I have noticed that many students in Singapore converse only in English. It causes me to wonder if our mother tongues have all been reduced to just examination subjects. This is of concern. In the light of Asia’s resurgence, are…
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WASHINGTON — Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has denounced what he said was a dishonest propaganda campaign by rival jihadist group the Islamic State against his organisation, in an audio message released Thursday (Jan 5). In the message found and translated…
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The Law and Home Affairs Minister, K Shanmugam, in speaking on the the investigation of the General Manager of Ang Mo Kio Town Council (AMKTC) by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) contrasted the approaches of PAP-run town council with the one…
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I STOOD ON the balcony of the school block and surveyed the campus of the Anglo-Chinese School at Barker Road. I had not been back there since I graduated some four decades ago (I was accompanying Shaw Hur to buy…
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The Traffic Police have identified four out of five drivers who were allegedly driving against the flow of traffic recently, police said on Friday (Jan 6). One driver has been arrested while three are assisting with investigations. A 30-year-old man believed…
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