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Sponsored Stories BUPA International is delighted to have won the Best International Private Medical Insurance award and be recognised by intermediaries as the best provider of international private medical insurance... The credit crunch is biting just as sharply abroad, according to a major new survey of expatriates by Bupa International. Almost three quarters of expats are concerned about the economic downturn... Top Stories: Malaysian budget airline AirAsia's ethnic Indian boss Tony Fernandez has said his long-term goal is to one day 'take over' Singapore Airlines (SIA), the national airline of the neighbouring city state. Big News Network.com Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:00:21 -0500Just three days after pump prices were cut, petrol stations islandwide have lowered petrol and diesel prices again by another five Singapore cents per litre.This comes as global crude oil prices conti... Yahoo! Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:10:06 -0500* Risk aversion remains, sending dollar higher* Focus on U.S. employment data, fate of U.S. auto makersBy Rafael NamHONG KONG, Dec 5 - Asian shares rose on Friday following record rate cuts by central... Yahoo! Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:10:04 -0500BANGKOK (AFP) - - Bangkok's main airport resumed full operations Friday in time for the king's birthday after crippling protests, but Thailand's political uncertainty deepened after the monarch cancel... Yahoo! Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:10:02 -0500NEW DELHI (AFP) - - A security scare at New Delhi's international airport on Thursday highlighted jitters after the Mumbai attacks, as Pakistan vowed "strong action" if anyone was shown to be involved... Yahoo! Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:10:00 -0500Go-to cleaning guide Hundreds and hundreds of movie posters - possibly thousands because I lost count after I acquired Russell Crowe's 'Unleash Hell' Gladiator poster in 2000 - occupy my ... Asia One Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:08:41 -0500BY VICTORIA BARKER OUR experts - Ms Sherin Gill, owner of housekeeping service Spick N' Span International; Ms Adeline Goh, marketingand- communications manager of Howard's Storage World; and... Asia One Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:08:39 -0500Hong Kong - A joint probe by customs officers in Hong Kong, India and Singapore has been launched after illegal drugs worth a record 41.3 million Hong Kong dollars (5.3 million dollars) were found at ... Earth Times Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:02:56 -0500SINGAPORE, Dec 5 - Singapore's economy may shrink next year, the country's prime minister said on Friday, as the trade-dependent island is hit by a sharp drop in demand for its products and se... Yahoo! Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:10:10 -0500SINGAPORE, Dec 5 - Top U.S. nuclear diplomat Christopher Hill said on Friday he believed North Korea understood what was required to reach a deal on verifying Pyongyang's earlier declaration about... Yahoo! Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:10:05 -0500To help cut unnecessary hospitalisation, NUH has set up a special unit to give patients a more comprehensive diagnosis.The Extended Diagnostic Treatment Unit sees about 260 patients a day for a variet... Yahoo! Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:10:08 -0500To facilitate Sunday's Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon, the public is advised that the following roads will be closed at these times on Sunday: PADANG AREA 1am-12.30pm: Esplanade Dr. 1am-3... Asia One Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:08:36 -0500'Some people might consider hiring an interior designer to design a nice-looking kitchen,' said a spokesman for Poh Joo Hardware Engineering. 'But if they don't cook a lot, that kitche... Asia One Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:08:34 -0500SINGAPORE: Singapore has awarded licences to six foreign law firms to practice in Singapore. The licences have been awarded to two law firms from the United States and four from the United Kingdom. Th... Channel News Asia Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:00:23 -0500BY KOH HUI THENG WHEN homeowners Mark Ong and Sue-Anne Lim decided to make over their three-room flat, they agreed it should be a wallet-friendly revamp. That's even though Mr Ong - a sneaker cu... Asia One Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:08:31 -0500The Multi-Storey Car Park at Block 318A Clementi Avenue 4 will be implemented with partial Free Parking Scheme (FPS) on Sundays and public holidays from Dec 7 onwards. The free parking hours are from... Asia One Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:08:28 -0500Remember how our parents used to make us drink chicken essence when we were preparing for our exams? That tiny green-labelled glass bottle with dark substance was a familiar sight back then. While som... Asia One Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:08:19 -0500SOIL erosion is threatening the foundation of a path at East Coast Park, and a my paper reader is concerned that it might eventually give way. Mr Sam Chok, 42, assistant general manager of an electro... Asia One Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:38:07 -0500SAME age different fares - the perennial complaint of a polytechnic student. Their counterparts in junior colleges and Institutes of Technical Education (ITEs) pay lower fares than they do. Now, mor... Asia One Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:38:01 -0500FOR one whole year, she did not touch her daughter, 12, and her son, 10, and vice-versa. She would not allow them to hug her or even sit next to her, while fighting her maternal instincts to reach ou... Asia One Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:28:37 -0500He is in discussions with North Korean nuclear envoy Kim Kye—Gwan to iron out details of a disarmament—for—aid pact that Pyongyang has agreed to.The meeting is expected to lay the gr... Yahoo! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:43:17 -0500The Singapore Service Star was launched by Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang on Thursday. The scheme rewards businesses with good service, in order to inspire the industry towards service exce... Yahoo! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:43:14 -0500SINGAPORE: It may make more business sense to let go of foreign rank—and—file workers rather than Singaporean workers if retrenchment is unavoidable, said Labour chief Lim Swee Say at the ... Yahoo! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:43:21 -0500But it is not stopping one businessman from giving generously.This businessman, who wants to keep his identity secret, gave S$20,000 to the young girl who survived the Yishun triple murder case.T... Yahoo! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:43:20 -0500SINGAPORE: Singapore is the 12th most expensive city in Asia, according to a global survey on cost of living by international human resource company ECA International. Yahoo! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:43:18 -0500SINGAPORE: Senior Counsel Davinder Singh has been appointed to advise the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on the implications of legal issues arising from the bankruptcy proceedings for Lehman B... Yahoo! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:43:23 -0500Computers, telephones, a thumbdrive, fax machines and S$173,000 in cash were seized and 15 people arrested.Other items seized included foreign currency and betting records.Eleven men and four wom... Yahoo! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:43:22 -0500SINGAPORE: The Director—General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Koichiro Matsuura called on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday. Yahoo! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:43:11 -0500NEW DELHI - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Pakistan must show "resolve and urgency" as she called Wednesday for international cooperation in the investigation into the Mumbai attac... Yahoo! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:43:10 -0500On Thursday, State Coroner Victor Yeo returned a verdict of misadventure into the death of Tay Demin who drowned in the sea off Siloso Beach on June 25. Asia One Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:40:41 -0500U.S. chief nuclear envoy Christopher Hill met with his Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) counterpart Kim Kye-gwan in Singapore on Thursday, saying they had substantive talks focused on veri... People's Daily Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:38:47 -0500Investigations revealed that 23—year—old Wang Zhong had arranged for a friend in Korea to send 160 packets of duty—unpaid cigarettes to him by post.The duty and Goods and Services Ta... Yahoo! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:57:04 -0500MANILA, Dec 4 - Philippine police filed charges against a Bangladeshi mobile phone repairman for illegal possession of explosives on Thursday, saying they had found a huge arms cache in his shop in th... Yahoo! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:57:07 -0500SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands integrated resort will unveil details of plans for its retail space after the Chinese New Year in January next year. Yahoo! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:57:03 -0500The HSBC Women’s Champions event has just announced that it will be back after a successful inaugural tournament this year.Organisers of another women’s event, the Lexus Cup, are consideri... Yahoo! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:57:02 -0500SINGAPORE: Family, friends and Singaporeans from all walks of life gathered at the Church of Saint Teresa on Thursday to bid a final farewell to Lo Hwei Yen who was killed by terrorists in Mumbai last... Yahoo! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:57:01 -0500SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Foreign Ministry (MFA) advises Singaporeans who do not have a pressing need to travel to Mumbai to postpone travelling there to a later date. Yahoo! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:08:24 -0500BANGKOK (AFP) - - Thousands of relieved travellers streamed from Bangkok's airports Thursday after an eight day siege, as Thailand's deeply revered king was set to address the nation on the eve of his... Yahoo! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:08:23 -0500(AFP)--The top U.S. nuclear negotiator began talks with his North Korean counterpart in Singapore Thursday hoping for clarification on how to verify disarmament of the North's weapons programs. Morning Star Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:07:18 -0500(G92.SG) said Thursday that it entered into an interim trading pact with BP Singapore Pte. Ltd. in which BP will supply a "small portion" of the company's jet fuel requirements to... Morning Star Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:07:11 -0500SINGAPORE: Skills upgrading is not a new buzzword in Singapore, but it has been given a boost with the launch of the Institute of Adult Learning (IAL). Yahoo! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:08:26 -0500Come April 2009, the Ministry of Education (MOE) will have a new director-general. Ms Ho Peng will be appointed as Director-General of Education (Designate) on 15 Dec 2008 and will assume appointment... Asia One Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:06:25 -0500Singapore Airlines plans the resumption of flights to and from Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport from Friday, 5 December 2008. The first flight from Suvarnabhumi will depart for Singapore at 13:05 local ... Europe, Middle East & Africa News Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:04:12 -0500SINGAPORE: AirAsia chief executive officer Tony Fernandes was all glee on Monday when the low—cost carrier began the first of its seven daily flights from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur. Yahoo! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:08:10 -0500But then the 22—year—old student’s conscience kicked in, and he implored his friend to stop. By then, however, it was too late in the eyes of the law.On Wednesday, the student sobbed... Yahoo! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:08:09 -0500CANBERRA, Dec 4 - Australia's centre-left Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Thursday he would look to strengthen security ties with regional neighbours, but the country's alliance with Washing... Yahoo! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:08:16 -0500SP Services said that on average, the tariff for all customer categories will be down by 24.9 per cent due to lower fuel oil prices.It added that for the first quarter of next year, tariffs are pegged... Yahoo! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:08:17 -0500It is by telling such “stories” that companies can show customers how they are making a difference with their contributions, said Australian social entrepreneur Paul Dunn.However, most com... Yahoo! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:08:07 -0500SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) will resume flights to and from Bangkok’s main airport Friday afternoon, with the first flight SQ975 from the Suvarnabhumi Airport scheduled to depart for Sin... Yahoo! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:08:13 -0500(19 mins ago) Singapore Press Holdings, the city's largest newspaper publisher, plans to cut costs further after freezing wages for senior management and slowing hiring this year to help counter a re... The Standard Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:47:43 -0500The Ministry of National Development (MND) announced on Wednesday that a total of 10 additional sites will be made available for the development of temporary foreign worker dormitories. The news foll... Asia One Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:06:26 -0500At this time, when all Singaporeans are outraged at the killing of innocent Ms Lo Hwei Yen, who was taken hostage during the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, the President and Mrs Nathan send to Mr... Asia One Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:06:20 -0500HIS parents had promised to buy him a video game player if he scored more than 180 in his Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE).null Muhammad Shahril Izhar Kamarudin (top) exceeded that target by... Asia One Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:06:17 -0500BANGKOK, Dec 4 - Thai Beverage PCL <TBEV.SI>, Thailand's largest brewer and distiller, which is already listed on the Singapore bourse, said on Thursday it had set a price of 4.69 baht per s... Yahoo! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:07:34 -0500SINGAPORE, Dec 4 - Shipbuilder Cosco Corp <COSC.SI> may be in focus on Thursday after it announced the cancellation of two out of five bulk carrier contracts due to unfavourable market condition... Yahoo! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:07:33 -0500BY VICTORIA BARKER RECESSION or not, the revamp of street-shopping location Bugis Street to make it more vibrant is going full steam ahead. In conjunction with Singapore Tourism Board?s Late Night S... Asia One Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:05:51 -0500[Photo: Mr Michael Puhaindran speaking to more than 15 reporters yesterday for the first time. He broke down several times during the 45-minute interview.] by Rachel Chan EVEN to the very end, Ms Lo... Asia One Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:05:48 -0500CHENNAI: Singapore Airlines has announced the appointment of David Atkins as its new Manager, Southern India. Based in Chennai, Mr. Atkins will lead the operations of Singapore Airlines in Tamil Nadu ... The Hindu Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:42:01 -0500BANGKOK, Thailand - The first commercial flight in a week arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday as anti-government protesters ended their siege of the country's two main airports, declaring victory after Th... Yahoo! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:33:13 -0500SINGAPORE: Singapore's National Smoking Control Programme (NSCP) has been internationally recognised for its outstanding practices, as well as innovative and successful approaches to comprehensive tob... Channel News Asia Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:40:43 -0500SINGAPORE: The Director—General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Mr Koichiro Matsuura, will be in Singapore on Thursday and Friday. Yahoo! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:39:07 -0500PITT MEADOWS, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 3, 2008) - Tranzeo Wireless Technologies Inc. (TSX:TZT), a premier manufacturer of wireless broadband and WiMAX communication systems, has signed an ... Market Wire Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:50:12 -0500SINGAPORE: Fans of the musical CATS can once again enjoy some feline fun when the show returns to Singapore in April next year with a sparkling international cast. Yahoo! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:39:05 -0500SEOUL/SINGAPORE, Dec 4 - A top U.S. negotiator, arriving in Singapore on Thursday for talks with North Korea on the reclusive state's nuclear programme, said it was important to nail down ways of ... Yahoo! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:39:11 -0500But most of the explosive issues that have divided the country for more than two years remained unresolved and long-term prospects for stability were dim."It is nothing more than an intermission.... Yahoo! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:39:04 -0500December 03, 2008 — IDG News Service — A Singapore court has ruled against Taiwan's Mitac International in its bid to prevent operator Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) from us... CIO Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:18:37 -0500By KALPANA RASHIWALA A SERIES of aborted divestments by Singapore property groups lately highlights the challenges of relying on asset sales in the current environment. Last weekend's edition of... Asia One Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:36:31 -0500By KALPANA RASHIWALA Three classic signs of a Singapore property downturn have emerged in the third quarter - a slide in subsales and foreign buying, but a bigger share of HDB upgraders in the privat... Asia One Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:36:25 -0500TWO men who raped and molested a 19-year-old girl while she was in a drunken stupor at a friend's birthday party were sentenced to jail and caning on Wednesday. The man who was found guilty of ... Asia One Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:36:21 -0500SINGAPORE: Lehman Minibond holders will not be getting a swift resolution for their investments, according to an update by note trustee, HSBC Institutional Trust Services, and the note’s three r... Yahoo! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:53:37 -0500SINGAPORE : Visiting Costa Rican President Oscar Arias Sanchez believes that the new US administration under president—elect Barack Obama may change its stance on the Kyoto Protocol. Yahoo! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:53:32 -0500TAIPEI, Dec 3 - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd <2330.TW> said staff across the company would take unpaid leave as the world's top contract chip maker looks at ways to trim costs a... Yahoo! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:53:31 -0500SINGAPORE, Dec 3 - Singapore-listed Cosco Corp <COSC.SI> said on Wednesday that a customer has scrapped orders for two of five bulk carriers made in July 2007, because of unfavourable market con... Yahoo! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:53:29 -0500JAKARTA, Dec 3 - A meeting of Southeast Asian foreign ministers will now be held in Jakarta later this month following recent political turmoil in Thailand, an Indonesian official said on Wednesday. Yahoo! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:53:40 -0500COE premiums for cars 1,600cc and below rose S$7,719 to S$7,721. It fell to a historic low of S$2 in the previous bidding exercise.For big cars of more than 1,600cc, COEs went up S$... Yahoo! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:53:28 -0500SINGAPORE: The Singapore Industrial and Services Employees’ Union (SISEU) said it appreciates CapitaLand approaching the union in advance to discuss its plans to cut costs and save jobs. Yahoo! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:53:27 -0500SINGAPORE: Science fiction fans can now look forward to a new Star Wars television series, "Star Wars: The Clone Wars", that was completely animated in Singapore at the Lucasfilm Animation’s stu... Yahoo! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:53:36 -0500To help achieve this, the Central Singapore Community Development Council (CDC) has launched a survival guide in October to give residents the tools and guidance to ride through the recession.The guid... Yahoo! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:53:39 -0500Alex Kennedy, The Associated Press December 3, 2008 - 8:49 a.m. SINGAPORE - Singapore's state-owned investment company Temasek Holdings said it sold electricity generator PowerSeraya to Malaysia's YT... Canadian Business Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:54:06 -0500SINGAPORE - A TOP US negotiator is due in Singapore late on Wednesday ahead of an expected meeting with his North Korean counterpart in a bid to conclude a deal over the communist North's nuclear ... Asia One Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:51:24 -0500NTUC Income has launched a $6 million assistance scheme to help elderly and low-income policyholders cope with premium increases during the current economic downturn. About 77,000 Incomeshield policy... Asia One Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:51:19 -0500AN INDONESIAN maid who was worried that her employer would find out about her relationship with a Singaporean man made a police report in August claiming that he had raped her. She later admitted to ... Asia One Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:51:16 -0500HONG KONG, Dec 3 -Thailand's court ruling to dismiss Premier Somchai Wongsawat had prevented a slide into chaos but there is no quick solution to the political turmoil, the head of ASEAN said on W... Yahoo! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:24:24 -0500The biennial event, taken as seriously as the Olympics by its 11 member countries, will restrict the number of athletes each nation enters in 12 of the 25 sports in Laos next year."We've seen... Yahoo! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:24:23 -0500The 10 sites, comprising 3 vacant state buildings and 7 vacant state lands, will provide an additional 20,000 bed spaces.The 3 state properties which will be converted into temporary dormitories are t... Yahoo! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:24:28 -0500From December 1, Medishield premiums have been adjusted to match an increase in benefits for Singaporeans. NTUC Incomeshield premiums went up by an average of less than S$2.50 a month.Income is l... Yahoo! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:24:26 -0500TOKYO, Dec 3 - Tokyo takes the top spot for next year's real estate investment prospects among big Asian cities, with many foreign investors seeking opportunities in Japan's beleagured propert... Yahoo! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:24:30 -0500SINGAPORE Press Holdings' (SPH) Digital Media Editor Felix Soh has been appointed regional director (Asia/Pacific region) of The Society of News Design (SND) from December. In a statement release... Asia One Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:22:36 -0500BANGKOK (AFP) - - Hundreds of anti-government protesters left Bangkok's main airport Wednesday after a eight-day siege, as authorities assured beleaguered tourists that flights would resume within 24 ... Yahoo! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:02:09 -0500NEW DELHI, India (AFP) - - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in New Delhi Wednesday for a solidarity visit after the Mumbai attacks and to reduce tensions between India and nuclear rival ... Yahoo! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:02:06 -0500Singaporeans should still avoid non-essential travel to Bangkok, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said after anti-government protesters agreed Tuesday to end their blockade of the Thai capital... Asia One Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:59:56 -0500SOUND and lighting checks gave way to a music and dance extravaganza at the National University of Singapore last night. Sixty-four performers aged eight to 19 went through their paces in final prepa... Asia One Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:59:53 -0500By Esther Tan WHEN Muhammad Shahril Izhar Kamarudin, 12, was diagnosed with hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) late last month, his mother was not overly worried. The normally mild childhood infect... Asia One Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:59:51 -0500MOTORISTS heading across the Causeway have until Dec 16 to acquaint themselves with Johor Baru's new customs, immigration and quarantine (CIQ) facility, the Sultan Iskandar Complex. While immigra... Asia One Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:59:49 -0500A girl who threatened to commit suicide at Chinatown on Monday caused so much ruckus that people started crowding the vicinity and even waited at the lift lobby just to take a look at her face. Lianh... Asia One Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:33:15 -0500 |
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