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An SMS novel from the land of Nokia
HELSINKI (FINLAND) - A NOVEL in which the entire narrative consists of mobile-phone text messages was published on Wednesday in Finland, home of the world's top handset maker Nokia. The Last Messages tells the story of a fictitious information technology executive... [Read more]

Investments in S'pore last year hit record $13b
SINGAPORE attracted investments last year that will eventually add $13.4 billion annually to the economy - a record for a single year - and generate almost 27,000 new jobs. The figure, up from 2005's $10.8 billion, was achieved against intense and... [Read more]

Pension fund scam involved 20 top names
SHANGHAI - AT LEAST 20 officials and businessmen were involved in Shanghai's pension fund scandal, the government said yesterday, giving its fullest account yet of the scandal that rocked the city last year. Eleven party officials and more than 10 others... [Read more]

2 S'poreans die in Ipoh crash
PHOTO: SIN CHEW DAILY Two Singaporeans were killed in a road accident near Ipoh on Tuesday evening. The pair, Mr Mohd Ridzuan Hussein, 25, and Mr Roslan Rahim, 24, were on a motorbike bound for Alor Star in Kedah when their... [Read more]

No headway in Iran's nuke stand-off
DEFYING innumerable United Nations Security Council resolutions, Iran let on earlier this week that it has set up more than 300 centrifuges in two uranium enrichment units at its underground Natanz complex. The country's nuclear programme is therefore set to go... [Read more]

NTUC to sponsor training of SME workers
THE National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) is going to step in and sponsor the training of unionised workers in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Labour chief Lim Swee Say made the promise yesterday to these workers who are rarely sent for... [Read more]

Tears from Best Player
NOH Alam Shah broke into tears as he spoke to The Straits Times moments after winning the Asean Football Championship in Bangkok yesterday. The joy of retaining the trophy, being named the tournament's Best Player, and being crowned Top Scorer with... [Read more]

On lack of support base
'I have to watch and listen and think about what I am supposed to do, because I do not have any support base like a political party - I have to be very careful.' ON DEALING WITH CRITICISM 'I am not... [Read more]

16 killed after fire breaks out on ferry
JAKARTA - A FIRE broke out on an Indonesian ferry carrying 300 passengers yesterday, killing at least 16 and sending panicked passengers jumping into sea. One women slipped beneath the waves, clutching her 18-month-old daughter. More than a dozen remained unaccounted... [Read more]

3 reasons to support Lions
COME to the National Stadium to back the national team against Malaysia tonight.Football Association of Singapore president Ho Peng Kee gave three reasons why: This is the real thing - they are cheering for Singapore, their country, and not some adopted... [Read more]

Standard design for LTA humps
I REFER to the letter, 'Standardise road humps for better ride' by Mr Teng Heng Tin (ST, Feb 7).The Land Transport Authority adopts standard designs for road humps on public roads under our jurisdiction or maintenance. These include height and width... [Read more]