The Straits Times, 22 May 2008

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    360 1  -  Jessica Lim 7 reasons why you won't say there's nothing to do in Singapore Source: By NOTHING to do on the weekends in Singapore? Not if its city planners can help it. Yesterday, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) revealed an ambitious blueprint to make Singapore a great place
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  • UPFRONT
    • 906 1  -  Tracy Quek By China Correspondent In Mianyang and dujiangyan cities THEIR school in earthquake-hit Beichuan county is a hill of broken bricks; some of their teachers and schoolmates are dead, as are some of their parents. But on Monday a week after Sichuan province's deadly
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    • 351 2 I«U1a1^PJ3!1 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2-4 Smoke haze over Singapore Asia 6-20 Smoke from fires in Sumatra is World 21-25 likely to enshroud Singapore over Review 26-29 the next week if winds blow in a FYI 30 south-westerly direction. SECTION TWO PAGE H1 Home H1-H14 Forum H15 F ORIIM Sports
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  • PRIME
    • 408 3 SINGAPORE claims sovereignty over Pedra Branca on the basis that the British took lawful possession of the island between 1847 and 1851, when they built Horsburgh Lighthouse there. Before that, the island was terra nullius, that is, it belonged to no one, Singapore had argued before the
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      163 3 Singapore and Malaysia's 29-year dispute over the sovereignty of Pedra Branca draws to a close tomorrow, when the International Court of Justice delivers its verdict. Yesterday, Ambassador-at-large Tommy Koh laid out four possible outcomes. Senior Political Correspondent Lydia Lim reports. RULING WON'T AFFECT TIES "No matter what the
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    • 424 3 MALAYSIA claims that the Sultanate of Johor had, since its establishment in 1512, possessed title to the island, which it calls Pulau Batu Puteh. That original title was then passed to the State of Johor and, subsequently, to the Federation of Malaya, which Johor joined in 1948.
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    • 720 4  -  Khushwant Singh He claims partner who installed spy camera blackmailed him into selling his share in their business By A MARRIED doctor who had an affair with his clinic assistant was shocked when his partner installed a spy camera and caught him having sex
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    • 195 4  -  Teh Joo Lin By A REPUBLIC of Singapore Air Force helicopter crash-landed seconds after taking off yesterday afternoon, the Defence Ministry (Mindef) said in a statement. Two pilots and an aircrew specialist on board the Super Puma emerged unhurt from the crash, which happened
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  • ASIA
    • 643 2  -  Leslie Lopez Promise of cash handouts to Indonesia's poor fails to calm anger By South-east Asia Correspondent In Bali OPPOSITION to the government's plan to increase subsidised fuel prices mounted in Indonesia as people took to the streets across the archipelago yesterday to protest
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    • CHINA
      • 750 4  -  Peh Shing Huei Staff struggle to cope even as patients sleep in corridors, carparks By In Chengdu PATIENTS will no longer be parked at the outdoor carpark of Renmin Hospital. After days of sleeping in wooden shacks at the carpark, the quake
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      • 333 4  -  PEHSHING HUEI Chengdu THE double disasters in China and Myanmar have turned tents into one of the most precious goods here. It has disappeared from shelves in Chengdu, and relief missions are struggling to obtain them from suppliers. "All local manufacturers here are not
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      • 91 4 CHENGDU: A woman trapped in a tunnel at a power plant was rescued nine days after the Sichuan earthquake the only person found alive yesterday. Ms Cvi Changhui, 35, was trapped in a water diversion tunnel at the Jinhe Hydropower Plant in Hongbai town in
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      • 64 4  -  XINHUA MIANYANG: The authorities in south-west China said they plan to rebuild the county seat of Beichuan levelled in the May 12 earthquake at an entirely new site. The exact location was yet to be decided, but it was likely to be in neighbouring Anxian county,
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      • 69 4 ASSOCIATED PRESS DHARAMSALA: The Tibetan government-in-exile has called for a temporary stop in protests against Chinese rule over the territory while China grapples with the aftermath of the Sichuan earthquake. It asked for a halt, at least until the end of May. It also urged
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      • 85 4 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: A Chinese magazine has been shut down for printing pictures of scantily clad women posing in rubble for a report on the country's devastating earthquake, officials said yesterday. The New Travel Weekly, a lifestyle magazine, ran photos of sultry models in their underwear amid
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      • SICHUAN QUAKE AFTERMATH
        • 566 6  -  VINCE CHONG Official says economic fundamentals have not been affected, and rebuilding has begun By China Correspondent In Beijing THE massive Sichuan earthquake may have caused serious economic damage, but it will not derail China's rapid economic progress, top officials said yesterday. Mr Li
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        • 356 6  -  Kwan Weng Kin By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo JAPAN'S elite rescue team was loudly applauded by Chinese students at Narita Airport yesterday in a show of appreciation for their work in quake-struck Sichuan province. The 61 rescue workers came back after a four-day fruitless
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        • Article, Illustration
          65 6 PHOTO: Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng yesterday signed the condolence book for Sichuan earthquake victims at the Chinese Embassy in the Republic. DPM Wong is the co-chairman of the Singapore-China Joint Council For Bilateral Cooperation. "In the book, DPM offered his deepest condolences to the victims and
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        • 318 6  -  Theresa Tan By THE appeal for help for victims of the Sichuan quake is going on the air. A televised show to help children who have been orphaned will be broadcast live on Channel 8 on Sunday. The fund-raiser will feature Mandarin pop
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      • 775 8  -  Ong Hwee Hwee Agencies on both sides could restart contacts that broke off in 1999 By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei AFTER a decade of talking past each other, China and Taiwan may soon sit down for eye-to-eye talks again. The long-time rivals could
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      • 431 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Nuclear-armed rivals sign pact on giving consular access to prisoners Islamabad INDIA and Pakistan wrapped up their latest round of peace talks yesterday, saying that they had made significant progress and had signed a pact on giving consular access
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      • 73 10 PHOTO: An Indian policeman CUtting the JT 7 SnackleS OJ pTOteSte?S WhO Chained ,7 7 1 ,7 7-, themselves OUtSlde the Prime Minister's residence in New Delhi yesterday The protesters, survivors ot the 1984 Bhopal gas ieak that killed thousands, want the
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
      • 542 11  -  Nirmal Ghosh Parliament will debate proposal that could spark political face-off By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok THAILAND moved one step closer to a high-stakes political confrontation reminiscent of early 2006, when the ruling People Power Party (PPP) yesterday introduced a motion
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      • 381 11  -  Salim Osman By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta SINGAPORE'S Temasek Holdings yesterday took its appeal on a ruling that it had violated Indonesia s anti-trust law to the country's Supreme Court. One of Temasek's lawyers, Mr Perry Cornelius, said the appeal contains the company's legal
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      • MYANMAR CYCLONE AFTERMATH
        • 650 13  -  Nirmal Ghosh Severe food scarcity looms as farmers have no means to start planting: Experts By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok EXPERTS are warning that a shortage of rice seeds in the Irrawaddy delta could spell a severe rice supply crunch in a few
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        • 339 13 Yangon ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan met Myanmar Prime Minister Them Sein yesterday to discuss a new regional effort to coordinate international aid for cyclone victims. During the 45-minute meeting, Dr Surin explained to Lieutenant-General Tnein Sein how the new aid mechanism would
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        • 400 13  -  Roger Maynard BY Australia Correspondent In Sydney AUSTRALIA has praised Asean for its role in persuading Myanmar to allow international aid into the cycloneshattered country. It also flagged the need for a regional initiative to deal with future natural disasters, in which Asean
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    • MALAYSIA
      • 632 14  -  Hazlin Hassan Affirmation comes at meeting of Supreme Council that PM calls to strengthen his position By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur PRIME MINISTER Abdullah Badawi yesterday moved to further shore up his position in Umno, convening an emergency meeting of the party's
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      • 256 14  -  HAZLIN HASSAN Kuala Lumpur A SON of former premier Mahathir Mohamad yesterday followed his father's lead and quit Umno two days after Tun Dr Mahathir announced his own decision to resign. "I am resigning in protest and to support my father's move," Datuk Mokhzani Mahathir
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      • 853 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE Ex-PM says joining opposition will get MPs nowhere, in latest twist to saga Kuala Lumpur TWO days after quitting, former Umno chief Mahathir Mohamad has suggested another way of forcing his successor Abdullah Badawi to step down.
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      • 877 15  -  Zuraidah Ibrahim By Foreign Editor MALAYSIAN opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim warned yesterday against what he described as "desperate voices" that might threaten "brute force" to thwart attempts to oust the government. The opposition will work towards a peaceful and lawful
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      • 253 15 BERNAMA Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA and Singapore have agreed not to cause trouble or problems in bilateral relations after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivers its ruling tomorrow on Pulau Batu Puteh, which the Republic refers to as Pedra Branca. Foreign Minister
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    • 25 2 Lean season ahead Rice shortages loom with Cyclone Nargis having destroyed much of the stock needed for the next planting season in Myanmar. PAGE 18
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  • WORLD
    • 716 16  -  Bhagyashree With Oregon win, he needs only 68 more delegates to clinch nomination By Garekar US Correspondent In Washington SENATOR Barack Obama has passed a crucial milestone, winning a majority of the pledged delegates at stake in the long and increasingly bitter battle for the Democratic
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    • 576 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, NEW YORK TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS REUTERS Old enemies reveal that they have resumed talks, mediated by Turkey Jerusalem SYRIA has received commitments for an Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights to the 1967 border, its Foreign Minister Walid Muallem
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
      • 92 17  -  SALIM OSMAN JAKARTA: Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo travelled yesterday to Surabaya, Indonesia's second largest city, as part of a three-day working visit to the country. He met East Java Governor Imam Utomo and Surabaya Mayor Bambang Dwi Hartono, as well as a group of business
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      • 67 17 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PETALING JAVA: The woman whose headless torso was found near a monsoon drain was strangled before being beheaded. Assistant Commissioner of Police Arjunaidi Mohamed said a post-mortem also showed the victim, who was in her 20s, had been neither raped nor sexually
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      • 98 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: Japan's Parliament voted yesterday to allow the country's space programmes to be used for defence for the first time as part of Tokyo's push to give its military a greater international role. The Upper House of Parliament approved the legislation with
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      • 65 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JOHANNESBURG: Mob violence against foreigners in South Africa's economic hub of Johannesburg has spread to the east coast city of Durban, police said. Provincial police spokesman Phindile Radebe said yesterday that a crowd of almost 200 people carrying bottles and wooden clubs had
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    • 496 18 NEW YORK TIMES, LOS ANGELES TIMES Ruling may force country to redesign notes to help them distinguish value of the money Washington THE size, colour and feel of American money may have to change now that a federal appeals court has ruled that
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    • 235 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS London BRITISH lawmakers have voted against lowering the upper time limit for abortions despite calls to change the regulation on pregnancy terminations. The vote on Tuesday blocked attempts to lower the legal limit from 24 to 22, 20,16
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    • 769 19  -  Jonathan Eyal Beijing keen to woo Moscow for its rich energy resources as Medvedev visits By Straits Times Europe Bureau In London RUSSIAN President Dmitry Medvedev arrives tomorrow in China, one of two countries he will visit on his first foreign trip since assuming
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    • 214 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Sydney THE Tasmanian Devil was listed as endangered yesterday due to a contagious cancer which threatens to wipe out the carnivore. The disease, a fast-growing tumour which spreads over its face and mouth, preventing it from eating,
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    • 382 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS, NEW YORK TIMES, LOS ANGELES TIMES Outpouring of emotion over long-time senator's deadly cancer BOSTON THAT legendary Democratic Senator Edward Kennedy has a malignant brain tumour has sent a wave of shock and sadness through the US political establishment.
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
      • 168 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE A FORMER Australian state minister was jailed for nearly 14 years yesterday on child sex and drug charges. Judge Ralph Coolahan described ex-New South Wales state minister for Aboriginal affairs Milton Orkopoulos (above), 50, as "predatory and manipulative". He lived a double life,
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      • 106 20 REUTERS AN AUSTRALIAN engineer and his English bride have embarked on an environmentally friendly honeymoon trip around Australia, using waste vegetable oil from fish-and-chip shops to fuel their travel. Civil engineer Gerard Mimmo, 36, and his wife Rachel, 28, hope to drive 30,000 km in a
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 25 16 Greenback biased A new ruling may force the US to redesign its currency so the blind can differentiate between bills of different denominations. PAGE 23
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  • REVIEW
    • 427 21 Employers might question why the National Wages Council (NWC), in its recommendations last week, has asked them to consider paying a one-off inflation lump sum to rank-and-flle employees. The simple answer is, they should not be bystanders in the widening efforts to help low-wage earners cope
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    • 1129 21  -  Hannah Ruth Chia CYCLONE NARGIS AFTERMATH By For The Straits Times AFTER years of blissful ignorance, the world finally woke up to the situation in Myanmar last year, when its people, led by the country's monks, took to the streets to protest against the military
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    • 612 21  -  Nyi Nyi Kyaw »A DISASTER IN GOVERNANCE By For The Straits Times "IT SHOULD be a simple matter. It's not a matter of politics. It's a matter of a humanitarian crisis," said US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. She was reacting to the Myanmar government's initial refusal
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    • 602 23  -  Rodolfo C. Severino CYCLONE NARGIS AFTERMATH By For The Straits Times ASEAN foreign ministers met in Singapore earlier this week to discuss the situation in Myanmar following the devastation wrought by Cyclone Nargis. They had set out to do three things. First, they were to update
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    • 776 23  -  Michael Fullilove FINANCIAL TIMES »THE CHINESE DIASPORA By CHINA this week suspended the Olympic torch relay for three days of mourning for victims of last week's earthquake in Sichuan. The torch's progress around China is proving more tranquil than the international portion of the relay, which was
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    • 940 24  -  Ching Cheong By Senior Writer In Hong Kong MR MA YING-JEOU, in his inaugural address as Taiwan's president on Tuesday, defined both his minimum and maximum goals in cross-strait relations. They tallied squarely with those of his Chinese counterpart, President Hu Jintao. The meeting of minds was
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    • 1192 25 Singapore today 3aiii®L Partly cloudy, early afternoon showers with JL- W Hiss; thunder mainly over northern and western Sufi aw|B BP^<%^ Singapore. THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY. MAY 2 2 2 OOS ASIA*WORU> WEATHER USEFUL NUMBERS SIJIINffiTOUOttI 1 fx Emergency lines LnJ IUDAY o J Police 999 fc SEOUL s^A Clear
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    • 225 28 Plumes of smoke filled the air near Choa Chu Kang at noon yesterday a result of bush fires breaking out in the forested area near Brickland Road, said the Singapore Civil Defence Force. Straits Times reader Joseph Steven snapped the scene from his 15th-floor HDB flat
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    • 556 28  - Haze may hit in 2 weeks it all depends on the wind Tania Tan Forecast of south-westerly winds means smoke from Sumatran fires could hit soon By THE smoke from fires in Indonesia could hit Singapore sooner rather than later. Unpredictable wind conditions at this time of year could mean
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    • 338 29 EX-SMOKER Yap Seng Koon, 68, suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) a result of his 20-year love affair with the cigarette. Keen to get the anti-smok-ing message across, he agreed to be the poster boy for the smoking control campaign
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    • 427 29  -  Chua Hian Hou Research firm's report says ISP has put brakes on Bit Torrent, a popular program among online pirates and legitimate users By WEB surfers are up in arms over a new report that says Star Hub is blocking a popular software program that allows
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    • 441 29  -  Alfred Siew By Technology Correspondent "I'M doing a survey, what do you think of our products and services?" asks a smooth-talking man who approaches another on the street. But when the interviewee answers him, he turns up the volume on his earphones, looks
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    • 507 30  -  Jessica Lim It scoops Building of the Year title handed out by Singapore Institute of Architects By THE new LaSalle campus complex, a striking array of glass and stone facades linked by bridges, scooped top honours at the Singapore Institute of Architects
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    • 374 31  -  Sujin Thomas Man, 24, picked up after police reports were made over rant about MRT encounter By A BLOGGER has been arrested for posting a racist rant on his website that has stoked an online firestorm. The 24-year-old was taken in- to custody on Tuesday
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    • 404 31  -  Selina Lum By A LAW firm has lost a court fight to have two lawyers from an opposing firm disciplined, the fallout of a squabble over payment for court transcripts. Last week, the High Court dismissed an application from Grays LLC, which was seeking
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    • 179 31  -  LIM HENG LIANG Fancy getting a closer look at marine creatures without getting wet? Then head to Sentosa's Underwater World Singapore, which has become the first aquarium in Asia to acquire remotely operated vehicles. Called Ocean Invaders, they are equipped with lights, propellers and
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    • 341 31  -  Keith Lin SPEAKING IN PUBLIC WITHOUT PERMIT By SINGAPORE Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan and party supporter Yap Keng Ho were yesterday found guilty of speaking in public without a permit in the run-up to the 2006 General Election. But their sentencing
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    • URA LEISURE PLAN
      • 423 35  -  Lim Wei Chean Green getaway New nature trails, resorts and recreational activities will make Kranji and Lim Chu Kang ideal for countryside jaunts. Lim Chu Kang, Kranji to be developed into 'weekend refuge', with farm stays and spas By eral new leisure
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      • 305 35 FORGET rushing home after work to watch television or sleep early. Singapore's urban planners want you to stay out late more and take in the city's buzz after dark, when the weather is cooler. The effort to cultivate more night owls islandwide starts with Singapore's
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    • 440 37  -  Sue-Ann Chia Republic scores well in 140-nation index for its few refugees, lack of internal conflict By SINGAPORE moved up two spots in a global index which measures how peaceful countries are. It ranks 29th out of 140 countries in the Global Peace Index,
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    • 401 37  -  Keith Lin By BECOME an engineer in the manufacturing sector and you can expect, on average, a starting pay of $4,000 a month. While a less princely sum may await you if you are less qualified, the sweet news is you can pick
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    • 304 37  -  KEITH LIN FOR five days, supervisor Annie Faridah Abdullah played personal butler to a wheel-chair-bound hotel guest. The visitor, in her 40s, was on a diet that forbade her from eating vegetables such as garlic and onions. Ms Faridah ensured that the woman's meals
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    • 603 39  -  Clarissa Oon Ngiam: Only way is to ride out rising prices, but cooperatives like Fair Price can ease pain By ATTEMPTS to fight inflation are largely "public relations exercises" but politically necessary, former top civil servant Ngiam Tong Dow said at a dialogue
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    • 418 39  -  Clarissa Oon By WHAT keeps pioneer civil servant Ngiam Tong Dow awake at night is the fear of Singapore becoming a high-wage and "not so high tech" economy like London and losing its competitiveness. The longtime advocate of technical education said
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    • 1172 39  -  Li XUEYING LI XUEYING LI XUEYING By MOST of today's younger Cabinet ministers hail from upper-middle class backgrounds, and "so really do not know" the impact of, say, a policy such as a 10-cent bus fare hike on ordinary families, said retired top
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    • 288 39  -  Lee Siew Hua By SINGAPORE policymakers tend to swing from euphoria to depression, says Mr Ngiam Tong Dow, quoting Dr Albert Winsemius, who was Singapore's long-time economic adviser. Mr Ngiam made this point when he told the story of policy U-turns on doctor numbers.
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    • 703 40 'ONE OF THE FIRST STRIKE BREAKERS' One day, there was a strike at a Bukit Timah factory run by Mr David Lee... He was one of the early Hong Kong pioneers who came to Singapore to set up the textile industry. Dr Goh (Keng
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    • 198 40 Rwandan President Paul Kagame, on his first official visit to Singapore, yesterday witnessed the signing of an agreement for the Republic to continue collaborating in the African nation's development. He also called on President S R Nathan (above) yesterday morning, and attended a dinner at
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    • 622 41  -  Jessica Jaganathan 48 win Healthcare Humanity Award for humanitarian work By DRIVER Tan Kok Chuan, who works for a seniors' centre, was shocked when he showed up at the home of an elderly passenger three years ago and found her rolling
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    • 27 28 Angel in patients' midst He helps people in therapy and gives them free haircuts. For his contributions, Tan Kok Chuan wins a Healthcare Humanity Award. PAGE Hl4
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    • 515 42 "She served us Milo and biscuits on the morning of the PSLE." STUDENT ONGKIANJIE: "I salute Concord Primary School principal Rita Dass for doing so much for us last year. We were touched by her care and humility. She served us Milo and biscuits on the morning of the
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    • 369 42  -  Png Eng Huat I REFER to the reports, "Seat belts compulsory for new minibuses" last Sunday and "Ministry clarifies on school bus fare subsidy" on Monday. The Transport Ministry should not be so quick to discount the idea of giving specific assistance
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    • 237 42  -  Chan Wai San (Ms) I REFER to Mr David Soli's letter "Why so long for simple repair jobs?" (May 9). In every project under the Hawker Centres Upgrading Programme, the National Environment Agency engages professional building consultants to undertake project management.
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    • 254 42  -  Dr Christina Lim WE REFER to the article "Allow drug firms to advertise their products" (May 10) and letter "No harm to be a little creative in cancer ads" (May 13). The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) wishes to address the issues of direct-to-consumer (DTC)
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    • 208 42  -  Dr Meena Sundram WE REFER to Mr Azmi Adnan's letter on Saturday, Chock-A-Block". We have since contacted Mr Azmi to address his concerns. The retail items available in the pharmacy serve to provide the necessary array of health-care products for our patients.
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    • 178 42  -  Heng Cho Choon LAST Wednesday's Online Forum letter, SingPost clarifies distribution of admail", is cold comfort to HDB dwellers like me who are inundated daily with unwanted, unsolicited admail which end up either on the floor next to our mailboxes or in the nearby
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    • 169 42  -  Lim Soo Huat I REFER to Saturday's letter by Mrs Elizabeth Ng "From 40 to 60 to 100 hours". According to the dictionary, "to volunteer" means "to offer one's service or help without payment or rewards". It irks me that parents undertake "volunteer" work
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    • 177 42  -  Wong Weng Fai I APPLAUD Asean's patience in coaxing the Myanmar government into agreeing to a compromise that will allow aid into the cyclone-hit area. The Myanmar government must realise that it is losing out in fund-raising stakes as the quake in Sichuan, China,
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    • 30 42 Letters to Forum Editor Please include your full name, address and a telephone contact number. For women, indicate Miss, Mrs, Mdm or Ms. Send your letters via e-mail to stforum@sph.com.sg
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    • 437 42 LANGUAGE CENTRE II {JC^Tf REGISTERED WITH HOE f B CaL/^^^^w Language Expression and Critical All-Rounded Composition and Thinking Methods Comprehension Enhancement Strengthening language expression Methods via picture visualisation jM UkA Composition construction Seven steps to enhance reading skills f«A KreS^ 0'™9 Sk'"S Reading, oral and recording k Developing thinking skills
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    • 40 42 For more readers' views, log on to straitstimes. com. Access to letters online is free. SO, TELL US: Unilateralism and the United States LICENSE THEM: Bicyclists WELL DONE, IKEA: Loutish customer MARATHON SILENCE: Lion City run DOGGONE IT: Seating tiff
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      841 43  -  Leonard Lim ATHLETICS So Loh, branded a tyrant by his critics, is set to helm the SAA for two more years By HE HAS been branded a firebrand, a leader out of touch with the ground, even a tyrant. But the man at the forefront of local athletics
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    • 217 43  -  Lin Xinyi By »TABLE TENNIS SINGAPORE are through to the Japan Open women's team semi-finals after a 3-1 win over the United States. This, after suffering an early fright following world No 6 Li Jiawei's shock 11-6, 11-5, 8-11, 4-11, 7-11 loss to Gao Jun.
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    • 676 44 ASSOCIATED PRESS BASKETBALL A well-rested Detroit are no match for hosts Boston in Game 1 BOSTON NOT even a week of rest could prepare the Detroit Pistons for the hottest home team in the National Basketball Association on Tuesday. They had few answers for Kevin Garnett,
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    • 210 44 BLOOMBERG NEWS New York CHICAGO bucked the odds to win the No 1 pick in the National Basketball Association draft after missing the play-offs for the first time in four seasons. The Bulls beat 13 other non-play-off teams at the lottery on Tuesday.
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    • 411 44 ASSOCIATED PRESS Los Angeles THE San Antonio Spurs have won four National Basketball Association championships since 1999, the Los Angeles Lakers have won three. They begin another play-off series today (9am, Singapore time) at the Staples Center, their sixth meeting in the
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    • 112 44 AT THE 1976 Montreal Games, Nadia Comaneci did the seemingly impossible by becoming the first gymnast in history to score a perfect 10. She did not do it just once, but seven times on the way to three gold medals. She was only 14 and 1.52 m
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    • 244 44  -  ASSOCIATED PRESS OLYMPICS Berlin DOUBLE-AMPUTEE sprinter Oscar Pistorius (right) has declined an invitation to run the 400-metre race at Berlin's Istaf Golden League meet, saying he was not ready to face the world's elite. The South African wants to qualify for the Beijing
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    • 481 44 New York PETER Fekete is about to retire from his job as a maintenance machinist at a General Motors plant. His wife, Irene, is an administrative assistant in a pharmaceutical company. In any other year, a family trip to China
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    • 440 44 ASSOCIATED PRESS Madrid THE Spanish women's hockey team could be banned from the Beijing Olympics after two of their players failed doping tests. Spain qualified for the Olympics with a 3-2 victory over Azerbaijan on April 20, but two of their
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    • 305 45 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS »SPORTSPEOPLE Monaco A YEAR ago, after he had finished second to his then-McLaren teammate Fernando Alonso in the Monaco Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton made it clear he was less than happy. He had been hounding Alonso in the race,
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      1073 45 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS F1 boss Ecclestone blasts Mosley for alleging that he plans to take over the sport London BEHIND the glamour of Monaco, where billionaires will watch Sunday's race on yachts and others on the rich list stay in £2,000 (555,400)-a-night hotel rooms, a battle
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    • 696 45  -  Neil Humphreys NOTES FROM THE LIGHTER SIDE By THIS is a difficult football column. Written on the eve of the first all-English Champions League final, but published just after, it promises to be about as well read as Joey Barton. Nevertheless,
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    • 288 45 ASSOCIATED PRESS »SOCCER Madrid MANCHESTER United's Cristiano Ronaldo has already held talks with Real Madrid about a possible transfer. Spanish sports daily Marca, citing "authorised club sources", reported that the Portuguese winger's agent, Jorge Mendes, had spoken to Madrid's sports director Predrag Mijatovic in
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    • 120 45 TRANSFER Xabi Alonso, the Liverpool midfielder, is set to sign for Juventus next week for £12 million (Ss32 million). Italian daily Gazzetta dello Sport reported that Juve director Jean-Claude Blanc met Reds manager Rafael Benitez on Tuesday, and that the clubs have agreed in principle to the transfer. Marseille
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    • 277 45 ASSOCIATED PRESS Bangkok AN S-LEAGUE team could play in next year's revamped Asian Football Confederation Champions League, but must negotiate a play-off first. In the new 3 2-team format announced yesterday, India and clubs from Asian giants were the chief winners. East Asia will
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    • 302 46  -  Valeric Chia SPORTS IN SCHOOLS By DENIED the past two years at the final hurdle, Meridian Junior College's footballers were hungry for glory, and for revenge. That hunger was finally satiated yesterday when they beat Victoria JC 2-1 to lift the Schools National A Division
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    • 458 46  -  Lin Xinyi BOWLING Top bowler has not been able to clinch the event despite close to 10 tries By HE HAS two world titles and three Asian Games gold medals to his name. Bowler Remy Ong has won it all. Well, almost. But,
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    • SPORTS WORLD
      • 98 46 REUTERS ROME: Juventus striker Alessandro del Piero and Sampdoria forward Antonio Cassano have been included in Italy's provisional 24-man soccer squad for Euro 2(308. Del Piero, 33, has not played for the world champions in eight months but was expected to be included after
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      • 95 46 ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS: Former world women's tennis No 1 Lindsay Davenport has withdrawn from the French Open, the only Grand Slam event that she has never won. The tournament starts next week. Tournament organisers said the 31-year-old American withdrew for "personal reasons", without elaborating. They also
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      • 87 46 SENGKANG Punggol's winless run finally came to an end yesterday in their 13th S-League soccer match of the season. They beat the Young Lions 3-2 at the Hougang Stadium. The team at the bottom of the table took a 2-0 lead in the first half through
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      • 63 46 ASSOCIATED PRESS ZURICH: Fifa is considering whether to prevent Kenya from playing their first 2010 World Cup soccer qualifying match. It says the Kenya Football Federation has been taken over by government-appointed officials it does not recognise. "Fifa will be assessing the situation on Friday
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    • 436 46 ASSOCIATED PRESS »DRUGS IN SPORT San Francisco FORMER Olympic darling Marion Jones' husband injecting her with banned drugs. Tim Montgomery, once the world's fastest man, going into Mexico with a self-con-fessed steroids dealer to test his blood for doping. That
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    • 207 46 BASKETBALL NBA play-off s-finals (best-of-seven series)- Eastern Conference: Boston 88 Detroit 79 (Boston lead series 1-0). HOCKEY SHF League Men's Premier: SRC 2 SCC 1. Women's Champions Trophy in Moenchengladbach: Japan 1 Germany 2, Australia 1 Argentina 2. TENNIS ATP Casablanca tournament, 1st rd: Oscar Hernandez (Esp) bt Frank
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      104 46 WE LOVE YOU, MAMA We Celebrate your return to Jesus at 93 MARIE MOK SOU CHING Reunited with Dad: Chui Chee Leuk Your Children: Chui Sook Fun Chui Shoong Chee, Anthony Catherine Chui Shoong Wai, Richard Chui Shoong Hee, Anselm Chor Joo Chui Sook Fong (in Heaven) Chui Shoong Fai,
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      121 46 jjjl "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall If be in want....and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23 LAI ENG KEONG DAVID Age: 62 was called home to be with the Lord on 21 May 2008, dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones.
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      105 46 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith" 2 Timothy 4:7 KAM SIEW BOEY AGE: 65 passed away peacefully on 20 May 2008 with all family members present by her side. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Wan Koon
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      79 46 CHELLAMAL D/ 0 RETNAM PILLAI MARIA SELVAM (wife of the late Arulsamy Muthiah Thevar) Age: 81 Passed away peacefully on 21 May 2008 leaving behind sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-laws, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, relatives and loved ones. Wake is held at Blk 38, #01-541 Sin Ming Drive (Opp. Vicom). Cortege leaves on
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      133 126 TAN KIAN HUA, HENRY Age: 49 Passed away peacefully on 20 May 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Lim Puat Moi, Irene Son: Tan Jing Kai Mother-in-law: Tan Geok Choo Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Tan Chew Hua Kee Poh Kheng Tan Choon Hua (deceased) Tan Hock Kua Lim
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      41 126 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to our Managing Director Mr Tan Chee Hua, Victor on the demise of his beloved twin brother TAN KIAN HUA, HENRY Departed on 20 May 2008 From: The Management Staff of TOSHIO (S) PTE LTD
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      164 126 LEO TONG CHEE ijlfr jJj»:zlP A pe on Passed away peacefully on 21 May 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wives: Wong See Toh (deceased) Foo Siew Eng Children: Spouses: Leong Cheng Kwang (deceased) Ngiam Kiah Mvi Leow Cheng Tong Frederick Chan Peck Guek Janet Leo Cheng
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      143 126 PANG MOEY LAN Age: 80 passed away peacefully on May 21, 2008. Dearly missed by loved ones. [Husband: Vellan Komaran, deceased] Sons: Daughters-in-law: Charles Kumaran Marlene Aquino Ponaya Komaran Florence Peterson Ramayah Komaran Panchi Sinnathamby Dr. Raj Komaran Joyce Collars (Krishnan Komaran, deceased) Maniam Komaran Daughters: Son-in-law: Davi Komaran M.
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      151 126 "The grace of our Lord was poured out on OS me abundantly, along with the faith and love that II are in Christ Jesus. 1 Timothy 1:14 NG YOONG KWANG LAWRENCE Age: 77 Was called home to be with the Lord on 21 May 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered
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      79 126 The Lord fs my Shepherd. I shalt not be in want and I will Dwell in the House of the Lord forever. Psalm 23 LAZARUS MATTHEW (David) Aga: 69 Was called Home to be with the Lord on 20 May 2003 Dearly missed remembered by loved ones. Wife: Shanti Sons:
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      18 126 Ist Anniversary n Loving Memory < THAM SAP MUI Departed on 22 May 20( Uways remembered I loved ones.
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      96 126 AATHMA SHANTI POOJA MURUGIAN KENGGAIAMMAL Passed away peacefully on 8 May 2008. The family of the late wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance,condolences, wreaths and contributions during their bereavement. Special thanks to SriSundara Vinayagaradi Pillaigal (SMT) and sincere
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      172 127 "Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes
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      149 127 'The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come." Isaiah 57:1 Ist Anniversary Remembering Jadon (25 June 1998 22 May 2007) Our Sunshine Boy Mummy, Papa and Kor Kor miss
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      58 127 Second Anniversary In Loving Memory of GOH LUE TEE Departed 22 May 2006 Dearest father, You toiled all those years for us, And then you had to go Gone beyond the world of tears, To eternal peaceful rest But the memory of you will ever linger Through the passing years.
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      142 127 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want...and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 i i CHIA SONG PENG Age: 82 Was called home to be with the Lord on 21 May 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones.
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      52 127 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Our Chief Operating Officer of Hong Kong Airlines Ltd. Hong Kong Express Airways Mr Lim Tze Chiow, Ronal On the demise of his beloved father LIM ENG CHONG on 15 May 2008 From: Management and staff of Hong Kong Airlines Limited Krijjl Hong Kong
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      186 127 "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 ROSEMARY LEE KHENG HIONG Age: 78 was called home to be with the Lord on 20 May 2008. Dearly missed by loved ones. (Husband:
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      65 127 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Our Chief Operating Officer of Hong Kong Airlines Ltd. Hong Kong Express Airways Mr Lim Tze Chiow, Ronal On the demise of his beloved father Lim Eng Chong on 15 May 2008 From: Capt Lvi Fook Chuen Capt Simon Wu Capt Richard Lai Capt
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      131 127 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of HENRY PEK CHEE KOON Departed 22nd May 2007 Your presence is dearly missed even after one year of your departure. We reminiscence your sweet smile and tender loving care, an ever loving husband and caring father. Your unyielding courage has made us proud, and
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      30 127 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the late Henry Yong Kok Hin Departed on 20 May, 2008 From: The Management Staff of Singapore Technologies Electronics Ltd
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      139 127 lift up my eyes to the hills where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth." Psalm 121:1-2 YEW CHIN HOE PAUL Age: 82 was called home to be with the Lord on 20 May 2008 Dearly missed and deeply cherished
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      41 127 The family of the late Roland Aloysius Klyne Departed on 15 May 2008 Wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends and colleagues for thenkind assistance, condolences.wreaths and donations during their recent bereavement. God Bless You All.
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      80 127 LEE BOCK LOONG (LI MULONG) Age: 71 passed away peacefully on 21st May 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife Tay Boon Koi Son: Lee Miang Jer, Reuben Daughters: Lee Miang Sze, Ruby Lee Miang Wei, Monica Brothers, sisters-in-law, sisters, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends Wake
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      46 127 7th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of N. SADASIVAN Departed 22 May 2001 Seven years have passed. We celebrate the life you have lived. We remember the husband and father you were to us and your sacrifices. Dearly missed by wife, Sarojam, and loved ones. -._^T..":, ,1^
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    • 32 48 AFP Yesterday's close: 13,926.3 (-233.79 points) Japanese share prices closed down 1.65 per cent after overnight losses on Wall Street, where high oil prices and inflation worries hit sentiment.
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      23 48 Yesterday's close: 17,243.16 (+12.98 points) Indian share prices closed little changed, as inflation and oil price concerns weighed the market down.
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    • 33 48 AFP Yesterday's close: 5,823.4 (-84.7 points) Australian shares closed 1.4 per cent lower, after Wall Street was rattled by concerns about inflation, high oil prices and the ongoing credit crunch.
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    • 118 48 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: 3,196.9 '^^Sj^^ May 21 Stock Name Close Change Capita Land... 6.600 -0.060 CapitaMall 3.630 +0.030 CityDev ...11.620 -0.060 Cosco Corp... 3.620 +0.020 DBS Grp ...19.800 -0.200 F&N 4.860 -0.040 Gent Intl 0.580 +0.010 HKLand 4.840 JSH ...17.880 -0.320 Jardine C&C ....17.340 -0.120 Keppel Corp..
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    • 142 48 May 21 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2990 1.3150 Can dollar 1.3700 1.3870 Euro 2.1290 2.1520 Malaysian ringgit* ..0.4212 0.4219 NZ dollar 1.0480 1.0710 Sterling pound 2.6740 2.7050 US dollar 1.3590
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    • 472 49 BLOOMBERG NEWS, REUTERS Oil investor, hedge fund join push to revive takeover talks with Microsoft New York BILLIONAIRE investor Carl Icahn, pressing Yahoo to rekindle takeover talks with Microsoft, won more support from shareholders, as the Internet search company weighed new proposals
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    • 301 49 REUTERS Perth ARCELORMITTAL, the world's top steelmaker, has entered into talks about a transaction with Australia's Macarthur Coal after paying As63o million (*****.1 million) for a near 15 per cent stake in the firm, sending the coal miner's shares to a record
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    • 515 50  -  Carolyn Quek New task force to review readiness of govt suppliers to cope with crises By COMPANIES supplying the Government with essential services may be required to comply with a set of standards to ensure that they can recover quickly if a crisis strikes. Deputy Prime
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    • 534 50  -  Rio de Janeiro BLOOMBERG NEWS BRAZIL'S Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras), the owner of the Western Hemisphere's largest oil discovery in three decades, plans to order 40 drilling ships and platforms worth about US$3O billion (5541.1 billion) for delivery by 2017. The
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    • 246 50  -  CHUA HIAN HOU BRIBERY and other forms of dodgy dealing do not seem as big a problem in Singapore companies as elsewhere, according to a survey out yesterday. Just one in 10 firms polled in the Republic has experienced an incidence of
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    • 558 51  -  Fiona Chan This is the first time in 7 years a govt land tender has failed to draw any bids: URA By Property Reporter A HOTEL site on top of the Little India MRT station had yet to attract a
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    • 481 51  -  Chia Van Mm By FIVE years ago, animation company Scrawl Studios was a shoestring operation with only three staff. Now, it is gunning for a turnover of $6 million this year. The company has become one of Singapore's pioneer animation studios,
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    • 322 51  -  Ong Bi Hui By LOCAL entrepreneurs who want to be recognised publicly for their business successes are being invited to apply for the Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2008. Applications for the awards into their 20th year now opened yesterday. The Association of
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    • 383 51  -  CHIAYANMIN A SWEDISH company that makes propellers for ships yesterday opened a production facility in Singapore its first plant outside its home base. Berg Propulsion said the 10,000 sq m facility at Tuas is the first plant of its kind in South-east
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    • 593 52  -  Lee Su Shyan Firm trying to recover $7.5 m from major investor, which may have invested money By Assistant Money Editor EYECARE firm Oculus is trying to recover $7.5 million that its major shareholder Ariel Singapore seems to have used for
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    • 424 52  -  Yang Huiwen TAKING STOCK By MARKET sentiment continued to sour on the local bourse yesterday, as a fresh spike in oil prices renewed worries over inflation. Still, it could have been worse as the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) clawed back most
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    • 236 52  -  ALVIN FOO KEPPEL Corp director Sven Bang Ullring has raised his direct stake in the world's No. 1 maker of oil rigs. Singapore Exchange filings showed he acquired 2,000 shares on the open market at an average $11.82 apiece on Tuesday. He also bought 6,000
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    • 596 53  -  Yang Huiwen While they say the rapid climb is overdone, many see further hikes ahead By THE remarkable rise in crude oil prices has left local economists over a barrel they believe the surge is a bit overdone, but they still
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    • 23 53 May 21,2008 3,196.9 -2.98 STOCK 2.17 billion TRADING shares worth VOLUME $I.9billion UP Gainers: 319 Losers: 299 DOWN Unchanged: 970
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    • 203 53 REUTERS »8.5%-8.75%Y1ELD Hong Kong COMMODITIES trading firm Noble Group has set guidance for a US$5OO million (Ss6Bs million) sale of United States dollar bonds in what could be a key gauge of demand for lower-rated corporate debt in Asia. Hong Kong-based Noble has
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      • 892 78  -  Tara Tan It's free and it's heading for your neighbourhood. Call it an arts invasion ARTS REPORTER SOME 30,000 pairs of eyes are trained on the main stage of the Singapore Arts Festival each year, but the festival net actually reaches a much wider audience: 600,000 people enjoy
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      • 213 79 KIDSFEST will present three productions and 10 workshops for children under the age of 12. Since the *****, the festival has had a special line-up for the young ones. Last year, the Family Fun festival took place over three days at HDB Hub in
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        298 79 THE Esplanade arts centre started its Flipside programme in 2004. While the main programme of the Arts Festival is more serious, programmers at the Esplanade aim to thrill by presenting the lighter side of arts. The mini festival usually features 70 free and ticketed performances. This year, the
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        103 80 The world has become smaller so my market has become bigger' Singapore actor Edmund Chen (right), who is in the Hollywood film Street Fighter 'Dirty Harry would not be on the police department at my age, so we'll move on from that' Actor Clint Eastwood, 77, asked in Cannes
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      • 886 80  -  Stephanie Yap Though changed to disguise their unsavoury history, the best ones are those known to everybody culturevulture I STUMBLED upon a piece of Singapore's past when I recently read The Widow And Her Hero, Thomas Keneally's 2007 historical novel about a fictional Australian
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      • 531 80  -  Deepika Shetty ARTIST and Business Times senior arts correspondent Parvathi Nayar has been seeing her life flash before her eyes. She was organising artworks done during different stages of her life in Singapore for a retrospective exhibition of her works called The Art Of Giving. The one-day
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        754 81 PHOTO Quality time together is a priority for this family, reports Daphne Lee WITH two children, Asher, 3V2 years old and Ariel, just 17 months, Ms Grace Ma is constantly on her toes. A freelance writer and stay-at-home mother, Ms Ma, 31 and her husband Rick, 37, believe
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        166 82 School's closed. You can bond with your family through these events during National Family Celebrations 2008 'On May 23 EAT WITH YOUR FAMILY DAY 2008 The Father's Treat is when families gather for a meal and fathers are encouraged to cook at least one dish for the family
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      • 1056 85 By DAPHNE LEE TWO events will be launched during the June school holidays to attract children and their parents. One is an exhibition titled Garden Crawlies, which debuts in Singapore and Asia. The other is the first ever Sport On! Kids Club by the Singapore Sports
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      • 1318 87 Make a crown. Be a dashing prince. Let the imagination soar and give the kids a chance to discover their talents Go Green Create The Prince's Crown June 8 (Sunday) Bugis Square, Bugis Junction If you were a prince, what would you like your crown to look
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      • 849 89  -  DAPHNE LEE Exciting activities await the adventurous at these family attractions By Family portrait The Sentosa Family Jamboree on May 24 this Saturday coincides with Singapore's Family Day Out, and is the perfect time to embark on a fun-filled photo journey collecting snapshots of your family's happiest
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      259 57 FASHFLASH Noelle Loh The much hyped Sex And The City (SATC) movie opens here next week and some local retailers want to make sure fans look picture perfect for it. For a look that would get the thumbs up from Carrie Bradshaw, head to multi-label boutique Dresscode at
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      529 59 Have a problem with the way you look? Don't sweat it. E-mail your queries to Angeline Neo at sturban@sph.com.sg Qls it a must to use a make-up cleanser? Isn't a facial wash enough to get make-up off? A Some time ago, some girls in the office were talking
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      56 59 Muji is where you would go if you needed travel-handy bottles. Now you can save the hassle of filling up your own bottles. The lifestyle store (04-46 Paragon and 02-326 Marina Square) now has its own range of skincare (for men and women) that starts from $5.90. Cheap
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      252 61  -  Yves Saint Laurent Forget about raiding your boyfriend's wardrobe. YEO QIANHUA shows you how to cop his look Catwalk inspiration: Why you'd want the look: With androgynous I supermodels such as Agyness Deyn and Amanda Moore on the rise, this cutting-edge, gender-bender look is making its mark.
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        267 64 Bright, vibrant outfits make great eye candy and give an instant lift to ho-hum wardrobes N1&HI Waist it A little black dress isn't the only outfit that invokes ladylike polish. Think short cocktail dresses in jewel tones and luxe, shiny fabrics like shantung silk and satin. To make
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        258 65 BALCK WHITE Stark but never plain, black and white remain the fashionista's choice shades for any occasion DAY Mix luxe with casual The advantage of black and white dressing means it's a perfect match from the get-go. Experiment by teaming luxe fabrics such as satin with more casual ones like
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        242 66 Mix safari-inspired pieces with city-slicker gear to fit right into the urban jungle WEEKEND Add some shine Who says neutrals have to be plain and boring? Mix matte and shiny fabrics to jazz things up. Cotton vest, $125.30 (was $179), from Bebe; cotton top, $39 (was $73), from
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