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Police investigating suspected online vice operation
The police are investigating a suspected online vice operation as part of their enforcement efforts to clamp down on vice syndicates, a spokesman said on Saturday in response to media queries. It ...
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Cherie Tan wins International Bowling Championships in Japan
National bowler Cherie Tan was victorious at the International Bowling Championships in Japan on Saturday morning.
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Universities, polys, ITE to raise tuition fees by around 2% - 7%
Singapore's three universities, five polytechnics and the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) on Friday announced separately that they will raise tuition fees by around 2 per cent to 7 per cent ...
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POSB opens 1st community club branch at Zhenghua
POSB Bank opened its first ever branch in a community club at Zhenghua, as it continues to expand its network across Singapore.
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Excited crowds greet Suu Kyi on campaign trail
KAWHMU, Myanmar (AFP) - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was greeted by cheering crowds on Saturday as she hit the campaign trail in the constituency where she is standing for parliament ...
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Myanmar frees monk held for questioning
YANGON (AFP) - Myanmar officials have freed a leading dissident Buddhist monk after a brief detention, his monastery said on Saturday, following a call from the United States for his immediate ...
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Health experts, scientists to discuss bird flu studies
GENEVA (AFP) - The World Health Organisation said on Friday it will meet next week to determine whether scientists can publish research on a bird flu virus that may be easily passed among ...
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Uzbek student pleads guilty to plot to kill Obama
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (AFP) - An Uzbek citizen pleaded guilty in a US court on Friday to charges of threatening to kill President Barack Obama. He was arrested during an undercover law enforcement ...
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Egypt braces for strikes to mark 1 year of Mubarak's ouster
CAIRO (AFP) - Activists planned a day of civil disobedience in Egypt on Saturday to mark exactly a year since they toppled Hosni Mubarak but left an increasingly unpopular but defiant military in ...
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PICTURESImperial China stirs Jason Wu at New York fashion week
NEW YORK (AFP) - Designer Jason Wu brought the mystery of the Forbidden City to New York fashion week on Friday with a fall-winter collection inspired by his Chinese heritage and 1930s Hollywood ...
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PICTURESPaul McCartney '2012 Person of the Year' at Grammy event
LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) - Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney racked up yet another honour on Friday when he received the MusiCares' 2012 Person of the Year award at a star-studded ceremony hosted by Grammy ...
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Chinese 'birth agent' charged in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AFP) - A woman has admitted arranging for mainland Chinese women to give birth in Hong Kong, reports said on Saturday, the first prosecution of its kind as the southern city cracks down ...
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Lions adapt to winter at Canada safari park
HEMMINGFORD, Canada (AFP) - A white lion slips on ice while playing with a plastic drum like a kitten with a ball of yarn, but the big cat quickly regains its footing.
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Cutting-edge cocktails light up New York bars
NEW YORK (AFP) - You're not allowed to light a cigarette in New York bars, but there's nothing to stop a bartender from setting your cocktail on fire with a 815 deg C poker.
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Jolie shows directorial debut, says Afghanistan is next
BERLIN (AFP) - Angelina Jolie says it was only natural that her directorial debut should tackle some of the toughest issues facing humanity and after wartime Bosnia, Afghanistan is likely to be her ...
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PICTURESSuper Lin-tendo scores 38 points against Kobe Bryant's Lakers
NEW YORK (AFP) - Jeremy Lin passed his biggest test since bursting onto the NBA scene last weekend, scoring a career-high 38 points to lead the Knicks to victory over Kobe Bryant's Los Angeles ...
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Panda diplomacy reflects warmer China-Canada ties
CHONGQING, China (REUTERS) - Canada set the seal on improving ties with China on Saturday by agreeing to a 10-year loan for two giant pandas, traditionally an indication of official approval from ...
- 2 women found dead in Changi chalet bathroom
- Viral video of KFC fight takes racial turn
- Facebook 'defriending' leads to double murder
- Case of body found under the CTE flyover classified as murder
- Body of man found under CTE flyover on Thursday evening
- Businessman jailed for sex with underage prostitute
- 2 Bedok hawker centres to close for upgrading in mid Feb
- Sharp rise in cold, diarrhoea cases in Singapore
- 89 drug offenders arrested in 48-hour operation
- Lawrence Wong explains ITE comment
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S'pore, China agree to draw closer
BEIJING: China and Singapore yesterday vowed to boost bilateral ties by increasing exchanges, contacts and cooperation. The drive to draw closer was ...
Plans for Woodlands eldercare centre to ...
Never too old for cupid
Sport and alcohol a natural but nasty mix
Varsities, polys, ITE to raise fees
Singapore
One Catholic church says: Dressing like ...
THE Archdiocese of Singapore is looking into a dress code for Roman Catholic churches after a woman was told she could not wear three-quarter pants to...
LTA named a party in Thai teen's suit
Man found under CTE flyover was murdered: ...
14 diners hit by diarrhoea after buffet ...
More complaints about food sold by home ...
Asia
China's trade surplus fuels growth ...
BEIJING: China's politically sensitive trade surplus last month expanded sharply instead of contracting as expected, even though its imports and expor...
Another Chinese city eases rules on home ...
Not all is lost for Chongqing party chief
Wen pledges religious freedom in Tibet
Beware of China's naval reach: Japan ...
World
India ignores the West on Iran trade
NEW YORK: India's Prime Minister resisted pressure from the United States and the European Union to curtail its trade with Iran over the country's sus...
Teheran 'turning to barter to import ...
Google testing home entertainment device
New iPad launch expected next month
Demographics may not ensure win for Obama
Review
Role of govt in new global landscape
THERE has been much recent discussion on whether free market capitalism is being dominated by more authoritarian versions. A few weeks ago, The Econom...
Sovereign debt: like pulling teeth
The benefits of state capitalism
Time to shake free of 'runaways'
Shedding light on Live Blood Analysis
Money
Penang public housing project: S'pore ...
SINGAPORE township development firm Surbana International Consultants has won a contract to provide consultancy services for a massive public housing ...
Home prices go up, but sizes go down
Punggol EC attracts 130 applicants
DBS beats forecast with $731m profit in Q4
Want to lose weight? GE wants to help you
Sports
It'll be hostile
THE Old Trafford public do not tend to look kindly on Liverpool players at the best of times. Liverpool, rather than the neighbours from Manchester Ci...
Giggs out to keep reds in their place
Scoring woes
Cleverley back to bolster United midfield
Vieira accuses refs, FA of conspiring to ...
ST Forum
Will company bosses follow Govt example?
NOTHING excites Singapore's chattering classes more than the topic of politicians' salaries ('Ministers' starting pay cut to less than $1 million'; J...
Government should offer a fairer ...
MP Yaw and WP leaders are neither right ...
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Life!
Slice of haven
Goodbye boxed-up spaces, hello open-concept balconies, whose indoor-outdoor feel is the 'in' look today. The rise of the balcony's role in decor comes...
Outdoor workspace
Skyrise garden houses a tree and lawn
Balcony as dumping ground
Jeanette writes her return
Insight
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...
Good at ground level, still finding its ...
Meeting people and holding block parties
Standing firm in a competitive political ...
What other opposition parties are up to
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