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Yeo meets S'poreans in Brunei
Foreign Minister George Yeo met Singaporeans living in Brunei at a reception yesterday hosted by the Singapore High Commission. Mr Yeo, who is visiting Brunei, will call on Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtmadee Billah today. A Singapore Foreign... [Read more]

Just 9 months on, Marina Bay Sands is in overdrive
NINE months after it won the right to build and operate Singapore's first casino resort, Marina Bay Sands has finished most of its on-site piling work and is already promoting its convention venue to 15 organisations. It is also looking at... [Read more]

TV Mobile spoils what would be a pleasant bus ride
I refer to the letter, 'Don't get distracted by glamour, just focus on public transport' (Online forum, Feb 15), I can't help but totally agree with the second point the writer raised, the one about TV Mobile.I am an avid reader... [Read more]

S'pore takes up 29% stake in Nanjing airport
IN NANJING - CHANGI Airports International (CAI) yesterday landed its first airport investment deal in China, acquiring a multimillion-dollar stake in the largest airport in eastern Jiangsu province. CAI is investing 1.1 billion yuan (S$220 million) for a 29 per cent... [Read more]

Nations offer $3.5m in flood aid to Indonesia
JAKARTA - INDONESIA has received offers of foreign aid totalling more than S$3.5 million to help it cope with floods that hit Jakarta and its surrounding areas in the past week. But, despite widespread complaints from flood victims about the lack... [Read more]

Beijing needs to crank up pressure on counterfeiters
BEIJING - IN CHINA, you do not need to spend a fortune to build up an enviable collection of Oscar-winning films, the hottest music CDs or the hippest 'designer' togs. Shops and vendors offer an expansive range of the latest -... [Read more]

Students risking their lives with their nonchalant attitude
It is appalling that some pupils from primary, secondary schools and tertiary institutions in my neighbourhood are nonchalant when it comes to road safety. In one instance, students were walking across a road oblivious to traffic even though they did not... [Read more]

Watford resigned to relegation after loss to Bolton
LONDON - A CONVERSATION between two Watford supporters on the way to Saturday's Premiership match against Bolton said everything about the club's situation.'How do you reckon we'll do in the Championship next season?' one asked.The fact that the match ball was... [Read more]

Arroyo names ally and ex-top cop as defence chief
IN MANILA - PRESIDENT Gloria Arroyo yesterday appointed a former national police chief as the Philippines' new defence secretary, going against recommendations that a civilian be given the post. Mrs Arroyo took on the defence portfolio after the resignation two months... [Read more]

From tanks to work of art
ONCE feared machines of war, 16 SM1 light tanks are now going in very much the opposite direction - becoming a work of art. They have been melted down and cast into 7,000 tiles to fashion a special exhibit at the... [Read more]

UN agency to regain control of N. Korea work
NEW YORK - THE United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has authorised its office in North Korea to take back control of its work from Pyongyang and cease hard currency payments to local staff and suppliers.The move followed fears that the North... [Read more]