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LAST week, I noticed a foreign worker trying to top up his stored-value card by S$2 at an MRT station. The minimum top-up, though, is S$5 for...
My mother blacked out last Wednesday (7.15am) in the train, on her way to work, at Outram. When she regained consciousness, a bespectacled Chinese...

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The travails of Research In Motion (RIM), the Ontario-based maker of the BlackBerry mobile messaging device, follow a pattern sadly familiar to...

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Sunday Special

The lion dance king

by Cheow Xin Yi and Yu Pei Fern todayonsunday@mediacorp.com.sg
Come every Chinese New Year, he would roam the streets of Chinatown with them - an ear-splitting, eye-dazzling procession of leaping rainbow-hued...

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There was no delay: MHA

DPM Teo Chee Hean at SCCCI nite at River Hongbao
SINGAPORE - Laying out the timeline of events, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said yesterday that there was ''no delay'' in releasing the news of the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) probe into the allegations of misconduct against two top men...

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Aussie activists, police trade blame

Aboriginal protesters burning an Australian flag outside Parliament House yesterday. AP
SYDNEY - Authorities and indigenous-rights protesters blamed each other yesterday for a heated clash...

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A call to banish the red mist

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 23: Steven Gerrard of Liverpool shows his frustration during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Liverpool at City of Manchester Stadium on August 23, 2010 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
FA Cup, fourth round Liverpool vs Man United London - The two sets of fans may be ready to get at...

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Health bites

Celebrity chef Paula Deen, who recently announced that she has Type 3 diabetes. AP
PAULA Deen's diabetes revelation pretty much sums it up: Kitchen pros at all levels struggle with...

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Things to do Jan 28

Free entry: National Museum of Singapore Enjoy complimentary entry to all exhibitions and galleries...

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Jetsetting with ... Suzie Mathers

Suzie Mathers
She may play the flighty and frothy Glinda in Wicked, currently having a great run at Marina Bay...
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