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Thirteen killed by dengue this monthKUALA LUMPUR - THIRTEEN people have died of dengue fever in Malaysia this month. Most of the deaths were in the state of Selangor, where the authorities are scrambling to contain an outbreak, a news report... [Read more]

Care needed with CPF lottery plan
I REFER to the article, 'Workfare: Not an ideological shift, just economics' (ST, Feb 17), which raised the idea of the CPF Board working with Singapore Pools to harness lower-income Singaporeans' tendency to bet in lotteries by devising a scheme to... [Read more]

Struggle to return to normalcy
JAKARTA - KELAPA Gading - said to be the most expensive real estate in Jakarta - is all big malls, brand new high-rise apartments and a sprawling housing estate with luxury villas. But on Tuesday afternoon, this flood-battered North Jakarta township... [Read more]

Woman still in critical but stable condition
HER parents anxiously by her bedside, scuba enthusiast Serene Teng remained in a critical but stable condition yesterday in a Perth hospital. On Monday, the second day of Chinese New Year, the 24-year-old had been found unconscious on the seabed during... [Read more]

Crazy Horse show to shut down
IT CAME to Singapore barely over a year ago, all sparkling lights, barely covered bottoms and sexy high heels. Now, the Crazy Horse Revue, widely hailed as the Great Entertainment Experiment that would take Singapore's reputation as a world nightlife centre... [Read more]

Man battles anaconda to rescue grandson
A 66-YEAR-OLD man saved his grandson from the grip of a 5m-long anaconda by beating the snake with rocks and a knife for half an hour. 'When I saw the snake wrapped around my grandson's neck, I thought it was going... [Read more]

Staff: Lam was confident until the end
UNTIL the day he quit, the now-beleaguered Youth Challenge founder Vincent Lam was confident, optimistic and chatty.Mr Goh Aik Chuan, 19, an intern with the charity, said the boss had seemed 'very positive' throughout the probe into Youth Challenge's books, which... [Read more]

Taste of the swiss alps
Mr Jens LeHel, 40, and Mr Stephan Freidank, 39, put the finishing touches on the newly installed cable car at Marche VivoCity.The cable car, which operated from 1963 until 1998, was imported from Saas-Fee, a village in Switzerland. It was used... [Read more]

Beckham yet to find a house in LA
THE Beckhams are struggling to find a suitable mansion in their future hometown of Los Angeles.They are looking at more than 20 homes in the US$18 million (S$27.6 million) to US$30 million range, the Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday. David... [Read more]

Govt quizzes Genting over its tie-up with Stanley Ho
GENTING International, which is building its $5.2 billion Resorts World at Sentosa, has been quizzed by the Government over its latest partnership with Macau's casino mogul Stanley Ho.According to reliable sources, news that the Malaysian operator was in talks with the... [Read more]

Finally, a good excuse for sleeping at work
WASHINGTON - THE next time the boss finds you snoozing at your desk, take heart - literally. The largest new study of its kind on siestas has found that people who take a short afternoon nap regularly are significantly less likely... [Read more]