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'Primary 5' maths question turns out to be Sec 3 Math Olympiad question
Question, leaked from a contest, stumps netizens, sparks discussion onlineBy Amelia Teng and Jalelah Abu Baker, The Straits Times, 14 Apr 2015A MIND-BOGGLING mathematics problem purportedly set as...
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Couple behind The Real Singapore charged with sedition
Couple behind TRS website face sedition chargesBy Elena Chong, Court Correspondent, The Straits Times, 15 Apr 2015THE couple behind sociopolitical website The Real Singapore (TRS) were yesterday...
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Moving video of inter-racial couple married for 46 years goes viral
By Jalelah Abu Baker & Chew Hui Min, The Straits Times, 14 Apr 2015The moving love story between an Australian-born woman and a Singaporean man who have been married for 46 years has touched the...
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NLB sets up independent panel to review flagged material
By Pearl Lee, The Straits Times, 16 Apr 2015STUNG by a controversy over its removal of children's titles with homosexual content, the National Library Board (NLB) has set up an independent consultative...
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To cull or not to cull pesky monkeys
Complaints about monkeys in Singapore have plunged for the first time in years. Now may be the perfect time to find out why and how to keep them low.By Feng Zengkun, Environment Correspondent, The...
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Singapore to get hotter, more extreme weather in future
Temperatures could hit 36.7 deg C based on extreme climate projectionsBy Feng Zengkun, Environment Correspondent, The Straits Times, 16 Apr 2015SINGAPORE at the end of this century is expected to be...
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SAF's faster response to injuries in the field
Civilian paramedics to reach casualties anywhere in the field within 11 minutesBy Jermyn Chow, Defence Correspondent, The Straits Times, 16 Apr 2015SOLDIERS who are critically injured during...
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Infrastructure for Asia: Singapore can help
Republic's experience can be shared with other countries, says ministerBy Ong Kai Xuan, The Straits Times, 16 Apr 2015SINGAPORE could play a key role in the provision of badly needed - and vastly...
View ArticleShanmugam appeals to Singaporeans to leave Yemen
More than 40 choose to stay despite MFA attempts to get them to leaveBy Janice Tai and Priscilla Goy, The Straits Times, 16 Apr 2015MORE than 40 Singaporeans still remain in conflict-ridden Yemen,...
View ArticlePM Lee stresses importance of religious harmony at Taoist Federation's silver...
Keep on being good stewards, to keep Singapore going: PMBy Charissa Yong, The Straits Times, 16 Apr 2015TAOIST devotees in navy blue robes, Buddhist monks in yellow robes, Catholic nuns in white, and...
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Returning ISIS fighters will pose a long term threat to global security: DPM Teo
Returnees could carry out attacks and radicalise others: DPM TeoBy Lim Yan Liang, The Straits Times, 17 Apr 2015THE large number of foreign fighters taking part in the ongoing conflict in Iraq and...
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Running 50km a day, over 50 days, to celebrate SG50
Running start to nation's 50th birthdayDuo running 50km daily for 50 days straight to pay tribute - and inspireBy Kash Cheong, The Straits Times, 17 Apr 2015WHILE most people are taking refuge from the...
View ArticleHelp NParks keep tabs on wildlife in S'pore
Public can join programmes to monitor biodiversityBy Feng Zengkun, Environment Correspondent, The Straits Times, 17 Apr 2015HAVE a keen eye for birds, butterflies, water monitor lizards and other...
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Japan's elderly convicts prefer jail to life outside
Prisons face soaring costs, with 1 in 5 inmates over 60The Straits Times, 17 Apr 2015TOKYO - Most prisons spend a lot of time and effort keeping inmates from escaping. In Japan, the greater challenge...
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Lien Foundation’s Gym Tonic initiative for seniors
Gyms for seniors to boost healthLien Foundation spending over $2m on machines for homes, eldercare centresBy Janice Tai, The Straits Times, 17 Apr 2015MR TAN Cheng Hong may be 77 years old, but his...
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Foster a new kampung spirit
By Geraldine Soh, Published The Straits Times, 17 Apr 2015THERE is much talk of reviving that "kampung spirit" from the idyllic 1960s. But is that notion outdated, given that "kampungs", or rather...
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Lee Kuan Yew and Henry Kissinger
The unnatural nature of peace and prosperityTwo men, one vision: Henry Kissinger and Lee Kuan Yew both grew up in brutal regimes and brought a sense of vulnerability to their adult geopolitical...
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Lee Kuan Yew in historical context
Two aspects have not been much examined: His heritage as an overseas Chinese in South-east Asia; and his capacity to learn from history in shaping his ideas on nationhood.By Wang Gungwu, Published The...
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Dr Lee Wei Ling on honouring the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew: 'Honour the spirit of...
That would be the best response to his passing, says Lee Kuan Yew's daughterBy Lee Wei Ling, Published The Sunday Times, 19 Apr 2015On April 6 a journalist from the Chinese evening paper Lianhe Wanbao...
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SNOC launches collection of 50 sports stories for SG50
By Abhishek Ravikrishnan, Channel NewsAsia, 18 Apr 2015The Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) commemorated 50 of Singapore’s most inspiring sports stories with the launch of a book titled 50est:...
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