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Title Section25 2007-04-02 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 76 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 198/12/2006 MONDAY, APRIL 2 2007 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS25 words
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556 2007-04-02 1 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS, XINHUA Iranian students hurl rocks, bombs to protest against British 'arrogance' Teheran TENSIONS over Iran's seizure of 15 British sailors rose yesterday as Islamist students hurled rocks and home-made bombs at the British Embassy here. Upping the ante, Iranian President MahmoudAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS, XINHUA - 556 words
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Article, Illustration92 2007-04-02 1 About 1,000 people turned out at Downtown East in Pasir Ris yesterday to mark all fools' day at a laughter therapy workshop. It was seriously funny stuff as Indian laughter guru Zareena Bana showed them how to do the apologetic chuckle (from left),LIM WUI LIANG - 92 words
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519 2007-04-02 1 ■ Tan Hui Yee - Tan Hui Yee By MORE than 300 flat owners have been given the green light to rent out their units following last month's easing of rules by the Housing Board. About 40 per cent of the 325 who were granted approval within519 words
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UPFRONT
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Article, Illustration1063 2007-04-02 1 VINCE CHONG - VINCE CHONG By Hong Kong Correspondent COMMUNIST China wants tc show the world that it is all foi opening up before next year's Olympics, and this creates a window of opportunity for Singapore's home-grown entertainmeni industry. In fact, Mr Man Shu Sum, heacPHOTO:; REUTERS - 1,063 words
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Miscellaneous79 2007-04-02 1 ff\ Hard Ministers'pay I $?$M Phelps settles .7 atwok ff^''^l andperks li^ll for seven Chef Chan aims to score full marks I aSgp fIH 1 Public Service Division responds He swims to seventh gold, each time he serves up dishes at his tSf-'ffi I to readers'queries on proposec a, but79 words
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Miscellaneous373 2007-04-02 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2-4 Illegal jetty Asia 6-12 Boat operators have World 13-18 been docking at an illegal Review.. ...19-21 makeshift jetty at Sung ci py 22 t° ferry """"LL"""" 11^11"."^»1 passengers to and from SECTION TWO icelongl Home Hl-H8 PAGE HI Forum H9 Sports HlO-Hl3 How Rasif did373 words
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PRIME
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Article, Illustration380 2007-04-02 3 Michelle Tay - Michelle Tay By THE curtains came down on this year's Singapore Fashion Festival, with about 700 guests turning out last night for bubbly and the latest trends at The Tent in Ngee Ann City. Twenty models, including Japanese guest modelLAU FOOK KONG - 380 words
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Article, Illustration492 2007-04-02 3 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Official will cite human error as cause of accident which killed 21 people last month Canberra THE pilots of a Garuda Airlines passenger jet were arguing moments before it crashed last month at an Indonesian airport, killing 21 people,ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS; AFP - 492 words
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Article269 2007-04-02 3 Bangkok SCORCHING weather has left more than eight million Thais suffering a drought that is ruining their farmlands, while water levels in the Mekong River have dropped to under a metre in some places. The drought has hit 58 of the 76 provinces in Thailand269 words
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606 2007-04-02 4 Lee Su Shyan; NGSOOKZHEN - Lee Su Shyan NGSOOKZHEN With more for them to do, companies see rises as necessary By Companies Correspondent SHAREHOLDERS will be isked to approve higher fees for directors at this year's up:oming annual general meetings (AGMs). Based on a check606 words
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Article, Illustration112 2007-04-02 4 PHOTO: Spinning and leaping gracefully, Beijing-based Singaporean Sarah Paw, 15, skated her way into the hearts of the judges and 300-strong crowd at yesterday's finals of the Sixth Singapore National Figure Skating Championships. Last year's pre-novice ladies champion, she beat Singapore American School's Brittany Lav, 12, for thisEDWIN KOO - 112 words
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ASIA
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Article, Illustration857 2007-04-02 6 Chua Chin Hon - Chua Chin Hon 500 days to event and some Chinese are suffering from publicity overload UNIQUE medal design? Check. Fancy-looking stadiums? Right on schedule. Publicity overkill? Definitely. Never one to pass up an Dpportunity to flag its readiness for the 2008 Olympics, Beijing's organisers wentAP; AFP; CHUA CHIN HON - 857 words
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483 2007-04-02 6 Beijing CHINA has 16 months before it hosts the 2008 Olympics, but Beijing still has not conquered its pollution. Nearly 50 years after Mao Zedong's "war on nature" felled trees to make room for steel plants in the country's capital and reversed rivers483 words
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248 2007-04-02 6 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beijing POLICE have detained 10 people over the collapse of a Beijing subway tunnel being built for the 2008 Olympics that killed six workers, Xinhua news agency said ir a report seen yesterday. The accident happened on Wednesday butREUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 248 words
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CHINA
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Article, Illustration487 2007-04-02 7 rRACY QUEK - rRACY QUEK Police highlight bogus claims as more Chinese fall prey to scams By! IN THE commercial shown countless times on television, Chinese cross-talk star Guo Degang is seen giving a big thumbs-up to a "special Tibetan fat-eliminating tea". The promise of a slimmer487 words
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EAST ASIA
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Article, Illustration1085 2007-04-02 8 Lee Tee Jong - Lee Tee Jong Choi Yul is on a mission to reduce CO2 emissions by 5 per cent every year for the next 10 years By South Korea Correspondent In Seoul HE IS neither a politician nor a celebrity, but Mr Choi Yul hasLEE TEE JONG - 1,085 words
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368 2007-04-02 8 What is your opinion about the recent United Nations report on humans being responsible for global warming? Ten years ago, I had already warned of the dire consequences of global warming if people were to continue with their present lifestyle.368 words
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EAST ASIA
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Article, Illustration481 2007-04-02 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS He joins father of victim in seeking killer of Briton found suffocated Tokyo THE killing of a British language teacher whose naked and battered body was found outside Tokyo has "brought shame" to Japan, her father said yesterday.AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS; AP - 481 words
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Article, Illustration303 2007-04-02 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beijing NORTHERN China was blanketed in dust over the weekend, as the first sandstorm this spring struck the region on Saturday, including the capital Beijing. Visibility was low in the capital due to the storm, but meteorologists from the national weather serviceAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS - 303 words
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389 2007-04-02 10 NEW YORK TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS Tokyo IN ANOTHER sign that Japan is pressing ahead to revise its wartime history, new high school textbooks will no longer acknowledge that the Imperial Army was responsible for a major atrocity in Okinawa. The Ministry of EducationNEW YORK TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS - 389 words
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INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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Article, Illustration526 2007-04-02 11 Ravi Velloor - Ravi Velloor Infosys founder may inject 140 m into reviving old political party By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi INDIAN software mogul N.R. Narayana Murthy may be considering a move into politics, with talk that he may even bankroll the revival ofBUSINESS TIMES - 526 words
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312 2007-04-02 11 Islamabad PRESIDENT Pervez Musharraf has failed to curb Pakistan's extremist Islamic schools, the International Crisis Group says. In a report released on Saturday, the group said promises that General Musharraf made in 2002 to reform madrasahs, or religious schools, were "in shambles", The Australian312 words
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167 2007-04-02 11 IVGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Kathmandu NEPAL'S Maoists were sworn into a new interim government yesterday, in a major step forward for a peace process that ended a decade of :ivil war in the Himalayan nation. The former rebels hold five portfolios in a Cabinet tasked with steeringIVGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 167 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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303 2007-04-02 12 Bangkok TEMASEK Holdings yesterday welcomed the assurance given by Thailand that it is unlikely to take back Shin Corp from the Singapore state investment company. Thai Finance Minister Chalongphob Sussangkarn had said that Thailand should not and likely will not take back the303 words
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Article, Illustration710 2007-04-02 12 Alastair Mclndoe - Alastair Mclndoe TV and film personalities running for posts in mid-term polls By Senate seats are several candidates with ''personality-driv-en" profiles. Some are political professionals, others newcomers. President Gloria Arroyo's Team Unity has enlisted one of the country's most popular film stars, 45-year-old CesarAFP - 710 words
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206 2007-04-02 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE A CANDIDATE for Congress in the May 14 elections in the Philippines was shot dead on Saturday in what police said was likely a politicallymotivated killing. Mr Vicente Diestro Rabaya of the Nationalist People's Coalition was found dead in the front seatAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 206 words
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171 2007-04-02 12 Bangkok FORMER Thai foreign minister Surin Pitsuwan has confirmed that he is in the running to be Thailand's candidate for the post of the Asean secretary-general. He said a Thai selection committee had approached him as well as three others. "I have171 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration575 2007-04-02 13 Leslie Lav - Leslie Lav Crime and red tape should also be addressed, says XL's envoy to Spore By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur VIALAYSIA needs to make it easier for Singaporeans and 3ther foreigners to go in and 3ut of the country, said its High575 words
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319 2007-04-02 13 JOHOR BARU - JOHOR BARU THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK IT IS insulting to suggest that Johor Malays are weak and incapable of competing with others in the Iskandar Development Region (IDR), said Johor Baru MP Shahrir Abdul Samad. He was commenting on a recent statement byTHE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK - 319 words
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Article, Illustration83 2007-04-02 13 Professor Zhao Xun, a member of a Unesco team, taking a close look at a muddy limestone believed to be four million years old in Pulau Langgun in Langkawi, Kedah, on Saturday. Langkawi Development Authority general manager Kamarulzaman Abdul Ghani said he is optimistic that the islandTHE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK - 83 words
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318 2007-04-02 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is expected to meet top officials from German giant Volkswagen (VW) over the future of ailing national automaker Proton, a senior official said yesterday. "A high-level meeting is expected soon. It isAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 318 words
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342 2007-04-02 13 LESLIE LAU - LESLIE LAU Kuala Lumpur THE Iskandar Development Region (IDR) is not a sell-out to foreigners, deputy Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin said yesterday, in a stout defence of Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's vision of remaking South Johor into a modern metropolis.342 words
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372 2007-04-02 13 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Petaling Jaya SINGAPORE'S decision to allow medical graduates from two Malaysian universities to practise in the Republic will be a loss for Malaysia, doctors here say. Universiti Malaya (UM) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) are the first institutions withinTHE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK - 372 words
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Miscellaneous24 2007-04-02 6 Korea's Mr Green South Korea's Choi Yul says his years in prison for dissident activities helped turn him into a committed environmentalist. PAGE 824 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration748 2007-04-02 14 Susan Sachs - Susan Sachs FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Debate on economic reform and foreign policy takes a back seat By For The Straits Times In Paris AS THE French presidential election campaign enters its final month, the leading candidates are trying to outdo each other in theirAFP - 748 words
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370 2007-04-02 14 SUSAN SACHS Paris SOME of the fiercest political battles of the French presidential campaign are taking place in cyberspace, as candidates try to rev up voters by any means possible for the April 21 vote. With a record number of first-timeSUSAN SACHS - 370 words
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Article, Illustration751 2007-04-02 15 Lee Tee Jong - Lee Tee Jong Both sides continue to struggle over differences after deadline passes By South Korea Correspondent In Seoul AMERICAN and South Korean officials struggling to narrow differences for a landmark free trade agreement continued talking here after a crucial deadlineAFP - 751 words
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334 2007-04-02 15 Moscow ALL foreigners have been banned as retailers from Russian shops and markets under a new law which came into force yesterday. There are up to 20,000 non-Russians working in Moscow markets alone, in a tradition going back to Soviet times, says the BBC334 words
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WORLD QUICKLY
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125 2007-04-02 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI: Several thousand people marched through Taipei on Saturday to defend the late President Chiang Kai-shek, whom the current government has begun heavily criticising, 32 years after his death. Supporters of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT), Chiang's party, gathered in front of the ChiangAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 125 words
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Article95 2007-04-02 15 XINHUA SEOUL: South Korea aims to launch its first rocket to put a satellite in orbit in late 2008 with the help of technology from Russia, the Science Ministry said. According to South Korea's Yonhap News Agency, once Russia ratifies the deal, full-fledged workXINHUA - 95 words
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Article138 2007-04-02 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JERUSALEM: Israel's attorney-general said yesterday that he intended to indict President Moshe Katsav, who is currently on leave of absence, on a second rape charge. The decision was taken after Mr Katsav was questioned for three hours by police last week over aAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 138 words
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Article, Illustration741 2007-04-02 16 Roger Maynard - Roger Maynard Study accuses some private colleges of being mere 'visa factories' By Australia Correspondent In Sydney THOUSANDS of overseas students are gaining permanent residency in Australia by exploiting a loophole in the government's skilled migration programme, a Melbourne university study has741 words
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Article, Illustration97 2007-04-02 16 A 3D computer image of the Great Pyramid of Khufu in Giza, Egypt, aims to explain how it was built. The image released by French company Dassault Systemes on Friday sets out to prove the theory held by French architect Jean-Pierre Houdin which suggests that an internalAP - 97 words
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191 2007-04-02 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London BRITAIN is seeking to promote a more cohesive nation by requiring people wanting to live permanently in the country to pass a test in English as well as politics, history and culture. Such tests have been required since 2004AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 191 words
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630 2007-04-02 16 Neo Hui Mm - Neo Hui Mm By Straits Times Europe Bureau In Bern SWISS cities have topped an annual quality of living survey again, while Singapore was best among Asian cities. Zurich and Geneva took the top two places, with the630 words
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SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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Article, Illustration206 2007-04-02 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CHARISMATIC Iraqi singer Shada Hassoon has become a symbol of unity in her war-torn homeland after winning an Arab version of American Idol in a glitzy Beirut final. Born to an Iraqi father and a Moroccan mother, 26-year-old Shada has spent mostAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; AFP - 206 words
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127 2007-04-02 17 US VICE-PRESIDENT Dick Cheney took the place of his boss at Saturday's annual Gridiron Club dinner in Washington, poking fun at the President and the former occupant of his job. "The President is really sorry he couldn't be here tonight, but he had127 words
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103 2007-04-02 17 PAKISTAN's exiled former prime minister Benazir Bhutto says she plans to return to the country later this year, despite possible arrest, and does not rule out running for the top post again. "I'm immediately seeking the restoration of democracy in my country," she told103 words
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GLOBAL AGENDA
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Article49 2007-04-02 18 PARIS: Presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy holds news conference. VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict leads mass to remember Pope John Paul on his second death anniversary. KUALA LUMPUR: Blogger Ahirudin Attan applies to strike out a defamation suit filed by New Straits Times. KUALA LUMPUR: Nominations announced for Machap by-election.49 words
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Article29 2007-04-02 18 »NEW DELHI: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation summit starts; accepts Afghanistan as member. ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court panel resumes hearing into accusations against suspended Chief Justice Iftikar Chaudhary.29 words
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Article22 2007-04-02 18 LOS ANGELES: Arraignment of Indian-born designer Anand Jon, charged with 20 counts of sexual assaults on five women and two girls.22 words
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Article17 2007-04-02 18 JAKARTA: World Health Organisation chief Margaret Chan meets representatives of pharmaceutical firms on bird flu vaccines.17 words
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Article28 2007-04-02 18 »LUCKNOW (India): First phase of legislative assembly elections begins. BAIKONUR (Kazakhstan): Launch of Russian spacecraft taking crew and space tourist Charles Simonyi to the International Space Station.28 words
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Article, Illustration309 2007-04-02 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS, NEW YORK TIMES WHAT IT IS FROM the micro to the macro, from plankton in the oceans to polar bears in the far north and seals in the far south, global warming has begun changing life on Earth, internationalASSOCIATED PRESS, NEW YORK TIMES; AP - 309 words
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Article, Illustration176 2007-04-02 18 ONG HWEE HWEE - ONG HWEE HWEE CHINA WHAT IT IS TAIWAN'S presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou, who is facing charges of corruption, is scheduled to make his first court appearance tomorrow. The former opposition Kuomintang (KMT) chairman is charged with embezzling more than NT$ll million (S$500,000) from a176 words
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Article, Illustration189 2007-04-02 18 NIRMAL GHOSH - NIRMAL GHOSH SOUTH-EAST ASIA WHAT IT IS THAI Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont begins a visit to Japan today to sign a landmark free trade deal (FTA), among other things. The Thai government went ahead and approved the FTA despite opposition at home from some189 words
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Article, Illustration159 2007-04-02 18 AZHAR GHANI - AZHAR GHANI SOUTH-EAST ASIA WHAT IT IS INDONESIA is hosting an international Islamic conference of Muslim religious leaders and scholars in Bogor, West Java, tomorrow and Wednesday to discuss developments in the Middle East and other Islamic issues. Representatives from many countries, including Jordan, Lebanon, SaudiAP - 159 words
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Miscellaneous29 2007-04-02 14 Best city to live in Zurich maintains its spot as No. 1 in a worldwide quality of living survey, while Singapore is the top city in Asia. PAGE 1629 words
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Miscellaneous63 2007-04-02 16 The top cities CITIES with the best quality of living: Worldwide 1. Zurich 2. Geneva 3. Vancouver 3. Vienna 5. Auckland 5. Dusseldorf 7. Frankfurt 8. Munich 9. Bern 9. Sydney In Asia (selected cities) 34. Singapore 35. Tokyo* 38. Yokohama* 40. Kobe* 42. Osaka* 54. Nagoya* 70. Hong Kong63 words
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REVIEW
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Article415 2007-04-02 19 INDONESIA deserves applause for bringing market discipline to dealings between developing nations and the powerful pharmaceutical industry in forcing an ethics dispute with the World Health Organisation (WHO) into the open. Jakarta had four months ago stopped sending samples of the HSNI bird flu virus to415 words
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Article, Illustration926 2007-04-02 19 »INDONESIA'S RELIGIOUS RULES By Luthfi Assyaukanie TERROR and violence may be declining in Indonesia, but there is another development that Indonesians particularly non-Muslims and secular Muslims are following with concern. This is the emergence of religious bylaws. Coming on the back of new regional regulations926 words
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Article, Illustration997 2007-04-02 19 Christopher Tan - Christopher Tan CAR OWNERSHIP By OWNING a car in Singapore, and pretty much everywhere else, is increasingly a losing proposition. In all likelihood, my current car, a 15-month-old Toyota Wish MPV, will be my last. It must come across as a bit strange for someone who997 words
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Article, Illustration1473 2007-04-02 20 NORIMITSU ONISHI - NORIMITSU ONISHI INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE ►>JAPAN'S COMFORT WOMEN ISSUE Fed up with his government's denials, a historian sets out to prove Japan's exploitation of sex slaves during World War II By In Tokyo IT WAS about 15 years ago, recalls Mr Yoshiaki Yoshimi, aINTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE; AFP - 1,473 words
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Article, Illustration678 2007-04-02 21 Harold Varmus - Harold Varmus FIGHTING CANCER By tated in various cancers, and we are poised to discover virtually all of them through a new kind of "genome project" that is beginning. An obvious application of genetic knowledge about specific cancers is the development of drugs and antibodies thatISTOCKPHOTO - 678 words
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Article502 2007-04-02 21 David G. Nathan - David G. Nathan By FOR most of the past half-century, medical treatment of invasive tumours like those of the breast and colon has relied mainly on drugs, radiation or both, in effect carpetbombing the DNA of cancer cells. This highly toxic treatment is effective in many cases,502 words
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605 2007-04-02 21 Susan Love - Susan Love By WHY does cancer recur? The answer is not very satisfying: Not all cancers are alike, early detection does not always work and treatments are still far from perfect. But there is another problem: We keep focusing on doing the same thing better605 words
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Article455 2007-04-02 21 Ralph W. Moss - Ralph W. Moss By WE COULD make faster progress against cancer by changing the way drugs are developed. In the current system, if a promising compound cannot be patented, it is highly unlikely ever to make it to market no matter how well it performs455 words
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Miscellaneous931 2007-04-02 22 PVT Singapore today Partly cloudy. Showers with thunder in M M 0 M 0 the late morning and early afternoon over many areas of Singapore. THE STRAITS TIMES MONDAY, APRIL 2 2007 ASIA WORLD WEATHER USEFUL NUMBERS i 1 Emergency lines BEIJING SEOUL 0 Police.. 999 Clear Police Hotline 1800-255-0000931 words
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Miscellaneous105 2007-04-02 22 THIS DAY IN HISTORY FIRST MUNICIPAL POLLS 1949. The Progressive Party wins 13 of the 18 elected seats in the first Singapore municipal commission elections. Four independents and one Labour Front candidate take the other seats. WEATHER SATELLITE 1960. The United States launches the first weather satellite, Tiros 1. It105 words
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Article, Illustration461 2007-04-02 23 Tanya Fong - Tanya Fong They took unauthorised boat rides to get there Makeshift set-up a danger to visitors taking boats to kelongs By POLICE have shut down an illegal jetty at Pasir Ris Park used by amateur fishermen to hitch boat rides to nearby kelongs wooden houses resting onWONG YOKE LIN/STOMP; NG SOR LUAN - 461 words
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Article, Illustration697 2007-04-02 24 K.C. VIJAYAN - K.C. VIJAYAN ROGUE LAWYER SAGA Court papers say he was trying to transfer U*****,000 to Bangkok via Vietnam By Crime Correspondent ROGUE lawyer David Rasif was so desperate to move a large amount of cash to Bangkok in June last year that697 words
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315 2007-04-02 24 HO Al Ll - HO Al Ll DEATH OF ELDERLY FLATMATE AFTER FIGHT THE death last week of an elderly man after a fight with his flatmate was "tragic" and the Housing Board (HDB) is looking to minimise such cases in future. National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan315 words
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Article, Illustration790 2007-04-02 24 Tan Hui Yee - Subletting of HDB flats an investment only for some Tan Hui Yee NEWS ANALYSIS By Housing Correspondent THE humble Housing Board flat is becoming more than just a home these days, judging from the possible returns you can get from renting it out. With the latest easing of subletting rules790 words
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Article, Illustration413 2007-04-02 24 Ho Ai Li - Ho Ai Li By: THE silver-haired lady on stage announced sternly: "It's April Fool's Day, but I'm not here to fool you." However, she soon had a Downtown East crowd of grandmas, grandpas, aunties and uncles letting out some seriousJM WUI LIANG - 413 words
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Article, Illustration322 2007-04-02 24 Lee Hui Chieh - Lee Hui Chieh By MR JOSEPH Eu, chairman of traditional Chinese medicine chain Eu Van Sang International, died on Saturday after a major blood vessel in his back ruptured. Mr Eu, 80, was found to have an aneurysm a bulge in a blood vessel322 words
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517 2007-04-02 25 Karamjit Kaur - Karamjit Kaur Standees and brochures will inform air passengers of the new rules for hand luggage By Aviation Correspondent CHANGI Airport is gearing up to implement stringent new restrictions on hand luggage next month joining airports in about 40 countries with similar rules517 words
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Article, Illustration498 2007-04-02 25 Vincent Leow - Vincent Leow By Jocelyn Lee STORING water in pails for showers might be common during waterrationing exercises, but for undergraduate Derek Koh, it has been a regular feature of life for the past six years. Every day between 1.30 am and 4am, theWANG HUI FEN - 498 words
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630 2007-04-02 26 Sue-Ann Chia - Sue-Ann Chia It addresses public's misperceptions of civil service salaries, perks and pensions By THE $1.2 million annual salary for ministers and top civil servants is an all-inclusive package covering bonuses. About one-third of the annual pay package they receive currently is variable.630 words
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Article, Illustration876 2007-04-02 26 SALARIES Do ministers and administrative officers (AOs) get bonuses on top of the $1.2 million they receive a year? Public Service Division: The annual salary figure of $1.2 million includes all components monthly pay, mid- and year-end payments, allowances, performance bonuses and GDP bonus. There are no876 words
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320 2007-04-02 26 LEE HUI CHIEH - LEE HUI CHIEH IT IS in the workers' interest for the Government to raise ministerial pay to attract talented people to lead the nation, labour chief Lim Swee Say said yesterday. Only with good leaders would Singapore remain afloat in320 words
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Article84 2007-04-02 26 FOREIGN Minister George Yeo will make a three-day official visit to Myanmar from today at the invitation of Myanmar Minister for Foreign Affairs U Nyan Win. During his visit, Mr Yeo will call on State Peace and Development Council First Secretary, Lieutenant-General Them Sein, and meet84 words
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Article, Illustration127 2007-04-02 27 Row, tow, tow your boat, gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily it's a first for a river here. Yes, you can now row down a river through the heartland of Singapore, instead of in reservoirs or the open sea. Water lovers can head toASHLEIGH SIM - 127 words
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Article174 2007-04-02 27 LEE HUI CHIEH - LEE HUI CHIEH »HOME WHAT IT IS SINGAPORE will host the World Health Organisation's (WHO) World Health Day celebrations today and tomorrow. Every year, the WHO raises key global health issues on World Health Day April 7 which was started in 1950 to mark174 words
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120 2007-04-02 27 TANYA FONG - TANYA FONG »HOME WHAT IT IS THE annual Singapore Civil Defence Force Workplan Seminar will be held tomorrow. WHY IT MATTERS Homeland security is of vital importance given the global security environment. The theme for the workplan this year is "SCDF's Connections with Singapore120 words
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113 2007-04-02 27 JOYCE TEO - JOYCE TEO MONEY WHAT IT IS THE Keppel group is set to launch its 1,129 unit Reflections at Keppel Bay condominium, which features six glass towers of varying heights, as well as 11 blocks of villa apartments. Show flats will be open for a preview113 words
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Miscellaneous24 2007-04-02 23 Gearing up Changi Airport is sourcing one million plastic bags in anticipation of restriction of gels and liquid on board departing flights. PAGE H324 words
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Advertisement305 2007-04-02 27 Q Where is Singapore's first "green" housing project? I Treetops@Punggol. Launched last week, H it is expected to be ready by 2011. IWhat are its eco-friendly features? The build-to-order project-which means it will be built only if there is demand will include rooftop greenery which will reduce temperatures by as305 words
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Advertisement542 2007-04-02 27 Advertising Feature LJ The helpful Consultant also V_nin€SG MGIDS FOl explained to him in details the healing properties of the ingredients Healthy Looking Hair b'oddcuiaS^fngX 0" revitalises the scalp and Dang Gui Beijing 101 Brings Shine to Actor's Hair £S,'£ttS£" of 1 to visit their choice of hair care i542 words
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Article, Illustration451 2007-04-02 28 LYN CHAN - LYN CHAN By THESE days, it is not good enough just to have a good product. An innovative and effective marketing tool is needed as well to sell it. Brand's, which is widely-known for the chicken essence it markets in a distinctive bottle with green451 words
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Article, Illustration231 2007-04-02 28 AHMAD OSMAN - AHMAD OSMAN By, PANASONIC has a new range of Envio energy efficient and environment-friendly air conditioners that provides better quality cool air and comfort in your home. Each air conditioner costs between $699 and $1,899, excluding the installation. It has an air purification system and231 words
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Article154 2007-04-02 28 – Ahmad Osman - Ahmad Osman The Sudoku champion wins $10,000 plus a Brand's hamper and a trophy. The second prize is $5,000, a Brand's hamper and a trophy. Third prize is $2,000, a Brand's hamper and a trophy. There are 30 consolation prizes of $100 plus a154 words
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Article, Illustration368 2007-04-02 28 PHILIP LEE - PHILIP LEE By MS Jacqueline Wu, 34, creative director of the Special Projects Unit (SPU) of Singapore Press Holdings' (SPH) Marketing Division, realised that in visiting monuments, museums or when dining during her holidays abroad, nuggets of information about a place, thing or368 words
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Article78 2007-04-02 28 GET valuable insights from major investors, developers, key organisations and government authorities that are involved in every step of the design and construction process at the inaugural Cityscape Asia exhibition and conference. Held from April 10 to 12, the exhibition and three parallel conferences at Suntec Singapore will78 words
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Article, Illustration118 2007-04-02 28 TWO cars and shopping vouchers worth $1,000 are up for grabs for participants in the AIA-SCS Charity Golf Tournament, organised by life insurer American International Assurance Company (AIA) in support of Singapore Cancer Society (SCS). The participant whose shot comes the closest to the pin and within 1m118 words
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Article, Illustration112 2007-04-02 28 LOCAL furniture brand Scanteak's new home is a two-storey colonial-style building right in the heart of Joo Chiat. Thirty-three years after its humble beginnings as the smallest furniture store on the same street, it now boasts a showroom 10 times bigger. To celebrate the occasion, Scanteak is inviting112 words
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Article, Illustration123 2007-04-02 28 TO commemorate its 10th anniversary. Toys "R" Us has brought in the award-winning toy of the year T.M.X. Elmo. The fuzzy red plush toy will tickle your kid's funny bone with its three interactive tickle spots on the chin, tummy and foot. When tickled once, Elmo starts to123 words
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Advertisement45 2007-04-02 28 i I I It |H 11 i 11 i I SifnareSSH wSBSmASmSF Singapore's biggest travel fair, Natas Travel 2006, is in town this weekend. WIN A HOLIDAY FOR TWO TO SYDNEY, STAY A" THF FOUR SEASONS AND DICJh Al AN AWARD-WIMM \Q RESTAURANT: > ii J45 words
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Article, Illustration554 2007-04-02 29 [essica Lim - [essica Lim »SOAPBOX Forget Superman or Luke Skywalker. The new teen 'hero' is a tattoo-sporting convict. Shudder By] THE anti-hero has come full circle: What follows the *****' icon, the angsty late Kurt Cobain, is now part of mainstream fabric. Meet Gen V's554 words
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Article, Illustration550 2007-04-02 29 [essica Lim - [essica Lim ON HIS first day at school, international student Ye Tun, 19, ate lunch alone, walked to and from class by himself and did not speak to anyone. He noticed that the other students in Temasek Polytechnic talked among themselves and mainlyLIM WUI LIANG - 550 words
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Article, Illustration940 2007-04-02 30 »MY LIFE Fed-up with being known as litterbugs, youth say its time to clean up their act THE National Environment Agency (NEA) recently published its findings of a six-month survey on littering behaviour in Singapore. The report noted that older Singaporeans are more likely to940 words
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Article, Illustration499 2007-04-02 30 Cheryl Tan - Cheryl Tan By THEY may owe money, but they'll pay it back. Banks offering student loans to undergraduates at Singapore's universities say they have yet to encounter defaulters. Some even repay their loans early. That is a far cry from students in the United499 words
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411 2007-04-02 31 Ng Kok Lim - Ng Kok Lim I REFER to the article, "What's this place worth to you?" by Mr Paul Jacob (ST, March 24). Mr Jacob exposes our true selves ever envious of those better than us, but seldom sparing a thought for the411 words
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245 2007-04-02 31 IN RESPONSE to the series of letters about the quality of life here in Singapore, given a possible population of 6.5 million, I wonder whether can we still remain an integrated and harmonious tyHaving friends who studied in cosmopolitan London, I hear so245 words
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351 2007-04-02 31 Ernst Becker - Ernst Becker I REFER to the article, "You may need permission to enjoy this nature spot" (ST, March 28), in which it was reported that Khatib Bongsu may soon be closed to the public as it is used as a training area351 words
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86 2007-04-02 31 Jann Yip ( Ms - Jann Yip (Ms) I REFER to the letter, "Beware of those service messages" by Madam Roziah Othman (ST, March 30). We have contacted Madam Roziah to clarify that our records show that the subscription service was initiated and subscribed through her mobile phone. The subscription86 words
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249 2007-04-02 31 Aydawati Gwie ( Mdm - Aydawati Gwie (Mdm) I REFER to my visit to the HDB Hub during the HDB Eco-Carnival and launch of the Treetops Punggol, Singapore's first green mark platinum award public housing project. At the Treetops showcase, HDB featured an integrated basin water closet. When it249 words
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217 2007-04-02 31 Hurdial Singh - Hurdial Singh I WISH to seek our Government's views on all pensioners who retired more than 15 years ago. With regards to the Singapore Allowance, the Government had increased the said allowance from $180 to $200, while the gross pension ceiling was raised from217 words
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423 2007-04-02 31 Gilbert Goh Keow Wah - Gilbert Goh Keow Wah IN THE past 12 months or so, I realised that slowly but surely, many friends are leaving me through one common factor migration. I have a hard time seeing them off at the airport as most were close friends423 words
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122 2007-04-02 31 Jean Tan ( Ms - Jean Tan (Ms) I REFER to the letter, "CPF Board can achieve higher, riskfree returns" by Mr Roland Tan Shui Long (ST, March 24). We will study Mr Tan's suggestion to leverage CPF Board's institutional bargaining position and review how this could122 words
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178 2007-04-02 31 Faye Chiam Pui Hoon ( Miss - Faye Chiam Pui Hoon (Miss) GLAXOSMITHKLINE, the maker of Ribena, has been fined in New Zealand ("NZ schoolgirls find Ribena has almost no vitamin C"; ST, March 27). This led the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) in Singapore to test the product. It found that Ribena178 words
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Miscellaneous150 2007-04-02 31 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.asial. com.sg/forum Access to letters online is free. Forced into collective sale, now must pay $13,000 to agent ShinCorp deal cannot be compared to other big takeovers Willing to take bus, but not with 38-minute wait Have more bus stops, with fewer150 words
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Article, Illustration897 2007-04-02 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS SWIMMING Record 8th gold in one meet thwarted, as US team are disqualified after Crocker's error Melbourne MICHAEL Phelps went agonisingly close to making history, falling just short of his eight-gold mission at a single international swim meet. He didAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTOS: AP, AFP - 897 words
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Article322 2007-04-02 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AN ANGRY lan Thorpe protested his innocence and vowed to clear his name of doping allegations made against him. But he admitted his reputation had been damaged. The Australian, who surprisingly retired last November, was named by French sports newspaper L'Equipe asAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 322 words
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Article, Illustration504 2007-04-02 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE »SOCCER London CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho has hinted at a conspiracy to make sure Manchester United get every advantage in the Premiership race. A stoppage-time winner from Salomon Kalou for a 1-0 win at Watford kept Chelsea six points behind theAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; AFP - 504 words
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Article154 2007-04-02 32 Inter Milan 29 25 4 0 63 23 79 AS Roma 2917 8 4 56 23 59 Lazio 2815 7 6 47 22 49 Palermo 3013 9 8 43 34 48 Empoli 2912 9 8 32 28 45 AC Milan 2914 10 5 39 25 44 Fiorentina 2915 8154 words
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Article, Illustration831 2007-04-02 33 Richard Jolly - Richard Jolly »SOCCER Under Benitez, Liverpool have the best Champions League record in EPL By TOP of one table and bottom of another, Liverpool's position among the big four can confound. Since Rafael Benitez and Jose Mourinho arrived in England in 2004 as UefaAP - 831 words
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304 2007-04-02 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London ENGLAND coach Steve McClaren has sent out a defiant message to his detractors: You will not drive me out. He came under fire during and after the latest round of Euro 2008 qualifying matches. England took just four points from a possibleAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 304 words
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Article, Illustration399 2007-04-02 33 London ALEX Ferguson feels Manchester United are starting to "taste" the Premiership title, after his side showed all their famous battling qualities to record a 4-1 triumph over Blackburn at Old Trafford. They need more of the same against Roma in the ChampionsREUTERS - 399 words
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Article366 2007-04-02 33 REUTERS Madrid BARCELONA president Joan Laporta insisted that Ronaldinho will not be sold, after he watched the Brazilian inspire the club to a 2-1 win over Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday. The playmaker has been the subject of intensive transfer speculation the past few days,REUTERS - 366 words
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Article, Illustration627 2007-04-02 34 Sunil Gavaskar - Sunil Gavaskar CRICKET WORLD CUP Both should reach the semi-finals with ease, with South Africa likely to join them By AS THE World Cup Super Eight stage moves into the second week, it is clear that two sides are in great form andREUTERS - 627 words
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Article, Illustration1111 2007-04-02 34 Pradeep Rajan - Pradeep Rajan By SATURDAY will be remembered for the history that ace fast bowler Glenn McGrath created, not the way Australia bludgeoned Bangladesh. The 37-year-old, who was once told by his school captain that he had no future as a bowler, become the WorldAFP - 1,111 words
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318 2007-04-02 34 Kingston (Jamaica) ACONITE, an ancient drug used by witches in the Middle Ages, could have been used to kill Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer. It has been two weeks since his death in the Pegasus Hotel here, and police are still looking for suspects318 words
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653 2007-04-02 35 ■ Tay Yek Keak - Tay Yek Keak »HOWZAT AGAIN? By I DON'T understand. That is why this column is a scientific, social and medical experiment all rolled into one. Scientific because the aim is to test whether it is possible for a person who has absolutely653 words
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548 2007-04-02 35 Alvin Foo - Alvin Foo MOTOR RACING F1 driver Webber says the heat will make race more draining By POTENTIALLY tougher than Monaco. That is how Formula One driver Mark Webber sees the proposed Singapore Formula One circuit, if there is a day race. The racer, who548 words
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Article, Illustration500 2007-04-02 35 Jeanette Wang - Jeanette Wang »ICE SKATING By; SINGAPORE'S dreams of a first Olympic medal since 1960 could very well come in from the cold through national ice skater Sarah Paw. The Beijing-based 15-year-old won the novice ladies category at the Singapore National Figure Skating Championships yesterday.EDWIN KOO - 500 words
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Article89 2007-04-02 35 REUTERS CALIFORNIA: Pak Se Ri Pak seized a share of the third-round lead on Saturday in the Kraft Nabisco Championship keeping herself on course for a Grand Slam of golf Majors. The South Korean fired a two-under-par 70 for a 212 total, level withREUTERS - 89 words
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Article66 2007-04-02 35 ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO: Leßron James scored 39 points, including seven in overtime, to lead Cleveland to a 112-108 National Basketball Association win over Chicago. James, with the Cays down 104-108 with a minute left on Saturday, drove to the basket for a three-pointASSOCIATED PRESS - 66 words
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Article56 2007-04-02 35 ASSOCIATED PRESS FLORIDA: Serena Williams overcame a first-set whitewash to beat Justine Henin for her fourth Sony Ericsson Open tennis title. On Saturday, the American erased two match points at 4-5 in set two. She then closed out the 0-6, 7-5, 6-3 victory over theASSOCIATED PRESS - 56 words
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Article54 2007-04-02 35 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG: Samoa led 27-0 at half-time yesterday, and held on to beat Fiji 27-22 for their first Hong Kong Sevens rugby title since 1993. It was the third straight final between the Pacific rivals, with Samoa winning in Wellington and series leadersAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 54 words
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Article68 2007-04-02 35 ASIAN Netball Federation (ANF) president Ivy Singh-Lim stepped down from her post after a two-year tenure yesterday. The former Netball Singapore (NS) president was replaced by Sri Lanka's Tamara Dharmakirti-Herath at the ANF annual general meeting at Copthorne Orchid. NS president Tan Wee Khim was elected ANF68 words
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Article, Illustration127 2007-04-02 35 PHOTO: National footballer and Young Lions defender Baihakki Khaizan, 24, was engaged to air stewardess-actress-singer Norfasarie, also 24, in a ceremony at her Bedok Reservoir flat yesterday. About 300 guests were present. The couple were introduced by a mutual friend in 2003, but have been togetherLAU FOOK KONG - 127 words
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Article574 2007-04-02 35 BASKETBALL NBA: Cleveland 112 Chicago 108 (OT), New Jersey 86 Philadelphia 82, N. 0./ Oklahoma City 103 NY Knicks 94 (OT), LA Clippers 99 Portland 86. CRICKET World Cup, weather-hit Super Eights match: Bangladesh 104-6 in 22 overs (Tamim Iqbal c Hogg b Bracken 3, Shahriar Nafees b McGrath574 words
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Miscellaneous62 2007-04-02 32 Good Gilchrist Adam Gilchrist is coming good at the right time, and that is great news for Australia at the cricket World Cup. PAGE Hl2 Serie A Yesterday Atalanta 2 Fiorentina 2 Cagliari 2 Messina 0 Chievo 1 Sampdoria 1 Empoli 4 Ascoli 1 Inter Milan 2 Parma 0 Livorno62 words
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Miscellaneous51 2007-04-02 35 TV times CRICKET: ICC World Cup 2nd stage, Super Eights: Bangladesh v New Zealand (Live, PPVChIIO, 9.30pm). SOCCER: English Premier League: Aston Villa v Everton (Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 2.55 am). Events SOCCER: S-League: Balestier Khalsa v Tampines Rovers (Toa Payoh, 7.45pm). Prime League: Geylang United v Woodlands Wellington (Bedok Stadium,51 words
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Obituary, Illustration128 2007-04-02 36 7 «m //re Resurrection and lite Life. Wltuever belietvs in j \U' will Inv, even though he dies: and whoever lives rind lielieves in Me will netvrdie." John 11:25-26 PAUL TAN ENG WAH Age: 84 was called home to be with the I mil on 1/4/2007 leaving behind loved ones.128 words
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Obituary, Illustration115 2007-04-02 36 "Eternal rest grant unto him, Lord, and let your 1 perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest In peace, Amen." Ii i FRANCIS GERARD OLIVEIRO (JERRY) Age: 79 was called home to Ik* with the I ord on 1 April 2007. Dearly missed and fondly rememliered Iry loved ones.115 words
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Obituary, Illustration127 2007-04-02 36 The family of the Late MARIA CH1A GEOK TEE Called Home on 28 March 2007 would like to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues and brothers and sisters in Christ for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, prayers, wreaths and donations during their recent bereavement. Special127 words
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Obituary, Illustration47 2007-04-02 36 rTho Family of The Late *^9 3 ANG SOOH KWEE Departed 28 March 2007 1 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, i condolences, emotional support, wreaths and IK donations during their recent bereavement. *jt47 words
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Obituary, Illustration62 2007-04-02 36 2nd Anniversary 9 A noble woman of Prov 31 qualities no one can deny Your winsome smile never fails to bring us cheer Many remember your kind thoughts and caring ways It is our honour to have been loved by you L nurcntt icu rvicng mi Missed *>' W|fW fl62 words
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Obituary, Illustration177 2007-04-02 36 If "ll "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not he in want and I will dwell In the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 ROBERT KOH CHER WAH Age: 58 was called home to be with the Lord on 1/4/2007 leaving behind loved ones. Mother: Yeo Puay Huang177 words
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Obituary, Illustration121 2007-04-02 36 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want... and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever". Psalm 23 HA HOY HA WOON HOY Age: 71 was called home to be with the Lord on 31/03/07 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Serena Ha Poh Chin121 words
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Obituary, Illustration44 2007-04-02 36 mi 11 1.1 mm i u.—» i.«p..MH- 13TH ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory of LEE BEE YIP Departed 2 April 1994 Not just today but everyday, We remember the times we shared. Dearly missed, and always fondly remembered by family and loved ones. JM^....-M^.. m44 words
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Obituary, Illustration53 2007-04-02 36 Precious in the sight of the Ixird f is the death of His Saints Psalm 116:15 5th Anniversary In Lovitlg Memory Of Our Beloved Ah Poh WONG AH KUAN MARY Called home on 2nd April 2002 Deeply missed and cherished by loved ones Tony Ruth Terry Arthur Theresa Samuel, Joel53 words
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Obituary, Illustration162 2007-04-02 36 SIMCHEOWLYE Age: 83 passed away peacefully on 31 March 2007 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Sons: Ng Ah Kow Ben NgAhHuat Ng Ah Heng Daughters: Sons-in-law: Ng Mary Gay Kok Chye Steven Ng Annie (Tay Kiong Cheah, deceased) Ng Ah Mocy Serene Lim Kim Hong Michael Ng162 words
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Obituary, Illustration52 2007-04-02 36 \r With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to our Managing Director, Mr Lim Kim Hong Michael (son-in-law) Executive Director, Mdm Ng Ah Moey Serene (daughter) on the demise of his mother-in-law and her mother SIM CHEOW LYE on 31 March 2007 From The Management Staff of CHIN FONG METAL PTE LTD52 words
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Obituary, Illustration37 2007-04-02 36 In living Memory Of A devoted wife, caring mom and doting grandma LEONGYUET HONG Departed 2 April 2005 Missing your smiles and loving ivoys Love you always Husband Mok Kwong Foo, children, grandchildren and all loved ones37 words
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Obituary, Illustration32 2007-04-02 36 In Loving Memory Of MRTANTECKCHIEW IWTANTrXKCHIEW TAN SEE BAK NEE MADAM KOH BONG CHEW Departed 02.04.2005 Departed 10.11.1991 Dearly missed and always remembered by children, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, brothers, sisters loved ones.32 words
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Obituary, Illustration50 2007-04-02 36 U U will say of tlte Lard, 'He is my refuge and my fortress, my Cud, in whom I trust.' Psalm 91 In Loving Memory 8th Anniversary I WK 1 I CHAN AH YOKE Departed 2 April 1999 Always remembered by All loved ones, especially Syhia, Sharon nm Arthur M*50 words
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Obituary, Illustration44 2007-04-02 36 m^mmmwwww^Emmmi -mm****" I With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Mr Fong Fook Wah Director of ROHAG SINGAPORE PTE LTD 1 on the demise of his beloved father I FONG LIM J on 31 Mar 2007 The Management Staff of I ROHAG SINGAPORE PTE LTD44 words
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Obituary, Illustration26 2007-04-02 36 rr^ mmmmmmmm ~*Hp| 9th Anniversary In Loving Memory of ERLAN G0ND0BINT0R0 (Departed 2nd April 1998) Dearly missed and fondly remembered JI IjL by children and grandchildren26 words
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Obituary, Illustration104 2007-04-02 36 PAONGIE CHING Age: 75 passed awav peacefully on I Aprll2007. Dearly mivted ami fondly remembered by loved ones. I III si Kl I 111. Rev. Ui Wen kwang Sons: David Lai Paul Ui, John Lai Daughters-in-law: Dawn Tan. Ting ling ling. Lim Server Granddaughter*: Danielle la;. Dcniselai. Drea Lai. Chrtstel104 words
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Obituary, Illustration27 2007-04-02 36 Eg ~ta f^ 4th Anniversary In loving Memory of Mdm Padmavathy Animal (MrsVPANambiar) Fondly remembered by deeply missed by Children. Grandchildren in-laws all loved ones b a27 words
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Obituary, Illustration113 2007-04-02 36 mmmmmmmmmmmmmm Athma Shantl Poohi We. 1 he I a j 11 il. of the I a te MUTHUPILLAY S/O PACKRISAMY I'll I w M1ITHUKRISHNAN Departed 19 Mar 2007 We wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues for their condolences, assistance, attendance and wreaths during113 words
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490 2007-04-02 37 Gabriel Chen - Gabriel Chen TAKING STOCK Fund managers still uncertain whether correction is over despite recent rally By THE question on market watchers' minds going into the second quarter is whether the recent correction is over. And if so, the next question would be whether Singapore shares can490 words
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349 2007-04-02 38 FINANCIAL TIMES It wants to cut ticket prices and increase access for foreign airlines Tokyo THE Japanese government is working to ease access for international carriers to the country's regional airports, in the hope of precipitating what would be an equivalent of theFINANCIAL TIMES - 349 words
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Article, Illustration232 2007-04-02 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASIAN airlines are likely to suffer an earnings drop in the next two years due to growing competition from Middle Eastern firms and regional low-cost carriers, an industry group said yesterday. A renewed focus on the region byAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 232 words
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316 2007-04-02 38 NASDAQ-LISTED Multi-Fineline Electronix (M-Flex) has agreed to a Singapore regulator's ruling to further extend the deadline for the fulfilment of certain pre-conditions in the ongoing saga of its takeover bid for sister company MFS Technology. United States-based M-Flex said316 words
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Article, Illustration62 2007-04-02 38 KAVEN LEUNG: Appointed head of Asia private banking at Citigroup Private Bank. Mr Leung, a 20-year Citigroup veteran, was most recently head of private banking for North Asia. He will continue to be based in Hong Kong and will now oversee the private bank's businesses62 words
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Article138 2007-04-02 38 WEN KHAI MENG: Named chief executive officer (CEO) of Capita Land Commercial, formerly Capita Land Commercial and Integrated Development (CCID). He will replace Mr Martin Tan, who is leaving the company. Mr Wen will also continue in his post as CEO of Capita Land Financial. Joining him138 words
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Article37 2007-04-02 38 TAN HAK LEH: Promoted to managing director (Singapore) of Great Eastern, with effect from today. Mr Tan, formerly managing director for customer management, will also be appointed the principal officer for Singapore.37 words
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Article63 2007-04-02 38 CHEW HUA SENG: Appointed director of Easy Call International, along with Mr Andy Lim, with effect from last Monday. Mr Chew is the chairman and chief executive of Raffles Education and Hartford Holdings. Mr Lim is the chairman of private equity firm Tembusu Partners, as well63 words
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Article22 2007-04-02 38 TANG XIAOYAN: Resigned as an executive director of processed food maker Zhongguo Jilong, with effect from Feb 27.22 words
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Article, Illustration109 2007-04-02 38 OCBC Investment Research said Keppel Corp's deal with Qatar Gas Transport Company to jointly develop a shipyard facility in Qatar will extend its reach, allowing it to service customers more competitively. The yard, estimated to cost US$45O million (Ss6B3 million), will add to109 words
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77 2007-04-02 38 KIM Eng Research notes that the recent ban on Indonesian sand and possibly granite to Singapore is likely to force developers to substitute steel for concrete, further boosting the demand for structural steel products. Hupsteel,asoneofthemostestablished and largest steel stockists and suppliers in Singapore,77 words
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Article, Illustration94 2007-04-02 38 OCBC Investment Research said Singapore Technologies Engineering's (ST Engg) three contracts with the Singapore Armed Forces, worth about $430 million, will buffer the poorer results of its other businesses. "We see these developments as positive due to the historically higher margins of defence-related94 words
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Article, Illustration768 2007-04-02 39 Goh Eng Yeow - Goh Eng Yeow NEWS ANALYSIS Cash-rich local players may keep stocks from slipping too far though By Markets Correspondent AFTER the hellish four weeks and three market plunges that investors have just endured, it is no wonder everyone hopes that768 words
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352 2007-04-02 39 Lorn a Tan - Lorn a Tan By Finance Correspondent FRENCH insurer AXA Life Insurmce wants customers to pay for :he protection cover that they leed, when they need it. It has launched two innovative products in Singapore a term poli:y with flexible options and a itand-alone352 words
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362 2007-04-02 39 A.RTHUR POON - A.RTHUR POON WARRANT WATCH BY; INVESTORS betting that oil prices could rise further in the near term have bought heavily into petrole-um-based issues in the past week. Turnover of call warrants issued on companies in the petroleum sector surged nearly seven362 words
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478 2007-04-02 40 REUTERS Pact may involve holdings in each other, dual listings of Mid-East firms London THE London Stock Exchange (LSE), which has fought off four takeover bids in two years, is considering an alliance with its Dubai counterpart, The Observer newspaper reported yesterday.REUTERS - 478 words
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Article, Illustration102 2007-04-02 40 WHAT IT COULD INVOLVE Systems collaboration, joint marketing ventures and the cross-listing of exchange-traded funds are possible in the short term, with acquisition of equity stakes in each other coming later. HOW LSE COULD BENEFIT A pact would put London in pole position for secondary listings ofCORBIS - 102 words
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347 2007-04-02 40 ANN WILLIAMS - ANN WILLIAMS EARNINGS GUIDANCE CREATIVE Technology, whose music players compete with Apple Computer's iPod, forecasts that it will suffer an operating loss of about US$2O million (5530.3 million) for its fiscal third quarter. "The operating loss is due to lower-than-expected sales for347 words
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Miscellaneous28 2007-04-02 40 Slower days ahead Wary foreign investors may keep the Singapore stock market subdued over the next few months though local buyers could liven up the scene. PAGE Hl728 words
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Article, Illustration117 2007-04-02 42 > Best Actor Somasundram (Aasaigal) > Best Actress Renu Theresa (Padigal) > Best Supporting Actor Mohan (Nagal) > Best Supporting Actress Manimala (Manam) > Best Host Jaraad Shamen (Miss Vasantham) > Best Child Artiste Nishok (Subra Friends) > Most Popular Male Singer Mohan R > Most Popular FemaleDOMINIC WONG - 117 words
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Article, Illustration283 2007-04-02 42 Lee Sze Yong - Lee Sze Yong 30-year veteran Somasundram wins Best Actor for the first time while Renu Theresa gets the Best Actress nod MEDIA REPORTER VETERAN artistes dominated an awards show which honoured the best in the local Indian entertainment scene. Pradhana Vizha, now in its ninth year,283 words
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Article, Illustration283 2007-04-02 42 HOJNG KOJNG Actress Carina Lav's (above) recent public appearances with Taiwanese tycoon Terry Gou have led people to wonder about her own wealth. She appeared to have come into some money after she showed off a 30-carat diamond ring a week ago. Recently, Mr Gou283 words
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Article, Illustration969 2007-04-02 43 Chef Bobby Chirm knows all about fine cuisine but it's the world's good, honest street food that he savours WATCH him trawl with ease the crowded street markets in cities like Taipei and Bangkok on television, and you'd never guess that travel food-show host Bobby ChirmALAN LIM - 969 words
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Article, Illustration373 2007-04-02 43 AP LOS ANGELES Justin Timberlake gave up his burping title, but took home a trophy as favourite male singer in a raucous, slime-drenched 20th Annual Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards. Other winners at last Saturday's show, which included a 23-storey bungee jump into a giant vat of greenAP; REUTERS - 373 words
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Article, Illustration2307 2007-04-02 44 Mak Mun San - Mak Mun San the monday interview Chef Chan's restaurant will close next month, but culinary maestro Chan Chen Hei still has a third cookbook, an antiques exhibition and a private eatery on his plate WHEN he was executive chef at The Pan Pacific hotel's HaiNG SOR LUAN - 2,307 words
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Article, Illustration172 2007-04-02 44 'Whenever my father was drunk, he would wait for me to come home so he could beat me up. My mother would secretly tell me to run and hide, then open the back door for me after my father had gone to bed' On his childhood 'One should not172 words
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Article, Illustration1403 2007-04-02 45 Lee Sze Yong - Lee Sze Yong The popular police show goes into its 21 st year with four new faces MEDIA REPORTER MEET the new faces that are out to help Singapore fight crime. Crime Watch, the docu-drama series that re-enacts unsolved crimes and seeksSTEPHANIE YEOW - 1,403 words
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Article, Illustration513 2007-04-02 45 Lee Sze Yong - Lee Sze Yong Coming together after a decade, the Taiwanese duo still have the magic > concert UKULELE CONCERT LIVE IN SINGAPORE Singapore Expo Hall 1/Last Saturday FOR the past 10 years, their partnership has been sorely missed. Taiwanese duo Ukulele, made up of vocalist TerryLIANHEWANBAO - 513 words
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Article, Illustration67 2007-04-02 46 1 prefer my audiences shaken not stirred' Former James Bond star Scan Connery (right) 1 make my money from investments, not writing lyrics' Lin Xi, Hong Kong's top pop lyricist 1 think Gwyneth will need some helpings of good old apple pie and plenty of ice cream' Grace Bradley67 words
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Article, Illustration856 2007-04-02 46 Teo Cheng Wee - Teo Cheng Wee Women are shocked at me not wearing my new clothes three weeks after buying them. What's all the fuss about? straighttalk THREE weeks ago, I went on a shopping spree. What started out as a work assignment a first-hand account of a makeover856 words
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Article, Illustration198 2007-04-02 46 AP, Reuters LOS ANGELES Marie Osmond (right) and husband Brian Blosil are divorcing after 20 years of marriage, the pair have announced. "Though our marriage is ending, we continue to have a very amicable relationship. Our marriage has always been a faithful one and neither ofAP, Reuters - 198 words
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Article, Illustration166 2007-04-02 46 NEW YORK Don't be too posh to wear a bra, Victoria Beckham (left) has been told. The editors of American magazine Us Weekly have pleaded with the former Spice Girl to cover up when she becomes a Los Angeles resident this summer because they are tiredREUTERS, AP - 166 words
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Article, Illustration231 2007-04-02 47 BUBBLE-BLOWING extraordinaire Tom Noddy (right) shares five things about bubbles you probably never knew. 1 Bubbles burst not because they come into contact with a sharp object. It happens because they touch a dry surface. You can use a wet straw to gently pierce a bubbleNG SOR LUAN - 231 words
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Article553 2007-04-02 47 Frankie Chee - Frankie Chee THERE'S not much you can do with soap bubbles, except blow them, watch them float about and vanish unless you are Tom Noddy. The 57-year-old American has made a 30-year career out of blowing bubbles and what he can do is likely to blow553 words
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Article, Illustration429 2007-04-02 47 AFP SAN FRANCISCO The 1991 shooting spree 3y a Chinese student at an American universi:y provided the inspiration for a new film that explores how people in China and United States view each other. The debut feature film is from opera direc:or Chen Shizheng,AFP; REUTERS - 429 words
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Article, Illustration847 2007-04-02 48 i Tay Yek Keak - i Tay Yek Keak The Number 23 was a numbing experience and I wouldn't thumb a ride from The Hitcher starsngripes AFTER watching The Number 23 in the cinema hall, I tested whether I could be as crazy as Jim Carrey. I pressed the button in the847 words
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Article, Illustration164 2007-04-02 48 THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD Megan Zheng (right), winner of the Golden Horse Newcomer Award in 2003 for her role in the movie Homerun and star of an upcoming cable-movie My Family, My Heart, was the guest star at The Straits Times Media Club workshop last Friday. Attended by moreMUGILAN RAJASEGERAN - 164 words
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Article, Illustration205 2007-04-02 50 May Yip - May Yip These actresses channel Greek goddesses as they step out in one-shouldered wonders WHETHER it's because of re-runs of My Big Fat Greek Wedding on cable TV or 300, Frank Miller's new gore-fest on Spartan warriors, celebrities have been inspired to step out in Greek goddess-like togaAP, AFP, REUTERS - 205 words
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Miscellaneous158 2007-04-02 76 APRIL 10 Event management: Learn to organise an event from conceptualisation to implementation to end-of-event tasks and take home operational plans and checklists to help you run events effectively. For details and registration, visit http://hrmskills.com/em/ APRIL 12 AND 13 Talent management strategies: This course is for human resource professionals who158 words
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Article, Illustration358 2007-04-02 78 CHONG JOE EN FINDS OUT HOW A SHORTER SEC SCHOOL LIFE IS AFFECTING STUDENTS The O levels are the end point of secondary school life. This year however, the journey that is secondary school has been shortened by up to three weeks. The358 words
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Article, Illustration168 2007-04-02 78 THE BEST OF STink SPILL "And here I was thinking Crumpler was a person." Scienyde on STink discussion thread "i love CRUMPLER!" (March 16, Junior STOMPer) "Blame the fact that most of us here can'i really be bothered about studies, taking it for granted, while those who came from abroad168 words
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253 2007-04-02 78 SERENE GOH - SERENE GOH Dance. Who doesn't love it in one form or another? Sure, we can't all do it well (me, especially), but that doesn't stop us just blame it on the boogie, as it were. Nor does it keep us from253 words
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Article, Illustration472 2007-04-02 79 WHILE YOU MAY HAVE BEEN A FASHION VICTIM AT SOME TIME, IT DOES NOT RESULT IN A LIFETIME OF CONSEQUENCES AS WITH DRUG ABUSE, SAYS CASSANDRA CHEW Fashionistas have been on a high for the past week as the Singapore Fashion FestivalEDWIN KOO - 472 words
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Article, Illustration173 2007-04-02 79 "I think after all those lessons, educational talks, skits we made and 'talks' we had in primary school, I think most of us choose the drug-free lifestyle. Unless, after all those warnings, you still go to I drugs, seriously, I have nothing to say, other than, 'What's wrong173 words
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Article, Illustration472 2007-04-02 80 MORE STUDENTS ARE FORMING ROCK BANDS TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES, AS NURUL LIYANA YEO DISCOVERS There's no denying that music is a universal language, and something everyone enjoys. Almost everyone owns either an iPod or an MP3 player these days, and our local music industry isFILE PHOTO - 472 words
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Article409 2007-04-02 80 Kirn Max - Kirn Max by ARE YOU A SHOPAHOLIC? 1. Have you ever shopped because you're bored or depressed? a. All the time. b. Maybe/sometimes. c. No way I've got better things to do. 2. If you need new shoes, you: a. Buy the first and cheapest pair that fits.409 words
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Article, Illustration446 2007-04-02 81 WHAT'S WITH HANDHELD FOODS, SHOES WITH AN EXTRA TONGUE AND WAR-RELATED BOOKS? EMILY LEX, ALFRED CHUA AND RAJESH MISIR FIND OUT HANDHELD FOODS WHAT IS IT? Takopachi (octopus) balls and Chippies (fish and chips) are just two of the wide variety of handheld foodsKFC; INTERNET - 446 words
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Article, Illustration619 2007-04-02 82 TEENS ARE BEING DRAWN TO FENCING, FINDING IT ALL PHYSICAL AND MENTAL JESSICA LIM REPORTS On his I Ith birthday, Tim Lim watched his first fencing match. He saw a female fencer trashing a larger-sized male fencer and got hooked. Since then, the 14-year-old has beenDESMOND WEE - 619 words
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Article, Illustration1034 2007-04-02 84 THE DANCE CRAZE IS TAKING SCHOOLS AND BEYOND BY STORM. JESSICA LIM GETS INTO THE GROOVE Move aside, prom queen do a curtsy instead to the newly crowned dance queen. Dance is fast becoming a big hit in schools here. At Raffles Junior College, the traditional promPHOTOS: CHEW SENG KIM, GRAPHICS: JEFFREY LIM - 1,034 words
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Article, Illustration146 2007-04-02 85 COME ON, SHOW OFF! Loved a book you just read? Hated a new movie? Can't get enough of a CD release? Tell us what you think. Or send us pictures of you at your most creative singing, cheerleading, even breakdancing. If your friends will not do it146 words
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Article288 2007-04-02 85 SONG BY CABRINI TAN, 12, SECONDARY I, CHIJ ST NICHOLAS GIRLS' SCHOOL (Verse I) So we're friends? I didn't know I thought so because of all those rows We had The cold wars You turned a cold shoulder to me When I thought I could lean on you Warm,288 words
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Article, Illustration71 2007-04-02 88 WHAT IT MEANS This idiom means to treat someone the same bad way he has treated you. The origin is unclear, but it is a fairly old-fashioned saying that originated in Britain, and which is still used today. AS IN: It is high71 words
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Article, Illustration95 2007-04-02 88 WHAT IT MEANS: This idiom means to suddenly stop someone from being able to do what they want to do. It also means something is over and done with. Some people think that it has to do with accountancy. When accounts are settled and closed,95 words
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Article, Illustration86 2007-04-02 88 WHAT IT MEANS: Food imagery is usually quite popular in phrases or idioms referring to payment, and this is one such example. This informal phrase generally refers to earning money to live on. Another meaning of this phrase, which is less used nowadays, means to86 words
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Article, Illustration93 2007-04-02 88 WHAT IT MEANS: To pay lip service to something means to verbally agree to something without real conviction or follow-up action. It usually refers to hypocritical agreement. One of the earliest use of the idioms was found in an unknown source in the 1600s: "They paid lip93 words
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Article, Illustration456 2007-04-02 89 AARON LOW - NUDE PAINTING INCIDENT IS IT CENSORSHIP? NOT QUITE, SAYS MINISTER AARON LOW, BY THE STRAITS TIMES, MARCH 23 The way a ministry recently dealt with a nude painting shows that Singapore has moved away from outright censorship, said Second Information, Communications and the Arts Minister Vivian Balakrishnan. The 4m-tall, US$6O,OOOTERENCE TAN - 456 words
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Article, Illustration257 2007-04-02 90 Answer notes FIGURES OF SPEECH The purpose of this exercise is to introduce the two common figures of speech, pun and metaphors, and how they can be used in good writing. The sxercise asked for an explanations of the pun intended and the use of these metaphorical257 words
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Miscellaneous20 2007-04-02 78 HAVE YOUR SAY o WRITE IN Got an opinion, a story or something to say? E-mail us at stin@ sph.com.sg20 words
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Miscellaneous57 2007-04-02 79 DON'T TAKE DRUGS 0} HOPE FOR SENIORS Drug giant GlaxoSmith Kline has pumped $20 million into a new Singapore laboratory at the Biopolis that it hopes will lead to a drug to treat Alzheimer's disease. For a start, it hopes to identify a critical chemical for this drug by the57 words
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Miscellaneous44 2007-04-02 80 YOUR BOURHOOD NEW SKATEPARK Expect a new skatepark by the beach at East Coast Park, of an international standard that will thrill local extreme sports enthusiasts. It was recently announced in Parliament that the concept design for the skatepark is ready. (ST, March 10)44 words
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Miscellaneous56 2007-04-02 81 GET INSIDE THE TOP TRENDS IRAN SEES RED OVER 300 The blockbuster movie 300 has angered Iranians, who say the versusPersians action flick insults their ancient culture and drums up present-day animosity against Iran. The movie depicts the ancient Battle of Thermopylae in Greece, which pitted 300 Spartans against a56 words
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Miscellaneous350 2007-04-02 82 DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF DANCE, NOT DIVORCE Heather Mills McCartney, the estranged wife of former Beatle Paul, wants to talk about dancing, not divorce. The 39-year-old was to set off for the United States to compete in ABC's Dancing With The Stars. (ST, March 16) TUC I FACE NOTE:350 words
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Miscellaneous61 2007-04-02 83 THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE NEWS STEERING CLEAR Historians from China and Japan left untouched the sensitive issue of Japanese wartime brothels, during the latest round of talks on the nations' war-torn history. But they agreed to take up other thorny disputes in the joint studies of their troubled past, including61 words
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Miscellaneous69 2007-04-02 84 THE BIG STORY THIS WEEK NTUC THE MUSICAL The creative team behind the musical Beauty World and the members of Young NTUC may make strange bedfellows. But their union has produced a first for this year's May Day celebrations a musical on the NTUC story. Called A Labour Of Love,69 words
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Miscellaneous77 2007-04-02 84 THE BIG STORY THIS WEEK LOVE TUNES Rachael Yamagata may not I hold the same ■weight as fellow American singer-song writer Norah Jones when it comes to worldwide acclaim, selling millions of albums or winning Grammy Awards. But for almost I 'h hours, the smokyvoiced 28-year-old was the darling of77 words
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Miscellaneous63 2007-04-02 86 RACK YOUR BRAINS TIE-UP TO TACKLE OBESITY New Zealand is pushing to become a key partner for Singapore as the nation pumps more resources into its biomedical sciences sector. More research collaborations are under way, the latest being a likely tie-up between New Zealand's Liggins Institute and the National University63 words
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Miscellaneous51 2007-04-02 88 READ AND WRITE BETTER INDIA LEADS IN PAY RISE Salaries in India are projected to rise faster than in any othe major Asiai country foi the fourth straight year this year, as companies across the region remain under pressure tc retain talent, a global human resources company said. (ST, March51 words
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Miscellaneous82 2007-04-02 89 READ AND WRITE BETTER n y JAILED FOR UNDERAGE SEX A man had unnatural sex with an underage schoolgirl four days after getting to know her through an Internet chatline. Mohamad Hanes Borhannudin, 25, a waiter, was sentenced to a total of 24 months in {ail. He was jailed 1482 words
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Miscellaneous72 2007-04-02 90 I READ AND IwRITE BETTER MALAYSIA BANS FILM A Malaysian movie with scenes of street violence, pollution and povert) has been banned after the national censorship board said it was bad for the country's image, a report said. I Don't Want To Sleep Alone, by Malaysiaborn, Taiwanbased director Tsai Ming-liang,72 words
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Miscellaneous650 2007-04-02 91 INTHEEND Places H0W MANY F0REIGN STUDENTS DID SINGAPORE in the ATTRACT LAST YEAR? FIND OUT THE ANSWER TO THAT f\ f\ KJjjjSBgBPiS JSI news AND OTHER NEWS PUZZLERS RIGHT HERE. |MjWWMil<y^ NUMBERS IN THE NEWS 1 f Match these digits to the reasons they made the news a) 15 I)650 words
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