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1 in 10 HDB transactions in 2011 done without agents: Khaw
National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan highlighted in his blog on Monday several areas the Council for Estate Agencies can improve on, including shortening the time frame for resolving ...
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Pictures2 new Resorts World Sentosa hotels to open on Thursday
Two eco-luxurious hotels are set to redefine resort-style vacations in Singapore on Thursday.
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PICTURESRolls-Royce opens $700m facility in Seletar, its largest in Asia
Global engine giant Rolls-Royce has officially opened its $700-million manufacturing, research and training facility at Seletar Aerospace Park.
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Beauty, construction companies top Singaporeans' complaints list
Beauty companies here continue to attract the most criticism from consumers in Singapore.
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MAS wants derivatives trades to get green light from clearing houses
To further protect the banking system from any risks triggered by the collapse of a big bank or financial institution, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) wants the trading of derivatives ...
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PICTURESSunday's Laneway Festival at Fort Canning emphasises female artists
St Jerome's Laneway Festival held in Fort Canning, Singapore on Sunday, displayed a stronger focus on female artists in the line-up in 2012, with Canadian indie chanteuse Feist leading the ...
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Singapore, Europe to enhance ties in aviation, land transport
Singapore and Europe have strengthened their ties with the inking of three separate agreements to extend cooperation in the areas of aviation and land transport.
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Murder investigation after injured man in Geylang dies
On Monday at about 2.20am, police responded to a case where a 43-year-old Singaporean Indian man was found injured at the junction of Geylang Road and Lorong 20 Geylang.
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Man arrested for attempting to bribe police officer
A 49-year-old man tried to bribe a police officer $50 to secure his release when he was arrested for possessing a flick knife in his baggage at Marina South Pier on Saturday.
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Australian accused of molest at MBS allowed to compound case
An Australian walked out of the district courts a free man on Monday after he was allowed to compound a molestation case, brought against him by a 26-year-old woman.
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Slower growth for Singapore life insurance industry in Q4
The life insurance industry's weighted new business premiums amounted to $542.9 million in the fourth quarter in 2011, inching up just 3 per cent from the same period last year.
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SCDF to sound 'Important Message' signal on Wednesday
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) will sound the 'Important Message' signal through the islandwide network of Public Warning System (PWS) sirens in support of Total Defence Day on Wednesday ...
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Coroner confirms Whitney Houston found in bathtub
LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) - Coroners on Sunday completed their autopsy on the body of singer Whitney Houston and confirmed that she was found in the bathtub of her Beverly Hills hotel room, but said ...
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Japan approves fresh $11.2 billion aid for Tepco
TOKYO (AFP) - The Japanese government on Monday approved a fresh US$8.9 billion (S$11.2 billion) in aid for the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant to help it pay compensation to those affected ...
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Airbus CEO says company 'screwed up' on A380 wing cracks
(AFP) - Airbus chief executive Thomas Enders vowed on Monday that the company will quickly fix tiny cracks detected on the wings of its flagship A380 super jumbo, admitting 'we screwed that up'.
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PICTURESTaiwanese singer Fong Fei-Fei dies from lung cancer
Taiwanese singer Fong Fei-Fei died on Jan 3 in Hong Kong after battling lung cancer, reports said. She was 60.
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China has no plans to buy out Europe, says its state media
BEIJING (AFP) - China has no intention to 'buy out Europe', a top state-run newspaper said on Monday, reiterating comments made by Premier Wen Jiabao ahead of a major summit with the European Union ...
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PICTURESAdele triumphs at Grammys, clouded by Houston death
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - British soul diva Adele made a triumphant return to the stage at the Grammys on Sunday, winning a clean sweep of six awards and a standing ovation, in a show clouded by the ...
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PICTURESGrammys fashion ranges from surreal to sublime
LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) - The show must go on. Despite Whitney Houston's shocking death a day earlier, music stars came out to celebrate Sunday's Grammy Awards with typical red carpet flash and ...
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PICTURESCarnival goes to the dogs with Rio pet parade
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Most pre-Carnival street parties in Brazil are all about samba, but the moves on display at Blocao parade are focused more on wagging and strategic sniffing than on fancy ...
- Troubled iconic singer Whitney Houston dies age 48
- Seeing red over UOB staff dinner 'blackface' photos
- Public servants questioned in prostitution ring investigation
- Charge phone for free as you shop at these stores
- Whitney Houston broke records, barriers and hearts
- Number of Internet dating scams triple in 2011
- Steering issue hits Singapore-bound Qantas A380 during take-off
- Music world stunned by death of Whitney Houston
- 'No retreat' for PAP from Aljunied GRC
- Grammy party turns to tribute for late Whitney Houston
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Holiday bug bites
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HK academics now target of China's wrath
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Protest march over car scheme
Chongqing boss unfazed by ex-aide's woes
They stoop to plunder
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Ex-Maldives president rejects unity govt ...
Australia 'to boost troops in north'
Wanted: More Muslim spies
Plans for new Arab-UN joint mission to ...
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Broadening partnerships for an Asian ...
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Taxing emissions
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One step forward, three steps back for PNG
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Industrial parks now house churches, ...
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Using sports values in the workplace
On the move
On a mission to refresh 104-year-old firm
Ezion hopes to bag Aussie logistics job
Sports
A champion again
BY HIS own admission, the past 12 months have been a nightmare for Mardan Mamat. He failed to retain his card on the prestigious and lucrative Japan T...
Wi aims to finally close it out
Spaniard holds off big names to win
Grabbing his chance
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ST Forum
Parents hiring help to do tuition ...
I THANK Ms Irene Tham for last Thursday's article ('Worried parents taking kids to psychologists'). As a parent of two primary school children, I can...
Late bloomers still have a hard time
CPI, inflation and the elephant in the ...
Diligent worker gets more work but no ...
Report property agents who pester ...
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Hands-on fashion czar
The history of Singapore-born fashion houses does not make for inspiring reading. The great flowering of the 1980s was followed by a brutal squeeze at...
Whitney, you gave good love
Her rise... and fall
Final days of a pop icon
Dining for cheap skates?
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Tough times in opposition ranks?
NINE months after a 'new normal' in local politics was declared with the entry of a post-independence record of six opposition MPs into Parliament, op...
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Meeting people and holding block parties
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