1. Singapore receives first shipment of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine Singapore’s first shipment of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccines arrived on Wednesday, 17 February. The vaccines arrived onboard

1. Emerging Stronger Together Budget to be broadcast live today, 3 p.m. by Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat In a Facebook post on Monday,

1. Singapore announces Green Plan 2030, charts green targets for next decade The Ministry of Education (MOE), Ministry of National Development (MND), Ministry of Sustainability

1. Reported crimes rose 6.5% in 2020, largely due to 65% spike in scam cases Singapore’s crime rate saw a rise of 6.5 per cent

1. COVID-19 impact sees household income fall in 2020, but overall rise in past 5 years A paper released by the Singapore Department of Statistics

1. Sengkang-Punggol LRT to get 17 new two-car trains by 2027 The Sengkang-Punggol LRT network will be getting 17 new two-car trains, doubling its fleet.

1. Keppel Marina East Desalination Plant opens; the first capable of treating both seawater and freshwater Singapore’s national water agency PUB and Keppel officially opened

1. Extra COVID-19 testing for all newly arrived foreign workers in CMP sectors; Mandatory serology testing for foreign domestic workers and confinement nannies To further

1. Check-in only once at public locations when TraceTogether-only SafeEntry is implemented Single check-in entry to your favourite mall may be closer than you think,