The Straits Times, 24 July 2009

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  • 20 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 FRIDAY, JULY 24 2009 S|sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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  • INSIDE
    • 61 1 THREE inmates accused of vicious abuse against a former cellmate were found guilty of their "sadistic" actions in the High Court yesterday. The guilty verdict, sends a clear message that there can be no place for violence and bullying in Singapore's prisons, said DPP S. Sellakumaran.
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    • 60 1 IN AN exclusive interview with The Straits Times, Senior Minister S. Jayakumar says he worries that some Singaporeans may take for granted that all is well on the religious harmony front, and thus fail to realise how fragile this harmony is. Complacency is the biggest threat to
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    • 74 1 LAW professor Thio Li-ann has cancelled her upcoming teaching stint at New York University (NYU) School of Law, following protests from some of its students and alumni to her anti-gay views. She was to have taught two courses, one of which is on human rights. Besides
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    • 46 1 TOURISTS from the Middle East are creating a bright spot in the hospitality trade here. Some 44,000 of them arrived here in the first five months of this year. They stay in high-end hotels and shop in the glitzier malls. HOME PAGE CI
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    • 51 1 LIVERPOOL striker Fernando Torres (below) will get only limited time on the field when the English Premier League giants play Singapore at the National Stadium on Sunday. With captain Steven Gerrard absent, the Spaniard is the star attraction on the club's Asian tour. SPORTS PAGE
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  • 513 1 Jakarta questioning suspect linked to terror mastermind Noordin JAKARTA: Indonesian police yesterday claimed to have nabbed a suspected would-be suicide bomber just hours after President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the nation would not be cowed by terror. The suspect was linked to Noordin Top, the Malaysian
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  • 1348 1  -  K. C. Vijayan Khushwant Singh Surgeons cleared but hospital was negligent, judge rules By NUH now takes extra preventive steps SINCE Madam Narindar Kaur's death, the National University Hospital (NUH) has moved to place all post-surgical donor patients in a high-dependency ward for 24
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  • prime commentary
    • VIEWPOINTS
      • 78 2 WE SAY The United States coming on board the Treaty of Amity does Asean credit, but America really could not stay aloof for long as other major nations have signed up. The real significance of its renewed interest in South-east Asia will come with
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      • 31 2 COLUMNS A return to rapid, long-term economic growth will require a relook at sources of growth and ways to safeguard financial stability, says Jong-Wha Lee. REVIEW PAGE Al6
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      • 27 2 OUR READER SAYS Patrick Low suggests a return to local appointees for the position of Temasek chief executive. FORUM PAGE A 22
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      • Article, Illustration
        12 2 www.straitstimes.com Christopher Tan examines people's fixation with wrinkles and looks.
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    • 76 2 THE first paragraph of yesterday's report, MOF: Goodyear's exit "unfortunate", may have given readers a misleading impression of what the Finance Ministry said about Mr Charles Goodyear's exit from Temasek Holdings. This is what the ministry said: "It is unfortunate that the leadership transition process
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    • 950 2  -  Ignatius Low Goodyear saga will have impact on successor search and perceptions By MONEY EDITOR IT HAS been three days now since the sudden announcement that Charles "Chip" Goodyear won't be taking the reins at Temasek Holdings and that current CEO Ho
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  • prime news
    • 90 3 A helicopter carrying water to cool down burnt forest and prevent new fires in Pelalawan in Indonesia's Riau province yesterday. Illegal land clearing in the country often leads to wildfires that annually ravage hundreds of hectares of forest and cover parts of neighbouring nations
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    • 522 3  -  Zakir Hussain Fundamental problems that led to religious harmony Act still exist By POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT THE biggest threat to racial and religious harmony in Singapore is complacency, Senior Minister S. Jayakumar said this week. He worries that some Singaporeans may take for granted that
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    • 1209 6  -  Selina Lum Judge convicts prisoners of assault, rejects claim of consensual sex By 2 Xi Ts^l T3 Ri IRYAN ABDUL KARIM, 21 November 2002: Two years' probation for robbery with hurt May 2003: Sentenced to three years in a juvenile home for robbery
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    • 585 6  -  Elizabeth Looi By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Islamic law that allows for the caning of Muslims for having alcoholic drinks is an established one, having been passed 25 years ago by the federal government, a senior lawyer said yesterday. It may have
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    • 268 11 THE first women from Singapore to reach the summit of Mount Everest yesterday met President S R Nathan at an Istana reception held in their honour. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan and Minister of State
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    • 673 13  -  Aaron Low No MDA clearance yet, so YP has t( cancel launch of recruitment video By POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT HIGH EXCITEMENT "All of us were very excited and I wanted to screen the video. And my guys had already said they submitted the film for clearance."
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    • 896 14  -  Cai Haoxiang CONTROVERSY OVER APPOINTMENT She cites hostility towards her views on homosexuality and low enrolment for two classes By The controversy took a turn when Prof Thio, in an e-mail interview with Inside Higher Ed, an online publication about college and university
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  • prime h1n1 virus
    • 648 9 EU EXPECTS SPIKE "It is expected that the number of cases in Europe will rise more rapidly during the summer period due to the higher migration flows, the tourist season," EU Health Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou Human trials begin in Australia and China; US seeks volunteers
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    • Article, Illustration
      58 9 A medical staff officer displaying vials of HINI flu vaccine in Beijing yesterday, following the launch of clinical trials. The Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention is testing the vaccine produced by Sinovac Biotech on 1,600 volunteers, and supervising another series of trials by drugmaker Hualan. The
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      55 9 The US authorities are appealing for volunteers as they plan trials of two vaccines one developed by CSL Biotherapies, the other from Sanofi Pasteur. Initial volunteers will be aged 18 or older and given two doses of vaccine 21 days apart. If all goes well, trials will
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    • Article, Illustration
      51 9 Human vaccine trials began on Wednesday at Australia's Royal Adelaide Hospital, with some 240 adults and 400 children receiving shots of the CSL vaccine. A spokesman for the drugmaker said many people had come forward to volunteer for the trial, hoping to avoid catching the flu. PHOTO: ASSOCIATED
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    • IN SINGAPORE
      • 400 9  -  Jessica Jaganathan By Mr Abdul Rahman was rushed to Changi General Hospital on Saturday with a fever and breathing difficulties. He was put in intensive care, where his heart stopped twice once for as long as 26 minutes but he was revived, said
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      • 482 9  -  Teh Joo Lin By lan was running a temperature of 39 deg Celsius. His mother was sponging him with a towel soaked in cool water when he had a seizure. THE family was used to the seizures which would sometimes be triggered
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
    • 412 15 THE United States is again enthusiastic about South-east Asia, shown in its becoming the newest country from outside the region to sign Asean's non-aggression pact. America's accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation this week at the Asean foreign ministers' security conclave in
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    • 910 15  -  Jong-Wha Lee ASIA'S RECOVERY By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES WHILE the rest of the world struggles, developing Asia is shifting from recession to recovery. The latest economic indicators from the world's advanced economies remain mixed. There are some signs of stabilisation industrial output
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    • 719 15  -  Ching Cheong By SENIOR WRITER LIFE in Urumqi is gradually returning to normal. But the scars left by the worst ethnic rioting that Xinjiang province has seen will have long-term ramifications for China unless it acts quickly to repair the damage. For one thing,
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    • review.
      • 1009 16  -  Barry Wain AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN MALAYSIA By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES MALAYSIA is long overdue for a national debate on the costs and benefits of the wide-ranging affirmative action programme it adopted 38 years ago. But judging by the provocative comments earlier this
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      • 907 18  -  Bruce Gale MATA JELI: A PERSPECTIVE ON INDONESIAN AFFAIRS By SENIOR WRITER It is encouraging to see that the Indonesian authorities are taking a pro-active rather than reactive approach to security issues. ONE of the least noticed aspects of the bombings in Jakarta last
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      • review insight
        • 2779 19  -  Zakir Hussain r%s\ years of Si f keeping v-f the peace By In 1989, the Government published a White Paper on the Maintenance of Religious Harmony, ahead of a new law prompted by concerns that overzealous religious leaders could blind followers to the realities of Singapore's multi-religious society.
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        • 691 19 TWENTY years ago, the Government issued a White Paper on Maintenance of Religious Harmony ahead of a new law to allow it to act promptly against persons who threaten this harmony. How has religious harmony fared since then? 1989: Maintenance of Religious Harmony
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    • forum.
      • 292 20 TEMASEK SHOCK IT IS puzzling that the Singapore Government, which scores top marks in its political succession planning for the state, should have stumbled so stunningly in managing the same problem with a state investment vehicle like Temasek Holdings. With the imminent departure of
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      • 28 20 ST PHOTO: In a display of religious harmony, a Hindu festival procession made a stop at a Taoist temple on Wednesday. SAMUEL HE
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      • 95 20 THERE should be no complacency about racial harmony. Singaporeans should pursue cordial relations among different races. In celebrating Racial Harmony Day, schools encourage students to don the cultural attire of other races. But racial harmony is more than this. The pursuit of cordial race relations must start
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      • 104 20 MOST Singaporeans turn a blind eye to racial harmony campaigns after thorough exposure in school. How many times has one frowned at racial harmony messages on TV? Regardless of that, most more than accept other ethnic groups. Racial disputes are rare. If this is not due to
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      • 99 20 I REFER to yesterday's report, "Hindu procession visits Taoist temple". It was indeed a rare event for a Hindu festival procession to make a detour and stop at the Yishun Town Combined Chinese Temple. The devotees' gesture of making offerings to the Taoist deities was reciprocated
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      • 127 20 I THANK Ms Elaina Olivia Chong for her letter on Tuesday, "Nominated MP wrong to knock Young PAP". Since then, she has clarified that her letter reflected her personal opinion, rather than the official opinion of Young PAP, or its exco. Regardless, I
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      • 380 20 MR GRANT W. Pereira's Forum Online letter, "Let's walk the talk on green buildings" (July 14), urged the Government to walk the talk by suggesting that "all new government buildings should be at least 10 per cent powered by solar energy". It is important to
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      • 597 20 Canadian's delight "Thank you, Singapore." MR ANTONIO SANDRO CANINO, Vancouver, Canada: "I am a Canadian and was in Singapore for 10 days. This city is no doubt labelled 'little' but it left a big imprint in my mind. Among the many countries I have visited, this cosmopolitan city ranks
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    • 173 20 Vf**\ More letters on *4j www.straitstimes.com 1 MS KAREN KWEK: In (limited) defence of like-minded enclaves 2 MR KOO ZHI XUAN: No dichotomy between moral absolutism and religious tolerance 3 MISS JASMINE TAN: Consumption penalty on trains need to be tweaked 4 MR HARRY NG: Line-item tackling of the revamp
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  • THE STRAIRS TIMES WORLD.
    • 781 23  -  Grace Ng Rent subsidies and tax waivers among carrots offered as they jostle to attract foreign capital By CHINA CORRESPONDENT Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou three of China's top cities all offer incentives such as cash bonuses, tax holidays and rental subsidies in order to position
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    • world regional
      • 496 24 Democrat Party now seems willing to allow wider role abroad for military TOKYO: Japan's main opposition party, widely tipped to win next month's general election, yesterday released policy guidelines that indicated it had softened its stance against expanding the role of the country's military.
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      • 767 25 JAKARTA BLASTS Attackers' actions and reactions show that they thought fast on their feet JAKARTA: They were calm and collected, paid cash and thought fast on their feet. That is the profile of the suicide bombers in last week's Jakarta hotel attacks that security
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      • 447 25 JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's remarks just after last Friday's terror attacks in Jakarta have come under fire, with one major English language daily calling them an "excessive rant". Hours after the bombings at the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels, Dr Yudhoyono
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      • 571 26  -  P. Jayaram Trial will proceed though his confession has been accepted and recorded By INDIA CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: An Indian judge yesterday accepted the confession of the lone surviving gunman from last November's terror attacks in Mumbai, but said the trial would proceed
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      • 54 26 Johor Veterinary Services Department officers collecting chicks dumped by 100 broiler farmers on Tuesday, in front of the government office building in Kota Iskandar, Nusajay. The farmers were angry over the abolition of an incentive scheme for farms that have more than 20,000 chicks. PHOTO:
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      • 375 26 SHAH ALAM: The owner of a telecommunications shop and seven more people have been called up by the police to assist in the probe into the death of an opposition political aide. The eight were believed to be
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      • 552 30  -  Amresh Gunasingham $800k more to be invested in haze fight; Jambi farmers urged to go into fishery By SINGAPORE is encouraging farmers in Jambi, Sumatra to turn to aqua-culture, so as to steer them clear of slash-and-burn activities that cause haze. The
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      • 305 30 BEIJING: China's Internet censors blocked news yesterday about a graft probe in Namibia involving a firm linked to the son of President Hu Jintao, while the state-run media ignored the sensitive issue. Two Namibians and a Chinese national were arrested last week
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    • world asean regional forum
      • 716 28  -  Nirmal Ghosh N. Korea says she is vulgar; she says it has no friends left By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT NOWHERE TO TURN TO "There is no place to go for North Korea, they have no friends left that will protect them from the international community's efforts
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      • 375 28 PHUKET: Asean foreign ministers yesterday wrapped up four days of meetings, saying the 10-member grouping has been given a boost by a new and closer partnership with the United States as well as specific progression in setting up a new human rights
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      • ASEANBRIEFS
        • 174 28 THE head of Asean called yesterday for governments to do more to help rebuild areas hit by last year's deadly cyclone in Myanmar, saying only a third of the US$3OO million (***** million) needed has been raised. Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan said Myanmar's neighbours
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        • 152 28 THAI Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday downplayed a suggestion that Asean should kick Myanmar out of the grouping because of its poor human rights record. Mr Abhisit said an isolated Myanmar would not help the reconciliation and democratisation process in the military-run state. Speaking as current
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        • 175 28 THE United States and North Korea became entangled in a brief diplomatic imbroglio yesterday when they found themselves competing for the same stage for a news conference. The two countries, which do not have diplomatic ties and are mired in a long-standing row over Pyongyang's
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    • world international
      • 736 31  -  Abraham Rabinovich Perm means catastrophe and is used in Israeli Arab school book to describe 1948 independence war By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES JERUSALEM: A textbook describing Israel's War of Independence against the Arabs in 1948 as a "catastrophe" will be removed from the curriculum
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      • 536 32 President says his plan will yield real benefits; lawmakers want details WASHINGTON: With his popularity dipping and Republicans on the attack, President Barack Obama is trying to convince Americans that his plan to overhaul the United States' healthcare system would benefit them and
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      • 199 32 WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki hailed the seeds of a growing cooperation between their nations, pledging that out of the fires of war a new friendship would emerge. But they warned the path ahead would yet prove tough, with many
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      • 343 35 Speed shows health of many body parts: Study PARIS: Walking is a terrific and convenient form of exercise, especially as people get older. But is a leisurely stroll as good as a fast clip? A recent study measuring walking speed and longevity says maybe not, at
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      • INBRIEF
        • 143 35 WASHINGTON: One of Osama bin Laden's sons may have been killed by a United States missile strike in Pakistan earlier this year, National Public Radio (NPR) reported on Wednesday. Saad bin Laden, the Al-Qaeda leader's third-oldest son, is believed to have been killed by Hellfire missiles fired
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        • 108 35 BEIJING: Four people were killed and 53 missing after heavy rains triggered a landslide in a remote and mountainous region in China's south-western Sichuan province yesterday, the government said. The victims were construction labourers who had been working on a dam in Kangding county, an area
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        • 94 35 ROME: Two luxury yachts, built in Italy and destined for North Korea, have been seized by Italian police as part of international sanctions against Pyongyang, an Italian ministry official said yesterday. Confirming a report in the Italian business paper II Sole 24 Ore, the official from
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        • 161 35 LONDON: Mr Anthony Blunt, one of Britain's most famous Cold War spies, admitted that spying for Russia was "the biggest mistake of my life", in memoirs released yesterday, 25 years after his death in 1984. Mr Blunt became known as the "Fourth Man" of a spy ring
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      • 188 35 BERLIN: The recipient of the world's first double arm transplant scratched his head and back and beamed at his doctors, declaring he was on the path to independence a year after the operation. Mr Karl Merk, a dairy farmer from Munich, lost both arms
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    • 639 37  -  Lim Wei Chean Good growth in arrivals bright spot in dull year for tourism By THEY come in big family groups, take rooms in five-star hotels and blow money in high-end malls such as Takashimaya and Paragon shopping centres. These visitors are the Middle Easterners,
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    • 574 38 IT WAS to have been a speech celebrating graduation, from the valedictorian of the Nanyang Technological University's (NTU) School of Art, Design and Media. But between the time Mr Loo Zihan crafted the first draft and his delivery, the speech was turned into a protest
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    • 535 38  -  Leow Si Wan Honorary doctorates for woman behind NIE roadmap and business leader Lee Seng Gee By FOR the past two years, United States Professor Linda Darling-Hammond has been closely involved in Singapore education. Part of an international team of advisers appointed two years
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    • 397 38  -  Amelia Tan By MORE problems have cropped up for students of Brookes Business School, which was shut last week by the Ministry of Education. Those who are expecting insurance payouts to recover the money they paid in fees are in for a rude shock:
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    • 572 39  -  Carolyn Quek Yeung says he forgot to note friend's renovation cash in Mandala's books By THE former personal assistant to Ren Ci founder Ming Vi took the stand for the first time yesterday to defend the $50,000 loan he had taken from the charity
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    • 346 39 BY HIS own admission, he controlled access to the man he called shi fu. Raymond Yeung (right) said anyone who wanted to meet Ming Yi had to go through him. On the stand yesterday, the 34-year-old recounted his life history. He was born in Australia to
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    • 587 40  -  Elena Chong Six women were injured in 2007 accident, one of them still on painkillers By COURT CORRESPONDENT IT WAS a public holiday and Wong Heng Chiang wanted to hit the town with an overseas friend. After downing three glasses of wine
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    • 406 40 A MALAYSIAN truck driver was jailed for 11 months and banned from driving for eight years yesterday for causing the deaths of two Singaporean utilities technicians. Ramanayadu Sundraraju (below), 35, was accused of causing death through a rash act and
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    • 520 42  -  Sujin Thomas ...You'll be charged duty again man back from Johor finds out hard way By DON'T light up before you know they are paid up. Smokers who are carrying packets of Singapore duty-paid cigarettes back into the country after a trip may still
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    • 319 42  -  YEO GHIM LAY MRT train services were disrupted 92 times over the last three years, but public transport operators were found liable in only one instance. In the other incidents, train operators were not found to be negligent and did not flout
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    • 226 44 HAIRSTYLIST Kelvin Ong spent 16 weeks teaching 21 women how to wash, cut and perm hair. For his services, he charged each student just $390 a fraction of the market rate of about $4,000. "I want to show that regardless of age, they
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    • 433 44  -  Grace Chua DSO National Laboratories and DSTA give study awards to tomorrow's scientists, engineers By TANKS, frigates and planes may be the muscle of the Singapore Armed Forces, but defence scientists and engineers are the ones who feed information to its brain. Operating
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    • 523 45  -  April Chong Facility hopes to build up inventory even as number of recipients increases By LEUKAEMIA patient Junaina Johari, 24, had gone through rounds of chemotherapy and needed a blood stem cell transplant to beat her illness. Her family, after having
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    • 324 45  -  MARIA ALMENOAR SETTING A WRONG EXAMPLE "Parents who smoke may know that their habit can affect the health and development of their child. However, they may not be aware that it can also influence their child's future behaviour." Ms V. Prema,
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    • 486 46  -  Jessica Lim Restaurants selling $50 vouchers for $35 to whet food-lovers' appetite By IN A bid to combat falling revenues, more than 170 restaurants are selling $1 million worth of discount vouchers. The eateries are the latest to jump onto the discount bandwagon, joining outfits
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    • 290 46 SINCE its launch in April last year, the National Library Board's (NLB) mobile library has reached out to 58,000 people, of whom 1,400 borrowed library books for the first time. Christened Molly, the mobile library is a donated bus that was retrofitted into a self-sufficient
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    • 349 46 A- and 0- blood needed THE Singapore Red Cross (SRC) and the Bloodbank@HSA are calling for, in particular, donations of Rhesus A-negative and O-negative blood. At least 50 units of these blood types are wanted, to meet the continued needs of the Jakarta blast victims being treated here as
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES SPORT.
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      662 47  -  Wang Meng Meng Benitez says Torres will not get much playing time against the Lions By "Maybe Fernando will play 11 or 12 minutes." RAFAEL BENITEZ (far left), when asked about Fernando Torres' participation in Sunday's game against Singapore SINGAPORE, be prepared to see little of Fernando
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    • 576 47  -  Terrence Voon By THE Reds have landed in Singapore but the mass hysteria that they were supposed to spark off never materialised. Instead, there was a subdued welcome for Fernando Torres and company yesterday in sharp contrast to the riotous scenes that marked the English
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    • 619 48 "I thought he was going to hit me. He was on his way forward to me and his behaviour had changed from when I was having a discussion with him." STEVEN GERRARD, on punching Marcus McGee (above) He says sorry for hitting man but believed he was
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    • 743 48 LONDON: Why has Sven-Goran Eriksson joined Notts County a club about as far away from winning English football's top prize as the Faroe Islands are from lifting the World Cup? That was the question that has left the English press scratching their heads. The
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    • 122 48 DIEGO Maradona, the Argentina coach, may be thinking of quitting his job to join Sulaiman Al-Fahim's Portsmouth side as a "global ambassador". According to Arabianbusiness.com, which has ties with the new Portsmouth owner, talks have been ongoing. An e-mail, said to be from Maradona's lawyer Angel Oscar
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    • 323 48 LONDON: Arsene Wenger has revealed that Eduardo da Silva will miss the start of the upcoming Premier League season after the Arsenal striker underwent more surgery on the leg he broke at Birmingham 17 months ago. The 26-year-old Croat underwent
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    • 430 48 BUDAPEST: Formula One World Championship leader Jenson Button and his Brawn GP team are confident they will bounce back to form with a strong performance in Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix. After two difficult races in Britain and Germany, where cool conditions
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    • 376 49 NATIONAL football captain Indra Sahdan Daud can continue playing for Sengkang Punggol without worrying about a possible ban hanging over his head. The club have agreed to pay the fee still owed to the player's agent following Indra's move from Home United to
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    • 572 49 "John is our captain and we need him. We know he's going to stay and help us win more trophies." DIDIER DROGBA City offer him £lm a month, even as he looks set to stay with Chelsea LONDON: Manchester City will offer Chelsea captain John Terry
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    • SPORTSWORLD
      • 49 49 SINGAPORE'S rookie golf pro Quincy Quek shot a four-under 68 in the first round of the US$4OO,OOO (*****,000) Indonesia President Invitational yesterday. He is in a seven-way tie for eighth place two strokes behind joint-leaders Marcus Both, Thaworn Wiratchant, Pasi Purhonen and Darren Beck.
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      • 63 49 GOMBAK United drew 3-3 with Brunei's DPMM in an S-League football match at the Jurong West Stadium last night. Emmanuel Emuejeraye (third minute) and Gabriel Obatola (59th) gave Gombak a 2-0 lead before DPMM levelled through Shahrazen Said (71st) and Abdelhamid Berguiga (78th). Obatola
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      • 99 49 ZURICH: Seven Russian athletes, including former 1,500 m world champion Tatyana Tomashova, have been banned for two years and nine months each by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for manipulating urine samples obtained during out-of-competition testing. The others include middle-distance runners Yelena Soboleva,
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    • 445 50 NEEDLESS "We could have been one, two, three after today. Now we are one, four and five. I told him... it was not necessary to attack to win the Tour." JOHAN BRUYNEEL, Astana director But Contador slammed for selfish tactics, which cost his teammates ANNECY (France):
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    • 66 50 "We are talking about a net amount of £60 million and that is cash that can be reinvested in the squad or, if you prefer doing up the toilets or new carpets." Tehsin Nayani, spokesman for the Glazer family, who own Manchester United, on how much money is available for
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      206 50 Cricket 3rd and final Test In Colombo, 4th day: Pakistan 299 and 425-9 dec (overnight 300-5: M. Ul-Haq 65, S. Malik (above) 134, K. Akmal 74: Herath 5-157). Sri Lanka 233 and 183-3 (T. Paranavitana 73, K. Sangakkara 50 n.0.). Cycling Tour de France Stage 18, 40.5 km individual
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    • 589 51  -  Christopher Ong SPORT IN SCHOOLS I ney Tinaiiy gel ineil n\A/n N?ltinn?ll B and C COmpetitiOnS IPv > This week's action for th tt Ph 'V -A is has been going for her school's faithfully 66 raining sessions This despite her not receiving any Co-Curricular
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    • 479 51 LONDON: Andrew Flintoff fears the absence of Kevin Pietersen, England's most potent batsman, for the remaining three Tests against Australia could wreck England's chances of regaining the Ashes. England have a 1-0 lead going into next Thursday's third Test at Edgbaston. But they have lost Pietersen
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    • 182 47 PROTECTING HIMSELF Steven Gerrard tells the court he threw punches in self-defence. Cl 2 CITY'S DESPERATE MOVE Manchester City make a last-ditch effort to sign John Terry. Cl 3 GIRLS GET CHANCE Schools National B and C football tournaments for girls this year. Cl 5 gg WHAT'S ONLINE X*\ MOST
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    • 1277 50 Group 1 Prize Lucky Colour-will be sitting on the sidelines improvement since he was gelded," said < j because of his barriers manners. He was Dean. "He's reallythrived in both his work and Stjfct J L TE\J *S sent back to the barrier trials following his his attitude. -^B D'
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    • 304 50 Today Cycling Tour de France: Stage 19 (Live, Chll3, 9pm). Football S-League: Balestier v Albirex (Jalan Besar, 7.30pm. Live, Chs, 7.25pm). Golf SAS Masters: Day 2 (Live, Ch26, 8.30pm). The Senior Open C'ship: 2nd rd (Live, Ch23, 11pm). Canadian Open: Day 2 (Live, Ch26, tomorrow, 3am). Tennis Hamburg Open: Q-finals
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  • OBITUARIES
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      114 52 m Loving Memory of II I Ohituarip* K^r L/ 1/ V \A \A/ I r t/ v Mabel Wee Wei Meng Departed on 24th July 2008 In all the world we shall not find A heart so gracious, loving and kind Time has not healed our broken hearts Though a
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      34 52 t52Sr 1 Mdm Veronica De Mello and family on the demise of her beloved husband, our colleague LOMEN WONG CHAN CHUEN on 21 July 2009 From: Management and Staff of •NT U C INCOME
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      100 52 In Loving Memory of BENJAMIN LOW POHHENG Departed 24th July 1997 Dearest Dad Often times it's hard to believe It's been 12 years since you had to leave Sometimes I wonder if you miss us too Mommy tells me she's sure you do I m As you look down from
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      58 52 1 The family Of the late WEE THYE BENG Age: 95 (Called home to be with the Lord on 19 July 2009) Wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all pastors, elders, deacons, church members, relatives, friends, colleagues, neighbours, doctors and nurses for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences,
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      126 52 Raag Todee, Fifth Guru. Om y mother, my mind is at peace I enjoy the ecstasy of millions of princely pleasures; remembering the Lord in meditation, all pains have been dispelled. \\l\\Rahaoo\\ Page 717, Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. MATA HARNAM KAUR JI Father: Late Parcharak Bhai Pall Singh Ji
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      76 52 $2 All A 111 All I II 111 AMII.VOI I III: I All! ALLAHYARHAMAH HJH ZABIDAH BTE ABU HASSAN (Wife of late Jantan Bin Mohd Salleh) Age: 79 passed away peacefully on 22 July 2009 leaving behind 1 son, 10 daughters, 10 sons-in-law, 2 daughters-in-law, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. wishes to
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      36 52 with Deepest sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the family of our Late Chairman I ALAN YEO CHEE YEOW Departed on 21 July 2009 From: The Management Staff of Seavi Advent Venture Management Pte Ltd Advent International Corporation
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      85 52 LOW AH LOI Age: 83 Passed away peacefully on 23 July 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Chan Ah Yew, deceased) Daughters: Sons-in-law: Chan Wai Fong, Margaret Chan Wai Peng Cindy Low Han Chye, Andy Chan Wai Leng, Yvonne New Sin Lye, Raymond Chan Li Lin,
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      78 52 NAGAPAN SI MAYA Age: 60 passed away peacefully on 23 July 09. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Vasaki D/O Arumugam Son: Daughter-in-law: Rajan Nagapan Chew Ah Bian Daughters: Sons-in-law: Santhi Nagapan Edward Louis Kumari Nagapan Bala Murugan Grandson: Granddaughters: Ryan Edward Rena Edward Jessica RuanWei Ning
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      37 52 t with Deepest Sympathy I Heartfelt Condolences to The ¥amil V °f The Late ALAN YEO CHEE YEOW Departed on 21 July 2009 From The Board of Directors, Management and Staff of MCL Land Limited L J
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      63 52 In Everlasting Memory of SIVA PRAKASH S/0 VEERABOS Departed 15 Aug 2007 Dearly missed always remembered by Mother: Sornam Father: Veerabos Uncles, aunts, relatives friends. Prayers will be held on 24 July (Fri) at Blk 682, #02-325 Race Course Rd at 10am. Followed by F* prayers at Sri Manmatha Karuneshwarar
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      68 52 ATHMA SHANTI POOJA^j RAJESWARI D/O MURUGAYAN Departed on 10/07/09. Fondly remembered by Husband: Rathanasamy Jeyabal Daughter: J. Gayathiri Sons: J. Athavan J. Agilan Karumathi prayers will be held on 24/7/2009 at Block 738 Woodlands Circle, #08-385 Athma Shanti prayers will be held at Sri Manmatha Karuneswarar Temple 226, Kallang Road
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      126 52 FAN CHOON KWONG Age: 59 passed away peacefully on 18 July 2009 in GuangZhou, China Dearly missed and fondly remembered by Wife: Wong Suet Pheng, Cecilia Daughters: Petrina Fan Pamela Fan Parents: Fan Tuck Lum (Leong Kheng Ho, deceased) Siblings: Spouses: Fun Chang Seng Chan Ah Yin Fang Mci Lin
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      55 52 *»h?T In loving memory of ?^<&S JA 22nd Anniversary sth Anniversary 3rd Anniversary Ql( MardaMuthu Murugaian layabalan Murugaian Pattamal s/o Murugaian 28 Ju***** 24 Ju***** 25 Sept 2006 Time takes away the edge of grief, but memory turns back every leaf. You will all reside forever in our hearts gr
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      70 52 KRISHNASAMYRAJARAM(Raja) Age: 48 passed away peacefully on 23 July 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Father: Arumugam Krishnasamy, deceased) (Mother: E Alagammal, deceased) Brother: Sister-in-law: Krishnasamy Arumugam (Aru) M. Ramayee Nieces: A. Saraswathy A. Sangeetha A. Saraniya and all relatives and friends Body is resting at Blk
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      62 53 We mourn the loss of a true gentleman who served on our Board with wisdom and compassion. Our deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to the family of the late ALAN YEO CHEE YEOW Departed on 21 July 2009 From Board of Directors, Agency Force, Staff and Management of Prudential Assurance
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      340 53 In Memory Ist year. GREGORY, LIM CHENG LOCK suddenly passed away at night on 24/7/2008. On this day and everyday Daddy and Mummy remember the fond happy times of our lives. Gregory you had close bonding with your parents, and it is sad and a great loss to us. You
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      43 53 In Loving Memory Lam Mvi Fan Ist Anniversary called home to be with the Lord on 24 July 2008 Deeply missed and always loved by husband Pek Heong, son Jacob, daughter Ruth, daughter-in-lawYingYi, son-in-law KianChuan, grandchildren YangChun, Elliot, Shanae and all loved ones.
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      61 53 "Surely goodness and love ivill follow me all the I days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of J the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 I Ist Anniversary I n Loving Memory Of KATHRU TETO Departed: 24 July 2008 Gone from our lives but not from our
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      41 53 3RD ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory Of DEAN ONG Departed on 24 July 2006 Not just today but every day, We remember the times we shared. Always remembered by your buddies: Simon Kwan James Chua Daniel Ng X C Ng Vincent Tham
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      36 53 3rd Anniversary A. 1 In Loving Memory Of Our Late Boss DEAN ONG Departed 24 July 2006 Always remembered by all at Deans Realtors Pte Ltd 989 Serangoon Road Singapore *****8 Tel: 6298 8999 x V
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      142 53 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 MRS WONG LI LI nee DUI LI LI Age: 59 was called home to be with the Lord on 22 July 2009. Lovingly remembered always by: Husband: Wong Aik Sek Son:
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      48 53 KOLANTANMA (ForJS tiT °f Age: 73 passed away peacefully on 23Ju1y2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered bylovedones. Late Husband: Pichappan Sons: 'Manogaran™ Balasubramaniam Daughters: Radha Mageswari Banumathi Sons-in-law-Kamnaanithi Chandra grandchildren &relatives Body^is resting at A^'gMkfiCfoAw 10 Tel: *****718 9072 0907 Cortege will leave fP°-H2VUX20°f MaTdaiCrematorium |^orcrem^nat6 P m.J
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES MONEY.
    • 560 58 IPURE INVESTORS Many investors have been waiting for an opportunity to jump into the property market but timing is everything, and they have been waiting until the price is right. Mr Ashok Veerappan, a 56-year-old manufacturing executive, wants to buy a unit at Pare Imperial on
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    • 875 58  -  Melissa Tan Lower prices, pent-up demand driving surge in sales of private homes By Smita Krishnaswamy A GOOD TIME TO BUY "I think that now is the right time... Interest is very low from bank savings now, so we might as well put our
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      • 508 54  -  Yang Huiwen BULLS BEAR It finishes close to 2,500 mark; property developers capture the limelight By THE biggest rise in the past six trading days yesterday has taken the local market to within touching distance of 2,500 points and its highest close in
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      • 374 54  -  Melissa Tan By TWO real estate investment trusts (Reits) Capitaßetail China Trust (CRCT) and Ascott Residence Trust (ART) posted sharply differing sec-ond-quarter results yesterday. ART's distributable income lost 17 per cent to $11 million while CRCT's gained 14.2 per cent to $12 million,
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          94 54 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 2.092 billion shares worth $1.73 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 414 Losers: 135 Unchanged:7B4 Mid Cap 562.42 11.19 Basic materials 273.92 8.29 Utilities 400.38 7.71 Small Cap 468.36 12.62 Industrials 526.50 6.68 Financials 624.14 15.76 All Share 607.12 9.28 Consumer goods 616.61 T -0.10 Technology 581.09 24.79
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        • 212 54 Yesterday's close: 9,792.94 (+69.78) Japan's key index rose 0.7 per cent to a three-week closing high as exporters climbed on a weaker yen, with the buying of futures also boosting sentiment. E±l Yesterday's close: 1,152.15 (+3.45) Malaysian shares rose 0.3 per cent, led by gains in plantation, construction and
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        • 408 54 DBXT FTVietnam 10USS 4403 326.9 GLD 10USS 9358 106.6 DBXT FTChina25 10USS 2904 77.8 lardine CSC 2074 64.0 Lyxor China H 10US$ 1535 49.0 DBXT Nifty 10US$ 9392 47.5 UOB 1606 40.0 CityDev 988 39.0 STXPO 100 1348 38.0 SGX 799 37.0 Keppel Corp 783 33.0 Lyxor
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        • 188 54 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS IGMUMg OF Ol.J iolden Agri 37.5 )MX Tech 27.5 jniFiber 7.5 iems TV 9.5 lapitaComm 88.5 'StarCruises 18.5 }ac Andes 25.5 SingTel 327 flediaRing 14.5 flidas 82 Ulgreen 120 Aemstar 6 lapitaLand 389 I0L 165 0.0 4.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 4.3
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        • 104 54 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY July 23 2009 Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.1670 1.2020 Can dollar 1.3030 1.3180 Euro 2.0380 2.0620 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4064 0.4074 NZ dollar 0.9430 0.9630 Sterling pound 2.3590 2.3850 US dollar 1.4340 1.4510 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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        • 368 54 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 521.9 263.6 1208 164 322 1715.3 460 91 68 432 3304 I" 2080 300.7 224 855 247 800 1622 341 201 293 457 419 366 281 2018 570 170 5606 CapitaLand 93.5 5417 CapitaMall
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        • 617 54 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 121 83.5 255 126 68.5 159 146.8 129 474.2 53 143 130.9 211 99 224 678 238 291 184 144 372.8 540 220 64.5 206 82 75.5 86.5 33.5 238 126 116 231
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      • 491 55  -  Lee Su Shyan By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR A PIONEERING business figure, who turned a humble family firm into an all-conquering multinational while also engaging in public service, died this week after a battle with cancer. Mr Alan Yeo, 78, leaves a striking
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      • 604 55  -  Yang Huiwen Orders have dropped, though, but new deals may be in the offing By Key figures at a glance Net profit for the quarter ended June 30 rose 147 per cent to $739.5 million Revenue for the quarter rose 21.2 per
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    • 560 56  -  Gabriel Chen He will also get $4.8 m as compensation for loss of incentives at Nasdaq By SINGAPORE Exchange (SGX) will pay incoming chief executive Magnus Bocker a guaranteed base salary of $750,000 a year and a minimum variable bonus of $933,000 for
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    • 296 56 A NEW group has been launched to represent the interests of professional derivatives traders who are members of the Singapore Exchange. Called the Association of Financial and Commodity Traders (Afact), the body aims to improve members' knowledge and understanding of the financial industry
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    • 277 56  -  Kate Lim By FOUR home-grown companies have been honoured at an annual awards ceremony that singles out the best logistics operators in the Asia-Pacific region. PSA International was yesterday named the top container terminal operator, while Northport (Malaysia) was the best multipurpose terminal
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    • 319 56  -  Fiona Chan By INFLATION in Singapore fell last month for the third time in a row, as oil and car prices remained cheaper than they were a year ago. The consumer price index, the main measure of inflation, dropped 0.5 per cent
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    • 410 57 Tokyo posts first trade surplus in 20 months as shipments recover TOKYO: Japan's exports fell last month at the slowest pace this year as demand picked up worldwide, helping the country record its first trade surplus in 20 months and setting the stage
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    • 534 57 NEW YORK: Wall Street's biggest banks are setting aside billions of dollars more to pay their executives and other employees just months after these firms were rescued with a taxpayer bailout. This has renewed questions about compensation practices in the aftermath of the
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      • 1944 60  -  jocelyn lee Korean pop music is a big hit here, with devoted fans falling for its boybands and girl groups What: South Korean pop rock boyband Consists of: (from far left) Lee Jae Jin, 18, Choi Jong Hun (Leader), 19, Choi Mm Hwan, 17, Song Seung Hyun,
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      • 657 62  -  boon chan Even with an album out, buskers katncandix2 say they will keep on singing on the roadside media correspondent Singing can be a perilous occupation when you are performing on the streets. In two years, Taiwanese duo katncandix2 have tangled with the police and even
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      • 400 62  -  janice heng THE EUGENE PAO ORGAN TRIO Where: Jazz® Southbridge When: Wednesday to Aug 1, 9.45pm nightly Admission: $20 Call 6327-4617 to book tickets (door charge) Renowned jazz guitarist Eugene Pao reckons that the Singapore jazz scene may rival that of his native Hong Kong. "Singapore's
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      • 475 63  -  janice heng From old-timers to fresh voices the last HeritageFest concert promises a bit of every sound Veteran jazz players, 1970s pop idols and contemporary funk-rock bands will be sharing the same stage at this year's HeritageFest. Tomorrow night, Vivo City Amphitheatre will reverberate with the sounds
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      • 913 64 This year is shaping up to be one for the girls, with Gossip's Beth Ditto leading the charge soundbites W M quote me mmmmmmm' 'Dicky Cheung is always lying to I I me and moving me to tears. His love is special and I love him
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        880 65 'WBWasian pop LET'S GET WET Raymond Lam EEG/Ocean Butterflies/EQ EVERLASTING HAPPY GOLDEN ROMANTIC FOREVER GREATEST CLASSICS TOP TEN WET HOT HITS VOL. 1234 Anthony Wong EEG/Ocean Butterflies/EQ SPEND ALL OF HIS MONEY The Chairman DGS Marketing/Rock ALL FOR LOVE Victor Wong BIN Music International/Rock Lads love lapping up
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      • 171 65 Aixury brands battle one another for top ;penders but they also have a common eneny: copycats. Counterfeit goods are said to account or as much as 7 per cent of world trade or learly US$6OO billion (SsB66 billion) annuilly. For security reasons, luxe labels are ight-lipped
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      • 290 65 You do not have to be an astronaut to be one of the very first to shoot into space aboard the world's first commercial spaceline, Virgin Galactic. The chance to board the multi-million dollar space vessel (below) as a passenger and return to
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      • 693 68 Time Story travels back to the past while Wang's Class Reunion is about new experiences telemad Time Story does not just take a stroll down memory lane. No, this Taiwan drama skips and hops as it evokes a bygone era, that golden age when it was okay
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    • 526 70  -  chia yan min Book records legacy of Eu Van Sang businessman to mark the TCM giant's 130 th year PATH OF THE RIGHTEOUS CRANE THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF EU TONG SEN Where: Promenade, Bth floor, National Library Building When: Till Sept 18, 9am to
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      • 505 72 Houston United States drug enforcement agents and Los Angeles police on Wednesday raided a Houston clinic owned by Dr Conrad Murray, the doctor who was with Michael Jackson when he died, looking for evidence of manslaughter. Agents with the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) entered the
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      • 190 72 New York Whitney Houston says her 15-year-old daughter's support helped fuel her as she geared up for her comeback record. "She was with me every step of the way. When I get discouraged and I get like, 'This is wearing me out,' she'd just go,
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      • 231 72 Critically-acclaimed writ-er-director Yasmin Ahmad (right), 51, collapsed and went into a coma during a presentation she was giving at TV3's studio in Sri Pentas, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday, the Malaysian press reported. When reached, her producer Fendi Harjoh told Life!: "This is not the right time for an
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      • 162 72 SAM RAIMI TAKES ON WARCRAFT Spider-Man director Sam Raimi is set to bring the ores and dwarves from the hit role-playing fantasy videogame World Of Warcraft to the big screen. Blizzard Entertainment Inc and Legendary Pictures say he has signed on to direct Warcraft, a live-action film based on
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    • 130 65 music charts RADIO 91.3 RADIO 100.3 1. (3) Fly With Me 1. (10) Split A*mei Jonas Brothers 2. (1) Lost Desert Lala 2.(1) New Divide Hsu Linkin Park 3. (2) Mr Lonely Gary 3. (7) Already Gone Chaw Kelly Clarkson 4 (7) s Love You 4v("l Fal on F? r
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      302 110 Ah, C-list celebrities. The shenanigans they get up to are sometimes so embarrassing it makes me cringe just to think about them. Alkr.ill. wlk-n A-lisk-rs.n.l ii|>. ,ii k-.isi j it can be fodder for prime news pages. But when C-listers throw diva fits, all they get are blank stares
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      1307 115 IF YOU LIKE THE DESIGN OF THE BAG, YOU HAVE TO RESPECT THE DESIGNER'S EFFORT. SO SAVE UP AND BUY THE REAL THING.' Local make-up artiste Peter Khor Fashion police all over are out in force to rid the luxury goods industry of counterfeit products. NORA FARHAIN
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    • 493 117  -  Nora Farhain and Imran Jalal By The Middle East is creating a sandstorm on the fashion scene. International designers, inspired by the land of dates, palm trees and deserts, have added accents of the Arabian nights to their creations. 1 Saks Fifth Avenue Last month, a dazzling range
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      133 118 Ingredient: White rice Benefits: Chinese empresses believed that white rice was the secret to luminous, even-toned skin. White rice was boiled in water, which absorbed its vitamins. The royal women would rinse their faces in the rice water, which was said to create smooth complexions and erase spots and
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      105 118 Ingredient: Betel leaves Benefits: Betel leaves, from the betel tree, are used as a beauty product by Malay royalty for their cooling properties that reduce redness caused by acne. They also tighten pores. Products that use them: Qistina Sireh Rapat, $4.50 Buy from: Level 1 Mustafa Shopping Centre Filipino
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      97 118 Ingredient: Goat's milk Benefits: Used by Javanese princesses for youthful skin, the proteins found in it are said to make skin soft and smooth. A 20-minute soak in a goat's milk bath apparently leaves skin moisturised. For a more intense hydrating treatment, buttermilk or yogurt is used instead. Products
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      124 123 The best black sesame cream I have ever had was at Hong Kong's Yung Kee Restaurant. It had full fragrance and flavour and yet was light on the tongue: an elegant, delightful example of how black sesame cream was not meant to be goo. Of course, my expectations
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      108 123 I listened with envy one evening as a friend said her sister had come home from Japan with tasty-sounding buys like black sesame jam. "Black sesame jam," I repeated with envy before I realised that, hey, I had seen bottles of it at Meidi-Ya Supermarket. It is less
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