19 February 2020, Wednesday NewsLatest News On 19 February 2020, Wednesday Thinking of renting out a room in your flat?20/2/2020 7:45 am Making room for serviced offices20/2/2020 7:29 am Gucci gives guests backstage pass at Milan show20/2/2020 7:29 am Rapper Pop Smoke killed in Los Angeles home invasion, record label says20/2/2020 7:29 am Football: Guardiola supports Man City '100 per cent' over Euro ban20/2/2020 7:29 am Trump offered to pardon Julian Assange if he denied that Russia helped leak Democrats' emails20/2/2020 7:05 am Long-time Trump adviser Roger Stone to be sentenced by judge he antagonised20/2/2020 6:37 am Turkey edges towards direct conflict with Russian-backed Syria20/2/2020 6:09 am Tennis: Top seed Halep survives Jabeur scare to advance in Dubai20/2/2020 6:09 am Coronavirus: Dozens protest in Ukraine over China virus evacuees20/2/2020 6:09 am Football: Injured Rashford a doubt for Euro 2020, says Solskjaer20/2/2020 5:42 am Formula One: World champion Hamilton sets pace in Barcelona pre-season testing20/2/2020 5:42 am Golf: McIlroy rules out playing in Premier Golf League20/2/2020 5:04 am Coronavirus kills two Iranians, first Middle East deaths20/2/2020 5:04 am Tennis: Pliskova, Muguruza reach Dubai quarter-finals20/2/2020 4:39 am Harry and Meghan to make final appearances as senior British royals: ITV20/2/2020 4:12 am 'Could you live on $170 a month?' Russian woman asks president Vladimir Putin20/2/2020 4:12 am Football: Man City could be in next year's Champions League if ban frozen20/2/2020 3:42 am Tranquil Thailand's gun culture in spotlight after shooting sprees20/2/2020 3:42 am Biathlon: Frenchman Martin Fourcade wins 11th world title, equalling all-time record20/2/2020 3:41 am Violinist plays during brain op as surgeons test her dexterity20/2/2020 3:12 am 'Nothing left': Kenyan mother's fields stripped by locust swarm20/2/2020 3:12 am CapitaLand introduces free parking at its malls during lunch, dinner hours20/2/2020 3:06 am Malaysia never ruled out 'murder-suicide plot' by MH370 pilot, says former PM Najib20/2/2020 3:00 am 'More monkeys than humans': Coronavirus drives out tourism in Kyoto's Arashiyama20/2/2020 2:52 am Woman fined $6,000 for failing to declare more than $135,000 in cash while leaving Singapore20/2/2020 2:52 am EU bristles at 'dishonest' British government tweet20/2/2020 2:52 am WHO declares 'progress' in fight against coronavirus20/2/2020 2:52 am Covid-19: 3 new cases diagnosed, including 2 linked to existing clusters20/2/2020 2:30 am Parents of Pakistan students in China virus epicentre vent anger at ministers20/2/2020 2:30 am Iran reports its first 2 cases of the new coronavirus20/2/2020 2:17 am Blood donations leap 70% after appeal, but more blood still needed: HSA20/2/2020 2:15 am US: Nasdaq hits record high at open on China stimulus hopes, drop in new virus cases20/2/2020 2:14 am Coronavirus: Migrant worker NGOs under strain from outbreak, but persisting20/2/2020 2:12 am Nicholas Tse Is Closing All His Cookie Shops After Business Slumps Due To COVID-19 Outbreak20/2/2020 2:00 am How a Canadian start-up used AI to track China virus20/2/2020 2:00 am Asian Healthcare Specialists finishes buying Cornerstone Asia Health stake20/2/2020 1:49 am Coronavirus: Did Japan miss the boat in containing Diamond Princess outbreak?20/2/2020 1:47 am Malaysia never ruled out 'murder-suicide plot' by MH370 pilot, says Najib20/2/2020 1:45 am Sales boom for Bonilla potato chips after Parasite cameo20/2/2020 1:38 am COVID-19: Mother of children attending preschool at Trinity Paya Lebar church infected – pastor20/2/2020 1:34 am JCG Investment sets up JV with Natasha Skincare20/2/2020 1:31 am Mussels 'cooked alive' in balmy New Zealand ocean20/2/2020 1:30 am Burden of proof doesn’t fall on Govt for Pofma appeals, says High Court judge who disagrees with fellow judge20/2/2020 1:30 am Singapore Rockfest II: Coronavirus or not, Scorpions, Whitesnake and Slipknot are ready to rock20/2/2020 1:20 am Coronavirus: Malaysian firm offers AI-based system to profile visitors from China20/2/2020 1:20 am Vocational school modelled after Singapore's ITE handed over to Myanmar government20/2/2020 1:20 am Woman found guilty of fatally assaulting neighbour, telling another to stay silent20/2/2020 1:15 am OUE Lippo Healthcare Q4 net profit doubles on reversal of provision20/2/2020 1:15 am Director Bong: Black-and-white Parasite a more intimate film20/2/2020 1:12 am COVID-19: First patient in Singapore discharged after 28-day stay, counts himself lucky - report20/2/2020 1:12 am I flew on Vietnam's award-winning budget airline known for its bikini-clad flight attendants 3 times in one week, and it was an emotional rollercoaster20/2/2020 1:00 am Ipoh trackwork20/2/2020 12:54 am Coronavirus: No new cases in Malaysia on Wed, two more patients discharged20/2/2020 12:49 am Football: Ten things to know about Europe's hottest teen striker Erling Braut Haaland20/2/2020 12:49 am Outrage in China over excessive policing to curb coronavirus20/2/2020 12:49 am Budget 2020 offers plenty of help for workforce to stay relevant. It’s now up to S'poreans20/2/2020 12:46 am Tuesday's South Africa Results20/2/2020 12:35 am Simon Cowell will make son Eric wear a mask on Disneyland trip amid coronavirus fears20/2/2020 12:30 am Jim Carrey brings wicked humour to Sonic The Hedgehog20/2/2020 12:18 am Turkey threatens action on Syria as government offensive pushes towards border19/2/2020 11:56 pm Low-income family of seven reeling from coronavirus outbreak and economic slowdown19/2/2020 11:56 pm Coronavirus: 3 new cases in Singapore, including one first warded as dengue patient; five more patients discharged19/2/2020 11:30 pm Asean defence ministers pledge to work together on infectious diseases19/2/2020 11:30 pm COVID-19: Singapore confirms three more cases including two linked to churches, total at 8419/2/2020 11:05 pm Cindy Crawford's daughter Kaia Gerber shows off new angel tattoo in topless Instagram photo19/2/2020 11:00 pm Coronavirus: Govt launches chatbot for firms to find out about available help19/2/2020 11:00 pm Hotel, retail complex impacted by Covid-19: Bund Center Investment19/2/2020 10:57 pm Budget 2020: These Companies And Industries Will Likely Benefit19/2/2020 10:55 pm Some Chinese workers, businesses in Singapore shunned amid fear and anxiety over Covid-1919/2/2020 10:46 pm RH Petrogas says it expects to swing into the red for FY1919/2/2020 10:40 pm Hong Kong judge warns of 'full force storm' over protest-hit city19/2/2020 10:31 pm Nina Wu Review: Searing And Stylish #MeToo Thriller From Taiwan19/2/2020 10:31 pm DLF Holdings sells BMW for S$72,000 to 'enhance cash flows'19/2/2020 10:20 pm Mission impossible for disabled Hong Kongers hunting face masks19/2/2020 10:15 pm Japan’s largest bank invests over US$700 million in Grab19/2/2020 10:12 pm Surgeon who overdosed patient and didn't send her to ICU suspended for a year19/2/2020 10:07 pm Head of ophthalmology at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital admits to throwing glass bottle at car19/2/2020 10:07 pm Sister Of Wannabe Pop Idol-Turned-Face Mask Scammer Huang Zhibo Explains Reason Behind His Actions19/2/2020 10:00 pm Pounded by critics, Japan defends handling of virus outbreak19/2/2020 10:00 pm Singapore shares snap 4 sessions of losses, rise 0.5% on Wednesday19/2/2020 9:49 pm Malaysia maintains tourism target, bets on locals and non-Chinese visitors19/2/2020 9:45 pm More measures needed to help businesses during coronavirus outbreak: ST-UOB round table19/2/2020 9:43 pm Daily Debrief: What Happened Today19/2/2020 9:41 pm Wu Chun Says He Cries Along With His 9-Year-Old Daughter During Her Tough Ballet Lessons19/2/2020 9:30 pm Coronavirus: Singapore looking for new sources of masks, looking at manufacturing them locally19/2/2020 9:17 pm Britney Spears in hospital after breaking bone in left foot while dancing19/2/2020 9:17 pm Top eye specialist in road rage incident has depressive disorder, was kidnapped as a child, court told19/2/2020 9:15 pm COE prices closed mixed after Feb 19 bidding exercise19/2/2020 9:00 pm Evening Update: Today's headlines from The Straits Times on Feb 1919/2/2020 8:50 pm Scammers take over WhatsApp accounts to get bank card details19/2/2020 8:50 pm Actress Rose McGowan regrets comments on Natalie Portman's Oscar dress19/2/2020 8:50 pm Covid-19: After ‘outpouring of support’, S’pore Red Cross sending S$2.26m to China for medical gear19/2/2020 8:45 pm Video chats and ordering in: Covid-19 quarantine with a smartphone19/2/2020 8:30 pm Half a million mussels 'cooked alive' in warming New Zealand ocean19/2/2020 8:21 pm Coronavirus: Grab works with Chubb to give infected drivers and delivery partners payouts19/2/2020 8:21 pm Malaysia arrests four policemen over S$1 million extortion case19/2/2020 8:21 pm Outrage ensues as China's government creates a pair of anime idols19/2/2020 8:21 pm Football: Neymar blasts PSG injury handling after Dortmund defeat19/2/2020 8:21 pm Ben Affleck Regrets Jennifer Garner Divorce19/2/2020 8:16 pm Second Hong Kong coronavirus death as it awaits stranded cruise passengers19/2/2020 8:00 pm Trump impeachment aftermath: Implications for global politics and security19/2/2020 7:45 pm Huawei loses legal challenge against US federal purchase ban19/2/2020 7:29 pm Mid-air plane collision kills four in Australia19/2/2020 7:26 pm Former South Korean president jailed after losing appeal19/2/2020 7:26 pm Indonesia proposes taxes on sweet drinks, polluting cars and plastic bags19/2/2020 7:26 pm Coronavirus: China's industrial cities start to ease transport curbs, restore production19/2/2020 7:26 pm Brit Awards: Lewis Capaldi and rapper Dave steal show honouring British musicians19/2/2020 7:26 pm Another potential Hyflux investor emerges; Utico says will consider 'soft landing'19/2/2020 7:09 pm South Korea: Stocks end flat as fast-spreading virus keeps investors wary19/2/2020 7:04 pm Passengers leave virus-stricken cruise ship in Japan after quarantine19/2/2020 7:00 pm Malaysia suspected MH370 downed in murder-suicide, claims former Australia PM19/2/2020 6:30 pm China mulls cash injections, mergers to bail out airlines: sources19/2/2020 6:18 pm Star Awards 2020 Postponed To Second Half Of The Year Due To COVID-19 Situation19/2/2020 6:15 pm KFC Bringing Back Its Fried Chicken Skin In Bigger Quantities19/2/2020 6:00 pm Best Place To Sit On The Plane To Avoid Catching Viruses19/2/2020 5:45 pm Second Hong Kong coronavirus death as it awaits stranded cruise passengers19/2/2020 5:31 pm South Korea reports 15 new Covid-19 cases, raising total to 4619/2/2020 5:16 pm Are surgical and N95 masks effective for children?19/2/2020 5:15 pm WHO says 'no indications' of coronavirus cases in North Korea19/2/2020 5:15 pm Billie Eilish Has Felt19/2/2020 5:00 pm Boston Kids Steal Two Lamborghinis from Dealership19/2/2020 5:00 pm Prudential offers S$500 cash to those quarantined, defers SME premiums amid outbreak19/2/2020 4:55 pm China races to contain job losses as coronavirus batters economy19/2/2020 4:54 pm Dexter Fletcher To Direct The Saint Reboot19/2/2020 4:45 pm What’s Next for Lana Condor: Maybe More ‘X-Men’ and Jubilee?19/2/2020 4:45 pm Coronavirus: Mediacorp's annual Star Awards ceremony to be postponed19/2/2020 4:45 pm Superfan prays to Trump idol ahead of US President's India visit19/2/2020 4:45 pm Coronavirus: Employers who send healthy workers to hospitals for Covid-19 test may get workpass privileges suspended, warns MOM19/2/2020 4:45 pm Singapore's Budget gives 'fairly large' boost to economy: Heng Swee Keat19/2/2020 4:45 pm Singapore stocks: STI resumes Wednesday afternoon up 0.7% on day19/2/2020 4:30 pm South Korea reports 15 new Covid-19 cases, raising total to 4619/2/2020 4:30 pm Locusts swarm into South Sudan as plague spreads19/2/2020 4:30 pm Football: Five ties to watch in the Europa League this week19/2/2020 4:18 pm WHO 'very impressed' with Singapore's Covid-19 response19/2/2020 4:16 pm Covid-19 up to 20 times more likely than Sars to bind to human cells, study suggests19/2/2020 4:00 pm Mediterranean diet boosts good bacteria, curbs harmful ones19/2/2020 4:00 pm Singapore’s SARS playbook points to 2017 low for Its currency19/2/2020 3:57 pm StanChart hires fintech Ripple's ex-executive19/2/2020 3:07 pm New device captures cows' methane-filled burps19/2/2020 3:00 pm Coronavirus: Misson impossible for disabled Hong Kongers hunting face masks19/2/2020 3:00 pm Thailand economy to grow much slower than forecast this year amid coronavirus: Central bank19/2/2020 3:00 pm South-east Asia's first Star Wars virtual run begins on May 419/2/2020 3:00 pm Myanmar's most isolated pray for harvest19/2/2020 3:00 pm Nomura is finally making money from Asia investment banking19/2/2020 3:00 pm Anxious passengers wait to leave virus-stricken Japan cruise ship19/2/2020 2:46 pm Amazon's Bezos commits $14b to address climate crisis19/2/2020 2:45 pm Leaked video shows Jackie Chan and friends socialising with police19/2/2020 2:45 pm Pounded by critics, Japan defends handling of coronavirus outbreak19/2/2020 2:35 pm China can meet its economic growth target for 2020: Xi19/2/2020 2:30 pm Ana De Armas Had Bond Girl Reservations19/2/2020 2:30 pm Singapore Budget 2020: More winners than losers19/2/2020 2:20 pm Singapore pops a potent anti-viral. Is it enough?: Andy Mukherjee19/2/2020 2:19 pm Hindu priests urged to stop applying holy ash on devotees' foreheads19/2/2020 2:15 pm Explainer: How should face masks be properly disposed of, and can they be reused?19/2/2020 2:15 pm New date confirmed for Kenny G's postponed Genting concert19/2/2020 2:15 pm Mainland China Covid-19 death toll rises past 2,00019/2/2020 2:00 pm Covid-19: 8-in-10 Singapore-China flights cancelled19/2/2020 1:55 pm FY20 Budget gears up to spend big with S$10.9b deficit19/2/2020 1:47 pm Singapore Budget 2020: Expansionary, but targeted and reassuring, say observers19/2/2020 1:45 pm Covid-19: 4 new patients diagnosed, 3 linked to Grace Assembly of God church19/2/2020 1:45 pm Music Scene: New music from Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, Green Day and more19/2/2020 1:43 pm Tennis: I do not feel unloved by opposition fans, says Novak Djokovic19/2/2020 1:43 pm NBA: LeBron James blasts Major League Baseball over Houston Astros cheating scandal19/2/2020 1:43 pm Australia's Caltex receives competing $3.6b takeover offer from Britain's EG Group19/2/2020 1:43 pm Malaysia suspected MH370 downed in murder-suicide: Aussie ex-PM Abbott19/2/2020 1:41 pm Asean, China, India to feature more in exposure for tertiary students19/2/2020 1:40 pm Transforming enterprises will build a sustainable revenue base19/2/2020 1:31 pm Budget 2020: Steering towards adoption of electric vehicles a shift in Govt focus, say experts19/2/2020 1:15 pm In Russia, a YouTube star tackles HIV crisis19/2/2020 1:00 pm Balancing near-term needs with longer-term transformation19/2/2020 12:51 pm Smaller deficit of S$1.65b for FY201919/2/2020 12:47 pm Four more in Singapore diagnosed with Covid-19 infection; 3 linked to church cluster19/2/2020 12:45 pm WHO urges calm as China virus death toll reaches 2,00019/2/2020 12:45 pm Pushing back GST hike a right move amid challenging climate19/2/2020 12:40 pm $500 extra SkillsFuture Credit for mid-career workers aged 40 to 6019/2/2020 12:30 pm Decrying 'propaganda,' US tightens rules on China state media19/2/2020 12:30 pm Budget 2020 rebates and waivers helpful but pressing rental and wage concerns remain, say business operators19/2/2020 12:30 pm Coronavirus cuts China's carbon emissions by 100 million metric tonnes19/2/2020 12:27 pm In Europe, fear spreads faster than the coronavirus itself19/2/2020 12:27 pm South Korea to announce about 10 new cases of coronavirus: Yonhap19/2/2020 12:27 pm Former executives of Alstom, Marubeni accused of bribery19/2/2020 12:27 pm Unemployed JB man who allegedly stepped on Quran to undergo mental evaluation19/2/2020 12:00 pm Budget 2020: Steering towards adoption of electric vehicles a shift in Govt focus, say experts19/2/2020 12:00 pm 'I cannot go crazy and design whatever I want', says winner of Netflix's Next In Fashion19/2/2020 11:59 am Out of the virus ship and back in quarantine for many on cruise ship19/2/2020 11:59 am Great Eastern Q4 profit more than doubles to $287m19/2/2020 11:59 am Malaysia saw MH370 as murder-suicide, says former Australian PM Tony Abbott19/2/2020 11:59 am GST hike to still take place by 2025, amid the need to invest in healthcare19/2/2020 11:45 am Constance Wu Made US$600 As A Stripper19/2/2020 11:45 am In coronavirus fight, China sidelines an ally: Its own people19/2/2020 11:33 am Hong Kong heading for its first back-to-back recessions on record19/2/2020 11:33 am Children prey to online ads of harmful products, regulation needed: UN study19/2/2020 11:33 am Trump raises doubts over India trade deal ahead of visit19/2/2020 11:33 am Kickstarter staff form union in first for major tech start-up19/2/2020 11:33 am President concurs with rates of return on reserves19/2/2020 11:30 am Iran supreme leader says voting is 'religious duty'19/2/2020 11:30 am Singapore Budget 2020: A leg-up for youth and securing nation's future19/2/2020 11:15 am Anxious passengers wait to leave Japan virus ship19/2/2020 11:15 am Budget 2020 announcements on impending GST hike will take some heat off the issue at next GE: Analysts19/2/2020 11:15 am