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Former Tampines Rovers chairman clarifies comments in video
He has received flak for his comments in a video posted by The Straits Times, but Teo Hock Seng insists that he was not casting aspersions over Bill Ng's intention to lead a team to contest the...
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Third bike-sharing app launched
There are now three bike-sharing apps in Singapore, after the official launch of Mobike yesterday.Like ofo, another Chinese-owned bike-sharing app, and oBike, a Singapore venture, Mobike uses a...
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Third law school to better equip 'socially conscious' lawyers
The Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) School of Law, the third law school here, which commenced classes in January, has a specific focus in areas of family and criminal law.This comes...
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Singapore ranks No 1 for global start-up talent
Perhaps the biggest surprise coming out of a 150-page research report covering 10,000 start-ups and 300 partner companies worldwide is that Singapore has overthrown tech centre Silicon Valley as the...
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Singapore GP contractor accused of colluding to win bid
The company which powers Singapore's Formula One race has been accused of colluding with others to ensure it offered the lowest bid to win the tender.The Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS)...
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US dollar weakens further against Singdollar
The United States dollar has weakened further against various currencies, including the Singapore dollar - with softening expected again.Analysts say the slide started when the US Federal Reserve last...
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Kristen Stewart was in 'painful state' filming new movie
Kristen Stewart reunited with French writer-director Olivier Assayas for their new psychological thriller Personal Shopper - just two years after their last big-screen collaboration, Clouds Of Sils...
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Singapore keeping close watch on device ban
In one of the biggest disruptions to the air travel industry since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Canada and France have joined the chorus of countries seeking to ban travellers from carrying laptops,...
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Bumpy ride for local banks
The US Federal Reserve rate hike on March 15 has wide-ranging impact on stocks, currencies and economies worldwide.Its influence also extends to Singaporeans with home loans, many of whom will now have...
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FairPrice to open 6 more no-frills stores
Budget groceries will soon be more easily accessible as supermarket chain FairPrice yesterday announced plans to open six more FairPrice Shop stores this year to serve increased demand.This will bring...
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Affordable eats at Marina Bay Sands
While you are unlikely to go hungry at Marina Bay Sands, it will probably cost a bit to fill your stomach.So each time an inexpensive eatery opens there, I feel the need to tell everyone about it.The...
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Longer jail term for maid abuser who appealed
A sales executive who got 14 months' jail for subjecting her maid to abuse almost daily for about three weeks failed in her appeal for a lighter sentence yesterday.Instead, High Court judge See Kee Oon...
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Trader gets 16 weeks' jail
Former DBS Vickers Securities remisier Dennis Tey Thean Yang was sentenced to 16 weeks' jail yesterday for manipulating prices in the securities market by using an illegal trading tactic called...
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'Fast-learner' Ching Hwee making a splash
"What if my goggles fall off during my race?"What if I don't execute my turns well?"What if I don't do well?"Worries like these always inundate swimmer Gan Ching Hwee's thoughts before her events.But,...
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Mapletree opens first office tower in Vietnam
A new 17-storey office tower in Vietnam, owned by the property arm of Temasek Holdings, was officially opened yesterday, the company's first office building there.Mapletree Investments, which developed...
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Tough opener for Singapore badminton pair
The Republic's top badminton mixed doubles pair Terry Hee and Tan Wei Han will face an uphill battle at next month's OUE Singapore Open, in their quest to reach a first-ever Superseries...
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US doubts over Trump reverberate
Sudden doubt over the Trump administration's ability to deliver on its campaign promises was said to have prompted Wall Street's Tuesday sell-off, its largest one-day fall of the year.This meant...
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Jobless and unpaid, foreign workers face daunting fate
At least six Bangladeshi workers may have to go home as soon as next week, if they are not able to find a new employer.Their previous employers, HBB Engineering and C-Plus Engineering, owed them...
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Parents shocked by rising milk powder prices
The price of infant milk powder continues to climb, with parents saying they have little choice but to fork out for the formula.After more than doubling between 2004 and 2014, the average price of a...
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Lim Tong Hai to run in FAS election
He was part of the famed Singapore side that won the Malaysian League and Malaysia Cup double in 1994 and, since then, has moved from the dressing room to the backroom and then further up to the...
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