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  1 in 5 smokers light up in public toilets
They wanted to save time by multi-tasking in the washroom. -AsiaOne
 
 
Tobacco retailer gets license suspended
Provision shop owner gets license suspended and fined for selling cigarettes to under-18. -AsiaOne
Join the Samba at Chingay
Parade at the F1 Pit Building on Feb 18-19 will also feature a festival selling food and drinks. -ST
Checks on shipyard safety
27 CEOs from various shipyards also signed a pledge to achieve a zero injury workplace. -ST
German R&D lab in NTU
R&D giant known for its work on the MP3 digital music format. -ST
Fund to help 8,000 seniors
Many Singaporeans get so caught up with work that most often family life takes a backseat. -ST
Global has new manager
Small investors voted overwhelmingly to appoint ST Asset Management to manage Global. -ST
Mitsubishi Extreme Drive 2009
200 eager beavers turned up in a remote location of Singapore for some rubber-burning fun.
Car importer charged for evading tax
He faces 318 charges for under-declaring duty and GST. -AsiaOne
Missing boy's body found
A man has been charged with murder. -ST
StarHub offers free previews of top shows
This is regardless of whether viewers subscribe to StarHub. -myp
Count on these good neighbours
Five people who received the national Good Neighbour Award. -myp
Water-level sensor to warn of Bukit Timah flooding
It will notify the Traffic Police and the managements of nearby condominiums. -myp
M'sian widow, 75, looking for S'pore live-in partner
Her alternative - a 30 to 40-year-old S'porean Chinese god-daughter to accompany her. -The Star/ANN
Electric car an electric dream
It will take time for drivers to give up the addictive roar of a petrol engine. -myp, AsiaOne
Banking no longer top choice for grads
More jobseekers pick SIA as employer of choice in recruitment study. -myp
Top primary pupils 'hail from schools all over S'pore'
Minister attested to the standards of neighbourhood schools. -ST
One-man operation with $30,000 to $50,000
Unlike the syndicates, lone operators know who their debtors are and often meet them face-to-face. -ST
More Muslim women had custody over children than men
Statistics are only reflective of Muslim divorce cases as the national figures are currently unavailable. -Diva
Mystery men behind loan shark scourge
Deals done via phone, bank transfer help kingpins remain anonymous. -ST
Construction noise regulations being reviewed
Construction noise remains a concern for many residents. -AsiaOne
Hi-tech storage for masterpieces
Art collectors, get ready to fork out at least $4,000 to store that masterpiece in famed auctioneer Christie?s new storage centre with climate-controlled rooms. -myp
Rogue plumbers leave many high and dry
More plumbers out to cheat customers. -ST
S'pore visitor arrivals slip 0.5% in Oct
Total days spent by tourists in S'pore also fell 4.6 per cent. -Reuters
Athletes enlisted in NS can get time off
This is to allow them to train and prepare for major competitions. -AsiaOne
Singapore visitor arrivals slip 0.5 percent in October
The total days spent by tourists in Singapore also fell by 4.6 percent. -Reuters
More flights to Jakarta
Indonesian airline Batavia Air commences operations from Changi starting Wednesday. -AsiaOne
Philip Jeyaretnam joins the public service commission
The President has appointed him as a member of the PSC for a five-year term. -AsiaOne
4.6% of national athletes are foreigners
Majority of national athletes are local. -AsiaOne
Traffic congestion during Shell promo 'not acceptable' in some areas
Petrol giant had consulted LTA and the Police prior to event, Transport Minister said. -AsiaOne
Fann Wong down with H1N1
It is not known whether she contracted the virus while filming abroad. -AsiaOne
 
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