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Temasek buys major stake in Markit

May 22, 2013 8:38 AM Singapore’s investment company, Temasek, has made a “significant equity investment” in Markit, a leading, global financial information services company, the latter announced on Wednesday.      Full News here – RSS Breaking News – Singapore

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US expert says scientist was murdered in Singapore

Thesundaily.com, 21 May 2013 An American scientist found hanged in Singapore last year was murdered and his death made to look like a suicide as part of a conspiracy, a US pathologist told an inquiry Tuesday. Edward Adelstein, 75, a deputy medical examiner in Missouri, contradicted Singapore police findings that Shane Todd killed himself, but [...]

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Competence Challenged Again

Call it another mee siam mai hum moment. The prime minister gave a big speech about safety at work, and identified the construction, manufacturing and marine sectors as places where most incidents occur. What he missed out was the Jurong East IT workplace where a 29 year old undergraduate was pummeled mercilessly like a human [...]

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Accident between bus and Mercedes at Bukit Timah

STOMPer Glennboyish saw this accident between a black Mercedes and a bus today (May 21) at 8.25pm. Full News here – Stomp – Singapore Seen

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Review of Iron Man 3

I must say I didn’t enter the cinema with a lot of expectations. Iron Man 2 wasn’t a particular favorite of mine and this third movie starring  Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark wasn’t high on my list of movies to watch. Fortunately, it seems third times the charm as Iron Man 3 is far better [...]

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High-end childcare centre in low-rent area

May 21, 2013 1:50 AM IT SITS opposite a vacant housing estate, just metres from two blocks of rental flats for lower-income households.      Full News here – RSS Print – Singapore

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Singapore, UAE to widen bilateral cooperation

ABU DHABI: Singapore’s Foreign Affairs Minister K Shanmugam and his United Arab Emirates counterpart Sheikh Abdulla Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday agreed that bilateral ties were excellent and there was scope to widen cooperation.  Singapore’s Ministry of… Full News here – xinmsn – Singapore News

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Weekly sessions – Rush Hour

Thu 23 May Named after martial arts flick Rush Hour starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, this weekly session features music that’s a neat mix of East and West. … Full News here – Time Out Singapore RSS Feed

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The feast of the Drunken Dragon is celebrated with a drunken frenzy on the streets of Macau.

Drunk and dancing on a Friday morning

Coming from a somewhat sedate Singapore where, despite its rich multi-cultural make-up, religious and cultural celebrations are generally calm and controlled affairs, finding myself caught in one of the many colourful street celebrations that take place in the countries around is always an experience to remember. I was in Macau recently to catch not just [...]

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Exchange rate monetary policy ensures financial stability: MAS

May 21, 2013 11:51 PM SINGAPORE’s exchange rate monetary policy, combined with macroprudential measures, contain inflation and forestall a property bubble, ensuring financial stability, the managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Ravi Menon has said.      Full News here – RSS Breaking News – Singapore

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Better funding models, integrating care needed to improve long term elderly care: study

Better use of technology, innovative funding models, integrating care and leveraging the community to improve care for the aged are some areas of priorities highlighted in a study aimed at seeking ways to improve long-term elderly care in Singapore. Full News here – Singapore Local News – inSing.com

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More funding for companies planning to venture into Tianjin Eco-City

Close to 60 Singapore companies have taken part in the development of Tianjin Eco-City in north China, and invested S$ 1.06 billion to date in the past 4.5 years. Full News here – Channel NewsAsia Singapore Business News

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Shane Todd’s family walks out of Singapore inquest after court rejected their request for adjournment to examine new evidence from last minute witness introduced by state prosecution

South China Morning Post, 21 May 2013 The family of a US scientist found hanged in Singapore last year walked out of a coroner’s inquiry into their son’s death on Tuesday, saying they had “lost faith” in the proceedings. “The prosecution brings forth witnesses at the last minute and we have no chance to question [...]

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DJ gigs – Melissa Reeves

Thu 23 May Already making waves at the age of 21, Melissa Reeves started out carving a name for herself as a model, with 17 beauty pageant titles to her name. Now, … Full News here – Time Out Singapore RSS Feed

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Gigs – Sa Trio

Thu 23 May Sa Trio is made out of Andy C on the dizi (Chines flute), Natalie Alexandra on the guzheng (Chinese zither) and Cheryl Ong on percussion, and together … Full News here – Time Out Singapore RSS Feed

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