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Youth gambling: Nipping it in the bud
STUDIES show that youth gambling is a problem that needs to be tackled early. A 2004 gambling prevalence survey here showed that nearly half of all Singaporean gamblers started aged between 18 and 24. Global research also showed that young people... [Read more]

Blair's top fund-raiser rearrested while on bail
THE top fund-raiser for British Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labour Party was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, a police source said.Lord Michael Levy was arrested when he returned to a London police station... [Read more]

Let a panel review strong objections of families
IT IS very sad and distressing to read about the recent scuffle between Singapore General Hospital staff and brain-dead man Sim Tee Hua's next of kin over an operation to harvest his organs for transplant (ST, Feb 8). We had in... [Read more]

Singapore, Uzbekistan sign deals to boost ties
SINGAPORE and Uzbekistan yesterday signed a series of agreements to bolster ties between the two countries. Among the key deals is an agreement to work towards economic and humanitarian cooperation. It was signed by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Uzbekistan... [Read more]

N. Korea deal begins new political game
LONDON - TALKS over North Korea's nuclear weapons have produced so little progress in the past three years that it is tempting to believe that the deal concluded on Tuesday was a real breakthrough. That progress has been recorded is undeniable.... [Read more]

Blowing hot and cold
WASHINGTON - UNITED States President George W. Bush and Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have sparred - albeit separately on American television - as both sought to defuse speculation about an impending military confrontation between the two countries. Mr Bush dismissed talk... [Read more]

Robbery bid: Man jailed
A MAN originally accused of attempted armed robbery was jailed for four months yesterday for threatening a POSB manager. Lee Soo Huat, who is unemployed, had thrust a feedback form with $500,000 written on it at Ms Chia Suet Mui, 45,... [Read more]

Micro-Mechanics profit soars a fifth at half-time
PRECISION tools maker Micro-Mechanics has reported a 20.9 per cent rise in half-time net profit to $4.4 million. Revenue for the six months ended Dec 31 was up 15.2 per cent at $17.7 million. To reward shareholders, the Sesdaq company is... [Read more]

KL proposes strategic alliance with New Delhi
NEW DELHI - MALAYSIAN Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar has suggested that a 'strategic alliance' be set up between his country and India. Datuk Seri Syed Hamid, who was to have arrived in India last night on an official visit, told... [Read more]

No mention of steps to address green concerns
BUDGET 2007 may have poised Singaporeans for the future and the Government may have shown its 'capitalist head' and 'socialist heart', but there was a glaring omission.This concerns the non-mention of any concrete fiscal measures and policies that might be implemented... [Read more]

Mayor admits affair with top aide's wife
CONFRONTING a political scandal that sounds more like a soap opera, San Francisco's handsome young mayor has made an emotional apology for an affair with the wife of his campaign manager. 'I want to make it clear that everything you've heard... [Read more]