Evening Update: Today's headlines from The Straits Times on Oct 26
Good evening! Catch up on some of the main headlines on Monday, Oct 26.
Barisan Nasional mulls replacing Malaysian PM Muhyiddin after setback on emergency
It is understood that Umno believes it can wrest power if it can find a suitable candidate and strike a deal with Mr Muhyiddin’s Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia.
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S’pore to import electricity from Malaysia in pilot trial over 2 years
This will make up about 1.5% of Singapore’s peak electricity demand.
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Weighing 345g at birth, Singapore’s tiniest premature baby on the road to recovery
Nur Zaiya had a 20 per cent chance of survival, but her parents decided to take a leap of faith.
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Smooth start to Singapore’s first pre-event Covid-19 screening
There were no long queues and signs were present reminding participants to download the TraceTogether app.
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Risk of Covid-19 infection on board planes low if precautions taken: Experts
Experts noted that getting infected from someone else on board cannot be completely eliminated.
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3 new Covid-19 cases in S’pore, with 2 imported and none in the community
There was one case from a worker’s dormitory.
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‘Please resign,’ Thai opposition tells PM at protest debate
“The Prime Minister is a major obstacle and burden to the country. Please resign and everything will end well,” said Mr Sompong Amornvivat, leader of the opposition Pheu Thai party.
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Malaysia’s health ministry denies reports alleging record figure for Covid-19 was faked
A WhatsApp message claimed that the government wanted to use the record figure to push the case for declaring a state of emergency.
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Elderly TCM practitioner allegedly molested female patient at clinic
Lim Ah Bah, 74, is also accused of asking the patient lewd questions about her sex life.
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Teen who took part in Special Olympics 2019 reoffended while awaiting sentence for earlier crimes
The 18-year-old pleaded guilty to two charges of insulting a woman’s modesty, and one count of performing an obscene act in public.
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