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Abercrombie hires only good looking people
From ‘Wrong to hire staff solely on looks’, 27 Aug 2011, ST Forum (Bryan Chow): IT IS worrisome that the hiring practices of Abercrombie & Fitch have been confined to purely good looks...
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Singaporeans queuing overnight for H&M freebies
From ‘Overnight queue for Singapore’s first H&M store opening’, 3 Sept 2011, article by Feng Zengkun, ST SINGAPORE’S first H&M clothing store will throw open its doors only at 11am on Saturday,...
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Ministry of Waxing ad is UnFurgivable
From ‘This isn’t indecent… but this is’, 1 Oct 2011, ST Forum (Anand A. Vathiyar): WHAT is the fuss over American fashion retailer Abercrombie & Fitch’s giant advertisement, which the regulatory...
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Authorities bird-brained over crows, pigeons and mynahs
From ‘Who’s in charge of bird nuisance?’, 27 Dec 2011, article by Ng Puay Leng, Today online Birds continue to be a source of problem in areas of dense population in Singapore but as Channel NewsAsia...
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Stamford canal to blame for Orchard Road floods
From ‘Stamford canal a cause of flooding again’, article by Saifulbahri Ismail, 31 Dec 2011, Today The 4km-long Stamford Canal, cited as a factor in last year’s floods along Orchard Road, has again...
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Vivian Balakrishnan: A flood is a flood
From ‘Balakrishnan: PUB should not have used word ‘ponding’ for floods ‘, 9 Jan 2012, article by Feng Zengkun, ST …Dr Balakrishnan said during the Parliament session that the ministry checked the...
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Haka flash mob needs a public entertainment licence
From ‘NZ restaurant apologises for haka flash mob’, 16 Sept 2012, article in Soshiok, asiaone.com A New Zealand bar and restaurant in Clarke Quay has come forward to apologise for “misunderstandings”,...
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Orchard streetwalkers soliciting expats
From ‘Streetwalkers: Stores vigilant’, 16 Sept 2012, article by Nathaniel Fetalvero and Nicholas Yeam, and ‘Streetwalkers getting more blatant at Orchard Road’, 10 Sept 2012, TNP Foreign women touting...
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Curious mynahs scaring off cowardly hawk
From ‘Hawk no match for pesky mynahs’, 14 Oct 2012, article by Jessica Lim, Sunday Times Orchard Road’s hawk patrols have failed. It turns out that the bird of prey is no match for the pesky, noisy...
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Cineleisure gang not happy with arrogant walking styles
From ‘Victim’s arrogant walk riled gang of youths’, 17 June 2013, article by Melody Zaccheus, ST IT WAS the 20-year-old’s “cocky” walking style that purportedly riled a group of 10 tattooed youths who...
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Orchard Xmas colours similar to traffic lights
From ‘Orchard lights up – in safer colours’, 23 Nov 2013, article by Jermyn Chow, ST GREEN, red and gold may be traditional Christmas colours, but they are also similar to the ones on traffic lights....
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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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Singaporeans ‘saying No’ to Philippine Independence Day
From ‘Filipino group gets online flak over event’, article by Royston Sim and Amelia Tan, 16 April 2014, ST The Pilipino Independence Day Council Singapore (PIDCS), a group of Filipino volunteers, put...
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Forever 21 playing vulgar, misogynistic rap songs
From ‘Forever 21 apologises to Gurmit Singh’s daughter over offensive music’, 16 Oct 2014, article by Yeo Sam Jo, ST Fashion retailer Forever21 has apologised to actor Gurmit Singh’s daughter,...
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Overeasy sexy buns ad banned for showing butts
From ‘Eatery’s cheeky ad removed’, 23 July 2015, article by Jessica Lim, ST A cheeky advertisement that raised eyebrows has been removed, after the eatery that put it up was ordered to do so by the...
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Orchard Road is kind of boring
From ‘Pedestrianising will only worsen woes of malls’, 21 Apr 2017, ST Forum (Ronnie Lim Ah Bee): Shopping is no longer restricted to Orchard Road, where premium shops and foodcourts charge premium...
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ASAS does not want Pink Dot to ‘support the freedom to love’
From ‘Advertising watchdog asks Cathay to remove phrase in Pink Dot ad’, 9 July 2017, article in CNA The Advertising Standards Authority of Singapore (ASAS) has advised Cathay Organisation to remove a...
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Disney light-up buries meaning of Christmas
From ‘Disney Christmas light-up in Orchard Road disappointing, buries meaning of festival: National Council of Churches’, 23 Nov 2018, CNA The National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS) on Friday...
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