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Re: Prasie For ACS's Gentlemen, Widespread Calls For St. Andrew's Ruffians To Be Bann ST ANDREW'S School (SAS) has taken swift action in disciplining a player who floored Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) flanker Leonard Wee with a punch during Monday's Schools National B Division rugby final...

DRAMATICALLY higher growth forecasts for the Singapore economy sent the benchmark Straits Times Index hurtling past the 3,000 mark on Wednesday. Traders queued up to buy heavyweight blue-chips, such as DBS Group Holdings and Singapore Airlines, following the Government's marked revision of...

JAKARTA - INDONESIAN Trade Minister Mari Pangestu said on Wednesday a US ban on clove cigarettes breaches World Trade Organisation rules. The ban took effect on Sept 22 and affects all cigarettes containing 'certain characterising flavours' including cloves, used in Indonesian 'kretek'...

BEIJING : A strong earthquake killed at least 67 people and buried many others in northwestern China's remote Qinghai province on Wednesday, the government said. Many houses have collapsed, roads have been damaged or blocked by landslides and telecommunications has been disrupted, local...

S’pore has slowed down its intake of workers from abroad as it mulls over a possible general election in the face of controversies on the practice of local companies hiring cheap labour. SEVERAL months ago, I wrote about the growing concern of some Malaysian friends that the Singaporean...

Dear Mr Tan, I really hope to get a reply from you as I respect your experience in many areas. There is a Singapore company called X and they sells plots of land in UK. We are genuine investor and like to have your advice if you heard about them and whether there is any issue on reputation...

There are a few letters in the Straits Times Forum about the high interest rate charged by licenced money lenders. The writers argued that the public needs to be protected against these unconscionable interest rate, that the free market does not work and desperate borrowers will accept the money...

The GPC Chairman for Transport said that increased (COE) premium could be seen as a "cost of living" issue for current and future car owners. He said that any price increase, from COE to HDB prices, will have a "political implication". I have heard the term "political implication" used many...

DPM Teo Chee Hean is quoted to have said, "A company that does not discriminate against any particular age group or gender will naturally have access to a large pool of potential hires". I agree with this concept of non-discrimination and ask that it be applied to all aspects of Singapore...

Someone told this story to me. Mao Tse Tung was admired and loved by the people of China for his contributions to building the nation during the first three decades of his leadership. During the last decade, he lost the respect of the people due to many mistakes that were made in his attempt to...

A taxi company boss told me that the business for taxi drivers has picked up significantly since the opening of the Sentosa integrated resort (aka casino). The average earnings of taxi drivers has increased to $2,500 compared to $2,000 previously. Some taxi companies have applied to the...

BEING a senior citizen does not mean losing the zest to work. More than 700 job seekers aged over 50 proved this as they gathered at Bishan Community Club for a job fair held by the Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC). More than 1,300 jobs, which included positions in the food and...

LONDON - BRITAIN will vote in a general election on May 6, Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced on Tuesday, warning that opposition Conservatives could endanger the country's fragile economic recovery. 'It's probably the least well kept secret of recent years, but the queen has kindly agreed...

SINGAPORE : More people have sought help for gambling-related issues since the casino at Resorts World Sentosa opened on February 14. Figures by the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) showed that callers to its helpline have more than doubled in the last two months, compared to when...

Saturday, April 03, 2010 Poor financial future for Singaporeans I feel sad for the people of Singapore. Most of them work hard and are frugal. They save for their future and for their children. But, when they come to retire, you do not have enough savings and are asked to continue to work...

Some people like to invest in foreign currencies to earn a higher yield. For example, they can earn 3.1% on Australian dollars (1 month deposit) compared to 0.2% on Singapore dollars. However, they have to consider the spread of 1.7% in converting to Australian dollars and back. The higher...

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Prostate drug cuts cancer risk WASHINGTON - A DRUG commonly used to shrink enlarged prostates in men has been found to also cut the risk of developing cancer in the same glands, a new study said. The four-year international study of the drug, dutasteride, showed that it reduced by 23 per cent...

PARIS - WORKPLACE exposure to synthetic fibres and certain oil byproducts before her mid-30s triples a woman's risk of breast cancer after menopause, a study among Canadian patients said on Thursday. France Labreche of the National Institute of Public Health in Montreal led an investigation...