The Straits Times, 21 February 2007

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    24 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 90 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 198/12/2006 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 2007 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon Thailand won't seize control of satellites
    606 1  -  Nirmal Ghosh Public opinion will be gauged first and any purchase will be done 'properly' THAILAND wants to "properly" buy back ShinSat's satellites from Temasek Holdings, Thai military junta leader General Sonthi Boonyarataglin said yesterday, ruling out any sudden seizure. Speaking to reporters after
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    Lock icon Woman in coma in Perth hospital
    416 1  -  Ben Nadarajan DIVING ACCIDENT I A SINGAPOREAN tourist was in a coma in a Perth hospital last night after she nearly drowned on a diving trip off the west coast of Australia on Monday. Miss Serene Teng's boyfriend, who was with her during the
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    Lock icon Body of diver found on Pulau Hantu coral reef
    301 1 BEN NADARAJAN DIVING ACCIDENT II A PLACE had been set for him at the family reunion dinner, but Mr Sue Qing Wen never made it back for the meal. The 21-year-old went missing while diving off Pulau Hantu on Saturday afternoon,
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Tie-up gives new hope in fight against TB
      1100 1  -  Daryl Loo By in Sulawesi FORTY people are admitted with tuberculosis (TB) every day at Indonesia's Hassanuddin Hospital on the island of Sulawesi. One in five leaves before getting well. Treatment can take up to six months, but many of the patients
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      189 2 UNIVERSITY OF WALES INSTITUTE, CARDIFF livmc IHH ATHROFA PRIFYSGOL CYMRU, CAERDYDD ItFfijpTlnpri In May 2005, UWIC celebrated its unique achievement 'c^sa^^ Jv^ as the first UK university to be awarded the Government's Charter Mark for the fourth time.The Charter Mark is presented in recognition of excellent customer service achieved based
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      125 2 Singapore's official guide for j job seekers, school leavers A, f*\ and fresh graduates. r^\ BUMPER ISSUE! iZ^V Over 300 jobs in 23 business sectors described l%s: J Integrated Resort (IR) jobs to look out for Education Pathway Map to help chart your way to education success tf%#^ Career Tips
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Shortest time in womb – now she leaves hospital
      505 3 Shortest time in womb now she leaves hospital AP, AFP Miami A PREMATURE baby who spent less time in the womb than any other surviving infant was to leave a South Florida hospital for her home yesterday. Amillia Sonja Taylor was just 24.13cm long and weighed 284g when she was
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      Lock icon Stabbed, he bleeds to death in Malaysia
      462 3  -  Ben Nadarajan Liaw Wy-Cin S'porean man, 39, left to die near in-laws' house; two have been arrested for the murder By WHILE his wife and children were playing mahjong and chatting with relatives at his in-laws' house in Negri Sembilan, Singaporean Peh Boon
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      Lock icon Jakarta backs down from tough stand
      580 4  -  Salim Osman Sand ban was not imposed to pressure Singapore to sign extradition treaty By Indonesia Correspondent in Jakarta TOP Indonesian officials yesterday appeared to have backtracked on claims that the recent ban on sand exports to Singapore was linked to negotiations on the
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      Lock icon LIGHTS OUT
      560 4 Sydney AUSTRALIA announced plans yesterday to ban traditional light bulbs in a move Prime Minister John Howard called a practical step toward slowing climate change. Claiming a world first for a national government, Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull said incandescent light bulbs would be phased out by 2010 in
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      322 4 Thai opinion poll on buying back Shin Satellite assets 0 Certified j Teacher f and help children with learning disabilities School of Linguistics, fully owned by Linguistic Council, is an organisation devoted to helping children with learning difficulties. Our school is registered with MOE and is also an accredited overseas
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon 3 charged over wave of violence in Thai south
      556 6 Army commander says all three received 'military training' from militant group RKK Pattani THAI security forces have arrested three men in connection with a wave of violence that left eight dead and 69 injured across the Muslim-dominated far south at the
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      Lock icon lm-baht reward for info on New Year's Eve bombings
      326 6 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Bangkok THAI police have distributed video footage of a suspect in the New Year's Eve bombings in Bangkok, and offered a mil-lion-baht (5546,000) reward for information leading to an arrest. The footage which was released on Monday
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      Lock icon Sketches of Indian train bombing suspects released
      490 6 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS New Delhi INDIAN police have released sketches of two men believed to have jumped off a train heading to Pakistan shortly before two suitcase bombs exploded, sparking a fire that killed 68 people. "Around 11.30pm, these people got down, and
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Group tries to halt privatisation of state firms
        539 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS Online appeal an attempt to foil passage of private property law Beijing A GROUP of scholars and retired officials has petitioned China's legislature to halt the privatisation of state companies, in a renewed attempt to foil passage of a private
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        Lock icon TRUE GRIT
        103 8 In an amazing feat of strength, this performer uses just his teeth to tear a stainless steel lid of a cooking pan into two pieces. PHOTOS: He was performing the act at a temple fair in Beijing, which was part of the capital city's Chinese New Year festivities
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        Lock icon Chinese town aims to gain from Asean-China accord
        517 8 REUTERS Puzhai (China) PUZHAI may be a remote border crossing, but it is in a Chinese region set on keeping its economy on track with raw materials flowing from its South-east Asian neighbours. The plot of dry, dusty land is fast becoming
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        Lock icon EU firms lose $40b to China's barriers, says study
        396 8 REUTERS, BLOOMBERG Brussels EUROPEAN Union firms are denied business opportunities in China worth at least 20 billion euros (5540.3 billion) a year because of non-tariff trade barriers, a study published by the European Commission says. The survey, conducted by consultants for
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        Lock icon Beijing manners improve, but not enough for Olympics
        268 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESS, XINHUA Beijing A CAMPAIGN to improve the manners of Beijing's queue-jump-ing residents ahead of the Olympics is showing results, although a gold-medal standard is still a long way off, state press reported yesterday. Incidents of littering, spitting, flouting of traffic
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Cheney's visit masks Tokyo's unhappiness
        841 9  -  JONATHAN EYAL Japan upset that abduction issue is not part of nuke deal with N. Korea By US VICE-President Dick Cheney arrived in Tokyo yesterday for talks today with the Japanese emperor, prime minister and American troops aboard the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. Mr Cheney
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        Lock icon No meeting with defence minister
        215 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS SECURITY issues are likely to dominate US Vice-President Dick Cheney's trip to Japan but one person he will not meet is the Japanese Defence Minister. Mr Fumio Kyuma recently set off a tempest by calling the US decision to invade Iraq "a
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        Lock icon N. Korea enacts law to curb money laundering
        229 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Seoul NORTH Korea has recently enacted a law against money laundering in a bid to help settle a dispute over United States financial sanctions, South Korea's main spy agency said yesterday. The legislation, adopted by the standing committee of the
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        Lock icon South Korean bank plays matchmaker
        182 9 REUTERS Seoul A TOP South Korean bank is sending a group of single women employees on a blind date trip, hoping that romance will make them happier at the office, an official said yesterday. Hana Bank is trying to fix up 20 of its employees
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    • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Train bomb attack fails to derail India-Pakistan talks
        567 10  -  By Ravi Velloor Islamabad minister in Delhi as both sides appear keen to maintain contacts India Bureau Chief In New Delhi INDIA and Pakistan appeared to be speaking a new language yesterday as Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri arrived in New Delhi
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        Lock icon PAKISTAN ZOO HIT BY BIRD FLU
        127 10 Workers /rom Pakistan's Agriculture Research Council giving a vaccination to an ostrich yesterday as others hold the bird at Islamabad Zoo, in Islamabad, Pakistan. The authorities closed the zoo yesterday after laboratory tests confirmed on Monday that four peacocks and at least two geese
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        Lock icon Woman minister killed for not wearing Islamic garb
        353 10 Islamabad A SUSPECTED Islamic militant on Tuesday shot dead a Pakistani female provincial minister and supporter of President Pervez Musharraf because she was not wearing Muslim clothing, officials said. Zilla Huma Usman, 35, the Punjab province minister for social welfare, was known
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        Lock icon Rising prices may eclipse Sonia magic in state polls
        754 10  -  Ravi Velloor By India Bureau Chief In Dehradun (Uttarakhand) LOCAL leaders of the Indian National Congress and candidates for today's state assembly polls stand on a makeshift platform, pleading for one more opportunity "to serve the people". Party workers dressed in
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Jakarta to halve number of state firms
        444 11  -  Salim Osman Reform to boost performance of state firms in face of rising competition, says V-P Jusuf By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta INDONESIA will reduce the number of its state-owned companies by half over the next three years as part of a drive
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        Lock icon Undersea quake hits Indonesia's Maluku islands
        230 11 Jakarta A STRONG 6.6-magnitude undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia's northern Maluku province yesterday, the meteorology agency said, prompting initial fears of a tsunami. The agency urged residents on Bacan island to be alert for signs of rising sea levels after the quake struck 48km north-west
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        Lock icon OVERFLOWING HOSPITALS
        63 11 Indonesian mothers taking care of their kids at a temporary hospital in north Jakarta yesterday. The Health Ministry said that 1,066 ot the 1,627 patients warded at Greater Jakarta hospitals are suffering from diarrhoea, and 329 from dengue. More than 200,000 people have sought treatment at the capital's
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        Lock icon Philippines passes anti-terror Bill
        211 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Manila THE Philippine Congress has passed anti-terrorism legislation aimed at helping the government combat Al-Qaeda-linked militants. In a special session, the House of Representatives late on Monday approved a watered-down version of the Human Security Act passed by the Senate two weeks ago. Philippine
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Malaysian airforce to probe bullying case
        582 12 REUTERS, BERNAMA Photos show an airforce recruit being tortured by senior trainees Alor Star MALAYSIA'S airforce is investigating a case of bullying, in which a recruit is said to have been dunked head-first in sewage, forced to drink urine and beaten with sticks. The
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        Lock icon Mum allegedly kills sons after spat with spouse
        306 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Kuala Lumpur A MALAYSIAN woman who was enraged when her husband announced plans to marry a second wife allegedly killed both her young sons. The 30-year-old woman was alleged to have strangled her sons Muhammad Aliff Haqimi, five, and Muhammad
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        Lock icon Terengganu seeks khalwat 'spies'
        192 12 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Kuala Lumpur A CONSERVATIVE Muslim state in Malaysia is to recruit a volunteer spy squad to catch couples engaged in allegedly immoral activities" such as premarital sex. The snoops, located in hotels and parks, will be trained by northern Terengganu
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    • ASIA FOCUS
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        Lock icon Straight-talking general on the rise
        565 13 Bangkok INVESTIGATORS have enough evidence to justify filing charges against former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, said General Saprang Kalayanamitr. In an exclusive interview with The Straits Times on Monday, the fast-rising, straight-talking general who was key to the success of the military coup that
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        Lock icon Saprang on threats and issues facing Thailand
        1282 13 On the security threats facing Thailand: "Terrorism is our biggest worry. Beyond that, we are most concerned about drugs and transnational crime, the influx of illegal foreign workers, the environment and destruction of natural resources, and social disorder. Also, if political life in
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      24 6 Straight-talking general Thailand's General Saprang Kalayanamitr, key to the success of last year's coup, is someone who does not mince his words. PAGE 13
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon London move to extend road charge zone draws flak
      736 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE More residents, businesses have to pay $24 daily fee to enter city centre London A CONTROVERSIAL charge on cars that enter the centre of the British capital has been extended to some of London's plushest districts angering both residents
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      Lock icon 1.6m Britons sign e-petition against road pricing plan
      318 14 REUTERS London AN ONLINE petition calling on Prime Minister Tony Blair to abandon plans for a national vehicle tracking and road pricing system closed yesterday with more than 1.6 million signatures. Under the controversial proposals, motorists would be charged for every mile
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      Lock icon Planned missile shield triggers Russian wrath
      266 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS Warsaw A US proposal to base a missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic has moved ahead with both countries indicating agreement, while a top Russian general warned the plan could lead Moscow to target the former allies with its own
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      Lock icon Iran 'at least 5 years away from N-bomb'
      587 15 UN chief monitor says Iran's mass uranium enrichment does not mean it can make bombs London IRAN may be able to enrich uranium on a mass scale in just six months, but it is still at least five years away from having
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      Lock icon 11 killed as morning bomb attacks rip through Baghdad
      409 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS Baghdad A CAR bomb and a suicide attacker killed at least 11 people across Baghdad yesterday as militants showed increasing defiance amid a major security operation in the capital. More than 100 people have been killed in Baghdad since
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      Lock icon Dubai shopping festival attracts the big spenders
      732 16  -  Keith Fernandez Shopping, prizes, entertainment combine to make festival a success By For The Straits Times In Dubai WITH sales running into billions of dollars and prizes on offer worth millions, the annual Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) is attracting more and more businessmen
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      Lock icon What if a giant asteroid were going to hit Earth?
      324 16 San Francisco A DRAFT UN treaty to determine what action would need to be taken if a giant asteroid were on a collision course with Earth is to be drawn up. An expert group of international lawyers, diplomats and scientists
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      Lock icon Video game skills come in handy for surgeons
      259 16 LOS ANGELES TIMES Los Angeles WORRIED that the kids spend too much time playing video games? Take heart, they may become great surgeons. New research has found that surgeons with the highest scores on Super Monkey Ball 2, Stars Wars Racer Revenge
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon MEASLES OUTBREAK IN N. KOREA
        102 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL: North Korea has confirmed that four people died from measles in an outbreak over the past few months that has infected about 3,000 people across the country. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said in a statement on
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        Lock icon RADIO FOR MID-EAST DIALOGUE
        169 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TEL AVIV: A new radio station targeting both Israelis and Palestinians takes to the air waves this week based on a format that pioneered debate between blacks and whites in apartheid-era South Africa. From today, 93.6 RAM FM will broadcast 20 independent news bulletins
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        Lock icon JAIL FOR EX-PARMALAT EXECUTIVES
        182 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ROME: An Italian court handed jail sentences yesterday to the son and daughter of Calisto Tanzi, the founder of food giant Parmalat which collapsed in December 2003 with a 14.7 billion euro (5529.6 billion) hole in its accounts, the ANSA news agency reported. The
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        Lock icon PLUGGING JAVA'S 'MUD VOLCANO'
        99 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA: Hundreds of concrete balls will be dropped into a "mud volcano" today, although experts warned it is unlikely to stop a massive mud flow which has swallowed villages and left 15,000 people homeless. Officials said the concrete balls would be lowered by crane
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Masako book 'selling very welF after ban
        223 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE Australian author of a controversial book about Japan's royal family said yesterday that Tokyo's attempts to censor his work had backfired spectacularly and made it more popular than Harry Potter. Mr Ben Hills, one of Australia's most respected investigative journalists,
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      • Article
        Lock icon Taiwan V-P sends phone wishes to lm
        186 17 TAIWANESE Vice-President Annette Lu chalked up NT$3OO,OOO (S$14,000) in phone bills sending out pre-recorded Chinese New Year greetings to one million voters. The 30-second phone message was sent randomly to people all over Taiwan through an automatic dialling system, cable news channel TVBS
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        Lock icon Top Colombian minister quits
        170 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE COLOMBIAN Foreign Minister Maria Consuelo Araujo has resigned abruptly, days after her brother, a senator, was arrested for allegedly funding right-wing paramilitary squads. "I have made my decision, and I am leaving government," she told reporters. "I am leaving for one reason: Because I
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      Lock icon Winner of top culinary contest accused of cheating
      429 17 Fellow contestants say French chef brought pre-cooked ingredients to final London THE culinary world is in an uproar, with allegations of cheating levelled against the winner of an annual contest among top chefs. Mr Fabrice Desvignes, 33, one of France's most promising
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      279 17 I If N^^^ ggtgt!l^ ;«P/k Life is a journey full of exciting possibilities to be explored Vlf Ik anc' discovered. But when every step you take along the way I hurts intensely, your destination must seem like a million r s^ *>■ "3^B As a podiatrist, you can help to
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      441 18 ASK a stock market investor how the rest of the year will play out, and chances are he'll detail his answer with any number of market superstitions. For really, it's anyone's guess. The best one can do is to take account of the
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      1410 18  -  By Andy Ho »THE ISSUE OF RACE Senior Writer I DO not celebrate Chinese New Year, which my family and friends think is a crass denial of my Chinese genes. But is there really a genetic undercarriage to my racial identity? It was
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      1038 18  -  Fuchsia Dunlop »MSG: THE FIFTH COLUMN OF CULINARY ART By AS THE Chinese Year of the Pig begins, Americans across the country venture to their local Chinatowns for a festive meal. Yet despite the enduring popularity of Chinese food, many still see it as strictly a
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      1221 19  -  Kwa Chong Guan ASEAN-CHINA RELATIONS By For The Straits Times ASEAN and China celebrated 15 years of bilateral relations with their first commemorative summit last November. Barely three months later, China lifted its ties with the region a notch higher with a ground-breaking
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      1313 19  -  Bertil Lintner UNEASE IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS By In Port Moresby By moving into the Pacific, China is challenging not only Taiwan but also the US as the prime mover in the area. China provides military assistance to the few Pacific island states that
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      25 18 Asean-China relations Asean and China ties go back a long way in history. What does the future hold for them? PAGE 19 PUNCHLINES INCANDESCENT UGHTBULBS
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      1114 20 Singapore today Partly cloudy, showers with thunder in the afternoon over many areas. ASIA WORLD WEATHER USEFUL "UMBERS ™S™J I 5 1 Emergency lines DO TODAY BEIJING flUcrnn, Police "9 Clear Police Hotline 1800-255-0000 Civil Defence (Fire, Rescue and Emergency See scenes of old China at an exhi- TOKYO V-
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      870 21  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH Housekeeper nearly falls for it; 'recruiter' wanted £1,200 sent to account in Nigeria B* THE offer was tempting: £600 (551,791) a week to work as an au pair -or nanny -to a five-year-old child in England. Just days earlier,
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      734 22  -  Salma Khalik Missions led by top officials to address future shortage concerns By Health Correspondent HEALTH Ministry officials have been sent on scouting trips to Britain and Australia to help attract doctors for the public sector, which could be facing
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      174 22 MR WEE Chew Kwang, 54, and his family received a rude shock yesterday afternoon as they were setting out to visit friends and relatives for the Chinese New Year. They found the rear windscreen of Mr Wee's nine-year-old gold Peugeot 406 cracked. As Mr
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      572 22 By Salma Khalik Health Correspondent TWO hospitals here are gearing up to do more adult-to-adult live donor liver transplants, in a push to become one of the top destinations in the region to offer this difficult procedure. At the moment,
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      115 22 BABY Sage, who suffers from a rare genetic disorder known as maple syrup urine disease, is now one year old and doing well. He is one of the 7,500 babies screened for genetic metabolic diseases since a pilot programme began in hospitals last year. The
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      58 22 Mr Eric C. saw this bike hanging precariously from a block near his home in Jalan Bukit Merah. The 28-year-old assistant engineer was shocked at the danger it posed and sent a picture to Stomp, The Straits Times' online portal. However, he has not
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      630 24  -  Karamjit Kaur Over 100 firms, individuals have become members since Sept opening By Aviation Correspondent CHANGI Airport's luxury VVIP terminal has attracted a steady stream of mainly top-level executives and businessmen since opening last September. So far, more than 100 travellers
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      207 24 A 72-YEAR-OLD Malaysian woman with severe dementia has gone missing. She is believed to have walked out of a Jurong East flat while her family was having a meal on Monday. Madam Chok See Mooi's family had barely finished lunch at about lpm, when they discovered
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      396 24  -  Sandra Davie By Education Correspondent SINGAPOREANS aiming to specialise in fields such as the culinary arts, hotel management or digital animation will soon have no need to head overseas to fulfil their career ambitions. Within the next three years, the Ministry of
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      216 24 FOR those who drive, visiting Macßitchie Reservoir Park will be more convenient by the year end when a new carpark is ready. It will consolidate the park's current three carparks into a larger, double-storey one. When completed by November, the new carpark will have space
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      453 25 CHRISTOPHER TAN MOVE over Mercedes Hyundai now has the biggest limo taxi here. The Hyundai Azera is the choice of taxi operator Smart Automobile, which has secured a fleet of these cars. They are longer, wider and taller than the Mercedes-Benz E-class cabs
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      397 25  -  Christopher Tan Car agent gives her $175,000 plus compensation; hubby had started battle over a year ago By Senior Correspondent THE widow of a BMW owner who had been seeking compensation for a faulty car has finished and won the battle her husband started
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      370 26  -  Tania Tan Nanoscience, water technology, tissue engineering among key areas of likely tie-up By IT WAS attraction at first sight. After being swept off its feet on a three-day visit to local universities, Israel's Technion university looks almost certain to become the latest partner in
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      239 26 RECORD crowds roamed the Istana grounds yesterday, with more than 26,000 people passing through the gates of the President's official residence. Normally, around 15,000 to 16,000 people visit the grounds when it is open to the public during Chinese New Year, Deepavali, Hari Raya Aidilfitri,
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      86 26 The Year of the Pig got off to an auspicious start for Mr Tey Buang Chai, 80. The lucky bamboo plant he bought four to five years ago bloomed for the first time on Chinese New Year's Eve. Mr Tey hopes this unexpected bloom means grandchildren
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      708 26  -  Arti Mulchand By SOME of the biggest water-related challenges facing the Asia-Pacific region will come under scrutiny today and tomorrow, when the Asia Pacific Water Forum's Governing Council has its inaugural meeting here. Chaired by Singapore's Ambassa-dor-at-Large Tommy Koh, the independent
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      100 21 celebrating 85 years of living legend S II T3Z3 an international painting exhibition at HONG KONG SINGAPORE DUBAI MUMBAI NEW DELHI EXHIBITION IN SINGAPORE FROM 21st FEBRUARY 3rd MARCH, 2007 HONG KONG NEW DELHI 501, Glenealy Tower, D-25, Defence Colony, SG Private Banking Gallery, Alliance Francaise De Singapour 1, Glenealy,
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      25 21 Red carpet ride A $250 electric buggy ride from the aircraft gate to Changi's luxury VVIP terminal is proving popular among well-heeled users. PAGE H4
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      1177 23 MoneySENSE Matters —p*^^^ ft" /?*ss to be, frrArticAl i Valentine's Day came and went. You may have felt v_T-ti_:k to IAOWV \)\\AmJc the need to buy the right gift, whisper sweet Having a budget and sticking to it is important. Track your nothings and pick the romantic restaurant. If you
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      31 26 &isip (msv Tamil Murasu n/®y*)^ (lYfir I fin? Maanavar fl I I I I A BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND IT f Head to CATS FASTADS in The New Paper for job opportunities!
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      503 27  -  Patrick Low I AM touched by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's Chinese New Year message to "keep family unit strong and healthy". Also his sharing of his personal experience when he suffered from lymphoma in 1992 and how his family members
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      262 27  -  Rick Lim Say Kiong AS A human resource practitioner for more than 10 years, I have interviewed a number of foreign undergraduates from our local universities for part-time employment. Their command of our working language, which is English, is not up to my
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      296 27  -  Vivian Low May Hon (Ms) I REFER to the article, "Annual festive gridlock begins at land checkpoints" (ST, Feb 15). We are asked to bear with the long queues because of increased security checks for the safety of Singapore. However, as a frequent
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      322 27  -  Jonathan Chan Zhi Hou I REFER to the article, "Trams one more option for public transport here" (ST, Feb 9). I am delighted that the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has decided to conduct a review of the public transport system in Singapore and
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      286 27  -  Brian Lawrence I REFER to the letter, "No mention of steps to address green concerns", by Mr Masood Mohajer (ST, Feb 17). I am in complete agreement with Mr Masood over the glaring absence in the Budget of any measures to address current
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      488 27  -  Tan Kok Tim IT IS truly a "Wow Budget 2007" as it sets a new direction for the future. It shows the Government has listened and taken concrete steps to address concerns over the widening income gap and rising cost of living affecting the
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      233 27  -  M. Lukshumayeh EACH day, there appears to be an increase rather than a decrease in the number of vehicles on our roads, despite the Government's stated aim to reduce the vehicle population. In fact, it is hard to ascertain if the
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        79 27  -  Dr Tang Seok-Yee MY SISTER-IN-LAW, a working mother in her early 40s with two school-going children, was diagnosed with cancer in 2004. However, she was able to overcome all difficulties and remain positive mainly because of the care her bosses have showered on her. Not
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        49 27  -  Reina Ng (Ms) I WOULD like to thank Mr Toh from Tat Aik Property at 19 Amoy Street who returned my cellphone I had misplaced at Capital Square last Tuesday. He even walked to my office in Telok Ayer Street to hand over the phone.
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        83 27  -  Kunio Imamura Yokohama, Japan I WOULD like to share a story to encourage people who work in the tourism industry. Soon after I took a taxi to Changi Airport, the cabby and I started a conversation in English spontaneously. The 20-minute drive to the airport passed
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        87 27  -  Lieif i("ian soon MY WIFE fainted at Carrefour in Plaza Singapura last Wednesday and was attended to promptly by its staff. As she had hurt her head badly, I asked for her to be taken to hospital lyMr Shukor, a friendly and helpful employee, helped
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      68 27 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.asial. com.sg/forum Access to letters online is free. There's no substitute for the support and love of a large extended family Make high-quality preschool available to rich and poor Despite model drawing, pupils still stumped by problem sums Recent floods in Jakarta
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      246 28 BOUDEWIJN Zenden believes the pressure is all on Barcelona, when Liverpool step out at the Nou Camp for the first leg of their Champions League tie today. Having spent three years at Barcelona, the Dutchman knows the unique demands of playing for the Catalan giants, reported
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      Lock icon Unity is the key for Liverpool
      791 28  -  Richard Jolly »CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SOCCER A disciplined approach can get them past Barca, who have not been united for months By DEFINITIONS of opposition have tended to focus on teams in different colours. But, when Barcelona and Liverpool meet tonight, some participants will harbour
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      Lock icon Bellamy a 'scapegoat' for Liverpool's training-trip fracas
      496 28 Liverpool CRAIG Bellamy has been made a scapegoat for Liverpool's training-camp ruckus in Portugal. Sources within the club suggest the 27-year-old Welsh international's bad-boy reputation was exploited to deflect blame from a large number of players involved in breaches of discipline. Other players
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      Lock icon Thigh strain rules Vieira out of Valencia match
      310 28 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Milan INTER Milan midfielder Patrick Vieira will not play in today's Champions League first-leg match against Valencia after aggravating a thigh strain in training. The French international, who missed Inter's 1-0 win over Cagliari at the weekend because of
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      256 28 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Rome IF ROMA want to progress in the Champions League, they will have to play better than they did last Saturday. Then, they produced one of their worst performances in recent times in their 0-1 loss to Empoli. The result left
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      Lock icon Porto the real test for Chelsea
      826 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SOCCER Portuguese side are a harder challenge than the six whom the Blues squashed Lisbon CHELSEA'S recent revival faces its first real test today, when the English champions take on their Portuguese counterparts, FC Porto, in the Champions League. The English club's
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      Lock icon Wenger blasts the Blues' big losses
      330 29 London ONCE again, Chelsea have reported a massive loss. Once again, they have been slammed for operating with a huge deficit. On Monday, the English champions reported an £80 million (***** million) loss for the last financial year. It was a £60 million reduction
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      419 29 London DESPITE their best efforts, it appears that Manchester United cannot persuade Henrik Larsson to stay until the end of the Premiership season. The Swedish striker's loan period at Old Trafford expires in the middle of next month. And he insists he
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      348 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LIVERPOOL TIM Cahill is confident that Everton can keep their unbeaten run going, when they host Tottenham in the Premiership today. Since losing 1-4 in the FA Cup at home to Blackburn, they have not lost in four games to move up to
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      219 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON LEAVE FA Cup glory to others. Beating Wigan at home today is the priority for Watford, the Premiership's bottom club, says manager Adrian Boothroyd. His men will travel to Plymouth, whom the Hornets beat in the 1984 FA Cup semi-final,
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      135 29 flan United 27 21 3 3 63 18 66 Ihelsea 2718 6 3 48 19 60 .iverpool 2715 5 7 40 19 50 Irsenal 2614 7 5 48 22 49 iolton 2714 5 8 32 28 47 leading 2713 410 4134 43 >ortsmouth 2711 8 8 36 26 41
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        1001 30  -  Leonard Lim At 64, Hong In Woong not only founds new club but also wears many hats By FOR a man with a heavy workload he is chairman and coach of S-League side Korean Super Reds Hong In Woong still has time to conduct coaching
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        402 30 By Leonard Lim SENGKANG Punggol, the S-League's wooden spoonists last season, are banking in some cash even before the new season starts on March 4. Last night, they reached the final of the SingTel League Cup, thus assuring themselves of a minimum $10,000 in
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        167 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Madrid REAL Madrid have denied radio reports that their manager Fabio Capello has resigned. But the Spanish media yesterday prophesied that last night's Champions League match with Bayern Munich was his swansong. Miguel Angel Arroyo, the spokesman for the club's board
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        111 30 REUTERS THE Beckhams are struggling to find a suitable mansion in their future hometown of Los Angeles. They are looking at more than 20 homes in the US$lB million (5527.6 million) to US$3O million range, the Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday.
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      784 31  -  Jeanette Wang SHOOTING Former principal Tan's foresight has turned Ahmad Ibrahim into a niche shooting school By HE may not be a sharp shooter, but his far-sighted vision hit the bull's-eye. Former Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School (AISS) principal Tan Keng Joo was right on
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      209 31 BLOOMBERG NEWS »TENNIS New York ROGER Federer is set to break Jimmy Connors' record for consecutive weeks atop the men's tennis rankings. The Swiss took over the world No 1 spot in the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour rankings on Feb 2, 2004. He has now
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      729 31 ASSOCIATED PRESS »GOLF Marana (Arizona) TIGER Woods ran into one player and got two reminders. He was moving along the gallery during a practice round on Monday, his first look at a new course for the Accenture Matchplay Championship, starting today. He is attempting
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      Lock icon Thai coach quits to join Vietnamese club
      262 31 REUTERS SOCCER Bangkok THAILAND'S national football coach, Chanvit Phalajivin, has quit his job. The move comes just 2 1h weeks after he led the team to the Asean Championship final, where they lost 2-3 to Sin- gapore on aggregate. The scramble is now
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        77 31 ASSOCIATED PRESS HAMILTON: One-day cricket world champions Australia suffered their fifth straight loss yesterday just weeks before the World Cup kicks off on March 11. New Zealand, from a seemingly hopeless 41-4, scored 350-9 to win with three balls to spare and sweep the Chap-pell-Hadlee series
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        43 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DUBAI: China's world No 16 Li Na was upset in the first round of tennis' Dubai Open on Monday. The seventh seed lost 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 to Greece's world No 42 Eleni Daniilidou.
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        51 31 ASSOCIATED PRESS ASUNCION (Paraguay): Paraguay football club Cerro Porteno was banned from using its stadium for two Copa Libertadores matches, and fined US$2O,OOO (5530,700) following fan violence. The game with Brazil's Gremio, who were fined US$lO,OOO, was stopped thrice last Thursday at General Pablo Rojas
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      315 31 CRICKET Third and final match of the Chap-pell-Hadlee one-day series in Hamilton, New Zealand: Australia 346-5 in 50 overs (M. Hayden n.o. 181, S. Watson 68; Gillespie 2-83, Patel 2-70). New Zealand 350-9 in 49.3 overs (P. Fulton 51, C. McMillan 117, B. McCullum 86 n.0.) New Zealand won
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      196 29 |3 Check on our 8 MATCH DAY DOUBLES! Visit our outlets and website for more details. SCORE Woodlands Home United Wed, 21/02/07 745pm E League Champ Derby Stoke City Thu, 22/02/07 3.45am UE Champions Inter Valencia Thu, 22/02/07 3.45am UE Champions Roma Lyon Thu, 22/02/07 345am UE Champions Barcelona Liverpool
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      45 31 TV times GOLF: Accenture Matchplay C'ship: Day 1 (Live, Ch22, tomorrow, 4am). SOCCER: Champions League, last 16: Barcelona v Liverpool (Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 3.30am), Porto v Chelsea (Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 3.30am). Event SOCCER; SingTel League Cup, s-final: Woodlands Wellington v Home United (Woodlands Stadium, 7.45pm).
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      126 32 V havefbugltt the goodfigtit. I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 WILLIAM CHIA CHONG HAY Age: 63 was called home to be with the LORD on 20 February 2007. Leaving behind loved ones. (Wife: Low Ah Nai. deceased) Daughter: Joyce Chia Sook Mci Son
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      102 32 DR LEONG PENG CHONG Age: 95 Departed on 19 Feb 2007. Sadly missed and always remembered. (Wife: Chow Fong Yen. deceased) Children: Spouse: Dr LeongWan Wan DrChua Sian Eng l.eong Keen Wah Yap Soo Ngan Grandchildren: Chua Hui Lian Chiang Joon Heng Steven Dr Chua I lvi Lin Gregory Scott
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      77 32 "Goodness and love unfailing will follow me all the days of my life." Psalm 22 t REV FATHER DESMOND Kill), S.I. Age: 85 Called home to be with the Ix>rd on 20 February 2007. Wake at Ignatius Hall, 8 Victoria Park Road, Singapore *****2. I Funeral Mass on 22 February
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      40 32 10th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of aßa~Bts~Bts~Bts~Bs___aßS~BtV___s~s~s~s~s~s~s~s~s~~i DR LIM PENG THIAM Departed 21 Feb 1997 Deeply missed and always remembered by family and loved ones. Lite memory is as dear today, As in the hour he passed away. f. M
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      70 32 I UK. Ml IVALAL DULABHAJI CHARADVA Age: 78 passed away peacefully un Thursday night, 15 Feb 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Snehlata Shivalal Charadva Son: Daughler-in-law: Deepak Sonal Daughter: Son-fn-law: Shobhn Kajesh Grandchildren: Sehul, Dhiren. Vikhash (iiihi All Relatives and Friends A Prayer session will
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      119 32 "Fear not. for 1 hmv reileemetl you: I hair summoned yon by name; you anl mine' Isaiah 43:1 YEO HIN KAY Age: 91 years was called home to be with the Lord on 19 February 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Beloved Wife: Ong Beng Lye Dmiglilrrv
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      95 32 The Family of the Late Kwek Tiong Swee, Patrick Departed 13 February 2007 Wish to express our heartfelt appreciation and thanks for the kind expressions of sympathy from dear relatives, friends, church members, business associates and colleagues during our recent bereavement. We would especially like to thank: Dr James Low,
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      36 32 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the late SGT SOMASUNDRAM S/O KANDIAH PONNIAH (PRISONS) who passed away peacefully on 19 February 2007 Ffwm Director and Staff of Singapore Prison Service L A
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      25 32 AL-FATIHAH j Allahyarham ABDRAZAK B ABD HAMID Age: 27 Departed on 13.02.07. Dearly missed by llj Abd I (amid B Binhari Family Tel: 6453 5153
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      49 32 We, The Family of The Late ■taaaaaaaHi mkaWaW 4* DOROTHY LOH MEOW KHIM Departed on 13 February 2007 wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all priests, relatives, friends, business associates and colleagues for your condolences, assistance, attendance, prayers, contributions and wreaths during our recent bereavement. J
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      46 32 In Loving Memory 11 FELICIA WONG MOI CHOO Departed 21 February 2006 My heart is sore As time goes by I miss you more Your loving smile, your gentle face, No one can fill your vacant place. Dearly missetl by husband, children |g lined ones HE
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      58 32 (SATHIYAMEYIEYAM) THAI AI lIIKVUAM IST ANNIVERSARY MUTHIAYA PALAMMA Departed: 3.3.06 Mother: Veelayan Miini.iniin.il Husband: Nagoor Pichai Daughter: Shalini Son: Rah v man Sadly missed always remembered by family all loved ones. Prayers will be held on Wed 21 Feb 2007 at 7pm at Sri Sivam Temple 24 Geylang East Aye
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      27 32 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of lOSEPH UM CHAN PEW Departed: 21 Feb 2005 Deeply missed and aluviys remembered Iry wife, children, grandchildren and all lotnl ones.
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      56 32 Halstall^lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll. In Loving Memory Of Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat Departed 21.02.2004 He who has achieved Success, worked well, laughed often and loved much. Yet another year has passed and we still mourn your passing. We will always cherish your memory and celebrate your spirit. Deeply missed and lovingly remembered
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      57 32 OM NAMASHIVAYA Thalai I'hevasam Ist Anniversary AMMATHAI D/ 0 OYYANNAR SEVATHAIAH railed home on 5.3.06 »W« v her lot 'ing soul blessed on her journey to her mother's home. Home prayers on 22.2.07. 9.30 am at Blk 231 Hougang St 21 #10-310. Temple prayers at Sri Sivan Temple 24, Geylang
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      43 32 Ist .Anniversary In loving memory of ANTON WILFRED MANUKLPILLAI Departed 21 February 2006 Deejtly missetl always remembered by family loved ones. Memorial service will be li.-'-l at Church of the Holy Spirit 248 Upper 1 hom&on Koad on 21 February 2007 at 7pm.
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      688 33 BLOOMBERG NEWS Swedish company buys Japanese truckmaker to drive Asian growth Tokyo VOLVO, the world's secondlargest truckmaker, agreed to buy Nissan Diesel Motor for 7.5 billion Swedish kronor (551.63 billion) to add production in Asia, the world's fastest-growing economic region. Shareholders of Nissan
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      537 33 BLOOMBERG NEWS London EMI Group said it received a takeover approach from Warner Music Group less than a year after both had abandoned efforts to buy each other. There is currently no proposal for its board to consider and no certainty that the
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      41 33 AP Yesterday's close: 17,939.12 (-0.97 point) Uncertainty over whether the Bank of Japan would raise interest rates today after its two-day meeting prompted many investors to hold back a day after the benchmark hit a near seven-year high.
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      27 33 REUTERS Friday's close: 20,567.91 (+29.49 points) »The Hong Kong stock market was closed for the Chinese New Year holiday. Trading will resume today.
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      27 33 REUTERS Friday's close: 2,998.47 (+5.47 points) China's financial markets are closed this week for the Chinese New Year holiday. Trading will resume next Monday.
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      43 33 AP Yesterday's close: 5,989.7 (-0.4 point) Australian shares ended flat, partly because of a lack of activity in the region due to the Chinese New Year holiday. After moving above 6,000 points on Monday, it fell below that level yesterday.
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      40 33 AFP Friday's close: 1,262.09 (+3.46 points) The Kuala Lumpur stock market was closed for Chinese New Year celebrations, after breaching a previous ten-year high of 1,248.83 the week before on improved economic sentiment. It will open today.
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      31 33 AFP Yesterday's close: 14,253.38 (-149.52 points) »Indian share prices closed lower yesterday as funds sold blue chips and mid-cap stocks on concerns over global interest rate trends, dealers said.
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      42 33 BLOOMBERG NEWS Yesterday's close: 1,806.48 (+7.19 points) »Indonesia's stock index rose for the fifth straight day with Bakrie Telecom climbing to an all-time high after South Korea's SK Telecom said it was eyeing a stake in the cellphone operator.
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      38 33 AFP Yesterday's close: 690.67 (+5.29 points) Thai share prices closed 0.77 percent higher on gains in telecom stocks after the government said it wanted to buy back Shin Satellite from Singapore's Temasek Holdings, dealers said.
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      352 33 ASSOCIATED PRESS New Delhi INDIA'S Bharti Enterprises plans to invest up to US$2.5 billion (553.83 billion) in setting up a nationwide chain of supermarkets and retail shops in partnership with US chain Wal-Mart Stores. The investment will be spread over the next eight
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      429 33 REUTERS New Delhi THE Mittal group, controlled by steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal, has acquired a 49 per cent stake in an Indian refinery being built by a leading state-run firm, India's oil minister said yesterday. The investment comes a year after BP pulled out,
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      918 34  -  Gabriel Chen Engineer goes back to school to learn the art of making ice-cream and puts in $100,000 to start Papitto Gelato By WHAT on earth does an engineer know about ice cream? Well, here's the scoop from Mr Michael Koh it tastes good and
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      132 34 food and beverage INDUSTRY IN SINGAPORE Employment 65 000 Operating receipts <tQ Qhi 11 inn ♦pj.j uiiiiuii b Number of establishments Kfin Fjgures as of 2004 PAPITTO GFI ATO rMm IU UtLMIU The firm has in over three years snagged more than 10 customers, including Borders Bistro, Max
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      500 34 I WOULD like to set up my own business selling takeaway food with light cooking. I have been looking for a shop but can't find any that is suitable. Either the rental is too high ($2,000 per month and above) or the shop is not suitable for takeaway
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      721 35 Enterprise Today -a special feature While not every small and medium enterprise (SME) has the potential or business need to adopt technology innovation, there are many companies that can benefit from such a move. SMEs that embrace technology innovation as a competitive strategy can
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      837 35 To gain first-mover advantage, some small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are adopting technology innovation as a strategic enabler for competitive growth. One such SME is Trilobyte Tech Pte Ltd. The company, which designs and manufactures biometric chips for single-chip security
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      206 35 Critical Infocomm Technology Resource Programme This grant programme helps to defray the costs of training and certifying infocomm and key non-infocomm professionals in critical, emerging and specialised infocomm skills, such as infocomm security. Local Enterprise Technical Assistance Scheme This scheme offers a subsidy for hiring an
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      710 36 BLOOMBERG NEWS Bangkok ITV, a Thai television network controlled by Singapore's Temasek Holdings, sought a court injunction on about 100 billion baht (554.29 billion) in fines, fees and interest it has been ordered to pay the government. The company asked Thailand's administrative
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      216 36 XINHUA Washington CITIGROUP is considering listing its shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), a move that would make it easier to buy Japanese companies and accelerate its planned expansion in the world's second biggest economy, The Wall Street Journal website reported on Monday.
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      672 36 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Market watchers see 50-50 chance of quarter-point rate hike to 0.5% today Tokyo BANK of Japan (BOJ), still smarting from criticism it bowed to government pressure last month, was due to hold a meeting yesterday to discuss an interest
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      767 36 REUTERS NEWS ANALYSIS LONDON FOREIGN investors are looking at Japan with a mixture of craving and consternation. Those with Japanese assets are seeing them forge ahead as the economy shows signs of real recovery, earning returns that had been promised for so long but
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      997 37  -  Goh Eng Yeow Choicest cuts this year could turn out to be oil, hotel and tech plays, say fengshui experts By Markets Correspondent ACCORDING to astrologers, this Year of the Pig will be especially auspicious. For investors, it
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      456 37  -  Lee Su Shyan By Companies Correspondent THE executive chairman and founder of reclamation company Koon Holdings, Mr Oh Keng Lim, 69, was removed from his post as chairman last Friday. This was due to his opposition to a takeover deal from an
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      226 37 GABRIEL CHEN WARRANT WATCH IN A week where CapitaLand and DBS Bank announced results that surpassed expectations, warrants on the two counters hogged the most active list. The property developer reported a 35.6 per cent jump in full-year net profit to $1.02 billion last Wednesday.
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      822 38  -  Fiona Chan Developers eye suburbs on hopes of a recovery in mid-tier segment By Property Reporter LARGE homes in prime areas may be all the rage, but some developers have quietly turned their attention to smaller sites outside the highpriced
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      343 38 REUTERS MARKET LIBERALISATION London BRITAIN announced plans yesterday to extend tax benefits currently enjoyed by members of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) to members of other trading exchanges, including European bourses. The Treasury said the changes were part of a broader
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      884 38 REUTERS Paris AIRBUS on Monday postponed a major announcement on job cuts planned for yesterday, saying that European nations could not agree how to share the work on the planemaker's next aircraft, the wide-body A-350. The surprise statement followed a stormy
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      262 38 REUTERS Bangkok THE Thai government said yesterday that it had renewed a tax incentive for new stock market listings to encourage companies to go public. "The Cabinet has approved the corporate tax measures," a spokesman told reporters of a proposed extension of the
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      27 38 Rate meeting Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui and officials meet today to discuss a rate hike, amid government calls to keep the benchmark low. PAGE Hl6
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      63 39 OSCARS 2007~[T^X c AjRpYAL 1 *J v*^ 'ts tne most coveted of awards in the Jj b^ij6£j\ movie world and this year, it's shaping '^B^ *§M JjW >\ up to be a battle royale among actors 1 •>, /"jHLj BBmmL playing queens, warlords and tyrants. 5^ 113/..v \w%& tJ%^& Life!
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        1232 40  - OSCAR GOLD Ong Sor Fern Oscar nominations and wins do translate to box-office success here as discerning Singaporeans flock to check out the shortlist FILM CORRESPONDENT IT IS a small US$25 million (5538.3 million) foreign-language film clocking in at over two hours. And it has an MlB rating which means
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        206 41  -  Tay Yek Keak ICan we say abracadabra and make movies about magicians, following The Prestige and The Illusionist, disappear before they make Siegfried And Roy: A Love Story? 2M. Night Shyamalan (Lady In The Water) putting us to sleep with his bedtime
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        1374 42 f Lifel's critics Ong Sor Fern (OSF) and TayYekKeak(TYK), predict who will win the Oscars this year BEST PICTURE BABEL FOR: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's multi-culti patchwork is classic prize bait. AGAINST: Academy voters might be wary of a lengthy and talky drama that clocks in at over
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        667 43  -  Michelle Tay It's the biggest red-carpet event of the year, so why do some stars dress as if it's Prom Night? Here's a look at the best and worst of Oscar fashion through the years OF ALL the award ceremonies, the Academy Awards also known as the Oscars
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        431 43 GWYNETH PALTROW (right, with her late father, producer Bruce Paltrow) Year: 1999 Wearing: A pink Ralph Lauren taffeta gown two sizes too large Paltrow, then 27, has made two memorable mistakes on the red carpet: this, and the sheer, gothic Alexander McQueen dress in 2002 that showed off
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        89 44 II would like to be Jupiter and kidnap everybody and lie down in the ground making love to everybody' Roberto Benigni after winning Best Actor for Life Is Beautiful in 1999 I'm in shock. And I'm so in love with my brother right now. he just held me and
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        613 44  -  Ong Soh Chin This year's Oscars pays tribute to sexy grannies with substance and maturity THERE'S nothing like a dame, they say. And in the running for this year's Best Actress Oscar are two bona fide ones, as well as one honorary one. Dame Helen Mirren,
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        167 44  -  Tay Yek Keak ISing and dance in a funny hairstyle in a comeback role like Eddie Murphy 2 Participate in a gangster movie, don't care which one, directed by Martin Scorsese 3 Sign up for The Queen 2, the Elton John biopic
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        853 45  -  Ong Sor Fern X-Men 3, Pirates, Jack Neo, Mission: Impossible and Night At The Museum scored big at the local box office. They all clocked over $4 million in ticket sales Aiui/VL 01 3\jd mms were reieaseu nere last year, grossing a total of
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        1010 46  -  Tay Yek Keak If China thinks its films can win an Oscar by being big and showy, think again. Hollywood's not stupid, and it's ultimately about the story APART from the major snub of Dreamgirls in the Best Picture category in this year's Oscars, there is
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          593 46  -  Tay Yek Keak PHOTOS: BLOOMBERG, REUTERS, AP F. MURRAY ABRAHAM (right) Oscar peak: Best Actor as Antonio Salieri, bitter arch-rival of Mozart in Amadeus (1984) Immediate low: Stuff you have never heard of, although his first film after the Oscar, The Name
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        934 47  -  Tay Yek Keak Aside from the official nominations, the Academy missed out on some stand-out performances. TAY YEK KEAK makes his picks MOST BROKEBACK UNDERTONES PERFORMANCE Runner-up: Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher in The Guardian Older person Costner took a shine to much younger guy Kutcher. Just like
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        636 48  -  Ong Sor Fern War, from whichever side you look at it, is a no-win situation, as director Clint Eastwood masterfully shows > drama LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA (NCI6) 140 minutes/Opens tomorrow FILM CORRESPONDENT LETTERS From Iwo Jima looks like a conventional missive at first. There are
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          109 48  -  Tay Yek Keak PARIS, JET'AIME(NCI6) 120 minutes/Opens tomorrow ★★★■»V* THIS ode to Paris is a collection of advertising filmlets shot in 18 Parisian districts by directors as diverse as Alfonso Cuaron, the Coen brothers, Alexander Payne, Wes Craven and Olivier Assayas. You like some, you dislike some. Propelled by
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          152 48  -  Tan Dawn Wei SEDUCING MR PERFECT (PG) 111 minutes/Opens tomorrow it A*** THIS lightweight Korean rom-com is supposed to be a battle of the sexes waged in the workplace. But it isn't a level playing field when the guy, conceited Harvard hotshot Robin (Daniel Henney of My Lovely
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          130 48  -  Tan Dawn Wei NORBIT(NCI6) 102 minutes/Now showing IF YOU'VE seen the trailer for this movie, you've seen all the best bits. Norbit should have been a sketch on Saturday Night Live instead of a feature film. But back in the 1980s, when Murphy was still a cast member on
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          155 48  -  psocking. Tan Dawn Wei TWINS MISSION (PG) 98 minutes/Now showing THIS sloppy action flick which looks like it was rushed out for the Chinese New Year holidays has eight pairs of twins, but you're hardly getting a two-for-one deal here. Low on plot, high on action, it makes humans
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        425 48 > drama THE FOUNTAIN (PG) 97 minutes/Opens tomorrow Ong Sor Fern WRITER-DIRECTOR Darren Aronofsky is, arguably, the most intriguing young American director working today. He combines visual flair with an intellectual curiosity that sets his work apart from those of his peers. Drawing inspiration from
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        479 48  -  Ong Sor Fern > musical DREAMGIRLS (PG) 131 minutes/Opens tomorrow FOR the first 20 minutes, this looks like a tour de force. Writer-director Bill Condon orchestrates a snappy montage that moves with sass and style, introducing the main protagonists to the accompaniment of a non-stop barrage
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        444 50 NYT BRITNEY Spears appeared to have recovered from her head-shaving madness on Sunday when she was spied lounging by a hotel swimming pool wearing a blonde wig. Dressed in a bikini, the 25-year-old seemed in good spirits at West Hollywood's chic Mondrian Hotel and was smoking and
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        351 50  -  Yong Shu Hoong > concert GOOD VIBRATIONS FESTIVAL 2007 Fort Canning Park/Monday NOW, who says white men can't rap? Before the rise of white rapper Eminem, New York-based Jewish rap group Beastie Boys have, since the early 1980s, been churning out their unique wordplay infused with hip-hop, punk
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        239 50 SO, WILL the love between Gil Grissom and Sara Sidle (right) blossom? That is the question fans of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation have been asking since the shocking revelation of the two main characters' relationship in the Season 6 finale last
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        114 50 SOMEONE'S ILL: TV star Kelly Osbourne said a member of her family consisting of rocker dad Ozzy, mother Sharon, brother Jack and sister Aimee is HIV-positive, said British reports... CURSE WINS: Curse Of The Golden Flower (right) costume designer Chung Man Yee has been honoured for excellence in a
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    882 66 To succeed in your organisation, make sure people remember you and what you do WHAT are you good at? Let me rephrase the question: What are you so good at that nobody does it better? In your organisation, are you just a face in the crowd?
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        424 68  -  SHARON LOH One of the things I look forward to most during the Chinese New Year is how peaceful the roads become, once the frenetic preparations are done and celebrations begin. The lull begins on the afternoon of New Year's Eve, as I
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        373 69 BBC NEWS Fluctuating hormones affect muscles and ligaments Women are more likely to injure themselves at specific times in their menstrual cycle, research suggests. London's Portland Hospital surveyed 1,000 osteopaths, and studied 17 women with regular menstrual cycles. The study suggests the risk of injury
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        365 70 BBC NEWS A Princeton study has shown that for rats which stayed awake for 72 hours, their brains showed reduced levels of cell production Missing out on sleep may cause the brain to stop producing new cells, a study has suggested. The work
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        478 70 Reading to and with a child will not only enhance his language skills but also the parent-child relationship, reports Elaine Young The solitary act of reading became a pathway to bonding for Madam Hartiny Abdul Hamid during her first pregnancy seven years ago. She began reading her
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        154 70 Pop into any regional library, except the branches at Orchard and the Esplanade, to pick up this pre-birth kit for free. But you must be either a parent-to-be or have a child who was born from January this year. The kit contains a journal to record your child's
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        605 71 When it comes to sensitive teeth, even eating or drinking can be painful. Judith Tan investigates Madam Lily Lee turned 50 earlier this month, a momentous occasion the retiree planned to enjoy until the first sip of chilled champagne touched her teeth.
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        1500 72  -  LEE HUI CHIEH It is tough caring for a child with a genetic metabolic disease, but Sage's parents are overjoyed with the progress he has made. Lee Hui Chieh reports On a weighing scale that jewellers use, Mrs Cindy Tan measures not gold or gems, but something far more
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        448 72  -  -LEEHUICHIEH Inborn errors of metabolism are a group of genetic diseases that cause problems in converting proteins or fats into energy for the body and waste products. Without the necessary nutrients, the baby cannot develop properly. Undigested proteins or fats will also accumulate in the blood
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        773 74 Many animals from dogs and cats to horses and dolphins have played a role in the healing process. And although they may not heal people completely, they do boost people's attitudes and encourage them to live their lives to the fullest. Shelagh Mahbubani reports Sigmund
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        589 75 Six cats under the same roof have provided a family with companionship and brought relief to a sick man. By Shelagh Mahbubani Most people would think that six cats taken in by a loving family to be getting the better end of the deal.
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        124 75 Study finds newer breast cancer drugs save lives Women who switch from the breast cancer pill tamoxifen to a newer class of drugs called aromatase inhibitors live longer, Italian researchers reported last week. Their study, published in the journal Cancer, adds to a growing body of evidence that
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        154 75 The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned last week of potentially life-threatening twisting of the intestines in infants vaccinated against a virus which is the leading cause of early childhood diarrhoea. The condition, called intussusception, is the same which led to the
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        666 76 Discover the great outdoors on an adventure training course aimed at the aircon obsessed, says Elaine Young Outdoors is something that many Singaporeans regard as the sticky, bug-infested place between air-conditioned buildings. For over 20 years now, a dedicated group from the Toa Payoh Adventure
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        102 76 The 13th Basic Outdoor Adventure Training (Boat) course begins on March 3 and runs till June 24. Highlights in March include orientation, ropework, map reading, topography and outdoor cooking. The first camp will be held in April and it includes first aid lessons, a day hike and abseiling.
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        324 77 JUDITH TAN At 62, Mr Kung Siang Yo might not be the image of a typical swimming champ. But he swam and won gold in the five events for his age group at the Standard Chartered (StanChart) Asia Pacific Masters Swim Meet at
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        724 77 NEW YORK TIMES Baby Child The FluMist vaccine, a live virus in a nasal spray, is also easier to administer than shots FluMist vaccine a live virus in a nasal spray is much more effective than flu shots in protecting young children against the
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        310 78 The main benefit of yoga is relaxation when you need it most. Said pre-natal yoga instructor Colleen Simmonds: "What yoga teaches us is that if we can control our breath, we can control our reaction to things." Yoga breath teaches you to use your tummy, chest and throat and
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        890 78 Exercise is not just something to keep you fit out of pregnancy. It can make life easier during pregnancy too, and has a host of benefits. Elaine Young reports That little blue line turns a might-be-pregnant woman into a mother-to-be. But with all the
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        214 78 Dos don'ts The American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists advises the following for exercise during pregnancy. If you are new to exercise, start with five minutes a day and add five minutes each week until you can stay active for 30 minutes each day. As with any exercise, have a
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        1075 79 All that stuff about needing to find a job that you love is overstated. Research shows your level of optimism and quality of relationships impact your happiness more than your job does, writes Penelope Trunk One of my favourite topics is the science of happiness,
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        282 80 NEW YORK TIMES Reducing caffeine consumption during pregnancy from three cups of coffee a day to one has no effect on the baby's birth weight, Danish researchers report. Some studies have suggested that cutting caffeine consumption could raise average birth weight, but
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        548 81 Food Finds Thai food is usually fiery but there are milder ones which taste as good as Theresa Tan reports I was expecting a fiery meal, with red-hot curries and tongue-numbing soups. Instead, I found myself savouring gentle curries and other dishes that didn't
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        352 82  -  ELAINE YOUNG Fitness Tip Choose water if you're at the gym to burn fat; have a sports drink when doing a marathon After a strenuous workout, what do you reach for? Water? Or a more satisfying isotonic sports drink? Isotonic drinks contain 4 to 6
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        143 82 natural retail If your intake of pineapple tarts and assorted cookies during the festive period has far exceeded your stomach's capacity, soothe it with some fennel tea. It has been traditionally valued in France and Italy for its fragrance and its medicinal properties. It contains
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        267 82 Letter from Reader At a time when Valentine's Day is becoming increasingly commercialised, Mind Your Body's coverage of couples who have given each other "the ultimate gift" of life (Feb 14), impressed me. As I was shopping around the streets of Orchard Road last
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        1076 83  -  Kenny Toh life for Mind Your Body Kenny Toh is a life coach and founder of The Coaching Academy and Infernafional Network for Parents as Coaches. For details, visit www.coachingacademy.com.sg and www. parentsascoaches. net 01 gave birth earlier this month to a baby girl.
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        291 84 thenursery s v My six-year-old boy always has sweaty, smelly feet W a^A after wearing shoes for a while. Even when he wears w sandals or slippers, his feet will still be sweaty and S smelly. He hardly wears sports shoes. He will be
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        248 84 how I cope Dora Yip, 30, corporate communications manager: "I cope best with the curve balls that life throws at me by laughing and trying to see the lighter side of things. It makes me feel better, rubs off
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        318 84 REUTERS If you are pregnant, it makes sense to eat some fish. A new study shows that children of mothers who ate more fish and other seafood while pregnant are smarter and have better developmental skills than children of women who ate less or none, researchers said on
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        456 85 r 1 waitingroom ©Will someone suffer depression or become sick due to too much sleep? I have been sleeping on average 10 hours a night for the last two weeks. Does the human body react to sleeping too much? I am
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        366 85 the ©I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism four years ago when I was 21 years old and given carbimazole and propranolol in the first year. After about one year, I was taken off propranolol but have continued with carbimazole. After two relapses with high T4 level,
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        627 87 lutritioncorner ©My baby boy is about 3 'h months old and he weighs 7.7kg. His growth rate is 75 per cent. His last feeding time is I Opm and he gets I 50ml of milk. Then he wakes up at
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