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  • Sunright tapioca balls found to have traces of unapproved additive says AVA

    AN unapproved food additive has led to the recall of a brand of tapioca balls that may be used in desserts and drinks here like bubble tea. The tapioca balls, sold under the brand Sunright, were found to have traces of maleic acid by the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (FDA). While occasional consumption at the levels detected does not pose any significant health risk, long term ...

  • Food court and fast food operators chip in to encourage tray returning

    Uncleared trays are left on tables in a Burger King outlet. Seventeen major food court and fast food operators are joining efforts to encourage a tray return culture in Singapore. -- TNP FILE PHOTO: GAVIN ...

  • More new immigrants to serve as grassroots leaders in Singapore

    Expecting to see more new immigrants to Singapore as community leaders in the future, Singapore's People's Association is planning to induct more of them into the ranks of grassroots leadership, local TV Channel NewsAsia reported on Saturday.Currently, some 3,000 new immigrants are grassroots leaders. They make up nine percent of Singapore's 33,000-member strong grassroots ...

  • Help for 2000 former drug offenders

    Founder Rasman Saridin (right), 46, and preventive and aftercare officer Idris Ahmad, 50, of Hira Society, which helps drug addicts and their families. -- ST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG ...

  • Odd-shaped house for sale below valuation

    The wedge-shaped plot has a built-up area of 3,089 sq ft. The rooms are also oddly shaped. Along one length of the house runs Hougang Avenue 2, while a catchment drain flanks the other side of the house. A nearby overhead bridge looks directly into the second floor. -- PHOTO: DESMOND LUI FOR THE SUNDAY ...


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Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain

Sure to be a lightning rod in the current cultural wars, Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain should be appreciated first and foremost as a heartbreaking romantic epic, a genuinely moving story about repressed desire that transcends any boundaries the various cultural warrior ... ...

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  • Give Malaysians arrested in Spore a second chance

    One of Malaysia's opposition heavyweights says Singapore should show leniency to some Malaysians who were arrested at the Merlion Park earlier this month after the Singapore authorities gave "a second chance" to a former Johor menteri besar. Singapore police arrested 21 Malaysians on May 11 for gathering at the park to protest against the results of the recent elections in ...

  • Some tall trees being replaced to reduce risks

    Among the tall trees NParks is replacing with shorter ones in selected areas are the sea apple (above) and angsana. NParks is taking into account shifts in weather patterns in its ongoing replacement planting programme. -- ST PHOTOS: SEAH KWANG ...

  • 50000 in the thick of navy battle

    Barring an outbreak of war, yesterday was probably the closest some 50,000 people will ever get to experiencing battle on the high seas. Visitors to the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) Open House were treated to an ear-busting dynamic display, which began with members of the elite Naval Diving Unit dropping into the water from hovering Chinook helicopters, before simulating a daring hostage ...

  • Matilda Portico HDB gets into the name game

    A portico is a columned walkway that originated in ancient Greece. Nautilus is a shellfish and the name of Captain Nemo's submarine in the Jules Verne classic 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. What about ancilla? It does not exist even in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, but is said to have a Latin origin and apparently means girl servant, or sea snails. These words, however, ...

  • It now costs $262000 for an Australian degree

    Australia has been an attractive study destination for many university students because it is nearer to Singapore than Britain or the United States. It used to cost less too. But this is no longer so. A check by The Sunday Times on the cost of pursuing a university degree overseas found Australia now costs more than either the US or Britain. For a non-medical, four-year degree in Australia, ...

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