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Use ATM card in 3 Asean countries
IMAGINE the convenience of being able to withdraw cash from any ATM in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia with your bank card.That will happen within five years once an electronic payment network among the four Asean countries is up and running. Such... [Read more]

Bush makes sales pitch for ethanol
WILMINGTON (DELAWARE) - PRESIDENT George W. Bush made a big deal about ethanol, the fuel derived from plants, in his State of the Union address this week. The next morning, he got up close and personal with it, poking his head... [Read more]

Sports World
DOWIE TO RUN THE SHOW AT COVENTRY COVENTRY: Iain Dowie was hired as Coventry football club manager yesterday, three months after being fired by Premier League side Charlton.Dowie signed a 31/2- year contract with Coventry, who are 17th in the 24-team... [Read more]

STI loses 21 points as Hang Seng plunges
AN INITIAL rally quickly fizzled out yesterday after a strong selldown in Hong Kong sent local traders scrambling yet again for the door. They were spooked so much on Monday by the United States inflation bogey that the Straits Times Index... [Read more]

The campaign begins for Hillary and Obama
IT WAS inevitable, but it came sooner than anyone predicted. After Mr Barack Obama - the one-term senator from Illinois - more or less declared his candidature for the US presidential elections, two-term New York senator Hillary Clinton threw her hat... [Read more]

Delay in CPF fund transfer explained
I REFER to the letter, '10 days later, funds still not with CPF' by Mdm Sek Lay See (ST, Feb 1). DBS received the funds from OCBC on Jan 15 and the funds were transferred to the customer's CPF Investment Account... [Read more]

Champions League
TodayBarcelona v Liverpool Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 3.30am Porto v Chelsea Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 3.30amInter Milan v ValenciaRoma v Lyon... [Read more]

City Hall will make a great art gallery
I READ with interest the article, 'Ideas sought for crafting national art gallery' (ST, Feb 14).As an individual on the arts scene, I look forward to the transformation of City Hall into a permanent art gallery. City Hall is, in fact,... [Read more]

Stop the excessive use of English on Tamil variety programmes
Vasantham Central has done it again. First it was over the beauty contest programme, Miss Vasantham, and now it's about a dance talent programme, Dhool.I am concerned over the excessive use of English on Tamil variety programmes. While there are campaigns... [Read more]

Thaksin: I want to help restore peace in Thai south
BANGKOK - DEPOSED Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has said he wants to help bring reconciliation to the country's deep south if he eventually returns home.His comments, which appear in the Feb 1 issue of Time magazine, are the latest salvo... [Read more]

Have a test on the history and government for those seeking to be Singaporeans
I agree with Mr Pavin Limanont, 'Pick leaders on merit, not cultural affiliation', (ST, Feb 16) that one should not be xenophobic about the influx of foreigners into Singapore and its benefits. However, there are certain issues that no amount of... [Read more]