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Cutbacks in staffing, expenses in bid to stay afloat
As the economic slowdown weighs on sentiment and sales, companies are taking a very close look at costs in a bid to keep afloat."Nobody has been spared, especially in my industry," said energy services...
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Police officer jailed for taking $35k from suspect
A police officer who obtained a total of $35,000 in bribes - in what is believed to be the highest amount taken by a policeman - was sentenced to jail for 31 months and four weeks yesterday for...
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Zika: How worried should we be?
The World Health Organisation warned on Monday that the Zika virus is set to spread throughout Asia. So far, the virus has been detected in 70 countries worldwide, including at least 19 in the...
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Deepavali goods get creative
Vendors at the annual Deepavali Festival Village in Little India are responding to the tougher economic climate and tighter purse strings with more creative and attractive products, instead of just...
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Large crowds gather as convoy transports Thai king's body to Grand Palace
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S'pore's Thai community mourn loss of King
The popular Thai hangout in Singapore, Golden Mile Complex, was unusually quiet yesterday as the Thai community here mourned the loss of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.Some stores opened late, while others...
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Staying one step ahead of conmen to stop scams
A woman in her late 50s went to a bank last Tuesday with a heavy heart and a fervent wish to save a young American doctor she had befriended on Facebook.He told her he was stranded in a Malaysian...
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Animal shelters in Pasir Ris to move by end-2017
It may be one of the largest animal "migrations" across the island.By the end of next year, more than 1,000 stray or abandoned dogs and about 800 cats housed in shelters in Pasir Ris Farmway will have...
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Raffles Hotel revamp leaves some tenants in the lurch
Some tenants at Raffles Hotel are up in arms over having to vacate their premises at short notice for a revamp of the building.But it is not just the short three months' notice that has upset them.They...
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Goodwood Park investors get exit offer
Goodwood Park Hotel, once one of the best-known listed companies here, is offering to buy out its remaining minority shareholders.The Khoo family used Hotel Holdings, a private vehicle, to mount a...
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Actress' firm settles legal battle with RWS over $200k debt
The curtain has come down on a court dispute between Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) and a concert promotion company owned by theatre director and actress Beatrice Chia-Richmond.The integrated resort had...
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Woman jailed 12 years for cheating boss of $1.3m
A secretary who practised writing her boss' signature forged more than 200 cheques and misappropriated $1.3 million from the company.Lim Hoon Choo, 62, was jailed for 12 years yesterday after admitting...
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How to keep my phone from overheating?
Smoking batteries are the hot topic of the month following an unprecedented decision by Samsung, the world's largest handset maker, to pull the plug on its flagship Galaxy Note7 barely two months after...
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Sundown marathon spreads its wings
The Osim Sundown Marathon, Singapore's first endurance running event at night, will make its way overseas for the first time, with one race in Penang in December and another in Taipei next January.The...
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Johor Sultan declines offer to be Malaysia's next king
Johor's Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar has said he declined an offer to be the next Malaysian king because "he wants to strictly adhere to the rotation system".He disclosed this in a Facebook post late...
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Samsung heir seeking to consolidate power
Since his father Lee Kun Hee collapsed from a heart attack in 2014, Samsung heir Lee Jae Yong has been slowly but surely consolidating his power and preparing to take over South Korea's biggest...
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Raising fees for foreign students is being 'fair'
Singapore schools are primarily for Singaporean children, and some costs have to be recovered from non-Singaporean students to be "fair" to taxpayers, said Acting Education Minister (Schools) Ng Chee...
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Singapore's view of the world: How do we respond to rising uncertainty?
The United States is in the middle of a divisive election in which both candidates have campaigned on a platform that spells a shrinking global footprint for the superpower.It is not the only major...
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