The Straits Times, 27 March 2008

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 20 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 THURSDAY, MARCH 27 2008 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • INSIDE
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      Lock icon Lions defeat Lebanon 2-0 to keep hopes alive
      56 1 iINGAPORE defeated 2-0 at the National Stadium last night, the Lions' first win in the third round of he 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign, keeps alive Singapore's hopes of joining Asia's elite in the next round. The Lions next face Uzbedstan on
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    • Article
      Lock icon Don't call the tow truck, call your insurer
      103 1 SINGAPORE'S motor insurers have come up with what they hope will be a win-win new service for motorists involved in accidents. Instead of filling forms, dealing with workshop touts and tow-truck operators who appear instantly at the crash scene, or waiting at
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    • Article
      Lock icon Shortages, curbs as food crunch looms
      87 1 SOARING prices amid a widespread rice shortage are forcing countries to act to guard supplies. The Philippines now has to import its national staple, while Indonesia is considering curbs on rice exports. There is more bad news from Argentina, one of the world's biggest
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      Lock icon For US$2.5m, this Warhol print can be yours
      79 1 THIS print of Hollywood legend James Dean by American pop artist Andy Warhol is for sale at US$2.5 million (553.5 million) at an exhibition opening in Singapore tomorrow. It is the highest-priced item among 120 artworks at the Collectors Contemporary gallery. Other
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    Lock icon Next phase: Search to be more targeted
    578 1  -  Teh Joo Lin HUNT FOR MAS SELAMAT: INTO WEEK 5 Tight security cordon remains, with no let-up until he is nabbed By and intelligence partners suggests that Mas Selamat is still in hiding in Singapore," he said. "These partners are the same entities
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Journey's end for last of Vietnam's boat people
      871 1  -  Alastair Mclndoe By Philippines Correspondent In Manila TWENTY-YEAR-OLD Hien Nguyen shyly unrolls a nearly finished tapestry of a girl wearing a traditional Vietnamese hat, hands clasped on her knees, and staring at a fishing boat out at sea. It is a melancholy
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      338 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2;5 Curtin to set up campus As a 6 15 r r Vo Ac Australia's Curtin University is World ooon starting a campus here and will Review 28-30 begin undergraduate courses by the FY I 31 end of the year. SECTION TWO PAGE H3 Home Hl-HlO
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Singapore's top medical minds honoured
      191 3 From saving the lives of children with kidney failure, to helping the blind see again and preventing mental patients from going insane Singapore doctors have racked up remarkable achievements over the last three decades. Yesterday, some of the country's top medical minds were honoured for
      !: LIM WUI LIANG, CHEW SENG KIM & ASHLEIGH SIM  -  191 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Open dissent in Umno over party polls delay
      646 3  -  Reme Ahmad Speculation rife that Abdullah backed down over choice of Terengganu chief By Assistant Foreign Editor In Kuala Lumpur THREE Umno chiefs yesterday openly broke ranks with Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, reflecting growing discontent with his leadership. All members of the
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      Lock icon Argentine strike threatens world food supplies
      582 4 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Farmers' protests put exports from the key agricultural country at risk Buenos Aires A NATIONWIDE strike by Argentina's farmers and ranchers is raising fears that it would affect world food supplies and prices. South America's sec-ond-largest economy after Brazil is a
      ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS; AFP; AP; REUTERS  -  582 words
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      33 4 Property 2008 A bumper 32-page section where BT takes the pulse of the Singapore property market.Amongthekey issues addressed: ■Tenant resistance and office rents Impact of corporate buyers on residential property I El B
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Price of rice could jump 60 per cent
      583 6  -  Alastair Mclndoe ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS »THE PHILIPPINES A shortage in summer is expected to push up rice prices, forcing govt to import staple grain By Philippines Correspondent In Manila PHILIPPINE farmers yesterday warned of soaring rice prices, a result of
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      Lock icon Global shortage: Many causes
      200 6 THE global rice shortage and high rice prices are caused by a variety of factors and vary from country to country. Natural disasters and adverse weather have reduced harvests, more land is being used for biofuel production instead of grain, and high fuel prices have added
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      Lock icon Govt mulls over plan to curb exports
      227 6 BLOOMBERG, XINHUA INDONESIA Jakarta INDONESIA is considering a policy to discourage rice exports and keep prices stable to secure enough supply of the staple grain for the country's 235 million people. The plan emerged amid fears that an expanding price gap between domestic
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      Lock icon Food aid to 140,000 refugees to be cut
      232 6 ASSOCIATED PRESS THAILAND Bangkok SOARING rice prices on world markets and a battered US dollar are forcing cuts in already meagre food aid to more than 140,000 refugees who have fled Myanmar into Thailand, aid agency officials said yesterday. "This rice price
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      Lock icon Hun Sen bans rice exports for 2 months
      164 6 XINHUA, ASSOCIATED PRESS CAMBODIA Phnom Penh CAMBODIAN Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday banned rice exports in a bid to halt spiralling prices, which have reached highs of nearly US$l (551.39) a kilogramme, up from US$O.4O. "Cambodia will halt the export of rice
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Defeated Hsieh quits as DPP chief
        377 8  -  Ong Hwee Hwee By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei TAIWAN'S defeated presidential candidate Frank Hsieh stepped down as chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday, paving the way for a leadership shake-up within the party. The new chairman, who will be formally elected on
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        Lock icon Beijing allows foreign reporters into Lhasa
        538 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE China also says 660 people have surrendered over protests in Tibet Lhasa CHINA said yesterday that at least 660 people had surrendered over their involvement in an-ti-government protests as the first group of foreign journalists arrived in Lhasa Tibet's capital
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        Lock icon China demands probe into US missile parts blunder
        552 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS, NEW YORK TIMES Beijing expresses strong displeasure over wrong delivery of parts to Taiwan Taipei CHINA yesterday issued a statement expressing "strong displeasure" and demanding the United States investigate a mistaken delivery to Taiwan of sensitive missile parts. Chinese Foreign
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        Lock icon HK schools to reopen as flu fears abate
        477 11 REUTERS Hong Kong HONG Kong will resume classes for schoolchildren next Monday after scientists confirmed that the flu virus in the recent outbreak had not mutated to become more vicious, health officials said yesterday. Primary schools, nurseries and kindergartens across the territory
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    • INDIA /SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon India set to approve 40% average pay hike for civil servants
        578 13  -  P. JAYARAM Move will draw more talent to govt service and narrow gap with private-sector pay By India Correspondent In New Delhi SOME four million employees of the Indian federal government and state-run enterprises will benefit from a pay
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        Lock icon SM Goh briefed on Punjab's plan to be Central Asia hub
        473 13  -  Ravi Velloor By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi PUNJAB'S only culture, as the old saw goes, is agriculture. But now, the northern state could have India's first bullet train, linking Punjab's holy city of Amritsar and New Delhi,
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Seasonal fires bring haze to Thai north
        485 14  -  Nirmal Ghosh Chiang Mai among areas suffering poor visibility and high levels of pollution By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok SEASONAL forest fires and the burning of chaff and corn stubble continued to shroud Chiang Mai and several other parts of northern Thailand in
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        Lock icon Thai PM on official visit to Indonesia
        214 14 BERNAMA Bangkok THAI Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej began a two-day official visit to Indonesia yesterday to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation between the two countries. Mr Samak, who is also Defence Minister, was accompanied by Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama, Royal Thai Army Commander-in-Chief
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        Lock icon Jakarta seeks ban on JI and life term for terrorist
        474 14  -  Salim Osman By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta A GOVERNMENT prosecutor yesterday asked an Indonesian court trying a Muslim militant to ban Jemaah Islamiah (JI), the terrorist network responsible for a series of bombings in the country. The prosecutor, Mr Payaman,
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Malaysian state laws set for review
        345 15 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK New law minister backs move in wake of political clash between XL and monarchy PUTRAJAYA MALAYSIA'S new law minister called for a review of "old" state constitutions yesterday, just as the tussle between the federal government and the Terengganu royal
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        Lock icon Blogger, editors told to pay $3m for libel
        153 15 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Alor Star A HIGH court in Malaysia has ordered blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddm as well as the group chief editor and editor of an opposition party s newsletter to pay a total of RM7 million (Ss3 million) to
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        Lock icon NEW LOOK, NEW MOTTO
        101 15 Malaysian police stepping out in their new uniforms yesterday. The redesign also comes equipped with new crime-fighting tools such as the T-baton, semiautomatic gun, pepper spray and new walkie-talkie set. "The uniform is lighter, flexible, fireretardant and has no metal badges on it, making it easier
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      27 6 Haze hits north Thailand Parts of north Thailand were shrouded in smoke and dust yesterday due to seasonal forest fires and burning of corn stubble. PAGE 14
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Antarctic ice shelf crumbling
      238 17 REUTERS Washington SATELLITE images show that a massive chunk of Antarctica's Wilkins Ice Shelf has started to collapse, scientists say. The area of collapse measures about 415 sq km almost two-thirds the size of Singapore according to satellite imagery from the University of Colorado's National Snow
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      Lock icon Court rules against Bush in death penalty case
      608 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS ASSOCIATED PRESS, NEW YORK TIMES, BLOOMBERG, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE President does not have power to impose ICJ decisions on US states, say judges in split vote Washington IN A case that could have far-reach-ing implications for international agreements involving the United
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; ASSOCIATED PRESS, NEW YORK TIMES, BLOOMBERG, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  608 words
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      Lock icon Hillary revives row over Obama's 'racist' pastor
      641 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Obama camp calls it a bid to deflect attention from her Bosnia dishonesty Washington MRS Hillary Clinton has revived the row over fiery racial rhetoric by Democratic foe Barack Obama's former pastor, in an apparent bid to shift focus from her
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      Lock icon Obama is related to Pitt, Hillary to Jolie
      237 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS Boston THIS could make for one odd family reunion: Mr Barack Obama is a distant cousin of Brad Pitt, while rival Hillary Clinton is related to Pitt's girlfriend Angelina Jolie. Researchers at the New England Historic Genealogical Society found some
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon POWER BACK AT MANILA AIRPORT
        77 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA: Electricity was restored to Manila's main domestic air terminal yesterday, a day after a power outage caused 54 flights to be delayed. Manila International Airport Authority said a circuit breaker that tripped has been repaired and that the incident was being investigated.
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        Lock icon BIRD FLU RESPONSE HUB OPENS
        78 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS BANGKOK: Asia's first regional rapid response distribution centre to rush supplies to areas struck by a bird flu outbreak has opened near the Thai capital. The United States Agency for International Development, which established the centre, said it would allow disease-fighting equipment to
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        Lock icon TEEN NABBED FOR TRAIN KILLING
        76 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: A teenager who said he did not care whom he hurt was arrested for fatally shoving a stranger in front of a train. Police arrested the 18-year-old late on Tuesday immediately after he pushed Mr Kuniaki Kariya, 38, off the platform in
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        Lock icon EX-SHANGHAI CHIEF GOES ON TRIAL
        85 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SHANGHAI: The former chief of Shanghai who was sacked in one of the biggest corruption scandals to hit China's Communist Party in recent years has gone on trial. The one-day trial for Chen Liangyu, 61, was held in the northern Chinese city of
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      Lock icon Jewish leaders and US hail Saudi call for religious dialogue
      594 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS They welcome move to unite Christians, Jews and Muslims against extremism Riyadh AN INITIATIVE by Saudi Arabia's king for a dialogue among Muslims, Christians and Jews has drawn positive responses from the United States and Jewish leaders.
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      Lock icon Pope's baptism of Muslim convert 'provocative'
      304 21 Amman AN ISLAMIC scholar involved in high-level dialogue with the Vatican has criticised the Pope's baptism of a prominent Italian Muslim convert on Saturday. Mr Aref Ali Nayed, the head of Jordan's Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, described the baptism of journalist Magdi Allam
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      Lock icon Man, wife to be tried for 'virgin murders'
      452 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Man charged with seven murders; wife accused of helping him kidnap women charleville m ezieres (France) A SELF-CONFESSED serial killer and his wife who helped him hunt the virgins he was obsessed with will go on trial in France today
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      Lock icon Dozens killed in latest wave of violence in Iraq
      398 23 REUTERS Basra SHPITE militants clashed with security forces in Basra and Baghdad for a second day yesterday, as fighting that has killed more than 50 people and wounded hundreds spread. The fighting between Iraqi government forces and followers of Shi'ite cleric
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Day after news of mum's cancer, Kris Aquino suffers miscarriage
        243 25 ASSOCIATED PRESS THE daughter of former Philippine president and democracy icon Corazon Aquino suffered a miscarriage one day after announcing that her mother was battling colon cancer, officials said yesterday. President Gloria Arroyo, who had a falling out with the
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        Lock icon Dad guilty of burning baby in microwave
        278 25 ASSOCIATED PRESS A YOUNG father in Galveston, Texas, has been convicted of badly injuring his infant daughter by putting her in a microwave, with jurors rejecting his claim that he was insane at the time. Jurors deliberated for about four hours on Tuesday
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        Lock icon President defends country's melons
        192 25 HONDURAN President Manuel Zelaya (above) showed this week he can attack a cantaloupe and US government claims in a single move: he took a bite of the fruit. "It's not in our fruit," he said on television on Tuesday, responding to a report by the US
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        Lock icon Abandoned UK boy is ours: India family
        172 25 A FAMILY in the north Indian state of Bihar has claimed that a boy abandoned at a west London bus stop is their son, the BBC reported. Nine-year-old Gurrinder Singh was found in a clinic in Southall last week. Ms Bindiya Dcvi, of
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      26 17 Virgin murders' trial Michel Fourniret, a French man charged with killing seven virgin women with the help of his wife, will face trial today. PAGE 24
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      451 27 IT IS no coincidence that old-money nations' anxieties about the investment intentions of new-money nations are rising just as some of Wall Street's famous old shops are having bal-ance-sheet trouble. This is a vestigial refrain of a bygone age when Western capital girded the globe. The
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      1247 27  -  KISHORE MAHBUBANI »U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES By DEMOCRACY can be magical. When it works well, the wishes of the electorate can express the soul of the nation. America has done this by whittling the presidential campaign down to three candidates, each of whom expresses
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      795 27  -  Kathleen Parker WASHINGTON POST WRITERS GROUP By MR BARACK Obama's race speech didn't adequately answer the key question of his relationship with the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, but his comments were revelatory in important ways. What Mr Obama highlighted, if indirectly, is the dormant disconnect between much of
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      1064 28  -  NOELEEN HEYZER FIGHTING POVERTY By For The Straits Times IN THE last decade, developing economies in Asia and the Pacific doubled in size, growing over 7 per cent on average. This growth has garnered much attention and plaudits. Yet, 641 million of the world's poorest nearly
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      971 29  -  Andy Ho By Senior Writer THE Social Development Unit (SDU) funds an elective called "Understanding Relationships: Love And Sexuality" at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. Singapore Polytechnic runs a similar course too. After The Straits Times ran a story about this, some concerned mothers called me
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      24 27 Getting it right The Social Development Unit is right to fund courses on relationships and love in polytechnics. PAGE 30 PUNCHLINES WORLD RICE SHORTAGE:
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      590 32  -  Christopher Tan New one-stop service will mean insurer does all paperwork and even gets tow truck for you By Senior Correspondent NO MORE forms to fill at the roadside. No more queueing at inspection centres. And no more hunting for workshops which are willing to make
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      230 32  -  GRACE NG INSURERS halved their losses from underwriting workers' compensation last year but warned that premiums may rise, given rule changes that make the business more "challenging". Mr Derek Teo, the president of the General Insurance Association (GIA), said yesterday that losses from compensation cover
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    • MEDICAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS
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        405 33  -  Shobana Kesava Health Minister calls on hospitals to support focus on clinical research Reports by PROFESSOR Yap Hui Kirn could have had a plum job in the United States when she finished graduate training in 1985. But the university don, who specialises in childhood
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        327 33 Last night, the Health Ministry gave out National Medical Excellence Awards to the best doctors here in four categories: Outstanding Mentors, Doctors, Doctors in Research and Teams. The winners were judged on their contributions to science and society and to patient safety and
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        262 33 BEING a great medical researcher requires compassion, says Professor Yap Hui Kirn (right), 53, winner of the National Outstanding Clinician Award. It was that desire to help others that led her to become one of the leading researchers into childhood kidney diseases. She traced
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        253 33 WINNERS of the National Outstanding Clinician Mentor Award, Professor Lee Eng Hin (right) and Professor Soo Khee Chee (far right), were honoured for tutoring young doctors while doing cutting-edge research. Both are described as 'teen to let junior doctors step up to the spotlight. Said Prof
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        262 33 DOCTORS who led a tireless campaign to help people with severe mental illnesses were honoured yesterday with the National Clinical Excellence Team Award. The researchers from the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) spent six years examining psychosis, a condition that sees patients
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      390 34  -  Esther Tan By WHEN Mr G.S. Lee withdrew some money from an OCBC Bank ATM at Compass Point earlier this month, three of his $50 notes seemed a bit strange the letters "KF" were on the top right-hand corner. The
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      541 34  -  Jane Ng Despite UNSW pullout Aussie varsity to start undergrad business courses by November By WITH the dust finally settled after the pullout of one Australian university from Singapore last year, another one is making an attempt to set up a campus here.
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      546 35  -  K.C. Vijayan TAMPINES CYCLING BARRIER CRASH Builder's insurer to pay 65% of his claim; suit against LTA was dropped By Carolyn Quek A CYCLIST who was paralysed from the neck down, following his crash into a cycling barrier three years ago, has received some $800,000 in
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      403 35  -  Selina Lum MURDER OF CHINA LOVER By A SENIOR forensic scientist yesterday dented the account of a man accused of killing his lover in her Ang Mo Kio massage parlour. The accused, Eu Lim Hoklai, is building a defence that his China lover, Madam
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      445 35  -  ELENA CHONG SUJIN THOMAS GOLDEN LANDMARK ATTACK A BUSINESSMAN was charged in court yesterday in connection with an apparent pepper spray attack at a downtown shopping mall that sent 18 people to hospital. Scow Mm Fu, 40, is alleged to have sprayed
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    • HUNT FOR MAS SELAMAT
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        449 37  -  TEH JOO LIN DIANA OTHMAN HAVING to deal with trucks lined up bumper-to-bumper at the Causeway has prompted the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) to open up a new route in its old complex. A trial has been ongoing at the former
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        528 37  -  Esther Tan Ho Ai Li A month after fugitive's escape, 8 out of 9 schools checked retain stepped-up measures By THE security level at some schools in the Bukit Timah area has remained high a month after Jemaah Islamiah leader Mas Selamat Kastari's
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    • AESTHETIC PROCEDURES
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        498 40  -  Jessica Jaganathan Society of Aesthetic Medicine hopes to work closely with MOH to establish new guidelines By DOCTORS offering aesthetic treatments want a say on how new rules will be drawn up to govern procedures that claim to fight ageing,
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        336 40  -  JESSICA JEGANATHAN STOPPING doctors from offering aesthetic treatments is not the best way to regulate the medical spa business, according to the president of the International Medical Spa Association, Mr Eric Light. In town for a medical tourism conference, Mr Light whose organisation represents
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        403 40 THE most practical way to deal with the "beauty business" is to regulate tightly treatments where safety can potentially be compromised and leave the rest to the medical profession to self-regulate. This was Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan's solution to what he called a
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      502 41  -  Salma Khali k By Health Correspondent WITH Singapore on the verge of a possible outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), kindergartens and childcare centres across the island are on full alert. Centres that have already seen children fall ill with the
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      229 41 A SINGAPORE Airlines A3BO superjumbo was grounded on Monday the third time in less than two months for this new aircraft type. It left hundreds of passengers bound for Sydney stranded for more than six hours. The delay was caused by
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      516 41  -  Karamjit Kaur Budget carriers cite low demand but they are bumping up flights to India, Indonesia and Vietnam By Aviation Correspondent LOW-COST carriers Jetstar Asia and Tiger Airways are cutting back on services to Phuket and increasing the number of flights to Indonesia, Vietnam
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      27 32 Paralysed cyclist gets $800k Paralysed after he crashed into a cycling barrier three years ago, Mr Koh Liep Hang receives $800,000 in a court settlement. Page H4
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      510 34 (Sfr) Hh Zn-i?u tke.Jt>urH.eAi> m Wffslm Him I Take the 10-minute challenge now I Nothing like sharing happy memories and hopeful dreams to bind the hearts and souls of every married couple. Here's how to get started on today's topic. Set aside time for just the two of you to
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      672 37 ELECTRICITY TARIFF REVISION Electricity tariffs will increase by an average of 5.7% or 1.26 cents per kWh for the quarter 1 Apr to 30 Jun 08. The increase is due to higher fuel costs, leading to the higher cost of electricity. Here are the revised tariffs: Usage Charge (< per
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      110 40 Breathe easier with Medisave The Chronic Disease Management Programme has expanded to cover asthma and chronic lung disease. The Chronic Disease Management Programme now covers: Diabetes High Blood Pressure High Blood Cholesterol Stroke Asthma Chronic Lung Disease Sign up today and use Medisave to pay for part of your outpatient
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      337 42  -  Dr Raymond Chua AESTHETICALLY SPEAKING... I REFER to the spate of articles on aesthetic medicine that has been published in The Straits Times since March 19. The Singapore Medical Association (SMA) welcomes the clarification made by the Minister for Health last Sunday on the
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      284 42  -  TAN LEE HWANG (MS) "Aesthetic medicine, as opposed to aesthetic surgery, can be performed competently by any registered doctor with some training." DR RAPHAEL CHAN KOK CHIN, Louisiana, USA "As not all aesthetic treatment is 'snake-oil 1, we should not throw
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      279 42  -  Feng Pao Hsii THE public is being bombarded daily with so-called health news and tips which have no scientific basis. This includes the use of pseudo-scientific terms which cannot be found in medical dictionaries, promotion of numerous products which have never been subjected to any laboratory toxic
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      252 42  -  Gilbert Goh KUDOS again to The Straits Times for yet another interesting Saturday Special package of features, themed "Girls behaving badly", last Saturday. As a father of a 14-year-old daughter, I can empathise with parents whose daughters have misbehaved. Teenagers, especially those between 12
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      194 42  -  Toh Han Shih IN LAST Saturday's Bloomberg-attributed report, "Temasek says it is not a sovereign wealth fund", Temasek Holdings said it was not affected by an agreement by Singapore, Abu Dhabi and the United States to increase transparency in sovereign wealth funds, as a Temasek spokesman
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      405 42  -  Loh Chee Seng »PUMP PRICE HIKES WE REFER to the letters by Mr Benjamin Tay last Thursday and Ms Lim Li Ching on Monday regarding pump prices. We fully understand the concern motorists are feeling over high pump prices. We have spoken up in
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      247 42  -  Sharon Soh Eng Khim WE REFER to the letter from Mr Bryan Chung Hoe Weng, "Is ITE still second class and can polys cope?" (March 11). We have contacted Mr Chung and explained the polytechnic admissions system to him. The five polytechnics welcome ITE
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      88 42  -  Koh Miaw Ling WE THANK Mr Anthony Goh Jwee Kiat for his feedback on Terminal 3 (March 18). We are proud to have works by local artists Iskandar Jalil, Han Sai Por, Baet Yeok Kuan and Kumari Nahappan displayed at Terminal 3. Their works
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      208 42 »f *9»i»"*****, FOREX Trading Revealed LA SIX B TPMIVQi 2 /^"N "Your chance to create Multiple streams of income... Join us at our Public Forum to find out more about the Aoeciols/stfoB We teach you how to fish for life..." various types of LASIK and know more about the T
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      50 42 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.com Access to letters online is free. B for Belittled: SAP school grade GET WITH IT: Scholarships for foreigners NO QUALITY GUARANTEE: Opening up pay-TV market PROMISE: Improving bank's e-brokerage SMS SPAM: Above board, says company SMS spam: Sing Tel helps out
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      1050 43  -  Terrence Voon SOCCER An easy 2-0 win over dispirited Lebanon, but Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia up next By SINGAPORE can reflect on a job well done, after strolling to a 2-0 win over Lebanon in yesterday's third-round World Cup qualifier. But stiffer challenges await
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      Lock icon Alam Shah seeks to have ban reduced
      462 43  -  Wang Meng Meng By I JUST want to play football and make a living once more. With that, Noh Alam Shah made a dramatic U-turn and decided to plead to get his one-year ban slapped on him for his assault on Daniel Bennett
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      323 43 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Shanghai SOUTH Korea were frustrated by stubborn North Korean defending yesterday, as their much-anticipated World Cup qualifying showdown ended in a goalless draw. The South, despite fielding top stars like Manchester United's Park Ji Sung, failed to convert a series of chances in
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      Lock icon Schwarzer's save salvages a point
      263 43 REUTERS Beijing GOALKEEPER Mark Schwarzer saved an 89th-minute penalty, helping injury-depleted Australia scrape a 0-0 draw against China in their World Cup qualifier in Kunming yesterday. The veteran Middlesbrough stopper went from villain to hero in the space of a minute, saving Shao Jiayi's spot
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      768 44  -  Neil Humphreys NOTES FROM THE LIGHTER SIDE By A FEW weeks ago, I alluded to the possibility that Dr Jekyll and Mr Benitez might be suffering from schizophrenia. My theory gained greater credence in the Liver-pool-Manchester United encounter on
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      935 44 SOCCER London ARSENAL'S domestic season has reached a crucial stage. With the Premier League title slipping away from them, they face Bolton Wanderers in a must-win match on Sunday. But their cause has not been helped by reports that their skipper William Gallas (pictured
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      250 44 Liverpool LIVERPOOL are set to be sold within the next "three or four weeks". Dubai International Capital (DIC) is set to seal a £400 million (551.103 billion) deal for the Premier League side, reported The Independent. DIC is understood to be confident
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      228 45 ASSOCIATED PRESS Known as the King of Clay, Rafael Nadal has always said he wanted to try to master the other surfaces as well. But even the world No 2 would have found the new surface he played on challenging water. Nadal and women's world No
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      424 45  -  Leonard Lim ►>GOLF But Singapore No. 1 Mardan Mamat misses out by just one stroke By WHEN Lam Chih Bing walked into the clubhouse at noon with a four-under 68 for a two-day total of 140 yesteriay, he ruled out any chance of him
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      Lock icon Fina to examine use of Racer
      370 45 ASSOCIATED PRESS SWIMMING Eindhoven THE slick new swimsuit that has led to 11 world records already this year, will be examined by swimming's world governing body amid debate about the quest for speed in the pool. "There are concerns about these suits being like
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      552 46 MOTOR RACING Ferrari's Raikkonen challenges McLaren ahead of Bahrain after Sepang win London A CONFIDENT Kimi Raikkonen has issued a "Catch me if you can" challenge to McLaren. The Ferrari driver, who cruised to victory in the Malaysian Grand Prix last week, is sure he
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      282 46 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CRICKET Napier (New Zealand) ENGLAND beat New Zealand by 121 runs in the third and deciding Test yesterday to clinch their first overseas series victory in more than three years. Spin bowler Monty Panesar took three wickets on the final day as England
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      125 46 ASSOCIATED PRESS BASKETBALL Orlando THE San Antonio Spurs refused to let the Orlando Magic beat them with long-distance shots. "We made a decision to make them penetrate," Manu Ginobili said. "We were not going to let Rashard (Lewis), Hedo (Turkoglu) and Keith (Bogans) take wide-open
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        57 46 iSSOCIATED PRESS MADRID: Tour de France champion Alber:o Contador will not get to compete in cyding's showcase event until next year. The Tour said yesterday it will not reicind the decision to ban Contador's Astana :eam from this year's race. But they can reurn if
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        57 46 ASSOCIATED PRESS SYDNEY: Australia's Eamon Sullivan nissed the world record in the 100 m free;tyle by two hundredths of a second yesterlay in qualifying for the Beijing Olympics. Sullivan swam 47.52 seconds to win the \ustralian title, just short of the record frenchman Alain Bernard set
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        40 46 iSSOCIATED PRESS KEY BISCAYNE (Florida): Roger Federer was honoured yesterday as the Association 3f Tennis Players Tour's Player of the Year for 2007. He also won the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award and the Fans' Favourite Award.
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      293 46 BASEBALL MLB's season-opening match in Tokyo: Boston Red Sox 6 Oakland Athletics 5. BASKETBALL NBA: San Antonio 107 Orlando 97, New Orleans 114 Indiana 106, Chicago 103 Atlanta 94, Dallas 103 LA Clippers 90, Utah 128 Charlotte 106, Portland 102 Washington 82. CRICKET Final day of 3rd and final
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      78 46 Heartfelt Thanks Appreciation from the family of the late LIM CHENG HO A loving father to us all passed away peacefully on 21 March 2008 to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to Dr. Chew
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      75 46 The family of the late GOH HUI ENG Departed 21 March 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 Dr. Tan Hooi Hwa, Dr. Sitoh Yih
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      51 46 '-Je who dwells in the ihelter of the MostHigi vill find rest in the ihadow of'the Almighty Psalms 91: 6th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of CHENG SWEE GIEM was called home to be with the Lord on 27 March 2002 Dearly missed remembered by husband, children, grandchildren q loved ones.
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      37 46 'Whoever lives and believes in me will never die' John 11:26 5 Years Today CHAN KIM YAM promoted to glory on 27 March 2003 Lovingly remembered and dearly missed by wife, children grandchildren Till we meet again
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      42 46 LACHMAN S/O RAJENDRAN Departed 13/3/2008 Karumathi Prayers will be held tonight (27/3/2008) at Blk 515 Serangoon North Aye 4 #03-260 Athma Shanti Pooja will be held on Friday (28/3/2008) 7.30pm at Sri Manmatha Karuneshvarar Temple (Kallang Gas Work) Tel: 6755 7278 (H)
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      90 47 FRANKIE KAN WAH CHOON Age: 69 passed away peacefully on 24 Mar 2008. Dearly missed and always remembered by: Wife: Patricia Chan Yoke Kheng Son Ricky Gabriel Kan Lek Kian Daughters Vivien Kan Wai Mun Son-in-law: Pauline Kan Wai Puay Dexter Ong Hock Ling Grandchildren Matthew Tay Soon Keat Priscilla
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      131 47 Beloved father of Mr. Tan Yeow Khoon, Jeffrey and Mr. Tan Yeow Boon, Robert C.H.K. Pte. Ltd. Mondo Mio Singapore Directors of C.H.K. (Japan) Co., Ltd G& R Fusion Pte Ltd Yee Ho Co., Ltd (H.K.) TAN GUAN SIANG Age: 71 passed away peacefully on 25 March 2008, leaving behind
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      47 47 ~(Q)jfJi I)eepesf <SyznpafJiy <£ JfecLrffef/ Goncfofences /o Director of C.H.K. (Japan) Co., Ltd Mr. Tan Yeow Boon, Robert on the demise of his beloved father TAN GUAN SIANG Departed on 25 March 2008 From: Cynthia KAxra-ta. Belinda Sstake Tajiri Fumio ICLoji T^Jalcanishi Serene Iwayaxna Tamayo Katayama Hitomi Okuda
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      39 47 Our Beloved Parents T. Thanaletdiimi Kuppusamy Ist March 2004 rth March 199! We onen inmK ot Dygone aays When we are together; The family chain is broken But memories live for ever. jk. Always remembered by loved ones. a
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      32 47 THE MANAGEMENT STAFF OF RICKVIN TRADING PTE LTD Wish to express their heartfelt condolences to the family of their EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FRANKIE KAN WAH CHOON Age: 69 Departed on 24 March 2008
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      147 47 "He who dwells in the shelter of the most high will rest in the shadow of the Almighty." Psalm 91 WENDY LOW WEN CHOO was called home to be with the Lord on 26 March 2008, dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Father: Low Yong Nee (deceased) m
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      77 47 RICKY YEO BAN HIN, PBM Age: 63 passed away peacefully on 25 March 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Doris Chin Son: Daughter-in-law: Desmond Yeo Kirn Cheng Lee Li Ching Celine Daughter: Yeo Shu Lin Jacelyn brothers sister-in-law, sisters brother-in-law, godson, goddaughters, godsons-in-law, god-grandson and caregiver
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      128 47 "lam the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die." John 11:25-26 TAN AH KIM Age: 72 was called home to be with the Lord on 26 March 2008, dearly missed and fondly remembered
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      38 47 The Family of the late DR YONG KON VUI Departed on 22 February 2008 Wishes to express their heartfelt thanks appreciation to all relatives, friends colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, wreaths donations during their recent bereavement.
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      140 47 am the Resurrection and the Life. gS He who believes in me will never die." John 11:25 IsB CYRIL TEO HOCK KEE Age: 66 years was called home to be with the Lord on 25 March 2008. Always remembered by: Sisters: Spouses: Marie Shum Siew Hung Geraldine Dominic Tay Margaret
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      133 47 "And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast." 1 Peter 5:10 CHUANG SWEE CHOO Age: 86 was called home to be with the Lord on
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      22 47 Bth Anniversary In Loving Memory of DAISY LIM POH TIN Departed: 27 March 2000 Dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones
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      20 47 7th Anniversary In Loving Memory of MARY REGINA TAN Departed 27 March 2001 Dearly missed forever cherished by loved ones
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      90 46 TV times BASKETBALL McDonald's High School All-American Game (Live, Ch23, 9.30 am). CRICKET: South Africa Tour of India: Ist Test, Day 2 (Live, ChlO9, 11.30 am). ICL 20s Grand Championship: Chandigarh v Kolkata (Live, Chill, 9.25pm). GOLF: EPGA Open de Andalucia: Day 1 (Live, Ch26, 8.30pm), USPGA Zurich Classic of
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      40 47 Memory wanders as shadows fell Baclc to the days of happiness, Days beyond recall. A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Of her lips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep. I —M^- ssdfdf
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        7435 48 TRANSACTION DATE: MARCH 26, 2008 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 0R'VOL 'OOO DAY HIGH LOW NET P/E M CAP SMIL 28 5 11C 3C 141 195 IS 24 61 17 5 IS 43 5 34 5 16 144 228 19 4 89 1C
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        1452 48 52-WEEK 1EL HIGH LOW CODE SMIL COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 'VOL 0RDAY ■000 HIGH NET 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 1 41.2 19.3 21 ii.; 21.; 4;.;
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        67 48 52-WEEK IEL HI6H LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 'VOL 'OOO DAY HIGH LOW NET P/E M CAP SMIL 0R20C 620C 100C 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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      525 49 NEW YORK TIMES Rising unemployment and falling home prices may force Americans to cut back on big purchases New York AMERICANS are bracing themselves for rising unemployment and shrinking salaries, a gloomy outlook that could translate into a serious cutback in
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      445 49 REUTERS Washington EVEN though the United States government has rejected calls for a bailout of American housing and finance markets, pressure is building for a comprehensive plan that goes beyond the big helpings of government aid already doled out. Many analysts and
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      343 49 BLOOMBERG NEWS, REUTERS New York ORDERS for United States durable goods unexpectedly fell last month, led by the biggest slump sver in demand for machinery that indicates firms are becoming more reluctant to invest as the economy nears a recession. In early trade, US
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      32 49 AFP Yesterday's close: 12,706.63 (-38.59 points) »Japanese share prices ended slightly lower as investors locked in recent gains after overnight losses on Wall Street sparked by weak economic data.
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      35 49 AFP Yesterday's close: 22,617.01 (+152.49 points) Hong Kong share prices closed higher, helped by mainland Chinese financial stocks, which rose on strong profit growth and solid earnings guidance for this year.
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      33 49 AFP Yesterday's close: 3,606.86 (-22.76 points) Chinese share prices closed mixed, with the main Shanghai bourse down 0.63 per cent amid new supply pressures chiefly triggered by China Pacific Insurance.
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      29 49 AFP Yesterday's close: 5,381.4 (+63 points) Australian share prices closed up 1.2 per cent, led by gains in the resources sector following higher commodity prices overnight.
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      36 49 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,245.42 (+15.47 points) Malaysian share prices closed up 1.3 per cent yesterday after the government announced measures to boost the stock market and pledged to proceed with major development projects.
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      35 49 AFP Yesterday's close: 16,086.83 (-130.66 points) »Indian share prices fell 0.81 per cent yesterday to snap four trading days of gains on fresh signs of a slowdown in the United States' economic growth.
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      32 49 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,440.64 (+21.02 points) »Indonesian share prices closed 0.9 per cent higher yesterday led by the buying in of banks due to optimism of solid 2007 earnings.
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      30 49 AFP Yesterday's close: 817.57 (-2.74 points) Thai share prices closed 0.33 per cent lower yesterday as investors remained fearful of a possible recession in the United States.
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      113 49 I^S ~497 sdf Stock Name Close Change CapitaLand 6.260 -0.040 CapitaMall 3.400 -0.010 CityDev 10.980 +0.080 Cosco Corp 3.360 -0.080 DBS Grp 18.380 -0.060 F&N 4.840 +0.030 Gentlntl 0.595 +0.005 HKLand 4.080 +0.050 JSH 16.680 -0.020 Jardine C&C 18.960 +0.580 KeppelCorp 9.800 -0.220 Keppel Land 5.530
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      51 49 ssdfsddf JniFiber 74,830,000 >>coCorpMBLeCW*****3 50,831,000 MnaEnergy 37,983,000 iynear 34,381,000 Solden Agri 34,374,000 fangzijiang 33,630,000 ;hina Hongxing 30,399,000 SingTel 26,757,000 Jhonghui 23,491,000 .ian Beng 23,367,000 Olam 23,001,000 MutianC 22,085,000 LottVis 18,329,000 CoscoCorpMEReCW*****8 18,210,000 Cosco Corp 16,668,000 SGX 16,407,000 Gems TV 15,897,000 SGX MBL eCW*****8 15,779,000 Li Heng 15,194,000 taignam
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      141 49 fsdf UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2570 1.2720 Can dollar 1.3480 1.3650 Euro 2.1460 2.1710 Malaysian ringgit* ..0.4324 0.4332 NZ dollar 1.1030 1.1270 Sterling pound 2.7500 2.7810 US dollar 1.3710 1.3870
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      1496 49 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: MARCH 26,2008 52-WLLK ILL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY TRADED T LASI V( SALE i/OLUME '000 36 5 9 3879 CapitalanBNPeCW*****2 18 5 -2 5 375C 22 5 3 5 3666 CapitalanBNPeCW*****9 38C 38 5 44 4082 CapitalanBNPeCW*****6 62 +11 2C 30 10 3667 CapitalanBNPePW*****5
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      395 50 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE All-cash $3.2b deal for Ford's luxury car brands part of efforts to expand outside Asia New Delhi INDIA'S Tata Motors said yesterday that it had bought British luxury icons Jaguar and Land Rover from struggling United States carmaker Ford for US$2.3 billion (553.2
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      324 50 BLOOMBERG NEWS Kuala Lumpur PALM oil futures in Malaysia, the global benchmark, advanced for a third day on rising prices for rival soya bean oil and expectations that a doubling in Indonesia's export tax on the commodity might curb supply. In
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      575 51  -  Chia Van Mm Electronics, transport engineering sectors surge but slower year expected for industry By MANUFACTURING has defied the doomsayers yet again with another robust effort with even the much-maligned electronics sector chipping in. Output was up 10 per cent last month compared
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      566 51  -  Chua Hian Hou By FORT Canning is one of Singapore's best-known historical sites but soon, a visit there could be even more fascinating, because of the use of technology touted as the "future of the Internet". With the use of a
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      325 51  -  OYCE TEO ByJi TEMASEK Holdings yesterday said it is not aware of plans to sell its subsidiary Surbana, a firm that has built townships overseas. Surbana's chairman, Mr Ngiam Tong Dow, was quoted in the Chinese language daily, Lianhe Zaobao, yesterday on
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      273 51  -  Chia Van Mm By CHINA is on course to becoming a major global player in the shipbuilding industry, so its headlining presence at a major industry trade show being held in Singapore seems appropriate. Asia Pacific Maritime 2008 a key regional event that
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      663 52  -  Joyce Teo Located above MRT station, it will be used for a mall and new bus interchange By Property Correspondent THE sleepy Serangoon area received a huge vote of confidence yesterday when a fund bid a sky-high $800.9 million for a land
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      408 52  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim By INDIA hopes investors will continue to believe in its "growth story", even as it tackles challenges posed by current global uncertainties, inflation and unemployment. From average annual growth of 3.2 per cent in the *****, India's economy
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      356 52  -  Fiona Chan By CABLE maker Hengxin Technology has started legal proceedings against two of its former executive directors. Hengxin, which makes coaxial cables for mobile communications and telecommunications equipment in China, has filed writs of summons against Mr Jiang Wei and former
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      433 52  -  Goh Eng Yeow »TAKING STOCK By Markets Correspondent JITTERS started to emerge in the stock market yesterday after two days of heady gains and, as usual, the tremors stemmed from the United States. The culprit this time was data showing that consumer
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      72 52 (0) March 26 GLD 10US$ lardine CSC Lyxor Korea 10US$ Lyxor China H 10IISS Haw Par Corp MOIL $1 A IS MSCI India 100 Parkway Hldgs Vanlord. Straits Asia SGX SGA ePW*****7 CENTS 9248 1896 465 .1527 659 187 1526 748 358 .211 304 82.5 63.5 58.0 40.0
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      68 52 March 26 CENTS Union Steel R 4 SGX BNP eCW*****0 1.5 Union Steel R200 3 SGX RB eCW*****8A 3.5 Firstlink W120B14 2 lasper 2 Sapphire 2 Teledata 2 OCBC Bk BNPeCW*****7 42.5 Esmart 10.5 Sunray 6.5 Yangzijiang MER ECWO 7 o/ 60.0 50.0 50 0 40.0 33.3 33.3
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      65 52 (0) March 26 IHH OUE 01am STI 3350 DBePW*****2 KepCorp MBUCW*****0 Keppel Corp STI 3450 DBePW*****2 Hotel Prop SGX CapitalanMBLePW***** DBS BNP ePW*****0 SGXMBLICW*****0 CENTS 3102 295.5 1400 150.0 195 32.0 80.5 27.5 1 243 22.0 980 22.0 95 18.0 271 15.0 740 15.0 46.5 14.0 34 12.0
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      70 52 Vlarch 26 DBS HER eCW*****8 Chasen Digiland .exiconGrp W*****0 5GX DB eCW*****0A STI 3300SGAeCW*****9. STI 3200BNPeCW*****9 fling Tai RBeCW*****6 DBS BNP ePW*****0 STI 3350 DBePW*****2 Falmac Biken Sakata CENTS 4 0.5 0.5 0.5 05 9 I 2.5 2.5 34 80.5 3 4.5 66.7 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50
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        296 52  -  ALVIN FOO STARHUB chief executive officer Terry Clontz has sold some of his direct holding in the telecommunications company. A Singapore Exchange filing showed that Mr Clontz had sold 461,000 shares at an average price of $3,085. The trade was done on Monday and
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      684 53  -  Bryan Lee Move will comply with new foreign ownership rules and may yield $1b gain By TEMASEK Holdings is selling its controlling stake in Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) to Malaysia's Maybank for US$l.l billion (551.52 billion) to comply with a bank ownership
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      20 53 STOCK 1.47 billion TRADING shares worth VOLUME $1.56 billion UP Gainers: 253 Losers: 370 DOWN Unchanged: 1,054
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      87 53 Mid Cap 749.96 A 3.13 Small Cap 622.70 T -2.57 All Share 760.62 T -0.62 Fledgling 676.37 T -2.87 China 431.58 T -7.58 Oil and gas 691.22 T -6.14 Basic materials 546.78 T -1.90 Industrials 693.25 T -3.66 Consumer goods 687.81 T-12.99 Health care 818.96 A 18.92
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      182 53 ASSOCIATED PRESS SPLITTING INTO TWO COMPANIES Chicago MOTOROLA announced plans yesterday to separate its struggling handset business from other operations, by forming two separate publicly traded companies. It has been under pressure from billionaire investor Carl Icahn to make changes to revitalise its cellphone
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      25 53 Robust showing Manufacturing expands 10 per cent its second consecutive month of double-digit growth but economists expect the industry to slow this year. PAGE H2O
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      66 54 ARTS WARHOL FEVER WIDOWS' LAMENT WOMAN WARRIOR I^^I^WJH 120 of his artworks Plight of Indian Kelly Chen's head to go on sale here widows in pictures gets stomped on pages page 7 page 4 m fIPHHBP BH it "^f| T".l« I ps ARE COMING f P^\ These huge, lifelike muckworms
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      833 55  -  Deepika Shetty With a bagful of marvels, riddles and illusions, the Biennale this year hopes to keep you hooked with surprise and wonder GIANT bugs will be invading Singapore in September this year. Some 53 larg-er-than-life muckworms made of plaster and paint are part of an installation titled Under
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      212 55 SHOWING AT THE SINGAPORE BIENNALE 2008: WHO: Shigeru Ban, 51, Japan WHAT: This accomplished international architect is known for his innovative work with paper. He has used recycled cardboard paper tubes to house disaster victims. Look out for the eco-friendly exhibition space he will create
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      886 57  -  Boon Chan In the male-dominated world of period war epics, Hong Kong's Kelly Chen is the latest in a line of actresses to play heroines who hold their own in battle MEDIA CORRESPONDENT HONG Kong singer-actress Kelly Chen gets down and dirty in the period costume
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      331 57 CHENG PEI-PEI, 61 Come Drink With Me (1966, above) Cheng is Golden Swallow, a swordswoman who goes after the bandits who kidnapped her brother. The film launched her into stardom and she reprised her swordswoman persona in several films into the early 1970s and in Lee Ang's
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      225 58 Think Andy Warhol and Campbell's soup cans come to mind. The controversial American artist's art blurs the boundaries between pop culture and high art. Here are some of the 120 works that are on sale in an exhibition that opens tomorrow. I love Los Angeles. I love
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      427 58  -  Deepika Shetty Two Singapore art collectors will part with 120 artworks by American pop artist Andy Warhol at an exhibition here A PRINT of actor James Dean by American pop artist Andy Warhol for sale for a cool US$2.5 million (553.5 million) is part of
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      87 59 'Actually, there are many better actors than you' Chinese leading man Hu Jun (above) on what he says to himself to keep things in perspective 'My way of dealing with doom-mongers is to let the person talk for a while and then I ask, gently, "Does feeling this way
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      905 59  -  Ong Sor Fern When it comes to high-tech gadgetry, good looks and easy usage are all I want culturevulture I HAVE become convinced over the past week that looks are everything when it comes to high-tech gizmos. All thanks to a bracing encounter with Sing
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      319 59 AP NEW YORK For most visitors to Central Park, the public bathrooms are a facility of last resort, visited only in desperation after consuming one too many cups of coffee. They're dark and creepy, filled with spiders, foul odours and puddles of questionable origin.
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      56 96 What did Lutfiah Abdul Jabbar do to win the Red Bull Fl girl title? Find out in our Malaysian Grand Prix exclusive 3UIDE TO LOOKING GOOD WHICH SHOWS TO CATCH AT THE SINGAPORE FASHION FESTIVAL WIN! 10MISSONI FRAGRANCES WORTH $1,320 10 TICKETS TO THE REDKEN
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      506 97  -  TEE HUNCHING Editor hunching@sph.com.sg The closest thing to a beauty parade that I've ever taken part in were two fashion shows by students that I catwalked for during my university days. One was a faculty event and the other, for the life of me, I can't
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        304 99 Once upon a time there was a state known as Vanity. Now the people o Vanity also known as Vainpots were by and large a happy bunch who strove for physical perfection. Some resorted to aesthetic procedures like mesotherapy and carboxytherapy (both involve injected substances into tne body to
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        109 99 GOODIE BAG: Spend at least $150 in at most three combined receipts in one day at Vivo City and get a goodie bag with shopping and gift vouchers. From tomorrow till April 20. Limited to the first 2,000 shoppers. TRUNK CALL: Buy clothes, shoes and accessories by Asian and
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        278 99 FLEA CHI CHI Popular flea markets Flea Easy and Rapunsale are going upmarket to add some street-smart cred to this year's Singapore Fashion Festival. Seekers of sartorial gems will want to get rummaging when Zouk nightclub holds its three-monthly Flea Easy bazaar this Sunday at its grounds in Jiak Kirn
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        176 99 The Tiffany Co. store here is expecting some rock stars tomorrow, including an 84-carat diamond necklace worth over $3 million. The whopper is among a collection of more than 100 baubles that the American luxury jeweller have put together for show in Singapore and Hong Kong. Called Simply
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        223 99 Turning 80 is a big deal by anyone's standard. When you are luxury label Salvatore Ferragamo, this calls for a big bash halfway across the globe. Hong Kong's Tony Leung and Karen Mok, American actress Christina Ricci, Japanese model Anne Watanabe and home-grown celebrity couple Farm Wong
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      467 101 Have a problem with the way you look? Don't sweat it. E-mail your queries to Angeline Neo at sturban@sph.com.sg QI have two blouses which I think are too sheer for the office but I have only a white camisole. Where can I get nude and affordable ones to
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      71 101 Unlike the traditional bulky pager-like gadgets, this Sport/Line TninkQ pedometer is the size of a credit card and measures only a few millimetres thick. Slip it into the back pocket of your jeans or pants and it will track the number of steps you take, the distance travelled
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      223 101  -  Jansen Siak These two fash ion istas were spotted at the opening of Bally's new store at Raffles City last week Fiona Tan, 32, retail manager What are you wearing? I'm wearing a navy blue dress from Armani that cost nearly $400. My Bysi white jacket cost $69
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      650 102 Afraid of being labelled a sissy if you use a concealer? Don't be. Real men do wear make-up, as YEOQIANHUA finds out Calling all guys: There is something important that you had better pencil in your eyes. Thanks to Hollywood hombres like Johnny Depp and
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        48 102 $30, from all Clinique counters The perfect concealer for guys with sensitive skin. It's created by skin experts and is fragrance-free, so there's nothing that will irritate your skin. It also lasts through the day, even on oily skin. Comes in two shades.
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        54 102 $77, from WhatHeWants, 01-06 The Cathay Horrors, your lips are too thin. Short of going for a collagen shot, apply this serum three times a day for a plumper pucker. It does leave a slight, colourless sheen, though. Lie through your teeth and say you are
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        48 102 $42, from WhatHeWants A shiny T-zone (the forehead and nose bridge area) is one of the least attractive looks. Dab on powder from this compact and the sheen will be gone. Contains sunscreen no doubt practical macho types will appreciate its dual-purpose nature.
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        39 102 $99, from WhatHeWants All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. And your skin shows it. Perk up your cheeks by rubbing some of this shimmer spray into them. Not too much, though.
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        61 102 $49, from jPG counters in Tangs Orchard and Vivo City and Takashimaya So you've got blemishes who hasn't and your eyelashes are barely there. This two-in-one gizmo is the solution. Our favourite part? It's disguised as a pen so you won't have to
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        32 102 577, from ]PG Soothe the dry patches on your face with this moisturiser. It's also a bronzer, so getting the sun-kissed look comes easy. ST PHOTOS DESMOND LIM
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      735 103  -  SUZANNE SNG The largest Louis Vuitton in Asia opens in Hong Kong with an exclusive line of gold products Bmblazoned with its signature logo or the opening of Asia's largest Louis Vuitton store in Hong Kong, the French luxury house has chosen to go for gold. At 1,743
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      274 103 While prices are more or less the same in Louis Vuitton stores here and in Hong Kong, there are a number of yellow gold items that can be found only at the megastore in Canton Road. ART BAG: Carry a piece of art created by Italian Fabrizio Plessi,
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      1239 104  -  NOELLE LOH ASHLEIGH SIM A girl could get used to this Follow the Formula One girls as they live it up on their trip to the big race in Malaysia f you think the job of the girls in Red Bull Austria's La Formula Una (Formula One) programme
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      441 104  -  NOELLE LOH Opening suitcase No. 18 on Channel s's Deal Or No Deal is second nature for Lutfiah Abdul Jabbar. That's because before joining the popular TV game show last year, the 25-year-old Singaporean lived out of a suitcase as a flight attendant, first with
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        694 105 The Singapore Fashion Festival is back for its eighth run from tomorrow to April 6. Held at Tent@Orchard at Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza, the 10-day annual event is touted as the biggest ever YEO QIANHUA tells you which events to watch out for till next Wednesday. Check
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        716 106 Fresh from New York's fall shows, upcoming Chinese model Emma Pei will be strutting her stuff at the SFF. KAREN TEE finds out more Remember the name Emma Pei. Hers will be wonderful for namedropping in the very near future when she explodes into the fashion stratosphere
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        844 108  -  KAREN TEE Robinsons celebrates its 150 th anniversary with a show full of individual style obinsons department store may 1 be the grande ol' dame of the Singapore retail scene, but get set for her to lift her skirts and enjoy some fresh fashion fun on Saturday. That's
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        775 110 There are more brand names to the fashion festival than couture ones. KAREN TEE joins in the name dropping at the event So you want to look part of the "in" crowd at the fashion fest. Then you'd better know what the official ice cream is, and the
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      717 112 Anger and frustration laced the voice of a colleague when she moaned about her recent attempt to buy a pair of workout shoes. She doesn't know much about sports shoes and, according to her, neither do the staff at the stores she has visited. That's a pity, because
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      511 113 POSH NOSH f some Japanese joints here are missing their regular salaryman clientele, it's probably because they've decamped to Inakaya Robatayaki. The 50-seat restaurant, barely a month old, is packed every night and you need to make reservations at least two days in advance. And once you've
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      262 113 Pork lovers have known for years that the Okinawan restaurant Nirai-Kanai at Tanglin Shopping Centre does a really excellent pork belly. Its peanut tofu is excellent too. A branch opened at Liang Court earlier this year and you can ge your fix before or after shopping at Meidi-Ya.
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      194 113 When I have to work Sundays, I usually drop by the Tampopo Deli in Liang Court to pick up a bento box for lunch. Its onigiri, or rice balls, have also staved off many hunger pangs. Now, the deli has relocated from the area outside Meidi-Ya
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      154 113 Sakura shrimp are in season now, so if all you've ever had is the dried variety sold in packets in Japanese supermarkets, this is a good time to sample it fresh. The tiny shrimp, coloured pretty pink like the cherry blossoms they are named after, are fished
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        682 114 Actress Pamelyn Chee clearly has no problems playing unorthodox roles. The New York-based Singaporean relished her gender-bending role in The Shanghai Hotel. She played a girl pretending to be a boy in the 2006 American movie, which dealt with human trafficking. And in her latest Hollywood film, Princess
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      49 98 wSx ifTte ■■^■t, 'M c *Jlj| wh**v'' I" m^^^^^^^^^ m j&fsßiSß^i J I SI l Unravelling a Dazzling Rhapsody with TAN YOONG. Official Jeweller Singapore Fashion Festival 2008 31 March, B:oopm,Tent@Orchard,Ngee Ann City. Admission strictly by invitation only. Tel. 1800 382 I I I I www.leehwajewellery.com LEE HWA JEWELLERY
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