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Four-time Best Supporting Actress Golden Horse award winner dies
TAIPEI - Four time Best Supporting Actress Golden Horse award winner Wang Lai died last Wednesday, aged 89, Apple Daily reported.Hong Kong film-maker Kam Kwok Leung announced her death on Weibo...
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Smartphone recalls signal need for tighter safety laws
The mobile phone in your pocket could be a ticking time bomb. So could be the laptop, tablet and portable power bank in your bag.Blame it on the ubiquitous lithium-based rechargeable battery that...
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Smartphone recalls signal need for tighter safety laws
The mobile phone in your pocket could be a ticking time bomb. So could be the laptop, tablet and portable power bank in your bag.Blame it on the ubiquitous lithium-based rechargeable battery that...
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Nuclear power not a viable option for now
Mr Lim Soon Heng has proposed the building of small modular nuclear reactors out at sea, given our limited size ("A floating nuclear power plant - off Singapore?"; Tuesday).However, the territorial sea...
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MOE should control teachers' working hours
The Ministry of Education (MOE) needs to look into the working hours of teachers in order to stem the trend of teachers resigning ("5,000 teachers leave service over five years" and "Long hours, stress...
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How Halloween is celebrated around the world
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Schools to offer 7 new hands-on subjects
A set of new applied subjects to be introduced in schools will give young people a head start in figuring out their interests, beyond traditional academic disciplines, said parents and teachers.Seven...
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S'pore student to make opening remarks at next US presidential debate
When United States presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have their rematch in St Louis, Missouri, on Sunday, there will be a Singapore presence as well.Mr Kenneth Sng, a Public...
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Natural birth could be key to infant health
A natural vaginal birth is a stressful process for both mother and child, but it could be key to unlocking healthy metabolism in infants, a new study has suggested.Scientists from the Nanyang...
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End of the road for Park & Ride scheme?
The Park & Ride scheme, which was introduced in 1990 to reduce traffic congestion in the city area, is being reviewed and could be on the chopping block.The scheme to encourage motorists to park...
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Swiber firms get High Court's nod to go under judicial management
The High Court gave the green light to place energy services firm Swiber Holdings and one of its units under judicial management yesterday as both firms try to survive under a debt load of US$1.58...
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Myopia at young age carries risk later: Study
Getting myopia at a young age can set you up for worse myopia later in life, a study by the Singapore Eye Research Institute has found.This means that parents should try their best to delay myopia in...
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Income launches usage-based motor insurance
Motor insurance giant NTUC Income has launched two schemes offering discounts to motorists if they drive well or drive less.Income's Drive Master is a smartphone-based app that tracks what time of day...
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SCDF Dart specialists save 'casualties' in cable car rescue exercise
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60% rise in kids being treated at NUH for kidney disease
More children are being treated for kidney disease at the National University Hospital (NUH).Last year, 4,000 children were treated at the hospital, a 60 per cent increase from the 2,500 children seen...
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Investing in property overseas: Look out for rules, risks and 'rentability'
Property has its place in a diversified portfolio. Given relatively high home prices in Singapore, it is no wonder that many Singaporeans have, over the years, turned to investing overseas.This was...
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Court orders boy here to be returned to mum in Britain
A four-year-old boy at the centre of a custody battle has been ordered by a family court to be returned to his mother in the United Kingdom to settle the issue in a London court.He has lived for the...
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Jail for man who set church sign on fire
A disgruntled former member of Lighthouse Evangelism church, who was suffering from delusional disorder, placed joss sticks and chicken heads outside the church in Woodlands on several occasions.But...
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President Tan launches Istana Heritage Gallery
In a rare and historic gathering, relatives of Singapore's past presidents gathered at Istana Park yesterday for the opening of the new Istana Heritage Gallery.Among them was Puan Noor Aishah, 83,...
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