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Singapore-Malaysia panel to sort out court decision on territories

Singapore - Singapore and Malaysia have set up a joint technical committee to sort out the issues surrounding sovereignty over the disputed territories of Pedra Branca, Middle Rocks and South Ledge, a media report said Tuesday.

Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs Rais Yatim and Singapore's Foreign Minister George Teo announced the panel and emphasized both countries' commitment to "honour and abide by the International Court of Justice(ICJ) judgement and fully implement its decision."

Singapore team heads to China to visit Premier Wen Jiabao

Singapore team heads to China to visit Premier Wen JiabaoSingapore - Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng and a team of ministers were to arrive in China Tuesday for meetings on environmental, industrial and bilateral cooperation with Premier Wen Jiabao and Vice Premier Wang Qishan on Thursday and Friday, said The Strait Times Tuesday.

At the top of the agenda, Singapore's deputy prime minster will co-chair meetings on the progress of the landmark Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco City project and meet with Tianjin party secretary Zhang Gaoli, Major Huang Xingguo, and other leaders.

Tuscan Ventures picks 40% stake in Rasmussen & Simonsen International

Mumbai-based logistics company, Tuscan Ventures has announced its strategic investment in Singapore based Rasmussen & Simonsen International Pte Ltd. (RSI), for an undisclosed amount.

Carriers restart Singapore-Phuket route after airport reopens

Singapore - Airlines were resuming their service between Singapore and the popular Thai holiday island of Phuket after the facility reopened following its closure by anti-government demonstrators, a newspaper report said.

Tiger Air and Air Asia planned to resume their service Monday, The Straits Times reported.

SilkAir became the first to reopen the route, resuming its flights Sunday night and upping its regularly scheduled single evening flight between Singapore and Phuket to three to ferry its backlog of passengers between the two destinations. It said it would operate its normal schedule of five flights Monday.

One woman, child support and two million Singaporean men

Singapore - A woman is to receive child support payments from a former live-in boyfriend after a Singapore court said the man could not expect affidavits from the city-state's estimated other 2 million men that they did not sleep with her, The Straits Times said Friday.

The mother, 29, who was living with two men, got pregnant in 2005 and married one of the men thinking he was the father.

However, the man bailed out of the marriage after realizing he was not the father. The husband, 33, suspicious after finding out that the baby girl's blood type was different from his, took a DNA test proving the baby was not his.

Singapore condo chairman arrested for gluing doors shut

Singapore - In a sale dispute turned ugly, the chairman of a Singapore condominium estate was released on bail Thursday after being arrested for gluing residents' doors shut, The Strait Times news

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