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Singapore Singapore: News Today

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Monday, March 12, 2007. Repo man rammed car into me and injured legs: Accused. THE woman accused of stomping on the roof of a repossessor's car in a street- side altercation claimed in court yesterday that he injured her legs by ramming his car into her. Wong Nguek Chin said she had asked the man,. [ Read more. STI dips as investors play it cautious after recent surge. Fear not old age, plan now to meet it head on. SENIOR citizens will form a substantial part of Singapore's population in the near future&...

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Singapore Feed: News Today

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Monday, March 5, 2007. SIX Falungong practitioners were jailed for two days yesterday for contempt of court.The six - Pang Su Chin, 55; You Xin, 37; Wang Yuyi, 50; Ang Soh Yan, 47; Ng Chye Huay, 41; and Cheng Lujin, 38 - had earlier interrupted. [ Read more. Gascoigne to act in sci-fi horror movie. Israel warns Iran of all-out retaliation. Female seminary students in Pakistan sit-in. Knowing how to handle trauma is important. S'pore army chief's China visit. Singapore's Chief of Army, Major-General Desmo...

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Wall Street: Sports world

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Thursday, March 1, 2007. S'PORE U-21 TEAM LEAVE FOR ASEAN C'SHIP. SINGAPORE'S national Under-21 team leave for the 10-day Asean Youth Football Championship in Brunei today. They open their campaign against Thailand on Sunday. The 18-strong squad, led by coach Terry Pathmanathan, have been drawn in Group A with Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Cambodia, Myanmar and the Philippines are in Group B along with the hosts. The top two teams from each group will progress to the semi-finals. One concern in recent ...

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Singapore Otah: March 2007

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Friday, March 23, 2007. Top govt salaries far behind private sector's. TOP private-sector salaries have surged ahead of those in the public sector and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong revealed last night just how far the pay of ministers and civil service leaders has fallen behind. A minister should be drawing $2.2 million a year or more, according to benchmarks approved by Parliament in 1994 to ensure competitive salaries for a competent and honest government. Administrative Officers (AOs) in their early ...

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Wall Street: Shouldn't experts assess buildings after tremors?

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Friday, March 9, 2007. Shouldn't experts assess buildings after tremors? SINGAPOREANS felt tremors following earthquakes off Indonesia's coast on Tuesday. High-rise buildings in the Central Business District were the most affected. They swayed slightly for 10 minutes. Office workers started leaving the buildings even though there was no announcement of an evacuation. Should not surveyors or experts be called in to assess the condition of buildings? Agnes Sng Hwee Lee (Ms). Tips from top pro.

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Wall Street: US-S'pore trade up 19% last year

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Friday, March 2, 2007. US-S'pore trade up 19% last year. TRADE between Singapore and the United States hit US$42.5 billion (S$65 billion) last year, a 19 per cent rise over 2005, the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Singapore said yesterday. This was the second-highest growth rate among all Washington's major trading partners last year, after China. US-China trade grew 20.2 per cent. Singapore also retained its position as the US' 15th- largest trading partner last year. Tips from top pro. Japan ...

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Wall Street: Japan to set up US-style security council

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Saturday, March 3, 2007. Japan to set up US-style security council. TOKYO - JAPAN is poised to set up a National Security Council (NSC) that aims to concentrate policy planning on major diplomatic and security issues in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). The new body, modelled along the lines of the one in Washington, will replace the government's existing Security Council, which plays no role in formulating such policies. The influential business daily Nikkei said the NSC 'could be an effective organisa...

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Wall Street: Chief selector in row over Sehwag

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Tuesday, March 6, 2007. Chief selector in row over Sehwag. MUMBAI - INDIA'S chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar was taken to task by a cricket official on Sunday, after saying out-of-form batsman Virender Sehwag was included in India's World Cup team at skipper Rahul Dravid's insistence. In an interview with CNN-IBN television news channel, Vengsarkar said if Dravid had not demanded Sehwag's inclusion, he might not have been on the team. It creates unnecessary controversy before the World Cup.'.