It was supposed to have been a quiet Valentine’s Day lunch for former President S R Nathan and his wife, courtesy of grandson Kiron.
The place: Quentin’s, at the Eurasian Association just across the road from their home in…
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She's in the Paralympics because of S R Nathan
She needed a new racing wheelchair to compete in the Rio Paralympics, but could not afford one.
Desperate to fulfil her dreams, she turned to former president S R Nathan for help last year.
Thanks to him, para-athlete…
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Pre-schoolers screened for TB
When one of her teachers at the pre-school she runs was diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB), she thought parents would flare up at her.
Instead, Ms Ruth Kuasaw support from parents during the crisis.
Yesterday, 80…
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Peter Yu welcomes second son
Local actor Peter Yu, 48, and wife Brenda Leow (both pictured), 35, welcomed their second son, Israel, yesterday at about 10am.
Speaking to The New Paper over the phone, Yu said that they showed their older son, who is four,…
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His experiences in words
S R Nathan posed for couple's wedding photo
It was a pre-wedding photo shoot like no other.
Four years ago, photographer Alwin Lim, now 37, was doing a morning shoot for a young couple at East Coast Park.
Mr S R Nathan was strolling near the beach as part of his…
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The life of S R Nathan
Ex-President an ‘exemplary supporter’ of special needs community
SINGAPORE – Two more non-profit groups hailed the late former President S R Nathan for his contributions to and care for special needs children and kidney patients.
The Association for Persons with Special Needs (APSN) lauded Mr Nathan, who died on Monday…
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Higher standards set for factory-converted dorms from next year
SINGAPORE – From Jan 1 next year, all operators of factory-converted dorms must comply with four new conditions set by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), aimed at raising housing standards for foreign workers.
They must have at least one sick bay on the…
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TODAY’s brief, Thursday, Aug 25
Mr S R Nathan to lie in state at Parliament House
Members of the public can pay their last respects to the late Mr S R Nathan at Parliament House from 10am to 10pm today, before his State Funeral on Friday. The State Flag will be draped over the casket, and…
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