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Woman who attempted suicide: Life is worth living, I am proof
About 15 years ago, Miss Serene Ho, 41, tried to end it all after going through a bad bout of depression. Thankfully, someone was there to save her.Now, the part-time Chinese tutor is on a mission to...
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Attempting suicide is illegal, but rare for person to be charged
Should suicide attempts be criminalised?In conjunction with World Suicide Prevention Day earlier this month, gender equality group Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) called for a...
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Backpackers sneak into Marina Bay Sand's infinity pool
Some backpackers touring Singapore have found a new "challenge" and "adventure", and they are sharing their experiences online.These backpackers sneak into Marina Bay Sands (MBS) with one aim in mind -...
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Take a cue from this niche business
Image: Category: NewsBusinessPublication Date: Monday, September 19, 2016 - 06:00Keywords: businessExternal URL: Take a cue from this niche businessSend to mobile app: Byline: Lakeisha LeoThe New...
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Ah Beng gets into Oxford - finally
I have bad news for Madam Goh Beng Choo.She's the 64-year-old woman who started an online petition to have the derogatory term "Chinese helicopter" removed from Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in...
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Category: NewsBusinessPublication Date: Monday, September 19, 2016 - 14:00Keywords: investmentExternal URL: She makes dough during disastersSend to mobile app: The New PaperStory Type: Others
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Job of an air traffic controller: 'Absolutely no room for error'
His work station is alive with blinking lights, multiple computer screens and buttons in every colour.Through it all, Mr Jason Lie Chin Ann, must remain focused.If he is distracted, he might make a...
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I'm not doing it for the money: Yip Pin Xiu
If Joseph Schooling is our swim king, then Yip Pin Xiu is our swim queen.Both won gold in their swim events in Rio - in the Olympics and Paralympics, respectively.Does this mean they should receive the...
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Entertainment highlights for F1 2016
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F1 musical acts get crowd roaring
Between the revving of engines during the Singapore Grand Prix Formula 1 races over the weekend, fans enjoyed a host of music performances by Queen + Adam Lambert, Kylie Minogue, Imagine Dragons,...
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Zika outbreak: Crowds return to 'ghost town' food centres
When news of the Zika virus first broke out, several places experienced a decline in customers to the point where they were dubbed "ghost towns" by the media.Since then, two hawker centres have seen...
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Recipe: Crispy prawn paste ribs
Instead of har cheong gai (prawn paste chicken), try cooking har cheong ribs. Get a good cut of meat, like the prime ribs.Har cheong is commonly referred to as prawn paste, but it is made from...
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'Kiddy rides' kept man fighting terminal stage throat cancer alive
To you, these may be just "kiddy rides". Put money in and they go.For Mr Lee Kim Leng, they were a lifeline. He put the effort in and they kept him going - through very difficult times.He was diagnosed...
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Blind runner has completed 21 races
She is visually impaired, but even a 2.4m-high wall could not stand in her way. Miss Patricia Poo, 27, was born with sclerocornea, a genetic eye condition that leads to clouding of the cornea. It has...
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Stirling Road terror hit neighbour until she 'saw stars'
Her home was supposed to be a sanctuary for her and her teenage sons.Instead, for about a year, Madam Norasmah Md Ali, 42, lived in fear of her next-door neighbour.The single mother of three boys, aged...
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Singapore's paralympians to be feted
They may have missed last weekend's Singapore Grand Prix, but 13 Team Singapore athletes will zip around town in supercars when they return home after recording the Republic's best showing at the...
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Controversial Malaysian DJ: I'm proud of my Facebook hate page
They are basking in the limelight today, spinning music in glitzy, glamorous clubs and parties around the world.But not everyone knows that The Leng Sisters, as this pair of Malaysian siblings call...
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Asia's sexiest DJ: Jail time made me appreciate everything
For almost 10 months, she was known as inmate 86359053 at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, surrounded by 80 other female inmates.It's not a situation you'd expect Asia's sexiest DJ and a...
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Was Rio Ferdinand right about 'local' nasi goreng dish?
As our eyes were fixed on the Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix over the weekend, some Indonesian netizens were fixated on a peculiar topic - the origins of nasi goreng.The question was...
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Deliveroo rider hurt in Little India crash
When she heard a loud crash, a coffeeshop assistant turned around and saw a motorcyclist lying on the road.His motorcycle lay on its side about 10m away from a white car believed to have been involved...
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