The Straits Times, 9 January 2006

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    Lock icon Biggest bomb drill tests terror response
    1042 1  - Biggest bomb drill tests terror response Bertha Henson Mock blasts, chemical attack on transport system; PM says exercise 'went well' By supervising Editor (Home) SINGAPORE mounted its largest emergency drill early yesterday morning, with simulated attacks on the public transport system. Under the eyes of ministers and top officials, the
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      Lock icon Crying foul over Bangkok's street noise
      1063 1  - Crying foul over Bangkok's street noise Nirmal Ghosh By Thailand Correspondent EVEN at 3pm m the afternoon on a public holiday inside a glasswalled cafe m downtown Bangkok's Silom Road, Professor Danthong Breen's hand-held noisemeasuring device reads 70 decibels. That is loud enough to force people to raise their voices
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  • INFLASH
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      Lock icon ASIA
      51 2 Citizenship scheme India launches an overseas citizenship scheme for the 25 million-strong diaspora. PAGE 6 Affordable healthcare China wants public hospitals to focus on affordable medical care for everyone. PAGE 10 India fights bio-piracy India is trying to protect its traditional remedies from theft by multinational drug firms. PAGE
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      21 2 Iran m nuclear push Iran will end its suspension of nuclear fuel research and resume activities from today. PAGE 14
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      22 2 Syria may see change Former vice-president Abdul Halim Khaddam could have set the stage for regime change m Syria. PAGE 20
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      74 2 Terror exercise held At 6.30 am yesterday the biggest rescue and evacuation exercise involving the public transport system was set m motion. PAGE HI The medical response The Singapore General Hospital chief first heard of the "terror attack" on the radio because the official call for help went awry.
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      41 2 An innocent victim My friend was penalised by superiors for a whistle she never even blew, says reader. PAGE H9 SIA must plan better SIA management team must plan with better hardware and software to counter challenges, says reader. PAGEH9
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      50 2 Liverpool come back It was shades of the Champions League final m May, as Liverpool, trailing hosts Luton 1-3, stormed back to win 5-3. PAGEHIO Sailor thanks grandma SEA Games champion Maximilian Soh says that he would not be where he is if not for his grandmother. PAGE Hl2
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      Lock icon MONEY
      44 2 Overseas ambition Top initial public offer manager for last year, m terms of IPOs managed, Westcomb Capital, is looking at overseas expansion. PAGEHIB Bentleys are cheaper Bentleys here have become cheaper as Volkswagen bypasses its local distributor to import the cars. PAGE HlB
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      509 2 SECTION ONE Prime 3-4 Asia 6-12 World 14-18 Review 19-21 FYI 22 SECTION TWO Home Hl-H8 Forum H9 Sports HlO-Hl3 Obituaries Hl4 Money Hl5-HlB LIFE! People L2-L5, LlO Events L 8 TV L 9 |IJLSbSJJJJ^H^B I addx KIGW SPXP^KLG ToyouPvLiFe 4f?V I E. x VB MB JHL! mT' k' f
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Creative player takes best product crown
      189 3  - Creative player takes best product crown Chua Hian Hou By In Las Vegas CREATIVE Technologies' recently launched personal media player, Zen Vision: M, was crowned the best product at the International Consumer Electronics Show 2006 by technology website CNet. The four-day show, which ended yesterday, is the world's largest consumer
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      Lock icon Clans in a crunch: Less than 1% of leaders aged under 30
      574 3  -  Peh Shing Huei Survey shows ageing problem: more than 80% of members are 50 years and older By A NEW survey has brought fresh urgency to the longrunning issue of an ageing leadership m Chinese clans here. The
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      Lock icon Salsa, paintball to draw youth
      205 3 AS YOUTH group leader of a Hakka clan here, Mr Robin Ho (left) organises activities which he admits are very "un-Hakka Instead of the typical cultural shows and lion dances, the young members of the Char Yong (Dabu) Association try salsa dancing, wakeboarding, and paintball
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      Lock icon Doctors confirm Sharon's career is over
      565 4 Doctors confirm Sharon's career is over They prepare to bring him out of coma to assess the damage to his brain LIMITED ABILITIES "He will not continue to be prime minister, but maybe he will be able to understand and to speak." MR SHARON'S SURGEON, DR JOSE COHEN Jerusalem THE
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      Lock icon NEW HEIGHTS FOR CHARITY
      102 4 FUNDRAISING reached new heights of determination when Venerable Shi Ming Vi defied wind and rain to tackle a stunt at the top of the 66-sto-rey Republic Plaza last night m the Ren Ci Charity Show. The chairman and chief executive of the Ren Ci Hospital and
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      Lock icon Wet spell will go on for next two days
      248 4  -  Yen Feng By IT'S been wet all over Singapore during the past three days and, according to the Meteorological Service Singapore, it will continue to rain today and tomorrow, adding up to a fiveday wet spell. Police reported about 20 confirmed
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      Lock icon JAWS Woman killed by sharks near beach
      319 4  -  Roger Maynard By Australia (Correspondent In Sydney IN A tragic twist whereby real life imitated reel life, a young Australian woman was killed by up to three sharks at a location bearing virtually the same name as a fictitious place for the blockbuster
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      Lock icon New bird flu cases in Turkey threaten Europe
      304 4 Ankara TURKEY reported three people infected with a deadly strain of bird flu m the capital here yesterday, marking a further advance of human infection towards Europe. The first case outside eastern Asia of the virus jumping from birds to humans emerged
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      313 3 Why is Yomeishu good for your health? Yomeishu has for centuries been widely known for its health-giving properties. The origins of Yomeishu and its ingredients are. however, less well-known. Yomeishu is made from natural herbs Yomeishu is made from 14 special natural ingredients whose medicinal benefits have long been recognised.
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon India invites overseas Indians to be citizens
      667 6 India invites overseas Indians to be citizens New scheme for those of Indian origin offers lifelong visa and land ownership rights but not voting rights "It is like reattaching myself to my motherland after living m the US for a long time." MS NIVRUTI RAI a manager with Intel, on
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      Lock icon India and China poised for more joint energy bids
      193 6 New Delhi THE world's two fastestgrowing economies, China and India, look set to work to gether to bid for energy projects. India's Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar will visit China this week on a trip seen as aiming to firm up
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      Lock icon China issues response plan for emergencies
      515 9  -  Chua Chin Hon It is accompanied by pledges to punish officials involved m cover-up attempts By China Bureau Chief In Beijing CHINA yesterday issued its first nationwide response plan for public emergencies, mandating swift disclosure of major disasters within four hours and vowing to
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      Lock icon Two cities spared water woes, with toxic spill under control
      422 9 Beijing CONCERNS that a major toxic spill will affect the water supplied to millions of residents of two central Chinese cities have been allayed. Officials and state media said yesterday that the level of industrial chemical cadmium m the Xiangjiang
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
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        Lock icon U.N. ENVOY TO MYANMAR QUITS
        54 9 KUALA LUMPUR: The UN envoy to Myanmar, Mr Razali Ismail, has quit his post after being refused entry for the past two years to Yangon where he is pushing for reforms. Mr Razali, a former Malaysian diplomat, has been trying to end Myanmar's political impasse
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        58 9 SEOUL: Dr Gerald Schatten of the University of Pittsburgh is being investigated for allegedly trying to patent technology to create embryonic stem cells without crediting his now-estranged colleague, South Korea's disgraced cloning scientist Hwang Woo Suk. Seoul National University said the right for the patent belongs
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        Lock icon U.S. SAILOR QUIZZED OVER KILLING
        51 9 TOKYO: Police m Japan questioned a US sailor yesterday after his arrest on charges of robbing and murdering a Japanese woman. William Oliver Reese is accused of fatally beating and robbing Ms Yoshie Sato, 56, near a US naval base 45km south-west of Tokyo. ASSOCIATED
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        Lock icon PRISONERS TORTURED: PYONGYANG
        44 9 SEOUL: North Korea has filed a claim with the South, seeking US$l billion (Ssl.6 billion) m compensation for mistreatment of prisoners who were repatriated after serving jail terms m the South. Pyongyang said the prisoners suffered an array of tortures. REUTERS
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        Lock icon THAI FISHERMEN'S DNA SAMPLES TAKEN
        54 9 BANGKOK: Investigators trying to identify the killer of a British woman found murdered on a Koh Samui beach have started taking DNA samples from fishermen on boats near the beach where her cellphone was found. The battered body of Ms Katherine Horton, 21, was discovered
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        Lock icon OFFICIALS LEAVE N. KOREA N-PROJECT
        52 9 SEOUL: All 57 remaining foreign officials on a project for two light-water nuclear reactors m North Korea left the site yesterday and arrived m the South, marking the end of a failed attempt to end the North's nuclear ambitions. The reactors were only about one-third
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        Lock icon DETAINED OVER COMMEMORATION
        42 9 BEIJING: The Chinese authorities have detained a former policeman who planned to hold private commemorations ahead 01 the first anniversary of ousted Communist Party chief Zhao Ziyang's death. Mr Li Jinping planned to mark Mr Zhao's passing today. REUTERS
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        Lock icon LANDSLIDE: 18 MORE BODIES FOUND
        50 9 JAKARTA: Eighteen more bodies were unearthed yesterday at the scene of a landslide which buried an Indonesian village, bringing the official death toll to 76, police said. Officials m the hillside village of Cijeruk m Central Java plan to stop their search. AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
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      925 6 Shrine visits 'misunderstood' Visits to Yasukuni war shrine do not glorify militarism, says Mr Shinzo Abe, who could be Japan's next premier. PAGE 11 Advanced Diploma m Quality Engineering Specialist Diploma m Semiconductor Technology IvlanagemenT rieXwE This course provides participants with the basic knowledge m semiconductor devices and integrated This
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  • CHINA
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      Lock icon Expect Sino-US war over Taiwan in next 10 years: Expert
      736 10  -  Roger Mitton More Taiwanese want independence; Chinese patience wearing thin, he says By US Bureau Chief In Washington A WAR between China and the United States over Taiwan is virtually inevitable m the next 10 years, says one of America's
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      Lock icon GAMES FACE-OFF
      65 10 A girl looking at a montage of art pieces at an exhibition which opened m Beijing yesterday. The works on display m The Olympics and I exhibition, which attracted nearly 1,700 entries from over 70 primary and secondary schools, are teenagers' interpretations of what the 2008 Olympic Games
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      Lock icon China to cap hospital spending to lower costs
      417 10 China to cap hospital spending to lower costs Beijing CHINA'S health minister said public hospitals should provide affordable medical care for everyone and not just cater to the demands of the wealthy minority, state media reported yesterday. Hospitals are spending too much public money trying to keep pace with developed
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Koizumi's likely heir speaks up for shrine visits
      482 11 They do not glorify militarism and no insult to China is intended, says Abe Tokyo JAPAN should try harder to convince China that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visits to a shrine for war dead do not glorify militarism, Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo
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      Lock icon BEAUTY REGIME
      74 11 Japanese geishas chanting their motto, "Always be beautiful, nice and kind", during their start-of- PHOTO: AP work ceremony m Kyoto, Japan's ancient capital, on Saturday, after the New Year's holidays. Literally translated, geisha means a "person of culture" and once a girl is accepted as a maiko or
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      Lock icon War movie stirs sense of patriotism
      376 11 TOKYO MR HIDEYUKI Machida cried from the very first scene of Yamato: The Last Battle, and when the curtain fell on Japan's latent World War II epic, the 28-year-old wondered how it could be wrong to feel patriotic. He felt no embarrassment about shedding
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      Lock icon China and Japan to start student exchange
      249 11 China and Japan to start student exchange Tokyo JAPAN and China have agreed to launch an exchange programme for more than 2,000 high school students as part of a joint effort to improve strained ties, a report said yesterday. Japanese and Chinese foreign ministry officials reached the agreement at a
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  • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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      Lock icon 500,000 female foetuses aborted each year in India, study says
      375 12 Preference for male children leads to skewed gender ratio Paris ABOUT 10 million female foetuses may have been aborted m India over the past two decades. i This is due to ultrasound sex screening and a traditional preference for boys,
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      Lock icon High-tech bid to prevent poaching of Indian folk cures
      285 12 New Delhi THE Indian government is making a US$2 million (553.3 million) effort to protect traditional remedies from bio-pira-cy by multinational drug companies. They will do so by compiling a traditional-knowledge digital library, reflecting nationalistic pride m India's ancient scientific heritage
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      Lock icon BODY SEARCH
      53 12 An Indian paramilitary trooper searching a civilian on Saturday aper a grenade explosion at a PHOTO AFP busy intersection m Kashmir's summer capital, Srinagar. Muslim militants had hurled a hand grenade towards a security force vehicle but it missed the target and exploded on the roadside, injuring at
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      Lock icon Indian politician draws from Singapore's economic model
      490 12  -  Shefali Rekhi By: FOR a long time, he admired Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew. Indian technocrat politician N. Chandrababu Naidu would often highlight Singapore's policies and say Mr Lee was his role model as he shaped the destiny of the state of
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Doubts over 'improved' security in Thai south
      398 13  -  Nirmal Ghosh Opposition leader says progress will be short-lived unless trust is developed By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok THAILAND'S opposition Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has counselled caution m accepting an assessment that the security situation m the troubled southern provinces has improved.
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      Lock icon 8 KILLED IN BLAZE
      87 13 A resident walking through the charred remains of a two-storey dormitory m Manila where a fire killed eight people yesterday. Witnesses told police the victims appeared to be drunk after a party on Saturday night and failed to react when other residents tried to wake them
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      Lock icon Campaign for rights of non-Muslims
      383 13 Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN lawmakers and religious minorities have launched a campaign for constitutional change to protect the rights of nonMuslims. The move came after a man was buried as a Muslim over the protests of his Hindu widow. The row over the fate of mountaineering
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      Lock icon MAS chief to reveal turnaround plan
      280 13 Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA Airlines managing director Idris Jala will brief his middle and senior management staff on Wednesday on the national carrier's business turnaround plan. The plan is expected to be submitted to the government before the end of the month. Sources say this
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon DEFIANT IRAN
      659 14  -  Jonathan Eyal Confrontation deepens as Teheran says it will resume nuclear research today By Straits Times Europe Bureau In London DEFYING international warnings, Iran has announced that it will resume its nuclear research activities as of today. The move will deepen the country's confrontation with both Europe and
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      Lock icon Iranians oblivious to dangers on the horizon
      277 14  -  JONATHAN EYAL London SO, WHAT is Iran's logic? The government m Teheran assumes that with large numbers of American troops still tied down m neighbouring Iraq, the chances of a US military strike remain negligible. S. Perhaps, but this is only part of
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      Lock icon DeLay rules out return to majority leader post
      435 15 DeLay rules out return to majority leader post Fellow Republicans turning against him after money laundering rap Washington REPRESENTATIVE Tom DeLay, a close political ally of US President George W. Bush who is mired m a campaign finance controversy, says he is definitively renouncing the post of Republican majority leader
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      17 15 THESE two Republicans may seek the House majority leader post that Mr Tom DeLay vacated:
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      Lock icon Roy Blunt of Missouri
      54 15 Mr Blunt, 55, has risen rapidly through the party ranks since winning election to Missouri's seventh district m 1996. He became the party whip m 2003 and as acting majority leader last September. He took a leading role m moving President George W. Bush's tax cut
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      Lock icon John Boehner of Ohio
      66 15 Mr Boehner came to Congress 15 years ago as a crusader against what he saw as the excesses'of Democratic power. He was elected to the leadership m 1994 but lost his post m the hierarchy four years later amid internal struggles. Mr Boehner, 56, has a
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      Lock icon UK's Liberals to regroup after leader quits
      302 15 UK's Liberals to regroup after leader quits London BRITAIN'S Liberal Democrats face an uphill battle to win crucial middle ground m the wake of their leader's resignation after admitting he had been treated for alcoholism. Mr Charles Kennedy, who led the only major British party to oppose the Iraq war,
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Chris Patten's daughter in Bollywood film
        231 16 THE actress daughter of Mr Chris Patten, Britain's last colonial governor m Hong Kong, will be appearing m a Bollywood film. Alice Patten plays the part of a documentary film-maker m the movie Rang De Basanti (Colour Me Yellow), which will be released worldwide
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        Lock icon Thief returns teenager's artificial leg
        226 16 AN AMERICAN teenage amputee whose prosthetic leg was stolen has recovered the artificial limb after it was apparently placed m her yard by a remorseful thief. In November, burglars broke into the Los Angeles-area home of 16-year-old Melissa Huff and stole money and other valuables,
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        Lock icon Austrian mountaineer Harrer dies
        132 16 AUSTRIAN mountaineer Heinrich Harrer (right), whose life was portrayed m his book and the film Seven Years In Tibet, died on Saturday at 93, Austrian officials said. He was the first person to climb the difficult north face of the Eiger m the Swiss Alps m
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        Lock icon Leung family in HK video
        81 16 Leung family in HK video FORMER finance secretary Antony Leung has been roped m by the Hong Kong Tourism Board to appear m a promotional programme with his three-year-old daughter and wife Fu Mingxia, who was an Olympic diving champion. The filming started last year, and the trio will introduce
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        Lock icon Kremlin in massive drive to spruce up Russia's image
        422 16 Kremlin in massive drive to spruce up Russia's image Spin doctors set out to erase view of Russians as 'pariahs of Europe' Moscow RUSSIA has a unleashed a £70 million (Ss2o3 million) campaign to bolster its standing among its citizens and restore its tarnished image abroad. Britain's Telegraph newspaper reported
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      Lock icon Saudis on high alert as 2.5m begin haj
      310 17 Saudis on high alert as 2.5 m begin haj PHOTO Jeddah AN ESTIMATED 2.5 million Muslims began their annual haj, or pilgrimage, m Saudi Arabia yesterday with the authorities on high alert to prevent another tragedy after a deadly hotel collapse. The pilgrims began the trek from the holy city
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      Lock icon Merket wants Washington to close down prison at Guantanamo
      433 17  - Merket wants Washington to close down prison at Guantanamo Derek Scally German leader surprises critics ahead of first state visit to Washington By Straits Times Europe Bureau In Berlin GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for the US prison facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to be closed down, days before
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon POWERFUL QUAKE SHAKES GREECE
        84 17 ATHENS: A strong earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale struck off Greece yesterday between the islands of Kythira and Crete. Some 50 "empty" houses were damaged and a public square was destroyed m Kythira, but there were no reports of any injuries. Buildings on the
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        Lock icon UN COMMANDER IN HAITI FOUND DEAD
        53 17 PORT-AU-PRINCE: The Brazilian commander of United Nations peacekeepers m Haiti was found dead on the balcony of his hotel room on Saturday m an apparent suicide. A senior UN official said Lieuten-ant-General Urano Teixeira da" Matta Bacellar suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his
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        Lock icon SYRIAN PRESIDENT REJECTS UN REQUEST FOR INTERVIEW
        84 17 BEIRUT: Syrian President Bashar Assad has rejected a UN request to be interviewed as part of an inquiry into the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri last year. Syria told the UN commission the request to meet Mr Assad violates the
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        Lock icon KIDNAPPERS RELEASE FRENCH ENGINEER
        67 17 BAGHDAD: A French engineer kidnapped m Baghdad five weeks ago by insurgents who threatened to kill him has been released, officials said yesterday. Mr Bernard Planche, 52, was released on Saturday. The kidnappers had threatened to kill him if France did not "end its illegitimate presence
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    • GLOBAL AGENDA
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        Lock icon WORLD New chapter for US ties with Germany
        385 18  - WORLD New chapter for US ties with Germany JONATHAN EYAL WHAT IT IS GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Washington for her first meeting with US President George W. Bush, which is expected to take place on Friday. The United States is likely to roll out the red carpet for
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        Lock icon Abdullah, Yudhoyono to discuss bilateral ties
        150 18  -  SALIM OSMAN REME AHMAD SOUTH-EAST ASIA WHAT IT IS MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi arrives m the Sumatran city of Padang on Thursday to meet Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for a three-day "annual consultation" session. They held their first annual meeting m Kuala
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      266 17 fc?SMU VL SINGAPORE MANAGEMENI UNIVERSITY §ll[ki^j 1a /Hi ft] Ik im V The Master of Science m Applied Finance (MAF) is an intensive course designed to provide candidates with a comprehensive and indepth understanding of the practical issues of financial markets and instruments. Taught by top-notch academics and industry professionals,
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      59 18 In The Business Times today j**~ VL I jB xT^^*"CZ<^A Big cap stocks have kick-started the year's trading. Some smaller stocks are also enjoying a flurry of interest. But will penny stocks rally en massel Senior writer R Sivanithy warns of two major obstacles to a sustained recovery among small
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      379 19 MENTION "population crisis" and what comes to mind is runaway growth. But a new worry is being posed by, of all tilings, slowing expansion m population. In many parts of the world the number of people continues to rise faster than planned for. Elsewhere, population sizes
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      912 19  -  Barry Rubin By ISRAELI Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disabling stroke has thrown Israeli politics into turmoil yet again. Or so it seems. Mr Sharon was considered a certain victor m the March elections, for which he had organised his own Kadima (Forward) Party, attracting
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      1221 20  -  John R. Bradley Syria's former vice-president goes on air to indict the President and perhaps set m motion a regime change By Senior Writer FORMER Syrian vice-presi-dent Abdul Halim Khaddam has caused a political earthquake m the Middle East by implicating Syrian President
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      677 21  -  Lee Poh Onn JAVA'S FLOODS AND LANDSLIDES By For The Straits Times MANY lives were lost and homes buried under a massive landslide m Central Java a few days ago. Hundreds more are feared dead m the village of Cijeruk, 370 km east of Jakarta, because
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      226 19 Assad's days numbered? Syrian President Assad's implication m the murder of an ex- Lebanese premier could set m motion a regime change. PAGE 20 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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      379 21 Lee Poh Onn is a fellow at the Institute of South-east Asian Studies, Singapore. International 24 25 January 2006 Enterprise <3VC" Raffles City Convention Centre yY^Tn Singapore Forum 06 rV The Globalisation of Asian Enterprise b^b^b^b^b^b^b^b^b^b^b^bbP* b^F7 i W ffe^^fflfW^fflnTfß^^BKJHß^^^B^aMElM^B^^^^^^^^Bß Ready for the global challenge? International Enterprise Forum (IE Forum)
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      8 H1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES MONDAY JANUARY 9, 2006
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      Lock icon Four MRT stations and a bus interchange were hit by 'bomb blasts' m Singapore's largest emergency drill
      708 H1 AT 6.30 AM yesterday, the Sunday morning calm was shattered as mock serial blasts went off across the island. Within minutes, sirens were heard blaring as Singapore's biggest civil emergency response operation kicked
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      195 H1 OVER 2,000 personnel from 22 agencies were m action: Singapore Civil Defence Force Co-ordinated multi-agency response and sent m rescue teams. Oversaw casualty evacuation. Managed "chemical decontamination". Singapore Armed Forces Dispatched Forward Liaison Command Teams, 15 ambulances, 2 Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Explosive (CBRE) response teams, and
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        1360 H3 Treating the injured Helping families SGH chief heard about 'attack' only on radio but hospital was ready when 'casualties 1 poured m SINGAPORE General Hospital (SGH) chief Tan Ser Kiat first heard of the "terror attack" on the radio because the official call for help had gone awry. A civil
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        Lock icon Dhoby Ghaut MRT station
        72 H3 MONITORING THE AIR: An SCDF officer uses an intensimeter to check for radiation m the air at the station, as "casualties" lie strewn on a station platform. RUSHING TO SAFETY: Another SCDF off icer evacuates some of the "injured" commuters from the tunnel to makeshift medical
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        Lock icon More complex exercises ahead: PM
        934 H4 He raises bar for drills so nation can be prepared for any eventuality Drill for flu pandemic next? ANOTHER exercise will be run later this year to prepare Singapore for a biological threat either a terrorist attack or the outbreak of a pandemic like bird
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        Lock icon Hunt for 'attackers' goes on
        572 H4 WIRES sticking out from the vest of one of the "victims" m yesterday's mock blast at Toa Payoh MRT station gave police the first clue that the exercise may have involved a suicide bombing. As the rescuers worked on saving the "injured", the police moved
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        Lock icon Toa Payoh MRT station and bus interchange
        79 H4 BLAST' ON TRAIN: At the MRT station, the "explosion" rips off the door of a train carriage with a "casualty" inside. 'BLAST' AT BUS STATION: Some 40 "victims" lie injured on the ground after the "explosion" at the bus interchange. Medics later rush
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        1017 H5 But some were irritated and a few tempers flared MS RIN Wahab, 34, got onto the train at Clementi MRT station at 6.05 am. She was going to visit a friend. Then as the train passed Tanjong Pagar and pulled into Raffles Place at
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        332 H5 A WOMAN m her 60s became a real casualty of yesterday's drill when she fell and fractured her arm while trying to board a shuttle bus m Little India. The woman, who declined to be named, said she had been shoved by a male passenger.
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        46 H5 AFTER THE FIRST 'BLAST: Casualties being treated outside Raffles Place MRT station. About 20 people are "injured" m the "blast 1 on an east-bound train at the station HELPING HAND: An old woman receives help to evacuate at Raffles Place MRT station.
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        33 H5 NOT TO WORRY: A "victim" being taken out at Marina Bay MRT station. "Casualties" are first taken to makeshift medical posts before being moved to decontamination vehicles and hospitals.
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        523 H6  -  Real-world set-ups on campus allow poly students to get hands-on training By Maria Almenoar IT LOOKS like any other physiotherapy clinic, with whitewashed walls, exercise equipment and hospital beds. Inside, patients with muscular or neurological ailments or sports injuries perform various exercises supervised by
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        170 H6 VOLUNTEER organisation Mercy Relief is appealing to the public to help bring some joy to the children affected by last year's earthquake m Pakistan by pledging Play Packs. Each Play Pac- costs $10 and comprises a reusable backpack with items necessary for
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        223 H6  - $6.8 m raised in Ren Ci charity show Lee Sze Yong By IT WAS like a scene out of Fear Factor. Braving strong winds and rain, Venerable Shi Ming Vi kept his balance to walk a distance of about 20m, on 15cm-wide parallel beams, at the top of the 66-storey
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        513 H6  - Couple pour liquid over elderly woman and rob her of $6, 000 K.C. VIJAYAN By Crime Correspondent A COUPLE trailed a 74-year-old woman as she left a bank m Rochor Road, splashed some liquid on her back to distract her and snatched $6,000 from her handbag. Madam Enkiamah Murugaih was
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        256 H7 YOUTHINK TURNS ONE A letter from Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, encouraging more young people to voice their ideas I CONGRATULATE Youth Ink on its first anniversary. I am grateful to The Straits Times for taking the initiative 12 months
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        776 H7  -  Clement Tan Edward Choy Alicia Zhuang Bertron Lim TALK BACK Compiled by Youthlnk got mostly positive reactions when older readers of The Straits Times were asked for their opinions on these pages. But some thought topics could be taken further and conventions
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        642 H8  - 2 1 -year- old wins four global awards for film Mazuin Khamis YOUNG AND RESTLESS His 20-minute film, G-23 f is about three movie-goers By KILLER IDEA "Once, when I was on a bus, I noticed a woman who actually took off her shoe to kill a cockroach that was
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        466 H8  - The boom of DIV short films Ng Kiat Han By The writer is a second-year student at the National University of Singapore FILMS TO INSPIRE "I believe that filmmaking is a great tool for translating positive messages, and it should exist to inspire and invigorate." GRETA GEORGES, (above) WKRZ 91
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        219 H8  -  Soh Wee Ling The Fortnightly Agenda was compiled by Made 2 Order Dates: Jan 12 to 22 Time: 10am to 10pm Venue: The Arts House Admission: Free Seven Singaporean artists with seven unique styles. This exhibition will try to explore the impact of commissioned works on artists' styles
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        241 H9 I REFER to the several letters on giving protection to whistle-blowers. I fully agree that whistleblowers should be protected to encourage more people to come forward and expose wrongdoings and malpractices m the workplace. However, shielding their identity may not be a good
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          86 H9 LAST month, white Mercedes Presidio limo cab No. 8331 took me to Changi Airport. In a hurry, I inadvertently left a couple of items m the cab. I later called the cab driver, Mr Loh, and asked him to keep the items m his home. When
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          47 H9 ON JAN 4 at about 6pm, I lost my contact lens m Borders. I would like to thank Annan of Borders Music for going out of her way to help me locate it. Walking home blind would have been unimaginable! Ko Xiaozheng
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          101 H9 MY MOTHER was admitted to Tan Tock Seng Hospital recently with a tumour and, as a result, my sister and I have been spending most days by her side. While frequenting the Starbucks outlet there, we became acquainted with one of its staff named Nadia. Apart
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        377 H9 I RECENTLY took a transferred maid from Joy Employment Services. The agency charged me a fee of $288 and on top of that, I had to pay two months of the maid's wages m advance and sign an agreement with the agency.
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        545 H9 I AM one of the many foreign students from overseas affected by the closure of AIT Academy m September last year. Upon the announcement of the closure, I wrote to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Sept 6 to ask
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        355 H9 I READ with interest the article "New courses, new flights of fancy: Multi-disciplinary courses combining art and technology are big draws today" (ST, Jan 2). It was quite informative that it also listed, under "What's available and where", all polytechnics that offer diploma
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        56 H9 For more readers' views, log on to http://www.straitstimes .asia 1 .com .sg/f or v m Access to online letters is free. School-bus fare hike: Why pay when service is unsatisfactory? > > Let students use bus concession pass on LRT Taxi driver extorted fare from foreigner Don't let
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        429 H9 "JET Airways takes fight to SIA", wrote Ms Karamjit Kuar under the headline "Once a fan, now a serious rival" (ST, Jan 5). The article related the success story of one of India's first private airlines. It also revealed the future
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        313 H9 WE REFER to the articles "Iras should have disclosed GST error sooner" (ST, Jan 5) and "Culture a more potent tool than strictest rule" (ST, Jan 6). Contrary to what the writers thought, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) took immediate steps to rectify
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        818 H10 Luton (England) "We thought it would be easy after we scored the first goal. We have to learn that when we are better than our opponents, we must finish the mmW RAFAEL BENITEZ, Liverpool
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        259 H10 HORSE RACING COME Sunday, 5 February 2006, racing fans can look forward to wagering on a new and exciting exotic bet, TRIPLE TRIO, offered by the Singapore Turf Club for the first time. To mark its introduction, the Club will be injecting a hefty $300,000
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        222 H10 Leyton Orient shock Fulham LEAGUE Two club Leyton Orient pulled off the first giant-killing act of this year's FA Cup with a 2-1 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage yesterday. The visitors were up 2-0 at half time, thanks to goals by Craig Easton (17th minute) and Joe Keith (44th).
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        368 H10 London NEWCASTLE skipper Alan Shearer scored his 200 th goal for the Geordies on Saturday, to take him level with the legendary Jackie Milburn, and then dedicated the achievement to his mother. The 35-year-old struck m the 79th minute to see off League Two Mansfield at
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        150 H10 Hanoi POLICE have started investigating alleged match-fixing by another three players of the Vietnam national football squad at the South east Asia Games which ended last month, state media said. Vietnam News Agency said late on Saturday that police suspect three more footballers from the national Under-23
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        530 H11  -  Nicholas Fang SOCCER By CONFIDENCE "Winston has the energy, ability and experience to lead the continuous growth of the S-League." FAS PRESIDENT HO PENG KEE, on new CEO Winston tee THE Football Association of Singapore hopes to boost the S-League commercially through the
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        715 H11 Chelsea boss warns players that selection is based on team needs, not that of individuals LONDON Rooney, future captain MANCHESTER United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has tipped striker Wayne Rooney to be a future captain at Old Trafford. Veteran full-back Gary
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        556 H11 Barcelona SAMUEL Eto'o scored his 18th goal of the season on Saturday and leaders Barcelona won their 11th straight Spanish La Liga game 2-1 at crosstown rivals Espanyol. Classy goals from Portugal's Deco (44th minute) and leading striker Eto'o (47th) gave them a 15th straight win
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        510 H11 Rome SerieA Cagliari 2 Udinese 1 Chievo Verona 3 Lecce 1 Empoli 1 Messina 3 Lazio 4 Ascoli 1 Sampdoria 0 Livorno 2 Siena 0 Inter Milan 0 Treviso 0 Roma 1 AC Milan v Parma Late kick-off JUVENTUS coach Fabio Capello praised Adrian Mutu
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        212 H11 THE Utah Jazz seem to have a secret that the rest of the NBA would love for them to share. The problem is, the Jazz are not sure why they appear to be the only team m the NBA that the Detroit Pistons
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        467 H11 BASKETBALL Los Angeles THE NBA's hotshots Kobe Bryant and Leßron James gave a preview of Thursday's Lakers-Cavaliers match-up when they poured m 50 and 35 points respectively. Bryant, the league's leading scorer, needed a seasonhigh 41 shots but made 17 of them, including
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        483 H12  -  Nicholas Fang BOWLING Bowler clinches Tournament of Champions crown m season-ender By SINGAPORE'S Jennifer Tan ended her season on a high note when she won the Asian Bowling Tour's Tournament of Champions m Jakarta yesterday. Ranked third going into the event, she beat Malaysia's
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        575 H12  -  Chan Yi Shen SAILING By WHEN sailor Maximilian Soh's name was announced at the MultiMillion Dollar Award Programme presentation on Friday night, an elderly, White-haired woman surprised the crowd at the Ministry of Sound by stepping onto the stage. The mystery granny, who collected the
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        531 H12 »GOLF Kapalua (Hawaii) MICHELLE Wie is starting to feel the stress. She has been a professional golfer for three months and is already worth more than some men who have been playing longer than she has been alive. Her endorsement deals could
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        Lock icon Appleby strong up to final round
        265 H12 Kapalua (Hawaii) STARTING with a two-shot lead at Kapalua m the Mercedes Championships yesterday, Stuart Appleby looked good to become the first player m nearly 50 years to capture the winners-only event three straight times. The Australian had dropped only two shots over his
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          47 H12 DOHA: Roger Federer retained his Qatar Open tennis title with a 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) win over French teenager Gael Monfils on Saturday. The world No 1 believes he has overcome the crippling foot injury which had disrupted the end of his 2005 season. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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          44 H12 LAHORE: Pakistan have lost opening batsman Yasir Hameed, who is down with typhoid, for the first cricket Test against India starting on Jan 13. Yasir, 27, who has played 17 Tests, was included m the list of Pakistan probables. REUTERS
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        Lock icon Henin-Hardenne could be rusty: Hingis
        472 H12 Sydney MARTINA Hingis will face the powerful Justine Henin-Har-denne m her Sydney International first-rdund match. But Hingis, who recently returned to professional tennis after a three-year break, sees that as a positive as she reckons that the French Open winner has played less than her
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        449 H13 »GOLF They take Royal Trophy 9-7 despite Asia's strong showing Bangkok EUROPE scrambled past the finish line to edge Asia 9-7 m the inaugural Royal Trophy yesterday. After taking the lion's share of the foursomes and fourballs honours on the opening day to lead 6-2,
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          13 H13 NFL: New England 28 Jacksonville 3, Washington 17 Tampa Bay 10.
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          43 H13 NBA: Washington 103 Boston 102, Orlando 108 Charlotte 92, Atlanta 101 Oklahoma City 93, Cleveland 96 Milwaukee 88, Utah 94 Detroit 90 (0T), Chicago 111 Memphis 82, Dallas 83 Minnesota 79, Phoenix 91 San Antonio 86, LA Lakers 112 LA Clippers 109.
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          52 H13 Fourth and final One-Day International m Napier, New Zealand: Sri Lanka 273-5 m 50 overs (K. Sangakkara 58, M. Atapattu 69; Bond 2-53, Martin 3-62). New Zealand 253 m 48.2 overs (P. Fulton 112; Vaas 3-48, Perera 3 56). Sri Lanka won by 20 runs. New Zealand win fivematch
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          138 H13 Mercedes Championship m Kapalua, Hawaii, 3rd rd (USA unless stated): 213 Stuart Appleby (Aus) 71 72 70 215 Michael Campbell (Nzl) 72 72 71 216 Jim Furyk 72 72 72 217 Lucas Glover 74 73 70 218 Sergio Garcia (Esp) 71 74 73,Vi|aySingh(Fij) 70 74 74. Royal Trophy m
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          55 H13 NHL: NY Rangers 4 Florida 0, Montreal 4 Ottawa 1, Colorado 3 Columbus 2 (0.p.), Boston 6 Tampa Bay 3. Carolina 3 NY Islanders 0, Toronto 3 Edmonton 2. New Jersey 3 Buffalo 2, Atlanta 4 Pittsburgh 3, Minnesota 4 Anaheim 1, Vancouver 4 Calgary 3 (0T), San
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          25 H13 Italian Serie A: Palermo 1 Juventus 2, Reggina 1 Fiorentina 1. Spanish Primera Liga: Athletic Bilbao 1 Deportivo Coruna 2, Espanyol 1 Barcelona 2.
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          156 H13 WTA Medibank International, Ist rd: Maria Kinlenko (Rus)btGiselaDulko(Arg) 6-4 3-0 wo, Svetlana Kuznetsova (Rus) bt Shinobu Asagoe (Jpn) 6-1 5-7 7-5, Ana Ivanovic (Ser) bt Shuai Peng (Chn) 6-2 6-4. Moorilla Hobart International, Ist rd: Amy Frazier (USA) bt Lourdes Dominguez (Esp; 6-7(2) 6-3 6-0, Nuria Uagostera (Esp) bt
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        45 H13 With deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to MR KUA PHEK LONG, Executive Chairman ofRCL GROUP On the demise of his beloved wife. CHIU YEO LEE, IRENE Departed on 7 January 2006 The Board of Directors, Management and Staff of Regional Container Lines Group of Companies
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        112 H13 ONG PENG BOON Age: 73 passed away peacefully on 8 Jan 2006. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Liang Ah Kong Children: Children m law: Jean Ong Choo Khim Kirn Moon Xi Linda Ong Joo Scan Eddie Chin San Wong Jimmy Ong Chee Beng lim Kok Hua
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        44 H13 In Loving Memory of LILIAN MM GOAT ENG Departed: January 2005 Not just today but everyday. We remember the time* we shared. Always loved and cherished by: Husband: Eric 1 r Daughter: Lydia Er Son: Ezra I r Nephew: Desmonji Tor and loved QBgaV.
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        90 H13 am the resurrection and the life. He who believes m Me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes m Me will never die. John 11:25 Sixth Anniversary In Ever- Loving Memorj of Our Beloved IVAN C. BAPTIST Departed: 9 January 2000 Dearest, still missing and longing
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        41 H13 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Mr. P. L. Kua Family on the demise of his beloved wife CHIU YEO LEE, IRENE on 7 Jan 06 Sadly missed and remembered By Mr. Mrs. Richard Th am Mr.GaryTham Miss Jane Th am
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        85 H13 ANBE SIVAM OMSAIRAM KRIS UN AYAH SUBRAMANIAM Age: 82 passed away peacefully on H January 2006. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Wife:(i<xl<ivari. deOMMd] Sons: Ihuiuhifi m hivs: (Kaj Kumar. decMMd) IMmi nl Dharmaraj Daughter: Son-in-law: kaiiu-la Ibgperi Roberto Ibgneii Grandson: Granddaughter: Kavin Kumar Thanusha Brothers, sisters, nephews,
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        127 H13 am the resurrection and the life. Whoeivr belieivs m me will Hit: even though he dies; and whoever lives and beliei>es m me will neivr die." lohn 1 1:25-26 THERESA NG SWEE CHOO Age: 78 was called home to be with the Lord on 8 fan 2006 leaving behind loved
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        93 H13 SIM CHENG HEE Age: 46 passed away peacefully on 8 lan 2006. Dearly missed and fondly remembered ty loved ones. Brothers: Sisters m law: Arthur Sim Jean Toh William Sim Jeffrey Sim Maybeline Tang Francis Sim Liza Ng Sisters: Brother-in-law: Shandy Sim Sally Sim Jimmy Ng Nieces: Nephews: Cheryl Sim
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        141 H13 "I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish. John ICH2B YAWKAMYUET Age: 80 was called home to be with the Lord on 8 Jan 2006 leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Kan Sia Chiu, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Kan Hoi Yuen Doris Ling Keong Ngo Kan Hoi Foo Bernadette Wong
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        163 H14 am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes m me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes m me will never die." John 11:25-26 TAY LEAK PING was called home to be with the Lord on 8 Jan 2006 leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Gan Boon
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        38 H14 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Our Managing Director CEO MR. BRYAN lAM on the demise of his mother-in-law TAN TH lAN TEE on 7 January 2006 Frown The Management Staff of SCM Technologies Sdn B h d
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        37 H14 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Our Managing Director CEO MR. BRYAN LIM on the demise of his mother-in-law TAN TH I AN TEE on 7 January 2006 From: The Management Staff of SinCo Technologies Pte Ltd
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        26 H14 2ND ANNIVERSARY IN LOVING MEMORY OF BETTY TAN POH TEE Departed 9 January 2004 Deeply loved, dearly missed always remembered by Chin Huat, Constance and Hedy
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        123 H14 LEE AH CHOO Age: 82 was called home to be with the Lord on 8 lan 2006, leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Teo Sam l^ong, deceased) Son: Daughter-in-law: Teo Ho Teck Kiong I.ay Geok Daughters: Sons-in-law: Sally Leo Ng See Wai I k-len Teo Lim Poh Seng Teo Siew Hoon
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        55 H14 KRISHNA BHARATHAMBAL Age: 73 (w/olateMrPß. Srinivasa lyengar) passed away peacefully on 8 January 2006. Sadly missed by all loved ones. Leaving behind sons, daughters, spouses, grandchildren, relatives and friends. Our heartfelt thanks to Prof Fong Kok Yung and team, staff of SGH Ward 74 and her caregiver Sundari. Funeral was
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        46 H14 FIRST ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory of MrsJohnßaptist Low Khng Slang nee Agnes Tftn SooLuan called home on January 9, 2005. Thank You Mum for vibrating still your Gifts of Life and Faith to us we carry your memory deep m our hearts. All Your Loved Ones.
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        37 H14 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to our Former Director and CEO G AN KIM YONG on the demise of his beloved mother, TAY LEAK PING on 8 lan 2006 The Board of Directors and NATSTEEL LTD
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        53 H14 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences To Our Managing Director CEO MR BRYAN LI M on the demise of his mother-in-law LAN TH lAN TEE on 7 January 2006 rTOtni Mr Xv Shu Gong, Mr Gao Bing Vi, The Management Staff of Dongguan SinCo Electronics Technologies Co., Ltd Dongguan SinCo Electronics
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        49 H15 Week's Top Rises CENTS Keppel Corp 50c 1190 90 0 8? Creative! 25c 1430 70 0 5 1 DBSGrp 1710 60.0 3 6 OCBCCap3 93%Pret10 ***** 60.0 0.6 UOB 1520 60.0 4 1 SIA2OO 1290 50.0 4.0 Cityoevsoc 915 45.0 5 2 TACBtIO 200 350 42 8 8 0
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        87 H15 Source Reuters J»n6 %CHNG YR2OOVO6 CLOSE FR Jan S S$ LOW St HIGH US$ ***** -0.06 ***** ***** Euro ***** -0.03 2 1820 ***** 2.8906 -0 09 3 1670 2.8515 AS 1.2283 +0.11 ***** 1.2059 Yen* ***** +0.04 1.6084 1.3902 Rupiah 'ool72l 0.42 0.***** 0.***** Baht*
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        495 H15  -  AZRIN ASMANI TAKING STOCK Banking stocks could face sell-down; traders await release of STEngg results By TAKING A BREATHER "We expect the market to taper off a little as it has risen too fast too quickly." DBS VICKERS SECURITIES PROFIT-TAKING m overbought
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          88 H15 NOMURA Research has turned bullish on United Test and Assembly Centre (Utac), believing its bottom line will be boosted by strong orders from major customers. Utac's client list includes technology giants such as Hynix Semiconductor, Scandisk and Broadcom. These three contribute up to about
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          92 H15 ORCHARD TURN SITE 'A BOOST' FOR CAPITALAND CIMB-GK Research has maintained its positive views on Capita Land, saying the Orchard Turn project will be a big boost for the property giant. Capita Land is part of a group that won the prime site with an aggressive $1.38 billion bid last
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          63 H15 JPMORGAN has revised its ratings on United Overseas Bank (UOB) shares, advising its clients to go from "neutral" to "overweight". It said: "We believe UOB holds the most promise on the capital management theme, with the highest payout ratio of the three banks and
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        530 H16 Growth of economy may be hurt if such cuts are not made permanent he says Chicago PRESIDENT George W. Bush urged the United States Congress to slow the growth of spending on entitlement programmes and suggested that Democrats who oppose extending tax
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        277 H16 London THE US dollar fell to a three-month low against the euro m London on Friday on news that the United States economy produced far fewer jobs than had been expected last month, reinforcing speculation that a cycle of US rate increases may
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          72 H16 A LONG-SERVING employee at a DBS Hong Kong branch m Cheong Chau was arrested for allegedly siphoning around HK$BOO,OOO (*****,200) from some accounts after clients called the bank to complain about missing money, says a report. The man, who is m his 30s, had been secretly
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          85 H16 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's state-owned energy provider Tenaga Nasional will start laying submarine cables under the busy Malacca Strait before the end of the year to export power to Indonesia by 2008, a report said on Saturday. The New Straits Times, citing industry fcx perts, said
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          62 H16 LONDON: Crude prices spiked on Friday, reaching three-month highs as funds poured into the market on supply fears amid tensions m the Mid die East. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery m February, surged US$l.ll to U5563.90 per barrel m pit trading
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        895 H17 Boosters What does 2006 hold for Singaporean workers, firms, investors and borrowers? Private-sector economists polled by the Government expect gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 5 per cent this year. Indeed, it is almost certain Singapore will enjoy sizzling economic growth m
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          67 H17 LESLIE MAH: Appointed as executive director of Eu Van Sang International from last Tuesday. Mr Mah (above), 62, who has relinquished his position (chief financial officer (CFO), will ersee mergers and acquisitions, nip strategy and new business detopment. Mr Tan Kang
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          45 H17 jHCHARD BROWN: Appointed as Asia fEles executive and regional head for global treasury services at Bank of America. Mr Brown, previously Citigroup's managing director and head of financial institutions for the AsiaPacific, will be based m Hong Kong.
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          48 H17 TAN ENK EE: Resigned as chief executive officer (CEO) of Gul Technologies Singapore last Tuesday but remains a non-executive director and is now its vice-chairman. Mr Kik Teng Guan takes over as CEO. He was also appointed as the company's president.
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          75 H17 LIM BOON KWONG: Appointed as chief operating officer (COO) of Freight Links Express Holdings. Mr Lim, 37, was formerly the regional chief financial officer for the Asia-Pacific and Middle East at United States-based BDP International. Mr Henry Chua Tiong Hock, who will relinquish
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          58 H17 CHEW HENG CHING: Resigns as Hiap Hoe's chief executive officer (CEO) next Monday. Mr Chew will step down as a director of the company and its subsidiaries and as chairman of the executive committee. Mr Teo Ho Beng, the managing director, will
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          Lock icon LIM SECK YEOW TO QUIT AS CHINA FOOD GROUP MD
          46 H17 LIM SECK YEOW: Resigns as group managing director of China Food Industries with effect from March 31. He will remain as a non-executive director. Mr Meng Qingzhu, the deputy group managing director, will become executive director.
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          34 H17 XUE HUIRU: Appointed chief operating officer of Suzhou-headquartered Keda Communications. Mr Xue, who has been the Sesdaqlisted company's executive director since May 2004, replaces Mr Zhu Wenming, who has resigned.
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          67 H17 RAJU CHELLAM: Appointed the vicepresident for the Asia-Pacific by New York-based Access Markets International Partners (AMI), which provides investment research on small and me-dium-sized enterprises. Mr Chellam (above) will help drive AMl's Asia-Pacific operations from its regional headquarters m Singapore. A former editor of
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        479 H17  -  GRACE NG SHORTER and flatter this is likely to be the new shape of the semiconductor cycle, as firms keep production expansion m check despite clear signs that the industry's rebound is on a roll. Analysts note that semiconductor players
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        744 H18  -  Lee Su Shyan Its total of 17 deals for 2005 takes it to No. 1 spot for fourth year running By Companies Correspondent Listing bounty LEADING THE PACK IPO manaeer Number Funds raised of IPOs (j'OOO) Westcomb Capital 17 250,632
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        315 H18 BIDDING FOR PULP MAKER Jakarta BANK Mandiri, Indonesia's biggest lender, has rejected a proposal by Singapore's United Fiber System (Unifiber) to buy Indonesian pulp maker Kiani Kertas, leaving the Sampoerna family as the key bidder. Bank Mandiri, the biggest domestic creditor
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        603 H18  -  Christopher Tan By Senior Correspondent BENT ON ACTIVE MARKET ROLE: The ambition to boost sales and synergies derived from using VW's import channel has resulted m price cuts for all models, says Mr Jenkins, leaning on a mock-up version of the Bentley
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        200 2 HAVE YOUR SAY WRITE IN Got an opinion, a story or something to say? E-mail us at stin@ sph.com.sg Sunday was IN's first birthday, and there's a new "IN" crowd m town. They met for the first time last week at one
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        325 2  -  SERENE GOH The buzz about The Straits Times newsroom has been a strange mix of chit-chat about darker issues surrounding the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) saga, and happter topics that involve hauls received at Christmas. We've concluded we can't do much about the traffic that's now going past
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        359 3 BYMARKLIM, 16, SEC 4, MONTFORT SECONDARY SCHOOL 1^ 4k embership has its m V l^^l P rivileses -lf y°u can get the card, r tr.cr first As many as 16,000 secondary sch°o1 and university students a PP!y jn S for Cafe Cartel's student discount cards
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        256 6 Reuben Foo and Devathas Satianathan, both 17, were taken away at sea by armed men from Singapore's elite Naval Diving Unit off Changi Naval Base for "insubordination". Devathas, a first-year student from National Junior College (NJC), laughed about his experience, which had fierce-looking armed divers, barking
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      51 1 |P H| 1 B^^ i^^ff JI^^^I^^^^^b -•> '*as@®BBr s^B^^^^^IE* /meet cHene^Fiv^csl j PLUS: WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL ABOUT FANTASyTnARNIaM^W HHf AND THE VERY GORY HAPPY TREE FRIENDS? >TrAgITJ^^ .«P^^ ABANDONED BLOGS: WHY EVERYONE IS GETTING INTERACTIVE AND MOVING ON PAGE 3 mmmam^mm W|N MOV E PAS ses to dreamer
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      111 2 [THE STRAITS TIMES Media Club LET'S HEAR FROM YOU It's a brand new year and we want to hear from you again. Tell us about what's been happening m your life, your school, your neighbourhood. See something really exciting happening? Notice an interesting trend or phenomenon? Got an idea for
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      34 4 OUR EXPERTS: Dr Tan See Seng is the assistant professor at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies of Nanyang Technological University. Dr Brian Yeo is a consultant psychiatrist at Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre.
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      118 5 WIN MOVIE TICKETS! Planning to watch a movie soon? Answer this question correctly and you may be one of the five lucky winners to walk away with a pair of movie passes! Which disaster-stricken area did Lt Henry Soh deliver relief supplies to? A. Sumatra B. Aceh C. Pakistan D.
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      754 8 week se^^^^^iHßiHßl i\#ri\#i\^t x mSt^^ About the only road I A M «3r^ to un^ vers t y n y° ur V J jl Hr mm parents' time was via the J O and A levels. fl Today, there are at least five different ways of getting there, Vj| some
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      951 9 s2 :l A I l^C^k B B w Im this ■5sL. «i 9^^H^B %jk ■p~ m'^^^^^^^^ WfcbK I flU^^B^nlß is a war being waged m Singapore I^^^Bf against the notion that the youth of today are selfish. J^M f I I^Jl )8C I^l Bk, Members of Generation i^il%l^9i 1 b
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        808 I2 B».*r r M«L!'ife'i. fi^m^s- "^^^w <4T ~49^^^^^BB^lfc 3 **fif *c BKBHH| We seem to be inching closer to our I Oth "He's still thinking about when to hold an General Election. election. 1 I-^'^B Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has But if you ask me, I think he will go
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        342 I3 THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION WAS THE THEME FOR THE WINNING STORY OF THE OLIVER TWIST CONTEST Last year, m the spirit of Oliver Twist, we asked you to get creative and write your own inspiring story, continuing from "I remember the time when all we
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        43 I3 The winners of cash prizes and Oliver Twist goodie bags are: Ist Shenn Tan, 15 Jurong Secondary School, Secondary 3 2nd: Sabrina Abdul Jabbar, 16 Jurong Secondary School, Secondary 4 3rd: Xo w a"yu, 15 CHU Secondary (Toa Payoh), Secondary 4
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        975 I4 READING THE SKY NOTE: STORY CONTAINS AMERICAN USAGE AND SPELLING STORY SO FAR: ITS 1972. ED GODDARD, WHILE PARACHUTING, HAS LOST THE MONEY HE STOLE AND HAS STARTED SEARCHING FOR IT. BUT JAMIE IS LOOKING FOR HIM, EVEN AS GILLIAN IS LOOKING FOR JAMIE WRITTEN BY AYI A BREAKFAST SERIALS
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        53 I5 WIN TICKETS TO DREAMER! df a father who, for the love of his daughter, sacrifices almost everything to save the life of an injured racehorse. We're giving away 10 pairs of tickets to Dreamer -Dakota Farming's latest film. Just answer the following question: Dreamer is inspired by a true story.
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        87 I5 WIN AN EXCLUSIVE WALUCE GROMIT SET! Ten exclusive Wallace Gromit foWer and magnet sets are up for grabs! To win, simply answer the following question: In the movie, who are asked to hunt down a mysterious beast to save the village's vegetable plots before the giant vegetable competition? E-mail your
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        73 I5 Which part of his body did Ed Goddard injure? We are looking for a specific part, so do look carefully. E-mail your answer to stin@sph.com.sg with "Reading the Sky" m the subject line. Be sure to include your full name, age, school, level and contact number to
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        135 I5 Ever felt like you were under a lot of pressure? Newspaper stories are often about events that are stressful and tense. Sometimes, stress makes people do things that they have not thought clearly about. For example, m the story, Ed Goddard was under a lot of stress
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        187 I3 Ik^l LJ £h B^. I"^^ IW [9 We've got 20 to do two things: JU%. #^J ytTym l^B stylish The Pf^-' 1 Choose from the list above, the Straitst,Jim!^ j JB, T I number corresponding to the correct a i^i k BP^^ aP^H bags (right) to Pot example, if you
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        230 I6 FACES PLACES IN THE NEWS A RUNAWAY TEEN, A TEACHER WHO WOULDN'T STOP TEACHING AND SOME NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS THAT GOT OUT OF HAND THESE MADE THE HEADLINES. Match these digits to the reasons they made the news. a) 90 b)2 c) 88 d)4O c) 18
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        42 I6 6) "Brownie, you're doing a heckuva job." Who made this ill-considered remark m praise of Mr Michael Brown, the US official who was later criticised for not doing enough to help the country deal with Hurricane Katrina?
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        49 I6 7) What country now one of the most dangerous spots m the world did American teen Farris Hassan, 1 6, run away to over Christmas so he could write an essay about it for a school project? He was eventually sent home by the American military.
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        43 I6 8) The demand m Singapore for this type of medical procedure jumps between December and February, with many choosing to be operated on between Christmas and the New Year, or around Chinese New Year. What are they having done?
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        32 I6 9) Which fast food chain will put nutrition information labels on all its menu offerings by the middle of this year, following criticism that it serves unhealthy food?
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        22 I6 Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively. DIFFICULTY RATING:
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        69 I6 IQ BOOSTER! HOW TO PLAY Sudoku is a puzzle craze that originated m Japan. "Su" means number m Japanese, while "doku" means single. Its aim is simple: No column, row or box can contain a repeated number (hence the name)* Although it looks like mathematics, the game is purely logical.
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        55 I6 1 0) Which country cut gas supplies to Ukraine, its East European neighbour, after the latter refused to pay four times as much for it? With demand for gas up because of the freezing weather, the quarrel worried other parts of Europe that import gas from this country
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        46 I6 1 1 The Singapore maker of this small device which can store large computer files has won a court battle to stop others from copying its invention. Hint: It is named for the part of the human body it mirrors m size.
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        45 I6 1 2) Which country has again been picked as the second freest economy m the world after Hong Kong? It and 1 60 other territories were judged on things such as trade policy and how much their governments intervene m the economy.
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        51 I6 I (c) 1 8 road users killed, 2(d) $40 million for schools, 3 (b) Two-hour siesta, 4(c) 88-hour teaching record, s(a) 90 died m New Year festivities, 6) US President George W. Bush, 7) Iraq, 8) Plastic surgery, 9) McDonald's, 1 0) Russia, 1 1 Thumb drive, 1 2)
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        30 I6 Winners: These are the five winners of the INTHEWORKS quiz on Oct 24 last year: Fiona Chia Wan Ting, Nuramalina Suhaimi, Syahidah Johari, Ng Zi Wei Yvonne and Mustafa Rahman
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