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Photo story: Kai Kai and Jia Jia
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MRT breakdown COI: More emergency drills planned
Up to two major emergency drills are being planned at the end of this year to test the responses of public transport operators in the event of train disruptions.
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New pixelated uniforms for SAF airmen and sailors
Airmen and sailors in the Singapore Armed Forces will be clad in the same kind of pixelated uniforms worn now by foot soldiers.
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Singapore's economy grows by 1.6% in Q1 2012
The economy grew 1.6 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter, unchanged from the Government's advance estimate despite economists' expectations of an upgrade.
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71 primary schools to be upgraded from November 2013
Pupils from 71 primary schools can look forward to redesigned classrooms, outdoor science laboratories and fitness playgrounds in a $650 million upgrading announced on Thursday by the Ministry of ...
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CDC, WDA team up to develop iPad program for job seekers
The Central Singapore Community Development Council (CDC) and the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) have teamed up to develop an iPad programme that helps job seekers find work quickly ...
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Heavy security for 'Red Shirt' rally in Bangkok
BANGKOK (AFP) - Thai police are braced for a 'huge turnout' at a Bangkok rally marking the second anniversary of a deadly military crackdown on 'Red Shirt' opposition street protests, a police ...
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Spain falls into recession as EU gears up for crisis talks
MADRID (AFP) - Spain tumbled into recession and European stock markets fell on Thursday as Greece installed a crisis government to tackle its crippling debt and top EU leaders prepared for crisis ...
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'World's oldest junk' returns to Taiwan after nearly 60 years
TAIPEI (AFP) - The world's oldest surviving Chinese junk returned home to Taiwan on Thursday, nearly 60 years after it set sail on a historic voyage to the United States, organisers said.
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End of era with 3 of The Wiggles to stand down
SYDNEY (AFP) - Global children's phenomenon The Wiggles announced the end of an era on Thursday, with three of the quartet to retire from performing and a woman to don the turtleneck for the first ...
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NTUC looks out for its PME union members
It would have cost Ms Manian Vasanthi more than $20,000 in legal fees to fight a two-year case against her former employer Air India, if not for the help she had received from the Labour ...
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Iran will never give up its nuclear rights: Jalili
TEHERAN (AFP) - Iran rejects Western pressures over its nuclear activities and will never give up its rights, Teheran's chief nuclear negotiator said on Thursday ahead crunch talks with world ...
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Limbless Frenchman swims from PNG to Indonesia
PASAR SKOW, Indonesia (AFP) - A Frenchman who lost his limbs in an electrical accident swam from Papua New Guinea to Indonesia in strong winds and currents on Thursday, finishing the first stretch ...
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British insurer Aviva to plan strategic review after CEO quits
LONDON (AFP) - British insurer Aviva on Thursday said it planned a strategic review of all its businesses and to strengthen its capital base after the recent resignation of its chief executive ...
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Pinterest gets $127m, led by Japan's Rakuten
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Japanese online giant Rakuten announced on Thursday that it was leading a US$100 million (S$127 million) investment in Pinterest, a fast-growing United States (US) ...
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AWOL penguin outruns Japan coastguard
TOKYO (AFP) - A penguin that has been on the run from a Tokyo aquarium is alive and well, a park official said on Thursday, as it emerged the fugitive had given the slip to Japan's well-equipped ...
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Manchester United earnings hit by poor cup runs
LONDON (REUTERS) - English soccer club Manchester United, rated by Forbes as the world's most highly-valued sports team, showed the first effects of a rare barren season when reporting a dip in ...
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Man City to make more top signings: Mancini
DUBAI (REUTERS) - Newly-crowned Premier League champions Manchester City will strengthen their squad in the close season as the club target European glory in 2013, manager Roberto Mancini said on ...
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'Ring of Fire' eclipse visible from China to Texas
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sunrises and sunsets often dazzle, but they'll have a special ring to them in a few days for people in the western United States and eastern Asia: The moon will slide across the ...
- Passenger in Ferrari is a China student
- 'I was the 'spare'': Workers' Party's Poh Lee Guan
- No-show by WP's Poh Lee Guan, Hougang a straight fight
- Taxi-Ferrari crash: Chinese netizens slam driver as 'spoilt brat'
- Cabby's daughter given assurance of varsity aid
- MRT breakdown COI: Experts match remedies to causes
- SMRT to replace power-supplying 3rd rail at some locations: LTA
- Cop jailed 2 weeks for dereliction of duty, having sex with suspect
- Facebook co-founder Saverin to stay in Singapore
- Channel-switching to blame for mioTV disruptions: SingTel
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PAP, WP in straight fight for Hougang
THE race for Hougang is on, and it is a straight fight between the Workers' Party's (WP) Png Eng Huat and the People's Action Party's (PAP) Desmond Ch...
Asian markets plunge as Greeks head for ...
From the Austerity to the Functional Games
Pandas 'should arrive by year-end'
Chinese Embassy sends regrets
Singapore
More say aye to 'eyes' in vehicles
MORE motorists are installing cameras in their vehicles to act as their 'witnesses' in case of disputes or accidents. Retailers said sales are being d...
Experts fine-tune ways to fix flaws
Review speed cap?
Hairline cracks: SMRT says rails safe but ...
Few insurers here cover supercars
Asia
With Bo gone, rival grabs the limelight
BEIJING: When Mr Bo Xilai was purged, many observers believed it was the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership sending a clear signal to its cadres...
Shandong party chief tipped to take over ...
Jiang Zemin's little hints ahead of ...
'Small stick' diplomacy in South China Sea
Rush to get Gaga's Jakarta gig back on
World
Greece on edge as savers withdraw $1.15b
ATHENS: Greece's President spoke of 'great fear that could develop into panic' after central bank head George Provopoulos said savers withdrew at leas...
Athens must honour bailout pledges: Merkel
Torn between two painful choices
Much more costly to cut Athens loose
Genocide accused defiant as trial opens
Review
Can America share power with China?
ASIAN hopes for a peaceful transition with China's rise hinge on two critical strands of socialisation. Many hope China will be socialised into the no...
Focusing minds on free trade
Dangerous politics in the name of Thai ...
Europe's end game is just beginning
The corruption of human rights
Money
Note key risks in perpetual securities, ...
THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued a word of warning to investors caught up in the investing flavour of the month - perpetual securi...
3 firms in tie-up to add buzz to CBD ...
Fear of disorderly Greek exit from euro
'Out of stock' blues? Initiative to ...
Singapore's choice: Wealth creation or ...
Sports
The king has left the building
LONDON: Kenny Dalglish was yesterday sacked as Liverpool manager, just 16 months into his latest stint at Anfield. His assistant, Steve Clarke, is als...
Yaya Toure pining for move to a 'big ...
Roy's defining moment?
Hodgson springs two surprises
Final likely to be an open game
ST Forum
Respect S'pore laws: Chinese Embassy
THE Consular Department of the Chinese Embassy in Singapore has been informed that a serious traffic accident which occurred in the early hours of la...
Online views: Let's not take the ...
Car club chief's remarks alarming
Tackle verbal abuse just as firmly
Walk the talk by educating, not ...
Life!
It's a kid's world
A friendly giant squid has escaped from an aquarium and made a home for itself in one of the dark nooks of the Singapore Art Museum @ 8Q. Over at the ...
Married to his viola
When choir boys cry
Gay drama in Mandarin
Royal diamond sold for $12m
Insight
Rich-poor divide a global issue
What accounts for the widening income gap in Singapore? Are we unique in having this problem? In 2001, 218,700 Singaporeans and permanent residents ea...
How other countries deal with it
Ministry of Education National Current ...
The Big Quiz in short
All that gloss is not dross
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