Clad in a white Real Madrid jersey, Jonathan Cheong waited for more than two hours at the Thomson Medical Centre yesterday morning, hoping to catch Cristiano Ronaldo and secure an autograph on his top. The
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Read moreMan jailed for smuggling chewing tobacco, first conviction under amended law
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Read moreMagnitude 5.8 quake hits off Japan’s Honshu
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