TOP OF THE NEWS
The Indonesian authorities will soon be able to detain suspects involved in terror-attack plans for up to six months, once a preventive detention law is in force. Revisions to the law, which could be passed as early as April, will also finally make it an offence for citizens to join a militant group overseas, such as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, as well as better define what constitutes an act of terrorism.
TOP OF THE NEWS
The aviation sector here can tap a new training fund to reach new heights. Every year, 20 successful applicants can get $5,000 each under the scheme, which was announced last night by Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
WORLD
The US Republican presidential race veered into vicious personal attacks over the weekend as White House hopefuls brawled in their latest debate in South Carolina, with front runner Donald Trump and Mr Jeb Bush locking horns.
The state holds its Republican primary on Saturday.
WORLD
In unusually blunt remarks, China's top representative in Hong Kong has blamed "radical separatists" for a riot in Mongkok last week. Mr Zhang Xiaoming, director of the central government's Liaison Office, said the rioters were "inclined towards terrorism".
OPINION
North Korea's quest to acquire nuclear weapons is on the agenda at the US-Asean Summit but no big change is likely, for though no one likes what Pyongyang is doing, no one is prepared to do much about it either, writes Jonathan Eyal. Most governments indulge the paranoid regime's self-deception.
HOME
Hawkers at Maxwell Food Centre are getting a year-long 25 per cent rebate off their rents from the National Environment Agency, after appealing to it earlier for help. Hawkers said their business has been badly hit by MRT construction work and a carpark closure.
HOME
A three-year-old girl, who fell from her fourth-floor flat last month, has died. She had been left alone in her Serangoon North flat, which had no window grilles, and was found unconscious at the foot of her block and taken to hospital.
She died of pneumonia last Saturday.
BUSINESS
India may be a tough market for foreign companies to break into, but Singapore firms that have taken the bold step say the country holds rich rewards.
This is especially the case now as India is one of the few regional countries which are still going strong even as others face a weaker economic outlook.
SPORT
Freestyle specialist Danny Yeo was hit by dengue fever just before Chinese New Year and is out for about two weeks, possibly affecting his chances of qualifying for the Rio Olympics in August.
The 25-year-old has met the "B" time but concedes that his illness will affect his form at the final local qualifier next month.
LIFE
Reality TV star Randy Fenoli thinks some brides prance half-naked down the aisle in too-revealing wedding gowns. But bridal dresses should be more classically sexy and timeless, says Fenoli, who helps brides-to-be pick their ideal wedding dress on Say Yes To The Dress. Season 14 premieres on March 11 on TLC.
LIFE
Casual angels in Between/Worlds
Sculptor Lim Soo Ngee has created winged figures in casual clothes and with Asian features, likening them to people who are like angels. His solo show Between/Worlds at the Esplanade Mall is on till April 3.
