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A transsexual woman who has written about life as a transsexual and has given talks on transsexual issues, was asked to leave a Clarke Quay nightspot, apparently for being a "lady boy".

MP urged young couples to relook the career-before-children approach. She said women should consider putting their careers on hold to have children first as they will have plenty of time to focus on their jobs later.

Weekly flights at Changi Airport hit a new high of 4,300, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said in a press release on Monday.

Eleven swimmers took part in Marathon Charity Swim 2007 and braved the open waters between Batam and Singapore on Sunday to raise money for charity.

Many Singaporeans are unclear how much is needed for their retirement, taking for granted that their CPF savings will be enough for their old age when they may not be.

The crunch on hospital space has taken a new twist, with Changi General Hospital moving an entire ward out to a private building.

MM Lee said Singapore "will not starve" thanks to the development of the Integrated Resorts, the upcoming Formula One race and other investments.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday took to task the Workers' Party candidates in Aljunied GRC for disappearing after last year's general elections.

This year's anti-drug campaign aims to grab attention with an edgy visual campaign that will also go digital. The National Council Against Drug Abuse decided to use street art to reach out to the youths.

Think the 10,000 figure is startling? It gets even worse. On one busted loan shark syndicate's database, there were 1,000 debtors. These ah longs (loan sharks) were dealing in $500,000 every month.

“We help, we do a lot, but we don't help by keeping the prices individually controlled. We help by making sure that the low income are able to pay for their necessities, able to earn a living, able to have a house over their heads.”

THE cost of living is rising, and the Government is helping Singaporeans cope with it, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. via The Straits Times

Ainan Celeste Cawley is a 7-year-old child prodigy currently looking for a place at a university. The search has proven difficult because no university so far seems willing to accept the young genius.

Gardens by the Bay is expected to draw 2.7 million visitors annually, contributing more than $1 billion to the economy over 10 years.

Foreign women in tight mini-skirts and bare-back tops are creeping into Kampong Glam, an area known for its cultural identity.

A new craze is catching on in Singapore in a big way and it is called fish therapy - tiny toothless Turkish spa fish, of the Garra rufa species, nibble off the dead skin on your hands and feet, leaving healthy skin to grow.

During the first six months of 2007, 110 pedestrians under 17 were injured in traffic accidents, 41 per cent more than the 78 injured in the corresponding period of last year. This sharp rise has triggered new initiatives to beef up safety.

Ren Ci's honorary CEO confounds most people's views of what a Buddhist monk is like. To many, he is the public face of Ren Ci, famous for his daredevil stunts such as abseiling down the 45-storey Suntec Tower 2 and immersing himself in ice cold water to raise money for charity.

The only surprise in the announcement that the Workers' Party wants to win a GRC, and that too in the next elections, is that it came from its secretary-general, Mr Low Thia Khiang.

National Library Literary Heritage Showcase appeals to the public to donate their photographs, postcards, pictures and other items to capture the memories of Singapore before 1970.

AROUND the Bukit Panjang neighbourhood where Englishman Anthony Fulwood lives, he is simply known as the 'ang moh leader''. He is one of 900 permanent residents who volunteer at grassroots groups, and the number could rise with more foreigners becoming PRs.