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A highly educated couple, in their 30s from Hubei, China, thought that the wife would get pregnant by sleeping on the same bed, reported a China newspaper Chu Tian Jin Bao. Prior to their marriage, the couple did not dare hold hands and kiss as they thought the woman would get pregnant by doing so. However, the couple decided... 

Straits Times, 13 February 2009 IN THE last 10 years, fewer than 10 Singaporean sportsmen and musicians were given permission to defer their full-time national service (NS). These deferments are often sought when these young men want to pursue their studies, training or represent Singapore in international competitions. However,... 

Straits Times, 30 July 2011 PRESIDENTIAL hopeful Tony Tan has described as 'false rumours' online talk that he helped his son Patrick avoid national service (NS) by arranging for him to do medical research work. He said that all three of his sons had served their NS fully and he never intervened in their postings. He also said...