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May 4, 2009 Monday

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Grants to help firms boost hiring, retention

S'poreans more self-reliant than believed

Inside

Process, pluralism, protection

View Points

Land checkpoints begin thermal scanning

Flu scare for student who returned from Mexico

Checks at Flyer but not at Expo

Difficult decisions that deserve support

Global caseload nears 900, experts say 'wait and watch'

Mexico traveller infects family and pigs in Canada

Asia case file

Financial sector to shrink in US economy

7.59

Ill-fated coup

2. Six exco members from the same church

3. Thio Su Mien's idea of a takeover unravelled

4. Old guard gathered their wits and fought back

5. Membership surged from 300 to 3,000 in five weeks

6. Pastor Derek Hong used the pulpit, which he regretted

7. The big turnout: Women came early, stayed until night

8. They came from different races, beliefs and backgrounds

9. The lawyer and the even-handed advice he gave

10. Empty seats: Did some of Lau's supporters stay away?

Learn from this episode: DPM **

Review of 'exposed breast' case

WASHINGTON - THE Supreme Court granted on Monday a US government appeal and ordered more consideration of a US$550,000 (S$812,300) fine against CBS Corp television stations for airing a glimpse of pop singer Janet Jackson's breast during the 2004 Super Bowl broadcast.

MTV nominations announced

NEW YORK - IT'S TWILIGHT versus Slumdog Millionaire at this year's MTV Movie Awards.

MTV says the Oscar-winning Indian romance and the vampire blockbuster have six nominations each, including best movie.

French best at eating, sleeping

PARIS - TRUE to their reputation as leisure-loving gourmets, the French spend more time sleeping and eating than anyone else among the world's wealthy nations, according to a study published on Monday.

'Best job' contenders start work

HAMILTON ISLAND (Australia) - CANDIDATES for 'the best job in the world' experienced the daily grind of life as caretakers of an Australian tropical island on Monday - diving reefs and eating gourmet meals.

Paternity dispute erupts

The Hoff's booze-up a beat-up

Fox sues Bollywood

Singer turns 90 with concert

Museum auctions wax celebs

Ron Howard slams Vatican

Tracing Jesus' footsteps

What's On: Monday's top picks

Dylan tops Brit charts again

Heritage a draw at Jazz Fest

Wolverine slashes competition