April 23, 2009 Thursday
Updated

A CHINESE national accused of murdering a taxi driver apparently tried to extort $150,000 from the victim's wife.

 
Woman, 84, dies in accident

AN ELDERLY woman died after being hit by a lorry yesterday afternoon along Upper Thomson Road.

Save S'pore reefs

THE most comprehensive proposal to save Singapore's coral reefs yet was released on Thursday, calling for the government to formally recognise the richness of reef habitats like Raffles Lighthouse and Cyrene Reef in the southern islands.

Over 60 per cent of coral reefs here have been lost to development, and the rest is under threat from climate change and pollution.

Loan was 'lawful'

BUDDHIST monk Ming Yi on Thursday said he thought it was 'lawful' for Ren Ci Hospital to lend money to its affiliate Mandala Buddhist Cultural Centre, so that it could in turn, give a loan to his former personal aide Raymond Yeung.

   
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