The Straits Times, 8 September 2006

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 116 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 219/03/2006 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 2006 mm A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon Blair to quit next year, but won't give a date
    652 1 He also rejects calls for an immediate handover to Brown London BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair, facing a revolt in his Labour Party, yesterday said he would step down some time in the next year. But he rejected calls for
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    Lock icon CNB SWOOPS NET 52 SUBUTEX ABUSERS
    114 1 CNB SWOOPS NET 52 SUBUTEX ABUSERS There was high drama at a Taman Jurong food yesterday when Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers swooped in to arrest three men seated at a table there. Two of the men were believed to be drug pushers and the third, a suspected abuser. The
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    Lock icon The haze is back, and it could last a few days
    369 1  -  Radha Basu By THE haze is back over Singapore, with the Pollutants Standards Index (PSI) creeping up to 60 yesterday, the highest so far this year. The slightly smoky conditions are likely to continue until the weekend as wind
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon For many, tattoos are losing their sheen
      1317 1  - For many, tattoos are losing their sheen Arlina Arshad By PASSION FOR TATTOO ART "I did not get them done to make myself look cool or feel sexier in any way, but because of my passion for this particular art." Sales executive V.L. Hew (left), 27, who has a Sanskrit
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  • IN A FLASH
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      52 2 Howard's plea Amid public concern, PM John Howard appealed to Indonesia to spare the lives of six Australians sentenced to death for heroin smuggling in Bali. PAGE 6 All eyes on new prince From diapers to upbringing. Japan's media are filled with speculation and trivia on the new prince.
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      24 2 Blair-Brown clash PM Tony Blair was engaged in a shouting match with finance minister Gordon Brown who demanded his urgent resignation. PAGE 17
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      32 2 Modernise or die MM Lee's anecdote about the construction trade and foreign workers is a fresh reminder to developers and contractors about the necessity to modernise. But will they? PAGE 22
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      76 2 Heroes return The remains of a Perak chieftain and his father-in-law exhumed in S'pore will be reburied in their home state. PAGE H2 Disneyland in Marina? Speculation is rife that the Govi is offering 70ha of prime bayfront land in Marina East to lure Mickey to S'pore. PAGE H4
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      Lock icon FOPUM
      59 2 Focus on the students Reader says the Govt's education reform should focus on students, who will be the product of the new system. PAGEHI6 Take Xenical, doc said Reader was told to take Xenical to lose weight even though her BMI is 19. The drug is meant for people
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      52 2 Rookie on top Asian Tour rookie Juvic Pagunsan was the joint leader in the Barclays S'pore Open yesterday, but said he is not used to the media attention. PAGE Hl7 France's sweet revenge France avenged their World Cup final defeat by toppling Italy 3-1 in the Euro 2008 qualifiers.
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      27 2 SoHo buyers affected The market for SoHo apartments is hit as prospective buyers realise they cannot use their CPF money to buy commercial properties. PAGE H2B
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      25 2 30 years after Mao Mao Zedong's death in 1976 turned Communist China upside down and the ripples are still being felt toaay PAGE 24
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      74 2 SECTION ONE Prime 3-4 Asia 6-14 World 17-21 Review 22-25 Insight 26-27 FYI 28 SECTION TWO Home Hl-Hl5 Forum Hl6 Sports Hl7-H2l Obituaries H2l-H22 Money H23-H2B LIFE! Music L9-LlO Events TV.... L22-L27 <3 ffjßEl?ffV^^pyf* 7?y B^^a^BH B^Bk B^B^^^^P^P9^vW^B PB^^P^P^l B^H \W^ 9^P^B^V^BW^^n ir* '< "Sjv *'^i. '^S^sHßß^^^^^^^^^^H^Bd^^b^b^B B L^^—^^—^uLw^^h Iv»
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Court throws out rape suspect's confession
      524 3  -  Khushwant Singh "When there's only the word of the police officer against that of the suspect, the courts will usually allow the statement to be admitted. So this is indeed a rarity." MR PETER CUTHBERT LOW, chairman of the Law Society's Criminal Practice Committee,
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      Lock icon S'pore 'will work for good ties with whoever runs Britain'
      413 3  -  Lydia Lim By Senior Political Correspondent In London PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong met his counterpart Tony Blair as scheduled yesterday, even as a political storm broke here over the latter's future as head of the British government. Mr Lee
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      Lock icon War heroine Elizabeth Choy critically ill with cancer
      286 3  - War heroine Elizabeth Choy critically ill with cancer Theresa Tan By WAR heroine Elizabeth Choy, 96, has been diagnosed with cancer and is in a critical condition. The nonagenarian went to the doctor a few weeks ago as she could not eat, said a family member who declined to be
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      Lock icon Bush admits secret CIA prisons exist
      535 4 Key terror suspects, including 9/11 mastermind, held in jails abroad Washington THE Central Intelligence Agency 'CIA) operated secret prisons abroad for holding key suspects in the war on terror. United States President George W. Bush has admitted. Their prisoners included alleged Sept 11 mastermind
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      Lock icon 2 Indonesians jailed for their roles in last year's Bali blasts
      522 4 2 Indonesians jailed for their roles in last year's Bali blasts Denpasar AN INDONESIAN court yesterday sentenced two men to jail terms of up to IS years for their roles in last year's Bali bombings. One remained defiant, describing his 18-year term as the "sweetest birthday gift." Mohammad Cholily, who
      Reuter; ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE PRESS; AFP  -  522 words
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      Lock icon Malaysia releases seven JI members
      165 4 MALAYSIAN authorities have quietly released seven Jemaah Islamiah (JI) members detained without trial since 2002, and deported four of them to Indonesia, a police intelligence source said yesterday. All were detained under the Internal Security Act. "They are from JI," the police source told Reuters,
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      265 4 H 1 _A Big meetings, bigger parties With their top corporate heads, partners and clients in town, financial institutions are hosting some of the classiest parties that Singapore has ever seen Ah Gong was my love' Family sues her his M^TB MORE REPORTS, PAGES 18 19 kA<2* TECHNOLOGICAL II M
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Appeal 'still possible'
      236 6 DEATH SENTENCES FOR AUSSIE DRUG TRAFFICKERS THE six Australians sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Indonesia still have two opportunities to appeal, said Indonesian Attorney-General Abdul Rahman Saleh yesterday. But lie did not hold out much hope for any change in their fate. "There is still
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      Lock icon Heat on Canberra over death sentences
      636 6  - Heat on Canberra over death sentences Roger Maynard Howard govt is under pressure to appeal to Indonesia to spare the lives of six drug traffickers By Australia Correspondent In Sydney CANBERRA was under pressure yesterday to urge Indonesia to spare the lives of six Australians on death row. The six
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      30 6 ST journalist files appeal Lawyers for Ching Cheong file an appeal against his conviction and sentence by a Beijing court for spying. PAGE 8 zfAfJitatafatataH r^v. 5 .^^p! fcJiiyiiHiii'ji'p^ j^^
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  • CHINA
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      Lock icon Convicted ST journalist to file appeal today
      1397 8  -  Goh Sui Noi Jailed by Beijing court for spying, Ching Cheong says verdict is unfair By Senior Correspondent Key issues in the case Is FICS a spy organisation? Prosecution: Yes. It cites a letter from the Ministry of State Security to back its
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Quit now or it will get worse, opponent warns Chen
      482 9  -  Ong Hwee Hwee By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei SCANDAL-TAUSTTED President Chen Shui-bi-an would face more dire consequences if he insists on serving out his term despite growing public discontent, his opponent said ahead of a mass anti-Chen protest. The warning
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      Lock icon Pollution costing China billions in direct damage
      567 9  -  Tracy Quek Economic losses in 2004 totalled $100 billion, says Green GDP report By China Correspondent In Beijing WORSENING pollution cost China 511.8 billion yuan (Ssloo billion) in economic losses in 2004, amounting to 3 per cent of that year's total economic output,
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      Lock icon Abe urged to clarify position on Yasukuni
      155 9 Beijing CHINA has called on the man who is likely to be Japan's next prime minister, Mr Shinzo Abe, to clarify his stand on the controversial Yasukuni war shrine to improve ties with Beijing. His "strategy of ambiguity" was not good enough, said
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      Lock icon Tabloid tizzy over Japan's baby prince
      537 10 Newspapers filled with trivia and speculation Tokyo PAPER or cloth diapers? A day after Princess Kiko gave birth to a baby boy, Japan's tabloid media were awash with every tiny detail of the life that awaits the first male heir to be born into
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; Reuter; AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE  -  537 words
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      Lock icon Questions linger over Masako
      253 10 Tokyo THE birth of a new prince has eased Japan's succession crisis. But the answer is far from clear on another key question if it will ease the stress on Crown Princess Masako. Some believe the birth of a boy to Princess Kiko, 39, on Wednesday
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  • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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      Lock icon Sikhs and Muslims object to India's national song
      329 12 New Delhi THE centennial of India's controversial national song yesterday sharply divided Hindu nationalists and Sikh and Muslim leaders. The Hindi song Vande Mataram, which means "I bow to thee, mother", was a rallying cry for Indians to rise against British colonial
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      Lock icon Hope is fading for trapped miners
      503 12 Hope is fading for trapped miners Rescuers trying to reach more than 50 miners in eastern India; several bodies recovered Ranchi (India) SEVERAL dead workers were pulled from a coal mine collapse in eastern India yesterday. And officials held out "little hope" for the rest of more than 50 miners
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      Lock icon FROM CRATER TO CAULDRON
      71 13 This chicken is meant for the god of the mountain, but villagers from Mount Bromo in East Java are trying their luck to see if they can catch the offering before it falls down the crater. An alert was issued this week after signs of activity
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      Lock icon Thai elections 'won't be held for months'
      325 13 Polls set for Oct 1 5, but electoral body will need more time: Official Bangkok THAILAND'S general election will be postponed "for months", a senior Cabinet official said yesterday. The polls have been scheduled for mid-October but the country is still without a
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      Lock icon All 5 soldiers in Thaksin 'death plot' in custody
      201 13 Bangkok ALL five Thai soldiers involved in an alleged plot to assassinate Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra are now in police custody, investigators said yesterday. Major-General Phairoj Theerapharb and Colonel Suraphol Supradit turned themselves in yesterday and were seeking court bail.
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Controversial case set to be revisited
      586 14  -  Carolyn Hong SURPRISE JUDGMENT BY HIGH COURT Judge criticises top court for 1995 ruling seen as causing injustice By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur A CONTROVERSIAL episode in Malaysia's judicial history is about to be revisited following a surprise judgment by the High Court
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      Lock icon Najib denies Umno thwarting Mahathir
      153 14 Koala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S ruling party yesterday denied it was trying to thwart former premier Mahathir Mohamad's attempt to attend its annual meeting as a delegate. Tun Dr Mahathir, who is embroiled in a bitter dispute with the government, is to contest a local Umno election
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
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        Lock icon CROSS-STRAIT VISIT ABORTED
        120 14 BEIJING: China's top official for Taiwan affairs will not travel to the island for a forum next month as was previously announced. China's Xinhua news agency said yesterday that Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang (KMT) told Chinese officials the agricultural forum would have to be held on the mainland
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        71 14 JAKARTA: Indonesia confirmed yesterday that another person has died of bird flu. The announcement comes as the nation hard-est-hit by HSNI continues to battle a disease that experts fear could spark a global pandemic. Indonesia's 47th fatality from the virus was a woman from
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        Lock icon CHINA PUNISHES ARMY OFFICIALS
        104 14 BEIJING: China has punished 11 military officers in connection with a plane crash in June that killed all 40 people on board. Three senior militaiy officers, including the deputy commander of the Nanjing military region, Major-General Jiang Jianzeng, were given demerit points, a penalty considered a
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        Lock icon STORMS EASE HAZE ON BORNEO
        70 14 JAKARTA: Heavy rain and strong winds have helped to thin haze from ground and forest fires in Indonesia's Borneo territories. In Pontianak, the capital of Indonesia's West Kalimantan province, heavy rain on Wednesday helped to thin the thick haze, said Mr Maroni from the local
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Showdown at Downing Street
      899 17 A day of political warfare marked by blackmail accusations and a shouting match LONDON Day of revolt Sept 6, OOO1: The Sun newspaper says Prime Minister Tony Blair has chosen May 3l next year as the date to step down as Labour leader. 0730: Chancellor Gordon
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      Lock icon How the US tracked Al-Qaeda suspects
      782 18 CIA started to unravel terror network after 'useless 1 tip from captured Al-Qaeda leader Washington IT BEGAN, in part, with information that Al-Qaeda commander Abu Zubaydah thought was so useless he revealed it to the CIA. Instead, the tip the name of 9/11 mastermind
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      Lock icon US bans eight abusive interrogation practices
      295 19 Washington FORCED nudity, hooding, using dogs, conducting mock executions and simulated drownings are among eight abusive interrogation practices banned under new rules unveiled by the US military on Wednesday. The Pentagon, still facing international criticism over the treatment of Guantanamo prisoners two years after
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      Lock icon 'HIGH-VALUE' FOURTEEN
      631 19 THE US government on Wednesday named 14 "high- value" terror suspects moved from secret CIA prisons to a US camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Following are brief portraits of each detainee, partly based on information released by America's Office of the Director of National Intelligence. K ha lid
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      Lock icon Iraqi government takes control of its military
      419 20 Coalition forces hand over reins but their presence is still important Baghdad COALITION forces handed over control of Iraq's armed forces command to the government yesterday, a move US officials have nailed as a crucial milestone on the country's difficult road to independence.
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      Lock icon Austrian teen tells of horror captivity
      331 20 Vienna THE Austrian teenager who was imprisoned for BV2 years described for the first time in a television interview the horror of being locked into her dark underground cell. "I was very distraught and very angry," Ms Natascha Kampusch, now 18, told Austrian public
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon CALL FOR EU ACTION ON ILLEGALS
        94 20 BRUSSELS: The head of the European Commission called on all European Union (EU) member states to do more to tackle illegal immigration. The problem is currently most severe in Spain, Italy and Malta. European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso wrote to government leaders of
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        Lock icon PRESIDENTIAL STAFF ON STRIKE
        87 20 GAZA CITY: Employees at the Palestinian President's office went on strike yesterday to demand their salaries. Hamas' sweep of parliamentary elections in January was followed by crippling international sanctions meant to pressure the militant group to renounce violence and recognise Israel. The sanctions have bankrupted the
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        Lock icon SERIAL KILLER SUSPECT NABBED
        94 20 PHOENIX (Arizona): Police in the US have arrested a man in connection with their search for a serial killer. The killer is believed to have slain eight people and sexually assaulted 11 women and girls. Police have forensic evidence to connect the 40-year-old man, whose identity
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        Lock icon WWII BOMB PROMPTS EVACUATION
        81 20 POTSDAM (Germany): About 12,000 people were evacuated from Potsdam yesterday as explosive experts worked to remove an unexploded World War II bomb from the Brandenburg state capital. The city centre, including the main train station and Brandenburg state government offices, were all sealed off while the
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Portraits of crying kids under fire
        423 21 A LOS ANGELES shutterbug has come under fire for her emotional photographs of sobbing babies, with critics accusing her of child abuse. To get the portraits of crying children for her exhibition, End Times, photographer Jill Greenberg would give her young subjects lollipops, which
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        Lock icon Too young to be world's shortest
        140 21 NEPALI teen Khagendra Thapa Magar could well be the world's shortest person. But Guinness World Records has declared him too young to qualify for now. Fourteen-year-old Magar, who is 50cm tall and weighs 4.5kg, willhave to wait another four years before he can be
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        110 21 MEXICAN billionaire Carlos Slim has decided to give away a chunk of his fortune by matching donations to health, education and social programmes in Mexico. Mr Slim, who owns a telecoms and retail empire and has a fortune estimated at over US$3O billion (Ss47 billion), will
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      1011 23  -  Calvin Sims By NEW York Times' South-east Asia correspondent Wayne Arnold was interviewed by journalist Calvin Sims in a NYT podcast about Singapore. Here is an excerpt of their exchange. Wayne, you have been living in Singapore and reporting from there for almost
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      1642 24  -  Anthony Paul By Senior Writer END OF ETERNAL REVOLUTION In place of the Maoist doctrine of eternal revolution, Deng offered "socialism with Chinese characteristics". In the end, it was Deng who turned Mao's world upside down, launching an extraordinary economic surge. CHAIRMAN Mao Zedong died
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      1002 26  -  Aaron Low PEOPLE ft POLITICS Minister of State for Health Heng Chee How heads a new committee to look at health-care issues. Despite the angst over medical cost, money is just one part of the equation, he tells Insight By "There is always
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      527 26 Q&A with Mr Heng, who is also deputy secretary-general of the National Trades Union Congress Portable medical benefits have been one area that the unions have been trying to push for. Will you be championing this issue and what is the best way forward? We
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      1042 27  -  Kumar Ramakrishna FRIDAY MATTERS By HOW times have changed. On Sept 10, 2001, I had been a "normal" assistant professor of history, writing and teaching in the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies at Nanyang Technological University. I had never heard
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      842 27  -  Goh Chin Lian »THEPOST-65ERS By THREE weeks after taxi fares were raised, a colleague and I were on the road one night trying to flag a cab. We waited 10 minutes, then decided to pay the additional
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      53 26 Get the strategy right Nations are now better at thwarting terror attacks but they have yet to neutralise the conditions that give rise to those attacks. PAGE 27 Congratulations to Dr. Stephen Riady conferred Honorary University Fellowship by Hong Kong Baptist University from Mr. Raymond Lee BANK OF CHINA (hong
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      21 26 J r^ Congratulations to Dr. Stephen Riady conferred Honorary University Fellowship by Hong Kong Baptist University from Argyle Street Management Ltd.
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      344 27 HEART OF THE ISSUE To some industry watchers, moving to a call-booking system is only one part of the solution to the taxi shortage problem. The heart of the issue, they say, is that taxi fares are still too low, resulting in too many passengers chasing too few cabs. Hell
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      437 28 Singapore today Partly cloudy. Showers with thunder likely in the afternoon. ASIA WORLD WEATHER Si^ *W^ c BEUING -*ft*jd I V B r^ Fair BB^ Windy J^ |Wo CHI MINH CITY J 4^\ ifcoLOMBO **i^ SINGAPORE I3^ PACIFIC OCEAN Haze 33 E I PSl: 6o (Moderate). 24-hour &M W* .Ti
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      269 28 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY 1 Admire the fancy footwork of Singapore's top lion dance troupes in this year's championship competition. Ngee Ann City, Civic Plaza, Orchard Road. 7pm. Free. Visit www.ngeeanncity.com.sg for more information. 2 Watch artists from the Mouth and Foot Painters' Association demonstrate their skills and
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      571 1  -  Teh Joo Lin Dragnet has netted 600 suspects so far; 52 nabbed yesterday By "OPEN the door, open the door!" yelled undercover narcotics officers in Hokkien as they prepared to storm a two-room Hat in Beo Crescent, off Havelock Road. The officers were on a 12 -hour dragnet
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      458 2 Buried here after being banished with his father-in-law 130 years ago, Malaysian state to give the pair a hero's welcome FLASHBACK to 1876: A chieftain of Perak is banished from the state along with his fa-ther-in-law after the pair are linked to
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      Lock icon Power struggle in Perak
      251 2 THE Perak chieftain, Ngah Ibrahim, and his father-in-law, Laksamana Mohd Amin Alang, were amone those purged from the tin-rich state after the British grabbed control of key state matters in 1874. It all began with a power struggle within the Perak royal household. When the 24th
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      228 3 CRASH WHILE RUSHING TO FIRE A CORONER has found that no one was to blame for the death of a fireman killed in a crash while on his way to a blaze early this year. Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) Sergeant Shaik Amran Shaik Jamal,
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      336 3 AT THE age of 78, Nathasa Shaik Faried has a criminal record longer than most people's resumes. Yesterday, the stall helper, who has been in and out of prison since 1946, added a conviction for soliciting and a $500 fine to
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      386 3  -  Elena Chong Housewife agrees to return loans from late Tai Hua founder By A WOMAN friend of the late founder of Tai Hua soya sauce maker has agreed to repay his company about $185,000 she had borrowed from the businessman a few years
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      998 4  -  Marcel Lee Pereira Speculation that park may be built in Marina East but STB, Disney stay mum By A weekly look at what to watch out for in the world of consumers. Figures, case study and tips come from the Consumers Association of
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      569 6  -  Tan Hui Yee Amcis ex-chief f current committee fault each other over use of funds By AN ASSOCIATION of private property owners is embroiled in an ugly dispute that has resulted in at least four police reports, one lawsuit and a company locked out
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      255 6 THE newly established Environment and Water Industry Development Council (EWI) is calling for proposals to propel Singapore's water and environment industry to greater heights. The carrot is a $100 million research fund allocated to the council by the National Research Foundation. "The allocation is
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        85 8 TIGER Airways has been granted a five-year permit to fly the Singapore-Philippines-Macau route, which means passengers can now confirm travel plans and book tickets early. The Singapore budget airline flies to Clark International Airport, about an hour's drive north of Manila. Previously, its permit to
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        111 8 WORK starts in two weeks on a $60 million facility for the new-look Singapore Airshow, which debuts in February 2008. In 12 months, Eng Lim Construction which has been awarded the contract, will turn a piece of empty reclaimed land in Changi North
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      500 8  - SIA steps up hiring with coming roll- out of new planes Karamjit Kaur Intake of cadet pilots and cabin crew up as airline gets ready for bigger fleet, including superjumbo Airbuses By Aviation Correspondent SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) has stepped up recruitment of air crew to prepare for the arrival of
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      85 10 This y^'^V photo /ft A of an 1 TiP OFF or an i 75M7 i unnamed >/ woman tossing an apple core out of a window was sent to Stomp, The Straits Times' interactive portal, by reader Ben Lee, 45, yesterday. It was taken at Hong Lim Complex
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      464 10  - Cyber- service to protect govt agencies delayed Chua Hian Hou Unexpected issues arose, so system to track online activities will start only in March By A NATIONAL cyber-security monitoring service for government agencies, originally scheduled to go live this month, has been delayed until March. Unexpected complexities in the project
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      458 10  -  CHUA HIAN HOU SCHOOLS have been urged to teach students about online safety and responsible Internet use as part of their curriculum. This will arm them with the knowledge, morals and ethics to deal with chatroom paedophiles, addictive video games and the lure
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      310 11 DEFENCE Minister Teo Chee Hean yesterday hailed the value of friendships forged among military personnel of different countries. These professional ties are key, he said, when armed forces have to work together in joint exercises, peacekeeping assignments or humanitarian missions for disaster relief.
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      288 11  - Current 5 -nation war games most complex ever David Boey FPDA's biggest exercise has new drills that include non-military units By Defence Correspondent ARMED forces from five countries are testing their military capabilities in Exercise Bersama Padu 2006, which began yesterday. The war games are the largest and most complex
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        526 14  -  Jermyn Chow Many extending operating hours and offering discounts By RETAILERS around Singapore's popular tourist haunts are Dusying themselves preparinjg for an expected surge in business during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank meetings. A check on some popular shopping spots
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        286 14 "VIRTUAL concierges" will be on hand to help delegates check the latest financial news, or make last-minute restaurant or tour bookings. Twenty self-help kiosks plugged into the Internet will be set up at Suntec City for next week's International Monetary
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        170 14 APART from the usual retail therapy, the IMF and World Bank delegates are being encouraged to part with their cash for health scans with VIP treatment thrown in, of course. Medical screening is among the services offered in a special promotions guide that lists store discounts
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        274 15  -  Christopher Tan Armoured 7-series can also withstand grenade attacks, landmine explosions By Senior Correspondent AMONG the fleet of 545 BMW cars handed over to the Government for the IMF- World Bank mega-event are a few unmarked armoured models. They look similar to the regular 7-series
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        68 15 Fire-fighters rushed to Suntec City last night to put out a mock fire that "started" in a fourth-floor office. They were activated in a fire evacuation drill, part of the preparations for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, which start
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        502 16 AS A retired teacher, I read with great interest, though not without a fleeting tinge of envy, the Ministry of Education (MOE)'s long list of perks to make teaching more attractive. However, something seems to be amiss. I have always thought that the
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        353 16 WHY IT ISN'T FOR HER I weigh 51kg and am 1.64m tall. I would have to gain 20kg before I should use Xenical. WHILE getting my monthly prescription for acne on Tuesday, the doctor told me I should lose 3-4kg and said "(my)
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        107 16 I WAS at the Lion Dance Championships at Ngee Ann City on Tuesday. There was a huge crowd of spectators, with many children among them. The dangerous footwork of the competitors on high poles made us breathless. However, there was something else that made us want
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        150 16 I REFER to Mr Tan Thiam Huat's letter, "NSman called up for first ICT at age 36" (ST, Sept 6). While I agree with him that it is indeed a fiasco to be starting one's in-camp training (ICT) at such an
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        99 16 Have residents vote on upgrading again MY FAMILY moved to Block 301, Clementi Avenue 4, recently. The estate is undergoing major upgrading but not our block and a few others which do not have lift landings on every floor. I made some enquiries and found out that there are many
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        631 16 TAKE UP OFFERS OF HELP, TOWN COUNCIL We ask that the town council be receptive to offers of help in resolving complaints about cats. For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitsiimes.asial. com.se/forum Access to letters online is free. Treat all bodies of water
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        407 16 I REFER to the article, "No. 1 car insurer risks being overtaken" (ST, Sept 1). Senior Correspondent Christopher Tan has not given a complete description of the changes in the motor-insurance market during the past year. He has also failedto present the
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        228 16 THE article, "Case to airlines and agents: Show full fares on ads" (ST, Aug 26), gave the impression that agents are as guilty as the airlines in concealing fuel surcharges and other supplementary charges in advertisements on air fares. We wish to highlight
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        501 17  -  Leonard Lim A FIRST FOR SINGAPORE Remy wins singles and All-events golds at Men's World C'ships By S'porean bowlers on world stage 2005 World C'ships: Alice Tay, Jennifer Tan and Valerie Teo (silver, trios) 2004 World Ranking Masters: Remy Ong (bronze) 2002 World
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        440 17  -  Alvin Foo By NO DUFFS, no cold sweat, no shanks this time round. But it was the same score for the Republic's top amateur Choo Tze Huang at the Barclays Singapore Open yesterday. He was not as nervous as during his Open debut last year,
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        629 17  -  Marc Lim »GOLF By Sports Correspondent ASIAN Tour rookie Juvic Pagunsan is not used to life in the big league. The 28-year-old Bacolod native had a humble beginning, starting out as a caddie before claiming the Philippine amateur and South-east Asia Games titles in
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          84 17 AUSTRALIAN Andrew Buckle may have bogeyed the par-five 18th hole yesterday, but he probably drew the loudest cheers there. 1 s first ball off the tee was lost in the rough, and his second tee shot also found rough. Then, his approach shot his
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          60 17 SECURITY has been visibly tightened with the start of the Open, with no less than two personnel stationed at the media centre. In contrast, the tournament trophy was left totally unguarded in the press conference room for at least 20 minutes on Wednesday. One could
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          52 17 UNHO Park had a different stroke of luck yesterday at the par-five seventh hole. The Australian's second shot was bound for the water. But his ball bounced off a rock in shallow water, and back up into play. That enabled the Singapore permanent resident to eventually
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          66 17 THE first casualty of this year's Open was Taiwan's Lu Wen-teh. But he was not undone by the infamous Serapong rough. He was four over after nine holes when he slipped on the course, hurt his wrist and had to withdraw. Ht; was later joined
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      Lock icon Draw with China spells progress for S'pore
      423 18  -  Leonard Lim SOCCER By SO THE Lions' hopes of qualifying for the Asian Cup finals remain slim, after Wednesday's 0-0 draw with 2004 run-ners-up China. But the point Singapore took from the qualifier at Kallang is more than just a number. It represents
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      156 18 Mustafic recovering SINGAPORE midfielder Mustafic Fahrudin is recuperating, after being sent to hospital during the Singapore v China interval. He was elbowed in the shoulder by China captain Li Weifeng in an aerial challenge. "It's just a partial dislocation," said team manager Eugene Loo. More booths opened THE
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      Lock icon Les Bleus turn the tables on world champions Italy
      569 18 Les Bleus turn the tables on world champions Italy French triumph 3-I, thanks to Govou's brace and Henry's strike Paris PROVEN "I was happy to be on the pitch from the start I wanted to prove what I am really worth." SIDNEY GOVOU. France's two-goal scorer FRANCE gained sweet revenge
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      501 18 Wednesday Group A Azerbaijan 1 Kazakhstan 1 Armenia 0 Belgium 1 Finland 1 Portugal 1 Poland 1 Serbia 1 Group B Lithuania 1 Scotland 2 France 3 Italy 1 Ukraine 3 Georgia 2 Group C Norway 2 Moldova 0 Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 Hungary 3 Turkey 2 Malta 0
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      311 18  - Singapore have to qualify for Asian Games Nicholas Fang By SINGAPORE'S soccer team will have to play in the qualifying round for December's Asian Games in Doha. The reason is that they did not compete in the last Asiad in 2002. Of the 30 nations taking part, eight have to
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      287 18 Japan make it to Asian Cup finals Tokyo SUBSTITUTE striker Kazuki Ganaha scored his first international goal in stoppage time, as Japan squeezed past Yemen and secured a berth in next year's Asian Cup finals. They have nine points in Group A, six clear of third-placed Yemen with only two
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      268 18 Serravalle (San Marino) GERMANY made San Marino look every bit the 191st-best team in the world with a shuddering 13-0 demolition in their Euro 2008 qualifier on Wednesday. It was the World Cup semi-finalists' biggest victory away from home in their 106 years of international
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      268 18 Madrid SPAIN coach Luis Aragones will not resign, despite his team's humiliating 2-3 loss to Northern Ireland on Wednesday. "I carry the biggest responsibility for what happened in the match. But I'm not going to tender my resignation to anyone," he was quoted as
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      622 19 SOCCER McClaren praises striker although coach misses the goal that sinks Macedonia 1-0 Skopje (Macedonia) ENGLAND coach Steve McClaren heaped praise on Peter Crouch after the striker scored in their 1-0 win over Macedonia on Wednesday. "His record of scoring goals for his country is phenomenal,"
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      454 19 London I BELIEVE WILLIAM "I cannot believe these stories. I signed William and he was always a good professional on and off the pitch." CLAUDIO RANIERI, former Chelsea manager FORMER Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri has come to the defence of William Gallas. And the
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      68 19 Parliamentary Secretary (Community Development, Youth and Sports) Teo Ser Luck (left) made his first official visit to the National Sailing Centre at Changi yesterday. He was greeted by 30 national sailors, including Asian Games International hopefuls Sarah Tan, Justin Liu and Lim Tze Ting. During the
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        59 19 KARACHI: Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq's. disciplinary hearing over last month's ball-tampering row at The Oval will be held in London on Sept 27 and 28, the International Cricket Council said yesterday. The ICC has charged him with ball-tampering and bringing the game into disrepute after
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        108 19 LISBON: Gil Vicente's relegation to the second division has been confirmed by the Portuguese Premier League. The move follows a legal row sparked by the club's move to challenge the suspension of Angolan player Mateus by the Portuguese soccer authorites in a civil court. The move
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        120 19 LONDON: Newcastle have "emphatically rejected" claims that they deliberately sought to mislead the Football Association over agents' involvement in their transfer deals, reported Soccernet.com. According to a national newspaper report on Wednesday, a VAT and Duties tribunal report has alleged that the English Premier League club
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      608 20  -  Jeanette Wang SPORTS IN SCHOOLS Tenacity helps them bag 10 titles to win on countback from S'pore Sports School By ARTISTIC gymnast Denise Lum, 16, almost never made it to the podium at this year's Schools' National competition. The Raffles Girls' School
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      476 20 BASEBALL MLB: San Francisco 3 Cincinnati 2, Seattle 5 Detroit 4 (10 innings), Washington 7 St Louis 6, New York Mets 4 Atlanta 1, New York Mets 8 Atlanta 0, LA Angels 8 Baltimore 4, Oakland 9 Texas 6, Chicago White Sox 8 Boston 1, Houston 5 Philadelphia 3,
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      1061 20 BADMINTON KanMSX. afflgapOTt opOTTS XMM UraUwnS aCn Temasek JC Raffles Girls' Sch Singapore Chinese Girls' Victoria JC CHU St. Nicholas Girls' Paya Lebar Meth Girls' Anderson JC Paya Lebar Meth Girls' CHU St Nicholas Girls' BASKETBALL 1 Raffles JC Assumption Engfish Angfccae Kfh
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      114 20 HOME SPORTS ZHANG TO MEET WORLD CHAMPION SINGAPORE table tennis player Zhang Xueling will face China's Olympic and world champion Zhang Yining in the first round of the Volkswagen Open Singapore today, after being given a "lucky loser's" place. This despite the Commonwealth and South-east Asia Games champion losing to
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      542 21 TENNIS First, the Russian stuns Nadal, then he and Friedl shock Bryan brothers in doubles New York UNSEHDED Mikhail Youzhny pulled off two c. the biggest upsets at the US Open on Wednesday, all in the space of seven hours. The 24-year-old Russian beat second
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      282 21 ATHLETICS Los Angeles TRIPLE Olympic champion Marion Jones has been cleared of a potential doping violation. Additional tests found no evidence of the prohibited blood-boosting drug erythropoietin (EPO) in a urine sample she had submitted on June 23 at the United States championships. That contradicts an
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        551 24 Fed survey finds consumers holding back on cars and household items Washington SLOWER GROWTH The Federal Reserve, in its Beige Book summary of economic conditions, says economic activity continues to expand. Of the central bank's 12 districts, five see slower expansion rates,
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        431 24 Hanoi SAVING world trade talks and bolstering global financial systems against fiscal crises were the focus of finance ministers of Pacific Rim economies meeting in Vietnam yesterday. Officials said ministers of the 21 -member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum
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        35 24 Yesterday's close: 16,012.41 (-271.68 points) Japanese stocks were down sharpty after a soft performance on Wall Street overnight and news that Sony is delaying the European launch of the PlayStation 3. AFP
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        35 24 Yesterday's close: 17,096.44 (-162.07 points) Hong Kong stocks fell 0.94 per cent in a broad sell-off, after higher United States labour costs stoked fears that interest rates may head higher. REUTERS
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        37 24 Yesterday's close: 1,661.19 (-10.93 points) Chinese stocks closed 0.65 per cent tower on profit-taking after a three-day advance, and despite top oil refiner Sinopec nsing nearly 4 per cent as it resumed trading AFP
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        39 24 Yesterday's close: 5,108.7 (-5.1 points) Australian stocks closed little changed, as gains among the major banks largely offset falls in the resources sector. Volume was 99? 54 million shares, worth As3.B billion (Ss4 6 billion). AFP
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        34 24 Yesterday's close: 955.85 (-0.54 point) Malaysian stocks closed flat, with earty gains in plantation and mining stocks eroded by profit-taking. Volume was 350.942 million shares, worth RM659.76 million (*****.83 million). AFP
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        36 24 Yesterday's close: 1,470.46 (-2.09 points) Indonesian stocks fell on a lack of fresh leads, with gains in Astra, Indosat and Perusahaan Gas Negara offsetting the losses in Telkom and select banking stocks. AFP
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        40 24 Yesterday's close: 692.56 (-9.40 points) The index posted Its biggest decline in four weeks PTT, the country's largest energy provider, fell on concern that the courts will revoke its status as a publicly traded entity. BLOOMBERG NEWS
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        223 24 Sep7 Stock Name- Wt Close Change Allgreen 0.32 1.440 -0.040 Ascendasreit 103 2.050 -0.020 BIL Intl 0.41 1.430 +0.010 CapitaLand 4.35 4.740 -0.060 CapitaMall 0.91 2.430 +0010 Chart SemiCond 0.92 1.210 -0.040 CityOev 268 9.800 -0.050 ComfortOelGro 1.57 1.580 -0.020 Cosco Corp 0.72 1.540 -0.030 Creative
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        52 24 Sep7 ChinaPDye 83,844,000 China Milk 50,249,000 Thai Beverage 35.481,000 Inno-Pac 25,439,000 China Sun 23,018,000 Bio-Treat 15,518,000 Synear 15,341,000 ASL Marine 13,398,000 GES Intl 13,368.000 SingTel 12,665.000 Chart SemiCond 12,125,000 UTAC 11,467,000 Wilmar 11,066,000 CapitalandDßePW6loo9 9,721,000 CapitaLand 9,657,000 MMI Hldgs 8,041,000 Allcoßeit 8,017,000 Fung Choi 7.839,000 Magnus 7,574,000 China
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        156 24 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS Sep7 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1 1970 1.2110 Can dollar 1.4110 ***** Euro 7 0010 2.0230 Malaysian ringgit* 0 4296 0.4302 NZ dollar 1.0100 ***** ■Sterling pound 2 9440 2
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        343 24 Washington THE number of US companies caught in a federal probe into stock options backdating has grown to more than 100. This was as lawmakers raised concerns that United States tax laws may have created an incentive for companies to cheat shareholders. Mr Christopher
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        267 25 KL expects more mergers among banks Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA expects more mergers among the nation's nine local banks, Second Finance Minister Nor Mohamed Yakcop has said. The country also plans to create bigger companies on the stock exchange to woo investors. "We expect that there will be some more" moves
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        384 25 It plans to raise at least $789m and will market bond in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and Kuwait Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S state-owned investment arm Khazanah Nasional plans to raise at least US$5OO million (Ss7B9 million) by selling the world's first exchangeable Islamic
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        187 25 TWO government leaders and representatives of about 20 Singapore health-care providers are in China to explore business opportunities. The group, which comprises more than 50 government officials and businessmen, is visit- ing Xiamen and Shanghai in a mission organised by the Ministry of Health
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        275 25 Beijing CHINA should stick to its gradualist approach to making the yuan more flexible because a sharp rise would expose the financial system and economy to big risks, two state-run newspapers said yesterday. Premier Wen Jiabao pledged on Tuesday to press ahead
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        871 26  - Just how good are Temasek' s returns? Bryan Lee »NEWS ANALYSIS Lack of appropriate benchmarks makes it hard to assess its return of 24% By COMPARING YIELDS Stock indexes are not a good measure for Temasek. While they are used widely by fund managers, Temasek's longer-term investment horizon and greater
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        316 26  - New chief rep appointed for Beijing office Lee Su Shyan By Companies Correspondent TEMASEK Holdings has a new chief representative for its Beijing office. Mr Ng Quek Peng, a stockbroking veteran who has spent most of his career in the corporate finance world, took over from Ms Cheo Hock Kuan
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        494 26  -  Grace Ng By BUOYANT OUTLOOK GDP growth for the July-September quarter is expected to hit 5.9 per cent, beating the June survey's forecast of 5.5 per cent. But expansion is anticipated to moderate in the fourth quarter to 4.6 per cent. Unemployment
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        483 27  -  Gabriel Chen It aims to coordinate energy strategies and policies with a mix of ministries, agencies By SINGAPORE has set up a special policy group, straddling several government ministries and agencies, to ensure that the nation has enough energy to power
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        453 27  -  Joyce Teo By Property Correspondent The surge in the value of contracts awarded to the private sector in the 12 months ended March 31 to $1.05 billion reflects the buoyant industrial property market. And JTC plans to keep up the
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        329 27  -  JOYCE TEO PLOTS FOR TENDER TWO sites that housed the Bedok Cinema building and Changi Cineplex could soon make way for a small shopping mall. Located near the Bedok MRT station, they are expected to be jointly put up for tender by the
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        446 27  -  Goh Eng Yeow TAKING STOCK By Markets Correspondent IT HAS become a well-re-hearsed routine among traders: Jitters on Wall Street mean a knee-jerk reaction here. And so it proved yesterday when concerns over rising labour costs in the United States belted regional stock
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        231 27  - DIRECTORS' TRADES LEE SU SHYAN METRO BOSS LIFTS DEEMED HOLDINGS THE boss of Metro Holdings has raised his stake in the retail chain with the purchase of 3,438,456 shares. Mr Jopie Ong bought the shares at 80 cents each through investment vehicle Eng Kuan Company on Tuesday. The $2.75 million
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        734 28  -  Fiona Chan Prospective buyers can no longer use CPF savings to buy commercial properties By Fledgling market SOHO units, which allow buyers to live and work within the same space, are approved for office use and usually come furnished with kitchens
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        8 28 Sep 7. 2006 2,505.39 -21.14
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        23 28 BUYING SELLING Australian dollar 1.1970 1.2110 Euro 2.0010 2.0230 Sterling pound 2.9440 2.9760 US dollar 1.5610 1.5780 Yen (100 units) 1.3373 1.3517
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        204 28  -  GRACE NG "DRAFT LEGISLATION THE Ministry of Finance (MOF) is inviting the public to comment on proposed amendments to the goods and services tax (GST). The proposed changes relate to specific industries and do not affect the ordinary consumer directly. The draft GST (Amendment) Bill
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      87 28 New appointment Former stockbroker and corporate banker Ng Quek Peng takes on new role as chief representative for Temasek's Beijing office. PAGE H26 d "MY DAD WORKED HARD 1 1 TO FULFIL MY DREAM OF BEING A PILOT V I m^ mm 111 VJ I I mm* I NOW IT'S
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        759 11 TG RIA 3*1, 1375 sqft. Panoramic sea, golf course view. Beautiful. Spacious cosy. Great location. Good rental. Willy 9625-7070. EXPAT'S HAVEN!!! THE Bayshore 2-bdrm with balcony sea view. Fully furn. FuM facilities. 52.2K. Tenants call now. *****599 DTZ JOO CHIAT PLACE 2+l. Brand new renovation. Immed. Students, single, professional co's
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        790 11 THE RIVERVALE 3 bdrms. Furn. Good view. Very well maintained. 2 years lease. $2K neg. Immed. Rivervale Crest 3 bdrms. Mid fir. Furnished. $2K neg. Tenants pis call Christine 9848 6925 C&H 3+l, 1550 SOFT. F/ facilities. F/ furn. Shuttle bus to MRT/ Thomson Plaza. $2.2K. Call Catherine 9199 9888
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        1233 24 BY ORDER OF VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL CLIENTS H ALL EQUIPMENTS TO BE SOLD ONLINE. HSMT EQUIPMENT (sales ID: 6279) PANASERT and KME Chip Mounters Ui HELLER Reflow Ovens Various types of supporting spares and feeders Online Auction closes: 1 3th Sep 2006, Wed 1 700hrs local time D GAS TURBINE ENGINE
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        507 25 2 positions needed for a studio 1. Web Designer (3 months) 2. Aspiring Photographer if you have a great attitude fun loving, we want you! Email CV to joni stock xchanqe. biz u U-Home n requires IN-HOUSE INTERIOR DESIGNERS Min 1 year experience Manual or Computer Drawing (3D Studio Max)
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        449 26 rC^«CkOj SFBI Group is inviting applicants to |om our ji\pni£) Japanese Fast-Food Steak Chain (Pepper Lunch) I i 1 J at our outlets at IMM, Novena Hougang Ma'l I Relevant experience required Walk-in Interview 2 pm to 6 pm (Mon to Fri only) LocoHons 15 Beach Road #02-04/05 Be.tch Centre
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        360 30 A company specializing in shipbuilding and repair works in Jurong has immediate vacancy for: Responsibilities Take charge of day-to-day operations and responsible for overall organization, management and control of all related ship repair hull structure and shipbuilding (hull), engineering and materials functions with the shipyards Requirements Degree Diploma in Shipbuilding
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