The Straits Times, 8 July 2009

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    20 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 WEDNESDAY, JULY 8 2009 S|Si A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon Han Chinese march
      44 1 HAN Chinese took to the streets of Urumqi yesterday seeking revenge for Sunday's attacks. Armed with makeshift weapons, they targeted Uighur areas. The authorities declared an overnight curfew and cut Internet access to some parts of the city. PRIME PAGE A3
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      Lock icon Party to close AYG
      42 1 THE inaugural Asian Youth Games ended yesterday after seven days of intense competition. The young athletes partied at the Raffles City Convention Centre, displaying the same youthful vigour they showed at sporting venues across Singapore. SPORT PAGES 88-12
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      Lock icon Hotels give F1 guarantee
      56 1 LEARNING from last year's mistakes, 28 hotels are enticing patrons with guaranteed deals for the 2nd Singapore Grand Prix. Until the end of next month, they are offering a "best rate guarantee", which assures early bird bookings that should prices fall later, they will still be
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      Lock icon Farewell to King of Pop
      59 1 MILLIONS of fans bade an emotional farewell to Michael Jackson yesterday with musical tributes across the world, culminating in a star-studded memorial attended by some 20,000 people in Los Angeles' Staples Centre. Earlier, the hearse bearing his gold-trimmed coffin made its way to the Forest
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      Lock icon Quick recovery unlikely
      57 1 GETTING out of this global downturn is going to be hard work. Don't expect a quick recovery, said Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam yesterday at a forum for investors, fund managers and executives. Investors should be prepared for slower growth and expect unemployment to stay high for an
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    635 1  -  Francis Chan STRUCTURED PRODUCTS DEBACLE By TEN financial institutions that sold their customers complicated investments which turned bad after the Lehman Brothers investment bank collapsed last year have been banned from selling similar products. The dramatic, unprecedented action by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
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    Lock icon When to tax property gains: Law made clearer
    736 1  -  Goh Eng Yeow By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT TARGET OF CHANGES "He will have to consider whether he wants to take such a risk and give up a part of the gains as taxes." Businessman James Chen, 40, on how the proposed change may
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      41 1 ,IP Jack and Get your STINTERVI™TEO SER LUCK ffX the hungry flu netbookto New mayor Wm I jH||p S^JpkT ghosts... s perform better in a hurry jil f "-js^P^- I LIFE! PAGES C 2&3 IN DIGITAL LIFE PRIME, PAGE A 8
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        96 2 WE SAY To assess the massive strides made by Indonesia's democracy, one must examine how far it has come. In 1998, the country teetered on the brink of anarchy prior to the resignation of strongman Suharto. Eleven years later, the campaign to elect
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        Lock icon Avoiding a rhetorical trap
        35 2 COLUMN Labelling bilateral meetings between the United States and China as G-2 could be a rhetorical trap Chinese leaders are likely to want to avoid, says Wang Gungwu. REVIEW PAGE A2O
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      166 2 IN OUR article "Hong Seh to refund buyers of Ferrari's California model" published on July 1, we stated that Hong Seh had reportedly taken more than 120 bookings for the California convertible. Hong Seh has clarified that it had collected deposits for only 46 cars,
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      Lock icon Red light for the Green Dam
      909 2  -  Peh Shing Huei As it can't rein in online activity, Beijing might as well learn to live with it By CHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN BEIJING NETIZENS hailed July 1 as China's Internet Day as they cheered a major victory. A controversial Internetcensoring software was
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      Lock icon Armed Han mobs take to the streets
      702 3  -  Peh Shing Huei Police use tear gas to disperse protesters in restive Xinjiang capital By CHINA BUREAU CHIEF URUMQI (Xinjiang): Mobs of avenging Han Chinese armed with nail-studded planks, meat cleavers and metal pipes rampaged through the streets of Urumqi yesterday, as the
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      Lock icon Passport mix-up man a bankrupt
      822 4  -  Carolyn Quek Teh Joo Lin A growing number like him have flouted rule on unauthorised travel By Bankrupts caught travelling on the sly HERE are the number of prosecutions, fines and warnings handed out by year. THIS YEAR (UP TO JUNE 30) Prosecutions: 24 Offers
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      Lock icon Elderly flu patient in ICU is stable
      467 4  -  Jessica Jaganathan By THE first Influenza A (H1N1) patient here whose illness was serious enough to get him hospitalised in the intensive care unit is now in stable condition. A Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) spokesman said his condition is being closely monitored
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      Lock icon WHERE THE BANKS FAILED
      586 6  -  Fiona Chan By Investment products: Banks tighten rules Cooling off period; extra care with elderly investors; better training BANKS are becoming stricter on how they sell investment products after the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) found lapses in the sale of structured products linked to failed
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      Lock icon Payouts just a fraction of total cash invested
      346 6  -  Francis Chan By THE compensation offered by financial institutions to investors pales in comparison to the total amount that was initially invested in the toxic structured notes, according to latest figures from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Brokerage firm UOB Kay
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      Lock icon Bull's eye for blind archers
      879 7  -  Theresa Tan Pair give sighted rivals a run for their money By AIMING HIGH "If I blindfold myself, I don't think I can shoot like them at all. When I see them shoot, I feel like I'm not good enough." Mr Patrick Tan, the winner
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      1749 8  -  Radha Basu THE ST INTERVIEW He wants help flowing more quickly to the jobless and needy in his district By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT ON SENDING CDC OFFICERS TO CONSTITUENCIES TO SPEED UP HELP TO THOSE IN FINANCIAL DISTRESS "It's like someone wants to run,
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
    • OBAMA TO RUSSIANS
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        748 9 US President reaches out to Moscow but also challenges it over democracy NO LONGER BLACK-AND-WHITE WORLD "There is the 20th-century view that the United States and Russia are destined to be antagonists, and that a strong Russia or a strong America can only assert
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        163 9 MOSCOW: Wearing a peach Narciso Rodriguez dress, US First Lady Michelle Obama, accompanied by daughters Malia and Sasha, took a low-key tour of the Kremlin just hours after they arrived in Moscow on Monday. Led by Russia's First Lady Svetlana Medvedev, they went into the Cathedral
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        Lock icon Fury on the streets of Urumqi
        949 10  -  Peh Shing Huei Police battle Uighur protesters; Han Chinese launch revenge attacks By CHINA BUREAU CHIEF URUMQI (Xinjiang): Thirty minutes into a carefully coordinated media programme yesterday, the cries of an Uighur woman shattered the uneasy mid-morning calm. Tears streamed down her cheeks as
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        Lock icon White House expresses deep concern over unrest
        93 10 MOSCOW: The White House said on Monday that it was deeply concerned and called for restraint after at least 156 people were killed in ethnic violence in China's Xinjiang region. "Reports, so far, are unclear about the circumstances surrounding the deaths and injuries,
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        Lock icon Violent protesters target China's overseas missions
        143 10 THE HAGUE: The consular section of the Chinese Embassy in The Hague was closed to the public yesterday, a day after a protest at its doorstep over the unrest in Xinjiang turned violent. The Dutch police arrested 142 people on Monday when exiled pro-Uighur
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        Lock icon Muslim states call for honest probe
        97 10 JEDDAH: Muslim states said yesterday that they were "deeply concerned" by the riots in Xinjiang, where Muslim Uighurs form the largest ethnic group. The Organisation of the Islamic Conference deplored the "disproportionate use of force", calling upon Beijing to open an "honest probe over
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        Lock icon Many blame Chinese rule
        304 10 UIGHUR REACTIONS NOT WALKING THE TALK "The Han Chinese say we are all part of one big family. But the Han always treat us separately." Mr Memet, an Uighur restaurant worker in Urumqi, on alleged discrimination against the Uighur ethnic minority URUMQI: Exiled Uighur activist Rebiya
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        Lock icon Views reveal deep divisions
        296 10 HAN REACTIONS STICKING TOGETHER "There are more of us. It is time we looked after ourselves instead of waiting for the government." Dong Sun, a 19-year-old leader of a mob targeting Uighurs yesterday, referring to the fact that Han Chinese outnumber Uighurs URUMQI: Clearing the debris
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        Lock icon Beijing's apathy could have fuelled violence
        621 11  -  Sim Chi Yin Better handling of earlier inter-ethnic fight in Guangdong could have calmed tempers By CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: Too little and too late? With the Xinjiang region still smouldering with tension and chaos after riots on Sunday, observers are asking if the worst
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        Lock icon About the province
        340 11 Xinjiang province One of China's five "autonomous regions", it borders Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia, and is the transit point for critical gas and oil pipelines from Central Asia. Xinjiang has large oil and mineral deposits and supplies natural gas to nine provinces and Shanghai
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        Lock icon No reports of unrest affecting S'poreans
        161 11  -  LIN ZHAOWEI TESSA WONG A SINGAPOREAN couple living in Urumqi are safe despite the turmoil in the Xinjiang capital, according to their Singaporean friend. "They had stayed at home the whole day to avoid the chaos," said Ms Christine Tan, who runs a cafe
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        Lock icon Surge in approval ratings for Najib
        381 13  -  CAROLYN HONG KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Najib Razak's approval rating has shot up to 65 per cent from 46 per cent just two months ago clearly a thumbs-up after he showed decisive leadership in reforming the economy. The survey was conducted by the independent
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        Lock icon Anwar goes on trial for sodomy again
        667 13  -  Elizabeth Looi Second such case may end his political career and fracture opposition alliance By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim will go on trial today for sodomy in a widely watched case which analysts say will have an impact on
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        579 14  -  Ravi Velloor Carrier facing salary payment woes, asking for $45b govt bailout By SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF NEW DELHI: The Indian government has approached industry captain Ratan Tata to head an international advisory panel being set up to rescue ailing national
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        Lock icon Yudhoyono tops ratings as Indonesians vote
        660 15  -  Salim Osman Popular president is projected to win handily despite claims of voter-list irregularities By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT Election snapshot Who: 176 million voters; three pairs of candidates. Where: Around 450,000 polling stations across Indonesia's 33 provinces. When: Polling booths open at Bam and close
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        186 15 POSSIBLE outcomes in today's election: open to foreign investment SBY wins over 50 per cent of vote. Such a strong showing will avoid a run-off in September. Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will be able to push on with civil service reforms, anti-corruption efforts and
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        Lock icon US-China team just part of wider league
        838 16  -  Jonathan Eyal Supporters of G-2 fail to take account of players like EU and differences between 2 powers By STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU Key issues Economic crisis: The G-8 leaders aim to send a positive message on the global economic outlook. Financial regulation:
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        Lock icon Egyptians mourn 'headscarf martyr'
        441 17 Outrage over murder of Muslim in German court and perceived muted response to hate crime CAIRO: Thousands of Egyptian mourners marched on Monday behind the coffin of the "martyr of the headscarf" a pregnant Muslim woman who was stabbed to death in a German courtroom as
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        Lock icon Iran's reformist leaders slam arrests
        235 17 TEHERAN: Iran's top three reformist leaders demanded an end to the heavy crackdown launched by the ruling clerics after the disputed June 12 presidential election, warning that suppression of protests could "radicalise" the opposition movement. Defeated presidential candidates Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi as
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        Lock icon MJ gets send-off fit for King of Pop
        499 18 Millions worldwide tune in as star-studded memorial kicks off for trail-blazing musician LOS ANGELES: A glittering gold-plated casket carried Michael Jackson on his final journey yesterday, as a worldwide audience in the hundreds of millions prepared to bid farewell to the King
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      107 9 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, YOUR SAY AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm put US-Russian relations on a strong MOST- READ ONLINE footing". What do you think of Mr Accident at Disney: 1 dead. Obama's first visit to Russia? Share Umpire hit by ball, dies. your views on www.straitstimes.com Thaksin spotted in Malaysia.
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon Indonesian polls: When boring is pretty good
      413 19 TO ASSESS the massive strides made by Indonesia's democracy, one must examine how far it has come. In 1998, the country teetered on the brink of anarchy prior to the resignation of strongman Suharto. Eleven years later, the campaign to elect the country's
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      Lock icon China in G-2: Avoid a rhetorical trap
      896 19  -  Wang Gungwu By HOW much China has risen or re-risen has led to many exaggerations. Some have matched China as a superpower with the United States. Among the more dubious labels is the one characterising the bilateral meetings between US and Chinese officials
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      864 19  -  Euston Quah Suman Kumari Sharma By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES DISASTER events cause losses in infrastructure, physical injuries and fatalities. Last year alone, natural disasters caused 235,816 fatalities, affected 2.1 billion people and resulted in economic damages worth US$lBl billion (***** billion). When disaster costs
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        776 20  -  Cheong Suk-Wai By SENIOR WRITER Title: The Malays Author: Anthony Milner Publisher: John Wiley Sons, 293 pages THIS slim and elegantly written tome is like a dummy book that is used to sneak in prison-breaking tools such as iron files. In Milner's case, he plants many
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        Lock icon Be alert, not alarmed
        878 20  -  Bruce Gale HINI IN THE PHILIPPINES By SENIOR WRITER WHICH do you think is more dangerous: the Influenza A (H1N1) virus or dengue? Many residents of Davao City on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao late last month didn't even stop to ask that. Responding to
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        Lock icon Taking things literally
        702 20  -  Khoo How San By I also have a literalitis-related issue with some street and expressway signs. The too obvious one is "Road Works Here". Heck, we pay taxes, so it had better work. But, really, if I had a magic wand and waved it, I would rearrange
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        Lock icon Homosexual acts: Indian law differs from Section 377A of Penal Code here
        351 21 IN REPORTING the Delhi High Court's decision on legalising consensual private homosexual acts among adults last Friday ("Delhi court legalises homosexual acts"), the statement that the impugned Indian law is like Section 377A of our Penal Code is
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        Lock icon Shouldn't we pay less for consuming water?
        604 21 Just open and drink "Bottled water is here to stay because it is convenient and user-friendly." MR MIKE CHAN: "I refer to Professor Tommy Koh and Ms Leong Ching's article last Thursday ('Forget bottled water, tap water as good as it gets'). Yes,
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        303 21 I REFER to Mr Tan Chak Lim's letter yesterday 'Managed' football telecast rights benefit consumers, content providers"). It is absurd to pay exorbitant prices to watch soccer on cable television. Soccer fans like myself must now subscribe to two cable TV service
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        325 21 MY DAUGHTER scored an A in English Literature, B in History and D in Economics for her A-level examinations for her H2 subjects, as well as an A for General Paper and an A for Project Work. She thought she would not have
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        357 21 IT PAINED me deeply to read last Saturday about the death of 21-year-old Second Lieutenant Nicholas Chan Wei Kit ("SAF officer dies after jeep rolls over him"). While I appreciate that it may be inappropriate for Mindef to explain what
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        292 21 MR STEVEN Steams had asked in his letter last Friday, ("13 weeks, but CPF Board yet to reply on rental cut") why the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board had yet to announce rental cuts to its tenants. In addition to the 40 per
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      572 22  -  Lim Wei Chean 28 hotels join forces to ensure guests get the 'best and lowest rates' By FAST EVENT SLOW UPTAKE AFTER getting their fingers burnt in last year's Formula One (Fl) race, hoteliers this year are re-working their pricing and looking for
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      752 23  -  Goh Chin Lian Govt's level of commitment and continuing investment in it recognised at global forum By THE recession has caused some European governments to cut their education budgets, some by as much as 25 per cent. Others, like Norway, have not done
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      678 25  -  Selina Lum By TWO prisoners, defending themselves against allegations of torturing their former cellmate and forcing him to perform sexual acts, yesterday took turns to grill their accuser from the dock. The first, Iryan Abdul Karim, 21, had a bundle of documents in his
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      581 25  -  Elena Chong By About this case A COUPLE are being sued by their neighbour because their home off Thomson Road allegedly encroaches into the back of hers. Dr Adelene Chow Ching-Ling, 35, has asked the court to order Mr Chew Ping and his
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      502 25  -  K. C. Vijayan Practice is improper and affects professional conduct: Law Society By LAW CORRESPONDENT THE Law Society has put lawyers on notice that they should not hire debt collectors to redeem unpaid bills. In an advisory that took effect yesterday, the society said
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      700 27 LOCATION: Vivo City TIME: 10am SCENARIO: Three terrorists, who had earlier entered and launched attacks at the Singapore Cruise Centre and Cable Car Tower, head for the popular shopping mall via a link bridge. Once there, they fire shots at the ceiling, causing panic. They
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      194 27  -  ELENA CHONG A MOTHER yesterday pleaded guilty to standing by and allowing her son to be caned 100 times by her husband, the child's stepfather, in September 2007. The 10-year-old was dealt the strokes with a pair of rattan canes. His 39-year-old
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      491 28  -  Salma Khalik Eighth case, a foreign worker, on Jurong Island brings total infections since May to 22 By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT MALARIA is still spreading, despite intense efforts to get rid of mosquitoes and their breeding sites. Jurong Island has seen its eighth case, bringing the
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      231 28  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN AGAINST the mournful strains of a bugle, a gunshot salute rang out at the Mandai Crematorium yesterday afternoon as family, friends and Singapore Armed Forces officers bade farewell to Second-Lieutenant Nicholas Chan Wei Kit in a full military funeral. The 21-year-old only child
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES SPORT.
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          985 29  -  Terrence Voon By Youthful vigour triumphs over flu fears and organisational slip-ups at AYG ON THE CLOSING CEREMONY "From the feedback that we received, the athletes felt there wasn't enough time for mingling with each other. Originally, we had grand plans for a big event, but the athletes
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          890 30  -  Lin Xinyi Certain foreign teams give thousands of dollars to each medallist By "In taking part, and being able to learn about the values of sport, they have received the greatest reward." TOHO CHOLIK MUTOHIR, Indonesia's chef de mission WHEN kegler Michael Mak struck gold in
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          612 31  -  Leonard Lim Hosts sweep to third place in total medals, exceeding wildest hopes By SUGGEST to any senior sports official here a fortnight ago that the hosts would win 30 of the 272 Asian Youth Games (AYG) medals on offer, and you would have elicited raised eyebrows at
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          235 31  -  Lin Xinyi By A DAY after topping the inaugural Asian Youth Games (AYG) medal standings, China have promised to come back even stronger for next year's Youth Olympic Games (YOG). "We will be taking the YOG very seriously," said their chef de mission Cvi
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      • TEENS WILL BE TEENS
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          784 33  -  May Chen Spectators at the AYG feel there is much room for improvement By THEY came decked out in national colours, donned headbands that screamed "Singapore" and cheered themselves hoarse with flags and Team Singapore clappers. Over the last two days of the Asian Youth Games swimming
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      100 34 GALLE (Sri Lanka): Sri Lanka snatched an incredible win over Pakistan in the first cricket Test yesterday. They defended a meagre 167 runs to claim the series opener by 50 runs. Pakistan needed just 97 more runs to win with eight wickets in
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      213 34 Cricket Fourth day of Ist Test In Galle, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka 292 and 217 (T. Paranavitana 49; Aamer 3-38, Ajmal 3-34). Pakistan 342 and 117 (overnight 71-2: Thushara 2-21, Mendis 2-27, Herath 4-15). Sri Lanka won by 50 runs. Cycling Tour de France Fourth stage team time-trial in
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      654 34 Transfer talk Bayern Munich have slapped an €80 million (*****.6 million) price tag on French midfielder Franck Ribery, German tabloid Bild said yesterday. The Daily Star says Chelsea will make one last-ditch attempt to sign him. Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is preparing to make a £20
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      359 34 MONTPELLIER (France): Lance Armstrong dramatically missed out on the yellow jersey by just O.lBsec after his Astana team blew their rivals apart in the Tour de France's fourth-stage team time-trial yesterday. Astana came over the finish line of the 39km race in 46min
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      322 34 LONDON: Brett Lee denied that Australia have suffered another "Glenn McGrath moment", after the fast bowler was ruled out of the first Ashes Test that starts in Cardiff today. Four years ago, the series turned when McGrath twisted his ankle on a stray
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        61 34 SAN DIEGO: Golfer Phil Mickelson's mother has been diagnosed with breast cancer six weeks after the world No. 2 announced that his wife had the disease. Mickelson said it was unlikely he would play in next week's British Open. An August return was more probable, but
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        66 34 LONDON: The global economic crisis dealt a fresh blow to Formula One racing yesterday as Toyota Motor pulled out of hosting the Japanese Grand Prix at its Fuji Speedway circuit from next year. Meanwhile, Fl supremo Bernie Ecclestone has apologised for praising Adolf Hitler's ability
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        42 34 LONDON: Championship football side Sheffield United have suspended goalkeeper Paddy Kenny, after he tested positive for the banned stimulant ephedrine following May's promotion play-off semi-final. He will be subjected to a disciplinary inquiry by the FA. THE TIMES, LONDON
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      206 29 fO WHAT'S ONLINE X) A MOST VIEWED, me=9 MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Record crowd greets Ronaldo. Fuji International Speedway pulls out of hosting Japan GP. Benayoun signs new Reds deal. MOST COMMENTED United move in for Owen. Says your3rdi: "I would've thought Fergie would have gone
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      160 34 S.League Young Lions Albirex Wed, 08/07/09 7.45pm S.League Super Reds Geylang Wed, 08/07/09 7.45pm International Football StGallen Boch Thu, 09/07/09 12.30am USA 2009 Haiti Grenada Thu, 09/07/09 7.00am USA 2009 USA Honduras Thu, 09/07/09 9.00am S.League Bal Khalsa Sengkang Thu, 09/07/09 7.45pm USA 2009 Guadeloupe Nicaragua Fri, 10/07/09 8.00am USA
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      165 34 Today Cricket First Test, day 1: England v Australia (Live, ChllO, 5.58pm 8.30pm). Cycling Tour de France: Stage 5 (Live, Chll3, 8.15pm). Football S-League: Young Lions v Albirex (Jalan Besar), Super Reds v Geylang (Yishun) 7.45pm. Tomorrow Cricket First Test, day 2: England v Australia (Live, ChllO, 5.58pm 8.30pm). Cycling
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  • OBITUARIES
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      114 35 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to our Managing Directors Directors Owners On the demise of their beloved Mother Mother-in-law Grandmother MDM NG PEK AH Departed on 6 July 2009 From: The Management Staff of Axco Technology Pte Ltd Boon Lay Stationery Pte Ltd Boon Lay Technical Supplies Essco Stationery
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      140 35 JAfißaCson A Coving anddevotedhusband JAn exemplary father JA doting grandfather And a (god-fearing man of dedication andvaCour In Loving Memory Of ELDER UM KIM HEE who left for God's Kingdom on 8 July 2007 We look forward to that blessed and glorious day and comfort one another with these words:
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      76 35 RAJAH MALINI Departed on 20 June 2008 The cheerfulsmile you had. The listening ear you gave. Tfie caring nature you showecC Will forever remain in our hearts. Father: Mother: M. Rajah Perera Chandra Wathi Brother: Sister-in-law: Muralli Usha Dewi Sister: Brother-in-law: Malathi Christopher Nieces: Vythiswari Sandhya All Relatives Friends. Prayers
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      221 35 ~*uThe Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie dowff' in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters, He restores my soul." Pxnlm ANG LENG TONG Age: 82 Was called home to be with the Lord on 6 July 2009 Dearly missed and
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      34 35 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Mr Anthony Ang on the demise of his beloved father ANG LENG TONG Departed on 6 July 2009 From: The Management Board of Directors ARMSTRONG INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION LTD
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      54 35 In Loving Memory of MRS S.M. THIAGARAJAH Departed 8 July 2000 Today recalls sad memories of a dearest mother gone to rest. We cannot forget you, our loved one so dear. Your memory grows sweeter year after year. Very Sadly missed by Daughter: Gowri Ram, Sons: M.T. Kuhan M.T. Sregantan,
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      85 35 SUPPIAH GUNALETCHUMI (Ex-Sumitomo Staff) Age: 50 passed away peacefully on 7 July 2009. Dearly missed by loved ones. Father: K. Suppiah (deceased) Mother: S. Ramamirtham Sons: P. Suresh, P. Gunaseelan Daughter: Sivagami (Sumi) Son-in-law: Ravi Sisters: S. Sarojini Dcvi, S. Memalatha, S.Amurtham(Vijaya) Brothers-in-law: A. Chandra Krishnan N. Nagarajan Grandchildren: Trisha&Thashu
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      46 35 ERAMAMURTHY S/O VAYARAPPAN Age: 47 Departed on 6-07-09 Sadly missed by Mother: Janakiammal Wife: Vasanthi Sons: Siva Ram Prabhu Thirumannan Daughter: Dhanamletchimi Relatives Friends. Cortege leaves today, 8-07-09 at 4pm from BLK 207, #07-192 SERANGOON CENTRAL Contact *****886/ *****084/*****694 for cremation at Mandal Crematorium, Hall 4,5pm.
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      97 35 The Lord comes close to those who revere him and makes his covenantknown to them'Psalm2s:l4 Ist Anniversary In Everloving Memory of Winnie Bernadette Cheok Wee Neo called home to the Lord on 8 July 2008 God knows you have done your very best You're always giving and so forgiving Someone
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      84 35 "lam the resurrection and the life, said the Lord, he who believes in me will live, even though he dies. -John 11:25 1 Oth Anniversary In Loving Memory Of JAMES TRAAZIL At home with the Lord 8 July 1999 A loving devoted husband, father and godfather. Forever in our hearts
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      41 35 In Memoriam Did you ever know that you're my hero, and everything I would like to be? I can fly higher than an eagle, 'cause you are the wind beneath my wings IVind Beneath MyWings" -Beta Midler SIANLEY JOSEPH FERNANDEZ *«"*'*<>»<««<* 29May1961-BJuly2ooB «-**«<««*
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      190 36 TAN HING Age: 98 passed away peacefully on 7 July 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Quek Hoe, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Quek Hock Seng Lim Ah Chew Quek Hock Keng Chng Geok Khim Daughters: Son-in-law: Kek Ah Luan Chi Cheng Peow Quek Vi Luan Grandsons: Granddaughters-in-law:
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      205 36 '/j "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. i Psalm 23:6 LIM KIAN HOE, JOSEPH Age: 72 Was called home to be with the Lord on 7 July 2009 Dearly missed and fondly
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      78 36 VADAMALAIPADAYACHICHINNADURAI (Ex-SPCA Caretaker) Age: 76 passed away peacefully on 7 July 2009. Dearly missed by: Wife: V. Rubarani Sons: C. Kumarason C.Vyarakannoo Daughters: C. Padmavathy Sons-in-law: Aras Rajagopal C. Mathana C.Selvi Sundralingam Grandchildren: Ashok Kumar, Revathi, Dharshini, Rayvin Kumar, Navin Kumar And All Relatives And Friends. Body is resting at
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      76 36 ■2 E With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late PETER LEE CHEE WAI Departed on 4 July 2009. We lost a very good friend who always wear a smile and laughter. We will all miss you dearly in the time to come. From: Raymond Tan, PT
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      43 36 In Loving Memory of Jessica Choo Seh Ching Departed 8 July 2007 Everyday in some ways Memories of you come our way Though we are apart, you are always near Always in our thoughts. Forever in our hearts Dearly missed by loved ones
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      37 36 18TH ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory of ROSE BENGBOEYKIM Departed 8.7.91 Eighteen years have gone by but sweet memories of you still linger in our hearts. Always cherished at home by husband, children, grandchildren and all loved ones.
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      54 36 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Mr Quek Hock Seng Mr Quek Hock Keng Mdm Kek Ah Luan Mdm Quek Vi Luan on the demise of their beloved mother MDM TAN HING on 7 July 2009 From: The Management Staff of QUEK HOCK SENG CONSTRUCTION P/L SENG KENG CONSTRUCTION P/L
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      43 36 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Our Directors, Mr Quek Kai Hong, Patrick Mdm Ng Poh Hong on the demise of their beloved grandmother grandmother-in-law MDM TAN HING on 7 July 2009 From The Directors, Management Staff of X H Hong Pte Ltd
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        638 37  -  Alvin Foo BULLS AND BEARS Also, investors adopt wait-and-see attitude ahead of Q2 reporting By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT THE Singapore market endured a see-saw ride yesterday after taking its cues from Hong Kong and Wall Street's futures. The Straits Times Index (STI) gained
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        397 38  -  Melissa Tan By SINGAPORE has jumped three spots to become the 10th most expensive city in the world for expatriates, according to Mercer's latest cost of living survey. Tokyo stole the top spot from Moscow because the yen has strengthened over the
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      533 41 NEW YORK TIMES HONG KONG: Banks in China and Hong Kong have begun wiring Chinese yuan directly to one another to settle payments for imports and exports, as China took another step towards establishing the yuan as a global currency and,
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      256 42 BELEAGUERED FibreChem Technologies is being asked to wind up by one of its lenders. In a statement yesterday, the company disclosed that the Hong Kong branch of OCBC Bank had given notice that it intended to force the company
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      561 42  -  By Jessica Cheam CONSUMERS who have racked up debt are more likely to make paying back their banks their first priority before tackling other loans, according to a new study. DP Credit Bureau, which conducted the study, said consumers tend to fall
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      715 43  -  Gabriel Chen Asia will see impact on growth as Americans save more, spend less By FORGET a quick recovery. Getting out of this global downturn is going to be "a hard slog", cautioned Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam yesterday. Mr Tharman told investors, fund managers
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      309 44 JHBf fc^The number of Singapore-made films has nosedived to 15 this year compared to last year's 30. And this year's crop is dominated by horror movie offerings, including Where Got Ghost?, Jack Neo's latest. JOHN LUI finds out why. C 2&3 DESIGN; TANG WEE CHEOW PHOTOS; GOLDEN VILLAGE. SCREENS OF
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        546 48  -  ong sor fern Despite the charms of its lead actresses, this indie movie tries to pack in so much, it fails to take off review drama SUNSHINE CLEANING (NCI6) 102 minutes/Opens tomorrow/***** The story: Rose Lorkowski (Amy Adams) is a struggling single mum. Her sister Norah (Emily
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        332 48 'It's a conscious change... Now I'm consciously devoting most of my time to movies' Aaron Kwok, on transforming from a pop idol into a bona fide actor Hong Kong Hong Kong entertainer Aaron Kwok says his new role as a mentally unstable police officer-turned-killer
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      743 49  -  huang lijie Foodcourt in Philippine capital selling Singapore favourites opens 'Whenever I get to shoot an episode, it always feels like I'm going to visit family. W/A Si They're such gentlemen, such good guys' Guest star Emmanuelle Chriqui (right) on the TV show, Entourage He" would have
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      420 50 Paris Designer Christian Lacroix (right) has had his back against the wall since the fashion house which bears his name went into administration early last month. "What really churns my stomach is wondering what is going to become of the workrooms and, for the moment, none
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      475 51 Hong Kong If the popular Chinese stage play Design For Living had first been conceived as a movie, the project would be categorised as being "in development". After more than half a year of touring Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and China's major cities, the most successful
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    542 105 Public speaking: Part 3 of 3 When you make a speech, remember that your non-verbal language is as impactful as your words nm^m ft-i ml mm islis^ P'-i to lower her pitch to sound more authoritative. Mr Obama's baritone voice kept his audience spellbound and glued
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        254 55 Features Mini power 8-10 Virtual mascot talks back 11 Fun at The Game Xpo 12-13 Business Unsung heroes 14 Don't be an easy target 15 Partnering for success 16 Reviews inFamous 17 Crimson Gems Saga 17 Guitar Hero: Smash Hits 18 Anno 1404 18 Nokia N97 19 AcerM9oo 19
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        694 55 Sing Tel looks set to cash in on the iPhone again, with the launch of the brand new 3G S this Friday EXCITEMENT is bubbling again among the iPhone faithful in Singapore. The new iPhone 3G S (S is for speed) will hit stores this week.
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        9 55 ST artists take on the tech world
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      990 56  -  Tham Yuen-C Compiled by Sony Walkman turns 30 IT WAS the predecessor to the iPod and every other portable music device. Thirty years on Sony's Walkman turned 30 last Wednesday the company is still making these personal cassette players, though their popularity has waned with the advent of
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      291 57 laptop Traveller's mate Dell Vostro 1220 i $1,599, from www.dell.com.sg or Dell Direct stores at Suntec City and Funan DigitaLife Mall THIS laptop will suit business travellers who want performance and good battery life in a compact package. Running on 2GB of DDR-2 SDRAM, the Vostro 1220 I
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        1264 61 Netbook sales have leapt, holding up the sluggish PC market, says 00 GIN LEE THE netbook sizzles. If not for it, laptop sales would have slumped and people would still be trudging around with horse carts of a laptop. The latest figures from United States market research firm
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        802 62 WITHOUT a doubt, the netbook is a wimp in the gaming arena of today's glitzy graphics. It has a weaker processor than a run-of-the-mill, 14-inch laptop and you are stuck with an integrated rather than dedicated graphics card. However, at I.6GHz, the Atom processor still packs a
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        726 63 Strike up an online conversation with Asian Youth Games mascot Frasia, who is powered by artificial intelligence. THAM YUEN-C reports y My dream was to make Frasia come to life. H NTU computer science major Pan Zhengxiang (above), who volunteered to create an application that would
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        451 64 Gamers caught a glimpse of games and gadgets to come at The Game Xpo. ALFRED SIEW reports FROM the tiny screen of a cellphone to larger-than-life arcade machines, the latest games went on show last weekend, as The Game Xpo (TGX) inaugural show opened its doors
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        655 64 Gaming show noob EVE YAP gets a taste of the strange and wonderful world of cyber games THE cheerful showiness of youths in bright costumes outside the hall gave way to din and quasi-darkness inside. They were scurrying around getting their costume-play or cosplay act together outside
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        428 65 New award for IT developers aims to honour their role in coming up with cool applications benefiting society HIS name card may say CEO, but 38-year-old Kumaran Pillai still gets his hands dirty creating the software made by his firm. The founder of Protegesoft, a seven-year-old independent software
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        844 66 More protection, please Though most small companies in the region are in danger of security sabotage from spam to malware there are those which are scaling up for greater Fort Knox-type protection. Research manager Judy Wu of IDC observes a growing interest from SMBs for more
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        521 67 Dell has hit on a winning business model in its regional partners. THAM YUEN-C reports IT HAD traditionally preferred to do it alone. However, a year after working with partners in the region, Dell is reaping the rewards of cooperation. Indirect sales now account for 37 per
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        752 68  -  Sherwin Loh inFamous Cheat sheet Look out for shards Unlike most games in which hidden objects are difficult to locate, the radioactive shards littered across Empire City show up on Cole's radar. Press down on the L 3 stick to reveal the blue dots that indicate where the
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        294 68 Crimson Gems Saga 4/10 bBJH BEAUTIFUL visuals could have put Crimson Gems Saga ahead of the role-playing pack. A cliched story and simplistic gameplay, however, quickly drag it into banality. Knight Killian wants nothing more than to be part of the local militia but is hoodwinked into
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        439 69  -  Sherwin Loh Guitar Hero: Smash Hits By 7/iOßiPi^fl MUSICIANS reissue music CDs with new tracks and mixes to refresh the interest of consumers who may already own the original CD. It is no surprise, then, for music games to do the same and the
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        416 69  -  Ian Poh Anno 1404 By FANS of city-building simulation games will lap up this latest offering from Übisoft. It is set, as the title suggests, in the 15th century. Incidentally, this is right where the historical accuracy ends. Whether you play in the campaign mode, take
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          530 70  -  Sherwin Loh By nm^m ft-i ml mm islis^ P'-i Nokia N97 $1,028 and $1,228 (with Comes with Music). Both prices are without operator plan WITH the N97, Nokia finally has a device that mixes form, applications and better ease of use than its predecessors. With a
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          472 70  -  Sherwin Loh By nm^m ft-i ml mm islis^ P'-i Acer M9OO $1,098 (without operator plan) HERE is a phone clearly aimed at the businessman. First, there is the large 3.8-inch screen which slides out to reveal a clearly labelled Qwerty keyboard, with individually raised keys big
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        519 71  -  Melvin Seah By a freelance writer Sony Ericsson W995 $798 (no contract), from authorised resellers ONE day, people will be buying MP3 players and digital cameras that come with built-in phones and not the other way around. In fact, that day may already
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        382 71  -  Aaron Tan By a freelance writer Fujitsu Scan Snap Sl5OO colour image scanner $749, available from leading electronics retailers IF YOU find yourself sifting through heaps of paper documents and business cards strewn all over your desk, help is on the way. The Fujitsu Scan Snap
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        533 72  -  Jimmy Yap By who writes for the iPhone OS 3.0 Free for iPhone users, U559.95 (5514.50) for iPod Touch users AFTER two weeks of playing around with the new iPhone OS 3.0, I am happy to report that it is a must-have for all iPhone owners. You
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        437 72  -  Alfred Siew By a freelance writer Jabra 8T3030 $118, call Jabra at 6280-0543 IF YOU are into blue-lit Army dog tags that double as Bluetooth music earphones, the Jabra 8T3030 is right up your alley. Complete with a chain lanyard and rubber-like edges, this Jabra offering shoots for
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        495 73 Want to see photos in true-to-life hues on your monitor? Then calibrate it. It just takes a few easy steps, says M.K. WONG GET A fresh but consistent way of going from screen to print. Colours displayed on the monitor seldom synchronise with the hues you
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        395 74 Want to know what's wrong with your PC? E-mail us at stdled@sph.com.sg Colours run riot Recently, I was using my computer when parts of my screen suddenly turned pink, green and yellow. The colour changes with different applications. The colours are always there even when the computer is
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        706 75 Sony is shifting its focus to the rapidly growing DSLR market. BILLY TEO reports J For users m m who want the flexibility of different lenses and whose priority is photo quality, a DSLR is the ideal camera. Toru, on the target customers of DSLRs HE
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