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Highest fine, no discount, for big traffic offences
PUTRAJAYA - AFTER months of haggling, the police and the Road Transport Department have finally agreed on a common list of traffic offences.Offences such as speeding, overtaking on double lines, driving in the emergency lane and beating traffic lights will incur... [Read more]

Concern over long-term effects of paid transplants
I refer to the letter, 'Don't ignore organ transplant beneficiaries' (ST, Feb 5), by Mr Wah June Hwang in reply to my letter.Mr Wah may have missed my point. My concern is about the long-term effects of paid transplants more generally.... [Read more]

Mittal buys 49% of Indian refinery
NEW DELHI - THE Mittal group, controlled by steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal, has acquired a 49 per cent stake in an Indian refinery being built by a leading state-run firm, India's oil minister said yesterday. The investment comes a year after... [Read more]

$1.6b projects to stop floods in Johor
MALAYSIA is expected to spend at least RM3.6 billion (S$1.6 billion) to prevent floods in Johor.A report on the projects was submitted to the government last week and it is expected to give the nod soon.Deputy Natural Resources and Environment Minister... [Read more]

Case File
FARE CHEAT CAUGHT BY PATIENT CABBYA CABBY'S patience paid off when his fare - who had gone inside an embassy without paying up - eventually emerged.The taxi driver had called the police, who arrested the man.Mr Huang Shui Tian, 52, had... [Read more]

Sailors give $477,500 back to association
IT WAS a night to celebrate the success of Singapore's sailors at the Doha Asian Games in December.But the drive to sustain a new wave of talent was not forgotten at SingaporeSailing's Appreciation and Celebration Dinner at the Republic of Singapore... [Read more]

Gombak bullish about reaching SingTel League Cup final
GOMBAK United were once among the top five teams in the S-League. An eighth placing last year left the Bulls hankering after the good years, and they kicked off this year with an eye on redemption. They started off in the... [Read more]

Govt shows its capitalist head, socialist heart
A CAN-DO Budget with buzz. And one that positions Singapore to run the next lap of the global economy, even as it beefs up social-security spending to take care of those who can't run as fast. That's what Second Finance Minister... [Read more]

Putin throws down gauntlet to West
THE annual security conference in the southern German city of Munich is traditionally a venue where defence leaders showcase their plans for making the world a more stable place. Not the one held last weekend, however. For in a speech which... [Read more]

IEA raises oil demand forecast
PARIS - THE International Energy Agency (IEA) yesterday raised its world oil demand estimates for this year, citing a major revision to forecasts of China's needs.It also warned the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) that its production cuts might seriously... [Read more]

$20m assets: Scion tied down by fake will wins legal battle
AT THE heart of a family feud was a clumsily forged will, said to have been drawn up in 1988.It had a glaring spelling mistake. Instead of 'Law Offices', it read 'Law Ofices Berris Seton and Bishton'.But while there was a... [Read more]