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Why couldn't I take empty seat?

On Wednesday, I boarded one of the new SMRT buses. When a passenger vacated a seat and I was about to occupy it, the woman next to it objected, saying...

No help at Somerset MRT

I AM a handicapped person and a wheelchair user. On Wednesday, I was at Somerset MRT at noon to find that both lifts were not working. One was under...

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Bridging the Taiwan Strait

by Jonathan Adams The New York Times

ONCE China and Taiwan had agreed on the substance of the financial cooperation deal they signed this week, they still had a few details to decide:...

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Take the cue from hand-gate, FIFA

The debate on whether video technology should be introduced into football has long raged on. But Thierry Henry’s handball on Wednesday night...

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Belgian Prime Minister and new EU President Herman Van Rompuy. EPA

EU's unlikely President

BRUSSELS - Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy didn't want his current job - and he didn't want the one he just got, either. After less than a year as Belgian leader, Mr Van Rompuy...

Inflation to rise: economists

Recession is over

SINGAPORE - With growth in the key economies gaining a firmer footing, policymakers in Singapore are expecting the economy here to grow modestly next year - even as they warn that the...

Smart grid may hold the answer

SINGAPORE - Consumers could soon be using energy in a more efficient way. They could be able to use household appliances that switch themselves off during peak periods when electricity...

Bukit Timah hit by floods

SINGAPORE - It was too late when restaurant manager Kesab Limbu got to the Sixth Avenue Centre's basement car park: Within minutes, floodwaters gushing through small ventilation sills turned...

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Smart grid may hold the answer

SINGAPORE - Consumers could soon be using energy in a more efficient way. They could be able to use household appliances that switch themselves off during peak periods when electricity prices are higher. They could even be able to buy electricity at...

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