A DEAL with the United States Federal Reserve to ensure banks here have easy access to the greenback has been extended for another six months.

THE owners of 10 stolen exotic tortoises worth almost $75,000 have got seven of them back - but the man who returned them is now assisting the police in their investigations.

ENTERPRISE development centres (EDCs) run by local business groups can help ensure that smaller firms survive the downturn, according to a leading business figure from the Malay community.

Mr Akbar Kader, chairman of EDC@ the Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce and Industry EDC@SMCCI, believes the centres can help foster greater cohesion between Malay businesses and the local community to beat the economic slowdown.