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Botanic Gardens to take over Cluny cluster
The historic cluster of five houses on the fringe of the Botanic Gardens could soon be home to a research and education hub for the Unesco World Heritage site when the leases for academic, dining and...
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Joseph Schooling's home... for a week
Joseph Schooling's second homecoming after winning Singapore's historic first Olympic gold was a quiet affair yesterday morning - a private arrival greeted only by his personal entourage, away from his...
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S'pore among top choices of Asia-Pac business leaders
Top business leaders in the Asia-Pacific region who plan to increase their investments over the next year have listed Singapore, China, Indonesia and the United States as their preferred destinations,...
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Jakarta governor plans to fight on
Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Ahok has no plans to quit the race despite calls by Muslim hardliners for his head on a platter over accusations of blasphemy.The Chinese-Christian, whose formal name is...
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Mum waits for reunion with son after 38 years
YEONGJU, South Korea - Madam Kwon Pil Ju has been desperately trying to teach herself English before she is reunited with a son she sent away almost 40 years ago.Her son, Mr Adam Crapser, 41, was...
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Park bent on riding out political crisis
The voices calling for her resignation may be growing stronger, with more than one million people expected to stand in the chill today in protest, but South Korean President Park Geun Hye is showing no...
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Privatisation tonic for Eu Yan Sang
The boss of Eu Yan Sang International was glad to shake off the pressures of running a listed company when the traditional Chinese medicine giant finally exited the local bourse last month.But his...
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Putin happy - but also wary - about a Trump presidency
Russian President Vladimir Putin should be delighted with Mr Donald Trump's election as President of the United States.After all, Mr Trump has praised Mr Putin as a "great, powerful leader", and has...
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What Duterte's pivot to China means for Filipinos
At the centuries-old Chinese enclave of Binondo in the heart of Manila, China is a distant, bygone presence.Carved out of the Philippine capital by the Spaniards in 1594, the 66ha district is the...
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Is US electoral democracy failing?
Authoritarian regimes and dictators around the world must feel vindicated by the just-concluded presidential race in the United States, the one-time champion of liberal democracy that had a habit of...
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How prepared is Singapore for an attack?
The scene: With their submachine guns raised, police officers stormed into the Century Square shopping mall in Tampines.Moving swiftly in teams of two to four, they took aim and fired. Moments later,...
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Do you see what IC?
On Mr Lee Kiah Foo's National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) is a photo of a young man with an angular face and thick floppy hair.But in person, Mr Lee has a plump face and a crew cut, speckled with...
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MOH to ensure smooth services for NKF patients
While the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) searches for a new chief executive officer, the Ministry of Health (MOH) will give whatever support necessary to ensure its patients get the services...
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The day after: Would S'poreans stay unified?
On the night of Nov 13 a year ago, the Syeds, a Muslim family of five, were watching football on TV at home in the French capital of Paris when they heard gunshots.The nearby Bataclan theatre was under...
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ISIS losing ground, but extending reach
While Singapore held its biggest counter-terrorism exercise ever barely a month ago in response to the growing threat from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), what is the situation with the...
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Slow growth is here to stay
The festive season is approaching, but Singapore's economy seems to have missed the memo. Numbers released last Thursday showed a bigger-than-expected fall in exports in October, fanning fears that...
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Paying stamp duty on property not as easy as 1-2-3
Lorna Tan Nothing is certain but death and taxes, as the saying goes, but some of us still have difficulty getting those taxes, particularly stamp duty payments, right.Ignorance is not bliss; the...
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Famous parents, famous kids
Actor Mason Lee and director Derek Tsang were recently promoting their movies when attention inevitably turned instead to their famous fathers, Oscar- winning director Lee Ang and Hong Kong veteran...
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Singapore anglers avoiding Indonesian waters
Fewer recreational fishermen have been heading to Indonesia for deep-sea fishing trips since 28 people - nearly all Singaporean anglers - were arrested for alleged trespassing and immigration offences...
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Wife of detained captain: I just want him back
Mrs Jasmine Shoo has been waiting seven months for the safe return of her 50-year-old husband Shoo Chiau Huat - the boat captain arrested in Tanjung Berakit waters, just off Bintan island, on April...
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