The Straits Times, 29 April 2008

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 110 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 TUESDAY, APRIL 29 2008 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • Article
    Lock icon Emergency calls up; SCDF to rope in private ambulances
    619 1  -  Esther Tan With a growing and ageing population, 995 calls are expected to increase further By Chong Chee Kin A RELATIVE collapses with a heart attack and you dial 995, but instead of Singapore Civil Defence Force paramedics arriving at your
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    Lock icon Trained and equipped
    95 1 An emergency ambulance carries: Cervical collar Intravenous drip set Defibrillator Syringe and needles Splints for arms and legs Spinal stretcher Head immobiliser Kit for delivering babies It also has equipment carried by non-emergency ambulances. An emergency ambulance officer, who has an assistant, is trained to: Evaluate the
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    Lock icon MONSTER DAD
    114 1 MS ELISABETH Fritzl (above) was just 18 when her father imprisoned her in a secret basement below the family home in a small Austrian town. She remained locked away for 24 years until last Saturday. Yet that is not the worst of it. Josef Fritzl, 73, (left) has
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  • INSIDE
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      Lock icon 70 killed in China train crash
      67 1 AT LEAST 70 people were killed in one of China's worst railway accidents yesterday. A train travelling from Beijing to the seaside resort city of Qingdao jumped the tracks and slammed into another train. Another 416 people were injured in the pre-dawn collision which
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    • Article
      Lock icon Panic rice buying in Vietnam
      61 1 CONCERNS about rice prices and stocks continued to dog several Asian countries yesterday. Panic buying was seen in Vietnam, where prices of the grain have doubled in the past two weeks. State media assured readers that the country had ample stocks. Malaysia, the Philippines, Japan
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      Lock icon Rich foreigners wanted
      61 1 THE agency which has brought home the bacon for Singapore for decades in the form of big, job-creating foreign companies is now in search of rich foreigners. The Economic Development Board is teaming up with the Ministry of Manpower to scour the globe for well-heeled entrepreneurs ready
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Malaria goes global as the world gets warmer
      936 1  -  Alastair Mclndoe By Philippines Correspondent In Manila MOSQUITOES that spread malaria have started bugging people more and more in places such as Papua New Guinea's cooler highlands, where they were once rare. Now scientists are wondering if the growing health menace may
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      340 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2-4 Rescue drill at sea Asia 6-14 About a dozen state agencies will World 15-19 take part in a simulated evacuation Review 20-22 exercise on the high seas in May. FYI 23 PAGEH2 SECTION TWO First MlB game hits stores Home Hl-Hb a controversial new video
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon HOUSE of HORRORS
      771 3 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE For 24 years, Dad kept daughter locked in basement which he entered via secret door Amstetten (Austria) THE horror story that shocked Austria first came to light when Josef Fritzl was forced to take seriously ill Kerstin out of the basement to seek treatment
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    • Article
      Lock icon Fair Price extends 5% discount to end-July
      438 4  -  Keith Lin By THE 5 per cent discount on NTUC Fair Price house brand items like rice and cooking oil is being extended a further three months till the end of iyThe supermarket chain said it was extending the discount on 500 essential
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      Lock icon Scientists restore eyesight of four
      526 4  -  Liaw Wy-Cin Gene procedure gives hope to those with rare eye disorder By RESEARCHERS have, for the first time, used gene therapy to improve the eyesight of patients with a rare disorder and in danger of going blind. The procedure used on six patients has
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon DEATH ON THE TRACKS
      577 6  -  Tracy Quek Disaster strikes at 4am in massive train derailment and collision in Shandong By China Correspondent In Beijing IT WAS mostly quiet onboard the T195 overnight high-speed train from Beijing to Qingdao. At around 4.40 am yesterday, most passengers were still asleep in their bunks,
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      Lock icon Swift response to crash to allay pre-Games fears
      250 6  -  VINCECHONG CHINA'S speediness in disseminating information following yesterday's train crash and its swiftness in determining that human error was to blame surprised many. Analysts said the impact of the train tragedy in Shandong province was felt keenly by state officials as one
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon SCENIC DRIVE
        72 8 PHOTO: You have to be a daredevil to drive on this "road" -just two ropes suspended 45m above a river. Mr Liv Suozhu, who is from China's Henan province, spent about half an hour on Sunday driving on the 230m-long steel ropes that hung above the Minluo River
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        Lock icon Mainland affairs chief is pro-independence
        555 8  -  Ong Hwee Hwee SHOCK OVER TAIWANESE APPOINTMENT Some fear ties with China will be hurt, but Ma defends choice By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei pointment has triggered concerns that it could dampen buoyant hopes of a cross-strait rapprochement under the Chinafriendly KMT. But observers say
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        Lock icon Rogue trader cost state $180m in bad copper deals
        298 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Shanghai A FORMER Chinese metals trader has been sentenced to seven years in jail for causing the state to lose millions of dollars when his purportedly unauthorised trades went spectacularly wrong. Liv Qibing, 39, a copper trader for China's
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        Lock icon Monitoring system to stop spread of HFMD
        265 8 REUTERS Beijing A CHINESE province has started a daily reporting system to monitor the spread of a virus that has killed 20 children and spread panic among residents, state media reported yesterday. The enterovirus 71, or EV7I, which can cause hand, foot and
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon N. Koreans give Olympic torch rousing welcome
        502 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Tens of thousands cheer relay as Pyongyang criticises protests elsewhere Seoul CHINA'S close ally North Korea staged a huge welcome for the Olympic torch yesterday, mobilising tens of thousands of citizens and criticising protests elsewhere in the world.
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        Lock icon Samsung to invest $38b to boost business
        370 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Seoul SOUTH KOREA'S biggest conglomerate, Samsung, yesterday unveiled massive investment plans a week after its chairman announced his resignation from all posts. The group said its 59 affiliates would invest a total of 27.8 trillion won (Ss3B billion) this year
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        Lock icon Man gets death for raping 21 girls, including 8-year-old
        208 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beijing A MAN has been sentenced to death in eastern China for raping 21 girls, state media reported yesterday. Yang Chao received the death sentence at a court in the province of Anhui for raping girls as young as
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    • INDIA/ SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon India launches record 10 satellites at one go
        487 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Service for foreign and local clients highlights its emergence as major competitor in space Bangalore AN INDIAN rocket launched a record 10 satellites into orbit in a single mission yesterday, underlining the country's emergence as a major competitor in the
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      • WORLD QUICKLY
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          Lock icon IRAN, PAKISTAN PIPELINE DEAL SOON
          129 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ISLAMABAD: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Pakistani counterpart Pervez Musharraf yesterday cleared all hurdles over a gas pipeline to India and agreed to sign a deal soon, according to state media. President Ahmadinejad discussed the US$7.5 billion (5510.2 billion) project to transport
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          Lock icon N. KOREAN ARMY OFFICER DEFECTS
          92 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: A North Korean second lieutenant has crossed into South Korea in the first defection by a Pyongyang officer in a decade, defence officials said yesterday. A spokesman for the Souths Joint Chiefs of Staff said the incident took place on Sunday at
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          Lock icon U.S. CARRIER DOCKS IN HK
          120 11 REUTERS HONG KONG: The USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier docked in Hong Kong yesterday for the first time since Beijing banned its visit to the Chinese port for the Thanksgiving holiday last November. The aircraft carrier's top brass said that while that episode was a
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          Lock icon HANOI TO END U.S. ADOPTION PACT
          100 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HANOI: Vietnam will end an adoption agreement with the US this year after an American report that alleged widespread baby-selling and corruption, said a Vietnamese Justice Ministry official. The official rejected the US Embassy report which alleged widespread abuses and a flourishing
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Hardliners torch deviant sect's prayer house
        281 12 Jakarta HUNDREDS of hardline Indonesian Muslims early yesterday burned down a prayer house belonging to a sect that has been branded heretical by most Muslims. The attack in West Java's Sukabumi district came after a government team recommended this month that the Ahmadiyah sect
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      • Article
        Lock icon Ramos-Horta backs off from claim
        738 12  - RamosHorta backs off from claim Salim Osman »TIMOR ASSASSINATION BID He now says a senior Jakarta TV journalist did not play a role in the plot to kill him By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta TIMOR LESTE President Jose Ramos-Horta yesterday distanced himself from claims that an Indonesian journalist was involved
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        Lock icon Vietnam puts brakes on rice-buying binge
        451 13  -  Ho Chi Minh City It bans speculation as rice disappears from shop shelves and the price nearly triples VIETNAM moved to quell panic over rice supplies yesterday, banning speculation in the market after a "chaotic" buying binge at the weekend highlighted growing global fears
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      • Ensuring supplies
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          Lock icon PHILIPPINES
          65 13 REUTERS The Philippines has asked the World Bank to persuade rice-exporting nations to lift shipment curbs that threaten the food security of importing countries. Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap also confirmed that the Philippines is considering rolling back the government's direct role in subsidising expensive rice imports. The government is
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        • Article
          Lock icon MALAYSIA
          99 13 BLOOMBERG, ASSOCIATED PRESS Malaysia's government is planning to subsidise locally grown rice to prevent consumers from being hit by record-high prices of the staple food, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Shahrir Samad told reporters. He also disclosed that the government plans to spend RM9OO million (Ss39o million) on
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          Lock icon THAILAND
          69 13 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Thai rice prices are likely to ease by about 20 per cent in coming weeks as supplies from the new domestic crop have improved substantially, the secretary-general of the Thai Rice Exporters' Association said yesterday. Meanwhile, Thai Commerce Minister Mingkwan Sangsuwan said his ministry would propose
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          Lock icon JAPAN
          51 13 BLOOMBERG Self-sufficient in rice, Japan may subsidise the production of grain for flour as soaring wheat prices push up the cost of bread and noodles, Agriculture Minister Toshirou Shirasu said yesterday. Japanese rice is still more costly than wheat, which discourages food processors from using the grain as a
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          74 13 REUTERS China will accelerate over the next two months the shipment of 10 million tonnes of corn and rice from the north-eastern breadbasket to the south to dampen rising prices, said the Railway Ministry. The move comes after rice prices in the south rose more than 10 per cent
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        Lock icon Security tightened to stop Yangon protests
        369 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS Yangon SECURITY has been tightened in Myanmar's largest city after rumours spread that pro-democracy activists would launch protests against an upcoming referendum on a draft Constitution backed by the ruling military. Riot police carrying batons were deployed on Sunday at major road
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Let's get on with job and stop bickering, says Abdullah
        476 14  -  Hazlin Hassan Umno divisions should stop holding meetings to discuss transfer of power, says embattled PM By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur STOP bickering and start working. Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi says he wants Umno divisions to stop holding
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        Lock icon Newly elected MPs take oath of office
        383 14  -  Chow Kum Hor PHOTO: By PHOTO: Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S newly elected Members of Parliament took their oath of office yesterday, led by Datuk Seri Abdullah Badawi, whose government will face the largest number of opposition lawmakers in almost 40 years.
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        Lock icon Man arrested over loot in gym locker
        118 14 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Petaling Jaya A FINANCIAL controller has been arrested in connection with the RMI.2 million (*****,000) found in a fitness centre locker in Subang Jaya. He surrendered to the police on Saturday afternoon and has been detained for questioning, said
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      12 10 Don't delay pregnancies Fertility drops abruptly after 40 for man and mate
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Will Americans elect a black president?
      893 15  -  Derwin Pereira Issue of Obama's race has grown to become dominant theme in election By US Bureau Chief In Washington ARE Americans ready for a black president? Democratic Senator Barack Obama has rejected suggestions that colour prejudice could prevent him from becoming the first
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      Lock icon WILDFIRE THREAT
      89 16 The sky over Sierra Madre in California sported an eerie orange glow yesterday after a wind-driven brush fire spread along the foothills above the town and sent flames within metres of several houses. All schools in Sierra Madre cancelled classes yesterday as the wildfire forced the evacuation of
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      Lock icon Taleban's hit a huge propaganda victory
      441 16 REUTERS Attack in Kabul has Afghans wondering how government can protect them Kabul A TALEBAN attack on an Afghan state parade was a propaganda victory undermining faith in the ability of President Hamid Karzai's government to protect itself, let alone its people, analysts say.
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      Lock icon Father kills girl who fell for British soldier
      158 16 Baghdad AN IRAQI teenage girl was brutally murdered by her father in an "honour killing" after she fell in love with a British soldier in Basra. Seventeen-year-old Rand Ab-del-Qader told her best friend how she had fallen for Paul, a 22-year-old she
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Atheist soldier sues US army for harassment
        241 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS AN AMERICAN soldier has filed a lawsuit against the army alleging harassment and the violation of his constitutional rights because he does not believe in God. Defence Secretary Robert Gates was also named in the suit, which was filed in Kansas.
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        Lock icon Woman jailed for sawing up spouse
        131 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE A COURT yesterday sentenced a Japanese woman to 15 years in prison for beating her husband to death, sawing up his body and dumping the parts across Tokyo in retaliation for abusing her. The Tokyo District Court ruled that Kaori Mihashi, 33,
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        Lock icon US inmate sues over prison food
        134 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS AN INMATE awaiting trial on a murder charge is suing the county, complaining he has lost more than 45kg because of the jailhouse menu. Broderick Lloyd Laswell, who was jailed for murder, said he was not happy that he was down to
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      Lock icon Asean-Aussie-NZ FTA 'almost ready'
      590 17  -  Leslie Koh PRESIDENT NATHAN IN NEW ZEALAND Pact good example of how Spore, NZ have benefited from ties, says President Nathan By In Wellington A FREE trade pact between the 10 Asean countries and Australia and New Zealand is set to be concluded next month, ending
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      Lock icon Brown faces possible drubbing at polls
      705 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BLOOMBERG, REUTERS Problem after problem PREMIER Gordon Brown's reputation for economic competency took a hit when the global credit crunch led to a slowdown in growth and a decline in house prices, in turn affecting consumer confidence. His government had to rescue
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BLOOMBERG, REUTERS  -  705 words
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      Lock icon Prince Harry to get medal for Afghan service
      251 18 London PRINCE Harry will be presented with a campaign medal for his service in Afghanistan by his aunt, the Princess Royal, next week. The 23-year-old will be among around 160 Household Cavalry troops attending a ceremony in Windsor on May 5 to
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      Lock icon New fighting in Gaza threatens ceasefire efforts by Egypt
      378 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS Gaza City AN ISRAELI tank shell slammed into a tiny Gaza Strip home yesterday, killing a Palestinian woman and four of her children as they prepared to sit down for breakfast, officials and relatives said. The new violence threatened
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      Lock icon Anti-radical Islam groups suspicious of Muslims in US
      634 19 NEW YORK TIMES They lead fight to stop American Muslims from imposing their religious values New York MS DEBBIE Almontaser dreamed of starting a public school in New York City where children of Arab descent would join students of other ethnicities to
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      Lock icon Aussie varsity criticised over accepting Saudi donation
      398 19  -  Roger Maynard By Australia Correspondent In Sydney AN AUSTRALIAN university has been forced to defend itself for seeking and accepting a donation from Saudi Arabia to help finance its Islamic Research Unit. Griffith University in Queensland originally sought A 51.37 million (Ssl.7 million),
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  • REVIEW
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      451 20 THE much-criticised taxi service has been enjoying a period of calm, oddly after the operators raised flag-down fares and some surcharges in December. A data sampling by the two bigger taxi companies and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) records two important improvements: Riders can get
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      1289 20  -  Jonathan Eyal OLYMPIC TORCH SPAT By Straits Times Europe Bureau In London THE bitter spat between Europe and China over Tibet is now officially over. France singled out by China as the chief instigator of the dispute dispatched three top officials to Beijing to make amends.
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      1286 21  -  Goh Sui Noi By Senior Writer LAST year, Li Mm, now 16, was sent back by his parents to their home province of Anhui after spending several years in Beijing. His parents made the heartrending decision so he would have better educational opportunities. As a
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      929 25  -  Teh Joo Lin Lee Pei Qi It is consulting motor industry; parents may have to bear the costs By MINIBUSES that ferry children to school may have to be fitted with seat belts. The Land Transport Authority is considering the move after looking
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      602 26  -  Chong Chee Kin »SCDF WORKPLAN SEMINAR 13 agencies to hold May 23 test of cruise ship mishap affecting ports, shipping lanes By MORE than a dozen state agencies are expected to take part in a simulated high-seas evacuation next month that could affect
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      543 27  -  Huang Lijie His idea: Surround panels with 10 works by European and Asian artists By WALLS are coming up at the Bedok Reservoir Park and it might not just be four panels of the Berlin Wall. A 19-year-old polytechnic student
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      293 27  -  Kor Kian Beng By MYANMAR nationals living in Singapore now have until Friday to say yes or no to a new Constitution that has been drawn up by Myanmar's military regime to bring about elections in 2010. Voting on the Constitution began last Friday and
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        140 27 IT WILL cost motorists more to use the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) between 7.30 am and Bam on weekday mornings from next Monday as the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rate there goes up to $1.50, from the current $1. The ERP gantry on the
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        94 27 ANOTHER 540 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) were reported between 3pm last Friday and the same time yesterday, bringing the total this year to 9,262. The tally follows a six-day stretch that saw about 1,160 cases reported. So far, a total of
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      233 28  -  David Boey By Defence Correspondent SECURITY guards and auxiliary police doing baggage checks and pat-downs of passengers at Singapore's airports have been trained in etiquette, officials said yesterday. A sunny disposition would help travellers kick off their trip on the right foot, said
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      534 28  -  Tan Hui Yee Case hangs on whether flat buyers who deal without agents should pay a commission, too By A COUPLE who bought a home and refused to pay the seller's agent the 1 per cent commission are being taken to
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      119 28  -  DIANA OTHMAN A three-vehicle crash along the East Coast Parkway yesterday afternoon snarled rush-hour traffic for close to two hours. The collision, which happened around 4.40pm, involved two lorries and a car, causing a jam near the Bedok exit in the direction of Changi Airport. One
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      330 28  -  iLENA CHONG lim Heng Liang By HIS modus operandi was to walk around in Housing Board carparks scouting for unlocked cars. He would then open the doors and steal CashCards, using them to get refunds in cash. Between Oct 31 last year and
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      816 29  -  Goh Chin Lian NTUC's U Stretch vouchers will help the less well-off cope with rising prices By THE labour movement has received more than 23,000 applications so far for the discount vouchers that it is giving to less well-off members.
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      572 30  -  Alfred Siew New rating system gives older gamers more choices while protecting the young By Technology Correspondent IT HAS a free-wheeling virtual world where players can car-jack, pick up a prostitute and kill innocent passers-by. Grand Theft Auto IV, a controversial and much-await-ed video
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      183 30 Grand Theft Auto popular and controversial ALTHOUGH it makes headlines for its violence and politically incorrect scenes, the Grand Theft Auto (GTA) series of games is popular because it offers players expansive worlds to explore, say fans. Gamers are free to wander through the city in any car or plane
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      211 30 MOTHERS can turn to new high-tech aids for help in everything from keeping track of their kids' grades, to cooking up a storm in the kitchen, to sending the kids to school. A video blog can help mothers chronicle all of Junior's cheeky antics. And
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      548 30  -  Tan Weizhen By LURED by holes-in-one and a bag full of trick shots, businessman Alvin Chan goes online to get his golf fix. The 42-year-old is one of 400 Singaporeans who slip into an alternate persona to hack away on
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      265 30  -  TAN WEIZHEN SINGAPORE officials revealed yesterday that they are in talks with one of Japan's top schools in the hope of enticing it to set up a digital media research centre here. The move to woo the prestigious Keio University is widely seen
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      775 31  -  Lee Pai Ping (Ms) FATAL SCHOOL BUS CRASH I AM saddened to read about young Russell Koh, who died after he was flung out of the minibus he was in on Thursday when it collided with two cars, in Saturday's front-page
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      309 31  -  Han Soon Juan THE minibus crash resulting in the death of Russell Koh last Thursday could have been prevented if the authorities had heeded the call, time and again, to make seat belts mandatory on school buses. It is common knowledge that seat belts
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      104 31  -  Patrick Han I REFER to last Saturday's letter, "Sorry, no help for you", by Madam Law Rim Yin. Madam Law received financial assistance for her children under the Cen-tre-based Financial Assistance for Childcare and Student Care Fee Assistance schemes, because eligibility criteria were met.
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      127 31  -  Tan Tuan Khoon I REFER to Mr Francis Heng's letter last Saturday ("Malaysian trains causing noise and health problems"), which shows that, as we progress, we are less tolerant of things that were the norm during our early years. He is correct in
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      264 31  -  Teng Koon Keong I REFER to last Saturday's report, "Smoking to be allowed at Singapore casino gaming halls". I would like to share the experience of a relative who has worked in a casino for more than 10 years. My niece is 34
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      148 31  -  Padmini Kesavapany (Mrs) I REFER to Mr N. Rajendran's letter last Tuesday, "Good for these expat Indians". I thank him for shedding light on what is undoubtedly a complicated subject: the financial situation of Indian Singaporeans relative to that of the population at large.
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      72 31 400-word limit You can also mail your letters to Forum Editor, The Straits Times, News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Singapore *****4. Fax: 6319-8289. When you write to the Forum, we take it that you agree at no charge to allow us to archive, resell or reproduce the letter in
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      57 31 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.com Access to letters online is free. LONGTIME: Timeshares refund GET WITH IT: Gay ad GREAT UNCERTAINTY: Insurance upgrade EMBARRASSING: Library's alarm CHEAP MEMORIES: $2 food fare Have your say Got a view on letters in this Forum and the ST Online
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      Lock icon Cut-throat time: Dare Man United go for it?
      1357 32  -  Rob Hughes »SOCCER Odds favour Barca, who need only a score draw to qualify for the final By IT IS all about nerve now. The skills possessed by Manchester United and Barcelona have not changed in a week, the priorities have. And
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      280 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London IT IS all going from bad to worse for Manchester United. Striker Wayne Rooney (hip) and defender Nemanja Vidic (face) were ruled out of yesterday's training, after picking up injuries during Saturday s demoralising Premier League loss to Chelsea. Manager Alex
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      Lock icon Ronaldinho to leave soon?
      130 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BARCELONA coach Frank Rijkaard finally admitted that he expects his Brazilian striker Ronaldinho to leave at the end of the season. Rijkaard was asked on the Catalan television station TV3 on Sunday night whether Barca's last home game of the season, against Real Mallorca
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      227 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London MANCHESTER United winger Cristiano Ronaldo on Sunday followed in the footsteps of Thierry Henry by being named the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year for the second successive season. But the 23-year-old, who has scored 38 goals this
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      417 32 London BARCELONA midfielder Deco is adamant Manchester United will be running scared tonight, and that Lionel Messi and Samuel Eto'o will tear the English champions apart at Old Trafford. The two sides played out a cagey goalless draw in the Champions League semi-fi-nal first leg
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      Lock icon Harbhajan banned 11 matches
      501 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CRICKET New Delhi INDIAN off-spinner Harbhajan Singh (right) was handed an 11-match ban from the Indian Premier League tournament yesterday, after being found guilty of slapping national teammate Shanthakumaran Sreesanth. The cricketer was also fined all of his match fees. The bowler could face
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      557 33 »SOCCER Boss feels stopping Ivorian's antics is crucial to Reds' European progress London RAFAEL Benitez reignited Liverpool's war with Chelsea by accusing striker Didier Drogba of being a serial cheat. The Spaniard believes that unless referees wake up to the Ivorian's dramatic falls for innocuous fouls,
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      Lock icon Grant leaves play decision to Lampard
      621 33 ASSOCIATED PRESS London CHELSEA manager Avram Grant will leave it to the grieving Frank Lampard to decide whether he will be in the right frame of mind to play against Liverpool tomorrow. The England international, whose mother Pat died last Thursday, was left out
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      Lock icon No champagne yet for Real Madrid
      510 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Madrid REAL Madrid's German coach Bernd Schuster hopes he will be able to uncork some champagne next weekend, after the Spanish giants were denied the chance to clinch their 31st La Liga title on Sunday. Villarreal refused to lie down and present
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      298 33 IN Shuttlecock kicking and fin swimming OUT Basketball, snooker and weightlifting THE initial 22 sports proposed by Laos, the host of the 25th South-east Asia Games next year, have been criticised by a number of countries, including Singapore and Malaysia. Laos indicated last week at a SEA Games
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      1107 34  -  Rohit Brijnath ASSOCIATED PRESS GAME, SET AND MATCH By THERE is no intense dislike, no gnawing bitterness, shadowing this rivalry. No professorial Prost explaining that "Metaphorically, Senna wanted to destroy me". No Joe Frazier saying about the bullying Ali, "God
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      112 34 PHOTO: A 68-year-old Armenian refugee holds up a piece of sportswear which was donated by Singaporean athletes. She is one of 161 refugees in Moldova so far to receive aid from Singapore athletes, who donated 862 items of sports apparel and 46 sports bags to them. The
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      Lock icon Li puts break-up behind to win
      685 34  -  Wang Meng Meng TABLE TENNIS She clinches Chile Open, but officials turn down request for an interview By HALF a world away, Li Jiawei showed evidence that she is moving on from her acrimonious break-up with Ronald Susilo by taking the Chile Open. The
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      Lock icon Shag refuses to let the Suns set
      599 34 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK TIMES BASKETBALL Phoenix IN THE biggest game of his young Suns career, Shaquille O'Neal refused to be his team's weakest link. In the Suns' 105-86 victory on Sunday, that kept them alive at 1-3 in the series, O'Neal was
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      578 35 ASSOCIATED PRESS MOTOR RACING His McLaren mate is stable and expected to recover fully over the next few days Barcelona MCLAREN driver Lewis Hamilton admitted that he was "terrified" for teammate Heikki Kovalainen, after watching the Finn cheat death in a 240kmh crash in Sunday's Spanish
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      523 35  -  Steve Slater By THE two big stories of last weekend in Barcelona have to be Ferrari's second successive one-two victory of the season and Heikki Kovalainen's miraculous escape from a head-on 240kmh collision with the tyre wall. Some lessons can be learnt from
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      261 35  -  Christopher Ong SPORTS IN SCHOOLS By THE last time Hwa Chong Institution won the Schools National A Division Girls' squash championship was in 2002. For the next five years, they could only watch as rivals Raffles Junior College reigned supreme. Yesterday, Hwa Chong returned to
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      493 35 ASSOCIATED PRESS »GOLF Irving (Texas) ADAM Scott felt he needed to make a statement by winning on Sunday. He did, though not quite the way he wanted to do it. After blowing the three-stroke lead he carried into the final round, Scott made a
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      Lock icon Quincy picks up valuable Euro lessons
      336 35  -  Jeanette Wang By HE WAS on the losing side, but Quincy Quek (right) would not have traded the past week playing at the Michael Bonallack Trophy event for anything else. Singapore's top amateur golfer was a member of the 12-man Asia-Pacific team who lost
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      557 35 ATHLETICS Hamburg Marathon Men: 1 David Mandago (Ken) 2hr 7min 23sec 2 Wilfred Kigen (Ken) 2:07:48 3 Tariku Jufar (Eth) 2:08:10. Women: 1 Irina Timofeyeva (Rus) 2:24:14 2 Pamela Chepchumba (Ken) 2:28:36 3 Roba Ashagigi (Eth) 2:29:28. Madrid Marathon Men: 1 Chema Martinez (Esp) 2:12:42 2 Frederick Cherono (Ken)
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        Lock icon ANNIKA'S 71ST TITLE
        76 35 ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI: Swedish golfer Annika Sorenstam won the 71st title of her career on Sunday. She captured the LPGA Stanford International Pro-Am when Paula Creamer left an eight-foot par putt short on the first play-off hole. She moved 17 triumphs shy of matching Kathy Whitworth's all-time
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        Lock icon MASKS MAY NOT WORK
        70 35 LONDON: British Olympic chiefs are warning athletes not to use anti-pollution masks in Beijing because they believe the device does not work, reported the BBC. "I'm not sure there is any scientific support for using it," said the British Olympic Association's chief medical officer Dr lan
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        75 35 ASSOCIATED PRESS BREMEN: Footballer Ivan Klasnic on Sunday threatened to sue German club Werder Bremen's doctors for failing to properly diagnose his failing kidney before he was forced into two transplants. The Croatian forward accused team doctor Goetz Dimanski and cardiologist Manju Guha of years of
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      24 32 Li takes Chile Open Singapore's Olympic table tennis player puts behind her acrimonious break-up with Ronald Susilo to win the Chile Open. PAGE HlO
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      22 32 Champions League Semi-finals, 2nd leg Today Manchester United v Barcelona Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 2.30am Tomorrow Chelsea v Liverpool Live, Ch23, Thursday, 2.30am
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      36 35 TV times CRICKET: IPL: Kolkata v Mumbai (Live, Chill, 10.20pm). SOCCER: Uefa Champions League s-final, 2nd leg: Manchester United v Barcelona (Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 2.30 am). Event SOCCER: S-League: Gombak United v Balestier Khalsa (JurongWest, 7.45pm).
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      181 36 "O taste and see that the Lord is g00d..." 4 Psalm 33: 9 RITA LOW SIEW ENG Age: 81 Was called home to be with the Lord on 27 April 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Gabriel Ng Kirn Soon (deceased) Children: Spouses: Patrick Ng Boon
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      153 36 Mdm Lim Ah Kow alias Lim Siew Tin (wife of the late C.G.Nambiar) "Grieve not for me, my loved ones, rejoice instead in and of my life and of a new beginning for me. That is love enough for me. My spirit is free." We shall forever miss a truly
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      98 36 "The Lord is my rocky fortress and my deliverer 2 Sam 22:2 SEBASTIAN ELIZABETH (w/o the late Gopal Lingam) Age: 70 was called home to be with the Lord on 27 April 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Daughters: Antonimary Lingam Pakiamary Lingam Sons-in-law: Ruskin Cardoza Balamurugan 4 Grandchildren, Brothers and
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      67 36 UTHAYAKUIYIAR S/O MARIMUTHOO (Former Prison Officer) Age: 46 passed away peacefully on 28/4/08 at 3.47pm. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Mdm Susela Dcvi Sons: Yugnes s/o Uthayakumar Anbaarashan s/o Uthayakumar Daughter: Kantheswary d/o Uthayakumar Body is lying at Tampines St 42, Blk 449, #06-88 S (*****9).
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      12 36 FENGKOILEONG Departed 29.4.94 WE MISS YOU DEARLY Mwaysrememherudhy "kiddy, Mummy and Sister.
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      108 36 The just shall live by faith. Heb. 10:38 LEAN THEAN CHOR Entered Glory on 29.04.1989 Always remembered by loving wife, Ooi Kirn Kooi, children grandchildren. Living for Jesus, a life that is true, Striving to please Him in all that we do; Yielding allegiance glad-hearted and free; This is the
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      122 36 Jesus said "I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die will live." John 11:25 MARY CHUA GEOK POH Age 95 Was called home to be with the Lord on 27 April 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Philip
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      28 36 14th Anniversary in Loving Memory of Angie Poh Departed 29 Apr 1994. Those who love you in heart, remember forever. Always remembered by family members, relatives and friends.
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      51 36 The Family of the Late LENA LIM SOON SIM Departed on 23 April 2008 Wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all 1 priests, relatives, friends, colleagues, church members and prayer groups for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, prayers, I wreaths and donations during their recent bereavement. fep*
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      144 36 WONG JUAT MOI passed away peacefully on 26 April 2008. Cherished memories of her will always be held dearly in our hearts. Husband: LimSeeJeow (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lim Hong Tan Ho Geok Choo, Madeleine Lim Hong Poh Chiam Choon Keng Daughters: Sons-in-law: Lim Siew Lan Leong Chun Khuan Lim Soon
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      72 36 SAIMTHA KUMARI Age: 74 passed away peacefully on 28 April 2008. Dearly missed and always remembered by: Beloved Husband: Rajoo Narayanasamy (Dorai) Son: Spouses: N. Ravindran M. Indrani Daughters: N. Shiyamala S. Pasupathe N. Vanaja Nachiapan R. K. S. Grandchildren: Sathesh Kumar (Jegan), Jeyadurga, Kharthik, Shalini Rogini Care-giver: Eswari and
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      15 36 4th Anniversary In Loving Memory of VICTOR Miss You Dearly Always remembered by loved ones
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      63 36 Ist Anniversary Precious Memories Of Our Dearly Beloved Mother ANTHONY ROSELIND PILLAY Departed 29 Apr 2007 Dearest Mother, we miss you so much! The love care you gave us, spoke beautifully of you. We love you so much Mum. From loving husband, sons, daughters and all loved ones Mass will
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      30 36 f* In I/wing Memory op| FOOYIPEIJOY Departed: 29/4/1982 Gone from our lives one so dear, But in our hearts forever near. Always remembered by Mum, Dad and loved ones 4
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      139 36 TTie Lord is my Shepherd... there is nothing I shall want PS 23:1 PAUL SOH CHEE TIONG Age: 83 was called Home to be with the Lord on 23 April 2008 Deeply missed by all loved ones. Beloved Wife: Molly Soh-Tan Lian Neo Brother: Sister-in-law: Peter Soh Chee Kian Lily
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      81 36 We, The Family Of The Late CHONG KOON CHEONG Departed on 19 April 2008 wish to express our most sincere gratitude to relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations, wreaths and prayers during our recent bereavement. Special thanks to Father John Chua, St Joseph Dying Aid
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        6344 37 TRANSACTION DATE: APRIL 28, 2008 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 0R■VOL '000 DAY HIGH LOW NET P/E M CAP SMIL 22 28.5 110 30 25 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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        54 37 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E SMIL 20C 620C 100C 1120C 1250C 398.3 116 6065 Diamonds 5200 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** 6101 ISS&P500 ***** 6170 SPDRS 288 6009 STI ETF US200cd US620C US100C .US1120C US1250C 326 +4
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      592 38 REUTERS Some economists link reductions to recent surge in commodity prices Washington IF THE United States Federal Reserve wants to restrain oil and food prices and help downtrodden consumers, the best thing it can do is to stop cutting interest rates. That is the
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      245 38 LOS ANGELES TIMES Los Angeles THE United States government's economic stimulus programme began yesterday, and Mr William Pearson of Los Angeles was ready to receive his US$6OO (S$818) tax rebate and hoard it. "I'm too afraid to spend it," Mr Pearson, 63,
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      38 38 AFP Yesterday's close: 13,894.37 (+30.9 points) »Japanese shares ended slightly higher, after the benchmark index briefly topped 14,000 points for the first time in two months on easing worries about tight credit and corporate earnings.
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      31 38 AFP Yesterday's close: 25,666.29 (+149.51 points) Hong Kong stocks closed up 0.6 per cent, helped by optimism that the United States would cut borrowing costs this week.
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      32 38 AFP Yesterday's close: 3,474.72 (-83.03 points) Chinese shares closed 2.33 per cent lower on fresh concerns over liquidity and weak first-quarter net profits from Sinopec and China Life Insurance.
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      30 38 AFP Yesterday's close: 5,602.7 (+15.4 points) Australian shares closed up 0.3 per cent following volatile trade, after resources stocks fell on the prospect of lower commodity prices.
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      22 38 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,295.31 (+7.23 points) Malaysian shares closed 0.6 per cent higher, as investors bought into plantation stocks.
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      37 38 AFP Yesterday's close: 17,015.96 (-110.02 points) »Indian shares closed down 0.64 per cent, a day ahead of a key meeting of central bankers who were expected to maintain their hawkish stance to tackle rising inflation.
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      33 38 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,254.31 (+17.73 points) »Indonesian stocks closed 0.6 per cent higher, with the main index bouncing back from its losses mid-day, tracking the rally in other Asian markets.
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      34 38 AFP Yesterday's close: 836.42 (+4.23 points) Thai shares closed 0.51 per cent higher, as foreign investors purchased big cap shares on expectations of positive earnings reports from energy firms next month.
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      123 38 STRAITS TIMES INDEX April 28. 2008 YESTERDAYS CLOSE: 3,201.63 Stock Name Close Change Capita Land... 7.040 +0.05C CapitaMall 3.500 -0.05C CityDev ...12.560 +0.08C Cosco Corp... 3.300 -0.17C DBS Grp ...20.040 +0.14C F&N 4.850 -0.07C Gent Intl 0.610 HKLand 4.590 +0.05C JSH ...17.400 Jardine C&C ...16.600 -0.16C
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      49 38 Teledata 74,554,000 CoscoCorpMBLeCW*****1 57,845,000 GMG Global 57,155,000 CoscoCorpDBeCW*****9 41,473,000 Ferrochina 29,305,000 Yangzijiang 28,301,000 Cosco Corp 25,846,000 China Hongxing 24,891,000 ChinaEratat 24,882,000 FirstRes 22,049,000 il2i SingTel 21,286,000 Golden Agri 20,604,000 Synear 20,246,000 CoscoCorpMEReCW*****8 19,455,000 Jade Tech 17,834,000 NovoGrp 17,295,000 KeppelCorp 15,537,000 SingTelMBLeCWD8D903 14,108,000 SingTel MEReCWD***** 13,710,000 ChlnaEnergy 13,256,000
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      141 38 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS 28 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): Indian rupee 3.200 3.500 Indonesian rupiah 0.***** .0.***** Japanese yen 1.2952 1.3093 Korean won 0.1340 0.1400 N Taiwan dollar 4.330 4.540 Nor kroner 26.30 27.00 Pakistan rupee 2.000 2.200 Philippine peso 3.070 3.280 Saudi riyal 35.90 36.80
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      1565 38 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: APRIL 28,2008 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST VOLUME TRADED SALE '000 56 12 9092 Asia Env WD908Z4 12.5 +0.5 14C 49 9 5 3657 BiosensorDBeCW*****3 9.5 -2 5C 245 235 4267 BiosensorDBeCW*****5 23.5 -1 1C 33 185 4014 CapitalanBNPeC*****8 33 +1 5C
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      473 39 REUTERS Carrier now in 'advanced talks' with British Airways and American Airlines about a potential alliance New York IN A surprise move, Continental Airlines has ended talks with United Airlines because of United's weak financial condition and a feeling that a merger would
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      267 39 REUTERS Chicago M&M'S candy maker Mars has teamed up with billionaire Warren Buffett to buy Wm Wrigley Jr, the world's largest chewing gum maker, for US$23 billion (5531.5 billion), creating the world's largest confectionary company. The deal, announced yesterday, will give Mr Buffett's
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      202 39 London THE Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will this week start the integration of ABN Amro's investment bank in a move likely to trigger the loss of about 7,000 jobs, or about a quarter of the combined 28,000 workforce. RBS
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        559 40  -  Ong Bi Hui From sponsoring high-profile local activities, companies now fund top events overseas By SPONSORING a high-profile local sporting event used to be enough to raise brand awareness. But now, more companies in Singapore have upped the ante and are gunning
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        215 40  -  NICHOLAS FANG Pedestrians using the Orchard underpass are now likely to have a puzzled look on their faces. Games, puzzles and quizzes have been posted on the underpass walls by the brewers of Tiger Beer. As part of Asia Pacific Breweries' (APB's)
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      116 42 AN EARLY success story in Contact Singapore's 11-year history is Genesis-Alliance. The boutique property and lifestyle company is now building 31 "ultra high-end" villas in Sentosa and has opened the region's first Armani/Casa home furnishing store in Raffles Hotel. Malaysian businessman Derek Wong, whose
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      525 42  -  Chua Hian Hou EDB joins in the running of MOM's programme to woo overseas talent to work in the Republic By THE Economic Development Board (EDB), which has been hugely successful in attracting big foreign companies to set up job-creating operations
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      405 42  -  Joyce Teo By Property Correspondent THE residential property sector may be cooling but the office sector is still relatively hot. United States investment bank Lehman Brothers and the regional arm of Japan-based Kajima have just sold an office building development at 71
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      322 42  -  Chia Van Mm By PRECISION engineering firm Techcom Technology is just one of the small firms that a new $6 million training programme set up by Spring Singapore is helping. The Semiconductor Capability Development Programme aims to give a leg-up to small and medi-um-sized
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      295 42  -  JOYCE TEO THE broader economic backdrop for the Singapore property market generally looks weak in the next 18 months, says Mr Don Hanna, Citi's global head of emerging markets economic and market analysis. "The level of economic activity that we foresee in general continues to
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      263 43  -  Yang Huiwen By HONG Leong Finance's (HLF's) first-quarter profit rose 16.4 per cent to $30.5 million, as customer deposits and savings accounts continued to register healthy growth. Net interest income and hiring charges grew 18.2 per cent to $48.04 million in the period ended
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      614 43  -  Lee Su Shyan Sam Chong Keen takes over helm; Anthony Soh will stay on board in non-executive role By Assistant Money Editor TROUBLED Jade Technologies has finally called in reinforcements after suffering the departure of key staff and professional advisers
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      424 43  -  Alvin Foo TAKING STOCK By Markets Correspondent FOR the first time since January, the Singapore market index finally closed above the 3,200-point mark yesterday. It had been attempting to clear that hurdle for most of last week. A mood of caution
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      37 43 (0) April 28 GLD10US$ Wilmar Great Eastern DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 S I A SIAEngg CENTS 8810 130.7 1.1 488 23.0 4.9 1670 20.0 1.2 ***** 18.0 0.2 1604 18.0 1.1 436 16.0 3.8
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      38 43 April 28 Global Tech SGX BNP eCW*****0 KepCorpDBeCW*****9.. Wllmar MBLeCW*****4... Craft Print Lorenzo CENTS 1.5 1.5 36 1 11 34 50.0 0.5 50 0 0 5 46.9 11.5 40 0 2 0 37.5 3.0 33.3 8.5
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      35 43 (0) April 28 Novo Grp JMH CIMBAsean40 1OOUSS AusGroup BHT Asia Pac Brew CENTS 21.5 278.5 92.8 3100 130.7 3.0 954 27.2 2.1 79.5 23.5 22.8 1980 20 0 10 1320 18.0 1.3
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      37 43 \pril 28 (ovo Grp !PH BNP eCW*****2 >GX DB eCW*****0A >TI 2700BNPePW*****9 SingTel DBeCW*****4 tepCorp SGAeCW*****1 CENTS 21.5 1 0.5 1.5 7.5 28.5 92.8 278.5 60.0 1.5 50.0 0.5 40.0 1.0 34.8 4.0 34.5 15.0
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      426 43  -  LEE SU SHYAN CHINA Aviation Oil (CAO) has moved quickly to appoint a new independent director, Dr Wang Kai Yuen, to replace Mrs Lee Suet Fern, who quit last week, citing difficulties in discharging her duties. She had written in her resignation
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      358 43  -  LEE SU SHYAN WARRANT WATCH TWO major counters Cosco Corp and Capita Land that are reporting their first-quarter results this week have seen strong interest in warrants issued on them. Shipbuilder Cosco Corp will report its results tomorrow. Investors are likely
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      781 44  -  Jessica Cheam New record high; some experts say price could hit US$2OO, others expect it to ease By CRUDE oil hit a new record of nearly US$l2O a barrel yesterday as a workers' strike closed a major British oil pipeline and fresh violence in Nigeria
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      20 44 STOCK 1.34 billion TRADING shares worth VOLUME $1.47 billion UP Gainers: 279 Losers: 351 DOWN Unchanged: 962
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      84 44 Mid Cap 806.05 T -2.68 Health care 824.43 A 0.11 Small Cap 672.57 T -5.01 Consumer services 844.19 A 3.52 All Share 814.94 A 0.92 Telecoms 966.07 A 10.07 Fledgling 718.32 T -1.44 Utilities 616.88 T-12.99 China 493.30 T-11.43 Financials 835.57 A 3.12 Oil and gas 771.66
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      224 44  -  GRACE NG »$324 M DEAL WITH TASEK HONG Leong Asia (HLA) is injecting its building materials and cement business worth $323.5 million into a Malaysian-listed company. As a result of the deal, Malaysian-based Tasek will become a subsidiary of HLA, which will have
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      25 44 Wooing foreign talent EDB joins MOM in attracting rich, entrepreneurial foreigners via a programme which lists Malaysian businessman Derek Wong among its successes. PAGE HlB
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        1424 46  -  Ong Sor Fern IN TOKYO The Japanese capital is chock-full of small, local eateries that serve up gastronomic gems. Here's a guide on the locals' favourite hangouts YOU have to spend only a day in Tokyo to understand why the gastronomic bible Michelin guide chose this city for
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        353 47  -  Susan Long PHOTOS: China Blue Conrad Tokyo, 1-9-1, Higashi-Shinbashi, Minato-Ku, Tel: 8103-6388-8000 Reputed to be the best and prettiest Chinese restaurant in Tokyo, this one-Michelin-star winner boasts floor-to-ceiling views of Tokyo Bay, Prussian blue giant lamps and a towering wine cellar wall. Cantonese chef Albert
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        215 47 LION Air, Indonesia's largest domestic airline, has begun daily flights from Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City. Its one-way Economy Class fares to the Vietnamese city start from $15. In addition, till May 31, it is offering 50 free one-way seats per flight for those who book via
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        983 48  -  Dave Chua South Korea has picked three eco-friendly cities to woo retirees from Asia. Attractions include golf courses, ski complexes and casinos SINGAPOREAN visitors to South Korea might be familiar with Seoul, the ski resort of Yongpyong and Nami island, which was featured in
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        595 49  -  Deepika Shetty China's LJjiang, with an 800-year-old history, still retains much of its old-world charm WITH 13 majestic peaks, Lijiang, in China's Yunnan province, sits on the eastern edge of the Himalayas and offers stunning views. The United Nations World Heritage Site has an 800-year-old past
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        122 99 ►mobile phones Samsung's i7BO Available at all authorised dealers at $828 (without contract) TO WORKAHOLIC road warriors, happiness is a Samsung i7BO mobile phone, which works hard while looking good. Navigating websites on the i7BO is a breeze with its optical joystick: It acts like a laptop
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        144 99 mobile phones Sony Ericsson's G502 The mobile phone will be available in the second quarter of this year. Price unavailable SO, YOUR lecturer is droning on and on about the economical turmoil in Pakistan. How interesting. Log on to Facebook and play a round of Texas
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        93 99 business solutions Fujitsu's Primequest 500 A Primequest 500 A will be available from next month. Visit http://sg.fujitsu.com or call 6512-7555 for details LEADING IT solutions provider Fujitsu has launched the Primequest 500, a range of mission-critical servers which promises to expand the usefulness of enterprise applications. The
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      307 103  -  Chester Chen, Acer P223W $429 Available from Sim Lim Square and Funan IT Mall THE Acer P223W 22-inch LCD monitor has a minimalist look, with less bulk on a simple inverted "V" shaped base, a slimmed-down bezel and just four buttons instead of the
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        101 116 To combat anorexia in young women, the National Assembly adopted a Bill to make it a crime to promote excessive thinness or prolonged and extreme dieting. That means advertisers, publications and managers of Internet sites and blogs could be held responsible for encouraging or defending anorexia. Offenders could face
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        100 123 Tonkin Snub-nosed Monkey Rhinopithecus avunculus Adult Tonkin Snub-nosed Monkeys are black except for the inner limbs, thighs, face, head and underside of the tail which are all creamy white. There is an orange patch on the throat and pale blue skin around the eyes and nose.
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