Ng Jun Sen TODAY

@TODAYonline correspondent, covering politics, economics, business and tech. Formerly @straits_times correspondent. Views are my own.

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And among the attendees at Pink Dot is Kebun Baru SMC Member of Parliament Henry Kwek. Here he is posing for a photo with the organisers. I understand this is the first time a ruling party MP has attended the event in their official capacity.

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The closest exits between Jalan Besar and Rochor station are just over 200m apart. However, the two stations are 9 stops apart by train.

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It’s Tuesday, April 26, 2022. You step into a mall and instinctively open the TraceTogether app. You look for the banner with the QR code and don’t see it. You don’t see any enforcement officer waving people in. There are no more barriers. You fall on your knees crying.

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Bloody hell. Looking at a message from the Ukraine Library Association concerning the cancellation of their forthcoming conference. it basically says "We will reschedule just as soon as we have finished vanquishing our invaders". Ukrainian Librarians, I salute you

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Singapore is too small to hold an Olympics, and it's probably too soon to host a World Cup. So, officials are banking on an old formula: the return of Formula 1 to boost the tourism and hospitality sectors. Is this the shot in the arm that we need?

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The Big Read in short: Will Singapore's F1 gambit pay dividends?
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OCBC phishing scam underscores trade-off between convenience and security, with bank customers at risk: Experts https://t.co/wbnFSsF5ym

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Changi Airport has had enhanced segregation and zoning due to Delta, with especially tightened measures in Zone 1 where transit passengers are, since May. It is only a matter of time before we cross paths with Omicron.

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2 travellers who flew from Singapore to Sydney test positive for Omicron Covid-19 variant https://t.co/3mRPL7OIAN

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Some call it envy, others call it redistributive justice. Read more about the wealth tax debate happening in Singapore and around the world in this week's Big Read.

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The Big Read: As global clamour grows again to tax the rich more, Singapore weighs up the pros and cons https://t.co/rxabPOio2V

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They skipped 'Nu' in the Greek alphabet so that us news folk are spared from the puns and confusion. But I'm extremely glad they skipped the letter following that as well.

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WHO labels new Covid strain 'variant of concern'; world reacts in fear of another virus surge https://t.co/GvCUbixPB5

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Two cases of the variant were also detected in HK on Thursday, so these travel disruptions could cascade further. #NuVariant

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New Covid-19 variant: Travellers from 7 African countries to be barred from entering S'pore; will face tighter restrictions https://t.co/bquGRtLvim

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Dr @mvankerkhove gives an update on #COVID19 virus variant B.1.1.529, during the #AskWHO session on 25 November 2021 ⬇️

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The new variant has more than 30 mutations in the spike protein, and 10 on the ACE2 receptor. It has also enhanced transmissibility and there is concern that it could evade the immune system. https://t.co/rqs2KiFTkz

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The MV = PT of Covid-19.

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Explainer: Why living costs look set to increase in 2022 https://t.co/HB3YbRv0G1

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Mr Nair will be charged with Section 298A offences under the Penal Code, in which deliberate intention to cause ill-will must be proven. Personally, I wish that a more restorative and reconciliatory law is already available to address race and religion issues.

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Rapper Subhas Nair to be charged over 2019 video, 3 other instances of allegedly promoting ill-will between religious, racial groups https://t.co/fwojrmMj21

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@incoherentboy 1. Hard to conclude definitely, but the "curve" did indeed flatten one cycle after this phase took effect. 2. We have Jan 1 workplace rules already. Will mandate increase resentment? How will you enforce such a mandate? 3. Perhaps same as why we keep having spikes on Tues/Wed.

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How many cases are asymptomatic and mild? Why are we still testing them? What is the weekly infection trend in terms of age group? Can we align restrictions based on how C19 spreads among the elderly and not the whole population? Where are we on therapeutics like the Merck pill?

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‘Unusually high’ 5,324 new Covid-19 cases in S’pore; 10 more deaths bring tally to 349 https://t.co/TRjztsN8sN

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Commentary: In pursuit and defence of silence in a noisy city https://t.co/jtJ5fkXcan

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‘Breach of trust’: Yale-NUS faculty members break silence, slam decision to close college https://t.co/aQEdg1BKfK

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WATCH: @SenToday asks the multi-ministry task force if, in the longer term, society could agree on the number of deaths and serious illnesses a day from Covid-19 that it is prepared to accept.

Here's what Ministers Ong Ye Kung and Lawrence Wong said. https://t.co/ZC6UgkHKEL