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Daily Briefing: MRT flood barriers set up in 5 minutes; Final White Paper protest at Hong Lim Park attracts 1,000
And scandal puts spotlight on rich Singapore churches.
- The Land Transport Authority has completed a project to provide flood barriers for six MRT stations. Find out more here.
- Organisers estimated that Saturday's final protest against the Population White Paper, held at Hong Lim Park on a scorching hot afternoon, had attracted about 1,000 people. Read more here.
- A multimillion-dollar scandal involving a Christian pastor, his singer wife and a glamorous financial executive has gripped Singapore, with allegations of fraud and tantalising glimpses into the expensive process of making a pop star. Find out more here.