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Property giant CapitaLand has bought the sprawling ex-HUDC estate Farrer Court for a record $1.34 billion, the highest lump sum paid for a residential site. -- ST PHOTO: FRANCIS ONG >>Full Story
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SINGAPORE'S population of US dollar millionaires surged by a staggering 21.2 per cent last year to 66,660 - the fastest growth rate of any nation in the world. The dramatic boost in the membership of this once highly exclusive club came amid a booming stock market, strong economy and the start of the property rebound last year.

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Climate Change wrap-up: Averting disaster and pursuing the human will to survive.

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NATIONAL DAY 2007
 
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LET me congratulate Forum for discussing the important issue of legalising organ sales in Singapore. I note that there are opposing views on the matter, which reflects that the medical profession is independent in our thinking on this important issue.
MY WIFE has taught in a neighbourhood secondary school in the east for more than five years. She is currently a form teacher in a lower secondary class.
I REFER to the letter from Mr Michael Chua, 'Fix resale levy as percentage of cash proceeds from sale' (July 7).
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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN - BRUNEI and Singapore yesterday marked 40 years of twinned currencies by launching a pair of $20 notes bearing their national icons. The commemorative notes also symbolise their continued commitment in forging closer ties, said the leaders of both countries.
THE family of banker Sandy Eu, who died in a car crash in 2004, will get about $1.9 million in claims, less than half the $4.8 million they had sued the insurer for.
LONDON - AS BARCELONA'S new signing Thierry Henry boasted that his new team will strike fear throughout Europe next season, he was being derided at old club Arsenal.
PARIS - THE world will reach a turning point next year - for the first time most of its population will be living in towns and cities, according to a United Nations report, which also warned that the change must be managed carefully.
AFTER six weeks of acrimonious finger-pointing, directors of phone directory publisher Yellow Pages have finally found agreement - at least for now.
BEIJING - CHINA has closed 180 food factories after inspectors found industrial chemicals being used in products from candy to seafood, state media reported yesterday.
ON PAPER, it looked like a happy 30th birthday for the Singapore Arts Festival, which closed on a high note last Sunday.
EACH new revelation of charities being plundered by crooked executives seems to present the sector's statutory overseer with a new challenge. Laws governing philanthropy that were reinforced after the National Kidney Foundation debacle cover the most pressing areas: fund-raising, disbursement and financial reporting on the one hand, and governance or management systems on the other.
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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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