The Straits Times, 4 May 2009

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    20 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 MONDAY, MAY 4 2009 S|Si A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon Smaller finance role
      43 1 PRESIDENT Barack Obama has said the financial sector would make up a smaller component of the United States economy in the future as it would look different at the end of the current recession following reforms. PRIME PAGE A 7
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      Lock icon No getaway for crooks
      68 1 A DATABASE has been set up with profiles not of individuals but of samples of paint from vehicles here. Each paint sample has unique characteristics which point to a vehicle of a particular make, model and colour. This means that if a criminal's car leaves so
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      Lock icon VP Kalla hits back
      64 1 A BITTER Indonesian Vice-President Jusuf Kalla has responded to criticism by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on his performance during the last four years, saying that he had been made a "scapegoat" for unpopular government policies. The Vice-President, who is challenging Mr Yudhoyono in the presidential poll
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      Lock icon Gloomy profits outlook
      62 1 AT ABOUT half-time in the corporate reporting season, the score is not looking good, with combined profits for listed companies plunging 37.4 per cent for the first quarter ended March 31 from a year ago. By spm last Thursday, 71 companies had reported first quarter results, with
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      Lock icon Reds keep title hope alive
      46 1 LIVERPOOL beat Newcastle 3-0 in an English Premier League match to halve Manchester United's advantage atop the standings to three points. Liverpool have 77 points through 35 of 38 games. United have 80 with a game in hand. SPORT PAGE B8
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    Lock icon Grants to help firms boost hiring, retention
    664 1  -  Zakir Hussain Govt to co-fund 2,500 traineeships; Spur to let employers claim more By POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT TWO new measures to help local workers get jobs and stay employed will cost the Government $100 million over two years. One will give companies a grant
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    Lock icon S'poreans more self-reliant than believed
    796 1  -  Sue-Ann Chia By SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE residents are tougher and more self-reliant than is believed by many. A survey by a think-tank has found that eight in 10 locals prefer to rely on themselves than on the Government in these bad times. The finding
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      49 1 FEVER SCARE! I^^Tll^ TECHNOLOGY CONFUSION Jta^^i TUNG LOK TOWKAY 'w NTU student back from I Dad the **L 4 'No need to J y Mexico has flu symptoms j L::; digital divide Wr be a cry baby'^hßra PRIME PAGE A 4 4M«3fti YOUTHINK PAGE B7 LIFE! PAGE C 4
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  • prime commentary
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      Lock icon Process, pluralism, protection
      945 2  -  Janadas Devan The Aware saga shows that transparency and OB markers matter By REVIEW EDITOR U"^ HE Aware Saga" has come to an end. What lessons does the episode hold for civil society? *A» There are undoubtedly many, but here is a preliminary set of what I
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    • VIEWPOINTS
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        Lock icon China-Japan ties reach new level
        80 2 WE SAY Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso's visit to China went well enough to support the belief that this critical relationship is starting to move past the stage when they were weighed down by historical baggage. There are old issues that could cause the occasional
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        Lock icon Change in US mindset
        26 2 COLUMNS Americans are viewing everyday items like TV sets as luxuries, which could affect Asia's growth, says Bhagyashree Garekar. WORLD PAGE Al3
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        Lock icon Diversity of ideologies
        26 2 The current intellectual climate in China is marked by many ideas and "isms" competing for audiences, says Goh Sui Noi. REVIEW PAGE Al7
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        Lock icon Moving on post-crisis
        31 2 OUR READER SAYS The Association of Women for Action and Research should learn from its recent crisis and refocus on its mission, says Samuel Owen. FORUM PAGE AlB
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        Lock icon ONLINE BLOGS
        33 2 www.straitstimes.com Nirmal Ghosh speaks to key PAD leader Sondhi Limthongkul after an assassination attempt on his life. Rohit Brijnath shares why he likes artistic football teams but also respects ugly ones.
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  • prime flu outbreak
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      Lock icon Land checkpoints begin thermal scanning
      417 4  -  Carolyn Quek By THERMAL scanners went up at the land checkpoints in Woodlands and Tuas at noon yesterday, as health checks at the borders became tighter. These scanners, which can pick out someone with a fever, were first deployed in the airport, then ferry terminals,
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      Lock icon Flu scare for student who returned from Mexico
      721 4  -  Lee Hui Chieh Teh Joo Lin Carolyn Quek He's admitted to CDC with running nose but tests show he's clear By AN UNDERGRADUATE who returned to Singapore last Friday from an exchange programme in Mexico caused a scare yesterday, when he woke
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      Lock icon Checks at Flyer but not at Expo
      327 4  -  Sujin Thomas Jermyn Chow PASSENGERS on the Singapore Flyer are being put through temperature checks. Starting yesterday morning, a thermal scanner has been commissioned there to screen boarding passengers for those with higher-than-normal temperatures. And after every revolution of the world's biggest observation
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      Lock icon Difficult decisions that deserve support
      1010 4  -  Salima Khalik er erryjuhtt yrt THE world is rushing to produce a vaccine to beat the new flu strain that emerged in Mexico just two months ago, and which has infected 658 people in 16 countries. The virus has already been isolated and over the
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      Lock icon Global caseload nears 900, experts say 'wait and watch'
      817 6 Mexico, US and Britain optimistic; WHO wary of coming flu season MEXICO CITY: Health experts walked a tightrope yesterday, unsure whether the A(H1N1) flu outbreak was starting to fizzle out or was just in a lull before another surge. The number
      REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; NEW YORK TIMES  -  817 words
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      Lock icon Mexico traveller infects family and pigs in Canada
      424 6 VANCOUVER (British Columbia): A traveller has carried the new HINI virus from Mexico to Canada, infecting his family and a herd of swine, according to Canadian health officials who stressed that the incident posed no threat to the food supply. The Canadian
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    • Asia case file
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        149 6 Health officials said they were testing 10 more suspected cases of the flu, as the search for anyone who may have come into contact with the city's only positive case continued. Dr Thomas Tsang, controller of the Centre for Health Protection (CHP), said yesterday that 15 new cases
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        171 6 The authorities are confining over 50 Mexicans to hotels and other sites, fearing the spread of the Influenza A(H1N1) virus, an official at the Mexican Embassy in Beijing said yesterday, adding that only one had symptoms of the flu. Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa on Saturday criticised Beijing, saying:
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        119 6 Taiwan said it remained free of Influenza A(H1N1) but vowed to release two million emergency face masks yesterday as fears rose over the disease after a top official said it would reach the island "sooner or later". Officials said all 27 people here who shared a flight with Asia's
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        Lock icon JAPAN
        124 6 A Japanese woman who recently returned from the United States has been undergoing tests for Influenza A(H1N1) in Japan, the country's latest suspected case of the virus, government officials said yesterday. The woman, in her 40s, had tested positive for a type-A flu strain in a preliminary examination shortly
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        Lock icon SOUTH KOREA
        127 6 South Korea reported a new probable case of the HINI flu yesterday, one day after confirming its first case of the virus in a 51-year-old nun who had returned from Mexico. The Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDCP) said a 62-year-old woman was considered a probable
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        Lock icon INDIA
        100 6 A suspected patient who arrived in India from Britain was discharged from a New Delhi hospital yesterday after testing negative for the Influenza A(H1N1) virus, a health official said. The 35-year-old man had been kept in isolation after developing flu symptoms on an overnight flight from London on Saturday.
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        135 6 The blood samples of a New Zealander warded for fever and body ache at the Penang Hospital have tested negative for the Influenza A(H1N1) virus. Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai said tests at the Institute for Medical Research (IMR) here confirmed that the foreigner did not contract the deadly
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      63 7  -  Lim Sin Thai By PHOTOJOURNALIST A cyclist moves past parked bikes outside Lakeside MRT station. What happens a minute before Bam? Straits Times photographers show their interpretation of that moment in the Prime pages every Monday entitled 7.59. We aim to capture everyday scenes across the island with a
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      891 7 On education, pay and prospects "My grandmother never got a college degree...But she was able to become a vice-president at a bank partly because her high-school education was rigorous enough that she could communicate and analyse information in a way that, frankly, a
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  • prime special report
    • Ill-fated coup
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        Lock icon 1. President Claire Nazar quit; set off chain of events
        357 8 FOR almost two weeks after Aware's annual general meeting (AGM) on March 28, there was silence. A new team had taken over the 25-year-old women's group in a stunning coup, but nobody was talking. Not the old guard, who were
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        Lock icon 2. Six exco members from the same church
        343 8 AWARE had a new team of leaders, but who were they? While the new team took its time to meet the media or issue a press release about themselves and their plans, some information about them surfaced. It turned out that new
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        Lock icon 3. Thio Su Mien's idea of a takeover unravelled
        182 8 SHE burst onto the Aware stage on April 23, declaring herself the "feminist mentor" of several women in the association's new leadership. Senior lawyer and former law faculty dean Thio Su Mien, 70, did not hide the fact that she was
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        Lock icon 4. Old guard gathered their wits and fought back
        324 8 FORMER Aware president Constance Singam said the shock of the leadership grab at Aware left her crying for two days in her Shunfu Housing Board flat. She and other Aware stalwarts were grief-stricken by the sudden loss of what they had
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        Lock icon 5. Membership surged from 300 to 3,000 in five weeks
        269 8 IN JUST five weeks, Aware's membership swelled from 300 to a record 3,000. The biggest surge came over the past week, when hundreds signed up in order to have a say in Saturday's extraordinary general meeting (EGM) where members would
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        Lock icon 6. Pastor Derek Hong used the pulpit, which he regretted
        378 8 FROM the time that their church connection first became known, Ms Josie Lav and her exco members insisted it was mere coincidence that they attended the Church of Our Saviour. They said they had not known one another in church,
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        Lock icon 7. The big turnout: Women came early, stayed until night
        309 8 JUST before registration opened at noon on Saturday, the queue of women wanting to attend the Aware EGM stretched across two floors of the cavernous Suntec Convention Centre. The first had arrived in the morning, even though the meeting was
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        Lock icon 8. They came from different races, beliefs and backgrounds
        290 8 KAREN Teoh is Chinese, Hafizah Osman and Farid Hamid are Malay Muslim, Meera N is Indian, Emilie Oehlers is Eurasian, Dale Edmonds is Caucasian. They all went to the extraordinary general meeting on Saturday to have their say about the need
        CAROLINE CHIA  -  290 words
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        Lock icon 9. The lawyer and the even-handed advice he gave
        346 8 MS JOSIE Lav's team had paid top dollar for lawyers from one of the best known firms, Rajah Tann, to ensure that Saturday's extraordinary general meeting (EGM) abided by the Aware Constitution and laws governing civil societies here. They had also
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        Lock icon 10. Empty seats: Did some of Lau's supporters stay away?
        298 8 DESPITE the large turnout at Saturday's EGM, there were many empty seats in the Suntec City meeting hall. And given the flurry of online appeals to supporters of Ms Josie Lav and her team, even some long-time members of Aware
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        Lock icon Learn from this episode: DPM
        230 8 "Well, I think all sides should take away the right lessons from this and focus on wanting to serve the community and do your best. I think there will always be differences in society; it is a question of whether we can deal with them
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        Lock icon Aware president will need to walk the talk on inclusiveness
        848 8  -  Wong Kirm Hoh By SENIOR WRITER EXPECT Singapore's leading feminist group to be more vigilant and less trusting from here on. "We will not take anything for granted any more," said Ms Dana Lam, 56, who was elected new president
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      Lock icon Sondhi: 'Mafia' army officers involved in attack on me
      748 9  -  Nirmal Ghosh By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT Assassination bid intended to send signal to all sides, including PM Abhisit, says the PAD leader BANGKOK: Media baron and People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) leader Sondhi Limthongkul, in his first press conference since an attack
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      Lock icon Asean leaders set conditions for summit meetings
      269 9 BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Asean leaders have set conditions that they would join the resumed 14th Asean Summit and related summits if the Thai government banned protesters from coming within a skm radius of the meeting venue, according to local
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    • world regional
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        Lock icon Bitter Kalla refutes Yudhoyono's claims
        736 10  -  Salim Osman V-P denies taking 'high profile' in govt, says he has been made scapegoat for unpopular policies By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: Vice-President Jusuf Kalla clearly bitter at the criticism levelled at him by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has denied taking a "high profile" in
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        Lock icon Graft-buster says he is witness, not suspect
        398 10  -  Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT TANGERANG (Indonesia): The Attorney- General's Office (AGO) was yesterday slammed by a lawyer for prematurely naming Indonesia's anti-graft chief as a murder suspect, bringing into open the long-standing tensions between the two agencies. The AGO had shocked the
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        204 10 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has forged ahead with a severely strained peace deal with Taleban militants, announcing a new Islamic appellate court for part of its north-west. But a cleric mediating the pact rejected the panel yesterday. Meanwhile, the army accused the Taleban of acting in
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        Lock icon PAS debates role of clerics as leaders
        608 11  -  Elizabeth Looi Controversy surfaces ahead of party elections next month By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's opposition Islamist party is in the grip of a debate over the nature of its leadership ahead of party polls next month. A big controversy has broken
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        Lock icon Seoul seeks to boost national image
        609 11 4r4 SEOUL: In the world popularity contest, South Korea feels a little like the ugly duckling that wants everyone to know it is really a swan. Citizens flinch at hearing their country ridiculed as a place where politicians throw punches. They despair over a
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        Lock icon Nepal's ruling coalition loses key ally
        263 11 KATHMANDU: A key ally of Nepal's ruling Maoists withdrew its support yesterday after differences over the sacking of the country's army chief earlier in the day. "The party has decided to leave the coalition and withdraw support for the Maoists," said Mr Ishwar Pokharel,
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    • world international
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        Lock icon When TV is no longer a necessity
        901 12  -  Bhagyashree Garekar MEMO FROM WASHINGTON Survey findings an eye-opener for Asia on how Americans view everyday items By US CORRESPONDENT "What is certain is that the American consumer will consume less. With that, it is becoming clear that the export-led growth strategy of
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        Lock icon Iraq faces more unrest as US allies join rebels
        491 12 WASHINGTON: Iraq is being threatened by a new wave of sectarian violence as members of the "Sons of Iraq" the Sunni Awakening militias paid by the United States to fight Al-Qaeda begin to rejoin the insurgency. This could affect US President
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        Lock icon Avalanche in Austrian Alps kills six
        60 12 Austrian rescue workers at the site of an avalanche that killed six mountain climbers near the major ski resort of Soelden in the Austrian Alps yesterday. The only survivor in the group, believed to be from the Czech Republic, is a middle-aged man who
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        Lock icon Talking about the birds and bees... via SMS
        158 12 WASHINGTON: The special cellphone, set on vibrate, begins to whir. Throughout North Carolina, anonymous teenagers are texting questions to it about sex. Within 24 hours, each receives a cautious, non-judgmental reply on their cellphones from a nameless, faceless adult at the Adolescent
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        Lock icon UN Sec-Gen deplores attacks on journalists worldwide
        408 14 Govts with reporters under detention urged to respect their rights UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secre-tary-General Ban Xi Moon issued a statement at the weekend deploring the killing, jailing and intimidation of journalists around the world, ahead of World Press Freedom Day yesterday. "Attacks
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        Lock icon Rigorous skincare regime
        52 14 Two women getting down and dirty at a mud-wrestling contest yesterday in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province. More than 40 women took part in the international women's contest, the first of its kind in China. The organisers claim the mineral-rich mud is good for the skin. PHOTO:
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      • INBRIEF
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          Lock icon Rebels attack plantation
          117 14 COTABATO About 200 Muslim guerillas attacked a sprawling banana plantation with grenades and machine guns in the southern Philippines yesterday, burning 50 houses and wounding at least nine people. A guard at the privately owned plantation in Tulunan township in North Cotabato province was reported missing after
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          Lock icon Jack Kemp, 73, dies
          62 14 WASHINGTON: Jack Kemp, the ex-quar-terback, congressman, one-time vice-presidential nominee and self-described "bleeding-heart conservative", has died. He was 73. Mr Kemp died on Saturday after a lengthy illness, according to his spokesman Bona Park. She said he died at his home in Bethesda, Maryland, a Washington suburb.
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          81 14 LONDON: British police evacuated a London hotel after the bodies of two women were found inside in what firefighters said was a "chemical incident". Officers were called to the Costello Palace Hotel in north London yesterday morning after the two bodies were discovered. "The bodies remain at the
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          Lock icon 14 pirate suspects caught
          86 14 NAIROBI: A French naval vessel intercepted 11 suspected pirates travelling off the Somali coast yesterday in two assault vessels and a so-called "mother ship" loaded with Kalashnikovs and rocket launchers, the French Defence Ministry said. It was the French ship's third pirate intervention in a month.
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          Lock icon Divorce for Berlusconi?
          80 14 ROME: Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi's second wife, former actress Veronica Lario, is seeking a divorce after 19 years of marriage, citing his reported flirtations with younger women. She confirmed reports yesterday in La Stampa and La Repubblica dailies that she had retained an attorney to begin separation
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      106 9 pi WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm happening in Japan, which is supposed MOST-READ ONLINE to be a first-class developed country. Ac- Did Tupac fake his own death? tually, this also happens in the US, 1,000 probable flu cases in New where patients are left ignored and
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon China and Japan: Keeping first things first
      412 15 GROWING maturity in the relationship between China and Japan was on display during Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso's visit to Beijing last week. He was building on the momentum set by his two immediate predecessors, Messrs Shinzo Abe and Yasuo Fukuda. This is
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      308 25 LONDON: Robin van Persic will make a shock comeback against Manchester United in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final tomorrow. The Dutch striker has been struggling with a groin injury for a fortnight but Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who will
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        37 26 TAMPINES beat Sengkang 1-0 in a Singapore Cup football clash at the Tampines Stadium yesterday. Mustafic Fahrudin's 36th-minute goal was enough to send the Stags into the quarter-finals, where they will meet Albirex Niigata.
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        71 26 LOUISVILLE: When the field turned for home on Saturday in the 135 th running of the Kentucky Derby, the primary emotion that rippled through the crowd was utter confusion. Who was the horse hugging the inside, surging from last place to a six-length win? It was Mine
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      415 27 ROME: For Roger Federer, so long viewed as imperious, the use of that damning piece of tennis parlance "choker" is both disrespectful and demeaning. But the evidence is now irrefutable that the former world No. l's belief in his ability has crumbled into an
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      526 27  -  Lin Xinyi But STTA's Tay proud that paddlers reach world c'ships q-finals By SINGAPORE'S medal hopes at the World Table Tennis Championships were extinguished yesterday, after world champion Guo Yue ousted world No. 6 Feng Tianwei in the women's singles quarter-finals. China's world No. 2 proved too
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      114 27 DELIA Kang (left) took a big step towards competing in her first triathlon when she took part in Tri-Swim at Sentosa's Tanjong Beach yesterday. About 350 participants raced over distances of 500 m, lkm or 3km in the first of the Tri-factor series. The islandwide series
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      151 28 MANILA: Millions of Filipinos danced in the streets and Philippine President Gloria Arroyo announced a national holiday to celebrate boxer Manny Pacquiao's emphatic win over Ricky Hatton. "The fighter who'll bring down Manny hasn't been born yet," said Melissa Palaran, who was selling corn cobs outside
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      209 28 CHARLOTTE (North Carolina): Tiger Woods launched his approach on the 18th hole and stood back admiring. But, at the last second, the wind swept the ball up and deposited it in the rough, 33 yards from the pin. He chipped to within six feet
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      179 27 UE CHAMPIONS SEMIFINALS /^vv_ LIVE AT SPORTSBUZZOPARADIZ &V(U 6 May 2.45 am Arsenal vs Manchester Utd/^P^T 7 May 2.45 am Chelsea vs Barcelona J/^ Doors open 2am. %y Jt^P Singapore Cup Phnom Penh FC Young Lions Mon, 04/05/09 7.45pm Asian Champ Kashima Antlers Suwon Tue, 05/05/09 2.00pm Asian FC Cup
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      159 27 Today Cricket IPL: Chennai v Deccan (Live, Chill, 10.30pm). Football Singapore Cup, preliminary rd: Phnom Penh Crown v Young Lions (Hougang, 7.45pm). English Premier League: Aston Villa v Hull (Live, Ch27 Ch3o4, tomorrow, 2.55 am). Table tennis World C'ships: S-final 1 (9am). S-final 2 (2pm) Live, Ch22. Tomorrow Cricket IPL:
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      208 28 "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 MARYTAYAH CHU Age: 87 was called home to be with the Lord on 2 May 2009 Husband: Au Bun Ngi Sons: Daughters-in-law: Soon Tiong,
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      49 28 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to Our Directors Mr Francis Hu Soon Wall Mdm Josephine Lim Siew Cheng On the demise of their beloved mother and mother-in-law MADAM MARY TAY AH CHU Departed on 2 May 2009 From: The Management and Staff of Soon Wan Trading Pte Ltd
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      240 28 TANGERTIAN Age: 100 passed away peacefully on 3 May 2009. Wife: Yeo Ngak Siam (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Tan Peng Boon Bay Swee Hiang Tan Teng Hai Leow Sai Eng Tan Peng Hock Chan Siew Huay Tan Peng Chye Ng Seok Keaw Daughters: Sons-in-law: Tan Yam Lee Chan Ah Kow (deceased)
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      114 29 MARY FU 79 YEARS OF AGE BELOVED WIDOW OF PETER Y. S. FU PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON 3RD MAY, 2009 LEAVING BEHIND CHILDREN CHILDREN-IN-LAW GRANDCHILDREN GRANDCHILD-IN-LAW GREATGRANDCHILDREN Christina Fu Ong Beng Seng Melissa Ong Cheng Sim Richard Mitchelson Cameron Mitchelson Jonathan Ong Cheng Hee Tai Mitchelson Peter Fu Jr. Alice
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      85 29 OM NAMASHIVAYA GNANOO KUMAR Age: 74 passed away peacefully on 3 May 2009. Dearly missed and always remembered by: Brothers: Sisters Spouse: Haeman Kumar Kusmma Shyam Komala Ravi Madhavan (Vimala, deceased) Nancy Madhavi Nephews Spouse: Nieces Spouse: Sunil Romala Dilip Prakash Priya (Sonia, deceased) Vikram Relatives, grandnieces nephews and Caregiver
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      108 29 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. I will dwell in the House of the Lord forever." ARNET JOSEPH HENDRICKS Age: 74 was called home to be with the Lord on 2 May 2009. Dearly
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      34 29 10th Anniversary In Loving Memory of C RAMASAMY Departed 4 May 1999 Though you have left us You will remain in our hearts Always remembered by Your Wife, Sons, Daughters, Grandchildren and Loved Ones >
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      154 29 v "n "Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, Rejoice!" Phillppians 4:4 KOOLOOYIN Age: 76 was called home to be with the Lord on 3 May 2009. Dearly missed and cherished always by loved ones. (Husband: Ho Yung Woo, deceased) Children: Spouse: Ho Wey Ping Dr. Ho Chuk
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      227 29 WAN AH PIN Age: 88 passed away peacefully on 2 May 2009 1640 hours. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loves ones. (Husband: Lv Seong Teck, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Loo See Siong Tang Chuen Hoe Loo Huat Seng Ivy Lieow Sai Yen Loo See Hiang Toh Chwee Hiok Lv See
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      638 33  -  Yang Huiwen Corporate Singapore's earnings down 37.4% at half-time in reporting season By IT IS about half-time in the reporting season and the score is not looking good, with combined profits for corporate Singapore down 37.4 per cent from those at this time last year.
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      599 31 OMAHA (Nebraska): Mr Warren Buffett told a record crowd at a sombre annual meeting of his Berkshire Hathaway Inc that first-quarter operating profit has fallen as the recession hurt many of the company's businesses and investments. Operating profit fell about 12 per
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      282 31 OMAHA (Nebraska): Mr Warren Buffett is fond of newspapers he reads five a day but the billionaire investor warned shareholders of his Berkshire Hathaway Inc that the reeling industry may never recover because it lacks a sustainable business model. At Saturday's annual meeting
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      666 31 It'll help nations hit by capital flight; Japan unveils separate $90b plan NUSA DUA (Indonesia): Thirteen East Asian and South-east Asian countries agreed yesterday to set up a US$l2O billion (Ssl77 billion) emergency fund for use in an economic downturn, the first independent move
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      284 31 TURKEY is the gateway to a host of new markets, including the Middle East and Central Asia, and Singaporean firms ought to take up the opportunity. This was the message from a Turkish delegation at a seminar on business
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        505 30  -  Yang Huiwen BULLS AND BEARS Stress test results of US banks could dictate market direction By FINANCIAL stocks look to be the key focus this week, with the United States expected to announce key results of "stress tests" of their major banks, as well as
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        323 30  -  YANG HUIWEN WARRANT WATCH WARRANTS issued on the three local banks are expected to come under the spotlight this week ahead of the release of the companies' earnings results. OCBC and United Overseas Bank are slated to report first-quar-ter results on Wednesday followed by
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        816 32  -  Robin Chan Job seekers more willing to pursue a career in the sector during bad times By WHEN chemical engineering students start showing up at seminars for recruiting insurance agents, it surely reflects the desperation among job seekers in this bleak recessionary environment. But Mr
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        444 32  -  Elizabeth Wilmot By REBUILDING trust is a vital step to regaining the confidence of nervous investors, who are generally still risk-averse, according to a panel of asset management experts at the Fund Forum Asia 2009 held at Shangri-La Hotel last week. Mr David
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          37 32 CHIA CHEY HUI: Appointed chief financial officer of Philips Electronics Singapore. Ms Chia, who has over 16 years' experience as a finance professional, took over from Mr David Lim, who retired last week.
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          27 32 RAVI MENON: Appointed nonexecutive director of DBS Group Holdings. Mr Menon, 45, is Second Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
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          26 32 LIM GHEE: Stepped down from Hong Fok Corporation's board last Wednesday. Madam Lim, in her 90s, was a non-executive director of the company.
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          36 32 GORDON SEOW: Stepped aside as an independent director of Hotel Properties after 16 years on the board. Mr Scow, 76, was chairman of the nominating committee and a member of the audit committee.
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          24 32 JASON WU: Left Global Testing Corporation (GTC) last Thursday for personal reasons. Mr Wu, 47, was the chief financial officer.
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          41 32 JAMES CARTER: No longer chief financial officer of Straits Asia Resources. According to a filing, this came about due to an employment offer in Straits Asia's previous holding company following a change of control of the firm.
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      1251 35 'We often have conversations which go along the lines of "Will the fans really like it if we lose that?" Some choices may be right for the framework of the film but will put the fans out' Director David Yates (far left, with Harry Potter
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      498 40  -  adeline chia Heartfelt play about death and dying leave few dry eyes in the house POOP The Finger Players Esplanade Theatre Studio/Last Friday arts reporter Playwright-director Chong Tze Chien admits that he is obsessed with death and his plays are directly and indirectly meditations on it.
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      224 40 Tokyo What is wrong with being naked? That is what Japanese pop star Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (right) asked police who arrested him for public indecency when he was found drunk, naked and screaming in a Tokyo park in the early hours of the morning last month.
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      412 41 Malibu, California A few years ago, U2 guitarist The Edge (right) went for a hike, and there in the golden hills overlooking Malibu's cerulean waters, he finally found what he was looking for. He and his wife, Morleigh Steinberg, bought 63ha in Santa Monica Mountains
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        613 38  -  eddino abdul hadi Jose James melds both music genres successfully in his debut album GILLES PETERSON'S WORLDWIDE FESTIVAL SINGAPORE Where: Various venues When: Thursday to Sunday Admission: $18 to $90 from Gatecrash (goto www.gatecrash.com.sg or call 6100-2005) and at the venues. Go to www.festivalsg.org/
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        437 38  -  tara tan arts reporter ;tt; The local classical music scene just became a whole lot sexier. Armed with a lethal combination of looks and talent, Singapore's newest chamber group, I-sis Trio comprising harpist Katryna Tan, 32, cellist Natasha Liv, 30, and violinist Cindy Van, 33 will stage
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        369 39 Los Angeles Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am wants to make movies. For now, though, he will settle for making his big-screen debut in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. If only he could bring himself to watch it. "I'm nervous to see my performance," said the self-described X-Men fan. "My
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        264 43 New York The father of an African girl Madonna hopes to adopt says he wants to take care of his daughter himself, even though he has never met her. James Kambewa, believed to be the biological father of Chifundo "Mercy" James, said he does not want
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        220 43 Beijing Jackie Chan and a host of Chinese pop stars performed at Beijing's massive Bird's Nest stadium last Friday, without a hint of the uproar caused by the action star's recent comments about freedom and China. He had told a business forum last month
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    552 61 Training should be an organisation's priority as it impacts the bottom line MANY companies view training as something they will spend their money on only if they have to. Usually, when pruning the company or department budget, this is often the first area that gets the
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        271 63  -  SERENE GOH EDITOR W Go to a party, and school is a conversation startor. In a predominantly Sir lyaporeai" i workplace, talk invariably moves"" towards what it was like at this school or that." [~ust about all youth I conversations start and I end with school
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        326 63 Why Lynn Yang loves Mediacorp's annual Star Awards... How else will you see all your favourite local celebs in one place? Here are five reasons I cannot get enough of the Star Awards: 1. They dazzle me This year's show started with a bang the much-anticipated
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        328 63 ...but Leong Jia Wei just can't understand what the fuss is all about. f there is one annual local nedia event :hat generates :oo much lype, it would nave to be the Star Awards. JHere are four reasons why: 1 Long boring speeches "I really cannot
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        410 64  -  Amanda Tan Anonymous cyberbullies can make your life hell. Don't stay silent. Tell an adult. By Last year, a 16-year-old Singaporean girl created fake profiles on MySpace and Facebook to make friends with those she disliked in school. But it was not a friendly gesture. She
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        259 64  -  AMANDA TAN Licence2Play is a three-day gaming event that will educate and entertain the public about gaming culture. There will be gaming challenges, game trials and bazaars selling software and hardware, I.ST-IN Interschool Competition GamelN' Represent your school in two games -Audition and Super Smash Bros Brawl (Wii).
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        168 65 A 17-year-old who injured himself after setting off a small bomb on board a public bus was placed on 18 months of probation by a Community Court. The teen, Christopher Ko Zi Jie, who suffers from autism, pleaded guilty in March to setting off
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          83 65 Hayden Panettiere's home has been hit by a burglar. The Los Angeles Police Department told Usmagazine.com that the theft was reported by the actress on April 20. "The incident occurred between April 10 and 15 while she was out of town," public information officer April Harding said.
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          99 65 Recent photographs of Lindsay Lohan shopping in Los Angeles showed her flashing a little skin and a lot of bone. Fox News reports that the star is weighing in at 95 pounds (43kg). The network quoted Hollywood clinical psychologist and psychotherapist, Dr James E. Walton, as saying
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        470 66 Meet them now, watch them become champs tomorrow. By Valeric Chia 1. JOSEPH SCHOOLING, 14, ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (INDEPENDENT), SWIMMING After bagging the gold in the C Boys' 50m and 100 m butterfly at last year's Schools National Swimming Championships, Joseph repeated his feat this year.
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        587 67  -  Valerie Chia u 1. SAKINAH MUSLIMAH JOHAR, 13, SINGAPORE SPORTS SCHOOL, LONG JUMP, 5.10 M At the recent 50th Schools National Track and Field championships, Sakinah broke the 38-year-old meet mark the third-oldest record at the championships twice en route to winning gold in the
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        454 68  -  Lim Jun Yi 1 Dramatic moments in school sports that thrilled you. adfg BMMIM a fg GOLD ON FIRST TRY He was the first to cross the finish line of the Schools National Track and Field Championships' B Boys' 400 m hurdles final, his rivals trailing behind
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        426 69  -  Gerard Wong You may not know it yet, but the athlete who sits next to you might be tomorrow's national Olympian. By i School sports is history in the making. While you may resent having to support your schoolmates on hot, sticky afternoons, take it from
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        331 69  -  May Chen fgf gfg fg fg fg fgfg jhy DESIGN: PHOTOS: STRANGLEHOLDS THEY'RE STAYING PUT By May Chen 1. BADMINTON Montfort Secondary School further solidified its I status as a badminton powerhouse, taking its eighth consecutive B Boys' badminton title this year but not
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        529 70 What is the war in Sri Lanka about, and why is it making the news now? I explains Who has been fighting, where and for how long? The island nation of Sri Lanka, which lies about 30km off India's south coast, has been torn apart by a civil
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        188 70 Crooked House Author: Agatha Christie Publisher: London: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2002 Call No: English CHR-[MY] As with other Christie mystery books, Crooked House, written in 1949, has an ingenious plot, a familiar cosy writing style and an unexpected ending that all mystery fans will enjoy. However, this twisted
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        284 71  -  LIM JUN YI To leave behind a memory and do their part for the environment, a class of 40 students from Anglican High School came together to raise money to buy a tree. Each student contributed $5 to cover the cost of buying a
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        787 72  -  Christopher Tan By Senior Correspondent, The Straits Times, April 22, 2009 Motorists could start breaking free of the tyranny of the pump as soon as early next year, when the first all-electric cars are set to arrive. The Straits Times understands the Government
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        115 73 Buddhist monk Ming Vi (far right) made a name with his death-defying stunts raising money for the Ren Ci Hospital which he founded. But he has found himself in an even riskier position. He is in court charged with getting Ren Ci to lend his former personal assistant, Raymond
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        1715 74  -  Lee Siew Hua By The Straits Times, April 24, 2009 Take out the self-criticism, toss in many memories. That way, we will love Singapore more. What else should be in the love potion to endear Singapore to Singaporeans? Architects ask for
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      130 63 SUPERVISING EDITOR Bertha Henson EDITOR Serene Goh JOURNALISTS Lim Pow Hong, Malini Nathan CONTRIBUTORS Alison de Souza, Andrew Duffy, Mardiana Abu Bakar, Gerard Wong, May Chen, Valeric Chia INTERNS Lim Jun Vi, Amanda Tan ART DESIGN Samir Shridhar, Lee Xiuhui, Jaster Ngui, Zulaiha Jumari COVER PHOTO Joyce Fang EDITORIAL PROJECTS
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