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Online sex predators know no boundaries

June 17, 2013 - 1:03am

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Koh Hui Theng

An Australian university lecturer's daughter was approached on Facebook by a man in England.

The girl was then only eight years old and the stranger had asked her to remove her clothes, take nude pictures of herself and send the images to him. Fortunately she didn't.

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Mustafa boss builds condo for family

June 17, 2013 - 12:57am

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Berita Harian SPH

PHOTO: Berita Harian

The managing director of Mustafa Centre built an $11 million, 10-storey apartment building for his family.

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Lee Kuan Yew's annual ritual of tree planting unbroken for 50 years

June 17, 2013 - 12:49am

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Koh Hui Theng

TNP PHOTO: Jeremy Long

On June 16, 1963, former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew planted a Mempat sapling – which blooms pale pink sakura-like flowers – at a traffic roundabout in Farrer Circus, marking the start of an island-wide tree-planting campaign.

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Made by mee-chine

June 17, 2013 - 12:22am

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Abigail Goh

TNP PICTURE: Choo Chwee hua

When a chemist makes wonton mee, he looks for precision.

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Taking the road less travelled

June 16, 2013 - 11:45pm

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Eunice Toh

TNP PICTURE: Jonathan Choo

Mr Mark Phooi (above), 51, says unlike most Singaporeans, he takes the road less travelled.

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Blog for a living? It's not that easy

June 16, 2013 - 1:14am

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Cheow Sue-Ann

If you think you blogging is glamorous and you want to do it for a living? Experts warn that it's a hard slog and not as lucrative as you think.

Social media expert Dr Michael Netzley from the Singapore Management University for instance warns that not many can earn a decent income.

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I wouldn’t exist if not for S’pore

June 15, 2013 - 11:29pm

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Elizabeth Law

TNP PHOTO: Gavin Foo

She may not be a big name over here, but this 22-year-old is one of the biggest stars on Philippine TV. She even co-stars with a senator.

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Happy Father's Day to all you super dads

June 15, 2013 - 11:25pm

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Benita Aw Yeong
Audrey Kang
Benson Ang

TNP PHOTO: Ariffin Jamar

This Father's Day, we are raising a glass to the papas who would have walked on water for their families if they could.

One dad is both mum and dad to his little girl after his wife died of ovarian cancer two years ago.

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Slip, Sliding away

June 15, 2013 - 1:00am

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Andre Joseph Theng

TNP PHOTO: Choo Chwee Hua

Lovers of reversal film - commonly known as slide flim - may need to shoot their remaining rolls a little faster.

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Sorry, Singa had to go

June 15, 2013 - 12:50am

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Judith Tan

TNP PHOTO: Benjamin Seetor

Ad man Edwin Yeo (above, right) and Singapore Kindness Movement associate general secretary Cesar Balota (in red) will go down in Singapore’s history as the men who “fired” Singa.

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