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Sharks Nursery at Underwater World to allow visitors to feed sharks
Channel NewsAsia - Wednesday, November 25
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New form of treatment available for people with Psoriasis
Channel NewsAsia - Wednesday, November 25SINGAPORE: There’s now a new form of treatment for people with Psoriasis, an inflammatory skin disease.
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More used textbooks welcome for NTUC FairPrice book collection
Channel NewsAsia - Wednesday, November 25SINGAPORE: It’s the end of the school year and for students and parents wondering what to do with the used textbooks, you can drop them off at any NTUC FairPrice outlet.
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Firms to be more socially responsible when planning promotional events
Channel NewsAsia - Wednesday, November 25SINGAPORE : The October 24 dollar—per—litre fuel offer by Shell has stressed the need for companies to be more socially responsible in planning promotional events.
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Mental patient takes own life at IMH
Channel NewsAsia - Wednesday, November 25SINGAPORE : The State Coroner has recorded a verdict of suicide on a patient who was found hanging in a toilet cubicle at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) last August.
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Philip Jeyaretnam appointed as member of PSC
Channel NewsAsia - Wednesday, November 25SINGAPORE : Philip Jeyaretnam has been appointed a member of the Public Service Commission (PSC).
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Cabby sent to jail for 8 weeks for molesting female passenger
Channel NewsAsia - Wednesday, November 25SINGAPORE: A cabby who had been fined S$2,000 for molesting a 15—year—old female passenger has now been sent to jail for eight weeks.
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Islamic banks launch standard wakala agreement, eye uniformity
Reuters - Wednesday, November 25KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Malaysian and UK Islamic banks signed off on a standardised wakala deposit agreement on Tuesday, which some bankers said could help the industry reduce its reliance on the controversial commodity murabaha structure.
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Singapore visitor arrivals slip 0.5 pct in Oct
Reuters - Tuesday, November 24SINGAPORE, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Visitor arrivals in Singapore in October fell 0.5 percent from a year earlier, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said on Tuesday.
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Foreign flows to emerging East Asia could pose risk-ADB
Reuters - Tuesday, November 24(Adds comments, changes dateline to add SINGAPORE)
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RPT-GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar ticks up, shares slip as risk shunned
Reuters - Tuesday, November 24* Dollar cuts losses as short-covering emerges
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Reform for two men involved in fatal attack
Channel NewsAsia - Tuesday, November 24SINGAPORE: They were involved in an attack that led to the death of Institute of Technical Education student Siah Wui Xiang.
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Schools’ owner breaks down in court
Channel NewsAsia - Tuesday, November 24SINGAPORE: Students at Stansfield College and the Singapore Institute of Commerce had remained uninsured "for months" even though staff members knew of this.
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New immigrants may need to sit for citizenship tests in future
Channel NewsAsia - Tuesday, November 24SINGAPORE: Integration through volunteering opportunities is emerging as a key response to challenges posed by Singapore’s immigration policies.
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Pine Grove owners make 3rd attempt to sell property in collective sale
Channel NewsAsia - Tuesday, November 24SINGAPORE: Some homeowners at the Pine Grove estate along Ulu Pandan Road are making another attempt to sell their properties in a collective sale.
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Owner of private schools suing NTUC Income, CASE breaks down in court
Channel NewsAsia - Tuesday, November 24SINGAPORE: Drama broke out on Monday during the High Court case dubbed as "David versus two goliaths".
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HDB projects 10,000—12,000 new flats needed annually over next 5 years
Channel NewsAsia - Tuesday, November 24SINGAPORE: The Housing & Development Board (HDB) has projected it will need to offer between 10,000 and 12,000 new flats per annum over the next five years to meet the housing demand in Singapore.
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Doctors say climbing stairs can lengthen life expectancy
Channel NewsAsia - Tuesday, November 24SINGAPORE: Stair climbing can be a great form of exercise for those looking to lose weight.
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Greater investor education needed to drive Asian REIT market forward
Channel NewsAsia - Tuesday, November 24SINGAPORE: Real estate investment trusts (REITs) may have taken a battering in the wake of the global financial crisis, but according to experts, they have rebounded sharply and recovered more quickly than other equities.
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SM Goh calls on Cambodian PM Hun Sen, reaffirming strong ties
Channel NewsAsia - Tuesday, November 24SINGAPORE: Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, who is now in Cambodia for a two—day official visit, called on Prime Minister Hun Sen at the National Assembly on Monday afternoon.
