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By George, the US finally talks about going green
AMERICAN presidents in the second half of their second term are usually lame ducks: They represent a quickly fading past, rather than the future. Yet, even by such traditional standards, President George W. Bush may be more 'lame' than most of... [Read more]

Singaporean jailed in JB for illegal entry returns home
SHE'S back. The Singaporean woman jailed for entering Malaysia with her passport unstamped has been released and deported. Malaysian immigration officers told The Straits Times they released Miss Cai Hui Si late on Tuesday night. Earlier, it had seemed that an... [Read more]

Rise of sea levels 'will hit big nations too'
NEW DELHI - SMALL island states are most vulnerable, but even Indonesia, Thailand and China will feel the backlash as global warming causes sea levels to rise. That is the warning from the scientist who chaired the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate... [Read more]

Despite model drawing, pupils still stumped by problem sums
IF DEMAND is born out of a need, there must be some inadequacy in model drawing that impels parents and pupils to seek alternative means to tackle problem solving.Pupils continue to be stumped by problem sums despite the prolific use of... [Read more]

Companies in brief
SALES HEAD FOR MEDIACORPMEDIACORP has appointed Mr James Yip as head of all its advertising sales across television, radio and print.The appointment, which is effective from April 1, will put Mr Yip in charge of airtime sales across all of MediaCorp's... [Read more]

Dangerous to play nationalist card, Bangkok Post warns
IN A commentary headlined 'Playing the nationalist card', Thailand's English-language daily Bangkok Post yesterday said the nationalist card could end up being a dangerous one to play.The column, by Editorial Pages Editor Atiya Achakulwisut, said: 'It's likely the National Stadium will... [Read more]

Bye to paper files - nursing students get PDAs
STUDENTS of nursing at Ngee Ann Polytechnic will be the first in Asia to have instant information at their fingertips.About 200 of them will be toting personal digital assistants (PDAs), which will enable them to access huge databases on drugs, diseases... [Read more]

Media watchdog's chairman makes coveted list
FOR A man whose job involves developing the Singapore media industry, Dr Tan Chin Nam is getting something of a media profile of his own.Dr Tan, chairman of the Media Development Authority (MDA), has been named by British-based trade publication Television... [Read more]

Virtual makeover
Trying on make-up need no longer be messy. Waving an item with a radio frequency identification tag before a virtual make-up system, a sales clerk at Tokyo's Mitsukoshi department store yesterday demonstrated how she would look with the make-up - without... [Read more]

It will be hot, dry days ahead for Singapore
AFTER the severe storms and floods in recent weeks, Singaporeans should prepare for unusually hot and dry weather in the next two months.Bring on the sunshades and sunscreen, say the weathermen and climate experts.The reason: Singapore is now in the second... [Read more]

Environmentalists in India cry foul
THE new report on climate change, with its dire warnings, has shifted the onus onto governments to halt activities that trigger climate change. In China and India - the two Asian nations that face the challenge of how to develop economically... [Read more]