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Handcuffs for no-show doctor?

May 8, 2013 - 1:04am

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Foo Jie Ying

TNP PHOTO: GARY GOH

He was supposed to testify in court yesterday as a defence witness in the sex-for-grades trial involving law professor Tey Tsun Hang.

But once again, he failed to turn up despite being subpoenaed.

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Websites wrongly place 2 workers at Hong Lim protest

May 8, 2013 - 12:58am

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David Sun

When The New Paper published a report headlined “It’s all about the workers” on May 2 featuring three workers from three separate May Day events, online sites started circulating it with the headline “S’pore workers on why they took part in protest”.

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Lawyers make final submissions in sex-for-contracts case

May 8, 2013 - 12:55am

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Shaffiq Alkhatib

TNP PHOTO: Jeremy Long

After a 12-day trial, both the defence and the prosecution made their final submissions yesterday in the sex-for-contracts case involving former Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) commissioner Peter Benedict Lim Sin Pang.

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Tuition centre staff's qualifications questioned

May 8, 2013 - 12:49am

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Kane Cunico

The tuition centre's founder is described on its website as having an MBBS in (child psychology) from the National University of Singapore (NUS). The centre also boasts a teacher who is stated on its website as having an "MBBS" in mathematics.

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Hard Core Singapore - Leaving Singapore is not an option for teen

May 8, 2013 - 12:46am

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Eunice Toh

TNP PHOTO: Jeremy Long

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Man exposes himself, then flashes knife

May 8, 2013 - 12:41am

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Cheow Sue-Ann

PHOTO: Lianhe Wanbao

When asked to pay for his coffee, a man in his 50s pulled down his pants and exposed himself to the female drinks stall operator.

She ignored him, turning around and feigning ignorance.

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Residents live in fear of bricks hurled from block

May 8, 2013 - 12:19am

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Eunice Toh
Abigail Goh

KILLER LITTER: Bricks were thrown from Block 222, Serangoon Avenue 4, yesterday morning, damaging the bonnet of a taxi. PHOTO: TNP reader

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The Big Picture: In a line for the top prize

May 7, 2013 - 12:53am

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Justin Zhuang

CABLE GUYS: Mr Subra Govinda was impressed by the foreign workers’ enthusiasm as they went about their job. PHOTO: Mr Subra Govinda

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Road Safety Month: Four groups targeted

May 7, 2013 - 12:52am

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Rennie Whang

TNP PHOTO: Ariffin Jamar

The inaugural Road Safety Month, a collaboration between the Singapore Road Safety Council, Traffic Police, other government agencies and the Automobile Association of Singapore, was launched yesterday.

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DPP says psychiatric report shows law prof could've been feigning mental condition

May 7, 2013 - 12:50am

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Foo Jie Ying

TNP FILE PHOTO

A forensic psychiatric evaluation revealed that law professor Tey Tsun Hang, 42, could have been feigning his mental condition, Deputy Public Prosecutor Andre Jumabhoy said during the sex-for-grades trial yesterday.

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