WHILE MPs can take precautions against mischief-makers, they must remain accessible to their residents and approachable, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, after visiting injured MP Seng Han Thong in hospital on Sunday.

Calling the attack on the Yio Chu Kang MP a 'most unfortunate' incident, Mr Lee urged MPs to be careful about their own security when they carry out their public duties but said they 'have to be accessible' and 'be in contact' with their constituents.

TOJINBO (Japan) - RETIRED policeman Yukio Shige is still on patrol, walking daily along the Tojinbo cliff, one of the best-known suicide spots in Japan where he pursues a private mission to prevent people leaping.

Mr Shige's method of persuading someone to stay alive is quite simple, he said.

GAZA CITY - ISRAEL indicated for the first time on Sunday that an end was in sight to its war on Hamas, amid some of the heaviest clashes of an offensive that has killed nearly 900 people in the Gaza Strip.

Infantry units backed by tanks pushed deeper into Gaza's main city, sparking some of the fiercest battles yet of the 16-day-old war Israel launched on the Islamists in response to rocket fire from their stronghold.

MUSLIMS here should not rule out working in the upcoming integrated resorts where there are jobs, as long as it is not in their gaming sections, said Minister Yaacob Ibrahim on Sunday.

This issue has been discussed extensively with the Mufti, the highest Islamic authority here, and other religious leaders, he added.