The Straits Times, 21 July 2008

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 68 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 MONDAY, JULY 21 2008 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • INSIDE
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      Lock icon Forbidding city
      53 1 WITH just weeks to go before the Olympic Games begin, China is throwing a massive security ring around Beijing. The defences include a battery of missiles (right) parked near the Bird's Nest Stadium and the ringing of the Olympic Green with 3m-tall fences. SEE ASIA: PAGES 6-7 ST
      CHUACHIN HON  -  53 words
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      Lock icon The need for harmony
      83 1 N SAUDI Arabia, women are banned :rom driving. In Qatar, they can. Yet both their people practise the same aoLtit luini vi loiain \~a±±tia k Wahabism. Senior Minister Goh 3hok Tong (left), at a lunch event marking Racial Harmony Day, cited the contrast to stress the
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    • Article
      Lock icon Back to Afghanistan
      77 1 THERE are signs that the main theatre of war between the United States and Al-Qaeda is shifting from Iraq, back to Afghanistan. The top US commander in Iraq says intelligence reports suggest that in the face of intense military action, the terror group is diverting foreign fighters
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  • Article
    Lock icon MOH issues new rules for fat removal in clinics
    521 1  -  Salma Khalik GPs must first get surgical training and be certified by panel By Health Correspondent FROM November, clinics can only offer liposuction if their doctors get accreditation from a new committee and satisfy other rules covering training, among other things.
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  • Article
    Lock icon UMNO and PAS meet over Malay unity and Islam
    440 1  -  Hazlin Hassan By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi revealed yesterday that he has held three meetings with top leaders of Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) amid signs of a rift between the Islamic party and its opposition
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon More tuning in to TV and radio on the Net
      847 1  -  Tan Weizhen By SO WHO needs the boob tube, anyway? Or the radio, for that matter? With Internet download speeds moving ever upward and a plethora of websites dedicated to entertainment, more Singaporeans are turning to the Net for TV
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      361 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2-4 Me and my illegal kidney Asia 6-11 Organ trading is illegal in China, World 12-15 but it did not stop transplant Review 16-17 patient Lin Xinru from travelling to FYI ...18 Tianjin to get one. SECTION TWO PAGE H1 on? e. Hl"u7 Attacker a 'nice
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Asean calls for 'utmost restraint' in Thai-Cambodia dispute
      463 3  -  Reme Ahmad Wong Mci Ling Grouping pledges help if both sides need support to resolve issue By ASEAN foreign ministers yesterday urged Thailand and Cambodia to exercise "utmost restraint" over an armed standoff near the disputed site of an ancient temple on
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    • Article
      Lock icon Aung San Suu Kyi could be freed in six months
      179 3 MYANMAR has indicated that opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi could be freed in the next few months as current laws limit her maximum period of detention to six years. Foreign Minister George Yeo told reporters yesterday that his Myanmar
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    • Article
      Lock icon Raffles JC may offer IB diploma by 2010
      390 3  -  Jane Ng By RAFFLES Junior College is looking at offering a broad-based two-year diploma covering everything from philosophy to science as an alternative to the A levels. It would be one of a handful of Singapore schools to offer the International Baccalaureate,
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      Lock icon S'poreans value free time – at $100/hr for butler service
      745 4  - S'poreans value free time at $100/hr for butler service Jessica Lim More are willing to pay for go-fers who do anything from laundry to turning off taps By LAST month, Ms Margaret Swatling was sitting in a meeting, having the devil of a time concentrating. The 38-year-old bank worker was
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      441 3 Uncover W /IBb The Complexities 1 g An American Psychology Programme Pj wM v\ The Cognitive Age dP jS •People skills* Analytical skills* Writing skills* Reading skills Jj V I Ranked Top Tier of America's Best Colleges (Western Regional Universities) by the US News TJS \u World Report from 2001
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      40 4 VIEWS FROM THE TOP Revamp ofSGX rules The Singapore Exchange is proposing a whole slew of changes to its listing rules. Are the proposals right on the I money or should they be tweaked further? CEOs I share their views
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon FORBIDDING CITY
      1049 6  -  Chua Chin Hon Beijing bristling with missiles, fences and multiple checkpoints ahead of the Games By China Bureau Chief In Beijing BEIJING, the political and diplomatic nerve centre of China, is no stranger to over-the-top security arrangements. Events such as the five-yearly Chinese Communist Party Congress and the
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Smooth rides in Beijing as anti-pollution rules kick in
        445 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, XINHUA, ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Beijing BEIJING residents enjoyed the novelty of con-gestion-free streets yesterday as the city launched strict driving curbs to rein in its notorious air pollution and traffic for the Olympics. Traffic on the capital's normally bustling
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Seoul says Tokyo's islet claim harms bilateral ties
        410 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Japan threatens region's peace with its renewed claim, adds S. Korean PM Seoul THE South Korean Prime Minister yesterday accused Japan of damaging bilateral ties and putting regional peace at risk with its renewed claim to a group of Seoul-controlled
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        Lock icon MARKING 30 YEARS OF 'THE FORCE' IN JAPAN
        58 8 A visitor dressed as Emperor Palpatine, a character from the Star Wars movies, posing for a photograph with another visitor during the Star Wars Celebration Japan convention, in Chiba, east of Tokyo, yesterday. The three-day convention marks the 30th anniversary of the
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        Lock icon A zero may admit students into varsities
        284 8 Taipei STUDENTS in Taiwan who score a zero in the joint university entrance exam might still be able get a place in university, local reports said yesterday. Education officials said that this year's admission rate would be as high as 98 per cent,
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        Lock icon China cops kill two villagers in clash
        274 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beijing CHINESE police killed two villagers in a clash in southwestern China, an activist froup and reports said yesteray, in the latest outburst of social unrest in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics. The clash happened on Saturday morning in Yunnan
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        Lock icon Defamation suit: Court date today for Taiwan's ex-president
        383 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Taipei TAIWAN'S former president Chen Shui-bian is expected in court today to defend himself in a defamation suit filed by five retired military officers, a court spokesman said. The five filed a defamation suit against Mr Chen and two of
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    • INDIA/ SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Last-minute frenzy ahead of Indian key vote
        709 9  -  Ravi Velloor Many offers of riches and posts in last-ditch effort to win support By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi PRIME Minister Manmohan Singh will survive the confidence vote set for tomorrow, the ruling coalition's floor managers say, after stitching up a
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        Lock icon Indians clamour for varsity spots reserved for girls
        289 9 Chandigarh (Punjab) IT IS admission time at Panjab University, and one particular seat in each of its departments is drawing a big response those reserved for girls who are the only child of their parents. The special category for families' only daughters
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        Lock icon RAIN TROUBLES
        75 9 The start of the monsoon season brings travel woes to some, including this family riding on Jammu's PHOTO: streets yesterday, but it is welcomed by the country's many farmers who need the rains for their crops. And there is just not enough of it this year. For a
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      • WORLD QUICKLY
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          Lock icon SIX CHARGED WITH SUBVERSION IN INDONESIA
          80 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA: Indonesian police said yesterday they had charged six people with subversion after they raised an outlawed separatist flag in the remote Papua province. Papua police spokesman Agus Rianto said the six had unfurled the outlawed "Free Papua" flag on Saturday in
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          Lock icon CHICAGO SUBURB BAN ON SAGGY PANTS
          80 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS ILLINOIS: Be careful if you have saggy pants in the south Chicago suburb of Lynwood. Village leaders have passed an ordinance that would levy a US$25 (Ss34) fine against anyone showing 7.6 cm or more of their underwear in public. Lynwood mayor
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          Lock icon THREE BOMBS GO OFF IN SPANISH RESORTS
          69 9 REUTERS MADRID: Three bombs exploded at popular seaside resorts in Cantabria, northern Spam yesterday, after warning calls from the Basque separatist group ETA. But, there were no casualties, as the authorities evacuated the affected areas beaches at Laredo and Noja and the Noja's
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Thai PM urges talks on border dispute with Cambodia
        606 10 AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Officials hope to meet today even as troops face off on disputed land Bangkok THAILAND'S Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej yesterday said that intense negotiations were needed to defuse a border standoff with Cambodia over the disputed
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        Lock icon Shopkeepers urged to leave disputed temple area
        420 10 THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK SOME 60 shop owners have been ordered by the Thai army to remove their stock and to leave their shops around the Preah Vihear temple, as tensions along the Thai-Cambodian border continue to rise, increasing fears of a military
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        Lock icon Sex change at 18: New rule raises concerns
        308 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Bangkok FOR two years, Ponchalearm has yearned for a sex-change operation. Now, at 18, he is allowed under a new Thai health regulation to make the decision himself. But some gay activists and parents are worried about potential side effects
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Umno chiefs in race to be next DPM
        728 11  -  Reme Ahmad Malaysia's No. 2 leader will be one of those who win V-P posts in December party polls By Assistant Foreign Editor IF DATUK Seri Najib Razak becomes Prime Minister in 2010, who will be his deputy? That fascinating question has
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        Lock icon Potential Umno VP contenders
        195 11 THESE are the leaders (in no particular order) who have announced, or are expected to announce, their interest in contesting one of the three Umno vice-president posts: Isa Samad, former federal territories minister, from Negeri Sembilan (incumbent). Mohd Ali Rustam, Chief Minister of Malacca (incumbent). Muhyiddin
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        Lock icon Important dates for Umno
        100 11 July 17 to Aug 3, 2008: Some 19,000 branches hold triennial elections. Party members also propose the names of leaders who they think should lead the party and country. Oct 9 to Nov 9: The party's 191 divisions, which control the 19,000 branches, hold their own
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        Lock icon Anwar goes on tour to drum up support
        380 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Malacca OPPOSITION leader Anwar Ibrahim toured Malaysia over the weekend in a bid to revive his ambitions of seizing power despite his arrest on sodomy allegations the same claim that saw him jailed a decade ago. He repeated his previous
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Top London attractions are most expensive in world
      996 12 Survey finds that popular sights in capitals like Paris and New York cost less London THE top tourist attractions in the British capital are the most expensive in the world, according to a survey of major cities conducted by The Sunday Telegraph
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      Lock icon Iran nuclear talks end in stalemate
      497 13 BLOOMBERG NEWS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Stage set for new sanctions if Teheran does not respond to West's proposal in two weeks Geneva IRAN yesterday faced a two-week deadline to give a final answer to world powers seeking a breakthrough in the nuclear crisis, after talks
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      Lock icon Z$100b note for Zimbabwe
      182 13 REUTERS Harare ZIMBABWE'S central bank will introduce new higher-value Z$100 billion notes today as part of a desperate fight against spiralling hyperinflation, the bank said. Zimbabweans are suffering shortages of meat, fuel and other commodities due to the collapse of the once prosperous economy, which critics
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      Lock icon 1m Aussies could face water shortage
      147 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Sydney UP TO a million people in Australia could face a shortage of drinking water if the country's drought continues. A report yesterday said the situation was critical in the Murray-Darling river system, which provides water to Australia's "food bowl", which is
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      Lock icon Al-Qaeda shifting focus to Afghan front
      495 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Top US general sees signs of foreign fighters meant for Iraq being diverted to Afghanistan Baghdad AL-QAEDA may be shifting its focus from Iraq to Afghanistan, said the top United States commander in Iraq. General David Petraeus' remarks came on
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      Lock icon Obama kicks off overseas tour with Afghan visit
      371 14 LOS ANGELES TIMES/WASHINGTON POST, ASSOCIATED PRESS, NEW YORK TIMES Kabul US PRESIDENTIAL candidate Barack Obama is visiting US troops and Afghan officials at the start of an overseas tour aimed at bolstering his foreign policy and national security credentials. Afghanistan was picked
      LOS ANGELES TIMES/WASHINGTON POST, ASSOCIATED PRESS, NEW YORK TIMES; —. a REUTERS  -  371 words
    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Malaysia's first astronaut now a Datuk
        244 14 BERNAMA MALAYSIA'S first man in space, Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Sheikh Mustapha, has been bestowed the Darjah Setia Negeri Sembilan award, which carried the title "Datuk". The 36-year-old orthopaedic surgeon received the award last Saturday, in conjunction with the 86th birthday celebrations of Negeri
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        Lock icon Veil woman' mulls citizenship bid
        166 14 NEW YORK TIMES THE Moroccan woman who was denied French citizenship because a court said she wears the burqa, has given herself until September to decide whether to make another attempt to acquire citizenship. In her first interview since a French court upheld a decision
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        Lock icon Boob taunts: Woman gets $81k
        172 14 AN ESTATE agent, who was sacked for objecting to sexual harassment by her boss, was awarded more than £30,000 (S$81,480) in damages and costs by the employment tribunal. Ms Julie-Ann Reed, 27, had complained that her boss Gerald Probert would frequently pass "humiliating" remarks about
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    • SINGAPORE AND THE WORLD THIS WEEK
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        Lock icon MONDAY
        48 15 GENEVA: Ministers from 36 trading powers meet for make-or-break talks on a new global trade pact to free up world trade. NEW DELHI: India's Parliament begins debate on a confidence vote tomorrow after leftist allies withdrew their support to protest against a nuclear deal with the US.
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        35 15 BANGKOK: Attorney-General's Office to decide whether to prosecute former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife for violating share disclosure laws. BRUSSELS: European Union foreign ministers meet to decide on widening sanctions on Zimbabwe.
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        13 15 GENEVA: Cape Verde becomes 153 rd member of the World Trade Organisation.
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        17 15 BRUSSELS: EU justice and interior ministers hold their first formal meeting under the new French presidency.
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        22 15 TOKYO: Tokyo High Court ruling on fraud scandal by former Internet mogul Takafumi Horie, who appealed against a 30-month prison sentence.
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        13 15 WASHINGTON: President George W. Bush meets Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
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        10 15 COLOMBO: 15th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Summit.
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      Lock icon Saving Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
      224 15  -  BHAGYASHREEGAREKAR WORLD WHAT IT IS THE US Congress is expected to vote this week on a Bill that will include President George W. Bush's plan to save Fannie Mac and Freddie Mac. Mr Bush's plan would give the two quasi-government mortgage finance enterprises a
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      Lock icon Hun Sen's party likely to win polls in Cambodia
      226 15  -  NIRMAL GHOSH WHAT IT IS ON SUNDAY, Cambodia will hold a general election which is likely to further consolidate Prime Minister Hun Sen's hold on power. Several global observers will be in Cambodia for the polls, being held in the shadow
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      Lock icon East Java poll will be barometer for Golkar
      150 15  -  SALIM OSMAN WHAT IT IS VOTERS in East Java province vote for their new governor and deputy governor on Wednesday. The leading contestants are current deputy governor Soenaryo and Ali Maschan from Golkar; Soekarwo and Saifullah of the Islamist Prosperous Justice Party
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      Lock icon Philip Yeo to take readers' questions
      171 15  -  KOR KIAN BENG SINGAPORE WHAT IT IS A FACE-to-face chat with former Economic Development Board (EDB) chief, Mr Philip Yeo, who is the latest to be featured in The EDB Society-Straits Times Pioneers seminar series. It will be held at The Arts House on
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  • REVIEW
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      Lock icon Online privacy versus piracy
      419 16 Millions of You Tube enthusiasts including many in Singapore should be relieved the video-sharing website's owner Google has to hand over only anonymised viewer logs in media giant Viacom's US$l billion (551.35 billion) copyright lawsuit. Viacom and other plaintiffs may be suing only for payment of
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      Lock icon Not perfect but charter is good start on road to regional progress
      956 16  -  Tommy Koh The writer chaired the Asean Charter High-Level Task Force. RESPONSE TO BARRY DESKER'S CRITICISM OF ASEAN CHARTER By MR BARRY Desker wrote in these pages on July 18 that he was disappointed with the Asean Charter.
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      Lock icon Impressive achievements for a 5-year-old body
      971 16  -  Robert Karniol »THE REGIONAL ASSISTANCE MISSION TO SOLOMON ISLANDS By Defence Writer FIRMLY buttressed by Australia and New Zealand, a collection of South Pacific states is working to help resurrect the Solomon Islands as a viable nation. The Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands
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      1313 17  -  Jonathan Eyal »WESTERN CRITICISM OF SINGAPORE By Straits Times Europe Bureau ANOTHER week, another pinprick. In an article published last week in The Guardian, one of Britain's most influential dailies, Singapore was yet again disparaged as a modern, but authoritarian state. Writer John Kampfner a
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      924 19 BUYING A KIDNEY At least 20 people travelled overseas for transplants each year, according to Health Ministry figures. Melissa Sim speaks to one of them who did AFTER an eight-month wait, Ms Lin Xinru, 29, managed to buy a kidney in China. But it
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      106 20 Pre-university students seeking scholarships and overseas study opportunities in the United States or Britain were able to check out numerous options at Suntec Singapore yesterday. The Scholars' Choice Preview and Experiences 2008, a one-day event organised by CATS Recruit, consisted of an exhibition and a series
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      322 20  -  SUMATHI V. Selvaretnam By WHEN Ms Hafizah Amid entered the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), she decided to major in engineering because of her strengths in maths and science. However, after taking three English electives, she switched majors in her second year. "Maths and science classes
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      629 20  -  Khushwant Singh Of 110 pro bono cases from January to May, 21 resulted in acquittal or lesser charges By MORE needy defendants are turning to a programme which provides them with free lawyers, and almost one in five has seen it make a difference in
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      606 21  -  Kor Kian Beng He notes how Mid-East nations have different Islamic practices to suit history, culture, outlook By THE many trips Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong made to the Middle East in recent years have left him with one deep impression.
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      119 21 About 8,000 women joined the action in yesterday's Shape Run, which began at the Esplanade and ended at the Padang. More than 3,000 runners competed in the 10km category, which wound its way to Marina South. Accountant Suzy Walsham, 34, finished first in the 10km
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      326 21  -  Lee Hui Chieh By THE Health Ministry has suggested "a couple of names" as potential candidates to head Ren Ci Hospital and Medicare Centre, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said yesterday. But the charity's board of directors has the final say
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      378 22  -  Lee Hui Chieh Lim Chin Ping Central Singapore CDC volunteers host outing for 50 from three homes By NINETY-FIVE-year-old Ong Yeow Tee has spent the last eight years living in a nursing home. So, he was happy to feast on a plate of chicken
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      803 23  -  K. C. VIJAYAN »DALVEY ESTATE TRIPLE STABBINGS One of the victims, she feels young attacker and his older lover are both to blame for tragic incident By Law Correspondent INDIAN national Shaw Munni, 38, knew her employer's daughter was dating a
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      331 23  -  Chong Chee Kin By THE woman whose decomposing body was discovered in her Chai Chee flat last Saturday afternoon has been identified as 39-year-old Tan Lay Lan. Madam Tan was half-naked when she was found at about lpm. Neighbours had complained of a stench
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        76 23 A CYCLIST died after being knocked down by a car on Saturday morning. The man, who was in his 50s, was cycling across Tiong Bahru Road just before 10am when he was hit by the car. A police spokesman said the car was travelling towards
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        89 23 A THIEF stole more than $2,000 from cash registers at two food stalls in Bugis Junction over the weekend. The thefts happened after the stalls closed on Friday night. The owners had put the money in locked drawers, but left the keys in unlocked drawers.
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      81 22 v >■■ m vmm ,lm' "rim =NsGO BEYOND At The Business Times we understand that as an MNC you are constantly looking to venture beyond your current markets for new worlds to conquer. We serve up business news and insightful commentaries to acquaint you better with the new territories on
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      521 22 IF YOU'RE GOING TO THE U.S. NEXT YEAR From Jan 12, travellers will need to register online 72 hours before boarding a carrier bound for the United States. The new system, the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (Esta), will apply to people from 27 countries, under the Visa Waiver Programme,
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      161 23 WHERE WE CALL fjff JIXME This is where I won't be alone For this is where I know I'm home. Home by Kit Chan I Maybe it's your old school. Maybe it's the Botanic Gardens, a mall like Far East Plaza, or the park where you had your first kiss.
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      533 24  -  PHILIP LEE This year's show promises not just beautiful blooms and enchantment for avid gardeners, it also teaches children to go green By I SINGAPORE Garden Festival (SGF) 2008 will be bigger and prettier with more enchanting features, exotic blooms and green activities when it opens
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      244 24  -  Leong Phei Phei WANT to break into the beauty, cosmetics, spa and wellness market in China? You can find out more at a workshop this Wednesday at the National Library, level 3. Organised by the Spa Wellness Association of Singapore (SWAS), the workshop has invited speakers from
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      190 24 Daphne Lee IN SPITE of rising fuel surcharges, SA Tours is determined to show consumers the way to affordable travel packages. At its SA Mega Fair this Sunday at Suntec Concourse Level 3, holiday-makers can snag value-for-money deals, including a four-day Bangkok or Pattaya package for two at
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      165 24 Karon Ng FOR every pack of Vitagen Less Sugar sold this month, 10 cents will go to the SingHealth Foundation for colorectal research and patient education programmes. This includes a series of public forums organised the Department of Colorectal Surgery at Singapore General Hospital to raise awareness
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        41 24 On Saturday and Sunday, 11 am to Bpm, the Enchanting Indonesia fair at Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza will feature travel destinations from 13 provinces of Indonesia, travel packages, cultural performances, a batik exhibition, fashion show and Indonesian food.
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        48 24 Organised for the third year, the AIA-SCS charity golf tournament last Wednesday raised $768,000 for the Singapore Cancer Society's Cancer Treatment Fund. Mr Francis Chin from Nation Employment, who came in tops in the 2m nearest-the-pin challenge, drove away with a Mitsubishi EX 1.51 car.
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        72 24 Estee Lauder is staging its 4th beauty event of the year Find your Signature Style at the Paragon Atrium from this Wednesday to Sunday. Simply purchase a $100 makeover voucher from the Estee Lauder at Metro Paragon and you'll be entitled to the makeover session plus professional hairstyling
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        49 24 Goldheart Jewelry's new Orient Bliss Chinese, Japanese and Indian collections are the results of a collaboration with popular bridal designer Ted Wu. The pieces are designed to complement bridal gowns and can also be worn as statementmaking jewellery that reflects the Asian heritage. Prices start from $1,048.
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        57 24 Oral-B says its Cross Action ProHealth toothbrush removes up to 90 per cent of hard-to-reach plaque, improves gum health in four weeks, provides up to 55 per cent better cleaning along the gum line, polishes away surface stains, removes tongue bacteria and odour, massages gums and is gentle
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        49 24 The Borsch Med Pain Relief Plaster for aches and pains is formulated with Lavender fragrance and Vitamin E. Available at selected Guardian, Watson's, Unity and Giant stores, medical halls and provision stores, the plaster comes in three variants: Dual Action ($4.50), Warm ($3.90) and Cool ($3.60).
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      560 25  -  Jessica Lim »SOAP BOX It's time to skip the small talk and focus on building true friendships with your colleagues By YOU might be forgiven for thinking that twenty-somethings' longstanding party ritual is about letting their hair down and blowing off steam at
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      471 25  -  Eisen Teo MY THOUGHTS By EVEN at the age of 66, my friend James refuses to sit out the rest of his days quietly at home. The energetic retiree counts assembling computers, skydiving and backpacking as some of his hobbies. More
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      802 25 MY LIFE The Gen V has been set loose into the workforce with ambition, aptitude and attitude. What are their expectations as they start their career climb? Youthlnk writers probe the issue To strive, to seek life's an odyssey
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      215 25 J Professor Richard Kerley, Pro-Vice Chancellor (International), Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh Queen Margaret University W ASIA CAMPUS The QMU Asia Campus (Branch of Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh) The QMU Asia Campus is Singapore's latest Tertiary Education Institution.Together with East Asia Institute of Management (EASB), we bring you a wider range
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      403 26  -  CHARITY SCANDALS IT IS appalling that recent comments from board members and representatives of Institutions of Public Character (IPCs) show they have not fully grasped the seriousness of public outrage and disappointment. IPCs should be thankful the Commissioner of Charities (COC) has
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      321 26  -  Syu Ying Kwok »NEW DOWNTOWN LINE WITH reference to last Wednesday's article on Downtown Line 2 (DTL 2) ("12 MRT stations for Bukit Timah by 2015"), the 12 stations can be located better with integrated bus interchanges. The North-South and East-West lines are the
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      249 26  -  Chen Seh Choong I READ with much anticipation and excitement about the locations of Downtown Line stage 2 stations, which are envisaged to offer significant savings in travel time. For example, a journey from Bukit Panjang to the city centre will be reduced by one-third
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      68 26  -  Phoebe Low (Ms) WITH reference to last Wednesday's letter from MrTeo Keng Chuan, "Recycling bins waste of effort", SembWaste would like to thank him for his feedback. The company has taken action to address the situation on the ground. We are committed to continue working
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      374 26  -  George Lim »SHOULD LAW SOCIETY SPEAK UP? THANK you for the balanced article on Saturday, "Should Law Society speak up only when asked?" Civil liberties and partisan polities overlap and there are ambiguities in the laws and practices between them. These issues are
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      432 26  -  Yeh Siang Hui DRAGON BOAT TRAGEDY I REFER to last Tuesday's article, "Dragon boat tragedy: Victims' families seek apology". It was reported that the families of the five paddlers who died in Cambodia in November last year want the Singapore Dragon Boat Association
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      169 26  -  Tan Thiam Chye "Where is the accountability?" MRKHOOLIH-HAN:"Asa friend of two of the five dragon boaters who died in the Cambodia incident, I was disturbed to read how the Singapore Dragon Boat Association responded to the families' requests. Although a formal report has been drawn up,
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      296 26  -  LTC N. Subhas I REFER to Mr Terence Puey's letter last Friday, "Only HDB flats required to have bomb shelters?". We wish to clarify that, under the Civil Defence Shelter Act 1997, civil defence shelters are required to be provided in new
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      33 26 For more readers' views, log on to straitstimes.com. Access to letters online is free. STRETCHING YOUR DOLLAR: Retiree's checklist TIT FOR TAT: School fare hikes SERVING WHOM? Train stop ACROBAT NEEDED: Emergency exit
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      731 27 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOTOR RACING He overtakes Massa, Piquet late in race to win German GP and lead drivers' standings HOCKENHEIM (GERMANY) LEWIS Hamilton used two sensational overtaking moves to overcome a blunder by his McLaren team and win the German Grand Prix yesterday. More
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        63 27 1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr/McLaren) Ihr3lmin 20.8745 ec 2 Nelson Piquet Jr (Bra/Renault) +5.5865 ec 3 Felipe Massa (Bra/Ferrari)+9.339 4 Nick Heidfeld (Ger/BMW Sauber) +9.825 5 Heikki Kovalainen (Fin/McLaren)+l2.4ll 6 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin/Ferrari) +14.483 7 Robert Kubica (Pol/BMW Sauber)+22.6o3 8 Sebastian Vettel (Ger/Toro R0550)+33.282 9 Jarno Trulli (Ita/Toyota) +37.199 10
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        51 27 1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) 58pts2 Felipe Massa (Bra) 54 3 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) 51 4 Robert Kubica (Pol) 48 5 Nick Heidfeld (Ger) 41 6 Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) 28 7 Jarno Trulli (Ita) 20 8 Mark Webber (Aus) 18 9 Fernando Alonso (Esp) 13 10 Rubens Barrichello (Bra)
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        32 27 1 Ferrari 105pts 2 BMW Sauber 89 3 McLaren 86 4 Toyota 25 5 Red Bull 24 6 Renault 23 7 Williams 16 8 Honda 14 9 Toro Rosso 8
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        93 27 Here's how: 1) Install Color Cam software SMS "Zap" to ***** (9741-9401 for pre-paid customers) to download the Color Cam software on your mobile phone. You will receive an SMS with instructions to download and install the Colorcam software. You will need
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      150 27 ASSOCIATED PRESS BRITAIN'S Mark Cavendish, winner of four stages at this year's Tour de France, pulled out of the cycling race yesterday as it headed into the mountains for the second time. Cavendish's strength is as a sprinter and each of his victories this year has come
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      385 27 CYCLING Prato Nevoso (Italy) SIMON Gerrans of Australia won yesterday's 15th stage of the Tour de France and Frank Schleck of Luxembourg seized the overall race lead. Schleck, of Luxembourg, outpaced Cadel Evans up the final climb to wrest the yellow jersey
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      132 27 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CYCLING Tour de France, 15th stage, 183 km from Embrun to Prato Nevoso: 1 Simon Gerrans (Aus/Credit Agricole) 4hr 50min 44sec 2 Egoi Martinez (Esp/Euskaltel-Euskadi) +3sec 3 Danny Pate (USA/Garmin Chipotle) +10sec 4 Jose Luis Arrieta (Esp/AG2R-La Mondiale) +55sec 5 Bernhard Kohl (Aut/Gerolsteiner) +4min 3sec.
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      339 28  -  Terrence Voon SAILING By SINGAPORE'S hard luck at the Optimist World Championships has continued for the second year running. Youngsters Russell Kan, Darren Choy, Luke Tan and Rachel Lee settled for second place in the team event, after losing 1-2 to Puerto Rico in the final.
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      560 28  -  Terrence Voon SOCCER They pick Spore to prepare Games squad ahead of Asian soccer giants By IT IS official. Brazil's star-studded Un-der-23 Olympic team will play an exhibition match with a Singapore Selection at the National Stadium next Monday. The Republic was picked
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      285 28 TERRENCEVOON FANDI Ahmad's two sons have reached yet another milestone in Europe. Irfan, 10, and Ikhsan, eight, have been invited by Spanish Primera Liga side Valencia to train with their youth academy for two weeks in September. The pair, who are the eldest
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      439 28 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON CHELSEA have denied making a bid for Kaka. But it seems anything less than securing the World Player of the Year before the season's start would be a massive disappointment. New manager Luiz Felipe Scolari himself made the request
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      Lock icon Ronaldo still refuses to commit to United
      160 28 London CRISTIANO Ronaldo has again refused to confirm that he will stay at Manchester United, even after a warning from the club to show "loyalty and commitment". Manager Alex Ferguson held talks with the Portuguese in Lisbon last Monday and then reported that
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        100 28 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CAPE TOWN: Alex Ferguson has warned Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy that he could end up with egg on his face for reporting Manchester United to the Premier League for illegally trying to court striker Dimitar Berbatov (right). Levy had reacted to a report in The
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        54 28 LONDON: Steve Sidwell, Aston Villa's new £5 million (5513.5 million) midfielder from Chelsea, suffered the embarrassment of scoring an own goal on his competitive debut for the club. Villa also conceded a second equaliser in the last minute as they drew 2-2 at Odense in the Intertoto
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        49 28 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has returned home from a training camp in Switzerland for treatment on a groin injury. He is expected to be out for 10 days. Meanwhile, Liverpool have sold England goalkeeper Scott Carson to West Brom for £3.25 million (558.75 million).
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      Lock icon Lam vows to do better next time
      702 29  -  Lin Xinyi »GOLF He's disappointed with his 83rd place even though he has made history By HE MADE his way into the history books at the British Open, but Lam Chih Bing was still left disappointed with the final script. He turned in
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      235 29 Final round (completed scores at press time): 292 David Howell (Gbr) 76 71 78 67, Robert Karlsson (Swe) 75 73 75 69, Ernie Els (Rsa) 80 69 74 69, Paul Casey (Gbr) 78 71 73 70, Stephen Ames (Can) 73 70 78 71 293 Adam Scott (Aus) 70
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      Lock icon Big names battered, egos bruised
      359 29 .AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Southport (England) PHIL Mickelson and Ernie Els led the retreat from the British Open at bruising Royal Birkdale yesterday. They had been among the favourites at the start of last week, but neither felt comfortable in the windy conditions. Els finished with a
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      Lock icon Wie forgets to sign scorecard, is disqualified while 2nd
      343 29 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AFTER finishing in second place at the State Farm Classic on Saturday, Michelle Wie was one good round away from finally living up to her potential. Then, minutes after tapping in her last putt of the third
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      Lock icon Yeong-Nathan bags World Youth C ships bronze
      189 29  -  LIN XINYI BOWLING JASMINE Yeong-Nathan got Singapore's World Youth Championships campaign rolling by winning the girls' singles bronze medal on the opening day of the competition in Orlando, Florida. The 20-year-old bowled a six-game total of 1,279 pinfalls in the preliminaries early yesterday
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      73 29 Today Albirex Niigata v Balestier Khalsa (Jurong East, 7.45pm) Tomorrow Gombak United v Dalian Shide (Jurong West), Geylang United v Tampines Rovers (Bedok) 7.45pm Wednesday Home United v Woodlands Wellington (Bishan, 7.45pm) Thursday Young Lions v SAFFC (Jalan Besar, 7.45pm) Friday Dalian Shide v Geylang United (Jalan Besar, 7.30pm)
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        33 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PERTH: A clinical defensive performance enabled Australia to shut down world champions South Africa in a Tri-Nations rugby match on Saturday. The Wallabies beat the Springboks 16-9.
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        33 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CALIFORNIA: Seven-time world champion Valentino Rossi has extended his contract with Yamaha for two years, the Japanese motorcycling team announced on Saturday. He has won two world titles.
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      337 29 AUSTRALIAN RULES AFL, 16th rd: Port Adelaide 13.14 (92) Adelaide 11.14 (80), Sydney 18.13 (121) Carlton 18.11 (119), Brisbane 17.11 (113) West Coast 9.13 (67), St Kilda 18.11 (119) Hawthorn 13.11 (89), Geelong 19.17 (131) Western Bulldogs 10.10 (70), Richmond 16.12 (108) Essendon 15.14 (104), North Melbourne 17.12 (114),
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      Lock icon No clubs, bars for Thai boxers
      407 30 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Olympic pugilists sent to Vietnam for training to keep them out of trouble Bangkok THAILAND have sent their ill-disciplined Olympic boxers into exile in the run-up to the Beijing Games. They were dispatched to Vietnam three months ago to keep them
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      316 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Hangzhou (China) AFRICAN champions Angola dispatched Serbia 68-60 to win the Stankovic Cup yesterday. Hosts China took second by beating Russia in this warm-up tournament ahead of the Beijing Olympics. More importantly, Yao Ming scored six points in 20 minutes in the 72-50 win.
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      Lock icon Decker's hopes nipped in the Budd
      436 30  -  Lin Xinyi »A CONTINUING SERIES: OLYMPIC CONTROVERSIES By SHE won the 3,000 metres final at the 1984 Los Angeles Games in an Olympic record of Bmin 35.965ec. But 24 years on, few remember Maricica Puica of Romania. Instead, the race at Los Angeles' Memorial
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        51 30 BEIJING: The Athletes' Village had its soft launch yesterday and the advance contingents of 12 national Olympic committees were expected to check in. During the Aug 8-24 Games, the Village will be home to about 16,000 athletes and officials. It will open officially on July
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        47 30 CHANGCHUN: Despite having just sacked coach Ratomir Dujkovic, China's Olympic football team still managed to beat Australia 1-0 yesterday in a friendly game. "The players have been under pressure, but their attitude was good," said Yin Tiesheng, who replaced Dujkovic.
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        41 30 MELBOURNE: Australian swimmer Grant Hackett set a short-course 800 metres world record of 7min 23.425 ec yesterday. Hackett, preparing for a record third 1,500 m Olympic gold, shaved I.B6sec off his 2001 world mark of 7:25.28.
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        47 30 ASSOCIATED PRESS, XINHUA, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ATHENS: A 30-point, 13-re-bound effort by National Basketball Association star Dirk Nowitzki helped Croatia to beat Germany 76-70 on Saturday and secure a berth at the Olympics. Greece also secured a spot by beating Puerto Rico 88-63.
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      442 31 OLYMPICS Felix on a mission to repair the damage caused to athletics by former idol Jones Los Angeles EIGHT years ago, Allyson Felix watched Marion Jones win three golds at the Sydney Olympics. That inspired her to take up athletics seriously. "Of course, that was before all the
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      279 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE »TENNIS Stanford (California) SERENA Williams' march towards a fourth Women's Tennis Association Tour title this year came to a premature halt on Saturday. The top seed retired with a left knee injury while trailing Canadian qualifier Aleksandra Wozniak 2-6, 1-3 in the
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      115 31 BLOOMBERG NEWS CRICKET Leeds AB DE Villiers completed a century as South Africa extended their first-innings lead over England to 181 at lunch on the third day of the second cricket Test. He was on 103 after his team advanced to 384-5 in reply to England's
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      55 29 TV times CRICKET: NPower Test Series, 2nd Test, day 4: England v South Africa (Live, Chi 10, 5.58pm). TENNIS: ATP Rogers Cup: Ist rd (Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 12.30 am). Events SEPAK TAKRAW: Telok Ayer Hong Lim Green CC Invitational Championships (Perses COE, Bedok North, 7.30pm). SOCCER: S-League: Albirex Niigata v
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      63 31 "Let me live in your sanctuary all my life; let me find safety under your wings. You have heard my promises, O God, and you have given me what belongs to those who honor you." Psalm 61:4-5 KUEN CHOI MING VERONICA Age:69 was called home to be with the lord
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      107 31 "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies." John 11:25 TAN YEOW BOCK Age: 88 was called home to be with the Lord on 20 July 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by Sons: Daughters-in-law: Yew Kier Audrey Yew Liang,
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      124 31 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalms 23:6 NORA CHONG AI HOE Age: 64 was called Home to be with the Lord on 191u1y2008. Fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Koh Koon
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      29 31 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late LING CHOO SONG JAMES Departed on 18 July 2008 From The Management of SEISMIC CABLE REPAIRS PTE. LTD.
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      56 31 K. KRISHNA VENIMY Age: 55 Naval Base Sec Sch Dearly missed by: Husband: G. Vijaian Daughters: Kumutha Vidya Parents: Karuppiah Rajathee God Parents: Late Rengaraju Letchimi Aunties: Pangarammal Krishnammal Siblings Spouses, Nephews, Nieces, Relatives Friends Cortege leaves Blk 104, #05-200, Woodlands St 13 on 21/07/2008 at 4.30pm for Mandai Crematorium
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      48 31 DARSHAN SINGH @RAJA Age: 39 passed away peacefully or 20/7/2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Father: Vengadasalam Mother: Thanalecheme Sister: Suba Brother/sister-in-law: Selvaraj/Gayatri Mephew: Rohin relatives friends For funeral arrangement details, pis call *****075/*****301 Cortege will leave on 21/7/08 (Monday) for Mandai Crematorium for cremation.
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      76 32 Where S$ stands Jul 18 CHNG YR 2008 CLOSE FR Ju I 17 SHOW S$ HIGH JS$ 1.3527 -0.24 1.4542 1.3457 iuro 2.1465 -0.21 2.2064 2.0474 2.6997 +0.11 2.8431 2.6568 1$ 1.3152 +0.36 1.3235 1.2349 ten* 1.2716 +0.83 1.4484 1.2619 lupiah* 0.***** -0.18 0.***** 0.***** iaht* 4.0609 -0.74 4.4299
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      9645 32 Unit Trusts Funds UNIT TRUSTS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund!& 2 003/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund.'" 1325/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!" 0 87/ APS Alpha Fund (USD) 0 64/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond
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      51 33 Sembcorp Industries receives the royal nod of approval for its environmental efforts from Britain's Prince Andrew. The Prince, seen in the picture with president of Sembcorp Tang Kin Fei, toured the company's £64 million (Ssl7o million) biomass power station in Britain last Thursday. PHOTO: SEMBCORP
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      515 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Plan to slash costs comes after net profits plunge 97% to $13m in the second quarter Stockholm MOBILE phone maker Sony Ericsson is cutting 2,000 jobs globally after reporting an operating loss in the second quarter, given tough market conditions and the
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      363 34  -  BRYAN LEE "America will cease to be the consumer leader as Asia becomes the consumption engine of the world." CREDIT SUISSE RESEARCH HEAD GILES KEATING, noting that the US will eventually take a back seat as the ongoing credit crisis forces
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      559 34 BLOOMBERG NEWS Central bank cannot wait until economy stabilises as inflation is too high, says policymaker Minneapolis THE United States Federal Reserve should not wait for housing and financial markets to stabilise before it begins raising interest rates, said a central bank policymaker. "We're
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      244 34  -  Bonnie Oeni By KEPPEL Corp is cementing its growing presence in the Middle East by backing a scheme that allows nine students from the region to work as interns with the conglomerate. The students will spend three months with managers from Keppel's different units in
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      614 36  -  Christopher Tan NEWS ANALYSIS Its stake in local assembler should pay off after initial bumpy ride By Senior Correspondent JARDINE Cycle Carriage (Jardine C&C), which has been putting all its eggs in one basket, is breaking out by snapping up a US$4l million
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      422 36  -  Chua Hian Hou By IT'S good and bad news for the global newspaper industry, with Asian markets thriving while the headlines in the United States and Europe are all gloom. The circulation of paid newspapers rose 2.6 per cent last
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        60 36 FANG AI LIAN (left): Appointed as an independent director and audit committee chairman of retailer Metro Holdings, effective last Wednesday. Mrs Fang recently retired as chairman of Ernst Young after 34 years with the accounting firm. She is the current chairman of insurer Great Eastern Holdings, among
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        87 36 AMEDEO PATRICK IMBARDELLI: Appointed as the new president and chief executive of Hotel Plaza Limited (HPL) with effect from today. Mr Imbardelli takes over from Mr Hwee Lian Kheng, who becomes the group chief executive. Mr Hwee remains as chairman of the Parkroyal and
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        84 36 GREGOIRE DECHY: Appointed as Asia-Pacific head of hedge fund relations at French bank Societe Generale (SG). He joined SG in 2005 as Asia-Pacific head of business and product development. Prior to that, he worked at Newedge where he was involved in the development of
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        85 36 KATHLEEN SYRON: Appointed head of content at telecommunications company Star Hub with effect from September. Ms Syron will join Star Hub from Astro All Asia Networks in Malaysia, where she was director of programming. She has more than a decade of experience in content
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      572 37  -  Goh Eng Yeow COMMENTARY Investors should be ready to pick up cheap stocks when time is ripe By Markets Correspondent IT HAS been exactly a year since the super bull run in penny stocks led many investors to fret over fears that
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      457 37  -  Goh Eng Yeow TAKING STOCK By Markets Correspondent WHILE few expect the credit crisis in the United States to ease any time soon, Citigroup's better-than-expected second-quarter results should give Asian bourses a boost when they open for trading today. What may also spur
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        60 37 CIMB-GK said a weaker forecast for palm oil prices, lower crude oil prices and higher-than-expected costs may spook plantation stocks. "We think crude palm oil price will most likely peak in 2008," it said, and cut its call on plantation giant Wilmar
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        52 37 OCBC Investment Research said growth forecasts for semiconductor sales this year have been cut as the industry faces oversupply problems and an uncertain economic outlook. It has a "hold" call on Chartered Semiconductor and a "buy" on Mi-cro-Mechanics. OCBC INVESTMENT RESEARCH, July 18
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        51 37 CITIGROUP said while hedging and fuel surcharges are helping Singapore Airlines (SIA) shield its earnings now, fuel costs may weigh on the bottom line later this year. SIA has hiked fuel surcharges by about 37 per cent since March. CITIGROUP, July 16 Rating:
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      335 37  -  Alvin Foo WARRANT WATCH By Markets Correspondent RECENT market turbulence has drawn investors into fresh positions for OCBC Bank warrants. Last Friday, OCBC shares rebounded 10 cents, or 1.2 per cent, to $8.14, boosted by a rally on Wall Street. A Societe Generale
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      613 38  -  Yang Huiwen Rise in commodity prices and borrowing costs takes heavy toll on results: Analysts By ANALYSTS fear the local profit reporting season, which kicks off this week, will not be a pretty one. As the economic gloom deepens, they expect inflationary pressures
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      264 38  -  YANG HUIWEN HIRING by Singapore companies is slowing down as firms tighten their belts amid rising operating costs and margin pressure, say recruitment agencies. This cautious approach is in stark contrast to the enthusiastic hiring seen a year ago and experts say the pullback
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      323 38 REUTERS TAKEOVER DEAL New York TEVA Pharmaceutical Industries, the world's largest generic drug company, is buying rival Barr Pharmaceuticals for U557.46 billion (5310.1 billion) to expand its leadership in the United States market and fortify its presence in Europe. The deal,
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      28 38 Making headlines Newspaper advertising revenues and circulation figures rise in Asia, thanks to Chinese and Indian dailies, but it is a grim picture in the West. PAGE 18
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      71 39 PEOPLE fl«MB^ MONEY GRABBING KING OF SWING I WINNING HEARTS Money No Enough 2 Jeremy Monteiro on how ■-v 3 V Lots °f warm moments and ticket buyers grab $3,200 to know you're swinging ft fIL. hilarity at Wynners1 concert page 2 page 3 uwu Ih^M Pa9e^ w/f ff~ Bi?s*§3KistisSfi^
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        471 40  -  Stephanie Yap Promotional ticket-buying ploy for sequel to Jack Neo's film Money No Enough 2 lures many eager to get cash for nothing HUNDREDS of Singaporeans queued for hours despite the rain for a chance to grab at up to $10,000. It was a festive atmosphere
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        378 40  -  Jocelyn Lee POP rock singer Jason Mraz (right) might be hot on the charts, but he is cool about his fans. He says rather dismissively over the telephone from Denmark that all fans are the same. The 31-year-old American singer-songwriter who will be coming
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        1621 41 A blissful Jeremy Monteiro says his concert with Michael Veerapen will be his greatest WHEN the two brightest sparks in the Singapore and Malaysia jazz scenes get together for a piano duet, fans can expect deft fingerwork and musical mastery. Home-grown jazz luminary Jeremy Monteiro
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          2451 42 Ling Xiao sank from singing heart-throb to bar drinking mate until a TV producer rescued him and gave him a new career, new direction and new hope MANY people knew Ling Xiao only after he appeared in the 1998 Channel 8 drama serial Facing The
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        697 43  -  Nancy Koh It was a night of nostalgia and laughs aplenty as Alan Tarn and Kenny Bee worked the baby boomer crowd with jovial banter > concert WYNNERS 33 CONCERT 2008 Singapore Indoor Stadium/Last Saturday FORMER poster boys Alan Tarn and Kenny Bee are still
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        316 43 AP BEVERLY HILLS (California) Brenda Walsh is coming back to Beverly Hills ***** and she is arriving in style. Actress Shannen Doherty will reprise her role as Walsh in CW's new spin-off, *****, with her character now a famous theatre director who is invited back to stage
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        610 45  -  Deepika Shetty Malaysian artist Lim Ah Cheng puts horses aside and finds new draw in movement HORSES have dominated Malaysian artist Lim Ah Cheng's canvases for the past 15 years. But in his new exhibition The Passage, the artist has looked for rhythm
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        469 45 AFP TOKYO Hayao Miyazaki's first full-length film in four years hit screens across Japan last Saturday, putting aside speculation that the Oscar-winning Japanese animator had made his last picture. A 650-seat cinema at Tokyo's shopping and business district of Hibiya was filled with his
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        1050 46 LAT-WP Let's talk about X, as its creator Chrjs Carter opens up his Files and Believes there's still life in the sci-fi franchise MALIBU Chris Carter is not the sort of guy you would expect to produce shadowy stories about government conspiracies and alien invasions. Even as
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      99 44 1 still never finish a b(?ok without being terrified I can't write another one' Author Danielle Steel (above) 'I've never been this excited with no pants <?n and my wife still sleeping!' Deal Or No Deal host Howie Mandel, who was in bed when he received the news of
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      633 44  -  Adeline Chia Clever writing and solid acting produced a sparkling cap to the joint effort of two groups > theatre MOON STORY The Theatre Practice and Hong Kong Repertory Theatre Drama Centre Black Box Last Thursday ARTS REPORTER TWO strangers meet on a train platform and
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      276 44 AP LOS ANGELES Pop singer Britney Spears (below) and ex-husband Kevin Federline have settled their long and bitter custody battle over their two sons and reached an agreement that grants her more overnight visits with her children. The agreement was announced last Friday following
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        268 48 PARO (Bhutan) Two embroidered white tents have gone up on the green grass at the Uma Paro resort in the kingdom of Bhutan, where Hong Kong film stars Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Carina Lav are expected to marry today. Celebrities such as Lin Ching-hsia, Cecilia Yip,
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        112 48 SEOUL Korean actor Kwon Sang Woo (left) has announced he is marrying actress Sohn Tae Young on Sept 28. The 32-year-old Stairway To Heaven star called a last-minute press conference last Friday night to confirm rumours of his wedding to Sohn, 28, said Apple Daily. He said
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        94 48 HONG KONG The new Miss Hong Kong was literally head and shoulders above the competition. At I.Bm, Edelweiss Cheung (above, with pageant host Eric Tsang on her right) was the tallest contestant in the final of the beauty pageant in Hong Kong last Saturday.
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