The Straits Times, 22 July 2007

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  • 18 1 thesundaytimes JULY 22, 2007 92 pages in three parts MICA(P) 199/12/2006 mDA Singapore Press Holdings publication OvJ Outs
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  • 538 1  -  Zakir Hussam > Casiandra Clitw TOP OF THE NEWS (JAIN experience abroad, but come back to Singapore and be part of the adventure that is Asia's growth. In making the call to 400 Singaporeans studying overseas. Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen told them that
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    • 506 2  -  Khushwant Singh 34-year-old dies after he is found unconscious and bleeding at a lift landing in Bukit Batok IT WAS the usual gathering of a group of friends at the void deck of Block 217, Bukit Batok Street
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    • 157 2 WHEN a family member found Madam Susilah S. Kanapathy unconscious on her bedroom floor on Friday evening, he and her children thought her health had failed her. So did the doctor who certified the 59-year-olds death as due to medical reasons. But when the family
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    • 1041 3  -  Melissa Sim Jamie Ec FOOD SAFETY SCARES Following the recent spate of China food scares, some people have steered clear of the country's food products, but the majority believe the cases are isolated incidents YES TEACHER Fu Yongli. 30. has gone without one of
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    • 92 3 200 Items Reasons Total quantity imported 1 (tonnes) rejected Salted duck eggs Preserved duck eggs Vegetables Industrial dye Sudan II detected Industrial dye Sudan II detected j Presence of pesticide residues 190.11 2273 416 26.1 45.355 ***** 006 ems Reasons Total quantity imported (tonnes) rejected Canned fried
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    • 69 3 Two weeks ago yoga therapist Hardail Randhawa. 50. cleared out made-in-China products ir her food cabinet But during a visit to her Ang Mo Kio flat on Friday, The Sunday Times found nine such products in her kitchen Admitting that "it's quite hard to avoid
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    • 142 3 Just being careful If I see $26 American ginseng from Canada and $18 ginseng from China, I would buy the one from Canada. I just want to be careful.' JEWELLERY DESIGNER LOK WAI CHENG, 47. who buys ginseng once every three months and spends more than
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    • 712 4  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi SPOiltR ftlBl! Fans form lines at Borders here and bookshops worldwide to be among first to learn about their hero's fate TEN years after the publication of the first Harry Potter book, fans finally learnt their hero's fate when the seventh
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    • 215 4 Fans praise final book, series "Hie book was fantastic. It is amazing how the author manages to bring closure to this long series so easily and insert interesting twists and turns." -CheahHui Vi This has got to be my favourite book out of all seven. The pace was
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    • 145 4 TTie first book in the series, Harry Potter And Hie Philosopher's Stone, was published in 1997. The first six books have sold over 325 million copies and have been translated into more than 63 languages. For Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, publishers have ordered a record-breaking
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    • 281 6  -  Chong Chee Kin MORE than 400 Changi General Hospital staff had a glimpse of the horrors of terrorism during an emergency exercise yesterday which tested their readiness to cope with a terrorist attack. In the exercise one of a series which first started
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    • 138 6 CHAIRMAN of Singapore Press Holdings Tony Tan (right) officially launched the $8 million Swami Elderlink yesterday. The multi-service care centre is an extension to the existing Swami Nursing Home in Sembawang. It houses new services focusing on specialised dementia care in addition to existing
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    • 586 6  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi Young buyers with not much savings find it tough going with sellers asking for up to $100k cash in popular areas WATTING a year to purchase a five-room flat in Bulrit Merah has cost marketing executive Zubaid ah Salim
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    • 452 8  -  Cassandra Chew He cites grassroots volunteerism as proof there's no apathy THE issue of whether Singaporeans are politically apathetic provoked a spirited response from Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen at a dialogue yesterday rniyersity of Michigan student Rahul
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    • 308 8 AMONG the questions Manpower Minister and Second Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen fielded during the hour-long dialogue was one on Singapore's relations with neighbours. Q Much of our bilateral engagements with ourAsean neighbours depend on efficiency versus building relations. How can we balance
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    • 418 8  -  Zakir Hussain THE current surge in rentals will not impede Singapore's bid to attract global talent, Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen said yesterday. Responding to questions from reporters, he noted that rates here were lower than those in many other international cities:
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    • 124 8 AN EXPECTED crowd of 100,000 will girt to see a wide range of hearth or wellness products at Km Health 1 You exhibition at Suntec convention centre. The two-day event, with 130 booms, ends today at Bpm. It is organised by The Straits Times and
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    • 520 9  -  Jamie Ec Wen Wei Under the new Open scheme, students need to decide on ministry only after they graduate PUBLIC Service Commission (PSC) scholar Denise Tan will have at least four years to decide which ministry she would like to serve in once she starts
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    • 217 9 THE origins of roti john puzzled the contestants from six constituencies and 18 schools, who took part in a community quiz at Fengshan Community Club yesterday morning. The roti john issue was finally settled at the end of the quiz it is
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    • 176 10  -  BRYNA SIM A NEW computer program by the Hearth Promotion Board aims to "scare" smokers into giving up the habit Called Reveal, the program "ages" a person to show, women in particular, how smoking causes premature ageing. At the launch of the program at
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    • 701 10  -  Brian Higgs Mugilan Rajasegeran As many as 80 foreign workers can be found sleeping in the streets of Little India IT IS midnight in Little India's Cuff Road Lined up on both sides of the road are scores of sleeping Indian foreign workers.
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    • 695 12  -  Melody Zaccheus I Cash, provisions, pledge of trust fund received by families featured in Sunday Times articles ERWANI Abdullah, and her nine younger siblings eaf better now, because The Sunday Times story The Worry That Is Block 90", galvanised readers
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    • 499 12  -  Tan Dawn Wei BUDDHA TOOTH RELIC THE Sunday Times received 20 letters from readers after it reported last week that doubts have been cast on the authenticity of the Buddha tooth relic in a temple here. Dental specialists had said that
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    • 239 12 adf THE Straits Times' interactive portal Stomp has been host to a lively discussion on the Buddha tooth relic, drawing almost 50 postings. "My full respects to Venerable Shi Fazhao for his strength and yet simple conviction on his journey. After all, what is divine is not scientific
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    • 645 14  -  Alastair Mclndoe Head of forex trading firm in Manila alleged to have left Philippines with investors' money PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA THE Singaporean head of a for-eign-exchange trading company in Manila has allegedly left investors high and dry to the tune of millions of dollars after leaving
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    • 246 14 Reuters WASHINGTON LIKE an out-of-favour car or sneaker, the US military needs a new "branding" campaign to earn civilian support in Iraq. Afghanistan and other hot spots, says a report for the Pentagon. The IS military "brand" has been tarnished by such
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    • 560 14 Financial Times, AP NEW YORK AN INTERNET entrepreneur has presented a plan to recapitalise and reinvest in Dow Jones in a last-minute effort to head off a US$5 billion (SsB billion > takeover offer from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Mr
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    • 217 14 AFTER Mr Rupert Murdoch made his US$5 billion (557.6 billion) takeover offer to the Dow Jones board on April 17, it was widely expected that a takeover battle could break out for the esteemed media company. However, Mr Murdoch's News Corp has
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    • 359 15  -  RIO DE JANEIRO New York Times, Reuters President announces measures to prevent air disasters after deadly plane crash BRAZIL'S President promised to take all measures necessary to prevent further air disasters in a televised address which aimed to blunt criticism of his response to
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    • 556 15 |Tb| ifl We speak to local filmmaker Wee Li Lin on how her Samsung IDTV M 8 makes for better picture viewing When award-winning local filmmaker Wee Li Lin wants a quality check on her shots, she seeks help from her TV the Samsung IDTV MB. a
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    • 276 15 What should I look out for? Don't just rely on brochures, reviews or opinions from friends Pop by the stores to have a look. Are you comfortable with the TV's design and build quality? Imagine the TV in your living room does it fit in with
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    • 540 16 AFP, Reuters Missionary group kidnapped in Afghanistan Taleban demands that Seoul withdraw its troops immediately SEOUL PRESIDENT Roh Moo Hyun yesterday urged the immediate release of 23 South Koreans kidnapped by the Taleban in Afghanistan, shortly before the insurgent group claimed it had shot dead
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    • 268 16 AP, Korea Herald/Asia News Network SHE was supposed to return home tomorrow, but Ms Cha Hye Jin's life is now in the hands of Taleban militants. Her younger brother Sung Mm, together with other relatives of the South Korean kidnap victims, yesterday urged
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    • 262 16  -  Azhar Ghani INDONESIA BUREAU CHIEF JAKARTA MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew will visit Jakarta from today to Friday. On two of those days, he will be attending two events in the Citibank "Legacies of Leadership" series. Mr Lee will first be at
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    • 626 17 ers of Chinese hairy crabs may have to pay more next year as farming is cut hack to improve water quality in lakes HONG KONG PRICES for mouth-watering hairy crabs could go up after the Chinese authorities ordered crab farms at two lakes to scale back
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    • 101 17  -  Bryna Sin MAJOR seafood restaurants in Singapore have not had any indications from their suppliers about a possible price hike for hairy crabs from China. Restaurants such as Crystal Jade, Jumbo Seafood and seafood outlets under the Tung Lok Group said the
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    • 838 18  -  Jonathan Eyal Worked behind supermarket meat counter as a girl, to help feed her 11 brothers and sisters Obtained degrees in economics and law, and later became judge before moving into politics Wrote to Sarkozy when he was interior minister to offer advice on immigration
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    • 225 18 AP LONDON HELICOPTER and boat crews rescued hundreds trapped yesterday after storms whipped through Britain, flooding towns and villages, including William Shakespeare's picturesque birthplace where waters gushed into a theatre Motorists slept overnight in cars on rain-lashed highways, while others were
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    • 232 18 AFP GENEVA THE UN's weather agency has said a disruptive La Nina climate pattern was taking shape in the Pacific, raising the prospect of an active Atlantic hurricane season and strong monsoons in Asia. The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said in a
      AFP; REUTERS  -  232 words
    • 392 18 AP WRIGHTWOOD (California) CALIFORNIA highways have been shut down by wildfires, mudslides, earthquakes and police chases. Now, add road rage to the causes. Drivers inconvenienced by a road-widening project subjected construction workers to so much abuse including a thrown burrito, death threats
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      634 19 AFP, Reuters PAKISTANI PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF'S Reinstated as chief justice, Chaudhry is a major rallying figure for thousands ISLAMABAD .ll BILANT crowds yesterday celebrated the reinstatement of Pakistan's top judge after a court overturned his suspension by un-(ler-fire President Pervez Musharraf Mr lflikhar Muhammad Chaudhry s Supreme Court victory
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    • 254 19 AFP TOKYO ONE of Japan's top toy companies has said it will launch small humanoids for adults to play with, hoping to tap a new market as the developed world gets older. The 16 sem-tall robot, named i-Sohot. is able to make some
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    • 424 19 PAKISTANI President Pervez Musharraf has given no indication of his next move after a stinging rebuke by the Supreme Court, which reinstated the Chief Justice he had suspended in March. With elections due later this year, Friday's court decision was seen both as a major
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      • 78 19 Its official India gets first female president Reuters NEW DELHI India officially announced its first female president yesterday. Ms Pratibha Patil, the ruling coalition's 72-year-old nominee for the mainly ceremonial post, easily beat opposition-backed challenger and standing Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat in a vote on Thursday by the national parliament
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      • 130 19 AFP WASHINGTON US President George W. Bush yesterday had five polyps removed during a "routine colonoscopy" but the White House said he was in good spirits and had resumed power after a brief handover to Vice-President Dick Cheney. White House spokesman Scott Stanzel said
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      • 159 19 Reuters DUBAI Burj Dubai, a tower under construction in the United Arab Emirates' trade hub, became the tallest building in the world yesterday, measuring 512.1 m, its developer said. "Burj Dubai is now taller than Taipei 101 in Taiwan, which at 506 m has
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    • 348 20  -  Or Angelo Venardos Islamic bankers operate on basis of moral bottom line Founder and executive director of Heritage Trust Group THE main difference between conventional and Islamic financial systems is that the latter is based on keeping in view certain social objectives intended for the benefit of society.
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    • 365 20 AFP US stocks fall as concerns over housing market rise NEW YORK THE US stock market took a hit over the week to Friday, despite the Dow blue-chip index smashing the 14,000 barrier for the first time ever, amid renewed fears about the US mortgage and housing market Market
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    • 388 21 IRSONAL ADVISER: CAREER Q \!Y FATUSM, ~>M, is a branch mnnayer of a local su}>ennarket (ham He has just been offered a job by a rival chain. It is an agonisnui decision for him as he bel/crcs that there
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    • 370 21  -  Melody Zaccheus aV TAal A*aft LWaTfS Nadia Yahyah, 30, a boutique sales supervisor, tells how she designed and decorated her Pasir Ris HDB flat to be spacious and practical "1 HAVE been living in this executive Housing Board flat in Pasir Ris for about
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    • PROPERTY
      • 95 22 Blending old and new, Bangkok offers interesting finds amid the chaos -beit a new cafe, funky hotel or the latest luxury condominium. Indeed, more and more condos are j sprouting tip across this vast metropolis, particularly along the skytrain route. Generally, units priced above 100.000 baht per
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      • 246 22 RIVERSIDE/RAMA 111 THIS is where you will want to live if you ei\joy views of the Chao Phraya River and do not want to be on a street packed with eateries, pubs and people. If traffic is bad, just cross the
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      • 238 23 CENTRAL LUMPmyPLOENCHIT THE Central Lumpini/Ploenchit area is a very clearly defined zone that is the closest thing Bangkok has to Orchard Road, in terms of its central location and a rare oasis of trees in a very built-up city. A cosy upmarket
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      • 267 23 sukhumvit SI KHUMVIT. with its bustling streets and wealth of eateries, has the most condominiums in Bangkok and a flourishing expatriate population and tourist scene. The skytrain has really anchored Sukhumvit as the main area for high-rise living," said CBRE Thailand executive director James
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      • 252 23 SATHORN/SILOM SATHORN and Silom roads run parallel to each other but the two areas are like chalk and cheese. The former is the city's business heart while Silom is infamous for its nightlife. Office buildings line the main Sathorn Road but residential projects
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    • 965 24  -  Lorna Tan ME MY MONEY He invests all his earnings, keeping only six months of emergency cash INERTIA is an investor's worst enemy. It means time wasted and money forgone. Straightforward advice and hard to argue with, especially as it comes from Mr
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    • 236 26 Lots of things have changed recently, and I had to get ay/ay from everything English, including my wife, unfortunately/ FRENCH FOOTBALLER THIERRY HENRY, who recently left not onl" his English r.lub Arsenal for Spain's Barcelona but also split with his English wife Claire That is
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    • 948 27 Washington Post Safety issues with China's food and drug exports are simply symptomatic of life in a free-trading, borderless world "MADE in China." Suddenly, they are the three most alarming words in the English language. Go to any big store, supermarket, toy shop. When you were
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    • 688 30  -  Spencer Robinson OLF: BRITISH OPEN (Live. Ch23, 6pm) American shoots bogey-free 64 to jump into second place on 207 behind Garcia CARNOUSTIE (Scotland) FOR all of Europe's recent domination of the Ryder Cup, it has been a long, long time since a European golfer won
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    • 415 30 Reuters SINGAPORE'S Lam Chih Bing (above) bowed out of the British Open with a second round of six-over 77 on Friday. The cut was set at 147, and the 30-year-old shot a total of 11-over 153. However, he has vowed to return to the prestigious tournament
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    • 525 31  -  Leonard Lim AUSTRALIA 1 JAPAN 1 (JAPAN WIN 4-3 ON PENALTIES) ASIAN CUP Q-FINALS He stops Kewell and Neill to help Japan qualify for semi-finals in the 2007 edition of the region's premier tournament This time, the Japanese skip ptT was coming face-to-face with the mighty
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    • 381 31 AFP IRAQ 2 VIETNAM 0 BANGKOK CAPTAIN Younis Mahmoud (above) scored twice last night to lead Iraq to the semi-finals for the first time in four Asian Cups. They beat Vietnam 2-0 at Bangkok's Rajamangla Stadium and could face either fierce rivals Iran or
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    • 219 31 Did Australia deserve to lose against Japan? "Japan were in control and showed the initiative they tried to hold the ball and create the openings. The Aussies were defending mostly, only one or two players like Viduka and Aloisi were attacking, and Kewell came
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    • 315 31 AP IRAN v SOUTH KOREA ASIAN CUP Q-FINALS KUALA LUMPJR SOUTH Korea (oach Pirn Verbeek cannot argu.» with the statistics or the form, and agrees that three-time champions Iran are favourites going into their Asian Cup quarter-final today. He even insists Iran
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    • 325 32 AFP LONDON JOSE Mourinho has warned that nothing can stop Chelsea from recapturing the Premier League title from Manchester United next season. The optimism followed his clear-the-air talks with Blues owner and Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich in London last week. On Friday, he declared
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    • 235 32 AFP SEOUL ASIA and Africa will be the focus of Manchester United's ambitions to globalise their brand. Manchester United'? chief executive David Gill said Asia and Africa are the regions where their fan base is most fanatical. United have noted that the frenzied
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    • 509 33 AP 1 Scrappy 26-12 win over Australia gives NZ their 3rd straight crown AUCKLAND PLY-HALF Daniel Carter kicked seven penalties, as New Zealand heat a dogged Australia 26-12 yesterday to win the Tri-Nations series. Carter landed four goals in the first half, three in the second
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    • 146 33 AP Gu is Spores first Girls' finalist SINGAPORE'S Gu Juan beat Malaysia's Lydia Cheah 16-21, 21-14,21-11 at Asian Junior Badminton Championships semi-finals in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Gu, the second seed, meets China's Liv Kin in today's final. This is the first time the Republic have a finalist in the
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    • 349 34 AP. AFP ALBI (France) A FORMER amateur mountain bike racer from Colorado has accused Tour de France leader Michael Rasmussen of trying to trick him into carrying doping materials into Italy five years ago. Whitney Richards said Rasmussen asked him to cany a pair
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    • 128 34 Stage 13, 54-km individual time trial in Albi 1 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana lhr 6min 34sec 2 Cadel Evans (Aus) PredictorLotto lmin 14sec behind 3 Andreas Kloeden (Ger) Astana 1:39 4 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana 1:44 5 Bradley Wiggins (Gbr) Cofidis2:l4 6 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel
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    • 1144 34  -  Rob Hughes Pragmatism, efficiency seem to be order of the day for nations and clubs HEART OF FOOTBALL IS ATTACKING football dead, or dormant, or momentarily out of fashion? We are a year on from the World Cup. won on penalty lacks by Italy
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    • 255 34 AP TORONTO FIFA is considering disciplinary measures against the unruly Chilean Under-20 team. The players had confronted German referee Wolfgang Stark after their U-20 World Cup semi-final loss to Argentina on Thursday. However, Fifa president Sepp Blatter said the organisation
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    • 354 34 Text pictures by Wang Hui Fen Marcus Josef Lee, 20, NSF and national swimmer Height: 1.64 m Weight: 62kg Exercise regimen: I usually cover about 6-7 km each training session in the pool. It includes pulling, kicking, distance
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    • 316 35 AP McLaren driver hits wall and seems unhurt but is under observation NUERBURGRING (Germany) FORMI'LA One championship leader Lewis Hamilton crashed during the qualifying session yesterday for the European Grand Prix, and Kimi Raikkonen took the pole position for Ferrari. Hamilton, who has 70 points, was
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    • 267 35 SAN DEEP Puri made the most of a dropped catch to hit 75 for Singapore and helped wrest the Joe (irimberg cricket trophy from Malaysia at Kallang yesterday. The opener was given a lifeline by Tan Kirn Hing when he had barely opened accounts, and
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      650 40  -  Jennani Durai Additional reporting by Zach Pestana Board game cafes are the new hangouts for young people seeking social interaction UNPLUGGED is the new buzzword when it comes to gaming board games, that is. At least five cafes islandwide, under The Mind Cafe and Settlers Cafe chains,
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      213 40 HERE are the five most requested games at The Mind Cafe and Settlers Cafe. Sfttfafs Of Cttan In this strategy game, players try to take over the whole of Catan by building settlements, roads, buildings, all with the roll of the dice. Saboteur Players take on the
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      1199 50  -  Teo Cheng Wee and Wong Pei Yee Soak your feet in a basin of water with some salt and negative ions added in it, and your body will 'detoxify. Some shops are offering this service, but doctors are sceptical about the claims m\ DAILY stream of elderly men
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    • 132 52 Pan Pacific Singapore Buffet hours: Any two hours from noon to 9.30pm daily $48+++ per person gets you a free flow of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, excluding cocktails. There is also a 30 per cent discount on tapas orders. Between 6.30 arid 8.30pm,
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    • 727 52  -  Shaan Seth MR ANDREW Wong has reason to be bubbly. The 31-year-old gemologist and bar owner invested $300,000 in French fine wines three years ago. The value has since appreciated by 20 to 30 per cent. "I think wine's a pretty safe investment."
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    • 656 51 The heartland is where most Singaporeans live, work and play, y it«»> ll tin but how many real,y notice "or appreciate the beauty of it? v^/y LAND ln this third of a seven-part series, Straits Times photographers mem discover the games people play in the heartland Nikon ▼aaPaß aW Bai
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    • 76 52 Fasten Your Seatbelts For This Smash Hit! Performances from 2 November 2007 for a strictly limited season •.IftWiKfcSuw P^mim^jmanmm n o*c* Oohp Cam* (Meal laaato* Pvtov Olc* tot NtMon bpnon ImnMl> HMtn Q/-vy-vi/ VI/~\%A/ AT CICTI/^ r« i"mih #*^t _rn-tATXfKT_ BB H rriMr BUUK INUW Al JI3 I IV£j Lillli
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    • 744 53  -  Mak Mun San ST PHOTO ILLUSTRATION Bottled water is becoming more popular, but it is not necessarily healthier. In Singapore, for one, tap water is world-class and safe to drink TWO weeks ago, Beijing was rocked by yet another food scandal, which already includes tainted pet food, toothpaste,
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    • 471 54 LAT-WP Studies show exercise will not prevent bone loss, but it will build up bone quality I^^\ TRENGTH training, coupled with a diet rich in calcium and vitamin D. does your j body good in many ways some of which are likely to reduce
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      655 54  -  Gerard Yeo Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) experts answer your queries in this fortnightly column. Remember, you should not self-medicate. Always consult a practitioner. Send your questions to stlife@sph.com.sg SINSEH SAYS I am a 52-year-old man and have been diagnosed by my doctor as having Primary Sclerosing Cholanfttto
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    • 965 56  -  Cheong Suk-Wai What would life be like in a world where everyone was strong and smart? I^™! 11™ HERE arr conversations I and there are conversaI tions. but a chat I had with I a virtual stranger over I lunch recently just about takes the cake All I
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    • 877 56  -  Mathew Pereira WHEN I have a couple of days off or when I am on leave. I like catching some of the inter-school games if the season is on. My games of choice tend to be rugby and, occasionally, football. Although
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    • 778 56  -  Tay Yek Keak RECENTLY, seven places on our planet were chosen to be the New Seven Wonders Of The World based on an online poll which was completely meaningless since you could have paid a monkey peanuts to keep pushing the button for Machu Picchu.
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      • 64 57 1. HEALTH YOU 2007 Get pointers from the Health Promotion Board at this exhibition where you can receive free health screenings from noon to Bpm. Organised by The Straits Times Mind Your Body supplement and the Lianhe Zaobao Lohas supplement. Suntec Singapore Exhibition Hall 402 403, Nearest MRT station: City
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      • 55 57 The tragicomic situations in the lives of a famous actress, her son and their lovers are highlighted in The Seagull, Anton Chekhov's classic. Esplanade Theatre, Nearest MRT station: City Hall, 2 Bpm (Two-time Oscar nominee lan McKellen plays Sorin in the Bpm show), Tickets:
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      • 53 57 Enjoy music from countries like Nepal and Indonesia at this concert held in conjunction with Racial Harmony Day. Earshot Cafe O The Arts House. Old Parliament House. 1 Old Parliament Lane, Nearest MRT station: Raffles Place, Ipm, Donate as you wish. Visit
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      • 66 57 1. GABRIEL NG ESPLANADE Twelve-year-old violinist Gabriel Ng the first Singaporean to win an international violin competition in Italy will perform the Violin Concerto No. 2 with the ACS (I) Philharmonic Orchestra with proceeds going to The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund and The Business Times Budding Artists Fund.
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      • 62 57 Catch this charity film premiere of Wee Li Lin's film and help The Substation's Moving Image programme and sponsor tickets for women from a women's shelter. GV Vivo City, Nearest MRT station: harbour Front, Tue. 7pm (doors open at 6.30pm), (You can also meet the stars of
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      • 45 57 Be inspired by Ravel's famous Concerto in G and Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony at this SSO concert featuring pianist Chen Sa (right) and conducted by Yaron Traub. Esplanade Concert Hall, Nearest MRT station City Hall. Fri: 7.30pm, Tickets: $12 $62. Tel: 6343-5555
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      • 60 57 Enjoy Handbell sacred music and familiar favourites by the Hong Kong Youth Handbell Ensemble and raise funds for Project Khmer H.0.P.E., a humanitarian outreach programme for the poor and needy in Cambodia. Sf Andrew's Cathedral Nave, St Andrew's Road, nearest MRT station: City Hall, Sat: 7.30 8.45pm,
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        66 57 Don't miss Rossini's The Barber of Seville by the Singapore Lyric Opera sung in Italian by an international cast including Chinese star Liang Ning (right), accompanied by The Philharmonic Orchestra. Esplanade Theatre, Nearest MRT station: City Hall, Fri, Sat and July 30. Bpm (pre-performance talk at 7pm
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      40 57 P8&5 5 FIfIORMTOBE/-*" Clothes that are not put away or hung up but piled up on the floor. Usage: "Give me a second. Let me run through my floordrobe to look for my used pair of shorts" ST ILLUSTRATION MIEL
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    • 979 66  -  Stephanie Yap As a girl remains missing in real life, Barbara Gowdy's sympathetic portrayal of a child abductor has affected the promotion of her novel I T WOULD be easy to call it a I case of life imitating art. In May, I shortly after Canadian writer
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    • 567 66 AP CAIRO, Egypt Most Cairenes see the city's army of taxi drivers as rude and conniving, overcharging their passengers for uncomfortable rides in ageing cabs. But first-time author Khaled el-Khamissy saw them as the lens through which to view all Egypt's woes. His book Taxi, Tales Of
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      823 67  -  Neo Geng Tong GRACE exhales into the air and asks me, "Can you see it?" I say, "Unless you're smoking, no." A man enters our carriage with his back hunched, his eyes on his shoes. He adjusts the apron over his shoulder as he sits down opposite us.
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      454 67  -  Trisha Suresh This is a weekly series featuring children's books. This week, author Hamzah Alsagoff talks about his new series of books, Little Orange IIAMZAH Alsagoff has gone from spooking adults to delighting young 'uns in preschool The local author. 41, is famous for his series of ghost stories,
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    • 310 67 Fiction 1. (1) For One More Day by Mitch Albom 2. (2) A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini 3. (3) Transformers by Alan Dean Foster 4. (4) A Place Called Here by Cecelia Ahem 5. (5) Children Of Hurin by J.RR Tolkien 6. (7) Witch Of Portobello by
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    • 270 68  -  Huang Lijie Twelve more people have been awarded the Makansutra Street Food Master title IT TAKES more than serving up a plate of tasty grub to be named a Makansutra Street Food Master. Into its third year, the award given by food consultancy Makansutra to Singapore's
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      1139 68 Thosai that melts in the mouth Spurred by mother's to her and ambitious and start your own business together", Mrs A. Sarasvathi (front, with her sister), 37, quit her administrative job 10 years ago. She then started a South Indian eatery with her older brother, younger sister and
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    • 364 69  -  Chris Tan ASK THE FOODIE QRed wine is used to cook red meats and white wine for white meats. Can you use red wine for white meats and white wine for red meats? Cecilia Ng Li Cheng A Matching red with red H ai.d white
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      92 69 GOT a burning food question? Send it in and you could win this Perfect Plus Senior Set from WMF worth $399. It comprises a 6.5 L Pressure Cooker and 3L Pressure Pan. Writer and food consultant Chris Tan will pick the best question each month for the prize, which
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    • 493 69  -  Jenny Tan II Borro 2004, $88 LAST week. I interviewed one of the most successful F&B entrepreneurs in Singapore and learnt more than what was needed for a story. "People tend to limit themselves, and therefore, they are limited. For example, who says you can
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    • 226 69 r\ What's the difference be\j( tween parsley and Chinese coriander? Ivy S. L. Lim A People tend to confuse Chi t\ nese parsley, parsley and coriander, perhaps because their leaves look superficially similar. They aren't good substitutes for each other. Coriander is also known as cilantro, wan
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    • 228 69 r\ I recently picked up mufvj( fin-making. However, my muffins do not have a fluffy and soft texture. How do I make the texture better? And how do I prevent a burnt exterior while ensuring the inside is soft and hot? Brandon Ho Teck Hon A Muffins need
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    • 546 69  -  Koh Boon Pin DRINKS ONE question I get asked often is "You've tasted so many wines, so what's your favourite?" My answer without fail: The one that I'm having with friends." It's not a cop-out It's a truth I learnt from one of my superiors
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    • 706 70  -  Wong Ah Yoke Park Palace at the Grand Plaza Park Hotel introduces a branch of Cantonese cuisine that boasts light flavours EATS BACK in the 1980s, it was a matter of course for top Chinese restaurants here to hire their chefs from Hong Kong.
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    • 394 70  -  Thng Lay Teen CHEAP GOOD ONCE you bite into a peanut pancake (ming jiang kueh) from this stall in Tanglin Halt market, you'll be hooked. Blame it on its freshly roasted nuts. The aroma hits you once you nibble the 60-cent snack, and in a
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    • 753 72  -  Huang Lijie Undergrad Chen Yixiao won't be elbowing her way into any queues for this pastry as she has a phobia of it after a trip to the US SHE is happy to share her food experiences, both good and bad, online but food blogger Chen
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