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Public transport not as broken as thought
If you have not already noticed, each time we are told how the public transport system is now better, two things happen.One, a series of breakdowns will ensue, almost immediately. In the days following...
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One rescued after fire breaks out in attic of Little India restaurant
While employees at the Al-Mustafa Restaurant were working yesterday, they did not know a fire was raging above.Even their diners were unaware about the blaze until passers-by alerted them.The...
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SkillsFuture take-up rate is 'encouraging'
With only about 5 per cent of those eligible signing up in the first year, the response to the SkillsFuture Credit scheme may seem lukewarm, but observers say the numbers show promise.The Government...
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Consortium wins joint contract to oversee KL-S'pore HSR
A three-party consortium has won a $34.9 million contract to partner the authorities on both sides of the Causeway to oversee the set-up of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR).The...
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Tao Li could miss KL SEA Games
She has been a fixture in the national swimming team for the past six South-east Asia (SEA) Games, and owns an incredibly consistent record at striking gold for Singapore.Since the Manila SEA Games in...
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Remy hopes new bowling academy can produce future champions
As the national coach, Remy Ong was once tasked with moulding national bowlers into world-beaters.Now, the 38-year-old wants to groom young keglers to be future champions, with the opening of the...
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Flying high with Miss Singapore Universe
When you're Miss Universe Singapore, posing and working in front of dozens of cameras is par for the course.But when it happens at 30,000 feet in the air, it's a different kind of high for Miss Cheryl...
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Schooling, Zheng Wen, to focus on world championships
At the 2015 South-east Asia (SEA) Games on home soil, Joseph Schooling and Quah Zheng Wen combined for 13 of Singapore's historic 23 swim gold medals.But national swim coach Gary Tan revealed the...
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Sibling bus captains prove age is no matter
He has been a bus captain for 33 years, but Mr Koh Teck Heng, who drives bus service 190 between Choa Chu Kang Loop and Eu Tong Sen Street, has no intention of retiring anytime soon.The 62-year-old...
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Driving same bus service drives them closer
These siblings do not just work together, they even drive the same bus service.Brothers Foo Kim Siong, 50, and Foo Kim Ming, 47, used to ply the route from Woodlands to Ang Mo Kio on the 169...
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70-strong search party fails to find missing hiker
He would go hiking almost every day and if he was staying out, he would always inform his family.But when he went out on Friday, Mr Steward Lee Goon Hong, 27, did not notify anyone and failed to return...
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33 proposed amendments to Act governing condos
The stage is set for a showdown between managing agents and residents at strata-titled properties such as condominiums over a proposed legislative amendment.The tweak would allow condo managing agents...
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If you can hack it, DBS wants you
DBS plans to hire 100 software developers after a two-day hackathon.It is the first bank in South-east Asia to adopt such a recruitment approach, said DBS in a statementIn recent years, companies...
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Priscelia Chan gives up her favourite local food after health scare
Local actress Priscelia Chan used to eat so much sugar, she could have three to four pieces of cake a week.But after experiencing a health scare, the petite 38-year-old saw a dietitian who recommended...
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Body found hanging on top deck of multistorey carpark
A body believed to be that of Mr Steward Lee Goon Hong, who went missing after he left his Bukit Panjang home for his daily hike last Friday, has been found.A police spokesman told The New Paper last...
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Man climbs onto ledge to flee fire
He was resting in his bedroom yesterday when his mother ran in after hearing an explosion.Mr Deric Tan, 27, told her to go downstairs with his elderly aunt, nephew and their maid, while he rushed over...
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'Buyer-seller' relationship with Metro founder's grandson: Convicted drug...
A convicted drug trafficker has testified in court that his relationship with Metro founder's grandson Ong Jenn was that of buyer and seller - nothing else - when it came to narcotics.Ong, who is on...
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Chickens had to be culled due to health risks: Dr Koh
Culling of animals will only be done as a last resort, said Minister of State for National Development Koh Poh Koon after a public outcry over the culling of 24 free-ranging chickens in Sin Ming last...
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Demand for Punggol Northshore Cove highest out of February BTO exercise
It is his fifth time applying for a Build-To-Order (BTO) flat, but the chances of Mr Ang Teck Peng, 44, getting his desired five-room unit in Punggol are slimmer than before.Five-room flats at Punggol...
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Actress reportedly abducted and raped in India
CHENNAI - The alleged abduction and rape of a well-known actress in the southern Indian state of Kerala sparked outrage among activists, who said the case highlights the dangers faced by all women in...
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