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Social workers ought to get higher pay with extra funding
I REFER to the letter, 'Pay increase for social workers lauded' (ST, Jan 25), by Mr Edmund Lim Wee Kiat. We agree with Mr Lim that social workers play an important role in maintaining and improving the well-being of our society.In... [Read more]

Goodie bag has magazine with questionable contents
MY HUSBAND participated in the recent Safra Sheares Bridge Run. Participants of all ages took part in the event and they were given a free goodie bag. In it was a magazine with an article entitled 'What to do if she... [Read more]

It's showtime when Grossman's angry
MIAMI - SUPER Bowl XLI is a classic match-up of the Peyton Manning-led Colts scoring machine and a Bears defence that has long been the pride of Chicago gridiron fans. It is also time for Rex Grossman to make his critics... [Read more]

Russia may pull out of arms treaty over US missile shield
MOSCOW - RUSSIA has threatened to pull out of a landmark arms control treaty unless the United States backs away from plans to install its missile defence shield in Eastern Europe.General Yuri Baluyevsky, head of the Russian general staff, said Russia... [Read more]

Office rents, prices soar in supply crunch
OFFICE owners and landlords enjoyed impressive gains last year as prices and rentals of office space surged after years of sluggishness. Rentals jumped 30.3 per cent to hit their highest level in at least eight years, according to new Urban Redevelopment... [Read more]

Two-way race for HK's Chief Executive post
HONG KONG leader Donald Tsang will announce today his candidacy in the coming Chief Executive election, which is shaping up to be the city's first-ever contested leadership poll. The election is likely to be a two-way race after barrister-cum-lawmaker Mr Alan... [Read more]

Pyongyang nuke deal 'template for Teheran'
WASHINGTON - THE US reached a deal with North Korea with its sights set on a bigger problem: Iran. It held up as a model for Teheran the six-party agreement where Pyongyang will take steps towards giving up nuclear weapons. White... [Read more]

JB floods unleash pent-up sentiment against S'pore
KUALA LUMPUR - THE ripples began during the second wave of floods that submerged hundreds of villages and towns in Johor last month. It all started with a brief report on the nightly news bulletin on popular private TV station TV3... [Read more]

French naval vessel sails in
The French navy's oldest helicopter carrier, FS Jeanne d'Arc, sailed into Changi Naval Base yesterday. On board the 12,000-tonne carrier was a French Army Gazelle chopper. A team of French officers and airmen are here to share their experiences operating naval... [Read more]

News? Simi lancheow! Go Fuck yourself!
India to review policy on SEZ projectsNEW DELHI - INDIA is reviewing its policy on special economic zones as opposition to them grows.A panel of senior ministers will examine all new plans for the zones, which are intended to attract billions... [Read more]

S'pore army chief's China visit
Singapore's Chief of Army, Major-General Desmond Kuek, exchanging mementoes with People's Liberation Army's Chief of General Staff, General Liang Guanglie, during his four-day introductory visit to China.Singapore's Ministry of Defence said yesterday that Maj-Gen Kuek, who returned on Thursday, was hosted... [Read more]