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Commentary: Steak, donburi – do non-Singaporean dishes belong in hawker centres?
Hawker food gives generations of Singaporeans a shared sense of home. But what counts as “local food” in the first place? Food writer Pamelia Chia weighs in....
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No government should fear having opposition in parliament, says former SM Jayakumar
The former senior minister recalls honing his parliamentary skills, after being “arrowed” by Lee Kuan Yew to field questions from opposition leader JB Jeyaretnam....
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Melaka polls talks expose fault lines in Malaysia's shifting political alliances
Seat negotiations for the Melaka polls have exposed tensions within the BN-PN and PH-Bersatu partnerships, raising questions about their durability ahead of the next general election....
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The chef who trained his boss: A culinary legacy comes full circle at Singapore’s Shisen Hanten
Hiroaki Suzuki trained under the founder of Japanese-Sichuan restaurant Shisen Hanten before mentoring his grandson, Chen Kentaro. Now, three generations of chefs are coming together for a special dinner in Singapore....
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He helped grow Guangzhou Metro. Now he’s lending his expertise in S’pore
He sits on two public transport advisory panels here.
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Singapore woman, 24, seeks realistic repayment plan after falling behind on S$55k debt
SINGAPORE: A 24-year-old Singaporean woman earning S$3,500 a month has admitted she is struggling to keep her head above water after racking up S$55,000 in debt and missing two months of repayments. Posting on the r/singaporefi subreddit, where Singaporeans discuss personal finan...
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Daughter criticises father for being jobless ‘by choice’ for 7 years: ‘He just waits for my mum to dabao dinner’
SINGAPORE: A fed-up daughter has criticised her father on Reddit for being jobless “by choice” for the last seven years. Venting on the r/asksg forum, the young woman said her father has no medical condition holding him back. She described him as a perfectly “healthy, able-bodied...