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Shoppers spending more this year
BANK executive Alvin Tan, 37, is using the six-month bonus he received this year to buy his second car - a Japanese make for his wife. He is also getting a new set of bed linen, new outfits and a new... [Read more]

ComCare has spent $68m to help 90,000 individuals, families
EIGHTEEN months after ComCare was launched to fund social assistance programmes, the scheme has delivered on its promise to deliver faster and better help to Singaporeans in need, an official report declared yesterday.So far, 90,000 individuals and families have benefited through... [Read more]

Retirement planning low on S'poreans' priority list
MOST Singaporeans are prepared for short-term financial emergencies and big expenses such as their mortgage and children's education. However, such planning falls well short in other areas like retirement.Those were the key findings of a new survey on how ready people... [Read more]

THEN: Jailbird NOW: Model youth
GLENN Lim spiralled downwards from a rebellious youth to a drug user. It did not look like he was about to stop, until he was busted by the police for drug trafficking. That day in court 12 years ago - faced... [Read more]

Running Changi like an orchestra
CAAS director-general Wong Woon Liong likens running an airport to conducting an orchestra, where each section plays a part in making beautiful music. Not all airports follow this mantra, said Mr Wong: 'The different sections in other airports are not as... [Read more]

Two fatal accidents in five months near condo - do something please
I am a resident of Springdale Condo in Upper Bukit Timah Road.On the morning of Feb 15, a fatal accident occurred just in front of the condominium. It's scary that two fatal accidents occurred within five months in the same location... [Read more]

ComfortDelGro's net earnings rise 21%
TRANSPORT giant ComfortDelGro's overseas contributions were almost nose to nose with those from local operations last year.And chief executive Kua Hong Pak indicated it is only a matter of time before they surpass profits generated here.For the year ended Dec 31,... [Read more]

Hundreds stranded in Taipei as fog delays 30 flights
TAIPEI - THICK fog at Taiwan's Taoyuan International Airport delayed more than 30 departing flights yesterday morning, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded, an airport official said.The foggy conditions were created by a humid maritime airstream, reducing visibility to less than 200m,... [Read more]

Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3...
THREE months before Changi Airport's Terminal 1 opened in July 1981, the airport declared an open house for the public. It was not for fun. The idea was to test the airport's systems and give its staff the experience of dealing... [Read more]

Rising prices may eclipse Sonia magic in state polls
DEHRADUN (UTTARAKHAND) - LOCAL leaders of the Indian National Congress and candidates for today's state assembly polls stand on a makeshift platform, pleading for one more opportunity 'to serve the people'. Party workers dressed in homespun and wearing the traditional Congress... [Read more]

YouTube post shouldn't trifle with religion
I WAS upset when I was forwarded a hyperlink to a sound file posted on YouTube by 'Ximiwakoz'.The recording, entitled 'RK House - No PORK', featured some boys who apparently visited a prata shop at Serangoon Gardens. They repeatedly asked for... [Read more]