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Let a panel review strong objections of families
IT IS very sad and distressing to read about the recent scuffle between Singapore General Hospital staff and brain-dead man Sim Tee Hua's next of kin over an operation to harvest his organs for transplant (ST, Feb 8). We had in... [Read more]

Ford chalks up biggest full-year loss of $19.5b
DEARBORN (MICHIGAN) -FORD Motor lost a staggering US$12.7 billion (S$19.5 billion) last year - an average of US$1,925 for every car and truck it sold and the worst loss in the company's 103-year history. The company that invented the assembly line... [Read more]

Sports World
DOWIE TO RUN THE SHOW AT COVENTRY COVENTRY: Iain Dowie was hired as Coventry football club manager yesterday, three months after being fired by Premier League side Charlton.Dowie signed a 31/2- year contract with Coventry, who are 17th in the 24-team... [Read more]

President Nathan: Build cultural, social ties
MANILA - SINGAPOREANS should not only seize investment opportunities in the Philippines, but also embrace social projects and cultural exchanges here, President SR Nathan said yesterday. In an assessment of his four-day state visit, he said his meeting with Philippine President... [Read more]

Serie A
TodayTorino v UdinesePalermo v LazioTomorrowAC Milan v ParmaAS Roma v SienaAtalanta v CataniaCagliari v Reggina Live, Ch23, 10pmChievo v EmpoliFiorentina v LivornoMessina v AscoliSampdoria v Inter Milan... [Read more]

Retirement planning low on S'poreans' priority list
MOST Singaporeans are prepared for short-term financial emergencies and big expenses such as their mortgage and children's education. However, such planning falls well short in other areas like retirement.Those were the key findings of a new survey on how ready people... [Read more]

Sri Lanka peace plan scuttled by defections
COLOMBO - A GROUP of Sri Lankan opposition lawmakers defected yesterday, effectively scuttling a landmark peace deal aimed at ending decades of separatist violence on the island, officials said. Eighteen members of the right-wing United National Party (UNP) formally joined the... [Read more]

Israeli varsity eyes research partnership
IT WAS attraction at first sight. After being swept off its feet on a three-day visit to local universities, Israel's Technion university looks almost certain to become the latest partner in a billion-dollar research initiative by the National Research Foundation (NRF).... [Read more]

Full-day bus lanes will carry extra red line
I REFER to the letters regarding the impending bus-lane modifications. The bus-lane scheme was introduced in 1974 to give priority to public transport so that larger numbers of people can be carried more efficiently, quickly and reliably. Since then, we have... [Read more]

Sports World
DELAY IN LANDIS PROBE SLAMMEDMADRID: The Tour de France's director-general expressed frustration on Tuesday over the slow progress of Floyd Landis' doping case. 'The anti-doping commission in the United States won't meet until the first days of March to study the... [Read more]

NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League
THE S-League begins on March 4, and The Straits Times looks at the interesting faces in the league. Today, we feature the league's youngest referee, and how being the man in the middle has helped him.Format: 12 clubs, 33 matches each.Teams... [Read more]