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Renovated Tanjong Pagar Food Cemtre (Photo: Shin Min) Shin Min Daily has reported that following an upgrading, prices at Tanjong Pagar Food Centre have increased by as much as 50 cents. It reported that stallholders at Tanjong Pagar Food Centre had increased their prices due to an increase in cost. Within the short time-frame... 

Last week, TRE reported that a 14-year-old Singaporean, Tan Li Xuan, accidentally had her hand crushed by a sugarcane juicer while helping her father at his drink stall ('Uninsured teenager’s hand crushed by machine'). The accident left Li Xuan’s right index and middle fingers severed, her thumb half-severed, and lacerations... 

Last month, in a National Institute of Education (NIE) study, a survey was done among 15-year-olds in Singapore to find out how much our students know about the various concepts of civic society, such as citizenship, governance and rights. The study was part of efforts by the Ministry of Education to strengthen character and...