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Some register as soon as they get child’s birth cert

March 18, 2012 - 1:52am

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Benita Aw Yeong

Ms Cheryl Tan with her children Marc and Claire, aged 3 and 6. They are both attending Lorna Whiston Pre-School. TNP PHOTO: Gary Goh

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App-solutely fabulous

March 18, 2012 - 1:28am

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Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh

TNP PHOTO: Ng Jun Sen

There are more than half a million apps in the Apple App Store, and among them are Singapore-developed ones which have become chart-toppers in app rankings.

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Good wheel hunting at first Cycle Quest

March 18, 2012 - 12:38am

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Hedy Khoo
Deputy editor of The New Paper Melvin Singh flagging off the 300 participants at 9am yesterday at East Coast Park.

TNP PHOTOS: Gavin Foo, Ng Jun Sen

They cycled 31km as they plied up and down the 9km route of the inaugural The New Paper Cycle Quest at East Coast Park yesterday (Saturday) morning.

The puzzles that led to clues stumped them.

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Deadly rampage

March 17, 2012 - 11:26pm

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Chai Hung Yin

PHOTO: Shin Min Daily News

A Chinese national, who hijacked a taxi and sped towards the Budget Terminal at Changi Airport, hit and killed a man early yesterday morning.

The taxi also hit a traffic light and smashed into a glass door.

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I'm hurt but I can still fight

March 17, 2012 - 11:22pm

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Benita Aw Yeong

TNP PHOTO: Gavin Foo

She became the subject of intense scrutiny and criticism after the disruption in train services last December.

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Almost famous, but still a 'nobody'

March 17, 2012 - 11:18pm

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Joyce Lim

TNP PHOTO: Ng Jun Sen

Mr Lim Poh Huat is your average HDB guy who secretly dreams of becoming a famous actor.

But without good looks or special talent, Mr Lim, 48, knows that making it to the silver screen is far beyond his means.

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Void deck toilet a welcome relief for most

March 17, 2012 - 12:23am

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Lediati Tan
Void deck toilet a welcome relief for most

TNP PHOTO: Kelvin Chng

You may have come across this unusual sight at Block 26, Sin Ming Road.

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S'porean detained in China before wedding

March 17, 2012 - 12:18am

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Amanda Yong

PHOTO: Lianhe Wanbao

A China-born Singaporean, Miss Eden Wu Yidian, 31, has been detained by the police in China since early this month.

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So easy to buy beer for this underaged teen

March 17, 2012 - 12:02am

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Shaffiq Alkhatib

TNP PHOTO: Kua Chee Siong

The number of youngsters caught for underage drinking in nightspots has dropped from 42 in 2010 to 22 last year.

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Stall costs as much as 4-room HDB flat

March 17, 2012 - 12:00am

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Koh Hui Theng

TNP PHOTO: Ariffin Jamar

Price of a bowl of noodles at a hawker stall: $4.

Price believed to have been paid to take over the hawker stall: A whopping $340,000.

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