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IT talent in short supply amid Smart Nation push

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It takes a country to lift birth rates

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Ministers send CNY greetings on social media; MP Sun Xueling does her own voiceover in creative video

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Retail chains look to Muslim market

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Shooting groups in legal dispute over armoury

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ST forum to explore Jakarta terror attack, impact on region

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More schools tap tech tools for learning

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Tech 'a tool - teachers make the difference'

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Chatting online at school to sharpen critical reading skills

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Time to take out your tablet... in class

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Children learn better from people than screens

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Greater focus on applying maths skills and concepts

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With COE prices falling, is it time to buy a new car?

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What are these insects on my walls and are they dangerous?

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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.

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Dog of Fortune and Monkey Dog descend on Chinatown

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Happy Chinese New Year from The Straits Times

Happy Chinese New Year from The Straits Times

Feb 6, 2016, 10:00 am

Impact Journalism Day by Sparknews - a word from partner Editors in Chief

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Things to do over the long weekend, from parties to the Super Bowl

PEOPLE 

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Meet Mr River Hongbao

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He lost his wife and found Comfort Keepers

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Mr Fixit to keep an eye on Tower Transit fleet

WEB SPECIALS 

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WP chief Low Thia Khiang's 'duckweed' analogy takes root in Parliament debate: 6 things about the humble plant

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5 tips to secure your smartphone and prevent hackers from stealing your data

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6 things to know about the Zika virus, spread by the Aedes mosquito

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Can you bring bak kwa in from Malaysia? AVA and ICA issue advisory on food import ahead of Chinese New Year

COURTS & CRIME 

Construction firm fined over worker's death

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Jailed for taking upskirt videos of his friends

Five suspected loanshark harassers nabbed

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Company fined $170,000 over death of foreign worker who was trapped under a pile of beams

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EDUCATION 

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Experts hail more focus on outdoor education

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Study shows teens' sleep habits affect grades

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Jenny Yeo

Nip sibling rivalry in the bud

MIND & BODY 

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A vegetarian chap chye dish to start the new year right

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Why bak kwa isn't good for you

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Knowing his limits helps his training

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Myopia: Lasik does not cure condition

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PHOTOS 

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Rain adds welcome note to River Hongbao

Heralding the start of the annual River Hongbao light-up last night was a sudden but brief cloudburst of rain, minutes before the arrival of guest of honour Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

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Car plunges into Singapore River near Valley Point Shopping Centre 

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January 24, 2016 

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Google on hiring drive to set up Singapore hub 

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January 27, 2016 

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Spate of cat deaths in Yishun continues as another cat body found 

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January 27, 2016 

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Police investigating 'unnatural death' of 14-year-old boy 

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January 27, 2016 

KARAMJIT KAUR

Non-stop San Francisco-Singapore flights from June 

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January 29, 2016 

MELISSA LIN

S'pore is 2nd most popular Asia-Pacific destination 

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January 27, 2016 

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5. Mobile devices and driving: What you need to know about changes to Road Traffic Act from Feb 1

6. AVA is looking into 'panda' chow chows' welfare

7. Man, 24, dies after shards of broken glass cut his throat following fall in shower

8. COE prices down but don’t go rushing to showrooms

9. ST Now, News As It Happens - Feb 2, 2016

10. Businessman Jho Low's private banker is first name to emerge from Singapore probe into 1MDB

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