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  • Japan sinks Singapore at Sudirman Cup

    Japan showed all-round strength by sweeping aside Singapore 5-0 in their group match at the Sudirman Cup here Monday. Hiroyuki Endo and Kenichi Hayakawa made it 1-0 for Japan in the men's doubles by beating Chrisnanta Danny Bawa and Terry Zhao 21-7, 21-18. World No.24 Gu Juan of Singapore was beaten by No.10 Minatsu Mitani at 21-10, 21-19 in women's singles while in men's singles, Derek Wong ...

  • Indian jailed in Singapore for prostitution

    A 24-year-old Indian man has been jailed by a court in Singapore for managing a prostitution ring. Kothandan Vinod has pleaded guilty to managing three Indian women after promising each of them a salary of Rs.30,000 (S$684) to work as prostitutes in Singapore, the Straits Times reported Monday. Vinod was in Singapore on business for less than a week when he was caught. Two of the women - ...

  • STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-SingTel dips on broker downgrade

    OCBC cut its rating on the sector. "In the search for yield, telco stocks have done very well, rising some 14 percent to 26 percent year to date, versus the STI's 9 percent climb," OCBC said in a report. "However, given the still-muted outlook, we believe that the share prices have run up too much, too quickly, and this has driven yields down to below 5 ...

  • Singapore firms need to be globally competitive IE Singapore

    trade as the backbone of its small, resource-scarce economy. But the cross-border exchange of goods and services in modern-day Singapore has come a long way from its humble origins. ...

  • STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-Keppel REIT falls after parent firm trims stake

    stake in the trust for S$280 million ($223 million). The price fall came after Keppel REIT marched to a 5-1/2-year high of S$1.63 last week, rallying more than 20 percent so far this year and outperforming a 13 percent rise in the sector index. An analyst at a foreign brokerage said the uncertainty of a new shareholder and concerns about further stake sales by Keppel Corp weighed on ...


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Lola Montès [DVD]

Lola Montès [DVD]

As a swan song for the great German director Max Ophuls, Lola Monts is a fitting testament to the enormity of his vision even as it proved to be a controversial punctuation mark on the end of his impressive career, which spanned three decades and two continents. After his triumphant ... ...

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  • Shane Todd inquiry Parents US-based expert recants finding that Dr Todd was strangled

    Shane Todd's family is back at courts for the coroner's inquiry into the death of Shane Todd, on 21 May 2013. (front) Shane's parents, Mary and Rick, (back from left) Dylan (Shane's brother), Corynne ( Chet's wife), (checked shirt) John (Shane's brother), Chet (Shane's brother). The expert witness who suggested that American researcher Shane Todd was murdered, ...

  • Excess pilots Singapore Airlines waives cadets bonds

    pilot s have been told that until Sept 30, those who quit may have their bonds waived. The usual payback for leaving before serving the seven-year work bond can be more than S$250,000 ...

  • Qantas brings pre-flight meal ordering to London Singapore

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  • Singaporeans seek in-flight WiFi

    Singaporeans are prepared to pay for their most desired form of in-flight entertainment, WiFi, new research has revealed. 42 percent of passengers would happily pay to access the internet at 30,000 feet, according to survey results released by Skyscanner. More than a quarter of respondents said they would fork out cash for access to live television, but 35 percent would happily part with ...

  • Beware online love scams women told

    Women cheated in Internet love scams will front a new campaign to educate others about the dangers of online dating. Money transfer company Western Union is coming up with the drive as it regularly receives requests from female customers to transfer money overseas to foreign men they met online. Many of the women realise later that their boyfriends - who have not met them in person - are ...

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