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Title Section25 2008-01-29 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 110 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 TUESDAY, JANUARY 29 2008 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS25 words
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550 2008-01-29 1 Goh Chin Lian - Goh Chin Lian Overall, 35,498 job openings were created last year, up almost 20% from 2006 By DEMAND for professionals, managers and executives is at a 10-year high, with four in 10 job vacancies crying out for their skills. Professionals, especially engineers,550 words
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Article79 2008-01-29 1 Top jobs in terms of number of vacancies: Professionals, managers, executives, technicians Management executive (646) Software engineer (566) Sales marketing executive (438) Electronics engineer (390) Mechanical engineer (305) Clerical, sales service workers Private security guard (1,266) Shop sales assistant (1,223) Protective service worker, for example, firefighter,79 words
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Article, Illustration551 2008-01-29 1 Tracy Quek - Tracy Quek By China Correspondent In Beijing CHINA issued its most severe weather warning yesterday as the harshest snowstorms in half a century continued to batter large swathes of the country, stranding many of the millions of people heading home for the holidays. Already, more thanAFP; REUTERS - 551 words
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UPFRONT
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Article, Illustration1091 2008-01-29 1 Sim Chi Yin - Sim Chi Yin By China Correspondent In Beijing BUSINESSMAN He Yongqiang grew up in the countryside, moved to the city in his teens and now lives in an apartment with just his wife and daughter. His is the typical family in China today, asSIM CHI YIN - 1,091 words
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Miscellaneous38 2008-01-29 1 A FINAL r BEAUTY OF Jk FAREWELL ta^UU^~~f CONFLICT ISLE^ 01 Thousands line the streets ®ifij S" Lanka offers beaches, as Suharto is laid to rest (L tea trails and breathtaking scenery^^^p^ k ASIA PAGES 6-8 JfUJH^ LIFEIL2-L338 words
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Miscellaneous360 2008-01-29 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 3-4 Fishing boat tragedy Asia 6-17 An elderly couple in a sampan on World 18-21 their way back from a fishing trip Review 22-24 were hit by a speed boat. The man FYI 25 died before they could be rescued. SECTION TWO PAGE H1 Home H1-H5360 words
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PRIME
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533 2008-01-29 3 Goh Eng Yeow - Goh Eng Yeow Besides sub-prime and recession concerns, bad weather in China also spooks investors By Markets Correspondent STOCK markets sank across Asia yet again yesterday, sending investors scurrying for cover and stopping a three-day rally in its tracks. The usual fears surfaced533 words
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Article, Illustration39 2008-01-29 3 TRADING VOLUME DOWN: Mr Dick Chan, associate director/head of dealing at UOB Kay Hian, taking a call just before the Singapore stock market closed yesterday. GRAPHICS: TAY CHERN HUI PHOTO SOURCE: WANG HUI FEN R;'*ffft7!« BLOOMBERGWANG HUI FEN :; R;'*ffft7!« BLOOMBERG - 39 words
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556 2008-01-29 3 Jane Ng - Jane Ng By NANYANG Technological University's business school has vaulted into the top 50 in the Financial Times' ranking of Master of Business Administration (MBA) programmes around the world. Ranked 46th this year, up from 67th last year, it556 words
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Article56 2008-01-29 3 The Government will present its Budget for the 2008 fiscal year when Parliament next sits on Feb 15 at 1.30pm. This was announced yesterday by the Clerk of Parliament, Ms Ng Sheau Jiuan, who said that the Friday sitting will also be Budget Day. CITIGROUP EXPECTS INFLATIONOFFSETTING56 words
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Article, Illustration99 2008-01-29 4 Beijing's newly unveiled Olympic architectural gem aptly nicknamed the Water Cube stands out best at night. That is when an LED system with more than 16 million tones turns the structure into a vibrant kaleidoscope of colour, both inside and out. The bubble-wrapped National Aquatics Centre took fourAP - 99 words
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Article, Illustration650 2008-01-29 4 Nirmal Ghosh - Nirmal Ghosh But how long Samak, who wants to bring the ex-PM back from exile, will last is uncertain By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok MR SAMAK Sundaravej, the 72-year-old leader of the Palang Prachachon (People Power) Party, yesterday became Thailand's 25th Prime Minister650 words
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ASIA
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Article, Illustration1016 2008-01-29 6 Li Xueying - Li Xueying FORMER INDONESIAN PRESIDENT SUHARTO, 1921-2008 Thousands line the road in Solo to pay their respects to Indonesia's Father of Development By Salim Osman In Solo (Indonesia) AS THE midday sun beat ferociously down on this Central Java city, the body of former Indonesian president SuhartoAFP; AZIZ HUSSIN; — i REUTERS - 1,016 words
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Article, Illustration871 2008-01-29 8 SUHARTO 1921-2008 Many Singapore Foreign Ministry officials met and dealt with former Indonesian president Suharto during his many years in office. Yeo Ghim Lay spoke to some of them and here is how they remembered the man and the leader Deputy Prime Minister and Law MinisterAFP - 871 words
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Article, Illustration372 2008-01-29 8 Keith Lin - Keith Lin By FOREIGN Minister George Yeo joined scores of Singaporeans and foreigners to pay tribute to the late president Suharto at the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore yesterday. Looking sombre in a dark charcoal suit, Mr Yeo signed the condolence book for the former IndonesianDESMOND WEE - 372 words
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432 2008-01-29 8 Dcvi Asmarani - Dcvi Asmarani By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta INDONESIA'S media have given blanket coverage to the death of former president Suharto, remembering both the good he did for his country and the scandals over human rights abuses and alleged corruption. Major national newspapers ran pages of432 words
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CHINA
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Article, Illustration766 2008-01-29 10 Chua Chin Hon - Chua Chin Hon Aquatic centre's pro-environment features will help city to score points By China Bureau Chief In Beijing BEIJING yesterday unveiled one of two architectural icons for the 2008 Olympic Games the bubble-wrapped National Aquatic Centre, or what locals affectionatelyCHUACHIN HON - 766 words
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439 2008-01-29 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS Hong Kong A US Navy warship yesterday made the first visit to Hong Kong by an American ship since November, when an aircraft carrier and two minesweepers were separately turned away, dealing a blow to improving China-USASSOCIATED PRESS - 439 words
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Article, Illustration714 2008-01-29 11 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Snow continues to cause transport chaos; soldiers deployed at jammed train stations Guangzhou MR LIU SI does not think he is going home any time soon. Along with hundreds of thousands of others across China, he is stranded at a railwayREUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS; AP - 714 words
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EAST ASIA
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670 2008-01-29 12 Kwan Weng Kin - Kwan Weng Kin Tax needed to build roads, govt says, but opposition says it raises cost of living By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo A MAJOR political storm is brewing in Japan over a call by the opposition for the removal of670 words
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Article, Illustration250 2008-01-29 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS Seoul SOUTH Korean president-elect Lee Myung Bak nominated as prime minister yesterday a veteran official with broad international experience to focus on achieving his goal of bolstering economic growth. Mr Lee made his first Cabinet appointment at a nationally televisedASSOCIATED PRESS - 250 words
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INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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Article, Illustration314 2008-01-29 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Peshawar GUNMEN released unharmed dozens of students and teachers they had taken hostage at a school in north-western Pakistan yesterday. The six gunmen, who had barged into the school near the town of Bannu after a chase and firefight with police,ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS; AFP - 314 words
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Article438 2008-01-29 13 P. JAYARAM - P. JAYARAM Indian police are probing an organ sale gang which has conducted 500 transplants By India Correspondent In New Delhi POLICE were yesterday raiding hospitals and guesthouses amid investigations into a racket which has seen up to 500 poor labourers sell their kidneys to wealthy438 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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Article, Illustration625 2008-01-29 15 Nirmal Ghosh - Nirmal Ghosh Samak's blunt and abrasive style grates in the polite world of Bangkok's elites By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok MR SAMAK Sundaravej may have royal decorations, but his blunt and abrasive style sits uneasily in the soft-spoken and mannered world of:AFP - 625 words
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215 2008-01-29 15 NIRMAL GHOSH - NIRMAL GHOSH Born on June 13, 1935, in Bangkok, Mr Samak Sundaravej went on to earn a law degree from Thammasat University. From 1957 to 1973, he wrote a fiery political column for Siam Rath, a Thai-language daily. In 1968, he joined the Democrat Party. He won his215 words
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WORLD QUICKLY
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Article110 2008-01-29 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police have detained eight children aged between 11 and 14 after they stole a bus in Johor. Police said the bus was driven by a 13-year-old boy who had hot-wired the ignition to start the vehicle. "We were alerted byAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 110 words
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Article120 2008-01-29 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS KUALA LUMPUR: Thirty-five Malaysian activists were charged yesterday with taking part in an illegal assembly after police broke up a planned oppo-sition-led protest on inflation, a lawyer said. Opposition groups wanted to hold a rally on Saturday in downtown Kuala Lumpur to demandASSOCIATED PRESS - 120 words
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Article97 2008-01-29 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL: A Canadian aid worker detained in North Korea has been freed, a Canadian diplomat said yesterday, after the man reportedly spent three months in captivity accused of trying to start a church in the communist country. Canadian consular officials met Mr KirnASSOCIATED PRESS - 97 words
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Article73 2008-01-29 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI: Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian yesterday rejected the resignation tendered by Premier Chang Chun-hsiung and his Cabinet, citing the need for political stability. The decision means Mr Chen will not need to reshuffle the Cabinet. Mr Chang and his Cabinet offered to quit lastAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 73 words
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Article86 2008-01-29 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MUMBAI: At least four schoolgirls burned to death in India's financial hub of Mumbai yesterday when a school minibus caught fire after its compressed gas fuel tank exploded. The victims, aged between five and 10 years, were among 11 girls who hadAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 86 words
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MALAYSIA
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474 2008-01-29 16 Carolyn Hong - Carolyn Hong Latest video adds new twist to judicial scandal rocking Malaysia By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA was rocked by fresh accusations of judicial corruption yesterday after opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim released a further video clip showing a474 words
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210 2008-01-29 16 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Kuala Lumpur VISITORS from Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Brunei will soon be barred from taking out 12 essential items from Malaysia. The Cabinet is expected to approve the list of items that Domestic Trade andTHE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK - 210 words
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311 2008-01-29 16 SIN CHEW DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK, BERNAMA PUTRAJAYA SINGAPORE and Hong Kong are places with single-ethnic populations and their progress should not be compared directly with that of multiracial Malaysia, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi said yesterday. He told 8,000 top civil servants thatSIN CHEW DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK, BERNAMA - 311 words
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Miscellaneous28 2008-01-29 6 Battle over petrol tax Japan's opposition wants a provisional petrol tax to be scrapped, but the ruling LDP says it is needed to help build roads. PAGE 1228 words
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Article, Illustration934 2008-01-29 17 Derwin Pereira - Derwin Pereira Web's popularity among voters draws candidates into cyberspace By US Bureau Chief In Washington AS THE election campaign in the US hots up, expect more and more of the battles to be waged on the virtual battlefields of MySpace, Facebook and Flickr. A recent surveyAP - 934 words
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Article, Illustration618 2008-01-29 18 Mark Rice- Oxley - Mark Rice-Oxley Furore over how politicians receive campaign finances refuses to fade By For The Straits Times In London THE sudden resignation of a British Cabinet minister because of a police investigation into how he funded a political campaign has revived a furiousREUTERS - 618 words
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292 2008-01-29 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Rafah (Egypt) THE number of Palestinians crossing into Egypt from the Gaza Strip slowed yesterday as security forces tried to seal the border blown up by militants last week. Egyptian security forces erected barbed wire along one crossing in theAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS - 292 words
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SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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Article, Illustration228 2008-01-29 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS OUSTED Philippine President Joseph Estrada said he was enjoying his freedom as he arrived in Hong Kong for his first trip abroad since his September conviction and subsequent pardon on corruption charges. "I feel very happy, free again, independently free again,"ASSOCIATED PRESS; AP - 228 words
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Article, Illustration288 2008-01-29 19 PM Brown blamed again this time for coin design HE HAS been blamed for everything from the state of the economy to the sleaze crisis besetting his party. On Sunday, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (left) had to endure yet another accusation giving the nod to the redesign of the288 words
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174 2008-01-29 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE FRENCH President Nicolas Sarkozy may slap a legal suit on budget airline Ryanair for using a picture of him and his girlfriend Carla Bruni in one of their advertisements. The President's spokesman assailed the ad campaign as "unacceptable" yesterday. It usedAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 174 words
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500 2008-01-29 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS Symptoms of normal ageing may be due to absorption of lead at earlier age: Studies New York COULD it be that the "natural" mental decline that afflicts many older people is related to how much lead they absorbed in the decadesASSOCIATED PRESS - 500 words
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Article, Illustration223 2008-01-29 20 REUTERS Washington CUTTING down on caffeine could help people with the most common form of diabetes control their blood sugar levels, researchers said yesterday. Giving caffeine to a small group of people with type-2 diabetes caused the glucose levels in their blood toREUTERS; STFILE PHOTO - 223 words
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Miscellaneous23 2008-01-29 17 Lead exposure danger Recent studies suggest that mental decline in old people can be linked to lead exposure over the years. PAGE 2123 words
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REVIEW
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Article444 2008-01-29 21 RAIL commuters here, like those in cities with much larger populations, judge service satisfaction by peak-period frequencies and coach loading. On these measures the prevalent view has been that the MRT system has been passable: Reasonably good, but should be better. The Land Transport Authority (LTA)444 words
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Article, Illustration2243 2008-01-29 21 Anthony Paul - Anthony Paul »INTERVIEW WITH THE U.S. AMBASSADOR TO AFGHANISTAN By Senior Writer In Kabul AT THE Davos Economic Forum last week, Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai warned of a "wildfire spread of terrorism" across West Asia that "bodes terribly badly for the whole world". At the': AP - 2,243 words
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Article, Illustration1289 2008-01-29 22 Yang Razali Kassim - Yang Razali Kassim SUHARTO'S DEATH By For The Straits Times THE worsening medical condition of his predecessor Suharto forced Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to cut short his talks in Malaysia with Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi earlier in January. Not long after, Singapore's MinisterREUTERS - 1,289 words
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Article, Illustration990 2008-01-29 23 Lawrence Summers - Lawrence Summers MARKET CONFIDENCE By MARKETS and perceptions of the economic outlook change rapidly. Even two months ago, most observers doubted predictions of a US recession, saw no need for a fiscal stimulus and thought inflation fears should constrain monetary policy. Today, Washington isAP - 990 words
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Miscellaneous39 2008-01-29 21 No magic formula The fear that pervades the world financial markets will not abate of its own accord, nor is there a silver bullet. PAGE 24 PUNCHLINES REMAND FOR SKILLED/ fI\ORE EDUCATED W°PKERS G^OWW6 I News NEWSPAPER A66MT pPp39 words
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Miscellaneous1133 2008-01-29 24 Singapore today Partly cloudy, showers with M M 0 W^^HlllP |pW_ over many areas. THE STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY, JANUARY 29 2008 USEFUL NUMBERS 5 THINGS YOU CAN ASIA WORLD WEATHER nHTHnAV i 1 y*- Emerqency lines UvJ 1 CILIA i tg^V 0 BEIJING VF p o |i ce 999 oSE0UL1,133 words
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Advertisement291 2008-01-29 25 NTUC Income is proud to have the support of the financial advisory firms. The NTUC Income 2008 Kick-Off event on 18 January saw a strong turn-out of 750 financial advisers. It was m mm a celebration of a successful collaboration with the financial J^ f* advisory firms. In recognition of291 words
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Article, Illustration694 2008-01-29 26 Carolyn Quek - Carolyn Quek Grievously injured, Mr Mamat drowned as his wife clung to a net for safety By Judith Tan "BE SAFE. Hold on to the net." Those were Mr Mamat Lambak's last words to his wife before the badly injured 66-year-oldBETTY CHUA FOR THE STRAITS TIMES; ST GRAPHICS - 694 words
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Article, Illustration697 2008-01-29 27 Maria Almenoar; Lee Pei Qi; April Chong - Maria Almenoar, Lee Pei Qi April Chong And some make an extra trip upstream for a seat. Situation set to improve with additional train trips By WATCHING the train pull out of the station is a daily thing for clerk_IM CHIN PING - 697 words
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Article, Illustration205 2008-01-29 27 LEE PEI Ql - LEE PEI Ql »JURONG EAST ASSISTANT manager Irene Goh knows she has to be on the Jurong East MRT station platform by 7.27 am for her east-bound commute to Redhill where she works. The train that205 words
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Article, Illustration214 2008-01-29 27 APRIL CHONG - APRIL CHONG BETWEEN 7.30 am and 9am, the trains from Pasir Ris were always packed, with at least half the standing room taken. One in three trains left 10 to 150 commuters at this station standing on the platform, unable or unwillingBETTY CHUA FOR THE STRAITS TIMES - 214 words
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180 2008-01-29 27 MARIA ALMENOAR - MARIA ALMENOAR RAFFLES PLACE THE most crowded trains that pulled into Raffles Place station came between Bam and 9am. An interchange for passengers, the Raffles Place station has trains coming in from all four directions and is also a major destination in itself180 words
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63 2008-01-29 27 HOME owners can expect to see an average increase of about $1.22 in their monthly gas bills. City Gas has announced that from Friday, gas tariffs will go up by 7.6 per cent, which is 1.37 cents per kwh. This is63 words
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112 2008-01-29 27 ELECTRONIC road pricing (ERP) rates at several gantries will go up by 50 cents from next Monday. At the Bukit Timah Expressway, motorists will have to pay $1 from 7.30 am to Bam and $1.50 from Bam to 8.30 am. Central Expressway users passing112 words
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Article78 2008-01-29 27 FHE Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources is looking for ways to make used water clean again. Its Environment and Water Industry Development Council is asking for research proposals on using biological and chemi:al means to treat water. Biological methods may involve the use78 words
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99 2008-01-29 27 AN EXHIBITION about a uniquely Singapore social phenomenon, the übiquitous hawker centre, is on show at well, a hawker centre. The photo exhibition, which follows the successful launch of a book about hawker centres, is on at East Coast Lagoon hawker centre. Commissioned by the99 words
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Article254 2008-01-29 27 Ho Ai Li - Ho Ai Li By WITH China's economy steaming hot, expertise is needed to read the tea leaves. With this goal in mind, home-grown real-estate company Ho Bee Investment has donated $3 million to the Singapore Management University (SMU). The firm's gift matched dollar for254 words
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Article, Illustration455 2008-01-29 27 Maria Almenoar - Maria Almenoar By CATCH an MRT train, LRT train, a bus or a good deal at Choa Chu Kang MRT station. A mini mall has come up there, the first in a station outside the city centre. Choa ChuDESMOND FOO - 455 words
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444 2008-01-29 28 Selina Lum - Selina Lum Insurer says their efforts to conceive after their 2 sons died in an accident were doomed from start By A COUPLE made the unprecedented move of demanding that an insurer pay for the woman's fertility treatment after their two444 words
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Article, Illustration386 2008-01-29 28 Tessa Wong - Tessa Wong By HE WAS a strong swimmer who swam often in the sea, but yesterday afternoon 12-year-old Danial Syawal Jailani died after a mishap at a swimming pool. The New Town Secondary 1 student was found unconscious at Clementi Swimming Complex,30URTESY0F DANIAL'S FAMILY - 386 words
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Article197 2008-01-29 28 THE seven Indonesian smugglers had already landed on Changi beach, and were offloading their contraband cigarettes. When a Police Coast Guard boat shone its powerful spotlamp at them, they scrambled into their speedboat and took off. During the chase, last Saturday, their boat's engine malfunctioned. All197 words
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Article, Illustration118 2008-01-29 28 THE PC may be passe. Mobile is in for Google and Yahoo, which have announced competing mobile platforms to capture more eyeballs. At stake is the huge potential billion-dollar market for mobile ads, for which the two search giants are rolling out "open" mobile applications.118 words
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Article, Illustration360 2008-01-29 28 SELINA LUM - SELINA LUM A FRIEND of David Rasif, who helped the fugitive lawyer move $985,000 to Vietnam, has also gone missing. The High Court yesterday issued a warrant of arrest against former pub owner Freddy Lim Soon Kiang, a long-time friend of Rasif. Lim failedSTFILE PHOTO - 360 words
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484 2008-01-29 29 Jeremy Au Yong - Jeremy Au Yong Move comes after foreigners banned from artsfest show By A VIDEO of a choir singing complaints about Singapore has been posted online, after the group decided to call off all its public performances. The video of the 50-member Complaints Choir Project was484 words
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Article, Illustration408 2008-01-29 29 Tania Tan - Tania Tan By CHIKUNGUNYA, once a little-known disease, could eventually reach the global proportions of dengue. Singapore has seen 11 cases of the mos-quito-borne disease in its first outbreak here, with victims stricken by fever, joint pains, chills and nausea. These symptoms usuallyHEW SENG KIM - 408 words
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392 2008-01-29 29 Alfred Siew - Alfred Siew By Technology Correspondent SINGTEL mobile users can now get the latest soccer scores and other news flashes via SMS messages. A new service launched with Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) the SPH Breaking News SMS Alert will be available from today in392 words
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Article, Illustration207 2008-01-29 29 AMY TAN - AMY TAN AT THE ripe old age of 123, a majestic Angsana tree standing at the main entrance of the Rasa Sentosa Resort, is finally getting the recognition it deserves. One of 15 Angsana trees conserved under the National Parks Board Heritage treesLIM CHIN PING - 207 words
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Article, Illustration411 2008-01-29 29 Zakir Hussain - Zakir Hussain By A DOZEN graves at the Ahmadiyya cemetery in Choa Chu Kang were desecrated over the weekend. All their tombstones were broken or forcibly dislodged and scattered when The Straits Times visited the cemetery, where about 30 members of theALAN LIM - 411 words
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Article, Illustration730 2008-01-29 29 Lee Hui Chieh - Lee Hui Chieh NEWS ANALYSIS By PROVISION shop owner Ong Long Chye, 46, lives and works in "Cnikungunya Central". His Clive Street shophouse is just two doors away from where the first man diagnosed with the disease lived. In the two weeks730 words
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217 2008-01-29 29 TANIA TAN - TANIA TAN RESEARCHERS here looking for an anti-dengue breakthrough are switching tactics and turning to drugs, using the HIV/Aids model. Traditionally, vaccines have been given to patients to prevent them catching the mosquito-borne disease. But vaccines have been difficult to produce successfully, especially217 words
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399 2008-01-29 30 Karamjit Kaur - Karamjit Kaur But record made bittersweet as growth rate is lowest in 3 years By Aviation Correspondent IT WAS a bittersweet 2007 for Changi Airport: Passenger traffic hit an all-time high of 36.7 million, but the airport recorded slower growth in this area.399 words
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Article, Illustration387 2008-01-29 30 Diana Othman - Diana Othman By A LORRY crashed into an overhead gantry in Sunset Way, which is in the Clementi area, yesterday. The impact tore the gantry sign, which warned of a height limit, off its metal frame and sent it crashing ontoFRANCIS ONG - 387 words
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Miscellaneous27 2008-01-29 26 Rail squeeze Trains pull in on time, but commuters say they still arrive at work late because they cannot get on board in the mornings. PAGE H227 words
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307 2008-01-29 31 Aaron Thng - Aaron Thng PUBLIC-TRANSPORT ISSUES THE SMRT annual report for 2007 raises some questions about our rail system. There has been growth in the number of train journeys, from 394.3 million passenger trips in 2003 to 434.9 million passenger trips last year, a growth307 words
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Letter259 2008-01-29 31 Tan San San ( Ms - Tan San San (Ms) EVERY day, I take the North-South Line to work. For the past years, I had been satisfied with the service standard of the SMRT, until recently. Since this month, the frequency of trains appears to have been reduced during peak hours, both259 words
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314 2008-01-29 31 Jonathan Giam Yu Yong - Jonathan Giam Yu Yong I FOLLOWED with interest the recent reports and discussions on the revamp of the transport system. I have two points to raise. The first is on cost. I am an undergraduate who lives in the eastern part of Singapore.314 words
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84 2008-01-29 31 Lim SuYing ( Ms - Lim SuYing (Ms) IN THE ongoing upgrading works at Orchard MRT station, MRTC had sealed all the escape routes and rerouted commuters and pedestrians through one long route to the ground level. In view of the heavy pedestrian traffic during the weekends, are there84 words
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197 2008-01-29 31 Ng Tim Wah - Ng Tim Wah I WAS surprised to see a Corrective Works Order (CWO) session in full swing at the East Coast Park on Jan 19. I had thought the CWO was a thing of the past. The CWO participants (for want of a better197 words
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321 2008-01-29 31 Png Eng Huat - Png Eng Huat IN THE article, "More help could be on the way for very poor" (ST, Jan 23), Community Development, Youth and Sports Minister Vivian Balakrishnan acknowledged that needy residents usually need more than the public assistance (PA) handout to survive.321 words
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241 2008-01-29 31 Padmini Kesavapany ( Mrs - Padmini Kesavapany (Mrs) AS A person who had carried the palkuddam (pot of milk), I write to express my unhappiness on the confusion over the date for the event. Whatever the reasons for changing the Thaipusam festival date from Jan 23 to Jan241 words
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113 2008-01-29 31 Lee Kwok Weng - Lee Kwok Weng THE recent intrusion into our airspace not only caused much inconvenience to air travellers, operators, the airport authorities, police, our defence forces, etc, but also cost the Government to incur unnecessary expenses which were ultimately borne by taxpayers. Are113 words
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Miscellaneous102 2008-01-29 31 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.com Access to letters online is free. Be more circumspect when embracing technology Patients, be wary do not assume that the doctor is always right Allow students to decide with their parents on their long-term goals Chocolate past expiry date still sold102 words
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Article, Illustration913 2008-01-29 32 Wang Meng Meng - Wang Meng Meng They slam her reluctance to donate 6% of her earnings to youth By TAO Li's view that she should not part with a portion of her winnings for youth development has not gone down well with the sports fraternity. TheALBERT SIM i - 913 words
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670 2008-01-29 32 Jeanette Wang - Jeanette Wang By TAO Li is perfectly fine with giving back to the Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) but hopes to get something in return. Yesterday, the 17-year-old clarified her statements reported in The Straits Times regarding the SSA's recent decision to impose a670 words
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Article93 2008-01-29 32 The Multi-million dollar Award Programme (MAP) awards, an initiative by the Singapore National Olympic Council, will be given out at a ceremony at St James Power Station on Thursday. Sponsored primarily by the Singapore Totalisator Board, the MAP rewards Singapore's athletes by giving a cash payout to medallists93 words
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Article, Illustration554 2008-01-29 33 SOCCER Balloons in penalty area help Sheffield Utd in first goal during 2-1 win London BLUE balloons bamboozled Manchester City as much as Sheffield United did as the Premier League side crashed to a 1-2 loss to the Champions side in the FA Cup fourthAFP - 554 words
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Article381 2008-01-29 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London NEWCASTLE manager Kevin Keegan is hoping Michael Owen can rediscover his scoring touch as he tries to avoid a second defeat by Arsenal in four days. Newcastle lost 0-3 at the Emirates Stadium in the FA Cup fourth round on SaturdayAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 381 words
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267 2008-01-29 33 ASSOCIATED PRESS London MANCHESTER United will face Arsenal in the fifth round of the FA Cup. But Liverpool and Chelsea picked up home games against relatively easy opponents in yesterday's draw. The two most successful clubs in the competition's 136-year history meet at OldASSOCIATED PRESS - 267 words
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Article73 2008-01-29 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANCHESTER United will host Arsenal in the most mouth-watering tie of the fifth round of the FA Cup following yesterday's draw. Holders Chelsea will expect to advance against League One Huddersfield Town. The other ties (to be played on the Feb 16-17 weekend) are: LiverpoolAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 73 words
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Article204 2008-01-29 33 Today Arsenal v Newcastle United Bolton Wanderers v Fulham Middlesbrough v Wigan Athletic Sunderland v Birmingham City Tomorrow Chelsea v Reading Derby County v Manchester City Everton v Tottenham Hotspur Manchester United v Portsmouth West Ham United v Liverpool dan United 23 Irsenal 23 Ihelsea 23 Iverton 23 Iston204 words
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263 2008-01-29 33 ASSOCIATED PRESS London DETROIT-BASED General Sports and Entertainment (GSE) was yesterday confirmed as the new owner of Derby County, the fourth English Premier League club to fall into American hands. And they will not be the last. Hank Steinbrenner, the owner of famedASSOCIATED PRESS - 263 words
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Article399 2008-01-29 33 REUTERS COMPLACENCY is now Real Madrid's biggest threat in the Primera Liga title race, coach Bernd Schuster said. The champions beat third-placed Villarreal 3-2 at the Bernabeu on Sunday to open up a nine-point lead, as second-placed Barcelona drew 1-1 at Athletic Bilbao. "It's aREUTERS - 399 words
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255 2008-01-29 33 London PROVING that he is no slave to ceremony, England coach Fabio Capello is ready to make former captain David Beckham wait for his 100 th cap. The Italian intends to leave the former Real Madrid midfielder out of his first255 words
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488 2008-01-29 34 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CRICKET Adelaide INDIAN opener Virender Sehwag's broad bat denied retiring Australian wicketkeep-er-batsman Adam Gilchrist a fairytale finish to his Test career yesterday as the fourth Test ended in a tame draw. After trailing by 37 on the first innings,AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 488 words
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697 2008-01-29 34 ASSOCIATED PRESS BASKETBALL Cavaliers take three-point lead in final seconds, then deprive Lakers of a chance to level through Bryant Los Angeles THE final seconds were ticking away and the Los Angeles Lakers needed a three-pointer to send the game into overtime. That shotASSOCIATED PRESS - 697 words
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Article, Illustration364 2008-01-29 34 ASSOCIATED PRESS AMERICAN FOOTBALL SCOTTSDALE (ARIZONA) TOM Brady returned. His boot did not. And he is all ready to go to Super Bowl. The New England Patriots quar-ter-back has been playing footsie with the media and opponents the New YorkASSOCIATED PRESS; AP - 364 words
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625 2008-01-29 34 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Accra THE deluge of goals in the first week at the African Nations Cup has been matched only by the flood of scandals and drama off the pitch. Ahead of the decisive round of group matches starting yesterday, DidierAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 625 words
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Article, Illustration137 2008-01-29 34 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ALEX Ferguson's latest find, Manucho (above), starred in Angola's 3-1 upset win over Senegal to leave the shock African Nations Cup qualifiers on the brink of qualifying for the quarter-finals. In Sunday's second Group D tie, 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa lostAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 137 words
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414 2008-01-29 34 Wang Meng Meng - Wang Meng Meng By IT WAS supposed to be a proud moment for Baihakki Khaizan. The national defender, who celebrates his 24th birthday on Thursday, earned his 50th cap for Singapore in the friendly against Oman in Muscat on Sunday. He has established himself in414 words
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Article, Illustration161 2008-01-29 34 WANG MENG MENG - WANG MENG MENG WHEN Singapore face Saudi Arabia in tomorrow week's World Cup third-round qualifier, they might have to do without physiotherapist Yeo Hwee Koon (above). Yeo, who usually dons sports attire on the job, is waiting to see if she will be allowed161 words
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Article, Illustration789 2008-01-29 35 Rohit Brijnath - Rohit Brijnath By HIS speech over, his posing done, tennis' lean and hungry hero was asked: "Was it a reality or just a dream?" In reply, Novak Djokovic did not speak glibly of fairy tales, and lucky career breaks. Instead, he789 words
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Article534 2008-01-29 35 ASSOCIATED PRESS ►>TENNIS Friends and families provided lots of entertainment at the Australian Open too Melbourne FORGET about the action on Centre Court at the Australian Open. There was plenty of drama in the players' box too, in the last two weeks. The competitor seatingASSOCIATED PRESS - 534 words
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Article, Illustration674 2008-01-29 35 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE The Serbs are coining FOR a country in the grip of war barely 10 years ago and with a paucity of facilities, it seems astonishing that Serbia has produced any tennis players at all. But a quartet of players areAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; AFP - 674 words
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Article475 2008-01-29 35 BASKETBALL NBA: Orlando 96 Boston 93, Phoenix 88 Chicago 77, Cleveland 98 LA Lakers 95, Milwaukee 105 Washington 102 (OT), Portland 94 Atlanta 93, Dallas 90 Denver 85, Minnesota 98 New Jersey 95, Utah 97 Houston 89, Golden State 106 NY Knicks 104, Sacramento 103 Seattle 101. CRICKET Fifth475 words
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Article, Illustration856 2008-01-29 36 LOS ANGELES TIMES San Diego »GOLF Tiger wins Buick by eight shots and sends warning that he is getting better IF THIS really was a preview of the US Open, then Tiger Woods posted an important bulletin at Torrey Pines, one that contained a simple but emphatic message:LOS ANGELES TIMES; AP - 856 words
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Article280 2008-01-29 36 NICK Faldo is predicting history will be made this year by Tiger Woods' winning the Grand Slam of all four Majors. Asked to comment on a previous statement that this could be the clean sweep season for the world No 1, the British six-time Major winner said,280 words
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Article99 2008-01-29 36 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Famed jockey Kieren Fallon has no plans to retire despite being banned for IV2 years last week for testing positive for cocaine. A six-time champion jockey in British racing, he received the ban from France Galop, the governing body for flat andASSOCIATED PRESS - 99 words
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99 2008-01-29 36 REUTERS SOFIA: Bulgaria's tennis federation has threatened to fine Sesil Karatantcheva for refusing to play in a Fed Cup zonal event in Budapest this week. Captain Dora Rangelova picked Karatantcheva for matches in Hungary, but the 18-year-old said she wanted to be leftREUTERS - 99 words
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Miscellaneous41 2008-01-29 36 TV times BASKETBALL: Big 10 Conference: Louisville v Connecticut (Live, Ch23, Bam). CRICKET: Warm-up match: Prime Minister's XI v Sri Lanka (Live, Chi 10, tomorrow, 6.58 am). FUTSAL: XL World ss: Argentina v England (spm), Malaysia v Indonesia (7pm) Live, Ch24.41 words
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Obituary, Illustration171 2008-01-29 37 LOW AH KHOO Age 93 passed away peacefully on 27 January 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Han Too Yuan (deceased) Founder of Han's (F B) Pte Ltd Han's Bakery Confectionery Pte Ltd Han's Cafe Cake House Pte Ltd Hanis Cafe Bakery Pte Ltd Sons: Daughters-in-law:171 words
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Obituary, Illustration213 2008-01-29 37 WONG SHUE FUN Age: 88 1) Ng Choy Fong (deceased) 2) Lim Mvi Hua (deceased) Called home to be with the Lord on the 27 January 2008. Leaving behind beloved: Sons: Daughters-in-law: Wong Joong Yuen, Tony Lee Mvi Chai, Helen Wong Siew Yuen, David Wong Hin Van, Peter Ng Mci213 words
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Obituary, Illustration180 2008-01-29 37 |r "As for me, I have confided in thy loving-kindness; s$L P my heart shall be joyful in thy salvation. I will sing unto <£ Jehovah, for he hath dealt bountifully with me. i Psalm 13:5-6 ANG GHIM CHEONG Has gone home to be with the LORD JESUS on 27180 words
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Obituary, Illustration70 2008-01-29 37 The family of the late IVY CHONG FOONG KHENG Departed on 22 Jan 2008 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, wreaths donations during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to Mr and Mrs Tommie Goh and70 words
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Obituary, Illustration92 2008-01-29 37 Miss Sylvia Edna Ooi entered into glory on 23 Jan 2008 after a long illness bravely borne. Irene, Violet, Eric Vivien wish to express their gratitude to dear Sylvia's many loving generous friends, especially those who spent much time praying for and with her and uplifting her in song during92 words
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Obituary, Illustration116 2008-01-29 37 TAN MUI NGO Age: 79 passed away peacefully on 27 Jan 2008, dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Seah Liat Hong (Deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Daughters: Sons-in-law: Seah Boh Seng Lee Kirn Tien, Judy Seah Gek Choi AngßockAik Seah Hua Seng Seah Geek Siam PohKhoonYong Seah Joo Seng116 words
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Obituary, Illustration70 2008-01-29 37 Ie family of the It SONG CHOON SENG bbm Departed 24 January 2008 Wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during our recent bereavement. Special thanks to ASSOCPROFKOOTSAIKEE Chairman, Chief Executive Director nembers70 words
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Obituary, Illustration80 2008-01-29 37 HO SEUNG SENG Age: 57 passed away peacefully on 27 Jan 2008 leaving behind loved ones Brothers: Sister-in-law: Ho Cheuk Choy Ho Cheuk Leung Ang Geok Huay Koreen Sister: Brother-in-law: Ho Seung Mun Chong Fei Leong Nephews: Niece: Ho Ling Yang Chong Ting Ting Ho Ling Xiang Body resting at80 words
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Obituary, Illustration51 2008-01-29 37 SINNATHAMBY MUTHMMAH Age: 82 passed away peacfully on 28 Jan 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Son: Packirisamy. D Daughter-in-law: Ruku Packirisamy Grandchildren, Great-Grandchildren and all relatives and friends. Cortege will leave Blk 321, Yishun Central, #06-313 on (Tues) 29 Jan 2008 at 4.30pm for Mandai Crematorium Hall 2 for cremation.51 words
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Obituary, Illustration104 2008-01-29 37 "I am the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies, and whoever lives and believes in Me will never die" John 11:25-26 MRS ROSALIE de SOUZA nee CHOY Age: 88 was called home to be with the Lord on 26 Jan 2008 leaving104 words
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Obituary, Illustration22 2008-01-29 37 In Loving Memory O Khoo IQm IQat called to rest in Jesus a year ago. Deeply missed fondly remembered by loved ones.22 words
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Obituary, Illustration35 2008-01-29 37 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory of THIRUMALAIVEERAN SITHAMBARAM 14/07/1927-09/02/07 In Life Loved and Honored In Death Remembered Deeply missed and cherished by Daughter: Indarani Son-in-law: VM. Selvarajah Granddaughters: Sangeetha Chandini Dcvi Grandson: Kartik Aravind Raj35 words
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Obituary, Illustration68 2008-01-29 37 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." First Anniversary Psalm 23:6 In Loving Memory Of TONY NG BOON HIAP was called home to be with the Lord on 29 January 2007 Just a68 words
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Obituary, Illustration34 2008-01-29 38 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Our General Manager Mr Daniel Tan Hee Kit on the demise of his beloved wife JENNY ONG on 26 January 2008 From The Management Staff of Panasonic Singapore34 words
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Obituary, Illustration72 2008-01-29 38 we remember today not to mourn your passing but to reminisce our lives together... your life as a loving mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother to so many of us here. Though you have gone to rest, your incredible courage, strength and spirit will live in us forever. Memories of wonderful times72 words
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Obituary, Illustration27 2008-01-29 38 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of the Late JENNY ONG Departed on 26 January 2008 From: The Management Staff of Colgate-Palmolive (E) Pte Ltd27 words
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Obituary, Illustration130 2008-01-29 38 But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God's unfailing love for ever and even." psalm 52 JENNY ONG CHIN LEE Age: 39 was called home to be with the Lord on 26 Jan 2008, dearly missed by: Father: Ong Swee Guan130 words
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Article, Illustration618 2008-01-29 40 REUTERS, BLOOMBERG NEWS, INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE Bank details how Jerome Kernel's elaborate, year-long ruse went undetected Paris SOCIETE Generale (SG), facing persistent questions over how a lone, junior trader could have run up fraudulent bets amounting to 50 billion euros (Sslos billion) beforeREUTERS, BLOOMBERG NEWS, INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE; SOCIETEGENERALE - 618 words
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314 2008-01-29 40 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Paris ACCUSED rogue trader Jerome Kerviel has admitted to concealing deals that led to billions of dollars in losses, a prosecutor said yesterday as Societe Generale (SG) shares took a new stock market hammering. The 31-year-old junior dealer wantedAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 314 words
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Article, Illustration210 2008-01-29 40 ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington SALES of new homes in the United States plunged by a record amount last year, while prices posted their weakest showing in 16 years, demonstrating the troubles builders were facing with a huge backlog of unsold homes. The CommerceASSOCIATED PRESS; BLOOMBERG NEWS - 210 words
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Article, Illustration34 2008-01-29 40 AFP Yesterday's close: 13,087.91 (-541.25 points) »Japanese share prices tumbled almost 4 per cent, ending a three-day rebound, as fresh jitters over the outlook for the world economy rattled global markets.AFP - 34 words
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Article, Illustration36 2008-01-29 40 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,380.54 (-24.86 points) Malaysian shares ended 1.8 per cent lower amid a regional downturn, following Wall Street's fall last week. Volume was 727 million shares, worth RMI.4 billion (*****.6 million).AFP - 36 words
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Article, Illustration37 2008-01-29 40 AFP Yesterday's close: 24,053.61 (-1,068.76 points) Hong Kong stocks fell 4.25 per cent after the Shanghai bourse tumbled, adding to jitters sparked by a Wall Street downturn and an upcoming US interest-rate decision.AFP - 37 words
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Article, Illustration36 2008-01-29 40 AFP Yesterday's close: 18,152.78 (-208.88 points) »Indian share prices closed down 1.14 per cent in volatile trade, ahead of rate-setting meetings by both the US Federal Reserve and Reserve Bank of India this week.AFP - 36 words
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Article, Illustration34 2008-01-29 40 AFP Yesterday's close: 4,419.29 (-342.39 points) Chinese stocks fell 7.19 per cent, as concerns ranging from the ailing US economy to severe winter weather spooked investors amid a sell-off in Asia.AFP - 34 words
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Article, Illustration32 2008-01-29 40 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,582.05 (-38.44 points) »Indonesian share prices finished 1.5 per cent lower, with sentiment dampened by Wall Street's fall last week and the slump in regional markets.AFP - 32 words
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Article, Illustration20 2008-01-29 40 AFP Friday's close: 5,860.3 (+279.9 points) The markets were closed for Australia Day, a public holiday, yesterday.AFP - 20 words
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Article, Illustration33 2008-01-29 40 AFP Yesterday's close: 744.36 (-15.36 points) Thai share prices closed 2.02 per cent lower, amid ongoing concerns over a possible recession in the US due to the sub-prime mortgage crisis.AFP - 33 words
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Article118 2008-01-29 40 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: 3,041.06 Stock Name Close Change CapitaLand 6.250 -0.280 CapitaMall 2.950 -0.230 CityDev 12.200 -0.680 Cosco Corp 4.640 -0.270 DBS Grp 18.060 -0.880 F&N 4.790 -0.150 Gent Intl 0.615 -0.015 HKLand 4.560 -0.110 JSH 14.360 -0.560 Jardine C&C 18.860 -0.480 KeppelCorp 11.560 -0.220 Keppel Land118 words
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Article56 2008-01-29 40 E3 Hlds 38,413,000 Memstar 36,052,000 STI 310DBNPeCW0SD32S 28,128,000 China Hongxing 27,602,000 Yangzijiang 23,747,000 JiutianC 21,386,000 JES 20,272,000 STXPOKWIOO 18,270,000 Sing Tel 17,706,000 Lianßeng 16,950,000 Jan 28 SinoTechfib 14,781,000 Golden Agri 14,565,000 LottVis 13,174,000 Thai Beverage 12,828,000 Capita Land 12,795,000 SGX 12,296,000 Centillion 12,110,000 Sing Tel DBeCWOBO4O7 11,940,000 Jade56 words
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Article142 2008-01-29 40 Jan 28 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2460 1.2610 Can dollar 1.4020 1.4190 Euro 2.0770 2.1010 Malaysian ringgit* ..0.4381 0.4388 NZ dollar 1.0860 1.1100 Sterling pound 2.8030 2.8350 US dollar 1.4160142 words
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Article, Illustration447 2008-01-29 41 BLOOMBERG NEWS Slowdown due more to slump in domestic demand than US economic weakness TOKYO JAPAN has probably fallen into recession, ending the nation's longest period of growth in more than 60 years, according to Goldman Sachs Group. Factory production will fall fromBLOOMBERG NEWS - 447 words
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Article, Illustration354 2008-01-29 41 REUTERS Hong Kong HONG Kong banker David Li has reached a tentative agreement with United States regulators to pay more than US$B million (5511.4 million) to settle an insider trading case linked to News Corp's purchase last year ofREUTERS - 354 words
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83 2008-01-29 41 REUTERS NEW YORK: Countrywide Financial chief executive officer (CEO) Angelo Mozilo said yesterday that he would give up U5537.5 million (5553.3 million) in severance pay and other fees he stood to gain from the mortgage lender's sale to the Bank ofREUTERS - 83 words
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63 2008-01-29 41 BLOOMBERG NEWS NEW YORK: Tumbling equity markets prompted 24 companies this month to halt plans for initial public offerings (IPOs), the most in at least a decade. So far this year, 50 companies have raised US$7 billion (Sslo billion) in IPOs globally,BLOOMBERG NEWS - 63 words
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109 2008-01-29 41 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: The Japanese authorities have ordered a little-known firm to correct its claim that it had bought controlling stakes in a clutch of corporate giants including Sony and Toyota Motor. Teramento, reportedly capitalised at only 1,000 yen (5513.20), raised eyebrows lastAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 109 words
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98 2008-01-29 41 REUTERS CITIGROUP and Central China Securities will soon apply to the Chinese regulators to set up an investment banking joint venture. The new company would be Citigroup's first investment banking venture in China. It already helps Chinese companies list in Hong Kong, but involvementREUTERS - 98 words
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Article, Illustration437 2008-01-29 42 Chua Hian Hou - Chua Hian Hou Mindshare, PHD and Starcom, together with incumbent Zenith, making pitch By TELECOMMUNICATIONS group Star Hub is shopping for a new media buying agency, with four agencies asked to pitch for the coveted account. Zenith Optimedia, which has held the account sinceBLOOMBERG NEWS - 437 words
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183 2008-01-29 42 CHUA HIAN HOU DIRECT marketing firm Wunderman has acquired Agenda, a company that specialises in digital and online marketing. Wunderman, a company with a global presence, including an outlet in Singapore, said the deal would reinforce its "digital capabilities, especially in theCHUA HIAN HOU - 183 words
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142 2008-01-29 42 REUTERS London SINGAPORE state investment company Temasek has lifted its stake in Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered (Stanchart) to over 19 per cent from 18 per cent, according to a regulatory filing yesterday. Temasek owns 268.2 million Stanchart shares, representing 19.03 per centREUTERS - 142 words
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84 2008-01-29 42 JURONG Aromatics Corp (JAC) has signed a US$lO billion (5514.2 billion) contract with oil giant BP. BP will supply a large proportion of JAC's feedstock requirements, once JAC's US$2 billion petrochemical plant on Jurong Island is up and running in 2011. BP has84 words
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68 2008-01-29 42 MIDAS Holdings' joint-venture company Nanjing SR Puzhen Rail Transport (NPRT) and its consortium partners have clinched a 1.05 billion yuan (*****.2 million) contract to supply metro train cars. Under the terms of the contract, the train cars will be for the Nanjing Metro68 words
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109 2008-01-29 42 KEPPEL Telecommunications Transportation (T&T) said yesterday that its net profit rose 18.8 per cent to $51.45 million for the full year ended Dec 31, compared to the same period a year earlier. Turnover was up 10.9 per cent to $103.1 million versus the109 words
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62 2008-01-29 42 ASCENDAS Real Estate Investment Trust (A-Reit) has acquired two buildings for nearly $107 million. It purchased Acer Building at International Business Park for $75 million from Acer Computer International. A-Reit also announced yesterday that it has bought Sim Siang Choon Building at 2162 words
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Article, Illustration161 2008-01-29 43 CATCHING ON A growing number of senior finance executives in Singapore a opting for a novel career path to balance their work and other interests from golf training to family to painting a masterpiece. This work arrangement, which recruitment agency Robert Half calls independent project-based consulting,ISTOCKPHOTO - 161 words
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729 2008-01-29 43 Grace Ng - Grace Ng They opt for part-time consulting which allows flexible hours, more time to pursue other interests By MR P. Singh, 45, has not had a full-time job in four years but there is no need to feel sorry for him.729 words
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Article, Illustration322 2008-01-29 43 Alvin Foo - Alvin Foo EARLY HEADSTART "We want them to start early, be exposed to SMEs and become future SME bosses." MR YEO, on giving undergraduates scholarships with the aim that the graduates will be released into the industry. By SPRING Singapore launched322 words
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442 2008-01-29 43 Bryan Lee - Bryan Lee By BULGING coffers should provide the Government with ample ammunition to offer a generous inflation-offsetting package in this month's Budget, a top global bank has said. Citigroup yesterday said the Government would chalk up a surplus exceeding $4 billion for the442 words
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Article, Illustration520 2008-01-29 44 Alvin Foo - Alvin Foo TAKING STOCK Nervous investors take profit to bring three-day recovery to a halt By AFTER three sessions of rebounds, a familiar sea of red returned to the Singapore bourse yesterday, sparked by profit-taking, tumbling regional bourses and nerves. Taken individually,BLOOMBERG - 520 words
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Article, Illustration653 2008-01-29 44 Christopher Tan - Christopher Tan NEWS ANALYSIS By Senior Correspondent WHEN a monopoly or duopoly is dismantled, it is sensible to assume that companies previously operating in the privileged environment will suffer a drop in earnings. This, however, is not always the case. While profitBETTY CHUA FOR THE STRAITS TIMES - 653 words
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383 2008-01-29 44 Gabriel Chen - Gabriel Chen By HOME-GROWN music player maker Creative Technology's net profits for the second quarter ended Dec 31 plunged to US$7.6 million (Sslo.B million) from US$92.l million in the same period a year earlier. However, profits for the three months ended Dec 31, 2006383 words
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338 2008-01-29 44 Lee Su Shyan - Lee Su Shyan WARRANT WATCH By Assistant Money Editor AS THE stock market bloodbath resumed yesterday, local investors were quick to snap up put warrants which make money when the market falls. A put warrant from Macquarie Bank on Hong Kong's338 words
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Article, Illustration175 2008-01-29 45 THE Straits Trading Company was established in 1887. It is engaged in tin smelting extracting tin from ore. In 2006, Straits Trading recorded a net profit of $194 million on a revenue of $921.6 million. It has three main businesses: Metals and mineral resources, 77 per cent ofSTRAITS TRADING - 175 words
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593 2008-01-29 45 Lee Su Shyan - Lee Su Shyan Tecity group's gambit seen as 'gutsy', opening bruising bidding war By Assistant Money Editor A BRUISING battle for one of Singapore's oldest listed firms looms after the grand-daughter of banker Tan Chin Tuan sharply raised yesterday her offer593 words
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Article, Illustration20 2008-01-29 45 STOCK 1.35 billion TRADING shares worth VOLUME $1.64 billion UP Gainers: 190 Losers: 593 DOWN Unchanged: 1,01720 words
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Article74 2008-01-29 45 Mid Cap 767.28 T-23.52 Small Cap 674.59 T-20.62 All Share 779.54 T-28.26 Fledgling 727.10 T-14.86 China 567.77 T-33.87 Oil and gas 675.59 T -5.51 Basic materials 667.61 T-16.50 Industrials 730.26 T -25.46 Consumer goods 770.79 T -47.84 Health care 820.66 T-59.54 Consumer services 833.64 T-21.97 Telecoms 911.3674 words
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215 2008-01-29 45 NICHOLAS FANG - NICHOLAS FANG EXPANDING PRESENCE PSA International has taken a stake in Argentina's second-largest container terminal, a move that will give it a bigger slice of the growing trade between the Americas and Asia, The Singapore port operator announced yesterday it tied up with215 words
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Article, Illustration90 2008-01-29 92 There's a Starbucks in my ob-gyn's office. You can get a latte and a Pap smear at the same time. It's the weirdest thing' Singer Paula Abdul (above) on how the world is changing 'I'm sure my Mum would like to see me on TV' Oscar nominee Viggo Mortensen,SCV, REUTERS, AP - 90 words
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Article242 2008-01-29 92 FRET not if you can't make it to the Beijing Olympics. Four Beijing hotels are offering pre-Olym-pics packages until June 30 for you to soak up the pre-Games mood. All four packages let you visit Olympics sites such as the Beijing National Stadium and the National Aquatics Centre.242 words
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Article453 2008-01-29 93 > theatre ABOVE US ONLY SKY Zizi Azah Abdul Majid, presented by The Necessary Stage Esplanade Recital Studio Last Saturday Hong Xinyi THERE is a sense that this play ends just as the playwright reveals an idea that seizes the imagination. Following her well-received Ma-lay-language play453 words
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Article, Illustration495 2008-01-29 93 Shawn Chua - Shawn Chua > opera _A TRAVIATA Singapore Lyric Opera Eric Zhu, conductor; Nancy /lien, soprano; Lee Jae Wook, :enor, and Song Kee Chang, Daritone Esplanade Theatre _ast Friday WITH an opera as popular as La Traviata, it was admittedly tiard to go into a performance withoutSENSE ASIAN - 495 words
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Article, Illustration526 2008-01-29 94 Kwan Wenq Kin - Kwan Wenq Kin Six years have passed since his last Japanese-language film, but heart-throb Takeshi Kaneshiro still draws the fans JAPAN CORRESPONDENT ABSENCE makes the heart grow fonder. And Taiwanese-Japanese actor Takeshi Kaneshiro's return to a Japa-nese-language movie, six years after his last one, was greeted with enthusiasmAP - 526 words
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Article107 2008-01-29 96 Movies Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood Actress: Julie Christie, Away From Her Supporting actor: Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men Supporting actress: Ruby Dee, American Gangster Cast: No Country For Old Men Television Actor in a movie or miniseries: Kevin Kline, As You Like ItAP - 107 words
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Article84 2008-01-29 96 HEADING HOME: Actor Heath Ledger's body was being flown back to Australia on Sunday after a private Los Angeles service for close family and friends last Saturday. His ex-fiance Michelle Williams and former girlfriend Naomi Watts were among the mourners... RAMBO BEATEN: Meet The Spartans, a spoof of last84 words
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Article, Illustration476 2008-01-29 62 Stephanie Gwee - Stephanie Gwee Learn: Extra Tasty BOOZE hounds have a new joint at which to indulge their alcohol fix and, no, pub mogul Dennis Foo didn't open yet another bar at Clarke Quay. Extratasty.com is a website for self-confessed alcohol lovers it's wholly476 words
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Article, Illustration684 2008-01-29 63 Oo Gin Lee - Oo Gin Lee World Of Warcraft hits 10 million subscribers THE world's most popular online video game, World Of Warcraft, has signed a staggering 10 million active paying subscribers. World Of Warcraft now hosts more than two million subscribers in Europe, more than 2.5 million in North America,BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT; :AP - 684 words
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Article, Illustration128 2008-01-29 64 EXCLUSIVELY for readers of Digital Life. Join us for a cosy afternoon of gaming fun at the DL Gaming Get-to-gether and go home with Xbox 360 games and goodies worth over $2,500. Pit your gaming skills against DL writers and Microsoft Xbox staff and play theBT FILE PHOTO - 128 words
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Article, Illustration509 2008-01-29 66 00 GIN LEE - 00 GIN LEE MOBILE SEARCH FACE-OFF Google's Android and Yahoo's Go version 3 want to get into your cellphones By THE war of the mobiles is on. The two behemoths of online advertising, Google and Yahoo, are now taking their battle toREUTERS, AP - 509 words
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Article, Illustration289 2008-01-29 66 Reuters THE arrival of a truly mobile Web, offering a new generation of location-based advertising, is set to unleash a "huge revolution", Google chief executive Eric Schmidt said last Friday. "It's the recreation of the Internet, it's– Reuters; AP - 289 words
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Article, Illustration1002 2008-01-29 67 MOBILE SEARCH FACE-OFF 00 GIN LEE dives into Yahoo Go 3 and Google's mobile portal to see if they're worth their salt Yahoo Go 3 Beta TO INSTALL: Point your PC browser to go.yahoo.com. Click on "Get Yahoo! Go now" and you will be promptedYAHOO; GOOGLE - 1,002 words
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Article, Illustration242 2008-01-29 69 PROTECTING OUR PRECIOUS PHONES PROTECTING OUR PRECIOUS PHONES ALFRED SIEW helps us face and prepare for the unthinkable, yet inevitable IT COULD "die" if you drop it accidentally. It could get lost, and along with it, your precious holiday snapshots, if you forgetST FILE PHOTO; SIEMENS d - 242 words
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Article498 2008-01-29 69 IT'S tough, but if you lose your phone or it gets stolen, chances are you're not going to see it again. The aggravation is not just in losing that piece of shiny hardware itself, but in losing all the data in it, too. Certainly,498 words
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Article, Illustration650 2008-01-29 69 Stephanie Gwee - Stephanie Gwee So that losing your mobile phone is aggro no more By PROTECTING OUR PRECIOUS PHONES FOR MOST tech-hooked Singaporeans, a day without the mobile phone is like a day without sunshine. And it's no wonder. Not only is the cellphone aSONY ERICSSON - 650 words
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Article, Illustration406 2008-01-29 70 00 GIN LEE - 00 GIN LEE It's not as pervasive as in PCs, but it is growing. Reports IF YOU see MMS messages in your Sent mailbox but can't recall sending them, there can only be two reasons. Either you're losing your mind, or, more plausibly, your phone's beenST FILE PHOTO - 406 words
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Article, Illustration1101 2008-01-29 71 THAM YUEN- C - THAM YUEN-C Five websites that let you do everything from making your own comics to learning how to do anything. By Comiqs www. comiqs. com YOU don't have to be an artist to make your own cartoon strips with Comiqs. All you need: some digital photos or graphics.MICROSOFT - 1,101 words
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Article, Illustration652 2008-01-29 74 SMEs ADVERTISING ONLINE SMEs are tapping modern web search techniques to grow. IRENE THAM reports SOME people say you can't teach the old economy new tricks. But an old timer in Singapore is proving the age-old saying wrong. Steel trader Sin Aik Hardware is easilyLAU FOOK KONG - 652 words
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Article, Illustration447 2008-01-29 76 SMEs ADVERTISING ONLINE The boss of a pest control firm reveals to IRENE THAM how he taught himself computer skills, and how search advertising has benefited his business HE'S a tough man, G. Surajan. The retired navy Major recently had a kidney transplant and hasST FILE PHOTO; ADWORDS.GOOGLE.COM - 447 words
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Article, Illustration330 2008-01-29 77 Want to know what's wrong with your PC? E-mail us at stdled@sph.com.sg Incompatible software I HAVE a Dell Dimension PC running on Home Vista which I bought in July last year. I sometimes take work home from my office, but I cannot get the files toST FILE PHOTO - 330 words
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Article, Illustration185 2008-01-29 78 cameras Olympus SP-570UZ, MIO3OSW Both will be out next month; prices unavailable. IT DOESN'T have a lens that looks and weighs like a cannon, but the new Olympus SP-570UZ can zoom really far. With optical zoom of 20x and a focal range of 26mm to 520 mm,185 words
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Article, Illustration124 2008-01-29 78 ►cameras Sony's A2OO Available now for $1,099 with an 18-70 mm lens. SWITCHING from a digital compact camera to a sin-gle-lens reflex one can be daunting, with all the new controls to learn. That's why Sony has packed it's A2OO entry-level shooter with loads of techno124 words
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Article, Illustration89 2008-01-29 78 memory cards Sandisk's microSDHC card Buy from major electronics stores at $155.00. YOU can't stuff gingko into your phone to boost its memory. But Sandisk can help. Its new microSDHC card stores up to BGB worth of photos, songs and whatever else people cram into their phones these89 words
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Article, Illustration195 2008-01-29 78 ►business solutions D-Link's Unified Threat Management Firewall devices, Layer 2 switches Available now at computer shops. Prices start at $1,060 for the firewalls, and $609 for switches. IN THE vein of Chinese New Year spring cleaning, offices might want to spruce up perhaps, with enhancements to195 words
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Article, Illustration114 2008-01-29 79 ►earpieces Plantronics Voyager 520 Bluetooth earpiece Available in February for $169 YOU can make anyone a good listener with the Plantronics Voyager 520 earpiece. The Bluetooth earpiece cuts out background noise via a noise-cancelling microphone so the per- son you're talking to will hear only you, and not114 words
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Article, Illustration136 2008-01-29 79 MSI X4B motherboards. Out at computer shops next month; price unavailable. OVERCLOCKING enthusiasts now have another toy to push to the limits the MSI X4B series of mother- boards. Based on the Intel X4B Express chipset, the board can run the latest 45-nm quad-core processors so power136 words
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Article147 2008-01-29 79 ►business solutions I Salesforce's Force.com Available now through the end of 2008 at a promotional price of US$O.99 (551.40) per login. After that, it's US$5 per login. A monthly subscription service is also available from US$5O a month. NO ONE likes to pay for something, then under-utilise147 words
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Article, Illustration408 2008-01-29 80 Billy Teo - Billy Teo, SOCOM U.S. Navy Seals Tactical Strike SOCOM brings the experience of movies such as Black Hawk Down and Tom Clancy's Clear And Present Danger novel to the portable gaming screen. It's not about going in with guns blazing, so action junkies need408 words
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Article, Illustration282 2008-01-29 80 Sim Cheng Kai - Sim Cheng Kai Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law BASED on Cartoon Network channel's Adult Swim animated series of the same name, Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law explores the lives of characters from Hanna-Barbera's (HB) 1960s superhero cartoon Birdman And The Galaxy Trio. After the show got cancelled,282 words
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Article44 2008-01-29 80 1 Call Of Duty 4 $89.90 (Xbox360) new entry 2. Call Of Duty 4 $92 (PS3) new entry 3. Winning Eleven 2008 $72 (PSP) new entry 4. Burnout Paradise $71.90 (PS3) new entry 5. Mario Galaxy $84 (Wii) new entry SOURCE: WWW.G3.C0M.Si44 words
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Article299 2008-01-29 80 Valentine Chua - Valentine Chua, Geometry Wars: Galaxies IT'S amusing how some simple games have come a long way. Geometry Wars was initially a hidden game in the Xbox's Project Gotham Racing 2, before being updated and sold on the Xbox Live marketplace. Now, it's been expanded299 words
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Article, Illustration503 2008-01-29 81 Alfred Siew - Alfred Siew HTC Touch Cruise $1,198 Available early next month HTC has a knack for coming up with "interesting" names for its PDA-phones but the Cruise is a little more conventional, unlike, say, the TyTN II (pronounced Titan two). Unlike the gigantic, no-holds barred TyTN503 words
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Article, Illustration180 2008-01-29 81 JOIN the Digital Life Lost Odyssey Contest and win over $2,000 worth of prizes. Every week for three weeks, two winners of the Lost Odyssey Xbox 360 game (each worth $74.90) will be randomly selected from entries with correct answers. Correct entries qualify for the180 words
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Article, Illustration527 2008-01-29 82 Melvin Seah - Melvin Seah, Samsung SGH-F330 music phone $498 (without operator plan) Available at all authorised Samsung dealers THE Samsung SGH-F330 music phone seems to elicit very different responses from different people. In my one week of testing it, friends couldn't decide if it was a527 words
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Article, Illustration548 2008-01-29 82 Tony Lim - Tony Lim, Nokia e5l $588 (without operator plan) Buy from telco shops MENTION the word "smartphone" and what usually comes to mind is a bulky mobile phone that is chock-full of features. In the Nokia e5l, you get the smart part without the bulk. At548 words
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Article, Illustration382 2008-01-29 82 Wilson - Wilson Nokia NB2 $868 Get it from authorised dealers NOKIA tried to catch the new generation of users with its N series phones the operative word being "tried". But the N series phones were plagued with design quirks like stiff media buttons382 words
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Article, Illustration801 2008-01-29 83 Microsoft Office for Mac 2008 $749 Microsoft Office Mac 2008 $269 Microsoft Office Mac Home and Student 2008 $959 Microsoft Office Mac Media Edition 2008 Buy from any Mac shops or major IT shops. MS Word 2008 While there aren't many functions brand new toMICROSOFT - 801 words
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Article, Illustration126 2008-01-29 83 TAKE part in the Digital Life Mac Office 2008 contest and stand a chance to win one set of Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Standard Edition and a Bluetooth Notebook Mouse (total worth $823.90), every week for three weeks. THIS WEEK'S126 words
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Article, Illustration668 2008-01-29 84 SAP's global SME division head has a proven track record of getting results, as IRENE THAM finds out HERE'S a man who's as adept at improving the bottom line as at playing games Nintendo Wii games. And as keen on the happiness of a globalSAP - 668 words
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Article, Illustration194 2008-01-29 84 Sun Microsystems - Sun Microsystems GREEN IT smart, efficient ways to protect the environment ENSURE that perforated cooling tiles are placed in correct locations. Within a raised floor data centre, the cool air comes from under the floor. To provide additional cooling to some racks, you can place perforated194 words
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Article, Illustration684 2008-01-29 85 GRACE CHNG I - GRACE CHNG I j^^HDLsays I ►ByC Why are customers' requests falling on deaf ears? FUNNY. For a company that has made an obscene sum of money from a music player the iconic iPod Apple sure seems to lack finesse in its auditory perceptions. Especially in listening to684 words
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Miscellaneous31 2008-01-29 46 MICA(P) I 15/12/2007 this little red dot belongs to tuesday classandsch°o1 29/01 /08 Bomb goes off in Orchard Road PAGE 13 A/; HIGHLY WATCH WHAT ARJJS2 Ar means to everyone ISIS?31 words
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Article, Illustration236 2008-01-29 47 Every time you see the Little Red Dot pencil, get creative! Write your own headlines, try the lesson plans... whatever you do, have fun! People still look at the Institute of Technical Education and say that ITE stands for "If s The End". This story really shows236 words
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Article, Illustration626 2008-01-29 47 'Sec 5 class advised: Go to ITE instead. By Sandra Davie (ST, Jan 12, 2008) A group of 27 girls in a Secondary 5 class in a mission school -which shall remain unnamed were advised by their principal on the first day of school to seek transfers toTNP FILE PHOTO - 626 words
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Article, Illustration553 2008-01-29 48 The five Ws and an H of food shortages. BY ANDREW DUFFY /VVHY IS SOME FOOD^v IN SHORT SUPPLY? There are many factors. Droughts in Australia mean there is less wheat, which makes flour more expensive. And in the United States, a lot of the grain thatST FILE PHOTO - 553 words
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Article, Illustration164 2008-01-29 49 Sheikh Hasina Who she is The leader of Bangladesh's Awami League party, which ruled the country from 1996 to 2001. Sheikh Hasina and two relatives are accused of illegally taking 30 million taka (*****,000) from a businessman when she was in power. The former premier will beAP - 164 words
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Article, Illustration440 2008-01-29 49 Standoff over Japanese whaling What happened On Jan 15, Japanese whalers held captive two activists who boarded their ship illegally. The whalers detained the men from anti-whaling group, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, for three days before releasing them. But the group, regarded as an aggressive protestST FILE PHOTO; AFP; THE STAR - 440 words
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Article, Illustration329 2008-01-29 50 CASSANDRA CHEW - CASSANDRA CHEW BY Singapore during the New Year is always buzzing with activity. Along Orchard Road, the Christmas colours of green and red soon turn to red, red and more red as Chinese New Year approaches. For the young and young-at-heart, it is still very much theST FILE PHOTOS - 329 words
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Article, Illustration135 2008-01-29 50 Parties were happening everywhere on New Year's Eve, but a team of Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers was preparing for a "party" of a very different kind. Receiving information about a transaction at the Causeway, narcotics officers made their move. They arrested five suspected drug traffickers,135 words
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Article, Illustration174 2008-01-29 51 Chinese secret societies ruled the streets, and opium dens, brothels and gambling houses dotted the island in the years before Singapore became independent. As Home Affairs Minister from 1959 to 1963, it was Ong Pang Boon who attacked these problems with astounding swiftness. The first174 words
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Article, Illustration409 2008-01-29 51 Chijmes has a long and interesting history, evolving from a convent in the mid-1800s to a major lifestyle destination today. Jessica lim traces its development. research by sph information resourcen centre FOR YOUR GRANDPARENTS Chijmes at the junction of Stamford Road and Victoria Street started off humbly asST FILE PHOTOS - 409 words
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Article, Illustration413 2008-01-29 52 JESSICA LIM - JESSICA LIM Pupils take control of what they will wear this Chinese New Year. BYJ Blue, orange and even black- pupils are wearing anything but red when they do their rounds of visiting this Chinese New Year. Lowjia Mm, for one, saw red when her mother asked herDESMOND LIM; AP - 413 words
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Article, Illustration85 2008-01-29 52 "We must wear red because it is part of a tradition. We can wear pink too because it is bright." Song Yue Rong (above), eight, Primary 2, Marymount Primary School "I love Chinese New Year because I get money. I can wear any colour,85 words
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Article, Illustration93 2008-01-29 53 It is a common saying that people go to Paris to fall in love. It is no surprise, then, that the country's own President, Nicolas Sarkozy, is in love himself. His object of affection is former supermodel Carla Bruni, 40, who had previously gone out with musicians Mick Jagger93 words
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Article, Illustration84 2008-01-29 53 AVietnamese man who admitted to killing his four children is now saying he did not do it. In a statement read by his lawyer, he said he was harassed by the police into making a false confession. Lam Luong is accused of tossing his children aged from a84 words
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Article, Illustration66 2008-01-29 53 A Boeing 777 from China crashed on landing at London's Heathrow international airport on Jan 17. Minor injuries were reported but the plane suffered a cracked wing and its wheels were ripped off. Theories on the cause of the crash ranged from pilot error to mechanical and electrical66 words
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Article, Illustration57 2008-01-29 53 At least seven people were killed and 20 wounded when a bomb fixed to a motorcycle exploded in Karachi on Jan 14. It was not known who planted the bomb. The incident occurred when President Pervez Musharraf visited the country's southern city. But he was far away from the57 words
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Article, Illustration68 2008-01-29 53 Nokia phones are not so cool here at the moment. On Jan 15, the Finnish mobile phone maker announced that it will close its German factory and move it to Romania where labour costs are lower. This has sparked anger among the people as the factory closure will result68 words
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Article, Illustration77 2008-01-29 53 Gandhi's ashes will be scattered in the Arabian Sea on his death anniversary, said a Gandhi Memorial Museum trustee on Jan 15. The museum had initially planned to display the Indian leader's ashes, but his descendants requested otherwise. Jan 30 will mark the 60th anniversary of Gandhi's death. He77 words
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Article, Illustration63 2008-01-29 53 The country bade a grand farewell to Sir Edmund Hillary at his funeral on Jan 22. Sir Edmund became the first person to climb Mt Everest on May 29, 1953.The New Zealander went on to become one of the world's greatest adventurers. He died of a heart attack63 words
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Article, Illustration518 2008-01-29 54 ELLEN WHYTE - ELLEN WHYTE If water keeps recycling, why bother saving it? BY Singapore's 10 Litre Challenge challenges everyone to reduce water usage. Water consumption dropped from 160 litres a day in 2005 to 158 litres a day in 2006. The new target is set at 155 litres by 2012.REUTERS - 518 words
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Article, Illustration519 2008-01-29 55 When you hear about someone sick with cancer, you know it is not good news. How does this disease work and can people get better once they have it? alison de souza explains. Cancer is actually the name given to a group of diseases that affectISTOCKPHOTO - 519 words
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Article, Illustration582 2008-01-29 56 The talent page featuring special reviews, original art and contributions from Y-O-U. Send your contributions to stdot@sph.com.sg ESSAY The UFO BY CLAUDIA TAN YING XUAN, I I, PRIMARY 5, ST ANTHONY'S CANOSSIAN PRIMARY SCHOOL One day, late at night while I was sleeping, I heard a noise. I582 words
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Article, Illustration230 2008-01-29 56 Less than five minutes this is the amount of time many primary school pupils spend on breakfast, a recent Sunday Times LifeStyle survey of 150 students showed. The results showed that more than half spent five to 10 minutes on the first meal of the day. AndST FILE PHOTO - 230 words
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Article, Illustration521 2008-01-29 57 HISTORY IN THE HEADLINES Singapore, March 11, 1965 -A bomb went off at a building in Orchard Road yesterday afternoon, killing at least two people and injuring more than 30 others. The blast at 3.07pm destroyed several parts of Mac Donald House, a building occupiedi S: ERIC ROCA - 521 words
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Article171 2008-01-29 57 What do these words mean? Tick the answers below. Shattered: a) Closed b) Broke into small pieces c) Cracked Screeched: a) Made a high-pitched noise b) Smashed into c) Sounded their horns Caved in: a) Exploded in b) Melted c) Collapsed Exposing: a) Breaking b) Revealing c) Falling on171 words
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Article, Illustration170 2008-01-29 58 IN THE FAMILY WAY When someone gets pregnant, it is said that she is being in the family way. It is mostly used by people who think that it is not so polite to say that someone is pregnant. It is also used for humorous effect.ST FILE PHOTO - 170 words
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Article, Illustration119 2008-01-29 58 The human brain can remember thousands of words. Let's see if you can crack these codes, by malini nathan Pick the correct answers. Beguile 1. discourage 2. betray 3. protect 4. irritate Vile 1. wretched 2. alluring 3. lousy 4. honest Balmy 1. absurd 2. sane 3. humid119 words
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Article197 2008-01-29 59 MALINI NATHAN - MALINI NATHAN Try it the Dot way! Every week, we brew up Dot-flavoured lessons from a vast collection of classroom recipes. This week, pupils learn about youth culture. BY DOT TREAT Group work, two periods DOT MISSION Finding out what matters to young people DOT TOOLS197 words
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Article, Illustration299 2008-01-29 59 KIM MAX - KIM MAX BY ARE YOU MUSICAL? 1. Do you sing in the shower? a. Yes, it's my private studio. b. Only on sunny days. c. No way someone might hear. 2. My iPod is: a. My best friend it goes everywhere with me. b. Another cool gadget. c.ST FILE PHOTO - 299 words
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Article, Illustration445 2008-01-29 60 Animal poo may not be of interest to many of us. However, it is a very important part of the ecological system. Some animals use it as food and, in the process, help to clean up the environment. Others use it to mark their territory. Humans, too, findSINGAPORE ZOO - 445 words
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Article, Illustration94 2008-01-29 60 Asian Elephant Elephas maximus The Asian elephant once ruled from ancient Mesopotamia's Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the west, to China's Yangtze River in the north, to Java in the south. It was formerly called the Indian elephant. But that was confusing, since it actually inhabited94 words
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Miscellaneous33 2008-01-29 50 WHAT IHIY SAY,., WHAT IT ACTUALLY MEANS.,, f Drugs can help you forget all your problems! f°* rse due to, f^f l^'^f^!o^ V r J I J hallucination and LOSS OF MEMORY! j33 words
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