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Stallholders in row with WP town council
Stallholders at two food centres in Bedok are locked in a dispute with their town council over the top-to-bottom cleaning of the centres. The disagreement is about whether stallholders should have to foot any of the bill for power washing the ceilings and ceiling fixtures, an exercise that is done twice a year and requires them to vacate the premises for five days. The two food centres are in ...
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No E. coli in Singapores swimming pools says NEA
Cases of defecation in pools are rare, but swimming coaches said they have seen stool in children's pools (above). Swimmers can avoid taking impurities into the pool by showering before entering the water. -- ST PHOTOS: SEAH KWANG PENG, CHEW SENG ...
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One road rage attack every 4 days in Singapore
Incidents of road rage are on the rise in Singapore, with known attacks occurring once every four days last year. Reported cases that resulted in assault rose to 97 last year, up from 84 in 2011 and 63 in 2010. Some of the cases were heard in court in recent months. A businessman was sentenced to one month in jail earlier this month for punching a technician he felt should have given way to ...
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Elderly woman found in Tiong Bahru Police appealing for information on next-of-kin
The police are appealing for information on the next-of-kin of Madam Tham Mei Keow, who is in her 70s. Madam Tham, who speaks Cantonese, was found on May 23 at about 5pm between Tiong Bahru MRT station and Tiong Bahru Plaza. She is about 1.5m tall, of slim bulit, slightly tanned and has short light-grey hair. She was wearing a short-sleeved light-coloured floral blouse with matching floral ...
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Gabon nets US$1.7bn Singaporean investments
Gabonese authorities have managed to secure investments worth a total of US$ 1.7 billion from Singapore, including a new fertilizer plant to be set up outside Port Gentil and palm oil ...
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Movie Review
The Rules of the Game (Le Règle du jeu) [DVD]
Franois Truffaut called Jean Renoirs The Rules of the Game (Le Rgle du jeu) the credo of film lovers, the film of films. Indeed, having been ranked as one of the 10 greatest films ever made on Sight & Sounds influential International Critics Poll list since its inception in 1952, the intensity with which this film is now admired and revered is matched only by the vitriol and ... ...
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1.5 million taxpayers use Giro to pay taxes
More than 1.5 million taxpayers now have their taxes deducted directly from their bank accounts, instead of paying by cash or cheque, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) said in a statement on Saturday, May 25, 2013. -- ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE ...
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Police appealing for infomation on missing teenager
The police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of 13-year-old Loh Jia Yi, Janice, who was last seen on Thursday at about 7am in an Edgefield Secondary School uniform, at Serangoon North Ave 4. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE ...
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Elderly and special needs children receive the Singapore Girl treatment on the ground
Inflight Supervisor Michael Fredericks serves drinks to a table of guests at the Carnival. Instead of serving passengers on a plane, cabin crew from Singapore Airlines with some of their ground counterparts attended to 360 special needs children and the elderly at a carnival on Saturday morning. -- PHOTO: ...
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Innovations that help the disabled elderly or unwell took top honours at start-up contest
Innovations that help the disabled, elderly or unwell featured prominently at the finals of the 14th Start-Up@Singapore competition. These included a walking frame with detachable wheels to make it easy for the elderly to get around and a device that helps deaf people better monitor their children. Both were among the 16 prize winners at Saturday's finals held at NUS University Town. ...
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Labour movement must always be workers-centric Swee Say
(From left) NTUC President Diana Chia, NTUC Secretary-General Lim Swee Say and other Central Committee members participate in a Mass Zumba workout along with 3000 people at D' Marquee in Downtown East, on May 25, 2013. The labour movement must always be workers-centric and continue to look after the interests and welfare of workers here, said Mr Lim at an event to round up a month of ...
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We must define the nature and scope of this struggle, or else it will define us. Neither I, nor any President can promise the total defeat of terror. What we must do is dismantle networks that pose a direct danger.
Barack Obama
The U.S. president was speaking on his administration's counter terrorism policy.
Hotel Review
Amora Hotel Jamison Sydney
This hotel is located right in the heart of the CBD of Sydney in Jamison Street. The hotel neighbours the ...
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