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Le Restaurant’s Buddha statue in the wrong place
From ‘Buddha statue in wrong place’, 5 Oct 2013, ST Life! (Danny Cheong): I refer to the story Chinese Goes Chic (SundayLife!, Sept 29). In Buddhism, devotees become vegetarian in order to refrain from...
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Alcohol ‘sin tax’ increasing by 25 percent
From ‘Alcohol suffers stiffest hike among ‘sin taxes’, 22 Feb 2014, article by Jermyn Chow, ST BARFLIES absorbed the sobering news yesterday that they will have to dig deeper to pay for drinks, with an...
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Clubhouse for maids a space to call their own
From ‘Clubhouse for maids a good move, but charity leader’s remarks irksome’, 17 March 2014, Voices, Today (Mannat Johal):…I am heartened to read about the clubhouse, which will provide facilities such...
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Zouk an institution that needs saving
From ‘Zouk may shut by year end’ 18 June 2014, article by Joyce Lim, ST The founder of Zouk, Mr Lincoln Cheng, says he is tired of getting short lease extensions for the popular dance club’s Jiak Kim...
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Shisha ban affecting the ‘character’ of Arab Street
From ‘Shisha smoking on decline over past 2 years’, article by Amir Hussain, 10 Nov 2014, ST …Last year, the authorities revoked the outdoor smoking licences of 12 out of 23 shisha cafes in the area...
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Public consumption of alcohol to be banned after 10.30pm
From ‘Stricter laws on public alcohol consumption proposed’, 19 Jan 2015, article in CNA The public will not be able to purchase alcohol for take-away or consume alcohol in public places from 10.30pm...
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Illegal Geylang peddlers pranked by Merlion TV
From ‘Police investigating video pranksters’, 25 Jan 2015, article by Danson Cheong, Sunday Times A group of pranksters who pretended to be plainclothes officers in order to terrorise illegal cigarette...
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Future Music festival banned because of drugs
From ‘Future Music Festival Asia’s appeal for permit denied’, 7 March 2015, article in CNA Future Music Festival Asia’s appeal for a permit has not been approved, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in a...
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Ku De Ta renamed to Ce La Vi
From ‘Ku De Ta is now Ce La Vi’, 4 June 2015, article by Serene Lim, Today Say goodbye to KU DE TA and hello to CE LA VI. L Capital Asia, the Asian private equity business sponsored by French luxury...
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From ‘CNB to keep very close watch on Escobar eatery named after Columbian drug lord’, 8 Feb 2018, article in CNA The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) will be keeping a “very close watch” on a bar named...
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