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Poll news round-up; activists under threat, again; Orchard Towers now home to a church; youngsters spurning nightlife; love and passion in Chinese opera; obituary of Lim Tze Peng, hitherto Singapore’s oldest living artist; efforts to turn Punggol into Singapore’s Silicon Valley; and more.
A conventional “success” story reflects on her experience in the GEP programme, and what it says about the Singaporean education system.
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A daughter's tender eulogy to her father, an eminent economist, who passed away on July 8th.
PAP facing a “severe crisis”, WP loses two members, a potential source of geothermal energy in Singapore, Carousell enters vehicle subscription space, and more.
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