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Mah Bow Tan: Singapore Ministry of National Development

National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said on Monday that the slew of measures announced to cool the #39;buoyant#39; private property market was necessary to prevent a bubble from forming. Home prices in Singapore surged by 11 per cent in the first half of the year. If the current momentum continues, a property bubble will form, said Mr Mah at a press conference. #39;And when – not if – the bubble bursts, there will be severe implications for individuals and the economy as a whole#39;, he

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Miss Singapore Universe 2010 Tania Lim

Miss Singapore Tania Lim poses in her swimsuit during a Miss Universe 2010 event in Las Vegas, Nevada August 16, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 final will be on August 23, 2010. Miss Singapore 2010 Tania Lim performs in her swimsuit by Dar Be Dar Swimwear during the Presentation Show for the 2010 Miss Universe Pageant at Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas, Nevada August 19, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will be aired live on August 23, 2010. Miss Singapore Tania Lim poses for

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Isabelle Li and Clarence Chew wins YOG table tennis

Isabelle Li and Clarence Chew cleared the first stage to advance to the round of 16 of the Girls#39; and Boys#39; Singles respectively. Table tennis action kicked off on Saturday and there was a good showing by Singapore#39;s paddlers at the Youth Olympic Games (YOG). They have already played their first match in the round of 16 on Saturday and will continue with their second and third opponents on Sunday. In their first match in the round of 16, Li lost to Korean Yang Ha Eun 0-3, while Chew

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picture of Mark Chow Singapore actor

In the High Court, Justice Steven Chong said that the sentence for Mark Chow#39;s previous convictions was “manifestly inadequate”. Former actor Mark Chow, who had been convicted of molestation charges, would have been a free man this Saturday if not for a successful appeal by the prosecution on Friday. For his first molestation conviction, he was initially fined S$6,000. As he could not pay in full, he had to serve four weeks#39; jail in default. The prosecution appealed against the S$6,000

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Rainer Ng Kai Wee picture

Rainer Ng Kai Wee#39;s time of 26.37 seconds was second fastest overall and he became the first Singaporean to qualify for an individual swimming final. Singapore#39;s Rainer Ng Kai Wee finished 1st in the Boy#39;s 50m Backstroke Semifinal at the Youth Olympic Games swimming competition at the Singapore Sports School on Tuesday. Christian Homer of Trinidad and Tobago had the best overall timing, clocking 26.31 seconds. In the 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final, Singapore boys came in 7th position.

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Jeremy Bagshaw pictures

Flagbearer for Canada Jeremy Bagshaw carries his national flag during the opening ceremony of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) at the Marina Bay floating platform in Singapore August 14, 2010. Canada#39;s Jeremy Bagshaw competes in the men#39;s 400m freestyle swimming final during the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Singapore August 15, 2010.

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Yuka Sato wins YOG 2010

In this photo released by SPH-SYOGOC, Japan#39;s Yuka Sato bites the gold medal she won in the women#39;s triathlon at the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games at the East Coast Park in Singapore, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010. Sato finished the race in 1 hour and 49 seconds. Japan#39;s Yuka Sato has won the first ever Gold medal of the Youth Olympic Games. At East Coast Park on Sunday morning, the 18-year-old won the Girls#39; Triathlon event with a time of 1 hour 49.69 seconds. Australia#39;s Ellie S

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Charlie Whitehurst NFL draft 2010

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Charlie Whitehurst passes as Tennessee Titans#39; Derrick Morgan defends in the first half of an NFL preseason football game, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010, in Seattle. Charlie Whitehurst threw two touchdown passes Saturday and the Seattle Seahawks opened their pre-season campaign by holding off Tennessee 20-18. After starter Matt Hasselbeck threw 10 passes and completed four of them, Whitehurst came on to go 14-of-22 for 214 yards. Whitehurst gave Seattle a 10-7 halfti

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YOG fireworks 2010 pictures

Moscots of YOG Singapore shows on the screen before the opening ceremony of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games. The 2010 Youth Olympic Games opened on Saturday. The opening ceremony of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) began with an energetic dance number that got the capacity crowd at Marina Bay floating platform to its feet. Under the cool evening breeze and floodlights that bathed the stands, the sound of clappers and screams filled the air as the inaugural games finally got under way. A

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YOG road closure 2010

The roads affected are: * Raffles Avenue (From 2pm to 12 midnight and 2-lane closure from 9am to 2pm and 12 midnight to 2am) * Republic Boulevard towards Raffles Ave (One carriageway closure from 11am to 12 midnight and 1-lane closure from 12 midnight to 2am) * Connaught Drive (2-lane closure from 2pm to 12 midnight) * Temasek Avenue (From Raffles Blvd to Raffles Ave) (From 2pm to 12 midnight) * Bayfront Avenue (From ERP Gantry to Raffles Ave) (From 2pm to 12 midnight) * Collyer Quay towards Sh

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