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Permata funds do not go in my handbag: Rosmah
KUALA LUMPUR - Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor yesterday said that state funds allocated for the Permata programme she founded in 2007 do not go into her pocket, The Star online reported.The Malaysian...
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Tampines HDB shops launch free Wi-Fi
The bakery at the foot of the block may not be where you usually surf the Internet and shop online.But that is the idea in Tampines Street 21, where small businesses have decided not to play second...
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Duterte 'making official visit to Singapore this month'
MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will make a state visit to Singapore from Dec 14 to 16, according to diplomatic sources here.There has been no official announcement of the trip thus far...
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Chomp Chomp food centre to close for repair works
SINGAPORE - The popular Chomp Chomp Food Centre in Serangoon Gardens is one of four food centres being closed for repairs or renovations.The shutters will go down at Chomp Chomp and the Jurong West...
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Help for Singapore businesses to break into Chinese market
SINGAPORE - First-time businessmen and entrepreneurs to China will now have a much easier time setting up shop there. A tie-up between property giant CapitaLand, trade agency International Enterprise...
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Taiwan tourists flock to Singapore for sightseeing fun and runs
Ms Una Yan cannot seem to get enough of Singapore. She spent three days in the Republic in February and is back again today to not only tour the island but also pound the pavement.The 35-year-old...
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Unesco adds yoga to world heritage list
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Yoga, the mind-body discipline based on ancient Indian philosophy and now practised all over the world, has made it to Unesco's intangible world heritage list.The accolade was...
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Breezing through airport security
Nothing ruins a holiday like missing a flight or being stuck in long queues at the airport or having to leave things behind because they are not allowed on board aircraft.At Changi Airport, about...
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How to sift real rice from the fake
Reader Boey San Fei wrote in to ask about basmati rice: "If we suspect the rice that we have bought is fake, where do we send it for verification?" Food reporter Kenneth Goh finds out.The Agri-Food...
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How Tiong Bahru got hip again
Singapore's first public housing estate in Tiong Bahru is experiencing a second lease of life, after an exodus in the 1990s.The residential estate at Tiong Bahru, comprising 20 blocks, was built in the...
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Court hears contrasting cases of sibling rows
While a sibling spat in one case landed in court as a last resort, rival siblings in a separate case went to court in numerous suits over endless quibbles.The two cases, for which the High Court issued...
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Man dents cars, kicks over motorbikes at HDB carpark
A man punched and dented more than 10 cars in a Serangoon North carpark yesterday, before turning his ire on four motorcycles.In front of stunned eyewitnesses, the bespectacled vandal kicked over the...
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All lies: Why we should be worried about the scourge of fake news
During the recent American presidential campaign, the Pope endorsed Mr Donald Trump, Mrs Hillary Clinton sold weapons to terror group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and a Federal Bureau of...
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Facing up to fake news: How to fight back
It could be a social media story that spreads falsehoods about an individual. Or it could be an amateur's prank that causes national consternation, as with a teenager's made- up story in March last...
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Grades are not the only pathway to success, says community group
With every release of major examination results here comes much talk of grades and top scorers.Increasingly, there are appeals to parents to look beyond results - on social media and, recently, from a...
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Take a trip back in time on new Pulau Ubin tour
Walk through a furnished kampung house complete with a 1970s copy of The Straits Times and mosquito net-covered bed, or stroll through a durian and starfruit orchard.Visitors to Pulau Ubin can now...
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Young go-getter truly an Alpha male
Instead of planning for a graduation trip across Europe in his final year of university, entrepreneur Cheong Jin Hao had bigger fish to fry - such as devising strategies to enter emerging markets such...
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Time or money?
It was nearly 11pm on a recent Friday, after dinner with a friend, and we were waiting at a crowded taxi stand at the Esplanade, right after a performance had ended.My friend decided to UberPool -...
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Pick stocks the way you choose your friends
On Facebook, some people seem to want to accumulate friends the way others collect ticket stubs from their favourite movies.I suppose it might be fun or perhaps good for the ego to appear to have so...
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'Tis the season to be cost-savvy
Year-end festivities involve joyful time spent with loved ones and friends. However, for many of us, our expenses tend to spike during the holiday season.But if you go into the holidays with a clear...
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