Midtown Blogger/Manhattan Valley Follies: Singapore Straits Times

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HPB steering Singaporeans to eat healthier

'Softer' approach dealing with public transport issues

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Clan federation chief executive Choo Thiam Siew (left) and exhibition adviser and curator Toh Lam Huat at a section of the show at the Singapore Conference Hall on Thursday. The multimedia showcase uses both English and Chinese text as well as photos

Why is Republic's Chinese culture unique?

STB woos travellers from China via Alibaba travel arm

2016: THE YEAR AHEAD

Warren Fernandez

Moving beyond reflection in 2016

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People's Liberation Army recruits shout slogans as they march during a training session in cold winter temperatures at a military base in China's Heilongjiang province. President Xi is pushing on with tough military reforms and an anti-corruption dri

Slower growth, but Beijing's influence in Asia set to grow

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Presidential candidates (from left) James Soong of the People First Party, Eric Chu of the Kuomintang and Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party before a televised debate in Taipei last Sunday.

Chances high of first female president in Taiwan

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Maybank expects inflation in Malaysia to soar to about 3 per cent this year, well above the 2.2 per cent average registered last year on the back of plunging oil prices.

Much is at stake for embattled Najib

ECO-LINK@BKE

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Interactive: Take a virtual tour of Eco-Link@BKE, a bridge built for animals

The 62-m wildlife bridge, the first of its kind in South-east Asia, allows animals to cross safely between the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and the Central Catchment Nature Reserve.

NATIONAL GALLERY SINGAPORE

The buildings last opened their doors to the public in 2008 when they hosted the Singapore Biennale. The National Gallery, comprising two separate pre-war structures - namely, the Old Supreme Court and City Hall - has been undergoing refurbishment and re-construction work for the past five years.

ST VIDEOS

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Watch DPM Tharman's keynote speech at The Straits Times Global Outlook Forum

Baby Jeslyn goes home

Baby Jeslyn back home in Batam after tumour surgery at KKH

Chingay 2016 a visual feast

Spectators to have a hand in lighting up Chingay Parade

WHY IT MATTERS VIDEOS

Why It Matters: Hepatitis C at SGH

Why It Matters: Report on hepatitis C outbreak at Singapore General Hospital

Why It Matters: Xi-Ma meeting in Singapore

Why It Matters: Historic Xi-Ma meet in Singapore on Nov 7, 2015

Why It Matters: Third-party taxi apps and regulation

Why It Matters: The City Harvest case

FEATURES

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Prof Lim (left) will head the department of industrial and systems engineering at the NUS engineering faculty. Dr Thean (above) joins NUS as a professor of electrical engineering in May.

Three top Singaporean scientists coming home

Three prominent Singaporean scientists who built illustrious careers overseas are returning to continue their research here, joining the first recipient of a scheme which gives generous grants to those willing to take on leadership positions locally.