Singapore Babes

All that jazz and art from HK
BIG band music from Hong Kong's Saturday Night Jazz Orchestra filled the air last night, as an arts showcase called Spotlight Hong Kong kicked off at The Arts House. Part of the city's arts exchange with Singapore, it is a sister... [Read more]

Pyongyang's will to disarm still in doubt
BEIJING - PYONGYANG yesterday finally signed on to what observers say is the first concrete step forward in the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula. However, analysts say the jury is still out on whether Pyongyang is committed to a long-term process... [Read more]

CapitaLand's record gain fuels STI rebound
TRADERS swarmed back into the market seeking bargains yesterday, as they shrugged off two days of painful falls and a market that is still somewhat lacklustre overall. Their renewed optimism was driven by hopes that today's Budget will have enough goodies... [Read more]

Quick news
PERSONAL STAMP TO KINDNESSTHOUSANDS of letters exchange hands every day. So what better way to spread the message of kindness than on a postage stamp?The Singapore Kindness Movement and SingPost has picked 10 artwork by children between three and 12 years,... [Read more]

Firm banned from hiring foreign workers at 2 sites
WRITTEN warnings, fines and stop-work orders - construction firm Greatearth has had all of these. But it has not bucked up on its 'very poor safety and health management' record to the satisfaction of the Manpower Ministry (MOM), so it has... [Read more]

World Quickly
PERES THE FAVOURITE TO BE PRESIDENTJERUSALEM: The battle to succeed Israel's disgraced president Moshe Katsav got under way yesterday, with veteran politician Shimon Peres favoured to gain the prestigious post that slipped from his grasp seven years ago.Prime Minister Ehud Olmert... [Read more]

Citigroup to become Citi under new strategy
NEW YORK - HOPING to add customers and sell more products with a coherent marketing strategy, Citigroup said yesterday that it will rebrand itself as 'Citi'.It will also sell its trademark red umbrella to St Paul Travelers. The largest bank in... [Read more]

India, Pakistan vow joint anti-terror effort
NEW DELHI - INDIA and Pakistan vowed yesterday to fight terrorism together, days after a terrorist strike on a train killed 68 people, mostly Pakistanis heading home. The pledge was a clear message to terrorist groups that sought to sully the... [Read more]

India reforms: Only 3% understand
NEW DELHI - INDIA may be registering blistering rates of growth but only 3 per cent of its people understand the economic reforms being implemented and most think they have benefited only the rich, said a survey published yesterday. 'Seventy-two per... [Read more]

Thai coach quits to join Vietnamese club
BANGKOK - THAILAND'S national football coach, Chanvit Phalajivin, has quit his job.The move comes just 21/2 weeks after he led the team to the Asean Championship final, where they lost 2-3 to Singapore on aggregate.The scramble is now on to find... [Read more]

BY DAY: A private school; BY NIGHT: Supplier of vice girls
BY DAY, it appeared to be a private school. At night, it was supplying women for vice-related activities. This was how private school group Ritz Everton Academy was believed to have been operating, until it shut down suddenly in the middle... [Read more]