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S'pore Girl born out of creativity, not statistics
SINGAPORE Girl, I don't know whether to laugh or cry.The Straits Times article about the selection of advertising agencies to pitch for the Singapore Airlines (SIA) account and decide your future shows just how fearful in business we have become ('Shortlist... [Read more]

Learn the 'language of non-violence'
I refer to Ms Aishah Mohamed's letter, 'Don't call non-Muslims infidel or kafir' (ST, Feb 13). In Singapore, Muslims normally use the term 'kafir' to mean 'non-Muslim' and not 'a rejector of truth'. In the early history of Islam, even the... [Read more]

Tough measures to curb violence sought
ROME - THE Italian Olympic Committee (Coni) held an emergency meeting yesterday, as soccer stadiums fell silent for the second day after a policeman died following fan violence.All soccer matches, from children's leagues to the national team's friendly against Romania on... [Read more]

Henry left out of League Cup final team
LONDON - THIERRY Henry will be confined to the role of cheerleader when Arsenal play Chelsea in Sunday's League Cup final.Arsene Wenger will keep faith with the young players who have taken them to Cardiff, and the Gunners' captain understands the... [Read more]

Putting this shop's best face forward
Many people come to the shop daily, during their lunch breaks, 'to soak in the feel and experience'. Ms Peggy Kho, 31, creative director of The Face Shop chain of cosmetic stores, said the combination of attentive sales staff and look... [Read more]

Blackstone's $60b Equity Office buyout is biggest ever
NEW YORK - 'ROSES are red, violets are blue; I hear a rumour, is it true?' Strange as it sounds, that strained line of poetry set off the fiercest buyout battle since the epic bidding for RJR Nabisco in the late... [Read more]

Fighting global warming - need to change the way we use air-conditioning
Much has been said about global warming - the effect, the warnings and the potential downfalls it brings. But I have yet to see a blueprint of what should be done to reduce the effects of global warming.Simply put, if global... [Read more]

Strong demand for bank contracts
COVERED warrants on banks were again in the limelight after the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced last week that the Tier 1 capital minimum requirement would be lowered.With more capital freed up to use on investments or for returning to... [Read more]

Bad fumble gives Charlton precious point
BOLTON (ENGLAND) - CHARLTON secured an unlikely but precious point in their battle for Premiership survival, after a 1-1 draw at Bolton on Wednesday.An error by goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen allowed the Addicks to equalise, and move within two points of Wigan,... [Read more]

Google to open sales office here
INTERNET giant Google is in the process of setting up a sales office in Singapore - its first in South-east Asia - to attend to both advertisers and users of the search engine.Interviews have begun to hire personnel, with some candidates... [Read more]

Rise of sea levels 'will hit big nations too'
NEW DELHI - SMALL island states are most vulnerable, but even Indonesia, Thailand and China will feel the backlash as global warming causes sea levels to rise. That is the warning from the scientist who chaired the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate... [Read more]