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Do car buyers lose out as COE prices drop?
IN THE recent certificate of entitlement (COE) bidding, two of the most popular categories, A and B, dropped significantly by more than 50 per cent. However, a check with major car distributors like Borneo Motors and Tan Chong revealed that their... [Read more]

Married S'poreans prefer condoms
THE condom is the most popular form of contraception among married Singaporeans, according to a new fertility study by the National University of Singapore (NUS).It suggests women are having more power in the bedroom, said Associate Professor Paulin Tay-Straughan.'The husband has... [Read more]

Video game skills come in handy for surgeons
LOS ANGELES - WORRIED that the kids spend too much time playing video games? Take heart, they may become great surgeons. New research has found that surgeons with the highest scores on Super Monkey Ball 2, Stars Wars Racer Revenge and... [Read more]

Don't call non-Muslims infidel or kafir
I REFER to the letter, 'Origins of jihad and what it really means' by Mr Zainuddin Mohamed Ismail (ST, Jan 29). I discussed it with my friends and came to some conclusions, among which was the need to remind ourselves and... [Read more]

World Quickly
TURKISH POLICE NAB 46 SUSPECTED MILITANTSISTANBUL: Turkish police arrested 46 suspected Islamic militants in operations in five provinces across the country.Anatolia news agency reported that the suspects had ties to Al-Qaeda, but police in Istanbul would not confirm that information, saying... [Read more]

Financial world braces itself for massive China fund
BEIJING - CHINA will send ripples through the financial world when it unleashes an investment company with more money under management than any mutual fund in existence, analysts said. The State Foreign Exchange Investment Company, which could be formed within months,... [Read more]

En bloc sales: Have laws to protect minority
I REFER to the article, 'Couple lose fight on collective sale' (ST, Feb 6).I sympathise with the couple who lost the fight when the Strata Titles Board ruled that their CPF principal amount and accrued interest owed to their CPF accounts... [Read more]

2 new PAP MPs elected into party's HQ exco
TWO of the 24 new PAP MPs elected at last year's general election have been appointed to the party's headquarters executive committee. It is an indication that Rear-Admiral (NS) Lui Tuck Yew and Mr Lee Yi Shyan are seen as having... [Read more]

Appreciation of the arts sorely missing
I read with interest the article 'Crazy Horse show to shut down' (ST, Jan 26).The closure of Crazy Horse brings to mind yet another distinctive performing arts company. In 2000, Cirque du Soleil set up its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore. However,... [Read more]

CDL trust beats earnings estimate
CDL Hospitality Trusts yesterday posted fourth-quarter distributable income of $12.4 million - about 34 per cent above its forecast.The distribution per unit to investors came in at 1.76 cents. The strong showing comes on the back of a buoyant hospitality market,... [Read more]

The heat is on
Efforts to tackle global warming pick up steam WASHINGTON - ALL of a sudden, global warming is hot. After years of languishing on Capitol Hill, efforts to curb global warming have picked up momentum, powered by a growing bipartisan belief that... [Read more]