<p>FROM Singlish to die-die must try Singapore food, Singapore Shiok is this year's international students' handbook. </p><p>Produced and written by Singapore Management University for its international students, this 161-page power-packed guide is informative and fun, and full of everything a newbie to Singapore must know. </p>

Singapore Shiok for foreigners

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<p>TWO Malaysian fugitives, one of whom came into Singapore to have his severed hand reattached at a hospital, were recently arrested by the police here and handed back to the Johor cops.<p>Both fugitives, who are in their 20s, and fellow gang members, were apparently involved in a gang clash at a restaurant in Bandar Selesa Jaya in Johor Bahru.

2 M'sian fugitives nabbed

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<p>WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will call on Congress to pass new tax breaks that would allow businesses to write off 100 per cent of their new capital investments through 2011, the latest in a series of proposals the White House is rolling out in hopes of showing action on the economy ahead of the November elections. An administration official said the tax breaks would save businesses $200 billion over two years, allowing companies to have more cash on hand. The president will outline the proposal during a speech on the economy in Cleveland Wednesday.</p><p>Amid an uptick in unemployment to 9.6 percent, and polls showing that the November election could be dismal for Democrats, Obama has promised to propose new steps to stimulate the economy. In addition to the business investment tax breaks, he will also call for a $50 billion infrastructure investment and a permanent expansion of research and development tax credits for companies.</p>

Call for new tax breaks in US

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<p>NEW YORK - US STOCKS slipped on Tuesday as fresh concerns over the health of the European economy weighed on last week's optimism as traders return from a long holiday weekend. </p><p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 46.81 points (0.50 per cent) to 10,401.12 in opening trade, while the broader S&P 500 index shed 6.76 points (0.64 per cent) to 1,097.46 points. </p>

US stocks slip on concerns

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<p>FOOD samples from a restaurant located in City Square Mall were collected by the Health Ministry (MOH) for testing last week after nine children had allegedly fallen sick with diarrhoea and vomitting.</p><p>They had just eaten at the Saizeriya Italian Restaurant last Wednesday. </p>

Food tested after 9 fall ill

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<p> BRUSSELS - EUROPEAN rivals are 'wasting their time' trying to claw back the 'Thatcher rebate' that returns billions of euros annually to London in place of farm payments to France and Germany, a British minister warned on Tuesday. </p><p>Asked how he intended to fight off a move by European Union budget commissioner Janusz Lewandowski to slash the rebate, finance minister George Osborne said: 'By making it very clear from the start that we are not going to give way on this at all. </p>

Europe is 'wasting time'

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<p>POLICE have arrested 26 men and two women for suspected involvement in loansharking activities during a 30-hour islandwide operation against unlicensed moneylenders. </p><p>The suspects, aged between 17 and 58 years, were nabbed in raids at Pandan Garden, Corporation Road, Ang Mo Kio, Tampines, Hougang, Punggol, Bendemeer Road, Telok Blangah Crescent, Hillview Avenue, Sembawang, Woodland Drive and Yuan Ching Road.</p>

28 caught in loansharking blitz

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<p>FROM the graceful steps of dancers from the National Ballet of China to the technical prowess of pianist Lang Lang, Singaporeans can expect world-renowned acts when the China Cultural Centre opens its doors here in two to three years time.</p> <p>The centre will have its own multi-storey building in Queen Street and house facilities such as a theatre, cinema, dance studio and library. </p>

World class acts for Centre

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<p>COME election time, voters can use a new two-way SMS service to find out where to go to cast their vote. </p><p>The Elections Department (ELD) told The Straits Times on Tuesday that this new service will be available after Nomination Day. </p>

New SMS service during GE

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<p>TWO teenage girls, aged 15 and 17, have been arrested for their involvement in two cases of lift robberies. A 17-year-old boy too was caught in connection with one of the cases.

Teens nabbed for robberies

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<p>JAKARTA - THE new chief of Indonesia's anti-terror agency complained on Tuesday that courts were being too lenient towards convicted terrorists and called for tougher laws to fight jihadist extremists.<p>National Anti-Terror Agency (BNPT) Ansyaad Mbai said there was an 'urgent need' to amend the anti-terror laws in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, following a series of attacks since 2000.

Mbai seeks tougher laws

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<p>MANILA - THE Philippines said on Tuesday the media has agreed to new restrictions on covering police operations - including limits on live broadcasts - after a hostage crisis in which eight Hong Kong tourists died. </p><p>Local media were accused of irresponsible reporting during the August 23 massacre, when a former Manila police officer dismissed for extortion seized a tourist bus in a desperate bid to get his job back. </p>

Media agrees to restrictions

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<p>SHANGHAI - SALES of passenger cars in China - the world's biggest auto market - rose 18 per cent in August from a year earlier as government subsidies and price cuts by dealers helped spur demand. </p><p>Passenger car sales totaled 1.02 million vehicles in August, the Shanghai-based China Passenger Car Association, a private research group, said on Tuesday. </p>

China car sales up 18% in Aug

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<p> MADRID - SPAIN'S World Cup-winning football squad won the prestigious Prince of Asturias prize for sport on Tuesday for a victory that 'made history", the jury announced. </p><p>The team delivered Spain's first ever World Cup win, overcoming the Netherlands 1-0 in the July 11 final with a goal just four minutes before the end of extra time by Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta. </p>

Spanish squad wins top prize

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<p>BRUSSELS - SWEDEN came out against calls for Europe to tax banks more heavily on Tuesday, warning from experience that companies will simply move to friendlier regimes elsewhere.

Sweden warns against bank tax

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<p>HONG KONG - BANK of China said on Tuesday it would sell a bond issue worth five billion yuan (S$998 million) in Hong Kong, as the city aims to be a test bed for internationalising China's currency.

Bank of China to issue $998m in bonds

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<p>LIVERPOOL - LIVERPOOL midfielder Dirk Kuyt faces a four-week injury lay-off after damaging a shoulder on international duty with the Netherlands, the club confirmed on Tuesday. </p><p>The 30-year-old Anfield ace suffered the injury during training ahead of Holland's Euro 2012 with Finland and returned to Liverpool's Melwood training base to undergo tests. </p>

Kuyt out with shoulder injury

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<p>BANGKOK - THAILAND'S government approved on Tuesday a proposal to build the country's first high-speed rail project jointly with China. </p><p>The plan needs approval from parliament before authorities can start talking about details with China, deputy government spokesman Supachai Jaisamut told reporters after a weekly cabinet meeting. He did not elaborate. </p>

Thai-Chinese project approved

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<p>JAKARTA - THE youngest son of late Indonesian dictator Suharto defended his 'honour' on Tuesday as he sued national carrier Garuda for an article in its in-flight magazine which called him a murderer. </p><p>Hutomo Mandala Putra, popularly known as Tommy Suharto, served only four years of a 15-year prison term for ordering the murder of a supreme court judge in 2001. </p>

Tommy Suharto sues airline

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<p>THE next time you see a sign written in poor English, just put the correct usage on a sticky-note and paste it on the sign.<p>Those behind the Speak Good English Movement hope this guerilla tactic will get more people to be more conscious of the correct usage of English.

Be an 'activist'

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