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Floods over, now for the drought
KUALA LUMPUR - JUST weeks after devastating floods subsided, Malaysia has begun preparing for a drought that is forecast to hit the country next month.Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said the government was monitoring water levels and would ration supplies if... [Read more]

Rubbish-chute fire hits Shenton Way building
About 800 people were evacuated from a Shenton Way building yesterday morning after a fire broke out on the ground floor. No one was hurt at the 25-storey Shenton House. The evacuation was performed as a precaution by staff of the... [Read more]

Jewell holds his tongue this time
LONDON - WIGAN manager Paul Jewell refused to criticise referee Rob Styles' decision to send Fitz Hall off during the Latics' 1-1 Premiership draw with Watford on Wednesday.Hall was dismissed for a two-footed lunge at Johan Cavalli after just 20 minutes... [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]

Man held over letter bombs, but threat remains
LONDON - BRITISH police have arrested a man in connection with a series of letter bomb attacks but say they cannot rule out the possibility that another similar device is still in the postal system.Assistant Chief Constable Anton Setchell said in... [Read more]

Directors' Trades
CAPITALAND DIRECTOR CUTS DIRECT STAKE A NON-EXECUTIVE director of property giant CapitaLand has reduced his direct stake in the company by selling 200,000 shares on the open market. Mr Lim Chin Beng, who is also Ascott's chairman, sold the shares for... [Read more]

GV has every right to defend its policy on food restrictions without reservation
I am surprised that Mrs Sharon Lim has chosen to express her dismay over the rules rather than her own actions, 'Golden Village's rules about food are too strict' (Online forum, Feb 6). Picture this: Mrs Lim was caught red-handed with... [Read more]

Bob Chandran
President and chief executive of marine fuels supplier Chemoil. The company sells about 5 per cent of shipping fuel globally, and was listed in Singapore in December last year. Born in India in 1950, he migrated to the US in 1976.... [Read more]

Citibank's reputation best among banks here
CITIBANK has leapfrogged its local rivals to become the bank with the best corporate reputation among Singaporeans, according to a new survey. The American giant scored 2.97 out of a possible 5 to edge out last year's chart-topper, DBS Bank, at... [Read more]

A slice of S'pore in the Philippines
President and Mrs S R Nathan, on a four-day trip to the Philippines, yesterday visited the Singapore GK Village, built in 2005 with the help of more than 50 Singapore volunteers for 46 poor families.Flanked by Mr Tony Meloto, founder of... [Read more]

Woman in coma in Perth hospital
A SINGAPOREAN tourist was in a coma in a Perth hospital last night after she nearly drowned on a diving trip off the west coast of Australia on Monday. Miss Serene Teng's boyfriend, who was with her during the dive, was... [Read more]