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THE Government acted ahead of schedule yesterday in following through on its pledge to release plenty of land sites to meet strong demand for mass market homes outside the city centre.

In the first half of next year, at least eight residential sites - and as many as 26 sites - will be offered to developers.

'A horrific outburst'

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France has to clean up its act

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Poisoning confession was forced: Lawyer

A WOMAN accused of poisoning her husband with arsenic had confessed to the police she had done it because he beat her and she was angry and depressed.

About the case

MOM takes errant employers to court

First case filed, op set for next week

Casefile

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Cambodian, Thai ties sink over Thaksin

BANGKOK: Ties between Thailand and Cambodia worsened yesterday as Bangkok threatened to seal its border with its neighbour and tear up an agreement on overlapping maritime boundaries.

China seeks 'peaceful use of space'

Tokyo pledges $7.7b aid to Mekong nations

Find by Najib's wife benefits Malaysians

Blunt-speaking strong leader

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Riyadh accused of bombing Yemen

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has denied accusations that it carried out a bombing raid in Yemen, saying yesterday that Thursday's strikes targeted infiltrators inside its own borders.

US consumers hold on to their savings

Eye on deflation as Japan's retail spending drops

Woman passes driving theory test on 950th try

Sarkozy asks wife to 'lower her public profile'

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DBS' net profit shoots up 49%

DBS Group Holdings underlined the bank sector's resilience yesterday when it belted market expectations out of the park with bumper third-quarter results.

Vital to promote free trade: PM Lee

Apec to seek sweeping cuts in carbon emissions by 2050

Asian institutions 'must move with times'

Contractors keen to venture abroad

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Future depends on quality of people

OUR present context is very different from that 25 years ago. Today, our people are far more educated and global in outlook. Asia is on the rise. We are witnessing the emergence of new cities across the world and especially in Asia - cities which compete for talent, ideas and capital. Therefore, being one of the best cities in Asia alone cannot sustain our prosperity.

Trust in equality of the heavens

British MPs' pay: Of cents and sensibility

The gecko on the crocodile's back

In a fix over bank supervision

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Have English standards REALLY fallen?

TEN-YEAR-OLD Daniel Lo Tern Xuan is pretending to be a leatherback turtle in an English-language class on a sleepy Friday morning at Princess Elizabeth Primary School in Bukit Batok.

Going back to the basics of effective English-language teaching

Your Insights

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Transfer ban suspended

LONDON - Chelsea could launch an unexpected January spending spree, after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) yesterday suspended Fifa's transfer ban.

United face uphill task

The midfield battleground

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Arsenal should be top: Boss

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S'pore must stay bilingual

ALTHOUGH Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew admits that it took the Government 30 years to get the teaching of Mandarin correct in schools here ('Bilingual policy was most difficult', Tuesday), that period was not a total waste, at least not for me.

That US speech

Bouquets

Set quota to help citizens

Be prouder of this great little red dot

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Malls get bigger

Snazzy new city malls such as Ion Orchard and Orchard Central may be in the limelight, but a quiet shopping revolution is taking place among the older malls, too.

Directing with a Vengeance

A tree cut from a bed

Playgrounds are for playing

Create, view and buy art

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