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No response to complaint of unfair charge over excess baggage
I had a bad experience when travelling with my family on Air Asia recently. We have a son, who was 10 months old at the time. We knew we would be travelling with plenty of luggage, so I booked an adult... [Read more]

Lakers left hot and bothered
LOS ANGELES - AFTER Eddy Curry dunked an alley-oop pass to give the Knicks a one-point lead on Tuesday, Hollywood director Spike Lee scurried down the sideline to high-five with the actor Denzel Washington. Denzel did not bite, because he knew... [Read more]

Premiership's bottom clubs dominate signings
THE rewards for Premiership survival has never been greater, with a £900 million (S$2.72 billion) television deal that kicks in next season. The bottom clubs' dominating the January transfer window is proof of that. The top 10 clubs made 23 signings... [Read more]

OCBC-linked China bank set to list this year
OCBC Bank expects China's Ningbo Commercial Bank, in which it has a 12.2 per cent stake, to launch an initial public offering (IPO) in the second quarter of this year. The listing of Ningbo is likely to push up the value... [Read more]

Expired cards add to SMRT's 9-month gains
TRANSPORT operator SMRT Corp posted a decent 19.2 per cent rise in net earnings to $99.64 million for the nine months ended Dec 31, 2006.The improvement was fuelled by a number of factors, including a $4.85 million rise in other income... [Read more]

Thailand threatens to override more patents
BANGKOK - THAILAND will likely override international patents on more drugs, including those for cancer and heart disease, if pharmaceutical giants do not significantly cut their prices. 'We have thought about this for more than five years. It's long enough,' said... [Read more]

Don't Horse around, get act together
THE impeding curtain fall on the Crazy Horse nude revue here only goes to show that Singapore has not got its act together.Singapore's half-hearted attempt at liberalisation is glaring. If not, why allow a class act like the Crazy Horse in... [Read more]

Landmark deal marks victory for North over US
BEIJING - NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong Il received an early birthday gift in the landmark deal reached in Beijing yesterday. Diplomats say the North Korean delegation drastically lowered its demands for energy aid after an ultimatum that the talks would... [Read more]

What if a giant asteroid were going to hit Earth?
SAN FRANCISCO - A DRAFT UN treaty to determine what action would need to be taken if a giant asteroid were on a collision course with Earth is to be drawn up.An expert group of international lawyers, diplomats and scientists will... [Read more]

Free trade talks with Japan
WHAT IT IS INDIA and Japan will hold the first round of talks from Wednesday on a bilateral comprehensive economic partnership agreement (Cepa), similar to the pact India has signed with Singapore. Indian Commerce Secretary G.K. Pillai said the two sides... [Read more]

Case File
SEVEN CHARGED WITH IMMIGRATION OFFENCESIT IS never a good time to be a criminal, never mind if it is the festive season. Several alleged offenders found this out yesterday at a special sitting of the Criminal Mentions Court. Chinese national Tang... [Read more]