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Netizens share pictures of (and jokes about) the haze
The worsening haze situation here has become a big talking point online. Many are sharing pictures of how bad the haze is in their neighbourhoods. Here is just a small selection of the pictures people ahve been sharing on Twitter.
Boston Marathon blasts: Latest updates from The Straits Times
This page will be updated as information comes in. Head over to www.straitstimes.com for the full stories
The best of April Fools' 2013
For the highly gullible, April 1 every year can be an exciting time. Companies are coming out with the most amazing products and also some truly shocking announcements. Here is our pick of some of the best jokes so far.
Punggol East by-election: Sooner or later?
There are two possibilities. The first, which would be shocking but not impossible, is that a poll would happen very soon. If the Prime Minister wants to get it over and done with before Chinese New Year and the Budget, then there are just two possible Saturdays left: Jan 26 and Feb 2. The...
A $2 million EC: What's the deal?
Does it make sense for a developer to price a unit at $2 million when its target customers have an income ceiling of $12,000?
Why does everyone want to contest Punggol East?
SDP today became the latest to signal interest in contesting Punggol East, setting up the possibility of a six-cornered fight. Why is everyone so interested in contesting the ward?
The world's most emotionless people are not happy
Another day, another release from Gallup showing what a dour place Singapore apparently is.
Double Take: How are you spending the end of the world?
So, if the fear-mongers, armchair prophets and tin-foil hat-wearing, dyed-in-the-wool conspiracy theorists are right, then the world will be over in few short days.
Double Take: Sex and politics
The shock resignation of former Speaker of Parliament Michael Palmer over an affair he had with a People’s Association staffer Lauren Ong may have set tongues wagging but the truth is that illicit affairs are not uncommon.
Double Take: The prank call heard round the world
In the great battle for mindshare and eyeballs that is the media scene today, the pressure is to continuously find that special hook or gimmick – something to set your show, your publication, your site standing out in a sea of similar content.
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