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2,000 rental flats to be built to cater to housing needs
Construction for 2,000 rental flats across various parts of the island will begin at the end of the year or early next year, as part of the Housing Board's plans to cater to the housing needs of needy families. The 2,000 units,........
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1,000 specimens collected in marine biodiversity expedition
Singapore - About 1,000 specimens have been collected, including five new records and two rediscoveries, as the country's biggest scale marine biodiversity expedition gets underway in the Johor Straits. Among the new discoveries included........
Green tea may protect against Parkinson's disease
Researchers at the National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine have identified an activation process between a component in green tea and a protein in the human body that can provide cellular protection against Parkinson's........
President's Challenge 2012 raises over S$11m
The President's Challenge 2012 has successfully raised over S$11 million this year. The money came from direct public contributions and from over 40 fundraising events organised by various partners and organisations......
Travellers advised to plan journey this holiday weekend
Traffic flow through the land checkpoints at Woodlands and Tuas is expected to be heavy this coming Hari Raya Haji weekend. The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority said traffic build up is expected to start from Thursday and will........
Singapore inflation rises to 4.7% in September
Inflation in Singapore accelerated last month, driven by higher transport and housing costs. Data from the Department of Statistics showed that the consumer price index (CPI) for all items rose to 4.7 per cent, from 3.9 per cent in........
E-books go social in Singapore
E-bookstore ilovebooks.com recently completed a successful story-writing campaign on Facebook which set the local social community buzzing and resulted in an 800 per cent increase in the number of fans. Titled Story Buddy, the game........
Families can be a solution to problem gambling: Chan Chun Sing
While families can be victims of problem gambling, they can also be a part of the solution. Family support is a key factor in aiding a gambler's recovery as studies have found that counselling and therapy work best if family members........
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The rise of the small states?
On Oct 1, a loose grouping of smaller members of the United Nations (UN) called the Forum of Small States (FOSS) celebrated its 20th anniversary. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon told the forum: "Being small does not mean an absence of big ideas.".....
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