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Evening Update: Today's headlines from The Straits Times on April 20

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Good evening! Catch up on some of the main headlines on Tuesday, April 20.


New SafeEntry system in use at over 2,700 places across S'pore from April 19​


Locations with the new system include malls, cinemas, supermarkets and hospitals.

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PIE accident leaves 1 foreign worker dead, 16 injured​


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A 36-year-old lorry driver was arrested for careless driving causing death.

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Singapore businessman Ng Yu Zhi linked to alleged fraud of record $1 billion faces more charges​


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He is said to have raised the money from investors, purportedly to finance nickel trading.

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Johor proposes travel bubble procedures for regular commuters to S'pore in push to reopen border​


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Workers going to Singapore would need to follow a fixed route to and from their workplace.

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32 Singapore-based individuals in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list​


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Ms Serene Cai, co-founder of digital health start-up Speedoc, was one of the Singapore-based individuals who made the list.

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Man who posed as agent for 'sugar daddies' to trick women into having sex with him jailed, fined​


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De Beers Wong Tian Jun was sentenced to 3½ years' jail and fined $20,000.

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At least 49 passengers on India flight to Hong Kong test positive for Covid-19​


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The financial hub introduced an emergency ban on all flights from India as the latter battles a new wave of cases.

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Foreign workers' dorm resident among 14 new Covid-19 cases in S'pore​


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The remaining 13 were imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice upon arrival here.

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Boao Forum: Global affairs can't be decided by a few countries, says China's Xi Jinping​


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"It is unpopular to arrogantly instruct other countries and interfere in internal affairs," he said in a keynote speech.

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askST: How consumers can fend off bugs that may hit 100 million Internet-connected devices​


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The bugs, collectively called Name:Wreck, prompted Singapore's cyber-security watchdog to issue an alert recently.

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