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Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on May 23

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Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, May 23.


S'pore's construction blues: Manpower shortage exacerbated by barring of South Asian workers​


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Asking workers to also work on Sundays is not appropriate as it will cause fatigue and expose them to more worksite risks, said a Scal spokesman.


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Jem and Westgate to close for 2 weeks from May 23; 10 recent Covid-19 cases linked to both malls​


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Three of the seven unlinked cases announced on Saturday had been to Westgate recently.


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E-scooter population in S'pore plunges 91.5% to 8,500​


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The use of PMDs is still allowed on cycling paths and park connector networks.

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MOM apologises to ex-DJ Jade Rasif for saying her account of maid's Covid-19 scare was 'inaccurate'​


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Ministry retracts its point about her account and redacts the word 'inaccurate' from its post.

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Home buyers sad, disappointed over longer BTO delays due to Covid-19​


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Many BTO projects are expected to be behind schedule by a year or more.

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Business owners in S'pore asked to declare on-site manpower details: MTI​


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This is to enable the authorities to monitor the number of people not working from home.

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It's a shame we need fines to force us to clear table litter, return trays​


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Let's clear our own mess purely out of concern for the cleaners and the diners using the table next, and not because of impending penalties, says Denise Chong.

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Hin Leong's judicial managers win bid to freeze global assets of Lim family​


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The injunction application covers assets including real estate, club memberships and insurance policies.

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Covid-19 wave makes clear the world cries out for moral leadership​


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Rich countries must do better to ensure global access to life-saving vaccines, says Lydia Lim.

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Celebs with new F&B ventures pivot to takeaways and deliveries​


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Jeanette Aw, Marcus Chin, Kate Pang and others share how they are coping with the new Covid-19 measures.

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