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Three new primary schools to take in students from next year
Northoaks Primary School in Sembawang. Three new primary schools will open for Primary One registration this year and take in students from 2014, said the Ministry of Education on Monday, May 20, 2013. -- PHOTO: ...
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17 major operators get on board Singapore tray-return drive
food outlets joined islandwide efforts to encourage people to return their trays. The National Environment Agency yesterday announced that it has partnered 17 ...
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Heavy traffic expected at land checkpoints over Vesak Day holiday
With the Vesak Day holiday on May 24, traffic flow through the land checkpoints at Woodlands and Tuas is expected to be heavy, said the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) in a statement on Monday, May 20, 2013. -- BH FILE PHOTO: MOHD KHALID ...
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Shane Todd inquiry Todds supervisor denies he tried to influence evidence given to police
American researcher Shane Todd (above)'s supervisor at the Singapore Institute of Microelectronics (IME), Dr Patrick Lo, has denied that the institute tried to influence evidence given to the police. -- FILE PHOTO: AFP/COURTESY OF MARY ...
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Give Malaysians arrested in Singapore a second chance
Police officers at Merlion Park near One Fullerton on 11 May 2013. A group of 21 Malaysians were arrested that day after they staged an outdoor protest at the park. 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 ...
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The Fire Within (Le feu follet) [DVD]
While Louis Malle is often associated with the French New Wave, largely because of the young age at which he made his first feature (he was in his early 20s) and the time period when he started making films (the late 1950s), he was always just outside that movement. Unlike Truffaut, G ... ...
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Atletico Madrid set for Singapore kick-off
With two matches left to go in the Spanish league, Atletico Madrid still made the trip out to Singapore to play an exhibition match in the name of ...
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Government does not entirely reject workplace anti-discrimination laws
Office workers arrive for work in the central business district of Singapore, on Thursday, Feb 18, 2010. The Government does not entirely reject implementing workplace anti-discrimination laws to protect Singaporeans, said Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin. -- FILE PHOTO: ...
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Lawyer found guilty of pocketing clients $12900
A lawyer was found guilty of six counts of criminal breach of trust of $12,900 and pretending that she was authorised to act as an advocate and solicitor. Selena Chiong Chin May, 41, a lawyer of 18 years' standing, was convicted by District Judge Salina Ishak after a seven-day trial of misappropriating various sums of money ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 paid to her four clients of the law ...
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NTU students invent Block-It-Out drain cover that stops mosquitoes from breeding
An auto-close drain cover that will block mosquitoes from entering the drain to breed, while allowing a large amount of water to flow through during heavy downpours. A "near collision" alarm system fitted with an ultrasonic sensor and LED lights that will alert the cyclist via a beeping alarm when a vehicle gets too close. These are just some of the devices students from the Nanyang ...
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Pimp of Indian vice ring jailed for 6 months
An Indian national, who managed three prostitutes from his country, was jailed for six months on Monday. Kothandan Vinoth, 24, was in business here for less than a week. He had pleaded guilty to bringing in the women into Singapore and living on their prostitution earnings. A district court heard that the women, all Indian nationals, were offered air tickets and promised a monthly salary of ...
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This deluxe hotel is reputedly the finest in New Caledonia. The drive from Tontouta international airport is 45 minutes and ...
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