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<pubDate>23 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Students to help peers on cyber safety]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_458295.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[ABOUT 180 students from over 90 primary and secondary schools will be ambassadors for cyber wellness in the new school year from January.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>23 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Cargo carrier preparing for passengers]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_458219.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[THREE-YEAR-OLD cargo carrier Jett8 Airlines is planning to move into passenger services to take advantage of the boom in regional air travel. The local airline has informed the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) of its intentions but has yet to submit a formal application.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>23 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Special schools urged to engage public]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_458218.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[ONE way some special needs schools in Britain have been engaging their local communities is by opening up facilities in the school to the families of their students and to the community.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>23 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Guide to teach Chinese through newspapers]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_458217.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[TEACHERS who are keen to use newspapers to teach the Chinese language will get some help on how to do it from a new guidebook.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>23 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Thumbs up for my paper's revamp]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_458221.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[READERS of my paper yesterday gave the thumbs up to the fresher look of the free newspaper.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>23 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Mind the language... on the tag]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_458222.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[A GLANCE is enough to tell if the foreign-looking waiter or salesgirl at some of Changi Airport's restaurants is proficient in English.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>23 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Eager to learn - despite language gaffes aplenty]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_458220.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[THE class of 18 students - ranging from teenagers to those in their 30s - were by turns baffled, amused and embarrassed, but always attentive and eager to learn.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>23 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Fatal assault: Reformative training for 2]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_458223.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[TWO youths who took part in a fatal assault on an 18-year-old were sentenced to reformative training yesterday, but a third may go to jail instead because he is a foreigner.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>23 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Man found dead after inviting family to graduation]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_458224.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[AN UNEMPLOYED man who had invited his family to his graduation in Perth was found dead at the foot of his block of flats in Jurong West on Feb 20.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>23 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Helping students see beyond the glamour of legal practice]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_458229.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[THIS is one job attachment scheme in which the organisers would probably prefer if the participants did not come away with a good experience.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>23 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Driver hurt in Bukit Merah accident]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_458231.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[A man was found hurt and the trailer he was driving was seen lying on its side when Singapore Civil Defence Force paramedics arrived at an accident scene at the junction of Jalan Bukit Merah and Lower Delta Road yesterday. It is unclear what caused the accident. The driver complained of pain in his chest and knees and was taken to the Singapore General Hospital.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>23 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Be realistic, Mah tells home buyers]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_458228.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[THE Housing Board (HDB) cannot meet all expectations of home buyers even though the standard of housing has increased over the years, said National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>23 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[274 precincts upgraded from 1993 to 2006]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_458230.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[A DETAILED list of HDB precincts whose estates were improved with such features as covered linkways, barbecue pits and community gardens was given in Parliament yesterday.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>23 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Under 5% of HDB flats owned by PRs]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_458226.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[PERMANENT residents occupy less than 5 per cent of all Housing Board flats, and are living in estates across the island.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>23 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA['Ease rental rules' for divorced mums]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_458227.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[THE Housing Board needs to be more flexible when renting flats to divorced women with children, said Madam Halimah Yacob (Jurong GRC) yesterday.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>23 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Non-binding Apec still a force]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_458243.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[ALTHOUGH its decisions are non-binding, the meeting of Asia-Pacific leaders here created a convivial atmosphere that enabled concrete agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to move forward, Foreign Minister George Yeo noted in Parliament yesterday.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>23 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Thank-you parties for vendors, helpers]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_458238.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong will host receptions to thank all those involved in the successful hosting of the just-concluded Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meetings, Foreign Minister George Yeo said.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>23 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Asean engagement with Myanmar showing results]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_458240.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[THE new approach taken by the United States towards Myanmar has made Asean 'feel justified' about its policy of engagement with the isolated country all these years, said Foreign Minister George Yeo.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>23 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[No need for minimum ratio of local athletes]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_458234.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[ATHLETES brought in under the Foreign Sports Talent (FST) scheme constitute only an average of 4.6 per cent of Singapore's 845 athletes in seven key sports. However, sports such as badminton and table tennis have a higher representation of 19.6 per cent and 12.9 per cent respectively.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>23 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Home Team's task not hit by Apec security]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[THE deployment of officers on security and other duties at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings this month did not leave Home Team agencies short of personnel to handle other tasks, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng said yesterday.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>23 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Parliament Shorts]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_458232.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[THE Singapore Government has no plans to lease Indonesian islands for development, Foreign Minister George Yeo said yesterday.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>23 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Getting tough with loan shark helpers]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_458237.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[THE proposed changes to the law governing moneylending left no ambiguity as to what the authorities see as assistance to loan sharks.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>23 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Corporate tax fall offset by other sources]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_458235.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[A PROJECTED fall in government revenue from a corporate tax cut here will be more than offset by steps taken in recent years to raise revenue from other sources, said Second Minister for Finance and Transport Lim Hwee Hua yesterday.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>23 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[SAF can't fit all soldiers into same mould: DPM]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_458239.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[THE introduction of a new breed of soldiers, known as military experts, into the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) worries two MPs.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>23 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Beefing up SAF careers]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_458236.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[THREE main changes to the Singapore Armed Forces Act were passed in Parliament yesterday. These will take effect on April 1 next year.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>23 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[$320b the new limit for govt borrowings]]></title>
   <link><![CDATA[http://www.straitstimes.com/Singapore/Story/STIStory_458244.html]]></link>
   <description><![CDATA[THE Government will be able to issue more securities like bonds, after Parliament approved raising the limit of its borrowings from $250 billion to $320 billion.]]></description>
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   <pubDate>23 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[What's online most read, most commented on and more]]></title>
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   <pubDate>23 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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