The Straits Times, 16 February 2007

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 94 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 198/12/2006 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16 2007 am A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon Budget 2007: Poised for the future
    357 1 Everybody will get some help with the higher GST rate of 7% kicking in on July 1. Workers struggling to make ends meet will be given a lift with Workfare. You get as GST offsets Cash of up to $1,000 over four years, depending
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    Lock icon GST goes up to 7% from July 1
    404 1  -  Erica Tay By IT'S official: The goods and services tax (GST) will go up to 7 per cent in one step, and it will happen on July 1. Revealing this yesterday, Second Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugarattiam said it is best to make
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    Lock icon Wage boost for lower-income
    381 1  -  Lydia Lim By FOR the first time, the Government will supplement the income of low-wage earners, a move that will boost the earnings of about 438,000 people. The bulk of this additional income will go into the workers' Central Provident Fund (CPF) accounts, as it is
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    Lock icon Corporate tax cut, CPF rate up
    369 1  -  Lee Su Shyan By SINGAPORE'S corporate tax rate is being cut from 20 to 18 per cent in a move aimed at making the Republic even more attractive to global companies. The cut will provide some relief for employers, who will have to put
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Govt shows its capitalist head, socialist heart
      1189 1  -  Chua Mvi Hoong NEWS ANALYSIS By Deputy Political Editor A CAN-DO Budget with buzz. And one that positions Singapore to run the next lap of the global economy, even as it beefs up so-cial-security spending to take care of those who can't run
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Research drive on the right track, says Tharman
      568 3  -  Daryl Loo »BUDGET 2007 Govt will invest a total of $2b this year to fund R£tD initiatives By THE Government has put paid to the recent debate on whether money spent on the country's research and development drive was being put to
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      Lock icon The debate on biomedical research in Singapore
      290 3 THE debate was sparked by an opinion piece by National Neuroscience Institute director Lee Wei Ling, headlined "What ails biomedical research in Singapore?", published in The Straits Times on Nov 4, in which she wrote that in Singapore's push into the biomedical sciences,
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      Lock icon DAY OF REMEMBRANCE
      101 3 A large crowd gathered at the War Memorial in Beach Road yesterday to remember victims of the Japanese Occupation 65 years ago. It was on Feb 15,1942, that Singapore fell to the Japanese. Among those present were war survivors who had lost loved ones. They lit joss
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      Lock icon Van bursts into flames in Scotts Road
      206 4 A VAN burst into flames in Scotts Road yesterday, sending pas-sers-by scurrying for cover. Its engine burned for about 10 minutes before a deafening explosion engulfed the entire vehicle in flames, said Madam Rosedah Abdul Karim, 41. The sales executive was on the
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      Lock icon Bangkok taps ex-Thaksin aide to boost investor confidence
      551 4  -  Leslie Lopez Former PM's deputy will help explain new govt's economic policies By ffIAILAND'S embattled mil-itary-installed government tias appointed a former deputy to ousted prime minister rhaksin Shinawatra to help boost faltering investor confidence. In a surprise move yesterday, Prime Minister Surayud
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      37 4 Doing it their way How Singapore's top executives spend their v Chinese g New Year. HU __\\M Z Convicted of chopper attack on maid Acquitted 8 months later on appeal, she says... I can't describe the pain
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Abe under pressure to soften stance towards Pyongyang
      738 6  -  Kwan Weng Kin Critics at home say it is in Japan's interest to 'cooperate' By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo WITH the United States changing its hardline policy towards North Korea, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is under growing pressure to take a
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      Lock icon North Korea 'ready to implement agreement'
      311 6 NORTH Korea is ready to implement an agreement reached earlier this week on initial steps towards denuclearisation, a news report yesterday quoted the North's top nuclear negotiator as saying. "The talks went well," Kyodo news agency quoted the North's ViceForeign Minister Kirn Kye Gwan
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      Lock icon Two Koreas to restart ministerial talks this month
      354 6 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Seoul NORTH and South Korea agreed yesterday to restart high-level talks, paving the way for food aid to resume after this week's breakthrough energy-for-disarmament deal with Pyongyang. Officials from the two Koreas, technically still at war, agreed to hold
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      Lock icon Kirn Jong Il turns 65, with no successor in sight
      502 6 REUTERS Seoul RAINBOWS fill the sky and frost flickers like fireworks as North Korea prepares for the birthday of its "Dear Leader", who is reaching an age when many retire, yet is reluctant to name his successor. Mr Kirn Jong
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Chinese minister in Japan for talks
        521 8 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Main agenda is to pave the way for a red-carpet visit by Premier Wen in April Tokyo CHINA'S Foreign Minister is in Tokyo for talks intended to set the stage for a red-carpet visit by the Chinese Premier, but
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        Lock icon Weather blows hot, then cold, in north-east
        191 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beijing rENS of millions of people in China's far north-east who recently experienced their warmest winter in 4-0 years are now enduring their tieaviest snowfalls in a decade, rtate press said yesterday. More than 22 cm of snow fell on luesday
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        Lock icon Conman gets death for $590m ant scam
        183 8 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Beijing A CHINESE man has been sentenced to death for cheating people of 3 billion yuan (Sss9o million) in an ant-breeding scam, local media said yesterday. Wang Zhendong, from northeastern Liaoning province, set up two companies purportedly engaged in making
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        Lock icon Further curbs on investment and loans needed: Hu
        356 8 BLOOMBERG, REUTERS Beijing CHINESE President Hu Jintao said the country should improve its economic controls while continuing to implement sound fiscal and monetary policy, state media reported yesterday evening. Stronger economic controls are needed to control fixed-asset investment and curb lending, he
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon 'Golden Pig' baby boom expected in parts of Asia
        566 10 REUTERS Parents believe the new Year of the Pig is an auspicious time to have kids Beijing A BABY boom is about to hit parts of Asia, as couples try to ensure their newborns get a happy, wealthy life by starting
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        Lock icon SHARK WATCH
        47 10 PHOTO: AP Majestic whale sharks gliding through the waters of an aquarium hold visitors spellbound with their sheer magnificence and grace. The many species of marine life are housed behind the world's largest acrylic panel viewing window at the Churaumi Aquarium in Okinawa, south Japan.
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        Lock icon Descendants of Japanese war collaborators set to lose assets
        244 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Seoul SOUTH Korea is set to confiscate the property of about 40 descendants of people who collaborated with Japan during its 1910-1945 colonial rule, a minister said yesterday. The move comes after a special law was enacted in December
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        Lock icon Korea University chief accused of plagiarism quits
        274 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Seoul THE head of a prestigious South Korean university resigned yesterday following accusations of plagiarism in his research papers. Dr Lee Phil Sang, who has been under fire since he became president of Korea University in December, submitted his resignation
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        Lock icon Free trade pact for US and S. Korea in sight
        533 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Fruitful round of talks this week raises hopes of an agreement by end of March Washington THE United States and South Korea could reach agreement on a free trade pact as early as next month. Talks
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        Lock icon Japanese gang leader kills himself
        201 11 REUTERS Tokyo THE head of a Japanese gang appeared to have committed suicide yesterday, a week after the fatal shooting of a rival group's member triggered fears of an all-out turf war between the country's two largest yakuza clans. Kazuyoshi Kudo, head of a gang
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        Lock icon 11 passengers hurt in HK train fire
        306 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Hong Kong A SHORT-CIRCUITED transformer on a train exploded inside Hong Kong's West Rail tunnel and started a blaze on Wednesday morning. Eleven commuters were injured and hospitalised while some 1,100 had to be evacuated from the smoke-filled tunnel following the
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    • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon KL and Delhi to boost economic, defence ties
        649 12  -  Ravi Velloor India may also show more flexibility in FTA talks with Asean By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi MALAYSIA and India are Doised to announce increased :ooperation in economic and lefence issues. Malaysian Foreign Minister >yed Hamid Albar indicated is
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        Lock icon Valentine's Day threats and fetes
        177 12 REUTERS Karachi MANY young, urban Pakistanis ignored threats from religious conservatives and celebrated St Valentine's Day on Wednesday with gifts of red roses, heart-shaped cakes and chocolates. Some religious groups in the predominantly Muslim country have condemned the celebration of the Christian saint's day as
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        Lock icon India to test long-range missile again
        285 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS New Delhi INDIA will test-fire a new missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads across much of Asia and the Middle East within the next few months, said a news report quoting a top Indian defence scientist. A first test of the Agni
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Indonesia's lawmakers see red over loss of allowance
        487 14  -  Salim Osman Cabinet meeting on issue is postponed, upsetting regional legislators further By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta A ROW over the withdrawal of regional legislators' allowances is threatening to sour ties between the central government and the regions, after a Cabinet meeting
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        Lock icon S'pore developer pumps $248m into Philippines
        544 14  -  Ken Kwek By In Manila BUSINESS park developer Ascendas is demonstrating its confidence in the Philippines as a location for business and investments. It will be injecting a total of $248 million into two separate projects here, it revealed yesterday. The first involves expanding
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        Lock icon Restructuring deadline for Shin Corp poses dilemmas
        480 14  -  Leslie Lopez By A LOOMING deadline for Shin Corp to restructure its shareholding organisation is set to pose separate dilemmas for Thailand's military-in-stalled government and a Temasek Holdings-led consortium that controls the conglomerate. Here's why. Shin Corp, the publicly listed telecommunications group previously
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        Lock icon S'pore aid for flood victims in Jakarta and Johor
        272 14  -  Dcvi Asmarani By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta THE Singapore community in Jakarta yesterday gave 200 million rupiah (5534,000) worth of medicine and relief supplies for the city's flood victims. The donation was channelled through Muhammadiyah, the country's second-largest Muslim organisation, which
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        Lock icon Airlines warn: No flights to Thailand's old airport
        298 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Bangkok INTERNATIONAL airlines yesterday threatened to halt flights to Thailand if the government forced them to move back to Bangkok's old airport, which is expected to reopen next month. "Some members are going to review commitment to continue the services
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Flurry of good news on KL economy
        643 15  -  Reme Ahmad But some see the govt's release of data as a way of hiding concern over economic issues By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur THE Malaysian government has brought out a range of positive data on the economy in recent days
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        Lock icon Festive death toll on roads hits 64
        169 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Kuala Lumpur MORE than 60 people have died on Malaysia's roads despite a safety blitz ahead of Chinese New Year this weekend. Malaysian police said 64 people have been killed in accidents in the four days since the launch of a
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        Lock icon TODDLER FALLS INTO POT OF CURRY
        63 15 NEW STRAITS TIMES Two-year-old Mu'az Mohd Roselan was playing beside a pot of curry at his grandmo- ther's home in Kuala Nerang, near Alor Star, the Kedah state capital, last Friday when he fell into it. He suffered 50 per cent burns on his
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        Lock icon Two Selangor water treatment plants closed
        241 15 Kuala Lumpur TWO water treatment plants catering to about a million residents in Selangor have been closed down for cleaning following ammonia contamination at a major river. However, water supply to the residents of the state has not been affected by the closure of
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      29 6 Baby boom looms A baby boom is expected in parts of Asia as parents try to ensure their children are born in the auspicious "Golden Pig Year". PAGE 10
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon The four main plotters
      230 16 MADRID TRAIN BOMBINGS 2004 Rabei Osman Sayed Ahmed (Mohammed The Egyptian) The 35-year-old was arrested in June 2004 in Italy, where he was convicted on terrorism charges and sentenced to 10 years in jail. Transcripts following three months of recordings by the Italian police showed his
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      Lock icon Europe's biggest trial of Islamic terrorists
      728 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE 29 suspects to face charges in Madrid's train bombings three years ago that killed over 190 Madrid THE trial into Europe's worst terrorist attack in 15 years started in Spain yesterday amid tight security, with 29 mostly Moroccan suspects facing
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      Lock icon Nine Al-Qaeda members among 11 held in France
      357 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Paris FRENCH police have arrested 11 terror suspects, nine of whom are believed to be members of Al-Qaeda who helped fighters join the ranks of Iraqi insurgents. The first arrests took place at Orly airport in Paris when
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      Lock icon Zawahiri the new Al-Qaeda leader?
      301 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE A NEW audio message from the deputy leader of Al-Qaeda is calling into question the well-being of the terrorist group's leader Osama bin Laden. It is also throwing up the possibility that Al-Qaeda No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahiri (right) is effectively the
      ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  301 words
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      Lock icon Al-Qaeda threat puts America's oil suppliers on alert
      312 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Dubai A CALL by an extremist group linked to Al-Qaeda for wider attacks against United States oil suppliers has forced Canada, Mexico and Venezuela to review security at oil installations. "We've always said that Canada is not immune to threats.
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      Lock icon Bush insists Iran behind bomb attacks in Iraq
      786 17  -  Derwin Pereira But US President also tries to play down talk of war against Teheran By US Bureau Chief In Washington PRESIDENT George W. Bush has piled the pressure on Iran, even as he tries to deflect growing concerns over rhetoric that
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      Lock icon Cleric Sadr 'Visiting Iran'
      195 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AN ADVISER to Iraq's Prime Minister said yesterday that radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr is in Iran, but denied he fled due to fear of arrest during an escalating security crackdown. Speaking from Baghdad, Mr Sami Al-Askari said Sadr travelled to Iran
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      Lock icon Shi'ite-Sunni rift exposed in bus attack
      385 17 NEW YORK TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Teheran rHE audacious bus bomb attack in Iran on Wednesday has highlighted the Sunni-Shi'ite divide in the Muslim country. Militant Sunni group Jundallah has claimed responsibility for bombing a bus carrying elite Revolutionary Guards, killing 11 people. The
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      Lock icon British, US kids the worst-off in rich world
      747 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS, LOS ANGELES TIMES Unicef ranks Netherlands best out of 21 nations to be a child London BRITAIN is the worst country among 21 wealthy nations in which to be a child, closely followed by the United States, according to
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      287 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London POLICE chiefs sought to reassure Londoners yesterday after a third fatal shooting in less than two weeks in the south of the city, fuelling fears of an escalating gun culture. Metropolitan Police Commissioner lan Blair and senior detectives
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      234 20 REUTERS Washington PRESIDENT George W. Bush said yesterday 3,200 more American troops being deployed to Afghanistan will help Nato forces launch a spring offensive against the Taleban. The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that a US Army brigade of 3,200 troops will now go
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      383 20 Washington HEAVY snow and freezing rain in the United States and Canada wreaked havoc yesterday, forcing hundreds of flight cancellations at major airports. A massive weather system which started in the US south-west swept through the Midwest and regained strength off the
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        101 20 BLOOMBERG CAIRO: Egyptian police arrested 73 members of the outlawed but normally tolerated Muslim Brotherhood, in what the group said was an escalation of a government crackdown on the nation's largest opposition group. The members detained early yesterday included doctors, engineers and physicians, said Mr Mohammed
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        121 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS TAIPEI: Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian will have to apologise to and compensate an opposition leader whom he had accused of secretly meeting a Chinese official, a court ruled yesterday. Intelligence officials had testified in court against Mr Chen's allegation made to the
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        110 20 LONDON: Retailer Marks and Spencer (M&S) was accused of using "distorting" mirrors in its changing rooms to make women look slimmer when they try on clothes, the Daily Telegraph said yesterday. Mr Robert Kilroy-Silk, a member of the European Parliament, called for the mirrors to be
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        177 20 REUTERS LONDON: British adventurer Robert Swan sets sail on a polar expedition next week to launch what he says is the world's first online education centre in Antarctica which will offer children a real-time glimpse of life on the ice. Mr Swan, 50, the
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        116 20 REUTERS VIENNA: The United Nations nuclear watchdog yesterday introduced a new radiation warning symbol showing emanating waves, a skull and crossbones, and a running person. It will supplement the existing three-cornered trefoil symbol which "has no intuitive meaning and little recognition beyond those educated in
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        289 21 KEN KWEK FILIPINO stock trader Rudy Abad's story has been one of tragedy and triumph, riches and rags, love lost and hope discovered. These are imbued in the Maria Rose Abad Village, a settlement on Manila's outskirts which the 60-year-old helped build
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        174 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE COMEDIAN Al Franken, known for his lacerating satire of the American right, discarded his customary wisecracks as he announced soberly that he would run for the US Senate. In a video posted on his website on Wednesday, there were no gags or
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        298 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOS: TWO sisters in Uruguay, both models, have died of apparent heart attacks within months of each other a family tragedy that came as the fashion world debates how to protect the health of painfully thin runway models. Eliana Ramos,
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        216 21 REUTERS BODY Shop founder Anita Roddick is suffering from liver damage after contracting the hepatitis C virus more than 35 years ago, she said. Dame Anita, 64, one of Britain's best-known businesswomen, developed the potentially deadly disease from infected blood given to her
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      27 16 Netherlands best for kids The Netherlands is the best country for children while Britain is the worst among 21 wealthy nations, says a Unicef report. PAGE 20
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      860 18 Wishing all a Happy Jmm^i New Year ta""io"!^^ffg H ™rs' tj=ssSß, j^ except: Bugis Junction, Changi Airport T2, China Square, Funan Digitalife Mall, Ip^3ESp;^PHff^:^i^f¥I T'-rii-' r __i JffSffittffi— Novenajakashimaya, UE Square, United Square and Valley Point I^Hj^JlP^tei^^m^^^j^. 'sjxo* Qot'VftlaW and enjoy 24 Hours shopping at Holland Village, Hougang and Katong
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      396 22 FEW today can fail to appreciate the virtues of globalisation. But it also brings with it difficulties. Second Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam acknowledged this in Parliament yesterday, and then set about to detail how Singapore intends to face the challenges. Mr Tharman's Budget speech should be
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      849 22  -  Michael Vatikiotis By For The Straits Times THE question is often asked whether China is ready to play the role of superpower. Former US deputy secretary of state Robert Zoellick famously used the less loaded word "stakeholder" to describe the ideal role for China in
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      1064 22  -  Janadas Devan PICKING ON SINGAPORE By Senior Writer FORMER Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said of Singapore on Thai television recently: "You'll get nowhere with them either being nice or being tough, they only think of themselves." That statement is only partly true: It is certainly important
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      693 23  -  Gideon Samet CHANGING TUNES IN THE MIDDLE EAST By For The Straits Times In Tel Aviv THE American-Israeli-Palestinian summit next Monday in Jerusalem may turn out to be deja vu all over again. Two Bush administrations have led several such gatherings, with no real results. But
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      1755 24  -  George Friedman RUSSIA'S GREAT-POWER STRATEGY By WHAT a speech Russian President Vladimir Putin gave at a meeting on international security in Munich last weekend. Okay, the speech did not break new ground; it repeated things that the Russians have been saying for quite a
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      22 24 To buy, find and sell the latest range \awi4 of products and services, check out CATS Classified in The Straits Times. MATO
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      667 25  -  Li Xueying The Year of the Pig, which comes every 12 years, holds many memorable moments for Sinaaoore politics and politicians. reports THE Year of the Pig will be a fat and prosperous one for Singapore, though some aspects of it may be rather swinish. This is what
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      676 25  -  Denise Phua Born on Dec 9, 1959 NEVER mind what the school textbooks say. People's Action Party MP Denise Phua believes that the communists jailed by the PAP government in the 1960s were not necessarily dangerous villains. "From what I read, it would appear
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      638 25  -  Lim Hwee Hua Born on Feb 26, 1959 MRS Lim Hwee Hua jests that when studying history as a student, she did not "need to remember so much". After all, she was born in the year that Singapore achieved self-government from Britain, so that
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      1095 26  -  Benjamin Pwee FRIDAY MATTERS By THE recent appointment of a Commissioner of Charities is a step in the right direction towards greater accountability and governance in the non-profit sector. As someone who has been involved with, and a consultant for, a variety of
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      737 26  -  Lydia Lim »THE POST-65ERS By THERE is a well in Cambodia named after my friend Annie, who gave a small sum to a charity working there. When work on the well was first completed, the charity sent her a photograph that
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      25 25 Thinking beyond careers Non-profit organisations are more challenging to lead, but can be more fulfilling. They need the best of top executive talent. PAGE 26
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      548 27 Singapore today Partly cloudy. Showers with thunder in the afternoon. ASIA WORLD WEATHER BEIJING t cloudy NEWDELHI AAk _ff\ r 4^Zr rv^Qj Cloudy o tcjN -o KUNMING AIPEI M o Hongkong windy HANOI fiZ \w^ AA_k mtd BAYOFBENGAL SOUTH CHINA SEA W^Z 3^Q» HA o MANILA i o BANGKOK T^
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      275 27 afblb 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY 1 Parents can sign up for a Mandarin story-telling contest on March 11. Children will be the judges for this competition. To register, call Ms Ma on 6265-8858/6265-6636 or visit the website www.storyisland.com.sg 2 Help save lives by donating blood at Raffles Place
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      308 28 Can't take the heat this New Year? Then cork it. •No sweat! This Chinese New Year won't be a pressure cooker with k our red-hot goodies. We've got the practical kitchen help to get x A you through all the festive cooking and serving. Grab these and other hot buys
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      691 29  -  Yap Su-Yin National Council on Problem Gambling lends support to at least two interactive initiatives aimed at young potential gamblers By STUDIES show that youth gambling is a problem that needs to be tackled early. A 2004 gambling prevalence survey here showed that
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      530 30  -  Ben Nadarajan Japanese firm's key naphtha trader out on bail after questioning by Singapore police By A TOP oil trader with Japanese trading firm Mitsui Co has been arrested by Singapore police and questioned in relation to accusations that he concealed his
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      120 30 Students at several schools here marked the third International Childhood Cancer Day yesterday by pinning golden ribbons. At Holy Innocents High School, Secondary 1 student Xina Lim (left), 13, pins one on for classmate Elisabel Lim, also 13, during the morning assembly. About 30 students from the
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      428 30  -  K.C. VIJAYAN By Crime Correspondent A FRAUD suspect who lost a two-year extradition battle in Hong Kong was charged in court yesterday, almost immediately after landing back in Singapore. Company director lan Huang Yuan, 54, was charged with 16 :ounts
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      487 30  -  Selina Lum By A 53-YEAR-OLD man was jailed for eight years yesterday for fatally stabbing an acquaintance who had twice assaulted him. Chan Khoon Tee, a drug abuser, gave himself up at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) one day after stabbing Mr
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        54 30 ABOUT 50 stainless steel angle guards, screwed to the pillars of an industrial building in Boon Keng Road, went missing this week. This happened between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning at Block 105. The 51 guards are worth about $7,600. The staff discovered the
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        59 30 A WOMAN walking along the sheltered footpath at Woodlands Square had her sling bag snatched by a dark-complexioned man at about 6am on Tuesday. The bag contained $300 in cash and personal documents. The woman, in her 40s, described the thief as about 1.65 m tall,
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        102 30 THREE cameras went missing in a shop in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8 on Wednesday when the shop assistant was busy with another customer. He was helping him examine a camera but the man decided not to buy it in the end. He handed
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        69 30 A PETROLEUM company was charged in court yesterday with failing to implement safe-work procedures, which led to an accident that killed a worker. Shell Eastern Petroleum allegedly failed to do this on its premises at Pulau Bukom /Pulau Ular, which led to the contents
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        90 30 A 42-YEAR-OLD teacher was hauled to court yesterday on two charges of molesting a nine-year-old pupil. He is said to have caressed her private parts in the computer laboratory of the school on Nov 8 and 9 last year. Bail of $10,000 was offered and
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      366 30  -  Elena Chong By A FORMER Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officer who took bribes from two men for wrongfully granting 14-day social visit passes to foreign women was yesterday sentenced to two years in jail. Siti Sarina Mohamed Kassim, now unemployed, was also ordered
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      436 31  -  David Boey Young and old reminded of importance of peace at ceremony to remember WWII victims By Defence Correspondent THE long wail of an air raid siren yesterday morning, distinctly heard over the War Memorial at Beach Road, sounded the "All Clear" signal. It
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        50 31 THE Manpower Ministry's manpower research and statistics department will be surveying 8,500 households on employment issues from next Friday to April 7. The survey will be conducted via phone and face-to-face interviews. Information collected will include the name, education level and employment status of each household member.
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        62 31 ABOUT 130 needy children from Malay-Mus-lim homes and five madrasahs or religious schools will get free subscriptions to a new magazine, Reading Plus, which has articles on current affairs and the different cultures here. The children are beneficiaries of the Association of Muslim Professionals' Adopt-A-Family
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        91 31 RETAIL sales fell slightly last December, sliding a seasonally adjusted 2.9 per cent from the month before, according to data from the Department of Statistics yesterday. Overall retail sales in December, however, rose 15.2 per cent from November. Motor vehicle sales fell by 4.9 per
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        574 34  -  Lee Hui Chieh Minister reveals more than 6 in 10 S'poreans who died had less than $2,500 in the account By SINGAPOREANS who died after the age of 65 had an average balance of just $3,500 left in their Medisave account, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan
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        441 34  -  Lynn Lee By ELECTRONIC Road Pricing was not introduced to generate revenue, Transport Minister Raymond Lim said yesterday. It actually rakes in less than the Area Licensing Scheme (ALS), the previous plan to manage peak-hour traffic. He was responding
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        256 34 ONGSOH CHIN THE Housing Board is aware of the concerns of the elderly and the poor. So it is willing to exercise leniency on a case-by-case basis when it comes to rental flats. But on a policy level, it has to be strict about
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        428 34  -  Ong Soh Chin By THE Education Ministry has taken a targeted approach to preschool education which includes helping children from low-income families with financial schemes. Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Education) Masagos Zulkifli also said his ministry would ensure teachers were well-qualified. He
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          171 34 A NATIONAL hotline to help point people to the right agency to handle their queries and complaints is unnecessary as civil servants already do this job. Under what is known as a "No Wrong Door" policy, civil servants are required to put a member of
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          146 34 TWO hundred people were arrested last year for stealing metal parts and components such as lightning strips and railings. They were responsible for 150 of the 1,092 cases reported last year. Metal theft has doubled from 526 in 2005 because of an increase
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          119 34 PAYING the goods and services tax (GST) to the Government has not been a problem for most businesses here. More than nine in 10 paid up on time to the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) last year, Minister of
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      328 36  -  Amelia Tan 3 troupes from China and Taiwan are here for the annual event By THE stage is set, the performers are here and the costumes in auspicious red and gold are pressed and ready. The Singapore River Hongbao 2007 starts today, with song and
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      108 36 IT IS that time of the year for the Chinese New Year countdown celebrations. The following roads will be closed to traffic from spm on Saturday to 3am on Sunday for the festivities and bazaar: New Bridge Road between Upper Cross Street and Kreta Ayer Road
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      60 36 THE Istana will be open to the public next Tuesday, from 8.30 am to 6pm. Visitors can look forward to performances by Orchid Park Secondary School, Compassvale Primary School, St Anthony's Canossian Secondary School, Grace Orchard School and the Singapore Management University. Admission is free to Singaporeans
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      49 36 PHOTO: MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN CHINATOWN CROWDS: With Chinese New Year around the corner, shoppers throng the stalls along Pagoda Street looking for festive goodies. Police have warned people to be careful with their belongings and to carry their handbags and backpacks in front instead.
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      415 36  -  Khushwant Singh By SOMEONE has "received" a $1,000 hongbao ahead of Chinese New Year and police would like to know who that pickpocket is. The victim, a festive shopper outside People's Park Complex, was about to pay a vendor at about spm on Wednesday,
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      525 37  -  T. Raj an Motorist driving to Malacca gets summons at roadblock for 'illegal tinted windows' By APART from checking that their passports have been stamped, motorists driving across the border to Malaysia now have another thing to worry about. Last
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      Lock icon Shoplifter gets six weeks' jail
      275 37  -  Chong Chee Kin By A FATHER of two, arrested for shoplifting on Valentine's Day, told the judge the infant milk powder he stole was for his younger child. But it cut no ice with District Judge Jasvender Kaur who reminded Kamsani Ani, 48, an odd-job
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      Lock icon Open verdict on death of Norwegian who fell off motorcycle
      460 37  -  Elena Chong By AN OPEN verdict was recorded yesterday at an inquiry into the death of a Norwegian woman who fell off her friend's motorcycle and was hit by a car along East Coast Park Service Road in October 2005.
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      328 37  -  Liaw Wy-Cin By STUDENTS and teachers in eight schools are looking forward to 2010 by which time they will have bigger classrooms, media resource libraries, IT learning centres and sports halls. The schools will be the next to benefit from the Ministry of Education's
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      191 37 A REGULAR train commuter received an early hongbao when he won the first prize in the Ride SMRT, Go Places competition, simply for taking the train to work daily. Mr Wong Yeow Fan, 24, won the top prize in the December draw. He
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      25 29 A friendly reminder Festive crowds are magnets for pickpockets, warn the police, who are giving tips on precautions to take against such crimes. PAGE H8
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      82 30 SCIENGp I w' demystified ta __J This could be the Garuda, established in 1976, is one of Indonesia's largest Medan Jakarta Lampuns Singapore restaurant chains offering high quality Padang cuisine. Today, in a partnership with Tung Lok Group, Garuda's jaA first two restaurants outside Indonesia are set to spice up
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      310 31 mmW m A. 11^ I m\_ yy/Z/^ 1 Practise Good Personal Hygiene Remember to wash your hands thoroughly and often IL, Q.\__\Py Q V V i O with soap and water. |[q^ )Hi^^ >lO\ Vl\ Aff s II Use a serving spoon when taking food from a common plate. ll"~*5
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      234 31 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 Singapore (Case). World of electrical electronic goods QQ I No. of cases filed vJv? I (January to December 2006) Top complaints 1. Defective goods 2.
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      307 32 XN 16 Feb All stores are open 24 hours (Turf City till 2am) fffr (^p W Feb All stores are open till 11pm O V J§M| p 18 Feb All Stores are Open: *IMM r Parkway Parade &Bedok 9am-11pm* Pioneer Mall 7am-10pm 4c §k Vivo City Sembawang 10am 10pm Turf
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      382 38  -  Pavin Limanont IN HIS letter, "Flip side of foreign students topping exams" (ST, Feb 13), Mr Quek York Tong lists his fears about an influx of foreigners into Singapore. I disagree with the xenophobic tenor and support the effort of integrating and assimilating
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      346 38  -  Daniel Law Zhen Vi I APPLAUD Ms Aishah Mohamed's letter ("Don't call non-Muslims infidel or kafir"; ST, Feb 13), for her efforts to clarify certain terms used by some faiths on others. It is essential for people like us, who live in a
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      264 38  -  Steve Tan Peng Hoe READING the report on the parliamentary debate about Singapore's relationship with its neighbours ("How to live with neighbours: Stay cool despite heated spats; ST, Feb 13), I was disappointed with what was attributed to Madam Ho Geok Choo.
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      Lock icon Creativity big factor in award of SIA ad account
      234 38  -  Allein G. Moore MR DORIAN Ball has it all wrong ("Spore Girl born out of creativity, not statistics"; ST, Feb 15). The selection of the final group agencies for the Singapore Airlines pitch was made on a credentials presentation. This is
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      243 38  -  Lim Wee Hing THE arguments in Mr Lee Weng Foo's letter, "Big dose of sensitivity and humility needed when dealing with our neighbours" (ST, Feb 13), remind me of former British prime minister Neville Chamberlain's policy of appeasement Believing he could avoid confrontation
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        78 38  -  Angle Klyoml Nlshl (Mdm) ON FEB 2, I left my mobile phone at McDonald's at Centrepoint after having breakfast there. I only realised this later, at the National University of Singapore campus, and had to get my husband to retrieve my cellphone.
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        Lock icon BOOKS DELIVERED WITH FIRM'S HELP
        105 38  -  Paul Heng ON BEHALF of the Rotary club of Bugis Junction, I would like to thank TNT Logistics for making it possible for our club to courier a box of recycled dentistry books to university students in Makassar, Indonesia. When I approached the TNT human
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        110 38  -  Angeline Tang Pei Shan (Ms) I SPRAINED my ankle badly at the bus stop outside Hotel Royal Plaza on Scotts in Scotts Road last Friday, and had to hobble to the hotel to rest my ankle. Because of the pain, I ended up
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        95 38  -  Chua Chin Kok LAST Sunday night, my car rammed into a Ford car. There were scratches on the Ford's back bumper but no dent. I offered to pay the driver $250 and he agreed. The next day, the driver, Mr Yogesh of SDV
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      Lock icon Philatelic museum will follow up on feedback
      173 38  -  Tresnawatl Prlhadl (Ms) I REFER to the letter by Ms Chan Siew Hoong, "Impressed by show of old Spore postcards" (ST, Feb 14). We thank Ms Chan for her visit to the Singapore Philatelic Museum and for taking time to write in her
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      255 38  -  Cassle Fong (Ms) I REFER to Mr Ho See Sai's letter, "Capacity, coverage woes of mobile network" (ST, Feb 9). We appreciate Mr Ho's comment on the quality of mobile network coverage in Singapore. We would like to take this opportunity to
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      91 38 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.asial. com.sg/forum Access to letters online is free. Foreign talent influx: Incentives needed to raise Singapore's fertility rate to above 2.1 Move to cut bus bays: Yes, it's time public transport operators fought back Ask ourselves how we are contributing to the
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      669 39  -  Marc Lim > SINGTEL LEAGUE CUP Optimism abounds as strugglers Gombak, Sengkang surprise in opening matches By Sports Correspondent rHE start of a new tournament, played in a brand-new stadium yesterday, gave Singapore football a sense of a new beginning. More importantly, it had an
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      582 39  -  Leonard Lim By [F THE Korean Super Reds lose in their debut match tonight, they will be sent on another overseas training tour before the S-League kicks Dff on March 4. That is how serious chairman-:um-coach Hong In Woong is
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      Lock icon McClaren to send DVD to his team
      671 40 REUTERS SOCCER England coach wants his players to remember their sub-standard showing against Spain London IF ENGLAND'S internationals were hoping to forget their inept performance in last week's 0-1 friendly loss to Spain, they have another thing coming. Each will be receiving a
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      310 40 DAVID Beckham's chances of winning an England recall appear to be between slim and non-existent, despite his goal in Real Madrid's comeback win last weekend. He was the first to be axed by England manager Steve
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        124 40 BLOOMBERG NEWS LONDON: Celtic are considering legal action against Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov for saying that they and Rangers "buy off referees and players". The Lithuanian is quoted as such in the Daily Record's translation of an interview in the Russian magazine Futbol. Eduard Malofeev
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        80 40 LONDON: Brazil striker Robinho has rejected talk he could move to Premiership club Tottenham if he decides to quit Real Madrid. He recently voiced his disappointment at his lack of first-team chances this season. Speculation from Spain suggested the Premiership side Spurs were monitoring
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        78 40 LONDON: Emile Mpenza hopes to sign a contract with Manchester City. The Belgium forward has been training with the Premiership club this week after terminating his contract at Qatar's Al Rayyan. Stuart Pearce is thought to have been impressed enough to offer the free
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        59 40 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Tim Howard has signed a five-year contract with Everton, after a £3 million (Ss9 million) move from Manchester United. The American goalkeeper has been on loan at the Goodison Park club since the start of the season. United paid £2.3 million for the
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      476 40 ASSOCIATED PRESS BASKETBALL Boston AL JEFFERSON was happily watching the final seconds of garbage time from the Boston bench when teammate Delonte West gave him a piece of advice. "We've got nothing to celebrate," Jefferson recalled West telling him after Boston ended their franchise-record losing
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      257 40 ASSOCIATED PRESS THE San Antonio Spurs had every excuse to put forth a lacklustre performance on Wednesday and did not need to use any of them. Tim Duncan scored 23 points and Francisco Elson added 12 points, plus 18 rebounds, as the Spurs snapped Detroit's seven-game winning
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      690 41  -  Richard Jolly SOCCER Gunners' 3-1 win over Wanderers ends three successive defeats at the Reebok Stadium BY HE HAS a temper, and is prone to the odd intemperate outburst. But Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is usually too rational and scientific to indulge in talk
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      Lock icon Hungry Reading no pushovers for Man United
      927 41 Reading squad total cost: £8.2 m, United: £141 m Goalkeepers Marcus Hahnemann (USA, age 34) Cost: £0. Premiership starts: 26 Born in Seattle to German parents, "Buddy" signed for Fulham for £80,000 (S$240,000) from Colorado Rapids in 1999. Was in the US World
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      Lock icon Carrick not worried about lack of goals
      327 41 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London MICHAEL Carrick insists his lack of goals for Manchester United is not a concern. He has scored just once since his £18.6 million (S$55.8 million) pre-season move from Tottenham Hotspur. Despite playing fewer games, Darren Fletcher, Park Ji Sung and
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      246 41 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London ON SUNDAY, Wigan complained how poor officiating handed Arsenal a comeback Premiership win. On Wednesday, it was Bolton's turn in the FA Cup. Gary Speed moaned that Arsenal had "every little decision" from referee Chris Foy, as the Trotters lost the fourth-round
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      61 41 Tomorrow Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers Live, Ch24, 8.25pm Middlesbrough v West Bromwich Albion Live, Ch24, 10.55pm Chelsea v Norwich City Live, Ch23, 10.55pm Plymouth Argyle v Derby County Watford v Ipswich Town Manchester United v Reading Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 1.10am Sunday Preston North End v Manchester
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      739 42 SOCCER Their Valentine's Day embrace helps ease the tension at Barca's training ground London THE influence of Valentine's Day extended to Barcelona's training ground on Wednesday. Samuel Eto'o and Ronaldinho made a public display of reconciliation to ease the controversy surrounding the club, ahead of
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      196 42 UEFA president Michel Platini is pressing ahead with an experiment to have football matches controlled by five officials, in the hope that this would reduce penalty-area disputes. Under Platini's proposals, there would be two additional penalty-area "referees" helping to resolve arguments of the
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      409 42 Milan AC MILAN coach Carlo Ancelotti is preparing for a physical battle when they face Celtic in the last 16 of the Uefa Champions League on Tuesday. Celtic play host in the first leg, and have a fine home record of nine wins out of
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      Lock icon Nonda's goal eases Rovers' burden in second leg
      386 42 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London STRIKER Shabani Nonda faces an anxious wait to discover whether he has a future at Blackburn Rovers. This is despite the fact that he scored a crucial second away-goal in the 2-3 Uefa Cup defeat by Bayer Leverkusen. He
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      395 42 REUTERS MOTOR RACING London MICHAEL Schumacher answered those who wondered how long he could stay away from Formula One, appearing at a test session on Wednesday for the first time this year. Ferrari said the retired 38-year-old was merely following the progress of the
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        74 42 DOHA: Singapore's table tennis player Sun Beibei was beaten in the women's singles first round of the Qatar Open yesterday. The world No 37, who won the Indian Open last week, was upset by No 75 Sandra Paovic of Croatia 4-11, 9-11,11-8, 7-11,11-6,
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        67 42 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK: Maria Sharapova, a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme, donated US$lOO,OOO (*****,000) to eight Chernobyl recovery projects. The Russian world No 1 tennis player said: "My first step is to focus on the Cher-nobyl-affected region, where my family has roots."
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        57 42 ASSOCIATED PRESS MARSEILLE: The Marseille Open lost its top three seeds in the opening round on Wednesday. Robin Soederling beat Russian top seed Nikolay Davydenko 3-6 6-4 6-1, while Nicolas Mahut overcame Croatian No 2 Ivan Ljubicic 6-4 6-4. Another Croat, Mario Antic, pulled out
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      468 42 BASKETBALL NBA: Toronto 120 New Jersey 109, Washington 92 Philadelphia 85, Charlotte 100 Chicago 85, Orlando 103 Portland 91, Indiana 114 Memphis 104, Boston 117 Milwaukee 97, San Antonio 90 Detroit 81, Oklahoma City 110 Sacramento 93, Minnesota 99 Denver 94, Utah 99 Cleveland 98, Seattle 114 Phoenix 90,
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      Lock icon Bodybuilding back in SEA Games
      416 43  -  Jeanette Wang SEA GAMES Sport to be contested in Thailand following support from 6 nations, including Singapore By SINGAPORE'S bodybuilders can be flex-happy again. The sport is set to make its return in December's South-east Asia (SEA) Sames in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. Singapore has garnered
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      Lock icon Chawalit takes early lead as rain halts play
      328 43 ►>GOLF Jakarta THE rain poured on a day when Thailand's Chawalit Plaphol swept to an early lead in the opening round of the US$1.05 million (S$1.62 million) Indonesian Open yesterday. The late-afternoon thunderstorm over the Damai Indah Golf and Country Club saw
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      175 41 WMmm Wmt mmmmmmm^^^[^ J3^ KOREANS MAKE DEBUT! The might of Koreans on show! SCORE Korean Reds Woodlands Fri, 16/02/07 7.45pm SCORE Tampines Home United Fri, 16/02/07 7.45pm German League E Frankfurt Stuttgart Sat, 17/02/07 3.30am ECup Arsenal Blackburn Sat 17/02/07 8.30pm Italian League Empoli Roma Sat 17/02/0710.00pm Italian League Siena
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      91 42 TV times BASKETBALL NBA: Dallas Mavericks v Houston Rockets (Live, Ch24, 9am). CRICKET: Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, Ist ODI: New Zealand v Australia (Live, Ch9s, 9am). Castle Test Series 3rd Test, day 4: South Africa v India (Live, Ch9s, 3.30pm). GOLF: SBS Open at Turtle Bay: Day 1 (Live, Ch22, 7.30 am).
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      63 43 PAKIAM D/O GOVINDASAMY Ago. 7Q Age. a passed away peacefully on 15-02-07. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Krishnan Govindasamy, deceased) Sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, great grandchildren, relatives friends. Body is resting at Blk 64, #07-346, Toa Payoh Lor 5. Tel: *****404 Cortege will leave on
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      40 43 f We, the Family Of The Latel Wee Tiang Cheng Departed on 13 February 2007 wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends colleagues for your condolences, assistance, attendance, donations and wreaths during our recent bereavement.
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      70 43 M. DINESH KUMAR Departed on 3 Feb 2007 Father: Maslamany Mother: Muthuletchume I Sister: Yogeswari Brother: Senthil Kumar wish to express their heartfelt thanks and b?o Se^Tor 0 the™ akind' assi'stanTe, condolences^ e u,a their Karumathi Prayers will be held on 17Feb 2007, night at 31^558 JurongWest St 42, AthmaShantiPoojawillbeheldonl8feb
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      44 43 1st Anniversary in Loving Memory Of MARK LAU BEE CHEW Departed 16 February 2006 (&mM8.i£]EM B) Gone from our lives one so dear, But in our hearts forever near. "•*JfcHKS$,S-fctt&*J&A" Dearly missed forever Cherished By Pa, Ma, Mabel, Siblings, Relatives and All Loved Ones.
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      104 43 Chairman of PT. Pasir Sari Raya Industri JULIANI TANG JOEK JING Age: 73 passed away peacefully on 15 February 2007, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Ng Kim Jong (deceased) v Son: Daughter-in-law: Dan* Widjaya, Ng Sumajow Hennie Anneke Jaqualine Daughters: Sons-in-law: Ng Ai Ling Phua Teck Kai Ng Ai Na
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      163 43 i sj~y*-$ »p or Q 0 d so l ove d the world that He gave His only lJ begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not s perish but have everlasting Life." John 3:16-(KJB) i TOS'R'PTT HTTP TC A "ICETTlVCTr J *MK*A4M. M.M. 111 1*11. 1VUV11W Ag©! OO
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      78 43 he Lord is my shepherd; shall not want." Psaimai S^» FRANCIS MANIAM Age: 82 was called home to be with our Lord m 15 February 2007. m Sadly missed by his: J Wife, sisters, sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, granachildnn/in-law, great-grandchild and relatives. Wake is at Church of Our Lady OfLourdes
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      124 44 Loving Wife and Caring Mother I TEO BENG SUAN Age: 49 Passed away peacefully on 14 February 2007. Deeply missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Ng Boon Seng John Daughters: Huang Yingxiao Huang Meixiao Huang Xi Xiao Huang Qingxiao Mother: Yap Slew Luan Sisters-in-law: Spouses: Ng Lai Hong
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      94 44 "The Lord in my Shepherd, there ts nothing I shall wani" Psalm £3:1 JOSEPH JULIAN CHAN Age: 79 was called home to be with the Lord on 15 Feb 2007, Forever loved and missed by Wife: Mabel Chan Sons: Daughter-in-law: Lucien Chan Leslie Chan Magdalene Tay li. us1!1 i Son-in-law:
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      73 44 "I tim tlie ResitrTrrtiori aid rile life- Wlwrtvt believe* in Me will fine, eifti iliqurli he tiles: arut whoeivr tivn and betieivs in Me mitt never die-'John 11:25 10th Anniversary In Ever Loving Memory Of ALPHONSE IRVING DE SOUZA Deported m IB February 1997 Deeply mmed and always remembered by
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      107 44 SEVA SINGH S/O RAM CHANDER SINGH (JEEVAN SINGH) Departed on 15/2/07 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. lltHcivcd wife: Shoba Devi d/o Late Baboo Kcdar Singh IJauglilPi Sous-in Jaw: Mmita Deri Sliashi Raj Bevati (Hay) Amerject Singh Snns: llauj*hlns in hm: Wup<^h SJngli Kinm Sinpli T>iiii^i Siii^li I'mij,!
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      79 44 The Family of the Late 1 i 1 1 JOHN TAY CHIN MENG Departed on 11 February 2007 Wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all priests, relatives, friends, church members, prayer groups, business associates and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, prayers, wreaths and donations during
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      188 44 "I am the Resurrection and the Life, "Whoever believes in Me wilt live, even though he dies; ami whoever Hivx and believes in Me will netvr die." John 11:25-26 CHIN SIEW YIN Age: 80 was called home to be with the Lord on 14 Feb 2007 leaving behind loved ones.
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      63 44 I I Ho Soon Fatt and Family of the Late HO CHANG CHYE Departed on 12 February 2007 Wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all pastors, relatives, friends, colleagues, business associates and church members for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, prayers, wreaths and donations during their recent
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      73 44 I/"\ Radha Sametha Krishna I #5* ATHMA SHANTHI POO J A I *^l T^aal 1 I I I I KAMALAKSHIAMMA KUMAR A PiLLAi Passed away peacefully on 2-2-07. Sadly missed by loved ones. We wish to express our heartfelt thanks appreciation to all relatives S friends for their prayers, assistance,
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      212 44 II "I have fought the good fight, I hare finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 JOHN CHARLIE KOH CHOON YONG Age: 73 Called home to be with the Lord on 14 February 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. I Beloved wife: Josephine
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      106 44 \i I CHEW AIK SUAN Age: 71 Passed away peacefully on 15 February 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Lim Soo Hwah Sons; Daughters-in-law: Lim Khia Tat Khor Un-Kiat Lim Khia Kiam Ivy Chua Ai Mui Lim Khia Tcck Daphne Tco 1-Bee Grandsons: Samuel Lim Ngec
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      69 44 The Family of Che Late ROSLAN BIN JAMIL Age: 31 Departed on 13 lebuary 2007 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences and donations during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to all staff of LAND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY (LTA)
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      65 44 IX Xl j We, the family of the late i I I I LIM AH WOON Departed on 10.02.07 Wish 1o thank relatives, friends, colleagues, Covenant HFC, ii i i i of Christ Fellowship, medical teams and ■■uil i'l \li ■ainli.i Hospital and St Luke's Hospital for their assistance, attendance,
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        5966 45 TRANSACTION DATE: FEB 15, 2007 52-WEEK HIGH LOW IEL CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 0RVOL 'OOO DAY HIGH LOW NET P/E M CAP SMIL 3.5 1 5716 IstSoftware 11.5 6 3148 8Telecom 34.5 22 5834 A-Sonic 101 96 6389 ABFSGBondETF 35.5 17 1500 ACEDynamics 25 15.5
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      561 46 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Quarterly expansion of 4.8% sparks talk of interest rate hike next week Tokyo JAPAN reported yesterday a sharp upturn in economic growth to the fastest pace in almost three years, as consumer spending rebounded. This stoked speculation about a possible
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      225 46 BLOOMBERG NEWS, REUTERS Washington NYSE Group won approval from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to buy Euronext, clearing the last regulatory hurdle for the creation of the first transatlantic stock exchange. The top US financial-market regulator signed off on rule
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      157 46 BLOOMBERG NEWS TEMASEK Holdings bought 5.81 per cent of Citic Resources Holdings, a unit of China's fourth-larg-est oil producer, as it raised HK$l.72 billion (*****.5 million) in a share sale. Temasek, Singapore's investment company, bought 251 million shares of Citic Resources as it sold
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      199 46 REUTERS New York EFFORTS by Dubai Ports (DP) World to sell its United States port holdings to a unit of American International Group (AIG) have hit an llth-hour snag, The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. This was due to squabbles with the Port
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      36 46 AFP Yesterday's close: 5,992.8 (+32.3 points) Australian shares rose 0.52 per cent to another record close, as strong company profits lifted the market. Volume was 1.63 billion shares worth Ass.B billion (Ss7 billion).
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      143 46 I UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS I FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.1950 1.2090 Can dollar 1.3100 1.3250 Euro 2.0050 2.0280 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4388 0.4393 NZ dollar 1.0540 1.0780 Sterling pound 2.9960 3.0290 US dollar 1.5270
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      536 47  -  Goh Eng Yeow STAKING STOCK Blue chips soar on corporate tax cut while DBS' big gains boost bank counters By Markets Correspondent AS THE corporate tax rate went down yesterday, the market went roaring up as traders celebrated the pro-business
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      387 47 GOH ENG YE0W HONG Leong Finance a barometer of the good times now enjoyed by Singapore's small and me-dium-sized firms (SMEs) posted a 21.6 per cent jump in full-year profit to $96.2 million yesterday. The firm, which provides loans and other financial services
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        54 47 KEPPEL Corp's offshore unit Keppel Fels (KepFels) has won a repeat order worth US$392 million (S$602.7 million) to build a new class of jack-up rig. Slated for delivery in the third quarter of 2010, the KFels N class will be the largest jack-up rig ever to
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        82 47 WILMAR International's net profit rose 80.2 per cent to US$104.6 million (S$160.8 million), due to significantly higher sales volume throughout the year, particularly in palm oil. Revenue for the year ended Dec 31 increased by 14 per cent to US$5.3 billion. Earnings per share surged
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        74 47 UNISTEEL Technology yesterday reported a 22.9 per cent rise in net profit to $50.5 million and proposed a one-for-four bonus issue. Revenue for the year ended Dec 31 climbed 25.7 per cent to $231.6 million. Earnings per share increased to 15.82 cents, from 13.02
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        55 47 HENGXIN Technology, which makes telecommunication gear, yesterday announced that Mr Qian Lirong has been terminated as chief executive of the firm. Mr Qian resigned as director last month, in a power struggle which saw three new directors voted in to replace four executive and independent
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      484 47  -  Joyce Teo By SEMBCORP Marine (SembMarine) yesterday announced a near doubling of its full-year net profit to $238.4 million as well as a bumper dividend payout. Turnover was up 67.3 per cent to $3.55 billion. The group has recommended a final dividend of
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      255 47 GABRIEL CHEN DIRECTORS' TRADES EASYCALL International chief executive officer (CEO) Chia Yew Boon has raised his direct and indirect stakes in the education firm after exercising 1.5 million share options. Mr Chia now has 3.006 million shares, up from 1.506 million shares previously. The price he
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      723 48  -  Grace Ng Bank's full-year net gain swells 32% and shareholders can expect total "71 ct payout By DBS shareholders received a surprise hongbao yesterday, as the bank proposed a bumper cash payout on the back of record full-year net profits. The bank celebrated
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      704 48  -  Christopher Tan By Senior Correspondent SINGAPORE'S interest in restarting a vehicle assembly industry seems to have taken a more serious turn, with a year-long study tasked with, among other things, finding out if carmakers would be keen to set up manufacturing
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      228 48 GRACE NG OVERSEAS EXPANSION DBS Bank's "first priority" in its overseas expansion continues to be organic growth, said chief executive Jackson Tai yesterday. Mr Tai was outlining lessons learnt from its failed bid to buy Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) last year. He singled out
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      477 47 THE MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE TENOR Approximately 20 YEARS TOTAL AMOUNT OFFERED SGD 2,500,000,000 MINIMUM DENOMINATION SGD 1,000 MAS' INTENDED TENDER AMOUNT SGD 300,000,000 (NON-COMPETITIVE) ISSUE CODE NZ*****S ISINCODE SG7J*****174 ISSUE DATE/SETTLEMENT DATE 1 MARCH 2007 MATURITY DATE* 1 MARCH 2027 COUPON RATE TO BE DETERMINED BASED ON THE CUT-OFF
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      283 48 Budget 2007 Date Second Minister for Finance, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, delivered his Friday, 2 March 2007 2 007 Budget Statement in Parliament yesterday. Is the Budget what you had 9.00 am to I.oopm expected or hoped for? How are you affected by the tax changes? What are Venue your options?
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      1296 49 Think pigs are lazy and dirty? Campy (below right), a star of the Happy Hogs Show at the zoo, will prove how agile and smart they can be. TAY SUAN CHIANG reports Three little pigs at the Singapore Zoo are out to show that
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      108 50 Some famous people born in the Year of the Pig, and how old they will be this year: > Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, 84; > MediaCorp artistes Bryan Wong, 36; Patricia Mok, 36; and Joanne Peh, 24; > Singers Elton John, 60;
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      204 51 All over Asia, pigs are having their day as people think up ways to usher in the Year of the Pig PHOTOS: I IF PIGS COULD FLY: With ribbons on their heads and a blue tutu on their hinds, these acrobatic pigs from Nanning, in southern China,
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        873 52  -  Cheong Suk-Wai If you're hungry for entertainment this Chinese New Year, dig in to some yummy takes on television airtime TIS the season for food and community, but if you are up to your ears in golden oranges and gossipy relatives, fret not. This long weekend's TV
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        648 52 LAT HOLLYWOOD While most people know him as the man who's interviewed everyone from Bill Clinton to Anna Nicole Smith, Larry King is also famous for liking movies. In fact, if you're a habitual reader of movie ads, you might say that CNN's indefatigable talkmeister
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        1071 54  -  Chang Tou Liang > Asian pop BY YOUR SIDE Jacky Cheung ioi/What's JACKY Cheung's evolution from Heavenly King to a God of Song took a decade, maybe even longer. But 20 years after the Hong Konger made his showbiz debut, he is still fighting fit and in great
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        834 55  -  Yeow Kai Chai British band Bloc Party shows it can even revise the rock genre in this definitive album soundbites ALBUM OF THE WEEK > indie rock AWEEKENDINTHECITY Bloc Party Wichita FEAR, delirious desire and cold anomie are the jet of emotions shot through the second
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        255 63 LAT-WP LOS ANGELES A Los Angeles judge withdrew his request that the Florida authorities preserve the body of former model Anna Nicole Smith for DNA testing. The action on Wednesday by Superior Court Judge Robert A. Schnider helps clear the way for her to
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        61 63 PHOTO: OFF STONED: Sharon Stone pranced on a piano, kissed actor Richard Gere and called the participants of a charity auction in Berlin on Monday 'naughty little Germans'. But her spokesman has shot down tabloid claims that Stone was wacky and that the actress was just being funny and doing
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        197 63 FORMER TV actress Jazreel Low (inset) was spotted seeking treatment at the Eye and ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) centre at Raffles Hospital two days ago but there is nothing for fans to worry about. Acting on a tip-off, Life! called Low, 40, the
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        116 63 VALENTINE'S WEDDING: Taiwanese actor Ma Ching-tao, 47, married Chinese actress Wu Jiani, 24, in Shanghai on Wednesday. They are expecting a baby in June. He has a daughter from his first marriage... MONKEYS' NIGHT: British rock band Arctic Monkeys and their American counterparts The Killers triumphed on Wednesday at
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        279 63 IHT/AP NEW YORK Sahara, a 2005 adventure movie starring actors Matthew McConaughey and Penelope Cruz, cost about US$l6O million (***** million) to make but earned only US$6B million in the United States. It is now at the centre of a lawsuit in Los Angeles
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      170 51 o^4^/j Myopia is an increasing condition in young W) Singapore school children. The Singapore Eye Research Institute and the Singapore National Eye Centre have embarked on a short study to develop a safe and effective approach to contact lens wear in children and young teenagers, involving the use oF approved,
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      329 52 Til IIQ What's on TV that II nSi^ got you talking I Italkyjg --J RjQOCE FOR YOUR LIFE The Amazing Race returns with an all-star cast for its 1 lth edition, which debuts next Monday on Channel 5 and AXN. Eleven teams from past seasons will have a second shot
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    Lock icon 'Nice to meet you!'
    593 77 Do not be a wallflower at workrelated social events learn the art of small talk DO YOU dread receptions, banquets and other business-related social events? Does attending another open house make you want to run inside your own and lock the door? You are not alone.
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  • BUDGET 2007 WHAT'S IN THE PURSE?
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      Lock icon $4b package to provide relief
      1976 78 MINISTRY OF FINANCE Slew of measures to help offset the GST hike heavily tilted in favour of low-income earners LOW-INCOME workers are going to be better off after the GST hike, according to Second Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam. The reason: a "substantial" $4 billion offset
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      Lock icon Help for older low-wage workers
      1565 78 New Workfare scheme sees Govt stepping in to supplement income to face globalisation THE new Workfare scheme marks a bold new approach to helping older low-wage workers face the toughest time in this globalised world. This was the rationale given by Second Finance Minister Tharman
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      Lock icon New fund to help students pursue higher education
      561 81 They may get up to $800 each in scheme to help cushion GST hike STUDENTS could take home up to $800 in the next two years in a bid to encourage more Singaporeans to pursue higher education. The money can be used
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      Lock icon Subsidies even after getting degree, diploma
      258 81 EDUCATION should not end just because someone has earned a degree or diploma. That was the message Education and Second Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam had for Singaporeans to continue pursuing courses, and racking up more certificates, diplomas and degrees. And he is putting his
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        198 81 HEALTH-CARE spending is getting a multi-billion-dollar shot in the arm, in part to support the growing ranks of elderly Singaporeans. Every year, for the next five years, $3 billion has been earmarked for it. This is $1 billion more than the
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        Lock icon $900m put aside to enhance parks and waterways
        202 81 IT IS already known as the garden city but Singapore plans to make its image blossom even more by creating new green spaces while improving existing parks and waterways. The Government has set aside $700 million for the programme, with a chunk
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        Lock icon $1b a year to renew and transform HDB estates
        179 81 PUBLIC housing estates will undergo a major regeneration that will cost $1 billion a year. This will start in five years' time and older estates will be the first to benefit. Second Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam promised that this systematic and
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        Lock icon At least $20b to expand road and rail network
        180 81 AT LEAST $20 billion will be spent in the next 10 to 15 years on expanding Singapore's road and rail network. The plans include developing the public transport system so that HDB residents can commute easily and swiftly from their homes
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      701 82 Workers, unionists and most bosses welcome the increase of 1.5 percentage points IT MAY be a small step, but it is a positive one. Workers, unionists and most employers contacted yesterday welcomed the 1.5 percentage point increase in Central Provident Fund (CPF) contribution rates. The
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      1226 83 WHERE THE MONEY IS FROM REVENUE The rise in GST from 5 to 7 per cent from July 1 will bring in additional revenue of $750 million this year and $1.5 billion annually in the following years. More money to ease GST hike $4 billion in 5 years.
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      Lock icon BE INSPIRED TO DO MORE WITH YOUR DIGITAL PHOTOS.
      384 84 Create your own CDs/DYDs labels PIXMA Printers and All-in-Ones let you create attractive labels on printable CD/DYD discs for easy content identification, or as gifts to family and friends. Creating personalized CDs/DYDs has never been more fui Print both photos and
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      Lock icon Road tax to be reduced by 8% from Sept
      535 85 This is in line with aim of balancing car ownership and usage costs THE additional registration fee (ARF) of cars was cut in previous Budgets, but this time round, the Government chose to lower road taxes instead. From Sept 1, car
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      Lock icon Maid levy cut by $30 a month for all
      518 85 Those hiring domestic help for disabled family members will pay concession rate GOOD news on two fronts for those with foreign maids in yesterday's Budget. First, the monthly $295 levy payable to the Government will be cut for all households by
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      Lock icon More funds to help the needy
      184 85 LOWER-INCOME families can draw on more funds the Government is committing to help them cope with public transport and other needs. The Government will inject $10 million into a Public Transport Fund by October to help lower-income families with their public transport costs. These
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      Lock icon Grants for hospitals, polyclinics
      154 85 RESTRUCTURED hospitals and polyclinics will be given more grants to help them absorb the full two percentage point hike in the goods and services tax (GST). The Government will spend $12 million a year to ensure subsidised health-care services are not made more expensive by the
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      154 85 KINDERGARTEN schooling will be made more affordable for low-income families with children. The Government yesterday announced that it will raise the level of subsidy for kindergarten fees under the current Kindergarten Financial Assistance Scheme. The subsidy will increase from 75 per cent to
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      266 85 THE Government expects its annual spending on adult education and training to treble to $500 million and is beefing up its Lifelong Learning Endowment Fund (LLEF) by $100 million. The move is part of efforts to give more opportunities for adult Singaporeans to continually
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      143 85 ELDERLY retired civil servants living on low pensions will get extra help from the Government. As part of the package of offsetting measures to soften the impact of the goods and services tax hike, an allowance for this group known as the Singa- pore
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      161 85 YOU will soon be rewarded for extending a helping hand to your brother and sister. Those who use cash to top up the Central Provident Fund (CPF) retirement accounts of their siblings will now be allowed to claim tax relief of up to $7,000
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      Lock icon IN: GST hike to 7% OUT: 1% Cess tax
      659 86 The Government will remove the Cess tax on hotel and restaurant bills, making the GST hike more palatable THE two percentage point GST hike that will be slapped on to your restaurant bill will be a bit easier to swallow because
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      600 86 YOU might end up paying a stiffer price for a stronger pint as Singapore moves towards taxing beer and stout based on alcohol content and not on volume. In particular, imported beers that go beyond the 5.5 per cent mark in terms of alcohol
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      Lock icon Tobacco fee unchanged for second year
      241 86 SMOKERS coughed, spluttered but breathed a little easier, when they were spared having to pay a heftier sin tax for their habit. For the second year in a row, the tobacco tax remained unchanged at $352 per 1,000 cigarettes. It was only the second
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      577 87 Possible adjustment of asset taxes delayed, pending results of review HIGH net worth individuals found little reason to cheer yesterday as anticipated changes to estate duty rules were postponed. And the Government also held personal tax rates steady, saying that they were
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      Lock icon Smaller deficit of $690m expected
      574 87 THE Government is likely to rack up a smaller spending deficit as it scales back on one-off handouts and raises the goods and services tax (GST). It expects to be in the red to the tune of $690 million for the year ending March 2008,
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      468 88 "The cut in corporate tax is a welcome move and is definitely good news for companies. While the reduction is not insignificant, companies would still have to measure the net impact on their businesses, taking into account the adjustment of CPF rate and GST." MR SOON TIT KOON (above), chief
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      Lock icon Slew of measures aimed at creating SME haven
      569 88 These include tax exemptions, and rebates to offset CPF increase THE Government aims to make Singapore the best place in the world for small and me-dium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to start, grow and globalise. A slew of new measures was outlined in the
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      Lock icon Turning S'pore into global charities centre
      541 88 CHARITIES based in Singapore will no longer have to race against time to spend funds they raise in order to qualify for an exemption from income tax. This was part of a Budget announcement designed to attract more global and local philanthropic organisations to
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      193 89 Tax exemption for start-ups: Start-ups currently enjoy full tax exemption on the first $100,000 of their chargeable income for each of their first three years of assessment that fall within the period 2005 to 2009. The 2009 expiry date will be removed so that all start-ups
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      Lock icon S'pore set to be centre for high-trust services
      376 89 Bob Chandran President and chief executive of marine fuels supplier Chemoil. The company sells about 5 per cent of shipping fuel globally, and was listed in Singapore in December last year. Born in India in 1950, he migrated to the US in
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    • BUDGET IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon ROCK CAVERN: THE NEXT PHASE
        53 89 THE Government will move ahead with the second phase of the underground rock cavern off Jurong island, which will be used to store chemicals. Work on the first phase, which can free up to 60ha of surface land, started last week. The cavern investment will
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        Lock icon NEW GAS TERMINAL READY BY 2012
        47 89 A BILLION-DOLLAR liquified natural gas terminal will be ready to supply a third of the country's gas demand by 2012 and enhance Singapore's bid to expand on its role as an oil-refining and trading centre into that of a energy hub.
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        Lock icon END OF THE LINE FOR TAX CREDITS
        55 89 THERE will be no further extension to the five-year transitional period for the use of the section 44A tax credits, transitional concessions, and the use of section 44 charges. The move will reinforce the Government's intention to move to a one-tier corporate tax
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        55 89 THE Financial Sector Incentive will be enhanced so FSI companies can enjoy the 10 per cent concessionary tax rate on fees and commissions earned from providing investment advisory services to foreign investors or foreign fund managers under a fund delegation arrangement. The Monetary Authority of Singapore
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        Lock icon ZERO GST FOR CONTAINERS
        37 89 SERVICING, sales and lease of air and sea containers will now qualify for zero-rating of GST, as the containers are primarily used for international transportation of goods. The change takes effect from April.
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        Lock icon AIRCRAFT LEASE CHANGE TAKES OFF
        85 89 THE Approved Aircraft Leasing Scheme will be enhanced with an additional concessionary tax rate of 5 per cent on qualifying lease income for five years. The rates will also be extended to registered business trusts or approved companies under an aircraft or aircraft engine financing
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        Lock icon SHIPPING CONCESSION EXTENDED
        40 89 THE 10 per cent concessionary tax rates for ship agencies, ship management companies and shipping logistics companies under the Approved Shipping Logistics Enterprise Scheme will be extended from five to 10 years. The changes take effect immediately.
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        Lock icon LEG-UP FOR FINANCE CENTRES
        69 89 FINANCE and treasury centres (FTCs) will get a leg-up as concessionary tax rates will be extended to more operations. Transacting and investing in qualifying unit trusts will enjoy the 10 per cent tax rate that currently applies for income from certain qualifying services. Unit trusts that
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        Lock icon DERIVATIVE EXEMPTIONS EXTENDED
        46 89 TAX exemptions for over-the-counter derivative payments to non-residents will be extended for a further five years, to May 19, 2012. Approved special purpose vehicles (ASPV) will get exemptions up till the end of next year, coinciding with the end of the ASPV scheme.
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        Lock icon DEBT SECURITIES ENJOY A BREAK
        45 89 INVESTORS of qualifying debt securities will enjoy exemptions or lower tax rates on prepayment fees, redemption premiums and break costs derived from investing in these securities. They currently enjoy similar tax incentives on interest and discounts from these financial instruments.
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        Lock icon DEDUCTIONS FOR LOAN COSTS
        60 89 COMPANIES borrowing to buy equipment and other capital assets will enjoy greater tax deductions for their loans. Interest on loans used to buy equipment that enhance profits is now tax deductible but from the 2008 tax year, other borrowing costs, which are paid as a substitute
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      Lock icon Securing our future, engaging the world
      3903 90 This is an excerpt of Second Minister of Finance Tharman Shanmugaratnam's Budget Speech 2007 delivered in Parliament yesterday. RE-TRAINING PAYS OFF FOR RETRENCHED WORKER MADAM Sabariah Ahmad, 49, was retrenched from her job as a production operator at hard-disk drive maker Maxtor in 2005.
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      58 91 MR JEK Tan became an executive chef at the Shangri-La Hotel in Dalian, China, a year ago. He has come a long way since his trainee days at hospitality school Shatec, where he got his skills for the industry. Recently, he invited three fellow Singaporean chefs to fly
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      Lock icon STAYING RESILIENT
      87 91 MS MABEL Ong, 56, worked as a seamstress for many years in garment factories until her eyesight deteriorated when she was in her mid-forties. The single woman, who lives with her mother in a three-room HDB flat in Jalan Batu, started working in hotels as a valet, delivering
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      Lock icon S'pore will take globalisation head on
      1084 92  -  Audrey Tan The alternative to this is protectionism and a slide towards economic oblivion By Assistant Money Editor GLOBALISATION has become such a dirty word in so many parts of the world that it was almost refreshing to hear Second Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam
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      126 92 Coordinating editor: Ignatius Low Editing team: Alan John, Bertha Henson, Zuraidah Ibrahim, Angelina Choy and Carl Skadian Writers: Erica Tay, Lydia Lim, Lee Su Shyan, Chua Mvi Hoong, Daryl Loo, Li Xueying, Sue-Ann Chia, Goh Chin Lian, Pen Shing Huei, Liaw Wy-Cin, Fiona Chan, Christopher Tan, Judith
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      31 78 The dollars and Making Singapore Jk Tharman: Our M cents of the GST M the best place llkl4 _f\ "can_do" spirit offset package for global SMEs .^J- will see us through
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