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US-based witnesses to testify at inquiry into researcher's death

May 20, 2013 - 12:31am

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Koh Hui Theng
Rennie Whang

PHOTO: AFP

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Perfumery course graduate's sweet smell of success

May 20, 2013 - 12:09am

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Kerri Heng

TNP PHOTO: Latashni Gobi Nathan

Sunscreens, hair gels and soaps.

These were some of the things Miss Alethea Joy Han Hui En (above), 20, concocted during her time at Singapore Polytechnic, while pursuing her diploma in perfumery.

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On the hunt

May 20, 2013 - 12:06am

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Audrey Kang

TNP FILE PHOTO

Reports of attacks by animals have been surfacing lately, prompting us to look at why they're so hostile.

They include crows, monkeys and wild boars.

One reason is because they're just being protective parents.

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Hard Core Singapore - His future is here

May 20, 2013 - 12:02am

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Naqiyah Shapudin

TNP PHOTO: Latashni Gobi Nathan

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Smooth-talked into 'dirty acts'

May 20, 2013 - 12:00am

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Celine Chen

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The New Paper spoke to aspiring models and actresses who said there’s a casting couch culture in the glamour business here.

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Netting a profit on the Net

May 19, 2013 - 12:53am

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Benita Aw Yeong

TNP PHOTO: Gary Goh

Tech-savvy entrepreneur Perline Chua can make a cool $20,000 in a good month.

The 31-year-old sells apparel online for women, which she imports from countries like China, Thailand and Hong Kong.

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Going mad over Singa

May 19, 2013 - 12:50am

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Neil Humphreys

It’s a state of mourning in our household and we’re all wearing black armbands.

This is because Singa the Lion is gone.

He’s not dead, children. He’s gone to that happy, smiley, angelic place where all people go when they seek spiritual freedom.

He’s resigned.

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Traditional HDB shops struggle in the face of progress

May 18, 2013 - 11:45pm

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Zaihan Mohamed Yusof
Benita Aw Yeong

TNP PHOTO: Zaihan Mohamed Yusof

Like many shop owners of his generation, Mr Chang Boon Lee, 72, is struggling to stay afloat these days.

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Website offers Vietnamese women's virginity for sale in Singapore

May 18, 2013 - 11:43pm

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Maureen Koh
Jennifer Dhanaraj

TNP PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: Gary Goh

Pay $3,000 for deflowering a woman?

That is what one website is offering men here.

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More warring couples take battles online

May 18, 2013 - 1:26am

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Chai Hung Yin
Audrey Kang

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More estranged partners are using social media to wash their dirty linen in public, said divorce lawyers and counsellors here.

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