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Coping in the face of adversity
By Lee Wei Ling, Published The Sunday Times, 20 Jan 2013The photograph in The Straits Times showed a man standing in a room with a wet floor, and two other men with their backs to the camera mopping up...
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'Vote for whoever can serve you best'Heng says by-election is not about getting more opposition into ParliamentBy Leonard Lim, The Straits Times, 21 Jan 2013THE People's Action Party works hard not...
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SDA rolls out Singapore's first "online rally"By Hetty Musfirah, Channel NewsAsia, 21 Jan 2013In an elections first, the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) has conducted Singapore's first "online...
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Aiming to be part of change from withinKoh feels Govt is already moving in the direction he thinks is rightBy Goh Chin Lian, The Straits Times, 22 Jan 2013AS HE dashes from house to house, ringing...
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Marriage & Parenthood Package 2013
The big push for more babiesNew package of measures will raise yearly spending to $2bBy Jessica Cheam, The Straits Times, 22 Jan 2013SINGAPORE is banking on a wide range of meaures to persuade citizens...
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MOH pumps additional $10 million over five years to help needy children with healthcare costsChannel NewsAsia, 22 Jan 2013From March, the Ministry of Health (MOH) will set aside S$8 million annually...
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Not workable for Opposition to unite: LowBy Teo Xuanwei, TODAY, 23 Jan 2013The fractious nature of Opposition politics here and the management of town councils came to the fore last night at the...
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Go by what candidates can offer: DPM TeoHe urges residents to compare Koh's comprehensive plan with that of othersBy Goh Chin Lian, The Straits Times, 23 Jan 2013DEPUTY Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean...
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Boss Mum
She once thought she had to forgo her career ambitions to start a family. Now IBM chief and mother of four Janet Ang is proof you can have bothBy Alicia Wong, TODAY, 19 Jan 2013It is a somewhat...
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Why my wife is a stay-home mum
It may not be the wisest financial move, but can you really put a price on hands-on parenting?By Jerry Foo, TODAY, 19 Jan 2013My wife and I are both the eldest child in our families, so both sets of...
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Higher subsidies for child, infant care
By Monica Kotwani, Channel NewsAsia, 23 JanFrom April, 120,000 households with young children will benefit from a new subsidy framework aimed at making childcare and infant care more affordable.Acting...
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Koh will be strong voice in the House: HalimahBy Leonard Lim, The Straits Times, 24 Jan 2013NEW Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob gave a strong endorsement of People's Action Party candidate Koh Poh...
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Govt to spend S$700m to boost MRT access and lower noise
By Hetty Musfirah, Channel NewsAsia, 24 Jan 2013The Government will spend close to S$700 million to make transport nodes more accessible, elderly friendly and conducive for commuters.The plans mapped...
View ArticleEnd of love affair with property?
Not quite, when the dream of living in one home and renting out another will persist. That's because CPF rules favour property purchases, and Singapore's status as a booming city undergirds prices.By...
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Cobbler square
Dying trade still drawing customers, including well-heeled, with low pricesBy Melody Zaccheus, The Straits Times, 25 Jan 2013FINGERS matted with glue and grime, seven elderly men sit, hunched forward,...
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Soft heart, strong will
New Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob tells Susan Long how she went from selling pushcart nasi padang and almost getting expelled from school to one of the highest offices in the land.The Straits...
View ArticleClimate change: What do we owe the future?
Later generations will want to know why we made the choices we didBy Simon Chesterman, Published The Straits Times, 26 Jan 2013THE bush fires that continue to savage Victoria and New South Wales today,...
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