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Tharman visits Bukit Batok residents
Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam assured Bukit Batok residents last night that their needs would be tended to even though their MP had resigned."We will make sure that problems are solved,...
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Less than 50% read one literary book a year: Poll
Less than half of Singapore residents have read at least one "literary book" a year, the first National Literary Reading and Writing Survey by the National Arts Council (NAC) has found.Out of the 1,015...
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MPs seek more regulation, training for entrusted persons
MPs yesterday welcomed as timely the changes to strengthen the law to better protect those who lose their mental capacity.But several of them called for more to be done to make sure those appointed as...
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Ministers serve as check and balance to MPs' push for more paternalism
Seldom has the Government been accused of having too much trust in Singaporeans' ability to make their own decisions.Which made it all the more striking, in yesterday's Parliament sitting, when...
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Sultan Mosque worshippers claim they were chased out due to 'minister' visit
SINGAPORE - Some worshippers at Sultan Mosque near Arab Street were "chased out" of its public praying area because a minister was visiting, a netizen claimed on Facebook.Mr Saifudean Mead said in a...
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Fire breaks out at Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel, no one injured
Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers have put out a fire which broke out at Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel on Tuesday morning (March 15). SCDF said in a statement that it was alerted to the fire at...
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Number of workers laid off highest since 2009, local employment growth flat: MOM
Image:Â Category:Â NewsBusinessSingaporePublication Date:Â Tuesday, March 15, 2016 - 12:27Keywords:Â Singapore economyunemployment2016 economic slowdownExternal URL:Â Number of workers laid off highest...
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David Ong saga: Woman involved in affair quits PAP
SINGAPORE - People's Action Party (PAP) grassroots member, Wendy Lim, has "voluntarily resigned" from the party.Ms Lim is believed to be involved in the extramarital affair with former Bukit Batok SMC...
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Mount E offering 120 women free breast cancer treatments
SINGAPORE - Mount Elizabeth Hospital (MEH) will fully sponsor 120 financially needy Singaporean women who need cancer treatment.The first phase of the programme will provide diagnosis, treatment and/or...
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The next 2 weeks of March is going to get hotter and drier
SINGAPORE - Do you think it has been hot since the start of March 2016? Well, it's going to get hotter.The next fortnight is expected to be drier and warmer than that experienced in the first fortnight...
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'Mr Moral Education' Father Robert Balhetchet dies at 76
SINGAPORE - Dr (Rev) Robert Balhetchet, who is well-known as Singapore's 'Mr Moral Education', died on Tuesday from pneumonia. He was 76 years old.Dr Balhetchet's contribution to the education system...
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Big welcome for jumbo childcare centre
Before the year began, Punggol resident Sue Bing Hao was concerned about whether he could find convenient childcare options for his four-year-old daughter."There are a lot of young families here and...
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Muted outlook for Singapore labour demand, wages, says MOM
Image:Â Category:Â NewsBusinessSingaporeBlurb:Â Its 2015 Labour Market report shows jobless rate staying low at 1.9% and 15,580 workers made redundant, up 20.5% from 2014. -The Business TimesPublication...
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E-identity cards for all S'poreans on the cards
Singaporeans could each, in future, be issued with an e-identity card (e-IC) that can be used for all online transactions, including those with government agencies and commercial firms such as...
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Mandarin Orchard, Bt Panjang coffeeshop caught fire, after Tangs Plaza incident
Fires hit two prominent buildings in Orchard Road yesterday as well as as a coffeeshop in Bukit Panjang this morning.Late last night, 350 hotel guests were evacuated after a fire broke out at the...
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New book on Mr Lee Kuan Yew shows personal, intimate side of him
Even on the day of his wife's funeral, the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew had not stopped thinking of Singapore.In a new book of essays about Singapore's founding Prime Minister, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat...
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Bukit Batok independent candidate will not contest by-election
SINGAPORE - Mr Samir Salim Neji, who contested in Bukit Batok as an independent candidate in last year's General Election, has said that he will not contest the upcoming by-election in the single...
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Lee Tzu Yang stepping down as chairman of Workplace Safety and Health Counci
The Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council will get a new chairman on April 1 when Mr Lee Tzu Yang relinquishes his role.Replacing him is Mr Heng Chiang Gnee, who currently serves as deputy chairman...
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NTUC FairPrice rolls out cigarette machine to comply with new tobacco laws
Supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice is the first to pilot a new cigarette sales machine which does not display any cigarette products or labels, to adhere to new laws which ban cigarette retailers from...
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New video series Realife shines spotlight on interesting life stories
A local breakdancer with a troubled past, a single father who transformed his life and body for his kids, and a tour of local personality Steven Lim's home which has been regularly featured in his...
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