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Over a cup of tea

February 17, 2014 by GAURAV SHARMA in Over a cup of tea, Volume 14

In Newzzit's 14th issue, we focus on a feature story about the brothels of colonial Singapore. Moving around in today's Chinatown, it's impossible to imagine that the area was once plagued by brothels, secret societies, opium addicts and gambling dens. 

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Over a cup of tea, Volume 14
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Drug abuse: Education is the key

February 17, 2014 by GAURAV SHARMA in The Fourth Estate, Volume 14

Recent findings by the National Council Against Drug Abuse (NCADA) indicate that out-of-school youths (OCYs) are more susceptible to drug abuse than their school-going peers

 

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The Fourth Estate, Volume 14
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Crime: Police lists key concerns

February 17, 2014 by GAURAV SHARMA in Majulah Singapura!, Volume 14

Singapore Police Force (SPF) says that crime touched a 30-year low in 2013 but there's an increase in commercial and cyber crimes

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History: The brothels of colonial Singapore

February 17, 2014 by GAURAV SHARMA in Kaleidoscope, Volume 14

Smith Street, Temple Street, Japanese Street and Banda Street; all adjoining streets in today's Chinatown had one thing in common during the colonial times. Three and four-storey brothels which along with prostitution, also promoted opium smoking, drinking and gambling

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Kaleidoscope, Volume 14
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Air pollution: Beijing or Delhi, which is worse?

February 17, 2014 by GAURAV SHARMA in The 3rd World, Volume 14

While India and China would like to out-compete each other in every other respect, this is one competition in which they won't mind being the second-best  

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The 3rd World, Volume 14
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Rapes in US: 1 in 5 women, and 1 in 71 men, face the crime in their lifetimes

February 17, 2014 by GAURAV SHARMA in The 1st World, Volume 14

A report just released and prepared by the White House Council on Women and Girls, and the Office of the Vice President revealed the shocking statistics

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The 1st World, Volume 14
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