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Daily Briefing: Singapore hurdler out of Olympics; Downtown East Safer Now; Private tutoring in Singapore

Daily Briefing: Singapore hurdler out of Olympics; Downtown East Safer Now; Private tutoring in Singapore

Here are the stories from around the web that Singaporeans are talking about including losing in 2012 London Olympics. Singapore's track and field hopes at the London Olympics are over after hurdler Dipna Lim-Prasad bowed out from the Women's 100m hurdles heats on Monday. Read here. Two years after the slashing of Darren Ng, Shoppers are flocking back to the shopping mall. Watch the video here. Polls and other sources as saying that 97 percent of all Singaporean students, nearly 90 percent of South Korean primary students and about 85 percent of Hong Kong senior secondary students receive tutoring. Read here.

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MAS tightens regulatory leash on fund managers

Business conduct and capital requirements raised for all fund management companies.

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Daily Briefing: CHC members allegedly funding Pastor's legal fees, LTA and SMRT spending S$10m on hearings

Here are the stories from around the web that Singaporeans are talking about.

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Singapore growth will trail behind three Tiger Cubs

Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia simply have better policy support, says Morgan Stanley.

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Daily Briefing: Medal controversy, MOM issues stop work order for worksite following collapse

Here are the day’s stories from around the web that Singaporeans are talking about including that Mentos campaign.

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Daily Briefing: What did a Singaporean do to be fined S$4,710?

Here are the day’s stories from around the web that Singaporeans are talking about.

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Daily Briefing: Which Australian billionaire just set a new record for a Singapore property?

Here are the day’s stories from around the web that Singaporeans are talking about.

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Retail prospects sour after Great Singapore Sale

A net weighted balance of 6% of firms in the retail trade industry forecasts a drop in business volume for the next three months.

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Daily Briefing: Who got 12 weeks for underage prostitute trysts, Singapore's Olympics hopes, Man who sees dead people

Here are the day’s stories from around the web that Singaporeans are talking about.

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Why Changi Airport hiked its passenger service charge by 43%

Raising its PSC to S$19.90 from S$13.90 will help fund the airport group's ambitious terminal expansions and cover rising operating costs.

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Morning Brief: NY Times on Singapore immigration, Stikfas founder in underage prostitute scandal

Here is what Singapore is talking about today including the sex for grades probe at NUS.

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Manufacturing output up 7.6% in June

If not for biomedical manufacturing, output would have fallen 1.5%.

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Seriously, Singapore houses are still cheap

Quit complaining: housing affordability is at 36% compared to more than 60% during the Asian financial crisis.

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Singapore crisis actions praised in WTO trade policy review

The World Trade Organization commended the country for deftly coping with the financial turmoil via fiscal stimulus, productivity gains and a continued open economy.

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Central bank stands firm on current monetary policy

MAS managing director Ravi Menon said the prevailing policy stance "remains appropriate" despite grumblings of its failure to arrest inflation.

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SIA Engineering can't shake off cost pressures and margin concerns

Risks of margin erosion and prolonged aviation sector weakness continue to weigh down the firm's earnings potential, says Maybank Kim Eng.

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Inflation affects all Singaporeans squarely

All income brackets from the lowest 20% to the highest 20% effectively had to bear inflation increases in the 3.9-4.1% range in 1H12.

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