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Garden havens

June 25, 2012 - 1:21am

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Valerie Koh

TNP PHOTO: JONATHAN CHOO

These are no ordinary Singapore gardens.

One, at Sunset Heights at Clementi, is 7,800 sq ft and has more than 400 varieties of plants.

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Tackling crime from Sentosa to Jurong Island

June 25, 2012 - 1:16am

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Shaffiq Alkhatib

TNP PHOTO: SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB

It is not the largest police division in Singapore in terms of land mass and the size of its human population.

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More teens take to fingerboarding

June 25, 2012 - 12:54am

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Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh

Wayne Wei Jian Allwood, 13, who has been fingerboarding for three years. TNP PICTURE: MELISSA CHUE

It's done with a miniature skateboard. And enthusiasts say it is fast catching on here.

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When courtesy takes a back seat

June 24, 2012 - 12:56am

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Maureen Koh

It was the hot seat that became a hot topic among Singaporeans last week.

Or more specifically, the priority seat on an SMRT train -- the root of a spat between two women last week.

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The young and the fearless

June 23, 2012 - 10:14pm

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Benita Aw Yeong

TNP PHOTO: Kelvin Chng

Driven, attractive and running profitable firms before they’re 30 – a new breed of savvy young people here are leveraging on their guts and smarts instead of a rich dad’s wallet to build successful businesses.

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Woffles Wu was charged correctly

June 23, 2012 - 2:00am

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Benson Ang

TNP FILE PHOTO

When prominent plastic surgeon Woffles Wu was fined $1,000 for getting his elderly employee to take the rap twice for speeding offences, it sparked an online furore.

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Doctor who sold cough mixture to patients pleads guilty

June 23, 2012 - 1:14am

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Chai Hung Yin

TNP PHOTO: Kelvin Chng

Yesterday (June 22), a doctor who sold cough mixture to his patients pleaded guilty to the charges against him.

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Taiwanese reality show star is now Thai disco singer here

June 23, 2012 - 1:13am

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Tan Kee Yun

TNP PHOTO: Ng Jun Sen

He was an overnight sensation in Taiwan in 2007, after coming in fifth on the first season of Taiwanese reality TV singing competition One Million Star, and he used to perform for thousands of shrieking fans in Taiwan.

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Friend in need a loan-shark runner?

June 23, 2012 - 1:11am

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Amanda Phua

TNP PHOTO: MELISSA CHUE

Mr Arunja Miguel Benjamin, 31, opened his home to his then-colleague who had financial problems and no place to stay.

But one year later, on June 1, the man moved out as Mr Benjamin was unhappy with the man's behaviour.

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Elderly man: I lost 5 teeth in Katong fight

June 22, 2012 - 11:48pm

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Rennie Whang

PHOTO: The Straits Times

A businessman (above, left) was fined $3,000 on Thursday (June 21) for voluntarily causing hurt to another man near a nasi lemak stall in Tanjong Katong in 2009.

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