The Straits Times, 31 January 2007, Afternoon Edition

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  • 25 1 THE STRAUS TIMES 124 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 198/12/2006 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31 2007 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 ►> 80 CENTS
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  • 739 1  -  Tan Hui Yee Among the plans: Creating 2 new lakes, turning Bishan Park canal into a river By1 BY 2009, a man-made lake, wetlands with reeds and an orchard will be part of the scenery in the Sengkang area. Residents
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  • 633 1  -  Tanya Fong By SINGAPORE'S roads are getting busier and one result is that the number of accidents has risen. There were 7,499 accidents on the roads last year, 793 more than in 2005. In all, close to 10,000 people were hurt in
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  • »UPFRONT
    • 1037 1  -  Ong Hwee Hwee By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei TEMPERS were frayed, brawls ensued, and shoes flew. Taiwan's National Assembly, which has become synonymous with shouting matches and fist fights, made headlines again lyBut in addition to the usual pushing and shoving, the Taiwanese
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    • 355 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime -2-4 Off-peak cars double oo"0-7 There are now twice as World 11-11 many off-peak cars on Review 28-30 the road as there were FYI 31 last year, with sales SECTION TWO fuelled by lower prices Home Hl-H7 and budget models. Forum H8 PAGE H2 Sports H9-Hl3
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  • PRIME
    • 587 3  -  Krist 800 New projects and faster ferries will spur comeback for resorts By THE Bintan cluster of resorts is looking to make a comeback, with $1.2 billion of fresh investments in tourism and residential projects. And to keep tourists coming back
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    • 100 3 Dancers perform against the backdrop of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, to celebrate the launch of Windows Vista and Office 2007 in the country. Microsoft yesterday rolled out its long-awaited Vista operating system, its first in five years, amid a global marketing blitz.
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    • 489 3  -  Tracy Quek By China Correspondent In Beijing GLOBETROTTING is back in fashion, and more travellers are likely to choose trips to see the Great Wall of China over bullfights in Madrid or the Eiffel Tower in Paris. By 2010, China is
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    • 394 4  -  Christopher Tan By Senior Correspondent ELECTRONIC road-pricing rates are going up next week. When the next round of revisions kicks in on Monday, it will cost as much as $4 per pass for car owners the highest since ERP
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    • 522 4  -  Nirmal Ghosh Thai PM moves to allay anxieties, saying state of emergency is not required By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok TWO grenades were fired early yesterday morning at the carpark of the Rama Gardens Hotel and the adjacent Daily News office in northern
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    • 25 4 Law firms raise charges To Salaries are up, too, as growing demand for legal work and a lawyer shortage are tightening the market. PMBH PtTTItITtIj
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  • ASIA
    • 729 6  -  Nirmal Ghosh Medicines cheaper, but investment climate suffers yet another blow By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok THAILAND has overruled the international patents system for a drug for heart disease and another for Aids. This will make the drugs cheaper, but the move
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    • CHINA
      • 466 8  -  Clarissa Oon Progress at next round on Feb 8 will hinge on compromise over bank sanctions NEGOTIATIONS between the United States and North Korea here over Pyongyang's alleged illicit financial activities have cleared the way for another round of six-nation nuclear
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      • 212 8 Hong Kong A GROUP of Hong Kong researchers has called for a total ban on the sale of fa cat a hair-like sea moss that is widely consumed during Chinese New Year. The team from the Chinese University's department of biochemistry
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      • 286 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beijing CHINA'S biggest telecommunications companies have restored nearly all phone and Internet capacity that was affected by last month's earthquake near Taiwan, state media reported yesterday. China Telecom and China Netcom said major cables handling fibre-optic traffic, mostly between China and North America,
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      • 420 10  -  TSCHANG CHI-CHU Stock-buying frenzy leads govt to warn against 'blind optimism' IT'S hard to ignore the signs of China's stock market frenzy: office workers quietly checking stock prices before their next meeting, retirees investing their life savings in funds, and in some extreme cases,
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      • Article, Illustration
        47 10 It's a cold and snowy day, but the training must go on for recruits at this camp in Shenyang, in north-east China's Liaoning province. These paramilitary recruits had to stand motionless while balancing their caps on their heads during their drills on Monday. PHOTO: REUTERS
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      • 261 10 REUTERS Beijing THE number of protests across China's vast countryside fell sharply last year, a senior Chinese official said yesterday, as Beijing pledged to step up efforts to reduce inequality and discontent. Mr Chen Xiwen, the top government adviser on rural policy,
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      • 405 10 BLOOMBERG, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beijing CHINESE President Hu Jintao will bring billions of dollars in investments and loans to eight African countries this week in a bid to secure resources including oil and gold. During his second trip to Africa
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    • EAST ASIA
      • 511 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE »INVENTOR VERSUS BIG FIRM Japanese giant may appeal, but winner says $430,000 award is too low Tokyo A COURT yesterday ordered Japanese imaging and optical giant Canon to compensate a former worker for laser printer technology that
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      • 278 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Tokyo WITH his support plunging and an election looming, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued a stern warning to his Cabinet yesterday watch what you say. The warning to Mr Abe's full Cabinet at its regular meeting followed two major
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    • INDIA /SOUTH ASIA
      • ASIA QUICKLY
        • 120 13 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians who try to borrow money from loan sharks would be prosecuted under proposals floated by police, who are cracking down on illegal money-lending. The director of the federal Commercial Crime Department, Datuk Ramli Yusuf, said in reports published yesterday that the
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        • 114 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK: Malaysia's Prime Minister will visit Bangkok next month, as bilateral relations between the two countries steadily improve after years of strain over separatist violence along their shared border. Datuk Seri Abdullah Badawi will be in the Thai capital on Feb 11 and
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        • 121 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS DHAKA: The Bangladesh High Court has ordered the Election Commission to suspend all poll-related activities for three months while the court hears a petition charging that the electoral roll is faulty and therefore invalid. General elections, which were slated for Jan 22, were cancelled
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        • 91 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: A Japanese court yesterday refused to order compensation for orphans left behind in China after World War 11, less than two months after another set of victims won a landmark case. Thousands of Japanese children were abandoned in China when the Japanese
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      • 448 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS Pre-dawn hit in Pakistan sparks sectarian clashes; two Sunnis killed Peshawar TWO people died in a town in north-western Pakistan when a rocket attack on a Shi'ite Muslim procession sparked a burst of sectarian violence yesterday, police and officers said. The pre-dawn rocket
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
      • 462 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Indonesia had the most casualties; China experienced the most incidents Geneva INDONESIA suffered most of the more than 21,000 disas-ter-related deaths last year, according to a UN-backed report that also said Asia was the world's most dangerous
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      • 383 14 THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Bangkok FORMER Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has lent his support to Thailand in its diplomatic spat with Singapore. In an interview with the Nation Channel, he accused the Republic of interfering in Thailand's internal affairs and violating diplomatic
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      • Article, Illustration
        56 14 A man wading through a flooded alley yesterday after rain hit parts of Jakarta. PHOTO: Conservationists and scientists say deforestation has reduced the ecosystem's ability to regulate the water level, leading to soil erosion and landslides. Indonesia, home to 220 million people, has already endured various disasters
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      • 250 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS Bangkok THAILAND tried to forcibly deport 152 ethnic Hmong to Laos yesterday but halted the operation after assurances from a United Nations body that the refugees would be settled elsewhere. The decision came after some refugees were removed from their
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      • 571 15 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Scientists worry infections are a sign the virus will mutate to adapt to humans Jakarta THE discovery of avian influenza in cats and dogs has heightened concerns about a virus that experts had thought was basically infecting chickens, ducks
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      • 126 15 Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo called on Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah yesterday. The Sultan noted the two countries had excellent ties. Mr Yeo also met Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, and both of them exchanged views on various issues and discussed ways to further enhance
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      • 212 15 AN UNUSUAL spat between Thai and European diplomats has broken out over their interpretation of events since the military seized power in Bangkok. The German Ambassador to Thailand yesterday criticised a recent commentary by a top Thai diplomat lamenting that foreign embassies had
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      • 353 15 DR BRUEMMER, German Ambassador to Thailand, responding in a letter to Mr Kulkumut Singhara Na Ayudhya, director-general of the Thai Foreign Ministry's European Affairs Department Mr Kulkumut who called for a "more constructive" EU-Thailand
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    • MALAYSIA
      • 652 17  -  Reme Ahmad Activist becomes trustee of fund to help two men sued by NSTP DATIN Paduka Marina Mahathir started expressing her frank opinions on her blog IV2 months ago after she heard that officials intended to curb free expression on online journals. Now, the
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      • 249 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Kuala Lumpur PRIME Minister Abdullah Badawi has denied claims that he splurged on a corporate Airbus jet worth some US$5O million (Ss77 million), and that it is for his sole use. He said the Airbus
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      • 260 17 BERNAMA Kuala Lumpur SHARES of Sin Chew Media Corp raced to a high of RM3.70 (551.60) on Bursa Malaysia yesterday, recording a 50 sen gain within three minutes of the market opening. The increase followed news on Monday that it would be merged
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      • 232 17 BERNAMA Johor Baru THE Johor government will carry out a study on the impact of Singapore's land reclamation works at Pulau Tekong and Pulau Übin on the Sungai Johor estuary. Menteri Besar Abdul Ghani Othman said yesterday that the extensive study would determine whether
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      • 682 19  -  Leslie Lav Machines at Second Link and Causeway set up to collect $8.80 fee, says report THE Malaysian authorities have installed electronic payment equipment and gantries at the Causeway and Second Link to collect a proposed levy of RM2O (S$8.80) from all
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      • 368 19 NEW STRAITS TIMES PUTRAJAYA PERAK'S mufti has slammed his Perlis counterpart, who said earlier this week that Malaysia should allow Chinese Muslims to build and run their own mosques. Datuk Seri Harussani Idris lambasted Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin for implying that state governments
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    • 28 6 Bird flu in mammals The discovery of bird flu in cats and dogs in Indonesia has heightened concerns about the virus mutating to adapt to humans. PAGE 15
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  • WORLD
    • 637 21 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DOHA ROUND OF TRADE TALKS Breakthrough in trade talks vital if Democrat-controlled Congress is to give nod Washington THE White House has urged Congress to renew President George W. Bush's fast-track authority to negotiate a new world trade deal. But
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    • 359 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Brussels FRANCE launched a fresh attack on the European Commission's tactics in tough WTO talks, with Brussels firing back that it had not overstepped its negotiating mandate. Agriculture Minister Dominique Bussereau on Monday laid into EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson for
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    • 507 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Paris THE City of Light wants to become a city of bikes. Paris wants to make thousands of bicycles available for use by commuters, strollers and tourists in part to help cut down on pollution. Paris is
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    • 430 22 REUTERS Plans for Russky Island part of Moscow's efforts to halt economic decline in Far East Moscow RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has pledged to spend nearly US$4 billion (Ss6 billion) to turn a Pacific island into a giant resort as part of i
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    • 513 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Peres appears in a TV show, where he answers questions from Arab students Dubai ISRAEL'S Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres has made the high-est-level visit of an Israeli to the Gulf region in more than a decade by taking
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    • 220 23 REUTERS Najaf THE leader of a messianic Muslim cult was killed with 200 or more followers during a daylong onslaught by US and Iraqi forces on their camp near the holy city of Najaf, said Iraqi officials. They accused him of claiming to
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    • 294 23 REUTERS Gaza City A GAZA ceasefire appeared to be crumbling not long after it went into effect at 3am yesterday. Gunmen shot dead a Hamas commander in the Gaza Strip yesterday, and the Islamist group blamed a Fatah-dom-inated security service for the first
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    • 588 24 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GLOBAL WARMING It hopes to take advantage of changing views and find successor to Kyoto Protocol Nairobi THE UN is pushing for a climate change summit, believing it would help drive momentum spurred by damning new reports and changing attitudes
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    • 352 24 REUTERS PHOTO: Jakarta INDONESIA wants rich countries to pay developing nations to preserve their forests, which are vital to help remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, said the country's Environment Minister. The proposal will be tabled at a United Nations conference on
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
      • 89 25 ASSOCIATED PRESS PERTH: A psychologist told a court he was behaving within the guidelines of the Australian Psychological Society when he told a young woman patient to wear a dog collar and call him "master". Bruce Beaton, 64, has pleaded not guilty in the
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      • 84 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: The Hubble Space Telescope's main and most powerful camera has been crippled by an electrical short circuit, losing two-thirds of its capacity. The Advanced Camera for Survey was installed in 2002 when US astronauts made their latest repair and maintenance mission
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      • 85 25 ASSOCIATED PRESS BELFAST: Britain closed down the Northern Ireland Assembly yesterday. The demise of the 108--member assembly which was elected in 2003 but failed to form a cross-community administration will enable rival British Protestant and Irish Catholic parties to campaign for stronger mandates in a
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    • 388 25 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Genting, Kerzner and MGM Mirage expected to show interest London THE northern city of Manchester yesterday unexpectedly won the fight to host Britain's first Las Vegas-style supercasino, beating off challengers including nearby Blackpool and London's Millennium Dome. Most industry analysts had
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
      • 119 26 ASSOCIATED PRESS ANGERED by the treatment of Iraqi detainees at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison, Colombian painter Fernando Botero has opened an exhibition inspired by the infamous photographs of prisoner abuse there. In a show of 43 paintings and drawings at the University
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      • 106 26 ASSOCIATED PRESS A 114-YEAR-OLD woman who was recently named the world's oldest person died just four days after assuming her title. Madam Emma Faust Tillman took the title as the world's oldest person last Wednesday after the death of 115-year-old Emiliano Mercado
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      • 226 26 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS A WORLD War II veteran from Missouri has won US$254 million (Ss39o million) in the Powerball lottery, making it one of the largest single-ticket lottery prizes in US history. Mr James Wilson, 84, a retired electrician from St Louis, bought the
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    • 21 21 Casino in Manchester Manchester wins the fight to host Britain's first supercasino, beating off challengers including London's Millennium Dome. PAGE 26
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    • 454 27 One reason Richard Nixon went to China was so the United States could get out of Vietnam. Together with detente with the Soviet Union, the opening to China, Nixon hoped, would entice the Chinese to pressure the Vietnamese to agree to a peace treaty.
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    • 1285 27  -  John Mcßeth »EAST JAVA MUDFLOW WHEN Coordinating Minister for Public Welfare Aburizal Bakrie showed up at a recent Jakarta Foreign Correspondents Club luncheon, his speech fittingly enough was devoted entirely to the Indonesian government's efforts to eradicate poverty. But when it came to question
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    • 750 27  -  David Brooks NEW YORK TIMES »THE IRAQ SITUATION By DURING the summer of 1995, Mr Edward Joseph was serving as a UN peacekeeper in Bosnia. He was asked to help Muslim women and children flee from an area near Srebrenica, where 7,000 Muslims had
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    • 897 28  -  Enzio yon Pfeil ►> WHITHER JAPAN'S STOCK MARKET? By For The Straits Times MARKET players in Japan have been trying to discern what investment directions they should take by watching the central bank, the Bank of Japan (BOJ), and where it will move
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    • 786 29  -  Peter Singer MEDICAL INTERVENTION AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE CAN it be ethical for a young girl to be treated with hormones so that she will remain below normal height and weight, to have her uterus removed and to have surgery on her breasts so
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    • 710 29  -  Luther Tweeten FOOD AID THE UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation has at last admitted that food aid can distort local markets, helping to perpetuate the conditions that demand food aid in the first place. But it does not go far enough in addressing the root causes of
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    • 596 32 Operator running 7 carparks badly hit and has approached police to help investigate; others say problem is not rampant By T. Rajan MORE than 300 motorists repeatedly drove in and out of seven carparks in the city area last year without
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    • 159 32 CUSTOMER service officer Karen Lim returned to the Market Street carpark one evening last week to find the wheels of her Mercedes-Benz clamped. Carpark manager Capita Commercial Trust (CCT) had suspected her of not paying on 18 of the 60 occasions she has
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    • 447 33  -  Tracy Sua Tanya Fong By WET weather makes for bad news on the roads. Three of the wettest months of last year, which saw more rainfall than the corresponding months the year before, saw more accidents as well. Figures released by the
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    • 189 33 Rainy weather reduces visibility and increases stopping distance. Slow down. Keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front of you. Turn on your vehicle's headlights to boost your chances of being seen. If your vehicle stalls or if no one is hurt in a
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    • 482 33  -  Christopher Tan Budget cars, made even cheaper with $17k tax break, fuel record sales OFF-PEAK cars are getting red hot. Fuelled by record sales, the number of these re-stricted-use vehicles characterised by their white-on-red number plates nearly doubled to 24,213 last year. That is
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    • 453 34  -  Ken Kwek Eligible older low-wage workers to receive second payout on May 1 WHEN coffee shop assistant Toh Ser Chuan received his Workfare Bonus last May, he used some of it to pay the $75 monthly rental for his two-room Whampoa flat.
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    • 263 34  -  FRANKIE CHEE CRAZY Horse's passport in Singapore has been extended for another four days. Cinema operator Eng Wah Organisation, the local franchise holder of the Parisian nude revue, has been swamped with calls and requests to extend the show since news of its
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    • 236 34 TAKE a stroll down memory lane at the Singapore Philatelic Museum. Yesterday Once More: A Postcard Exhibition is a display of 550 picture postcards of Singapore streets, buildings and lifestyles dating from 1897 to 1941. The postcards were donated last year by Professor Cheah
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    • 401 34  -  Yap Su-Yin By PARENTS of children with physical, intellectual, developmental or other disabilities have a common worry: What will happen to their kids once they are gone? A new five-member task force has been set up to answer this question, and
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    • 483 35  -  K.C. VIJAYAN Boy, who was under protection order against dad, had been abused by him since 9 months old UNHAPPY that his nine-year-old son had watched television without permission, the man punched him. There had already been a protection
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    • 315 35  -  Selina Lum By THE Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of a couple who had argued that a bank should compensate them for losses they suffered in a forced property sale. They had said its actions prevented them from obtaining funds to stave
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    • 352 35  -  Teh Joo Lin By PHOTO: A SINGAPOREAN man sentenced to three months' jail for illegally entering Malaysia was yesterday released on bail pending the outcome of an appeal. Singapore Armed Forces army lieutenant Lee Kee Fatt, 28, was convicted and sentenced
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    • 474 35  -  Judith Tan By WHEN Ong Wei Xiang, 15, came home from school last Thursday, his mother found bruises on his neck and left cheek. She asked the boy, who suffers from Down's syndrome, what had happened, but he would not say. However,
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    • 558 36  -  Chong Chee Kin ►>NKF:OLDVNEW Witness: Old board used adventurous replies to justify numbers Mr Nair took the whole of yesterday afternoon to explain the discrepancies between the actual numbers of medical staff, patients and the amount the charity spent on them, and
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    • 322 36  -  KEITH LIN BANKRUPTCY TRAVEL OFFENCE: CHEE ON TRIAL THE judge at the ongoing trial of Chee Soon Juan has allowed testimony by a key prosecution witness, which Chee's lawyer wanted thrown out. But Judge Aedit Abdullah said the defence could revisit the
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    • 313 36  -  CHONG CHEE KIN FORMER National Kidney Foundation (NKF) chief T.T. Durai's legal woes began with a "golden tap". A report in The Straits Times in 2004 which mentioned that the NKF headquarters had a gold-plated tap installed was what triggered the charity's defamation suit against Singapore
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    • ASEAN TOURISM FORUM
      • 560 37  - Asean draws 56m tourists up 8% Marcel Lee Pereira 2-year road map to make region a cruise destination; website linking operators soon TOURIST arrivals to the region grew strongly last year, with more than 56 million visitors, 8 per cent higher than in 2005. To sustain this, a key driver
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      • 572 37  -  Arti Mulchand By SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong threw down this challenge to Asean leaders at the opening ceremony of the Asean Tourism Forum 2007 last night: full open skies for Asean before it celebrates its 50th anniversa- ry in
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        • 83 37 MANY Asean members plan to market to the youth sector over the next three years. Global numbers show that up to one-quarter of global travellers are youth. Asean itself is home to a large number of this "MTV generation". Tourism ministers also endorsed the upcoming meeting
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        • 114 37 PERCEIVED as triggerhappy, Western countries have sent out travel advisories on this part of the world. That got an airing after a journalist asked why Asean did not put its foot down on this dampener. Western governments have been accused, for some time now,
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        • 57 37 A DRAFT for a common benchmark that will allow tourism workers to move between Asean countries with ease has been improved on at this round of meetings. Members have also moved closer towards common standards for ecological hotels and food and beverage services. But there is
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        • 59 37 CHINA and South Korea are closer to setting up trade, investment and tourism offices in Asean. Japan, which already has an Asean-Japan Centre, has promoted Asean tourism through publicity and youth exchanges. Ties with Russia and India have also been given a boost by senior
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        • 73 37 SINGAPORE has decided not to foot the airfare and room bill for the international media, for the first time in the forum's 26-year history. Some upset journalists cancelled their trip to coyer the event. But it was hailed by others as an "excellent" move to
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    • 537 38  -  Marcel Lee Pereira Although costlier than other attractions, prices will be kept relatively low to attract locals IT WILL be $29.50 for that top-of-the-world feeling a 37-minute ride on Singapore's giant observation wheel, the Singapore Flyer, when it opens early next year. The
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    • 107 38 A COLLISION between a diesel tanker and a 20-seater private bus along Pioneer Road last night left 13 people injured, several seriousAccording to the Singapore Civil Defence Force, which received a call at about 8.40pm, no one was trapped in either vehicle. Injured in the accident
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    • 115 38 SCIENCE has given doctors a bevy of tools to probe even the most inaccessible parts of the body. Every modern imaging technology ranging from conventional X-rays to radionuclide imaging has found its way into the radiologist's arsenal. Last year, at Singapore General Hospital alone,
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    • 410 39  -  Koy Su Hiang I DISAGREE with Dr Wong Mun Tat's views in the letter, "Autonomy to make informed choice vital" (ST, Jan 26). Dr Wong expressed optimism that if organ trading was allowed, many altruistic people would come forward to donate their organs to
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    • 371 39  -  Teoh Chin Leong IN THE debate on the sale of human organs, it is troubling that the wish to think through its ethical implications carefully is immediately equated with the act of "moralising" and being "prissy" or "paternalistic". Even if we stick
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    • 420 39  -  Dr Gerard Wong I REFER to Mr N. Nageswaran's letter, "Regulate studies involving new drugs" (ST, Jan 24). The Health Sciences Authority (HSA), through its Health Products Regulation Group, regulates the conduct of clinical drug trials and the registration of medicinal products in
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    • 310 39  -  Richard Seah Siew Sai »IN SOUTH KOREA UNKNOWN to most of us in the English-speaking world, South Korea had legislated the compulsory labelling of trans fats last September. The new law takes effect on Dec 1 this year. What is interesting about
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    • 250 39  -  Penelope Phoon (Ms) I REFER to the article, "Accounting body for charities" (ST, Jan 24). ACCA Singapore applauds the Government for the various measures to improve the governance of charities in particular, those relating to financial reporting. The measures are both timely and bold.
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    • 72 39 You can also mail your letters to Forum Editor, The Straits Times, News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Singapore *****4. Fax: 6319-8289. When you write to the Forum, we take it that you agree at no charge to allow us to archive, resell or reproduce the letter in
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    • 142 39  -  Loh Yu Kym (Ms) I REFER to the letter by the Central Provident Fund Board's Mr Lo Tak Wah, "Agent banks provide CPF investors a service" (ST, Jan 12). According to Mr Lo, the services provided by agent banks are mainly to maintain portfolio
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    • 160 39  -  Katharine Evans (Ms) ON OUR way from Europe to visit family in Australia, we decided to spend a few days in Singapore. As birdwatchers we spent a significant portion of our time visiting nature reserves, including the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. The diversity of birds
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    • 94 39 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.asial. com.sg/forum Access to letters online is free. Singapore's style of government delivers the goods Mooching: Technology has outpaced development of the law HDB should allow keeping of cats in flats and come up with strict dos and dont's Housing Board should
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    • 1189 40  -  Chan Vi Shen SWIMMING Bemedalled swimmer wants to work with children and use her pool experience to help make a difference to their lives By BELIEVE it or not, Joscelin Yeo once swam freestyle for a 50-metre butterfly event in her maiden race at
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      1504 41  -  Marc Lim Alvin Foo »ASEAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL FIRST LEG: SINGAPORE v THAILAND (LIVE, CH24 AND CHS, BPM) It is the first time Singapore will have to beat Thailand in order to win the trophy By Sports Correspondent SINCE the Asean Football Championship, formerly called the Tiger
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    • 338 41  -  Alvin Foo By MENTION 1977, and one football memory sticks out in former Singapore international Quah Kirn Song's mind: Winning the Malaysia Cup. He has no recollection of his role in another event that year when Singapore beat Thailand 2-0. Yet, as the
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    • 60 41 WHO will be Singapore's best player against Thailand in the first leg of the Asean Championship final tonight, and why? Post your comments at www.stomp.com.sg/ talkback/ and win Lions-autographed replicas of their jerseys. Four Nike jerseys, two home and two away, will be given out
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    • 285 41 KEY MATCH-UP THE PENALTY BOX Noh Alam Shah v Kittisak Rawangpa The Thai skipper has yet to concede a goal in the tournament. His flying saves earned his team an unlikely 2-0 semi-final win in Vietnam. Goalkeeper Lionel Lewis (No 18), age 24, Home United MVP
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    • 291 42  -  Jeanette Wang By NEVER mind that they will be outnumbered at least 50 to 1 tonight. The 1,000-odd Thai fans expected at the National Stadium to witness the Asean Championship first-leg final between Singapore and Thailand are planning to make themselves heard. Somsak Chomprach, a chef
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    • 336 42 Tickets available online at much higher prices TICKETS to tonight's first leg of the Asean Championship final between Singapore and Thailand have made their way onto the worldwide Web. The Straits Times found eight auctions for tickets on eßay and Yahoo. Gallery adult tickets were going for between $10 and
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    • 319 42 KEY MATCH-UP CENTRAL MIDFIELD Mustafic Fahrudin v Datsakorn Thonglao Brawn versus brains. Singapore's success will depend on how quiet Mustafic can keep the playmaker. Stop the Thai's supply line of passes, and half the battle is won. Striker Pipat Thonkanya (No 23), 27, BEC Tero Sasana
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    • 417 43 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SOCCER London WATFORD manager Adrian Boothroyd put today's clash with Manchester United a game between No 1 and No 20 in the Premiership well into perspective. "If it's a boxing match, it would be Muhammad Ali against Jimmy Krankie," he
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    • 412 43 He says champions will get back to winning ways against Blackburn London THE Chelsea ship, according to manager Jose Mourinho, has weathered the storm. The Premiership champions, racked by infighting, picked up only five points in five League games the last a 0-2 loss to
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    • 467 43 London LIVERPOOL have bent football's rules with yesterday's signing of Javier Mascherano from West Ham in an 18-month loan deal. And, ahead of tonight's midnight transfer deadline, they have also snapped up Deportivo La Coruna defender Alvaro Arbeloa for £2.6 million (557.85 million). Fifa rules do not
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      • 72 43 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK: Former National Basketball Association star Latrell Sprewell faces a US$2OO million (Ss3oB million) lawsuit that claims he dragged the mother of his four children down a staircase in 2000. Candace Cabbil, who filed the lawsuit on Monday, is seeking half the
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      • 79 43 REUTERS SEOUL: South Korean striker Lee Dong Gook left for England on Monday promising to make his mark at Premier League soccer club Middlesbrough. "People in South Korea will want to hear that I'm scoring goals, so that's what I hope to do," he
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      • 58 43 LONDON: West Ham's desperation to avoid relegation from the English Premier League has led them to bid £18 million ($54 million) for Charlton striker Darren Bent. But the Addicks, who have taken Arsenal midfielder Alexandre Song on loan, are also engaged in a relegation
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      • 35 43 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: Luo Xuejuan, China's sole swimming gold medallist at the 2004 Athens Olympics, has retired from the sport. Chinese officials said on Monday that she has heart problems.
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      • 200 43 BASKETBALL NBA: Atlanta 93 Orlando 83, Memphis 124 Sacramento 117, Oklahoma City 103 Portland 91, Minnesota 121 Phoenix 112, Houston 105 Philadelphia 84, Charlotte 105 Denver 101, New Jersey 116 Utah 115. ICE HOCKEY NHL: NY Rangers 6 Boston 1, Montreal 3 Ottawa 1. TENNIS ATP Delray Beach International, round-rob-in:
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    • 462 44 SOCCER They have to beat Arsenal away for the first time since 1993 to advance to final London TOTTENHAM midfielder Jermaine Jenas has suddenly developed a taste for the obvious. "We'll be going there to win the game," he said of today's League
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    • 790 44  -  Chia Han Keong »IN THE HOOP By GILBERT ARENAS, the National Basketball Association's newest superstar, has finally chased away the dark clouds that used to hover above him. Yes, the Washington Wizards guard knows all about plumbing the depths of misery. Yet, he never
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    • 29 43 Premiership Today Bolton Wanderers v Charlton Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 3.30 am Manchester United v Watford Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 3.55 am Newcastle United v Aston Villa
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    • 9 43 AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE Chelsea v Blackburn Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 3.30am
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    • 75 43 TV times CRICKET: Pepsi Cup, 3rd ODI: India v West Indies (Live, Ch9s, 11.30_am_). SOCCER: Asean C'ship final, Ist leg: Singapore v Thailand (Live, Chs and Ch24, Bpm). English Premier League: Chelsea v Blackburn (Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 3.30 am), Manchester United v Watford (Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 3.55 am). English League
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  • OBITUARIES
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      207 44 The Family of the Late CHEWKOHbbm(d Departed on 21 January 2007 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues, business associates, clan associations and neighbours for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, prayers, wreaths and donations during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to: Mr Goh Chok
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      163 44 I am the resurrection and the life, said the Lord, he who believes in me will live, even though he dies, and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. John 11:25 TONY NG BOON HIAP Age: 61 was called home to be with the Lord on 29 January
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      27 44 In Loving Memory of Tan Boon Li Departed 31/1/2001 Sunshine fades and shadows fall, But sweet remembrance outlasts all. Deeply missed always remembered by all loved ones
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      74 44 LIM KIM BOON Age: 75 I passed amy peacefully on 29 Jan 07. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Tan SokGek Son: Richard Lim Daughters: Jenna Lim Diane Lim, Cindy Lim I Daughter-in-law: Carrie Ng I Sister: Lim Ah Nee And All Relatives I BodyisrestingatBlk132Lor.AhSoo I (void
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      40 44 P. KAMACHI AMMAL AGE: 90 passed away peacefully on 30.1.2007, leaving behind Daughter: R. Madamani Son-in-law: V. Raja Segar Grandchildren, great-grandchildren, relatives loved ones. Cortege leaves Blk 330, Tampines St 32 #03-438 Today at 4.30pm for Mandai Crematorium. Tel: *****954
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      134 44 AL-FATIHAH HAJAH TAFILAH BINTE HAJI SAID Age: 84 passed away peacefully on 28 January 2007 (10 Muharam 1428) Husband: Rahmat Bin Yusak Children: Children-in-law: Marfoah Suhar Sukairi Markasan Mohd Laili Saunah Talib 1 Rozali Marian Mansor Kalifah (T. Summerfield, deceased) Mohd Afdoli Salimah Jaffar Mohd Zulkifli Maimunah A. Rahman Grandchildren:
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      104 44 WONG MENG HU Age: 72 was called home to be with the Lord on 29 Ian 2007 leavingbehind loved ones. Wife: Yong Sooi Loon Sons: Daughters-in-law: Wong Kai En Choo Wye Fong Wong Kai Juan Foo Min Hui Wong Kai Yeow Wong Yen Ee Daughter: Wong Kai Yun Granddaughter: Shermaine
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      42 44 The family of the late OEIJYEWWEE Departed 23.01.2007 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to HCA Hospice Care
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      57 45 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to Chairman of SLS Holdings Group Of Companies Mr Tan Tiong Seng on the demise of his beloved father TAN LIAN KUAN Departed on 28 January 2007 From: The Management and Staff of skf SKF South East Asia Pacific Pte Ltd SKF Malaysia Sdn
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      43 45 Wake is held at Blk 665 Jin Damai (void deck) HP: 9100 6374 9672 7527 9826 7317. Nightly services will be held at Bpm. Codege leaves on 2 Feb 07 (Fri) at 9:3oam for Mandai Crematorium, Hall 2 for cremation at 10:30 am.
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    • 133 45 I will sing of the kwng kindness of the LORD forever; to all generations I will make known Thy faithfulness with my mouth." Psalm S9:l FONG SWEE KENG Age: 77 was called home to be withi the Lord on 29 January 2007, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Kok Park Yeow
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      115 45 "The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want." Pw*n 231 ANDREW CHAN was called home to be with the Lord on 29 January 2007, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Cecilia Yeo Siang Kwee Sons: Daughters-ln-Law: Peter Chan Joanna Simon Chan Angeline Foo Daughters: Helen Chan Margaret Chan Granddaughters: Kathryn
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    • 58 45 CLINGELEFFER Clifford John (lack) Passed away suddenly at Ocean Grove, Victoria, Australia on January 27, 2007. loved husband of Heather for ,W years. ixtving father of John, Mary and Debbie. 'Grand Jack' to Duncan, Leon. Christopher and Kate. Kind brother to Keith. Madge and Nancy. He will be sadly missed
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      26 45 MP** 6th Anniversary On lEwrfovjfMj 'Memory of LIM KHAI HUAT 1 Departed 31 January 2001 Sad/y missed by: iv-f.w Wives, children and all loved ones. -J
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    • 44 45 The Family Of The Late TAYTOHTONG Departed on 23 January 2007 wish to express all their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, wreaths and donations during their recent bereavement. v^MB».-. hi m iMnIMI J
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      87 45 SARDAR UTTAM SINGH S/O MEIT SINGH Age: 72 passed away peacefully on 30/1 /2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Saran Kaur D/O Ude Singh i Sons: Daughters: Kalvindar Singh Jiwinder Kaur Manmohan Singh Karamjit Kaur Bhubinderjit Kaur Grandchildren, relatives and friends I Body is resting at
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      99 45 I 'i have fought the good fight, I haw finished the I race, I haw kept ihefntth.' 2Timothy4;7 i i KAN YOKE PENG, SHARON Age: 50 was called home to be with the Lord on 26 lan 2007 in Brisbane, Australia. Dearly missed and always loved by Mother Wung Poh
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  • MONEY
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      • 6270 46 TRANSACTION DATE: JAN 30, 2007 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E SMIL 3.5 1 5716 lstSoftware 11.5 6 3148 8Telecom 34.5 22 5834 A-Sonic 101 95 6389 ABFSGBondETF 35.5 17 1500 ACEDynamics 25 15.5 1938 AEI Corp 27 13 1100 AEM-Evertech 19.5 12
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      • 1176 46 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E SMIL 21 25 34 79 5 82 6.5 28 5 26 38 13.5 91 13 12 9 23 38.5 7 C 48 12 7.8 64.E 2C 11.E 24 11.E 28 2.E 29 3^ IE 1C 36 94 34
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      • 52 46 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E SMIL ***** 119 6065 Diamonds 6095 ISDJUSTech 6097 ISMSCISpore ***** ***** 6101 ISS&P500 ***** ***** 6170 SPDRS 3180 2382 6235 STI ETF100 3182.6 2360.9 6236 STIETFIOPV US119 US3740 US555 US***** US***** 3140 +10 3158.7 +1.7 1 3155 3165.6
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    • 433 47 BLOOMBERG NEWS IfTV station fails to meet deadline, it risks having its licence cancelled Bangkok THAI television network ITV has been given a 30-day extension to pay 2.2 billion baht (5594.6 million) in back fees or risk having its broadcast licence
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    • 426 47 REUTERS New York CNBC news anchor Maria Bartiromo, whose jet-setting ways have roiled America's biggest bank, wants to sweeten the pot on her Money Honey nickname, making it a brand on children's TV, piggy banks and cookie jars. Ms Bartiromo had
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    • 542 47 REUTERS Washington FACING a strengthening economy and moderating inflation, the United States Federal Reserve looks set for a stay-the-course strategy at the end of its policysetting meeting today. The Fed is expected to hold overnight interest rates steady at 5.25 per cent
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    • 27 47 AFP Yesterday's close: 17,490.19 (+19.73 points) »Japanese share prices finished mixed with the key Nikkei index trimming earlier gains on profit-taking, particularly in steelmakers.
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    • 34 47 AFP Yesterday's close: 20,460.46 (+223.78 points) Hong Kong stocks closed 1.11 per cent higher led by China Mobile and property stocks as investors stepped up rotational buying in the afternoon.
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    • 35 47 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,930.56 (-14.7 points) Chinese stocks fell 0.5 per cent as profit-taking in banks and property scrips on concerns that the government may take more measures to slow the economy.
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    • 32 47 AFP Yesterday's close: 5,812.5 (+52.1 points) Australian share prices rose 0.9 per cent for another record finish as demand for the banks and strong earnings reports offset weaker miners.
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    • 32 47 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,181.42 (+3.89 points) Malaysian share prices closed 0.33 per cent higher in mixed trade as late buying from institutional funds offset profit-taking in the broader market.
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      18 47 BLOOMBERG NEWS Monday's close: 14,211.96 (-70.76 points) »The markets were closed yesterday for a public holiday.
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    • 39 47 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,765.52 (+0.52 point) »Indonesian stocks closed little changed ahead of the release of January consumer price index data later in the week. Volume was 1.87 billion shares, worth 1.83 trillion rupiah (Ss3o9 million).
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    • 29 47 AFP Yesterday's close: 653.49 (-0.43 point) Thai stocks closed flat as investors remained wary of the army-installed government's economic policy following its controversial currency control rules.
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    • 205 47 Jan 30 Stock Name Wt Close Change Allgreen 0.45 1.680 -0.020 Ascendasreit 1.00 2.500 +0.020 BILIntl 0.38 1.660 +0.010 CapitaLand 4.99 6.800 -0.100 CapitaMall 1.01 3.360 +0.080 Chart SemiCond 0.84 1.380 +0.040 CityDev 3.03 13.900 -0.100 ComfortDelGro 1.45 1.830 -0.030 CoscoCorp 1.00 2.680 -0.030 Creative Tech
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    • 52 47 LottVis 64,188,000 BanJoo 51,238,000 China Energy 47,166,000 Sapphire 43,244,000 Gen Intl 37,508,000 MAEEngg 30,616,000 Equation 27,810,000 Mediaßing 27,421,000 Sing Tel 23,559,000 China Sun 23,032,000 Jan 30 Star Cruises 22,200,000 Digiland WOBOll6 22,069,000 Capita Mall 21,651,000 ChinaEntSp 21,609,000 Aqua-Terra 19,377,000 Chart SemiCond 18,640,000 Jasper 18,348,000 CapitalandDßeCWo7o6ll 17,264,000 Lifeßrandz 17,243,000
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    • 139 47 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS Jan 30 :OREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT )F FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling lust dollar 1.1800 1.1950 ;an dollar 1.2930 1.3090 Euro 1.9800 2.0030 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4390 0.4396 4Z dollar 1.0610 1.0850 Sterling pound 2.9990 3.0330 JS dollar 1.5290
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    • 2123 47 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: JAN 30, 2007 52 WEfK fEl high ij.ih cont auma CURRENCY LASI VOIIIME TRAOED SALE </• UltQ 50 8 3779 ASL Marine W*****1 44 +0.5 10 48 31 9588 Allgreen MBLeCW***** 44 -1 26 9 3 ArianeCorpW09l229 6.5 -0.5 5232 58.5 16 5 9161 AscendasSGAeCW*****5
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    • 538 49 NEW YORK TIMES Firm's biggest launch backed by massive first-year marketing budget New York MICROSOFT'S power in the technology industry, some analysts insist, is waning. It faces a host of rivals from a reinvigorated Apple on the desktop to Web-based challengers like Google, delivering
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    • 301 49 REUTERS New York MOTOROLA, the world's second-biggest handset maker, said it would develop advanced mobile phones using chips from Texas Instruments (TI), the No. 1 wireless chipmaker. Motorola said it would use customised chips from TI for upcoming third-generation (3G) high-speed wireless
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    • 506 50 FINANCIAL TIMES They fear weakness is caused by speculative trades that could destabilise markets London THE scale of currency-based carry trades by hedge fund investors and its concentration in the yen is raising fears among policymakers that a rapid unwinding of these trades could shake
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    • 411 50 REUTERS TOKYO SONY posted a 15 per cent fall in quarterly operating profit yesterday after massive losses at its game unit offset robust sales of flat-screen TVs. However, the firm raised its annual outlook closer to market expectations. Sony, which vies
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    • 524 51  -  Karamjit Kaur Record number of seats filled last year but global passenger traffic growth slows GLOBAL air passenger traffic grew at a slower pace last year than in 2005, but the aviation industry still has reason to cheer. Despite the slower growth,
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    • 422 51 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Dubai DUBAI already has the fastest-growing airport in the Middle East, handling more than 28 million passengers last year, but the booming emirate is on course to build another one the world's largest. In the vast desert stretching east
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    • 422 52  -  Lee Su Shyan Home-grown KSH to expand abroad; China Farm will develop network By Companies Correspondent INVESTORS were spoilt for choice in the initial public offering (IPO) market yesterday, with a home-grown builder and a farm equipment firm from China heading
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    • 294 52  -  Arthur Poon By CITYSPRING Infrastructure Trust, Singapore's biggest initial public offering (IPO) so far this year, could raise up to $315 million. The Temasek-backed entity launched its IPO yesterday with a projected tax-free distribution yield of between 6.7 per cent and 7.7 per
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    • COMPANIES IN BRIEF
      • 57 52 SINGAPORE Exchange (SGX) has tied up with its counterpart in Abu Dhabi to explore cross-border trading and clearing. The SGX announced yesterday that it signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi Securities Market that will pave the way for closer dialogue and information sharing
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      • 80 52 THE Ascott Group is investing $40 million to build a 160-unit service residence in Tokyo's prime Shinjuku district. The service apartment operator has bought a plot of land together with Japanese partner Mitsubishi Estate, which will hold a 60 per cent stake
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      • 77 52 CITY Developments (CDL) and Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) have settled a dispute over a failed transaction. Suntec Reit, which tried two years ago to buy 11 CDL properties, will get deposit refunds totalling $5 million. The settlement will put an end
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    • 926 53  -  Leong Chan Teik Cash flow concerns during start-ups early days give way to key deals with big clients MS TERRI Tan waited anxiously at an ATM near her Chinatown office, glancing constantly at her watch, wishing that 2pm would arrive sooner so
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      170 53 AFTER months of research, my newly formed company will produce biodiesel on a small commercial scale. We need technical and financial assistance to jump-start this venture. What assistance can we expect from Spring? You may wish to explore the following programmes. Spring Seeds: This is a financing programme for
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    • 656 55  -  Grace Ng Banks will bid to operate 10 counters in new air terminal despite thin margins DESPITE low profit margins, interest is fairly strong in a tender that will open next month to operate money-changing services at Changi Airport's new
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    • 307 55 THE sale of all 273 units at Sky@eleven has netted an estimated revenue of more than $650 million for Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), the company said yesterday. Sky@eleven, a freehold condominium off Thomson Road, was sold out within 30 hours of its
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    • 523 56  -  Lee Su Shyan Firm proposes share split to make stock more affordable to retail investors KEPPEL Corp has marked the end of "an eventful year", as its executive chairman dubbed it, by unveiling a 33 per cent rise in profit to a
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    • 409 56  -  Bryan Lee By SINGAPORE Post (SingPost) has reported a 4 per cent rise in third-quarter earnings to $34.1 million as both old-fashioned mail and newer businesses performed well. The improved bottom line came as revenue for the three months ended Dec 31 increased
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    • DIRECTORS' TRADES
      • 260 56 THE chairman and chief executive of kl Ventures has more than doubled his deemed interest in the company by exercising warrants. Mr Steven Green exercised 138 million warrants last Thursday at around 17.1 cents apiece, raising his deemed interest in the investment firm from 6.08
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    • 417 56  -  Goh Eng Yeow TAKING STOCK By Markets Correspondent CAUTION got the better of most traders yesterday, with a spell on the sidelines looking like a better bet than mixing it up in a market nervous over today's Federal Reserve meeting. However, the mood
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    • 75 56 Jan 30 Great Eastern ISH Keppel Land lardine CSC SGX SIA Lyxor China H 10USS HKLand SPH JP eCW*****6 II Ul UOL Ascott Grp SGX DB eCW*****5 China Hongxing CENTS 1860 1400 770 1450 700 1740 1250 452 94 428 510 167 125 266 60 0 30.8 25.0
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    • 79 56 (0) an ju utnib 1CBC Bk 4.5%NCPS 100 ...***** )CBCCap3.93%Pref10 9810 Venture Corp 1420 'arkway Hldgs 312 JGX RB eCW*****8 110 isiaPac Brew 1590 lapitaLand 680 lityDev 1390 IBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 ***** IBS Grp 2200 !»BL Corp 460 Sen Int CSeCW*****2 134 ;tar Hub 273 Vilmar
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    • 69 56 Jan 30 CENTS LabroyMarMBLeCW***** 1.5 CapitalandDBePW***** 4 Digiland 1 Integra W*****7 3.5 SGX BNP ePW*****6 2.5 SPC DBeCW*****5 2.5 ChinaEntSp 1.5 VibroPwr W*****2 1.5 FR Networks 5.5 KepCorp DB ePW*****2 9.5 Wilmar DBSeCW*****1 21.5 Sapphire 2.5 Serial W*****6 5.5 62.5 38.5 33.3 MM 28.6 28.6 25 0 25
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    • 223 56  -  GOH ENG YEOW WARRANT WATCH TRADERS are turning increasingly to covered warrants to get exposure to bank stocks, which have become more pricey in value terms with the surging stock market. Bank warrants made up 20 per cent of all warrants traded here last
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    • 1149 57  -  Lorn a Tan Avlva panel says tumour started growing before policy took effect Plan excludes coverage, but some rival firms say they would have paid A 45-YEAR-OLD woman diagnosed with breast cancer thought her medical bill was covered by her insurance policy,
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    • 27 57 Gainers: 288 Losers: 421 Unchanged: 683 Australian dollar 1.1800 1.195' Euro 1.9800 2.003' Sterling pound JS dollar 2.9990 3.033' 1.5290 1.547' fen (100 units) 1.2576 1.27!
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    • 266 57  -  SALMA KHALIK ABOUT 100 women here are diagnosed with breast cancer each month with 18 of them finding out rather late when the cancer has spread. Once the cancer has gone to the lymph nodes, called stage 3, they have only a 50 per cent chance
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    • 76 55 This announcement appears as a matter of record only January 2007 iflu UNIONMET (SINGAPORE) LIMITED (Company Registration Number: *****9104W) (Incorporated in Republic of Singapore on 21 July 2004) Invitation in respect of 100,000,000 New Shares as follows (1) 3,000,000 Offer Shares at 550.37 each by way of public offer; and
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      • 595 59  -  Ong Sor Fern This simply but beautifully told story offers hope in the midst of gloom and doom > drama HALF NELSON (M 18) 108 minutes/Opens tomorrow A A A"A"A~ FILM CORRESPONDENT THIS modest, beautifully written story is, quite simply, a pleasure. Writers and co-directors
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      • 631 60  -  Tay Yek Keak Forest Whitaker plays the outsized character of Idi Amin with a massive presence of his own > drama THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND (M 18) 125 minutes/Opens tomorrow/***** THE first time we see Forest Whitaker as Idi Amin, Ugandan dictator and mass killer, is
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        95 61 PHOTOS: 'I'm delighted to be back in business with my old friend. I don't "know if the pants still fit, but I know the hat will' Harrison Ford (above) on reprising his Indiana Jones role 'You're extraordinary, and I'm very proud of you please thank me when you get
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        981 61 BECAUSE this showcases Milla Jovovich (below) in her quest to be taken as a serious actress, there is a considerable amount of grit, grime, foul mouths and physical .ihiKc. lli.il .ilmk, i-sJwIkJ ..ill In l.ilKiKd-up Scotsman Angus Macfadyen, who portrays a violent gun seller-girlfriend beater-all TO^^\ t t
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      • 71 61 In A Summer, opens here this week, and will probably help sell a packet of tissue or two. Go online at www.stomp.com.sg and vote l"i >"in• l.iv.•ui'iiv. K.'iwni i<>ih.iikv m.-vie. Moment To y£■ Moment 1 o Vj^Ji >fdIS(2(S? r mB > Romance Of J^V^ Their Own i^T >
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      • 388 62 This portrait of Beatrix Potter focuses more on her secret romance than her other talents and achievements > drama VIISS POTTER (PG) 32 minutes/Opens tomorrow/^HHWffr Ong Sor Fern THIS movie practically expires from an overdose of gentility. Director Chris Noonan, who also made
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      • 216 62  -  Stephanie Yap IN MISS Potter, Texas-born Renee Zellweger polishes her Bridget Jones accent, this time to play beloved and very English children's writer and illustrator Beatrix Potter. Can you name these other Yankees who have played residents from across the Pond? 1. Born in Boston, this lithe,
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    • 595 63 SPOILER ALERT: Don't read on if you don't want to know what super power the Heroes characters have. HIRO NAKAMURA Played by: Masi Oka Role: Office worker from Tokyo, Japan; devoted comic-book fan Power: Able to teleport as well as bend, freeze and travel through time Purpose
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    • 1469 63  -  Tay Yek Keak Move over, Superman. The heroes in America's new hit TV series are good, ordinary folk with super powers THE breakout line "Save the cheerleader, save the world" is a snappy but curious call to action of comic-book proportions. The cheerleader in question is a pretty
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    • 575 64  -  A chandelier that comes crashing down will add drama to local offerings Clara Chow ARTS CORRESPONDENT A CHANDELIER that comes crashing down and smashes into smithereens is among the works Singapore will take to the 52nd Venice Biennale in June. Tentatively titled Drama Dharma,
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    • 395 65  -  Lav Shi-Mei Catch the chemistry between Ella Chen and Wu Chun as they ham it up on Channel U TAIWANESE singer-ac-tors Ella Chen and Wu Chun (right) make for an explosive pair. The chemistry between the two was palpable as they hammed it up for reporters at
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    • 270 65 Reuters LONDON Jermaine Jackson said on Monday he wants his brother Michael (inset) to convert to Islam and he believes the reclusive superstar has given it serious thought. "Michael, I feel, needs to become a Muslim because I think it's a great protection for him
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    • 62 65 Reuters LONDON For Anglicans who still haven't found what they're looking for, the Church of England is staging its first "U2-charist" communion service replacing hymns with hit songs by the Irish supergroup. "Rock music can be a vehicle of immense spirituality," said Bishop of Grantham Timothy Ellis,
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      • 474 67  -  Lav Shi-Mei KOREAN singer Lee An (right) claims to like all things Singaporean, including durians and Singaporean girls. "Singaporean girls have a confidence that Korean girls don't have. I like that," the bachelor said yesterday through an interpreter. And according to the 26-year-old,
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      • 113 67 TAIPEI Taiwanese actress Hsu Wei-lun had a new man in her life before she died from a car crash in central Taiwan on Sunday, said Apple Daily. Her boyfriend of six months was seen next to her brother when her family was performing a
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      • 103 67 ROAD SHOW: TVB's Kevin Cheng and Angela Tong, stars of drama Under The Canopy Of Love, and artiste Linda Chung will sign autographs and perform at Vivo City on Saturday and Sunday at 3pm... KHAN IN RACE: Shah Rukh Khan, Ken Watanabe and Andy Lav are among the Best
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      • 69 67 AFP LOS ANGELES Paris Hilton filed a lawsuit on Monday demanding the closure of a website where visitors can pay to view nude photos and other items that belonged to her. Her suit alleged that parisexposed.com, which displays her topless photos, home videos, diary entries and audiotapes of
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    • 278 60 1 f °dfl|^y Stephanie Yap Scteamiiiq forefecorias The sequels to three horror films are slated for local screams sorry, screens later this year. Here's a peek at the film frights that are making an encore. THE HILLS HAVE EYES II *0 Director: Martin Weisz ft**' Release Date: M;nvh 15 w
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    • 89 62 topiOmovies Singapore 1. Babel 2. (1) Apocalypto 3. Happy Birthday 4. (3) Ghost Tunnel 5. (2) Blood Diamond 6. (4) Pan's Labyrinth 7. (6) Gridiron Gang 8. (9) The Illusionist 9. Altered 10. (7) Night At The Museum > Information from the Cinematograph Film Exhibitors Association. United States 1. Epic
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    • 864 66 Life! Events CHINESE NEW YEAR ACROBATIC ACTS OF THE YEAR (WUXI) Don't try this at home but do watch this seven-member troupe from China defy gravity, among other highlights. Chinatown Point, New Bridge Road, Till Feb 16: 6.30pm (weekdays), No shows on Mon, 1 6.30pm (weekends), Free, Tel: 6534-0112 FILM
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    • 312 69 Editor Sharon Loh Coordinator Shefali Srinivas Art and Design Goh Yue Yun, Loh Wai Sum Cover Jeffrey Lim Writers Judith Tan, Elaine Young, Shefali Srinivas, Lee Hui Chieh, Shelagh Mahbubani, Sylvia Tan Contributors Singapore General Hospital, XX Women's and Children's Hospital, Parkway Group Healthcare, Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore Sales team
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    • 87 69 HOW TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL Success coach Robin Sharma says if you want to be happier, do more of the things that make you happy. 16 EAT TO LIVE RICE PAPER ROLL WITH GRILLED BEEF HERBS This Vietnamese dish makes for a lean, clean and fragrant meal. 23 DO DOCS EAT
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      • 425 69  - Weighing pros cons of medical technology SHARON LOH Waiting outside an X-ray room to have a mammogram done is not exactly on my Top 10 List of Places To Be. But there I was last August in such a place, flipping through a magazine and wishing I was at a
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      • 402 84 tomorrow 1 february Common Ear, Nose and Throat Problems in Children Conditions like ear pain, hearing loss, nose block, chronic cough, snoring and unclear speech will be discussed in this talk. Organised by National University Hospital (NUH) Venue Health Education Hub at Main Building I, Level
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      • 909 85  -  Patrick Holford I believe that low glycemic load or GL diets are the future of all weight-loss diets and will become more popular than low-fat, low-carbohydrate (carb) or low-calorie. The reason is the logic and the results. The invention of the calorie as
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      • 495 86 bedroom ©I am 24 years old and recently married. I've been sexually active since turning 21 and realised I contracted warts only this year. I've been treated since. What are the chances of the warts recurring? Can they be totally cured?
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      • 243 86 I nursery OMy 272-year-old daughter usually has regular bowel movement. But recently, her stool is so hard that she cries when she has to go to the toilet. What should I do? OYour daughter has constipation, a common problem in the toddler age
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      • 225 86 ©My son is almost three and has Down's syndrome. He was diagnosed with PDA (patent ductus arteriosus) and ASD (atrial septal defect) at birth and then pulmonary hypertension two months later. The PDA closed with medication, while the ASD was surgically repaired when he was
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      • 410 88 waitingroom ©I am a 19-year-old male with a speech problem. When speaking with people, I am unable to verbalise the words or sentences "smoothly" without repeating the sounds. For example, when I want to say the word "orange", I take a long time to verbalise
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      • 397 88 ©I am a 32-year-old non-smoker. However, I experience tightness in my chest area when I'm stressed or do certain exercises which use my upper body strength (for example, when doing push ups, certain yoga poses, or lifting heavy items). I never experienced these symptoms before
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      • 129 89 go natural Sensitive skin? Stay cool and comfortable during that time of the month with... Natracare pads and tampons are eco-friendly products that are also gentle on the skin. Made from chlorine-free, natural cotton materials, they may be a good option for women who are allergic to
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      • 280 89 fact or fiction? Some call it nature's tranquiliser, able to smooth i away stress and lift the spirits. But are the stress-reducing powers of tea fact or fiction? Although the association between tea and relaxation dates back centuries, few independent scientific studies have put that idea
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      • 213 89 do docs eat well? Associate Professor Eu Kong Weng, head of the department of colorectal surgery, Singapore General Hospital: "I exercise and run every morning. I strongly believe the carbo loading helps me achieve this very well. My daily staple is some form
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      • 744 90 Fit Fab Oncologist Steven Tucker moved here from Los Angeles last year. He tells Elaine Young about adapting to life in Singapore, his new routine, his exercise regime and his need for a translator in his work How has your life
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      • 1027 71 With blood-thinning drugs, these stents are as safe as metal ones, reports Lee Hui Chieh Drug-coated stents have had a bad rap lately, when studies linked patients fitted with them to a higher risk of blood clots than patients with bare metal stents. But
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        805 73 Radiologists today have a huge arsenal in their fight against cancer. Shelagh Mahbubani reports Ever since 1895, X-rays have been used by doctors to detect problems in the body. It took up to eleven minutes to complete a head X-ray then, a procedure that would now take only
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      • 1583 74 Shelagh Mahbubani gives the lowdown on some of the different ways health-care professionals can look inside your body to diagnose and treat diseases The sign above the door says "warning". It is a familiar sight in hospitals. Behind these doors lie X-ray, CT, PET and
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      • 337 76  -  LEE HUI CHIEH Anew scanner is now able to yield clear images of a patient's heart, no matter how furiously it is pounding. It also does so with 50 to 70 per cent less radiation than a conventional computed tomography (CT) scanner. A heart scan is usually
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      • 118 76  -  SHELAGH MAHBUBANI Anew imaging system which promises lower doses of radiation and clearer images is being tested at the National Heart Centre. Doctors will use it for angiography (taking diagnostic pictures of the heart vessels) as well as angioplasty (placing stents inside blocked vessels to open
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      • 949 77 Health Scope An abdominal aortic aneurysm occurs when the walls of the aorta weaken, causing the artery to bulge. Judith Tan finds out how it can be treated when detected early This is not the sort of middle age bulge that anyone would want.
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      • 544 78 'When I thought the urine was a bit on the red side, alarm bells rang.' Mr H.L. Wong (below), 74, who was eventually diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm Out Patient Grandfather's aneurysm would have burst if he had not gone for
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      • 1323 79 Combining cardio weight training ROAD TO FITNESS There doesn't have to be a choice between cardio or weights. And queuing for machines is the preserve of the mega-gyms. Where is this Utopia? In the many women-only circuit centres now in Singapore. They have fitness stations dedicated to getting your heart
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      • 1449 80 Success coach Robin Sharma's wish is for people to remember what is important in leading a great life, Elaine Young reports Robin Sharma drives a Range Rover, and has never owned a Ferrari. The 41-year-old wrote the inspirational bestseller The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari,
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      • 527 82 Eat to Live It boasts a basket of raw greens as a daily fixture on dining tables, says Sylvia Tan It must be rare to find a fat Vietnamese. I mean how can anyone grow fat on a cuisine that calls for such lavish use
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      • 268 82 Ingredients 500g sirloin in one piece Marinade I Tbs fish sauce I Tbs sugar I tsp oil Pepper 1 lemon grass use white part only, chopped 2 garlic cloves peeled and chopped I small cucumber, core removed 1 small
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      • 254 83 REUTERS 99% of parasites, viruses and bacteria are killed or inactivated by microwaving, study finds Two minutes in a microwave oven can sterilise most household sponges, United States researchers reported on Monday. A team of engineering researchers at the University of
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