The Straits Times, 13 May 2008

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  • SICHUAN QUAKE
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      Lock icon 8,500 killed in 7.8-strong jolt
      634 1  -  Tracy Quek Tremors felt even in Chinese capital, rattling nerves with the Olympic Games less than three months away By China Correspondent In Beijing In north-eastern Beichuan county alone, between 3,000 and 5,000 people were feared dead, with another 10,000 injured, according to the official
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      Lock icon Tremors felt across half of China, from Beijing to Shanghai
      624 2  -  Chua Chin Hon "I felt the room moving horizontally. It was very, very strong. I couldn't sit down." MR CAI JINQING, a partner in Beijing Brunswick Consultancy, a financial communications company No damage to Bird's Nest stadium nor Three Gorges
      XINHUA  -  624 words
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      Lock icon Hospital among collapsed buildings
      220 2  -  XINHUA DUJIANGYAN THE earthquake that hit China's Sichuan province yesterday toppled a city hospital, the official Xinhua news agency said on its website, quoting a witness. The hospital was located in Dujiangyan, where many schools had collapsed, burying hundreds of students under the rubble, the driver
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      Lock icon 900 students buried under rubble
      374 3 XINHUA, REUTERS, BLOOMBERG "There were women losing their shoes. All I could think about was the World Trade Centre." MR RICHARD MORGAN-SANJURJO, a business consultant on his fleeing from his office building In Chengdu Some try to break free while others cry for help after
      XINHUA, REUTERS, BLOOMBERG; REUTERS  -  374 words
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      Lock icon Hundreds buried in ruins of chemical plants
      123 3 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Chongqing HUNDREDS of people were buried and thousands evacuated after two chemical plants collapsed in the massive earthquake that struck south-west China yesterday. The plants are located in Shifang city, about 50km from the epicentre of the quake in Sichuan
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS; REUTERS  -  123 words
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      Lock icon Singapore firms with Chengdu branches affected
      587 4  -  Lee Su Shyan "We have a number of reports that high buildings along Sukhumvit and Sathorn roads (in Bangkok) felt the tremors, but there are no reports of damage." A GEOLOGIST at Thailand's Meteorological Department Some of them report damage to offices By THE
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      Lock icon 'Swaying went on for 1½ minutes'
      407 4 A Singaporean manager, 39, who has been working in Chengdu for two years, spoke to TRACY QUEK on the phone at 10pm yesterday. This is his account of the 7.8-magnitude quake that struck Sichuan yesterday at 2.28pm. "I WAS in our office, which is
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      Lock icon Hu calls for 'all-out' rescue efforts
      639 6 XINHUA, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE "Hearing a scream, 'Earthquake!', everybody rushed to exit." MR PHAN TRUNG HIEU, who works for an insurance company on the 11th floor of the Vincom building in Hanoi Local officials are told to do utmost to help, as nations offer to
      XINHUA, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS  -  639 words
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      Lock icon EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS
      501 6 ROCKS CAME ROLLING DOWN "I was driving near the Zipingpu dam which is about 50km upstream on the Minjiang river from Chengdu city when I suddenly heard people yelling: 'Earthquake!' "My car was thrown forward and backward several times, a lot of rocks were rolling down from the
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      Lock icon S'poreans still awaiting news from disaster areas
      560 6  -  Lim Wei Chean By TV Karamjit Kaur MANY Singaporeans and Chinese residents in Singapore are worried about the situation in China's south-western Sichuan province, which was hit by a powerful quake yesterday. As communication lines to the province were cut after the quake,
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      Lock icon Chilling reminder of devastating 1976 quake
      707 8  -  Leslie Koh April Chong "The building jerked slightly for two to three minutes. Tourists at the rooftop had a most unnerving but safe experience." THE MANAGEMENT OF TAIWAN'S TALLEST BUILDING TAIPEI 101 China vulnerable to seismic activity but is ill-prepared for disasters: Experts By
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      Lock icon Authority denies Beijing at risk
      251 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, XINHUA Beijing CHINA'S seismology authority yesterday denied issuing a warning that a strong earthquake could strike Beijing in the evening, following the major quake in the country's southwest. "We have issued no such warning," Mr Li Qianghua, a top official at the China
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, XINHUA; AP  -  251 words
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      Lock icon No warning signs before disaster
      200 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, XINHUA Beijing THE Chinese authorities did not detect any warning signs ahead of yesterday's devastating earthquake, the state media reported. "Monitoring before the earthquake did not detect any macroscopic abnormalities and did not catch any relevant information," said Mr Deng Changwen, deputy head
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      50 1 jfHßftfii up, i HOME, H5 IBLMHI LIFE! "-2-L3 REVIEW, PAGE 23 y J^^g.^ Tremors felt from Beijing 900 students buried Spore firms with Chengdu Hu pledges all-out Chilling reminder of to Shanghai: PAGE 2 under rubble: PAGE 3 branches hit: PAGE 4 rescue efforts: PAGE 6 1976 quake: PAGE 8
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  • ASIA
    • MYANMAR CYCLONE
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        661 9  -  Nirmal Ghosh Secretary-general says the development shows the junta is starting to relax By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok MYANMAR has agreed to allow a team of Asean experts into the country to assess the damage from Cyclone Nargis, according to Asean Secretary-General
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        Lock icon Even citizens can't hand out aid
        125 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS THE politics of food aid is not confined to the dispute between the junta and Western aid agencies and governments. Even Myanmar citizens have in some cases been told that all assistance must go through the military. Movie star Kyaw Dhyu, for
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        Lock icon Two S'pore aid agencies get nod to enter Myanmar
        581 10  -  Jermyn Chow Liaw Wy-Cin Workers can now start to deliver emergency relief items to victims By AT LEAST two welfare organisations in Singapore have finally received the nod from the Myanmar government to enter the cy-clone-battered country. Three members of the
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        Lock icon US, UK embassies get aid petition
        213 10 A PETITION signed by close to 2,000 people in Singapore, calling for foreign aid to enter Myanmar even without permission, was handed to the embassies of both the United States and Britain yesterday. The same petition, signed mainly by Myanmar nationals, will be handed
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        269 10 Cash donations Singapore Red Cross Society Walk-in donations can be made at the Singapore Red Cross Society at 15, Penang Lane, Singapore *****6. Cheques to be made payable to Singapore Red Cross Society. Indicate name, organisation (if applicable), mailing address and contact numbers, and write "For
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon S'pore- N. Korea political ties 'good'
        559 11  - S'poreN. Korea political ties 'good' Sim Chi Yin But both sides are looking to boost lagging economic relations, says George Yeo By China Correspondent In Pyongyang SINGAPORE'S political relations with North Korea are good and there are "prospects for improvement" in economic ties, Foreign Minister George Yeo said yesterday. He
        SIM CHI YIN  -  559 words
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        Lock icon 'Unlucky' car plate 4444 fetches $170,000
        141 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Hong Kong A HONG KONG woman defied superstition and splashed out HK$l million (S$170,000) for a car licence plate carrying the number "4444", reports said yesterday. The unidentified buyer, who declined to speak to reporters, paid the amount at a state auction
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    • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Sharif's party to pull out of Pakistan's Cabinet
        551 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Decision comes after coalition talks on reinstating sacked judges fail ISLAMABAD PAKISTAN'S former prime minister Nawaz Sharif announced yesterday his party was withdrawing from the federal Cabinet but would not oppose Pakistan's six-week-old coalition government. He said ministers from
        ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS  -  551 words
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        Lock icon Climbers out to break Everest records
        341 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Kathmandu A SHERPA aiming to conquer Everest for the 18th time and septuagenarians battling for the title of oldest climber to reach the summit are lining up their record bids as the main climbing season opens later this month. Apa Sherpa, who
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; AFP  -  341 words
    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon KL takes steps to put lid on soaring rice prices
        497 13  -  Hazlin Hassan Measures include capping prices of two types of rice and paying local farmers more By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA is rolling out a slew of measures to help people cope with rising rice prices and ensure
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        Lock icon Qatar concerned over Jakarta's Temasek ruling
        285 13  -  Salim Osman By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta QATAR has expressed concern over the fate of its investment in Indonesia's telecommunications business after a Jakarta court turned down an appeal by Temasek Holdings against a ruling that it had violated the country's anti-trust law. Qatar
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        Lock icon JAKARTA LEADERS TAKING THE HEAT
        53 13 Indonesian students burning posters of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice-President Jusuf Kalla in front of the presidential palace in Jakarta yesterday. The thousands of demonstrators were protesting against the government's plans to raise fuel prices as well as venting their unhappiness over rising food
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Anwar predicts change of govt by September
        764 14  -  Leslie Lopez He says would-be BN defectors' support for his alliance is growing By South-east Asia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur OPPOSITION leader Anwar Ibrahim insists that support for his Pakatan Rakyat alliance is growing among politicians and parties from the ruling Barisan Nasional
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        Lock icon Panel calls for action against key culprits
        318 14  -  LESLIE LOPEZ JUDGE-FIXING SCANDAL Kuala Lumpur THE Royal Commission probing allegations of corruption in the judiciary has recommended prosecuting key figures involved in the scandal, including prominent lawyer V.K. Lingam. It also called on the government to reopen investigations into complaints of misconduct
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon PM Putin reshuffles Russian Cabinet
      856 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BLOOMBERG, REUTERS REUTERS Move to put Kremlin aides in power suggests he still calls the shots Moscow PRIME Minister Vladimir Putin reshuffled the Russian government yesterday, bringing in trusted aides from his presidency for top Cabinet posts. The move confirms that
      ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BLOOMBERG, REUTERS; REUTERS; AFP, REUTERS  -  856 words
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      Lock icon Teen killed after turning down challenge to fight
      465 16 REUTERS 13th teenager to be murdered in London this year was attacked in bakery London A 16-YEAR-OLD boy was attacked with a glass shard after he refused to take part in a fight, becoming the 13th teenager to be murdered in London
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      Lock icon Incest victim in tears at reunion with mother, kids
      628 16 London THE Austrian woman kept as a sex slave by her father for 24 years says she never wants to see him again, but has had a tearful reunion with her mother. Britain's Daily Telegraph yesterday reported that 42-year-old Elisabeth Fritzl,
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Cherie Blair tells of ruthless announcement of miscarriage
        461 17 THE wife of former British premier Tony Blair said she was astonished by the ruthless manner in which her husband made public the fact that she had suffered a miscarriage within hours of the incident. In her autobiography, serialised in The Times,
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        Lock icon China dissident seeks to visit HK
        144 17 EXILED Tiananmen Square student leader Wang Dan (right) will apply for a visa to visit Hong Kong next month after getting an invitation from local groups for academic exchanges. Mr Wang, who is currently in the US, also said that he and fellow dissidents
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        Lock icon Saviour of Warsaw Ghetto kids dies
        119 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE A POLISH woman who saved 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during the Nazi occupation in World War II died yesterday. She was 98. A social worker, Ms Irena Sendler worked with Warsaw's poor Jewish families before the war. After Nazi
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      Lock icon Heavy fighting in Lebanon sparks fears of exodus
      489 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS Death toll in Hizbollah-led 'civil disobedience' campaign hits 54 Beirut HEAVY fighting broke out between government supporters and opponents in Tripoli yesterday, amid growing fears of a repeat of the exodus from Lebanon in 2006. Residents said they heard strong
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; AP  -  489 words
    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon NEW THAI HOUSE SPEAKER ELECTED
        94 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK: The father of a close ally of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra was elected Speaker of Parliament yesterday, after the previous House leader was forced to resign over alleged vote fraud. Mr Chai Chidchob, of the pro-Thaksin People Power Party, was elected in
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        Lock icon MUSLIM REBELS READY FOR WAR
        123 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS MANILA: Muslim guerillas in the Philippines are ready for war and have accused the government of abandoning Malaysian-brokered peace talks by refusing to honour earlier accords. Muhammad Ameen, who heads a rebel secretariat, said: "We do not like war. War is a menace
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        Lock icon TORNADOES KILL 23 IN U.S.
        106 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: The US authorities rushed aid to disaster areas yesterday after a series of tornadoes tore across the United States, killing at least 23 people and shattering homes and businesses. US President George W. Bush called it a "sad day" for devastated communities
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        Lock icon MAN ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING RAP
        85 18 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK JOHOR BARU: A 33-year-old businessman has become the first person in Malaysia to be charged under the new Anti-Trafficking In Persons Act 2007. The accused, Ec Chin Kai, from Gelang Patah was charged yesterday with trafficking two 27-year-old Thai women for
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      Lock icon Bush cried at daughter Jenna's wedding
      251 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS, LOS ANGELES TIMES-WASHINGTON POST Waco (Texas) PRESIDENT George W. Bush spent months joking about being the father of the bride. But on Sunday he was downright wistful about giving his daughter Jenna away to her long-time beau. "Our little girl, Jenna, married
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      Lock icon College 'bounty hunters' raise eyebrows
      550 19 NEW YORK TIMES Overseas recruitment agents' contracts with US colleges give rise to questions of ethics Athens (Ohio) WHEN Li Xiaoxi, a 20-year-old from Beijing, decided to attend college in the United States, she applied to Ohio University only despite not knowing much about it.
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      Lock icon Pro-Europe party claims victory in Serbian polls
      537 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE But nationalist rival vows to form govt by forging alliance with other parties Belgrade A PRO-WEST party declared victory in the closely contested Serbian parliamentary elections, but faced an immediate challenge from the nationalist runners-up who said they too
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      Lock icon Hillary slogs on while Obama takes a break
      391 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS »U.S. PRESIDENTIAL RACE Washington DEMOCRATIC presidential contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton were preparing for today's primary in West Virginia, a contest that Mrs Clinton is heavily favoured to win but which won't dent Mr Obama's almost insurmountable lead
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  • REVIEW
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      422 21 ASEAN as a grouping must feel an awful sense of helplessness over the Myanmar devastation, for being unable to do more to help the cyclone victims. The organisation's core nations Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines were quick with their individual dispatch of relief supplies
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      722 22  -  Nayan Chanda EUROPEANS' LOCAL FOOD CAMPAIGN By For The Straits Times SKYROCKETING food prices have finally dampened the enthusiasm for biofuels. But in Europe a new fad is catching on to save the environment: labelling imported food so that consumers can choose local food, which requires
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      664 25  -  Jessica Jaganathan Six in 10 GPs do aesthetic work but... Survey finds that time spent by GPs on such work has doubled from five years ago By JUST a few minutes of work on chemical peels and other aesthetic procedures each day can fatten the
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      600 26  -  Selina Lum Spore PR faces 42 charges; but girl, now 14, and her mother unlikely to testify as they have left country By THE High Court trial of a 37-year-old IT specialist accused of sexually abusing his stepdaughter for two years, starting when
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        105 26 A 40-YEAR-OLD man was robbed of his sling bag containing $2,000, a mobile phone and personal documents in Norris Road in Little India on Sunday. At about 10.45pm, two men alighted from a van which had stopped in front of him. The duo approached him
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        87 26 A MAN was yesterday charged with molesting his 12-year-old daughter and stealing mobile phones. The 34-year-old, who cannot be named to protect the girl's identity, allegedly squeezed her breast last July and touched her private parts the following month. He is also accused of stealing a
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        55 26 A MASSEUR was accused of molesting a customer at a reflexology shop in Changi Airport last Friday. Ang Chew Lim, 45, is alleged to have touched the 29-year-old foreigner's private parts in the shop in Terminal 3. He was granted bail of $10,000. The case will
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      495 27  -  Selina Lum Rare 2-to-1 split decision on conviction of murder committed in 1993 By THE Malaysian man found guilty of murdering a university professor more than 14 years ago is headed for the gallows, following a rare 2-to-l split decision on his conviction
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      437 27  -  r Khushwant Singh VIOLENCE AFTER DRINKING By DRUNK after a jug of beer, a jug of stout and shots of whisky, a sales manager punched and abused a police officer. He was fined $4,000 yesterday. Tiong Sin Lip,
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      1038 28  -  Lydia Lim G credits him for 'sound legal infrastructure and fair and efficient legal system' By Senior Political Correspondent THE leading lights of the legal fraternity gathered last night to pay tribute to Deputy Prime Minister S. Jayakumar's "successful stewardship" of the Law Ministry from
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      375 28  -  LYDIA LIM OFFICIALS from Singapore and Malaysia have been in touch recently, ahead of next week's verdict on the sovereignty dispute over Pedra Branca. They were in contact to discuss ways to ensure a "smooth and problem-free" enforcement of the judgment, which will
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      229 28  -  LYDIA LIM WHEN newly appointed Law Minister K. Shanmugam was first asked to consider joining politics, he nearly fell out of his chair. He asked his former law professor S. Jayakumar, who had broached the issue with him: "Why me?" Deputy Prime Minister
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      53 28 Justices of the Peace mingle with one another before a photo with the President on the Istana steps. Of the 54 who were presented with Warrants of Appointment by President S R Nathan yesterday, 22 were newly appointed and the other 32, re-appointed. ST PHOTO:
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      535 28  - Think green before printing e-mail that's the message f Goh Chin Lian By CIVIL servant Shayne Prashan signs off his e-mail these days with an image of a small pine tree and a green message: "Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail." The 28-year-old associate for social programmes at
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      821 29  -  Sue-Ann Chia, Zakir Hussain Jeremy Au Yong DAMAGES FOR DEFAMING PM, MM Judge allows plea for more time on related issue, thereby pushing back court date By THE High Court hearing to decide the amount of damages the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP)
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      247 29  -  LEE PEI Ql FOR 21 students most of them at least partly blind a visit to the mangrove wetlands in Pulau Übin yesterday gave them a chance to touch the sea creatures they could not see. Goh Wei Bin, 12 and partially
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      636 29  -  Chua Hian Hou By THE long-awaited iPhone will be on sale "by the end of the year" possibly more than a year after its blockbuster launch in the United States. Sing Tel announced yesterday that it has struck a deal with
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      84 29 Hougang Stadium was ablaze with candlelight last evening, as at least 1,000 people held lotus lamps in a Vesak Day procession. The wife of Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong presided over the lighting of a giant lotus lamp, which symbolises harmony, peace and happiness, before
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      100 29 THE pioneer batch of 28 trainees under the National ITE Certificate in Dental Assisting programme graduated yesterday. The programme, a collaboration between the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) and the Singapore Dental Association, was started in April last year to address a shortage of
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      467 30  -  sumathi v. Selvaretnam Colonial building on Spore Polytechnic campus revamped at a cost of $1m By A FORMER home of British and Malayan soldiers has been converted into a hip hangout for students of the Singapore Polytechnic's Dover Road campus. Called
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      193 30 4 cats found dead 3 with stab wounds ANOTHER four cats have been found dead in Pasir Ris, bringing the death toll to seven felines since May 2. Of the four, three were found in Pasir Ris Town Park yesterday, within 50m of one another and with abdominal puncture wounds.
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      140 30 YOU can now make both Skype and landline calls on the same cordless phone. Skype phones look and work like typical cordless phones, so you can make and receive normal phone calls. In addition, you can contact other Skype users and use
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      507 31  - Comeback kid at 51 parachute crash victim bags diploma Jane Ng Father of two teens bags poly award despite incontinence and other disabilities By AT 51, Mr Yap Leong Sun is old enough to be a father to the young people he is graduating with at Temasek Polytechnic this year.
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      148 31 AINAN Cawley (left), eight, is now the youngest student to study at a polytechnic. The Singapore chemistry prodigy, featured in the media last year, is studying four modules at Singapore Polytechnic, including perfumery and fragrance chemistry. Ainan is still in primary school,
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      733 32  -  Shobana Kesava Ready in 2010, it will have a school, activity centre, job support services By FAMILIES which have adult members afflicted with autism will have to wait another two years before a centre offering therapy and other services is ready.
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      166 32 AUTISM spectrum disorders comprise a variety of conditions known collectively as autism. These are lifelong disabilities that surface in childhood usually among toddlers and children up to age six. They affect one's ability to communicate with, and relate to, the world outside. People with autism
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      477 33  -  Ho Ai Li SPH honours best of its Chinese News Division in ceremony yesterday By WHEN a news release about an inquiry into Ren Ci Hospital came through last November, Lianhe Zaobao reporter Lim Hwee Hwee was fastest on the dial.
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      323 33  -  Jessica Lim By HOLDERS of the Retail Academy of Singapore diploma in retail management can now gain admission to Britain's University of Bradford. There, they will join the Bachelor of Science (Honours) programme in business and management studies. The
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      28 25 Disabled, not 'unablecT Mr Yap Leong Sun was handicapped after a parachuting accident 20 years ago, but beat the odds to clinch a top polytechnic award. PAGE H7
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      251 34  -  Tan Chak Lim COUNTLESS people, probably 100,000, have perished in Myanmar from Cyclone Nargis. Many more lives are in peril as rescue and relief efforts so far have been patchy because the ruling junta callously looks askance at the offers of aid from
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      287 35 BLOOMBERG NEWS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE RYAN Giggs says he is now focused on helping Manchester United become European champions, after scoring the goal that secured him a 10th English league championship medal. "It's special I'm not going to play it down," the Welsh winger
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      406 35 BRAND it boring as Kevin Keegan did or exciting as the Premier League title race went down to the final day for the first time since 1999, but there is no doubt that English football is dominated by four clubs. And so, logically, is
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      166 36 Best appointment: Steve Bruce Good bloke, but no Albert Einstein. That, at least, was what the majority thought when Wigan appointed him. Since then, their transformation has been remarkable: A team with only nine points from their first 16 games finished in mid-table. Best display: Brad
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      700 36  -  Rohit Brijnath GAME, SET AND MATCH By SAY a prayer of thanks for Ryan Giggs, sing a hymn in praise of Annika Sorenstam, write a letter of admiration to Alex Ferguson. Be grateful to them for reminding us about true greatness. For telling us
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      549 36 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS »SOCCER Skipper says elbow is on the mend as Chelsea prepare to face United in European Cup final London GOOD news for Chelsea: John Terry will be fit for the Champions League final tomorrow week. Actually, it is
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      206 36 Season's best in numbers Prize money 1 Man United £14.44 m 2 Chelsea £13.68 m 3 Arsenal £12.96 m 4 Liverpool £12.24 m 5 Everton 11.52 m 6 Aston Villa £10.80 m 7 Blackburn £10.08 m 8 Portsmouth £9.36 m 9 Man City £8.64 m 10 West Ham £7.92 m
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      34 36 CHELSEA have beaten Manchester United to the signature of Porto defender Jose Bosingwa. The Portugal international, regarded as one of Europe's best right-backs, cost the Blues 20.5 million euros (5543.4 million).
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      47 36 ASTON Villa chairman Randy Lerner will meet midfielder Gareth Barry to dissuade him from joining Liverpool. The England international is said to be keen for European action and Liverpool have reportedly offered £10 million (5526.7 million) for him, reported The Telegraph.
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      105 36 MANCHESTER City goalkeeper Joe Hart was among five new names in the England squad named on Sunday for two international friendlies. England coach Fabio Capello also called up Tom Huddlestone, Joe Hart, Stephen Warnock, Phil Jagielka and Dean Ashton for England's forthcoming friendlies against the United
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      174 37 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HOUSTON THE Lopez family of Texas will make Olympic history in taekwondo in August. Steven, Mark and Diana Lopez are the first trio of siblings from America to compete in the same Olympics since Edward, Richard and William Tritschler did it in gymnastics in
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      935 37  -  Marc Lim Cabbies and volunteers are learning the language ahead of the Olympics' tourist influx By Sports Correspondent In Beijing STEP into Wang Ping's taxi and you can tell almost immediately how distinctively Chinese it is. Chinese opera blares through the speakers. A Chinese gold-nugget replica
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        164 37 THAIS TO GET BIG REWARDS IN PARTS REUTERS BANGKOK: Thailand is offering its athletes big cash incentives for Olympic gold medals but will pay out in instalments to stop them squandering the windfall. Gold medallists will earn 10 million baht (*****,000). Silver medallists will take home 6 million baht, while
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        92 37 XINHUA BEIJING: China will send 3,200 nurses to the 31 Olympic venues to provide medical services for athletes during the Games. They will be picked from among the city's 60,000 nurses, said Wang Liming, of the Beijing Municipal Federation of Trade Unions. Another 130,000 people
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      421 37 ASSOCIATED PRESS BASKETBALL San Antonio TIM Duncan had his best game of the series against New Orleans 22 points, 15 rebounds, four blocks to lead San Antonio to a 100-80 win on Sunday. The Spurs have stormed back from a 0-2 deficit that looked tough
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      231 37  -  CHRISTOPHER ONG »SOCCER THEY are not household names yet, but that may soon change for Shaiful Esah and Afiq Yunos. This, after it was announced yesterday that the duo have received their first call-ups to the national squad. They are part of
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      87 37 Goalkeepers: Lionel Lewis (Home United), Hassan Sunny (Tampines), Jasper Chan (Young Lions) Defenders: Baihakki Khaizan (Geylang), Precious Emuejeraye and Sevki Sha'ban (Gombak), Juma'at Jantan (Home), Daniel Bennett and Shaiful Esah (SAFFC), Shariff Abdul Samat (Tampines), Mohamed Noh Rahman (Geylang), Afiq Yunos and Ismail Yunos (Young Lions). Midfielders: Shahril
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      349 38  -  CHRISTOPHER ONG SPORTS IN SCHOOLS THEY had lost three consecutive Schools National rugby finals in the six years they had played together. But yesterday, aided by two tries, Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) finally emerged tops in a final. They beat St Andrew's Junior College
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      557 38 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE »GOLF Spaniard wins the Players C'ship by beating Goydos in the play-off Ponte Vedra Beach (Florida) SERGIO Garcia summed up his day, his week, maybe even his career, with one small gesture on Sunday. He struck a 45-foot putt from the
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      183 38 AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE, REUTERS IT WILL take more than one good tournament for Annika Sorenstam to make a dent on Lorena Ochoa's stranglehold on the No 1 ranking in women's golf. But at least now it looks possible. On Sunday, Sorenstam conjured memories of the time when she
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        74 38 IF IT is a healthy lifestyle you and your family members want, run along to the OSlMfest '08 Roadshow at Takashimaya Square tomorrow for the Family Tri Club launch. The club targets immediate family members, with a minimum age of seven, who have
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        110 38 ASSOCIATED PRESS SYDNEY: Australia will play limit-ed-overs cricket internationals against Ireland and Scotland in the next two years. This is the first time the World Cup champions have played official games against associate nations outside International Cricket Council events. Cricket Australia said yesterday that Ireland,
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        51 38 BERNAMA LIVERPOOL: Malaysia's world No 1 Nicol David marched into the women's final of the British Open squash championships with a 9-5, 9-1, 9-0 win over American Natalie Grainger. She will play England's Jenny Duncalf, who beat French qualifier Isabelle Stoehr 4-9, 9-3, 9-6,
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      Lock icon Koreans admit to throwing match
      345 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BADMINTON Jakarta SOUTH Korea admitted they threw their Thomas Cup match against England yesterday, as the elite badminton tournament plunged into controversy. The Koreans, who have emerged as a powerful force in men's badminton, lost 1-4 after fielding a weakened team, with Asian
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      521 38 AUSTRALIAN RULES AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match: Victoria 21.11 (137) Dream Team 18.12 (120). BADMINTON Thomas and Über Cup Finals in Jakarta, preliminary rounds Thomas Cup, Group A: China 5 Canada 0. Gp B: England 4 South Korea 1. Gp C: Japan 5 New Zealand 0. Gp D:
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  • OBITUARIES
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      141 38 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want....." Psalm 23:1 LAI SIEW CHENG Age: 95 was called home to be with the Lord on 11 May 2008, dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Lim Cheng Woon (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lim Soon Sua David Lim
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      68 38 r- s; ;j The Family Of The Late LEE BEE HUA, IRENE Departed on 6 May 2008 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Er Lee Bee Wah MP ofAng Mo Kio GRC, Advisor to Ngee Soon South Grassroots Organisations, all relatives, friends, colleagues, business associates and clan
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      47 38 The family of the, late. LAU SEOK SIANG, PATRICE DEPARTED ON 4TH MAY 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks to all priests, pastors, relatives and friends for their kind assistance, attendance, prayers, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement Qodisgood, to 9dm Be the glory.
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      49 38 In Loving Memory Of 3Jg| I MDM ANG LAY KIM Departed: 13 May 1999 In our hearts your memory lingers, Sweetly tender, fond and true. There is not a day, dear mother grandmother that we do not think of you? JMh~ Always remembered by: Family all loved ones «^Kg)
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      92 39 SELINA THAM CHOI CHUN Age: 59 passed away peacefully on 12 May 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Steven Tham Yin Annie Ho Michael Tham Siong Tuck Ho Lye Hun Jeffrey Tham Yew Sam Penny Tham Yew Wah Tham Yew Kok Tham Yew Fai Shirley Tjia Sister: Brother-in-law: Tham
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      58 39 The family of the late ARTHUR HENRY SIDDONS wish to express their sincere thanks to all who had assisted and offered prayers and condolences in their recent bereavement. It was his wish to advise his passing after his burial on 12 May 2008. He left us, aged 76 on 11
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      34 39 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the Family of the Late MAJ MOHAMMAD HATTA B YUSOF JALALUDIN Departed 9 May 2008 From: Officers, Specialists and Men of Bravo Company, 4SIR Bth Mono-Intake v (1997-1999)
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      148 39 am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life. He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son."
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      90 39 KHENG CHOO CAMPBELL nee Tan passed away at home Sunday 11 May 2008 Husband: Donald Campbell Son: Daughter: Chuan Campbell Helene Campbell Grandchildren: Bianca Campbell Isabella Campbell Father: Mother: Tan Sri Tan Chin Tuan Puan Sri Helene Tan Brother: Sister: Tan Keng Siong Dr. Chew Kheng Lian Nephews and nieces:
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      109 39 R. THIRUNAVOKKARASU (Jacob T.V. Sons Pte Ltd) Age: 68 passed away peacefully on 12 May 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wives: Rukmani Devy (Jean Theresa Peters, deceased) Mother: Govindamal (Father: Ramasamy Thevar, deceased) Sister: Nagalakshmi Gopala Krishnan Family Sons: Daughter-in-law: T. Rajendiran Nevylinda Manuel T. Subash
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      50 39 S7/ear*/fe// GoT2cfoJences /o Out- Managing Director Mr Ong Lian Kwang Director Mdm Lee Lay Choo, Susan General Manager Mr Ong Kaibin, Kelvin On the demise of their beloved mother-in-law mother grandmother LIM AH LANG Departed on 11 May 2008 LFrom: The Management Staff of CHI HAN TRADING PTE LTD J
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      124 39 You will always be our Superman *S Jeffrey Tay Kok Hong Age: 53 Was called home to be with the Lord I on 12 May 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by: Wife: Julie Daughters: Julia Joyce Father: Tay Seng Kay Mother: Chan Geok Way Father-in-law: Jam Weng Brothers: Sisters:
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      78 39 The family of the late CHEONG SING KWONG JIMMY (JEREMIAH) Departed 08 May 2008. wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to: Pastor Sunny Chua, Brothers Sisters
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      28 39 In Loving Memory Of YAP WANG CHENG (Wife of the late Tan Whay Kirn Tan Ah Kow) Departed: ISI-ElflA Dearly Missed and Always Remembered by family loved ones
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      83 38 TV times CRICKET: IPL: Kolkata v Delhi (Live, Chill, 10.20pm). CYCLING: Tour of Italy: Stage 4 (Live, Chi 13, 9pm). SOCCER: European U-17 C'ship: S-finals (Live, Chi 13, 11.30pm tomorrow, 2am). The C'ship Ist rd play-off, Ist leg: Bristol City v Crystal Palace (Live, Ch27, tomorrow, 2.40 am). TENNIS: ATP
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  • MONEY
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        7470 40 TRANSACTION DATE: MAY 12,2008 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E SMIL 28 5 11C 3C 24 5 42 141 195 15 24 18 61 17 5 15 43 5 126 34 5 16 144 19 4 1C 52 5 2C 65 48 5 184
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        1344 40 52-WEEK IEL HIGH LOW CODE SMIL COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 'VOL ORDAV ■OOO HIGH NET LOW MCAP P/E 30 41.; 31 16.; 38 70.; 22.; 44.; li.; 44.; 78.; i;.; i; 16.; 17.1 9C 43 19.; 88 21 2.3 1 41.2 19.3 21 li.; 21.; 4;.; 14.;
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        66 40 52-WEEK IEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 'VOL '000 DAY HIGH LOW NEI P/E M CAI $MII 0R20C 620C 100C 1120C 1250C 398.3 3977 c 116 6065 Diamonds 5200 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** 6101 ISS&P500 ***** 6170 SPDRS
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      Lock icon Westpac makes $19b bid for rival Aussie bank
      379 41 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Merger with St George could create biggest bank by market value Sydney AUSTRALIA'S fourth-largest bank, Westpac, said yesterday it had approached rival St George with a Asls billion (5519.3 billion) takeover offer that could be the biggest shake-up of
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      Lock icon Chinese firms eye stake in Australian iron giant
      310 41 REUTERS Sydney STATE-OWNED steel firms in China may be looking for a stake in new Australian iron ore miner Fortescue Metals, in the latest in a growing number of overtures by Beijing to wield more control over much-need-ed raw materials. The Australian
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      28 41 AFP Yesterday's close: 13,743.36 (+88.02 points) Japanese shares closed 0.64 per cent higher, reversing early losses, as a weaker yen gave a boost to exporters.
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      23 41 AFP Friday's close: 25,063.17 (-386.62 points) Hong Kong financial markets were closed for a public holiday. They re-open today.
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      31 41 AFP Yesterday's close: 3,626.98 (+13.49 points) Chinese shares closed 0.37 per cent higher, but investors were anxiously waiting for developments after a powerful earthquake rocked the country's south-west.
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      37 41 AFP Yesterday's close: 5,828.5 (+56.7 points) Australian stocks closed up 1 per cent, taking the key indexes to their highest levels since early February, as talk of consolidation swirled around the financial services sector.
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      38 41 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,293.09 (+7.82 points) Malaysian shares closed 0.6 per cent higher, with the key index lifted by gains in select blue chips and plantation and oil stocks after oil rose to record levels.
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      31 41 AFP Yesterday's close: 16,860.9 (+123.83 points) Indian shares rose 0.74 per cent, snapping five days of losses, as software stocks rose as the rupee weakened against the US dollar.
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      32 41 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,378 (+2.98 points) Indonesian stocks closed 0.1 per cent higher, with the main index recouping its early losses as large cap stocks staged a last-minute rebound.
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      34 41 AFP Yesterday's close: 842.22 (-4.49 points) Thai stocks closed 0.53 per cent lower on profit-taking in energy shares, as investors worried that global oil prices could hit a new record high.
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      111 41 May 12 Stock Name Close Change CapitaLand 6.690 +0.190 CapitaMall 3.480 CityDev 11.600 +0.080 Cosco Corp 3.410 +0.040 DBS Grp 20.100 +0.120 F&N 4.940 +0.020 Gentlntl 0.580 -0.005 HKLand 4.840 +0.150 JSH 17.920 -0.280 Jardine C&C 17.080 Keppel Corp 10.980 +0.280 Keppel Land 5.830 +0.030 NOL
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      51 41 May 12 Oceanus 46,334,000 Golden Agri 35,460,000 Armarda 32,742,000 Chart SemiCond 32,307,000 Firstßes 23,763,000 UniFiber 23,093,000 CoscoCorpMßLeCWuBluu2 22,918,000 China Hongxing 22,711,000 HG Metal 21,892,000 Celestial 21,518,000 KXD Digital 21,096,000 Sing Tel 20,685,000 Sapphire 19,600,000 CoscoCorpMEßeCWuBu9lB 19,485,000 Bio-Treat 17,908,000 SunVic 17,868,000 China Energy 17,184,000 CoscoCorpDßeCWoBo929 17,113,000 Yongnam 14,954,000 Synear
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      135 41 May 12 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT )F FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling lust dollar 1.2790 1.2940 Ian dollar 1.3490 1.3650 iuro 2.1040 2.1270 (lalaysian ringgit* ..0.4254 0.4263 <Z dollar 1.0390 1.0620 Sterling pound 2.6520 2.6830 JS dollar 1.3580 1.3740 SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO 100
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      1595 41 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: MAY 12,2008 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST VOLUME TRADED SALE '000 16 4 3816 Asiasons W*****7 4 5 -0 5 I 135 5 8756 AsiaticW*****2 8 -1 2 33 18 5 4014 CapitalanBNPeC*****8 30 +1 6C 23 14 5 4015 CapitalanBNPeC*****2 23
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      Lock icon China acts again to cool hefty price rises
      400 42  -  VINCE CHONG Bank reserve ratio raised to record level as inflation hits 8.5% By China Correspondent In Beijing CHINA yesterday announced action to try to slow galloping inflation, after April data showed white-hot consumer prices rose at a rate close to a
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      Lock icon Let's stop talking about an oil bubble
      819 42  -  Paul Krugman NEW YORK TIMES ►►COMMENTARY By "THE oil bubble: Set to burst?" That was the headline of an October 2004 article in the National Review, which argued that oil prices, then US$5O a barrel, would soon collapse. Ten months later, oil was
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        515 43  -  Nicholas Fang Top exec says firms should adapt to changes created by Internet and new technologies By A SUCCESSFUL public relations (PR) campaign cannot ignore traditional media in favour of online products, said a leading United States PR executive. This is
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        Lock icon Cablevision 'near deal to buy Newsday'
        208 43 ASSOCIATED PRESS New York CABLEVISION Systems is close to buying New York newspaper Newsday from Tribune Company for US$65O million (*****.1 million), a person with knowledge of the situation said on Sunday. The deal would net the cable television company its first newspaper. It
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      Lock icon First-quarter profit growth slows to 11 %
      701 44  - First-quarter profit growth slows to 11 Alvin Foo Earnings set to stay in doldrums, with single-digit gains projected By THOSE golden days of strong double-digit earnings growth may be over for now, but it is hardly gloom and doom for corporate Singapore. First-quarter results of locally listed companies showed a
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      Lock icon CapitaLand and partner unveil Abu Dhabi project
      316 44  -  Joyce Teo By Property Correspondent CAPITALAND has unveiled its plans and design for a huge mixed-use development in Abu Dhabi it is developing in partnership with a local firm. The residential, leisure, sports and retail development called Arzanah surrounds the Zayed Stadium at
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        100 44 HG Metal Manufacturing's second-quarter net profit rocketed 420 per cent, from $3.57 million last year to $18.55 million, while revenue rose 62 per cent to $182.3 million. The company benefited from higher steel prices and the rise in demand for steel products from both the
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        105 44 WASTEWATER treatment firm Epure International has won a 103 million yuan (5520.2 million) contract with Jilin Iron and Steel to build a wastewater treatment plant at a new steelworks in China's north-eastern Jilin province. The plant's various functions will be integrated, so it will be
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        117 44 ORCHARD Parade Holdings reported a net profit of $16.65 million for its first quarter, up more than three times from $5.12 million a year ago. Turnover, however, fell 44.5 per cent to $17.16 million, as there was no revenue from property sales in the three months
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      709 45  -  Goh Eng Yeow TAKING STOCK Fear of W-shaped recovery could be keeping them on sidelines By Markets Correspondent AT FIRST glance, the performance of the Straits Times Index (STI) yesterday seemed hale and hearty. Who could complain about an 18.13-point rise in the benchmark,
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      34 45 (0) EepCorp MBLiCW*****0 [eppel Corp HK Land ;gx :urama loble Grp 340 1098 484 669 889 315 273 28.0 28.0 20.6 19.0 17.0 16.0 16.0 9 2. 3. 2. 1. 5. 6.
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      49 45 (0) May 12 IMH GLD 10USS Lyxor India Nifty 10 SGX MBL iCW*****3 ISH IS MSCI India 100 UOB UOBKayH CENTS 3274 142.6 8688 120.6 1625 71.0 378 45.0 1792 38.4 749 24.7 2034 22.0 198 16.0 o/ /o 3.1 1.0 4.2 10.6 1.5 2.3 1.1 7.5
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      Lock icon Golden Agri's profits surge 102%
      439 45  -  Yang Huiwen By SKY-HIGH prices of palm oil and higher production have boosted first-quarter profits of Golden Agri-Re-sources, the world's secondlargest plantation owner. Earnings for the three months ended March 31 shot up 102 per cent year-on-year to U*****.8 million (*****.5 million). The figure included
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      Lock icon Anthony Soh intent on keeping low profile
      369 45  -  YANG HUIWEN INVESTOR Anthony Soh, who recently hit the headlines over the Jade Technologies fiasco, continues to pare his holdings, as well as his corporate profile. His latest actions apparently form part of a campaign in which he seems intent on exiting the
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      331 45  -  Lee Su Shyan WARRANT WATCH By Assistant Money Editor WARRANTS issued on Sing Tel were popular yesterday after the telecommunications company said it would be offering the highly coveted Apple iPhone in Singapore. The telco is also releasing its full-year results tomorrow. In
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      Lock icon Luxury home prices down 2.1%, says report
      718 46  -  Fiona Chan Number of foreign purchases fall; many buying homes in suburban areas By Property Reporter HIGH-END homes have become the first to buckle under the pressure of volatile market conditions and gloomy buyer sentiment. Prices of luxury developments dipped in the first
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      20 46 STOCK 1.14 billion TRADING shares worth VOLUME $1.17 billion UP Gainers: 299 Losers: 270 DOWN Unchanged: 986
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    777 82 Think about what you want out of a career before taking any action ARE you feeling restless and wondering if you should move on? Before you start drafting your letter of resignation, pause for a moment to reflect. Review your career achievements for the
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          171 84 THE massive number of podcasts in cyberspace makes the existence of PodcastPickle.com a necessity how else would we know if popular blogger mrbrown uploaded a new spoof? PodcastPickle not only lets users upload their original podcasts onto the site; the website makers also scours through the Web in
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          160 84 THEY may be svelte, sexy and oh-so-light to tote around. But long usage of laptops can not only cause a splitting pain in your neck, but it can also lead to problems like God forbid a slipped disc. To save yourself the trouble of getting the spine
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          144 84 FORMER maths prodigy Sufiah Yusof, 23, made headlines earlier this month when a British tabloid revealed that she is now working as a call-girl in London. Not only was her fall from grace pointedly documented in the newspapers, the media also unearthed details about how she endured a
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        1038 85 Canadian toddler dies after VOIP 911 call EIGHTEEN-month-old Elijah Luck died after a 911 call via a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) phone dispatched an ambulance to the wrong city in Canada the first such tragic accident there. The toddler, who lived in Calgary, Alberta, went into medical
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        475 86 They say talk is cheap. And nowhere is it more so than when using Skype for international calls. STEPHANIE GWEE checks out its popularity BEFORE there was Skype, businessmen were forced to use pricey international phone plans when they wanted to call home from the airport.
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        1603 88 Thinking of getting a Skype phone? 00 GIN LEE puts six devices to the test to see if they are all hype and no Skype WITH Skype, you can make PC-to-PC calls to other Skype users anywhere in the world using your home or office broadband line
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        708 89 Is the HTC Touch Diamond the 'iAlternative' to the iPhone? GRACE CHNG was in London to unearth the facts TAIWANESE cellphone maker HTC took 18 months to develop its latest touchscreen smartphone HTC Touch Diamond. Exacting specifications were insisted on by its chief executive officer,
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        543 89  -  Grace Chng First Look NORMALLY, a smartphone is a plain-looking workhorse encased in a boring shell. When the wraps came off the HTC Touch Diamond last Tuesday in London, the sleek design and impressive user interface broke the mould. Only 11cm thick, this thin device fits
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        764 90  -  Clive Thompson, We're 'outsourcing' our memory to digital devices and the Internet WE'RE running out of memory. I don't mean computer memory. That stuff's half-price at your local supermarket these days. No, I'm talking about human memory, stored by the grey matter inside our
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        299 90 The New York Times THE social network Facebook has reached an agreement with 49 state attorneys general to institute a broad set of principles intended to protect young users from online predators and inappropriate material. The company will require users under 18 to confirm they
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        605 91 Our pro cybergamers did well last year. But crashed out this year due to a controversy. 00 GIN LEE reports SINGAPORE'S professional cybergamers have gone from heroes to almost zero in just seven months. Last October, the nine-men, one-woman team called Singapore Swords thrust
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        628 92 Age might not be the best way to decide which games should be restricted or barred THE new games classification system is aimed at protecting the young from harmful content, but who will protect us from nasty gamers whose antics mar a game's enjoyment? Here
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        882 93 Cox News Service Called Clearwire, the high-speed wireless network is also a potential boost for struggling US telco Sprint NEW YORK AN ALLIANCE of top technology and cable companies led by Sprint Nextel Corp said last week that it will invest billions
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        981 94  -  Tan Ec Sze, Social software like Facebook can work wonders for the corporate world too BLOGS, wikis and online communities are donning business suits, and while enterprises may like the look, they are still a bit uncomfortable about the fit. Social software, or Web 2.0, refers
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          388 95  -  Alfred Siew TWO bidders submitted proposals to be the Network Company, or Netco, to build Singapore's next-generation broadband networks on Monday last week. Here's a look at what's on the table. Who: Open Net (Axia Net Media, Sing Tel, Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), SP Telecommunications) Technology
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          725 95 ALFRED SIEW sheds fibre-optic light on what broadband users can expect in the coming years THE news did not come as a shock. After all, fibre-optic cables are the future. Still, when the two bidders for Singapore's new cyber highways came forward on Monday
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          672 96  -  Tao Ai Lei,; There is less of a wait now when you book online with Sistic, with its networked storage WAITING 11 seconds is waiting one second too long for Sistic customers who want to zip through their online ticket purchases.
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            717 97 A new survey shows SMEs warming up to tech, but more remains to be done, reports IRENE THAM EXOTIC spices and fine culinary experiences have been Gayatri Restaurant's path to customers' hearts and stomachs. But the Indian restaurant recently added a new ingredient: technology. A digital
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            463 97  -  Irene Tham Companies in information and com-munication-related businesses led the trend in tech savviness, with 96 per cent of them already computerised. Meanwhile, the real estate, construction, entertainment and the arts, and social and health sectors registered the best improvements in infocomm adoption. For
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        469 98 Want to know what's wrong with your PC? E-mail us at stdled@sph.com.sg Photos wiped out WHEN I was downloading my holiday photos into my PC, I didn't realise that there was another set of photos already in the computer with the same filename. As a result, the
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          132 99 ►laptops Lenovo Idea Pad UllO notebook PC Snag it atl authorised dealers at $2,999 IT'S so pretty, oh so pretty, it's so pretty and lovely and gay. Decked with a fiery red chassel and embossed with feminine floral prints, the Lenovo IdeaPad UllO notebook PC is undeniably
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          114 99 ►photo printers Canon's Pixma iploo From all authorised dealers at $499 (with battery kit) CANON'S Pixma iplOO may set you back some $500, but its impressive features and good looks promise to be worth your moolah. At a mere 2kg, the printer is light enough to
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          127 99 digital photoframes View Sonic Slim Series digital photo frame The 7 inch version is now available at authorised dealers at $229 ADMIRING the blinding grin or dreamy brown eyes of your latest fling just got a lot easier. With the View Sonic Slim Series
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          150 99 ►mobile phones HPiPAQ6I2 Business Navigator Available at authorised retailers at $999 IF YOU'RE traversing Mount Everest, you don't haggle with digital navigators they might just ditch you at 15,000 feet. The HP iPAQ 612 Business Navigator promises not to baulk when showing you where you
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          93 99 ►business solutions McAfee Total Protection for Network The solution is available now. For more information, visit www.mcafee.com MCAFEE has launched McAfee Total Protection for Network, a solution which provides end-to-end protection for a company's enterprise network. Particularly, the solution lets users consolidate all their network security needs
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          105 99 ►wireless keyboards Logitech diNovo Mini Available at all authorised dealers at $279 RARELY do you find a wireless keyboard that's pretty enough for you to dangle off your handbag. But the Logitech diNovo Mini is pretty enough to pass off as bling. For one, its sleek body
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          121 99 digital camcorders Canon HFIO camcorder Available at authorised dealers at $2,299 IT'S a lighter, slimmer package, and a successful facelift means that it is perfect for toting around town. Thanks to the device's image-stabili- sation feature and image processors, the Canon HFIO camcorder is not only a
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          155 99 ►home theatre sound systems Samsung's HT-XBlO Series Home Theatre Sound Bar Available in June THOSE risking eviction by blasting tracks in the middle of the night and annoying the hell out of their neighbours will put Samsung's HT-XBlO Series Home Theatre Sound Bar to good use.
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          92 99 ►business solutions Acronis Snap Deploy 3 For more information, visit www.acronis.com.sg/enterprise/ download/ ACRONIS Asia, a provider of storage management and disaster recovery software, has unveiled Acronis Snap Deploy 3, a software that lets IT managers quickly configure multiple computers or servers simultaneously. Acronis Snap Deploy 3 promises
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          78 99 ►business solutions Security gateway virtual appliances For more information, see http://www.securecomputing.com SECURE Computing, an enterprise gateway security company, has announced that it is working with VMware to provide customers with security gateway virtual appliances. These appliances will provide users with a way to manage security for multiple virtual
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          75 99 ►business solutions Sonic Wall Re-assembly Free Deep Packet Inspection 8 engine For more information visit: www.sonicwall.com SONICWALL, a secure network infrastructure company, has unveiled the Sonic Wall Re-assembly Free Deep Packet Inspection 8 engine. The solution lets IT administrators inspect network traffic against malware, viruses and other
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        542 100  -  Mario Kart Wii Mario's back and he's in a go-kart or motorbike. What are you waiting for? Let's go racing MARIO Kart Wii (MX Wii) needs a name change. And not just because its current title is a dull juxtaposition of the game franchise (Mario
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        156 100 GOOD Mario Kart players are also masters at "snaking" a special technique involving the continuous use of drifting and mini-turbos, even on a straight road. Snaking may seem dastardly. In fact, in previous MX instalments, it was an unfair action that was tedious to perform and broke the flow
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        617 101  -  Oo Gin Lee Preview Of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed THE force is strong, and as Darth Vader's apprentice, yours is extra powerful. You can bend metal doors and force grab Stormtroopers with a wave of your hand, send a 360-degree force
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        400 101  -  Sherwin Loh, Dead Head Fred WHO would have thought that murder and decapitation would make such a fun game? Now, before the censors start running around trying to classify this game, let it be said that this game is more Addams Family than
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        839 102 Get engaged with games from Nokia's N-gage system; 00 GIN LEE goes online and checks out the trial versions KEEP your cool on long MRT rides and during that hour-long wait for your date. Whip out your mobile phone and button mash your
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        606 103  -  Melvin Seah, Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZIS digital camera $649 Available at all authorised Panasonic dealers I'VE always been a big fan of Panasonic's Lumix cameras, mostly because of their top-class Leica DC Vario-El-mar lens, effective optical stabiliser, and an impressive zoom range that usually starts at a wide
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        Lock icon Stunning all-round performer
        392 103  -  Adli Yashir, HP Pavilion dv3ooo series entertainment notebook $2,299 Available from authorised HP dealers WITH its cover closed and the power off, this glossy black notebook looks ordinary. But power it up and, wow, it's a real beauty. Your eyes will fall longingly on a silver keyboard
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        Lock icon Excellence articulated
        493 104  -  Tan Chong Yaw, Sony a 350 (DSLR-A350) $1,199 (body); $1,399(DT18-70mmkit) Available at authorised dealers THE articulated LCD on a videocam is a hugely useful device. An overhead or low angle shot is made easy with just one flip of the LCD. Although few digital cameras have this, Sony's
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        311 104  -  Chester Chen, Samsung SyncMaster 2493HM $899 Available at Sim Lim Square and Funan IT Mall Shops THE old cliche "bigger is better" holds true when it comes to the 24-inch Samsung SyncMaster 2493HM LCD monitor. Setting up the monitor was easy as the base came fitted to the
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        522 104  -  Melvin Seah, Samsung SGH-iSSOW $738 (without operator's contract) Available at all authorised Samsung dealers TURNING on the Samsung SGH-iSSOW is like finding a fish burger after ordering a chicken burger. Upon turning on the phone, the Symbian S6O operating system greets you. Samsung, however, has
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        699 105  -  Mike Lee, Grainy photos are the scourge of compact digital cameras. Here's how to reduce noise DIGITAL noise that appears in photos is not always welcome. But there are various ways to minimise and reduce noise artefacts. While proud owners of the latest professional DSLR (Digital
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        951 106 Can a person turn on a lamp and be environmentally friendly at the same time? IRENE THAM lights the way PAUL Peeters, 45, wants to colour your world green. Actually, it can be red, blue or any colour so long as the source
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        Lock icon Toying with toddler technology
        675 107  -  GRACE CHNG J There's no keeping the slew of tech devices from children, do so with adult supervision COMPUTER literacy skills will be taught to un-der-fives in England from September. The British government will make it compulsory for nurseries and childcare places to do this under
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        580 107 The Washington Post HAPPY birthday, spam. P.S. Now go away. It was 30 years ago that users of Arpanet, a United States government designed precursor to the Internet, logged onto their accounts to find what is considered the first
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      273 99 Enterprise *****8 The sth International Information Technology Exhibition Conference for the Enterprise Where IT means Business Highlighting IT Solutions relating to the vertical industries such as: Banking Financial Services O Logistics Transportation Government Q Manufacturing (3 Hospitality Retail O Security Asia's premier IT thought leadership conference Q Distinguished speakers C
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      150 100 Robotics Your Next Career. Your Next Business. THE NEXT BIG INDUSTRY "By year 2010, the Robotics market is forecast to reach U5524.3 billion worldwide" International Federation of Robotics. This is an Exciting time for those with CERTIFIED INTERNATIONAL ROBOTICS TRAINER qualification "MUST HAVE" credentials to be top earning ROBOTICS Professional
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        315 110 Every time you see the Little Red Dot pencil, get creative. Write headlines, learn new words... Whatever you do, have fun! SUPERVISING EDITOR Bertha Henson EDITOR Serene Goh DEPUTY EDITOR Claudette Peralta JOURNALISTS Yen Feng, Malini Nathan, Lim Pow Hong INTERNS Neubronner Eugene, Sujith Kumar CONTRIBUTORS Alison
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        523 110 'Parents want children buckled up in minibuses' By Teh joo Lin Diana Othman (ST, April 30, 2008) A GROUP of parents and experts is calling on the Government to force minibus drivers to install seat belts in their vehicles following the death of a young boy. Some said
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        477 111 The five Ws and an H of giving maids a day off. BY ANDREW DUFFY WHO SAYS MAIDS SHOULD HAVE A DAY OFF? Three civic groups have banded together to persuade the Government to make it compulsory for maids to have at least one day off each
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        211 112 Beijing With the upcoming Olympics in August, the capital of China has been going into overdrive preparing for the event. Its Olympic stadium, nicknamed the "Bird's nest" by Beijing residents for its shape, opened last month. Beijing is also where you will find two of the country's
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        133 112 10 What it is The record number of satellites launched by just one rocket. This feat was accomplished on April 28, by India's space agency using its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket (right). A remote sensing satellite, a mini-satellite and eight foreign-owned satellites for research use were
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        158 112 South Korea What is happening The South Korean government announced last month that a ban on United States-produced beef will be gradually lifted from this month onwards. To help assure citizens that US beef is safe, a news conference by the agriculture minister, attended by government ministers,
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        119 112 Train accident in Shandong, China What happened On April 28, an overnight high-speed train from Beijing to Qingdao jumped its tracks and caused nine of its carriages to topple onto their sides. At least 70 passengers died and 416 others were injured in the accident. It was
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        659 113  -  LIM POW HONG Children find that learning martial arts does not mean fighting with others. On Sundays, eight-year-old Valeric Sng turns into a lean, mean karate machine. The St Anthony's Cannossian Primary 2 pupil has been training at the Shotokan Karate-Do Club for four years. She is the
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        176 114 Lee Khoon Choy Former diplomat and minister of state Lee Khoon Choy started out as a journalist. He was vice-president of the Singapore Union of Journalists and worked at the Sin Chew Jit Poh, the main Chinese newspaper in the 1950s as its chief reporter. It was as
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        407 114 Vesak Day on May 19 is one of the holiest days of the year for Buddhists, neubronner eugene looks at its history FOR YOUR GRANDPARENTS Vesak Day commemorates the birth of Buddha in 6238 C, his enlightenment and his attainment of ultimate peace and bliss called
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        386 115 Most viewers know them as the sparring stepbrothers who are complete opposites in the Nickelodeon TV show Drake Josh. But how do they stack up in real life? sujith kumar draws comparisons JOSH PECK Born: Nov 10, 1986 in New York. Onscreen: Josh Nichols, the smart, well-behaved
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      206 116 \P, AFP Scientists in New Zealand are giving a giant squid the eye as they try to learn more about it. They have discovered that the massive creature the largest squid ever to be caught had eyes that were likely to be the biggest
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      1021 116 Controversy has plagued the 2008 Olympic Torch Relay since the torch was lit in Greece on March 24. LIM POW HONG highlights the hot spots during its journey last month based on reports in The Straits Times. Draw arrows to connect the cities to the countries on the map.
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        414 117  -  ELLEN WHYTE Pesticides can be useful, but they are also dangerous, by Pesticides deter insects, weeds and other threats to crops. They also prevent mould and diseases that could make us sick if we ate infected food. But pesticides are poisons, and using poison is always dangerous.
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        458 118 Did you know that your brain is made up of two halves, each with a different job? alison de souza explains Your brain is not just one big lump it is made up of different parts, each of which does something different. The largest part is called the
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        339 119 The talent page featuring special reviews, original art and contributions from Y-O-U. Send your contributions to stdot@sph.com.sg BOOK REVIEW Danny the Champion Of The World By Roald Dahl REVIEW BY MATILDA CHIA LI-LING, PRIMARY 6, YU NENG PRIMARY SCHOOL This is a marvellous book crammed with adventure and
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        404 120 HISTORY IN THE HEADLINES* That is all that is left of Pompeii after Mount Vesuvius volcano erupted again after 17 years of silence Pompeii, Aug 26, AD79 The city of Pompeii was destroyed when the volcano on Mount Vesuvius erupted two days ago, killing many of its
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        165 120 Tick the correct meanings of the words below: Rumblings a. Musical sounds b. Low, throbbing sounds c. High-pitched sounds Spewing a. Spitting out b. Sucking in c. Boiling over Suffocated a. Died from overheating b. Died from lack of air c. Died from burns Determine a. Figure out b.
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        101 121  - WATCH LEARN MALINI NATHAN Having difficulty describing something? Do not sweat it, help is on the way in three simple steps. I. Go through The Straits Times and find five objects. Cut the images out and paste them onto the boxes in the middle of the Y-charts provided on this
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        204 122  -  MALINI NATHAN Try the Dot way! Every week, we brew up Dot-flavoured lessons from a vast collection of classroom recipes. This week, pupils learn about working with others. DOT TREAT Group work, one period. DOT MISSION Working with others. DOT TOOLS The Straits Times. ROLL UP
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        368 122  -  KIM MAX BY ARE YOU CONFIDENT ABOUT YOUR BODY? 1. You catch your reflection in a shop window and you: a. Think "looking good". b. Adjust your clothing. c. Look away quickly. 2. It's summer, you: a. Get a new swimsuit and hang out at the beach. b.
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        463 123 The Oriental Pied Hornbill became extinct in Singapore in 1855, but 139 years later, in 1994, it made a comeback. It is likely that the first group of hornbills flew in from Johor, Malaysia, and decided to stay on. Since then, many sightings have
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        98 123 Sumatran rabbit Nesolagus netscheri The Sumatran rabbit is buff grey with striking brown stripes over its face, legs and body, including a mid-dorsal stripe from the shoulders to the rump. Shy and slow-moving, it lives in rainforests. That is why it has evolved to have small
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      32 110 WRITE Write a letter to a school bus company explaining why you think all their buses should have seat belts. Imagine that you have to convince them it is a good idea.
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      159 119 WIN A MEDIA CLUB GOODIE BAG! Send in your creative works and you could win this prize if your piece gets published here. Do not forget to include the title of your contribution, your name, age, level, school, phone number and even a picture of yourself. Also, do not copy
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