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Glitches continue to bug F1 ticket sales on Day 2
Woman found dead in steam sauna was in the pink of health: husband
More premium services for bus commuters
Parkway top bidder for private hospital site
S'pore duo wins Amazing Race Asia
$1.8b hongbao package for all S'poreans
S'pore to boost expenditure, raise defence spending
Older workers to get Medisave top-ups
Public assistance to rise to $330, more funds for ComCare
More financial aid and top-ups for students at all levels
$1.8b surplus sharing package, growth dividends for all adult S'poreans
Older workers: Bonus to sign up for CPF Life
Land sales to generate $9.8b in '08/09
$1b worth of public projects to be deferred: Tharman
Tax payers to get 20% rebate on 2008 income
Estate duty to be removed
2-room HDB households will continue to get GST offset package, Workfare supplement
The 2008 budget has four key thrusts: Tharman
Zero budget balance for FY2008 - after offsets and rebates: Tharman
Asia
Public support for Japan govt falls to 32.5%: poll
Pakistan arrests another suspect in Bhutto murder: police
Cambodia, UN to review K.Rouge tribunal budget, timescale: official
Garuda Indonesia crash pilot released
Philippine protesters march against President Arroyo
Four rescued, seven missing as Indonesian boat sinks: official
Bird flu kills second Vietnamese this week
Filipinos send home record US$14.4b in 2007: bank
Indian policeman held for taking bribe in kidney scam
Arson suspect says sorry for torching Korean treasure
Malaysia's election contest kicks into new gear with promises of fuel price cuts, jobs
Japanese cafe chain sues over low guide rating: firm
Thai PM says military 'failed' in coup ousting Thaksin
Nepal capital set to run out of fuel
Beijing to close petrol stations in Olympic clean-up: report
Ad exec stuns girlfriend with S$23k marriage proposal
US holds hearing for Marines in Japan rape case
11 dead in east China hotel blaze
Police detain two M'sian opposition activists as election contest heats up
9 dead in Chinese new year massacre
Bird flu spreads to another Bangladesh district
Indian govt struggles to keep food cheap for poor as prices soar
China weather forecasters 10 years behind foreigners
Indonesia's poor suffering as high soy prices hit home
S. Korea firm gets order to clone pet dog
Early morning restaurant fire in east China kills 11
Don't protest after Pakistan poll, Musharraf warns
World
PM Rudd visits shot Timor Leste president in hospital
Bush orders satellite to be shot down
Virgin, British Airways to settle price-fixing claim
Australian PM freezes lawmakers' wages, asks businesses to follow
'Bodies on the sidewalk' - shooting stuns University community
2nd former student convicted of conspiracy in shooting plot at US school
Bush still plans to visit Beijing Olympics
Boy, 9, found guilty in death of toddler at US daycare centre
Monet painting in Cologne museum found to be forged
Romney endorses McCain for Republican nomination
Algerian '9/11' accused should be given damages: court
US govt labs try out non-animal testing
6 dead, 16 hurt in Valentine's Day campus massacre
19 charged after huge drugs raids across London
Top transplant surgeons involved in organ trafficking
Clinton wins New Mexico Democratic caucus
Courts & Crime
Businessman plucked figures from thin air to make false GST claims
Cop fined $2,000 for disciplinary offences
3 armed robbers arrested in Ang Mo Kio
Man gets maximum fine for causing hurt to baby
Horse owner sues trainer for depriving his horse from races
Teenage girl seriously injured after hit by taxi
Money
Wall St. opens lower; manufacturing survey shows a downturn
OCBC to reject offer for Straits Trading
ComfortDelGro 2007 profit falls 8.8%
Li cites family for settling Dow Jones insider trading probe
Indonesian growth in 2007 fastest in 11 years
Business chiefs vow to lead fight against global warming
IMF chief urges China to ease exchange-rate controls
2 senior Indon central bank officials detained
S'pore Dec retail sales index up 1.7% from Nov
US 'on the edge' of recession: Greenspan
Big bond insurer MBIA says rescue plan isn't needed
US, Australia reach 'open skies' aviation agreement
Bernanke open to more rate cuts, sees second-half rebound
NYT to lay off 100 newsroom staff
STI closes 1.4% higher
Asian stocks fall, economic fears revived
US trade deficit declined in 2007
DBS profit falls 18%, still beats forecast
China's Citic seeks new Bear Stearns deal
Top Northern Rock investor says rescue criteria flawed
Tech & Science
Strokes cause brain damage in three minutes, report scientists
New drug can treat alcoholism
British researchers link obesity to more cancers
Nearly every corner of seas damaged by human activity
Sports
Soccer: Diouf gives Bolton the edge over Atletico
Tennis: 9-time Grand Slam champ Monica Seles retires from tennis
Soccer: Fifa opposes Premier League plan to play matches abroad
Tennis: Henin squeezes through, Chakvetadze goes out
Golf: Korean Choi sets early pace with 65 at Riviera
Soccer: No problems after Ronaldo operation, says surgeon
Tennis: Djokovic crashes out in Marseille
Showbiz
NBC apologises for Jane Fonda's vulgar slang on the air
Sheryl Crow pours out heartbreak & a survivor's spirit in new album
Beyonce's dad and manager weighs in on Aretha-Beyonce 'queen' flap
Actress Bai Ling arrested for shoplifting in LA
US court extends conservatorship of Britney Spears
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