The Straits Times, 14 May 2007

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    24 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 82 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 198/12/2006 MONDAY, MAY 14 2007 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon Abdullah: Let's restart talks on disputes
    579 1  -  Leslie Lopez Chua Lee Hoong Malaysian leader also calls for closer ties ahead of retreat with PM Lee By In Kuala Lumpur In Singapore AHEAD of his retreat with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Lqong today, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has called for talks
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    Lock icon 1 in 4 fail police drinkdriving test
    641 1  -  Tanya Fong Tracy Sua By THEY will drink and they will drive never mind that they could cause accidents in which people might die. Concern for others, and for themselves, be dashed. This despite headlines in the past two weeks alone focusing on
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Concern over making Buddhism state religion
      1043 1  -  Leslie Lopez By South-east Asia Correspondent THAILAND'S normally reserved and highly respected Buddhist clergy are pushing for a bigger say in politics. And that has got many Thais worried. Two weeks ago, about 4,000 saf-fron-robed monks from rural provinces marched alongside elephants to Parliament,
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      371 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2-4 Dodging road blocks Asia 6-13 Drink drivers at road World 14-18 blocks pull all sorts of Review 19-21 tricks to evade detection, FY I 22 but the police are wise to SECTION TWO PAG^Hl 08' Home Hl-HlO F°runi uVoS!? Body brought home rtS Hi,i"nT^ The
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Brunching on Sunday spreads
      589 3  -  Lim Wei Chean Hotels and eateries doing brisk business in sign of upbeat economic mood By Kausar Shaik SUNDAYS are lazy days, and time for a leisurely meal with friends and family. More Singaporeans are taking to having brunch breakfast and lunch as one meal at
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      Lock icon Iran agrees to talk to US on ending strife in Iraq
      442 3 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Teheran [RAN and America announced a plan to hold landmark talks aimed at ending viDlence in Iraq yesterday, even is the Iranian President called 3n US troops to leave the region. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad
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      Lock icon 16 crew from S. Korean ship missing after collision
      289 4 ASSOCIATED PRESS Seoul RESCUERS searched for 16 missing crew members of a South Korean cargo vessel, which sank after colliding with a Chinese freighter in heavy fog in waters off north-east China, coast guard officials said yesterday. Chinese maritime authorities mobilised
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      Lock icon THAI POLICE GET TOUGH
      110 4 Some 800 landless farmers were held and handcuffed with cords, at a palm plantation on Saturday in Khiri Ratthanikhom district in Surat Thani province, southern Thailand. They were part of among some 2,000 protesters who had clashed with 1,000 police officers sent to eject them from
      REUTERS  -  110 words
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      Lock icon Top Taleban commander killed in US-led clash
      442 4 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Death said to be biggest setback to Taleban since militia toppled Kandahar THE top Taleban chief in southern Afghanistan, a one-legged fighter who orchestrated an ethnic massacre and a rash of beheadings, has been killed. The death of
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon From disaster zone to land of treasures
      803 6  -  Chua Chin Hon »TANGSHAN: CHINA'S NEW BOOM TOWN? Flattened by quake over 30 years ago, the city is revived by a steel plant and the discovery of oilfield By China Bureau Chief In Tangshan (Hebei) WHEN this northern Chinese city was flattened by
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      Lock icon 'No mere transfer of pollution'
      417 6  -  CHUACHIN HON Tangshan THE relocation of a major steel plant from Beijing to Tangshan is not aimed at conveniently shifting a serious source of pollution in time for the Olympics, officials here said. Emissions by the new Shougang steel plant, which is being built in
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Chen loyalist expected to be next premier of Taiwan
        548 7 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Appointment of Chang, an ex-PM, will boost Chen's grip on politics Taipei A LOYALIST of President Chen Shui-bian is expected to become Taiwan's sixth premier in seven years, newspapers said yesterday. The move, according to analysts, will strengthen
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon S'porean anime enthusiast realises his dream in Japan
        676 8  -  Kwan Weng Kin Vong Yonghow is first foreigner to work at top animation firm By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo EVERY self-respecting fan of Japanese anime (short for "animation" in Japanese) will have seen Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira, a classic animated movie that made
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      • WORLD QUICKLY
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          Lock icon SACKED FOR 'CAPITALIST' IDEA
          128 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: North Korea probably dismissed its premier last month because he proposed introducing hourly and weekly wages, which were criticised as capitalist policies, a report said yesterday. Mr Pak Pong Ju was strongly criticised at a plenary meeting of the Cabinet in January when
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          Lock icon MACAU BANS HK ACTIVISTS AGAIN
          104 8 REUTERS HONG KONG: Macau yesterday banned Hong Kong activists from entering the former Portuguese enclave for the second time in a week following violent Labour Day protests. Outspoken Hong Kong pro-democracy advocate Leung Kwok Hung was among seven activists prevented from entering Macau yesterday to
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          Lock icon BROWN UNVEILS 'ECO-TOWN' PLANS
          111 8 REUTERS LONDON: Britain's leader-in-waiting Gordon Brown, eager to seize the green initiative on a vital election battleground, yesterday announced plans to build five environmentally friendly and affordable "eco-towns". In the run-up to the next British election, expected in 2009, the main political parties are vying to
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          Lock icon MYANMAR PM BACK IN S'PORE
          109 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE YANGON: Myanmar's ailing Prime Minister Soe Win has flown back to Singapore for medical treatment just 10 days after returning home. According to government sources, Mr Soe Win boarded a Silk Air jet yesterday afternoon. Security was tight at Yangon Internationa] Airport as
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        Lock icon Contaminated food a problem across Asia
        499 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Toxic chemicals are causing cancer and other ailments, health experts warn Hong Kong WHEN Bangladeshi magistrate Rokon-ud-Dowla raided a local fish market to check on the quality of the food for sale, he was shocked by what he discovered. "We found all
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        Lock icon Scares dull appetite for Chinese food exports
        390 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beijing CHINESE cuisine may enjoy an international reputation but a series of health scares has dulled the appetite overseas for the country's booming food exports. The recent discovery that two Chinese companies were responsible for poisonous additives that made their way
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        Lock icon Japan to develop land-based laser arms
        324 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Tokyo JAPAN plans to develop high-power laser weapons next year to strengthen its anti-missile defence system, in response to the growing military threat from North Korea, a report said yesterday. The Defence Ministry will ask for funds for research and
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        Lock icon Chinese man extradited from Japan
        157 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Beijing THE former head of a Chinese state-owned enterprise who fled to Japan after being suspected of embezzling public funds has been extradited, state media said. Yuan Tongshun, ex-general manager of a state-owned enterprise in Dalian, a coastal city in Liaoning province,
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    • INDIA /SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Pakistan counts cost of violence over sacking of top judge
        553 10  -  Ravi Velloor Death toll hits 37 with more than 150 hurt in street clashes in Karachi By PAKISTANIS yesterday were left calculating the impact of weeks of civil unrest unleashed by their President's firing of the Chief Justice, which culminated
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        Lock icon Political sibling rivalry sparks thuggery
        403 10  -  Ravi Velloor By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi FIERCE sibling rivalry in the family that runs India's Tamil Nadu state has spilt over with deadly consequences and exposed the thuggery some politicians employ to cement their influence. The siblings, Mr MX Azhagiri and Mr
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        Lock icon Vendors attack big retailer's stores
        172 10 REUTERS Ranchi (India) INDIAN street vendors armed with iron rods and sticks attacked three stores owned by Reliance Industries in a weekend protest against the large food retailer. It was one of the most serious cases of unrest linked to the entrance of large retail
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon 2,000 Thai villagers clash with police in land dispute
        471 11 31 injured when protesters hurl fire bombs, bottles at security officers Bangkok AROUND 2,000 villagers have clashed with police during a protest over a land dispute in southern Thailand's Surat Thani province. The Bangkok Post reported yesterday that police arrested 800
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        Lock icon Thai govt receives 'positive signals' on dialogue with insurgents
        341 11 THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Bangkok THAILAND'S Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said the government has received "positive feedback" about establishing dialogue with southern insurgents. Speaking at the end of a visit to Pattani, General Surayud said negotiations with separatists were ongoing after
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        Lock icon NO ISLAND IS TOO REMOTE FOR POLLS
        62 11 Workers loading VOll boxes for r today S mid-term elections tO be j• -I j ,7 -7 j distributed to other islands in Mo southern Philippines Filipinos are going to the polls to vote for the House of Representatives as well as most
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        Lock icon Perak regent praised for not using state funds for wedding
        216 11 BERNAMA Kuala Lumpur THE Regent of Perak, Raja Nazrin Shah, is getting married on Thursday but, already, he is being showered with good wishes by Malaysians from all walks of life. That is because Raja Nazrin, 50, said he will
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        Lock icon Orang Asli duped by S'pore job agencies, says report
        238 11 JOHOR BARU DODGY Singapore recruitment agencies are going deep into the Malaysian jungle to lure the Orang Asli, or Malaysia's indigenous forest dwellers, with promises of well-paying jobs and good accommodation, an online New Straits Times (NST) report said yesterday. But
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    • MALAYSIA
      • ASIA INTERVIEW
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          Lock icon Abdullah: Still a lot of work ahead of me
          591 12  -  Leslie Lopez Upbeat PM looks back on his time in office and ahead to a second term By South-east Asia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur FOR the better part of 2006, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi had to put out political brushfires,
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        Lock icon Rise through the ranks
        369 12 1939 Born in Kepala Batas into a family of Muslim scholars and Umno stalwarts. 1964 Graduates with a Bachelor of Arts in Islamic studies from the University of Malaya and joins the civil service soon after. 1965 Joins Umno as an ordinary member. 1969 Appointed the
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        Lock icon The way ahead on S'pore ties
        1017 12 HERE are excerpts from Datuk Seri Abdullah's wide-ranging chat with The Straits Times, which was held amid the relaxed, leafy surrounds of a stucco government house he uses regularly, which is on the fringes of Kuala Lumpur, and close to the palace of the
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        Lock icon Langkawi idyll sets scene for S'pore-Malaysia talks
        735 13  -  Carolyn Hong High-powered delegations meet away from hustle and bustle of XL By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Langkawi THE north-western island of Langkawi is the place of choice for the two-day bilateral talks between Malaysia and Singapore because Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
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        Lock icon Leaders 'to discuss cooperation in IDR'
        400 13 Kuala Lumpur THE Malaysia-Singapore bilateral meet which begins today may accelerate economic cooperation between the two neighbours and jumpstart a massive development plan to benefit both countries, Dow Jones reported last Friday Among other things, the report added, the two will discuss the Iskandar
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      26 6 Making a name in anime 28-year-old Vong Yonghow is possibly the first Singaporean ever to be involved in a major animation project in Japan. PAGE 8
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon G-8: Germany sets up massive security net
      778 14  -  Derek Scally AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Baltic Sea resort town turned into fortress ahead of June summit By Straits Times Europe Bureau In Berlin GERMAN police are preparing for the biggest security operation in the country's history when the Group of Eight (G-8) summit starts
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      Lock icon Russia signs pipeline deal with Central Asia nations
      604 15 NEW YORK TIMES, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Accord a major blow to US push for alternative gas supply route Almaty (Kazakhstan) RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has brokered a deal with two Central Asian countries to build a new gas pipeline to Russia, delivering a
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      Lock icon TOAST TO STORE SUCCESS
      65 15 Yesterday Saw the launch t j xo- > ITI London Of Singapore S VeSSel for the Cliwer rjr. TI7 ij-\r i, HOUna me World YaCht Ra,f- The Uniquely Singapore, which w"lset sau on ePt I°,was launched by Education Minister and Second Minister f°r Finance Tharman Shanmugaratnam
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      Lock icon MM Lee on week-long visit to Italy
      123 15 MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew is visiting Milan and Rome this week, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement yesterday. In Milan, MM Lee will meet the president of the Lombardy region, Mr Roberto Formigoni. In Rome, he will attend the Citigroup
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Virginia Tech shooting victim receives diploma
        194 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS STUDENT Kevin Sterne, one of the many people wounded by student gunman Cho Seung Hui in the Virginia Tech Shootout last month, was cheered by students and professors as he limped across the stage with a crutch to receive his diploma. Mr
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        Lock icon Mother arrested for trying to sell 4-month-old son
        122 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE mother of a four-month-old boy has been arrested for trying to sell him outside a supermarket in a city north of Lisbon. The woman was arrested last Friday, along with eight suspected accomplices in Villa Franca de Xira, 30km
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        Lock icon Mrs Obama's Wal-Mart link may hit hard
        157 15 A BUSINESS interest of Mrs Michelle Obama has opened up her husband Barack to one of the criticisms that politicians fear most the taint of hypocrisy. Mr Barack Obama is gunning for the Democrats' presidential nomination next year. His wife has just been
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      Lock icon THE NOT-SO-GREAT WALLS
      944 16  -  Lee Seok Hwai Countries are busy fencing their lands in the name of security. How tenable is that? By EIGHTEEN years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a graffiti slogan scrawled on its remains looks as fresh as if it were painted yesterday. "No more wars.
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      Lock icon Plans to boost Jewish areas in Jerusalem amid population fears
      408 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Jerusalem ISRAEL was expected yesterday to approve the allocation of billions of shekels to develop Jerusalem's Jewish areas as the mayor warned that the rising Arab population could end Jewish sovereignty in the holy city. At
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      Lock icon Fatah-linked commander killed in Gaza
      213 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Gaza City GUNMEN killed a senior commander affiliated with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement in the Gaza Strip yesterday, in an attack it blamed on rival Hamas. The dead man was identified as 32-year-old Baha Abu Jarad of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs'
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      Lock icon Iranian president visits UAE for talks
      217 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Abu Dhabi PRESIDENT Mahmoud Ahmadineiad began a visit to the United Arab Emirates yesterday, in a move likely to raise eyebrows in the US. His arrival marked the first ever visit by an Iranian head of state to the UAE a close
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      Lock icon Hizbollah knick-knacks selling well in Lebanon
      523 17  -  Paul Cochrane Militant group is also raising millions of dollars from donations By For The Straits Times In Beirut AS LEBANON is slowly rebuilt following last year's war, the militant Shi'ite group Hizbollah is raising millions of dollars in funds from charitable donations and
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      Lock icon Hizbollah's presence in S-E Asia not in dispute, say terror experts
      310 17  -  Shefali Rekhi By HIZBOLLAH maintains a presence in South-east Asia and growing tensions with Iran could have repercussions in the region, with the possibility of attacks on Jewish or other Western interests. Two Americans monitoring the group told The
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    • GLOBAL AGENDA
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        Lock icon MONDAY
        52 18 »NEW YORK: Mayors from more than 20 large cities around the world meet to discuss ways to curb global warming. BANGKOK: A Thai panel's recommendation that ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife face criminal corruption charges on a land deal to be put forward to the Asset
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        17 18 ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Supreme Court hears a petition from the country's sacked top judge against his suspension.
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        10 18 PARIS: France's newly elected president Nicolas Sarkozy takes power.
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        58 18 BRUSSELS: Ministers from the group of four top trade powers the US, the European Union, Brazil and India meet to discuss ways to conclude the WTO's Doha Round by the end of the year. NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA: The two Koreas conduct the highly symbolic first run of trains
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        11 18 DEAD SEA (Jordan): World Economic Forum on the Middle East.
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        12 18 BUCHAREST: Romania's suspended president Traian Basescu faces a presidential impeachment referendum.
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        21 18 AUGUSTOW (Poland): Local referendum on constructing a highway through the Rospuda nature reserve, against the advice of the European Commission.
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        Lock icon Russia in talks with US, EU as East-West tension rises
        346 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WORLD WHAT IT IS RUSSIA is set for talks with the United States and the European Union this week as East-West ties sink towards Cold War levels over a series of disagreements ranging from US missile defence to
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        Lock icon World Bank verdict on Wolfowitz
        147 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WORLD WHAT IT IS THE World Bank executive board is expected to deliver its verdict on the future of embattled bank president Paul Wolfowitz. The 24-member board convenes tomorrow to consider Mr Wolfowitz's future in light of accusations that he had secured an
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        Lock icon Mid-term polls in the Philippines
        145 18  -  ALASTAIR MCINDOE »S-E ASIA WHAT IT IS MID-TERM elections will be held in the Philippines today. The contest is for half the seats in the 24-member Senate, all those in the House of Representatives, and over 17,000 positions in local government, including governors and mayors.
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        Lock icon Viet leader on goodwill trip to China
        144 18  -  ROGER MITTON »S-E ASIA WHAT IT IS VIETNAM'S President Nguyen Minh Triet starts a four-day official trip to Beijing tomorrow at the invitation of Chinese President Hu Jintao, who visited Hanoi last November. Mr Triet's visit will follow a trip to China last
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      171 18 Online application is now open. Programme Briefing Session (Ail Courses) (Intake II commencing January 2008) Date :22 May 2007 (Tuesday) W HQJIQSSm Closing date for applications: Time 7.00 pm I i f I 1 I L^ \^4 ni i..lonn7otw Venue: NUS, Faculty of Engineering, V 1 rN. 01 June 2007
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      441 19 TYPE the words "bohemian" and "Holland Village" in an Internet search and check out the results. Pretty impressive. The reality, however, hardly matches the virtual-world characterisation. Holland Village would be bohemian only if life on the creative edge involves daring coffee concoctions, potent alcohol mixes
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      1328 19  -  Zuraidah Ibrahim »PM LEE'S VISIT TO THE U.S. By Political Editor THERE we were, lining up outside the Oval Office, waiting for the "camera spray" those few precious minutes when the press would be allowed inside. An American cameraman was talking me through the
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      878 19  -  Imran Yacob »A NEW PHASE IN SINGAPORE-MALAYSIA RELATIONS By For The Straits Times In Kuala Lumpur THE visit by Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to the Malaysian island of Langkawi today comes amid great expectations from citizens in both countries. Malaysians and Singaporeans alike
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      1124 20  -  Nicholas Eberstadt »U.S. POPULATION GROWTH By THE concept of "American exceptionalism" has long been applied to the political differences that separate the United States from the "Old World But America's "exceptionalism" today extends beyond the explicitly political and into the nation's rhythms of birth
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      1412 21  -  John Mcßeth SUHARTO IN PERSPECTIVE Ms Retnowati, daughter of founding Indonesian president Sukarno's foreign minister Roeslan Abdulgani, spent hours listening to Suharto's reminiscences when researching her biography of the former leader By Senior Writer In Jakarta MEETING Mr Roeslan Abdulgani for the first time in the early
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      17 22 So many pubs in Singapore: more bad good? Read I Jamie's 7 3 take in *^f Starblog
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      822 22 PVT Singapore today "*l»lJWßi£TT«g'~ Partly cloudy, showers with m M 0 M over many areas. THE STRAITS TIMES MONDAY, MAY 14 2007 i/r ill 111 USEFUL NUMBERS ASIA WORLD WEATHER r ~*st=- 1 vs, Emergency lines BEIITNG r SEOUL Police 999 m \5P^ rj Clear Police Hotline 1800-255-0000 j-^jl j»««,
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        953 23  -  Teh Joo Lin Nine held for drink driving in latest action one swopped seats near road block By A MAN driving under the influence of alcohol on Friday night was in high spirits, thinking he had found a clever way to outsmart the
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        617 24  -  Tanya Fong Doctors say drunk accident victims are a difficult lot By Tracy Sua THEY arrive at the accident and emergency wards bleeding and in pain like any other trauma patient. But these alcohol-loaded casualties can make it difficult for the medical staff
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        169 24 EYES: 11 Blurred hi vision I^^^^^^^^^H SKIN: I Flushed I SPEECH: I Slurred speech ARMS AND LEGS: Loss of motor coordination and loss of balance PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECT: Alcohol affects a person's judgment and reaction time, and makes him over-confident about his driving ability. This
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        229 24 WHEN alcohol-enriched blood passes through the lungs, some of the alcohol is diffused into the air inside the lungs. When this deep-lung air is blown into a breathalyser, the breath sample is analysed. Sensors inside ensure the breath is from deep within the lungs. The readings
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      601 26  -  Carolyn Quek DEATH OF TWO SINGAPORE SOLDIERS IN TAIWAN Part of soldier's head missing and his legs badly burnt in incident, says brother By Teh Joo Lin THE body of Private Fan Yao Jin, one of two Singaporean soldiers killed when a fighter jet
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      395 26  -  Teh Joo Lin MOTHER'S DAY TRAGEDY FOR MUM By EARLY yesterday, as women across the world celebrated motherhood, Mr Alex Lim's mother watched her son die. The 30-year-old financial adviser had been in hospital since he was allegedly thrown off a taxi
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      125 27 A performer captivates workers with a fire dance at an annual May Day celebration at the Zoo yesterday. Around 10,000 workers of different races, nationalities and professions came together for the event. To give the occasion a distinctively international flavour, representatives from embassies and high commissions had been
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      164 27 INDONESIA'S recent promise to be transparent in its handling of barges carrying granite out of the country was yesterday welcomed by Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan. He called Jakarta's decision to release five of 12 barges carrying the stone
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      348 27  -  Leung Wai-Leng People's Association launches its seventh water sports outlet with a range of training programmes By PEOPLE living in north and central Singapore can now make a splash in a place of their very own. The People's Association yesterday opened its seventh Water-Venture
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      234 27 PASIR Ris residents have been given the chance to help shape assistance programmes for their district. About 130 grassroots and student volunteers yesterday began surveying households there on social, financial, medical or other forms of assistance they might need, as part of a pilot project by
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      494 28  -  Yap Su-Yin 33 foster parents honoured for looking after the disadvantaged By SCRUBBING vomit from the bedsheets became a nightly chore for foster parents Lim Kheng Huay and her husband when little Wen moved in about two years ago. The toddler, who came from
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      326 28  -  YAP SU-YIN HIS four-month-old body was hunched from cerebral palsy and his teenage parents wanted nothing to do with him. But the moment he looked at Madam Saharah Raja Mat and flashed her his happy smile, she was floored. That was seven years ago
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      109 28 The young and not-so-young all marked Mother's Day in their own way yesterday. For some, it was their first with their newborn. For others, it was not their first celebration, but for all it was a special occasion PHOTO: PHOTO: CAROLINE CHIA SIMPLE PLEASURES: Retiree Sabitha Dcvi, 61,
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        164 28 »HOME WHAT IT IS The 2007 Gate One Conference, with the theme, Next Generation Airports: Anticipating Change And Finding tiesTo be held at Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre today, it is a gathering of more than 150 Svefretfop'raSrom around the
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        98 28 »POLITICAL WHAT IT IS Prime Minister Tee Hsien T oone meets JSsiafSeMinister AbShßad MaJayaan ™c Minister Abctuiian tsactawitoaay ana tomorrow m tne resort island of Langkawi. WHY IT MATTERS lt is Mr Lee's second visit to Malaysia since he became Prime Minister in
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        66 28 MONEY WHAT IT IS Singapore Technologies Semiconductors' general ofer or Stats ChipPac shares closes on Friday at 5.30pm. ST Semiconductors has so far accumulated a stake of about 78.5 per cent in Stats. WHY IT MATTERS The offer is priced at $1.75 a
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      29 23 Tragic end to traffic row A month and multiple operations after he was allegedly thrown off a cab in a dispute, financial adviser Alex Lim has died. PAGE H4
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      1103 25 A SPECIAL FEATURE BROUGHT TO YOU BY NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE Producing international winners Undergraduates from the NUS Business A well-executed lnterestin NUSBusiness /-iiii i ,i i School is at an all-time School have been making their mark campaign high.™* year. «h<,«,i S in competitions here and abroad j£- S*
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      162 28 Q What's new in Punggol? I The Singapore Land Authority has put up 1 for tender a 1.75 ha plot of land, with two I other plots to be put on the market later. mmm That s the number of people who pleaded successfully to fmmi have their bail amounts
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      169 29 WHEN SEEING HER FACE LIGHTUP N* J^T IS AS IMPORTANT AS MEETING YOUR NEXT DEADLINE "^mMtII irf^ A HI RELAX. AT SOMERSET H J^f WE'RE HERE TO HELP. H Setting aside family time amidst your busy schedule, just being able to unwind whenever you need to. Which is why at
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      509 30  -  AHMAD OSMAN By, CONSUMERS shopping for flat-panel TVs will not go wrong with big-screen, highdefinition plasma TVs. Research done by Panasonic, the market leader in plasma display panel (PDP), reveals that plasma TVs give the best viewing experience for large-sized screens (37-inch and above). They are also known
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      470 30  -  PHILIP LEE By\ VOLKSWAGEN'S innovative and bold experiment to run its own retail business in Singapore, the first car manufacturer to do so here, has got off to a promising start. After partially shutting its doors for six weeks to revamp its workshop and showroom
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        86 30 BUDDING entrepreneurs and those running small and medium-sized enterprises will not want to miss the I Business Insights Entrepreneurship Seminar on May 22. The one-day event brings together business leaders from companies such as Atlas Sound Vision, Epicentre, Bread Talk, and Wood Doctor. I Jointly organised
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        44 30 EXPERIENCE a world of unrivalled luxury and exclusive privilege at the Yafriro Time Luxury exhibition at Paragon shopping centre atrium. The eight-day exhibition (nowtill May 18) showcases exceptional, rare and unique timepieces, including those from Parmigiani Fleurier, DeWitt, Jacob Co. and deLaCour.
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        93 30 COME July 3, Singapore Airlines (SIAJ will be operating supplementary flights to and from three popular destinations in Europe Milan, Barcelona and Rome. The additional services will boost the frequency of weekly flights to the three destinations from three, to four. In addition, those flying these routes
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        115 30 GET your chance to win shopping vouchers and a 2.4-litre Fiat Stilo Coupe when you next buy a bottle of isotonic drink H-TWO-O. To win the car, simply send in the contest form together with two cut-out barcodes from H-TWO-0 bottle labels. Or, present six bottle labels
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        94 30 SINGAPORE'S first bilingual newspaper turns one in June and will be kicking off the party with a series of events. For two weeks from May 15, my paper readers will get to enjoy celebration treats ranging from Incredible 1-for-1 Deals, Exciting Hourly Specials, Cool $1 Movie
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      481 31  -  Jessica Lim Fresh faces are eager to prove they have what it takes to succeed in this technically challenging genre By iAZZ, once a musical genre that did not quite fit the popular music mould, is becoming a hit among students here. The choice to study it
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      980 31  -  Anabel Chew By COMPARED with New York, London, Paris and Tokyo, Singapore's jazz scene is still in its infancy. But the city-state is growing in stature as a performance venue for international jazz musicians, because of the Esplanade and clubs
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      947 32 MY LIFE The planned twin resorts herald the promise of a better future for young Singaporeans, adding 60,000 jobs to the national economy. But the young are a pragmatic lot, and are worried about the vulnerabilities of the tourism industry Pay-offs uncertain THE integrated
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      240 32 I Scoring in Math exam can be achieved INST/VrMTLY If you just know the RICSHT method. JJ B| Discover how a programme has helped I^VH|HBH|Ipan|PHHHH many ordinary students attained UUlUUiAilttiiUUF extraordinary results Although I only joined Norman 4 weeks before my P^k PSLE, my Math grade jumped from "F" to
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      463 34  -  Aileen Yeo Xiao Xian (Ms) I WOULD like to express my dismay at the inflexibility shown by an officer of SBS Transit when we were trying to feed a hungry infant on a train. Families travelling with babies on trains, please take note.
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      340 34  -  Wee E-Ying (Ms) WITH the recent release of results of the ballot exercise held in February, I would like the Housing Board to take a second look at its policy on the balloting exercise. My husband and I have applied for flats
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      297 34  -  Stanley Yong Wai Keong »ACCESS TO GENETIC INFORMATION I WRITE in response to the article by Dr Andy Ho, "Full disclosure to insurers harmless" (ST, May 10). A policy of full disclosure is inherently unfair. The reason is simple: We do not yet have
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      419 34  -  Dr Sylvia Lim IN HIS article, "Full disclosure to insurers harmless" (ST, May 10), Dr Andy Ho referred to the Bioethics Advisory Committee's (BAC) recent recommendation on a moratorium on the use of predictive genetic information for insurance purposes. Dr Ho described two types
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      513 34  -  Audrey Ang THE police would like to assure Mr Ace Kindred Cheong ("Take harsher measures to curb dangerous driving"; ST, May 12) that the Traffic Police constantly review existing legislation to ensure it remains relevant and provides adequate deterrence against undesirable driving behaviour.
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      133 34  -  Audrey Ang I REFER to the letter, "Why was ex-TV host charged 3 years after Ist alleged offence?" by Mr Retnam Thillainathan (ST, May 12). The Traffic Police will always strive to complete our investigations without undue delay and this will
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        85 34  -  Liv Jia Xiong MY FRIEND and I were waiting for a cab in front of Novotel hotel (near Liang Court) when one Smart Taxi (SHA 757) vehicle arrived at about 10.30pm. I asked the driver if he could take us to Ang Mo Kio
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        60 34  -  Koh Seng Leong I REFER to the letter by Mr Steven Tan Thiam Hock, "Why calculate interest based on 360-day year?" (ST, May 5). I hold credit cards from a few banks in Singapore. Perhaps the banks that issue credit cards could clarify if they
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        87 34  -  Vicky Chong Cheng Yee (Ms) I READ about the various Children's Day events celebrated all around the world in the report, "Amusing the kids" (ST, May 7). In Singapore, Children s Day falls on Oct 1, just a few days before the Primary School
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        46 34  -  Low Chui Ching (Ms) I WAS woken up by two SMSes today, at 2.49 am and 6.30 am, from a bank advertising its "Dream Central". It is highly inconsiderate of the bank to send its advertisements at such hours.
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      156 34 IHBB Every six minutes everyday in Singapore hospitals, there is one patient needing blood transfusion to stay alive. Singapore Red Cross needs to collect 350 units of blood daily to replenish the Bloodbank's stocks for hospital needs. Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) has been holding the SPH Red Apple Day since
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      62 34 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.asial. com.sg/forum Access to letters online is free. America defending the 'free world'? Think again Beating banks at their own game What's a tourist doing working as a bar hostess in Outram? Stop this expensive air-conditioning waste Reconsider redevelopment project plan at
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      554 35  -  Terrence Voon ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP: RELEGATION BATTLE Win over Man Utd means they stay up; Sheff Utd go down after loss to Wigan By HEROISM and villainy were in equal supply on an incredible day, as the axe fell cruelly on Sheffield United's brief romance with
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      340 35 PREMIERSHIP: UEFA CUP QUALIFICATION London THERE were no surprises in the fight for a place in next season's Uefa Cup Tottenham, Everton and Bolton qualified. But the big winners yesterday were Spurs, who beat Manchester City 2-1 and leapfrogged into fifth as Everton drew 1-1 with
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      260 35 PREMIERSHIP: FIGHT FOR THIRD PLACE London ARSENE Wenger finished his "worst season" with Arsenal, after his side drew 0-0 with Portsmouth away yesterday. It was not enough to claim third place from Liverpool, who came from behind to hold relegated Charlton 2-2 at Anfield. Both
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      139 35 P W D L F A Pts Man United 38 28 5 5 83 27 89 Chelsea 38 24 11 3 64 24 83 Liverpool 38 20 810 57 27 68 Arsenal 3819 11 8 63 35 68 Tottenham 3817 912 57 54 60 Everton *****310 52 36 58
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      145 35 P W D L F A Pts Inter Milan 36 29 6 176 33 93 AS Roma 36 21 9 6 68 28 72 Lazio 3618 10 8 58 31 61 AC Milan *****2 5 55 31 61 Fiorentina 36 20 9 7 55 28 54 Empoli ********** 37
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      986 36  -  Richard Jolly SOCCER Title and relegation fights made EPL 2006-7 exciting By IT WAS a tight title race, won by the most attacking team Manchester United. There was excitement below the title fight stsports@sph.com.sg Player of the Year: Cristiano Ronaldo (right) IT
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      357 36 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has supported calls for the Asian Football Confederation to allow Manchester United to play a friendly match in the country. The AFC had pressured Malaysia to cancel the July 27 fixture, because
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      181 36 REUTERS Madrid REAL Madrid are convinced they can snatch the Primera Liga title from the grasp of Barcelona after their 4-3 comeback victory over Espanyol on Saturday. "This victory allows us to dream about winning the title and we are in a position to do it,"
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      136 36 P W D L F A Pts Real Madrid ...34 20 6 8 55 34 66 Barcelona 3319 8 6 63 29 65 Sevilla 3419 7 8 59 32 64 Valencia 3318 510 47 32 59 Zaragoza *****0 8 47 32 55 A. Madrid 3314 910 36 28
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        53 36 LONDON: Sam Allardyce has been offered a four-year contract worth £3 million (Ss9 million) a year to take charge of Newcastle. The former Bolton boss will become the Premiership's third best-paid manager, behind Chelsea's Jose Mourinho (£5.2 million) and Manchester United's Alex Ferguson (£3.6 million),
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        46 36 LONDON: Fallen Italian giants Juventus have offered £25 million for Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov, reported The Sun. But he has insisted he is staying at White Hart Lane, with the club set to double his wages to £45,000 a week.
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        72 36 LONDON: Arsene Wenger will be given funds to buy a global star who can make Arsenal serious Premiership challengers next season. "I don't need to add quantity to the squad," he told the Daily Mail. "But I will add super quality if I can find it.
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      660 37  -  Terrence Voon MOTOR RACING Experts note that other factors, such as rain or a technical glitch, could affect Spore GP more By AS SINGAPORE gears up to host Formula One's first night race next year, two questions remain: How will the lights be turned on and
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      262 37 MINISTER for National Development Mah Bow Tan believes the staging of a Formula One race will make Singapore more vibrant. Fl is the pinnacle of motor racing. The Government announced on Friday that the Republic had secured the rights to host a grand prix,
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      840 37 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Barcelona BRAZILIAN Felipe Massa won the Spanish Grand Prix for Ferrari yesterday and was then accused of dangerous driving. Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso, who finished third behind McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton, blamed the winner for an incident in the opening corner
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      661 37  -  Paul Cochrane By In Manama SINGAPORE'S decision to host the Formula One promises to be a major boon for its economy and tourism sector, judging by the benefits the race has brought to Bahrain. Comparisons can be drawn between Singapore
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      408 38  -  Nicholas Fang SOCCER Two red cards, one missed penalty and some angry fans as Gombak are beaten By TWO red cards and a missed penalty in stoppage time saw yesterday's S-League match at the Tampines Stadium end in controversy, as Tampines Rovers beat Gombak
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      98 38 P W D L F A Pts SAFFC 9 7 1 129 8 22 HomeUtd 9 7 1 1 21 7 22 Tampines 9 7 0 220 10 21 Gombak 9 4 2 3 1511 14 A. Niigata 9 3 3 3 1512 12 Woodlands 9 3 3 3
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      415 38 ASSOCIATED PRESS BASKETBALL San Antonio (Texas) THIS time, it was the San Antonio Spurs who got bloodied in the National Basketball Association play-offs. No matter, they still beat the Phoenix Suns 108-101 on Saturday to take a 2-1 series lead in the Western Conference semi-finals.
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      100 38 Sandra Lim (above) and her mount Moon Magic won the FEI World Jumping Challenge (Category B, 105 cm) at the Bukit Timah Saddle Club yesterday, with a total of 10 faults over four rounds of competition. Eight teams took part. They were placed ahead of Pedrag Marjanovic
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      337 38  -  Hoe Pei Shan »ARCHERY By LAST week, Valeric Tan was forced to withdraw from the South-east Asian Archery Federation Junior Outdoor Championships because of a shoulder injury. But her disappointment ended soon. Yesterday, she shot 1,184 out of 1,440 points at the Zhenghua National Range
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      620 38 ASSOCIATED PRESS »GOLF Ponte Vedra Beach (Florida) OF ALL the great shots struck on Saturday at the Players Championship, Scan O'Hair thought his would turn out the worst. He had watched Peter Lonard hole out a five-iron for double eagle on the second hole, the
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        85 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA: Indonesia's badminton players failed to win an Indonesian Open title for the first time in its 25-year history yesterday. Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei beat China's Bao Chunlai 21-15, 21-16 to win the men's singles, while Hong Kong's Wang Chen won the
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        87 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ROME: Rafael Nadal beat Nikolay Davydenko 7-6 (7-3), 6-7 (8-10), 6-4 in the Rome Masters semi-finals on Saturday. In doing so, the Spanish tennis star broke John McEnroe's record for most victories on one surface. The American great had a 75-match winning streak
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      516 38 BADMINTON Indonesia Open, finals: Men's singles: Lee Chong Wei (Mas) bt Bao Chunlai (Chn) 21-15 21-16. Doubles: Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun (Chn) bt Abdul Latif/Mohammad Tazari (Mas) 21-17 22-20. Women's singles: Wang Chen (Hkg) bt Zhu Lin (Chn) 21-14 21-13. Doubles: Dv Jing/Yu Yang (Chn) bt Zhao Tingting/Yang Wei (Chn)
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      26 35 Toughing it out Manu Ginobili gets bloodied and bruised on the way to 24 points, as San Antonio beat Phoenix in the NBA play-offs. PAGE Sl6
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      144 35 Premiership Yesterday Blackburn Rovers 3 Reading 3 Bolton Wanderers 2 Aston Villa 2 Chelsea 1 Everton 1 Liverpool 2 Charlton Athletic 2 Manchester United 0 West Ham United 1 Middlesbrough 3 Fulham 1 Portsmouth 0 Arsenal 0 Sheffield United 1 Wigan Athletic 2 Tottenham Hotspur 2 Manchester City 1 Watford
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      37 38 TV times GOLF: LPGA Michelob Ultra Open: Final Day (Delayed, Ch22, 6am). TENNIS: ATP Hamburg Masters: Ist rd (Live, Ch24, midnight). Events SOCCER: S-League: Woodlands v Super Reds (Woodlands, 7.45pm). Prime League: Sengkang v SAFFC (Hougang, 7pm).
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      54 38 S-League Today Woodlands Wellington v Korean Super Reds (Woodlands, 7.45pm) Wednesday Albirex Niigata v Liaoning Guangyuan (Jurong East, 7.45pm) Thursday Gombak United v Balestier Khalsa (Jurong West), Sengkang Punggol v Tampines Rovers (Hougang) 7.45pm Friday Home United v SAFFC (Jalan Besar, 7.30pm) Live, Chs, 7.25pm Sunday Young Lions v Geylang
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      81 39 I Ist Anniversary In Everloving memory of I FRANCIS ONG SEOW MING Departed on 14 May 2006 His life was earnest, his actions kind, A generous hand and an active mind, Anxious to please, loath to offend, A loving brother and a faithful friend. 7 Dearly missed and always remembered
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      79 39 SERVILIANO BUENO GAS PAR Age: 72 was called home to be with the LORD on 12 May 2007. Dearly missed and remembered by Wife: Loretta Sons: Martin and Michael Daughters: Elena, Estrelita and Celerina Daughters and sons-in-law and grandchildren. Wake at Blk 118 Serangoon North Aye 1. Cortege will leave
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      115 39 s. "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Tim 4:7 JOHNSON HONG HUAN TENG Age: 42 was called home to be with the Lord on 12 May 2007, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Jamie LokYoke Chin Son: Jeremy Hong Xiang
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      25 39 i— —i filth Anniversary I In Loving Memory of LIAW WEI KIAT Departed on 14.5.1996 Missed by: Fa*er, Mother, brothers flKd a// toyed OKex IJ
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      120 39 MDM CHUA SOO BEE ABe: 88 passed away peacefully on 12May2007. Dearly missed and loved by loved ones. (Husband: Lim Kai, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lim Hong Lian Lim Christine Lim Hong Lim So Vivien Lim Hong Guan Ho Nancy Daughters: Sons-in-law: Lim Oon p m Louch Peter Lim Oon Ho
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      88 39 6th. AlHliV£rSa.]*y CHENG MOOI KIOW JL "*C "^1 it seems like only yesterday were Up" t Somehow the years just flew past And today we are worlds apart. We remember the evening strolls along the esplanade iV And watdung those fascinating waves rolling in from the sea. We picture you
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      124 39 LOH HIAN SOON Age: 99 passed away peacefully on 12 May 2007. Dearly miSSed and cherished byloved °nes(Wife: Tan Choo Sang, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Loh Swee Huat Teo Lay Khim Loh Swee Heng Ling Woan Lin Christina Loh Swee Seng Wu Bee Eng D ht S 1 LohGeokTin Loh Swee
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      31 39 IN EVERLOVING MEMORY OF Lee van Departed: 14/5/88 sadly missed and always remembered by: Management Staff Kong Siang Soup Holdings Pte Ltd o- •-A n. f j Interlocal Exim Pte Ltd
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      66 40 (0) Isetan GLD 100S$ CityDev lardine C8C Venture Corp BukitSem W*****3 B Sembawang ISH CENTS 505 185.0 6620 167.1 1680 90.0 1300 70.0 1530 60.0 780 55.0 1190 50.0 1430 45.6 26.8 1.6 5.1 5.1 3.8 6.6 4.0 2.1 Creative Tech CapitaLand UOB Great Eastern Spore Land
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      85 40 May 11 %CHNG YR 2007 CLOSE FR May 10 S$ LOW S$ HIGH US$ 1.5175 -0.05 1.5479 1.5086 Euro 2.0456 +0.34 2.0773 1.9913 3.0030 +0.36 3.0540 2.9323 A$ 1.2566 +0.39 1.2686 1.1741 Yen* 1.2691 -0.73 1.3277 1.2555 Rupiah *0.***** +1.20 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.3922 -0.05 4.3970#
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      486 40  -  Goh Eng Yeow TAKING STOCK Investors could trim positions though F1 news may spur tourism counters By Markets Correspondent WHILE a buoyant mood may lift market sentiment as the trading week kicks off today, any rally is likely to be tempered with caution.
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      7103 40 Unit Trusts Funds UNIT TRUSTS ABN Amro Asset Mgt (Spore) Star Europe Eqty! 4* 1.117/ Star Europe Bond 1.186/ Star Europe Bal 1.264/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 1.406/ StarAsiaßond 1 ?V Star Asia Balanced .1." StarGlobalTechnoioftvFund'-' Multi St Fd.... ■■;■<.' Star Asia BondiUSD; Gib Multi St USD ..<'.' Asia BondFdA
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      482 41 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE The law caps stake at 49% but recent heavy trading could have caused breach Sydney AUSTRALIAN airline Qantas Airways has to determine whether it has broken the law after a failed takeover bid pushed the limits of foreign ownership, Deputy
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        72 41 CIMB-GK is raising its earnings estimates for tonics maker Cerebos Pacific for each year between this financial year and financial year 2009 by 2.6 per cent to 9.6 per cent. This followed Cerebos' strong second quarter with its profit of $19 million exceeding CIMB-GK's expectations
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        83 41 KIM Eng Research has raised its earnings estimates for OCBC Bank by 18 per cent for this year to $1.92 billion and 9 per cent for next year to $1.87 billion, after the bank reported that first-quarter profit had doubled to $647 million. It
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        68 41 CITIGROUP says that Noble Group's first-quarter profit of US$44 million (Ss67 million) was in line with its forecast. It also describes Noble as "firing on all cylinders", with the agriculture and energy businesses driving growth. Citigroup is keeping its full-year earnings estimate of US$l7l
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      306 41 BLOOMBERG NEWS Frankfurt MYLAN Laboratories agreed to buy Merck's ge-neric-drug unit for 4.9 billion euros (Sslo billion) in cash to become the world's third-largest maker of copied medicines. The acquisition will create a company with 2006 sales of about US$4.2 billion
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      540 42 ASSOCIATED PRESS Analysts say govt should act before millions of small investors are hurt Beijing AFTER watching China's stock prices gallop up for months, Ms Ding Xiurui wanted a slice of the action. The 45-year-old office worker stood in line at a bustling brokerage
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      Lock icon Money supply growth eases but rate rise still likely
      327 42 REUTERS Beijing ANNUAL growth in China's broad M 2 measure of money supply eased last month to 17.1 per cent, but analysts said strong lending activity and a drop in household deposits could mean further interest rate rises. The growth in
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      257 42 WBL Corp's second-quarter net profit has plunged 88.7 per cent to $1.6 million, as higher profit at its car dealership business failed to offset a dismal showing by its technology manufacturing division. Revenue for the three months to March 31 fell 3.5 per cent
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        137 42 UNPLANNED management fees ate up all the revenue and more of City Spring Infrastructure Trust for the period ended March 31. Management fees, which are paid based on the unit price outperforming a benchmark index, came up to a whopping $63.4 million. Revenue, including other
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        60 42 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SHANGHAI: Barclays Bank has signed an agreement of intention to buy a 19.9 per cent stake in China's Xinhua Trust and Investment Co, state press said on Saturday. The deal would make Britain's third-largest lender the first foreign investor to hold shares
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        83 42 CANDY maker Hsu Fu Chi International's third-quarter net profit jumped 62.1 per cent to 150.5 million yuan (5529.8 million). Revenue for the three months ended March 31 soared 60.1 per cent to 1.06 billion yuan, thanks to increased production capacity and strong Chinese New
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      Lock icon Sun rolls out pay-per-use network service
      451 43  -  Grace Chng Buy resources as you would gas or water at US$l for each hour By Deputy News Editor In San Francisco START-UPS and small companies that need large-scale computing resources can now rent computing time for US$l (551.52) per computer hour. Companies in
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      Lock icon Singaporeans underestimate longer life span
      244 43  -  Lorna Tan By Finance Correspondent SINGAPOREANS expect to live, on average, just nine to 12 years after retiring and are planning their finances accordingly. But in reality, they can expect to live far longer another 17 years or more, according to a new study by
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        66 43 SAUD SIDDIQUE: Appointed as Hy'lux's group executive /ice-president. He will be responsisle for leading the development of the group's infrastructure susiness globally. Mr Siddique (right) las more than 22 /ears of experience in nternational banking md finance. He was most re;ently with Internaional Finance Corpo•ation, the
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        54 43 TONY NG FOOK SAN: Appointed chief executive officer (CEO) and president of Achieva, succeeding Mr Henry Lim Yong Choon, who will remain as executive chairman. Mr Ng, 56, has 30 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. He had been group vice-president and general manager of
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        21 43 TERRANCE TAN KONG HWA: Resigned as chief investment officer of Rotol Singapore with effect from May 3.
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        57 43 OWEN PRICE: Retired as a director of pan-Asian retailer Dairy Farm International Holdings. Mr Price joined the Dairy Farm group in 1974 and served as managing director from 1981 to 1993. As the managing director, he steered Dairy Farm through the takeover of
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        14 43 CHUA YING: Appointed interim chief financial officer (CFO) of Sinwa.
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      561 44  -  Grace Ng The Credence Capital Fund invests in Asian manufacturers, aims for over 20% returns By DBS Group Holdings chairman Koh Boon Hwee has teamed up with two long-time business partners to establish a private equity fund to invest in Asian
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      Lock icon Top Swiss fund moves Asian HQ here
      480 44  -  GRACE NG SWISS-BASED RMF Investments, a top fund-of-hedge-funds globally, has relocated its regional headquarters from Tokyo to Singapore. Hedge funds engage in a wide range of sometimes diverse investing techniques to maximise returns, while a fund-of-hedge-funds is like a pool of such funds.
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      Lock icon 'More haste, less speed' needed in Rowsley takeover
      1105 45  -  Goh Eng Yeow COMMENTARY Extra care and time should be put into issues like size of deal and profit guarantee By Markets Correspondent OLDER investors will recall the excitement that electrified the local bourse in late 1993, as news of an Indonesian
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      Lock icon SingTel issues ring loudly as annual gain beats forecasts
      375 45  -  Arthur Poon WARRANT WATCH By WARRANTS on Sing Tel were ringing in heavy trade last week, after the telecommunications giant beat profit forecasts. Turnover of Sing Tel contracts more than doubled from the previous week, making up 2.9 per cent of
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      Lock icon EC-Asia boss 'faked financials since 2000'
      1029 46  -  Lee Su Shyan Kelvin Ang made bogus sales and purchases, says court documents By Companies Correspondent THE disgraced boss of chip recycler EC-Asia International, Mr Kelvin Ang, started faking the firm's sales and purchases in 2000 well before its failed bid to list here
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      284 46  -  DENNIS CHAN »PORT INVESTMENTS A PSA International joint venture has won the right to operate a port in Turkey at a cost of US$755 million (551.15 billion). The joint venture with Turkish conglomerate Akfen Holdings was awarded the rights to operate Mersin Port over
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      1017 45 Advertisement Trading strategy in current bullish market With many of the regional stock markets now trading at their historical high and the STI having risen by about 45% since June 2006, some investors may take a cautious view that a correction may be in the pipeline and this is not
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      26 46 Power on demand Smaller firms depending heavily on IT resources can now rent computing time by the hour, says Sun chief executive Jonathan Schwartz. PAGE H2l
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      138 47 PEOPLE BIG MISUNDERSTANDING 8 QUESTIONS W1TH...1 GIRL TALK Eason Chan says he did Jocie Guo recalls The day I took not criticise Jpop singer stage fright in China P my Mum clubbing page 2 page 3 -J^ I page 6 tw\ ■SkJmmm. lA m m m, THE INTERVIEW m■Am w
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        457 48  -  Melissa Lee Eason Chan says he left Ayumi Hamasaki's performance halfway because he was tired IT IS all a big misunderstanding, says Cantopop singer Eason Chan. He denies that he had said that Jpop queen Ayumi Hamasaki had lip-synched through a third of her recent
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        292 48  -  Boon Chan EXPECT Singapore to get a big Break in movies. It is very likely to be featured in the sequel to Point Break which was a cult hit in 1991. Peter Iliff, who wrote that movie as well as Patriot Games (1992),
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        120 48 AP LOS ANGELES Happy Mother's Day to Sheryl Crow the singer-guitarist has adopted a baby boy. "I am so excited to share with you guys that I've adopted a little boy. He was born two weeks ago," she announced on her website last Friday. She
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      157 82 $M I Events Diary Violet Lim, founding director of Lunch Actually, Asia's premier lunch dating company, shares her insights on the company's best business practices and its successes. Venue: SIM Management House, 41 Namly Avenue, Singapore *****6. Registration starts at 6.30pm. Call Ms Noorlela Abdullah (Membership Services) at -6248-9445 or
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      145 83 Enjoy super savings and great time-out at Swensen's! 4 B J It's Student Happy Hour all weekdays* with our super 'SSS' treat. SoupSideSundae «v All sundaes except for Earthquake and Sizzling Pans. >" Offers only valid far students with matriculation cards or bus cards. Not valid with other promotions or
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        617 84 IN CROWDER PAMELA CHOW REFLECTS ON HER PREVIOUS HOLIDAY JOB I never really knew how hard it was to earn your own wages, to make the boss happy, and at the same time, to survive the war in the workroom. I had never experienced work. Last Christmas, while
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        235 84  -  SERENE GOH Singing in the school halls is far better than the usual amorphous mix of clatter, bang and feet shuffling, if you ask me. To be sure, it's something fresh to have, rather than exams. Even I am pretty excited about the upcoming Campus Superstar finals
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        456 85 VOLUNTEERING IMPROVES OTHERS' LIVES AND CONTRIBUTES TO YOUR OWN WELL-BEING TOO, AS CASSANDRA CHEW DISCOVERS Can screening live soccer matches help my community? Yes, say a group of Muslim youth who are making time to help their peers. They have been organising events such as World Cup
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        484 86 STUDENTS ENGAGE IN SOME VERBAL SPARRING AND COME OUT THE WISER. JESSICA LIM REPORTS Tension mounted at the auditorium as two final teams battled for the championship spot. "Point of information, ma'am" interrupted each team, as they tried to throw their opponents off their feet. As each
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        319 86 MY FAMILY, MY HEART THE MOVIE My Family, My Heart, produced by Star Chinese Movies, is a heart-warming story of a young girl, Zhen Zhen (played by Megan Zheng), who is raised by her con-artist parents (played by Mark Lee and Chen Liping). After her
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        703 87 THE TOURISM INDUSTRY IS BOOMING, WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS SCOURING THE ISLAND FOR EMPLOYEES. JESSICA LIM GIVES A RUNDOWN OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE SECTOR It is no wonder that the Institutes of Technical Education are offering new courses in service skills and hospitality management. There is
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        563 88 EMILY LEX AND WONG HUI XUAN SHOW YOU WHAT'S OUT THERE THAT'S MAKING THEIR WAY INTO TEENS' HOT LISTS KEY TOOL WHAT IS IT? Once upon a time, keychains were invented. And for generations after that, keychain fans have paid attention to little else besides
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        622 89 LAST WEEK, A COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS RECOMMENDED INTRODUCING MEASURES HERE TO KEEP THE IDENTITY OF RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS PRIVATE. WHAT IS BIOETHICS, AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO KEEP PERSONAL DETAILS PRIVATE? ALISON DE SOUZA EXPLAINS WHAT IS BIOETHICS? Ethics is about questions of right and wrong what
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        1083 90 CAMPUS SUPERSTAR IS NOT JUST ANOTHER SINGING COMPETITION. EMILY LEX SHOWS YOU WHAT'S BEHIND THE CRAZE The name of the contest: Campus Superstar. Its aim: to discover students who should be singing more. But now, the contest, into its second season, has become as much about school spirit,
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        264 91 wggm H^g BUM! ■HHMnMMWIIIh3HM||MH|IIM A LESSON POEM BY ERIC LIM JIT KAI, 15, SECONDARY 4, ANG MO KIO SECONDARY SCHOOL My head is on the table My vision is unclear To concentrate, I am unable Because I am bored to tears. The teacher's voice, soporific The movements
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        1033 92 BY SERENE GOH, THE SUNDAY TIMES, MAY 6 he new teen popularity contest is a frightening arms race. In cyberspace, status is measured in numbers. The more hits, friends and cross-links you get, the higher your social standing. Teens aspiring towards greatness or infamy regard these
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        550 93  -  LowPukYeong WEEK ZOOM ON The National Kidney Foundation scandal two years ago first shone the spotlight on charities. Last year a new Commissioner of Charities (COC) was appointed to be a watchdog. And this month, he showed his teeth. The COC, Mr Low Puk Yeong, struck three charities off
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        277 94 MOTHER'S DAY WAS YESTERDAY, SO TESSA WONG TAKES YOU THROUGH SOME IDIOMS AND PHRASES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH MUMS. BE TIED TO YOUR MOTHER'S APRON STRINGS This phrase means being very attached to one's mother and unable to think for oneself. It is usually used to
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        733 95  -  ERICA TAY, BY THE STRAITS TIMES, MAY 5 Vast tracts of land, a ready workforce and a slew of investment incentives the Iskandar Development Region (IDR) seems like a dream come true for Singapore's economy. Yet Singapore economists are divided over the
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        295 96  -  MARDIANAABU BAKAR BY This is a long article on an interesting development in our backyard. After two weeks of guided decoding, you should be able to decode this article on your own. Remember two main things you need to do: looking up the difficult words and
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        459 96 Answer notes A) FIRST, THE WORDS IN RED You were given a long list of 23 vocabulary words to look up. Besides difficult words, many of these were labour-issues jargon and a few were statistics jargon. You should be able to get to the meanings of these
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      151 84 SUPERVISING EDITOR Bertha Henson EDITOR Serene Goh CONTRIBUTORS Andrew Duffy, Alison de Souza, Mardiana Abu Bakar, Cassandra Chew JOURNALISTS Jessica Lim, Tessa Wong COVER Design: Rishad Patel ART AND DESIGN Alexis Hooi, Jaster Ngui, Adam Lee INTERNS Emily Lek, Wong Hui Xuan EDITORIAL PROJECTS UNIT Peter Khoo, Shahrena Hassan, Gerard
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      180 85 MA CaM KINwW 1800-325-6666 oruqs orv usit 5 www.cnb.gov.sg What are some practical ways you and your friends can contribute to your community? Whose responsibility is it to take care of our neighbours? How can we encourage our friends towards greatness and achievement, and away from destruction, like a lifestyle
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      52 85 DON'T TAKE DRUGS HOMEMADE DRUGS BUSTED Johor's biggest drug bust this year took place recently, and the man the authorities arrested as he emerged from his drug processing laboratory was a 47-year-old Singaporean. About RMI 18,500 ($52,000) thought to be drug proceeds was confiscated, as were 8,000 "Ecstasy" pills. (ST,
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      48 86 YOUR BOURHOOD O LEVELS TO BE HELD EARLIER This year's O-level exams will be held one week earlier so that results can be released earlier next year. The change is part of the move towards a single junior college intake in late January in 2009. (ST, May 8)
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      75 87 THE NEXT BIG THING IS YOU A j Jr S'POREAN TO HELP MACAU A Singaporean has been appointed to advise Macau on its tourism development, even as competition hots up between the two cities for both tourism dollars and workers. Mr Felix Ling, 53, is the first Singaporean to join
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      69 88 GET INSIDE THE TOP TRENDS LEARN CPRVIA CELLPHONE The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) has taken its life-saving skills to the airwaves, launching a new service which teaches cellphone users how to react when caught in certain emergencies. The SCDF Ready Mobile allows the public to download the information in
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      65 89 THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE NEWS OFFER TO CUT COSTS OF ANTIAIDS DRUG Thailand, which is at loggerheads with Western pharmaceutical giants over generic drugs, has welcomed US drugmaker Abbott's offer to slash the price of a key anti-Aids drug. But it stopped short of saying whether it would change its
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      90 90 THE BIG STORY THIS WEEK EX-TV HOST CHARGED Former TV game-show host Benedict Goh appeared in two courts recently, 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, in a separate court,
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      73 90 THE BIG STORY THIS WEEK MEDIACORP ACTOR CHARGED MediaCorp actor Christopher Lee was sentenced to four weeks' jail and slapped with a fine of $4,500 for drink driving and other traffic offences. He has also been disqualified from driving for three years. The sentence handed out by the judge was
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      56 92 RACK YOUR BRAINS SEX FIEND CAUGHT One of America's most wanted sex offenders accused of raping his daughter and posting the film on the Internet has been nabbed in Hong Kong. The capture of Kenneth Freeman ended a global manhunt that began after the girl went on national TV to
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      70 94 READ AND WRITE BETTER O I 38 BABIES DIE IN INDIAN HOSPITAL In a case that has shocked India, at least 38 newborn babies died in an overcrowded state-run hospital after contracting bacterial infections. A state Health Minister and six officials are being investigated over the spate of deaths since
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      78 95 READ AND WRITE BETTER MAJOR BLOW FOR ANWAR The Barisan Nasional win in Ijok a semi-rural seat outside the Malaysian capital recently was described by Malaysian media as a serious setback for Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's party and a rejection of race politics. In a front-page commentary in the New
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      78 96 I READ AND WRITE BETTER CLOSER TIES Malaysia's Foreign I Minister Syed Hamid Albar has welcomed the emergence of a fresh track in ties with Singapore, one which is not linked to unresolved issues between I the two countries. I This new track allows closer economic, social and other ties
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      687 97 INTHEEND faces HOW W LL THE MELTING OF GREENLAND'S GLACIERS PPHHH PLACES ki 11'ivmvi i y. mn in the BECAUSE OF GLOBAL WARMING AFFECT THE WORLD'S IfffW QQ news OCEANS? FIND OUT THE ANSWER RIGHT HERE. IB NUMBERS IN THE NEWS BiS jK"*' 4 Match these digits to the reasons
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