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New programme to boost cargo security on passenger aircraft launched
Channel NewsAsia - 1 hour 46 minutes agoSINGAPORE: Industry estimates show that about a million pieces of cargo pass through passenger planes every month and this is a weak link that could be potentially exploited by terrorists. More »
Singapore plays host to regional bhangra competition
Channel NewsAsia - 2 hours 51 minutes agoSINGAPORE: Multi—ethnic dance teams from Singapore, Malaysia, India and Australia competed for the region’s top bhangra team honours on Saturday. More »
Almost 9 in 10 S’poreans aware of aims of Yellow Ribbon Project
Channel NewsAsia - Tuesday, September 9SINGAPORE: Almost nine in 10 Singaporeans can tell you what the Yellow Ribbon Project is all about, according to a public perception survey in 2007. More »
Expect thrills and spills at Singapore F1
Channel NewsAsia - Monday, September 8SINGAPORE: Singapore will host the world’s first Formula One city night race at the end of this month. But the entire race track will be lit up as if it was daylight. More »
New fund to help low—income families pay for pre—school
Channel NewsAsia - Monday, September 8SINGAPORE: A new fund has been set up to help low—income families pay for pre—school. More »
FM George Yeo says townships for foreign workers being considered
Channel NewsAsia - Monday, September 8SINGAPORE: The Ministry of National Development (MND) is "seriously considering how to create townships for foreign workers which are sustainable and self—contained", Foreign Minister George Yeo told reporters at a community event on Sunday. More »
Nair back in court for allegedly insulting High Court judges
Channel NewsAsia - Monday, September 8SINGAPORE: Former Singaporean lawyer Gopalan Nair was back in court on Monday for allegedly insulting two High Court judges — Belinda Ang and Lai Sui Chiu. More »
Three new sports associations set up to prepare for YOG
Channel NewsAsia - Monday, September 8SINGAPORE: Three new National Sports Associations — handball, wrestling and modern pentathlon — have been set up ahead of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) to ensure that Singapore is represented in all 26 sports when it hosts the Games in 2010. More »
Two Singaporeans shortlisted for South Pole expedition
Channel NewsAsia - Monday, September 8SINGAPORE: Two Singapore women have been shortlisted from 80 applicants for an expedition to the South Pole. More »
Malls gear up for F1, but retailers still cautious
Channel NewsAsia - Monday, September 8SINGAPORE: Never mind that 100,000 spectators are expected to descend on the Marina Bay area. Even all—out efforts by the management of shopping centres to tap the crowds have yet to dispel the lingering doubts of retailers that their cash tills will be ringing during Singapore’s inaugural Formula 1 race at the end of the month. More »
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