August 22, 2017

To help Singaporeans manage diabetes, local polytechnics are launching short courses for the public on disease and nutrition management in the upcoming months.

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Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) and Temasek Polytechnic (TP) will be offering one-day programmes over this month and next, with the latter offering two such courses.

February 03, 2017

A boy living in Swansea, Wales, was badly injured when he took part in the "salt and ice" challenge, reported WalesOnline on Jan 6.

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For this challenge, people put salt then ice on their skin, which causes secondary burns.

January 08, 2017

Parents are starting their children on sports earlier. The New Paper looks for sports for children aged five and below such as rugby, horse-riding, fencing and cricket.

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Why should parents start children on sports early?

December 11, 2016

The sport of mixed martial arts (MMA) is steadily gaining popularity.

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And with local personalities such as singer Nathan Hartono and Olympic champion Joseph Schooling each undergoing a crash course with ONE Championship's atomweight world champion Angela Lee recently, the sport could not be trendier.

November 07, 2016

She was shocked and disgusted when she opened a tin of milk powder meant for her kids aged three and four.

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Blogshop owner Perline Chua caught a whiff of a foul smell, and when she peered into the tin of Friso Gold 4, she could see insects crawling inside.

October 02, 2016

Reaching for that packet of instant noodles after a hard day?

You are not alone.

October 11, 2016

Two childcare centres in Punggol were hit by gastroenteritis last month.

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One of the centres at Block 192, Punggol Central, told The New Paper that five out of 80 children, and five to 10 out of its 25 staff, came down with the illness in the past few weeks