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MERRILL EXPECTS CDL TO SET UP OFFICE REIT MERRILL Lynch believes that City Developments (CDL) 'will look to establish an office Reit this year, following its successful initial public offer of CDL Hospitality Trusts', referring to a real estate investment trust.... [Read more]

Jobless rate in America climbs to 4-month high
WASHINGTON - THE unemployment rate in the United States climbed to a four-month high of 4.6 per cent as somewhat wary employers added fewer new jobs last month.Wage gains were even more modest.The latest report on the economy, released yesterday by... [Read more]

Poor better off, Middle-incomers puzzled
For some, it was the Great Singapore Puzzle.When the Budget was announced on Thursday, it left quite a few people scratching their heads. A few savings here, a few goodies there. Different permutations, based on age, income and housing type. But... [Read more]

Car-bike crash: NUS student dies
A UNIVERSITY student died after the motorbike he was riding collided with a car in Commonwealth Avenue West on Thursday night. Business undergraduate Sng Seng Liang, 23, was on his way to meet his girlfriend in Toh Tuck Road when the... [Read more]

Sign of Mars life?
New evidence has surfaced that water may be present on Mars. This image from Nasa spacecraft Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows alternating layers of dark- and light-toned rock in Becquerel Crater on the planet. Within those deposits are a series of linear... [Read more]

Some questions remain on trans fat labelling
I AM encouraged by the brave initiative by FairPrice to have healthier 'no trans fat' house-brand products on its shelves ('FairPrice house brand to get trans fat labels'; ST, Feb 8). It may start the ball rolling and see the efforts... [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]

HK woman sues Osim over 'faulty' foot massager
HONG KONG - A WOMAN in Hong Kong is seeking HK$50,000 (S$9,800) from Osim, a Singapore health products company, alleging that one of its foot massagers had injured her legs, local reports said yesterday. Ms Wong Hoi-yin, who has taken her... [Read more]

Organ transplant: Unease over last-minute opt-out
THE recent incident in which a brain-dead patient's family tried to physically obstruct the operation to harvest his organs for transplant into patients needing them has revived the discussion about brain death and even led to calls to amend the Human... [Read more]

Fuel supplies: Steps in place for security
I REFER to the letter, 'What is procedure for managing energy crisis?' by Mr Raymond Tham Kon Weng (ST, Feb 8).The Government has put in place policies to safeguard the security of our energy supplies. We are developing a terminal to... [Read more]

Newly-weds win events
Foilist Eddie Sng leaps into the air in a bid to catch his opponent, Wu Jie, off-guard yesterday.But the move failed as the top-ranked Wu won 15-5 in the final at the Fencing Singapore Challenge.The competition, held over the weekend, is... [Read more]