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Keep a hand on the tap

Source: The Straits Times Page A2 24 Aug 2009

Article by Bertha Henson, Associate Editor

She went out, presumably to check with someone else, came in and took the flask away with profuse apologies. She was a Chinese national too.

The nurse who was in charge of my particular room was a Filipina. Likewise, the nurses who asked me questions [...]

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Dr Seet Ai Mee clarifies fishmonger incident of 1991

Source: Petir magazine July/August 2009 Issue http://www.pap.org.sg/petir_articlepage.php?id=46&articleid=5329&cid=84

Dr Seet Ai Mee talks to Suresh Nair about being
one of the first female MPs, and her darkest political moment

Q: Your fishmonger incident of 1991 has been sometimes linked to your defeat in that election.

A: It wasn’t a fishmonger, it was pork sellers. I washed my hands after shaking [...]

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Why police only accept polytechnic diplomas

Source: The Straits Times Forum Page Page A18 11 Aug 2009

Letter by DSP Paul Tay, Asst Director, Media Relations, Public Affairs Dept, Singapore Police Force

The entry requirement for diploma positions in the Singapore Police Force, like the rest of the Singapore Civil Service, is a polytechnic diploma.

For the purpose of recruitment, the diploma qualifications from [...]