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Ban on display of cigarettes in shops?

SHOPS here could soon be barred from openly displaying cigarettes for sale. Speaking on the sidelines of the 15th World Conference on Tobacco or Health at Suntec Convention Centre, Health Promotion Board chief executive Ang Hak Seng said Singapore is considering a display ban in a bid to further stub out the habit.

China's Ides of March

IN 44BC, Spurinna, the old soothsayer, issued a warning to Julius Caesar: Beware the Ides of March. He could have said the same to Mr Bo Xilai.

Green light for two junket operators

TWO Malaysian junket operators were yesterday granted licences to bring in big spenders into the casinos here, even as junket regulations were tightened.

Competition over water 'could fuel instability'

Why not underground reservoirs?

Activities across the island

Maid may get longer sentence

Manager fined $10k for graft, cheating

Feud set to tear family firm apart

Value of varsity education will remain: Lawrence Wong

Nest in knickers

Try out the job before deciding on it

JI got $38,000 from Osama for terror hits

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Singapore

Building boom in Geylang

MENTION Geylang and many think of the red-light district, but the area is in the middle of a building boom, with developers banking on its proximity to the centre of town. About 1,900 private homes across more than 25 developments will be completed over the next three to four years, and many will be shoebox flats, an increasingly popular choice for Singaporeans, investors and expatriates.

Young workers more likely to 'friend' bosses online

MR JASON Chew was an emotional wreck at work after a bad break-up, but his boss cut him some slack after finding out about it on Facebook. His boss counselled and advised him on his personal problems, and also lessened his workload for that period of time.

Rising to the Challenge

Mr Mohamed Razalli Husin, a 34-year-old sergeant from the Singapore Prison Service ClusterA, clearing an obstacle course in an individual event called 'The Specialist' held at the Singapore Prisons Emergency Action Response (Spear) Base yesterday.

S'pore ahead in research writing

Off-peak travel: Trial shows rewards work

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Israel's DPM here for two-day visit

Bridge will help, say some experts

New homes for exhibits on Chinese diaspora

Bogus NEA officer ends up in jail

Navy storeman acquitted of aiding loan shark

Man accused of running unlicensed job agency

Cheat told to pay up or face double jail time

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Asia

China: Wider push for clean energy

BEIJING: Over the past few years, driven by its frenetic expansion of solar and wind power, China has emerged as the world's undisputed leader in clean energy. Now as the growth streak in those two key sectors ends, it is looking at a broader range of green technologies, from new sources like shale gas and municipal waste to revived ones like nuclear power. 'Everybody is looking for the next big thing,' said Beijing-based energy sector securities analyst Li Zhihang.

Umno women's wing split over Shahrizat

KUALA LUMPUR: Embattled Umno women's chief Shahrizat Jalil's troubles have not gone away, with her deputy now openly demanding that she relinquish her elected political post as well.

UN votes for Lankan war probe

GENEVA: The United Nations Human Rights Council yesterday voted in favour of a United States-sponsored resolution calling on Sri Lanka to again investigate alleged abuses during its 26-year civil war, stepping up pressure on the government in Colombo.

Indonesian Embassy 'not target' of Paris blast

Jakarta's search for funds hits speed bumps

Indonesia cracks down on fuel hoarders

Wooing residents to boost poll chances

Li Ka Shing won't switch support

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World

Parting of ways

LONDON: The bond between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel was hailed as Europe's greatest political alliance. For the 'Merkozy' tandem, as it came to be known, ran the continent. During the recent financial crisis, it ordered nations to eliminate their debts, and authorised all the economic bailout packages. Those who stood in the way were swept aside, as leaders in Italy and Greece found out.

US: Big push for the old and the new

BOULDER CITY (Nevada): Against the desert backdrop of the nation's largest solar energy installation, United States President Barack Obama assailed Republican critics of his clean energy policies as 'the flat earth society', even as he sought to demonstrate his own support for domestic oil and gas production.

Australia's most wanted man finally nabbed

SYDNEY: Australia's most wanted man, who eluded officials for seven years by hiding out in forests, was finally captured yesterday and charged with murder, ending a frustrating and at times violent hunt.

New clue could help docs predict heart attacks

Ng Eng Hen on visit to Australia

Easter tree blooms with 10,000 eggs

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Bleeding won't cure Britain's debt malaise

BRITAIN'S Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne appears to be a big fan of what Princeton University economist Paul Krugman likes to call the mediaeval practice of curing an illness by bleeding the patient - often to disastrous results. The annual budget that Mr Osborne presented on Wednesday signalled the government's intention to carry forward - into its third year - a severe austerity programme that saw the public sector workforce in Britain shrink 7 per cent last year.

Putting 'inclusive' in Singapore Inc

IN CALLING on companies in Singapore to help build an inclusive society, Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam helped to refresh the navigation bearings of all stakeholders. Certainly, this is not the role of the Government alone - a perception perhaps born from the visible lead it has taken in the process and the hefty increase in social spending.

Ensuring fuel price hikes don't inflame consumers

HIKING fuel prices is politically sensitive in any less-developed country, particularly one where subsidies cushion the impact on the poor. But when a government is scared of its own shadow, the whole exercise becomes a lot more fraught than it should be.

Behind the carnage on roads

A political crisis will not stop China

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Money

Companies can now list in two currencies

COMPANIES can now have their shares listed in two currencies on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). This will allow firms that are already listed on the SGX to list their stocks in a second currency without having to launch a second initial public offering (IPO) or issuing new shares. Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) Trust will be the first Singapore-listed firm to take advantage of the new rule: From April 2, it will be listed in both US and Singapore dollars.

Tai Keng Court fetches more than asking price

THE owners of Tai Keng Court have defied the subdued collective sale market by selling their mixed-use estate for about 25 per cent more than they asked for.

Ex-director may get jail for contempt

A FORMER company director who e-mailed sensitive legal documents to a journalist may face a prison sentence after he was found guilty of contempt of court.

Help for Czech start-ups to get foothold

DBS predicts higher inflation and stronger Singdollar

Singapore named most competitive economy in Asia

Investors fret over China's slowing economic growth

Japan logs surprise February trade surplus

Hyflux in tie-up for $758m Indian desalination plant

Alstom wins tender for MRT's western extension

STI hit by China's poor factory data

Noble among suitors for US grain, energy trader

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Sports

Tevez the trump card?

LONDON: Roberto Mancini hailed Carlos Tevez's 'incredible' contribution on Wednesday, even as the Manchester City manager pondered how best to utilise the striker ahead of the Premier League title run-in. The Argentinian came off the substitutes' bench to provide the pass for Samir Nasri to seal a dramatic 2-1 comeback win against Chelsea, reminding Mancini of the match-winning qualities he possesses and showing just why his teammates have been clamouring for his return.

On target less often

MANCHESTER City's falling behind United in the title race has coincided with the goal rate dropping from 2.94 a game last year to 1.64 this year as their front men's form dipped

Redknapp's ploy flops

LONDON: Harry Redknapp's calculated move to lie to his players at half-time against Stoke City may not have paid off, but the Tottenham manager will continue to plot ways for Spurs to finish ahead of bitter rivals Arsenal.

Di Matteo unruffled by first loss

Gunners cannot rest on laurels: Wenger

Top-Four hopes vanish

Muamba 'dead' for 78 minutes

Dalglish not blamed over Suarez affair

Player sent to hospital in rickshaw dies

Barcelona close in as Real struggle with nerves

Now pain is in the back

Military romance reveals Tiger's complexity

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Condos must change mindset

THE public and public health officials must come to terms with the issue of dispensing chemicals into the atmosphere ('Frequent fogging and insecticide concerns in mosquito control' by Dr Ong Siew Chey; Tuesday).

SDP defends health-care proposal

WE THANK Mr Jason Salim for his interest in our proposed health-care plan ('Health care: Why Govt's policy works while SDP's won't'; Tuesday).

All-round development the practice, says principal

WE THANK Ms Patricia Tan, who expressed concern that her nephew in Primary 2 was given too many assignments and projects, and that the school's emphasis was on academic results ('Pace of paper chase too stressful for pupils'; last Saturday).

LKY fund should promote mother tongue for daily use

Stop misuse of industrial properties

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Musical high

In the face of strong competition from other recently established music festivals, Esplanade's Mosaic has just produced its most successful edition. Never mind that Canadian singer-songwriter Feist - the biggest indie music name to have performed here this year and the very kind of artist Mosaic would love to have in its line-up - played at Laneway Festival last month. The eighth annual Mosaic Music Festival that ended on Sunday drew 135,000 fans to all performances, ticketed and free, compared to 120,000 last year.

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'I've been going to Mosaic since it started. It has definitely improved. The programmers bring in really good bands. Laneway focuses more on bands that play for bigger audiences. Mosaic has more intimate acts, more indie and folk. I would like to see more electronic acts at Mosaic.'

Free entry to museums?

National Heritage Board (NHB) chairman Ong Yew Huat has raised the issue of free museum admission in Singapore. But will it encourage more people to visit public museums here, or will the free entry devalue museum visits?

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