Industrious high school senior, Vee Delmonico (Emma Roberts), has had it with living life on the sidelines.
When pressured by friends to join the popular online game Nerve, Vee decides to sign up for just one dare in what…
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Leonard Thomas: Speak up, Zheng Wen
China’s golden boy Sun Yang was holding a press conference in one room after his triumphant victory in the men’s 200m freestyle, all big smiles and typically playful.
Out in the main arena, in front of a feisty crowd, the…
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TODAY’s brief, Wednesday, Aug 10
Schooling to gun for place in men’s 100m freestyle final at Rio 2016
Singapore swimmer Joseph Schooling will be gunning for a place in the men’s 100m freestyle final at the Rio Olympics after clocking a new national record of 48.27sec in the heats. He enters…
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NDP 2016: Smooth crowd control, short wait times despite tighter security
SINGAPORE – Despite the tightened security measures put in place for yesterday’s National Day Parade (NDP), parade-goers said entry to the National Stadium was smooth, as they lauded the effort that went into ensuring there was no undue waiting time.
Police…
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NDP 2016: Show a treat, but new venue gets mixed reviews
SINGAPORE – Held at the Sports Hub’s new National Stadium for the first time, yesterday’s National Day Parade (NDP) proved to be a different experience for spectators, earning mixed reviews from those who attended the country’s 51st birthday bash.
While…
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NDP 2016: Lights, colour, action!
SINGAPORE – A dizzying array of laser lights dancing in sync to upbeat tunes, rallying moments calling on Singaporeans to build the Singapore of tomorrow, fireworks displays both inside and outside the National Stadium – the Republic’s 51st birthday bash had…
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Demand up for escorts who accompany patients for check-ups
SINGAPORE – Demand is on the rise for a small but growing pool of escorts who chaperone patients to and from clinics and hospitals, as awareness of such services grows and Singapore faces a steadily greying population.
Hospitals, too, are working with…
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Three allegedly involved in pickpocketing ring nabbed
SINGAPORE – Three men who are believed to be part of a pickpocketing syndicate that went on shopping sprees at luxury shops using stolen credit cards have been arrested and will be charged in court today for cheating.
It was unclear how many cases the three…
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Bowel disease sufferers at higher risk of anxiety
SINGAPORE – Most acquaintances of 47-year-old Nidhi Swarup would consider her an active and outgoing person. But for about two years after she was diagnosed with a debilitating inflammatory bowel disease in 2011, she became increasingly anxious, reclusive…
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Health Ministry raps ST for ‘misrepresenting’ it in report
SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MOH) has taken issue with a report in The Straits Times (ST) yesterday, saying that it was “misrepresented”.
“At no time did MOH say that there was ‘nothing wrong’ with the practice of the clinic concerned in this…
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