The Straits Times, 2 July 2009

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    20 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 THURSDAY, JULY 2 2009 Spl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES
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    Lock icon Bowler gives Singapore its first gold
    272 1  -  COME SHOW YOUR SUPPORT "I just want all Singaporeans to come out and support Team Singapore. I really hope to have more people attending and giving support to the team. I'm sure that's what our players want most." Minister for Community Development, Youth and
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  • INSIDE
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      Lock icon Not all H1N1 cases to be hospitalised
      77 1 FURTHER changes to the way Singapore deals with HINI have been made as more cases come to light. Yesterday, the Health Ministry said not all of those who have come down with the virus will be hospitalised. Those who are not seriously ill
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    • Article
      Lock icon JJ Lin among 6 winners
      55 1 SIX stellar individuals have received Singapore's highest youth accolade. The Singapore Youth Award honours those below 35 who excel in their work and social contributions. The proactive group, including pop star JJ Lin, film-maker Ho Tzu Nyen and national sailer Koh Seng Leong, was announced
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      Lock icon New heights for air hub
      55 1 THE fight to be the premier air hub is tough and Singapore's aviation sector must capitalise on new opportunities. Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, one of the key architects of Singapore's aviation strategy, called on players such as the corporatised Changi Airport Group to meet
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      Lock icon Small retailers get help
      50 1 OWNERS of mom-and-pop shops in the Housing Board heartland are getting retail lessons to fight off competition from major supermarkets and convenience store chains. Subsidised seminars are being offered to small-time retailers on how to create better displays, identify business opportunities and advertise. HOME PAGE Bl
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      Lock icon Bank misled me, says Oei
      71 1 BUSINESSMAN Oei Hong Leong has hit back at claims made by Citibank over his $1 billion foreign exchange losses. The bank has contended that it could not be responsible for losses racked up by a highly sophisticated investor. But Mr Oei said he was misled
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    Lock icon HDB resale prices up 1.2%
    670 1  -  Jessica Cheam Surprise increase in index reverses first quarter's dip to reach new high By PRICES of HDB flats have staged a surprising comeback, reversing a first-quar-ter dip of 0.8 per cent to rise 1.2 per cent in the second quarter and reach a historical
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  • VIEW POINTS
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      Lock icon Malaysia dares to get more inclusive
      91 2 Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak deserves recognition for daring to take a calculated political gamble that a more inclusive economic approach will help boost growth and make wealth redistribution more equitable. With the bumiputera equity minimum (and thus competitive distortions) reduced, Malaysia can bid
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      Lock icon It's not 'us-versus-them'
      29 2 The schism between Singaporeans and foreigners must be removed, as the fates of both groups are closely intertwined, says Leong Chan Hoong. REVIEW PAGE A 24
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      Lock icon Fanatic Aussie fans
      29 2 That's just the way they are, and they've been a highlight in a routine Wimbledon that badly misses Rafael Nadal, says Neil Humphreys. SPORTS PAGE 81l
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      78 2 IN THE article "The 'good deal' that came undone for gamers" on Tuesday, one of the forum message boards was named Play.sg. It should have been Play-SG. THE figures in the pie chart for yesterday's story "Charities raised $687 m last year" were incorrect. The
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  • prime commentary
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      Lock icon Mind your Netiquette
      1014 2  -  Ong Sor Fern Online social networks such as Facebook open up the need for new rules on manners By LIFE! DEPUTY EDITOR ONLINE social media can be an unmapped minefield in terms of etiquette, as I discovered recently. Responding rather innocently to a friend's status update on
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  • prime news
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      Lock icon MM Lee: Let's prepare Changi to stay ahead
      692 3  -  Karamjit Kaur Singapore can capitalise on new opportunities to meet challenges, he says By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT THE fight to be the premier air hub is tough and Singapore's aviation sector must capitalise on new opportunities and growth areas to stay ahead of
      CAROLINE CHIA  -  692 words
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      Lock icon Watch top football the way you prefer
      322 3  -  Marc Lim By SPORTS CORRESPONDENT SINGTEL is offering football fans a unique three-platform viewing experience from its line-up of UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Serie A matches next season. Starting today, fans can register on any one of SingTel's TV, online or
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      Lock icon Soldiers observe SAF Day, honour those who lost lives
      232 4 CITIZEN soldiers in their 20s to 40s donned their uniforms and pledged their allegiance and duty to the nation in ceremonies held around the island to mark Singapore Armed Forces Day yesterday. All told, more than 850 national servicemen (NSmen) and
      LAU FOOK KONG  -  232 words
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      Lock icon Top youth award for JJ Lin, 5 others
      533 4  -  Eisen Teo Singer and fellow recipients active in community projects By POPSTAR JJ Lin may be a hit here and in China and Taiwan for his melodic Mandopop hits, but few know that the 27-year-old musician visited victims of China's devastating earthquake
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      Lock icon 13 hours in the sea, clinging on to wreckage
      1048 8 A MIRACLE OF SURVIVAL "She couldn't feel anything, and found herself in the water. She heard people speaking around her but she couldn't see anyone in the darkness. She's a very timid girl, I never thought she would escape like that."
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    • Article
      Lock icon EU official calls for worldwide blacklist of unsafe airlines
      428 8 BRUSSELS: The European Union's transport chief has called for a worldwide blacklist of unsafe airlines after a Yemeni airliner crashed in the Indian Ocean off the coast of the Comoros islands. "My idea is to propose a worldwide blacklist similar to
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; BLOOMBERG; LOS ANGELES TIMES  -  428 words
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      Lock icon Whole world in high-res, 3D images
      442 9 US-Japanese mapping project covers 99% of Earth's land mass LOS ANGELES: The most complete map of the earth's surface ever produced has been published, thanks to a US-Japanese collaboration. Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry worked with Nasas Jet Propulsion Laboratory to create
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  • prime h1n1 pandemic
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      Lock icon H1N1-ready clinics to play a bigger role
      524 6  -  Jessica Jaganathan In a move to mitigation phase, first stop may now not be a hospital By PEOPLE suspected of having the HINI virus will no longer be automatically sent to the hospital. Instead, those who show symptoms, which include a fever, cough
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      Lock icon Kidney man and diabetic Thai girl die
      316 6 BANGKOK: A 47-year-old man in Bangkok and a 15-year-old girl are the latest HINI-related deaths, bringing Thailand's total to five. Mr Paichit Warachit, deputy permanent secretary of the Public Health Ministry, said that both had underlying medical problems including a kidney infection in
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      Lock icon Closed: Four kindergartens
      170 6  -  LEOW SI WAN FOUR kindergartens are known to be closed this week one because of a confirmed Influenza A (H1N1) case, and the other three, as a precaution. Ascension Kindergarten, in Francis Thomas Drive near Potong Pasir, has a teacher who tested HINI positive on Tuesday. The
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      Lock icon PARTY-GOERS MAKE BEELINE FOR BUTTER FACTORY
      119 6 The Butter Factory hardly missed a beat, despite being closed for a week. By 11pm yesterday, an hour after it opened its doors, a queue of more than 200 had formed outside the popular club at One Fullerton. The only sign that things were
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      Lock icon RP stays open but puts in place more measures
      479 6  -  Leow Si Wan By REPUBLIC Polytechnic (RP) has ruled out a full closure for now, even as the number of HINI cases there edges towards 100. It will instead stagger break times, and get its staff and students to take their
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    • FLUSHOTS
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        Lock icon KL's saliva test rule
        71 6 KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign tourists and Malaysians arriving from abroad will have to take saliva tests if screening carried out at the airport and customs checkpoints shows that they have HINI flu symptoms, Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai said yesterday. If the test result is positive, the
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        Lock icon Face mask a must
        63 6 JAKARTA: Indonesia has made it compulsory for all visitors from countries affected by the HINI flu to wear face masks when they arrive at the country's airports or other entry points. All passengers will be scanned for fever, the health ministry said, adding that it will
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        Lock icon Wimbledon plays safe
        51 6 WIMBLEDON: More Wimbledon staff have come down with flu-like symptoms but organisers said no personnel has been diagnosed with the HINI flu. All-England Club spokesman Johnny Perkins said yesterday that 28 staff out of 6,000 have been asked to stay at home because of flu symptoms. ASSOCIATED
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        Lock icon Tamiflu still effective
        49 6 GENEVA: Existing anti-viral treatments are effective against the HINI flu, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday, describing a reported case of resistance to Tamiflu in Denmark as isolated. "We are not changing our recommendations regarding the anti-virals existing today," a WHO spokesman said. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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      Lock icon H1N1 & the workplace
      745 6 H1N1 the workplace ASK MOM THE Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has released a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) for employees and employers to help them handle the impact of the HINI virus on the workplace. This is an edited excerpt of the FAQs. MINIMISING DISRUPTIONS How can companies ensure
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      Lock icon PAS Youth causes a stir with overture
      843 10  -  Carolyn Hong HAZLIN HASSAN Invite to Umno Youth for talks rocks PR's shaky boat By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF DAP quits PR alliance in Kedah KUALA LUMPUR: The Democratic Action Party (DAP) has pulled out of the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition in Kedah over
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        Lock icon Plagued by green menace
        69 11 Environmental agency officials clearing algae from a canal on the outskirts of Shanghai yesterday. China's rush to modernise has led to lakes becoming infested by algae that feed on sewage and farm and factory run-off. Chaohu in eastern Anhin, the fifth-largest freshwater lake in China, is
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        Lock icon China's backdown on PC filter hailed
        457 11 But censorship rules unlikely to be eased, analysts warn BEIJING: China's ambitions to tighten control of the Internet with filtering software became a show of the limits of its power yesterday, as activists and industry groups welcomed an abrupt delay of the contentious plan.
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        Lock icon KL police act against e-gambling
        218 11 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police have arrested several individuals involved in gambling via the Internet, as the authorities stepped up measures against e-gambling. The police did not reveal how many were arrested. City police chief Deputy Commissioner Datuk Wira Sabtu Osman said the authorities were taking
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        Lock icon Yuan faces virtual threat from QQ coin
        326 11 SHANGHAI: It's the hottest currency in China but it's not the yuan. Known as Q.Q. coin, it is China's most popular virtual currency which can be traded and exchanged for real goods. The coins, produced by Chinese Internet giant Tencent, are so popular
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        Lock icon Candidates' spouses chip in to rally support
        1085 12  -  Salim Osman They burnish the presidential hopefuls' image in bid to win over voters By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT POLLS: 6 DAYS TO GO JAKARTA: Mrs Rugaiyah Usman Wiranto, complete with her trademark headscarf, spoke to hundreds of students and teachers on leadership of an
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        Lock icon Myanmar visit a test of credibility for UN Sec-Gen
        646 12  -  Nirmal Ghosh NEWS ANALYSIS By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT Ban Xi Moon on visit to Spore UNITED Nations Secretary-General Ban Xi Moon will call on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana today, at the start of a two-day working visit to
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        Lock icon Foreign traders flock to gem show in Yangon
        220 12 YANGON: An annual gem show in Myanmar has attracted more than 3,000 foreign gem traders, the highest number recorded in the last few years. The gem merchants attending the show at the Myanmar Convention Centre here are mainly from China, Hong Kong,
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        Lock icon US-tracked North Korean ship 'turning back'
        507 15 US officials say vessel with suspicious cargo heading back north, away from Myanmar SEOUL: A North Korean ship under scrutiny for more than a week by the United States Navy had changed course and was heading back the way it came, US officials said,
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        Lock icon Protests as HK marks 12 years of Chinese rule
        492 15 HONG KONG: Ten of thousands of people took to the streets in Hong Kong yesterday to push for democratic rights, amid a slumping economy and rising unemployment, on the 12th anniversary of the territory's return to Chinese rule. Demonstrators carried signs
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        Lock icon Foreign journalists' club accused of lese majeste
        158 15 BANGKOK: The entire board of the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand (FCCT) has been accused of committing lese majeste insulting the monarchy a crime with a maximum imprisonment sentence of 15 years. This is the first time in its five-decade history that the
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        Lock icon No deal on S. Korea's labour reform
        396 15 SEOUL: South Korean lawmakers failed to strike a compromise on a labour reform law by midnight on Tuesday, the deadline, putting tens of thousands of contract workers at risk of layoffs if employers refuse to offer them permanent jobs. The ruling Grand National
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        Lock icon 17-year wait for report on Ayodhya mosque attack
        394 15 NEW DELHI: Seventeen years after the destruction of the Babri Masjid which triggered massive Hindu-Muslim riots in India, the commission set up to probe the event has finally submitted its report. The inquiry cost a reported 80 million rupees (552.4 million) and
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        Lock icon 2 new faces in Aso's Cabinet
        666 15 Analysts say appointments are cosmetic and won't boost ruling party's election chances TOKYO: Unpopular Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso yesterday abandoned a revamp of his top party line-up in the face of opposition from party heavyweights, managing to name only two new Cabinet ministers
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        Lock icon India sets up four anti-terror centres
        497 16 With the regional bases, govt expects faster response to any attack MUMBAI: India's first four regional units for specialist anti-terror troops have opened in a space of 24 hours, fulfilling a government pledge after criticisms of the military's slow response to last year's attacks
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    • world international
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        Lock icon Obama warns of more Iraq violence
        418 18 Landmark pullout of US troops marred by bomb attack that kills 33 BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces were in control of towns and cities nationwide yesterday after the pullout of United States troops six years after the invasion, but a bloody car bombing underscored the tough
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        Lock icon Vegetarians less likely to get cancer
        569 19 In cancers of the blood, risk is 45% lower than for meat eaters: Study LONDON: Vegetarians are 12 per cent less likely to develop cancer than meat eaters and the advantage is particularly marked when it comes to cancers of the blood, British researchers
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        Lock icon Two Aussie families win $117m lottery
        201 19 SYDNEY: Two Australian households were in shock yesterday after winning the nation's big-gest-ever lottery jackpot, worth more than AS$lOO million (Ssll7 million). An estimated 10 million people purchased tickets for Tuesday night's much-anticipated Oz Lotto draw, with frenzied sales driving the scheduled As9o million
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        Lock icon Daily sex boosts sperm quality
        343 19 PARIS: Cycle less and have more sex if you want to be a father. These are among some of the findings from studies presented at the annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Amsterdam. The four-day conference, which ended yesterday,
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        Lock icon Democrats win Senate seat after 8 months
        541 20 Franken's victory gives party leeway to push through votes on Bills MINNEAPOLIS: Comedian turned Democrat politician Al Franken has been declared winner of a Senate seat in Minnesota, clearing the way for President Barack Obama's party to secure a critical majority. Ending one
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      • IN BRIEF
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          Lock icon Another racial attack
          165 20 MELBOURNE: An Indian student yesterday described how youths tore off his turban and tried to hack off his hair in Australia's latest apparent race attack, which came despite an official crackdown on hate crimes. Mr Resham Singh said six youths racially taunted him and threatened to kill
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          Lock icon Odd greens OK
          146 20 BRUSSELS: Bendy cucumbers, knobbly carrots and other strangely shaped fruit and vegetables, long the source of jibes over European Union micro-regulation, were allowed back onto European supermarket shelves yesterday. EU Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel admitted on Tuesday that the rules on the curvature and shape of
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          Lock icon Waterfall spot reopens
          108 20 GUIYANG: The entrance to south-west China's Huangguoshu Waterfall was reopened to visitors yesterday, a day after police cleared a protest that prevented the movement of about 3,000 tourists. More than 100 villagers blocked the entrance to China's largest waterfall scenic spot in Guizhou province on Monday and
          XINHUA  -  108 words
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          Lock icon Getting tough on illegals
          80 20 SYDNEY: Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd yesterday pledged a "hardline" approach on illegal immigrants, following reports that thousands of refugees are headed for the country. Mr Rudd said he would not underestimate the scale of the problem after a boat carrying 194 asylum seekers was intercepted
          AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  80 words
        • Article
          Lock icon Fatal stabbing in court
          80 20 DRESDEN: A 28-year-old defendant stabbed a 32-year-old female witness to death yesterday in a courtroom in Dresden in eastern Germany, police and prosecutors said. The man was overpowered and is being interrogated, they added. Following the attack, which happened at 10.30 am, the court was sealed
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      417 21 TWO critical tests await the investment policy changes Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced on Tuesday. First, market liberalisation will push the economy further towards international competitiveness. But will it succeed in attracting enough investment to help avoid a recession in the short term
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      752 21  -  Tommy Koh By Leong Ching The right of a person to safe and affordable water is a basic human right. It is a great shame that, at the beginning of the 21st century, about one billion out of six billion
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      686 21  -  Richard Halloran By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES So far, 708 US military people have been killed and 3,063 wounded. The Centre for Defence Information estimates that Afghanistan has cost US$44O billion (***** billion) since 2001. IN JANUARY 1842, a British column of 4,500
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        879 22  -  Leong Chan Hoong By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The "us versus them" schism must be removed. The fates of residents and non-residents are closely intertwined. The way to realise the Singapore Promise is to appreciate the contribution of all stakeholders to the well-being of
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        762 22  -  ROSS DOUTHAT By When it comes to divorce rates and out-of-wedlock births, Americans with graduate degrees are still living in the *****. It's the rest of the country that marries impulsively, divorces frequently, and bears a rising percentage of its children outside marriage. JUNE'S
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        756 22  -  Ching Cheong By SENIOR WRITER THE crackdown on several senior Guangdong provincial officials for corruption could herald a new round of power struggle ahead of the ruling Chinese Communist Party's 18th national congress in 2012. The latest head to roll in China's most affluent
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        338 23 The law says "Pets cannot be brought to any licensed food retail outlets for public hygiene reasons." MR S. SATISH APPOO, Director, Environmental Health Department, National Environment Agency: "I refer to Mr Lawrence Mui's letter last Friday, 'Have a section for pet lovers in eateries'. Under the Environmental
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        165 23 Animal abuse MR BENNIE CHEOK: "Tuesday's report, 'Dog found with hind paw severed', which showed a picture of the dog (right) with its hind leg bone dangling is shocking. I cannot imagine that the metal trap, seen in movies used by trappers
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        371 23 WATER SUPPLY I REFER to the report on Tuesday, "Singapore firms score big with water tech deals". We may be pleased with the progress we have made and continue to make with waste-water reclamation and desalination, which enable us to reduce if not eliminate our dependence on
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        356 23 NOISE POLLUTION How about it? "Levy an inconvenience fee that can be given to neighbours who bear the brunt of the noise." MR TAY XIONG SHENG: "I empathise with Madam Shirley Woon's predicament in Forum Online yesterday ('Family flees HDB home for respite from
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        463 23 DBS Bank and POSB are... "Quick to cut meagre interest rates for savings, but have not reduced their home loan interest rate since November 2006." DR CHIA SHYH CHIUAN: "I am dismayed by yesterday's report, 'DBS and POSB cut savings rates'. DBS Bank and POSB are quick to cut
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      772 25  -  Jessica Lim HDB seminars, website give small shops a boost against bigger rivals By TOOLS TO COMPETE Lessons on better sales practices Tips on how to spruce up displays Guidance on how to keep up with latest retail trends A Web directory to help the
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      628 26  -  Ang Yiying At least 80 activities planned for National Orange Ribbon event By Orange Ribbon events NATIONAL ORANGE RIBBON CELEBRATIONS 2009 CARNIVAL Multi-cultural performances, chances to try ethnic foods, cultural and sporting activities, and the unveiling of a structure made up of folded paper stars by
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      566 27  -  Carolyn Quek KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN Enforcement agencies pick brains of foreign experts to be ready for IRs' opening By b MORE ONLINE View video on symposium on www.razor.tv IN SIX months or so, the jackpot machines in the two casinos in Singapore will start pealing, and
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      298 27  -  CAROLYN QUEK KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN A MINI-EXHIBITION showing the evolution of gaming technology is being held on the sidelines of the two-day symposium. On show is a vintage stand-alone jackpot machine, next to its fully electronic present-day cousin that does not spit out tokens but promises
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      261 28 A GUARANTEED roof over their heads and three square meals a day do not mean prisoners here are oblivious to the pressures of the free world outside. This was aptly shown in one inmate's painting called "Shh! No Recession! See No Recession! Speak No Recession! Hear
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      131 28 EAST-BOUND train services on the East-West Line between Outram Park and City Hall stations were disrupted for 25 minutes yesterday at about 6.50 pm, when a train broke down. The train stalled due to a fault while it was at the Outram Park station. Passengers were asked
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      667 28  -  Teh Joo Lin Man jailed 6 weeks, fined and barred for a year By THE speeding trailer swerved, hit a van and a taxi, and then ploughed into a lamp post and trees at the centre divider of the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) towards
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      347 30  -  Elena Chong By COURTS CORRESPONDENT BAITED by his long-time colleague during a heated exchange, a hardware store helper threw hot water over him, a district court heard yesterday. The scalding incident last Sept 4 resulted in the victim being hospitalised for 10
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      250 30  -  GOH Yl HAN THREE million contraband cigarettes were seized on June 20, after they were found hidden behind boxes of bamboo chopsticks. The haul is the largest discovered in more than two years, since a February 2007 catch involving 3.5 million illegal
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      482 30  -  K.C. Vijayan WAKE-UP CALL FOR INSURERS Judge explains why he rejected insurer's claim in Jurong Port death By LAW CORRESPONDENT AN INSURANCE case, involving a man who was killed at Jurong Port in 2005, is a "wake-up call" for contract documents to be worded carefully,
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        92 30 TWO laptops were stolen in separate break-ins this week. In the first incident, an office director, 41, returned to his Ayer Rajah Crescent office after the weekend to find his $3,000 laptop missing. The windows in the front and back of the office had been
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        55 30 A TAXI driver died in hospital following a crash in Punggol Field on Tuesday morning. The 48-year-old is believed to have lost control of his vehicle along the two-lane road, which swerved before hitting the centre divider. No one else was hurt. Witnesses may call the
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        74 30 A 42-YEAR-OLD man was charged yesterday with molesting his teenage stepdaughter and intruding into her privacy. He allegedly touched her private parts in a Jurong flat between 2006 and 2007, when she was between 13 and 14 years old. In May 2007, he is said to
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        92 30 A MAN was jailed 18 months yesterday for conspiring with another person to dispose of vehicles believed to be stolen in Malaysia. Sim Ghee Kiat, 27, admitted to two charges of conspiracy to export a Toyota Fortuner and a Mercedes-Benz, which he had reason to
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        102 30 A MAN who harboured a Filipina for almost 4V2 years was jailed six months yesterday. Samuel Wong Khan Meng, 35, pleaded guilty to putting up Genevieve Villacora Tanghal, 25, in his home, then in McNair Road, from May 2004 until last October. He had picked her up
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      377 31  -  Tessa Wong Only 41% plan to spend less, down from 64% last year, survey shows By SINGAPOREANS are getting more optimistic about the future, with fewer planning to cut back on their spending, a survey has shown. The latest MasterCard Worldwide survey on the purchasing priorities
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      59 31 Mr Sam Tan Chin Siong being sworn in as Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, and the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, by President S R Nathan at a ceremony at the Istana yesterday. Mr Tan is an MP
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      321 31  -  LIM WEI CHEAN A NEW course here will give unemployed white-collar workers a chance to acquire new skills for the growing meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (Mice) industry. The first 14 students enrolled in the Professional Conversion Programme for Mice and events
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      672 32  -  Terrence Voon New Hui Fen bowls her opponents over to clinch Spores first gold By WHEN New Hui Fen came home with a silver medal in the Schools National B Division bowling competition three years ago, she wept bitterly. There were no such emotions on show yesterday afternoon,
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      448 32  -  Jeanette Wang By IMAGINE running at full speed with a 4.5 m pole in hand, then planting the slender contraption into the ground to propel yourself more than a storey high, only to free fall straight back down with a huge thud. Pole
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      575 33  -  Wang Meng Meng But a battling Muhaimin stands tall even as the hosts crash out Singapore 0 China 3 By AYG football Yesterday Group A Singapore 0 China 3 Iran 4 Thailand 0 Today Group B North Korea v Laos (spm, Temasek Poly) South Korea v Saudi
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      237 33  -  JONATHAN WONG "I got a bit nervous at the end and it's a shame. I was quite close to getting a medal." JODIE TAN, Singapore shooter, who was fifth IT WAS her first overseas competition but Chinese shooter Zhong Chunchan held her nerve
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        98 33 INDIA'S girls' basketball team were awarded a walkover in their game against Bahrain yesterday. This, after the technical official in charge of the match deemed the Bahrainis to be in violation of world body Fiba's dress code. The team were wearing long pants. According to the International Basketball
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        71 33 SINGAPORE Byte CII sailor Darren Choy continued his fine start at the Asian Youth Games by finishing second and first in his two races yesterday. He has four points and leads closest rival Pongwichean Supakon of Thailand by three points after five races. Darren's teammate, Najwa
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        53 33 SINGAPORE'S Melvin Goh and Qing Shan succumbed to nerves and lost 17-21, 14-21 to Sri Lanka in their beach volleyball opener at Sentosa's Siloso Beach yesterday. But they made amends later by beating Japan 21-14, 21-18. The girls' team of Dorita Peng and Tan Vi Ting beat
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        33 33 SINGAPORE'S boys and girls' basketball teams lost to China in their opening group matches at Anglican High School yesterday. The Chinese boys won 34-21 while their girls crushed Singapore 33-7.
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      726 34  -  Jeanette Wang Lin Xinyi Runner misses heat after HINI alarm; Spore paddlers also draw fears By "I'm quite angry. I was crying." ZACHARY RYAN DEVARAJ (right), who was held in isolation at the Games Village awaiting test results for the HINI flu virus and
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      451 34  -  Christopher Ong By A HUSH descended upon the Toa Payoh Swimming Complex yesterday the moment Chinese diver Liv Tian's third dive was ruled a failed attempt. For the 15-year-old was the clear favourite at the Asian Youth Games girls' 3-metre diving final,
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      485 34  -  Leonard Lim By IT WILL be an initiation of sorts for China's swimming contingent when they plunge into the Singapore Sports School pool, starting today. For the 11 Chinese teenagers, the Asian Youth Games are their first taste of a major overseas competition. Still, they
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      382 34 Athletics Girls Pole vault: 1 Xv Huiqin (Chn) 3.75 m 2 Remi Odajima (Jpn) 3.55 3 Jong Un Sim (Prk) 3.00. Shot put: 1 Nazanin Golahmadi (Iri) 8.7/ m 2 Ba Fatima Omar (Qat) 8.21. Triple jump: 1 Kirn Jong Gum (Prk) 12.34 m 2 Yang Xiuhong (Chn) 12.17
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      621 35 WIMBLEDON Quarter-finals Men's singles Roger Federer (Sui) bt Ivo Karlovic (Cro) 6-3 7-5 7-6 (7-3), Tommy Haas (Ger) bt Novak Djokovic (Srb) 7-5 7-6 (8-6) 4-6 6-3, Andy Murray (Gbr) bt Juan Carlos Ferrero (Esp) 7-5 6-3 6-2. Wimbledon Championships: Day 11 Live, Ch24, 7pm
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      498 35 Women's semi-finals Dinara Safina (1) v Venus Williams (3) Head to head: Venus leads 2-1 The world No. 1 won their most recent encounter in the semi-finals in Rome. But that was on clay, and today's match will be on grass, Venus' favourite surface.
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      620 35  -  Neil Humphreys LIGHTERSIDE By WIMBLEDON is a creature of habit and the creatures are displaying their usual habits. There is too much grunting, lament the purists. They grunt; they pout; they emit orgasmic screams. They grunt on every single point. But that's
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        53 35 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Brunei DPMM beat Balestier Khalsa 2-0 yesterday in an S-League football match, continuing their perfect run at home. Shahrazen Said scored in the 10th minute to give DPMM an early lead. Rene Komar completed the victory with a late goal in
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        55 35 PARIS: Japan's bid to host the 2019 Rugby World Cup and base a group in Hong Kong and Singapore is likely to be approved after rights holders Rugby World Cup gave the proposal the thumbs-up. The International Rugby Board will make the decision
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      289 35  -  Leonard Lim By THE Singapore Athletic Association (SAA) has hired Steven Yeo as its chief executive officer (CEO). He fills the position left vacant by Christina Tay, who quit in March. SAA president Loh Lin Kok said yesterday: "Steven started work today
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      54 36 Even Real Madrid's €67 million (*****.8 million) signing Kaka seemed overawed as he was presented with the No. 8 shirt at a packed Bernabeu on Tuesday. Cristiano Ronaldo will be unveiled on Monday and Kaka said: "It'll be a privilege to play with him. There's no room
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      445 36 Transfer talk Newly-promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers broke their transfer record after splashing out £6.5 million (5515.5 million) for Reading striker Kevin Doyle. Liverpool midfielder and Real Madrid target Xabi Alonso has reportedly told his agent he wants his future resolved by July 19. Blackburn Rovers have signed
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      170 32 Wv m^ CHINESE UPSET Unfancied South Korean Kirn Na Mi wins AYG diving gold. 810 zw^\ WF_Mmmm\ 4 SERB OUT Tommy Haas knocks Novak Djokovic out of Wimbledon. 81l O WHAT'S ONLINE MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Don't write me off: Mosley. Cheers for flame.
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      191 34 (50m breast heats, 9.56 am), Deborah Chua (100 m back heats, 9.56 am), Rainer Ng and Yeo Chia Chen (100 m back heats, 9.57 am) Rachel Goh and Tiffany Koh (200 m fly heats, 10.02 am), Joseph Schooling and Daniel Tay (200 m fly heats, 10.11 am) Athletics Syafiq Poh
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      189 36 "The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 1 Timothy 1:14 LEONG KIM POH Age: 87 Was called home to be with the Lord on 1 July 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones
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      165 36 LOW TIAM CHOON Age: 54 passed away peacefully on 30 June 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Chua Eng Kiat Father-in-law: Chua Teck Loon Mother-in-law: Yap Yeg Eng Sons: Chua Khong Wae, Nixon Chua Khong Jun, Brian Chua Khong Jui, Jeremy Brothers-in-law: Spouses: Chua Eng Chye, Darren Thng Lian Bee,
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      89 36 Bismillaahnir Rahmaanir Raheem In the name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful SHAHRUKH S.F. SOMJEE, Aged 62 passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Ist July 2009. Wife: Naseem Mimi Somjee Daughter: Naazli Somjee Sons: Salman Somjee, Hussain Somjee Sister: Yasmin Somjee Father-in-law: Ameerali Jumabhoy and members of the Jumabhoy
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      24 36 RAMESHNAIR Departed: *****992 Fl In Everloving Memory Of I PALAT GOVINDAN NAIR Departed: *****2000 ondiy remembered by Family, Relatives Frier SARASAMMA Deported: 22/8/2006 ids
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      91 36 TAN Al NGAN Age: 60 Passed away peacefully on 30 June 2009, dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Mother-in-law: How Yeok Hai Husband: Jong See Hung Son: Jong Sze Hong Raymond Daughter: Jong Li Heng Vivien Son-in-law: Wong Wei Ming Mervin Grandsons: Wong Chin Han Declan Wong Chuan
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      73 37 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to our Group Executive Director Mr Herman Kwok Siow Wei on the demise of his beloved mother Mdm Chung Hon Soon Departed on 30 June 2009 From the Management and Staff of: Fabri-Tech Components Group of Companies Fabri-Tech Components (Singapore) Pte Ltd Fabri-Tech Components
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      8 37 J. PAUL LAWSON 23 Feb 1932-02 Jul 2008
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      37 37 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of X VICTOR JOOSA Departed on 2 July 2008 Fondly loved deeply mourned Heart of my heart, I miss you so. Dearly missed, remembered cherished by loving wife, Rosabelle and family members.
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      110 37 In Memoriam "Always playing singles, never doubles till him Never had a pal to share my troubles with till him He filled up my lonely life, filled it to the brim There could never ever be another one like him" 'The Producers' Life has not been the same without him.
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      53 37 Forever in our hearts Ist Anniversary Memorial Service In Loving Memory of Levin Angsana 3rd July 2009 Friday, 3rd July 2009, 6 to 8 pm. SMU Administration Building. Level 7 Function Room. 81 Victoria Street, Singapore. Friends, relatives, colleagues, SMU students and staff are cordially invited. Light dinner will be
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      21 37 In Loving Memory of GAN WEE TECK Departed 2 July 1999 Dearly missed and always remembered by family and loved ones.
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      87 37 THALAI THEVASAM Ist Anniversary M. BANUMATHI Departed on 15 July 2008 Dearly missed always remembered by: Husband: K. Mohan Raj Son: Daughters: Mothana Vicknesh Waran M. Dharani M. Jannani Father-in-law: Mother-in-law: R. Krishnavenu K. Vasundala Brother: Sister: K. Saravanan family K. Thanapackiam family Morning prayers will be held at Blk
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      68 37 ATHMASHANTHI POOJA We, The Family Of The Late CHELLAMMA RAJAMMA Departed on 18 June 2009 wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives and friends for their condolences, assistance, attendance, donations and wreaths during our recent bereavement. ATHMASHANTHIPOOJA will be held tomorrow, 3 July 2009 at 7.30pm
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      27 37 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of the Late ADRIAN SIN TOOK CHEE Departed 30 June 2009 From: The Commissioner Staff of Immigration Checkpoints Authority
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      92 37 "The Lord Is My Shepherd, I Shall Not Want.' Psalms 23:1 ADRIAN SIN FOOK CHEE AGE: 60 was called home to be with The Lord on 30 June 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Monica Ma Son: Eugene Sin Yu Xiang Daughter: Rachel Sin Yu King Brothers, Sisters, Brothers-in-law, Sisters-in-law,
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      11 36 For the loved ones whom you remember.. "In Memoriam" mats CLASSIFIED
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      255 36 "My wife Ana is unhappy mj^HfiUilUftil in Manchester but I'm not changing my mind." Today nl°,f h DG,am^ii C x NEMAN JA VIDIC, Manchester S^cffiS gffiSffi!" United defender, who says he has 6.30pm). rejected rival offers, and his wife s Table tennis (Chii9, 8.30 am). pleas, to stay at Old
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      22 39 DIRECTOR TRAINING The Malaysian experience and how Singapore could learn from it. Don't miss it in BT today. sf2i The Business Times
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      815 42  -  Joyce Teo Suburban home sales prop up market; experts surprised at drop given buying craze last month By PROPERTY CORRESPONDENT POSSIBLE PICKUP "Should the current momentum hold, we can expect private property prices to increase by 5 per cent to 8 per cent
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      824 42  -  Lee Su Shyan By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR Mr Oei is alleging that the bank's inclusion of a certain US$5O million (Ss72 million) sum in his trading lines had misled him about his trading exposure. BUSINESSMAN Oei Hong Leong has hit back at claims made by
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        520 38  -  Yang Huiwen BULLS AND BEARS Volume sinks to 4-month low but bargain-hunting sparks pick-up at close By SINGAPORE'S bourse was in subdued mood yesterday with trading volume plummeting to a four-month low. The market opened on a poor note with the benchmark Straits
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        345 38  -  Francis Chan By The project will comprise about lOOha of residential and commercial land, and 80ha of public park space. It is expected to be completed in 2014. SINO-SINGAPORE Tianjin Eco-City Investment and Development Company (SSTEC) yesterday inked a deal with China's
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          94 38 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 764 million shares worth $676.7 million UP DOWN Gainers: 233 Losers: 161 Unchanged: 868 Mid Cap 528.33 10.30 Basic materials 262.88 5.90 Utilities 375.27 3.94 Small Cap 423.02 3.93 Industrials 510.50 6.08 Financials 585.51 6.67 All Share 572.85 5.75 Consumer goods 590.29 4.76 Technology 527.43 6.51
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          203 38 [-A| [.A| B~^J Yesterday's close: Yesterday's close: Yesterday's close: 1,079.4 (+4.16) 1,411.66 (+21.59) 14,645.47 (+151.63) Malaysian shares rose 0.39 South Korean shares rose Indian shares rose 1.05 per per cent on sustained buying 1.55 per cent on buying by cent on interest in select interest by government-linked institutional investors,
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          399 38 IMH 2800 83.9 DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 ***** 50.0 RSH Ltd 73.5 33.5 OCBCCap 5.1%NCPS 100 .9444 32.0 lardine CSC 1950 30.0 Fotal Access 110 28.2 DBXT S8P Short 10USS 6790 26.0 STXP0 100 1334 26.0 ISH 1490 23.2 Venture Corp 720 22.0 Lyxor China H
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          399 38 5GX.ES.O9O7 725 <IA.ES.0907 1330 (ep Corp.ES.0907 698 JBS.ES.0907 1194 1CBC Bk.ES.0907 669 iukitSemW*****8 137 !IA BNP eCW*****3 42.5 >GXMBLeCW*****3 59.5 )BSHBLeCW*****1 30 ranlord MBLeCW*****4 28.5 !TI 2350 DBeCW*****1 42 ;apitalanBNPePW***** 32.5 :apitalanMBLePW***** 33.5 ;apitalandDBePW***** 26 )BSMBLeCW*****2 28.5 JOB BNP eCW*****8 30 :apitalanMBLeCW***** 37.5 )BS DB ePW*****9 21
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          179 38 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS By Volume CENTS Vol FrasersComm Infinio NOLR ChinaSports China NTown RafflesEdu NOL Genting SP StraitsAsia AusGroup Golden Agri Healthway larip Tpph STI 2350 DBeCWD910bl'"" CapitaLand 21 5.5 16.5 15 12 58.5 149 70 181 52 38.5 11 3 42 375 -3.0
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          105 38 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY July Ol 2009 Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.1580 1.1930 Can dollar 1.2390 1.2540 Euro 2.0210 2.0450 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4109 0.4118 NZ dollar 0.9280 0.9490 Sterling pound 2.3710 2.4000 US dollar 1.4400 1.4570 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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          395 38 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R■V0L '000 DAY HIGH LOW GROSS YIELD NET M CAP P/E $MIL 521.9 263.6 1208 164 322 1/15.3 460 91 79.9 442 3304 1740 1956 1092 304.3 230 855 24/ 800 1622 3/4 201 430 293
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          636 38 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R■V0L '000 DAY HIGH LOW GROSS YIELD NET M CAP P/E $MIL 114 90 255 127 68.5 178 146.8 125 51/.3 53 148 152./ 261 115 130 230 6/8 268 300 246 163 3/2.8 545
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        495 39  -  Alvin Foo MALAYSIAN POLICY CHANGES Equity and property liberalisation likely to entice foreign investors By DIFFERENT STRENGTHS "Malaysia is a lot cheaper, and Singapore is more established. It will attract different investors." Mr Tim Murphy, managing director and founder of property investment firm IP Global
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          62 39 JILIN Midas Aluminium Industries Company, the aluminium alloy unit of Singapore Ex-change-listed Midas Holdings, has secured its first two downstream fabrication contracts. The deals worth about 73.8 million yuan (5515.7 million) were awarded by CNR Tangshan Railway Vehicles Co and are expected to be delivered
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          61 39 SEMBAWANG Engineers and Constructors has been awarded a $378 million contract to build two stations Botanic Gardens and Stevens for the Downtown Line 2 by the Land Transport Authority. The Punj Lloyd Group subsidiary will start work on the two sites in the third quarter of
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          47 39 AUSTRALAND, a unit of Capitaland, said yesterday that the maturity date for its As9so million (551.12 billion) multi-option facility has been extended for one year to June 18, 2011. This follows its repayment of a A 5563 million commercial mortgage-backed securities facility last month.
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          54 39 KEPPEL Seghers, a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Integrated Engineering Limited, has secured an €11 million (5522.4 million) contract to provide equipment for a waste-to-en-ergy plant in Hangu, Tianjin. The contract was awarded by Tianjin Binhai Environmental Industry Development and the plant is expected to
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          43 39 GLOBAL Testing Corporation yesterday appointed Mr Ho Heng Chun as chief executive and president. Mr Ho, 56, the former chief executive and president of Pontex Group, will be responsible for management and operational matters of the mainboard-listed technology firm.
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      262 40 TOKYO: Japanese business morale improved less than expected last month, plagued by doubts about the global economy, giving the central bank little room to retreat from ruptured finance markets. Large manufacturers their export markets wrecked by the financial crisis plan a
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      638 40 Contraction slowing further; factory index at 10-month high NEW YORK: Manufacturing in the United States shrank last month at the slowest pace in 10 months, another sign that the worst of the recession may be over. The Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) factory
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      348 40 HOUSTON: A federal judge has ordered Texas financier Allen Stanford, accused of a US$7 billion (Sslo billion) fraud, to be held without bail until trial. United States prosecutors had argued that Stanford, who faces life in prison if convicted on all charges contained in
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      Lock icon Wealthy investors still cautious, fear further price falls: Poll
      333 41  -  Gabriel Chen By Many have stayed out of the stock market, fearing that the speed and severity of the downturn may lead to further market plunges. HIGH net worth individuals are sitting on the fence because they are afraid of major
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      592 41  -  Yang Huiwen New issues have to be priced cheaper; only 3 listings in first half of year By MORE RISK AVERSE NOW "Investors have to be more selective of the companies. The natural concern for smaller market capitalisation deals for institutional investors is whether
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      140 41 HEATEC Jietong Holdings, a niche provider of piping services to shipyards, is the latest to brave choppy market waters with an initial public offering (IPO) on the Catalist board. The firm, whose clients include Keppel Shipyard and ST Marine, hopes to raise net proceeds
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      115 42 *m WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm cause hyperinflation." MOST-READ ONLINE Sombre prospects for fresh grads. YOUR SAY After dipping slightly in the first MOST COMMENTED quarter, HDB prices are on the rise DBS and POSB cut savings rates. again, hitting a new record during the Says
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      538 43 m wM mrn^^ wm\ m 1 mv m} 'A \m^ I mm m m \m\ 1 >W >W m 1 :j^" vX/ The dance scene here suffers DESIGN: SALLY LAM PHOTOS: ISTOCKPHOTO, DESMOND FOO, REUTERS 2009 Reasons I to enjoy Singapore V m^WP V may Ha HBHH^S "Q" [iT i
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES Life!
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        2440 44  -  tara tan While many youngsters take up ballet, the dance scene has too few trained professionals arts reporter 30 years later... 'In Singapore, I think people still scratch their heads when you tell them you want to be a dancer' Han Kee Juan (above and left) 'It's hard
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        405 44 'I thought Singapore needed another dance company. If I had stayed on in Spain and done my own thing, it would have been a waste that the knowledge was not passed on' Kuik Swee Boon (above), on leaving top Spanish company Compania Nacional de Danza in 2007
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        590 45 Berlin German choreographer Pina Bausch (right), who combined potent drama and dream-like movement to create a powerful form of dance theatre that influenced generations of dancemakers, died on Tuesday in Wuppertal, Germany. She was 68. The cause was cancer, her company Tanztheater Wuppertal said. She received
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        828 46 They're doing things, but they take a while to have an effect. You can't W M produce a baby in one month by Quote me getting nine women pregnant' Billionaire investor Warren Buffett (right), on US government efforts to stimulate the economy 'I went up
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        395 46 SCRIPT IT AT THE BARRAGE Marina Barrage is the setting for Theatre Works' annual 24-hour playwrighting contest this year. The Barrage, built to dam the Marina Channel, resulted in the creation of the Marina Reservoir. It has become a popular outdoor spot. The natural surroundings will be an
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        724 47  -  deepika shetty Tan Boon Hui, who succeeds Kwok Kian Chow, did not study art formally 'It gives me a new perspective of looking at art. After all, art is about differing points of view' Mr Tan Boon Hui on his non-arts background The new director
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        381 47 Vienna Alongside the opening bars of his Fifth Symphony, Fur Elise is one of Beethoven's best-known melodies, prompting scholars down the years to puzzle over her real identity. The short three-page Bagatelle In Aminor has been a mainstay of piano lessons for generations of students
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        178 47 PHOTOS: Famed Chinese soprano Song Zuying, pop star Jay Chou and pianist Lang Lang performed on Tuesday at Beijing's National Stadium in what was billed as the first of an annual summer concert to be staged there. Spanish tenor Placido Domingo also performed with Song at the
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      417 48  -  tara tan Jonathan Scow tries to inject life into local design with an exhibition arts reporter mVI VMI RESUSCITATION When: Today till next Wednesday, noon to Bpm Where: 72-13 Mohamed Sultan Road Admission: Free Fashion designer Jonathan Scow, 32, thinks the local fashion scene is in
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      530 48 Sydney The Briton who won a competition for the Best Job In The World arrived on Australia's idyllic Hamilton Island yesterday to begin his leisurely six-month posting in the tropical paradise. Mr Ben Southall, 34, started by sending a video
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      521 48 'We wrote this one for Billie Holiday but we are going to play it tonight for Michael Jackson. Unspeakable talent, that's all there is to say, really' Bono (left) on dedicating the song Angel Of Harlem to the late Michael Jackson Barcelona U2 kicked off
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      276 50 London The promoter who booked Michael Jackson for a sold-out comeback tour said footage of the singer's rehearsals (right) may be released in the future and that an all-star tribute show based on his cancelled concerts is likely to take place. A tribute featuring members
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      626 50 Michael Jackson's body may return to his Neverland ranch for a public funeral service Los Angeles Michael Jackson's body will make a poignant final journey to Neverland Ranch, reports said, amid fresh revelations about the tragic pop icon's agonising dependence on powerful prescription medication. Citing
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        386 52 Los Angeles The life of former Charlie's Angels star Farrah Fawcett was celebrated on Tuesday at a private, music-filled funeral that one participant called "stirring". Her long-time companion, actor Ryan O'Neal, was among pallbearers who accompanied the casket, covered in yellow and orange flowers, into the
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        214 52 THREE DEGREES SINGER DIES Singer Fayette Pinkney of the Three Degrees, who lent her strong, soulful voice to the 1970s hits When Will I See You Again? and TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia), the theme song of the TV show Soul Train, died last Saturday in Pennsylvania. She died
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  • Special NEW ERA IN SINGAPORE CIVIL AVIATION
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      1046 77  -  leong phei phei Transport Minister Raymond Lim says the corporatisation of Changi Airport and restructuring of Civil Aviation Authoritv of Singapore (CAAS) will ensure the republic's development as a maior air hub by WHEN the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) embarked on
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      1294 79  -  zackaria abdul rahim The new entity will work on a winning formula to grow the aviation business, says Mr Lee Scow Hiang, head of Changi Airport Group by New horizons for Changi Airports International CHANGI Airports International (CAI) was the arm of CAAS that invested
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      626 80  -  lynn seah Changi Airport forges close partnerships with airlines and focuses on customer service to achieve its global air hub ambition by Being a commercial entity also opens Changi Airport Group to the possibility of partnering companies with fresh ideas that can enhance the airport experience. -Mr
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      908 81  -  leong phei phei The restructured Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore has multiple regulatory roles as an enabler to expand the airline industry, says its director-general Yap Ong Heng by Two entities, one goal THOUGH they will be operating as two distinctive entities, the restructured Civil
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      818 82  -  daphne lee CAAS' outgoing director-general and chief executive officer Lim Kirn Choon says the new airport entities will build on a firm foundation by IN HIS two-year stint as the direc-tor-general and chief executive officer of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), Mr Lim Kirn
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      612 83  -  melvin seah lata wants to work closely with Changi Airport Group and the new CAAS to improve air travel safety and comfort by THE International Air Transport Association (lata), an airline association which represents some 230 airlines in the world, collaborates with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
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      512 84  -  alex lim Duty-free retailer will partner Changi Airport Group to offer the best passenger experience in Asia-Pacific region by EVERY passenger who travels through Changi Airport will be familiar with the distinctive red round logo of DFS. The logo is emblazoned on the clear plastic bags
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      474 85  -  April chua SATS looks ahead to a more competitive Changi Airport and a closer working relationship with Changi Airport Group by We expect the corporatisation to give rise to closer cooperation and a more vibrant exchange of ideas between Changi Airport Group and service providers like Sats.
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      592 85  -  alex lim Logistics firm invests in the republic as an aviation and cargo trans-shipment hub by Asia is a promising market and there is no place better than Singapore to grow our position. -Mr Onno Boots, regional managing director, TNT Asia AS THE
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      496 85  -  alex lim Qantas has a strong and long relationship with Changi Airport, a key Asian hub for the Australian flag carrier by Singapore is a key Asian hub. Qantas has enjoyed a long and strong working relationship with CAAS and Changi Airport.■ Mr Steve Limbrick,
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      565 86  -  ahmad osman by Ms Hung Jean finds it satisfying to provide travellers and visitors with an enjoyable experience at Changi Airport's Terminal 3 rnuiu. ununujuiN uni ■You can be an airline passenger, or you could be sending somebody off on a flight, or taking your
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      414 87  -  wongshermaine Mr Jeffrey Ng and his Air Hub team work to make Changi Airport a nerve centre for commercial aviation by Now it will be on a more strategic level, in the larger context of growing air routes, growing the connectivity of Singapore and driving traffic to Singapore.B
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      423 87  -  Wong Sher Maine ■The reason for the change in perspective is because companies have to report to shareholders. Companies make business decisions based on business considerations-^ Mr Lim Wee Ping, director, Corporate Strategy The corporatised Changi Airport Group must have a new mindset, says Mr Lim Wee
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      613 88  -  Susan leong International Relations presents Singapore's civil aviation policies on the world stage, says its director Eileen Poh by "A FINGER on every pulse" is how Ms Eileen Poh, International Relations (IR) director describes the work of IR. Established in January last year as part of the Singapore
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      545 88  -  ahmad osman Acting head of Airport Emergency Services Edwin Lim wants to make his department an international leader in aircraft rescue and fire fighting by IT IS a refreshing change for Mr Edwin Lim, 29, to be Changi Airport Group's acting head of plan ning for
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      554 88  -  laiyiming Director of Air Traffic Services Ng Tee Chiou aims to keep air navigation service standards high and operate at maximum efficiency by THE restructuring of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), now known as the new CAAS, may mark a new change. But for Mr Ng
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      662 90  -  lai yi ming Changi Tower's mission is to ensure high standards in air safety management by By ensuring safe and smooth traffic flow to Changi Airport through efficient Aerodrome Control, my division plays a part in enhancing Changi's efficiency and status as an important air hub.B
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      762 91  -  Susan leong CAAS will be an innovative regulator to facilitate growth of the airline industry by Special PROJECT EDITOR Daphne Lee WRITERS Leong Phei Phei, Zackaria Abdul Rahim, Lai Vi Ming, Ahmad Osman CONTRIBUTORS April Chua, Alex Lim, Susan Leong, Lynn Seah, Wong Sher Maine ART
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      284 78 CAAS CHANGI Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore dirpO-t Q^OUp CAAS is making another leap forward for aviation in Singapore. Changi Airport Group has been formed to manage As an enabler of the civil aviation sector, we will promote and Changi Airport and develop Changi as a leading global develop the
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      108 83 H There are many ways of saying congratulations and we at Grid have our own way of saying it too. L J 7TO3MPaBjreHMH V s Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Changi Airport Group _______P__ from all of us at Grid grid private limited architects of great ideas I jjy<; ag
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      47 84 www.cathaypacific.com/sg Cathay Pacific congratulates Changi Airport on its corporatisation and CAAS on its successful restructuring. mmmammm^— mmWmmXmmXZA C S"> Cathay Pacific Hj^, i 9L ZZ% m __T_^^ *V imr^^^m 9 msm9mm*^^^k */_l fNi 'P Skytrax Airline of the Year 2009 IH I CATHAY PACIFIC sia Mll DRAGONAIR
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      98 87 < -mmmWMM-. J rf-j'j^-**^*^ 'V■ V-'"ST^ v^r^~ M^^ Am lmm. <Here'Ftmcalinfinew heights \*~r with Changi Airport and CAAS. The corporatisation of Changi Airport and restructuring of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) will serve to enhance Singapore's position as a world-class aviation hub. With flights to 31 exotic destinations
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      888 94 the future i^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H of Singapore aviation I July 1,2009 saw the dawn of a new era in Singapore's civil aviation history, with the launch of the Changi Airport Group to I manage and operate Changi and Seletar Airports and the restructuring of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) I
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      409 96  -  Gloria Chandy Editor gloria@sph. com. sg Whether you are a Michael Jackson (MJ) fan or not, you must have felt some sadness when you learnt about his death last Friday. We all reacted differently. My daughter, 22, wore to work a black MJ T-shirt
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        429 106  -  Poon Chian Hui Retiree Paul Hunter, 78, moves with such ease that he could be mistaken for someone much younger if not for his head of white hair. Neither does the Australian, whose wife currently works here, show signs of a fall he had last year
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      1040 110 Almost 20. of children aged five commonly bedwet TREATMENTS Motivational therapy Use star charts and reward systems for children aged five to seven to reward them for dry nights. Bladder training Encourage the child to delay daytime urination. "With practice, this simple 'stretching exercise' may help
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        275 111  -  Dr Kevin Lee 01 am a woman in my late 40s and I recently had an ultrasound scan of my left knee. The report showed that there is "lobulated cystic well encapsulated lesion containing internal debris within the postero-medial aspect of the left knee... Sonographic
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        203 114 RECIPE (For four, as part of a meal) I Ingredients j 2 slim purple brinjals (about 20cm long) IOOg minced lean chicken meat 50g shimeji mushrooms or any other mushrooms, chopped 1 tbs light soya sauce 1 tsp sesame oil 1 tbs rice
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