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His name is Cecil. He is a seven-year-old golden-doodle. But don’t let that disarm you. Take a long hard look at that face. This is literally a case of “my dog ate my homework.” But this time, it’s cash. Cecil chowed down US$4,000. No joke. That’s $5,300 in Singapore currency. Bad dog. His owner Carrie Law, 33, said... 

Back in mid 1990 I was at a training course for Civil Defence reservist manpower officers. It coincided with a dinner the Civil Defence hosted for foreign defence attaches who had attended some displays put up by the camp. That event had nothing to do with my group but the organisers decided to volunteer us not as escorts, but... 

Will the Kra Canal be feasible? Each year, 85,000 ships passes through the Straits of Malacca. One third are container ships. The Panama Canal is 82 km, Suez Canal is 193 km and the Kra Canal is 100 km. Each year, 19,000 ships pass through the Suez canal and 17,500 ships pass through the Panama Canal. I estimate the 18,000...