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'Like' it or not, social media makes presence felt in Bukit Batok by-election

'Like' it or not, social media makes presence felt in Bukit Batok by-election

TODAY (Singapore) — People's Action Party's Murali Pillai and the Singapore Democratic Party's Dr Chee Soon Juan are using Facebook to garner support in the Bukit Batok by-election. But are voters paying attention?
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A match made by god at Yueh Hai Ching Temple

A match made by god at Yueh Hai Ching Temple

TODAY (Singapore) — It was jackpot on the first try for a couple looking for true love with the help of the Chinese god of matchmatching at Singapore's oldest Teochew temple, Yueh Hai Ching Temple.
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Sorry Singapore, you didn't see a 'fire rainbow'

Sorry Singapore, you didn't see a 'fire rainbow'

TODAY (Singapore) — When a gorgeous multi-coloured glow lit up parts of the skies over the Republic on Feb 20, many media reports and netizens labelled the rare weather phenomenon a “fire rainbow”. But the Meteorological Service Singapore and a geography expert have told TODAY that the unusual sight was not a fire rainbow, or circumhorizontal arc as it is officially known.
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Nearly a Singaporean

Nearly a Singaporean

TODAY (Singapore) — An impulsive decision. A moment of anger. Through minor twists of fate, some stateless persons here have seen their chance at gaining Singapore citizenship slip out of their hands. TODAY finds out how several of them narrowly missed out on becoming a Singaporean.
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Allo? He's looking to make Google's new messaging app the next big hit

Allo? He's looking to make Google's new messaging app the next big hit

TODAY (Singapore) — He worked on Gmail when it was still an unknown entity, and on Google Maps before it became available in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. Now, software engineer Lim Jing Yee, 46, is looking to clinch a hat-trick by helping Google make its new messaging app Allo the next big hit.
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Tiny steps after seven years

Tiny steps after seven years

TODAY (Singapore) — After seven years, Madam Joanne Lim may finally see her firstborn take her first steps. Fulfilling this dream, however, has come at a cost - S$800 a month has to be set aside to pay for Janelle's bimonthly private physiotherapy sessions, weekly acupuncture sessions and associated transport costs.
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The Big Read: Searching for the good life, miles from home

The Big Read: Searching for the good life, miles from home

TODAY (Singapore) — This month, Singapore will commemorate Foreign Domestic Workers’ Day and International Migrants Day. For the Big Read this week, TODAY pays tribute to the foreign workers here and speak to some of them about their experiences, hopes and dreams.
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When one-on-one attention pays off

When one-on-one attention pays off

TODAY (Singapore) — Wushu, archery and boxing are just some of the extracurricular activities eight-year-old Eng Yong Luck and his five-year-old brother Yong Leng had been able to have a go at. But these classes, aimed at boosting their confidence, have only gone so far.
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In yearly ritual, parents crash website in bid to compare top PSLE scores

In yearly ritual, parents crash website in bid to compare top PSLE scores

TODAY (Singapore) — Hours after this year's Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) results were released on Thursday (Nov 24), the process of compiling "rankings" kicked in - with parents logging onto popular online forum Kiasu Parents to share T-scores. This caused the website to crash at times due to "capacity problems" as it received three times its usual traffic".
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Americans in S'pore shocked, despondent at Trump win

Americans in S'pore shocked, despondent at Trump win

TODAY (Singapore) — Nerves gave way to shock and despondence among some members of the American community in Singapore when it became apparent on Wednesday (Nov 9) that Republican candidate Donald Trump was going to be a shoo-in in the race to the White House.
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'I just hope there is no World War Three'

'I just hope there is no World War Three'

TODAY (Singapore) — TODAY spoke with several Americans living and working here as businessman Donald Trump clinched a stunning victory in the US presidential election on Wednesday (Nov 9). Their comments, ranging from resignation to disbelief, have been lightly edited for clarity.
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Meet the man leading changes to government e-services portals

Meet the man leading changes to government e-services portals

TODAY (Singapore) — From SingPass to "Ask Jamie", MyInfo to OneInbox, Mr Kwok Quek Sin has his hands full juggling 18 government digital products as a director in the Government Technology Agency (GovTech), driving Singapore's Smart Nation move.
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Help yourself: Provision shop at Hougang has no shopkeeper

Help yourself: Provision shop at Hougang has no shopkeeper

TODAY (Singapore) — You won't find anyone manning this provision shop at Block 242 Hougang Street 22. What's inside instead is a simple experiment in workplace automation and unmanned services - trends hotly pursued these days by tech firms and multinationals.
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Overwhelming response to new Uber-like service for schoolchildren

Overwhelming response to new Uber-like service for schoolchildren

TODAY (Singapore) — The sharing economy has reached the school transport sector, with a new service created by a couple who recruits parents already making the school runs to pick up other children living nearby - for a fee.
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Count 'em all - with Pokemon

Count 'em all - with Pokemon

TODAY (Singapore) — Jumping onto the Pokemon Go bandwagon, an abacus teacher started using Pokemon to teach seniors how to use the ancient calculating tool to count. Ms Phyilly Wong, 50, made a metre-long abacus with 20 rows of Pokemon figurines two weeks ago. She bought the 100 plastic Pokemon figurines online for S$20.
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Confused and dejected, stateless persons plead to be called Singaporeans

Confused and dejected, stateless persons plead to be called Singaporeans

TODAY (Singapore) — More than 1,000 people in Singapore share a highly unusual and complicated legal status of statelessness. While some successfully obtain Singapore citizenship, many find themselves in limbo for years, even decades. TODAY finds out what are the challenges for those whose nationality is unknown.
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The art, or rather science, of playing Pokemon Go

The art, or rather science, of playing Pokemon Go

TODAY (Singapore) — The horde of Pokemon Go trainers crowding around Block 401 Hougang Ave 10 hoping to catch a Snorlax, Gyarados or Dragonite are just victims of groupthink, said someone who has the data to prove it. In fact, they are better off heading to Chong Pang, Raffles Place or Little Guilin.
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Saying goodbye: Owners go the extra mile for their pet's final journey

Saying goodbye: Owners go the extra mile for their pet's final journey

TODAY (Singapore) — When Mylo the Jack Russell died two years ago, its body was placed in a specially-modified white coffin lined with cushions, transported in a hearse, and carried into the cremation hall by men dressed in black-and-white formal wear. Cotton the Maltese's farewell three weeks ago was not far behind in scale.
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Dinosaurs a fascination for 19-year-old who designed Ho Ching's pouch

Dinosaurs a fascination for 19-year-old who designed Ho Ching's pouch

TODAY (Singapore) — It is difficult for 19-year-old See Toh Sheng Jie to sit still because he is constantly fidgeting and easily distracted. For a few hours every day though, Sheng Jie, who has autism, is entirely focused on one thing: Dinosaurs.
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Tapping new Facebook features, Chee primes his campaign for speed and immediacy

Tapping new Facebook features, Chee primes his campaign for speed and immediacy

TODAY (Singapore) — Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chief Dr Chee Soon Juan is known for his fiery speeches in English. So it came as something of a surprise for some netizens when he appeared in a new Facebook video last week and sang the popular Hokkien pop song 'Ji Pa Ban' (literally one million), an ode to the financial pressures of modern living.
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After online infamy, wedding photographer apologises for 'terrible photos'

After online infamy, wedding photographer apologises for 'terrible photos'

TODAY (Singapore) — Photographer Goh Chung Siew enjoyed working with a newly-wed couple so much that he felt he should something “extra” for them. So while editing the photos, he decided to render some of them in black-and-white. He also applied a blue filter to at least two of the photos. Mr Goh thought it was a "nice gesture", but the couple didn’t think so.
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8-year-old S'porean girl skips school to meet Pope Francis

8-year-old S'porean girl skips school to meet Pope Francis

TODAY (Singapore) — If you could ask the Pope a question, what would it be? For 8-year-old Faith Ng, it was: "Dear Pope Francis, why do you need that tall hat?" And that was the question that won her an audience with Pope Francis in February at the Vatican.
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The search for Singapore's 'other Lee Kuan Yews'

The search for Singapore's 'other Lee Kuan Yews'

TODAY (Singapore) — What's in a name? Plenty, if you are among a very small group of Singaporeans who share the same name as our founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew
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'I am not Wendy Lim's husband'

'I am not Wendy Lim's husband'

TODAY (Singapore) — Like many Singaporeans, Mr Edmund Ng was surprised when he first heard news on Saturday (March 12) afternoon that Mr David Ong had resigned as the Bukit Batok Member of Parliament. But an even bigger shock was in store for the 31-year-old.
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