Bernie Ecclestone is Formula 1 because in 38 years he built the sport from a niche championship into a global phenomenon, double world champion Fernando Alonso said last night at the paddock of the Marina Bay circuit.
Ahead…
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Not shy now thanks to PAssion Children’s Football programme
For these two children, football is more than a weekly leisure activity.
It was what brought the two boys – one with autism and the other with a speech impediment – out of their sheltered worlds.
Aaron Oh’sinterest in…
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JB-bound bus goes up in flames in Yishun
No decision on future of S’pore GP: STB
SINGAPORE – While petrolheads are eager to find out if they will see a Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix beyond 2017, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said yesterday that no decision has been made on whether the race will extend its contract beyond its…
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Doctor suspended for failing to detect patient’s acute glaucoma
SINGAPORE – A 59-year-old general practitioner has been suspended from practice for three months by the Singapore Medical Council (SMC), for failing to properly diagnose and treat a patient, which led to her losing part of her vision.
Dr Fong Wai Yin, who was…
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S’pore has second-worst office rental prospects out of 31 cities
SINGAPORE – Prime office rents in Singapore are forecast to drop 14 per cent between end-2015 and end-2019, the second worst among 31 cities worldwide, showed a report by real estate consultancy Knight Frank yesterday.
Besides the large impending supply…
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Use amnesty to ensure tax affairs are in order: MAS
SINGAPORE – The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has urged banks operating in the Republic to encourage their clients to use the opportunity accorded by tax amnesty programmes to ensure that their tax affairs are in order.
“Banks are required to adhere…
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TODAY's morning briefing for Sept 16
Good morning! What’s on the calendar today:
It’s Malaysia Day, which commemorates the establishment of the country as a federation. Also, it’s Day 2 of the City Harvest Church legal appeal; and lastly former tour guide Yang Yin is back in…
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City Harvest appeal: Transactions 'beyond reproach' and no personal gain for Kong Hee, says lawyer
SINGAPORE – If there was “no doubt” that the six City Harvest Church (CHC) leaders, who were convicted of various criminal charges over their use of the mega-church’s building fund, had acted “in the church’s best interest”, how could they have been found to…
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Indonesia hopes to guard against Zika virus with airport larvae traps
The Indonesian Health Ministry on Thursday (Sep 15) installed larvae traps around airport terminals as one of the measures to prevent the spreading of Zika virus amid outbreak in neighboring country Singapore.
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