A FIRM that owed its landlord $29,700 in back rent had its warehouse of goods seized and auctioned off for $51,000 to pay off the debt.

SIMPLE urine tests may be all it takes to determine which smokers are at a higher risk of developing lung cancer.

THE temporary visa requirement on Mexicans travelling to Singapore will be lifted on Tuesday, a day after the flu pandemic alert level was lowered from orange to yellow.

The visa requirement was imposed less than two weeks ago in the hope of keeping the new Influenza A (H1N1) strain out of Singapore.