The Straits Times, 2 April 2009

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    20 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 THURSDAY, APRIL 2 2009 S|Sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon Worker dies, 28 injured
      54 1 ONE person died and 28 others were injured when a bus ferrying foreign workers crashed into a lamp post, then hit a tree along Jalan Bahar on Tuesday night. It is believed the driver lost control of the bus after one of the vehicle's front tyres
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      Lock icon PM Abdullah's legacy
      36 1 MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi steps down today, ending a five-year term marked by what he described as "missed opportunities". The Straits Times takes a look at his legacy. WORLD PAGE A 9
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      Lock icon Tracking devices abused?
      59 1 IT'S never been easier to keep track of your child, parent or even spouse. Location software and gadgets are readily available, in IT equipment stores or online, for as little as $120. But while some like to know they can monitor their loved ones' whereabouts, others are
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      Lock icon Farmers cool to rebates
      43 1 IT HAS been two months since Beijing launched a nationwide scheme to give rebates to farmers who buy home appliances, with the aim of boosting rural consumption. But the response has been lukewarm in some villages. WORLD PAGE All
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      Lock icon Retired judge dies at 98
      71 1 RETIRED Justice Choor Singh died on Tuesday at the age of 98. He served 17 years on the Supreme Court bench and put in a total of 47 years in public service. He earned a reputation for toughness and for handing down capital sentences which
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    Lock icon Obama, Hu pledge to work for world growth
    701 1  -  Chua Chin Hon The two leaders promise to step up cooperation and resist protectionism By US BUREAU CHIEF THE United States and China yesterday pledged to step up cooperation to return the global economy to strong growth and prevent major financial crises
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    Lock icon Record 13.8 per cent fall in private home prices
    628 1  -  Joyce Teo By PROPERTY CORRESPONDENT PRIVATE home prices fell a record 13.8 per cent in the first quarter of the year, with values of city-centre and city-fringe homes hit the most. Flash estimates released yesterday by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)
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        Lock icon Afghanistan: Minding the exits
        70 2 WE SAY There has been a show of international support for the Obama administration's new Afghanistan strategy, which has a narrower goal: to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat" Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Although the plan also seeks to measure nation-building gains, US forces will find it
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        Lock icon Factionalism prevails
        27 2 COLUMNS Factionalism in Umno remains significant, with the faction behind Umno president Najib in control, say Lee Hock Guan and Johan Saravanamuttu. REVIEW PAGE A2l
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        Lock icon Recidivist sex offenders
        25 2 Actuarial tools can be used to more accurately assess the risk of future sex offences, says Andy Ho. REVIEW PAGE A 22
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        Lock icon GCE O-Level results
        51 2 OUR READER SAYS Strict codes of practice ensure the accuracy of GCE 0-level results, says Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board. FORUM PAGE A 23 PJ| ONLINE BLOGS w-M www.straitstimes.com Kwan Weng Kin watches as Japanese TV presenters cry on TV, as the recession takes its toll on
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      56 2 IN our report "Shop Around the Clock" last Sunday, we said that the Kleenex Ultrasoft, three-ply, Jumbo Rolls (10-roll x 240 sheets) at Carrefour and Giant cost $6. This is incorrect. The price refers to the Kleenex Ultrasoft, three-ply, Regular Rolls (10-roll x 160 sheets).
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      Lock icon How much is too much?
      1074 2  -  Lee Su Shyan Shareholders need more clarity on bonuses for Capita Land chief By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR IT TAKES a bit for a corporate boss to get out of the finance section and into the news pages but CapitaLand boss Liew Mun Leong managed it
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      Lock icon Two ministers sworn in at Istana ceremony
      807 3  -  Kor Kian Beng et out of the finance section and into the news pages but CapitaLand boss Liew Mun Leong managed it last week with his $20.5 million bonus. The huge payout for 2007 has quickly become talk of the town and is
      SHAHRIYA YAHAYA  -  807 words
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      100 3 et out of the finance section and into the news pages but CapitaLand boss Liew Mun Leong managed it last week with his $20.5 million bonus. The huge payout for 2007 has quickly become talk of the town and is likely the largest bonus ever awarded to a
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      Lock icon Families can now seek casino ban
      791 4  -  Theresa Tan Counselling will be a key safeguard before a no-entry order is slapped By Exclusion order: How to get it Family members have to go in person to the Tanjong Pagar Family Service Centre (FSC), located at #03-06 Central Plaza, 298 Tiong Bahru
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      Lock icon Compulsory leave for all, pay freeze for managers at SIA
      413 4  -  Karamjit Kaur By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT MORE than 1,400 Singapore Airlines (SIA) staff have volunteered to take no-pay leave, but this will not be enough to help the airline through the current slump. It has thus been forced to take further
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      Lock icon G-20 leaders divided on resolving crisis
      707 8 Sarkozy and Merkel stand firm on demand for tighter financial regulation LONDON: World leaders converged for an emergency summit that holds scant hopes of finding a magic-bullet solution for the economic crisis that brought them hurrying to London. Even as President Barack Obama and
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  707 words
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      Lock icon Primer on G-20 London summit
      132 8 Robin Chan looks at the key players, the issues to watch and who has been saying what about the Group of 20 (G-20) summit. et out of the finance section and into the news pages but CapitaLand boss Liew Mun Leong managed it last week
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      Lock icon Anti-capitalist protesters storm bank building
      391 8 LONDON: Angry protesters smashed through police lines and broke into a bank in London's financial district yesterday, amid ugly scenes on the eve of a major economic summit here. Riot police on horseback were deployed to push back demonstrators who attacked a branch of the
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      Lock icon 'A thousand lakes' cuts, freezes, recycles
      157 6 QIAN Hu, which means a thousand lakes in Chinese, was founded in 1989 by Mr Kenny Yap and listed on the Singapore Exchange in 2000. The ornamental fish firm breeds, retails as well as exports fish to over 80 countries. It also manufactures aquarium
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      Lock icon Kenny the Fish stays buoyant
      889 6  -  Yang Huiwen CUTTING COSTS, SAVING JOBS Boss of ornamental fish group Qian Hu has imbued staff with culture of cost consciousness By THE global economy is in troubled waters, but ornamental fish group Qian Hu is well-placed to swim against the tide thanks to extensive
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
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      Lock icon Abdullah leaves office with a weak legacy
      1037 9  -  Leslie Lopez Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi is scheduled to meet the King today to submit his resignation. The Straits Times takes a look at the legacy of a man who took office just over five years ago after his predecessor, Tun Dr
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      Lock icon PM speaks of his missed opportunities
      344 9 MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi bade farewell to his Cabinet yesterday, a day before ending a five-year term marked by what he described as "missed opportunities". He is scheduled to meet the King to submit his resignation today. The three-hour Cabinet meeting was attended
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        Lock icon Filipinos seething over HK 'racist' slur
        527 10  -  Alastair McIndoe Protest planned against columnist's 'nation of servants' insult By PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA: A satirical article in a Hong Kong magazine calling the Philippines a "nation of servants" has drawn a furious response from Filipinos here and abroad. Hong Kong's Filipino community plans
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        Lock icon Missile attack on Taleban hideout kills 12
        322 10 ISLAMABAD: A suspected US drone fired two missiles at an alleged hideout connected to a Taleban leader who had threatened to attack Washington, killing 12 people. Yesterday's attack was targeted at a compound linked to Baitullah Mehsud in a remote area of the
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        Lock icon 'Singaporean' linked to Red Cross kidnapping: Manila
        475 10  -  ALASTAIR MCINDOE MANILA: A man believed to be from Singapore is said to be acting on behalf of Islamic militants in the Philippines' 76-day Red Cross hostage crisis. Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno told local television that the "Singapore" militant served as an interpreter
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        Lock icon Many in rural China cool to govt rebate
        844 11  -  Tracy Quek Lina Miao et out of the finance section and into the news pages but CapitaLand boss Liew Mun Leong managed it last week with his $20.5 million bonus. The huge payout for 2007 has quickly become talk of the town
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        Lock icon Spending schemes
        412 11 THE Chinese government piloted the home appliance rebate scheme in Shandong, Henan and Sichuan three major agricultural provinces in November 2007, offering a 13 per cent subsidy to farmers who bought colour television sets, refrigerators, washing machines and mobile phones from designated manufacturers. The programme was expanded to
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        Lock icon Schoolboy, 9, dies after caning
        205 13 KUALA LUMPUR: A nine-year-old boy said to be suffering from a central nervous system disorder died after he was caned by his teacher at school. The boy had complained of dizziness after he was disciplined and caned by the female teacher at a school in
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        Lock icon Prabowo's party tipped to be best of newcomers
        703 13  -  Wahyudi Soeriaamatdja Gerindra set to get 3% to 7% of votes: Pollsters By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: A political party headed by a former general with a murky human rights record could be the biggest winner among new parties in next Thursday's general
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        Lock icon Hackers copied PM Wen's work report secret papers
        442 13 HONG KONG: Hackers broke into a senior Chinese Cabinet official's computer containing drafts of Premier Wen Jiabao's government work report for this year and copied the report as well as other top-secret documents, according to Chinese sources. "The documents included comments from
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        Lock icon Pyongyang threatens to shoot down US spy planes
        523 14 SEOUL: North Korea accused the United States of spying on the site of an impending rocket launch and threatened yesterday to shoot down any US planes that intrude into its airspace. North Korea has said it will send a communications satellite into
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        Lock icon DPM Teo to attend China-S'pore forum
        205 14 DEPUTY Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean will attend the inaugural China-Singapore Forum on Leadership Selection and Development in Shanghai tomorrow. The forum is hosted by Mr Li Yuanchao, Minister of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee's organisation department. There will be presentations and exchange
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        Lock icon Bangkok ready for talks with Thaksin
        609 14  -  Nirmal Ghosh 'Red shirt' supporters reject overture as situation stays volatile ahead of Asean meet By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: Even as Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva assured a business audience in London yesterday that Thailand was politically stable, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said in
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        Lock icon Oral health link to heart trouble
        403 15 et out of the finance section and into the news pages but CapitaLand boss Liew Mun Leong managed it last week with his $20.5 million bonus. The huge payout for 2007 has quickly become talk of the town and is likely the largest bonus
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        Lock icon PC worm digs in – without major chaos
        285 15 PC worm digs in without major chaos SAN FRANCISCO: Even if it is not an April Fool's joke, the latest moves by the Conficker computer virus were by no means an Internet Armageddon. Computer security top guns around the world watched warily as the dreaded worm squirmed deeper into infected
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  285 words
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        Lock icon Iran denies US report of meeting
        630 17 et out of the finance section and into the news pages but CapitaLand boss Liew Mun Leong managed it last week with his $20.5 million bonus. The huge payout for 2007 has quickly become talk of the town and is likely the largest bonus
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; NEW YORK TIMES; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  630 words
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        Lock icon Lenin statue damaged by vandals' bomb
        309 17 ST PETERSBURG (Russia): A bomb has blown a large hole in one of Russia's best-known statues of Vladimir Lenin. The bronze statue, portraying Lenin with his arms raised, was damaged by vandals who set off the explosion yesterday. Nobody was hurt in the night-time
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        Lock icon UN human rights panel seat: NZ steps aside for US
        298 17 WASHINGTON: The United States gained a clear path yesterday to join the United Nations Human Rights Council after New Zealand said it would step aside because the US could have greater impact on the 47-member body. US President Barack Obama's
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        Lock icon Israeli govt hardens stance on peace
        420 19 New govt not bound by bid to create Palestinian state: Foreign Minister JERUSALEM: Israel's new ultranationalist foreign minister said yesterday the country would not be bound by United States-backed understandings on the creation of a Palestinian state. Mr Avigdor Lieberman's hardline stance could swiftly
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      • INBRIEF
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          Lock icon Australia's east hit by flooding
          232 19 SYDNEY: Several towns on Australia's east coast were declared disaster zones yesterday after flash floods stranded thousands of people and forced hundreds to be evacuated. More than 2,000 people spent the night unable to leave their houses or trapped in schools and restaurants after 450
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          Lock icon Release sought for torturer
          118 19 PHNOM PENH Defence lawyers yesterday demanded that Cambodia's war crimes court release the prison chief of the Khmer Rouge regime, a day after he issued a dramatic apology for his brutal past. Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, accepted responsibility for supervising the extermination of
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          Lock icon Pro-Zardari ruling overturned
          123 19 ISLAMABAD The Pakistan Supreme Court overturned an order barring one of Pakistan's powerful politicians from holding office, allowing Mr Shahbaz Sharif to return to his post as chief minister of Punjab. A five-member court, appointed by newly restored Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, suspended a ruling last
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          Lock icon Cash for jobless to fly home
          96 19 TOKYO: Japan is offering 300,000 yen (554,620) for a plane ticket home to some foreigners who have lost their jobs, a sign of just how bad the economic slump has become. The programme, which began yesterday, applies only to several hundred thousand South Americans
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          Lock icon Warning on new TB strains
          92 19 BEIJING: Health officials from 27 countries gathered in Beijing yesterday warned against deadly drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis (TB), which are spreading fastest in developing countries that lack the infrastructure to tackle the disease. Over half of such TB cases are resistant right from the start,
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      108 9 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm rubbing their eyes for fear of them MOST-READ ONLINE raising their hands to hit you." Economy on right path, says Obama. YOUR SAY MOST COMMENTED The US is holding talks with Russia US deploys warships for North and China. At
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      189 10 SIM POH HUAT QIGONG Grand Master Sim Poh Huat receiving commendation award from Guinness World Record Manager Ms Lee Ping Ping in 1991 Topic highlight: Body purification that remove impurities naturally and effectively from your body through twelve acupressure points. Compete Qigong breakthrough with medical evidence. Demonstration highlight: Ljve demonstration
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon Afghanistan: Minding the exits
      397 20 THE 80 or so delegations at the United Nations' Afghanistan conference in The Hague this week generally endorsed US President Barack Obama's plan to secure a country adrift with jihadist violence, entrenched corruption and weak governance. Even estranged Iran, while voicing misgivings over the presence of
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      Lock icon Factionalism prevails in new Umno
      1060 20  -  Dr Lee Hock Guan Dr Johan Saravanamuttu By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES Dr Lee Hock Guan is Senior Fellow, and Dr Johan Saravanamuttu is Visiting Senior Research Fellow, at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Their latest book on the recent Malaysian general election is
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      Lock icon Local issues trump the economy
      936 20  -  Dr S. Narayan et out of the finance section and into the news pages but CapitaLand boss Liew Mun Leong managed it last week with his $20.5 million bonus. The huge payout for 2007 has quickly become talk of the town and is likely the
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        Lock icon Insurance tools can reveal more about sex offenders
        874 21  -  Andy Ho By SENIOR WRITER Ideally, clinicians must be able to articulate how they arrive at their conclusions... But how they turn such information around in their heads is a process that can hardly be ferreted out by outside observers. SERIAL sex
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        Lock icon Shipping boss saw the recession coming
        1292 21  -  Goh Sui Noi By SENIOR WRITER IT'S JUST A FEELING "I didn't have any special deduction, but I had a presentiment." Evergreen Group chairman Chang Yung-fa, on preparing for the economic downturn three years ago AT A time when the world economy was booming
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        99 22 et out of the finance section and into the news pages but CapitaLand boss Liew Mun Leong managed it last week with his $20.5 million bonus. The huge payout for 2007 has quickly become talk of the town and is likely the largest bonus ever awarded to a chief
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        349 22 et out of the finance section and into the news pages but CapitaLand boss Liew Mun Leong managed it last week with his $20.5 million bonus. The huge payout for 2007 has quickly become talk of the town and is likely the largest
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        Lock icon Family of dead SAF doctor seeks answers
        295 22 WE WRITE in response to the March 23 letter by the Ministry of Defence, "SAF offered doctor alternative posting", regarding Captain (Dr) Allan Ooi Seng Teik, who ended his life on March 3. Allan was proud of his Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) study
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        267 22 WRITE IN: Letters should be sent only to The Straits Times. They should be rio longer than 400 words and must include the writer's full name, address and phone numbers. The Forum editor reserves the right to edit a letter. For women, please indicate Miss,
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        434 22 WE AT the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) would like to thank Mr Lor Choon Yee for his letter, 'Switching off lights alone won't save Mother Earth", on Monday. He is absolutely right. It won't. But the larger objective
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      664 24  -  Serene Luo Proliferation of such gadgets causing concern over privacy issue By FOR as little as $120, anyone can buy a device or software to track and monitor where their child, elderly parent or employee is for whatever reason. The easy availability of such gadgets,
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      276 24 TRACKING devices have their uses. Design and technology instructor Patrick Gaw, 57, has been using tracking softWare °n cellPhones for a few years to lo" cate his son Joseph, 25, who is developmentally impaired. f r would sometimes drive around Singapore looking for his lost
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      626 25  -  Karamjit Kaur Last flight on April 2£ carrier blames exit on big drop in traffic By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT Departures and arrivals AIRLINES that have pulled out of Changi Airport in recent years include: Air New Zealand Finnair Scandinavian airline SAS Gulf Air Those
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      436 25  -  Nicholas Yong By THE first day of a new zero-tolerance policy on unpaid library fines passed smoothly yesterday. Users turned up ready to settle all outstanding fines. Library users are no longer allowed to borrow books or anything else until they pay
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      548 25  -  Chua Hian Hou By FOR the first time in Singapore, credit card holders will be able to use their mobile phones to pay for their purchases. Although only a limited trial 300 hand-picked Citibank Mobile One (Ml) Visa cardholders will take part it
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      220 25 PARENTS who want to monitor their children's expenses can now do so with a card which works like a credit card but requires top-ups and enables transactions to be tracked online. Fevo, as the card has been called, is the result of a
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      543 25  -  Maria Almenoar By 10 ways to savejuel Service the engine regularly. Keep the tyres inflated at the right pressure. Avoid rush-hour traffic. Plan your trips before heading out so you take the best route. Remove excess weight from the boot or take
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      661 26  -  Khushwant Singh Ex-High Court judge was known for being tough but fair; he delivered over 100 judgments By THE judge reputed to be this country's toughest was a self-made man, said many who knew retired Justice Choor Singh, who died on Tuesday at
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      706 26  -  Zakir Hussain By FOREIGN Minister George Yeo has paid tribute to the late Chinese media veteran Foong Choon Hon (right) for playing a critical role in establishing Wan Qing Yuan, the memorial to Chinese revolutionary leader Sun Vat Sen. "He worked
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      592 27  -  Lee Hui Chieh Hospital extends scheme to patients who are aged 65 and above By MADAM Nafisah Haji Mansoor, 83, was admitted to XX Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) after an operation for bladder problems in February. She ended up finding out that
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      478 27  -  Cheryl Ong By IT IS known best for treating tuberculosis and lung disease, but the Singapore Anti- Tuberculosis Association (Sata) wants a name change to reflect that it does much more these days. The medical clinic may get a new name and logo
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      400 27  -  Judith Tan By A LOCAL sleep study has found that one in 10 children snores habitually in his sleep. Also, between one and three in 100 suffer from a disorder in which they repeatedly stop breathing during the night.
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      144 27 YOGA is deemed to be good for your mind, body and soul, and it has been practised for centuries. But now, the ancient art is gaining adherents very different from the religious ascetics once associated with it. With millions of fans across the globe, yoga's traditional physical
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      737 28  -  Jane Ng South View Primary is one of 22 schools that win excellence award for niche programmes By Areas of excellence Primary schools awarded the Programme for School-Based Excellence this year, and their niche areas: Anderson Primary: guzheng CHIJ Toa Payoh (Primary): tennis Compassvale Primary:
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      528 29  -  Kimberly Spykerman Jalelah Abu Baker Driver believed to have lost control of the vehicle after a front tyre burst By A BUS ferrying foreign workers crashed into a lamp post and then a tree along Jalan Bahar on Tuesday night, injuring the driver
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      513 29  -  Selina Lum By IBy SELINA LIJM A DEFAMATION suit brought by a Tampines kindergarten against Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) over an article in this newspaper opened in the High Court yesterday. Al-Amin Education Centre claims that the report last May by veteran health
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      295 29  -  Chua Hian Hou By SINGAPORE'S intellectual property regulator has warned firms not to fall prey to official-looking letters demanding payment for registering their trademarks. In a warning published on its website, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (Ipos) told companies to treat such
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      326 29  -  Carolyn Quek By THE former chief executive officer of Ren Ci Hospital is expected in a district court from today to answer charges related to the charity's financial affairs. Ming Vi, the high-profile monk, will be tried with his former personal executive Raymond
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      183 29  -  Christopher Tan By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT MAX Ong Siong Hock, a director of BHP Auto, a major parallel importer of Japanese cars, has become the latest motor trader to be nabbed for suspected tax evasion. Singapore Customs, in an industrywide swoop that started last November,
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      98 24 et out of the finance section and into the news pages but CapitaLand boss Liew Mun Leong managed it last week with his $20.5 million bonus. The huge payout for 2007 has quickly become talk of the town and is likely the largest bonus ever awarded to a chief executive
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      331 31 Australia 2 Uzbekistan 0 SYDNEY: Australia were made to wait a while longer for a World Cup slot despite beating Uzbekistan 2-0 yesterday. The Socceroos, who ended a 32-year drought by qualifying as the last team for the 2006 Finals, could have become the first team
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      540 31 But match is not without drama and controversy as North claim sabotage South Korea 1 North Korea 0 SEOUL: South Korean substitute Kirn Chi Woo scored a last-gasp winner as the hosts edged out North Korea 1-0 in their politically-charged World Cup qualifier yesterday. His goal in
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      308 32  -  Neil Humphreys ILIGHTERSIDE By EVEN by its own erratic standards, Planet Beckham has been orbiting some strange circles this week. At the weekend, England defeated Slovakia 4-0, Frank Lampard purred in midfield, Wayne Rooney pulled off a marvellous impersonation of Wayne Rooney at
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      315 32 between England's posts for so long that his afro hairstyle came in and out of fashion twice. thumbs-down. England's columnists were embarrassed and appalled by its design, the BBC's otherwise respected pundit Alan Green labelled the shirt "grotesque" and there was talk of declaring a national emergency. Thank
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      932 32 Newcastle turn to hometown hero to avert relegation, with eight games left Alan Shearer 1970: Born Aug 13 in Newcastle, the son of a sheet-metal worker. 1988: Signs for Southampton. Scores a hat-trick on league debut in 4-2 win over Arsenal at The Dell. 1992: Makes
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      572 32  -  Terrence Voon By "We are using the same players all the time. It's affected our performance, and that's why we've been blowing hot and cold in terms of results." ALEKSANDAR DURIC, SAFFC striker. The club have only a 16-man squad THEY were once the untouchables of
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      599 33  -  LEWIS HAMILTON Hamilton's chances at Sepang slim, given the woes of his McLaren "I'm a fighter. I've never given up at any stage of my motorsport career both on and off the track." KUALA LUMPUR: First, the good news for world champion Lewis Hamilton. His hard-earned
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      300 33 KUALA LUMPUR: Jenson Button and Ru- and start racing again," said the Briton, bens Barrichello admit Malaysia's weath- "However, the Malaysian Grand Prix er and the Sepang circuit layout will is always one of the toughest races of make it tough to repeat their Australian
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      146 33 Charlotte Bobcats 94 Los Angeles Lakers 84 CHARLOTTE: The Lakers have losing records against only two teams in their history. The Boston Celtics being one of them is no surprise. But the Charlotte Bobcats? Continuing perhaps the most unlikely dominance of one team
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      334 33 KEY BISCAYNE (Florida): Confronted with an opponent who kept charging, Roger Federer rushed his shots as he searched to find a rhythm. The fifth game gave him plenty of opportunity. Serving at 2-2, the world No. 2 overcame eight break points in a
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      566 33 Cleveland Cavaliers 79 Detroit Pistons 73 CLEVELAND: Leßron James fired down the lane at full speed, ignored Rasheed Wallace's feeble attempt to stop him and scored. Cleveland's star then stood under the basket, flexing his biceps like a bodybuilder for all to admire.
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        72 33 SAO PAULO: Ronaldo is back. Showing that his latest knee surgery is well behind him, the Brazil striker scored his sixth goal in seven matches on Tuesday to help Corinthians thrash Ituano 3-0. The team are now in the Sao Paulo state championship semi-final. There
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        52 33 SOUTH CAROLINA: United States PGA Tour winner and rising star Dustin Johnson was arrested on Monday and charged with driving under the influence. "I made an error in judgment that I deeply regret," said the 24-year-old golfer, who is No. 40 in the world rankings.
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        70 33 BOSTON: The Boston Celtics are "shutting down" injured star Kevin Garnett because of concerns over his sore right knee. He will miss at least the next four games and may return only for the final three games of the regular season. The defensive star
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        84 33 LONDON: Southampton's chances of avoiding relegation to English football's third tier took a further hit yesterday when trading in shares of the club's parent company was suspended. The Saints were in the Premier League only four years ago, but are now in the League Championship relegation
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        61 33 VIENNA: Austrian cyclist Bernhard Kohl, stripped of third place in last year's Tour de France for drugs, faces a maximum five-year prison sentence after admitting to blood-doping and other offences on Tuesday. He said he had gone to the Viennese laboratory Humanplasma for transfusions
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      77 34 LONDON: Sunderland striker Djibril Cisse was arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman early on Tuesday. The France international was released on bail. His arrest followed an alleged argument near a lap-dancing club, according to The Mirror. "I hope I'm still at United when I'm the same age as
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        344 34 Basketball NBA Charlotte 94 LA Lakers 84, Cleveland 79 Detroit 73, Indiana 107 Chicago 105, Philadelphia 98 Atlanta 85, Dallas 108 Minnesota 88, Denver 111 NY Knicks 104, Oklahoma City 96 San Antonio 95, Portland 125 Utah 104, New Orleans 111 Sacramento 110. Football World Cup South America qualifiers: Venezuela
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      913 34  - HITS MISSES IN BID TO MAKE THE OPEN Jonathan Wong Top qualifier, India's Gaganjeet Bhullar, will make his Open debut By Quincy Quek (Singapore) Missed qualifying after his chip on the 18th came to rest two inches from the cup. One-under 70 and two-day total of 140 meant he had
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      676 34  -  ROHIT BRIJNATH By Dreams live and die as golfers chase Major chance ON A table, at the back of the 18th green, perched on a white cloth, the trophy sat quietly, glinting in the sunlight. A reminder of what the 60 men on a sunburnt course were labouring for.
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      343 34 RANCHO MIRAGE (California): World No. 1 Lorena Ochoa will be seeking to rediscover her putting touch when she defends her title at this week's Kraft Nabisco Championship, the opening women's Major of the season. The Mexican has posted three top-10s in her
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      153 32 World Cup Brazil Peru Thu, 02/04/09 9.10 am World Cup Honduras Mexico Thu, 02/04/09 9.30 am World Cup Costa Rica El Salvador Thu, 02/04/0910.00 am S.League Albirex Young Lions Thu, 02/04/09 7.45pm S.League Geylang Super Reds Thu, 02/04/09 7.45pm S.League Tampines Brunei DPMM Fri, 03/04/09 7.30pm German League matches are
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      205 34 Football dmitifb S-League: Albirex v Young Lions (Jurong Super Reds (Bedok) 7.45pm. J B^^^ World Cup qualifier: Brazil v w Peru (Live, Ch27, 9.05 am). Sony Ericsson Open: Q-final 2 (9am). Q-final 3 (Friday, 3am) Live, Ch22. Tomorrow Basketball NBA: Cleveland v Washington (Live, Ch24, Bam). Football S-League: Tampines v
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      34 35 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of The Late SHEILA 800 ENG ENG Departed on 31 March 2009 From: The Management Staff of Merrill Lynch (Global Wealth Management) Asia Pacific Region
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      57 35 The family of the late LIM SENG GHEE Departed on 27 March 2009 Wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives and friends for their kind assistance, attendance, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to: Doctors and nurses of Ward 78, SGH |k who
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      42 35 The Daughter of The Late DRTEHBENHOO Departed 25 March 2009 wishes to express her sincere and heartfelt thanks to all the wonderful relatives, friends, colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences and most of all, their loving support during the recent bereavement.
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      136 35 "I am the Resurrection and the Life. He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies." TAN AH HEE SILAS Age: 77 was called home to be with the Lord on 31 Mar 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Chong Kooi Lan Sons: Daughters-in-law: Tan Teck Heng, Jimmy
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      38 35 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MR TAN TECK CHIEW MRS TAN TECK CHIEV TAN SEE BAK NEE MADAM KONG BONG CHEW Departed 02.04.2005 Departed 10.11.1991 Dearly missed and always remembered by children, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, brothers, sisters loved ones.
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      140 35 Jeha Cheeri Likhya Lehe Karam Kamai GhaleAave Naanka Sadi Uthi Jaye GURCHARAN SINGH SACHDEV Age: 83 passed away peacefully on 01 April 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Raj Rani Son: Daughter-in-law: Kulbir Singh Sachdev Kawaljit Kaur Daughters: Sons-in-law: Malvindar Dolly Balbir Singh Gandhi Ranee Darshan
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      55 35 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of The Late RETIRED JUSTICE CHOOR SINGH "For his unstinting Commitment to Community and Faith" Our Founder, Patron Honorary Chairman Board of Trustees Singapore Khalsa Association Departed on 31st March 2009 From: Patrons, Board of Trustees Management Committees Staff of Singapore Khalsa
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      40 35 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Our Director, Mr Ronald Chia and his family on the demise of his beloved wife PHYLLIS TAN KIN MEE Departed on 31 March 2009 From: The Management Staff of Blue Sky Pacific Pte Ltd
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      128 35 SUNDARI ALFRED GABRIEL Went to be with the LORD on 2nd April 2008 We Remember Our Beloved Sundi The Sweet One Fateful April Day Became She The Late. Her Virtue, Valor, Fun, Wisdom Wit Cruel Cancer Couldn 't Crush Even A Bit. Devine Strength She Showed Till The End Concerned
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      89 35 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want....andlwill dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 LILY ANGYEO TEE Age: 76 Was called home to be with the Lord on 31 March 2009, dearly missed and fondly remembered by: Siblings, siblings-in-law, nephews, nieces, grandnephews, grandnieces,
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      50 35 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His Saints Psalm 116:15 7th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of Our Beloved Ah Poh WONGAHKUAN MARY CdUed home on 2nd April 2002 Deeply missed and cherished by loved ones f. Tony Ruth, Terry, Arthur Theresa, Samuel, Joel Isaac, Mvin&Desiree
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      45 35 I will say of the Lord, 'He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.' Psalm 91 In Loving Memory 10th Anniversary CHAN AH YOKE Deputed 2 April 1999 Always remembered by ill loved ones, especially Sylvia, Sharon Si Arthur wn
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      45 35 6th Anniversary In Loving Memory O Mdm Padmavathy Ammal (MrsVPANambiar; Departed 2/4/03 In our hearts your sweet and fond memory lingers There is not a day that passes, without us thinking of you. Fondly remembered by deeply missed by Children, Grandchildren In-laws All Loved Ones
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      132 35 Memory wanders as shadows fall Saclctothedaijs of happiness, Days beyond recall. A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Of her lips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep. et out of the finance section and into the news pages but CapitaLand boss Liew Mun
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      624 36  -  Goh Eng Yeow et out of the finance section and into the news pages but CapitaLand boss Liew Mun Leong managed it last week with his $20.5 million bonus. The huge payout for 2007 has quickly become talk of the town and
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          395 36 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R■VOL '000 DAY HIGH LOW GROSS YIELD NET M CAP P/E $MIL 594.8 306.1 I-., 392 1792.9 503 67.5 105.8 ■■■■I 3580 1974 1250 416 270 319 962 438 201 464 355 501 473 402 314
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      675 37 Share transfers are legal and regulator's petition is misconceived: Lawyer HONG KONG: PCCW has asked a Hong Kong court to throw out the Securities and Futures Commission's (SFC) objection to chairman Richard Li's HK515.93 billion (553.13 billion) buyout, saying the share transfers that prompted
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      526 37  -  Gabriel Chen By BOAT builder Grand Banks Yachts has shut its manufacturing facility in Singapore and retrenched more than 200 employees as the market for luxury craft has virtually vanished in the economic downturn. Chief financial officer Peter Poli told The Straits Times yesterday that
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      372 38 MELBOURNE: Australian miner OZ Minerals agreed to sell most of its assets to China's Minmetals for US$l.2l billion (551.84 billion) yesterday, securing Australian mining's second big Chinese investment in as many days. The OZ Minerals deal, renegotiated after the Australian government blocked
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      459 38 NEW YORK: Four small banks became the first to return millions of dollars of emergency aid to the US Treasury Department. More may soon follow as the industry tries to escape what it considers the onerous conditions attached to US government aid.
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      293 39 EVEN as its new chief executive acknowledged the growing possibility of bankruptcy, General Motors (GM) is taking a page out of rival Hyundai's book, announcing an aggressive incentive plan that will partly cover car payments for customers who lose their jobs. The programme, which
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      628 39 DETROIT: It surely ranks as one of the most awkward transitions ever at the top of a major corporation. Last Friday, General Motors (GM) president Fritz Henderson accompanied his boss, Mr Rick Wagoner, to Washington for a final review of the company's restructuring plan
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      1044 40  -  Michelle Tay Parties argue over fair value of shares in final session of lawsuit By About this case IN ONE CORNER The Raffles Town Club (RTC) says the defendants Mr Peter Lim, Mr Lawrence Ang, Mr William Tan and Mr Dennis Foo accepted around 19,000
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      302 40  -  ANANYA ROY A GIANT Indian infrastructure company has opened an office here that will also serve as its South-east Asia headquarters. Bangalore-based GMR Infrastructure, which has a market capitalisation of about US$3 billion (554.56 billion), has interests in airports, energy and urban infrastructure. The Singapore
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      98 38 et out of the finance section and into the news pages but CapitaLand boss Liew Mun Leong managed it last week with his $20.5 million bonus. The huge payout for 2007 has quickly become talk of the town and is likely the largest bonus ever awarded to a chief executive
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      64 39 Raffles Conversations 2008 EDITION 52 interviews by Business Times journalists The diverse experiences ofsomeofthemost influential thinkers, corporate chiefs and social Stt activists of J the age f^F /J r w%i^ I/J i j ■r X /A F" K^\v^\ Raffles Conversations SJJS>!^S»S X A col lection from The Business Times \°\'i'
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      1003 41  -  Jessica Cheam First-quarter dip is first since 2006 and points to end of record run By City fringe home values fall the most THE property downturn has crossed an unexpected frontier, with the index measuring the values of private flats on the city
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      537 41  -  Lorna Tan By FINANCE CORRESPONDENT BRITISH insurer Prudential Assurance is tempting insurance agents from other insurers to jump ship by offering a "buy-over" package. Its target is to recruit 2,000 agents this year, but its aggressive recruitment stance has made some rivals see red.
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      498 41  -  Fiona Chan By COUNTRIES must resist the urge to retreat into protectionism as they repair the damage caused by the financial crisis and emerge from the global slump. Restricting free trade would impede the development of a strong and sustained recovery, Mr Robert
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      28 42 Free concerts Geylang drama Jazz on Catch SPH's Gift of Music New play tours the beach series this weekend the red-light district Sentosa's free jazz f 1 festival
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      583 44  -  jocelyn lee Japanese actor Shinichi Tsutsumi (above) said filming the movie Climber's High, about a real-life plane crash in central Japan in 1985, was stressful both on and off the set. On Aug 12 that year, Japan Airlines flight 123 was en route to Osaka from Haneda
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        1036 45  -  tan shzr ee I shifted, I squinted and my heart sank as I watched an Italian play with no surtitles culture vulture 'Chen Kaige is necessary for national arts. The state needs such a gentleman to stay in the ivory tower' Feng Xiaogang (right) on his fellow Chinese
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        580 46  -  tara tan Despite the recession, the annual SPH-sponsored Gift of Music outdoor series is still on this year arts reporter Parks, shopping centres, civic spaces and parks will ring with music from some of Singapore's finest talents at the annual Singapore Press Holdings' Gift Of
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        458 46  -  tara tan arts reporter Amid the furniture and design shops in Jurong IMM, there is a quirky little shop selling replicas of famous paintings such as Van Gogh's Sunflowers and Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa. Picture That!, set up by four art-loving IT sales managers, sources
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      529 49  -  jasmine teo uatcn perTormances Dy local jazz acts for free on Siloso Beach Acts to catch Who: Louis Soliano And Friends and Robert Fernando And Friends When: Saturday Why watch: Vocalist-drummer Soliano and singer Fernando have more than 60 years of experience between them
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      575 49 New York The rapper 50 Cent is among the legion of stars who have embraced Twitter as a way to reach fans who crave near-continuous access to his life and thoughts. On March 1, he shared this insight with the more-than-200,000 people who follow him:
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      155 49 Jeanette Aw and Qi Yuwu (both above), the stars of Singapore's hit serial The Little Nyonya, are making an appearance at Cannes for the 46th MIPTV, one of the largest broadcasting and audio-visual trade show. MediaCorp is hoping to sell the 34--part serial, which showcases Peranakan
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        274 51 Beijing Actor Jackie Chan will be the first to hold a concert at Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium after last year's Olympics' opening and closing ceremonies. At a Beijing hotel yesterday, the actor, accompanied by his son Jaycee, confirmed reports that he would
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        240 51 Mchinji (Malawi) Madonna said on Tuesday she was following standard procedures in her adoption of a Malawian girl, her first response to accusations that she is using her fame to speed up the process. The singer also took her three-year-old adopted son, David, to visit
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      102 53 FRIDAY, APRIL 3 Glaucoma: Talk on the diagnosis, risk factors and management of glaucoma, which is the top cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. National University Hospital, Health Education Hub, Main Building 1, Level 1. 1 to 2pm. Free. To register, call 6772-2184. SATURDAY, APRIL 4 Diabetes: Understand and
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      179 53 Supervising Editor Sumiko Tan Editor Gloria Chandy Cover page: Photo Lav Fook Kong Design Tang Wee Cheow Writers June Cheong Poon Chian Hui Sub-editors Lee Yee Hwa June Green Julie Kee Mak Mun San Photographers Lav Fook Kong Desmond Lim Aziz Hussin Nuria Ling Contributors Dr Brian Yeo Sales
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        1284 56 *Zr^ Parkway Health™ Cardiovascular disease has become the number one cause of death in the developing world. In Singapore, coronary artery disease (CAD) ranks behind cancer as the second largest cause of death in 2007, accounting for 20% of the total mortality. The frightening
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        517 57  -  POON CHIAN HUI The inability to sweat can result in heatstroke or even death. POON CHIAN HUI reports on this rare condition If a three-hour workout at the gym does not make you break out in sweat, you may have a relatively uncommon condition. This
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        262 58 What's the best time for exercise? The claim: Morning is the best time to exercise. The facts: Without a doubt, exercise at any time of the day beats no exercise at all. However, are there physiological advantages to working out in the morning versus evening, or vice
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        603 59  -  JUNE CHEONG Creative play builds a child's self-esteem, identity and the kind of person that he will be in the future. JUNE Ch EONG reports Creative expression is necessary in all humans, be they children or adults. Children become more confident and build their self-esteem
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        480 62 The medical establishment is going "om" too. Doctors are catching on to the health benefits of yoga and even tapping it as an alternative form of treatment. In 2005, the American Council on Exercise, America's non-profit fitness advocate, said practising yoga offers improvements in flexibility,
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        826 63 Ashtanga A style of yoga which emphasises movement synchronised with breathing. Suitable for: Anyone looking for a workout challenge. A spokesman for True Yoga said Ashtanga yoga aims to detox, de-stress and increase one's vitality. Bikram (or hot) A style of yoga founded by Bikram
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      296 65 That husky, low voice may sound sexy but it is a sign you have a cold and that several parts of the upper respiratory tract are swollen Ever wondered why your voice gets deeper when you have a cold? It is because several parts
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      140 67  -  POON CHIAN HUI finds out what goes into the reconstruction surgery for three common ear deformities: the cauliflower ear, the congenitally absent ear and the bat ear The ear is so visible that a slight anomaly will stand out. Protruding ears, oddly-shaped ears and even absent ears
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      617 67 As a typical trendy teen, Sarah (not her real name) had decided, on an impulse, to have her right upper ear pierced at a mall. However, things went wrong, putting the then 15-year-old on a traumatic rollercoaster ride for the next three years. A minor infection
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      480 67 Benjamin (not his real name), 20, always felt different while growing up as he did not have a right external ear. In place of where the external ear should have been was a small lump of mishapen flesh. He is deaf in this ear. He can
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      393 67 Have you ever teased a childhood friend whose ears stuck out from his head? You might not have been aware of it, but you were actually making fun of a physical deformity. The condition is known as "bat ears". The most common but least serious
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