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6 restaurants in Singapore for cheap fine dining dinners under $100
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Faulty lifts at new HDB high-rise
They are new HDB flats with many owners yet to move in, but the lifts at one particular block are already experiencing technical problems.On Wednesday, some homeowners had just collected their keys to...
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Investments to create 19,000 to 21,000 jobs
In a year that could be challenging for economies around the globe, Singapore still hopes to attract its fair share of foreign investments and estimates that it could create between 19,000 and 21,000...
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Chicken culling issue raises need for more awareness
The recent culling of chickens by the authorities here highlights the constant tension between animal lovers and those who are less enamoured by them, said Minister for Social and Family Development...
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Lawyers: Charity committed no crime
The charitable organisation received a call from someone who wanted to sponsor a food drive for the needy.As the donor initially wanted to remain anonymous, Mr Nizar Mohamed Shariff, founder of Free...
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London will retain strengths post-Brexit
While uncertainties over the terms of Britain's withdrawal from the European Union will pose challenges to financial institutions, post-Brexit London will retain many of its strengths.The city will...
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Changes in US unsettling
There was a time when I used to look to the US for inspiration. It was the one place that beckoned.It always seemed to have welcoming arms. Its Statue of Liberty is a symbol of a new beginning for...
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Factory activity up for fifth month in a row
Factory activity rose for the fifth straight month in January, stoking hopes the manufacturing rebound is gaining momentum after being stuck in a slump for more than a year.The Purchasing Managers'...
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School posting keeps these best friends together
For best friends Leah Tee and Laura Lee, both 17, being posted to the same school in the Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) made their day.They both got their first choice - St Joseph's Institution's...
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Getting the VIP treatment in Iran
With tickets in hand for a VIP bus from Esfahan to Rasht, a beautiful town in northern Iran, I was prepared for comfy seats and Iranian entertainment I did not understand.But the real VIP treatment I...
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How to plan for a perfect getaway to the Maldives
Located in the Indian Ocean and south-west of Sri Lanka, the Maldives has long been a top honeymoon destination for its romantic and exclusive island appeal.But that should not be the only reason to...
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SIA refutes netizen's claims over MC rules
When the death of Singapore Airlines air stewardess, Vanessa Yeap, 38, was reported, tributes began pouring in for her.She was found dead in a San Francisco hotel room on Feb 1 (Singapore time) by her...
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Cancer survivor recounts her battle after helping sister through hers
She was the main caregiver for her lymphoma-stricken younger sister when Ms Cara Chew, 32, was herself struck with the same disease in December 2015.The news of her own illness came just two months...
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He left oil and gas industry to sell chicken rice
Mr Derrick Lee's relatives became concerned when he decided to quit his job in the oil and gas industry to become a hawker.They thought being a hawker was not something to be proud of - a common...
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Aspiring hawkers can learn from food veterans
After three years in the oil and gas industry, Mr Derrick Lee signed up to be a hawker.He had always been interested in the food and beverage (F&B) sector and thought the Entrepreneurship Programme...
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2 devotees & their friend make trek to temple
He is a Muslim, but that did not stop Mr Irfan Ali from accompanying two friends on a visit to a Chinese temple on Saturday night.He was there to observe the birthday celebration of Taoist deity Jade...
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Prove mettle to take up mantle
Job statistics are grim.It is not a confidence-inspiring picture.But a gloomy situation is when it is all the more important for you to prove your mettle and shine: Start developing executive...
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Confessions of a lift technician
The effort he puts into his job is often under-appreciated.Mr Kamalluden Azeez, 53, has been a lift technician with Hitachi Maintenance for 25 years.He is one of the 120 Hitachi Maintenance technicians...
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Singaporean dancer makes it big in New York
She was about to do her honours year in chemistry at the National University of Singapore but after returning from a six-month exchange programme at the University of Connecticut in 2008, Miss Chua Yun...
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Depression can hit anyone
Major depressive disorder, more commonly known as depression, is one of the top three mental health disorders here, according to a National Mental Health Survey conducted by the Institute of Mental...
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