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Europe's biggest trial of Islamic terrorists
MADRID - THE trial into Europe's worst terrorist attack in 15 years started in Spain yesterday amid tight security, with 29 mostly Moroccan suspects facing charges in the bombings three years ago. More than 190 commuters were killed in the attacks... [Read more]

FairPrice to absorb GST hike for 6 months
SHOPPERS with rice and about 400 other essential items in their baskets at NTUC FairPrice supermarkets will not feel the pinch when the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is raised on July 1. This is because, for six months from that... [Read more]

Saving the planet, one degree at a time
ACCORDING to the Economist Intelligence Unit, Singapore was ranked 15th in the world in electricity consumption in 2004, but jumped to 11th in the Economist Pocket World In Figures 2007.I wonder how many of us complain that the temperature in offices,... [Read more]

Britain's Iraq troop withdrawal plan fuels debate in US
IN WASHINGTON - BRITAIN'S timetable for withdrawing forces from Iraq has stirred a heated debate in the United States. The White House declares it a sign of progress, but critics charge that the US is becoming increasingly isolated in its war... [Read more]

S'pore has till April to decide on hosting F1 race
SINGAPORE will have to decide in three months whether to have Formula One (F1) motor racing here.That is, if it wants to host the world's most glamorous spectator sport next year, said a senior executive from Hotel Properties, the group believed... [Read more]

Why complainant could not get Business Class seats
I refer to the letter by Mr Robert James Eve, 'A would-be memorable trip marred by inability to get Business Class seat using frequent flyer award points' (Online forum, Feb 14).Singapore Airlines, like all other airlines, reserves a number of seats... [Read more]

Mittal buys 49% of Indian refinery
NEW DELHI - THE Mittal group, controlled by steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal, has acquired a 49 per cent stake in an Indian refinery being built by a leading state-run firm, India's oil minister said yesterday. The investment comes a year after... [Read more]

Bouquets
CELLPHONE FOUND, THANKS TO STAFF OF FAST-FOOD OUTLETON FEB 2, I left my mobile phone at McDonald's at Centrepoint after having breakfast there. I only realised this later, at the National University of Singapore campus, and had to get my husband... [Read more]

Siblings rally round aged mum in time of need
I AM touched by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's Chinese New Year message to 'keep family unit strong and healthy'. Also his sharing of his personal experience when he suffered from lymphoma in 1992 and how his family members rallied to... [Read more]

Directors' Trades
CAPITALAND CEO CUTS STAKE IN FIRM'S REITA DIRECTOR of CapitaRetail China Trust (CRCT) Management has reduced his direct interest in the real estate investment trust (Reit).Mr Liew Mun Leong, who is also CapitaLand's president and chief executive, sold 200,000 units in... [Read more]

Flip side of foreign students topping exams
IT IS no surprise that almost half the 25 students who scored nine A1s are foreign students, in particular those from China ('Foreign students post strong O-level showing'; ST, Feb 10). Extrapolating from this trend, we can expect a similar figure... [Read more]