The Straits Times, 24 April 2007

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 04 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 198/12/2006 TUESDAY, APRIL 24 2007 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon S'pore-Jakarta deal on extradition, defence pacts
    626 1  -  Lynn Lee PM Lee, Yudhoyono to witness signing Df agreements n Bali on Friday By Aaron Low SINGAPORE and Indonesia have reached agreement on an extradition treaty and defence cooperation pact, after about two years of negotiations. They will be inked in Bali on
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    Lock icon Body of missing girl, 14, found
    440 1  -  Teh Joo Lin »TEENS SWEPT AWAY BY SUDDEN SURGE OF WATER IN CANAL By THE body of 14-year-old Debra Koh was found yesterday afternoon, more than 20 hours after she was swept away by a sudden surge of water in a Bukit Batok canal.
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon New jitters as Indonesia dusts off nuke power plans
      976 1  -  AZHAR GHANI By Indonesia Bureau Chief In Jakarta A MASSIVE earthquake hits Indonesia's Java island, causing a serious safety breach in the country's nuclear power plant on the Muria peninsula, triggering a meltdown. The deadly radioactive fallout spreads quickly. Densely-populat-ed Java
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      347 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2-4 Deadly crash Asia 5-11 A day trip to Malacca to World 12-16 help dialysis patients Review 17-19 forget their condition FYI 20 goes awry when their SECTION TWO minibus crashes. Home Hl-H8 PAGE HI Forum H9 Sports HlO-Hl3 No penalty Obituaries Hl4-Hl5 A tram breakdown
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Plan to halve use of concrete within 5 years rolled out
      629 3  -  T. Rajan Laws to cut amount of material used in construction projects being drawn up By AN AMBITIOUS new plan to cut Singapore's dependence on sand and granite will aim to halve the use of concrete in construction projects
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      Lock icon Driver charged with causing death of car saleswoman
      458 3  -  Elena Chong »TEST-DRIVE CRASH By SOME 18 months after a young car saleswoman died, the man who had test-driven the sports car involved in the fatal accident appeared in court yesterday. Regan Lee Da Wen, 26, was charged with causing sales consultant
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      Lock icon S'pore-led project a 3oost for South Africa
      488 4  -  Goh Chin Lian Chemical complex is Spores largest single investment there; over 800 jobs to be created By In Port Elizabeth (South Africa) A SINGAPORE-LED project coming up in the Eastern Cape province here will tap the abundant sea water at its coast
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      Lock icon It's Sarkozy against Royal in French presidential run-off
      545 4  -  Susan Sachs ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS 'SEGO' AND 'SARKO' TO BATTLE FOR THE CENTRE, PAGE 13 By For The Straits Times In Paris FRENCH presidential candidates Nicolas Sarkozy and Segolene Royal were yesterday scrambling for the centrist vote, launching
      ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS 'SEGO' AND 'SARKO' TO BATTLE FOR THE CENTRE, PAGE 13; AFP, BLOOMBERG NEWS  -  545 words
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      32 4 SME SPOTLIGHT The hotel that's "forever overbooked" Plus Giorgio Ferrari: Mixing wine with good business advice WHICH IS BETTER? CREATIVE LEARNING VERSUS ROTE LEARNING ...and where does Spores education system stand? Lan
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Beijing to raze historic Peking Opera house
      288 5 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beijing BEIJING planners have decided to raze a Ming Dynasty theatre in the heart of the old city that once provided a historic backdrop to the famous Peking Opera, state press said yesterday. The Guanghe Theatre, which sits in Beijing's historic
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      Lock icon Indonesia's investment law may backfire
      482 5  -  AZHAR GHANI Goal of attracting foreign investors may be undermined by more curbs By Indonesia Bureau Chief In Jakarta A NEW Indonesian law meant to attract overseas investment by putting foreign and domestic businessmen on an equal footing could instead be used to make life
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon China's first 'green' moves lack punch
        652 7 REUTERS Beijing's unambitious emissions targets not enough to avert dangerous warming Beijing CHINA has for the first time disclosed internal targets to fight global warming but these are as unambitious as a similar US goal, analysts say. They would do little to help talks
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        Lock icon Fengshui master takes step to claim fortune
        371 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Hong Kong A FENGSHUI master who claimed the entire US$4 billion (Ss6 billion) estate of the late Hong Kong tycoon Nina Wang last week has filed legal papers, his first formal step towards taking possession of her fortune. Mr Chan Chun
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        Lock icon Taipei 'agrees to be part of Olympic torch relay'
        430 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG Beijing TAIWAN has agreed to be included in the Olympic torch relay next year, a top Beijing Games official said yesterday. "In general, both sides agreed that the torch relay can go through Taiwan. As for
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG  -  430 words
    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon japan may set up fund to invest forex reserves
        537 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Spore example the best, says official; move would affect global markets Tokyo JAPAN is considering establishing a special state investment fund to manage part of its massive foreign exchange reserves, the Financial Times reported yesterday. One idea is for
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        Lock icon 26 die when overloaded bus crashes through guardrail
        223 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Beijing TWENTY-SIX people were killed yesterday when a bus crashed through a guardrail and plunged more than 20m off an overpass in south-west-ern China. It was the second serious traffic accident in Chongqing, a mountainous metropolis of 30 million
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        Lock icon China staggers reserve oil purchases
        241 8 FINANCIAL TIMES, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beijing HIGH global prices have prompted China to stagger oil purchases for its strategic reserves, which are unlikely to exceed the equivalent of one month's imports by 2010, Beijing's energy chief has said. Beijing did not want to invest heavily when
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        Lock icon Lawmakers visit war shrine but Abe stays away
        194 8 REUTERS Tokyo NEARLY 160 Japanese lawmakers or their representatives paid their respects yesterday at a controversial war shrine, but Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Cabinet ministers stayed away. Mr Abe has visited the Yasukuni shrine in the past, and a close
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    • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Hasina slams Dhaka for blocking her return
        416 9 BLOOMBERG, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Opposition leader stopped from boarding plane in London London BANGLADESH'S opposition leader Sheikh Hasina Wajed condemned the military-back-ed government for blocking her return to the country after she was stopped from boarding a flight in London. "This government
        BLOOMBERG, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; AFP  -  416 words
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        Lock icon India seals off Nepal border ahead of polls
        317 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Lucknow INDIA sealed off part of its border with Nepal yesterday as it tightened security for assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, the country's most populous state, officials said. Nearly 100,000 security personnel guarded 57 state constituencies for yesterday's ballot, the
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon US alert could hurt Indonesia aviation sector
        630 10  -  Dcvi Asmarani WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM BLOOMBERG Travel warning against nation's carriers may have adverse impact on industry in long run By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta A UNITED States warning against travelling on Indonesian carriers due to safety concerns has not hurt the
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        Lock icon Abbott 'offering cheaper Aids drug in Thailand'
        273 10 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE New York ABBOTT Laboratories is offering to sell a newer form of its Aids drug Kaletra in Thailand at a discounted rate, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. The company had earlier refused to offer Aluvia, the newer form of
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        Lock icon GIVING EARTH TWO LEGS UP
        92 10 PHOTO: A Filipino ballet dancer performing over pieces of wood in a grassy lawn of the Cultural Centre of Manila to mark Earth Day on Sunday. Organisers say the pieces of wood with holes symbolise trees felled by illegal loggers in much of the countryside.
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        Lock icon Surayud in bid to head off protesters
        195 10 Bangkok PRIME Minister Surayud Chulanont flew to north-east Thailand a day earlier to try to persuade farmers from leaving for Bangkok for political protests. The Bangkok Post reported that the Premier reached the north-eastern province of Übon Ratchathani on Sunday afternoon, even though
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        Lock icon Peace Corps volunteer's suspected killer named
        213 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS Manila POLICE have identified a local woodcarver as a suspect in the killing of a US Peace Corps volunteer in a northern mountain village and are following up leads on a possible accomplice, officials said yesterday. Police chief Pedro Ganir of Ifugao
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon BN frets over weak Malay backing in Ijok polls
        557 11  -  Reme Ahmad Ruling coalition faces tough by-election fight as Malay voters in Ijok remain sceptical By Malaysia Correspondent In Batang Berjuntai (Selangor) DAYS before his fellow residents in the Ijok constituency head to the polls, contractor Jalil Ahmad said they have
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        Lock icon Arabs to build luxury homes on Langkawi site
        241 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S tourist island of Langkawi is providing a large plot of land to investors from the United Arao Emirates to build luxury homes and boost business ties, said a report yesterday. "A company from the United Arab Emirates
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        Lock icon MAKING UP
        96 11 Days before the Ijok by-election, two top Indian community leaders have buried the hatchet to help Barisan Nasional win more Indian votes. At a ceremony, Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu (left), head of the Malaysian Indian Congress, and Datuk M. G. Pandithan of the pro-BN Indian Progressive Front,
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        Lock icon Govt urges Malaysians to register for voting
        182 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS Kuala Lumpur THE Malaysian government yesterday urged millions of potential voters to register in yet another indication that the general election is around the corner. The Election Commission recently said 4.9 million eligible voters mainly young people between 21 and 35
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon The Big Apple to go green
      625 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, NEW YORK TIMES Manhattan tackles emissions problem Singapore-style congestion charge part of big plan to save environment New York MAYOR Michael Bloomberg has laid out an ambitious environmental plan for the city, including a Singa-pore-style congestion charge for driving in
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      Lock icon 'Sego' vs 'Sarko' a contest of visions
      800 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS Debate on economic reforms will hold the key for the two survivors in the French polls Paris SOCIALIST Segolene Royal and conservative Nicolas Sarkozy have two weeks to sell voters on two vastly different visions for France at a time when
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      Lock icon Strong turnout among French voters in S'pore
      358 13  -  NILANJANA SENGUPTA By FRENCH election fever ran high in Singapore with nearly 75 per cent of eligible voters here casting their ballots on Sunday. The strong turnout was a reflection of that in France, where 83.7 per cent voted, close to the record
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon LONDON FINANCIAL HUB GOES WI-FI
        80 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: The heart of London's financial district has gone wireless. The Square Mile, Europe's premier financial centre, has been turned into an oversized Wi-Fi "hot zone", turning broadband-speed Internet into radio signals that can be accessed through browsers on laptops, hand-held game consoles,
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        Lock icon KL HUNTS DOWN OVER-STAYERS
        131 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is hunting down more than 20,000 foreign nationals who have sntered the country as tourists before staying on to find jobs illegally, reports said yesterday. The visa-on-arrival scheme was introduced last year ahead of a campaign aimed at boosting Dverseas visitor
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        Lock icon STUDENTS BACK AT VIRGINIA TECH
        154 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS BLACKSBURG (Virginia): Virginia Tech students returned to class yesterday, pausing during the morning for a moment of silence for the victims of last week's massacre. Flowers, letters and other mementos covered memorial stones arranged in a semicircle on the campus a stone each
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      Lock icon Former Russian president Yeltsin dies of heart failure
      481 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Moscow BORIS Yeltsin, who presided over the demise of the Soviet Union and Russia's transition to a free market, has died. Mr Yeltsin, 76, died yesterday in Moscow's Central Clinical Hospital of heart failure, a Kremlin spokesman
      ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS; AP  -  481 words
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      Lock icon Iraqi PM opposes US wall in Baghdad
      618 14 LOS ANGELES TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Maliki demands immediate halt to move to create gated communities Baghdad THE Iraqi Prime Minister has called for an immediate halt to the building of a wall by US forces to ease sectarian tensions in bomb-ravaged
      LOS ANGELES TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  618 words
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      Lock icon Kazakhstan to upgrade S'pore mission to embassy
      428 15  -  Ong Soh Chin By In Astana (Kazakhstan) THE strengthening of ties between Singapore and Kazakhstan was underscored yesterday with the Central Asian country saying it will upgrade its mission in Singapore to an embassy. "We are in the process of selecting an ambassador,"
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      Lock icon Howard goes on the political offensive
      530 15  -  Roger Maynard Rattled by rival's popularity, Australian PM defends policy on climate change and Asia By Australia Correspondent In Sydney FACING lacklustre opinion polls and rumblings of discontent among his backbenchers, Australian Prime Minister John Howard yesterday went on the political offensive, focusing on
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      Lock icon 6,000 celebrate S'pore Day at New York's Central Park
      455 16  -  Wong Kirn Hoh Inaugural event to help Singaporeans overseas stay in touch with home By LIKE model Singaporeans, they queued to get into Wollman Rink in New York's Central Park and they queued for as long as an hour for their
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
        128 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS AMERICAN teenager Morgan Pozgar was crowned text message champion after typing out the word "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious", from the musical Mary Poppins in 15 seconds. The word is used to describe the most fantastic of feelings or experiences. The 13-year-old from Pennsylvania was crowned LG National Texting champion on
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        Lock icon Duo to sail non-stop for 1,000 days
        177 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS AN AMERICAN couple plan to sail around the globe three times in 1,000 days, making no port calls for supplies or a walk on solid ground. Mr Reid Stowe, 55, and Ms Soanya Ahmad, 23, left on Saturday aboard a 21m,
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        Lock icon Blind British pilot lands in Australia
        156 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLIND British pilot Miles Hilton-Barber landed his microlight aircraft in the northern Australian city of Darwin yesterday as he neared the end of his London-Sydney charity flight. Mr Hilton-Barber, 55, flew his Pegasus Mainair GT4SO to Darwin international airport after strong headwinds
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      23 12 Howard on the offensive Australian Prime Minister John Howard goes on the political offensive, defending his government's view on climate change. PAGE 15
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  • REVIEW
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      427 17 SOUTH Korea's weekend offer of 400,000 tonnes of rice aid to the North scrambles logic, when there has been no movement on the accord to have Pyongyang's nuclear facilities dismantled. Unless there is more to the diplomatic goings-on than can be disclosed, Seoul should explain to
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      Lock icon How to win friends and influence people in Asia
      941 17  -  Farced Zakaria By IF YOU want to know which way the breeze is blowing in Asia, check out a bookstore in Hanoi. The two I went to while visiting there last week were stocked with the usual stuff the writings of
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      Lock icon Tackling the black mark in China's growth
      868 17  -  MICHAEL By Rl CHARDSON For The Straits Times CHINA is rapidly emerging as a key player in climate change politics, both as a major cause of the greenhouse gas emissions that are warming the planet and as a partner in international efforts to
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      Lock icon Taiwan: One race, two ethnicities
      1201 18  -  Goh Sui Noi Divergent historical memories remain a source of political conflict despite common ethnic Han Chinese roots By Senior Correspondent ON APRIL 7, arsonists burned down the historic Grass Mountain Chateau located in Taiwan's picturesque Yangmingshan National Park. The chateau was built originally for
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      426 21  -  Judith Tan HORROR CRASH #1 Dialysis patients' day trip ends in tragedy when minibus collides with a car By A DAY trip to Malacca for food and sightseeing to help dialysis patients forget their condition turned tragic, as a result of a fatal
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      133 21 HORROR CRASH #2 A motorist was killed instantly and another injured in a collision between a car and a truck along Changi Coast Road yesterday at about 9.40 am. Both drivers were trapped in their vehicles and Singapore Civil Defence Force officers worked simultaneously to extricate
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      154 22  -  SUJIN THOMAS THE section of the canal where the teenagers were swept away on Sunday afternoon is where the currents are strongest after a thunderstorm because the gradient of the channel there drops steeply, said a PUB spokesman. It would take only 15 minutes for
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      395 22  -  Zakir Hussain By OPPOSITION politician J.B. Jeyaretnam yesterday agreed to pay his creditors the amount he owes them, a move that will pave the way for him to be discharged as a bankrupt. He has to pay them in three weeks, the
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      481 23  -  Chong Chee Kin SHARE-RIGGING CASE By THE testimony of a key witness in a share-rig-ging case was yesterday dismissed by the defence lawyer as the vitriol of a woman scorned. Former air stewardess Rachel Yee Lee Fen wants to punish ex-boyfriend Seah
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      155 23 THE criminal case against former National Kidney Foundation (NKF) director Matilda Chua (left) arises from the sale supposedly at a discount of nearly 10 million shares in e-commerce company WizOffice. She allegedly manipulated the stock market in the 2001 shares deal with former WizOffice chief Seah
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      438 24  -  K.C. VIJAYAN By Law Correspondent WHEN two United States military helicopters clipped each other over Singapore territory five years ago, killing an ST Aerospace Engineering inspector, the US government was immune from certain claims. In its decision yesterday, the High Court threw
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      827 24  -  Karamjit Kaur > WHAT SIA PAYS Details of airline's salary structure revealed on first day of hearing to settle pay dispute with pilots' union By Aviation Correspondent A SINGAPORE Airlines Boeing 777 captain at the mid-point of his salary bracket makes
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      87 24 ARTISTS love the Internet for the unparalleled exposure it gives their work and how it connects them to potential customers. But they also hate it for making it so incredibly easy for others to steal their work. Digital Life looks at some ways
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      248 26 PHOTO: THE Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund received a $456,000 shot in the arm yesterday, in what has become the largest single donation to the charity from a company or individual so far this year. The money is slightly more than
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      198 26 Dry walls, which are made by attaching plaster boards on metal frames, are being used in developments like Central, The Sail@Marina Bay and City Square Residences. Their appeal has grown with the recent spike in the price of sand, which is needed to build brick walls. Tan
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      443 26  -  T. Raj an Recycled concrete now being used for road kerbs, drains; dry walls may replace brick walls By MATERIALS from demolished buildings and incinerators may well find new use in the construction industry, which is seeking to wean itself from costly raw
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      383 26 By Selina Lum MIDWAY through a Thai couple's dinner, the boyfriend received an SMS that his dancer-girl-friend had been seen with her former beau. Furious at her alleged infidelity, the Thai student locked her in his Clementi flat and tortured her over 12
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      468 27  -  Tham Yuen-C New institute uses digital media to test how humans can play games with pets By A VERY different kind of gamer is stealing the show at the new Interactive and Digital Media Institute (IDMI). She does not tap on
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      386 27  -  Jane Ng By THE NUS High diploma is now accredited by the National University of Singapore, it was announced last night. This will allow students of the school launched two years ago to apply to NUS after graduation even though they do not take
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      101 27 ABOUT 550 researchers and educators are discussing issues related to the teaching of languages at the 42nd Regional Language Centre (RELC) International Seminar this week. They will take part in 25 workshops and 80 papers will be presented. A special-interest group will home in on language teaching in
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      826 28  -  David Boey LATEST DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY RSAF's shock-resistant laptops will act as 'brains' round the clock to cue missiles to targets By Defence Correspondent REPUBLIC of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) air defence squadrons have begun using modified laptop computers to keep watch over Singapore
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      52 28 Heavy rain caused flooding on the third and fourth floors of a classroom block at Yishun Town Secondary School in Sembawang yesterday afternoon. The downpour started at about 2.45pm and lasted for about 90 minutes. It apparently also knocked out the power supply on the fourth floor. PHOTO:
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      30 21 Pilots' pay revealed Details of SIA pilots' pay structure emerge in union's court bid for higher wages to be paid to those who fly new Airbus 380 superjumbo. PAGE H4
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      400 29  -  Toh Teng Mok ►►TRANSPORT MERGER OR ALL-BUS, ALL-TRAIN ENTITIES? I REFER to the article, "ComfortDelGro chief's proposal to Govt: Mega-merger of transport operators or separate all-bus, all-train entities" (ST, April 20), on Mr Lim Jit Poh's proposal on restructuring the public-trans-port industry. The Transport
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      260 29  -  Steven Foo Say Chew AS A commuter relying solely on public transport, I support the proposal put up by the chairman of Comfort Del with regard to the "mega-merger" of SMRT and ComfortDelGro to create a single public-transport group. My reasons: Singapore needs a
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      212 29  -  Low Chwee Beng PUBLIC libraries are getting noisy. Just pay a visit to the more popular ones, like the Woodlands Regional Library, preferably during the school holidays. Children run, scream and play. Adults and teens chat on their mobile phones. Retirees waiting for their
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      193 29  -  Gary Anthony ONE of the most interesting things about being an expat living in Singapore is experiencing the fascinating differences between Western and Asian cultures. One of the more striking differences is our polar-opposite views regarding confronting people. Whereas in Western culture
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      239 29  -  Andrew Scow Chwee Guan I REFER to the "Bring Your Own Bag" campaign at participating supermarkets. As expected, some shoppers baulked at having to fork out 10 cents for a plastic bag for they felt that the supermarkets had already factored the cost
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      254 29  -  Teo Hwee Sian (Ms) I REFER to the letter by Mr Mohd Samsudin ("HDB balloting: Priority for first-tim-ers, poor" (ST, April 21). I agree that the system is a poor one and has not taken into consideration the priority that first-timers enjoy. I
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      101 29  -  Lim Poh Seng I REFER to the letter, "FD counter rate: 2.3%; au-to-renewal: 1.8%" (ST, April 21), by Mr Tan Kee Chye. I raised the same issue a year ago. I am surprised that some banks are still adopting the practice of having
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      129 29 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.asial. com.sg/forum Access to letters online is free. Hong Kong way shows there is no need for scare tactic in anti-smoking campaign Notion of Third World nations being less socially adept is wrong Too much media exposure given to the Virginia Tech
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      884 30  -  Rob Hughes >CHAMPIONS LEAGUE S-FINAL: MAN UTD v AC MILAN Captain Maldini is confident their mental strength will overcome United By ON SUNDAY night, Cristiano Ronaldo was voted by his fellow professionals in the English Premiership as the most outstanding talent among them. Paolo Maldini,
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      682 30 Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 2am HOW THE TEAMS LINE UP HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD Played: 6 Wins: Milan 4, United 2 European Cup semi-finals: 8/5/58 Manchester United 2 1 AC Milan 14/5/58 AC Milan 4 0 Manchester United 23/4/69 AC Milan 2 0 Manchester United 15/5/69 Manchester United
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      543 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Manchester MUCH has been made about AC Milan's ageing line-up. Just as much has been written about how Manchester United's superb midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo will dominate proceedings. But United manager Alex Ferguson is no fool. He believes the Champions League semi-final
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      291 31  -  Leonard Lim SOCCER By FOOTBALL referee K. Kalimuthu could be counselled and be taken off the S-League roster for three weeks. This is after his controversial decisions in yesterday week's game between Albirex Niigata and Gombak United. Gombak beat Albirex 2-1 at the
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      563 31 Mind games gather pace for Liverpool's Champions League semi with Chelsea London JOSE Mourinho can moan and groan, but Steven Gerrard has only one response: Who cares? The verbal volleys are flying fast and furious ahead of Chelsea's Champions League semi-final home leg with Liverpool
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      280 31 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Bangkok DEPOSED Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who once tried to purchase Liverpool, may be considering buying Manchester City. His lawyer and de facto spokesman, Noppadol Pattama, would not confirm local press reports that the billionaire, in exile in Britain
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      213 31 AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE Birmingham DAVID James is "honoured" to break the Premiership record for most career clean sheets. On Sunday, he kept out Aston Villa in Portsmouth's 0-0 draw, and now has 142 clean sheets in the top flight. He breaks the former Arsenal and England
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      184 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Tokyo JAPANESE newspapers lauded Celtic midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura (right) yesterday, after his last-gasp goal earned his club the Scottish Premier League title. "Shunsuke's victory bullet!" ran the headline of the Tokyo-Chunichi Sports newspaper, a day after Celtic won 2-1 at Kilmarnock
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      738 31  -  Chia Han Keong WILD WEEKEND By ONE was too impatient. The other was too laid back. The English Premiership title race threw up two surprising lapses in judgment over the weekend. Surprising, because they came from two of the best managers Alex Ferguson
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      286 31 REUTERS Madrid BARCELONA have blown the Spanish Primera Liga title race wide open again, after they lost 0-2 to Villarreal on Sunday. Their nearest rivals, Sevilla and Real Madrid, have renewed hopes of depriving the Catalan club of their third straight title. Real
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      1026 32  -  Sunil Gavaskar CRICKET WORLD CUP SEMI-FINAL: NEW ZEALAND v SRI LANKA Pitch, and how Lankan batsmen cope with Kiwi pace, will be crucial By THE fight for a place in the World Cup final begins today, on Sachin Tendulkar's birthday. Unfortunately, the little champion
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      357 32 ATHLETICS By Alvin Foo TWO years ago, a torn chest muscle prevented thrower Dong Enxin from qualifying for the South-east Asia Games in Manila. Come December, he could bag golds in the shot put, discus and hammer at the Games in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. Said
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      292 32  -  NICHOLAS FANG »TABLE TENNIS FOR the second time in eight days, Singapore paddlers Gao Ning and Yang Zi, the top seeds, were overturned in an international final. In Sunday's Chile Open final, they were beaten 11-7, 7-11, 7-11, 9-11, 11-9, 6-11 by Hong Kong's Ko Lai
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      272 32 REUTERS TENNIS Monte Carlo RAFAEL Nadal attributed the high rate of success with his first serve as the key to victory over Roger Federer in Sunday's Monte Carlo Masters Series final. Nadal beat the world No 1 6-4, 6-4 without dropping his serve
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        101 32 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Zhou Chunxiu, in her maiden attempt, became the first Chinese runner to win the London Marathon. On Sunday, the Asian Games champion, 28, broke away with five kilometres left to finish in 2hr 20min 38sec. She was more than a
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        81 32 NEW ORLEANS: Golfer Nick Watney shrugged off two early bogeys to win his first US Tour event at the Zurich Classic on Sunday. The American, who turns 26 tomorrow, recovered with an eagle at the fifth hole. He went on to shoot a three-un-der-par 69 for a
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      554 33  -  Chan Vi Shen BOWLING Singaporean loses in semi-finals to runner-up Moor in a dramatic finish By A SINGLE pinfall. That was all that separated Singapore bowler Remy Ong from contesting the final of the World Tenpin Masters in Barnsley, England, on Sunday. He
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      553 33 BASKETBALL Dallas THE former coach has returned to haunt the title favourites. Don Nelson, who left the top-seeded Dallas Mavericks two seasons ago, led the eighth-seeded Golden State Warriors to a 97-85 upset of his previous club on Sunday. The Warriors lead 1-0 in
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      865 33 ATHLETICS London Marathon Men: 1 Martin Lei (Ken) 2hr 7min 41sec 2 Abderrahim Goumri (Mar) 2:07:44 3 Felix Limo (Ken) 2:07:47. Women: 1 Zhou Chunxiu (Chn) 2:20:38 2 Gete Wami (Eth) 2:21:45 3 Constantina Tomescu-Dita (Rom) 2:23:55. AUSTRALIAN RULES AFL: Fremantle 21.11 (137) Melbourne 13.14 (92), Hawthorn 10.16 (76)
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      27 30 Ong misses by 1 pinfall Singapore bowler Remy Ong is edged out of the World Tenpin Masters final, after losing 471-472 to the eventual runner-up. PAGE Hl3
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      42 32 TV times CRICKET: ICC World Cup s-finals: New Zealand v Sri Lanka (Live, PPV Chi 10, 10.30pm). SOCCER: Champions League s-finals, Ist leg: Manchester United v AC Milan (Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 2am). Event SOCCER: AFC Cup: Tampines Rovers v Pahang (Tampines, 7.30pm).
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  • OBITUARIES
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      167 33 I have fought the good fight to the end, I have run the race to the finish, I have kept the faith. All there is to come now is the crown of righteousness reserved for me, which the Lord, the righteous judge will give to me on that day." 2
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      31 33 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the late CHUA CHONG HONG, PETER PHF Departed on 22 April 2007 From: The President and Members of Rotary Club of Changi
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      173 33 r Jesus said: "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms lam going there to prepare a place for y0u.... so that you also may be where I am." John 14:1-3 MARY NG PUAY ENG Age: 76
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      32 34 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to MR CHAN ENG YEW on the demise of his Grandmother ONG TECK NEO on 23 April 2007 From: The Management and Staff of EOC Pte Ltd
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      165 34 Oo Hock Loo Age: 92 passed away peacefully on 23 April 2007, leaving behind loved ones. Beloved Wife: Tay Soh Guat (Deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-Law: Oo Soon Hee Chua Miau Eng, Agnes Oo Hong Hee, Bob Lee Chay Suan, Mimi Oo Hoe Hee, Chris Ho Yuet Wah, Janice Daughters: Sons-in-law: Oo
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      120 34 Husband: Chan Wah Keng (dec) Children Children-in-law Chan Thai Ho Teresa Pang Chan Thai Chwee (dec) Ruth Fok Chan Cheng Keow George Chia Grandchildren Grandchildren-in-law Chan Mci Lian Roger Bartlett Chan Li Lian Chan Siu Lian Tan Kiat Seng Dr Jennifer Chia Dr Bruce Heideman Chan Li Wen Lee Shyong
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      70 34 Om Namo Narayanaya H* ATHMA SHANTHI POOJA The Family Of The Late PREHMA BATHMAVATHY RAMOO Departed 15 April 2007 express their heartfelt thanks appreciation to all relatives, friends colleagues for their attendance, kind assistance condolences during their recent bereavement. The family invites you for the Athma Shanthi Pooja on 25
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      104 34 A A KAMU DIO RETHINASAMI (former resident of PUB Kallang Gas work) Passed away peacefully on 10 April 2007. Sadly missed by: Sons, Daughters, Sons-in-law, Daughters-in-law, Brothers, Sisters, Brothers-in-law, Sisters-in-law Grandchildren all Relatives. The family of the late wishes to express their heartfelt thanks appreciation to all Relatives, Friends Colleagues
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      60 34 With deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to our Director Dr Phua Wee Thuan on the demise of his beloved father-in-law DR SHENG NAM CHIN Departed on 21 April 2007 From: Board of Directors Chairman, Dr Cheng Wei Chen Deputy Chairman, Dr Cheng Li Chang Group Chief Executive, Mr Allan Yeo
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      87 34 L EVENT SPECIALIST if cum POP DRUMMER I). i 1 DERRICK YEO CHONG MING (Small Boy) Age: 50 Was called home to be with the Lord on 23 April 2007, dearly missed by: Beloved wife: Tracia Yeo Mother-in-law: Tung Kirn Kee all friends and loved ones. Wake at Blk 77A
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      35 34 s Memory wanders as shadows rail saclctotnedaus or happiness, Daus beyond recall. A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Or ncr lips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep.
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      75 34 G. Nagammah (Formerly From B.T. 71/2 mile) Age:B9 Passed away peacefully on 23 Apr 07. Dearly missed by: Husband: (K. Govindasamy, deceased) Sons: G. Jaganattian (JAG) (Cisco Police Retired) G. Alegersamy G. Somu Daughter: G. Shanthi Daughters-in-law: Subbammal Saraswathi V. Thilagavathi Siblings, Grandchildren Relatives Body is resting at Blk 523
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      35 34 jfl 7th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of MAKK KOH AH AH KOH YONG CHYE Departed 24.4.2000 Deeply missed and always remembered by Wife, son, daughters, sons-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews all loved ones.
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      176 34 GOH CHENG SOO Age: 82 passed away peacefully on 22 April 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Tan Ching Ghuat Sons: Daughters-in-law: Goh Kheng Sing (Deceased) Wee Lian Sang Goh Keng Beng, Simon Ho Chok Yen Goh Kheng Heng, Thomas Ko Kiok Van Goh Kheng Leong,
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      106 34 ANBE SIVAM The family of beloved R. KRISHNASAMY express their heartfelt thanks and deepest appreciation to relatives, friends and colleagues here and abroad, for their kind assistance, presence, condolences, wreaths and love gifts during their recent bereavement. SPECIAL THANKS TO The management, nurses and staff of Sree Narayana Mission Home
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      41 35 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Our President CEO Mr Oo Soon Hee On the demise of his beloved father MR OO HOCK LOO Departed on 23 April 2007 From The Board of Directors, Management Staff of NATSTEEL ASIA PTE LTD
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      39 35 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the President CEO of Nat Steel Asia Pte Ltd Mr Oo Soon Hee On the demise of his beloved father MR OO HOCK LOO Departed on 23 April 2007 From TATA STEEL LIMITED
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      74 35 The family of the late #.ttt YUHONO LIM Departed on 15 April 2007 f wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to Dr. Van Tew 00, Dr.
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      92 35 "Youll never walk alone." FREDERICK WILLIAM FOX Age: 66 was called home to be with the Lord on 23 April 2007, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Jennifer Son: Gregory Daughter: Son-in-law: Cheryl Nasser Khodri Mother-in-law: Cecilia Koh Brother, Sisters and Family Wake is held at Blkl3l Bedok North Aye 3
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      70 35 Irene Wickramasinghe (Irene Wicks) Was called home to the Lord on 23 April 2007. She leaves behind beloved husband, Vernon Sister, brothers and their families. Body resting at Blk 37 Marsiling Drive, #11-417 Tel: 6269 0450 Cortege will leave on Wednesday 25 April 2007 at 3.30pm for Mass at Church
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      69 35 COOMARASAMY THAYALNAYAKI (wife of late S. Rajaretnasingam) Age: 96 passed away peacefully on 23.04.07 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Sons: Daughters: Ganalolan Premalatha Sivalolan Sooriyakumari Jagatheesan Laxhmi (Roland, deceased) Pathmavali Sarojini Hymavathi sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, great grandchildren and relatives Body is resting at Block 316 C, #09-209,
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      16 35 DINYAR 8088 FRAMJEE Departed in Jakarta on 21 April 2007 For details, please call 6293 4388
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      45 35 lOrn Sai Ram FIRST ANNIVERSARY Passed away peacefully on 25 April 2006. Sadly missed by family all loved ones. FIRST ANNIVERSARY PRAYERS will be held on Wed, 25 April 2007 7pm at Sri Sivan Temple Geylang East. Please treat this as a personal invitation I
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      24 35 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the Family of the Late DINYAR 8088 FRAMJEE Departed on 21 April 2007 From Partners Staff Deloitte Singapore
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      22 35 16th Anniversary 4 In Loving Memory Of SEAH GUAT ENG Departed on 24.4.91 Love's greatest A gift-Remembrance. Always remembered by children grandchildren.
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        6180 36 TRANSACTION DATE: APR 23, 2007 52-WEEK HIGH LOW 1EL CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAS1 1RADED SALE +0RVOL 'OOO DAY HIGH LOW NET P/E M CAP SMIL 3.5 13.5 34 101 39 25 15 17.5 118 31.5 22 11.5 12 13.5 8 37 13 135 192 80 7 5
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        1689 36 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY IRADED SALE +0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E SMIL 21 27.5 81 82 7.5 28.5 22 46.5 13.5 16.5 100 12 12 9 55 42.5 81.5 48 19.5 10.5 27 5 68 52 20 18.5 21.5 24.5 24 21 28.5 9 60.5 16 35.5 20 13
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        46 36 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 ***** ***** 6170 SPDRS 3440 2382 6235 STIETF1OO US119xd US5000 US555 US***** US***** 3386 +41 9 3400 3453.3 3362
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      Lock icon Barclays seals $138b deal to buy ABN Amro
      615 37 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS, BLOOMBERG NEWS Merger of British and Dutch giants creates world's largest bank group London BRITISH bank Barclays has agreed to buy Dutch rival ABN Amro for just over 67 billion euros (*****.8 billion), heading off rivals to clinch the
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      194 37 FINANCIAL TIMES New York UNITED States companies wanting to manage market expectations and boost their share prices should release good earnings news as soon as possible but keep bad news under wraps until the last minute, says a study released yesterday. The
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      Lock icon Fewer US firms to boost hiring and capital spending
      475 37 BLOOMBERG NEWS New York COMPANIES in the United States slan to slow hiring in the next six nonths and limit capital spending, is they grow more pessimistic ibout economic growth, a survey ■>y the National Association for business Economics (Nabe) found.
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      28 37 AFP Yesterday's close: 17,455.37 (+2.75 points) »Japanese shares closed little changed, as a stronger yen unsettled nervous investors ahead of the domestic corporate results season.
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      34 37 AFP Yesterday's close: 20,556.57 (-10.02 points) Hong Kong stocks ended flat, as a sharp drop in large-cap China Mobile negated early gains driven by Wall Street's record finish last Friday.
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      31 37 AFP Yesterday's close: 3,710.89 (+126.68 points) Chinese shares rose sharply, adding 3.53 per cent for another record finish, driven by continued strong fund inflows and solid overseas markets.
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      35 37 AFP Yesterday's close: 6,209.2 (+1.7 points) Australian stocks closed flat after trading in and out of positive territory, as profit-taking in leading bank stocks was offset by support for top mining counters.
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      31 37 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,321.36 (+5.99 points) Malaysian shares closed 0.46 per cent higher in volatile trade, after profit-taking capped gains inspired by Wall Street's record closing last Friday.
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      33 37 AFP Yesterday's close: 13,928.33 (+30.92 points) »Indian shares rose 0.22 per cent, led by overseas and domestic funds, buoyed by solid earnings reported by blue-chip companies for the quarter ended March.
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      31 37 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,986.73 (+lB points) »Jakarta shares finished 0.91 per cent higher, with follow-through interest in blue chips lifting the main index to a new record high.
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      32 37 AFP Yesterday's close: 686.18 (-1.35 points) Thai shares ended 0.2 per cent lower on profit-taking in the banking sector, as investors awaited new measures to stimulate the kingdom's economy.
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      280 37 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: 3,388.48 Straits Times Index Stocks Apr 23 Stock Name Wt Close Change Allgreen 0.53 1.760 -0.010 Ascendasreit 0.94 2.610 +0.070 CapitaComm 0.56 2.740 +0.050 CapitaLand 5.44 8.400 +0.150 CapitaMall 1.03 3.900 +0.200 Chart SemiCond 0.77 1.440 -0.020 CityDev 3.06 16.000 +0.500 ComiortDelGro 1.63
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      139 37 Apr 23 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS .REIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT )F FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling lust dollar 1.2570 1.2720 Ian dollar 1.3370 1.3530 Euro 2.0430 2.0660 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4416 0.4422 4Z dollar 1.1190 1.1430 Sterling pound 3.0110 3.0440 JS dollar 1.5030
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      2170 37 Bonds, Loans Warrants H WttK ILL HIGH LOW CODE COMPAH? TRADED SALE 'OHO 62.5 8 3779 ASL Marine W*****1 59 +0.5 123 L9.5 14 1631 AceDynW0904l7 18.5 -1 132 21 18 Allgreen DBSeCW*****1 18 -1.5 100 22 4 AscendasSGAeCW*****5 11 +2.5 1067 34 19.5 1473 A_ndasSGAeCW*****0 +5 4174 40 5.5
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      Lock icon Malaysia's AirAsia X places orders for up to 15 Airbus aircraft
      554 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE It will fund purchase with equity and loans; flights to Asian cities to begin in September Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN long-haul budget airline pioneer Air Asia X will buy up to 15 new Airbus A 330-300 aircraft to
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      405 38  -  Grace Ng By TOTAL Access Communication's (TAC's) upcoming initial public offer (IPO) in Thailand is expected to ease Singapore shareholders' concerns about the stock s lack of liquidity. Mainboard-listed TAC is looking to raise about US$22O million (*****.4 million) in net proceeds
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        531 39  -  Ng Sook Zhen It's time to showcase works on global stage, says new head of local ad industry's Oscars By] WHEN it comes to crafting effective advertisements with charm and wit, Singaporeans don't have to take a back seat to anybody.
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        159 39 MR SOH believes that "the best advertising comes from universal or emotional truth". "I suppose when you do an ad that connects emotionally, it is far more effective." And judging by the awards bagged by a 1999 print ad for Toyota (above), called The Over-protective Parent,
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      Lock icon PSA and Japanese shipping lines to run car terminal
      327 40  -  Audrey Tan Pasir Panjang facility is port operator's third joint-venture terminal in Spore By PSA SINGAPORE Terminals will set up a joint venture with two Japanese shipping lines to operate Singapore's first dedicated car terminal. To be based at Pasir Panjang
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      105 40 NOW PSA's Singapore operations already handle about 900,000 vehicles each year, the majority of which are transhipped to third countries through Singapore. IN THE WORKS Asia Automobile Terminal (Singapore), the new dedicated terminal for NYK and X Line, will operate two berths. The new facility, at Pasir
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      Lock icon Residential market in initial stage of upswing: Citigroup
      499 40  -  Joyce Teo By Property Correspondent DESPITE benchmark prices at recent property launches, the upswing in Singapore home prices is only just beginning, according to an analyst at banking giant Citigroup. Yesterday, Ms Wendy Koh told reporters that the residential market is still
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      291 40 A PRONOUNCEMENT by a minority shareholder of Daka Designs, now renamed Carats, that he has been offered a seat on the company's board appears to be premature. Mr Edward Lee, who owns 8.5 per cent of the listed shell company, told the
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      554 41  -  Grace Ng Her growth strategy also includes more ralue-added mobile ;ervices to boost gains By SINGTEL'S new chief executive, Ms Chua Sock Koong, has unveiled a growth strategy highlighting two areas that were largely untouched by her predecessor, Mr Lee Hsien Yang.
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      615 41  -  Goh Eng Yeow By SHAREHOLDERS of Pacific Century Regional Developments (PCRD) may get their first dividend payout in over a decade after giving the thumbs up to the sale of its insurance unit. It was all smiles at a shareholders' meeting yesterday over the
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      456 41  -  Gabriel Chen By INVESTORS hoping for a clearer outlook for the Singapore economy got just that from government figures released yesterday, which indicated that consumer price inflation here rose less than expected last month. With inflation subdued and growth prospects healthy,
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      45 41 (0) \pr 23 ImegaNav SLD 10US$ IHProp lityDev Ceppel Corp )0E SIA 200 JOB ;ia CENTS 2700 140.0 6840 75.6 2340 69.7 1600 50.0 2100 50.0 1500 50.0 1870 50.0 2170 50.0 1880 40.0 5.5 0.7 18.2 3.2 2.4 3.4 2.7 2.4 2.2
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      53 41 Apr 23 DBS DB eCW*****0 lade Tech SIA SGA eCW*****3 CityDev BNPeCW*****8 Esmart W*****4 STI 3300SGAeCW*****7 ST Engg SGAeCWD***** Ffilfiddtd KepCorp DB eCW07b61l" CENTS 13 8 36 15.5 8.5 29.5 24.5 9.5 38.5 62.5 60.0 50.0 47.6 41.7 40.5 40.0 35.7 35.1 5.0 3.0 12.0 5.0 2.5 8.5
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      49 41 (0) Apr 23 IMH Sing Inv Fin DBS Grp Unisteel DBS MS eCW*****0 ISH lurong Cement Epure Hotel Prop CENTS 2320 170 2170 211 70 1350 186 200 590 45.4 27.1 20.0 19.0 17.0 15.1 14.0 10.0 10.0 1.3 13.7 0.9 8.3 19.5 0.7 7.0 4.8 1.7
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      51 41 Apr 23 CENTS CapitalandCSePW***** 1 SIA BNP ePW*****3 2 DOB DBS ePW*****9 3 SIA HBL ePW*****6 10.5 NH Ceramics 14 DBS DBeCW*****6 9.5 CapitaRChRBeCW*****2 15.5 Informatics R 2 KepCorp BNPePW07 2 33.3 33.3 33.3 27.6 26.3 20.8 20.5 20.0 20.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 4.0 5.0 2.5 4.0 0.5
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      Lock icon China Citic Bank contracts to be issued on HK debut
      269 41  -  GOH ENG YEOW WARRANT WATCH THE Hong Kong debut of China Citic Bank is set to be one of the biggest shows for warrant issuers in Singapore since the initial public offer of Industrial Commercial Bank of China last October.
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      1087 42  -  Lee Su Shyan »CEO'S STAKE IN PRIMEFOUNDERS It was prepared to live with situation rather than miss out on hiring Hsieh By THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) has given fresh details of its thinking in 2003 when it hired chief executive (CEO) Hsieh Fu Hua knowing
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      27 42 Gainers: 421 Losers: 409 Unchanged: 590 Australian dollar 1.2570 1.2720 iuro 2.0430 2.0660 Sterling pound JS dollar 3.0110 3.0440 1.5030 1.5200 fen (100 units) 1.2636 1.2775
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      267 42  -  JOYCE TEO »ON THE MARKET THE collective sale market shows no signing of slowing with four more sites put up for sale yesterday. The most expensive is the 140-unit Grangeford Apartment, which sits on 130,982 sq ft of prime land on Grange Road.
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      44 43 Hooked, line sinker More Singaporeans are heading as far away as the Maldives and Mexico to fish. FRANKIE CHEE M reels in the reasons that lure these anglers. pages 6&7 What a bite: Bob Toh with a 15kg dogtooth tuna caught in the Maldives.
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        922 44 Ancient monks built the gravity-defying monasteries at Meteora in Greece. The only way up then was with rope ladders Janice Wong Nothing prepared me for the majesty of the Meteora. The thick Greece guidebook I had been thumbing devoted only a page to it and the nearest town
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        193 44 IDo join a tour for Meteora. It's not a good idea to drive to Kalambaka on your own unless you have experience in driving on narrow, winding mountain roads. 2 Do dress appropriately when visiting the monasteries: Men must wear trousers and women must wear skirts
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        67 44 1 Don't touch or pose next to Greek statues inside museums for the camera. It is considered rude and the guards will tell you off. 2 Don't drive too hard a bargain when shopping. Although souvenir prices are somewhat negotiable, slashing prices by more than, say, 30 per
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        191 46 CHILDREN fly for free to Shanghai, Australia and Hong Kong with purchases of land tours at Asa Holidays' roadshow at Millenia Walk from Friday to Sunday. The tour prices for a child are $68 for a three-day Hong Kong trip, $188 for an eight-day tour to Shanghai and
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        846 47 SPECIAL PRODUCED BY THE SPECIAL PROJECTS UNIT, MARKETING DIVISION, SPH A Happenings MAY 25 TO 27 Johor International Orchid Show (Johor Bahru): Various species of orchids from all parts of the world are on display at the show. E-mail: mtpnjohor® motour.gov.my MAY 2 6 Colours of Malaysia
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        1134 48 More Singaporeans are now fishing for fun times and many are heading out to sea to nab the Big One GONE fishing no, not at Bedok Jetty but overseas. Citing strict fishing regulations here, anglers here are reeling in the good times at places as
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      258 49 HERE are three common ways to reel in that dream catch. Fly-fishing This is more like a hunting activity. Anglers cast their lines at spots where they can see the fish. It involves using a feather-like lure to catch the attention of the fish and lure them
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      476 51 One play, two evenings, two themes. The second night, which explored Women Instincts, was the winner > drama BETWEEN WOMAN AND MAN: THE ERASURE OF VERENA TAY Little Red Shop and The Substation The Substation Theatre Last Friday and Saturday Adeline Chia ARTS REPORTER WRITTEN and performed
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      384 51 Argentinian pianist Nelson Goerner dazzles Singapore, but perhaps not in the way Beethoven intended > concert BREAKING NEW GROUND Singapore Symphony Orchestra Gunther Herbig, conductor/ Nelson Goerner, piano Esplanade Concert Hall Last Friday Cheong Suk-Wai THE Singapore Symphony Orchestra's all-German outing last Friday evening
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      374 51 This irreverent riff on Chinese deities had too many characters and too-tired gags to be consistently funny > comedy IMMORTALX The Theatre Practice Jubilee Hall Last Wednesday Adeline Chia WHAT a delicious premise Immortalx has: In a world increasingly atheist, the Chinese gods and
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      513 52 For newly crowned Miss Singapore Universe Jessica Tan, spending post-pageant time with her family is the way to go Brenda Goh FOR flight stewardess Jessica Tan, yesterday was an extra special morning to wake up to. Just a few hours earlier, she was crowned Miss Singapore Universe
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      421 52 AFP LONDON Organisers fear the giant London concert to mark the 10th anniversary of Diana, Princess of Wales' death will be usurped by the Live Earth gig a week later, a newspaper said Sunday. News of the World reported that her sons Princes William and
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        332 54 NEW DELHI Bollywood's hottest husband and wife are sticking to a killer schedule. Two days after former beauty queen Aishwarya Rai wed India's most eligible bachelor Abhishek Bachchan in a flamboyant ceremony dubbed the "wedding of the century" by the Indian media, the couple flew to
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        131 54 TWO concerts at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in August are set to take fans down memory lane. Taiwanese songstress Tsai Chin will be back on Aug 18 with her repertoire of evergreen hits, while crooner Engelbert Humperdinck stages a night of nostalgia on Aug 25. Tsai's concert is
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        134 54 AFP LOS ANGELES Spider-Man is set to spin his web on Broadway in a new musical, with U2 stars Bono and The Edge providing the soundtrack, Marvel Entertainment said in a statement. The beloved comic-book hero, who will appear in cinemas next month for the latest instalment
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    762 80 YOU may have experienced some of these situations: Storming out of your boss's office because you were accused of not meeting the monthly sales target; screaming at a colleague for borrowing your stationery without your permission; or yelling at your loved ones after a stressful and tiring
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      47 81 Protect your A infpllpcfual property Photographers, graphic artists and musicans are putting their prized works online where it can get stolen or even passed off as someone else's work. Digital Life looks at how you can protect your intellectual property online. I pc3QP___ to T page? Eb
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      35 81 rrp^ $1,200\j card 71 MICA(P) 198/12/2006 PLUS Williams F1 team uses IT I to get ahead I PS Cellphones and broadband in the Virginia Tech shootings Plc£ t_i waa^^aa^ Is tech killing the Earth? Pl=3
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        111 82 PROTECT YOUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ARTISTS LIKE AWARD-WINNING photographer Willy Foo and local band Ronin love the Internet for its ability to reach out to fans and potential customers, the reason why they putting their works on Web forums and me-dia-sharing spaces like You Tube. But once online, their works
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        531 82 Photographers grapple with the need for both publicity and protection online Award-winning photographer Willy Foo is used to being "leeched". His photographs of sexy models although he is best known for wedding and event shots often make their way to picture-sharing websites like sgGirls. But
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        238 82 If you're going to steal an image from an online artist and pass it off as your own, beware the wrath of the Web community. At least, that is what Todd Goldman, popular artist and founder of the David and Goliath clothing company, found out.
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        150 82 Ql don't want to resort to pirated stuff, but genuine software is too expensive! What can I do? A: Get free open-source software; there are plenty of solid alternatives available today. You can use Übuntu (www.ubuntu.com) for your operating system, Open Office (www.openoffice.org) for productivity tools it
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        Lock icon Protect your digital artworks
        126 82 Go low-resolution online: This way, those who want to use it for something more th a small picture on a blog will have to ask you for the original, high-resolution version instead. Stamp a logo: Create a graphical signature like "created by so-and-so" and digitally stamp
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        243 83 PROTECT YOUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Streaming audio locks music from unauthorised downloaders Local band Ronin proves that where IP is concerned, you can have your cake and eat it, too. The home-grown band plugs their rock music on three websites in different ways. On its official band
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        Lock icon Protect your songs
        86 83 Post demo versions: As with image clips, put lower quality or truncated versions of your songs online. Stream the sound: Sites like MySpace let you stream songs and videos, so visitors can see and hear but not steal. Tap DRM: Digital Rights Management technology is what professional
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        Lock icon The rules of downloading
        386 85 PROTECT YOUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Don't assume there is no copyright when you take from public websites Whether it is software, music, pictures, graphics, videos these have all been created by and as such, belongs to someone. "Copyright arises automatically" once a work is created, and the
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        154 85 While surfing the Internet, an employee of an American building and engineering tools manufacturer discovered a Singapore company pretending to be its sole agent. The Singapore company had even downloaded the company logo and other graphics from the American firm's website, and used these to
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        259 85 An online gamer comes up with the recipe for the Ultimate Sword of Dragon-slaying. For a while, he makes a virtual killing selling these to virtual-dragonslay-ers, and resells the gold he gets from the sales for cold, hard cash. A competitor manages to copy
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        429 87 KHNG EU MENG catches up with the AT&T Williams team to find out about the tech behind F1 racing Racing car drivers today cannot live without complex telemetry. That is the science of fitting a whole smorgasbord of computerised sensors inside and outside the car. Like nerve endings,
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        503 87 In F1 racing, computers are used even before the car gets on to the track, in design and engine tuning Personal computer technology, telematics and control first arrived on the Formula One (Fl) circuit in 1990. They were initially used to study data gathered
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        668 87 F1 driver Nico Rosberg of Germany, a member of the AT&T Williams team, talks about his need for speed Fl driver Nico Rosberg of Germany, a member of the AT&T Williams team, grew up with motor racing. The son of 1982 World Champion
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          155 88 Share wirelessly Sony's latest addition to its popular Cyber-shot line is a strong contender both within and without. On the outside, look to the generous 3.5-inch screen to help you frame your shots, and the Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens for those stunning images. Inside, however, is where the
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          122 88 Movies on the train Thinking of taking your movies on the go? LG has the solution. Its new R4OO-5 notebook computer has enhanced entertainment features to keep you enthralled no matter where you are. Integrated graphics with 256M8 of onboard video memory combine with 24-bit high-defini-tion audio to give
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          142 88 Golden number This phone wouldn't look out of place at the jewellers. The Nokia 8800 Sirocco Gold Edition represents the ultimate in portable luxury its body is plated with 18-carat gold, with white gold accents. And the glass screen is sap-phire-coated for scratch resistance. Talk about precious stones.
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          148 88 That rugged look Take life's hard knocks head-on with Panasonic's new Toughbooks. The W5 weighs in at just I.2kg with a 12.1-inch screen, but its monstrous 11-hour battery life will carry you further when you're out and about with no wall socket in sight. The Y5 is similarly impressive.
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          141 88 Stalk your enemies Gamers itching to try out new hardware the moment they get home should consider the ENB6OO GTS from Asus. That's because the card comes bundled with triple-A title Stalker: Shadows Of Chernobyl, the highly anticipated first-person shooter game. Naturally, the ENB6OO packs more than enough
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          273 88 GEEK ZONERS SHOW off the audiophile in them this week by yakking about earphones with the best sound for their buck. jc*****: "Sennheiser for the win! Hahas, specifically their streetline, MXSS which I bought for a friend from Best Denki, Parkway. $58 bucks or so. 2yrs warranty, Basswind system
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        446 89 The shootings at Virginia Tech sent a wave of horror across the blogosphere. Digital Life presents some of the snapshots I was there I was there http://ntcoolfool. livejournal.com/*****9.html "My friends and I got out of class at about 9.50... Sirens were in the distance and I
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        794 90 While gunman Cho Seung Hui carried out his massacre at Virginia Tech, the news spread fast via e-mail, SMS alerts, online messages and news websites. LIM YEE HUNG finds out if technology put a cap on the death toll Technology may have played a part
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        727 91  -  SERENE LUO I'm no tree-hugging Captain Planet, but the trend of being always plugged in may be adding to the planet's sorry state Sitting in a deserted newsroom this morning, it struck me that even when no one is around, the newsroom still hums with
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        475 92 Brush up on the last couple of tricks before the competition. By BILLY TEO Over the last five weeks, you have learnt how to put together a movie shot on your digital video camera. Your movie is now ready for prime time viewing by family
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        200 92 In line with the DVTriathlon, Digital Life, Canon and iShop by Club 21 are running two separate seminars to teach participants a few handy tricks for the competition. The seminars are free, but seats are limited. The aim: to prepare participants for
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          422 93 Marvel Trading Card Game Imagine casting world-shattering magic spells or sending cute monsters out to battle, just by laying cards out on a table. Trading card games (TCG) were quite the fad, especially in 1999 with the Pokemon TCG. With the Marvel Trading
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          328 93 Picross DS The many who got started on Sudoku puzzles, would have found that the logic game of numbers makes them play the game over and over. Then, there are also many artists who like doodling on Internet oekaki boards places where you can make
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          195 93 Get on the right deck A GOOD STARTING deck would be exactly 60 cards, so that you have a higher chance of drawing the cards you want. It should also have about 30 to 35 characters, with many of them being cheap to play. Lists of many well-built decks
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          451 94 ENBBOOGTX Aquatank .$1,199 Available from Asus authorised resellers With high-end 3-D games all the rage now, 3D graphics chips are fast and hot. As in they sizzle up the temperature in your CPU and GPU. One of these new chips or graphics process units (GPU)
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        566 95 Dopod UlOOO $1,998 Available from all authorised resellers The Dopod UlOOO is a bit of a mixed up device. Size-wise, it qualifies as a sub-notebook, but plat-form-wise, it runs Windows Mobile 5.0 and not Microsoft Windows. So you can say it's either a very
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        464 95 Lenovo ThinkPad X6O Tablet PC Starts from $3,599 Available from authorised dealers The idea of an electronic writing tablet came about in the early to mid-*****, but the idea failed miserably. Not least because people were not ready to accept any other
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        330 96 Products and services for the enterprise Hardware New all-in-one storage for small businesses Small and medium-size business that want easy-to-use storage should look at the new Hewlett-Packard (HP) StorageWorks 1200. The all-in-one storage system HP AiOl2oo will store, share and manage data. It blends in the file serving, shared
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        254 96 MySpace goes into news business MySpace has entered the news business, with a news service that cedes editorial control to its users. Last week, it launched a news aggregating service that adds a social element to traditional news consumption, by giving its 160 million users the ability to determine
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    • WORKING PLATFORM
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        Lock icon It's time to go for the cutting edge
        507 97 BLADE SERVER SPECIAL FEATURE Once hailed as an affordable, efficient replacement for servers, blades have not taken off. LESLIE GOH reports on why this is likely to change soon Six years after they were launched, blade servers have failed to make inroads
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        625 98 BLADE SERVER SPECIAL FEATURE By taking some fairly simple steps, organisations can greatly reduce the amount of power they consume Singapore is becoming a recognised beacon of success on the world's stage as a hub for intellectual assets and innovation know-how. But with
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        200 98 WHAT DO ASIAN art treasures, high-definition online gaming and the fight against terrorism have in common? They all depend on technologies that come from members of the Blade.org ecosystem. In 2004, IBM and Intel decided to open the architecture and specifications of the
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        411 100 BLADE SERVER SPECIAL FEATURE Twenty per cent of the servers in Star Hub's two data centres run on blade architecture. DARYL LIM finds out more For Star Hub, choosing the right server is a matter of application. That is to say, application-driv-en. Said the telecommunications firm's
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        512 100 THREE years ago, PowerSeraya had over 50 servers. But the energy firm's computing demands were growing, and IT infrastructure manager Peter Lye became concerned that the cost of maintaining the two data centres needed to house the servers would rise out of control. The company,
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        845 101 SIMEN LOURDS 49, principal, Montfort Secondary School Schools that ban gaming are fighting a losing battle. Mr Simen Lourds talks to LIM YEE HUNG about healthy gaming, creativity through gaming and real-life violence Mr Simen Lourds is no geek. The principal of Montfort Secondary School confesses to being
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      231 82 Contents DIGITAL LIVING 6 Ask before you touch That's the rule before you download from the Net 8 The high-tech race Technology gives Formula One drivers the edge INTERNET 12 It could have been worse Did technology help put a cap on the death toll at Virginia Tech? VIEWS REVIEWS
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      410 86 Screen images are simutated. ©2007 Samsung Electtonics Co. Ltd, B^^^^H H B v -> a 'J IBi H —i rs^ -2-'Nc3 r' i i IHI •V I m -A aßr IMB I i i |BY BW ■■^B I Ibß V" ,"*lLm imagine true togetherness Imagine the perfect widescreen monitor designed
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      42 103 OMICA(P) 198/12/2006 this little red dot belongs to class and school WHERE IS P AMELIA? 1% SEARCH FOR PIONEER FEMALE V'P l| W Aamt^mm. SPIDEY'S BACK WHAT IS ZIT? It S°"^X Jm TOBEY'SWEBSLINGING TROUBLE WITH PIMPLES (PANm2 ADVENTURES PAGE 7 PAGE 12
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        107 104 Every time you see the Little Red Dot pencil, it is time to get creative! Grade the news, write your own headlines, try to guess meanings... whatever you do, have fun! WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Is it more important to preserve the natural habitat on Pulau Übin,
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        614 104 'Blasts from the past. By Tan Dawn Wei Jocelyn Lee (ST, April 15, 2007) Pulau Übin used to be famous for its quarrying. In fact, the word "übin" means tile in Malay, and stone tiles used to be produced here. Indonesia has banned exports of sand to Singapore;
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        492 105  -  ANDREW DUFFY The five Ws and an H of hawkers in Singapore, by HOW MUCH MONEY DO THEY MAKE? There are stories of rich hawkers driving a Mercedes Benz to their noodle stall and some of them are true. Mr Alan Lee, who runs food court chain Banquet
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        218 105 B How would you rate the news items below: HOT, WARM, COOL OR COLD? Write down the category in the spaces provided, then answer the quiz questions. Shoppers are being asked to take their own bags to the supermarket once a month, in a voluntary scheme organised by the
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        182 106 Pardon by the Thai King What happened On April 12, Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej pardoned a Swiss man (picture) convicted and jailed for lese majeste. The man, Oliver Rudolf Jufer, 57, was caught on closed-circuit TV cameras defacing portraits of the King with spray paint on the
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        145 106 Wen Jiabao What he did The Chinese President visited Tokyo from April II to 13, the first trip by a top Chinese leader since 2000. It followed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's trip to Beijing last October. His address to the Japanese Parliament, the first by a
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        113 106 1,100,000 What it is The number of trees farmers have planted over 7.33 sq km of open land in Wanquan county, northern Hebei province in China. It is part of a massive green belt project to shield Beijing and neighbouring Tianjin from sandstorms that sweep down from
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        115 106 West Java, Indonesia What happened On April 9, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ordered an overhaul of the Institute for Public Administration in West Java after a 21-year-old student was beaten to death by his seniors there. It was the third such case in recent years. The
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        385 107 Built in 1827, the Sri Mariamman Temple is the oldest temple in Singapore, jessica lim traces its history. research bvsph information centre <FOR YOUR GRANDPARENTS If not for a government clerk from Penang, Naraina (Narayana) Pillai who was a building contractor and chief of Indians in 1819
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        552 108 Kids will form a line literally to get in on the action of flash game Line Rider, as EMILY LEX discovers. "I haven't played the game before but having heard so much about it, I'm really interested to find out more!" Lynn Chiang King Ling, I I,
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        474 109 The spotlight is back on Tobey Maguire as he resumes his role as the web-slinging superhero in Spider-Man 3. by emily lek Tobey Maguire may not have been a child superstar, but he does credit his childhood for his acting abilities now. He led a very transient
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        123 109 Quotation A quotation is the statement of the current or market price of a commodity. It is often the last price at which the trade took place, but occasionally it is the price of the bid in present time. Counterfeit This is an imitation that is made usually with
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        126 109 On 15 April, 300,000 Turks marched in protest against the ruling party selecting Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan as a presidential candidate. This was due to Mr Erdogan's Islamist roots, which are seen by Turks as a threat to the country's position as a secular nation. About 10,000 police officers
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      262 110 In Britain, a confused cockatoo at a wildlife sanctuary has been trying to hatch a bowl of chocolate eggs for a fortnight. Pippa spotted the chocolate eggs on a table when she was taken outside the Nuneaton and Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary, and has been sitting
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      651 110 Here's what happened around the world. We have provided one empty box for you. Look through the World pages in The Straits Times today. Write your own summary on any news story on any country featured there. Next, try writing the headlines for the weird news items on the
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      739 111 YOU'RE INVITED! The talent page featuring special reviews, original art and contributions from Y-O-U. Send your contributions to stdot@sph.com.sg Dear Editor, Hello, my name is Tung Erh and I am a grade 5 student at the Canadian International School in Singapore. For the past seven weeks, I have been
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        576 112 Have you noticed it is getting hotter? The trouble, scientists say, is that there is too much CO2 in the air. by ellen whyte Scientists examining the air we breathe have announced a rather worrying fact: carbon dioxide (CO2) levels have gone up by 37 per cent in
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        501 113 Pimples or zits are something many kids have to deal with while growing up. alison de souza explains what they are. Acne is a condition where you get bumps and lumps on your skin. Pimples are only one kind of acne, but probably the most well-known and
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        586 114 HISTORY IN THE HEADLINES Washington, United States, July 20, 1937 The search for pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while trying to fly around the world, has been called off. She and navigator Fred Noonan, who was in charge of plotting the plane's course, began their journey
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        212 114 Tick the correct meanings of the words below: Combing: a) Swimming through b) Sailing through c) Searching through Communicate: a) To send an e-mail b) To telephone someone c) To talk to or keep in touch with Exhausted: a) Sick and unwell b) Out of fuel c) Very tired
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        139 115 The winners of a BackTpack each are: 1 Wesley Poh Mau Shen Fairfield Methodist Primary School 2) Tharannum Rafiq Haig Girls School 3) Chen Xi CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity The winners of EzGrip pen sets (I set each) are: 1) Hojun Hui Ghim Moh Primary School
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        334 115 With the imminent closure of the National Stadium to make way for the new Sports Hub, we run through some sports idioms and phrases which are now used in everyday life. Try writing your own sentences using these terms. THE BALL IS IN YOUR COURT This tennis-related term
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        301 116 Try it the Dot way! Every week, we brew up dot-flavoured lessons from a vast collection of classroom recipes. This week, pupils get to hone their creative writing skills. DOT TREAT Group work, two periods DOT MISSION Writing a twisted story DOT TOOLS The Straits Times
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        203 116  -  BY KIM MAX 1. Most of your meals are: a. Yellow. b. Green. c. Multicolored. 2. Lettuce is: a. All you eat. b. What you give your rabbit. c. What you put in your salad. 3. You eat most of your meals: a. On the run. b. Sitting
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        107 116 radical changes to your eating habits, you are heading for an early grave. Healthy eating doesn't mean boring food, so get out of your comfort zone and try something new. 10-16: Fewer trips under the Golden Arches and a few more trips to the fruit
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        456 117 PHOTO: On March I this year, customs officials in Bangkok became suspicious after they detected strange noises coming from a luggage. They soon discovered 23 baby slow lorises crammed in tiny cages and stuffed into the luggage. These animals were to be smuggled into Japan for
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        108 117 Red Panda Ailurus fulgens Red pandas are similar to both raccoons (Procyonidae) and bears (Ursidae). They are found throughout the Himalayan mountains (between the heights of 2,200 m and 4,800 m) ir northern Myanmar and in the districts of western Sichuan and Yunnan, China. Their main
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