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/ 27 October 2005
Singapore on Thursday stood firm on its decision to hang a 25-year-old Australian drug runner, saying he got a fair trial and was fully aware of the city-state’s tough anti-narcotics laws. Nguyen Tuong Van, a Melbourne resident of Vietnamese origin, is now headed for the gallows following Singapore President SR Nathan’s rejection of clemency appeals by the Australian government.
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/ 6 September 2005
Investigators on Tuesday hunted for clues in the wreckage of the crashed jetliner in northern Indonesia as the airline ruled out terrorism in the disaster that killed at least 150 people. The Mandala Airlines Boeing 737-200 plunged into a suburb of Medan on Monday, seconds after taking off from the city’s airport.
Oil prices hit new record highs after crossing a barrel in Asian trading hours Monday as powerful Hurricane Katrina threatened the crude-producing Gulf of Mexico region in the United States. With the psychological barrier now breached, some analysts said prices could now aim for the once unthinkable a barrel.
A South African gaming company is prepared to spend over -billion as it takes on the world’s top industry players in a high-stakes battle to build and run casino resorts in Singapore. Peermont Global is among 14 companies invited by the government to submit detailed plans for two resorts that will include Singapore’s first casinos.