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SINGAPORE: Some 200 investors of the failed Lehman Brothers' minibonds have met to plan a collective lawsuit against financial institutions who sold them the products. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Additional independent back-up mechanisms are going to be installed at the Singapore Flyer, over and above the current standby generator, to ensure the wheel keeps moving. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Expect chaotic music and brilliant fireworks to usher in the New Year at the countdown party at Marina Bay on Wednesday, with celebrations choreographed to match the current uncertain economic times. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Singapore's Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) has said there is insufficient information to identify the affected biscuits that have been recently destroyed by Chinese authorities. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Raffles City's management said it is working closely with the police in their investigations into the nearly S$8 million theft at Cortina Watch on December 26. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Besides a countdown party at Marina Bay, there are other fun options in Singapore for those who do not want to squeeze with an expected crowd of over 250,000 people. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: The Education Ministry (MOE) is stepping up its recruitment drive. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: 'Real-world learning' was the buzz phrase for the education sector in Singapore in 2008. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: The Housing and Development Board (HDB) launched two new housing projects in Choa Chu Kang and Punggol on Tuesday in its last sales exercise of the year. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Mount Faber Road and Mount Faber Loop will be closed to traffic on New Year's Eve (December 31), from 10pm to the following morning (January 1) at 1am. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE : It was business as usual when the staff at the Cortina Watch boutique at Raffles City closed shop on Christmas Day. But they returned the next morning to a shocking discovery - the loss of timepieces with a net cost of S$7.9 million from their stock. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE : Singapore's Foreign Ministry has urged all parties in the Gaza conflict to exercise maximum restraint and work towards an early re-establishment of the ceasefire. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: New EZ Link cards, which are compliant to a new standard called Contactless ePurse Application (CEPAS), have gone on sale on Monday. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE : Police have arrested a 14-year-old boy believed to be involved in a series of burglaries in Sembawang. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: The Communicable Disease Centre (CDC) says the Bangladeshi worker found dead on Sunday at Tagore Lane had died of chickenpox. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: The Singapore Flyer has postponed its meeting with tenants for yet another day. Some F&B outlets said they have lost tens of thousands of dollars in takings over the Christmas period because of the closure of the Flyer. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: The Trade and Industry Ministry has reappointed Mr Cedric Foo and Mr Simon Israel as chairmen of JTC Corporation (JTC) and Singapore Tourism Board (STB) respectively. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) will kick off in Singapore in 2010, but the buzz has already started. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Key highlights in Singapore's legal arena in 2008 include the Pedra Branca case, former National Kidney Foundation (NKF) chief TT Durai's jail term and alleged exorcism in a church. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Singapore and Vietnam held an inaugural Defence Policy Dialogue on Monday. - [Read more]