The Straits Times, 25 July 2008

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 134 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 FRIDAY, JULY 25 2008 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Doctors face tighter rules on aesthetic treatments
    528 1  -  Jessica Jaganathan Such procedures to be offered only as a last resort from Nov 1 By THE days of the "cowboy practice" are numbered. From Nov 1, doctors will have to get permission before they can offer a range of controversial aesthetic treatments.
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  • Article
    Lock icon Full-year inflation forecast by MAS raised to 6-7%
    408 1 By Bryan Lee Economics Correspondent INFLATION is now tipped to average out at between 6 and 7 per cent this year after the Government lifted its forecast for the third time this year. The new estimate is 1 percentage point up from
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  • INSIDE
    • Article
      Lock icon Fraud against firms: Blame the high life
      54 1 A HANKERING for the high life was a big factor motivating the fraudsters who fleeced nearly one in four of Singapore's larger companies last year. The KPMG Singapore Fraud Survey Report has also found that fraud linked to computers is rising sharply here.
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    • Article
      Lock icon Starting pay expectations high
      40 1 DESPITE signs of a job slowdown, managers and professionals are standing firm on the starting pay they want man power surveys show Among the reasons for this is tnat llvmB costs are nlBnSEE HOME, PAGE H2l
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    • Article
      Lock icon Olympic gripes from Beijing businesses
      44 1 FROM fewer tourists, stringent customs checks to a spike in transport costs, businesses in Beijing these days have plenty to complain about. Many blame their plight on the J^ g^^ for a trouble-free Olympic Games. SEE ASIA, PAGE 6
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Elder-care help gives US workers peace of mind
      968 1  -  Bhagyashree Garekar By US Correspondent In Washington MS MARIA Ferris just did not know what to do when an elderly aunt moved in with her elderly mother in New Jersey. The two widows in their 80s lived too far away for her
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      107 1 FRANCK MULLER BOUTIQUE SINGAPORE DELFI ORCHARD (65) 6733 9113 MALAYSIA KLCC SHOPPING CENTRE (603) 2166 2173 INDONESIA GALLERIA GRAND HYATT (6221) 310 7208 PLAZA SENAYAN (6221) 572 5688 THAILAND SIAM PARAGON (662) 610 9423 AUTHORISED RETAILERS SINGAPORE SINCERE FINE WATCHES TAKASHIMAYA SC NGEE ANN CITY (65) 6733 0618 "LUCKY PLAZA
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Regional exercise to prepare for disasters
      499 3  -  Clarissa Oon WILLIAM CHOONG First drill could be held next year in the Philippines By Leslie Koh ASIA'S top security forum yesterday agreed to hold its first disaster relief exercise, aimed at better preparing the region for emergencies such as this year's Myanmar cyclone
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      Lock icon Garuda crash pilot on trial for negligence
      391 3 REUTERS YOGYAKARTA (INDONESIA) THE pilot of an Indonesian passenger jet that crashed last year, killing 21 people, was charged yesterday with negligence and deliberately causing the disaster. Prosecutor Mudim Aristo told a five-judge panel that Captain Marwoto Komar deliberately ignored warning signals from
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      Lock icon COME TO MY SHANGRI-LA
      474 4  -  Tan Vi Hui A garden inspired by Lost Horizon novel wins Best of Show award By A FANTASY garden inspired by the James Hilton novel Lost Horizon has won Singaporean Peter Cheok a Best Of Show award at this year's Singapore Garden Festival. It is his
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      38 4 EXODUS OF PROPERTY AGENTS? Many property agents could quit the industry or be forced to leave in view of the market downturn, say industry players. A major agency has fired the first shot it®^ it -*l I I
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      239 5 spring SPRING Business Leaders 2522E Scholarship Awards 2008 Today's scholars, tomorrow's business leaders. I Om^raMUturwi to mu{homer cJwrt U I I RvanTan Thomas Kwang Zhang Weiliang EvanFoo i.vl Business Commencing in 2010, !st y e ar Industrial System 3rd year Mechanical i™, Engineering Business Engineering Economics Mark Wong Engineering Adm.mstrat.on
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  • ASIA
    • BEIJING'S OLYMPIC
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        Lock icon NO BUSINESS BOOM
        677 6  -  VINCE CHONG FENG YUN Profits hit by lower-than-expected visitor figures, tighter checks on exports/imports By Tracy Quek China Correspondents In Beijing MADAM Zhang Xinhua used to sell hundreds of pearl necklaces a day to foreign bargain-hunters who flocked to her stall in Yaxiu Market. As the Beijing
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        Lock icon NO HOTEL BOOM
        540 6  -  TRACY QUEK Tight security and visa curbs blamed for putting a damper on visitor numbers Beijing THE expected Olympic visitor boom has not materialised, and some Beijing hotels have started to slash room rates by up to half in a last-ditch attempt to attract guests. According to
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Taipei slams China's bid to change Olympic name
        271 7 ASSOCIATED PRESS Taipei SEVERAL Taiwanese lawmakers yesterday threatened to boycott the Olympics if China insists on changing the name under which the island competes in the Games. Taiwan plans to send a 140-member delegation to the Games and former vice-president Lien Chan
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        Lock icon FRUITFUL SAND FARMS
        74 7 Children holding a watermelon that grows on sand fields in Xingren township in Zhongwei City of north-west China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Planting watermelons has become an industry in Zhongwei. The agricultural techniques invented by local farmers prevent water loss and soil erosion in the sand fields.
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        Lock icon Terror attack on Olympic stadium thwarted
        590 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Police crack terrorist cell planning to attack Games' football venue in Shanghai Shanghai POLICE in Shanghai have cracked a terrorist cell planning to attack an Olympic football venue in the Chinese financial hub, state media reported yesterday. The report came as
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Full skeleton of dinosaur uncovered
        301 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS Tokyo JAPANESE and Mongolian scientists have successfully recovered the complete skeleton of a 70-mil-lion-year-old young dinosaur, a nature museum announced yesterday. The scientists uncovered a tarbosaurus related to the giant carnivorous tyrannosaurus from a chunk of sandstone they dug up in August 2006
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        Lock icon Case of the shrinking Coke can
        502 8 Coca-Cola reduces its HK cans by 7 per cent, citing the rising prices of aluminium as reason Hong Kong COCA-COLA, the world's biggest soft drinks maker, has shrunk the size of canned drinks in Hong Kong to cope with high raw material prices. Coca-Cola,
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        Lock icon Search on for victims after quake hits Japan
        564 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Powerful trembler in the north leaves more than 110 people injured Iwaizumi (Japan) RESCUE teams searched in dense fog and rain yesterday for victims of a powerful earthquake in northern Japan that left more than 110 people injured, some of
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        Lock icon Seoul urges groups to cancel trips to North
        297 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Seoul SEOUL yesterday told civic groups to cancel visits to North Korea in a further sign of worsening relations over the fatal shooting of a South Korean tourist in the communist state. The Unification Ministry said it had stated its
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        Lock icon Japan feeds animals recycled leftovers
        560 15 REUTERS High feed costs making farmers more receptive, but activists doubt their nutritional value Sakura (Japan) WITH animal feed and fertiliser prices at all-time highs, Japan's food recycling industry is seeing record demand for pellets for pigs and poultry made from recycled leftovers. Japan disposes
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        Lock icon 3 HK teens jailed for armed holdup
        214 15 REUTERS Beijing THREE Hong Kong teenagers who robbed a jewellery shop were jailed for more than three years each, with the court saying the stiff sentence was in public interest. Disguised with masks and caps, the two boys and one girl, all aged
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    • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon India may ease investment curbs
        428 16 BLOOMBERG It plans to open up banking, insurance sectors further after winning confidence vote New Delhi FRESH from surviving a confidence vote in Parliament this week, India's government now has the "political space" to allow more foreign investments in insurance, pensions and banking, Finance Minister
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        Lock icon PRAY, LET IT RAIN
        166 16 With drought a real prospect in Hyderabad, the state's Hindu priests have been kept busy performing special prayers to usher in the monsoon. More than 150 priests from the temple of Lord Venkateshwara began the ritual at the Exhibition Grounds yesterday to appease the rain god
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        Lock icon 'Witness' to royal massacre tells all
        280 16 Kathmandu A NEPALESE soldier who claimed he witnessed the 2001 palace massacre said crown prince Dipendra, blamed for the act, was killed before the rest of his family members. Dipendra was killed on June 1, 2001 at the royal palace before his father Birendra
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon FILIPINO YOUTH PROTEST AT U.S. EMBASSY
        66 17 Pnliro nffiror? hinrhino r u«Lt; uyytLCA^ t/tUL/c^ig protesters at the United States 7-17 7i/T -7 j_ j bmbaSSy in Manila yesterday. The y°uth activists are blaming the US and foreign monopolies for the country's economic crisis- Inflation in the Philippines hit a 14-year high
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        Lock icon Mixed signals over Jakarta's telco policy
        533 17 Scuttled telecom towers sale shows lack of political will to liberalise, analysts say By Leslie Lopez South-east Asia Correspondent INDONESIA'S little-publicised move to backtrack from a plan to open its telecommunications tower business to foreigners is raising fresh concerns over the government's commitment to
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        Lock icon For many deported Filipinos, it's Sabah or bust
        327 17 Manila MANY Filipinos expelled from East Malaysia's resource-rich state of Sabah for working illegally have already returned or planned to do so despite the fear of arrest, media reports said. The Philippine Daily Inquirer reported that many were deciding to return to
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        Lock icon Alleged insult to royalty: Sondhi out on bail
        379 19  -  Nirmal Ghosh By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok THAI media maverick Sondhi Limthongkul, the co-leader of an anti-government street campaign, led more than 1,500 people on a I.skm march yesterday before surrendering to police to answer charges of lese majeste insulting the monarchy.
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        Lock icon Bilateral meeting over temple dispute
        468 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Thailand, Cambodia will discuss border row on Monday; Phnom Penh drops request for UN help Phnom Penh CAMBODIA and Thailand will meet on Monday to discuss a week-long border stand-off, prompting Phnom Penh to drop a request for the United Nations
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        Lock icon Appeal to UN 'premature'
        232 19  -  KOR KIAN BENG CAMBODIA was "premature" in taking its border dispute with Thailand to the United Nations Security Council last week, Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo said yesterday at the end of the Asean Regional Forum (ARF). He called for more bilateral efforts to resolve the
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        Lock icon Choppy waters around Pedra Branca again
        1036 21  -  Carolyn Hong NEWS ANALYSIS Singapore's remark on setting up Exclusive Economic Zone sparks Malaysian media frenzy By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur AFTER an initial muted response to the "loss" of Pedra Branca, the issue has reignited in the Malaysian press after Singapore
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        Lock icon Countries should share archives: KL
        161 21 BERNAMA Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA believes all countries should cooperate with any nation seeking to refer to old documents to resolve international disputes. Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Shafie Apdal said all countries with archive facilities should ensure they do not deny others the right
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Terengganu's Merc switch runs into Cabinet criticism
        479 22 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK, THE NEW STRAITS TIMES State chief insists on going ahead, says Proton cars too costly to maintain Kuala Terengganu TERENGGANU executive councillors will use their newly purchased Mercedes E2OO Kompressors for official duties, despite unhappiness from the Cabinet and
        THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK, THE NEW STRAITS TIMES; NEW STRAITS TIMES  -  479 words
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        Lock icon Umno welcomes more talks with PAS
        530 23 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Earlier meetings had focused on Malay unity and Islamic issues Kuala Lumpur UMNO'S Supreme Council has welcomed more talks between the party and Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS), saying it would be good for Muslim unity in Malaysia. "Yes, of course,
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        Lock icon Briton sues KL doctors over wife's death
        402 23 BERNAMA Kuala Lumpur A BRITISH man, whose Malaysian wife died while undergoing surgery to remove excess fat in her abdominal area, gave evidence in the High Court about the circumstances leading to her death in 2004. Mr Matthew Scott Oakley, 38, is suing
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      21 6 Wheels of displeasure Terengganu executive councillors will be using their new Mercedes cars for official duties despite Cabinet unhappiness. PAGE 23
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Arctic oil could meet demand for 3 years
      702 24 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Five nations competing for huge resources; fears abound that oil hunt will hurt wildlife Washington THE Arctic Circle holds an estimated 90 billion barrels of recoverable oil, enough supply to meet current world demand for almost three years, according
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      Lock icon Libya stops all oil shipments to Switzerland
      453 25 ASSOCIATED PRESS Swiss ships also barred in protest against arrest of Gaddafi's son Tripoli, Libya LIBYA has halted all of its oil deliveries to Switzerland and barred Swiss ships from its ports to protest against the arrest of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's son in
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      Lock icon Call for more data on cloned animals
      201 25 REUTERS Brussels THE European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the European Union's top food safety agency, yesterday said cloned animal products may not be safe for consumption and further study was needed. "It is clear there are significant animal health and welfare issues for
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        91 25 ASSOCIATED PRESS PITTSBURGH: The director of the prominent University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute has issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff members: Limit the use of cellphones because of the possible risk of cancer. The warning from Dr Ronald Herberman is contrary to numerous
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        141 25 ASSOCIATED PRESS HANOI: Vietnam's skyrocketing inflation has hit 27 per cent this month the highest in 17 years on sharp increases in food, housing and fuel from a year ago, although the growth rates for prices have been slowing. The General Statistics Office said in a
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        69 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: The Dalai Lama will visit Japan in November for a series of lectures and meetings on Buddhist themes, a religious group said yesterday. The Tibetan exiled spiritual leader, whose travels overseas are opposed by China, will visit Japan from Nov 1 to
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        119 25 ASSOCIATED PRESS WELLINGTON: New Zealand's Parliament yesterday passed into law the first bilateral free trade deal between China and a developed western economy. The China Free Trade Agreement Bill, which will phase out tariffs on a broad range of goods and services from Oct
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      511 26 BLOOMBERG, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE New law allowing extra work hours, pushed by Sarkozy, ends decade-old rule Paris FRENCH lawmakers have passed a Bill to increase work hours, putting paid to the nation's 35-hour weekly limit and handing President Nicolas Sarkozy his second legislative triumph
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      327 26 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Paris FRANCE, which has the largest army in the European Union, yesterday said it would cut 20 regiments and close military bases from next year. The country is modernising its defence sector to help it face threats of terrorism by
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      478 27 REUTERS, WASHINGTON POST, NEW YORK TIMES They are providing $681 m to curb tobacco use, mainly in developing world Washington NEW York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Microsoft founder Bill Gates have said they will together provide US$5OO million (*****.5 million) to fight
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      74 27 Ms Barbara Bugg, the president of the Handknitters Guild, adding to a 30km-long hand-knitted scarf in Melbourne yesterday. The garment has been in the making for the past eight years, and 4,000 Australians have knitted it in an effort to set an unbeatable record for Australia's
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      281 27 REUTERS London THE parents of thousands of British teenagers illegally downloading music and films will be sent warning letters under a deal struck between Internet providers and the entertainment industry. Six Internet service providers (ISPs) have agreed on the voluntary measure
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        357 28 HARRY Potter author J.K. Rowling earned more than any other celebrity, according to this year's Forbes' annual Celebrity 100 list, taking home USs3oom (Ss4o9 million) last year, The Guardian reported yesterday. Since Rowling's first story about the boy wizard arrived in bookstores in 1997,
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        244 28 REUTERS A BRITISH woman who helped fake her husband's death in a canoeing accident has been sentenced to 6V2 years in prison for her part in a daring scam that deceived even the couple's children. Anne Darwin, 56, was found guilty
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      25 24 Anti-smoking push Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg are pooling hundreds of millions of dollars into a global effort to stop people from smoking. PAGE 28
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      464 29 TRADING in organs is a distasteful idea to many, who see in it the commodiflcation of human parts. Certainly, it opens up a Pandora's box of ethical questions. But to someone dying from kidney failure, the moral debate is prissy and misses the point: If a
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      938 29  -  Michael CHINA'S TIES WITH IRAN VIS-A-VIS THE WEST By Richardson For The Straits Times TALKS to defuse the brewing crisis over Iran's nuclear ambitions ended inconclusively last weekend. The discussions in Geneva involving China, Russia, the United States and leading European powers were followed
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      999 29  -  Karim Raslan PAS-UMNO TALKS By For The Straits Times HE IS a neat, well-dressed man. Unlike many opposition MPs, Mr Nasharuddin Mat Isa, Parti Islam SeMalaysia's (PAS) deputy president, does not come across as a street activist. His spoken English is exact and he
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      952 30  -  William Pesek By IT IS becoming the programme in Asia with the highest rating: Malaysia's Crime Scene Investigation (CSI). Just like its wildly popular American counterparts, this crime drama CSI Malaysia features sex, murder, DNA samples, cover-ups and a colourful cast of characters wondering
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      801 31  - Only one planet and it's melting fast Nayan Chanda By For The Straits Times LISTENING to the earth scientists at the Tallberg Forum last month speaking about the likely calamities caused by global warming, I had the sensation of entering a parallel universe. It is a universe where an adaptive
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      581 32  - Tapping the sun's power from space O. Glenn Smith By ALTERNATIVE energy sources like wind- and ground-based solar power are either of limited potential, very expensive, require huge energy storage systems or harm the environment. But there is one potential future energy source that is environmentally friendly, has unlimited potential
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      24 29 Melting planet The global climate system is fast reaching its tipping point even as politicians are still pandering to short-term interests. PAGE 32 PUNCHLINES
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      1815 33  -  CLARISSA 00N Like his predecessors, Law Society president Michael Hwang tried but failed to get more leeway for the body to comment on legal issues. Shrugging off the setback, he gives Kor Kian Beng a peek into what drives him. HE TRIES to mask
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      117 33 1966: Graduated from Pembroke College, Oxford University 1968: Admitted to the Bar in Singapore. Joined Allen Gledhill 1971: Ran for a junior officer position on the Law Society council 1983-1991: Chairman of Civil Legislation sub-committee, except in 1985 1991-1992: Judicial Commissioner 1997: Among the first
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      990 34  -  Clarissa Oon CYBER MATTERS By EARLIER this month, a Singapore minister held a dialogue with secondary school students, where he said the Government's challenge is how to engage with what he calls the "You Tube generation". Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan acknowledged
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      921 34  -  EREMY AU YONG »THE POST 65-ERS ByJ THIS low birth rate problem has really got me thinking about football, that is. Specifically, I'm thinking of the Singapore national football team. The Lions, to me, represent almost a microcosm of the conundrum the country currently
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      529 38  - From the kelong to your table the cobia Shobana Kesava Premium fish used in yusheng now farmed here as part of AVA's project to cut reliance on imports By FRESH from last year's success with locally bred sea bass, Singapore's growers are ready to harvest another variety of farmed fish
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      891 39  -  Jessica Jaganathan JESSICA JAGANATHAN AESTHETIC TREATMENTS CARRIED OUT BY GPs New guidelines still being debated but most GPs taking them in their stride By THERE is unlikely to be any major shake-up in the aesthetic treatment business because of the new rules released by the
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      487 40  -  Maria Almenoar Fourth drop in two weeks but it's just a respite for motorists: Analysts By PUMP prices headed south yesterday for the fourth time in a fortnight, but analysts are warning that the good news could be short-lived. With northern
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      283 40 TWO restaurants have pledged to provide healthier dishes for children in a programme organised by the Health Promotion Board (HPB). Nutritionists from the HPB will work with chefs and restaurant managers to include more vegetables and less fat and salt in their
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      535 41  -  Khushwant Singh MASSAGE PARLOUR MURDER Expert witness for defence cites reasons such as lack of classic 'hesitation marks' By THE legal team defending the alleged massage-parlour murderer yesterday produced an expert witness who said it was unlikely the accused had stabbed himself nine times
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      277 41  -  Elena Chong By A 52-YEAR-OLD man was sentenced to 2V 2 years in jail yesterday for repeatedly molesting his Indonesian maid. Yu Eng Chin, married with two children, was convicted following a nine-day trial that included testimony from the maid, who
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      537 42  -  Selina Lum Awkward to have rival car salesman at event, says German company By AN AMATEUR golfer is taking auto giant Daimler to court after being booted from a tournament organised by the company because he sells cars for a rival firm. Mr
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      310 42  -  Elena Chong By A SRI LANKAN woman who successfully used her aunt's passport to enter and leave Singapore, only to be nabbed later in Hong Kong, was jailed yesterday. Jeevanantham Mangaleena was handed a one-year jail term along with her uncle, Ponnambalam Ratnasababathy,
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      430 42  -  ELENA CHONG »TRIAL OF EX-SPORE LAWYER FORMER Singapore lawyer Gopalan Nair told a court yesterday that he was thrown to the ground, with his face pressed against the road tarmac, by police officers. The 58-year-old, facing charges of abusing police officers and behaving
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      140 43 Passer-by Hendry Sumilo, 29, an information technology executive, is "accosted" by two anti-social behaviour task-force patrolmen for straying from the designated pathway as he crosses the road. The uniformed men are actually performers from an Australian artist collective called PVI Collective. The act,
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      285 43 Police checking if they are remains of baby allegedly buried by maid SOME small bones were taken away from a house in Hillside Drive along Upper Serangoon Road after police were alerted that a baby might have been buried there. Miss Patricia Goh,
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      295 43  -  CAROLYN QUEK AN UNEMPLOYED man found elderly women to be easy prey, robbing at least nine of them in the past month. On Wednesday afternoon, the 37-year-old suspect was nabbed at Northpoint Shopping Centre in Yishun after having pulled off yet another snatch
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      652 45  -  Lee Hui Chieh Mohs micrographic surgery enables complete removal of tumours with minimal damage to healthy skin By LAST year, a 44-year-old marketing manager noticed that a mole on his nose had grown bigger and was bleeding. His doctor said that it was cancerous
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      199 45  -  LEE HUI CHIEH A RECORD $11.4 million has been given out this year to send doctors and nurses from public health-care institutions overseas for training. The sum is 28 per cent more than last year's total of $8.9 million. The overseas
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      559 46  -  Salma Khali k Scanning technique from the US being tested to see if it works on Asians By Health Correspondent MADAM Leong Ah See, 45, has endured two liver biopsies to date. As a former liver transplant patient, she has to un- dergo
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      157 49  -  LIAW WY-CIN An Australian outback holiday for two elderly couples has ended in tragedy, with one of the group members, a Singapore woman, dead. Their rented Toyota Camry rammed into a tree in the Northern Territory's Kakadu National Park on July 13, killing the 66-year-old
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      400 49  -  Karamjit Kaur Spore carrier is one of nine companies sued by ground workers at O'Hare airport By Aviation Correspondent GROUND workers at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport have filed a lawsuit in a United States court against Singapore Airlines (SIA) and eight other companies,
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      688 54  -  Serene Luo 150 members of the clan are meeting to mark 210 th birth anniversary of philanthropist By SOMEWHERE in London, you might encounter a strapping police sergeant with ginger hair and clear blue eyes nothing unusual, till you ask for his name.
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      611 55  -  ermyn Chow /SINGAPORE ORGANISATION Cue masters and ops staff are primed to tackle any unexpected problems ByJ Jessica Lim LIEUTENANT-COLONEL Desmond Chua stares at the digital clock in front of him. It reads 17:17:30. He issues a standby cue, then takes another glance
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      335 55  -  JERMYN CHOW WHAT does it take to herd 5,000 performers armed with thousands of props from three holding areas to 12 stage entrances, and on time? A lot of organisation. It also helps to have 550 men from the 3rd Guards Battalion, who
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        893 57  -  William Choong ASEAN SECRETARIAT Signing symbolic of desire to have friendly relations with S-E Asia By Senior Writer NORTH Korea has taken another step away from isolation by signing Asean's nonaggression pact in an indication of a desire for closer ties with South-east Asia.
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        795 57  -  Goh Sui Noi TAKING STOCK By Senior Writer THE Thailand-Cambodia border dispute that erupted days ago dominated this year's Asean Ministerial Meeting (AMM). And it dealt a blow to the bloc when the members were unable to reach a consensus
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        320 57  -  WONG MEI LING UNSUNG HEROES THEY have been going round the bend since Saturday. And around. And around. They are the Asean Ministerial Meeting shuttle-bus drivers, who have been spending 16 hours a day ferrying journalists and camera crew almost continuously between the media
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        267 57  -  Kor Kian Beng By THE Myanmar government has not ruled out letting opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (right) run for a parliamentary seat in the country's scheduled elections in 2010, said Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo. Speaking to reporters at
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        324 57 By Reme Ahmad Assistant Foreign Editor WASHINGTON should stop meddling in issues surrounding Malaysia's de facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, Foreign Minister Rais Yatim told United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday. It was not the first time Malaysia had rebuked
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      479 58  -  Sue-Ann Chia STARTING SALARIES Professionals won't budge on wages because of high living costs, says survey By Similarly, a survey of almost 900 professionals by recruitment firm Robert Walters found 95 per cent want a pay rise of at least 10 per cent, and 23
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      389 58  -  Zakir Hussain By MEMBER of Parliament Lee Bee Wah has made history by becoming the first Asian woman and Singaporean to be admitted to an elite group of the world's largest body for structural engineers. She has been named honorary
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      359 59  -  Tessa Wong Among other things, customers can't open or close accounts from Aug 4 to 8 By CUSTOMERS of Singapore Power will have limited service options from Aug 4 to 8 when it upgrades its billing software, the first major upgrade
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      471 59 Aimed at both locals and overseas visitors, this free program for phones is a mini Singapore guidebook that is read off your mobile phone Tourist Get information on key attractions in Singapore such as ethnic enclaves like Chinatown and Little India, or traveller's essentials such as emergency numbers
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      377 60  -  Professor David Llewelyn SINGAPORE BASHING AS SOMEONE who spends two-thirds of my time in London, teaching as a professor of intellectual property (IP) law at King's College and practising as an IP solicitor, and the remainder mostly in Singapore but also elsewhere
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      317 60  -  Reggie Joseph I HAVE just returned home to Britain, after spending a few weeks in Singapore enjoying the sights, sounds and food. On a Wednesday afternoon, I took a party of nine to the Singapore Flyer. It was a lovely experience.
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      397 60  -  K. Kesavapany THE exchange of views between Ambassador at Large Tommy Koh and S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies dean Barry Desker in the pages of The Straits Times is good for both Asean and the Asean Charter ("Where the Asean Charter comes
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      199 60  -  Tan Kiam Heong I WISH to highlight the implications of buying a vehicle using compressed natural gas (CNG). Before booking a CNG-fitted car, I checked and was told there was a special tax exemption on such cars until December next
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      406 60  -  Amit Nagpal I REFER to the lively Forum discussion about home ownership in Singapore. As a new Singapore permanent resident (PR) from India, let me respond this way. First, Singapore is the only country with such a high percentage of home owners. Trust
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      Lock icon "Motorcyclists must literally crawl up the bridge using their legs."
      116 60 MR SYLVESTER LIM: "Having spent P/2 hours in the Causeway jam last Sunday morning, I wish to say the design of the traffic flow by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) consists of one giant bottleneck after another. Motorcyclists have
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      Lock icon "Malaysians clear their side faster because checks not thorough."
      59 60 MRKHIRMAN ANIS: "Some Singaporeans say Malaysian Immigration and Customs officers clear traffic on their side of the Causeway faster. Of course they do, because they don't check passports or cars as thoroughly. Singaporeans should stop complaining about being stuck in the
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      115 60 MR HOR KOK CHIANG: "The Causeway traffic gridlock has become unbearable. I am all for tight security checks. But what surprises me is the number of immigration booths open at peak hour. Last Saturday, it took me an hour
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      309 61  -  Chua Boon Hou »IMPROVING BIRTH RATES I REFER to last Saturday's letter by five mothers, each with many children, "Extend benefits to fifth and subsequent children". While the Government should do more to arrest the falling birth rate, I absolutely disagree on extending
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      229 61  -  Loke Kong I REFER to the Insight article last Saturday, "FirstWorld status, flip-flop lifestyle". Most people dress for the occasion or for comfort. The photo of the student wearing shorts and slippers along Orchard Road shows he dresses for comfort, but also
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      Lock icon "Companies simply dismiss you once you are pregnant."
      89 61 MS TIN PEI SHI: "It is tough being a working woman in Singapore. Companies simply dismiss you once you are pregnant. Even before you have conceived, it is common for a married woman to be questioned thus in an interview: 'Are you
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      Lock icon "I hope there will not be any cut-off date."
      70 61 MR CHIANG BAK HOI: "I refer to Tuesday's report, 'Four-way push to raise Singapore's birth rate. It is good that the Government will announce more incentives to raise the birth rate next month. I hope there will not be any cut-off
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      Lock icon "Singaporeans are not keen due to stressful education."
      53 61 MR CHIONH CHYE KIT: "Generally, Singaporeans are not keen to have more children partly due to the stressful education environment. Over the years, the once-positive approach of meritocracy has contributed to parents putting their pre-schoolers through endless enrichment classes and pupils attending
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      Lock icon "Why should there be a uniform subsidy for all working mothers?"
      95 61 MR LINUS ONG, Switzerland: "Singaporeans would be better served if childcare centres charged according to the salary of the parents, up to a maximum and minimum cap. This is determined by the income tax declaration. The result is that
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      233 61  -  Alvin Tan I REFER to Tuesday's reply, "Children up to 0.9 m in height may travel free" by Ms Kathryn Lav, assistant corporate communication manager, Transit Link. According to the World Health Organisation Child Growth Standards, the average age of a child
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      Lock icon "This means more than 90 per cent of boys and 75 per cent of girls will be 0.9 m or taller before they are three."
      116 61 NOT FREE AFTER ALL MR CHEUNG PHEI CHIET: "A quick glance at my daughter's baby handbook from XX Hospital reveals the following statistic. In Singapore,
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      405 61  -  Mark Toy I REFER to Ms Sharon Yeo's letter on July 17, "Official, medics slack at Osim triathlon event", and would like to clarify the actual sequence of events involving South African athlete Anel Stewart, towards the end of her race during the recent
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      41 60 For more readers' views, log on to straitstimes.com. Access to letters online is free. GET WITH THE PROGRAMME: Growing old BUS BLUES: ...Or why I'm keeping my car WHAT ABOUT THE VICTORY AFTER? Foreign talent FLAVOURS OF KOREA: ...Made in Australia
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      783 62  - Sense ensibility Terrence Voon ST PHOTO »CLUB v COUNTRY DEBATE THE RONALDINHO SHOW Brazil coach Dunga says clubs must have Clubs must work with nations and not just have own interests at heart By BRAZIL'S Olympic football coach took aim at Real Madrid yesterday, as the club-versus-country row spilt over
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      Lock icon Getting a signature isn't easy – even if you stay next door
      311 62  - Getting a signature isn't easy even if you stay next door Jack Lenox By WANT to get the autographs of any of the Brazilian football players? Good luck. Judging by the looks on the faces of fans loitering outside the Mandarin Oriental Hotel yesterday, it is not easy. Among the
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      Lock icon Brazilian 'call-up' for six national age-group boys
      301 62  -  Soh Kai Wee By SIX Singaporeans will get to call the likes of Ronaldinho and Diego teammates for the next few days. National age-group players Safirul Sulaiman, Mohammed Aliff, Muhammed Muhaymin, Muhamed Aqhari, Kenny Fondey and Muhammed Zulfadhli have been picked to test
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      Lock icon Phelps can't better Spitz's seven-gold record, says Thorpe
      423 63 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE OLYMPICS Sydney RETIRED Australian swimming great lan Thorpe on Wednesday dismissed American Michael Phelps' bid to better Mark Spitz's record haul of seven gold medals at an Olympic Games. Phelps has set his sights on beating Spitz's historic 1972 tally,
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      Lock icon US swim star Hardy tests positive for dope
      664 63 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, LOS ANGELES TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS If found guilty, her absence would be a blow to America's chances Los Angeles AMERICAN star Jessica Hardy, who qualified to swim the 50 metres freestyle and 100 m breaststroke at the Beijing Olympics, has
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      Lock icon Not just 7 wins but also 7 world records
      353 63  -  Lin Xinyi THE GREAT OLYMPIANS By IF MARK Spitz had not been a swimmer, he would have liked to have been an astronaut. While he did not quite become the "first Olympic astronaut" like he had hoped, what the American achieved
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      Lock icon OUT: Iranian Hercules' Rezazadeh
      155 63 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Teheran TWO-TIME Olympic gold medallist Hossein Rezazadeh (inset) has pulled out of the 2008 Games because he is not in good enough shape to defend his title, an Iranian weightlifting official said on Wednesday. "Rezazadeh had eight months of heavy training while having stomach
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      Lock icon OUT: Sodhi fails in bid for wild card
      167 63 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE New Delhi INDIA'S double-trap world record-holder Ronjon Sodhi (inset) will not take part in the Beijing Olympics after failing to bag a wild card. Baljeet Sethi, secretary of the National Rifle Association of India, said yesterday: "It's really unfortunate. Sodhi
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      310 64 Continuing the series on Olympic events Road and track cycling were included in the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. Mountain biking was added in 1996. Bicycle-Motocross (BMX) will be introduced at the 2008 Games. 2004 Athens, percentage of medals won URBAN CYCLING ROAD COURSE Event dates: Aug 9,
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      Lock icon IOC confirms ban on Iraq from taking part in Olympics
      421 64 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE OLYMPICS Iraqi govt accused of political interference in sporting affairs Baghdad THE International Olympic Committee has confirmed the ban on Iraq from competing in the Beijing Games. It comes as a major blow to the seven Iraqi athletes
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      Lock icon Train hard, stay cool under pressure, Hu tells athletes
      382 64 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beijing CHINA'S President Hu Jintao has visited the country's Olympic athletes, urging them to stay cool as the pressure builds ahead of next month's Beijing Games. With 16 days to go until the opening ceremony, he met basketball star
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      Lock icon LONG, LONG WAIT
      53 64 A man sleeping next to a garbage bin as he waits in line for Olympic tickets near the Olympic Green in Beijing yesterday. Thousands waited in line on lawn chairs, under tents or on bamboo mats for the last batch of Olympic tickets that go on sale
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        Lock icon GAY PULLS OUT OF POWELL CLASH
        90 64 REUTERS LONDON: World 100 metres champion Tyson Gay has pulled out of today's clash with Jamaican Asafa Powell at the London Grand Prix to avoid aggravating a hamstring injury. The American said on Wednesday: "I had hoped to run in London but, with the
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        Lock icon THANOU CASE TO BE REVIEWED
        66 64 REUTERS ATHENS: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) yesterday warned drug-tainted Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou she would face a disciplinary review to examine her eligibility to compete at the Beijing Games. Thanou, who was banned in 2004 for two years for anti-doping rule violations stemming from
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        Lock icon CHINA STOPS BUSINESS VISAS
        68 64 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: China has clamped down further on issuing business visas during the Olympic period, government officials said yesterday. It is the latest expansion of already-tight entry restrictions for the Games. Beijing has stopped issuing invitation letters needed for business visas until late September, unless
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        Lock icon JAPAN EDGE OUT AUSTRALIA
        63 64 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KOBE (Japan): Substitute forward Shinji Okazaki scored in the last minute to give Japan's soccer team a 2-1 win over Australia yesterday in a tune-up game. Australia forward Archie Thompson struck the opener in the 34th minute. Japan levelled in the 41st minute through
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        90 64 ASSOCIATED PRESS BUDAPEST: Hungarian discus thrower Robert Fazekas, who was stripped of his gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics for doping, will compete at next month's Games. Hungary's Olympic Committee says it approved his request yesterday after the athlete met the qualifying standard at
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      Lock icon Spurs-Utd tiff over Berbatov continues
      273 65 »SOCCER London THE bitter war between Spurs and Manchester United looks set to continue over the transfer of Dimitar Berbatov. British media reports yesterday suggested the London side would rather accept a cut-price bid of around £25 million (5567.8 million) for the striker from either
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      Lock icon Scolari swats aside Fergie's taunt
      368 65 Guangzhou (China) LUIZ Felipe Scolari refused to be drawn into a war of words with Manchester United's Alex Ferguson over the age of his squad, but insisted Chelsea's experience could win them the Premiership. The Brazilian manager, 59, sidestepped Ferguson's verbal salvo on Wednesday, after
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      Lock icon Let Ronaldo go, Tevez tells United
      449 65 Argentinian says that Portuguese winger's wishes should be respected London MANCHESTER United forward Carlos Tevez has broken ranks by claiming Cristiano Ronaldo should be allowed to join Real Madrid if he wishes. United winger Ronaldo has been the transfer story of the summer, with
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        33 65 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Sunderland completed the signing of Spurs midfielder Teemu Tainio on Wednesday. Clubmate Pascal Chimbonda is expected to follow shortly. The pair underwent medical examinations on Tuesday.
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        Lock icon TWO MORE YEARS, SAYS SCHOLES
        67 65 REUTERS MANCHESTER: Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has admitted that he does not expect to spend more than another two seasons at the club. The 33-year-old has spent his entire career at Old Trafford and been at the heart of most of United's success under
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        Lock icon BEHRAMI SIGNS FIVE-YEAR DEAL
        31 65 REUTERS LONDON: West Ham United have signed Switzerland utility player Valon Behrami from Lazio for £5 million (5513.55 million). The versatile 23-year-old player signed a five-year deal.
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      Lock icon S'pore girls bag team bronze
      178 65  -  Lin Xinyi BOWLING By KEGLERS Jasmine Yeong-Nathan, Cherie Tan, Amanda Ng and Jazreel Tan earned Singapore a bronze in the girls' team event at the World Youth Championships in Florida early yesterday morning (Singapore time). The result brought about mixed feelings for Cherie, as Singapore
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      Lock icon Mosley wins lawsuit, tabloid to pay him over US$l million
      383 66 ASSOCIATED PRESS MOTOR RACING London MOTOR racing boss Max Mosley won a privacy-invasion lawsuit yesterday over a British tabloid's claims that he took part in a Nazi-themed gyThe judge ordered the newspaper to pay over US$l million (551.36 million). High
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      Lock icon Hungry RJC turn the tables on Meridian
      307 66  -  VALERIE CHIA SPORTS IN SCHOOLS IN THE end, it did not boil down to talent or experience, but to plain, old hunger. A hunger that had lasted a year. After losing to Meridian Junior College in the Schools National Boys' A Division floorball
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      364 66  -  Valeric Chia Schools badminton kingpins play hosts to regional teams to raise their game By MONTFORT Secondary School's badminton team believe that improvement is a journey, not a destination. To improve the school's 2010 Youth Olympic Games prospects, they hosted a three-day tournament for the
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      83 66 ST PHOTO: ST PHOTO: JOYCE FANG OUT: A St Theresa's Convent (left) player being tagged out by the Anglican High School catcher just before reaching home base. St Theresa's won the Schools National Girls' C second-round softball match 6-5 yesterday at the Crescent Girls' School field.
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      661 66 CRICKET Second day of the Ist Test in Colombo: Sri Lanka 305-3 at tea (overnight 85-2: M. Warnapura 115, M. Jayawardene 105 n.0., T. Samaraweera 51 n.0.) v India. SQUASH Malaysian Open Championships, Ist rd Men: Wael El Hindi (Egy) bt Chris Ryder (Eng) 11-6 11-4 11-9, Saurav Ghosal
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      Lock icon Crown slipping away
      471 67 World No 1 for 234 weeks. Lead at start of the year: 1,445 points. Now: 770 points »TENNIS Roger Federer could be dethroned by Rafael Nadal next week after Rogers Cup loss to Gilles Simon Toronto ROGER Federer's hopes of continuing as the world No 1 took
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      383 67 »GOLF By Jeanette Wang ANNIKA Sorenstam, arguably the world's greatest woman golfer, is set to end her storied 16-year pro career in Singapore at November's Lexus Cup. Yesterday, it was announced that the Swede would skipper Team International for the prestigious LPGA season-ending event
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      223 67 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS CRICKET Colombo SRI Lanka batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan became the first player to take advantage of cricket's new trial law. He successfully challenged an umpire's decision yesterday. He was initially given out by umpire Mark Benson, who judged that the batsman was
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        42 67 REUTERS LONDON: Wigan footballer Emile Heskey's fiancee was robbed after two men broke into his home last week. He was at training when they threatened his fiancee with a knife before stealing jewellery and a BMW car.
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        48 67 LONDON: The British Olympic Association (BOA) insists that Britain will field a football team at the 2012 London Olympics. "The impact of a British team on the public and their support of the Games will be enormous," said BOA chairman Lord Moynihan.
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        47 67 LONDON: Lincoln City are keen on signing Romanian striker Adrian Patulea after he got their atten- tion with a naked training stunt. "He was spotted by the groundsman running around with his girlfriend on his back," manager Peter Jackson told the BBC.
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      26 62 Beijing trip in jeopardy American Jessica Hardy, who qualified to swim in two events at the Olympics, has tested positive for a banned substance. PAGE H26
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      257 66 GOLF LEISURE 25T11 JULY -3RD AUGUST Opening Hours: 10:30 AM 7:30 PM MAKSER GOSEN TSURUYA JmAKSER ROOTS A44OCF/^"^ I Fire -S^V^ Axcel AS44O Fairway IWD Series i^ $199 v 2&y/ n?Y V S? S '£»O J U.P.W99.M y jPOOU U.P.5350.00 X A «»>« GOSEN 800 I-:. TSURUYA GBOB It-onset Super^
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      176 67 gp^*'' "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days jPIU Wf of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 Mabel Wee Wei Meng was called home to be with the Lord on 24 July 2008 leaving behind: Brother: Sister-in-law: Wee
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      149 67 "For God so loved the world that He gave His one P and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16 PETER WONG TOK JONG Age: 63 Was called home to be with the Lord on 23 July 2008 Dearly missed and
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      125 67 MDM OW YONG AH CHAN Age: 92 passed away peacefully on 24 July 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Yee Peng, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Yee Chart Wah Annie Neo Siew Ler Yee Chut Fatt Tong Juat Ngoh Daughters: Son-in-law: Lilian Ec Choy Yuke Yee Poi Yock
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      181 68 fTeck Soon Lee Auto Supply Pte Ltd j Teck Soon Auto Supply Co |J Soon Lee Hock Auto Supply Co MDM KOK CHEE MING Age: 74 Passed away peacefully on 23 July 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Husband: Lim Chu Cheong (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lim Peng
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      46 68 With Deep Sympathy And Heartfelt Condolences To MR LIM PENG HUAT on the demise of his beloved mother MDM KOK CHEE MING From The Partners, Directors and Staff of Moore Stephens LLP Moore Stephens Consultants Pte Ltd MSTA Advisory Pte Ltd Complete Corporate Services Pte Ltd
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      163 68 g|r "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not W be in want.... and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 KATHRU D/O TETO Age: 88 Was called home to be with the Lord on 24 July 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by: In-law:
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      31 68 In Loving Memory of PHILIP CHOO TAIK Departed 25 July 2005 His memory is as dear today, As in the hour he passed away. Dearly always remembered by family loved ones.
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      69 68 In Loving Memory Of lstßarsi lstßarsi 17thBarsi Charan Singh Bibi Paul Kaur Harbajan Kaur wife of Chenchal Singh (Jaitosarja) (Jaitosarja) (Jaitosarja) Departed 11.8.2007 Departed 1.8.2007 Departed 1.1.1991 In our hearts, you reside and forever shall be. Always remembered by family, relatives and friends. Prayers will be held on 27 July
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      92 68 ELLAM SIVA MAYAM We, the family of the late SRIMATHY D/O P. POIMNAM PALAM Departed on 12 July 2008 Wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to our relatives and friends for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences and donations during our recent bereavement. KARU MAATHI PRATERS will be held
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      51 68 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of I ANDREW SIM CHENG TEE Departed 25 July 2007 Away from this world, you have departed. You're always missed and loved by my heart. Wife: Lee Peck Suan Dearly missed by Daughters: Pauline Pearly. Sons-in-law: Twee Meng Boon. Grandchildren: Brenda, Talla, Marcus, I Arnold
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      31 68 18th Anniversary In loving Memory of Vasu C X Nair Departed 25/7/1990 Just a token of love's devotion That our hearts still long for you Always remembered by Wife, son daughters
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      68 68 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of MDM MARY PETER Departed on 26 July 2007 Always remembered by: Children, Grandchildren loved ones. A Requiem Mass will be held on 26 July 08 (Sat) at 6pm at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, (No.soOphirßd). Thereafter you are cordially invited to a
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      26 68 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late IWO TAN TAI KHOON Departed: 22 July 2008 From: Commando Warrant Officers' and Specialists' Mess
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      26 68 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory of TAY CHEW PENG Departed 25 July 2005 Remembering you today and everyday Sadly missed by family members and loved ones.
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      80 68 have fought the good fight to the end, I have run the race to the finish." 2 Tim. 4:7 SR FRANCIS O'SULLIVAN Age 92 Much loved teacher friend in: CHIJ Victoria Street CHIJ St Theresa's Convent CHIJ Bukit Timah 1952 1976 passed away peacefully in IJ Convent, St Joseph's, Cork,
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      7 68 With Fond Memories CHUABOONUNN L (1912-1992) J
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      116 68 TAY CHENG CHWEE Age: 70 passed away peacefully on 24 July 2008. Leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Lim Peck Jim Sons: Daughters-in-law: Tay Wee Poh Ng Poh Choo Tay Seng Poh Wong Me Yeok Tay Chye Poh Soh Lay Guat Daughters: Sons-in-law: Tay Loo See Koh Siong Pheck Tay Soo
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      117 68 MICHAEL ONG PECK SENG Age: 53 passed away peacefully on 23 July 2008, leaving behind: Wife: Jane Chow Lee Phing Son: Edmund Ong Eng Kuan (Father: Ong Boh Khoon, deceased) (Mother: Seah Sye Cheng, deceased) Mother-in-law: Tan Ah Hoi Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Wilson Ong Patricia Long Philip Ong Joyce Lee Alan
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      21 68 LUCY CHIN YOK PIN 25th July 2000 Cherishing the fond memory on this day Love Always Mum, siblings and Gilbert Paddy
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      82 67 TV times CRICKET: Idea Cup, Ist Test, Day 3: Sri Lanka v India (Live, Chill, noon). GOLF: Russian Open: Day 2 (Live, Ch26, Bpm). Senior Open C'ship: 2nd rd (Live, Ch23, 11pm). Canadian Open: Day 2 (Live, Ch26 Ch3o3, tomorrow, 3am). POOL Guinness 9-Ball Tour, Spore: (Live, Ch24, spm). SOCCER:
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        7404 69 TRANSACTION DATE: JULY 24, 2008 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 0R"VOL '000 DAY NET M CAP HIGH LOW P/E $MIL 19 5 11C 24 141 18 20 5 194 IS 21 18 57 5 17 15 38 122 58 5 14 124 199
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        1323 69 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E $MI 2C 32.S 14.5 38 54.S 2C 1C 41 78 15 13 16 17.1 25 77.5 39.5 15 51 72 23.5 38 21 1 32.9 16.9 19.5 9.5 21.5 12.5 14 B4.5 15.5 28.3 32.5 45 26.6 25
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        52 69 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E $MI 20C 620C 398.3 3977.9 116 6065 Diamonds 5200 6095 IS DJ US Tech 6097 IS MSCI Spore 6101 ISS&P500 6170 SPDRS 288 6009 STI ETF 3013.7 6010 STIETFIOPV US20C US620C US1000 US1120C US1250C 299xd 3430.5 -1 43
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      650 70 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS It will prop up lenders and curb downturn but won't help many first-time homebuyers New York A SWEEPING housing rescue plan passed by the US House of Representatives could help ease the downward spiral in the property
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      461 70 NEW YORK TIMES New York AMERICANS are cutting back on everything from cars to food to name-brand products, the US Federal Reserve says in its latest Beige Book survey another sign that the United States economy could slow significantly as the money
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      208 70 ASSOCIATED PRESS Taunton (Massachusetts) THE housing crisis in the United States has caused anguish and anxiety for millions of Americans. For Mrs Carlene Balderrama, a 53-year-old wife and mother, the reality of foreclosure was apparently too much to bear. Police said that
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      37 70 Yesterday's close: 13,603.31 (+290.38 points) »Japanese share prices closed up 2.18 per cent to hit a one-month high after a further easing of global oil prices and fresh gains overnight on Wall Street. AFP
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      36 70 AFP Yesterday's close: 23,087.72 (-46.83 points) Hong Kong share prices closed down 0.2 per cent as China coal firms slumped after the authorities said they would tighten control of spot coal prices.
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      31 70 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,910.29 (+72.44 points) Chinese stocks closed 2.55 per cent higher as gains in overseas markets and a further drop in oil prices boosted the market.
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      30 70 AFP Yesterday's close: 5,144.1 (+38.8 points) »The Australian share market closed up 0.76 per cent as gains in the financial sector outweighed weakness among resource stocks, dealers.
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      33 70 Yesterday's close: 1,141.59 (+2.18 points) Malaysian share prices closed 0.2 per cent higher on late buying in selected blue chips but profit-taking and inflation concerns weighed on the index. AFP
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      26 70 AFP Yesterday's close: 14,777.01 (-165.27 points) »Indian shares fell 1.11 per cent as investors locked in gains on concerns over upcoming key inflation data.
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      26 70 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,257.05 (+31.21 points) »Indonesian shares jumped 1.4 per cent thanks to gains across Asian markets due to lower oil prices.
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      28 70 AFP Yesterday's close: 691.48 (-2.66 points) Thai share prices closed 0.38 per cent lower amid concerns over volatile oil prices and political uncertainty in Thailand.
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      111 70 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: 2,977.91 July 24 Stock Name Close Change CapitaLand 6.100 -0.050 CapitaMall 3.220 +0.080 CityDev 11.900 +0.200 Cosco Corp 3.190 DBS Grp 19.760 +0.040 F&N 4.550 Gentlntl 0.570 -0.005 HKLand 4.270 -0.020 JSH 16.900 -0.240 JardineC&C 17.040 -0.020 KeppelCorp 10.720 -0.020 Keppel Land 5.200 +0.040
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      55 70 China Hongxing 53,947,000 Li Heng 34,426,000 Golden Agri 27,079,000 Jaya Hldgs 21,326,000 Sing Tel 17,536,000 Synear 17,291,000 Oceanus 16,346,000 Lianßeng 15,444,000 Ferrochina 15,412,000 JiutianC 13,576,000 July 24 Gentlntl 13,565,000 Noble Grp 13,559,000 SGX 12,075,000 CapitalandDßeCWoBll24 11,970,000 DBS MBL eCWOBI2O3 11,347,000 UniFood 11,020,000 Mercator 11,000,000 Capita Land 10,845,000 Yongnam
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      142 70 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.3030 1.3190 Can dollar 1.3420 1.3590 Euro 2.1290 2.1530 Malaysian ringgit* ..0.4185 0.4193 NZ dollar 1.0060 1.0280 Sterling pound 2.7100 2.7420 US dollar 1.3570 1.3730 SINGAPORE
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      1021 70 Bonds, Loans Warrants HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE '000 31 05 2878 Aztech W*****6 2 5 -1 3 45 21 4912 BakerTech W11DG13 21 -5 5C 4 2 5 4410 CapitalanBNPeCW*****1 1C 28 5 15 5 CapitalanBNPeCW*****1 24 5 +15 S70C 10 2 5 3802 CapitalanBNPeCW*****4 52C 20 9
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      Lock icon Speculators reverse bets on oil and banks, as energy demand falls and US cracks down on short-selling
      447 71 REUTERS New York THE last two weeks have witnessed a dramatic reversal of fortunes oil prices have been tumbling while banks' shares have rallied. One big cause: Speculators' big bets on oil and
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      290 71 BLOOMBERG NEWS New York THE prices of other commodities have also tumbled as the stronger US dollar and rising stock markets erode their appeal as alternative investments. Corn has fallen 26 per cent, soya beans 15 per cent and wheat 8 per
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      293 71 THE collapse earlier this week of SemGroup, a littleknown private oil-marketing firm, may have played a role in crude oil's 14 per cent drop over the past 10 days, The Wall Street Journal has reported. The American company filed for Chapter 11
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      507 72 But figures this year expected to be much lower due to impact of global credit crisis Michelle Tay SOURCE: AFTER completing a champagne year of robust fund raising in 2007, Singapore's capital markets have got only flat beer to look
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      599 73  -  Jessica Cheam Poll of foreigners in 49 locations puts the Republic ahead of US, HK By SINGAPORE has emerged as the best place to live in the world in a survey of more than 2,000 expatriates by HSBC Bank. The Republic
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      410 73  -  Francis Chan By: MR RONALD Wong, 25, had long dreamed of being his own boss. Three years ago, after a brief stint in law school and a job at a securities firm, he felt that it was time to start
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      288 73  -  Bonnie Oeni By A GIANT American engineering and construction company opened its new Singapore office yesterday as it prepares to step up its presence in the region. Fluor Corporation intends to use the Robinson Road office as a regional management hub performing work for
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      516 74  -  Joyce Teo Net profits fall 17% at SIA Engg and 28% at Sats as slowdown in world economy bites By TWO Singapore Airlines (SIA) subsidiaries yesterday reported weaker first-quarter earnings in the face of a slowing global economy. SIA Engineering (SIA
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      453 74  -  Goh Eng Yeow »TAKING STOCK By Markets Correspondent WHILE blue chips paused for breath after Wednesday's giddy run-up, local plantation shares copped some collateral damage from falling crude oil prices. Profit-takers were out in force across the region as well and stopped an
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      87 74 (0) DBS MBL iCW*****0 588 Lyxor Korea 1 0US$ 441 CityDev 1190 Lyxor Asia 1OUSS 435 WBL Corp 520 OCBC Bk DBeCW*****9 46 IMH 3108 SGXMBL iCW*****3 238 UOB 1938 Ascendasreit 246 CapitalanMEReCW***** 30 AsiaPac Brew 1288 CapitaMall 322 SGXSGAeCW*****1 27 CapitaRChina 109 Sunright 27.5 Lyxor HangSeng 10USS
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      98 74 July a u CapitalandDBeCW***** SGX BNP ECW*****9 Wing Tai RBeCW*****8 HG Metal W*****0 SGX RB eCW*****8 CapitalanSGAeCW***** SGXSGAeCW*****1 OCBC Bk DB eCW*****9 Plastoform CapitalanMEReCW*****... CityDev MBLeCW*****6 ASAGrp Dynamic STX PO DB eCW*****5 Inno-Pac MDR Sunright AEH OtNIS 7o 8 100 0 2 100.0 2 100.0 12 50.0 7.5
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      103 74 (0) July a utnib I U I I I I \_J GLD 10USS 9124 130.7 ISH 1690 32.7 HSI*****SGAePW*****0 39 29.5 Lyxor China H 10USS 1643 28.6 Mermaid 114 15.0 Wilmar 415 13.0 Lyxor India Nifty 10 1435 12.0 SPC 663 12.0 DelongH 291 11.0 SPC DB eCW*****5
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      94 74 July a u [Holland HSI*****SGAePW*****0 SPC RB eCW*****8 SPC DB eCW*****5 Sapphire Aztech W*****6 SGX MBL eCW*****3 BakerTech W*****3 KepCorp SGA ECW***** APStrategic E3 Hlds Keda Com ShangTurbo Intl Press Softcm NobleGrpDBeCW*****0 CapitalandDBeCW***** TungLok Global Ariel OtNIb 05 39 45 19 1 2.5 2 21 10.5 21 2.5
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        245 74  -  ALVIN FOO PARKWAY Holdings insiders raised their stakes in the health-care group recently by exercising their stock options. Singapore Exchange filings show that vice-chairman Sunil Chandiramani exercised 175,000 options on Wednesday. This enabled him to acquire 50,000 shares at about $1.86 each, 50,000 shares at an
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      391 74  -  Chua Hian Hou By MOBILEONE, the first mobile operator to report earnings for the quarter ended June 30, suffered an erosion in profit margin amid a fierce fight for customers. Telcos have spent extra money to attract new customers, and to keep the
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      507 75  -  Chua Hian Hou KPMG survey shows losses in each case have shot past $4m on average By NEARLY one in four of Singapore's larger companies was hit by fraud last year, with most instances committed by greed-driven male employees
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      93 75 Mid Cap 706.87 T -3.26 Health care 673.93 T -14.81 Small Cap 583.11 T -0.83 Consumer services 792.98 A 1.47 All Share 744.13 T -0.92 Telecoms 896.80 T -0.83 Fledgling 640.04 A 1.41 Utilities 548.96 T -12.19 China 411.60 T -3.79 Financials 770.80 A 2.56 China Top
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      204 75 DIVERSIFYING BATHROOM accessories and sanitary wares wholesaler Sim Siang Choon wants to diversify into the booming construction-related business. In a statement yesterday, the Catalist-listed company said it was in negotiations with an external party to inject the new business to complement its existing
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      436 71 A message from APG Strategic Investment Pte Ltd to all shareholders of lii I Hit ■1 i I I■lLln I n 1 I I_LJ« I n FOOD JUNCTION HOLDINGS LIMITED LkAALU llllTJlll Partial offer to acquire 35% of Shares not already owned, \i p jv controlled or agreed to be
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      129 75 LOW INTEREST RATE OF M^& W WJj pR I/Sk I I 9 9ft% I Imct L y^Tr Terms and conditions apply, n^^ fl^ r^m^ ;T Forester 2.0 X from $78,500 W*ldl ir Forester 2.5 XT from $87,000 Prices subject to terms and conditions. SUBARU ■BjBMJiMWwBh|{BBHHHB^ HliiHHMpllßPMjpiliJlll experience beyond words MotDrlma£sß
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      48 76 WEEKEND BUMPER LISTINGS PRIZE NO. 1 PRIZE N0- 2 \OO things to do Win an Epiphone^^^tog4 |^S^ Win 25 pairs of tickets in the coming week Les Paul guitar m W* to the MTV Asia Awards pagesl4,ls&lB pagel7 I Hfe pagel6 nHi fa2 I eflM a I I
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      557 77  -  Adeline Chia Thanks to a $250,000 donation by Keppel Corporation to the National Arts Council, tickets to 40 arts shows will be cheaper ARTS REPORTER ARTSGOERS here can look forward to paying less for shows. This is because Keppel Corporation has donated $250,000 to the National Arts
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      385 77  -  John Lvi TELEVISION trailers and advertisements came under scrutiny from the Advisory Committee on Malay Television and Radio Programmes (MPAC), which issued its biennial report on the state of Malay language programming yesterday. The report from the group, which was formed in 1995
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      413 78 BANGKOK Singer Faye Wong's husband, actor Li Yapeng, attacked three journalists when one of them refused to stop photographing the couple's toddler at the Bangkok airport on Wednesday afternoon, said reports. The 36-year-old Chinese TV star was questioned by Thai police that night after
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      552 78  -  Deepika Shetty She is learning ballet at a top Australian school and he has takan part in the Harvard University Model UN. Both are poised to make their mark YOUNG ballerina Sarah Pineda Sharfudin, 13, started learning to dance at the age of three and, by the
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        95 79 If my son isn't obedient, I'll send him to Shaolin Temple' Actor Nicholas Tse on the need for tough love 'I'm a sucker for the vignettes, the back stories. It's my favourite thing to just sit in front of the TV and cry when each national anthem is played'
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        877 79  -  Chris Ho Singer Joni Mitchell will always be in my blood, even as I mark the end of this column next month poplife T.S. ELIOT may claim that April is the cruellest month of the year but, to me, the cruellest is August. Come next month, this
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        420 79  -  Tara Tan DIZI player Zhang Wei Liang is used to opposition to his music. Since 1990, the 51-year-old Chinese flautist has sent ripples across the Chinese music community with his unique if not controversial blend of traditional Chinese orchestral music and electronic sounds. He will be
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      401 80 AFP Taiwanese tycoon Terry Gou will donate 90 per cent of his fortune after he marries a dancer tomorrow TAIPEI Terry Gou, Taiwanese high-tech tycoon and one-time suitor of Carina Lav, has pledged to donate 90 per cent of his NT$l73-billion (557.7-billion) fortune to charity after
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      52 80 Warren Buffett CEO, Berkshire Hathaway 85 per cent of his fortune, now worth US$62 billion (SsB4 billion) Bill Gates Chairman, Microsoft All of his fortune, now worth US$5B billion Li Ka Shing Chairman, Hutchison Whampoa and Cheung Kong Holdings One-third of his fortune, now worth
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      1814 81  -  Boon Chan Tan Shzr Ec mio TV's delivery of hit series 24 hours after they air in the United States could signal a big change in the way people watch TV MEDIA CORRESPONDENT TELEVISION audiences in Singapore no longer need to wait six to nine months for
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        354 83  -  Samuel Lee > Asian pop 100 WAYS OF LIVING Lv Guang-chong Team Ear/Rock CHINA WIND (VOLS. 1 2) Various Artists EQ •Hrirtrtr THIS week's picks come from a goofy nerd from Taiwan and a big bunch of hit-makers from China. The former, Lv Guang-chong (far right), whose English
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        192 83  -  Chang Tou Liang Historic Piano Recordings Membran *****3 (10 CDs) WITH the passing of the 50-year copyright restriction for recordings from the first half of the 20th century, this handsome box-set handily assembles yesteryear's luminaries playing Chopin. The earliest recording dates from 1907 with a selection of preludes played
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        194 83 SWINGING AT THE BISTRO Susie Arioli, featuring Jordan Officer Justin Time Records LOCAL company S2S has been unearthing some intriguing gems for its solid Hi Fi Room series and my latest favourite is this Canadian crooner. Accompanied by the hard-swinging guitar of Jordan Officer, whose bouncy rhythms and twangy
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        685 84 More exhibits and exciting new garden designs in this year's show will spur its growth as an international event By LYNN SEAH AFTER a successful inaugural show in 2006 that attracted over 200,000 visitors, the Singapore Garden Festival (SGF) is back with more attractions. "The success of the
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        265 84  -  Lynn Seah AT THE last Singapore Garden Festival two years ago, limited-edition car decals were distributed featuring the "friends" a camcorder-toting sunbird, a paintbrush-wielding grasshopper and a shutterbug ladybird. They were very well-received. "Even after the festival, people kept them. We had not expected that," says
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        599 84 WHEN you have to build, in a matter of days, an elaborate indoor garden that has to withstand the onslaught of thousands of curious visitors, you have to be prepared for anything. Environmental Landscape and Ban Nee Chen are two of the many parties responsible for the
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        575 85 From its cultivation to the christening, planting orchids is a fascinating experience By LIMYANN LING SOME are scented only at night and smell of raspberries, others have names like Lemon Ice and Senile. Not all orchids require a lot of care to bloom. On the contrary,
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        439 85  -  MARYLIM By Romancing the rose After his exhibit Rose Of Glendalough won a Best Of Show award and was named People's Choice Everyday at last year's Philadelphia Flower Show, a visitor commissioned garden designer John Cullen (above) to recreate it for his back yard. Rose Of
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        461 85 Heritage orchids are part of the Singapore story, orchid enthusiast Dr Emrys Chew tells Lyn Chan How did your interest in orchids begin? I started growing orchids at the age of 10. My maternal and paternal grandmothers were both avid gardeners. But it was my paternal grandfather, Dr
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        880 85  -  MARY LIM The Singapore Garden Festival promises to entertain, educate and encourage everyone to turn green By For parents Clarins Learning Garden, Level 4 Teach your child to respect and cherish our natural environment at the Clarins Learning Garden. Thanks to fun-filled activities, he will be taught to
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        31 85 PHOTOS Ginger flower umbrella, $12 CHONG JUN LIANG Phone charm, $2 Ladybird notebook, $5 Collar pin, $2 Grasshopper pencil case, V Bookmark, $0.50 Ladybird tote bag, $15
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        874 86 Note: (M) Talks in Mandarin. All talks are approximately 45 minutes except Retailer's Specials which are 15 minutes. This stage programme is correct at the time of print. The organiser reserves the right to amend the contents without prior notice. IME DAY
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        540 87  -  Yeow Kai Chai Martha Wainwright's voice is of a rare vintage: one minute tasting the grapes of wrath and the next, affectingly lovelorn soundbites >pop ALBUM OF THE WEEK I KNOW YOU'RE MARRIED BUT I'VE GOT FEELINGS TOO Martha Wainwright Drowned In Sound POOR Martha
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        147 87 MELODY Sharleen Spiteri Mercury •••■sVfr YOUNGER wannabes such as Duffy and Amy Winehouse have cruised ahead and become rich on the terribly hip retro soul sound. So what's left for rock band Texas' Sharleen Spiteri to do? Make the very same thing, of course. The Glaswegian's first solo
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        133 87 TRIBUTARIES Fredrika Stahl Sony BMG NOT as sultry or deep as elusive singer Madeleine Peyroux or too soporific like Norah Jones that's the calling card of Fredrika Stahl. In other words, her stuff is a little jazzy, a little poppy and altogether appetising to anybody who can't stomach
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        138 87 ONE OF THE BOYS Katy Perry Capitol YOU'VE got to give Katy Perry credit for excellent marketing. This 23-year-old daughter of two pastors caused some tongues to wag with her Billboard No. 1 hit I Kissed A Girl, but really, it's lipstick feminism. It's essentially cheeky pop-rock with PG-rated
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        503 90  -  Jasmine Teo MTV Asia Awards gives out 100 tickets to fans in Singapore for the big night in Genting Highlands STUDENT Christine Sarmili, 19, braved the weekend crowds in Orchard Road early this month to get tickets to this year's MTV Asia Awards. She had
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        447 91  -  Eddino Abdul Hadi Great-grandfather of pop rock group's guitarist played in czar of Russia's orchestra MUSIC REPORTER CALIFORNIAN quartet Melee may play contemporary piano-driven, pop rock numbers. But guitarist Ricky Sans has a musical pedigree that stretches back to 19th-century Russian royalty. "I come from a long
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        121 91 MELEE fans, you have a chance to meet the boys and win an Epiphone Les M Paul guitar f (below) worth I $945, autographed by the band. To win, answer these simple questions: 1. What's one question you would like to ask Melee if you get
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