The Straits Times, 16 July 2009, Afternoon Edition

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    21 1 '*H"F MICA (P) 191/11/2008 THURSDAY, JULY 16 2009 S|Si A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon Another school closes
      46 1 ANOTHER school run by the man who peddled fake RMIT degrees has been ordered to close. Mr Benny Yap Chee Mun's Stamford Global Learning Centre was given the order by the Education Ministry yesterday. The school has about 40 students. PRIME PAGE A3
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      Lock icon S'pore rainfall dwindles
      58 1 NEW data shows Singapore's rainfall has been dwindling over the past 30 years, and more extreme weather patterns are said to be on the way. Global warming predictions point to South-east Asia suffering from "water stress", which refers to periods of extreme drought brought about by a
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      Lock icon IR coup for Dennis Foo
      55 1 RESORTS World at Sentosa has picked nightlife veteran Dennis Foo to run a club at its upcoming integrated resort. Mr Foo, who already runs St James Power Station and the Bellini Grande, will open a 5,000 sq ft outlet at the IR by April next
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      Lock icon Business confidence up
      57 1 ASIAN business confidence is bouncing back from the rock-bottom lows seen last year, according to a new bank survey. The HSBC biannual confidence probe of small- and medium-sized enterprises shows that businesses in the region's developing countries are the most upbeat. But those in export-oriented economies like
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      Lock icon 168 die in Iran jet crash
      60 1 A RUSSIAN-made Iranian passenger plane carrying 168 people crashed shortly after takeoff from Teheran's Imam Khomeini international airport yesterday morning, smashing into a field north-west of the capital and shattering into flaming pieces. All on board were killed in what officials said was Iran's
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    Lock icon Record private home sales
    768 1  -  Joyce Teo 1,825 sold in June even higher than during peak of the boom in Aug 2007 By PROPERTY CORRESPONDENT IT WAS another electrifying month for the private home market, with sales last month surpassing even levels seen at the height of the boom two years
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    Lock icon No need for additional stimulus, says minister
    252 1  -  Alvin Foo Fiona Chan By THE economy is stabilising, and there is no need for Singapore to introduce further stimulus measures currently, Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang said yesterday. Mr Lim noted that none of the major economies are contemplating a
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      192 1 Not your usual vacation shot Two Japanese tourists woke up to a different view from their Rasa Sentosa Resort room yesterday. -y.. Members of the SAF's elite Special Operations Task Force taking part in Exercise M m Northstar VII were storming a "terrorist stronghold" to practise rescuing hostages. FSi MORE
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        Lock icon Pragmatism in Geylang's Mandarinisation
        69 2 WE SAY Not every Singaporean welcomes the Mandarinisation of Geylang, but as in the case of foreign worker housing, attention must focus back on Singaporeans' readiness to reach out to new arrivals. In this case, too, newcomers must make an effort in learning English to help
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        Lock icon First sperm, next eggs?
        29 2 COLUMNS Synthetic eggs may solve the serious ethical conundrum of getting women to donate eggs for stem cell research, says Andy Ho. REVIEW PAGE Al9
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        Lock icon Fame can be misfortune
        41 2 Anyone can gain prominence easily these days, especially in today's world of reality TV and social networking sites. But fame can be tough to handle for most of us, says Yong Shu Hoong. LIFE! PAGE C 5
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        Lock icon Teach them a lesson
        31 2 OUR READER SAYS Civil servants criticised for sloppiness by the Auditor-General need to be penalised in order to prevent future lapses, says Doris Ong. FORUM PAGE A2l
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    • Article
      Lock icon What it should have been
      46 2 YESTERDAY'S report "NUS Law has gone global, with dean's help" was accompanied by the wrong picture. Instead of one showing Professor Tan Cheng Han, a photograph of Judge of Appeal Andrew Phang was used instead. We are sorry for the error.
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      Lock icon New NMPs can prove scheme has worked well
      988 2  -  Kor Kian Beng The nine should speak passionately and raise issues beyond their area DSFDF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT I was surprised when a 63-year-old man told me recently that his proudest achievement was being selected as a Nominated Member of Parliament. I was
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  • prime news
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      Lock icon Fake degree peddler's second school to close too
      870 3  -  Amelia Tan Corrie Tan Ministry revokes registration of Stamford Global Learning Centre By Students lured by attractive deal BROOKES Business School offered something which many students found too good to refuse a degree in a year for $12,000, and from the Royal
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      Lock icon Dennis Foo to open club at Sentosa IR
      507 4  -  Jessica Lim By Asked about his plans for the IR club, Mr Dennis Foo would only say that the entertainment there would be of "international standing", and that it would complement St James Power Station. 5,000 sq ft Festive Walk outlet set
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      Lock icon Woman with no other conditions seriously ill with HINI
      283 4  -  JESSICA JAGANATHAN IN A first here, a person with no underlying conditions has been taken seriously ill with Influenza A (H1N1). The victim is a 22-year-old woman who is six months' pregnant. She developed pneumonia and tested positive for HINI at
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      Lock icon Celebrating S'pore heritage
      88 5 Singer Wendi Koh (centre) is surrounded by puppets held by Mr Asher Aw (left, partially hidden), Mr Sirfan Sulaimi and Ms Dew M. Chaiyanara from Orangedot Productions as they sing The More We Get Together at the launch of Singapore HeritageFest 2009 at Suntec City Mall yesterday.
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    • Article
      Lock icon China warns of Al-Qaeda attacks abroad over Xinjiang
      549 6 In recent days, postings on an Islamic website suggested killing Han Chinese in the Middle East, noting that there are large communities of ethnic Chinese labourers in Algeria and Saudi Arabia. BEIJING: China has warned its citizens in Algeria about possible attacks
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    • Article
      Lock icon Elite forces put to the test
      396 6  -  Jermyn Chow By Carolyn Quek ARMY commandos on air force helicopters jumped in to battle the "terrorists". Meanwhile, out at sea, crack special operations teams riding on sleek Police Coast Guard boats took down more infiltrators. Yesterday, as the curtain came down on Exercise
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      Lock icon Swift response to 'terror attack' impresses PM
      615 6  -  Goh Chin Lian S'poreans can have full confidence in their forces, he says By IN 15 minutes, the terrorists were captured and bundled away, ending a siege at Rasa Sentosa Resort. But for the elite forces that stormed the seaside hotel in an
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      Lock icon Iran air crash kills all on board
      619 7 Among those on board the plane were about 25 Armenians, according to an airline representative in Yerevan, while Iranian officials said they included 10 members of Iran's junior national judo team. Russian-made Tupolev plane with 168 passengers and crew had engine fire, say
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
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      Lock icon Trouble in Malaysia's opposition
      768 8  -  Carolyn Hong KELANTAN: Torn between denial and admitting setback By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF "It is a salutary warning to Pakatan Rakyat parties and leaders who think that Pakatan Rakyat can indulge in the luxury of excesses and internal strife, mistakenly believing that Pakatan Rakyat is riding
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        Lock icon PENANG: Internal squabbling threatens Pakatan's rule
        820 9  -  Carolyn Hong By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA LUMPUR: Holding a plastic bag full of vitamin bottles, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng is looking a tad more worn than a year ago, though his gleaming smile is still intact. He was in Parliament recently
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        Lock icon SELANGOR: Cracks begin to appear in alliance
        696 9  -  Elizabeth Looi By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: Selangor, the jewel in the crown for Pakatan Rakyat (PR), looks to be losing its lustre for the opposition coalition. A row has broken out between Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and the Democratic Action Party (DAP)
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        Lock icon KEDAH: Racial divide
        119 9 THE Chinese-dominated Democratic Action Party (DAP) clashed with its Muslim allies over a decision by the state authorities to demolish an illegal pig slaughterhouse. The DAP earlier this month threatened to pull out of the Kedah government. Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, who is also DAP's
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        Lock icon PERAK: Lost cause?
        104 9 THREE lawmakers left Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and declared themselves independent in February. Their defections caused the PR government to lose its majority in the state assembly. Following the defections, Perak's sultan ordered the PR government to quit, and swore in a new Barisan Nasional (BN) leadership led
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        Lock icon Anwar fails in bid to postpone sodomy trial
        193 9 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim failed yesterday to win a postponement in his sodomy trial after his chief lawyer was forced to withdraw due to illness. The High Court ordered Anwar's legal team to proceed with the case, starting with
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  193 words
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        Lock icon Clinton seeks to balance tilt with India trip
        622 10  -  Ravi Velloor Aim to assuage Delhi's feeling of neglect due to Washington's China focus By SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF The itinerary Visit to India July 17-18: Mrs Clinton arrives in Mumbai where she will meet a broad cross-section of Indian society and
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        Lock icon A safe pair of hands
        85 10 United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's injured right elbow seems to have mended, as she was seen welcoming Latvian Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins (above) for talks at the State Department in Washington on Tuesday. She even moved her right arm without apparent difficulty while
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        Lock icon Presence at Asean forum will affirm US commitment to region
        508 10  -  Nirmal Ghosh By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's decision to attend the Asean Regional Forum (ARF) in Thailand next week is an indication of renewed commitment to the region, say regional analysts. In contrast to the
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        Lock icon Chinese steelmakers bending the rules
        715 11 Black market, lack of proper info make abuse of system easy: Traders SHANGHAI: Long before four employees of mining giant Rio Tinto were detained in China on July 5 on suspicion of stealing state secrets, people working in the country's steel industry were complaining about
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        Lock icon Rudd warns China over detained Rio executive
        486 11 AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Kevin Rudd yesterday warned China it had economic interests at stake in the case of a mining executive held on spy claims, taking a tough new line in the escalating row. The incident has cast a shadow over one of
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        Lock icon Ex-Sinopec chairman gets reprieve from death
        388 11 BEIJING: A former chairman of top Asian oil refiner Sinopec Corp was sentenced to death yesterday with a two-year reprieve for accepting more than 195.7 million yuan (Ss42 million) in bribes, one of the harshest penalties meted out to a senior Chinese official in
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        Lock icon Hainan's water woes run deep
        519 13 Official says problem is 'unsolvable' HAIKOU: China's southern Hainan island is likely the country's dirtiest province in terms of water resources, with large amounts of sewage in its capital Haikou and tourist haven Sanya left untreated every day, local media have reported. The other 16
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        Lock icon Air pollution in HK blamed on local traffic
        201 13 HONG KONG: Urban air pollution in Hong Kong has jumped sixfold in the past four years, but experts say local vehicles are more to blame than smog blown in from southern China, a newspaper reported yesterday. In recent years, Hong Kong's image
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        Lock icon Jackson's death 'a homicide'
        531 14 Pop star's doctor under probe, says celebrity website LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is treating Michael Jackson's death as a homicide and is focusing investigations on Dr Conrad Murray, entertainment website TMZ.com reported yesterday. The pop icon's family has spoken of unanswered questions
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        Lock icon Teen survives 12 nights in Aussie bush
        524 14 KATOOMBA (Australia): A British teenager is back from the dead after surviving 12 nights in Australia's unforgiving bushland by eating seeds and sleeping under his jacket, his father said yesterday. An exhausted and dehydrated Jamie Neale was discovered by chance by two hikers
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        Lock icon Survival tips
        194 14 1. Let someone know where you are going and when you expect to return before you leave home. 2. Ask the local authorities for help. 3. Travel in a group. Groups of four are better than groups of three. If someone gets hurt, two people can go for
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        Lock icon Basic care in Britain to cost retirees $48k?
        628 15 Singapore's compulsory annuity plan IN SINGAPORE, where one in five people will be over the age of 65 by 2030, the Government has been thinking of ways to provide Singaporeans with a lifelong income into old age so that they have the
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        Lock icon Data gaps may distort H1N1 threat
        507 17 Sketchy data collectk can make flu appear more lethal than it really is, say experts NO VACCINE YET "There's no vaccine. One should be available soon, in August. But having a vaccine available is not the same as having a vaccine that has proven
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        Lock icon Reconstructing Connie
        55 17 American Connie Culp, 46, was shot in the face by her husband in 2004. Before surgery (left) there was extensive damage to her face that included embedded metal fragments. Three months after undergoing the first near-total human face transplant (right) ir December last year, her face was almost
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      • INBRIEF
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          Lock icon Nine Christians arrested
          71 17 KUALA LUMPUR: Nine Christians, including four from Hong Kong, were arrested for allegedly trying to convert Muslims, a serious offence in Muslim-majority Malaysia, their lawyer said yesterday. Five Malay students had claimed that the group showed and gave them Christian pamphlets and material. But their lawyer Annou
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          Lock icon Oldest new mum dies
          94 17 MADRID: A Spanish woman believed to have become the world's oldest new mother when she gave birth at 66 has died at 69, leaving behind twin toddlers, newspapers reported yesterday. Ms Maria del Carmen Bousada, who reportedly died last Saturday, gave birth in December 2006 as
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          Lock icon Union chief blasts mayor
          118 17 LONDON: The city's outspoken mayor, Mr Boris Johnson, has come under trade union fire for describing as "chicken feed" the £250,000 (*****,000) second salary he earns for writing a weekly newspaper column. Workers on London's transport network reacted angrily to his comments, which he made in
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          Lock icon Israeli army 'reckless'
          140 17 JERUSALEM: The Israeli military used reckless force during the fighting in Gaza earlier this year, resulting in needless deaths and damage, a group of former Israeli soldiers have charged in a report. In testimonies collected by Breaking the Silence, an organisation of Israeli army reservists, 26 soldiers
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon Geylang, Chinese and the irrationality of fear
      416 18 NOT every Singaporean, it is clear from letters to The Straits Times Forum Page recently, welcomes the increased usage of Mandarin in Singapore, in particular in enclaves such as Geylang. Amy Loh underscored the collective mood among many Singaporeans when she wrote that
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      Lock icon Picking the right formula for leadership
      903 18  -  C. Fred Bergsten APEC'S FUTURE By Apec's original purpose was to "avoid drawing a line down the middle of the Pacific". But as it enters its third decade, there are strong unresolved tensions between that purpose and the Asia-centric priorities of its key members.
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      Lock icon A baby step for gene engineering
      851 18  -  Andy Ho By SENIOR WRITER SPERM can now be made in the lab from stem cells. Last week, a British team reported success in turning human embryonic stem cells into sperm. However, only stem cells from male but not female embryos could be coaxed
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        Lock icon A silent sentinel takes up 24/7 duty
        1828 19  -  William Choong By SENIOR WRITER EVOLVING CHALLENGES "The security challenges we face (today) are multi-faceted and multi-dimensional. They come from '360 degrees'. Many of the new security challenges are also transnational in nature and require multilateral cooperation." DPM and Defence Minister Teo Chee
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        375 20 GRASSROOTS INTERACTION I APPLAUD Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and People's Association (PA) deputy chairman Lim Boon Heng for urging the PA to do more to help forge a common identity among Singaporeans ("PA's task ahead: To bridge society's gaps", Monday). Singapore has
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        Lock icon Credit card shock: Show some sympathy
        225 20 I REFER to Monday's report, "Thieves use her credit cards to charge $17k", and wish to know what measures banks undertake to protect customers when a large amount is transacted, or many transactions are done within a single day using a card. The purchase
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        Lock icon Taekwondo a safe sport if rules are followed
        156 20 I AGREE with the view expressed yesterday by Mrs Angela Tay ("Tell us why") that the Singapore Taekwondo Gymnasium (STG) should issue an explanation about its role in last week's competition in which a fatal tragedy occurred as a result of a
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        531 20 DSFDSF AS A TAXPAYER, I am disappointed to learn from yesterday's report, "Civil servants rapped for sloppiness", that public money is being wasted yet again. What penalties will the errant civil servants face? No amount of fine-tuning processes or training will prevent future lapses if there
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        Lock icon Police: It takes time to track loan sharks
        337 20 I REFER to the letters by Mr Edwin Ng ("Mistaken victim of loan shark driven from pillar to post", June 19) and Mr Roger Quek ("Quick to record loan shark case but slow on follow-up", June 20). Mr Ng's incident was reported
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      149 20 More letters on ijj. www.straitstimes.com 1 MR TEO KUEH LIANG: PA should organise integration programme for new immigrants 2 MR NG Yl SHEN: Government's done a good job in education 3 MS SHARMALA HUEY YUEN BALA RAJU: Singapore is her home because of English 4 MR RONNIE LEE: English has
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      641 22  -  amresh Gunasingham Experts cite climate change and rapid industrialisation to explain fluctuating rainfall By NEW data shows Singapore's rainfall has been dwindling over the last 30 years and more extreme weather changes are predicted to hit the region in the coming years. A report
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      468 23  -  Salma Khalik Officials checking if man caught it here or on a recent visit to Malaysia By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT AN OUTBREAK of malaria which has infected more than 20 men may not be over yet, with another victim diagnosed in the Mandai/Sungei Kadut area. It
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      479 23  -  SINGAPORE may receive an unusual gift for its 44th birthday a mountain named in its honour. A team of three mountaineers, including veteran David Lim, will try to conquer and name at least one nev-er-before-climbed peak in the Tien Shan range, which stretches
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      615 24  -  Irene Tham Founder of One Laptop Per Child says low-cost PC project is all about education By MOST would agree it takes more than a laptop to make a difference in a child's life. But the man behind non-profit organisation One Laptop
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      549 25  -  K.C. VIJAYAN CLIENT DUPED BY ROGUE LAWYER High Court rules them liable for actions of lawyer who slopped town in 2007 By LAW CORRESPONDENT TWO lawyers will have to pay a former client some $380,000 swiped by their partner, who is on
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      528 25  -  Sujin Thomas PRISON ASSAULT CASE By About the case THREE prisoners Iryan Abdul Karim, 21, Muhammad Hamdan Abdul Rahman, 20, and Mohammed Zameen Abdul Manoff, 21 are accused of assaulting a former prisoner who shared their cell between April 27 and May 4 last
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      250 25  -  ELENA CHONG A FIST fight in a shopping mall carpark has resulted in a three-week prison sentence for one of those involved. Sales promoter Royston Bai Jinda, 24, yesterday pleaded guilty to causing hurt to Mr Liaw Wie Sein, 37, at the third floor carpark
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      349 25  -  Elena Chong By COURTS CORRESPONDENT OVER a two-year period, Suhaizah Mohammad Sukhaimi used her position as corporate support officer at Yishun Junior College (YJC) to steal 150 laptops. Yesterday, the 30-year-old was jailed for 24 months after pleading guilty to six counts of criminal
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      342 25  -  Selina Lum By THE prosecution has appealed against a $1,200 fine handed down to the former chairman of the Laguna Park management committee for his acts of mischief. The appeal came up for hearing in the High Court yesterday, but the
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      645 26  -  Christopher Tan Limo and tour service leader Chan Boon Keng, who started out as a cabby, dies at 93 By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT ONE of Singapore's post-war business pioneers, whose ventures are still very much alive today, has died. Mr Chan Boon Keng, a leader in limousine and
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      207 26 RMG director Tan Cheng Hai, 69, who has been with the group for more than 50 years, recalls the company's role in Singapore's post-war history: How it all began for Chan Boon Keng: "Raffles Hotel had a taxi stand, and those days, all cabbies were individual
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      565 27  -  Ang Yiying For the first time, 20% of performers at event are new citizens, PRs By NEW citizens and permanent residents will be coming together in a big way for this year's Singapore HeritageFest. Over 12 days until July 26, they will dance or make
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      340 27  -  CHUA HIAN HOU FOREIGN workers and their impact on the job market dominated the minds of students yesterday at a seminar on the global financial crisis, where they got a chance to quiz politicians and industry experts. More than 300 students from a dozen
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      156 25 PHOTOS STOCKS WEATHER STORY NEWS ST iPHONE THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY H I ■^H^b I I I Hll I I I lATr^flfi^ Wll I k I THE NEW STi PHONE m L^r I HI H feiMi HH Israe i forces split Gazi I W fill El ADAVIIin Afim^
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      544 28 Man City manager Hughes urges Terry to join the club to re-ignite himself LONDON: In an extraordinary personal appeal, Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has urged Chelsea captain John Terry to quit the club he has served since he was 12. "We would like to think
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      824 28 Transfer talk Aston Villa have agreed a £12 million (Ss2B million) fee for Middlesbrough and England winger Stewart Downing, who is recovering from surgery after breaking his foot last season. He is unlikely to be ready before October. Blackburn are to hand Italian
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      617 30 BRITISH OPEN Turnberry's tee boxes are fraught with peril for the unwary golfer TURNBERRY: They are talking about rough here so lush and dense and nefarious that players could lose golf balls or even golf bags, or maybe even the occasional caddie. They are talking about
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      620 30  -  Neil Humphreys LIGHTERSIDE By Look at the photographs of him beside Mark Hughes in the press conference; or the snaps of him holding up the jersey of Oil Sheiks FC. He's wearing a white table cloth on his head. THE football world sighed when Carlos
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      641 31 FDSFDS Selected tee times Thursday and Friday (Singapore time): 2.36pm-7.47pm: Greg Norman, Kenny Perry, Oliver Wilson 2.58pm-8.09pm: Sergio Garcia, Tom Watson, Matteo Manassero 4.09pm-9.20pm: Tiger Woods, Lee Westwood, Ryo Ishikawa 4.31pm-9.42pm: Stewart Cink, David Howell, Thongchai Jaidee 7.58pm-2.47pm: Ernie Els, Lucas Glover, Martin Kaymer 8.09pm-2.58pm: Hunter
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      131 31 TURNBERRY: THE European Tour has condemned Sandy Lyle's cheating accusation against Colin Montgomerie as "wholly inappropriate and ill-timed". "The tour fully understands Sandy Lyle's disappointment at not being elected captain but deeply regrets his comments which are considered wholly inappropriate and ill-timed," European Tour chief
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      428 32 Sprinter equals British record of eighth win, Nocentini keeps yellow SAINT FARGEAU (France): If only the Tour de France were a series of sprints, Britain's Mark Cavendish would be running away with it. He sprinted to another stage victory yesterday with another huge push in the final
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        63 32 LONDON: Chelsea have extended their sponsorship agreement with South Korean electronics company Samsung for a further three years to the end of the 2013 season, the Premier League football club said yesterday. No financial details were released. However, British media reports said it was
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        65 32 KUALA LUMPUR: Singapore's rookie pro Quincy Quek shot an opening round three-under 69 at the US$6O,OOO (S$87,000) Mercedes-Benz Masters Malaysia yesterday to lie in joint-sixth position. Quek is two strokes behind leader S. Siva Chandran of Malaysia. The Republic's top golfer, Lam Chih Bing,
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        62 32 THE inaugural H-TWO-0 Ultimate Challenge featuring a 5v5 Futsal Challenge and a Biathlon Challenge will kick off on Saturday at the Nanyang Polytechnic. The two events will be flagged off by Football Association of Singapore adviser Associate Professor Ho Peng Kee and FAS president
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        89 32 LONDON: England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, whose career has been blighted by injury, said on the eve of the second Ashes Test that his body can no longer cope with five-day matches. "I'm giving up Test cricket (after the Ashes), I'm not giving up
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      256 32 MADRID: Rafael Nadal, who has lost his French Open and Wimbledon tennis titles, as well as his world No. 1 spot, in a summer of injury misery, plans to return at the Montreal Masters next month. "I'm really looking forward to practise again and to
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      150 32 "I will not be a candidate in October." Max Mosley confirming yesterday that he will not seek re-election as head of the International Automobile Federation. He backed former Ferrari team principal Jean Todt as his ideal successor. Cycling Tour de France 192 km 11th stage from Vatan to SaintFargeau:
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      241 28 L&&-FORTUNE-TELLER? The lighter side of Carlos Tevez's move across Manchester. 810 vOZSr TWO IN A ROW Mark Cavendish gets 2nd straight stage win at the Tour de France. 812 0 WHAT'S ONLINE MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES No money, now no Fabregas? Hard man? McMahon's
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      581 30 she should be able to go the distance on Friday night." I Win, lose or draw, Koh said New jL/fl Rose Wo°d w°u!d be heading for A ■feofß '^TiM^^w' a weH earned break in preparation r**^" or er f°ur"year"°'t' season after lay' i Y^M IwjM^^ progressing quickly in just her
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  • OBITUARIES
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      121 32 GLORIA 001 LEE NGOOT KIEW Age: 82 passed away peacefully on 15 July 2009. Fondly remembered and missed by loved ones. (Husband: Michael Ooi Boon Seng, deceased) Sons: Daughters-n-law: Peter Ooi Eng Cheang Flora Yew Hwe Tian Dominic Ooi Eng Seang Michelle Sim Beng Honj; Nelson Ooi Eng Huat Cathy
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      57 32 OMNAMASIVAYA RAJARATNAM S/O SAMUEL Passed away peacefully on 14 -07-09 Sadly missed by all loved ones. Beloved Wife: Jaya Daughter: R Eswary ..all Brothers, Sisters, Brothers-in-law Nephews, Nieces, Relatives Friends. Dearest Husband/ Father is resting at BLK 61, #02-85 TELOK BLANGAH HEIGHTS Contact: *****122/*****981 Cortege leaves today, 16-7-09, 3.30pm for
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      93 32 In Ever-Loving Memory DOREEN ESTHER SIM DOU LING SHEN ROU LING Age: 28 was called home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, 15 July 2009. Fondly remembered and ever precious to Grandmother: Chua Joo Tiang Father: Mother Sim Siang Yong Wong Kum Heng Brother: Sister-in-law: Bryan Sim Hong Phng
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      96 32 Gurmukh janam savaar dhargeh chaliaa Spending this life fruitfully Gurmukh goes to Die other world BACHAN KAUR w/o late AMAR SINGH Village: Chauray Madhre, Gurdaspur passed away peacefully on 15 July 2009, leaving behind Brothers, Sisters, Sons, Daughters, Sons-in-law, Daughters-in-law, Grandchildren, Great-Grandchildren and all loved ones. Wake is held at
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      212 33 SEOW BEE HUA Age: 88 Passed away peacefully on 14 July 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Husband: Lim Chan See (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Grandchildren: Grandchildren-in-law: Great Grandchildren: Lim Keng Sing (deceased) Lim Keng Lee Ho Kwee Lan Lim Kok Peng Tommy Song Mci Ching Lim Yen
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      73 33 SOSO&G&Ctt MADAM R. S. GURBACHAN KAUR (GURIE) w/o A. S. RAM SINGH SANGHAR (deceased) Village: Gholia Khurd passed away peacefully on 9th July 2009 AKHAND PATH Prayers will commence on Friday, 17 July 2009 at 9.30 am. BHOG Ceremony will be on Sunday, 19th July 2009 at 9.00 am to
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      60 33 The family of the late Timothy Chew Kok Peng Departed on 12 July 2009 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Reverend Edmund de Souza, Reverend Christopher Chin, LCEC and members of Christ Methodist Church, relatives, friends, colleagues and staff of APRO and associates for their kind assistance,
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      43 33 15th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of QUEK SIEW HWEE Departed: 16th July 1994 In our hearts your memory lingers Sweetly tender, fond true. There is not a day, dear mother, That we do not think of you. Always remembered by Family Loved ones.
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      28 33 First Anniversary In Loving Memory of LEE LOK FUI Departed on 16 July 2008 Dearly missed and always remembered Lby loving wife Cynthia, family members and friends. »*»4
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      95 33 The family of the late EDWIN LIM JUNHAN Departed on 9th July 2009 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues and church friends for their prayers, kind assistance, attendance, wreaths and donations during their recent bereavement. Edwin is resting at Mandai Blk C, Row
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      146 33 'V doVed m°ther "f V y^AV^ MrA.K.Kang&MrJeffreyKang v ?^>^| tfC^" Managing Partners of $fj^ KANG CAR REPAIRERS LEE AH YOKE Age: 86 Passed away peacefully on 15 July 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Husband: Kang Fatt Sons: Daughters-in-law: Kang Ah Teh (deceased) Tan Choon Keng Kang
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      179 33 serve a risen saviour, He's in the world today, I know that he is living, whatever men may say, I know He lives, He lives within my heart." Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the
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      39 33 In ho ving Memory of Ho Nee Chin, Terry Departed 16/7/1999 Of one we will never forget, Your absence to us is a sorrow, Your loss we will always regret. Always missed and remembered by mother, sisters, brothers-in-law nephews
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      29 33 "...and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 In Loving Memory HAROLD TAN KIMWAH Departed 16 July 2003 Dearly missed remembered by loved ones.
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      69 33 ONG HOCK LYE Age: 63 Passed away peacefully on 14 July 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Wife: Phua Siew Eng Christine Daughter: Ong Siok Ching Rebecca Godson: Phua Chee Wee Brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, all relatives and friends. Wake at 22 Daisy Road, Singapore *****3 Cortege
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      78 32 Obituaries For booking enquiries, call 1800-289-9988 (office hours) 6319-5192 (after office hours) Bookings made after office hours for next day's publication are subject to space availability. [SATS CLASSIFIED Memory wanders as shadows fell saclc to trie days of happiness, It II Datjs beyond recall. A vision comes before us, So
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      207 32 Today Football Cricket S-League: Super Reds v SAFFC (Jalan Besar, England v Australia: 2nd Test, Day 1 (Live, 7.30pm. Live, Chs, 7.25pm). ChllO, 5.58pm and 8.30pm). Cvclins The Open C'ship: Day 2 (Live, Ch23, 4pm, Tnur de France- Stave 1? CI ive Chin BPm and 10-30pm). gT^ g US Bank
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        488 34  -  Goh Eng Yeow BULLS AND BEARS Upbeat Spore data, Intel, Goldman Sachs earnings spur rally By IF THE running of the bulls at Pamplona looked like mass panic, it was nothing compared to the buyers' stampede yesterday that sent the local market and
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        479 34 NEW YORK: For the last two years, housing has been at the centre of the US banking industry's troubles. But for at least one quarter, it will help lift its results. Even as banks remain cautious about lending and millions of borrowers are still
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        87 34 SINGAPORE STOCK TRADING VOLUME I STRAITS TIMES INDEX Mid Cap 525.89 20.28 Basic materials 255.30 10.86 Utilities 365.00 4.65 Small Cap 427.38 19.57 Industrials 505.12 14.20 Financials 592.64 24.10 All Share 579.88 19.96 Consumer goods 577.22 20.97 Technology 521.16 24.37 Fledgling 513.13 11.76 Health care 535.68 11.30 Real
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        209 34 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS Yesterday's close: 9,269.25 (+7.44) Tokyo stocks ended narrowly mixed as investors reacted coolly to gains on Wall Street in the wake of strong earnings from Goldman Sachs and Intel. Yesterday's close: 1,097.24 (+17.61) Malaysian shares rose 1.63 per cent due to strong gains in banking, plantation
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          105 34 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY July 15 2009 Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.1450 1.1820 Can dollar 1.2750 1.2930 Euro 2.0220 2.0490 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4072 0.4081 NZ dollar 0.9250 0.9470 Sterling pound 2.3620 2.3930 US dollar 1.4470 1.4660 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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        450 35 NEW YORK: Goldman Sachs is emerging as the king of post-meltdown Wall Street. Already the most powerful United States financial company before the credit crisis, the bank profited handsomely from Wall Street's rally and the recovering credit markets during the second
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        630 35  -  Lee Su Shyan COMMENTARY It must give concrete reassurance that site won't be redeveloped By I ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR THE Tang family is now on its third attempt to privatise CK Tang but the investor furore it has ignited suggests that tomorrow's meeting will
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      550 36 Its sales for 2nd quarter beat forecasts and it expects rising demand NEW YORK: The darkest time in the personal computer industry's history may have ended. In the past few months, hardware makers such as Intel, Hewlett Packard (HP) and Dell have suffered
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      400 36 TOKYO: Financial markets would likely welcome the prospect of a victory by the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) in next month's general election but worry about the ability of the untested party to govern and its possible lack of commitment
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      340 36 BEIJING: Annual growth in China's broad measure of money supply surged in June on the back of breakneck bank lending ordered by Beijing to pump up the world's third-largest economy. And in a sign that money is flowing back into China in anticipation that
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      407 37  -  Melissa Tan By RELIGIOUS opinions on complex legal issues will continue to be issued to Muslims by the legal committee of the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis), said Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim. Speaking at an estate planning seminar
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      206 37 CITIBANK has been named best bank in Singapore and Asia by leading finance magazine Euromoney. Despite floundering in the United States with multi-billion-dollar losses, Citi's arm here was "cementing its position as a head-on competitor to Singapore's domestic banks", said Euromoney in its awards citation.
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      597 38  -  Kate Lim SMEs in Asia are more confident with Vietnam, India being most upbeat By BETTER BY FAR "Confidence levels are definitely much higher now... but we must remember this is an improvement from a fairly depressed level six months ago." CIMB-GK economist Song Seng Wun ASIAN
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      573 38  -  Jessica Cheam By RETAILERS' cash registers saw slightly more activity in May, with sales inching ahead 0.8 per cent compared to April. Store turnover has been on the slide since the global economic downturn hit Singapore at the time of
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        494 41  -  jocelyn lee WHEN GUITAR MEETS ZHONGRUAN Where: Esplanade Concert Hall When: Saturday, 7.30pm Admission: $28, $38, $58, $78 $98 from Sistic (www.sistic.com.sg or call 6348-5555) Zhongruan player Liv King is taking his upcoming performance at the Esplanade so seriously that he has been exercising and doing
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        346 43 INDIAN OPERA IN THE HEARTLAND Indian performing arts school Bhaskar's Arts Academy will give a free performance of the Hindu epic poem, Ramayana, at Toa Payoh Central this weekend. Ten performers, including musicians and dancers, will perform using Kathakali, a form of Indian dance featuring colourful costumes and
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        642 44  -  deepika shetty Indonesian artist Christine Ay Tjoe hits out at excessive eating and processed food EATING EXCESS Who: Indonesian artist Christine Ay Tjoe Where: Singapore Tyler Print Institute, 41 Robertson Quay When: Saturday to Aug 8, 10am to 6pm, Tuesdays to Saturdays Admission: Free Info: Go to
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        297 44 Berlin Germany's Bayreuth opera festival looked set on Tuesday to be hit by its first-ever strike after marathon pay talks between unions representing stage and technical staff and management collapsed. After almost 17 hours of wrangling ended without result on Tuesday morning, the Verdi union
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        473 44  -  valerie wang DANCERS' LOCKER Where: 155 Waterloo Street, Frontier Danceland Studio, 02-02, Stamford Arts Centre When: Tomorrow Sun and July 24 26, Bpm Admission: $18, call 6336-1526 or e-mail frontierdance® pacific.net.sg Call it investing in the future. Despite these belttightening times, Low Mci Yoke, artistic director of local
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      566 42  -  deepika shetty An exhibition set in a warehouse presents artworks by 13 artists in darkened rooms This is one exhibition that will keep you in the dark, but you probably would not mind. Blackout, an art exhibition which opens tomorrow and ends on Sunday, will showcase
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      819 42 'Usually it's not outright thievery by the studios, but death by contract. It's an esoteric world where black doesn't mean black, and white doesn't necessarily mean white' Los Angeles-based lawyer Pierce O'Donnell on the suit over The Lord Of The Rings movies (above) New
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        654 48 Los Angeles Michael Jackson's family confronted the pop legend about his drug use in an emotional intervention before his death, his brother Tito said in comments published by a British newspaper yesterday. Alarmed at reports that Jackson was addicted to prescription drugs, Tito (below) said
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        138 48 Taipei Actor Edison Chen has filmed a Levi's jeans commercial in Taiwan, a year after he quit Hong Kong showbusiness "indefinitely" over a sex photo scandal. The Chinese Canadian quietly arrived in Taipei on Monday for the shoot on Tuesday, said Apple Daily. The report
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        315 48 LIZ DENIES HOSPITAL RUMOURS Elizabeth Taylor denied a report on Tuesday that she had been hospitalised because of her grief over her friend Michael Jackson's death. The 77-year-old actress was admitted to a Los Angeles hospital last week for a scheduled check, her publicist said. Taylor herself Twittered: "Although
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      69 73 THE STRAITS TIMES TH U RSDAY /JULY 16 2009 00 o o C\J ST < Jk NuZeaßee hampers q M jf* Bl Why you scratch 1U iMw&r {ft' arthritis too IO n Hi Jt mt '■'1% SrHJ H fPJ. i.a About those^— -iCARBS iSsifcti Forget the bad press about important
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      393 74  -  Gloria Chandy Editor gbria@sph.com.sg Temperature screening at border checkpoints ended last Saturday. Contact tracing and home quarantine for Influenza A (HlNl) are no longer required here and countries now do not have to send regular reports on their situation to the World Health Organisation
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      212 74 Approaching Mid-lite: Ageing may seem scary to some but with medical tips and remedies trom the professionals, you can age aracefullv Alexandra Hospital, Auditorium. g am to noon #g j 0 re qj s t er ca 6379-3741 or e-mail alice_sh_how@alexhosp.com.sg. Facts And Myths Of Eye Care: This
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      231 82 Dilemma over sprains The claim: Heat should be applied to a sprained ankle. The facts: Ankle sprains are one of the most common sports injuries; they send about a million Americans to clinics every year and cause chronic problems for many. The problem is clear but the
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      632 82 Itch is an f unpleasant Uskin sensation that serves as a protective function to signal that something is wrong with that area of the skin. Dr Chee Yew Wen, medical director of Wen and Weng Medical Group One theory is that scratching works by turning off activity
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          1033 83 Carbohydrates should comprise about of the total daily energy intake The drawback of calories is that it I I says nothing about the quality of food you are eating. Diets rich in high Gl foods have been linked to an increased risk of diabetes,
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        857 84 Here are carbs that can be staples in your diet Rice What's good about it: A good source of vitamins like thiamine, rib o flavin and niacin as well as dietary fibre. What type to eat: Unmilled rice has more nutrients than milled or polished white rice.
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      874 87  -  JANICE TAI It affects the knees, ankles, hips and other joints. Patients typically complain of joint swelling, pain and stiffness that is worse after inactivity. reports J Instead i of I protecting the body from harmful intruders, the immune system releases chemicals that can damage healthy
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      446 87 Most infants are able to walk after one year. Yet, even at the age of four, Sulastri Gopal (not her real name), had to struggle when walking. Sulastri, now 11, was diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) when she was four years old. Then, her
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      409 88  -  Dr Ng Wai Lin PAIN IN RIGHT HAND AFTER ANGIOGRAM Q Thirteen days after an angiogram was done via my right wrist, I woke up a swollen and reddened right hand. I felt pain around the wrist area, middle and side of the hand. There were no
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        591 91 Dr Vanessa Phua, a physician with an interest in aesthetic medicine, practises what she preaches. She exercises regularly and eats healthily to maintain her glowing looks. JUNE CHEONG reports What do you do to keep fit? I run skm three times a week along a jogging trail.
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