The Straits Times, 1 August 2006

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    24 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 106 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 219/03/2006 TUESDAY, AUGUST 1 2006 JTk SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon More jobs created as economy powers ahead
    560 1  -  Peh Shing Huei By Second quarter sees 36,500 new jobs, but unemployment rises slightly to 2.9% MORE jobs were created m the last quarter, but unemployment also crept up to 2.9 per cent as more people, especially tertiary graduates, entered the job market.
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    Lock icon Israel rejects mounting calls for truce
    650 1 »No halt till Hizbollah Weases to be a threat: Olmert Global outrage over raid Which killed women, children Jerusalem ISRAEL yesterday rejected mounting pressure for a truce m its 20-day-old war on Hizbpllah, even as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said a ceasefire
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Meulaboh struggles to get back on its feet
      1110 1  -  Ong Soh Chin By In Meuiaboh, Aceh AS I train my camera at a row of dilapidated houses, an aid worker says: "Don't take pictures of the vuidgcio. They are angry because so many people have come to take pictures of them
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    • IN A FLASH
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        18 2 Key breakthrough Scientists here have identified the gene responsible for a form of congenital blindness. PAGE HI
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        52 2 More trouble for Chen Taiwan's President Chen Sh ui-bian is under increased scrutiny after his office admitted using taxpayers' money to pay the salary of his daughter's housekeeper. PAGE 7 Crossing plan deferred India ana Pakistan have indefinitely postponed the opening of a crossing point along frontier m Kashmir.
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        25 2 Nato takes charge Nato forces have just taken charge of security responsibilities from the US-led coalition m the volatile southern Afghanistan region. PAGE 16
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        21 2 Cheating at games Conducting more tests won't be enough to root out the problem of doping m sports. PAGE 17
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        31 2 Woman PM for M'sia? When it comes to having a woman prime minister, Malaysian politicians, including women politicians, readily admit that it will not be m their lifetime. PAGE 18
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        17 2 Charity guidelines There appear to be still no clear guidelines on charities, says a reader. PAGEH7
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        Lock icon MONEY
        19 2 Few lured by change Despite private home buyers being allowed 90 per cent financing, few borrowers bite. PAGEH2O
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        Lock icon WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN
        151 2 In the report, "Why is service going foreign?" on July 29, there is a sentence which reads: "Some analysts like NUS economics professor Basant Kapur have said that it is likely the inflow of cheaper foreign labour, along with technology and globalisation, has depressed wages."
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      631 2 "Singapore's Leadership Crisis" The single biggest challenge facing Singapore what this requires, neither do they have thc skills, attitude m 2006 and beyond is the unprecedented lack of or support to make the transition. These skills, education personal leadership within our public and private sector and support are now available
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      449 2 SECTION ONE Prime 3-4 Asia 6-11 World 12-16 Review 17-19 FYI 20 SECTION TWO Home H1-H6 Forum H7 Sports H8-H11 Obituaries H12 Money H13-H20 UFE! Travel L2-L6 Events &TV L9 Buzz. L10 2 m 1 WORKSHOP NOT TO BE MISSED! I^^B Yet another project by Universe Beauty Institute K?*^^^H to
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon CPF Board cracks down on gifts for investing funds
      623 3  - CPF Board cracks down on gifts for investing funds Lorna Tan Warning goes out to finance industry after UOB's $20 voucher offer By Finance Correspondent VIOLATION OF RULES "Cash rebates or discounts m kind given directly to members would be equivalent to a premature withdrawal of CPF savings and m
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      Lock icon KEEPING TABS ON TURTLES
      99 3 Twelve marine turtles from Sentosa's Underwater World will be released into the South China Sea today for a study on their migratory patterns. They will be tagged with satellite-tracking devices, for this project by the National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University and the United
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      Lock icon Harrah's enters Sentosa IR race at the last minute
      505 3  -  Krist Boo By JUST hours before yesterday's spm deadline to enter the race to build Singapore's second integrated resort, US gaming giant Harrah's Entertainment and local partner Keppel Land showed their hand. They submitted the $200,000 deposit and disclosure forms, joining
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      Lock icon Oei may call for Nat Steel to be wound up
      584 4  -  Lee Su Shyan 'Shareholders have not received their fair share of the reserves." MR OEI HONG LEONG, m a letter from his legal team to the Nat Steel board, expressing concern about the company's huge cash pile, which he wants
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      Lock icon Probe ordered as 11 die in bus accident
      172 4 Probe ordered as 1 1 die in bus accident Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S Transport Minister Chan Kong Choy has ordered an investigation into a highway accident that killed 11 Catholic pilgrims m the country's worst road accident this year. Forty-seven pilgrims were en route from Ipoh town m Perak state to
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      Lock icon Salim Group in massive $4.7 billion India project
      361 4  - Salim Group in massive $4.7 billion India project Ravi Velloor By India Bureau Chief In Kolkata INDONESIA'S Salim Group has joined forces with two partners to build a multi-bil-lion-dollar infrastructure project m the Indian state of West Bengal. Salim, which jointly built Batam Industrial Park with Singapore, yesterday inked the
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon An attempt to silence Mahathir: Ex-minister
      751 6  -  Reme Ahmad PEPPER SPRAY ATTACK A third party other than two rival datuks was involved, he claims By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuauv Lumpur THE controversy over Friday's dramatic pepper spray attack on Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was heightened yesterday when a minister m
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      Lock icon KL govt releases booklet to back its stand on bridge
      388 6  -  Carolyn Hong By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur THE Malaysian government is on an information blitz to counter Tun. Dr Mahathir Mohamad's allegations on the Causeway bridge. The government released a 43 -page booklet yesterday titled Crooked Bridge: Straight And
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      204 6 No red carpet yet Beijing has not invited Japanese Foreign Minister Tarp Aso to visit China a sign that ties remain cool. PAGE 8 Hearing Enhancer] f~ ii^fe European I t i« Red Dot I Jr W| Design Award I H^ 1 Winner 2006 I OticoirDelta The World's First Hearing
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  • CHINA
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      Lock icon Chen slammed for abusing public funds
      610 7  -  Ong Hwee Hwee Probe reveals his office is paying the salary of his daughter's helper By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei SCANDAL-PLAGUED Taiwan President Chen Shuibian came under renewed scrutiny yesterday after his office admitted to using public funds to engage a housekeeper for his
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      Lock icon Beijing set to pick between two sites for new airport
      475 7  -  Tracy Quek By China Correspondent In Beijing BEIJING looks set to build a second international airport to help cope with surging air traffic passing through the Chinese capital, with the authorities mulling over a suitable location. Two sites Nanyuan Airport
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon IT'S BACK TO THE ICE AGE
      65 8 A block of ice is placed m the carriage of a subway train m Shanghai to help cool down the surroundings. Shanghai has been experiencing scorching temperatures of between 35 and 37 deg C for the past two weeks. The hottest period of the
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      Lock icon Japan's privatised post office to offer loans and insurance
      291 8 Tokyo JAPAN'S massive post office yesterday said it would offer new services m loans and insurance under its long-debated privatisation. It wants two units to be listed early m the next decade. Japan Post submitted to the government the outline of
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  291 words
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      Lock icon China keeps Aso waiting for invitation
      627 8  - China keeps Aso waiting for invitation Clarissa Onn Much hinges on whether Koizumi visits Yasukuni Shrine on Aug 1 5 war anniversary By China Correspondent In Beijing AN ANTICIPATED invitation to the Japanese Foreign Minister to visit China did not materialise when the two counterparts met recently, indicating that China
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      Lock icon Beijing's concerns
      88 8 CHINA is concerned that Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will make his annual pilgrimage to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine (right) on Aug 15, the date marking the 61st anniversary of the end of World War H. Analysts say China is not prepared to receive Foreign Minister Taro Aso
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  • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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      Lock icon No go for fifth Kashmir crossing point yet
      593 9 No go for fifth Kashmir crossing point yet India and Pakistan put off opening along frontier, after Mumbai train blasts hurt ties Srinagar INDIA and Pakistan have indefinitely postponed the opening of a crossing point along the heavily militarised frontier m Kashmir. The move came as top officials from the
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      Lock icon MILITANTS SURRENDER
      90 9 Masked militants walking past their weapons after they surrendered to the Indian army yesterday. Twelve militants belonging to various groups laid down their weapons and surrendered during a ceremony m Baramulla, a district to the north of the Indian Kashmir summer capital of Srinagar. The weapons they gave
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      Lock icon Journalist held over Mumbai train bombings
      132 9 Journalist held over Mumbai train bombings Mumbai INDIAN police yesterday arrested a journalist over his alleged ties to an outlawed Islamic group suspected of taking part m the Mumbai train bombings. But investigator K.P. Raghuvanshi cautioned that reporter Danish Sheikh, who works for the Urdu Times, is not suspected of
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon UN wants detailed tsunami warning plans
      567 10  -  Azhar Ghani Nations m Indian Ocean network must also spell out how public will be alerted to danger By Indonesia Bureau Chief In Tuban (Bali) COUNTRIES involved m an ongoing international effort to set up a regional tsunami warning system m the Indian Ocean
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      Lock icon Malaysia and Thailand hit by haze as Sumatra battles forest fires
      443 10 Malaysia and Thailand hit by haze as Sumatra battles forest fires Jakarta SCORES of firefighters battled raging forest fires yesterday on the Indonesian island of Sumatra as a thick, choking haze spread to Indonesia's neighbours. About 150 firefighters from the Department of Forestry, assisted by local officers, were helping 10
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      Lock icon Thailand sending team to help Laos stamp out bird flu
      365 10 Bangkok THAILAND, which blames Laos for allowing the HSNI bird flu to spread across its border, is offering help m stamping out the deadly virus. A delegation is due to arrive m Vientiane on Thursday to discuss cooperation, Thailand's Livestock
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
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        Lock icon MERCURY POLLUTION IN TWO TOWNS
        117 10 BEIJING: Two towns m south-western China are wrestling with a serious pollution problem after a thermometer factory contaminated its vegetable fields and rivers with mercury, local media said yesterday. The residents of Yongchuan town m Chongqing municipality may face the loss of 20ha of farmland
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        Lock icon BANNED FOOD DYE STILL IN USE
        96 10 HONG KONG: A cancer-causing red dye has been found m food made from beans and chilli additives m mainland China one year after a crackdown on its use, Hong Kong's South China Morning Post yesterday. Sudan 1 red dye has been found m at
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        Lock icon CHINESE MILITARY TO KEEP UPGRADING
        83 10 BEIJING: China will be a force for global peace but it must arm its military with the latest m high-tech weapons and ensure that Taiwan never splits from the mainland, China's Defence Minister said yesterday. General Cao Gangchuan said modernisation remained the armed forces' priority.
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        Lock icon CEASEFIRE WITH TAMIL TIGERS INTACT
        122 10 COLOMBO Sri Lanka's government says its ceasefire with the Tamil Tigers remains intact despite a regional Tiger leader declaring the accord dead because of an army assault on Trincomalee The government said its attack was aimed only at reaching a site where Tiger rebels were
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        Lock icon VENEZUELA AND VIETNAM SIGN PACT
        99 10 HANOI: Venezuela and Vietnam signed an energy cooperation pact yesterday during a visit by President Hugo Chavez who praised Vietnam for its past struggle against "imperialism". Mr Chavez was received with military honours m Vietnam, the only Asian stop on a world tour dominated by
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        Lock icon FEMALES CAN ASCEND NEPAL'S THRONE
        113 10 KATHMANDU: Nepal's government yesterday amended a law to allow girls to ascend the throne, breaking with centuries of tradition that allowed only a male to be the royal heir, a minister said. "The Cabinet meeting on Monday amended the law related to the heir of
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Muslim tensions high in KL over 'threat' to religion
      621 11  -  Carolyn Hong Govt ban on public religious debate aims to cool tempers but underlying issues not addressed By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur IT WAS early on Sunday morning m the predominantly Malay town of Bangi, near Kuala Lumpur, and the
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      Lock icon Action taken to improve corporate governance: Proton
      374 11 Kuala Lumpur PROTON Holdings, responding to a report on poor corporate governance m the past, yesterday stressed that it had already taken a proactive approach to align corporate governance with current best practices. "We had undertaken a review of the major processes, decision-making
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      Lock icon Khmer Rouge survivor among Magsaysay Award winners
      297 11 Manila THE head of the Cambodian capital's water authority, a crusader for social justice m South Korea and a Filipino publisher are among this year's winners of the Rtmon Magsaysay Award, Asia's version of the Nobel Prize. The annual awards, named after late
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Singapore calls for end to fighting
      102 12 SINGAPORE yesterday expressed shock at civilian deaths that followed an Israeli air strike on the Lebanese village of Qana. "We are deeply shocked and saddened by the loss of innocent lives. We urge all sides to exercise restraint and immediately cease the activities that
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      Lock icon Israel tightrope
      883 12  - Israel tightrope Jonathan Eyal Stuttering ground offensive and fallout from air strikes leave little room for tactical errors By For The Straits Times ISRAEL'S decision to suspend its air strikes against Lebanon until tonight represents a temporary political compromise: After the heavy loss of civilians m the Lebanese town of
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    • GLOBAL CONDEMNATION
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        Lock icon Asian countries denounce Lebanon strikes
        343 12 Asian countries denounce Lebanon strikes »IN PARIS IN JAKARTA Jakarta ASIAN countries yesterday lashed out at Israel H for its air strikes m Lebanon, describing them as H illegal and calling for an immediate ceasefire. H Indonesia said Sunday's bombing of the Le- H banaese town of Qana had been
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        Lock icon UN council deplores attack
        233 12 IN IRAN IN ISRAEL United Nations I THE United Nations Security Council on Sun- I day unanimously adopted a statement deplor- H ing Israel's attack on the southern Lebanese vil- H lage of Qana but rejected UN Secretary-Gene- H ral Kofi Annan's call for an immediate
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      Lock icon PM Howard will seek re-election
      628 14  -  Roger Maynard Announcement ends speculation and dashes Costello's hopes of taking over By Australia Correspondent In Sydney PRIME Minister John Howard yesterday ended weeks of speculation by announcing he would lead his conservative Liberal Party at the Australian federal election due next year. His decision
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      Lock icon Blair and Bush to make 'one final effort' to save WTO talks
      319 14  -  San Francisco BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair and US President George W. Bush hope to revive the deadlocked World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks some time m the next few weeks, Mr Blair said. "I have not given up
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      Lock icon Tiny pooch joins big police dogs in sniffing out drugs
      251 14  -  Chardon (Ohio) THOUGH she is only a 2.7 kg Chihuahua-rat terrier mix who looks like she belongs m Paris Hilton's purse, Midge has the will, skill and nose of a 45kg German shepherd. The newest recruit for the Geauga County
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Wen touches hearts and soles
        239 15 A STORY extolling the virtues of a pair of worn-out sneakers has been making waves across China's websites. The item first published m a Henan newspaper relates now Premier Wen Jiabao had his sneakers repaired during a visit to a village there two weeks ago,
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        Lock icon No movie in 50 years for Indian President
        120 15 INDIAN President Abdul Kalam (above) says he has not watched a movie for 50 years because he spends so much time reading scientific literature, according to a newspaper report yesterday. "You won't believe it but it's true," he told Radio Kashmir during
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        Lock icon Anti-smoking activist has lung cancer
        174 15 THE world's most formidable anti-smok-ing campaigner, Allen Carr, who once got through 100 cigarettes a day, has been told he has lung cancer. Doctors have confirmed a preliminary diagnosis on the 73-year-old, whose Easyway system has sold millions of books and provides brief but extraordinarily
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      Lock icon Security in Afghan south passed to Nato
      519 16 New mission is the most challenging one m the alliance's 57-year history Kandahar NATO took command of security operations m southern Afghanistan yesterday, embarking on its most ambitious mission and hoping a new approach would break a grinding Taleban insurgency. But Taleban-led violence
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon GUNMEN ABDUCT 26 IN BAGHDAD
        94 16 BAGHDAD; Gunmen wearing military fatigues yesterday kidnapped 26 people from a cellphone store and an Iraqi-Ameri-can trade chamber m downtown Baghdad, Iraqi police said. The kidnappers, armed with guns, arrived m 15 four-wheel-drive cars at around noon m the Karrada shopping area. One group barged
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        Lock icon CONGO AWAITS KEY ELECTION RESULTS
        94 16 KINSHASA: The Democratic Republic of Congo began its long wait yesterday for results from historic multi-party elections likely to see Mr Joseph Kabila win a new mandate. Mr Kabila, 35, is the outgoing President of a transition government set up after a brutal five-year war.
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        Lock icon BRITAIN-CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS TIE-UP
        90 16 WASHINGTON: Britain and California are preparing to sideStep the Bush administration and fight global warming together by creating a transatlantic market for greenhouse gases. British Prime Minister Tony Blair and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger planned to lay the groundwork for a market m carbon dioxide emissions. They
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        Lock icon RUSSIA OIL LEAK TAINTING WATER SOURCES'
        77 16 MOSCOW: An oil pipeline leak m western Russia on Saturday was contaminating water sources, the Natural Resources Ministry said yesterday. It said the spill from the 4,000 km Druzhba pipeline m the Byransk region affected a 10 sq km area. However, an official from
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        75 16 WASHINGTON: City officials lengthened a night-time curfew yesterday as the number of juvenile arrests increased. Those 16 years old and below have to keep off the streets of Washington between 10pm and 6am. The curfew used to begin at midnight. During the last week of
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      372 16 United Nations THE United Nations Security Council passed* a resolution yesterday giving Iran until the end of August to suspend uranium enrichment or face the threat of economic and diplomatic sanctions. Because of Russian and Chinese demands, the text is weaker than earlier
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      414 13 Nahariya (Israel) SHELTERING m a stifling underground bunker, Ms Marina Samofalov watched television images of the devastated Lebanese village of Qana. But where, she asked, were the images of the Hizbollah "terrorists" who lobbed 20 rockets at her Israeli town every day? "Why don't they
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      416 17 IT HAS been a bad week for sports. While American sprinter Justin Gatlin and his compatriot, Tour de France winner Floyd Landis, deserve the benefit of the doubt until a final determination of their drug-test results, their troubles have m turn cast a glaring light on the
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      1996 17 AGEING AMERICA Silver-haired croupiers are a common sight m Nevada's casinos. The rest of America should watch how the state copes with the influx of retirees, and learn OLDER AND WISER "Older employees have wisdom, temperance and patience. They've seen it all, and
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      1218 18  -  Joceline Tan MALAYSIAN POLITICS By Women who wield power MALAYSIA'S Deputy Finance Minister Ng Yen Yen is no shrinking violet. In fact, the medical doc-tor-turned-politician is on the extroverted side and can light up a gathering with her presence and personality. The MCA Wanita
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      1268 19  -  Rebecca Newberger Goldstein PHILOSOPHER SPINOZA By In Boston RIGHT TO EXERCISE REASON Spinoza's faith m reason as our only hope and redemption is the core of his system... Each of us has been endowed with reason, and it is our right, as well
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      594 20 Singapore today Showers with thunder are likely m the morning over many areas. Nanyang n polytechnic i The School of Health Sciences is offering the following programmes for healthcare professionals. Specialist Diploma m /hjew/ MSWSfSWtiiiifSSflMf^fSM I Medical Dosimetry la^^^^^n^^^^^^^^^^^ff?^^^^^^^^3C^Ll This course aims to ©quip participants with the knowledge flflH aW
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      8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY, AUGUST 1 2006
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      Lock icon Scientists here find gene that causes blindness in kids
      474 1  -  Salma Khalik By Health Correspondent Discovery of gene may also help treat blindness m elderly SCIENTISTS here have identified the gene that causes a rare congenital blindness m children, which may well give clues to why the elderly lose their sight.
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        Lock icon Supporters helping new NKF get back on its feet
        537 2  -  Yap Su-Yin Returning donors rally round with donations m cash or kind, such as staff training By THE National Kidney Foundation (NKF), which has fought for survival since last year's scandal, is slowly picking itself up. Donors and supporters have returned
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        Lock icon PDAs lighten the 'load' for nurses
        336 2  -  Meng Yew Choong By NURSES working for the non-profit Hospice Care Association (HCA) nave had their "workload" lightened by up to 2kg recently. The significant shedding of weight was achieved by using personal digital assistants (PDAs) m place of paper. Said H(JA's medical director,
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        Lock icon Navy merges two units
        262 2 TWO navy squadrons that led Singapore's relief mission after the Dec 26, 2004 tsunami were merged yesterday to form the largest Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) squadron. The RSN's 191 and 195 squadrons became one m a simple ceremony at Tuas Naval Base. The 16-year-old 195
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        Lock icon Maid fails to identify alleged rapist in court
        444 4  -  Khushwant Singh Ex-boss shaved off moustache, put on glasses but she knew him from old photo By THERE was stunned silence m the High Court when a maid, who is accusing her former employer of raping her repeatedly for a week m
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        Lock icon Couple lied to register birth of Mend's baby
        376 4  -  Elena Chong Teh Joo Lin By A SINGAPOREAN couple have run afoul of the law for giving false information to help a Chinese national register her child's- birth here. Madam Anne Yap Sok Mun, 20, and her husband Leonard Hong Daiqin, 23,
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        Lock icon GOING DOWN THE DRAIN
        123 4 m^. This huge trailer overshot the kerb and plunged into Tip OFF monsoon drain m Pasir V £*****7 J Panjang Road yesterday. y^W'TmBSiS The dramatic accident caught the attention of Mr Izzul Hag who was on his way to a nearby coffee shop for lunch. Mr
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        Lock icon Chee's trial date to be set on Aug 14
        362 4 SPEECH IN PUBLIC WITHOUT PERMIT THE date for the trial of Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan and two others, on charges of speaking m public without a permit, will be known on Aug 14. The trio's lawyer. Mr
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        Lock icon KTV murder conspiracy: Man let off
        164 4 AN ALLEGED accomplice of the "one-eyed dragon" is no longer accused of helping him to Mil a nightclub owner. Lim Choon Chwee, 38, was given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal for abetment of murder yesterday. He now faces a fresh charge of
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        Lock icon Guest offered $25,000 to settle case: Woman
        359 4  -  ELENA CHONG HOTEL MOLESTATION TRIAL THE assistant manager of a hotel lounge, who claimed she was molested by a long-term Japanese guest, yesterday said she was offered $25,000 through his friend to settle the matter out of court. The 25-year-old woman, then a
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          73 4 THE Singapore Red Cross, which aims to raise $500,000 for relief efforts m Lebanon, is appealing to the public for donations. Cheques should be made out to the Singapore Red Cross Society with "Lebanon Humanitarian Fund" on the back, together with your name, address and
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          58 4 NORTH Korea's Foreign Minister Pack Nam Sun is here on a four-day visit at the invitation of Foreign Minister George Yeo. On Mr Pack's agenda are calls on President S R Nathan, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong. He
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        556 5  -  Goh Chin Lian Canon sets an example as more firms pledge to hire older workers By CAMERA specialist Ng Ngoi Seng, 62, was prepared for a pay cut so he would not have to retire at the
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        Lock icon How to keep up with Net-sawy kids
        135 5 STORIES of strangers lurking m cyberspace, waiting to prey on children, have got parents all worried. But more teenagers today are aware of the dangers on the Internet, and it is parents who are trailing behind m Net-sawiness. Digital Life talks to teens
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        Lock icon Poly offers study awards to top O-level students
        357 5  -  Maria Almenoar By NGEE Ann Polytechnic is offering annual scholarships to outstanding O-level students, regardless of which secondary school they are from. It is the first of the five polytechnics to do so. The scholarship covers students' tuition fees for the duration
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        509 6  - A stadium packed with memories old and new Tania Tan Marcel Lee Pereira The 33-year-old National Stadium will stage its last National Day Parade next week. For two of its staff, who have worked there for over 20 years, the stadium was their second home By FRESH out of national
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        Lock icon Many hands at work for the big bang
        336 6  -  MARCEL LEE PEREIRA PHOTO. But did you know it takes about 150 people to make each display a success? More hands are needed because of the constraints of the National Stadium, said the chairman of the parade fireworks committee, Major Jason Lee,
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        99 6 THIS year's National Day Parade will be the last at the 33 -year-old arena, and we want to know how you will remember this icon. What are your thoughts on the stadium's closure? Do you have old photos you can share? Tell us and you could see
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        256 7 IN THE wake of the National Kidney Foundation scandal, Singaporeans were assured of transparency and better governance of charities. However, it appears from the article, "Practices of new charity raise eyebrows" (ST, July 29), there are still no clear guidelines as to the
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        282 7 I READ with utter dismay and anger the article, "Cat abuser to judge: I will not kill any more cats" (ST, July 28). Obviously, David Hooi, the serial cat torturer, has not learnt his lesson. Barely a month out of jail
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        385 7 THE article, "The case for quality early-childhood education" <ST, July 28), is food for thought. Before we consider ear-ly-childhood education for our children, we need to define what is "quality" m such education. Judge not a book by its cover. A childcare centre
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        189 7 Indosat puzzle for Sing Tel subscriber ON THURSDAY, while at my Pasir Panjang home, I noticed that my mobilephone network signal read "Indosat" when I was about to make a phone call. Finding it strange, I switched the phone off before turning it on again but the network was stSl
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        Lock icon Long queues at NDP Preview
        190 7 I WENT to the National Day Parade Preview on Saturday. The crowd control was poor. At the entrance to the stadium, a long queue formed m one lane when there were many lanes available. Spectators were made to wait m the hot afternoon sun as
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        124 7 MANY households will be watching the National Day Parade live on their television sets. However, the mood of the celebrations is marred should sponsors' commercials be inserted at the most inopportune moments. When we are finally returned to the site, a lot has transpired.
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        157 7 I REFER to the letter, "Stinging odour from lift-upgrading works" jfST, July 28), by Mr Victor Tan. For safety reasons, plywood panels were used to partition off the lift that lift-upgrading works at Block 714, Ang Mo Kio Aye 6. The odour mentioned was from the
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        Lock icon ERP has enhanced shopping in Orchard Rd
        379 7 I REFER to Mr Ramon Barros 1 letter, "Relook ERP hours to restore vibrancy to shopping strip" (ST, July 25). Mr Barros feels that the extension of electronic road pricing (ERP) hours has affected the vibrancy of Orchard Road as it deters motorists
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        107 7 I REFER to the letter, "Thanks, Sitoh. Now who's fixing lights?" (ST, July 29). Ms Lee Li-Cheng mentioned that lights along the poorly-lit path from the MRT station to the estate, and the playground and exercise area next to the community club,
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        120 7 I THANK Ms Lee Li-Cheng for her comments m the letter, "Thanks, Sitoh. Now who's fixing lights?" (ST, July 29). The solar lights Ms Lee referred to were installed by Potong Pasir Citizens' Consultative Committee (CCC), through our fund-raising efforts.
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        41 7 You can also mail your letters to Forum Editor, The Straits Times, News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Podium Level 2, Singapore *****4. Fax: 6319-8289. Please keep your letter to no more than 500 words. Thank you for writing to us.
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        151 7 L-drivers can book for test after final theory I REFER to the letters by Ms Angeline Tay Bee Lian ("3 -month wait for driving test"; ST, July 24) and Ms Fong Kum Chee ("Shorten three-month wait for driving test"; ST, July 28). Police would hike to clarify that all learner
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        Lock icon Growing pains for the Reds
        784 8  -  Leonard Lim BAD BOY SIGNINGS But Liverpool's fans think Bellamy and Pennant will come good under Benitez By In Liverpool OH, THEY'LL BEHAVL "Liverpool are the right club to sort these two out. I'm sure captain Steven Gerrard will discipline them if they return to
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        Lock icon Security tightened at Old Trafford as Ronaldo returns
        487 8 London MANCHESTER United have beefed up security for the return of Cristiano Ronaldo to Old Trafford. The Portuguese international was expected to be back m England for pre-sea-son training yesterday. He became England's No 1 public enemy for his role m getting
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        Lock icon Synthetic testosterone in Landis
        550 9  -  Los Angeles "DRUGS IN SPORTS Reports say tests have proven hormones are not product of Tour winner's own system A VEHEMENT Floyd Landis says it is natural. Laboratory tests have proven it is not. The Tour de France champion will be the first to be stripped
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        Lock icon T-Mobile sack Olaf Ludwig
        177 9 TOP German cycling team T-Mobile announced on Sunday that it would replace sporting director Olaf Ludwig owing to his "handling of the current doping problems". T-Mobile's statement came on the day German cycling federation president Rudolf Scharping called for a series of tough measures to combat
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        Lock icon Gatlin's coach blames masseuse for positive test
        364 9 Los Angeles BLAME it on the masseuse. Disgraced Olympic and world champion Justin Gatlin has a unique defence to his ca-reer-threatening doping case: a massage therapist who had a grudge is the cause of his positive test. The co-IOOm world record holder's coach
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        Lock icon Loh: Harder to implicate coaches
        329 9  -  By Jeanette Wang BEFORE Justin Gatlin, eight athletes under his guidance have failed drug tests. Each time Trevor Graham, the head coach of Caroli-na-based training group Sprint Capitol, was not implicated. This means that he is free to continue coaching. The latest to fall by
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        Lock icon McClaren rejected on first day of work
        557 9 soccer London STEVE McClaren takes over as England coach today, and someone has already rejected his offer of a job m his backroom staff. Former England striker Alan Shearer revealed on Sunday that he had declined McClaren 's oner to become part of
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          Lock icon CARLOS TO STAY WITH REAL MADRID
          94 9 ROBERTO Carlos will remain at Real Madrid, after all. The Brazilian left-back said at the end of last season that English champions Chelsea had made a three-year contract offer to him. But, after speaking to Real's new coach Fabio Capello, he has changed his
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          Lock icon REYES TO REMAIN AT ARSENAL
          59 9 ARSENAL striker Jose Antonio Reyes has rubbished reports suggesting that he is unhappy with the Gunners and is looking to return to Spain. The 22 -year-old was quoted m the News of the World as saying that he wanted to move to Real Madrid. 'But
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          Lock icon CAMPBELL EYEING NEWCASTLE SWITCH
          40 9 CONTRARY to earlier reports that he wants to play abroad, former Arsenal defender Sol Campbell is now looking to move to Newcastle United. According to sportingUfe.com, his agent has already sounded out the English club's officials.
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        Lock icon Sports Hub tender issued to three groups
        418 10  -  Nicholas Fang SPORTS HUB By THE three groups hoping to snare the multi-million dollar Sports Hub project now have a better idea of what to do to win it. Yesterday, they received from the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) the Invitation to Tender for
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        Lock icon Pavin bags PGA title to end lean 10-year spell
        212 10 Chicago FORMER US Open champion Corey Pavin clinched his first PGA Tour title m 10 years at the Milwaukee Open m Wisconsin on Sunday, completing a wire-to-wire victory by two shots. Boosted by an eagle-two at the eighth, where he holed
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        Lock icon World No. 2 to star for Singapore
        490 10  -  Alvin Foo »CUESPORTS Billiards champion Gilchrist gives up UK citizenship for a shot at Asiad glory By CUESPORTS Singapore's "secret weapon" for December's Asian Games m Doha was unveiled yesterday. He is none other than two-time world billiards champion Peter Gilchrist, 38. The
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        Lock icon Pros apologise, so SPGA to drop its $1.98 million defamation suit
        444 10  -  ALVIN FOO »GOLF Apology issued The 20 pros are: M. Murugiah Adrian Chua Poh Eng Wah Lam Chih Bing Mardan Mamat M. Balraj M. Ramasamy Jason Yeo Mohd Said Abdul Latiff Dino Kwek Poh Eng Toon Stephen Hong Poh
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        Lock icon Schumi set to crush Alonso?
        627 11 MOTOR RACING A faultless Ferrari that runs on new suspension gives German driver the edge m F1 title race Hockenheim (Germany) JUST when Fernando Alonso thought he was cruising towards the Formula One world championship title, he finds Michael Schumacher breathing down his neck. Ferrari
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          Lock icon KARLSSON CLAIMS DEUTSCHE BANK TITLE
          96 11 ALVESLOHE (Germany): Golfer Robert Karlsson won the Deutsche Bank Players' Championship by four strokes on Sunday after shooting a five-under-par 67 m the final round. The Swede's victory put him into a qualifying place for Europe's Ryder Cup team. He won with a 25-unaer total
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          Lock icon SRI LANKA CRUSH SOUTH AFRICA IN TEST
          80 11 COLOMBO (Sri Lanka): Muttiah Muralitharan took four wickets yesterday and 10 for the match as Sri Lanka completed a crushing innings and 153-run win over South Africa m the first cricket Test. Resuming the last day at 311 for four, South Africa were
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        Lock icon Australia to play tri-series in S'pore
        256 11 CRICKET New Delhi WORLD champions Australia will meet India and the West Indies m a limited-overs tri-series m Singapore and Malaysia next month. The exact dates for the event, a prelude to the Champions Trophy tournament m India from October to November, will be
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        930 11 BADMINTON Thailand Open m Bangkok, all finals Men's doubles: Lee Yong Dae/Jung Jae Sung (Kor) w/o/ Lee Jae Jin/Hwang Ji Man (Kor). Women's doubles: Lee Kyung Won/Lee Hyo Jung (Kor) bt Saralee Thoungthongkam/Satinee Jankrajangwong (Tha) 21-18 21-9. Mixed doubles: Lee Yong Dae/Hwang Yu Mi (Kor) bt Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam
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        1291 12 The Lord is my Shepherd. I shall not be m want... and I will dwell m the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23 KISHINCHAND T. VASWANI (CHARLIE) PBM AGE: 67 was called home to be with the Lord on 31 July 2006 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Sheela K.
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        390 14 Move comes amid growing backlash to investment by foreign companies Beijing A DEAL that would have granted a Citigroup-backed private equity hind a 30 per cent stake m one of China's leading paper makers has been abandoned m the latest feign of
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        539 14 Beijing CHINA'S blazing economic growth and the impending end of a timetable for meeting its World Trade Organisation (WTO) commitments risk dulling Beijing's appetite for market reform, a leading United States trade official said yesterday. Mr Franklin Lavin, US Undersecretary of Commerce
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        405 14 London EUROPE'S biggest bank, HSBC Holdings, beat analysts' median forecast with an 18 per cent rise m first-half profit yesterday, spearheaded by strong growth at its investment bank and m emerging markets. The London-headquar-tered bank said it made a pre-tax profit of U5512.52 billion
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        38 14 Yesterday's ClOSO* 16.971.34 (+16.3 (Mints) Hong Kong stocks edged up 0.1 per cent, as Hang Lung Properties and other real-estate shares climbed on growing expectations that United States interest rates would soon peak. REUTERS
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        32 14 Ysstßrday's 15.456.81 (+113.94 points) Japanese stocks dosed higher tor a third-straight trading day, lifted by upbeat local corporate results and strong gains on Wall Street last Friday. AFP AFP
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        39 14 Yesterday's close: 4,986 (+27.7 points) Australian stocks closed 0.56 per cent higher, as investor sentiment was buoyed by a strong lead from Wall Street. Volume was 1.02 billion shares, worth AJ3 36 billion (Ss4O9 billion) AFP
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        35 14 YKtßrttfS dost: 935.85 (+1.13 points) Malaysian state dosed 0.12 per cent higher, helped by reports of investments worth US$4 brihon (556.36 Mfcon) to develop an economic hub m the country's south. AFP
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        38 14 Yesterday's 10.743.88 (+63.65 points) Indian stocks closed 0.6 per cent higher, led by strong regional markets and Quarterly earnings. Gamers led losers 1.519 to 922 and shares worth 22.71 billion rupees (***** million) were traded. AFP
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        35 14 Yesterday's close: 1.351.64 (+14.23 points) Jakarta stocks closed 1.06 per cent higher, led by Telkom and banking stocks as sentiment was bolstered by the ruptah's firming and Wall Streets recent gains. AFP
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        36 14 Yesterday's close: 691.49 (+0.06 point) Thai stocks closed flat, with investors sidelined ahead of the release of second-quarter prof ft results. Volume was 2.5 billion shares, worth 10.5 billon baht (***** million) AFP
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        358 15 Central bank does not intervene, a sign that it may let currency rise faster Shanghai CHINA'S yuan yesterday hit 7.9691 against the US dollar, the highest level since its revaluation m July last year, as the central bank stayed out of the market
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        46 15 BEUING has tried a variety of tactics to rein m the economy, with limited success. The government's immediate concerns are that overly rapid growth will: Saddle China with excess capacity; Create more asset bubbles; and Increase friction with the US and other trading partners.
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        575 15 Washington CHINA'S leaders are finding that the world's largest command economy no longer responds to their commands. Growth is hurtling along at the fastest pace m a decade, defying official efforts to curb investment m unneeded factories and real-estate projects. The government's immediate concerns
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        423 16 The joint-venture mutual fund will invest m Indian equities ft bonds MUMBAI STRONG PROSPECTS The venture taps into a US$775 billion (S$ 1.23 trillion) economy which the government forecasts will expand at a sustained pace of 8 per cent a year SABRE
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        229 16 Shanghai AIR China, the country's flagship carrier, said yesterday it was starting talks with potential investors on the priringof its initial public offer (IPO), which is expected to raise 8.1 billion yuan (Ssl.6 billion) m Shanghai. The airline, now traded m Hong Kong,
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        299 16 Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S money-losing national carrier, Malaysia Airlines (MAS), will raise average fares on domestic flights for the first time m 14 years and boost fuel levies by up to 42 per cent, this month to help cover fuel costs and revive the
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          525 17  -  Jermyn Chow Group merges sales promotion, PR and ad units to highlight common approach By JAPANESE giant Sharp has radically revamped its global communications strategy to ensure its Aquos brand remains top dog m the crowded market for liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs. Earlier
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          283 17  - Publicis stages return to ad league with No. 2 ranking Kelvin Han By ADVERTISING firm Publicis emerged out of nowhere to threaten the reigning champ Ogilvy Mather m the June league table of agencies. It was a remarkable feat by the firm, given that it has not been ranked on
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        571 18  -  Lorna Tan That is among the changes regulator is proposing to the Banking Act By Finance Correspondent Some suggestions That MAS be eiven "wider powers m the resolution process to act expeditiously m resolving failed banks" so as to protect depositors and
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        439 18  -  Cai Haoxiang By GIVING SUPPORT: (from left) Ascendas Land (Singapore) vice-president Chew Mun Hou, Suntec City Development CEO Patrick Lum, National University of Singapore Enterprise chief executive director Lily Chan, JTC Corporation assistant CEO Philip Su. EDB managing director Ko Kheng Hwa,
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        389 18  - A*Stararm aids fledgling firms in seeking funds Kelvin Han By A PAINKILLER made from king cobra venom 100 times more potent than morphine and speech recognition software that "understands" Malay, Mandarin and Korean. These are just two of the products on offer from firms seeking vital funding from venture capitalists
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        349 18  -  Fiona Chan By THE second batch of units at City .Developments' (CDL's) ultra-luxu-rious St Regis Residences is scheduled for release next year at a whopping average price of up to $3,000 per sq ft (psf), about
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        563 19  -  Karamjit Kaur Focus for now is to revamp SIA Engg and Sats to make both more competitive By Aviation Correspondent "You can appreciate that both engineering and ground services are quite integral to the service of the airline company
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        356 19  -  Azrin Asmani By COSCO Corp (Singapore) said yesterday that its bottom line m the second quarter received a massive boost from its ship-repair and marine engineering business. The China-based ship-repair and bulk-carrier group's net profit m the three-month period ended June 30 rose
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          124 19 UNITED Overseas Insurance (UOI) yesterday reported a 63 per cent drop m net profit for the three months ended June 30 to $2.3 million, down from $6.1 million a year earlier. Half-year net profit dropped 3.2 per cent to $9.4 million. Gross premiums written
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          112 19 GLOBAL Testing yesterday reported a 111.6 per cent jump m net profit for the three months ended June 30 to US$5.2 million (SsB.3 million), up from U552.45 million a year earlier. Half-year net profit surged 310 per cent to US$lO.2 million. Second-quarter revenue rose 56.1 per
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          85 19 SINGTEL yesterday announced that it had sold a site at No. 50 West Coast Road for $33 million to a unit of Fraser's Centrepoint Properties. The site's net book value is about $1.7 million, which gives Sing Tel a gain on disposal of
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        432 19  - STI up on 'relief rally' as US rate fears ease Chua Kong Ho TAKING STOCK By Markets Correspondent IT WAS just another "relief rally" according to some, but the rise m Singapore stocks yesterday m tandem with other Asian markets aid help dispel the Monday morning blues. The source of
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        243 19  -  GABRIEL CHEN WARRANT WATCH WARRANTS on bourse operator Singapore Exchange (SGX) rose yesterday, with investors buoyant after it reported a 97 per cent jump m fourth-quarter earnings last Thursday. SGX's net profit rose to $55.1 million m the three months ended June 30
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        753 20  -  Fiona Chan Higher interest rates the main reason, say banks By A YEAR after the Government relaxed rules on lending to let private home buyers borrow up to 90 per cent of the property's value, only 10 per cent to 20 per
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        822 4 1. Research alternative types of accommodation before you set off Hotels m Russia can be outrageously expensive. Renting a short-term apartment is much better value for money, and they often cater to expatriates and tourists that is, they have online booking and speak English. I
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      859 7 Pfe DO l-08 Cii CITY a SOUTH-WEST W PTEAPTS-RENT Beautiful 2-bdrm F/aircon Tq Paqar MRT. Sea view. For co's lease. Immed. move m $3000 Ntw renovation Apt. Tionq Bahru MRT. 2 aircon bdrms. Beautiful Apt. 4 alrcon bdrms. F/facilities. Pool. Access to Airport Tuas Yew Tee 3-bdrm. F/aircon/ Furn. immed
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      550 7 BDO9-10 ORCHARD/ ML DOS- 10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND CD TANGUN/ HOLIAND PTEAPTS-RENT J/f PTE APTS- RENT SKY SUITES SKYVTLLA II LUXURIOUS APARTMENTS Wm^ONCIERGESEKVICM Prestigious brand new apartments for lease -Sizes (1,200 -4,069 sqft) 2 4 bedrooms with balcony Singapore's largest clubhouse Full commission for agents Leonie Condotel Prestigious address at
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      632 7 Pfc DO9-10 ORCHARD/ UJ TANGUN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT VALLEY PARK Frms 1216 sqft. Mid fir. Fully furn. Good cond. Immed $3.8K Can 9069-7813 CUSCADCNRES 2+l rms 1238 sqft. High fir. Pool/ greenery view. Like new... $6K RIVERPUCE 3*l+ family. Ouiet facing. Pool/ river view. 1700 sqft. Immed 55.5K Cad 9270-5270 Symphony
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      852 7 ■fck DO9-10 ORCHARD/ LED TANGUN/ HOLLAND U PTE APTS -RENT PINETREE CONDO. 1739 sqft. Cosy mais. F/ furn, move m, pool view, mins to Orchard/ MRT/ Newton. Bring cheque! 9848-8893 DW. D.09 RICHMOND PARK. Lovely unit! 2+l. F/furn. Exclusive prime location 9 Orchard. Avail immed. Call Jason 9066 2626 DTZ.
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      746 7 ■k DO9-10 ORCHARD/ QD TANGUN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS -RENT RICHMOND PK 1259 sqft 2+l Excellent cond, f/furn. Cuscaden Res 1238 sqft 2+l *****711 agt YONG AN PK 2200 sqft. 3+l. Balcony, pool view. F/renovated. F/furn. $6.5 K. Agt *****617 MANHATTAN MANSION 4+l Just renovated. 2300 sq.ft Pool. Im- mcd $7K
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      719 7 BDII 821 NEWTON/ BTTIMAHV CLEMENT! PTE APTS -RENT BRAND NEWI GARDENVISTA. Just TOP! 2-rms. F/furn. Nice decor. F/facilities. Near sch/ amenities. Don't miss! *****891/ *****241 D.ll LA SUISSE 2. Near Turf City. 3+l. 2,131 sqft. 4-storey apt with lift. P/furn. F/aircon. Avail mid Aug. 52.6K neg Zoe *****010 HUME PARK.
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      795 7 Properties PffSDI 5-1 6 EAST COAST ||y PTEAPTS-RENT lift W— *****660 WATERPLACE TG RHU. 3-rms. Bay pool view, 1216 sqft. High fir. Very well maintained. Like i brand new. Asking $3.2k up. 3-RM WATERPLACE. P/FURN. High Rr. Mins to Stntec/ city. In-house shuttle bus. r/iacilities. $3.5K neg. Avail Sept. 9637-4366
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      811 7 ■k 19-20SERANGOON/ QQ THOMSON V PTEAPTS-RENT BISHAN PT BRAND New 4+l rm. High fir, Breezy. Panoramic view. Amenities. Henry *****220 Agt EVERGREEN PARK 3+l. Beautiful unit. Mid fir. F/furn. F/facilities. Avail 1/9. $2.3 K. Jay 9455-0371 QD WEST V PTEAPTS-RENT PARC OASIS 3+l (Opp MRT) Very high fir. 1387 sqft.
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      792 7 Yff\ HOUSES FOR RENT RIPLEY CRES 3/STOREY Bunglw. I Good cond. s*ooo/ 5000 sqft. 7 bdrms. P/ furn. Australia/ French Sch/ S'goon Gdn. Asking $7.5 K. DTZ 9751-5541/ *****547 CHEE HOON VICINITY. Charming Bunglw, beautiful gdn, near Japanese Club, Botanical Gdn, Cold Storage future MRT ***** sqft s+l, p001.512.5K. call
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      798 8 HOUSES FOR RENT Pgj HOUSES FOR RENT Chancery Grove Choice Townhouse at Chancery Lane 10 minutes walk to Novena MRT, Novena Square Minutes drive to Orchard Road and CBD Near International Schools m Bukit Timah Swimming pool, Gym 24-hr security 3 and 4 bedroom (1 ,862 to 2,939 sqft) For
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      690 8 PlJ\ HUDC/HDB \j& APTS FOT RENT 2+l TAMPINES 451 F/furn/ aircon 3+l Sembawang 470 F/furn/ aircon. 3+l Jurong W. 273 F/furn. Other areas avail. 8163-9192. APPROVED) BT BATOK. 2+l Blk 267 Renovated. Lift level. Aircon. MRT/ Amenities. Couple Only. $950 (no co-broke) *****958 ALJUNIED CRES BLK 119/ AMK 338. 6
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      848 8 liar EXCLUSIVE 2RMS attached HJ Hgts <3> Jin Jurong Kechil near Bt Timah Plaza, quiet, furn/ aircon, i ladies only Immed *****488 agt BT TIMAH CONDO. Near Bt Timah CC/ SIM/ Ngee Ann Poly. No owner Can cook. Call 9733 8161 WINDY HGTS CONDO, Kembangan MRT. Aircon master/ common rm.
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      664 8 ■kDoi-os qu city 8 south-west Vhapts-sale SENTOSA SEAFRONT LIVING The OCEANFRONT luxurious Skyvillas /4/3/2rm. Superb sea view breathtaking marina view. Dream seafront home Tht Berth penthouse 3100 sg ft. Beautiful pool Landscaping view Best deal $2.7m0n1y. Tht Btrth 3-rm 1650 sg ft. best unit Direct seaview pool view East facing.
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      2369 8 Properties ■k 011 8 21 NEWTON/ flit Dll a 2l NEWTON/ It Dll 821 NEWTON/ Ik Dll ft 2l NEWTON/ Bk Dll ft 2l NEWTON/ Bk 011 ft 2l NEWTON/ El BTTIMAH/OBpn ED BTTIMAH/ CLEMENT) El BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI Bi BTT.MAH/OEMENTI B| BTTIMAH/ CLEMENTI M BTTIMAH/ CLEMENT. W FTEAPTS-SAlf W PTEAPTS-SALE
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      448 8 Wh 009- 10 ORCHARD/ ||y TANGUN/ HOLLAND W raAFTS-SAIE BOTAMC ON UOYO. F'hold m Or chard. Courtyard Apt. 3489 sqft. 4+l. With or w/o tenancy Last 2 SOFT LAUNCH! SBXXK. Near MRT F'hold. 2/ 3 bdrms. TOP 2007 Deferred payment. Don't miss! www.leehenry.net. 9029-3118 THE IMPERIAL PHOLD. Just TOP. 21
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      864 9 ffh DO9-10 ORCHARD/ MM TANGLIN/ HOLLAND WJ PTEAPTS-SALE SIXTH AYE APT Selling Below S6OOK! F'hold. Pte lot. 3 bdrms 1388 sqft. Walk up HB *****555 THE OUAYSIDE 1313 sqft. 3+l rms. High fir. River view. CBD/ amenities. 5999 K. Rolf *****811 HEART OF ORCHARD. Aspen Hgts 3+l/ 4+1. 1324 1743
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      721 9 ffi MACPHERSON/6EYLANC Wm HOUSES-SALE LOR MARZUKI 2-STOREY 4 rm F'hold Huge 2000 sqft. Renovated. $I.XXM. HARVEST *****966 ■k Dl 2-14 BALESTIER/ LE) MACPHERSON/6EYLAN6 Wf PTEAPTS-SALE F'HOLD APT WITH pool, guard, gym, sauna, near to Kallang MRT, 2 bdrm attached bath. 818 sqft S4OOK/ $489 psf neg *****246 WINDY HGTS CONDO.
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      769 9 Hpf FTEAPTS-SALE AQUARIUS (BEDOK RES.). 21 3+l 801, big patio. 1100/ 1432 sqft. Well kept Good 9852-5000 SEAVIEWI BAYSHORE PK. 1292 sqft 3 rms. Above *13. F/facili- ties. $580K neg. HB 9389-1848 MAKENA MEYER. Mid fir. 1152 sqft. F'hold. 3 bdrms. Facilities. neg. Sole agt 9022 2828 WATERSIDE BLK 5,
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      610 9 ■k Dl9-20SERANGO0N/ Dfl THOMSON tm HOUSES -SALE CROWHURST DR SEMI-D 4200 sqft Ripley Cres 4800 sqft link buglw Builtin *****.f Ravin *****864 D.20 SERENADE GDN. 3200 sq.ft. F'hold. 2-storey hilltop home! *****888 (Strictly no agents) D.20 SOO CHOW Vicinity D storey terr. 3+1. 1800 sqft. F'hold. neg. Agt 9636-1011 BRAND
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      584 9 ©HOB APTS FOR SALE ffi HOB APTS FOR SALE If^i HOB APTS FOR SALE Uli HDB APTS FOR SAIF PP^V MnR aptc ma cai c Hfek. Uno adtc cnoc*ic (KDOWOWCHEE) H? (MBOK/CHAICHEE) W (BEDOK/CHAIoS) (MW^CHH) QP (B^W^HWCHH) fKS' H|f\ D CO Tr AT^ r O m 4 WATS BUY IT
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      599 9 ||X HOB APTS FOR SALE lift/ (BUKIT BATOK) BEAUTIFUL 3'NG' 322 #6 lift fir 4'A 1 190 211 #13 sole agt $269K 4'A 1 160 343 312 sole agt corner 3'A 1 258 241 high fir lift fir mrt Exec Mais 120 221 330 *****066 DESIGN YOUR DREAM home! 3'NG
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      578 9 Properties ■k HOB APTS X)* SALE H^ WEST COAST) HOLLAND VILLAGE BLK 11. 3' l' utility. High fir, windy. Valued. Near MRT, mkt, sch. 9027-2811 3'NG' WEST COAST 703 #02. Orig cond. Below value! Near mkt/ amenities. Call 6451-3143 Roof 3'S' UPGRADED 8LK.62 C'wealth Dr. Move-in. Lift. Near MRT/ mkt.
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      202 9 ■t HOB APTS FOR SALE EEQ (HOUGANG/ S-GOON/ WF Y'OCHUKANG) HOUGANG: 9878-8576 4'S 1 504 Renovated. Near MRT 4'A 1 168/ 556/ 626 Lift 169 «01 5T 351.88 Open view. Renovated 5M 1 837/ 360/ 569 MRT Exk mats 628/449, Exk apt 940 Extc mais 621/ 5451 «01 SERANGOON: 9878-8576
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      833 10 HS HDB APTS FOR SALE UkV (SEMBAWANG) Associate Hi .Jl With W <V Excellence W -Jm 4'A' 406 corntr value 402 high fir 5T 313 high fir renovate unblock 5T 5018 renovate unblock MRT Apt 338 100% nice unblock. Exec Apt 502A movein opp MRT 4'A 1 BLK 421 Canberra
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      775 10 ffh HDB APTS FOR SALE IHr (WOODLANDS) 5T BLK 615. Mid fir. 100% renovated. Corner. Spacious. Nice kitchen. Malay hse. Windy. Privai cy. Sell below value! 9880-8850 5T CORNER BLK 671. Mid fir. Near MRT/ s'l' Corner Blk 547, mid fir. F/aircon. Marble fir. Near Vista J Pt/ sch. Valued.
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      608 10 H-V HDB APTS FOR SALE Wl (SENGKANG/ PATRICK NG t 9857 70S! I^^Jfl EXEC APT 189A S2SK Below HDB 4A 184 C Move-in Semi-corner #3 4A 1888 Below HDB 96sqm #13 4A 194 At HDB value. SOK. LRT 4A 238 MRT. lOisqm. Well-kept. 51 122A/ E Designer Decor. #17 5l
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      510 10 BrSSE"^ ©roSSK**" ©XI SPACE ©^Ssau 511 ©SSSE"^ ©EwSE** 0 BjHHH^HBjfIEJI Enterprise One X The O n 'y New Project l Fronting Eunos Link Ground Floor Convenience to (^^^H| all levels JjM H| I I*| lifc^j Average sizes of 2000 sf ■I JIJ I'll I'll Near bus-stops. Eunos MRT. m m
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      261 10 iRK FACTORY SPACE |i|r FOR RENT •3.5005f FuHy air-con fitted office space I > Ideal for IT, logistic, testing, product design and development businesses Short walk to Kallang MRT Ample parking 5 mm. drive to CBD 517 -6,500 sqfl Offlct Space: 175- 1,156 sqfl Wwrty HthrtUhwl Bldi 470 30,000 sqfl
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      315 10 H|HflH|^HH| Linkpoint Place ■H^^H^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H Single-Storey Terrace Factory 6,800 sf onwards H^f^SrifiM B(^^|^H^^7i Large ground floor H^ production area ■■^H|^H£flH^^^^^^^^|9 Column-free layout For information on sales, olease call *****275 or visit www.fareast.com.sg/industrial. d i Far East Organization m I Djjatooar Ac-mdua*lal Lid Company RagtotraUon No IWSOWI2C Tanura of land 80 yaanj
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      204 10 Properties IW9HV9VBB a B B aTf B MffWl WINTECH CTR 1410/ 1100 sqft. < I F/fitted. Own toilet. Immed. Braddell Tech 1668 sqft. SCV/ toilet. High ceiling. 9662-8283 I TAGORE LANE BLK.6. 5070 sqft. I High ceiling. Front back load- ing. Convenient parking. Easy acI j cess. $4500. 9270-3333 DW.
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      212 10 RH FACTORY SPACE \jjf FOR RENT SENANG CRESCENT. FACTORY Approx. 7000 sqft. 2-storey terr. Easy loading. *****097 I!IV FACTORY SPACE Htf FOR SALE •fflfflMfflMßHsavilts Rare Investment Opportunity MacPherson vicinity Freehold 9-storey Industrial Building 100% tenanted Land 37,000 sqft GFA 90,000 sqft Savills Industrial *****101 *****965 TERRACE FACTORY FOR SALE AT
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      188 10 |jrllrw**2j|p^iji IBRAN^^ BEST VALUE PSF at Übi! Ramp-up unit on 2000 sqft for light md. warehousing. 12.5kn to 15kn Don't miss! Call Tay *****868 GOLDEN WALL FLATTED Factory. 2500 sqft. Vacant. Good Continental *****766 GENTING/ KALLANG PUDDING. 2500/ 1722 sqft. Ample carpark/ I loading. Eateries. CM *****484 NORTHLINK FACTORY. 2700
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      159 11 Your new office at Orchard Road WELLINGTON BUILDING 20 Bideford Road (Next to Crown HoM) vJlllHvlfil f# Til plfliTil^BS Hi KfIDKXDKXd 33 Middle Road «05-01 PH Building (Commercial) Whole of sth fir with toilet 24-hour access I Column free 1 Individual aircon for the unit 1 mechanized car park Public
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      136 11 East Gate 46 East Coast Road Walk to Parkway Parade Near amenities Fitted units Many carparking lots Covered drop-off Size: 11 60 to 3500 sqft 1.5 mths commission, all agents welcome Call: 6346 5700 SING HOLDINGS LIMITED •QUNrTEDPREMXS /space for lease/ Building/Road Est An* (tq.fl) CPf Bi»h«n 1,350 CPfßobiwon 965-16,737
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      320 11 Pfh OFFICE SPACE Up for rent I Virtual Group™ I The Virtual Business Centre at Suntec City/ Ngee Ann City Registered mailing address Can answering, secretarial svc, i wicemail, meeting rms, offices Tel: 6738 0777 www.virtualqroup.com.sq IJ^afiTeTlmtfil WIRTUALtOFFIciI I Business Address Dedicated Office no to Hp Voice Mail Box Email
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      608 11 OrriCfc SPACE HP FOR RENT Why Search Around Let us do the search for you. Various type of Offlce/Slzts/Prlce Orchard/Novena/Beach Rd •Tg Pagar/Chinatown/Raffles City Hall/Lavender/Bugis Tiong Bahru/Redhill/C'wealth AMK/T.Payoh/Serangoon Paya Lebar/MacPherson/Übi O'town/Jurong/outside CBD Just 1 Call To View AN I Landlords Tenants Pis Can Hotline 8288-21-21 SERANGOON PLAZA Opp Ferrer Park
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      520 11 Wbl OFFICE SPACE fjtV FOR RENT OFFICE SPACE FOR rent. ?80 sqf 1 $750 p/ mth mcl of maintenance fees 9 27 Foch Rd. «06-0 i Hoa Nam Bldg. Can *****633 CLEMENTI 800 4600 sq.ft. PIE/ AYE/ carpark/ canteen. Good corporate image. Best offer secures. Owner 9858-1830 VALLEY PT. 2573
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      716 11 Properties Hh OFFICE SPACE fjr FOR RENT t ORCHARD $280/ $500. F/furn. New renovation. PUB inclusive. I Immed. All trades. 9456-8856 THONG ENG BLDG 463 sqft. Near f MRT. Carpeted. High fir. Avail Mid Oct. 9755-3580 FITTED OFFICE Upp Paya Lebar, 100/ 200 sqft. Move-in condition. i Include PUB. Contact
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      426 1 Your Weekly Tech AAacazine From THE STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY AUGUST 1, 2006 MICA (P) 219/03/2006 ■m•■la■■ m a m m U I|wl|ll| I I cridX Vvixn xnGrn^ dux von x QdX6 xnGm chatting, but that does not lessen the dangers on the Web P3 PLUS Visual effects talent Nickson Fong
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        1100 3 Don't talk to strangers J DANGER IN THE CHATROOM PHOTO: Chatroom slang CASE: Virtual shouting by typing m capital letters. Example: "Don't you know it's extremely rude to case somebody for no apparent reason? IT JUST SHOWS YOUR LACK OF NETIQUETTE." IMONOGAMY: The practice of chatting into only one window
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        697 4 DANGER IN THE CHATROOM The movie Hard Candy turns the tables on the classic dangers of Internet chatting. But how realistic is it? THE MOVIE HARD Candy starts off conventionally enough, but soon turns the classic stereotype of a male predator and weak female victim on
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        700 7 Perfection in inaohone Talking about the impressive features of the Sony Ericsson KBooi Cyber-shot™ phone is tough, simply because the list is really long but well give it our best shot! THE Sony Ericsson KBooi is one technology icon that is everything you've ever wanted and will ever want m
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        578 8 Chatting up consumers Businesses have embraced it wholeheartedly. Now service providers are all out to win the hearts of consumers with VoIP. LEUNG WAI-LENG reports Now that corporate use of VoIP has become widespread, it's time that consumers followed suit. Described by some as the most disruptive technology of our
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        332 9  - Star Hub, Sing Tel offer consumers VoIP service Leung Wai-Leng IT WILL TAKE more than cost savings to lure customers to use VoIP, so telcos are looking into or offer video telephony, virtual numbers where a number from an 'area code of your choice will ring your VoIP line, enabling
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        807 10 The world's second biggest cellphone maker trots out more skinny phones for the world to ogle at and buy, writes NATALIE SOH from Chicago Fresh out of two years of solid growth, Motorola last week unveiled several new phones and products meant to keep investors
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        545 11 IS THERE LIFE after the Razrs and its lookalike Apparently, yes. Singapore has already had a peek at the Ming at the recent CommunicAsia event which offers ground-breaking fingerprint writing technology. You can use your finger tip and scribble the Chinese character for "me" on the
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        927 12 Arcade centres attract new players with LAN network and global competition. LEUNG WAI-LENG reports The big boys of arcade games are jazzing up their business to bring the numbers back to their centres. Large arcade chains such as TKA Amusement and ZoneX, which operates six and
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        706 13 Local team Socrates beats hot favourites South Korea to become three-time world champions m RoboWorld Cup, writes KENNY TAN Fans held their breath. The skipper was ready to deflect the ball heading his way. But, a striker m blue and green, sensing a gap m
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        807 14 Enter Gecko Fresh from winning two awards at a digital media competition m Japan, local film genius Nickson Fong talks about the making of his first movie, launching 2008, KungFu Gecko. By BILLY TEO m Tokyo Movie spin-offs planned Egg Story has big plans for the cast of characters from
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        483 15 44 It's good that we have recognition from some of the top creative people m Japan and Asia." Mr Nickson Fong, Egg Story Creative Production, becoming its chief executive officer The Digicon6+2 digital media competition might just spark off a creative renaissance of
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        314 16 A round-up of new products and services for consumers Phones No microphones needed Make cheap Internet calls without headphones and microphones with SMC Networks' Wi-Fi Phone for Skype. The WSKPIOO, a wireless Internet mobile phone, comes with Skype software installed so you can make free calls to Skype users
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        291 17 Snazzy ultracompact If you want a small, light and rugged camera, check out the Olympus v 710 7.1-megapixel camera, with 3x optical zoom. The all-weather camera measures 3.7 by 2.1 by 0.7 inches, weighs about 140g, and is coated with a scratch- and weath-er-resistant finish. It comes packed with
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        126 17 $10,000 Ricoh Aficio MP1350 multi-function product (document copier/printer/scanner) Fastest MFP at 135 pages per minute, possessing capability to produce print quality at 1,200 by I,2oodpi resolution. 14-inch Super VGA Colour Touch Panel Display for ease of operation and to minimise mistakes, especially important for high-volume, industrial copying. Colour scanning
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        121 17 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) WI-FI PROTECTED ACCESS or WPA is a security standard for computers and wireless networks. With it, you are assured that people will not be able to spy on the data you send and receive using a wireless connection. The improved security standard first appeared m
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        307 18 The Miss Universe pageant has ended, but the talk about Miss Singapore Carol Cheong's evening gown rages 0n... Be liberal, not tasteless http://alfamale.wordpress.com/2006/07/ 27/nightcap-2/ "Ugly wasn't the word, but it was simply inappropriate. She still had the cheek to retort otherwise. No wonder she actually paraded that (clown) costume
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        533 19 Instead of sending postcards, e-mails or even dialling home, Singaporeans abroad now turn to blogging as. the preferred channel to stay m touch with friends J and family, as KENNY TAN finds out Blogging is more convenient than designing, hosting and maintaining a personal website. When 24-year-old
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        609 20  -  EVE YAP Mobile phone thefts are down but cellphone addiction remains high BY On holidays abroad, the phone goes nowhere but into the hotel safe. And stays there until every evening, when I turn it on to check the calls I have missed
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        604 21 CHUA KIAN HOU has 10 tips on surfingl^^^^^B^B^^B The common assumption is that the scores of existing hot spots and those m the pipeline are safe. Don't assume. The common assumption is that the scores of existing hot spots and those m the pipeline are safe.
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        681 22 "Hi, this is Art Bell, and I'm here waiting to take your calls from the Midwest of the United States. Tonight, calls have been coming m about mysterious lights all over the country. "If you live m the region, we're opening up a special line just for
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        179 22 Snag some spirit IF YOU ARE hunting for some easy Xbox achievement points, Prey is great. It features some of the easiest awards to achieve. They include: Playing all three games m the casino at the start of the game and racking up a high score for them. Finishing
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        444 23  - Draw on your hero Kaitou Rousseau Chances are, you have not seen a'game like Kaitou Rousseau, an innovative DS-only puzzle adventure that is best summed up as a game of "quick draw". In the game, you play a fifth-grade student who is actually phantom thief Rousseau. The town's hero, he
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        392 23 Intricate storyline in digital graphic novel Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel THE METAL GEAR Solid (MGS) series has always been outstanding from its intricate storylines to messing with peoples' heads with fake "game over" screens. Now, with the Digital Graphic Novel, players get drawn into yet another experience. The
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          632 24 Sony Alpha DSLR-AlOO digital SLR $1,800 (with 18-70 mm F/3.5-5.6 Sony lens) Buy it from all Sony galleries and official distributors The much-hyped Sony Alpha DSLR-AlOO digital single lens reflex camera is finally out. I have it right m my hands and I still cannot believe it. The
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          577 24 Fujmlm Fmepix F3O •$699 Get it at authorised dealers or www.fujifilm.com.sg Launched m April 2005, the Fujifilm FlO quickly became a sleeper hit. The 6-megapixel camera tucked two surprises inside its unassuming metal Dodv« First, a large sensor (a 1/1.7-inch, fifth-generation Super CCD HR) for a
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        1214 25 Hello, iPod, you've got competition! These new MP3 players make phone calls too! MELVIN SEAH checks out how the tri-band phones fare as music Other than the MP3 player, the E6l's entertainment centre comes only with a token VGA camera. Do not expect too much from this camera it is
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        488 26 HP Pavilion dv2ooo Starts from $2,599 Buy online at www.hp.com.sg Hewlett-Packard seems to have managed to put the right parts m the right places with its new Pavilion dv2ooo notebook. Finished m stylish silver and glossy black, this 2.4 kg notebook is not only good to
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        393 26 Get it from authorised dealers or visit www.shriro.com.sg /authorised. htm Operating the 6-megapixel TlO is a breath of fresh air. Where other cameras struggle to cram a suite of buttons on tinier and tinier bodies, the TlO has exactly two buttons on its back panel: menu and
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        435 27 Secrets of Podcasting; Audio Blogging for the Masses Bart G. Farkas Peachpit. c 2006 What is podcasting? Where can I listen to a podcast? How to create a podcast? If these are questions you have, read this book. It covers basic to advanced stages of podcasting. Podcasting terminology
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        464 27 HELP DESK Pop-ups and unknown mail Ql've two problems: First, each time I connect to the Internet I get unwanted sites (games, emoticons, porn) popping up on my screen. 1 even get charged as IDD calls on my telephone bill although no one goes to those sites. Although the IDD
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        324 27 Altec Lansing inMotion lm3oo $159 Buy from shops m Funan DigitaLife Mall, Sim Lim Square, and Apple Centres The Altec Lansing inMotion im3oo is ideal for the iPod owner who wants an amplified portable speaker that can be packed away m a briefcase. It
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        165 28 Products and services for enterprises Storage Back-up plan Backing up all the data m a computer while on the move may seem like a daunting task there are just so many steps involved. So Level One has come up with a Smart Mobile Storage device that distils the process
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          147 28 Intel to ship new desktop, laptop chips INTEL CORP SAID on Thursday it plans to start shipping new processors for desktop and laptop computers this month, betting the energy-saving chips would help the world's largest semiconductor maker regain share from rival Advanced Micro Devices
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          116 28 SONY CORP SAID last week that strong sales of flat-panel televisions m the June quarter and the hit movie The Da Vinci Code helped it reverse the losses of a year ago and continue its turnaround. The Japanese electronics giant, which
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          122 28 MOTOROLA ANNOUNCED LAST month several deals to cement its rising star m the wireless market. For a start, it is acquiring Broadbus Technologies a company specialising m Television-On-Demand. This could mean TV capability m their phones m time to come, as well as give the company
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          128 28 JAPANESE ELECTRONICS MAKER Toshiba Corp settled a lawsuit last week over a flash memory chip patent claimed by a former employee, agreeing to pay him 87 million yen (Ssl. lB million). In the deal reached at the Tokyo District Court, Toshiba
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        223 28 Software Fast recovery Bounce back from IT disasters with the Backup Exec System Recovery. Made for Windows-based computers and servers, the Syman- tec software quickly restores failed IT systems to a specified point m time, even to different hardware platforms and virtual environThere is also an option for IT managers
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        235 28 Dow Jones Newswires has rolled out DJNmobile.com, targeted at professionals m the financial field. The new service lets users access Dow Jones content including news, commentary, analysis, stock price and index information through the browsers on their mobile devices. Search and personalisation functions are included, too.
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        918 29 The Government's move to standardise the desktop settings for all civil servants by 2010 means that a service-oriented architecture is needed now more than ever. 00 GIN LEE finds out why H SOA will link existing apps to create a common software
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        861 30 Now, NEC Kofu has the biggest market share for PC servers m Japan. SERENE LUO learns this success story on a visit to its facility recently IN 1998 the server and supercomputer division of Japanese IT company NEC Corporation was bleeding
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        353 30  -  Tham Yuen-C GOING BY AN IDC report, more companies m Singapore, Australia and Korea have been doing so m the past few years, with those m China, Malaysia, India and Thailand expected to follow suit. The trend, said the technology market research firm, is driving the
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        798 31 ieyiyw||iyiM!W«^jgi^gtyM fkdghoriejyoi Pedestrian monitoring reassures the tenant that you are a good retail manager. Property groups are facing competition and they need to be more specialised than mass Raffles City mall m the civic district is one of his biggest customers. And whenever Mr Gary Whittemore walks through
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        513 3  -  ANDREW DUFFY The five Ws and one H of Mr Lim Kirn San, who died recently aged 89. BY WHO WAS HE? Among Singapore's founding fathers, Mr Lim Kirn San was the quiet one. He led the drive to introduce affordable public housing and clear Singapore's slums. A
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        100 3 Mr Lim Kirn San's six children say he was strict and demanded good grades from all of them. But, as a reward, he would allow them to buy whatever they wanted. He also taught all his 1 2 grandchildren to ride bicycles, and took them to the zoo
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        151 4 Nadine Chandrawinata, Miss Indonesia What happened there The women of Muslim group Islamic Defenders Front have accused Nadine Chandrawinata of indecency, and have reported her to the police for taking part m the Miss Universe pageant. The competition, which requires participants to pose m a bikini, goes
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        174 4 5,000,000,000 What it means Malaysia is willing to spend five billion ringgit (Ss2. l billion) to help build a high-speed train system between Singapore and its capital, Kuala Lumpur. Although no decision has been made so far, Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi says he is open
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        69 4 World Cup 2006 might have ended not long ago, but there is the Uefa Euro 2008 soccer tournament to look forward to. The Straits Times often reports on competitions large and small from science experiments to beauty contests. Which competitive events are most exciting for you? Write an essay
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        149 4 39th Asean Ministerial Meeting What it is Leaders from the 1 0 Asean nations gathered m Kuala Lumpur for five days from July 24. From Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, they discussed important issues like fighting m the Middle East
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        140 4 Hong Kong, China What is happening there Youths from the Boy Scouts, Girl Guides and nine other uniformed groups have been recruited to help fight online piracy. The Hong Kong government plans to have these 200,000 students, called Youth Ambassadors, search online discussion sites Tor pirated versions
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        267 6 We use water for many daily activities, but where does it come from? What happens to the used water? RESEARCH: SPH Information Resource Centre WATER WALLY TIP: Use a watering can instead of a hose. Save 20 litres of water (or 80 cups of water) Another way
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        424 6 V^T wmanj^^— -X Most of us en i°V thlnWng that acid melts stuff. But WHAT YQU NEED fcr if|b\ O€»lS^ J^~Z^~\ hat is not what acids really do. Acids really take 7inn r nlaQtir han W^\ apart stuff, take apart the molecules that make stuff. watGr v j nG aar
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        113 7 DRUGS CAN HURT YOU! Drugs harm your body. Here are just a few of their effects: Painful muscle contractions Dehydration Abnormal heart rate Excessive sweating Increased body temperature y S ■^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H^^^^^^^^^^^B B^ft B^k B^f VJ^L^ B^Bw. CNB officers are taking the fight against drugs to your school on the Mobile
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        92 7 DRUG ALERT Which of these is NOT an effect of drug use? A. It makes your body stronger against diseases B. It makes you sweat too much C. It makes your heart beat abnormally D. It causes dehydration E. It increases your body temperature E-mail your answer to CNB_Preventive_Education U
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      235 8 WEIRD NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WARM MEAL A 3.6m-long Burmese python m Ketchum, Idaho, swallowed a queen-size electric blanket and needed to be saved by surgery on July 18. The 27kg reptile, named Houdini, probably got its rabbit dinner tangled up with its blanket, said owner Karl Beznoska. The
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      600 8  -  CASSANDRA CHEW Here's 1 what happened around the world. BY BRITAIN England experienced the hottest July day in its history, when temperatures soared to a high of 36.5 deg C on July 1 9 more than 1 0 degrees higher than the usual 21 It appeared that those inside
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        71 11 I You aregoingfor a short holiday I withfj Ipl&^hti They need to call I torn >ttK€€n€m to the airport. I Loolg r the rt^lpliri of the three I maifj 3d tompanies under F.Y.I of I Th^SM fcfts "fames, and compare how I mutji >sts to book a taxi during I
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      202 12 As toys go, this old shoe (above) is rather rude. It sticks its tongue out of its cheeky face, taunting every visitor who comes along. But this very cheekiness won its creator, 1 0-year-old Shandon Ng (above), the first prize m the Whiz Kid Category at
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        569 13  -  R. WEN DOVER Store owner's wife goes m the buff all m the name of better staff benefits. BY SPECIAL REPORT Shoppers at Coventry's, a department store m Orchard Road, got a shock last weekend when the wife of the owner decided to take off
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        153 13 I Lady Godiva was an English I noblewoman who lived from about I 1 040 to 1 080. Legen d has it that she I rode naked on a horse through the I city of Coventry to protest the I heavy taxes (money that citizens pay I He got
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        56 13 Protesting Showing you are against something Appeals Requests J? 2 Came to a head Reached a turning point or conclusion Affectionately Warmly; with fondness Underestimated To underestimate someone is to think they are less clever or capable than the^ really are What to make of What to think of
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        164 14 When 1 0-year-old Lucas Nickle keeps getting picked on by the local bully, Steve, he vents his frustration by destroying ant hills m his front lawn. All these change when he gets shrunk down to ant size by Wizard Ant Zoc's magic
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        214 15  -  JOHAN WONG BY North Korea has been mentioned m The Straits Times a lot lately. That is because it recently test-fired several missiles, making countries like Japan and the United States angry. They are worried that it is preparing the missiles to launch nuclear
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        47 15 the pages of The Straits Times fo r any news on it. Remember -the news can appear m any section. Cut out these articles and look through them thoroughly for information. Create a data sheet about the (country by organising and then writing the information on paper.
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        353 16 These are some example of exotic animals being traded illegally: the Ball Python (above)... the Star Tortoise (above). And the Slow Loris (below). The Slow Loris may look cute but it delivers painful bites. It is also one of the few mammals known to produce venom. he
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        114 16 i 4 C I —I v Undo undo The snow leopard is not closely related to the leopard and is classified as the sole member of the genus Uncia. They can be found m the mountainous regions of Central Asia, ranging from Russia and Mongolia m
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