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Online scam artists luring many with 'highly paid jobs'
! SCAM ALERT 1: Letter full of spelling mistakes ! SCAM ALERT 2: Recruiter says: Send money first ! SCAM ALERT 3: Job in Britain but agency in Nigeria THE offer was tempting: £600 (S$1,791) a week to work as an... [Read more]

'Alwyn Lim insisted Durai deserved first class travel'
THE Ministry of Health's (MOH) representative to the old National Kidney Foundation (NKF) executive committee yesterday described former vice-chairman Alwyn Lim as one of Mr T.T. Durai's most vociferous supporters. Dr Ling Sing Lin said in court yesterday that Mr Lim... [Read more]

Local index falls as trading slows ahead of long weekend
WHEN traders have the prospect of a long weekend in front of them, not even a pro-business Budget can keep them on the job. Skipping out early was the game plan yesterday and the market showed the indifference with volume dipping... [Read more]

US economy grows at robust 3.5% in 4th quarter
WASHINGTON - THE United States economy grew at a stronger-than-expected pace during the final quarter of last year, a government report showed yesterday.The growth was boosted by robust spending and slowing inflation that more than offset the biggest decline in residential... [Read more]

Daimler cuts jobs at Chrysler, may sell unit
DETROIT - DAIMLERCHRYSLER raised the prospect yesterday of parting ways with Chrysler, its money-losing arm in the United States.It is a move that could unwind a blockbuster 1998 merger creating the world's fifth-biggest carmaker. It also laid out a dramatic restructuring... [Read more]

Forum on what it means to be moderate Muslims
CONCERNED that extreme views abroad may influence Muslims here, Islamic religious leaders are setting out to explain that being moderate is an essential part of being a good Muslim.The term 'moderate Muslim' has been debated within the community and abroad, with... [Read more]

Ma close to indictment in funds scandal
TAIPEI - PROSECUTORS could be close to indicting opposition Kuomintang (KMT) chairman Ma Ying-jeou as they wrap up a probe into his alleged mishandling of government funds.An indictment could complicate Mr Ma's plans to run for president as the KMT candidate... [Read more]

Equity funds given new lease of life in China
BEIJING - CHINA will resume approvals for equity funds late this month as an unusual market boom shows signs of slowing down, giving way to fears of a capital crunch instead, state media said yesterday.At least one equity fund will hit... [Read more]

Swee Say: Partial Workfare will get low-wage workers on CPF scheme
LET a low-wage worker pay half or less than the usual Medisave contribution. But let him get half or more of the Workfare bonus.This 'partial Workfare' approach is being recommended by the labour movement to help low-wage workers who are not... [Read more]

From tuition in hostel to $100k business
IT STARTED off as a small-scale undergraduate operation, with tuition classes being run for schoolchildren out of a university hostel. Now, Mr Kenneth Tan's enrichment centre, called Unipath, has 230 students and had a turnover of $100,000 last year. The 25-year-old... [Read more]

Big security blitz in Baghdad in the works
BAGHDAD - US ARMY engineers tore down houses and surrounded the clearing with concrete blast walls topped with razor wire for neighbourhood bases, the first sign of the coming Baghdad security crackdown. US and Iraqi commanders are assembling a force that... [Read more]