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Poly education works for him

May 6, 2013 - 1:13am

By:

Maureen Koh

TNP PHOTO: BENJAMIN SEETOR

THE last thing Mr Steven Ong Kia Kian expected was to go to a polytechnic.

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Voi-la! The multi-purpose scooter

May 5, 2013 - 10:50pm

By:

Lee Hup Kheng

Low Zhang Quan

The scooter named VOI not only offers car-like comforts and protection, it also has multiple uses.

“Voi” means “elephant” in Vietnamese and the animal symbolises a safe form of transport.

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Students by day, big spenders by night

May 5, 2013 - 12:59am

By:

Cheow Sue-Ann

Kane Cunico

ST FILE PHOTO

Last year’s monthly median salary of a Singapore worker, according to the Manpower Ministry, is just $3,480.

And yet young VIP club goers who arrive at nightspots can drop anything from $1,000 to $25,000 a night on drinks.

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Singapore's a booming market for private jets

May 5, 2013 - 12:58am

By:

Kane Cunico

TNP PHOTO: Jeremy Long

Irritated by long wait at immigration and waiting in line for boarding?

Well, if you have US$9,000 (S$11,000) to spare, that can all be solved.

US$9,000 an hour, that is.

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Can you afford to retire?

May 5, 2013 - 12:42am

By:

Maureen Koh

BUSINESS TIMES FILE PHOTO

After Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's May Day speech, in which he speaks about a practical approach to re-employing older workers, our columnist asked heartlanders on their views on retirement.

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Goldsmiths running out of stock?

May 4, 2013 - 11:48pm

By:

Jennifer Dhanaraj

TNP PHOTO: Kane Cunico

Forget diamonds being a girl's best friend. With the recent plunge in gold prices, gold will be your new BFF.

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Town councils' software saga: MND review finds no misuse of funds

May 4, 2013 - 1:04am

By:

Zul Othman

Linette Heng

Was public money misused or lost in a 2010 open tender sale of the town council management system (TCMS) software to Action Information Management System (AIM), a company whose directors are ex-Members of Parliament of the People’s Action Party (PAP)?