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SINGAPORE'S water polo team at the 2010 Asian Games have caused waves with their custom-made swimming trunks featuring the Singapore flag's crescent moon and stars at the groin. Previously, the team would wear plain black trunks. Some Singaporeans have voiced their approval of the design on the discussion board of Straits Times... 

Parliament has passed amendments to the Maintenance of Parents Act (MPA), with a slew of enforcement mechanisms to make children provide for their aged parents. But even as rules are strengthened, the spirit of the Act, enacted 15 years ago, remains - that is, a conciliation-first approach, with the arm of the law striking only... 

China and other nations are causing global problems by preventing their currencies from strengthening, Ben Bernanke says. The chairman of the US Federal Reserve is firing back amid criticism at home and abroad of the Fed's easy-money policies, arguing that China and emerging and developing countries were holding back their currencies...