The Straits Times, 23 July 2009

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    20 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 THURSDAY, JULY 23 2009 S|Sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon More H1N1 deaths here
      55 1 TWO more people with HINI here have died a 13-year-old boy and a 55-year-old man. Both had underlying conditions: The teen had epilepsy, while the man had a nerve disorder. The deaths bring the total number of HINI-related fatalities here to three in less than a
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      Lock icon Men behind Jakarta blasts
      58 1 ATTEMPTS to identify the suicide bombers behind last week's Jakarta hotel blasts moved forward yesterday, as police released images of the two suspects. At the same time it has been reported that, before being recaptured in April, fugitive Singaporean JI leader Mas Selamat Kastari met the
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      Lock icon Condo sites drawing bids
      70 1 FOR the second time in under a week, the Government has received an offer for one of its condominium sites after a 10-month gap which did not see any sales. Yesterday, the Urban Redevelopment Authority said it has received a minimum bid of $130 million for
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      Lock icon Probe of anti-graft body
      57 1 MALAYSIA will set up a royal commission to investigate the government's anti-graft agency, amid outrage over the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock, Prime Minister Najib Razak said yesterday. Mr Teoh was found dead hours after he was questioned by agency officers over alleged misuse
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    Lock icon LONGEST ECLIPSE OF THE CENTURY
    686 1 VARANASI (Uttar Pradesh): The longest solar eclipse of this century pitched a swathe of Asia from India to China into near darkness early yesterday, as millions of people witnessed the once-in-a-life-time phenomenon. It was extraordinary because the total solar eclipse lasted as long as 6
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    Lock icon Clinton declares: US back in Asia
    534 1  -  Nirmal Ghosh Signs amity treaty, pledges to re-engage with the region By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT PHUKET: The United States is back in South-east Asia, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said yesterday, as she underscored this re-engagement with the region by signing a key Asean treaty.
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        Lock icon Looking through the haze
        62 2 WE SAY The El Nino weather pattern is a defenceless culprit to blame for the imminent return of the haze. It is a factor, but the substantive problems lie elsewhere, such as in local law enforcement in Indonesia, inter-governmental cooperation and the willingness to recognise the
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        Lock icon Roots of ethnic unrest
        33 2 COLUMNS ethnic harmony, says Ching Cheong. REVIEW PAGE Al4 The restiveness of ethnic minorities in China can be traced to the fact that Marxism-Leninism is not conducive to forging
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        40 2 Muzak, the king of elevator music, has gone bankrupt. Tan Shzr Ec, after her initial glee, concludes that what is good or bad music is a matter of personal taste. LIFE! PAGE D 6
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        Lock icon Temasek CEO's exit
        30 2 OUR READER SAYS Edwin Pang trusts the decision made is the right one, while Gilbert Goh hopes the firm will learn from this episode. FORUM PAGE Al6
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        Lock icon ONLINE BLOGS
        31 2 www.straitstimes.com Nicholas Yong checks out some creative and quirky photo captions for the NDP ticket competition. Yen Feng muses on churches using Twitter to reach out on Internet platforms.
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      Lock icon Plenty of red flags, yet it happened
      934 2  -  John McBeth Jakarta hotels failed to pick up clues that could have averted tragedy By SENIOR WRITER IN HINDSIGHT, there were plenty of "red flags". Nurdin Aziz, as he called himself, had made his hotel reservation in a July 10 telephone call. He
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      Lock icon 8,500 fans greet Kobe Bryant, and one comes too close for comfort
      93 3 There were a few moments of unexpected drama when 8,500 people turned up to watch American basketball star Kobe Bryant at the Singapore Indoor Stadium yesterday. As his coaching clinic neared its end, the basketballer announced that he
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      Lock icon MOF: Goodyear s exit 'unfortunate'
      568 3  -  Gabriel Chen Fiona Chan Ministry not involved in decision; observers ask: What exactly happened? By' THE Ministry of Finance (MOF) said yesterday it was "unfortunate" that Temasek Holdings' plan to install a new chief executive (CEO) had not worked out despite considerable efforts by its
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      Lock icon Two more H1N1-related deaths here
      455 4  -  Jessica Jaganathan Grace Chua Teen and 55-year-old are latest victims, five others are critically ill By TWO more people with Influenza A (H1N1) died in Singapore yesterday, and both had underlying medical conditions. They were a 13-year-old boy who had epilepsy, and a 55-year-old man
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      Lock icon Rain spoils view for 350 at Science Centre
      186 4  -  VICTORIA VAUGHAN PEOPLE hoping to catch a glimpse of the solar eclipse in Singapore were blocked by wet weather yesterday. Despite the rain, more than 350 people showed up at the Science Centre to pick up a pair of solar filter spectacles
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      Lock icon Lawyer fined for mischief and other offences
      501 5  -  Elena Chong He caused disturbances in mosque and temple By Ravi (above) had been diagnosed in 2006 with bipolar disorder, which is punctuated by episodes of mania and depression, and had been taking medication. A LAWYER whose career has been marked by bizarre
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      Lock icon Ex-youth leader who molested girl fined $2,000
      390 5  -  ELENA CHONG A FORMER youth grassroots leader who hugged a 14-year-old girl in a hotel room two years ago was fined $2,000 yesterday. David Chee Dah Wei, 29, a financial planner, had earlier pleaded guilty to molesting the girl, who is now 16,
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      Lock icon Ming Yi explains his spending habits
      889 8  -  Carolyn Quek Monk maintains that Ren Ci went through lean years By About the case RAYMOND Yeung is set to testify today after his co-accused, former Ren Ci CEO Ming Vi, left the witness stand yesterday. The prosecution is alleging that the 47-year-old religious
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      Lock icon These are the faces of Jakarta bombers
      753 10  -  Lynn Lee Police release sketches of two men suspected to have attacked the Ritz-Carlton and the Marriott By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT Terrorism expert Rohan Gunaratna told The Straits Times yesterday that the bombings could have taken place earlier than originally planned because of police
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      Lock icon Noordin and Mas Selamat 'were in contact'
      702 11  -  Salim Osman Aussie report says capture or Singaporean yielded leads about the Malaysian fugitive By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT Universityeducated and a charismatic and persuasive recruiter to his cause of violent jihad, 40-year-old Malaysian-born Noordin has eluded the authorities for six years, despite massive resources
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      795 11 A special feature brought to you by EtH*Bg;3 MAIWAIVf TECHNOLOGICAI \!jf§y universit\ Philanthropist and educationist receive NTU honorary degrees Chairman of Lee Foundation Dr Lee Seng Gee and veteran scholar-researcher Professor Linda Darling-Hammond latest to join the ranks of NTU alumni BY KIMBERLEY KOH t IWKILMJIM W Left: Dr Lee
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
    • Article
      Lock icon Look through the haze beyond El Nino
      438 12 THE weather phenomenon El Nino may explain why there are nearly twice as many hot spots in Sumatra as there were at this time last year and in 2007, but it can no longer remain an excuse for allowing the haze to worsen.
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      Lock icon Revolution without martyrdom?
      864 12  -  Gwynne Dyer By' YOUNG Iranians were back out on the streets in Teheran on Monday night, after almost a month's hiatus. They were there again on Tuesday, despite the fact that there were many arrests. Their numbers will probably grow in the next week, for we are
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      Lock icon A way out for the CCP
      809 12  -  Ching Cheong ETHNIC MINORITIES ISSUE By SENIOR WRITER CHINA'S ethnic problem seems to have grown worse in the last 30 years even though the country has made spectacular economic progress benefiting all Chinese, whatever their ethnicity. The March 14 riots in Lhasa last year
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        Lock icon Three forces, one big punch
        1920 13  -  Leslie Koh By An Army commander attacking up the shoreline can now tap on the long-range radars of Navy ships off the coast and extract video feeds from the Air Force's surveillance planes circling above, fuse this data with reports from ground reconnaissance troops, and
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        Lock icon Take care in ladling out minority rights
        401 14 REVIEW OF COMPANIES ACT I SUPPORT the idea in Monday's report, "Shareholder rights a key focus in consultation paper", that companies be required to buy out minority investors who disagree with a fundamental change to the business, but only if it applies to
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        Lock icon PA has convened committee of inquiry on safety
        146 14 TAEKWONDO DEATH I REFER to the letters by Mr Marcus Tan and Mr Lim Leong Tee ("Questions remain on safety precautions" and "Costly delay", July 15). The People's Association (PA) is deeply saddened by the tragic incident during the taekwondo competition organised
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        Lock icon Allow live music near homes
        247 14 I REFER to Tuesday's report, "Loud 'no' to live music near homes". Singapore is constantly trying to position itself as a 24/7 entertainment city, and one example was the Urban Redevelopment Authority's (URA) plan to allow live entertainment in pubs and restaurants near residential areas.
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        Lock icon Mixed-belt sparring common at club-level contests
        307 14 I REFER to the report ("Teen, 17, dies without waking up", July 11) and letters relating to the tragic death of Vincent Tan after a sparring tournament at the 4th Taekwondo Invitational Friendly Championship on July 5. The Singapore Taekwondo Gymnasium extends its sincere
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        315 14 Temasek shock "We were told the decision to hire Mr Goodyear was made with thought and care." MR EDWIN PANG: "The decision to part ways between Mr Chip Goodyear and Temasek has taken us aback. We were told the decision to hire Mr Goodyear was made with much thought
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      673 14 aF*\ More letters on *dJ www.straitstimes.com 1 MR OSMAN SIDEK: Social integration is the nub of the matter regarding enclaves 2 MR WILLIAM GOH: Fighting exclusivism: Start them young in school 3 REV DR YAP KIM HAO: Be like-minded when it comes to openness 4 MR MELVIN YEO: Errant maids
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
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      Lock icon Outrage over caning for Malaysian model
      831 17  -  Elizabeth Looi Two women politicians express shock but lawyers back syariah court ruling By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT GET PUNISHMENT OVER WITH "I will accept this earthly punishment, let Allah decide my punishment in the hereafter...The court has yet to tell me when the sentence will
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    • world regional
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        Lock icon Enter China's 'media aircraft carrier'
        880 18  -  Peh Shing Huei Revamp to China's four key media arms will boost its global presence By CHINA BUREAU CHIEF PROMISE OF CHANGE "Gradually, we will win over the people." People's Daily chief Xie Guoming. The paper increased its pages this month, promising more news and
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        Lock icon US airline says sorry to Indian leader
        466 18  -  Ravi Velloor Frisking of former president Kalam has sparked public outrage By SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF NEW DELHI: The frisking of ex-president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam at Delhi airport may have upset everyone in the country except the man himself at the centre of
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        Lock icon Mumbai gunman: Go ahead and hang me
        359 18 MUMBAI: The sole surviving gunman of last year's Mumbai attacks told the judge in his trial yesterday that he was prepared to be put to death after making a dramatic confession of his role in the operation. "Please go ahead and hang me,"
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        Lock icon South Korean MPs brawl over media reform Bills
        503 18 SEOUL: Hundreds of competing lawmakers shouted and wrestled in South Korea's Parliament yesterday as a disagreement over controversial media reform Bills descended into a brawl that sent at least one to hospital. The rowdy Parliament eventually passed a set of media and
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        Lock icon Pakistan opposes US build-up in Afghan war
        536 18 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is objecting to expanded United States combat operations in neighbouring Afghanistan, creating new fissures in the alliance with Washington at a critical juncture when thousands of new US troops are arriving in the region. Pakistani officials have told the Obama administration
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        Lock icon Musharraf ordered to appear in court
        258 18 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's top court has summoned former president Pervez Musharraf to explain his 2007 firing of several dozen independent-minded judges. The case, brought up in petitions challenging Mr Musharraf's imposition of emergency rule and the firing of the judges that year, could lay the
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        Lock icon KL royal commission to probe anti-graft body
        632 19  -  Hazlin Hassan Interrogation methods and cause of aide's death to be looked into By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will set up a royal commission to investigate the government's anti-graft agency, amid outrage over the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock, Prime
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        Lock icon 3 cops hurt in ambush near Papua mine
        401 19 THREE SUSPECTS HELD FOR EARLIER AMBUSH TIMIKA (Indonesia): Three police officers were hurt in an ambush near a United States-owned mine in Indonesia's Papua province yesterday as police held three suspects following a string of deadly attacks in the area. The officers
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        Lock icon Worker kills himself after prototype iPhone goes missing
        405 19 GUANGZHOU: An employee at a factory in China that makes iPhones killed himself after a prototype went missing, and Apple responded yesterday by saying its suppliers are required to treat workers with dignity and respect. Mr Sun Danyong, 25, leapt to his
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        Lock icon China to subsidise solar power projects
        550 20 Govt will pay up to 70% of costs, in bid to boost clean energy industry BEIJING: China's government says it will pay up to 70 per cent of the price of new solar power systems in an effort to speed up development of clean
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    • world asean ministerial meetings
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        Lock icon Clinton takes hard stance on N. Korea
        487 19  -  Nirmal Ghosh Pyongyang s only option is 'irreversible denuclearisation' By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT PHUKET: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday spelt out to North Korea that "complete and irreversible denuclearisation" was its only viable path. Mrs Clinton, in Phuket to attend the Asean
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        Lock icon US fears nuclear link-up between Myanmar, N. Korea
        516 19  -  Nirmal Ghosh By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT PHUKET: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday red-flagged possible cooperation between North Korea and Myanmar, warning of the possible transfer of atomic technology to the military junta. Washington was taking very seriously reports of conventional military
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      • ASEANHIGHLIGHTS
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          Lock icon China pushes for liquidity fund
          156 19 PHUKET: China yesterday urged East Asian countries to use the global economic crisis to boost regional trade and get a US$l2O billion (Ssl73 billion) liquidity fund in place by the end of the year. Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told a meeting of the 10 Asean
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          Lock icon Summit meeting in October
          80 19 PHUKET: A summit meeting of leaders from Asean and its dialogue partners, whose last gathering in Pattaya in April was disrupted by anti-government protesters, will be held from Oct 23 to 25 in Phuket. Mr Vitavas Srivihok, director-general of the Asean Affairs Department of the Thai
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          Lock icon EU experience to be studied
          84 19 PHUKET: Asean foreign ministers have agreed to study the European Union (EU) experience in narrowing the development gap between its newer and older members, Thailand News Agency said. Director-general Vitavas Srivihok of the Asean Affairs Department of the Thai Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday: "Asean
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          Lock icon US offers 'defence umbrella'
          122 19 PHUKET: The United States is ready to help its Gulf allies establish a "defence umbrella" if Iran does not back down over its nuclear programme, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said yesterday, just before heading for the Asean meetings in Phuket. Her comments drew an
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    • world international
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        Lock icon Inciting racial violence may be terror offence
        462 22 Australia seeking public feedback on changes to tough counter-terror law CANBERRA: Australia will consider creating a new law that criminalises the inciting of violence based on race, religion or nationality, as part of a review of the nation's tough counter-terrorism laws, the government
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        Lock icon Ahmadinejad refuses to remove V-P
        394 22 TEHERAN: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stuck by his controversial appointment of a top deputy yesterday, in unusual defiance of the Iranian Supreme Leader, who had ordered the man's removal. The President's move deepens the dispute among the country's hardline leadership, is likely to outrage his fellow
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        Lock icon Scientists fear more deadly H1N1 virus in winter
        572 23 Warning seen in rising death toll in S. America as seasons change BUENOS AIRES: Mounting fatalities in the South American winter launched a new warning yesterday on what to expect from the flu pandemic. With the World Health Organisation now putting the
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        Lock icon Active kids sleep better
        229 23 PARIS: Lazing around in the day makes it harder for young children to get a good night's sleep when they go to bed, researchers say. And that is bad news for the young couch potatoes' chances of future health and success, as children who sleep badly
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        Lock icon Vote for New 7 Wonders of Nature
        443 24 Grand Canyon, Komodo and Black Forest among the 28 finalists GENEVA: The Grand Canyon, the Matterhorn and the Great Barrier Reef are competing with 25 other spectacular natural landmarks in the final phase of the global poll for the "New 7 Wonders of
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      • INBRIEF
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          Lock icon Law to curb MPs' claims
          110 24 LONDON: Measures aimed at cleaning up British politics, following a hugely damaging expenses scandal that rocked Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government, have passed into law. The Parliamentary Standards Bill, approved by lawmakers late on Tuesday, creates an independent body to scrutinise and authorise payments to
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          Lock icon Ship's crew rescued
          124 24 JOHOR BARU: A ship's captain and his crew were rescued after being held captive and robbed off Pengerang in south-east Johor. Parang-wielding suspects had boarded the PNG Express near Tanjung Stapa, Pengerang, at 3am on Tuesday. They tied up the 15 crew members who were all Thai
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          Lock icon Casino plans for Penghu
          120 24 ■M. TAIPEI: Officials in the outlying Penghu archipelago of Taiwan said yesterday that they would build a massive resort-casino with investment of at least US$9lO million (Ssl.3 billion) if local voters approve a gambling referendum as early as next month. The Penghu county government has proposed
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      975 27  -  Salma Khalik Poll findings 'suggestive of conspiracy of tolerance' compared to foreign-trained docs By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT 3 real cases THE survey of 112 house officers (HOs) or trainee doctors by two Tan Tock Seng Hospital doctors sought their opinions on three real cases:
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      208 28 WRITING in the Singapore Medical Association News, Dr Chan Lai Gwen of Tan Tock Seng Hospital wrote of her disappointment in doctors who refused to admit mistakes, in a piece titled "When colleagues fail you". A doctor had not diagnosed her mother's upper leg fracture, which
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      499 28  -  Salma Khalik It's incorporated in syllabus for all 5 years; emphasis now similar to that in top schools By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT TEACHING VALUES "Professionalism is built upon as a young doctor starts clinical practice, progresses on to specialist training and moves on in
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      496 29  -  K. C. VIJAYAN Peter Kwee ordered to cough up settlement to two firms over club buy By LAW CORRESPONDENT LAGUNA National Golf and Country Club owner Peter Kwee has been ordered by the High Court to pay about $1 million to
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      488 29  -  Khushwant Singh DUO ON MURDER TRIAL By TWO men are on trial for his friend's murder but construction worker Wu Jun said he saw only one assailant at the scene of the attack. In the High Court yesterday, the 44-year-old
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      291 29  -  ELENA CHONG A MENTALLY ill man who seriously injured a woman in an MRT train was saved the cane but sent to prison for four years yesterday. The prosecution had pressed for a stiff sentence to be imposed on Seah Han
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      1385 30  -  Aaron Low Spore feeling its way forward in establishing a system that works best for it, says PM Lee By On IMF s role in Indonesian affairs in the 1997 crisis Was it foolish to get rid of President Suharto
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      375 31  -  Christopher Tan Car premiums are at their highest levels in well over a year By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT DESPITE motor traders' complaints of slow sales over the past few weekends, certificate of entitlement (COE) premiums ended higher in the latest tender, which closed yesterday. The
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      410 32  -  Grace Chua National awards given to best clinical, scientific and academic talent By DENTIST and university don Chew Chong Lin once threw out a pair of dentures made by a young dental student, right in front of the patient. "If this is the
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      286 32  -  LIAW WY-CIN TWO years into his four-year scholarship bond with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star), scientist Ho Han Kiat decided he wanted to teach full-time at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He got his wish and started work at the
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      514 33  -  Leow Si Wan Works to help mall compete with those in East, Orchard Rd By PARKWAY Parade, one of the first suburban malls in Singapore, is undergoing an extensive $15 million revamp. The renovations will add an annex block and an alfresco dining area to
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      338 33  -  SUJIN THOMAS CULINARY skills and cooked meals will be on the plate for inmates when Changi Prison's new cluster of blocks becomes operational at the end of September. This extension to the training programme, currently involving about 100 inmates annually, continues what began in 2003 at
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      274 34  -  JESSICA LIM IN A display of religious harmony, a Hindu procession made a stop at a Chinese temple yesterday evening to pay its respects to Taoist deities. The procession, part of a 10-day celebration for a Hindu festival that marks the creation of the universe,
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      521 34  -  Kor Kian Beng NTUC starts initiative to promote active ageing among older members By SHOOTING and archery were retired civil servant K.R. Letchumanan's passion for the past two decades. Soon, the 67-year-old master archery coach will put his skills to good use in
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      300 34 WOMEN members of the People's Action Party (PAP) will go on a study trip to Malaysia for three days, starting today. The 30-strong group from the PAP Women's Wing will also call on their counterparts in the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
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      114 27 fhj WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com blogged about MOST-READ ONLINE Going potty over lon. Says rachel: Goodyear won't be Temasek CEO. "I'm a foreigner and I think Singaporeans are overreacting to this MOST COMMENTED new shopping ma 11... There will be Campaign against marital rape picks
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      320 36  -  Lin Xinyi By THE Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) terminated the services of national youth team head coach Xv Xiangdong yesterday. Xv, who signed a two-year contract last year, will receive one month's salary in compensation. The Hebei native received the news at 4.40pm,
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      497 36 Tour de France Stage 17 169 km from Bourg-Saint-Maurice to Le Grand-Bornand: 1 Frank Schleck (Lux/Team Saxo Bank) 4hr 53min 54sec 2 Alberto Contador (Esp/Astana) 3 Andy Schleck (Lux/Team Saxo Bank) same time 4 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Liquigas) +2min 18sec 5 Lance Armstrong (USA/Astana) same time.
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      730 37 THE TESTIMONY "I remember a barrage of punches coming in at my face, but I didn't know who has done what." Marcus McGee, 34, lost a front-tooth crown in the alleged attack by Steven Gerrard (left) "His attitude I would describe as bad, it was
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      689 37  -  Terrence Voon By Liverpool schedule TODAY 2pm Arrival at Changi Airport YIP Terminal 5.30pm Press conference at Mandarin Oriental hotel 7pm Closed-door training session at Jalan Besar Stadium TOMORROW 10am Closed-door training session at Jalan Besar Stadium 1.30pm adidas Meet-The-Players session at Vivo City
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      434 37 NOTTINGHAM: Former England and Manchester City coach Sven-Goran Eriksson was officially unveiled as director of football at English League Two football club Notts County yesterday. He then spent his first press conference insisting that he did not join the club for money. Notts, the world's oldest
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      197 37 BANGKOK: Liverpool lost defender Martin Skrtel to a serious hamstring injury during their 1-1 draw with Thailand in a pre-season friendly yesterday. The Slovak international was a half-time substitute, but he lasted barely 10 minutes before grabbing his right hamstring and
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      445 38 Daley, 15, grabs world 10m platform crown with matchless dive ROME: Britain's 15-year-old Tom Daley emerged as a shock winner of the men's 10m platform event at the World Championships on Tuesday. He topped the points table with 539.85, ahead of Chinese pair Qiu Bo (532.20) and Zhou
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      220 38 "There were a lot of girls that tried to take that lead spot, but I was having none of it. I think I may have pushed a few girls out of the way." British swimmer Keri-Anne Payne, on how she won the 10km open water race at the World
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      204 35 PUNCHING BAG Man testifies that Steven Gerrard hit him with a barrage of punches. cv a* IN NOTTINGHAM Sven-Goran Eriksson unveiled as Notts County director of football. Cll 0 WHAT'S ONLINE MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Who is the hypocrite? Red Devil fever. Tevez plays
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      652 36 debut winner in the same bracket as Melbourne Cupwinning Empire Rose or the Hong Kong International CupJfl W winning Romance Conti, he would certainly love to see the 1 filly follow into the hoof steps of Singapore Four-Year-Old .S Challenge Triple Crown winner Jolie's Shinju. "That would be quite a
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      79 38 NAGAMAHI d/o PONNAN Age:7l passed away peacefully on 22 July 2009, leaving behind bved ones. Husband: Thangavellu s/o Muthu (deceased) Brother: Govindasamy Family Sons: Mahendran Ravindran Daughters: Nynavelli, Maligah, Saratha, Nirmala Prema Sons-in-law: Gangatharan, Rengasamy, Appalasamy, Ponniah, Rajamorgan Daughter-in law: Savarthri Grandsons, Granddaughters, Great-Grandson, Great-Granddaughter and all Relatives Friends. Wake
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      37 38 4th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of S. KARPIAH SERVAI (ROBERT) Departed 7/8/2005 Always cherished remembered by Wife, Children all loved ones. Prayers will be held on 23/7/09, 7.30pm at Holy Tree Sri Balasubramanian Temple Yishun Industrial Park.
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      52 38 Ist Year Anniversary In Loving Memory of ANDOOR VEETIL SREEDHARAN NAMBIAR Fondly Remembered and Sadly Missed by Wife, Children, Relatives and Friends. Athma Shanti Pooja will be held on 24 July 2009 (Friday) 7.30pm at Sri Sivan Temple, Geylang East Aye 2. Tel: *****575 (Hari) Please treat this as a
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      61 38 N. SINGARABIRU Age 47 passed away peacefully on2lJuly2oo9, leaving behind loved ones. Mother: Ellamal Mother-in-law: Muniammah Wife: Meenachi Son: Parthiban Daughter: Geetha Brother, Sisters, Brothers Sisters-in-law, Nieces, Nephews and all Relatives Friends Wake is held at Blk 455 Sin Ming Aye #09-483. Te1:*****141. Cortege leaves on 23 July '09 (Thurs)
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      24 38 14th Anniversary <S| I In loving memory of I MAGDALENE LOKE Departed 23 July 1995 Fondly remembered by I gk M Loved Ones f&
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      30 38 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to the Family of the Late ALAN YEO CHEE YEOW Departed on 21 July 2009 From: The Directors Management of Jardine Cycle Carriage Limited
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      40 38 The family of the late ANTHONY JEYA GANESH Departed on 13 July 2009 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement.
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      39 38 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory of BURT CHNG KENG LENG Departed: 23 July 2007 His memory is as dear today As in the hour he passed away. Always remembered by Wife: Evelyn Daughters: Victoria Melissa and all loved ones
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      48 38 20th Anniversary With Fondest Memories Of CHEO PENG HONG Departed: 23rd July 1989 You toiled all those years for us, And then you had to go To eternal peaceful rest Promised to the just and honest. You're always with us, with love from your wife, children, grandchildren great-grandchildren
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      147 39 lift up my eyes to the hills where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 121:1,2 ALAN YEO CHEE YEOW (78 years old) was called home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, 21 July 2009 Lovingly remembered always
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      136 39 ANG CHIAU Age: 90 passed away peacefully on 22 July 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Lim Chiat (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lim Chui Guan Ang Poon Hoi Lim Choy Hock Chua Tian Lim Swee Gee, Steven Wee Cheng Kiat, Florence Lim Swee Lee, Ronnie Cecilia Lee
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      123 39 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Pxalm 23:6 TEO HUNG CHEW Age: 53 Was called home to be with the Lord on 21 July 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved
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      19 39 RAYMOND ONG ENG KONG 18 March 1945-23 July 1995 BELOVED SON, HUSBAND AND FATHER In our hearts, always. -t=
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      113 39 MRS RUTH MARGARET TAN nee PATON Age: 79 passed away peacefully on 21st July 2009, leaving behind Beloved Husband: Keith K. F. Tan Loving Children: Sunantha Paton Tan Kovid Paton Tan Nantani Paton Tan Goddaughter: Juliet Yap Nyuk San Wake is held at Wat Ananda Metyarama Thai Buddhist Temple (Sunday
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      55 39 3rd Anniversary Tn T.ovine Memory Of P. Sarala (Lalitha) Departed 23.7.2006 You are loved, fondly remembered and cherished in our hearts. Dearly missed by loved ones Husband: K. Viswambharan Sons, Daughters, Sons-in-law, Daughters-in-law, Grandchildren Grand Sons-in-law Great Grand Daughter Prayers will be held at Sri Sivan Temple, Geylang East Aye
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      20 39 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of MATTHEW LEE "Good morning and keep on racing!" TengLip, Leslie, Karl, Shreejit and Tony
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      71 39 Anthony Ang Chin Beng Age: 57 Was called home to be with Jesus on 20 July 2009 Dearly missed by loved ones Wife: Cynthia Tan Leh Ngoh (gone home with the Lord) Daughter: Danielle Ang Son: Darren Ang all relatives and friends Wake at Blk 351 A Choa Chu Kang
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      22 39 26th Anniversary 15th Anniversary NGFOONGSWEE CHIAAHWEE JtJUIt T&3SL& Departed 23 July 1983 Departed 22 Oct 1994 Sadly missed by all loved ones.
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      261 38 Today Cycling Tour de France: Stage 18 (Live, Chll3, 8.30pm). Football S-League: Gombak v DPMM (Jurong West, 7.45pm). Golf SAS Masters: Day 1 (Live, Ch26, 8.30pm). The Senior Open C'ship: Ist rd (Live, Ch23, 11pm). Canadian Open: Day 1 (Live, Ch26, tomorrow, 3am). Tennis Hamburg Open: (Live, Ch22, 6.30pm). Tomorrow
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        499 40  -  Yang Huiwen BULLS AND BEARS Weak indications from US, European bourses also dampen sentiment By AFTER trading in positive territory for most of yesterday, the local market suffered a sharp reversal in the last halfhour to close in the red. Dealers say
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        388 40  -  Melissa Tan By REAL estate investment trust (Reit) Capita Commercial Trust (CCT) posted strong results yesterday and forecast a positive outlook for commercial rents to the end of the year. The Reit's second-quarter distributable income jumped 33.2 per cent to $48 million while first-half
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          104 40 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.89 billion shares worth $1.71 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 217 Losers: 275 Unchanged: 834 Mid Cap 551.23 T -2.11 Basic materials 265.63 0.65 Utilities 392.67 9.31 Small Cap 455.74 0.10 Industrials 519.82 T -1.00 Financials 608.38 T -0.69 All Share 597.84 T -1.03 Consumer goods 616.71
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          210 40 Yesterday's close: 9,723.16 (+71.14) Japanese shares ended at their highest level in more than two weeks, climbing for a sixth straight day on hopes of a recovery in corporate earnings. Yesterday's close: 1,148.7 (+l4) Malaysian shares rose 1.23 per cent, off earlier highs as profit-takers moved in. UjgHl^BH I
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          396 40 July 22 CENTS Great Eastern 1250 40.0 DBXT FTVietnam 10USS 4176 26.0 ShangriLa Asia 1222 18.6 UOB 1566 16.0 Venture Corp 829 16.0 ISH 1524 14.4 Keppel Corp 750 13.0 DairyFarm 624 13.0 Isetan 332 12.0 DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 ***** 10.0 OCBC Bk 4.5%NCPS 100
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          411 40 July 22 CENTS Kep Corp.ES.0907 756 SPH.ES.0907 348 SembMar.ES.0907 285 Wilmar.ES.0907 566 KepCorp MBLeCW*****3 66 SGXMBUCW*****1 41.5 00B.ES.0907 1566 CapitalanMBLeC*****3 32 Transpac W*****1 16 OE 1%cb*****3 127 BukitSemW*****8 140 DBS MBL eCW*****1 30 KepCorp MBUCW*****2 ...10.5 KepCorpMBLeCW*****3A 30 SingTelMBLeCW*****2 19 UOB BAReCW*****0 46 SGXBNPePW*****0 28 StraitsAsMBLeCW***** 35
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          180 40 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS By Volume CENTS Vol Golden Agri Genting SP InnoTek CapitaComm RafflesEdu Keppel Land NOL UniFiber StraitsAsia SingTel DMX Tech l/leiban Noble Grp China Hongxing Oceanus 37.5 77 28.5 87 62 254 157 7.5 184 331 23.5 29.5 175 18 34.5 1.0
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          104 40 runi.mii uunnLiiLii iiuil nniLo: vcmm;: S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY July 22 2009 Buying Sellini Aust dollar 1.1650 1.2001 Can dollar 1.2970 1.3121 Euro 2.0370 2.0601 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4057 0.407: NZ dollar 0.9380 0.9591 Sterling pound 2.3560 2.3821 US dollar 1.4350 1.4521 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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          367 40 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 521.9 263.6 1208 164 322 1715.3 460 91 69.8 442 3304 1740 2050 300 7 224 855 247 800 1622 344 201 293 457 423 281 2018 570 170 5606 CapitaLand 93.5 5417 CapitaMall
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          603 40 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +0R'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 114 83.5 255 126 68.5 159 146.8 129 477.5 53 143 130.9 212 99 224 678 238 291 190 145 372.8 540 220 64.5 206 82 75.5 86.5 33.5 239 126 116 231
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        411 41  -  Smita Krishnaswamy By OSIM International, a manufacturer of healthy lifestyle products, posted a profit of $5 million for the second quarter of the year, reversing a $6 million loss for the same period a year earlier. The latest results mark a continuation
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        517 41  -  Jessica Cheam Bukit Timah, Cairnhill Circle projects to cash in on market optimism By, TWO new residential projects will soon be launched by property developer Keppel Land (KepLand) in an indication of the rebound in market sentiment. The firm has yet to launch any
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      470 42 Investors who lost money will receive at least 60 cents on dollar HONG KONG: The securities watchdog here said yesterday that 16 banks had agreed to pay about HK$6.3 billion (Ssl.2 billion) to compensate eligible investors who lost money on structured products
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      444 42 NEW YORK: Companies in the United States are reporting earnings that beat analysts' estimates by cutting jobs while projecting rising demand. The surprises may signal that the recession is near its end. About 77 per cent of the 94 Standard Poor's (S&P)
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      315 42  -  Kate Lim By CHINA'S largest manufacturer of miniature acoustic components for electronic goods, AAC Acoustic Technologies Holdings, unveiled its international headquarters in Singapore yesterday, signalling the start of a US$4O million (SssB million) five-year investment here. The Singapore office, situated in
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      314 42  -  Gabriel Chen By WHY have electronic road pricing in Singapore? How does the Government ensure that public housing is kept affordable and within the reach of the needy? And for that matter, should health care be provided free to all Singaporeans? Answers to these questions and
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      295 43  -  Francis Chan By OCBC Bank can now grow its bancassurance business across the Causeway, thanks to a recent reform of Malaysia's financial sector. The bank said yesterday that its Malaysian unit will start distributing products from Great Eastern Holdings' Malaysian unit, Great
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      649 43  -  Fiona Chan Dakota Crescent condo site gets $130 m offer; Chestnut Avenue plot put up for tender today By "The site is fairly attractive because of its proximity to the upcoming Dakota MRT Station." Property consultant Nicholas Mak FOR the second time in less than
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      878 44  -  Robin Chan Members agree to hold off measures that block trade and investment By Asia leading world trade recovery WTO ASIA is leading a recovery in world trade, the chief of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) said yesterday. He warned, however, that economies on the
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      122 44 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm that the price is too high and that he is MOST-READ ONLINE not willing to pay the asking price." MAS reports losses of $9.2 billion. BLOGGED ABOUT MOST COMMENTED Tax change a dampener? Says Bank of America, Citi beat budytok:
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      537 45 Welcome to the world of private museums, owned and run by dft individuals with a passion for collecting everything from art to g*jaj^ DESIGN: SALLY LAM PHOTOS: SHAHRIYA YAHAYA, KAR-WAI WESLEY, RAFFLES DESIGN INSTITUTE Info Seminars. Application Tips. SAT/TOEFL/GRE Prep j v v c^c^p Far Infra Ray_Bio P^^l Zl^^ 1
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      26 45 Spirits Culture Dress for f£ revival Vulture success $3f KuoPaoKun's Muzak Vote for the outfit play j^y\- is dead, long Miss Singapore restaged livemuzak will wear
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        2140 46  -  deepika shetty Collectors of toys, art and relics are putting their items on display by opening private museums Museum of Contemporary Chinese Art in Singapore or the Maosoleum What: Singapore's newest private museum, this showcases half of plastic surgeon Woffles Wu's (left with Mahjong by artist Li
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        208 47 What: Set up by artist Teo Eng Seng (left) in his double-storey Peranakan house. The Cultural Medallion recipient has dedicated one floor to the permanent display of his art collection. Another floor is open to emerging as well as established artists. He offers the space for free and
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        785 49  -  adeline chia Kuo Pao Kun's theatre training programme alumni put on his play arts reporter The late theatre doyen Kuo Pao Kun's Theatre Training Research Programme (TTRP) may be temporarily closed due to financial woes but its international alumni is banding together to put on a play
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        395 49  -  Adeline Chia The epic Indian poem, Ramayana, will be given a multi-ethnic twist in an upcoming production. Local dance company Maya Dance Theatre is putting on The Legend; The Journey Begins, a dance performance 1 that melds several Asian styles. In the mix will be a Javanese
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        517 49  -  yusuf abdol hamid A runner-up at the last CDL Singapore Sculpture Award two years ago, artist Kevin Lim invested what he felt was "three trillion times" more effort to win the top prize this year. Lim's maquette, titled An Enclosure For A Swing, won
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        1075 50  -  tan shzr ee The king of elevator tunes may have gone silent, but what's good or bad is a matter of taste culture vulture 'Michelle, she looks fabulous. I'm a little frumpy. Those of you who want your A 2J president to look great in his
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        387 50 SHAKESPEARE REMIXED Experience the complete works of Shakespeare in one evening next week. This is the famous performance of The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare (Abridged), an irreverent show which crunches all of the bard's 37 plays into 97 minutes. In the wacky fast-forward universe of the production,
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        530 52  -  Leong Phei Phei Foodies will have plenty to eat at the Appetites and Escapades fair, says PHOTOS BE among the first to sample exotic sandwiches and specially prepared salads that will be served at ayet-to-open Japanese dining outlet. There's the Unagi sandwich (left), which is grilled river eel
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        176 52 VISITORS to the Appetites and Escapades fair are in for a treat be among the first 2,000 on the first day of the show to present the $50 electronics cash cut-out voucher found in the Appetites and Escapades advertisements and get $50 off your electronic purchases. Top brands
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        656 54  -  Leong Phei Phei Make your travel dollars go further with these vacations, says MALAYSIA is an ideal holiday spot for those looking for a quick, inexpensive getaway. Mr Sebastian Yap, executive director of Transtar Travel, says: "For those who want to stretch their dollar, Malaysia
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      514 56  -  frankie chee The national dress to be worn by Miss Singapore Universe will be picked mainly by NSmen in an online poll this year Last year, it was an eye-popping Merlion-inspired outfit that raised howls of protests and ridicule from the public. This year, however,
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      675 56 Melbourne A hard-hitting movie depicting the infamous killing of six Australiabased journalists during Indonesia's 1975 invasion of East Timor should prompt war crimes charges, its director says. Balibo, the first feature film ever made in East Timor, premieres tomorrow at the Melbourne International Film
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        362 58  -  boon chan media correspondent Singaporean film-maker Kelvin Tong's movie company, Boku Films, is co-producing the sequel to the Korean hit creature feature The Host (2006). The US$lO-million (Ssl4-million) deal was inked on Tuesday at the 13th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival with Korean production giant, Chungeorahm Film.
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        191 58 New York Actor Ryan O'Neal said even as actress Farrah Fawcett (both right) lay dying, she clung to life. Her long-time love told network NBC's Today show that doctors said she had a couple of hours left but she held on for a couple
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        161 58 London A judge on Tuesday ordered actor Jamie Waylett (right), who plays school bully Vincent Crabbe in the Harry Potter movies, to serve 120 hours of community service after he admitted growing cannabis at his mother's home. Waylett, 20, was arrested with a friend after he
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        201 58 Hollywood Frenzied international interest in all things Michael Jackson notwithstanding, it appears there will not be a TV special this autumn. AEG Live, the promoter behind his This Is It comeback concerts in London, has been negotiating for several days with movie studios for
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        142 58 STEPHEN BALDWIN FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY Actor Stephen Baldwin filed for bankruptcy in New York on Tuesday. The 43-year-old filed for Chapter 11 protection claiming he owes more than US$2.3 million (553.32 million) and owns a New York property valued at only US$l.l million. His wife, Kenya Baldwin, is also
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