The Straits Times, 13 March 2008, Afternoon Edition

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 12 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 THURSDAY, MARCH 13 2008 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • Article
    Lock icon HK closes all primary schools as flu claims three lives
    617 1  -  Caryn Yeo Six outbreaks at schools, a hospital and a nursing home since March 6 By ALL kindergartens and primary schools in Hong Kong have been ordered closed for two weeks from today, after three children died from what has
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    Lock icon CBD TAXI BLUES
    154 1 CABBIES, passengers and businesses in town are fuming over a new rule that compels taxis to stop only at taxi stands when they are in the Central Business District. In place since March 1, the rule has gone largely ignored by cabbies and passengers who say it
    DESMOND WEE, ALAN LIM, SHAHRIYA YAHAYA  -  154 words
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    Lock icon Mega cruise ship terminal ready in 2010
    326 1  -  Lim Wei Chean By SINGAPORE is powering up its cruise business with a second terminal at Marina South capable of berthing the world's largest ocean liners. It will be ready in 2010, giving it a two-year jump-start over competitor ports such as Hong
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon For Hanoi, protests are okay – up to a point
      1002 1  - For Hanoi, protests are okay up to a point Roger Mitton By Vietnam Correspondent In Hanoi WHEN it comes to political freedom in Vietnam, it helps to get a few things straight from the start. To begin with, there is very little of it. Vietnam's Constitution forbids any political force
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      349 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2-4 Road travel to Johor suffers Asia 6-18 People are shunning the border World 19-23 crossings to Johor due to tighter Review 24-26 checks after Jemaah Islamiah leader PYi 97 Mas Selamat Kastari's escape. SECTIONTWO PAGEH1 Home H1-H9 Forum H10 FORUM Sports H11-H14 No renewable energy
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon 'I think I saw Mas Selamat'
      680 3 A Straits Times reader describes what she saw on Thomson Road an hour after detainee escaped A FORTY-YEAR-OLD mother of three was on her way home from work the afternoon Mas Selamat Kastari escaped from the Whitley Road Detention Centre when she spotted a
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      Lock icon 1,100 calls to police since the escape
      163 3  -  CHONGCHEEKIN THE police have received more than 1,100 calls, including tip-offs about possible sightings of fugitive Mas Selamat Kastari, since he escaped two weeks ago. Police have searched forested areas in various parts of Singapore. Yesterday, officers from the Special Operations Command were
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      Lock icon 'One in four' shock
      544 4 ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG NEWS, NEW YORK TIMES, LOS ANGELES TIMES, WASHINGTON POST US study reveals high prevalence of sex diseases among teenage girls Chicago AT LEAST one in four teenage American girls has a sexually transmitted disease (STD), according to the first study of its kind.
      ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG NEWS, NEW YORK TIMES, LOS ANGELES TIMES, WASHINGTON POST  -  544 words
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      Lock icon In Singapore: Cases triple in 5 years
      226 4  -  JUDITH TAN IN SINGAPORE, the number of teens and adolescents with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has more than tripled in the last five years. In the first nine months of last year, 657 youngsters aged between 10 and 19 sought treatment for a
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      Lock icon BATTLE OF THE HULKS
      83 4 CHEW SENG KIM ST PHOTO: Mr Yusri AH (left), 34, one of 10 contestants in the finals of the HomeTeamNS Strongman Challenge, lifting a pair of 100 kg logs at a preview for the event yesterday. The finalists will compete in five main events car pull
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      39 4 How much will USs2oob buy? Is the US central bank throwing good money after bad in its huge offer of liquidity to the beleaguered financial system? We look at why it might be different this time round. K__3 Hb
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Indonesian A-G under pressure to clean up or quit
      557 6  -  Salim Osman He is under fire over prosecutor accused of taking bribe to stop probe By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta ATTORNEY-GENERAL Hendarman Supandji is under pressure to clean up his team or quit after a top prosecutor investigating embezzlement at Bank
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      Lock icon Old targets, new probe
      193 6  -  SALIM OSMAN SENIOR prosecutor Urip Tri Gunawan is leading the investigation into Mr Sjamsul Nursalim, owner of the now-defunct Bank Dagang, and Mr Anthony Salim, former majority shareholder of Bank Central Asia (BCA). The men are accused of involvement in a 10-year-old scandal over the use
      BLOOMBERG  -  193 words
    • CHINA
      • NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS
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          Lock icon Critics who politicise Olympics 'won't win'
          873 8  -  Sim Chi Yin Foreign minister warns groups that bring up issues such as Tibet By China Correspondent In Beijing CRITICS who are out to tarnish China's reputation ahead of the Olympics will only hurt their own credibility, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said yesterday.
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          Lock icon Zhang Yimou's challenge: Condensing 5,000 years of history into 50-min show
          564 8  -  Tracy Quek By China Correspondent In Beijing Hii has made contingency plans in case of rain, expects to stage a show that will outshine previous Olympics' opening ceremonies, and has lined up global stars to add celebrity cachet. But
          XINHUA  -  564 words
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          Lock icon 'China treats all nations as equals'
          279 8  -  SIM CHI YIN Beijing CHINA treats all countries as equals, regardless of their size, strength or wealth, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said yesterday. He cited the example of his country's relations with Singapore, which he said are "progressing well". He was responding to
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          Lock icon Exports will grow despite rising yuan
          309 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS Beijing CHINA'S exports will grow this year despite a sharp slowdown last month, but a rising Chinese currency could hurt sales to the United States, the commerce minister said yesterday. Beijing is not pursuing a large trade surplus, which could hamper efforts
          ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS  -  309 words
      • TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL POLLS
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          Lock icon Hsieh supporters clash with police
          504 9  -  Ong Hwee Hwee Violence that erupted outside DPP office could affect election race, observers say By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei HUNDREDS of supporters of presidential candidate Frank Hsieh clashed with police and opposition lawmakers yesterday outside the campaign headquarters of Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party
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          Lock icon KMT urges voters to boycott referendum
          351 9  -  ONG HWEE HWEE Taipei DEFUSING a key source of tension in cross-strait ties, Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) yesterday urged voters to boycott a contentious referendum which has riled Beijing and Washington. The KMT move is likely to spell doom for the public vote
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Tall order counting two sisters' 5.9b yen stash
        382 11  -  KWAN WENG KIN Tokyo ONE billion yen (5513.5 million) in cash and still counting. Investigators in western Japan need a few days to count some 5.9 billion yen stashed away by two sisters to evade paying tax on their inheritance. Hatsue Shimizu,
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        Lock icon iPod nano sparks probe in Japan
        207 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Tokyo THE Japanese government said yesterday that an investigation was under way into why an Apple iPod nano overheated and sent out sparks while being recharged. The Industry Ministry said the iPod nano, model MAO99J/A, emitted sparks from its battery. There were
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        Lock icon Fukuda caught in wrangle over top central bank post
        556 11  -  Kwan Weng Kin Political deadlock as opposition rejects govt's candidate to head Bank of Japan By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo PRIME Minister Yasuo Fukuda is caught in a dilemma after the opposition-controlled Upper House yesterday blocked his choice of a former
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    • INDIA / SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Indian airport workers' strike fails to disrupt flights
        642 12  -  P. JAYARAM But passengers have to carry their own luggage and toilets are not cleaned By India Correspondent In New Delhi PASSENGERS had to lug around their own suitcases and endure stinking toilets at Indian airports yesterday due to an indefinite nationwide
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        Lock icon Bhutto's husband in running for PM post
        168 12 BLOOMBERG, REUTERS Islamabad THE Pakistan People's Party has discussed the possibility of naming Mr Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain opposition leader, Benazir Bhutto, to the post of Prime Minister, as talks to fill the top government position entered a fourth week.
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        Lock icon Pakistan probes Al-Qaeda link in twin blasts
        310 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS Lahore POLICE have opened an investigation into whether Al-Qaeda was behind twin suicide attacks in Pakistan's cultural capital of Lahore that killed 27 people before a transfer of power to followers of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto. The bombings in Lahore
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Thaksin pleads not guilty to graft charges
        535 13 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Ex-PM and wife deny all charges arising from her land purchase Bangkok OUSTED Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra pleaded not guilty to corruption charges against him and his wife yesterday as hundreds of supporters outside the Supreme Court chanted their
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        Lock icon Protest in Bangkok over cartoon of Prophet
        331 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Bangkok HUNDREDS of Thai Muslims rallied yesterday Dutside the Danish embassy in Bangkok to coniemn the publication of a controversial cartoon 3f the Prophet Muhammad in the Danish media last month. Organisers said 1,000 people joined the protest calling
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        Lock icon Viets to launch first satellite next month
        235 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, XINHUA Hanoi VIETNAM will launch its first satellite next month in a move seen as a further step in the communist country's increasing integration with the international community. The satellite will be launched from Kourou in French Guiana, the Vietnam Post
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    • MALAYSIA
      • ELECTIONS AFTERMATH
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          Lock icon Don't fan racial flames, Abdullah warns
          537 15 REUTERS, BERNAMA "The (Penang) state government must not try to create an atmosphere which can cause racial tensions. Do not marginalise the Malays. I want to ask Lim Guan Eng: What are his plans for the Malays in Penang? What are his plans for
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          Lock icon What is the NEP?
          194 15  -  HAZLIN HASSAN THE New Economic Policy (NEP) was born after violent racial clashes in 1969. It was aimed at reducing the wealth gap between the Malays and Chinese. It was touted as a plan to eradicate poverty through the re-distribution of wealth in favour of bumiputeras
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          Lock icon NEP shouldn't be implemented at expense of minorities: PAS
          469 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S conservative Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) yesterday said there were many good aspects to the New Economic Policy (NEP), but it should not be implemented at the expense of the minorities. PAS president Hadi Awang's comments came
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          Lock icon Samy Vellu will not return to government
          621 15  -  Hazlin Hassan ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM BERNAMA By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur OUSTED Malaysian Indian Congress chief S. Samy Vellu yesterday dismissed any possibility of returning to government, but maintained he would stay on the political scene working with old enemies to strengthen
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          Lock icon First sign of cracks appearing in opposition coalition
          644 16  -  Reme Ahmad Fight over top posts in Perak and Kedah threatens cohesion By Assistant Foreign Editor In Kuala Lumpur JUST four days after Malaysia's elections, cracks have appeared in the opposition coalition that won five states. In Perak, the Democratic Action Party
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          Lock icon Non-Malays make it to the top
          471 16  -  REMEAHMAD Kuala Lumpur FOR the first time, non-Malays have made it to the top power structure in Malay-dominated states, although the ruler of Selangor has expressed reservations about the development. Perak is on track to name Chinese and Indian deputy menteris besar. Penang, the
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          Lock icon PAS won't turn Kedah into another Kelantan: New MB
          405 16  -  Arlina Arshad By In Alor Star (Kedah) KEDAH will not turn into another Kelantan, declared the state's newly appointed Menteri Besar, Azizan Abdul Razak, yesterday. "Kelantan is Kelantan, and Kedah is Kedah," he said, after introducing the new coalition government yesterday.
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          Lock icon State jewels, but little experience to govern them
          868 16  -  Reme Ahmad By I Assistant Foreign Editor In Kuala Lumpur AFTER the shock victories, now comes the tough task of ruling. The opposition coalition that found itself unexpectedly in control of four new states is hunkering down to the nuts and bolts
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          Lock icon BN 'made big mistake with early polls and media attacks on Anwar'
          812 17  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim Both strategies backfired and helped Anwar gain support for opposition: Experts By THE ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition might have been able to prevent its election disaster had it let former deputy prime minister Anwar
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          Lock icon Can opposition form a coalition similar to BN?
          532 17  -  ZACKARIA ABDUL RAHIM I~^ given their recent massive win, their coordinaty rH ed campaign and ability to attract voters of all _L 1 -l \*J races. "We have come to a stage where the opposition parties can actually create their own alternative
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          Lock icon Police warn against using SMS to spread rumours
          355 17 BERNAMA Ipoh POLICE have warned people against spreading rumours via SMS messages, saying it would take stern action against anyone spreading rumours. "The police wish to inform the people that following Saturday's general election, the security situation throughout the country is under
          BERNAMA  -  355 words
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          Lock icon Comic relief from election results
          490 17  -  Jeremy Au Yong By In Kuala Lumpur THERE may be serious repercussions to the recent general election, but many Malaysians are still able to see the funny side to it. While jokes, poems and even songs poking fun at the political personalities make the rounds
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      26 6 Strike at Indian airports Staff at Indian airports go on a nationwide strike, causing airport cleanliness to suffer, but not really disrupting flight schedules. PAGE 12
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      402 9 A picture may paint a thousand words, but we believe hard facts speak volumes. Here's an example. \mJn 29 February 2008, five individuals were honoured with the IT Leader Awards for their leadership, integrity, achievements and contributions to the IT field in Singapore. Roger Lim, Class of 1997 Sweeping the
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Spectre of Iran war
      765 18  -  William Choong US commander in Gulf quits, fuelling speculation Admiral perceived as an obstacle in the way of military action against Iran By For The Straits Times THE United States' top military commander in the Persian Gulf has resigned, intensifying speculation that Washington may soon go
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      Lock icon Candid admiral 'was a Bush critic'
      250 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ADMIRAL William Fallon has been seen for some time as an internal critic of the Bush administration. In his admiring profile last week, Esquire writer Thomas Barnett portrayed the United States' top military commander in the Persian Gulf as the lone voice
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      Lock icon Dolphin guides two stranded whales to safety
      345 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS Wellington A DOLPHIN swam up to two distressed whales that seemed to be headed for death in a beach stranding in New Zealand, and guided them to safety, witnesses said yesterday. The actions of the bottlenose dolphin named Moko by residents
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      Lock icon NY governor resigns over trysts with prostitutes
      519 19 NEW YORK TIMES, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Forced from office by impeachment threat, he makes public apology New York jOVERNOR Eliot Spitzer, •eeling from revelations that le had been a client of a prositution ring, announced his •esignation yesterday, beaming the first governor of New
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      Lock icon Britons will soon have to pay for plastic bags
      213 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS London BRITAIN will force supermarkets and other shops to charge for plastic bags to cut down on ballooning pollution, the government said yesterday, in an effort to catch up with other countries. Finance Minister Alistair Darling, unveiling the
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      Lock icon PENSION REFORM: WORKERS CRY FOUL
      82 19 AP Striking garbage collectors in Athens hurling trash at riot -police yesterday during a three-hour walk-out by unions opposing a pension reform Bill. Greek public transport halted, flights were disrupted and public services were shut down as airline workers, lawyers, doctors, port workers and engineers
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    • Article
      Lock icon 'Dr Death' arrested in Oregon by federal agents
      331 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Los Angeles FEDERAL agents in the United States have arrested a doctor wanted in Australia for the deaths of three patients who allegedly died after he botched their surgeries. Jayant Patel, 57 dubbed "Dr Death" was arrested at 7.30 am
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon S'PORE AND ABU DHABI INK PACTS
        163 19 ABU DHABI: A number of cooperation agreements were announced yesterday at a Singa-pore-Abu Dhabi joint forum attended by Mr Lee Vi Shyan, Minister of State for Trade and Industry. Among them were an agreement between the Abu Dhabi Department of Civil Service and the
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        Lock icon S. KOREA BATTLING OIL SPILL
        65 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: South Korea's coast guard said yesterday it was battling to contain an oil leak after a tanker collided with a small fishing boat off the south coast. Some 200 tonnes of refined diesel fuel spilt after the accident off the port of
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      • Article
        Lock icon JOHOR REPORTS 10 HFM CASES
        90 19 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK JOHOR BARU: Ten cases of hand, foot and mouth disease were reported in Johor this week, with at least four children under the age of two falling victims. Johor health director Marzukhi Md Isa said however that there was no cause
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      • Article
        Lock icon FRANCE MULLS SUING U.S. AIRLINE
        137 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS: French judges were yesterday weighing a request to put US Continental Airlines on trial for manslaughter over the crash of an Air France Concorde in 2000 that killed 113 people. Prosecutors in Pontoise outside Paris requested late on Tuesday that the US
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    • Article
      Lock icon Strong victory for Obama in Mississippi
      699 21  -  Derwin Pereira Solid support from black voters gives him 20-point win over Hillary By US Bureau Chief In Washington AFRICAN-AMERICAN Senator Barack Obama yesterday rode on the wave of black support again, easily brushing off rival Hillary Clinton in Mississippi. His 20-point victory mar-
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      Lock icon Iraqi forces raid radical cleric's strongholds
      245 21 REUTERS Baghdad IRAQI police raided strongholds of radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army in Kut yesterday after the militia broke a ceasefire and clashed with security forces. Tuesday's clashes between Sadr's followers and US and Iraqi forces in Kut, 170 km southeast of
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Monaco's prince finally finds a bride equal to his late mum
        443 22 REUTERS THE world's most eligible and arguably oldest celebrity bachelor has finally decided to tie the knot. Prince Albert of Monaco will marry his girlfriend, former South African Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock, in September, according to a report in
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      28 18 Prince Albert to wed Monaco's Prince Albert has finally found a bride to stand up to the legend of his late mother, the glamorous Grace Kelly. PAGE 23
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      416 23 THE Community Foundation of Singapore will start up later this year in a changing climate whereby donors to charity demand an assurance of reliability. As a government initiative, it offers that mark of quality. Being an Institution of a Public Character QPC), it will have
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      1236 23  -  Anthony Paul By Senior Writer In Kabul IN ALL the millions of square kilometres of print devoted to Afghanistan over the past few decades, one word China has appeared very seldom. Over the next few years that could change: Booming, ever-growing China is in the early
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      Lock icon Prince Harry and the idea of noblesse oblige
      683 23  -  Ronan Thomas By For The Straits Times In London PRINCE Harry, youngest son of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana, seems like a youth transformed. In a recent 10-week deployment in Afghanistan, the 23-year-old prince served his time discreetly in the
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      1202 24  -  Bernard Fook Weng Loo By For The Straits Times WHAT exactly is military power? What constitutes it? How can it be measured? Instinctively, most of us reach for an answer that combines both the possession of military hardware and the ability of human
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      1121 25  -  Andy Ho By Senior Writer LOCAL designers are making it. In Shanghai and New York stores, you can now buy clothes sold under the "nicholas" label started by Singaporean fashion designer Nicholas Wong. The recently concluded Furniture Design Award, an international contest, saw architect Lvi
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      31 23 Limited design rights Can the Barcelona chair be copied? Yes. Design rights are the poor cousins of copyrights, patents and trademarks. PAGE 26 PUNCHLINES XMll^^Y HEY, CABBY! 1 \V^\ OVERHERE I
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      710 28  -  Jessica Lim Tighter checks after Mas Selamat's escape keeping people away from border crossings By; Lee Pei Qi ROAD travel to Johor has taken a hit since security was stepped up at the country's two border checkpoints the result of a massive
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      Lock icon Residents, business owners in CBD fume over cab rule
      829 29  -  Yeo Ghim Lay i ney want ruie easea for elderly, disabled passengers and tourists with heavy bags By April Chong THE recent rule that restricts where taxis can pick up and drop off passengers in the Central Business District (CBD) is
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      Lock icon Cabbies caught in the middle
      346 29 WHEN cabby Wee Chew Khoon explained to his two passengers that they could not alight at Stanley Street, they were so incensed they abandoned his taxi at a traffic light junction near their destination without paying the fare. The 40-year-old taxi driver, who encountered the
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      Lock icon Body of man, 62, found in Toa Payoh flat
      410 29  -  Carolyn Quek By IT WAS the combination of a horrid stench and newspapers piled up at the front door of her neighbour's one-room flat that made Madam Mageswari Vathumalay suspect something was wrong. She called the police and Singapore Civil Defence
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      200 29  - Police car crash: 2 officers hurt 1 seriously TEH JOO LIN TWO officers were hurt one seriously while on patrol duty when their police car crashed along Jurong West Avenue 5 early yesterday morning. Their Subaru was believed to have skidded and smashed into a tree on the centre divider
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      139 29 TWO workers were killed in separate industrial accidents in the Jurong area over the last two days. The first accident happened at 1.05pm on Tuesday in a steel factory along Tanjong Kling Road. Mr Teo Chian Huat, a 52-year-old factory worker, had just hoisted
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      744 31  -  Li Xueying 100 TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF DAVID MARSHALL Nation's first chief minister was a giant of a man, says President Nathan at symposium By shall came during a one-day symposium yesterday to mark the 100 th birth anniversary of Mr Marshall, who died
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      283 31 LI XUEYING THE question of whether Singapore is ready for a non-Chinese prime minister was raised yesterday. And diplomat Tommy Koh's swift answer was: Why not? After all, Singapore's first chief minister Mr David Marshall was a Jew who hailed from a community numbering
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        97 31 "In the late 1970s, we needed a man who had some knowledge of the French language as our ambassador in Paris. S. Rajaratnam, then our foreign minister, proposed David Marshall to me. At about 70, he threw himself into this job with enthusiasm. Before he took
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        70 31 "He had a warm and kind heart. He was generous to a fault. His home in Paris welcomed all visiting Singaporeans. On one occasion, a Singapore choir came to the residence to sing for us. Without consulting Jean first, David invited them to stay for dinner.
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        50 31 "From the time he came into prominence in our political midst, until he passed away from us, he pursued his ideals with fervour without a care for the censures they attracted. For Singapore, he had a clear mission independence at all cost." PRESIDENTS R NATHAN
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        45 31 "On many occasions, he was able to produce creative and novel legal arguments based on the textual readings of the Constitution and the related statutes. His many fine points of criminal procedure and evidence left many prosecutors befuddled." CHIEF JUSTICE CHAN SEK KEONG
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        80 31 "When he was invited to a meeting with S. Rajaratnam, he actually took along a legal pad, thinking that the former wanted to draft a will. When informed of his ambassadorial posting, he was overjoyed and he wrote a warm and generous letter to thank Lee Kuan Yew
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        55 31 "He represented a set of humane liberal values. It was one path he offered to Singaporeans but his liberal-democratic ideas did not catch on. In the context of Singapore, the pragmatic immigrant population seeking a jiving was more interested in performance and deliverables." PROFESSOR CHAN HENGCHEE,
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        70 31 "At a dinner in Shanghai, he turned to (former ambassador) Chiang Hai Ding and said: 'They are discussing state secrets in front of me!' Chiang Hai Ding said: 'David, you're now an ambassador.' David Marshall slapped his forehead and said: 'My goodness, I have been
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      Lock icon The manhunt that brought S'poreans together
      374 31  -  Keith Lin By THE escape of Jemaah Islamiah terrorist Mas Selamat Kastari is a "sobering" reminder that unexpected things can happen even in Singapore, Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean said yesterday. But in the event that they do, Singaporeans must be ready to respond,
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      Lock icon S'pore, Vietnam ink milestone pact
      267 31  -  K.C. VIJAYAN SINGAPORE and Vietnam signed what officials called a milestone pact yesterday to cooperate on a host of legal and judicial issues, including the drafting of laws. Deputy Prime Minister and Law Minister S. Jayakumar and Vietnam's Justice Minister Ha Hong Cuong inked the
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      Lock icon 900 more cardholders in trouble
      525 31  -  Jermyn Chow INDIGOZ I-CHQS SAGA By ANOTHER group of people has been saddled with cards that they have put money into but can no longer use, thanks to a company whose troubles seem to be growing by the day including being sued by its landlord.
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      Lock icon S'pore team makes key Alzheimer's discovery
      549 33  -  Salma Khalik Breakthrough finding could lead to a cure for the destructive disease By Health Correspondent A TEAM of Singapore scientists has discovered new information about the human brain that could eventually lead to a cure for Alzheimer's disease. In a paper published earlier
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      234 33 It's a unique view of the Merlion, seen through droplets of water on a glass pane, just as it has been a unique March wetter than usual, with 116.2 mm of rain across the island yesterday. That is more than half the average amount of
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      Lock icon Go for engineering, says Princeton head
      615 33  -  Ho Ai Li By IF YOU want to make a difference in the world, study engineering. That is the pitch Princeton University president Shirley Tilghman would make to bright Singapore students, who are increasingly turning away from the subject. In town from Monday till
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      641 33  -  Shobana Kesava By RESEARCHERS in Singapore are poised to become frontline troops in the battle against the bird flu virus. Scientists at a joint research laboratory here are expected to start probing the lethal HSNI virus in May, to determine what could
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      Lock icon Students all fired up over defence science
      388 34  -  DAVID BOEY DUNMAN High student Colin Ng Ju-Jie spent part of the last December school holidays in a laboratory mixing chemicals to produce a strong yet lightweight material which could one day be used as armour or to make planes. Yesterday, the 18-year-old
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      473 34  -  Lynn Lee CDC initiative to help low-income women supplement family income and gain financial independence By WIDOWED for 3V 2 years, Ms Joy Rajaswari Subramaniam earns $500 a month working as a part-time housekeeper at a popular karaoke chain. Lately, her monthly income
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      Lock icon More suffering from end-stage kidney failure
      579 35  -  Salma Khalik Number doubles to 1,084 in a decade; diabetes accounts for six in 10 cases By Health Correspondent MORE than 1,000 people here lost the use of their kidneys in 2006 and about 400 of them died within a year. The state-run Health
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      Lock icon Mental health: Fun scheme to help Pri 1 pupils cope
      438 35  -  ESSICA JAGANATHAN ByJ A CARTOON character, Zippy, will be making its presence felt in primary schools, on the back of a rising number of young people seeking help at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH). Last year, 1,236 of those
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        142 35 THE full-time national serviceman who allegedly made off with an assault rifle and bullets from his camp, sparking off a 20-hour manhunt, will face a preliminary inquiry in the High Court next month. Dave Teo Ming, who is being held at Queenstown Remand Prison,
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        145 35 A HIGHLY decorated former police officer was jailed yesterday for tipping off a long-time friend about a raid in Geylang in 2006. Chua Kok Heong, a one-time senior staff sergeant, was sentenced to two months behind bars for that crime and fined $1,000 for not
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        Lock icon CHOPPER ATTACK: FILIPINA JAILED
        66 35 A FILIPINO woman was jailed for two years yesterday for slashing a tenant on the face, scalp, back and right forearm. Krissa N. Callanta, 38, admitted to using a kitchen chopper to attack Ms Chen Miao Fen, at a Teban Gardens Road flat last Nov 13.
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        73 35 A COUPLE was charged yesterday with slashing a maid on her face and arms while robbing her of her jewellery. Murugaian Kandasamy, 49, and Salvi Bhaskara Pillai, 41, are alleged to have robbed Madam Vadiyelu Manimekalai, 39, and caused hurt to her with a knife at
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        115 35 SINGAPORE'S new embassy in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, has started operations, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday. The embassy will provide consular services for Singaporeans visiting, living or working in Abu Dhabi, and process applications for nationals who require
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      Lock icon Violent acts at MRT stations: Courts take tough stance
      652 36  -  Selina Lum »CASE OF WOMAN PUSHED INTO TRAIN'S PATH Man who sent ex-girlfriend tumbling onto train tracks has jail term raised to 3 years By SINGAPORE'S highest court upped a jilted boyfriend's jail term for pushing his former girlfriend onto the
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      30 28 Budding defence scientists Jin Zheng and Owyong PuEn are among the 91 students who presented their research in an event that seeks to inspire youth in defence science. PAGE H7
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      127 36 "There is no such thing as ->-■ a neutral civil service. -MrJYPillay, on whether v the civil service Wy fw should be I politically JM V neutral .^r^^ A self-described "government wallah" who has served with different ministers. A bureaucrat who went on to be a financial regulator and corporate
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      339 37  -  Lim Bee Khim (Ms) IN HIS letter, "Vital to pursue renewable energy policy" last Friday, Mr Tan Tze Kiang says the Government should subsidise alternative energy, in particular solar power. Mr Tan claims solar power is "almost free", and yet he also says there
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      34 37 THEY LOITER, SPIT AND PEE... Contractors should educate them to live in a civil manner. MR GOH HIN SOON, on curbing the practice of foreign workers spitting and easing themselves freely in public places
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      263 37  -  Tan Kok Kiam I DISAGREE with Mr Thomas Mathew Koshy's arguments in his letter, "CPF investment funds: Move them more quickly", on Wednesday. Mr Koshy took issue with the two-month delay in the transfer of Central Provident Fund (CPF) monies from the Investment Account
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      Lock icon Beat this: $16 for 3-hour parking at St Regis
      83 37  -  Low Gek Neo (Ms) WITH reference to Monday's report, "Park in Orchard Road? It'll cost you even more", I was slapped with the stiffest parking charge at a hotel last weekend. An otherwise-delightful lunch last Saturday at St Regis in Tanglin
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      Lock icon Hiring bus drivers from China not the answer
      382 37  -  Jackie Lav Wai Wan (Ms) I REFER to Tuesday's report, "China bus drivers hired as few Singaporeans keen on job". Bus operators should consider the social implications of hiring bus drivers from China for low pay. Bus commuters here belong to different
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      186 37  -  Teng Kee Yew I REFER to last Friday's report, "ERP gantries to flash charges by year-end". According to Transport Minister Raymond Lim, the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) scheme increased traffic speed to 50kmh on a stretch of the Central Expressway (CTE) from Bukit Timah to
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      Lock icon Trust fund: Applicants who need help will be considered
      212 37  -  Cheng Lay Tin (Ms) Jean Tan (Ms) WE REFER to last Thursday's letter, "Trust fund: Some need help to open account", by Mr Leo Chen lan. The trust fund is designed as an affordable avenue for parents who are able to
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      129 37  -  Chan Wai San (Ms) I AGREE with the remark by Ms Agnes Tan in her letter, "Hygiene in hawker centres", last Saturday that food handlers must practise good food hygiene. The National Environment Agency (NEA) requires all regis- tered food handlers to undergo
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      Lock icon Clutter along HDB corridor makes railing for elderly useless
      179 37  -  Tongjee Cheng (Ms) I WATCHED MediaCorp Channel B's Twilight Years on March 2 and was struck by the irony in the situation of an elderly woman with a mobility problem who was featured. According to the programme, her only exercise is
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      Lock icon Time to open Woodleigh MRT station – more residing in area
      112 37  - Time to open Woodleigh MRT station more residing in area Lum Mun Keat I WELCOME the news that public transport will be more people- centred, rather than profit-driven. Will the North-East Line's Woodleigh MRT station be opened to the public now? The station is ready but remains closed. There are
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      Lock icon Big tree in school compound poses danger
      154 37  -  Ong Siang Inn I AM concerned about the danger posed by a tree in the compound of CHIJ Katong Primary School in Bedok, especially in view of the current rainy season. This huge tree is located at the corner of the school near
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      50 37 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.com Access to letters online is free. SORRY MADAM: Manulife apologises OVERSIGHT: SIA explains CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?: Reckless bus driver »RUDE SHOCK: Gym's billing puzzle CONFIDENTIALITY COMPROMISED: Mailer boo-boo NO CHANGE: Recycling trucks' frequency as before MAILBOX MOVE: Discussion under way
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      1043 38  -  Jeanette Wang ►►OLYMPICS Coach quits, SSA structures revamp with Olympics just 5 months away By WITH just five months to go to August's Olympic Games, several Singapore swimmers have been left high and dry following the resignation of their coach John Dempsey. The Australian, who is Singapore
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      348 38  -  LIN XINYI GRISELDAKHNG Teenagers Griselda, Sherman picked for Olympic Youth Camp in Beijing By tion, said: "We looked at the athletes' achievements, their potential to compete in future Olympic Games themselves, along with other contributions and attributes." Asian Games gold medallist Sherman said watching other athletes compete
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      Lock icon Tsunami relief chief to head Games' organising committee
      351 38  -  Marc Lim YOUTH OLYMPICS By Sports Correspondent ONE of the highest-profile jobs in the run-up to Singapore's staging of the 2010 Youth Olympics Games is set to go to a military man. Brigadier-General Goh Kee Nguan is strongly tipped to be appointed
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      764 39  -  Neil Humphreys NOTES FROM THE LIGHTER SIDE By SIR Alex Ferguson raged against the refereeing machine at the weekend. Even by the great Scot's lofty standards, it was some outburst. Manchester United had just lost 0-1 to Portsmouth in their FA
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      688 39 INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE SOCCER England's Premier League provides four quarter-finalists for the first time in Champions League history Milan THE single, brilliant goal that Fernando Torres struck for Liverpool against 10-man Inter Milan at San Siro on Tuesday meant that, for the first time in Champions League
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      41 39 MUCH will depend on the Champions League quarter-final draw tomorrow. If it is kind, all four English clubs will be kept apart and the prospects of an all-Premier League line-up in the final will increase dramatically.
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      146 39 Manchester United The presence of Roma in the quarter-final draw should whet their appetite, in light of the 7-1 thrashing they meted out to the Italian side at the same stage last season. But they were uninspired against Lyon in the last round and Cristiano Ronaldo, despite his sublime
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      149 39 Chelsea Russian paymaster Roman Abramovich has heaped the pressure on coach Avram Grant by making lavish plans to celebrate the Champions League final in Moscow. He has booked the finest restaurants. Despite setbacks in the League and FA Cups, Grant has to capture the European Cup or risk losing
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      116 39 Liverpool Liverpool's love affair with this competition is too strong to discount a sixth triumph. And no one should doubt Rafael Benitez's mastery in Europe, despite questions over his rotation policy, a lacklustre league campaign and an ignominious FA Cup exit. Now he has the added advantage of
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      57 39 Schalke 04 and Fenerbahce You do not want to write off a German side but Schalke, who are inconsistent in the Bundesliga, hardly look exceptional. And, while Fenerbahce's Brazilian coach Zico has realised the full gifts of his compatriots Alex, Deivid and Roberto Carlos, they will be simply delighted
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      308 39 London CHELSEA are preparing to dump Frank Lampard for Werder Bremen's star midfielder Diego at the end of the season. Billionaire-owner Roman Abramovich has ordered a purge of as many as 10 players from his under-performing squad. He has given the go-head
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      259 39 London DEALING with humiliation is never easy. Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate can attest to that, claiming his "guts have been ripped" out. His side had produced a dismal display as they slumped out of Sunday's FA Cup quar-ter-finals with a 0-2 home
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      674 40 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOTOR RACING London NELSON Piquet Junior of Renault and Kazuki Nakajima of Williams will join the select club of Formula One sons trying to emulate the success of their famous fathers. Their dads were actually teammates almost 20 years ago. On the grid,
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      540 41 ASSOCIATED PRESS »GOLF John Daly's coach Butch Harmon quits, saying he's wasting his time working with the uninterested golfer Orlando (Florida) JOHN Daly has been cut loose by swing coach Butch Harmon, who said on Tuesday that he was not going to waste his time with a two-time Major
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      465 41 ASSOCIATED PRESS Orlando (Florida) TIGER Woods, who will be going for his fifth title at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill today, is a creature of habit. The world No 1 opened his 2008 season by winning the Buick Invitational
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      182 41 ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIAN pro golfer Arjun Atwal will not be charged in an alleged street race in which the other driver crashed and died, prosecutors have determined. Witnesses said Atwal and John N. Park were driving at nearly 160kmh in a 70kmh zone
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        55 41 SOUTH Korean soccer side Super Reds went to the top of the S-League table last night after defeating Gombak United 3-2 at the Yishun Stadium. Choi Young Min (1st minute and 55th) and Moon Soon Ho (28th) netted for the Reds, and Theerawesin Seehawong (8th) and
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        37 41 REUTERS LONDON: McLaren boss Ron Dennis, 60, said on Tuesday that he would continue at the helm of the Formula One motor racing team, ending media speculation that he was about to stand down.
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      450 41 FRANCE-PRESSE »Wilkinson axed from rugby team Harmison and Hoggard axed from cricket team Bath (England) RUGBY flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson never bought into the adulation that surrounded him at the peak of his prowess. So it was no surprise he took an equally phlegmatic view after being
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      425 41 ASSOCIATED PRESS BASKETBALL Los Angeles THE Los Angeles Lakers have worked their way back to the top of the Western Conference. But they will be hard-pressed to stay there in the coming days. Kobe Bryant scored 10 of his 34 points in the final 8%
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      270 41 BADMINTON Swiss Open (Singaporeans' results only), qualifying rd, women's singles: Adriyanti Firdasari (Ina) btXing Aiying 21-18 20-22 21-18. Ist rd, mixed doubles: Nathan Robertson/Gail Emms (Eng) bt Hendri Kurniawan Saputra/Li Yujia 21-17 21-12. BASKETBALL NBA: Washington 105 Milwaukee 97, Indiana 114 Seattle 107, Portland 103 Minnesota 96, Chicago 108
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      144 42 JESSIE TAN SIOH KIOW Age: 69 Departed peacefully on 12 March 2008. Dearly missed and deeply cherished by loved ones. Husband: Guwe Sing Liong Children: Phyllis, Trudy, Vincent Gary Son-in-law: Kenneth Soh Future Daughter-in-law: Georgina Lim Granddaughter: Therese Soh Siblings: Kee Ho, Sioh Eng, Sioh Huay, Edward Sioh Choo Brothers
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      52 42 The Family of the Late TAY HUI HUA Departed on 5 March 2008 Wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Mr Alvin Yeo, MP for Hong Kah GRC (Nanyang), pastors, relatives, business associates, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, prayers, wreaths and contributions during their
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      58 42 G. RETNAM Age: 53 passed away peacefully on 12.03.08. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Nelliamma Daughters: Malini, Kasturi Sons-in-law: Duraisingam, Raman Granddaughters: Sivananthene, Yuvathene, Durashini All brothers, sisters relatives. Body is resting at Blk 414 Woodlands St. 41 #03-75. Tel: *****842/ *****385/ *****176 Cortege will leave
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      42 42 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to our Director MR GUWE SING LIONG On the demise of his beloved wife JESSIE TAN SIOH KIOW Departed on 12 March 2008 From: The Management Staff of S. L. Guwe Construction Pte Ltd Gweecon Company
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      74 42 HWEE WOON TIM Age: 83 passed away peacefully on 12 March 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by all loved ones. Daughter: Sin Yin Patricia Granddaughter: Grandson-in-law: Lim Liv Pang Wendy Tay Gay Yong Kenny (deceased) Grandson: Granddaughter-in-law: Lim Van San Sherman Ng Yoke Wai Great Grandson: Tay Yu Fei
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      54 42 Thalai Thevasam Ist Anniversary ARUMUGAM PALANIANDY (Retired Tamil Teacher) Departed on 23 Feb 2007 Dearly missed by: Wife: Thanapakiam Children, son-in law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, relatives all loved ones. Prayers will be held at Blk 129, #02-158, Bukit Merah View on 13/3/08 (Thursday) from 10am. Please treat this as a personal
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      96 42 "Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 JAMES KWEK FU SIANG Age: 30 Was called home to be with the Lord on 11 March 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Father: Kwek
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      18 42 IN LOVING MEMORY OF TT RAJAH Departed: 13th March 1996 Deeply Missed Always Fondly Remembered By Loved Ones
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      73 42 'AlucA Coved, fussed very dear..." THALAI THEVASAM 1 st Anniversary In Loving Memory of RAJA MAHENDRAN s/o X M GOVINDASAMY PILLAI (former Post Master at Pasir Panjang Newton Circus- General Postal Services) Departed: 26 March 2007 Dearly missed forever cherished by: Wife: D Rajammah, children all loved ones THALAI THEVASAM
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      113 42 LEOW SOON KEOW Age: 54 passed away peacefully on 12 March 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Siblings: Spouses: I Leow Sin Tiong I Leow Sin Tee Angie Lo Kwai Kiu I Leow Sin Hui Lien Puay Goon I Leow Sin Sai I Leow Sin Hai Goh
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      95 42 OM NAMO NARAYANA LETCHIMEE D/O KOOKOOSAMY (W/O the late Rama Arunasalam, deceased) Age: 70 Passed away peacefully on 11 Mar 2008. Sons: Daughters-in-law: A Subramaniam N Ranee A Jeyaram P X Vimla(Rosy) (A Kumaran, deceased) Daughters: Sons-in-law: (A Rajespary, deceased) D Veerappan(Bala) A Saroja G Sekar AValambal(Malliga) SThanakodi A Krishnammal(Veni)
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      111 42 Yeoh Quee Nee, the daughter of the late SHIRLEY LEV! SWEE GUIK Who departed on 4 March 2008 (Wife of the late Yeoh Ah Foon) wishes to express her heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Mdm Ho Geok Choo, MP, West Coast GRC (Boon Lay Division), all cousins, relatives, Mends and
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      41 42 sth Anniversary In Loving Memory of TAN KHOON HOCK MICHAEL Departed 13/3/2003 We often think of the yesteryears When we were together; Fond memories of you linger, Making your absence the more painful for us Lovingly remembered by family loved ones
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      32 42 7th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of VELURAMAI Departed 13 Mar 2001 You gave us love, You gave us life, In our hearts, You will forever thrive. Sadly missed by all loved ones.
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      56 42 Thalal Thevasam Ist Anniversary Nallathambbi S/O Ayaru Left us on 25 March 07 Deeply missed and always remembered by Wife Indranee Son: Sanjeevan and all loved ones Prayers will be held at 10am on 14 March 08 at Blk 2, #02-59, Everton Park Singapore *****2 All relatives and friends please
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        6966 43 TRANSACTION DATE: MARCH 12, 2008 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E SMIL 28 5 3C 141 195 IS 24 61 17 5 IS 43 5 34 5 144 19 4 1C 52 5 2C 65 48 5 184 217 _25 7 J7°5 415 23
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        1444 43 52-WEEK IEL HIGH LOW CODE SMIL COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 'VOL 0RDAY '000 HIGH NEI LOW MCAP P/E 3C 41.; 31 16.; 38 70.; 46.; ii.; 44.; 83 i;.; i; 16.; 17.1 2; 9C 43 i;.; 19.; 88 24.; 2.3 l 41.2 19.3 21 ii.; 21.; 4;.;
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        66 43 52-WEEK IEL HI6H LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 'VOL '000 DAY NEI P/E M CAP SMIL 0RHIGH LOW 2OC 620C 1OOC 1120C 1250C 398.3 3977 c 116 6065 Diamonds 5000 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** 6101 ISS&P500 ***** 6170 SPDRS
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      459 44 BLOOMBERG NEWS NEWS ANALYSIS Bernanke goes beyond flooding the US banking system with cash New York FEDERAL Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's latest attempt to alleviate seizedup credit markets marks his most direct effort yet to repair the mortgage meltdown that poses
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      323 44 REUTERS New York BEAR Steams, whose shares plunged earlier on Tuesday, pared its losses after regulators said they were comfortable with capital levels at the largest United States investment banks and a company insider denied the bank was facing a cash
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      34 44 AFP Yesterday's close: 12,861.13 (+202.85 points) »Japanese share prices closed up 1.6 per cent following a powerful rally on Wall Street after major central banks pumped cash into stressed financial markets.
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      37 44 AFP Yesterday's close: 23,422.76 (+427.41 points) Hong Kong share prices closed higher as sentiment soared after central banks announced a US$2OO billion (Ss27B billion) rescue package for the ailing financial markets, dealers said.
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      32 44 AFP Yesterday's close: 4,070.12 (-95.76 points) Chinese share prices closed 2.3 per cent lower led by banks and property developers on concerns over fresh moves to rein in inflation.
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      38 44 Sydney S&P ASX 200 AFP Yesterday's close: 5,257.9 (+123.7 points) Australian share prices rose 2.4 per cent, ending a three-day losing streak as investors responded positively to a United States Federal Reserve plan to ease the credit crisis.
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      28 44 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,232.59 (+26.05 points) Malaysian share prices closed 2.2 per cent higher, recovering from post-election losses following strong gains on Wall Street overnight.
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      29 44 AFP Yesterday's close: 16,127.98 (+4.83 points) »Indian shares closed little changed after an early rally was hit by data showing that industrial production slowed sharply in January.
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      36 44 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,556.24 (+32.71 points) »Indonesian share prices closed 1.3 per cent higher, bouncing back from a two-day sell-off, after central banks promised to pump billions of dollars into distressed financial institutions.
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      37 44 AFP Yesterday's close: 827 (+7.17 points) Thai share prices closed 0.87 per cent higher as investors cheered international moves to pump cash into financial markets in a bid to ease a global credit squeeze.
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      118 44 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: 2,91 7.94 March 12 Stock Name Close Change CapitaLand 6.160 +0.270 CapitaMall 3.100 +0.190 CityDev 11.000 +0.500 Cosco Corp 3.290 +0.030 DBS Grp 17.340 +0.520 F&N 4.610 +0.110 Gent Intl 0.615 +0.010 HKLand 4.180 -0.010 JSH 15.700 +0.440 JardineC&C 18.700 +0.840 Keppel Corp 10.040
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      55 44 Li Heng 117,764,000 Golden Agri 42,938,000 CoscoCorpMßLeCWoBo7o3 32,609,000 Cosco Corp 30,977,000 Sing Tel 29,316,000 Yangzijiang 28,064,000 Firstßes 27,029,000 Asia Power 24,719,000 SGX 22,494,000 China Milk 21,387,000 March 12 Synear 19,710,000 E3 Hlds 19,584,000 Capita Land 19,359,000 China Hongxing 19,206,000 Jasper 19,144,000 Ferrochina 18,693,000 China Energy 16,464,000 Digiland 16,004,000
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      142 44 March 12 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2820 1.2980 Can dollar 1.3900 1.4070 Euro 2.1180 2.1430 Malaysian ringgit* .0.4348 0.4356 NZ dollar 1.1050 1.1290 Sterling pound 2.7680 2.8010 US dollar 1.3800
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      1986 44 Bonds, Loans Warrants 52-WEEK ILL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY TRADED Y LAS I V( SALE VOLUME '000 49 14 5 3657 BiosensorDBeCW*****3 29 5 18 5 4014 CapitalanBNPeC*****8 35 12 3906 CapitalanBNPeCW*****6 22 5 4 5 3666 CapitalanBNPeCW*****9 30 10 3667 CapitalanBNPePW*****5 57 25 5 3880 CapitalanBNPePW*****2 19 5
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      629 45  -  Fiona Chan It's the 9th country in Asia-Pac to brew beer, with 300,000 bottles each day By In Vientiane SINGAPORE'S Tiger Beer has made a major push into Laos with the opening of its first brewery there. The 23 million euro (5549.1 million)
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      337 45 BLOOMBERG NEWS Tokyo JAPAN'S government trimmed its estimate for fourth-quarter economic growth after corporate investment grew less than initially reported. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by an annualised 3.5 per cent in the three months ended Dec 31, the Cabinet Office said yesterday
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      449 46  -  Oo Gin Lee Deal will help it grow share of lucrative security software market By NOT content with one big score in Silicon Valley, entrepreneur Ong Peng Tsin has scored once again by making a deal with global IT giant IBM. IBM
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      228 46 BLOOMBERG NEWS Beijing CHINA'S retail sales climbed 20.2 per cent in the first two months of this year, matching the fastest pace in at least nine years. This is a sign that consumer spending may sustain the world's fastest-growing major economy
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        84 46 KSH Holdings said yesterday it had won a contract worth over $121 million from Seaview (Sentosa) to build a luxury condominium called Seascape at Sentosa Cove. KSH, a construction and property development group, said the project to build Seascape would bring its
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        87 46 LIAN Beng Group yesterday announced that it had been awarded two contracts worth a total of $90.2 million to build a condominium and an industrial building. The construction firm will build Amber Residences, a 114-unit condominium along East Coast Road. Voda Land awarded the
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        77 46 THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) and MSCI Barra announced yesterday that they had signed an agreement to list a futures contract based on the MSCI Asia Apex 50 Index on the SGX. The futures contract is set to be launched by end-June
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        Lock icon ASCENDAS TO ACQUIRE PARTNER'S STAKE IN A-REIT
        69 46 ASCENDAS yesterday announced it would buy out Goodman Group's share of Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (A-Reit) for $158.16 million. This ends the joint venture between the two firms. Ascendas will acquire Australia-based Goodman's 6.28 per cent stake in A-Reit for about $1.90
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      533 47  -  Chua Hian Hou Central bank wants industry to ensure that clients take up policies with sufficient coverage By INSURERS in Singapore have been urged to help tackle the problem of people buying life insurance plans with far too little coverage. The Monetary Authority
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      309 47  -  Nicholas Fang By LOGISTICS firm CWT will save up to $1.6 million a year because of a few simple innovations that will slash electricity usage at its new giant warehouses to almost nothing. Singapore-listed CWT opened the two Tanjong Penjuru facilities
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      277 47  -  Chia Van Mm By SMALL and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) aiming to expand overseas can now sort out all their banking needs in one go at a new HSBC facility officially opened yesterday. The bank's commercial international banking centre in Collyer Quay will allow
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      774 48  -  Joyce Teo Kuwaiti pullout from $818 m deal, low top bid for Jurong West site unnerve market By Property Correspondent MAJOR residential property launches are unlikely for at least three months after the already nervous market was spooked by two
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      Lock icon S'pore job market expected to stay upbeat
      373 48  -  Ong Bi Hui By STOCK markets are spouting loads of gloom and doom right now, but it is a good time to enter the job market, according to an expert from recruitment specialist Robert Walters. Regional director Mark Ellwood said multinational corporations still
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      Lock icon SPH Search in tie-up to use Yahoo technology
      248 48 SPH Search, a joint venture between Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) and Norwegian media group Schibsted, yesterday announced a strategic partnership with global Internet company Yahoo. Under the deal, SPH Search, an online tool for those seeking information about Singapore, will use Yahoo
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      Lock icon Reverse takeover gives Neocorp new lease of life
      362 48  -  Alvin Foo By FAILED construction firm Neocorp International will soon have a new lease of life on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange. This follows a successful reverse takeover in which the business of Hong Kong-based steel products trader Novo Group was
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      Lock icon CHINA NEW TOWN CHIEF ACQUIRES 2.7M SHARES
      272 48  -  GOHENG YEOW DIRECTORS' TRADES RECENT open-market purchases by the boss of China New Town Development are unlikely to placate unhappy investors stuck with the company's shares since its listing last November. Executive chairman Shi Jian has bought a total of 2.7 million shares
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      587 49  -  Goh Eng Yeow STAKING STOCK Fears over credit crunch ease but China inflation concerns remain By Markets Correspondent AT FIRST, news of a huge US$2OO billion (Ss27B billion) injection by the United States Federal Reserve and other central banks into near frozen
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      107 49 STOCK 1.62 billion TRADING shares worth VOLUME $2.09 billion UP Gainers: 400 Losers: 261 DOWN Unchanged: 997 FTSE ST INDEXES Mid Cap 744.17 A 7.20 Small Cap 646.78 A 5.06 All Share 749.51 A 12.10 Fledgling 697.93 T -3.59 China 445.24 T -5.61 Oil and gas 704.84
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      210 49 REUTERS »SI.IB DIVESTMENT Kuala Lumpur SINGAPORE investment company Temasek Holdings has shortlisted Malayan Banking (Maybank), HSBC and Bank of China as bidders for its stake in Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII), according to a source briefed on the deal. Temasek, which has stakes in
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        435 51  -  Stephanie Yap ARTS REPORTER INDONESIAN auction house Masterpiece made $10.7 million here in its first series of auctions two weekends ago, more than five times its usual takings in Indonesia but just within the estimated $10 million to $20 million they had hoped to bring
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        611 51  -  Adeline Chia If you're a 50-something, The Necessary Stage believes you have what it takes to be a star ARTS REPORTER SEVERAL theatre companies here have set up youth wings to groom a new generation of actors but The Necessary Stage (TNS) is doing something
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        131 53 HERE are the nominees in the technical categories of the Life! Theatre Awards 2008: BEST LIGHTING DESIGN Suven Chan, Nothing (Cake Theatrical Productions) Lim Kay Siu, Li Xie, Jeffrey Yue, Chan Man Loon and Andy Lim, Memory human remains (Collective mayhem) Lim Woan Wen, 0501 (The Finger Players)
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        330 55 HONG KONG The rise of China as an economic power has sparked interest in English-language fiction about the country, bringing success to several bilingual authors, writers of the genre said on Tuesday. Despite the China-fiction craze, only a few authors will be
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        502 56  -  Eddino Abdul Hadi concert RAUL MIDON Raul Midon Esplanade Concert Hall/Tuesday MUSIC REPORTER IT'S A testament to a singer's skill when he can, with just a guitar, his voice and a song, move the audience to tears. Soul jazz singer-guitarist Raul Midon did just that with
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        247 56  -  Dave Chua > concert DIVINE SHADOWS Dhafer Youssef Esplanade Recital Studio/Tuesday THE combination of Sufi with nu jazz sounds like an intriguing concoction, and Singaporean audiences got a whiff of its potential on Tuesday night with Tunisian-born Dhafer Youssef (right) and his accompanying band of three Norwegian
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        347 56  -  S.Y. Whang >concert KURT ELLING Kurt Elling Esplanade Concert Hall/Monday "EVERYONE who should be here... is here," pronounced Kurt Elling (right) as he surveyed the less-than-full Concert Hall. Those in attendance were bedazzled by the jazz vocalist and his excellent trio Laurence Hobwood on piano,
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        224 56  -  Eddino Abdul Hadi FRUST madcap host Naip Ali (right) to run funk godfather George Clinton :hrough high jinks as only i Singaporean can. Helming his own series 3f talk shows at the Mosaic Vlusic Festival, the irreverent funnyman on Tuesday light made Clinton eat
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        177 56 Life! caught up with a few of the concert-goers HOONG WEI LONG, 18, student Watched: Logic "These guys blew my mind. The standard for the free gigs is unbelievable. I plan to catch Jools Holland after going online and seeing that Ruby Turner will be performing with
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        292 57 AP STOCKHOLM Sweden's most expensive painting is up for sale at a steep discount but on very special terms. The arts academy that owns Rembrandt's Conspiracy Of The Batavians Under Claudius Civilis said on Tuesday it was willing to let it go for 300 million krotior
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        560 57  -  Stephanie Yap Chinese Cultural Festival Soprano Nancy Yuen will bring different singing styles to her w concert with the SCO ARTS REPORTER AS A singer with an Asian heritage and a Western classical music background, soprano Nancy Yuen, 41, epitomises the meeting of East and West.
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      891 59 AP When New York governor Eliot Spitzer faced the press over his sex scandal, his wronged wife Silda was faithfully by his side NEW YORK Silda Wall Spitzer appeared to have it all. The Harvard Law School graduate succeeded as a hard-charging corporate lawyer,
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        152 61 THEIR svelte frames may be the envy of many women. But even Hollywood stars who clock lots of treadmill time have jiggly bits that they can well do without. Actress Keri Russell (above), for instance, may have been a head-turner at last month's Academy Awards. But
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        389 61 HONG KONG Gongfu star Jet Li has earned the No. 3 top spot in Forbes China's annual top Chinese celebrities list. The 44-year-old actor was unplaced in last year's list. The top two positions were taken by basketball star Yao Ming, 27, who
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        143 61 Reuters BOSTON A man who sent actress Jodie Foster (below) threatening letters for several years was arrested on Tuesday on charges of mailing a bomb threat to a Los Angeles airport. Michael Smegal, 42, of Holliston, Massachusetts, faces up to 10 years in prison followed
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        110 61 STARHUB will launch a new channel featuring general entertainment in Bahasa Indonesia on Monday. The 24-hour international channel, MNC The Indonesian Channel, is packaged by MNC, the largest TV network in Indonesia. It will show programmes from Indonesian channels like RCTI (Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia), TPI
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        118 61 STEREOPHONICS' BOW: British alternative rockers Stereophonies will play their first gig here at Fort Canning Park on April 28. Tickets are on sale from Sistic at $85 from Monday to March 31, at $95 till April 27 and $105 at the d00r... EMMY MOVE: The Emmys will vacate its
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      447 57 NOMINATED FOR ACADEMY AWARD 2008 Original Song FREDDIE HIGHMORE «j\lA* CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTOR! THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES' J%f I* He was an abandoned orphan. H. 6 composes music in his head. rIC fang/it himself the guitar and piano. H.C conducfs the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. I v f^ "j
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      23 88 Find out which fatty bits these svelte stars can do without WIN! 10 NIVEA DEODORANT EXTRA WHITENING SETS WORTH $1,000
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      356 89  -  TEE HUNCHING Editor hunching@sph.com. sg I loved my wedding dress. I'd got it from the first bridal shop I stepped into, where a very sweet, soft-spoken designer by the name of Tianni set me at ease right away. The cream coloured bustier gown had a lovely
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      319 89 4 FASH HAG Freelancers don't come free, mind you 5 ASKANGIE Fashion advice for skinny guys FEATURES 0 A stylist takes a teen shopping 10 Facts and myths about organic skincare 1 2j How to zap those annoying flabby bits 10 The next It shoes, bags and hats lo
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      76 89 10 sets of NIVEA DEODORANT Extra Whitening sets worth $100 each. Each set includes a roll-on anrl a snrav Simply answer this question: The new NIVEA DEODORANT Extra Whitening range keeps underarm fairer and minimises pores no matter how often you shave or pluck. E-mail your entries with your
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      255 91 Sometimes it is necessary to be pedantic in order to avoid any misunderstanding, especially when money is involved. Take the term freelancer. Free is really a misnomer here. According to the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, a freelancer refers to person who works as a writer, designer, performer or the
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      99 91 HE'S IN TOWN: HE by Mango, the Spanish label's first menswear collection since 1 996, will hit stores on Saturday. Prices range from $50 to $150. At Mango Shaw, 01-02 A Shaw Centre. PLUSH POCHETTES: Prada's spring/summer 2008 clutch-bag collection is in stores. Look out for leather-woven purses and
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        334 91 Judging by the heights fashionistas are scaling these days, they certainly don't suffer from vertigo. We're not talking about killer heels, but the newly opened Singapore Flyer (right). Within the past week, three beauty brands have held the press launch of their new products at the giant observation
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        250 91 Urban&Co, a home-grown brand that set up shop in the United States in 1998, is back- under a different label and minus one of the designers. Renamed Urbaninc, it debuts at Isetan Scotts on Monday, Tangs Vivo City on April 1 and Takashimaya Department Store on May 1.
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        196 91 Say Daniel Hechter and chances are, a men's shirt label comes to mind. But the French label also has a lingerie line it launched in Europe in 1991 under the name Hechter Studio. The lingerie boutique B.ha (say "bay ha") by Daniel Hechter opened at 03-14 Pacific Plaza
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        534 91 Ql've heard that moisturiser should be applied to the body right after a shower. Should I adopt the same practice when applying moisturiser and sunblock to the face? A The reason it's good to apply your body lotion right after you dry off from a shower is that
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        155 91 Summer's Eve Cleansing Wipes for normal skin ($7.90 for 16 sachets) and those for sensitive skin ($8.90 for 16 sachets), from Guardian and Watsons. You'll be thankful for these feminine wipes when: 1 j It's the time of the month, 2 You have to use a portable toilet
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        297 91  -  Melissa Lee These two head-turners were spotted at the Mosaic Music Festival's If Angels Were Architects concert at the Esplanade Stage@Powerhouse on March 9 Siti Nurhidayah, 16, student What are you wearing? My Esprit top cost about $35. The necklace and bracelet were gifts from my sister. I
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      186 92 This crystal encrusted padlock is actually an USB drive that holds up to 1,000 photos or 250 songs. Simply press on the side of the cylinder to release the stick and plug into PCs. Philips Active Crystals Lock Out USB Memory Key, $313, from Basement' Tangs Orchard
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      156 92 Phis handsome eather card wallet has 15 sleeves for the man who lives on credit. $208, from Bally, 01 -28 Raffles City Sleek and compact, this grooming kit by Cerruti 1881 holds nail anH nose clipper, a screwdriverfr> r glasses and a nail file. $12< from Level
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      1784 94 Dressing up a Kveer can be a tall order. YEO QIANHUA visits five stores with 14-year-old Shawn (right), his Mum and a stylist. Here are the results As if growing up isn't hard enough, boys aged between 12 and 16 often find themselves in a state of
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      958 95 Get close to nature with organic skincare products, but also know that they are not miracle potions ncreasingly, more Asian women are natural beauties. No, the gene pool hasn't been more generous lately it's just that more Asian women are clamouring for beauty products as close to nature
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      1431 96  -  KAREN TEE Celebs and mere mortals alike can be afflicted with arm scallops, buffalo humps and bat wings pockets of fat vvhich just refuse to go away ere's some good news if you aren't the gym bunny type. Despite all that dieting, toning and treadmill time, there
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      524 96 What: The fold of skin just above the breasts and under the armpits. Fatty tissue can accumulate in this area, causing it to bulge. Plastic surgeons say that what Keri Russell has is probably an accessory breast, caused by extra breast tissue growing in the anterior axillary, or
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      544 97 What: The loose folds of skin in the neck region and under the chin that bring to mind a wrinkly turkey neck. It is caused by the loosening of the skin and sagging of the neck muscles (platysma muscle) just under the skin that come with age. Women
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      404 97 What: Flabby upper arms. This is caused by the accumulation of fat in the upper arms, resulting in a flabby appearance. People who lose weight rapidly will have also loose skin in their arms. Also known as: Bye-bye fats, so named because of the jiggle in the arm
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      316 97 What: The lumps of fat bulging from the back of the bra. This is caused by lipodystrophy, a medical term for the accumulation of unwanted fats in different parts of the body. Genetics, a person's diet and stress can all cause fat to accumulate on one's back. It
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      386 97 What: Caused by a combination of flabby skin over the knees and fat accumulating above the kneecap and the inner part of the knee. But this is not a common area where fat accumulates. Usually, a patient who complains about fat knees are likely to have chunky legs
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      587 98  -  MICHELLE TAY Let it all go to your head, as fancy hats take to the runway. Oh, and while you're at it, pick up architectural heels, chunky jewellery, and It bags to up that style quotient t was an all-round heady affair on the fall/winter 2008 runways these
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      1066 99 Clubmarc's founder cleans the air over its origins. KAREN TEE finds out his plans for the fast-fashion label he label reads Clubmarc Company New York, but it does not have a store in the Big Apple, or anywhere else in the United States, for that matter. In fact,
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      896 100  -  NOELLE LOH Restrictions on iquids and gels on board flights have made selling duty-free cosmetics a bumpy ride. The CEO of The Nuance Group shares how to get around them Imagine getting a free massage or facial while waiting for your long-haul flight. Or getting staff
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      206 100 Find out just what makes T3's cosmetics megastore the first-class of duty-free beauty retail here. Of the $4.5 million that went into setting up six Perfumes Cosmetics stores at T3, the Central Mega outlet cost a whopping $3 million. At 6,652 sq ft, it's the biggest of
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      1197 101 Gant has a new shop in town and a new designer, Brian Rennie, at its helm. NOELLE LOH talks to the man to find out just what Singaporeans can look forward to on the shelves rian Rennie (inset), design 1 director for Stockholm-based clothing I label
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      369 102  -  PRADEEP PAUL They may be young but they sure can swing. Urban finds out more about these young golfers Nicholas Yee settles into his stance, gives his 7-iron a final wiggle and launches into his swing, sending the golf ball soaring into the distance. Nothing new,
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      69 102 What it works: Overall balance, neck and core region How to do it: Stand with a small object (for example, a soft bag filled with beads) on your head. Using your outstretched arms to keep your balance, lift your right leg off the ground and keep the
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      70 102 What it works: The core region (abdominal and lower back muscles) How to do it: Sit firmly on a chair, holding a ball at chest height with arms outstretched. Keeping the lower body stable, twist from the torso and move the ball to the right, hold for four
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      70 102 What it works: The shoulders How to do it: Start with both hands by your side and lift your right arm across your body, parallel to the floor. Bring the left arm up and use it to pull your right arm closer to your torso. Hold the stretch
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      486 103  -  TAN HSUEH YUN POSH NOSH The retro television plays cartoons all evening long. The food is served on flowery crockery right out of the *****. Every dish on the menu spells comfort. Welcome to Monster Mash, a retro cool eatery in Holland Village that specialises in bangers
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      187 103 One vaguely pesky thing about durian puffs, crepes, cakes and muffins is this: You have to get through the other stuff before you get to the good stuff, the durian. So when presented with the Goodwood Park Hotel's new offerings for its annual Durian Fiesta, I went straight
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      119 103 How in the world do you top a Tim Tarn? You know what I'm talking about: that chocolate-coated Australian biscuit that is part of many tea breaks Down Under and all over the world. Over the years, different versions have appeared. Dark chocolate coating. Double chocolate coating.
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      200 103 The problem with buying snacks from Japan and Korea is that you're often flying in the dark if you don't speak the languages. Sure, the pictures on the labels give you some clues, as do the terse ingredient labels translated into English. But unless you can
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      271 104  -  /Yeo Qianhua THEBAGPAGE She may be called Kitty Zhang, but there is nothing cutesy about the China-born actress. Instead, the 19-year-old comes across as elegant, self-possessed and mature beyond her age. She waltzed into the St Regis hotel room for the interview about one hour late apparently due
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      233 104 1 Muji pouch This is mostly used to keep my skincare products such as hand cream and moisturising cream rather than make-up as I don't usually wear make-up. 5 Louis Vuitton purse This is a birthday gift from a friend. I tend to use bigger
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      277 90 xfj rrr I NEW SPRING LOOK 2008 This Spring, light is everywhere, the atmosphere is cheerful and the scent of flowers fills the heart of the Yves Saint Laurent woman with bold and sheer romanticism. She flirts with soft and bright shades, fresh textures and incredibly simple accessories. Come and
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