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SingaporeLife-saving devices in 19 void decksRESIDENTS in Bukit Merah View now have easy access to a device installed in their void decks that can boost their neighbours' chances of survival in the event of a heart attack.Complaints against lawyers on the riseMum 'made money from properties over 30 years'About the caseEvent draws over 71,000 public visitorsAsiaD-Day for PerakIPOH: Political temperatures in Perak are rising again, but Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin appears to be keeping cool and collected as he readies himself for battle.Who has edge? Too close to callTaking over 'absent' assemblyman's dutiesSinging My Way could get you killedLanka polls loser 'may face court martial'WorldAfghans flee ahead of big offensiveKANDAHAR (AFGHANISTAN): Thousands of people are leaving their homes on the Marjah plain in southern Afghanistan ahead of a massive military operation to clear Taleban militants from their last stronghold.Palin whips up a storm at Tea PartyEmerging grassroots movementUS east coast reeling after blizzard hitsMudslides damage cars, homesMoneyIPOs not so public after allTHE market turmoil early last year caused a drought of new listings on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) as firms shied away from a market gripped by fear.Most women still see glass ceiling: PollOn the moveG-7 seeks to ease fears about GreeceEuro zone faces biggest crisisReviewNuclear power: Time for a feasibility studyTHE Economic Strategies Committee in its recently released report, Ensuring Energy Resilience And Sustainable Growth, recommended that Singapore study the feasibility of nuclear energy and develop expertise in nuclear energy technologies.Hard lessons in Minibonds casePostcard from YemenPeace dividend unlikely soonSoot adds to rise in global warmingInsightParadigm shift or pendulum swing?SINGAPORE'S labour force will grow by only 1 per cent to 2 per cent a year in the next 10 years, and further unlimited inflow of foreign workers is out of the question.Train, but reward effort as wellSportsFamiliar flawsLONDON: The predictability of it may have only made it more painful. Arsenal were knocked out of the title race as Chelsea regained the Premier League leadership. Arsene Wenger's team went down in familiar fashion.Capello's focus on Euro draw, not TerryEuro 2012 drawArsenal can't quite cut it yetLate slump sinks slingersST ForumRoom for pragmatismTHE public reaction to rising prices of HDB flats appears to be largely prompted by young, middle class couples in the sandwich class, usually snagged by the $8,000 income ceiling.Costly choicesMaritime museum can add to telling of S'pore StoryTake a leaf from Kranji farmers' bookBeef up laws to curb anti-competitive practicesLife!Jolly JumboSeafood restaurateur Ang Kiam Meng is the last person you expect to be concerned about what to wear for a photo shoot.Bored? Watch animalsBlind Side's success a surpriseHistoric fountain restoredScorsese, DiCaprio in fourth alliance |