The Straits Times, 22 February 2007

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 94 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 198/12/2006 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22 2007 •V A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Bangkok on alert for more attacks by insurgents
    496 1 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS, XINHUA Security beefed up amid warnings of strikes at embassies and other public places Bangkok THAILAND, already reeling from a cascading wave of violence by suspected Islamic separatists, tightened security at embassies and other public places in Bangkok yesterday.
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    Lock icon Crackdown on loansharks leads to big spike in court cases
    586 1  -  Tracy Sua By EFFORTS by police to crack down on illegal moneylending syndicates appear to be paying off, but the added pressure on syndicate bosses has been forcing them to find new ways to avoid being caught. Last year, the
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Breaking the link between ethnicity and Islam
      1106 1  -  Carolyn Hong By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur IT HAS been a hectic Chinese New Year for Mr Ridhuan Tee Abdullah, who is Chinese and has been a devout Muslim for 22 years. With his wife and children, he headed home from Kuala
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      381 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2-4 Tragic end to CNY Asia 6-14 The Chinese New Year World... 15-18 festivities ended abruptly Rq "iQ9i for a family when a ™"eW l9-il quarrel between Mr Peh Boon Poh and his wife SECTION TWO sparked off a series of l_| ome H1-H6 events that
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Average wait for cabs in city: Less than 15 minutes
      618 3  -  Daryl Loo But at some places, this could be as long as 48 mins, LTA survey shows By MOST commuters take less than 15 minutes on average to catch a cab in the city area, even during the evening peak
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      Lock icon Thick fog disrupts travel in China
      363 3 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Beijing HEAVY fog blanketed Beijing and parts of China yesterday, disrupting flights and forcing the closure of several highways around the Chinese capital. Around 150 flights were delayed in Beijing yesterday, with the cities of Tianjin, Nanjing and Dalien
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      Lock icon Britain to cut troop levels in Iraq by a quarter
      531 4 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS, BLOOMBERG London BRITAIN will pull out almost a quarter of its troops from Iraq over the coming months, Prime Minister Tony Blair said yesterday. The move was in sharp contrast to the build-up of United States troops
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      Lock icon PASSER-BY SAVED LIVES BY THROWING STONES
      83 4 Rescue workers search for survivors after a five-storey building in Istanbul, Turkey, collapsed early yesterday. A passer-by saw the building rocking and alerted the residents by shouting and throwing stones, saving the lives of many of them. Officials said two people died and 26
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      Lock icon Top Jakarta lawmaker: Send back S'pore envoy
      422 4  -  AZHAR GHANI Parliamentary Speaker suggests move as protest against Republic's 'unfriendly acts' By Indonesia Bureau Chief In Jakarta JAKARTA should register its unhappiness with Singapore by sending back its ambassador, Indonesia's leading lawmaker said yesterday. Speaking to Antara news agency, Parliamentary Speaker Agung
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      Lock icon Ex-DPM quits as Thai economic adviser
      498 4  -  Nirmal Ghosh By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok FORMER deputy prime minister Somkid Jatusripitak has quit, barely a week after he was appointed by Thailand's military rulers to help boost flagging investor confidence in the country. His appointment as spokesman for Thailand's "sufficiency economy" policy
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      33 4 EN BLOC PROPERTY SALES Off the beaten track Wt A look at the lesser known facts and the failure rate. And how new forces are changing the market for developers and sellers. I
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      73 5 During the Lunar New Year, it's an Asian tradition to return home and be with loved ones. At DBS, we too know that home is where the heart is. Here's wishing our customers, business partners and friends a meaningful and memorable Lunar New Year. Thank you for your support, and
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon THAILAND WHICH WAY AHEAD?
      742 6  -  Nirmal Ghosh Shifting policy directions and parallel administrations are undermining investor confidence, analysts warn By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok DR SOMKID Jatusripitak's resignation is but the latest of several abrupt shifts in Thailand's economic policies and management since last year's coup. And the continuing uncertainty is
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      Lock icon Three Thai firms show interest in Shin Sat
      326 6 Bangkok TWO state-owned telecoms firms, as well as a private one, have reportedly shown interest in buying Temasek Holdings' stake in Shin Sat. According to reports in The Nation, Telephones of Thailand Corp and CAT Telecom have expressed their interest in Shin
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      Lock icon Minister doubts eavesdropping claims
      426 6 THAI Minister of Information and Communication Technology Sittichai Pokai-udom has cast doubts on the junta's claims that Singapore was eavesdropping on Thai military conversations. In an interview on a Thai-lan-guage TV talk show, Siam This Morning, on Tuesday, Mr Sittichai said eavesdropping was only a "concern"
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      Lock icon Wrong speech at the wrong time
      549 6 Excerpts from Bangkok Post editorial published on Tuesday GEN Sonthi Boonyaratkalin spoke unwisely last week in his speech to young volunteers about the nation and its military. The vow to recapture national assets sold to Singapore in the Shin Corp deal was as poorly
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon China's small steel mills spurn shutdown order
        858 8 REUTERS Govt bid to curb output and pollution gets the brush-off Luanxian (China) THE fate of a campaign by China to curb headlong investment and start cleaning up its polluted environment turns on businessmen such as Mr Cai Nianguang. Worried that the country's
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        Lock icon Health scares drive Chinese to buy organic food
        595 8 BLOOMBERG Beijing FREQUENT and rampant food scares have prompted many Chinese to turn to organically grown food, a study by China's Ministry of Commerce has discovered. More than 60 per cent of the country's 562 million city dwellers are willing to pay
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        Lock icon HK counts on 'fine' dining to cut food wastage
        331 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Hong Kong HONG KONG restaurants have come up with a way to cut down on food wastage threatening to fine diners who pile their plates with food but don't eat up. Signs on the tables of a number of
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        Lock icon Pet shops pass off rodents as mini-pigs
        252 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Hong Kong ANIMAL carers in Hong Kong said yesterday pet lovers who had bought piglets for Year of the Pig luck may have been conned by shopowners who sold them rodents. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA)
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Cheney reassures Japan over N. Korea deal
        517 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS He also tells Tokyo that US wants resolution of abductees issue Tokyo US VICE-PRESIDENT Dick Cheney worked yesterday to ease Japanese concerns about a landmark deal with North Korea and told its Iraq war allies that Washington will
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        Lock icon US officials to seek N-E Asia backing for nuke accord
        338 9 FINANCIAL TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington TWO senior US officials plan to visit North-east Asia next week to consolidate support for a six-party nuclear disarmament deal involving North Korea clinched in Beijing last week. Under the deal, Pyongyang is to close
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        Lock icon Convicted Hyundai chief travels abroad
        258 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG Seoul HYUNDAI Motor chairman Chung Mong Koo left for India on business yesterday on his first trip abroad since he was handed a prison term earlier this month. Chung is allowed to travel abroad under the terms of his bail and does
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    • INDIA / SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon India, Pakistan vow joint anti-terror effort
        542 12  -  Ravi Velloor Foreign ministers pledge cooperation in wake of deadly train bombing By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi INDIA and Pakistan vowed yesterday to fight terrorism together, days after a terrorist strike on a train killed 68 people, mostly Pakistanis heading home. The
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        Lock icon Phone call may give vital lead in train blast probe
        359 12 REUTERS New Delhi INDIAN investigators are looking into a suspicious phone call made to Pakistani Kashmir just after bombs on a train bound for Pakistan killed 68 people, an official said yesterday. But Kashmiri militants denied any role. The governments
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        Lock icon Congress loses support of regional party
        183 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Lucknow (India) A MAJOR regional party in India's largest state withdrew support for the Congress-led federal government yesterday. As part of a battle for advantage in upcoming local polls, the Samajwadi Party which holds power in Uttar Pradesh said its 38 members
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        Lock icon New Delhi residents wringing hands over monkey menace
        699 12  -  P. Jayaram By India Correspondent In New Delhi THE Indian capital is at its wits' end looking for a solution to its monkey menace. Some 300 of them have been playing havoc in the city roaming at will in the neighbourhoods, snatching
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Soldiers 'behind deaths of Filipino leftists'
        596 13  -  Alastair Mclndoe But there is no state-sanctioned policy for attacks: UN investigator By Philippines Correspondent In Manila A UNITED Nations investigation into a wave of killings of leftist activists in the Philippines has found that a "significant" number of murders were carried out by
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        Lock icon More Singapore aid for victims of Jakarta floods
        340 13  -  Dcvi Asmarani By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta MORE Singapore companies have pitched in for Jakarta's flood relief efforts. Singapore Ambassador to Indonesia Ashok Mirpuri yesterday handed over 200 million rupiah (5534,000) worth of relief supplies to Indonesian Minister of Health Siti Fadilah
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        Lock icon Indonesia to push ahead with nuclear power plans
        288 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Jakarta INDONESIA will pursue its plans to develop nuclear power as part of efforts to find alternative energy sources to meet its growing needs, a top official said. The chairman of the Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency,
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        Lock icon A-G wants Suharto to repay $500m in charity funds
        298 13 REUTERS Jakarta INDONESIA'S Attorney-Gener-al said yesterday he would demand that former president Suharto repay charity funds alleged to have been used to enrich friends and family before launching a civil suit against him. Earlier this month, Attor-ney-General Abdul Rahman Saleh said
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        Lock icon WAITING FOR THE MATING CALL
        133 13 It's feeding time for Rosa in the rhino sanctuary at Way Kambas National Park on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. But soon, it may be breeding time for the young rhino, which is one of two female rhinos that are expected to breed with Andalas,
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon 5 bigwigs handpicked for advisory council
        466 14 NEW STRAITS TIMES »JOHOR'S SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT ZONE Abdullah to tap their experience, contacts and reputation Kuala Lumpur AN ADVISORY council, said to be hand-picked by Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, is being set up to help steer south Johor's newly launched special development zone.
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        Lock icon KL backs away from plan to confine foreign workers
        379 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S government yesterday backed away from a proposal to confine foreign workers to their living quarters, acknowledging that such a drastic move would have "implications". "The government hasn't taken a position on it yet," Deputy Prime Minister
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        Lock icon Rare orchid found in Cameron jungles
        354 14 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Ipoh A MYSTERIOUS orchid picked up by two environmentalists deep in the jungles of Cameron Highlands has turned out to be the rare Monomeria barbata. Mr Embi Abdullah, 59, who stumbled across the orchid with his friend while trekking in
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        Lock icon PAS reaches out to Indian and Chinese voters
        272 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S main Muslim opposition group is taking measures to cultivate support from the ethnic Chinese and Indian minorities, who have long been suspicious of the party's aim to create an Islamic state. The fundamentalist Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS)
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        Lock icon Najib slams bullying of air force recruit
        275 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PUTRAJAYA MALAYSIAN Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak yesterday condemned as "unforgivable" the actions of senior air force trainees who allegedly tortured a recruit, including forcing him to swallow his own vomit. Datuk Seri Najib, who is
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Business giants act against climate change
      774 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Roundtable seeks to set framework for concerted action to fight global warming New York THE leaders of several worldwide corporations, including Volvo, Citigroup and Wal-Mart, have called for prompt, decisive action on climate change. Nearly 100 companies have endorsed a formal
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      Lock icon Residents saved by stones flung at windows
      595 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ISTANBUL BUILDING COLLAPSE Istanbul A PASSER-BY threw stones at bedroom windows, saving the lives of many residents as a five-storey apartment building started shaking in Istanbul yesterday. The municipality worker, who happened to be walking by, saw the building
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      Lock icon Iran ignores UN deadline to stop nuclear fuel work
      485 16 REUTERS Teheran says it can give assurances it will not build nuclear weapons VIENNA IRAN vowed yesterday to press on with its nuclear fuel programme, ignoring a United Nations deadline to freeze uranium enrichment or face broader sanctions. However, it offered
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      Lock icon NAVY SHIP LEFT HIGH AND DRY
      84 16 This German naval minesweeper ran aground off the Norwegian coast early yesterday morning, said the rescue authorities in the city of Stavenger on Norway's south-western coast. According to them, there were 42 sailors on board the FGS Gromitz, but none of them was hurt.
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      Lock icon Anti-US feelings among Muslims 'at record high'
      577 16 New York THE war on terror has radicalised Muslims around the world and has raised anti-American feelings to unprecedented levels, according to the largest survey of Muslims ever to be conducted. Debunking the myth that religious radicals were to be found mostly among
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      Lock icon Aussie teachers may get 'graded' by students
      275 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Sydney IN A reversal of roles many a student has dreamed of, school pupils will be able to issue their teachers with a report card of their own under a plan being considered in Australia. Under the proposal, an assessment of
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon BANGKOK'S TOP COP OUSTED
        109 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS BANGKOK: Bangkok's police commissioner was dismissed yesterday, along with 56 other senior officers in the second recent shake-up in the department triggered by its failure to solve a series of deadly New Year's Eve bombings. Acting national police chief Seriphisut Temiyawej said he had
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        Lock icon JAPANESE GANG'S HQ RAIDED
        71 16 REUTERS TOKYO: Japanese police yesterday raided the headquarters of a gang over the fatal shooting of a rival mobster. A senior member of a group associated with the Sumiyoshi-kai, Japan's second largest gang, was shot dead in central Tokyo two weeks ago. Public broadcaster NHK showed
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        Lock icon FREEDOM TOWER GETS OK
        103 16 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK: New York Governor Eliot Spitzer said he would support construction of the US$2.4 billion (553.7 billion) Freedom Tower, a 540m-nigh skyscraper on the site of the Sept 11, 2001, attacks. He ordered a review of the project when he took office last month.
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        Lock icon $2B FINE FOR PRICE-FIXING
        94 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS BRUSSELS: European Union regulators imposed their largest price-fixing fine ever 992 million euros (Ss2 billion) on five lift-makers yesterday for operating cartels in Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. The European Commission said they had worked to rig bids for procurement contracts to install
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        Lock icon MARCH 25 AIRPORT OPENING
        86 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS BANGKOK: Don Muang is expected to be ready to operate by March 25, said Transport Minister Thira Hao-Charoen. Thailand's Cabinet cleared a final hurdle towards reopening Bangkok's old international airport when it approved the Transport Ministry's plan to allow charter and some domestic flights
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        Lock icon MOVE ON MUDFLOW DELAYED
        131 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA: The Indonesian authorities yesterday postponed the start of an attempt to slow a massive mudflow that has swallowed villages by plugging the crater with chains of concrete balls. A gas well near Surabaya in East Java has spewed steaming mud since May last
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        Lock icon FLESH-EATING BACTERIA CASES
        73 16 BLOOMBERG HONG KONG: Hong Kong's Kwai Chung Hospital said three patients from the same ward had tested positive for a rare flesh-eating bacteria. A spokesman said three men, aged 32 to 49, had developed symptoms of skin abscess since Feb 15 and tested positive for streptococcus pyogenes.
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      Lock icon Russia flexes muscles in Gulf, but US holds most of the cards
      680 17  -  Jonathan Eyal Putin makes his presence felt, but has no solution to region's problems By Straits Times Europe Bureau In London FOREIGN ministers from the United States, the European Union and Russia were joined by United Nations Secre-tary-General
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      Lock icon Donated film reveals new details of Kennedy's final moments
      460 17 REUTERS Dallas A PREVIOUSLY unreleased film of President John F. Kennedy's motorcade has revealed new details of the final moments before his assassination. The silent Bmm film, which was donated to a Dallas museum by amateur photographer George Jefferies and his
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      Lock icon 'Healthy' way to gauge economic growth
      322 17 BLOOMBERG London BLOOD pressure may be a better indicator of a country's economic health than gross domestic product (GDP), a new study suggests. In what has been suggested as a new barometer of success, a survey among European countries has found that Swedes have
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      Lock icon Steely Putin shows softer side to foreign journalists
      289 17 REUTERS Sochi (Russia) RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin can strike fear into the heart of his toughest adversaries, but sometimes even steely-eyed former spies just feel like a friendly chat. Arriving for a briefing by ministers in the Black Sea city of Sochi
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      Lock icon Virgin Blue in a flap over Tiger's entry bid?
      555 18  -  Roger Maynard Australian-based airline looks into setting up of low-cost brand By Australia Correspondent FHE proposed entry into the Australian domestic market by Singapore Airlinesbacked Tiger Airways already appears to be worrying one of its key rivals, Virgin Blue. Less than
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        542 18 Obama gets votes from ex-classmates in Jakarta AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE INDONESIAN ex-classmates of Mr Barack Obama have high hopes for the kind-hearted, confident and easy-going boy they knew as Barry, who has set his sights on becoming the first black president of the United States. When he was six years old,
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        216 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE A FATHER'S loving hugs proved deadly for one British woman, who developed an asbestos-linked cancer years after her contact with the naval dockyard worker. Now, Ms Debra Brewer, 47, has won a compensation claim against the British Defence Ministry, after it admitted liability
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        201 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE FORMER media tycoon Conrad Black (right) has sued a British author for the way the writer portrayed him in a book, arguing that he was depicted as "evil and devoid of any redeeming or even mitigating qualities", said Canadian media. Black,
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        203 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS FORMER star athlete O.J. Simpson has been ordered by a US judge to hand over his income from past work in movies, television and commercials to the family of murder victim Ron Goldman. Simpson was acquitted of murder charges in the June
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        277 18 REUTERS MICROSOFT founder Bill Gates may run one of the world's biggest computer companies, but that does not mean his children have licence to play on the computer all day long. The famous entrepreneur said his 10-year-old daughter Jennifer, his oldest child,
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      28 15 Russia rises in Mid-East With Russia now a key player in the Gulf region, all eyes were on Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at yesterday's Mid-East talks. PAGE 17
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      436 19 After weeks of confusing signals, the Thai authorities have clarified that they are not about to nationalise Temasek-controlled Shin Corp's satellite unit. After saying last week that he wanted "my assets back, especially the satellites", General Sonthi Boonyarataglin, head of the Council for National Security, said
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      934 19  -  Greg Mills CHINA'S AFRICAN POLICY By Alberto Trejos For The Straits Times CHINESE President Hu Jintao's trip to Africa this month has been a catalyst for all manner of speculation about China's role on the continent. No other major power has shown the same interest
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      827 19  -  Alfred Stepan ELECTIONS IN SENEGAL By SENEGAL, a country whose population is 90 per cent Muslim, is one of the Islamic world's most peaceful and democratic countries. This tranquillity has been helped by the elaborate "rituals of respect" that have developed between the secular state and
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      1317 20  -  John Mcßeth FLOOD PREVENTION By Senior Writer In Jakarta SOME of the worst floods in memory have finally receded, leaving Jakarta's administrators to count the cost in lives and damage and everyone else to point a finger at who should be
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      1305 21  -  Steve Friess NEW YORK TIMES By In Las Vegas MR ZHU Yu was not the least perturbed that faux Italian frescos, rather than Asian silk screens, decorated the ceiling of the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino hallway where he and his family watched last
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      27 19 Plugging the gaps A combination of political will and commitment, plus new technologies, is needed to solve Jakarta's water woes. PAGE 20 PUNCHLINES fcUNNe^ k HAUL J
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      1013 22 h V I j|& Singapore today Partly cloudy, showers with M M 0 M 0 Wp^s thunder in the afternoon fl (pf! Mr5^^ over many areas. THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22 2007 ASIA WORLD WEATHER USEFUL ™MBERS S^SSl W I 1 Emergency lines DO TODAY BEIJING ~<M:niii Police 9"
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      701 23  -  Tracy Sua »S'POREAN SLASHED TO DEATH IN SEREMBAN Widow relates how events unfolded before death; police arrest a man and woman By THE Chinese New Year festivities ended abruptly for a Singapore family which had gone to Seremban to celebrate it
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      326 24  -  Amelia Tan »RECALLED By ALL varieties of the popular Peter Pan brand of peanut butter have been recalled from the shelves of Singapore shops following a salmonella scare in the United States. ConAgra, the manufacturer of Peter Pan, initiated the recall last Friday.
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      300 24  -  Lee Hui Chieh »RECALLED By RETAILERS here have been asked to recall an organic baby food that may be contaminated by bacteria that causes botulism, a potentially fatal form of food poisoning. In a statement yesterday, the Agri-food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) advised
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      553 24  -  Peh Shing Huei »FEER DEFAMATION SUIT Date for hearing of case brought by Lees will now have to be set By THE Far Eastern Economic Review failed in a second attempt to throw out a defamation suit brought against it by
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      539 24  -  Ben NadarajaN DIVING TRAGEDY By MURKY waters and unpredictable currents make the sea around Pulau Hantu a tough area to dive in, especially for inexperienced divers. On Saturday, 21-year-old trainee diver Sue Qing Wen went missing while on his third dive of the day.
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      136 24 Two Singaporeans were killed in a road accident near Ipoh on Tuesday evening. The pair, Mr Mohd Ridzuan Hussein, 25, and Mr Roslan Rahim, 24, were on a motorbike bound for Alor Star in Kedah when their motorcycle hit a car in front while
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      449 24  -  Christopher Tan By Senior Correspondent TAXI operators are finally meeting service standards, going by the Land Transport Authority's latest quality audit from September to November last year. Six of the seven cab companies passed that quarter's audit, with
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      526 24  -  K.C. VIJAYAN By MORE than 50 civil servants packed the Appeals courtroom yesterday to hear their lawyer make a case for them to return to the pensions scheme. Additional benches had to be brought in by the court orderlies to
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      532 26  -  Arlina Arshad By A RECOMMENDATION by the Philippine government to set the monthly salary of Filipino maids overseas at US$4OO (Ss6l3) from March 1 is unlikely to have any impact in Singapore, maid agents here said. They generally make between $330
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      637 26  -  Yap Su-Yin Nothing shocking in report card; MOH gives them 6 months to fortify 3 key areas By Judith Tan THE report card on 12 of Singapore's largest charities in the health sector is out and while there are no shocking revelations, three key
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      758 26  -  YAP SU-YIN BUY a pen for $2, and half of that goes to the seller, invariably a youth. The other dollar goes to a business enterprise, Trust Leaf Worldwide. But if the young man adds that he is an ex-convict
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      474 26  -  Tessa Wong By YOUNG volunteers at the Youth Challenge are continuing to run the charity's community programmes despite last month's revelations of "irregularities" in its financial records and management. About half a dozen current and former volunteers The Straits Times spoke to
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      511 27  -  Zakir Hussain NTUC's flexi-work plan will help those in low-income families with jobs and Workfare package By THE labour movement will introduce a programme next month to help women, especially those in low-income families, to return to work. Its "Back to Work" programme is
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      341 27  -  ZAKIR HUSSAIN MALAY-MUSLIM single mothers can soon seek work at new businesses that will allow them to keep flexible hours. The move will also pave the way for them to receive Workfare. This community initiative, announced by labour MP Halimah Yacob yesterday,
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      91 27 The destitute from the Angsana Home at Pelangi Village, run by the Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society, were treated to a 10-course Chinese New Year lunch at the Yangqing Shanghai Kitchen at Chijmes on Tuesday. The event was organised by the North East Community Development Council.
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      686 28  -  Salma Khali k When discharged, patients get one year's supply, covered under Medisave, insurance By Health Correspondent FOR subsidised heart patients in need of potentially life-saving medication, where they get treated could mean a difference of more than $1,000 when footing the
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      364 28  - Drug-eluting stents benefits outweigh the risks SALMA KHALIK THE first stent, a tiny metal scaffold used to hold the artery walls in position, was used in 1986 to prevent arteries from collapsing after they have been unblocked. But one in four patients with these bare-metal stents found their arteries getting
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      564 28  -  Lee Hui Chieh By A DRUG made from the extract of a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) herb will be tested soon to see if it helps delay or prevent a relapse in advanced breast cancer patients who have responded to Western treatment. Currently,
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      555 28  -  Lim Wei Chean By A FOUR-DAY showcase of Asia's resort destinations will be held here in June, with the aim of drawing holidaymakers to lesser-known getaways as well as more popular places. Out to impress the 2,000 trade visitors from around
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      429 28  -  T. Rajan By' AN AMERICAN high-tech firm whose software has been to Mars wants to help budding local robot-builders vie for a $1 million prize. That is the sum to be won in the TechX challenge organised by the Defence Science
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        80 28 SINGAPORE appointed three new ambassadors to Europe yesterday. Chairman of JTC Corporation Soo Kok Leng has been appointed Singapore's next ambassador to Austria. Businessman and former member of parliament Tan Soo Khoon is Singapore's next ambassador to the Czech Republic. Former chief executive officer of
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        114 28 SEVERAL roads in the Orchard Road area will be closed for the Chingay Parade preview tomorrow and the actual event on Saturday. The affected roads are Orchard Road (between Scotts and Buyong roads), Oxley Road, Killiney Road, Koek Road, Cuppage Road, Grange Road, Orchard Link and
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      27 23 Safety precaution All varieties of the popular Peter Pan brand of peanut butter have been recalled from stores here after salmonella scare in the US. PAGE H2
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      485 29  -  Tan Hock Ann IN HIS Chinese New Year message, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong urged Singaporeans to "keep the family unit strong and healthy". However, there are issues that need to be addressed. I would love to endorse this "living together"
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      230 29  -  Chai Yee Hoi I REFER to previous letters on the zero-rating of essential items for the needy ("Zerorate GST on essential food items", ST, Feb 17; and "Limit GST zero rating to 8 essential food items", ST, Feb 20). Budget 2007 seems
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      243 29  -  Dr Lee Wei Ling THE recent incident in which a brain-dead patient's family tried to physically obstruct the operation to harvest his organs for transplant into patients needing them has revived the discussion about brain death and even led to calls to amend the
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      250 29  -  Lav Kai Guan I VISITED Sentosa Flowers 2007 with my family on the second day of Chinese New Year. As our bus inched forward in start-stop traffic along Keppel Road, we noticed the bridge leading to Sentosa was equally choked with private vehicles.
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      399 29  -  Heng Cho Choon I REFER to the letter, "Important to take the time to understand a culture before making judgments" by Mr Roni Roberts (ST, Feb 16) in which he commented on whether HDB flat dwellers should or should not keep pets
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      444 29  -  Christopher Loh Guo Ji I REFER to the CPF Investment Scheme-Ordinary Account (CPFIS-OA) arrangement with DBS, UOB and OCBC, in which the three local banks are also known as the "agent bank". I applaud the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board's decision to set
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      120 29  -  Dr Ho Soon Teck THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) plan to do away with bus bays is a step backwards. I agree with readers it would lead to severe traffic congestion and much confusion. Rather than do away with bus bays, the
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      325 29  -  Lee Weng Foo I REFER to Mr Lim Wee Hing's comments on my earlier letter on the need to exercise greater humility and sensitivity when dealing with our neighbours ("Good foreign relations stem from mutual respect"; ST, Feb 16). This is important as the politics
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      179 29  -  Zheng Liqing (Miss) I UNDERSTAND the formula to arrive at the final amount an individual gets in goods and services tax (GST) rebate is determined by two factors: His income; and The type of housing he lives in. I would like to
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      62 29 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.asia1. com.sg/forum Access to letters online is free. Accreditation may not solve issue of incompetent counsellors Organ donation: Treat family members with sensitivity Not all distance-learning degrees are questionable Hard on Chiam See Tong when he does not have access to funds
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      793 30  -  Richard Jolly LILLE 0 MANCHESTER UNITED 1 Lille's over-zealous protests and walkout create ugly scenes in the final minutes By WALKING off the pitch when you disagree with a referee's decision is no way to behave. Lille players were wrong to protest against Ryan Giggs' winner in
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      409 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS MANCHESTER United supporters were caught in a crush scare during Tuesday's 1-0 Champions League win over Lille. Riot police fired tear gas into the overcrowded away section of the Stade Felix-Bollaert early in the game. Some
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      518 30  -  Marc Lim By Sports Correspondent AFTER 16 years as a player and 33 years as a manager travelling to all corners of the globe, the 65-year-old Alex Ferguson must have seen it all. Then came Tuesday. "I have never seen anything like that in football,"
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      Lock icon Arsenal hit by PSV sucker punch
      704 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SOCCER Wenger warns PSV they won't get away with being negative again Eindhoven ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger has warned PSV Eindhoven that they will not get away with a negative approach again. PSV take a 1-0 lead to the Emirates Stadium on
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      292 31 Oporto JOSE Mourinho did not waste time. He taunted Arsene Wenger's lack of Champions League success, just 24 hours after the Arsenal manager criticised Chelsea. The teams meet in the League Cup final on Sunday. The verbal war between them has not reached the level of two
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      414 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Glasgow GORDON Strachan has urged his players to believe in themselves and achieve one of the greatest results in Celtic history: To knock AC Milan out of the Champions League in a fortnight's time. The Scottish champions hung on for a 0-0
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      242 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Eindhoven THE first Chinese player to appear in the Champions League is sure he will not be the last. Sun Xiang predicted that more of his countrymen will take part in Europe's top club tournament. China's international defender played for PSV Eindhoven
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      985 32 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Becks to promote U.S. 2018 bid? ENGLAND'S Football Association suffered a potentially damaging blow, when it learnt that David Beckham may be used to promote a rival bid by the United States to host the 2018 World Cup Finals. The
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      388 32 London LIVERPOOL have completed the signing of Javier Mascherano, after buying out his contract with businessman Kia Joorabchian. But West Ham are still facing the threat of a points deduction for breaking Premiership rules to allow the Argentina midfielder to play for them
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      404 32 London WEST Ham chairman Eggert Magnusson has given his "100 per cent backing" to manager Alan Curbishley, insisting there is no deadline for him to turn the club's fortunes around. The Icelandic businessman has been infuriated by reports that he has given Curbishley
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      131 32 NATIONAL Basketball Association star Steve Nash is interested in investing in Tottenham. Nash, a two-time Most Valuable Player with the Phoenix Suns, has reportedly earned over £50 million (Sslso million) from his basketball career. The 33-year-old is a life-long Spurs fan, and has revealed he
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      314 32 BLOOMBERG NEWS London HIS life has often seemed like a horror movie, and now Paul Gascoigne is going to star in one with a sci-fi twist. The former England international, who has fought alcohol and drug problems, will make his acting debut in
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      853 33  -  Jeanette Wang THE FACES OF THE S-LEAGUE Taqi, 20, officiated in his first S-League match when he was 19 By FOR Muhammad Taqi AljaaEari, becoming an S-League referee helps put his life in orier. He used to live like a hamrter on a
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      553 33  -  Nicholas Fang By ONE side boasted a handsome collection of S-League talents, including five national players. The other had only the league's Player of the Year, albeit with the support of an experienced and cohesive unit. Last night, it was teamwork that defeated star
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      544 33 BLOOMBERG NEWS, REUTERS CRICKET Melbourne SIX losses in seven games and a growing injury list are enough for Australia to panic. The defending Cricket World Cup champions are reeling from a 0-3 pummelling by New Zealand in the ChappellHadlee series. More worryingly, their opener
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      568 34 ASSOCIATED PRESS BASKETBALL Denver star scores only 9 points in loss to road-weary San Antonio Spurs San Antonio THE San Antonio Spurs were happy to play at home again finally. Allen Iverson was happy just to be playing again. The Spurs returned home for the
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      515 34 ASSOCIATED PRESS Atlanta NO MATTER how good a basketballer is, he cannot win the National Basketball Association title alone. That is why the top teams in the league Dallas, Phoenix, San Antonio, Utah and Houston have at least two great players in their squads.
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      573 34 ASSOCIATED PRESS »GOLF Atlanta NO ONE is crazy enough to suggest that anyone other than Tiger Woods is the world's best golfer. The American has held the No 1 spot in the world rankings since June 12, 2005, a span of 89 weeks.
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      339 34 REUTERS BOXING New York FLOYD Mayweather pushed, prodded and provoked Oscar De La Hoya on Tuesday. It set the tone for what promises to be a bad-temper-ed world junior middleweight title showdown in Las Vegas on May 5. The
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        70 34 SINGAPORE'S table tennis player Wang Yuegu lost 9-11, 6-11,10-12, 5-11 to China's Niu Jianfeng in the women's singles second round of the Kuwait Open yesterday. Teammate Li Jiawei had crashed out of the first round on Tuesday, losing 10-12, 5-11, 9-11,1-11 to Hungary's Toth
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        113 34 REUTERS MEMPHIS (Tennessee): Venus Williams continued her comeback from injury on Tuesday, beating Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-4 at the Memphis International round of 16. In her first event in more than four months, after wrist and knee injuries, the former tennis world No 1 held off
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      511 34 BASKETBALL NBA: Washington 112 Minnesota 100, Charlotte 104 Oklahoma City 100, New York 100 Orlando 94, Detroit 84 Milwaukee 83, San Antonio 95 Denver 80, Chicago 106 Atlanta 81, Sacramento 104 Boston 101, Portland 103 Utah 100, Seattle 121 Memphis 105, Phoenix 115 LA Clippers 90. ICE HOCKEY NHL:
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      30 34 TV times GOLF: Fields Open in Hawaii: Day 1 (Live, Ch22, 7.30 am). Day 2 (Live, Ch22, tomorrow, 7.30 am). WGC Accenture Matchplay Championship: Day 2 (Live, Ch22, tomorrow, 3am).
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      143 35 Director of Eng Leng Contractors Pte Ltd Mr Toh Eng Kill's beloved mother WEE POH KIM Age: 75 passed away peacefully on 21 February 2007, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Toh Teng Hiong (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Toh Eng Hua Heng Sioe Tjoe Toh Eng Kui Chua Seok Joo Toh Yin
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      175 35 B*** "For he says: At the favourable time. I have listened to you; on the day oj salvation 1 came to your help. Well, now is the favourable time: this is the day of salvation." 2 Corinthians 6:2 MARY TAN LUANG HIANG Age: 88 Called home to be with the
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      194 35 "Vv I has r.i./i v walked In his steps, his way I haw kept and haw not turned aside "Jolt 2i: 11 it Agnes Lim 1 Gek Choo I *f AgeSS |j Beloved daughter of Michael lim Peng Yam and Beatrice Cheona, Glial Choo (both deceased)... Has been called home
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      66 35 In Loving Memory of MILLICENT STA MARIA (Mrs Hilda Philomin) Age: 72 was called home to be with the LORD on 20 February 2007. Deeply missed and always remembered by family and loved ones. Wake at St Joseph's Church 143, Victoria Street. Funeral Service on Sunday, 25 Feb 07 at
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      38 35 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of PHILLIPS ALBERT EDMUND Departed 22 February 2004 Hut still the empty chair Reminds us of the face, the smile. Of one who once sat there. Always Loved t. Cherished By Loved Ones
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      17 35 In Mcmoriam 4ih Anniversary M. KANACALWAU Dear Ma We Adore You Aluniys Sadly misM.il by Husband Children
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      105 35 CHUA MOK SYE Age: 93 passed away peacefully on 21 Keb 07, leaving bebind loved ones. Children: Spouses: Chua Kirn Mong Chia Sai Kirn Chua Yong Mong Wong Ol Wah Chua Heng Mong Chua Khin Mvi lon Joo Hunt Chua Peng Mvi Chua Yong Mvi Hiap Van Seng Grandchildren: Spouses;
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      55 35 Bth Anniversary In Loving Memory Of VRAJAN Departed: 22nd February 1999 Our thoughts are always with you As time goes by we miss you more Your loving smile, your gentle face No one can fill your meant place. Deeply missed and fondly rememlwrcd by Wife. Daughters, Father, Brothers, Sisters A
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      5846 36 TRANSACTION DATE: FEB 21, 2007 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E SMIL 3 c 1LE 34.5 101 25 21 E IE 20 10E 3C 4.E 24.E 10.E 10 18 10 7 c 38 44 13 131 176 17.E 69 E 70 c 32^5
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      1737 36 52-WEEK HIGH LOW IEL CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 0RVOL 'OOO DAY HIGH LOW NET P/E M CAP SMIL 21 2E 36 <.E 2aE 26 4C 13.E ia 12 29.E 41.E 8C 46 19. E 12 7.8 66 43 20 11.E 24 13 23^E 23. E 2B.E
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      58 36 52-WEEK HIGH LOW IEL CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE OR'VOL 'OOO DAY NET P/E M CAP SMIL HIGH LOW ***** 119 6065 Diamonds 6095 ISDJUSTech 6097 ISMSCISpore ***** ***** 6101 ISS&P500 ***** ***** 6170 SPDRS 3320 2382 6235 STIETF100 3325.6 2360.9 6236 STIETFIOPV US119XC US3740 .'.V.V.V.V.V. jsii2oc
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      473 37 BLOOMBERG NEWS TV network stands to lose licence if it can't cough up $4.3b by March 6 Bangkok THAI television network ITV said a court has refused to consider its request for an injunction on 100 billion baht (554.3 billion) of fines,
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      Lock icon US consumer prices up more than forecast
      307 37 BLOOMBERG NEWS Washington CONSUMER prices in the United States rose more than forecast in January as Americans paid more for food, medical care and airfares, suggesting that inflationary pressures persist. The consumer price index rose 0.2 per cent after rising 0.4 per cent
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      485 37 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS New York DISCOUNT US airliner Jetßlue Airways has announced sweeping compensations to customers stranded in a weather-induced operations meltdown. The week-long debacle which started last Wednesday, led to the cancellation of more than 1,100 flights and left
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      35 37 AFP yesterday's close: 17,913.21 (-25.91 points) »Japanese stocks closed narrowly mixed as investors gave a muted response to a local interest rate rise, betting that it will not derail the economic recovery.
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      43 37 AFP Yesterday's close: 20,651.42 (+83.51 points) Hong Kong stocks gained 0.41 per cent as China Mobile rose on news that it added 4.86 million subscribers last month and on hopes it might roll out plans for 3G services soon.
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      23 37 AFP r- Fridays close: 2,998.47 (+5.47 points) The markets are closed for the Chinese New Year holidays for the week.
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      36 37 Sydney S&P ASX 200 AFP Yesterday's close: 5,951.8 (-37.9 points) Australian stocks closed down 0.63 per cent as some weaker-than-expect-ed earnings reports prompted profit taking. Volume was 1.76 billion shares worth A 56.09 billion (557.33 billion).
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      28 37 AFP Yesterday's 8522 (+16.13 points) Malaysian stocks closed 1.28 per cent higher in heavy trade due to strong follow-through buying in blue-chips and lower liners.
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      40 37 AFP Yesterday's close: 14,188.49 (-64.89 points) »Indian stocks closed 0.46 per cent lower after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates by a quarter point to 0.5 per cent. The market is expected to remain volatile this week.
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      38 37 AFP Yesterday's close: *****6 (+lO.OB points) »Indonesian stocks closed 0.56 per cent higher, led by mining stocks and Telkom, as trading picked up with the return of retail investors after the Chinese New Year holidays.
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      35 37 AFP Yesterday's close: 692.38 (+1.71 points) »Thai stocks closed 0.25 per cent higher after a former deputy to deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra stepped down as head of the military government's economics team.
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      223 37 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: 0,2.0.01 Feb21 Allgreen 0.53 1.720 +0.050 Ascendasreit 0.94 2.610 +0.080 CapitaComm 0.61 2.910 -0.010 CapitaLand 5.12 7.700 +0.200 CapitaMall 0.98 3.600 +0.140 Chart SemiCond 0.86 1.560 +0.070 CityDev 2.86 14.500 +0.400 ComiortDelGro 1.48 2.060 +0.040 CoscoCorp 0.96 2.860 +0.030 Creative Tech 0.27 10.300 +0.200
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      47 37 Feb 21 Yongnam 61,596,000 Firstlink 60,233,000 ChinaEntSp 58,211,000 Gen Intl 47,376,000 BerlianLaju 46,841,000 Delong 41,163,000 Indofood 29,435,000 Sunpower 28,508,000 CapitalanMBLeCW***** 25,792,000 BanJoo 24,958,000 Swissco 24,620,000 STATSChP 24,104,000 Chart SemiCond 23,491,000 StraitsAsia 22,664,000 Thai Beverage 22,003,000 CapitalandDBeCW***** 21,459,000 SingTel 20,722,000 Ferrochina 19,761,000 Longcheer 19,506,000 Unionmet 18,589,000
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      142 37 Feb 21 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2020 1.2160 Can dollar 1.3030 1.3190 Euro 2.0050 2.0280 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4386 0.4392 NZ dollar 1.0670 1.0910 Sterling pound 2.9840 3.0180 US dollar 1.5250
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      2077 37 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: FEB 21. 2007 S2 WffK fEl Hiiai low com auma CURRENCY LAS I TRABED SALE VOIIIBE 'NO 51 8 3779 ASL Marine W*****1 42 +2 130 48.5 31 9588 Allgreen MBLeCW***** 40.5 +0.5 75 43 37 9337 Allgreen RBeCW0707l9 39 unch 120 9 3 ArianeCorpW*****9
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      Lock icon BOJ raises rates to decade-high of 0.5%
      683 38 REUTERS Yen loses ground as central bank says it will be cautious about further hikes Tokyo THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised its main interest rate yesterday by a quarter percentage point to 0.5 per cent, the highest in more than a decade.
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      Lock icon PwC to axe scandal-hit Japan affiliate
      344 38 FINANCIAL TIMES Tokyo THE world's biggest accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), is set to shut a Japanese affiliate because of its involvement in the Nikko Cordial Securities broking scandal. This leaves PwC with a significantly smaller presence than rivals in Japan. Misuzu Audit, one of
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      365 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Ypsilanti (Michigan) STRUGGLING Ford Motors could be forced to shut down seven more plants and ask its unions for a 20 per cent cut to wages and benefits as it faces a financial "meltdown", said a respected
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      336 38 BLOOMBERG NEWS, REUTERS Hong Kong HUTCHISON Telecommunications will hold an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) next month to seek approval for the planned sale of Indian cellphone operator Hutchison Essar to Britain's Vodafone Group for US$ll.l billion (Ssl7 billion). Shareholders will vote
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      383 38 REUTERS Tokyo THE utilisation rate of the world's semiconductor plants fell to its lowest in seven quarters at the end of last year on weak demand for logic chips, said an industry group. However, one analyst predicted an uptick from April as inventory levels
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        490 39  -  NARENDRA AGGARWAL BY /AusGroup, a fast-growing energy and resources specialist, has turned in a strong set of halfyear results. It benefited from the continued boom in the commodities market in Western Australia, as well as the strategic move to acquire Singapore-based Cactus Engineering in July
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        292 39  -  NARENDRA AGGARWAL BY Dh Global Marine, a specialist in procurement of electrical cablings, equipment and accessories for the marine and offshore industries, has turned in a record set of full-year results. It serves major shipyards like Keppel Corp, SembCorp Marine and Labroy Marine,
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        Lock icon Hongwei achieves record net profit
        256 39  -  NARENDRA AGGARWAL BY Otrong demand for its new product, synthetic cotton, helped mainboard-listed Hongwei Technologies, a China-based polyester fibre manufacturer and supplier, achieve a record profit of 29.6 million yuan (555.85 million) in2H2006. Synthetic cotton is a cost competitive substitute for natural cotton in a
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        Lock icon Sunpower boosts post-tax profit by 86%
        294 39  -  KARON NG BY c Sunpower Group announced a full-year net profit of 37.2 million yuan (557.4 million) on the back of a 61 per cent increase in revenue to 387.4 million yuan for 2006. Of this revenue, 57 per cent is made up of
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        244 39  -  KARON NG BY Health Management International (HMD, a Sesdaq-listed healthcare service and education provider, delivered improved results again for its first half ended Dec 31, 2006. While revenue increased marginally to $21.8 million, net profit improved 8 per cent to $1.4 million compared with $1.3
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      Lock icon Pay TV player OBSTV gets nod to offer more channels
      610 40  -  Grace Ng It is staying put in Spore market for now as it mulls over expanding reach here By PAY TV operator OBSTV Asia has won regulatory approval to offer more channels, which may provide the fresh impetus needed for
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      Lock icon eSys lays off staff ahead of Teledata merger
      769 40  -  Gabriel Chen By POSTER boy entrepreneur Vikas Goel's eSys Technologies has laid off nearly one-sixth of its Singapore workforce, just before a merger with Chennai-based Teledata Informatics. eSys, one of the world's largest distributors of hard disks, said yesterday it has whittled
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      Lock icon Ascott nets $22.2m gain from sale of Hotel Asia
      370 40  -  Joyce Teo By Property Correspondent SERVICE apartment operator The Ascott Group has sold its Hotel Asia property in Scotts Road for $147 million, from which it will reap a net profit of $22.2 million. The sale price represents a 41 per
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      Lock icon Maybank S'pore's interim profit rises 11% to $82.5m
      428 40  -  Lorn a Tan By Finance Correspondent MAYBANK Singapore's pre-tax gain grew 11.1 per cent to RM187.9 million (5582.5 million) for the six months ended Dec 31 from RM169.1 million previously. During the same period, it registered a 29.7 per cent revenue growth
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      Lock icon Entertaining is out for Japan bank's unit
      296 40 REUTERS BANK of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, the Japanese bank which was recently censured over improper lending practices, has asked bankers at its Singapore office to stop entertaining clients as a penance. The bank is part of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, which has about 600
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      54 41 (0) :eb21 )CBCBkCSeCW*****7... JOB IBSGrp lityDev [eppel Land ;gx JOL Spore Land lapitaLand Creative Tech CENTS 233 119.0 104.4 2150 60.0 2.9 2350 50 0 2 2 1450 40.0 2.8 905 40.0 4.6 710 40 0 6 0 510 28.0 5.8 1000 25 0 2 6 770 20.0
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      51 41 Feb 21 I CENTS DCBCBkCSeCW*****7 CharteredMBLeCW***** KepLandDBSeCW*****1 ChinaMilkMBLeCW*****... CharteredDBeCW*****4 STATSChPHBLeCW*****5. STATSChPBNPeCW*****3. lasper SGX HBL eCW*****7 STI 3300SGAeCW*****7 233 104.4 119.0 25.5 41.7 7.5 34 38.8 9.5 12 33.3 3.0 21 27.3 4.5 i 17 25.9 3.5 1 22 25.7 4.5 2.5 25.0 0.5 20 25.0 4.0 36 24.1
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      58 41 (0) ■eD LY UtNIb 7o !LD10US$ 6540 -122.6 -1.2 SHSCI India 100 595 -30.7 -3.3 Isia Pac Brew 1580 -30.0 -1.9 Sreat Eastern 2040 -20.0 -1.0 [epCorp DBSeCW*****5 68.5 -13.5 -16.5 )L Fin 412 -12.0 -2.8 iukitSem W*****3 545 -10.0 -1.8 IhinaFish 458 -10.0 -2.1 SIA 200 1670
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      Lock icon Investors go the whole hog, pushing STI to new record
      481 41  -  Arthur Poon TAKING STOCK US stock rally, strong institutional buying boost bourse as banks, property plays gain By INVESTORS could barely wait to get back to business on the first trading day of the Year of the Pig yesterday, immediately
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      Lock icon Great Eastern's full-year profit up 28% to $476.9m
      493 41  -  Lorn a Tan By Finance Correspondent INSURER Great Eastern Holdings (GE) achieved a 28 per cent jump in net profits to $476.9 million for the year ended Dec 31, boosted by a record final quarter. A delighted Mr Tan Beng Lee, director
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      Lock icon CAPITALAND DIRECTOR CUTS DIRECT STAKE
      235 41  -  GABRIEL CHEN DIRECTORS' TRADES A NON-EXECUTIVE director of property giant Capita Land has reduced his direct stake in the company by selling 200,000 shares on the open market. Mr Lim Chin Beng, who is also Ascott's chairman, sold the shares for about $7.50 each. The
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      235 41  -  LORNA TAN INSURANCE veteran Tan Suee Chieh, 48, has taken over the top job at insurance cooperative NTUC Income from Mr Tan Kin Lian, 59, with effect from yesterday. In a press statement, Income's new chief executive officer (CEO) said that he was "delighted" to
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      Lock icon Strong demand for benchmark index's issues
      364 41  -  Gabriel Chen WARRANT WATCH By WARRANTS on the Straits Times Index (STI) stole the show yesterday as the index hit record highs, marking the return of investors after the Chinese New Year break. Warrants allow investors to bet on future movements in stock prices
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      Lock icon TT Inf'l pays $13.5m for Novena's furniture arm
      506 41  -  ARTHUR POON HOME-GROWN TT International, which owns and distributes consumer electronics products under the Akira brand, has bought Novena Holdings' core furniture arm for $13.5 million. It plans to incorporate the business into its existing consumer electronics retail stores in Singapore and
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      Lock icon Changi Airports partners Tata to bid for Indian deals
      630 42  -  Karamjit Kaur Joint venture has Chennai, Kolkata airport projects first in its sights By Aviation Correspondent SINGAPORE'S Changi Airports International (CAI), which manages and invests in airports, is poised to make a significant mark in the highly lucrative Indian market. It
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      Lock icon BOJ rate hike: No telling when flow of easy money will end
      990 42  -  Erica Tay NEWS ANALYSIS By Economics Correspondent THE last time the Japanese yen was this weak against the Singapore dollar, American President Bill Clinton was trying not to get impeached and The X-Files was on television. In recent
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      27 42 Gainers: 511 Losers: 224 Unchanged: 629 Australian dollar 1.2020 1.2160 iuro 2.0050 2.0280 Sterling pound JS dollar 2.9840 1.5250 3.0180 1.5430 'en (100 units) 1.2689 1.2824
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      Lock icon PayPal picks Singapore for regional headquarters
      686 42  -  Aaron Chew ONLINE PAYMENT PROVIDER By ONLINE payments giant Pay Pal has set up its regional headquarters in Singapore. California-based Pay Pal helps users to send and receive payments securely online, using its own technology coupled with bank accounts and credit cards. Owned by
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      33 42 Enter the bull The Singapore market opens with a bang on the first trading day of the Year of the Pig, with the Straits Times Index hitting a new all-time high. PAGE Hl9
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      318 43 There's no better place to begin the Year of the Pig than the ZooDiac Trail at Singapore Zoo. Besides catching a glimpse of the future, you will learn about our efforts to keep alive some of the endangered animals of the Zodiac. EVENT HIGHLIGHTS J lBFeb-4March cli 'DAILY H^_ a
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      130 43 arts m TOP 10 READ GREEN HAVEN CULTURE VULTURE J H Yeng Pway Ngon's book Arts collective Emily Hill sets The unhealthy obsession over I hailed by Yazhou Zhoukan up shop in Upper Wilkie Road Anna Nicole Smith's death *hf^ page 6 pages page 4 i** H TraciePang 1 I
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        1611 44  -  Hong Xinyi They are the ones with the vision, drive and charisma to shape a play and rally the cast to give their best on stage. Here are the six directors nominated for this year's Life! Theatre Awards ARTS REPORTER BOASTING a mix of seasoned players
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        79 46 1 never wanted to be a human jukebox' Musician Joni Mitchell (below) on playing new songs on tour 'Being a woman is very hard. She has to put on make-up, lose weight and enlarge her breasts' Patty Tsai, wife of Taiwanese politician Lien Sheng-wen, rejecting his proposal that she
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        Lock icon Power of the female body
        873 46  -  Hong Xinyi In death, as in life, it was Anna Nicole Smith's flamboyant, engineered and problematic body that got the most attention culturevulture THE obituaries and commentaries that followed the death of Anna Nicole Smith two weeks ago ranged in tone from the snide to
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        286 46 NYT FLORIDA After a year of courtship, Harlequin, the leading publisher of romance novels, has hooked up with Nascar, the stock-car racing association. Last year, with Nascar's approval, Harlequin Enterprises published three Nascar-theme books, including one in which the heroine falls in love with a
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        Lock icon Emily gets a new home
        639 47  -  Adeline Chia It won't be lonely at the top anymore when five arts groups known collectively as Emily Hill take up residence in a colonial bungalow ARTS REPORTER A HISTORIC bungalow perched vacant for almost three years at the hilltop of Upper Wilkie Road has
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        332 47 ATTENDANCE was up at this year's Ml Singapore Fringe Fest, and organiser The Necessary Stage (TNS) attributes it to how it did not clash with other arts festivals, programming the right shows and reaching out to students. The annual event, which is into its third
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      271 72  -  TEE HUN CHING I have been saving this for the day when I am famous enough to be asked this question: What was your worst fashion disaster ever? But since that day looks never to dawn, I might as well out myself. I was 14 and stretchy mini-skirts
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      729 73  -  AMY YIP The term has been loosely tagged on to everything from velour track suits (Juicy Couture: American designer casual wear brand) to pave jewellery with a trademark bull's eye (Target Couture: rhinestone accessories by American budget retailer Target). But little does the average high-street shopper know
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        322 74 i in noi a traditionalist by any I account, but dressing up is certainly one of my favourite customs especially during the Chinese New Year. You know me I'll gladly grab any opportunity to revamp my wardrobe. In fact, there are even people not moi I swear who diligentl
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        59 74 INEZ SALE: Inez, a multi-label fashion store at 02-06/07 Paragon which carries brands such as Malo and Marc by Marc Jacobs, is holding a sale of up to 80 per cent. While stocks last. POST-CNY SALE: Swimwear speciality store Tannlines at 03-03/04 Wisma Atria is holding a sale of
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        562 74 hat K-wave just keeps on rolling. Yet another store has been added to the list of Korean beauty brands setting up shop here. Beauty Credit which has 180 stores in Korea and outlets around the world including New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong opened its first store
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        236 74 Fashion's insatiable hunger for fresh new faces now sees a girl who has been modelling for only a year plucked from the catwalk for stardom at cosmetics giant Estee Lauder. Hilary Rhoda (right), 20, will soon be strutting her stuff in Estee Lauder advertising campaigns for skincare and
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        193 74 Reuters Paul Smith, famous for his very British suits and stripey shirts, is the latest designer to consider quitting London Fashion Week for the more glamorous and lucrative shows in Paris and Milan. Showcasing his autumn/winter women's wear collection in London last Tuesday, Smith, 60,
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      248 74  -  /Belle Charlene Kwan These two trend-setters were spotted at the Moet Chandon Champagne party held at Attica last Wednesday Liang Shi'ai, 22, PR senior associate Where did you get your clothes from? My dress was a last-minute find to complement tonight's dress code of Pink. It cost $60 from
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        134 75 It may be the Year of the Pig, but place your style bet on equestrian motifs. Acrylic brooch, $149, from Tatty Devine, visit www.lartichaut.com to order Pretty floral motifs make a casual alternative to the usual goth cuffs. Leather cuffs, $33 each, from Egg 3, 33 Erksine
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        145 75 Ace of spade cufflinks lend a dandy touch to a smart suit. $23, Topman, 02-18 Wisma Atria Spacious enough for your ißook, this handsome workbag is just as chic for weekend play. Kangaroo leather tote, $2,920, from Louis Vuitton, 01 -20/24 Ngee Ann City, 01-09 Hilton Hotel,
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      519 76  -  SHAAN SETH Arm yourself with the perfect lipstick with these tips and tubes Still making your Chinese New Year rounds? With all the eating, drinking and gossiping that go on, your mouth needs some super-duper lip colour to stay the course. One piece of advice: Steer clear of
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        261 79 TREND #2 CATWALK INSPIRATION: DKNY (above) Why: Utilitarian without being shabby or overtly tomboy welcome a new era of sporty cool. Conventional gym gear has been given a sprucing so it no longer looks asexual but feminine, modern and, darn it, pretty chic. What's new: Windbreakers and sweats
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        250 79 TREND #3 CATWALK INSPIRATION: LOUIS VUITTON (above) Why: Because a jacket helps anchor floaty dresses, makes sportswear look even snazzier and, unlike cardigans, doesn't look slouchy on droopy shoulders. What's new: Billowy sleeves, detailed lapels, high-shine fabrics, futuristic shapes the new jacket is anything but boxy. Bottomline: A
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        278 80 TREND #4 CATWALK INSPIRATION: DONNA KARAN (above) Why: It's the new power dressing: The figure is instantly streamlined, making you look taller. What's new: Wear it right down to the ankle for a dash of grown-up sophistication, or pick capri styles with more detail it's a tailored look
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        265 80 TREND #5 I CATWALK INSPIRATION: YVES SAINT LAURENT (above) Why: Purple is the new black and the hue can be pretty and muted or bold and dramatic. What's new: Everything the fashion world has fallen hard for the shade and splashed it on everything from dresses and shoes
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      559 81 Olinda Cho (left), 27, artiste Shot last year and styled by Mian for Royal BodyPerfed. Outfit was from Hong Kong Walker says: I hate the swimsuit because it doesn't suit her personality. As a woman, I find it insulting that they would make her show as much
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      930 84  -  FRANKIE CHEE LIQUID DIET Master mixer Colin Chia tells how to tend bar at home with the right drinks and tools You've spent ages buying and cooking great food to impress all those friends and relatives popping by at this time of the year. But to really
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      135 84 There will be a whole lot of shaking going on at your home once you rustle up these essential bartender tools. Shaker (above): This urn-like thing is used to mix the drinks. Pro bartenders usually slam the glass over it instead of using the cover. Jigger
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      346 85  -  TAN HSUEH YUN POSH NOSH We call it Chinese New Year, the Vietnamese call it Tet. But both festivals have one thing in common they mark the new year with fantastic food and snacks. Want a taste of Tet? Go to Le Tonkin, a chic Vietnamese-French restaurant
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      118 85 If you are a fan of Meiji Plain biscuits, you'll love these crackers from Bourbon, a Japanese confectionery brand. The Tennenn Koubon or Natural Yeast crackers are good on their own. They have a toasty flavour that is so appetising. Because they are relatively plain and not too
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      161 85 There is nothing I like better than a Marks Spencer biscuit and a cup of tea. I used to be addicted to its chocolate-covered digestive biscuits, and the jam puffs are so good that it is hard to stop at one or to have them only at tea
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      279 86 You could say Taiwanese singer-host Show Luo Chih-hsiang carries the world in his pouch. The 27-year-old does not like lugging a bag around, so he makes do with a Porter waist pouch and his pockets. In town recently to promote his fourth album, Speshow, he says: "I
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