The Straits Times, 28 June 2007

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    26 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 126 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS M > MICA (P) 198/12/2006 THURSDAY, JUNE 28 2007 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon New $20 bills mark milestone in S'pore, Brunei ties
    722 1  -  Sue-Ann Chia PM Lee and Sultan Bolkiah trace the mutual benefits of currency pact By In Bandar Seri Begawan BRUNEI and Singapore yesterday marked 40 years of twinned currencies by launching a pair of $20 notes bearing their national icons. The
    LIANHEZAOBAO; DESMOND LIM  -  722 words
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    Lock icon Home was a public toilet
    471 1  -  Arlina Arshad Cleaning firm first to be prosecuted for substandard housing By FOUR foreign workers cooked, ate and slept in a Waterloo Street public toilet last year not out of choice, but because their employer told them to. Their clothes hung from urinals, mattresses lay
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Philippine mums fight milk powder lobby
      1195 1  -  Alastair Mclndoe By Philippines Correspondent In Manila OUTSIDE the Supreme Court in Manila last week, 21 Filipino mothers took a deep breath, unbuttoned their blouses and bared their breasts to a gaggle of waiting media photographers. The message these women wanted to get off
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      357 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime -2-4 $i.9m to family ™la. I "°"20 Th e family of banker World ZL-ZV Sandy EU; who died in a Review 30-32 car crash in 2 004, will FYI 33 get about $1.9 million in SECTION TWO claims, much less than Home H1-H8 the $4-8 million
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Minister: Why the need to send an early signal
      749 3  -  Aaron Low »SUGGESTION TO RAISE CPF MINIMUM SUM WITHDRAWAL AGE Young have to be better prepared, says Boon Heng who is glad it has sparked discussion By THE man who raised the possibility of Singaporeans waiting longer for payouts from the
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      Lock icon Dengue kills third elderly Singapore man
      665 3  -  Tania Tan By DENGUE has claimed its third victim here a 66-year-old who fought the virus for five days before dying last Tuesday. Mr Tan Choon Kiat, a part-time petrol pump attendant, was treated as an outpatient after developing a fever on June 15.
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      Lock icon Brown takes over the reins from Blair
      616 4 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE British premier promises change: This will be a new govt with new priorities London MR GORDON Brown replaced Mr Tony Blair as Britain's prime minister yesterday and promised changes after a decade of Labour Party rule marred by
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      Lock icon Driver loses control of bus
      172 4  -  Tracy Sua By THIS bus ended up perched precariously over a sm-wide canal after it knocked down a Give Way sign and smashed through the railing. Fortunately, its packed load of workers had alighted minutes earlier yesterday afternoon at Woodlands MRT station. Before finally coming
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      34 4 SPORE IPOS Poison pen letters The case for reviewing the public scrutiny process in share listing. A commentary. Third person dies of dengue this year Health Ministry figures show... 40,000 cases in 7 years
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon China closes 180 factories for churning out tainted food
      587 6 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Formaldehyde, illegal dyes and industrial wax in candy, pickles, crackers and seafood Beijing CHINA has closed 180 food factories after inspectors found industrial chemicals being used in products from candy to seafood, state media reported yesterday.
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      Lock icon Chinese maker denies tyres sold to US are unsafe
      228 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beijing A CHINESE company facing a possible recall of 450,000 of its tyres in the United States insisted yesterday that its products were safe. "For every tyre exported to the US, our company undertakes inspections in accordance with US
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    • ASIA FEELS THE HEAT
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        Lock icon GREAT BARRIER GRIEF
        1972 8  -  Tracy Quek AUSTRALIA'S Global warming threatens the survival of fragile coral reefs By In Cairns FROM the six-seater Cessna plane gliding low, the coral reefs sitting off Cairns appear as opalescent pebbles cast into limpid waters. Pilot Kristy Clark, 22, has taken tourists on more than 300
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        Lock icon About the Great Barrier Reef
        564 9 Quick facts The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park was created in 1975 under legislation called the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act, which includes the air above and the earth beneath the sea. It is the largest coral reef system in the world and accounts
        TRACY QUEK; G. CHANDRADAS  -  564 words
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        Lock icon Tourism players dive into bid to save Barrier Reef
        1042 9  -  Tracy Quek TRACY QUEK One shopowner even forms political party to push for government action By In Cairns ONCE an obscure tent town populated by gold prospectors, Cairns these days is attracting a different crowd cash-laden tourists. The town of 130,000
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon China completes world's longest sea bridge
        202 11 REUTERS Cixi City (Zhejiang) CHINA has finished building the world's longest sea-crossing bridge, a 36km link across the East China Sea. The Hangzhou Bay Bridge links Cixi City in Zhejiang province with Jiaxing City to the north, shortening the journey between Shanghai and the
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        Lock icon Beijing to pass law setting labour standard
        608 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS Legislation will be the most dramatic change in nation's work rules in over a decade Beijing AFTER 18 months of deliberation, legislators are expected to enact tomorrow a final version of a labour law that is meant to set standards for
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon UN team gets nod to visit N. Korean reactor
        604 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS lAEA tour not an inspection; North said to launch third missile test Seoul UNITED Nations (UN) inspectors visiting North Korea have been given permission to visit its key nuclear reactor for the first time in nearly five years,
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        Lock icon BAD AIR DAY FOR BEIJING
        61 12 Visibility in central Beijing was reduced to a few hundred metres yesterday because of a thick haze in the early afternoon. A heavy downpour later helped to cool things down from a high of 38 deg C, but the rain also turned day into night,
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        Lock icon Japan-US ties unshaken by sex slaves issue
        304 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Tokyo JAPAN'S relations with the United States are "unshakable" despite a US congressional resolution urging an apology from Tokyo over wartime sex slaves, the Japanese government's spokesman said yesterday. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki suggested, however, that there would
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        Lock icon US lawmakers: Allow visits by Taiwan officials
        238 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington US LAWMAKERS have called for an end to restrictions on visits to the United States by high-level Taiwanese officials. The resolution was adopted on Tuesday by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives and now goes
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    • INDIA / SOUTH ASIA
      • WORLD QUICKLY
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          Lock icon CAMBODIA AIR CRASH: 22 KILLED
          87 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS KAMPOT (Cambodia): Search teams yesterday confirmed there were no survivors from a plane that crashed in southern Cambodia with 22 people aboard. Among the dead were South Korean and Czech tourists. "This is a tragedy no one should have to experience," Cambodian Prime
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          Lock icon APPEAL AGAINST CHIA'S ACQUITTAL
          128 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian prosecutors yesterday said they had filed an appeal against a court s decision to acquit the former national steel company boss who was accused of embezzling more than US$2O million (5530.8 million). Mr Mohamad Yusof Zainal Abiden, head of the prosecution
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          Lock icon QUAKE HITS SOUTH OF JAVA
          59 13 REUTERS JAKARTA: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck south of Indonesia s Java island yesterday, but there were no tsunami risks or reports of damage, said an official at the country's meteorological agency. The epicentre of the quake was 340 km south-west of the city of Cilacap
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          Lock icon $7.5B OF CHINESE FUNDS MISUSED
          92 13 REUTERS BEIJING: China's annual financial check-up, which often sparks a wave of corruption arrests, uncovered the mismanagement of 37 billion yuan (557.5 billion) of public funds, the country's top auditor said yesterday. Of the total amount that showed irregularities last year, 6.87 billion yuan was
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          Lock icon 3 MORE WORLD HERITAGE SITES
          138 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS: Unesco has placed three new natural areas in China, South Korea and Madagascar on its list of world heritage sites, the United Nation's culture organisation said yesterday. The South China Karst, a 600,000-sq-km region in the provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi,
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          Lock icon ISRAELI STRIKES KILL 10 IN GAZA
          136 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM: Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip yesterday killed 10 Palestinians, including a 12-year-old boy, Palestinians said. It was the bloodiest fighting in the area since the Hamas militant group seized control two weeks ago. Two detachments of Israeli tanks and troops
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        Lock icon Cheaper cars set to clog Indian roads
        522 13 REUTERS Car ownership will soar amid warnings of pollution disaster New Delhi IT MAY be an Indian consumer's dream cheap cars within reach of millions in a swelling middle class. But it could also prove to be a traffic and environmental disaster. Nissan
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        Lock icon Brunei Sultan lauds S'pore's efforts on Asean Charter
        309 14  -  Sue-Ann Chia By in Bandar Seri Begawan SULTAN Hassanal Bolkiah said last night that Brunei appreciates Singapore's contribution in drafting a Charter for the 10-member Asean grouping. "When the new regional Charter is completed, your people can rightly take great pride in
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        Lock icon Indonesia's investment chief reassures Temasek
        624 14  -  Cheong Suk-Wai Complaints in Jakarta just 'hot air', says rising political star By Assistant Foreign Editor TEMASEK Holdings need not fret about current complaints against it by some Indonesians for alleged an-ti-competitive behaviour in the country's cellphone sector. That was the "personal guarantee" given by
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        Lock icon Granite levy on Singapore shipments 'not set in stone yet'
        296 14  -  CHEONG SUK-WAI THE proposed 20 per cent levy by Indonesia's Karimun province on its granite bound for Singapore may not come to pass, a senior Indonesian official told The Straits Times yesterday. Mr Muhammad Lutfi, who chairs Indonesia's Investment Coordinating
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        Lock icon Indonesia prepares to identify SEZ locations in Riau Islands
        250 14  -  Paul Nah By INDONESIA is soon expected to announce the locations of the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the Riau Islands of Batam, Bintan and Karimun. The Indonesian government is now preparing the legal groundwork to do this, according to the
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        Lock icon $170m ordered set aside for mud victims
        409 16  -  Salim Osman Yudhoyono tells company to ensure timely payment of compensation By Indonesia Correspondent In Sidoarjo (East Java) PRESIDENT Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered the drilling company that triggered the mudflow disaster here to deposit one trillion rupiah (Ssl7o million) in a bank
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        61 16 Thai Buddhist monks lie inside coffins while on a hunger strike during a protest in front of Parliament House in Bangkok yesterday. The monks are demanding that Buddhism be declared the kingdom's official religion in the new Thai charter. Officials called on them to end their hunger strike,
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        Lock icon Thai junta set to restore access to YouTube
        341 16  -  Nirmal Ghosh By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok THAILAND'S military-appointed government may restore access to the popular video-sharing website You Tube.com by the end of next week, Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom said on Tuesday. Dr Sitthichai will also
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        Lock icon Thaksin's hearing date put off to July 27
        146 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Bangkok THAI police yesterday gave ousted prime minister Thaksin Shmawatra one more month to return home to face corruption charges or possibly face an arrest warrant. The Department of Special Investigations (DSI) last week ordered Thaksin and his wife Pojaman
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Mongolian victim 'claimed she married Abdul Razak'
        707 19  -  Carolyn Hong Detective says she wanted political analyst to pay her US$5OO,OOO By i Malaysia Bureau Chief In Shah Alam A MONGOLIAN woman told a private detective she was married to prominent political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda, now on trial for abetting her
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        Lock icon Singaporeans among Johor crime bosses, say police
        414 19 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK, BERNAMA Johor Baru POLICE have identified seven gang leaders, including Singaporeans, who have been terrorising Johor state with the help of influential people. Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan said the police were gathering evidence to either take action against
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        Lock icon Singapore looking at terms for IDR joint ministerial committee
        208 19  -  Chai Hung Yin By THE terms of reference for the joint ministerial committee for Johor's special economic zone were sent to the Singapore High Commission in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, said Malaysian High Commissioner to Singapore N. Parameswaran. It is now
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon URBAN BOOM
      556 20 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Next year, city dwellers will outnumber rural folk for first time Paris THE world will reach a turning point next year for the first time most of its population will be living in towns and cities, according to a United Nations report, which also warned
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      Lock icon Chinese cities to house 870m people in 10 years
      384 20  -  Chua Chin Hon By China Bureau Chief In Beijing NEARLY two-thirds of China's population, or about 870 million people, are expected to become city dwellers within 10 years as the country's urban transition peaks. This projection by a new United Nations
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      Lock icon Petrol rationing sparks attacks in Teheran
      574 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Petrol stations torched, protests rage as queues start forming Teheran ANGRY youths torched petrol stations in Teheran and long queues formed at the pumps after the government announced the start of petrol rationing, triggering nationwide protests yesterday. Youths set a car and
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      Lock icon Bush likely to lose fast-track trade power
      751 24  -  Derwin Pereira Domestic politics and protectionism to prevail; setback for Doha Round By US Bureau Chief In Washington US PRESIDENT George W. Bush's power to negotiate trade deals looks likely to be clipped on Saturday. His so-called fast-track trade promotion authority (TPA) could
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      Lock icon And that is that, says Blair after 10-year run
      626 25 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE British Premier steps down to standing ovation from lawmakers London IN A historic day for British politics, Mr Tony Blair stepped down as Prime Minister yesterday after a decade in power and received a standing ovation from
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      Lock icon Blair is no poodle, says Bush
      266 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE FORMER British prime minister Tony Blair, often caricatured as United States President George W. Bush's poodle, is no such thing, the US leader has said. "I've heard he's been called Bush's poodle," the President said of Mr Blair in an interview with
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      Lock icon Divided views on Blair's legacy
      55 25 BRITISH newspapers were divided yesterday in describing the legacy of Mr Tony Blair. Some saw him as a Prime Minister who changed the face of Britain, and others saw him as one with enormous potential to effect change but failed to do so. Here is
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      Lock icon CHANGE FOR BETTER
      71 25 "Love him or loathe him and there are plenty on both sides this PM has given Britain a genuine lift m 10 years at No. 10. This country is more tolerant and at ease with itself than at any time in its post-war history. We've enjoyed unprecedented
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      Lock icon NO REAL DIFFERENCE
      66 25 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH "Our departing Prime Minister promised so much and has, in truth, delivered so little. No leader of any political stripe has taken office with such a powerful mandate, such overwhelming popular approval. Yet how carelessly he squandered the opportunity to effect real change...By making
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      Lock icon GOOD AND BAD
      81 25 THE DAILY MAIL "History will remember Tony Blair as the most accomplished actor-politician of modern times the man who made Labour electable after 18 years and went on to win three victories in a row... But he will also be remembered as the Prime Minister who squandered
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      72 25 THE DAILY MIRROR "Our exiting Prime Minister's continuing support for President Bush's aggression in the (Middle East) region and his inability to acknowledge the reality of their misguided adventure defy logic... Even our moderate Arab allies say that Mr Blair's credibility in the region is in pieces. At
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      239 27 BERNAMA FORMER Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has a penchant for spicy food, according to a new cof-fee-table book that offers a glimpse at the favourite dishes of four former Malaysian premiers. To go on sale from November, the book, entitled Selera Verdana (The Taste Of
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      160 27 ASSOCIATED PRESS FORMER South Vietnamese general and administrator Nguyen Chanh Thi, whose ouster in 1966 led to infighting in his own country during the Vietnam War, has died at age 84. He died on Saturday at a hospice in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where he had
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      167 27 ASSOCIATED PRESS A US GOLFER who lost his ball in a golf course pond learnt the true meaning of "water hazard" after nearly losing his right arm to a 3.3 m alligator that bit him and pulled him in. Mr Bruce Burger managed to free
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      332 28  -  Neo Hui Mm By Straits Times Europe Bureau In Paris THE rise of Asia was a key topic of discussion when Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and French President Nicolas Sarkozy met yesterday. After their 30-minute meeting, Mr Lee told
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      424 29 EACH new revelation of charities being plundered by crooked executives seems to present the sector's statutory overseer with a new challenge. Laws governing philanthropy that were reinforced after the National Kidney Foundation debacle cover the most pressing areas: fund-raising, disbursement and financial reporting on the one
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      1195 29  -  Tan Kar Lin, Ho Weng »THE CASE FOR 23 AMBER ROAD By1 HIN DINESH NAIDU For The Straits Times HERITAGE conservation through "adaptive reuse" of a historic building is a well-established architectural and development strategy. This involves upgrading services and facilities to fulfil
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      968 30 THE ECONOMIST BRITISH SOCIETY SWEAR words, like everything else, are subject to fashion. Since the London bombings of 2005, a new obscenity has entered the lexicon, alongside the anatomical and the blasphemous: multiculturalism. Once it connoted curry and the Notting Hill carnival; these days, when applied
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      1072 31  -  Martin Wolf FINANCIAL TIMES GLOBAL FINANCE By FINANCE is the brain of the market economy. Alas, like the brains of individual human beings, it can shift in an instant from greed to fear. Sometimes, as now, the brain behaves as if indifferent to risks
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      26 29 Balancing act In an unshackled global financial market, it is essential to exploit the many benefits while managing the risks. PAGE 32 PUNCHLINES PAS"5IN6 THE mOH
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      1102 32 Singapore today Partly cloudy, showers with thunder M 0 M 0 (lillMl^p^Sjk^ in the late afternoon mainly over 2 aj^jS IpSSBr^"^ northern and eastern Singapore. THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY, JUNE 28 2007 MV^S ASIA WORLD WEATHER USEFUL "UMBERS ™S™J Emergency lines DO TODAY Beijing oSE0UL J j* SHotitae:::::::::::::::::::i8oo:255:oooo o ii^-v
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      752 34  -  K.C. VIJAYAN INSURER SUED OVER FATAL CRASH By Law Correspondent THE family of banker Sandy Eu, who died in a car crash in 2004, will get about $1.9 million in claims, less than half the $4.8 million they had sued the insurer
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      255 34  -  Tania Tan 1 IN 100 M CHANCE By PUNTERS were not seeing double yesterday: 6904 did indeed win both the first and second prizes in the 4-D draw. According to a spokesman for Singapore Pools, it was a "one in a 100
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      538 35  -  Selina Lum ROGUE LAWYER CASE: SUIT TO RECOVER MONEY Plaintiff breaks down when asked about the issuing of $10.7 m cheque By MRS Kaori Kathleen Zage who, together with her husband, is seeking to recover millions of dollars allegedly swindled by runaway
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      304 35  -  Chong Chee Kin »EX-NKF CEO'S CRIMINAL CASE By FORMER National Kidney Foundation (NKF) chief T. T. Durai, convicted and jailed for corruption last week, continues to face another similar charge. The Straits Times understands that while the charge was stood down earlier this
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      105 35 A tyre came loose from a Honda Accord that was negotiating a turn in Geylang at noon yesterday. If passers-by and motorists were stunned at the sight of a runaway tyre wobbling its way across Geylang Road, the driver of the car was even more so when the
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      417 35  -  CHONGCHEEKIN A TEENAGER who claimed he was egged on by a friend to set fire to a car was spared a jail term and a stint at the reformative centre. Instead, Ho Xi Yeow, 17, was given a second chance by
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        220 35  -  JUDITH TAN THE Singaporean student who was injured when a car plunged into a lake in New Zealand last Thursday has been discharged from hospital, together with two other survivors. Ms Nur Haryani Mohd Hatta, 24 together with a Malaysian, also 24, and a Chinese national,
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        149 35 A YOUNG man who allegedly attacked two hawkers in a rage was brought before a magistrate's court yesterday. Melvin Andrew Loke, 19, was accused of punching Mr Teo Chen Hock and his wife, Madam Ang Lang Huang, on Dec 24 last year at the Marine
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        81 35 A MANAGER left his car unlocked for just five minutes, but that was all the time a thief needed to carry off his $3,000 laptop and $900 cellphone inside a black haversack in the vehicle. The driver, who is in his mid-40s, told police tie had
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      403 36  -  Jane Ng Polys' targets also include overseas community projects for 20% of them By TEN per cent of polytechnic students may have a chance to go overseas for industrial training and academic exchange programmes by the end of next year,
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      87 36 STOMP, The Straits Times' interactive portal, joins the fight against dengue by building up its Mozzie Buster brigade. It's asking the community to pledge its help to stop the spread of dengue fever by adding the "I will crush mozzies" sticker onto a special page set
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      595 36  -  Arti Mulchand By WHEN Professor Leo Yee Sin describes the extreme pain and discomfort a dengue sufferer feels, she knows what she is talking about. Fifteen years ago, when she was just two years into her infectious diseases training at the Communicable Disease Centre
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        497 38  -  SUMATHI SELVARETNAM ►>ENTREPRENEURSHIP CATEGORY Thai Express boss learnt how to do business at age 11 -by renting out his game console Reports BY AT AGE 11, Ivan Lee was renting out his Nintendo game console to kids in his apartment block at 50
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        236 38 SPORTS ADVENTURE MS VALERIE Teo was at the height of her bowling career last year, winning gold medals at the World Youth Championships in Berlin and at the Doha Asian Games. But in January this year, she quit the national team to focus on medical
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        208 38 COMMUNITY* YOUTH SERVICES VIS MELISSA Ara:ani Kwee lives for :he "Aha!" moment the point at which Deople suddenly relew their hope and "aith in life. "I remember working with a of girls, ivhen one girl who ivas physically chalenged and unpopuar was selected as :he team
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      958 39  -  Chua Hian Hou CHUA HIAN HOU He tells forum that recent court order to reveal its source in story should not have 'chilling effect' on journalists' ability to get info By THE editor of The Straits Times (ST) yesterday said this newspaper
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      366 40  -  K.C. VIJAYAN Courts more ready to look at each case's unique circumstances By Law Correspondent MORE criminal case appeals are being heard despite a drop in the number of criminal cases in the courts over the last two years. There were 111 magistrate's
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      112 40 A NEW district judge, Mr Lim Keng Yeow, has been appointed to the Subordinate Courts by President S R Nathan. After graduating from the National University of Singapore in 1991, Mr Lim served with the At-torney-General's Chambers in various positions, including state counsel and deputy public
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        788 41 Aiming to make a big splash safely As the action and excitement hot up at Marina Bay, The Straits Times goes behind the scenes of the first National Day Parade (NDP) to be held on a floating platform. Every Thursday from today till the big day on Aug 9, our
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      27 34 On the dengue warfront One of the 'lead warriors' in the dengue fight, Communicable Disease Centre's Prof Leo Yee Sin, recalls her painful first-hand experience. PAGE H3
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      412 42  -  Dr Charles Johnson SPORTS AND SUDDEN DEATH THE death of a healthy, young aspiring triathlete recently is truly sad. Sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death among athletes worldwide. It is a well-documented phenomenon, not a medical mystery. Sudden cardiac arrest risks
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      390 42  -  Dr Jason Chia WITH regard to the recent deaths of athletes while engaging in sports, I would like to highlight a few points to reconcile the apparent contradiction that while habitual exercise confers health benefits, it could also precipitate sudden death. Regular, moderate-intensi-ty exercise
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      289 42  -  Karen Tan (Ms) MOSQUITO MENACE IN THE letter, "Will viral fever spread from India to Spore?" (ST, June 20), Mr Retnam Thillainathan was concerned that chikungunya, a mosquito-borne viral fever, could be imported into Singapore. We share his concern. The disease is endemic in Africa and
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      184 42  -  Yeoh Phee Teik I REFER to the letter by Mr Lim In Chong, "Plane seats available despite what website says" (ST, June 21). Singapore Airlines offers the lowest available fare to our customers, regardless of whether bookings are done via our website
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      326 42  -  Dr Huang Shoou Chyuan THERE has been disturbing talk in the media recently that the restrictions on foreigners buying landed homes in Singapore could be relaxed. I hope the authorities would quickly nip this rumour in the bud before there is too much
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      171 42  -  Naleeza Ebrahim (Ms) IN THE letter, "Drop peak-period levy, raise starting fare to $4" (ST, June 22), Mr Raymund Koh Joo Guan offered several suggestions to improve taxi availability. In particular, he suggested fine-tuning fares to smoothen demand for taxis across peak and off-peak periods
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      130 42  -  Richard Thong Kok Mun I HAVE made many trips to Hong Kong and the United States on an American carrier with my laptop as a car-ry-on item. The security staff at Changi Airport always insisted that I switch on my laptop in their
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      223 42  -  Wong Siew Hoong I REFER to Mr Nah Yong Hwee's letter, "Five-day work week? Not for his teacher wife" (ST, June 23). Since its implementation in 2004, schools have been working out practical and creative ways to help teachers and staff enjoy the five-day
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      81 42 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.com Access to letters online is free. Airline blues: British Airways forgot my bag at Heathrow Take precautions: Lost-baggage problem serious at BA Lifting restrictions on foreigners buying landed properties will harm S'poreans Timely to allow foreigners to buy landed properties Hit
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      802 43 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE >THIERRY HENRY DEPARTURE FALL-OUT Club boss admits the board has failed to get manager's guarantees over his intentions London AS BARCELONA'S new signing Thierry Henry boasted that his new team will strike fear throughout Europe next season, he was
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      354 43 London LIVERPOOL are reportedly close to sealing a record deal for Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres. Reds manager Rafael Benitez has agreed to pay £25 million (5575.7 million) for the 23-year-old Spain international, according to The Sun. However, the deal could be held
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      423 43 REUTERS London SVEN-GORAN Eriksson has vowed to prove his critics wrong, after agreeing to manage Thaksin Shinawatra's Manchester City. The Swede, written off as a manager after England's dismal World Cup quarter-final exit last summer, faces a backlash from some City fans
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      331 43 REUTERS London SAM Allardyce will be provided with about £50 million (Ssls2 million) to restore Newcastle's fortunes. New owner Mike Ashley, who completed his £133 million takeover of the club on Monday, is Britain's 25th-richest man with a personal fortune of about £1.9 billion.
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      239 43 London CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho has come under attack again from former referee Anders Frisk, this time for raising tension before games. Frisk quit in 2005 when he received death threats after Mourinho claimed that Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard had tried to influence
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      412 44  -  Leonard Lim SOCCER By THEY lost 1-2 to one of Asia's kingpins in the Singapore International friendly tournament at the National Stadium yesterday but the Lions can take heart from the performance. Despite being 59 rungs behind Saudi Arabia, who are ranked
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      611 44  -  Hoe Pei Shan NATIONAL STADIUM CLOSING CEREMONY Daughter Mona recalls building sandcastles on long jump pit and swinging on ropes By MONA Kunalan grew up building sandcastles at the National Stadium's long jump pit and swinging on ropes hanging from the ceiling of the
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      475 44  -  Royston Sim By THE National Stadium is set for a grand send-off on Saturday. While seats are still available, more than 35,000 spectators are expected to be at the farewell event. Said Patrick Lee, the Singapore Sports Council's organising committee chairman (National
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      417 44  -  CARISSA KANG A TIME capsule was buried with the foundation stone of the National Stadium on Feb 23, 1970. With the stadium scheduled to be torn down this year, the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) wants to unearth the capsule and put it
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      448 45 REUTERS »AMERICA'S CUP Valencia HOLDERS Alinghi bounced back in the 32nd America's Cup yesterday. They levelled the best-of-nine series 2-2 after beating Team New Zealand by 30 seconds. Following two losses in a row, Alinghi's SUIIOO led Race Four
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      501 45 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS »TENNIS He heeds coach Connors' advice to go to the net more to beat Thai Danai London ANDY Roddick took a leaf from coach Jimmy Connors' book as he ground down Thai star Danai Udomchoke 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) to move
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      124 45 REUTERS MUCH of the pre-match publicity had centred on a heavily pleated, all-white dress which she had talked up as being "Swan Lakeinspired". But Maria Sharapova's (left) opening round was not exactly as serene as a swan gliding across water. The second-seeded Russian was made to work harder
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      301 45 ASSOCIATED PRESS Wimbledon "GO, V!" "V! Take your time!" "Hang in there. Keep fighting." "Stay low!" As Venus Williams struggled with her strokes on Tuesday against a feisty opponent hoping to spring a surprise in her first Wimbledon tennis match, a voice kept calling out
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      673 46  -  Leonard Lim »GOLF To be best in Asia, Open gets a longer, tougher course and more big names By THE tagline of the Singapore Open promotional video read: The Major of Asia. Making it world class has been the goal of the organisers, since the Open
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      241 46 ASSOCIATED PRESS THE US Open, the LPGA's third Major of the year, begins today at Southern Pines in North Carolina with plots for both young and old. Will this be the week the world's No 1 player lives up to her ranking? Lorena
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      185 46  -  JEANETTE WANG The family of the late national triathlete Thaddeus Cheong, 17, bade him their final goodbyes at the Mandai Crematorium yesterday. His mother Angeline (from left), 46, brother Thomas, 13, and father George, 46, were joined by some 500 relatives and friends, most of whom wore
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      219 46 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SOCCER Puerto Ordaz (Venezuela) DIEGO and Robinho have promised not to play pranks, such as their notorious shorts-dropping incident, anymore. Brazilian playmaker Diego had an outstanding season for Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga, while striker Robinho won the Spanish title with Real Madrid.
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      385 46 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Merida (Venezuela) PERU kicked off their Copa America campaign by defeating Uruguay 3-0 in a Group A match. Peru's Miguel Villanta, Juan Carlos Marino and Paolo Guerrero were on target in the Metropolitano Stadium on Tuesday. The win came as a shock because
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        107 46 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ZURICH: Fifa, football's world-governing body, yesterday partly relaxed its ban on international matches at high altitude, following an uproar in Latin American countries. Fifa President Sepp Blatter said that World Cup qualifying matches would be tolerated at altitudes up to 3,000 metres,
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        96 46 ASSOCIATED PRESS MELBOURNE: Michael Klim, a six-time Olympic medallisi and former world-record holder, yesterday ended his 13-year international swimming career. The sprinter, 29, won two Olympic gold medals, sever world titles and held world records in the 100-metre freestyle, 100 m butterfly and the 400 m
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        199 46 ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES: A Ricky Hatton-Floyd Mayweather showdown looks to be one step closer, after the latter confirmed he would end his retirement to silence a boxer he describes as "the most overrated in the last 25 years". Briton Hatton knocked Jose Luis
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        77 46 REUTERS ROME: Nicholas Caglioni, ol relegated Messina, was banned for two years by the disciplinary committee of the Italian football league on Tuesday after testing positive for cocaine. He tested positive following the 1-1 draw with Serie A rivals Catania on Feb 11. He
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      266 46 REUTERS MOTOR RACING Le Castellet (France) FOUR-TIME world champion Alain Prost is "absolutely surprised and impressed" by rookie Lewis Hamilton's stunning arrival in Formula One. But he feels great sympathy for Fernando Alonso, Hamilton's McLaren team- mate and two-time champion. Alonso, 25,
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      844 47 ASSOCIATED PRESS ASSOCIATED PRESS BASKETBALL But the big question is whether China's 2.13 m forward can have same impact as Rockets' Yao Beijing THEY love Yao. Now comes Yi. That is Vi Jianlian, the 2.13-metre power forward who will be
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      112 47 "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life..." Psalm 23:6 JOHNNY LIM SOO HOCK Age: 77 passed away peacefully on 27 June 2007, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Elizabeth Ho Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lim Kheng Huat Jim Wong Toon Kok Lim Kheng Choon Valentine Margaret Chin
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      139 47 ANNA LIM AH HONG Age: 81 passed away peacefully on 27 June 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Son: Daughter-in-law: Steven Au Yong Cheng Lydia Tan Siew Lian Daughter: Son-in-law: Elsie Ow Paul Ow Hoe Hong Grandsons: Gary Ow Han Wei Donovan Auyong Brothers: Sisters-in-law: [Hannay Lim
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      52 47 'I SOH THYE PENG Departed on 28/06/1996 Dearest Father memories of you will always hold so dear thoughts of you bring our hearts to cheer But your absence moisten our eyes with tear In our hearts you remain forever near Always cherished and fondly remembered by Wife and Loved ones.
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      73 47 PONNUSAMY GOVINDASAMY Age: 85 (Husband of the late Suppan Vallaimmal) passed away peacefully on 27/06/07, leaving behind loved ones. Sons: Daughters-in-law: G. Ramakrishnan Kamala G. Arasaretnam (SMRT) Rina Aras G. Thanna Vejayan G. Rajandran G. Mohan Marilou Bedies Daughters: Sons-in-law: G. Vani (A. Bosredier, deceased) G. Manimala Martin grandchildren and
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      126 47 Aum Namasivaya ATHMA SHANTI POOJA GNAVALLAI GNANA GURU ARUMUGAM KARTHIGESU Departed on 3 June 2007. We wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues from the Ministry of Home Affairs, National Heritage Board, Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, Ministry of the Environment, members of
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      38 47 The family of the late KWOKSECKTONG Departed 23 June 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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      84 47 CHEONG LAI CHENG Age: 88 passed away peacefully oh 2.6 June 2.007 Dearly missed and fondly rememoeved by loved ones. Son Ching Yeng Kow Daughters: Son-in-law Ching Oei Lin Tan Joo Lock Ching Poh Lin Granddaughter May Ching Godson Quan Shu Wah God-grandson: God-granddaughter-in-law Byron Kok Winnie Neo All relatives
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      46 47 26th Anniversary In Loving Memory of R. MARAEMUTHUMAL Departed: 28 June 1981 In our home she is fondly remembered, Sweet memories cling to her name; Those who loved her in life sincerely, Still love her in death just the same. Always remembered by children loved ones.
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      30 47 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the Family of the Late MSGLOWAI THING, IRENE Departed on 25 Jun '07 Always remembered by Officers Men of Joint Comms Info Systems Dept
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      26 47 'He hath made everything beautiful in His time' Ecclesiastes 3:11 David Khoo 800 Aun Called Home 28 Jun 2000 Dearly missed by Syl, Deb, Ben Miriam
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      36 47 Ist Anniversary In Beloved Remembrance Of Sylvia Ma SweeKhim Departed 28 June 2006 TiU we meet again, you're dearly missed and always I remembered by your husband, son family in Canada. We love you very much!
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      71 47 ATHMA SHANTHI POOJA RASANGAM RAMASAMY ex PUB Departed on 20-6-07 Sadly missed by: Wife: Gunavathi Daughters, Sons-in-law, all loved ones. The family of the late wishes to express their thanks to all relatives friends for their visits, condolences, wreaths contributions during their recent bereavement. KARUMATHI PRAYERS held on 29-6-07, night
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        5975 48 TRANSACTION DATE: JUN 27, 2007 52-WEEK HIGH LOW TEL CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 0RVOL '000 DAY NET P/E MCAP SMIL HIGH LOW 20.5 34 102 43.5 26.5 27 42 21.5 27 195 31.5 24 14.5 17.5 13.5 10 36 27.5 103 16 144 228 41
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      477 49 THE WASHINGTON POST Bancrofts won't vote on conditions for sale till entire deal is finalised Washington MR RUPERT Murdoch was one big step closer to owning Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal. And then he was not. On Tuesday morning, Mr
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      622 49 REUTERS Zurich ASSETS held by the world's richest people rose by 11.4 per cent last year, a study snowed. A slowing world economy, however, might put a brake on the lavish expansion rate in coming years. Soaring commodity prices
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      278 49 REUTERS Beijing CHINA is considering introducing additional taxation policies to curb exports and encourage imports, Finance Minister Jin Renqing said yesterday. He was quoted by the official Xinhua news agency as saying that the Finance Ministry and other government agencies were researching
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      36 49 AFP Yesterday's close: 17,849.28 (-216.83 points) »Japanese share prices closed down 1.2 per cent, dropping below the key 18,000-point level, as overnight falls on Wall Street and a firmer yen scared off buyers.
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      34 49 AFP Yesterday's close: 21,705.56 (-98.01 points) Hong Kong stock prices ended 0.45 per cent lower, as some traders squared off positions ahead of the expiry of June futures contracts today.
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      27 49 AFP Yesterday's close: 4,078.6 (+105.23 points) Chinese share prices finished sharply higher, adding2.6s percent on bargain-hunting interest, with banking and property stocks in favour.
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      32 49 AFP Yesterday's close: 6,184.2 (-124.4 points) Australian stocks slumped 1.97 per cent, as weakness in the resources and banking sectors extended the market's negative run to five straight sessions.
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      36 49 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,357.43 (-9.56 points) Malaysian share prices closed 0.7 per cent lower, due to concerns that foreign funds may be pulling out of the local market due to the weaker ringgit.
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      32 49 REUTERS Yesterday's close: 14,431.06 (-70.02 points) »Indian stocks ended 0.48 per cent lower, led by losses in telecoms and banking issues, ahead of the expiry of monthly derivatives contracts today.
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      37 49 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,125.33 (-28.2 points) »Indonesian shares closed 1.31 per cent lower, pressured by Wall Street's slide overnight and on mounting caution ahead of a two-day Federal Reserve meeting which began last night.
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      36 49 AFP Yesterday's close: 771 (+4.03 points) Thai stocks ended 0.53 per cent higher on speculative buying of big-cap banking stocks, ahead of a US Federal Reserve decision on interest rates due tomorrow morning.
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      222 49 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: O,bUb.b Jun27 Stock Name Wt Close Change Allgreen 0.59 2.000 -0.110 Ascendasreit 0.98 2.760 CapitaComm 0.60 3.040 -0.060 CapitaLand 4.78 7.550 -0.250 CapitaMall 1.02 3.980 -0.060 Chart SemiCond 0.71 1.360 CityDev 3.16 16.900 -0.300 ComiortDelGro 1.52 2.220 +0.050 CoscoCorp 1.19 3.700 -0.060 Creative Tech
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      48 49 Jun27 UTAC 261,453.000 Global Ariel 194,710,000 Digiland 154,718,000 Yongnam 146,748,000 Equation 117,740,000 Jade Tech 89,183,000 Jasper 87,914,000 BanJoo 80,539,000 Armarda 75,681,000 Gen Intl 63,086,000 Sapphire 54,926,000 01am 47,470,000 CapitaLand 43,645,000 Global Test 42,356,000 Centillion 42,100,000 Chasen 41,305,000 Japan Land 37,935,000 Aqua-Terra 37,232,000 Magnus 35,514,000 HLHGrp 33,972,000
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      137 49 Jun 27 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT )F FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling lust dollar 1.2910 1.3060 Ian dollar 1.4280 1.4450 Luro 2.0570 2.0800 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4416 0.4423 IZ dollar 1.1670 1.1920 iterling pound 3.0570 3.0910 JS dollar 1.5300 1.5470 SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO 100
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      2315 49 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: JUN 27, 2007 12 WEEK fEl HICII LOW CODE UWAUV CURRENCY IAST VDIIIKE TRADED SALE OHO 140 14 3779 SSL Marine WD***** 121 -2 7 24 14 1631 AceDynW*****7 23.5 -0.5 33 28.5 16 1663 Allgreen DBSeCW*****1 24.5 -4 30 47 22 1674 Allgreen RBeCW071D10
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      439 51 REUTERS San Francisco APPLE'S iPhone won a strong endorsement from a key technology reviewer when the Wall Street Journal's Mr Walter Mossberg called it a beautiful, breakthrough device. "Our verdict is that, despite some flaws and feature omissions, the iPhone is, on
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      414 51 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE This could help cool stock speculation by luring cash back to bank deposits Shanghai CHINA is likely to cut or abolish the 20 per cent tax on interest earned from bank accounts, in a move that could cool
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      196 51 BLOOMBERG NEWS Hong Kong THE profits of China's industrial companies swelled 42.1 per cent in the first five months from a year earlier, hampering government efforts to cool the world's fastest-growing major economy. The combined net income in- creased to 902.6 billion yuan (*****.2 billion), the
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      671 53  -  Clarissa Oon CLARISSA OON Govt and private-sector pacts include those in town planning, financial and environmental services By China Correspondent In Tianjin SINGAPORE yesterday laid out a road map for cooperation with this north-east-ern city designated as China's
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      376 53  -  Robin Chan By SINGAPORE has been cited as a leading example in the Asia-Pacific of a country which has been able to cut corporate tax rates by lifting indirect taxes to sustain investments from overseas. A tax rate survey conducted by accounting firm
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      461 53  -  Fiona Chan By Property Reporter BIDS of more than $1 billion are expected for a large site on top of Outram Park MRT Station, which was released by the Government yesterday. The 2.56 ha plot, at the junction of Outram Road
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      294 53  -  FIONA CHAN SIX new industrial sites were put on the Government's land sales list yesterday. The sites, with a total area of 11.7 ha, will be released in the second half of this year. Two of the plots are on the confirmed
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      448 54  -  Lee Su Shyan Improved director training and practical guides for companies to come: Tharman By Companies Correspondent CORPORATE governance rules are all very well but companies may need practical help in ensuring that investors get the intended benefits of these rules.
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      370 54  -  Gabriel Chen By FOOD and beverage giant Fraser Neave (F&N) has unveiled a new corporate logo for all its products ranging from Ice Mountain drinking water to Magnolia milk. The 124-year-old listed group has a plethora of wide-ly-known brands such
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      341 54  -  Goh Eng Yeow STAKING STOCK By Markets Correspondent PROPERTY counters were among the biggest losers yesterday, as share prices on the local bourse tumbled for the fourth straight session. There was no respite from the selling. Blue chips and penny stocks were
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      360 54  -  Alvin Foo WARRANT WATCH By BREAKNECK growth in China and India and a bright outlook for commercial rentals has thrust Capita Land and its warrants into the spotlight. Said Mr Ooi Lid Seng, Societe Generale's (SG's) vice-president of structured products for Asia
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      275 54  -  ALVIN FOO DIRECTORS' TRADES THAI Beverage chairman Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi has made another open market purchase of the firm's shares. The transaction, of five million units at 26.5 cents each, done via Golden Capital (Singapore), was made on Tuesday and announced yesterday. Mr Charoen owns
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      787 55  -  Bryan Lee It will be easier for firm to renew board, say key investor Stanley Tan and independent directors By AFTER six weeks of acrimonious fin-ger-pointing, directors of phone directory publisher Yellow Pages have finally found agreement at least
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      239 55  -  GABRIEL CHEN PHOENIX AWARDS SINGAPORE Press Holdings' (SPH's) portal Asia One has snagged a bronze award at the inaugural Phoenix Awards for its advertising blitz to promote its revamped website. It was the only winner in the Web/Internet video (online commercial) category
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      346 100 aV RECRUIT BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND IT Executive Appointments: toll free 1800-289-8822 Classified Jobs: 1800-289-9988 www.st701.com trnimmmmmm^aama '-~hj n > 4 re you highly motivated and dynamic, full of passion and fKt J V energy to see people and the organisation grow? Come, tvorlr w/fh us to unleash human potential. t
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      25 101 WIN! $1000 WORTH OF NIVEA VISAGE DEEP PORE CONTROL PRODUCTS A hunk of a salesf^Jf^ pitch :Cute\|j salesmen are the latest boutique draw
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      200 102  -  ANGELINE NEO What's good for the gander is just as good for the goose. That's why us girls are saying aye to a little eye candy with our retail therapy. When it comes to the frontline, good-looking sales staff just sweetens the deal, regardless of whether you're
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        203 104 Designer collaborations are driving moi up the wall. Why, you ask? Because the products are horrid, that's why. Take, par exemple, Kate Moss for Topshop. The hard-partying former supermodel on whom everything looks good is no fashion designer. As a result, not only are some items from her collection
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        93 104 NEW STILA COUNTER: American cosmetics brand Stila has a new counter at Level 1, Takashimaya. The first 500 customers will receive a free makeover. Call 6737-5507 for an appointment. LA TWEEZ: Getting great-looking eyes has just got easier. LA-Tweez, tweezers with their own bright light, and which Vogue Europe
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        388 104 ans of local actors Kym Ng, Adrian Pang and Selena Tan can now buy the clothes the actors wore in the new local movie Gone Shopping, to be released in Singapore theatres next month. The movie wardrobe from the first feature film by Singaporean director
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        241 104 Its famous "fake it" and "fix it" products have won fans worldwide, from Hollywood clotheshorse Sarah Jessica Parker to Singapore's MTV babe Nadya Hutagalung. Now Benefit, the San Francisco-based cosmetics brand, is in Singapore. It opens its first counter at Tangs Orchard (right) today. The brand is
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        209 104 Lovers of Italian designer Roberto Cavalli's animal prints and down-to-there dresses but for whom his four-figure prices are out of range will be glad to know he is doing a one-off tie-up for Swedish fast-fashion chain H&M. "Young people come up to me with these big
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      714 104 May Yip Do you have a problem with the way you look? E-mail your queries to May Yip at sturban@sph.com.sg QI have dark patches around my buttocks and panty line. To lighten them, I've tried weekly scrubs and even rubbing lemon on the area, but the marks are still
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      217 104 These head-turners were spotted at the Lunchbox@Esplanade concert featuring international music group Beat Lab last Tuesday Jessica Lv, 32, musician Where did you get your clothes from? My Zara heels cost about $150, my bag is from Isetan and cost $160.1 bought my $100 top from Bugis
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        150 105 Sleek and lightweight, these headphones are a winner in the style department. $33.95, by Audio-Technica, from HMV, 01-11 TheHeeren The straw and leather combi gives Yves Saint Laurent's signature Downtown bag a 1 rugged but dapper polish. $2,510, from Yves Saint Laurent, Ffc&» 01-47 Paragon Minimalist art
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        140 105 A limited-edition collectible, this die-shaped charm opens up to reveal a luscious lip-plumping gloss. Bonus: It can be clipped on your handbag or belt. Dior Summer Play, $76, from Robinsons Raffles City Who needs Lasikwhen you have these funky glasses to show off? Eye frame and lens,
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      495 107 With more specialised grooming products and men's-only salon services, women won't be the only ones called the fairer sex. JOYCE HOOI reports George Clooney might have laughter lines and Harrison Ford might have sexy crow's feet. But not everyone can carry off wrinkles. Enter cosmetics companies, for
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      396 107 Men are spoiled for choice where skin care is concerned. Urban looks at the latest offerings from labels, boutiques and spas SKIN-CARE PRODUCTS MOISTURISERS Invigorate dull and tired skin with Nivea for Men's Energizing Hydro Gel (right, $20 for 75m1), a moisturiser that boosts cell renewal and tops
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      267 108 Master the runway style for less. ANGELINENEO shows you how to take a white shirt from drab to fab Catwalk Inspiration: Louis Vuitton (lett) Why you want the look: Sexxxy without being tarty it's that she's-in-my-shirt factor that men find especially alluring. i What's new: The white shirt
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      2873 110 ADDITIONAL REPORTING HUANG XUELING A hunky salesman may be eye candy to feast your eyes on. But in the end, good service trumps good looks, as BRENDA GOH and MELISSA LEE find out t isn't just the Great Singapore Sale or buying a designer bag that draws the
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      1030 113  -  ANGELINE NEO Liver spots and crepey skin on your hands can give away your age. The experts tell Urban what you can do to hide your years We use 'em, abuse 'em and neglect 'em. It's no wonder our hands show signs of ageing faster than
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      190 114 Plastic bags are no longer fantastic when it comes to carrying home your groceries. We suss out nine bags which are earth-friendly Photographer: Save the earth and look pretty at the same time with this flowery shopper $1, from Metro Tampines, tel: 6788-3322 Feline style $19.80 from
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      913 115  -  HONG XINYI Can you smell that? It's the light, floral scents of the perfumes of the season Summer fragrances often get a bad rap, seen as the perfume equivalent of Hollywood movie sequels, spin-offs based on popular existing scents often housed in pretty limited-edition bottles. As heavy
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      345 116 This column, which runs on the last Thursday of every month, rounds up the best parties and lets you in on who was seen where at which do SEND US YOUR PICTURES If you have an event and would like Urban to feature it, please e-mail pictures to sturban@sph.com.sg
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      676 117  - TWIST TURN PRADEEP PAUL When it comes to yoga, there's no gain to pain, says guru David Williams PERSONAL TRAINER very time I interview a yoga instructor, I come away with two thoughts: First, how the heck do they bend themselves into more knots than I can twist a metal
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      150 118 You've heard of purple potatoes and broccoli and blue corn chips. Now there's green lychees. Their strange colour did not look appetising when I first saw them a couple of years ago. When I think lychees, I picture red juicy fruit. How luscious can alien slime-hued lychees be?
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      108 118 FISH CHEESE These little fish-shaped snacks from Meiji are really fun to eat. There are several flavours but the New York Cheesecake one is the best. Basically, the cheese filling is encased in a remarkably thin and crisp fish-shaped shell. The biscuits have a good snap when you bite into
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      279 118  -  TAN HSUEH YUN ockyheads will know that keeping track of j new flavours is practically a full-time job. Just when you think you can take a break, another new flavour of Glico Pocky or its uncoated cousin, Pretz, surfaces in the shops. Recently, I hit paydirt
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      94 118 A cold glass of this lemonade on a hot day makes the perfect thirst quencher. This slightly fizzy lemonade has just the right balance of sweet and tart, and unlike its one-note cousins, actually has quite nuanced flavours. There's the requisite hit of tart for sure, and just
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      202 118 I could not believe my eyes when I saw these cookies, tucked away near the bottom of the supermarket shelf. About half the stocks were gone and I wondered if people had snapped them up for the novelty value or because they tasted good. I got myself a
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      632 119 THEBAGPAGE/ShaanSeth Model-turned-lifestyle author India Hicks exclaims when asked about her outfit. "My outfit's so disappointing," she says. Well, hardly. Wearing thong sandals from Jimmy Choo, a long, flowy dress from Zara and accessories from Chloe and British high street chain Accessorize, the 40-year-old is simply but perfectly put
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      424 102 EtfS SEE *|H 4 FASH HAG p^ Kate Moss for Topshop is a flop f&f 5 MAY SAYS How to fix dark spots on your bum and white spots on your nose 8 URBAN MAN The latest trends in skincare for men I <=— B FEATURES MF V JttM 1Z
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      656 106 more mm for your wnb [m Its slender, willowy form belies the strength and energy that lies within. Often portrayed in Asian legends as the reed that bends but does not break, the bamboo plant is also highly regarded in the East as a powerhouse of skincare nutrients and anti-fatigue
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      279 112 A I A The Straits Times Urban Mandarin Gallery Contest Prizes Must Be Won! A celebration of style, sophistication, individualism and ingenuity, the Mandarin Gallery is irresistible to chi-chi shoppers in quest of the unconventional. Here's where you'll rediscover shopping at its finest! Now life's luxe indulgences could come free!
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      896 120 Professional FOR HAIR SOUL Ceremony Treatments for Hair Soul are an inspiration for the senses based on System Professional's expertise for hair. Specially created for the five most common types of hair and i scalp conditions, these pampering treats will not only provide I m A\ total care for your
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