The Straits Times, 23 February 2007

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 0 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 198/12/2006 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 2007 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon Khaw wants housewives, young on MediShield
    654 1  -  Sue-Ann Chia Minister's plans for health care include preparing for needs of greying population By Ken Kwek HOUSEWIVES and the young are two groups that Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan wants to see brought under MediShield, the national insurance scheme. About 200,000 housewives and
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    Lock icon Insurgents go undercover
    534 1  -  Nirmal Ghosh IN THAILAND Varsities infiltrated and may be used to launch attacks By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok MUSLIM insurgents have infiltrated universities and are using them as launch pads for attacks in Bangkok, Thailand's defence minister said yesterday. The comments by Defence Minister Boonrawd Somtat followed
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    Lock icon Insurgents use chemical warfare
    71 1 IN IRAQ IRAQI insurgents have started using bombs that combine explosives with chlorine gas in what officials fear is a new and deadly tactic against civilians. At least three such attacks have been carried out in the last month, resulting in 31 deaths. SEE PAGE 4
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon For S'pore chefs, a lonely quest for success
      999 1  -  Teo Pau Lin By In Lyon (France) IN HALL 33 of Lyon's Eurexpo, the stands groaned from the weight of 1,000 supporters in the heated throes of war. National flags were printed on their T-shirts, painted on their faces and waved in
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon GROUNDED
      481 3 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Adam Air's fleet of 737-300s not allowed to fly after a jet's fuselage cracks during landing Jakarta INDONESIA has grounded all of budget airline Adam Air's Boeing 737-300s after the fuselage of one of the aircraft cracked during a hard landing. The accident on Wednesday,
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS; AP  -  481 words
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      Lock icon Thai push for satellites may hasten Shin Corp overhaul
      531 3  -  Leslie Lopez Makeover aims to turn it into a regional mobile telco By THAILAND'S push to take over the country's satellite business controlled by Shin Corp could speed up a corporate overhaul of the conglomerate's diverse assets. For the past three
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      Lock icon Iraqi insurgents' new weapon: Bombs that contain chlorine
      552 4 NEW YORK TIMES, REUTERS Use of deadly gas aimed at bringing new level of fear and havoc to country, say officials Baghdad IRAQI insurgents have begun using bombs that combine explosives with chlorine gas in what officials fear is a new and
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      Lock icon MONSTER FROM THE DEEP
      148 4 REUTERS New Zealand fishermen may have caught the largest Colossal squid ever found weighing around 450 kg and measuring 1 Om in length. If its rings were to be made into fried calamari, they would be the size of tractor tyres. The adult squid was caught
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      32 4 MYTHS AND REALITY A look at the quality of service in Singapore's service industries. >--_5 ____H^_________________i"^ =3 i Crane operator panics then... Man crushed to death by container Operator jailed 2 weeks
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon I'M NOT WEAK, JUST VERY CAREFUL'
      950 6 THAI PM SURAYUD: He refutes criticism, says intention is to provide level playing field for investors Bangkok THAILAND'S army-installed Prime Minister, answering criticism that his government is slow and indecisive, says he must be "very careful" as he lacks a support base "like a
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      Lock icon Why Somkid was picked to be economic adviser
      314 6 DR SOMKID Jatusripitak's brief tenure as an economic adviser to the Thai government put the spotlight again on why he was appointed in the first place. Five possible reasons were offered by The Nation newspaper yesterday: He was brought in so that
      AP  -  314 words
    • CHINA
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        Lock icon DPP chairman sets sights on presidency
        252 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Taipei THE chairman of Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday said he would seek the party's nomination for next year's presidential race. Mr Yu Shyi-kun, 58, told supporters in the north-east-ern city of Ilan that he will register to
        ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  252 words
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        Lock icon PICTURE-PERFECT SMILE
        34 8 AP Visitors at a Beijing temple picking their favourite photo from a wall lined with smiling faces. Prizes will be awarded to the person in the winning picture and the photographer. PHOTO:
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        Lock icon 'Yellow dust' set to sweep S. Korea
        519 8 REUTERS Nationwide alert issued for sandstorms originating from China's Gobi Desert Seoul CHINA'S neighbours are bracing themselves for the onslaught of massive sandstorms which hit the Korean peninsula and Japan each spring. Seoul yesterday issued its first nationwide "yellow dust" alert of the
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        Lock icon Longer session for China parliament
        358 8 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Hong Kong CHINA'S annual parliamentary session will be extended for two days this year to prepare for upcoming leadership changes and to consider two key Bills, it was reported yesterday. The National People's Congress (NPC), which opens on March 5, will hear
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon More babies last year but Japan's not cheering yet
        625 10  -  Kwan Weng Kin Economic recovery helps fertility rate rebound from record low in 2005 By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo THERE were 32,000 more babies born in Japan last year, which will help the national fertility rate bounce back to a healthy
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        Lock icon FATAL FLIP-OVER
        43 10 AFP A tractor-trailer hangs down from a bridge pier after crashing into the side wall of the Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway and flipping over. The driver died after falling out of the vehicle onto the road. The accident took place yesterday. PHOTO:
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        Lock icon Roh will quit party to help its poll chances
        343 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Seoul SOUTH Korean President Roh Moo Hyun yesterday said he would leave the ruling party, paving the way for a political shake-up ahead of the December presidential election. His office issued a statement on his decision after he
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        Lock icon Company perks for 'study papas'
        269 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Seoul A BUSINESS group has taken pity on its employees left on their own as their wives and children join the exodus of South Koreans seeking overseas education. The Hanwha Group one of South Korea's top 10 chaebols or conglomerates yesterday said it
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    • INDIA / SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Probe into train blasts leads police to 3 states
        404 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE New Delhi POLICE teams have fanned out to three Indian states to round up people for questioning in connection with the blasts that killed 68 passengers on a train to Pakistan, an official said yesterday. "We have sent teams
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        Lock icon 'Serial killer' cleric may have links to Islamists
        264 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Islamabad PAKISTANI investigators are probing whether a "serial killer" cleric who assassinated a female minister this week having previously confessed to four other murders had links to Islamist groups. In a case that shocked even this unstable Islamic republic, extremist
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        Lock icon India okays merger of state-run airlines
        345 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS A big and strong national carrier can better rival private airlines: Minister New Delhi INDIA'S two state-run carriers will merge to create a larger airline able to compete in an increasingly deregulated aviation market, officials said. Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel told
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Jakarta outlines plans to fight yearly haze
        737 12  -  Salim Osman Dcvi Asmarani Help sought from other countries and agencies to foot $100 m bill By In Jakarta INDONESIA yesterday spelled out its plans to fight the forest fires that shroud the region in haze each year, in hopes of convincing potential
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        Lock icon 16 killed after fire breaks out on ferry
        378 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS Jakarta A FIRE broke out on an Indonesian ferry carrying 300 passengers yesterday, killing at least 16 and sending panicked passengers jumping into sea. One women slipped beneath the waves, clutching her 18-month-old daughter. More than a dozen remained unaccounted
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        Lock icon Malaysia-Indonesia ties 'at highest level ever'
        348 12 MalaysiaIndonesia ties 'at highest level ever' THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Jakarta TIES between Malaysia and Indonesia are at their highest point ever, says Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi. The close and constructive ties between the two countries, he said yesterday, encompassed almost every area, from diplomacy and trade, to culture
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        Lock icon Second report links military to murders in Philippines
        205 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Manila PHILIPPINE President Gloria Arroyo came under intense pressure yesterday tc rein in the military after a second damning report implicated top commanders in a wave of political assassinations. The government inquiry, made public only after pressure from the United
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Youthful Perlis mufti just wants to shake things up
        716 13  -  Leslie Lav Controversial Islamic scholar hopes to bring conservatives and liberals to the centre By Malaysia Correspondent In Kangar (Perlis) A STATE Islamic scholar here has become the lightning rod in the struggle between liberals and conservatives. Although Dr Mohd Asri
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        Lock icon Abdullah calls for halt to sex-spy plan
        291 13 BERNAMA, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Jakarta MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi yesterday called on state governments to stop forming "snoop squads" to spy on Muslim couples. His comments at the end of a two-day visit to Indonesia followed an earlier announcement by Terengganu state that
        BERNAMA, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  291 words
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        Lock icon No job offers for foreigners with criminal records
        248 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS Kuala Lumpur THE Malaysian government yesterday said it would bar foreigners with criminal records from working in the country in an effort to reduce social proolems caused by migrant labourers. The measure comes amid a controversy over a proposal by
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      24 6 Shaking things up Perlis Mufti Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin hopes to bring liberals and conservatives to the centre with his thought-provoking remarks. PAGE 13
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Microsoft, AT&T in court over software patent
      719 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BLOOMBERG LOS ANGELES TIMES The ruling over status of software could affect how firms operate in US Washington IS SOFTWARE a tangible part of a computer, or just an intangible string of digital data? It's an arcane question that the Supreme
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon NEGROPONTE TO VISIT EAST ASIA
        105 15 REUTERS WASHINGTON: US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte plans to visit Japan, China and South Korea soon, but will not go to North Korea, the US State Department said on Wednesday. State Department spokesman Tom Casey denied a Financial Times report which quoted an
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        Lock icon COMPETITION 'MAY DESTROY' MAS
        130 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's national carrier, Malaysia Airlines, will be destroyed by the competition faced from other airlines if a regional open-skies agreement is finalised, a union official warned yesterday. The 10-member Asean has agreed that there will be free passage of capital-to-capital flights among
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        Lock icon RARE PROTEST IN YANGON
        138 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS YANGON: A group of protesters carrying placards and chanting slogans staged a rare demonstration yesterday in downtown Yangon, calling for lower consumer prices and improved health and education. The protest on a busy downtown street Mahabandoola Road near a major market began at about
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        Lock icon TRADE TALKS FOR U.S. AND INDIA
        109 15 REUTERS WASHINGTON: Senior US and Indian officials will meet this week to work on reducing American controls on exports to India to reflect closer bilateral ties, a US Commerce Department official said on Wednesday. The meetings yesterday and today of the US-India High Technology
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      • Article
        Lock icon IAKARTA'S N-PLANT MAY COST $2B
        94 15 REUTERS JAKARTA: Indonesia's first nuclear power plant, which it hopes to build by 2016, is likely to cost US$l.5 billion (552.3 billion), Antara news agency reported yesterday. Jakarta has been trying to promote the use of alternative energy in an effort to reduce its reliance
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        Lock icon KOSOVO FACES FRESH UNREST
        152 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PRISTINA: Kosovo is on the brink of fresh unrest as talks remain deadlocked between Belgrade and Pristina on the future of the disputed Serbian province, media and observers warned yesterday. "The situation on the ground is becoming more sensitive every day. The potential for
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      Lock icon Iran faces more sanctions over nuclear programme
      491 15 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE UN agency reports that the country is increasing uranium enrichment work Berlin IRAN faces harsher United Nations sanctions following a report released by the UN nuclear watchdog yesterday that concluded it had expanded its uranium enrichment programme instead of complying
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      Lock icon Crisis talks in Italy after PM Prodi resigns
      194 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Rome ITALIAN President Giorgio Napolitano has started crisis talks with political leaders following the shock resignation of Prime Minister Romano Prodi after just 10 months in office. The Prime Minister, whose fragile centre-left coalition nar- rowly won elections last April,
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      Lock icon Britain's Iraq troop withdrawal plan fuels debate in US
      725 16  -  Derwin Pereira Some in US call it a sign of progress while others fear growing isolation By US Bureau Chief In Washington BRITAIN'S timetable for withdrawing forces from Iraq has stirred a heated debate in the United States. The White House
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      Lock icon Pullout 'an admission that Britain cannot sustain two wars'
      493 16 LOS ANGELES TIMES London BRITAIN'S decision to pull 1,600 troops out of Iraq by spring is being widely seen as an admission that the British military can no longer sustain simultaneous wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The British military is approaching
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      Lock icon Prince Harry to serve tour of duty in Iraq
      252 16 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London BRITAIN'S Prince Harry, an army officer and third in line to the British throne, is being deployed to Iraq, the Ministry of Defence said yesterday. A ministry spokesman said that the prince would be sent to Iraq
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      Lock icon US military to probe Sunni woman's rape allegations
      397 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS Baghdad THE US military is weighing in on the politically explosive case of a Sunni woman allegedly raped by three Shi'ite policemen. It announced on Wednesday that it will investigate the claim, after the Shi'ite-run government dismissed her allegations as
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      Lock icon Egyptian court finds blogger guilty of insulting Islam
      226 16 REUTERS Alexandria (Egypt) A COURT in Alexandria yesterday convicted a blogger for insulting both Islam and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, and sentenced him to four years in jail over his online writings. Abdel Karim Suleiman, a former law student in his early
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      Lock icon British doctors lose right to be own watchdog
      552 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Move is part of major medical overhaul prompted by case of doctor who turned serial killer London BRITISH doctors will lose the right to act as their own watchdog under government plans for Britain's biggest medical regulatory overhaul in decades.
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      Lock icon HOT 'GREEN' WHEELS
      51 17 REUTERS The prototype Testa Roadster on display at a media event touting "green" transportation in Hollywood on Wednesday. Already, 330 celebrities, including George Clooney, have signed up to buy the electric car that goes from Okmh to lOOkmh in four seconds. Production will begin later this year.
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    • Article
      Lock icon Africa, not Mid-East, is top source of oil for US
      251 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS New York WHEN it comes to supplying the United States with oil, Africa is quietly trumping the Middle East. US crude oil imports from Africa last year topped supplies from the Middle East for the first time in
      ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  251 words
    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Britain's Iron Lady cast in bronze
        151 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS THE Iron Lady has become bronze. Despite protests that previous prime ministers had to be dead to rate a statue in Britain's Houses of Parliament, Lady Margaret Thatcher unveiled her silicon bronze likeness at a ceremony on Wednesday. The 2.24 m statue
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; AP  -  151 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Female French chef gets top Michelin rating
        85 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS ONLY three women chefs had ever won the highest accolade from France's Michelin Guide, the bible of gastronomy. On Wednesday, 37-year-old Anne-Sophie Pic became the fourth. Ms Pic, honoured with the maximum three-star rating, is the latest in a line of
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        Lock icon Karanot-ok for the throat
        502 20 Kara-not-ok for the throat Japanese doctors report a surge in vocal cord polyps due to excessive warbling Tokyo KARAOKE may be a glorious outlet for unrecognised musical genius, but for millions of caterwauling karaoke lovers, it may be the cause of a fearful epidemic. Japanese doctors report a surge in
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      433 21 CALLED the Friendship Express, the train service between India and Pakistan was supposed to symbolise hope for a lasting peace between the two neighbours. Sadly, the name also made it a high-profile target for those seeking to sabotage their growing relations. Still, some of that symbolism has
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      1193 21  -  Janadas Devan SINGAPORE-BASHING By Senior Writer ACCUSATION: Indonesia's Parliamentary Speaker Agung Laksono says Singapore's reclamation projects could affect his country's maritime borders. Facts: Singapore had a land area of about 580 sq km in the *****. By 2000, it had 660 sq km.
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      785 21  -  David Gorman Michael Vatikiotis MINDANAO AFTER THE TERRORISTS By For The Straits Times THERE has been much trumpeting about the recent successes in tracking down and eliminating key leaders of the Abu Sayyaf group in the southern Philippines. The killing of significant members in the
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      1036 22  -  Gideon Rachman FINANCIAL TIMES CHINA'S SOFT POWER By FLICKING on the television at midnight in Beijing recently, I came across a football match. It was Manchester United versus Charlton Athletic broadcast live from Old Trafford, with commentary in Chinese. My first thought was
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      1110 23  -  Bartle Breese Bull BRITISH TROOP PULLOUT By THE announcement by Prime Minister Tony Blair that Britain will cut its troops in Iraq by 30 per cent during the next six months and perhaps withdraw fully next year, followed by the news that
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      1309 24  -  Susan Froetschel EFFECTS OF GLOBALISATION Industry hobbled by hefty health-care costs and tough foreign competition By In New Haven TURMOIL in the US automobile industry continues to grab headlines, most recently with rumours of a merger between two giants, General Motors (GM) and
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      32 21 Leaving Iraq The planned cutback of British troops from Iraq is not the death knell for the coalition but more a matter of strategic good sense. PAGE 23 PUNCHLINES TAX IN 6.
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      2265 25 people a POLITICS Having effected major changes to Medisave and MediShield, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan is now turning his attention to the next great challenge: the elderly. He shares his long-term health-care plans with Ken Kwek and Sue-Ann Chia
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      1261 26  -  Chua Mvi Hoong FRIDAY MATTERS By Deputy Political Editor AS AN impoverished student in England years ago, I thought nothing of taking a 24-hour plane journey from London to Singapore that stopped at four capitals in between. The journey was twice as long
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      1011 26  -  Li XUEYING »THE POST-65ERS By SOME years back, I was mistaken for a prostitute from China. I was sitting at a Geylang coffee shop frequented by the working ladies with their lilting charm, when someone asked me for my fee. While the
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      22 25 Up the standards Public hospitals risk losing non-subsidised patients to private hospitals unless they cut waiting time and improve standards. PAGE 26
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      380 27 g,=\ Singapore Date: 11 March 2007, Sunday !g/fj General Hospital Venue: Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) Sing Health 55 Newton Road, Revenue House Auditorium, Level 5 Time: In Chinese: 11am lpm In English: 2pm 4pm The Golden Years Fee: $s.ooperson A Journey Together Through the seasons, both of you
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      677 29  -  Tanya Fong Whose skeleton was found in Upper Thomson house Was it one of the two reclusive sisters Did she J leave a will By SEVEN months after the skeleton of an old woman was found in the toilet of a dilapidated house off
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        76 30 THE National University of Singapore (NUS) will launch its sixth double-degree bachelor's programme in August. The degree in business and communications and new media aims to train students to capitalise on Singapore's growing digital media and entertainment scene. Applications for the 30 to 50 places
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        73 30 REPUBLIC Polytechnic has started a programme which will have leading figures in various fields sharing their expertise with students. Called the Distinguished Professionals Programme, the polytechnic will invite industry practitioners from five broad areas science, engineering, art, academia and technology. Professor Dim-Lee Kwong executive
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        142 30 SIM University (UniSIM) is launching three new degree programmes for working adults: in translation and interpretation, business analytics both Singapore firsts and in social work. Dr Lee Pui Mun, head of the business analytics programme, said the course offers a data analysis component which
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      485 30  -  Jane Ng Ex-NUS student runs learning centre for kids on campus under varsity start-up scheme By IT STARTED off as a small-scale undergraduate operation, with tuition classes being run for schoolchildren out of a university hostel. Now, Mr Kenneth Tan's enrichment centre, called
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      645 31  -  Peh Shing Huei Study finds constant reminders of high maternal standards may have hurt fertility rate By THE innocuous advertisement telling a mother to buy more assessment books for her child may not be that innocent after all. A new study by the
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      198 31 THE condom is the most popular form of contraception among married Singaporeans, according to a new fertility study by the National University of Singapore (NUS). It suggests women are having more power in the bedroom, said Associate Professor Paulin Tay-Straughan. "The husband has to agree to
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      594 31  -  Sue-Ann Chia By MORE older people here are on the job in their golden years, although most are doing low-er-skilled jobs such as cleaners, machine operators and sales workers. The proportion of workers aged 55 and older were at a "record high" last year, said
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      618 32  -  Elena Chong Khushwant Singh Victim beaten by her hubby till he lost sense of smell, has eye problems By A YOUNG woman who together with her husband and another man robbed a doctor was yesterday sent to jail for four years but the victim
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      547 32  -  Tracy Sua Teh Joo Lin By TWO grief-stricken families yesterday buried their young sons, killed in a hit-and-run motorcycle accident in Malaysia while on their way to help a friend. Childhood buddies Roslan Rahim and Muhammad Redhuan Hussain, both
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      410 32  -  Chong Chee Kin By DRUNK on rice wine and beer, Phengprom Wanna did not hesitate when a friend asked him to beat up another man, even though he had no idea what the victim was supposed to have done. The 31-year-old Thai
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      157 32 AN ELDERLY woman who went missing after a Chinese New Year lunch on Monday has been found. Police officers on a routine patrol found 72-year-old Madam Chok See Mooi (right) wandering at the Seah Im Hawker Centre, opposite the Harbour Front building along Keppel Road, at
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      178 32 THE Housing Board (HDB) yesterday appointed four housing agencies to sell 250 unsold five-room and executive flats in some estates. As these flats have remained unsold after repeated offers to public applicants under HDB's sales exercises, the board is releasing them to
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      Lock icon Jail for man who bought laptops with dud cheques
      368 32 ELENA CHONG A MAN who issued dud cheques and made excuses to delay paying for notebook computers he had bought from retailers was jailed for 26 months yesterday. Leong Ken Lee, a 27-year-old Malaysian, faced 17 charges and pleaded guilty to
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      583 33  -  Sandra Davie Donors unfazed by complaints that some bursaries go to foreign students By Education Correspondent MORE National University of Singapore (NUS) alumni have been donating to the institution's bursary fund, unfazed by news that its bursaries have been going to foreigners too.
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      362 33  -  Teh Joo Lin DIVING ACCIDENT IN AUSTRALIA By HER parents anxiously by her bedside, scuba enthusiast Serene Teng remained in a critical but stable condition yesterday in a Perth hospital. On Monday, the second day of Chinese New Year, the 24-year-old had been
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        156 33 AN ELECTRICAL fitter was jailed for two years yesterday for breaking into and stealing $32,624 worth of goods from his company's office. On Sept 28 last year, Lim Se Hing, had hidden himself on a staircase landing at Brown Technologies in the Eunos
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        106 33 A VERDICT of misadventure was recorded yesterday on the death of a 60-year-old cook who plunged 12 storeys to his death while cleaning the kitchen window of his flat in Bedok Reservoir Road. A coroner's court heard that Mr Lee Tai Taw was
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        113 33 AN OPEN verdict was returned yesterday on the death of an unemployed man who died at his Hougang home of acute reaction to several drugs found in his body. Before his death on Dec 4 last year, 23-year-old Jason Wang
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      626 34  -  Arti Mulchand Funds available but policymakers have to step up, say water forum participants By ONE word commitment stood out as experts distilled the challenges ahead, on the second day of the Asia Pacific Water Forum's inaugural governing council meeting here.
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      283 34 IN 1993, the water supply in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, was a sorry mess. Not only was the water unsanitary, but 70 per cent was also lost to leaks or thefts. Today, clean water reaches a million people almost the entire inner city daily. Much
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      249 34 A weekly look at what to watch out for in the world of consumers. Figures, case study and tips come from the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case). The world of air-conditioners Q I No. of cases filed I *J I (January to December 2006) Top complaints 1. Unsatisfactory services 2.
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      458 35  -  Dr Arthur Chern Professor Ng Han Seong ORGAN DONATION AFTER BRAIN DEATH WE REFER to all the Forum letters and reports in The Straits Times on the late Mr Sim Tee Hua's organ donation. We would like to express our regret at the
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      424 35  -  Bin Hee Heng IN THE World Competitiveness Scoreboard (WCS) 2006, Singapore ranked third, behind the United States and Hong Kong. Ireland, which is mentioned frequently in terms of its 12.5 per cent corporate tax rate as a competitive element, was ranked 11th, behind Iceland
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      132 35  -  Lin I Wun (Ms) I REFER to the letter, "Standardise road humps for better ride" by Mr Term Heng Tin (ST, Feb 7). The Land Transport Authority adopts standard designs for road humps on public roads under our jurisdiction or maintenance. These include height and
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      283 35  -  Andrew Chia Teck Fatt DURING the long weekend to celebrate Chinese New Year, an incident occurred which I feel I have to clear my doubts about. It happened that my grandmother had gastric flu and had to consult a doctor. As it was
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      282 35  -  Chong Chun Lian (Miss) ON BEHALF of my family, I would like to thank an SBS driver whose friendliness and enthusiasm for his job made our bus journey really pleasant while doing our Chinese New Year visits. On the second day of the new
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      150 35  -  Leow Peng Boon SINCE the Government uses Annual Value (AY) and Assessable Income (AI) in other components of the GST offset package, why do the U-Save and service and conservancy charge rebates still use flat type? Perhaps one- and tworoom flats can be classified
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      103 35  -  Michael Koh Mvi Ker ON FEB 12, the Move To The Rear campaign was launchec at Pasir Ris Interchange, to remind passengers to move tc the rear so more people car board. One reason why passengers don't move to the rear i; they have
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      85 35  -  Janica Chan (Ms) I WENT to the OCBC branch in Jurong Point recently. An elderly woman in front of me was trying to change a $50 note into five new $10 notes. However, the officer told her the minimum amount is $100. The woman told
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      77 35 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.asial. com.sg/forum Access to letters online is free. More residents working for an income that has not changed for 10 years Opting out of Hota: It's a matter of wresting back control over our person Viable alternatives needed to discourage use of
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      510 36 > SOCCER England coach ponders inclusion of in-form player for next squad London SIX weeks ago, David Beckham was dismissed as a 31-year-old has-been bound for a cushy retirement job in America. Now, he has been resurrected as the man who could rescue England. Even coach
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      667 36  -  Leonard Lim By DAVID Beckham's sizzling form in Spain has caused ripples in England. The big question: Should England coach Steve McClaren, who dropped the player said to be the world's best crosser last year, welcome him back to the fold? Yes, said three of
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      Lock icon Lille blame United for crowd trouble and accuse ref of bias
      406 37 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SOCCER London LILLE want Manchester United thrown out of the Champions League, after crowd trouble marred the English club's 1-0 win on Tuesday. The French side have also accused the referee of bias against them. With seven
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      Lock icon Bellamy and Riise swing it Reds' way
      731 37  -  Richard Jolly Bellamy scores one, then sets up No. 2 for the man he tried to beat with a golf club By IT IS part of the beauty of sport that it produces scripts so remarkable that, were they submitted as fiction, they
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      Lock icon Gerrard knows Liverpool's job is not done yet
      434 37 ASSOCIATED PRESS Barcelona STEVEN Gerrard will not underestimate Barcelona ahead of their Champions League second-leg match at Anfield on March 6. The Reds claimed the upper hand in the last-16 tie with a 2-1 win at the Nou Camp on Wednesday. Liverpool
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      Lock icon Hosts Inter's poor defence allows Valencia to draw 2-2
      503 37 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Milan INTER Milan may be 14 points clear at the top of the Italian Serie A after 16 consecutive wins, but their Champions League hopes hang in the balance after a 2-2 home draw against Valencia. Inter's domestic
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      Lock icon Terry out again, as Chelsea jinx strikes
      719 38 SOCCER He may be out for six weeks with ankle problem suffered in 1-1 draw at Porto Oporto IT HAS been the story of Chelsea this season: Every budding hope tempered with more bad news. Their 1-1 draw at Porto in the first
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      Lock icon Tottenham's attacking policy pays off with last-gasp winner
      430 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London MARTIN Jol will stay true to Tottenham's attacking traditions, after his side's cavalier approach clinched a dramatic win at Everton. Spurs tasted success in the English Premiership for the first time since Boxing Day, as Jermaine Jenas' last-minute goal
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      381 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London THIERRY Henry will be confined to the role of cheerleader when Arsenal play Chelsea in Sunday's League Cup final. Arsene Wenger will keep faith with the young players who have taken them to Cardiff, and the Gunners' captain understands
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      293 38 REUTERS Madrid REAL Madrid's Jose Antonio Reyes has taken a swipe at coach Fabio Capello's defensive tactics, and the way he selects players out of position. The Spain winger, on loan from Arsenal, is frustrated at his lack of opportunities. Like Brazilian forward Robinho
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      182 38 London WIGAN manager Paul Jewell refused to criticise referee Rob Styles' decision to send Fitz Hall off during the Latics' 1-1 Premiership draw with Watford on Wednesday. Hall was dismissed for a two-footed lunge at Johan Cavalli after just 20 minutes at Vicarage Road.
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      273 39  -  CHAN Yl SHEN SAILING IT WAS a night to celebrate the success of Singapore's sailors at the Doha Asian Games in December. But the drive to sustain a new wave of talent was not forgotten at Singapore Sailing's Appreciation and Celebration Dinner at the
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      962 39  -  Leonard Lim THE FACES OF THE S-LEAGUE Midfielder, 16, aims to be a cool player as his foul led to his sacking and Singapore's defeat By IT WAS two minutes to half-time when Hariss Harun saw the Pakistani player bearing down fast on him. The
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      527 39 LOS ANGELES TIMES »GOLF Marana (Arizona) TIGER Woods and Phil Mickelson are safe, at least for another day. But Ernie Els said goodbye to the Accenture Matchplay Championship with another first-round loss. It is one down and five to go
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      417 39 ►>SPORTSPEOPLE TODAY'S Chingay parade is set to get its first taste of sporting action. Nine national gymnasts will aim to swing their way into the hearts of both the spectators along Orchard Road and television viewers at home. They will be performing on a
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      317 40  -  Alvin Foo Former secretary Wee allegedly forged claim forms for coaching services By FORMER Cuesports Singapore secretary Richard Wee Kok Hiong has been charged with five counts of cheating. The 56-year-old allegedly forged claim forms for coaching services amounting to $2,100. There were two claims
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      426 40 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE »TENNIS London AFTER years of holding out against equal prize money, Wimbledon bowed to public pressure yesterday and agreed to pay women players as much men. "Tennis is one of the few sports in which women and men compete in the
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        53 40 ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles Lakers lost their sixth straight National Basketball Association game on Wednesday. The 108-112 defeat by the Portland Trail Blazers also marked the first time that Lakers coach Phil Jackson had lost his sixth consecutive game in his
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        121 40 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK: Little-known Thai trainer Thongsuk Sabpahangsith was yesterday picked to replace Chanvit Phalajivin as Thailand's national soccer coach. Thongsuk's surprise elevation followed the shock resignation of Chanvit earlier this week. He left to join Vietnamese outfit Dong Thap after failing to beat Singapore in
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  • OBITUARIES
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      94 40 LIM HUNG JOO Age: 47 passed away peacefully on 20 Feb 2007 8.30 am in England leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Brian Walker Son: Daughters: Douglas Ailing Alison Brothers: Sisters-in-law: lim Hang Pong Koh Lian Seok lim Hang Liang Huynh Thi Anh Phung lim Hung Seng Mok Chung Keng lim
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      182 40 "My foot has always walked in his steps, I his way I have kept and have not turned aside 'Job 23:11 Agnes Lim J* v GekChoo H Age 59 Jg Beloved daughter of Michael Lim Feng Yam and Beatrice Cheong Guat Choo (both deceased)... Has been called home to be
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      98 40 <$b MRTIKAMDAS KHEMCHAND KHIANTANI Age: 78 called home to be with the Lord his beloved wife, Jyoti T. Khiantani, on 22 February 2007 leaving behind loved ones. Brother: Dharamdas K. Khiantani Sister: Bhagwanti M. Samtani Sons: Daughters-in-law: Johnny T. Khiantani Varsha J. Khiantani Raju T. Khiantani Sanjana R. Khiantani Daughters:
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      44 40 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the late MRTIKAMDAS KHEM CHAND KHIANTANI who passed away peacefully on 22 Feb 2007. From Mr Mrs Mohan Sajnani Family Mr Mrs Bharat Samtani Family Mr Mrs Suresh Parsram Family Mrs Anita Chugani Family
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      83 40 HARRY NG KENG WEI Age: 62 Passed away peacefully on 21 February 2007, dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Emi Teo Lian Hiang Daughters: Sons-in-law: Cynthia Ng Yoke Har John Knaggs Vivian Ng York Fern Edmund Lav Woei Chun I all relatives and friends. Wake is held
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      42 40 CQ)i'/A 'Deepest 3tJznpa.tJ2u Jfear/fef/ (Joncfofences /o Director of Eng Leng Contractors Pte Ltd Mr Toh Eng Kui on the demise of his beloved mother WEE POH KIM Departed on 21 Feb 2007 From: The Management Staff of Boston Business School U-Training Centre
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      54 40 1 In Precious Memory of a Loving Husband, Father Grandfather WONG KEE HUAT with our Lord Jesus, 23 Feb 2006 In the sweet by by We shall meet on that beautiful shore Loving you always Your Wife Leen Ruth Cheryl Peter, Mci, Christopher Rachel Diana, Peter Dana Paul, Dorcas, Evan
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      171 41 KOH MONG SENG LARRY Age: 81 Passed away peacefully on 22 February 2007., dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Phua Ah Soi Sons: Daughters-in-law: Koh Boon Kwang Patrick Kor Phck Eng Celine Koh Boon Liang Alfred Yeo Noi Hiak Yvonne Daughters: Son-in-law: Koh Jual Huang Lilian Koh
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      175 41 will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6 TEO AH NAH, ANNA Age: 82 Called home tit be with the Lord on 21 February 2007. j Dearly missed and fondly remembered by: Sons: Daughter-in-law: |Ng Haow Tian. William ThenGuekNgoo Ng Hau Kiah, John Daughters: Sons-in-law: Ng Ah
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      36 41 Bth Anniversay fil Uwitift Memory Of VINCENT MM Departed: 23 Feb 1999 Aweekandaday, ifyeanuwesiwh, Hearts feel the years, but memories untouched, We miss you You are dearly, deeply missed i Dnretn, lamus krralne j i Z-
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      37 41 4th Anniversary In I 11. i i_. Memory of i i IRENE CTTIA HUI TIANG UtpurlE-il DO ■'> Always in ihu hearts of JVfti, /*o. sister, brothers, boyfriend ami alt loved ones May her soul rest In peace
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      23 41 AL-FATIHAH i YASIN BIN SHARIFF Age: 65 passed away peacefully un 29.12.06 May Allah bleaeit his soul. Amin. Hp 9619 6770 KajlnKiih Shariff
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      80 41 KODIAPPAN S/O SINNAPPAN Arc: 72 passed atvny peticefutty on 22 Febnwiry 200? Dearly missed and fondly remembered by toit-rf ones. (Wife: Muttamah Kalhmutui, deceased] Sons: Dauchtcrs-in-law: Steven Selvaraja Sanilii SeJvataja Kamn V- Kalaimathy Daughters: Son-in-law: Kala Baskaran X Baskaran Kama la Suseehih GfOOdtOBK Granddaughlers: Vinod Baakaran Mirosha Sceplue Selvaraja Arvin
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      35 41 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the lute KODIAPPAN S/O SINNAPPAN Departed 22 February 2007 From The Management Staff of Alisha Trading Enterprises Alisha Business Centre AEisha Learning Centre Alisha Fashion Dressmaking
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      35 41 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the late KODIAPPAN S/O SINNAPPAN Departed 22 February 2007 From The Management Staff of Willbest Marine Qualicoat Pte Ltd Seahawk Marine Pte Ltd Northwest Sanray Services
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      29 41 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of the Late JAMALIAH BINTE OMAR Departed on 20 February 2007 From: The Management and Staff of PIGEON SINGAPORE PTE LTD
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      51 41 The family of iho tale TAN KIM CHOO wishes lo express their heartfelt appreciation to relatives, colleagues, Pastors (COOS), Elders Pastors (PPH Brethen Church), Pastors (WEFC), DrDede, Dr Susan Tan (UDC), Doctors and Nurses of Ward 26 r NUH for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, contributions wreaths during their recent
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      93 41 AYAPU LKTCHAMI tv/o laieVa.su Milini A S e:75 |lil^l'(| HUriV |H\llvl<llll (i it 22 t-cbruury 2007. Ima VabJl hlkn l'urushfHfi,irTi,iri (Sduiliiimii. duuHfl Hauphtpr-in-law: Fjlutil V-ii i,i |.i DjuKlnfrr Ptidma Son-in-luw; V-nnrn 11.l 111 I. IV J.Lyjk-iLhinil, ?n\ -i. Prem, 1.1 l .[L-;;i l miilllj[]^l]H i. Izabflla ShrHnl fiis It-rs, sister-
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      72 41 rhv Family of the ijite\ FRANCIS MANIAM (Deputed on 15 I■ i i wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to ail relatives, friends, colleagues, business associates priests and prayer group for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, wreaths and donations during their recent bereavement. The loving care and support
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      177 41 "Even though I walk through the valley ofTheshadow of death, I will fearno evil, foryou are with me: your rod and your staff, they comfort me" Psalm 23:4 Tan Chin Hoe Age: 67 was called home to the Lord on 22 February 2007 Dearly missed by Wife: LokeYeeLing Son: Daughter-in-law:
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      33 41 With our deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to the family of our founding partner Mr Tan Chin Hoe who departed on 22 February 2007, From all of us at Tan Chin Hoe Co
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      40 40 TV times BASKETBALL: Atlantic Coast Conference: Duke v Clemson (Live, Ch23, 10am). NBA: Miami v Dallas (Live, Ch24, 10.30 am). GOLF: Fields Open in Hawaii: Day 2 (Live, Ch22, 7.30 am). WGC-Accenture Matchplay C'ship: Day 3 (Live, Ch22, tomorrow, 3am).
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  • MONEY
    • SGX SECURITIES
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        6056 42 TRANSACTION DATE: FEB 22, 2007 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E SMIL 3.5 1 5716 IstSoftware 11.5 6 3148 8Telecom 34.5 22 5834 A-Sonic 101 96.5 6389 ABFSGBondETF 36 17 1500 ACEDynamics 25 15.5 1938 AEI Corp 27 13 1100 AEM-Evertech 21.5 12
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        1728 42 52-WEEK HIGH LOW 1EL CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R'VOL 'OOO DAY HIGH LOW NET P/E M CAP SMIL 21 25 5.5 28.5 26 40.5 13.5 5.5 91 13 12 3 31 41.5 SC 4S 19.5 12 7.8 58 43 2C 11.5 24 13.5 79.5 23.5 23.5
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        58 42 52-WEEK HIGH 10W TE1 CODE COMPANY CURRENCY 1AS1 TRADED SA1E +0RVOL 'OOO DAY HIGH 10W NET P/E M CAP SMI1 ***** 119 6065 Diamonds 6095 ISDJUSTech 6097 ISMSCISpore ***** ***** 6101 ISS&P500 ***** ***** 6170 SPDRS 2382 6235 STI ETF100 3338.3 2360.9 6236 STIETFIOPV US119 US3740 JS***** 3320
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      Lock icon Apple and Cisco agree to share iPhone name
      588 43 NEW YORK TIMES Firms withdraw legal action and will explore ways to collaborate San Francisco APPLE and Cisco Systems have decided that a name is not worth fighting over. On Wednesday, the companies settled their dispute over the iPhone trademark. Six weeks
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      Lock icon Tokyo, London bourses likely to sign alliance today
      366 43 REUTERS, FINANCIAL TIMES Tokyo THE Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE) will announce an alliance today that is expected to include mutual listings of exchangetraded funds, the Nikkei business daily reported yesterday. The two bourses have been discussing
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      Lock icon Nintendo's Wii outsells rival consoles
      399 43 FINANCIAL TIMES Tokyo THE Nintendo Wii video game console has soared past Microsoft's Xbox 360 in sales and opened a huge lead over Sony's premium-priced rival, the Play Station 3 (PS3). Sales momentum for the Wii, launched in November, is so strong that many analysts
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      34 43 AFP Yesterday's close: 18,108.79 (+195.58 points) »Japanese share prices closed above 18,000 points for the first time in almost seven years, as sentiment remained upbeat despite a local interest rate rise.
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      30 43 AFP Yesterday's close: 20,809.23 (+157.81 points) Hong Kong share prices closed 0.76 per cent higher, on continued gains in China Mobile after robust January subscriber figures.
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      25 43 BLOOMBERG NEWS Last Friday's close: 2,998.47 (+5.47 points) »The markets are closed for the week, due to the Chinese New Year holidays.
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      38 43 Sydney S&P ASX 200 AFP Yesterday's close: 6,017.1 (+65.3 points) Australian stocks rose 1.1 per cent to a fresh record, as investors shrugged off a negative lead from Wall Street on the back of strong company profit reports.
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      32 43 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,276.52 (-1.7 points) Malaysian stocks closed 0.13 per cent lower, on mild profit-taking after yesterday's gains, as investors take to the sidelines in the holiday-shortened week.
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      34 43 BLOOMBERG NEWS Yesterday's close: 14,021.31 (-167.18 points) »The Sensex closed lower. Cement makers ACC and Grasim led declines on speculation that the government will ban exports of building materials to control prices.
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      32 43 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,808.44 (-8.12 points) »Indonesian stocks closed 0.45 per cent lower, with the main index giving up early gains on late profit-taking led by index heavyweight Telkom.
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      36 43 AFP Yesterday's close: 693.61 (+1.23 points) »Thai share prices closed 0.18 per cent higher, as sentiment turned upbeat with Japan's stocks topping above 18,000 points for the first time in almost seven years.
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      226 43 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: 3,288.85 Feb 22 Stock Name Wt Close Chang! Allgreen 0.54 1.730 +0.OK Ascendasreit 0.96 2.660 +0.05( CapitaComm 0.63 2.990 +0.08( CapitaLand 5.19 7.800 +0.10C CapitaMall 0.99 3.640 +0.041 Chart SemiCond 0.86 1.560 CityDev 2.87 14.500 ComiortDelGro 1.43 1.990 -0.07C CoscoCorp 0.95 2.830 -0.03C Creative
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      48 43 Feb 22 ChinaEntSp 132,001,000 Genlntl 107,958,000 LottVis 53,050,000 Yongnam 51,252,000 Firstlink 48,322,000 BanJoo 47,036,000 GuangzhaolFß 35,138,000 Indofood 33,931,000 Delong 30,096,000 PDCCorp 22,179,000 Compact 21,223,000 AddvalTech 21,109,000 PineAgritech 19,670,000 Mediaßing 19,393,000 Ferrochina 17,370,000 FJBen W*****6 16,584,000 Sing Tel 16,425,000 Unionmet 16,332,000 Noble Grp 16,060,000 OCBC BkMBLeCWO7O9IO... 15,886,000
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      139 43 Feb 22 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2070 1.2210 Can dollar 1.3140 1.3290 Euro 2.0040 2.0270 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4389 0.4395 NZ dollar 1.0740 1.0980 Sterling pound 2.9790 3.0120 US dollar 1.5250
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      Lock icon Bonds, Loans & Warrants
      2118 43 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: FEB 22, 2007 52 WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST VOLUME TRADED SALE 0O0 51 8 3779 ASL Marine W*****1 43.5 +1.5 95 48.5 31 9588 Allgreen MBLeCW***** 42 +1.5 240 43 37 9337 Allgreen RBeCW*****9 39.5 +0.5 100 9 3 ArianeCorpW*****9 65
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      Lock icon Yen slides to record low versus euro
      486 44 REUTERS, BLOOMBERG NEWS Investors view central bank's rate policy as reason to favour high-yield currencies Tokyo THE yen tumbled to a record low against the euro yesterday, a day after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised interest rates to a dec-ade-high 0.5 per
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      Lock icon Pan-United Marine eyes higher revenue, margin
      438 44 REUTERS PAN-UNITED Marine said it expects to increase revenues and improve its operating margin this year, thanks to high-er-value orders and a 50 per cent jump in vessel deliveries. The Singapore company's two shipyards one in Singapore and the other on the Indonesian island
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      408 44 BLOOMBERG NEWS Washington UNITED States Federal Reserve officials, armed with figures showing inflation picking up, made it clear that they are not close to cutting interest rates. Hours after the government reported on Wednesday that consumer prices rose more than forecast
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      Lock icon BANKING IN MONEY FOR CHARITY
      174 44 NG SOR LUAN UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) held a Chinese New Year gala dinner last night for its small and medium enterprise clients, and money was raised for charity. Mr Sim Kok Hwee (pictured, in a white shirt), 29, a corporate development manager at industrial
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      Lock icon Put Asia's foreign reserves to better use: ADB
      421 44 REUTERS Tokyo ASIA'S huge foreign reserves can and should be used more productively for the region's infrastructure development, a senior official of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said yesterday. A portion of the region's roughly US$3 trillion (554.6 trillion) in reserves can
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      Lock icon OSIM's net profit for full year falls by 28%
      564 45  -  Fiona Chan It is hit by increased expenses for joint ventures but posts record $623 m sales By The group is also proposing higher dividends for the year. Shareholders will get a final dividend of 1.48 cents per share, which brings
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      Lock icon PacNet fills independent director seats on board
      339 45  -  Bryan Lee By Telecoms Correspondent NASDAQ-LISTED Web firm Pacific Internet (PacNet) has appointed its first independent directors since a shareholder tussle left its board with representatives from its three biggest investors mainly. The company said yesterday that it has added three independent directors
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        Lock icon NO INJUNCTION FOR KOON'S EX-CHAIRMAN
        90 45 Koon Holdings' former chairman, Mr Oh Keng Lim, has failed to obtain a court injunction to prevent the company from issuing 12 million warrants to India's Valecha Engineering even if a reverse takeover deal between Valecha and Koon does not succeed. In a statement yesterday,
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        Lock icon SUPERBOWL'S GAIN TRIPLES TO $3.9M
        66 45 SUPERBOWL yesterday said net profit for the year to Dec 31 tripled to $3.9 million, despite full-year revenue dipping 3 per cent to $19 million. Earnings per share jumped to 2.05 cents for the year, from 0.8 cent previously. Net asset value per share fell
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        Lock icon HAW PAR'S INCOME UP 30% TO $104.4M
        77 45 HAW Par Corporation has posted a 30 per cent rise in net profit to $104.4 million for the year to Dec 31, even though revenue slipped slightly to $119.7 million. Earnings per share rose to 50.3 cents, from 38.8 cents a year ago.
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        Lock icon $1.6M GAIN FOR INT'L CAPITAL INVESTMENT
        72 45 INTERNATIONAL Capital Investment (ICI), formerly Jurong Engineering, has made a $1.6 million net profit for the year to Dec 31, reversing a $4.6 million loss the previous year. Revenue fell 54.7 per cent to $2.3 million. Earnings per share were 5.02 cents for the
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      Lock icon Noble's full-year earnings slide 42%
      356 45  -  Gabriel Chen By COMMODITIES trader Noble Group's full-year net profits slumped 42 per cent to U*****.5 million (*****.3 million), due in part to gains from the sale of fixed assets which inflated last year's profit figures. For instance, last year's earnings included gains of U5534.5
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      Lock icon STI dips as investors play it cautious after recent surge
      489 45  -  Lee Su Shyan TAKING STOCK By AFTER Wednesday's big surge, cautious sentiment weighed down the Straits Times Index (STI) yesterday although the broader market was mildly positive. Across the bourse, 430 gainers outgunned 312 losers. Another 628 counters sat out
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      Lock icon UNISTEEL DIRECTORS EXERCISE OPTIONS
      347 45 DIRECTORS' TRADES FOUR directors of Unisteel Technology have raised their direct stakes in the company by exercising their share options. The conversion follows Unisteel's release of its full-year earnings last Thursday, which beat most analysts' expectations. Unisteel, a specialist in the manufacture and supply of precision
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      Lock icon Fund managers selling more Sings offshore unit trusts
      740 46  -  Grace Ng They are bypassing traditional way of registering funds in Singapore By THE next time you buy a unit trust in Singapore, don't be surprised to find that it is registered in an offshore location such as Luxembourg or Dublin, instead
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      Lock icon OCBC's net earnings cross $2b mark
      717 46 GRACE NG OCBC Bank yesterday reported a 54 per cent rise in its full-year bottom line, as hefty divestment gains propelled its net profits past the $2 billion mark for the first time. Excluding gains of $559 million from the sale of OCBC's stakes
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      8 46 Feb 22,2007 3,288.85 -4.76 A
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        244 64 YOU could be looking at Singapore's next big pop export after Stefanie Sun and A-do. That is, if everything goes according to plan for Singaporean undergraduate Royden Tang. He is being groomed for regional stardom by Kosmic Films Entertainment Company, which has signed
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      2836 84 Education NoticA^Hf*l^*?^' ©LANGUAGE Jfk lANGUAGE PROGRAMMES PROGRAMMES PROGRAMMES PROGRAMMES COURSES Ij^ COURSES f/jff FOR THE YOUNG FOR THE YOUNG f/0 FORTHE YOUNG f/ff FOR THE YOUNG shines iraSPiH we specjaiac in: Hr^VHP^flV*fpnipVßHHVflPttp^HßHKj^K^^ INTENSIVE ENGLISH Why chOD" us -Tl^ ?M rf^l I IBM I t*HL*llMi J MJHjtiMliMll t*j -T*Tl lELT3 TEST
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      3082 85 Noti£?<«ff' I /^f^i, JtA^DC? A BANKRUPTCY ACT rfTßnsH- I O THE SINGAPORE ISLAND ?C' Ko/V I (chapters W: COUNTRY CLUB pake notice that: Tenders ore invited for the Uo*ing of 1 Commercial Unit of Bedok TENDERS ARE INVITED FOR THE SUPPLY INSTALLATION OF PSA Corporation Limited invites tenders for GKLi»
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      214 90 I _^^H u^t^^^ *^^^t ''*^^^p> I r Want to be an active contributor in V| f" Ihi Ft Tlir flLirP our group or companies? We are looking for F ***** IHf I JNI 1 MiniiililiUJP ™TFIT! ,J atnV*^ I CATS Recruit Feature Focus Diploma in Marina, Eleclrical Electronic ReCTUJt the
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