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Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for deadly Algeria blasts
ALGIERS - AN AL-QAEDA cell has claimed responsibility for a series of car bomb attacks which killed six people and left 13 injured in Algeria's Kabylie region on Tuesday.The bombs were planted near police stations in two districts and exploded almost... [Read more]

MacRitchie to get bigger carpark
FOR those who drive, visiting MacRitchie Reservoir Park will be more convenient by the year end when a new carpark is ready.It will consolidate the park's current three carparks into a larger, double-storey one. When completed by November, the new carpark... [Read more]

Ad agencies put more effort into public relations
ADVERTISING agencies are boosting the role of public relations as a way of drumming up business and enhancing their visibility in a competitive industry. Where PR was once an afterthought, these agencies are now employing skilled operators for tasks that range... [Read more]

Healthy demand
WHAT is fuelling demand for doctors: Patients who are better educated and want to know more, causing consultation time to go up. This is good, as 'a committed patient, who is better informed, is more likely to take greater responsibility for... [Read more]

Tears from Best Player
NOH Alam Shah broke into tears as he spoke to The Straits Times moments after winning the Asean Football Championship in Bangkok yesterday. The joy of retaining the trophy, being named the tournament's Best Player, and being crowned Top Scorer with... [Read more]

Federer ties with Connors
NEW YORK - ROGER Federer is set to break Jimmy Connors' record for consecutive weeks atop the men's tennis rankings. The Swiss took over the world No. 1 spot in the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour rankings on Feb 2, 2004.... [Read more]

Clarke, Westwood for Singapore Masters
THEY were victorious teammates on the European side that took home last year's Ryder Cup. But Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke and England's David Howell and Lee Westwood will be fighting it out for the US1.1 million (S$1.65 million) prize at the... [Read more]

Toddler falls into pot of curry
Two-year-old Mu'az Mohd Roselan was playing beside a pot of curry at his grandmother's home in Kuala Nerang, near Alor Star, the Kedah state capital, last Friday when he fell into it. He suffered 50 per cent burns on his body,... [Read more]

Myriad of problems signing up for the mio plan
Being a SingTel subscriber for more than 10 years, I was happy to learn about the new mio plan last month. But my joy soon turned into a miserable experience even though I took the trouble to read everything about the... [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]

Redraw lines in bays to show right of way
I WANT to make two points about bus-stop arrangements.The first is terminological. The place where a vehicle may stop beside the road is a lay-by rather than a bay, an area for vehicles to stop or park. In Singapore, all bus... [Read more]