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New flyover in Seletar to connect directly to expressways
SINGAPORE - The new Seletar Aerospace Flyover and surrounding road connections will open on May 16 at 5am, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) today (April 4). The flyover is a dual three-lane...
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Jurong residents abuzz over HSR terminus site
SINGAPORE - News that Singapore's terminus for the high-speed rail (HSR) link to Kuala Lumpur would be sited in their neighbourhood has caused many Jurong East residents to purr with excitement. Having...
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Aerial tribute to Mr Lee among NDP highlights
SINGAPORE - The National Day Parade (NDP) this year to mark the 50th anniversary of the Republic's independence will honour Singapore's founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew by having a special flypast...
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New NUS collaboration to improve virtual reality tools for surgeons
SINGAPORE - In time to come, virtual reality tools would allow brain surgeons practising for complex operations to not only see, but also feel the simulation of a brain. The sensation of touch for such...
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New trail reveals values, histories of Presidents
SINGAPORE - Years ago, 12-year-old Wee Kim Wee was playing at the construction site of the Fullerton Building when he found a Mexican silver coin in the mud. The coin became his most prized possession,...
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Connecting S'poreans via nostalgic NDP funpacks
SINGAPORE - Nostalgia will feature prominently in this year's National Day Parade (NDP) funpack: Traditional childhood snacks and games, such as haw flakes, pick-up sticks and country erasers will be...
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Two new plant species native to Singapore found
SINGAPORE - Two new species of plants, which are new to science and can only be found in Singapore, have been discovered here by researchers at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. The discovery of the...
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Digital archiving of tributes to Mr Lee Kuan Yew underway
SINGAPORE - Work has begun on the digital archiving of tributes that members of the public left for the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew and the process is estimated to take until the end of the year to complete....
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Giving children of ex-offenders a confidence boost
SINGAPORE - After her father was jailed, Hazirah Ismail, then seven years old, began to feel self-conscious and isolated from other children her age, thinking they were judging her. "I felt different...
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Researchers to test technology that could help prevent car accidents
SINGAPORE - Cars may soon be able to tell if a distracted or sleepy person is behind the wheel, and warn the driver or activate cruise control. By installing a camera and eye-tracking sensors,...
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TPP pact among global issues raised at SMU dialogue
SINGAPORE - Questions on developments around the world dominated a dialogue Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had with students yesterday, even though his speech was largely centred on the country's...
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Programme lets others learn from S'pore's development
SINGAPORE - She hails from an island nation without significant natural resources that is aspiring to be a "first-world country". Barbadian Shelley Nicholls-Hunte was inspired by Singapore's...
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Duke-NUS researchers make dengue breakthrough
SINGAPORE - Researchers here are potentially one step away from finding a cure for dengue. Scientists at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School have discovered an antibody that can kill all strains of the...
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First Asian baby conceived naturally from implanted ovarian tissue born in NUH
SINGAPORE - She had plans to get married and have children, but Madam Siti Nurjannah was diagnosed with cancer in the thigh at the age of 26. She was at risk of becoming menopausal after chemotherapy...
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Smart solutions for HDB flats in the works
SINGAPORE - An app that lets homeowners monitor energy usage and sends an alert when they have incurred, say, half of their utilities budget is one of the smart solutions for homes being tested by the...
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WP ‘politicising’ renaming of ISEAS
SINGAPORE - Yesterday's (July 14) parliamentary debate on a Bill to rename the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) after the Republic's first President took an acrimonious turn, after Senior...
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Researchers engineer antibody to tackle dengue
SINGAPORE - In what could be a breakthrough in the race to find a cure for dengue, researchers have engineered a single antibody that can neutralise all four serotypes of the virus. Taking a different...
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NDP show to celebrate the Singapore identity
SINGAPORE - When Mr Mohmad Amiruddin Casperico Ali takes the stage at the National Day Parade (NDP) as a People's Association (PA) performer this year, he will be doing so for the 17th time. The...
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Hospice volunteer, table tennis player among 75 PSC scholarship recipients
SINGAPORE - Ms Heng Yi Xin's team had "naively" gone to China to teach English to primary schoolchildren, but ended up teaching them how to clean toilets instead. When she and other Nanyang Girls' High...
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Gratitude to society, compassion for fringe groups motivate scholars
SINGAPORE - She was disappointed when she lost the table-tennis finals on home ground during the 2010 Youth Olympic Games. But Isabelle Li's mood changed entirely when she saw the whole stadium stand...
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