The Straits Times, 13 April 2007

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 128 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 198/12/2006 FRIDAY, APRIL 13 2007 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon Full-time NSmen to get higher allowance
    685 1  -  David Boey They will receive $50 more; key personnel after two-year stint will be paid extra 20% By Defence Correspondent ALL full-time national servicemen will take home an extra $50 a month starting in July, as the men in uniform mark 40 years of
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    Lock icon Wen offers Japan friendship while not forgetting the past
    598 1  -  Kwan Weng Kin By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo VISITING Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao yesterday said China "positively evaluated" Japan's deep remorse and apologies for its wartime aggression in East Asia. But he also reminded Tokyo to demonstrate its sincerity through "concrete
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Former leftists tell their side of the story
      1127 1  -  Leong Weng Kam By Senior Correspondent IT WAS about midnight on Feb 2, 1963, when leading left-wing trade unionist and politician Fong Swee Suan jumped out of bed, awakened by the banging on the door of his Norfolk Road flat. The 31-year-old
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      367 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2-4 No one to blame Asia 6-14 An open verdict has World 15-21 been returned on the Review 22-25 death of a Korean I nsight 26-27 schoolgirl killed in a car irvi oa accident, because of rYI Zo j inconclusive evidence. SECTION TWO PAGE H2 Home
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Teacher jailed a year for molesting two schoolboys
      620 3  -  Elena Chong 70 testimonials read out by lawyer in plea for leniency does not sway court's decision By Liaw Wy-Cin FOR almost two hours yesterday a lawyer for a schoolteacher convicted of molesting two boys read out 70 testimonials to persuade the
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      Lock icon Johor Sultan is honoured for his role in bilateral ties
      426 3  -  Paul Nah By JOHOR Sultan Iskandar Ismail was conferred an Honorary Doctor of Laws by the National University of Singapore (NUS) yesterday in recognition of his efforts to boost ties with Singapore. In its citation, NUS said the award recognises
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      Lock icon Suicide bomb rocks Iraq parliament
      505 4 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Three lawmakers killed and dozens hurt as high-security Green Zone is breached Baghdad A SUICIDE bombing rocked the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad's heav-ily-fortified Green Zone yesterday, killing three lawmakers in a stunning security breach during the third month of a crackdown on
      ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS; AFP  -  505 words
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      Lock icon PM decided to donate his pay hikes a while ago
      483 4 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong's decision to donate the increase in his salary over the next five years to charity was taken a while ago. It was made "using his heart, not his head" and had nothing to do with
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      245 4 Toast of the town Fresh, handcrafted beers are adding fizz to the food and beverage business in Singapore. Kicked out ofS'pore for overstaying, he returns. Now Indian national claims: 'Agents' threw me out of flat window NUS BUSINESS L SCHOOL ASIA'S GLOBAL B-SCHOOL PREFERRED SCHOOL RATED NO. 1 IN ASIA-PACIFIC
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon China, Japan move closer to energy cooperation
      582 6  -  Kwan Weng Kin Companies sign deals on joint developments as leaders pledge to tackle climate change By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo CHINA and Japan are eager to start working together to develop energy resources and tackle climate change. Chinese companies, in particular, have
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      Lock icon How are you? I'm Wen Jiabao
      555 6  -  Kwan Weng Kin By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo CHINESE Premier Wen Jiabao went on a diplomatic charm offensive early yesterday morning, mingling with Japanese park-goers in Tokyo and practising taiji with them. The Chinese leader, who is here on a landmark trip to deepen
      ASAHI SHIMBUN; REUTERS  -  555 words
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      Lock icon Naval exchanges planned this year
      384 6 FINANCIAL TIMES Tokyo CHINA and Japan are poised to conduct a naval exchange this year, their first since World War 11, Japan's defence minister has said. Mr Fumio Kyuma said in an interview with the Financial Times on Wednesday that he expected "a Chinese vessel
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Vet's arm torn off by 200kg crocodile
        183 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Taipei SURGEONS yesterday reattached a vet's forearm after it was ripped off by a 200 kg Nile crocodile, an official said. The male reptile bit off Mr Chang Po-yu's forearm on Wednesday at the Shaoshan Zoo in the southern
        ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  183 words
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        Lock icon 'Racist Park' in Beijing? Not any more
        504 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS, BLOOMBERG Chinese capital gets rid of baffling English signs in Olympics run-up Beijing IN A bid to help baffled foreigners ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the Chinese capital has removed misleading English-language signs. Among them is one pointing
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        Lock icon Rice warns Taiwan: No pro-independence bid
        323 8 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Washington US SECRETARY of State Condoleezza Rice has cautioned Taiwan not to take advantage of China's hosting of the Olympic Games next summer to move towards formal independence. But she also warned China that Washington would fulfil its military obligations of
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        Lock icon Official slams reporter who passes off tea as urine in hospital expose
        346 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beijing A CHINESE journalist has been officially rebuked for his expose of profit-hun-gry hospitals whose doctors prescribed him drugs even though he passed off tea as his urine, state press said yesterday. His investigative techniques breached
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon North Korea's Premier gets the sack
        499 10 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Leadership change is seen as paving way for economic revival Seoul NORTH Korea has replaced its Premier, a move widely seen to be aimed at building up its economy following an international deal on scrapping its nuclear programme. The
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        Lock icon FLOWER POWER
        55 10 If fines don't work, maybe roses will. Chinese schoolchildren dressed in police uniform handed out roses to pedestrians in Xian, northern China's Shaanxi province, on Wednesday, as part of a police campaign to discourage jaywalking. China has ordered its police officers to leave their desks and engage more
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        Lock icon Japan takes first step towards charter change
        273 10 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Tokyo A KEY Japanese parliamentary panel yesterday took its first step towards revising the country's pacifist Constitution by passing a Bill despite strong resistance from opposition parties. Opposition lawmakers briefly scuffled with ruling party members during the parliament session. Conservative
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        Lock icon China hits out at Viet Spratlys project
        176 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beijing CHINA yesterday accused Vietnam of encroaching on its territory near the disputed Spratly Islands through its joint gas exploration activities with British Petroleum (BP). "The Nansha Islands and adjacent waters have been an indisputable part of Chinese territory since ancient
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    • INDIA / SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon No deal reached on global trade talks
        541 11  -  Ravi Velloor But negotiators hope to conclude Doha Round by end of year By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi GLOBAL trade negotiations under the Doha Round will take a while longer to get back on track. Trade negotiators from the United States,
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        Lock icon Delhi to scrap female health questions in appraisal form
        103 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE New Delhi THE government is dropping questions about the menstrual history of female bureaucrats in a new service review form after it caused a furore, a report said yesterday. "A decision to this effect has been taken considering the
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        76 11 Crowds wave at a helicopter carrying Congress party president Sonia Gandhi as it leaves an election rally in Ghaziabad. Mrs Gandhi was on the campaign trail on Wednesday for state assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. Her Congress party is under pressure to win, after suffering defeats in state
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        Lock icon India test-fires nuclear capable ballistic missile
        442 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Bhubaneswar (India) INDIA announced yesterday a successful test-firing of a nuclear-capable inter-mediate-range ballistic missile that can reach the Chinese cities of Beijing and Shanghai. The Agni-111 missile was launched from Wheeler Island, 180 km north-east of Bhubaneswar, capital of the eastern state
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Thai King pardons Swiss jailed for disrespect
        570 12  -  Nirmal Ghosh Man who sprayed paint on portraits of monarch to be deported By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok THAILAND'S King Bhumibol Adulyadej yesterday pardoned a Swiss man convicted and jailed for lese majeste, lending weight to the opinion of academics that the monarch
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        Lock icon Bangkok urged to scrap law on foreign investments
        378 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Bangkok THAILAND'S top trading nations yesterday urged the country's army-backed government to scrap a new investment law that limits foreign ownership and punishes violators with jail terms. The ambassadors from the United States and Japan, the country's largest export
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        Lock icon Surayud rejects rumours of resignation
        273 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS Bangkok THAILAND'S interim prime minister, General Surayud Chulanont, affirmed yesterday that he has no immediate plans to step down despite criticism of his government and rumours that he might resign. "I will try my best. If there is no major obstacle that affects
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon MCA scores big win in Malacca by-election
        511 14  -  Carolyn Hong Machap polls seen as a test of Chinese support for BN govt By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Machap (Malacca) THE Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a senior member of the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN), yesterday swept a rural by-election seen as
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        Lock icon Indonesian activist 'was poisoned at Changi'
        138 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Jakarta A LEADING Indonesian human rights activist who was murdered while travelling to the Netherlands was poisoned during transit in Singapore, police said yesterday. Mr Munir Said Thalib, 38, consumed arsenic at Changi Airport before dying on his flight in September 2004,
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        Lock icon Red faces over big water leak at immigration headquarters
        339 14 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK, BERNAMA Putrajaya A BURST pipe caused massive water leakage and red faces at the seven-storey Immigration Department headquarters here on Wednesday, resulting in the suspension of operations. Staff were evacuated and the public was told to visit
        THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK, BERNAMA; THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  339 words
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        Lock icon KL is winning anti-graft fight, says Abdullah
        230 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S prime minister has insisted that his government's fight against corruption is yielding unprecedented results despite negative public perception. Malaysia's ranking in Transparency International's corruption index worsened to 44 last year from 37 in 2003. The government has also
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      23 6 Cleaning up 'Chinglish' China has started a campaign to remove misleading signs using Chinese-inflected English ahead of the 2008 Olympic Games. PAGE 8
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Algerian attacks raise fears of Al-Qaeda wave
      553 15 LOS ANGELES TIMES, BLOOMBERG, NEW YORK TIMES Western officials say North Africa now a hotbed of terrorist activity Algiers TWO suicide bombings that killed at least 23 people here have raised the spectre of a coordinated offensive by Al-Qaeda-linked groups against North Africa's
      LOS ANGELES TIMES, BLOOMBERG, NEW YORK TIMES; REUTERS  -  553 words
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      Lock icon World Bank chief under fire
      564 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BLOOMBERG, NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST Staff body says he violated World Bank rules to give a huge pay hike to his girlfriend Washington WORLD Bank President Paul Wolfowitz is in the hot seat as the bank heads into its annual meeting this
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BLOOMBERG, NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST; AFP  -  564 words
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      Lock icon BBC push to free abducted Gaza correspondent
      587 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Palestinian leader has 'credible evidence' that he is safe and well LONDON THE BBC's director-general has appealed for kidnappers holding foreign correspondent Alan Johnston in the Middle East to release him "immediately and unharmed". Mr Mark Thompson flew to the Palestinian
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS  -  587 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Man wrongly declared brain-dead for organ transplant
      221 18 LOS ANGELES TIMES Fresno (California) A MAN whose family agreed to donate his organs for transplant upon his death was wrongly declared brain-dead by two doctors at a hospital in Presno, California, records and interviews show. Only after the man's 26-year-old daughter and
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    • Article
      Lock icon Air-traffic controllers' strike disrupts flights from Paris
      147 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Paris FRENCH air-traffic controllers went on strike yesterday, disrupting flights at Orly and Charles de Gaulle airports in Paris. Hundreds of flights from both international airports were expected to be cancelled throughout the day, said air-navigation services director Marc Hamy at
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon U.S. SENATE EASES STEM-CELL CURBS
        131 18 NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON: The US Senate passed a bipartisan measure that eases limits on the federal financing of embryonic stem-cell research, setting up another confrontation over the issue with President George W. Bush. The Bill, which passed 63-34 on Wednesday, attracted near-unanimous support from
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        Lock icon U.S. NOT KEEN ON JAPAN FTA TALKS
        127 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: The United States said it was reluctant to negotiate a free trade deal with Japan unless the Asian nation opened up its tightly shut agriculture sector. Although Washington agreed to exclude rice from the recently concluded free trade agreement with
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        Lock icon JAPAN TO LAUNCH FIRST MOON PROBE
        80 18 TOKYO: Japan's space agency announced yesterday that it plans to send its first probe around the moon in August. The 32-billion yen (Ss4o9 million) Selene, or selenological and engineering explorer, will be carried into space by a Japanese-built H-2A rocket, said Japan Aerospace Exploration
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        Lock icon WARNING GIVES BOOST TO HORROR FILM
        126 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS KUALA LUMPUR: Government censors have warned pregnant women and people with heart problems to avoid watching a new Malaysian horror movie, providing publicity that is helping it break local box office records, its producer said yesterday. The movie, Jangan Pandang Belakang (Don't
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        Lock icon TIMOR LESTE REJECTS POLLS RECOUNT
        135 18 REUTERS DILI: Timor Leste's election commission yesterday rejected calls for a vote recount as the tiny nation looked set for a presidential run-off between Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta and the ruling Fretilin Party's candidate. Monday's polls were mostly peaceful but a drawn-out election period and
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      Lock icon Freed Iranian diplomat shows 'torture' wounds
      482 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS He claims CIA agents beat and drilled holes in his feet during his two-month detention Teheran AN IRANIAN diplomat held in captivity for two months in Iraq appeared in public to display wounds he said were caused by "torture" from
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS; AP  -  482 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Bad idea to let sailors sell stories: Blair
      203 19 REUTERS London BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair acknowledged it was a bad idea to let sailors held in Iran sell their stories to newspapers. And after days of silence, Defence Secretary Dcs Browne accepted responsibility for the decision to relax rules on
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Law And Order actor may run for presidency
        242 21 NEW YORK TIMES FORMER senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee has disclosed that he has been living with cancer for more than two years but said it would not prevent him from considering a presidential bid. Mr Thompson is better known as the
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        Lock icon Mexican grabs No. 2 spot on rich list
        247 21 LOS ANGELES TIMES THAT was fast. Mexican telecoms mogul Carlos Slim Helu (right) last month overtook American investor Warren Buffett to become the world's second-richest man with a net worth estimated at US$53.l billion (SsBl billion), said Forbes magazine. The publication had
        LOS ANGELES TIMES; REUTERS  -  247 words
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        Lock icon One-legged ATM robber runs out of luck
        125 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS A ONE-LEGGED robber who tried to steal a 680 kg ATM was caught after his prosthetic leg fell off during the getaway. Gregory Daniels, 48, was arrested for the attempted heist from Pomona Ranch Market in California earlier this week, police
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      26 15 Claims of CIA torture An Iranian diplomat, freed from captivity in Iraq, shows wounds that he claims were caused by CIA agents during interrogations. PAGE 19
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  • REVIEW
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      422 22 MANY Singaporeans possibly will feel there has been a bruising of the soul wrought by the emotionalism over ministers' pay. Those who regard attentive government as priceless in a world grown punishing after the new age of terror attacks and globalisation are morally outraged there are
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      1210 22  -  Michael Vatikiotis »WESTERN PERCEPTIONS OF ISLAM IN INDONESIA By For The Straits Times THE recent vintage of Indonesia's democratic transition has persuaded many outside observers that they know exactly which direction the country is headed and the alarming consensus seems to be that it
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      865 22  -  Pavin ASEAN LEADERSHIP By Chachavalpongpun For The Straits Times THAILAND is in the middle of electing its candidate for the Asean secretary-general post. The Bangkok elite is trying to make the nomination process as transparent as possible to avoid a replay of
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      Lock icon Putting together a first-rate team to ensure continued success
      5608 23 This is the second and final edited instalment of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's speech in Parliament on Wednesday, explaining why he decided to raise ministerial pay. I KNOW some MPs want us to do public lynchings (of public servants when
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      845 25  -  Walter Isaacson By SMART folks are a dime a dozen. What truly matters is creativity. As Albert Einstein put it: "Imagination is more important than knowledge." Given our increased focus on science and maths, and our newly increased emphasis on testing in schools,
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      51 22 Long live impudence To succeed in training a new generation of Einsteins, we must nurture the imagination that was the wellspring of his genius. PAGE 25 EXTRACT SEMEN SAMPLES FROM jQ £)7~~ NOW COMES THE ySi (\i '/I DIFFICULT PART... WE'VE TO FIND A WAY TO B*G 'T W THE
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      2070 26  -  Li XUEYING A three-day debate in Parliament over ministerial pay hikes ended on Wednesday but it continues outside the House. Teo Chee Hean, the minister in the thick of it all, weighs in on the process and what it means for
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      855 27  -  Peh Shing Huei ►>THE POST-65ERS By IN THE climactic scene of the movie, 300, Persian emperor Xerxes was laying siege on the Spartans. He offered the Spartan king Leonidas a deal to save his people from almost certain death. In return for his
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      1119 27  - Basis of govt-people ties shifting from moral to transactional? Chua Mvi Hoong FRIDAY MATTERS By Senior Writer HEARD the one about Senator Hillary Clinton giving up her presidential bid in America? She's coming to Singapore because the pay is better. This joke, and similar ones about White House officials angling
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      1173 28 Singapore today Partly cloudy, showeis M M 0 M 0 WS^^Slfrfyy^^*^ afternoon over many areas. THE STRAITS TIMES FRIDAY, APRIL 13 2007 //r i/r/i/ ASIA WORLD WEATHER USEFUL "UMBERS tA^ A V 1 1 .m, Emergency lines LMJ 1 OLIAY BEIJING SEOUL Police.. 999 r» s^A Clear Police Hotline 1800-255-0000
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      531 29 LI F^ '^CE r^_^B Li The more we say it, the less we waste. It's amazing how a little word like "NO" can have such an effect on how we reduce waste. In turn, it can have a real impact on our environment and indirectly even our own pockets. Consider
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      961 31  -  Teh Joo Lin LEEHUI CHIEH APPEAL Female passenger in taxi could provide vital evidence on what happened By WERE you the long-haired woman who got out of a blue Comfort cab along Scotts Road at about 9.30pm on Monday?
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      500 32  -  Tanya Fong KOREAN GIRL'S ROAD DEATH Witnesses' accounts far from conclusive, with key points in dispute By STATE Coroner Ronald Gwee yesterday recorded an open verdict on the death of a 15-year-old Korean schoolgirl who was hit by a car on Guillemard Road
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      633 32  -  Tracy Sua NONOI MURDER TRIAL By Khushwant Singh THE Nonoi murder trial has thrown up many shocks and shone the light on the tangled web of her mother's love life. When Nonoi was born, Madam Mastura Kamsir had then-husband Mohamed Fauzi Abdul
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      591 32  -  Chong Chee Kin »CONDO SPAT: PROFESSOR ON TRIAL By UNIVERSITY don Wang Jian Liang yesterday launched a spirited defence against allegations by a security guard at his Bukit Timah condominium. Wang, 46, is accused of
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      83 32 About 300 bicycles were destroyed when a bicycle kiosk in Pasir Ris caught fire at about 4pm yesterday. The kiosk was destroyed, along with the bicycles and some rollerblading equipment. A plume of dark smoke alerted Pasir Ris resident Philip Ang, 43, a trading executive,
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        516 34  -  Lynn Lee By SINGAPORE law firms keen to grow their practice in the region and beyond are getting more leeway to shore up their ability to do so. They can now hire top foreign lawyers to practise Singapore law
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        Lock icon Greater scope for dental assistants, register for specialists
        561 34  -  Ken Kwek By THE dental nurses who have been providing basic dental care to school pupils here will soon be able to go out and work in the private sector. Currently they are hired by the Health Promotion Board and give these
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        1012 34  -  Zakir Hussain Bill passed also requires firms to offer opt-out option and tag all ad messages with 'ADV By A NEW law requires businesses in Singapore to tag "ADV", for advertisement, on all e-mail and SMS messages they send to people here. But
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        345 34  -  DAVID BOEY SINGAPORE Armed Forces (SAF) personnel will get more teeth when carrying out homeland security operations such as when they guard or patrol key installations. Amendments to the SAF Act have been proposed so those deployed at installations
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        250 34 THE prospect of tucking into Katong laksa and chilli crab while being entertained by the likes of Kit Chan and Hossan Leong in New York is drawing Singaporeans in droves. More than 2,000 of them living in and around the city have
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        57 34 Visiting honorary consuls of Singapore, in town for their fifth meeting since 1990, paid Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong a visit at the Istana yesterday morning. With PM Lee (from left), honorary consuls-general Mehmet Pinar Aran (in glasses, representing Singapore in Istanbul, Turkey), Toshikage Tanida (Nagoya, Japan)
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      Lock icon New home away from home for girls in need
      503 35  -  Yap Su-Yin Better dorms, more programmes at Spore Girls' Home premises in Defu Aye By SHE may have started her teenage years on the wrong foot, but unfailing support from her parents and staff of Singapore Girls' Home turned Dawn Lum's
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      479 35 THE destitute may get $290 in public assistance, but tote up all the help available to the needy, and the total value of assistance is closer to $2,000. This sum comprises a variety of help packages, which include the latest Budget cash
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      261 35 THE annual New Paper Big Walk is taking a breather this year as its usual venue, the National Stadium, will be torn down and rebuilt. Alternative interim venues explored were not as crowd-friendly as the National Stadium. The New Paper's editor, Mr Ivan
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      202 35 SENIOR Counsel Leslie Chew Kwee Hoe has been appointed to the Subordinate Courts' Bench as a district judge. He will also take on the roles of deputy registrar of the Subordinate Courts, coroner and referee of the Small Claims Tribunal. His appointment by the President will
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      Lock icon Marking 40 years of NS
      449 35 Four decades of national service have been captured in an exhibition called NS4O, that opened yesterday at Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza. The free event, which lasts till Sunday, chronicles life experienced by Singapore Armed Forces, Singapore Civil Defence Force and Singapore Police Force NSmen
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      430 35 THE Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) announced on its website plans to hold a public forum tonight on the ministerial pay issue but the Government yesterday stepped in to say no. The police have rejected its application for a permit for
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      73 38 Singaporean William Tan, 49, has become the first person in the world to complete the Arctic Marathon in a wheelchair. The paraplegic adventurer took 21 hours and 10 minutes to achieve the feat on Good Friday. A total of 43 athletes from 21 countries braved minus 25
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      Lock icon Buy song online here with no copyright protection at $2?
      390 38  -  Chua Hian Hou You may soon be able to, with 2 firms in talks to sell unprotected digital music via Net By MUSIC fans here can look forward to downloading their favourite songs without copyright protection at $2 a tune,
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      112 39 Miles Hilton-Barber, 57, started on the first leg of his journey from London to Sydney on March 7, in an attempt to be the first blind man to fly halfway around the world in a Microlight. He uses speech-output technology to fly his specially customised
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        67 39 THE vice-president of the Singapore National Employers Federation, Mr Bob Tan Beng Hai, has been appointed the new chairman of the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) board of governors. He replaces Mr Eric Gwee, chairman of SP Services, who has led the board since 1994.
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        102 39 PRIMARY school pupils will be able to learn more about dollars and sense, with the launch of a programme to teach them about saving. Under the scheme introduced by the Association of Banks in Singapore and Money Sense, a government financial education body, pupils
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        57 39 UPGRADING will soon commence for 195 HDB blocks in 23 precincts islandwide. All the blocks offered upgrading obtained the required 75 per cent level of support. Inclusive of these blocks, about 98 per cent or 1,581 of the 1,615 HDB blocks of those offered the
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      458 39  -  Christopher Tan Motorists, who get free access, will be notified sooner under new LTA system By Senior Correspondent MOTORISTS who want to find out if their vehicles are being recalled for safety flaws will be able to check online starting Monday. All they have
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      Lock icon Centre aims to groom aspiring 'tree doctors'
      354 40  -  Tania Tan New facility to train greenery specialists here and from around the world By MR RICKY Cheam has been in the landscaping business for more than 30 years but he is always eager to pick up a tip or two. "It's never
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      Lock icon New police moves to heal crisis 'blues'
      504 42  -  Khushwant Singh Three initiatives to build resilience, help people bounce back quickly from crises By STRENGTHENING of inter-com-munal ties so that the people can heal quickly after national crises this is what the police homed in on yesterday at a seminar on their
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      Lock icon Suspended: Lawyer who left clients with just $48 from flat sale
      618 44  -  K.C. VIJAYAN He did not explain to couple a document they signed authorising a third person to collect sale proceeds By TWO lawyers came under fire in court yesterday, one for alleged touting and the other for failing to
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      229 45 It was an event-packed day for the visiting Sultan of Johor and his family members yesterday. The range of activities for the royal visitors included lunch hosted by President and Mrs S R Nathan, and a tour of the National Museum and the
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      522 45  -  T. Raj an Plan for 550 grassroots leaders to woo new citizens to take part in grassroots activities By IT LOOKED like an ordinary grassroots event held by Singaporeans in community clubs around the island, except that the people taking part were all enjoying
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      230 39 A weekly look at what to watch out for in the world of consumers. Figures, case study and tips come from the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case). The world of slimming 1/> I No. of cases filed D I (January to December 2006) Top complaints 1. Misrepresentation CASE STUDY A
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      230 46  -  Faye Chiam Pui Hoon (Miss) »PAY RISE FOR MINISTERS I AGREE that our ministers are among the brightest of their generation, and they have what it takes to make it to the top in any profession or field they choose. They should not have
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      357 46  -  Siow Tian Rui FOLLOWING the debates on ministerial pay, one gets the impression that, like the recent anti-smoking advertising campaign, the Government is using "scare tactics" to justify the latest round of pay hikes. While one cannot dispute the fact that Singapore has
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      162 46  -  Tan Kok Tim I AM glad that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be donating his pay increases to charity. It shows that he cares for the country he serves, and not for the sake of his own pay packet but for the future of
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      310 46  -  Mak Yuen Teen OF LATE, I have noticed a common practice among listed companies involved in property development of giving their directors and executives the first bite at property launches, enabling them to choose the best units. I understand that there is generally a pecking
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      243 46  -  Edmund Khoo Kirn Hock I REFER to the reply, "Complex case, so accident taking longer to investigate" (ST, April 10), by Ms Audrey Ang of the Singapore Police Force. Ms Ang explained why investigations into the fatal accident on Oct 29, 2005, are still
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      247 46  -  Chang Kiang Meng MEANS TESTING IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS I STRONGLY disagree with the plan to introduce means testing in public hospitals ("Means testing in hospitals within a year"; The Sunday Times, April 8). Why are Singaporeans paying more in income tax, based on earnings, and
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      232 46  -  Desmond Tong Kin Kiang I REFER to the article, "Means testing in hospitals within a year" (The Sunday Times, April 8). In my letter, "Medical subsidy: Relook referral procedure" (ST, July 6, 2005), I questioned the referral procedure that allows one to
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      96 46 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.asial. com.sg/forum Access to letters online is free. MPs who harp on ministers enriching themselves missing the point Increase job satisfaction among our civil servants Pay our ministers what they deserve Our top leaders and civil servants deserve even more Salaries of
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      718 47 REUTERS, INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE > CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Italian giants crush Bayern 2-0 to set up mouth-watering tie with Red Devils Munich AC Milan stand in the way of an all-English Champions League final. The Italian club beat Bayern Munich 2-0 on Wednesday, becoming the
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      459 47 BAD news for Alex Ferguson Cristiano Ronaldo (left) is still seeking a move away from Manchester United. The winger, in superb form all season, has been targeted by Spanish giants Real Madrid, and they are willing
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      Lock icon Underdogs Watford aim for the moon
      389 47 REUTERS London IF MAN can land on the moon, then Watford have a chance of beating Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-fi-nals tomorrow. That is the giant leap of odds they need to make, after Aidy Boothroyd watched United batter Roma 7-1 in
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      Lock icon Three trophies, three United-Chelsea 'finals'?
      180 47 MANCHESTER United and Chelsea could play each other three times in the final weeks of this season, with a trophy at stake on each occasion. Premiership title decider May 9, Stamford Bridge In their penultimate league match, Chelsea will be hoping that they are well-placed
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      377 47 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London THE Premiership is the "envy" of Europe, its chief Richard Scudamore boasted after three English clubs reached the Champions League semi-finals. "Other leagues do envy what we are doing," said Scudamore. The chief executive has negotiated a three-year £1.7 billion (Sss.l billion)
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      679 48 SOCCER Reds boss burns his bridges ahead of Champions League s-final with Chelsea London RAFAEL Benitez celebrated Wednesday's 1-0 win over PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League by mourning the end of his friendship with Chelsea's Jose Mourinho. "We were good friends until
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      Lock icon Bellamy nearing exit, Crouch nearing peak
      444 48 London WHILE Peter Crouch goes from strength to strength, time may be running out for his Liverpool strike partner Craig Bellamy. The Welshman lasted barely 15 minutes of the Champions League encounter with PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday, as he jarred his knee and was
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      Lock icon Chelsea chase four trophies and $42m jackpot
      312 48 London CHELSEA players will share a massive £14 million (Ss42 million) bonus if they can add the Premiership, Champions League and FA Cup to their League Cup win. The incentive dwarfs the £5.6 million booty that Manchester United will share if they repeat
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      Lock icon Newcastle deny wanting Eriksson as manager
      237 48 BLOOMBERG NEWS London NEWCASTLE United have denied that they want former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson to replace Glenn Roeder. The Times had reported that the Swede may join the Magpies, should chairman Freddy Shepherd decide to fire Roeder at the end of the season.
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      Lock icon Seven league points to richness for Sanchez
      167 48 London LAWRIE Sanchez will see his salary increase by seven times, if he manages to keep Fulham in the Premiership. The Northern Ireland manager was appointed caretaker manager of the London club on Monday, after Chris Coleman was sacked. He has been given
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      Lock icon Li Li books date with China's Jiang in the q-finals
      262 48  -  Dan Guen Chin BADMINTON By SINGAPORE'S Li Li is through to the last eight of the women's singles in the U*****,000 (*****,500) Asian Badminton Championships. The 2002 Commonwealth Games gold medallist beat Taiwan's Cheng Shao-chieh in the third round at
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      Lock icon England scrape past Bangladesh
      717 49  -  Pradeep Rajan CRICKET WORLD CUP Poor batting dogs them again: 144 target reached only in 45th over By ENGLAND turned a cake-walk into an unbelievably laboured and tortuous effort on Wednesday. Chasing 144 runs against Bangladesh in their Super Eights match, they went through many anxious
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      Lock icon Australia won't take it easy against little Ireland
      390 49  -  PRADEEP RAJAN AUSTRALIANS are serious about their cricket. They would play the game's lesser lights with the same intensity as they would against a strong team like New Zealand or Sri Lanka. So it will be the same today, when they meet
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      330 49 ASSOCIATED PRESS BASKETBALL Salt Lake City THE Utah Jazz may have won the North-west Division title. However, the sec-ond-placed Denver Nuggets have something more important heading into the National Basketball Association play-offs: Confidence. They extended their winning streak to seven by beating
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      Lock icon Wushu wins hearts of Danny, Hanafee
      579 50  -  Chan Vi Shen SPORTS IN SCHOOLS The 2 Malay students are among small band of non-Chinese in schools competition By DECKED out in their purple outfits, Northland Secondary's Muhammad Danny and Muhammad Hanafee stood out from the crowd in more ways than one. The
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      304 50  -  Annette Tan MY TOP MARKS A weekly series on student-athletes, written by their fellow students By Pasir Ris Crest Secondary, Sec 4 MY FENCING teammate and captain Koh Wen Kin has raised the standard of the school's fencing club with her competitive nature.
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      180 50 Write in to us DO YOU know of any school athlete who deserves a mention in The Straits Times? You can tell us by writing in to stsports@ sph.com.sg PHOTO: PHOTO: PHOTO: PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN ALL EYES ON HER: Methodist Girls' School squash player Elena
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      882 50 SQUASH Schools National C Girls finals: Methodist chenYuFe Girk' Srhnni SirmannrP rhinP^P Girk' Gwee srhnnf 9^fMrVp^he Chne Ki.r a School 2 (MGS: Rachel Choe, Klanssa Khor, Elena Tangtra, Kelly Chan, Seah c^c u,_chiv„.„ Wan Nmg. SCGS: Mao Shi Yuan, Joanne Lee, Valentina Yong, Sherilyn Yang, Katri- ™"n' 5
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      384 51 BLOOMBERG NEWS MOTOR RACING Malaysian race organiser takes steps to counter likely Spore event Sepang (Malaysia) FORMULA One race organisers in Malaysia said they are refurbishing the circuit ahead of competition from neighbouring Singapore, which is bidding to host its own Grand Prix. Malaysia
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      Lock icon Alonso set on Bahrain success
      377 51 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Manama (Bahrain) SPANISH double-world Formula One champion Fernando Alonso is in a hurry to follow up on his season-opening success in Malaysia. He wants a dose of the same at this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix. His performance in Malaysia last Sunday was accompanied
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      Lock icon Treat for fans, if it's 6-0 again
      319 51  -  Leonard Lim SOCCER By RECORDING a third straight 6-0 win in the S-League will certainly be a feat to be proud of for any club. And if the Singapore Armed Forces FC can do just that when they play Geylang United tomorrow, fans
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      Lock icon Woodlands hand Home first defeat
      265 51  -  Nicholas Fang By WOODLANDS Wellington coach Jorg Steinebrunner was a relieved man last night. His team earned three important S-League points, after totalling just five from six games to lie third from bottom. They beat Home United 3-2 in a thrilling encounter, watched by 2,800
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      938 51 BADMINTON Asian Championships in Johor Baru Men's 2nd rd: Yeoh Kay Bin (Mas) bt Tago Kenichi (Jpn) 21-13 15-21 22-20, Boonsak Polsana (Tha) bt Ahn Hyun Suk(Kor) 21-10 21-10, Chan Van Kit (Hkg) bt Ravinder Singh (Ind) 21-10 21-14, Lv Qicheng (Chn) bt Muhd |j HafizHashim (Mas) 21-18 22-20,
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  • OBITUARIES
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      75 51 W EKOnkar W By his Order Man comes and by His Order he goes. Nanak, when it pleases Him, He blends the mortal with Himself, then Sukhmani Sahib (Asat Padi 23) AMERJEET KAUR Wife of Bhajan Singh Suropada Memories ot your goodness remain in our hearts Your care and selfless
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      56 51 RENGANATHAN GOTHANDAPANI (EX-PSA FOREMAN) Age: 71 passed may peacefully on 11fipiil2007. Deany missed by Wife:S.JANAKI Son: RAJA Daughter-in-law: SHANTI Brothers, Sisters, Grandchildren, and all relatives Body is resting at Blk 125 YishunSt.11 #03-403. Tel: *****811. Cortege will leave on 13 April 2007 (Fri) at 2.30pm for Choa Chu Kang Hindu
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      27 51 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of MR ISSAC JOSEPH Departed on 13 April 2006 'Dearly missed and fondly remembered by wife, children, grandchildren and all loved ones'
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      29 51 In Loving Memory Of I M. MUKKIAH (MASON) Departed: 13 Apr 1983 Sadly missed lovingly remembered by beloved sons, daughter, daughters in-law, son-in-law, grandchildren, great grandchildren and loved ones
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      44 51 4th Anniversary Royston Charles Fernandez Departed 13 April 2003 My heart is sore As time goes by I miss you more. Your loving smile, your gentle face, No one can fill your vacant place. Dearly missed always remembered by Wife: lime Son: Ian I
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      39 51 Tan Teck Huat Peter Age: 58 Departed 12/04/2007 Body is resting at Blk658YishunAve4. Wake to be held from 12 Apr to 15 Apr. Cortege will leave on 15 Apr (Sun) at 12nn for Mandai Crematorium. Tel: 6758 1495 J
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      30 51 In Loving Memory Of COL (RET) PETER MOLYNEUX STUART Departed 13 April 1993 Time changes many things But not the memory this day brings Always remembered by your loved ones
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      54 52 Our Deepest Sympathy Condolences To Our Director MR KO KIM SUAY, KENNY on the demise of his beloved father KO YOU LEONG Departed on 12/04/2007 From: The Management Staff of KO YOU LEONG ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD Wake is held at Blk 18, Bedok South Avenue 2 (opp. Tetnasek Junior
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      175 52 It came upon a stormy day Sun co'ered with clouds'of grey Thus begins the final act of play And then, upon a stormy night The strife, the struggle, the solemn fight Into the tempest, can we see the light? Awake unto a tender morn Release by dawn to robes not
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      95 52 1st Anniversary In Loving Memory Of KATHERINE PERUMAL Departed on 13 April 2006 She bid us farewell, And Closed her eyes, A year ago. Today, Our Phenomenal Mother, How much we miss her, Words have no means to say, Still her smile lingers, Framed safely in our hearts, There her
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      152 52 In Loving Memory Of 1 st Anniversary 41st Anniversary LAU ENG SWAN LIM KOON YAW was called to be with was called to be with the Lord on 13 April 2006 the Lord on 25 Nov 1965 We miss you on this special day and will continue to love and
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      101 52 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of ALFIAN ZAINAL Departed IS April 2005 'No farewell words were spoken No lime 10 say goodbye You were gone before we knew ii And only God knows why Our hearts slill ache in sadness And secret tears still flow What ii mcani to suddenly
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      122 52 WONG YEW WAH AGE: 91 passed away peacefully on 12 April 2007, leaving behind (Wife Chee Siew Kuan, deceased) Son: Daughier- in-law: Wong Kuan Pui Leung liesse\ Daughter: Son-in-law: Wong Choy Poong Tan Teck Boh Grandsons: Granddaughter: Wong Teng Pan Wong Kit Ping Tan lian An Alwin Nephews: Spouses: (Wong
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      119 52 The Family of the Late KOH CHER WAH ROBERT Departed on 1 April 2007 ■a ish ii express mil heart fell thanks and iippreciation io relatives, friends, colleagues, various church religious communities and all well-wishers for your kind assistance, atlendance, condolences, wreaths and prayers during our recent bereavement. Sfyecial thanks
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      166 52 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all Ihe days of my life, and I will dwell in Ihe hoLie jf I Hie Lord forever" Psalm 23 6 MARY MAGDALENE LIM SEOK KIM (Nee Mrs Su Kee Kang) Age: 69 was called home to be with the Lord on 11
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      87 52 'Surety goodness and loiv will follow me all the ilaxs of my life, and I uill dwell in the liouse of tlte Lord forever.' Psalm 23.-6 MARIA CHAN LENG Age: 74 was called home lo be with ihe Ixird on 12 April 2007. Leaving behind: Sons, ikiugluer, Daughters-in-Unr, Son-in-law. Brothers,
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      140 51 Cpp wrji GEYLANG United are offering free admission to any parent and child who show up together for their game against Singapore Armed Forces 3t Bcdok FC tomorrow. This is part of the club's efforts to encourage families to bond while watching football. TV times BASEBALL: MLB: Seattle Mariners v
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  • MONEY
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        6103 53 TRANSACTION DATE: APR 12, 2007 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E SMIL 3.5 2 5716 lstSoftware 11.5 6 3148 8Telecom 34 20 5834 A-Sonic 101 97.5 6389 ABFSGBondETF 38.5 19 1500 ACEDynamics 25 15.5 1938 AEICorp 27 15 1100 AEM-Evertech 29.5 12 2101
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        1683 53 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E SMIL 21 27.5 64 SI 82 28.5 45 13.5 IOC ia 12 42.5 80.5 48 19. 5 10 5 27.5 52 11.5 15.5 22^5 23.5 28.5 54 16 20 10 88 37.5 16.5 31 24.5 15.5 12.5 17.6
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        50 53 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E SMIL ***** 119 6065 Diamonds 5000 5000 6095 ISDJUSTech 6097 ISMSCISpore ***** ***** 6101 ISS&P5OO ""00 ***** 6170 SPDRS 35 2382 6235 STIETF1OO 3491.6 2360.9 6236 STIETFIOPV US119cd US5000 US555 US1120C US1250C 3380 3411.1 -48 3 3400 3380
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      655 54 BLOOMBERG NEWS Minutes of meeting show officials agree tighter credit may 'prove necessary' Washington UNITED States Federal Reserve policymakers, questioning their forecast that inflation will recede, revived the prospect of interest rate increases. Records of the Fed's meeting last month, released on Wednesday,
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      579 54 REUTERS San Francisco US SUB-PRIME mortgage defaults have generated a lot of headlines, but the vast majority of home owners are repaying their loans and their consumer spending power dwarfs that of sub-prime borrowers. Sub-prime mortgages to less creditworthy borrowers comprised only
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      37 54 REUTERS Yesterday's close: 17,540.42 (029.65 points) The Nikkei average fell 0.73 per cent as exporters dropped on concerns about the United States economy, and slowing trade volume put shares of brokerage firms under pressure.
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      38 54 AFP Yesterday's close: 20,380.21 (-69.22 points) Hong Kong shares closed 0.34 per cent lower, snapping a five-day winning streak as minutes of last month's United States Federal Reserve meeting renewed worries over interest rates.
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      32 54 AFP Yesterday's close: 3,531.03 (+35.81 points) Chinese shares closed at a fresh record high, adding 1.02 per cent on strong follow-through buying with machinery and power companies in demand.
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      35 54 AFP Yesterday's close: 6,158.2 (+6.8 points) Australian stocks closed up 0.11 per cent at a new record high, supported by strong local fundamentals in the face of declines in United States markets.
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      29 54 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,307.19 (+0.97 point) Malaysian shares closed flat with gains in late trading off-setting profit-taking on fresh worries over inflation in the United States.
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      31 54 AFP Yesterday's close: 13,113.81 (-69.43 points) »Indian shares closed 0.53 per cent lower as investors continued to unwind positions ahead of the earnings season which kicks off this week.
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      22 54 AFP Yesterdays close: 1,930.4 (-0.65 point) »Indonesian shares edged down 0.03 per cent, as late gains offset initial profit-taking.
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      30 54 AFP Yesterday's close: 692.46 (-2.64 points) Thai stocks closed 0.38 per cent lower as investors locked in profits ahead of the upcoming five-day Buddhist New Year holiday.
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      225 54 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: 6,6 12.V0 Apr 12 Stock Name Wt Close Chang! Allgreen 0.56 1.850 -0.03C Ascendasreit 0.87 2.400 -0.07( CapitaComm 0.56 2.720 -0.06C CapitaLand 5.34 8.200 -0.15C CapitaMall 0.97 3.680 Chart SemiCond 0.79 1.480 +0.021 CityDev 2.96 15.400 -1.00C ComfortDelGro 1.50 2.130 +0.021 CoscoCorp 0.96 2.920
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      50 54 Apr 12 Baker Tech 132,391,000 FHTK Hldgs 92,602,000 LottVis 87,433,000 CSC Hldgs 78,706,000 Nylect 69,448,000 HongFok 62,780,000 BBR Hldgs 57,133,000 Yongnam 53,110,000 Equation 50,289,000 UTAC 48,066,000 Centillion 38,068,000 CEnersave 33,387,000 IndoAgri 30,091,000 0KP 28,041,000 Gen Intl 27,801,000 Thakral 25,355,000 Miyoshi 25,027,000 ChinaEntSp 22,962,000 GMG Global 21,987,000 MediaRing 21,185,000
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      144 54 Apr 12 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2430 1.2580 Can dollar 1.3230 1.3380 Euro 2.0280 2.0510 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4404 0.4410 NZ dollar 1.0950 1.1190 Sterling pound 2.9800 3.0140 US dollar 1.5090
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      2253 54 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: APR 12, 2007 52 WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPAHV CURRENCY LAST VDLUME TRADED SALE +7- 0O0 55 8 3779 ASL Marine W*****1 51 -2.5 9 3 ArianeCorpWD***** 5.5 unch 22 4 AscendasSGAeCW*****5 6 -2 30.5 21 1473 AscendasSGABCWO7D910 22 -4 31 55 9092 AsiaEnvW*****4
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      668 56 BLOOMBERG NEWS Growth in Spore, HK, S. Korea and Taiwan could slow too as export demand eases THE economies of China and India may cool as interest rates rise in the world's two fastest-growing major economies, the International Monetary Fund
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      Lock icon China's forex reserves jump to $1.8 trillion
      214 56 REUTERS Beijing CHINA'S foreign exchange reserves, already the world's biggest, surged to U551,202 trillion (551.824 trillion) in the first quarter. The central bank said yesterday that the reserves had swelled by U*****.7 billion between January and March, more than half the nation's U*****.3
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      160 56 REUTERS London OIL stocks in consumer nations suffered the biggest first-quarter drop in a decade and may fall further in the coming months, the International Energy Agency (lEA) said, keeping the heat under crude prices. In its April monthly report released yesterday, the adviser to
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      Lock icon Surge in investment income lifts SPH's quarterly profits by 28%
      462 58  -  Lee Su Shyan The 62% jump boosts earnings to $108 m, beating forecasts By Companies Correspondent ROBUST investment income lifted second-quarter net profits at Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) by 28 per cent to $108 million. The results beat the $94
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      Lock icon Thai Beverage chairman looks to growing property portfolio here
      491 58  -  Aaron Chew By THE appetite of Thai Beverage chairman Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi for Singapore property is as keen as ever despite a remarkable series of purchases recently. The tycoon is said to be intent on adding to his already impressive portfolio of
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      308 58  -  Joyce Teo By MALAYSIAN conglomerate Sime Darby plans to keep riding the wave of Singapore's buoyant property market after the success of its developments here. The group's property executives said they were looking to acquire sites for residential developments in prime areas,
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      393 59  -  Gabriel Chen TAKING STOCK Market sentiment hit by MAS' concerns over risks linked to deferred payment schemes By BANK and property stocks fell yesterday after Singapore's central bank raised questions about banks' exposure to deferred payment schemes for residential properties. The Monetary Authority
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      591 59  -  Erica Tay Lee Su Shyan By THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) has rebutted claims that its chief executive faces a potential conflict of interest, after a firm in which he has a stake went into the business of taking China listings to London.
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      263 59  -  ARTHUR POON DIRECTORS' TRADES THE chairman of Chemoil Energy has raised his stake in the oil-related company, even though its share price is trading near its record high. Mr Robert Viswanathan Chandran bought 500,000 shares at an average price of 74.75 US cents on Tuesday,
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      415 59  -  LEE SU SHYAN BOOMING business at Keppel Corp has delivered bumper pay ris--3S to its top management with executive chairman Lim Chee Onn :ollecting almost $2 million more. Mr Lim earned between $7.25 million and $7.5 million for the record-setting 2006 financial
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      290 59  -  Arthur Poon By MACARTHURCOOK Industrial real estate investment trust (MI Reit), which launched its $296.8 million initial public offering (IPO) yesterday, will be Singapore's fourth industrial Reit. The Reit's initial property portfolio consists of 12 industrial properties in Singapore, with a net lettable area
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      265 59  -  Erica Tay By THE Government of Singapore Investment Corporation's (GlC's) real estate investment arm, GIC Real Estate (GIC RE), has bought a sporting, shopping and hotel development in southern Japan for an undisclosed sum. GIC RE announced yesterday that it acquired Hawks Town, a development
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      749 60  -  Fiona Chan Developers unfazed by higher risks as these schemes have become the norm By Property Reporter DEFERRED payment schemes have proved so popular with home buyers that they are now standard fare in most new residential projects. They allow home buyers to
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      239 60  -  BRYAN LEE »CANNES TV CONTENT FAIR HIGH-DEFINITION (HD) documentaries will take centre stage as Singapore media firms peddle their wares at a global TV content market in France next week. The contingent of 21 is Singapore's biggest ever to head to the
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      1163 61 From exotic-flavoured beers to special ones brewed on the spot, microbreweries are giving customers fresher options. FRANKIE CHEE reports The ingredients include Asian spices such as lemongrass, tamarind and coriander. Cheers if you have correctly identified them as the makeup of a new range of beers on sale
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      420 63 FRANKIE CHEE puts the heady foams from the microbreweries to the taste test. ARCHIPELAGO BREWERY Traveller's Wheat (left) Taste: The light beer is very rounded and fruity. It gives out multiple flavours and it is not hard to see why it is the best-selling beer for
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      997 64 LAT-WP, NYT, AP Cosmic, comic novelist Kurt Vonnegut has died at age 84. He was an obscure science fiction writer for two decades before earning mainstream acclaim with his novel Slaughterhouse-Five NEW YORK Kurt Vonnegut, an American cultural hero celebrated for his wry, loonily
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      220 64  -  Lee Sze Yong THE RIGHT Angle group, one of the first independent TV production and media communications companies here, was dissolved last month. The 10-year-old firm's communications arm, The Right Angle Communications, which counts Las Vegas Sands and Hewlett Packard as some of its
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      95 65 PHOTOS: H&M OPENS IN SHANGHAI: Shirts no enough. At the opening of the Shanghai store by global fashion chain H&M yesterday, a customer resorted to undressing a mannequin (left) to grab the last grey top available. She had to be stopped by shop assistants (above). The retailer's first China store
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      264 65 THE invitation card says "Superstar Chic" and the theme is Superstar Electric Pop City. But it is not a Justin Timberlake or Gwen Stefani concert it is a party being thrown by aesthetics doctor Georgia Lee (left) tonight at the Marriott Hotel's pool terrace. Dr Lee,
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      345 65 AFP The designer's first standalone store in New York will sell luxury men's ready to wear, tailored suits and shoes NEW YORK Former Gucci creative director Tom Ford was set to open his first standalone store in New York yesterday, three years after leaving
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        448 67  -  Lee Sze Yong Since The Seletar Robbery appeared in 1982, more than 450 local Chinese dramas have been aired MEDIA REPORTER ZOE Tay was there. So was Farm Wong. But even the two illustrious queens of Caldecott Hill had to make way for veteran actors
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        325 67  -  Hong Xinyi THE DEPARTED (M 18) Leonardo DiCaprio/Matt Damon/Jack Nicholson/Mark Wahlberg/151 minutes Movie rating: iHHHrft DVD rating: IF THE 2002 Hong Kong movie Infernal Affairs was a lean, mean killing machine, The Departed is a bloated contraption that creaks along with much sound and fury that often signifies
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        65 70 'Memory is the way you make sense of love' Actress-director Sarah Polley (inset) 'My natural beauty it deflects attention from my superlative mind Former Mirror editor Piers Morgan on what he dislikes about his appearance 1 would sneak into my parents' bedroom and look through Playboy magazines. I always
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        771 70 > Asian pop VAN GOGH'S LEFT EAR Real A-Qin Warner •kitirtrtt IS THIS a real solo outing or what? Real (right) also happens to be the moniker of Huang Han-ching, guitarist of Taiwan's popular F.I.R. band, whose other moniker is A-Qin. Well, if Van Gogh's Left Ear was
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        733 71 AP The London-based singer says he would rather fail than conform NEW YORK Being different is a key trait if you want to make yourself stand out in the musical arena. It is not a prized attribute, however, during those awkward adolescent years. Mika, the latest singing sensation,
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        263 78 AP HONG KONG Jackie Chan and Jet Li's first movie together is about an American teenager's fantasy journey to ancient China to rescue the Monkey King, the film's American distributor said on Wednesday. The Forbidden Kingdom will start shooting on May 2
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        183 78 AP MUMB AI Two of India's hottest movie stars, Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan, have sent invitations to their private wedding this month, a newspaper reported on Thursday. For weeks now the media has been reporting that the couple will wed in a small private ceremony
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      201 67 >Ht ROBERT PIANO CO. MM Est"l966 The Name You Can Tmst) Japanese YEN at X*^ AAH7 A T <^2 dffc All Time LOW! KAWA r fffIGERU J&MI 4fiK, WeOrdermBu^YOUSAVEHUGE! i^£^J2£^ thV^^^^L I—^^^hbh Brand T^^r*V^^^ I Pianos /1 I V/A I liH H I I Up tO Md\J /\3 \~J M.
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      147 70 musiccharts 91.3FM gift- i Ll_-JJ 1. (4) Don't Matter Akon (above) 2. (8) Keep Your Hands Off My Girl Good Charlotte 3. (2) The Sweet Escape Gwen Stefani featuring Akon 4. (1) Girlfriend Avril Lavigne 5. (3) What Goes Around Justin Timberlake 6. Candyman Christina Aguilera 7. Tell Me P.
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      543 71 No. 1 Expatriate Address R" •20 minutes to Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) CBD m V!9^ 5 minutes to golf country club J@l GUARANTEES YOU l^^^^^^^^^^^^l 8% MM RENTAL HH RETURNS* I I YOU'LL ALSO ENJOY: FREEHOLD kirn *S£■Ej^Sß School Large built-up tot™ I£^£!J M™ o *ri Free 2 covered
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      3719 72 Life! Events AnT their necks. /All I Mm* Goethe-lnstitut, 05-01 Winsland House II, 163 Penang Road, near NORTH-WEST EXPOSURE: CHINA LAID BARE Cl^llIC^ M %^AW W I the screening), Free, Visit www.filmfest.org.sg Australian artist Frank MacKenzie uncloaks the mystery of I vl wW fl fl B^"^^! -^R^H w__t& ciMPSDnoc imtcdmstiamsi
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      154 73 Saturday, April 28 Sunday, May 6 Entire Seoul Friday, April 27 Pre-Festival Concert Main Program Revival of the Royal Court A Experience of Bukchon in the Joseon Dynasty Us-nl^jin Seoul History Parade WP\ The Reproduction of King Jeongjo's Parade tzz-^cS Experience of Crossing the Pontoon Bridge over the Han River
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      569 73 SHOPPING^ UNILEVER SINGAPORE'S MOVING OUT SALE You can lather up a storm. Shower cream and soap brands like Dove and Lux and shampoo brands like Sunsilk are offering discounts of up to 80 per cent at this sale. Even food items, like Wall's ice cream and Skippy peanut butter, are
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      460 73 my weekend breakfast with friends. Then I either go to the v- museums with a few close friends or I read. I also go for a Chinese pressure massage at Ambrosia Spa in Holland Village every week as I feel everyone needs a Madeleine Lee, 44, poet and investment manager.
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      386 73 featuring talks like Develop A Razor Sharp Memory by Dr Daniel Theyagu and Build Meaningful Relationships by Ms Nancy Tan. By ST701, an online job portal. Suntec Singapore, Room 301, Tomorrow: 2 6pm, Fee: $231 (with GST forST701 members), $237 with GST (non-members) (membership registration for the ST701job portal is
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      284 73 WEB ««*g THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE OF _^T^A STOMP mT^fJmW We bring you the hippest parties in town. mZ^MmW Check out the party animals in Singapore Seen. _i^v_r Visit www.stomp.com.sg _^L>Z^M WORLD GOURMET SUMMIT 2007 MEDIACORP PRESENTS: CELEBRITY BARTENDER CHARITY EVENT It's a role change. Get drinks like Sexy Eyes, Wet
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      201 76 A Labour of Love LL_L*H NTUC members exclusive J 30% off ALL ticket prices _V- OCBC cardholders- f 15% off selected ticket prices ftr-srt Young NTUC performs its first ever )J musical A Labour of Love! A C^l^ I contemporary pop piece directed J^-^^ fiQ I by Jeremiah Choy with
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      574 76 Life! Events IUIOVI ES THE HAUNTED SCHOOL (PG) I^V^ Steven Cheung/Dennis Mak/90 minutes Four boys assigned to a girls school get more than they 13 TZAMETI (NC16) bargained for when a secret curse is revived. BC George Babluani/Pascal Bongard/90 minutes/***** This is a high-concept thriller a la Fight Club, gone
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      195 76 LOVE AND HONOR (PG) I WW ClIUC S |jlCKS Takuya Kimura/ Wi n e- r j Love And Honor completes ;fl____ Ong Sor Fern recommends Japanese dlrector Yo Ik Yamada's samurai trilogy. Mk' BREACH (above) WmW I 1 THE NAMESAKE (NC16) (left) Chris Cooper/Ryan Phillippe/ x^ M Tabu/Man Khan/Kal Penn/
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