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Seeing invisible worlds
Singapore Oscar-winning film-maker Tan Pin Pin doesn't care for Hollywood
thrills but is happy to document people's worlds
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Bride wears cheongsam, groom in kilt
A mix of cultural traditions at wedding nuptials of MP Irene Ng and Graham Berry |
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They turn to making toilet seats cleaner
It was one of those 'frustrated at work, if only we could quit' days.
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The power beneath the charm
Fortune magazine ranks her as among the top 10 most powerful women in business. CONRAD RAJ talks to Sallie Krawcheck, CEO of Citi Global Wealth Management. |
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Boring? Not this First Lady
French First Lady Cecilia Sarkozy's role in securing the release of six medical workers imprisoned in Libya has put her in the limelight.
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Here, guys come up and say, 'I would like to date you, lah'
In Holland, it's "Would you like to go Dutch?" In Singapore, it's "I would like to date you out, lah." |
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Creating a bridge for kids with learning difficulties
Areena Ng, who has set up two schools, wins DHL award.
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Nobel laureate slams money lending under guise of micro-credit
If it's not for the poor and the women, it's not helping.
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Yao Ming scores his best long shot
China's basketball star tells how he overcame countless rejections to win the heart of the one and only woman for him.
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I was a cashier and waitress
Ying Ong does not regret giving up her law training to pursue her dream of opening an F&B joint. |
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I didn't want a desk job
Cynthia Chua says coming up with new treatments and products is the easy part of her job.
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Woman Warriors - An entrepreneur twice over
From working as a waitress to the owner of her own cleaning company with more than 400 staff, Angela Petroupoulos is a determined entrepreneur who is not afraid to start all over again. |
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Simple, warm and hospitable
The artistic house of Karen Ho, a former brand and marketing pro now involved in non-profit work with Unifem, reflects her personality, writes Cheah Ui-Hoon.
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Jail for Vietnamese who wed 3 S'poreans
She has a husband and two children who love and care for her. But now the family's future is in the balance. |
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Ex-boss helps long-time maid through school
She is part of family, says widow who has bought her a laptop
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Circumcision rites gone wrong
An 11-year-old Egyptian schoolgirl dies while having her genitals cut in a rite known locally as 'purification'. |
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She's been in getai since 12
Liu, who is married with no children, feels it is her calling to entertain people. "I feel alive every time I go onstage."
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She keeps them in warehouse
Top emcee and 881 star Liu Ling Ling gives The New Paper on Sunday an exclusive peek at her $150,000 wardrobe. |
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Her parents blamed her
'My parents asked me why I wanted to break up the family, and told me to keep quiet about it.'
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Life as a getai teen queen
They are seasoned singers despite their age, rushing from stage to stage at night, all for the love of it, a share of the spotlight - and the hongbaos. |
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Women the world over find veil limits job choice
Women who wear veils say they have trouble getting jobs - particularly ones requiring them to interact with the public. -Reuters
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Viet woman's third hubby faces jail for role in bigamy
Husband No. 3 was found guilty of abetting her in her false declarations to the immigration authorities and in committing bigamy.
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Women, children taken in Iraq battle
Al Qaeda fighters kidnapped 15 Iraqi women and children after rival Sunni Arab militants repelled their attack on two villages in a fierce battle on Thursday.
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STB's Tan-Wijaya to be GM of Sino Land's waterfront properties
She will take on the role of general manager for the Fullerton waterfront properties owned by Sino Land. |
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Shampoo ads highlight changing image of women in Japan
Japanese women are increasingly looking to role models in their own ranks, rather than stars from abroad. -AP
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Brains behind IR construction is a beauty queen
At 51, she is the reigning Classic Mrs Singapore Worldwide 2007. |
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I'm at their beck and call
Her total estimated income by year-end is $1.7m. That puts her in the list of top 30 Singaporean earners.
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Ho Ching is world's 3rd most powerful woman
China's Deputy Prime Minister Wu Yi and S'pore state investment chief Ho Ching knocked US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice down two notches in the annual Forbes ranking of the world's most powerful women published Thursday. German Chancellor Angela Merkel came top for the second year running in the US magazine ranking of the world's 100 formidable females. Rice fell to 4th place from last year's second. |
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Top women golfers to play for $3m purse here next year
Lorena Ochoa, Annika Sorenstam and, possibly, Michelle Wie will be in town to tee-off at the inaugural HSBC Women's Champions tournament.
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