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  • Singapores exports continue to fall

    Singapore's external trade continued to fall in the first quarter of this year, with declines for total trade, non-oil domestic exports (NODX) and non-oil re-exports (NORX), the city-state's trade promotion agency, International Enterprise Singapore, said Thursday. This is the third consecutive quarter of decrease for both total trade and NODX. According to the data, the NODX, a key gauge of ...

  • Disabled-friendly ship docks in Singapore as part of trip around the world

    Lord Nelson tall ship is berthing in Singapore waters for the next few weeks as part of her voyage around the world. With her mixed crew of both able-bodied and disabled sailors, the ship aims to spread the message of inclusion and equality. During the 23-month odyssey, as part of the Norton Rose Sail the World Challenge, she will visit 30 countries in seven continents. The ship started sailing ...

  • Fast Furious 6 stars surprised by car prices in Singapore interview video shared

    A six-minute video showing the stars of the movie Fast & Furious 6 astounded by car prices in Singapore has been shared rapidly around the world.The clip showing actors Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Gina Carano and Luke Evans trying to to guess how much cars cost here is now one of the highest-viewed on online television site RazorTV (razortv.com.sg)Straits Times Life! journalist John Lui, ...

  • Car reduced to metal heap after catching fire near CTE entrance

    A car that caught fire near the entrance of the Central Expressway (CTE) earlier this afternoon was reduced to an ashen tangle of metal after the flames were extinguished by Singapore Civil Defence (SCDF) officers. -- ST PHOTO: KELVIN LIM ...

  • US family leaves Singapore frustrated with inquest

    SINGAPORE -; The parents of an American software engineer found dead in his Singapore apartment last year left the city-state Thursday before the end of a coroner's inquest, saying they had lost faith in the process. Their lawyer said they would push for a U.S. congressional ...


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The Producers

The Producers

The Producers was Mel Brooks feature film debut back in 1968, and its outrageous satire of questionable show-business scruples announced the full arrival of a major comic talent. Brooks early 1970s films continued that streak, with Blazing Saddles (1974) and Young Franke ... ...

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  • Singapore to Host IADC Seminar

    For (future) decision makers and their advisors in governments, port and harbour authorities, off-shore companies and other organisations that have to execute dredging projects, the International Association of Dredging Companies organises the International Seminar on Dredging and ...

  • Parents of dead US man leave Singapore before end of inquest hope Congress will investigate

    SINGAPORE - The parents of an American software engineer found dead in his Singapore apartment last year have left the city-state before the end of a coroner's inquest. They say they have lost faith in the process and their lawyer says they will push for a U.S. congressional investigation. Rick and Mary Todd believe their son Shane Truman Todd was murdered in June 2012 and that evidence of ...

  • President appoints 103 honorary Aides-de-Camp at Istana ceremony

    President Tony Tan Keng Yam officiated the appointment ceremony of 103 Honorary Aides-de-Camp (ADCs) at the Istana on Thursday morning. Currently, the President has three full-time ADCs. Honorary ADCs assist these full-time ADCs in the discharge of their duties to the President by helping in areas such as receiving guests and serving as liaison officers for VIPs or emcees at official events, to ...

  • Former accounts officer forged 95 cheques and pocketed $634000

    A former accounts officer with a trading and services company who forged 95 company cheques and misappropriated $634,000 was jailed for 50 months on Thursday, May 22, 2013. -- ST POSED PHOTO: WANG HUI ...

  • Public to vote for names of 16 Thomson Line stations

    Members of the public may now vote for their preferred names for the 16 Thomson Line (TSL) stations. Starting from Thursday, they may vote online through the Land Transport Authority's (LTA) portal until June 17. -- PHOTO: ...

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