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Thailand revives tax perk for new listings
BANGKOK - THE Thai government said yesterday that it had renewed a tax incentive for new stock market listings to encourage companies to go public. 'The Cabinet has approved the corporate tax measures,' a spokesman told reporters of a proposed extension... [Read more]

Rescue at hand
PHOTO: REUTERS A helicopter arriving at the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation building to evacuate five people trapped by the flames on the 11th floor. Nobody was hurt as few were working on Sunday morning, but officials say the fire may have... [Read more]

Seven months later, still no answers
SEVEN months after the skeleton of an old woman was found in the toilet of a dilapidated house off Upper Thomson Road, police have still not been able to establish her identity. Yesterday, the Coroner's Court postponed the case for the... [Read more]

Maid walked out after 5 months of abuse
OVER a five-month period, a woman repeatedly hit her maid over work lapses - until the 23-year-old Indonesian eventually walked out.Tay Pey Kei, 26, grabbed whatever was at hand - from a wooden stool to an aluminium pole which broke in... [Read more]

Els betters Woods
BRITAIN'S Graeme McDowell and Ross Fisher upstaged the elite of world golf yesterday.They shared the lead on seven-under-par 65, after the first round of the Dubai Desert Classic. They eclipsed three-time champion Ernie Els, who fired a 66 earlier in the... [Read more]

Taste of the swiss alps
Mr Jens LeHel, 40, and Mr Stephan Freidank, 39, put the finishing touches on the newly installed cable car at Marche VivoCity.The cable car, which operated from 1963 until 1998, was imported from Saas-Fee, a village in Switzerland. It was used... [Read more]

Touting: One lawyer to face judges, another cleared by panel
ENTRAPMENT methods used by private investigators have succeeded in landing one lawyer in trouble for allegedly touting for business, while another has been cleared of wrongdoing.The investigators had evidently been hired by legal rivals to catch the two lawyers in the... [Read more]

Business giants act against climate change
NEW YORK - THE leaders of several worldwide corporations, including Volvo, Citigroup and Wal-Mart, have called for prompt, decisive action on climate change. Nearly 100 companies have endorsed a formal statement to fight for clean energy and against climate change caused... [Read more]

Rocket attack on Shi'ite procession
PESHAWAR - TWO people died in a town in north-western Pakistan when a rocket attack on a Shi'ite Muslim procession sparked a burst of sectarian violence yesterday, police and officers said. The pre-dawn rocket attack was the latest in a string... [Read more]

Try to learn more about other faiths
I APPLAUD Ms Aishah Mohamed's letter ('Don't call non-Muslims infidel or kafir'; ST, Feb 13), for her efforts to clarify certain terms used by some faiths on others.It is essential for people like us, who live in a multi-racial, multi-religious society,... [Read more]

Lions bask in the glow of instant fame
TWO days after taking Singapore into the final of the Asean Championship, the Lions are finding that fame has its privileges. As skipper Aide Iskandar and veteran right-back S. Subramani popped into a coffee-joint near their Amara Hotel base, they were... [Read more]