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Fancy living in a 3D-printed apartment block?
Chinese firm unveils building as 3D printing gathers buzz in the countryThe Straits Times, 3 Feb 2015SHANGHAI - A Chinese engineering and design firm has unveiled what it is calling "the world's...
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S'pore students to get taste of German skills training
Nanyang Poly signs MOU with leading German vocational schoolBy Zakir Hussain, Deputy Political Editor In Dresden, Germany, The Straits Times, 3 Feb 2015GERMAN vocational schools have long had a...
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EDB draws S$11.8 billion in fixed asset investments in 2014
Investments down as S'pore chases qualityIt is looking to attract projects in line with its tighter manpower policiesBy Chia Yan Min, The Straits Times, 3 Feb 2105THE big-ticket foreign investments...
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EU urged to move fast to ratify FTA with S'pore
It's in Europe's interest to do so, says Merkel during PM Lee's visitBy Zakir Hussain, Deputy Political Editor, In Berlin, Germany, The Straits Times, 4 Feb 2015SINGAPORE and Germany urged European...
View ArticleLight jogging best for long life: Study
By Calvin Yang, The Straits Times, 4 Feb 2015WHEN it comes to jogging, less is more, according to a recent study by Danish researchers, who found that running excessively is as good as not...
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DPM Teo at NTU Ministerial Forum
DPM Teo stresses need to balance different interestsSaving for future, self-reliance also needed for success in next 50 yearsBy Charissa Yong, The Straits Times, 4 Feb 2015FINDING a compromise between...
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CPF Advisory Panel's Recommendations
Proposed CPF changes give members more controlKey change is to offer choice of three different levels of retirement savingsBy Toh Yong Chuan, Manpower Correspondent, The Straits Times, 5 Feb...
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S'pore to retain manufacturing as pillar of economy: PM Lee
He expressed hope that German SMEs would expand in Singapore and use it as a gateway to AsiaBy Lee U-Wen, The Business Times, 5 Feb 2015THE government will continue to maintain the importance of...
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Child’s success depends on holistic education, family support: ESM Goh
TODAY, 2 Feb 2015What are the enabling factors that can help a child succeed? Based on Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong’s own experience, these are: A holistic education, a supportive family and...
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SG Gives site gets $13m in donations
Record sum raised last year as online giving catches onBy Priscilla Goy, The Straits Times, 6 Feb 2015SINGAPORE'S largest donation website, SG Gives, raised a record sum of more than $13 million last...
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Fewer hardcore gamblers now, but they are starting younger
By Janice Tai And Lim Yi Han, The Straits Times, 6 Feb 2015HARDCORE gamblers will not bet on finding many more of their own kind now.That is because their proportion has plunged to just 0.7 per cent of...
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Fewer killed at work, but it's still 'too high'
Record low fatality rate, but let's bring it down to zero: MinisterBy Aw Cheng Wei, The Straits Times, 6 Feb 2015WORKPLACE deaths fell from 73 in 2013 to 60 last year, dropping by 17.8 per cent, fresh...
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Many parents 'not alert to children's lack of sleep'
Study finds over a third of lower primary kids are sleep-deprivedBy Calvin Yang, The Straits Times, 6 Feb 2015MORE than a third of lower primary school pupils are not getting enough sleep, but only 8...
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3-parent IVF babies: What next?
Controversial technique could prevent the inheritance of genetic diseasesThe Straits Times, 5 Feb 2015LONDON - Despite warnings that a new ethical threshold was being crossed, lawmakers have voted in...
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To fix rat menace, we need to clean up our act
Singaporeans' cavalier attitude towards the disposing of food waste must change if rodent explosion is to be prevented.By Feng Zengkun, Environment Correspondent, The Straits Times, 5 Feb 2015IN THE...
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S'pore job market: Going beyond data to allay anxieties
By Priscilla Cabuyao, Published The Straits Times, 6 Feb 2015THE Ministry of Manpower (MOM) recently released a report on vacancies in the Singapore job market for September last year. According to the...
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Ho Kwon Ping sees need for ISA but urges changes
Ho Kwon Ping also calls for phasing out caning, and starting NS for womenBy Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh And Rachel Chang, The Straits Times, 6 Feb 2015BUSINESSMAN Ho Kwon Ping has called for limits to...
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Shanmugam clears the air on Thaipusam
Only Hindus allowed religious foot processions; lion dances are 'social'By Lim Yi Han, The Straits Times, 7 Feb 2015HINDUS should not feel they are being discriminated against just because musical...
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Integration, S'pore style: A mix of laws and social norms
One month after the Paris killings of staff at Charlie Hebdo magazine, the writer traces Singapore's own journey in integrating minority communities.By Chan Heng Chee, Published The Straits Times, 7...
View ArticleBurning of Jordanian pilot by ISIS is a crime in Islam
By Firdaus Yahya, The Straits Times, 7 Feb 2015NEWS of the Jordanian pilot who was burned alive shocked the world.The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) justified the act as being part of the...
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