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February 12, 2009 Thursday

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Straits Times Headlines

New lifelines for needy Singaporeans

New wildlife draw: River safari ready in 2011

Inside

Do CNG cars have a future?

View Points

Bus driver slashed with parangs

'I am done having babies'

Tourism blitz targets online sites as well

Three questions Geithner failed to answer clearly

Veteran journalists win top prizes

17 years of adventure, and he's still relishing it

Lese majeste law must not be abused - Abhisit **

Cops may charge Phelps

COLUMBIA (South Carolina) - POLICE in the South Carolina county where Michael Phelps was photographed with a marijuana pipe have been arresting people as they seek to make a case against the superstar swimmer, lawyers for two arrested people said on Thursday.

Giggs signs new contract

MANCHESTER - MANCHESTER United midfielder Ryan Giggs signed a new one-year contract extension with the Premier League and European champions on Thursday.

Tokyo hands IOC bid books

TOKYO - TOKYO organisers submitted their official bid books to the International Olympic Committee on Thursday for the 2016 Olympics.

Girl, 12, sets women's record

MELBOURNE (Australia) - WHILE her classmates were coming to grips with their first week at high school, 12-year-old Oh Su Hyun was making history as the youngest ever player to tee off at the Women's Australian Open.

Phelps apologises to Chinese

Revised drug-testing scheme

Milan key to England future

Real Madrid is richest club

Keane double for Ireland

US golfer on tax evasion charge

Chile too hot for S.Africa

Beckham equals record

F1: Schumacher 'fine'

Norway stun Germany

Messi steals show