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FA Cup
Saturday Arsenal 0 Blackburn 0 Chelsea 4 Norwich 0 Middlesbrough 2 West Bromwich 2 Plymouth 2 Derby 0 Watford 1 Ipswich 0 Manchester United 1 Reading 1 Sunday Manchester City 3 Preston North End 1 Tottenham 4 Fulham 0... [Read more]

$265, 000 worth of illegal cigarettes seized
ANOTHER big shipment of contraband cigarettes was seized yesterday - big enough that it took 12 Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers nearly two hours to count the haul. The cigarettes, hidden under the floorboards of a Malaysian-registered bus, amounted to... [Read more]

The factions tearing Chelsea apart
THE RUSSIANS: Led by billionaire-owner Roman Abramovich (above). Includes his long-time business partner and Chelsea director Eugene Tenenbaum, life-long friend Eugene Shvidler and club chairman Bruce Buck. The Russian speakers - Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko and former Israel coach, Avram Grant... [Read more]

Riders tested 50 times a year
JULIAN (CALIFORNIA) - SLIPSTREAM, a professional cycling team here, are trying to set themselves apart from the doping scandals that have uprooted their sport.At the crook of their riders' arms are a series of dark needle marks, the results of repeated... [Read more]

Nine-storey deep storage solution under sea
IN FOUR years' time, the seabed off Jurong Island will be transformed. Rock caverns nine storeys deep, which can store up to 1.47 million cubic metres of oil, will lie beneath - a safe, environmentally friendly storage solution for the growing... [Read more]

Name games in Taiwanese politics
THE indictment of Mr Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwan's opposition leader, for allegedly embezzling public funds has thrown the island's already confused political scene into fresh turmoil.Faithful to his original promise, Mr Ma announced that he is resigning from the chairmanship of his... [Read more]

Pitching for the big one
UP FOR grabs is the national flag carrier's coveted account, estimated to be worth $50 million a year for five years, plus the chance to work on the Singapore Girl campaign, one of the best-known advertising icons in the world. In... [Read more]

Bumboats to go electric
THE diesel-powered bumboats that ply the Singapore River will be phased out by the end of this year and replaced with quieter, less polluting electric boats. The two boat operators on the river - Singapore Explorer and Singapore River Cruises &... [Read more]

No arms race for Beijing, says general
BEIJING - CHINA'S military development is no threat to other nations and it will never join an arms race, a top-ranking Chinese army official said in an interview published yesterday. The comments by Lieutenant-General Zhang Qinsheng, Deputy Chief of General Staff... [Read more]

Effects of global warming 'unstoppable'
THE verdict is out. That gas-guzzling SUV you drive, the air-conditioner that you leave humming through the night - they are responsible for global warming. Worse, the damage from such human activities that consume fossil fuels is unstoppable and will last... [Read more]

Ascott nets $22.2m gain from sale of Hotel Asia
SERVICE apartment operator The Ascott Group has sold its Hotel Asia property in Scotts Road for $147 million, from which it will reap a net profit of $22.2 million.The sale price represents a 41 per cent increase over the price of... [Read more]