The Straits Times, 30 May 2008, Afternoon Edition

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 134 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 FRIDAY, MAY 30 2008 MP* A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon Breakthrough cross-strait talks on June 11
    583 1  -  Ong Hwee Hwee China-Taiwan meeting will end impasse lasting nearly a decade By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei CHINA and Taiwan yesterday agreed to reopen formal talks next month in a major breakthrough in relations between the long-time rivals. The agreement to meet in Beijing
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    Lock icon S'pore gets ready to tackle next health crisis head-on
    416 1  -  Salma Khalik SARS: FIVE YEARS ON By Health Correspondent SINGAPORE was caught off-guard five years ago when the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) swept through the country, prompting one hospital to close its doors to non-Sars patients. Never again. The Government
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    Lock icon 'Strike it rich' hopes of poor
    92 1 MORE low-income earners are gambling a significant portion of their wages on the chance of striking it rich. In a recent survey of 2,300 Singaporeans conducted by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, the gambling participation rate for all income brackets declined
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    Lock icon Key to prosperity
    88 1 GOOD governance is key to a country's prosperity while the form of government is less important, says Nobel Prize-winning economist Michael Spence. "Regardless of forms of government, what matters is how people in power perform, not so much how they got there," said Prof Spence, the head
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    Lock icon Real-time data on stock trades
    113 1 A SIX-MONTH stand-off between brokers and the companies behind the recently revamped Straits Times Index has been resolved. Brokers will get access to real-time share values of the STI and FTSE ST Index Series by June 13 as will those retail investors who use Internet
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Indian rail minister has the last laugh
      1013 1  -  Shefali Rekhi By Assistant Foreign Editor INDIA'S Railways Minister Lalu Prasad has been crowned the "Clown Prince of Indian Politics" because of his unconventional looks and rustic mannerisms. Yet, he is being feted these days by international business schools for turning around Indian
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      365 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2-4 Training boost for pharmacists Asia 6-27 As 7 million scholarship fund is World 29-37 being set up by the Ministry of Review.. ...40-45 Health to encourage pharmacists to I nsieht "46-47 broaden their medical knowledge PYi in so they can better complement l"'1 4° doctors.
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Arts Fest gala event goes swimmingly
      286 3 THE Singapore Arts Festival started swimmingly at the Esplanade Theatre last night with the gala Asian premiere of The Architecture Of Silence. The collaboration between the Slovene National Opera, ballet houses SNG Maribor and SNG Ljubljana, and the Singapore Festival Orchestra features live accompaniment
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      Lock icon Unprepared! That's what caused dragon boat deaths
      475 3  -  Judith Tan Inquiry report expected to show the team's lack of readiness By THE Singapore dragon boat team which lost five members in a river race in Cambodia is likely to be shown to have been unprepared for the event. The decision to
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      Lock icon Final call for paper airline tickets
      262 4 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Paris TOMORROW marks the end of an era in travel, as it will be the last chance to buy traditional paper airline tickets for almost all the world's airlines. On Sunday, the 240 carriers belonging to the world association lata are switching
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      Lock icon Charity's gift to NKF: $700,000 shophouse
      599 4  -  Theresa Tan Wan Ying, which ran a free clinic for the poor, has given up its work By A LITTLE-KNOWN charity has called it quits and donated its property, a shophouse worth an estimated $700,000, to the National Kidney Foundation (NKF). The Wan Ying
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      34 4 I I Off the beaten track It's vacation time and some parents are accompanying their children on a different type of family excursion a cross-cultural experience that is likely to last a lifetime KifwiVfl
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon TOLL FACE-OFF
      686 6  -  Carolyn Hong Residents of XL suburb clash repeatedly with company trying to get them to use a toll road By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur A QUIET Kuala Lumpur suburb has become the scene of a tense stand-off between residents and a toll company over the last
      SIN CHEW DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK; Malaysiakini  -  686 words
    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Heavy rain hampers efforts to drain quake-formed lake
        407 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Chengdu RAIN grounded helicopters and hampered attempts yesterday to drain an earthquake-created lake in south-western China's Sichuan province, threatening to flood disaster victims. The high-elevation Tangjiashan lake above the county of Beichuan was formed by a landslide triggered by
        ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS; AP  -  407 words
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        Lock icon Police car thrashed by angry crowd
        429 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS Many quake survivors are blaming corrupt officials for school collapses, missing aid YINGXIU A CHINESE police car was tipped onto its side by an angry crowd. TV footage showed its lights still blinking. It was the most striking example of anger directed
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        Lock icon Critic of quake response held for 10 days
        160 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS Shanghai A FORMER professor who says he was detained for 10 days for writing articles criticising the government's response to May's earthquake has been freed. Mr Guo Quan, released on Wednesday, is the first known case of someone detained for
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        Lock icon Olympics preparations 'on track despite quake'
        508 10 LOS ANGELES TIMES »AFTERMATH OF SICHUAN DISASTER Chinese officials are confident of hosting the Games come August Scarce attention has been paid to the Olympic torch relay, which took place yesterday in Anhui province in eastern China. Chinese officials are now eager to show
        LOS ANGELES TIMES  -  508 words
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        Lock icon Games tickets up for grabs? It could be a scam
        203 10 REUTERS Beijing TRICKSTERS are setting up fake Olympic ticket websites, selling Olympic bonds that do not exist and running fraudulent Olympic-linked competitions, state media said yesterday, warning the people not to be taken in. In one of the Olym-pic-themed scams,
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        Lock icon End of the line for crossborder smugglers
        436 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Gang busted for sneaking electronic goods from HK to Shenzhen via pulley system Hong Kong HONG KONG and Chinese Customs officials have cracked an audacious smuggling operation that saw goods worth millions of dollars ferried along a long cable straddling
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS; AFP  -  436 words
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        Lock icon Personal data of 46,000 people leaked in HK
        293 12 Hong Kong THE personal data of more than 46,000 people has been leaked by the government and public organisations in the past three years, Hong Kong newspapers reported yesterday. But less than a quarter of the 30 incidents were reported to the
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        Lock icon Haute couture hot with China's new rich
        609 13 REUTERS Affluent Chinese are willing to spend on expensive designer brands seen as status symbols Hong Kong EUROPEAN and American fashion designers feeling the pinch from the credit crisis can look to the growing ranks of China's nouveau riche to boost sales. China's
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        Lock icon The luxury spread
        214 13 REUTERS LUXURY stores are looking beyond Beijing and Shanghai to other cities with deep pockets. The southern boom city of Shenzhen replaced Chengdu last year as the city with the highest average spending on luxury goods, according to Credit Suisse, while the size of the luxury markets
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon High fuel cost may lead to tuna price hike
        418 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Fishing boats may halt operations because of costs, leading to supply shortage Tokyo THE plate of tuna sashimi or tuna sandwich is going to cost more in the coming months. An industry group said yesterday that as many as
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        Lock icon Taiwan to reopen Chiang mausoleums
        330 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Taipei TAIWAN is to reopen the mausoleums of late Kuomintang (KMT) presidents Chiang Kai-shek and his son Chiang Ching-kuo, a government official said yesterday. The mausoleums were shut down in December by the then pro-independence government of the Democratic Progressive Party (DDP) to
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        Lock icon WHERE HAVE THE YACHTS GONE?
        77 11 There's no more yachting to be done on this part of the Dalai Lake, where a sign forbidding swimming in the yacht zone still stands. The area has dried up following years of persistent drought. Of the three rivers that used to flow into the
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        Lock icon South Korea's Parliament fails to ratify US trade deal
        386 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Seoul SOUTH Korea's Parliament failed to ratify a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States even as the legislature's term expired yesterday, due to discord over a beef import deal with the Americans, lawmakers said. Despite
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        Lock icon Seoul's turn to woo Mid-East nations
        614 14  -  Lee Tee Jong Korea-Arab Society launched to boost ties with the region's energy-rich countries By South Korea Correspondent In Seoul SOUTH Korea is stepping up its drive to deepen ties with the Middle East, to increase business opportunities for its businessmen and gain greater
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        Lock icon Osaka eatery eats humble pie after serving leftovers
        344 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Tokyo AN EXCLUSIVE Japanese restaurant chain has said it will close down after it was found to have served leftovers in a scandal that led to a slump in business. "We sincerely apologise for having betrayed the public trust in
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        Lock icon N. Korean leader alive and well, says Seoul
        518 15 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Nothing to back up reports of Kirn's assassination, say intelligence officials Seoul NORTH Korea's Dear Leader is alive and well. Or so says the South Korean government, which is denying a report by a local Internet news
        REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; AFP 1  -  518 words
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        Lock icon What Africa wants: Trade, not aid
        500 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Investment is key to growth, not charity and short-term deals, leaders tell conference Yokohama AFRICAN leaders yesterday said they needed investment rather than charity, as Japan promised to double trade with the continent and help it achieve the same economic growth as
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        Lock icon Japan develops portable, fingernail-size smog sensor
        308 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Tokyo JAPANESE researchers say they have developed a smog sensor the size of a fingernail that could be carried around and used to measure pollution in the air that people breathe each day. It is significantly smaller than the bulky-box-sized sensors currently
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    • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon One-dish rule for Pakistani wedding feasts
        672 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS Punjab leaders say enforcing rule will help poor cope with rising prices Lahore WHEN Mr Mohammad Imran was planning the dinner for his cousin's wedding reception, he could not find an excuse to trim the pricey menu down from six entrees. Then
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        Lock icon Caste protest cripples transport in New Delhi
        271 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE New Delhi AN ETHNIC group yesterday threatened to bring India's capital to a halt, blocking key highways and paralysing trains in a bitter and deadly campaign for more government aid, police and reports said. Thousands of Gujjars squatted along the roads
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        Lock icon Nepal celebrates new status as a republic
        428 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE King ordered to leave his palace as Maoists and mainstream parties vote for change Kathmandu NEPAL celebrated a new era as the world's youngest republic yesterday after consigning its centuries-old monarchy to the history books and ordering god-king Gyanendra to leave
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; AP  -  428 words
    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Fears of political unrest grip Bangkok
        672 19  -  Nirmal Ghosh »THAI POLITICS Recent survey of CEOs shows half believe Thai government will not last more than a year By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok SCUFFLES last weekend between pro- and an-ti-government demonstrators in Bangkok as well as ongoing anti-government protests have sharpened fears
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        Lock icon A strong sense of deja-vu
        295 19 DEVELOPMENTS on the political front in Bangkok today mirror those that occurred prior to September 2006, when the military last staged a coup. Personalities may have changed but the major groups involved today remain the same. 2006 The military has strong loyalties to the palace
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        Lock icon Indonesia's 'mud volcano' collapsing
        610 20 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Experts say disaster could change course of rivers, bury more villages London THE collapse of the world's fastest-growing mud volcano could redirect nearby rivers and threaten more villages in Java, according to researchers. The central part of the volcano on the island of
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        Lock icon Another flood may hit Jakarta next week
        248 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS Jakarta THE World Bank warned yesterday that an exceptionally high tide could inundate the Indonesian capital next week, forcing thousands of people to flee homes and cutting off the highway to the international airport. The situation exasperated by global warming and
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        Lock icon Cyclone-hit schools to stay shut for a month
        275 22 Bangkok SCHOOLS in the areas of Myanmar hardest hit by Cyclone Nargis will stay closed for at least one more month, despite the scheduled start of the new school term on June 2, aid agencies said yesterday. The Education Ministry ordered the
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        Lock icon Red tape keeps aid workers stuck in Yangon
        510 22 REUTERS More visas are approved but UN and other aid groups can't get access to storm-hit areas Bangkok MYANMAR is handing out more visas to foreign aid workers to help in the cyclone aid effort, but red tape is still hampering access
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        Lock icon Myanmar lashes out at aid offers
        456 23 Yangon MYANMAR'S junta lashed out at offers of foreign aid yesterday, criticising donors' demands for access to the Irrawaddy delta and saying that Cyclone Nargis' 2.4 million victims could "stand by themselves". "The people from Irrawaddy can survive on self-reliance without chocolate bars donated
        AFP; REUTERS  -  456 words
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        Lock icon Telkomsel's majority shareholder eves SingTel's stake
        584 24  -  Salim Osman State-owned Telkom wants first bite, after court rules against Temasek By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta INDONESIA'S state-owned telecommunications company, Telkom, wants to buy back shares of the country's largest cellular phone company, Telkomsel, from Sing Tel, if they are offered for sale
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        Lock icon 25% inflation sets alarm bells ringing in Vietnam
        541 25  -  Roger Mitton By Vietnam Correspondent In Hanoi VIETNAM'S economic troubles have just got worse. Inflation has soared to 25 per cent the highest since 1992 and there is now concern that draconian rescue measures similar to those enforced by the International Monetary
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        Lock icon WHAT IN THE WORLD?
        70 25 Cambodians examining a piece of metal from an unidentified flying object which the Vietnamese state media said exploded in mid-air over a southern Vietnamese island. It was found by fishermen in Kampot province near the Cambodia-Vietnam border yesterday. The Vietnam News Agency's revelation on Wednesday came
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Foreign-plate cars to pay full rate for fuel
        492 26 XL looks at ways to stop foreigners from buying subsidised petrol across country Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has said foreignregistered vehicles will have to pay the full market price for fuel elsewhere in the country, as reports say the
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        Lock icon Nine ex-Keadilan leaders keen to join Umno
        488 27  -  Hazlin Hassan Move is a blow to Anwar Ibrahim; one of them is a former private secretary By Malaysia Correspondent IN Kuala Lumpur NINE former leaders of opposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) said yesterday that they were rejoining Umno, following in the footsteps
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        Lock icon Non-Malays to get more overseas scholarships
        231 27 ASSOCIATED PRESS Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA will double the number of government scholarships it gives to non-Malays to study abroad. This is an apparent move to mollify disgruntled ethnic minorities. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Nazri Abdul Aziz yesterday said that 900 of the 2,000 government scholarships
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        Lock icon OLD-FASHIONED TRANSPORT
        46 27 A buffalo waiting to pull in the day's catch at Beserah beach in Kuantan as fishermen unload their haul from boat to cart. The capital of Pahang, some 250 km from Kuala Lumpur, started life as a fishing village in the 1850s. PHOTO: REUTERS
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      396 31 LOS ANGELES TIMES Beirut A POWERFUL rival to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected Speaker of Iran's parliament, clearing the way for a potential challenge against the hard-line head of state in presidential elections next year. Mr Ali Larijani, Iran's well-connected former chief
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        128 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA: The Indonesian police have launched an internal probe into scores of officers who stormed a university campus to break up a violent protest over fuel prices. "Seventy-eight police personnel are under investigation in relation to the incident at Unas (National University)," police
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        103 32 XINHUA JAKARTA: Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has finally received safety clearance following a stringent audit conducted by the International Air Transport Association (lata), president-direc-tor Emir Syah Satar said yesterday. "The lata Operational Safety Audit for Garuda was approved on May 14 and will be presented during
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        63 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: A 70-year-old Japanese grandmother has been arrested for allegedly helping to run a prostitution ring. Toshiko Uchida was arrested along with three men on charges of managing a prostitution club since January 2006 in Tokyo, police said yesterday. They reportedly earned some
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      652 34  -  Bhagyashree Garekar Nobel winner and head of panel identifying economic success stories says liberal democracy not necessary By US Correspondent In Washington A COMMITMENT to good governance is key to a country's prosperity, while the form of government is less important, says Nobel Prize-winning
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      748 36  -  Jonathan Eyal Eastern European dominance gives rise to claims of political plotting By Straits Times Europe Bureau In London A NEW Cold War has erupted in Europe over the most unlikely of issues: the choice of winners in Eurovision, a yearly musical competition
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      268 36 EUROVISION is one of the longest-running TV programmes in the world, and the most watched non-sporting event, with audiences of between 100 million and 600 million yearly. Seven nations Germany, Belgium, France, the UK, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland took part in the first competition in
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        260 37 ASSOCIATED PRESS AN AMERICAN woman who spent nearly 60 years in an iron lung after being diagnosed with polio as a child died on Wednesday after a power failure shut down the machine that kept her breathing. Ms Dianne Odell, 61, had
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        191 37 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS THE secret of what happened before boy wizard Harry Potter went to Hogwarts will be revealed via a charity auction in London next month. Author J.K. Rowling has penned an 800-word outline of a prequel to the sev-en-book series which
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      444 40 CONSUMER attitudes did not change as much as expected when oil hit US$lOO a barrel. There was some cutback, of course, but people just muttered and got on with their lives. However, at around US$l3O a barrel, real changes in lifestyles are finally taking place.
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      1197 40  -  Jonathan Eyal »A DECADE OF THE EURO By ST Europe Bureau In London From the start, the euro was a political exercise born out of a French desire to tame Germany, which unified after the end of the Cold War and threatened to
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      833 40  -  Janadas Devan WINNING ELECTIONS By Review Editor gun. One in two households had a gun and I didn't know any. That's 50 per cent or more of America and I had no idea who they were. The people I knew the pointy-headed "nattering nabobs
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      704 41 SINGAPORE-INDONESIA TIES Jakarta BY POSITIONING itself as a service hub for all global trading activities, this 707.1 sq km country, Singapore, is increasingly developing into an economic centre in the South-east Asian region. To date, Singapore is still one of the prosperous countries in Asia. The reason
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      1108 42  -  Bruce Gale »MATA JELI: A PERSPECTIVE ON INDONESIAN AFFAIRS By Senior Writer INDONESIA always gets bad press when it comes to corruption and mismanagement. But sometimes things do work out well, and it is important that these achievements be acknowledged. Take the tsunami
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      1169 43  -  Andy Ho HUMAN RIGHTS AWARENESS IN SINGAPORE By Senior Writer IN MEDIAEVAL times, things actions, entities, situations were "right" when they conformed with the law of nature. It was Dutch jurist Hugo Grotius (1583-1645) who changed that conception to our modern notion of rights as something that
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      819 44  -  Goh Sui Noi »TAIWAN'S NEW JUSTICE MINISTER By Senior Writer SOON after being appointed Taiwan's Justice Minister last month, Ms Wang Ching-feng went to the bank where she took a queue number as usual. The bank manager, recognising her, offered to move her up the queue. She
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      910 45  -  Kwan Weng Kin »JAPANESE POLITICS By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo IS THE worst over for beleaguered Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda? The latest opinion polls suggest that his popularity may have recovered somewhat, after dipping below 20 per cent several weeks ago. The
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      27 40 Equality advocate Taiwan's new Justice Minister Wang Ching-feng has a firm belief in equality before the law. PAGE 44 PUNCHLINES fFUCHT I fff/ RESUMPTION lyf, L gOCA
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        820 46 FORMER Asean secre-tary-general Ong Keng Yong has come out in defence of Asean's handling of the Myanmar cyclone aid issue. He also expressed hope that Myanmar's experience of working with the international community could lead to "brighter
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        708 46 COULD the good news be true? That was Mr Henry Zaw Tun's first reaction when he heard that Myanmar's top general Than Shwe had promised to let all foreign aid workers into the Irrawaddy delta, three weeks after
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        634 46 AS FAR as Myanmar academic Maung Zarni is concerned, there has been no turning point at all in the Myanmar cyclone crisis. Dr Zarni, 44, a visiting research fellow at Oxford University's department of international development, said: "We're talking about relief effort
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      993 47  -  Clarissa Oon CYBER MATTERS By THE reverberations of the Sichuan earthquake are being felt on the Internet, where Chinese leaders are beginning to connect with the country's 220 million netizens instead of simply policing them through firewalls and surveillance tools. Just look at Premier
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      1135 47  -  Li XUEYING »THE POST-65ERS By "CALL them yourself," he urged me. "And you'll know what I mean." Mr Andrew Tan, 58, a media resource executive, was responding to an Insight feature I had written recently. It was on the civil service's need
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      29 46 Winds of change China's leaders are no longer ignoring the Internet or keeping it at arm's length they are wising up to the secret to soft power. PAGE 47
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      674 51  -  Hong Xinyi Among those earning less than $1,000, eight in 10 put up to $100 into bets By ODD-JOB labourer Lav Hai 'Boon, 55, scrapes together about $700 a month. >- These days, even as rising living costs eat into his earnings, he would
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      612 52  -  Elena Chong »THIRD PERSON CONVICTED OVER INSURANCE FRAUD Ex-wife gave damning testimony; she and accused's brother also jailed By Court Correspondent FOR more than two decades, Gandaruban Subramaniam hid out in Sri Lanka after faking his own death. The elaborate plan
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      684 54  -  Goh Chin Lian Lower-wage staff to get $200-$500; 20 firms have said 'yes'; more to follow By MORE unionised companies are expected to make special one-off payments to workers in the coming weeks to help them cope with the impact of inflation,
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      198 54  -  GOH CHIN LIAN Housekeeping attendants at the newly opened Crowne Plaza Changi Airport hotel will not have to contend with sore backs when they clean its 320 rooms. This is because each bed has a device that lifts the mattress to an attendant's waist level, so
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        65 54 A MAN in his early 70s died of neck injuries after being knocked down by a public bus early yesterday morning. The incident took place at the junction of Ang Mo Kio avenues 3 and 6. The driver has been arrested for causing death
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        74 54 A WOMAN parked her car at the Marine Parade multi-sto-rey carpark at Block 89 on Wednesday at 6.45pm. When the 35-year-old returned from her shopping half an hour later, she discovered the car's rear left window smashed, and her laptop bag gone. An MP3 player
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        111 54 A WOMAN in her late 40s was the victim of a snatch theft on Tuesday at 9pm. She was walking along the footpath near Block 328, Tampines Street 32, when a man approached her asking for change. When she took out her purse, the man grabbed
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      637 55  -  Jeremy Au Yong »DEFAMATION SUIT AGAINST SDP CHIEF AND OTHERS Jeyaretnam can't make show-cause hearing today; asks Dr Chee to seek adjournment By VETERAN politician J.B. Jeyaretnam has agreed to represent Dr Chee Soon Juan and his sister Ms Chee Siok Chin as
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      219 56  -  HEZONGYING SECONDARY students from Singapore and South Korea got down and dirty yesterday in an effort to protect the environment and learn a little more about one another. The pupils, from Ngee Ann Secondary School and Incheon International High School, spent a sweltering morning
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      546 56  -  Jessica Jaganathan The goal is to have a cadre of pharmacists with specialised training, who will be able to complement doctors By EARLIER this month, senior clinical pharmacist Doreen Tan got a call from a patient complaining of bleeding gums. The man, who
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      401 59  -  Elena Chong »FUGITIVE LAWYER'S GOLD BARS BOUGHT WITH STOLEN MONEY Consultant helped conceal gold bars, profited from sale of some of them By Courts Correspondent A MAN who sold several gold bars which had been bought with money stolen by
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      94 59 A man was found deadyesterday in a car parked outside the Jalan Besar Community Centre. Mr Kuek Gee Eng, 54, was discovered by a van driver at around 1.30pm. The driver, who was about to move off, had noticed Mr Kuek sitting motionless in the driver's
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      319 59  -  Khushwant Singh By AN INDIAN national was jailed three months for sneaking out of Singapore on a fake passport. Mohan Kumar Balachandran, 37, a Singapore permanent resident, claimed he was simply trying to see his ailing mother in Chennai, India. His passport was
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        706 60  -  Lee Hui Chieh Better lab equipment, stockpile of drugs, more isolation rooms among steps as hospitals gear up to deal with major outbreaks By WHEN a health-care worker at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) takes medical leave, he is asked to
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        369 60  -  SUMATHI V. SELVARETNAM By FORMER accountant Bng Woon Hiang was inspired to become a nurse after she read stories about front-line medical staff risking their lives to save others during the 2003 Sars outbreak. However, it was only three years later
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        320 61  -  LEE HUI CHIEH FIVE years after the Sars outbreak, Singapore has been able to pin a face to the first patient, Ms Esther Mok. The sporty, long-haired 28-year-old appeared in an episode of Mandarin current affairs programme Tuesday Report, which was aired over
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        554 61  -  Lee Hui Chieh By MARIANNE Leong is a healthy, lively girl who will turn five in September. One would not guess that, back in 2003, when her mother was three months pregnant with her, Marianne's parents both doctors had feared for her
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      123 62 Coral Secondary's Yong Hee Jay (left) was among students from 177 primary and secondary schools who battled it out with robots on Wednesday. To compete, the students who were joined by teammates from three Korean schools had to build their own robots from either Lego or
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      437 62  -  Shobana Kesava Resorts World at Sentosa shows its commitment to the environment By SHARK'S fin is off the menu at the massive casino resort being built on Sentosa, making it only the second major retreat in the region to shy away from the controversial delicacy.
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      415 64  -  Jane Ng 33 more schools to get special-needs officers next year making total of 136 By CHILDREN with autism or dyslexia attending mainstream primary and secondary schools will get more in-class help next year. The help will come in the form of special-needs
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        121 64 HISTORIAN Tan Tai Yong has been appointed the new director of the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS). Professor Tan, who was the acting director of the think-tank, will assume his post on Sunday. The institute said in a statement that Prof Tan has
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        64 64 THREE SBS Transit services that run along Connaught Drive and Fullerton Road will be temporarily diverted on Sunday due to road closure for the Cold Storage Kids Run. Services 100, 130 and 131 will be diverted between 2am and noon. They will ply Esplanade
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      32 51 Remembering Sars In 2003, a doctor couple and a third family member were hit by Sars. Today, they are well and have two little girls to be proud of. HOME HI 1
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      172 56 A weekly look at what to watch out for in the world of consumers. Figures, case study and tips come from the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case). The world of slimming 2H I No. of cases filed I (January to December 2007) Top complaints 1. Pressure sales tactics 2. Unsatisfactory
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      288 65  -  Ooi Boon Hock »MAS SELAMAT: THE OUTCOME I HAVE always appreciated Dr Catherine Lim's insights in the past, for often saying what we have thought of but have not found the words for. But this time, I think she is really out of
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      266 65  -  Johnny Lee (Dr) I REFER to Wednesday's letter by Dr Catherine Lim "Mas Selamat: Shocked and disappointed". I read the news of the closure of the Mas Selamat escape episode with shock too. I am also utterly confused. Am I to understand from such a
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      288 65  -  Shawn Koh I REFER to Mrs Ng Shien's letter on Tuesday, "Zoo didn't address high prices, long queues". Wildlife Reserves Singapore did provide a solution to Mr Kamar Lim's complaint about high charges by giving him an alternative of taking
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      214 65  -  Jimmy Lim I REFER to Mr Patrick Tan's letter on Wednesday, "Insurers' move penalises motorists again". It is unfair to say that "agents add very little value in the sales process but are paid a commission of 20 per cent". I have been a general
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      202 65  -  Toh Boon Ngee WE REFER to Mr Terry Chng's letter "Faults in laser gun to track speeding vehicles" (May 19) and Mr Roland Tan's letter last Saturday, "Catching speedsters How can the police be sure?". Traffic Police rely on different enforcement techniques to
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      254 65  -  K. Kesavapany »AWARDTOMM LEE I REFER to yesterday's letter by Tunku Abdul Aziz, "Ex-XL Transparency Int'l head rejects Chee's claim". As the Singapore High Commission official referred to in the letter, I write to confirm the veracity of the contents of the letter pertaining to the award
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      456 65  -  Chee Soon Juan IF TUNKU Abdul Aziz is concerned about the integrity of Transparency Inter-national-Malaysia (TIM), then he must be careful who he gives his awards to ("Ex-XL Transparency IntT head rejects Chee's claim", yesterday). TlM's website says that it depends on,
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      190 65  -  Tommy Toh I REFER to the letter yesterday by Mr Mustafa Ahmad, "XL's petrol ban should not apply to Singapore", which I totally disagree with. Firstly, the Malaysian government has its rights and is making the right decision by setting a 50km radius. That
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      164 65  -  Koh Chin Chin (Mdm) I REFER to Tuesday's letter by Mr Douglas Chua, "No traffic police, no lights, no problem", praising the traffic situation in Vietnam. I have just returned from a trip to Vietnam, including a visit to Hanoi. I beg to differ
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      41 65 For more readers' views, log on to straitstimes. com. Access to letters online is free. HELP US TOO: Myanmar citizen MUSTAFA, OH MUSTAFA: Shopping BEWARE: Non-GDP measures IT'S NOT THE MONEY: Stay-home mums TURN UP EARLIER: About an art lover's grouse
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      660 66  -  Marc Lim SEE YOU AT THE NATIONAL STADIUM "We've always done well with a big crowd behind us. Just look at our last two Asean championship wins." BAIHAKKI KHAIZAN, SINGAPORE DEFENDER »SOCCER Star striker feels fine but Raddy prefers not to rush him for key match By Sports
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      278 67 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE »SOCCER London JOHN Terry finally had something to smile about, marking his return as England captain with a goal in Wednesday's 2-0 friendly win over the United States. Steven Gerrard scored the other goal. Just a week ago, Terry was inconsolable after his
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      159 67 John Terry deserves the captaincy. The Chelsea man was left broken, after his penalty miss last week in the Champions League final loss. But he still got the first goal against USA. England cannot do without David Beckham's delivery from set-pieces. It was the 33-year-olds free
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      562 67 But Arsenal insist they will not break strict wage structure to appease players London ALEXANDER Hleb yesterday claimed he was quitting Arsenal because of their failure to win a trophy in the past three seasons. There could be another reason. A
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      383 67 PREMIER League clubs are spending a greater proportion of their cash on wages than ever before, a report into football finances has found. The revenues of top-flight English sides topped £1.5 billion (Ss4.49bn) for the first time in the 2006/7 season, The Deloitte
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      319 67 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Madrid SPAIN, seeking their first major senior title since 1964 at Euro 2008, have only been joining up in dribs and drabs compared with many of their rivals. But they will be ready for anything once the tournament starts, striker Fernando
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      83 67 THIS comely woman got up close and personal with the Italian Euro 2008 squad. But not everyone can be that lucky. Even if you are not going to be in Austria or Switzerland, The Straits Times wants to feature where in Singapore you and
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      324 67 London THE Portuguese Football Federation has confirmed Chelsea's interest in Portugal manager Luis Felipe Scolari. The English club are hunting for a new boss, after parting company with Avram Grant last Saturday. And a host of bosses from across Europe are believed to be contenders for
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      248 67 London The Football Association is considering a landmark appeal, after Manchester United's Alex Ferguson and Carlos Queiroz escaped censure on Wednesday for their outburst against referee Martin Atkinson and the referees' chief, Keith Hackett. An independent commission cleared United's management team of
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      627 68 AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE »TENNIS French hope Mauresmo also dumped in the second round Paris RAIN pelted down at Roland Garros yesterday, but not before the action saw three surprise results. The men's competition lost David Nalbandian and James Blake in the second round while the women's
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      383 68 ASSOCIATED PRESS Paris THE only man with a chance to sweep the Majors this year was the first man to reach the third round at the French Open yesterday. At a tournament affected by rain on each of the first
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      649 68 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE »soccer Sydney IRAQIS celebrated in Baghdad yesterday, after world football's governing body Fifa lifted the threat of a 12-month ban. It cleared the way for the Asian champions to play a key World Cup qualifier against Australia this weekend.
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      203 68 BLOOMBERG NEWS Paris BELGIAN tennis fans' hearts were broken on Court 8 at Roland Garros on Wednesday. Without a champion to root for after Justine Henin's sudden retirement two weeks ago and Kirn Clijsters' decision to stop playing last year, they turned out for the high-est-ranked
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      259 68 MEN 2nd rd (at press time): Dmitry Tursunov (Rus) bt Guillermo Gar-cia-Lopez (Esp) 7-6 (7-4) 6-0 6-0, Jeremy Chardy (Fra) bt David Nalbandian (Arg) 3-6 4-6 6-2 6-1 6-2, Mikhail Youzhny (Rus) bt Maximo Gonzalez (Arg) 6-3 6-2 6-2, Nicolas Lapentti (Ecu) bt Bobby Reynolds (USA) 7-5 6-4
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      553 69 ASSOCIATED PRESS BASKETBALL Celtics hang on to defeat Pistons and lead series 3-2 in Eastern finals Boston FOR three quarters, the Boston Celtics looked absolutely magnificent. And, as they sat on a 15-point cushion early in the fourth quarter, the crowd were celebrating. Then, with a
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      227 69 WE KNOW all about the Celtics' "Big Three" of Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce. But they are not the only keys to Boston's success. In fact, in the Game 2 loss to Detroit in this series, they combined for 75 points. So
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      313 69 ASSOCIATED PRESS New York TALK about a late whistle. Twenty-four hours after he collided with San Antonio Spurs' Brent Barry with Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on the line, the Los Angeles Lakers' Derek Fisher was called
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      480 69 ASSOCIATED PRESS MOTOR RACING Monte Carlo LEWIS Hamilton's win at the Monaco Grand Prix has given him the World Championship lead, but Fernando Alonso said his former teammate will not be there at the end of the season. The Spaniard, now with Renault after a
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      255 69 ASSOCIATED PRESS MAX Mosley, the FIA president disgraced by a sex scandal involving five prostitutes and sado-masochistic acts, has refused a deal to step down a year early in exchange for a face-saving victory in next week's vote. The refusal has angered a number of the
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      124 70 The Olympic Movement receives most of its funding from the Olympic Games rights bought by broadcast networks. From 2001 to 2004 -what is known as the Olympic Quadrennium broadcast rights made up 53 per cent of the Games revenue, some US$2.2 billion (Ss3 billion). Sponsorship
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      474 70  -  Lin Xinyi OLYMPICS Likely last Spore Open for Tan, 34, who's still nervous in front of home fans By SINCE 1990, paddler Tan Paey Fern has been a permanent fixture in the national table tennis squad. Yet, despite 18 years, she has yet to
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      791 70 NEW YORK TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS New York IN BAGGY jeans, sneakers and a Nike windbreaker, Liv Xiang stood on the observation deck of the Empire State Building on Wednesday. Perhaps surprisingly, he did not have a sports psychologist at his side. Just 70 days
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      454 70 REUTERS Paris A YEAR ago, kayaker Fabien Lefevre had a broken bone in his wrist and was nursing a bruised ego. Strong favourite to win gold in Athens in 2004, the Frenchman finished with a bronze medal. His failure upset him badly and
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      204 70 London A HAIR-SAMPLING technique, used to catch rapists and identify unfit parents in custody battles, could be used to track down drug cheats in sport. Scientists working in the judicial system will this week offer British sports chiefs the test for anabolic steroids, which they
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      856 71  -  Christopher Ong SPORTS IN SCHOOLS Teachers say sports provide students with an avenue to unwind; teach them discipline By MANY students in Singapore have extra lessons or tuition sessions to occupy them during the June school holidays. It's no different for Hoong Shi Xiang, 16.
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      588 71 INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE CRICKET THE cricket world is, understandably, preoccupied by the impact of the quickfire Twenty2o format and the vast salaries being paid to play it in India's Premier League. But it received a timely reminder of the virtues of more
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      298 71 »GOLF London FOUR months to go and the Americans are already getting in their excuses. At least that is how Europe are looking at Jack Nicklaus' put-down of the significance of the Ryder Cup by describing it as little
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      113 71 BASKETBALL NBA play-offs s-finals (best-of-seven series) Eastern Conference: Boston 106 Detroit 102 (Boston lead series 3-2). GOLF SPGA May Circuit, 2nd and final rd: 140 Unho Park 75 65, M. Murugiah 72 68 143 Lam Chih Bing 71 72 145 Phil Brew 74 71 146 Goh Kun Yang 75
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        68 71 PARK UNHO won the 5512,000 Singapore PGA May Circuit yesterday after firing a closing seven-under 65 at Seletar Country Club. The Singapore permanent resident finished the two-day event tied with M. Murugiah (68) on four-under 140, but took the top prize after winning the play-off
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        70 71 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY: Three-time World Footballer of the Year Zinedine Zidane has pulled out of his trip to Australia, forcing the cancellation of a weekend exhibition match here, organisers said yesterday. Zidane, together with French 1998 World Cup-winning teammates, Marcel Desailly and Robert Pires were due
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        62 71 ASSOCIATED PRESS GAINESVILLE (Florida): Chicago Bulls forward Joakim Noah accepted a deferred prosecution agreement on Wednesday in his marijuana possession case, resulting in six months' probation and a US$2OO fine. The former Florida star was charged with possession of less than 20gm of marijuana and for
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        82 71 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CHARLESTON (South Carolina): World No 1 golfer Lorena Ochoa pulled out of the LPGA's Ginn Tribute tournament on Wednesday to be with her sick uncle. "I am very sorry to have to withdraw, but my uncle is very ill," said Ochoa. "I need
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        64 71 ASSOCIATED PRESS KINGSTON (Jamaica): Australia opener Matthew Hayden has quit the West Indies tour, after failing to recover sufficiently from an Achilles tendon injury which ruled him out of last week's first Test. Cricket Australia selection chief Andrew Hilditch said Brad Hodge would remain with touring
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      123 71 TV times BASEBALL: MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers v New York Mets (Live, Ch23, 7am). CRICKET: IPL: S-final 1 (Live, Chill, 10.20pm). CYCLING: Tour of Italy: Stage 19 (Live, Chi 13, 10pm). GOLF: EPGA Celtic Manor Open: Day 2 (Live, Ch26, 10pm). US PGA The Memorial Tournament: Day 2 (Live, Ch26
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  • OBITUARIES
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      178 72 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 WOO CHOI SAM Age: 91 was called home to be with the Lord on 29 May 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved
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      118 72 JEE SIEW KEE Age: 69 Passed away peacefully on 29 May 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Leong Siu Chan Son: Daughter-in-law: Jee Mun Wai Kan Yuet Choy Josephine Daughters: Jee Yin Ling Jee Yin Yin Clarise Grandsons: Jee Bjorn Jee Ryan Brother: Sister-in-law: Michael Ge
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      126 72 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 LENA LEE LAY NAH Age: 44 Was called home to be with the Lord on 29 May 2008. Dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones. Sister: Sally Lee Brother-in-law: Ng
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      139 72 CHENG AH TAI Age: 88 passed away peacefully on 29 May 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Son: (Wong Seng Tim, deceased) Daughters: Teresa Wong Yuet Har Judy Wong Yuet Kuan Grandsons: Granddaughters-in-law: Alan Choo Kong Luen Tan Hock Khim Raymond Choo Kong Kaye Grace Yeo Desmond
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      118 72 3rd Anniversary 6th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of MATHIAS HAROLD LILY LIM KWI HUA Departed: 30 MAY 2005 Departed: 18 July 2002 We thank our Heavenly Father for blessing us with this gift of YOU. You attend to all our needs as little ones and continued to be concerned in
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      102 72 JANGIR SINGH S/O MALAH SINGH (Ex Prison Warden 128) Age: 84 Village: Rode passed away peacefully on 29/05/2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Gurdave Kaur Sons: Daughters-in-law: Deep Singh Joginder Kaur Gurmit Singh Elizabeth Kee Jaasveer Singh Nasib Kaur Kuldip Singh Savita Daughters: Sons-in-law: Deepo (Gurdave
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      69 72 Thalai Thevasam PURUSHOTHAMAN S/O ALAGERISAMY A.P.PAUL Departed on 11 June 2007 Dearly missed and always remembered by family and loves ones. Wife: S. Nirmala Son: P. Mahendraen Thevasam prayers will be held at V Blk 103 Jin Rajah, #19-50 on 31 May 2008 (Sat) at 10am followed by evening prayers
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      84 72 CHEONG PO YING Age: 43 Passed away peacefully on 28 May 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Father: Cheong Yin Choy Mother: Chong Kwai Chun Mother-in-law: Kwek Siok Nge Husband: Kheng Kirn Tjoean Kelvin Sons: Kheng Lin Chun Kheng Lin Hao all relatives and friends. Wake at
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      66 72 The family of the late CHIA AGNES NEE CHONG YOKE VAN Departed 25 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 Church of St. Mary
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      137 72 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith" 2 Timothy 4:7 IRIS DANIEL An Angel Among Us Departed on 28 April 2008 Dear Family and Friends Requiem Mass will be offered for repose of the departed soul of our Precious Iris Daniel
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      82 72 ROSIE PANG Age: 91 passed away peacefully on 29 May 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Sons: Daughters-in-law: Thomas Vargis LimHweeKheng John Vargis Priscilla De Souza Daughters: Sons-in-law: Piercely Maurice Tay (Sheila, deceased) Ken Kanapathy Pang Kwai Chan Kang Kwang Soong Grandchildren and Great-grandchildren Body is resting
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      88 72 CHAY YUE SAM, PETER Age: 58 was called home to be with the Lord on 29 May 2008 Dearly missed fondly remembered by loved ones, relatives and friends. Wife: Lai Woon Lan, Doris Daughters: Chay Sook Fun, Julia Chay Sook Han, Belinda Chay Sook Cheng, Benedette Son-in-law: Lim Sheue Meng
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      50 72 PRATHNASABHA KAVYA JIGNESHKUMAR VYAS Departed on 26 May 2008 Sadly missed by Family and all loved ones. Special prayers will b( held at Blk 248 Tampines St.2l, #06-261 on 30 May 2008 (Fri) from Bpm 9pm Special Thanks to: Dr. Janice Wong all staff of KKH-Children's ward rm Tel: 6588-4175
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      58 72 In Loving Memory of Cheryl Chan Jia-En 25 Oct '93 30 May '03 5 years have passed since you've left us. A cheerful face we'll never forget Of a beloved one gone but cherished yet. Sweetie Ling, you are missed very much For thru' your love faith many have been
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      111 72 THALAI THEVASAM /Sri Maduraiveeran Thunai^ VlGNES EERAN '(GURU) 5%»» tie time (veiueut if»u 7<M tie time we tott tfou tf/m dumed. M tie fate meanutf al lave,., If/Hi waif oeH&mme ScU memontM o£ ifati will ut owi foanti frnevet.., 21/08/86 11/06/07 We miss you very much Always loved and remembered
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      91 72 In Loving Memory Of S. NALLAPPAN (Pakiri) Departed on 31 May 1978 30 Years have gone since you left us though it seems like only yesterday. You 're gone but still living in the hearts of those who love you! Always remembered by Wife: P. V. Valambal Sons: N. Suppiah
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      79 72 'I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.' 2 Timothy 4:7 MATTHEW PNG KIOK SIANG Age: 76 was called home to be with the Lord on 29 May 2008. Wake is held at Blk 15 Hougang Aye 3. Cortege leaves on 2
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        7606 73 TRANSACTION DATE: MAY 29, 2008 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E SMIL 28 5 11C 3C 24 5 42 141 195 15 24 18 61 17 5 15 43 5 26 126 34 5 16 134 19 4 1C 52 5 2C 44 5
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        1393 73 HIGH SMIL LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E 3C 41.; 31 16.; 38 70.; ii.; 44.; 78 i;.; i; 16.; 17.1 2; 9C 43 19.; 23.; 88 21 1 41.2 19.3 21 ii.; 21.; 4;.; 14.; 17 34.; i;.; 28.3 36.; 4; i;.; 119.; 4C
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        58 73 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E SMIL 20C 620C 100C 1120C 1250C 398.3 3977 c 116 6065 Diamonds 5200 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** 6101 ISS&P500 ***** 6170 SPDRS 288 6009 STI ETF 3013.7 6010 STIETFIOPV US20C US620C
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      425 74 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Software giant shifts focus to handling search firm's online advertising business California YAHOO chief executive (CEO) Jerry Yang said on Wednesday that Microsoft was "no longer interested" in buying the pioneering Internet firm, but was considering "other partnerships". He also
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      268 74 Facebook's not for sale even for $21b BLOOMBERG NEWS California FACEBOOK chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg has no plans to sell the social networking site, even if Microsoft offered US$l5 billion (5520.6 billion). "The end goal isn't to sell the company or IPO," Mr Zuckerberg, 24, said on Wednesday at
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      220 74 REUTERS Los Angeles AMAZON, the world's largest Internet retailer, will launch a video streaming service in the next few weeks to augment its digital offerings, the company's chief executive said on Wednesday. Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos, speaking at the All Things Digital conference,
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      36 74 AFP Yesterday's close: 14,124.47 (+415.03 points) Japanese shares soared 3.03 per cent, boosted by a weaker yen and gains on Wall Street, where durable goods data eased concerns about the United States economy.
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      32 74 AFP Yesterday's close: 24,383.99 (+134.48 points) Hong Kong shares closed higher, up 0.55 per cent, as heavyweight China Mobile rebounded after sharp falls in the past five sessions.
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      32 74 AFP Yesterday's close: 3,401.44 (-57.59 points) Chinese shares closed down 1.66 per cent, as investors took profits on property developers and banks after sharp gains in the previous session.
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      32 74 AFP Yesterday's close: 5,709.4 (+61.3 points) Australian shares closed up 1.1 per cent, as investors snapped up leading energy stocks, although concerns about rising costs weighed on industrial counters.
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      28 74 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,261.82 (+1.24 points) Malaysian shares closed up 0.1 per cent in quiet trade, as investors were sidelined amid economic and political uncertainties.
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      25 74 AFP Yesterday's close: 16,316.26 (-209.11 points) »Indian share prices fell 1.27 per cent, as investors unwound positions while awaiting crucial inflation data today.
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      33 74 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,446.95 (+13.19 points) Indonesian shares closed a volatile session 0.5 per cent higher, supported by overnight gains on Wall Street and higher dividend payouts by major companies.
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      31 74 AFP Yesterday's close: 830.61 (-2.38 points) Thai shares closed 0.29 per cent lower, as foreign investors continued to sell down the market amid fears of prolonged anti-government protests.
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      113 74 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: 3,160.78 May 29 Stock Name Close Change CapitaLand 6.380 +0.130 CapitaMall 3.410 +0.140 CityDev 11.240 +0.040 Cosco Corp 3.370 +0.030 DBS Grp 19.360 F&N 4.920 +0.040 Gent Intl 0.595 +0.005 HK Land 4.700 -0.050 ISH 17.680 +0.080 lardineC&C 16.420 -0.040 Keppel Corp 12.180 +0.260
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      57 74 May 29 Golden Agri 81,567,000 Straits Asia 50,320,000 DBS DB eCWOBIOI3 42,680,000 Sing Tel 37,958,000 Oculus 31,067,000 lade Tech 22,916,000 CoscoCorpDßeCWoBo929 22,050,000 SunVic 21,645,000 SingTelMBLePWOBlOlO 20,293,000 Oceanus 20,130,000 China Hongxing 18,503,000 LiHeng 17,951,000 Yangzijiang 16,676,000 DBS MBL eCWOBO9OS 14,980,000 Gentlntl 14,545,000 Sing Tel DBeCWOBO9OB 13,341,000 Abterra 13,154,000 SembMar
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      136 74 May 29 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT )F FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling lust dollar 1.3050 1.3200 Ian dollar 1.3700 1.3860 iuro 2.1210 2.1450 (lalaysian ringgit* ..0.4213 0.4219 <Z dollar 1.0630 1.0860 Sterling pound 2.6860 2.7160 JS dollar 1.3550 1.3710 SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO 100
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      1395 74 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: MAY 29,2008 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE '000 56 11 9092 Asia Env WD***** 13 +1 26 13 5 5 8756 Asiatic W*****2 49 3 5 3657 BiosensorDBeCW080G23 3 5 -0 5 4C 33 185 4014 CapitalanBNPeC*****8 26 5 +1 94 29 9 3763
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      506 75 BLOOMBERG NEWS $10b venture will let Malaysian oil firm meet growing demand for LNG Sydney PETROLIAM Nasional (Petronas), Malaysia's state oil company, has agreed to pay US$2.5l billion (553.42 billion) to buy a 40 per cent stake in Santos Limited's
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      336 75 BLOOMBERG NEWS INDONESIA is offering 25 new oil and gas areas to explorers in an auction to stem an output decline that has forced it to leave the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec). The government opened a new bidding round for
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      577 76  -  LORNA TAN Ex-CEO Tan Kin Lian will be there to raise issue of bonus restructuring plan BY Finance Correspondent THEY are non-events as a rule, but today's NTUC Income annual general meeting (AGM) promises to be a standing-room only showdown because of
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      292 76 REUTERS Washington THE United States economy grew at a revised 0.9 per cent annual rate in the first quarter, slightly better than previously thought because of lower demand for foreign goods and services and a pickup in non-residential building, the Commerce Department
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      457 76  -  Nicholas Fang By IF YOUR bank or finance company goes belly up, you can now expect to get your cash paid out within three weeks under a new compensation system. The new "quick-response" payout was set up by the Singapore
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      Lock icon Oculus ends rift with director and recovers $7.5m
      608 77  -  Bryan Lee Contact-lens maker not suing him; investment vehicle to buy seized shares By OCULUS is seeking to close the chapter on its missing funds fiasco after the man at the heart of the controversy helped it find a new investor to
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      25 77 (0) fey 29 SLD 10US$ itraitsAsia lepCorp MBUCW*****0 Eeppel Corp CENTS 8878 406 427 1218 49.2 44.0 27.0 26.0 0.4 12.2 6.8 2.2
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      419 77  -  Lee Su Shyan TAKING STOCK By Assistant Money Editor THE Singapore market maintained its buoyant mood for a third straight day yesterday after fresh indications that the United States economy is not in such bad shape after all. The Straits Times Index
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      269 77  -  YANG HUIWEN DIRECTORS' TRADES MR DESMOND Woon Choon Leng, executive director at Ho Bee Investment, has been snapping up shares in the property developer this week. On Tuesday, he bought 150,000 shares on the open market at 95.8 cents apiece. Then on Wednesday, he
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      581 77  -  Alvin Foo By THERE has been a mini commodities sell-off in the past few days with a key shipping indicator the Baltic Dry Index suffering its longest decline since March. The index, a measure of shipping costs for commodities, dropped 1.6 per
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      694 78  -  Yang Huiwen Six-month standoff ends after SAS reaches deal with trio of index providers By SINGAPORE'S brokers will soon regain access to "live" values of the recently revamped Straits Times Index (STI) on their trading terminals, after a six month-stand-off with
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      20 78 STOCK 1.23 billion TRADING shares worth VOLUME $1.77 billion UP Gainers: 300 Losers: 256 DOWN Unchanged: 1,059
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      87 78 Mid Cap 802.81 A 7.01 Small Cap 672.15 A 2.06 All Share 807.10 A 6.56 Fledgling 717.93 A 3.21 China 470.87 T -0.12 Oil and gas 788.07 A 9.60 Basic materials 663.31 A 22.63 Industrials 773.30 A 10.59 Consumer goods 818.16 A 11.78 Health care 806.35 T
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      221 78 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BULLISH FORECAST Zurich THE head of embattled Swiss bank ÜBS said yesterday that the worst was behind it after it was recently forced to write down about US$37 billion (5550.7 billion) of assets hit by the United States sub-prime crisis.
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          318 89  -  Chang Tou Liang Chang Tou Liang TINTNER Chamber Music Cho-Liang Lin, Violin Helen Huang, Piano Naxos 8.*****8 VIENNA-BORN conductor Georg Tintner (1917-1999) is best remembered for his recorded series of Bruckner symphonies on the Naxos label. Now, his little-known original chamber compositions are released for the first time on
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        760 90  -  Yeow Kai Chai El Perro del Mar's low-key vocals set against orchestral flourishes evokes a dreamscape soundbites >pop ALBUM OF THE WEEK FROM THE VALLEY TO THE STARS El Perro del Mar Memphis Industries DON'T ask me why a lovely Swedish girl called Sarah Assbring would
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