5 S’pore News That You Should Know About That Were Reported Yesterday (17 February 2020)

Let’s face it: in this social media world, exciting and viral news like a cat feeding a baby bear would often appear in your Facebook news feed, while important news like the GDP growth of Singapore this year wouldn’t get the same reach.

It’s understandable since social media platforms would prioritise engaging and viral contents to keep users in their platform.

In order to ensure that you’d still know about important news instead just social news, below are the top five Singapore news that was reported yesterday which you should know, simplified for you in a bite-sized format:

S’porean Who Faked His Own Death In Indonesia To Escape Punishment Jailed

This is like something out of a 90’s Hong Kong action movie.

A man stole 3 million shares from his company, then decides to fake his own death to enjoy his riches.

Unfortunately, he was discovered leaving Indonesia a week before his death. Also, he had also continued using his Singapore passport to travel.

He was sentenced to an extra 1.5 years in jail, a sentence that will commence after he has completed his initial jail term.

You can read more here.

DBS & POSB Customers Can Sign Up For Free Insurance Against Covid-19

Covid-19 is all anybody could talk about nowadays and everyone is worried.

Well, if you’re a DBS or POSB customer (which most Singaporeans would be), the bank is offering all five million DBS and POSB customers of theirs can sign up for a free 30-day protection against the coronavirus.

After they’ve signed up, if they suay suay kena the coronavirus, they’ll get $100 per day of hospitalisation and a lump sum of $1,000 if they end up in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Registration will start next Monday and end on 15 Mar 2020.

You can find out more here.

Facebook Asked By S’pore Govt To Deny S’pore Users To States Times Review Facebook Page

POFMA is going really strong right now, especially this period when fake news can really hurt people.

The Singapore Government has recently branded the States Times Review (STR) Page as a Declared Online Location. You can find out what it means here.

And now, they are instructing Facebook to deny Singapore users access to the STR Facebook page.

You can find out more here.

S’pore Reserves “Deep Enough” To Help Tide S’pore Over Covid-19

If you’re unaware, the Singapore government is frantically rolling out financial aid packages for Singaporeans and businesses.

Which makes you wonder, is it enough?

DPM Heng Swee Keat said that the reason why they are able to roll out packages so quickly is because of Singapore’s “deep reserves”.

He added that Singapore’s reserves don’t just refer to finance, but also the “strength, resilience, empathy, and resourcefulness among public servants and Singaporeans.”

You can find out more here.

2 More Cases of Coronavirus in S’pore But There’s A Silver Lining

In case you’ve missed it, the Covid-19 cases in Singapore are increasing on a daily basis.

For the daily update on 17 Feb, it was reported that there were two new cases.

One is a 1-year-old boy who did not show any symptoms while the second is a 35-year-old Singaporean.

But if you’ve been keeping updated, you’ll realise that the number of new cases reported daily has been falling consistently.

You can find out more here.

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