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How about extra 30 mins of concessional fare?
RECENTLY, it was reported that the evening bus-lane hours, currently from 4.30 pm to 7pm, would be revised. This was to keep up with workers' changing commuting pattern. As a retiree, I notice that the MRT passenger volume is actually not... [Read more]

Gunners find Babel to replace Ljungberg
LONDON - ARSENAL are expected to sign Ajax's Ryan Babel, the young Dutch talent labelled the next Thierry Henry.They have beaten off interest from Newcastle and Portsmouth. However, the deal for the 20-year-old, who will cost more than &pound7 million (S$21... [Read more]

Asian central bankers call for curbs against massive inflows
TOKYO - ASIAN nations need better protection to prevent 'massive' capital inflows from damaging their economies, according to central bank governors from the region. 'In order to increase the ability to absorb external shocks from massive capital flows, the priority seems... [Read more]

China keeps mum despite furore over missile test
IBEIJING - CHINA yesterday maintained silence on its anti-satellite missile test despite coming under growing international pressure to confirm it, while Chinese analysts and state media called the diplomatic outcry an overreaction.The absence of official publicity prior to the test implies... [Read more]

Russian concerns behind the handshakes in India
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin was received with great warmth in New Delhi this week. And he signed a raft of new military agreements for hundreds of tanks, as well as new jets. India plans to spend S$15 billion on new defence... [Read more]

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Resource-rich area
SPREAD over 263,000 sq km, India's north-east region is rich in oil, gas and natural resources.India shares porous and sensitive borders with China in the north, Myanmar in the east, Bangladesh in the south-west and Bhutan to the north-west. Its 4,500km... [Read more]

Viet PM meets Pope amid eased tensions
HANOI - PRIME Minister Nguyen Tan Dung of Vietnam met Pope Benedict XVI yesterday in the latest move in his country's bid to reassert itself on the world stage. Mr Dung, who arrived in Italy on Wednesday, is the first leader... [Read more]

Beijingers to be warned of harmful haze
BEIJING - RESIDENTS in Beijing will be warned in daily weather forecasts of the presence of haze, one of city's first steps to evaluate its air quality.>From Thursday, the municipal meteorological authorities will include such information on hazy days when humidity... [Read more]

US lawmakers attack plan to send more troops to Iraq
WASHINGTON - THE Bush administration's plan to send more troops to Iraq ran into serious opposition in Congress yesterday, with both Democrats and Republicans launching scathing attacks on it.In what is looking to be the most significant confrontation between Congress and... [Read more]

Academic Syed Hussein Alatas dies
KUALA LUMPUR - RESPECTED academic Syed Hussein Alatas, who taught at the National University of Singapore for more than a decade, died of a heart attack on Tuesday evening in Kuala Lumpur. The 78-year-old was head of the Department of Malay... [Read more]