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Sign up for Big Walk at Hari Raya Bazaar

August 15, 2012 - 1:48am

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The New Paper Big Walk fun begins even before the Sept 2 walk.

Sign up at booth 21 at the Hari Raya Bazaar – at Geylang Serai next to Paya Lebar MRT Station – and you will get to play a Spin and Win Game exclusive to this registration booth.

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Tressed to impress

August 14, 2012 - 10:10pm

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Bryan Lim

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Changes to bidding system for Government projects

August 14, 2012 - 2:13am

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Linette Heng

Eugene Wee

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Tharman Shanmugaratnam said that although the government procurement process is in “good working order”, some improvements will be made.

One change is for single bids.

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Lawyers face off in Parliament

August 14, 2012 - 2:11am

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Benson Ang

PICTURES: STRAITS TIMES

There was a battle of lawyers in Parliament yesterday between Law Minister K. Shanmugam and Member of Parliament Sylvia Lim.

They went head to head regarding the recent conviction of plastic surgeon Woffles Wu.

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Fire at kindergarten, four fires in Punggol block

August 14, 2012 - 2:09am

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Ng Ee Ching

Yuen Sin

PHOTO: Stomp

A fire that broke out at Carpe Diem Kids Academy (above) at Watten Park on Bukit Timah Road on Monday morning (Aug 13) shocked residents of the estate.

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All-out search & rescue for NSF missing in Brunei

August 14, 2012 - 2:09am

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Judith Tan

Five minutes after setting off at 7.55am, his buddy in the front assault boat realised that Lance-Corporal (Lance Cpl) Muhammad Fahrurrazi Salim, 20, who was in the last boat, wasn’t there.

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Expat who calls local taxi drivers worst in the world slammed online

August 14, 2012 - 2:05am

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Judith Tan

Koh Hui Theng

Singapore cabbies are the worst in the world, says an expat who has lived here for three years.

They don’t know the way to destinations, they disappear when it rains, and they are picky when it comes to choosing customers, marketing executive Chris Reed wrote in a blog post last month.