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General insurers turn to Govt as workplace injury claims rise
A SPATE of costly lawsuits by construction workers seeking bumper payouts has prompted general insurers to seek government action. General insurers have asked the Ministry of Manpower to increase the benefit limits stipulated under the Workmen's Compensation Act. The limits have... [Read more]

China's power shortage woes easing
BEIJING - AFTER four years of power blackouts and fuel shortages, China will have enough coal, oil and electricity to meet its ravenous demand for energy this year, said the country's economic planning agency.However, transporting the coal and oil to power... [Read more]

Liverpool to win
'Liverpool will win 1-0. The off-the-pitch nonsense is affecting Chelsea's play.I hope Bellamy plays, because every time he's on, Liverpool have more bite.'GLENN ONG, Radio DJ'Ordinarily, I would pick Chelsea to beat Liverpool. But, given their recent injury woes and problems... [Read more]

Tsang warns against calls for conservation
HONG KONG - HONG Kong's leader yesterday sought to calm growing anger over the destruction of the territory's heritage sites, but insisted the past could not be preserved at the expense of the future. In a radio speech on Radio Television... [Read more]

ERP rates at three expressways to go up by 50 cents
ELECTRONIC road-pricing rates are going up next week. When the next round of revisions kicks in on Monday, it will cost as much as $4 per pass for car owners - the highest since ERP was introduced in 1998.The new rate... [Read more]

Temasek invests in Guangzhou developer: Report
BEIJING - TEMASEK Holdings, Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank have invested US$400 million (S$615 million) in Hengda Real Estate Group, a developer in Guangzhou, Shanghai Securities News reported, citing unidentified sources.The combined investment makes up about 8 per cent of the... [Read more]

Mortar attack on Baghdad school leaves 5 girls dead
BAGHDAD - MORTAR shells hit the courtyard of a girls' school in a mostly Sunni Arab neighbourhood of Baghdad on Sunday, killing five pupils and wounding 20. On the same day, a US helicopter crashed during fierce fighting between Iraqi government... [Read more]

5-year target set to resolve older workers' job woes
A FIVE-YEAR target has been set for Singapore to make 'significant progress' in tackling the problem of jobless older workers. On the horizon: even a law making it compulsory for companies to re-hire workers after the retirement age of 62. Setting... [Read more]

US warns of investor flight if trade talks with Malaysia fail
KUALA LUMPUR - THE United States warned yesterday that failure of free trade talks with Malaysia would send a message that the two countries were 'not open for business', and said next week's round would be critical.Deputy US Trade Representative Karan... [Read more]

Fewer floods soon with works to be completed early
SINGAPORE's flood management system will be significantly improved from next year, when the Marina Barrage and work to raise roads and widen drains should be complete. The Public Utilities Board (PUB) is bringing forward plans to keep Commonwealth Avenue, Cuscaden Road,... [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]