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Two new pedestrian bridges - Henderson Waves (above) and Alexandra Arch, which were officially opened on Saturday, complete a 9-km chain of greenery in the Southern Ridges, which consist primarily of three large hill parks - Mount Faber, Telok Blangah Hill and Kent Ridge Park. -- ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM » Full Story
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MORE Singaporeans, citing inflation woes, are seeing their MPs to ask for financial and housing aid. Apart from the usual low-income earners, there are now more individuals from among the lower-middle-income bracket, MPs told The Sunday Times last week.


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THE father produced a picture drawn by his child, depicting the mother as a monster. The mother produced her own. The same child drew the father as a monster. Such ugly scenes in divorce cases - where the child is used as a 'bargaining chip' to settle other matters - are played out too often for the Chief Justice's liking.

AFTER four years of decline, the consumption of shark's fin spiked last year, with more than 470 tonnes eaten despite pleas from environmental groups for consumers to cut down.
MANCHESTER United's old fox Alex Ferguson is doing his bit to fire up Bolton ahead of their trip to Chelsea, by claiming their players have spent the week celebrating after avoiding relegation.
WASHINGTON - SENATOR Barack Obama is gearing up to stake a claim to the Democratic presidential nomination on May 20.
THE fitness chain True Yoga will have to find a new position to assume in the business district after one of its outlets got its marching orders, but it might be a bit of a stretch given the shortage of office space.
THE serpentine route of the Olympic torch relay through 113 Chinese cities over the next three months is not merely an effort to let as many people as possible view it.
GET ready for mythical, watery creatures to emerge from Boat Quay on May 23 as part of the opening celebrations of the annual Singapore Arts Festival.
THE improved economy of the past several years certainly was a notable factor in 24,000 couples getting married last year, the most since 1999. But family-friendly efforts promoted by the state would have helped too. The Community Development, Youth and Sports Ministry's marriage and parenthood survey, released
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I REFER to the Insight interview with National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan ('HDB neighbours from hell? This minister knows all about it', June 27).
THE HDB requires home owners who sell their flat and buy another new one, to pay a $40,000 resale levy.
I AM confused and annoyed by policies affecting car ownership in Singapore. As a motorist, I am of the view that there are more and more cars on the roads nowadays, so the Government has to set up more Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries and raise ERP rates to control traffic.
April 21, 2008
Mas Selamat: Here's how he escaped
Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng unveiled further details to the daring escape of JI fugitive Mas Selamat Kastari in Parliament on Monday when he released the Executive Summary of the Committee of Inquiry's report. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong gave his take on Government accountability over the issue. We bring you both speeches in full.
Gone in 49 secs
That's how long it may have taken Mas Selamat from the time he jumped out of an unsecured toilet window at the Whitley Road Detention Centre till the time he scaled a double perimeter fence, to his freedom. Mr Wong, who's also Deputy Prime Minister gives a detailed timeline of the JI leader's prison break
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The COI's recommendations
The Government has accepted a slew of recommendations put forth by the Committee of Inquiry (COI). Among them - centralising the command and control of the Whitley Road detention centre under the Internal Security Department and building a new detention facility in Changi Prison for political detainees.
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