<p>GOOD news for pay-TV viewers.<p>Whoever wins the rights to the 2014 English Premier League (EPL), they will be able to watch it on their current set-top box. </p><p>The Government on Friday announced that pay-TV providers like SingTel and StarHub will have to carry exclusive content purchased by another player, a move expected to make such content more accessible and cheaper for consumers. his is unlike the situation today where EPL matches - exclusive to SingTel - are only available on its mio TV service. </p>

Telcos must share content

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<p>MUMBAI - INDIA'S industrial output rose 16.7 per cent in January, official data showed on Friday, raising the chances of a hike in interest rates next month as Asia's third-largest economy surges ahead.

India's industrial output up

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<p>YALA - A SENIOR police commander was killed on Friday when militants in Thailand's troubled south ambushed his pick-up truck with a roadside bomb and gunfire, police said.

Thai south bomb kills police

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<p>BANDUNG (Indonesia) - AN INDONESIAN court jailed six people under the country's anti-pornography law for performing an erotic dance at a bar in the early hours of New Year's Day, a prosecutor said on Friday.

6 jailed for 'erotic dance'

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<p>LONDON - SUNDERLAND manager Steve Bruce has been told his job is safe even if the Black Cats are relegated from the Premier League this season.</p> <p>Bruce's future at the Stadium of Light has looked uncertain in recent weeks after his team's dismal run of 14 matches without a win.</p>

Job safe even if relegated

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<p>CHITTAGONG (Bangladesh) - ALASTAIR Cook celebrated his first day as Test captain with a superb 158 not out to put England in a commanding position in the opening Test against Bangladesh on Friday.</p> <p>Kevin Pietersen was also in the limelight, regaining form with a robust 99 as the tourists posted 374-3 in their first innings at stumps on the first day. Paul Collingwood was unbeaten on 32.</p>

Cook, Pietersen feast on attack

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<p>MANCHESTER - MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is confident Owen Hargreaves will finally end his injury nightmare in a reserve match against Burnley next week and also revealed Ryan Giggs is almost ready to return to action.</p> <p>Hargreaves had been pencilled in to face Manchester City reserves on Thursday evening after 18 months out with a knee injury. But the England midfielder was pulled out of the match, sparking fears he may have suffered another setback.</p>

Hargreaves, Giggs back soon

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<p>JAKARTA - A RED Cross official says a rain-triggered landslide has killed at least seven villagers and left three missing on Indonesia's main Java island.

Landslide leaves 7 dead

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<p>LONDON - BRITISH Airways cabin crew will strike for seven days later this month after failing to reach agreement in a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions, union officials said on Friday.

BA crew to strike in late March

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<p>KUALA LUMPUR- MALAYSIAN authorities have picked up 93 Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar who said they spent 30 days at sea in a crowded wooden boat, an official said on Friday.

M'sia detains 93 Rohingyas

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<P>SINGAPORE and the European Union (EU) completed the first round of negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement held here from Monday to Friday.

S'pore, EU completes 1st round

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<p>JAKARTA - DOZENS of Indonesian Muslim students protested in front of the US embassy on Friday against US President Barack Obama's visit later this month to the world's largest Muslim-majority country.

Students protest Obama visit

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<p>KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIAN religious officials in the northern state of Kelantan are investigating two cases of child marriage involving girls under the age of 12, according to reports on Friday.

M'sia probes child marriages

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<p><b>HONG KONG & CHINA</b><br> Hong Kong stocks closed flat in quiet trade on Friday as investors remained cautious after China revealed the day before that inflation had jumped in February.

Asian stocks mixed

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<p>THE Housing Board on Friday served notice that it is stepping up enforcement action against unauthorised subletting of HDB flats.<p>It also disclosed that it has acted against 56 errant owners between January 2008 and last December, and fined them between $1,000 and $21,000. The board also repossessed a flat from an owner who had blatently flouted the subletting rules.</p>

HDB steps up enforcement

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<p>MILAN - ONLINE fashion retailer Yoox said it expected to grow more this year after reporting it had more than doubled its 2009 core profit.</p> <p>Yoox said on Thursday its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation was 15 million euros (S$28.7 million), compared with 6.8 million euros the previous year.</p>

Online retailer Yoox doubled profit

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<p>SINGAPOREANS'S can look forward to a display of interesting costumes this Sunday at the annual St Patrick's Day Parade, which is set to kick off at 3pm.

Roads closure for parade

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<p>NEW YORK - THE fashion world has found a muse at the movies: 'Alice in Wonderland.'</p> <p>Following the story line of the new Tim Burton adaptation of the classic Lewis Carroll book, this Alice is distinctly more mature and has outgrown the headband and pinafore so familiar from her previous animated persona. </p>

Edgy 'Alice' impacts business

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<p>A FORMER child care supervisor who pocketed about $87,500 of company funds was jailed for 21/2 years on Friday.</p><p>Bawani Murugiah, 27, was working at Kinderjoy Educare as a supervisor and administration assistant when she misappropriated the money.</p>

Childcare staff took $87,500

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<p>A MAN who hacked into his previous employer's online payment account and cleaned out about $60,000 was jailed for 24 months on Friday.</p><p>Lee Kai Peng, also known as Eddie, 31, admitted to accessing the PayPal account of Success Resources and induced PayPal to reduce the cash balance of the account by $11,773 on each of four occasions on June 19 and 20 last year.</p>

Man hacked account, jailed

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