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US stocks cheer strong jobs data
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PICTURESChingay Parade 2012 wows with an extravaganza of colour
The annual Chingay parade celebrated its 40th anniversary this year.
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PICTURESAsia's K-Pop clones dance to South Korean beat
SINGAPORE (AFP) - Twelve-year-old Sabrina Kaur does not understand the lyrics of her favourite South Korean boy band Big Bang's songs and, until recently, had never met Koreans in real life.
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PICTURESTime runs out for rustic Bottle Tree Village in Sembawang
Bottle Tree Village, a rustic enclave with a popular seafood restaurant in Sembawang, will bid its patrons farewell on Monday after eight years.
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Click 'Like' on wedding invites? Some couples send invites via FB
Trendy couples are not just in the soup about spurning shark's fin soup at their nuptials. They are now in hot water over wedding invitations.
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Singapore, Malaysia's 'food fight' over yusheng rages on
The auspicious yusheng or raw fish salad is meant to bring harmony and unite people during Chinese New Year. But the popular festive dish has instead triggered a food fight in the media in Malaysia ...
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Tree crashes onto car in Ghim Moh, smashing windscreen
A tall tree toppled directly onto a car in Ghim Moh, smashing the windscreen under its weight. The incident, which took place just after 12pm on Sunday, was originally posted on citizen journalism ...
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Rising Australian floodwaters spark mass evacuation
SYDNEY (AFP) - Mass evacuations were under way in northern Australia on Sunday as record flooding that has cut off thousands of people threatened to engulf areas devastated by wild weather last ...
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Romney wins big in Nevada, Gingrich battles for second
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) - Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney romped to victory in the Nevada caucuses on Saturday, US media predicted, cementing him as frontrunner to take on President ...
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Russia blocks UN resolution as Syria shaken by 'massacre'
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - Russia and China on Saturday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria for its lethal crackdown, hours after Syrian forces bombed the protest city of Homs ...
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Iron Lady film draws sympathy for Thatcher in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES (REUTERS) - Long reviled in Argentina for leading Britain to war over the Falkland Islands, Margaret Thatcher's portrayal as a vulnerable, elderly woman suffering from dementia in new ...
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3 more Tibetan self-immolations in China, 1 dead
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Three more Tibetans have set themselves on fire, with one dying, in the latest protests against Chinese rule amid a clampdown on protests, an exile group and United States-based ...
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Most clueless about details of Human Organ Transplant Act: Poll
When asked about organ transplants and its laws, eight in 10 Singaporeans are stumped, especially when it comes to the details.
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Motorists on Johor Causeway may have to pay 5 times more in tolls
JOHOR BARU (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Motorists using the Johor Causeway between Malaysia and Singapore may be forced to pay five times more in toll charges once it is implemented along the ...
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'Meeting Dr Toh Chin Chye changed our lives'
When Madam Sim Suo Ngoh heard the news of Dr Toh Chin Chye's death on Friday, the 81-year-old insisted that her son Han Hai Kwang take her to the wake.
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Passing of a generation, says Prime Minister Lee
As children, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his siblings would visit Dr Toh Chin Chye's house with their father, Mr Lee Kuan Yew.
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Loved ones kept Dr Toh Chin Chye company
Dr Toh Chin Chye lived alone for the last three years of his life. But until the end, he was surrounded by family and close friends who indulged him in his love of debate on current affairs, ...
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Dr Toh Chin Chye: Treasuring lively meals with a spirited man
The last time I spoke to Dr Toh Chin Chye was on Tuesday, when former Old Guard minister Ong Pang Boon, former minister of state Tang See Chim and I made our annual Chinese New Year visit.
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Arsenal may try to extend Henry's loan from MLS
LONDON (AP) - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger may try to extend Thierry Henry's loan from the New York Red Bulls.
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- 10 share $10 million Toto Hong Bao draw
- Harris Bookstores to close Great World City outlet
- Micron CEO dies in plane crash
- Man arrested for threatening to burn wife over affair
- Singer Rosanne Wong fails in bid to stop use of bridal pics
- SBS, SMRT increasingly look to Malaysia, China for bus drivers
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Homs 'massacre' by Syria forces
Damascus - Syrian forces hammered restive neighbourhoods in the city of Homs for hours with mortars and artillery before dawn yesterday, killing more ...
'Meeting Dr Toh changed our lives'
Passing of a generation, says PM
Loved ones kept him company
In Remembrance
Treasuring lively meals with a spirited ...
A growing despair in Damascus
Heathrow cancels flights amid forecast of ...
Balancing act
New scenic route for cycling event
It's a family affair for the Pangs
He queued for 5 hours to take part
Age is no barrier for US couple
Past champs to do battle
A different time for Hour Glass couple
Pawnshops shine as gold rallies
More buildings to get ultra-fast broadband
Invest
I do - but read the fine print
We have all seen or heard the stories: Wealthy man - or sometimes woman - forced to give up a chunk of his fortune to his former wife after a divorce....
A second look at yuan products
Safe bets pay off for ad agency boss
Dealing with investment anxiety
Think
Doctor's pain relief mission for ...
A neighbour's agonising screams from cancer pain 40 years ago still echo in his mind. A college professor's suicide two days after he was treated for ...
Fussing over yusheng
Quotes of the week
Why blame school and not other parties ...
CNY significance lost without new zodiac ...
Sports
Turning point?
London - Pressure? What pressure? After rumours of dressing-room dissent and boos from the stands, Arsene Wenger's Arsenal put on an exhibition of the...
Blackburn players 'let fans down'
QPR pay for Cisse's red
Spanish inquisition at Bridge
The rebuilding of Chelsea is only just ...
Lifestyle
Shop, eat, save the Earth
Talk about a sea change. At weddings 15 years ago, senior marketing manager Low Mei Lin and her husband were the only ones leaving their bowls of shar...
Vegan factory owners
Vegan family
Eco-Educator
Green campaigner
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