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Doc to testify on effects of alcohol on accused
A DOCTOR has been found to testify on the effects of alcohol on the man dubbed the 'One-eyed Dragon' on the day nightclub boss Lim Hock Soon was fatally shot.As a result, the trial of accused gunman Tan Chor Jin, expected... [Read more]

Serving up a hot, steamy cup of coffee in foreign lands
IN UKRAINE, sex sells coffee. That's what Singapore company Food Empire discovered. One of the most popular television commercials for the company's MacCoffee product features a beautiful, long-haired woman in red hot pants driving up to a bar in the middle... [Read more]

Bush's last stand
WASHINGTON - US PRESIDENT George W. Bush will be making his last stand. His State of the Union address on Tuesday night (Wednesday morning Singapore time) could make or break his presidency. And the pivotal issue is none other than Iraq... [Read more]

Leo Burnett eyes growth with fresh hires, new media
THE Leo Burnett advertising agency here has had its setbacks in recent years, but one of its top global executives has a plan for turning the agency around. Mr Mark Tutssel, chief creative officer of Leo Burnett Worldwide, believes that hiring... [Read more]

British teens urged to learn Mandarin, Urdu
LONDON - THE British government has embarked on an initiative to boost the economy through the learning of 'economically useful' languages.These are expected to include Mandarin and Urdu, alongside the traditional favourites of French, German and Spanish. In the first part... [Read more]

Social workers ought to get higher pay with extra funding
I REFER to the letter, 'Pay increase for social workers lauded' (ST, Jan 25), by Mr Edmund Lim Wee Kiat. We agree with Mr Lim that social workers play an important role in maintaining and improving the well-being of our society.In... [Read more]

Anti-spam Bill aims to get marketers to label messages
MARKETERS who send unsolicited e-mail and SMS messages will soon have to label their messages clearly or risk facing legal action from consumers.Under the Spam Control Bill, which takes its name from the widely-known act of 'spamming' - the sending of... [Read more]

Singapore, Uzbekistan sign deals to boost ties
SINGAPORE and Uzbekistan yesterday signed a series of agreements to bolster ties between the two countries. Among the key deals is an agreement to work towards economic and humanitarian cooperation. It was signed by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Uzbekistan... [Read more]

Sinda's new CEO to focus on education
A NEW chief executive has been named to lead Indian self-help group Sinda and help it 'to further sharpen its focus on education'. He is Mr Manogaran Suppiah, 47, an educationist who brings 26 years of expertise to the job, said... [Read more]

Rumbles in outer space
IT TOOK almost two weeks for China to admit that it fired a missile which destroyed an orbiting satellite. And when the admission finally came, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao did his best to minimise its importance.Beijing, he promised, had... [Read more]

Restructuring deadline for Shin Corp poses dilemmas
A LOOMING deadline for Shin Corp to restructure its shareholding organisation is set to pose separate dilemmas for Thailand's military-installed government and a Temasek Holdings-led consortium that controls the conglomerate.Here's why.Shin Corp, the publicly listed telecommunications group previously controlled by the... [Read more]