The Straits Times, 16 July 2007

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 72 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 198/12/2006 MONDAY, JULY 16 2007 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon Property boom to yield record stamp duty
    597 1  -  Fiona Chan Tax revenue could hit $5 billion as housing market continues to sizzle By Property Reporter WITH the property market setting new records each month, government revenues from stamp duty look set to reach new highs this year. Property deals in the
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    Lock icon 15 premium bus services take to the roads today
    535 1  -  T. Raj an By STARTING today, some commuters heading to their offices downtown will be able to ride in comfort on 15 premium bus services. The new bus services by transport operator ComfortDelGro guarantee passengers a seat and will take specially
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Special Olympics' winning formula
      952 1  -  Jeanette Wang By ABOUT 10 years ago, Dr Timothy Shriver was playing Softball when he was almost knocked out by an opponent's fast-flying ball. In a semi-groggy state after he had been floored, he said to the batter: "You hit that ball hard!" "Yeah," replied his
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Top-level diplomacy yet to close gap on defence pact
      587 3  -  AZHAR GHANI Parliament to discuss bilateral agreement with Indonesia today By Indonesia Bureau Chief In Jakarta DESPITE a flurry of diplomacy at the very top levels, Singapore and Indonesia have not yet been able to resolve differences holding up the Defence
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      Lock icon GOING...GOING...GONE
      70 3 The 80-year-old Angsana tree that stood in the middle of Braddell Road was finally cut down yesterday. The decision to save it two years ago was reversed last week by the Land Transport Authority and the National Parks Board for safety reasons. Many motorists did not observe the 40kmh
      ALPHONSUSCHERN; : AZIZHUSSIN; SHAHRIYAYAHAYA  -  70 words
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      Lock icon Builders agree on plan to share higher costs
      463 3  -  Jessica Cheam SETTLING PRICES By; SIX months after Indonesia abruptly banned the export of land sand to Singapore, the construction industry appears to have come to grips with the disruption caused. Prices for sand, which shot up initially, have stabilised, and an
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      Lock icon CLUBS STRIKE $673M JACKPOT
      786 4  -  Yap Su-Yin Slot machines are big money spinners, but have also resulted in gambling addicts Amelia lan GAMES of chance are proving to be a sure thing for clubs here, raking in hundreds of millions of dollars a year and spawning addicts. In the 2005/2006 financial
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      28 4 Money on the move Changes to Australia's retirement savings scheme are fattening up many funds. We look at the Singapore assets that these funds might be looking at.
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon JAPAN'S SANTA STRIKES AGAIN
      717 6  -  ECwan Weng Kin Case of mystery person who leaves stacks of 10,000 yen notes in public toilets makes it to top news item in Japan By! Japan Correspondent In Tokyo JAPAN is abuzz over the mystery of 10,000 yen (Ssl24) notes being left in public toilets
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Mice from floods make way to China's eateries
        532 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Guangzhou vendors take advantage of mice population boom in flood-hit Hunan Beijing VIICE are back on the menu in southern China for the first time since the Sars outbreak as unscrupulous merchants cash in on an explosion in their
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        Lock icon POLE ATTRACTION
        57 7 A pole-dancer showing off her moves during the finals of China's first pole-dancing competition in Beijing yesterday. The contest, which attracted more than 50 competitors both male and female from across the country, was organised by dancer Luo Lan, who introduced pole-dancing as a form of exercise in
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        Lock icon China's pork loss is US futures' gain
        224 7 XINHUA, BLOOMBERG Beijing CHINA has warned that pork prices will continue to rise as hog futures in Chicago gained on speculation that Beijing will import more pork. State media reported that an ailment, which has killed close to 40,000 pigs and led to
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon North Korea wants US to match its actions
        669 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE Pyongyang says US should remove sanctions and take it off terror list Seoul NORTH Korea is ready to take more steps following the shutdown of its sole operating reactor if Washington takes actions "in parallel",
        ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE  -  669 words
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        Lock icon Reactor produced plutonium instead of electricity
        360 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Seoul NORTH Korea's Yongbyon reactor was ostensibly built to generate electricity but is reportedly not connected to any power lines. Instead, experts say, it has produced enough plutonium from its fuel rods for possibly up to a dozen nuclear weapons over its
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        Lock icon The twists in Korean nuclear saga
        327 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS, BBC NEWS 1993: North Korea shocks world by saying it will quit Nuclear Non-pro-liferation Treaty, but later suspends its withdrawal. 1994: North Korea, and the US sign a deal in Geneva North pledges to freeze, eventually dismantle, nuclear weapons programme in exchange
        ASSOCIATED PRESS, BBC NEWS  -  327 words
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        Lock icon Typhoon Man-yi disrupts long weekend travel plans in Japan
        422 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Tokyo US NUCLEAR envoy Christopher Hill was briefly stranded along with tens of thousands of passengers as a powerful typhoon paralysed air traffic in Japan yesterday. Mr Hill, who is visiting Tokyo on the start of
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    • ASIA FOCUS
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        Lock icon Choosing the right brand for Asian cities
        722 9  -  Shefali Rekhi ASIA INTERVIEW Harvard dean says a brand with clear images is crucial to getting noticed By Assistant Foreign Editor WITH Asian cities racing to boost their brand names, the branding should be authentic, ispirational and embraced by :itizens, said Harvard Business
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        Lock icon Assessment on some leading Asian cities
        378 9 PROFESSOR John Quelch's views on some leading Asian cities: Bangkok, Thailand: Political stability can affect tourism in any city or country. But Bangkok has a strong and positive image as a mini-hub for travel in the Indo-China region, and it also has a new
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      • WORLD QUICKLY
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          Lock icon POLIO SHOTS FOR FLIGHT PASSENGERS
          113 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MELBOURNE: The Australian health authorities began an emergency immunisation programme yesterday for passengers who shared a Thai Airways flight with a man diagnosed with polio. Almost 250 people were on the flight from Bangkok to Melbourne on July 1 with a 22-year-old student
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          Lock icon CHURCH TO PAY $1B TO ABUSE VICTIMS
          104 9 REUTERS LOS ANGELES: The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay US$66O million (Ssl billion) to 500 victims of sexual abuse dating back as far as the *****, in the largest compensation deal of its kind, the plaintiffs' lawyers said
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          Lock icon 16 TRAPPED IN CHINESE COAL MINE
          84 9 REUTERS BEIJING: Sixteen people trapped for hours in a Chinese coal mine by poisonous gas escaped unhurt on Saturday, but four of their colleagues remained underground, the Xinhua news agency said. Workers were clearing a mine pit to investigate a previous accident when the
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          Lock icon UK CAR BOMBINGS: TWO MEN FREED
          105 9 REUTERS LONDON: Two men arrested in connection with failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow were released without charge yesterday, British police said. The men, aged 28 and 25, were arrested early on July 2 by Strathclyde police at the residences of the
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          Lock icon CAPTURED JI LEADER READY TO TESTIFY
          102 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA: The captured leader of Islamic militant network Jemaah Islamiah (JI) is ready to testify against the group in court, Indonesian police said yesterday. JI has been blamed for some of the worst attacks in Asia in recent years, and police say
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    • INDIA /SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Three suicide attacks on Pakistani forces
        677 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS The weekend attacks come days after army raid on mosque Peshawar A SUICIDE bomber killed at least 14 people and wounded 30 more yesterday at a police recruitment centre in north-west Pakistan in the weekend's third major bomb attack, police
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        Lock icon India to draft climate change action plan
        296 10 New Delhi INDIA, which is among the world's largest polluters, is taking its first steps towards working out a national plan to deal with the effects of climate change. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has chaired a meeting of top government officials and environment
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        Lock icon Contrasting ideas of Marxist leaders in 2 Indian states
        482 10  -  P. JAYARAM By India Correspondent In New Delhi FREE market forces have led to an ideological problem for India's largest communist party the Communist Party of India-Marxist, or CPI(M). The party leadership is finding it hard to manage conflicting views held
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        Lock icon Crackdown on Delhi's killer buses
        350 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE New Delhi COMMUTERS in India's national capital call the city's privately operated buses "speed monsters" and "killing machines" and with good reason. So far this year the Blueline buses, which hurtle down Delhi roads as if they were on a racetrack, have killed
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Stop looking for handouts, Najib tells bumis
        432 11 BERNAMA, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Deputy PM says Malay businessmen should not depend on government contracts Kuala Lumpur DEPUTY Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak yesterday told bumiputera entrepreneurs to stop depending on handouts and stand on their own feet. He said it would
        BERNAMA, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  432 words
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        Lock icon Najib slams fake photo
        186 11 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PHOTO: MALAYSIA'S Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak (left) yesterday hit out at the opposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) over a fake photograph of him, calling the party an example of immoral" politics. "Don't create something out of nothing. If there is
        THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK; BERITA HARIAN  -  186 words
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        Lock icon Pahang Sultan joins hunt for missing copter
        340 11 BERNAMA, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHOTO: THE Genting Highlands THE Sultan of Pahang, with his personal helicopter, and the United States Navy have joined the search for a Malaysian air force chopper with six crew members that went missing on Friday, officials said yesterday. Sultan
        BERNAMA, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; : STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  340 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Minister says MM Lee's comments 'uncalled for'
        312 11 BERNAMA Sarawak SINGAPORE'S Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew should not make any uncalled-for statements on Malaysia's development and political affairs, said Deputy Information Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi yesterday. Referring to MM Lee's remarks in a recent interview with Singapore's Berita Harian, Datuk Ahmad
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        Lock icon Haze delays flights, blankets city in western Borneo
        205 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS Jakarta SMOKE from land-clearing fires disrupted flights serving Indonesia's part of Borneo island as the country entered its annual dry season, a local official said yesterday. The haze has covered the city of Pontianak in western Borneo over the past
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      24 6 Branding for Asian cities A brand with clear, distinct images is crucial to getting noticed, says Harvard Business School dean John Quelch. PAGE 9
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Hillary leads the Democrats, Republicans fight for an edge
      815 12  -  Derwin fEREIRA »2008 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL RACE Rudy Giuliani is now leading Republican race for 2008 By US Bureau Chief In Washington The implosion in the McCain campaign has sparked fresh interest in the earlier-than-ever race to the White House set for
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      Lock icon Race for party nomination will be over by February
      367 12 DERWIN PEREIRA AMERICANS will know who will hold the Democrat and Republican presidential tickets in the dead of winter next year. By next February, the crucial race for the party nomination is likely to be over, paving the way for what
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      Lock icon Reality TV politics show on MySpace
      149 12 IN AN election season when many Americans already feel like voting a few presidential candidates off the island, MySpace and reality show guru Mark Burnett want to cater to that impulse. The virtual social network website and the man behind Survivor are creating Independent,
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      Lock icon US troops can leave anytime they want, says Maliki
      622 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS Iraqi PM shrugs off US doubts over military and political progress Baghdad IRAQI Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has shrugged off US doubts over his government's military and political progress, saying Iraqi forces are capable and American troops can leave
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      Lock icon US troop surge a failure as Iraqi Parliament takes break
      377 13 Baghdad EVEN if the 30,000 extra US troops manage to reduce the violence in Iraq, US President George W. Bush's surge strategy could still be judged a failure. One of the main aims of the surge in US troops was
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      Lock icon No change to special relationship with US, insists British minister
      500 13 REUTERS, FINANCIAL TIMES LONDON NEW British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, seeking to quash speculation that London may distance itself from Washington over Iraq, has insisted the United States is still Britain's No 1 ally. "It is the single most important
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      Lock icon Report calls for end to military offensive in Iraq
      257 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London BRITAIN needs to redefine its strategy in Iraq by ending military operations and focusing more on training homegrown forces, so that it can withdraw its own troops, a wide-ranging report recommends. The Iraq Commission Report says a change
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      Lock icon Osama extols martyrdom in new video
      231 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE OSAMA bin Laden praises martyrdom in a new videotape posted on a militant website by Al-Qaeda's media production wing yesterday. The clip, which lasts less than a minute, was undated and part of a 40-minute video featuring purported Al-Qaeda fighters
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      Lock icon Boeing's green jet
      309 14 Boeing's new B-787 Dream liner jet, which was unveiled early this month, promises to be 20 per cent more fuel-efficient and less noisy than a similar-sized plane. Built from parts sourced from around the world, the aircraft also boasts a new standard of comfort for passengers and
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      Lock icon Troops enter refugee camp in Lebanon
      283 14 REUTERS Palestinian camps have been no-go zones for soldiers in the past Nahr Al-Bared Camp (Lebanon) LEBANESE troops advanced for the first time yesterday into a Palestinian refu- gee camp as they battled Al-Qaeda-inspired militants. Two soldiers were killed, raising the military death toll
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      Lock icon No-win for Nato as Russia abandons pact
      756 15  -  Jonathan Eyal New arms race feared as Putin pulls out of treaty limiting heavy weapons in Europe By Straits Times Europe Bureau In London SENIOR officials from Nato the American-led military alliance in Europe are meeting in Brussels toiay, acutely aware of the
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Thai general's star 'won't shine in politics'
        294 15 AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE GENERAL Sonthi Boonyarataglin, the leader of the military junta in Thailand, has been advised by an astrologer not to enter politics. The general's star will lose its lustre next year, spelling misfortune if he steps into the political arena, said renowned
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      • Article
        Lock icon Barman recalls how spy's tea was 'poisoned'
        137 15 AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE THE man who served tea to murdered former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko said he was deliberately distracted while an assassin allegedly sprayed deadly poison into the drink. Mr Norberto Andrade, the head barman at the Pine Bar in London's Millennium
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        Lock icon Boy speared on the throat survives
        181 15 FIVE-YEAR-OLD Hugo Borbilas has a dramatic scar on his neck to remember the day he diced with death and won. On July 2, he was leaning on the mailbox of his home in Darlington, Adelaide, when he lost his footing and became impaled on
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      Lock icon STRIKING GOLD
      64 15 PHOTO: An archaeologist (above) inspects a golden artefact from a Thracian tomb dating back to the fourth century BC near the village of Topolchane, some 280 km east from the Bulgarian capital Sofia. Among the finds was this ancient Thracian mask (left). The Thracians lived in what is
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      Lock icon Germans puzzled by spurt in birth rates
      138 15 FINANCIAL TIMES DUSSELDORF STATISTICIANS are scratching their heads over figures that suggest Germans, among the most barren of western Europeans, are rediscovering the joys of procreation. In the first quarter of this year, birth rates shot up by nearly 15 per cent in
      FINANCIAL TIMES  -  138 words
    • SINGAPORE AND THE WORLD THIS WEEK
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        Lock icon WTO mediators' new plans to restart Doha talks
        260 16 REUTERS, BLOOMBERG WORLD WHAT IT IS WORLD Trade Organisation (WTO) mediators will unveil in Geneva today or tomorrow proposals aimed at reviving the Doha Round of global trade talks. The latest attempt to revive trade negotiations failed in Germany last month when
        REUTERS, BLOOMBERG; BLOOMBERG  -  260 words
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        Lock icon Six-party talks resume on N. Korea's nuclear arms
        162 16  -  SIM CHI YIN WHAT IT IS SIX-PARTY talks on North Korea's denuclearisation will resume on Wednesday for the first time since the last round in late March. At a two-day meeting in Beijing, delegates will discuss further steps for Pyongyang to scrap
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        Lock icon Schools to mark Racial Harmony Day
        205 16 SINGAPORE WHAT IT IS AS PART of National Education, schools set aside one day in each year July 21 to commemorate Racial Harmony Day. This year, schools will celebrate Racial Harmony Day on Friday, as July 21 happens to fall on a Saturday. This
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        Lock icon India holds election to pick next President
        128 16  -  P. JAYARAM WHAT IT IS INDIA elects a successor to President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, whose five-year term ends on July 24. The election is set for Thursday. Vote counting is on Saturday. Mrs Pratibha Patil, a Congress leader from Maharashtra state nominated by
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        Lock icon Make or break for US-India nuclear deal
        179 16  -  P. JAYARAM WHAT IT IS TOP Indian and US officials meet in Washington tomorrow for what could well turn out to be make-or-break talks on the controversial civilian nuclear cooperation deal. Despite several rounds of official-level talks since Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
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        Lock icon New Orchard mall's name to be revealed
        105 16  -  ERICA TAY WHAT IT IS DEVELOPERS of the mall to be built on top of Orchard MRT station will reveal its name today. The working title of the $2 billion retail project is Orchard Turn. Orchard Central, a shopping development at the former
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        Lock icon Walk down memory lane at HeritageFest
        134 16  -  JANE NG WHAT IT IS THE HeritageFest which starts on Wednesday will feature personal stories of Singaporeans, ranging from the man on the street to well-known personalities. The anchor exhibition, Unique Memories, Unique Stories, held at Suntec City Mall, aims to get Singaporeans to
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      271 16 MONDAY »WASHINGTON: United is expected to be announced. WARSAW: US President Nations Secretary-General Ban George W. Bush will meet his Xi Moon will meet US President LISBON: The Quartet of Polish counterpart, President George W. Bush and Middle East negotiators the Lech Kaczynski, to iron out congressional leaders for United
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      413 17 A SUCCESSFUL Siberian Singapore, complete with Merlion, would show how far the Singapore brand has travelled since the Su-zhou-Singapore industrial site began welcoming investors 13 years ago. Yet circumspection is advised when considering a Russian suggestion to build a mini Singapore as a tourism and recreation
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      843 17  -  Orville Schell FOOD SAFETY By THE Western media has a habit of going on feeding frenzies. Ironically, when it comes to China, the latest frenzy concerns food itself. The execution this week of the former head of China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA), Zheng
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      791 17  -  Vern Clark Thomas R. Pickering ►►CONVENTION OF THE LAW OF THE SEA By overseas are given the right of innocent passage through the territorial seas of other states. In addition, the treaty permits American warships to board stateless vessels on the high
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      1535 18  -  Gurpreet Singh Khurana By For The Straits Times MILITARY observers have alluded to what they see as an intensifying strategic rivalry between China and India in the Indo-Pacific maritime realm. But while there is clearly a chess game between the two regional powers, it is necessary
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      733 19  -  Jack L. Goldsmith Neal Katyal Copyright: New York Times Syndicate BATTLING TERRORISM By NEARLY six years after 9/11, the government's system for detaining terrorists without charge or trial has harmed the reputation of the United States, disrupted alliances, hurt it in
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      32 17 India's naval strategy India's naval strategy rests on extending its strategic reach, building regional bonds and cooperating with major powers. PAGE 18 PUNCHLINES Singapore to become Asian hub for disabled athletes —News
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      551 20 Singapore today Partly cloudy, showers with thunder in the afternoon over many areas. ASIA WORLD WEATHER 9 SEOUL i£? fff+ WKYO Fair ♦■SHANGHAI Partly cloudy Cloudy KUNMING Zff^r #AIPEI KOLKATA 7 HONGKONG Windy W ftk Rain' BAY OF BENGAL SOUTH CHINA SEA sSro, ivS o MANILA oBANGKOK ♦fVr Showers o
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      318 20 F.Y.I. THE STRAITS TIMES MONDAY, JULY 16 2007 USEFUL NUMBERS Emergency lines Police 999 Police Hotline 1800-255-0000 Civil Defence (Fire, Rescue and Emergency Ambulance) 995 Non-emergency ambulance(charges apply) 1777 Water Supply 1800-284-6600 SP Power Grid (to report power failure) 1800-778-8888 6778-8888 City Gas (to report gas supply interruption, low pressure
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      108 20 THIS DAY IN HISTORY DEATH CAMP OPENS 1937. The Buchenwald concentration camp is opened by the Nazis in Germany near Weimar. The Jews are ordered to wear yellow badges showing the star of David. ORGAN TRANSPLANT ACT 1987. The Bill comes into effect, giving Singapore doctors the right to remove
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      1063 21 Yap Su-Yin and Amelia Tan visit jackpot rooms to unearth the quirks, motivations and hopes of players here AT A prominent swimming club in the east last Monday night, a woman screamed so loud she made everyone in the room jump. Several other women
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      832 22  -  Yap Su-Yin She was one of two members banned under club's selfexclusion scheme By "PLEASE bar my wife from the jackpot rooms," pleaded a Safra member on the phone. The man had had it with his wife's gambling visits, said Mr Gerald
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      421 23  -  r Jane Ng New centre in Hougang a joint effort by NKF and community groups will be ready early next year By THE National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and various community and religious groups will jointly build a new dialysis centre. It is the
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      136 23 A tree sprang to life at Toa Pay oh Hub yesterday its colourful leaves contributed by the public. Shoppers paid $2 for a coloured "leaf" on which they could write messages to promote public awareness of the need to look after the intellectually disabled.
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        103 23 ABOUT 3,300 prospective students and their parents attended a stu-dent-run convention on American universities yesterday. About 50 booths provided information about studying in the United States while seminars covered topics ranging from visa applications, life in North America to possible scholarship providers.
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        134 23 AFTER three days of fierce competition, the combined team from Raffles Institution and Raffles Girls School emerged as winner of the inaugural Hillary Challenge, an outdoor adventure competition for uniformed groups in Singapore. The Singapore Challenge is the Asian chapter of the Sir Edmund
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      580 23  - New strategy for diabetics start early on insulin Salma Khali k By Health Correspondent DIABETICS here may soon benefit from a treatment plan developed in the United States, which has managed to get more patients to keep their blood sugar at ideal levels than in any other country. A week
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      368 24  -  Khushwant Singh Man went for dip with companion despite warning flags; rescue comes too late By A SINGAPOREAN man who got into the sea off Phuket's Patong beach on Saturday despite red flags prohibiting swimming, soon got into trouble and drowned. Mr Bernard Chua
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      408 24  - Cybercafes' new draw log on and chill out Lim Yee Hung By LOCAL cybercafes are trying to break out of the stereotype of being dimly-lit corners where socially inept geeks spend hours hunched over computers in silence. Some are now incorporating lifestyle elements into their outlets, to encourage customers to
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      410 24  -  Teh Joo Lin BY r THE truck that sank with a worker trapped in its hold was hoisted dripping from the sea last Saturday afternoon. The body of 21-year-old Mr Goh Chin Went was recovered by divers on Thursday,
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      265 24 FIVE motorcyclists have died on Singapore roads since last Friday. The latest victim was killed yesterday afternoon when he lost control of his vehicle on the Kranji Expressway. The 27-year-old man, who was not identified as police are contacting his next
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      Lock icon Nature lovers patrol forests in bid to stop poachers
      295 24  -  T. Rajan By A GROUP of nature lovers have taken to patrolling Singapore's forest reserves in an effort to stop poachers from trapping animals for the wildlife trade. Local non-profit group Nature Trekker yesterday took 25 volunteers on a walk through
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      Lock icon GST hike: Survey shows little impact on hawker stall prices
      615 25  -  Keith Lin Only 61 hawker stalls, of the 1,300 polled, have raised prices by 10 to 50 cents By FEW hawker stalls have raised prices in view of the goods and services tax (GST) hike, according to a survey by
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      611 25  -  Jeremy Au Yong By A PEOPLE'S Action Party MP yesterday spoke out against the non-review of the law banning homosexual sex. Tanjong Pagar GRC MP Baey Yam Keng said if it comes to a vote in Parliament, he would say "yes" to doing
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      156 25 MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has made clear that Tamil is one of the mother tongues that Singaporeans should be encouraged to keep learning. MM Lee said he had omitted Tamil when he spoke on Saturday about the need for Singaporeans to
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      248 25  -  Douglas Tseng ST PHOTO: By ONCE again, Singaporeans answered the call of charity. Last night, they made 328,370 phone calls to help raise $3.77 million for the Society for the Physically Disabled (SPD). Its first television charity show, broadcast live from the MediaCorp TV Theatrette,
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      247 25 IT WAS a special Sunday for the Malay community gathered at Raffles City Convention Centre yesterday for a whole-day conference and seminar on financial planning. The conference, in its fifth year, was organised by Malay daily Berita Harian and sponsored by Maybank. Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister
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      761 26  -  Arlina Arshad ST visit to 8 places reveals workers housed in 4 of them By MOST people would turn up their noses in disgust if asked to spend even one day in an HDB bin centre but some labourers have had to
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      392 26  -  ARLINAARSHAD CLEANING firms are putting the blame on everyone but themselves. They say Housing Board residents are a demanding lot and expect workers to be on standby all night. This, they claim, forces them to keep workers at HDB bin centres never mind
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      27 21 Home, smelly home Foreign workers have been found living in HDB refuse bin centres, where they cook, eat and sleep, though it's against the rules. PAGE H6
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      63 23 What it takes to lower the risk of it. You only need 3 injections to lower the risk of liver cancer. Hepatitis B is estimated to cause 60% to 80% of liver cancer worldwide. An infected person may show no obvious signs of infection. Get yourself immunised. Call 1800 223
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      249 24 21 Years of Logistics Education ALB ER TO N ALBERTON MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE DEGREE OR DIPLOMA IN LOGISTICS? Intake Commencing Jul/Aug 2007 Information Seminar BBus in Global Logistics Transport Date: 18 July 2007 (Wednesday) Time: 7.30pm Venue: Esplanade Room 2, Level 4, Carlton Hotel, 76 Bras Basah Road Speaker: Dr Pieter
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      552 26 ■r.Tva r\ What has the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) done to improve patients' employability? ill It has tied up with two agencies to run courses in ly job skills. q How will the NKF help these patients? ill The plan is to train patients in English and I computer skills,
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      185 26 SIMM W Singapore Institute of Materials Management Curtin University of Technology http://www.simm.org.sg http://www.curtin.edu.au NURTUtffNG WORLD CLASS LOGISTICS PROFESSIONALS FOR 25 YEARS BEYOND I Upgrade to a Professional Qualification in LOGISTICS, MATERIALS, PURCHASING X \A and SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT MASTER UK m Bin y Master in Logistics Mgt iv\ :i" B.
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      552 27  -  GERALDINE TAN By THE avid shutterbug may demand performance from his camera; those with an eye for design may want a slim, stylish number, while the well-travelled will need hardy equipment. Others look for large LCD screens, good optical zoom and lenses, programmability, intelligent software
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      316 27  -  LEONGPHEIPHEI By I IN line with its 10th anniversary campaign theme -the first is still the best-Carrefour Singapore has lined up a slew of activities that are novel and interesting. For example, 10 lucky winners of its shoppers' draw will get two tickets each to
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      208 27 GET basic health screening, try out the latest gym equipment, and learn how to cook healthier meals at home these and more are happening at Health You, one of the biggest health events of the year. Organised by The Straits Times' Mind your Body and Lianhe
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        44 27 YOUR gastronomical journey begins at Takashimaya Square, where you get to sample cuisines from all over the world, including Korean's rice cakes, authentic Japanese donuts, and Taiwanese street snacks and desserts. The Takashimaya Food Festival is on from now till July 22.
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        64 27 I FEAST on an amazing I spread of cuisines at West Mall this month. I You'll be spoilt for I choice with delicious I dishes from Thailand, Japan, Vietnam, Beijing and more. Besides pampering your stomach, the mall has also lined up a series of lunchtime concerts
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        60 27 LIFT your spirit from a blast of energetic freshness with Nivea's new deodorant under the Energy Fresh range for women. Tailored to meet the two major needs of 24-hour protection and lasting freshness, the new Nivea deodorant comes in spray (150 ml, $8.90), stick (40ml, $6.60) and roll-on
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        99 27 THE next time you buy a pack of New Moon Premium Fragrant Rice (skg or 10kg), present the cut out sticker at any hello! stores or 130 Singtel exclusive retailers. Sign up for a minimum $19.98 i-one value plan for two years with Singtel and you get
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        82 27 EXPRESS yourself with Sony Ericsson 550 i, a mobile phone that allows you to set the in-phone themes and external light effects to change when you want with the seasons, as day turns to night or when the weekend begins. Beyond stunning aesthetics, the 14mm slim slider phone
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        78 27 MORE than just a fan that offers cool respite on a hot day, the new KDK 1/f Yuragi P3OKH fan also comes with an anti-allergen air filter that inactivates allergens in the air. Other convenient Features include a remote control with threespeed selection and four-hour timer. The fan
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        48 27 KOZOILSPHERES is a collection created for professional interior decorators to shape and define architectural space and atmosphere. Versatile yet unique, they can be used at home or in the office to create an entirely new look. The collection is exclusively available at all XZQT stores.
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        59 27 AS part of the Finest Harvest of Japan event, Isetan Scotts has brought in sweettasting grapes from Kyoho. The grapes are a cross between Campbell and Centennial varieties. One of the most widely planted grape varieties in Japan, the grapes are prized for their huge size and sweet
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      683 28 With school terms beginning next month, Youthlnk spoke to 300 students enrolled in the big three universities to find out who are the most satisfied with their campuses. Jennani Durai and Zheng Aiping report THEY are enrolled in the the
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      633 28  - Rediscovering Singapore it isn't that bad after all Tessa Wong »SOAPBOX By "SINGAPORE sucks," I declared one night last year over drinks with friends. I had just returned for good from my studies overseas back then, and delighted in savaging everything I hated about Singapore from the censorship to the
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      368 28  -  Jessica Lim ST PHOTO: By THEY spent a whole five days getting to know their bodies. Anglo-Chinese Junior College students, during their Health Week, took a long hard look at health matters, with a series of events that focused on the importance
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      764 29 MY LIFE Do not forget needs and concerns of ordinary citizens TO BE frank, I do not feel the pinch of the goods and services tax (GST) hike. My comfortable family finances ensure that we have the basic necessities, while luxury items remain
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      27 28 Have your say Have something to say about articles in Youthlnk? Thinking of contributing a story? Please e-mail styouth@sph.com.sg with your full name, age and contact number.
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      186 29 TO-DO LIST INVISIBLE CITY (Friday, Bpm, www.72-13.c0m) Film maker Tan Pin Pin of Singapore Gaga fame wants you to ponder Singapore's past, short as it is. Hop down to 72-13 for a special "pay-as-you-wish" screening of her latest work on people trying to leave a mark before history swallows them
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      430 30  -  Dr Yik Keng Yeong THE president of Transient Workers Count Too, Mr John Gee, has contributed objectively to the discussion on the prevalence of maid abuse in Singapore ("Isolated cases? There's more than one a week"; ST, July 9).
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      416 30  -  Norhafiz Zahid ON JUNE 29, my family and I were on our way to Johor Baru. At about 11.30pm, just after clearing the Malaysian checkpoint at the Causeway, my father had chest pains and breathing difficulty. We had to cancel our trip
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      271 30  -  Eric Ting Chee Keong AFTER waiting eagerly for the opening of the new cinema in Ang Mo Kio Hub, I was disappointed when I visited the place a few days ago. As a wheelchair user, I had found that there were not
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      385 30  -  Chan Cheng Leng (Ms) I REFER to the letter, "Is gout drug safe to use" by Mr Kwek Siew Beng (ST, July 12). Etoricoxib, also known by the trade name, Arcoxia(R), is a prescription medicine used to relieve inflammation and pain caused by certain
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      328 30  -  Liora Lee Ting Yee (Miss) IN REGARD to the Insight article, "Neo: Open the door to dialects and satire" (ST, July 6), I fully support Jack Neo's stand on dialects. Why ban dialects? I am only 20 but after years of working
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      262 30  -  Chee Kirn Kiau (Mdm) I WAS discharged from XX Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) recently after a major operation. Another patient in my ward who had a similar operation was also discharged that day. Our doctors had prescribed the same medicine for both
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      205 30  -  Tony Lee Hup Seng I REFER to the report, "Misadventure: Man killed in 160kmh race" (ST, July 10), about the Coroner's Court verdict on a 28-year-old man who died when he raced his car at 160kmh with another car along Changi Coast Road
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        76 30  -  Viki Saigal LAST month, my son came back from a holiday in Thailand and lost his passport soon after. We discovered this 48 hours after his return, and lodged a report at the Killiney Road police station. When we checked with the police a few
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        132 30  -  Ummu Sofia (Ms) ON MAY 27, while I was driving along the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE), my car came to a stop upon turning into the exit to Jurong East. Fumes came out from the exhaust, and I had to get out with my two
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        76 30  -  Tan Kia Yong WE WOULD like to thank the staff of No Signboard Seafood Restaurant at ViyoCity for their help in retrieving my wife's lost ring after our dinner there on June 20. We would especially like to commend waitress Eileen Cheng, who found the
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        86 30  -  Leong Yew Kee I WOULD like to commend the staff of Nichii Fashion City at Vivo City for attending to my friend on June 22 at about 10pm. She had a torn jacket sleeve and needed to get a similar design urgently to
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        85 30  -  Yeo Yeu Ann ON JUNE 30 at about 12.20 am, my friend and I were taking service 410 (SBS 222 C) when we noticed the driver welcoming and greeting each passenger as he/she boarded the bus. Although it was a very simple gesture, we found
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      84 30 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.com Access to letters online is free. Let's conserve our marriage constitution as one between man and woman Flawed to use holy texts to determine what is socially acceptable today How to solve problem of long waiting time at polyclinics? Go back
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      399 31 SOCCER London THIERRY Henry's decision to quit Arsenal for Barcelona may have as much to do with the breakdown of his marriage as his impatience with the English club's youngsters. He walked out on his wife Claire, a British model, and their
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      801 31 Mourinho says cold war is over, after clearing the air with owner Abramovich Los Angeles JOSE Mourinho, the manager of new Mickey Mouse club Chelsea, has vowed to do things differently this season. It is not quite the sugar, spice and everything nice variety of the cartoon character. But
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      386 31 London RAFAEL Benitez is ready to throw off Liverpool's defensive shackles to win the Premiership title. The Reds have struggled for goals during the Spaniard's three-year spell as manager, scoring only 166 league goals compared to Manchester United's 213 in that time. That explains
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      Lock icon PENDING: Premier League may charge United
      282 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London MANCHESTER United could be charged with "tapping up" Carlos Tevez if they continue to push for the striker's transfer without the agreement of the Premier League and West Ham. Tevez is scheduled to fly to Old Trafford for a medical examination
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      Lock icon Wenger hints that he'll stay
      193 31 ARSENE Wenger has dropped the broadest hint yet that he will sign a new contract with Arsenal. The manager's future has been the subject of intense speculation following the departure of club vice-chairman, David Dein, a close friend. But, Wenger insisted after a 2-0 pre-season
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      204 31 LIVERPOOL and Manchester United are on a collision course over Gabriel Heinze. Premiership champions United have told the defender they do not want him to go to Anfield even though Liverpool have met their £6 million (SslB million) valuation. Heinze was hoping to make the move
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      Lock icon Bahrain shock South Korea
      778 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SOCCER Sloppy 1 -2 loss means they've to beat Indonesia, and hope Saudis win Jakarta BAHRAIN came from behind to stun South Korea 2-1 yesterday, leaving the 2002 World Cup semi-finalists on the brink of an early Asian Cup exit. The Koreans are bottom
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      Lock icon Aussies in last chance saloon
      270 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Bangkok MIDFIELDER Harry Kewell believes Australia have a do-or-die mission in the Asian Cup today. Despite a last-gasp draw with Oman and a humiliating 1-3 defeat by Iraq, the Socceroos still have Dne last chance to squeeze their way into the quarter-finals of
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      702 32 LOS ANGELES TIMES Los Angeles DAVID Beckham stepped onto an American field for the first time as a Major League Soccer player on Friday. But the professional soccer life that the former England captain has enjoyed the last 15 years is about to change dramatically.
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      367 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CYCLING Tignes (France) MICHAEL Rasmussen of the Rabobank team went solo for victory in the eighth stage to secure the Tour de France yellow jersey yesterday. "It's hard to find the words. It's overwhelming, it's like a childhood dream," he
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      474 33  -  Jeanette Wang HORSE RACING Replacement rider captures Emirates Singapore Derby on Lim's Prestiae By IT TOOK an hour's notice and just over two minutes for jockey Din Azis' life to change yesterday. At the Singapore Turf Club in Kranji, he became the first Singapore rider in
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      387 33  -  [erome Scow »POOL By] SINGAPORE is proving to be a lucky stop for Yang Ching-shun. The Taiwanese chalked up his second tour victory here in yesterday's final of the Guinness 9-Ball Tour at the Orchid Country Club. His first came in the inaugural stop
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      Lock icon Another bumbling win by NZ
      360 33 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE RUGBY Christchurch NEW Zealand's uninspiring 33-6 win over South Africa on Saturday has chipped away at their favourites tag for the Rugby World Cup. The All Blacks took 69 minutes to score a try against a Springboks team lacking 20 top
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      115 33 Singapore's Lin Qinghui (left) scores a point against Hong Kong's Leung Ka Ming in the semi-finals of the men's epee team event at the Fencing Singapore International. The Singapore team won 45-33. But there was to be no further joy in the final, as
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      856 34 ATHLETICS Sheffield (England) OSCAR Pistorius, the dou-ble-amputee looking to qualify for the 2008 Olympics, has launched an attack on athletics' world governing body. He accused the International Association of Athletics Federations of subjecting him to a secret FBI-style investigation, reported The Telegraph. The South
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      Lock icon If facilities are 'adequate', bid may be on
      856 34  -  Leonard Lim YOUTH OLYMPICS Dr Balakrishnan says a lot more analysis is needed before arriving at that stage By SINGAPORE will consider a bid to host the inaugural 2010 Youth Olympics only if its facilities are deemed sufficient by the International Olympic
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        138 34 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CARACAS (Mexico): Mexico defeated Uruguay 3-1 on Saturday to claim third place at soccer's Copa America. After falling behind to a 22nd-minute strike by Sebastian Abreu, Mexico responded with a Cuauhtemoc Blanco penalty in the 38th and goals from Omar
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        90 34 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANCHESTER: Sven-Goran Eriksson returned to club football on Saturday for the first time since England's World Cup exit last summer and admitted he was relishing being back. His Manchester City beat Doncaster Rovers 3-0 in his first match in charge. "I
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        130 34 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK: Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson were each suspended without pay by the National Basketball Association on Saturday for the first seven games of next season. Jackson of the Golden State Warriors pleaded guilty last month to one count
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        Lock icon UNHAPPY LOUIS VUITTON QUITS AMERICA'S CUP
        121 34 REUTERS LONDON: Louis Vuitton has ended its sponsorship of the America's Cup after a 25-year link with sailing's most prestigious event. The French luxury goods maker was unhappy with the way the Cup was being run and the direction it was taking under Swiss
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      439 34 BADMINTON China Masters in Chengdu, finals Men's singles: Lin Dan (Chn) bt Wong Choong Harm (Mas) 21-19, 21-9. Doubles: Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun (Chn) bt Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan (Ina) 21-15 21-16. Women's singles: Xie Xingfang (Chn) bt Zhang Ning (Chn) 21-11 8-21 23-21. Doubles: Lilyana Natsir/Vita Marissa (Ina) bt Zhao
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      21 31 Pistorius shoots off Oscar Pistorius angrily accuses athletics' world governing body of subjecting him to a secret FBI-style investigation. PAGE Hl4
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      1255 33 EMIRATES SINGAPORE DERBY MiS A SENSATIONAL FIRST GROUP 1 FOR GRAY W*% fHe certainly could not be faulted for disobedience. Not known for early f speed, Lim's Prestige settled in ninth spot, one off the fence, just in front of race favourite Chevron who looked B»' J in a precarious
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      53 34 TV times GOLF: Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic: Final day (Delayed, Ch22, 6pm). John Deere Classic: Final day (Delayed, Ch22, Bpm). SOCCER: Asian Cup: Vietnam v Japan (Live, Ch24, 6pm), Thailand v Australia (Live, Ch24, 8.30pm). Events SOCCER: S-League: Home v Woodlands (Bishan, 7.45pm). SGSFL Div 3: MPA v Sentosa
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      154 34 S-League Today Home United v Woodlands Wellington (Bishan, 7.45pm) Tomorrow Korean Super Reds v Tampines Rovers (Yishun, 7.45pm) Thursday Sengkang Punggol v Gombak United (Hougang), SAFFC v Geylang United (Choa Chu Kang) 7.45pm Friday Balestier Khalsa v Liaoning Guangyuan (Jalan Besar, 7.30pm) Live, Chs, 7.25pm Saturday Tampines Rovers v Woodlands
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  • OBITUARIES
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      177 35 CTlVvf #^I7ir AT passed away peacefully on 14 July 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Lee Chew Long, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: I Lee Theng Chiang OngLiew I Lee Theng Khin Soh Niu Chin f Daughter: Son-in-law: Lee Ah Keng Tan Tee Kia (Tang Kia Hak) I
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      154 35 I have fought the good fight to the end, I have run the race to the finish, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 MICHAEL CHAI Former Deputy Commissioner of Police Age: 76 was called home to be with the Lord on 15 July 2007. "Gone from our lives
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      212 35 "The Lord is my Shepherd. Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, mud I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." PMbn 23:16 CHOO LYE HOCK JAMES AgetSl was called home to be whh the Lord on 14 July 2007. Dearly missed
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      82 35 SUKHDEV SINGH S/O BHAG SINGH (VUI: Pucho Mandi Age: 71 passed away peacefully on 14 July 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Mahinder Kaur Sons: Daughters-in-law: Gurnam Singh Swern Kaur Ranjit Singh (PSA) Ranjit Kaur Daughters: Sons-in-law. (Surinder Kaur. deceased) Verinder Kaur Siva Kumar Kuldip Kaur
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      49 35 I nm the resurrection. If anyone Miei-es in me, n ilmiiffh he dies he will life, an.l whoever lives (mil IH-lieie\ in me mil nei-er die. lohn 11:25-26 4th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of HAKOLD TAN KIM WAH Ptpartad <>n It. Ink J(HH mlieteri ii\ till Initlt nil, l^
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      25 35 In Loving Memory of HO NEE CHIN, TERRY Departed 16/7/99 memory ({rows aaaMM vrar after yrar Always cherished by mother, brother sisters, brothers in law
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      38 35 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Our Managing Director Mr. Lee Theng Khin on the demise of his beloved mother SIM GEK AI Departed on 14 July 2007 From: The Management Staff of (s*h EBT ENGINEERING PTE LTD
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      152 35 "Surety goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the fjord forever. Psalm 23* TAN KIM CHWFr Age: 82 was called home to be with the Lord on 15 July 2007 leaving behind loved ones. Wives: Nancy Cheo
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      81 35 We, family of late JUNE OH POH SUMS Departed on 10 Jury 2007 wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends and business associates for your condolences. attendance, donations and wreaths Special thanks to Doctors and nurses of Ward 72 SGH. Ps Simon Wan of Bethesda
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      124 35 f You will always be remembered in our hearts as a most loving husband and the greatest dad GOH HIN SWEE GOH HENG CHWEE Age: 72 was called home to be with the Lord on 15 July 2007 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Tan Seok Hiang Sons: Daughter-in-law: Goh Choon
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      90 35 s^ ATHMA SHANTI POOIA KO LAN DAVEHJ S/ORAMASAMY SOLAJMGANATTAJI Age: 73 Departed: 3/7/2007 Karumathi Prayer* will be held on 17/./ 2007. I lpm at Mk 104 •02-297 Bukit Batok Ontral. Athma Shantl Pooja will be held on 18/7/2007 (Wed) at Sri Manmatha Karur.eeswarar lemple. 226 Kallang Road. Spore 3390**> at
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      207 35 r "Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the^ I man who takes refuge in Him.'' (Psalm 34:8) LEE KU KIN, LUKE CHARLI h Age: 88 was called home to be with the I orci on 1 5 |uly 2007. leaving behind loved ones. Spouses: Tan Ceok
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      66 36 (0) CENTS GLD10US$ 6610 272.5 2.8 OmegaNav 3540 200.0 6.0 IMH 2540 196.8 5.4 lardine C8C 1770 160.0 9.9 CLI RB eCW*****8 235 125.0 113.6 CoscoCorpMLeCW*****8 239 117.0 95.9 Lyxor China H 10US$ 1700 106.0 4.3 CoscoCorpRBeCW*****9 230 102.0 79.7 DBS Grp 2390 100.0 4.4 CCCC RBeCW*****5
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      64 36 Week's Top Rises CENTS :oscoCorpMEReCW***** 159 142.7 93.5 :oscoCorpBNPeCW***** 91 119.3 49.5 :oscoCorpMEReCW07 58 114.8 31.0 :oscoCorpMEReCW***** 75 114.3 40.0 II RB eCW*****8 235 113.6 125.0 :oscoCorpMBLeCW07 51.5 110.2 27.0 :oscoCorpMEReCW07 42.5 107.3 22.0 :oscoCorpMBLeCW***** 99 106.3 51.0 :oscoCorpBNPeCW08 84 102.4 42.5 :oscoCorpDBSeCW08 56.5 101.8 28.5 IOC RB eCW*****5 3
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      55 36 7o ;ino-Env 279 :hinaCITIBNPeCW07 18 !TI 3600SGAePW*****0 30 JTI 3600SGAePW*****7 41.5 IhangriLa Asia 1970 JTI 3500SGAePW*****7 29.5 :oscoCorpDBePW*****8 24 29.0 26.5 22.0 20.5 19.4 17.5 17.0 9.4 59.6 42.3 33.1 4.8 37.2 41.5 lapitaLand Ireative Tech Jnisteel ;TI 3450SGAePW*****0 775 740 196 16.5 15.0 15.0 15.0
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      66 36 Week's Top Falls 7o ;harteredMBLeCW***** JPH HBL eCW*****3 ;apitalanBNPePW***** !TI 3200BNPePW*****0 :hinaCITIBNPeCW07 IBS CS ePW*****2 :oscoCorpDBePW*****3... m 3300 DBePW*****1 Sen Int MEReCW*****8 )BSSGAePW*****5 :oscoCorpDBePW*****4... :apitalanMBLeCW***** JOB BNP ePW*****2 0.5 1 0.5 0.5 18 4 4 4 0.5 6 10 3.5 3.5 80.0 71.4 66.7 66.7 59.6 57.9 55.6 52.9 50.0
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      86 36 JuI 13 %CHNG YR 2007 CLOSE FR JuI 12 S$ LOW S$ HIGL JS$ 1.5153 +0.04 1.5479 1.5086 iuro 2.0888 +0.06 2.0905 1.9913 3.0795 +0.12 3.0791 2.9323 1$ 1.3157 -0.50 1.3166* 1.1741 ren 1.2388 +0.24 1.3277 1.2285 lupiah *0.***** -0.35 0.***** 0.***** iaht* ....4.5464 +0.07 4.5700
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      Lock icon ST Index tipped to scale fresh heights
      460 36  -  A.LVIN FOO TAKING STOCK Wall St's strength and firm domestic economic data could provide boost By i THE sky seems the limit these days for equity markets. Last week saw new peaks among key indexes, with the United States' Dow Jones Industrial Average,
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      7481 36 UNIT TRUSTS ABN flmro Asset Mgt (S pore) Star Europe Eqty!" 1.155/ Star Europe Bond 1.18/ Star Europe Bal 1.289/ Star Asian Tiger Eqly 1.642/ Star Asia Bond 1.307/ Star Asia Balanced 1.144/ Star Global Technology Fund!" 0.24/ Multi St Fd 1.002/ Star Asia Bond(DSD) 0.862/
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      Lock icon Rio Tinto may sell units to help pay for Alcan
      579 37 BLOOMBERG Aussie miner plans to dispose of packaging arm and other non-key assets to lower debt levels after $58b acquisition Melbourne ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN miner Rio Tinto might sell some of its business units to pay off debt after it completes an
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        Lock icon JPMORGAN TURNS MORE BULLISH ON SPH
        61 37 JPMORGAN has upgraded Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) from neutral to overweight, with a June 2008 price forecast of $5.50. "We see positive catalysts coming from stronger-than-expected ad revenue growth in the coming quarters, maiden earnings recognition from its property development project Sky@eleven, and higher
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        Lock icon UOB KAY HIAN RAISES COSCO'S TARGET PRICE
        85 37 UOB Kay Hian has revised Cosco Corp's 12-month target price from $4.12 to $6 on the strength of new contracts and possible restructuring. "We've raised our assumptions for new contracts awarded in FYO7, FYOB and FYO9 to $7 billion, $5 billion and $4
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        Lock icon OCBC BEGINS RH ENERGY COVERAGE WITH BUY CALL
        101 37 OCBC Investment Research has initiated coverage on RH Energy, a newly listed Chinese engineering services company, with a fair value of 69 cents based on a price-earn-ings ratio of 16 for the 2008 financial year. "Positioned within the booming oil and gas
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      Lock icon Ex-remisier king Peter Lim back in the spotlight with Rowsley deal
      798 38  -  Lee Su Shyan He bets on solar energy with $2.7b takeover; profits from palm oil stake By] Assistant Money Editor HE HAS been known as the remisier king for years, but given his new-found zest for solar energy, perhaps
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        74 38 LIM KEI HIN (right): Appointed Keppel Land's chief financial officer (CFO) last Monday, taking over from 62-year-old Keppel veteran Choo Chin Teck. Mr Lim, 49, joins the property developer from Singapore Airport Terminal Services, where he had been CFO since 2000. A London School
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        Lock icon BNP PARIBAS PRIVATE BANK ASIA HIRES MANAGING DIRECTOR
        60 38 EUGENE YANG: Joined BNP Paribas Private Bank Asia as managing director and head of its premium group, covering South Asia, on June 20. He leads the bank's newly-formed unit, which serves ultra-high net worth clients. Mr Yang has 25 years' experience working
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        81 38 THOMAS MEIER (right): Appointed vice-president of operations at Raffles Hotels and Resorts last Tuesday. Mr Meier will assist managing director Diana Ec-Tan in overseeing the operations of existing hotels, as well as the opening of new establishments. A graduate of the Lausanne Hotel
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      Lock icon Upmarket property agent Sotheby's sets up shop here
      795 39  -  Joyce Teo Its expertise is in getting rich clients access to projects before their launch By Property Correspondent UNITED States-based luxury property agent Sotheby's International Realty has set up a franchise in Singapore, attracted by the growing stream of foreign buyers seeking
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      Lock icon Sesdaq comes up tops in Asia-Pacific
      528 39  -  Alvin Foo By OF THE 438 stock indexes in the Asia-Pacif-ic, Singapore's UOB Sesdaq was the top performer last month. The likely reasons are the surge in corporate deals and the potential for higher percentage gains among penny stocks than among large blue chips,
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      Lock icon Banks worldwide spend 58% more in war on money laundering
      378 39  -  Grace Ng By BANKS worldwide have spent an average of 58 per cent more to combat money laundering over the past three years, a new survey has found. Banks, especially their senior management, are focusing more on anti-money laundering measures,
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      Lock icon Keppel contracts in the thick of action as crude prices surge
      324 39 WARRANT WATCH RISING global oil demand and the recent hike in crude prices have put the spotlight on Keppel Corp warrants. Among the most active last Friday was a warrant issued by French bank Societe Generale (SG). This was
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      Lock icon Singles feel the heat from sizzling private home rentals
      579 40  -  Jessica Cheam Some are having to downgrade or move back to parents' homes to lower living expenses By; THE boomtime in Singapore's property market is hitting one group of house-hunters hard: singles. Across the private market, property agents said prices in
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      271 40 LEE SU SHYAN REGIONAL GROWTH OCBC Bank has received final approval from the China banking authorities to operate a locally incorporated bank in China. With a locally incorporated entity, OCBC will be in a position to offer yuan-denominated products and
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      1400 37 Capitaland closed at $7.75 on Friday with 13.81 million shares traded. If investors hold a positive view on this counter they may consider its ATM call warrant BO6W. Keppel Corp rose $0.10 to close at $12.90. This counter is technically positive. Investors looking for a slightly OTM and longer term
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      7 39 asociETE g^^p^^^ggjgjgyj CENERALE Think Warrants. Think SG.
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      83 39 We do business at the campuses on Mondays. II 11 1 I n jyiiss I J4§ KSP MM1 I i BT's Young Investors' Forum is a page designed and written for undergraduates every Monday. From banking to REITs, portfolio management to entrepreneurial tips, they're there to help you broaden your
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      108 40 This announcement appears as a matter of record only July 2007 (fcmz. m m m CMZ HOLDINGS LTD. (Incorporated in Singapore on 4 November 2005) (Company Registration Number *****5314R) Invitation in respect of 76,163,000 New Shares comprising: (a) 1,800,000 Offer Shares at 550.23 for each Offer Share by way of
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      25 40 Moving in The booming high-end property market has drawn luxury broker Sotheby's to Singapore, with its new local office headed by David Wong. PAGE Hl9
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      67 41 PEOPLE J^k SHOWTIME Mi^t 8 QUESTIONS WITH... GIRL TALK All the glitter at the j»t I\\ Corrinne May on her Why girlfriends ask me International Tamil Film Awards i fan who's a class act to join them on dates page 3 pages page 6 r > .v t'.-v visa "y
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        1211 42  -  Clara Chow Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers holds court in a new series as the oversexed King Henry VIM as he cruises into Hollywood leading-man territory THERE is something elemental about Jonathan Rhys Meyers. One moment, he is smouldering like embers, and the next, he is cool
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        Lock icon Kollywood honours its best
        386 43  -  Douglas Tseng The International Tamil Film Awards held here last Saturday saw a host of stars feted IT WAS a starry Kollywood night last Saturday at the Third International Tamil Film Awards at Singapore Expo's Max Pavilion. The event drew a 5,800-strong audience of predominantly Indians
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        556 78 LIKE HIS CHARACTER IN THE TRANSFORMERS MOVIE, SHIA LABEOUF IS A YOUNG MAN WITH BIG PLANS From chasing the girl of his dreams to saving the world, Shia Laßeoufs character in the movie Transformers is both endearing and appealing to all viewers. Starring as Sam Witwicky,
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        71 78 This week, IN has five Transformers hampers worth $100 up for grabs! Each hamper contains a movie poster, a notebook, a soundtrack and special edition iPod speakers. To win the hamper, simply answer the following question: What did Laßeouf find the toughest part of acting in Transformers?
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        204 80 Mrjordon See (right), 17, a Year I student at Temasek Polytechnic. Where: His parents' drinks and dessert stall at Chomp Chomp, a hawker centre in Serangoon Gardens. When: He helps out on Fridays and Saturdays for about seven hours at a stretch. He started when he was
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        144 80 "ALL THE CUSTOMERS ARE VERY NICE. I THINK IT IS BECAUSE THEY ARE TALKING TO A CHILD. IF I GOT AN ORDER WRONG, THEY WOULD HAVE YELLED AT ME!" Mr Kenneth Lee, 46, owner of Hai Fong Restaurant, on his son Brandon helping him out "MY
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        650 80 JESSICA LIM AND MALINI NATHAN BRING YOU THROUGH THE PAIN YOUNG FOODSTALL HELPERS GO THROUGH AND SHOW YOU WHY THEY THINK THE WORK IS WORTH EVERY SECOND OF THEIR PRECIOUS TIME They wind through crowds balancing trays of piping hot food, zoom in on exact locations
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        1091 81  -  TESSA WONG, TEXT: ANDREW DUFFY In most countries the term starts with a test. It reminds students that they have to work, and it means the term starts with a bang rather than a whimper. If there were no tests, it would take a couple
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        285 82 WHITE DARKNESS POEM BY CARISSA LOW, SECONDARY I.CHIJ ST NICHOLAS GIRLS' SCHOOL Give me the darkening days That spill out of Each white darkness; Give me the soft lullaby That carries on the wind From each dying child. Send me down an angel, Showing comfort to Each
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        779 83 THISWEEKWEZOOMINON... A small furore has sprung up over a book on one of Singapore's founding fathers, Dr Goh Keng Swee. The book, called Goh Keng Swee: A Portrait, was written by his daughter-in-law, Ms Tan Siok Sun, and is the first to offer an in-depth look at the man
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        499 84 THE BIG SELLING POINT OF THE DREAMLINER PLANE UNVEILED RECENTLY IS THAT IT WILL REDUCE YOUR 'CARBON FOOTPRINT' WHEN YOU FLY. ALISON DE SOUZA EXPLAINS WHAT THIS FOOTPRINT IS, AND WHY ITS SIZE IS A WORRY WHAT IS A CARBON FOOTPRINT? "Carbon" refers to the
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        1064 85  -  DAVID PILLING KATHRIN HILLE, BY AND THE STRAITS TIMES, JULY 10 Japan has the reputation of being a closed culture, a mono-ethnic society unwelcoming to foreigners. In the past quarter-century it has accepted a grand total of 412 refugees, making it one of the world's
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        429 86  -  MARDIANA ABU BAKAR BY This is an article on the movement of people across Asia. It is an incisive piece on the action and reaction of migrant-receiving countries. We will be able to carry out some interesting exercises based on it. A) VOCABULARY WORK The article contains many
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        270 86 Answer notes A) CONCEPT WORK Students are expected to be able to link the umbrella terms with the associated words and explain what they mean. For example, the first umbrella term given is participatory sites: Students should be able to explain that these are websites where content
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        306 87 a) 436,000,000 b) 2,140,000 c) 1,520,000,000 d) 2,000,000,000 Is Singapore too small and boring? Or has it become a great cosmopolitan place to live in? Find out in today's Youthlnk. HOW MANY PEOPLE SAW THE LIVE EARTH GLOBAL CONCERTS? AND HOW HAS ONE BAK KUT TEH
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      163 74 SUPERVISING EDITOR Bertha Henson EDITOR Serene Goh JOURNALISTS Jessica Lim, Tessa Wong, Malini Nathan CONTRIBUTORS Andrew Duffy, Alison de Souza, Mardiana Abu Bakar, Cassandra Chew INTERNS Baey Shi Chen, Jennani Durai, Emily Lek, Zachary Pestana, Zheng Aiping, Wong Hui Xuan COVER Design: Rishad Patel, Photo: Edwin Koo ART AND DESIGN
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      111 75 PvhP Tijifjn F4ESI eSew! tfl i I ■"•^ll 'iiWyrTiffTßrT S»^w^S-->SSH K£3a«&i:-r.i/ 'T^ I "i- 1 imagine colours in your music ■B /JB^7 Imagine booming DNSe sound from bars in candy hues. With colour v B—__^ Ilk co-ordinated accessories, OLED display and flashing LED lights, this o ilk IB cool music
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      160 76 OUR EXPERTS THIS WEEK Dr Melinda Ong is a physiotherapist from Caring Hands Physiotherapy Centre and Tanglin Physiotherapy Clinic. Mr Leslie Lav is the operations manager of ice cream brand Uzumaki. Associate Professor Lee Chun Wah is from the Division of Public and Promotional Communication at the Wee Kirn Wee
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      62 76 GET INSIDE THE TOP TRENDS _L SOAP FROM WASTE OIL After Newater Newsoap? Detergent soap used in Temasek Polytechnic will soon be made from the very substance it attacks waste cooking oil. A research team comprising a lecturer and three students from the polytechnic's Applied Science School spent about six
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      73 77 DON'T TAKE DRUGS c i PALS NABBED OVER DRUGS Six young foreign men friends who have known each other since their student days here turned up in court recently on cannabisrelated charges. One of them, the son of an Indian magnate, was given four 10-month jail terms on four charges
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      164 78 Transfer Program The Transfer Program is designed to place you in a prestigious American University. You will be able to embark on your degree while in your home country and so accelerate your degree completion in America. W 'O' levels Graduates Transfer Program Approx 9 to 12 mths American University
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      39 78 YOUR BOURHOOD NO MOVIES FOR POSH SPICE Victoria Beckham, who with British soccer star husband David Beckham, makes a muchanticipated move to Los Angeles, scoffed recently at suggestions that she wanted to launch a Hollywood movie career. (ST.Jury II)
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      65 80 THE BIG STORY THIS WEEK FLAVOURS OF THE PAST DISHED UP Flavours of the past like ice balls and "tock tock mcc" are making a comeback this year at the popular annual Singapore Food Festival. Up till July 31, roving street hawkers will peddle nostalgic fare at Lav Pa Sat's
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      74 80 THE BIG STORY THIS WEEK POWER FROM FOOD SCRAPS Singapore's first plant to recycle food waste kicks into action this month in a l.Bha plant in Tuas. Belonging to homegrown green technology firm lUT Global, the plant will put food waste through "bio-metha nisation", the process by which food waste
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      69 81 RACK YOUR BRAINS STUDENTS HELP WITH MOZZIES WAR With the number of dengue cases looming dangerously close to epidemic levels, schools are taking their roles in the war against the Aedes mosquito very seriously. At Mayflower Secondary School, six Secondary 4 students from the Youth Environmental Group are actively spreading
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      95 82 Ignite Your Creativity f recipe/ W What can you win? (Individual /Group) Ist $500 cash product hamper (worth $50) 2nd: $300 cash product hamper (worth $50) 3rd: $200 cash product hamper (worth $50) B Consolation (5 winneis): Product hamper (worth $20) Wfl What your school wins I Ist y*i*%>J!i*uai: Food
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      58 84 THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE NEWS LIVE EARTH FALLS FLAT FOR TV The globespanning Live Earth pop music extravaganza fell flat for TV viewers in the United States and Britain, drawing far smaller audiences than the Princess Diana tribute concert a week earlier. The main three-hour American TV broadcast on NBC
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      67 85 READ AND WRITE BETTER j JAPANESE MINISTER'S GAFFE COSTS Japan's Defence Minister Fumio Kyuma resigned on July 3 over remarks seen as accepting US atomic bombings of Japan in World War 11, dealing a heavy blow to the beleaguered Abe administration. He said that the 1945 US nuclear attacks on
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      84 86 READ AND WRITE BETTER o US BILL SUFFERS SHOCKING SETBACK A broad US immigration Bill has suffered a stunning setback in the Senate, costing President George W. Bush perhaps his best opportunity to win a victory on a top domestic issue. The bipartisan Bill championed by the President to legalise
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      435 87 FACES PLACES IN THE NEWS LA NINA YEAR I 6) What will be less severe in Singapore this year, \J) v/ |\U B^^^^ST thanks to the La Nina weather effect caused by I I cooler than normal sea surface temperatures in the Complete the grid SO that every row, Column
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