The Straits Times, 11 March 2009

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  • INSIDE
    • 62 1 WALL Street last night rallied strongly after Citigroup chief executive officer Vikram Pandit said the bank is having its best quarter since 2007, when it last posted a profit. His remarks, in a letter to employees on Monday, sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average up
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    • 54 1 SINGAPORE has rocketed towards the top of a survey of the world's most expensive cities, as a result of dramatic shifts in currency values. The Republic leapt five places to 10th costliest city in the world in just six months, according to a survey of 140
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    • 61 1 THREE times more people in South-east Asia died of a severe form of dengue fever last year, compared with five years ago. Dengue is fast spreading to newer areas in the Asia Pacific, with more frequent outbreaks. Altogether 1.8 billion people in the region are at risk
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    • 58 1 A DISPUTE over licence fees has forced most of Singapore's radio stations to stop streaming online. The Recording Industry Performance Singapore (Rips) has asked radio broadcasters to pay an annual licensing fee if they want to continue their Internet radio service. This follows an amendment to
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    • 61 1 MALAYSIA yesterday unveiled a RM6O billion (Ss2s billion) stimulus package to avert a deep recession while giving a helping hand to both companies and workers. Deputy Premier Najib Razal (right) also painted a gloomy picture in Parliament of a country hit by weaker exports, falling crude and
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  • 506 1  -  Salma Khalik By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT MS ANNA Wang wanted to do something for charity, so she decided to give away her holiday home on Malaysia's Tioman Island. Now the Dover Park Hospice, the recipient of her generosity, is looking for someone to buy the
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  • 596 1  -  Jane Ng Amelia Tan New rules and standards to be set to improve the way they are run I By AND A BV,M PRIVATE school operators who leave students in the lurch will face tougher penalties, including imprisonment, under a new Private Education Bill
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    • 42 1 A whole new *fflB Singapore A Your 16-page p v l| ball game «l&ivi mum off to jLiJ guide to b ZfiMiSBS^ ML South Pole J^MI IT Show 2009 ft./^ LIFE! PAGES C2&3 '^-ii»f H PRIME PAGE A6 IN DIGITALLIFE M J^a^j
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  • prime commentary
    • VIEWPOINTS
      • 67 2 WE SAY US President Barack Obama's decision to restore stem cell research to its rightful place in science is one even traditionalists opposed to such research could live with over time. What would have happened to human knowledge if Copernicus and Darwin had had
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      • 26 2 COLUMNS Instead of making comparisons to our past, and to our peers, let's all pull together, says Lee Wei Ling. REVIEW PAGE A2l
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      • 21 2 Indonesia's election candidates are relying on eyecatching gimmicks to capture votes, says Lynn Lee. WORLD PAGE Al6
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      • 28 2 OUR READER SAYS Reader Joyce Fong is grateful to XX Women's and Children's Hospital for the care given to her dying nephew. FORUM PAGE A 23
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      • Article, Illustration
        19 2 www.straitstimes.com Lim Wei Chean notes banks are starting to feature in "thank-you speeches" when projects are launched.
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    • 69 2 IN THE Sunday Times report "Mum of two, an MBA student and CFO at 37", Ms Lim Cheng Cheng, chief financial officer of SMRT was said to be doing a Master of Business Administration degree course part-time and also expecting a child. This is wrong.
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    • 1037 2  -  Goh Eng Yeow Holding gold, attractive as it might be, is not going to boost economic activity By GOLD fever took such hold among retail customers here last year that there were rumours the local banks were running out of the stuff. Gold coins became
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  • prime news
    • 703 3  -  Salim Osman Agreement covers the western segment of the maritime boundary By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT SPIRIT OF COOPERATION "The treaty we have signed today took us five years to complete. The border delimitation with Vietnam took us 33 years to complete. That is why I
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    • 467 4  -  Goh Eng Yeow $15m set aside to help recession-hit financial firms build up talent By BANKS CHEER MOVE "It will help companies to build up their talent pool and better position themselves when the economy picks up in the long run." Ms Jacinta Low,
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    • 211 4 This photograph (above) was taken at the very moment when a suicide bomber blew himself up and wrecked a Muslim gathering in the south of Sri Lanka yesterday. The group of men beating their drums are captured in the split second before their celebration
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    • 374 5  -  Melissa Sim Even in tough times, it hires the disabled and keeps order books full By STEP into the new compound of local air-conditioning company Natural Cool Holdings, and you will notice there are ramps on either side of the main entrance.
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    • 667 6  -  Grace Chua By Target: South Pole on New Year's Day COME December, the members of the Commonwealth Women's Antarctic Expedition will set off in two teams, from opposite sides of the continent, in an attempt to reach the South Pole on New Year's Day
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    • 546 6  -  Karamjit Kaur Voluntary scheme open to all employees By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT FACED with excess staff because of its plan to ground some of its planes and cut flights, Singapore Airlines has told its more than 14,000 employees that applications are open for no-pay leave.
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    • 665 8  -  Peh Shing Huei Pentagon says its navy ship was harassed by Chinese vessels; Beijing rejects charges By CHINA BUREAU CHIEF BEIJING: China yesterday shot back at the United States over the naval confrontation off Hainan Island, accusing the US Navy ship of carrying out
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    • 276 8 May 8, 1999: US warplanes bomb the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade as they take part in Nato air raids on Serbia, killing three journalists in the building. US President Bill Clinton and other US officials apologise for what Nato describes as a tragic mistake, but Beijing is
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    • 401 8 MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has clarified remarks that he made last week about succession planning at Temasek Holdings. During a dialogue with business leaders last Wednesday, he said that Mr Charles W. Goodyear, a 51-year-old American, was picked as Temasek's next chief executive officer
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  • prime people
    • 1093 10  -  Susan Long ST INTERVIEW Singapore needs less attachment to 'growth fetishism' and more risk taking by its people, says economist By ENTERPRISE EDITOR BN VMG CNM THERE is no better time than the worst recession in history to "re-examine old business models
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    • 557 10 GLOBAL developments make it unlikely that Singapore's past growth model can be continued, let alone be successful, going forward, says Dr Linda Lim. It is becoming increasingly risky and expensive for the state to try to pick winners, target particular industries with tax breaks
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
    • 736 12  -  Hazlin Hassan Elizabeth Looi Measures range from help for laid-off workers and ailing industries to discounts for local cars By VMGVM MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENTS I'M EYEING A NEW CAR "Now that the government is willing to give a discount, I think it is great news. I
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    • world regional
      • 691 13  -  Carolyn Hong Chance for him to prove his mettle before becoming PM By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF For Mr Najib, the tabling of the stimulus package is just the first step. More tests lie ahead. KUALA LUMPUR: With seemingly no obstacles in his way,
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      • 631 14  -  Sim Chi Yin DALAI LAMA: Tension, verbal war as Dalai Lama marks 50 years in exile By CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: China and the Dalai Lama waged a war of words yesterday, with Beijing angrily dismissing the Tibetan spiritual leader's charge that Chinese rule
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    • world china's npc
      • 561 15  -  GRACE NG MR CHEN FEI has been eating less, writing notes on both sides of his paper and carrying a bamboo basket this year as he attends China's biggest annual political meetings. The native of the south-eastern province of Zhejiang is doing his
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      • 633 15  -  Grace Ng Ministers say measures to spur growth showing some result By CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: Exports and employment two key closely watched aspects of China's economic health face a "grim" outlook, but measures to prop up growth are starting to take effect, said two
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    • world memo from jakarta
      • 914 16  -  Lynn Lee Indonesia's election candidates rely on eye-catching gimmicks to woo voters By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT SUPERMAN and other pop culture heroes of his ilk have become the latest icons for change here, a month before Indonesians go to the polls to elect
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    • world regional
      • 452 17 It lets S. Koreans into Kaesong again a day after closing frontier SEOUL: North Korea yesterday reopened its border to South Koreans working at a joint industrial estate, one day after shutting the frontier and accusing Seoul and Washington of planning a war. It was reported,
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      • 242 17 KLUANG (Johor): Malaysia will be upgrading its ferry services between Johor and Singapore to boost tourism and economic development in Johor, the China Press has reported. The plan involves adding two more services one between Tanjung Penggeli and Tanah Merah, and another that will
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      • 298 17 KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government yesterday cancelled work visas issued to more than 55,000 Bangladeshi workers after demands from unions, as the country faces layoffs and the threat of recession. Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar said Bangladeshi workers who had visas approved in
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    • world international
      • 562 18 "In eighth grade maths, we've fallen to ninth place. Singapore's middle-schoolers outperform ours three to one. Just a third of our 13--and 14-year-olds can read as well as they should." US President Barack Obama Obama calls education a prerequisite for success in major speech
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      • 73 18 A massive dust cloud enveloped the Saudi capital during a rare winter dust storm yesterday. The few people who ventured outdoors wore surgical face masks or kept handkerchiefs over their noses and mouths. Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport was closed because of "zero visibility" but
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      • 157 18 KABUL: Afghanistan's Taleban yesterday rejected US President Barack Obama's bid to reach out to its moderate elements, saying the exit of foreign troops was the only way to end the war. Mr Obama, in an interview with the New York Times, expressed an openness to adapting
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      • 523 18  -  Jonathan Eyal By STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU ANKARA (Turkey): United States President Barack Obama's decision to make Turkey the first Muslim-majori-ty country he visits as America's leader was greeted with jubilation by Turkish authorities. Until now, the consensus among political analysts
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      • 732 19  -  Chua Chin Hon NEWS ANALYSIS 50 days after taking office, the question is whether he should focus more on reviving the markets By U.S. BUREAU CHIEF WASHINGTON: As he reached the 50-day mark of his presidency yesterday, Mr Barack Obama was confronted by two sets
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      • 335 19 WASHINGTON: The Obama administration will focus first on making sure countries play by trade rules and only second on negotiating new trade deals, US Trade Representative-designee Ron Kirk said. "I don't come to this job with deal fever, and we're not
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      • 592 20 Ex-investment banker defrauded victim then tried to blackmail her FRANKFURT: They called him the "Swiss gigolo", and he wooed Germany's richest woman into an illicit affair, talking her out of €7 million (5513.7 million) and then trying to blackmail her for hundreds of millions
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      • IN BRIEF
        • 141 20 BELFAST: A policeman was shot dead in Northern Ireland 48 hours after the killing of two British soldiers, dashing hopes of an end to a surge of violence aimed at derailing the peace process. One lawmaker warned that the province was "staring into the abyss".
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        • 197 20 BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber drove a car into a crowd of Iraqi tribal chiefs, killing 33 people, including two journalists, in the second major attack around Baghdad in two days, officials said yesterday. The tribal leaders, escorted by army officers, were going to meet people in
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        • 108 20 KUALA LUMPUR: Four states that have not gazetted the prohibition of the use of the word "Allah" in any non-Muslim publication in the country, will do so soon. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, said the gazetting would be
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        • 93 20 JAKARTA: An Indonesian passenger jet with 168 people on board skidded off the runway on landing in heavy rain at Jakarta's main airport on Monday. No one was injured in the incident. The Lion Air McDonnell Douglas MD-90 plane passenger jet from Makassar city slid onto grass
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        • 131 20 SHANGHAI: A Shanghai court yesterday sentenced a man to 14 years in prison after finding him guilty of helping hundreds of Chinese trying to travel overseas on false premises. The authorities described the case as one of the country's biggest human smuggling rings so far. Prosecutors accused
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 117 12 Jk WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, BLOGGED ABOUT AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm he should have only one wife. The MOST-READ ONLINE divine permission for polygamy is for Oprah warns Rihanna about going very extraordinary circumstances. It back to Chris Brown. must not be practised to give religious or legal garb to debauchery."
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    • 579 13 Information Open Day Saturday 14 March 2009 Gardenia Room, Shangri-la Hotel, Singapore Ipm to 6pm (Presentation talk 2pm, 3pm 4pm) Representitives from the medical schools of the National University of Ireland at Cork, Dublin, Galway and Trinity College, University of Dublin, will be pleased to meet suitably qualified applicants and
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
    • 446 21 tNITED States President Barack Obama has been busy overturning and revising policy actions taken by his predecessor. One of the more controversial of the old acts the all but complete shutdown of stem-cell research in America by means of a funding denial is
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    • 936 21  -  Lee Wei Ling THINK-TANK By MV,G RECENTLY, when I looked out of the window of my room at the Singapore General Hospital onto the junction where Chin Swee Road and the Central Expressway cross Outram Road to join the Ayer Rajah Expressway, I saw bumper
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    • 848 21  -  David Brooks By If Republicans were to treat this like a genuine emergency, with initiative-grabbing approaches, they may not get their plans enacted, but voters would at least give them another look. THE Democratic response to the economic crisis has its problems, but let's
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    • review
      • 1061 22  -  Goh Sui Noi 50 YEARS IN EXILE By SENIOR WRITER IT HAS been 50 years since the Dalai Lama fled Tibet after a failed uprising against the Chinese government. He is no closer now to returning home than he was when he arrived
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      • 938 22  -  Yeo Wee Yong ST-NUS BUSINESS SCHOOL SERIES ON GLOBALISATION By OVER the past few years leading up to the current financial crisis, one of the hottest subjects was the worldwide consolidation of the securities exchanges. Many will find it hard to forget dramatic sagas such
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      • 666 22  -  Robert Karniol By DEFENCE WRITER ASEAN defence ministers meeting last month in Thailand moved to establish stronger defence and security ties with the group's extra-regional dialogue partners. Japan has anticipated the change with informal meetings already scheduled in Tokyo for this month. Asean
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    • forum.
      • 319 23 Shedding kilos "Focus on ideal weight management, rather than weight loss." DR VICTOR ONG: "Saturday's article, 'Slim is not in, if you've had a stroke', reported key clinical findings of Singapore heart specialist Dr Mak Koon Hou and his research team, which were published in last month's European Heart
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      • 227 23 CXGV I WAS attacked on a train last Friday by a commuter who failed to obtain a seat from me. My assailant pushed me to the ground and pummelled me repeatedly. When I reported the matter at the control booth in the
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      • 262 23 SALARIES OF S-PASS HOLDERS I THANK Mr Bernie Utchenik for his feedback in his letter "Allow more flexibility" (Feb 27). On Nov 19, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and its tripartite partners the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) and the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) issued the Tripartite
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      • 321 23 I WISH to clarify some points made in last Saturday's news analysis, "China too close too soon?" People in Taiwan are pleased to see that tensions in relations with mainland China have eased and are optimistic about the future development of
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      • 295 23 WITH the introduction of the biometric passport, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has reduced the validity period of a Singapore passport by half, from 10 years to five. As a result, Singaporeans are required to renew their passports more frequently and incur additional
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      • 304 23 Cancer patient "Our gratitude to XX Hospital for the treatment and care shown towards my 10-year-old nephew." MS JOYCE FONG: "On behalf of my brother and his wife, I offer our deep-felt gratitude to the doctors and staff of XX Women's and Children's Hospital, especially the staff at Ward
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES HOME.
    • 613 25  -  Jessica Jaganathan It caused more than 3,000 deaths in S-E Asia last year By CBFCN DENGUE fever, an old enemy to the region, is gathering strength, with almost three times as many people in South-east Asia dying of the haemorrhagic form last year, compared with
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    • 480 26  -  Serene Luo Giving away computers cheaply set to be fixture in mobile broadband plans By CUSTOMERS who want to surf or work on the go without lugging around bulky laptop computers could soon be using smaller netbooks that come with a broadband connection
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    • 311 26  -  Jessica Cheam By A COMPETITION to design Punggol's first waterfront homes has attracted a huge response from local and foreign architects. A technical seminar held yesterday for participating architectural firms drew a turnout of more than 200 people, all keen to have a
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    • 486 26  -  Theresa Tan Melissa Sim By MEMBERS of the New Creation Church and their friends donated an average of $864 each one Sunday last month, netting the church a whopping $19 million for its upcoming multimillion-dollar lifestyle hub in Buona Vista. The
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    • 913 27  -  Lee Hui Chieh It can treat patients with problematic wounds or burns, and even the critically ill By The treatment What it is: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy involves breathing in pure oxygen at typically 2V2 times the normal atmospheric pressure. This forces more oxygen
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    • 80 28 Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, called on Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong at the Istana yesterday. Both parties reaffirmed the good progress made in bilateral relations and spoke of strengthening cooperation, said a statement
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    • 449 28  -  Chua Hian Hou Broadcasters asked by recording industry to pay for online streaming By A DISPUTE over licence fees has forced most of Singapore's radio stations to stop streaming online. Following an amendment to the Copyright Act last November, the Recording Industry
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    • 110 28 BOSSES LEAVING THE head of MediaCorp News, which owns and operates Channel News Asia, is quitting the company. Mr Woon Tai Ho, a 25-year veteran of the company, said it was time for him to move on. When contacted late last night, Mr Woon, 50, said:
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    • 104 28 SENIOR appointment changes at the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) were announced by the Ministry of National Development yesterday and will take effect in May. Dr Chua Sin Bin (above), 62, the current chief executive officer of AVA, will retire on May
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    • 576 29  -  Carolyn Quek TRIAL OVER ANTI-ISLAMIC PAMPHLETS Defendant argues that works sent out had similar tone, content with widely available books By A WOMAN on trial for distributing seditious evangelical tracts yesterday said she saw no difference between the materials she had distributed and
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    • 194 29 MARRIED couple Ong Kian Cheong, 50, and Dorothy Chan Hien Leng, 45, each face two charges of distributing seditious publications and one each of distributing an objectionable publication and possessing seditious tracts. Ong, a Sing Tel technical officer, and Chan, an associate director with ÜBS, allegedly committed
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    • 447 30  -  Nicholas Yong But sum collected is just a fraction of the $6.5 m owed in fines and fees By THE threat of losing their borrowing privileges spurred some 160,000 library users to settle their unpaid fines and charges last month. This allowed
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    • 659 31  -  Serene Luo Robbery victim gets aid from online friends By "It makes sense to help a friend even if I don't know who it is I am helping." Undergraduate Wu Huishan, 22, made a few calls to China on behalf of Mr
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    • 169 31  -  Serene Luo CELLPHONE users who do not want to be tied down to a 12- or 24-month contract now have another option. Sing Tel yesterday rolled out a new post-paid cellphone plan that has no long-term contract the first such plan here. Users pay
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    • 143 31 DESPITE the success of made-in-Singapore movies, locally made animation projects like The New Adventures Of Nanoboy and Growing Up Creepie are virtual unknowns here. But these animated TV series and movies have found success overseas and won awards like the Daytime Emmy Awards, spurring the country's animation companies
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    • 520 32  -  Christopher Tan Airport's cargo handlers to try out gas-powered tractors and forklifts By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT THE drive towards compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles could take off in a new way soon. The airport authorities in Singapore are looking at the feasibility of
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    • 330 32  -  Maria Almenoar By ABOUT 4,600 motorists have signed up to pay their Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) charges by credit card. The service was launched four months ago so that those often caught with insufficient funds, or without Cash Cards, can
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    • 545 33  -  Kor Kian Beng Singaporeans have until Monday to do so By A TOTAL of 23,917 Singaporeans have checked their details in the registers of electors, which have been open for inspection since March 3. This is lower than the 41,412 who did so in the first-week
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    • 388 33  -  April Chong By ELDERLY residents in the Paya Lebar area, especially those who are frail and need support, are being paired up with volunteer buddies to help monitor their health. These volunteers have been trained to counsel their charges and look out for signs
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES SPORT.
    • 662 34 Man United v Inter Milan Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 2am Inter Milan coach has lost just once in 13 clashes with Ferguson MANCHESTER: After withstanding Manchester United's dominating performance two weeks ago, Inter Milan have a chance to oust the Champions League holders and reach the quarter-finals. Inter
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    • 342 34 LONDON: Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted what many observers could have told him: He has trouble containing his temper when fouled. The Manchester United star acknowledged he is struggling to control his anger in the face of rough treatment by opposing players. Ronaldo's calm
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    • 550 35 Champions League Last 16, 2nd leg (kick-off: 3.45 am) First-leg scores in brackets Today AS Roma (0) v Arsenal (1) Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 3.30 am Barcelona (1) v Olympique Lyon (1) Manchester United (0) v Inter Milan (0) Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 2am Porto (2) v
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    • 321 35 BARCELONA: If Lyon want to beat Barcelona, aliens will have to do it for them. After all, Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas thinks it will take "an inter-galactic effort" to prevail in Catalonia. The clubs head into the return leg of their Champions League
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    • 397 35 MILAN: He may not want to play his football there now but David Beckham is ready to be involved in Major League Soccer when he finally retires. The English midfielder recently struck a unique deal that allowed him to continue his loan
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      • 69 36 INDIAN WELLS (California): World No. 2 Roger Federer has hired Australian Darren Cahill as his coach. Federer, who is one Grand Slam tennis title shy of Pete Sampras' record of 14, has not played a match since he lost the final of the Australian Open to
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      • 104 36 LONDON: Britain could field a football team made up entirely of English players at the 2012 London Olympics, Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe said yesterday. But the football associations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are opposed to the idea of a British team, fearing
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      • 43 36 GENEVA: Four candidates are in the running to host football's European Championship in 2016. Individual bids from France, Italy and Turkey and a joint proposal from Sweden-Norway were made before the midnight deadline on Monday. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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      • 51 36 NEW YORK: New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez had arthroscopic surgery on his right hip on Monday and the prognosis for recovery remains six to nine weeks. He made headlines recently when he admitted to taking performance-enhancing drugs earlier in his baseball career. BLOOMBERG
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      • 74 36 SAN DIEGO: Torrey Pines Golf Course will host an LPGA Tour event for the first time in 27 years under an agreement to stage the Samsung World Championship on the South Course from Sept 17-20. The event features a 20-player field that includes the
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      • 59 36 PHOENIX: Former National Basketball Association star Charles Barkley was released from jail on Monday after serving a three-day sentence for drink-driving. He left the Tent City jail at Bam and avoided a group of reporters by leaving through another door. The 46-year-old pleaded
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      • 85 36 BRUSSELS: The top clubs and leagues have backed Uefa chief Michel Platini's proposal to scrap international transfers in Europe for players under 18, European football's governing body said on Monday. Platini says an increase in the age limit is needed to fight the rising number
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    • 508 36 Ogilvy's record World No. 4 has been in sparkling form since taking a six-week break after the 2008 American season. Clinched the Australian PGA Championship in December, and the PGA Tour's season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship the following month. Has three World Golf Championship wins. WGC-CA will
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    • 460 36  -  Wang Meng Meng By S. SUBRAMANI has always been known for his courage on the pitch and he showed it emphatically again yesterday. Captaining Home United, the cen-tre-back led the defence with gusto as P.N. Sivaji's men held on grimly for a slender 2-1
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    • 278 36 DURBAN: Australia clinched a series win over South Africa and remained top of the cricket world rankings, after completing a crushing 175-run victory on the fifth and final day of the second Test yesterday. South Africa resumed on 244 for two, chasing an
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    • 254 36 SYDNEY: Pakistan's Sports Minister Pir Aftab Shah Jilani has admitted his government failed the Sri Lankan cricket team last week by providing inadequate security they had no control over. But he promised it would not happen again as they seek to retain hosting rights for
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    • 373 37  -  Lin Xinyi Ex-world champ loses place for wanting to be a Singapore citizen By TAIWAN'S former double world pool champion Wu Chia-ching no longer has a place in the national team. He recently voiced his desire to become a Singapore citizen a decision that has
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    • 721 37 PORTLAND: Make it seven. No matter the time, date, weather and roster, the Lakers come up to the Rose Garden, run around for a few hours and leave with a loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. It has become as predictable as the precipitation
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    • 245 37 PARIS: Former world No. 1 Maria Sharapova is to make her comeback from injury by playing doubles at the Women's Tennis Association tournament in Indian Wells next week. The 21-year-old Russian has been sidelined since August with a serious shoulder injury that has bothered
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    • 161 37 "If I believed what other people say, he has been with more than 100 and he is a womaniser. But I know that it is not true. When he likes a girl and the relationship is serious, he presents her to his family." Cristiano
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    • 188 37 Basketball NBA Atlanta 89 New Orleans 79, Detroit 98 Orlando 94, Miami 130 Chicago 127 (0T), Washington 110 Minnesota 99, Houston 97 Denver 95, Portland 111 LA Lakers 94. Cricket Second Test Fifth and final day in Durban: Australia 352 and 331-5 dec (P. Hughes 160 n.0., R. Ponting
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    • 336 34 WU BOOTED OUT Wu, who wants to be a Singaporean, dropped from Taiwan pool team. 813 mm* w\ *V WORSE TO COME? Lakers beaten, but could face disciplinary action after Fernandez incident. O WHAT'S ONLINE MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Liverpool to play in Singapore.
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    • 163 37 Today Baseball World Classic: Pool B (Live, Ch23, 10am). Football S-League: Super Reds v Balestier (Yishun, 7.45pm). Uefa Champions League, 2nd leg: Manchester United v Inter Milan (Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 2am), Roma v Arsenal (Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 3.30am). English Premier League: Fulham v Blackburn (Live, Ch27, tomorrow, 3.55am). Golf Mercedes-Benz
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  • OBITUARIES
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      53 38 ANNOUNCEMENT DR. ALLAN 001 SENG TEIK The Ooi family wishes to confirm the following details: Cortege will leave 75 Moonbeam Terrace at 10.00 am on Wednesday 11 March 2009 for the Service of Committal beginning at 10.45 am in Hall 3, Mandai Crematorium before the cremation at 11.15 am. Transport
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      45 38 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late DR ALLAN 001 SENG TEIK Departed on 3 Mar 2009 Our prayers are with you and we share your comfort that he is now in a better land. Sincerely From: Win Maung Khin Lay
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      21 38 14th Anniversary In Loving Memory ol ORCHARD POH WHATT CHYE Departed 11 Mar 1995 Always remembered by family and loved ones.
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      45 38 9th Anniversary In Dear Loving Everlasting Memory of our Beloved Mother SHRIMATICHANADEVI BRAHMA SINGH (Beloved Wife of the late Shri Baboo Brahma Singh) DEPARTED: 11.3.2000 Fondly remembered dearly missed by your sons Brij Raj Singh &Brij Mohan Singh, Daughters-in-law and Grandchildren. Om Shanti Shanti Shanti
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      91 38 KELVIN CHUA CHENG KIAT Age: 33 passed away peacefully on 9 March 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Father: Mother: Billy Chua Boon Imm Angeline Violet Windsor Brother: Sister-in-law: Chua Cheng Liat Philip Goh Ay Theng Nephews: Niece: Timothy Chua Rachel Angeline Chua Jeremy Chua and all relatives and friends. Wake
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      85 38 THALAI THEVASAM THINDHARAN S/O VELOSAMY Passed away on 22 February 2008 Sadly missed cherished by. Father: Velosamy Mother: Kannammal; Wife: H Thanalachimi; Son: Yogesh Vishnu; Brothers: V Ravindran, V Vijendran, V Vasandhran, V Rajendharan all Relatives Friends. Thevaiam Prayers Will be held on 12-3-09; between 8.30am to 10am at BLK
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      34 38 2nd Annniversary In Loving Memory of TAN LEE PING Departed on 11 March 2007 Time changes many things, '^But not the memory this day brings. Sadly missed always remembered by Dad, Mum, Brother Sister-in-law
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      203 38 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters, He restores my soul. Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
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      28 38 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory of JAMES KWEK FU SIANG Departed on 11 March 2008 Always Remembered By Loved Ones Father: Kwek Yak Kwang Mother: Tan Kai Lan
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      59 38 IfgJ TRINITY CASKET PTE LTD NOTICE Embalming requires very intimate handling of the body. You would be wise to let our Specialist Lady Embalmer attend to your female beloved and children. YOUR RIGHT CHOICE.... For a complete Dignified Funeral to Ms Pontilla Arabella suit any budget. Blk 38 Sin Ming
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      64 38 VYTHILINGAM RAJENDRAN Age: 52 passed away peacefully on 10 Mar 09. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Father: Late Vythilingam Mother: Pappa Wife: Inthirani Son:Vinod Daughters: Dhashini Subaashini Brother: Guna Sisters: Vasunda Suguna Brothers/ Sisters -in-law, Friends and Relatives. Body is resting at Blk 822 Yishun St 81
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      81 38 CHEW KWEE HEAN Departed 5 March 2009 We wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to: Prof. Jayakumar, Deputy Prime Minister Co-ordinating Minister for National Security Mr Matthias Yao, Mayor, South East CDC, Mr Lee Vi Shyan, Minister of State for Trade and Industry Members of Parliament, relatives, colleagues,
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      82 38 ATHMA SHANTHI POO. KRISHNA SAROJINI DEVI Passed away peacefully on 24-2-09 Sadly missed by Husband: Capt(Ret'd) Kishen Kumar Nanda all family members The family wishes to express their heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to all Relatives Friends for their prayers, attendance, kind condolences, contributions wreaths during their recent bereavement. ATHMA SHANTHI
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    • 195 38 CORRIGENDUM the Thalai Thevasam advertisment publishei in Sunday times on 8 Mar 2009 should read CHANDRIKA (Wife of the Late Raman Karthikeyan) Passed away peacefully on 19 Feb 2008, instead of 19 Jan 2008. One-stop funeral services within your budget. Funeral services for all religions: Taoist, Catholic, Christian, Buddhist, Hindu,
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    • 22 39 PULSES Singapore's financial magazine Get your copy at $5.50 at leading newsstands and petrol stations. To subscribe, call 6388-3838. The Business Times
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      • 518 39  -  Goh Eng Yeow BULLS AND BEARS Bargain-hunters snap up banks and blue chips to lift ST Index by 2% By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT ASIAN markets regained their footing yesterday as shares of global banking giant HSBC Holdings surged 14 per cent following Monday's dramatic
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      • 427 39 SHANGHAI: Temasek Holdings has sold its entire stake in China Minsheng Banking, two people familiar with the matter said. Temasek began paring its holding in the second quarter of last year after the banking regulator said it could own stakes in only
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          109 39 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 972.44 million shares worth $735.16 million UP DOWN Gainers: 176 Losers: 201 Unchanged: 847 Mid Cap 295.64 T -0.19 Basic materials 175.24 A 2.41 Utilities 224.18 T -3.94 Small Cap 240.76 T -0.01 Industrials 310.88 A 0.90 Financials 333.52 A 9.45 All Share 354.44 5.34 Consumer
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        • 193 39 Yesterday's close: 7,054.98 (-31.05) »Japanese shares fell 0.4 per cent to a fresh 26-year low after another sell-off on Wall Street sparked by bad news from the financial sector. Yesterday's close: 855.25 (-2.97) Malaysian shares closed down 0.4 per cent as stocks narrowed losses after the government unveiled a
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        • 183 39 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS By Volume cents Vol China Hongxing 7 Chart SemiCond 12.5 Golden Agri 26 RafflesEdu 35.5 NOL 93.5 SingTel 245 DBS DB eCW*****8 13.5 CapitaLand 187 DBS MBL eCW*****2 13.5 Synear 15.5 Cosco Corp 69 Gems TV 15 Noble Grp 103 DBS
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        • 105 39 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Mar 10 2009 Buying Selling Aust dollar 0.9780 1.0340 Can dollar 1.1870 1.2010 Euro 1.9460 1.9680 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4165 0.4173 NZ dollar 0.7600 0.7780 Sterling pound 2.1260 2.1520 US dollar 1.5420 1.5600 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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        • 389 39 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +OR■VOL '000 DAY HIGH LOW GROSS YIELD NET M CAP P/E $MIL 594.8 306.1 1280 392 1792.9 503 67.5 ll« 501 3580 628 416 909 319 962 438 355 ■■■■I 473 I"-. 314 2170 571 280
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        • 623 39 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 134 272 157 212 243 I,, 98 75 123 198 199 190 365 314 129 79.5 ll« 398 765 334 372 287 170 565 87 222 229 90 108.3 36.5 327.1 124 138
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      • 347 40  -  K. C. Vijayan By LAW CORRESPONDENT THE difference between breaking even and making a profit was at the heart of a High Court decision to overrule the Strata Titles Board (STB) and let the Regent Court en bloc sale application proceed. Justice Judith Prakash handed down
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      • 627 40  -  Lee Su Shyan NEWS ANALYSIS Cash-strapped investors unhappy about parting with more money By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR RIGHTS issues are fast turning into the bane of the stock market. Announce one and the stock goes south in a vicious selldown that only adds to the
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      • 361 40  -  YANG HUIWEN THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) wants to tweak its process for resolving naked short sales. It proposes moving forward a day the "buying-in" process of undelivered securities. This means buying-in of undelivered securities will occur in the afternoon three days
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    • 752 41 WASHINGTON: As the United States struggles to come to grips with the spending of billions of taxpayer dollars on mega banks that continue their downward spiral, calls to let some of them go under are getting louder. Last Sunday, two
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    • 477 41 CEO's remarks spark rally on Wall Street with bank stocks leading the way NEW YORK: Troubled banking giant Citigroup had its best profit performance in over a year in the first two months of this year, its chief executive Vikram Pandit told employees
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    • money sme spotlight
      • 928 42  -  Elizabeth Wilmot Progeniq's accelerated computing solutions are in demand amid downturn By MOST entrepreneurs who make a mark in the tech field start on computers at an early age, but Mr Darran Nathan puts them all to shame. Five years old that was when
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      • 291 43 DSBBSg^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H Are there any schemes that can help electronics SMEs upgrade their capabilities to boost their competitive edge? THE Centre of Innovation for Electronics (COIE) was launched recently by Spring Singapore and Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) to help local companies, especially SMEs, build up new electronics capabilities
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      • 493 43  -  Francis Chan Spring's funding scheme for young entrepreneurs has already helped 10 start-ups By GETTING ideas out of research labs and into consumer markets is the dream of any entrepreneur, but as tech whiz Steven Zhou knows, it will not happen without a key ingredient
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    • 628 44 Too-big-to-fail firms need strict oversight; nation's financial plumbing must be fortified to take stress WASHINGTON: America's financial regulatory system must be overhauled to strengthen oversight of banks, mutual funds and large financial institutions whose collapse would put the entire economy in peril, Federal
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    • 445 44 DAR ES SALAAM (Tanzania): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned yesterday that the world economy will likely contract this year in a "Great Recession". "The IMF expects global growth to slow below zero this year, the worst performance in most of our lifetimes,"
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    • 491 45  -  Alvin Foo Investors wanting higher yields now have to bear greater risk: MAS official By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT THE days of investment "free lunches" and high returns for little risk are over, according to the deputy managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
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    • 188 45 FURTHER financial market turmoil can be expected over the next 12 to 18 months, an official from the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) has warned. Speaking in a personal capacity at the Investment Management Association of Singapore Conference, GlC's director of economics and
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    • 601 46  -  Robin Chan London, European cities relatively cheaper as pound and euro plunge By DRAMATIC shifts in currency values have propelled Singapore towards the top of a survey of the world's most expensive cities. The Republic leapt five places to 10th costliest city in the world
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      • 769 50  -  boon chan NTUC and Amara Hotels have given cash and in-kind donations for the first time this year media correspondent 22ND SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL When: April 14 to 25 Admission: $30 for opening film, $20 for closing film and $9.50 for all other films
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      • 223 89 AFTER lagging behind in Internet search for years, Microsoft is trying to catch up with leaders Google and Yahoo with a new search engine. Code named Kumo, it is an update of Microsoft's Live Search and will incorporate semantic technology that analyses sentences and the
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      • 207 89 IN A bid to save its struggling chipmakers, Taiwan has announced a plan to consolidate six of its semiconductor companies under a government-backed holding company. The Taiwan Memory Co, which will be formed by the second half of this year, will share production, research and
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      • 185 89  -  Tham Yuen-C Compiled by YOUTUBE and Universal Music Group are in talks to start a premium music site. The site will likely carry not only music videos from all the major record labels, but also content related to the bands and singers. You Tube already
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      612 90 notebook Get mini NEC Versa Nl2OO $899, for list of stores, check www.nec-computers.com.sg/ wheretobuy.aspx?ClD=2 THE NEC Versa Nl2OO migh be compact it is 250 x 176.; x 31.3 mm but it sure packs in a lot. There is the 10.1-inch LCI screen with 16:9 aspect ratio and LED
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        • 1405 92 More nurturing needed However, such victories have been scant despite government aid since 2003. While the Media Development Authority said it has funded more than 80 animation projects to date, and is organising big events like the current month-long Media Fiesta, local audiences can be forgiven if they
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        • 628 94 IRENE THAM and SHERWIN LOH find out more about the main players in the local industry Big Communications Established: 1999, producing live action TV. Moved into animation in 2004. Previous projects: Master Raindrop (2008), co-produced with Flux Animation Studio (New Zealand) and Flying Bark (Australia). The 26-episode
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        • 567 95 The industry is still flftin its infancy but there are pockets of talent, though not necessarily in the same company. There is no one-stop shop here for animation production. Gregory Ho, Animax Asia's vice-president and general manager Despite the past failures of local animation projects, one
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      • 337 97  -  Tan Chong Yaw Asia One readers cast 11,000 votes in an online poll for their favourites in 11 categories of games, gizmos and more By Asia One's 2008 People's Choice Awards Category: Gadgets Winner: Apple iPhone 3G Second: Apple Macbook Third: Nokia E7l Category:
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      • 488 99 The Cebit IT show failed to wow as there was a lack of breakthrough technologies. GRACE CHNG reports from Hannover, Germany CALIFORNIA governor Arnold Schwarzenegger brought some glitz to the six-day Cebit trade show which ended last Sunday. From the time he walked the red carpet
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          639 103  -  Oo Gin Lee Dawn Of War 2 By Cheat sheet For the single-player campaign, you will end up having six squads but you can take only four with you during a mission. As you have to take along your main hero the Force Commander all the time,
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        • 7 103 Sim Animals ZZDREG PHOTO: EA
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      • 75 103 PHOTO: 1 I'm Yours (Album Version) Jason Mraz 2 Viva La Vida Coldplay 3 Just Dance Lady Gaga 4 Crush David Archuleta i 5 Next Plane Home (Album Version) Daniel Powter 6 Gotta Be Somebody (Album Version) Nickelback 7 Better In Time Leona Lewis 8
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        • 620 104  -  Tham Yuen-C By Dell Wasabi PZ3IO $239 From dell.com.sg PUT it down to instant gratification but I have always loved the thrill of seeing a photo materialise right before my eyes as they do in Polaroid shots. So it was not hard to get hooked
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        • 834 105 Which pair of earphones gives you the best grooves while working out? ALFRED SIEW v does a Shootout THE original iPod earphones don't cut it. Neither does that pair of $150 hi-fi earphones boasting noise-cancelling ear buds, which are too expensive to get drenched with perspiration.
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        • 194 105 DON'T let a workout at the pool stop you from enjoying your favourite MP3 songs. There are several waterproof cases and earphones on sale for your iPod but the problem with them is that sounds often end up too loud or soft between strokes. Out
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        • 394 105  -  Adli Yashir By a correspondent/ Internet Coordinator with Berita Harian Dell Studio XPS 13 From $2,199, from www.dell.com.sg THE Dell Studio XPS 13 is what I would call the "chilli padi" of ultra-portable notebooks: it is small but hot in every sense of the word. It
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      • 94 106 TOP SEARCHES of the week (March 2 8) rednano.sg 1 David Hartanto Widjaja (University student who stabbed his lecturer before committing suicide) 2 Chan Kap Luk (University lecturer who was stabbed by his student) 3 A level results Google 1 David Widjaja 2 Career fair 3 Allan Ooi (Singapore Armed
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        756 107 In IT, m when w the program is not working, the computer stops working. In business, you won't know if you made the wrong decision until much later. Kiyofumi Kusaka, chief executive officer of NEC Asia Daring to make mistakes helped NEC Asia's head honcho learn. 00 GIN
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        302 110 Photo: ASHLEIGH SIM; Design: TAYCHERN HUI; Model: FERNANDA C, UPFRONT MODELS; Styling: JEROME AWASTHI; Make-up: LARRY YEO using Laneige; Hair: ASH LOI (9365-5404), Estique salon using Schwarzkopf Professional; Apparel accessories: River Island Great offers However, the really hot ticket items this year will probably be LCD televisions. Already,
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        250 111 ZXVCB XFVFCXNBFH THE features were exciting, the casing handsome, but what really moved the cellphone industry when the iPhone was launched was its touchscreen technology. By gliding and tapping a finger across the 3.5-inch screen, users can power up applications and tap out long e-mail messages. Adjusting
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      • 243 113 TOUCHSCREENS NS man Kenneth Yap Meng, 21 Choice: Apple iPhone 3G (far right) Reason for getting it: I got the iPhone primarily because it has all the functions I'm looking for in a mobile phone. The music player, photo viewer and video playback capabilities
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      • 189 113  -  Stephanie Gwee By Project coordinator Lyla Lin, 21 Choice: Nintendo DS Lite Reason for getting it: I'm not a hardcore gamer and I don't know how to work the Xbox or Play Station consoles, but the DS Lite is so easy to use. I was also
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      • 295 115 NETBOOKS STEPHANIE GWEE checks out the latest tiny wonders LESS is definitely more when it comes to the latest computing device to take Techville by storm the netbook. These tiny titans offer the main functions of a notebook but, at less than lkg, they
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      • 203 117 NETBOOKS Adam Thomas, 25, creative director Choice: HP Mini Note 2133 Reason for getting it: Carrying around my 14-inch laptop hurt my shoulders. The netbook's processing power is more than sufficient for surfing and working on reports on the go. I fell in love with the HP
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      • 172 117 Choice: Acer Aspire One Reason for getting it: I have a 15-inch laptop that weighs about 2.4 kg which I used to .carry to lectures Jack Brown, 32, adjunct lecturer to deliver presentations. It didn't make sense to be carrying this heavyweight for a two-hour lecture.
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      • 379 118 HOME THEATRE Dos and don'ts Do test the models first in an electronics superstore. Do pick a DVD micro system with virtual surround mode. This should give you almost the same sound ambience as a 5.1 home theatre speaker system. Do not use a HDTV
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        229 119 HOME THEATRE IT WAS the quality ol the sound produced by a small DVD system costing $399 that caught 22-year-old Nitin Balachandran's attention. "It blew me away," confessed the mass communications undergraduate. "It was comparable to speaker systems that cost much, much more." Which was how the LG
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        192 119 AS FAR as 33-year-old Lim Yin Fern is concerned, 5.1 is a better number when it comes to home theatre systems, as it produces sound effects that surround the listener. The public relations consultant said: "I could have bought a smaller system without so many speakers but my
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        457 120  -  BILLY TEO CONSOLES CXCB ZXBCB QUIRKY new shapes of game controllers are perhaps prompting families to play video games together. Consider the guitar-shaped controller and drums for music games like Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Band, and the microphone used in karaoke game Lips for the
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      • 234 121  -  Billy Teo By THE song Beautiful Disaster stands out for Corrine Teng because she and a friend made such a hash of playing it. Each time they tried, one or the other would make mistakes. It is the same with Rambling Man. "It was lots of laughs,"
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      • 302 123  -  Billy Teo CONSOLES By WHENEVER Justin Zotos, 10, and his sister Kate, eight, need to rustle up a drummer and a guitar player for their occasional bouts of Rock Band, they yell for mum and dad. When the family bought the game last year, parents Peter and
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        389 122 DSLRs Better. Faster. Sharper. Are these reasons enough to swop your compact camera for a DSLR? BILLY TEO finds out Buying tips Get the lenses that meet your most important needs first, rather than the complete range. Start with a zoom lens with a focal length of say,
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      • 307 122 XBXCB "Try features such as the Black and White mode and the Sepia mode on your digital camera. You might be pleasantly surprised at the results." Physics teacher Gordon Goh TEACHER Mahathir Abdul Latiff can often be found at City Hall and Boat Quay at night
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      • 179 122 GORDON Goh settled on a Panasonic Lumix LX3 when he wanted a digital camera for experienced photographers, but did not want to lug the bulky lenses of DSLRs. "It's rated the best prosumer digital camera available. What sets it apart from the rest of the field
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