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'Turning point in tackling cyclone crisis'
YANGON - A TURNING point may have been reached in tackling Myanmar's cyclone crisis, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon said yesterday, as millions of dollars were pledged at an international conference for 2.4 million survivors of Cyclone Nargis.
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Crater filled and water supply restored
WHEN Cornwall Gardens resident Holly Amiri returned home on Saturday night after a week-long holiday, she was shocked to see her quiet street transformed into a busy construction site.
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Ahoy! New water taxis to cruise S'pore River soon
THE first batch of new water taxis run by Singapore Ducktours will take to the Singapore River in a matter of days.
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Sichuan's triple whammy threat
CHENGDU - ONE of the most powerful aftershocks to hit south-western China killed at least two people and left more than 480 injured yesterday as soldiers hiked to a blocked-off river to blow up its barriers in order to avert the possibility of floods.
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KMT head meeting Hu during China visit
TAIPEI - THE head of Taiwan's ruling party will meet China's President this week, the highest-level contact in more than 60 years, as the two sides prepare to resume talks stalled for a decade next month.
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Jakarta cash for poor to offset fuel price rises
JAKARTA - INDONESIA is handing out US$1.5 billion (S$2 billion) in cash to its poorest citizens to soften the blow of fuel price rises - a step which might bring the government short-term relief after weeks of protests, analysts say.
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Ministers plotting against embattled Brown
LONDON - FOLLOWING Labour's disastrous loss in last week's Crewe and Nantwich by-election, ministers are reportedly planning to force embattled British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to appoint a leader in waiting.
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Harry Potter actor stabbed to death
LONDON - AN 18-YEAR-OLD actor in a forthcoming Harry Potter film has been stabbed to death during a fight outside a London bar, taking to 28 the number of teenagers killed violently in Britain this year.
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Pressure Riyadh to let us reunite, say Saudi couple
RIYADH - A SAUDI couple forced to divorce by an Islamic court have called for international pressure to reunite them, after the local authorities failed to fulfil a pledge to do so.
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Oil prices shift growth models
How much will oil cost in the years ahead? According to the futures market, a lot. Last week, oil for delivery in December 2016 was trading at over US$140 a barrel. It doesn't mean oil will be priced right there when we finally arrive at that date, of course.
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A brave new world on horizon
ON MARCH 8, Malaysians sent a clear message to the powers that they would not continue to tolerate a corrupt and incompetent government.
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Take a hard look at maid agencies
AN EXPERIENCED maid called an agency and was told she would be charged four months' wages to be assigned to an employer in Singapore.
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Jade saga: New filings raise more questions
NEW filings with the Singapore Exchange (SGX) have raised questions over what Dr Anthony Soh's true stake was in Jade Technologies when he made his controversial bid to take over the company.
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Engineers have 'role in community building'
AS THE eldest daughter in a family of six children growing up on a rubber plantation in Malacca, Lee Bee Wah quickly grew used to being the handyman around the house.
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Record high for Asian art
HONG KONG - A work by Chinese artist Zeng Fanzhi sold for HK$75.37 million (S$13 million) last Saturday, a new auction record for an Asian contemporary artwork.
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Tabloids target Princess Bea-kini
LONDON - Britain's press has found a new royal target after Princess Beatrice was photographed wearing a bikini that displayed her curvy hips.
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Royston Tan goes with 12 Lotus
SINGAPORE director Royston Tan's upcoming flick now has an official title - 12 Lotus - and it will screen in theatres on Aug 14.
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Five in line for Chelsea job
LONDON - AVRAM Grant, who felt 'betrayed, upset and angry' after being sacked by Chelsea, could be replaced by the man who has labelled him a 'loser' - Jose Mourinho.
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Daley, 14, helps Britain to first gold
SHEFFIELD - TOM Daley, 14, helped Britain win their first gold in the Fina Diving World Series on Saturday.
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Celtics find cure for travel sickness
AUBURN HILLS (MICHIGAN) - THE Boston Celtics insisted they were not worried about winning a road game, knowing their time would come in the play-offs.
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