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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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Sat, 13 Dec 2025 5:00 pm
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 3:28 pm
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Former Singapore President S R Nathan has died
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sundaymorningstaple » Mon, 22 Aug 2016 10:27 pm
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SINGAPORE — The Republic's sixth President, Mr SR Nathan, has died. He was 92.
Mr Nathan, who was Singapore's longest-serving president, died on...
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RIP Sir Nathan. Heartfelt condolences to his family & dear ones.
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Last post by menudown
Tue, 23 Aug 2016 10:22 am
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PM Lee collapsed during the NDR2016
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menudown » Mon, 22 Aug 2016 11:00 am
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According to sources the PM was feeling unsteady because of prolonged standing, heat and dehydration. His heart is fine and he did not have a stroke....
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But as he's been pushing it the past month or so, the doc's have given him a week's MC.
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Last post by sundaymorningstaple
Mon, 22 Aug 2016 10:49 pm
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Donald Trump
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Wd40 » Fri, 18 Sep 2015 9:26 pm
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I wonder why we still dont have a thread about Donald Trump
Here's something to set the ball rolling :)
Donald Trump has been criticised for...
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he always say the wrong thing and never choose the right word :mrgreen:
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Last post by menudown
Fri, 19 Aug 2016 2:26 pm
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UK vote to leave the EU ['BREXIT'] - 23rd June
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JR8 » Sun, 08 May 2016 8:23 pm
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The UK votes whether it wishes to leave or remain in the EU on 23 June. This topic has popped up here a couple of times recently, usually in the...
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One man's opinion, but a good opinion piece it is. While the events may not happen, the various hot spots around the world today, could very well...
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Last post by sundaymorningstaple
Thu, 18 Aug 2016 10:14 am
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MRT Train Issues -
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Barnsley » Wed, 17 Aug 2016 11:03 am
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Interesting angle from the minister...
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan admitted that the authorities could have been more forthcoming on the issue...
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Nah! They have just learned that social media is bigger than they are and the ability of people to dig until they find a source or multiple sources...
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Last post by sundaymorningstaple
Wed, 17 Aug 2016 5:01 pm
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MRT train filled with smoke at Tanjong Pagar
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menudown » Mon, 15 Aug 2016 4:07 pm
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Commuters were seen dashing out of a smoke-filled train at Tanjong Pagar MRT station this afternoon.
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smoking them FT's out of the holes..
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Last post by rajagainstthemachine
Tue, 16 Aug 2016 3:33 pm
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Remembering Bowie
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sgstrait » Mon, 11 Jan 2016 10:04 pm
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Sad news today. He played here more than 10 years ago. He was also my childhood hero. RIP.
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Having children changes your life.
“Since the birth of my daughter I tend to write aggressively from a more optimistic standpoint, even if the...
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Last post by earthfriendly
Tue, 16 Aug 2016 6:52 am
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Thailand resort bombing
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menudown » Fri, 12 Aug 2016 10:24 am
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3 bombings in less than 24 hours in Thailand...Trang, Hua Hin and Surat Thani...their security need to be on high alert
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Might have to cancel my upcoming holiday to Bangkok... :(
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Last post by patrick1984
Mon, 15 Aug 2016 2:28 pm
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NDP
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x9200 » Tue, 09 Aug 2016 8:27 pm
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Hard not to notice how much this year NDP emphasised on people with disabilities. Knowing, how it was not that remote time ago, and I am not talking...
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is holding a blue case made in Pathlight. So again, what happened?
Aging population, more engaging rulers - results of what's been in progress for...
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Last post by ecureilx
Tue, 09 Aug 2016 9:01 pm
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Airplane accidents keep happening nowadays
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menudown » Thu, 04 Aug 2016 10:12 am
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Are there any lapse in airline safety? Most of the time it happens due to emergency landing.
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Are there any lapse in airline safety? Most of the time it happens due to emergency landing.
No... not really... the last few crashes were the...
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Last post by ecureilx
Thu, 04 Aug 2016 1:00 pm
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1MDB - "Missing Billions"
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Barnsley » Thu, 09 Jul 2015 10:48 am
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Wont it just be sat in a Singapore bank account?
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To my knowledge nobody has been convicted of anything thus far in any jurisdiction except for Mr Justo who started the whole thing rolling by...
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Last post by ecureilx
Fri, 29 Jul 2016 6:26 pm
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The Euro/EU
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JR8 » Fri, 29 Jul 2016 4:18 pm
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The subject has been discussed within the BREXIT topic and the 'Currency moves' topic, I thought it might be better to start another topic for the...
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Here's the BBC's report on the report.
I don't think there's any serious debate among economists that the euro was a policy mistake, and many...
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Last post by BBCWatcher
Fri, 29 Jul 2016 4:35 pm
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Hong Kong
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earthfriendly » Sat, 30 Jan 2016 9:01 am
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The overreaching overlord :cry:
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People can say this is the 21st century. We are more connected (i.e. globalized) than ever. And more educated and enlightened? But the fact is...
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Last post by earthfriendly
Thu, 28 Jul 2016 12:38 pm
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EP min salary to be raised to $3600 from Jan 2017
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Wd40 » Tue, 26 Jul 2016 8:25 pm
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This is going to have an interesting effect in some of the smaller international schools (they like to hire young teachers on the minimum for an S...
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Last post by PNGMK
Wed, 27 Jul 2016 11:25 pm
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Bank Robbery @ Holland Village
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Barnsley » Thu, 07 Jul 2016 3:57 pm
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SINGAPORE - A robbery took place at the Standard Chartered bank branch in Holland Village on Thursday (July 7) morning, with police...
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:-)
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Last post by sundaymorningstaple
Thu, 21 Jul 2016 1:06 pm
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More Terror on the Streets of France ....
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Barnsley » Fri, 15 Jul 2016 10:28 am
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Nice terror attack: Hollande extends state of emergency as 80 killed by truck crashing into Bastille Day crowd
What a sad time we are currently...
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What a sad time we are currently living in.
I disagree.
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Last post by rajagainstthemachine
Fri, 15 Jul 2016 3:19 pm
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Singapore Airlines Number 3 Airline!!
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Barnsley » Wed, 13 Jul 2016 12:05 pm
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Heads surely gonna roll!!!
Its been voted number 3 airline behind Emirates and QATAR airlines.
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One of them was a 'back-seat co-pilot'? ;)
Daily Wail says .. Captain Sharifah Czarena and senior first officers Sariana Nordin and Dk Nadiah Pg...
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Last post by ecureilx
Thu, 14 Jul 2016 9:40 pm
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Last post by Barnsley
Fri, 08 Jul 2016 3:07 pm
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Third Tower at MBS
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Barnsley » Tue, 21 Jun 2016 5:34 pm
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Coming Soon ....
Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS) says it would like to build a new hotel tower of approximately 1,000 rooms at its Marina Bay Sands...
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There's quite a bit of space available, it appears, although there might be some roadway work required (an underpass or bypass) since an arena is...
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Last post by BBCWatcher
Wed, 22 Jun 2016 6:18 pm
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Open thread for photos [pix photographs]
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JR8 » Sun, 05 Jun 2016 4:22 am
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We had one, I can't find it. Just came upon a pic earlier I took a while ago....
Amerasian rickshaw driver - Saigon 1989. His father had been an...
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...Amerasian rickshaw driver - Saigon 1989. His father had been an American GI; he was waiting his turn to get out . Meanwhile he remained a x-racial...
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Fri, 10 Jun 2016 4:50 pm
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