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Tattoo studio owner loves the way S'pore has evolved

May 28, 2013 - 1:06am

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TNP PHOTO: Theodora D’Cruz

He dropped out of school, never completed his O levels and got his first tattoo at 15.

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Manhunt for teen suspected to have killed Singaporean in Philippines

May 28, 2013 - 12:46am

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A Singaporean businessman was found dead in his home on Sunday in Philippines.

Fifty-year-old Peter Lee Choi Ping was found dead by his driver with a wound at the back of his neck.

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The Big Picture: Sunrise and shine

May 28, 2013 - 12:34am

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PICTURE: Liew Tong Leng

Mr Liew Tong Leng was at Changi Beach to photograph the sunrise in March when he saw this glowing sight.

As the sun emerged from behind the clouds, it lit up the beach as a man with fishing nets was walking across it.

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Change in Deepavali date prompts revision of O-level exam schedule

May 28, 2013 - 12:28am

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The Secondary 4 student thought she would be spending her Deepavali holiday studying at home for her O-level exams.

Instead, Geetha Meyyappan can get a short break for Deepavali after a revision to the exam schedule, following a change to the date of the Hindu festival.

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Meet Singapore's first female Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police

May 28, 2013 - 12:26am

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TNP PICTURE: JEREMY LONG

As a young girl, she watched her granduncle get involved in local elections.

It was a sign of things to come.

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Bag's-eye view of Changi Airport

May 27, 2013 - 1:03am

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TNP PHOTO: BENJAMIN SEETOR

Baggage handling at Singapore’s Changi Airport is consistently rated among the world’s best.

Costing $140 million to install, the high-tech system at Terminal 3 can handle 10,400 bags per hour.

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Heated exchange on previous trip lands Singaporean in Philippine jail for 2 weeks

May 27, 2013 - 12:56am

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TNP PHOTO: Zaihan Mohamed Yusof

Early last year, he had an altercation with an immigration officer in the Philippines when his Filipino wife-to-be had a problem leaving for Singapore for their wedding.

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Strumming to the beat on the street

May 27, 2013 - 12:54am

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TNP PHOTO: Latashni Gobi Nathan

Singaporean Ivan Ng Sheng Kai (above) supplements his living expenses playing an instrument few of his fellow countrymen have seen or heard of before – the three-string Appalachian mountain dulcimer.

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Home-based businesses 'becoming more popular'

May 27, 2013 - 12:51am

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PHOTO: ASHLEY CHRISTUDASON

Home-based businesses, although not suitable for every industry, are becoming more popular, said experts.

The New Paper spoke to three women who have jumped on the home-based businesses bandwagon.

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I wear my scars with pride

May 26, 2013 - 12:37am

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TNP PHOTO: Jonathan Choo

It happened six years ago, on May 11, 2007.

He was just 23 and was preparing some field items for training activities with a fellow national serviceman in a storeroom at a military base in Taiwan.

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