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All systems go for free pre-peak MRT ride trial
A poster on the free MRT ride scheme. Commuters who exit 16 stations in the city before 7.45am get to travel for free. -- ST PHOTO: MARK ...
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Injured navy man who lost both legs healing through sports
Injured navy serviceman Jason Chee has been taking part in sports regularly - despite losing both legs, his left arm and three fingers on his right hand. The 30-year-old - who suffered a devastating accident on a ship last December - does so with the help of the Singapore Disability Sports Council. He especially enjoys playing table tennis, which he is able to do using prosthetic fingers. In ...
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Singapore Flyer unlikely to be shipped overseas
Both local and overseas parties have expressed interest in buying the Singapore Flyer, less than three weeks after the attraction at Marina Promenade was placed under receivership by its main lender. -- ST FILE PHOTO: NEO ...
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Manila to stop giving new licences to Singapore maid agencies
Singapore maid agencies are being barred from taking out new licences to source for workers in the Philippines in a move by Manila to crack down on firms flouting its rules. -- ST ILLUSTRATION: MANNY ...
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Singapore tournament hit by late pullouts
The Singapore Open kicked off Tuesday, but a large-scale withdrawal on the eve of competition has robbed the tournament of several seeded players after superstars Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei also chose to skip the event.Eleven players pulled out on Monday, citing fatigue and injury, though many may be keen to avoid exerting themselves in what is the last Super Series event before the world ...
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Singapore pressures Indonesia to identify companies behind haze
Singapore's worst air pollution in 16 years sparked diplomatic tension on Tuesday, as it urged Indonesia to provide data on company names and concession maps to enable it to act against plantation firms that allow slash-and-burn farming.Singapore's environment minister made the request to his Indonesian counterpart by telephone as air pollution on the island hit unhealthy levels for a ...
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Singapore Indonesia tussle over smog
SMOG from forest fires on Indonesia's Sumatra island has eased in Singapore but the city-state continued to press its larger neighbour to solve the recurring ...
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Youth 16 arrested for allegedly assaulting and robbing 39-year old woman
The police have arrested a 16-year-old for allegedly assaulting and robbing a female victim in the vicinity of Hougang Avenue 1. About two weeks ago, the 39-year old victim was returning home from work past midnight. At the void deck of her flat, an unknown person came from behind and started assaulting her. The male assailant then grabbed her handbag, which contained cash, valuables and a ...
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Fitch Affirms Genting and Genting Singapore at A- Stable
Fitch: Spanish Floor Clause Ruling May Reduce Excess Spread A recent Spanish Supreme Court ruling could cause lenders to stop applying floor clauses that set minimum interest rates in mortgage contracts, and so reduce excess spread in Spanish RMBS transactions, Fitch Ratings says. The presence of interest rate floors in mortgage contracts has bolstered excess spread during the recent period of ...
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Haze update PM Lee says Singapore urging Indonesia to take action to reduce haze
A photo of the haze, taken at the Istana, that was posted on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's Facebook page. Mr Lee said on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, that the Government is monitoring the haze situation closely and will stay in touch with the Indonesian authorities. -- PHOTO: FACEBOOK OF PRIME MINISTER LEE HSIEN ...
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Singapore chokes on pollution high
Singapore 's main measure to determine air quality, crept into the "unhealthy" classification reaching a reading of 155, the highest level since late 1997, when it hit 226.Smoke haze is a nearly annual problem for Singapore and its northern ...
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Fitch Affirms Singapores First Ship Lease Trust at BNegative
Fitch: Spanish Floor Clause Ruling May Reduce Excess Spread A recent Spanish Supreme Court ruling could cause lenders to stop applying floor clauses that set minimum interest rates in mortgage contracts, and so reduce excess spread in Spanish RMBS transactions, Fitch Ratings says. The presence of interest rate floors in mortgage contracts has bolstered excess spread during the recent period of ...
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Indonesia Haze Affecting Singapore Forest Fires Being Blamed
Indonesia is being asked by Singapore to get control of its forest fires after the pollutant index in the air rose to a staggering 155 on Monday, the highest it’s been since 2006. Officials asked employers to provide masks to anyone spending time outside during work, and children and the elderly were advised not to spend too much time outdoors. The scent of burning wood and a smoky haze ...
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Exotic mini-zoo seized from Singapore flat
SINGAPORE (AFP) - More than 30 wild animals, including pythons, tortoises, a slow loris and a marmoset have been seized from a flat in Singapore in the city's largest such haul of banned wildlife in more than a decade, a government agency said Tuesday.The owner, who kept the animals in a public housing apartment, could be jailed for two years and fined up to Sg$500,000 ($297,000), the ...
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Singapore India working on Asian FTA
Foreign observers and investors continue to see India as a positive growth story, even as domestic players cower in the shadow of their own ...
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National service committee meets ahead of inaugural focus group discussion
THE panel tasked to look into ways to strengthen the commitment to National Service held its second meeting on Tuesday, ahead of its first focus group discussion with members of the public this Saturday. Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen chaired the second meeting of the Committee to Strengthen National Service at the Infantry Training Institute, said the Defence Ministry in a statement on Tuesday. ...
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Singapore startup behind local heritage apps to develop similar apps for Brunei schools
One of the heritage trails in Learning Development Resources' (LDR) Interactive Heritage Trails mobile programme. The four-year-old local start-up will be licensing its technology to a publishing firm in Brunei to help develop similar learning apps for schools in Brunei. -- FILE PHOTO: ...
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Young man placed on probation for underage sex
A young man who made a 12-year-old pregnant after having sex with her was placed on probation on Tuesday. The 21-year-old accused was 18 when he first had sex with the girl, then 11, after meeting her through an online dance game called Audition Sea in 2010. He had pleaded guilty to two of five counts of having underage sex between 2010 and 2011. A Community Court heard that after they became ...
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Manager who planted spy camera in ex-girlfriends bedroom jailed 5 months
Wong Kong Wai, 39, was jailed for five months on Tuesday for housebreaking, transmitting obscene material and insulting a woman's modesty. He had pleaded guilty in April this year. -- ST FILE PHOTO: WONG KWAI ...
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Man who held taxi driver at knifepoint arrested
The police arrested a 40-year-old man this morning for holding a taxi driver at knifepoint and robbing him. At about 1.45am, the suspect boarded a taxi along Marina Boulevard, and directed the driver to take him to Lim Chu Kang Muslim Cemetery. But upon reaching the destination, the suspect threatened the driver with a knife and forced him to hand over his money and mobile phone. He then ...
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Six student teams represent Singapore at the Shell Eco-Marathon Asia
The six teams representing Singapore at the annual Shell Eco-Marathon Asia showcased their projects today, ahead of next month's competition in Kuala Lumpur. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND ...
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NTU appoints new dean for business school
The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has appointed a new dean for its business school. Professor Ravi Kumar, 61, former vice-dean for international programmes and graduate programmes at the University of Southern California's Marshall Business School, will take over as dean of Nanyang Business School. -- PHOTO: ...
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Singapores air quality in moderate range as haze eases
The haze in Singapore eased on Tuesday afternoon, with the PSI reading back in the moderate range. At 4pm, the reading was 85, continuing its slide since late ...
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Haze update Vivian Balakrishnan urges Indonesia to name companies responsible for forest fires
People visit the Merlion Park, which is blanketed in a thick haze, in Singapore on June 18, 2013. The worst episode of haze here in 16 years has prompted Environment and Water Resources Minister Vivian Balakrishnan to urge commercial pressure against firms causing the haze. -- PHOTO: ...
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Singapore Open kicks off with several withdrawals
The Li-Ning Singapore Open kicked off on Tuesday, with several of the top players absent in the men's singles event.The absentees include 2010 champion and Olympic bronze medalist Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia in the men's singles.Previously, China's Olympic gold medallist Lin Dan, who had stayed away from the court in the months after the London Olympic Games and started playing ...
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Singaporean expansion of MRT leads to disruption
Singapore’s Mass Rapid Transit System (MRT) is not very big in comparison to Shanghai, Beijing or Tokyo, but proportionate to the size of Singapore and the city-state’s population, it is an extremely successful and extensive public transport system and one that the Land Transport Authority (LTA) plans to grow even further.
Singapore has a population of around 5 million, which is important when placing the MRT in context, it has a daily ridership of 2 million, giving it a commuter penetration of at least 40%, which does not take into account the fact that not all 5 million Singaporeans commute on a daily basis or use public transport. Read more
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