The Straits Times, 5 December 2005

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    Lock icon Asean identity getting stronger, says regional poll
    801 1  -  Shefali Rekhi Survey shows people links are strong, some even foresee common currency By A REGION-WIDE poll has found that Asean's citizens and residents believe they share a common identity and want the pace of integration speeded up. Respondents were asked a variety
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    Lock icon Former Media Works artistes get Star Awards
    355 1  -  Sandra Leong By FORMER SPH Media Works artistes were among the big winners at MediaCorp's 12th Star Awards last night. In particular, TV hosts Bryan Wong and Quan Yifeng picked up two major awards each. For the first time since the merger of
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      Lock icon Exodus of Filipino doctors overseas
      1088 1  - Exodus of Filipino doctors overseas Luz Baguioro By Philippines Correspondent DR JOSE Rommel Castillo is one of only 14 orthopaedic surgeons m the Philippines, but he is planning to emigrate to the United States to become a nurse. It can take nine years and US$4O,OOO (Ss67.ooo)'to train as a doctor
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      882 2 SECTION ONE NKF gets new donors Prime 3-4 Despite the furore ovei Asia 6-14 NKF funds, the World 16-23 foundation has attracted 50 new donors. Review 24-26 PAGEH2 FYI 27 SECTION TWO Blast protection Home H1-H8 Blast test done in Sweden p orum (-19 has shown thai c nnr+ U
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon NKF's Matilda was 'boss' lieutenant'
      753 3  -  Theresa Tan She joined the charity m 1 991 as a PR officer, rising steadily to decision-maker By BOSS' DOOR ALWAYS OPEN "Matilda (left) was close to her boss, Mr Durai. It was not easy to get an audience with Mr Durai, as he had
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      Lock icon Going for gold — Singapore bags 42
      309 3  - Going for gold Singapore bags 42 Tay Cheng Khoon By Sports Editor In Manila WHEN Singapore hit 40 gold medals at the SEA Games m Manila yesterday, the fans became greedy. "Get three more", became the rallying cry, for that would take Singapore's total since the Games started m 1959
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      Lock icon Region in trouble if radicals win in Mid-East
      658 4 Region in trouble if radicals win in Mid- East It will give them the confidence to take on South-east Asia, says MM Lee m interview THE battle against radical Islam will be won and lost m the Middle East and Iraq remains a "very grave" problem, said Minister Mentor Lee
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      Lock icon Minister Mentor Lee on:
      399 4 TALENT AT THE TOP 'ideally, we should have Team A, Team B, equally balanced, so that we can have a swap and the system will run. We have not been able to do this in Singapore as our population is only four million, and the people
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      185 4 Foreign banks on the rise t expanding sizzling pace, Citigroup has more Singapore than even DBS Bank. We talk to Robert Morse, top Citigroup executive m the region PLUS Merrill Lynch is expanding its private client business Student caught m vicious staring incident attack Iran, without knowing my hand was
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Asean integration pace just right, say S'poreans
      847 6  - Asean integration pace just right, say S'poreans Shefali Rekhi But ST-ANN poll finds their views on a common identity differ from others m the regional grouping By TOO SLOW "The Asean integration is too slow. Look at what the European countries have done... Meanwhile, although Asean has embraced all the
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      Lock icon Asean's quest for an identity gains urgency
      1329 7  -  SHEFALI REKHI Poll highlights need for closer ties but leaves open ways and means of achieving integration By Yasmin Lee Arpon m Bangkok, Diem Quynh Pham m Hanoi, Novan Imam Santosa m Jakarta, Nick Leong m Kuala Lumpur, Isagani Yambot m Manila and
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon KMT win a victory for ties with Beijing
        845 8  - KMT win a victory for ties with Beijing Goh Sui Noi Analysts say President Chen has walked into 'dead end' and must adjust cross-strait policy By In Taipei ALL-IMPORTANT LINKS WITH CHINA "Direct links are not only a matter of great urgency, but also absolutely necessary." KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU,
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        Lock icon DPP set to pay the price for polls defeat
        675 9  -  Ong Hwee Hwee Reshuffle that can trigger in-party fighting is expected as top leaders take blame for loss By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei LEADERSHIP FALLOUT "The electoral defeat will lead to a reshuffle of the party's presidential front runners. After Su
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Trilateral meeting postponed, says China
        380 10  -  Clarissa Oon Usual talks with Japan and S. Korea shelved amid shrine controversy By China Correspondent In Beijing IN A sign of worsening relations between Japan and its neighbours China and South Korea, Beijing announced yesterday that a customary leaders' meeting on the sidelines of
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        Lock icon 100,000 rally for democracy in HK
        440 10  -  Vince Chong By Hong Kong Correspondent SOME 100,000 people took to the streets of Hong Kong yesterday demanding universal suffrage. The rally signalled the existence of strong public objection to the government's proposed political reforms, which await passage through the legislature later this month.
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          Lock icon NEW DEMAND BY NORTH KOREA
          116 10 TOKYO: North Korea has told the United States that it will not take part m any more six-party nuclear talks until Washington allows a bilateral meeting to resolve US economic sanctions against the communist state, a Japanese newspaper reported yesterday. A senior North Korean diplomat
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          Lock icon ASO, RUMSFELD DISCUSS TROOPS
          142 10 WASHINGTON: Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Aso has wrapped up his first official trip to Washington, meeting US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to discuss the US military presence m Japan. Mr Aso, speaking to reporters on Saturday outside the Pentagon after the 40-minute closed-door meeting, said he
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          Lock icon OPERATIVE'S DEATH 'HITS AL-QAEDA'
          121 10 ISLAMABAD: The death m north-eastern Pakistan of an Egyptian described as a leading AlQaeda operative was a big setback for the terror network, Pakistan's Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao said yesterday. "It is a big blow to Al-Qaeda," Mr Sherpao told AFP, adding that operations were continuing
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          Lock icon 8TH BIRD-FLU DEATH IN INDONESIA
          78 10 JAKARTA: Bird flu has claimed its eighth victim m Indonesia. Health Ministry official Hariadi Wibisono said on Saturday that the results on the woman. who died last week, confirmed her death was caused by the HSNI strain of bird flu. Officials said that the woman,
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    • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Bangladesh continues to detain militants
        273 11 Dhaka POLICE m Bangladesh yesterday said they had detained nearly 50 suspected Islamist militants overnight. Ten were held m the south-eastern area of Cox's Bazar, while three others were detained m the northern district of Tangail during a gunbattle with police. No one was reported
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        Lock icon Bollywood shakes off its mob-money image
        416 11  - Bollywood shakes off its mob -money image Sangeeta John George Legitimate funding increases m line with respectable surge m profits By For The Straits Times In Mumbai ASIA'S busiest film industry has often been linked to a sinister world of mobsters and cut-throat financiers. But Bollywood is gradually breaking free
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA/ MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Thai king calls for end to quarrelling
        203 12 Bangkok THAILAND'S revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej used his annual eve-of-birthday speech yesterday to ask Thais to stop quarrelling, and he made a passing reference to a spat between a tycoon and the prime minister. The world's longest reigning monarch, who marks his 78th
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        Lock icon Green movement gathering pace slowly
        757 12  - Green movement gathering pace slowly Radha Basu Pollution-aware groups hope to convert world with their examples By In Kuching (Sarawak) THREE days a month, a popular Tokyo radio station broadcasts songs and programmes powered by the wind rather than with the help of electricity generated from fossil fuels such as
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        Lock icon 'Empower environment officials'
        196 12  -  RADHA BASU Kuching (Sarawak) ENVIRONMENT ministries m the region should be given more teeth to deal with green problems, the Asean secretary-general told delegates at a conference m Kuching last week, Mr Ong Keng Yong made the comment while narrating his experiences m fighting the Sumatran forest
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Umno changes tack in Kelantan election drive
        521 14  -  Reme Ahmad Party drops big, noisy rallies m favour of quiet chats with voters By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Pasir Mas (Kelantan) WEARING sandals and a T-shirt, Datuk Mustapa Mohamed arrived at the taxi terminus m a small Perodua car and struck up
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        Lock icon 3 men arrested in Terengganu weapon heist
        230 14 3 men arrested in Terengganu weapon heist Kuala Lumpur POLICE m Malaysia have detained three people and recovered an arms cache stolen from a para military camp m Terengganu state last week. Of the three detainees, two are policemen attached to the Kubang Badak camp where the armoury is located,
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon THE GREAT ESCAPE
      650 16 Washington 'Most dangerous' Al-Qaeda suspects made short work of US military jail, report reveals DETAILS of a daring escape m July this year by four AlQaeda suspects from what was supposed to be a highsecurity prison have just emerged m the United States. Red-faced US defence officials
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      Lock icon Cell 119 escape still a mystery
      128 16 Cell 1 1 9 escape still a mystery HOW the men got out of their cell remains a mystery, senior US military officials said, but some equipment was temporarily moved beside the cell, partly obstructing the guards' view. Investigators believed the prisoners managed to pick the lock with implements they
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      Lock icon CIA 'has operated flights in Britain and Germany'
      557 17 Terror suspects transferred to secret locations by this method, say reports Berlin THE US Central Intelligence Agency has operated at least 437 flights m German airspace and has been granted full access to Britain's military airfields to transport terrorist suspects, news reports
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      Lock icon Iran buys anti-missile system
      406 17 Teheran IRAN, under pressure over its disputed nuclear programme, has been developing a missile defence system and has bought such technology from Russia, the Islamic republic's top national security official said. "'ls this a problem? Do we need permission?" said Mr Ali Larijani. when asked to
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      Lock icon THE MATCH GOES ON
      103 18 Australian Prime Minister John Howard (centre) with cricket team captains Shivnarine Chaderpaul (left) of the West Indies and Justin Langer of Australia. Mr Howard attended the annual Prime Minister's XI cricket match m Canberra last Friday as Australian drug trafficker Nguyen Tuong Van, 25, was executed
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      Lock icon Howard won't campaign against death penalty
      503 18 Aussie PM does not believe global campaign will be effective Sydney AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister John Howard yesterday ruled out launching an international campaign to abolish the death penalty, saying he did not believe it would succeed. While he opposed last Friday's execution of Australian
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      Lock icon S'pore envoy responds again to Chee's allegations
      441 18 SINGAPORE'S High Commissioner to Australia has rebutted further claims by Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan related to investments m projects m Myanmar. High Commissioner Joseph Koh described Dr Chee as having a "penchant for wild allegations" and a "track record
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      Lock icon Chinese Premier in France for first visit
      484 19 Trade dominates Wen's visit with Airbus contracts topping the agenda Toulouse CHINESE Premier Wen Jiabao arrived m France yesterday on an official visit that, unusually, begins m this south-western city for what the French hope will be a concrete show of friendship contracts
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon BRITAIN TO MAKE OFFER ON EU BUDGET
        164 19 BRUSSELS: Britain will today unveil proposals for a downsized EU budget and agree to give up part of its rebate from Brussels m a drive it hopes will end a stand-off m the 25-nation bloc. European Union diplomats said London would propose cutting
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        Lock icon KAZAKH PRESIDENT SET TO WIN ANOTHER TERM
        145 19 AST ANA (Kazakhstan): Oil-rich Kazakhstan voted yesterday m a presidential election widely expected to give Mr Nursultan Nazarbayev, who has led the most prosperous country m ex-Soviet Central Asia for the last 16 years, another seven-year term. Amid allegations of official and opposition
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        Lock icon POLL BOYCOTT TO BENEFIT CHAVEZ
        170 19 CARACAS: Venezuelans weni to the polls yesterday for legislative elections set to extend leftist President Hugo Chavez's grip on power after the bulk of opposition candidates withdrew from the race, citing technical concerns. The boycott by five of seven opposition parties should allow Mr Chavez's
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        Lock icon ONE KILLED IN BLAST AT SYRIAN SILO
        97 19 DAMASCUS: At least one man was killed and more than 20 others were wounded m an explosion caused by a bridge collapse m a cereal silo m the Syrian port city of Latakia, a port official said. The blast occurred after a concrete
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      Lock icon More stormy weather ahead, say US experts
      695 20 Forecasters expect high level of hurricanes for next 10 years at least Miami Record 2005 26 tropical storms, smashing the old record of 21 storms, set in 1933. 13 tropical storms strengthened into hurricanes. The old record was 12, set in 1969. Most
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Disgraced scientist set to return to work
        230 21 Disgraced scientist set to return to work SOUTH Korea's cloning pioneer Hwang Woo Suk, who has gone into hiding since apologising last month for ethical breaches m his breakthrough research, may soon return to work. "We think he may come back to work this coming week m order to check
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        Lock icon Boy to represent tsunami victims
        243 21 A NINE-year-old boy who survived the Indian Ocean tsunami after two days at sea has been chosen to represent Thai survivors at an upcoming memorial event. On Dec 26 last year, Patiwat Khomkla and his brother were standing on the beach m Phang Nga province's
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        Lock icon Trump now plans home shopping network
        91 21 REAL estate tycoon-turned-television star Donald Trump plans to create his own television shopping network. The billionaire, who appears on NBC m his reality TV show The Apprentice, told the Wall Street Journal he wanted to start the Trump Shopping Network. He said he "was
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      Lock icon UN election office head faces dismissal
      594 22 Carina Perelli has been accused of staff harassment, mismanagement United Nations UNITED Nations chief Kofi Annan is expected to fire the highly regarded head of the office that promotes free elections around the world for harassing staff as well as management failures. Two UN
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      132 23 WORLD WHAT IT IS INDIAN Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (above, arriving m Russia) will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin m Moscow this week to discuss energy cooperation. Meanwhile, US Deputy Secretary of State Robert ZoelJick will host Chinese Executive Vice-Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo at the second
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      140 23 Dec 5 1 1 MONDAY >> BERLIN: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice starts European tour that will see her m Germany. Romania, Ukraine and Belgium thereafter. YANGON: Myanmars junta opens a new round of constitutional talks with 1,000 handpi eked delegates at its closed-door National Convention. BANGKOK: Thailand's King
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      390 24 ON the surface, the global economy seems poised for strong growth next year. Despite Hurricane Katrina, the US economy grew by a robust 4.3 per cent m the third quarter this year, well exceeding expectations. The eurozone economies as well as japan are also recovering nicely,
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      1085 25  -  Rodolfo C. Severino Document will give grouping a legal personality allowing it to act more decisively By For The Straits Times ON DEC 12, the 10 leaders of the Association of South-east Asian Nations will gather m Kuala Lumpur for their annual summit meeting.
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      1546 26  -  John McBeth THE INSIDE STORY OF CEPU The Cepu oil field, Indonesia's biggest such find m decades, is the subject of much exhaustive wrangling between state oil company Pertamina and US oil giant ExxonMobil. Why is this so? By Senior Writer PRESIDENTS should have a
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      221 24 Writing its own Riles Continual delays to a deal to explore Indonesia's biggest oil find reveal Pertamina to be a law unto itself. PAGE 26 THE STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS, NEWS CENTRE, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Podium Level 2,*****4 ST INTERACTIVE http://straitstimes.asial.com.sg SPH Chief Executive Officer Executive Vice-President .Alan
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      154 27 Singapore today Partly cloudy. Showers with thunder are expected m the morning. K^y The Infinite Luxury to Sun 1 1 Dec 2005 1 0.00 am 9.30pm Daily s:^>. O l^ (near Escalator Point) Level 4, Takashimaya Department Store o|3* rfߣ^4s At SBO per person, each receives ,#fMrVX^« A Christmas Luxury-
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      16 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES MONDAY DECEMBER 5, 2005 MONEY THE STRAITS TIMES MONDAY DECEMBER 5, 2005
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      682 1  -  Yap Su-Yin Parents can now join scheme when they register baby's birth By Useful links For more information on the Baby Bonus scheme and one-stop service, visit www.babybonus.gov.sg or call the Baby Bonus information service (toll-free) on 1800-253-7707. For inquiries on
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      582 2  -  Lee Hui Chieh 50 donors sign up for Lifedrops scheme; 3 others have rejoined By DESPITE the controversy over how its funds were used, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has managed to attract 50 new individual donors as well as three who have returned.
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      407 2  - 5,000 in test of high- definition TV Alfred Siew By AS MANY as 5,000 homes, pubs and restaurants can tune m to ultra-clear TV programmes when they go on a MediaCorp trial of high-defi-nition TV (HDTV) next year. The broadcaster is negotiating with the authorities to get a maximum number
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      54 2 MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew left for Hong Kong yesterday for a four-day visit, during which he will address the Citigroup Asia-Pacific Business Leaders Summit. He will also meet Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang, and other government officials and business leaders. Mr Lee is
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      68 2 Armed with straw mats, about 1,000 people turned up for the Gift Of Music concert at the Botanic Gardens yesterday. The outdoor event included a perfor- mance by soul singer Nuris (second from left), who was backed by the band Walking On Water. Called An
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      Lock icon Nabbed: 10 Viet suspects in pickpocketing syndicate
      469 2  -  Ben Nadarajan By THEY came m as tourists but when they went shopping around town, they did not spend a single cent. Instead, the group of Vietnamese picked the pockets of other shoppers and sneaked items out of shops. However, the syndicate of
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      573 3  - Buskers Festival bows out Krist Boo Lack of funding and support drives annual event to XL instead By AFTER eight years of quirky street performances, the curtain has come down on the annual Singapore Buskers Festival. Originally scheduled to run for nine days from Nov 13, it never got off
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      462 4  - Now you see a fireball... ...now you don't David Boey Spore water barriers prove m Swedish tests that they can absorb explosion By Defence Correspondent WATER barriers designed by Singapore defence engineers soaked up a massive fireball after tonnes of explosives were blown up during a test m Sweden m
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      530 5  - Here's the dirt on S'pore's beaches Radha Basu 108,000 pieces of litter, up from 90,000 last year, hauled m at annual beach cleanup By WHILE her husband was fishing, Ms Pauline Leong was cleaning up the beach, that is. The deserted stretch of beach near the Punggol Marina club was
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      353 5  -  Yap Su-Yin By LIKE most people, Filipina Jenny Arancon spends her Sundays with those close to her. And this includes patients at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH). For the past 10 years, she has spent the first Sunday of
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        817 6 LEARNING In this monthly series on adult education, CURVE ane a acs' <es a 00 c at 10W 9 ett n 9 an mba can enhance one's career and personal portfolio WAY TO GO "Graduate-level education m subjects like finance, strategy and organisational
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        267 6 What academic qualifications do I need? Most MBA programmes require a bachelor's degree and a good score for the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). The GMAT is a standardised assessment that helps business schools assess the qualifications of applicants
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        334 7 WHAT I'VE LEARNT Dr Carole Welsch, 31 f is a senior scientist atVanda Pharmaceuticals. The PhD holder completed the MBA {Technology and Operations Management) programme m October at Nanyang Technological University. "A PhD m molecular and cellular biology provided me with a strong background m
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        279 8 FORTNIGHTLY AGENDA MBA TALKS Southern Illinois University Executive MBA Information Seminar Date: Dec 13 Time: 7pm Venue: Asia Pacific Management Institute City Campus, International Plaza Level 3 Associate Professor Randall Hahn will touch on such areas as who should take an MBA and why, aims and objectives of the MBA,
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        266 8  -  Sanchia Fang Some undergrads donate money while others volunteer their time to help out at charity show By GALVIN Tan, 24, knows what it is like to be needy. "Coming from a middle lower-in-come family, I had during my primary school days occasionally experienced
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        838 9 I REFER to the article "Help our less privileged kids to dream big, aim high" (ST, Dec 2). Ms Laurel Teo worries that an academically outstanding student like Hamizah Nordin may limit her potential by not aiming for an elite school like Raffles
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        313 9 Blood donation: Why no material rewards I APPRECIATE Dr Tay Eng Guan's support of the National Blood Programme m his letter, "Retook the wooing of regular blood donors" (ST, Nov 26), and his suggestions to improve blood supply safety. Voluntary blood donation on an altruistic basis is promoted by the
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        305 9 I REFER to the letter by Dr Tay Eng Guan, "Relook the wooing of regular blood donors" (ST, Nov 26). As the national blood donor recruiter, the Singapore Red Cross (SRC) is grateful to blood donors like Dr Tay who are concerned about the
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          134 9 LAST month, my mother-in-law attended mass m Serangoon Gardens. After mass, she stood outside the church to wait for a taxi. She has knee problems and cannot stand for long. However, that day, she waited a long time but could not get a taxi. The pain
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          53 9 MY DAUGHTER Grace lost her purse containing her identity card, ez-link card, money and some personal things at NTUC Fair Price m Bishan Junction 8. The same night, Ms Veronica Phoo Meng Hend of Fair Price and her husband came to our home to return it. Joe
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          70 9 MY SON is eagerly awaiting Christmas and the arrival of Santa Claus. This year, his impatience got the better of him so he decided to call Santa to get him to come earlier. The number he dialled was the Sing Tel 100 operator assistance number. Much to
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          76 9 I AM currently on long-term medication and, due to my travel plans, had to postpone my medical appointment until next month. This meant a one-month lapse with no medication. I called the ear, nose and throat (ENT) department of Singapore General Hospital. The nurses were really helpful,
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        409 9 FOR the past five months, I have been helping an intelligent and eager-to-learn six-year-old with her three Rs. She had just completed her two years m a kindergarten centre. On assessing her reading ability, I discovered she was unable to identify even threeletter words
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        107 9 I APPLAUD the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) for championing pet sterilisation m a card it sent recently. It offered pet owners who had their dogs licensed discounts if they sterilised their dogs at the various pet clinics listed. I wonder if the AVA can
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        270 9 ON NOV 27, 1 was at Funan DigitaLife Mall to buy Symantec Norton Antivirus software for my new laptop. There was a Symantec counter on the fifth level which displayed a poster claiming that customers can trade m their old antivirus software of
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        549 10  -  Tay Cheng Khoon COMMENT SSC should rethink its support system and reward the deserving ones now By Sports Editor In Manila NICOLE Tay fell off the balance beam and cried. But that only served to make her more determined m the floor exercises,
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        547 10 The Straits Times rates Singapore's performances in the sports they competed in at the SEA Games. Old Faithful Swimming (10/10) The 13 gold medals proclaim them heroes and heroines. Now there is Tao Li to help Joscelin Yeo bring home the bacon. Water polo (10/10) One
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          609 11  -  Peh Shing Huei TABLE TENNIS She turns tables on compatriot Jiawei m women's singles final to collect fourth gold By In Manila SILENCE hung over the Ninoy Aquino Stadium yesterday afternoon, punctuated only by the regular "tick-tock" sounds of table tennis balls bouncing off
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            91 11 SINGAPORE bagged a silver and a bronze after the final round of the golf competition yesterday. Choo Tze Huang clinched bronze m the men's individual event with a score of threeover 283 over four rounds. Filipino Juvic Pagunsan (267) and Thai Ekalak Waifayakul (281)
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            99 11 MYANMAR'S Mya Sanda Oo set SEA Games records m the 75kg women's weightlifting category yesterday, then challenged Thailand's world and Olympic champion Pawina Thongsuk to stick to a single class and face her. "I'll be waiting for her." said 00, after her snatch, clean and jerk
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            Lock icon SUHANA SCORES A FIRST FOR MALAYSIA
            51 11 SUHANA Dcvi Sabtu had the distinction of becoming the first Malaysian woman to win a medal m billiards/snooker after snatching the silver m the women's 9-ball pool event at the Makati Coliseum yesterday. She lost 0-11 to Rubilen Amit of the Philippines m the
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            Lock icon MALAYSIAN TIGERS EARN THEIR STRIPES
            110 11 MALAYSIA, sporting a brand new attire at the Games symbolising the Malayan Tiger. earned their stripes by scaling to a new height with 61 gold. 49 silver and 60 bronze medals. The 61-gold total surpassed the target of 55 set by the Olympic Council of
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            55 11 IT WAS a case of double happiness for Malaysian Foong Scow Ting yesterday. On her iBth birthday, she bagged two gold and two silver medals m the rhythmic gymnastics competition. She was tops m the clubs and ribbon categories, while her two silvers were m
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            50 11 MALAYSIAN Qabil Ambak won the individual showjumping title yesterday. Qabil, who was part of the side that lost the gold to the Philippines m the team event, collected three penalty points. The Philippines' Toni Leviste (4) got the silver, while Jaan Ramon (5) took the bronze.
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          582 11  -  Marc Lim SHOOTING By Sports Correspondent In Manila HE came into the SEA Games as a debutant and little-known shooter. The gun crowd and media even ignored him. Then Mohamed Zain shot his way to the SEA Games double trap individual gold and, suddenly, his
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          339 11  -  Peh Shing Huei »POOL By In Manila CHAN Keng Kwang found out he could make a living as a pool player when he competed m his first tournament two years ago and won. For being the best m that contest at Marina South, he pocketed
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          704 12  - Old is still gold for 48 -year- old Ibrahim Marc Lim BODYBUILDING Veteran wins for fifth time, as Spore clinch two golds and a bronze By Sports Correspondent In Manila SOME of his peers are already grandfathers, easing their way into retirement and a life of lazy afternoons. Not Ibrahim
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          589 12  -  Alvin Foo BOWLING By In Manila FOR long periods, Remy Ong and Jazreel Tan controlled the lanes at Manila's Pearl Bowling Center yesterday. But both lost their grip on the men and women's SEA Games Masters gold medals, losing to their Filipino rivals
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          382 12 HOW SINGAPOREANS FARED YESTERDAY GOLD Billiards: Chan Keng Kwang (men's 9-ball pool singles). Bodybuilding: Ibrahim Sihat (65kg). Simon Chua (75kg). Shooting: Mohamed Zain Amat (men's double trap). Silat: Muhammad Imran (men's tanding class H). Table tennis: Zhang Xueling (women's singles) SILVER Bowling: Remy Ong (men's Masters). Jazreel
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          503 12 SILAT By Chan Vi Shen MOHAMMAD Imran Abdul Rahman spared silat's blushes by winning Singapore's first and only gold m the sport at the SEA Games yesterday. The Nanyang Polytechnic student celebrated his 22nd birthday by beating Indonesian Andy Zulkarnian 5-0 m the men's
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          479 13 ROUND-UP The Philippines lead closest challengers Thailand by a whopping 28 golds Manila THE Philippines can go ahead and declare themselves kings of the 23rd SEA Games. Yesterday, which was billed as Super Sunday as 100-plus medals were on offer, the hosts bagged 25
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          317 13 SOCCER Bacolod (Philippines) STRIKER Teeratep Winothai scored a hat-trick to power Thailand to a 3-0 victory over Vietnam m yesterday's SEA Games men's football final. It was Thailand's seventh straight title m the sport. Both teams arrived at the final undefeated from the two-group preliminary
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          1385 13 ARCHERY Men's Team Compound Bow: 1 Malaysia (Lang Hon Keong, Ting Leong, Fong, Soo Teck Tim, Ng Poh Khoon) 248 pts 2 Philippines 245 3 Myanmar 253. Team Recurve: 1 Philippines 2 Indonesia 3 Malaysia. Women's Team Compound: 1 Philippines 2 Indonesia 3 Myanmar. Team Recurve: 1 Malaysia (S.
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          271 13 BOXING Bacolod (Philippines) PHILIPPINE officials yesterday said Thailand did not deserve a few SEA Games men's boxing titles, blaming bad officiating for their losses m all four head-to-head final bouts with their main rivals. The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) protested against the "bad judging",
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          615 14  -  Chan Tse Chueen Veterans, rookies show versatility, far exceeding SSA's medal target By In Laguna (Philippines) FINE performances by rookies and veterans alike gave Singapore their best "away" showing m a SEA Games swimming competition m 30 years. The Republic's final medal tally
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          478 14  -  By Chan Tse Chueen IF JOSCELIN Yeo were cloned, one of them might have represented Singapore m triathlon at the South-east Asia Games and won a medal. In July, the swimmer won the Osim Singapore Asian Triathlon Championships m the 25-29 age
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          548 14  - My marathon a matter of pride Terence Lim ATHLETICS By *i WILL be running my first full marathon on Sunday." My proud announcement was greeted with doubt by colleagues. "Are you sure you can finish 42 kilometres?" one asked. "Running 21km (which I have done) is very different from the
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          332 14  -  TERENCE LIM THE Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon saw the crowning of new champions yesterday, as Kenyan Amos Matui and Russian Irina Temofeyeva took home the men and women's titles respectively. Both did it m style, setting bests along the way despite the
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            69 14 HONGKONG: Malaysian Nicol David became the first Asian woman squash player to win the World Open when she beat top-seeded Australian Rachael Grinham yesterday. David, who became the first Asian to be ranked the world No 1 after she won the semi-finals, beat Grinham 8-10,
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            58 14 LONDON: Former Manchester United skipper Roy Keane will decide within the week where his future lies. His lawyer told The Observer that the midfielder, who was sacked by United three weeks ago, has had talks with Scottish side Celtic. However. Spanish giants Real Madrid have
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        516 15 SOCCER Midfielder gets his first goal for United this season m 3-0 win over Portsmouth Manchestf.r NOW that Paul Scholes has scored his first goal of the season, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is hoping he can provide the goals that will fire his side's
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        148 15 TOTTENHAM Hotspur striker Robbie Keane has been left with marks on his face after a vicious brawl with teammate Edgar Davids last Friday. The pair traded punches at Spurs' training ground and had to be pulled apart by teammates. It appeared that Davids had walked up
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        324 15 Mourinho unfazed by Terry's gambling London JOHN Terry can gamble if he likes, as long as he remains the ultimate professional on the pitch for English Premier League giants Chelsea. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho shrugged off reports m the English press about his skipper's gambling habits and insisted he has
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        289 15 Madrid DOUBTS about David Beckham's ability to lead England m next year's World Cup Finals emerged again after he was sent off for the third time m two months on Saturday. Fortunately for Beckham, Real Madrid, already leading 1-0 with a
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        172 15 P W D L F A Pts Barcelona 13 8 4 1. 34 12 28 Osasuna 13 9 1 3 19 13 28 CeltaVigo 14 8 2 4 18 15 26 Real Madrid 14 8 1 525 16 25 Villarreal 13 6 5 2 20 12 23 Sevilla
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        37 15 Yesterday Fiorentina 1 Juventus 2 Lazio 3 Siena 2 Palermo 2 Cagliari 2 Reggina 2 Parma 1 Sampdoria 2 Empoli 0 Treviso 0 Messina 0 Udinese 0 Livorno 2 Lecce v AS Roma Late kick-off
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        531 15 BASKETBALL NBA: Toronto 95 New Jersey 82, Detroit 92 Chicago 79. Memphis 90 Houston 75. Dallas 97 Oklahoma City 88. Milwaukee 104 Orlando 84, San Antonio 100 Philadelphia 91. Denver 101 Miami 99. LA Clippers 102 Cleveland 90. CRICKET Fifth and final day of 3rd and last Test m
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        618 15 3Pjj "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes m me, though Mf* W m wm he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes m me shall ■*J never die." John 11:25 TJOA HOEN HIAN Age: 88 passed away peacefully on 3 December 2005. Dearly
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        48 16 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of the late j Mr Low Chin Mm, Registrar, Board of Architects, Singapore and Council Member, Singapore Institute of Architects on Ist December 2005 From The Management and staff of Board of Architects, Singapore and Singapore Institute of Architects
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        365 16 a Ea jjjg 'Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life |£_j___j_l and I will dwell m the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 TEE KOK KHIAN Age: 82 was called home to be with the Lord on 4 December 2005, dearly missed by
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        464 16 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late MR LOW CHIN MIN, Registrar, Board of Architects, Singapore on 1 December 2005 From Board of Architects Singapore Professional Practice Examination 2005 Panel Members w ("Surely goodness ancl lore will follow me all the days of my lifeX\ and
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        781 17  - Tech shares could help spark year- end rally Azrin Asmani TAKING STOCK Heavyweights Venture and Chartered boost STI to 2-month high on improved outlook By THINGS ARE LOOKING UP "With low valuations and an 18-month underperformance, the worst is likely over for Singapore tech stocks. We see a tactical rally
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          98 17 MACQUARIE Research expects Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing to benefit from the growth of one of its key customers, United States technology giant Broadcom. "Broadcom expects to see strong demand for its network and communications chips next year," it said. Broadcom was Chartered's largest customer before
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          75 17 THE recent open skies agreement between Singapore and China will benefit Singapore Airlines (SIA), says Citigroup. SIA will gain greater access to China, where demand is strong with both passenger and cargo traffic growing at 18 per cent and 16 per cent
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          87 17 OCBC Investment Research has a "sell" call on Keppel Land (KepLand) following news of the group's office real estate investment trust (Reit). K-Reit, with a portfolio of four properties worth $630.7 million, is likely to trade around 17 per cent below its book value.
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        464 18 This would prevent rival Dubai Ports from taking full control, says report TEMASEK Holdings, which said on Friday it had bought 3.24 per cent of British ports and ferries group P&O, intends to build up its stake to more than 10
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        218 18 Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S central bank, which raised interest rates last week for the first time m seven years, has said that the move was not meant to signal more increases, as many market participants had speculated. "Any further changes m the
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        295 20  -  Bryan Lee Avago moves finance, treasury and tech operations from other base m California By SINGAPORE has been picked as one of the two global headquarters (HQs) for a new semiconductor arm spun off by United States-based Agilent Technologies. The new firm,
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          65 20 NG LAI LENG: Appointed chief financial officer and company secretary of Raffles Holdings with effect from last Friday. Ms Ng, 47, previously the vice-president of business development of Raffles Holdings and Raffles International, replaces Ms Wong Lai Kuen, whose resignation took effect on the same
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          82 20 STEPHEN LEE CHING YEN: Appointed non-exec-utive and non-independent director ot SIA Engi neering Company (SIA Engg) with effect from last Thursday. Mr Lee, 58. is a director of Singapore Airlines and will be the national carrier's chairman from next month. He is also managing
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          89 20 TAN JEE SAY: Appointed regional director (Asia Pacific) of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) with effect from last Thursday. Mr Tan (above), 51, will be directly responsible for developing new and existing markets m the region, where ACCA has more than 32.000 members and
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          62 20 ANN EMILSON: Appointed president and country manager of Ericsson Singapore, effective last Thursday. Ms Emilson, who has spent more than 16 years m the telecommunications industry, is responsible for all of Ericsson's business with Singapore operators and its regional activities across the Asia-Pacific. She was most
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          77 20 R. CHATO ABAD: Appointed chief financial officer (CFO) of heart stent specialist Biosensors International, with effect from last Thursday. Ms Abad, who is based m the company's office m Newport Beach, California, has more than 15 years of senior financial management experience m the pharmaceutical and
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        Lock icon Accor eyes Glutton's Square site for Sofitel hotel
        744 21  -  Narendra Aggarwal French group m talks with bidders, wants Spore to be regional base By EUROPE'S leading hotel group, Accor, is licking its lips over the former Glutton's Square site that is now up for grabs. It would like to put up
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        543 21  -  Joyce Teo By Property Correspondent ORCHARD Road rentals are likely to rise thanks to a recovery m tourist arrivals and a limited supply of prime retail space, newly listed Macquarie Prime Reit said. The real estate investment trust (Reit) is also looking
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        362 21  - iFast hits $1b in funds managed, launches cash account Lorna Tan By Fincince Correspondent HOME-GROWN fund administrator iFast Financial, which recently notched up $1 billion m assets under management, has launched a cash account which earns a higher interest rate than the deposit savings rate offered by most banks. The
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        946 22  -  Goh Eng Yeow An initial 100 single stock derivatives to give investors more scope m strategies By Markets Correspondent Coming to the market soon To ensure that SSDs become successful, the exchange may engage market-makers to provide liquidity during the initial phase
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        246 22 Branson 'in 13b deal' to create media giant CABLE MERGER London BRITISH entrepreneur Richard Branson is to merge his Virgin Mobile company with TV cable giant NTL to create a new television, Internet and phone company, the Sunday Telegraph reported yesterday. The newspaper said the £4.5 billion (5513.2 billion) deal
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        649 22  -  Lee Su Shyan By Companies Correspondent Downward spiral LAST year, only one IPO was sold for under five times its earnings, but this year, there have been about 11 firms that have priced themselves at such record low levels. As of last
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      22 22 On the prowl Leading European hotel operator Accor is interested m the Glutton's Square site, says its Asia-Pacific chairman David Baffsky. PAGEH2I
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      8 1 life! fHE STRAITS TIMES Monday December 5 2005
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        183 2 LOS ANGELES Brad Pitt is seeking to become the adoptive father of Angelina Jolie's children, the actor's publicist announced. A legal petition seeking to change the names of the children to Zahara Jolie-Pitt and Maddox Jolie-Pitt was filed last Friday m Los Angeles, the publicist
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        90 2 HONG KONG Despite the slipping sales of her latest album A Perfect Day. it appears that the sun has not set on Stefanie Sun yet. The Singaporean won Best Female Singer m the TVBB annual music awards last Saturday. Her song Wo De Ai (My Love)
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        208 2 KUALA LUMPUR Ferrari Formula One boss Jean Todt and his fiancee, actress Michelle Yeoh, have fallen m love with a Malaysian island and plan to build their holiday paradise there, a newspaper said on Sunday. "It will be ready m a year's time." he was quoted as saying
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        128 2 LONDON Mary Hayley Bell, actress, writer and widow of actor John Mills (right), has died at 94. She died last Thursday, according to a notice published m The Daily Telegraph last Saturday. The cause of death was not given but she had been suffering from
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        165 2 LOS ANGELES Playboy model-turned-TV personality Anna Nicole Smith turned up drunk and too scantily clad to a Live 8 concert, a lawsuit filed against a company affiliated with her claims. It was filed last Thursday and alleges that she "damaged Live Bs reputation and goodwill m the
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        98 2 LOS ANGELES Shock rocker Marilyn Manson married his long-time girlfriend last Saturday m Ireland. People magazine reported on its website. Manson. 36. whose real name is Brian Warner, married Heather Sweet. 33. (below) m front of about 60 guests at Castle Gurteen. the home of a friend m
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        507 3 The 20-year-old heiress of the Onassis fortune marries a Brazilian equestrian star m a lavish ceremony veiled m secrecy SAO PAULO. Brazil Greek billionaire Athina Roussel Onassis wed a Brazilian Olympic equestrian star (right) last Saturday m a lavish ceremony held on a sprawling Sao Paulo estate. Surrounded
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        2207 4  - JUST FOR KICKS Mak Mun San She's no stranger to controversy. But TV host Quan Yifeng still courts it as if almost for fun mondayintervievv Tm scared, but I can't say for sure I won't go for plastic surgery again. I'm thinking of a boob job, actually' On her botched
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        49 6 THE Perhaps Love Charity Act raised about $7,000 for The Muscular Dystrophy Association of Singapore. A limited 200 passes to the gala premiere of musical film Perhaps Love, which features a stellar cast including Jacky Chueng. Zhou Xun and Takeshi Kaneshiro. were sold within two days.
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        129 6 MICHAEL Hanekes Hidden won Best Movie last Saturday at the annual European Film Awards m Berlin. The Austrian also took the Best Director prize, while Daniel Auteuil was named Best Actor for his part m the film. Germany's Julia Jentsch was named Best Actress for the title
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        109 6 WHILE still on Scan Connery. the former Bond thinks a blond Bond is just fine. He says Daniel Craig (left) is a "terrific choice" as the British super spy. Some eyebrows were raised m October when producers cast the relatively unknown Craig m the next Bond film.
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        455 7  -  Lee Sze Yong Rising star wants to follow Dad Into politics. But first, he's getting Dad to sing with him HE MAY be a rising star, but already. Hins Cheung is thinking of a career change. The China-born singer. 24, won the Regional Most Popular Artiste (China) m
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        82 8 Tm the world's biggest honker ana rm always swearing' Actress Gwyneth Paltrow on how she drives i remember most of us who were there didn't like the sona but nobody would say so' Singer Billy Joel (above) on being part of Michael Jackson's charity song We Are The World 'Madonna
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        889 8  -  Pradeep Paul Ladies, don't fret about saying no to that guy who hits on you. We men can take it really straighttalk THE other day, a colleague came to me for advice (okay guys, enough with the sniggers already). A guy was asking her
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        241 8 But Arts Central may also develop the works of other finalists, too THE kampung has not slipped into oblivion yet. The pilot episode of Oak 3 Films' Kampong Life beat four other finalists to win the professional category of Arts Central's Project Pilot contest. Supported by the
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        573 13 Family, friends and fans are tussling over the late Beatle's legacy NEW YORK A quarter century after John Lennon was gunned down outside his New York apartment building, a struggle remains among his family, friends and fans for control of the former Beatle's legacy. Defining
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        800 9 Next year, King Bhumibol Adulyadej celebrates 60 years as Thailand's ruler. Elizabeth Leong looks at the accomplishments of His Majesty and his love for his people. Two Thais based m Singapore share thoughts about their King "About 40 years ago, the King
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        668 10 Thailand and Singapore share a 40-year synergy His Excellency Chalermpol Thanchitt, Thailand's ambassador to Singapore, talks about his personal encounter with King Bhumibol Adulyadej, and his diplomatic appointment to Singapore I first came to Singapore m 1977 as a student. I never thought that almost 30 years later, I would
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        746 11 Thailand is not just popular with tourists, but also property developers, who are eyeing it as a choice country for regional developments, reports Elizabeth Leong. THAILAND is hot, according to property developers here, who share a conviction that there is strong
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        464 12 Grand celebrations to honour the King Thailand is gearing up for King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 60th anniversary of his reign; Elizabeth Leong has the details THAILAND is not just a land of smiles, but also one of courage and resilience. As the anniversary of last year's devastating tsunami nears, it has
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      224 10 0///- Heartiest Congratulations to His Majesty, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, on the occasion of his 78th Birthday on 5 December 2005. r "k 3^^H ■L^^^^k '*»m m W m wL\\\ Wt mmaMs* a^dfl jßßaaWßs&EmP^^ Hhß ll> >->*• ■"«J* "JJ- V9lr xfcAm^F^^^^''' ■I <>^ JO*A^^TiCliM^% I Hl> mwmxmt'^'' i li />// Compliments
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      164 11 I On behalf of all our patrons and staff of 1 the COCA Restaurant Group, we would like to convey our heartfelt congratulations and warmest wishes to E, His Majesty, King Bhumibol Adulyadej M f of Thailand f k on the occasion of his 78th birthday JL §> on 5
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      128 11 Long Live His Majesty, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, The Great King of Thailand! L :Jaa\ a^aaa\ wSS^amWa HP HS9I .^fef'A I*'*1 mat *mmvs&sß& W^^mm^^^^^^^^imr' f"i^^^^m\\^^^' W mm W WWam maaa\^^^^^^^^''^mam%^ '■>"*/^"" ™m\ -'i^^^^^^H^^' §l HL. „^aaa\ l^fch *maam Xo^^Sk^s^^^'~^^^^^' I v§g^^^ lmm%i.' £t^mmWaa%\ 1 HP "ZimaaW IP ft I BH HHHHHH
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      135 12 m \^M. Our Heartiest iHß^i^iJ b^l I C ori g ratu l a ti°ns and 1 I Warmest Wishes to WL -,-Jf Bm^"^ /s Majesty, King \matm\^l* '^^BP^^^PjH mbßWHt"' I Bhumibol Adulyadej jlP"»n^ < f^^^l^'^B^^^B^ of Thailand A. LdßjL* Btfß L^bW 3P^"*'lbbH OA7 //,/c occas i° n of Af^ BbW^
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      307 14 Life! Events ART MOTHERHOOD Utterly Art Exhibition Space, 02-01, 208 South Bridge Road, Till Sun: 11.30 am Bpm, Sun: Noon 5.30pm, Free, Tel: 6226-2605 The experience of giving birth and being a mother has inspired Singapore artist Ye Ruoshi to create floral art. FLAMBOYANCE ON CANVAS Framehub Gallery, 46A Lorong
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      407 14 set m an enchanted forest. SWISS DREAM CIRCUS Corner of North Bridge and Rochor roads, Till Jan 2: Various times for different days, Tickets: $24 $55, Tel: 6348-5555 This circus from Switzerland features trapeze artists, jugglers, dancers and acrobats. AQUAWORLD AND SPLASH Downtown East, Pasir Ris, Till Jan 2: Various
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      427 14 harmonising the life energy m the body. The speaker is Kathleen Dunderdale, an American educationist. THEATRE CHESTNUTS EPISODES III: REVENGE OF THE SHOOTING STARS Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel, Till Sun: Bpm (Tue Sun), Also 3pm on Sat Sun, Tickets: $40 $55 (Fri Dec 11), Tel: 6348-5555 Nothing is safe from
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      1793 15 Wacky hosts Bryan Wong and Mark Lee take on the challenge of competing against each other m giving contestants' homes a complete makeover. HOME DECOR SURVIVOR (Channel 8), Bpro scholars (vj Nat Geo I'M Super Sports 1.00 News 8 At One rSi 12.00 Assassins 1.30 Focus (CA) M nM 2.15
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        356 4 Wk OFFICE FURNITURE/ £j£? FURNISHING Eminent Plaza »02 -08/09/10/11 Tel: 6293 8131 6396 3896 Blk 211 Henderson Industrial Pk *01-01 Tel: 6273 0074 804-01 (Budget) Tel: 6278 2102 No. 19 Tuas Aye 8 (Warehouse Hp: 9635 5186 4' 2 Door Grey Cabinet $60 3-seater work station $600 Mobile Workstation $220
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        483 5 Wk STALLS FOR HOT RENT/SALE 883 WOODLANDS FOOD Ct. Muslim Western food stall avail. High human traffic. Good spot. Grow your biz now! 9? 90- 8686 STADIUM RD. HEAVY night crowd/ Toh Guan 24-hr canteen/ AMK 5008 JTC canteen. *****218 COFFEESHOP NEAR MRT, behind Immigration stall for rent. Muslim Indian
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        600 6 Wk D 22-24 yo WEST JJ PTEAPTS-RENT $2000 ONLY! OPP. MRT Pare Oasis 4 bdrm. F/ furn. Immed. Wellkept, windy. 9457-4855 £LR Jfk D 25-28 NORTH U[f PTE APTS RENT YISHUN SAPPHIRE. 1400 sq.ft. 4+l. Greenery. Furn. Shuttle to MRT/ mkt. F/ facilities. Immed $2.2K neg. Call: 9669-4282 ERA ORCHID
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        517 6 Jfk SHORT-TERM |pf ACCOMMODATION EAST COAST STUDIO apts/ 2 bdrms. S/pool. Easy parking. Fr $900. 9387-7114/ *****558 Strictly no commission to pay D.20 THOMSON GDN. D/ storey terr. Long/ short term. Immed. Near amenities, garden. Transport convenient. *****880 agt PEBBLE BAY UNIT for rent. F/furn. 2 mths only. $2.xK per
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        650 7 Jfk Dl 5- 16 EAST COAST tU pTE APTS SALE OCEAN PK/ COSTA Del Sol/ Cote D'Azur. 180 degree sea view. 2100-3011 sqft. Few units. Also Penthse. Call Angela *****756 ACT FAST! jOO Chiat. 4th storey walk-up apt. F'hold. 3-room balcony. 1005 sqft. Near sch/ coffeeshop. Grab! Hp 8180 7733
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        737 7 Jfk HDB APTS FOR SALE JU (BISHAN) 4 'A' CORNER Blk 288 well decor/ 4 'A' 140 low fir. Good location. Indian Chinese not eligible. Call Mimi 9066-2900/ 9271-8410 PN *****586. 390K EXEC Mais corner 169, 135 824, 219, 261/ 4-rm 292, 122, 235, 268, 270, 503. srm 124, 155,
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        609 7 Jfk ROOMS WANTED (RENT) ALL RMS WANTED m HDB/ condo/landed property. 3+l/2+l/I+l. *****809/ *****964 24-hrs TENANTS AVAILABLE IN all areas. Couples, professionals, students workers. Call *****945 Mimi IJK PRIVATE APTS JU WANTED (RENT/ BUY) Infefnatlonal Pfoperty Advisers BRITISH/ LOCAL COUPLE, PRs looking to buy/ rent 2+l, 3+1, 4+1, s+l, condo,
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        709 7 Wk FACTORY SPACE JU FOR RENT For Rent/ Sale WAREHSE, FTY Jurong/ Tuas/ Sg Kadut/ Senoko/ West Coast/ Woodlands/ Bt Batok 2000 to i 200,000 sqft. Dock/ crane. 1 Ground floor/ ramp-up. Whole i premises/ self-contained unit. OPEN SPACE 5000-200,000 sqft. j Customized Build. Built-in 25,000 I sqft to 150,000
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        307 7 Properties WK OFFICE SPACE JU FOR R E NT 273 New Bridge Rd 866 sqft $1300 62A Smith St 800 sq.ft $1500 36 Keong Saik Rd 1500 sqft. $2300 Amoy St 1200/ 2768/ 5700 sqft Duxton Rd (ground, 2nd 3rd fir) 700/ 1200/ 1585/ 2400 sqft Pagoda St (with lift)
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        439 7 Jfh OFFICE SPACE JU FOR RENT PRIME LOCATION SUNTEC 550/ 810 1360/1960/ 2830/ 3780/ 4330/5280/ 6690/ 8970/***** sqft etc. Fitted/ bare Mid/ high fir. 9066-6621 Jim GOOD RENT 3100 SQ.FT. HENDERSON. Pari tioned furn., aircon, carpet, good layout. Amenities. Corp. image. $1.30 p.s.f. Call 9487 9007 CHINATOWN POINT. MRT. 2489/
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        880 7 Jfk OFFICE SPACt lU FOR RENT INT'L PLAZA 400/ 600/ 900, 1400/ 1600/ 2300/ 3800 sgft. F/furn. Mgr rms. *****007 TG PAGAR REALTY Ctr 1000/ 120 C sqft. MRT. High fir. carpark. Va cant. $2.60 psf. Tan *****618 TANJONG PAGAR/ RAFFLES P Bugis/ Orchard 500 5000 sgft Bare/ fitted. 9823-4815
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        670 8 Jfk WAREHOUSES/ EL£j STORAGE JJ SPACE FOR RENT INCREDIBLY FLEXIBLE STORAGE 8 Store-It 1 Meets personal biz needs. $45 up. Aircon non air- j con units. 7 days. 6271-2762 27 DAYS PROMOTION!!! Individual units. 90/ 180/ 360/ 540/ 720 sq.ft. Forklift, storekeeper svc, option. 6846 4946/ 9852 5583 SHORT-TERM STOREROOMS
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