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Just broke up? Get a day off
Japanese company lets women take leave to nurse heartbreak. S'pore women say...
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She was the only one in class with no tuition
Others thought she was relaxed for not forcing tuition on 3 kids, but Mrs Lim Hwee Hua wondered if she was negligent. |
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South Korean women now dare to fight back
Better educated and employed, they no longer suffer sexual harassment in silence.
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Looking up to women
Women of Amazonian height may rule the catwalk, but when it comes to love, most of the Napoleons among men marry down and do not like to be overshadowed. |
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Your love lifts me higher
Friends had told 1.8m-tall Hsien Naidu that with her height, it would be a tall order to find a partner. But three years ago she found a man she fell for, even though he is 4cm shorter than her.
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Love ladies
A documentary about three lesbians has become a quiet hit at the Singapore International Film Festival. |
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Myanmar's women of "courage" win US award
Women of military-ruled Myanmar honoured in their determined battle to restore democracy and human rights in the Southeast Asian state. -AFP
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Dr Amy Khor eats fast, talks fast, shops fast
How to find a Wonderwoman who can manage her time so well and succeed? Enter Dr Amy Khor, time manager extraordinaire. |
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Women ministers? Look hard, we'll find them
Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong pointed out that Cabinet ministers are not selected on the basis of gender, but on whether posts are available and who are suitable.
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Get smart on the Internet
Women tend to be more susceptible to online threats. |
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Men more forgetful than women
Men more likely to have problems with memory, symptoms considered to be early stage of dementia.
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Man offers her $500 to smoke
Blogger Cheyenne Lu endured cold showers, cold stares and cold turkey in her latest attempt to quit smoking. And she did it in the most uncomfortable way possible - in the public eye. -TNP |
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Penalise the men who pay for sex
The rise of international sex trafficking is causing many countries to rethink their laws on prostitution and re-examine legal frameworks that for decades have treated the purchase of sex as a social nuisance.
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Want to keep your man happy? Treat him like a dog
What are some tricks that you can teach that old dog to behave better? An expert believes that treating your husband like you would a pet dog will make for a much happier relationship. -AsiaOne |
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She's got an eye for business
China-born Dr Cheryl Baumann's Lasik Surgery Clinic has done more than 23,000 operations in three years.
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Right on track
Beneath the flamboyant appearance and easy-going manner of SMRT CEO Saw Phaik Hwa is one determined go-getter who knows what she wants in life. |
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The secret to marriage longevity
He's diabetic and has to inject with himself with insulin twice daily. She needs a half-hour dialysis every four hours. But they're still together, even after 51 years.
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Woman warrior
Dr Tan Su-Ming, 40, is head of breast service and acting chief of surgery at Changi General Hospital. The mother of a six-year-old girl tells Samantha Eng that fighting breast cancer is like being in a battlefield |
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Dressing a geisha
"It's a bit like a war," says Komomo, a geisha in Japan's ancient capital, describing how she dresses for work.
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Forty years on, abortion battle rages in Britain
Pro-choice campaigners mark 40 years of legal abortion in Britain next week, but say their hard-won right is under pressure from pro-life activists trying to lower the 24-week limit for the termination of pregnancy. |
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FACTBOX: Abortion law around the world
Britain will mark the 40th anniversary of the day the Abortion Act came into force on April 28, 1968.
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No sleaze please, we're Chinese
China coffee-shop waitresses became a talking point recently after local waitresses lamented to Minister Lim Boon Heng that the arrival of the young, pretty foreigners was threatening their jobs. |
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Nude portraits in vogue
They are taking nude portraits photos to record the beauty of their youth.
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