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Growing trend
AD AGENCY Y&R Singapore stepped up its PR efforts this month by hiring Mr Justin Low, 30, from Grayling Public Relations to manage its publicity affairs. Mr Charles Sng, who specialises in marketing communications at headhunting firm Aquent, says it is... [Read more]

Case File
FIRE IN SUNGEI KADUT FIREMEN took 30 minutes to fight an early-morning fire yesterday which threatened to spread to several offices in Sungei Kadut Street 4. Three units were affected by the fire - a single-storey zinc structured warehouse, an office... [Read more]

Immigration: What to look out for
Singaporeans travelling abroad should be careful to adhere to all immigration requirements of the country they are visiting. Failing to observe such requirements may lead to penalties under local laws. Singaporeans entering Malaysia should get their passports stamped at the Immigration... [Read more]

Polys to tie up with top overseas schools
SINGAPOREANS aiming to specialise in fields such as the culinary arts, hotel management or digital animation will soon have no need to head overseas to fulfil their career ambitions.Within the next three years, the Ministry of Education (MOE) will bring in... [Read more]

Anthony misses out
ONE bad night may have overshadowed all the good performances Carmelo Anthony has displayed this season. The National Basketball Association's leading scorer was not named among the reserves for the Western All-Star team announced on Thursday. Anthony is averaging 31.3 points,... [Read more]

Champions League
TodayBarcelona v Liverpool Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 3.30am Porto v Chelsea Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 3.30amInter Milan v ValenciaRoma v Lyon... [Read more]

Sign of Mars life?
New evidence has surfaced that water may be present on Mars. This image from Nasa spacecraft Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows alternating layers of dark- and light-toned rock in Becquerel Crater on the planet. Within those deposits are a series of linear... [Read more]

Indonesia's PPP hopes to revive political fortunes
JAKARTA - INDONESIA'S oldest Muslim party is pinning its hopes on new leaders who will be elected this week at its national congress to steer the party into the 2009 legislative and presidential elections.The United Development Party (PPP) - created in... [Read more]

Floods cripple much of Jakarta
JAKARTA - MUCH of Jakarta was crippled yesterday as the worst deluge in five years cut road, rail and telecommunications links to the Indonesian capital. Three-quarters of the sprawling city of 12 million people was under water, and officials now face... [Read more]

'Screams, but they couldn't get out'
DEWANA (INDIA) - THE fire was raging when the train roared into the tiny Dewana station, flames spurting from two cars filled with terrified, screaming passengers. 'I saw flames leaping out of the windows,' said Mr Vinod Kumar Gupta, the assistant... [Read more]

Tie-up gives new hope in fight against TB
SULAWESI - FORTY people are admitted with tuberculosis (TB) every day at Indonesia's Hassanuddin Hospital on the island of Sulawesi. One in five leaves before getting well. Treatment can take up to six months, but many of the patients go home... [Read more]