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The formation of an international legal support committee was announced to explore a wide variety of international and human rights law options to assist Singaporean opposition party leader Dr Chee Soon Juan. - [Read more]

Preliminary statistics in August from the Monetary Authority of Singapore show that total debt to individuals stand at$112 billion - almost 10 per cent up over a period of 12 months. - [Read more]

From Nov 1, advertisement tag-lines such as Fares from $0 or 15,000 seats going for only $0.01 one-way here will be a thing of the past. - [Read more]

Singapores DBS Bank has started compensating retail investors who bought structured products linked to the collapsed Lehman Brothers. These are cases which did not meet bank standards. But DBS refused to say how much was paid out and to how many people. - [Read more]

Motorists will be able to pay ERP charges with their Visa or MasterCard credit cards from Nov 5. But they will have to subscribe to a new service at monthly fee of $2.50. All charges will be reflected in their monthly credit card bills. - [Read more]

Resentment in Singapore is mounting over an increasing number of immigrant workers, as the country changes under an aggressive immigration policy aimed at boosting growth. Locals fear the plan increases competition for jobs, an anxiety being stoked at a time of recession. - [Read more]

Singapores loansharking and related harassment cases have fallen by 9.3 percent in the first six months.

Chinese President Hu Jintao met on Thursday morning at the Great Hall of the People with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong who is here to attend the seventh Asia-Europe Meeting to be held on Oct.

Question: Does Diet Affect Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Risk? All over the world the incidence of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) is increasing, and no one knows precisely why. Are changing dietary habits an important cause of this trend? Does what you eat affect your risk of lymphoma? - [Read more]

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will make an official visit to China from October 22 to 27 in conjunction with his attendance at the ASEM VII Summit, the government announced Tuesday.

It will open its doors only at the end of next year, but Marina Bay Sands is beginning its hunt today for the 10,000 employees it will need. - [Read more]

With rising construction costs and a space crunch in Singapore, local researchers are exploring cheaper alternatives to land reclamation. - [Read more]

Has the sub-prime loan crisis in the US led to a more cautious approach to housing loans by banks in Singapore? In a bid to avoid mistakes that sent the American banking industry into a tailspin, Singapore banks have tightened their criteria for approving housing loans. - [Read more]

With Singapores economy now in a technical recession and businesses expected to start slashing costs to remain viable, the threat of retrenchment looms large for some. And it is no surprise that working mothers who are going on or already on maternity leave are feeling jittery about their jobs. - [Read more]

They clapped and cheered, about 600 of them, in the biggest outdoor rally Singapore had seen in years. Most in the crowd had not attended a protest before, but on Oct 11 they openly vented anger at financial institutions over the possibility of losing their money in investments soured by global market turmoil. - [Read more]

The Governments move last week to guarantee bank deposits in Singapore was necessary to keep local banks competitive and to prevent deposits from flowing out to other countries. - [Read more]

Budgets for environmental programmes in Singapore that have an impact on public health will not be affected despite the recession here. But there may be some belt-tightening when it comes to other projects, such as public education programmes on conservation and recycling. - [Read more]

Singapores economy, which fell into a recession in the third quarter, will see growth remaining weak for "several quarters" though inflationary pressures will take time to ease, the countrys trade minister said on Monday. - [Read more]

Singaporeans have been heading to places such as Thailand and Malaysia for less pricey treatments, including Lasik and plastic surgery, for several years now. - [Read more]

Singapores government has defended itself against a charge of using defamation suits to stifle dissent, saying they are necessary for protection against unfounded allegations by political opponents. - [Read more]