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Programme not designed to play up sensuality of pole dancing
We refer to the letter, 'Shocked over local TV programme' (Online forum, Jan 29) by Ms Daphne Lim. The premise of this new series is to be daring and different in its approach to a wide variety of topics, providing a... [Read more]

Disease threat in Jakarta
A medical team treats a Jakarta flood victim amid a deepening crisis brought on by the worst floods to hit the Indonesian capital in five years. At least 44 deaths have been blamed on the flooding, and officials fear that toll... [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]

Thai govt trying to boost image in Western media
BANGKOK - THAILAND'S military-appointed government is seeking ways to repair its image in the foreign media in the face of a determined publicity drive by ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra. Among its key objectives is to dispel misunderstandings over the 'sufficiency economy'... [Read more]

Make perverting history a global crime
I AGREE totally with Mr Boguslaw Marcin Majewski, Ambassador of Poland to Singapore, that it is indeed extremely troubling that historian David Irving should persistently deny the existence of Auschwitz and the Holocaust ('Proof of Auschwitz gassing indisputable'; ST, Jan 30).Having... [Read more]

Let a panel review strong objections of families
IT IS very sad and distressing to read about the recent scuffle between Singapore General Hospital staff and brain-dead man Sim Tee Hua's next of kin over an operation to harvest his organs for transplant (ST, Feb 8). We had in... [Read more]

We need a unique Singaporean roar
With the recent euphoria on our Lions' victory at the Asean Football Championship and comments made in the Forum pages about cheering our team, I think the time has come for a Singapore Roar to be created.This will be the rallying... [Read more]

STI breaks 3, 200 mark with few signs of bull run ending
A POTENT mix of New Year fever and pre-Budget expectations propelled the share market on to a dizzying bull run yesterday that ended with another record high close.The Straits Times Index (STI) rocketed 49.58 points to 3,217.68, bringing the gains over... [Read more]

Pressure on China as Hu visits Sudan
KHARTOUM - INTERNATIONAL pressure was on China yesterday to use diplomacy to stop Sudan's civil strife after President Hu Jintao arrived in the country, the highlight of an eight-nation tour of Africa. But Sudanese Foreign Minister Lam Akol said the meeting... [Read more]

Suicide bomber kills 3 in Israel
An Israeli medic wheels a stretcher holding a body bag from the scene of a suicide attack, which ripped through a bakery in the southern Israeli resort town of Eilat yesterday. Three people were killed by the Palestinian suicide bomber, in... [Read more]

Wi-Fi thief's sentence lauded as 'practical'
BY SENTENCING a teenager to 18 months' probation and an accompanying Internet ban for piggybacking on his neighbour's wireless connection, the Community Court sent a clear signal that the teen's actions were wrong but not serious enough to warrant jail time,... [Read more]