Wunderful idea for women with disabilities wins top prize
A TASK as mundane as putting on or taking off one's underwear is a challenge for the wheelchair-bound or those with sports injuries. But now - at least for women with disabilities - a panty has been designed so it does... [Read more]
Jakarta in dilemma over retrieving black box
MAKASSAR (INDONESIA) - INDONESIA yesterday debated the costs and complications involved in retrieving the black box of a jetliner that plunged into the sea with 102 people, as experts warned that its 30-day battery life was close to expiring.The Adam Air... [Read more]
Bangalore crippled by strike over access to river water
BANGALORE - INDIA'S technology hub Bangalore was crippled yesterday by a general strike that shut businesses and emptied streets as activists protested against a court verdict over access to river water. The general strike in the southern state of Karnataka, of... [Read more]
Stall assistant's jail term for bomb hoax quadrupled
A STALL assistant who triggered a massive police search after falsely claiming to have overheard a plot to bomb Clementi MRT station, yesterday had his sentence quadrupled by the High Court. Ariff Mohamed, 25, will now have to serve two years... [Read more]
India, Pakistan vow joint anti-terror effort
NEW DELHI - INDIA and Pakistan vowed yesterday to fight terrorism together, days after a terrorist strike on a train killed 68 people, mostly Pakistanis heading home. The pledge was a clear message to terrorist groups that sought to sully the... [Read more]
Sub-tenants told of big mall opening. What they got: empty stalls and legal woes
A SERIES of legal spats are brewing over a suburban shopping mall in Commonwealth that failed to open last year, leaving disgruntled sub-tenants filing police reports and landing main tenant Pagar Park in trouble with the law. Sub-tenants were promised by... [Read more]
Restructuring deadline for Shin Corp poses dilemmas
A LOOMING deadline for Shin Corp to restructure its shareholding organisation is set to pose separate dilemmas for Thailand's military-installed government and a Temasek Holdings-led consortium that controls the conglomerate.Here's why.Shin Corp, the publicly listed telecommunications group previously controlled by the... [Read more]
Sirens to be sounded today
SIRENS will sound islandwide today at 12.05pm, as part of Total Defence Day.The exercise also serves to familiarise people with the Public Warning System (PWS) and the three emergency signals.When the sound is heard, people can tune in immediately to any... [Read more]
Splitting the bill
ITV asked Thailand's administrative court to separate a 2.2 billion baht (S$94.4 million) back-fee payment and a 97.8 billion baht fine that it has been ordered to pay by early next month, company spokesman Ramida Prutkumut said by telephone in Bangkok... [Read more]
What the fuck's happening in the world today
Jazz spoil Webber's homecoming gameAUBURN HILLS (MICHIGAN) - THE Detroit Pistons fans cheered for Chris Webber's debut and Chauncey Billups' return from injury. But they could not cheer for a victory over opponents the Pistons cannot seem to beat. Deron Williams... [Read more]
Age-group six are reunited
THEY were an inseparable bunch, playing football together since they were 12, hanging out at arcades, and even spending the night at each other's homes. But, since graduating from the National Football Academy in 2002, Hassan Sunny, Muhammad Ridhuan, Shahril Ishak,... [Read more]
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