LONDON – SIR Alex Ferguson admits he plans to have little contact with football once he retires as Manchester United manager. The 69-year-old intends to remain with United for as long as he feels healthy enough to cope with the stresses and strains of life at Old Trafford. But Ferguson, who decided to retire and …
Singapore – Singapore tops in a list of ten countries, when it comes to the number of apps in smartphones of the users. According to a recent survey commissioned by Nokia, about 67% of Singaporean respondents claim to own up to 30 apps in their mobile phones, while 28% report to have more than 30 …
SAN FRANCISCO – THIRTY years after the first Internet addresses were created, the supply of addresses officially ran dry on Thursday. But don’t panic. The transition to a new version of addresses is already well under way and, for most people, should occur without even being noticed. At a special ceremony in Miami on Thursday, …
SINGAPORE: The Singapore government is undertaking another review of the Baby Bonus scheme which aims to encourage married couples to have more children and help them defray part of the financial costs. A survey with some 3,000 beneficiaries is in the works. The move comes at a time when Singapore’s fertility rate is at a …
SINGAPORE : The car rental business is up this Lunar New Year season. Industry players said that compared to the same period last year, it has gone up 25 to 30 per cent. Rental cars are a popular option to ferry family and friends this festive season. But this year’s demand has revved up much …
CAIRO – LEGIONS of tourists, foreign expatriates and worried Egyptians descended on Cairo airport on Sunday, desperate to get on a flight and escape the uncertainty of violent anti-government unrest. Those who could press through the traffic jam on the approach roads found a themselves in a near biblical scene of weary families, screaming children …
WHISTLER (British Columbia) – ABOUT 100 sled dogs, some badly maimed and writhing in pain, were killed and dumped in a mass grave after bookings dropped sharply for a tour operator following the 2010 Winter Olympics. The gruesome event was described in documents awarding compensation to a worker who claimed post-traumatic stress disorder after having …
LONDON – FERNANDO Torres became the third most expensive player in football history when he joined Chelsea for a reported 50 million pounds ($103m) from Liverpool on Monday. The Spain striker signed a five-year contract at Chelsea in a move described by Liverpool as a British record. The fee is bettered only by Real Madrid’s …
THE Shenton Way-Chinatown Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) cordon will be extended from Feb 21. There will be three new gantries in operation from that day, as the Land Transport Authority (LTA) adjusts the ERP cordon to include the Marina Bay Financial Centre as part of the larger Central Business District. The existing gantry along Central …