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Knocking out crime
PHOTO: REUTERS The police in Tokyo want these boxers to join their ranks. This job seminar held last week attracted 80 retired or active prize-fighters who want a job that allows them to stay active.... [Read more]

Health items Bill 'flexible' to meet future needs
THE main purpose of the Health Products Bill is to protect the public, said Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan yesterday.The Bill gives the Health Minister extensive powers to control almost anything to do with a person's well-being - from shampoos to... [Read more]

Bolton just hold off plucky Fulham
BOLTON (ENGLAND) - KEVIN Nolan boosted Bolton's bid for European football yesterday. His goal gave his team a 2-1 Premiership win over Fulham. He struck early in the second half to put the hosts in control, after Gary Speed had opened... [Read more]

World Quickly
NO MORE ANTI-SATELLITE TEST VOWTOKYO: China has no further plans to carry out anti-satellite tests, its defence chief reportedly told Japan's former head of defence. 'We do not plan further tests,' ex-Japanese defence chief Fukushiro Nukaga quoted Chinese National Defence Minister... [Read more]

Infrastructure trust debuts at sizzling $1.48 apiece
EXCITEMENT over Asia's massive demand for new infrastructure such as roads, airports and water plants gripped local investors yesterday. The unit price of Singapore's first infrastructure trust soared as much as 70 per cent as it made its debut yesterday afternoon.... [Read more]

Volvo to acquire Nissan Diesel for $1.6b
TOKYO - VOLVO, the world's second-largest truckmaker, agreed to buy Nissan Diesel Motor for 7.5 billion Swedish kronor (S$1.63 billion) to add production in Asia, the world's fastest-growing economic region. Shareholders of Nissan Diesel, Japan's fourth-largest truckmaker, will receive 540 yen... [Read more]

Cole's injury blights Chelsea win
LONDON - CHELSEA may yet pay the ultimate price for Jose Mourinho's paring down his squad and Roman Abramovich's refusal to let his manager buy in the transfer window. With John Terry, Khalid Boulahrouz, Arjen Robben and Joe Cole already sidelined,... [Read more]

Tang yuan twist wins food design prize
A TWIST to the recipe for conventional glutinous rice balls has won four boys the top prize of $500 in a food design competition. Known to the Chinese as tang yuan, these appear no different from the original version at first... [Read more]

S'pore missed point over Thaksin visit: Thailand
BANGKOK - THAILAND again accused Singapore yesterday of ignoring its concerns over deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra's meeting with a Singapore leader during a visit last month. At the same time, Bangkok also insisted it was eager to move past the... [Read more]

No headway in Iran's nuke stand-off
DEFYING innumerable United Nations Security Council resolutions, Iran let on earlier this week that it has set up more than 300 centrifuges in two uranium enrichment units at its underground Natanz complex. The country's nuclear programme is therefore set to go... [Read more]

Sign of Mars life?
New evidence has surfaced that water may be present on Mars. This image from Nasa spacecraft Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows alternating layers of dark- and light-toned rock in Becquerel Crater on the planet. Within those deposits are a series of linear... [Read more]