Posts Tagged ‘Straits Times’

Weekly Roundup: Week 43

Friday, October 23rd, 2009
“I don’t want the Straits Times to be the New York Times, I just want her to have testicular fortitude.” isaiahlim ” The only single folks who would be interested in an outfit like SDN are the aesthetically and constipationally challenged. But enough about the PAP Youth Wing.” groundnotes “But while that structural analysis [of Singapore's undemocratic electorial process] might be cogent and pertinent, one would also be ignoring the crucial reason why people are still giving [PAP] t

MALAYSIA: Polygamy club woos M’sia

Sunday, September 27th, 2009
. SINGAPORE / The Straits Times / SE Asia / September 28, 2009 RAWANG, Malaysia WHEN she was practicing law, Kartini Maarof once went beyond the call of duty for her divorce client. She arranged for Rohaya Mohamad, a mother of seven, to be married again - to Ms Kartini's own husband. The spouse they have shared for a decade is 43-year-old Ikramullah Ashaari, who has four wives and 17 children. His 72-year-old father has 38 offspring from five marriages, without ever having flouted Is

Jackie Chan to donate houses

Friday, February 13th, 2009
The Straits Times Feb 13, 2009 The Hong Kong star will give away the $100m houses from his collection to Singapore's 4th varsity By cheryl tan HONG Kong action star Jackie Chan is donating antique wooden houses from China worth more than $100 million to Singapore's upcoming fourth university. The structures, now sitting in a warehouse in Hong Kong, are from the private collection of gongfu king Chan, a lover of Chinese history. They consist of seven wooden housing structures