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Dangerous to slow down to appease our neighbours
READING the report on the parliamentary debate about Singapore's relationship with its neighbours ('How to live with neighbours: Stay cool despite heated spats; ST, Feb 13), I was disappointed with what was attributed to Madam Ho Geok Choo. Although I do... [Read more]

1m-baht reward for info on New Year's Eve bombings
BANGKOK - THAI police have distributed video footage of a suspect in the New Year's Eve bombings in Bangkok, and offered a million-baht (S$46,000) reward for information leading to an arrest.The footage which was released on Monday will be televised, police... [Read more]

Climate change report to fuel debate on global warming
WHAT IT IS THE Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will release its report, said to be the most complete overview of climate change, in Paris on Friday. The draft report, prepared by some 2,500 scientists, is expected to warn of... [Read more]

Introduce new ways of teaching maths, but don't neglect old logical thinking
I REFER to the recent letters on the model drawing method for primary mathematics.I have personal experience with this method. While I appreciate this new manner of approach for learning maths, my grouse about it is that it does not develop... [Read more]

A good work-life balance makes for better lawyers
I REFER to the article, 'Law firms move to keep young legal eagles' (ST, Jan 25).I am a lawyer who left a large local law firm after six years to start my own sole practice in 2003.As most newly-qualified lawyers join... [Read more]

Ex-VW executive to pay hefty fine for bribery
FORMER Volkswagen executive Peter Hartz has been given a two-year suspended jail term and a hefty fine for his role in a bribery scandal involving lavish holidays and prostitutes. Hartz, the architect of extensive German labour market reforms and the former... [Read more]

Porto the real test for Chelsea
LISBON - CHELSEA'S recent revival faces its first real test today, when the English champions take on their Portuguese counterparts, FC Porto, in the Champions League. The English club's manager, Jose Mourinho, has likened the match to a final. He said:... [Read more]

Riders tested 50 times a year
JULIAN (CALIFORNIA) - SLIPSTREAM, a professional cycling team here, are trying to set themselves apart from the doping scandals that have uprooted their sport.At the crook of their riders' arms are a series of dark needle marks, the results of repeated... [Read more]

Students to get overseas exposure
IN AN effort to give students foreign exposure and broaden their horizons, Ngee Ann Polytechnic will offer a course in international business when the new academic year begins in April.Students can expect overseas internships, exchange programmes and study missions to emerging... [Read more]

Household income of lowest wage earners rises
SINGAPORE'S lowest wage-earners are taking home more pay per household member for the first time in eight years. But this is not because of a rise in individual wages, which have generally remained stagnant. Rather, more family members are working and... [Read more]

India celebrates cosy ties with Russia
NEW DELHI - INDIA toasted visiting President Vladimir Putin yesterday by putting on a display of mostly Russian-made military equipment.A day after the two nations signed several agreements signalling that their close ties endured, New Delhi rolled out T-90 and T-72... [Read more]