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Calvin Cheng, PAP firebrand; a history of local women in medicine; Singapore lends a helping hand in Myanmar; a decades-old mural uncovered; big changes to the NUS Singapore History Prize; Grab launches a taxi company; and more.
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We’ve got bumper political coverage this week, as the news flow is steadily increasing ahead of the GE. Check it out now to keep abreast of developments.
“Singapore This Week”.
* Joshua Raj Thomas’s selection is the clearest sign yet of the PAP’s desperation
* Politicians from...
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