FOR over 40 years, Australian writer George Hicks travelled the world and amassed rare books for his own pleasure. Now he is hoping to share them with others, by donating all 4,480 items to the National Library.

THE economic doom and gloom is not halting one of Singapore's biggest travel companies, from venturing into the hotel business.

CARE centres for the elderly run by volunteer groups and community groups are bursting at the seams, especially those in housing estates where more of the elderly live.