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Archbishop William Goh officially takes over as head of the Catholic Church of Singapore
Archbishop William Goh has officially taken over as head of the Catholic Church of Singapore. This after Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Archbishop Nicholas Chia at noon in Rome, or 6pm Singapore time on Saturday. Archbishop Goh is in charge of the office "at the moment of the announcement", said the Apostolic Nunciature of Singapore in a statement last night. An inaugural ...
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PA to recruit 1000 new immigrants to lead and volunteer at grassroots level by end-2014
The People's Association (PA) wants more new immigrants to lead and volunteer at grassroots level. Its chief executive director Ang Hak Seng said on Saturday that the association hopes to recruit 1,000 of them, to fill 300 spots as grassroots leaders and 700 volunteer positions by the end of next year. Mr Ang was speaking at this year's third Integration Carnival, an annual event to ...
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New football programme to help underprivileged and at-risk youth
A football programme aimed at changing the lives of underprivileged and at-risk youth was launched on Saturday by the SportCares Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Singapore Sports Council. Called "Saturday Night Lights", the programme is held on Saturdays from 7pm to 11pm. It offers quality coaching, supper, and bus rides home - all at no charge - to about 90 youth. The coaches and ...
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Vivian Balakrishnan to visit Chiang Mai for 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit
Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Vivian Balakrishnan (above) will attend the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit (Apws) in Chiang Mai, Thailand. -- ST FILE PHOTO: DESMOND ...
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Northbound train services between Marina Bay and Braddell delayed due to rail crack
Northbound train services between Marina Bay and Braddell stations are delayed due to a rail crack, said SMRT on Saturday afternoon. -- ST PHOTO: MYRA ...
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What if there was a battle to save the human race and no one showed up? That is basically what happened with the computer-animated sci-fi fable The Battle for Terra, which opened in theaters last weekend beneath the shadow of the franchise juggernaut X-Men Origins: ... ...
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Central Mosque Cluster and new volunteer management system launched by Muis
The Central Mosque Cluster, the fifth and largest one under the Enhanced Mosque Cluster (EMC) system, was launched by the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) on Saturday. Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, guest of honour at the event, said: "EMCs have enhanced the capabilities of our mosques in the areas of corporate governance, capacity-building and ...
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Winners of Presidents Challenge Social Enterprise Award to receive business advice
Winners of this year's President's Challenge Social Enterprise Award can look forward to receiving corporate advisory support in areas such as business, marketing, law and financing. -- ST FILE PHOTO: ALPHONSUS ...
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Remember Navys behind the scenes work securing Singapores imports Chan Chun Sing
Servicemen from the Republic of Singapore Navy and two Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats surrounding an "intruder" during a media preview of the Navy Open House 2013. Senior Minister of State for Defence Chan Chun Sing opened this weekend's Navy Open House by reminding Singaporeans of their navy's "hard work behind the scenes" in securing the sea lanes that deliver ...
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Dengue cases hit 6490 cases so far this year higher than all of 2012
Dengue cases in the first five months of this year alone have hit a high of 6,490, more than the 4,632 cases in the whole of last year, and 5,330 in 2011. -- ST FILE PHOTO: CHEW SENG ...
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Sporeans and PRs enjoy free admission to 11 museums and exhibition centres from today
Visitors exit the Peranakan Museum on Aug 7, 2012. ISingaporeans and permanent residents (PR) here can start enjoying free admission to 11 museums and exhibition centres from today. -- ST FILE ...
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He is the most evil, vile, demonic criminal. He is dead to me. There will be no visits, there will be no phone calls. He can never be Daddy again. I have no sympathy for the man.
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Gregg was speaking about her father Ariel Castro who allegedly kidnapped, raped and held captive for a decade, three young women in Cleveland, Ohio.
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- Archbishop William Goh officially takes over as head of the Catholic Church of Singapore
- PA to recruit 1000 new immigrants to lead and volunteer at grassroots level by end-2014
- New football programme to help underprivileged and at-risk youth
- Vivian Balakrishnan to visit Chiang Mai for 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit
- Northbound train services between Marina Bay and Braddell delayed due to rail crack