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PICTURESPM Lee remembers 'generous and kind' Dr Toh in eulogy
The passing of Dr Toh Chin Chye 'reminds us of how we got here, how much we owe to him and his generation, and how heavy a responsibility we have to carry their vision forward,' said Prime Minister ...
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Yaw Shin Leong quits Workers' Party leadership, to focus on MP duties
Mr Yaw Shin Leong has resigned from the Workers' Party leadership, in an announcement by the party itself late on Tuesday night. He will instead focus on being Member of Parliament for Hougang.
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Tourism arrivals reach new highs, $22b spent in 2011
The tourism industry posted strong growth in 2011 with tourism arrivals and spending reaching new highs of 13.2 million and $22.2 billion respectively.
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Singapore's crime rate drops 7% to lowest in 20 years
Singapore's crime rate plunged by 7 per cent in 2011 to the lowest it has been for twenty years. 'Confrontational crimes' such as murder, robbery, violent property crimes and housebreaking crimes ...
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Singapore retail investors more pessimistic in investment outlook
Singapore retail investors are more pessimistic in their investment outlook now than six months ago. The J.P. Morgan Investor Confidence Index, which is measured every six months, now stands at 86, ...
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PICTURESSingapore reaffirms excellent ties with United States
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law K. Shanmugam reaffirmed the long-standing ties between Singapore and the United States during a meeting with US Deputy Secretary of State William ...
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IMH launches assessment tool to study mental well-being
The Institute of Mental Health (IMH) has developed an assessment tool to measure the positive mental health of Singaporeans.
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Local budget carrier Scoot adds Gold Coast destination
SYDNEY (AFP) - Singapore Airlines' new long-haul budget carrier Scoot said on Tuesday Australia's Gold Coast would be its second destination, having already announced routes to Sydney.
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PICTURES7,000 Hindu devotees celebrate Thaipusam festival
A recent knee operation did not stop Hindu devotee Naresh Pillai, from carrying a 10kg kavadi at the Thaipusam festival.
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Woman jailed for plot to rob courier of $216,000
The trio planned to rob a Malaysian money changer courier delivering currencies to money changing outlets here.
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SBS bus catches fire along Lower Delta Road
An SBS Transit bus caught fire on Tuesday morning. Said a contributor to citizen journalism website Stomp: 'I was on my way to work at Cendex Centre when I saw a bus engulfed in thick smoke and ...
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University students want a fun working environment: Survey
A fun work environment is what current university students in Singapore are looking for in their future workplaces, according to survey findings released on Tuesday.
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Citigroup 1st foreign bank to launch credit cards in China
SHANGHAI (AFP) - Citigroup said it has won permission to issue credit cards in China, a first for a foreign bank amid complaints regulators largely shut out overseas competitors from tapping the ...
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PICTURESMarines 'assault' US beaches in amphibious drill
CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina (AFP) - With beach landings, 25 naval ships and an air assault, the United States (US) and eight other countries are staging a major amphibious exercise on the US East ...
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Suu Kyi set for 1 day campaign trip to Irrawaddy region
Myanmar (AP) - Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi hit the campaign trail on Tuesday as an official candidate for upcoming elections, travelling to the Irrawaddy delta for the first time in two ...
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18 endangered dolphins spotted off Borneo: WWF
JAKARTA (AFP) - Conservation group WWF said it spotted 18 critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphins in Indonesian waters off Borneo Island on Tuesday and called for greater protection of the ...
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PICTURESOscar producers urge fans to celebrate movie memories
BEVERLY HILLS (REUTERS) - Facing a future where many movies will be seen in homes, Oscar organisers on Monday unveiled this year's awards show theme at an annual luncheon honouring nominees by ...
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PICTURESEdward Norton & Daria Werbowy launch Prada phone by LG
Actor Edward Norton and supermodel Daria Werbowy are the new faces of a global advertising campaign to launch the Prada phone by LG 3.0, announced LG on Tuesday.
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PICTURESFloods add to Europe's cold to claim more lives
SOFIA (AFP) - The toll from Europe's winter weather pushed past 360 on Monday when snow- and rain-swollen rivers burst a Bulgarian dam and killed at least eight, while more homeless people perished ...
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Obama approval soars to 50% on jobs figures
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Boosted by rising US jobs figures, President Barack Obama's approval rating has hit the magical 50-per cent mark and he has opened up a clear lead over his likely Republican ...
- MBS and RWS fined for breaching Casino Control Act
- Man jailed a week for killing 9-year-old girl and injuring maid
- 4 in hospital after taking illegal sexual enhancement products
- Motorists on Johor Causeway may have to pay 5 times more in tolls
- Farmer fined for failing to take maggot-infested dog to vet
- Safety of McDonald's burgers questioned in China
- Nearly 1kg of heroin found hidden in snack packets
- Madonna dazzles in Super Bowl half-time show
- Stage set for biggest-ever Singapore Airshow
- Green tea drinkers show less disability with age: Study
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Two casinos fined total of $385,000
THE two casinos have been dealt penalties amounting to $385,000 for allowing a total of 44 people to enter or be on their premises when they had no bu...
Immigration arrests fall to 11-year low
Woman cheated of $6,200 in JB scam
Mindset change needed to help low-wage ...
Doctors claim Mindef copied their 'clinic ...
Singapore
Owe $? Sell house, hand over COV
LOAN sharks have found a new way to get some debtors to pay up: demand that they sell their Housing Board flats and hand over the cash over valuation ...
PKMS elects new leaders amid legal ...
Apex court doubles divorcee's share of ...
Arts, community focus for Geylang Serai
Bearing good luck
Asia
A tablet for Thai education
BANGKOK: Thailand's conservative, top-down education system is poised for a radical dose of modernity: About 900,000 pupils aged between five and eigh...
Tibetan officials warned to keep region ...
Giving a lift to celebrations
China growth could halve if Europe crisis ...
New Taiwan PM vows to spur economy
World
US calls for alliance to help Syrian ...
BEIRUT: The United States has proposed an international coalition to support Syria's opposition after Russia and China blocked a United Nations attemp...
Egypt to try 19 Americans over funding; ...
2004 tsunami survivor wins Finnish ...
Obama orders new sanctions on Iran
Queen Elizabeth marks 60 years on British ...
Review
Copyright: An engine of free expression
AMONG the wonders of the Internet, Wikipedia occupies a special place. From its birth 11 years ago, it has professed and tried reasonably hard to prac...
Toh Chin Chye, patriot
Is atheism illegal in Indonesia?
Occupied with righteous anger
A sectarian war that may remake Mid-East
Money
CBD may lose another big carpark
THE shortage of parking spaces in the city could get even worse with Capitaland considering redeveloping the Golden Shoe Carpark now that its revamp o...
CapitaLand focusing on engaging ...
DBS gets more leeway to grow in Taiwan
Toyota's fast growth 'a double-edged ...
Healthy demand for The Tampines Trilliant
Sports
Firdaus suspended
CONTROVERSY has struck the LionsXII camp - barely a month into their Malaysian Super League debut.
Few local fans will travel north
D-Day looms for Sundram's men
Capello headed on a collision course with ...
'Point could win us the title'
ST Forum
Local gamblers and record casino profits
WHILE the shareholders of Marina Bay Sands (MBS) will toast its heady profits, I am amazed at the volume of money gambled and the profits earned by t...
Lessons from knowing Dr Toh up close
Two factors that skew motorcycle death ...
HDB does not pair up rental flatmates
My Point
Life!
Swimming with piranhas
Think of the Amazon River and alarming B-grade horror movie images spring to mind, such as the giant, writhing snake in Anaconda (1997), not to mentio...
Underwater treasure hunt
dr hols
Edgy East End gets facelift
Stay safe on the high seas
Insight
7 things holding back the Singapore stork
THERE are many things one can do with $190,000. That sum of money can buy a Mercedes-Benz C class luxury car or make the down payment on a small condo...
Supportive boss helps new mum cope
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