Defining moments

PIGEONS AT ROCHOR CENTRE: It's not just residents who will have to vacate the iconic public housing estate Rochor Centre, which is making way for the North-South Expressway. Hundreds of pigeons which have made the fourth storey their home, feeding on
PIGEONS AT ROCHOR CENTRE: It's not just residents who will have to vacate the iconic public housing estate Rochor Centre, which is making way for the North-South Expressway. Hundreds of pigeons which have made the fourth storey their home, feeding on scraps of bread left by the residents, will soon have to find another place to roost. ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO
WORKERS' PARTY: (From front) Secretary-general Low Thia Khiang and members Sylvia Lim, Chen Show Mao, Muhamad Faisal Abdul Manap and Pritam Singh emerging from their headquarters after the Workers' Party's office-bearers were determined on June 7.
WORKERS' PARTY: (From front) Secretary-general Low Thia Khiang and members Sylvia Lim, Chen Show Mao, Muhamad Faisal Abdul Manap and Pritam Singh emerging from their headquarters after the Workers' Party's office-bearers were determined on June 7. ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
PIGEONS AT ROCHOR CENTRE: It's not just residents who will have to vacate the iconic public housing estate Rochor Centre, which is making way for the North-South Expressway. Hundreds of pigeons which have made the fourth storey their home, feeding on
STUCK: An SMRT bendy bus seen stuck for over 10 hours on Sept 29, after its driver attempted a U-turn on a Kim Keat field. The tow truck operator said he never saw anything like it in his 19 years on the job. PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
PIGEONS AT ROCHOR CENTRE: It's not just residents who will have to vacate the iconic public housing estate Rochor Centre, which is making way for the North-South Expressway. Hundreds of pigeons which have made the fourth storey their home, feeding on
NATHAN'S PASSING: PM Lee paying tribute to former president S R Nathan at his state funeral at the University Cultural Centre on Aug 26, praising the man as one who constantly put the nation above self. PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
PIGEONS AT ROCHOR CENTRE: It's not just residents who will have to vacate the iconic public housing estate Rochor Centre, which is making way for the North-South Expressway. Hundreds of pigeons which have made the fourth storey their home, feeding on
POKEMON GO CRAZE: At the height of the Pokemon Go fever, hordes of players gathered at the amphitheatre and playground between Blocks 401 and 405 in Hougang Avenue 10, camping for hours to catch virtual monsters to the dismay of residents there. PHOTO: WANG HUI FEN
PIGEONS AT ROCHOR CENTRE: It's not just residents who will have to vacate the iconic public housing estate Rochor Centre, which is making way for the North-South Expressway. Hundreds of pigeons which have made the fourth storey their home, feeding on
MICHELIN STAR: Foodies flocking to Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle during lunchtime on July 22 after the hawker stall in Crawford Lane was awarded a Michelin star. Many waited more than an hour for their food. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
PIGEONS AT ROCHOR CENTRE: It's not just residents who will have to vacate the iconic public housing estate Rochor Centre, which is making way for the North-South Expressway. Hundreds of pigeons which have made the fourth storey their home, feeding on
MRT ACCIDENT: Mr Muhammad Hatin Kamil (centre), who witnessed the SMRT track accident near Pasir Ris Station that killed Mr Nasrulhudin Najumudin and Mr Muhammad Asyraf Ahmad Buhari, was inconsolable at their funeral in Lim Chu Kang on March 23. ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO
PIGEONS AT ROCHOR CENTRE: It's not just residents who will have to vacate the iconic public housing estate Rochor Centre, which is making way for the North-South Expressway. Hundreds of pigeons which have made the fourth storey their home, feeding on
CATHEDRAL REOPENS: The 173-year-old Cathedral of the Good Shepherd in Queen Street, the oldest Roman Catholic church in Singapore, held its first mass on Nov 20 after three years of painstaking restoration work. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
MRT ACCIDENT: Mr Muhammad Hatin Kamil (centre), who witnessed the SMRT track accident near Pasir Ris Station that killed Mr Nasrulhudin Najumudin and Mr Muhammad Asyraf Ahmad Buhari, was inconsolable at their funeral in Lim Chu Kang on March 23.
ZIKA: The Zika outbreak was uncovered in August after three doctors at Sims Drive Medical Clinic noticed an unusual spike in patients with fever, rashes and joint pain. Misting and thermal fogging were ramped up at clusters, in an effort to contain the mosquito-borne virus. ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
Updated
Dec 31, 2016, 05:00 AM
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Dec 31, 2016, 05:00 AM

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