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Unidentified male body found in Bedok Reservoir
A male body was found in Bedok Reservoir at 5.20pm on Saturday. The police received a call from a member of the public at 1pm, with the caller stating that someone was entering the waters of Bedok ...
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PICTURESClipper Race sails into S'pore with home team emerging 5th in Race 7
The international fleet competing in the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race sailed into Marina at Keppel Bay on Saturday morning to rousing cheers from Singaporeans, families and residents of ...
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Temasek Review report on SAF serviceman's death a hoax: Mindef
A post on sociopolitical website Temasek Review's Facebook page earlier on Saturday about a full-time National Serviceman who was shot dead during a live firing exercise on Friday is a hoax.
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No delay in releasing news of CPIB probe: MHA
There was 'no delay' in releasing news of the corruption probe into two top senior civil servants, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said in a statement on Friday afternoon.
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Govt will follow through on CPIB probe into 2 top men: PM Lee
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - The Singapore government insists on high standards among public officers and will follow through on investigations into allegations of misconduct involving two top men in the ...
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2 Florida Republicans say tone down immigration rhetoric
MIAMI (REUTERS) - Two prominent Florida Republicans urged their party to tone down its rhetoric on illegal immigration or risk driving away Latino voters who may be a important bloc in this year's ...
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PICTURESFilipinos protest against greater US military presence
MANILA (AFP) - Philippine activists picketed the United States (US) embassy on Saturday and burned a cardboard American flag and mock stealth bomber, vowing to launch a campaign opposing a plan to ...
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South Korea activists float socks over to North Korea
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korean activists on Saturday released huge gas-filled balloons filled with socks over the border into impoverished North Korea despite threats from Pyongyang.
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Egypt plans delegation to US as NGO furore mounts
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - An Egyptian military team plans to visit the United States (US) next week as Cairo's crackdown on pro-democracy organisations has called into question the future of US aid to ...
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RIM CEO eyes 'significant' plans for BlackBerry
NEW YORK (REUTERS) - Research in Motion's (RIM) Thorsten Heins plans to waste no time in his new job. The BlackBerry maker's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) said he will present the board with his ...
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Azarenka thrashes Sharapova to become new world number 1
MELBOURNE (AFP) - Victoria Azarenka won her first grand slam title and became the new world number one when she thrashed a disappointing Maria Sharapova in the Australian Open final on Saturday.
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Steve Jobs told Google to stop poaching workers
(REUTERS) - Apple's Steve Jobs directly asked former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt to stop trying to recruit an Apple engineer, a transgression that threatened one junior Google employee's ...
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Nadal says Murray can be world number 1
MELBOURNE (AFP) - Rafael Nadal on Saturday said only a mental block was stopping Andy Murray from becoming the world's best player after he blew a golden chance to reach the Australian Open ...
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Australian PM Gillard under fire after staffer role in fracas
SYDNEY (AFP) - Prime Minister Julia Gillard faced demands to explain Saturday after it emerged one of her staffers triggered a fracas that led to the Australian leader being hustled to safety by ...
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Jay-Z, Beyonce make Billboard industry power list
LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) - Power couple Jay-Z and Beyonce joined a list of top music executives, led by Live Nation Entertainment chairman Irving Azoff, on Billboard magazine's first Power 100 chart ...
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Singapore must find its own way: PM Lee
Singapore's political landscape is in a new situation, but Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says more political openness should not be the only response. Singaporeans themselves have a part to play ...
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Malaysian Super League: Fans boost LionsXII home mission
Their terrible luck with injuries has made them resemble more wounded lions than deadly predators, and the LionsXII will have to show again on Saturday if they can cope in the face of adversity.
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Fire safety feature for new Woodsville Tunnel
Motorists driving through the new Woodsville Tunnel will be protected by state-of-the-art fire-fighting technology that can unleash a deluge of water at the touch of a button. The $3.5 million ...
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- Group-buying deals: A raw deal? 32 complaints in 2011
- Hour Glass' Henry Tay gets injunction against ex-wife
- SMRT releases free iPhone app SMRTConnect
- 54,000 job vacancies unfilled: MOM report
- Coroner says drunk teen's death was bizarre
- Man fined $2,000 for tying wife to bed frame
- Politicians agree democracy is 'least bad' system of government
- French boy, 10, drives dad's car after missing school bus
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S'pore must find its own way: PM Lee
SINGAPORE'S political landscape is in a new situation, but Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says more political openness should not be the only response...
Strengthen global financial safety nets, ...
'China isn't a monolithic society'
Govt will follow through on CPIB probe
Duo facing civil service disciplinary ...
Singapore
Safe for swimming again
AFTER a four-year wait, visitors to Pasir Ris beach can finally take a dip in the waters there without worry. The National Environment Agency (NEA) an...
Rating water quality at beaches
Number of cigarettes seized down to ...
Govt to focus on elder care this year: ...
No record of exploding iPhone: Telco
Asia
BN woos young voters with fun and games
KUALA LUMPUR: For Malaysia's ruling party, a victory in the upcoming election smells like teen spirit. These young voters - those aged 21 and above, m...
China inching towards bigger role in ...
Israeli officials think Iran's ...
Assad's fall a likely game changer in ...
Snow and rain as millions return to work
World
United States: Rise of suburban ...
WASHINGTON: America's historic Chinatowns, home for a century to immigrants seeking social support and refuge from racism, are fading as rising living...
Australia: Embracing a multicultural ...
Will the English bulldog bark?
Cairo bars exit of 6 Americans, straining ...
Suicide bomber strikes in Baghdad, ...
Review
5 myths about China's power
AS CHINA gains on the world's most advanced economies, the country excites fascination as well as fear, particularly in the United States, where many ...
Back to the future in the Philippines
Tuning out of radio waves as cancer cure
The Fed's latest gambit to get banks ...
Britons all fired up for Chinese stir-fry
Money
Hot Property: Industrial real estate
FACTORIES and warehouses were the top-performing real estate sector last year, thanks to robust demand for industrial property. Prices shot up 27.2 p...
Record 45,000 leases signed but rent ...
Manufacturing outlook uncertain, says SMa ...
Berlian Laju stops servicing debt of $2.5b
Outrage in Britain over RBS chief's $1.9m ...
Sports
Rooney in doubt
LONDON: Wayne Rooney could miss what could be the stormiest chapter yet in the rivalry between Manchester United and Liverpool when the two sides clas...
Tension in grudge match
Gerrard asks fans not to create trouble
QPR-Chelsea Cup tie filled with potential ...
Fans boost home mission
ST Forum
MHA: No delay in releasing news of CPIB ...
I REFER to Mr Rajasegaran Ramasamy's letter yesterday ('Govt could have told us earlier'). The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) commence...
Lawyers' association wrong about A-G's ...
Childbearing should be viewed as ...
Unskilled work: A case for more pay
Airport to review effectiveness of taxi ...
Life!
Novel ideas
Got the sofa and dining set? Check. The king-size bed and dresser? Check. TV console and sound system? Check. Now what about that bookcase? With spac...
Psst, there's a secret room
Shelves of journeys and memories
Lego bricks for a fun twist
Make room for bookshelves
Insight
The wage revolution, interrupted
IN THE 1970s, Singapore's economy was more 'assembly line' than 'top of the line'. The symbol of industry was the flatted factory, in which rows of wo...
How to cut costs and pay workers more
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