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Bush's duty to get US out of Iraq, says Hillary
WASHINGTON - ON HER first presidential campaign tour, Mrs Hillary Clinton said President George W. Bush has made a mess of Iraq, and it is his responsibility to 'extricate' the United States from the situation.It would be 'the height of irresponsibility'... [Read more]

Catch fine arts on last day of Nafa open house
TODAY is the last day of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Nafa) three-day open house. The highlight is a fashion show to be staged by Nafa students who won two major design contests held in conjunction with Singapore Fashion Week... [Read more]

US housing starts hit 10-year low
WASHINGTON - HOME builders in the United States started work on the fewest number of new houses since August 1997 as a glut of unsold homes discouraged new projects.Housing starts slumped 14.3 per cent to an annual pace of 1.408 million,... [Read more]

Why Somkid was picked to be economic adviser
DR SOMKID Jatusripitak's brief tenure as an economic adviser to the Thai government put the spotlight again on why he was appointed in the first place. Five possible reasons were offered by The Nation newspaper yesterday: He was brought in so... [Read more]

More caution will be exercised when dealing with editing of CPR video demo
I refer to the letter, 'Danger in speeding up TV life-saving demo' (Online Forum, Jan 22).We thank Mr Ang Chee Beng for his feedback on MediaCorp TV Channel 8's production Fact Or Fiction?We would like to assure him that it is... [Read more]

Counsellors on hand
VOLUNTEER counsellors will be on hand to help parents and students make informed choices after the O-level results are released today.One of the agencies providing such a service is the Singapore Indian Development Association (Sinda).Students can call or e-mail the counsellors... [Read more]

Hosts Inter's poor defence allows Valencia to draw 2-2
MILAN - INTER Milan may be 14 points clear at the top of the Italian Serie A after 16 consecutive wins, but their Champions League hopes hang in the balance after a 2-2 home draw against Valencia. Inter's domestic domination counted... [Read more]

Re-opening of airport may be costly: Airlines
BANGKOK - AIRLINES warned yesterday that re-opening Bangkok's old Don Muang airport could prove costly and confusing for the millions of tourists who are vital to Thailand's economy. Thailand's military-installed government opted on Tuesday to re-open the nearly century-old air hub... [Read more]

Directors' Trades
INNOVALUES CHIEF RAISES DIRECT HOLDING THE chairman and chief executive of Innovalues Precision yesterday bought 80,000 shares in his own company at $1.11 apiece. Mr Goh Leng Tse paid $88,800 for the shares, raising his direct stake to 15.11 per cent... [Read more]

North Korean leader's son 'living quiet life in Macau'
HONG KONG - THE eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has been living a low-key but well-off life in Macau for the past three years, a Hong Kong paper reported yesterday. Mr Kim Jong Nam, 35, and his... [Read more]

240, 000 new PRs, citizens in next 5 years
SINGAPORE can expect to add about 200,000 permanent residents (PRs) and 40,000 citizens to its fold in the next five years, if it draws the same numbers as it did in the last five years.This is part of the three- pronged... [Read more]