February 24, 2009 Tuesday
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SHE was a retired civil servant but lived like a pampered wife, making frequent purchases of jewellery and beauty treatments.

 
'Worst insult possible'

THREE men who wore T-shirts depicting a kangaroo dressed in judge's robes last year presented the worst form of insult possible against the court system here by calling it a 'kangaroo court'.

Justice Judith Prakash, who sentenced them to jail terms last November after finding them to be in contempt of court, said in her written judgment that their conduct showed a wilful and stubborn contempt for the integrity of the courts.

Engineer cooks up a feast

HE SIMPLY wanted a taste of working overseas. But in 1997, four years into his Singapore posting, Japanese engineer Takahashi Kenichi cooked up a different plan and started a restaurant instead.

New product for hypertension

RETIREE Harry Koh, 80, who suffers from hypertension, banks his health on his portable automated BP device every day.

   
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