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The skies of Marina Bay were lit with fireworks and laser displays (above) to mark the official launch of the Singapore Flyer on Tuesday evening. The ride has been open to the public since March 1. -- ST PHOTO: JOYCE FANG
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FOOD lovers and tourists might soon be able to check out how many stars their favourite restaurants in Singapore score in a local edition of the prestigious Michelin guide. The famous little red guide book now believes that Singapore has a sufficient number of top restaurants to warrant its own edition.

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A MUCH-AWAITED ratings system for video games will kick in here from April 28, giving adults a wider choice of games, including ones that would have been banned in the past.

THE number of dengue victims has continued climbing despite the stepped-up efforts of the National Environment Agency (NEA) to fight mosquito breeding.
AUGUSTA (GEORGIA) - THE only slam that meant anything on Sunday at the Masters was the lid going down on talk of anybody winning all four Majors this year.
DUBLIN - THE collapse of the housing bubble in the US is mutating into a global phenomenon, with real estate prices swooning from the Irish countryside and the Spanish coast to Baltic seaports and even parts of northern India.
THE triple whammy of an earnings shock from an industrial giant, weak consumer data and a slump in Wall Street sent regional markets into a tailspin yesterday.
BEIJING - IN AN eleventh-hour push for cleaner air during the 2008 Olympics, host city Beijing will suspend work at all construction sites as well as halt or cut production at major polluting factories from July 20.
THE works of one of the most important French painters of the 20th century, Henri Matisse, will be on show in Singapore next month.
BEIJING'S ruling class has grown accustomed to China being lionised for its economic transformation. The country has been having a good run in international opinion for well over a decade. It must in consequence have left members of the Politburo shaken to witness the virulence of sentiment expressed against China, with the Olympic torch run providing the improbable spark.
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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.
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