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The Electric Newpaper - Singapore news. Find the latest news reports here.

Total news: 4246
Last news: November 20, 2008 22:00:00

THE police raid on 200 supporters at a Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih) anniversary rally in Petaling Jaya yesterday has been criticised by opposition groups. - [Read more]

LONG, long ago, in the days before television, the standards of taste, manners and even pronunciation were laid down by the BBC. - [Read more]

ONE would not allow an animal to go through what I have endured. - [Read more]

PICTURE a 37m-tall, 1,000-tonne windmill that is submerged under the sea and you get a good idea of what the SeaGen Tidal Energy generator is. - [Read more]

MR Warren Buffet bought his Omaha, Nebraska, home way back in 1958 for US$31,500 ($47,000). - [Read more]

MRS Chua Eng Suak has seen it all in her 32 years as a teacher in a vocational institute. - [Read more]

THE Seremban Umno divisional delegates meeting yesterday turned ugly after a fight brokeout. - [Read more]

HER neighbours flat was on fire - and she didnt think twice about the danger she herself faced. - [Read more]

DONT shed tears for me. Imam Samudra had stated that in his will. - [Read more]

Its one thing to appreciate a beautiful painting. You think of something like the Mona Lisa and most people can, to different degrees, appreciate how beautiful it is. But when you mention a forest of slippers or an artist writing Buddhist sutras on tofu, the first reaction is going to be, That sounds ridiculous, because how are we supposed to appreciate that? - [Read more]

THE typical visitor at a high-brow art show has a signature walk. - [Read more]

THE Halifax/Bank of Scotland (HBOS), Britains biggest mortgage lender, was a beneficiary of a £11.5 billion ($27b) bailout by the government to get over the credit crisis. - [Read more]

HOMELESS people, abused maids, troubled foreign workers, the elderly destitute, and even tourists who cannot find a hotel room for the night. - [Read more]

THE two brothers liked tinkering with gadgets and modifying them. - [Read more]

IF you had met Prince Omar Jihad Yusuf, you would have thought he was the real deal. - [Read more]

GUN lovers in the US are reaching for their wallets. - [Read more]

WHAT do UBS, ING and the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) have in common? - [Read more]

HER ability to shock and upset people is not restricted to the political arena. - [Read more]

BAD times mean good times for some retailers. - [Read more]

DEAR President-elect Obama, - [Read more]