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4 hrs ago | Suria

Laneway 2012 Singapore marks the end of "summer camp"

There was a sense of nostalgia among most of the bands that performed at the Singapore leg of St.

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8 hrs ago | Channelnewsasia.com

Parliament to discuss CPIB probe into ex-chiefs of CNB & SCDF

SINGAPORE: Members of Parliament have tabled questions on the probe surrounding the former chiefs of the Central Narcotics Bureau and Singapore Civil Defence Force when Parliament sits on Tuesday.

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12 hrs ago | Global Voices Online

Singapore: Citizens Discuss Politician's Extramarital Scandal

An opposition politician has resigned from his party's Central Executive Committee amidst rumours of extramarital affairs.

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16 hrs ago | The Straits Times

PICTURESRolls-Royce opens $700m facility in Seletar, its largest in...

Global engine giant Rolls-Royce has officially opened its $700-million manufacturing, research and training facility at Seletar Aerospace Park.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, Singapore, World News, Indonesia, Lee Hsien Loong

Sun Feb 12, 2012

Suria

Police appeal for information on murder in Geylang

SINGAPORE: A 43-year-old Singaporean man died in hospital shortly after he was found injured in Geylang early Monday morning.

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Reuters

Press Digest - Thai newspapers - Feb 13

These are some of the leading stories in Thai newspapers on Monday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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The Washington Post

Garuda Can't Get 777s Quickly Enough to Replace Aging Aircraft

PT Garuda Indonesia, the nation's largest listed carrier, said it can't get new Boeing Co.

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The Nation

Foreigners eye local securities firms

Malaysian and Singaporean investors are looking to increase their market penetration by moving to acquire Thai securities houses ahead of Asean Linkage and the implementation of the Asean Economic Community.

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The Straits Times

Florists here gearing up for Valentine's day

A rose is a rose is a rose on any day of the year. But come Valentine's Day, it takes on an extra symbolic role and costs quite a bit extra too.

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Suria

Some "Bedok 85" stallholders say no to temp location

SINGAPORE: More than half of the stallholders at Blk 85 Bedok North Street 4 Market & Food Centre, more commonly known as "85 Fengshan Centre", will not continue their business at a temporary centre, while their current premises get a makeover.

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Malaysian National News Agency

Najib Announces RM200 Million Facilitation Fund For Danga Waterfront Project

JOHOR BAHARU, Feb 12 -- The Danga Waterfront Development project receives a massive shot in the arm from the government when the Cabinet agrees to provide it with a RM200 million facilitation fund.

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Sat Feb 11, 2012

Channelnewsasia.com

Have Baby Bonuses been helpful?

SINGAPORE: Close to S$2 billion in Baby Bonuses have been given out since the scheme started 10 years ago, said the National Population and Talent Division.

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Sunday People

Holidays: Break up a long-haul flight to Australia with a Singapore stopover

It may be the perfect excuse to watch back-to-back movies, but flying long haul is still a mild form of torture.

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Malaysian National News Agency

Singapore Will Follow If Malaysia Increases Causeway Toll Charges

If Malaysia increases toll charges for the Causeway, Singapore is likely to follow suit, the Straits Times reported today.

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Arab News

Crab-like robot built to remove stomach cancer

A Master And Slave Transluminal Endoscopic Robot is seen against a hand of a man at a lab in Singapore, in this undated handout photo.

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Malaysia Chronicle

Another woman linked to S'pore MP?

The writer, claiming to be from the church Mr Yaw Shin Leong attends, sparked talk of his alleged affair with a married woman, a colleague from the Workers' Party .

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Malaysian National News Agency

UDA Holdings Willing To Participate In Danga Bay Development

JOHOR BAHARU, Feb 11 -- UDA Holdings Bhd is willing to participate in the development of Danga Bay which is being undertaken by state government in collaboration with Iskandar Waterfront Holdings Bhd .

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Fri Feb 10, 2012

The Straits Times

Universities, polys, ITE to raise tuition fees by around 2% - 7%

Singapore's three universities, five polytechnics and the Institute of Technical Education on Friday announced separately that they will raise tuition fees by around 2 per cent to 7 per cent for the next academic year.

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Suria

NUS to raise tuition fees in new academic year

SINGAPORE: Students at the National University of Singapore can expect tuition fees to be raised by 4 per cent to $7,460 in the Academic Year 2012/2013. But students in Architecture, Business, Dentistry, Law, Music, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy programmes face stiffer fee hikes of 6 per cent, or an annualised increase of 1.9 to 2.3 per cent.

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Suria

HPB sets up training academy for ambassadors

SINGAPORE: Under the newly signed Memorandum of Understanding, the Health Promotion Board and the National University of Singapore's Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health will pave the way for a new Health Promotion Academy in Singapore.

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