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Small switch pays off for Joseph Schooling
With barely three months to go till the Rio Olympics, Joseph Schooling is pulling out all the stops to ensure a place on the winners' podium - even if it means tweaking the swimming stroke that...
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PAP's takeaways from the Bukit Batok by-election victory
In this commentary, Chan Chun Sing, an organising secretary of the PAP, provides the ruling party's assessment of why it managed to win the Bukit Batok by-election.Every by-election is difficult for...
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Dust mites more harmful to asthmatics than thought
Image:Â Category:Â NewsYourHealthPublication Date:Â Monday, May 16, 2016 - 17:00Keywords:Â dust mitesasthmaExternal URL:Â Dust mites more harmful to asthmatics than thoughtSend to mobile app:Â Byline:...
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Ong Ye Kung on harnessing aspirations of Singaporeans
First, the good news.For those eyeing a place in one of Singapore's six public universities this year, there are 15,500 spots on offer, 500 more than last year - with the majority of the additional...
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Starting young, starting early: 3 stories of smart investing
Image:Â Category:Â NewsBusinessPublication Date:Â Monday, May 16, 2016 - 14:35Keywords:Â investingExternal URL:Â Starting young, starting early: 3 stories of smart investingSend to mobile app:Â Source:...
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Guilty As Charged: 10 crimes that have shaken Singapore since 1965
The following stories were first published in The Straits Times Star E-books app in July 2015 as an e-book titled Guilty As Charged: 25 Crimes That Have Shaken Singapore Since 1965. The publication was...
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More seniors going back to school
Keen to upgrade and learn new skills, they enrol for part-time diploma courses at polytechnicsA growing number of people, many in their 50s or 60s, are signing up for part-time diploma courses...
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Music sales up on popularity of streaming services
More consumers turning to Spotify and Apple Music subscriptions as physical music becomes less popularMusic streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music helped to prop up music sales in Singapore...
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Singaporean photographer plans school in N Korea
He sees 'incredible need' for training in areas like business administration, constructionA Singaporean photographer - known for offering glimpses into North Koreans' everyday lives through his images...
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Man fined $40k for helping eye surgeon hide his earnings
A former manager of The Lasik Surgery Clinic (LSC), who helped an eye surgeon hide his earnings of almost $475,000, was fined a total of $40,000 yesterday.Felix Huang Keming, 62, who faced 10 charges,...
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DBS, UnionPay launch debit card to help visitors to China
Image:Â Category:Â NewsBusinessPublication Date:Â Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 16:00Keywords:Â DBSunionpayDebit CardchineseExternal URL:Â DBS, UnionPay launch debit card to help visitors to ChinaSend to mobile...
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No injuries from fire, thanks to neighbour
A flat on the 12th floor of Block 117, Bedok North Road, caught fire yesterday evening but due in part to valiant efforts by neighbours - including an off-duty Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)...
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Alleged mastermind of $1.4m casino fraud dead, court told
A Laotian businessman who was facing a joint charge of colluding with 13 others to cheat the casino at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) has died, a court heard yesterday.Sengmanivong Soum's lawyer Shashi Nathan...
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All quiet at foodcourts in two Kallang malls
Image:Â Category:Â NewsSoShiokBlurb:Â Many stalls empty or closed; NTUC Foodfare to 'resize' Kallang Wave Mall foodcourt.Publication Date:Â Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 14:08Keywords:Â Kallang Wave...
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New private home sales fell 11.6 per cent to 745 units in April
Image:Â Category:Â NewsBusinessPublication Date:Â Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 15:00Keywords:Â private home salesfellExternal URL:Â New private home sales fell 11.6 per cent to 745 units in April Send to mobile...
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Brexit will not make Britain the Singapore of Europe
The strong consensus view from the International Monetary Fund, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, United Kingdom Treasury and Bank of England is that "Brexit" would impose...
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Bus service reliability shouldn't come from rewards
I am perplexed by the Land Transport Authority's decision to reward the two public bus operators with a substantial sum for what should have been obligatory service improvements ("SBS Transit, SMRT...
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PSLE not reliable predictor of secondary school success
I disagree with Li Wanqi that Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) T-scores are necessary for targeted teaching ("T-score important for targeted teaching"; Voices of Youth, last Wednesday).Owing...
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Showers to bring relief from warm weather in May: NEA
SINGAPORE - The rest of May is expected to be slightly cooler than it has been, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said on Monday (May 16)."The warm conditions experienced in the first fortnight of...
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Garmin Fenix 3 HR: Running watch for all occasions
The Garmin Fenix 3 HR is not just a fitness watch with a built-in wrist-based heart rate monitor (HRM). It could be the only watch you need.It can track your runs and record workout statistics when you...
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