The Straits Times, 4 February 2008

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    25 1 THE STRAUS TIMES 62 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4 2008 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • Article
    Lock icon PM: Let's tackle cost fears together
    720 1  -  Li Xueying Govt will play part, including in Budget; S'poreans must also make adjustments PRIME MINISTER Lee Hsien Loong assured Singaporeans yesterday that their concerns about the rising cost of living, including food prices, have been heard and are being addressed. But Singaporeans themselves
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    Lock icon And the FOOD BILL comes to...
    89 1 This dish of bean sprouts with salted fish used to cost $3.50 until July last year, when Madam Chen Vi Ye increased the price to $4. But not all her cost increases have been passed on to customers. The 50-cent increase at the Taiwan
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    Lock icon WHAT IS DRIVING PRICES UP
    42 1 Demand: China and India are more affluent and are consuming more Bad weather: Drought in Australia, now snowstorms in China Disease: Pig diseases in China Green policies: Farmers growing crops to make petrol-substitute ethanol instead of food
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    Lock icon WHAT IS KEEPING PRICES IN CHECK
    84 1 Diversifying food sources: Vegetables now come from Vietnam and Indonesia, and no longer just Malaysia and China Tightening belts: Consumers are encouraged to go for house brands, which are cheaper Helping the needy: 290,000 low-income workers received the first Workfare payment of $150 million
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    Lock icon Annuity scheme could start in 2013
    591 1  -  Keith Lin THE compulsory annuity scheme that will provide elderly Singaporeans with a regular income for as long as they live will be introduced in 2013 once approved by the Government, Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen has disclosed. He estimates that under this scheme,
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Silver lining to Vietnam, China animosity
      905 1  -  Roger Mitton Vietnam Correspondent In Hanoi IT IS hard for an outsider to understand the animosity most Vietnamese feel towards China. Rarely voiced in public, it gushes forth in private conversations with stunning vehemence. The words flow thick and fast, and the language is
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      352 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2-4 p ra j se for hawkers Asia 6-12 Minister of State for Trade and World 13-15 Industry Lee Yi Shyan praises the Review 16-17 majority of hawkers for not passing PY| 18 on extra costs to their customers. SECTION TWO PAGE U2 f°!J® Hl"Jg Brisk
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon No reprieve in sight as bad weather continues to buffet China
      600 3  -  Tracy Quek Transport mayhem drags on despite Beijing's moves to alleviate situation China Correspondent In Beijing HEAVY fog blanketing a snow-battered central province and the partial closure of a major expressway yesterday dealt fresh blows to China's efforts to
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      Lock icon In Tokyo: Travel, sports events hit by heavy snow
      162 3 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Tokyo TOKYO was hit by this winter's heaviest snowfall yesterday, disrupting air travel and forcing sports events to be cancelled. At least 53 people were hurt in accidents caused by the weather, officials said. Japanese airlines cancelled more than
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; AFP  -  162 words
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      Lock icon Indians and Chinese unhappy, admits Abdullah
      405 3  -  Chow Kum Hor BERNAMA Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S Prime Minister has acknowledged disquiet among the Chinese and Indian communities, and that the ruling coalition might lose some of the Indian support it has traditionally relied on. Indian dissatisfaction became clear last November
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      Lock icon New Mice organisers target medical, trade and gaming sectors
      538 4  -  Tessa Wong They will help bring in more money for Meetings, Incentive trips, Conventions or Exhibitions industry THREE major foreign event organisers have decided to set up shop in Singapore, bringing with them more convention visitors and more money for the
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      Lock icon New entrants
      176 4 Kenes International The Geneva-based company specialises in providing administrative infrastructure for medical bodies and organising medical congresses. It will partner Pico Art International here. Major long-term clients include the European Association for the Study of the Liver. Its first Asian office will be in Singapore. The firm has
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      Lock icon Building collapse kills eight in western India
      232 4 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Ahmedabad (India) A FOUR-STOREY building which housed a hotel and a bank collapsed in western India yesterday, killing up to eight people and injuring another 12 after a warning to evacuate days before went unheeded, a local administrator said.
      ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  232 words
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      403 4 STOCKS Going for gold Some analysts are bullish on China stocks in the year of the Beijing Olympics. We ask them for their take on S-chips —the solid China stocks listed on the Singapore exchange. [i I B^B^^^B T^V/3 Nanyang I\II7 Polytechnic The course equips participants with the specialist knowledge
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon MAD, MAD SCRAMBLE TO GET HOME
      783 6 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CHINESE TRAVELLERS STRANDED BY WEATHER Fears of stampede as Chinese New Year approaches and people get desperate Guangzhou A COUPLE planning to return to their hometown for their marriage jumped onto the roof of a train from a flyover. The
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Dumpling pesticide scare in Japan widens
        448 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Traces of insecticide found on more packages as Chinese experts join probe Tokyo JAPANESE investigators have found traces of pesticide on more packages of Chi-tiese-made dumplings, police >aid yesterday, as Chinese experts arrived in Tokyo to join a widening
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        Lock icon Chen draws angry rebukes over visit to Spratlys
        399 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Taipei TAIWAN President Chen Shui-bian's visit to the Spratly islands has sparked tension in the region, with the Philippines and Vietnam both issuing formal protests. He inaugurated a runway on Saturday during the first visit by a Taiwanese president
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        Lock icon Soviet Union 'helped N. Korea develop missiles'
        257 8 REUTERS Seoul NORTH Korea received a huge boost from the Soviet Union to develop its ballistic missiles and still relies on foreign suppliers for key components, says an expert on its missile programmes. "The country is nearly self-sufficient in ballistic missile production but
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    • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon 9 killed in blast in Colombo train station
        187 9 REUTERS PHOTO: Colombo A SUSPECTED Tamil Tiger suicide bomber blew herself up in a packed railway station in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo yesterday, killing nine people and wounding around 100, the military said. The blast on the eve of ceremonies to
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        Lock icon Bhutto's book talks of plot to kill her
        470 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS She was warned that she had been targeted by four groups led by Osama's son and others London IN AN autobiography being published after her assassination, Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto says she was warned that four suicide bomber squads
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Flooding exposes Jakarta's ailing infrastructure
        540 10 REUTERS GOING NOWHERE "Today's traffic problems are an apt metaphor for Indonesia: Stuck in first gear with long periods of sitting around waiting for the jam to clear. The country is stuck with lousy leadership, weak institutions and below-potential growth." MR JIM WALKER, a Hong
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        Lock icon Thai PM taking defence post to deter coups
        353 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Bangkok THAILAND'S new prime minister said yesterday that he will also become the defence minister to deter the military from staging a coup against his government. Mr Samak Sundaravej's Cabinet, to be announced in the coming days, is expected
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon DAP taps detained Hindraf men for polls
        424 11 REUTERS Opposition party will endorse the two Indians if they want to contest polls Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S main opposition party has offered to endorse as election candidates two ethnic Indians detained under internal security laws after they helped organise a mass street protest.
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        Lock icon Tearing up election chief's photo an insolent act: Abdullah
        266 11 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PRIME Minister Abdullah Badawi has described as "extremely insolent" the public act of tearing up a picture of the Election Commissioner by a group. Saying that there are other ways to press for electoral reform, Datuk Seri
        THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK; NEW STRAITS TIMES  -  266 words
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        Lock icon Busted: Gang selling melon seeds and sex
        169 11 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Kuala Lumpur A VICE syndicate that used melon seed sellers to lure customers was smashed following the arrests of 49 prostitutes and two pimps at a restaurant in Jalan Pudu. The prostitutes, who used the restaurant as a front,
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Search for balloonist missing over Pacific
        365 12 REUTERS THE authorities in Japan and the US were yesterday searching for a Japanese balloonist who went missing while trying to cross the Pacific Ocean alone in a bid to set world records. Mr Michio Kanda, 58, set off on the voyage from eastern
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        Lock icon Mayor resigns over dog scandal
        145 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS A SMALL-TOWN mayor in Texas has resigned after secretly keeping her neighbour's dog while pretending it had died. Neighbours had asked Alice mayor Grace Saenz-Lopez to look after the shih tzu during a holiday. She called them to say it was dead. But
        ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  145 words
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        Lock icon Sarkozy's top-secret wedding plans
        164 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE FRENCH President Nicolas Sarkozy went to elaborate lengths to keep his wedding to former model Carla Bruni a near state secret until it was over. According to Paris district mayor Francois Lebel, who officiated at the ceremony, Mr Sarkozy obtained special permission from the
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        Lock icon US don seeks Czech presidency
        196 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS A UNIVERSITY of Michigan professor wants to be the next president of the Czech Republic. Professor Jan Svejnar, who has spent years guiding students in his role as a public policy and economics professor, says he is ready to make a real-world impact.
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      155 10 Man has flu Man sneezes and coughs Woman in same office gets flu in office Woman takes the bus Woman sneezes Boy takes the same bus and coughs Boy gets flu Boy goes to Girl next to him gets flu school Girl goes home Girl sneezes Mom, dad and brother
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon States at stake
      700 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, BBC NEWS What is Super Tuesday? Voters in 24 of the 50 states and American Samoa select delegates for the two parties' national conventions, where their presidential candidates will be officially chosen. The Democrats will choose 2,075 delegates from a total of 4,049
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, BBC NEWS; BONG FORTIN  -  700 words
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      Lock icon CRUNCH TIME FOR CANDIDATES
      1189 13  -  Derwin Pereira McCain likely to be Republicans' choice; Democrats Clinton, Obama to face off By US Bureau Chief In Washington A TITANIC battle looms. In a historic first for the United States, nearly half of its 50 states will vote tomorrow in a presidential nominating race
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      Lock icon US presidential hopefuls reach out to MTV generation
      429 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Washington THE US presidential election has gone on MTV. Four of the candidates notably the two main Democrats and two Republicans have taken part in an event aimed at young voters. The live forum was aired on the music
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      Lock icon SM Goh gets a sense of Dubai's mega-projects
      584 14  -  Lee Siew Hua From world's tallest building to indoor ski resort, emirate dazzles and wows In Dubai SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong has viewed the icons of the New Dubai skyline to sense the scale of this tiny emirate's mega-projects and global
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      Lock icon Singapore and Dubai 'can cooperate in many areas'
      279 14  -  LEESIEWHUA SINGAPORE and Dubai do not view each other as "mortal competitors", Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said yesterday. Instead, both believe in joining forces in new endeavours such as public service reform and health care, he said after meeting the Ruler
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      Lock icon London cracks down on vehicle emissions
      268 14 REUTERS London LONDON will become a "low emission zone" today, when transport officials launch a campaign to cut traffic pollution and improve the British capital's air quality, the worst in Britain and among the poorest in Europe. The £49 million (Ssl36 million) scheme will
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon ASIAN COUNTRIES FOR G-8 MEET?
        124 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: Japan is considering inviting Asian countries to this year's Group of Eight (G-8) summit as part of efforts to strengthen ties with Asian partners, the Nikkei business daily said yesterday. Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda plans to invite the leaders of China,
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        Lock icon WEATHER HAMPERS CABLE REPAIR
        115 14 REUTERS MUMBAI: Bad weather has prevented a repair ship from setting off to mend one of three broken undersea cables providing Internet services to parts of the Middle East and Asia, said an Indi-an-owned cable operator. Flag Telecom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of India's No. 2 mobile
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      • Article
        Lock icon POULTRY CULL DEADLINE EXTENDED
        155 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KOLKATA: The Indian authorities have extended the deadline for a massive poultry cull after a fresh outbreak of bird flu was reported in a village in West Bengal state. The virus has been detected in 13 of the eastern state's 19 districts since the
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        Lock icon GAPS IN GAZA BORDER CLOSED
        122 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO: RAF AH (Gaza Strip): Egyptian troops closed the last breach in Egypt's frontier with the Gaza Strip yesterday morning, ending a chaotic, 11-day stream of Palestinians out of blockaded Gaza. The troops were allowing Gazans and Egyptians who remained on the wrong
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        Lock icon 3 DEAD IN CLASHES OVER WOMEN
        104 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA: Two policemen and a soldier died after a fight over women, which sparked gun and mortar clashes on the eastern Indonesian island of Scram over the weekend. The state Antara news agency said trouble erupted after a dispute between a policeman
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        Lock icon BURGLAR CAME, ATE, FELL ASLEEP
        151 14 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA TERENGGANU: A burglar helped himself to Chinese New Year delicacies at a house in Terengganu on Saturday evening, then promptly dozed off on a bed, scaring the occupants when they returned home. The unwelcome guest, who is in his mid-30s,
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    • SINGAPORE AND THE WORLD THIS WEEK
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        Lock icon New KL price body to meet on inflation
        170 15 CHOWKUM HOR ►> WORLD WHAT IT IS MALAYSIAN Premier Abdullah Badawi will chair the first National Price Council meeting this week. The high-powered body was set up on Jan 9 to keep inflation in check and ensure there is enough supplies of
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        Lock icon Delhi summit aims to raise awareness of climate change
        179 15  -  P JAYARAM WHAT IT IS INDIAN Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the annual Delhi Sustainable Development Summit in the Indian capital on Thursday. It is being hosted by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi. WHY IT MATTERS The
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        Lock icon Three groups to pitch rescue bids for British bank
        192 15 REUTERS PHOTO: WHAT IT IS BILLIONAIRE Richard Branson, banker Luqman Arnold and an in-house team will all pitch rescue bids for British bank Northern Rock by today's deadline. Mr Branson's Virgin Group is the government's preferred bidder, but many shareholders support
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        Lock icon Report to assess French rogue trading scandal
        109 15 REUTERS, BLOOMBERG WHAT IT IS FRENCH Economy Minister Christine Lagarde is due to hand in a report to Prime Minister Francois Fillon today giving a "first assessment" of the Societe Generale rogue trading scandal. The report was requested by Mr Fillon after trader
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        Lock icon Train frequency rises today to ease peak-hour congestion
        145 15  -  NATALIE SOH SINGAPORE WHAT IT IS MORE frequent train services to run during peak hours from today. WHY IT MATTERS Train operators SMRT and SBS Transit have said they will add 93 train trips 83 for SMRT and 10 for SBS Transit
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        Lock icon Wide interest in SingTel's third-quarter results tomorrow
        126 15  -  CHUA HIAN HOU WHAT IT IS SINGAPORE'S largest listed company, Sing Tel, will release its third-quarter results tomorrow. Sing Tel is widely seen as a barometer of Singapore's economic strength. Its expansion has seen it taking stakes in regional telcos such as Australia's
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        Lock icon Thrills and spills at River Hongbao
        169 15  -  NATALIE SOH WHAT IT IS THE Singapore River Hongbao starts tomorrow. WHY IT MATTERS The annual festivities at the Esplanade park are part of the celebrations for the Chinese New Year. To usher in the Year of Rat, there will be fireworks on Feb
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      234 15 MONDAY WASHINGTON: US President George W. Bush to send the fiscal year 2009 Budget to Congress. LONDON: Mr Richard Branson's Virgin Group expected to bid for mortgage lender Northern Rock. PARIS: "First assessment" of SocGen's scandal; recommendations on how to strengthen controls on trading operations. PHNOM PENH: Bail hearing for
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  • REVIEW
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      Lock icon Only way to contain costs
      420 16 PRUDENCE again underlies the latest tweak to health financing. Higher MediShield premiums Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan announced last week may be untimely when prices of almost everything are rising. But it is better to act before affordability starts to erode. Patients having to pay
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      Lock icon At risk of being drawn and quartered
      860 16  -  Selig S. Harrison PAKISTAN'S FUTURE WHATEVER the outcome of the Feb 18 elections in Pakistan, the existing multi-ethnic Pakistani state is not likely to survive for long unless it is radically restructured. Given enough American pressure, a loosely united, confederated Pakistan could still
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      Lock icon Turning point in the Vietnam war
      825 16  -  Daljit Singh »THE TET OFFENSIVE For The Straits Times FORTY years ago, from Jan 31 to Feb 1, 1968, Vietcong and North Vietnamese forces launched the Tet (Lunar New Year) offensive in cities and towns across South Vietnam. It was the first and most
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      Lock icon Terrorists in search of identity
      1251 17  -  Robert Karniol »THE MUJAHIDEEN-E KHALQ Defence Writer THEY are Iraq's forgotten terrorists, more than 3,000 fighters of the Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK) languishing at one of their former military camps some 100 km north of Baghdad. "They are definitely in a legal limbo. No one wants
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      32 16 Forgotten terrorists No one wants to accept the more than 3,000 fighters of the Mujahideen-e Khalq who now languish in camps in Iraq. PAGE 17 PUNCHLINES J-CY T**^ L' ■/V WIS L.
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      Lock icon Prices up everywhere, but inflation rate for food low here
      686 19  -  Theresa Tan Govt casting net wider to source for food; businesses also helping to limit price hikes FACTORY operator Loke Yew Whye, a 54-year-old father of three school-going children, is finding it hard to cope with rising food prices. The
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      Lock icon Switching to house brands to beat rising cost
      160 19 THE Loke family has changed its buying patterns in the wake of the rising cost of what is in their supermarket cart. They now buy items packaged under NTUC Fair Price's house brand instead of the more expensive branded items. Mr Loke
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      43 19 AUSTRALIA BUREAU OF STATISTICS 2007 (%change from 2006) Japan 0.3 Australia 2.4 South Korea 2.4 Taiwan 2.9 Malaysia 3.1 EU 3.5 US 4.0 Thailand 4.1 Hong Kong 4.5 Brazil 6.8 Vietnam 11.2 Indonesia 11.4 China 12.3 NOTE: Consumer price index SOURCE:
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      Lock icon Most hawkers refrain from upping prices
      693 20  -  Tania Tan Lim Wei Chean Only one in four has raised prices to cope with higher costs; but some now serve smaller portions THOSE who sell cooked food are usually not keen on raising their prices, but Madam Chen Vi Ye had to bite
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      154 20 Average prices of popular items used in traditional reunion dinners Items Chong Pang (Block 104/105 Yishun Ring Road) Chinatown Smith Street temporary market (open area next to Outram MRT) Bukit Batok (Block 156 Bukit Batok West Avenue 6) Bedok (Block 216 Bedok Central) White pomfret(IOOg) $2.15 ($1.75)
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      487 20  -  TAN IA TAN THE gloomy weather did little to dampen Madam Lim Kwee Khai's spirits yesterday. The 76-year-old was among 122 residents in Kolam Ayer who received hongbao, gifts of money in red packets, ahead of the the Chinese New
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      428 21  -  Keith Lin Minister warns that escalating inflation in other parts of the world may cause rapid about-turn in situation here ALTHOUGH Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen expects economic growth this year to be between 4.5 and 6.5 per cent, he wants Singaporeans to tighten
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      91 21 A scarlet macaw took centre stage at a Chinese New Year gathering for parrot lovers held in Serangoon North yesterday. Up to 80 parrot lovers and their parrots turned up at the six-hour-long event. Besides showing off their pets, including Amazon Yellow Necks, African Greys and Camelot Macaws,
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      304 21 EXCERPTS from Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen's discussion on other issues with residents and grassroots leaders: Taxi subsidies for elderly? An elderly resident asked whether, in light of higher cab fares, the Government would provide taxi subsidies for the elderly who visit hospitals.
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      Lock icon Pawnshops report surge in business
      579 22  -  Theresa Tan Lee Pei Qi Many seeking cash to celebrate CNY; one pawnshop accepts even cellphones WITH Chinese New Year round the corner, pawnshops are seeing a surge in the number of customers eager for some quick cash to celebrate the festival. Pawnshops surveyed told
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      206 22  -  SUJIN THOMAS THE Traffic Police get a new chief today in Deputy Assistant Commissioner (DAC) Christopher Ng. He takes over from Assistant Commissioner (AC) Ng Guat Ting, who will become the new director of public affairs for the Singapore Police Force. The new commander of
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      175 22 POLICE have arrested a 29-year-old Filipino man in connection with the murder at Block 16 Jalan Tenteram. The man, who was not identified by the police last night, was a co-tenant of Mr Filojfido Bernard Montemayor, 27, who was found dead in the Whampoa flat on
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      223 22  -  SUJIN THOMAS A MAN was taken to hospital for smoke inhalation yesterday following a fire on the second floor of a five-storey shophouse block along Home Road in the Jalan Besar area. The blaze was contained in the living room of a
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      439 23  - Total Defence to the fore with animation Esther Tan Inter-school animation contest drives home the need for cohesion and involvement By WHEN Jurong Junior College (JJC) student Sunny Chua, 17, first came across the word "resilience", he had to look it up in a dictionary. He said he thought it
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      116 23 THE executive secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Ms Noeleen Heyzer, is on her first official visit to Singapore. Her visit, which started yesterday, will end on Wednesday. The commission which she heads has a current membership
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      126 23 LEARN how to put out a fire or give someone the kiss of life. Take an up-close look at the state-of-the-art Bionix II Infantry Fighting Vehicle and the Spartan Unmanned Surface Vehicle, which belong to the Singapore Armed Forces. These are just some activities that visitors to the
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      357 24  -  Alfred Siew Affected channels can be viewed only with digital set-top boxes now Technology Correspondent CABLE TV operator Star Hub switched off seven more analog channels last Friday, in its largest move so far to migrate its programmes to a digital
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      276 24  -  LIM WEI CHEAN THE Sree Narayana Mission Singapore is looking into opening a second nursing home in the northern part of this island. Its president B. Sujatha said yesterday that its 224-bed nursing home in Yishun was already full. She disclosed
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      70 24 Enjoying a special treat, (from left) SaUy Soh, 18, Benjamin Koh, 12, and Bryan Koh, 10, were serenaded by Ronald McDonald on the erhu, a Chinese musical instrument, on Saturday. The mascot for the fast-food chain played Chinese New Year songs for low-income families from South
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      24 19 Scoring with animation Student teams explore theme of resilience in an animation competition organised as part of this year's Total Defence campaign. PAGE H5
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      211 24 QWhat are the proposed changes to the ERP network being planned to ease congestion on the roads? The nui™er of Jobs Q created last year. Sixteen new gantries will go up between April and November, making 71 in all. QWhat are the changes n in the price structure? P|CK OT
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      Lock icon Festive cheer starts here
      611 25  -  LYN CHAN The Year Of The Rat begins on Thursday. Here are some places to scurry to for last-minute shopping, and spots to visit during the holidays PREPARING to celebrate Chinese New Year? Mosey down to Tiong Bahru Plaza for your last-minute shopping and enter a
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      307 25  -  LynChan SINGAPORE now has a live Kushi-style tonkatsu and tempura restaurant. Tetsu, at Tanglin Mall, serves kaisekis formalised meals that celebrate the seasons by using only fresh, natural and local ingredients and designer katsu sets made from a 48-year-old recipe with air-flown ingredients from Japan. Tetsu goes
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      635 25  -  Lyn Chan GOING the extra mile and getting lots of fun out of it that's what the public relations trio at Marina Mandarin Singapore is pretty good at. The threesome (from far left) of Ms Andrea Cher, Ms Lim Ec Jin and Ms Rae
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      Lock icon Defeated by rising inflation
      479 26  -  Debbie Yong »SOAP BOX With the rising cost of living, how much is a healthy savings account really worth to youth? By Then the bad news struck much closer to home: Movie tickets and cab rides are more expensive, while petrol costs are increasing as quickly
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      974 26 Soft skills matter but are they more important than good grades? MY LIFE Employers have spoken. They want soft skills. Problem is, just what exactly is that? Youthlnk writers consider the prospects Employers should get creative I DISAGREE with the notion of soft skills defining the employability of an individual.
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      Lock icon Will PR status be renewed if retiree is not a burden?
      284 27  -  Michael Dietrich AFTER reading the article about Mr Philip Yeo's efforts, "The man who dreams of turning silver into gold"(ST, Jan 25), and keenly following the ongoing discussion about "silver dollars" in Singapore, I would like to raise a
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      314 27  -  Chang Pow Kong »ON THE ROADS I REFER to the letter, "Why young motorcyclists die on the roads" (ST, Jan 30). Mr David Crammond wrote that more fines are needed "for everything from not using indicators to overtaking on solid lines, illegal parking and
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      197 27  -  Janice Chow Suet Meng (Ms) IN JUNE last year, I took in a maid from India from a maid agency. One day in October, she told me her leg was numb and getting worse with each day. She confessed she had had
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      208 27  -  Steve Tan Peng Hoe I REFER to the report, "Crane collides with gantry, sending sign crashing onto taxi" (ST, Jan 29). Yet another lorry with an attached crane has caused an accident on the road, damaging a taxi in the process. Although no
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      171 27  -  Toy Siew Lee (Ms) I GOT a new maid two weeks ago from a maid agency. From Jan 1, employers must pay maid insurance which ranges from $192 to almost $300. Before Jan 1, employers did not need to pay this as
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      368 27  -  Kevin Shum I REFER to the letter, "'Adopt' a poor child and pay for his daily meals" (ST, Jan 26), by Mr Ronald Lee Yew Kee. The writer suggested that Singaporeans be encouraged to adopt" a poor child for a period by paying for
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      205 27  -  Ng Sook Fun (Ms) I REFER to the letter, "SMS query on ringtone cost her $12" by Madam Amy Koh (ST, Jan 19). We understand the premium rate service provider has already contacted her to address her concerns. To safeguard consumers' interests, the Infocomm Development
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      103 27  -  Peggy Chew Pee Ngok (Ms) I AM writing to suggest a way to ease congestion at Tanjong Pagar MRT station, particularly around Bam. The station is very crowded with commuters rushing to leave via both exits, of which the right side is
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      98 27 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.com Access to letters online is free. Language woes: It is always an asset to learn more than one language »See the big picture and learn culture and language of other communities in Singapore Bad experiences with unprofessional housing agents »Some suggestions
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      Lock icon I've been watching the Olympics on TV. Finally, I will get the chance to play in one.'
      725 28  -  Terrence Voon »TABLE TENNIS Ihina-born Feng Tianwei will represent Singapore in Beijing after winning regional qualifier COULD Feng Tianwei be Singapore's new golden girl of table tennis? The signs are all there, after
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      Lock icon Sarah bags junior title despite technical hitch
      458 28  -  Jeanette Wang FIGURE SKATING SHE twirled, she danced, she jumped. Then, suddenly, she stopped cold on the ice. Thrown off by a glitch in her musical accompaniment, Sarah Paw thought her medal hope at yesterday's Singapore National Figure Skating Championships at Fuji Ice
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      Lock icon S'pore drawn with Vietnam, S. Korea in qualifiers
      283 28  -  TERRENCEVOON BADMINTON SINGAPORE'S road to the Thomas Cup Finals will be a tough one, after the draw for the Asian qualifiers was released yesterday. The Republic have been placed in Group B, together with Vietnam and second seeds South Korea. The round-robin
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      622 29 SOCCER Man United ready to offer winger $124 m deal to tie him until 2014 London 3RISTIANO Ronaldo will be;ome the highest-paid player n Premier League history with Manchester United •eady to offer him a £44 milion (Ssl24 million) contract :o tie him
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      211 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANCHESTER United manager Alex Ferguson was quick to moan about the refereeing after a lucky 1-1 Premier League draw with Tottenham Hotspur. "We had seven booked, but my problem is with the referee," he said. United face a Football Association fine for having
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      Lock icon Chelsea slip, but Grant is defiant
      304 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London CHELSEA coach Avram Grant is refusing to rule his side out of the Premier League title race despite slipping six points behind leaders Arsenal after a 1-1 draw at Portsmouth. Jermain Defoe scored a debut goal for his fourth successive club
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      Lock icon Adebayor has filled void left by Henry, says Wenger
      534 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE London ARSENE Wenger could be facing a desperate battle to keep Emmanuel Adebayor at Arsenal after the striker enhanced his growing stature with two goals in Saturday's 3-1 Premier League win over Manchester City. Adebayor also
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      Lock icon Short-term relief for Reds
      369 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London ANY relief Liverpool got from Saturday's 3-0 Premier League win over Sunderland at Anfield will be short-lived. Said captain Steven Gerrard, after his penalty earned a scoreline that ended a poor run of five games without a win: "Winning breeds confidence and we
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      Lock icon Almeira send Real reeling in huge upset
      138 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Madrid ALMERIA caused the biggest upset of the Spanish Primera Liga season with a 2-0 win over champions Real Madrid on Saturday, giving second-placed Barcelona hope that the title race is not yet over. Real coach Bernd Schuster put on a
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      170 29 Pts Real Madrid 22 17 Barcelona 21 13 Villarreal 21 12 A. Madrid 21 11 Espanyol 21 10 R. Santander 21 9 Almeria 22 9 Sevilla 21 9 Real Valladolid 21 7 Getafe 21 8 Valencia 21 8 Zaragoza 21 6 Mallorca 21 6 Betis 22 6 A.
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      Lock icon Tiger storms back to win Desert Classic
      743 30 ASSOCIATED PRESS ►>GOLF Dubai TIGER Woods birdied his last two holes yesterday to rally from a four-shot deficit and win the Dubai Desert Classic, starting his season with two victories that looked nothing alike. One week after winning the Buick Invitational by eight
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      451 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SOCCER Defender scores with 3min left to help Boro hold Newcastle 1-1 Newcastle IT IS now four games since his second coming as Newcastle manager. But Kevin Keegan's wait for a win goes on, even if the wait for a goal has
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      257 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE FABIO Capello stuck with England's old guard, as he trimmed his squad for Wednesday's friendly against Switzerland at Wembley. The Italian finalised a 23-man squad for his first match as England coach after dropping fringe players Curtis Davies, Nicky Shorey, Michael Carrick,
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      149 30 P W D L F A Pts Arsenal 2518 6 152 18 60 Man United 2518 4 3 49 12 58 Chelsea 2516 6 3 38 17 54 Everton 2513 5 7 40 23 44 Liverpool *****0 3 40 17 43 Aston Villa 2411 8 5 43 31
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      39 30 Yesterday Genoa 2 Catania 1 Inter Milan 1 Empoli 0 Juventus 1 Cagliari 1 Lazio 2 Sampdoria 1 Parma 2 Atalanta 3 Reggina 1 Torino 3 Siena 3 AS Roma 0 Fiorentina v AC Milan Late kick-off
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      148 30 Inter Milan 2116 5 0 44 13 53 iSRoma 2113 6 2 38 22 45 luventus 2111 8 2 40 18 41 Fiorentina 2010 7 3 32 18 37 lldinese 21 9 6 624 25 33 \C Milan 19 8 6 ***** 30 Malanta 21 7 8 6 32
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      Lock icon Thais battle cold weather in Japan ahead of qualifier
      279 30 REUTERS Tokyo THAILAND'S soccer players, normally accustomed to tropical heat, awoke to bliz-zard-like conditions yesterday, after arriving in Japan for a World Cup qualifier. "There was a blizzard. There's snow on the ground, so we're training indoors," team manager Kittirat Na
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        37 30 NBA: Atlanta 104 New Jersey 92, Orlando 121 Indiana 115, Cleveland 98 LA Clippers 94, Utah 110 Memphis 91, Houston 91 Milwaukee 83, Denver 117 Charlotte 101, Sacramento 105 Chicago 101, Seattle 86 NY Knicks 85.
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        31 30 Tri-series limited-overs match in Brisbane: India 194 all out innings reduced to 45 overs due to rain (G.Gambhir 39, R.Sharma 29, M.Singh Dhoni 37, H.Singh 27; B.Lee 5-27). Match abandoned.
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        93 30 Dubai Desert Classic, final rd: 274 Tiger Woods (USA) 65 71 73 65 275 Martin Kaymer (Ger) 67 73 69 66 276 Ernie Els (Rsa) 68 72 65 71, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 73 69 69 65 278 Graeme McDowell (Gbr) 67 72 69 70. Selected: 280 Henrik Stenson (Swe)
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        143 30 Singapore National Figure Skating Championships Winners (Singapore unless stated): Future Stars Women A: Joelle Bavaud. Future Stars Women B: Natalie Goh. Future Stars Men: Chadwick Wang. Pre-preliminary Women A: Chloe Koh. Pre-preliminary Women B: Alexandra Martin. Preliminary Women A: Claudia Krogmeier. Preliminary Women B: Wong Jo-Yi (Mai). Preliminary
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        63 30 NHL: Montreal 4 NY Islanders 1, San Jose 3 Chicago 2 (SO), Detroit 3 Boston 1, Philadelphia 3 Anaheim 0, Toronto 4 Ottawa 2, Minnesota 4 Columbus 1, Atlanta 2 Washington 0, New Jersey 6 Los Angeles 3, Pittsburgh 4 Carolina 1, Florida 3 Tampa Bay 2, Nashville
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        11 30 Six Nations: Ireland 16 Italy 11, England 19 Wales 26.
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        88 30 Dutch Eredivisie: AZ Alkmaar 0 PSV Eindhoven 2, Excelsior 1 Graafschap Doetinchem 1, Heracles Almelo 0 NEC Nijmegen 2, Heerenveen 7 Vitesse Arnhem 0. German Bundesliga: Arminia Bielefeld 0 VfL Wolfsburg 1, Energie Cottbus 2 Bayer Leverkusen 3, Hamburg SV 1 Hanover 96 1, Hertha Berlin 0 Eintracht Frankfurt
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        99 30 Fed Cup q-finals: USA and Germany tied at 1-1 (Ashley Harkleroad bt Tatjana Malek 6-1 6-3, Lindsay Davenport lost to Sabine Lisicki 1-6 5-7). Spain bt Italy 3-0 (Anabel Medina Garrigues bt Francesca Schiavone 6-4 6-1, Nuria Llagostera Vives bt Schiavone 7-6 (7-4) 3-6 6-2, Medina Garrigues bt Flavia
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      Lock icon Yao-Yi clash turns out to be a yawn
      700 31 ASSOCIATED PRESS BASKETBALL Billed as 'Chinese Super Bowl', but both NBA imports fizzle out on court Milwaukee CHINA'S biggest basketball star scored 12 points and struggled on defence. The country's fresh new face shot one-for-10 from the field. Not exactly what the
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      242 31 NEW YORK TIMES AS THE Feb 21 trade deadline approaches, Nets point guard Jason Kidd, who has asked to be traded, seems to be the National Basketball Association star most likely to be dealt. The Nets' president, Rod Thorn, is not only aware of how
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        65 31 THE finals of the National Lawn Bowls Singles Championships have been postponed owing to rain at the Kallang Green yesterday. The men's singles final between South-east Asia Games silver medallist Chia Tee Chiak and Law Kwok Fai will be held on Saturday morning instead. Leng Li
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        61 31 ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles Lakers bolstered their banged-up frontline with a key acquisition the 2.13 m Spaniard Pau Gasol on Friday. The Lakers gave up Kwame Brown, rookie Javaris Crittenton and two first-round draft picks for Memphis' Gasol, who is averaging 18.9 points
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        108 31 ASSOCIATED PRESS RIO DE JANEIRO: Veteran striker Romario has threatened to retire next month if officials do not lift his four-month suspension for doping. The 42-year-old Brazilian footballer was suspended for 120 days in December after testing positive for Finasteride after Vasco da Gama's
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      322 31 REUTERS CRICKET Brisbane HEAVY rain forced the abandonment of yesterday's opening tri-series limited-overs match between Australia and India at the Gabba in Brisbane. The world champions were 51 for three from 7.2 overs in reply to India's 194 all out when
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      461 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS MOTOR RACING Melbourne THE Australian Grand Prix will have to be staged at night if it wants to survive beyond the 2010 season. "Our costs are very high in Australia and we get a lot less money.
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      329 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BLOOMBERG NEWS »RUGBY London ENGLAND'S rugby team last year's World Cup finalists were labelled as flops by newspapers after losing their opening Six Nations match to Wales 19-26 on Saturday. Wales were trailing by 10 points with 20 minutes to go at Twickenham, but
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      214 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS »TENNIS Tel Aviv MARIA Sharapova helped fire defending champions Russia into an unassailable 3-1 lead over Israel in their Fed Cup World Group quarter-fi-nal clash here yesterday. With the nations tied 1-1 going into yesterday's matches, Australian Open champion and Fed Cup debutant
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      214 32 YONG PEE KOON, MARY Age: 102 was called home to be with the Lord on 3rd February 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: LimYeo Chee (Diseased) (Former teacher of Catholic High School) Sons Daughters-in-law Lim Tor Ming, Dominic Woo Lee Fung, Agatha Lim Chong Nam Lim
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      53 32 The family of the late KEK TIN BONG Departed on 29 January 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues, business associates, Doctors, nurses and social worker from HCA Hospice Care for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations to Kwan-In Welfare Society and wreaths during
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      68 32 2nd Anniversary K.PRABHAKARAN Departed 27 Jan 2006 Prayers will be held on 4 Feb 2008 (Mon), in INDIA, (Rameshwaram) Two years have passed and yet Everything seems like yesterday. We hear your crying voice in agony, pain and loss. Our hearts ache in pain and anger..... Painfully missed by your
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      66 32 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late RAMAKRISHNAN S/O RAMASAMY Departed on 2 February 2008 From: Fellow Graduates of NTU Abdul Hug Kalaichelvan Alburn Williams Manohar Anand Kumar Mohd Iqbal Arul Jothy Mohd Nazir Dharmaratnam Paramjit Singh Ganesarajah Periyasamy Ganeshalingam Pushpanathan Gunasekaran Selvakumar Haridas Pillai Sheik
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      64 32 RAMAKRISHNAN S/ORAMASAMY (Ex-PUB Engineer) Age: 48 passed away peacefully on 02/02/2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by: Wife: S. Rani Sons: R. Pravin R. Murugakrishan Mother: R. Valliyammai All brothers, sister, nephews, nieces, relatives all loved ones. Body is resting at Blk 527 #03-106, Serangoon North Aye 4 5(*****7). Cortege
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      127 32 HF The Family of the Late If TOK KAI KIM Departed on 30 January 2008 Wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues, business associates and clan associations for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, wreaths and contributions during their recent bereavement. The loving care and
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      33 32 4th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of EDMOND BRANSON JR Departed on 4 Feb '04 You are the sunshine of our Hues, that's why you'll always be around. Fondly remembered by Family Loved Ones
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      42 32 ZMCi Anniversary In Loving Memory of GERALD ALEXANDER (School Psychologist) Departed on 4 Feb 2006 Yahweh is my strength my shield, in Him my hearttrusts. Psalm2B:7 Deeply missed by Jenny G. Alexander, siblings, sisters-in-law, in-laws, nieces, nephew, grandniece 1^ and loved ones.
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      67 32 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of f PAUL RICHARD LOW KHOON HOCK Departed 4 February 2007 "I Have Fought The Good Fight, I Have Finished The Race, I Have Kept The Faith." Deeply missed by: Wife: Magdalen Sons: Richard, Edwin Lionel I Mother, parents-in-law, siblings, relatives friends. Memorial service will
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      60 32 The family of the late GOH BUNYEE Departed 30 January 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to I Doctors and nurses of NUH Wards 86
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      54 32 Ist Anniversary In Everlasting Memory of LO FONGYEE VINCENT Departed: 4 February 2007 Your memory is our treasure with which we'll never part. God has you in His Keeping we have you in our hearts. Loving You Always Wife: Jessie Children Their Spouses: Sebastian Pearl, Penny Tock Han, Lena Grandchildren:
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      66 32 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of GRACE LING RUI QING Departed on 4 February 2007 Our angel on earth has fought a good fight and has gone home with the Lord. Safe in the arms of Jesus, free from pain. Though you are dearly missed, we know that you are
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      35 32 fSA' Ist Anniversary VjSSI 7 GRACE LING RUIQING Departed 4 Feb 2007 In God's garden free from pain, Where Hisfairestfiowers, f^Yi At peaceful restshelays,Thispreciouslovedoneofours. ri^\ Dearly missed fondly remembered by sS> Grandmothers, Uncles, Aunties Cousins
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      82 33 Where S$ stands Feb 1 CHNG YR 2008/07 CLOSE FR Jan 31 S$ LOW S$ HIGH JS$ 1.4155 +0.08 1.5479 1.4150® iuro 2.1060 -0.18 2.1639 1.9913 2.8195 -0.16 3.1194 2.7855 1$ 1.2735 -0.99 1.3555 1.1741 ren* 1.3304 +0.01 1.3821 1.2285 lupiah*.0.***** -0.46 0.***** 0.***** iaht* 4.2959 -0.16 4.5700 4.1730
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      483 33  -  Alvin Foo TAKING STOCK Renewed worries over US economy set to plague investors and keep them cautious FRESH concerns over the health of the American economy are likely to continue to haunt Asian bourses this week. The most recent piece of
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        65 33 CITI INVESTMENT RESEARCH, Jan 30 Rating: SELL CITI Investment Research has cut its target price for Singapore Exchange (SGX) from $11.22 to $6.45. It expects daily average market turnover to fall from $2.3 billion a day to $1.65 billion a day. It has also
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        83 33 Sector rating: OVERWEIGHT DBS Vickers has given an overweight rating to the transport sector, in view of the recent government review and the outlining of a new road map for the next 10 to 15 years. Over the long term, it believes the changes
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        77 33 OCBC INVESTMENT RESEARCH, Jan 29 Rating: BUY OCBC Investment Research has kept its "buy" call on Golden Agri-Resources, with a price target of $2.02, as it expects the company's fourth-quarter results to be strong. The management revealed to OCBC that the heavy rain in
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      4513 33 Unit Trust Funds 11 LI IT TnilOT UN KUo t mill iiiuoi -til -r-IF-ii -i Mi hbh Hmnu Hiiui mgi w ijuib, 3 Star Europe Eqty!** 0 905/ Star Europe Bond 1204/ T-* Star Europe Bal 177/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 423/ Star Asia Bond 1 239/ Star Asia Balanced
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      427 34 REUTERS Swiss bank may have inflated prices of securities despite drop in valuations Chicago UNITED States government prosecutors are investigating whether Swiss banking giant ÜBS misled investors by reporting inflated prices of mort-gage-backed securities it held despite knowing those valuations had eroded, The
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      629 34 NEW YORK TIMES New York BY ANY measure, ExxonMobil's performance last year was a blowout. It reported last Friday that it had beat its own record for the highest profits ever recorded by any company, with net income rising 3 per cent,
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      232 34 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Paris THE International Energy Agency (lEA) has tacitly accused Opec of increasing pressure on a vulnerable world economy with its refusal to pump more oil to help bring down crude prices. "While the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) has decided
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      471 34 BLOOMBERG NEWS, ASSOCIATED PRESS New York SOME Microsoft shareholders say the software maker's U5544.6 billion (5563.2 billion) bid for Yahoo may backfire and reduce its ability to compete with Google in Internet consumer services and advertising. "This is a stupid deal,
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      154 34 NEW YORK TIMES New York CELLPHONE network equipment maker Ericsson said last Friday that it would cut up to 4,000 jobs, or about 5.4 per cent of its workforce, after profits plunged by 42 per cent in the fourth quarter. It also said
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      552 35  -  Ong Bi Hui Promoting business enterprise and innovation Who can enter Students from any university, college or polytechnic in the world are eligible to compete. What they need to do Entrants create detailed business plans, which they get to test. They can seek funding from
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      515 35  -  ONGBI HUI CARPOOLING is hardly a novel idea, but some Raffles Junior College (RJC) students believe they have devised a business plan to make it happen on a large scale. They aim to help the environment by cutting the number of cars on
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        112 35 JEAN-MARC LAFOSSE: Appointed Parkroyal Hotels Resorts' director of operations, supporting its expansion across Asia. Before joining Parkroyal, Mr Lafosse, who is in his early 50s, was group director of operations for the Central Group of Hotels in Bangkok. He has spent 20 years in senior positions
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        38 35 JENNIFER CHANG: Appointed as Auric Pacific Group's chief financial officer with effect from Jan 15. Also, Ms Patricia Wong has resigned from the post of chief financial controller with effect from Jan 23.
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        56 35 TOM GEORGENS: Promoted to the newly-created role of company president and chief operating officer of storage vendor Network Appliance (NetApp). Singapore is NetApp's regional logistics hub. TOM MENDOZA: The company also announced that Mr Tom Mendoza, who has been president since 2001, has been promoted to
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      381 35  -  Alvin Foo WARRANT WATCH THE recent plunge in Capita Land shares and news that the company is offering a convertible bond issue are drawing traders into fresh positions on warrants for South-east Asia's biggest developer. Capita Land shares fared better than
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      1161 36 COMPILED BY BT Keppel Corp leads at half-time with record full-year earnings of $1.13b By Gabriel Chen THE stock market may have had a torrid time of late, but the financial reporting season has so far brought
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      473 36 REUTERS Shanghai CHINA has approved the launch of two stock-focused mutual funds to raise up to 14 billion yuan (552.76 billion), ending an informal five-month freeze in an apparent bid to stop the local stock market from sliding further. Sources
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      582 36  -  Tan Hui Yee ACCREDITATION SCHEME Housing Correspondent A GROUP of property agencies plans to form a new association to raise standards in response to growing complaints about estate agents. The group, which will be separate from the Institute of Estate
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      216 36 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Tokyo THE Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC) is set to buy a luxury hotel in Tokyo from Morgan Stanley, the Nikkei financial daily said yesterday. In a deal likely to be completed late this month, GIC will pay
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      27 33 Allianz Global Investors one of the world's largest asset managers with more than US$l.2 trillion assets under management G O J m"sto!r as at 31 December 2006.
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      74 37  -  LEE CHEE CHEW JHF MONDAY INTFRVIFW d Tan Yoong is not one to follow the trends, choosing instead to do one-off gowns for a select clientele. Now the media-shy designer is ready for the spotlight at the upcoming Singapore Fashion Festival. MICHELLE TAY reports. p AC
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        515 38 HONG KONG Singer-actor Edison Chen spoke for the first time since the media storm over sexually explicit Web photos purportedly of him and other stars erupted last Sunday. On his blog www.clotinc.com, Chen, said to be in the United States, told the media
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        582 38  -  Suzanne Sng Jay Chou and Stephen Chow were in town yesterday for the premiere of their movies which open on Thursday GROWING up, Jay Chou was a fan of Hong Kong comedian Stephen Chow's madcap movies, like most children his age. Little did
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        855 39  -  Eddino Abdul Hadi Model-turned-actress Jaymee Ong took up muay thai for kicks as host of The Contender Asia JAYMEE Ong's not your typical model-turned-actress-host. She can kick your butt too, if need be. Not just a pretty face hosting reality TV series The Contender Asia, the
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        863 41  -  Tan Shzr Ec Helena Bonham Carter had to audition for her role in partner Tim Burton's movie adaptation of Sweeney Todd, but he and the original musical's creator gave her two thumbs up N LONDON A VERY pregnant Helena Bonham Carter heaves herself into a
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        1877 42  -  Michelle Tay the monday interview Media-shy design doyen Tan Yoong has always let his luxurious gowns do the talking. He is set to make a big statement with his first runway show in 17 years next month FASHION designer Tan Yoong is giggling at himself as he
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        202 42 'When I was young, my sister used to buy foreign fashion magazines like Woman's Own, Womenswear and Vogue. I admired the big name designer labels the supermodels wore, like Christian Dior, Balenciaga and Yves Saint Laurent. I even tried to imagine I was already a designer' On his earliest
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        645 43  -  ANDREW DUFFY From tea and hill resorts to IT and gemstones, Sri Lanka is an island of plenty for investors and tourists BANKING on its Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with India and Pakistan, as well as a Generalised System of Preferences-Plus
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        95 44 There are men in suits. There are men in dresses. There are all sorts' Spice Girl Victoria Beckham (above) on audiences at the band's concerts 'Well, maybe compared to yours. Mine always showed up to custody hearings and rarely did she show her vagina to the press' Talk show
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        1017 44  -  Teo Cheng Wee Girls swooning over the Taiwanese Mandopop king irritate guys who see him as competition straighttalk I HATE Jay Chou. There, I said it. And I'll say it again: I. Hate. Jay. Chou. How do I hate thee? Let me count the
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        422 44 Reuters LOS ANGELES Hollywood's striking writers have made a key breakthrough in contract talks with film and television producers, leading to what could be a deal between the two parties by the end of this week, The New York Times reported last Saturday. Negotiators
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        541 45  -  Bernard Koh Norwegian singer Sondre Lerche's mood can swing from pop to retro jazz to rock KEEP March 14 free. That's when you can hear Sondre Lerche, whose silvery voice pervades the film soundtrack of romantic dramedy Dan In Real Life. The movie, starring Steve Carell, was
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        922 46  -  Tay Yek Keak Depp gets musical and deadly with a blade as the demon barber who's out for a Quantum Of Vengeance starsngripes HERE'S what you'd expect when you go to a barber you'd get a haircut, a shave, a chit-chat about the rising cost of living
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        276 48  -  Angeline Neo tog of the town YELLOW FEVER: Ugly Betty's Vanessa Williams' (left) thigh-high slit shows off great gams and makes this gown womanly. The chunky timepiece is also a bold statement. But actress Kate Beckinsale looks like a sickly sweet confection in this tutu
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      40 37 PEOPLE 8 QUESTIONS WITH JN GETTING PERSONAL STRAIGHT TALK Don't mess around Helena Bonham Carter bakes Why must girls go with Jaymee Ong I^L human pies in new movie gaga over Jay Chou? page 3 C I y pages pageB
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