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Saturday November 20, 2010 Singapore PM’s wife visits Peranakan museum GEORGE TOWN: The Pinang Peranakan Mansion received a surprise visitor when Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s wife Ho Ching visited the heritage building which has been...

Vending machine recommends drinks to buyers TOKYO | Mon Nov 15, 2010 1:35pm EST TOKYO (Reuters) - For you sir, a canned coffee. And for madam, perhaps a nice cold tea. A new Japanese canned drink vending machine uses facial recognition technology to "recommend" drinks...

Haiti rioters attack U.N. troops, one protester killed A Haitian resident holds his relative who is suffering from cholera at St-Catherine hospital in the slum of Cite-Soleil in Port-au-Prince November 12, 2010. Credit: Reuters/St-Felix Evens By Joseph Guyler Delva...

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Man uses baby to beg for money The man is enjoying a meal, leaving his baby unattended in a polyfoam box on his right A man is making use of his baby to gain sympathy from the public to make easy money in Wuhan, China. He put his baby in a polyfoam box to beg for money...

Now Singapore Airlines is forced to change Rolls-Royce engines on three superjumbos By Richard Shears Last updated at 12:19 PM on 10th November 2010 Singapore Airlines is to replace British-built Rolls-Royce engines on three Airbus A380 planes it was announced today. A superjumbo...

You must set your people free: David Cameron risks China fury with extraordinary criticism of regime By James Chapman Last updated at 7:56 AM on 10th November 2010 Cameron to insist that greater economic and political freedoms for China Remarks unprecedented for a British PM speaking on...

Tuesday November 9, 2010 GT-grid girls do it all for the money KULAIJAYA: Some GT-grid girls are willing to don skimpy outfits for the opportunity to earn good money. Part-time model Angel Low, 17, can earn a four-figure salary modelling at auto shows...

Tuesday November 9, 2010 GT-grid girls do it all for the money KULAIJAYA: Some GT-grid girls are willing to don skimpy outfits for the opportunity to earn good money. Part-time model Angel Low, 17, can earn a four-figure salary modelling at auto shows...

Nude cleaning agency metro Published Nov 3 2010 An underwear-clad cleaner from Crazy Cleaners at work The Crazy Cleaners business in the Czech Republic charges £150 (RM742) per hour for its services, which include a choice of operatives in their underwear...

Nude cleaning agency metro Published Nov 3 2010 An underwear-clad cleaner from Crazy Cleaners at work The Crazy Cleaners business in the Czech Republic charges £150 (RM742) per hour for its services, which include a choice of operatives in their underwear, topless...

Stuck inside: Bungling burglar caught when he got trapped in a bathroom window is jailed A bungling burglar who was caught red faced when he got stuck in the tiny window of the house he was breaking into has been jailed for four years. Paul Keenan, 36, was discovered half in and half...

A Singaporean has won a case against a scratch-and-win company after she filed a complaint with the Consumer Claims Tribunal in Johor Baru. According to the daily, the woman, only known as Yaw, was approached by a man on Oct 8 telling her that she had won a car but she needed to pay transport...

Saturday October 30, 2010 Woman makes report against ‘sex-hungry’ hubby A CHINESE national has lodged a police report against her 58-year-old Singaporean husband for taking videos and photographs of them having sex. The 42-year-old woman from Fuzhou...

Friday October 29, 2010 Reasons couple cite for getting a divorce Other news & views Compiled by Ng Cheng Yee Loud snoring, body odour, language barrier and unwillingness to have sex are some of the reasons Singaporean couples...

Oct 27, 2010 6 arrested for loansharking By...

Oracle octopus Paul dies AP Published Oct 26 2010 In this July 9, 2010 file picture octopus oracle Paul chooses a mussel from a glass tank marked with a Spanish flag in the SeaLife Aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany. Paul the Octopus, the tentacled tipster who...

Tuesday October 26, 2010 ‘Stop excessive use of pesticides’ CAMERON HIGHLANDS: Farmers here are advised not to go overboard when using pesticides to ensure their produce continues to be in demand. “Excessive use of pesticides will affect the good name...

A victory for greed: In the week the nation is told money's tighter than ever, shameless footballer Wayne Rooney lands a £50m pay deal By Ben Todd and James Tozer Last updated at 11:57 PM on 22nd October 2010 Massive £200,000-a-week deal puts Rooney among football's super rich...

The first teacher banned for life for being useless By Sarah Harris and Arthur Martin Last updated at 11:47 PM on 22nd October 2010 Nisar Ahmed will never reach 'requisite standards' of teaching and cannot work in state schools again, a panel has ruled A teacher who is judged...