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$10m paper gain for CapitaLand CEO
CAPITALAND chief executive Liew Mun Leong is sitting on a paper profit of almost $10 million after he exercised options to buy 1.8 million shares in the property developer. Mr Liew on Thursday took up the shares at between $1.06 and... [Read more]

Lost Thai mother found, thanks to a simple song
DUSONGYO (THAILAND) - A THAI mother who was lost for 25 years after catching the wrong bus home has spoken of her ordeal after being reunited with her family, thanks to a simple song. The last time Ms Jaeyaena Beuraheng saw... [Read more]

Second report links military to murders in Philippines
MANILA - PHILIPPINE President Gloria Arroyo came under intense pressure yesterday to rein in the military after a second damning report implicated top commanders in a wave of political assassinations.The government inquiry, made public only after pressure from the United Nations,... [Read more]

Terrorists 'rigging stocks in India to raise funds'
NEW DELHI - TERRORIST outfits have tried to raise money for their activities by fixing stock-market operations in Mumbai and Chennai.'Isolated instances of terrorist outfits manipulating the stock markets to raise funds have been reported,' Indian National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan... [Read more]

Homecoming kings
PHOTO: ALBERT SIMIt was a football homecoming to savour for Singapore skipper Aide Iskandar and the victorious Lions yesterday. They were mobbed by 300-odd fans at the airport upon their return from Bangkok, where they had clinched the Asean Football Championship... [Read more]

Wrong speech at the wrong time
GEN Sonthi Boonyaratkalin spoke unwisely last week in his speech to young volunteers about the nation and its military. The vow to recapture national assets sold to Singapore in the Shin Corp deal was as poorly phrased as it was incorrect.... [Read more]

A lot of planning went into the spy operation
THE mystery remains: Who ordered the filming of what was happening at Manchester United's training ground?Manager Alex Ferguson reacted with fury on Thursday, when he learned that his training sessions at Carrington were secretly filmed from the sky, reported The Mirror.The... [Read more]

Road closures this weekend
IT IS that time of the year for the Chinese New Year countdown celebrations. The following roads will be closed to traffic from 5pm on Saturday to 3am on Sunday for the festivities and bazaar: New Bridge Road between Upper Cross... [Read more]

World Quickly
CALL TO ATTACK U.S. OIL SOURCES DUBAI: A Saudi wing of Al-Qaeda has called for attacks on US oil sources across the world, saying targets should not be limited to the Middle East. It listed Canada, Venezuela and Mexico as US... [Read more]

Window on new Vista
IT HAS been five years in the making, but Windows Vista has finally landed here.The new operating system has a snazzier interface and improved security, but all this comes at a price.Today's Digital Life gives you the lowdown on what you... [Read more]

Cambodia 'champ' shows way
IN 1993, the water supply in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, was a sorry mess. Not only was the water unsanitary, but 70 per cent was also lost to leaks or thefts.Today, clean water reaches a million people - almost the... [Read more]