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Air quality in high end of moderate range on Saturday; could deteriorate on Sunday

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Fostering spirit of volunteering

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SGH hepatitis C outbreak: Health ministry to invite international experts to advise review committee

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Free health and dental screening for residents at public health event in Clementi

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Not time yet to unwind property cooling measures: National Development Minister Lawrence Wong

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Man jailed for scheming to avoid paying damages

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Unhappiness at the Myanmar Embassy as thousands turned away from voting

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SGH hepatitis C outbreak: Health ministry to invite international experts to advise review committee

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Free health and dental screening for residents at public health event in Clementi

Oct 17, 2015, 12:16 pm

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Thousands of Myanmar nationals queue to vote at embassy on Saturday; line stretches to Orange Grove Rd

Oct 17, 2015, 11:17 am

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Air quality in high end of moderate range on Saturday; could deteriorate on Sunday

Oct 17, 2015, 11:06 am

ST Now, News As It Happens - Oct 17, 2015

Oct 17, 2015, 7:49 am

Man gets reformative training for bottle attack

Oct 17, 2015, 5:00 am

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Paramedics get upgrading boost

Oct 17, 2015, 5:00 am

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HAZE IN SINGAPORE & THE REGION 

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Why India and China are key to ending the haze

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US-Canada model could hold lessons for haze fight in South-east Asia

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Haze survival guide: Stay hydrated and load up on vitamins

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Interactive: Are the products you buy connected to the haze?

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Turning Point: Sleeping at void decks woke her up

At 17, she found herself with a broken home and nowhere to stay

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FEATURES 

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6 things to check out at Coney Island Park

Mostly covered with lush vegetation, Coney Island, off the north-eastern coast of Singapore near Pulau Ubin, has always been home to myriad plants and animals.

PEOPLE 

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Dramatist, pianist, writer and painter awarded Cultural Medallion

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Foster mum among 247 volunteers hailed

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He fights on to keep public safe, from malaria to Sars

Full coverage of GE2015 in ST's Politics page

Get all the latest stories, live blogs, analyses, interactive graphics, videos and more

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WEB SPECIALS 

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Civil servants to get 1 day off to do volunteer work: Other firms that have implemented volunteer leave

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Iconic works to check out from Singapore's Cultural Medallion recipients

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A Founders' Memorial for Singapore's leaders: A look at how great leaders are honoured in other places

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In pictures: Haw Par Villa

COURTS & CRIME 

Man gets reformative training for bottle attack

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Jobless man jailed for e-shopping scams carried out while on bail

Three years' jail for mum attack

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Man who sexually abused niece jailed for 20 years

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EDUCATION 

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Educators should think beyond boundaries of school: Ng Chee Meng

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Job prospects of SIT graduates comparable to those of other universities: SIT survey

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'Diverse choices' in education to meet rising aspirations

MIND & BODY 

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New hepatitis C treatments have excellent outcomes

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Are functional drinks safe for kids?

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Keeping fit despite cancer

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Cabbage may help in cancer fight

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PHOTOS 

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20,000km road trip to London

Driving from London to Singapore is a test of endurance for both man and machine, but a number of Singaporeans have done it.

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2. Sudden closure of wedding salon leaves 40 couples in the lurch, police reports filed

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4. SIA plane collapses at Changi Airport gate after nose gear retracts during landing gear check 

5. Student jailed six months for taking drugs while abroad and for having cannabis

6. 1 dead, 7 injured in Jurong factory fire rocked by explosions

7. 'Sisters' peddle sex in cars at park

8. ST Now, News As It Happens - Oct 12, 2015

9. Maid charged in court over alleged abuse of her employer's children

10. Three-month-old infant trapped in car sent to hospital after she was freed

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