Feng Tianwei has always returned home with at least one Olympic medal after each Games.
Singapore’s table tennis star won a silver on her Olympic debut in 2008 in Beijing, as part of the women’s team who finished second to…
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Transport operator to pay licence fee to run service
Under the new rail financing framework
LTA will own rail infrastructure such as stations and depots, and operating assets such as trains
The transport operator will in turn pay an annual Licence Charge for the right and responsibility to operate and…
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Bank teller jailed for stealing S$336,850 in cash from 4 elderly customers
Goh, who worked for OCBC bank, targeted accounts rarely used in order to avoid detection, says Deputy Public Prosecutor Tan Zhongshan.
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Sticking to current model could have led to financial woes for SMRT: CEO
SINGAPORE – Trotting out figures in recent years and projections ahead, SMRT painted a picture on Friday (July 15) of its possible financial woes should it continue operating under the current rail operations framework.
Due to the expected continued rise in…
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Shorter licensing terms could see entry of foreign rail operators, say experts
SINGAPORE – By shouldering the cost of acquiring and maintaining rail assets, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) will be taking on “a difficult burden” that SMRT had struggled with, while exposing itself to more risks should revenues fall, said industry…
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Spectrum auction for fourth telco could be held in October: IDA
SINGAPORE – Ahead of the highly anticipated auction to determine the Republic’s fourth mobile operator in the third quarter of the year, interested parties have asked if the spectrum allocation imposed on telcos can be raised, according to final auction rules…
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Consultancy owner fined for lying about business activities to get cash payout
SINGAPORE – A business and consultancy owner has been ordered to pay a penalty of S$118,665.60 and a fine of S$4,500 for giving false information to the Comptroller of Income Tax in order to get a Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC) cash payout for his…
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Attack in Nice: Singaporean, Malaysian SUTD student are among those injured
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is providing assistance to both a Singaporean and a third-year Malaysian student at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) who are among those injured in an attack in France, it said.
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Singapore to consider having an Islamic college: Dr Yaacob
SINGAPORE – Minister for Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim raised the possibility of setting up an Islamic college in Singapore to train a new generation of religious teachers who understand Singapore’s multi-racial and multi-religious context.
Dr…
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Ex-lecturer charged with lying about HIV status for Employment Pass
American psychologist Mikhy K Farrera-Brochez, who lectured in two local polytechnics, allegedly hid his HIV status to gain an Employment Pass in March 2008.
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