The Straits Times, 11 September 2007

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 112 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 198/12/2006 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 2007 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon Eco-friendly Droject br iconic site in Beach Road
    645 1  -  Joyce Teo CDL-led consortium wins tender for hotly contested site with $1.68b bid By Property Correspondent SINGAPORE'S fast changing city skyline is set for an eye-catching addition after a consortium was awarded a large, hotly contested Beach Road site, with a winning
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    Lock icon Returning ex-Pakistan PM Sharif arrested and deported
    619 1  -  Ravi Velloor ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS By In New Delhi FORMER Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif was deported just hours after returning from exile yesterday, as President Pervez Musharraf appeared ready to make a stand against a rising tide of opposition.
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Sanctuary for unwanted babies, help for mums
      940 1  -  Theresa Tan "We help mums buy time, and journey with them to come to an informed decision." MR NOEL TAN, 37, programme director of Sanctuary House, which cares for babies and puts their mothers in touch with support services as they decide whether
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      323 2 Make life breakthroughs with a life sciences career. /fiiEJ UNIVERSITY OF mS BRADFORD LJ H" 1 MAKING KNOWLEDGE WORK BSc (Hons) in Pharmaceutical Management Awarded by University of Bradford, UK Commences Oct 2007 (Evening) Provides graduates with a breadth of knowledge in pharmaceutical science, coupled with expertise in management Develops
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      40 2 IN A FLASH l-^JBHI right GEAR I \-M How to pick gadgets U] you will need if you are epJI 8 going abroad to study P IJ BbMRm for the first time 32 PAGES TODAY, WITH THE STRAITS TIMES 11
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Suharto awarded $162m in libel suit against Time
      641 3 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Magazine alleged in 1999 article that his family had amassed USslsb during his rule Jakarta INDONESIA'S Supreme Court has ordered Time magazine to pay US$lO6 million (Ssl62 million) in damages for defaming former leader Suharto by alleging his
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      Lock icon Cars crushed in overpass collapse
      321 3 ASSOCIATED PRESS Hyderabad RESCUERS worked through the night after a highway overpass under construction in southern India collapsed, crushing cars and pedestrians sheltering from a thunderstorm. At least two bodies had been recovered and nine others injured in the Sunday tragedy, said Mr C.V.S.K. Sharma,
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      Lock icon FEDERER MAKES IT FOUR IN A ROW
      193 4 Roger Federer falls to the ground in joy after winning the US Open men's singles title yesterday morning (Singapore time). The Swiss world No. 1 beat Serbian rising star Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 before a crowd of 25,000 at the
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      Lock icon S'pore's role as international arbitration centre gets boost
      515 4  -  Lynn Lee Netherlands-based body sets up first Asian centre here to resolve disputes By COUNTRIES at loggerheads can choose to have their disputes arbitrated in Singapore, now that an international court specialising in this form of legal settlement has set up its
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      18 4 ■nMBSaW Spore mum abducts kids from US husband She's in trouble with US authorities after returning here HI
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon ABE'S BATTLE FOR OVERSEAS MISSIONS
      809 6  -  Kwan Weng Kin Opposition bent on rejecting his move to extend refuelling operations By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo PRIME Minister Shinzo Abe, staking his job on extending Japan's refuelling mission in aid of US-led operations in Afghanistan, yesterday embarked on his toughest-ever political battle. In
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon France latest to accuse Chinese of hacking
        724 7 ASSOCIATED PRESS, INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE But official stops short of pointing the finger at Chinese govt Beijing GOVERNMENT computers in France have been the target of hackers linked to China, claims a top French official, following allegations that they
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        Lock icon Chen keen to hold UN referendum in March
        330 7 ASSOCIATED PRESS Taipei PRESIDENT Chen Shui-bian said yesterday that he hopes to hold a referendum on Taiwan's UN membership bid in March next year, defying pressure from the US and China. The referendum, first announced in May, will coincide with the March
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon US sex suspect agrees to extradition
        320 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Hong Kong ONE of the United States' most wanted sex suspects, who is accused of raping his daughter and posting the film on the Internet, agreed yesterday to be extradited from Hong Kong. Kenneth Freeman, 45, a former policeman and bodybuilder, faces
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        Lock icon Japan urged to accelerate trade talks with India
        395 8 FINANCIAL TIMES Govt advisers say Tokyo risks missing huge business opportunities Tokyo JAPANESE businesses have failed to tap into India as a market and a source of skilled labour, putting them at a competitive disadvantage with Western rivals, according to a policy
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        Lock icon POWER OF THE WRITTEN WORD
        71 8 A sign on a wall that reads, "Boys are good, girls are good", being painted over another sign at a village in Anxin county in northern China's Hebei province on Friday. The government has launched a campaign to remove crude and insensitive slogans promoting the
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        Lock icon Roh aide sacked over bogus degree scandal
        298 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Seoul A SENIOR aide to South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun has been sacked for his alleged involvement in a fake degree scandal which has gripped the country, officials said yesterday. President Roh urged prosecutors to launch a thorough probe into
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    • INDIA / SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Bold move by Pakistan's comeback king
        576 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Former PM wins fans for taking risk of returning from exile to oppose regime Islamabad LOOKING determined, defiant and reinvigorated, Mr Nawaz Sharif, who returned home albeit briefly yesterday, has been billed as Pakistan's comeback king. Although the former prime minister
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        Lock icon Sharif s supporters swing from triumph to shock
        428 9 REUTERS, NEW YORK TIMES Islamabad AT LONDON'S Heathrow Airport, supporters, like party guests, wore green rosettes and T-shirts printed with the face of exiled Pakistani politician Nawaz Sharif. The noisy supporters took photographs of one another and gave the thumbs-up on their
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Myanmar junta keeping watch on monasteries
        468 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS Pro-democracy groups behind monks' violent protests, says govt Yangon MYANMAR'S military government stepped up monitoring of monasteries nationwide, witnesses said yesterday, as part of a campaign to snuff out the country's worst protests in nearly a decade. At the same time, the
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        Lock icon Verdict due on Estrada corruption trial
        299 11  -  Alastair Mclndoe By Philippines Correspondent In Manila THE verdict in the corruption trial of former Philippine president Joseph Estrada is set to be announced tomorrow and, already, its political consequences are being hotly debated. Estrada, who was overthrown in a mili-tary-backed revolt in 2001,
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        Lock icon Risk jail if you buy from illegal hawkers
        140 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS Jakarta PEOPLE who give money to beggars, street musicians or food vendors in Indonesia's bustling capital will face jail time or hefty fines, under legislation passed yesterday, an official said. The city council says the aim of the public order
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        436 13  -  Carolyn Hong No punishment for those whose workforces don't include all races By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur PUBLIC listed companies in Malaysia will now have to disclose the racial composition of their workforce, a move that the government has insisted is
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        Lock icon Anwar highlights Malaysia's failings
        279 13 SIN CHEW DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUANTAN FORMER Malaysian deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim has praised Singapore, as a roundabout way to attack the failures of the Abdullah administration. The leader of the opposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat said he could list 50 examples to show the big gap
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        Lock icon Violent rally: PAS, govt blame each other
        334 13  -  Hazlin Hassan By: Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur OPPOSITION leaders yesterday blamed the authorities for the violent break-up of a political rally over the weekend, as fin-ger-pointing began over who caused the incident. "There must be a thorough investigation by an independent body,
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        Lock icon Mahathir's first full meal after bypass – roti prata
        231 14 Mahathir's first full meal after bypass roti prata FORMER Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad yesterday chose roti prata for breakfast as his first full meal after a heart bypass operation last Tuesday. He also drank high energy milk. Tun Dr Mahathir, 82, has made "steady progress" since he underwent nearly six
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        Lock icon Malaysian teen wins UN contest
        166 14 ASSUMING the mind of a tiger cub living in an endangered forest has won 14--year-old Malaysian Lee Sze Ec a letterwriting competition organised by the United Nations. She beat more than three million other youngsters from around the world who were asked to put themselves
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        Lock icon Gore under fire for 'non-green' diet
        159 14 HE MAY be the hero of the environmental movement for his crusade against global warming, but former US vice-presi-dent Al Gore is about to be targeted by animal rights activists over his carnivorous contribution to greenhouse gases. Mr Gore has come under fire for
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      24 6 Junta watching monks Viyanmar's junta posts personnel to keep an 3ye on monasteries nationwide, in response to monks' involvement in recent protests. PAGE 11
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      Lock icon Iraq troop surge working, says top US general
      763 15  -  Derwin Pereira Testimony of top commander in Iraq before Democrat-controlled Congress buys time for Bush By fy.S Bureau Chief In Washington THE top American commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, reported to Congress yesterday on the situation in the war-ravaged country. His
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      Lock icon The view in the US: Pull out troops
      236 15 NEW YORK TIMES MOST Americans favour a withdrawal of US troops beginning next year, but prefer doing so at a measured pace, according to a survey by the New York Times and CBS News. There is a deepening disillusionment, with the highest
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      Lock icon The view in Iraq: Security has worsened
      227 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS OVERWHELMING numbers of Iraqis say the US troop build-up has worsened security and the prospects for economic and political progress in their country, according to a poll released yesterday. Forty-seven per cent want American forces and their coalition allies to leave
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      Lock icon When 'general knowledge' can be a dangerous thing...
      359 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington FOUR decades before General David Petraeus' appearance in Congress yesterday, another respected general reported to Washington on another unpopular war, using arguments strikingly similar to what is being heard today. "We will be able to phase down the level
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      Lock icon Iraqi forces 'not ready to take over security'
      631 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE More time needed before troops can take over from US military: Maliki Baghdad IRAQI Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki gave an upbeat assessment of the situation in his war-torn country yesterday, but said national forces were not ready to
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        Lock icon MALAYSIA FREE OF BIRD FLU
        114 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia said yesterday it was officially free of bird flu, three months after an outbreak of the deadly HSNI strain of the virus among chickens, state media reported. Agriculture Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said surveillance and laboratory tests conducted since bird flu
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        100 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DHAKA: Bangladesh's military-backed government lifted an eight-month emergency ban on indoor politics yesterday as it promised that democracy would be restored by the end of 2008. Mr Fakhruddin Ahmed, a former Central Bank chief and head of the emergency government which came to power
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        Lock icon CHINA SCHOOL TO OPEN IN PENANG
        80 16 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will open its first Chinese international school in Penang as part of efforts to woo investors from China and Taiwan to its northern economic region. Education Ministry officials are said to be in final discussions with the
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        Lock icon PRO-BEIJING HK PUBLISHER DIES
        126 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS HONG KONG: Mr Xv Simm, a leading Beijing loyalist and publisher of Mirror Monthly Magazine, has died, local media reported yesterday. He was 93. Mr Xv, a former member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference's Standing Committee, who had been in hospital since
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        Lock icon AVOID STOCKS, STUDENTS TOLD
        106 16 REUTERS BEIJING: The authorities in China's south-east-ern Fujian province have told schools to caution students against dabbling in the stock market, warning that failed investments could fuel social instability. The move "is to prevent failed investments from affecting family and social stability", the Beijing News reported,
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        Lock icon TURKEY SLAMS FUEL-TANK DROP
        81 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS ANKARA: Turkey yesterday called the discovery on its territory of fuel tanks allegedly dropped by Israeli aircraft "unacceptable", while Israel promised a swift investigation. Turkish officials complained to Israel over the weekend after the discovery of unmarked fuel tanks near its border with Syria.
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      Lock icon DIY is the word at airport of the future
      606 17 LOS ANGELES TIMES Amsterdam to use self-service kiosks to speed up boarding process Las Vegas IN THIS most miserable year ever for airline passengers a year of record flight delays and baggage mishandling hope is on the horizon. One solution: an
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      Lock icon Suicide attack kills 27 in Afghanistan
      262 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Kabul A SUICIDE attacker on a motorbike apparently targeting a police commander blew himself up in the southern Afghanistan town of Gereshk yesterday, killing at least 27 and wounding scores more, officials said. "Twenty-seven bodies have been taken to the hospital and
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      Lock icon Swiss treat for S'pore students
      596 18  -  Neo Hui Mm Winners of contest on climate change research get to share their findings in Switzerland By Straits Times Europe Bureau In Bern (Switzerland) JUST a one-degree rise in temperatures significantly increases electricity consumption in highly urbanised cities and cases of heatstroke and vector-borne
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      Lock icon Solar-powered plane flies for record 54 hours
      254 18 New Mexico A LIGHTWEIGHT solar-powered plane has smashed the official world record for the long-est-duration unmanned flight. British defence firm Qinetiq, which built the Zephyr unmanned aerial vehicle, said it flew for 54 hours during tests. The researchers believe it is the first
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      Lock icon A POPPY FOR WAR DEAD
      34 19 Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, which records the names of servicemen and women who have died in war, on Monday. PHOTO: AFP
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      Lock icon A British job for every British worker: Brown
      446 19 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE He plans 500,000 new jobs; is cool to civil servants' threat to strike over pay Brighton BRITISH Prime Minister Gordon Brown yesterday announced a massive job creation plan and an English proficiency immigration test in the face of strike
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      23 15 DIV airport of the future Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport plans to help passengers board faster by making all flight check-in processes self-service. PAGE 18
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      452 20 LEADERS ofApec, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, fulfilled their most pressing duty at the Sydney summit in admonishing that the hour is late for the Doha Round trade talks. Any suggestion that this was a ritualistic act, signifying little, should be dismissed. Far more than
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      1096 20  -  Yang Razali Kassim ASEAN IN THE NEXT 40 YEARS By For The Straits Times ASEAN at 40 is, no doubt, at a major juncture in its life. After four decades of existence, it has a track record that is spoken of in glowing terms by its
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      773 20  -  Melvyn Krauss DEALING WITH SUB-PRIME MORTGAGE CRISIS By THE insistence that those responsible for today's financial crisis in the US pay a price lest they repeat their mistakes the so-called moral hazard argument recalls the great American orator William Jennings Bryan's immortal "cross of gold" speech.
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      923 22  -  David Hajdu LUCIANO PAVAROTTI By ON SEPT 13,1994, Luciano Pavarotti and Bryan Adams stood side by side before a symphony orchestra assembled on a vast outdoor stage in Modena, Italy, the opera singer's home town, and they performed a duet of O Sole Mio. Pavarotti, beaming, sang
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      30 20 Tenor of the times The late Luciano Pavarotti was a rock star, whether he happened to be singing opera, folk or even popular music. PAGE 23 PUNCHLINES 'SURGE S v, <*
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      732 24  -  Oo Gin Lee Winners at qualifiers not picked for the team, losing out on US$30,000 a year and chance to turn pro By IT WAS meant to be a dream chance for cybergamers here: the opportunity to turn professional and be
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      450 25  -  Chong Chee Kin He got $26,500 for writing letters, claiming the women were helping in investigations By A DECORATED police officer decided to become a prolific letter writer his prose helped 53 foreign women extend their stay here illegally. It was also a profitable
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      385 25  -  Christopher Tan By Senior Correspondent THE owners of two cars, which were repossessed under unusual circumstances a year ago, have sought legal means to recover them. Management support officer Cindy Chiam, 29, and draughtsman Tiong Weng Keong, 40, have gone to
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      311 25  -  Tracy Sua By A VICIOUS fight on Sunday night near Chinatown left one man bleeding from stab wounds. Two men have since been arrested. Scrap collector Tan Kok Liang, 34, is now at the Singa- pore General Hospital. He was unconscious when
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      196 25  -  CHONGCHEEKIN HE WAS sombre in court yesterday, but last Saturday, he had allegedly threatened a security guard and claimed he had a bomb. He also claimed he had a pistol during the exchange with the guard at the Sats Airfreight Terminal. Then, when he
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      93 25 The traffic lights were down literally at Kent Ridge Crescent yesterday afternoon after a lorr driver lost control of his vehicle and went barrelling oU u™*iiiiy through the first set of lights, coming to a stop only in front of the second set. No one was hurt.
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      309 25  -  CHONG CHEE KIN HE PLACED fictitious recruitment advertisements to lure job-seekers into sending him their particulars. With the information, he then applied for several credit cards and chalked up bills of nearly $30,000. Yesterday, Vincent Cheok Bok Soon, 34, was jailed for
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        55 25 THREE teenagers who left their belongings in an unattended bag while playing soccer on Saturday morning lost their valuables. The 19-year-olds had left the bag, containing two mobile phones worth $230 and $150, and $100 in cash, in the lobby oi a building in the
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        120 25 A 31-YEAR-OLD woman and her husband woke up to find a thief in their bedroom early on Sunday morning. They had locked the main door of their flat in Block 552 Jurong West Street 42 at around 10pm the night before. However, the windows
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        125 25 A MAN with a fondness for wearing and showing off women's swimwear and underwear was charged in court yesterday with allegedly exposing himself and insulting the modesty oi three women. Tan Wen Zhong allegedly wore a blue bikini on one occasion and a pink
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        80 25 EIGHT men and three women aged between 41 and 78 were arrested on Sunday in a police crackdown on a syndicate thai collected 4-D betting slips. These "sub-collectors" allegedly collected bets and faxed them to a woman at a main collection centre in Jurong
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      500 27  -  Teh Joo Lin Chong Chee Kin Law firm files police report and sacks bankrupt lawyer whose whereabouts are unknown By1 A PROMINENT law firm here has lodged a police report against one of its lawyers, alleging that he had pocketed about $30,000 of a
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      432 27  -  Adeline Chia By Arts Reporter THREE Singaporeans received French honours last night for excellence in their respective fields and for promoting the image of France in Singapore. Painter-sculptor Lai Kui Fang, 71, and Mr Chan Man Keong, 69, director for Hermes, South-east Asia,
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      416 27  - Dengue cases up again 211 last week Arti Mulchand By LAST week's dengue figures bucked the downward trend of the past four weeks with 211 cases until Saturday, up from 192 cases the week before. The number of victims in the dengue-riddled Bukit Batok streets 31, 32 and 34 cluster
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      116 27 CUT your long-distance phone bills by using Internet telephony services like Jajah and always buy a laptop with an international warranty. Those are some of the top tips students going abroad would find handy. This week's edition of Digital Life finds out from
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      140 27 The Singapore River and Hong him Park will dazzle with brilliance when the Mid-Autumn Festival by the River kicks off on Thursday. It will be launched by Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng. The festival will feature seven gigantic lanterns along the river and
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      357 27 FREE legal help for people who cannot afford to pay for it will be expanded, and the Law Society will work closely with the Legal Aid Bureau and other partners to develop new pro bono schemes. The aim is to encourage lawyers
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      217 27  -  CAROLYN QUEK JUST as residential areas have neighbourhood watch groups, so too do commercial areas. But instead of guarding against burglars, they look out for possible terrorist and safety threats. Over 50 security watch groups have been set up in commercial
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      677 28  -  Jessica Cheam JESSICA CHEAM Key areas of study will include future cities, human health and environmental modelling By SINGAPORE is setting up its first research centre on environmental issues. The centre will be a partnership between the National Research Foundation (NRF) here and
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      508 29  -  Karamjit Kaur Company to focus on expansion as airline adds more flights, destinations By Aviation Correspondent TIGER Airways, pushing ahead with its growth plans across Asia, is adding on new destinations and more flights to its schedule. The budget carrier has
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      282 29 SINGAPORE and Indonesia will broaden cooperation on information and communications to include information and communication technology (ICT) and postal services. Yesterday, Dr Lee Boon Yang, Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, and Dr Mohammad Nuh, Indonesia's Minister for Communication and Information Technology, signed
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      574 30  -  Jane Ng 240 students now on institute's three-year programme offering A levels plus diploma By GETTING both the A levels and a diploma in three years that option is proving popular with students at the Millennia Institute. The centralised institute, the only one which
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      411 30  -  Ho Ai Li By GENERAL Paper students at Innova Junior College can claim to see things from diverse points of view. They have assumed different identities in Second Life, the highly popular virtual reality world. Innova is one of at least
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      158 30 Sixty wine-loving readers of The Sunday Times picked up tips on the finer points of investing in good wine last night from an evening spent with Mr Andrew Caillard (third from left), a wine auctioneer and the co-founder of Langton's Fine Wine Auctions.
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      223 30  -  MARIA ALMENOAR NATIONAL University of Singapore (NUS) president Shih Choon Fong was awarded the Chief Executive Leadership Award by non-prof-it organisation, Council for Advancement and Support of Education, last week. The organisation, which was founded in the United States in 1974, provides professional
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      165 30  -  TANIA TAN AFTER a six-month delay, Singapore's first animal rescue centre is expected to open next month. Construction of the centre in Sungei Tengah is nearing completion, with most of the animal enclosures up and running, said Mr Louis Ng, executive director of
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      212 31  -  Ong Chun Teck LAST Wednesday and Thursday, the Singapore Exchange reported technical glitches in the computation of the Straits Times Index (STI). The STI is not just an indicator of the market trades of component stocks but is also the based index for
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      385 31  -  Heng Cho Choon THE report, "Living the good life, dying a good death" (ST, Sept 8), is a timely reminder to patients and their families that they must prepare to face the final moment of their last journey on earth. Health Minister Khaw Boon
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      238 31  -  Jolovan Wham I REFER to the report, "More trucks caught with too many workers aboard" (ST, Sept 10). Even though the number of cases of overloading fell by half since the new Land Transport Authority guidelines came into force in
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      147 31  -  Limjingjing (Ms) T. Krishnan WE REFER to the letter, "Airport security staff unfriendly" (The Sunday Times. Sept 2), by Mr Nelson Quah. On Aug 11, there was a large group of passengers on the same flight as Mr Quah undergoing security checks at
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      235 31  -  Tan Sock Hoon (Ms) I HAVE two children, delivered in different hospitals: the first at XX Women s and Children's (KKH) in 2003, the second at Mount Alvernia in 2005. My younger child was tested for her blood group when
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      232 31  -  Rev Dr Yap Kirn Hao I REFER to the report, "Religious groups roped into IRCCs" (ST, Sept 7). It is encouraging that 80 per cent of these groups have been persuaded to join Inter-Racial Confidence Circles (IRCCs). The renaming of IRCCs to include religions
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      65 31  -  Caitlin Fua (Ms) I REFER to the letter, "End of wait soon for keen subscribers?"(ST, Sept 7), by Mr Alan Lee Kiat-Leng. We have since contacted Mr Lee to explain matters and advise him on alternative ways to connect his present residence to the
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      197 31  -  U Kyaw Oo I REFER to the letter, "Nuclear power may be more reliable than LNG"(ST, Sept 7), by Mr Ong Tiong Meng. I am not very comfortable with this idea because accidents at nuclear plants can be caused by not
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      116 31  -  Amy Tsang (Ms) I REFER to the letter, 'Gay' musical should have come with rating" (ST, Sept 1), by Mr Joseph Chia Yoong Leong. We thank Mr Chia for his comments on the musical, If There're Seasons... We share his concerns regarding
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      62 31 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.com Access to letters online is free. Study merits of enabling S'poreans to give birth at home Risks too high for Singapore to rely on nuclear power We need more govt support in raising children with special needs Using e-banking, so why
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        823 32 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS ATHLETICS Reiti (Italy) ASAFA Powell is the world's fastest man of that there is no doubt after he rewrote his own world mark in the 100 metres on Sunday. Now, he just needs to win
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        803 32 REUTERS NEW YORK TIMES, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS »TENNIS New York IN A familiar setting, Roger Federer produced another very familiar sight holding aloft a Grand Slam trophy. With a 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 victory over
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      670 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Paris THE fall-out from France's shocking defeat by Argentina in the Rugby World Cup's opening game continues. One of the tournament favourites, the hosts are in danger of an early exit in the group stages, after Friday's
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      622 33 ASSOCIATED PRESS Official's disallowing of try seen as another contentious decision against non-elite side Paris SAMOA'S captain Semo Sititi and No 8 Henry Tuilagi combined to force a five-metre scrum, and lock Joe Tekori crashed over to score what appeared to be a legitimate
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      295 33 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Versailles ENGLAND captain Phil Vickery could miss Friday's crucial World Cup clash with South Africa, after being cited for kicking United States centre Paul Emerick. The 30-year-old prop appeared to trip Emerick illegally during Saturday's 28-10 win. He escaped punishment from referee
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      364 33 REUTERS Bordeaux IRELAND must improve if they want to go far in the World Cup, coach Eddie O'Sullivan said. They beat Namibia 32-17 in their opening match, but were made to work a lot harder than expected against the low-est-ranked team in
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      336 34  -  Wang Meng Meng »SOCCER By PLAY it again, Lions. After "one last hurrah" against Australia on June 30 to mark the closing of the National Stadium, the Singapore football team may get another encore at Kallang soon. Yesterday, a high-ranking Football Association
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      715 34 AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS England's top striker prefers Heskey as partner, and rates Wright-Phillips highly London MICHAEL Owen believes that all the ingredients are there for him to keep scoring for England. Giving his strongest endorsement of coach Steve McClaren's personnel
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      247 34 London RUSSIA coach Guvs Hiddink has written off England's hopes of qualifying for next year's European Championship. Russia meet England at Wembley tomorrow in a match that England must win to keep alive their hopes of advancing. Only the top two teams in
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      135 34 FRANCE coach Raymond Domenech is worried that the World Cup rugby matches played at the Pare dcs Princes Stadium could ruin his side's chances against Scotland tomorrow. South Africa played Samoa in a World Cup group match on Sunday. The Springboks won 59-7. France host Scotland in
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      135 34 ARSENAL goalkeeper Jens Lehmann is convinced he will be back as the first-choice custodian in no time. He made two howlers in the opening matches of the English Premier League and has not played since. Arsenal have cited injury as the reason for his
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      301 34 London JOSE Mourinho's patience has finally run out. The Chelsea manager has told Michael Ballack and Andriy Shevchenko that they need to start earning their keep. The two players had gone to Stamford Bridge with high expectations and tremendous fanfare. Ballack
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      327 34 ASSOCIATED PRESS Shanghai GERMANY began their Women's World Cup title defence by breaking two records. They demolished Argentina 11-0 last night setting the mark for the largest winning margin and the most goals scored in a World Cup match. It was a perfect statement
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      750 35 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS »GOLF World No. 1 joins elite group with 60 or more titles after his sixth win of season Lemont (Illinois) TIGER Woods does not swat home runs. Instead, he just piles up PGA Tour titles. The number is
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      595 35 »IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT By Steve Slater AFTER an acrimonious weekend with allegations of bias, cheating and espionage, McLaren answered their critics at Monza with a stunning on-track performance. The sheer pace of the silver cars simply left Ferrari distant and red-faced in their
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      323 35 REUTERS GYMNASTICS Stuttgart CHINA came to the World Gymnastics Championships to defend eight titles, but went home without three of them on Sunday. While they dominated the men's events with four golds, they were outclassed in most of the women's categories. Bubbly triple gold medallist
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      197 35  -  Wang Meng Meng »NETBALL By WHEN the World Netball Championship ends in November, Singapore coach Kate Carpenter will leave her post. The New Zealander has decided not to renew her contract after four years at the helm, owing to personal rea- sons. Netball Singapore
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        62 35 ASSOCIATED PRESS MILAN: AC Milan striker Ronaldo could be sidelined for another month, as his thigh injury is more serious than first thought. The Brazilian footballer was hurt on July 31 during training, and was originally diagnosed as suffering from a muscle strain. However, further
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        39 35 S-LEAGUE soccer club Singapore Armed Forces FC thrashed the Young Lions 5-0 at the Choa Chu Kang Stadium last night. In another league match at the Bedok Stadium, Geylang United beat Sengkang Punggol 4-0.
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        41 35 ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO: Brazil came from behind to beat the United States 4-2 in a football friendly on Sunday. The scorers for the South American champions were Oguchi Onyewu (own goal), Lucio, Ronaldinho and Elano.
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      996 35 AMERICAN FOOTBALL NFL: Denver 15 Buffalo 14, Pittsburgh 34 Cleveland 7, Houston 20 Kansas City 3, Green Bay 16 Philadelphia 13, Tennessee 13 Jacksonville 10, Minnesota 24 Atlanta 3, New England 38 NY Jets 14, Carolina 27 St Louis 13, Washington 16 Miami 13 (OT), Detroit 36 Oakland 21,
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      102 36 LEE SIEW PUNG < Age: 43 passed away peacefully on 9 September 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Linda Low Li Hwa Son: Lee Ser Jay Ralph Daughter: Lee Ser Jean Father: Mother: Lee Weng Thye Tung Lian Sisters: Brother: Lee Seek Onn, Connie Lee Siew
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      65 36 The Family of the Late MARIE COCKBURN Departed 4 Sept 2007 express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Father Eugene Chong, the Ladies Group and Prayer Groups of St Bernadette's Church, Zion Road, relatives and friends for their prayers, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to
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      30 36 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the late TAN HIANG HWA Departed on 9 Sept 2007 From: The Management Staff of Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
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      165 36 "Preserve me, 0 God: for in Thee do I put my trust" Psalm 16:1 HAN LEONG CHOO Age: 78 was called home to be with the Lord on 10 September 2007, leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Tan Too Sing, deceased) Son: Daughter-in-law: Philip Tan Seng Wall Yeo Soo Hoon Daughters:
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      156 36 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6 WONG TECK YEW IRENE Age: 90 was called home to be with the Lord on 9 September 2007. Lovingly remembered by: Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lee
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      112 36 YeowKokYow Age: 81 passed away peacefully on 9 Sept 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Lim Ah Lian Sons: Daughters-in-law: Yeow Leong Chee, Alvin Tay Bee Lian, Catherine Yeow Leong Keng, Victor Yeo Siew Hong, Geraldine Daughters: Son-in-law: YeowYimFong,Vicki Yeow Vim Wai, Doris NgAikHuat Grandsons: Granddaughters:
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      42 36 sth Anniversary [n Loving Memory Of VELAVUDAN RAMANADHAN (Ex-Rajagee Boys Joyful Indians Football Club) Departed 11.9.02 Time changes many things, But not the memory this day brings. Always remembered by loving Wife: P Sarojini, Sons, Daughters, Sons-in-law Daughters-in-law, Grandchildren and loved ones.
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      56 36 AL-FATIHAH Allahyarham RAZAK BIN HUSSEIN passed away peacefully on 7 September 2007. We, family of the late, would like to express our deepest gratitude and appreciation to relatives, friends and colleagues for your attendance, condolences, prayers and support during our recent bereavement. May Allah (S.W.T.) bless his soul. Amin. Razif
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      88 36 TAN GUAT CHOO (MRS LEE SENG CHONG) Age: 92 Passed away peacefully on 10/9/2007, leaving behind loved ones: Daughter: Violet Lee Grandsons: Granddaughters-in-law: Jeffrey Chue Tracy Clark Adrian Chue Anne Than Gerald Chue Adeline Wong Great Grandsons: Great Granddaughters: Ethan Chue Adrienne Chue Averil Chue Natalie Chue Brothers, Sisters, Brothers-in-law,
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      52 36 2nd Anniversary [n Loving Memory of VASANTHA D/O SOMU PILLAI Departed 11 Sept 2005 Today recalls sad memories, Of a dear mother gone to rest, And the one who thinks of her today Is the one who loves her best. Sadly missed forever cherished by family I and all loved
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      38 36 4th Anniversary In Loving Memory of \ng Kirn Joo Departed 11 Sept 2003 lone from our livei one so dear, 3ut in our hearti forever near. 3early missed b) vife, children, granc :hildren, great granc :hildren loved ones
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      79 36 The Family of the Late HO JUAT LIN JESSIE Departed on 5 Sep 2007 Wishes to express their heartfelt thanks appreciation to Dr Lee Boon Yang (Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts and MP for Jalan Besar GRC) and all relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their help,
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      90 36 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures."Psalm 23:1-2 YOONG KAT LEONG JACK Age: 63 was called home to be with the Lord on 9 September 2007. Wife Anna Keh Hock Yu Son Jonathan Yoong Yin Meng Wake is
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      40 36 The family of the late KENG ENG PENG Departed 6 Sep 2007 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement.
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      57 36 The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not be in want... and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 2ND ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory Of ANG NANCY Departed 11 Sept 2005 Always Remembered By: Husband: Sng T. S. (Anthony) Children Spouses: Gerald Yvonne Stephanie/ Johan
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      27 36 OM SAI RAM Bth Anniversary In Loving Memory Of Our Beloved THIRU MURLI L.L.B. (HONS) Departed 11.09.99 Love's greatest gift -Remembrance Thiru, Vijaya, Lavan Rajinee, Kyren Paven
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      28 36 3rd Anniversary I In Loving Memory of I TEO HAK BENG ALBERT In life loved and honoured In death remembered Dearly remembered by .wife Anne and loved ones.
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        58 37 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E SMIL 1OSOC 500C 100C 3730 3761.6 119 6065 Diamonds 5000 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** 6101 ISS&P500 ***** 6170 SPDRS 2550 6235 STIETF1OO... ***** 6236 STIETFIOPV.. ,US119cd .US500C US100C US1120C US*****cd 3510
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      491 38 BLOOMBERG NEWS Analysts expect US central bank to bring down key rate to 4.75% Washington UNITED States Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke chastened by the first drop in employment in four years will be forced to cut interest rates at least twice
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      330 38 BLOOMBERG NEWS Tokyo JAPAN'S economy contracted at almost twice the pace forecast by analysts in the second quarter, hardening speculation that the central bank will refrain from raising interest rates this year. The economy shrank at a 1.2 per cent
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      411 38 FINANCIAL TIMES New York LEADING commercial and investment banks have been in private talks about how to account for losses in their leveraged lending and securities businesses due to the credit squeeze. The discussions reflect concerns that various banks could make
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      36 38 AFP Yesterday's close: 15,764.97 (-357.19 points) »Japanese share prices closed down 2.22 per cent as investors took fright at a surprise fall in United States payrolls and a contraction of the Japanese economy.
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      39 38 AFP Yesterday's close: 23,999.7 (+17.09 points) Hong Kong share prices closed little changed as strong gains in the local stock market operator helped a recovery from early losses on worries over the United States economy.
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      31 38 AFP Yesterday's close: 5,355.29 (+78.11 points) Chinese share prices closed 1.48 per cent up, as strong prospects for the car industry sparked a late turnaround after early losses.
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      38 38 AFP Yesterday's close: 6,191.2 (-87.2 points) Australian stocks fell 1.39 per cent on worries that the United States economy is heading for a slowdown which would cut demand for commodities such as coDDer and nickel.
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      33 38 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,290.7 (-14.2 points) Malaysian stocks closed down 1.09 per cent in line with regional bourses, following fears that the United States economy may slip into a recession.
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      36 38 AFP Yesterday's close: 15,596.83 (+6.41 points) »Indian stocks closed flat as Asian and European markets recovered after initially slipping on weak United States jobs data. The market rose on the buying of index stocks.
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      36 38 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,209.64 (-30.26 points) »Indonesian share prices closed 1.35 per cent lower as investors pocketed recent sharp gains after seeing Wall Street's slide on employment data that was weaker than expected.
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      37 38 AFP Yesterday's close: 796.85 (-4.61 points) Thai share prices closed 0.58 per cent lower in line with regional markets as caution resurfaced over a United States economic slowdown following a slump on Wall Street.
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      230 38 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: 0,441 .87 |^P^ Sept 10 Stock Name WT Close Change Allgreen 0.51 Ascendasreit 0.91 CapitaComm 0.53 CapitaLand 4.87 CapitaMall 0.91 Chart SemiCond ...0.57 CityDev 2.87 ComfortDelGro 1.35 Cosco Corp 1.73 Creative Tech 0.15 DBS Grp 8.89 Datacraft 0.16 FXN 2.06 Gen Intl 0.66 HK
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      54 38 Sept 10 Digiland 235,931,000 Ban Joo 148,921,000 Penguin 75,701,000 Alantac 69,599,000 Baker Tech 67,562,000 HLG 54,100,000 HLHGrp 43,149,000 Centillion 42,729,000 Armarda 41,960,000 Gen Intl 39,555,000 Jade Tech 38,533,000 LottVis 38,038,000 Yongnam 33,960,000 DBS DB eCWOBO3IO 33,087,000 Advanced System 24,835,000 CSC Hldgs 24,740,000 Sunningdale 21,882,000 Abterra 21,370,000 Chip EngSeng
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      141 38 sept 10 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2430 1.2580 Can dollar 1.4350 1.4520 Euro 2.0920 2.1160 Malaysian ringgit* ..0.4332 0.4338 NZ dollar 1.0340 1.0570 Sterling pound 3.0810 3.1150 US dollar 1.5180
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      2273 38 Bonds, Loans Warrants transaction date:sept 10,200? 52-WEEK ILL UGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY TRADED !Y LASI V( SALE i/OLUME '000 140 37 3779 ASL Marine W*****1 30 20 2036 AdvSCT W10D819 47 05 1674 Allgreen RBeCW*****0 15 15 2835 Allgreen RBeCW*****6 56 5 5 9092 Asia Env W*****4 58 5
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      470 39  -  VINCE CHONG Exchange could soon be linking up with Shanghai, Shenzhen counterparts By Hong Kong Correspondent VIADAM Yu Guai Kam, 47, a Hong <ong housewife, pocketed a windfall of 4K528,500 (555,583) less than a month ifter investing in 500
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      292 39 BLOOMBERG NEWS Xiamen CHINA will delay further curbs on exporters of processed materials until next year, giving manufacturers breathing room amid rising costs, a trade ministry official has said. The government will postpone adding to the 1,853 items already in an Aug
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      130 39 BLOOMBERG NEWS New York MR JOSEPH Lewis, the British-born, Baha-mas-based currency trader, paid U*****.4 million (551.31 billion) for a 7 per cent stake in Bear Steams, making him the beleaguered brokerage firm's largest shareholder. Mr Lewis, 70, is director and president of Aquarian Investments
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        686 40  -  Chua Hian Hou Companies under attack must exercise care and take the right steps to arrest negative effects, say PR practitioners By AN ONLINE hate campaign is one of the toughest challenges a company can face but it can be countered, say public
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        518 41  -  Grace Ng Slowdown won't hurt rest of world much due to strong global growth: Media baron By THE United States economy is slowing down this quarter and next but a recession is unlikely as growth may rebound next year, Mr
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        330 41  -  Nicholas Fang By HOLLYWOOD star Mcl Gibson turned up yesterday at the Forbes Global CEO Conference, prompting delegates to momentarily set aside the serious tone of the gathering to jostle for autographs and photo opportunities. Mr Gibson, an Oscar-winning director and
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        262 41 NICHOLAS FANG, GRACE NG THE sub-prime mortgage crisis in the United States that battered the world's bourses recently is just a correction that has a few months left, at most. So say two financial experts who are in town for the Forbes
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      476 42  -  Goh Eng Yeow STAKING STOCK Spore market recovers from early plunge to end 47 points down while HK, Shanghai rise By Markets Correspondent ANYONE fearing Asian markets were in for a severe drubbing yesterday after bad United States jobs data and Wall Street's
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      40 42 (0) Sept 10 CENTS SLD 10US$ 6980 152.3 SembMar MEReCW*****8 100 38.0 ICCC RBeCW*****5 376 22.0 ardine C8C 1670 20.0 !GX 1050 20.0 .abroy Marine 218 17.0 20 Hldgs 72.5 15.0 1. 61. 6. 1 1 8. 26.
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      34 42 (0) Sept 10 HH ISH 10L DBS Grp (eppel Corp .yxor Korea 10US$ CENTS 2670 137.1 1470 76.2 565 45.0 1990 40.0 1300 40.0 520 30.5 3 3 7. 2. 3 3
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      223 42 REUTERS STOCKS in the United States fell yesterday, as banking shares declined on fears of bigger-than-expected loan losses related to housing, while a drop in crude oil prices hurt energy shares. After three hours of trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was
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      220 42  -  Chua Hian Hou By FORMER Navy chief Ronnie Tay will take the helm of Singapore's technology and communications industry regulator in November. Rear-Admiral Tay, 44, a career soldier, will take over as chief executive of the Infocomm Development Authority of
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      411 42  -  Alvin Foo By THE fallout in Asia from the United States sub-prime mortgage crisis has so far been limited, said Second Minister for Finance Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who is bullish on Asia's economic growth prospects. In July and last month, global stock markets were battered
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      236 42  -  LEE SU SHYAN WARRANT WATCH WARRANTS on regional stock market indexes are becoming more popular in these volatile times, as investors believe it is easier to predict an index's direction than that of an individual stock. A Macquarie put warrant on the Hang
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      328 42  -  Fiona Chan By Property Reporter KEPPEL Land is making its first foray into Saudi Arabia by inking a $760 million joint-venture deal to develop luxury homes in the city of Jeddah. It will tie up with the Saudi Economic and
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      612 43  -  Fiona Chan 33 units worth $308 m sold so far this year but prices and rents are also rising, says consultancy By Property Reporter SHOPHOUSE sales have been shooting through the roof recently, as escalating office costs drive smaller businesses to seek
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      27 43 Gainers: 180 Losers: 600 Unchanged: 834 Australian dollar 1.2430 1.2580 iuro 2.0920 2.1160 iterling pound IS dollar 3.0810 3.1150 1.5180 1.5350 'en (100 units) 1.3467 1.3613
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      231 43 REUTERS »MITSUI'S $124 M LOSS NORIYUKI Yamazaki is following the literary footsteps of former rogue trader Nick Leeson, by writing a book giving his side of the US$Bl million (*****.6 million) loss that burnt Japan's No. 2 trader Mitsui Co. Nearly a year
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      32 43 Taking on the mob A. virtual lynch mob can destroy a business and a firm under threat should take the correct measures to fight any negative impact, say PR practitioners. PAGE Hl7
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        1376 45  -  Sandra Leong fravellers complain about being cheated and coerced into optional :ours, but they may be actually encouraging the trend instead IT WAS a case of choices galore for Mr Ong Tok Lwee when he travelled to Europe with his family in May. But as he found out,
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        183 46 BE WARY of unbelievably good deals If the price of a tour package barely covers the airfare, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to guess that profits must be coming from elsewhere like optional tours or shopping stops. Ask before you sign Customers tend to
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        659 46  -  Huang Xueling Soak up the yibrant arts scene when you visit Krakow, known as Poland's cultural capital WARSAW is the capital of Poland but the accolade of the country's cultural capital goes to Krakow. That's the opinion of Ms Angelika 2uadt (right), who was
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      582 51  -  Ong Sor Fern Canada's former First Lady Margaret Trudeau is here to film a programme about her ancestor Sir William Farquhar, who was Sir Stamford Raffles' right-hand man THE National Library is used to handling questions from Singaporeans. But a recent research request from Canada uncovered a
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        417 84 ...or even free, as 00 GIN LEE lists three ways to do so There's no better remedy for homesickness than calling home. But for a freshman with limited budget, IDD calls can cost a bomb. The good news is that there are cheap and even free alternatives.
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          Lock icon Soaking in the hottest and coolest games
          913 85 It was hard work, but for love of their readers, reporters 00 GIN LEE and THAM YUEN-C played all these games to give you the heads up It was games, games and more games at the Games Convention Asia conference and exhibition last
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        843 89 Never mind if 99 other ideas fail; try hard, and you may just hit one that succeeds, like the Eubiq power outlet system invented here. LIM YEE HUNG talks to its creator Mr Yong Choon, 60, does not believe in slowing down. At 42, he founded Nutek, a
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        318 91 Sumsung tells how it's making gizmos that work across many systems not just within one. Reports by THAM YUEN-C in Berlin Convergence is not just about cramming multiple functions into one device.lnstead, it is making all devices work together for a seamless experience. For consumers, it means portable
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        481 91 IFA CONSUMER ELECTRONICS FAIR Cool finds at the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) consumer electronics show in Berlin Power up with water NoPoPo AAA and AA batteries Bragging rights: No need to worry about running out of power with these. All you need to "recharge" them,
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          109 92 Dying for the iPhone to come to Singapore? Get the iPod Touch instead. Apple's latest iPod looks like a smaller version of its famous phone, sans calling function, of course. The iPod Touch boasts a gorgeous B.9cm wide screen display for you to watch
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          109 92 The NBl phone boasts I dedicated game keys for M gamers to play games which can be downloaded from the Internet. Nokia's latest offering, the NBl mobile phone, has gamers sitting up and paying attention. The phone boasts dedicated game keys for them to
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          Lock icon Wi-Fi BlackBerry Slim and smart
          87 92 The new 8820 is Blackßerry's first Wi-Fi enabled phone. A quad-band, it features the thinnest smartphone design of the Blackßerry range, with a full Qwerty keyboard, a user-friendly trackball navigation system and built-in GPS function. And it switches seamlessly between cellular and Wi-Fi networks to
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          85 92 Enjoy your multimedia on the new 35.8 cm widescreen R405-G entertainment notebook, part of LG's latest line of Santa Rosa-powered laptops. Santa Rosa, is the next-gen platform on which the Intel processor is based. It enables faster boot-up times and increases power savings, so your laptop doesn't run
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          123 92 Calling all Halo fanatics. Want to fly the Spartan colours on your gaming console? Get the Xbox 360 Halo 3 Special Edition Console, launched on Sept 8 ahead of the worldwide release of the Halo 3 game on Sept 25. The console carries the
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          79 92 Windows Live now combines Mail, Messenger, One Care Family Safety and the latest Windows Live Writer and Photo Gallery in one single download. The unified installer makes it conven- ient to download and use the Windows Live family of online communication tools all at
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        213 92 CREATIVE'S NEW ZEN media player. Apple's new iPod nano and iPod Touch. Geek Zoners rekindle the debate on which is the best MP3 gizmo. jangwl: "I go for Creative for value for money and the functions. Apple is good in design but not the functions." iunspoken: "someone should just
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        610 93 Legal P2P music here is that possible? The Aussie initiative, now based in New York, is expected to kick in by the end of the year. But how far will its business model go? SERENE LUO listens in It seems a dream come true for the online consumer of today.
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        450 94 Corporal Dave Teo's deed of smuggling an SAR21 rifle out of his army camp has the blogosphere talking. LIM YEE HUNG finds out more. Could his fellow soldiers have helped? pot.com/2007/09/are-our-ns-mennsf-mentally-stable.html "The key question we should be asking is what was his (Cpl Teo's) state of mental
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        479 95  -  GRACE CHNG Hungry for the iPhone, a fan asks why Apple is so upstartish about rolling out its coveted gizmo worldwide DIGITAL EDGE BY i Last Wednesday, local Apple fans couldn't wait for Thursday. When Apple lifted the veil over its new drool-worthy range of
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        651 96  -  MIKE LEE IN JAPAN A GAIJIN'S VIEW BY Japanese are learning languages, cooking and beauty treatments from new lifestyle titles on the Nintendo DS handheld gaming console Lately I've been pondering about a Nintendo DS Lite purchase, though not for games like Mariokart or Animal
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        745 97 It's not just SMS messages you can get on your phone; you can get electronic mail from your e-mail accounts and easily too. MK WONG shows the way forward With the Internet, the popularity of e-mail messages grew in leaps and bounds. Research house IDC
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        372 98 So, should you get push or pull mail? That all depends on how much you value the time between someone sending you an e-mail and you actually receiving and reading it. If near instantaneous alerts are what you're after, go for push mail. This is how
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        131 98 Sing Tel has just announced a free service for their customers to quickly and easily get onto the push-mail bandwagon. Called MobileM@il, all the subscriber needs to do is to enter ****** on his or her cellphone and then follow the instructions. This is a really
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          433 99 Bioshock Bioshock is a gem. It is truly original and brings together everything fun about gaming. For starters, expect limitless experimentation, suspenseful action and an immersive, creepy survivor-horror environment. Set in the postwar 50s era, Bioshock dunks you forcefully into its beautifully created world courtesy
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          240 99 Go ahead and experiment INVESTIGATE AND INNOVATE! There are many ways for Rapture's twisted denizens to die, so start experimenting. Vary your combat tactics with a combination of plasmids and weapons for effective kills. Be observant and use the environment to your advantage. Send an Electrobolt to your foes
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          321 100 Ratatouille The movie Ratatouille, which screened in cinemas here on Aug 30, tells the story of Remy, a rat who dreams of becoming a chef in one of the finest restaurants in the world. Ratatouille, the game, follows that plot but it's more than
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          279 100 Loki, god of trickery, must be laughing at the game bearing his name. The game's utterly average quality is a letdown. You start with a choice of one of four races Norse, Greek, Aztec or Egyptian to stop the Egyptian god of death, Seth, from destroying
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          Lock icon First class PC for kids in third world
          360 101 One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) PC Not available in Singapore It's meant as a low-cost laptop for underprivileged children mostly in third world countries. But the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) PC is a device that even privileged children will drool over.
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          277 101 Lenovo 3000 Y2OO notebook Starts from $2,599 Get from authorised Lenovo dealers Cute and cuddly Winnie the Pooh adorns the cover of this Lenovo Y2OO ultra-portable notebook. Flip open this series 3000 machine, and you'll see Eeyore the donkey. There is more eye candy
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          297 101 Toshiba Portege M6OO notebook Starts from $2,699 Get from authorised Toshiba dealers Toshiba's notebooks are usually pricier than like-for-like rivals but the company makes them charming tc justify the price tag. With its classy ivory white and black scheme, the Toshiba Portege M6OO separates
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          636 102 JVC Everio GZ-HD3 •$2499 Buy it at authorised dealers or visit www.jvc.com.sg Sometimes, saving a few hundred bucks may not be worth it. Such is the case for JVC's camcorder the Everio GZ-HD3. Its price is lower than the $2,999 for the HD7,
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          470 102 Panasonic Lumix FX33 TBA Buy it at authorised dealers The FX33 weighs less than 155g, has understated charm, and fits snugly in your hand. Optical stabilisation is built in and, best of all, it has a wide angle of 28mm, which is just plain
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          257 103 Viewsonic VX2835 28-inch LCD monitor $1,299 Get it from Viewsonic resellers Want your television programmes to be larger than life? Check out ViewSonic's 61cm VX2435 and 71.1 cm VX2835 HD or WUXGA resolution monitors. I tested the larger unit. Its black and silver finish is a
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          497 103 Want to know what's wrong with your PC? E-mail us at stdled@sph.com.sg 91 have a problem with my desktop PC during startup program loading. lam using a Dimension 5150 desktop with Windows XP Home edition. My PC is connected to a Brother multifunction printer/scanner/copier/fax machine and
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            143 104 Cisco launches 802.11n for enterprises There is now a range of enter-prise-class 802.11n wireless access points from Cisco, which is touting them as a first here. The Aironet 1250 series supports the Wi-Fi Alliance's 802.11n draft 2.0, the latest iteration of the upcoming wireless LAN standard. To ensure compatibility,
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            105 104 New D-Link gateways Designed for enterprises.the DS6IOO gateway is suitable for both wired and wireless networks, D-Link International has unveiled a new family of wireless service gateways the DSA-3600 multi-service business gateway and DSA-6100 wireless access controller. Designed for enterprises, they are suitable for wired and wireless networks.
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            83 104 More robust XML Citrix Systems is building in more robust XML processing prowess across its application networking product line that includes NetScaler, WanScaler and Access Gateway. Citrix announced last week that it has acquired Quick Tree, a small software firm that works on security and performance of XML
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            141 104 Less wear and tear The Phaser 4510, from Fuji Xerox Printers, is a black-and-white laser printer that promises flexible configurations and advanced features. It prints up to 43 pages per minute (ppm) on A 4 paper, with a first-page-out time of eight seconds. Given its 200,000 page-a-month duty cycle,
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          473 104 Tech news from around the world Scrutinising Wikipedia entries Because anyone can edit Wikipedia, the Web encyclopedia's reliability varies wildly. Now a computer science professor hopes to give users a better baloney detector: software that flags questionable lines in Wikipedia entries. Developed by Luca de Alfaro and colleagues at
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        518 105 CORPORATE USE OF SOCIAL COMPUTING TOOLS IBM Software Group's Marty Moore tells MX WONG the three most popular social computing tools for the office Today's digital natives grew up with fingers thumping the computer keyboard, eyes glued to computer screens, and ears intently tuned to their
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        486 105 Wandering how business executives are thinking about using blogs, instant messaging and other social computing tools in organisations? Here are excerpts from bloggers' observations and ideas on blog4biz.sg. GenSephyr "With the increasing use of so-cio-tools like facebook and the likes of it, we
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        541 106 To encourage creativity, users allowed freedom so long as they do not affect the 'fabric of society' reports CHUA HIAN HOU The Government will regulate the going-ons in virtual worlds like Second Life and World of Warcraft pragmatically and "with kid gloves", said
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        358 106 Region's share of Sun Microsystem's revenues to rise from 17 to 40 per cent in five years, reports 00 GIN LEE from San Francisco, Silicon Valley The Asia-Pacific will play an increasingly crucial role for Sun Microsystem. The region now accounts for 17 per cent
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        739 107  -  KEVIN LIM Managing Director, Singapore, Pacific Internet Mr Lim talks to 00 GIN LEE about takeover bids, the lack of its own infrastructure and being fighting fit The dust at Pacific Internet (PacNet) appears to have been settled for now, but uncertainty over the future still
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        727 110 STOP, WRITE NOW! Every time you see the Little Red Dot pencil, it is time to get creative! Grade the news, write your own headlines, try to guess meanings... whatever you do, have fun! What would you do? Read The Straits Times. Choose a topic from an
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        760 111 The five Ws and an H of the recent kidnapping SCamS. BY ANDREW DUFFY. WHO IS BEING KIDNAPPED? No one. But tricksters had called people, pretended they had kidnapped their children, and demanded ransom. One retired couple, Mr and Mrs Lim, fell for it and lost $52,000.
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      625 112  -  .IN ZHAOWEI The faces, places, events and numbers in the region. BYL THE BIG FACES Lucky and Flo What they did Labrador retrievers Lucky and Flo, the world's first dogs trained to identify optical discs by scent, returned home to New York in the United States from Malaysia three
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        544 114 Once a plantation in Chip Bee Estate, Holland Village is now a haven for a growing number of expatriates and residents who frequent the numerous retail outlets, restaurants and pubs there. Jessica lim shows you what's what ADDITIONAL RESEARCH BY SPH INFORMATION CENTRE FOR YOUR GRANDPARENTS Between the
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        582 115 Is the weekend spent in front of the television? Do you find yourself craving for sunlight? Jessica lim opens the doors with these suggestions from the Health Promotion Board on how to brighten up your day while working on your health. West Coast Park Head to the
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        245 116 Look through the different sections of The Straits Times today and list five things you learned about the weather. UNITED STATES WEATHER HAVOC: A part from a very dry spring, the south-eastern state of Alabama in the United States was also hit by a tornado in March.The tornado
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        469 117 malini nathan spotlights kids who strive for a cause. 4 PAINTING FOR CHARITY Children aged between seven and 12, from 10 charities, participated in the White Sands' Starfish Charity Painting Competition on Sept I in Pasir Ris. The competition, one of a series of events
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        552 118  -  ELLEN WHYTE Bangkok's geographical position has made city folk rich, but annual floods can be devastating. BY Thailand's capital, Bangkok, lies on the delta of the Chao Phraya River, about 40km from the Gulf of Thailand. Bangkok's geographical position has made it the country's chief port and
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        551 123 In recent years, chinchillas have been popular household pets among Singaporeans. Sadly, as with many other pets, a number of chinchillas have been abandoned by their owners. Pet owners often purchase the pets on impulse only to find out that they do not have the
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