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Circle Line work causes cave-in off Holland Road
When the Sperling family went to bed on Friday night, a steel sheet had been laid across cracks in the street just outside the driveway of their bungalow, off Holland Road. By dawn yesterday, a 8m by 7m stretch of Cornwall Gardens had disappeared into a 3m-deep crater. -ST
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Friends fly in from KL for Great Sale
Within two hours of hitting the stores, Malaysian tourist Dalina Mohd Noor had bought four pairs of shoes, four shirts and a blouse. Grand total: $97.
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15-Minute standing ovation
When the lights came on in the splendid Grand Theatre Lumiere, an initial wave of polite applause soon gave way to a standing ovation - a magical ride at Cannes for director Eric Khoo and his two first-time actors. -ST
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New rules keep you in the know
If you own a whole life or endowment insurance policy, you can expect more information on your plan to come your way.
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Kallang River surroundings poised for boom time
Finally, a bit of news to cheer the ailing housing market: The drab, neglected area north of Kallang River is to be Singapore's next lifestyle hot spot.
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ERP woes: Ridiculous
Motorists had a fully stored CashCard, but it was either the card or the in-vehicle unit that failed to register at the ERP gantries, resulting in them having to pay fines. -ST
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Pedra Branca ruling a good start but...
It was not exactly a court hearing from the TV series Law And Order. But the two hours of live television from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on Friday had the suspense of a gripping whodunnit. Or, in this case, a who-owned-it.
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Death toll tops 60,000, with over 20,000 still missing
Chengdu (China) - The death toll from China's earthquake has topped 60,000, and may surpass 80,000, Premier Wen Jiabao said yesterday during talks with UN chief Ban Ki Moon at a devastated town in Sichuan province.
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Voters turn up for 'meaningless' referendum
Yangon - Voters in regions devastated by the cyclone cast ballots yesterday in a referendum that many say is meaningless, as Myanmar's junta has already declared victory.
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End of a long hair protest
Kaohsiung - A retired Taiwanese teacher had a haircut for the first time in eight years, living up to his vow not to cut his hair until the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government was kicked out of office.
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Drug lord gets 37 years in jail
Miami - Leebert Ramcharan, a Jamaican designated by the White House as an international drug kingpin, has been sentenced to 37 years in prison for conspiring to smuggle cocaine into the US.
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Bad boy actors
London - Richard Burton had no doubt that 'God put me on this earth to raise hell'.
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Toast to winemaker Mondavi online
San Francisco - Vintners in California's renowned Napa Valley have launched an Internet tribute to the late pioneering winemaker Robert Mondavi.
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Los Angeles crush San Antonio, take 2-0 lead
Los Angeles - No second-half comebacks for the Lakers this time. None needed.
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Serena to benefit most from Henin's exit
Paris - The shock of world No 1 Justine Henin's sudden retirement is still so fresh that analysts cannot agree on who benefits most when the French Open starts today.
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Ferrari's first Monaco pole in 8 years
Monaco - Before the Monaco Grand Prix, Felipe Massa said he did not like driving around the streets of Monaco much.
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