The Straits Times, 16 April 2007

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    Lock icon JI forms new shoot-to-kill hit squad in Indonesia
    666 1  -  Salim Osman New assassination team shows a shift in terrorist strategy from just bombings By Indonesia L-orrespondent In Jakarta REGIONAL terror network Jemaah Islamiah (JI) has drawn up plans to move beyond carrying out deadly bombings and suicide attacks. Its latest mission:
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    Lock icon YOUNG SUPERSTAR
    104 1 It was double joy for actor Goum lan Iskandar, 10, who bagged two awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards last night. The boy, seen here celebrating with his family, won the award for Best New Performer, and then went on to beat fellow nominees such as Taiwanese
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    Lock icon New measures needed to cut risks of kids drowning
    566 1  -  Yap Su-Yin Tracy Sua By &1 OLDER children aged between five and 12 are most at risk of drowning, a new study has found, amid calls by a national taskforce for new measures to cut the number of children dying in
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Strong coffee culture brewing in Singapore
      1128 1  -  Frankie Chee By: SINGAPORE champion Eleen Cai, 23, makes great cappuccino, but lately, she has been pouring lots of the good stuff down the drain. It is all part of the training for her next challenge. Crowned winner of the first Singapore National Barista
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Tensions rise in Thai south after violent attacks
      632 3  -  Nirmal Ghosh Muslims decry killing of 2 boys, and train services are halted after shooting By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok ITNSION gripped Thailand's insurgency wracked south yesterday after a series of violent incidents, including an attack on a passenger train and the
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      Lock icon Banks dangling freebies in battle for credit card users
      682 3  -  Grace Ng By AS COMPETITION hots up, banks are offering customers freebies galore for having one of their credit cards. These range from complimentary drinks to movie tickets to parking in prime locations. These freebies go beyond traditional offers of dining
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      Lock icon UN summit on environment to be a planet friendly event
      842 4  -  Arti Mulchand Summit here this week will draw over 600 businessmen and environmentalists By MORE than 600 business leaders and environmentalists from 37 cities will converge here later this week to attend the first Global Business Summit for the Environment
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      Lock icon British brides say 'I do' to green weddings
      244 4 REUTERS London HERE comes the bride, all dressed in green. The trendiest British weddings are now at least metaphorically green as couples seek to reduce the impact of their nuptials on the environment. That means everything from recycled wedding dresses and guests
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Revellers doomed by rains that came too early
      638 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS, THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Death toll from floods at Thai waterfalls rises to 37; one woman is still missing Trang (Thailand) RESCUE efforts continued yesterday for a missing woman, the only person still unaccounted for after flash floods killed
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      Lock icon Drink driving and speeding kill over 160 during Thai New Year
      546 6 THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Bangkok MORE than 160 people were killed in road accidents across Thailand during the ongoing Songkran festivities. The Road Safety Centre said close to 2,300 people were hurt. The deputy minister of public health, Dr
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Cheating retailers undermining HK tourism
        609 8  -  Vince Chong City's efforts to woo big-spending Chinese visitors hit by shops selling fake goods By Hong Kong Correspondent A NEW spate of cases in which unscrupulous retailers prey on mainland tourists is scuppering Hong Kong's efforts to showcase the city as a premier shopping
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        Lock icon Father-son drama wins big at HK awards
        348 8 Hong Kong THE big winner at the Hong Kong Film Awards last night was the fa-ther-son drama After This Our Exile. It bagged five major awards, including for Best Film and Best Director, sweeping aside competition from rival productions such as Johnnie To's
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        Lock icon Yangtze River beset by pollution, says study
        219 8 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beijing CHINA'S longest and most important river, the Yangtze, is under serious pressure from human activity with more than 600 km critically polluted, state media reported yesterday. The first annual report on the health of the Yangtze has found that
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        Lock icon Shenzhen home owner defies property developers
        555 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Shenzhen MR CHOI Chu Cheung's sixstorey house sticks out like a sore thumb in a patch of newly levelled land sandwiched between gleaming skyscrapers in Shenzhen's financial district. With a stock exchange and a branch of China's central bank only two blocks
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        Lock icon 7m tickets for Beijing Olympics now on sale
        422 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Beijing THE scramble for Beijing Olympics tickets began yesterday as organisers put on sale more than seven million seats for the world's premier sporting event. While the Beijing Games will generate about nine million tickets overall, a large
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon North Korea gets more time to shut down reactor
        672 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Pyongyang wins a few more days but Washington warns it's time for action Pyongyang NORTH Korea has won a few more days to start shutting down its nuclear programme after missing a first key deadline on Saturday. As
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        Lock icon US sends quiet diplomat with strong message to Pyongyang
        304 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS Pyongyang A DELEGATION of American envoys, led by New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, travelled last week to North Korea ostensibly to recover the remains of missing US troops in the Korean War. But hitching a ride with them and
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        Lock icon Japan may be next to join Asia's casino boom
        472 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Tokyo THE world's top casino operators are jockeying for a stake in a vast and untapped market as Japan moves closer to an overhaul of its strict gambling laws. Japan would be a latecomer to a gaming boom across
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        Lock icon 5 hurt as two quakes jolt central Japan
        251 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Tokyo TWO earthquakes jolted central Japan yesterday, injuring at least five people and damaging houses and a 400--year-old castle, police and officials said. The first quake struck at 12.19pm, registering a magnitude of 5.4. Its epicentre was in Mie
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    • ASIA FOCUS
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        Lock icon Khairy: Malays need to make up for lost time
        1953 10  -  Carolyn Hong Deputy Umno Youth leader talks about the goal of affirmative action By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur 50R all the thousands of words written about him, not i lot is known about Mr <Miry Jamaluddin. There are hundreds
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        Lock icon 'It's just business'
        509 10  -  CAROLYN HONG Johor development project MALAYSIANS and Singaporeans should view the Iskandar Development Region (IDR) or south Johor special economic zone as a pure investment proposition and leave politics out of it, said deputy Umno Youth leader Khairy Jamaluddin. The son-in-law of Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, widely
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    • INDIA / SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Foreign schools woo Indian students
        829 11  -  P. Jayaram Higher learning institutes from US to Central Asia are eyeing them to help boost revenue By India Correspondent In New Delhi CASH-STRAPPED foreign universities are competing to attract Indian students, who have emerged as one of the largest group of international students and
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Philippine growth gains not shared by poor
        684 12  -  Alastair Mclndoe Business prospects good but poor left out of economic growth, critics say By Philippines Correspondent In Manila BUSINESS at the small Delpan Pharmacy on the outskirts of Tondo, one of the poorest districts in Manila, has been up a healthy 10
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        Lock icon A shocking case when charity ends at home of fund-raisers
        372 12 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Kuala Lumpur FUND raising in Malaysia has turned into a booming business, with huge chunks of public donations ending up in the pockets of people who least need help. Professional fund-raisers are teaming up with charities
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        Lock icon Myanmar couple under arrest for abducting boy
        328 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN police have arrested a Myanmar couple suspected of kidnapping a five-year-old boy who had been missing for two weeks. The couple had returned him to his parents after claiming they found him on a street, according to a
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  328 words
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        Lock icon Najib urges Malays to seek new ways to create wealth
        280 12 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak has urged Malay entrepreneurs to move from the culture of "know-who" to "know-how" in creating wealth and finding a niche in their businesses. "There is a need to
        THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  280 words
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Growing pressure on Wolfowitz to quit
      665 13  -  Derwin Pereira Analysts say World Bank board hopes he will do the right thing and leave By US Bureau Chief In Washington EMBATTLED World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz headed yesterday for what might well be his last meeting for the institution as pressure piled
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      Lock icon Bush faces tough week with political opponents
      408 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Washington US PRESIDENT George W. Bush is preparing for a new week of tough political battles with his Democratic opponents amid an atmosphere of mutual hostility and suspicion. Tomorrow, Democrats will have a politically charged meeting with key Bush ally Attor-ney-General
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      Lock icon Website revived to speculate on new World Bank chief
      285 13 REUTERS WORLD Bank president Paul Wolfowitz has so far offered no indication whether he would resign but Internet chatter is already speculating over possible successors to him. Website www.worldbankpresident.org first came to prominence in 2005 airing speculation over who would replace
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      Lock icon Tensions in Russia rise with another anti-govt rally
      614 14  -  Kevin O'Flynn ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS Riot police break up St Petersburg protest a day after similar march in Moscow By For The Straits Times In Moscow THOUSANDS of anti-govern-ment protesters took to the streets of St Petersburg yesterday, a day
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Howard condemned over anti-HIV remark
        250 14 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister John Howard (left) was in hot water after saying that those who test HIV-positive would not be allowed to migrate to Australia. Health groups condemned the remark while officials said the plan would be difficult to implement. "It's a
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        Lock icon Brown may face fight to be the next British PM
        150 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE FINANCE Minister Gordon Brown is not a certainty to be Britain's next prime minister, a former senior minister said yesterday, raising the prospect of a fight for the country's top job. Former interior minister Charles Clarke wrote in
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        Lock icon Fraud blamed on software company founder
        250 14 NEW YORK TIMES MR CHARLES Wang (right), the founder and former chairman of Computer Associates, oversaw an accounting fraud lasting more than a decade at the software company, according to a scathing report by the company's board. Mr Wang, who owns the New York
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        Lock icon Teen pulls prank on You Tube
        116 14 REUTERS AN AUSTRALIAN teenager had hundreds of clips removed from Internet video-sharing site You Tube by pretending to be an employee of the state broadcasting network. The 15-year-old sent a signed letter to You Tube saying he represented the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), the
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      Lock icon Probe into army instructor's offensive orders
      211 14 REUTERS Berlin THE German Defence Ministry is investigating a video clip of a German army instructor ordering a recruit to imagine he is firing at "African Americans" who are insulting his mother. German television networks on Saturday aired the amateur video clip. "You're in
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      Lock icon US warns its citizens in Casablanca
      86 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Casablanca THE US warned yesterday of a high risk of violence against US citizens in the Moroccan port city of Casablanca. This came a day after two brothers blew themselves up near the US consulate here. Five suicide bombers have killed themselves
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      Lock icon Stuttgart turns to kids to woo expats
      603 15  -  Neo Hui Mm German city aims to attract talent by being child-friendly By Straits Times Europe Bureau In Bern SOME cities wow with iconic buildings, others exude an old-world charm. Stuttgart has the auto powerhouses of Porsche and DaimlerChrysler and IT giants IBM
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      Lock icon The Internet reaches out to final frontier
      379 15 London A PROGRAMME to kick-start the use of Internet communications in space has been announced by the US government. The Department of Defence's Iris project will put an Internet router in space by the start of 2009, BBC News reported. It will allow
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    • GLOBAL AGENDA
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        Lock icon Draft Thai charter for public release
        296 16  -  NIRMAL GHOSH SOUTH-EAST ASIA WHAT IT IS THE first draft of Thailand's proposed new Constitution will be officially released and distributed on Thursday. Some of the proposals in the slightly over 300-article charter are already known. They include an elected MP for the prime
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        Lock icon Sarkozy in front ahead of elections
        123 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WORLD WHAT IT IS THE first round of the French presidential polls takes place on Sunday. Right-winger Nicolas Sarkozy leads, ahead of socialist Segolene Royal, the centrist Francois Bayrou and veteran National Front leader Jean- Marie Le Pen. WHY IT MATTERS Victory
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; AP  -  123 words
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        Lock icon Focus on Pyongyang's nuke move
        121 16  -  LEE TEE JONG »ASIA WHAT IT IS MEMBERS of the six-party talks on denuclearising North Korea will be watching to see if Pyongyang will shut its reactor this week. The US was consulting with members of the talks on possible action. North Korea was to
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        Lock icon By-election a political test for Anwar
        114 16  -  CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA WHAT IT IS THE nomination of candidates to contest the Ijok by-election in Selangor will be held on Thursday. The seat fell vacant after its assemblyman Datuk K. Sivalingam died early this month. Polling will be held on April 28. WHY
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        Lock icon MONDAY
        12 16 TOKYO: Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi makes official visit to Japan.
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        27 16 UNITED NATIONS: British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett chairs the first climate change debate at the UN Security Council. GENEVA: UNHCR holds international conference on Iraqi refugees.
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        52 16 CAIRO: Meeting of 12 Arab foreign ministers to discuss the implementation of a Saudi-drafted plan for peace with Israel. WASHINGTON: President George W. Bush discusses funding for Iraq war with Democratic and Republican leaders of the Senate at the White House. TEHERAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks at a
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        9 16 BRUSSELS: Nato-Russia Council meeting to discuss missile defence.
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        27 16 BOAO (Hainan): Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2007. LONDON: Three men to be charged in connection with the suicide bomb attacks on July 7, 2005.
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        24 16 THIMPHU (Bhutan): First round of mock parliamentary election to familiarise voters and officials with procedures ahead of the first ever elections next year.
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        22 16 TOKYO: Next round of elections for city mayors and town and village assemblies, along with two by-elections to the Upper House.
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  • REVIEW
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      Lock icon Cheap parking carries a cost
      456 17 IT'S GETTING crowded on the roads, as commuters on the PIE, CTE, BKE and the rest of the alphabet soup of motor arteries can attest. And it can only get worse. Thus, the Government has been reviewing its transport policy options, and last week heard
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      Lock icon Catching up and staying ahead in nuclear race
      1104 17  -  C. Raja Mohan INDIA'S AGNI 111 MISSILE TEST By For The Straits Times ASIA'S nuclear balance tipped a little last Thursday when India successfully tested a missile capable of travelling more than 3,000 km deep into China's heartland. It was second time
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      2643 19  -  GINA KOLATA NEW YORK TIMES LIFE-SAVING ADVICE By MR KEITH Orr thought he would surprise his doctor when he went for a checkup. His doctor had told him to have a weight-loss operation to reduce the amount of food his stomach
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      623 21  -  Ho Ai Li Orchard preschool to charge $1,500 a month, believed to be the most costly here By I THE new Eton House preschool in Orchard Boulevard will be a "designer kindergarten" with record fees to match. Parents will pay $1,500 a month to enrol their children for
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      611 22  -  Tracy Sua Yap Su-Yin Review of proposals from task force done; MCYS to release results By THE expected approval of proposals to improve water safety standards in swimming pools and at beaches here couldn't come sooner. Noting that most water-related accidents can be prevented,
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      224 22 THE waters off most beaches here do not have designated swimming areas and markers saying how far one is from shore. "Sometimes, you realise you have gone too far only when you can't swim back to shore, said Singapore Life Guard Corps (SLGC)
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      483 22  -  Liaw Wy-Cin By: AS SINGAPORE gears up for a population of six million, moves are already under way to better integrate into the community the increasing numbers of foreigners making up the population. About 80 of them, from the Philippines, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia
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      200 22 Dancers performing at a family day event organised by the People's Association Indian Activity Executive Committees Co-ordinating Council. About 3,600 people turned up at Downtown East yesterday to watch the performances and take part in telematches. Deputy Prime Minister S. Jayakumar, who was the guest of
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      252 22 CONSTRUCTION costs are expected to rise in the near future, but so far, the hike has been manageable, said Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan. He was addressing reporters' questions about the increasing reliance on foreign manpower for the booming construction industry, as
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      560 22  -  K.C. VIJAYAN PATROL BOAT TRAGEDY By DESPITE the shock they suffered during Friday's patrol boat tragedy, both Staff Sergeant Sharul Khamis, 33, and Corporal Benji Lim, in his 20s, were determined to bid a final farewell to their colleague who was killed
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      631 23  -  Lynn Lee MINISTERIAL WALKABOUT Yaacob Ibrahim also calls for less use of plastic bags By SINGAPORE is confident it can face up to the threat of global warming and not suffer from any water shortage. Its trump card: Newater. "Newater is from you
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      530 23  -  LYNN LEE THE impending rise in the goods and services tax (GST) has nothing to do with the decision to pay top dollar to capable civil servants, said Environment and Water Resources Minister Yaacob Ibrahim yesterday. The two are separate, he
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      646 24  -  K. C. VIJAYAN Relatives fighting one man who is 'blocking' efforts to sell Killiney Road property By Law Correspondent A 10-YEAR family feud over a prime plot of land in Killiney Road will begin to unfold in court today, with the
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      717 24  -  Lynn Lee Yap Su Yin By SINGAPORE'S first woman opposition politician died last Friday at her Keppel Bay home. She was 95. Mrs Scow Peck Leng, known as Chua Seng Kirn before her marriage, was among the first group of women to enter politics in
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      286 24  -  Chong Chee Kin By A FATHER who flew into a rage after suspecting that the elder of his two daughters had had sex was sentenced last Thursday to a year in jail. He is not being named here so as to protect the identity
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        92 24 MINISTER of State for Trade and Industry Lee Vi Shyan will lead a business delegation to explore investment opportunities in the cities of Nanjing, Changzhou and Yangzhou, in China's Jiangsu province, from today to Wednesday. The team will comprise key industry players from the water and
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        66 24 A BUSINESS mission led by Associate Professor Koo Tsai Kee, Minister of State for Defence and co-chairman of the Singa-pore-Sichuan Trade and Investment Committee, has left for western China. The trade mission, comprising 18 representatives from 14 companies, left yesterday to visit Chengdu, Sichuan province,
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      107 24 Sportsman and politician Teo Ser Luck scaled new heights while promoting adventure sports at East Coast Park yesterday. He successfully negotiated the Tyrolean traverse, a mountaineering adventure sport which requires one to move between two high points on a tightrope. The Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC Member of Parliament
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      279 24 APPLICATIONS close today for the 1,269 four-room, five-room and executive flats that the Housing Board has put up for sale under its new online balloting system. The new system replaces the walk-in selection for surplus flats. The change was introduced to pull the plug
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      520 25  -  Alfred Siew 4,000 Pfingo accounts given out in 3 weeks 1,000 more than planned THE higher-than-expected response to a free trial of Star Hub's Pfingo mobile Internet service has resulted in some applications being delayed even after 1,000 more accounts were given
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      96 25 Nine couples renewed their wedding vows at the Love-Bound Encounter at Jurong Bird Park the first time in the park's 36 years of history. Mr Percival Shepherdson (front row, centre), 60, a retired chef, and Chua Poh Choo, 57, a secretary, were the oldest
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      297 25  -  Amelia Tan By THE first Singapore Business Events Awards to recognise the best performers in the business travel, meetings, incentive travel, conventions and exhibitions (BTMice) industry will be given out in early August. Initiated by the Singapore Exhibition and Convention Bureau, which is
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        199 25 »HOME WHAT IT IS IN A move to cut down the use of plastic bags, the National Environment Agency (NEA) will launch the first BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag) Day on Wednesday. Subsequent Bring Your Own Bag days will be held on the first
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        116 25 POLITICAL WHAT IT IS MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew will engage in a dialogue with 400 young Singaporeans at popular nightspot St James Power Station on Saturday. The dialogue marks the 21st anniversary of the Young People's Action Party (YP)
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        114 25 MONEY WHAT IT IS INTERNATIONAL Enterprise Singapore will reveal Singapore's external trade figures tomorrow. Non-oil domestic exports for March are expected to rebound from February's sharp fall. Figures for that month were hit by shorter working days owing to the Chinese New Year holidays as
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      267 25 Q Why the new rules? 1-^^^ IJI The new rules are in line with *t "W^~* ■*a>rs^( I International Civil Aviation MP PiiiT V^4 I Organisation recommendations made S&T \9^i I after PoMce m Britain foiled an W I apparent plot to blow up as many as J y I
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      790 26  -  Jessica Lim »SOAPBOX Funding for sport has been inadequate, making it a difficult dream to pursue By] ALL Sarah Paw needs is space. But the 15-year-old figure skater, who on April 2 took gold in the the novice ladies category of the
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        635 27  -  PHILIP LEE By\ MANY good restaurants the world over practise this business strategy: Revise the menu regularly but retain the most popular items. The thinking is simple. The regular customer can become jaded with the same fare and go elsewhere. Such a philosophy is prevalent in
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        343 27  -  LYN CHAN By IT IS not good enough to merely seek out exotic and/or unusual destinations to entice folks to fork out their cash for a vacation. Travel agencies are constantly spinning out new ways to make the holidaying experience just that extra
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          67 27 FOR an intense and powerful massage, try Osim's uPaPa, which uses drum-inspired energising and vibrant rhythmic beat on your back, thighs, calves and feet to sooth away your aches and pains. Each pounding action from uPapa penetrates deep into the muscle layers to effectively rejuvenate, invigorate and energise,
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          119 27 L'OREAL PARIS adds to its popular Dermo-Expertise range with a new formula for its Revitalift day cream, as well as new products Revitalift Milky Foam and Revitalift Aqua Milky Toner. The day cream is now reinforced with Pro Retinol A Forte and Fibre Elastyl for anti-wrinkle and firming
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          100 27 MAYBELLINE'S Watershine 3D Essence dispenses multi-dimensional liquid lip colour with a simple twist and click. The simple action releases five droplets of I colour and shine on an exclusively sculpted I tip, allowing for precise application. Available in eight shades, the lip I gloss is fragrance free, non-greasy
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          102 27 SPLASH out in style with an even wider range of fashion wear for every occasion with all-time favourite G2OOO. The label's spring/ summer col lection comprises classic constructed separates for work and casual essentials for play. Under the G2OOO label for ladies, fitted shirts now come
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          94 27 IN CONJUNCTION with the launch of Spider Man 3, Mamil Gold has rolled out a series of attractive redemption programme. From now till May 31, simple keep your proof of purchase for all Mamil Gold products to redeem exclusive Spider Man 3 movie collectibles, ranging from colouring sets,
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      1068 28 MY LIFE JCs still the better choice ALTHOUGH new flavour has been injected into this archaic debate recently, the notion that a junior college (JC) education provides the most direct route to university admission is still irrefutable. The fact is this: Unless a polytechnic student is the
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      218 28 In response to Jessica Lim's Soapbox column "Emo heroes: Just a bunch of zeroes?" (ST, April 2), lan Poh, 20, a full-time national serviceman, argues for Prison Break's Scofield MICHAEL Scofield's emo character is anything but bothersome and stale; it is, on the contrary, refreshing and
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      238 28 THE Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Aces cheerleading team will bring it on in Tokyo, Japan from April 19 to 24 at the Cheerleading International Open. It is the first time Singapore has participated in this world cheerleading event, organised by the International
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      65 26 Have the I I holiday^ of your I A hfe! Check out our travel supplements for some of the best ideas. THE STRAUS TIMES Holiday Fiesta The Straits Times, Tuesday, 17 April 07 fjf £p ijpi. Lianhe Zaobao, Thursday, 19 April 07 LIANHE ZAOBAO Visit Malaysia Year 2007 The Straits
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      140 26 A SMALL PART OF THE BRAIN INFLUENCES THE MOST COMPLEX FUNCTIONS OF THE BODY. MUCH LIKE THE SMALL ISLAND OF GRENADA INFLUENCES THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE ALL OVER THE WORLD. RECEIVE A MEDICAL EDUCATION UNLIKE ANY OTHER AT ST. GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY IN GRENADA. For 30 years students have come from
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      404 29  -  Liew Kai Khiun LEARNING MOTHER TONGUE I CAME across a TV programme on the promotion of Tamil language on Vasantham Central on April 9. Among one of the participants was a mother of three children who shared her experiences in providing
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      395 29  -  Meera Sahasranaman (Ms) I REFER to Mr Ruvin Nair's letter, "Hold second language till students' teen years" (ST, April 7). This is a subject that is constantly on my mind. I am a Singapore permanent resident who has
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      278 29  -  Christine Chen Siew Mci (Ms) THE Competition Commission of Singapore's (CCS) response to the recent withdrawal of the Singapore Medical Association's (SMA) guidelines on fees deserves more discussion. CCS announced that it will work closely with the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) to
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      135 29  -  Harry Chia Kirn Seng THE Ministry of Health (MOH) has started an advertising campaign to educate Singaporeans on the objective and application of the Human Organ Transplant Act (Hota). None would have missed the eye-catching ad in The Straits Times on April 12.
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      245 29  -  Naleeza Ebrahim (Ms) I REFER to the letter, "Spare a tree and I will give up my car" (The Straits Times, April 6), in which Mr Chong Chin Onn laments that trees are being cut for road widening. We understand
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      350 29  -  Leonard Chew Jia Xi I READ with interest the letter by Ms Wani Diwakar, "For safety, restrict new drivers to smaller cars" (ST, April 9). I agree that something should be done to prevent a mishap from repeating itself. However, there
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      114 29  -  Kee Soon Leong I REFER to the report, "Malaysia plans $22b refineries and pipeFine" (ST, April 12). With Malaysia building a pipeline that cuts across the northern part of Malaysia, it means the shipment of oil will not need to pass through
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      303 29  -  Richard G. Lugar I AM pleased to share that I recently introduced a United States Senate resolution, S. Res. 110, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Asean-US dialogue relationship. Since its inception in 1967, with Singapore as an original member, the Association of South-east
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      270 29  -  Dr X Vellayappans I REFER to the letter, "Shame historic Hindu temple couldn't be saved"; ST, April 9). The management of Sri Layan Sithi Vinayagar Temple thanks letter writer Ernesto Bedmar for the kind concern shown. We assure him and all other readers
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      102 29 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.asial. com.sg/forum Access to letters online is free. Hold off second language till students' teen years? No convincing reason to do so Public transport disruptions in Singapore are the exception rather than the norm What happened to common road courtesy? Dangerous young
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      753 30  -  Richard Jolly FA CUP SEMI-FINAL: BLACKBURN 1 CHELSEA 2 (after extra time; 90min 1-1) berman s goal in extra-time breaks the hearts of brave Blackburn Rovers By THE Quadruple is still on and, increasingly, it is looking like a Chelsea-Manchester United battle on three fronts.
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      274 30 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho is playing mind games with club owner Roman Abramovich. He has urged the Russian billionaire to end his silence, and stop the speculation over his future, as a duty to Blues supporters. Said the Portuguese: "I take the pressure off
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      579 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London THREE times Wigan went ahead, three times Tottenham equalised, with Robbie Keane scoring twice. The 3-3 draw was a waste of Wigan's golden chance to ease their relegation fears. "We looked like world-beat-ers going forward, but panelbeaters in defence,"
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      139 30 A BREATHLESS conclusion at Goodison Park saw Everton emerge 2-1 winners over luckless Charlton Athletic yesterday. James McFadden's beautiful strike deep into stoppage time broke the Addicks' hearts, after they thought they earned a valuable point with Darren Bent equalised in the 89th minute, reported Sky
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      322 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Rome AS ROMA bounced back from their 1-7 loss to Manchester United by beating Sampdoria 4-0 in the Serie A yesterday. However the club, condemned for their Champions League humiliation last week, were threatened with a bomb scare and prank
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      615 31 SOCCER England striker scores two goals and provides the third as United send Watford out of FA Cup London WAYNE Rooney destroyed Watford's dreams and continued Manchester United's Treble quest with two goals in their 4-1 FA Cup semi-fi-nal win on Saturday. But at a price. Defender
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      254 31 London AFTER tying up Cristiano Ronaldo with a new five-year deal, Manchester United have set their eyes on another major target: Michael Owen. Manager Alex Ferguson is reportedly interested to acquire the services of the England striker, who has a £12 million (Ss36 million) release
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      191 31 ALEX Ferguson insists that a Champions League semi-final with AC Milan on Wednesday week holds no fear for Manchester United. United met Milan two years ago, when they were beaten 0-1 in both legs. "We are not going to be afraid of it," he said.
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      272 31 REUTERS London ARSENE Wenger has likened Arsenal's dip in form last month to a stint in hell. The Gunners boss saw his team beat Bolton Wanderers 2-1 on Saturday, ending a dreadful four-match winless run. The poor form had seen the fourth-placed
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      235 31 London ALAN Curbishley believes his West Ham can still escape relegation. Not many will feel the same way. The Hammers manager had to endure a morale-sap-ping 0-3 defeat by Sheffield United on Saturday. It brought their three-game winning streak to a screeching halt, and the London club
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      349 31 REUTERS Madrid REAL Madrid slumped to their first defeat in nine matches after Racing Santander came from a goal down to win 2-1 with two controversial penalties on Saturday. Visiting Real looked like they might take their chance to move top of the table,
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      533 32 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOTOR RACING Ferrari ace leads from pole to finish, unlike in Sepang where he was fifth after blundering Sakhir (Bahrain) FERRARI'S Felipe Massa went from zero to hero by winning the Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position yesterday. While that
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      100 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Results 1 Felipe Massa (Bra) Ferrari lhr 33min 27.5155 ec 2 Lewis Hamilton (Eng) McLaren at 2.3605 ec 3 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 10.839 4 Nick Heidfeld (Ger) Sauber 13.831 5 Fernando Alonso (Esp) McLaren 14.426 6 Robert Kubica (Pol) Sauber 45.529 7 JarnoTrulli (Ita) Toyota
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      440 32 GYMNASTICS ALL that separates twin brothers Hoe Wah Toon and Wah Kiat is the nine minutes between their births. They sport similar hairstyles, wear identical leotards, and have a shared goal to be in Singapore's first men's artistic gymnastics (MAG) team
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      355 32  -  Dan Guen Chin BADMINTON By THE Asian Badminton Championships crown is in Taufik Hidayat's hands. Next on his list of conquests:: next month's Aviva Open Singapore. The Asian Games gold medallist beat China's Chen Hong 21-18, 21-19 in the men's singles final at the
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      383 32  -  Nicholas Fang »SOCCER By FOR 45 minutes last night, the Korean Super Reds looked completely different from the team who succumbed 0-6 to the Singapore Armed Forces FC two weeks ago. The S-League newcomers were stoutly holding the 2005 champions Tampines Rovers to a
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        44 32 GAO Ning and Yang Zi reached the men's doubles final at the International Table Tennis Federation Brazil Open on Saturday. The Singapore duo were due to face South Korea's Cho Eon Rae and Ko Jae Bok in yesterday's final.
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        51 32 REUTERS STUTTGART: Uzbekistan's Ruslan Chagaev upset defending champion Nikolai Valuev of Russia in their World Boxing Association heavyweight title bout on Saturday. Two of the three judges scored the contest in favour of the challenger by 115-113 and 117-111 margins, while the third called it a 114-114
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        61 32 ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA: Jerry Kelly made a hole-in-one to take a one-shot lead after three rounds at the Verizon Heritage on Saturday. He aced the 199-yard fourth hole en route to a four-under 67 for a total of 200. Second-round leader Ernie Els shot
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      864 32 AUSTRALIAN RULES AFL: Hawthorn 13.13 (91) Kangaroos 10.10 (70), Geelong 15.19 (109) Melbourne 8.9 (57), Sydney 13.18 (96) Brisbane 10.9 (69), West Coast 14.17 (101) Fremantle 11.4(70), St Kilda 17.14 (116) Western Bulldogs 9.12 (66), Adelaide 13.9 (87) Port Adelaide 8.15 (63), Carlton 18.17 (125) Essendon 17.20 (122), Collingwood
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      327 33 CRICKET WORLD CUP Kingston (Jamaica) FORENSIC tests have indicated that Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan cricket coach, was poisoned before being strangled. Detectives believe the killer or killers used the poison to incapacitate Woolmer before murdering him in his hotel room on March 18. The tragedy
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      755 33  -  Pradeep Rajan Sri Lanka have variety in batting and bowling, something others don't, to stop No. 1 Australia By AUSTRALIA versus Sri Lanka; World champions versus the pundits' tip to stop the world No 1. This Super Eights clash today could well be the World
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      212 33 Question: Can the tournament's best captain take New Zealand beyond the semi-finals? SUNDER MANI, former national cricketer "New Zealand will enter the final. Fleming will be able to perform if the entire team supports him, and they have been doing
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      833 33  -  Sunil Gavaskar By AS THIS year's edition of the Cricket World Cup goes into its last fortnight, it spells the end and perhaps the start of some magnificent careers. Only a few days back, Brian Lara conceded that the lim-ited-overs game was too much for
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      367 33  -  PRADEEP RAJAN NEW Zealand, learning some valuable lessons after being consumed by Sri Lanka, choked South Africa out of their Super Eights match at Grenada on Saturday. The Kiwis contained the Proteas to a modest total of 193 runs, before overtaking the target in
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      57 32 S-League Today Albirex Niigata v Gombak United (Jurong East, 7.45pm) Tomorrow Sengkang Punggol v Woodlands Wellington (Hougang, 7.45pm) Thursday Balestier Khalsa v Geylang United (Toa Payoh, 7.45pm) Korean Super Reds v Liaoning Guangyuan (Yishun, 7.45pm) Friday Singapore Armed Forces v Tampines Rovers (Choa Chu Kang, 7.30pm) Live on CNA Sunday
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      35 32 TV times CRICKET: ICC World Cup 2nd stage, Super 8s: Australia v Sri Lanka (Live, PPVChIIO, 9.30pm). TENNIS: Masters Series, Monte Carlo: Ist rd (Live, Ch24, 4pm). Event SOCCER: S-League: Albirexv Gombak (Jurong East, 7.45pm).
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      110 34 "Behold I make all things new" Revelation 21.5 TANSOONANN Age: 61 Passed away peacefully on 14 April 2007. Loved and missed by family. Mother: Chong Yuet Ngan Wife: Elizabeth Jane Bush Sons: Tan Ming Sheng Tan Ming Quan, Christopher James Tan Ming Vi Daughter: Charlotte Tan Shi-Lin Son-in-law: Ramcharan Singh
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      106 34 r* To reach enlightenment with Brahma! Om Labhanthe Brahama Nirvanam Gtta PREHMA BATHMAVATHY RAMOO (Age: 80) Mrs Prehma Bathmavathy Ramoo, wife of the late Mr P N Ramoo, passed away peacefully yesterday (15 April 2007), leaving behind her daughters and sons-in-law Premalatha &RS Douglas, Pushpalatha P Kathiravelu, Fatirna (Padhmalatha) SiAbdullaAl
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      147 34 FOO HENG CHIN Age: 83 was called home to be with the Lord on 15 April 2007 leaving behind loved ones. W "The I.ord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want... and I will dwell in the house of the l.ord forever." Psalm 23 Wife; Tan Cheng Kee
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      185 34 mm —iv LIM PECK HONG Age: 89 Passed away peacefully on 14 April 2007, dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Ong Thye Chiang, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Ong 800 Teck Lee Swec Gck Ong 800 Thiam Lee Fong Ngor Ong 800 San Lim Eng Mcc Daughters: Sons-in-law: Ong
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      89 34 WEEMMLENG Age: 79 passed away peacefully on 14 April 2007, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Qu«k Ah Yaw Sons: Daughters- in- law: Givee Choon Hua Jimmy Grace Liew (Wee Choon Hoe. deceased) Wee Choon Lye Raymond Wee Choon Hock Shirley Tan Daughter: Son-in-law: WeeCheu Quart Lilian IVi Boon llian Daniel
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      70 34 CHOY KWAI SIM, AGATHA Age: 80 called home to the Lord peacefully on 15 April 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Body is resting at Blk 792, Yishun Ring Road. Tel: *****633 Cortege leaves on Tuesday, 17 April 2007 at 3.15pm for funeral mass at Church of
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      75 34 I "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; And I will dwelt in the house of the Lord forever" Psalm 23:6 LEE CHWEE NEO Age: 76 Called home to be with Jesus on 14 April 2007. Dearly missed by family and all loved ones.
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      90 34 F The family of the late WARREN LAI SIEW CHUNG Departed 9 April 2007 wish lo express (heir heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and professional associates for their kind assistance. attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special thanks lo: Dr Edward Yang Tuck Loong
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      29 34 In Loving Memory of A VEERAPPAN Departed: 16 April 2001 Time change many things. We treasure the memories which you left behind. Sadly missed by wlfe.chlldren and family E
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      93 34 BERNADETTE LOW SIEW CHENG Age: 79 passed away peacefully on 14 April 2007, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: lames ChngCuan Kok Children: Elizabeth Chng Mvi Imm Andrew Chng Swee Heng all relatives and friends. Wake is held at St Joseph Dying Aid Association Parlour, Church of the Nativity of the
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      46 34 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of JENNING CHEONG WAI Departed on 16 April 2005 Dearly missed always remembered by. Father Cheong Yin Fong Mother Ong Yock Kng Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Kingston Cheong Jundy Mow Kenny Cheong jenne Chua God-daughter: Faith Cheong Jing Nephews: Ray, Ryan Roy Cheong
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      22 34 AS/A i /stft/vefsvtf/ff ffn -fttw'ffp //tvtrtrtp/ y/ CHUA BOON SENG Departed: 16.4.1992 Dearly missed and always remembered by Wife, Children and Grandchildren
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      84 34 RM.MOOKAIAH Age: 84 passed away peacefully on 15 April 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Kalyani kulanthavelu Sons: Daughter-in-law: M. Somasundaram Sara Gill M. Subramaniam Daughters: Sons-in-law: M. (ayamani M. Manonmani M. Selvamani Wayne Harriman ML Suguna Sinnakaruppan Grandson: Arjun Granddaughters: Vicneswary S. Ashwariya S. relatives
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      149 34 pii in. I..IIIWWIIW 1111.1KJ1111.1 IJUUUULIJ IHIII. ~-> -v. •m "Surely goodness and love will foliate me all the i days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the i I Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 ITAYTHYEWAH FRANCIS was culled home to be with the lord on 13
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      57 34 Thnlai Thcvasam 1 st Anniversary SALACHIW/O GOPALAKMSHNAN Departed: 27 April 2006 You built our loving home You made our world richer You eased our pains worries You are simply the most extraordinary woman Prayers will be held on 17.04.07,7pm at Sri Sivan Temple 24 Geylang East Aye 2. Please treat
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      32 34 In Remembrance of our Dear Loving Dad KISHINCHAND H. MELWANI Departed on 16th April 2004 Still sadly missed by loved ones: Wife: Meena K. Melwani Daughters, sons-in-law and grandchildren, here and abroad
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      27 34 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of ANG CHYE SENG, ROYSTON Departed on 16 April 2004 Always remembered by Wife, Son, Daughter, Son-in-law, Granddaughter loved ones. R :a
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      75 35 (0) Hotel Prop SIMSCI3S0DBeCW*****2 Lyxor China H 10US$ Haw Par Corp Keppel Corp CLI RB eCW*****8 Parkway Hldgs FTAsean40 100US$ GLD 10USS ISMSCI India 100 IMH NOL MBL eCW*****3 01am CENTS 650 140.0 27.5 131 84.5 181.7 1300 60.7 3.2 790 50.0 6.8 2000 50 0 2
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      63 35 (0) ISH Keppel Land B Sembawang BukitSem W*****3 Gems TV Creative Tech Semb Corp Ind CENTS 1320 880 1160 750 143 925 510 60 7 50.0 40 0 40.0 28.0 25.0 25.0 2.9 5.4 3.3 5.1 16.4 2.6 4.7 JOL 520 ilCLLand 271 Jnisteel 260 iemb CorpHBLeCW*****
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      85 35 Where S$ stands Apr 13 7.CHNG YR 2007 2LOSE FR Apr 12 S$ LOW S$ HIGH JS$ 1.5165 +0.21 1.5479 1.5105 iuro 2.0514 -0.35 2.0514* 1.9913 3.0118 -0.35 3.0540 2.9323 1$ 1.2625 -0.68 1.2625# 1.1741 ren* 1.2807 -0.64 1.3277 1.2555 lupiah *0.***** +0.05 0.***** 0.***** iaht ....4.6590 -6.71 4.3830
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      512 35  -  Lee Su Shyan TAKING STOCK Investors to take cue from US price data and upcoming first-quarter results By AFTER last week's profit-tak-ing and consolidation, dealers are more tentative about the outlook for this week. The market reached record levels early last week, on news
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      6921 35 Unit Trust Funds UNIT TRUSTS ABN Amro Asset Mgt (Spore) Star Europe Eqty! 1* 1.089/ Star Europe Bond 1.18/ Star Europe Bal 1 247/ Star Asian Tip.erEqlv '<:■:-..■ StarAsiaßonrl r.W Star Asia Balanced :;ij' Star Global Technology Fund' Mum St Fd Star Asia Bonrl(USD) Gib Multi St USD Asia Bond
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        99 36 KIM Eng has initiated coverage on Indofood Agri Resources with a target price of $1.62. It says that the firm, a leader in edible oils and fats, will benefit from Indonesia's rising affluence, which will raise demand for branded cooking oils and margarines. The
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        77 36 DATACRAFT is a safer play on a technology cycle recovery, says Citigroup, considering the strength of its order book and its execution track record. The outlook is good as opportunities in China have improved since banking liberalisation; nor are there signs of a corporate
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        95 36 GEMS TV is facing stronger-than-expected competition from The Jewellery Channel in Britain, writes Credit Suisse, which has downgraded its rating from outperform to neutral. Also, The Jewellery Channel might soon launch a competing channel in America. Gems TV's share price has done well since its
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      368 36 BLOOMBERG NEWS Fund's monitoring guidelines on forex policies in need of reform: US official Washington US TREASURY Secretary Henry Paulson on Saturday stepped up his push for rule changes that would allow the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to monitor and disclose cases of
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    • PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
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        66 36 CHRISTINA KOH: Appointed global head of corporate communications and sustainability for DHL Express, with effect from May 1. Ms Koh joined DHL Asia Pacific in 2002 and is now its senior vice-president of corporate communications and sustainability. To be based in Bonn, Germany, she will
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        72 36 JENNIFER LEE GEK CHOO: Named non-exec utive chairman of Eu Van Sang International from last Monday. Dr Lee joined the traditional Chinese medicine company's board as an independent director in July 2000. In addition, Mr Will Hoon Wee Teng has been appointed Eu Van
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        53 36 LIEW SHEAU HUI: Appointed chief financial officer (CFO) of Allco Singapore, which manages Allco Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust, from last Monday. Mr Liew has more than 13 years' experience in accounting and auditing and was previously an associate director at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is a
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      Lock icon Viable option needed to settle shareholders' disputes with firms
      996 37  -  Goh Eng Yeow ►►COMMENTARY One choice is adding independent voices to Sias' framework to redress grievances By Markets Correspondent IN A perfect world, there should not be any disputes between a listed company and its minority shareholders. The framework established by
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      Lock icon Yangzijiang contracts to be issued on stock's trading debut
      360 37  -  Arthur Poon WARRANT WATCH By. THE trading debut on Wednesday of Singapore's largest initial public offer (IPO) in months, China-based Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, will be doubly exciting for investors. Investor interest is expected to be so strong that several warrant issuers will
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      1130 38  -  Grace Ng large growing markets, there will be a higher propensity to locate top management there", he said. "More senior management will be based in the region, but there is no systematic plan or formula for this it will be done according
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      360 38  -  Lee Su Shyan CORPORATE FINANCE By Companies BOUTIQUE corporate finance firm nTan Corporate Advisory has won a mention for being the top adviser in the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) space for the first quarter of this year. Behind nTan is well-known accountant
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      25 38 Settling conflicts A viable alternative for resolving disputes between shareholders and firms is needed and building on Sias' existing framework is one option. PAGE Hl7
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      102 39 PEOPLE POOLSIDE PARTY r STRAIGHT TALK Celebs glam up at 11 No need for Georgia Lee's bash hot babes on ESPN page 3 1"^ pageB ''ammmmmil TH FM 0 N DAY INTERVIEW M &3P*" Plam^p I, > Actress-host Michelle Chia has been in showbiz for 26 years but has not
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        860 40  -  Boon Chan She left showbiz at the peak of her career for marriage. But 25 years on, Chelsia Chan returns with a new album BACK in 1981, Hong Kong pop star Chelsia Chan retired at the tender age of 24, to the dismay of her many
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        485 41  -  Michelle Tay PARIS Hilton, Beyonce Knowles and Bruce Lee turned up at the Marriott Hotel pool terrace last Friday night. Actually, celebrity fashion stylist Karen Ng, businesswoman Astrid Salim-Taira and pub owner Lai Khai Khuen came to aesthetics doctor Georgia Lee's party dressed respectively as those personalities.
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        491 76 BRYAN TOH ON HIS FIGHT WITH GAME ADDICTION Walking through forests, killing exotic creatures, chatting with friends and experiencing the joys of levelling-up. This is what my character's day would be like in my current obsession, the online game Maple Story. Of course,
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        211 76 THE BEST OF STink SPILL "Well for me, I've always had a bank of witty retorts that might be appropriate for different situations. Like Tm a bit busy right now. Can I ignore you some other time?' If you're lucky, the person might be momentarily stunned. D" fluffypencil on Dajie's
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        248 76  -  SERENE GOH .INTENSE FEELING Feeling uncontrollably crazy about someone is a pretty maddening emotion. On the one hand, you are euphoric every time he shows up. On the other, you wish you could control yourself instead of acting like a whooping monkey. You should know that even adult
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        525 77 OGLING THE OPPOSITE SEX IS A CHARGE LED BY GASP! GIRLS! EMILY LEX REPORTS The Hokkien slang for checking out the opposite sex "bioh" used to be strictly a boys-only activity. Not anymore. The girls are staking a foothold in the bioh-\ng scene. It is not just
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        474 78 BRIAN LEE'S WINNING STRAITS TIMES MEDIA CLUB PIECE ON TEEN ACTRESS MEGAN ZHENG Just four years after her historic win for Singapore at Taiwan's 40th Golden Horse Awards, Megan Zheng is starring in her third movie, My Family, My Heart. The young actress may have achieved some
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        416 78 My Family, My Heart is a high-definition movie produced by Star Chinese Movies. It tells a heart-warming story of a young girl, Zhen Zhen, who is raised by her con-artist parents. After the tragic death of her mother, Zhen Zhen starts to resent her father
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        781 79 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN NAB YOUR DREAM JOB? TESSA WONG CHECKS OUT HOW YOU CAN LOOK FOR THE RIGHT FIT Fact: Just because you are studying like crazy right now for that diploma does not mean you are going to walk into your dream job
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        690 80 JESSICA LIM CHECKS OUT THE POPULARITY BEHIND AN AERIAL BALL GAME THAT IS SEPAK TAKRAW Twice a week, teenagers gather at the Singapore Sepak Takraw Federation at Bedok to practise, graceful as dancers. They kick a rattan ball across a volleyball-type net, but they do so with style,
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        624 81 STOCK MARKETS ARE IN THE NEWS ALL THE TIME ESPECIALLY LATELY, WHEN YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ABOUT "THE STI SURGING" OR MARKETS IN VARIOUS PLACES "CRASHING". WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN, AND WHAT DO BULLS AND BEARS HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING? ALISON DE SOUZA
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        1312 82  -  KRISTIE CHIEW MARK LIM EXTREME FANS SPEND TIME, MONEY AND EFFORT JUST TO GET CLOSE TO THEIR IDOLS. JESSICA LIM SHOWS HOW THEY DO IT The mini-bus made its way from the airport, to a hotel, recording sessions, various restaurants and then back to the hotel carrying Wang
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        246 83  -  DERRICK CHIN WEI LOVE POEM BY LIANG 14, SECONDARY 2, BUKIT BATOK SECONDARY SCHOOL Love brightens and enlightens Love sparkles and twinkles Love glitters but sometimes shatters Love can be blissful but sometimes sorrowful Love can be a luxury but sometimes a misery Love is tender and
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        944 84  -  ARTI MULCHAND, TEXT: ANDREW DUFFY BY THE STRAITS TIMES, APRIL 7 One bit of good news is that, according to a global survey, two-thirds of Singaporeans are aware of the problem, and almost all of them are doing something about it.
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        476 85 THISWEEKWEZOOMINON... The robots aren't coming. They are already here. While Japan still takes the lead as the most robot-friendly nation on earth, Singapore is catching up. Walk into any big toy store and there they are. It started with the robotic dog, the Aibo from Sony, and now there
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        326 86 SINGAPORE HAS BEEN BUZZING WITH TALK OF A FORMULA ONE RACE SCHEDULED TO BE HELD HERE SOON. TESSA WONG ZIPS THROUGH SOME IDIOMS AND PHRASES ASSOCIATED WITH SPEED AND RACES. FULL SPEED AHEAD WHAT IT MEANS Much like going at top speed in a car, this
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        1597 87  -  SIM CHI YIN, BY THE STRAITS TIMES, MARCH 31 As a child, Ms Sugiyani knew her family was poor, but she never wanted to become a maid. "We didn't have dreams. We always felt, 'What can we do?' I just wanted to have a good job," the Indonesian
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        350 88  -  MARDIANAABU BAKAR This is a well-written narrative, one that allows Indonesian wife and mother Sugiyani to tell the story of her life as a maid in several countries. The narrator holds his own words back and allows the voices of Sugiyani, her parents, child and
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        294 88 The main purpose of the lesson is to teach us to appreciate "image" words and phrases to provide us with a vocabulary of words that build better writing. EXERCISES A AND B The purpose of these exercises is to introduce the ways in which certain
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      155 76 SUPERVISING EDITOR Bertha Henson EDITOR Serene Goh CONTRIBUTORS Andrew Duffy, Alison De Souza, Mardiana Abu Bakar, Cassandra Chew JOURNALISTS Jessica Lim, Tessa Wong COVER Rishad Patel, Tay Chern Hui ART AND DESIGN Alexis Hooi, Tay Chern Hui, Adam Lee, Shalyn Ng INTERN Emily Lek EDITORIAL PROJECTS UNIT Peter Khoo, Shahrena
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      92 77 I r Are Singaporean students WhJlt BPG HOU WJlitinfl POP? Y^f I better at writing than speaking? gm^ /^fb.Or^Hl nnilll r^B9r --1 Discuss in Stink and Spill IllllvH P (1 (1(10 ***** 111 m** *1 ■PVSJiIM j)| SIU lIUUJ. joimTsaiinMncert TA Mmdk m I a Catch her dynamic dance \3i
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      64 77 TRENDS AND QUIRKS REALLY YOUNG COUPLE Two I 3-year-old Malaysians were the youngest among 10 couples who tied the knot in a mass wedding ceremony in eastern Terengganu state, a report said. Sukhri Ali and Mariam Din, who were neighbours in an Orang Asli indigenous people settlement, were married according
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      76 78 YOUR BOURHOOD 1 RACE FOR SPEED It is early days yet, but Singapore's ambitions for ultra-fast broadband look well on track, with a dozen companies and consortia in a fight to start building the network from next year. On March 3, the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore unveiled the 12
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      70 79 THE NEXT BIG THING IS YOU STORE WORKERS IN DEMAND Singaporeans are emerging as the "foreign talent" of choice among employers in Asia and the Middle East, say headhunters seeking top managers. "Singapore has traditionally been known as an importer of talent, but it has now gained a reputation for
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      68 80 DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF MARADONA IMPROVES CONDITION Diego Maradona was improving on April 3, 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
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      68 81 THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE NEWS jflf CASHING IN ON THE GOLDEN PIG According to astrologers, this Year of the Pig will be especially auspicious. For investors, it will, they say, really bring home the bacon. That is because it is not just any Pig Year, but a Golden Pig Year
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      76 82 THE BIG STORY THIS WEEK AYUMI'S SEAFOOD TRIP UPSETS Japanese pop queen Ayumi Hamasaki upset locals in a Hong Kong fishing village when she made a surprise visit for a seafood meal with 22 aggressive bodyguards and assistants, witnesses said. Hamasaki, known as Ayu to her fans and the biggestselling
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      67 82 I THE I BIG I STORY I THIS I WEEK u i britney most i foolish Michael Ijackson has I lost his Most Foolish I American I title to fellow singer Britney Spears, according Jto a survey timed with April Fool's I Day by New York publicist Jeff Barge. Some
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      67 84 RACK YOUR BRAINS r WILD ABOUT WIND A wing turbine, standing almost 10m tall, rotates silently atop an HDB block in Marine Parade fanning one man's drive to prove that windfarmed electricity can be viable in Singapore. Entrepreneur Quek Yeow Hui spent $40,000 to import the turbine from Germany in
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      62 86 READ AND WRITE BETTER FERRARI BELLE Actress Michelle Yeoh, 44, is engaged to Ferrari motorracing team boss Jean Todt, 61, and is planning wedding banquets in Italy, Malaysia and Hong Kong. The former Miss Malaysia announced this as she arrived at the Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong on the
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      64 87 READ AND WRITE BETTER NO SCRUBS FOR NAOMI Millionaire fashion model Naomi Campbell emerged from a grimy Department of Sanitation garage in a floor-length evening gown, marking the end of her courtordered community service. In January, Campbell, 36, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour and admitted that she had thrown a
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      70 88 I READ I AND WRITE BETTER 1 g WANTED: DAUGHTER FOR COUPLE A retired couple in central China have advertised for a "daughter" to look after them and more than 100 candidates have signed up to give it a shot, reported a Chinese daily. If the candidate passes the trial
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      759 89 INTHEEND F places HOW MUCH IS THE PRIME MINISTER'S ANNUAL SAURY, in the AND HOW MANY INTERNET GAMERS ARE THERE IN ISBBB»EmB jjj news CHINA? FIND OUT THE ANSWER TO THAT AND OTHER PPSPffffllJJ'Ml NEWS PUZZLERS RIGHT HERE. Rn^^l TOMM NUMBERS IN THE NEWS Match these digits to the reasons
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