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O-level results out on Friday
THE 2006 GCE O-level examination results will be released on Friday. School candidates can collect their results from their schools at 2.30pm on that day. Private candidates will be informed of their results by post. They can also access their results... [Read more]

Cold War foes meet as defence chiefs
WHEN US Defence Secretary Robert Gates shook hands in Seville with his Russian counterpart Sergei Ivanov, it was a Cold War reunion of sorts.As a Soviet analyst, Mr Gates rose to the top of the Central Intelligence Agency during the Cold... [Read more]

Govt shows its capitalist head, socialist heart
A CAN-DO Budget with buzz. And one that positions Singapore to run the next lap of the global economy, even as it beefs up social-security spending to take care of those who can't run as fast. That's what Second Finance Minister... [Read more]

Khaw wants housewives, young on MediShield
HOUSEWIVES and the young are two groups that Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan wants to see brought under MediShield, the national insurance scheme. About 200,000 housewives and 400,000 people under the age of 20 are not covered. It is not because... [Read more]

Shanghai ex-party boss to go on trial
SHANGHAI - FORMER Shanghai leader Chen Liangyu will go on trial for his alleged role in a multi million-dollar graft scandal, a senior court official said in comments published yesterday.The deputy chief of Shanghai's Higher People's Court, Ms Liu Hua, did... [Read more]

Rocket attack on Shi'ite procession
PESHAWAR - TWO people died in a town in north-western Pakistan when a rocket attack on a Shi'ite Muslim procession sparked a burst of sectarian violence yesterday, police and officers said. The pre-dawn rocket attack was the latest in a string... [Read more]

Australians need to find solutions quickly
MELBOURNE - SIX losses in seven games and a growing injury list are enough for Australia to panic.The defending Cricket World Cup champions are reeling from a 0-3 pummelling by New Zealand in the Chappell-Hadlee series.More worryingly, their opener Matthew Hayden... [Read more]

Saddam is still a hero to some in India
NEW DELHI - WHEN violence broke out last weekend in Bangalore during a demonstration over the execution of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, many were surprised.Bangalore, India's IT hub, rarely witnesses such demonstrations.Perhaps more puzzling was the fact that the end... [Read more]

Lost Thai mother found, thanks to a simple song
DUSONGYO (THAILAND) - A THAI mother who was lost for 25 years after catching the wrong bus home has spoken of her ordeal after being reunited with her family, thanks to a simple song. The last time Ms Jaeyaena Beuraheng saw... [Read more]

Woods to face Ryder Cup mate Henry
ARIZONA - TOP-RANKED Tiger Woods got a new first-round opponent in the WGC Matchplay Championship - his Ryder Cup teammate J.J. Henry.The top 64 golfers in the world rankings qualify for the tournament, which starts tomorrow.Henry is ranked 65th, but replaces... [Read more]

'Free' Melbourne events more often than not well worth a ticket price
I refer to Ms Siti Aisha Mostafa's letter, 'Appreciation of the arts sorely missing' (Online forum, Jan 30).In it she mentioned: 'While working for the Singapore Biennale 2006, I came to realise that the majority of the crowd came only during... [Read more]