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'Free' Melbourne events more often than not well worth a ticket price
I refer to Ms Siti Aisha Mostafa's letter, 'Appreciation of the arts sorely missing' (Online forum, Jan 30).In it she mentioned: 'While working for the Singapore Biennale 2006, I came to realise that the majority of the crowd came only during... [Read more]

More Singapore aid for victims of Jakarta floods
JAKARTA - MORE Singapore companies have pitched in for Jakarta's flood relief efforts. Singapore Ambassador to Indonesia Ashok Mirpuri yesterday handed over 200 million rupiah (S$34,000) worth of relief supplies to Indonesian Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari. The aid is... [Read more]

Redknapp earns ref's wrath and a red card
LONDON - PORTSMOUTH manager Harry Redknapp was sent off for protesting what appeared to be a terrible tackle on Pedro Mendes in Saturday's 2-1 Premiership win over Manchester City. The last time Mendes played against City, he left unconscious on a... [Read more]

Richard Yong may end up paying the most
WITH all four defendants now having admitted that they are liable to the new National Kidney Foundation (NKF), the way has been paved for the charity to recover the money it is claiming from them. But the twist is that it... [Read more]

Nobel Peace winner eyes presidency
NOBEL Prize laureate Rigoberta Menchu has announced a bid for Guatemala's presidency this year in an attempt to become Latin America's second indigenous head of state.Ms Menchu, a defender of victims of Guatemala's bloody 1960-1996 civil war from the Maya ethnic... [Read more]

Stop the excessive use of English on Tamil variety programmes
Vasantham Central has done it again. First it was over the beauty contest programme, Miss Vasantham, and now it's about a dance talent programme, Dhool.I am concerned over the excessive use of English on Tamil variety programmes. While there are campaigns... [Read more]

Witness hits back as defence targets his testimony
DEFENCE lawyers for the three former board members of the National Kidney Foundation took turns yesterday to pick apart the testimony of the new NKF board's witness, Mr Bobby Nair. But Mr Nair, the former senior deputy director of communications, held... [Read more]

South Korean bank plays matchmaker
SEOUL - A TOP South Korean bank is sending a group of single women employees on a blind date trip, hoping that romance will make them happier at the office, an official said yesterday. Hana Bank is trying to fix up... [Read more]

Black sues writer for blackening his character
FORMER media tycoon Conrad Black has sued a British author for the way the writer portrayed him in a book, arguing that he was depicted as 'evil and devoid of any redeeming or even mitigating qualities', said Canadian media. Black, who... [Read more]

Couple lose fight on collective sale
THE couple holding out against the collective sale of Waterfront View lost the fight yesterday when the Strata Titles Board (STB) ruled against them in what is regarded as a landmark decision. Mr Yeo Loo Keng and his wife Cheryl Lim... [Read more]

When chickens and rabbits fail to produce results, it may be left to the Year of the Pig
THEY resisted counting unhatched chickens. Then they tried to pull a rabbit from a hat before the Year of the Pig trots in. But so far, to no avail.But as negotiators of the six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions entered... [Read more]