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Singapore Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Singapore.

Results 1 - 20 of 1,955 in Singapore

  1. Republic of Singapore air force begins arriving at Mountain Home AFBRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Alert 5

    The first contingent of personnel and their families from the Republic of Singapore Air Force has arrived at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho to establish a presence there.

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    Related Topix: US Military, Southeast Asia, Mountain Home Air Force Base, World News, US Air Force, Mountain Home AFB, ID

  2. Make or break?Read the original story

    7 hrs ago | The Electric New Paper

    FOR Singapore musicians, it seems like a dream come true - a local music station playing made-in-Singapore music, 24-7. MORE EXPOSURE: Local bands like Electrico and The Great Spy Experiment will get more ...

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  3. MoreRead the original story

    13 hrs ago | Littlespeck.com

    ... 2008 When the US House of Representatives first rejected the $700b rescue package, I couldn't help wondering what Singapore would have done under similar circumstances. It took me a whole few seconds to conclude that the ruling People's Action Party ...

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    Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, US News

  4. NTU students start online newspaperRead the original story

    Yesterday | Topix

    Four students from Nanyang Technological University have started their own online newspaper. This, after NTU stopped the campus news platforms from running stories about an opposition politician's visit to the school.

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  5. Singapore students protest university censorshipRead the original story

    Yesterday | Topix

    A group of students staged a rare protest in Singapore on Sunday against their university's censorship of a campus newspaper article. Fronted by a black banner with the slogan "Responsible Press For Students," the four protesters made speeches in front of about 70 students at a park designated for limited free speech and demonstrations.

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  6. Teen sex and the Parent factorRead the original story

    Yesterday | Topix

    Blame it on the media and the Internet; the lack of parental support; even the lack of discipline in schools — whatever the reason, the number of sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) among young people in Singapore has nearly doubled over the last 10 years. And, among young women, the rate has doubled since 2002.

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  7. Help with electricity hikesRead the original story

    Yesterday | Topix

    Measures to help ease the impact of the 'rather large' hike in electricity tariffs could be introduced in next year's Budget. Electricity tariffs shot up 21 per cent last Wednesday - the biggest one-time increase in seven years.

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  8. Ocean race to give Sentosa hotels a boostRead the original story

    Yesterday | Topix

    The street race is over but the race at sea is about to begin. Yachts taking part in the gruelling 10-month round-the-world race will stop over at the One Degree 15 Marina Club on Sentosa from 22 Dec to 18 Jan. It will be the first time the 35-year-old race visits South-east Asia.

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  9. Serangoon Garden residents still uneasyRead the original story

    Yesterday | Topix

    Residents in Serangoon Gardens are still uneasy that 600 foreign workers will stay near them once the former Serangoon Garden Technical School is turned into a dormitory.

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  10. Financial system here safeRead the original story

    Yesterday | Topix

    In an uncertain economic climate that has seen seemingly rock-solid financial institutions in the United States topple one after another, anxious residents yesterday quizzed the Finance Minister himself on Singapore's financial system. Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam assured them Singapore is 'not in the same situation as the US'.

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  11. Singapore GIC's key man sees opportunities in gloomRead the original story

    Yesterday | Topix

    When Tony Tan, executive director of Singapore's biggest sovereign wealth fund, warned in July the world might plunge into its worst recession in 30 years, many shrugged off his remarks as too gloomy.

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  12. Singapore facing economic slowdownRead the original story

    Yesterday | Topix

    Singapore will see an economic slowdown that could last several quarters as the subprime mortgage meltdown has evolved into a global economic crisis, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said in remarks published on Monday.

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  13. Global economic crunch could impact Singapore job marketRead the original story

    Yesterday | Topix

    Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said on Sunday that the global economic crunch could impact Singapore's job market, but he is confident that the country has the right fundamentals to sail through the rough patch.

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  14. Buy electricity? Pick a pricing planRead the original story

    Yesterday | Topix

    In about three years, buying electricity could become similar to choosing one's cellphone price plan - several plans to choose from, pre-paid cards, accounts to top up and even freebies thrown in.

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  15. More rental flats recoveredRead the original story

    Sunday | The Straits Times

    This year's number is set to go up further as the HDB steps up its efforts to weed out errant tenants who abuse their rental flats to make profits.

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  16. Some 11,000 people throng Singapore Day event in Melbourne

    Sunday | Channelnewsasia.com

    MELBOURNE: Some 11,000 people thronged the Singapore Day event on October 4 in Melbourne, Australia - double the turnout at last year's event in New York.

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    Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Australia, Victoria, Australia, Melbourne, Australia

  17. More lifestyle events lined up till year end to sustain F1 buzzRead the original story

    Sunday | Channelnewsasia.com

    SINGAPORE: The recent Singapore Formula One Grand Prix may have gone some way in branding Singapore as the Monaco of the East.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Formula-1 Racing, Racing

  18. JBJ, History will be a lot kinder to youRead the original story

    Saturday | TW news-features

    ... allowed me to critically examine life and politics in this country. In my opinion, JBJ is an extraordinary son of Singapore, who had undertaken enormous courage to confront a system that is so overwhelmingly crushing and harsh, in order to defend ...

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    Related Topix: Singapore, Indonesia, Riau, Indonesia, Indonesia

  19. Singapore opposition leader's funeral draws hundreds

    Saturday Oct 4 | Reuters

    SINGAPORE - Over a thousand people attended the funeral of veteran Singapore opposition figure J.B. Jeyaretnam on Saturday, paying their last respects to a dogged human rights advocate who never gave up despite ... 1 comment

    Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Activism, Lee Hsien Loong

  20. Organocatalytic Michael Addition of Aldehydes to Vinyl Sulfones:...Read the original story

    Friday Oct 3 | Today's Chemist At Work

    Department of Chemistry & Medicinal Chemistry Program, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Republic of Singapore 117543 chmlyx@nus.edu.sg Received August 18, 2008 ...

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    Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, National University