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Thai court rejects ITV's request for fine injunction
BANGKOK - THAI television network ITV said a court has refused to consider its request for an injunction on 100 billion baht (S$4.3 billion) of fines, fees and interest it has been ordered to pay.Thailand's Supreme Administrative Court yesterday informed ITV... [Read more]

Man admits to sex with girl, 15
AFTER he came to know a 15-year-old girl through a friend at his satay stall in Geylang, the two had sex in hotels the following month.Lim Poh Huat, 44, had sex with her five times in December last year. In a... [Read more]

Results
BASKETBALLNBA: Chicago 116 Phoenix 103, Atlanta 106 Golden State 105, Seattle 114 Sacramento 103, Portland 94 Washington 73, Miami 100 San Antonio 85, Indiana 94 LA Clippers 80, Cleveland 99 LA Lakers 90, Minnesota 109 Boston 107, Dallas 106 Philadelphia 89.CRICKETFourth... [Read more]

World Quickly
PERES THE FAVOURITE TO BE PRESIDENTJERUSALEM: The battle to succeed Israel's disgraced president Moshe Katsav got under way yesterday, with veteran politician Shimon Peres favoured to gain the prestigious post that slipped from his grasp seven years ago.Prime Minister Ehud Olmert... [Read more]

Parents sue state for bullied girl's suicide
TOKYO - THE parents of a schoolgirl who killed herself two years ago are seeking 20 million yen (S$254,000) in damages from the state for allegedly failing to prevent her from being bullied by her classmates.The parents of Yumi Nakai, who... [Read more]

Brokers' Choice
CREDIT SUISSE LESS BULLISH ON STAR CRUISES CREDIT Suisse is downgrading Star Cruises to neutral from outperform as the stock price has nearly tripled since the firm's win in Singapore. 'Even though we are raising our target price to 50 US... [Read more]

Abu Dhabi vies for spot on cultural and tourism maps
ABU DHABI - IN THIS land of big ambition and deep pockets, planners have unveiled designs for an audacious multibillion-dollar cultural district whose like has never been seen in the Arab world. The designs were presented here in Abu Dhabi, the... [Read more]

Finally, a good excuse for sleeping at work
WASHINGTON - THE next time the boss finds you snoozing at your desk, take heart - literally. The largest new study of its kind on siestas has found that people who take a short afternoon nap regularly are significantly less likely... [Read more]

Bush makes sales pitch for ethanol
WILMINGTON (DELAWARE) - PRESIDENT George W. Bush made a big deal about ethanol, the fuel derived from plants, in his State of the Union address this week. The next morning, he got up close and personal with it, poking his head... [Read more]

S. Korea's ruling party to break up
SEOUL - WHEN South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun marked the first anniversary of his fledgling ruling party in 2004, he vowed to make it last more than 100 years.But just three years later, following a flurry of defections, the Uri... [Read more]

Jail term cut on appeal for 'Stone Age man'
A COURT case that had all the trappings of a Korean television drama closed with a slightly happier ending for its male protagonist yesterday, when his sentence was reduced on appeal. South Korean student Lim Young Rak was originally given an... [Read more]