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A visibly tired and gaunt Christopher Lee faced the media for the first time since his arrest for drink driving, saying he was 'a new person'. The MediaCorp actor walked free after 28 days in jail. -- ASHLEIGH SIM >>Full Story
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BRUNEI and Singapore on Wednesday marked 40 years of twinned currencies by launching a pair of $20 notes bearing their national icons.

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THE GREAT BARRIER GRIEF?
Climate change has already begun its assault on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. What can we do about it? A case of too little, too late?
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NATIONAL DAY 2007
 
SATURDAY SPECIAL REPORT
I READ with interest the letters discussing working mothers, stay-home mothers, single mothers, happy mothers, sad mothers, selfless mothers - and their other hubby halves.
MADAM Lee Sui Yi brought up some interesting points in 'Mistake to ignore stay-home mothers' on Wednesday. In the Government's attempts to boost baby numbers, I wonder why stay-home mums are so short-changed.
I REFER to Mr J.B. Jeyaretnam's quote on Tuesday headlined, 'No Favour Granted, Just a Right'.
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THE blueprint for the multi-million dollar makeover of the sleepy surroundings of Seletar Airport into a major aerospace hub was unveiled yesterday.
THE American couple who claim they were swindled of some $10.7 million by fugitive lawyer David Rasif have never even met the man.
THE Singapore Sports Council will be reviewing safety precautions during sports events, in the wake of teenage triathlete Thaddeus Cheong's death.
LONDON - MR GORDON Brown takes over as Britain's new Prime Minister today, heralding a new team and a very different style of leadership to his predecessor Tony Blair, if not a radical change in the government's programme.
DBS Bank has become the first bank in Singapore to adopt full transparency in home loans by pegging all its packages to a public benchmark rate.
WUXI (JIANGSU) - HIT by weeks of bad press on the algae-infested Lake Tai, officials here gave reporters and business executives a rare tour of its water treatment facilities in hopes of restoring investor confidence.
A HUMBLED, sombre and repentant man.
ALL was well with the world 10 years ago today. Then, five days later, on July 2 1997, the Thai baht plunged by 15 per cent against the US dollar within a few hours. One by one, the currencies of other Asian countries also fell.
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Former Indonesian president Suharto has died. (5:01)
SINGAPORE
Oct 2, 2007
Gain leadership skills, develop closer bonds with the rest of your schoolmates, and pursue intellectual interests apart from your normal academic schedule - that's what local students will be able to do with new boarding school programmes lined up for next year. (2:28)
SINGAPORE
Oct 1, 2007
Take time to smell the roses - literally. (2:26)
SINGAPORE
Sep 27, 2007
Disconcerting images of the violent standoff in Myanmar have been played repeatedly on television, in newspapers and on the Internet. (2:10)
SINGAPORE
Sep 27, 2007
Police have classified the recent Hougang blaze that killed two siblings as "mischief by fire". (1:08)
SINGAPORE
Sep 27, 2007
Some movie buffs here aren't thrilled by the liberal rating given to Lee Ang's erotic espionage movie Lust, Caution. (3:32)
WORLD
Sep 27, 2007
Police tear gas and baton charges have failed to quell the biggest anti-government protests to take place in Myanmar in 20-years (1:58)
WORLD
Sep 27, 2007
The international community is calling for restraint in Myanmar amid reports that at least two monks and a civilian have been killed in anti-junta protests. (1:56)
WORLD
Sep 27, 2007
Israel has killed at least nine Palestinians in military operations in the Gaza Strip. (1:23)
WORLD
Sep 27, 2007
A photograph taken in Morocco of a fair-haired child bearing a striking resemblance to Madeleine McCann is not the missing four-year-old. (1:15)
SINGAPORE
Sep 27, 2007
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is aiming to go 'more green' by embarking on a new initiative to make its IT facilities and services more environmentally-friendly. (1:56)
SINGAPORE
Sep 26, 2007
With the situation in Myanmar descending from bad to worse as hundreds of thousands of monks and protestors battle security troops on the streets, here in Singapore, a quiet stir has been brewing slowly at Peninsula Plaza. (3:22)
SINGAPORE
Sep 26, 2007
Two years after chronicling his personal experiences of learning the Chinese language, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew will share his insights in another book, this time to map the changes in Singapore's language policy. (3:14)
SINGAPORE
Sep 26, 2007
Six women representing six countries let their feet do the talking - or squishing - in the 'Great Grape Stomp' at Labrador Park today, as part of a pre-publicity bash. (1:51)
SLICE OF LIFE
Sep 26, 2007
Colombia is becoming synonymous with tummy tuck, face lift and implants. (1:24)
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April 21, 2008
Mas Selamat: Here's how he escaped
Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng unveiled further details to the daring escape of JI fugitive Mas Selamat Kastari in Parliament on Monday when he released the Executive Summary of the Committee of Inquiry's report. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong gave his take on Government accountability over the issue. We bring you both speeches in full.
Gone in 49 secs
That's how long it may have taken Mas Selamat from the time he jumped out of an unsecured toilet window at the Whitley Road Detention Centre till the time he scaled a double perimeter fence, to his freedom. Mr Wong, who's also Deputy Prime Minister gives a detailed timeline of the JI leader's prison break
Duration: 32 min 24 secs | Filesize: 37.1 MB
The COI's recommendations
The Government has accepted a slew of recommendations put forth by the Committee of Inquiry (COI). Among them - centralising the command and control of the Whitley Road detention centre under the Internal Security Department and building a new detention facility in Changi Prison for political detainees.
Duration: 10 min 28 secs | Filesize: 12 MB
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