Today's News

S'pore's artillery gunners get to hone combat skills in NZ
SINGAPORE Artillery gunners have been bang on target during a live-firing exercise in New Zealand. The Singapore Armed Forces' annual artillery exercise, Thunder Warrior, has been an opportunity for the gunners to practise complex combat skills beyond just gunnery skills, said... [Read more]

Traffic lights needed at this junction in Bukit Batok to ease traffic flow
It takes a long time to turn right into Bukit Batok West Ave 5 heading towards PIE/KJE/BKE as there are no traffic lights at the multi-storey carpark Blk 395A. This leads to vehicle build-up during peak hours and several vehicles turning... [Read more]

Clarification needed over new scheme by property agents
I refer to the report, 'Two agencies launch property sale 'guarantee' scheme' (ST, Feb 9).I have a few queries. Is the scheme lawful, that is, does it break any HDB regulation, MAS guidelines or CPF rules?Isn't it true that HDB does... [Read more]

Egyptian court finds blogger guilty of insulting Islam
ALEXANDRIA (EGYPT) - A COURT in Alexandria yesterday convicted a blogger for insulting both Islam and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, and sentenced him to four years in jail over his online writings.Abdel Karim Suleiman, a former law student in his early... [Read more]

Well, Singapore Sucks!
Technorati ProfileTechnorati Profile... [Read more]Liverpool need to keep on winningLIVERPOOL - IT IS no use beating Chelsea, and then losing to West Ham. Liverpool scored a morale-boosting 2-0 victory over Premiership champions Chelsea last week, and moved to within five points... [Read more]

Dubai deal gets nod from US port authority
NEW YORK - THE New York-New Jersey Port Authority and American International Group (AIG) have reached a preliminary agreement to let the insurer buy Dubai Ports World's (DP World) stake in the Port Newark container terminal.DP World acquired assets at six... [Read more]

Lakers left hot and bothered
LOS ANGELES - AFTER Eddy Curry dunked an alley-oop pass to give the Knicks a one-point lead on Tuesday, Hollywood director Spike Lee scurried down the sideline to high-five with the actor Denzel Washington. Denzel did not bite, because he knew... [Read more]

Two agencies launch property sale 'guarantee' scheme
HERE'S the deal: List your residential property with us exclusively for a fixed period. Still not sold?An open-market valuation by a panel of licensed valuers will be done, and we will buy your home - at 90 per cent of valuation.That,... [Read more]

OCBC to buy Indonesian debt underwriter
JAKARTA - OCBC Bank has agreed to buy a 29.5 per cent stake in Trimegah Securities, Indonesia's third-biggest debt underwriter, for 172.52 billion rupiah (S$29.16 million).OCBC, the smallest of Singapore's three banks, separately said its wholly-owned unit, Excel Holdings, has reached... [Read more]

Fatal flip-over
PHOTO: AFP A tractor-trailer hangs down from a bridge pier after crashing into the side wall of the Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway and flipping over. The driver died after falling out of the vehicle onto the road. The accident took place yesterday.... [Read more]

Comedian not joking about Senate race
COMEDIAN Al Franken, known for his lacerating satire of the American right, discarded his customary wisecracks as he announced soberly that he would run for the US Senate. In a video posted on his website on Wednesday, there were no gags... [Read more]