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Golden Ticket is 'good value', says TNP reader

May 7, 2013 - 12:49am

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Andre Joseph Theng

PHOTO: COURTESY OF HARESH B C

IT’S a routine for Mr Kumar Dadayan as he heads for work daily in the Senoko area.
The supply officer will stop by a 7-Eleven outlet in Punggol, where he lives, to pick up a copy of The New Paper.

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Govt server network lags

May 7, 2013 - 12:43am

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Koh Hui Theng

TNP PHOTO: NAQIYAH SHAPUDIN

The Government server network was lagging yesterday morning. Only the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Education were not affected.

It was not just civil servants who were inconvenienced.

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He sheds 40kg in 10 months

May 7, 2013 - 12:37am

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Abigail Goh

TNP PHOTO: Jeremy Long

He called himself “the groundbreaker” when he was running in the prefectorial council election in secondary school, and the moniker was apt in more ways than one.

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Minister says degree not necessary for success, but poly grads say...

May 6, 2013 - 9:42pm

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Eunice Toh
David Sun
Theodora D’Cruz
Kerri Heng

PHOTO: ST

A thousand dollars – that’s the difference between a diploma holder’s monthly salary and a degree holder’s.

And that’s the motivation for polytechnic graduates like Miss Tan Yen Ling, 20, to pursue a degree.

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He practises calligraphy writing on the ground

May 6, 2013 - 1:26am

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Audrey Tan

TNP PHOTO: NURJANNAH ZULKIFLI

When an artist’s work is “hot”, it brings in big bucks.

But for retiree Tan Khuang Giap, 86, it’s a different matter. When his work gets “hot”, they disappear.

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Poly education works for him

May 6, 2013 - 1:13am

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Maureen Koh

TNP PHOTO: BENJAMIN SEETOR

THE last thing Mr Steven Ong Kia Kian expected was to go to a polytechnic.

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Voi-la! The multi-purpose scooter

May 5, 2013 - 10:50pm

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Lee Hup Kheng
Low Zhang Quan

The scooter named VOI not only offers car-like comforts and protection, it also has multiple uses.

“Voi” means “elephant” in Vietnamese and the animal symbolises a safe form of transport.

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Students by day, big spenders by night

May 5, 2013 - 12:59am

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Cheow Sue-Ann
Kane Cunico

ST FILE PHOTO

Last year’s monthly median salary of a Singapore worker, according to the Manpower Ministry, is just $3,480.

And yet young VIP club goers who arrive at nightspots can drop anything from $1,000 to $25,000 a night on drinks.

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Singapore's a booming market for private jets

May 5, 2013 - 12:58am

By: 

Kane Cunico

TNP PHOTO: Jeremy Long

Irritated by long wait at immigration and waiting in line for boarding?

Well, if you have US$9,000 (S$11,000) to spare, that can all be solved.

US$9,000 an hour, that is.

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Can you afford to retire?

May 5, 2013 - 12:42am

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Maureen Koh

BUSINESS TIMES FILE PHOTO

After Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's May Day speech, in which he speaks about a practical approach to re-employing older workers, our columnist asked heartlanders on their views on retirement.

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