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30,000 Hindus mark Thaipusam
PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM More than 30,000 Hindu devotees took to the streets yesterday to mark the Thaipusam festival. At least 10,000 of them carried milk pots and metal structures attached to their chests and backs in a display of devotion to... [Read more]

Couple lose fight on collective sale
THE couple holding out against the collective sale of Waterfront View lost the fight yesterday when the Strata Titles Board (STB) ruled against them in what is regarded as a landmark decision. Mr Yeo Loo Keng and his wife Cheryl Lim... [Read more]

What SMEs will get
Tax exemption for start-ups: Start-ups currently enjoy full tax exemption on the first $100,000 of their chargeable income for each of their first three years of assessment that fall within the period 2005 to 2009. The 2009 expiry date will be... [Read more]

Tougher clean-air rules for oil industry
BRUSSELS - EU REGULATORS plan stricter clean-air rules for oil companies, bolstering an environmental campaign that also targets carmakers. The Brussels-based European Commission aims to force the petroleum industry to cut emissions of gases blamed for global warming by 1 per... [Read more]

Boosting defence ties
An American defence official received the Singapore Defence Technology Distinguished Fellowship yesterday, for boosting defence cooperation between Singapore and the United States. Mr Craig Hunter, the former deputy assistant secretary of the army for defence export and cooperation, received the award... [Read more]

Valentine's Day threats and fetes
KARACHI - MANY young, urban Pakistanis ignored threats from religious conservatives and celebrated St Valentine's Day on Wednesday with gifts of red roses, heart-shaped cakes and chocolates. Some religious groups in the predominantly Muslim country have condemned the celebration of the... [Read more]

Why only some organs removed?
I READ with concern about the recent case of Mr Sim Tee Hua's organs being removed despite his family members' unhappiness. I fully empathise with them. According to the Human Organ Transplant Act (Hota), the corneas, heart, kidneys and liver suitable... [Read more]

Chinese army opens up to private suppliers
BEIJING - WHEN Chinese soldiers joined international peacekeepers in Lebanon last year, they took with them an unusual piece of kit: armoured vehicles built by a private company. The purchase of armoured personnel carriers (APCs) from Shaanxi Baoji Special Vehicles marked... [Read more]

Keppel issues in demand after record annual profits
WARRANTS on Keppel Corp are now the flavour of the week, after the conglomerate's better-than-expected full-year results released on Tuesday.Keppel's net profit rose 33 per cent to a record $750.8 million, outperforming analysts' expectations.Warrants on stocks such as Keppel allow investors... [Read more]

China and Japan in show of camaraderie
TOKYO - VISITING Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing expressed hope yesterday that a rapprochement in ties with Tokyo would stay on course, but also mentioned the wartime past that haunts relations. On the second day of his visit to Tokyo, he... [Read more]

Results
BASKETBALLNBA: Miami 104 Portland 85, San Antonio 107 New Jersey 82, Dallas 99 Milwaukee 93, Memphis 108 Oklahoma City 104, Houston 109 Sacramento 104 (OT), Toronto 112 Chicago 111, NY Knicks 107 LA Lakers 106.CRICKETThird one-day international in Goa, India: Sri... [Read more]