The Straits Times, 12 December 2007

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  • 25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 40 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12 2007 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • 524 1  -  Alfred Siew Govt will pay up to $750mof$1b-s2b bill to build network for new applications By THE race for Singapore's ul-tra-fast broadband network got fully under way yesterday, when the Government announced its much-awaited tenders to build the new cyber highway. In a strong
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  • 433 1  -  Carolyn Hong By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur TWENTY-NINE opposition leaders and activists were detained yesterday as they tried to march to Parliament House ahead of a vote on extending the tenure of the current Election Commission chairman. Police thwarted the
    THE STAR; REUTERS; AP  -  433 words
  • UPFRONT
    • 1016 1  -  Debbie Yong By A CINEMA that screens only made-in-Singapore movies? It may sound like a doomed project, but partners Randy Ang, 28, and Nicholas Chee, 29, are undeterred. They have already hit the brick wall of scepticism numerous times, with people asking:
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    • 65 1 ■mSiSLv New uses Telemedicine With fast connections, you can use a video link to consult a doctor on your screen at home for quick medical advice. Movies Downloading a movie will take just minutes and not an entire day. Education Besides surfing websites, students can log on to 3D worlds
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  • PRIME
    • 695 3  -  Li Xueying Dhana recalls the day in 1965 when economist Milton Friedman asked EDB officials the question By cluded questions e-mailed by readers of The Straits Times. Student Lew Ji Zian, 17, for instance, asked about how Singapore a backwater country in the 1960 and 1970s
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    • 406 3  -  Lin Xinyi By WHEN you are scared of heights, dangling from a harness 42m above the ground is not the most comforting position to be in. Especially when your body is facing downwards with a clear view of Clarke Quay some
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    • 487 4  -  Theresa Tan 64 large groups accounted for three-quarters of the total figure By WHEN it comes to charity, size does matter. Charities earned close to $5 billion in 2005, according to the latest figures out yesterday, and 64 large groups took home over three-quar-ters
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    • 426 4  -  Bhagyashree PHOTO By Garekar US Correspondent In Washington DC IN A new security initiative, Washington's Dulles International Airport has begun collecting 10 fingerprints instead of just two from foreign visitors entering the United States. The programme will be rolled out to
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  • ASIA
    • 773 6  -  Sim Chi Yin Yuan is also a hot-button issue as US trade deficit swells to new high By China Correspondent In Beijing WHAT a difference a year makes. When top Chinese and American trade officials first met last December and then
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    • 176 6  -  SIM CHI YIN Beijing CHINA'S energy expert Chen Deming will be promoted to full Commerce Minister "soon", Vice-Premier Wu Vi said in passing at a press conference yesterday. Mr Chen, 58, who was made Vice-Commerce Minister late last month, was previously deputy director of
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    • CHINA
      • 645 7  -  VINCE CHONG Proposed measures include raising age limit under Quality Migrant Scheme By Hong Kong Correspondent THE Hong Kong administration aims to relax rules by the new year in order to cast its talent net wider. The latest move is
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      • 239 7 REUTERS Beijing CHINA yesterday ordered its state enterprises to start paying a dividend next year of 5 per cent or 10 per cent, depending on which sector they are in. The long-awaited move is a bid to better distribute the nation's wealth. The
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      • 429 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS Planned referendum on UN bid would box in new leader, says American official Taipei WASHINGTON opposes a referendum on UN membership for Taiwan because it wants the island's new president to have a free hand to manage relations with
        ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  429 words
      • 132 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Hong Kong A BABY boy with his umbilical core still attached was thrown out of a high-rise building and found dead ir a carpark yesterday, police and loca^ media said. The media said the newborn bab^ had apparently been flung
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    • EAST ASIA
      • 394 9 REUTERS Seoul PHOTO THE start of a new inter-Korean train service yesterday could be a last hurrah in cooperation because the man poised to be the Souths next President is likely to put such projects on a new and more arduous
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      • 511 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS Restoration of cargo services raises hopes for passenger trains, overland link to Europe Dorasan Station (South Korea) NORTH and South Korea began regular cargo train services across their heavily armed border yesterday for the first time in more than 50 years, marking another
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      • 283 10 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beijing CHINA has warned of a "very high" possibility of bird flu outbreaks over the next four months, as the country hunts for the causal link between a son and a father struck by the virus. "In winter and
        REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  283 words
      • 630 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS, BLOOMBERG PHOTO This means those affected will be eligible for medical and financial assistance Taean (South Korea) SOUTH Korea, reeling from the country's worst oil spill, declared affected regions a disaster zone, making them eligible for government assistance. People in
        ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS, BLOOMBERG; AP  -  630 words
      • 571 12 REUTERS, BLOOMBERG, ASSOCIATED PRESS 3 rants, to ease impact )f high oil prices, seen js bid by PM Fukuda :o regain rural support Tokyo JAPAN will subsidise home heating oil in cold areas and increase financing help for small firms in a
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      • 269 12 Tokyo A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy was fatally shot in his family's home in Tokyo on Sunday by his five-year-old brother who was playing with their father's rifle, police said. The older brother had apparently pulled the trigger of one of their father's rifles
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    • INDIA /SOUTH ASIA
      • 556 14  -  P. JAYARAM Their team develops solar-powered dryers to help poor Indian farmers By India Correspondent In Mumbai THREE budding Singaporean engineers, along with two Indian and two Malaysian engineering students, have won an international award for an innovation that could save poor farmers
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      • 313 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Ahmedabad (India) INDIA'S Gujarat state voted yesterday to decide whether to re-elect a Hindu hardliner accused of turning a blind eye to deadly anti-Mus-lim riots five years ago. Some 17.9 million voters were eligible to casts ballots as voting
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      • 265 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BLOOMBERG Islamabad PAKISTAN has successfully tested a locally developed cruise missile for the third time this year amid US concerns that the country's nuclear arsenal may not be secure. The Babur, a Hatf-7 nuclear-capable missile, has "near stealth capabilities and is a low
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
      • 329 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Jakarta AN INDONESIAN court jailed three Islamic militants for 14 years and another for 19 years yesterday for terrorist acts, including the beheading of three Christian schoolgirls and the bombing of a market. The men Muhammad Basri, Arbin Djanatu, I wan Ridwan
        ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS  -  329 words
      • 622 15  -  Roger Mitton ST PHOTO Speedy approval of Singapore industrial park shows Hanoi government's strong backing By Vietnam Correspondent In Hanoi SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong says the third Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) in Bac Ninh province will differ substantively from the two earlier ones
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      • BALI CLIMATE TALKS
        • 523 16  -  Arti Mulchand By In Bali THE real contribution Singapore can make to climate change is not in committing to hard targets, but in playing "broker" for the region and in leading by example. That approach was suggested by Mr Simon Tay, chairman
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        • 539 16 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE But some groups worry proposal could affect lives of indigenous people Bali THE World Bank yesterday launched plans for a US$3OO million (***** million) fund to fend off global warming by preserving forests, but protesters said the move
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        • 133 16 PHOTO: Smiles, raised glasses and a giant birthday cake marked the 1 Oth anniversary of the United Nations' landmark Kyoto Protocol. The 1.5 m cake was hauled before delegates and the press on the sidelines of the Bali climate conference. Delegates sang "Happy Birthday, Dear Kyoto" in
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        • 179 16 SINGAPORE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrived in Bali yesterday to attend the highlevel segment of the United Nations climate change conference. This three-day portion of the conference brings government leaders, ministers and heads of international agencies together, and is where agreements are expected
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        • 168 16 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Bali SENIOR Asean officials will make it a point to meet regularly on environmental and climate change issues. According to an official in the Malaysian delegation, this was decided at a meeting on Monday called by Asean members and
          THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  168 words
      • 391 17  -  Carolyn Hong Riot police block protesters, who say current chairman is biased By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur UNDER heavy guard by riot police, Malaysia's Parliament yesterday passed a Bill to extend the retirement age of the Election Commission chairman despite
        SIN CHEW DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  391 words
      • 205 17 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK, BERNAMA Kuala Lumpur FLOODS in three Malaysian states have worsened, with the number of evacuees increasing in Johor, Pahang and Kelantan as of last evening. The death toll from flooding rose to nine on Monday after a teen drowned
        THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK, BERNAMA  -  205 words
    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
      • 284 18 ONE of the two owners of a Chinese restaurant in Britain who inherited more than £10 million (Ss3o million) from a wealthy widow is a Penang-born woman who migrated to Britain. Mrs Man Bee Lian and her husband Kirn Sing were long-time friends
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      • 243 18 FORMER US president Bill Clinton says that when he and his wife Hillary started dating, he was so struck by her intellect and ability that he once suggested she should just dump him and jump into her own political career. That did not
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      • 197 18 Schumacher races again in a cab AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE FORMER seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher may well be the fastest taxi driver in Germany after he shocked a cabby by taking over the wheel so that he could be on time for a flight. Mr Schumacher, 38, flew into
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  • WORLD
    • 810 19 REUTERS 31ueprint for a generation Free nursery care for disadvantaged children as young as two in an attempt to intervene early in their lives. Major review of the primary school curriculum. Otverhaul of the testing system to reduce the pressure. Personal tutor
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    • Article, Illustration
      691 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS ICE STORM HAVOC A wintry storm has caked America's centre with a thick layer of ice, causing havoc in several states. MAJOR AIRPORTS AFFECTED Some highways were closed and hundreds of flights were cancelled at major airports in Chicago, Kansas City, St Louis and Oklahoma
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; ADAPTED FROM REUTERS; AP  -  691 words
    • 480 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Aboriginal girl contracted sex disease from encounter: Report Sydney THE Queensland authorities knew that a 10-year-old Aboriginal girl had been gang-raped but did not report it to police, despite the girl contracting a sexually transmitted disease from the encounter, a newspaper reported
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    • 331 21 London THE next time Hunky Bob from New York flirts with you on a dating website, beware. He could be a "flirting robot", the latest tool used by hackers to gain access to your personal details and passwords. Called CyberLover, the piece of
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    • 477 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ftl-Qaeda said to be behind attacks Dn UN offices and Supreme Court Algiers AT LEAST 67 people were killed when two near-simulta-neous car bombs exploded in upscale districts of the Algerian capital yesterday. One bomb tore apart
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    • 411 22 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Moscow MONTHS of uncertainty over Russia's future power structure ended yesterday when Mr Dmitry Medvedev, President Vladimir Putin's hand-picked successor, said Mr Putin should stay on as head of government. Mr Medvedev, the softspoken technocrat whom Mr Putin
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    • 594 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Conrad Black found guilty of swindling shareholders in his media empire Chicago FORMER newspaper mogul Conrad Black has been sentenced to 6V2 years in prison for swindling shareholders in his Hollinger media empire out of US$6 million (SsB.7 million).
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    • 254 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Colorado Springs THE gunman whose attacks on a church and a missionary centre left five people dead was a loner with a grudge, police and reports said. Police in Colorado said on Monday that the shooting sprees that
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
      • 127 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS MANILA: Philippine President Gloria Arroyo was picked the most corrupt leader in the country's history by the largest number of people in a survey released yesterday. The nationwide survey by independent pollster Pulse Asia found that 42 per cent of Filipinos believed Mrs Arroyo
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      • 147 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW DELHI: A teenager was shot dead in a school in an affluent town near the Indian capital yesterday in the country's first reported school shooting. The victim, identified by local news channels as Abhishek Tyagi, was shot four times in a corridor
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      • 105 23  -  XINHUA BEIJING: China and Singapore will jointly develop energy-intensive plants for biofuel. The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Institute of Botany signed a pact with Singapore's Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory which is affiliated with the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University to set up a
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 25 19 Black gets jail term Former newspaper mogul Conrad Black is sentenced to 6V2 years in prison for swindling shareholders in his media empire. PAGE 23
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  • REVIEW
    • 431 24 THE revised taxi fare structure decided by ComfortDelGro, as the largest operator, will set the template for an essential city service for at least a number of years. The test is whether the aggregate increase in charges, weighted in favour of trips from the city
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    • 1018 24  -  Bruce Gale SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENTIAL RACE By Senior Writer THE opposition front runner in the Dec 19 South Korean presidential election received a telephone death threat last Saturday. The incident, which received wide publicity in the local media, came not long after security for major presidential
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    • 973 24  -  PUTSATA REANG By In Phnom Penh THE appearance of the first former Khmer Rouge leader in a special hybrid court established in Cambodia to bring that movement's surviving leaders to justice provoked a question on which the tribunal's integrity will depend: Should
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    • 885 25  - Bangkok's plight Bali's challenge William Pesek BLOOMBERG NEWS By ANYONE looking for evidence of climate change would normally peruse scientific journals, academic reports and World Bank warnings. This week, one could just monitor the vapour trails over Bali. More than 10,000 world leaders, activists, drought-stricken farmers, journalists, Nobel laureates, Leonardo
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    • 1375 26  -  Mark Matthews MIDDLE EAST PEACE BY 2009 By WHEN Mr Colin Powell tried to broker a ceasefire between Israelis and Palestinians in 2002, Israel quickly figured out that he lacked solid backing from US President George W. Bush. He came home emp-ty-handed,
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
    • 25 24 Rice's Mid-East challenge US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice faces stiff challenges in securing an Israeli-Palestinian deal before leaving office. PAGE 26 PUNCHLINES MttE-iN- f^%\
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    • 1214 27 h V I im. Singapore today I Partly cloudy, showers with M M M 0 thunder in the afternoon flj HpS B*^^^^ over many areas. THE STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12 2007 I USEFUL NUMBERS 5 THINGS YOU CAN ASIA WORLD WEATHER n n TAnAV i 1 jjj, Emergency lines
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    • 601 29  -  Jane Ng Hike takes effect from January; many parents up in arms By PARENTS reacted with dismay yesterday to the news that school bus fares are likely to ump by at least $5 to $10 a nonth starting next
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    • CAB FARE HIKE
      • 974 30  -  Maria Almenoar Jessica Jaganathan New surcharge 'is fairer' ComfortDelGro spokesman Tammy Tan talks about the cab company's fare hike, which takes effect on Monday The complicated fare structure, unpopular with passengers and cabbies, appears to have become even harder to figure out. Why did
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        145 30 MUSIC may be the food of the gods but can it cure mortal ills? Science is starting to show that while music may not cure, it certainly promotes healing or acts as a substitute for pain relief medication. The science behind the healing power of music is slowly
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    • 621 31  -  Elena Chong TEH JOO LIN Businessman was fined $15,000 for bringing in these items without a licence By Court Correspondent THEY looked like the real thing, complete with laser attachments and silencers. They could shoot pellets at a high speed, too. Wong Ser Kuen
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    • 339 31  -  LENACHONG FHREE hours after a businessman's car ran over md killed a China woman, he surrendered •eeking of alcohol from a drinking binge. Yesterday, Su Hong, 48, was jailed for 11 weeks and banned from driving for five years. He had admitted causing
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    • PIONEERS SEMINAR SERIES
      • 751 32  -  EREMY AU YONG It was to prevent 'those with axe to grind' from ruining Singapore ByJ LIKE many of the top PAP leaders, Mr S. Dhanabalan was a reluctant politician. When invited to join politics, his initial response was "no". "I was
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      • 538 32  -  JEREMY AU YONG ST PHOTO: HE HAS been at the helm of five ministries, but the one he enjoyed the most was the National Development Ministry, said Mr S. Dhanabalan. Speaking at the Pioneer Series talk yesterday, he recalled that he
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      • 679 32  -  Grace Ng GRACE NG By DBS Bank may be Singapore's largest bank today, offering a full suite of services from consumer banking to loan syndication for international corporates. It was not like this 40 years ago. When it started off in 1968,
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      • 345 32 FOR many years, a rotting toll-gate gantry bar in Jurong stood as a testimony to Dr Goh Keng Swee's ingenious ways of encouraging development in Singapore. In the *****, when he was finance minister and in charge of Singapore's industrialisation programme,
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    • 570 33  -  Shobana Kesava COURTESY OF NATIONAL PARKS BOARD From next month, groups of up to 15 will be charged $60 By COME next month, it will cost $60 for groups of up to 15 people to engage a tour guide to see Chek Jawa
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    • 63 33 THE National Parks Board has spent $7 million on amenities to reduce the human impact on the shore. These include: A visitor centre with exhibits; Jejawi Tower which is a seven-storey high viewing tower; and A I.lkm boardwalk looping through the mangrove and coast. HIGHLIGHTS:
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    • 518 34  -  Chong Chee Kin Ex-NKF board member joins father-and-son pair and prosecution in contesting decision By FORMER National Kidney Foundation (KNF) board member Matilda Chua is heading back to court. Two weeks ago, on Dec 1, Chua, 38, was convicted and fined for falsifying
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    • 283 34 PORRIDGE and seafood lovers can still go to two restaurants at the Oasis, near the National Stadium, until the end of next March. They had been asked to vacate the premises by tomorrow, but were granted an extension of just over three months.
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    • 405 35  -  Oo Gin Lee By A SINGAPOREAN professional cybergamer has become the world's No. 1 player in the gongfu action game Dead Or Alive 4. Mr Wilson "Tetra" Chia, 25, scored a major upset on Monday when he outfought the competition's top-rated player
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    • 403 35  -  Sandra Davie No details on repayment period; school's Changi campus returned By Education Correspondent THE University of New South Wales (UNSW), which shut its Asia campus here early this year, has agreed to repay Singapore over $32 million in backed loans and grants, The Straits
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    • 419 36  -  Tham Yuen-C ►>ULTRAFAST BROADBAND Boon Yang: Goal is to keep broadband prices low for consumers By A KEY feature of the tenders being called to build and eventually run the new super-fast broadband network is to ensure a level playing field for companies
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    • 288 36 What is the Next Generation National Broadband Network (NBN)? It will replace the existing infrastructure for getting on the Internet. When ready, it will deliver a much bigger bandwidth as well as faster speed, at least 10 times faster than today's. A
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    • 111 36 ST PHOTO: Two student journalists yesterday tried to figure out the number of shots Straits Times photographer Alan Lim snapped for a recent Sunday LifeStyle cover which had "flying" mahjong tiles. The answer was nine. Mr Lim, an award-winning senior photographer, had digitally layered
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    • 415 36  -  Cheong Suk-Wai By Assistant Foreign Editor OMAN ruler Sultan Qaboos Bin Said is now extending his fabled generosity to Singapore. Yesterday, right after hosting a high-level Omani delegation to tea at Sentosa Cove, Foreign Minister George Yeo told reporters that the Sultan is giving a
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  • FORUM
    • 204 37  -  Chua Kirn Choo WITH the latest announcement of revised taxi charges, it is high time commuters rely on the more efficient train network. If you do need a taxi, my advice is to take a train out of the city and then board a
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    • 246 37  -  Tan Li San (Ms) I REFER to Mr On Giin Jau's letter, "Give reliefs based on flat valuation, not flat type" (ST, Dec 8), suggesting that the Government provides tax reliefs and rebates based on the Annual Value (AY) of a flat rather
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    • 160 37  -  Loon Seng Chee SINGAPORE is a small densely-populated place with most of the people residing in high-rise flats. Many of these are more than 10 storeys high. In future we will have housing blocks which reach into the sky, like the upcoming 50-storey
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    • 203 37  -  'admini Kesavapany (Mrs) IT WAS indeed a relief to learn that the Education Ministry has started a communication-skills course for pre-school teachers ("Pre-school teachers with poor English go back to school"; ST, Dec 8). These teachers undeniably have the responsibility and task of instilling a
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    • 324 37  -  Bin Hee Heng IN THE article, "GIC invests $14 billion in Swiss bank ÜBS" (ST, Dec 11), Mr Lim Kok Boon, the chief investment officer of Fortis Private Banking Singapore, was quoted as saying that the GIC investment in ÜBS was
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    • 314 37  -  Law Sin Ling THE Ministry of Defence (Mindef) recently compensated car owners as well as farmers whose properties (cars and crops) were contaminated a little over two weeks ago by particles of red dye emitted during an open-air "ground trial" conducted by the Republic
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    • 171 37  -  Dr Albakri Ahmad I REFER to the report, "Curbs on haj for Muslim women under 45" (ST, Dec 10). The report mentioned the stampede that happened two haj seasons ago, in January 2006. The issue of mahram (i.e., the haj authorities' requirement
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    • BOUQUETS
      • 80 37  -  Peter Thow Vi Da I BOUGHT a blazer and a pair of matching trousers from G2ooo's Ang Mo Kio Hub branch on Nov 21, for a dinner function two days later. As the trousers needed to be altered, and it would take about a week,
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      • 74 37  -  Nur'ain Mohamed Ismail (Mrs) ON NOV 7,1 dropped my mobile phone in a TransCab taxi (SHC 5170 C) and would have lost it for good had it not been for the taxi driver. The young man who took the taxi after me had tried to keep
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      • 87 37  -  Siti Fatimah Ibrahim (Miss) ON NOV 13, I left my phone in the cab that took my friend and me from Nanyang Polytechnic to the Indoor Stadium, where we were to catch Linkin Park Live In Concert. A call to City Cab resulted in
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      • 70 37  -  Liga Elisa (Ms) ON NOV 6, while on my way to Changi Airport, I left a paper bag containing letters and a shawl in a Comfort taxi (SHB 4426 Z) driven by Sam. I called Comfort and, an hour later, Sam called back, promising to post
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    • 104 37 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.com Access to letters online is free. Let's have a 'Dog Island' that keeps dogs from the main beaches, Sentosa Kudos to Ch 8 for entertaining and educating S'poreans over the years from a non-Chinese fan Why not start a cab-sharing scheme?
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  • SPORTS
    • 24th SEA GAMES
      • 682 38  -  Marc Lim Rich harvest For the 37 golds won by Singapore athletes at the Korat South-east Asia Games so far, the Singapore National Olympic Council will reward them with a total of $445,000. How the Multi-Million Dollar Award Programme (MAP) rewards SEA Games athletes INDIVIDUAL GOLDS:
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      • 737 39  -  Leonard Lim AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE fhailand capitalise on the mistakes to triumph 3-0 and qualify for the final By In Korat SPLIT-SECOND decisions can either make or break a football team's dream. Yesterday, they broke the Singapore Under-23 team's dream, no thanks to individual errors
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    • 681 40  -  Marc Lim SWIMMING feen wins 400 m IM For first Games gold, Singapore is best nation with 11 titles By Sports Correspondent In Korat ON A NIGHT Tao Li was scheduled to be crowned the new queen of Asean swimming, teammate Quah Ting
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    • 491 40  -  Marc Lim WATER POLO By Sports Correspondent In Korat THE writing was already on the wall as six-time South-east Asia Games veteran Alvin Lee put it cheekily. When the buzzer sounded at the end of Singapore's 13-6 win over Indonesia yesterday,
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    • 310 40  -  Marc Lim FENCING By Sports Correspondent In Korat THEY both suffered humbling exits in the individual competition. But Wang Wenying and Ruth Ng bounced back to help the women's foil team retain their crown at the South-east Asia Games. The
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    • 260 40  -  Terrence Voon BOWLING By In Bangkok SINGAPORE'S topsy-turvy bowling campaign continued yesterday, when they drew a blank in the team events. Shaun Ng, Lee Yu-Wen, Carl de Vries, Justin Teng, Jason Yeong-Nathan and Remy Ong finished fourth in the men's team of five
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    • 575 41  -  Leonard Lim ATHLETICS She registers 17.21 m to retain shot put title and qualify for Beijing By In Korat SHE came here with two to retain her south-east Asia Games shot Dut title and qualify for next gear's Olympics. Singapore's Zhang Gui"ong achieved both
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    • 272 41  -  Jerome Scow »GO By TWO golds and a silver. That is what Singapore's 12-member Go team have won at the SEA Games in Korat. However, their efforts will not count in the Games' official medal tally, for Go is a demonstration sport. The sport is
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    • 490 41  -  Jeanette Wang SAILING By In Pattaya IT WAS a busy day for Singapore's 25-strong sailing team in Pattaya yesterday. Mahjong, online gaming, shopping, getting temporary tattoos by the beach and a scrumptious Japanese lunch. Chatter and laughter filled up most
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    • 219 41  -  Leonard Lim BODYBUILDING By In Korat SINCE its inception into the South-east Asia Games in 1987, bodybuilding has contributed at least one gold to Singapore's medal tally ex:ept when it was not staged in 1995, 1999 and 2001. The Republic's proud record came
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    • 441 41 GOLD: 37 Athletics Women: Zhang Guirong (shot put) Bowling Men: Shaun Ng (singles), men's trio Gymnastics Women's team, Tabitha Tay (women's all-around, floor), Nicole Tay (women's all-around) Fencing Women: Foil team. Shooting Men: Gai Bin (10m air pistol), Jonathan Koh (10m air rifle), Mohamad Zain Amat (trap), Choo
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    • 238 41 Archery Men and women: Recurve, compound (s-finals, finals) Badminton Men and women: Singles, doubles (q-finals) Baseball: Round-robin games. Basketball Men and women: Round-robin games. Beach volleyball Men and women: Prelim rounds. Cue sports Men: 8-ball pool singles (final), 9-ball pool singles (pre q-finals), English billiards doubles (q-finals,
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    • 264 41 Archery Men: Recurve (Albert Loh, Benson Ong, Soh Wee Peng, Henry Ong), compound (Ong Chong Soon, Leow Ting Hao, Heng Fook Hup, Ong Wei Wan) Women: Recurve (Ling Boon Khing, Valeric Tan, Jennifer Kuan, Goh Pei Shan), compound (Maryanne Gul, Lee Bee Teng, Wong Liang Hoe, Leong
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    • 24 41 11.30 am: Today at the SEA Games (encore) 6pm: SEA Games Action (live) 11pm: Today at the SEA Games 2007 (highlights)
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    • 665 42 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Indonesian and Vietnamese add men's and women's 200 m to their 100 m crowns KORAT THAILAND secured their place at the top of the athletics medal charts yesterday a day of many double delights. Indonesia's Suryo Agung Wibowo added
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    • 262 42 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE »TENNIS KORAT EAST Timor's Jose de Jesus arrived at the South-east Asian Games to compete in tennis without a racket. His predicament illustratsd the challenges facing the newest and most impover- ished member of the SEA Games nations.
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    • GAMES SHORTS
      • 57 42 SINGAPORE'S women's rugby team took the silver after losing 5-19 to Thailand in the final yesterday. The Thais had raced to a 12-0 lead at half-time before Derelyn Chua reduced the deficit with a 16th-minute try at the Suranaree Stadium. Singapore qualified for the final
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      • 62 42 SINGAPORE made it to the men's hockey final yesterday after beating Myanmar 6-0. Today, they will play Malaysia, who beat them 7-1 in the preliminary round, for the title. Malaysia, who clobbered Thailand 8-1 in the other semi-final, are the overwhelming favourites. They have
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      • 93 42 IT TOOK Dedeh Erawati 15 years to win her first SEA Games title, but she finally succeeded in the women's 100 metres hurdles on Monday. The 28-year-old mother of one, who has competed in seven SEA Games, won in 13.51 seconds. The Indonesian defeated
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      • 82 42 DIANA Bong of Malaysia won the last wushu title on Monday in the nanquan discipline and dedicated it to her mother, Mary Liv, whom she has not seen since the Chinese New Year in February. "Because of the training and my studies and also
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    • 1455 42 ARCHERY Men's Compound individual, q-finals: Ye Mm Swe (Mya) bt Heng Fook Hup (Sin) 118-116, Igusti Nyoman Puruhito (Ina) bt Michael Ong (Sin) 111-110. S-finals: Puruhito bt Ye 113-113 (tie-break arrows), Yap Earl Benjamin (Phi) bt Nguyen Tien Cuong (Vie) 110-109. Final: Puruhito bt Yap 115-112. 3rd placing: Ye
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    • 429 43  -  Wang Meng Meng SOCCER By BANNED by the Football Association of Singapore, Noh Alam Shah could head for Indonesia and be reunited with an old mentor. Former national captain Fandi Ahmad, now coach of Indonesian side Pelita Jaya, is considering giving a lifeline to
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    • 103 43 WHILE some Lions are sunning themselves during the off-season, national midfielder Shi Jiayi is basking in the limelight with Brazilian superstar Kaka (above). The AC Milan ace, who is in Tokyo for the Club World Championship, also PHOTO: took time off to launch the new
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    • 206 43 Barcelona v Stuttgart Rangers v Lyon Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 3.30 am Group F Roma v Man United Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 3am Sporting Lisbon v Dynamo Kiev Group G Fenerbahce v CSKA Moscow PSV Eindhoven v Inter Milan Group H Arsenal v Steaua Bucharest Slavia Prague v FC Sevilla
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    • 526 43 ASSOCIATED PRESS Final pieces of the Champions League second-phase puzzli to be completed London FOUR teams are in the hunt for the final two spots in the last 16 of the Champions League today. Fourteen berths will be filled by the time tonight's
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    • 286 43 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London CHELSEA head coach Avram Grant claims his side are best-equipped to handle injury crises. And the Israeli has turned up the heat on Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger ahead of their Premier League showdown on Sunday, claiming that the Gunners cannot cope
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    • 286 43 ASSOCIATED PRESS BASKETBALL New York MONDAY was another dark day for the New York Knicks. Madison Square Garden, the company that owns the National Basketball Association team, admitted that it had settled the sexual harrassment case brought by former employee Anucha Browne Sanders. Numbers were
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    • 615 44 Jailed for 23 months ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Football star Vick founc guilty for his role in dog-fighting, including hanging and drowning Richmond AMERICAN football star Michael Vick, having traded his No 7 Atlanta Falcons jersey for a black-and-white-striped jail uniform, showed little emotion as he was sentenced to 23
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    • SPORTS WORLD
      • 79 44 SAN FRANCISCO: The head of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (Balco), Victor Conte, has promised to tell World Anti-Doping Agency president Dick Pound the names of Olympic athletes he believes are drug cheats. "I intend to provide detailed information involving a history of rampant drug
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      • 56 44 ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID: It has been confirmed that Fernando Alonso, a two-time Formula One world champion, has signed a two-year contract with Renault worth 35 million euros (Ss74 million) a year. He will partner rookie Nelson Piquet Jr at the French team where he achieved his greatest
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      • 53 44 ASSOCIATED PRESS .ONDON: Tottenham Hotspur's strug;ling defence was dealt another blow on Monday when left-back Gareth Bale was ruled out for three months. The footballer injured his right foot in the 2-3 loss to Birmingham on Dec 2. Spurs' defence has conceded 29 goals in 16
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    • 196 44 AMERICAN FOOTBALL NFL: New Orleans 34 Atlanta 14. BASKETBALL NBA: Philadelphia 100 Houston 88, Atlanta 98 Orlando 87, Dallas 99 New York 89, Miami 117 Phoenix 113, Sacramento 96 Milwaukee 93. CRICKET Fourth day of 3rd and final Test in Bangalore, at tea: India 626 (S. Ganguly 239, Y.
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  • OBITUARIES
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      101 44 We, the family of the late MRS MARY TAY JENG NEO nee TAN 20.11.1922- 07.12.2007 Thank all relatives friends, church friends colleagues for their condolences, presence, prayers, assistance, wreaths, and, donations to St Andrew's Cathedral. Special Thanks to: -Bishops, Clergy and members of the Diocese of Singapore, Dean Kuan Kirn
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      57 44 GOH HIN SHONG Age: 75 Passed away peacefully on 7 December 2007. Deeply missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Karin Sons: Daughter-in-law: Oliver Christopher Sarah Daughters: Granddaughter: Anne Julia Kirn Wake at Singapore Casket, Regency Room (sth floor). Cortege will leave on 13 December 2007 at 4.00pm. Cremation
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      67 44 ATHMA SHANTI POOJA M KRISHNAN NAIR Age: 78 tassed away peacefully on 27 November 2007 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Sathyabhama Son: Daughter-in-law: Sidharthan Nair (Ravi) Surjeet Kaur Daughter: Son-in-law: Rema Nair Sajeev Kurup Grandchildren, relatives and friends. Prayers will be held at Sri Sivan Temple
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      45 44 6th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of LOUISA LIM KIM TEE Departed: Dec 12, 2001 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. Always remembered by loved ones
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      72 44 MRS. TERESA (HARRIS) TEO MDM. CHIA CHENG ENG Age: 76 passed away peacefully on n December 2007, lsmm% bei?mfr. Daughter: Pauline Teo Poh Gek 4 Grandchildren, Brothers, Sister and all loved ones. Body is resting at 19 Li Hwan Terrace. Cortege will leave on 15 December 2007 (Saturday) at 9.30
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      50 44 M^ With Deepest Sympathy \f I T And I I Heartfelt Condolences to our II Senior Manager, I Mr. Taw Jiaw stf/f# I (9/i */ze demise of his beloved father TAN KWAN SOO I Departed on 9 Dec 2007 From: The Management Staff of Singapore Safety Driving Centre Ltd Vfc=+C
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      84 44 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to our Founder Mr Low Cheng Kong Director Mr Low Yew Kiat Director Mr William Low Director Mr Albert Low Director Mr Simon Low on the demise of his beloved wife their beloved mother OHYEE Departed on 10 Dec 2007 From: The Management Staff
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      152 44 W|'\ "The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, •■j4j and he adds no trouble to it." Proverbs 10:22 \j CHUA CHIOW MENG Age: 89 was called home to be with the Lord on 10 December 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Chua-Lok Luang Kiang Sons: Daughters-in-law:
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      50 45 MERVYN DE ROZARIO Age: 78 passed away peacefully on 11 December 2007. Dearly missed and always remembered Wife: Louise De Rozario nee Rufus Daughter: Laura De Rozario Wake at: St Joseph Parlour, 143 Victoria Street. Cortege leaves on 13 December 2007 for Mandai Crematorium at 4pm. (Hall 3). Tel: *****576
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      22 45 9th Anniversary In Loving Memory of PNG HOCK GUAN Departed: 12 Dec 1998 Deeply missed always remembered by family and loved ones.
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      36 45 llth Anniversary In Loving Memory O SUPPIAH S/0 SUPPIAH VADIVELOO Departed on 12.12.1996 Rest in peace dearest one 11 long years have passec but you're still living in our hearts. Fondly remembered b; ni Wife Children
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      47 45 DANIEL s/o M.SAMINATHAN (David: Ex-JlnKayu) Age: 59 was called home to be with the Lord on 23 Nov 2007, leaving behind Father, Mother, Sisters and Loved ones. Wake will leave SGH Mortuary on Thursday 13DecO7at I UOam for Mandai Crematorium, I Hall2forcremationatl.oopm. I Transport pmidedJel: 8102 3675*
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      113 45 S. KARTAR SINGH SEKHON (JHANDIANA) Age: 73 passed away on 11 December 2007 leaving behind loved ones. "O Lord, of Thee these boons I ask, Let me never shun a righteous task. Let me be fearless when I go to battle. Give me faith that victory will be mine. Give
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      154 45 "The LORD is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want.... Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever." psalm 23 DAISY ONG WATT NEO Age 80 was called home to be with the
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      40 45 The family of the late TEO LAX KIANG Departed 7 December 2007 will 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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      55 45 f The Family of the Lata GOH YEAP LEONG Departed on 5 December 2007 Wishes to express heartfelt thanks to all relatives, business associates, friends and colleagues for their kind attendance, condolences and donations during his homegoing. Appreciation is extended to Bartley Christian Church and Eternal Life i. Assembly for
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      132 45 THANAM Departed on 28 November 2007 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Balasamy Nareseiah Chetty Sons: Daughters-in-law: Kannan Radha Asokan Vimalavathy Chandran Puspa Rani Thurisamy Senthamilselvi Daughter: Son-in-law: Komathi Dheva Seelan Grandsons: Granddaughters: Muthukumaran Kanchana Paranitharan Roshni Pughal Raj Santhi Karthirk Yashini Sivashiri We, family of the
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      120 45 "Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." 23:6 LEE KIM TOH Age: 82 was called home to be with the Lord on 11 December 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by: Son: Daughter-in-law:
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      63 45 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the former Chairman of Isetan (S) Ltd and beloved father of Tan Boen Ho and Tan Boen Hian f Directors of Isetan (S) Ltd CHAN CHUN PING TAN TJIN PHIO Departed on 9 Dec 2007 From The Board of Directors of
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      155 45 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want....and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 CHIA CHYE LIAN MICHAEL Age: 74 Was called home to be with the Lord on 10 December 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife:
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      83 45 ANBE SIVAM S. KALIMUTHU (KAUNDER) (Ex-PSA MANDORE) (Betel Leaves Distributor) Age: 85 passed away peacefully on 11-12-2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones.. (Wife: Nadhiyammal, deceased) Daughters: Sons-in-law: Thanaletchimi (SasajalaNaidu, deceased) Jayaletchimi Sarojah Bala Naidu Santha J. Asokan Rajasolachana Grandson: Sanjay Granddaughters: Piriya, Rathi Dcvi, Thevasheena nieces, nephews
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      • 7354 46 TRANSACTION DATE: DEC 11,2007 UGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E SMIL 34 104 3C 141 195 14 8 24 18 61 17 5 IE 43 5 126 34 5 16 144 228 19 4 89 1C 52 5 2C 267 65 48 5
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      • 98 46 HIGH 'low code company TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E $MIL 104C he B33C 520C 100C ***** 3983 3977 c 745 CIMBAsean401OOUS$ 119 6065 Diamonds 5040 5422 GLD 1OUS$ 5000 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore "200 6101 ISS&P500 84 5426 Lyxor Asia 1OUS$
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    • 532 47 REUTERS Risk of downturn still on the rise as housing and credit woes remain a threat Washington FHE United States may skirt a recession, but turmoil in the tiousing and credit markets is likely to take a big toll on the world's
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    • 419 47 REUTERS Washington EMPLOYERS in the United States have yet to slash jobs in any great number, and the mighty consumer has not forgotten Christmas. Corporate America, however, is retrenching in anticipation of a slowdown, and that may hasten the fall. While malls are packed
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    • 398 47 REUTERS New York CITIGROUP'S next leader will inherit a balance sheet battered by exposure to United States sub-prime assets, a workforce bracing itself for major job cuts and a consumer lending business that could be slugged by an economic slowdown in the US.
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    • 38 47 AFP Yesterday's close: 16,044.72 (+120.33 points) »Japanese share prices closed up 0.76 per cent at a one-month high on hopes of another interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve to invigorate the United States economy.
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    • 36 47 AFP Yesterday's close: 29,226.84 (+725.74 points) Hong Kong stocks closed gained 2.55 per cent as rate-sensitive property and banking scrips attracted strong interest ahead of an anticipated United States interest rate cut.
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    • 33 47 AFP Yesterday's close: 5,175.08 (+13.16 points) Chinese share prices closed 0.25 per cent higher as investors bought consumer stocks after monthly inflation soared to its highest level in a decade.
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    • 32 47 AFP Yesterday's close: 6,680.4 (+55.3 points) Australian share prices rose 0.8 per cent, following a positive lead from Wall Street on expectations of a United States interest rate cut.
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    • 37 47 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,434.16 (+9.03 points) Malaysian shares prices closed 0.63 per cent higher amid hopes that the United States Federal Reserves will lower interest rates after a policy meeting later in the day.
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      37 47 REUTERS Yesterday's close: 20,290.89 (+360.21 points) »Indian stocks rose 1.81 per cent to a record closing high, led by Reliance Industries, as investors hoped that an expected United States rate cut would boost fund inflows.
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    • 38 47 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,810.96 (+20.7 points) »Indonesian share prices closed up 0.74 per cent to reach a new record high driven by buyer anticipation of an interest rate cut by the United States Federal Reserve.
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    • 35 47 AFP Yesterday's close: 840.45 (-0.94 point) Tha i share prices closed barely lower as investors traded cautiously ahead of the United States Federal Reserve's meeting on interest rates later in the day.
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    • 225 47 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: 3,589.03 D3243 Dec 11 Stock Name WT Allgreen 0.47 Ascendasreit 0.83 CapitaComm 0.47 CapitaLand 4.40 CapitaMall 0.89 Chart SemiCond ...0.52 CityDev 2.70 ComfortDelGro 1.23 Cosco Corp 2.11 Creative Tech 0.15 DBSGrp 9.33 Datacraft 0.16 FXN 2.28 Genlntl 0.68 HK Land 3.76 Hyflux 0.33 JMH
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    • 61 47 DBS MBL eCWOBO4O4 49,320,000 DeslgnStudlo 30,864,000 UOB MBL eCWOBO4O4 28,916,000 CapitalandDßeCWoBo3l7 25,801,000 HLHGrp 24,838,000 Lian Beng 23,943,000 Firstßes 23,653,000 Firstßes MEReCWOBO4OB 23,645,000 El-Nets 23,131,000 SGX MBL eCWOBO3OS 22,345,000 Dec 11 SingTel 21,172,000 Noble Grp 20,336,000 China Hongxing 18,938,000 ChinaNTown 16,376,000 UOB DB eCWOBO6I6 14,934,000 STX PO KWIOO 13,902,000
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    • 135 47 Dec 11 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT )F FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling lust dollar 1.2670 1.2820 Ian dollar 1.4220 1.4390 iuro 2.1050 2.1300 (lalaysian ringgit* ..0.4351 0.4356 IZ dollar 1.1160 1.1400 Sterling pound 2.9290 2.9630 JS dollar 1.4310 1.4480 SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO 100
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    • 2038 47 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: DEC 11,2007 52-WEEK ILL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY TRADED !Y LASI VI SALE i/OLUME '000 43 5 20 2036 AdvSCT W*****0 50 5 8 8798 AscendasSGAeCW*****3 56 8 9092 Asia Env W*****4 25 5 12 5 1436 AusGroupMBLeCW*****4 30 5 16 5 1851 AusGroupMEReCW*****8
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    • 560 49 REUTERS Grim revelation puts pressure on other banks to come clean Zurich ÜBS' shock US$lO billion (5514.4 billion) write-down on United States sub-prime exposure warns of more pain to come for banks in the US and Europe. But none seems set to
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    • 251 49 BLOOMBERG NEWS Jakarta TEMASEK Holdings said it has increased its stake in Bank Internasional Indonesia, giving it more control over the country's sixth-largest bank by assets. Singapore's investment company bought shares held by Bar- clays Capital and ICB Financial Group. The three are part
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    • 284 49 REUTERS Beijing CHINA will allow greater flexibility in the yuan next year, but a stronger exchange rate does not hold the key to reducing the country's trade surplus, central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said yesterday. Mr Zhou's pledge is not new, but it
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    • 458 50  -  Chua Chin Hon Last month's figures push full-year forecast to highest level since 1997 By China Bureau Chief In Beijing CONSUMER prices in China rose 6.9 per cent last month the fastest pace in 11 years. This was
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    • 168 50 Beijing CHINA Investment Corp (CIC), which manages the US$2OO billion (Ss2BB billion) sovereign wealth fund, will not find it easy to get high enough returns to meet its financing costs, general manager Gao Xiqing said. China's government yesterday sold 750 billion yuan (Ssl46 billion)
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      • 396 52 SMEclinic PHOTO: I MANUFACTURE electrical and electronic products. The European Union is a major market for me. I hear that the EU recently implemented the Reach Regulation that affects exporters. I use chemicals in my manufacturing and have chemicals in my products. How
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      • 971 53  -  Alvin Foo Former army major finds lucrative niche market in tracking and security systems By IN LATE 2004, Mr Scan Teo took the plunge. He left a steady, well-paying job as an army major, sold his car and put his life savings into
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      • 538 54  -  Alvin Foo Report says region lacks strong political will and adequate financial integration By EUROPE'S single currency, the euro, may be well-established in the eurozone nations, but it is too soon for Asia to embrace its own single currency. That is the
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      • 285 54  -  Gabriel Chen By AXA Life Insurance Singapore has joined the likes of Prudential, NTUC Income and Standard Chartered Bank by launching the multi-man-ager "fund-of-funds" concept in Singapore. This move, it says, will allow investors to be globally exposed and highly diversified in
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      • 72 55 THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday announced that the revised minimum bids schedule for the securities market will take effect on Dec 24. This new schedule, which includes reducing the minimum bid sizes for securities priced above $3, is meant to improve trading efficiency
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      • 114 55 SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday officiated at the ground-breaking of the first Viet-nam-Singapore Industrial Park in northern Vietnam. This project is located in Bac Ninh province, about 30km northsast of Hanoi. It is the third in a series of such industrial parks in
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      • 106 55 SESDAQ-LISTED ArianeCorp yesterday announced that the Singapore Exchange (SGX) has rejected its additional listing application for shares, proposed as full payment of a debt that is due to Hong Kong Fibercom. The company a provider of high-quality data networks in China said the SGX was
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    • 614 55  -  Jessica Cheam ROBUST SUPPORT JES International lists at a time when mainboard-listed Chinese shipbuilders are garnering strong investor support on the back of China's buoyant economy and trade. FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS United Overseas Australia is an "appealing proxy for the favourable real estate market
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      • 228 55  -  ALVIN FOO THREE Raffles Education directors have exercised their stock options recently. Singapore Exchange filings show that non-executive director Gay Chee Cheong, and independent directors Henry Tan and Tan Teck Meng have each exercised options for 100,000 shares at $1.63 apiece. The transactions were all
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    • 334 55  -  Gabriel Chen By STANDARD Chartered Bank (Stanchart) is placing big bets on its two fastest growing segments wealth management and small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) banking. The bank will hire more relationship managers, offer new products and beef up its information technology
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    • 70 55 (0) Dec 11 GLD 10US$ Lyxor China H 10USS DBS Grp STI ETF 100 UOB STI ETF I0PV SPC Asia Pac Brew HKLand Keppel Corp Venture Corp Noble Grp CENTS 8010 100.9 2270 72.1 2170 60 0 3720 50.0 2050 50.0 3666.1 36.5 775 35.0 1350 30.0 510
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    • 64 55 (0) Dec 11 JMH JSH STX PO SGA eCW*****7 Lyxor Korea 1OUSS SPH FJ Benjamin DBS DB ePW*****8 GuocoLand Ltd S I A SIA200 SIARBeCW*****8 DBS HER ePW*****8 CENTS 2730 1510 74.5 580 458 68 13.5 560 1830 1840 9.5 15 72.1 57.7 28.5 14.4 14.0 12.0 10.0
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    • 65 55 Dec 11 CENTS KepCorpSGAeCW*****7 1 81.8 KepCorpMBLeCW*****7 1 71.4 YangzijiaBNPeCW***** 0.5 66.7 SIA RB eCW*****8 9.5 51.3 China XLXMBLeCW***** 0.5 50.0 DBS HER ePW*****8 2 50.0 SynearMBLeCW*****4 2.5 44.4 DBS DB ePW*****8 13.5 42.6 DBS MBL ePW*****3 5 41.2 STI 3800BNPeCW*****8 1.5 40.0 DBS HER ePW*****8 15 38.8
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    • 376 55  -  Yang Huiwen TAKING STOCK By A DOUBLE dose of optimism from the United States helped the local market stage a comeback yesterday, in line with a regional rally. Wall Street hit its highest level in a month in a strong overnight jump, as
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    • 255 55  -  YANG HUIWEN WARRANT WATCH AMID mounting expectations of a United States interest rate cut, regional indexes rallied across the board sparking fresh interest in iniex warrants. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index >hot up 725.74 points, or 2.55 per :ent to close
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    • 707 56  -  Joyce Teo Celebrity plans to open piano bar, reflexology business, offices By Property Correspondent HONG KONG movie superstar Jackie Chan's love affair with Singapore property continues with his latest purchase the former Jinriksha Station at 1 Neil Road. He
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    • 27 56 Gainers: 442 Losers: 267 Unchanged: 988 Australian dollar 1.2670 1.2820 iuro 2.1050 2.1300 Sterling pound JS dollar 2.9290 2.9630 1.4310 1.4480 ren (100 units) 1.2794 1.2940
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    • 206 56 REUTERS »PRIVATISATION SCHEME Stockholm THE Swedish government will auction off Absolut vodka maker Yin Sprit (V&S) next year in the boldest step yet in the country's privatisation scheme. Analysts said V&S the crown jewel of the state-owned assets up for sale and producer
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        1248 58  -  Boon Chan MEDIA CORRESPONDENT Peter Chan's battle strategy to steer his new film from conventional period epics is to portray the gritty reality of 1850 China amid civil war A TOP-DRAWER cast, a big-name director, a period epic with pulse-racing action sequences. The description applies equally to
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      • 381 59 Here's a quick rundown on some upcoming Chinese period epics Red Cliff Director: John Woo Cast: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Chang Chen, Zhao Wei The story: This US$BO-million (*****.4-million) movie is the most expensive Asian-financed film so far and will be split into two episodes. It
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      • 466 59  -  Ong Sor Fern I—II h ji /~^f~^1 —M—\l r~\ I— \S~"\ h II—M h I~T~ > action THE WARLORDS 125 minutes/Opens tomorrow f-kirkitii FILM CORRESPONDENT THE combination, on first glance, appears unbeatable: There is the powerhouse trio of Andy Lav, Jet Li and Takeshi Kaneshiro playing
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      643 60  -  Tay Yek Keak Douglas Tseng Douglas Tseng PHOTOS > comedy CITIZEN DOG (PG) 104 minutes/Opens tomorrow/lHHh!r'& COUNTRY bumpkin Pod (Mahasamut Boonyaruk) goes to work in a sardine tin factory in Bangkok, loses his finger and finds it. He also falls in love with Jin (Saengthong Gate-Uthong), a dreamy
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    • 502 61  -  Ong Sor Fern This earnestly sweet fable about a magic toy store and its eccentric owner renews one's faith in the good things in life > dramedy MR MAGORIUM'S WONDER EMPORIUM 94 minutes/Opens tomorrow/*-**** WRITER Zach Helm is an anachronistic oddity in the world of
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    • 1003 62 NYT Marc Forster is going to direct the next 007 film even though he can't recall the first James Bond movie he saw NEW YORK In a suite at the Waldorf Towers, the slim soft-spoken man on the sofa says: "I can't really remember what the first
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    • 288 62 AP, Reuters MUMBAI It's been about two weeks since he was granted bail in an illegal weapons possession case, but Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt (inset) is in no hurry to return to work. He's enjoying spending time with his family and friends. India's
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    • 690 63  -  Boon Chan The life of psychic Allison Dußois, who communicates with the dead and helps to solve crimes, is the basis of TV show Medium MEDIA CORRESPONDENT ALLISON Dußois first realised that she could communicate with the dead when she was six. The 35-year-old American from
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    • 204 63  -  Eddino Abdul Hadi IT LOOKS like next year is shaping up to be an excellent one for live rock music fans. Radio-friendly soul-rock band Maroon 5 (below) and moody alternative rockers Incubus are set to play in Singapore next March. They will join a stellar
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      97 64 1 just kept looking at him and thinking: F*** it, if he's still alive, I'm going to keep on partying' Actor Rhys Ifans on meeting his hero, rock 'n' roll survivor Keith Richards 'I'm worth a thousand BBC journalists' BBC presenter Jonathan Ross making light of his reported £6-million
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    • 665 64  -  Leong Su-Lin Internet not a big threat as online publications can draw traffic to the printed versions ANNA Wintour can rest easy. The editor-in-chief of fashion bible American Vogue won't be losing her readers to an online competitor anytime soon, according to Mr Donald Kummerfeld,
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    • 393 64  -  Cheong Suk-Wai > concert MOSAIC: DAVID SANBORN Esplanade Concert Hall/Monday A MASTERCLASS in musicianship was what Grammy darling David Sanborn (right) afforded the almost full-capacity crowd on Monday night. But, alas, the music was all, which made his brand of smart and sassy smooth jazz mesmeric but
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      • The Singapore Prestige Brand Award 2007
        • 656 65  -  AHMAD OSMAN Formerly known as the Singapore Promising Brand Award, the Singapore Prestige Brand Award reflects better the changes in the local branding scene and honours the exemplary branding efforts of Singapore companies By LOCAL brands are winning hearts and opening the wallets of consumers in
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        • 698 66  -  GERALDINE TAN By differentiating its product or itself from others, an enterprise can carve its niche in the market and create more business links By IN BUSINESS, it helps to have a good, solid brand name. But beyond slick packaging and smart advertising, branding forms an integral
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        • 409 67  -  REETA RAMAN Goodrich Citißusiness Regional Brands Winner Branding for Goodrich Global has contributed to record sales and growth By BRANDING is taken seriously at interior furnishing company Goodrich Global, and this has made all the difference, says its chief executive officer LoYong Poo (below). "The way we
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          519 67  -  LYNN SEAH Power Plus Promising Brands and Citißusiness Regional Brands Winner Leveraging on a Western image, Power Plus has taken China-made construction equipment all over the world By IT WAS an order from the United States Army that gave the fledgling heavy equipment brand Power Plus an important
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        • 506 68  -  KENT CHAN Fei Fah Heritage Brands Winner Fei Fah Medical Manufacturing's brand name helped when the company diversified its business By AS A young boy, Mr Lawrence Lav lived in a South Bridge Road shophouse, where the family ran a medicine shop. Life was simple then,
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        • 373 68  -  Kent Chan Golden Travel Services Heritage Brands Winner PHOTO For many schools in China planning trips to Singapore, Golden Travel Services is the first agency name that comes to mind WHAT started as a yearning for her country of birth has, over three decades, transformed into
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        • 439 69  -  Z.A. RAHIM Integrated Communications Group Established Brands and Citißusiness Regional Brands Winner Being curious, daring and innovative pays off for Integrated Communications Group, which manages six companies By pany to manage the overall group operations and strategies, some of the subsidiary brands such as the PMG Group have
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          254 70 Grandwork Interior Established Brands Winner Eco-friendly furniture propels the company into the international arena GRANDWORK INTERIOR was formed in 1995 to specialise in interior fittings, restoration and custom-made furniture. By establishing strong rapport with its staff, sub-contrac-tors and suppliers, it was able to consistently deliver quality services on
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        • 457 70  -  Z.A.RAHIM PHOTOS: Fragrance Established Brands Winner Fragrance Foodstuffs brand-building focuses on communicating with honesty By ALTHOUGH the secret recipe behind Fragrance barbecue meat goes back many decades, its philosophy has remained the same through the years. In 1969 when the Tan family set up their first barbecue meat
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        • 443 72  -  Z.A.RAHIM Naturel Established Brands Winner Consistency in quality and a strong brand strategy contribute to the success of Naturel's products PHOTOS By IN A world of fast food and unhealthy diets, the Naturel line of products stands out with its healthier alternatives. "Its original brand positioning was focused
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          426 72  -  Z.A.Rahim Elephant Et Coral Established Brands Winner It takes many years of branding for Elephant 8t Coral to reap the benefits JUST one year after Elephant Coral, a local boutique selling fine branded pens and stationery, was established in 1996, the Asian financial crisis struck. Yet, its founder
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          365 73  -  LIMYANN LING Financial PR Established Brands Winner Financial PR feels that its win gives much-needed recognition to the investor relations industry By WHEN it started its business, Financial PR implemented a branding strategy to distinguish itself from the usual public relations (PR) work. The company was founded in
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          413 74 Amore Fitness and Boutique Spa: Established Brands Winner At Amore Fitness and Boutique Spa, branding is an ongoing process, reports Z.A. Rahim MENTION the name Amore and images of women working out together come to mind. After all, the annual Amore Women's Day Out event attracts thousands
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        • 443 74  -  GERALDINETAN kitchen culture: Promising Brands Winner A strong brand puts the company in good stead By KHL and its retail arm kitchen culture have grown over the years since the company was founded 16 years ago, when Singaporeans were just warming up to designer kitchens and high-end appliances.
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        • 468 74  -  MERLENE MICHAEL Smart Lab: Promising Brands Winner Smart Lab provides a learning environment that is student-centric By PRIVATE education centres in Singapore all strive for one thing to help students ace their exams. But Smart Lab goes one step further by nurturing confident learners, says its
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        • 509 75  -  MERLENE MICHAEL Dian Xiao Er Promising Brands Winner Family spirit helps to put this eatery in the top spot By CHINESE restaurant Dian Xiao Er opened its first outlet in 2002 as a place for people to refill, refresh and recharge. It was the vision of
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        • 391 76  -  Eddino Abdul Hadi 'When we made our debut last year, we were the only ones playing electro-pop. Everyone else was playing rock music' IGO's DJ B6 (far right) with JJay Wu Electro Lab brings together local and international electro-pop acts MUSIC REPORTER GO, GO, IGO. Fans of electro-pop
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      • 684 80 Reuters, LAT-WP LONDON British band Led Zeppelin blasted their way through more than two hours of high-octane rock 'n' roll at their reunion concert on Monday, turning back time on a night of passion and nostalgia. The quartet had a crowd of some 20,000
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      • 214 80 PHOTO HONG KONG Television leading lady Ada Choi has announced she is marrying China-born gongfu actor Zhang Jin, after a hush-hush four-year romance. The 34-year-old star of shows such as Healing Hands II and Armed Reaction 111 did not say where or when she
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      • 102 80 WONG CONCERT: Malaysian singer Michael Wong will perform at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on March 1. Tickets from $68 to $158 are available from Sistic from tomorrow... COENS WIN AGAIN: Joel and Ethan Coen's No Country For Old Men was named Best Picture on Monday by the New York
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    • 76 74 Celebrating Blazing Triumphs Pilot Pen salutes Elephant Coral on winning the Singapore Prestige Brand Award 07. And sends our heartiest congratulations on the opening of its new boutique at Chevron House, 30 Raffles Place #01 -32. The premier showcase of the highly-anticipated 2007 Namiki Zodiac Collection. Twelve exquisite masterpieces, prized
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