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Top Sec 5 student kept spirits up with singing
CIVIL engineer Margaret Ngi, 51, was in the kitchen of her five-room Simei flat yesterday morning when her daughter Juliana Lim, 17, walked towards her with her phone to her ear and tears in her eyes. 'If not for her happy... [Read more]

Yudhoyono draws fire from retired generals
JAKARTA - RETIRED military chiefs are marching back into the limelight to challenge President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's two-year-old administration. Former military commander Wiranto set up a new political party, the People's Conscience Party (Partai Hati Nurani Rakyat), last month to serve... [Read more]

Foreigners to be enlisted in terror fight
A NEW front is being opened in the fight against terror and crime here as the authorities enlist the help of foreigners, working and living among the population, in their security efforts.For a start, the Jurong police division is reaching out... [Read more]

Results
BASKETBALLNBA: Detroit 92 LA Clippers 74, Denver 123 Golden State 111, Utah 102 Atlanta 76.SOCCERFAS Women's Challenge Cup, Group A: Bishan Arsenal A 14 NYPGA 0. Group B: Jollilads Arsenal 7 Paya Lebar Punggol 3, UWC 0 Police 0. Group C:... [Read more]

Just fix it
Just fix it WHEN Changi Airport staff found a pothole in the runway one day in the 1980s, then permanent secretary of the Ministry of Communications Sim Kee Boon, who had taken on the mammoth task of building Changi Airport, went... [Read more]

Summary of the Day
Thirteen killed by dengue this monthKUALA LUMPUR - THIRTEEN people have died of dengue fever in Malaysia this month. Most of the deaths were in the state of Selangor, where the authorities are scrambling to contain an outbreak, a news report... [Read more]

KL not envious of S'pore's progress: Najib
KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIA has never been envious of progress made by other countries, as they have a right to develop, Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak has said.It is more important for Malaysia to focus on its own national development and... [Read more]

GST offsets seen as more to help elderly and poor
POWER station manager Eveline How was surprised by the generosity of the goods and services tax (GST) offset package, announced on Thursday. 'It seemed to be all give, give, give,' she said of the measures to cushion the impact of the... [Read more]

Three Thai firms show interest in Shin Sat
BANGKOK - TWO state-owned telecoms firms, as well as a private one, have reportedly shown interest in buying Temasek Holdings' stake in Shin Sat. According to reports in The Nation, Telephones of Thailand Corp and CAT Telecom have expressed their interest... [Read more]

So cool, so calm, so perfect
SINGAPORE'S passage into the Asean Championship final may have been confirmed only after Saturday's penalty shoot-out victory over Malaysia. But the win was actually the result of more than a year of diligence, during which the Lions devoted extra time after... [Read more]

Fulfil your promise on lift upgrading, Mr MP
I am disappointed to learn that Mr Chiam See Tong, the MP for Potong Pasir, has taken a different tack on lift upgrading in his ward 'Chiam: Difficult to fulfil lift promise' (ST, Feb 13).It has been almost a year after... [Read more]