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The Malaysian Cabinet has decided to halt the recruitment of new foreign workers into the country.
Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said this also meant that the initial plan to bring in 1.5 million…
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Celeb Sports Day raises awareness for disadvantaged kids and youth
It was similar to a typical school sports day – captain’s ball, tug of war and track and field races – except that the participants were well-known faces.
The first Celebrity Sports Day saw local celebrities duke it out in…
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Confessions of a concrete truck driver
Foul-mouthed and aggressive, concrete truck drivers are like the “cowboys” of the construction industry.
Just ask Kevin, 42, who has been driving a concrete truck since last year.
He is one of few Singaporeans working…
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Vengeful employers framing their maids
It was nine months of hell for Filipino maid Juvy.
In April 2014, she filed a complaint with the Ministry of Manpower for non-payment of salary. But her employer then filed a police report against her, accusing her of theft…
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'It was flattened and stacked, like a sandwich'
It might have been 30 years, but he remembers it like it was yesterday.
Florist Bernard Chiang, then 35, was working at his shop in Lorong Lew Lian at Upper Serangoon Road on the afternoon of March 15, 1986, when he heard on…
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MP David Ong quits after admitting to 'personal indiscretions'
Bukit Batok MP David Ong, 54, has abruptly quit politics.
Initially, “personal reasons” were cited but in response to The New Paper on Sunday’s queries, he said it was due to a “personal indiscretion” which…
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Tuition for unconventional subjects
English, Mathematics and yes, Chinese.
These subjects are still in demand, but there are also other unconventional subjects that form the core of the $1 billion private tuition industry here.
Private…
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Rugby chief says Super Rugby expansion into Asia is right move
With a global pay-per-view television audience peaking at about 50 million annually, the Super Rugby competition has grown considerably in stature since its inception two decades ago.
That figure is set to rise as the marquee…
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Super family, wonderful costumes
The Tohs (above) won first prize for best-dressed family at the NTUC U Picnic at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio River Plains yesterday.
More than 7,000 people attended. The event also featured a contest for ”best dressed space explorer…
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