February 10, 2017

She celebrated this Chinese New Year 7,800km from family and friends here.

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Miss Sally Low, 29, started serving as a volunteer human resource and finance manager with Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Limbe, Malawi, in south-eastern Africa last month. Her stint will last six months.

It is common for businesses to impose surcharges during Chinese New Year, but some have called off their plans to do so after feedback from customers.​

Brace yourself for a more expensive Chinese New Year this year - with prices of some products ranging from vegetables to seafood set to rise.

The cost price for festive food items, such as tang oh and conpoy, is expected to rise higher this Chinese New Year due to higher temperatures overseas and the weakening Singapore dollar.

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Will retailers pass the cost on to consumers?

The family of four used to live on a meal or two a day.

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Those times were tough, said cabby Brian Tay, who was the sole breadwinner for about eight years.

December 14, 2016

The coming Chinese New Year (CNY) light-up will be something to crow about.

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The year of the rooster will see the largest number of handcrafted lanterns ever used in a CNY light-up here.