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Sex-for-grades trial resumes at Subordinate Courts Published on Jan 14, 2013 Ms Darinne Ko (second from left), the star witness at the centre of a sex-for-grades trial, arrived at the Subordinate Courts at 8.45am on Monday. -- ST PHOTO : WALTER SIM By Walter Sim Ms Darinne Ko, the star...

Three Sri Lankans jailed for Little India gold chain theft Published on Dec 10, 2012 A file photo of a goldsmith in Little India. Three Sri Lankans who stole five gold chains at a jewellery shop in Little India were jailed today. -- ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG By Elena Chong Three Sri...

Man jailed 14 months for cheating 13 strangers and molesting student nurse Published on Dec 06, 2012 By Khushwant Singh He cheated 13 strangers of a total of $4,240 by spinning false stories of lucrative business deals or about a very ill family member. S. Ravindran Menon, 45, committed...

Foxconn snaps up workers for iPhone 5 assembly line in Taiyuan Staff Reporter 2012-12-01 08:48 Police at Foxconn's factory in Taiyuan on Sept. 23 after a fight broke out between workers and security guards. (Photo/CNS) Cranking up production of the iPhone 5, Foxconn, the Taiwanese...

No casualties from fire at Beijing IKEA site Xinhua 2012-12-01 17:23 Fire trucks at the site of the blaze, Nov. 30. (Photo/CNS) A fire that broke out at the site of an IKE outlet still under construction in Beijing's Daxing district on Friday evening has been controlled and there are no...

Tainan says suspected bovine ephemeral fever under control CNA 2012-12-01 17:07 A dairy farm in Tainan. (File photo/Cheng Wei-wu) The Tainan city government in southern Taiwan said Friday that following suspected cases of bovine ephemeral fever (BEF) at three dairy farms, it has stepped up...

iPhone 5 set for China launch on Dec. 14 Staff Reporter 2012-12-01 16:48 Customers at an Apple Store in Hong Kong. (File photo/Xinhua) The iPhone 5 is set to be launched in mainland China on Dec. 14 as the country's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology granted Apple's latest...

Encounter between Chinese and Indian fighters at disputed border Staff Reporter 2012-12-01 13:44 A Chinese Su-27 fighter (Internet photo) An encounter involving two Chinese Su-27 fighters and Indian air force jets occurred at the disputed border area of Arunachal Pradesh on Nov. 30, reports...

Foxconn contracted for Microsoft, Amazon smartphones: report Staff Reporter 2012-12-01 16:33 Windows smartphones in Tokyo. (Photo/Xinhua) Sources from Foxconn suppliers say the world's largest contract manufacturer has received orders from Microsoft and Amazon for smartphones to be launched...

Poet sentenced to life over Arab Spring verse Date December 1, 2012 Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, pictured, was criticised by poet Muhammad Ibn al-Dheeb al-Ajami. Photo: AFP DOHA: A Qatari poet has been sentenced to life in prison for an Arab Spring-inspired verse that...

Alleged rape victim cleared of indecency charge Date December 1, 2012 President Moncef Marzouki offered a state apology to the woman. Photo: AP TUNIS: Tunisian authorities have dropped a case of possible indecency against a young woman allegedly raped by two policemen, her lawyer says. The...

Courting history: crunch time for gay rights Date December 1, 2012 US Supreme Court justices must decide if the time is right to rule on equality for same-sex couples, writes David Savage in Washington. Long wait ... Karen Golinski, right, hugs her wife, Amy Cunninghis. Photo: AP After two...

China threat spurs Japan to expand military presence Date December 1, 2012 Campaign trail ... the Japan Restoration Party of Shintaro Ishihara, left, and Osaka mayor Toru Hashimoto, right, is lagging in the polls. Photo: AFP TOKYO: After years of watching its international influence eroded...

Lone Chinese home on main road destroyed Date December 2, 2012 - 12:13AM Before and after ... owners of the lone house on the main road agree to compensation. Photo: Reuters Authorities have demolished a five-storey home that stood incongruously in the middle of a new main road and had...

No deadline for release of lawyer held for corruption questioning Date December 2, 2012 Sarah Armstrong ... might not be home for Christmas. AN AUSTRALIAN woman being held by authorities in Mongolia still doesn't know if she'll be home for Christmas, even though the government's intense...