TEOCHEW OPERA ONLY FOR THE OLD? MEET THE CHILDREN KEEPING THE ART
FORM ALIVE

IN PICTURES: SINGAPORE KICKS OFF NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATIONS WITH CONCERT,
CARNIVALS

INTERACTIVE: PRE-PARADE PREPARATION PARTY

EARTH OVERSHOOT DAY: HOW MANY EARTHS WOULD WE NEED IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE
S'POREANS?

INTERACTIVE: BIDDING FAREWELL TO A BELOVED ORGANIC FARM IN S'PORE

INTERACTIVE: CAN SMARTPHONES REPLACE PROFESSIONAL CAMERAS?

INTERACTIVE: A MAKEOVER FOR THIS 110-YEAR-OLD CATHOLIC CHURCH IN S’PORE

INTERACTIVE: MEET THE BOY WHO CLIMBED A MOUNTAIN TO HELP KIDS WITH CLUB FOOT

INTERACTIVE: ARE YOU LIVING IN A DENGUE CLUSTER?

BEFORE AND AFTER: LIFE IN S'PORE 100 DAYS SINCE COVID-19 CURBS LIFTED

CHANGES TO P1 REGISTRATION: ARE YOU LIKELY TO FACE BALLOTING AT THE SCHOOL OF
YOUR CHOICE?

INTERACTIVE: HOW ROBOTS ARE CHANGING SURGERY

TRAVEL

RETURN TO NEW ZEALAND: RELIVE OLD FAVOURITES AND UNEARTH NEW GEMS AS COUNTRY
REOPENS

RED-HOT RIVIERA: TRAVEL IN A TIME OF CLIMATE CHANGE

NORTHERN LIGHTS, EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS MARKET TOURS POPULAR AS NATAS FAIR RETURNS

SILVER-HAIRED AND SHAMELESS ABOUT PERKS: RETIREES TAKE PART-TIME WORK IN TRAVEL

CLIMATE CHANGE

CHINA FACING WORST HEATWAVE SINCE RECORDS BEGAN

NEW CLIMATE BILL WILL TRANSFORM US ENERGY SECTOR

CAN INDONESIA'S MUSLIM LEADERS HELP COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE?

NEW VIDEO SERIES SPOTLIGHTS LOCAL SOLUTIONS TO GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE PROBLEM

MULTIMEDIA

TODAY IN PICTURES, AUG 17, 2022

TODAY IN PICTURES, AUG 16, 2022

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