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Oldest temple in S'pore draws crowds every day
A man is playing the mridangam drum on a makeshift stage in a courtyard at the Sri Mariamman Temple in Chinatown.Across the courtyard, worshippers clasp their palms together in a show of devotion to...
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China's TV series on corrupt officials get all agog
BEIJING - A week before a key meeting of the Communist Party of China (CPC), China has mounted a massive propaganda blitz against graft with the airing of a new series that dishes the dirt on disgraced...
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Teachers are mentors, not vendors
So a well-intentioned Forum letter ("Working after school hours part of 'service'", Oct 8) provoked a backlash against the writer and against "the system".Well-intentioned, because in a follow-up...
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A soaring adventure
Standing atop a hill in Kuala Kubu Baru, Selangor, a group of paragliders from Singapore gazed into the shimmering distance, the expanse of rolling hills beckoning.This was the day they would go...
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Healthcare Manpower Plan 2020: Push to provide quality care closer to home
Senior Staff Nurse Noraini Umar left her job 10 years ago to care for her young son and ailing parents. Now that her parents are better and her son is older, she returned after a three-month mandatory...
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2 AXA entities to merge into one-stop shop
Insurance giant AXA will merge its life and general insurance entities here to create a one-stop shop, it said.Europe's second-biggest insurer said the consolidated entity will operate from Jan 1 next...
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Korean star Lee Kwang Soo's fans greet him with giraffe plushies
SINGAPORE - Korean actor Lee Kwang Soo, 31, is nowhere like his has-been idol role in the upcoming South Korean remake of American drama Entourage, which revolves around show business."My character...
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Rickmers Maritime bond holders push for repayments
Bond holders of offshore and marine companies here are pushing for the repayment of their investments, as financial stresses in the troubled sector continue to rise.The trustee-manager of Rickmers...
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Singapore MMA fighter Tiffany Teo to face biggest test at One Championship debut
Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Tiffany Teo will face her biggest test when she makes her One Championship debut on Nov 11.The 26-year-old holds a perfect 3-0 win-loss record, with all of her fights...
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The best Halloween activities in Singapore
He gets paid to scare peopleHalloween is Institute of Technical Education (ITE) student Mathias Lim's favourite holiday because he gets to dress up as his favourite villains, scare people and "not get...
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High zinc in brain linked to poor memory
The difficulty some people have with long-term memory loss in old age could be linked to an abnormally high level of zinc in a special region in the brain, suggests a new finding by Singapore...
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Food Picks: Lobster prawn noodles
Perhaps it is all that lamenting about the demise of Singapore hawker food, but the past year has seen some young people not only joining the profession, but doing a great job as well.Among them is the...
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Food Picks: Gala seafood buffet
Greenwood Fish Market celebrates its anniversary in October every year with what it calls a "gala dinner", which is a one-night buffet featuring the seafood restaurant's popular items.The dinner at the...
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Does drinking beer give you a beer belly?
You get a beer belly when you consume more calories than the amount that is burned.The excess energy is stored as "belly" fat, said Ms Gina Lin, a dietitian at Singapore General Hospital.As alcohol is...
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Survey: Support for reserved elections varies across races
A government survey has found that a majority of Singaporeans agree with the need for a minority president from time to time, but the level of support for a reserved election varies among the different...
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Court rejects show promoter's claim over comedian's gig
A district court has thrown out claims by a show promoter, Midas Promotions, that a rival company, LAMC Productions, breached an agreement to share the spoils of a show starring superstar comedian...
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China and S'pore: Looking back to understand the future
Recent developments in the relations between China and Singapore have raised questions about how China sees Singapore and also how Singapore should see China.The questions stem from several issues...
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S-E Asia in the time of Duterte
The body language of the famously loose-tongued Philippines President was notably subdued as his host, Chinese President Xi Jinping, escorted him to an honour guard.The words that followed their...
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