2015年8月5日 星期三

2015-08-06 Singapore Singapore


AsiaOne
   
WP chief to remain in Aljunied GRC for next election   
AsiaOne
Workers' Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang said last night that he will stay on to contest in Aljunied GRC at the next polls. Mr Low, who spoke to reporters before his Meet-the-People session, added that his party is committed to avoiding three-cornered ...
Workers' Party chief Low Thia Khiang to stay and defend Aljunied   The Straits Times
“We take support of the voters seriously”: Low Thia Khiang   The Online Citizen
Low to stay in Aljunied, defends stance on multi-party fights   TODAYonline
Channel News Asia   
THE BUSINESS TIMES   
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The Straits Times
   
Koalas pick nicknames with local flavour   
The Straits Times
Cantik the koala (left) shows off its new Singaporean nickname during a name selection ceremony held at the Singapore Zoo. The koala and its companions picked their new monikers yesterday by choosing between two stalks of eucalyptus leaves with name ...

Koalas in Singapore zoo adopt local names Cantik, Sayang, Nila, and Manja   AsiaOne
Koalas at the zoo now have Singapore nicknames   TODAYonline
Koalas handpick nicknames with Singapore flavour   Channel News Asia
Shanghai Daily (subscription)   
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BBC News
   
Could Singapore have become communist?   
BBC News
Modern Singapore: prosperous and peaceful, and led by charismatic working-class hero Lim Chin Siong. His political rival, Lee Kuan Yew, is living in exile and ignominy. This scenario - ludicrous to Singaporeans celebrating 50 years of independence led ...
The man behind historic broadcast   The Straits Times
Pragmatic Singapore can afford a little poetry   Financial Times
Singapore Challenges the Idea That Democracy Is the Best Form of Governance   Huffington Post
Bradenton Herald   
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Channel News Asia
   
Cabby questions use of GPS data in conviction   
Channel News Asia
TODAY reports: Taxi driver Tan Hie Koon, who ran over and killed Ms Bui Thi Hon Mai, is appealing against his conviction and sentence of six months' jail and an eight-year driving ban. By Siau Ming En, TODAY; POSTED: 06 Aug 2015 07:27; UPDATED: 06 ...


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The Straits Times
   
Singapore's water supply: Where does it come from?   
The Straits Times
Lower rainfall in Singapore and Malaysia is affecting Singapore's water supply. There was 25 per cent less rainfall in the first half of this year, which reduced the main source of water to Singapore's 17 reservoirs. And water levels at Johor's Linggiu ...
Singapore water source hits historic low on dry spell   eco-business.com
Malaysia discriminating against Singapore vehicles: MOT   TODAYonline
Malaysia's new VEP fee discriminates against Singapore vehicles: Transport ...   Channel News Asia
AsiaOne   
Free Malaysia Today   
Astro Awani   
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The Straits Times
   
Future generation will build a 'bigger and better Singapore': Heng Swee Keat   
The Straits Times
SINGAPORE - Just like how the pioneer generation built the nation into one admired globally, the next generation must ensure it grows into something even greater, said education minister Heng Swee Keat on Thursday . In a National Day message at ...

Improved support for postgrads   AsiaOne
Important to strengthen 'Singapore Character': Heng Swee Keat   Channel News Asia

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The Straits Times
   
Over 180 honoured for public spiritedness   
TODAYonline
SINGAPORE — She sniffs out her own leads, investigates suspicious websites, lures pimps by posing as a customer and cracks down on online vice syndicates, on top of juggling training with the Singapore Women's Football Squad. This is all in a day's ...
Honoured for keeping S'pore safe   AsiaOne
Singapore vows to strengthen community partnership amid security fear   Shanghai Daily (subscription)

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AsiaOne
   
A hard look at averting elitism   
AsiaOne
About a week ago, Raffles Institution principal Chan Poh Meng told students and staff at a Founder's Day ceremony to guard against being elitist and exclusive. His speech, which took an honest and hard look at these deep-seated issues, led to a ...

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Supervisor cheated boss by inflating payment claims   
AsiaOne
A concrete pump supervisor who cheated his employer out of more than $100,000 was jailed for two years yesterday. Liang Lip Chieng , 49, inflated the claims for concrete pumped by his workers at the end of each month before handing the forms to his ...


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AsiaOne
   
Don't make it easier to gamble   
AsiaOne
I am dismayed that Singapore Pools is making it easier and quicker for people to gamble ("Skip the queue for Toto and 4-D bets?"; last Saturday). It is undeniable that, over the years, there has been a rise in the number of gambling addicts. There is ...

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