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FOR two terrifying hours in the early hours of Monday, a Singaporean family of five was held at knife-point in their factory in the Johor town of Pontian, and forced to watch as robbers carted away factory property, supplies and valuables. The ordeal for the Koh family and eight of their workers began just after midnight, when robbers - including one armed with what looked like a samurai sword - burst into the premises.

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MORE help is on the way to ease Singapore's office shortage, which has led to soaring rents. At least two government agencies will give up their downtown offices to make room for private businesses that need more space.

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THE retirees' annuity scheme, now named CPF Life, is all but cemented into place. But it still is chastening for the Government that it can provide extended old-age protection only for a section of the population. The million-plus CPF members who are above 50 this year, and who fall outside the scheme's actuarial scope, have the option of signing on.
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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
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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.
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