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(8 Sep) - Singapore is booming and well placed to weather any Asian storms, but success has brought its own problems. Looking out towards the sea from Singapore's Marina Bay Sands infinity swimming pool, perched precariously 57 storeys above the ground – these are tough assignments, I know, but someone has to do them – is... 

The thoroughbred industry is big business in Australia's Hunter Valley. (9 Sep) - In the small town of Scone in New South Wales, people are enjoying a day at the races. The race course sits on the wide grassy plains that stretch out among the hills of the Upper Hunter Valley. On a bright winter's day, it is a beautiful... 

I was saddened to read of Ms Wendy Tan's story ("Disabled from waist down but insurance claim denied"; last Tuesday). My friend had a massive stroke last year. The front part of her skull was removed and temporarily covered with a titanium plate as the malformation in her brain had not shrunk despite treatment. She is scheduled...