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0:34 - NO EXAMS FOR P3 & P4 STUDENTS, BACK TO SCHOOL ON OCT 11
Year-end examinations for Primary 3 and 4 pupils will be cancelled, in an unprecedented move by the Education Ministry amid rising Covid-19 infections in the community. But face-to-face classes for Primary 3 to 6 pupils will resume from next Monday (Oct 11), followed by Primary 1 and 2 pupils next Wednesday.

Senior education correspondent Sandra Davie weighs in on these developments.

6:23 - S'PORE SHARES KEY LESSONS FROM PANDEMIC
Meanwhile, building adequate buffers for future pandemics, right-siting resources, and ensuring good outcomes are essential to making good investments in, and financing, public healthcare, said Finance Minister Lawrence Wong.

He was speaking at a panel discussion on the second day of the Special Ministerial Conference for Asean Digital Public Health. The event was held virtually on Wednesday (Oct 6) and Thursday.


Senior political correspondent Grace Ho shares more.

8:48 - COVID-19 SINGAPORE UPDATE

11:11 - LIFE WEEKEND PICKS
Don’t miss out on this week’s Life Picks. Senior culture correspondent Ong Sor Fern talks about The Karims, a stage production by Checkpoint Theatre that was meant to be a live performance but has gone online instead. Read more: https://str.sg/3TBY [For subscribers]

Senior food correspondent Wong Ah Yoke recommends dishes from Palm Beach Seafood Restaurant, which is celebrating its 65th anniversary. Read more: https://str.sg/3qYV

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