The Straits Times, 20 May 2009

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    20 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 2009 S|Si A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon Child abuser jailed
      46 1 A MAN who repeatedly beat his girlfriend's three-year-old son over the head and even bit his genitals was jailed seven years and ordered to be caned 12 times. The boy died in hospital four days later from severe injuries. PRIME PAGE A 9
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      Lock icon Asian stocks surge
      74 1 ASIAN stock markets rose to a seven-month high yesterday, as investors rushed to sink their money into stocks following encouraging news from the United States housing and banking sectors two key pillars of the US economy which first triggered the global recession. The benchmark Straits Times Index
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      Lock icon Coffee, tea prices steady
      55 1 itiiL average price or a cup or conee or tea at coffeeshops has remained constant in the last four months, according to a survey by the Consumers Association of Singapore. The survey also found that about half the vendors did not display the prices of their
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      Lock icon 'Soft approach' working
      53 1 CHINA'S judiciary says its new "soft approach" in handling fleeing corrupt officials is showing results. Instead of fighting long and expensive battles to extradite them back to China, prosecutors have been persuading these offenders to turn themselves in, promising a lighter sentence instead of the death penalty.
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      Lock icon Myanmar cops testify
      47 1 MYANMAR police officers described in court yesterday how they arrested a US man who swam to the house of Ms Aung San Suu Kyi, as Asean nations issued a statement expressing grave concern over the trial that has sparked international condemnation. WORLD PAGE Al4
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    Lock icon Price of entry: Clean hands, face masks
    75 1 JAPANESE junior high school students sterilising their hands one by one at the gate of the Parliament building during a school tour in Tokyo yesterday. Japan confirmed dozens more Influenza A (H1N1) cases overnight, bringing its tally to at least 190, health officials
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    Lock icon Degrees for more poly grads
    809 1  -  Sandra Davie A new institute will manage foreign tie-ups to offer courses locally By SENIOR WRITER New routes to a degree MORE POLYTECHNIC-FOREIGN UNIVERSITY DEGREE PROGRAMMES NOW: Six tie-ups for degree courses including in optometry, retail marketing and naval architecture. STARTING 2011: The foreign universities
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        Lock icon In good cheer – but be realistic too
        99 2 In good cheer but be realistic too WE SAY The Government through the President's speech at the opening of Parliament has again advised caution and counselled resilience to face an altered world. But observable evidence shows that the people are unafraid spending goes on, home sales are inching up. The
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        Lock icon Virtues of secularism
        26 2 COLUMNS An impregnable firewall is needed between religious space and secular space for Singapore's long-term survival, says Kishore Mahbubani. REVIEW PAGE A 22
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        24 2 OUR READER SAYS Readers Png Eng Huat and Johnny Heng on the pros and cons of transparency. FORUM PAGE A 24 cz. —>
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        16 2 www.straitstimes.com Eugene Low describes his holiday in Central America during the HINI flu outbreak.
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      65 2 IN OUR story "Stopping in Singapore for US$l" (Life!, May 19), we said that Singapore Airlines declined to reveal how many tourists have taken up the Fabulous Singapore Stopover offer. This is incorrect. It had provided us with the information. As of May 7, more
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      Lock icon Ferrying workers safely
      983 2  -  Teh Joo Lin A good solution has to be found quickly so more lives are not lost By IT'S happened again. On Monday, three foreign workers sitting in the back of a lorry died after it crashed into the back of a trailer. A fourth man in
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      Lock icon Asian markets hit 7-month highs
      630 3  -  Yang Huiwen Buoyant mood spurred by US optimism, but analysts still cautious By ASIAN stock markets rocketed to hit a seven-month high yesterday, inspired by sharp overnight gains on Wall Street. Investors rushed to sink their money in stocks following encouraging news from the United
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      Lock icon MIT named partner of new university
      605 7  -  Amelia Tan To open in 2011, cohort size will be kept small; science and engineering education the focus By IMPORTANCE OF THE CHINA CONNECTION "The US despite its current economic difficulties, will continue to be a powerhouse in knowledge creation and innovation. In our
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      Lock icon Lower-cost degrees at home bring cheer to poly grads
      598 7  -  AMELIA TAN THANKFUL FOR OPPORTUNITY "I knew there was no way I could go overseas to study and I was prepared to start work immediately as an optometrist at an optical shop after I got my diploma. I am very thankful
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      Lock icon Third medical school to be run by NTU
      486 7  -  Goh Vi Han By A THIRD medical school, which taps science and technology, is coming up in Singapore. It will be run by the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), which has been asked to submit a proposal for such a set-up in the
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      Lock icon Six poly-uni programmes
      469 7 1 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) IN OPTOMETRY Offered by: University of Manchester from Britain, at Singapore Polytechnic (SP) Started: April 2009 Who can enrol: SP optometry diploma holders Current enrolment: About 50 Length of course: Two years Cost: $15,600 for Singaporeans Optometrists are trained to provide basic
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      Lock icon Man beat his girlfriend's child to death
      821 8  -  Elena Chong Jealous boyfriend gets seven years, 12 strokes By COURTS CORRESPONDENT TODDLER Muhammad Izzul Salihin Muhammad Farzid received the beating of his life from his mother's boyfriend Firdaus Abdullah on his third birthday last year. He was punched repeatedly in the face
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      157 8 FIRDAUS Abdullah, 27, was originally accused of grievously hurting Muhammad Izzul Salihin Muhammad Farzid by punching him forcefully on the back of his head in January last year. When the three-year-old died on Jan 18 last year, the charge was upgraded to one of murder, although the
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      Lock icon Terror reign over, declares Sri Lanka
      778 4  -  Ravi Velloor President vows to protect Tamils; body of rebel chief is found By SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF NOT A WAR AGAINST TAMILS "The war against the LTTE was not a war against Tamil people. Our aim was to liberate our Tamil people from
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      Lock icon Sinhalese majority rejoices; military chiefs promoted
      509 4  -  RAVI VELLOOR COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's Sinhalese majority danced in the streets and set off firecrackers as the teardrop-shaped island savoured the prospect of peace after nearly three decades of ethnic conflict. People poured out of their homes throughout the country's populous south to cheer
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      478 5 For their needs, I your family can always I count on you. I Is there someone you can look to? I I t I n. jf^ H i' |^ff 1 x—- v^ r y' 'fitter r— r m pn jf\\# Providing the best for your loved ones isn't always easy.The
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      136 9 MR MICHAEL TEH, 56, is the chief executive of 28-year-old landscaping company Nature Landscapes, which has greened landmarks such as Changi Airport and Singapore Turf Club. He is the founding chairman of the Landscape Industry Association (Singapore), which represents about 90 landscaping companies in Singapore. He graduated from
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      Lock icon No gardeners in Garden City
      1619 9  -  Tan Hui Yee THE ST INTERVIEW Love of greenery does not come naturally to S'poreans, but landscaper is hopeful of a change in attitudes By CORRESPONDENT ON WHY THE WEATHER IS NO EXCUSE "There are a few factors why Singaporeans are not into gardening...That the
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      Lock icon WE WON'T EXECUTE YOU'
      755 10  -  Peh Shing Huei By CHINA BUREAU CHIEF RAMPANT CORRUPTION "Fighting corruption here is like handing out speeding citations at a Formula One race: all one has to do is look around." Beijing-based analyst Russell Leigh Moses BEIJING: "Please come back, we will not kill you." With
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      Lock icon Graft sweep: Top officials targeted
      161 10 GUANGZHOU: A senior official in southern Guangdong province has been detained in an apparent corruption sweep, which has already targeted other major figures in the wealthy region on the cutting-edge of China's economic reforms. A cryptic one-sentence notice on a government website yesterday said the
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        Lock icon Myanmar junta 'rushing' Suu Kyi's trial
        551 12 Its aim is to derail her plans to re-enter politics, says her party YANGON: Myanmar's junta appears to be rushing democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's trial, a spokesman for her party said, as she faces charges that could cripple her efforts to re-enter
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        Lock icon Asean voices 'grave concern', urges humane treatment
        324 12 BANGKOK: Myanmar's South-east Asian neighbours expressed "grave concern" yesterday at the trial of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, but the chair of their regional group, Thailand, ruled out sanctions. As a "responsible" member of the 10-member Asean, Myanmar "has the responsibility to
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        Lock icon China shrugs off Zhao's Tiananmen memoirs
        330 12 BEIJING: A Chinese government spokesman yesterday brushed aside questions about a new memoir of the former Communist Party leader ousted for opposing the Tiananmen crackdown, saying the official verdict on the incident still stood. "Our party and government long ago reached a clear conclusion
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        Lock icon Golkar working to court Muslim voters
        595 13  -  Salim Osman Popular Islamic groups pledge support for party that's said to be weakest in the presidential race By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: The weakest of Indonesia's three presidential candidates appears to have gained a head start, thanks to strong Muslim support, although official cam-
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        Lock icon Singh set to be PM for second term
        295 13 NEW DELHI: India's Congress party returned to power in general elections at the head of the ruling coalition. Congress party president Sonia Gandhi proposed Dr Manmohan Singh stay on as prime minister. It was immediately approved by thumping of desks by newly
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        Lock icon New Indian party set up in Malaysia
        643 14  -  Hazlin Hassan Hindraf splinter group vows to fight for Indian rights; critics question need for another party By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: There has been a flurry of activity in the Malaysian Indian community in recent weeks, following the release of five Hindu
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        Lock icon Mission impossible for MCA man?
        479 14  -  Elizabeth Looi By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: It is no secret that Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) deputy president Chua Soi Lek (right) and group president Ong Tee Keat have their share of differences. That is why political observers and party insiders say he has been
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        Lock icon PAS to build new $11m complex
        124 14 PUTRAJAYA: Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) has launched a plan to build a RM27 million (5511.2 million) complex just five minutes away by car from the administrative capital of Putrajaya. Party president Abdul Hadi Awang, who launched the project on Monday, said the complex will
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        Lock icon Haj may cause global flu crisis
        646 15 HINI OUTBREAK: LATEST FIGURES 80 deaths globally 9,830 confirmed cases in 40 countries Source: WHO, ASSOCIATED PRESS Experts express fears over pilgrimage as WHO reports delay in making HINI vaccine HELSINKI: Flu experts are casting a worried eye at the annual pilgrimage to Mecca,
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        Lock icon Four S'poreans among tourists quarantined in Tibet
        285 15 FOUR Singaporeans are among a group of 23 tourists being quarantined by the Tibetan government. The group, which also includes travellers from the United States, Britain and several other countries, has been isolated in a hotel in the border town of Zhangmu for
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        Lock icon US, Israel split over Palestinian state
        636 16 Obama and Netanyahu also differ in approach on Iran at first talks WASHINGTON: During an intense first meeting as heads of state, United States President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid bare differing approaches on Iran and the US goal of
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        Lock icon US court sets barriers for suits against top officials
        387 16 WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court has served notice that it would set a high bar for anyone seeking to hold top government officials liable for abuse suffered by prisoners held as part of the Bush administration's war on terror. Justice Anthony
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        Lock icon British Speaker quits amid expense scandal
        414 18 LONDON: In a short statement to the House of Commons, Speaker Michael Martin said he would leave the post on June 21 to maintain "unity" in Parliament's lower chamber. "This will allow the House to proceed to elect a new speaker," Mr Martin said.
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        Lock icon Perks scandal may lead to a more divided House
        761 18  -  Jonathan Eyal NEWS ANALYSIS Voter disgust with British MPs offers chance for smaller parties By STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU LONDON: Mr Michael Martin, the Speaker of the British Parliament, resigned last night after a scandal over the abuse of MPs' expenses
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        Lock icon Hubble repairs completed
        116 19 CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida): Spacewalking astronauts completed repairs to the Hubble Space Telescope on Monday, leaving it more powerful than ever and able to peer even deeper into the cosmos almost to the brink of creation. It was the fifth and final visit by astronauts ever to Hubble,
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        Lock icon US to set emission limits
        95 19 WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is planning new nationwide rules for automobile emissions and mileage standards. President Barack Obama's plan would save 1.8 billion barrels of oil through 2016 and would be the environmental equivalent to taking 177 million cars off the road, senior administration officials
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        Lock icon 26 killed by mudslides
        79 19 MANILA: Mudslides tumbled down a rain-soaked mountain in the southern Philippines, burying dozens of shanties in a gold mining village and killing at least 26 people, a provincial governor said yesterday. A 50-member police and military rescue team headed to the remote village of Napnapan, which
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        Lock icon Primate home threatened
        117 19 JAKARTA: One of the world's largest paper companies plans to clear a large swath of unprotected forest in Indonesia which is being used as a sanctuary for critically endangered orangutans, said environmental groups working in the area. Singapore-based Asia Pulp Paper and a local joint venture partner,
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        Lock icon Mt Everest climber dies
        77 19 BEIJING: An amateur Chinese mountain climber died of altitude sickness early yesterday while descending Mount Everest on the Chinese side just hours after reaching the summit, state media reported. The climber, identified as Wu Wenhong, 40, from the eastern province of Jiangsu, died just 100 m
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        Lock icon US gives Pakistan aid
        151 19 WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said yesterday that the United States was sending US$llO million (Ssl6l million) in emergency humanitarian aid to Pakistan, part of the administration's new strategy for countering the appeal of Taleban militants in the nuclear-armed American ally. Mrs Clinton detailed the
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        Lock icon China-Brazil oil deal
        119 19 BEIJING: China agreed to lend US$lO billion (5514.7 billion) to Brazil's Petrobras in return for a guaranteed oil supply over the next decade, in a deal cemented yesterday as Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ended a state visit. Mr Lula and Chinese President Hu Jintao
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        Lock icon DNA test shows schoolboy Alfie is not baby's father
        195 19 LONDON: Schoolboy Alfie Patten, who was reported earlier this year to have impregnated his girlfriend when aged just 12, is not the baby's father after all, the Sun said yesterday. In February, media said Alfie's 15-year-old girlfriend Chantelle Stedman had fallen
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      112 10 pi WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com most commented MOST READ ONLINE Rethinking MNC strategy. Tamil Tiger chief dead. Says Jojo2008: "I doubt US companies WHO mulls over raising alert. based in Singapore will just pack up Suu Kyi faces jail over uninvited and go home. They
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon A disconnect that needs to be addressed
      474 20 SINGAPOREANS may begin to wonder whether growth contraction is as fearsome as it is meant to be. Is the recession oversold as a life-changing event, in that governments everywhere dare not risk un-der-preparing the people for drastic declines in asset values and living
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      Lock icon The virtues of secularism
      1091 20  -  KISHORE KISHORE MAHBUBANI THINK-TANK By Mahbubani By There is one simple political reality that many Singaporeans have not fully absorbed. It is not normal for multi-ethnic, multicultural and multi-religious societies to live in relative harmony. ONE of the best decisions I made in my life was
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      Lock icon Wary neighbours as Fiji slides into crisis
      686 20  -  Bruce Gale By SENIOR WRITER WITH crime soaring, the economy in a shambles, and the military government in no mood to hold elections, Fiji is well on its way to becoming the South Pacific's second failed state. Australia is unlikely to intervene in
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        Lock icon India, Sri Lanka and the minority question
        967 21  -  Darini Rajasingham Senanayake TWO VICTORIES AND A DEFEAT By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The Sri Lankan issue turned out to be irrelevant in India's general election. The Tamil regional parties that had played up the plight of their Sri Lankan kin fared poorly
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        Lock icon India fast becoming Asia's 'swing state'
        853 21  -  John Lee By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES DR MANMOHAN Singh has become only the second Indian prime minister to have won re-election after serving a full five-year term. That result has enormous implications for our region. For decades after the country's independence, India remained
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        Lock icon Delhi picks the known over the unknown
        604 21  -  Amitendu Palit By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES INDIAN elections never fail to surprise. The recent general election is certainly not an exception. Most analysts had expected it to produce a fractured mandate. They had expected the new Parliament to be split evenly between
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          291 22 TEMASEK'S exit from Bank of America ("Temasek sells BoA stake", last Saturday) is bewildering although some probable reasons for it were suggested by money editor Ignatius Low in a commentary on the same day, "Temasek should clear the air". One reason was that Temasek
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          278 22 IT IS refreshing that Mr Ignatius Low, in his commentary last Saturday ("Temasek should clear the air"), and Mr Denis Distant, in his letter on Monday ("Temasek must set example on transparency"), have urged for public clarity by Temasek over its sizeable divestment
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        498 22 Recognise loyalty "In fact, NTUC Club should reward its long-term members with free life membership...like AAS and Safra." MR ANG HUI LIANG: "I fully agree with Mr Heng Cho Choon in his letter last Friday, 'Just $20 fee no more' when he stated
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        220 22 MYANMAR'S opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged with breaching the terms of her house arrest after an apparently uninvited visit by an American man. This is a flimsy excuse to extend her detention, which expires at the end of this month.
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        315 22 ALLOW me to clarify points made in last Friday's report, "Taiwan gets a boost from closer China ties". While the story is correct in pointing out that signs of recovery are seen in Taiwan as both sides open up avenues for business, its
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      646 23  -  Tessa Wong Average price of drinks at coffee shops has not risen since February By Leow Si Wan CONSUMERS grumbling about the rising cost of living may be pleased to know that a cup of coffee or tea at the neighbourhood coffee shop
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        596 24  -  Sue-Ann Chia MINISTRY OF MANPOWER Making Singapore a home for local and foreign talent By MANPOWER Minister Gan Kirn Yong made a pledge yesterday to do more to make Singapore "a home for talent", both local and foreign. His ministry has lined up several plans to achieve it.
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        432 24  -  Theresa Tan MINISTRY OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, YOUTH AND SPORTS Plan for robust social safety net with focus on kids and women By THE Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) is reviewing all its help schemes to make sure that Singaporeans, especially children, do not fall through
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        402 24  -  Kor Kian Beng PMO (NATIONAL POPULATION SECRETARIAT) By THE main lure drawing many people to sink roots here has been distilled into a new catchphrase: Singapore Promise. Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng introduced it yesterday when he urged Singaporeans and new immigrants to
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        338 24  -  KOR KIAN BENG PMO (COMMITTEE ON AGEING) SINGAPORE'S location in Asia, the world's fastest-ageing region, places it in a prime spot to seize the economic and social opportunities that come with ageing, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Lim Boon Heng yesterday. He
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      736 25  -  Yeo Sam Jo She quit job to be full-time caregiver to son, who has muscle-wasting disease By WHEN Mr Kevin Lee Yue Hong went on stage to collect his diploma in Temasek Polytechnic's auditorium yesterday, he shared the limelight with his mother, who was
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      640 27  -  Serene Luo Study presses need for online monitoring By MANY parents in Singapore and across the globe have little idea of what their children are up to online, a worldwide survey has found. They do not know whether their children have been a target
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      221 27 SALES of digital sin-gle-lens reflex cam- t eras or DSLRs I jumped by nearly a I third between 2007 I and last year. Consumers are snapping up these big cameras with changeable lenses because, for prices starting at $1,000, some come with new
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      660 28  -  Selina Lum Court of Appeal allows her to resurrect lawsuit filed in 2004 By MORE than a decade after she lost her job, former civil servant Linda Lai is still fighting to get it back. Yesterday, a two-judge Court of Appeal allowed the
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      232 28  -  JALELAH ABU BAKER THE driver whose lorry crashed into a stationary trailer before dawn in Jurong on Monday was discharged from National University Hospital (NUH) yesterday. Mr Ramiah Raja, 31, had been hospitalised for injuries to his forehead and face in the
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      226 29  -  Sujin Thomas He tried to swim across waterway on spotting police patrol By AN ANGLER who was apparently fishing illegally on the banks of Jurong Lake drowned after he tried to swim across a 20m stretch of the waterway yesterday. The Straits Times understands that
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      278 29  -  Esther Tan By THE first time a Motorola employee drew down on a batch of cellphones from the company's warehouse, she was acting on her supervisor's instruction. Sales operations representative Ho Yin Meng (right), 34, seeing how easy it was to get the goods
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      214 30 SINGAPORE Civil Defence Force (SCDF) Deputy Commissioner Peter Lim, 49, takes over from Commissioner James Tan today. Commissioner Lim, who was second in command, has 22 years of service in the SCDF. He joined the force in 1987 as an engineering service officer, rising through the
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      598 30  -  Carolyn Quek Kimberly Spykerman Commissioner James Tan has been through many baptisms of fire By MR JAMES Tan, 62, had been through several baptisms of fire. His first was just three months into his job as head of the Singapore Civil Defence Force
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      377 31  -  Jermyn Chow Club is smaller than planned but has wide array of facilities By THE newest Safra club opens its doors in Jurong at the end of this month, somewhat smaller than originally planned. A victim of escalating construction costs, this fifth among Safra's clubhouses for
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        175 31 THE Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, arrives here today for a two-day state visit at the invitation of President S R Nathan. Sheikh Hamad will hold talks with Mr Nathan and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Mr Nathan will host a state banquet at
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        92 31 MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew arrived in Japan yesterday for a visit that will include a call on Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso. Next on his itinerary is China, where he will be from Saturday. He is scheduled to meet leaders in Nanjing, Suzhou and Shanghai.
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      109 23 fhj WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com blogged about MOST READ ONLINE Rebooting the Trek franchise. Lodge gets mystery cash. Says FoOie: "Wow, Serene You are definitely a rarity among women. Your MOST COMMENTED article managed to articulate perfectly 7 out of 10 pedestrians killed were what
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      853 30 A Genius Choice^P\ for this June holiday W* y v Achieve a Genius mindset for your V child in 4 (jays! v^ Does your child have learning How to groom a Genius? diffjcu I ties There are I[ve main areas: Can't Concentrate? Poor Memory? Low )J* oncentration r 2)Memory Nativity?
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      259 31 HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED: "Is it a good time to buy a property NOW?" "Is this property REALLY the BEST DEAL that I am getting?" "Is this REALLY the BEST PRICE I can get for my property?" Ignorance can be costly. Be an informed buyer to avoid costly mistakes. Learn
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      123 32 TWO teams will be demoted together with already-relegated West Bromwich Albion 16 Sunderland 37 9 9 19 32 51 36 J 7 a "Ul-L 37 8 li is 39 63 35 Sunderland (36pts, goal difference: -19) Newcastle (34pts, GD: -18) 18
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      212 32 LONDON: If Sunderland want to remain in the Premier League, they will have to do it the hard way: Beat third-placed Chelsea on Sunday. The Black Cats could have guaranteed their top-flight status with a win over Portsmouth on Monday. Instead, they blew their lead to lose
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      552 32 Candidates for the Chelsea job Carlo Ancelotti (right) Personal favourite of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich. Into his eighth year at AC Milan. Has won Champions League twice a title that still eludes Chelsea. Frank Rijkaard Former Barcelona manage He has also won the Champions League. And a
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      335 32  -  Jonathan Wong Home United 3 Provincial Electrical Authority 1 By SUBSTITUTE Firdaus Idros came to Home United's rescue with two goals in a 3-1 win over Thailand's Provincial Electrical Authority (PEA) in the Asian Football Confederation Cup at the Jalan Besar Stadium last night. With
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      481 33 James and Cavaliers open Conference finals against Magic tonight CLEVELAND: While the NBA's other contenders were sweating through overtimes and seven-game series, Leßron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers were in virtual hibernation. They cruised through two rounds of play-offs without an ounce of anxiety or a
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      257 33 EASTERN CONFERENCE: CLEVELAND v ORLANDO Regular season: 2-1 to Orlando. Cleveland shot better from three-point (43.4%) than from two-point range (41.1%). Cleveland notes: Unbeaten in the play-offs and formidable at home (43-1 with Leßron James), but they are still largely untested, reported NBA.com. James tops the average scores,
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      382 33 LOS ANGELES: It is rare that an NBA team catch fire late and threaten to run away with a conference, perhaps even the league. But the Denver Nuggets are making such a threat. Suddenly, as the conference championship series begins, the Nuggets look every bit
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      264 33 ISTANBUL: Shakhtar Donetsk coach Mircea Lucescu is predicting a clash of styles when his team take on Werder Bremen in today's Uefa Cup final. The 63-year-old Romanian is preparing his players for the match the last Uefa Cup final before its rebranding as the Europa League by
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      208 33 PARIS: McLaren-Mercedes have not ruled out lodging a team entry for the 2010 Formula One championship by the May 29 deadline, Norbert Haug, the boss of Mercedes' racing programme, said yesterday. Other outfits, including Ferrari, Renault, Toyota and Red Bull, have made it
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      437 34 It's high-altitude training for Phelps ahead of US and world c'ships CHARLOTTE (North Carolina): Michael Phelps is heading to the mountains. Eat. Sleep. Swim. That is about all the top Olympian will be doing during his time at the US training centre in Colorado Springs.
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      149 34 Muscles: While Michael Phelps' upper body looked a bit more muscular, the result of a new weight-training regimen, a loss to Aaron Peirsol in the 100 m backstroke showed his legs still need work. New freestyle stroke: He experimented with a windmill-like motion, mixing it with his normal
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      595 34  -  Rohit Brijnath COMMENTARY By EVERYONE talks sport, it's like some planetary lingua franca, but swimming? Who talks swimming except sad Bay watch fans, lunatic Finns who dive into ice holes and journalists in leap years? Leap years are when the Olympics are held and
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      252 34 PARIS: World swimming's ruling body Fina yesterday rejected 10 swimsuits, including some of those made from polyurethane and used to set world records last month. The use of swimsuits in recent years has caused huge controversy in the sport because some experts, including
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        46 34 TURIN: Italy's football captain Fabio Cannavaro is returning to Juventus. The Serie A club said yesterday the 35-year-old defender, who left for Real Madrid in 2006, signed a one-year contract to rejoin the Turin side on July 1. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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        45 34 LONDON: England will be without first-choice goalkeeper David James for the World Cup football qualifiers next month. He has a shoulder injury and will undergo surgery today, ruling him out of the matches against Kazakhstan and Andorra. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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        65 34 TURIN: Italian football club Juventus on Monday fired coach Claudio Ranieri (above), saying a shake-up was the only way to salvage what is left of a disappointing season. The Turin club have gone winless in their last seven games. The new coach will be Ciro
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        64 34 BEIJING: World No. 15 Zheng Jie became the highest ranked Chinese player of all time when the latest Women's Tennis Association rankings were released on Monday. The 25-year-old, a surprise semi-finalist at Wimbledon last year, surpassed the national record of Li Na, who was
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        52 34 CENTURION (South Africa): Kiwi Brendon McCullum (81) and Australian Brad Hodge (71 not out) helped cellar-dwellers Kolkata Knight Riders shock Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League cricket thriller on Monday. Kolkata scored a single off the last ball and triumphed by seven wickets.
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      218 34 "If it doesn't work out, it will have been a moment of folly. But who has not fantasised about Wilkinson, a great among the greats, an extra-terrestrial?" Toulon rugby club president Mourad Boudjellal on England flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson, who signed a two-year contract with
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      174 34 Cricket Indian Premier League In Centurion: Chennai 188-3 in 20 overs (S.Rama 52, MS Dhoni 40 n.0.). Kolkata 189-3 in 20 overs (B.McCullum 81, B.Hodge 71 n.0., W.Saha 25 n.0.). Kolkata won by 7 wkts. Second Test Fifth day in Chester-Le-Street, England: England 569-6 dec (A. Cook 160, R.
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      466 35  -  Jeanette Wang Organiser in talks with big names, including Snowsill By "We are in talks with some really big names in the sport of triathlon." MARK TAY, Triathlon Association of Singapore president, on the guest list, which may include Olympic champion Emma Snowsill of Australia
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      188 35 BRUSSELS: The Belgian bodybuilding championships were cancelled over the weekend, after all the competitors fled when doping officials showed up. Following a spate of positive tests over the past years in Belgium, the championships were moved across the Dutch border to Vlissingen. "They must have
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      364 32 The Osim Singapore International Triathlon is set for Aug 1-2. MUSCLEME Belgian bodybuilders a WHAT'S ONLINE MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Liu's back to seek answers. Amicable end likely. Liu's frustration. MOST COMMENTED Liu's frustration. Said NotTableTennis: "Why focus so much on table tennis as
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      86 32 D Reader^. igest Our Heartiest Congratulations to the Winner of the READER'S DIGEST Speedy Cash Prize Draw Chan Fee Joon, Nelly The draw was held on 13 May 2009. Winner will be notified by post The Reader's Digest official winner shall in all cases be conclusive. In case of queries,
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      266 34 Today Tour of Italy: Stage 12 (Live, Chll3, 9.30pm). Basketball NBA Western Conference Finals, Game 1: Denver Floorball v LA Lakers (Live Ch23 9am) SFL, Div 1 Women: NUS Callistans v NUS Titans (NUS Sports Hall, 8pm). Cricket I PL: Kolkata v Rajasthan (6.30pm), Chennai v Football Punjab (10.30pm) Live,
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      98 35 g gyy er6h dfgdru fuft df PENACHEE D/O SUPPIAH (Wife of the late K. Suppiah Ex-Sembawang Shipyard Seashore Crane) Age: 67 passed away peacefully on 19 May 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Sons: Daughters-in-law: S. Athali Muthuraja J. Santhi S. Ramasamy N. Rajeswari (Sembawang Shipyard) S.
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      94 35 ANBE SIVAM STH ANNIVERSARY IN LOVING MEMORY OF KUMAREN S/O A.SANGARALINGAM (KU) Departed 12/06/2004. Taken from our lives one so dear But in our hearts forever near To be with our 'KUMAREN" in the same old way Is our dearest wish everyday "We miss you so much Boy" Sadly missed
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      113 35 LOH YAU MING LOH YAM BENG Age: 61 Passed away peacefully on 18 May 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Wife: Au Hai Tian Sons: Daughters-in-law: Loh Hong Siang Chng Li Lin Loh Khai Siang Lim Geok Mvi Loh Wee Siang Loo Scow Yoon Grandsons: Granddaughters: Loh
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      65 35 Fifth Anniversary 20 May 2009 SHARON HO KHEE YONG Can Time Be Stopped As It Flows Forward How Wonderful It Would Be If That Is Possible Just To Cherish Once Again Your Laughter And Your Smile And The Memory Of Your Love Even For A Fleeting Moment That Alone Will
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      38 35 Our Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to the Family of the Late Chan Beng Ann, Isaac Age: 31 Departed 19 May 2009 Dearly missed by Management and Staff A ADEMCO a Rentokil Initial company Ademco Group of Companies
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      78 35 Chan BengAnn, Isaac Age: 31 Departed 19 May 2009 Isaac, you shared many good happy moments with us. Now that you have passed on, you left behind fond memories for all of us. Dearly missed by your colleagues: Adrian Heng Jeffrey Ang Adrian Wong Jeffrey Chun Alex Hew Joel Hipona
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      152 35 |P "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want.... 1 and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 TAN CHUAN YEE Age: 79 Was called home to be with the Lord on 19 May 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved
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      57 35 SUSHEELADEVI Age: 54 passed away peacefully on 19 May 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by: Sons, Daughters-in-law, Daughters, Sons-in-law, Grandchildren, Siblings, Relatives and Friends. Body is resting at Block 129, Bukit Batok West Aye 6, #04-384 5(*****9). Cortege will leave on 20 May 2009 (Wednesday) at 3.30pm for Mandai
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      40 35 10th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of JACQUELINE CHRISTABEL HUI YOKE SIU was called home to be with the Lord on 20 May 1999 Gone from our lives one so dear But in our hearts forever near Always Remembered, Cherished Loved
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      54 35 The Family of the Late TAN CHWEE HONG PAULINE Departed 12 May 2009 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives and friends for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special Thanks to Doctors, Nurses and Staff ofNUH Cancer Centre Management Staff of
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      110 36 LOW BOON KENG Age: 69 Passed away peacefully on 19 May 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Wife: Teo Ah Ai Sons: Daughters-in-law: Low Cheong Kee Erica Ong Lay Peng Low Cheong Yew Cheryl Gan Su Chien Daughter: Son-in-law: Low Khar Imm Dick Lim Lai Siew Grandsons:
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      121 36 CHEONG YU CHEE Age: 69 passed away peacefully on 19 May 2009 leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Quek Soo Keng, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Quek Hong Liat, Richard Foo Kirn Tuan, Janet Quek Hong Sheng, Roy Ang Wei Ling, Wendy Quek Hong Chye, Francis Daughters: Sons-in-law: Anna Quek Wong Keng Dma
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      33 36 10th Anniversary In Loving Memory DR LIM JOO LEE (MRS LIM KEE LOO) Departed on 20 May 1999 Love and Life are the greatest gifts. Always missed by children and all loved ones.
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      43 36 10th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of PALANIAPPANGKAVENDAR Departed 20 May 1999 Your presence is ever near us, Your love remain with us yet; You are the kind of Father Your loved ones will never forget Sadly missed and always remembered by lave ones
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      59 36 In Loving Memory Of DOROTHY CHIA nee NG TECK AI who went to be with the Lord on 20th May 2005 Fondly remembered by Son: Dr Peter Chia D aughter- in-law: Doreen Tan Daughters: Lucy, Maggie Mabel Chia Sons-in-law: David Lim. Tommy Cheong (deceased] Dr Victor Harris on-Leong "We are
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        519 38  -  Yang Huiwen BULLS AND BEARS Capita Land is also a big gainer with share price up by nearly 10% By SINGAPORE'S bourse soared to its highest level in more than seven months after an overnight rally on Wall Street spilled over to Asian stock
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        360 38  -  Kate Lim Joanna Scow By DESPITE a 50 per cent price hike in Star Hub's cable television news package, business customers seem to be mostly unfazed. In January, the service provider raised the monthly subscription fee for the package for its business
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          216 38 Yesterday's close: 9,290.29 (+251.6) lapanese share prices jumped 2.78 per cent, lifted by growing hopes of an economic recovery and by a weaker yen, which is good for exporters. Yesterday's close: 1,023.49 (+11.48) Malaysian shares ended up 1.13 per cent on buying activity in key heavyweights and second-liners. There
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          177 38 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS By Volume cents Vol Golden Agri 41.5 China Hongxing 19 Oceanus 28.5 Cosco Corp 116 Yangzijiang 75.5 KLW Hldgs 4 ChinaSports 19 CapitaLand 341 Noble Grp 155 Swiber 91 IndoAgri 127 Yongnam 20.5 SingTel 304 AusGroup 57.5 Midas 65 4.5 1.0 6.0 6.0
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          105 38 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY May 19 2009 Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.1100 1.1430 Can dollar 1.2500 1.2650 Euro 1.9720 1.9950 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4133 0.4143 NZ dollar 0.8640 0.8830 Sterling pound 2.2310 2.2570 US dollar 1.4560 1.4730 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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        351 39  -  Michelle Tay By AFTER managing to avoid losing $38,500, a former senior vice-president of finance at a publicly traded company now has to pay twice that amount as the penalty for insider trading. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) yesterday took civil penalty enforcement action
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        536 39  -  Alvin Foo Investment company reiterates that it is a long-term investor By THE Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) remains committed to its multibillion-dollar stakes in banking giants Citigroup and ÜBS, reiterating its position as a "long-term" investor. Speculation that GIC and other sovereign wealth
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      432 40  -  Linette Lai Two key groups join hands to promote investment in the firms By START-UP companies are set to receive a much-needed shot in the arm, thanks to a new collaboration between two key organisations. Yesterday, the Singapore Manufacturers' Federation (SMa) signed a memorandum
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      452 40  -  Kate Lim By DESPITE the vast disparity in their relative wealth, East Asia and South Asia could boost their joint economic power if they worked together. Experts attending the Pan-Asian Integration: Linking East and South Asia seminar jointly organised by
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        328 41  -  Joanna Scow 103 firms showcase products and explore opportunities at Commodities Fair By GREAT CHANCE "Such trade shows are an excellent platform to suss out potential opportunities and expand beyond Singapore's shores." SMa president Renny Yeo MORE than 100 Singapore companies are represented
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        243 41 rHTmrriMyhyi In the current volatile market situation, what can I do to enhance my company's resiliency? You can do so by enhancing your business continuity management (BCM). This is a management process that identifies any potential impact that threatens an organisation, and provides a framework for building resilience
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        929 42  -  Gabriel Chen Greenpac advises firms on the most efficient way to pack products By ON THE RIGHT TRACK "When we first started, nobody talked about being green, but somehow you knew that being green was the way to go." Ms Susan Chong, founder of Greenpac
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      576 43  -  Lee Su Shyan NEWS ANALYSIS Oei Hong Leong's lawsuit may prove to be just the tip of the iceberg By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR TYCOON Oei Hong Leong's staggering $1 billion loss has focused attention on the private banking industry, whose spectacular rate of growth
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      398 43 DESPITE the recent uptick in property interest in some countries, the outlook for the sector remains uncertain, an Asian real estate conference heard yesterday. Speaking at Cityscape Asia 2009, Mr Stuart Labrooy, chief executive of Malay-sia-based Axis Reit Management, said the full effects of the credit
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      579 44 Building slump puts question mark over the industry's recovery WASHINGTON: New United States housing starts and permits unexpectedly fell to record lows last month, a government report showed yesterday, dampening market expectations of a rise in the sector after its collapse in mid-2007
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      622 44 SEOUL: The United States may emerge from recession in a technical sense as early as this summer, though a likely worsening of labour conditions means a "depressed economy" could last as long as five more years, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman
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      224 44 SHANGHAI: China will subsidise purchases of cars and home appliances to replace older models, expanding a programme first introduced in rural areas to major cities, its government said yesterday. The decision by the State Council is meant to boost China's domestic demand, supporting
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      455 44 NEW YORK: More than 900 US mid- and small-sized banks could generate losses of US$lOO billion (Ssl47 billion) on commercial real estate loans by the end of next year if the economic meltdown worsens, while total losses at those banks could be double
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      667 45  -  Elizabeth Wilmot MPA refutes report of 735 ships idling in local waters as trade declines By THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has asserted that there are no lay-ups in local port waters, in response to a claim by The New York Times
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        1488 47  -  John lui Expect more brooding heroes and action flicks as movies trail last year's dark undertones If last year's blockbuster movie season was remembered for gritty flicks such as The Dark Knight and Iron Man, then this year could go down in history for giving cinema audiences
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        818 49  -  alison de souza With her 15-year movie dream finally realised, no wonder Sarah Ferguson is one happy royal in london No questions about the royal family, journalists waiting to speak to Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, are told. They are waiting to talk to her
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        499 49  -  ong sor fern ffJTHvi drama THE YOUNG VICTORIA PG/100 minutes/Opens tomorrow The story: This biography is about Queen Victoria's (Emily Blunt) early years and her romance with Prince Albert (Rupert Friend), who later became her husband. The young Victoria, sole heir to the British throne, is kept virtually
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        649 50  -  Rebecca lim Movie premiere turns up the action at the Air and Space Museum where the stars came out to play in Washington dc It was a night at the museum like no other when Hollywood came to Washington DC. Not that the city has not had its
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        288 50  -  John Lui Kiinfix/ mnvip^ whetheryoucaiithem UUUliy lIIUVIUO bro-medies or bromances, movies about men, their buddies and the women in their lives are popular. The link that runs through all of these films is Judd Apatow, the writer-producer-director who created the formula
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        276 50 THE CONSPIRACY (PG) 105 minutes/Opens tomorrow/**-***- The efforts of Ving Rhames, Martin Sheen and Edward Burns cannot save this moribund thriller. IT security specialist Max Peterson (Shane West) obtains a high-tech mobile phone that receives messages from an unknown source giving him tips on avoiding potential disasters and
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        492 50  -  John lui fTvnSvi comedy NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN (PG) 105 minutes/Opens tomorrow/***** The story: Following the adventures in the first movie (Night At The Museum, 2006), former night watchman Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) has become a wealthy but uptight businessman. Then he gets a
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        96 50 SINGAPORE 1. Angels Demons 2. (1) Star Trek 3. (2) X-Men Origins: Wolverine 4. The Uninvited 5. (4) The Ramen Girl 6. Fireball: Muay Thai Dunk (Thai) 7. (5) 17 Again 8. (3) Horsemen 9. Dive (Jap) 10. Henry Poole Is Here Information from the Cinematograph Film
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        849 51  -  alison de souza After his villainous turn in the new Star Trek movie, Eric Bana is all set for some 'stupid crazy stuff in pans 'I only watch DVDs and read V A books. I don't watch television W M or listen to radio because I don't
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        391 51  -  Dave chua THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX (M 18) 150 minutes/Opens tomorrow The story: This docudrama, based on Stefan Aust's best-selling non-fiction book, traces the beginning of the Red Army Faction in Germany. The group organised bombings, robberies, kidnappings and assassinations in the 1960s and *****, and
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      598 52  -  boon chan Stage musical of The Little Nyonya slammed for crude humour, weak plot and lip-synching media correspondent Four days after The Peranakan Ball ended, some fans are still feeling sore about the musical, which has been panned by both critics and audiences. Inspired by the
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      462 52  -  Fiona low When James "JT" Thomas Jr won Survivor: Tocantins on Monday by a unanimous jury vote, it seemed that nice guys do not always finish last. The 24-year-old cattle rancher from Alabama with earnest baby-faced looks and sincere-sounding Southern drawl appeared to
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      484 52  -  nur shakylla saifudin When fast food service staff Doris Chua is at work and it rains, she does not have to fret over her laundry getting wet. Her neighbour, housewife Chua Hoe Ya, has the keys to her flat and will bring it in for her.
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      700 53  -  tara tan Back to stage his latest work, playwright says stories about the heartland not being told arts reporter He was an angry young artist who left Singapore for the United States in 1989 after his first two plays, which had gay themes, were banned
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        417 55 The final performance show airs in Singapore today at 6pm on Star World (Star Hub Channel 18) and at 10pm on Channel 5. The results show airs live at Bam on tomorrow on both Channel 5 and Star World. Los Angeles American Idol finalists
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        225 55 Manila The Philippine government yesterday said it was demanding a formal apology from actor Alec Baldwin (right), over a joke he made on TV on Tuesday last week. The actor told talkshow host David Letterman he was "thinking about getting a Filipina mail-order bride...
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        355 55 Cannes Danish director Lars yon Trier on Monday made no excuses for his film Antichrist, which scandalised the Cannes film festival with its shocking graphic sex and violence. At Sunday's press screening, derisive laughter broke out at key moments, along with gasps of disbelief at
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