The Straits Times, 10 April 2008

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 16 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 THURSDAY, APRIL 10 2008 faY A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • Article
    Lock icon Commuters to get wider choice of cards next year
    665 1  -  Christopher Tan Competition heats up as EZ-Link faces offering from Nets By Senior Correspondent PUBLIC transport users will have a choice of more than one card to pay for bus and train fares and road toll charges next year. Cash Card
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      Lock icon Mid-career MBA grads face reality cheque
      953 1  -  Joanne Lee By WHEN Mr H. Loh, 38, decided to sink US$9O,OOO (*****,000) into getting an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree, he applied to the best business schools in the world. A National University of Singapore (NUS) computer science graduate with 14
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      333 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2-4 Scientists find lungless frog Asia 6-12 Singapore scientists have World 16-22 discovered in the jungles of Borneo Review 24-26 a lungless frog that breathes FYI 27 through its skin. SECTION TWO PAGE H3 p orum H8 Worksite hardship for teen '"l-i 10 1-11 A teenager
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon It's our flame too
      624 3  -  Rohit Brijnath COMMENTARY The torch should inspire children to feel the spirit of the Olympics. What a pity that they can't see the flame for the protesters. By THE Olympics moves me, its romanticism somehow still subdues my inner cynic. Sure, the stuff about world peace
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      Lock icon SAF may take a shot at outsourcing rifle range
      414 4  -  David Boey It will be the first time it has asked private companies to supervise shooting practices By Defence Correspondent IN WHAT would be a first for the army, private companies could some day supervise soldiers as they practise gunning down
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      Lock icon Six-way kidney swop
      362 4 LOS ANGELES TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, ASSOCIATED PRESS Altruistic donor makes possible... Baltimore FIVE kidney patients turned up at Johns Hopkins Hospital each with a willing donor but none of the pairs matched, so doctors were unable to help. Then an altruistic donor, willing to donate to anyone,
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      59 4 The reckoning k4JUHXKj||L" Emmwrr mk Si^k^H 0k An authoritative body has at last put its finger on the extent of the global damage wrought by the US mortgage crisis. BT looks at the implications for financial markets and whether policymakers should now make contingency plans. Champions League Did Red Devils
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon San Francisco all geared up for torch relay
      646 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG Three layers of police protection and patrol boats at sea to protect torch-bearers San Francisco AN UNPRECEDENTED security blanket shielded the Beijing Olympics torch as it began to wind its way through San Francisco its only North
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      Lock icon lOC chief: Protests will not derail relay
      480 6 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beijing lOC PRESIDENT Jacques Rogge said yesterday that demonstrations should not be allowed to derail the Beijing Olympics torch relay, as he met Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to discuss preparations for the Games. "It was a good meeting where
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      Lock icon Set politics aside: Teo Chee Hean
      142 6 "I find it a bit unfortunate. The Olympic torch has always been a symbol of unity and peace. "If you look at the history of the Olympics, the people came together regardless of their feelings towards each other. In Greece they were fighting, but
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      Lock icon Torch route in HK could be cut short
      332 6 ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG Hong Kong CHIEF Secretary Henry Tang said yesterday that the Beijing Olympic committee might shorten the route of Hong Kong's torch relay on May 2 following anti-China protests overseas. The torch relay has been marred by unprecedented protests by
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Tibetan monks again disrupt foreign media tour
        411 7 REUTERS Xiahe (China) FIFTEEN Tibetan Buddhist monks interrupted a statesponsored media tour of a restive region in western China yesterday, demanding the return of the Dalai Lama and yelling that they had no human rights. It was the second such incident in as
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        Lock icon Rudd speaks against rights abuses
        580 7  -  Sim Chi Yin Aussie PM urges China to deal with human rights problems and rejects calls to boycott Olympics By China Correspondent In Beijing AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, the highest-profile Western leader to visit China since unrest erupted in Tibet, has spoken out against
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Ruling GNP wins mandate for reforms
        588 8  -  Lee Tee Jong SOUTH KOREAN PARLIAMENTARY POLLS President Lee's party clinches more than half of the seats contested By South Korea Correspondent In Seoul dent Lee a strong mandate to address bread-and-butter concerns," said Sungkyunkwan University political science professor Kirn II Young. "They want
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        Lock icon Breakthrough in N. Korea nuclear talks 'will take time'
        390 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Beijing ANY breakthrough in North Korea nuclear talks may have to wait until autumn, China's top negotiator said yesterday. Vice-Foreign Minister Wu Dawei said the six-nation talks on ending North Korea's nuclear programme were experiencing ups and downs,
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        Lock icon Fukuda's third nominee gets nod to head BOJ
        428 8  -  Kwan Weng Kin By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo ON HIS third try, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda yesterday finally managed to get a central bank governor appointed just in time for a Group of Seven meeting of financial chiefs later this week in
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    • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Seven killed on eve of Nepal's elections
        507 9 ,GENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Maoist leader calls for calm after fatal police shootings during rival parties' clashes Kathmandu NEPALIS take part in a landmark election today that has been marred by violence, intimidation and strikes. The worst outbreak of violence happened yesterday on the
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        Lock icon SETTLING SCORES AT GUNPOINT
        90 9 An angry supporter of Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf pointing his pistol at a colleague after an argument over local politics on Tuesday. The gun was not fired in the end. In Karachi, six people were killed in clashes between rival political groups yesterday. Four charred bodies
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon First mudflow, now gas leak for Java villagers
        762 10  -  Salim Osman Residents fear explosion as technicians probe source of methane By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta RESIDENTS of an East Java village hit by a mud volcano almost two years ago are now living in fear of a possible explosion from gas
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        Lock icon Myanmar referendum on May 10
        349 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yangon MYANMAR'S military junta yesterday announced that it would hold a referendum on a new Constitution on May 10, which it saic would clear the way for elections in 2010. It also published, for the first time, the proposed Constitution, which
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        Lock icon No intention to quit, says Ramos-Horta
        202 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS Dili TIMOR LESTE'S President denied he was considering resigning after narrowly surviving an assassination attempt two months ago, saying his tiny, troubled nation still needs him. Mr Jose Ramos-Horta, 58, has been recuperating in the northern Australian city of Darwin since being
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Two killed after train plunges into Sabah river
        236 12 BERNAMA, THE STAR/ ASIA NEWS NETWORK KOTA KINABALU AT LEAST two people were killed when a train went off the tracks and plunged into a river in the interior of Sabah yesterday afternoon. The train, which was travelling from Tenom to Beaufort,
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        Lock icon CJ joins calls for independent panel to select judges
        268 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS, BERNAMA Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S top judge has supported calls for the creation of an independent panel to select judges. Saying that he believed problems with the judiciary started more than two decades ago, Chief Justice Abdul Hamid Mohamad yesterday
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        Lock icon $1.5m stolen in shoot-out at KLIA
        364 12 BERNAMA, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Robbers get away after attacking moneychangers and security guards; six hurt Sepang SIX people, including a policeman, were shot in a brazen armed robbery at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport yesterday evening. The robbers got away with Ssl.s million
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        Lock icon A-G rejects calls to prosecute Mahathir
        136 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S Attorney-General has reportedly dismissed calls to prosecute Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for abuse of power, saying there is no evidence against him. Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail said the former premier was investigated by police in 2000 over alleged
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      79 9 TALK OF THE TOWN L Here's what you are saying about the new-look Sunday Times thesurdavtimß surprised with J»W the new layout, f* %l-jm*Av Contemporary 1 look to go with j;^, y a breezy read. Football fans tea H Kudos to the sc:^° fpay Anand A.V., managing SiL 1 a
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Iraq in turmoil, five years after Saddam's ouster
      599 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Baghdad under curfew as clashes with radical cleric's militia continue Baghdad IRAQ yesterday marked the fifth anniversary of the fall of Saddam Hussein's rule with the nation in turmoil, the capital under curfew and a surge in deadly
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      Lock icon US Vulnerable to attacks'
      210 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS THE Bush administration's Iraq policy has left the United States with insufficient resources to protect itself, the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee in the House of Representatives said yesterday. "When looking at the needs in Afghanistan, the effort in Iraq, however important,
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      Lock icon Nightmare for Boeing as Dreamliner delayed again
      475 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESS Supplier problems, 'rework' to blame for third delay of fuel-efficient plane Washington AEROSPACE giant Boeing said yesterday it was delaying its 787 Dreamliner launch by several months for "unanticipated rework" of the aircraft and amid further problems with suppliers. The decision
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      Lock icon George Yeo meets top leaders on Austria visit
      295 17  -  Kor Kian Beng By SINGAPORE Foreign Minister George Yeo met top Austrian leaders during a three-day visit to Vienna that ended yesterday. He had discussions with President Heinz Fischer, Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer and Minister for European and International Affairs Ursula Plassnik. At
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      Lock icon Rice leaves open chance to run as V-P
      169 17 REUTERS Washington US SECRETARY OF STATE Condoleezza Rice has slightly left open the chance that she might be interested in running as vice-president on Republican White House contender John McCain's ticket. Pressed by a reporter on Tuesday, Dr Rice declined to make
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      Lock icon Heparin recall: US alerts makers of medical devices
      557 18 REUTERS, LOS ANGELES TIMESWASHINGTON POST, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Call to withdraw stents and other items that could have been tainted Washington EXPANDING the scope of its heparin recall, the US government sent letters to 82 medical device makers yesterday warning them to withdraw
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon THAILAND PLANS TO EXTRADITE SUSPECT
        131 18 tSSOCIATED PRESS BANGKOK: Thai police yesterday dropped charges against a Russian man accused of being one of the world's most prolific black market arms dealers, saying they will proceed with hearings to extradite him to the United States. Viktor Bout, 41, faces several counts in
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        Lock icon BRUNEI TO EXPORT POULTRY TO S'PORE
        96 18 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Brunei is planning to exDort poultry and chicken eggs to Singapore, the Borleo Bulletin newspaper reported. With its self-sufficiency in poultry and eggs at 95 Der cent and 99 per cent respectively, the sultanate is ooking to selling chicken meat and
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        Lock icon UNIVERSITY DON 'NEW TAIWAN PM'
        85 18 iEUTERS rAIPEI: Taiwanese President-elect Ma Ying-jeou has )icked a university chancellor and former National science Council director to lead his Cabinet. The move is seen as planting the seeds of a techno:rat government. Mr Liv Chao-shiuan, 65, current :hancellor of the private Taipei-based Soochow University
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        Lock icon BUDIONO GETS CENTRAL BANK POSTING
        120 18 IVGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA: Indonesia's Parliament yesterday gave final approval for the country's chief economics minister to take over as head of the embattled central bank. Mr Budiono will take over as governor of the Bank Indonesia next month, when incumbent Burhanuddin Abdullah is due to
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      Lock icon Drug used to treat and prevent blood clots
      138 18 Heparin is a powerful blood anti-coagulant that is essential for the prevention of more blood clots. It is extracted from the lung, intestine, skin and liver of a variety of animals, preferably pigs. It is used extensively during dialysis, open-heart surgery or
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      Lock icon Zimbabwe faces food crisis as mobs overrun farms
      539 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS, NEW YORK TIMES Opposition accuses Mugabe of setting "shock troops' on white-owned farms Harare INTERNATIONAL calls for Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe to release long-delayed results from a presidential vote mounted yesterday, as ruling party militants overran white-owned farms and the opposition
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      Lock icon Condoms to the rescue of Brazil's forests
      245 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Sao Paulo MAKING love might not seem like the most obvious way to save the world's largest tropical rainforest and combat the threat of Aids. But the Brazilian government on Monday inaugurated a condom factory, which it says will help
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Court battle over Stormtrooper
        346 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE IT IS a storm in a Stormtrooper's helmet. A legal clash pitching Star Wars director George Lucas against prop designer Andrew Ainsworth, who made the uniforms for the 1977 movie's Stormtroopers, opened at London's High Court on Tuesday. The face-off between lawyers
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        Lock icon Tired A1-Fayed accepts Diana's inquest verdict
        193 21 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS HARRODS tycoon Mohamed Al-Fa-yed is abandoning his more-than-dec-ade-long legal quest to prove his belief that Princess Diana and his son Dodi were killed by British secret agents. "Enough is enough," he said in an interview with ITv News broadcast on Tuesday.
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        Lock icon Koizumi turns ramen 'salesman'
        113 21 REUTERS JAPAN'S former prime minister Junichiro Koizumi, more accustomed to attending political summits, popped up this week at a summit of a different nature. He appeared at the World Ramen Summit in Osaka, western Japan, where he touted the noodles as a universal treat. Mr Koizumi,
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        Lock icon Beef ban puts Hirst's cow art in a pickle
        238 21 REUTERS ONE of British artist Damien Hirst's most famous works a cow preserved in formaldehyde has run into an unlikely obstacle on its way to a Tokyo museum: Japan's import ban on British beef. Hirst's Mother And Child, Divided, consisting of
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      24 15 US widens drug recall Makers of medical devices are warned to withdraw products that could have been coated with tainted blood-thinning drug. PAGE 19
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      404 23 THE rise in sexually transmitted infections (STI) among teenagers calls for a strengthening in sex education that emphasises prevention. This is primarily a problem of adolescent health, which knowledge can mitigate. Cases were rising by 3 per cent to 5 per cent annually, to
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      1027 23 Senior Writer Andy Ho discovers that beauty therapists are healers in their own right: they Damper tired bodies and boost sagging morale EX-MEMBER of Parliament Tan Cheng Bock recently wrote to another newspaper lamenting the fact that some doctors now practise aesthetic medicine. This
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      936 23  -  OSEPH E. Stiglitz »IMPACT OF IRAQ WAR By Ji SOME say there are two issues in the coming American elections: the Iraq war and the economy. On days when the war seems to be going better than expected, and the economy worse, the economy eclipses
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      999 24  -  Karamjit Kaur AIRPORT INVESTMENTS AND CONSULTANCY By Aviation Correspondent That does not mean jumping into bed with any Tom, Dick or Harry. "Until we know the market well enough, we do not want to expose our capital. And because the investments usually mean taking on
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      1200 25  -  William Choong AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE By For The Straits Times In Canberra ACADEMIC journals, much less defence-related ones, typically do not make gripping reads. But an article last month by a former defence official has Australia's media buzzing. In the 2025-2050 timeframe, wrote Professor Ross Babbage,
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      34 23 Defence vision Australia may well be one of the most secure countries in the world but it needs a rethink of its defence priorities, experts say. PAGE 26 AFTER GETTING YOUR EMBA? Err... J^B
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      171 25 How does CNIS build strong Mandarin skills for your child? J Differentiated-learning groups m^ Small Classes Teachers Native speakers Cross-curricular approach Regular feedback m m* Continuation of intensive Mandarin study for CNIS Primary Years A^**** PRIMARY SCHOOL KINDERGARTEN OPEN HOUSE Date: 12 April 2008, (Sat) >% (fk g\ I f\
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      16 25 ™J\ Iff Zaobao She protects Olympic flame "with her life" Chinese wheelchair torchbearer's bravery moves nation
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      17 25 BERITA HARIAN rwm\ i m i V'j I 2f^Bi B^f*^ 3-D ANIMATION GUIDE ON THE MINOR HAJ
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      1198 26 Singapore today ImBMK^ Afternoon showers with _JL_ 0 _JL_ 0 JL~ 0 THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY, APRIL 10 2008 11/^ 111^I I I USEFUL NUMBERS 5 THINGS YOU CAN ASIA WORLD WEATHER f^ TTVri A V I 1 j*. Emergency lines LnJ HJLIAY BEUING oSEOUL "J Police 9" B^ ■SB
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      43 28 ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM ORDEAL: One of the robbers went with the victim to withdraw the cash at this POSB branch in Hougang Central while his accomplice waited in her BMW in a nearby carpark with her grandchild and maid.
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      Lock icon Girl, 3, and maid held captive in victim's car
      574 28  -  sUjin Thomas lim Wei Chean Robbers told maid that she and child would be killed if police were called By WHEN a woman in her 60s walked into a POSB branch in Hougang Central on Tuesday afternoon to withdraw $50,000, the
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      91 28 Hougang resident Diana Chia (left, with her son Justin), who saw the maid and child locked in the car: "It was raining heavily at the time and the carpark was dark as there were no lights on. I thought maybe they needed an umbrella." "Even if it
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      790 29  -  Zakir Hussain With rising food prices, they welcome help for needy from Com Care By the past year, MP Lee Bee iVah has been giving hampers with ice, instant noodles, free noon and ;anned food to the poor every week in her
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        111 29 SINGAPORE Woman of the Year alumna Claire Chiang has been appointed the new non-executive chairman of Wildlife Reserves Singapore. Ms Chiang takes over the helm from Mr Robert Kwan, who stepped down late last year. She will oversee the company's three attractions the Singapore Zoo,
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        122 29 THE annual Thye Hua Kwan charity TV show will be back for a third instalment on May 4. Organisers hope to raise $3.8 million through phone pledges made by viewers during the show, which will be aired on Channel 8. Last year's target was $4.2
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        82 29 CONSUMERS who have purchased United States-made Samuel Adams beer are advised to discard any unopened bottles, said the AgriFood and Veterinary Authority on Tuesday. The US-based Boston Beer Company recalled the brew because of the presence of glass particles in some bottles. Importers and suppliers here have
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      27 30 »1978: Discovered nearNanga Pinoh, West Kalimantan. 2007: Found over 50km from first location. Researchers unwilling to pinpoint exact spot to guard against poaching.
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      Lock icon Barbourula kalimantanensis
      92 30 Length: 38mm Weight: 6.5g Reproduction method: Unknown Home: Found on the bed of cold, clean rivers Body temperature: 14 to 17 deg C Respiration: To stay safely on the river bed, away from swirling currents, it has done away with air-filled lungs which would increase its buoyancy. Oxygen
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      470 30  -  Shobana Kesava Calimantan find is only he 4th creature with >ackbones known to >reathe without lungs By SINGAPORE scientists have discovered a lungless frog that breathes through its skin a find that makes evolutionary history. The aquatic frog is affectionately
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      442 32  -  Elena Chong Mum made him work at site to help him change; court places him on probation By Court Correspondent THE mother of a youth who hurled vulgarities at his teacher came up with a unique way to help her son
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      83 32 Several vehicles, including this car, were involved in a pile-up on the Van-Island Expressway yesterday morning. The incident occurred in the first lane in the direction of Jurong, near the Eunos flyover. Details on the number of cars involved were not available. Madam Geraldine Seah, 34, who
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      405 32  -  Selina Lum EX-TEACHER IN MOLESTATION CASE By AN APPEALS judge yesterday questioned a lower court's decision to convict a former teacher of molesting two schoolboys. The High Court was hearing an appeal against his conviction and sentence by William Ding Chun Fong, 36, who
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      207 32 APPEALS Judge V.K. Rajah raised several issues with the way a district judge found former teacher William Ding guilty of molesting two schoolboys: Why did the trial judge find the first boy an "unusually convincing" witness despite inconsistencies in his testimony? No reasons were given in her
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      466 33  -  Christopher Tan ST GRAPHICS Traders expected stiffer hikes because of smaller supply and longer tender interval By Senior Correspondent CERTIFICATE of entitlement (COE) premiums ended higher across the board yesterday, in the first tender of the new quota year in which fewer COEs
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      95 33 Marine biologist Linda Tjhin, 34, armed with two nets, chases a school of fish inside the Wisma Atria aquarium. She was one of three people who spent the morning yesterday catching over 100 fishes that will be moved to Underwater World Singapore. Shoppers were invited to
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      395 33  -  Alfred Siew By Technology Correspondent SURFING speeds in Singapore are set to rise, as the biggest Internet service provider here, Sing Tel, gears up to upgrade its network. The company said it expects to offer, in about two years, wireless broadband
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      482 34  -  Ben Nadarajan Chong Chee Kin Outgoing A-G Chao Hick Tin to resume Judge of Appeal post By SINGAPORE will get a new At-torney-General in Professor Walter Woon Cheong Ming from tomorrow. The current Solicitor-General takes over the job as the country's top prosecutor
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      624 34  -  Li Xueying By SLIGHTLY more than half of Singapore's public officers are "engaged" with their work, meaning they feel they have an impact on society and will go out of their way to perform better. The factors that contribute most to
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      68 30 TALK OF THE TOWN Here's what you are saying about the new-look Sunday Times Comer 96 sunday more interest- ito J*^} ing, and the f* *fM(A. „-—,-sss. attractive !f captions and i^L i M headlines help j jootban fans bar H me ZOOm -^btunt of pay-IV battle straight to the
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      21 30 Want to voice your views? Contribute to the forum pages of the new, bilingual my paper SEND YOUR E-MAIL TO myp@sph.com.sg
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      282 33 I Chose Mind Champs! M A wtmm f Mind Champs' programs are strongly based on internationally validated scientific research. "Mind Champs' approach is comprehensive and unique their Exam Content Mastery program, for example, will help your child to learn curriculum content without the need for tutoring sessions." Many private educational
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      143 34 Control Your Asthma Public Forum (English) I m L/M Date :19 April 2008 (Saturday) Time 10am-12pm (Registration starts at 9.30 am) Venue: Auditorium, HDB Hub Convention Centre Basement 1 HDB Hub, 480 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh, Singapore *****0 |p Topic Speakers Asthma Treatment A/Prof Chay Oh Moh Senior Consultant Respiratory
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      310 35  -  Ho Kong Loon I SALUTE new Education Minister Ng Eng Hen in wanting to make teaching the career of choice. But let me offer a caveat. The slew of attractive pay packages, bonuses and self-improvement schemes will not detract from the fact that
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      415 35  -  Patrick Sio I APPLAUD the Minister for Health, Mr Khaw Boon Wan, for wanting to improve the lives of Singaporeans since he took the helm at the Ministry of Health. On behalf of my aged parents who are both over 70 years old, I
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      242 35  -  Marea E. Mulqueen (Mrs) ORCHARD Road is a very interesting street to stroll along with its sights, sounds, stores and pedestrians, both local- and foreign-born. I walk along this road on a regular basis, so I perused with interest, the upgrading plans
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        157 35 "He really made my son's day." MADAM WONG WAI LENG took her family to Safti's visitation day last Sunday to support her nephew who was in Officer Cadet School and to give her 10-year-old son, Cowan, a taste of what it would feel like to serve the nation
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        157 35 "The revamped Sunday Times is a delightful read and worth its price. Well done, SPH." MR RETNAM THILLAINATHAN, who describes himself as a regular reader of The Straits Times, says he was delighted with the first issue of the revamped Sunday Times (above) last Sunday. "The revamped Sunday
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        169 35 "The elderly still come to this outlet even though the prices of coffee, tea, cakes and 'kueh' have gone up. MR NELSON QUAH cites this Bengawan Solo outlet as a favourite hangout for senior citizens. The reason is the service provided by the outlet's staff. Mr
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        67 35 "Our tea was never cold; the kids were served with warm water, which was changed frequently to maintain its temperature; cutlery was always at hand and Mr Waiter always smiled." MS ZANN LIM, who writes about a pleasurable dining experience over the long Easter weekend last month because
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      286 35  -  Joe Peters (Dr) I AM writing to reinforce some important points made by Mr John Huang on CCAs last Friday, "Put CCAs on par with academic subjects". Co-curricular Activities (CCAs) may be a misnomer because there is no systematic gradient for skill and talent
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      348 35  -  Ng Chong Huat I LIVE near Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) and often witness ambulances from the hospital speeding, always with emergency lights whirling, and sometimes, with the sirens on. Like most responsible motorists, I make way because I understand the urgency of a
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      199 35 E-2"j i •X^-J L*l s 1 j Get The Results You Want From School And Life Real-life Academic Skills Quantum Study Strategies Maths Mastery Quantum Reading Quantum Writing 8 Keys of Excellences Real-Life Applications Creative Thinking, Goal-Settings Problem-Solving Communication Relationships Outdoor Adventure Course 27 years of Supercamp All programs conducted
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      42 35 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.com Access to letters online is free. CHEAP TIPS: HDB power bills GOOD FOR SPORE: Gymnastics HAVE A HEART, BOSS: Rising prices and foreign workers INSIGHTFUL PRAISE: Straits Times story SERVE ELDERLY WELL: POSBank
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      1164 37 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE »SOCCER Adebayor's goal plunges the Reds into despair, only for a penalty award to hand them victory London EVEN Liverpool's stars thought they were done for. Arsenal's 19-year-old Theo Walcott had left four Reds in his wake with his jaw-dropping pace. Then he lay
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      Lock icon Wenger blames penalty, defence for Arsenal's loss
      600 37 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London AN "INJUSTICE", cried Arsene Wenger. The penalty was "dodgy", he insisted. The Arsenal defence was "naive" and "lacked maturity", he admitted. But, as Arsenal's season collapsed with Tuesday's quarter-final Champions League loss to Liverpool, the biggest fault may lie with
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      Lock icon BENITEZ: Bold or just plain fool-hardy?
      121 37 HE IS known for setting up Liverpool in a defensive mode, but i Rafael Benitez boldly sent out an attacking formation on Tuesday. In the first two games of the trilogy against Arsenal, he had employed only one striker and flooded the midfield. With
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      Lock icon Deja vu Istanbul for Reds fans
      478 38  -  Wang Meng Meng LIVERPOOL v ARSENAL: Reactions from Singapore supporters By IT WAS like Istanbul all over again. That, in a phrase, summed up the euphoria Liverpool fans experienced as their team trumped Arsenal 4-2 at Anfield early yesterday (Singapore time). The result carried
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      Lock icon Triumphant Liverpool make Wenger go ape
      775 38  -  Neil Humphreys NOTES FROM THE LIGHTER SIDE By ARSENE Wenger carved out a second career for himself yesterday morning. Just moments after Steven Gerrard tucked away one of the coolest penalties in recent memory, Wenger auditioned for Peter Jackson, the acclaimed Kiwi director of
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      783 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE »SOCCER Grant vows to take Blues to victory against Reds, even though Mourinho had failed twice before London THE normal one, Avram Grant, has vowed to succeed where his predecessor, the Special One, Jose Mourinho, had failed. Grant wants to make it third time lucky
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      367 38 ASSOCIATED PRESS Munich BAYERN Munich need something special in the Uefa Cup today to make sure their attempt to win European soccer's biggest consolation prize does not falter. The German giants, who travel to Getafe for the second leg of their quarter-final showdown, are
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      266 39 »TABLE TENNIS LET us resolve our differences after the Beijing Olympics in August. That is national paddler Li Jiawei's (left) call to her estranged former fiance, national shuttler Ronald Susilo. The pair, once the golden couple of Singapore sport, are locked in
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      691 39 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS »GOLF Even elite golfers, including Woods, fear the course as it has no easy holes Augusta (Georgia) THE azalea blossoms and dogwood trees may dazzle at the cathedral of golf, but amid its finery, Augusta National has evolved into a course that
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      156 39 ISSOCIATED press SELECTED FIRST ROUND TEE-OFF TIMES (Singapore time) 8.22pm: Mark O'Meara, Trip Kuehne (a), lan Poulter 8.55pm: Justin Leonard, Charles Howell 111, Nick Watney 9.06pm: Scott Verplank, Robert Allenby, Michael Campbell 9.28pm: Steve Lowery, Robert Karlsson, Nick Dougherty 9.39pm: Fred Couples, Jerry Kelly, Anders Hansen 10.12pm: Jose
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      302 39 BLOOMBERG NEWS TIGER Woods may have become too good for his own good. He has been ranked No 1 in the world since June 2005; missed a 36-hole cut twice in the past 10 years; won a record US$BO million (Sslo9 million); and won'
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      432 39 BASEBALL MLB: Philadelphia 5 NY Mets 2, Boston 5 Detroit 0, Baltimore 8 Texas 1, Kansas City 5 NY Yankees 2, Oakland 9 Toronto 8, Seattle 6 Tampa Bay 5, St Louis 5 Houston 3, Milwaukee 3 Cincinnati 2 (10 innings), Colorado 4 Atlanta 3, Arizona 10 LA Dodgers
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      136 39 Amen Corner, the most famous stretch of real estate in golf, celebrates the 50th anniversary of its naming by sportswriter Herbert Warren Wind. "It's an apt phrase," said two-time Masters champion Ben Crenshaw. "There is no doubt that every player who plays here either you're saying prayers
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      114 39 (Par four, 505 yards) Amen Corner starts here This is a lengthy par four that actually ranked the most difficult of all last year, playing 0.510 over par for the four rounds. More pine trees have been added on the right side, tightening the fairway and bringing
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      136 39 (Par three, 155 yards) How can sc short a hole the most famous par three in golf and the shortest hole at Augusta wreak such havoc? The danger is three-fold. The first problem is the swirling wind. The green is precariously shallow, meaning the approach shot must
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      98 39 (Par five, 510 yards) Augusta's most beautiful hole is there for the taking, yielding nine eagles last year. But anyone who fails to give it sufficient thought and precision will likely wind up with a big number. The massive dogleg left conceded an albatross-two to Jeff Maggert in
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      280 40  -  Chua Chin Hon YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES Spore officials in Beijing for top-level meeting with lOC By China Bureau Chief In Beijing SINGAPORE'S preparations for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in 2010 go into full swing later this month following a top-level meeting with
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      368 40 LIN XINYI SUPPORT from youth, businesses and the man in the street helped Singapore clinch the rights to host the 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG). Yesterday, Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean, who is also president of the Singapore National Olympic Council,
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      57 39 TV times GOLF: The Masters: Day 1 (Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 4am). SOCCER: Uefa Cup q-finals, 2nd leg: Zenit St Petersburg v Bayer Leverkusen (Live, Ch27, tomorrow, 12.25 am), Getafe v Bayern Munich (Live, Ch22, tomorrow, 2.40 am), PSV Eindhoven v Fiorentina (Live, Ch27, tomorrow, 2.40 am). Event SOCCER: S-League: SAFFC
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      218 40 r x KOH PEK KOOI Age: 92 Passed away peacefully on Bth April 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Huang Kwee Toh (Deceased) Sons Daughters-in-law Grandchildren Grandchildren-ln-law Ng Pat Tat Tan Wan Yong Ng Kong Ngoh Tan Chip Mvi (Margaret) Ng Kong Sect Teh Lee Choo
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      108 40 We, the Family of the Late Dr Seng Kwang Meng Departed on 1 April 2008 would like to express our sincere appreciation to X M's friends, colleagues, business associates and patients for their concern and support. Likewise, we also sincerely thank our relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their
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      96 40 "J am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies and whoever lives and believes in me will never die." John 11:25-26 KELVIN O JIN WEE Age: 29 was called home to be with the Lord on 08 April 2008. Father: Andrew
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      51 40 W The family of the late 1 Helen Tan Siew Eng Departed on 1 AprU 2008 I wish to express their heartfelt thanks I I and appreciation to relatives, friends I and business associates for their I attendance, condolences, donations, wreaths and kind assistance during J their recent bereavement. A
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      31 40 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of MATTHEW ALEXANDER SHEPHERDSON Departed: 10 April 2005 Time passes, memories stay, Loved and remembered every single day. Dearly missed cherished by family all loved ones.
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      35 40 imemories of a respected, kind compassionate Mnan with sincerity gone I to rest 14 years ago j I LIM KHENG WAN Departed 10th April 1994 Dearly missed by wife Nancy Daughters i Xueling, Xueli Xueting
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      119 41 LIM PEK WAH Age: 83 Passed away peacefully on 8 April 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Ng Chin Bok (deceased) Children: Spouses: Grandchildren: Ng Soon Seng (S S Ng) Ivy Tan Cheng Hiang Benny Ng Re Beng Esther Ng Rui Qi Ng Soon Huat (deceased)
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      86 41 GEORGE SOH YEW BIN Age: 73 was called home to be with the Lord on April 08, 2008. "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith" 2 Timothy 4:7 He will be dearly missed. Wake is at Blk 3 Normanton Park where
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      63 41 EX ONGKAR SEHJ PATH DA PHOG DR RANJIT SINGH Passed away peacefully on 2 April 2008 Sadly missed by: Wife: Gudy Kaur(Nicky); Sons: Alvindev Singh(Joe); Rajvinder Singh(Robin) Daughter: Anitadev Kaur all loved ones Relatives. SEHJ PATH DA PHOG will be held on Thur, 10th April 2008 between 9am to 11am
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      242 41 IST ANNIVERSARY IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARGARET ONG KO KIM Departed on 10 April 2007 Dearest Mum, A year has passed since you left us peacefully that early morning... Much has happened since then... Your third grandchild was born a perfect little bundle now 10 months 01d... Your daughter had
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      43 41 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to our Managing Director Mr Ng Soon Seng (S S Ng) and Family On the demise of his beloved mother LIM PEK WAH Departed on 8 April 2008 From: The Management Staff of INSIPHIL (S) PTE LTD
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      61 41 The Family of the Late HO SIAO HUI, ARLENE Departed 3 April 2008 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, ex-colleagues, ex-students, neighbours, ex-neighbours of Jalan Sotong, company staff friends of Ng Mun Wai, company staff, friends business associates of Don Ho, Tiao Leng for their
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      67 41 "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 The Family of The Late ALPHONSO ORTEGA Departed on 3 April 2008 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues,
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      88 41 THALAI THEVASAM Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory of SANDRA MOGAN ARUMUGAM Departed on 24.03.2007 Your endearing smile, your loving face Forever we cannot replace. You left us with memories pain Eternally, within our hearts you remain! Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Morning Prayers on 11 April 2008
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      110 41 "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil." "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the
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        7045 42 TRANSACTION DATE: APRIL 9, 2008 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 'VOL 'OOO DAY HIGH LOW NET P/E M CAP SMIL 0R22 28.5 11C 3C 26 42 141 22 27 195 32 15 24 29 18 31 17.5 15 43.5 26 126 34.5 16
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        66 42 52-WEEK IEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 'VOL '000 DAY NEI P/E M CAP SMIL 0RHIGH LOW 20C 520C 100C 1120C 1250C 398.3 3977.9 116 6065 Diamonds 5000 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** 6101 ISS&P500 ***** 6170 SPDRS 288
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      893 43 NEW YORK TIMES GREENSPAN'S POLICIES UNDER ATTACK New York MR ALAN Greenspan retired in January 2006 as one of history's most lauded United States Federal Reserve Board chairmen, the subject of accolades that stopped just short of deification. But just as markets have a
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      421 43 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS US central bank considering how to bolster lending power: Report Washington WORRIES about a deep recession not a shallow one drove the United States Federal Reserve to slash a key interest rate last month, according to the minutes of the
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      29 43 AFP Yesterday's close: 13,111.89 (-138.54 points) »Japanese shares closed down 1.05 per cent as investors took profits amid jitters about corporate earnings and a stronger yen.
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      36 43 AFP Yesterday's close: 23,984.57 (-327.12 points) Hong Kong shares closed down 1.35 per cent as China stocks came under heavy selling pressure following a 5.5 per cent drop on the Shanghai market.
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      36 43 AFP Yesterday's close: 3,413.91 (-198.63 points) Chinese shares slumped, closing down 5.5 per cent on profit taking and snapping three days of gains on renewed fears that fresh share supply will drain liquidity.
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      36 43 AFP Yesterday's close: 5,520.2 (-51.3 points) Australian stocks closed down 0.9 per cent as weak consumer data outweighed the strength in resources sparked by rumours China wanted a stake in miner BHP Billiton.
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      28 43 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,227.74 (+2.03 points) Malaysian shares closed up 0.2 per cent after investors snapped up bargains in select blue chips and plantation stocks.
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      31 43 AFP Yesterday's close: 15,790.51 (+202.89 points) »Indian stocks rose 1.3 per cent on bargain-hunting by overseas funds, bucking a weaker global trend driven by worries about the financial sector.
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      30 43 AFP Yesterdays close: 2,180.09 (-69.68 points) »Indonesian share prices closed 3.1 per cent lower on persistent fears that rising inflation may lead to further interest rate hikes.
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      27 43 AFP Yesterday's close: 826.19 (-0.66 point) Thai share prices closed 0.08 per cent lower, following the regional trend on a day of light trading.
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      113 43 April 9 CapitaLand 6.530 -0.160 CapitaMall 3.390 +0.020 CityDev 11.920 -0.320 Cosco Corp 3.360 -0.240 DBS Grp 19.300 -0.160 F&N 4.720 -0.100 Gent Intl 0.610 -0.005 HK Land 4.300 -0.070 ISH 16.520 +0.200 lardine C&C 16.540 -0.300 Keppel Corp 10.340 -0.460 Keppel Land 6.080 +0.010 NOL
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      52 43 lade Tech 269,043,000 UniFiber 67,993,000 ChlnaEnergy 55,732,000 CoscoCorpMßLeCWoBo7o3 53,018,000 Synear 51,648,000 Golden Agri 29,332,000 Yangzijiang 27,348,000 Cosco Corp 23,777,000 China Hongxing 19,538,000 CapitalandDßeCWoBo623 18,980,000 April 9 SGX 17,606,000 Sing Tel 16,642,000 lES 16,265,000 Capita Land 15,964,000 SGX MBL eCWOBOBOB 14,603,000 CapitalanMßLeCWoBo9o3 12,865,000 Abterra 12,770,000 CoscoCorpMßLeCWoBoBol 12,410,000 Achieva 11,633,000
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      139 43 April 9 PPEARS ON MONDAYS UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT )F FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling lust dollar 1.2770 1.2920 Ian dollar 1.3530 1.3690 iuro 2.1570 2.1810 (lalaysian ringgit* ..0.4339 0.4345 il dollar 1.0900 1.1130 Sterling pound 2.7000 2.7300 JS dollar 1.3730 1.3880 SINGAPORE
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      1544 43 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: April 9,2008 52-WEEK ILL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY TRADED !Y LASI V( SALE i/OLUME '000 13 5 5 8756 Asiatic W*****2 5.5 +0.5 35 49 12.5 3657 BiosensorDBeCW080G23 14.5 -2.5 2C 30 185 4014 CapitalanBNPeC*****8 29.5 -0.5 2C 225 35 3666 CapitalanBNPeCWOBOOOO 9.5 -5.5
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      75 44 Some Chinese companies have sought to buy mining firms in Australia to break a dependence on supplies from BHP and Rio: Sinosteel: It offered A 5954 million to acquire iron ore miner Midwest Corp. China Metallurgical Corp: It agreed to pay US$3OO million to buy a Cape Lambert
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      288 44 BLOOMBERG NEWS New York CITIGROUP is in talks to sell US$l2 billion (5516.6 billion) of loans at a loss to leading private equity firms as part of efforts to shrink its beleaguered balance sheet, a person briefed on the
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      479 44 EUTERS Aim is to influence BHP's bid for Rio and protect country's iron ore, coal supplies: Report Sydney RESOURCE-HUNGRY China may be planning to buy a more than 9 per cent stake in BHP Billiton the world's biggest miner to gain influence over its
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      451 45 REUTERS, BLOOMBERG NEWS WASHINGTON THE United States economy will tip into a recession this year, and there is a 25 per cent chance world growth will drop to 3 per cent or less, a level that can be considered recessionary, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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      513 45  -  Jessica Cheam By 2010, up to 800 tonnes of wood waste will be turned into electricity daily By SINGAPORE is getting a new power plant that will be able to service a town the size of Bishan by recycling wood waste into
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      454 45  -  Lee Su Shyan By Assistant Money Editor ASIAN chief executive officers (CEOs) are far more confident about the business outlook than head honchos across the globe, a new survey has shown. For the first time in five years, the business confidence outlook
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      501 46  -  Yang Huiwen TAKING STOCK It tracks HK bourse's drop as weak market sentiment prevails throughout region By THE Singapore market fell for a second straight day as it moved in lock step with Hong Kong's jittery market. Asia's nervousness was not
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      204 46 March 2 7: Merrill Lynch, a secured creditor of failed Australian broker Opes Prime, seizes 256.84 million Jade Technologies shares pledged to Opes by Dr Anthony Soh. March 31: Hedge fund Omni Partners buys 49.02 million Jade shares at 22 cents apiece on a day when
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      593 46  -  Goh Eng Yeow COMMENTARY By INVESTORS cannot be faulted for getting angrier by the day over the unfolding Jade Technologies drama, which seems to call into question the efficacy of takeover safeguards designed to protect their interests. Events in the sorry
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      360 46  -  Joyce Teo By Property Correspondent WITH business travel on the rise in booming India, the hotel arm of Sin-gapore-listed City Developments (CDL) aims to capitalise on a shortage of business-class hotels there. It has tied up with a partner to build
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      222 46  -  Chia Van Mm By A MAJOR China-based backpack manufacturer is aiming to raise about $80.5 million in net proceeds from its initial public offering (IPO) in Singapore. Launching the IPO yesterday, China Zaino International said it would use the bulk of
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        234 46  -  GOHENG YEOW THE chairman of a smallish Internet firm, E3 Holdings, has picked up more of his company's shares, even as a substantial shareholder has been trimming his stake. A check with Shareinvestor.com showed that Mr Ngo Gim Kang bought one million E3 shares at
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      847 47  -  Lee Su Shyan Merrill Lynch sold 95.3 m shares before takeover collapsed, Jade discloses By Assistant Money Editor THE aborted takeover of Jade Technologies has claimed yet more victims this time six angry investors who ended up $5 million in
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      245 47 NICHOLAS FANG ABORTED TAKEOVER OF JADE OCBC Bank has reported matters related to the aborted takeover of Jade Technologies to the Commercial Affairs Department, the white-collar crime unit. In a statement last night, the bank also clarified why it quit as financial adviser to the
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      379 47  -  Nicholas Fang By SINGAPORE Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) has taken a US$635 million (SsBBl million) hit to its order book after an American customer filed for bankruptcy on Monday. Low-cost carrier Skybus Airlines, which signed a 12-year deal with
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      358 47 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Hong Kong BUDGET carrier Oasis Hong Kong Airlines stopped flying yesterday and announced that it had gone into liquidation, just 18 months after it first took to the skies with eyepopping low fares. AT a news conference, chief executive
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      48 48 Active retirees, prison inmates and Down's Syndrome children are just some of the groups targeted by arts outreach programmes. ADELINE CHIA reports. pages4&s DESIGN ST PHOTO The Necessary Stage has set up a drama group for people over 50 years old. SALLY LAW ALAN LliV
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        553 49  -  Boon Chan MEDIA CORRESPONDENT ONE film is about a pilgrimage to Mecca; the other is about a swinger's party. A third film is on the Iranian women's football team and it is shown together with a film about frisky teenagers. Some of the double-bills at the
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        724 50  -  Stephanie Yap Generation/s, a musical work performed in Tokyo two years ago, is heading to Moscow to showcase Singapore culture ARTS REPORTER DIRECTOR Ivan Heng got royally lost in Moscow in March. He says with a laugh: "We spent hours getting lost on the subway.
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        1060 51  -  Adeline Chia Arts outreach projects are getting housewives, foreign workers and prisoners increasingly involved ARTS REPORTER WHEN retiree Jessie Seng read about the new theatre group for older people set up by The Necessary Stage last month, she leapt at the chance of joining it. After
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        420 52 THE arts were a form of therapy for ex-offender Adrian Tay (left). The 28-year-old dropped out of Singapore Polytechnic in 2000, fell in with the wrong crowd and started abusing drugs such as Ecstacy and ketamine. In 2003, he was arrested and sentenced to three
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        198 52 > Celebrate Drama!: This is a community arts festival created by youths for youths. Organised by the Singapore Drama Educators Association, it involves youths from Mendaki, secondary schools, junior colleges and The Oral Stage, a visiting youth group from Malaysia. There will be workshops, art exhibitions,
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        385 56  -  Deepika Shetty The mythical sea creature is among the inspirations of a multimedia exhibition about life and death HEAR this exhibition's Siren call. Siren: New Media Art, a multi-discipli-nary show on at Osage Singapore, takes a step back into the past with cutting-edge technology, including
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        437 61 LAT-WP, Reuters WASHINGTON Angelina Jolie nearly stole the limelight on Tuesday with her own remarks on Iraq at the Council on Foreign Relations. The event had to be moved to the ballroom of the Washington Club to accommodate the crowd and TV cameras. Paparazzi and gawkers
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      28 92 Twenty years M i and still on top, male supermodel Marcus k\ Schen ken berg bares all WIN! CAROLINA HERRERA'S 212 SEXY MEN FRAGRANCES WORTH $1,116
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      386 93  -  NOELLE LOH noellel@sph.com.sg Before last week, I couldn't understand the fuss people made when they heard that I was going to interview Swedish male supermodel Marcus Schenkenberg and do a photo shoot with him in his underwear. Tagged the world's first male supermodel, the 1.93m-tall hunk was in town
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      230 93 9 bottles of Carolina Herrera's 212 Sexy Men fragrances, worth $124 each. Simply answer this question: Carolina Herrera's 212 Sexy Men is a fresh and spicy fragrance. True or false? E-mail your entries with your full name, NRIC, address and contact details to sturban@sph.com.sg. Indicate URBAN/212 in your subject
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      147 93 4 FASH HAG Boys behaving badly at the Spore Fashion Fest 6 ASKANGIE How to be a blushing bride STORE FASHION FEST WRAP O Trivia and gossip ofSFF 11 Best of the fest 1Z Who says supermodel Marcus Schenkenberg is over the hill? 13 URBAN MAN Calling Spores next
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      240 95 I've always adored fashion shows and it's not just because of the fabulous clothes. It's the misbehaving that goes on like a circus sideshow, "1 darlings. That's why I absolutely loved this year's Singapore Fashion Festival there was gossip galore. Take that C-list model-actor who was at an A-list
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      117 95 BOUTIQUE BAZAAR: Head over to the Fort Canning Centre at Fort Canning Park next Wednesday and Thursday, 9am to spm, for a boutique-style bazaar. Clothes, accessories, shoes, home decor and children's apparel from independent designers will be up for grabs. BAG BASH: Online designer bag rental company, Be A
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      389 95  -  Karen Tee FASHFLASH If you are feeling more like a workhorse than a racehorse, then there's a new place to trot along to for a rub-down and some soothing grooming. It's Sylvia's Secrets, a day spa at Turf Club Road that is housed in a former stable. Spa
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      198 95 Caped courtiers, along with "kings" and "queens", rubbed shoulders in Singapore recently when local glitterati dressed up in costumes resembling that of old Italian royalty at a fabulous charity masked ball. With stylish masks in gold or accessorised with feathers, a right royal time was had by
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      177 95 Prada did one for Korean electronics manufacturer LG. Dolce Gabbana did another for Motorola. Now, there's a new fashion phone in town: Giorgio Armani for Samsung (below, actress Fiona Xie posing with it). The much anticipated Armani Samsung phone was launched two weeks ago at the Giorgio Armani
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      698 97 Have a problem with the way you look? Don't sweat it E-mail your queries Lo Angeline Neo at sturban@sph.com.sg Ql've decided to have a very simple wedding and I intend to do most things myself, including my make-up. What should I keep in mind? A Good on you.
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      289 97 Melissa Tan These two head-turners were spotted at Singapore Fashion Festival's Calvin Klein closing show at Ngee Ann City, Tent@Orchard, last week Melissa Petros, 26, consultant with World Vision What are you wearing? My dress is from Mango and cost $150. The clutch is from a Thai brand
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        271 99  -  NOELLE LOH They've had years of experience working a room. So working a catwalk was a piece of (cheese)cake for the 10 tai tai friends of Singaporean fashion designer Francis Cheong who took part in his show alongside 22 professional models. With their bouffant heads tossed backwards
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        246 99  -  YEO QIANHUA How hard is it to do the catwalk? All you have to do is put on some clothes, walk to the end of the runway and do a U-turn. Easy, right? Well, judging by the number of slip-ups spotted at this year's Singapore Fashion Festival, wrong.
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        269 99  -  NADIA SHAH If you love goodie bags, there was no better place to be than the SFF, where organisers say more than three-quarters of the shows dished them out. Freebies inside included everything from beauty products to Calvin Klein and Triumph vouchers. And this being the biggest
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        180 99 "I think it is ridiculous that models these days don't know how to walk. They just want to do their horse trot to the end of the runway and back." A long-time fashion insider, overheard commenting on the quality of some of the fash test models "I'm suffocating from
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        312 101  -  YEO QIANHUA Never work with children and animals, goes the Hollywood saying. But the modelling world functions differently, judging by how animals featured in Triumph's showcase, and a kids' fashion show was held at the SFF main tent last Sunday. The lingerie label sent two doberman dogs down
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        305 101  -  NOELLE LOH No prize winner would be thrilled to be kept waiting for over an hour for their prize to arrive. But not Eygptians Randa Abdal Fatah, her 11-year-old daughter Miriam, Rahan Reda, 30, and her cousin Rasha Huessin. Their prize was a two-hour wardrobe styling
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        298 101  -  KAREN TEE Never mind the Olympics, China has already scored gold in the fashion stakes, judging by the performance of three mainland models at the SFF at least. The Chinese brigade literally strutted their way into the hearts of the SFF crowd, with the likes of fashion stylist
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        314 101  -  NOELLE LOH YEO QIANHUA Longest show: Triumph's Viva La Eve show Who would have thought you could present lingerie in so many different ways? The show lasted a whopping 45 minuutes, double the duration of the average fashion show. Shortest show: Thomas Wee's comeback showcase
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        211 102 Urban shares some of the funnier encounters from our day with male underwear model Marcus Schenkenberg Clean make-up brushes and sponges, please No, it's not that Schenkenberg's a diva. Upfront, his representative agency in Singapore, had insisted on such hygiene measures so as to reduce risk of him
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        747 102  -  NOELLE LOH Marcus Schen ken berg may be the first male supermodel in the world, but even after almost 20 years in the business, he shows no signs of diva behaviour He hits the big 4-0 in August bu there's something undeniably boyish about Swedish male supermodel
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        695 102 Male models in Singapore are a dying breed, as NOELLE LOH finds out Where have Singapore's male models gone? There was a time when local It boys like Colin Wee, Gerald Wong and Joe Lin famed for their chiselled cheek bones and piercing eyes put a Singaporean
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        534 103  -  NOELLE LOH Carrigan transformed the Tent@Orchard with his very own "magical dust" for his show at the fashion festival. Urban talks to the hands-on perfectionist Kevin Carrigan junked the platform catwalk and used white boxes for chairs to create an all-white urban setting to complement
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        682 103  -  KAREN TEE Founder of Anteprima Izumi Ogino says the weather here is perfect for designing her spring-summer 2009 collection Sunny Singapore is set to make its mark on what the world will be wearing next year, courtesy of this year's fashion festival. The little red dot or more
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        104 104  -  noelleloh If this year's Singapore Fashion Festival (SFF) were a prom, festival director Tjin Lee, 34, and creative director Daniel Boey, 42, would be crowned prom queen and king respectively. It's not just that the two were always stylish and had a smile on their faces throughout
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        363 104 Tjin Lee, 34, festival director Lee's tagline for the SFF is "Passion for the fashion". Her love for the annual event started when she was doing marketing for Club 21 in the *****. The Singaporean multi-label company had participated in the festival in its inaugural year
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        365 104 Daniel Boey, 42, creative director Boey is a man who suffers for his art. The creative director of the SFF was seen limping around with a crutch over the last three days of the recently concluded festival. He had tripped over a wire laid out at
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        675 104 Of the estimated 250 female "caKvalkers" who took part in this year's SFF, only three were local. NADIA SHAH talks to the trio who beat the odds Junita Simon (left), 31,179 cm This top local model's career started by chance 16 years ago. The Mum-of-one says:
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        634 106 It's a flash of flesh and creamy complexions as lingerie models take to the caKvalk at Triumph's Viva La Eve lingerie showcase last week. YEO QIANHUA asks four of them some skin-deep questions Nora Shereen (from left), 22, from Singapore Modelling experience: Four years What do you prefer
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      649 107  -  KAREN TEE Gap's limitededition white shirts will be launched here at the same time as the US Along with the little black dress, the classic pump and the Chanel 2.55 handbag, the white shirt is a must-have item in any woman's wardrobe. And no brand knows
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      545 107 What's in store for Gucci? KAREN TEE bags an interview with CEO of Gucci Group Asia Gucci's latest "It" bag, Hysteria a 1980s-style number in shiny black python skin may be living up to its name, judging by how it is being snapped up all over the world.
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      240 108  -  PRADEEP PAUL Can't wait to get back to your pre-pregnancy weight? Start by stengthening and toning your abs PERSONAL TRAINER Sometimes, big isn't that beautiful. New Mum Shieryll Raqueno put on 20-plus kg during her recent pregnancy. She gave birth to her first child, a boy, in
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      67 108 What it works: The core muscles (abdominals, lower back) How to do it: Lie on your stomach with elbows bent and closed fists positioned under your shoulders. Drawing your tummy in, lift your body onto toes and forearms while tightening your buttocks. Hold for 15 to 30 seconds and
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      50 108 What it works: Buttocks, abdominals, thighs How to do it: Lie on your back, knees bent and hands by your side. Squeezing your buttocks and abs, lift your buttocks till your torso is straight, and slowly return to start position. Do three sets of 15 to 20 repetitions.
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      69 108 What it works: Buttocks, back, abdominals How to do it: Resting on your knees and palms, with chin tucked in and tummy drawn in, slowly raise your left arm and right leg till they are in line with your torso. Hold and return to start position, and repeat
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      141 109  -  TAN HSU EH YUN Connoisseurs of exotic KitKat flavours take note. There an now two new ones on the market: A tea-flavoured version and one called Basil Nut Choco. It took me a minute to realise that they probably mean Brazil nut, although the photograph shows
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      170 109 For something crunchy to go with your lunch sandwich, try these new Terra chips featuring candy-striped beetroot, sweet potatoes and blue potatoes. This American brand of chips is well known for including exotic vegetables in the chip mix. They always taste good too, and this new version
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      154 109 After a colleague told me about this fantastic Hokkaido butter, I went straight to Isetan to get some. Right after I got home, I made some toast and slathered the butter all over the bread. Oooh, creamy, sweet and so delightful. That evening, I sauteed
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      129 109 Now this is one of those strange Japanese snacks that sound terrible but taste fantastic. Royce', a chocolate brand from Hokkaido, has large, ruffled chips covered with chocolate, but Meiji does a cheaper and just as good version. But instead of a flat chip, it
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      669 110 TH E BAG PAGE /ShacnSeth Australian performer MiG Ayesa may star as Galileo in the hit musical We Will Rock You now on at The Esplanade, but the genial singer doesn't act like a rock star. Weaning a colourful print T-shirt from Spanish label Custo Barcelona and Dutch
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