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Climate change report to fuel debate on global warming
WHAT IT IS THE Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will release its report, said to be the most complete overview of climate change, in Paris on Friday. The draft report, prepared by some 2,500 scientists, is expected to warn of... [Read more]

MediShield basic coverage continues in any upgrade
IN THE letter, 'Should man upgrade his medical insurance?' (ST, Jan 20), Ms Nelly Yanty asked if someone who had a medical condition should upgrade to a different Shield plan. For all Medisave-approved integrated Shield plans, there are two components. The... [Read more]

TT Int'l pays $13.5m for Novena's furniture arm
HOME-GROWN TT International, which owns and distributes consumer electronics products under the Akira brand, has bought Novena Holdings' core furniture arm for $13.5 million. It plans to incorporate the business into its existing consumer electronics retail stores in Singapore and Indonesia... [Read more]

11 passengers hurt in HK train fire
HONG KONG - A SHORT-CIRCUITED transformer on a train exploded inside Hong Kong's West Rail tunnel and started a blaze on Wednesday morning. Eleven commuters were injured and hospitalised while some 1,100 had to be evacuated from the smoke-filled tunnel following... [Read more]

Charity listings
CHARITY BAZAAR Discover decorative knick-knacks and gift ideas from the 200 booths at this bazaar organised by The Concept Markets, a start-up enterprise by two Singapore Management University (SMU) graduates. All proceeds will go to the Society for the Physically Disabled... [Read more]

CitySpring listing to raise up to $315m
CITYSPRING Infrastructure Trust, Singapore's biggest initial public offering (IPO) so far this year, could raise up to $315 million. The Temasek-backed entity launched its IPO yesterday with a projected tax-free distribution yield of between 6.7 per cent and 7.7 per cent,... [Read more]

CapitaLand, DBS issues hog limelight
IN A week where CapitaLand and DBS Bank announced results that surpassed expectations, warrants on the two counters hogged the most active list. The property developer reported a 35.6 per cent jump in full-year net profit to $1.02 billion last Wednesday.... [Read more]

Kirkland still seething over Henry's taunt
LONDON - WIGAN goalkeeper Chris Kirkland was still fuming about his treatment by Arsenal captain Thierry Henry long after his side lost 1-2 on Sunday.Henry had taunted Kirkland after he conceded an own goal.Although the pair exchanged a handshake at the... [Read more]

Jail term cut on appeal for 'Stone Age man'
A COURT case that had all the trappings of a Korean television drama closed with a slightly happier ending for its male protagonist yesterday, when his sentence was reduced on appeal. South Korean student Lim Young Rak was originally given an... [Read more]

Airline high-handed and of no help to my sick niece
My niece who is studying in England took a flight on KLM back to Singapore on Jan 13. She had a confirmed flight back to England on Jan 22 (KL838) at 11.15pm. Two days before her departure, she fell ill and... [Read more]

Cold War foes meet as defence chiefs
WHEN US Defence Secretary Robert Gates shook hands in Seville with his Russian counterpart Sergei Ivanov, it was a Cold War reunion of sorts.As a Soviet analyst, Mr Gates rose to the top of the Central Intelligence Agency during the Cold... [Read more]