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Heavy rain fails to dampen Vesak Day celebrations

May 25, 2013 - 1:05am

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TNP PHOTO: Gary Goh

A heavy downpour did not stop as many as 1,000 devotees turning up at Thekchen Choling temple along Beatty Lane on Vesak Day morning to mark the biggest day in the Buddhist calendar.

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Gold bonanza for top winner in TNP promotion

May 25, 2013 - 1:02am

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Foo Jie Ying

When Ms Catherine Chang, 54, saw the winning numbers for The New Paper’s Golden Ticket promotion, she could hardly believe her eyes.

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Fashion police roped in for cops' recruitment drive

May 25, 2013 - 1:00am

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Foo Jie Ying

PHOTO: Beatrice Tan

Her blog centres around fashion, beauty and lifestyle.

Her followers are more likely to be young and less interested in serious or preachy content.

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Angry camera-wielding family of abused intern confronts bully-boss

May 25, 2013 - 12:59am

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Foo Jie Ying

The boss who was caught on video apparently slapping an intern was begging not to be filmed again when faced with a camera phone on Tuesday.

Please stop filming me, I beg you, he repeatedly said, when the family of his 29-year-old former subordinate confronted him at his office.

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Dispute leaves flea marts out of *Scape

May 25, 2013 - 12:54am

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Naqiyah Shapudin

PHOTO: Michelle Tan

Two popular flea markets at the *Scape building in the heart of Orchard Road have moved out due a disagreement with the building’s management over what vendors are allowed to sell.