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<pubDate>8 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Public need to know the facts]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/STIStory_451887.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[IN HER letter last Friday, 'Don't promote fence-sitting on global warming', Mrs Sylvia Lee responded to Dr Andy Ho's commentary, 'Reasons for Singapore to be cool on global warming' (Oct 30).]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[Implausible scenarios for S'pore - 50 years on]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/STIStory_451886.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[I REFER to Professor Kishore Mahbubani's commentary last Wednesday, 'Policymakers, don't write off the implausible'.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>8 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Scholarship holders: Mix with the ground]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/STIStory_451888.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[PUBLIC Service Commission (PSC) chairman Eddie Teo's astute speech ('Scholars must be able to both think and do', last Thursday) addresses core issues about the scholarship system in the civil service.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>8 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[University not the only ticket to success]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/STIStory_451893.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[I REFER to last Friday's letter by Mr Frankie Yee, 'Make room for lesser lights in university'.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>8 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[EPL offer: A price to pay for complacency]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/STIStory_451890.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[I REFER to Mr Thomas Richard Prakasam's letter last Saturday, 'StarHub EPL offer worth considering'.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>8 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Baby-unfriendly poles on SBS buses]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[ABOUT four times a week, I take my one-year-old son from my home in Sengkang to my brother's house in Pasir Ris, where my mother will babysit him while I am at work. My only means of transport is SBS Transit service 88.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>8 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[My Point]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/STIStory_451889.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA['Such checks should be extended to all age groups.']]></description>
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   <pubDate>8 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Forum Online]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[1 MS LIM KHENG LYE: More bins needed at Henderson Waves bridge]]></description>
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   <pubDate>8 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[S'pore Idol: A case of 'have friends, will win'?]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/OnlineStory/STIStory_451825.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[LOOKING at the results of Singapore Idol, I think the TV audience here has not reached the maturity level to choose a contestant based purely on talent.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>8 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Driven round the bend by cabby with poor English]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/OnlineStory/STIStory_451824.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[LAST Thursday at about 9pm, my husband, who is from England, hailed a cab from our home in Segar Road, off Bukit Panjang Ring Road, to pick me up from the renal centre near Chinese Gardens.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>8 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Dead fish under steel 'coffin' at Boat Quay eatery]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/OnlineStory/STIStory_451821.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[I WAS walking along Boat Quay last Monday at about 1pm when I noticed what appeared to be a steel 'coffin' in front of a seafood restaurant.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>8 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Provide tax waiver for seniors]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/OnlineStory/STIStory_451816.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[WITH Singapore facing an ageing population, the Government is moving in the right direction to encourage healthy ageing with various supportive programmes, such as subsidised activities by the People's Association and free medical screenings.]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[Good exam grades may not indicate mastery of subject]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[MR EE Teck Ee's point in his letter last Friday ('Here's why PSLE maths must be tough'), that good examination grades may be due only to mastery of exam techniques, also illustrates how the focus on exams has shifted from mastery of the subject to a mere 'spotting' of past-year questions, or even memorising the methods with which a certain question can be solved.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>8 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Ready pool of passengers for Woodleigh station]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/OnlineStory/STIStory_451820.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[I REFER to the reply by the Ministry of Transport (MOT) last Thursday, 'Opening of new MRT stations still depends on nearby developments', and last Wednesday's Forum Online letter by Ms Fang Mei Ling, 'Don't delay opening of Woodleigh station'.]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[Kudos to cafe that hired special-needs waiter but...]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/OnlineStory/STIStory_451823.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[I VISITED a cafe last Saturday afternoon and after a not-so-pleasant incident, discovered a very pleasant surprise. I was out shopping with a friend and we decided to stop for coffee. We found the waiter who took our order a little strange as he kept smiling but did not seem to understand what we were saying. Also, he did not repeat our order to us.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>8 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Users required to top up replacement cards, says EZ-Link]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[I REFER to last Friday's Forum Online letter by Mr Wilson Choo, 'Free ez-link replacement card shouldn't come with zero value', and would like to answer his queries on replacement of faulty ez-link cards.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>8 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[More bins needed at Henderson Waves bridge]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[I VISIT Singapore regularly and am a regular user of the Henderson Waves bridge. I am impressed by the great environment and fresh air in Singapore.]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[Regulate pet grooming industry]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[THE recent case of a dog dying after it was hit by a pet groomer is very sad. With dog ownership on the rise and the mushrooming of pet shops, the authorities should not turn a blind eye to these sad cases. They should regulate the pet grooming industry and license all groomers, salons and pet shop owners to ensure professionalism and animal safety.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>8 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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