Today's Headlines

All's fair game in the blogosphere - or is it?
KUALA LUMPUR - WHEN a manager of an Islamic insurance company sent an e-mail asking Muslim staff not to offer Deepavali greetings to Hindus last October, it quickly became the talk in this city.The diktat, a show of religious insensitivity, resulted... [Read more]

Two women slipped on VivoCity stairs and fell
ON JAN 6, my friend and I visited VivoCity for the first time. She was on vacation in Singapore.It was 9pm when we went up to the rooftop sky garden where children were still playing in the pools. It was surprising... [Read more]

Sports is not just about winning medals. It's about developing oneself
It has been reported that a multi-million dollar war chest will be set up to help four sports achieve its first Olympic medal. What has sports in Singapore become? Has too much focus been put on the pursuit of medals? Sports... [Read more]

Ethics concern raised about CNBC anchor, Citigroup exec
NEW YORK - THE friendship between TV news anchor Maria Bartiromo and former Citigroup executive Todd Thomson raises questions about ethical boundaries between reporters and their sources, experts said. Mr Thomson found himself out of a job recently after spending US$5... [Read more]

Corporate tax hike overplayed as the reason behind stock market gain
The way our local media reported on the recent 2.3 per cent stocks market gain of Jan 22 - with the ST Index reaching a record high of 3,145 - had created the impression that the impending corporate tax cut was... [Read more]

N. Korea claims deal with US after talks
SEOUL - NORTH Korea said yesterday that it had reached a 'certain agreement' with the US in talks earlier this week in Berlin, and praised the rare direct dialogue between the two bitter foes.US envoy Christopher Hill and the North's Mr... [Read more]

Widow excluded from Safra insurance scheme
I HAD a rude surprise when my husband died late last year.He served his national service and was a captain in the army. He became a Safra member and applied for me to join when we got married.As members of Safra,... [Read more]

Two-tier pricing system at golf course unfair to Employment Pass holders
While the new Marina Bay Golf Course (MBGC) is a welcome addition to the list of courses in Singapore, I feel the management should justify their pricing system. Unfortunately I have not been able to get a satisfactory response from officials... [Read more]

Asian central bankers call for curbs against massive inflows
TOKYO - ASIAN nations need better protection to prevent 'massive' capital inflows from damaging their economies, according to central bank governors from the region. 'In order to increase the ability to absorb external shocks from massive capital flows, the priority seems... [Read more]

Seoul court rejects tobacco lawsuits
SEOUL - A COURT yesterday rejected South Korea's first lawsuits filed seven years ago by lung cancer patients and their families against a tobacco firm.The court said there was no evidence that the disease was caused by smoking cigarettes produced by... [Read more]

Call to permit sale of organs pragmatic
I AGREE with Dr Lee Wei Ling's argument on organ trading ('Ban on organ trading entirely irrational'; ST, Jan 16).As a renal patient myself, I cannot describe adequately the pain and inconvenience that end-stage kidney failure has caused, not only to... [Read more]