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Fear not old age, plan now to meet it head on
SENIOR citizens will form a substantial part of Singapore's population in the near future. As a retiree, I add to the burgeoning grey brigade.My intention in writing is to generate an awareness of the need to prepare for and insure against... [Read more]

STB suing UK concert organiser for no-show
A PRE-TRIAL conference at the High Court today will likely see a date set for a suit by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) against a London-based concert organiser.At issue is the cancellation of a mega-concert touted as Singapore's biggest-ever entertainment event.The... [Read more]

Astronaut who had all the right stuff
CAPE CANAVERAL (FLORIDA) - ALL through her life, US Navy Captain Lisa Nowak had the right stuff.She is one of only 46 women ever to fly in space - visiting the International Space Station (ISS) in a 12-day mission last July.Her... [Read more]

Festive haul
Customs officials showing off a consignment of 'king rockets' and firecrackers which were seized at the Klang Container Terminal in Northport, Klang on Monday.The confiscated pyrotechnics, worth RM274,600 (S$121,000), were stored in two containers which were supposed to have contained microphones.The... [Read more]

Knowing how to handle trauma is important
I REFER to the letters by Dr Lim Boon Hee, Ms Maria Loh Mun Foong and Mr Harry Chia Kim Seng in response to the report, 'Brain-dead man's kin in scuffle over op to remove organs' (ST, Feb 8).I am in... [Read more]

Jobs getting less secure worldwide: UN
UNITED NATIONS - YOUNG people are increasingly unable to get a foothold in the global labour market, according to a United Nations (UN) report. It added that the rapidly ageing workforce is enjoying less and less job security. According to a... [Read more]

Keep family unit strong and healthy, PM urges
AS FAMILIES gather tonight for their reunion dinners, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong urged Singaporeans to keep the family unit strong and healthy. It was not an unusual theme for the Prime Minister to refer to in his traditional Chinese New... [Read more]

Bryant drops 43 on return from ban
BOSTON - KOBE Bryant returned from his one-game suspension, and scored 43 points as his Los Angeles Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 111-98 in a National Basketball Association game on Wednesday night.He even won over fans from the Lakers' arch-rivals, who... [Read more]

Infrastructure trust debuts at sizzling $1.48 apiece
EXCITEMENT over Asia's massive demand for new infrastructure such as roads, airports and water plants gripped local investors yesterday. The unit price of Singapore's first infrastructure trust soared as much as 70 per cent as it made its debut yesterday afternoon.... [Read more]

Pilot shortage forces Jetstar to cancel over 80 flights
A PILOT scarcity and the grounding of planes for routine maintenance has forced low-cost carrier Jetstar Asia to cancel more than 80 flights in the past six weeks. Passengers hit by the cancellations - more than 15 per cent of the... [Read more]

Sign of Mars life?
New evidence has surfaced that water may be present on Mars. This image from Nasa spacecraft Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows alternating layers of dark- and light-toned rock in Becquerel Crater on the planet. Within those deposits are a series of linear... [Read more]