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Socio-political blog gets fresh legal note

February 23, 2012 - 2:06am

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The New Paper

Ever since Mr Richard Wan identified himself as the only Singapore-based editor of socio-political blog Temasek Review Emeritus (TRE), he has been receiving legal letters.

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Finally, he’s a S’porean

February 23, 2012 - 1:57am

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Joyce Lim

TNP PHOTO: Jonathan Choo

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He didn't want to 'lose face'

February 23, 2012 - 1:50am

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Shaffiq Alkhatib
Amanda Yong

FILE PHOTO: Shin Min Daily News

When his gang members asked him to go for a settlement talk, Darren Ng Wei Jie, 19, decided to bring along a retractable baton.

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All pumped up to bump up interest

February 23, 2012 - 1:49am

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Teh Jen Lee

TNP PHOTO: Kua Chee Siong

You could say he is using his pipes to plumb for support.

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Teachers, don’t forget your pledge

February 23, 2012 - 1:15am

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Benson Ang

Ms Ho Peng, the Director-General of Education, has called on school leaders to take a more active role in helping their teachers understand and practise the Teachers’ Pledge, the oath that is taken by all teachers when they graduate from the National Institute of Education.

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'She kept pestering me for money'

February 23, 2012 - 1:00am

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Shaffiq Alkhatib

TNP PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: Mohd Ishak

A teenager was blackmailed by a scammer after he masturbated before her via his web cam.

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Brick by Lego brick

February 23, 2012 - 12:37am

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Bryna Sim

TNP PHOTO: Benjamin Seetor

How many Lego bricks does it take to create a 1m-long model of an SBS Transit double-decker bus?

About 5,000, say the model-makers of Legoland Malaysia.

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Wow, show and tell

February 22, 2012 - 3:34am

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Valerie Koh
Rennie Whang

TNP PHOTOS: KELVIN CHNG

THE New Paper's Zaihan Mohd Yusof was the biggest winner at the Singapore Press Holdings English and Malay Newspapers Division Annual Awards yesterday.

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She was scared and in pain

February 22, 2012 - 1:32am

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Pearly Tan

The Singaporean employer visited her maid in hospital the day after she was allegedly raped twice, strangled and then thrown out a kitchen window.

But the sight of the confused and frightened maid was too much to bear and she stayed only two to three minutes.

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NUS hauls up China scholar over 'dog' comment

February 22, 2012 - 12:40am

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Rennie Whang

The Chinese undergraduate called the “uncles” he encountered in Singapore “annoying”, griping that they often stared at him and “complained endlessly” when he accidentally brushed past them.

He then added in his Weibo post: “There are more dogs than people in Singapore”.

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