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Go ahead! Use algebra if you want to
I refer to the letter, 'Can algebra be used to solve PSLE maths problems?' (ST, Feb 12), by Mr Lim Boon Tong.Go ahead and use algebra if your child can do so correctly.To set the record straight, primary school children are... [Read more]

Family political tradition
ESTRADAS Mrs Luisa 'Loi' Estrada is the wife of former president Joseph Estrada, who is under house arrest and awaiting the verdict in his marathon plunder trial, which ended last year. After her husband's ouster in 2001, Mrs Estrada - a... [Read more]

War on fakes goes digital as S'pore targets online pirates
SINGAPORE, already relentless on those who hawk fakes on the streets, has been stepping up action against online peddlers too. Last week, police charged a 31-year-old man who tried to sell fake Calvin Klein jeans through the Internet. He is now... [Read more]

Gas water heaters linked to three deaths
TOKYO - GAS water heaters manufactured by Japan's Rinnai Corp have been linked to at least three deaths over the past seven years, according to industry ministry officials.Japan's Ministry of Trade and Industry issued a statement late week detailing the poisonings... [Read more]

Where is Iraq's radical Shi'ite cleric Sadr?
BAGHDAD - A ROW has broken out over the whereabouts of cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr, the leader of one of the most dangerous factions in the vicious sectarian war gripping Iraq. American officials insist the firebrand cleric has fled to Iran, ahead... [Read more]

Tears from Best Player
NOH Alam Shah broke into tears as he spoke to The Straits Times moments after winning the Asean Football Championship in Bangkok yesterday. The joy of retaining the trophy, being named the tournament's Best Player, and being crowned Top Scorer with... [Read more]

Sports world
FANDI OFF TO WINNING STARTPURWAKARTA (Indonesia): Former Singapore soccer star Fandi Ahmad started his coaching career here on a high note. His Pelita Jaya Purwakarta side defeated Persikabo Bogor 1-0 on Sunday. A delighted Fandi told PA Sport: 'With this opportunity,... [Read more]

Trouble ahead in the property market?
THE property market is starting to give off that scent of money once again.With prices shooting up at the luxury end of the market, talk that a small number of people have made paper gains worth millions of dollars is now... [Read more]

BOJ officials meet on rates as govt pressure eases
TOKYO - BANK of Japan (BOJ), still smarting from criticism it bowed to government pressure last month, was due to hold a meeting yesterday to discuss an interest rate rise amid an apparent easing of the political heat. Market watchers see... [Read more]

Sailor dad dies while watching son sail
A PROUD father who set out to sea to watch his youngest son take part in a sailing contest was found slumped on a nearby beach on Sunday. The boy came in fourth out of 178 participants, but the thrill of... [Read more]

Court turns down 2nd bid to throw out lawsuit
THE Far Eastern Economic Review failed in a second attempt to throw out a defamation suit brought against it by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew.The Hong Kong-based magazine's publisher, Review Publishing, and its editor Hugo... [Read more]