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No-show by WP's Poh Lee Guan, Hougang a straight fight
Workers' Party's (WP) veteran Poh Lee Guan failed to turn up to file his nominations, leaving the battle for Hougang a straight fight.
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Hougang by-election: No rallies on Thursday
There will be no rallies on Thursday, as no candidates have applied for a permit, the police said on Wednesday.
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Hougang resident to proceed with by-election case
A Hougang resident is pressing on with a bid for the courts to declare that the Prime Minister does not have 'unfettered discretion' in calling a by-election.
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'I was the 'spare'': Workers' Party's Poh Lee Guan
Workers' Party (WP) Poh Lee Guan, who failed to show up at the nomination centre despite getting a political donation certificate, has claimed that he was the 'spare' candidate for the Hougang ...
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MRT breakdown COI: Experts match remedies to causes
The panel of experts engaged by SMRT, Land Transport Authority and the State spent their second day at the Committee of Inquiry on Wednesday matching a list of recommended actions they submitted ...
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Greek election set for June 17, caretaker PM appointed
ATHENS (AFP) - Greece will go to the polls for the second time in less than two months on June 17, the Athens News Agency said on Wednesday, as fears grew of more instability over the country's ...
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Nokia loses cellphone top spot to Samsung: Report
HELSINKI (AP) - Nokia has been bumped off its 14-year top spot as the world's largest cellphone company by Samsung, according to a British research firm.
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Fake pig ears latest China food scandal
SHANGHAI (AFP) - Police in China are investigating after the discovery of a batch of 'fake' pigs' ears reportedly made from gelatin, state media said on Wednesday, in yet another food safety ...
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Singapore Airlines to suspend services to Abu Dhabi, Athens
SINGAPORE (REUTERS) - Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIA) , which is struggling with weak load factors, said on Wednesday it will suspend services to Abu Dhabi and Athens from Oct 26 due to weak ...
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Facebook boosts number of IPO shares by 25%
NEW YORK (AFP) - Facebook on Wednesday boosted by 25 per cent the number of shares for sale at its stock market debut, amid signs of strong investor demand for its initial public offering this ...
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SSC ends agreement with SG Changi on Changi Motorsports Hub
The Singapore Sports Council's (SSC) chief executive officer Lim Teck Yin announced on Wednesday that the SSC has reached a termination of its Project Delivery Agreement with SG Changi on the ...
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Sentosa's MegaZip ride resumes operations after 8-month hiatus
Sentosa's MegaZip ride resumed its operations on Wednesday, after an eight-month closure following a mishap in September last year.
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Dalglish leaves Liverpool managerial post
LONDON (AFP) - Kenny Dalglish left his post as Liverpool manager on Wednesday, according to media reports.
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Apple readies iPhone with larger screen: Sources
TOKYO (REUTERS) - Apple plans to use a larger screen on the next-generation iPhone and has begun to place orders for the new displays from suppliers in South Korea and Japan, people familiar with ...
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No boost for Obama from gay marriage decision
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - President Barack Obama's announcement of support for gay marriage has inflamed political passions but has not given him a bump in popularity, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on ...
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Facebook co-founder Saverin to stay in Singapore
SINGAPORE (AFP) - Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin intends to stay in Singapore but has no plans to take up citizenship after giving up his United States (US) passport, a move that could save ...
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PICTURESCannes curtain goes up with whimsy, glamour
CANNES (AFP) - Kooky comedy and buffoonery were on the agenda on Wednesday as the 65th Cannes Film Festival, with its trademark mix of high cinematic art and Hollywood glitz, kicks off on a light ...
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Speeches draw rousing cheers from the 2 parties' supporters
Workers' Party (WP) candidate Png Eng Huat and People's Action Party's Desmond Choo thanked Hougang residents in their speeches for their support after the nomination results were announced, asking ...
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Hollande off to Berlin for crisis talks
PARIS: Francois Hollande became President of France yesterday and almost immediately left for Berlin for a high-stakes face-off with German Chancellor...
Second WP man may run in Hougang
How to help boost economy? Spend more
Channel-switching to blame: SingTel
Diablo III sets a first-day sales record ...
Singapore
Mild asthma could still lead to fatal ...
A MILD asthmatic who has been symptom-free for years could still get a sudden attack that is fatal. But since such fatal attacks are rare, doctors say...
Robinsons to open store at The Heeren
Myanmar minister calls on PM Lee
Govt to keep investing in polytechnics
Fighting crime with technology
Asia
Plea in Japan to restart nuclear plants
TOKYO: Town councillors in Oi, a community in Fukui prefecture, have given the go-ahead for two nuclear reactors that the town hosts to be restarted s...
Protests in Pakistan over fee-hike ...
China's leadership change on track ...
French architect also linked to Bo's wife
Compensation issue arises in jet crash
World
Gulf states mull over political, military ...
LONDON: Saudi Arabia is pushing for the creation of a political and military union with its five smaller Gulf neighbours, a move aimed at forging a un...
Iran hangs alleged Israeli spy over nuke ...
Germany saves euro zone from recession
Facebook raises share price target as IPO ...
JPMorgan making 'many policy changes'
Review
EU economic model lagging
AFTER suffering job losses and slashed benefits for more than two years, Europe's voters have exploded in anger against European Union-mandated auster...
Mining firms easy target in Manila's bid ...
Picking a new man for Hougang
Euro zone: If Greece goes, what next?
Money
Five new sites for homes released
FIVE residential sites able to yield about 2,100 homes were released by the Government yesterday, the same day new figures were made public showing th...
Fashion sellers trail today's savvy buyers
Residential project in Sydney launching ...
Banks' board, managers play key role: MAS
Bank of East Asia wants second S'pore ...
Sports
Four schools snub johnson
FOUR local schools have declined an invitation to have former Olympic sprinter and drug cheat Ben Johnson speak to their students. The Canadian, who w...
LionsXII's title challenge is over, says ...
City rip into Tevez for 'RIP' banner
Nasri taunts critics at Arsenal after ...
QPR players want club to dump Barton
ST Forum
Don't let them run like family firms
THE report ('Grievances galore at Hong Fok AGM'; April 28) raises the question of the Singapore Exchange's (SGX) role in improving corporate governan...
NS: PRs who don't serve will face ...
SingTel wrong to blame viewers for ...
Senior's motor policy: Great Eastern ...
Active ageing group tries to cater to ...
Life!
Just for kicks
Singapore producers of horror and martial arts films tend to do everything they can to avoid the dreaded M18 rating, a classification known to chop ti...
High impact on low cost
Silat and soccer come before acting
Old folks on a life passage to India
Golden cast shines
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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