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North Korea 'ready to implement agreement'
NORTH Korea is ready to implement an agreement reached earlier this week on initial steps towards denuclearisation, a news report yesterday quoted the North's top nuclear negotiator as saying.'The talks went well,' Kyodo news agency quoted the North's Vice- Foreign Minister... [Read more]

Catch fine arts on last day of Nafa open house
TODAY is the last day of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Nafa) three-day open house. The highlight is a fashion show to be staged by Nafa students who won two major design contests held in conjunction with Singapore Fashion Week... [Read more]

'You better hang me'
THE accused gunman dubbed the 'One-Eyed Dragon' created a stir in court yesterday when he urged the High Court judge presiding over his trial to hang him, saying it would ensure his wife's safety. Just before yesterday's hearing broke for lunch,... [Read more]

Company director cannot rely solely on advice: Ruling
A RECENT court ruling has hammered home the point to directors that they cannot abdicate their duties by claiming they have relied on professional help, legal observers say. The case of Gaelic Inns - which runs Muddy Murphy's Irish Pub and... [Read more]

New SAF facility for bio-chem training
A SINGAPORE Armed Forces (SAF) training facility that can simulate threats presented by deadly chemical, biological, radioactive and explosive agents was unveiled yesterday. Housed in a drab, four-storey building at Seletar Camp, the facility is part of the SAF's Chemical, Biological,... [Read more]

MFA 'disappointed' at remarks
SINGAPORE'S Foreign Ministry yesterday said it was 'disappointed' at an Indonesian official's remarks last week that the ban on sand exports was meant to pressure Singapore on the extradition treaty.The remarks by Mr Primo Alui Joelianto, the Director-General (East Asia, the... [Read more]

SIA, SilkAir cut fuel surcharges
PASSENGERS on all Singapore Airlines and SilkAir flights will pay less from today as the airlines cut fuel surcharges for the second time in four months.This follows a fall in jet fuel prices in recent weeks: A barrel now costs about... [Read more]

Estates run by PAP to be barrier-free by 2011
WITH the greying population and people with special needs in mind, public estates under the 14 People's Action Party town councils are being retrofitted with facilities like ramps and railings.By 2011, even wheelchair-bound residents in more than 8,200 housing blocks islandwide... [Read more]

Bush to intervene to boost Doha trade talks
WASHINGTON - US PRESIDENT George W. Bush is expected to intervene today in a bid to ensure the resurrected Doha Round of world trade talks succeeds.In a speech on the economy, Mr Bush will urge Congress to extend its deadline on... [Read more]

Els betters Woods
BRITAIN'S Graeme McDowell and Ross Fisher upstaged the elite of world golf yesterday.They shared the lead on seven-under-par 65, after the first round of the Dubai Desert Classic. They eclipsed three-time champion Ernie Els, who fired a 66 earlier in the... [Read more]

Youth crime down 30% last year
THERE has been a drop in youth crime - about 30 per cent from 2005 to last year. Youths still account for one in five people caught last year. Aged seven to 19, they comprise about 15 per cent of the... [Read more]