The Straits Times, 18 April 2006

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    Lock icon Durai arrested, will face charges filed by CPIB
    635 1  -  Khushwant Singh Ben Nadarajan By .<: THE former chief of the National Kidney Foundation, Mr T.T. Durai, was arrested yesterday and is expected to be produced today m court. Sources said he will be facing charges filed by the Corrupt Practices Investigation
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    Lock icon Medisave change helps 1m with chronic illnesses
    639 1  -  Salma Khali k Theycan use up to $300 from their accounts per year for outpatient bills By Heatth Correspondent ABOUT a million people with diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol levels and stroke will be able to use Medisave to pay part of their outpatient
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    Lock icon CHELSEA ONE POINT FROM PREMIERSHIP TITLE
    130 1 Almost home. That's the state of Chelsea's quest for a second successive English Premier League title. The Blues took care of business yesterday, dispatching Everton 3-0 at Stamford Bridge, thanks to goals from Frank Lampard (above, celebrating the win), Didier Drogba and Michael Essien.
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      Lock icon Haze takes some of the shine off Hong Kong
      1119 1  -  Vince Chong By Hong Kong Correspondent On bad days, air m the city has been found to contain more than a billion suspended particles m a single breath the equivalent of smoking eight cigarettes a day. SALES executive Joey Tarn, 25,
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      Lock icon "Singapore's Leadership Crisis"
      333 2 The single biggest challenge facing Singapore m 2006 and beyond is the unprecedented lack of personal leadership within our public and private sector organisations. And personal leadership is required at all levels; from executives, directors, managers, team members, workers and professionals. "...we need lenders who can articulate
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      506 2 IN A FLASH SECTION ONE Prime 3-4 Asia 6-13 World 14-18 Review 19-21 FYI 22 SECTION TWO Home Hl-H7 Forum HB-H9 Sports HlO-Hl4 Obituaries Hl5 Money Hl6-H22 LIFE! Life L 2, L 4 Arts L5-L6 Travel L 8 Events&TV... Ll4-Ll5 »ASIA Softer Taiwan policy Hu Jintao's six "four-point" manifestos reflect
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Cop who handed gun to friend faces more charges
      433 3  -  Stephanie Yap By "Two Bangla men wearing dark T-shirts with jeans snatched away my black pouch, which contained my personal revolver." CALL MADE TO POLICE HEADQUARTERS BY ERVINNA KUAN SUI KHUAN (ABOVE) A POLICEWOMAN handed over her service revolver to a
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      Lock icon Changi breaks record for traffic in first quarter
      684 3  -  Karamjit Kaur Number of passengers jumps 10.2°/o over same period last year By Aviation Correspondent Soaring high >> Last year, Changi Airport handled a record number of more than 32 million passengers. Last year, it processed 436,000 tonnes of cargo, up 9
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      Lock icon More e-game meets on cards
      433 4  -  Leung Wai-Leng Several events to be held here, including kick-off for two local cybergaming leagues By CYBERGAMING as a professional "e-sport" may become a reality m Singapore within three years, say tournament organisers and industry watchers. The first steps are being taken this year with
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      Lock icon Thousands may be evacuated as eruption threatens
      330 4 Thousands may be evacuated as eruption threatens Jakarta INDONESIA prepared to evacuate thousands of villagers yesterday after a massive volcano m the heart of densely populated Java island started spewing thick clouds of smoke and hot lava. Authorities placed Mount Merapi, which overlooks the ancient city of Jogjakarta, on Orange
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      602 4 A1 versus The race is on to bring motor racing back to Singapore. We look at the promotors who think they are m pole position. Senior bank officer Then, taxi driver Now teacherassistant earning $1,200 Tve" never been happier njHHTi TO GIVE EVERY INDIVIDUAL A GREAT PASSION TO LIVE, WORK
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Scandals hit India's foreign service
      953 6  -  Ravi Velloor By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi Oil-for-food benefits and alleged involvement m human trafficking among misdeeds Tainted diplomats Natwar Singh The former foreign minister (left) had to step down last year after being fingered m the Volcker report as a "non-contractual beneficiary"
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Hu keeps Taiwan policy palatable
        489 7  - Hu keeps Taiwan policy palatable Clarissa Oon Cross-strait manifestos reflect growing use of soft tactics, such as economic sweeteners By China Correspondent In Beijing FORMER Chinese president Jiang Zemin is remembered for his eight-point policy on relations with Taiwan. His successor Hu Jintao prefers four-point manifestos and has issued no
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        Lock icon Hu's manifestos
        184 7 FIVE of the six cross-strait manifestos that President Hu Jintao has issued since 2003: To Taiwan opposition leader Lien Chan on Sunday: Uphold the "1992 consensus" that both sides belong to one China Seek welfare of cross-strait compatriots >> Intensify mutually beneficial exchanges >> Initiate negotiations on an
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        Lock icon Beijing sweeteners send Taiwan stocks surging
        425 7 Taipei SHARE prices m Taiwan rose 0.68 per cent yesterday to close above 7,000 points for the first time m 25 months after Beijing unveiled a host of sweeteners to boost tourism, trade and other links, dealers said. Mr Chen Yunlin, director of the
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        Lock icon China may rein in bank loans later this year
        714 8  -  Tschang Chi-Chu Measures to cool down economy expected after strong first-quarter growth By China Correspondent In Beijing CHINA'S unexpectedly high economic growth m the first quarter has raised expectations that the country's central bank will move to tighten monetary policy later
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        Lock icon Sandstorm blankets Beijing
        298 8 Beijing A SANDSTORM swept into Beijing early yesterday, covering homes, streets and cars m brown dust and leaving the skies a murky yellow. Sand particles engulfed the Chinese capital despite intensive efforts to clean the air ahead of the 2008 Olympics by planting broad belts of trees
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        Lock icon Case against NYT researcher to resume
        152 8 Beijing THE lawyer for China-based New York Times researcher Zhao Van yesterday said the state had announced its intention to resume prosecution procedures only weeks after dropping the case. "The prosecution office told me today that they have decided to resume the investigation and
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        Lock icon Sonia enters race to regain Parliament seat
        242 10 tvOt kATA MRS SONIA Gandhi, the Italian-born powerbroker who heads India's ruling coalition, officially entered the race yesterday for a Parliament seat she gave up last month amid a political controversy over whether she violated the law by holding another government job. Mrs
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        Lock icon Armed escorts for Nepali supplies
        615 10 Armed escorts for Nepali supplies Govt offers cash and protection to drivers who defy strike calls and take food into the capital Kathmandu NEPAL'S government said it was deploying armed escorts for trucks carrying food into Kathmandu as fresh demonstrations broke out yesterday m the capital. The Himalayan kingdom is
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Jakarta to look into mine pollution claims
        479 12 US-owned mine m Papua will be punished if responsible, Yudhoyono says Jakarta INDONESIA'S President has vowed to address allegations that a massive US-owned gold mine m Papua province is polluting the environment. But President Susilo Bam- bang Yudhoyono said yesterday it is impossible
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      • ASIA QUICKLY
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          Lock icon JAPAN ASKS CHINA ABOUT BAN
          89 12 TOKYO: Japan has urged China to clarify whether it has banned ships from entering an area of the East China Sea and started work to expand a gas field m disputed waters, Japan's top government spokesman Shinzo Abe said yesterday. Citing an unidentified website of
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          Lock icon NOD FOR MYANMAR-CHINA PIPELINE
          89 12 BEIJING: China's planning ministry has approved an oil pipeline linking Myanmar's deepwater port of Sittwe to Kunming m the landlocked south-western Chinese province of Yunnan, state press said yesterday. The National Development and Reform Commission's approval came at the start of this month, China Business newspaper
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          Lock icon BEIJING-SEOUL SECURITY BOOST?
          82 12 SEOUL: Visiting Chinese defence chief Cao Gangchuan offered yesterday to step up security exchanges and cooperation with South Korea when he met President Roh Moo Hyun, according to the presidential office. Mr Roh said friendly bilateral ties would contribute to "peace and prosperity" m North-east Asia. Gen
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          Lock icon MINE BLASTS IN SRI LANKA KILL 8
          86 12 COLOMBO: At least eight people were killed m two mine blasts m northern Sri Lanka yesterday, the military said. The blasts occurred soon after Tamil Tiger rebels said on Sunday night that they were suspending their participation m talks set to take place
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        Lock icon THAILAND'S MINI MONET
        90 12 He may only be 3¥2 years old but Dhanat Plewtianyingthawee will have his first solo art show on April 30 m Bangkok, showcasing more than 50 of his abstract paintings. "I thank people when they say my paintings are beautiful," he says. His parents say they do
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        Lock icon Sondhi defies police subpoena
        328 12 Bangkok ONE of the key leaders of the protests that forced Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to step down has defied a subpoena over an alleged insult to Thailand's revered King, police said yesterday. Mr Sondhi Limthongkul, a one-time Thaksin ally who became his most vocal critic,
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        Lock icon Arroyo faces calls to abolish death penalty
        210 12 Manila PHILIPPINE President Gloria Arroyo faced calls yesterday to abolish capital punishment permanently after she commuted more than 1,000 death sentences just before Easter. House of Representatives deputy majority leader Eduardo Gullas, an Arroyo ally, said she should sponsor a Bill to get
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        Lock icon Asean officials get to work on draft charter
        602 13  - Asean officials get to work on draft charter Salim Osman Ten-member group to meet foreign ministers with its recommendations By Indonesia Correspondent In Übud (Bali) ASEAN'S foreign ministers and officials yesterday began gathering for a retreat m this hilly resort of Übud to brainstorm on a proposed Asean Charter that
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        Lock icon LABOUR OF LOVE
        68 13 Out of love for his mother, nine-year-old Asyraaf Syahmie Hasri (left) oflpoh is trying to shed some of his 118 kg weight. "I don't want my mother to be blamed for my size. I pity her as the doctor always scolds her about letting me become this
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        Lock icon Undergrads to take race relations course
        153 13 Kuala Lumpur UNIVERSITY students m Malaysia will be required to pass a course aimed at helping them understand other races and promoting a healthy debate on ethnic integration, an official said yesterday. Thousands of first-year students at Malaysia's 11 state-run universities will have to
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        Lock icon Traffic fines to pay for road cameras in Malaysia
        231 13 Traffic fines to pay for road cameras in Malaysia Kuala Lumpur A FOREIGN private company will install digital cameras to record traffic violations on Malaysians roads, the Transport Minister has said. The company will be paid out of fines collected from traffic offenders, minister Chan Kong Choy said. Some 300
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        Lock icon Mahathir: S'pore didn't object to bridge earlier
        376 13  -  Carolyn Hong By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur FORMER prime minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday continued criticising the government's decision to scrap plans for a bridge to replace the Causeway, saying Singapore had no objections to the plan four years ago. Referring to a
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      1650 6 Sondhi defies police Protest leader Sondhi Limthongkul has defied a subpoena by the police over an alleged insult to the Thai king. PAGE 12 'Xacbieved.B.A. s.for.fliy- WU«4i)Mce*@ PSI__B_OT r>rr«nal year exam and was w |_____r*T! J 1 AW^ m S bystem z by stem j vii -_t«. w ur,/«r.rfK. >£«,/.»«/
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Poultry smuggling blamed for spreading bird flu
      761 14 Illegal trade is hard to control as huge amounts cross borders each day Mi LAN THERE is increasing evidence that a thriving international trade m smuggled poultry is helping to spread bird flu, experts say. Poultry smuggling including live birds, chicks and meat
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      72 14 NIGERIA'S first bird flu cases were confirmed m February and experts are now convinced that the illegal import of infected live chicks introduced the virus into the country there is extensive smuggling of poultry between China and Africa. The virus appeared on poultry farms m multiple
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      Lock icon US senators call for direct talks with Iran
      476 15 Breaking with White House stance on N-crisis, one says 'no' to sanctions for now Washixgton THE Bush administration should hold direct talks with Iran on its nuclear programme, senators m the US have said. The calls on Sunday for bilateral talks breaks
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      Lock icon Israeli warning
      64 15 THE head of the ultra-nationalist Yisrael Beitenu party, poised to enter the next Cabinet, said yesterday that Israel may have to take pre-emptive action to stop Iran acquiring nuclear weapons. Mr Avigdor Lieberman said Iran's nuclear programme "represents an existential threat for Israel which will oblige us to
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      Lock icon Behaviour tips for 'ugly Americans'
      213 15 London LOUD Americans are being given tips on how to behave overseas. These tips include speaking quietly, avoiding all forms of boasting and '"thinking a little locally". The reputation of the ugly American abroad is not a cruel stereotype but is worryingly accurate, the Daily
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      Lock icon Palestinian suicide blast kills 6 in Israel
      505 16 First such attack since militant Hamas won polls and took over reins of government Jerusalem SIX people were killed and around 30 wounded when a Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up yesterday m Israel's commercial capital of Tel Aviv. It was the first
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      Lock icon Race to shore up defences along surging Danube
      205 16 Belgrade EMERGENCY workers using heavy machinery raced against time yesterday to shore up defences against rising flood waters that have forced the evacuation of hundreds m south-eastern Europe. Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria suffered as the Danube Europe's second-longest river hit its highest
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Czech PM sends rival a loaded challenge
        209 17 TWO months before Czechs vote m a parliamentary election. Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek has thrown down the gauntlet literally to the opposition leader. Mr Paroubek sent his right-of-centre rival Mirek Topolanek a pair of duelling pistols, challenging him to a live TV debate,
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        Lock icon Gangster facing trial wants film's release blocked
        111 17 ONE OF India's most wanted men has demanded that a Bollywood movie he says is based on his life should not be released while he is facing trial. Lawyers for Abu Salem are appealing m a court m the westera city of Mumbai
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        Lock icon Albert reaches North Pole
        75 17 THE ruler of Monaco, Prince Albert 11, reached the North Pole on Sunday after a four-day dogsled expedition to draw attention to the effects of global warming on the Arctic ice cap. Along the way, the prince and his team faced rapidly changing weather, poor visibility
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        Lock icon Kalashnikov says his rifle beats the rest
        101 17 MR MIKHAIL Kalashmkov, designer of the world's most popular assault rifle, says US soldiers m Iraq are using his invention m preference to their own weapons, proving that his gun is still the best. "Even after lying m a swamp you can pick
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      Lock icon British organiser blamed for Bahrain boat tragedy
      319 18 Witnesses say the organiser forced the ship's captain to sail against his wishes Manama WITNESSES blamed the sinking of a Bahrain pleasure boat, which killed 58 people including four Singaporeans, on the trip's British organiser who forced the ship's captain to sail against
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon IRAQI PARLIAMENT SESSION OFF
        75 18 BAGHDAD: Iraq was thrown into a deep political crisis yesterday after leaders cancelled a much-awaited Parliament session over their failure to resolve a bitter dispute over the premiership and other key posts. Political factions had been expected to reach consensus on Sunday ahead of yesterday's Parliament
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        Lock icon BRITONS MAY BACK FAR-RIGHT
        112 18 LONDON: Up to a quarter of voters m England may back the far-right British National Party m local elections next month because they are tired of the country's main political parties, a new study showed yesterday. Feelings of "powerlessness and frustration" prompted the rise m support
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        Lock icon FAT RECRUITS FOR AUSSIE ARMY?
        101 18 SYDNEY: Former drug users as well as fat people with health problems may be allowed to join the Australian army to meet a shortage of recruits, an official said yesterday. Defence Minister Brendan Nelson has proposed relaxing rules governing entry to the defence forces to
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        Lock icon 29 DIE IN FLOODS IN COLOMBIA
        95 18 BUENAVENTURA (Colombia): Flooding and mudslides m western Colombia have killed at least 29 people, with at least eight more unaccounted for, disaster officials said yesterday. "Up to this moment we have recovered 29 bodies, and eight people remain on our list of missing four
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      337 14 Suicide bomber strikes A Palestinian suicide bomber blows himself up m a commercial area m Tel Aviv, killing at least six people. PAGE 16 ■Ik aJI __i#B Lj_aa Jaß_l__-_ka___J L__L ___JL Li__________l_| km bH nr ___j HK4N b& Il i H R__al ___a^ _bbbh B^^B __ra_/BB_ B a' /m\ i™^^
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      8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY APRIL 18, 2006
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      Lock icon Bartley-Tampines road link grinds to a halt
      526 1  -  Christopher Tan Phase 2 of elevated link delayed as cashstrapped contractor unable to finish job By Senior Correspondent > ROAD TO NOWHERE YET ONE-YEAR DELAY Sources reckon it will take at least another year for the second phase to be completed if another
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      Lock icon Many relieved they can use family members' Medisave
      553 2  -  Tania Tan Sonia Tan Secretary who singlehandedly foots diabetic mum's hefty bills among those who are grateful By .< FOR secretary Angie Ng, the option to use her own Medisave to pay part of her mother's outpatient bills brings small but welcome
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      Lock icon Private doctors to take lead in treatment
      559 2  -  Sharon Loh Radha Basu By THE Health .Ministry will soon be bringing private doctors on board a special programme aimed at managing chronically ill patients m the community, and keeping them out of hospital. Doctors who agree to join the programme will have
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      Lock icon FAQs: What you need to know...
      705 2 >> How can I use my Medisave for outpatient treatment? You may use Medisave to pay for outpatient treatment of four chronic conditions. These are: stroke, diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels. Your doctor has to be registered with the Health Ministry
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    • The 4 ailments that are covered
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        Lock icon Diabetes
        200 2 >> What is it: A disease m which the body's production and use of insulin is impaired, causing sugar to build up m the bloodstream. There are many types of diabetes, but the most common are Type 1, Type 2 and gestational. Risk factors: Family history of diabetes, obesity,
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        Lock icon High cholesterol
        197 2 What is it: Cholesterol, a substance essential for various bodily functions, is produced by the liver and all of the body's cells. The body produces all it needs so we do not need excess dietary cholesterol. Certain types of food saturated fat m red meat and trans fat
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        Lock icon Hypertension or high blood pressure
        205 2 What is it: Blood pressure measures the force of blood against the walls of the blood vessels. Normal blood pressure is expressed as 120/80. A blood pressure reading above this number is classified as Grade I or Grade II hypertension and treated accordingly. Risk factors:
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        168 2 What is it: A stroke occurs when the blood supply to a part of the brain is interrupted or severely reduced. This deprives the brain of oxygen and nutrients, and within a few minutes to a few hours, brain cells begin to die. Early treatment can minimise damage to
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      Lock icon Property firm in the dark till agent was jailed
      534 3  -  Daryl Loo HOUSING LOAN SCAM Errant agent kept closing deals even after police started probe; too late to pull out his ads By A PROPERTY agent continued working and closing deals even after police began investigating him for his part m
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      Lock icon Teacher was 'warned' in 2004
      200 3  -  ELENA CHUNG STUDENT MOLESTATION CASE A TEENAGER told a court yesterday that a teacher, accused of molesting him and others, was given a warning m 2004 after one of his friends complained to the principal. The 17-year-old said William Ding Chun Fong then went round
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      Lock icon BLAZE IN CHAI CHEE
      95 3 Firefighters broke into a 12thstorey Chai Chee flat yesterday afternoon to put out a fire which was threatening to spread to neighbouring units. Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers, wearing breathing masks, took 15 minutes to extinguish the flames m one of the flat's bedrooms. No
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      Lock icon Ex-air hostess withdraws plea against conviction
      267 3 Ex- air hostess withdraws plea against conviction FORMER air hostess Constance Chee Cheong Hin withdrew her appeal against her conviction yesterday. She was convicted m the High Court m January for abducting and causing the death of the four-year-old daughter of her former lover. Chee, 37, abducted Mr Neo Eng
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        Lock icon Opposition works the ground but stays silent on line-ups
        484 4  -  Ken Kwek Many walkabouts and house visits, but no confirmed line-ups as yet By WHO'S LIKELY TO STAND WHERE More negotiations have followed since opposition parties met last month to 'reserve' 57 seats for contest m the coming election. The aim
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        Lock icon WP new face: From Normal stream to top grad
        654 4  -  Sue-Ann Chia By QUITTING HIS JOB "Something's got to give. The people need to be represented." MR TONG, who declined to confirm his candidacy, said that, if elected, he would quit his $100,000-a-year job and be a full-time MP. He is
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        152 4 Qatar's visiting First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jaber Al-Thani met Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana yesterday. Singapore has agreed to establish a high-level joint committee with Qatar to promote relations m economics, culture, information and communications technology and
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        Lock icon Global survey: S'pore Govt best at creating jobs
        269 4 THE Singapore Government has come out tops m a global survey for doing a good job m creating jobs. It led a list of 42 countries whose people were asked whether their governments were doing enough to encourage job creation. Singapore scored
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        81 4 The Premier of Australia's state of Victoria, Mr Steve Bracks, met Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana for the first time yesterday. The two leaders discussed developments m the region and exchanged views on how to maintain a harmonious relationship between different communities m a
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      Lock icon Shortlisted teams in the fray
      460 5 1. Ah'be Landscape Architects (US) with George Yu Architects (US) >> Established m 1986, landscape architecture firm Ah'be has worked on a variety of projects from gardens to public and private parks. Projects include Santa Monica Airport Park and Los Angeles River Garden Park. 2.
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      Lock icon 10 teams vie for Marina parks project
      349 5  - 1 0 teams vie for Marina parks project Marcel Lee Pereira Gardens by the Bay design contest draws top landscape, architecture firms worldwide By BIG names m the design world will be m Singapore from today to vie for a shot at creating three large parks m Marina Bay. Thirty-eight
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      Lock icon Bosses get rude online
      118 5 BOSSES here are rude m e-mail messages, say nine m 10 employees polled m a National University of Singapore survey on e-mail ethics. Among the breaches m etiquette that bosses are guilty of are name-calling and making condescending remarks, say workers. Digital Life explores the reasons
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      Lock icon FALLEN TREE CAUSES 3-HOUR JAM
      156 6 A large tree fell across Clementi Road yesterday during the evening rush hour, landing on the hood of a passing car and causing a three-hour traffic jam. Driving instructor Lim Kang Hai, 61, escaped unhurt. "I wanted to brake but the tree fell suddenly onto
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      Lock icon SAJC students upset over project work grades
      429 6  -  Sandra Davie By Educa tio nCo rresponden t STUDENTS at St Andrew's Junior College (SAJC) are questioning the way their teachers graded them for project work, an A-ievel subject that will count for admission into universities here. An online petition started by SAJC
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      554 6  -  Leung Wai-Leng JESSICA LIM Users can connect to Internet anywhere at $68 a month; one drawback is slower speed By ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY GREAT OFFER BUT SPEED A PROBLEM "The average consumer is already used to higher speeds where they can stream and
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      569 7  -  Yen Feng Sec 4 youth teams up with poly student to start website that allows users to post, share and edit uploaded subject notes By JI \YL AN Secondary School student Tan Yong Kian is the proud creator of a nationwide online study resource
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      Lock icon Schools need to teach one more 'R' — reasoning
      369 7  - Schools need to teach one more 'R' reasoning Liaw Wy-Cin By I NOW, there is a fourth "R" that needs to be nurtured m schools. Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam says it is not enough to teach just reading, writing and arithmetic teachers must instil reasoning as well. "We want to
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        Lock icon Wrong to take progress and peace for granted
        484 8 AFTER watching the dialogue between Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and a group of post--65 Singaporeans, I fear for Singapore's future if their views are representative of the younger generation. Many of them take Singapore's progress, stability and security for granted. They
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        406 8 SICK KIDS SENT HOME Childcare staff are able to identify a sick child on arrival and will ask the parents to take their child home. I REFER to Mr Alan Tan Teck Keong's letter, "Sibling hit but child attends childcare" (ST, April 8).
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      Lock icon Encourage, not curb, free political discussions on Net
      498 9  -  Dr Wong Wee Nam I REFER to the report, "Govt explains ban on political podcasts" (ST. April 15). It puzzles me why the Government is so concerned about discussions of politics on the Internet. According to the Minister for Information, Communications and
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      Lock icon Thanks for the 'bread crumbs'
      171 9 SINGAPORE has evolved from an entrepot into a dynamic republic admired internationally. However, gratitude appears to be sorely lacking m our society. Most Singaporeans have benefited from the country's economic growth and have had a share of the cake, the most recent being the Progress
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      Lock icon Comment on 'GRC wish' unsettling
      285 9  -  Sin Wei Xiang REDRAWING OF BOUNDARIES FIRST, there were letters from readers expressing scepticism regarding the secrecy of the vote. Now, the report, "GRC wish of Chiam. Low just empty talk: SM" (ST, April 15), seems to suggest that the premise of electoral-boundary changes by
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      Lock icon Realty Park poser answered
      111 9 IN THE letter. "Could DPM clarify 'vote is secret' statement?" (ST, April 14)," Mr Alexius Chang Pow Onn asked how it is possible to tell how the residents of Realty Park voted just by observing the counting of the ballots cast by all the households m
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      Lock icon Maid-levy perk for singles too
      124 9  -  Han Kok Juan I REFER to the letter by Mr Ng Kim-Gau, "Extend relief for maid levy to singles" (ST, April 12), on maid relief for singles. The objective of the Foreign Maid Levy tax relief is to encourage married women to continue working and
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        48 10 Yesterday Tottenham Hotspur 1 Manchester United 2 Charlton Athletic 2 Portsmouth 1 Chelsea 3 Everton 0 Middlesbrough 2 West Ham United 0 Sunderland 1 Newcastle United 4 West Bromwich Albion v Bolton Wanderers Late kick-off Today Wigan Athletic v Aston Villa Tomorrow Birmingham City v Blackburn Rovers
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        173 10 P W D L F A Pts Chelsea 35 28 4 3 69 20 88 Man United 35 24 7 4 68 31 79 Liverpool 35 22 7 6 49 22 73 Tottenham 35 17 10 8 50 35 61 Arsenal 34 17 6 11 57 27 57 Blackburn
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        695 10 Blues' 3-0 win over Everton means a draw at Stamford Bridge is enough to clinch title London THE stage is set for Chelsea to retain their English Premiership title at Stamford Bridge on April 29. Yesterday, they strolled to a 3-0 victory over a 10-man Everton
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        Lock icon We'll match Unitet's eight titles, says Lampard
        286 10 London THE Premiership title is not yet m the bag but Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has already set his sights on future domination. The England international, confident that it is only a matter of time before the Blues pick up their second successive
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        Lock icon ... as Man Utd hang on
        783 11 as Man Utd hang on RELIEF IN VICTORY 'Tottenham are playing very well. So to come here and get a result, we knew it would be difficult. We rode our luck sometimes but we deserved it." MANCHESTER UNITED'S RYAN GIGGS ON TO STAMFORD BRIDGE "We have to win that game.
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        Lock icon King out for a month with foot injury
        143 11 TOTTENHAM Hotspur captain Ledley King is likely to be out of action for up to a month after injuring his foot m Saturday's 1-0 win at Everton. The England international suffered a stress fracture m his left foot and early indications are
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        Lock icon The title was already lost months ago
        796 11  -  Victor Ng WILD WEEKEND By WAYNE Rooney scored after only eight minutes at White Hart Lane yesterday. It was a goal that came eight minutes too late. What would Alex Ferguson have given for a goal from him indeed, from anybody against Sunderland
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        Lock icon Cisse 'clearly offside' when Liverpool scored winning goal
        400 11  -  Alvin Foo By IF SINGAPORE'S George Suppiah had been the referee, Liverpool's winning goal against Blackburn Rovers m the Premiership on Sunday would not have stood. As it turned out, that 29th-minute goal a controversial one was enough for the Anfield club
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        Lock icon Liverpool give Raul a miss
        99 11 LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez has decided not to prise Raul Gonzalez from Real Madrid's clutches. The Reds boss baulked when he learnt that the striker wanted a hefty £6 million (Ssl7 million) a year, The Mirror reported. According to tribalfootball.com, a source close to Benitez
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        322 12 SOCCER London CHELSEA are prepared to make Michael Ballack the word's highest-paid football player with a weekly salary of £121,000 (*****,700). The English champions, bankrolled by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, should have no trouble coming up with the money- After all, they pay
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        44 12 Last year's highest-paid players, excluding endorsements: 1 Frank Lampard, Chelsea. 7.6 million euros (Ssl4.9million) annually 2 John Terry, Chelsea and Roy Keane, then Man Utd, 6.8 million 3 Sol Campbell, Arsenal, 6.63 million 4 Christian Vieri, then AC Milan, 6.5 million
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        837 12  -  Rob Hughes If Barca's Ronaldinho and Eto'o hit form, Milan's back four will have their hands full By METHUSELAH was probably longer m the tooth than the Milan back four, but it is a darned close-run thing. So when AC Milan with Paolo Maldini,
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        117 12 Played: 7 Wins: AC Milan 3, Barcelona 3 Draws: 1 Milan have won 12 and drawn one of their last 13 Champions League home games, scoring 34 goals and conceding eight. Milan lost their first European Cup semi-final against Real Madrid m 1956, the inaugural season,
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        Lock icon LG for Gunners?
        85 12 LG ELECTRONICS, Asia's second-largest mobile-phone maker, said it is poised to sponsor English soccer club Arsenal m order to promote its handsets. Under the agreement, LG would advertise its mobile phones on Arsenal's stadium and official website, said Judy Pae, a spokesman for Seoul-based LG Electronics. Arsenal
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        Lock icon Bergkamp is my favourite strike partner, says Henry
        424 12 LONDON SIMPLY the best. Arsenal captain Thierry Henry has no doubt to whom his best strike partner is: Dennis Bergkamp. The Dutchman produced a vintage display as he helped Arsenal beat West Bromwich Albion 3-1 m Saturday's English Premiership soccer match. Coming
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        Lock icon Hleb on the fast track to success
        324 12 London WHEN Alexander Hleb arrived at Arsenal, many felt the wiry, fragile-looking player would struggle m the physical world of English soccer. It has taken time for the Belarussian to display his suitability. But, if any of the doubters needed convincing of his
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        Lock icon SSA branch officials help in probe
        437 13  -  Chan Yi Shen SWIMMING Several of them have been interviewed by CAD after report of fund mismanagement By SEVERAL officials of the Singapore Swimming Association's Toa Payoh branch have been called up by the Commercial Affairs Department to assist m investigations into an alleged
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        Lock icon 60 top-flight players addicted to betting
        318 13 SOCCER London REPORTS that England's striker Wayne Rooney has a massive gambling debt is only the tip of the iceberg. The Sunday Mirror claims that 60 Premiership players are addicted to gambling. And eight of them are being treated for their fixation. The youngest
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        Lock icon Let workers take leave for World Cup
        137 13 A \i -\LAYSIAN minister has urged employers to allow football-mad workers to take leave during June's World Cup m Germany. Human Resources Minister Fong Chan Onn told the Star daily: "It is advisable for those who are on normal working hours to apply
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        437 13 Madrid REAL Madrid's chances of an automatic Champions League spot grew dimmer after a 1-1 draw with Getafe m the Spanish Primera Liga on Sunday. The Galacticos are third on 60 points after the laboured draw with their city rivals. They trail Valencia, who crushed
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          Lock icon CHINA TO TRAIN AT CHELSEA COMPLEX
          84 13 SHANGHAI: English soccer champions Chelsea will turn over their state-of-the-art training complex to help China prepare for the 2008 Olympics m Beijing, news reports said yesterday. Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon extended the offer m meetings last week with Chinese soccer association officials m
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          Lock icon ZHANG WINS WBC WOMEN'S CROWN
          65 13 BEIJING: China's Zhang Xiyan claimed the country's first professional boxing title when she outpointed America's Alicia Ashley to lift the World Boxing Council (WBC) women's lightweight crown. Zhang's 10-round unanimous points victory delighted home fans m China's South-west city oi Chengdu and had the country's
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          Lock icon LYON WIN FIFTH TITLE IN A ROW
          63 13 PARIS: Lyon celebrated a record fifth straight French soccer title with a 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain at the Pare des Princes on Sunday. Lyon had wrapped up the championship 24 hours earlier, after their closest pursuers Bordeaux lost to Lille, leaving them
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        Lock icon S'pore U-17s in tough group
        385 13  -  Alvin Foo By Groupings AFC Under-17 Championship Finals draw: Group A: South Korea, Japan, Nepal, Singapore. Group B: Iran, Iraq, Tajikistan, Yemen. Group C: North Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia. Group D: China, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Syria IN SEPTEMBER, Singapore teenager Hariss Harun will play m
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        317 13 BADMINTON Den Bosch (Netherlands) XU HUAIWEN, the China-born world No 5, has become the latest and most unusual sign of how Asia is dominating the Olympic sport of badminton. As well as producing most of the sport's best players, a majority of its big tournaments,
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        909 14 BASKETBALL His brilliance helps them eclipse the Suns and reach post-season after a year's absence Los Angeles X-Clmched play-off berth Y-Won division title 2-Best record in conference ON A night when the 16 National Basketball Association play-off teams were finalised, one familiar name made
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        281 14 "SNOOKER Sheffield (England) JOHN Higgins has become the first major casualty of this season's World Championship. On Sunday, he was beaten 4-10 m the first round by qualifier Mark Selby at the Crucible Theatre here. Higgins, who won the world title m 1998, was strongly
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        421 14 »GOLF Hilton Head Island (South Carolina) AUSTRALIA'S Aaron Baddeley. capped a special weekend, holding off Jim Furyk to win his maiden United States PGA Tour title by a shot m the Heritage Classic here on Sunday. Baddeley, who joined the US Tour m 2003, birdied two
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        309 14 BASKETBALL NBA: Chicago 117 Miami 93, LA Lakers 109 Phoenix 89, Washington 104 Cleveland 92, Detroit 103 New York 97, San Antonio 103 Minnesota 90, New Jersey 95 Boston 93, Dallas Mavericks 111 Utah 95, Sacramento 96 New Orleans 79, Seattle SuperSonics 1 14 LA Clippers 98. Singapore National
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        563 15 2 rim, 4:7 I tune fought the good fight. I hare won the race. I hare kept the faith. Psalm 23:6 And I will dwell m the house of the Lord forever.' OH CHOO NEO PATRICIA Age: 82 was called home to be with the Lord on 1 7 April
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        359 15 'ifte lord is my Shepherd, I shall lack nothing..." Psalm 23:1 ELIZABETH TAN GEK EE Age: 88 was called home to be with the Lord on 16 April 2006 leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Chan Wan Kiat Children: Spouses: Karen Chan John Soh Betty Chan Eddie Shin Juliet Chan (Jim
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        757 15 "Come, you whom my Father has blessed. Inherit the Kingdom prepared for you Mt 25:34 VIVIAN EMILY NERVA nee KLYNE (Nanny) Born on 6 January 1921 Born to eternal life on 15 April 2006 (Holy Saturday) Beloved wife of the late Benet Peter Nerva Daughter of the late Brunnel Lizzie
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          6325 16 TRANSACTION DATE APRIL 17. 2006 52 WEE* TEL CURRENCY LAST VOL DAY SRS NET M CAP i««H LOW CODE CBMPANV TRADED SALE +OR- "SOS HIGH LOW DIV P/E {MIL 1 5716 Ist Software 5c 3 +0.5 4695 3 2.5 12.1 i 3148 BTelecomUS2c 9cd +0.5 4414 9
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          70 16 52-WEEK TEL CURRENCY UST VOL DAY GRS NET MCAP HIGH LOW COOE COMPANY TRADED SAlf +OR- '000 HIGH LOW OIV P/l SMIL ***** ***** 6065 Diamonds USlolsocd 6095 IS DJ US Tech U***** 6097 IS MSCI Spore U5555 6101 ISS&PSOO U***** ***** ***** 6170 SPDRS USII2OO 2600 2132
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        465 17 Time to stop Mr Ip cited recent speeches from Fed governors Donald Kohn (left) and Susan Bies (above) as suggesting that the Fed is approaching a near-term pause m its run of credit tightening that has boosted the federal funds rate to
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        343 17 Foreign holdings of US assets grow by $140 b Washington INTERNATIONAL investors increased their net holdings of United States assets by US$B6.9 billion (*****.2 billion) m February, amid rising interest rates and faster economic growth. Net holdings of Treasury notes, corporate bonds, stocks and other financial assets rose at a
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        271 17 April v Stock Name Wt Close Change Allgreen 50c 0.33 1.540 +0 020 Ascendasreit 1.09 2.240 -0.07a BIL Intl US2Oc 0.42 1.480 Capita Land 4.38 4.900 +0.060 Capita Mall 0.76 2.360 -0.010 Chart SemiCond 26c 1.16 1.570+0.070 CityDev 50c 2.74 10.400 +0.100 ComfortDelGro 25c .1.62 1.670
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        76 17 April 17 Fabchem China 84,736.000 Frt Links W*****3 71,895.000 Sun East HK25c 65,827,000 China Paper US4c 50,452,000 Frt Links lc 44,792,000 China Essen HK5Oc 43,323.000 Accord Customer 2.5 c 41.951,000 CEnersave 10c 36.540,000 ReyoungUS7.sc 35,281.000 Xpresslc 32,978,000 Mediaßing 10c 32,436,000 Sky Petrol 5c 31,923,000 China Milk HK5Oc 30,470,000
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        139 17 April 17 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.1650 1.1790 Can dollar 1.3860 1.4030 Euro 1.9400 1.9630 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4367 0.4371 NZ dollar 0.9860 ***** Sterling pound 2.8040 2 8360 US dollar
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        406 17 US equity firm to acquire Flextronics unit for $1.5 b Tokyo AN AFFILIATE of United States private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) has agreed to buy the software development unit of Flextronics International for about US$9OO million (551.46 billion), making it the biggest leveraged buyout m India. Singapore-based Flextronics
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        1940 17 Bonds, Loans Warrants ™KOATE mmnwm 52-WEEK TE CURREKCY LAST VOLUME HIGH LOW COSE COKPARY TRADED SAU +7- "000 55.5 19 4481 Asia Water W*****0 46 unch 1 5.5 2 4105 AsiatravelWloosl7 5.5 +0.5 199 10.5 2 3795 AirtronWo7o6o3 3 +1 977 13 2.5 4287 Bio-TreatBNPeCWBO42I 7 +2.5 4504 11.5 2.5
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        296 18 Shanghai CHINA will resume initial public offers (IPOs) on its stock markets, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said yesterday, while stopping short of providing a firm date. The resumption will be implemented m three steps, as the regulator aims to establish
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        441 18 Supply concerns keep oil near high; investors move money into gold GOLD climbed more than US$6 an ounce to its highest level m 25 years, and oil rose to within a dollar of its record as investors fretted yesterday about inflation and mounting
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        263 18 Pressure on yuan lifts Asian units Hong Kong ASIAN currencies rose on speculation that China's quickening economic growth will intensify pressures for the yuan to strengthen. A stronger yuan will help increase China's buying power for Asian goods, while making its own exports more expensive, reducing the need for regional
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          620 19  -  Erica Tay APBs Les Buckley spills the secrets of beer marketing on its 75th birthday By BEER, it seems, is really a case of group dynamics choose Tiger and everyone around you follows suit while Heineken drinkers tend to go it alone. They are
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          239 19  -  ERICA TAY COMING soon to a pub near you low-carb beer that tastes like, well, normal beer. What Asia Pacific Breweries APB) is rolling out to mark its flagship Tiger beer's 75th birthday next year, is something health- and weight-conscious drinkers can raise a glass
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          263 19  -  Ku Wei Bin By SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) picked up five awards at the annual Pacific Area Newspaper Publishers' Association (Panpa) Newspaper Advertising Awards, held this year m Sydney. Three of the awards were scooped up by the Creative Services arm of SPH
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        314 20  -  Meng Yew Choong By FIFTEEN new projects were announced on Jurong Island last year, and the activity there has done much for the chemicals industry, which contributed $66.5 billion to Singapore's total manufacturing output m the period. The new projects brought the
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        222 20  - Keppel Fels in $290 m India deal Ku Wei Bin By SINGAPORE'S Keppel Fels. the world's largest oil rig builder, has snagged yet another order a US$lBO million (Ss29o million) deal to build a rig for India's No. 2 private shipping firm. It will be Keppel Fels' first jack-up oil
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        398 20  -  Joyce Teo The 583 owners are asking for $380 million, or $650,000 each By Property Correspondent ONE of the largest collective sale deals ever is on the cards after the huge former HUDC estate Waterfront View went out for tender at $380 million.
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        244 20  - Accused in Citiraya scam was misled: Defence Azrin Asmani By A KEY player accused of conspiring to inflate the profits at Citiraya Industries claimed she was misled into carrying out transactions that were later exposed as fraudulent. That was the argument presented yesterday by the defence on day five of
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        469 21  -  Lee Su Shyan Two companies have taken rare step of vacating' Lua Cheng ng's positions By Companies Correspondent A CRUEL accident that befell shipping industry veteran Lua Cheng Eng nearly six months ago has presented the boards of several firms where he
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        340 21  -  Goh Eng Yeow By Markets Correspondent IN A buying frenzy reminiscent of the craze for initial public offerings (IPOs) m early 2004. traders were out m force yesterday snapping up shares of Fabchem China, the first explosives company to be listed m Singapore. The heavy buying
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        309 21  -  GOH ENG YEOW TAKING STOCK THERE was no stopping the bulls yesterday, as they stampeded back into the market after the Easter holiday. Blue chips and penny stocks were snapped up like there was no tomorrow, as talk spread about foreign hedge funds
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        49 21 Top Rises April 17 CENTS F&N 2090 50.0 2.5 China Hong HKlOc 163 27 0 19 9 Asia Pac Brew 1050 20.0 1.9 CityDev W*****0 790 20.0 2.6 DBS Grp 1670 20.0 1.2 Venture Corp2sc 1250 20.0 1.6 Celestial USBc 157 17.0 12.1 China Milk HK5Oc 130 17.0 15.0
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        46 21 Top Rises April 17 CENTS Hyflux MBL eCW*****8 I 100.0 0.5 Jade Tech lc 2 100.0 1.0 CharteredSGAeCWSosls 13 73.3 5.5 Bio-TreatßNPeCW6o42l 7 55.6 2 5 Autron W*****3 3 50.0 1.0 Sapphire lc 1.5 50.0 0.5 SunlightGrp 10c 5.5 37.5 1.5 Interra 25c 48.5 34.7 12.5
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        50 21 Top Falls April 17 CENTS OCBCCap3 93%PreflO 9800 60.0 0.6 Jardine C&C 1090 30.0 2.7 Hi-P 5c 120 23.0 16.1 Robinson 655 20.0 3.0 B Sembawang 1520 10 0 0.7 Creative T 25c 1010 10.0 1.0 DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 ***** 10.0 0.1 Keppel Corp 50c 1430 10.0 0.7
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        44 21 Top Falls April 17 CENTS SPH DBS eCW*****1 1.5 70.0 3.5 CapitalanßNPePW6o6ls 15 50.0 1.5 Integra W*****7 1.5 40.0 1.0 CoscoCorpßNPeCW6o42l 1 33.3 0.5 CoscoCorpSGAeCW6os29 1 33.3 0.5 NobleGrpMßLeCWo6osoB 1 33.3 0.5 STX PO MBL eCWO6OSIB 1 33.3 0.5 VibroPwr W*****2 2 33.3 1.0
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        209 21  -  CHUA KONG HO WARRANT WATCH WARRANTS on Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing rose after its major United States customer, Advanced Micro Devices, chalked up its largest quarterly profit m fiveyears. The upbeat outlook for technology companies prompted a re-rating by Bear Steams, wnich provided
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        588 22  - S'pore non- oil exports up nearly 17% last month Audrey Tan Trade data points to first-quarter economic growth meeting recent official estimate of 9.1% By Assistant Money Editor KEY DRIVERS Growth of Singapore's major exports m March i The March data was below expectations but it was not a flashing
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        23 22 BUYING SELLING Australian dollar 1.1650 1.1790 Euro 1.9400 1.9630 Sterling pound 2.8040 2.8360 US dollar 1.5950 1.6130 Yen (100 units) 1.3500 1.3647
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        8 22 UP DOWN Gainers 348 Losers: 241 Unchanged 611
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        219 22  -  BRYAN LEE REGIONAL HUB NASDAQ-LISTED Citrix Systems has set up a 40-man call centre m Singapore to serve 21,000 customers m the Asia-Pacific. The information technology (IT) firm said the Suntec City facility will be one of four major call centres
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      145 13 MILAN HAS PROUD HOME RECORD! Barcelona faces strong challenge m away match. S.League Albirex Bal Khalsa Tue, 18/04/06 7.30pm E League Champ Sheffield Utd Leeds Wed, 19/04/06 2.45 am UE Champions Milan Barcelona Wed, 19/04/06 2.45 am S.League Geylang Woodlands Wed, 19/04/06 7.30pm SCORE Sarawak Young Lions Wed, 19/04/06 8
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      8 45 life! THE STRAITS TIMES Tuesday April 18 2006
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      517 6 WK SCRAP VEHICLES rl'l-i ALL MODELS OF cars wanted for scrap/ export. Attractive price/ cash payment. Licenced Dealer. *****035/ *****203 Autolink OVER 1000 CARS available for export. 1994-2004 Japanese/ Continental/ Korean, Showroom Condition. Call: *****571 Alphie ALL '1970-2004 SCRAP Cars for export. Good price for BMW, Mercedes, Continental Japanese. Cash
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      709 6 Vehicles -i. ._l __4- __r__ WK LORRIES iljr FOR SALE BEST DEAL! NEW Mitsubishi Canter Fuso 10ft-24ft. 10 yrs. 100% loan. 3% interest. Special package include. 9748-9011 XX 7/'O2 KIA FRONTIER diesel. COE $*****. View to offer. *****779 9.30am-spm 11/-000 ISUZU NHR 69E diesel. COE $*****. View to offer. *****779
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      420 6 R| VANS FOR SALE Wfh VANS FOR SALE I f"^! Itr WmWk M ...-^V o-'^sflfey m^ mmmm %mW y mmmm mMMmM&&^£L mmm m r Z- AwAm |2^___£*_r V_rT¥ _T^V IWi PICK-UPS |pf FOR SALE NISSAN TWINCAB. GOODS/ Passenger. COE till 2013. Good cond. $14K neg. *****311 (Bt Timah) 10/'O2 ISUZU
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      582 6 02/'Ol HYUNDAI HlOO. Hifi, low deposit. Tax 08/'O6. Selling $9900 0.n.0. 9761-7707 Dom 8/2000 TOYOTA HIACE 5-dr. die sel. New paint. CD player, tip top $600 driveaway. 9380-6856 3/'O3 CITROEN BERLINGO 6 -d< diesel. 1 owner. New tax. Seldom use. $0 driveaway. 9695-2444 $341 P.M. 5/'O4 Renault Traffic 1.9 diesel
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      661 7 Wk DOI-08 L2J CITY ft SOUTH-WEST PTEAPTS-RENT Apts with Services 5-min walk to Buge MRT 2 3 oedrooms (with balcony garden) tastefully furnished Full condo facilities 1-mth to 2-yr leases Agents welcome PRIMERA PTE LTD 6534 3270/ 9794 2282 www.thebervcoolen.com CHOICE THE GRANOHILL I =>3sir Panjang. 2/3 rms. Full sea
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      415 7 Wk DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ Wk DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ flk DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ I^l TANGLIN/ HOLLAND |E3 TANGLIN/ HOLLAND QB TANGLIN/ HOLLAND Reside On H The Crest of Success JHHP 4 I ____fjteO_^ Mi ft_& s_^i 4 ___B s§^____- '"i_l___3_L_ H_Ri& AWm. m the heart of Singapore's prime A^mW^^WWm^Sm^m residential md
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      550 7 Luxurious Homes Villa delle Rose District 10, Off Holland Rd, walk to Botanical Gardens. Quality finishings, private patio or balcony. condo facilities 2,8005q ft., 3+l maisonette, $8.5K negotiable Brentwood Villas District 9, Lloyd Rd, S mm walk to Somerset MRT, Modern townhouse, private garden, near amenities, 2,3005q ft, 4+ l
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      666 7 Wk DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ Wk DO9-10 ORCHARD/ mj TANGLIN/ HOLLAND |ttfl TANGLIN/ HOLLAND fW PTEAPTS-RENT jg PTEAPTS-RENT APARTMENTS FOR LEASE DIST 9, 10 11 Property Area (sq ft) Rental From: 7 Draycott Drive 1 507 (3+ l bdrm) $5500 Chelsea Gdns 2131 3864 $8800 (with balcony) Buckley Mansion 1 1
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      718 7 URGENT!!! CASA NOVACREST 9 CairnhiH/ near ACJS. 1600 sq.ft. Fully renovated 3+l. Furn. Ouiet. $2.5K neg. Jack 9788-9899 DTZ j S2K UP! 1/2/3 bdrm Beaumont, Regalia, Hullet Rise, Bayshore/ Parkshore/ Changi Court/ Or- chard/ East. MRT *****019 Agt ASPEN HGTS. 3+l bdrms. Mid fir. F/furn. Complete facilities. Easy access to
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      764 7 BDO9- 10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT D.lO TANGLIN RESIDENCE. 4 rms. Approx 1900 sqft. Pool, gym. $10K. Eastgate 9108-1776 SPRING GROVE/ LEONIE Gdn 1400/ 1733 sgft. 3+l bdrms. $4.8K neg. Immed *****788 SR TANGLIN PARK'S BEST. Pool view. Renovated. High fir. 1508 sqft. 3+l. Balcony. 9109-9663 Agt. ORCHARD MRT 3+l/
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      646 7 Properties Wk Dll 821 NEWTON/ MX Dll 821 NEWTON/ ELL) BTTIMAH/ CLEMENT! ELL) BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI BF PTE APTS RENT 0F PTE APTS RENT a9107 6800 FOUR SEASONS REALTY FREESIA WOODS, SUNSET Way, 2/ 3/ 4-rms. F/facilities. Pis call 6462 2103. THE SIERRA 2+l High fir. P/full furn. Newly renovated.
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      836 7 BS 01 5-1 6 EAST COAST f PTEAPTS-RENT GROUND FLR LOVERS. Waterplace 3+l big patio. Tastefully furn. Extra family hall. Pool view. Immed. Asking $4.5 K. 9638-3455 EXAPT'S CHOICE! HOT PROPERTY! Pebble Bay Studio. 2/3+ l Bay view Costa Rhu 2/3+ l Bay view balcony Bayshore/ Costa Del 501... 2/3/4+
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      725 7 Br\D1 5-1 6 EAST COAST /PTEAPTS-RENT Dl 5 PEBBLE BAY. luxurious spacious balcony. 3+l rm. Face pool. 1900 sq.ft. $4.5 K. Agt *****259 WATERSIDE. 4+l. IMMED. P/furn. 2412 sqft. F/facilities. Pool View. 5 mins Suntec. Owner *****260 Wk DI 7-1 8 CHANGI/ ElEj PASIR RIS F.ASTVALE 3+l. PASIR Ris MRT,
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      767 8 lg\ HOUSES FOR RENT NATURE D.lO DREAM HOME 5 Old Holland. Tropical 2 storey bunglw. Greenery. Pool/ gazebo. *****/ 9000 sqft. s+l S2SK. AR *****600 P^ Excellent mmmm Location HOLLAND GROVE VIEW.. Semi-D.. 3-storey +basement 3000/ 3900 sqft. 5+3 hall. Face S/ gdn. ftaft tc MRT. $6800. 9188-1803 ti»+ii p—
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      916 8 IgS HOUSES FOR RENT VALLEY Rd. 2-STOREY Semi-d. 3 big rms. Near amenities. Asking SI.SK. Avail May '06. *****456 EMERALD HILL CONSERVATION. s+l. Beautiful renovation with pond. $9.8 K. Trevose *****243 BINJAI SINGLE STOREY Bunglw. *****/5500 sqft. 4+l rm. Big patio. Pool. Rent/ sale. 9187-2477 BESIDE AMERICAN SCH., Woodgrove 3-storey
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      734 8 WK SERVICE WK SERVICE WK SERVICE \jo APARTMENTS \jjjj APARTMENTS §j^ APARTMENTS j^*°*^*^!E^Si jflrij*"* R____2 „L .-^-nWui h^ama &li_ **^t_R£___!S* Mm B__Hl_b*^^^_^_E*'!«_fi'_TTT_|p______l »i- *fc|p <mmw"' jfl Plfflli_£ fst **i'^______B <^Hkw_[2j k j^Jbib_^___l__^' N -4^_l __E MMMM j^MflM Bp^ u-iasH RIVERSIDE CENTRAL jjWUUI Nestled along the historic Singapore River Situated at
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      388 8 WK HUDC/ HDB (gg? APTS FOR RENT 3+l CCX 625, near MPT, Designer decor, Immed. 3+l Bt Gombak 393. Spaious, nice. 9105-5871 APPROVED 5-RM BLK 188A. Opp Rivervale Mall/ LRT. Renovated. I F/furn. $1100. Alco 6280-3456 5-ROOM PASIR RIS Blk 233 F/furnished. Aircon. Sea view. Amenities. Immed. 9744-0195 i-gate. 5-RM
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      543 8 WK ROOMS FOR RENT \jjjf (PRIVATE) SPRINGDALE 2 COMMON rm Turn. Immed Single lady $550: Sharing $600 mcl utilities. Condo facilij ties. Ngee Ann/ SIM 9697 5688 RIVER VALLEY, ORCHARD, NewI ton, Bayshore, Novena, Holland, Hougang. Master/ studio/ com- mon rm. All furn. *****068. FARRER PK/ Pare Oasis Chinese Gdn
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      667 8 WK ROOMS FOR |f|P RENT (HDB) NO COMMISSION! ALL areas avail. Couples/ singles/ workers/ stu- j dents. *****924 No agts. WOODLANDS MASTER RM/ com mon rm Blk 344. Aircon, furn, Causeway Pt. MRT. 9733-6403 TAMPINES ST 83, common rm, j furn, aircon, 3 units, fr $300. Ladies/ couples only. *****090
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      545 8 Properties WK DO9-10 ORCHARD/ WW TANGUN/ HOLLAND WF HOUSES -SALE BUNGLW LAND FOR REBUILD Belmont ***** sqft Bishopsgate ***** sqft elevated, greenery view, rectangular 2 plots, quiet private Bt Timah ***** sqft flat land, surrounded by greenery, quiet Chatsworth *****,***** sqft, rectangular, nice frontage, greenery, rare, can sub-divide Cluny Hill
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      865 8 Wk DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ E-J TANGLIN/ HOLLAND Wf HOUSES -SALE Good Class n Bu«_calow___J CORNWALL GDNS TRUSTEE Auction 20/4. Detached bunglw. ***** sqft. Beautiful corner, level site. Wide frontage. *****879 CORONOTION MODERN NEW 3-sto-rey bunglw 6000 sgft. 6+l+ pool. Jin Kembang Melati 8000 sqft. 9182-9000/ 9001-0711 HighPt CLUNY TROPICAL 2-STOREY
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      636 8 Gh DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ m TANGUN/ HOLLAND f PTEAPTS-SALE D.02 THE SAIL At Marina Bay Twr 1 883 sqft. 2 bdrms D.09 THE METZ Somerset MRT High Fir 1066 sq ft 2 bdrms $1.68 m Freehold. TOP early 2007 D.lO HOLLAND PEAK Mins Walk to Holland Village 1905 sq ft
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      626 9 Wh DO9-1 0 ORCHARD/ Wh D 0 9 "10 ORCHARD/ Hg TANGLIN/' HOLLAND Htf TANGUN/ HOLLAND W PTEAPTS-SALE fW PTEAPTS-SALE )i-.tmyl,r rtltl 33j QAYs INVESTMENT mill point. HOT Location! Opp Great World City. 999 yrs. 2 rms/ 1012 sqft. Home of Top Chef. Ist class kitchen design. High returns. $950K
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      734 9 D.lO REGENCY PARK. 3+l. 3175 sqft. Newly renovated. F'hold. Condo facilities. Call *****888 D.09 ASPEN HGTS. 3+l. Ground fir. 51.33 M. Greenery. 1500 sqft. Dr Yap *****039. Agts welcome ASPEN HGTS. BEST location m River Valley. 1324 sqft. 808. 51.28 M. Sole Agt 9008-4376 OUAY SIDE. THERAPEUTIC river view. High
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      541 9 Pk Dl lft 21 NEWTON/ P|k Dll ft 21 NEWTON/ Mk Dll ft 21 NEWTON/ WK Dll ft 21 NEWTON/ Pfc Dll ft 21 NEWTON/ WK Dll ft 21 NEWTON/ yOi BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI LEll BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI Qal BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI EEII BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI tjjM BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI El| BT TIMAH/ QEMENTI MWI
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      355 9 WK Dl 2- 14 BALESTIER/ yi} MACPHERSON/GEYLANG JW PTEAPTS-SALE TO SELL RIO GDN 0 Boon Keng area. F'hold. Brand New! 3rm/ 1195sqft Balcony. Unblock. 10 mins city. Must Sell. Hurry. *****558 SOFT LAUNCH, ICONIC. Novena Sq, f'hold, Pte lift lobby, foreign- j ers eligible. 1200 sqft. Best fac- ing/ layout/
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      436 9 WK Dl 5- 16 EAST COAST lit? HOUSES -SALE WILKINSON MODERN bunglw. @$3.65 M. 5,000 sq.ft. Best buy! Also 6000 sq.ft. bunglw. land $2.5 M JLN. SEAVIEW 3400 sq.ft. 2-storey semi-d $1.6 M LUCKY VIEW 3000 sq.ft. Ouiet 2-storey semi-d $1.35 M WOO MON CHEW. 2-storey terr. 1800 sq.ft $980,000
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      473 9 j Wh Dl 5- 16 EAST COAST i |jor PTEAPTS-SALE i Near i^n Mrt Esal BRAND NEW STARVILLE Penthse, 2164 sqft, 4 rms, Kembangan MRT, Freehold, nice roof gdn. $1.2 M neg. 9007 9030. PARKSHORE 2325 SOFT. 4 maid 2 storerms. High fir, f'hold, bright, windy, mins to city, rare,
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      332 9 Wk 17-18CHANGI/ EHj PASIR RIS $460K UP! THE Edgewater 2+l, 986 sqft Ground fir. Face pool. F'hold. Downtown East. Various units also avail. *****899 PN F'HOLD. RIS GRANDEUR 804. 1066 sqft. 2+ study balconies, f/facilj ities, pool view. CBRE *****721 D.17 EDELWEISS PK. TOP soon! 1280 sqft. High fir. 3+l
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      468 9 Properties Bk Dl 9-20 SERANGOON/ J THOMSON 7 HOUSES -SALE BINCHANG RISE CORNER terrace. 2-storey. 3300 sqft. 100% move m. Near Rl/ Catholic High. Other terr Semi-D avail. *****772 RARE! SELDOM AVAIL. Inter terr d> Clover Aye. 1800 sgft. 3+l. F'hold. Only 500 m to Bishan MRT/ Junction 8. *****456
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      735 9 Mk D 25-28 yy NORTH HOUSES W SALt Irene Low I Snr Assoc D/recfo/ I Hr^O hi ii \JM M VIEW TO APPRECIATE! Yio Kang Rd 2-storey semi-d with basement. 3700/ 4000 sqft sq land. 999-yr. 6+2 rm. N.S. facing. 2/STOREY SEMI-D. BEGONIA Dr. 3991/ 2700 sqft. 4+l. F'hold. Elevated.
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      1514 11 WK FACTORY SPACE HH FACTORY SPACE Wh FACTORY SPACE Wtf FOR RENT Wif FOR RENT fjff FOR RENT FOR LEASE INDUSTRIAL SPACE HI-TECH BUSINESS PARK TECHPLACE I ft 11. Ang Mo Kk) Aye 10 5 INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES Units from 900 sf TECHUNK, Kaki Bukit Rd 3 A-Z BUILDING, Paya Lebar
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      327 11 WK FACTORY SPACE FOR SALE NORTHLINK IND BLDG. 3580 -5200 sqft. Renovated with office. $500K up. 9685-8046 Agt 0.13 GOLDPINE IND Building. 2nd fir. 1873 sqft. F'hold. Bank sale. Only 5345 K. Rolf *****811 HK OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT Your new office at Orchard Road WELLINGTON BUILDING 20 Bideford Road
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      925 12 WK OFFICE SPACE %ff FOR RENT MACKENZIE RO. ANY trades/ office. 1300 sqft or smaller. Newton Circle $2.8K neg. 9455 9951 JLN BESAR. OFFICE 956 sqft. ■on c- n cond. Aircon lights. $1300 per mth. Owner *****688 HAVELOCK NEWLY FURNISHED partition 1330sqft mcl maintenance, aircon till Bpm 9636 7165 GOLDEN
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      477 12 WK OFFICE SPACE Wff FOR SALE INT'L PLAZA. 4220 sqft. High fir. Sea/ lobby facing. High returns. $680 psf. Citiprop 9853-1001 WK SHOP SPACE fff FOR RENT HortPark (New Park Under Construction) Beautiful Spaces for Lease, Hyderabad Road, Off Alexandra Road Souvenir shop/ Horticultural Mart/ F&B Aporox. 553 sq ft/
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      853 12 WK SHOP SPACE WK SHOP SPACE WK SHOP SPACE fff FOR RENT \Hf FOR RENT \ff FOR RENT THE FURNITURE MALL THE PLAZA, Beach Road 19,0005f 10,000sf /5,0005f /2,0005f Ideal tor home-related trades such as lightings, bathroom accessories, home appliances, building materials, soft furnishings and interior designer Ample and inexpensive
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      818 12 SYED ALWI 1800 sqft/ Joo Chiat 2200 sqft. Heavy human traffic. Suit all trades. Immed. Rental j neg. Call 9665-0078 TAMPINES AYE 4 Half shop cum Office. Facing Rd, good frontage. Katong Shpg Ctr 360 sqft. Fully fitted. Both immed. 9271 8159 JOO CHIAT RD. Corner shop. Dual frontage. Suits
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      423 12 Bk RESTAURANT/ J LOUNGE f SPACE FOR RENT CENTRAL KITCHEN 800 sqft c/w office mcl PUB. Own entrance. Light cooking. 9842 9388 JP Wk RESTAURANT/ tlil LOUNGE V SPACE FOR SALE RARE! GEYLANG MAIN Rd. Corner 2-storey coffeeshop. F'hold. 4000 sqft. Tenanted $210,000 p.a. neg. HARVEST *****888 Wk WAREHOUSES/ EiJ
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      530 12 B WAREHOUSES/ STORAGE SPACE FOR SALE TAGORE 4-STOREY WAREHSE. Self-contained. Land 13,750/ built-in 27,500 sgft. F'hold. 8 yrs. 3 tonne lift hoist. 9695 9330 RUBY WAREHSE 2900 sqft. Leasehold High ceiling with facilities. Immed. $145 psf. 6339-8826 agt GORDON WAREHSE 1800 sqft. Leasehold. High ceiling. Tenanted. Ask $110 psf. 6339-8826
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      16 1 Digital Life m YourWeeklyTech Magazine From THE STRAITS TIMES Tuesday April 18, 2006 MICA (P) 219/03/2006
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        144 2 r what'sinside I 4 i DIGITAL LIVING Rude awakening Impolite e-mails invade the workplace. And they are from the bosses. Digital abuse or being direct? How to tell if your supervisor's e-mail is indeed rude, or if you are just being hypersensitive. Death of the PDA? More users are opting
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        258 2 WORKING PLATFORM J 38 Tech That SMC Networks new range of Mimo networking products and Brother's latest multi-function centre. I High-tech campus Lasalle-SIA College of the Arts to offer contactless smart cards, virtual lessons and online degree programmes. I I 27 w -8 r lllr l s f jfr tOMt
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        732 3 Rude e-mails from supervisors impact employees' commitment to the workplace, according to a university survey. YANG HUIWEN reports RUDE AND INCONSIDERATE. This was how Singaporean bosses were portrayed m a survey on workplace e-mail ethics. Male bosses appeared more belligerent m their tone than female bosses, with
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        152 4  -  Yang Huiwen THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY of Singapore's random survey of 192 working adults comprised business executives and professionals from the finance, service, manufacturing and other industries. Potential participants in the various industries were randomly selected from a list of company directories. A pre-test was held to feedback clarity
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        180 6  - 7 Golden rules to writing polite e-mail Yang Huiwen DIGITAL INTERACTIONS CANNOT take the place of human contact. That said, there are ways to keep the electronic chat lines polite. Here are the golden rules. Sensitive situations require human touch. Forget about using the e-mail for things like project management
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        623 6 What constitutes a rude e-mail? THAM YUEN-C talks to bosses and workers to find out Tour shoddy work is disappointing. You don't seem JL to know what you are doing..." Do you consider the above a rude e-mail? Yes, said some; no, said others. Rudeness
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        681 8 High-definition screens, enhanced animation and better sound systems are also m the pipeline From his small back office m the Treasure Island casino m Las Vegas, Mr Justin Beltram, may soon be able to instantly change the wheel of fortune. Mr Beltram is
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        580 9 Not quite yet, it seems, although more users are opting for the ease of converged devices than before. TAN CHONG YAW finds out whether there is still a place for the dedicated digital organiser PDA-phones and smartphones ADVANTAGES Two-in-one convenience Messages and contacts integrated DISADVANTAGES Twice
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        98 12 Channel TV shows to your laptop with the Pinnacle PCTV USB stick, a TV tuner that receives digital terrestrial TV. Cables are not included or required. The tuner is plugged directly m using USB 2.0 and comes with mini-remote control as well as rod
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        188 13 T-Flash WHAT IT MEANS: This is a type of portable memory card that is finding its way more and more into new handheld devices. You often see it on the specification list for cellphones and personal digital assistants (PDAs). The size of a finger nail, memory cards like the
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        111 4 Microsoft More organizations m Singapore are choosing the Microsoft platform. Migrating away from Open Source to the Microsoft platform led to significant reduction m hardware costs and savings "of 50% m Total Cost of Ownership for Euro Group. To understand the value of the Microsoft platform and get the facts
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        636 14 It contradicts the Internet's egalitarian purposes, say content providers, on US telcos' plan to charge extra for fast and reliable online services Toll booths may start popping up on the information superhighway. As Internet traffic starts to clog, the telephone and
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        356 16 Contestants of the the Miss Singapore Universe 2006 beauty pageant have certainly caught the eye and pen of some bloggers. CHUA WAN HOU susses out the juicy comments Mama mia forum.mediacorp.com.sg/board/ forumdisplay.php?f orumid=l 99 Excerpt: "The ideas of mums working their daughters is bad. Whose bright idea? Some mums
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        687 16 Internet site Squidoo.com features more than 21 f OOO sites devoted to various subjects, with many more being added daily It's not easy making a living as a beef jerky authority these days. The jerky publishing industry churns out precious few
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        564 18 You can make it a reality, without burning a hole m your pocket. At the flick of a button, IT entrepreneur Sng Hock Tiong, 43, can turn on preselected lights m his living room giving it a special ambience. When he walks into other
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        892 20 HOT TIP As you go about setting up your wireless network, be sure to turn on the security features like WSP (wired equivalent privacy) settings when you install the software. This usually lets you seta password to keep intruders out. This will keep your neighbours "from freely
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        47 20 Benefit from a networked home Get started on your dream digital home by setting up a wireless network at home no messy cabling required. Install a wireless router m one room, connect it to your computers and you can surf wirelessly m any part of the house.
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        527 22 Give your home some brains Use home automation technology to create an intelligent and secured home Motion detecting sensors can turn on lights when you walk into a room, and switch on lights and air-conditioners when the window blinds are down. A key element m these automation devices is a
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      295 24 Wireless and happy Mr Adrian Lee, 31 r software developer and entrepreneur For Mr Adrian Lee (below), needed to share the broadwireless networking is a ne- band Internet connection." cessity not a luxury. There "We have no problems, are three computers m his even when everyone is five-room fiat and
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        414 25 Chatlines are m. Water cooler gossip is out. Webcasts are m. Boardroom meetings are out. With face-to-face interaction slowly usurped by IT-enabled staffers, d.oes it spell the end of workers' esprit de corps? GRACE CHNG thinks not Team spirit: 21st-century style I 30% LOWER COST PER PAGE THAN LASER PRINTERS*.
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        487 26 PC GAMING WITH COMPAQ PRESARIO PRICE: $64.90 (PC). $79.90 (PC Collector's edition) $69.90 (Xbox 360) GENRE: Roleplaying game PLATFORM: PC, Xbox The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Play it on the PC "I dived behind a tree, hearing the wet thwack of crossbow bolts slamming into
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        653 25  -  GRACE CHNG BY insta PHOTO: Friends I speak to say they almost don't stop and chat m the office hallways anymore. They meet virtually. For the most part, e-mail, teleconferencing and the Internet have replaced face-to-face meetings for many who work m the giant IT companies here and
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        239 27  -  Eugene Neubronner By Love your character m The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion With as complex a game as Oblivion, read the manual. Understand the skills. And learn to like the character you choose or make, because you will be playing with him for a very, very long time. Newer
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        272 27  -  Valentine Chua 0 $63 (PSP), $71 (PS2) Arcade racing Xbox, PS2, PC. PSP By Outßun 2006: Coast 2 Coast Talk about Outßun and two things come to mind reaching the goal and pleasing your "girlfriend" with tricks. Taking said girlfriends for spins m Ferraris makes
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        510 27 $29.95 Pet simulation Electronic handheld game Tamagotchi DAY 1: Having forayed into parenting years ago with a more aggressive sibling of the Tamagotchi, the Digimon, I begin this adoptive relationship hoping to love, and be appreciated m return. Promptly after setting the date and time, the
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        279 28  -  Valentine Chua By Naruto Ninja Council One of the most popular anime m Japan, Naruto, finally arrives m the United States and m the world. With it comes localisations of its video games, and this is one of the first. For the uninitiated, the anime Naruto
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          347 29 BenQ-Siemens SBB $668 (without contract) Get it from major phone retailers The BenQ-Siemens SBB, distinguished with the renowned iF-Design-Awards 2006 for outstanding product design, is a triband phone with a two-megapixel camera, video camcorder, MP3 player, Pictbridge compatibility, microSD card slot, 20MB built-in memory and Bluetooth
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          300 29 Apple-wannabe monitor With its white gleam, round edges and simple elegance, the Benq FP93V may be mistaken for an Apple Macintosh monitor. Plus, the unit has other nifty design touches to keep the lines clean, including a neat slot at the back of the monitor to manage cable clutter, and
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          484 29  -  Serene Luo By Nokia 3250 $708 (without plan) Get it from phone retail shops I am not your usual girly girl, but I swear my heart skipped a beat when I opened the box of the new Nokia 3250. They had sent me this Barbie-doll pink
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        766 30 COVER STORY Windows XP on a Mac? Has the sky fallen or is it more power vested m users? ALVIN LAI tries Boot Camp on an Intel-based Mac and tells about his Windows XP-erience 4 Boot Camp basics Boot Camp makes Intel-based Macs the most versatile
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        400 32 lomega ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive $449 Get it from from lomega dealers Portable media players are now widely available and lomega's foray into this market is the ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive. The unit is about the size of a digital organiser (13.20 cm x 7.79 cm x 1.77 cm) and
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        394 32  -  Nebojsa Novakovic By Acronis Disk Director Suite 10.0 US$49 (Ss79) Get it from www.acronis.com.sg Russian firm Acronis is one of many new high-tech names that have come to us more recently. Specialising m storage management software under Windows, Acronis now has a Singapore office
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          997 33  -  Chester Chen Redirected home page QWhen I log on to the Internet, it automatically directs me to a default home page, which is different from the address that I type m the Internet Options, (under General and Address). How do I
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          141 34 Software Migrate with little risk Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories has released Genesys 7.2, a new version of its contact centre software suite with major advances m the scalability, reliability and security needed for IP-based contact centres. It can support up to 30,000 agents and provide contact centres, among other things with
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          68 34 NEC Corporation's four new servers are targeted at mid-range and entry-level enterprises. The mid-range models and the entrylevel ones come m both pedestal and rackoptimised models. The fault tolerant servers use Intel Xeon Processors for scalability and water-cooling units or noise-absorption mufflers depending on the model. The
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          105 34 Small and medium businesses now have even more choice for informafion management with EMC's latest CLARiiON AXISO and AXl5Oi networked storage systems. Although they are quite compact, each model can still support up to 10 host servers and scale from 750G8 to six terabytes of capacity.
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          145 34 This is what you will get with Brother's latest mul-ti-function centre (MFC), targeted at small offices, home offices or enterprise workgroups. The MFC-8460N does laser printing, faxing, copying, colour scanning and monochrome PC faxing. It has a standard 250-sheet input paper tray and a 50-sheet multipurpose
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          160 34 SMC Networks has a whole new set of Mimo (multiple input, multiple output) networking products the SMC Barricade g 802. 11g 54Mbps Mimo Wireless Cable/DSL Broadband Router, the EZ Connect g 802. 11g 54Mbps Mimo Wireless Cardbus Adapter and the EZ Connect g 802. 11g 54Mbps Mimo Wireless
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          97 34 Mercury Interactive Corporation's latest product is enhanced to specially manage application quality across outsourced and globally delivered business models. The Mercury Quality Center 9.0 is an integrated suite of business technology optimisation software, which helps companies to lower IT cost, reduce risk and optimise for growth. The new
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          122 34 Meet changing needs is what storage company Maxtor is doing by rolling out a slew of products for the consumer, creative professional and small business owner this year. Its Maxtor One Touch 111 Mini Edition is a sleek, portable storage solution, so people can share their files,
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          125 36 Google unveils Calendar software Google Inc's new calendar software system scans e-mails or Web pages for dates and times and, with one click, automatically logs pending plans into an online calendar. Other software services already offer calendar systems that allow synchronisation with other people's schedules, like Microsoft Outlook or Yahoo
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          178 36 The credit card details of thousands of Britons are being sold on the Internet by hackers intent on committing identity fraud, The Times reported last At least 400 credit card numbers are sold per day, along with other personal information such as dates of
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          113 36 Malaysia to allow domestic roaming Malaysia's government plans to allow domestic roaming m the country to help expand mobilephone network coverage. "Through domestic roaming, callers who could not be connected through their subscribed lines would be switched automatically to another operator who provides coverage," announced Energy, Water and Communications Minister
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        481 38  -  YANG HUIWEN Contactless smart cards, virtual lessons, online degree programmes Lasalle-SIA College of the Arts will offer all these and more when its new premises opens next year. reports Students at the Lasalle-SIA College of the Arts will embrace technology m ways
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        822 39 President McAfee, 49 £4 We can all benefit from understanding the mind of a scriptkiddie. These are the people who will grow up to become either solid corporate citizens or cybercriminals." McAfee president Kevin Weiss is a man who is always on the move. He flies more than
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          453 42 At the end of the 19th century, Russia and Britain were fighting for control of Central Asia. Sea routes were valuable, so the British feared a Russian attack on Singapore. The eight-inch guns m the fort could fire shells 24km away, like those at Fort Siloso
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          103 42 Going international St Joseph's Institution may set up an international school. The one difference between the international and the all-boys Independent school is that the new school will take m girls as well. Half the places will go to students from overseas mostly Asian countries and half to
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          434 43 The 5 Ws and one H of the new faces contesting the General Election, by Andrew duffy WHO ARE THEY? The new People's Action Party (PAP) candidates for the next general election include people like civil engineer Lee Bee Wah and eye surgeon Lam Pin Mm,
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          166 43 What do MPs say when they go out to meet the people? Well, on one walkabout, Health Minister and Sembawang GRC MP Khaw Boon Wan chatted to housewife Ong Siew Yok, 59, about escalators on the bridge leading to the MRT station; he advised fishball noodle hawker
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          128 44 j 32,800,000 That is the amount of money 5532.8 million that the Malaysian government has lost because careless citizens have been losing their MyKads the new Malaysian identity card. About two million MyKads have been reported lost since they were first issued m 200 1 The cards
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          41 44 Locate a chart or graph m The Straits Times and write, m paragraph form, ail of the information m the graph or chart. Look at the graph or chart and compare the differences and similarities m reading charts versus paragraphs.
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          148 44  -  SAMUEL LIM The faces, places, events and numbers m the region. BY Labour strikes m Vietnam What it is Tens of thousands of factory workers m Vietnam have been on strike (refusing to work) for the past three months. They have forced more than 1 00 factories
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          126 44 Ban Xi Moon, South Korean Foreign Minister What he wants He is hoping to take over as the next secretarygeneral of the United Nations when Mr Kofi Annan who is currently holding the post, retires at the end of the year. Mr Ban is among several contenders
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          118 44 India What is happening Many young people m India are unhappy with a proposal by the Indian government to set a "caste quota" for university admissions. If the plan is carried out, public universities m India will have to reserve places for students from certain castes. The
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          703 45 What happens on polling day m our schools? SAMUEL LIM reports. TALE OF THE MYSTERY BOX The ballot box has just one exciting day m its life. After polling day, the votes are put back into it and it is sealed and locked up m
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          241 45 Democracy A form of government where the average citizen, such as you and I, decides •who will form the government. Singapore is a "representative democracy", which means we choose people to represent us and make decisions m Parliament. Voting An expression of preference. In a democratic society, every
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          460 46  -  ELLEN WHYTE BY Plants grow everywhere: deep below the surface of oceans, on the tops of tall mountains and m the driest of deserts. They provide us with food, medicine, fabrics, fuel and a host of other useful products. Scientists estimate that there are about 350,000
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          185 46 Plants provide us with a host of useful products like fabric, medicines and food. Match the names of plants (right) to the descriptions (far right). Some answers are m the text above. You may also refer to an encyclopaedia! (answers P- Cotton Coriander or cilantro Sunflower The Hevea
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          486 47 How do we see colours? ALISON DE SOUZA paints a picture. The colour of traffic lights, the shade of your school uniform ever wonder why we can see colours? How does it work? And why does it work differently for some people, who are colour-blind or who
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          255 47 For the first four months or so of our lives, we are all colour-blind. The cones m the retina do not start working till after that, though for about one m 40,000 babies, this never happens at all, so they will see things m black and white
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          724 48  - WEIRD NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD SAMUEL LIM Here's what happened around the world. BY CRASH FOR CRUSH To impress a pretty woman, Alphons Edberg, 33, successfully sustained head injuries and destroyed a high-end sports car, a Ferrari 360 Modena. The inexperienced German driver lost control of his car He
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          280 52 Opened on Oct 1 8, 1 905, the Victoria Memorial Hall, as it was originally called, has witnessed many performances and key historical events. RESEARCH: SPH Information Resource Centre GETSTARTED History is overflowing with stories of creativity and inventive thinking, from Thomas Edison and the lightbulb to
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          444 53  -  SAMUEL LIM FAMOUS FORTUNES Michelle Branch embarks on the next stage of her career as one half of the duo The Wreckers, whose debut album will be launched next month. BY By her own admission, singer-songwriter Michelle Branch has "a love affair" with her music. Michelle was
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          272 53 Israel is a country m the Middle East. It was officially declared an independent nation on May 14, 1948. Since then, Israel, which is a Jewish state, has had a number of A conflicts with its Arab neighbours, which surround it to the North, South and East To the
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          157 54 Send in your contribution I exclusive is published, you will get an exclusive Little Red Dot electric fan. You can look forward to many breezy afternoons with this handy gadget! FAB FUND! Toh Rong Chum from Chongzheng Primary (top), Eileen Kiang (below) and Siti Hajar (below on wheelchair)
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          152 54  -  SAMUEL LIM EY BY Ahmad Syakir, Jagdish Singh Benveru and Edwin Chow Xiv Sing (left to right) from Sembawang Primary School were the winners of the Eye Care Radio Advertisement Inter-School Competition organised by the Health Promotion Board. They were among 128 teams from 52 schools who took
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          67 54  -  Jeong Yuri By 1 0, Primary 4, Bukit Timah Primary School Easter is coming! Hooray! Hooray! I love Easter because there is many a fun-filled day Painted eggs and chocolate bunnies, Rabbit costumes and Easter parties. Maybe Easter games and Easter tt hunts Or my friends could see
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          68 54 Seventeen-year-old Wang Jue, a secondary four pupil from Tanjong Katong Girls' School (right), and Shermaine Lee, 10, a primary five pupil from Zhonghua Primary School, show off their prize-winning puppets. They are the winners of Singapore's first National Puppet Making Competition for schools, which took place last month.
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          496 55  -  HUGH REEQA SPECIAL REPORT BY A mathematics teacher was arrested on Sunday for running out of his front door naked. Archimedes, a 60-year-old head of department at Siracusa Secondary School, was seen sprinting down the street wearing nothing but slippers. An outraged passer-by
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          701 56  -  DAWN LIM BY WEN i HA 1 UB i i H M I I /-U*- Jur;t: £n:v/r-r riiin qur-nuon norrr-r.tjy. cg f r jc^ r f /r. n n (7 r^^ f. moGn, Wh^firfGnc f:hn frfrGm 'Vinrnfn h[rm niGGn r; r.) fn cur rirttrric fi) WFi r^n :fi
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          441 57  -  SOO KIM BEE Try it the Dot way! Every week, our panel of teachers from the Red Circle brews up Dot-flavoured lessons from its vast collection of classroom recipes. This week, pupils make use of comic strips to focus on creative writing. BY LITERACYPLUS CONSULTANTS m/
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          322 57  -  DAWN LIM BY Some newspaper reports are full of figures -such as the number of people with hand, foot and mouth disease; the amount of money shoppers spend here (left) or the amount of money being spent to boost education here. But The Straits Times puts
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          317 58 The kangaroos are m town, bysamuel lim How high can you jump and what is your school high-jump record? Well, the current record for Singapore is 2.22 m, set by Wong Yew Tong m 1 995. And that was achieved after years of training. Most of us cannot
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          69 58 Female kangaroos give birth to between one and four young kangaroos at a time. The young kangaroos are known as joeys and they spend their first few months growing up inside a pouch m their mother's stomach. You may sometimes see joeys sticking their heads out from the
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        223 42 Great gift! The Sumatran town of Meulaboh was at the centre of the earthquake that caused the tsunami m December 2004. Its wooden pier was washed away. Now they have a new $5 million, 1 75 m concrete pier (see aerial view below), a gift from the people of Singapore,
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        62 58 I _K_E I I > The Singapore Zoo is currently featuring an exhibit called the Australian Outback. If you visit the zoo, you will be able to see the grey kangaroo and even take part m a special kangaroo feeding session (left). There are also many other fascinating Australian animals
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