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Tue, 14 Sep 2021 10:00 am
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Stamford American International School
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Pal » Thu, 02 Feb 2017 10:34 pm
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Staying, Living in Singapore
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Stamford American International Singapore offers an holistic education for students from 2 months to 18 years of age, being the first and only school...
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Stamford American International School seems like an excellent choice for expat families in Singapore. I like that it offers multiple internationally...
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Last post by Raymond L Clay
Sat, 13 Dec 2025 5:00 pm
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Last post by joop
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 3:28 pm
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Singapore Street Directory
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Pal » Mon, 12 May 2008 4:43 pm
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StreetDB - Singapore Street Directory
StreetDB.com is an interactive online Street Directory with mapping, driving directions and travel guides for...
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are these street maps still functional? i tried the link and sites but doesnt seem to take me anywhere... :???:
Street DB just worked for me.
it...
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Last post by ecureilx
Thu, 10 Jul 2014 8:35 am
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How To Help ?
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red_cherries76 » Wed, 16 Jul 2014 3:53 pm
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Hi all I listened on a radio station yesterday that a 6 yr old boy in I am not sure Dubai or New Delhi was playing and he was electrocuted, he lost...
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Hmmm good idea !
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Last post by red_cherries76
Thu, 17 Jul 2014 1:01 pm
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Last post by the lynx
Wed, 16 Jul 2014 4:11 pm
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How effective is the classified ads section?
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jonathan464 » Sun, 13 Jul 2014 12:20 am
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Hi, I was wondering how effective is the classifieds section? I see ads getting views but does it work? Don't really want to fork out anything if...
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at least like an average number of page views per day or something. isnt that standard for any site?
or slipshod at least number of visitors per...
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Last post by sundaymorningstaple
Tue, 15 Jul 2014 9:17 pm
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Youtube of CNB raid
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PNGMK » Sun, 13 Jul 2014 1:19 pm
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Interesting we talk sometimes on this forum about how SC's have no advantage over SPR etc... CNB hires ONLY SC, and having done NS provides a...
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Interesting. What's the loud clicking, a taser? I wonder if there was a chase, or what. Seems a bit dis-organized. If it was planned, I would have...
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Last post by zzm9980
Mon, 14 Jul 2014 9:38 am
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IRAS wants me to prepay tax for 2015 and I'm a PR! WTF?
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PNGMK » Tue, 08 Jul 2014 7:28 pm
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Well this is new. I've been levied an estimated tax bill for the 2015 tax (which is actually Jan 2014 to Dec 2014) on my estimated earnings for Jan...
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That's right, CPF can provide a guage. I lived in SG thru teenage years so I am not too attuned to such things.
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Last post by earthfriendly
Thu, 10 Jul 2014 9:01 am
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A spot of good news....
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sundaymorningstaple » Mon, 16 Jun 2014 7:25 pm
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Michael Schumacher is no longer in a coma.
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yeah its a good day to have a legend back in recovery mode..
On another note, did you guys hear the latest news that supposedly he had his medical...
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Last post by formula1fan
Thu, 10 Jul 2014 2:34 am
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Postage Stamps; Pricing
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martincymru » Tue, 08 Jul 2014 1:58 pm
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20g 26c (1st Local)
40g 32c (2nd Local)
So when I buy one stamp do I give 25 cents or 30 cents and get what change?
Seems absurd not to price the...
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Or buy it via NETS.
If I recall, buying them through NETS, you pay a wee bit extra, correck not? Or was that the EZlink top-up, I forget.
No you...
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Last post by the lynx
Wed, 09 Jul 2014 10:34 am
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Indian PSLV C23 carrying Singaporean Satellite into space
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rajagainstthemachine » Mon, 30 Jun 2014 1:40 pm
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The 230-ton Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off at 9:52 am, carrying five satellites from four countries namely France, Germany, Canada...
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The BCL has an article on this today. If you Google two new singapore satellites ntu students it'll probably be the first result. Launched on a...
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Last post by Mi Amigo
Thu, 03 Jul 2014 6:16 pm
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The Road not taken.. do you have any?
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rajagainstthemachine » Fri, 27 Jun 2014 12:21 pm
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I was sitting in the bus pondering over this situation, very often in our lifetime we encounter certain crossroads and we choose one over the other...
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Lots of Thai men have that problem, Hannie. Or so I've been told. The women up there are really fond of giving their wayward husbands a Bobbitt....
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Last post by rajagainstthemachine
Tue, 01 Jul 2014 10:04 am
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FBAR for 2013
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maneo » Thu, 26 Jun 2014 1:47 pm
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For those that must file (i.e. certain US persons ), what do you think of the new, online FinCEN 114 BSA e-filing system that's replaced the old,...
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It looks like going back to 2007 was just right.
The submission for year 2007 should have been by end Jun 2008, exactly 6 years ago today.
Having to...
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Last post by maneo
Mon, 30 Jun 2014 8:46 am
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Holiday Villas in Sri Lanka
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Amy Landless » Thu, 26 Jun 2014 10:51 am
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Hi looking for a good villa to stay at Christmas time in Sri Lanka for my family of 4 and parents. Any good suggestions or good websites to try?...
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Depends on which part of Sri Lanka but if you are visiting the tea plantations, try jetwing Warwick gardens, nuwara eliya.
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Last post by drawde
Sat, 28 Jun 2014 6:47 am
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Is it illegal to use mobile whilst driving here....
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Barnsley » Wed, 18 Jun 2014 6:29 pm
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Just saw a dude on his phone coming out of the traffic Police place in Ubi....
He stopped in the box junction also....
What kind of example is that...
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Serious offence here with a hefty penalty
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Last post by drawde
Sat, 28 Jun 2014 6:44 am
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just had my "Singapore moment"
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ts1978 » Fri, 06 Jun 2014 11:34 am
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I'm a Dutch expat who's lived here for seven years already. It's my home. For the most part, I'm entirely acclimated and in a few subtle ways I've...
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Maybe I've just had one of those Singapore moments?
Glancing lazily through the window to the road below, I realised I don't recall EVER seeing a...
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Last post by zzm9980
Sat, 28 Jun 2014 12:14 am
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relocation from canada to sg
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sailordork » Wed, 25 Jun 2014 1:20 pm
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hi i am a canadian and i fell in love with a singaporean exchange girl when she was in my city this winter. now she is back in singapore and we are...
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*As a side note, winter, along with summer, spring and fall, are not typically used in the local vocabulary. Singapore has one season all year...
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Last post by zzm9980
Fri, 27 Jun 2014 12:35 am
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Moving abroad as a single parent
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Josh_G » Thu, 26 Jun 2014 5:17 pm
Hi expats,
I'm a freelance journalist working on an article about the difficulties, surprises and risks of moving to a foreign country as a single...
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Last post by Josh_G
Thu, 26 Jun 2014 5:17 pm
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'The Good Country Index'
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JR8 » Wed, 25 Jun 2014 9:34 am
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... another approach to ranking the relative 'success' of the world's countries....
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This forum, as always very educational!
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Last post by Beeroclock
Wed, 25 Jun 2014 10:43 pm
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Is my IC Number private?
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martincymru » Fri, 13 Jun 2014 2:20 pm
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Is there any protocol that states who or which person or organisation can request or demand your IC number?
I was asked from the Arts House when...
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It is against the law to not carry your local identification (can be the NRIC or the Driver's License, or your EP/SP/WP.) In theory you should also...
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Last post by francesnolie
Tue, 24 Jun 2014 8:41 pm
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Scam Calls +62........... 771
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martincymru » Mon, 23 Jun 2014 2:16 pm
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Anyone else receiving these scam calls? They ring once then hang up before I can answer.
(Post Paid SingTel)
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I think I posted (maybe 6 months ago) about getting a couple of 'one ring calls' from Latvia, or Lithuania. That is a scam.
Google it for more...
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Last post by JR8
Mon, 23 Jun 2014 6:19 pm
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:???: Early Termination of Lease
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Dayyan James » Sat, 21 Jun 2014 10:01 pm
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I'm looking for a bit of advise regarding early termination of a rental property.
We recently needed to move to a larger unit due to a family...
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We been talking here about those self same reforms since I came on the board and thats a decade now. Good Luck - it ain't gonna happen. :(
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Last post by sundaymorningstaple
Mon, 23 Jun 2014 3:40 pm
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I need a recommendation for a lawyer to get back my deposit.
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LynHuds » Fri, 20 Jun 2014 2:44 pm
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We have just moved out of our apartment in anticipation for our repatriation to the UK. Our landlord is withholding a very large part of our deposit...
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OP, try with the official letter from a lawyer. This is IMHO your only solid hope because SCT, as we learned from some other posters, is far from...
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Sat, 21 Jun 2014 12:51 pm
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