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Taking medicine illegally sold online can kill you
HSA warns of serious health risks as illegal sellers use social media to draw customersBy Theresa Tan, The Sunday Times, 30 Nov 2014Online shopping for medical products such as contraceptives, contact...
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SIT launches 4-year health-related degree programmes
By Vimita Mohandas, Channel NewsAsia, 29 Nov 2014From 2016, the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) will be launching four-year degree programmes in Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Diagnostic...
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Cleaners roped in to help clear out loan sharks
Sembawang workers have been trained to spot and report suspicious activityBy Joanna Seow, The Sunday Times, 30 Nov 2014Town council cleaners are being roped in to act as extra eyes and ears for the...
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New Tamil song for Singapore's 50th birthday
The Sunday Times, 30 Nov 2014A drum set, a lion dance drum, tabla and kompang play to the same beat in a new Tamil song written for Singapore's 50th birthday.Launched yesterday, Heartbeat Of The Nation...
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Pamela Chng - Do-gooder's fear factor
Social enterprise Bettr Barista's founder knows what it's like to be paralysed by fearBy Abdul Hafiz Assistant News Editor, The Sunday Times, 30 Nov 2014At a recent global gathering of social...
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PM Lee holds dialogue on ISIS threat
Community support vital to fight terror threat: PMGovt must protect S'pore by staying vigilant and taking swift action, he saysBy Rachel Au-Yong, The Sunday Times, 30 Nov 2014Prime Minister Lee Hsien...
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Retiree puts maid's 3 children through university
By Audrey Tan, The Straits Times, 1 Dec 2014THE three children of Filipino maid Rodalina Dalauidao, 42, have attended or are attending university, and they have their mother's employer, Madam Tey Ah...
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Tan Swie Hian's work fetches record $4.4m at auction
By Deepika Shetty Arts Correspondent, The Straits Times, 1 Dec 2014AN INK on rice paper work by artist Tan Swie Hian was sold for 20.7 million yuan (S$4.4 million) at the Poly Auction in Beijing.The...
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Tales of a taxi 'Uncle'
From the surly to the genial, it is passengers who make or break your day. But the pressure sure piles upBy Toh Yong Chuan Manpower Correspondent, The Sunday Times, 30 Nov 2014On my fourth day as a...
View ArticleCar-sharing does not reduce road use
With the car quota system, sharing vehicles will lead to greater demand for road spaceBy Christopher Tan Senior Correspondent, The Straits Times, 29 Nov 2014How would an electric car- sharing scheme...
View ArticleBus scheme showing results at halfway mark
Waiting times shorter and fewer services crowded during peak hoursBy Yeo Sam Jo, The Straits Times, 1 Dec 2014THE billion-dollar Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP) has made inroads into stepping...
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More kids to learn programming in Smart Nation push
MOE to encourage schools to join Code for Fun enrichment schemeBy Amelia Teng, The Straits Times, 1 Dec 2014FOR most people, computer code is a foreign language - something that only geeks...
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Measures to preserve Ubin's rustic charm
PM lauds community's efforts; island can be a 'cradle for sustainable living'By Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh, The Straits Times, 1 Dec 2014THE preservation of Pulau Ubin will be the main focus of a new...
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Mayor sets goal for Taipei to overtake Singapore within 8 years
By Kua Yu-Lin, The Straits Times, 2 Dec 2014NEWLY ELECTED Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je has set a goal for the capital city: to overtake Singapore within eight years.Taipei, New Taipei City, Taoyuan and...
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Singapore's ERP system one of world's most innovative infrastructure: KPMG...
By Lee Min Kok, The Straits Times, 1 Dec 2014Singapore's Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) system has been lauded as one of the world's most innovative infrastructure developments.In a report released by...
View ArticleMOH acts against dentist over wrong Medisave claims
He claimed for costlier procedures that he did not doBy Salma Khalik Senior Health Correspondent, The Straits Times, 2 Dec 2014THE Ministry of Health (MOH) has suspended a dentist from making claims...
View ArticleNew nursing home in Margaret Drive to open in 2017
By Calvin Yang, The Straits Times, 1 Dec 2014A new nursing home will open in Margaret Drive in 2017, Senior Minister of State for Law and Education Indranee Rajah said in a post on her Facebook page on...
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Raffles Hospital to receive non-critical patients from SCDF
Raffles Hospital to treat subsidised ER patientsPatients in SCDF ambulances can be taken there and pay only public ratesBy Linette Lai, The Straits Times, 2 Dec 2014PATIENTS in emergency ambulances may...
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SAF's Airborne-Trooper Training Facility (ATF)
New facility takes airborne troopers to new heightsBy Danson Cheong, The Straits Times, 2 Dec 2014A NEW one-stop, all-weather facility to train airborne troopers was launched yesterday by the Singapore...
View ArticleInteractive 3-D map of Singapore to be ready by 2017
Singapore to map out its Smart Nation dream in 3DDigital model of country to help planners, businesses and citizensBy Aw Cheng Wei, The Straits Times, 2 Dec 2014IT LOOKS like a city-planning simulator...
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