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Our failure to harness the Pacquiao effect (1 May)   We are all proud of Manny Pacquiao, but how has this empowered us? Crime and insurgency grind to a halt when Manny is fighting, and even Justin Bieber needs to have his photo taken with Manny. But how many of us tell ourselves that Manny’s spectacular rise from poverty... 

C.V. Devan Nair (28 April)   Immediately, however, Kuan Yew's attention was concentrated on how he would deal with J.B Jeyaretnam in parliament. I was quite alarmed at some of the things he told me at that lunch. "Look," he said, "Jeyaretnam can’t win the infighting. I'll tell you why. We are in charge. Every government... 

Jetstar and Singapore Airlines passenger planes came within 305 metres of one another while flying over the Northern Territory. Picture: Supplied Source: News Limited A JETSTAR and a Singapore Airlines jet have had a close shave in Northern Territory skies. The Australian Air Transport Safety Bureau said the incident occurred...