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They just want to go home
PHOTO: AP Queuing for a ticket home for Chinese New Year is a bone-chilling task for these folks in Taiyuan in China's central Shanxi province. The heavy snow has blanketed the highways, preventing coach services from running; hence this long line... [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]

Organ donation: Treat family members with sensitivity
I COULD NOT agree more with Mr Anthony Yeo in his letter 'Knowing how to handle trauma is important' (ST Forum, Feb 14).In his letter, he rightly stressed the need for medical staff to be better trained in handling procedures leading... [Read more]

Tonight in Summary
Capital flows to emerging markets 'to slip 7%'WASHINGTON - PRIVATE capital flows into emerging markets will drop by 7 per cent this year as economic growth eases, according to projections by the Institute of International Finance (IIF).Projected flows of US$469 billion... [Read more]

Ticket details
Singapore will host the first leg of the Asean Championship final at the National Stadium on Wednesday.Tickets for the match will be on sale today and tomorrow, from noon to 7pm.The prices are: $15 (grandstand), $7 (gallery, adult) and $2 (gallery,... [Read more]

Peanut butter made 290 ill in US
ALL varieties of the popular Peter Pan brand of peanut butter have been recalled from the shelves of Singapore shops following a salmonella scare in the United States.ConAgra, the manufacturer of Peter Pan, initiated the recall last Friday. The Agri-Food and... [Read more]

US Airways withdraws $15b offer for Delta
CHICAGO - US AIRWAYS Group withdrew a hostile bid for bankrupt Delta Air Lines after Delta creditors rejected the offer, taking immediate pressure off rivals to merge. US Airways, the No. 7 United States airline, pulled its US$9.8 billion (S$15 billion)... [Read more]

Apology to journalists
A PRESS conference called to trumpet Singapore's stellar tourism performance ended with the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) having to apologise to foreign journalists.They were upset that Singapore - which had decided not to sponsor their stay here during the Asean Tourism... [Read more]

S$ could hit highest in almost a decade
Hong Kong - SINGAPORE will engineer the strongest currency in almost a decade to limit price gains as economic growth improves and inflation pressures mount, said ING Bank NV. Consumer prices may gain when the Singapore Government increases the goods and... [Read more]

BY DAY: A private school; BY NIGHT: Supplier of vice girls
BY DAY, it appeared to be a private school. At night, it was supplying women for vice-related activities. This was how private school group Ritz Everton Academy was believed to have been operating, until it shut down suddenly in the middle... [Read more]

Asean solidarity prevails
THE spirit of football may have taken a knock when the Thais walked out in the first-leg final of the Asean Championship at the National Stadium last night.But the spirit of Asean solidarity prevailed. And a match that had threatened to... [Read more]