Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Oct 6
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Wednesday, Oct 6. Private clinics in S'pore seeing demand for Sinovac and Sinopharm as Covid-19 vaccine boosters Experts said it is best to follow MOH's guidelines on eligibility for the booster dose and the type of vaccine to use. READ MORE HERE 3,486 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore; 9 more deaths brings tally to 130 Four were vaccinated, two had been partially vaccinated and three were unvaccinated. READ MORE HERE Suspension of visits to residential care homes in S'pore extended until Oct 24 It's prudent to do so in view of the continued rise of Covid-19 cases in the community, said MOH. READ MORE HERE More on this topic Related Story ST newsletters: Get alerts on the latest news Singapore Parliament repeals Sedition Act after 83 years Key aspects of the Act have not been relevant in modern Singapore for a long time, said Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam. READ MORE HERE 5 things to know about Fica, the law to counter foreign interference Fica empowers the authorities to deal with covert attempts by hostile foreign entities to interfere in domestic politics. READ MORE HERE More maids to be allowed into S'pore from...
Woman who abused two maids in separate incidents sentenced to 5 weeks’ jail
SINGAPORE - A woman who physically abused two maids in separate incidents was sentenced on Thursday (Feb 4) to five weeks' jail. Elizabeth Poh Chiew Lian was ordered to pay one of them, Ms Munawaroh, $1,200 as compensation. District Judge Brenda Tan also told Poh to give the other maid, Ms Moe Moe San, $1,780. Poh will spend an additional seven days behind bars if she is unable to pay the amounts. The 67-year-old Singaporean had earlier pleaded guilty to two counts of causing hurt to Ms Munawaroh, who goes by only one name, and an assault charge involving Ms Moe Moe San. Four other charges involving both maids were considered during sentencing. The court heard that Poh had employed four different domestic helpers in the three years up to 2018. Ms Munawaroh, 40, started working for her on June 2, 2018. Just 13 days later, Poh pinched her on the right upper arm for "failing to perform her duties properly". Poh was unhappy with the maid's "work attitude" on July 8 that year and pinched her on the right wrist. On other occasions, the court heard that Poh also hit Ms Munawaroh's back with a shoe, poured water over her head and berated the woman by calling her "idiot" and "stupid". Unabl...