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Falling steel bar kills worker at prime Orchard site
A THAI construction worker died at an Orchard Road worksite yesterday, suffering serious head injuries after being hit by a 12m-long steel bar that fell off a crane. Mr Kaewswang Wong, 50, was walking under the crane when the accident happened.... [Read more]

New house owner told to clear debts of ex-owner
RECENTLY, I bought a landed property in Jalan Senang. The house was already cable-wired when I bought it. When I tried to subscribe to cable TV, little did I realise I had triggered a bombshell that landed right on my head.StarHub... [Read more]

China's economic boom throws up new challenges
BEIJING - THE Chinese economy has been surpassing growth expectations for years and its 2006 gross domestic product figures even beat the confident predictions made by senior officials.Last year's 10.7 per cent increase in output, which topped Beijing's forecast of 10.5... [Read more]

Horse bites man at children's zoo
ON SUNDAY, a father carrying his year-old son in his arms was bitten by a horse in the Children's World Animal Land section at the Singapore Zoo.Mr Karl Verhulst, 39, said: 'It stretched over the 1.3m-tall barrier and in a flash... [Read more]

Pregnant woman jailed for robbing doctor
A YOUNG woman who together with her husband and another man robbed a doctor was yesterday sent to jail for four years - but the victim is still living in fear.This was the second attack at his central Singapore clinic in... [Read more]

Stomp poll
SHOULD Steve McClaren recall David Beckham to the England squad? Log on to http://epl.stomp.com.sg to vote and air your views.... [Read more]

Govt shows its capitalist head, socialist heart
A CAN-DO Budget with buzz. And one that positions Singapore to run the next lap of the global economy, even as it beefs up social-security spending to take care of those who can't run as fast. That's what Second Finance Minister... [Read more]

Banks bail out pension fund borrowers
SHANGHAI - COMPANIES are turning to banks for loans to repay money borrowed from a Shanghai pension fund, which allegedly had much of its money diverted into illegal lending by corrupt officials.Shanghai's media reports also said yesterday that advisers to the... [Read more]

Pioneer JC students rally peers to help boost blood bank
MOVED by a Straits Times report, a group of Pioneer Junior College (PJC) students have got more than 300 of their peers to sign up to donate blood. Students cheerfully trooped to the donation drive on Wednesday at the college. The... [Read more]

Fortune-tellers predict two years of unrest
BANGKOK - THAILAND'S most famous soothsayers concluded a national meeting on Thursday with a gloomy prognosis for the kingdom, foreseeing two calamitous years of unrest and even the odd political assassination. Big names in fortune-telling from all over the country gathered... [Read more]

Woman sues club that suspended her over marital status
A WOMAN is suing her country club for suspending her membership because of a dispute over her marital status.Singapore Island Country Club (SICC) insisted its former vice-captain of the ladies' golfing sub-committee, Madam Kay Swee Pin, 53, was not legally married... [Read more]