Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Dec 10

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Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Thursday, Dec 10.

Royal Caribbean passengers say disembarking was smooth after cruise cut short by Covid-19 confusion

Passengers were free to go after taking a rapid antigen test at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre. 

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Royal Caribbean passenger to take another Covid-19 PCR test on Thursday after retests were negative

The 83-year-old man’s original sample was retested and came back negative on Wednesday. A second fresh sample was tested and also found to be negative.

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Singaporean doctor in UK among first to get Covid-19 vaccine

Dr Martin Tan was vaccinated early as his work entails direct contact with Covid-19 patients.

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Huge lead projected for Jokowi’s son in Indonesia regional elections

Unofficial tallies show Gibran Rakabuming Raka appeared set to follow his father’s footsteps and become mayor of Solo.

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Biden’s son Hunter says under investigation for tax affairs

The probe promises to rekindle Republican rage about the Biden family.

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Family outing turns into tragedy for father found dead in waters off Sisters’ Islands Marine Park

The man had set off on his own to look for a good spot for his children to swim, snorkel and see the corals.

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Salmonella and stomach flu cases in Newton pre-school rise to 60

They make up about one-third of the children enrolled.

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Why private health insurance practices need fixing

The health insurance scene in Singapore needs major tweaks to ensure costs do not spiral out of control.

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Halal issue will not impede Malaysia’s Covid-19 vaccine roll-out, says health chief, amid concerns among Muslims

Some are concerned about the shots containing substances forbidden by Islam.

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Facebook faces multiple US lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp

The social media giant is accused of buying up its rivals to illegally squash competition.

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