The Straits Times, 19 May 2008, Afternoon Edition

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 68 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 MONDAY, MAY 19 2008 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • INSIDE
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      Lock icon Myanmar kids face starvation
      61 1 THOUSANDS of children who survived Myanmar's cyclone will starve to death in two to three weeks unless food is rushed to them, an international aid agency warned yesterday. The warning from Save the Children came as top UN disaster official John Holmes arrived in Myanmar for
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      Lock icon ST puts agencies to service test
      60 1 SINGAPORE launched Public Service Week to recognise civil servants who go the extra mile to serve the public. Acting as difficult callers, The Straits Times tested telephone hotline operators of 10 government agencies. The Education Ministry came out tops, but in other cases, nobody
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    • Article
      Lock icon $2.80 haircut cuts out rival salons
      59 1 CALL it an economic cut, if you will. A hair salon at Bedok Reservoir is luring customers, some from as far as Woodlands and Yishun, with its $2.80 per cut offer. Ten other salons in the neighbourhood have been left starved for business, with
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      Lock icon New Singapore long jump record
      41 1 KENNETH Wang (right) rewrote the country's longeststanding jump record yesterday. The 21-year-old is now Singapore's best long jumper after leaping 7.41 m eclipsing the 1982 record set by Ng Yee Ming by 7cm. SPORTS, PAGE Hl4
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    Lock icon THOUSANDS USHER IN VESAK DAY
    193 1 MONKS and thousands of devotees at the Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery off Sin Ming Avenue yesterday fell into procession at the monastery grounds, dropping to their knees in a deep bow for every three steps taken. The ritual, which took two hours
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  • Article
    Lock icon China declares three days of nationwide mourning
    561 1  -  Peh Shing Huei AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Flags at half-mast and three minutes of silence to remember earthquake victims By In Beichuan (Sichuan) AT 2.28PM today, air raid sirens will wail across China as the country begins three days of national mourning
    AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  561 words
  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Indonesia's mud victims fall through the cracks
      983 1  -  Leslie Lopez By South-east Asia Correspondent In Sidoarjo (Indonesia) FIVE-MONTH-OLD Fiarah Madika is a child of one of Indonesia's most mystifying environmental mishaps. Her parents were forced to flee their village 17 months ago when gases spewed and mud gushed from the ground
      LESLIE LOPEZ  -  983 words
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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  • PRIME
    • Article
      Lock icon Mrs Lee still in serious condition
      424 3  -  Jeremy Au Yong By MRS LEE KUAN YEW, who suffered a stroke last Monday, underwent surgery on Saturday and is under close observation, a statement from Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's office said last night. A brief statement provid- ing an update on Mrs
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      Lock icon N-W district anti-dengue drive to target elderly
      493 3  -  Jermyn Chow 2b u/o oreeaing mosquitoes in past were older home owners By ONE in four homes in the North West district found breeding mosquitoes last year was owned by an elderly person. It is why this group will be targeted by the
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    • Article
      Lock icon Won't pay TV licence? Expect a court summons
      408 3  -  Chua Hian Hou By THE annual crackdown on people who have not paid their $110 TV licence is under way. Several thousand home owners who have not paid up so far will get a court summons, and if they ignore this, they
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    • BUSINESS IS IN THE BLOOD OF THESE TWO POLY GRADUATES...
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        Lock icon Boy with a dream has 2 firms and diploma at 20
        514 4  -  Jane Ng His motor racing businesses take off, thanks to lessons learnt at polytechnic By HE WANTED to start his own company to bring go-karts here when he was just 12. But Mr Daniel Charles learnt in short order
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        Lock icon Diploma icing on the cake for baker
        295 4  -  JANE NG MR SAMUEL CHAN, who graduates from Singapore Polytechnic with a chemical process technology (food technology) diploma at the end of this month, has been running an online bakery set up even before he joined the school. The 23-year-old was also conducting
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon SEARCH & RESCUE
      90 6 SEARCH RESCUE SICHUAN QUAKE AFTERMATH "On behalf of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the State Council and the Central Military Commission, I express heartfelt thanks to the foreign governments and international friends that have contributed to our quake-relief work." CHINESE PRESIDENT HU JINTAO, thanking foreign aid
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      Lock icon Singapore team goes the extra mile
      904 6  -  Tracy Quek Team extricates body of woman and helps family to bury her By China Correspondent In Hongbai Township MR XIAO Zhigang finally buried his mother yesterday, after six days of anxious waiting, not knowing whether she was alive or dead. Last Monday afternoon,
      CHUACHIN HON  -  904 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Military aid allowed in
      175 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS TWO US military planes packed with food, power generators and other goods flew into Sichuan province yesterday, the first aid that China has accepted from foreign armed forces. Senior Captain Guan Youfei, deputy director of the foreign affairs office of China's
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    • SICHUAN QUAKE AFTERMATH
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        Lock icon NEW THREATS
        102 7 everyone says it is safer at the stadium. I won't be able to sleep at home. God knows when the quake will come again and bury me alive. I have only one life. I can't take any risks." MS LIU VAN, on why she is sleeping in Chengdu
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        Lock icon Aftershocks
        357 7  -  Peh Shing Huei 6.0-magnitude tremor sends Chengdu residents scrambling; 3 killed in nearby township By In Chengdu JUST when life seemed pretty much back to normal in the Sichuan provincial capital, a 6.0-mag-nitude aftershock early yesterday morning sent people here scurrying again. It was the strongest tremor since last
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        Lock icon FLOODS/LANDSLIDES
        127 7 THOUSANDS of people have fled disaster areas after the government warned that several lakes and rivers were getting dangerously close to overflowing because landslides have blocked water flow. At least three lakes, formed after rocks blocked a river, had burst their banks but caused no casualties. Officials were monitoring
        NEW YORK TIMES, REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  127 words
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        Lock icon NUCLEAR LEAK
        85 7 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS CHINA yesterday moved to quell concerns over the safety of its nuclear facilities, including the main nuclear weapons research laboratory, close to the affected zone. "I could say in a responsible manner that all these facilities are safe and secure," senior military officer Ma Jian
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        Lock icon DISEASES
        102 7 ASSOCIATED PRESS CONCERNS are mounting over potential disease outbreaks among the nearly five million people who have lost their homes in the quake. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday that conditions for homeless survivors were ripe for outbreaks, and called for quick action to supply clean water and
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        Lock icon HOPES & MIRACLES
        115 8 HOPES MIRACLES "Broken pieces of window glass and tiles were handy and I once thought of ending the pain in seconds. But I soon gave up the notion when I remembered the faces of my wife and daughter. I was determined to survive and wanted to see them again." MR
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        Lock icon Milk of human kindness
        204 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE A CHINESE policewoman is contributing to the country's massive earthquake relief effort in a very personal way by breast-feeding eight babies. A newspaper in Chengdu, the capital of quake-hit Sichuan province, yesterday devoted a special page to 29-year-old Jiang Xiaojuan, calling her a "hero"
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; www.wccdaily.com.cn  -  204 words
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        Lock icon 12-year-old hanging on
        219 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS HUANG Siyu was on the fourth floor of her elementary school finishing her afternoon lessons when the ground began shaking violently. As she fled downstairs, the school collapsed, killing her teacher, she said. A chunk of falling debris then crushed her left leg, and
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        Lock icon 1976 survivor reaches out
        149 8 BLOOMBERG, REUTERS MR LAN Shaoming was just seven when an earthquake killed 250,000 people in his hometown of Tangshan in 1976. Last week, he drove 2,000 km to Sichuan to deliver instant noodles and bottled water to the victims of China's latest quake. "I remember how
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      • Article
        Lock icon 'Stingy' Yao Ming?
        159 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ON A day when Deng Xiaoping's widow gave her entire life savings to China's earthquake relief, it did not pass unnoticed that sporting icon Yao Ming was a little less generous. China's richest celebrity donated 500,000 yuan (S$98,000) to a relief fund, sparking fierce criticism
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        Lock icon Man survives 124 hours under rubble
        563 8 XINHUA Groups earlier missed him but memories of family kept him alive Yingxiu (Beichuan county) NOT a single drop of water for 124 hours. But 20-year-old Jiang Yuhang emerged unscathed from the wreckage of his dormitory five days after the deadly quake. The highway
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        Lock icon Children facing death by starvation: Aid agency
        545 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS, AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE Warning of death of thousands comes as world pleads for access Yangon THOUSANDS of childrei who survived Myanmar's cy clone will starve to death ii two to three weeks unles food is rushed to them, an ai( agency
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        Lock icon US Navy aid set to flow as soon as Yangon says 'yes'
        501 9  -  Arlina Arshad By On Board USS Essex (Andaman Sea) THE past week has been an exceptionally long one for three United States Navy transport ships hoping to provide relief to survivors of the Myanmar cyclone. Since last Tuesday,
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Mudflow victims still waiting for reparation
        629 11  -  Leslie Lopez Red tape holds up compensation and housing two years after the disaster By South-east Asia Correspondent In Sidoarjo (East Java) WHEN a Muslim holy man came to Jati Rego village last year, Mr Adi Sugiantto was confident that his prayers and rituals
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        Lock icon Critics of Thai government playing royalist card again
        474 11  -  Nirmal Ghosh By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok IN A tactic that evokes a sense of deja vu, critics of Thailand's government are playing the always potent royalist card. The card was last played by the same group of people in late 2005
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        Lock icon Flying tin sheets kill 4 as storm strikes Philippines
        260 11 AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE Manila FOUR people were killed as tropical storm Halong battered the northern Philippines yesterday, with powerful winds triggering floods and landslides, relief officials said. All four were hit by tin sheets torn from the roofs of houses in Pangasinan
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Religious issues still sensitive: Abdullah
        470 12 AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK But Malaysian PM holds out hope for peaceful resolution of conflicts in Vesak Day speech Kuala Lumpur PRIME Minister Abdullah Badawi admitted yesterday that religion continues to be a sensitive issue in the multicultural nation, but said he hoped
        AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK; FHE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  470 words
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        Lock icon Lingam tape: No trial by media warning
        297 12 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Kuala Lumpur PRIME Minister Abdullah Badawi warned against any bid to hold a trial by media of six people, including former premier Mahathir Mohamad, who are to be investigated over the V.K. Lingam video clip controversy. He said it
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      • Article
        Lock icon Mahathir on Malays in economic zone
        135 12 AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE Kuala Lumpur RICH Singaporean investors could force Malays out of the Iskandar Malaysia economic zone, says former premier Mahathir Mohamad. Tun Dr Mahathir said on Saturday that the RM17.7 billion (557.5 billion) Iskandar Malaysia project was aimed at luring Singaporean investors and
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      22 6 Message of tolerance While admitting that religion is a sensitive topic, PM Badawi advocates the peaceful resolution of religious conflicts. PAGE 13
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon SIGN OF THE TIMES
      653 13  -  Bhagyashree Garekar Americans look for ways some of them criminal to cope with rising oil costs By US Correspondent In Washington IT IS called a gas drive-off. A customer drives into a petrol station or a gas station as Americans like to say fills up, and
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      Lock icon Rewards draw more tip-offs
      224 13 NEW YORK TIMES ADD to rising prices and foreclosure rates another economic indicator: the number of tips to the US police from people hoping to collect reward money. Calls to the Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers hotline in the first quarter were up 30 per cent; San
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      Lock icon PM Brown backs human-animal embryo research
      612 14 Stem cell research will save millions, he argues, as British MPs vote London BRITISH Prime Minister Gordon Brown yesterday made an impassioned argument for creating human-ani-mal hybrid embryos, on the eve of a vote on the controversial issue. Today and tomorrow, British Members of
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    • Article
      Lock icon Zimbabwean leader fears for his life
      185 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Harare (Zimbabwe) FEARS of assassination led to Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai's absence from the start of his election campaign yesterday, ahead of a presidential run-off next month. As his party prepared the first rally of his latest push for the presidency,
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      Lock icon Grin-on-order may be a bad call, says study
      257 14 London PRETENDING to smile can be bad for your health, a leading psychologist has warned. Office workers wanting to get on, shop assistants trying to sell as well as call centre workers ordered to be friendly all suffer higher stress levels if
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon TAIWAN RULING PARTY ELECTS NEW CHIEF
        99 15 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS TAIPEI: Taiwan's ruling political party chose a new chairman and a China moderate on Sunday following major election losses, party leaders said. Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) members elected Ms Tsai Ing-wen, a former vice-premier and one-time top China policymaker, hoping her
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        Lock icon TIBET TALKS TO RESUME IN MID-JUNE
        93 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS STOCKHOLM: A new round of talks between the Dalai Lama's envoys and Chinese officials is expected to be held in mid-June, Tibet's Prime Minister-in-exile said Saturday. Mr Samdhong Rinpoche told reporters in Stockholm that he hopes China s leadership would "be serious
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        Lock icon SRI LANKAN ARMY KILLS 17 REBELS
        84 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE COLOMBO: Sri Lanka mounted air and ground attacks against the Tamil Tigers across the island's embattled northern district at the weekend, killing at least 17 rebels, the Defence Ministry said yesterday. Russian-built Mi-24 helicopter gunships backed troops advancing towards rebel-held areas in
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      • Article
        Lock icon FORMER BANGLADESH PREMIER INDICTED
        111 15 REUTERS DHAKA: A court in Bangladesh formally indicted detained former prime minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed yesterday for graft over a power plant deal. The Anti-Corruption Commission filed the charges with the court in February, accusing Sheikh Hasina of accepting 30 million taka (S$600,000) in kickbacks in
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        Lock icon INDIA, PAKISTAN TO REVIEW PEACE PROCESS
        103 15 REUTERS ISLAMABAD: India's Foreign Minister travels to Pakistan this week for his first meeting with leaders of a new civilian government and to review a peace process that has been in the doldrums for more than a year. Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee
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        Lock icon HELLO KITTY TO BE JAPAN'S GOODWILL ENVOY
        103 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: Japan will be appointing the mouthless feline cartoon character Hello Kitty as a goodwill tourism ambassador in China and Hong Kong, with the aim of promoting visits here, Kyodo News has reported. It will be the first time a cartoon
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      Lock icon Bush lectures Mid-East states on democracy
      667 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS Overcome grudges against Israel and give citizens more freedom, he says Sharm El-Sheik (Egypt) US PRESIDENT George W. Bush, who began his Middle East trip by praising Israel, ended it yesterday by giving the Arab world a stern lecture. He told Arab
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      Lock icon Campus honour for anti-feminist icon triggers uproar in US
      476 15  -  Bhagyashree Garekar By US Correspondent In Washington ATOPUSuniversi ty has stirred uj controversy b} honouring a con^ servative icon bes known for advocat ing that women stay at home and be full-time wives and mothers. As Washington University in St Louis,
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      Lock icon Radical Islamists do well in Kuwait election
      279 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Kuwait City RADICAL Islamists made a strong showing in Kuwait's legislative election, but women failed again to enter Parliament, according to results released yesterday. Official results from all five districts showed that the hardline Islamic Salafi Alliance and its allies won
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon No more cooking show stints for Thai leader
        375 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THAILAND'S premier and occasional TV chef Samak Sundaravej says he will temporarily stop appearing on two cooking shows following complaints that his culinary moonlighting is unlawful. Food-loving Mr Samak appears regularly on two local shows, whipping up tasty Thai delights
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS  -  375 words
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        Lock icon Prince Harry's escort 'forced' driver to speed
        170 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRITISH police are said to be investigating a complaint from a driver who says he was tailgated at high speed by officers trying to keep up with a car carrying Prince Harry. The Mail on Sunday reported that 33-year-old Tim Williams
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        Lock icon Edward Kennedy out of danger
        255 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS OUT of immediate danger, US Senator Edward Kennedy remained in hospital yesterday as doctors tried to work out what caused one of the country's best-known senators to suffer a seizure. Mr Kennedy, 76, is the lone surviving son in a famed political family.
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        Lock icon Still Mr and Mrs, but in reverse
        153 16 REUTERS A SEX-CHANGE couple were married at the weekend in Mexico's first transgender wedding, as the traditionally conservative country starts to lose some of its inhibitions. Mr Mario del Socorro, formerly Maria, and Miss Diana Guerrero, who used to be Jose, were married
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      Lock icon SINGAPORE AND THE WORLD THIS WEEK
      141 17 MONDAY SHARM EL-SHEIKH (Egypt): World Economic Forum meeting continues to explore the future of the Middle East. TUESDAY TAIPEI: Inauguration of Mr Ma Ying-jeou as Taiwan's new president. WEDNESDAY ISLAMABAD: Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee to visit for a review of a four-year-old peace
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      Lock icon Friday is D-day for Pedra Branca ruling
      168 17  -  LYDIA LIM SINGAPORE WHAT IT IS SINGAPORE and Malaysia go to court again on Friday, this time to receive the world court's judgment on their sovereignty dispute over Pedra Branca. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will deliver its verdict at The Hague,
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      Lock icon Unveiling of URA Master Plan
      158 17  -  JERMYN CHOW WHAT IT IS THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) will unveil the Draft Master Plan 2008 on Friday. The new Master Plan is expected to make changes in land use, increase plot ratios as well as lay the groundwork for a much larger population
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      Lock icon Asean ministers to discuss Myanmar recovery effort
      175 17  -  LEESIEWHUA WHAT IT IS SINGAPORE will today host a special meeting of Asean foreign ministers to discuss how best to support relief and recovery efforts in cyclone-hit Myanmar. Asean members are expected to hear an update on the situation from Myanmar Foreign Minister
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      Lock icon Democratic primaries in two states
      173 17  -  BHAGYASHREEGAREKAR WORLD WHAT IT IS KENTUCKY and Oregon hold primaries tomorrow affording Senator Barack Obama an opportunity to make a symbolic claim to the Democratic Party nomination for the US presidency. Senator Hillary Clinton, who has refused to quit the long-drawn-out race to elect a
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      439 18 CHEATING on bus fares is a form of petty theft with an un-der-stated social impact. If the calibrated payment system for public transport travel leaves room for wilful dishonesty, penalties are in order. Fines for fare-dodging that go into effect on July 1 are therefore overdue.
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      1475 18  -  Bruce Gale »TEMASEK'S TROUBLES IN INDONESIA By Senior Writer MORE evidence has emerged that a Russian telecommunications company may have contributed to the difficulties faced by Temasek-affiliated companies in Indonesia. And in a new twist in the complex legal battle between Temasek Holdings and Indonesia's anti-monopoly
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      735 18  -  Tion Kwa ONLINE SHOPPING By Senior Writer NOT much happens around my father-in-law's house. But if you spend any part of a day on the front porch, you'll find the rural Vermont quiet occasionally broken. Just beyond the front meadow, you might spy a
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      914 19  -  Robert Karniol »PROLIFERATION, ENVIRONMENTAL DANGERS By Defence Writer DOGGED by delays, a Japaneseled programme to help dismantle decommissioned Russian nuclear submarines is due for completion within two years. "One submarine was dismantled in 2004 and a second was completed last year. The four remaining submarines (in
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      746 19  -  A. F. Alhajji »COMMODITIES AND MONETARY POLICY By THERE is anguished hand-wringing worldwide about the high price of oil. But if political leaders and policymakers want lower oil prices, they should be promoting policies that strengthen the US dollar. The implications
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      42 18 Nuclear concerns There is growing concern over proliferation and environmental threats posed by the dismantling of Russia's nuclear submarines. PAGE 20 PUNCHLINES fTINGAPO&EAN DRIVERS KISS, I g/\7 BEHIND THE WHEEL f I WmmWk JmmtW^ F8 I Br|Mt*2 P^^bJ 7 -HbcP O^ °b
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      1279 20 Singapore today Partly cloudy. JL_ JL_ JL_ tf^^^^^P Kn^^ THE STRAITS TIMES MONDAY, MAY 19 2008 ASIA*WORU> WEATHER USEFUL NUMBERS SIJIINffiTOUOttI I 1 Emergency lines mJ\J IULJAY SEM £^""S1 Clear Police Hotline 1800-255-0000 HI Civfl Defence (Fire, Rescue and Emergency 1 Let the members of Tampines Jun9^^, Tnl(V V- Ambulance^
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      263 21 Unveiling a new waterfront experience. Get ready to live where you play. /^r X RESERVOIR Si Hreservoir rd Revel in a conducive environment to live and play. Have all the excitement of life by the waterfront c £-C^S fe^-*^-*^ itw waterfron-6^««* r'9 nt at y°ur doorstep. Search no more for
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      752 22  - Forget JB all head for a snip at Snip Avenue fANE NG Wang Hui Fen Bedok salon draws customers from as far as Yishun and Sengkang By TEN hair salons at a Bedok Reservoir neighbourhood centre had hardly any business yesterday: A new kid on the block was pulling in
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      781 23  -  April Chong And they are not just following the faith but also taking up leadership roles By YOUNG, educated and holding a white-collared job: This could describe the average credit-card holder but it also describes the growing breed of practising Buddhists here. Radiation therapist Melissa
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      444 24  -  Judith Tan The focus is on physical activities but they will also offer counselling, befriending and medical services By SIX centres promoting a healthy lifestyle for the elderly but with a focus on physical activities are being set up. Called Seniors Connect Plus,
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      296 24  -  SUJIN THOMAS RESIDENTS in Punggol will have a new shopping mall and more fellow residents within the next three years. The new town, which already has 16,700 flats, has another 2,100 being built now. The Housing Board also recently launched 1,700 flats
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      637 25  -  Elena Chong KIDNAP SCAMS BY PHONE He acted as conduit to transfer victims' money to China By Court Correspondent THE first person linked to the infamous kidnap scams here has been jailed. These scams involve callers pretending to have kidnapped a victim's relative
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      433 26  -  Sujin Thomas Brisk business at most stalls but some report fewer patrons; original market to reopen late next year after revamp By THE temporary home for the stalls in Tekka Market, a 10-minute walk from its original site in Buffalo Road, was officially opened
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      303 26  -  JEREMY AUYONG IT WAS a hectic IV2 hours for the Prime Minister at the 20th anniversary celebrations of Nee Soon South yesterday evening. In addition to giving a speech, PM Lee Hsien Loong handed out prizes, flagged off two dragon boat races, took
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      165 27 New technology and concepts allow the SAF to hunt down and destroy the enemy in minutes D Storm (Strike Observers Mission) teams fan out across the battlefield based on locations determined by the Division Strike Centre (DSC). The six-man squads can direct air and land firepower to
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      618 27  -  Teh Joo Lin Aim of exercise is to shave precious seconds off time taken to tackle fleeting enemy targets By In Northern Cape (South Africa) FIVE hundred Singapore soldiers on Saturday successfully demonstrated their ability to "shoot and scoot" when
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      157 27 THE army troops and airmen have been roughing it out since May 10 in a training area spanning 50km by 40km about three times the size of Singapore making it an ideal spot for long-range live-firing exercises. Lohatla Combat Training Centre is more than a two-hour drive
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      28 22 An eye on the elderly Six new centres are coming up in various neighbourhoods here to reach out to seniors and improve their quality of life. PAGE H3
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      487 23 SSEfI XSSSf I Q The Land TransP°rt Authority's (LTA) trial use H ~^^^^V of video cameras on buses is designed to H H catch motorists who cut into bus lanes. v H H How does this work? X I The cameras are installed next to the bus I^^%^ g I
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      1548 25 C Mk-"\ to gauge the level of service rPoM v\ J provided by three different M|l'' v"*—- rf^ people. Each good service i- i i_i- £c- i j i j. i r j-i j. -i L<Tl^i7% /f A experience earned one star. Exemplary public service officers were honoured last week
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      437 29  -  Karon Ng ZAPCODE and Yellow Pages have joined forces in a strategic move that marries new media with the old. The alliance will provide consumers with more information and give advertisers a wider market reach for their products and services. SPH New Media, a fully owned
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      221 29  -  Lim Yann Ling MR ERIC Cheam, Chef de Cuisine of Mandarin Oriental Singapore, and five other chefs from the Singapore Chefs Association (SCA) were the second runners-up in the Gourmet Team Challenge category at the 16th Food Hotel Asia Culinary Challenge recently. With chefs from Mandarin
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        63 29 Lion Air, an Indonesian domestic carrier, is launching a daily flight between Singapore and Bali from June 6. Book a return air ticket from Singapore to Denpasar before May 31 for $187 nett (inclusive of all taxes and fees). Applicable for travel between June 6 and Oct
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        60 29 Save space with the new Epson EMP-400W projector, which has an ultra-short focus lens that can project a 60-inch screen from just 65cm away. The lens also supports the PC widescreen WXGA (1280 x 800 pixels, 16:10 width-height ratio) format. Priced at $5,688, the projector has a built-in
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        63 29 Samsung's new Series 6 Full HD LCD TVs come with 100 Hz Motion Plus to prevent judder images and they have an Ultra Clear Panel for vibrant details. Wide Colour Enhancer 2 for natural and realistic colours and four HDMI inputs. The Series 650 and 610 come in
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        53 29 From now till June 30, buy the Nikon Coolpix S2lO, 5550 or S6OO at an authorised dealer, register for a prod-uct-shooting workshop at $30 and receive a "pro-shooting tent" after the workshop. The pro-shooting tent is easy to set up and provides a good environment for shooting products
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        55 29 Cheese pastries by Pan Pacific's new award-win-ning pastry chef Winnie Goh are available from now till July 31 at The Atrium Deli. Look out for Chef Goh's signature passionfruit cheese cake, cheese brownies and the broccoli and gruyere cheese loaf. Take away these items at a 50 per
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        51 29 Vitagen Collagen, a milk drink enriched with probiotic cultures, 500mg of collagen pept i d c s and 30g of vitamin C, now comes in a new flavour elderf lower, known for it antioxidant properties. Available at supermarket, hypermarts and pharmacies at $3.60 per pack of five
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      Lock icon Online shopping on the rise
      605 29  -  KARON NG With more secure websites, e-commerce is poised to grow as people get used to buying things in cyberspace By\ MORE Singaporeans are now shopping online. According to the Infocomm Development Authority's annual surveys on infocomm usage in households and by individuals, 30 per
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      365 30  -  Stephanie Song »MY THOUGHTS By HAVE you ever been offered a totally unexpected helping hand, but took a moment to consider if there was an ulterior motive behind it? On the flip side, when was the last time you offered help without
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      1069 30 MY LIFE Project Work adds value to A levels, but grading needs to be fair, say Youthlnk writers A taste of the real world PROJECT Work gives students a taste of what life in the real world is like. Working professionals
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      406 30 B BUILDING FUTURES HP One success story at a time F L^^H L^fl How can I fast track L*- J V a p" W7a| j my accountancy career? W 4 i 1 WE HAVE THE PLAN IhJ^m^&^^J^p^^B^Jh^P^^^ s J kSi^^i^ B I Date I Time I venue B A\ <^^^
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      274 31  -  Ashley Wai Leng Chang (Ms) I LIVE in Chengdu, China, because of my husband's work. When the earthquake struck Wenchuan county on Monday, telecommunication lines were down for several hours. Wenchuan, 150 km north-west of Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, was at the
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      471 31  -  Lim Eng Chong I REFER to last Wednesday's letter, "Insert graciousness into URA's grace period" by Mr Tan Tatt Si. Mr Tan said he parked his car at Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) Carpark B when he went to Singapore General Hospital
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      289 31  -  K. Kuladeva, Dennis Butler and Jeannette Aruldoss (Ms) WE WISH to point out contradictions in Mr Tan Kok Khoon's letter, "Mandarin Gardens en-bloc sale committee not involved in AGM" (May 9). According to Mr Tan, the Mandarin Gardens Collective Sales Committee (CSC) "was not involved
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      210 31  -  James Loh DESPITE the assurance by the Ministry of Manpower that the pass rate of maids who take the English test is 95 per cent, there are still 5 per cent who do not. If they include those cited by Mr Samuel Tang and
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      171 31  -  Ramla Mohamed Osman (Ms) DESPITE the penalties faded by owners and handlers who do not muzzle or leash their dogs, many still do not comply with the rules. Their reason: The dog is cooped up at home, needs some freedom and is harmless.
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      192 31  -  S. SatishAppoo I REFER to last Monday's letter, Smoking ban flouted in public places" by Mr Justin Kan. National Environment Agency (NEA) officers conduct routine checks of places where smoking is prohibited by law to ensure compliance. During our checks, we also give priority to
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      151 31  -  Joseph Kunjiraman I HAVE noticed an increasing number of ungracious drivers cutting queues at Woodlands Checkpoint. Inevitably, there is a queue of vehicles at the Causeway these days. Instead of joining the queue, there is a group of Singapore drivers who drive beside the queue
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      103 31  -  Audrey Ang (Ms) POLICE invite Ms Lee Pai Ping ("Vacillate no more, it's time to belt them up", April 29) to contact us with more information on the encounter she cited in her letter. Police would like to clarify that anyone may report a traffic violation at
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      147 31  -  Terry Chng I RECEIVED a traffic summons for speeding along West Coast Highway on April 24. I spotted two traffic policemen tracking the speed of car with a laser gun on the Telok Blangah Flyover. However, I was certain they had made
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      221 31  -  Ho Sein Yean I REFER to the letter, "One short pipe... two different offices" by Mr Lim Keng Hian (May 3). Mr Lim referred to a short pipe in his flat as maintained by the town council and the Housing Board. We have
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      203 31  -  Soffy Hariyanti Abdul Rahim (Ms) I REFER to yesterday's report, "Seat belts compulsory for new minibuses". In reporting Minister for Transport Raymond Lim's comments on the subject, the article gives the impression that the Government will specifically provide a subsidy to help needy
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      27 31 J^7^ tf Zaobao fs^s* 15 hours in Yingxiu, $MJ&>?Lf "aS**" 16 ePicen|er °f China's massive earthiuake -J^ls*. iSr* a rst 'ianc'account by Zaobao's Han Yong Hong #««#««a*njii**ji«<inWMiittis^^w
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      33 31 For more readers' views, log on to straitstimes. com. Access to letters online is free. MY BOSS ROCKS: Gen V employee SECOND-HAND SMOKE: Casino staff 'G0T0...': Telemarketer's phone manner NDP TICKETS: Pointless applications
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      Lock icon China retain Thomas Cup
      678 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BADMINTON Lin Dan and Co. win 3-1 to demolish South Korea's dream of a maiden Cup victory Jakarta A RAMPANT China served up a warning ahead of the Beijing Olympics yesterday by shattering South Korea's dream of claiming a first Thomas Cup
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      353 32  -  Lin Xinyi »TABLE TENNIS By SINGAPORE paddler Li Jiawei went down to long-time nemesis Zhang Yining in straight games in the semi-fi-nals of the U*****,000 (S$208,000) China Open yesterday. Li, who had never beaten the Chinese world No 1 in seven previous attempts on the
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      543 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE »SOCCER Ibrahimovic brace helps them beat Parma 2-0, while Roma are held 1-1 by Catania MILAN NOBODY can accuse Inter Milan of not making things interesting. After dominating the Italian Serie A for most of the season, they stumbled and then
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      133 33 P W D L F A Pts Inter Milan 38 2510 3 69 26 85 AS Roma 38 2410 4 72 37 82 Juventus 38 2012 6 72 37 72 Fiorentina 3819 910 55 39 66 AC Milan *****010 66 38 64 Sampdoria 3817 912 56 46 60 Udinese
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      129 33 P W D L F A Pts Real Madrid ....37 26 4 7 79 34 82 Villarreal 37 23 5 9 6140 74 Barcelona *****0 9 76 43 67 A. Madrid 3719 ***** 44 64 Sevilla 3719 414 7148 61 R. Santander ..3716 912 4141 57 Mallorca *****4
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      609 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London CRISTIANO Ronaldo has declared himself the finest player on the planet ahead of Wednesday's Champions League final against Chelsea. The Manchester United winger insisted he had nothing to prove to the critics, who claim he will never be a great player until
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      Lock icon Rooney says Drogba's head 'not quite there'
      298 33 ASSOCIATED PRESS London MANCHESTER United forward Wayne Rooney has taken a swipe at Chelsea striker Didier Drogba's temperament ahead of the Champions League final. "Sometimes, he seems as if his head's not quite there," Rooney said. It was an unusually candid comment from
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        94 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS MUNICH: Ottmar Hitzfeld and Oliver Kahn took their farewell from Bayern Munich on Saturday with a new record, some tears and a standing ovation from 70,000 fans. Bayern beat Hertha Berlin 4-1 to end a season in which the club earned
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        51 33 LONDON: Chelsea want Inter Milan's Roberto Mancini to replace Avram Grant as coach next season. Mancini, 43, has been in contact with the Blues and is interested in taking charge, the Mirror said. Grant will be asked to return to his previous role as director of
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      524 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS London NWANKWO Kanu wanted to give Portsmouth a reason to keep him at the club. Scoring the winner in Saturday's FA Cup final at Wembley to give Pompey their first title in 69 years should be enough.
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      386 34 »TENNIS Hamburg SECOND seed Rafael Nadal beat holder and top seed Roger Federer 7-5, 6-7 (3-7), 6-3 in the final of the Hamburg Masters yesterday. The French Open champion had never won the title at the Rothenbaum, the only Masters Series on clay to have
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      439 34  -  Michael Lee HORSE RACING Favourite's victory gives trainer Brown his second Group 1 race in seven weeks By THE $3 million Group 1 Singapore Airlines International Cup produced no surprises yesterday. The highest-rated horse in the 16-runner field and $17 favourite, South Africa's Jay Peg,
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        85 34 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK: Olympic gold medallist Tim Montgomery has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for his part in a fake-cheque scheme. The 33-year-old pleaded guilty last year. Prosecutors say he had a hand in depositing bogus cheques worth US$l.7 million (552.3
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        73 34 ASSOCIATED PRESS BALTIMORE: After a convincing 5 1/4-length victory in the 133 rd running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, all that is left for Big Brown to claim his spot in horse racing immortality is to win the Belmont Stakes on June
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        41 34 ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS: France coach Raymond Domenech yesterday omitted 30-year-old striker David Trezeguet from his provisional squad for the European Championship. Domenech selected 30 footballers for a pre-tournament camp in the Alpine ski resort of Tignes.
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      336 34 CRICKET Fourth Day of Ist Test at Lord's, London: At tea: New Zealand 277 all out. England 239 for 6 (overnight 89-0: A. Strauss 63, A. Cook 61, M. Vaughan 61 n.0.-, Martin 2-65). Second day of 3-day tour match in Trelawny, Jamaica: Jamaica 297 and 11-0. Australia 396
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      121 34 Schoolboy's suggestion is now tradition BEFORE the 1956 Games in Melbourne, the athletes in the Closing Ceremony marched by nation, as they did in the Opening Ceremony. But a 17-year-old Australian schoolboy wrote to the Games organisers and suggested that the athletes should march in together,
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      435 34 NEW YORK TIMES Los Angeles ALLYSON Felix, 22, is one of the best sprinters in the world. Two weeks ago in Qatar, the American, in the span of 90 minutes, ran the fastest times in the world this year at 100 and 400 metres.
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      182 34 REUTERS London PAULA Radcliffe, the marathon world record holder and Britain's chief hope of an athletics gold at the Beijing Olympics, said on Saturday she was confident of being fit for the August Games despite a new injury setback. Radcliffe, who missed last month's London
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      434 35 MOTOR RACING London THE Max Mosley sex scandal has taken an astonishing twist. One of the five women who serviced the International Automobile Federation president in a sado-masochistic orgy in March is married to a British spy. The MIS intelligence officer has been
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      547 35  -  Leonard Lim ATHLETICS His 7.41 m effort breaks 26-year-old national long jump record by 7cm By HE WAS not even born in 1982, when Ng Yee Ming wrote his name into the record books as Singapore's best long jumper. But Kenneth Wang Kan can now
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      214 35 »POLO A SPARKLING display of skill and composure from Team Singapore saw them defeat Team Germany 7-4 in the Cartier International Polo Gold Match yesterday. Spurred on by the cheers of some 800 spectators at the Singapore Polo Club, the quartet, led by captain Satinder Garcha, outplayed
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      209 35 ASSOCIATED PRESS BOXING Cannes (France) MIKE Tyson considers it a miracle that he lived to tell his tale. And he is telling it in graphic detail in a new documentary at the Cannes Film Festival. "I lived a wild and extreme life," the former
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      90 35 P W D L F A Pts Super Reds ....1210 1 ***** 31 SAFFC 12 9 2 ***** 29 Home 12 8 2 2 3417 26 Tampines 12 6 2 4 2518 20 Woodlands 13 5 3 ***** 18 Geylang 12 5 1 6 17 24 16 Young Lions
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      41 33 Serie A Yesterday AC Milan 4 Udinese 1 Atalanta 2 Genoa 0 Cagliari 2 Reggina 2 Catania 1 Roma 1 Empoli 2 Livorno 1 Lazio 2 Napoli 1 Parma 0 Inter Milan 2 Siena 2 Palermo 2 Torino 0 Fiorentina 1
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      37 34 TV times CRICKET: NPower Test Series, Ist Test, day 5: England v New Zealand (Live, Chi 10, 5.58pm). IPL Bangalore v Delhi (Live, Chill, 10.20pm). Event SOCCER: S-League: Tampines v Gombak (Tampines), Dalian v Home (Queenstown) 7.45pm.
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      79 35 In loving memory of our beloved Gloria Carter 'Nellie" who will be sadly missed by husband Gerald, children, grandchildren, great grand children, all relatives and friends. GLORIA CARTER 'NELLIE' 19.05.1932- 17.05.2008 Wake is held at St. Joseph Church Parlour of Repose (143 Victoria Street). Nightly prayers will be held at
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      28 35 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of Husband K.S.KUPPUSAMY (Ex-PSA Telephone Wireman) Departed on 19/05/06 Dearly missed and forever remembered by Wife: S. Sivapakiam Children, grandchildren and loved ones.
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      53 35 The family of the late LEONGPOWONN Departed on 13 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: Dr Toh Chee Keong and team at SGH.
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      69 35 OM NAMAH SHIVAYA LEDCHUMIPILLAINADARAJAH Age: 79 Retired teacher, Umar Pulavar Tamil High School Wife of late Mr.V. K. Nadarajah (Malayan Railways, Singapore) passed away peacefully on 17 May 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Daughter: Subangkini Sukumar Son-in-law: M. Sukumar Relatives and friends to mourn her loss. Cortege leaves Blk 107,
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      53 35 Twentieth Anniversary In Loving Memory of our Beloved AUGUSTUS LAURENCE PEREIRA Departed: May 19,1988 M Rest in peace dear loving father Twenty long years have passed away; You're gone but are still living In the hearts of those who stay. Always remembered by wife, Patricia, daughters, Lynette and Denise, family
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      91 35 3rd Anniversary in Loving Memory of TEO CHOO HONG (Advocate Solicitor) Born to eternal life on 19 May 2005 God took him home, it was His Will, But in our hearts we love him still His memory is as dear today As in the hour he passed away, We often
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      51 35 In Loving Memory Of Our Late Parents 30th Anniversary 4th Anniversary KOHHOODPOH CECILIA LOW KIM NEI Departed: 06 Nov 1978 Departed: 19 May 2004 Jesus said: "I am the Resurrection and the Life, i who believes in Me, though he die, yet shall he ttih John 11:25 Love, Children and
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      36 35 The family of the late BAYSEOH Departed 14/05/2008 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.
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      38 35 In Loving Memory of LAWRENCE LEE BOON ANN (Boon, Dad, Grampsy) Departed 19/05/07 A year has gone since you left us though it seems like only yesterday. You are especially dear to us. We love and miss you.
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      178 36 CHEONG BEE NEO Age: 92 passed away peacefully on 16 May 2008, leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Lim Teow Kee, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lim Cheong Lye Ng Sok Hong Lim Cheong Hock Yap Bee Bee Lim Chong Kiat, Peter Ng Chiew Kiang Daughters: Sons-in-law: Lim Shuat Keow Lee Ling Ho
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      52 36 In Remembrance of Our Dear Friend and Colleague BRANDON "Chip" LOO (07 Feb 1979 -19 May 2004) ANGUS JUGHEAD CHARM BRONCO ZORRO WUKONG SLAP RAIDER BOURNE EDGE GLOVES BALZZ VERMIN BIG BOY LAZER PSYCHO CASH LEX TOADI BLADE JERKY DRIVER MARVEL NOVA RONIN KEVLAR Once a Black Widow, Always a
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      28 36 In Remembrance of Our Dear Friend and Colleague BRANDON "Chip" LOO (07 Feb 1979 -19 May 2004) I Once a Black Widow, Always a Black Widow. Sadly Missed&AlwaysßeniemberedßyAUFriends
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      29 36 Ist Anniversary [n Loving Memory 0 FOO CHEE SENC Departed 19 May 200: Time changes many thing. But not the memory this day brings \lways rememberei by loved ones
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      148 36 "He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, 'He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust. With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation." Psalm
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      115 36 have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 STEVEN LEONG YOWWAH Age: 57 was called home to be with the Lord on 18 May 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Wendy Wong Siew Eng Sons: Alvin Liang Ruikang Benjamin Liang
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      78 36 K. SEENIVASAN MOORIYAR Age: 80 Village Orathandu (South India) passed away peacefully on 18-5-2008 leaving behind: Wife: S. Soranam Brother: K. Nadarajan (India) Son: S. Doroimannickam Daughters: Sons-in-law: S. Rajakumari K. Mohan S. Thanaletchumi A. Mahadevan S. Saraspathy S. Ekarajan S. Amurthavalley Grandchildren, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives and loved
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      90 36 ATHMA SHANTIPOOJA The family of the late K. ILANGOVAN S/O KARUPPAYA PILLAY Departed 14 May 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, condolences and donations during their recent bereavement. Karumathi prayers will be held on 19 May 2008 (Monday
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      61 36 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Our Director Mr. Peter C. K. Lim family on the demise of his beloved mother CHEONG BEE NEO Departed on 16 May 2008 From: The Management and Staff of SWTS PTE LTD SWTS AUTOMATION PTE LTD SWTS CONSULTING ENGINEERS PTE LTD PT SWTS INDONESIA
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      44 36 NICHOLAS SEET BOONTECK passed away peacefully and cremated on Sunday 18/5/08. A memorial service will be held at 6.30pm Monday, 19/5/08 at the Church of Saint Francis Xavier, 63A Chartwell Drive (Serangoon Garden Estate). Lovingly remembered and greatly missed by siblings and loved ones.
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      35 36 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of Ernest Chen Huan Tsung Departed 19/5/2005 In life loved, embraced honoured In our hearts forever near Fondly remembered by Eve, Em, Ju, Yunn Ec, Dennis, XC, Kevin, Jenny, Zhu
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      19 36 In Loving Memory of V. SINADORAY S. RAMALINGAM Departed: 8.5.2004 Departed: 19.5.1992 Always remembered by family and loved ones.
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      34 36 In Loving Memory of SGT V.K. KANESAN Born: 2.2.1956 Departed: 19.5.1978 Gone from our lives one so dear, But in our hearts forever near. Dearly missed and always remembered by parents, brothers and sisters.
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      29 36 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of ERNEST CHEN HUAN TSUNG Departed: 19.05.05 Just a token of love's devotion That our hearts still long for you. Mum, Dad Loved Ones.
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      35 36 In Loving Memory of DOROTHY PUEY HONG NEO Departed 19/05/91 Her memory is as dear today, As in the hour she passed away. Forever loved and remembered by Philip Khoo !S and loved ones. E5
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      83 35 S-League Today Tampines Rovers v Gombak United (Tampines), Dalian Stride v Home United (Queenstown) 7.45pm. Tomorrow Balestier Khalsa v Geylang United (Toa Payoh), SAFFC v Albirex Niigata Oioa Chu Kang) 7.45pm Wednesday Sengkang Punggol v Young Lions (Hougang, 7.45pm). Thursday Gombak United v Home United (Jurong West, 7.45pm). Friday Woodlands
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  • MONEY
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      53 37 (0) CENTS IMH Keppel Corp ISH KepCorp MBLICW*****0 KepCorp MBLICW*****3 lyxor China H 10US$ SIA200 SI A NOL DBS Grp 3560 249.5 1180 110.0 1898 106.9 415 103.0 505 93.0 1823 91.9 1626 80.0 1630 76.0 408 62.0 2048 50.0 5.4 10.3 4.3 33.0 22.6 3.8 5.2
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      57 37 (0) DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 lyxor India Nifty 10 GLD 100S$ SGX MBL iCW*****3 UOB Genting CBBeCW*****4 Yanlord ISMSCI India 100 ComfortDelGro UOBKayH ***** 1620 8734 384 2028 0.5 246 756 165 201 170.0 76.0 57.6 39.0 28.0 24.0 17.0 15.1 13.0 13.0 1 4. 0.
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      51 37 7o ienting CBBeCW*****4 IBS RB eCW*****6 IIA MBL eCW*****5 .0.5 ...1 .0.5 6 5 98.0 75.0 75.0 63 9 24.0 3.0 1.5 II 5 an jzuuDnrervvuouozs STI 3000BNPePW*****7 CapltalanMBLePW***** SingTelSGAeCW*****4 CapitalanDBePW*****9 CharteredDBeCW*****9 2.5 2.5 2.5 1.5 1 oz.j 61.5 54.5 54.5 50.0 50.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 1.5
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      83 37 Where S$ stands Vlay lb 7° UHNU TK ZUUB CLOSE FR May 15 S$ LOW S$ HIGL JS$ 1.3710 +0.63 1.4542 1.3457 iuro 2.1213 +0.84 2.2064 2.0474 2.6726 +0.52 2.8431 2.6568 1$ 1.2966 -0.50 1.3235 1.2349 ren* 1.3097 +0.30 1.4484 1.2832 lupiah* .0.***** +0.52 0.***** 0.***** iaht* 4.2472 +0.32
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      251 37 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Brussels THE European Commission will unveil tomorrow a proposed shake-up of the European Union's (EU) common agricultural policy to lift output in the face of a food crisis. According to a draft seen by news agency AFP, the proposals focus on
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      8994 37 Unit Trusts Funds UNIT TRUSTS ABN AMRO Asset Mgt (Spore] Star Europe Eqty!** 0949/ Star Europe Bond 1188/ Star Europe Bal 1175/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 1402/ Star Asia Bond 1184/ Star Asia Balanced 0 982/ Star Global Technology Fund!** 0 205/ MultiSt Fd 0 815/ Star Asia BondfUSD) 0
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      485 38 ASSOCIATED PRESS US can help lower prices by developing alternate fuels, among other things New York UNITED States President George W. Bush said last Saturday that Saudi Arabia's recent production hike is "something, but it doesn't solve our problem" of soaring oil
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      368 38 BLOOMBERG NEWS, REUTERS New York UNITED States banks Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley are cutting a total of about 2,900 jobs as the credit crisis rages on. Lehman, the fourth-largest US securities firm by market value, will begin a new
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      368 38 BLOOMBERG NEWS Tokyo TOYOTA Motor, the world's sec-ond-largest carmaker, is nearing a price increase accord with steel suppliers to offset the rising cost of raw materials. "We are close to reaching a final agreement on a price increase," president Katsuaki Watanabe told reporters yesterday at
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      510 39  -  Lee Su Shyan Strategy includes bringing in successfu products from other markets like Australia By Assistant Money Editor BRITAIN-BASED insurer Aviva, which provides protection for about one in three employees in Singapore, has set itself an ambitious target 20 per cent
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        68 39 ANURAG MAHESH: Appointed as head of global investments and sales for the Asia-Pacific at Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management. In his new role, Mr Mahesh (above) is responsible for all product management and investment solutions across the region. Based in Singapore, he reports to Mr Ravi
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        73 39 ORAL DAWE: Appointed as managing director and chief executive officer of Asia-Pacif-ic commodities at JPMorgan. He had been with Goldman Sachs for 10 years, most recently as co-head of Asia commodities and president of the Singapore office. Based in Singapore, Mr Dawe will be responsible for
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        71 39 BERNARD YEUNG: Appointed dean of the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School. Professor Yeung will hold the Stephen Riady Distinguished Professorship Chair from June 1. He hails from New York University's Stern School of Business, where he teaches economics and management and is
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        34 39 STEPHEN LAU BUONG LIX: Appointed as executive director of Hotel Properties. Mr Lav, 53, is currently head of the company's hotel division. He previously headed its retail and leisure divisions.
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        56 39 LIM KUAN YEW: Appointed as managing director (MD) of Magnus Energy Group with effect from last Thursday. Mr Lim, 49, became a non-executive director of the company in mid-March. He has taken over the post of MD from Mr Chan Sing En, 41, who
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        57 39 DOMINIC TAN ENG KIAT: Appointed as a member of the nominating committee at Yongnam Holdings, with effect from last Thursday. A non-executive and independent director, Mr Tan replaces Mr Scow Soon Yong on the committee. In addition, Mr Tan replaces Mr Henry Lim Ghim Siew as
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        Lock icon ENZER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RESIGNS
        91 39 LOW SHIONG JIN: Resigned as executive director of Enzer Corp with effect from last Friday. Mr Low, 39, said he has "to focus on issues arising from another listed company and may not have sufficient time for an executive position" at Enzer. He is an executive
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      315 39  -  Michelle Tay By FRASERS Centrepoint Trust has completed the first revamp of a multimillion-dollar plan to jazz up its malls. Anchorpoint Shopping Centre was relaunched last Thursday after a $13 million makeover, setting the stage for similar transformations at Frasers' Northpoint and Causeway
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      267 39  -  JOYCE TEO ASIA Pacific Breweries (APB) is expanding its presence in China and has plans to build a brewery in Guangzhou city in Guangdong province. The 600 million yuan (*****.6 million) plant will help APB serve the affluent coastal areas of the Pearl
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      Lock icon Banks step up programmes to retain support staff
      559 40  -  Grace Ng Shortage of back-end talent prompts them to devote more resources to training By Finance Correspondent AN ACUTE shortage of operations staff to support the fast-growing teams of private bankers has prompted employers to roll out new programmes to nurture and
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        68 40 SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) offers a healthy dividend yield of 5.1 per cent, after the company paid out 81 per cent of its profits as dividends, Kirn Eng Research has noted. "Management said loads, in general, have held up well, although it has seen
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        60 40 OCBC Investment Research feels Unisteel Technology is a good candidate to be taken private, given its strong cash flow and its lead in the hard-disk fastener market. OCBC has cut the stock from a "buy" to a "hold" only, even though first-quarter profit fell 25.1
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        Lock icon CIMB SAYS BANYAN TREE WORTH MORE
        64 40 CIMB-GK says Banyan Tree Holdings is trading at a deep discount to its sum-of-the-parts valuation of $2.60, even though the firm has delivered solid earnings. "At $1.37, we estimate the market is paying for its hotel operations only," CIMB-GK noted, adding that demand from
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      Lock icon Malaysia and US to resume FTA talks in July
      231 40 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA will resume in July talks with the United States on a free trade deal, but it has taken the sensitive issues of government procurement and competition off the agenda, state media said. Malaysian Trade Minister Muhyiddin
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      Lock icon Doubts linger despite positive signs in financial markets
      451 40  -  Goh Eng Yeow »TAKING STOCK By Markets Correspondent LIFE is slowly but surely returning to normal in the financial markets, as another humdrum week slipped by without any cliffhangers to set the pulse racing. May, however, has traditionally been a dreary month,
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      Lock icon Contracts on Hong Kong index active after recent rally
      324 40  -  Alvin Foo WARRANT WATCH By Markets Correspondent THE recent rally of Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index is drawing investors into fresh positions for its warrants. Last Friday, the Hang Seng ended up 105.15 points at 25,618.86, marking a 2.2 per cent
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      638 41 FINANCIAL TIMES, BLOOMBERG NEWS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Move in line with CEO's plan to axe up to $691 b in non-crucial ops New York CITIGROUP is looking to sell its German retail banking operations as part of radical steps being taken by chief
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      360 41 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE »'CREDIT CRISIS ENDING SOON' Zurich THE end of the global credit crisis is getting closer and the United States real estate market should recover in the second half of the year, Deutsche Bank chief executive (CEO) Josef Ackermann said
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