Tiger Airways may launch IPO
Spokesman: No firm decision made.
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Reits row: MAS nixes idea of common manager
Rare statement from regulator hints at concerns over MI-Reit, Cambridge tussle.
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Parliament to get tough on loan sharks
STIFF measures to combat loan sharks and their assistants are set to be introduced when Parliament sits on Monday.
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Online-drug crackdown nets four
FOUR people here have been caught peddling drugs illegally online in a worldwide sting to crack down on unapproved Internet sales.
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Sub-contractor acquitted of harbouring overstayer
OPPOSITION party member Mohamed Jufrie Mahmood, 59, was yesterday cleared of two charges of harbouring and employing an immigration offender.
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Businessman charged with GST fraud
A MAN was charged in court yesterday with overstating input tax in his Goods and Services Tax (GST) returns and making false entries with the intention of helping his business evade tax.
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$36m drive to grow local medtech industry
SINGAPORE is pumping $36 million into a new drive to produce more and better health-care devices such as heart stents, pacemakers and diagnostic chips.
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NUH drops appeal and settles claim
THE medical negligence suit brought by the family of dead kidney donor Narindar Kaur against the National University Hospital (NUH) has been settled.
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200 pilgrims leave for haj
Some 200 haj pilgrims were given a big send-off at Changi Airport yesterday.
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Cancer patient getting better
THE woman who received a massive overdose of chemotherapy drugs at KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) this month is on the road to recovery.
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Electric cars to run here next year
ELECTRIC cars will start plying Singapore roads from September next year, as part of a three-year study to test the infrastructure needed to keep them running here.
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Claws out over BBC's fat cats
LONDON: The BBC revealed last week that at least 37 of its employees earn more than British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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MAS to set up corporate governance council
Council's task: to review guidelines on how firms here deal with investors.
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More sectors are on the upswing
Output may 'pause' in Q4 but return to recession not likely, say economists.
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There was just too much rain
THE Bukit Timah canal burst its banks for the first time in years yesterday, unable to contain the afternoon's downpour.
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Science and Tech school's places all filled
THERE were more pupils than places available when applications opened for the new School of Science and Technology (SST), which starts in January.
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Drink-driving conviction quashed
IN A significant ruling, the High Court has quashed the drink driving conviction of a motorist found sleeping in his parked car on an expressway shoulder - even though his breath alcohol level was above the legal limit.
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New home for Buddhist group after 10-year wait
THE land was bought 10 years ago. The plan: erect a building to house the Singapore Buddhist Federation.
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New terror cells taking over JI's role
JAKARTA: New terrorist cells have sprung up in Indonesia since Jemaah Islamiah (JI) leader Noordin Top was gunned down in September, a top police officer said yesterday.
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S'pore opens $130m solar research hub
THREE years ago, it cost US$300 (S$415) per kg to buy silicon, the base material used to make solar cells to convert sunlight into electricity.
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Events firm fined for safety lapses
EVENT management company Pico Art International yesterday became the latest in a series of companies taken to court and fined for worksite safety lapses.
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Soft lights and music to calm heart patients
SOME heart patients being fitted with stents at the National Heart Centre have a new alternative to sedation to calm their nerves - soft music and soothing images.
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Religion finds a place in red-light area
BROTHEL. Temple. Brothel, brothel. Temple, brothel, temple. Geylang's houses of ill repute are making space for the religious, with at least 16 Buddhist and Taoist temples moving into the red-light district just last year alone.
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Social work training at poly
FACED with a growing demand for people to help those in need, the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) and the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) have turned to a polytechnic for help.
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All about beauty and the beasts
BEAUTY salons, spas and wellness centres - that is where many jobs will be found over the next few years.
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Why Koreans flock to Bukit Batok Polyclinic
FOR 20 years, retiree Kim Sung Choon, 64, had her diabetes prescriptions filled only whenever she returned to her home town in South Korea.
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Court dismisses firm's claims against ex-execs
THE High Court yesterday dismissed claims by a cable-making firm that two of its former executives had cost it hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost production after they breached service agreements.
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Sino-Env slams sacked financial controller
THE crisis at Sino-Environment has intensified with the management claiming that its sacked financial controller threatened the firm's survival by diverting funds earmarked for bondholders to pay professional fees.
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Shu Qi says 'no' to Ziyi film
Hong Kong - Actress Shu Qi has rejected a role in an English-language movie being produced by Zhang Ziyi which features a nude scene between two women.
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Jet Li on why he's Singaporean
Beijing - Actor Jet Li, attending the Apec summit last week, spoke for the first time about becoming a Singapore citizen.
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