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Myanmar student activists to appear in court: relatives
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BOSPORUS TRAFFIC GAINS.; Commission Attributes 40 Per Cent Increase to Russian Trade.
. 1930 rept on traffic through Bosphorus
ST Sessions: Follow THE STRAITS TIMES live music video series
The Straits Times has launched a new live music video series called ST Sessions. It aims to introduce to a wider audience popular local acts and bands, along with some international names that visit our shores. While coverage in STs Life! pages.
Medisave withdrawal limits: MOH replies
WE THANK Mr Tay Kim Lee for his feedback (Lower Medisave withdrawal limits for IP premiums unfair; last Friday). An Integrated Shield Plan (IP) comprises two components - a basic MediShield component and an additional private insurance component.
THE STRAITS TIMES in no danger of being attacked, have not.
Lack of free press ensures lives saved. sph-building. In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris, security of newsrooms throughout the world have been spruced up to protect journalists who might otherwise become��.
SPAIN REVIVES PLAN FOR GIBRALTAR TUBE; Names Board to Lay Vast Tannel Project Before League of Nations.
MADRID, June 26. -- Plans for one of the greatest engineering feats of all time -- the construction of a tunnel under the Straits of Gibraltar -- have been revived with the naming of a committee of eighteen leading scientists, politicians and diplomats, who will present a proposal to the League of Nations after preparing their report.. Plan revived
The Residence, Maldives Win an idyllic getaway for two.
The Straits Times is offering you an idyllic getaway at five-star resort The Residence Maldives, worth more than $8,000 for two persons, including four nights stay in a Water Pool Villa. The resort lies on the unspoilt Falhumaafushi island, which��.
The Straits Times censors Minister Chan Chun Sings tikam.
Ladies and gentlemen, The Straits Times has been caught with their pants down. Some of the quotes that Minister for Social and Family Development Chan Chun Sing reportedly said at the inaugural Real Estate Developers��.
Prisoners Aid in Hospital Strike
. 40 short-term prisoners work in Gen Hosp after ward attendants strike, Singapore
The Spectator at war: Straits times - Spectator Blogs
By the time these pages are in our readers hands it is most probable that the action in the Narrows, where the Straits are only about half a mile broad, will have been decided. Nothing above ground, whether of earth or stone,��.
BRITISH FLING BASE BUILT NEAR SINGAPORE; Jungle Tract Is Cleared for Great Airport in the Far East.
. Jungle tract is cleared for use as flying base
Kids, shh! Elderly neighbours nearby
By Narushige Michishita, FOR THE STRAITS TIMES. Last year, a man in his 70s in Kobe in western Japan filed a lawsuit against a daycare centre in his neighbourhood. He said he was being disturbed by sounds the children were making, and demanded the .
SOVIET PRODS TURKEY ON STRAIT QUESTION
MOSCOW, Saturday, Aug. 1 -- The Soviet Government insisted in a note to Turkey today that its interests in what it called the increasing frequency of visits of foreign warships to the Dardanelles is fully natural for normal relations between two neighboring states.. USSR presses Turkey on visits by foreign warships
pianomania: CD Reviews (THE STRAITS TIMES, March 2015)
CD Reviews (The Straits Times, March 2015). SVIATOSLAV RICHTER. Complete Album Collection. Sony Classical 88843014702 (18 CDs). ****1/2. The reputation of legendary Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter (1915-1997)��.
The Script April 21, 2015, 8pm Singapore Indoor Stadium.
The Script. April 21, 2015, 8pm ��� Singapore Indoor Stadium. Irish band The Script comes to Singapore on April 21 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The Straits Times has 10 pairs of tickets to give away to this concert. The band, with more than��.
Miss Gleitze Says She Swam Gibraltar Strait; Brings Back Depositions of 60 From Morocco
GIBRALTAR, April 6.--Miss Mercedes Gleitze, the London swimmer who left Algeciras today to return to England, asserts that she swam the Strait of Gibraltar yesterday from Tarifa to Punta Leona on the Moroccan coast.. M Gleitz says she swam from Tarifa, Spain, to Punta Leona, Morocco
Australian podiatrist found stabbed to death in the Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas (Reuters) - An Australian podiatrist who invented a successful line of orthotics was found stabbed to death on Tuesday in an exclusive Bahamian gated community, police said. Police reported they found the body of Dr Phillip Vasyli, who .
TURKEY IS WILLING TO DISCUSS STRAITS; Ankara Held Prepared for a Montreux Parley if U. S. and All Signers Are Invited
ANKARA, Turkey, June 13 -- Turkey was reported today to be ready to participate in a conference for revision of the Montreux Convention regulating the Dardanelles Straits provided all signatories and the United States were invited.. Turkish press pledges solidarity
Australia stops third teenager headed for Middle East to fight with ISIS
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia has prevented a third teenager from flying out to fight in the Middle East, a minister said on Wednesday, as Western countries battle to stop the flow of youngsters to militant groups. The 17-year-old boy was taken off a plane.
Club Med Kani, Maldives Win 4D3N beach getaway for two.
The Straits Times is giving away a stay in the Deluxe Beach Villa, which includes return airport transfer, all meals with free flow of drinks, sports activities and nightly entertainment. The package excludes a $60 membership fee, flights, taxes,��.
Not sure if THE STRAITS TIMES 30 ways to live cheaply in.
This was after The Straits Times, Singapores only English broadsheet with more than 150 years of history, published a listicle titled, ���30 ways to live cheaply in Singapore, the worlds most expensive city��� by Jalelah Abu��.
Straits Times: ���Clone of PM Lee discharged from hospital.
As many of us are aware, PM Lee was hospitalized this Monday (Feb.16) to undergo a surgery to remove his cancerous prostate gland. He has since been discharged from the hospital but look at how The Straits Times made��.
INONU, EX-HEAD, BACKS TURKEY OVER STRAITS
ANKARA, Turkey, June 22 -- Ismet Inonu,. former President of the Republic and leader of the opposition Peoples Republican party, declared today Turkey should reject Soviet overtures for reopening the Straits question unless Moscow agreed ih advance to recognize unconditional Turkish sovereignty over the strategic waterway.. Turkish ex-Pres Inonu says Govt should reject USSR bid for Montreux pact revision unless USSR agrees in advance to recognize unconditional Turkish sovereignty over straits
Two missing after India navy plane crashes into sea
Rescue operations were under way after the Indian navys Dornier aircraft plunged into the sea some 25 nautical miles off the western holiday state of Goa around 10pm local time Tuesday. Last evening a navy Dornier during a routine training sortie off.
NEW SOVIET MOVE AIMED AT BALKANS; Goal of Concession to Turks Is Seen as an Attempt to Halt Defense Pact
PARIS, June 11 -- The news that the Soviet Union has advised Turkey that it formally abandons any territorial claims upon the eastern provinces of that country indicates that Moscow is pressing its peace offensive in a new direction, namely the Balkans.. C L Sulzberger sees USSR offer to Turkey on border areas and Dardanelles aimed at curbing Turkish effort
A NOVEL FERRYBOAT.; EXPECTED TO CRUSH THROUGH THE ICE IN THE MACKINAC STRAITS.
DETROIT, Mich., Nov. 23.--The Michigan Central Railroad, it is now asserted, will build a gigantic ferry, intended to run across the Straits of Mackinac at all seasons. It will carry 30 cars and will put that line in a position to compete, to some extent at least, for the Eastern traffic from the great Northwest.
BOOKS OF THE TIMES
. Melville, Herman; Journal Up the Straits
Joel Robuchon Restaurant
Joel Robuchon Restaurant. The Straits Times is serving up a special dinner for two at award-winning Joel Robuchon Restaurant at Resorts World Sentosa, worth more than $400. The restaurant is best known for its inventive French classics by��.
NEW SINGAPORE NEWSPAPERS
The company that publishes Singapores largest English daily, Singapore Press Holdings, said it would start a second newspaper in September to take on new rivals as its industry monopoly ends. Singapore Press Holdings, which publishes The Straits Times and nine other newspapers in four languages, said the proposed paper would be called Streets. The company also plans to start another daily, called Project Eyeball, aimed at young professionals. Singapore said it would give the government-owned broadcaster, the Media Corporation of Singapore, a newspaper license for a free paper with a circulation of 200,000 to be distributed on public transportation.. Singapore Press Holdings, which publishes Singapores largest English daily, will start second newspaper in September to take on new rivals as its industry monopoly ends; publishes Straits-Times and nine other newspapers in four languages (S)
TALKS WITH SOVIET ON STRAITS BARRED; Turkey Tells Moscow Accord on Dardanelles Requires Role for All Signers
ANKARA, Turkey, July 14 -- The Turkish Government instructed its Ambassador in Moscow today to inform the Soviet Union that the historic Dardanelles Straits question could not be resolved in bilateral negotiations, as intimated in a Soviet note to Ankara on May 30.. Turkey bars bilateral talks with USSR; says all Montreux Conv signers and US must join; aim seen to avoid discussions that might weaken Balkan alliance
Germanwings flight 4U9525 crash: German town mourns 16 teens killed in crash
You cant really speak at a time like this. The first step is just to accept that what has happened is true. On Wednesday, the high school was set to hold an event to honour the victims of the tragedy. There will be an opportunity for the students.
Opposition politician Chiam See Tong: No one else has shaped modern.
He was there at the time when Singapore was swarmed with numerous problems, ranging from domestic to international issues. He was there, just as Britain needed Winston Churchill during World War II - always taking a strategic and long term view of .
Samsung GALAXY Note Edge 4G+
Samsung GALAXY Note Edge 4G+. The Straits Times is giving away five Samsung GALAXY Note Edge 4G+ phones worth $1,248 each, powered by Samsung. Each phone comes with a sleek edge screen that serves as both a media control��.
Tunisians honour massacre dead as museum reopening delayed
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi (centre) praying after laying a wreath of flowers at the entrance of the National Bardo Museum in Tunis on March 22, 2015, as a tribute to the victims of the deadly attack. -- PHOTO: AFP .
Radio Ban Elicits Protests
OTTAWA - Over the last quarter century, Money for Nothing by Dire Straits has moved from the Top 40 to the playlists of classic rock stations all over the world. But last week, a broadcast industry standards council ruled that the song was unfit for Canadas airwaves. The issue focused on the use of an antigay slur. At least three radio stations, including CIRK-FM in Edmonton, Alberta, defied the ban with marathon broadcasts of the song, indirectly underlining the lack of power held by the industrys self-regulatory body.. Media Decoder blog notes Canadian broadcast industry standards council has ruled that song Money for Nothing by Dire Straits is unfit for nations radio airwaves; protests follow (S)
THROUGH THE STRAITS OF CANSO
May I be permitted to offer a suggestion for the greater safety and pleasure of deep-sea yachtsmen and even of professional navigators in Eastern Canadian waters?. lr in reference to recent yachting accident of Judge F De W Wells
WILL TRY GIBRALTAR SWIM.; Mercedes Gleitze Persists in Plan Despite Warnings Against Sharks.
. Plans to swim Straits of Gibraltar
Books of The Times; Trying to Live Up to the Mob Code
Florida Straits By Laurence Shames 271 pages. Simon & Schuster. $20. Where do you go when theres no room to grow? Joey Goldman, the 27-year-old antihero of Laurence Shamess delightful, cleverly plotted first novel, Florida Straits, has resigned himself to failure on his home turf in Astoria, Queens. For one thing, Joey is the half-Jewish illegitimate son of a powerful mobster named Vincente Delgatto, and Delgatto has a legitimate black-eyed heir in Joeys burlier brother, Gino.
HARNESSING OF GIBRALTAR TIDES PROJECTED BY SPANISH ECONOMIST
IN twenty years time Spain hopes to be one of the best equipped countries in the world in electric power, according to a plan recently presented to King Alfonso by a Spanish economist, Don Emilio Zurano Munoz, by which he proposes to harness the currents that pass through the Straits of Gibraltar.. Plan for harnessing currents to furnish electric power presented to King Alfonso by E Z Munoz
Sam Smith ��� Live in Brisbane 2015
The Straits Times is giving you a pair of coveted tickets to see Sam Smith live in Brisbane for his In The Lonely Hour tour, brought to you by Universal Music Singapore. The Grammy award-winning singer will perform hits from his debut studio��.
Modern homes for all
MY FAMILY and I deeply mourn the death of Singapores founding father and former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. The one thing he did for Singaporeans that is most deserving of mention is that he gave the population a decent home, moving them from attap .
Could THE STRAITS TIMES Index Disappoint Again? - Fool.
October 11 2007 was a notable date in Singapore stock market history. That was the day when the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) first hit 3,800 points. There were hopes at the time that it would reach 4,000 points. But it didnt��.
Spore March consumer confidence boosted by Budget, set to fall with mourning.
Thinking of economic conditions in Singapore going forward, 47 per cent (up 3 percentage points) of respondents, expect Singapore to have good times economically over the next 12 months compared with just 12 per cent (unchanged) who expect bad .
Airbus A320 crashes in French Alps: security source
German air-traffic authorities said the plane went down around 10:37 a.m. local time. Spains Deputy prime minister has said that 45 of the passengers were Spanish. Germanwings operates Deutsche Lufthansas European routes outside of the German .
SPAIN HALTS SHAFT FOR GIBRALTAR TUNNEL; Test Drilling Stopped by Rock Too Hard for Available Machinery.
MADRID, Jan. 10.--According to Lieut. Col. Pedro Jevenois, a member of the governments Gibraltar Tunnel Committee and author of a book on the project, sounding at.. Test drilling at Tarifa stopped by rock too hard for available machinery, says P Jevenois, of Spains tunnel com
Aquino sends Drilon to Lee Kuan Yew funeral - Rappler
FOUNDING FATHER. This photograph provided by the Straits Times and taken on September 14, 2000, shows Singapores first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew holding a press conference in Singapore on the launch of part 2 of��.
One in 10 people over 60 have dementia, new Singapore study claims
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The Straits Times special 24-page edition to mark life of Mr Lee Kuan Yew out.
SINGAPORE - A special 24-page tabloid edition of The Straits Times on the life and work of Singapores founding Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, will be available this morning. The special edition, at 90 cents a copy, will hit the news-stands in the.
PUSHES GIBRALTAR TUNNEL; Spain Grants $12,900 for Shaft on Moroccan Side.
. Spain grants $12,900 for shaft on Moroccan side
THE STRAITS TIMES Index Had Hit a 52-Week High Last Week.
Singapores market barometer, the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), has enjoyed quite a run since the start of 2009, almost doubling since then. Last week, the index set a new 52-week high thus extending its bull-run. Although��.
Companies make arrangements to help staff pay their respects to Mr Lee Kuan.
At DBS, bus transport will be offered to staff three times a day during office hours - at 10am, noon and 4pm - from DBS Asia Hub and DBS Asia Gateway to Parliament House, its spokesman told the Straits Times. OCBC will also grant time-off to staff who.