The Straits Times, 10 May 2007

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 114 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 198/12/2006 THURSDAY, MAY 10 2007 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon New track in S'pore-KL ties 'bringing both sides closer'
    668 1  -  Carolyn Hong Closer economic, social relationship can be built as other issues are resolved: Syed Ham id By Malaysia Bureau Chief IN PUTRAJAYA MALAYSIA'S Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar has welcomed the emergence of a fresh track in ties with Singapore,
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    Lock icon Ex-TV host charged with drink-driving and lying to police
    346 1  -  Elena Chong By FORMER TV game-show host Benedict Goh appeared in two courts yesterday, accused of drink driving and lying to the Traffic Police. The 37-year-old, who now owns a spa, was charged in one court with two drinkdriving offences. Then,
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    Lock icon SERVING TIME, AND MEALS
    189 1 PHOTO: It was a cooking competition with a difference: The venue was a Changi Prison kitchen, and the contestants were inmates, who whipped up Western-style fare under the watchful eyes of prison officers. Three teams comprising four inmates each prepared several dishes in a competition the
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Global warming: The climate's ripe for change
      1051 1  -  Nirmal Ghosh By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok SEVERAL areas in Bangkok had their lights turned off for 15 minutes yesterday evening to underscore the contribution of excessive energy use to global warming. The shutdown was an initiative of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)
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      52 2 THEY'LL TELL YOU TO BE A REALIST. WE SAY FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS. THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM N'US. mf*L^ Beating the world's best, NUS student Dv Rui, won the Grand Prix at the Canetti International Violin Competition. ininu<% qci pinus IMM II H^H MM H»M W >>7 National University O
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      368 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2-4 Homes still unsafe Asia 6-13 Four months after heavy World 16-23 floods caused a landslide Review 24-26 at Hillview Estate, some PY| ...27 residents have not yet Tl _.j Twrj been able to return to ate 11UIM 1 wu their homes as they are Home
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Remand extended for 12 S'porean anglers held for trespassing
      434 3  -  Khushwant Singh Teh Joo Lin By THE 12 Singaporean anglers arrested for trespassing into Malaysian territorial waters on Sunday morning will find out today if they will be charged or set free. At the Kota Tinggi district court yesterday, they had
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      Lock icon US busts 'homegrown' plot to attack army base
      655 3  -  Derwin Pereira Six charged with planning massacre were not tied to any terror group By US Bureau Chief In Washington SIX men have been charged with planning the massacre of hundreds of United States soldiers in an attack on a New Jersey
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      Lock icon L.A. PARK FIRE FORCES 300 OUT OF HOMES
      80 4 A wildfire threatens a hillside home in Los Angeles on Tuesday as flames roared across the city's famed Griffith Park. The fire at the park, which is in the Hollywood Hills and has been featured in numerous movies, might have been started
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      Lock icon S'pore, Indonesia join forces in battle against bird flu
      434 4  -  Dcvi Asmarani 3-year project also includes UN, WHO; it will focus on ways to control virus By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta JAKARTA and Singapore yesterday pledged to cooperate on a pilot project aimed at boosting Indonesia's efforts to defeat the deadly
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      Lock icon Singapore is 2nd most competitive country in the world
      289 4 ASSOCIATED PRESS Geneva SINGAPORE has come in second in the latest rankings of country competitiveness, overtaking Hong Kong, according to an annual ranking released today. The Republic is just a step behind the United States, which maintained its position atop the
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      31 4 A career in trading n A shortage of skilled traders in an international trading hub? SMU is working with industry partners to plug the gap, and open a promising career I
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon CHINA'S GRADUATE GLUT
      631 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Jobs are scarce for millions of grads who lack skills needed in booming economy Beijing WITH a record five million students graduating from universities over the next month, the competition for jobs among de-gree-holders in China is about to get even tougher. Despite China's booming
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      Lock icon Want a promotion? It pays to get China on your resume
      342 6 REUTERS Hong Kong HOW many times have you been to China? The question now pops up in boardrooms, lounges and lecture halls around the globe. As interest in tapping China's rapid rise swells, businessmen and political luminaries have learnt
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon China's shift on Darfur a bid to polish Olympics image
        547 7  -  Clarissa Oon Beijing hopes to get concessions from US over its change of tack on Darfur crisis By China Correspondent In Beijing CHINA'S plan to send engineers to go with a United Nations peacekeeping force to troubled Sudan is a
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        Lock icon China denies reports of Vice-Premier Huang's death
        389 7  -  Chua Chin Hon By China Bureau Chief In Beijing CHINA yesterday refuted international media reports that ailing Vice-Premier Huang Ju had died, saying that such talk was "groundless". Unconfirmed reports in recent days have suggested that the health of China's sixth-ranked leader had
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        Lock icon S'pore-China air links on strong footing
        296 7  -  Karamjit Kaur By Aviation Correspondent MORE people are flying between Singapore and China, boosting bilateral trade and tourism. Last year, 2.9 million passenger trips were made a more than 15 per cent jump compared to the total traffic in 2005. Cargo links are strong
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Watch an ad and get a free cup of coffee
        209 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Tokyo THIRSTY Japanese will soon be able to drink coffee or other non-alcoholic beverages at a low price or even for free as long as they watch a 30-second advertisement on the vending machines. Vending machine operator Apex
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        Lock icon SWEET INDULGENCE
        64 8 Guests at the Dolce (Sweet) Heavenly Concert in Tokyo yesterday received licence to let their hair down and relax in a double bed to the strains of Russian violinist Anastasia Chebotareva's classic melodies while enjoying a sweet ice-cream treat. The event was organised by Haagen-Dazs to promote the
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        Lock icon Beijing cracks down on tainted food
        547 8 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Food safety drive comes after recent cases of contaminated food and drug exports Beijing CHINA will launch a food industry clean-up after exports of a contaminated ingredient in pet food drew global attention to its poor controls. A notice
        REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  547 words
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        Lock icon China's poor track record in food safety
        220 8 REUTERS THESE are some recent food safety scares linked to China: 2000: Rice is tainted after vendors mix it with industrial oil to make the rice shiny and more appealing to consumers. 2004: At least 13 babies die from malnutrition in the eastern
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        Lock icon Taiwan renames Chiang memorial hall
        527 9  -  Ong Hwee Hwee Govt makes most controversial bid to dilute late KMT leader's legacy By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei TAIWAN yesterday renamed a memorial hall built for late Kuomintang (KMT) leader Chiang Kai-shek, the most controversial move in a government campaign to water down his
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        Lock icon Japan expresses hope for better ties with China
        299 9 i\GENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Tokyo JAPAN said yesterday it hoped to keep improving relations with China after Beijing refrained from criticising Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe for offering a plant to the Yasukuni Shrine. At a press conference yesterday, Japan's :hief government spokesman Yasuhisa
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        Lock icon Beijing holding up tourism talks: Taipei
        208 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Taipei TAIWAN'S top China policymaker has accused Beijing of using its "one China" principle as an excuse to defer civil exchanges with the island. Mr Chen Ming-tong, the head of the Mainland Affairs Council, told Parliament yesterday that China had slowed negotiations
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    • INDIA /SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Parachute-jumping Pakistan minister rises to new task
        546 10  -  Shefali Rekhi Fatwa fails to deter tourism chief from travelling to sell her country's charms By SHE is the woman who faces a Taleban-style fatwa for defying Islamic culture by hugging her French parachute-jumping instructor in public. But although Tourism Minister Nilofar Bakhtiar,
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        Lock icon Pakistan sends more troops to Afghan border
        335 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS Islamabad PAKISTAN has increased the number of its troops deployed along the Afghan border to 90,000 to make it more difficult for Taleban and Al-Qaeda militants to cross, its Foreign Minister said. Mr Khursheed Kasuri announced the increase from 80,000 after
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Hanoi faces Taipei wrath after caving in to Beijing
        507 12  -  Roger Mitton Taiwan cuts off technical aid after delegation's visit to Vietnam is scrapped By Vietnam Correspondent In Hanoi VIETNAM has risked its strong economic ties with Taiwan by buckling under pressure from China to stop a Taiwanese business delegation from
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        82 12 Dome houses Constructed for 77 1 1 j. ,1 1 Villagers WhO IOSt their homes Vfl an earthquake last year in the o 7 7 -it ±1 SumberharjO Village, near the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta. The cluster of some eco-friendly nouses, which are fortified by the compound
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        Lock icon Jakarta puts off deporting wanted KL businessman
        509 12  -  Salim Osman By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta A MALAYSIAN businessman wanted on alleged multi-million-dollar fraud charges in the Philippines may have to remain in Indonesia for some time as the authorities investigate reports against him by former president Abdurrahman Wahid. Vijayeswaran Vijayaratnam will
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Maybank retracts bumi policy for law firms
        446 13 BERNAMA, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Outcry forces bank to revise decision to deal only with firms that have 50% bumi stake Kuala Lumpur STATE-OWNED Maybank said late yesterday it had revised a controversial business ruling regarding bumiputera ownership, after it sparked an outcry.
        BERNAMA, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  446 words
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        Lock icon Syed Hamid still keen on bridge project
        282 13  -  Carolyn Hong By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Putrajaya THE bridge project to replace the Causeway was scrapped more than a year ago but it is by no means forgotten. There are senior Malaysian leaders who still want to see it built, and Foreign
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        Lock icon TOO RISKY BY HALF
        77 13 Malaysia is cracking down on a flourishing trade in which usable halves of damaged cars are welded together, painted over and sold to unsuspecting used-car buyers. The government will make it mandatory for used cars to undergo a roadworthiness test, as such kereta potong (half-cars) are
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      24 6 Promoting Pakistan Pakistan's Tourism Minister Nilofar Bakhtiar is set on improving her country's image though she lives in fear of her life. PAGE 10
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon A chilling, yet strange, terror plot
      886 15 NEW YORK TIMES Narrative of foiled plot shows mix of cool deliberation and doubts and fears New York IT WAS a terror plot that hinged, in no small part, on a map snatched from a New Jersey pizzeria. The plotters honed their shooting skills
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    • Article
      Lock icon The plotters: Six in the dock
      803 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS Mohamad Ibrahim Shnewer, 22 The Jordanian-born American citizen lives in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and drives a cab in Philadelphia. The most outspoken of the six defendants, court papers show, he is quoted as saying: "My intent is to hit a heavy
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      Lock icon Four more nabbed over 2005 London bombings
      394 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London FOUR more people have been arrested over the July 2005 suicide bombings in London, including the widow of the bombers' ringleader. Police sources said Hasina Patel, 29, widow of Mohammed Sidique Khan, and three men were arrested by
      ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  394 words
    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon BUSH TO VETO IRAQ FUNDING BILL
        118 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: The White House warned Democrats yesterday that President George W. Bush would veto an Iraq funding Bill which will only pay enough for three months of the war. The new House of Representatives Bill backed by a Democratic
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        Lock icon CHEAPER AIDS DRUGS FOR THAIS
        101 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK: Tens of thousands more Thais will receive needed Aids medicines under a deal announced by former US president Bill Clinton to slash the cost of cutting-edge drugs. Under the deal with two Indian drugmakers, Thailand will be able to buy advanced anti-retro-viral
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        Lock icon $30M FOR TRANSPORT SAFETY
        98 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA: Australia will spend almost US$2O million (Ss3o million) to help improve Indonesia's disastrous air and sea safety record after a string of deadly accidents, the Australian embassy said here yesterday. The funding comes two months after five Australians were among 21 killed when
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        Lock icon DEAL ON KOREA BORDER RAIL TEST
        115 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: Military officials from North and South Korea yesterday reached an agreement clearing the way for the first railway journey across their heavily fortified border in half a century. North Korea has offered to provide security arrangements for a trial run set
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        Lock icon U.S. STEALTH FIGHTERS GO HOME
        119 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: A dozen F-22 stealth fighters are heading back to the US after completing their first overseas mission a four-month deployment to Okinawa aimed at showcasing the fighter's capabilities and giving pilots a chance to train in a new setting. The fighters, which
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        Lock icon HK PIER LISTED AS MONUMENT
        87 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG: The Queen's Pier, which is at the heart of a row over the preservation of Hong Kong's heritage, won a reprieve yesterday after being listed as a historic monument. The concrete jetty built in 1957 was designated a Grade I structure
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      Lock icon 'Mickey' gets kids rooting for Muslim domination
      366 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS Israel condemns children's show on Hamas TV for inciting hatred Gaza City HAMAS militants have enlisted Mickey Mouse to broadcast their message of Islamic dominion and armed resistance to their most impressionable audience: children. A giant black-and-white rodent named Farfqur, or
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; AP; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG  -  366 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Massachusetts to pump $1.5b into biotechnology
      465 18 REUTERS, NEW YORK TIMES American state plans to set up world's biggest stem cell bank Boston THE governor of Massachusetts aims to spend US$l billion (Ssl.s billion) on biotechnology over 10 years, aiming to fill a federal funding shortfall caused by the Bush administration's
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      Lock icon DPM Jayakumar meets Panama's President
      186 18 Panama City SINGAPORE'S Deputy Prime Minister, Professor S. Jayakumar, has met Panama's President Martin Torrijos Espino while on his first official visit to the country. During the three-day trip, which began on Monday, Prof Jayakumar met President Espino at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday. He
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      Lock icon Big Apple's big moneymaker
      555 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS Rid of sleaze, Times Square now churns out $83b annually for NY City economy New York A LITTLE over a decade ago, New York's Times Square was a sleazy hub of crime and phyNow, the spruced-up bustling entertainment hub pumps about US$55 billion (SsB3
      ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  555 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Much to rave about in Times Square
      139 21 SOURCE: TIMES SQUARE ALLIANCE TIMES Square's total retail spending potential is US$l.2 billion (Ssl.B billion), of which US$634 million lies in a largely untapped local employee and residential market. Who lives here? 33,360 households 71 per cent under 50 years old 70 per
      SOURCE: TIMES SQUARE ALLIANCE  -  139 words
    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Tornado toll: Obama way off the mark
        241 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS PRESIDENTIAL hopeful Barack Obama, caught up in the fervour of a campaign speech, drastically overstated the Kansas tornadoes death toll, saying 10,000 had died. The death toll was in fact 12. "In case you missed it, this week, there was a
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; AP  -  241 words
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        Lock icon Queen takes a dig at Bush's gaffe
        175 22 REUTERS BRITAIN'S Queen Elizabeth flashed a bit of royal wit at US President George W. Bush, getting back at him for a faux pas a day earlier that nearly placed her in the 18th century. With a playful grin, the 81-year-old Queen opened
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        Lock icon Mogul freed, held and freed again
        160 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS A CONSTRUCTION mogul at the centre of a bribery scandal that tainted the image of Mexico City's leftist government was released from prison, recaptured and then set free again. Argentine businessman Carlos Ahumada was released before dawn on Tuesday from a Mexico
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS  -  160 words
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      Lock icon Sarkozy sails into media storm on luxury cruise
      485 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Newspapers slam President-elect's getaway on yacht as ostentatious Paris PRESIDENT-elect Nicolas Sarkozy may have been seeking some relaxation, but his Mediterranean getaway has sailed him straight into his first storm. French newspapers have slammed his luxury yacht cruise
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS; AP  -  485 words
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      422 23 THE Bioethics Advisory Committee has been guided largely by international best practice in its continuing work to design a regulatory framework for expanding biomedical research. Its newest set of recommendations to safeguard the privacy of research subjects, out this week, emphasises informed consent and confidentiality. These are
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      966 23  -  Andy Ho CLIENTS' GENETIC INFORMATION By Senior Writer THE Bioethics Advisory Committee (BAC) presented its report Personal Information In Biomedical Research on Monday. Among its recommendations is "a moratorium on the use of predictive genetic information for insurance purposes,", which the insurance industry says it
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      790 23  -  Tan Siok Choo PUBLIC-SECTOR PAY IN MALAYSIA By ON BOTH sides of the Causeway, salary increases for government employees are currently under the spotlight. While the issue in Singapore differs from that in Malaysia, both highlight one salient fact that nurturing an efficient public sector could
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      1338 24  -  Ooi Kee Beng POLITICS IN MALAYSIA By For The Straits Times MALAYSIA'S former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad is known for saying controversial things, and his recent view, expressed on the Malaysiakini website, was no different. He opined that Malays should be
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      878 25  -  Nassrine Azimi NATION-BUILDING By THE Rand Corporation recently published a study called The Beginner's Guide To Nation-Build-ing. It covers the basics with clarity and objectivity, defining the roles of the military, the police and the judiciary; distinguishing humanitarian relief from economic stabilisation and development; and explaining the
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      827 25  -  Michel Rocard POLITICS IN FRANCE By FRANCE has chosen and done so decisively. Its next president will be Mr Nicolas Sarkozy, elected with 53.1 per cent of the popular vote, with turnout, at 84.8 per cent, the highest since 1981. This election is particularly rich in lessons.
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      47 23 A cultural window It would serve nation-builders well to bear in mind the important role that culture plays in countries being rebuilt. PAGE 26 scientists plan to compile of earth's 1.8 million species on the web^^ hope they include your father.. a, HE'S SUCH A PIG! jB
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      712 28  -  Tracy Sua Access difficulties earlier slowed down works to stabilise slope: BCA By BUSINESSMAN V. Seek and his wife have not been able to return to their Hillview estate home for the past four months. Their kitchen is buried in mud, the dining room
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      247 29 The Building and Construction Authority says the pace of repairs has been slow after the Chu Yen Street landslide because the affected area is a big one, and because the slope is narrow, restricting access for heavy machinery. HOW UNSTABLE SOIL IS HELD BACK AT SOME HOUSES The
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      243 29  -  Karamjit Kaur By Aviation Correspondent SINGAPORE and Europe will work more closely to promote air safety and security. Yesterday, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC), to promote regular exchange
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      755 31  -  Christopher Tan Financial, logistical issues still unresolved between backer, Govt and franchise holder By Senior Correspondent TALKS on Singapore's bid to host a Formula One race have entered the final lap, but the chances of holding a race in the 2008 season look
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      396 31  -  Chua Hian Hou By JUST like in a scene from a disaster movie, the Boeing 777 hurtled towards the runway at Changi Airport, hit the tarmac and bounced back into the air. But pilot Mark Ong was able to
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      285 31 COE prices climbed across the board yesterday for the fifth consecutive tender, bringing car premiums to their highest level in 18 months. The certificate of entitlement (COE) premium for cars up to 1,600 cc ended 10.7 per cent higher than last month, at
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      130 31 WARSHIPS and planes from Singapore and Australia are in the thick of a military exercise that runs until tomorrow. Called Singaroo, the exercise, which started on Monday, is being held in the Singapore Strait and the South China Sea. The vessels involved include missile corvettes,
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      280 32  -  Chong Chee Kin ►>FATAL HIT-AND-RUN He is also accused of drink driving and not stopping to help the victim By THE man believed to be the driver of a Hyundai Sonata car which ran down and killed a Chinese national on Monday night was brought
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        53 32 A MOTORCYCLIST in his late 20s died on the spot when he crashed into a metal guard rail along the Bukit Timah Expressway on Tuesday morning. He suffered multiple injuries and was pronounced dead at about 9.30 am. Witnesses should call the Traffic Police
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        209 32 THREE women fell victim to snatch theft in Yishun on Monday. In the first incident, a woman in her early 70s was waiting for a bus in front of Block 924, Yishun Central at about 5.15 am when a man approached her, grabbed her handbag
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      579 32  -  K.C. VIJAYAN By Law Correspondent TOP criminal lawyer Subhas Anandan will join law firm KhattarWong (KW) next month to helm its criminal practice. Now a consultant at Harry Elias Partnership, the 59-year-old said he was made an offer he could not refuse. He
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      206 33 CHUNKS of spalling concrete from a Central Expressway (CTE) tunnel fell onto the road at around Bpm last night, but no injuries or damage to vehicles was reported. This was on the side of the expressway headed towards the Ayer Rajah Expressway, near
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      643 33  -  SUMATHI V. Malay-Muslim drop-in centre gets thumbs-up from minister By Selvaretnam A TROUBLED teenager, Muhammad Nur Rifaie Zainal had dropped out of school just three weeks after joining his Secondary 1 class. He could not cope with his schoolwork and for the
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      414 33  - Winning French fare from inmates Tanya Fong By FINE French cuisine and prison inmates: an unusual mix, but one which wowed visitors to a Changi Prison kitchen yesterday. Three teams comprising four prison inmates each whipped up several dishes such as chicken roulade, tomato confit and chocolate souffle as part
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      467 33 BUILDING a knowledge-based economy takes more than just cutting-edge research it needs money, innovation and marketing expertise. Hundreds of millions of dollars in investments are essential to move research results from a university laboratory to a store shelf, Dr Harold
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      593 34  -  Lee Chee Keng An online group explains Singapore's unique Taoist traditions in English By AT A Taoist temple in Old Tampines Road, separate altars have been set up to honour the Hindu elephant god Ganesha, an earth god by the name of Datuk
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      187 34 "LOTUS petals" 51 of them, each almost 3m tall and made of plywood will be put together to form a giant lotus at Ngee Ann City's Civic Plaza on May 26 and 27. The 121 sq m art installation, designed by home-grown
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      23 28 Taoism in plain English An online community of heritage buffs explains Singapore's unique Taoist traditions in English for all to understand. PAGE H7
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      477 35  -  Heng Cho Choon WHILE I empathise with Mr Abdul Rahim Ngarsi ("Shame to demolish old Bidadari Mosque"; ST, May 8), I feel we should not allow noble sentiments to cloud our sense of reality to the relentless grind of modern progress. My mother
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      407 35  -  Peggy Ong I REFER to the article, "Centre makes tuition compulsory for kids" (ST, May 7). Although The Straits Times highlighted that tuition or coaching is a necessary part of Pro-Teach's student care curriculum, the report does not reflect how we balance nurturing
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      122 35  -  Dr Michael Loh Toon Seng I HAVE noticed a disturbing trend in the London Financial Times. I believe the edition I received here in Singapore is censored. Example: On page 1 and page 9 of the Life And Arts section in the May 5-6 issue,
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      328 35  -  Edmund Khoo Kirn Hock I READ with interest the letter, "Hard to stamp out statistical discrimination" by Mr Rajamanickam Venkatesh (ST, May 8). This form of selection exists in the hiring process because it helps to efficiently sieve out unsuitable candidates. Without a recommendation
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      347 35  -  Goh Khee Kuan FIXED DEPOSITS I REFER to the letter from the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) on payment of promotional rates only for fresh funds (ST, May 8). I wonder if most fresh funds banks receive from existing customers to enjoy
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      239 35  -  Dr Themin Suwardy I REFER to recent letters and articles on banks not offering the best applicable rates for auto-renewal of fixed deposits. The Association of Banks in Singapore explained that promotional rates are applicable only to initial deposits with fresh
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      329 35  -  Ho Peng (Ms) Tan Yap Kwang WE REFER to Miss Eu Kar Mun's letter, "Project work: Will MOE review results?" (ST, May 2). Project Work (PW) in the A-level curriculum seeks to provide students the opportunity to synthesise knowledge from various
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      142 35  -  S. Parameswaran I REFER to the letter, "Footballers hogging stadium space" (ST, April 26). We apologise for Ms Chua Lee Khim's unpleasant experience at Clementi Stadium. During a soccer game, the five lanes of the running track closest to the field are cordoned
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      73 35 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.asial. com.sg/forum Access to letters online is free. Why the hang-up over 'speaking properly'? People should be engaged in national issue of the day Three-point rebuttal to writer's response to article on gays Doctor using selective material to justify own conclusion A
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      708 36 > MANCHESTER UNITED'S TRANSFER TARGETS Their names crop up as Fergie begins the search for a new striker London ALEX Ferguson's most important transfer issue for Manchester United next season is a striker. Tottenham are expected to price Dimitar Berbatov out the market, and the
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      156 36 MANCHESTER United fans in Malaysia voiced anger and disappointment yesterday after a tour match featuring the new Premiership champions was cancelled. Fans branded the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) "selfish" for pressuring Asian Cup co-hosts Malaysia to call off the July 27 match just two
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      398 36 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London CRISTIANO Ronaldo has enjoyed a double dose of apologies including one from Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho. The Blues boss was quoted as describing the 22-year-old as "ill-educated, disrespectful and immature", after the Manchester United winger said Mourinho could never admit
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      360 36 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London WEST Ham manager Alan Curbishley may be good friends with Alex Ferguson, but he can expect no favours from the Manchester United manager on Sunday. That is when the Hammers travel to Old Trafford needing a point to survive in the
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      361 36 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London AC MILAN have found themselves a new 65-year-old supporter. Alex Ferguson has claimed that there is no way that Liverpool can beat Milan in the May 23 Champions League final. The Manchester United manager told The Sun: "I'd bet
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      163 36 SHEFFIELD United are ready to sue the Premiership for £40 million (*****.7 million) if they are relegated as a result of West Ham being fined, rather than suffering a points deduction, for fielding of Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano. The club's chairman Kevin
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      722 37 SOCCER He sees no need to add more players, even as Shevchenko's future remains uncertain London INJURIES and fatigue have cost Chelsea the Premiership title this season, but manager Jose Mourinho insists he will not require a bigger squad for the next campaign. In fact,
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      Lock icon Berbatov, McCarthy under spotlight
      258 37 London BLACKBURN'S Benni McCarthy gets his chance to eclipse Dimitar Berbatov and the more glamorous Tottenham team today. The two sides meet at White Hart Lane, chasing a place in next season's Uefa Cup. Tottenham can confirm their spot with a win. Blackburn need all three
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      654 37 BLOOMBERG NEWS LONDON JOEY Barton once slapped a 15-year-old Everton supporter. Earlier this season, he also showed his buttocks at the Goodison Park fans. Still, those misdemeanours will not stop Everton manager David Moyes from signing the disgraced player, who burned his
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        79 37 ASSOCIATED PRESS KUALA LUMPUR: Only a natural catastrophe would cause the 2010 World Cup to be moved from South Africa, according to Fifa president Sepp Blatter. "I can tell you that if there is no catastrophe which is a natural catastrophe, then the World
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        46 37 LONDON: Arsenal are closing in on a deal for Polish goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, reported Sky Sports. The Legia Warsaw player has undergone a medical at the North London club, after Arsenal agreed on an undisclosed fee with the Polish club.
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        55 37 LONDON: Lawrie Sanchez showed his hardline approach by sending Vincenzo Montella back to Roma a week before the Italian's loan spell at Fulham was due to end. Sanchez, who will be named perma- nent successor to Chris Coleman nex week, made his decision amid
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        101 37 NYON (Switzerland): Uefa has can celled a number of tickets for the May 23 Champions League final between Liverpool and AC Milan, in response to illegal sales carried out in Britain. Europe's football governing body said its action was based on a law
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        78 37 BLOOMBERG NEWS MADRID: Sevilla and Espanyol are following Valencia in planning share sales to compete with English teams. The clubs would be the first in Spain to offer stock to investors, seeking to raise cash to buy players. "If we were listed, we'd
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      444 39  -  Leonard Lim BADMINTON Baseline errors and HK rival's smashes send Spores No.l out in first round By AFTER the high of reaching last week's Aviva Open Singapore semi-finals, Ronald Susilo's Olympic qualification hopes hit a bump yesterday. The 27-year-old and world No 23 crashed
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      446 39 ►►TRIATHLON JASON Shortis, five-time Ironman winner and owner of the fastest finish of Bhr 3min 57sec. Joanne King, dual world champion in the Olympic distance and 1998 International Triathlon Union winner. Belinda Granger, triple Ironman Korea winner and veteran of 20 Ironmans. The three
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      245 39 SOCCER THREE red cards, with punches thrown and even a chase after an expelled player. These farcical scenes were played out at the Queenstown Stadium in front of 1,257 fans yesterday, as Sengkang Marine beat Liaoning Guangyuan 2-0 in an S-League game. The scrappy match exploded
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      288 39 REUTERS MOTOR RACING Madrid TWO-TIME Formula One champion Fernando Alonso expects to have more overtaking opportunities at his home Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, owing to changes to the Circuit de Catalunya. The 25-year-old will start the first European race of the season as
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        41 39 S-LEAGUE soccer side Geylang United are giving free admission to fans for their game against Woodlands Wellington tomorrow at Jalan Besar Stadium. There will also be free popcorn, ice cream and Coco Crunch for the 7.30pm game.
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        95 39 VALENCIA: Spanish hope Desafio Espanol edged into sailing's Louis Vuitton Cup semi-finals on Tuesday, despite losing to leaders BMW Oracle Racing. The race for top spot in the group stage will go to the wire, as BMW Oracle duel with Emirates Team New Zealand. BMW Oracle,
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        104 39 REUTERS ROME: Roger Federer began his bid for a first Rome Masters crown with an efficient 6-3, 6-4 win over Nicolas Almagro on Tuesday. The world No 1, who had been given a bye into the second round of the clay-court tournament, looked totally in control. He
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      509 40 ASSOCIATED PRESS BASKETBALL Phoenix register convincing win to tie conference semi-final at 1-1 Phoenix THE attack-minded Phoenix Suns can still play some mean defence. They proved it on Tuesday night, thrashing the San Antonio Spurs 101-81 in their National Basketball Association conference semi-fi-nal series.
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      82 40 ASSOCIATED PRESS LEBRON James scored 25 of his 36 points in the second half, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the New Jersey Nets 102-92 on Tuesday for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semi-finals. James added 12 assists, and Sasha Pavlovic scored 17 points for
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      233 40 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS CRICKET Sydney AUSTRALIA got their endorsement when cricket's lawmaker confirmed that Adam Gilchrist was entitled to use a squash ball inside his glove when batting during the World Cup final. "His use of a squash ball was designed to alter
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      413 40 BADMINTON Indonesia Open Super Series, Ist rd Men's singles: Kendrick Lee (Sin) bt Dicky Palyama (Ned) 21-14 19-21 21-15, Simon Santoso (Ina) bt Muhd Hafiz Hashim (Mas) 21-17 21-16, Lee Chong Wei (Mas) bt Kuan Beng Hong (Mas) 21-16 21-13, Taufik Hidayat (Ina) bt Chen Jin (Chn) 21-8 15-21
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      23 36 Suns level series Exceptional defence allows Phoenix to stifle San Antonio in Game Two of their National Basketball Association play-off series. PAGE Hl4
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      79 39 TV times GOLF: EPGA Valle Romano Open de Andalucia: Day 1 (Live, Ch2l, 10pm). USPGA Tour The Players Championship: Day 1 (Live, Ch22, tomorrow, lam). SOCCER: English Premier League: Tottenham Hotspur v Blackburn Rovers (Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 2.55 am). TENNIS: ATP Rome Masters: Last 16 (Live, Ch24, 9.30pm and 12mn).
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      55 40 The family of the late CHANOIWAH Departed 5 May 2007 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Dr. Julian him, Bro Kirn San, Sister Lee, Sister Sharon and Cantonese Team of Church of Singapore, relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and
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      38 40 The family of the late SOON CHEW HOOM Departed 5-5-2007 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.
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      58 40 4th Anniversary In Loving Memory of KANG ANNIE Departed 10th May 2003 The depths of sorrow we cannot tell, Of the loss of one we love so well, And while she sleeps a peaceful sleep, Her memory we shall always keep. Dearly missed and always cherished by loved ones Husband:
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      44 40 P 20th 1 Anniversary Ever-Loving Memory of Peter Lim Swee Kiat Departed 10th May 1987 Mass At St Teresa's Church On 10 May 2007 Dearly missed always remembered by wife Elizabeth Kong Ah Soo, Nephew Anthony Kong Cheong Hong all loved ones. a d
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      162 1115 LIM LEE KHENG Age: 8O passed away peacefully on 8 May 2007, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Chua Kirn Teo (Deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Chua Chang Hiang, David Lily Chua Chua Cham Boon, Alan K. Rosly Chua Daughters: Sons-in-law: Chua Ah Moey, Elsie Tan Heok Sen Chua Siam Ec, Lucy Phua
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      83 1115 "And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever" PS 23:6 DR CHOU SIP KING Age: 82 Passed away peacefully on 8 May 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Chung Khin Chun Kathleen brothers, sisters and all relatives. Wake service will be held at
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      139 1115 "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; ***ii, =id I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever" p sa m 2 3 6 4 JAMES QUAH EWE CHYE Age 68 was called home to be with the Lord on 8 May 2007,
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      43 1115 CQ)i'/A (Deepes/ <SuM2pa/£i/ jffearffeff Goncfofences fo Oar Director Mr David Chua on the demise of his beloved mother LIM LEE KHENG Departed on 8 May 2007 From: The Management Staff of Pescadores Marine Pte Ltd Wisdom International Lines Pte Ltd Wisdom Marine Lines
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      148 1115 r have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day." 2 Timothy 4:7-8 a KAY TUCK WAI Age: 57 Was
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      42 1115 ftf With Deepest Sympathy and w Heartfelt Condolence to our Partner, Ms Lo Wei Shih, her family, on the demise of her beloved husband Kay l^ick Wai Departed on 9 May 2007 From The Management and Staff of Lo Hock Ling Co.
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      96 1115 CHANG KENG LAN Age: 78 passed away peacefully on Bth May 2007. Dearly loved and missed by: Husband: Tay Hung Sing (deceased) Sons: Daughter-in-law: John Tay Mellia Chia Wai Lim Peter Tay Daughters: Sons-in-law: Brenda Tay Yip Hooi Kwong Bena Tay Han Chin Juan Belinda Tay Brian Li Grandchildren: Leslie
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      116 1115 QUEK KIANG NGIAP Age: 98 passed away peacefully on 8 May 2007, leaving behind loved ones. Wives: Tan Kan Hiang (deceased) Tan Ah Chee (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Muhammad Ali Quek Esah bte Bedin Quek Scow Quee, David Lee Moi Choo Chan Choon Meng, Michael Wee Suan Neo, Betty QuekAhKow, Richard
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      144 1115 "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the the House eg of the Lord forever" Psalm 23:6 Yeo Teng Quee Age: 71 s called home to be with the Lord on 8 May 2007 leaving behind loved ones. Wife:
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      85 1115 1 lth Anniversary IN LOVING AND LIVING MEMORY Of Our Beloved Husband and Father DR. ERNEST WONGWING KWONG was called home to our lord on 10/05/96 The life of the one we love is never truly lost He lives on in the lives of those who love him. life is
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      21 1115 15th Anniversary 25th Anniversary WUi Everlasting Remembrance of TAY CHOR SENG YEO SOO YEM Departed 10/5/92 Departed 14/8/82 Always remembered by
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      93 1115 STEVEN MILAKOV Called home to the Risen Lord on 23 April 2007 We, the Milakov Family wish to express our deep appreciation to: -Father Bill Heng, Church of St. Alphonsus Management Staff of Chevron Corp and Associate Companies, Hill Knowlton, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, School of Film and Media Studies (NP)
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      31 1115 i utn Anniversary l In Loving Memory Of Departed 10th May 1997 We Miss You So Much your Wife: Karen Daughter: Queenie I luluns and all loved ones QUAH CHENG HOE
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        6129 41 TRANSACTION DATE: MAY 9, 2007 52-WEEK HIGH LOW TEL CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 0R'VOL '000 DAY NET P/E M CAP SMIL HIGH LOW 3.5 15 34 101 40.5 25 27 36.5 14.5 17 130 31.5 8 18.5 11.5 14.5 18 13.5 8.5 37 32.5 12
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        1532 41 52-WEEK HIGH LOW IEL CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 0R■VOL '000 DAY NET P/E M CAP SMIL HIGH LOW 21.E 26 B4.3 81 82 8 5 28.E 19. E 46.E 13.E 16. E IOC 11 12 11.E 42.E 121 48 19. E 12 30.E 68 52 20
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        53 41 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E $MIL ***** 119 6065 Diamonds 5000 5000 6095 ISDJUSTech 6097 ISMSCISpore ***** ***** 6101 ISS&P5OO ***** '1200 6170 SPDRS 3500 2382 6235 STIETF100 3581.8 2360.9 6236 STIETFIOPV US119cd US500C US555 US1120C US1250C 3480 3519.4 +40 13.6 2 350C
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      521 42 REUTERS If deal with Thomson is successful, former M£tA lawyer will be leading tie-up plans London CRAFTING mergers and acquisi:ions (M&As) was Mr Tom Slocer's speciality before he oined Reuters 14 years ago. Over the past few years, his "orte has
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      498 42 REUTERS Toronto MR DAVID Thomson, the current patriarch of Thomson Corp's founding family, is, like his father, a quiet billionaire. He has maintained Mr Kenneth Thomson's penchant for staying out of the limelight, despite the Canadian family's wealth pegged at US$22 billion (Ss33
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      328 42 FINANCIAL TIMES New York NEARLY half the senior management of Citigroup's consumer operations have quit in the last 18 months, amid intensifying criticism of Mr Chuck Prince's leadership of the world's largest financial services group. The latest to go are Ms Faith
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      33 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 17,748.12 (+91.28 points) »Japanese share prices closed 0.52 per cent higher, helped by a recent softening of the yen and upbeat earnings forecasts from domestic shipping firms.
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      37 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 20,844.78 (+138.43 points) Hong Kong stocks gained 0.67 per cent as investors picked up blue chips and property stocks in late trade following another record performance on the Shanghai market.
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      35 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 4,013.09 (+63.07 points) Chinese stocks rose to a record high after a research agency advised Beijing to relax exchange-rate controls. China Merchants Bank and property major China Vanke advanced.
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      32 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 6,341 (+36.6 points) Australian stocks were in record territory, adding 0.58 per cent amid speculation about a merger between mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.
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      38 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,350.84 (-3.83 points) Malaysian stocks fell 0.28 per cent on profit-taking with investors adopting a cautious stance ahead of the United States Fed Reserve meeting on interest rates later in the day.
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      36 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 13,781.51 (+16.05 points) »Indian share prices closed 0.12 per cent higher to snap three days of losses in cautious trade ahead of a United States Federal Reserve meeting on interest rates.
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      31 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,037.97 (+15.18 points) »Indonesia stocks rose 0.75 per cent for another record finish, supported by gains in banks after the central bank cut interest rates.
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      37 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 706.29 (-6.58 points) Tha i stocks closed 0.92 per cent lower, bucking the regional markets, as investors opted for profits ahead of United States Federal Reserve's policy meeting on interest rates.
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      231 42 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: 0,452.72 QCfIU May 9 Stock Name Wt Close Change Allgreen 0.52 1.750 +0.010 Ascendasreit 0.96 2.710 +0.030 CapitaComm 0.59 2.970 +0.010 CapitaLand 5.32 8.350 +0.100 CapltaMall 1.09 4.220 +0.080 ChartSemiCond 0.68 1.290 -0.030 CityDev 3.16 16.800 +0.200 CotnfortDelGro 1.59 2.310 +0.010 CoscoCorp 0.87 2.710
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      49 42 Digiland 152,982,000 ChinaEntSp 123,682,000 ChinaYuanb 104,302,000 Yongnam 85,525,000 CSC Hldgs 77,499,000 FHTK Hldgs 65,811,000 Aoma 55,965,000 LottVis 53,293,000 Rowsley 42,701,000 HLG 37,810,000 May 9 Gen Intl 37,441,000 DigilandWOaOllß 31,737,000 Abterra 31,355,000 Yangzijiang 25,904,000 Sapphire 24,210,000 Sing Tel 23,346,000 Foreland 23,052,000 Delong 21,945,000 Chart SemiCond 18,842,000 Yanlord 18,257,000
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      141 42 May 9 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS I :OREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT JF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling lust dollar 1.2470 1.2620 Ian dollar 1.3620 1.3780 Euro 2.0400 2.0640 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4449 0.4456 4Z dollar 1.1060 1.1290 Sterling pound 2.9970 3.0320 JS dollar
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      1982 42 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: MAY 9. 2007 32 WttK ILL HIGH LOW CODE COMPAHV TRADED SALE 000 43 24 9337 AllEreen RBeCW*****9 32.5 -7.5 10 22 4 AsnendasSGAeCH/*****5 L5 +1.5 3083 41 19.5 1473 AsnendasSGAeCH/*****0 40.5 +5 20 48 5.5 9092 Asia Env WD9IIS24 14 +0.5 159 74 9
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      516 43 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Group behind failed offer must set revised bid above A 55.45 a share; Dixon will stay at airline's helm Sydney AUSTRALIA'S Qantas Airways indicated yesterday it would not back a new takeover offer pitched at the same price as
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      418 43 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, FINANCIAL TIMES Shanghai CHINESE stocks broke through the psychologically important 4,000-point mark yesterday for the first time ever. According to dealers, the sustained Chinese advance is being driven by massive inflows of fresh funds as smaller investors take their
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      346 43 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, NEW YORK TIMES Hong Kong ONE of Hong Kong's most powerful financiers, banker David Li, has been linked to an alleged insider trading probe surrounding a US$5 billion (557.6 billion) bid for financial news agency Dow Jones, a report said
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      493 44  -  Christopher Tan Results for world's longest driverless metro project will be out next month By Senior Correspondent TRANSPORT firms ComfortDelGro and SMRT have both been shortlisted to run the 70km Dubai Metro the world's longest driverless rail project. The presence of the two
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      320 44  -  Ng Sook Zhen By POP entrepreneurs in Singapore will now be recognised for their social contribution and use of Internet platforms at the annual Entrepreneur of the Year awards (EVA). Jointly organised by The Rotary Club of Singapore and the Association of Small and Medium
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      403 44 ASEAN economies need to give a major push to liberalise their services markets, to improve their competitiveness and efficiency, Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang said yesterday. The region must also stay committed to economic integration, despite the challenges
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      676 45  -  Grace Ng Excluding divestment gain and tax refund, profit is still 60% higher at $510 m By Finance Reporter OCBC Bank yesterday sprang the surprise of the banking results season doubling first-quarter net profit on the back of an impressive 60 per cent surge
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      848 45  -  Grace Ng NEWS ANALYSIS By Finance Reporter ALL eyes have been firmly fixed on the first-quarter results of the three Singapore banks, long seen as bellwethers of economic growth. Singapore's economy is off to a roaring start this year,
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        74 45 SINGAPORE Technologies (ST) Engineering's electronics arm ST Electronics has won a $123 million contract for a commuter rail project in Istanbul. The deal, the firm's first for electronics rail in Europe, includes designing and installing fare collection systems. The contract, from Marubeni, is not
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        66 45 HONG Leong Finance reported a 17.6 per cent gain in first-quarter net profit to $26.2 million yesterday. Interest income and hiring charges rose 18 per cent to $82.02 million. Earnings per share were 23.95 cents, up from 20.46 cents a year ago. Net
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        84 45 HOTEL Properties unveiled a significant rise in first-quarter net profit to $11.66 million, from just $4.35 million a year ago. Turnover was 45 per cent higher at $103.9 million, thanks mainly to contributions from its two Four Seasons Resorts in the Maldives, which opened
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        71 45 Xl VENTURES, Keppel Corp's investment associate, said thirdquarter net profit fell 44.8 per cent to $5 million but revenue was up 38.1 per cent at $131.84 million. Earnings per share for continuing and discontinued operations were 0.25 cent, down from 0.48 cent a
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        113 45 UNITED Engineers posted a two-fold rise in net profit from $5.88 million to $11.84 million, although revenue dipped by 4 per cent to $123.1 million. Earnings per share were 5.4 cents, up from 3.7 cents a year ago. Net asset value per share was $2.88,
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      228 45  -  LEE SU SHYAN GOLFING equipment distributor Transview Holdings aims to tee off business expansion in the golf-lov-ing Middle East, now that a new key shareholder and chairman hails from the region. Transview said yesterday that it has appointed Sheikh Faisal F.J. Al-Thani,
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      590 46  -  Lee Su Shyan Conditions for deal must be fulfilled before it is sealed, says company's CEO By Companies Correspondent INVESTMENT firm Rowsley tried to reassure jittery investors yesterday about the viability of its $2.7 billion proposed buy of a China
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      409 46  -  Goh Eng Yeow STAKING STOCK By Markets Correspondent INVESTORS had all the encouragement they needed yesterday and gleefully took the hint, driving the market to its first positive finish in three days. The good news came in threes a surprisingly good result
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      23 46 (0) May 9 IMH OmegaNav Hotel Prop ISH CENTS 2450 3070 625 1400 75.7 70.0 45.0 30.3 2.1 2.3 7.8 1.4
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      26 46 tlay 9 ;hinaCITIMBLeCW07 fanLord MBLeCW*****5 1PL MBL eCW*****5 lepCorp DB eCW*****1 CENTS 32 18 16.5 84.5 39.1 38.5 37.5 30.0 9.0 5.0 4.5 19.5
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      31 46 (0) tlay 9 SLD 10US$ IMProp i Sembawang ireat Eastern lepCorp DB eCW070E11 CENTS 6780 2500 1200 1930 48 30.3 29.1 20.0 20.0 18.0 0.3 5.7 1.6 1.0 27.3
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      363 46  -  Arthur Poon By INFORMATION technology firm Datacraft Asia is tying up with a unit of Japan's Sumitomo in a move that will give it access to Japanese blue-chip customers such as Daiwa Securities. The proposed 50:50 joint venture with Sumitomo's 56 per centowned
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      378 46  -  GOH ENG YEOW WARRANT WATCH COVERED warrants on the Straits Times Index (STI) have overtaken Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index as the most popular derivatives instrument traded on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). Yesterday, contracts on the STI accounted for 19 per cent of
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      270 46  -  GABRIEL CHEN DIRECTORS' TRADES COMPANY insiders have been offloading shares of SMB United to cash in on the stock's rise during the recent market surge. The shares have risen by more than 40 per cent since March. Chairman and chief executive Lee Phuan Weng whittled
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      615 47  -  Bryan Lee Against previous year, $3.78b gain is down 9% due to weaker 4th quarter By Telecoms Correspondent SINGTEL is dishing out its third-biggest shareholder payout of $3.3 billion, after posting better-than-expected fullyear net profits of $3.78 billion. The telecoms giant
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      27 47 Gainers: 412 Losers: 366 Unchanged: 652 Australian dollar 1.2470 1.2620 Euro 2.0400 2.0640 Sterling pound JS dollar 2.9970 3.0320 1.5070 1.5250 fen (100 units) 1.2574 1.2715
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      247 47 BRYAN LEE RECOUPING INVESTMENT ADVERTISEMENTS that vary in content according to the user's location this is one way Sing Tel will attempt to earn revenues from its investment in Singapore's islandwide free wireless broadband network. The telco yesterday outlined its business strategy for its participation
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      284 68 OBITUARY I CULTURE VULTURE TURNER PRIZE Malaysian Redza Piyadasa B Afternoon TV Anti-war installation was a conceptual art pioneer 1 \.-%st lis a guilty pleasure among nominees page 2 h^W im^-A page 6 page 2 jl X 1 INTRODUCING THE BAND: rl I ij^^^^^^k bMi M^^^^l^ m\. (Clockwise from top)
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        591 69  -  June Cheong Obituary Malaysian artist Redza Piyadasa, who died on Monday, was also a respected art critic ARTS REPORTER MALAYSIAN artist and art lecturer Redza Piyadasa (inset), hailed as one of his country's pioneer conceptual artists, died on Monday at the age of 68
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        393 69 AP LONDON An anti-war installation that labels the leaders of Britain and the United States "baby killers" is among four works competing for Britain's best-known and most provocative art award, the Turner Prize. Mark Wallinger's State Britain reproduces the posters displayed by
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        986 71  -  Stephanie Yap A new local orchestra has emerged as the top draw in the coming Singapore Arts Festival ARTS REPORTER A CLASSICAL music concert by a lit-tle-known orchestra has outplayed an iconic Henrik Ibsen play and Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet to become the hottest ticket in the
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        646 71 THEY might not be full-time professional orchestras, but these amateur groups are certainly far from unprofessional. One of them, Orkestra Melayu Singapura (right), is headed for Holland next week for a Eurasian festival. Another, the Philharmonic Winds, bagged a top prize at the 12th World Music
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        86 73 1 still have a big appetite for life and my eyes still twinkle when the phone rings' Comedian Ronnie Corbett, 76 'Marriage, family and raising children definitely wasn't my parents first love it was their work' Model Isabella Rossellini (right), daughter of actress Ingrid Bergman and director Roberto Rossellini
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        751 73  -  Hong Xinyi I have always regarded afternoon TV as a sort of fantasy genre, where I can dabble in the rituals of a life I know I will not live culturevulture THE thing I remember most vividly about taking my O levels besides that visceral
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        298 73  - Sing from the novel to the screen Huang Xueling YOU could say Dawn has finally come. Work on an animated feature film called Sing To The Dawn is on course towards a Singapore release date in June next year. Based on the 1975 award-winning novel of the same name by
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        568 74  -  Adeline Chia Buy works by up-and-coming local and Singapore-based professional photographers for less than $300 per print ARTS REPORTER SNAP up pictures by professional photographers for a song this Saturday. Called The Affordable Photo Fair, the event will feature works by 18 Singaporebased photographers for less
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        329 74 Reuters NEW YORK The spring art sales got off to an auspicious start on Tuesday when Sotheby's sold nearly US$2BO million (***** million) worth of Impressionist and modern art, the second-best result in its history. Any doubt about the strength of the market for 19th-
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        732 75  -  Hong Xinyi ahtp rii— nrMiTi— r~i Wild Rice and Drama Box hope to nurture the next generation of theatre practitioners with new training programmes and experimental plays ARTS REPORTER TWO local troupes are launching training programmes in the hope of nurturing the next generation of Singapore's
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        692 75  -  Adeline Chia ARTS REPORTER WHO says the unconventional subjects of her paintings are ugly? That perception is what American artist Joan Marie Kelly, who paints prostitutes, pimps and construction workers in Geylang, wants to dispel with her new exhibition. Called Digital Dualism, it will feature 15
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      407 77  -  Boon Chan > concert DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND Timbre Music Restaurant and Bar Tuesday A CAPACITY crowd of over 260 people turned up to watch the American band chase away the Tuesday night blues. It didn't matter that the Dirty Dozen Brass Band was lacking one
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      415 77  -  Brenda Goh Outrageous 1990s band Grasshopper is back with a concert the members say is like no other' THIS Grasshopper makes sure that it doesn't lose its ability to spring surprises. Which explains why the three members of the Hong Kong pop band have been preparing for their
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      851 77  -  Loh Keng Fatt booksforthesoul WHEN tragedy strikes, many people ask: Why me? The rich and the famous are not immune from reacting that way too, and they can be equally devastated and bewildered, just like ordinary folks. Mary Alice Williams, a former co-anchor of NBC's Weekend
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        439 79 Reuters LOS ANGELES Online petitions from fans and foes of jail-bound heiress Paris Hilton are alternately asking California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to pardon her or make sure she serves her time. Following her sentence to 45 days in jail for violating her probation by driving on
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        139 79 TAIPEI Taiwanese TV funnyman Ta Ping completed his 48-day rehabilitation stay on Tuesday and immediately revisited the WeGo motel where he had been nabbed for taking amphetamines in February. There, the 32-year-old host held a press conference wearing the bathrobe he had
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        162 79 Reuters, AFP LONDON Rocker Prince will play 21 concerts in London from Aug 1 and plans to take time off music to study the Bible, he announced on Tuesday. A PR company said Prince, 48, would be performing his greatest hits "for the very last time", but
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        162 79 FASHIONISTAS may all be heading to Kuala Lumpur for that designer fix. Just opened in the mammoth Suria KLCC mall is The Melium Galleria, a one-stop luxury section that boasts more than 30 stores. Owned by Singa-pore-born, Malay-sia-based socialite and retail entrepreneur Farah Khan, it brings
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        121 79 A WORD OF CAUTION: Lee Ang is editing his new spy thriller Lust, Caution, which is not ready to be entered in any film festival, his assistant said. The comments contradicted a report on the website of China Film Group saying the movie will premiere at the Venice Film
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      185 74 Q\ Building l| tomorrow VmL* ~*~ne Building an^ Construction jyCJIKX v \^l[U/i Authority Awards highlight big kL4 and small industry players as they m> \nfe?N&V \mi I enhance Singapore's efforts to create i vaVI a q'o'3B' c' ty w' tn sa^e> n '9n Qua^yl\ V^-^K I\l\ \B sustainable and friendly
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      14 48 iuyoyh h h F HAMPERS FROM NEOSTRATA WORTH $1,000
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      276 49  -  TEE HUN CHING We all know it is wrong to settle for imitation goods. Besides showing a blatant disregard for intellectual property rights, it also shouts: "I'm a wannabe with no money". A colleague confessed recently that she had bought a designer knockoff bag which
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      227 51 Models may be out of a job soon. I say this because there is a rising trend of fashion stylists, make-up artists, hairstylists and even actors being hired as celebrity models at fashion parties. And no, they are not all tall and skinny. In fact, some of them are
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      84 51 MOSS LINE LAUNCHES HERE: Supermodel Kate Moss' line for Topshop will be launched here next Thursday. Twenty lucky Urban readers will get a chance to preview the collection. E-mail sokchen@wingtaiasia.com.sg with your name and contact details. DOCKERS AT VIVO: Dockers San Francisco opened its first store with four new
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        216 51 The verdict is out: Eight Urban readers have what it takes to flaunt The W Factor. Last month, Wisma Atria shopping mall and Urban called for women with a strong sense of cosmopolitan chic to send in shots of themselves holding the sassy W pose, together with their
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        166 51 After a IV2-month facelift, Takashimaya department store unveiled a new beauty hal (above) late last month. Its 25 beauty brands on the first floor have been re-zoned, and premium brands such as Elizabeth Arden, Cle De Peau Beaute Sisley and SK-II have been upgraded, with some counters now
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        185 51 The much-awaited Fendi show to be staged on the Great Wall of China will be postponed from this month to later this year because of scheduling problems, reported Women's Wear Daily. Designer for the Italian fashion house Karl Lagerfeld will send his models down the
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        654 51  -  May Yip Do you have a problem with the way you look? L-mail your queries to May Yip at sturban@sph.com.sg Ql have wavy hair and some friends have suggested that I go for rebonding. But my sister had an allergic reaction to the rebonding chemicals which resulted in a
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        259 51  -  'Belle Charlene Kwan These two trendy partygoers were spotted at Fly Entertainment's Bth Anniversary Party held at Zouk last Wednesday. Rachel Lav, 22, interior designer Where did you get your clothes from? My dress is from a local online shop, though I can't remember the name. I got it
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        130 52 It transports you to the Mediterranean, and the lingering scent still freshens up boudoirs even when it's not lit. L'Artisan Parfumeur Oranger En Fleurs scented candle, $26-$93, from Espace at Tangs Orchard and Vivo City Accessories are a simple way to cop the safari trend this season. Necklace, $39,
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        158 52 Subtle way to add a splash of colour to a boring grey suit. Cufflinks, $39.90, from Studio Empoli, 01-31 International Plaza No excuse for walking around in ratty underwear this looks smart to lounge around in. Cotton boxers, $59 for pack of three, from Marks Spencer Centrepoint Now this
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      549 53  -  MELISSA LEE Be transparent and trendy at the airport with these cool pouches for your toiletries f you are a fashionista leaving on a jet plane, a crummy Ziploc bag is the last thing you want to carry around to meet all those new security measures. Fortunately, at
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      550 54 Strategies aren't confined to the football pitch and corporate boardroom. Men are turning to dating coaches for game plans in tacxling that dream date TWO PAGES FOR THE MEN IN OUR LIVES URBAN MAN orget tours for singles and frenzied speed-dating sessions, coaching sessions on how to switch
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      1051 54 Urban goes on the prowl with dating coach Adi Soon and bachelor Gideon Loh A bar, a bachelor and a dating coach on a Friday night. Sounds like a killer combo for some serious action with the ladies. But apart from scoring the phone number of a bar-top
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      247 55 Here's a little help for those still racking their brains for that perfect gift for Mum on her special day Lacquered Buddha box: For storing knick-knacks, $55, from SSouk, 04-07 Centrepoint Bathroom set: By Umbra, these are sold separately. Container, $23.80; soap dispenser, $34.80; toothbrush holder, $23.80;
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      1653 57  -  ANGELINE NEC Lookalikes of designer outfits and accessories will always find a place in a budget shopper's wardrobe. Urban looks at mint outfits, shoes, bags and accessories and their alternatives for the budget conscious Dress up your wardrobe with these accessories. It's worth investing in timeless classics,
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      675 60 How limited is limited-edition make-up? Urban finds out why it's so popular ig make-up names like 1 Elizabeth Arden, Anna Sui and M.A.C already J have many best-selling, well-known products. But they and other cosmetics brands are boosting their appeal with limited-edition lines these days. These products are
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      308 60 Interested in limited-edition make-up? Keep an eye out for these: Estee Lauder Mothers' Day make-up set: Contains a compact with two interchangeable eyeshadow and blusher palettes, two lipsticks, nail lacquer, mascara, make-up brushes, a brush holder and a mirror. For glamour Mamas. $100 from all Isetan stores. Elizabeth
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      737 61  -  BRENDA GOH Anyone can be a style guru these days all you need is a blog. Urban uncovers fashionistas dishing out sartorial tips online Want fashion at your fingertips? Just ask these bloggers who are doling out their daily takes on fashion trends online. Plastered with pictures and
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      664 62  -  MAY YIP A host of designer brand names all under one roof at The Melium Galleria You don't have to fly to Milan to admire the full Pucci collection, or to Paris to say you've shopped in a Christian Lacroix boutique. Not only are these coveted
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      703 63 NYT Artificial tans may be all the rage but the obsession with a perfect glow still drives many women to seek out the sun Decades after Ursula Andress, the Swiss actress who was the first Bond girl, emerged from the waves in 1962's Dr. No with her caramel
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      1021 64  -  SHAAN SETH Top make-up artist Kenji Toyota shares the tricks of his trade Shiseido's international make-up artist Kenji Toyota knew he wanted to paint women's faces by the time he was 10. "I've always wanted a glamorous, playful life," says the 30-year-old bachelor through an interpreter. Dressed in
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      478 65  -  PRADEEP PAUL PERSONAL TRAINER From out of Africa comes a dance to make you sweat atin dance, erotic dance, belly dance, Bollywood dance we've had them all in the world of fitness. Now it's the turn of African dance to make you swivel, stomp and sweat. Fitness instructor
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      269 66  -  FOONG WOE I WAN POSH NOSH his early bird caught a terrific burger last Saturday. Reif James, a five-month-new European restaurant at The Pier, has a brunch menu on weekends and public holidays that offers everything from local favourites like mcc siam (s9++) to European items like banana
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      103 66 A healthy, quick-fix meal may sound like an oxymoron. But that is what Aunt Trudy's microwaveable organic sandwiches "vegetarian, non-diary, yeast free" promise to be. I tried the mushroom roll the other day and it wasn't bad. The pastry cover flaked off nicely, though I hadn't followed the
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      97 66 My colleague couldn't figure these flowers out. "How do you eat them?" he asked. Easy. You just pop them in your mouth, one or two at a I time, and chomp. These dried roselle flowers f taste like fruit and are said to be rich in vitamin C.
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      102 66 You know how Danish assorted cookies lose their crunch after you open a tin of them and don't finish them fast enough? The people at Bourbon, a Japanese confectionery company, think of everything. Their cookies are packed in plastic and can keep longer that is, if you
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      618 67 THEBAGPAGE /UeSzeYong Swiss-Chinese heart-throb Max Loong spends so much time travelling, he does most of his shopping at airports. He shuttles regularly between his home country Switzerland and Singapore, where he has been based for more than a year. Now seen in Channel s's dramedy After Hours, the
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      80 50 Bail secret nylural body scrub fl .■■iiri-.hes and k-eeps your skin CIM^H sn« anri smooth Indulge in a new glow I Wnat evera modern woman needs. Tradition. The Bali Secret Milk Body Scrub. Immerse in the perfect nourishing secret drink for the skin. It moisturizes and lightens pigmentation allowing for
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      79 54 The Straits Times Urban Wisma Atria The W Factor' Contest These 8 ladies have dazzled us with 'The W Factor. They will each receive a Bang Olufsen MP3 Player worth $1,200 Wisma Atria Gift Vouchers worth $200. Felicia Goh Goy Zhenru Lee Shu Ann Felicia Ng Jaclyn Ng Rebecca Yap
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      441 56 The Straits Times Urban Kenzoki Workshop PURE FOR THE LADIES Exclusively for 50 Urban readers Sunday, May 20,2007 *2pm to spm or *spm to Bpm Pure Yoga Studios, 391 A Orchard Road #18-00 Ngee Ann City Tower A Be among the privileged few to luxuriate in the soothing Skincare never
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