SINGAPORE: News Headlines on Wednesday, Sept 18, 2019

Pre-schoolers making face masks at My First Skool in Boon Lay Drive. Anchor and partner operators of childcare centres get government funding to keep fees low, and have a fee cap to adhere to. The fee cap is $720 for anchor operators and $800 for partner operators, both before GST. ST FILE PHOTO

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330 CHILDCARE CENTRES TO RAISE FEES NEXT YEAR, AFTER NEWS OF MORE SUBSIDIES FOR PARENTS

One in five childcare centres is raising its fees for full-day programmes next year, a move that has drawn unhappiness from parents interviewed.

HAZE IN SINGAPORE HITS UNHEALTHY LEVELS ON WEDNESDAY

The haze that envelops Singapore for the past week hits unhealthy levels on Wednesday morning as workers head to work and students to school.

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STUDENTS CAN WEAR MASKS IN SCHOOL IF THEY WANT, GIVEN THE HAZE SITUATION, MOE ASSURES PARENTS

Even so, wearing an N95 mask is not necessary with the measures that will be in place in schools if the haze situation worsens, the Ministry of Education said.

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POLICE INVESTIGATING DUO FOR OFFENCES UNDER PUBLIC ORDER ACT AT YELLOW RIBBON PRISON RUN

Police are investigating a Singaporean duo for offences under the Public Order Act, after the pair attempted to advocate against the death penalty by using running bibs and T-shirts at the Yellow Ribbon Prison Run on Sunday.

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NEW YORK FED PUMPS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS INTO MARKET TO MOVE INTEREST RATES

For the first time in more than a decade, the New York Federal Reserve Bank announced it was pumping billions of dollars into financial markets to keep short-term interest rates in line with the Federal Reserve’s target range.

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REMAINS FOUND IN CHIN SWEE ROAD FLAT: COUPLE’S OTHER CHILDREN IN SAFE HANDS, SAYS MSF

The other children of a couple charged in court on Tuesday with killing their two-year-old daughter are in safe hands, the Ministry of Social and Family Development said.

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ZIKA CLUSTER IN SERANGOON GARDENS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE VIRUS

Last Friday, the National Environment Agency confirmed three cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection in Hemsley Avenue in Serangoon Gardens, bringing the total number of Zika cases this year to 10.

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SAKURA IN THE CITY: TRUMPET TREES BURSTING INTO FULL BLOOM ACROSS SINGAPORE

Dubbed the local version of Japan’s cherry blossoms, this is the second of two flowering seasons for the tree – the first typically takes place in March and April.

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