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Climate change report to fuel debate on global warming
WHAT IT IS THE Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will release its report, said to be the most complete overview of climate change, in Paris on Friday. The draft report, prepared by some 2,500 scientists, is expected to warn of... [Read more]

Laver calls Federer the best he's seen
MELBOURNE - IF HE could pick any player from any era to test himself against, Roger Federer (left) would like a shot at Rod Laver or Bjorn Borg. Laver is the last man to win the Grand Slam - all four... [Read more]

Wage boost for lower-income
FOR the first time, the Government will supplement the income of low-wage earners, a move that will boost the earnings of about 438,000 people. The bulk of this additional income will go into the workers' Central Provident Fund (CPF) accounts, as... [Read more]

Stumped by the way I was treated by SingPost counter staff
I was at Chinatown Point Post office at about 10.20am on Feb 14 to send a parcel via Speedpost for a same-day delivery service locally.I told the woman who attended to me that I was sending a porcelain item and wanted... [Read more]

Aussie teachers may get 'graded' by students
SYDNEY - IN A reversal of roles many a student has dreamed of, school pupils will be able to issue their teachers with a report card of their own under a plan being considered in Australia. Under the proposal, an assessment... [Read more]

Blues stand in the way of Tottenham's Cup run
LONDON - MARTIN Jol watched his Tottenham side ease the pressure on him with an emphatic 4-0 win against Fulham in the FA Cup fifth round on Sunday.He then called for a repeat of the club's 1991 FA Cup-winning season. He... [Read more]

45,000 fans expected
AT LEAST 45,000 fans will be at tonight's Singapore v Malaysia match at the National Stadium.They are expected to be joined by President S R Nathan.The remaining 10,200 adult gallery tickets, priced at $6 each, will be sold today at the... [Read more]

Yen slides to record low versus euro
TOKYO - THE yen tumbled to a record low against the euro yesterday, a day after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised interest rates to a decade-high 0.5 per cent but reiterated that the pace of further rate tightening would be... [Read more]

KL backs away from plan to confine foreign workers
KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIA'S government yesterday backed away from a proposal to confine foreign workers to their living quarters, acknowledging that such a drastic move would have 'implications'.'The government hasn't taken a position on it yet,' Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun... [Read more]

Upended after two-van collision
A van overturned after colliding with another in Jurong East yesterday morning, preventing traffic from turning into Jurong East Central for about two hours. Both drivers - who were alone in their vehicles - were not injured. This picture was sent... [Read more]

Indonesia has the funds, it just needs to spend them
JAKARTA - INDONESIA faces a curious problem: It has enough money for its development needs and to reduce poverty, but it cannot seem to spend the funds fast enough. That is the conclusion from a comprehensive review of public expenditure carried... [Read more]