The Straits Times, 29 July 2008

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 106 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 TUESDAY, JULY 29 2008 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon SAMBA KINGS WIN 3-0 IN STYLE
    105 1 Brazil's Ronaldinho (right) weaves his way through Singapore Selection's Valery Hiek (left) and Fahrudin Mustafic during their friendly match at the National Stadium last night. The Brazilian skipper scored his Olympic side's second goal in the 27th minute in their 3-0 win. The other
    LIM WUI LIANG  -  105 words
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    Lock icon Wanted: Public's ideas for a greener Singapore
    684 1  -  Tania Tan Feedback from the ground to shape 10-year programme By SINGAPORE is embarking on a 10-year journey to build a greener future and the first steps start with you. Views from individuals, businesses and interests group are being sought in a ground-up
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    Lock icon Log on and give your feedback
    154 1 A WEBSITE set up to collect suggestions from the public on building a greener Singapore made its debut yesterday. Found at www.sustainablesingapore.gov.sg, it offers background material so that netizens can make informed suggestions on how to improve the way they live, work, play and
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Face-to-face with victims of Myanmar cyclone
      819 1  -  Melissa Sim By THEY stood amid the rubble and ruin of Myanmar's cyclone-ravaged Irrawaddy delta, handing out supplies and cash directly to the victims of the disaster. This group of 14 eight Singaporeans, four Myanmar citizens, a Malaysian and an Australian were doing what
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      336 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2-4 Hazard for hands Asia 5-10 Sixty workers lost part or all of World 11-15 their limbs in the first half of this Review 16 18 year, mostly due to metal presses. FY| 19 pAGE H4 SECTION TWO Pump prices fall sharply Home H1-H7 In the
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon A-G seeks life for woman who plotted hubby's killing
      600 3  -  Selina Lum He takes issue with the disparity between her penalty and that of teen who carried out the plan By PROFESSOR Walter Woon was on his feet for almost two hours yesterday arguing his first case as Attorney-Gener-al in Singapore's
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      160 3 PUB waitress Aniza Essa (right) plotted with her teenage lover to kill her disc jockey husband Manap Sarlip. She instigated Muhammad Nasir Abdul Aziz (far right), 16, to commit murder by promising to be with him once her abusive husband was dead. The teenager repeatedly stabbed Mr
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      Lock icon Sentencing guideline: Point of contention
      323 3 ATTORNEY-GENERAL Walter Woon made a radical call for a long-established sentencing guideline known as the Hodgson criteria to be "buried" in Singapore's courts. Since 1991, High Court judges here have applied these criteria in determining when a term of life imprisonment should be imposed. These
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      Lock icon Prof Woon: Trial judge relied too much on mitigation plea
      298 3 SELINA LUM THE judge who sentenced Aniza Essa relied too heavily on her mitigation that she was a battered wife and suicidal, said the Attorney-General. Professor Walter Woon argued it was the defence's job to prove the claims they used
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      Lock icon Overworked and understaffed
      841 4  -  Arlina Arshad Teh Joo Lin A STRAITS TIMES CHECK FINDS THAT ICA OFFICERS ARE... Overtime hours piling up; annual leave unclaimed; quit rate has doubled By, OVERTIME hours pile up and the number of unclaimed leave days is mounting among officers of the Immigration Checkpoints Authority (ICA).
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon DEADLY PLOTS
      750 5  -  Salim Osman »SUMATRA ARRESTS AND THE BALI CONNECTION Suspects planned to avenge imminent execution of Bali bombers, says report By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta A GROUP of suspected terrorists arrested recently in Sumatra planned to attack a joint Singa-pore-Indonesia military exercise and bomb the Supreme Court in Jakarta
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Locals desert Beijing ahead of Olympics
        799 6  -  r Sim Chi Yin Factory closures, traffic snarls and high security drive dissidents and workers out of the city By China Correspondent In Beijing WITH A rice sack stuffed full of belongings in his hand and a well-worn backpack hanging from his shoulder, Mr
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        Lock icon Smog hangs over Beijing and Hong Kong
        462 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS HEALTH RISKS TO ATHLETES Beijing BEIJING and co-host Olympic city Hong Kong were blanketed in smog yesterday, just 11 days before the Games, raising the stakes for the organisers, who had promised clean skies for the world's top athletes. In
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Typhoon batters Taiwan
        461 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Floods and strong winds disrupt rail services, flights; one person dead Taipei A POWERFUL typhoon slammed into Taiwan yesterday, causing widespread flooding and leaving at least one dead and six injured before heading to China. At least 500,000 people were evacuated or
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        Lock icon Woman survives jump but kills passer-by
        201 7 Taipei A TAIWANESE woman plunged from a rooftop in what was believed to be a suicide attempt, but landed on and killed a passer-by, local media reported yesterday. Ms Kuo Mei-hui, 64, fell from the roof of a five-storey apartment building in Chungho city
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    • INDIA/ SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Delhi cops nab suspect in serial bombings
        505 8  -  P. JAYARAM Arrest based on eyewitness accounts and a phone call By India Correspondent In New Delhi INDIAN police have arrested a member of a hardcore Islamic group in connection with last Saturday's serial bomb blasts in Ahmedabad city, in what could be
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        Lock icon An ultra-conservative group
        122 8  -  P. JAYARAM AHLE HADEES is an ultra-conservative religious group which draws inspiration from the Wahhabi sect of Islam. Founded in 1906 as Markaz Jamiat Ahle Hadees, it aimed to prepare Muslims for modern challenges, to reform religious beliefs and propagate the "pristine Islamic message". According to its
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        Lock icon UN, US deplore terror blasts
        131 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE United Nations chief condemned the weekend bombings in India "in the strongest terms" while the United States said it stood with New Delhi in its fight against terrorism. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon "condemns in the strongest of terms the series of
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        Lock icon Call to alms givers: At least 2¢, please
        232 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Dhaka A GROUP of beggars in northern Bangladesh is lobbying local politicians to set a minimum rate for alms because of spiralling inflation. Kurigram council chairman Abubakr Siddiqui said about 40 beggars most of them disabled held a rally in
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Cambodia, Thailand agree to consider pullback of troops
        482 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Both sides pledge to resolve land dispute peacefully but no firm plan in place yet Siem Reap CAMBODIA and Thailand yesterday agreed to consider withdrawing troops from disputed land near an ancient temple, but did not commit themselves to any
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        Lock icon George Yeo congratulates new Thai counterpart
        107 9 SINGAPORE'S Foreign Minister George Yeo yesterday sent a congratulatory letter to his Thai counterpart Tej Bunnag on his appointment, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Describing Singapore-Thai relations as "excellent", Mr Yeo said the two countries shared many common interests and perspectives on regional
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        Lock icon Graft case could force out three Thai ministers
        335 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS, BLOOMBERG Bangkok THAILAND'S Supreme Court dealt another blow to Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's struggling government yesterday, accepting a fresh graft case that could force three more ministers out of office. The court said it agreed to hear the case
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        Lock icon Alleged serial killings: Six more bodies dug up
        224 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Jakarta ANOTHER six bodies, including that of a toddler, were dug up yesterday in the backyard of an Indonesian house belonging to the parents of an alleged serial killer, police said. In all, the police have found 10
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Mahathir's alleged attacker called to make defence
        212 10 BERNAMA Kota Baru A MAGISTRATE'S Court in Kelantan yesterday ordered businessman Nik Sapeia Nik Yusoff to make his defence on a charge of causing hurt to former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad and three other people two years ago. Tun Dr Mahathir was attacked
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        Lock icon Abdullah in the hot seat over Terengganu's Mercedes fleet
        443 10  -  Hazlin Hassan By] Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur A CONTROVERSY over the purchase of Mercedes-Benz cars for Terengganu officials is creating fresh headaches for Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi. Terengganu's top officials have defied his instruction for them to use the
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        Lock icon Leaked medical report fans Anwar controversy
        535 10  -  Leslie Lopez Doctor from private hospital 'found no evidence' of sexual assault on aide By South-east Asia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur A LEAKED medical report from a private hospital is sure to inject more controversy into police investigations that opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim had
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      23 5 Deserting Beijing Factory closures, traffic snarls and high security drive many residents out of the Chinese capital ahead of the Olympics. PAGE 6
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Going global is all about staying local
      880 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS ASSOCIATED PRESS US firms customise the look of their websites abroad to reflect differences in culture, surfing speeds New York AOL splashes images of Bollywood celebrities on its new homepage for India. MySpace accepts sign-ups from mobile phones in Japan. Google
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      Lock icon Botox treatments gets priority over skin cancer
      461 12 NEW YORK TIMES Cosmetic patients in US get to see doctors faster than those with medical needs New York SKIN specialists in the United States have warned of a two-tier system developing, in which patients seeking cosmetic treatments are given priority over those
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      Lock icon Another emergency landing by a Qantas jet
      306 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Melbourne A QANTAS jet was forced to make an emergency landing at Adelaide airport last night because of a mechanical problem during a flight to Melbourne, reports said. The Herald Sun quoted unnamed passengers as saying a door opened,
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      Lock icon Obama, McCain set to name No.2 picks
      711 13  -  Bhagyashree Garekar Running mates are expected to be announced early next month By US Correspondent In Washington WITH less than 100 days to go in the race to the White House, the exhaustive, secretive searches for the perfect running mate are nearing their
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      Lock icon How important is a vice-president?
      187 13  -  BHAGYASHREE GAREKAR WHAT is a vice-president worth? Not even a "bucket of warm piss", Franklin D. Roosevelt's disgruntled vice-president John Nance Garner once said. There are many who believe a vice-president is incidental. Mr Ken Khachigian, a Republican commentator and senior adviser to former presidents
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      359 13 Tim Kaine, 50, Democrat He comes from a working-class background and has strong support from both business and labour in Virginia, a critical swing state. He was one of the earlier supporters of Mr Barack Obama in the primaries, endorsing him in February this year. He is a
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      Lock icon IRAQ HIT BY BOMBS
      540 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Three female suicide bombers strike in Baghdad; two other cities also hit by blasts Baghdad THREE female suicide bombers killed at least 25 people and wounded 70 in Baghdad yesterday as Shi'ite pilgrims flooded the city for a major religious event,
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      Lock icon ISTANBUL HIT BY BOMBS
      429 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Istanbul AT LEAST 17 people were killed and more than 150 hurt when a crowded Istanbul neighbourhood was hit by a twin bomb attack, which Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan implied was the work of Kurdish separatists. The blasts were the deadliest
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon OIL PRICES UP AFTER PIPELINE BLASTS
        98 14 REUTERS ABUJA: Militants in Nigeria's Niger Delta yesterday said they had blown up two major oil pipelines belonging to Royal Dutch Shell, forcing the firm to halt some production and helping to push world oil prices higher. The Movement for the Emancipation of the
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        Lock icon MISSILE HIT 'KILLS TOP AL-QAEDA MAN'
        91 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PESHAWAR: A top Al-Qaeda expert on chemical and biological weapons is believed to nave been killed yesterday in a suspected US missile strike in Pakistan's lawless tribal areas, security officials said. Egyptian militant Midhat Mursi Al-Sayid Umar, also known as Abu Khabab
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        Lock icon ASIA NEWS NETWORK WIDENS REACH
        82 14 BANGKOK: Asia News Network (ANN), the largest alliance of newspapers in Asia, has signed an agreement with German-based news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) to distribute articles published in ANN member newspapers throughout the world. Mr Pana Janviroj, executive director of ANN, said the move would
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        Lock icon ISLAMIC INSURANCE FIRST FOR BRITAIN
        110 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Britain's first syariah-compliant insurance company was launched yesterday, offering motoring policies in line with the Islamic legal code. Salaam Halal insurance uses Takaful principles, whereby the risk is spread between all policyholders. People taking out a policy with Salaam Halal pay contributions
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        Lock icon TRANSVESTITES NABBED IN KELANTAN
        119 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: Four transvestites arrested in a raid on a beauty pageant in Kelantan have appealed against a one-week jail sentence imposed by a Malaysian Islamic court for dressing as women. Islamic officials last week detained 16 transvestites competing in the Miss Universe Asia
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Missing adventurer may have faked his death
        340 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS ROUND-THE-WORLD flying adventurer Steve Fossett, who disappeared along with his aircraft last September, may have faked his own death, investigators have claimed. Mr Fossett, the first man to fly non-stop round the earth in a hot air balloon, was declared missing
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        Lock icon Fed-up police locked up rude Rushdie'
        143 15 AUTHOR Salman Rushdie (right), whose book The Sa:anic Verses inlamed the Islamic world, so infuriated lis police minders :hat they locked lim in a cupboard, lis former bodyguard has said. Ex-Special 3ranch detective Ron Evans had guarded :he writer for three years at the
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        Lock icon Art imitates life for Saddam actor
        182 15 REUTERS THE Israeli actor playing Saddam Hussein in a new television series once narrowly escaped a missile fired by the late dictator's army. But for Igal Naor (right), taking the lead role in House Of Saddam, the BBC/HBO dramatisation of Saddam's 24-year rule, which
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  • REVIEW
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      Lock icon Not ideal, but progress clear
      410 16 ELECTIONS on Sunday in Cambodia were not entirely ideal, given, for starters, claims that thousands of voters' names were missing from electoral rolls. Still, this was the calmest plebiscite in the country since a UN-brokered peace deal led to elections in the early *****. So
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      Lock icon Good idea, but it's not all about money
      1045 16  -  Rebecca »SIM BOUNTY ON MAS SELAMAT B* GIVNER-FORBES For The Straits Times IHh decision in Singapore to offer a $1 million reward for information leading to the recapture of Mas Selamat Kastari may yield results, if examples from other parts of the
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      Lock icon Ignorance may not always be bliss
      739 16  -  Ang Peng Hwa BLOGGING: LAW AND DEFAMATION By For The Straits Times THE lawsuit between two of Singapore's top bloggers is alarming. It may spill over into the larger blogging community and could even backfire on the two involved. Given that no writer or
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      Lock icon The Obamessiah
      1072 18  -  Gerard Baker THE TIMES OF LONDON »U.S. PRESIDENTIAL RACE By AND it came to pass, in the eighth year of the reign of the evil Bush the Younger (The Ignorant), when the whole land from the Arabian desert to the shores of the Great Lakes had been laid
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      Lock icon Must hope end at the 60 cut-off?
      698 18  -  Salma Khalik HAVE YOUR SAY ON WWW.STRAITSTIMES.COM »QUEUE FOR KIDNEYS By Health Correspondent THE number 60 is a critical one for kidney patients. A patient is taken off the queue for a cadaveric kidney under the Human Organ Transplant Act (Hota) when he
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      45 16 The cruel cut? Kidney patients who are 60 years and above are taken off the queue now but giving them kidneys from older donors may help. PAGE 18 PUNCHLINES "T~SIN&APOR£ EMBARKIMG O M ft f I 10-YEAK ROADMP To BUILD I I GREENER FUTURE "Jl*
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      545 21  -  Theresa Tan Watchdog's report shows past scandals fail to erode generosity of givers By Esther Tan CHARITIES in Singapore earned $5.45 billion in 2006, a big jump from the $4.97 billion they drew in 2005. Large, one-off donations like the $100
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      189 21  -  ESTHER TAN AFTER a three-month probe into an episode in which an employee made off with nearly $4 million, the St John's Home for Elderly Persons has been cleared of negligence. In its annual report released yesterday, the Commissioner of Charities said that based on
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      169 22 THE biggest events that require a police presence, such as the 2006 International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings, can trigger a deployment of up to 10,000 officers. For the Asean Ministerial Meeting earlier this month, nearly 2,000 police officers were deployed. Other
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      642 22  -  Teh Joo Lin In age of heightened security, police force stretched to the limit but still keeps crime rate low By Arlina Arshad A BAG left on an MRT station platform used to be something train station staff would be saddled with
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      291 22  -  TEH JOO LIN THE study of human factors can lighten a worker's mental and physical burden to ensure he stays sharp on duty, say experts in this field. The spotlight fell on this discipline last week when the Ministry of Home
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      388 22 IN A street poll conducted by The Straits Times, all 50 respondents concurred that they felt safe living in Singapore with the current level of security checks. But there were mixed views on how the recent security lapses should be tackled.
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      158 22  -  AMELIA TAN REGISTRATION for young Singaporeans who have been living overseas and are seeking places in schools here next year began yesterday. The exercise ends on Oct 3 for those entering secondary schools, and Nov 14 for those going to junior colleges or the Millenia
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      474 24  -  Jermyn Chow A worker loses his hand or fingers every three days, safety forum is told By EVERY three days, a worker in Singapore loses his hand or fingers. The startling statistic, based on the first six months of the year, came
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      234 24  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH THE China-born wife of opposition politician Tan Lead Shake, who is alleged to have murdered her broth-er-in-law, broke down upon seeing her father in court yesterday. Wu Yun Yun, 25, a Singapore permanent resident, is said to have fatally stabbed
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      432 24  -  Carolyn Quek 'EXORCISM' CASE By TWO psychiatrists gave evidence yesterday reinforcing claims that Madam Amutha Valli Krishnan is not suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The 52-year-old is suing two priests and six churchgoers for allegedly forcing an exorcism on her at
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      430 25  -  Christopher Tan Fifth cut in three weeks, in the wake of plunging crude oil prices By( Senior Correspondent PUMP prices fell across the board by 10 cents a litre yesterday, the single sharpest drop since 2003. It was the fifth consecutive
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      154 25 LOOKING tor love m tile virtual world has just got a little easier with new niche websites that help you look for someone in a more focused way. It is now possible to home in on a potential significant other who loves dogs,
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      355 25  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN PLAYERS in the compressed natural gas (CNG) industry are lobbying for certainty in a tax policy governing cars that use the cleaner-burning fuel. These vehicles are currently exempt from a so-called "special tax" that applies to vehicles that
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      419 27  -  Jessica Lim Extended for third time to help fight inflation, it covers 500 items like rice By NTUC FairPrice has extended a 5 per cent discount on hundreds of house-brand items until the end of October, the third time the
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      383 27  -  Goh Chin Lian By FOR four years, Mr Kingsley Chan neither knew his neighbours' names nor took part in community activities. But a party thrown by grassroots leaders last year for residents on the 14th floor of Block 326 in Sembawang Crescent
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      393 27  -  Jeremy Au Yong By THE Law Society has advised a group, charged with taking part in an illegal assembly, to get the help it wants from its legal aid scheme. The society's president, Mr Michael Hwang, brought the scheme to the group's attention
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      322 23 Agency for P Science,~Technology and Research SINGAPORE Abdul Qader Omer vt^ <&> Al-Aidaroos Cancer Biology v National University of Singapore i si National'tlnive'rsity of Singapore B R* 1 »3S^ V i' Machine Learning in Bioinformatics National University of Singapore Chen Way Cherng ILffl WM M B% Medical Physics W Imperial
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      330 28  -  Ee Teck Siew SP SERVICES is back in the news again over inflated bills, after a similar incident two years ago. The company also announced it is upgrading to a new billing software as part of its overall business system upgrading plan. It
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      159 28  -  Errol Goodenough I REFER to last Friday's letter by Mr Mark Tay, president of the Triathlon Association of Singapore, which refuted a reader's claim that safety standards were slack at the recent Osim Triathlon. He correctly clarified that strict safety standards were adhered
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      272 28  -  Simon Owen Khoo I WAS pleasantly surprised to read that foreign Olympic teams are here in Singapore for warm-up matches. It was even mentioned last Wednesday that there would be free admission to a game between the Canada and New Zealand Olympic soccer
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      233 28  -  Ace Kindred Cheong I AM impressed and delighted to have attended the Singapore Garden Festival at Suntec City last Friday. As a nature lover, I wanted to see the new and improved exhibits, compared to the inaugural event in 2006. This year's
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      409 28  -  Murali Sharma HERE'S MY POINT THE wedding of Hong Kong celebrities Tony Leung and Carina Lau (above) will bring a tourism windfall to little-known Bhutan. Although Singapore is already well known, could it benefit from similar celebrations? This wedding must have brought Bhutan to
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      191 28  -  Alvin Tan I REFER to last Thursday's article, "Petrol and diesel pump prices fall by three cents". In the past six months, diesel prices have increased gradually, and therefore it is seen as a justifiable move for ComfortDelGro to impose a fuel
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      343 28  -  Christopher Chua I REFER to the article, "Mercy Relief wraps up work in Aceh" (July 20). I wish to highlight that most of the reconstruction and rehabilitation projects in Aceh received major funding from the Singapore Red Cross Tidal Waves Asia Fund. Of
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      116 28  -  Bernard Baker I WOULD like to thank Ms Natalie Leon for her feedback yesterday, "Embassy called after Japan quake". We appreciate her comments that she was contacted by our Embassy in Tokyo almost immediately after the earthquake hit Aomori prefecture. Feedback in this area provides
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      40 28 For more readers' views, log on to straitstimes.com. Access to letters online is free. LIBERAL IDEALS: Not all calls out of jealousy JURONG BY-ELECTION: It's for good of party BIG FAMILIES: It's about fair incentives KIDNEY FAILURE: Solution at hand?
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      735 29  -  Rohit Brijnath GAME, SET AND MATCH By THERE are few iconic teams left in sport. Few teams who, irrespective of who is playing for them, still own a unique appeal. Few teams who make spectating seem like a religious experience. The US basketball team
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      560 29  -  Terrence Voon SINGAPORE SELECTION 0 BRAZIL OLYMPIC TEAM 3 Brazilians weave magic for 33,000 star-struck fans in an easy victory By THEY ALL came to see the young maestros of Brazil weave their Samba magic on the pitch. Brazil's Olympic team delivered, but only just, as they
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      80 29 RONALDINHO kept his promise to the man who marked him for 45 minutes last night. He gave his jersey to Singapore's Baihakki Khaizan, who said: "I will treasure this for a lifetime. "After the first or second tackle on him, I told him I wanted his jersey. "He
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      548 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS A Jamaican and a Dane test positive, as Greeks name Thanou in team Athens SPRINTER Katerina Thanou was officially named yesterday in the Greek team for the Beijing Olympics, setting up a potential confrontation with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The lOC
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      381 30 Japanese swimmers check in and out ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE Tokyo JAPAN'S swimming team were the first foreigners to check into the Olympic Village in Beijing on Sunday. The 31-member team did not stay long. They will leave today for an event in South Korea and will not return till
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      335 30  -  Lin Xinyi THE GREAT OLYMPIANS By] IT IS July 10,1924 at the Paris Olympics. Less than an hour after winning the 1,500m gold medal in an Olympic-record time, Finland's Paavo Nurmi is ready to take on the 5,000m. Despite the lack of rest and injury to
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        103 30 MADRID: Suit-maker Arena and the Italian swimming federation (FIN) ended a sponsorship deal yesterday, following a row over new high-perform-ance swimwear. Their 100m freestyle world champion Filippo Magnini split with Arena last week over doubts whether it could give him a competitive suit. A raft of world marks
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        37 30 BEIJING: All Beijing venue tickets have been sold, Olympic organisers said on Monday. In all, 6.8 million tickets were sold, with the release of the final batch of 250,000 sparking chaotic scenes last Friday.
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        28 30 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS BERLIN: German three-time discus world champion Franka Dietzsch will skip the Games. The 40-year-old, who has high blood pressure, has been performing sluggishly.
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      120 30 Continuing the series on Olympic events OLYMPIC GREEN ARCHERY FIELD Event dates: Aug 9-15 Featured several times from 1900 to 1920, archery has been a fixture at the Olympics since the Munich Games in 1972. g THE EVENTS Men's Individual and Women's Individual events (70m) 64 archers compete in
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      799 31  -  Wang Meng Meng SOCCER Manager angry at reports of him saying Chelsea will win all four titles By In Kuala Lumpur "EVERY day, you kill me in your newspapers" that is Luiz Felipe Scolari's damning indictment of the British press. Just two hours after touching down
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      254 31 LUIZ Felipe Scolari may have shown flashes of his trademark temper when dealing with the British media. But he has yet to lose it with his men since taking charge on July 8, says Chelsea captain John Terry. "He has a good
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      440 31  -  WANG MENG MENG APART from the Quadruple of English Premier League, FA Cup, Carling Cup and the Champions League, there is another trophy the Chelsea players are gunning for. Not many would have heard of the Pro Evo Cup, but it is
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        102 31 ASSOCIATED PRESS EVIAN-LES-BAINS (France) Sweden's Helen Alfredsson became the first three-time winner of the Evian golf Masters on Sunday, following a three-way play-off. The 43-year-old, who won the inaugural title in 1994 and again in 1998, birdied the final two holes for a five-under 67. Brazil's overnight leader
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        65 31 AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE LONDON: Joey Barton, the troubled Newcastle midfielder, was released from a Manchester prison yesterday after serving 74 days of a six-month sentence for assault. The 25-year-old pleaded guilty on May 20 to assault and affray in a late-night incident in Liverpool last December. Newcastle
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        51 31 AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE LAGOS (Nigeria): English champions Manchester United beat fellow Premier League club Portsmouth 2-1 in a friendly here on Sunday. The Red Devils scored through Chris Eagles (50th min) and Carlos Tevez (63rd). Jermaine Defoe pulled a goal back for the FA Cup winners at the
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        57 31 LONDON: Midfielder Gareth Barry will be offered a new contract that will allow him to leave if Aston Villa fail to break into the Premier League's top four clubs this sea- son. Barry, who wants to join Liverpool, will be offered a pay rise from £47,000 (*****,000)
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      337 31 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS CRICKET Colombo SKIPPER Anil Kumble is confident India will bounce back from their third-heaviest defeat in a Test. On Saturday, they lost to Sri Lanka by an innings and 239 runs on the penultimate day of the opening Test. The second
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      500 32  -  Jeanette Wang TRIATHLON Authorities cite safety reasons for not sanctioning the first such race By THE world's first night Olym-pic-distance triathlon, llglobal Singapore, is a no go. For safety reasons, the Triathlon Association of Singapore (TAS) and Singapore Sports Council (SSC) yesterday said that
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      200 32 ROGER Federer will retain his No 1 spot this week. He has held that position since February 2004. But Rafael Nadal is only 300 points behind, with a chance to claim the top spot in Cincinnati after this week. For that to happen, Nadal would have to
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      485 32 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE »TENNIS Toronto HIS play and his peers are increasingly testifying that Rafael Nadal is the world's best men's tennis player. But, for the time being, the rankings and Nadal himself continue to rate Roger Federer as No 1.
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      176 32 CRICKET Tour match between South Africa and Bangladesh A at Worcester, Day 3: South Africa 429-3 dec (J.P. Duminy 166, G Smith 87, J Kail is 70 no, H Amla 55) and 328-4 dec (R Peterson 103 no, AB de Villiers 100, A Nel 56). Bangladesh A 121 (M
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      475 32 ASSOCIATED PRESS CYCLING Paris THE final act of the 2008 Tour de France was not the idyllic ride down the Champs-Elysees for winner Carlos Sastre, but yet another announcement that a rider was caught doping. That the drug-bust involved a Kazakh rider who was
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      27 29 A shot at the summit Rafael Nadal is within touching distance of Roger Federer's No 1 ranking after winning the ATP Masters title in Toronto. PAGE Hl2
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      36 31 TV times CRICKET: NatWest Pro 40, Div I: Leicestershire v Warwickshire (Live, Chi 10, 11.38pm). TENNIS: WTA Tour, Montreal: 2nd day (Live, Chi 13, 11pm). ATP Western Southern Financial Group Masters: Ist rd (Live, Ch24, 11pm).
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      104 33 YONG THEN CHOOK Age: 96 passed away peacefully on 28 July 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Chong Kow Foon Son: Daughter-in-law: Yong Wan Kew Law Yock Moy Daughter: Son-in-law: Nancy Yong Ngok Foong Stanley Wee Seng Chuan (Nancy Wee) Granchildren: Grandchildren-in-law: Shirley Yong Shin Ling
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      42 33 The Family of the Late OEN LOE lEN Departed on 24 July 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement.
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      49 33 sth Anniversary p In Loving Memory of HOEDEN MAUREEN ELIZABETCH Departed 29 July 2003 Time may heal the broken heart, Time may make the wound less sore, But time can never stop the longing For the loved one gone before. Always remembered by: Suhaimi, George, Vanessa, all loved ones
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      109 33 LOH LOON PAY Age:6B passed away peacefully on 27 July 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Low Ah Hoe, Helen Sons: Daughters-in-law: Loh Tah Huay, David Tan Siow Gek,Margaret Loh Tah Min, Raymond Jenny Teo Loh Tah Lik, Patrick Sean Mei Fen Daughter Son-in-law: Loh SeowJiuen,Susan
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      118 33 HOONG YEOW Age: 78 passed away peacefully on 27 July 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Seow Chwee Seng (Deceased) Daughters: Sons-in-law: Seow Soo Seah Serene Seow Soo Sian Angelina Tan Yew Choon John Seow Soo Ping Christina Seow Soo Phei Karen Seow Soo Yian (Deceased) Seow Soo Sun Tan
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      76 33 'Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in I the house of the LORD forever' Psalm 23:6 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory of LAWRENCE LAM Called home to be with the Lord on 29 July 2005 As time unfolds another
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      66 33 The Family of the Late I MDM LIM KIM ENG Departed on 24 July 2008 Wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all pastors, relatives, friends, church members, business associates and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, prayers, wreaths and contributions during i their recent bereavement. Special
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      22 33 li 15th Anniversary |l In Loving Memory Of SIMON YEO CHING WAH Departed: 29 July 1993 Always remembered by Family Loved Ones
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      147 33 TAN GEOK BEE Age: 84 passed away peacefully on 27 July 2008. Dearly and fondly missed by loved ones. Husband: Yong Yew Seng (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Granddaughters: Grandsons-in-law: Yong Hon Boon Tony LengLeeEng Stella Yong Andrew Lim @Yong Ah Kow Christina Yong Yong Hon Leong LeeKheeKim CarineYong ©Yong Bah Chee
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      45 33 "*6th ANNIVERSARY^ In Loving Memory Of RAMASAMY NARAYANASAMY Departed: 29 July 2002 Rest in peace, dear loving father, six long years have passed away; you are gone, but still are living in the hearts of those who stay. Always remembered by 3J loved ones F3j
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      49 33 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory Arthur George Alphonso Departed 29 July 2005 Rest in peace dearest Dad Gone beyond the world of tears But your memory still lovingly lingers on Sadly missed by your children grandchildren Memorial mass at 7am, 29/07/08 at St Ignatius Church 120 Kings Road 5(*****2)
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      128 33 £a "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the E-5 days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lard forever." Psalm 23 MDM ANNIE TANALUCHIMEL (Wife of late Mr. Saminathan) Age: 74 Was called home to be with the Lord on 28/7/2008 leaving behind
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      56 33 In Loving Memory of TENG HONG Departed 29th July 2005 Peaceful be your rest, dear mother, It is sweet to breathe your name; As in life we loved you dearly, So in death we do the same. Ong Quee Bock, Chye Teng, Chye Huat, Chye Kee, Chye Lim, Al Kee,
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        51 34 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 3430.5 -1 79 296
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      451 35 I House H prices H falling... I Financial H H markets H struggling...^ j I economy I I is I I growing? I New York COULD this be the first US recession without a decline in economic
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      360 35 NEW YORK TIMES New York THE news hit Wall Street trading floors on the morning of July 2: Some analyst at Merrill Lynch was saying that General Motors (GM) might go bankrupt. Within minutes, GM's share price was plunging to its lowest
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      452 35 New York KOHLBERG Kravis Roberts Co (KKR), one of the world's most powerful private equity firms, plans to brave the turbulent equity markets and list on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) this year. But unlike their rivals, who cashed in a
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      34 35 AFP Yesterday's close: 13,353.78 (+19.02 points) »Japanese shares closed 0.14 per cent higher, after a modest boost from gains on Wall Street in the wake of better-tha n-expected United States data.
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      26 35 AFP Yesterday's close: 22,687.21 (-53.5 points) Hong Kong shares closed 0.2 per cent lower, amid concerns about ongoing troubles in credit markets.
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      33 35 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,903.01 (+37.91 points) Chinese shares closed 1.32 per cent higher, after the central bank suggested monetary policy would focus more on maintaining growth than on curbing inflation.
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      31 35 AFP Yesterday's close: 4,922.1 (-48.4 points) "Australian shares closed down 0.97 per cent, with banks leading the market drop after major lender ANZ increased provisions for bad debts.
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      33 35 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,154.09 (+12.34 points) Malaysian shares closed 1.1 percent higher due to improved market sentiment, following the central bank's decision to hold interest rates at 3.5 per cent.
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      35 35 AFP Yesterday's close: 14,349.11 (+74.17 points) »Indian shares closed 0.52 per cent higher, as banking stocks turned volatile ahead of a policy review by the central bank, with rates expected to be hiked.
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      26 35 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,275.67 (+30.33 points) »Indonesian shares closed 1.4 per cent higher in moderate trading, led by mining and telecommunication blue chips.
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      22 35 AFP Yesterday's close: 685.53 (+0.06 point) Thai shares closed little changed, amid concern over political stability in the country.
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      119 35 d^HEEH [Q^^^^^] YESTERDAYS CLOSE: 2,910.36 "^^Hp^' July 28 Stock Name Close Change Capita Land... 5.830 -0.08C CapitaMall 3.080 -0.09C CityDev ...11.160 -0.34C Cosco Corp... 3.130 -0.01C DBS Grp ...19.340 -0.04C F&N 4.500 -0.05C Gent Intl 0.565 HKLand 4.140 -0.05C JSH ...16.700 -0.06C Jardine C&C ....17.000 -0.10C
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      59 35 July 28 KencanaAgri 59,639,000 Oceanus 39,378,000 China Hongxing 26,288,000 Ferrochina 20,143,000 ChinaAElec 14,232,000 Thai Beverage 13,783,000 DBS MBL eCWOBI2O3 13,702,000 ChinaESave 12,096,000 China Sun 11,908,000 STI 2900 DBeCWOBO9OI 9,997,000 JiutianC 9,989,000 Li Heng 9,207,000 Gentlntl 9,198,000 STI 2950 DBePWOBO9OI 9,135,000 Sing Tel 9,077,000 RH Energy 7,977,000 Capita Land
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      143 35 July 28 I UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2920 1.3070 Can dollar 1.3270 1.3430 Euro 2.1260 1.1530 Malaysian ringgit* ..0.4171 0.4180 NZ dollar 1.0020 1.0240 Sterling pound 2.6930 2.7240 US dollar
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      998 35 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: JULY 28,2008 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST VOLUME TRADED SALE '000 27 05 2878 AztechW*****6 3 5+1 5 33 16 4014 CapitalanBNPeC*****8 19 5 -15 6C 7 3 5 4468 CapitalanBNPeCW*****3 4 5 -0 5 100C 28 5 15 5 CapitalanBNPeCW*****1 19
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      698 36 REUTERS Regulators in the region see practice as helping to create liquidity, say analysts Hong Kong A UNITED States clampdown on short-selling is unlikely to reverse a decade-long trend in Asia of easing curbs on the sometimes controversial practice, which market players
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      204 36 NEW YORK TIMES San Francisco A GROUP of former Google employees think they have a cool idea replacing the world's most popular search engine with one of their own. For two years, Ms Anna Patterson helped design and build some of the pillars
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      511 37 BLOOMBERG NEWS Flagship Aussie carrier hopes his success at budget arm will help in cost management Sydney QANTAS Airways, Australia's biggest airline, said Mr Alan Joyce will replace Mr Geoff Dixon as chief executive officer (CEO), betting that his experience in running
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      511 38  -  JOYCE TEO Heeton recruits style-setting design firm yoo for Grange Road apartments By A COMPANY once famed for its wet markets is now rubbing shoulders with one of the world's trendiest firms in a bid to build Singapore's most chic condos. Heeton Holdings
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      342 38  -  MICHELLE TAY THE strong Singdollar could rocket against the greenback by a further 10 per cent within 18 months, said a Bank Julius Baer expert yesterday. Dr V. Anantha-Nageswaran, the Swiss bank's chief investment officer for the Asia-Pacific, tipped the Singdollar
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      226 38  -  BONNIE OENI THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is boosting its scholarship scheme to ensure the Republic will have enough crucial top-end expertise in the fastgrowing financial services sector. The MAS said yesterday it would support 40 postgraduate scholars a year, up from 13 to
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      512 39  -  Bryan Lee Directory publisher offers $40.6 m for Cityneon in bid to diversify business By DIRECTORY publisher Yellow Pages has made its boldest move to diversify its business since a boardroom tussle last year resulted in major changes in senior personnel. The
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      365 39  -  Alvin Foo TAKING STOCK By Markets Correspondent SHARES slumped for a third straight session yesterday, as investors decided to take profits and tread carefully in anticipation of the upcoming reporting season. The cautious approach sent the Straits Times Index (STI) falling
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      66 39 (0) July 28 Creative Tech Lyxor China H 10USS Venture Corp DairyFarm UOB UOB MBL iCW*****0 GLD 10US$ B Sembawang KS Energy CapitaRChina CityDevNCCPS Haw Par Corp CENTS 650 1608 1058 476 1924 582 9186 822 197 117 169 673 79 0 34.1 30.0 28.6 15.0 13.6 12.0
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      464 39  -  Karamjit Kaur By Aviation Correspondent ROCKETING fuel prices were a key factor dragging down Singapore Airlines' (SIA) first-quarter bottom line despite higher revenues. SlA's net profits plummeted 15.4 per cent to $359 million for the period ending June 30. Fuel
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        97 39 THE building boom has helped construction firm Lian Beng more than triple its full-year net profit to $11.9 million, up from $3.5 million a year ago. Revenue climbed 40.4 per cent to $194.8 million for the 12 months to May 31. Earnings per share
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        88 39 KEPPEL Telecommunications Transportation (T&T) saw its net profit for the second quarter inch up 4.3 per cent to $10.7 million, despite revenue climbing 48.6 per cent to $34.4 million. It said that turnover grew for its logistics division, but this was offset by higher costs.
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        77 39 OFFICE property trust K-Reit Asia has posted a 169.8 per cent jump in first-half distributable income to $25.6 million. It outperformed forecasts by 13.7 per cent, thanks to higher rents, full committed occupancy and contributions from One Raffles Quay. Net property income rose 33.2
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        109 39 RAFFLES Medical Group said that its second-quarter revenue grew 22.3 per cent to a record $50.6 million, on the back of better performances from both its hospital and health-care services. Net profit for the health-care provider grew 40.2 per cent to $7.7 million. The rise
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      354 39  -  Lee Su Shyan WARRANT WATCH By WITH the price of crude steady at about US$l25 a barrel, Keppel Corp was flat yesterday and warrants issued on the stock lost ground. The group's stable includes Keppel Singmarine, a specialised offshore engineering arm
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      547 40  -  Alvin Foo More deals, including mergers, as big firms seize the chance to buy up smaller ones on the cheap By Markets Correspondent THE worst of times for the stock market may be the best of times for mergers and acquisitions
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      20 40 STOCK 748.9 million TRADING shares worth VOLUME $792.7 million UP Gainers: 176 Losers: 282 DOWN Unchanged: 947
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      94 40 Mid Cap 697.00 T -1.99 Small Cap 581.90 A 0.99 All Share 730.04 T -2.48 Fledgling 637.96 A 1.64 China 406.79 A. 0.26 China Top 417.43 A 3.69 Oil and gas 661.56 T -4.68 Basic materials 509.26 A 1.58 Industrials 682.90 T -3.36 Consumer goods 635.03 T
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      203 40  -  FIONA CHAN »VETERAN BACK ON BOARD VETERAN businessman Boon Swan Foo is back on the Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) board. The 52-year-old was an NOL director in 2002 and 2003. He is currently executive chairman of Exploit Technologies, the strategic marketing and commercialisation arm
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      25 40 Starck attraction Homegrown Heeton Holdings will work on its new Grange Road condo with a design firm co-founded by French style-setter Philippe Starck. PAGE HlB
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      106 41 TRAVEL KANDY COLOURS EAT AND GIVE M It ONE MILLION STAR Sacred Tooth Relic festival Eating champs say they M Singapore contestant Huang Jinglun in Sri Lanka next month donate to hunger-relief m out of Taiwanese talent show page2 page7 X^ N pagdO THE STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY, JULY 29 2008
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        770 42 AP The annual parade celebrating the Buddha's Sacred Tooth Relic in Sri Lanka is a visual feast KANDY (Sri Lanka) A cannon booms and the crack of a dozen whips pierce the warm night. The colourful, pulsating Esala Perahera procession has begun. A centuries-old celebration of Sri Lankan
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          1095 43  -  PHILIP LEE America has Cajun and Creole food while Australia offers a bite of the wild beasts By. IT HAS been said that there is no such thing as American food. America is a country for people of all races and cultures that has long embraced
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        1166 44  -  Patricia Maria de Souza Alaska and its glacier landscape charms and, if you are very lucky, you will even get to see ice crashing into the sea IT IS not often in travel that the real thing lives up to the hype. The promotional material for my trip
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        470 45 THERE are many Alaska cruises and some come with land tours. It is easier to go through travel agents as you can book a cruise and flight or cruise, land tour and flight. We booked a seven-day Carnival cruise in an interior stateroom with three-day land tour, flight
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        77 46 I've never been edible before' Singer Elton John (above) on having an ice cream flavour named after him 'She's my princess. I spoil her with love and American Apparel and Urban Outfitters' Actor Carlos Leon on his daughter Lourdes, who lives in Britain with her mother Madonna 'I'm not
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        612 46 dr hols I WISH to explore France extensively, especially the regions steeped in culture, and the wine regions. Where do you suggest I visit? Louisa Zhang According to SA Tours, regions that are culturally rich and less touristy include Caen and Mont Saint-Michel, where the Mont
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        239 46 THOSE who buy Qantas or British Airways airfares to Australia from participating travel agents at the Natas fair from Friday to Sunday at the Singapore Expo will enjoy special land packages from $348, which include airport transfers, hotel stay and tours. They cover Tasmania, Adelaide, Melbourne, Queensland (Cairns
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      581 47  -  Rebecca Lynne Tan Big names in eating competitions say they give to charity in the face of criticism of gluttony events SOME people think eating competitions are obscene and disgusting at a time when food prices are rising but two of the biggest names in the
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      375 47  -  Chang Tou Liang > concert NORTHERN EXPOSURE 111 SIBELIUS SYMPHONIES NOS. 5-7 The Philharmonic Orchestra, Lim Yau, conductor Esplanade Concert Hall Sunday HERE is a quiz question for the future: Which was the first orchestra to present the complete symphonic cycles of Beethoven, Schumann
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      531 48 AP The Batman sequel, which made $409m in 10 days, could surpass Titanic as the highest-grossing film in US history LOS ANGELES The Dark Knight continues to obliterate box-office records, crossing the US$3OO million (Ss4o9 million) mark in just 10 days. The epic Batman
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        244 50 TAIPEI Huang Jinglun, Singapore's hope for One Million Star 3, the third season of the popular Taiwanese talent show, is out. The Singapore undergraduate was the only non-Taiwanese in the top five line-up of the show with a chance to compete in the Aug 15 finals.
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        137 50 IN CONCERT: Make a date with Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree singer Tony Orlando when he sings at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Sept 16. Tickets from $78 to $178 are available from Sistic from Sunday... ONGG RETURNS: Singer Judy Ongg will perform at the
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        52 50 PHOTOS: AFP MUMMY AND DAD: Macau-born actress Isabella Leong (above), star of The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor, looks resplendent at the film's Los Angeles premiere on Sunday while co-star Jet Li (left) makes it a night out with his daughter Jane. The film also stars Michelle Yeoh and
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        237 50 AP LOS ANGELES Indiana Jones star Shia LaBeouf (below) was arrested on suspicion of drink driving on Sunday after an early morning wreck in which he injured his hand and knee, the authorities said. He was trying to make a left turn at a West
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        84 76 THE practice of surfing the Internet for sites, blogs and articles that have mentions of one's own name. It usually starts with a person typing his own name into search engines to see what results appear. Typically considered an act of vanity, it is a good way to
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          240 77 SIX of Britain's biggest Internet service providers (ISPs) have pledged to fight online piracy among their subscribers. Under a plan drawn up by the government, BT, Orange, BSkyß, Virgin, Tiscali and Carphone Warehouse will send letters to hardcore uploaders and downloaders of pirated music
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          184 77 SOCIAL networking site Facebook showed off a new service at its second annual F8 developers conference that will let people interact with their friends on Facebook while using other websites. At the conference, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, announced that 24 websites
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          246 78 TIVO, the company responsible for the hard disk recorder popular in the United States, has teamed up with Amazon to let US TV viewers buy things off their TV. The partnership will allow TiVo customers to buy items that they see
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          139 78 GOOGLE has launched its own version of an online-publishing service similar to Wikipedia. Called Knol, the service lets users write articles on specific topics, which other users can then police and edit. However, unlike Wikipedia, Knol lets contributors earn money through online ads. It
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          178 78 MICROSOFT is taking user-generated content to the Xbox. It has opened up its online Live Arcade so that amateurs can make and sell their own Xbox Live games, which other users can download. These user-developed games will be added to the Xbox Live Marketplace
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          201 78 MICROSOFT confirmed last week that talks to acquire Yahoo have ended, shortly after the departure of its Internet chief, Kevin Johnson. Microsoft chairman Steve Ballmer said discussions did not work out and described the company's negotiations to buy Yahoo as a "tactic" and not "strategy" to
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        1013 80 iTech BluePointer (right) $98 From leading mobile phone and IT shops WHETHER you are having a conference call or trekking through dark alleys, this device is for you. Not only is it a hands-free unit, it boasts a flashlight function. Just hold on to a
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        1025 83 Love actually... virtually Singles are turning to niche dating sites which cater to specific desires. They find they have less legwork to do as the sites have done the homework for them, says STEPHANIE GWEE AFTER trying to find Mr Right on general online dating sites like Match.com for more
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        812 84 Featurewell For just $13.60, SomethingStore sells the element of surprise in the form of a mystery gift in a brown pack with a question mark on it IN THE earliest days of e-commerce, it didn't matter if you were ordering from a little old lady on
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        713 86 IRENE THAM examines the benefits and risks of outsourcing a company's tech functions TWO OUT of three companies in the Asia Pacific still run most of their IT functions in-house instead of outsourcing them. Too much staff movement, a sense of
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        450 86  -  Irene Tham Businesses in search of cost savings are putting pressure on IT service" providers to virtualise BUSINESSES are demanding that their data centre service providers use virtualisation tools. A 2008 global IDC study reveals that cost savings is the main reason for this demand. About
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        595 87  -  Lai Ee Na, OUTSOURCING your IT functions to the right person can make the difference between night and day. Previously, Infinitus Law hired a freelance IT consultant. It now engages Stone Forest IT (SFI), an IT services provider known for its experience in managing
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        659 87  -  Lai Ee Na IF LOOKING after the company's network internally costs the same as outsourcing the work, it makes sense to go for the latter. This is what executive search firm Korn/Ferry International did in the Asia Pacific. The company's regional IT team had
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        741 89 Hackers' invasion blame the IT guy A new research finding reveals that, more often than not, it's IT administrators that create loopholes for hackers. ALFRED SIEW reports FORGETFUL and ignorant the clueless end user has often been portrayed as the weakest link in a company's IT security. Yet, one recent
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        470 90 GRACE CHNG finds out what it takes to create a custommade computer program MAKING sense of what a customer wants in a new computer program is like trying to mind-read without the requisite skills. The fact that your client keeps changing his mind because he's not
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        566 90 IN FLORIDA last month, IBM unveiled 20 new products based on the new collaborative software delivery platform called Jazz (http://jazz.net) under its Rational Software group. These new offerings will help companies collaborate better with their partners, suppliers, customers and their employees. Geographical distribution of software for companies
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            87 91 Panasonic DMC-FZ2B (left) Available in September; price not available THE FZ2B packs an 18 times optical zoom of 27-486m in a 417g 10.7-megapixel case no thicker than a stack of playing cards. Contrast, sharpness, saturation and noise reduction can all be adjusted, so can the focus,
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            99 91 Panasonic DMX-LX3 Available in September; price not available A BEAUTY of a lens fronts the LX3 a super fast F2.0 and ultra wide-angle 24mm high quality Leica. The zoom is restrained to 60mm to maintain lens quality. On its back, another surprise awaits a 3-inch, 460,000-pixel LCD. Its
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            87 91 Panasonic DMC-FXIBO Available in September, price not available THIS Panasonic's new 14.7-megapixel compact can shoot RAW files the closest thing to a digital "negative" which is usually the preserve of DSLRs. Another high-end feature is its autofocus tracking where a subject is automatically tracked when it moves. All
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          103 91 digital audio player Sandisk Sansa Fuze Available at authorised dealers; $139 (2GB), $179 (4GB), $245 (8GB) THE Sandisk Sansa Fuze comes in pink, red, blue, black and silver. It not only plays MP3, WAV, Audible (for audio books) and Windows Media Audio (WMA) files but also has
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          81 91 digital audio enhancements Creative Sound Blaster Play! Available at authorised dealers from mid-August 2008; $29 LEVERAGING on its digital sound expertise, Creative has come up with a cheap and easy sound fix in the form of a small USB plug-in. Although pegged by Creative as an entry-level
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        490 94  -  Oo Gin Lee Guitar Hero Aerosmith Xbox 360 version: $84.90; Wii: $79 [Prices are for the game only and exclude cost of guitar) Genre: Music Platforms tested: Xbox 360, Wii IF YOU'RE a big fan of Aerosmith, then Guitar Hero Aerosmith will be game-cum-music
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        565 94 00 GIN LEE and SHERWIN LOH trace the rise of RedOctane's hit and give their reviews of its latest incarnation: the Aerosmith version TALK about an unlikely hero. The creation of Guitar Hero was first inspired by the love that the Japanese had for music
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        125 94 Star power j YOU amass star power by hitting special notes on screen and unleashing it doubles your multiplier score. Make sure your star power bar is full before unleashing it. Also ensure that you're not in between parts of the song that don't require the guitar. Otherwise,
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        499 94  -  Sherwin Loh Platform tested: Xbox 360 IF YOU are looking for a reinvention of the game, with one of rock music's top bands lending their likeness and voices, one of Aerosmith's signature tunes says it all Dream On. Despite being centred on Aerosmith's career,
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        604 95  -  Alfred Siew Race Driver Grid IT DOESN'T seem tough to crank out a racing game these days. Put together a few fancy cars, jazz things up with rap music and a few token Asians (and Ah Beng racers) and you get a
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        424 96  -  Oo Gin Lee Dell Crystal 22-inch LCD monitor $1,898 (inclusive of delivery GST) Available from Dell WHEN I think of Dell, I think of affordable and powerful computing masked behind Plain Jane looks. The Dell Crystal, however, bucks the trend all round. It is one LCD monitor you
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        234 96  -  Oo Gin Lee Dell 2709W 27-inch LCD monitor Price to be announced Get it from Dell IF THE svelte and slim Crystal is the Beauty, then this full-bodied monitor must surely be the Beast. At 27 inches, a monstrous body as thick as a 600-page novel and full
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        499 96  -  Tony Lim, LG KF7OO $698 (including GST) Available from authorised dealers THEY say that first impressions are important. With the KF7OO, it seems that LG certainly takes first impressions seriously. The phone is well-built, feels just right in the hand and slides open and
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        409 97  -  Chester Chen, freelance writer VigSys HSDPA USB Modem (HUSBM-1) $299 Available from Sim Lim Square shops AS A USB modem, the HUSBM-1 is a little smaller than a deck of cards. It does not require batteries because it draws power from the USB port. However, toting it
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        433 97  -  Stephanie Gwee, Nokia 6220 Classic $728 (without operator's plan) Available from all authorised dealers SOME phones just feel right in your hand. The 6220 is one of them. With its long, narrow body (108 x 46.5mm), not only does it nestle well in my palm, but it
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        394 97  -  Tony Lim, Asus P320 Windows Mobile Smartphone $545 (without operator's plan) Available from authorised dealers THE first thing that strikes you about this smartphone is its size. Slightly longer and thicker than a credit card, the Asus P320 certainly qualifies as one
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        543 98  -  Mike Lee, a freelai Practical tips on how you can crop, adjust, touch up your shots to make them more appealing WANT to crop, expose correctly and tweak the colour intensity of your precious photos? Here's how. 1. Crop for better composition A RANDOM tourist
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        407 98  -  Mike Lee iPhoto and Aperture PART of Apple s iLife suite, iPhoto comes standard on new Mac computers. It has basic editing functions from adjusting exposure and contrast to adjusting highlights and shadows. Use it also to manage your photo collection, search photos quickly, as well as create
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        810 99 Disney's Asia TV head tells SHERWIN LOH why some viewers get free TV content while others have to pay for it TELEVISION junkies would probably do anything to be in Robert Gilby's shoes. As the senior vice-president and managing
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        670 100  -  IRENE THAM J In both the real world and cyber world, it pays to be polite and civil, especially if you want to mooch bandwidth, says IRENE THAM L ►By DLsays THOSE who've read my previous commentary "Secure your
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        757 103 'Scheme to equip watersport lovers With Survival Skills' By Jamie Ee Wen Wei, The Sunday Times, July 13 If you want to take up a sport like sailing or dragon boating, get your swimming and water survival skills certified first, advises the National Water Safety Council. To this
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        530 104  -  ANDREW DUFFY "he five Ws and an H of the arrest Buddhist monk Ming Yi 1 WHO IS MING Yl? He is the Buddhist monk who launched the Ren Ci Hospital in 1994 and until his resignation, was the head of the charity. He really made it into
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        189 105 This republic is located in central Asia, bordering Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and China. It is mostly mountainous and the rugged terrain makes it an ideal travel destination for adventure lovers. The territory was once part of the former Soviet Union until 1991. From independence, it plunged straight into
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        162 105 1,600,000,000 What it is The number of rural people in the world who have no access to electricity. The Energy Research and Resources Institute (Teri), an Indian energy research institute, hopes to provide all of them with solar lanterns. The plan will first be implemented in India,
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        118 105 China and visa rules What is happening there Since March, Beijing has tightened visa rules, making it difficult for foreigners to enter or remain in China. Fewer tourist visas have been approved, and fewer renewals for temporary business visas have been granted. As a result, thousands of
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        138 105 Relief package announced What happened On July 15, the Thai government announced a new 46 billion baht (S$l.9 billion) relief package that aims to reduce the cost of living for poorer families hit by rising prices. The package included waivers of water and electricity charges, free bus
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        486 106 Primary pupils put a creative spin on what the Singapore Spirit means and get their artworks displayed in public places all over the island, malini nathan reports. The Singapore Spirit as interpreted by primary school pupils will adorn select buses and bus stops, petrol stations, MRT trains
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        159 107 Born in 1921 in Amara, Iraq, Jacob Ballas started from humble beginnings as a child selling cakes his mother made in his neighbourhood, and eventually became a highly regarded businessman. When he died on Jan 18, 2000, he was the chairman of upmarket retailer FJ Benjamin.
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        333 107 Changi Prison is a model of high technology, but its older version still holds a special place in the hearts of many World War II veterans research by sph information resource centre FOR YOUR GRANDPARENTS Changi Prison, the last prison to be built by the British in Singapore,
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        363 108 FAMOUS FORTUNES Playing princesses has built a royal fortune for actress Anne Hathaway, but she believes in working for her happy endings. Anne Hathaway, 26-year-old actress, is arguably more popular than her namesake, playwright William Shakespeare's wife. Having made a name for herself playing likeable, up-and-coming
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        124 109 Green groups released two reports on July 14 about surging populations worldwide killing forests and the environment. The reports warned that the global population could rise from six billion to nine billion sparking off a massive land grab. Deforestation (right) is currently responsible for 20 per cent of
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        81 109 A defence newspaper on July 15 reported that Saudi Arabia offered to buy Russian arms worth US$2.4 billion (553.2 billion) if Moscow stopped supporting Iran. However, a Russian government spokesman denied that the deal was linked to Iran. Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil producer, and its close ally
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        110 109 More than a dozen people in California took a company that makes a popular anti-wrinkle drug to court on July 9. They accused the manufacturer Allergan, the maker of Botox, of either injuring or killing their relatives. A spokesman for Allergan said Botox was approved for use by
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        132 109 On July I 3, 43 nations formed a Union for the Mediterranean to secure peace across the Middle Eastern region. The nations represented at the summit including Israel, Syria, the Palestinian territories and countries across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa agreed to to work towards a Middle
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        105 109 On July I 3, 70 women (below) were among the first batch of volunteers who graduated as trained security operations personnel. Known as the Daughters Of Iraq, they finished their five-day training course and joined the ranks of their 80,000 male counterparts called Sons Of Iraq. The women will
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        100 109 Tributes poured in from all over the world as South Africa's first black president celebrated his 90th birthday in his village of Qunu. Mr Nelson Mandela (below), who had spent nearly 30 years behind bars fighting against a system of segregation, was released in 1994 and served as
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        123 109 An Australian woman, described as the world's oldest Internet blogger, died on July 12 in her nursing home. She was 108 years old. Mrs Olive Riley was born on Oct 20, 1899, and had been blogging since February last year. She wrote more than 70 entries to share her
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        388 110  -  ELLEN WHYTE Throwing your batteries in the bin can harm the environment. BY You probably have a dozen things that are powered by batteries: your cellphone, calculator, TV remote, camera, torch, and the list goes on. Batteries are incredibly useful but as they run on various chemicals and
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        383 111 alison de souza looks at the learning problem known as dyslexia, which makes it difficult to read, write and spell. Can you imagine if you looked at a sentence and suddenly the letters were all mixed up and joined together wrongly? Fo rexample liek thsi? Think of how
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        139 112 Try it the Dot way! Every week we brew up Dot-flavoured lessons from a vast collection of classroom recipes. This week, pupils learn how to write narratives, by malini nathan dot TREAT Pair-work, two periods dot MISSION Assisted narratives dot TOOLS The Straits Times roll up
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        694 113 HISTORY IN THE HEADLINES Aztec leader killed by stray rock thrown by angry mob Tenochtitlan, Mexico, 1520 The leader of the Aztecs has been killed. Montezuma II died yesterday after a rock was thrown at his head, maybe by one of his own people. His death is
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        257 114 Racial Harmony Day was introduced in 1997 to help schoolchildren understand and appreciate people of different races. It is celebrated on July 21 every year. Some primary schools share their Racial Harmony Day celebration snapshots with Little Red Dot. PHOTOS: BUKIT PANJANG PRIMARY SCHOOL, YU NENG PRIMARY,
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        304 114 Catch plays written by your peers! Twelve original plays by I I and 12-year-olds from various schools across Singapore will be staged by professional actors as part of Singapore Repertory Theatre's programme, The Write Stuff. The performances are from Aug 12 to
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        274 115 Draw your way to "High School Musical: The Ice Tour"! Little Red Dot is looking for the zaniest, most creative sketches of your favourite character from Disney's hit movie series, High School Musical. Winners stand to win one of five sets of tickets each set has
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