Straits Times Interactive - PRIME NEWS

No quotas, but a diverse spread of people

5 Jul 2009 22:00 GMT

LAW Minister K. Shanmugam stands by a controversial suggestion he made six years ago: that Singapore should have some form of affirmative action to ensure that able people from minority races are in top posts.

But this must not be done by having quotas or setting aside places for minorities.

Federer, the greatest

5 Jul 2009 22:00 GMT

ON A tense English afternoon, in front of a Duke and a tennis royal named Pete Sampras, and in a court likened to a shrine, a coronation took place.

Inside

5 Jul 2009 22:00 GMT

SINGAPORE'S golden girl Quah Ting Wen took her tally to two golds yesterday. The 16-year-old added the girls' 50m freestyle title to the 200m free gold she won on Friday.

Go small - to get residents involved

5 Jul 2009 22:00 GMT

ONE of the most irksome things neighbours can do to you is to leave bags of rotting trash lying in common areas.

View Points

5 Jul 2009 22:00 GMT

The world is on the cusp of great changes, with much emanating from Asia. It is not a question of cut-throat contest but cooperation with the West, says Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury.

China floods displace 650,000 people

5 Jul 2009 22:00 GMT

BEIJING: Flooding and heavy rain in southern China have forced more than 650,000 people to evacuate their homes and have killed at least 15, Chinese state media reported yesterday.

Floods wreak havoc in Vietnam and India too

5 Jul 2009 22:00 GMT

HANOI: Heavy rains triggering floods and landslides in mountainous northern regions of Vietnam have killed at least 15 people, destroyed houses and damaged roads, the government and state-run radio said yesterday.

New British spy chief exposed - in Speedos

5 Jul 2009 22:00 GMT

LONDON: He's the spy who came in from the beach.

7.59

5 Jul 2009 22:00 GMT

What happens a minute before 8am? Straits Times photographers show their interpretation of that moment in the Prime pages every Monday entitled 7.59. We aim to capture everyday scenes across the island with a different perspective, bringing readers a slice of life that would perhaps go unnoticed.

Red boxes like red packets for HDB shops

5 Jul 2009 22:00 GMT

MR Daniel Cheong, 37, has an optical shop at Marine Parade Central, rented from the Housing Development Board. But he is a landlord too. For the past two years, he has been leasing the space in front of his store to a woman selling mobile phones and accessories.

Hougang shopkeepers flout rules, hoping not to get caught

5 Jul 2009 22:00 GMT

SHOPKEEPERS at Hougang Avenue8 have been playing a cat-and-mouse game with the authorities ever since they received letters terminating their use of the outdoor display areas in front of their shops on June18.

Drift drivers spin their magic

5 Jul 2009 22:00 GMT

THE smell of burnt rubber filled the air at the Changi Exhibition Centre yesterday as drift drivers pushed their cars to their absolute limits.

'Red Cross' scam the latest by fund tricksters

5 Jul 2009 22:00 GMT

THE Singapore Red Cross is sounding the alert on bogus fund-raisers who are offering free Casio G-shock watches for a $25 donation to the charity.

How you can check if fund-raiser is legitimate

5 Jul 2009 22:00 GMT

TO VERIFY the authenticity of a fund-raiser, the public can ask to see a copy of the Collector's Certificate of Authority, says the National Council of Social Service (NCSS).