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Shanmugam gets Law in new Cabinet line-up

TOP lawyer and four-term Member of Parliament K. Shanmugam becomes Law Minister and Second Minister for Home Affairs from May1.

'Loss to law profession, but gain for S'pore'

TWENTY years ago, standing as a candidate in the general election, he had to contend with questions about his youth and if it would inhibit his work as an MP.

I'm still a small fry, says new Manpower chief

MINISTER of State Gan Kim Yong once described himself as a 'small fry' in politics.

Familiar face to helm Education

INCOMING Education Minister Ng Eng Hen is no stranger to the shaping and implementing of education policy.

Not the last word on Cabinet changes

Snippets

Highest number of Senior Ministers of State

Absence of woman minister 'disappointing'

Valuable asset

Toddler was so adorable, he won baby contests

'Ideal couple' with a passion for the outdoors

Boy orphaned in similar crash in 1972

Trees more deadly than rails, poles

Power hikes: Low-income families to feel pinch most

How one family of five is cutting back on power consumption

Six energy-guzzling appliances

Earth Hour gets lukewarm response

Hundreds of cities in 35 nations turn off their lights

Adequate rice supply, so no fear of shortage here: Iswaran

Stay in school no matter how bad the situation: Vivian

SSO dinner hits $1m fund-raising target

Clampdown on docs brings smiles to salons

No mesotherapy till things are clearer

Why Italian cheese in SIA ad for Swiss city?

Longer jams expected during Qing Ming

Lightning strikes parked car - while owner is still in it

Many trying to avoid labour pains

Homefront

US to overhaul financial regulation

Rules for today's world

JB city official arrested for accepting bribe

Worldwide outrage over anti-Islam film

Film-maker voted politician of the year by press

Film's portrayal of Islam distorted, say Singaporeans

Delays expected at Heathrow's T5

Fresh protests reported in Tibet

Teen admits to 12 murders

Worldfront

Mahathir continues to needle Abdullah

Big show of support for Terengganu Sultan

Minister repeats call for apology to sacked judges

Abdullah: DAP's open tender system 'not fair'

India's 'A' team makes time for SM Goh

Finnish minister in trouble over raunchy SMSes

Pop star in Cambodia for a good cause

Price of divorce for Austrian tycoon: $437m

Chilli crab makes its way to Tokyo

Argentine farmers end strike

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