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Marina Bay mixed-use site to go on sale

Image: Category: NewsBusinessPublication Date: Saturday, August 13, 2016 - 15:00Keywords: Land salesMarina BayExternal URL: Marina Bay mixed-use site to go on saleSend to mobile app: Byline: Rennie...

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Ray of hope for monkey species near extinction

A rare, reclusive monkey native to Singapore is on the brink of extinction, but a new strategy is in place to ensure its kind can live on.The Raffles' banded langur, also known here as the banded leaf...

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Resale flat buyer aghast at 14 holes in ceiling

Housewife Emmiellia Arip and her family were looking forward to moving from a rental unit in Changi into a flat of their own.Ms Arip, 44, and her husband bought the four-room resale flat in Bukit Batok...

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Another SMRT worker found to have TB

Screening for tuberculosis (TB) among SMRT staff has been stepped up after another SMRT worker was diagnosed with the contagious disease.Like three other recent cases, the fourth SMRT worker, a train...

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What are the best data phone plans when travelling?

An Internet connection today is as basic a need as air, food and water, especially a mobile data connection for Internet on-the-go.And nowhere is a loss of data connectivity more keenly felt than when...

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Child molester gets 11.5 years' jail, 15 strokes

It was in 1995 that Tahir Hassan first got the urge to touch young children. He was stopped only after his arrest last year.The paedophile first went to void decks and playgrounds to target children....

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IT guy who plotted terror from Batam

When several radicals from Indonesia began travelling to Syria to fight over the past two years, militant leaders turned to a low-key IT expert to help make arrangements for them.From his home in...

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Pokemon hunt is on

In the past week, strange things have been happening in Singapore.People are gathering in parks and playgrounds till the wee hours.Complete strangers chat, warmly and excitedly, like old friends. And...

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Jakarta plans tax haven on two islands near Singapore

Indonesia has earmarked two islands near Singapore as its own tax havens to prevent taxpayers from keeping their assets offshore - in Singapore, for example - a senior Cabinet minister has said.The two...

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Private schools need MOE permission to admit S'porean children

The Ministry of Education (MOE) is keeping a closer watch on children who are not part of the mainstream school system.Previously, permission from MOE was needed only for Singaporean children who...

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7-year jail term for $2.4m scam warranted: Judge

A bankrupt was recently jailed for seven years for conning two people out of nearly $2.4 million in an inheritance scam, with the sum believed to be the largest in such scams here.Explaining his...

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Man robbed of hearing by GBS infection

At work, he clinched million-dollar deals for his firm. At home, he was a doting father who enjoyed taking his three teenage children on road trips to Malaysia.But a simple lunch of raw fish porridge...

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$1m in CPF by age 65

Image: Category: NewsBusinessPublication Date: Sunday, August 14, 2016 - 16:35External URL: $1m in CPF by age 65Send to mobile app: Byline: Lorna TanSource: Story Type: Others

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S'poreans not geared up for the future

Image: Category: NewsBusinessPublication Date: Sunday, August 14, 2016 - 16:55External URL: S'poreans not geared up for the futureSend to mobile app: Byline: Lorna TanSource: Story Type: Others

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4 hot trends in banking

Image: Category: NewsBusinessPublication Date: Sunday, August 14, 2016 - 17:25External URL: 4 hot trends in bankingSend to mobile app: Byline: Yasmine YahyaSource: Story Type: Others

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Schooling will always be domestic helper Auntie Yolly's 'waterboy'

Coaches, teammates and rivals may have seen the evolution of Joseph Schooling the swimmer.But very few would have witnessed the boy-to-man story of Singapore's Olympic champion from diapers to the...

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Plans to transform Penang face local backlash

Image: Category: NewsBusinessMalaysiaPublication Date: Monday, August 15, 2016 - 15:00Keywords: industrial propertyExternal URL: Plans to transform Penang face local backlashSend to mobile app: Byline:...

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Meet Techi, the new housekeeping wizard

Staff at the Park Avenue Rochester Hotel were introduced to two new colleagues last month - both made of metal and plastic and named Techi.The 1.38m-tall robots deliver trolleys of duvets, pillow cases...

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Using LEDs to destroy salmonella

In the future, fruit-juice dispensers could be fitted with blue light emitting diodes (LEDs) to stave off the nasty salmonella bacteria that makes you sick.A study has revealed promising results with...

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Widower sues doctor, clinic over wife's death

A widower whose wife died following complications from liposuction procedures to smooth "dents" in her thighs is suing both doctor and clinic for alleged negligence.Madam Yeong Soek Mun, 44, who was...

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