The Straits Times, 3 April 2007

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 104 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 198/12/2006 TUESDAY, APRIL 3 2007 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon Private home Prices up; rise is biggest in 7 years
    575 1  -  Fiona Chan High-end condos lead charge, but others also grew at accelerated pace By Property Reporter PRIVATE home prices have posted their biggest jump in seven years, bringing them close to their last peak in 2000. The good news is
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    Lock icon TSUNAMI HITS PACIFIC ISLANDS
    166 1 DEVASTATED: In Gizo, the Solomon Islands' second biggest town, a local transport boat Is grounded on a street outside a market, while another wound up outside a Catholic church after the powerful earthquake and tsunami struck. A massive undersea earthquake in the South Pacific yesterday sent
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    Lock icon Private docs can set own fees as SMA drops guidelines
    620 1  -  Lim Wei Chean By PRIVATE doctors here are free to set their own fees from now, instead of referring to guidelines drawn up by the Singapore Medical Association (SMA). The SMA agreed to withdraw the guidelines during its annual general
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Divide over how much help to give elderly poor
      1069 1  -  Radha Basu By MADAM Lye Poh Heng, 73, lives on plain rice drizzled with soya sauce when her money runs out at month's end. Some days, she does not have enough for three meals. Those are the days she makes do
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      333 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2-4 Mt E loses case Asia 5"12 Mt Elizabeth Hospital World 13-17 loses its bid to get Review 18-20 $500,000 from patient's FYI 21 daughter as Court of T.../-V Appeal rules she is liable SECTION TWO only for the $15,000 Home Hl-H5 estimate. Forum H6 PAGE
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon 'New level of cooperation' needed to tackle health threats
      776 3  -  Lee Hui Chieh Aaron Low PM, other speakers at World Health Day meet also call for transparency and sharing of information By THE world is more prepared now for a pandemic than when bird flu first reared its head several years
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      Lock icon Heart tissue grown from stem cells in breakthrough
      401 3 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS London BRITISH medical researchers have grown human heart tissue from stem cells in a breakthrough that offers a possible solution to a shortage of donors for heart transplants. The Guardian newspaper reported that if animal trials scheduled for later
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      Lock icon S. Korea and US seal landmark free trade deal at the last minute
      625 4  -  Lee Tee Jong Pact will eliminate nearly 90% of each side's tariffs on industrial goods By South Korea Correspondent In Seoul SOUTH Korea and the United States concluded a landmark Free Trade Agreement (FTA) yesterday, clinching a
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      Lock icon Chongqing 'nailhouse' gets clipped after deal on payout is reached
      317 4  -  Tracy Quek By China Correspondent In Beijing A CHONGQING couple's three-year battle to save their two-storey house from demolition by property developers ended yesterday after both sides reached an agreement on compensation and the bulldozers moved in. Ms Wu Ping
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      31 4 EN BLOC PROPERTY SALES The untold stories A colourful and entertaining account of actual encounters between consultants, lawyers and clients. In the property page. Time to review how homes are run?
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Asian brides changing the face of Taiwan
      825 6  -  Ong Hwee Hwee ONG HWEE HWEE Govt notes trend and sets up services to help them, but the women and kids still face bias By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei VIETNAMESE Nguyen Thi Hong Phuong was hoping to find answers when she decided to
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Taiwan TV station chief quits over gangster video
        545 7  -  Ong Hwee Hwee Media watchdog's demand for his sacking seen as political pressure By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei THE general manager of a Taiwanese cable news station who is a harsh critic of the government resigned yesterday over the airing of a
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        Lock icon China 'plans to buy $19b of US goods to ease tensions'
        288 7 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Beijing CHINA has drafted a plan to buy US$l2.5 billion (Ssl9 billion) worth of US goods in a possible effort to ease tensions ahead of a high-level meeting on trade disputes. The purchases would be made
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    • EAST ASIA
      • U.S.'SOUTH KOREA TRADE PACT
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          Lock icon FTA with Washington a win-win deal: Seoul
          919 8  -  Lee Tee Jong REUTERS, SOUTH KOREAN FOREIGN MINISTRY S. Korea gets to keep rice market but will drop tariffs on US beef By South Korea Correspondent In Seoul IT TOOK 10 months of tough negotiations with Washington, but Seoul believes it has been
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        • Article
          Lock icon Sweet victory for Bush as fast-track power comes to end
          572 8  -  William Choong By For The Straits Times In Canberra FOR the past five years, US President George W. Bush has shown a Midas touch when it comes to prying open overseas markets for America Inc. This was in full view
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          Lock icon Thai Premier in Japan to sign free trade deal
          334 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Tokyo THAILAND'S Prime Minister hailed ties with Japan yesterday as he prepared to sign a free trade agreement with his country's top investor. Mr Surayud Chulanont, who arrived in Tokyo yesterday, will hold talks with Japanese Prime
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          Lock icon Wanted: Younger HK civil service workers
          584 9  -  VINCE CHONG Young talent drawn by better private sector pay, which could lead to lack of leaders in future By Hong Kong Correspondent HONG Kong's civil service has aged drastically following a general recruitment freeze four years ago to trim public spending, triggering rears
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          Lock icon Kathmandu Post joins Asia News Network
          209 9 LEADING Nepalese newspaper The Kathmandu Post has joined the Asia News Network (ANN), a grouping of leading dailies in Asia, as its 16th member newspaper. Kathmandu Post editor Prateek Pradhan signed a membership agreement with the network at a recent meeting in Seoul. Founded
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          Lock icon China's illiteracy rate shoots up
          256 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS Beijing THE number of illiterate people in China has shot up to 116 million as villagers give up schooling to work in cities, state media reported yesterday. The number was just 87 million in 2000, according to census data. Literacy in China is
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    • INDIA / SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon 83 die from avalanches and floods
        217 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS Islamabad MORE than 80 people have been killed in Afghanistan and Pakistan's north-western region as warm weather and spring rain cause deadly flooding and snowslides across the region. Thirty-two people were killed by avalanches that hit Pakistan's rugged Chitral district in the
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        Lock icon Al-Qaeda rebuilds under new leaders
        861 10 NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE New generation rises up from the ranks and now works more autonomously Washington AS AL-QAEDA rebuilds in Pakistan's tribal areas, a new generation of leaders has emerged under Osama bin Laden to cement control over the network's operations, according to
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Thai PM 'under pressure to shape up'
        480 11 Supporters turn into critics as govt mulls over giving Sonthi DPM post says report Bangkok PRIME Minister Surayud Chulanont is under pressure to shape up, the Bangkok Post reported yesterday. The report said that former supporters of the Premier were turning into critics,
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        Lock icon ON TRIAL FOR POSO KILLINGS
        81 11 Twelve Indonesian Christians sitting in a Jakarta court yesterday during their trial for slitting the throat of a Muslim and beating another to death in Poso on Sulawesi Island. Prosecutors said the men had dragged their victims two Muslim fish traders out of a truck
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        Lock icon S'pore group helps train Solo blood bank staff
        383 11  -  Yeo Ghim Lay By In Solo (Indonesia) MR RACHMAT Widjajadi, 30, is what you could call a serial blood donor. The father of two, who works as a security guard in Solo, drops by Indonesia Red Cross Solo (PMI Solo) once every
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        Lock icon Jakarta denies pilots argued before Garuda plane crash
        245 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Jakarta THERE was no argument between the pilot and co-pilot of a Garuda Indonesia plane that crashed on landing in Yogyakarta last month, killing 21 people, Indonesian officials said yesterday. Mr Tatang Kurniadi, the chief of Indonesia's National Transport
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Court fight stirs up anxiety over non-Muslim rights
        616 12  -  Carolyn Hong Some groups decry civil court's refusal to take on Hindu mother's case By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur A HINDU woman's legal bid to prevent her estranged husband from converting their one-year-old son to Islam has brought the emotive
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        Lock icon FLUSHED WITH PAIN
        73 12 PHOTO: Firemen and rescue workers from Muar sawing away part of a toilet pipe from a boy's leg. The youngster had slipped while taking a shower on Sunday and jammed his leg down the toilet bowl. His family's attempts to free him failed, and they had to
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        Lock icon Abdullah 'waiting to meet VW chief over Proton'
        377 12 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Kuala Lumpur PRIME Minister Abdullah Badawi has said he is willing to meet Volkswagen's top officials to discuss a possible tie-up with national carmaker Proton. "I am waiting to meet the (Volkswagen) chief. He has indicated that he
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      • Article
        Lock icon Many civil servants 'take on second jobs due to poor pay'
        209 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS Kuala Lumpur HUNDREDS of thousands of low-income civil servants in Malaysia are moonlighting to make ends meet, including many who work as taxi drivers. The Star newspaper quoted Mr Omar Osman, president of a government workers' union,
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon TSUNAMI STRIKES SOLOMON ISLANDS
      764 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Death toll expected to rise as whole villages are lost to sm-high waves Honiara (Solomon Islands) HUGE waves churned by a massive earthquake crashed ashore in the Solomon Islands yesterday, wiping out entire villages and triggering a tsunami alert from Australia to Hawaii.
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      Lock icon Alert sparks panic along Australia's east coast
      329 13  -  Roger Maynard By Australia Correspondent In Sydney YESTERDAY'S tsunami sparked panic along much of Australia's east coast. Beaches were shut, schools closed and many people fled to higher ground after radio stations broadcast warnings about the possibility of a tidal wave. Hundreds of
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      Lock icon Quake caused by sudden slippage
      288 13 NEW YORK TIMES, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Honiara (Solomon Islands) YESTERDAY'S massive earthquake was caused by a sudden slippage where the Australian and Pacific tectonic plates crash together near the Solomon Islands, according to the National Earthquake Information Centre of the US Geological Survey. "It is not
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      Lock icon Britain careful not to inflame tensions over seized sailors
      779 14  -  Jonathan Eyal It hopes compromise is possible once Iran achieves aims, but deal won't be soon By Straits Times Europe Bureau In London BRITAIN'S dispute with Iran over the seizure of its 15 naval personnel appeared to worsen at the weekend,
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      Lock icon Were captured personnel forced to confess?
      526 14  -  William Choong By For The Straits Times In Canberra TEHERAN'S announcement that all 15 British navy personnel in their custody had admitted to entering Iranian waters illegally has thrown up questions about whether they were coerced. Iranian state television yesterday aired footage showing more
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      Lock icon Israeli PM under fire for peace talks offer
      499 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Unpopular Olmert slammed by all in Israel over overture to Arab leaders Jerusalem PRIME Minister Ehud Olmert came under fire from across the Israeli political spectrum yesterday after he called Arab countries to convene a summit with the Jewish state
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      Lock icon Mother arrested for prostituting 7-year-old daughter
      313 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS Taylor (Michigan) A 33-YEAR-OLD Michigan woman has been arraigned on charges that she offered to let an undercover investigator take pornographic photos of her seven-year-old daughter and have sex with the girl, the authorities in the US state said. The woman was
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      Lock icon New technology may ease shortage of Type O blood
      559 16 LOS ANGELES TIMES, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BLOOMBERG Scientists claim efficient way to turn Types A, B and AB blood into Type 0 Los Angeles SCIENTISTS have discovered an inexpensive and efficient way to convert types A, B and AB blood into Type
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon U.S. COURT RULES ON EMISSIONS
        116 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court ordered the federal government yesterday to take a fresh look at regulating carbon dioxide emissions from cars. The move is seen as a rebuke of the Bush administration's policy on global warming. In a 5-4 decision, the court
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        Lock icon CONTROL IMMIGRATION: SARKOZY
        156 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS: Right-wing presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy warned yesterday of a social explosion unless immigration to France is brought under control. "There is a certain exasperation in France. And why? Because of the way national identity is disputed, because of the lack of control over immigration,
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        Lock icon TOKYO HIT BY SAND FROM CHINA
        120 16 TOKYO: Sand carried by the wind from China has hit central Tokyo and outlying areas for the first time this year, the Asahi Shimbun reported yesterday. Weathernews a weather forecast company said the phenomenon will likely last longer than in an average year because
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        Lock icon GEORGE YEO ON MYANMAR TRIP
        83 16 FOREIGN Minister George Yeo, who arrived in Yangon yesterday for an official visit, met his Myanmar counterpart U Nyan Win, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement yesterday. They had a friendly and wide-ranging discussion on enhancing bilateral cooperation, while U Nyan Win also briefed
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        Lock icon LOW-COST AIRPORT FOR PENANG
        123 16 BERNAMA PENANG: The Penang state government has identified a 36ha site near the Bayan Lepas International Airport to be developed as a lowcost carrier terminal. The state executive councillor in charge of tourism development and environment, Mr Teng Chang Yeow, said it was now up to
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      Lock icon Meritocracy pays for Barclays top performer
      720 17  -  Paul Zach He earns more money than CEO for making a third of bank's profits By ONE of Britain's oldest banks has put a new spin on the concept of meritocracy, proving you do not have to be the top man to make top
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Clinton raises record sum for campaign
        241 17 REUTERS NEW York Democratic Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has raised a record US$26 million ($4O million) since announcing her presidential candidacy in what is shaping up as the most expensive race in history. Mrs Clinton, who entered the race in January, has also transferred
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        Lock icon Annan among judges of $7.6m prize
        236 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE FORMER United Nations sec-retary-general Kofi Annan has been named chairman of the committee that will judge the world's biggest prize, awarded to departing African statesmen for promoting good governance. Mr Annan will be joined on the committee for the annual Mo Ibrahim
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        Lock icon Venice gets first woman gondolier
        227 17 THE all-male bastion of the world famous Venetian gondolier has been broken. Ms Alexandra Hai, 35, has won a 10-year battle to become the first woman gondolier, according to the Sunday Times of London. The struggle pitted her against one of the world's most exclusive
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  • REVIEW
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      Lock icon Settle quickly, stop the hawks
      434 18 ABOVE the bluster and declarations of righteousness by both sides, there are indications Iran and Britain want to end quietly the confrontation over the detained British sailors. But the officials pushing for a negotiated settlement not surprisingly, the diplomats of the respective foreign ministries have
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      Lock icon China, Japan join S. Asia power play
      945 18  -  C. Raja Mohan »TUSSLE FOR INFLUENCE IN SOUTH ASIA By For The Straits Times WHEN the leaders of seven South Asian nations gather in New Delhi today and tomorrow for their annual summit, they will be joined for the first time by senior
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      Lock icon Wealth and the polite society
      802 18  -  t. sunanda k. Datta-Ray By T For The Straits Times MUCH has been written recently about the new crop of Asian billionaires. But it is no great shakes for India that the world's fifth-richest man steelmaker Lakshmi Mittal is an Indian because another Indian, the
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      1081 19  -  Fahad Nazer SAUDI ARABIA ANTI-TERRORISM BATTLE By SINCE the Sept 11, 2001 attacks in which 15 of the 19 terrorists came from Saudi Arabia, the kingdom and its religious policies have been the focus of Western criticism. But Saudi Arabia has also clamped down
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      881 19  -  Timothy Garton Ash FUTURE OF CAPITALISM By WHAT is the elephant in all our rooms? The global triumph of capitalism. Democracy is fiercely disputed. Freedom is under threat, even in old democracies. Western supremacy is on the skids. But everyone does capitalism. Americans and Europeans
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      1244 20  -  John Mcßeth INDONESIA'S BOGEYMAN By Senior Writer In Jakarta A FEW weeks ago, I received an e-mail from an American academic with whom I had collaborated in the 1980s in a series of articles on the Communist Party of Thailand (CPT), then in the
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      26 18 The bogeyman Why is Indonesia still haunted by the spectre of communism while similarly afflicted Thailand has moved on? PAGE 20 PUNCHLINES The tyoZLD's ±~j fiTo
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      952 23  -  K.C. VIJAYAN K.C. VIJAYAN HOSPITAL'S BID TO GET $500,000 FROM PATIENT'S DAUGHTER Court says hospital form signed by family did not state terms of contingency costs By MS SANDAR Aung's nightmare is finally over she will not have to break the bank to pay
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      847 24  -  Arlina Arshad YAP SU-YIN Suspect has been sacked and is under police investigation By A CHILDCARE supervisor who has allegedly abused inmates at an orphanage here has been sacked and is under investigation by the police. Yesterday, Mr Yahya Aljaru, chairman of Darul
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        65 24 STAFF at the Copthorne Orchid Hotel found a Scottish man in his mid-40s unconscious on his bed yesterday morning. Police declared the man dead at 6.30 am. He is believed to have been working on an oil rig project here with Transocean Eastern, a
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        70 24 A MAN in his 20s lost control of his car in Choa Chu Kang Avenue 1 on Sunday, hitting a direction sign and a tree on the central divider. The driver escaped with minor cuts while the front passenger, also a man in his 20s,
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        63 24 A YOUNG man who helped his uncle harass debtors was yesterday sentenced to 12 months in jail and 14 strokes of the cane. Mohamed Azni Mohamed Sani, 22, pleaded guilty to eight counts of acting on behalf of illegal moneylenders to splash paint, chain unit
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        75 24 A 20-YEAR-OLD soft drink vendor on Sentosa was slashed six times on the head and neck while returning home on Sunday night. Mr Lav Cai Jie had stared at a group of about 10 men talking loudly on the bus. When they got off
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      555 24  -  Selena Lum ►>TRIAL OF 'ONE-EYED DRAGON' By WHEN the accused gunman dubbed One-Eyed Dragon was last in court two months ago, he wanted a doctor to testify for him on how alcohol could have affected his mental state when nightclub boss Lim
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      430 24  -  Chong Chee Kin By A SUPERVISOR, whose "reckless act" led to a fatal accident, yesterday became the first person to be convicted under a law aimed at reducing risks at the workplace. Low Lye Wah, an assistant manager of Leelloyds Marine
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      589 25 Management and its 5 unions pledge to work together to remain competitive THEY met for three days in Batam to address challenges the airline industry faces. The 130 Singapore Airlines management and union leaders who met last month emerged
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      357 25  -  Keith Lin By SINGAPORE Airlines' dispute with its pilots over pay and benefits for those flying the Airbus A-380s is not stopping it from strengthening links with their union. Nor will the dispute affect the October delivery schedule of the new aircraft and operations,
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        602 26  -  Aaron Low Lee Hui Chieh Virus samples are not passed to drug firms without Indonesia's consent By INDONESIA's recent agreement with the World Health Organisation (WHO) over the sharing of bird flu samples is a positive step forward, and a model
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        250 26 Health ministers attending the conference shared their most pressing concerns with The Straits Times yesterday. TSUNAMI CONCERNS "My thoughts are with the residents of Gizo, a town near the capital worst-hit by the tsunami. I will be speaking to my Prime Minister to find out the extent of the devastation."
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        297 26  -  Judith Tan By SINGAPORE'S Health Promotion Board (HPB) now has an added responsibility, one it is proud to take on. Newly appointed the World Health Organisation (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, it will hold short-term training sessions in school health
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        131 26 Health ministers yesterday walked the talk by eating dishes such as skin-free chicken with rice boiled in stock and reduced egg-yolk custard. Health Promotion Board nutritionist Leow Sooi Mci worked with Suntec executive chef Edmund Toh to come up with the healthy menu. <§»®The meal totalled a healthy
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        414 26 ASSOCIATED PRESS Manila GATHERED around a conference table facing a large screen, World Health Organisation (WHO) officials yesterday moved to stop in its tracks a mock bird flu pandemic emerging in Cambodia. In the two-day "Panstop 2007" training exercise, the HSNI virus has mutated
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        151 26 ROBOTS are everywhere in homes, schools and even the military doing a wide range of jobs like cleaning floors, entertaining children and fighting wars. They are no longer the province of science fiction or crusty research professors. Even schoolchildren are learning how to program them. In this
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        459 27  -  David Boey Open houses and an exhibition on national service among the activities to be held By Defence Correspondent THIS year is special to 700,000 Singaporeans all of whom have served, or are serving, national service (NS). The 40th anniversary of
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        448 27  -  Yap Su-Yin By THE National Council of Social Service (NCSS) is looking for a new chief executive to replace Mr Benedict Cheong, who will leave this month after nine years at the helm. On April 23, he will take over as CEO of
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        427 27  -  Chong Chee Kin By HIGH Court judge Sundaresh Menon has decided against another term on the Bench, choosing instead to return to Rajah Tann, the law firm where he was a partner for eight years. Mr Menon, 45, was the
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        244 27  -  Chew V'Ming By STOMP, The Straits Times' interactive portal, will now be the online place to visit for video clips made by Singaporeans for Singaporeans. The nine-month-old website yesterday launched DIV Video, its "Shoot Share I platform for video clips. It aims to
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      25 23 40 years of NS National service commemorates its 40th year with a string of activities, including an exhibition on milestones in its history. PAGE H5
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      424 28  -  Dr Anne Chong Su Van WHILE it is important to have good and honest top civil servants and ministers, there may be a flip side to the continued large increments in their salaries that seem to be necessary to retain them. Firstly,
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      339 28  -  Too Teh Hsin I REFER to Ms Laura Thorn-ton-Olivry's letter about maids being deprived of food (ST, March 30). My son recently completed a study on slavery for his schoolwork. He felt that slavery exists in Singapore today for some of the
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      245 28  -  Dr Azman Johan Dr Tan Eng Chun Dr Paul Mok Kan Hwei A/Prof Sin Fai Lam Dr Kenneth Mak A/Prof Au Eong Kah Guan SMOKING causes lung cancer and chronic lung disease. Smoking causes oral cancer. Smoking causes blindness. These are proven
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      382 28  -  Richard Seah Siew Sai IT IS welcome news that the National Environment Agency (NEA) is tightening the noise limits on construction sites and imposing harsher penalties on contractors that do not comply with the new rules. Will the NEA, police or other authorities
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        77 28  -  Elizabeth Ng I AM writing to commend MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC Lee Bee Wah for making Yishun South a better place for the residents. Since her coming to office, a host of initiatives, activities and amenities has sprung up in the estate. To
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        100 28  -  Judy Lee Suk Chern (Ms) I WRITE to commend Dr Albert Ty for his exemplary attitude and compassion. Last year, when my husband contracted an infection, Dr Ty arranged for his admission within the same day. The doctor went the extra mile to
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        62 28  -  Teo Siew Kin (Mdm) MY 74-YEAR-OLD mum missed her annual eye check-up at the Singapore National Eye Centre and would have had to incur a new charge of $80 but for Mr Bert Lee who, on receiving our feedback, graciously and promptly treated the new
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      130 28  -  Steve Tan Peng Hoe READING about how police are enlisting the public's help to locate missing persons left me perplexed (ST, March 30). The article reported that the police are working with SBS Transit to put up posters at 15 North-East Line (NEL) stations
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      179 28  -  Wong Kam Fong (Ms) WITH the popularity of TV programmes such as Project Runway and America's Next Top Model, and runway shows in pubs and malls, the Singapore fashion scene has improved. In the weekend of March 24 and 25, there were
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      112 28  -  Dr Lim Boon Hee THERE was some talk about an integrated season pass for travel on public transport a short time ago. At present, SBS Transit offers a $98 monthly season pass for use on its buses. However, this excludes "fast forward",
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      119 28 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.asial. com.sg/forum Access to letters online is free. Even one case of maid abuse is one too many Give employers who mistreat maids a taste of their own medicine Put employers of maids on a one-month probation Repatriation threat puts maids in
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      722 29  -  Alvin Foo JEANETTE WANG MOTOR RACING Fans to pay at least $350 to see GP if it comes here, says investment report By SINGAPOREANS can expect to fork out hefty sums if they want to see Fernando Alonso and Co speeding along Esplanade Drive in
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      790 29 SOCCER London ONCE more Roman Abramovich was at Stamford Bridge. And, once more, the Chelsea owner snubbed manager Jose Mourinho. And so, a day before Chelsea host Valencia in their first leg Champions League quar-ter-final, doubts about Mourinho's future at Stamford Bridge
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      517 30 REUTERS SOCCER Hat-trick hero Crouch has to give way to pace for Reds' PSV clash Eindhoven EXIT Peter Crouch, enter Craig Bellamy. Crouch may be the man of the moment after his hat-trick against Arsenal on Saturday, but Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is expected to opt
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      290 30 ASSOCIATED PRESS Milan THE absence of Bayern Munich's goalkeeper Oliver Kahn for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-fi-nals may be just the boost AC Milan need to revive their struggling attack. He was banned from today's game for improper conduct after throwing
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      687 30  -  Marc Lim WILD WEEKEND By Sports Correspondent WITH England's chances of making it to Euro 2008 looking an increasingly tall order, a two-metre-tall freak may be just what they need. Peter Crouch's hat-trick for Liverpool against Arsenal on Saturday was a bright
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      1262 31  -  Pradeep Rajan »CRICKET WORLD CUP He blasts his 25th one-day ton and takes three wickets to crush Windies By FOR Sri Lankan opener Sanath Jayasuriya, the sound of the ball hitting the middle of the bat is music to his ears. No wonder the 37-year-old
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      490 31  -  Pradeep Rajan By IT IS said that in a war, the way to win is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak. When Ireland lock horns with South Africa in the Super Eights match today at Georgetown, Guyana,
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      528 31  -  Mahmood Gaznavi By HE DESERVES IT "For me, the best bowler living today has broken the record." WASIM AKRAM, whose record number of wickets was broken by Australia's Glenn McGrath (right, being congratulated by his teammates after dismissing Bangladesh's Aftab Ahmed to break the
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      302 32  -  Alvin Foo CUESPORTS About 60 top players, including world champions Seethi and Shutt, will take part By THE best on the green baize will be in Singapore for the annual IBSF World Billiards Championships this September. Said Cuesports Singapore president Subhas Anandan: "We're very
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      413 32 ASSOCIATED PRESS BASKETBALL Phoenix IF THE Phoenix Suns play the Dallas Mavericks a few weeks from now in the Western Conference finals, confidence should be no problem for them. Not with the way they handled the Mavericks on Sunday. With Leandro Barbosa leading
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        44 32 ASSOCIATED PRESS KEY BISCAYNE (Florida): Novak Djokovic did something that Roger Federer could not beat Guillermo Canas. The 19-year-old Serb beat Canas 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 to win the Sony Ericsson tennis Open. Canas had earlier beaten Federer, the world No 1.
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        62 32 BUENOS AIRES: Diego Maradona was improving on Sunday, the fifth day of his hospitalisation for treatment of alcohol abuse and problems blamed on excessive eating and smoking. The 46-year-old Argentinian soccer hero "is making good progress", said a communique issued by doctors at the private Guemes Clinic. The
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      372 32 ASSOCIATED PRESS SWIMMING Melbourne LED by Michael Phelps' seven gold medals, the United States dominated the World Swimming Championships. The Americans swept 36 medals, including 20 golds equalling their best showing in 29 years. If the world's other swimmers want to catch up,
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      805 32 BASKETBALL NBA: Detroit 94 Miami 88, Chicago 105 Atlanta 97, Golden State 122 Memphis 117, Washington 121 Milwaukee 107, Phoenix 126 Dallas 104, Boston 98 Cleveland 96, Toronto 107 Charlotte 94, Minnesota 105 Orlando 104 (OT), Utah 86 Houston 83, Indiana 100 San Antonio 99, Denver 114 Seattle 103,
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      209 32 AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE »SOCCER London MARTIN Jol has warned Tottenham's strikers that they must sharpen up, after his side made heavy weather of a 1-0 victory over Reading. A controversial Robbie Keane penalty late in the first half was all that separated the teams
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      272 32  -  Hoe Pei Shan BY NOH Alam Shah had two reasons to be happy yesterday. The national striker scored twice to help Tampines Rovers to a 3-1 win over Balestier Khalsa at Toa Payoh Stadium. The goals not only lifted Tampines to the
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      615 33 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE »GOLF 18-year-old becomes youngest Major champion in LGPATour Rancho Mirage (California) MORGAN Pressel never lost hope. Not even after she walked off the 18th green, three shots off the lead and with no reason to believe she would return an hour later
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      23 29 Making history Morgan Pressel, 18, becomes the youngest Major champion in LGPA Tour history after winning the Kraft Nabisco Championship. PAGE HI 1
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      75 33 SATIBAIW/O REWACHANDCHUGANI X Age: 90 passed away on 31 March 2007, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: (Rewachand Chugani, deceased) Son: Daughter-in-law: Dalip Chugani Honey Chugani (Shilu) (DKD Enterprise) Granddaughters: Dimple Dalip Chugani Varkha Dalip Chugani Gram*. wnkU0.14****** LAkhand Paath commenced on Monday 2 April 2007. Bhog will be held on
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      47 33 IB MOLIYCHEW FRANCIS PHUAN YOKEYENG YUNONN Departed: April 3,2006 April 16,1977 Fear thou not; for I am with thee; be not dismayed; for I am thy God; I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness (Isaiah 41:10) Children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. I v J
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      73 33 The Family Of The Late IASIULIAN Departed on 29 March 2007 wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends and neighbours for your condolences, assistance, attendance, donations and wreaths during our recent bereavement. Special thanks to Dr Angel Lee, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, GeriatricDept, True Way
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      88 33 i^ =i r~ I 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of VELLIAPPAN S/O CHELLIAH (THEVAR) Departed: 26 Mar 05 Deeply missed by: Wife: Suseela Daughter: Sinthujah Velliappan Friends Relatives. Our thoughts are always with you, Our hearts are sore with pain; This world would be like heaven If you were here
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      71 33 I I /T^k %S VC DEVAKI a 7a Age:44 "M^-"" passed away peacefully on 2 ajml 2007. "^^th^i^t^ retnetnvevea oy lovea ones. d1 AriDalaaan (Moaan) nusuaiiu.mipdiayainmuaaii; Mother: Pangaramal Daughters: Renuka Gayathri B^fJtornuftu.deOßased) (Vijayalaimar, deceased Brother-in-law: Chandrasekar BrottierS-in-laW,SisterS-in-laW, Nephews, Nieces, Relatives and Friends Body is resting ait Blk 738 Woodlands Circle
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      37 33 I E3OM |J I RAJA RAO 4»e: M Departed on 1-447 Sadly missed by: g R'prakash'Rao Daughters: Gowri&Geejha all In-laws, Relatives Friends Cortege leaves today, 3-*57 4om from 8LK676% T0J?467 ChoaChuKana w g&o« ScmMfionWt Hall 1,5.45 pm.
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      123 33 "I have fought the good fight, I have finishedtHe racemek^tkefaUH.'- T XTTVTTVT *T* A TfcT AT TVTr^T JLiINJN IA.JN Al JNOI I Age: 54 Was Called home to be With the Lord on 2 AprU 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Liew Chwee Tee Son: Paul
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      110 33 U-'!' -Ihavefoughtthegoodfightjhavefinishedtherace, p> lhaveke tthel 2Timothy4:7 1 PEH ENG CHIN, CHRISTOPHER Age: 51 was called home to be with the Lord on 2 April 2007, dearly missed by: Father: Pek Boon Chwee (deceased) Mother: Tan Poh Huay wife: Cheryl Angle Wong son: Daughters: PehZhiWei Peh Wei Fen Peh Wei Ling
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      37 33 B^l i^mbesiuum KJKNNAMMAIfex employee of O e»»-I Hotel; Passed away peacefully on 2-4-07 Sons J DaCghte^n-fal-Seglran K^lamani Krishnan Ravl Daughters: Son-in-law: Ranni Singaraja ifg,,; ohantl. all Grandchildren Brothers, Sisters, In-laws and Relatives. i BLK £I**O^^™,%^CENTRAL '"^^SS^'ISSSiSS!!^^ Formoredeteilscontect^2Bl43B^^247so29
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      116 33 LAM GOAT CHIN «6® passed away peacefully on 2 April 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Kok Chai Hiang, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: KokWahChong Wong May Leng 'kill kill *****1. lll'l I'.lM'll' 1111.l Mill II KokPohSeng NahPuayHuang Kok Ban Him, Jim Teo Meng Kirn, Angela Kok Hau
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      127 33 "Surety goodness and mercy shall follow] me all the days of my life and I wttl dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalms 23:6 NTCF CW\ T A Age: 92 r. j c n i -i o««t Passed away peacefuUy on 1 April 2007 leaving behind loved ones.
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      39 33 Kgfl f In loving memory of "V G. K. SAMY GNAPPU SAMIDAS Departed: 3.4.1998 Departed: 3.4.2006 Time change many things. We treasure the memories which you both left behind. Sadly missed by daughters, sons, sons-in-law, rm daughter-in-law grandchildren. Ji
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        52 34 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E $MIL ***** 119 6065 Diamonds 6095 ISDJUSTech 6097 ISMSCISpore ***** ***** 6101 ISS&P5OO ***** ***** 6170 SPDRS 3370 2382 6235 STI ETF100 3348.2 2360.9 6236 STIETFIOPV US119cd US3740 US555 US***** US***** 3220 unch 3281 +15.1 1 323C 3297.4
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      488 35 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS iTunes users will have to pay a premium for music that is free from any copying limits New York EMI Group said yesterday it had struck a deal to allow Apple to sell the record company's songs
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      318 35 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS New York FHE United States' manufacturing sector expanded at a slow-3r-than-expected pace last month but still extended its growth spurt into a second month, a trade said yesterday. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said its manufacturing index registered 50.9 last month,
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      362 35 REUTERS San Francisco A CREDIT crunch stemming from turmoil in the sub-prime mortgage market will trigger further weakness in housing and keep US growth "below trend" most of this year, a UCLA Anderson Forecast unit said in a report yesterday. The sluggish growth will help
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      37 35 BLOOMBERG Yesterday's close: 17,028.41 (-259.24 points) »Japanese stocks fell 1.5 per cent, led by steelmakers, after a business confidence survey showed the sector's outlook dropped by the most among groups included in the report.
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      30 35 AFP Yesterday's close: 19,809.7 (+8.77 points) Hong Kong shares closed flat, giving up early gains as the Japanese stock market reversed direction and finished sharply lower.
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      27 35 AFP Yesterday's close: 3,252.6 (+68.61 points) Chinese shares closed 2.15 per cent higher on follow-through buying, with financials and steelmakers leading another record-breaking performance.
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      33 35 Sydney S&P ASX 200 AFP Yesterday's close: 5,915.8 (-79.2 points) Australian shares fell 1.32 per cent after investor sentiment was rattled by speculation that the central bank will raise interest rates this week.
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      25 35 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,246.3 (-0.57 points) Malaysian shares closed marginally lower, down 0.05 per cent on some profit-taking, with trading generally listless.
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      39 35 AFP Yesterday's close: 12,455.37 (-616.73 points) »Indian shares plunged 4.72 per cent, the sharpest fall in nearly a year as bank, automotive and housing stocks were sold off after an interest rate increase by the central bank.
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      39 35 BLOOMBERG Yesterday's close: 1,849.38 (+18.46 points) »Indonesian shares rose 1 per cent to a record high. Banking shares gained after consumer prices last month increased less than economists estimated, raising expectations interest rates will be cut.
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      35 35 AFP Yesterday's close: 679.62 (+5.91 points) Thai stocks closed 0.88 per cent higher as political tensions continued to plague the market, despite last week's announcement that polls would be held in December.
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      217 35 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: 0,_.4u.0l Apr 2 Stock Name Wt Close Change Allgreen 0.55 1.750 Ascendasreit 0.90 2.380 -0.010 CapitaComm 0.58 2.730 -0.050 CapitaLand 5.37 7.950 -0.050 CapitaMall 1.04 3.780 +0.020 Chart SemiCond 0.80 1.430 -0.020 CityDev 2.94 14.700 +0.100 ComiortDelGro 1.45 1.990 CoscoCorp 0.96 2.820 -0.050 Creative
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      49 35 Twinwood 94,503,000 BBRHIdgs 70,834,000 Thai Beverage 56,801,000 CSCWdgs 42,541,000 Chemoil Energy 41,993,000 Delong 41,187,000 Yongnam 26,693,000 Jasper 25,502,000 Unionmet 24,136,000 BerlianLaju 23,046,000 Rotary EngglOc 19,104,000 SunVic 18,555,000 GuangzhaolFB 17,280,000 Zhongguo Power 16,917,000 Abterra 16,373,000 SingTel 16,157,000 China Petro 15,721,000 Sihuan 13,922,000 Capi_lanMBLeCW***** 13,315,000 Genlntl 11,792,000 Apr 2
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      141 35 I UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS Apr 2 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2210 1.2350 Can dollar 1.3090 1.3240 Euro 2.0140 2.0370 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4384 0.4388 NZ dollar 1.0750 1.0990 Sterling pound 2.9690 3.0020 US dollar
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      2060 35 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: APR 2, 2007 S2 we™ m iiin low com auma CURRENCY LAS I VOIIIHE TRADED SALE 'OHO 51 8 3779 ASL Marine W*****1 48 -1 64 48.5 22 5 9588 AII E reenMBLeCW***** 34.5 -0.5 5 9 3 ArianeCorpWO***** 5 unch 2260 22 4 AscendasSGAeCW07DG25
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      415 36 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS The upside plans to boost capital spending by 3% on the average in year ahead: Survey Tokyo CONFIDENCE among Japanese manufacturers slipped last month for the first time in a year, a closely watched Bank of Japan survey showed
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      355 36 REUTERS New York TOP United States telco AT&T and Mexican cellphone operator America Movil are seeking indirect investments in Telecom Italia, in a deal to expand AT&T's international business. AT&T said the company and America Movil, owned by billionaire Carlos Slim, plan
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      164 36 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beijing A CHINESE government think-tank has raised its forecast for economic growth in the first quarter to around 11 per cent, up from a previous estimate of 10.2 per cent, state media reported yesterday. The expansion is being driven by rising domestic consumption
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        621 37  -  Lance Ang The training scheme aimed at graduates attracts 133 applications on its first day By AN AMBITIOUS programme to deepen the advertising industry's talent pool by targeting graduates the first of its kind in Asia is under way. The Talent Draft
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        329 37  -  Aaron Chew By MEDIA Contacts, a global firm offering interactive advertising and other media solutions, is set to use Singapore as a hub for South-east Asia. The company, part of the French communications agency Havas, says the Singapore office will be
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      Lock icon Botanika fetches benchmark prices at property auction
      509 38  -  Fiona Chan Buyers paid average prices of $2,040 psf for 12 units in the Holland Road condo By Property Reporter TWELVE luxury apartments at Botanika on Holland Road went under the hammer on Saturday but not for the usual reason. The brand-new units
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      307 38  -  Lance Ang By INDIA'S booming real estate sector is presenting Singapore firms with huge opportunities, in both the residential and commercial sectors. The market is surging at 30 per cent every year while returns from investment are rising at 20 per cent, and getting
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      385 38  -  Bryan Lee By SINGAPORE may soon be home to the voice of Asian shipping by hosting the permanent office of a coalition of Asia's most important maritime nations. Shipping magnate Frederick Tsao said yesterday the Asian Shipowners' Forum (ASF), representing shipowners
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      233 38  -  Gabriel Chen By TECHNOLOGY giant Alcatel-Lu-cent is spending up to 20 million euros (5540.4 million) over the next three years on a new centre in Singapore to help telcos test Internetbased technologies before they are launched. The firm, one of the biggest network
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      Lock icon Ex-Airocean chief exec Thomas Tay fined $240,000
      583 39  -  Lee Su Shyan He failed to notify the stock exchange of CPIB interview and also made misleading statements By Companies Correspondent FORMER corporate high-flier Thomas Tay was fined $240,000 yesterday for disclosure lapses and making misleading statements about the firm he founded, Airocean
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      289 39  -  Joyce Teo By Property Correspondent BUKIT Sembawang Estates announced yesterday that it has won a tender for the purchase of Airview Towers in St Thomas Walk in the River Valley area for $202.17 million. This is below the owners' revised asking price of $210
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      451 39 THE BUSINESS TIMES A SIMPLER accounting standard for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is being put forward by the national body that lays down accounting standards for use by companies in Singapore. The new standard offered by the Council on Corporate Disclosure and Governance
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      453 39  -  Gabriel Chen STAKING STOCK By TWO dollops of bad news from overseas failed to dent the enthusiasm ignited by a bullish report on local property prices as traders kept up their buying from last week. They were quick to shrug off a
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      50 39 (0) Apr 2 CENTS IMH 2240 197.3 B Sembawang 1170 90.0 BukitSem W*****3 750 85.0 ISH 1320 60.7 OCBC Bk 4.5%NCPS 100 ...***** 50.0 ChinaFish 452 22.0 lardine CSC 1210 20.0 Semb Corp Ind 530 20.0 FibreChem 229 19.0 6.2 8.3 12.8 3.1 0.5 5.1 1.7 3.9 9.0
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      56 39 (0) Apr 2 Creative Tech IS MSCI India 100 Venture Corp Hotel Prop Asia Pac Brew DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 DBS Grp SingTel 10 CapitalandDBeCW*****. CENTS 930 540 1440 496 1540 ***** 2130 322 85 45.0 30.4 20.0 14.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 8.0 7.0 4.6 3.6 1.4
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      210 39  -  LEE SU SHYAN WARRANT WATCH SINGTEL warrants are now getting some serious attention from investors, given the positive outlook for the mother share's earnings and valuations. Macquarie Research Equities has increased its target price for Sing Tel from $3.43 to $3.76. It says
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      703 40  -  Goh Eng Yeow Aaron Chew Stock exchange says Quest-ST will replace Sesops and Clob in July 2008 By THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) is fast-tracking a new share-trading computer network to replace the clapped-out system that has been aggravating investors in
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      27 40 Gainers: 305 Losers: 388 Unchanged: 691 Australian dollar 1.2210 1.2350 Euro 2.0140 2.0370 Sterling pound JS dollar 2.9690 3.0020 1.5100 1.5270 fen (100 units) 1.2801 1.2938
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      194 40  -  ARTHUR POON »SPORE-HANOI PROGRAMME SINGAPORE and Vietnam have kicked off a joint programme that prepares Vietnamese companies for overseas listings. The initiative, launched in Hanoi yesterday by Singapore's Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr Lim Hng Kiang, will help train Vietnamese firms
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        1791 42  -  Tan Chung Lee Syria, labelled 'rogue' by the US, is not only peaceful and safe, but its people from nomads to shopkeepers are also very hospitable TAKING the road to Damascus, Saul of Tarsus converted to Christianity, was given the name Paul, and later became a saint. I
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        1674 44  -  Alison de Souza GOURMET JOURNEYS ITALY Nobody in Bologna eats it. And why would you, when there are so many delicious options like tortelloni and cornetto alia crema T HERE'S something lots of Italian restaurants don't want you to know: Real Italians don't eat spaghetti bolognese.
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        943 82 Cellphones are not only functional but have become fashion accessories. THAM YUEN-C reports They come in many colours, shapes and finishes and are a statement of your personal style. At fashion shows around the world, models also tote them down the runway while strutting in the newest designer
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        808 83 New products and services for the consumer Digital cameras High definition colour Sony's latest series of Handycams sets the bar higher. The four new digital video cameras are the first in the world to support the xvYCC colour range, a standard endorsed by the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) for
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        167 83 WHAT WOULD FUTURE mobile phones look like? This query by Super Stomper ErKokYong at Stomps Geek Zone forum got people painting their vision of communication devices to come. axis9oxx: "next time dun need handphone got chip put in ur brain den can talk in conference mode LOLs." LoCoSInG: "hologram
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        432 85 Losing even 0.5 per cent of the nation's top talent will hurt Singapore, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said in Iran last month. Digital Life looks at what bloggers feel about this issue More porous society http://next-stop-wonderland. blogspot.com/2007/03/leakingtalent.html "The fact is Singapore has become a much
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        601 85 Wiki, malware, techopreneur and Singapore's very own kiasu, make it to the Oxford English Dictionary's latest update. CHUA HIAN HOU gets behind the words Ta-da: the "wiki", much beloved by Internet users around the world, officially became an English word two weeks ago
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        578 86  -  CHUA HIAN HOU As journalists move into the digital age it will take just seconds before news reaches the public DIGITAL EDGE BY At a recent overseas press conference, I noticed a significant change. About a third of the 100 or so journalists were taking notes directly
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        862 87  -  Melissa Tan The Mozilla Firefox is one of the best alternative browsers around in terms of functionality for Windows users. A report in mid-2006 by Amster-dam-based analytics firm OneStat stated that almost 13 per cent of Internet users around the world now use Firefox,
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        563 88 DIGITAL LIFE AND CANON DVTRIATHLON The DV camera records both video and audio, but some audio recordings may not be up to scratch. BILLY TEO tells you how to enrich the sound for your video in the third of a six-part series on making better home movies
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          635 89 Command And Conquer 3: For fans of the Command And Conquer series, Tiberium Wars is familiar ground and just as much fun, writes DARYL LIM Tiberium Wars In 1995, Command And Conquer (C&C) burst onto the gaming scene and captured the hearts of gamers with its real-time
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          553 89 Dungeon Siege: Throne Of Agony After tons of first-person shooters, racing, sports and puzzle games on the PSP, it is great to see the traditional action adventure in the spotlight, and delivering some long overdue fun on the portable
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          287 89 Strut your stuff or embarrass yourself If you ever wanted to watch professional gamers show off their skills or just wanted to show off your own Tiberium Wars may just be the game for you. The latest addition to the venerable Command And Conquer (C&C) series comes with a few
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          270 89 Vie for power TRUE TO THE Command And Conquer (C&C) series, power supply is critical to keeping your base functioning and your war machine rolling. Make sure you pre-empt any devastating power cuts by building extra power plants before you erect those high-tech buildings. This also holds true on
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          853 90 The PlayStation Network allows PS3 owners to download games, demos and trailers to their hard drive and PSP. DARYL LIM checks it out Sony has set up the Play Station Network and Play Station Store, online services that download games and trailers, and what's even
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          339 91 Sound Scape Bridge $199 for a pair Available from Farle, Funan ITMall; Pacific City at IMM and Plaza Singapura; Mediapro at Sim Lim Square and Suntec City; Jade Gift Shop at Shaw Tower It's always nice to be surprised. I was initially unimpressed when the SoundScape Bridge, which
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        632 92 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZB $749 Buy it at authorised dealers or visit www.panasonic.com.sg for more information Imagine a DSLR with a 36-432 mm F2.8-F3.3 Leica lens. Shrink it and subject it to a weight reduction. But keep the SLR responsiveness. Equip it with an image stabiliser.
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        261 92 Toshiba Portege M5OO notebook $2,899 (including GST) Get it from authorised Toshiba dealers The Toshiba M5OO series, which sports a 12.1-inch LCD screen, is aimed at the business user, who would appreciate its data-protection features. The review set came installed with IGB of memory (4GB
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        219 93  -  K.T. Ong E-mail your tech queries to stdled@sph.com.sg. Include your full name and contact numbers Trouble with file formats Ql cannot open certain file formats on the Internet, such as PDF documents and movie applications other than Windows Media Player. I have Adobe Reader version 8 and other
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        397 94 Products and services for the enterprise The 1390, which has printing resolution of 5760 x 1440 dpi, has an ink cartridge system which uses six colours. Hardware Print professional large images With the launch of the Epson Stylus Photo 1390, designers, small businesses and computer enthusiasts can now print
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          105 94 -AFP Users of Yahoo's web-based e-mail service will be getting unlimited storage capacity in celebration of the 10th birthday of Yahoo Mail. Starting from May, Yahoo will remove the 1GB storage limit for users of its free e-mail service, and the 2GB limit for its premium
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          227 94 Xinhua A disabled 29-year old woman's online plea to be allowed to die has revived the debate on euthanasia in China. Li Van, from northwest China's Ningxia province, has been suffering from mo- tor neurone disease since the age of one, and was not expected live
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          119 94 -AFP The Indian entertainment market is seeing its Bollywood stars courted by Indian game developers for video games based on their films and lives. Only 40 per cent of the earnings of a Bollywood film come from the box office, according to a study with
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        466 95 IT LEADER AWARDS The Singapore Computer Society's Person of the Year in its IT awards drew support from local firms and thrived, as THAM YUEN-C reports. Something makes Mr Stephen Lim, winner of Person Of the Year at this year's Singapore Computer Society (SCS) IT Leader
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        515 96 Two young men got the Singapore Computer Society's IT Youth awards this year, reflecting the rise in local budding IT talents Fresh out of university and already his own boss. Mr Ong Kok Choong, 24, the National University of Singapore (NUS) graduate co-founded
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        864 97 TERESA LIM 42, managing director, IBM Singapore Ms Lim tells LESLIE GOH about the challenges she faced when she created IBM's mobile sales force 11 years ago Ms Teresa Lim thinks of IBM as her first and only corporate job, counting her early three years in
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        710 100 STOP, WRITE NOW! Every time you see the Little Red Dot pencil, it is time to get creative! Grade the news, write your own headlines, try to guess meanings... whatever you do, have fun! LETS GET SWEATY Divide yourselves into groups of four to six. Each group
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        766 101 The five Ws and an H of the payrise for civil servants. BY ANDREW DUFFY WHAT EXACTLY IS A CIVIL SERVANT? Someone who works for a ministry or statutory board, that is, the "public sector". His pay comes from tax dollars. Civil servants are employed and
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        146 102 U5525,000,000 How much is that in Singapore dollars? Look at the Money pages of The Straits Times for the exchange rate, then write the answer below: What it is That is the amount of money frozen in North Korea's Banco Delta Asia bank account since 2005, when
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        138 102 West Bengal, India What went on Angry farmers have stopped West Bengal's move to set up a special economic zone (SEZ), throwing into doubt a nationwide plan meant to attract investment in the country. The move followed continuing protests after 14 people died in Nandigram, an area
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        121 102 PHOTO: General Surayud Chulanont Who he is The current Prime Minister of Thailand. While his appointment five months ago was well-supported at first, polls show that his popularity has now fallen. Why this is happening A series of policy problems has caused confusion and damaged the confidence
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        119 102 PHOTO: Killing of students in Thailand What happened Tensions in Thailand's troubled south rose further after schoolchildren were targeted for the first time. Three students were killed in an attack on a Muslim boarding school in Songkhla province's Saba Yoi district. Police were obstructed by demonstrators from
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        294 103 The Kallang Roar Singapore's rallying cry by football fans to cheer the national football team on was born after the opening of the National Stadium in 1973. jessicalim traces its history. RESEARCH BY SPH INFORMATION RESOURCE CENTRE FOR YOUR GRANDPARENTS The opening of the National
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        495 104 "The way Mr Bean dances always makes me laugh. I'm really excited to watch Mr Bean's Holiday." Arthur Yap (above), Primary 6, Holy Innocent's Primary School "Mr Bean is very funny and has a really cute teddy bear." Arnold Pan Wei, Primary 4, Tampines
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        560 105  -  ALFRED CHUA High School Musical star Ashley Tisdale adds one more accomplishment under her belt a new album, by At the age of 1 2, Ashley Michelle Tisdale was already in the spotlight. And not under just any light, but the lights in the White House, as
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        121 106 The British government announced on March 21 that schools are authorised to ban students from wearing Muslim veils on campus grounds. Minister of Schools Jim Knight acknowledged the religious rights of students as individuals. However, he believed that "the needs of safety, security and effective learning in the school
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        114 106 Researchers from the United States have created genetically-engineered mosquitoes that are resistant to a malaria parasite. The deadly disease passed on by mosquito bites kills 2.7 million people a year worldwide. These mosquitoes, when fed malariainfected blood from mice, not only had a better survival rate, they also laid
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        73 106 A strike by the main workers' union on March 21 crippled the country as government offices were shut for the day and transport services were halted. Altogether 400,000 workers went on strike after all-night negotiations between the Israeli government and the Histadrut labour federation failed to produce any results.
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        100 106 A new +^A service which will enable people to use text messages instead of cash to pay for goods will be launched in May. Consumers need a bank account in Belgium as well as a mobile phone subscription from one of the following three Belgian mobile network operators: Proximus,
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        96 106 The federal |M government is giving the Johor police RM33O million I (Ssl4s million)! to beef up its security and make the state one of the safest in the nation in a bid to woo investors to the Iskandar Development Region. The funds will be used for setting up
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        87 106 Taiwan is reconsidering plans to build casinos in a move to invigorate its sluggish economy. The government may issue up to four casino licences, but an existing law that bans gambling has to be amended first. Plans to build a casino were mooted in Parliament in 1996, but were
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        179 107 The international airline of the United Arab Emirates has introduced new children's packs specially for young passengers. Inside the packs are a Dr Seuss book, cool eye shades, colouring pencils, e-kids magazine, snack box and more. But the highlight is a soft toy specially
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        594 108 Nature has given each of us a unique fingerprint pattern that is becoming more important in our daily lives, ellen whyte takes a closer look. While people had been looking at their fingertips for centuries, and scientists discussed the patterns of loops, whorls and arches
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        666 109 One day you can get a cut, and a few days later it is gone. Ever wondered how this happens? alison de souza explains A cut or wound breaks the skin. If the injury is deep enough, it breaks the blood vessels in the
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        727 110 HISTORY IN THE HEADLINES Lake Tanganyika, Africa, Nov 17, 1871 -The British explorer David Livingstone, who went missing for six years, has finally been found near Lake Tanganyika in Africa. The man who located him was journalist Henry Stanley, who spent months in the African
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        317 111 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced recently that ministers and big bosses in the government are not paid as much as they should be, and the Government is thinking of increasing their pay. Here are some idioms and phrases that have to do with payments for
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        227 112 Try it the Dot way! Every week, we brew up dot-flavoured lessons from a vast collection of classroom recipes. This week, pupils learn about punishment. DOT TREAT Group work, two periods DOT MISSION Understanding punishment DOT TOOLS The Straits Times ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES 1. Form
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        476 112  -  Kirn Max ARE YOU A GOOD BEST FRIEND (BF)? By 1. Your BF calls you in the middle of the night. You: a. Hang up. b. Listen to her; something must be wrong for her to call so late. c. Politely ask her to call back in the
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        692 113 A bundle of hair Male rhinos use their horns for display. During fights, they charge at one another and clash horns. Humans use rhino horns for strange reasons. One reason is as an ingredient for traditional medicines to treat fever and other ailments although this has not been
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