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Festive death toll on roads hits 64
KUALA LUMPUR - MORE than 60 people have died on Malaysia's roads despite a safety blitz ahead of Chinese New Year this weekend. Malaysian police said 64 people have been killed in accidents in the four days since the launch of... [Read more]

Duo jailed, caned for fatal bashing at Marina South bar
TWO men who attacked another - who later died - at a Marina South bar last April have been handed jail terms and six strokes of the cane each. The victim, Mr Mohamed Salleh Tukiman, 38, was brutally beaten up at... [Read more]

Viet PM chats with public online
HANOI - VIETNAM'S Prime Minister offered a rare glimpse into his family life and wartime past yesterday when he took online questions from the public in what the government billed as a show of openness. In Mr Nguyen Tan Dung's two-hour... [Read more]

Serie A
Yesterday AC Milan 2 Livorno 1 Atalanta 0 Lazio 0 Cagliari 2 Siena 2 Chievo 0 Inter Milan 2 Fiorentina 2 Udinese 0 Messina v Catania Kick-off delayed Palermo 0 Empoli 1 Roma 3 Parma 0 Sampdoria 2 Ascoli 0 Torino... [Read more]

Nintendo's Wii outsells rival consoles
TOKYO - THE Nintendo Wii video game console has soared past Microsoft's Xbox 360 in sales and opened a huge lead over Sony's premium-priced rival, the PlayStation 3 (PS3). Sales momentum for the Wii, launched in November, is so strong that... [Read more]

Slingers lose play-off
THE Singapore Slingers' first season in the Australian National Basketball League is over.They lost 93-106 to the Townsville Crocodiles in the play-off quarter-finals at the Townsville Entertainment Centre in North Queensland yesterday.Said Slingers coach Gordon McLeod: 'We let ourselves down in... [Read more]

UN raises bird flu alarm over cats
NEW YORK - THE cat that ate the canary could be in for a nasty surprise.The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) this week warned pet owners in areas infected with bird flu to keep cats away from backyard poultry... [Read more]

SME clinic
I WOULD like to set up my own business selling takeaway food with light cooking. I have been looking for a shop but can't find any that is suitable. Either the rental is too high ($2,000 per month and above) or... [Read more]

Sorry, $100 notes not accepted
ON JAN 24 my family and I had dinner at Ramen Tan Restaurant located in the Ang Mo Kio Jubilee Complex.I was surprised to learn that the management had instructed the staff not to accept $100 notes. When asked for the... [Read more]

Man battles anaconda to rescue grandson
A 66-YEAR-OLD man saved his grandson from the grip of a 5m-long anaconda by beating the snake with rocks and a knife for half an hour. 'When I saw the snake wrapped around my grandson's neck, I thought it was going... [Read more]

Protests 'won't stop reforms in W. Bengal'
CALCUTTA - PROTESTS by angry farmers will not deter India's communists from razing farms to build factories in the country's east, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has said. His comments came hours after a policeman was killed by demonstrators near... [Read more]