Singapore Ovum

Are the Celtics losing to gain?
IT IS 18 straight losses and counting for the Boston Celtics.If the 16-time NBA champions have any pride left, they would have sacked inept coach Doc Rivers, traded away their useless players and signed new, hungry talents.But why should they?Not when,... [Read more]

Heavy rains add to misery in Jakarta
JAKARTA - HEAVY rains early yesterday morning compounded the misery of thousands of Jakarta residents in makeshift shelters. But the waters continue to recede, officials said, and city continues on the path of slow recovery from the worst floods in five... [Read more]

Gombak bullish about reaching SingTel League Cup final
GOMBAK United were once among the top five teams in the S-League. An eighth placing last year left the Bulls hankering after the good years, and they kicked off this year with an eye on redemption. They started off in the... [Read more]

30,000 Hindus mark Thaipusam
PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM More than 30,000 Hindu devotees took to the streets yesterday to mark the Thaipusam festival. At least 10,000 of them carried milk pots and metal structures attached to their chests and backs in a display of devotion to... [Read more]

Pakistan makes a pitch for more S'pore investments
A TOP Pakistani government minister has urged Singapore investors from all sectors to invest in his country which, he says, has flung its doors wide open to foreign investors.Privatisation and Investment Minister Zahid Hamid also said yesterday that PSA International's recent... [Read more]

E-mail messages link Yong to non-NKF dealings
A SERIES of e-mail messages that had been retrieved from the computer in Mr T.T. Durai's office were read out in court yesterday - and they had nothing to do with NKF business.In fact, they indicated that the charity's ex-chairman, Mr... [Read more]

More gloom in store for Tottenham
LONDON - THE gloom at White Hart Lane looks set to get worse tomorrow. Tottenham not only have to face Manchester United, a team they have not beaten in the League in almost six years, but they also have to do... [Read more]

Going home in high spirits
A Chinese actress entertains these workers as they take a special festive train service back home to Shiyan, Hubei province - a reward for their construction work in Beijing.... [Read more]

Take child safety on the road seriously, like in US
ON DEC 1, 2001, the United States required that all children under the age of eight be secured in child safety seats in the rear of the car. Children below the age of one and 9kg must be seated rear facing... [Read more]

Medical team maintained constant contact with kin
WE REFER to all the Forum letters and reports in The Straits Times on the late Mr Sim Tee Hua's organ donation. We would like to express our regret at the unfortunate incident and the trauma the family went through. To... [Read more]

Under threat
PHOTOS: AFP An endangered green sea turtle at the Turtle and Marine Ecosystem Centre in Trengganu. The eastern Malaysian state was one of the world's 10 main nesting sites for its cousin, the leatherback turtle. But no leatherback has hatched there... [Read more]