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Govt agency helps 22,000 find new jobs
ABOUT 22,000 people found jobs last year with help from the Workforce Development Agency (WDA), a government body that develops training programmes.Most were older and low-skilled workers. Some of them snagged better-paying jobs through the Job Re-creation Programme, which reinvents low-end... [Read more]

Arsenal may have to pick their battles
LONDON - ARSENE Wenger admits he may soon have to prioritise Arsenal's competitions, given their long list of injuries.The Gunners face a fixture congestion, following Sunday's 1-1 draw with Bolton in the FA Cup's fourth round.Julio Baptista is the latest player... [Read more]

Singapore remembers victims of Japanese Occupation
THE long wail of an air raid siren yesterday morning, distinctly heard over the War Memorial at Beach Road, sounded the 'All Clear' signal. It marked the start of a 30-minute ceremony to remember victims of the Japanese Occupation 65 years... [Read more]

Queries over missing questions in PSLE Maths Questions booklets for 2001-2005 and 2002-2006
I wish to thank the Ministry of Education for clarifying my questions in 'Can algebra be used to solve PSLE maths problems?' (ST, Feb 12). Another matter which needs clarification is the distribution of the PSLE Maths Questions booklets for 2001-2005... [Read more]

Industry faces 3 key challenges: STB chief
FINDING and training people for tourism-related jobs will be one of three crucial challenges facing the industry in the next few years, Singapore Tourism Board (STB) chief executive Lim Neo Chian said at the Asean Tourism Forum yesterday. The other two... [Read more]

Forget sex, clothes come first for US women
NEW YORK - GIVEN a choice between sex and a new wardrobe, most women will go for the clothes.In a survey spanning 10 cities in the US, women on average said that they would be willing to give up sex for... [Read more]

Window on new Vista
IT HAS been five years in the making, but Windows Vista has finally landed here. The new operating system has a snazzier interface and improved security, but all this comes at a price. Today's Digital Life gives you the lowdown on... [Read more]

Yen slides to record low versus euro
TOKYO - THE yen tumbled to a record low against the euro yesterday, a day after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised interest rates to a decade-high 0.5 per cent but reiterated that the pace of further rate tightening would be... [Read more]

Yuan rise 'appropriate'
Central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan called the pace of the yuan's gains 'appropriate' at a weekend G-7 meeting. That prompted the biggest fall in a month yesterday, with the currency declining 0.11 per cent to 7.7562 against the US dollar in... [Read more]

Book's release defies Beijing
A BOOK documenting purged Chinese leader Zhao Ziyang's view that government error led to the 1989 Tiananmen incident has been published in Hong Kong - despite attempts by Beijing to stop its release.The central authorities reportedly began intervening two years ago,... [Read more]

Korea University chief accused of plagiarism quits
SEOUL - THE head of a prestigious South Korean university resigned yesterday following accusations of plagiarism in his research papers.Dr Lee Phil Sang, who has been under fire since he became president of Korea University in December, submitted his resignation to... [Read more]