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N. Korea fights South's pop culture invasion
SEOUL - NORTH Korea is cracking down on a flood of South Korean pop culture permeating the state, intelligence sources said yesterday.They have confirmed reports of a campaign against videotapes, CDs and other material smuggled into the nation. 'This year, the... [Read more]

Companies in brief
ST ENGG WINS $68.5M TAIWAN TRAIN CONTRACTSINGAPORE Technologies Engineering (ST Engg) has won a $68.5 million contract from engineering firm Marubeni to supply communications and other electronic systems for a railway project in Taiwan. The company's electronics arm will design and... [Read more]

Haas handed tennis lesson by Gonzalez
MELBOURNE - TENTH-SEEDED Fernando Gonzalez trounced Germany's Tommy Haas 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 to reach the Australian Open final yesterday. In a performance reminiscent of top-ranked Roger Federer's rout of American star Andy Roddick in the other semi-final a night earlier, the... [Read more]

No longer noted
PHOTO: AFP Mount Everest will replace this picture of King Gyanendra on Nepalese 10 rupee (20 Singapore cents) notes, the country's government said yesterday. King Gyanendra was stripped of nearly all his powers following mass protests last year that ended nearly... [Read more]

Today's News Articles
La LigaTodayA. Madrid v SantanderVillarreal v R. Madrid Live, Ch22, tomorrow, 4.55amTomorrowGetafe v OsasunaGimnastic v EspanyolLevante v Sevilla Live, Ch22, 11.55pmMallorca v R. HuelvaR. Sociedad v BilbaoZaragoza v Deportivo Barcelona v Celta Vigo Live, Ch22, Monday, 1.55amReal Betis v Valencia Live,... [Read more]

ComfortDelGro's net earnings rise 21%
TRANSPORT giant ComfortDelGro's overseas contributions were almost nose to nose with those from local operations last year.And chief executive Kua Hong Pak indicated it is only a matter of time before they surpass profits generated here.For the year ended Dec 31,... [Read more]

Najib slams bullying of air force recruit
PUTRAJAYA - MALAYSIAN Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak yesterday condemned as 'unforgivable' the actions of senior air force trainees who allegedly tortured a recruit, including forcing him to swallow his own vomit. Datuk Seri Najib, who is also the Defence... [Read more]

New rules to regulate second-hand goods sale
INTERNET websites that sell second-hand goods - for instance jewellery or watches - are to be regulated under a new law passed in Parliament yesterday.The move to ensure stolen goods are not disposed of through such channels is a core pillar... [Read more]

Look into procedures to reduce delay in dental processes
Since October 2005, I have been receiving dental treatment from NUH's dental clinic. I am not pleased with the services offered. Initially, I opted for a dental implant with a specialist. However, I was told that the waiting time would be... [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]

Chirac to US: Sign key climate accords
PRESIDENT Jacques Chirac has demanded that the United States sign two key climate-change agreements, warning that a carbon tax would be imposed across Europe on imports from nations who fail to comply. Speaking at a high-profile climate-change conference in Paris this... [Read more]