The Straits Times, 31 July 2009

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  • 20 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 FRIDAY, JULY 31 2009 S|Si A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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  • INSIDE
    • 50 1 CHINA'S capital is experiencing deja vu as it approaches the massive celebrations planned for the country's 60th National Day on Oct 1. Measures introduced before last year's Olympic Games are reappearing, with beggars cleared off streets, construction ordered to stop and security ramped up. WORLD PAGE Bl
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    • 45 1 SINGAPORE Airlines will cut staff pay by 10 per cent after unveiling a net loss of $307 million in the April-June quarter. It had recorded a net profit of $358.6 million in the same quarter last year. PRIME PAGE A3
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    • 43 1 The Jemaah Islamiah (JI) network has splintered into cell groups, which now operate independently. Indonesian cleric Abu Rusdan told The Straits Times that JI has lost its direction since its leader died a decade ago. PRIME PAGE Al4
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    • 46 1 FEWER tourists arrived last month, the 13th month in a row that arrivals have declined year on year. But hoteliers are starting to see small improvements in occupancy, and are looking forward to a better second half of the year. HOME PAGE CI
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    • 68 1 THREE nurses with nearly 80 years of experience among them are the winners of this year's President's Award for Nurses. They are Ms Lim Siok Hong, 54, Mrs Lee Siu Yin, 56, and Ms Sylvia Lee, 35. For their contributions in infection control, nurse management
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  • 764 1  -  Lim Wei Chean Marina Bay Sands has filled only 2,000 of the 4,500 gaming vacancies By WHERE have all the casino job seekers gone? Despite the state of the economy and the huge turnout at job fairs of late, gaming positions at Marina Bay
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  • 762 1  -  Elena Chong By Khushwant Singh WONG Heng Chiang had many choices that night in May 2007 when he drove his Toyota Vios into a crowded bus stop on Penang Road and hurt six women, several of them badly. But he made all
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  • VIEW POINTS
    • 120 2 The British study disproving the benefits of eating organic food is a case of much ado over nothing much. Organic food growing is so small in size, and the conventional sector is so domineering, that organics will not prevail even if its
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    • 36 2 Indonesia's economy has a chance to take off, but the new administration must steer reforms to make it happen, say Thomas Rumbaugh and Uma Ramakrishnan. REVIEW PAGE Al6 OUR READERS SAY
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    • 23 2 Tan Shock Ling, a victim of credit card theft, narrates how banks handled her case. FORUM PAGE A 23
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    • Article, Illustration
      13 2 www.straitstimes.com Goh Eng Yeow comments on the nervous China stock markets.
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    • 63 2 THE headline "Youngest son fights mum over $26m estate" in yesterday's The Straits Times may give the impression to some readers that Mr Elton Ong is fighting his mother for a share of the estate. What Mr Ong wants is a committee that includes himself
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  • prime commentary
    • 1033 2  -  Lorna Tan Distribution of bonuses is still a mystery to many policyholders By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT FOR a mass market product, insurance ranks among the most difficult financial products to understand. To raise the comfort level of consumers, the insurance industry has stepped up its efforts
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  • prime news
    • 117 3 Fire destroyed a replica of the 17th-century flagship of the Dutch East India Company in the northern Netherlands. Dutch broadcaster NOS said the fire broke out on the Prins Willem around midnight on Wednesday, but firefighters could not bring the blaze under control. The cause
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    • 729 3  -  Karamjit Kaur Staii to receive 10% less; airline warns it could face a full-year loss By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) will cut staff pay by 10 per cent after unveiling a net loss of $307 million in the April-June quarter only its second-ever
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    • 91 4 EVEN if a driver's alcohol content in his blood or breath does not go beyond the legal limit, a driver can still be charged with drink driving if he is unable to control his vehicle properly. Although drink driving-related accidents had fallen from 188 in
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    • 630 6 Seoul calls for return of crew aboard fishing vessel that strayed SEOUL: North Korea yesterday seized a South Korean fishing boat with four crew members that strayed into its waters, ratcheting up tensions on the Korean peninsula. Seoul called for
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    • 578 8 Study uncovers a delay in clearing parasites, which could be disastrous BANGKOK: Malaria is becoming resistant to the most powerful drugs available in South-east Asia, as the World Health Organisation (WHO) races to stop the spread of the strain that could be disastrous for
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    • 123 8  -  SINGAPORE is seeing its worst malaria outbreak in years, with 28 people infected locally since early May. The victims were living at, or had recently visited, one of three areas: Mandai/Sungei Kadut, Jurong Island or Sembawang. The majority of those infected were foreign workers
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    • 434 8  -  Grace Chua By IN AN unorthodox experiment, scientists from the Netherlands, France and Singapore deliberately infected people with the parasite that causes malaria by subjecting them to about 40 bites from infected mosquitoes. As hoped, the scientists were able to inoculate the
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    • 474 10  -  K.C. Vijayan Bigger sum to keep pace with costs likely to be awarded By LAW CORRESPONDENT LITIGANTS thinking of taking their civil suits all the way to the Court of Appeal will now have to stump up a bigger sum of money before
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    • 686 11 Cyber crooks targeting social networking sites VALENCIA: Facebook, MySpace and other social networking sites are increasingly being targeted by cy-ber-criminals drawn to the wealth of personal information supplied by users, experts have warned. Data posted on the websites name, date of birth, address,
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    • 868 12  -  Joyce Teo They say buying frenzy hasn't reached point where Govt needs to intervene By buyers, but they are for the smaller units...lf the market is too speculative, you build up a bubble and that's not real demand," said Mr Lee. The market is
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    • 603 13 San Francisco, the district with the biggest economy, and three others "pointed to signs of stabilisation", while Chicago and St Louis showed a "moderating" pace of decline. Fed says even as recovery occurs, high rates of unemployment will persist WASHINGTON: The pace of
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    • 755 15  -  Tan Weizhen It aims to be world's first with touchscreen tablet computer By A SINGAPORE company is racing to be the first in the world to bring an almost mythical creature the touchscreen tablet computer to the market. The start-up, Fusion Garage, has
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    • Article, Illustration
      138 15 Dimensions: 12.77 by 7.83 inches, and 0.74 inch thick. Hardware: A 1.6-GHz Intel Atom processor and 1 GB RAM. Software: Web-centric browser operating system, based on Web Kit, created by Fusion Garage. The OS features a virtual keyboard, and allows users to type or carry out other
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  • prime special report
    • 860 14  -  Salim Osman IN SEARCH OF THE Jl NETWORK: PART 2 By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT Clerics' negative reactions highlight split within JI into many independent cells JAKARTA: Two leading Jemaah Islamiah (JI) leaders have said they are against the deadly July 17 hotel bombings, believed to have
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES. REVIEW & FORUM.
    • 431 16 SPIRITED advocacy is sure to be ignited anew by a British study which found no evidence to support the belief that eating organic food has health benefits, based on nutrient content. Preliminary question: Was there any portion of the 50 years of
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    • 858 16  -  Thomas Rumbaugh By Uma Ramakrishnan FOR THE STRAITS TIMES Indonesia has emerged relatively well from the global THE recent presidential election gives Indonesia's new administration an opportunity to ready the country for a strong economic take-off. To do so, it has to steer
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    • 811 16  -  Bruce Gale MATA JELI: A PERSPECTIVE ON INDONESIAN AFFAIRS By SENIOR WRITER Compare the 110.6 trillion rupiah budget allocation for debt servicing in the 2009 budget with the 332.3 trillion rupiah allocated to government ministries, and the problem seems dire indeed. Education is to
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    • review
      • 953 17  -  Lan Buruma By HARVARD PROFESSOR'S ARREST IN THE afternoon of July 16, two men appeared to be breaking into a fine house in an expensive area of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Alerted by a telephone call, a policeman arrived on the scene. He saw one black male
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      • 763 18  -  Daljit Singh ASIA-PACIFIC SECURITY By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES THE Asia-Pacific region has enjoyed generally stable relations between its major powers for over two decades. Sino-Japanese ties have improved, there is better United States-China cooperation on a range of issues, and economic interdependence among the
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      • 873 19  -  Mary Anne Therese Manuson ECONOMIC INTEGRATION By IN MY house in Manila, the pantry is always stocked with Indomie noodles from Indonesia and jasmine rice from Thailand. My shoe collection includes several pairs from Malaysian shoe brand Vincci, while my brother uses a Creative MP3
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    • review insight
      • 2135 20  -  Zakir Hussain MP Jessica Tan, the new leader of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Finance and Trade and Industry, shares her thoughts on the economy and how to produce more babies for the country. By FROM her corner office, Ms Jessica
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      • 85 20 "Providing the channels is important, as long as Singaporeans are willing to engage. Just as it takes two hands to clap, both the people and private sector plus the Government have to work together. The Government cannot keep doing stuff, it must also enable." On how success
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      • 98 20 "I tell my kids: As we go through life deciding whether to get married or not, whether to have children or not, it all boils down to how we value long-term, sustainable relationships. When people start enjoying relationships with children, elders and their community, they might
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      • 66 20 "These buildings, developments and the harbour remind me that we must remain open and not be protectionist as our economy is very dependent on trade and global demand. At the same time, we need to sustain this engine and this has to do with our people, their
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      • 57 20 "It's not about supporting MNCs or making it easier for MNCs to work in Singapore or just supporting SMEs so that they can be more successful... It is only by being inclusive that we can leverage the strength of the entire ecosystem and grow the economic pie." On
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      • 64 20 "Here, we have the technology that enables our people to have the flexibility to not always have to be in the office for meetings and work...But technology alone is not sufficient, there must be the right processes, policies and work culture that allow for employees to perform."
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      • 48 20 "In many people's eyes, the GPC scrutinises policies. But we do more than that. We also focus on engaging the right communities to get feedback and ideas on what else is needed." On why the Government Parliamentary Committee needs to interact with the community
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    • forum.
      • 406 21 A CANADIAN WRITES I AM writing to share many things Singaporeans take for granted. Thanks to years of budget surpluses, when the global financial collapse hit, Singapore was able to use more money as a percentage of gross domestic product than any other country, rich or poor.
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      • 378 21 I REFER to the letters, "Allow live music near homes" by Miss Fiona Heng (July 23) and "Control noise level and give live music a chance" by Miss Raihana Muhammad Salehuddin (last Friday). Existing guidelines do not allow live
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      • 376 21 I AM glad the Ministry of Education (MOE) is doing its best to help children with special needs study in mainstream schools. As a therapist and a mother of a special-needs boy who is studying in a mainstream school (he is in Primary 3), I
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      • 258 21 I REFER to Mr Tan Kin Lian's letter, "Simplify Internet banking procedures" (July 7). All banks in Singapore which provide Internet banking services have implemented two-factor authentication (2FA), an effective tool to enhance Internet banking security to enable banks to offer customers a
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      • 605 21 Father's gratitude "My worries disappeared the moment I reached the ICA counter." MR GAN TECHIONG: "My 11-year-old daughter travels from Johor Baru to attend school in Singapore daily. One day, I received a phone call at 7.15pm from an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officer who asked me to
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      • 764 22 STOLEN CREDIT CARD VICTIM WRITE IN: Letters should be sent only to The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 words and must include the writer's full name, address and phone numbers. The Forum editor reserves the right to edit a letter. For women, please
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    • 371 21 Jy More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MR JAIRAM AMRITH: Academic freedom and a professor's clout 2 MS MARIE GOH: NParks reacts with a swift, sweeping rescue 3 MR BALWANT SINGH: Banks' stance on lost credit cards unfair 4 MR TAN THIAM SOON: Offer round-the-clock fares for elderly 5 MR TAN
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
    • 829 24  -  Peh Shing Huei Big spruce-up, virtual lockdown to put show on for 60th celebrations By CHINA BUREAU CHIEF Beggars cleared off the streets. Surrounding Hebei province launching three-line defence to guard provincial borders, provincial cities and the capital. Plainclothes policemen patrolling important and sensitive
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    • world regional
      • 562 25 'Adjustments' are in order following deadly riots, says senior official GUANGZHOU: A senior Chinese official made a rare admission yesterday that the country had to change its policies towards ethnic minorities in the light of deadly riots in far-western Xinjiang this month. Mr Wang Yang,
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      • 69 25 A defendant (right) making his case while the plaintiff (left) listened during a trial yesterday at a makeshift court in a floating fishing village in south China's Hainan province. Also present were three judges (centre) and a clerk. The "mobile" court serves some
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      • 413 25 BEIJING: China, which executes more people than any other country, says it will show more leniency to those given death sentences, state media reported. In a series of interviews, the vice-president of the Supreme People's Court said that China was not ready to abolish capital
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      • 533 27 NO NEED TO STEAL "The copying of prototypes certainly happens a lot in the electronics and IT industries. You don't have to steal them, you just have to borrow one for a day." Mr Dane Chamorro, a regional general manager with Control Risks, an international
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      • 705 29  -  Nirmal Ghosh Red shirts holding rally today to push for royal pardon for former PM By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: Temperatures are rising in the Thai capital ahead of a rally today by red-shirted supporters of former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Red shirts
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      • 287 29 JAIPUR: India yesterday mourned a jet-setting princess who rubbed shoulders with British royalty, her death at the age of 90 severing one of the last links to a bygone era of aristocratic opulence. The death of Maharani Gayatri Dcvi "removes probably
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      • 591 30  -  Elizabeth Looi Confrontation over losses incurred by Malaysian Indian Congress' investment arm By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT This is the first physical clash between the Indian opposition and government supporters. Each side is seeking to win support from this community. KUALA LUMPUR: About 200 Indian opposition
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      • 241 30 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia plans to deploy personnel from the volunteer security force Rela to help enforce a crackdown on crime. But more than two-thirds of the 500 personnel offered by Rela to assist the police were found to be overweight and unfit. Rela director-general
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      • 555 31 Verdict likely today; opposition icon braces herself for jail term YANGON: Military-ruled Myanmar's state media yesterday warned citizens against inciting protests as democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi began stockpiling supplies ahead of a possible five-year jail term. A prison court is
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      • 39 31 A Filipino worker displaying her bra during a protest outside a Triumph sales office in Makati, south of Manila, yesterday. Workers were protesting against the laying off of thousands of employees by Triumph International. PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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      • 267 31 TAIPEI: Taiwan has banned commercial matchmaking agencies seeking mainland and foreign spouses for Taiwanese amid fears that such services may lead to human trade and marital abuse, the immigration bureau said yesterday. The ban, which takes effect from tomorrow, does not apply to 11 non-profit organisations
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      • 227 31 BEIJING: China performs about 13 million abortions every year, mostly for single young women who experts say know little about contraception, state media said yesterday in a rare disclosure of sensitive family planning statistics. The China Daily said the real number is believed to
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      • 638 32  -  Iason Athanasiadis By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES ISTANBUL: As Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government stumbles into the last week of its first term, potentially far-reaching power struggles are rocking some of the country's most powerful institutions. Amid Cabinet infighting, and a struggle for control
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      • 493 32 Tear gas and batons used as Iranians defy ban on tribute to victims of election violence TEHERAN: Riot police used tear gas and batons to against demonstrators in Teheran yesterday and clashed with mourners at a defiant graveside commemoration for people killed in election violence,
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      • 648 33 Newspaper questions need for ban on the all-covering garment PARIS: Only 367 women in France wear the burqa, the all-covering Muslim robe, a newspaper has reported, undermining the position of politicians who are pushing for a ban on the garments. The burqa is
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      • 203 33 SYDNEY: Australian scientists yesterday announced a ground-breaking ge-nome-mapping project that could help the Great Barrier Reef fight off the twin threats of climate change and toxic farm chemicals. Geneticists said they would unlock the secrets of the colourful acropora millepora coral. It is
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      • 292 33 SYDNEY: Indian students are turning their backs on Australia after a spate of violent attacks and a crackdown on migration scams, threatening a US$l3 billion (SslB billion) industry, education officials said yesterday. IDP Education, Australia's largest student recruiter in India, said inquiries at its 14 offices
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      • 418 34 Mother discovered dead at home; infant found with another woman WORCESTER (Massachusetts): A baby girl ripped from her mother's womb was found and a woman arrested after acquaintances became suspicious of her claims that she had just given birth, police said. The girl's mother, Ms
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        • 101 34 FORT WORTH (Texas): At first, fire officials suspected that carbon monoxide or some other toxic fumes had sickened almost 150 people at a Texas bank call centre. But it turned out that a woman's perfume was to blame. Thirty-four people were taken to hospital after reporting
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        • 96 34 MAIDUGURI (Nigeria): Nigerian security forces stormed the mosque and compound of an Islamist sect blamed for violence across northern Nigeria, killing more than 100 militants in a raging gun battle on Wednesday night. The leader of the sect, which seeks to impose Islamic law in Nigeria, escaped
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        • 101 34 BLOOMBERG LONDON: More than 600 years of British history and tradition will end this week when Parliament's upper chamber, the unelected House of Lords, ceases to also be the nation's highest court. The 12 "Law Lords" convened in their debating chamber and delivered the institution's final
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        • 141 34 HANOI: A "bald" bird (left) discovered in Laos is the first new species of bulbul, or songbird, to be identified in Asia in more than 100 years, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said yesterday. Scientists from the society and the University of Melbourne identified
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        • 102 34 PALMA DE MALLORCA: Spain has blocked planes and ships from leaving the resort island of Mallorca while the authorities hunt for suspects in a bombing that killed two police officers yesterday. The explosion took place near a police station in the Palmanova beach resort area, south-west
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    • 618 36  -  Jessica Lim But pick-up in hotel occupancy spells hope that worst may be over By FLUID MARKET "As the HINI pandemic fear has subsided, we expect to see occupancy rates continue to grow in the region. Nonetheless, it is still a month-by-month battle to
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    • 251 36  -  LEOW SI WAN MORE ONLINE Catch the action in new adventure park on www.razor.tv SENTOSA has opened its latest attraction, a multimil-lion-dollar adventure park. Mega Zip Adventure Park features a flying fox ride, a simulated free-fall jump, an obstacle rope course and a climbing wall. The centrepiece
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    • 507 38  -  Elena Chong He gets 30 months for accepting bribes and sexual favours from illegal masseur By COURTS CORRESPONDENT IT HAS been a long fall from grace for Ong Thiam Hock, formerly a decorated police officer. Once commended and awarded for his dedication and teamwork, he
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      • 73 38 A FORMER senior manager of Spring Singapore was charged yesterday with attempted bribery. Lee Hock Yen, 54, denied trying to get a referral fee of about $10,000 to $20,000 from Mr Lee Wee Siong, a sales manager of Hitachi Asia, in return for referring an IT
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      • 81 38 A MOTORCYCLIST died in a collision with a taxi on Wednesday morning. The 33-year-old motorcyclist was riding along Upper Changi Road East towards New Upper Changi Road when the taxi driver attempted to make a right turn onto Expo Drive, where the collision occurred. The motorcyclist
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      • 97 38 ABOUT $1,500 worth of jewellery was stolen from a flat in Pandan Gardens near West Coast Road. The flat owners, a 60-year-old man and his wife, had left the flat for work on Wednesday at about Bam. They returned at 6.30pm to find that the corridor
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    • 355 39  -  JESSICA LIM IN A bid to get more Singaporeans and tourists to "go local", 14 local farms are offering fun activities and prizes for visitors next month. About 15,000 passports, or Farmpasses, will be distributed at the farms, schools and tourist visitor centres throughout
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    • 496 39  -  Tessa Wong Expansion into non-city areas fuelled by increased competition in downtown retail landscape By RETAIL veterans Isetan and Metro will expand in the coming year, at a time when many of their counterparts around the world are biting the dust. The two
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    • 343 40  -  Jessica Cheam Premium development includes 154 five-room flats, 615 four-roomers By THE Housing Board has launched a premium project offering 769 new flats in Punggol in a bid to build up critical mass in the estate. The new project, called Punggol Residences, offers
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    • 479 40  -  Aaron Low By PHOTO SINGAPORE'S economy and the challenges it will continue to face will be key themes in labour chief Lim Swee Say's National Day message to the labour movement today. He will also assess the economy's performance in the first six
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    • 297 40 EMPLOYERS who want to qualify for the next tranche of payouts from the Government's Jobs Credit scheme have a deadline to meet. They must make their contributions to the Central Provident Fund (CPF) by Aug 14, said the Finance Ministry in a
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    • 641 41  -  April Chong They get highest nursing honour for excellence in work By THREE nurses, three disparate fields of contribution to the profession infection control, nurse management and palliative nursing. But excellence is the thread running through the work of Ms Lim Siok Hong, 54,
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    • 162 41 VISITING Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai (above, left) called on Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew yesterday. At the meeting, they affirmed strong bilateral ties and welcomed a regular exchange of visits. A Foreign Affairs Ministry statement said they discussed ways to further
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    • 85 41 MONTHLY home gas prices will increase by about $1 from tomorrow. This is because of the rise in the cost of high sulphur fuel oil, to which the cost of gas production is pegged, said gas producer City Gas yesterday. Gas tariffs for households
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    • 465 42  -  Maria Almenoar Comfort, SMRT hope to reverse falling ridership with prizes, promotions By THE two biggest taxi companies here are going all out to encourage ridership during these troubling economic times. In the first three months of this year, the average number of daily
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    • 334 42  -  Eisen Teo By THE youth of our nation are getting into the swing of things for Singapore's 44th birthday. More than 2,200 students from primary schools to universities are busy marching, dancing, singing and drumming for the National Day Parade (NDP) on Aug 9. The
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    • 346 42  -  SERENE LUO THE Government is looking for people to develop exciting and futuristic content for cellphones in what is the first concerted high-level push to develop the mobile services market here. In a Call For Proposal launched yesterday, the Media Development Authority (MDA) said
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    • 455 43  -  Melissa Sim Over half of NUS students polled give positive response By MORE than half of the undergraduates in a recent survey said they were interested in making a career in the non-profit sector. This response corresponds with the reasonably high rate of volunteerism
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    • 573 43  -  Ang Yiying By MAKING A DIFFERENCE "It's not just about winning. It's about impacting lives. Even if we lose, we will still continue with the projects." Mohamed Abbas Sheyed Ebramsa, 18, final-year banking finance and applied business psychology student MAKING life better for families in
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    • 488 44  -  Liaw Wy-Cin SPH JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIPS Both got their start through SPH scholarships; 29 get awards this year By THEIR words and pictures brought home to readers of The Straits Times two different Asian stories of economic development. One captured the impact of China's Three Gorges
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    • 117 36 Jk WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, BLOGGED ABOUT AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm from the troubles that other nations MOST-READ ONLINE face." David Widjaja's death is suicide. WWW.Stomp.COm.Sg SINGAPORE SEEN BLOGGED ABOUT m A stomper says that some secondary Proud to call Singapore home schoolgirls are sneaking out at night to because... Says
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    • 574 45  -  Terrence Voon By MICHAEL Schumacher's sensational return to Formula One (Fl) is not only a boost for the sport, but it could also be just what the doctor ordered for the upcoming Sing Tel Singapore Grand Prix. The recession has hit the Sept
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      1109 45 Champion's story No one has won more Formula One world titles (seven) or more races (91) than Michael Schumacher. World champion: 1994-95 (with Benetton), 2000-04 (with Ferrari). Other records: 2002: Finished every race on the podium, winning the title with six races to spare the fastest championship in
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    • sport.
      • 346 46  -  Terrence Voon By SINGAPORE'S hopes of co-staging the 2019 Rugby World Cup have received a boost from host Japan. A senior official from the Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) said yesterday that it would lobby the International Rugby Board
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      • 557 46 Olympic 50m freestyle champ beats favourite in 100 m in record time ROME: Brazil's Cesar Cielo Filho shattered 100 m freestyle Olympic champion Alain Bernard's dreams of winning the world title yesterday with a magnificent world-record breaking effort. The 22-year-old sliced through the waters of the
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      • 68 46 SINGAPORE'S Quah Ting Wen, Amanda Lim, Lynette Lim and Mylene Ong smashed the national women's 4x200m freestyle relay record by 16.32 seconds on the fifth day of the World Championships in Rome. Their Bmin 9.9lsec effort yesterday erased the 8:26.23 mark the foursome set at the 2007 South-east
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      • 352 47 LIVERPOOL: Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso has handed in a transfer request in an attempt to seal a move to Real Madrid, according to reports in England yesterday. The Spanish football giants want to make Alonso their latest big-money signing but were keen to offer only
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      • 720 47  -  Marc Lim Fergie backing Ronaldo's replacement Valencia to do well after debut goal By SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Audi Cup THE inaugural Audi Cup features Bayern Munich, Manchester United, AC Milan and Boca Juniors in a four-team knock-out tournament. The event is being held to commemorate the 100
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      • 368 47 LONDON: And then there were none. As Kolo Toure, Arsenal's last surviving member of "The Invincibles" of 2003-04, was sold to Manchester City for £14 million (5533.38 million) on Wednesday, so did the perception grow that, with another senior player heading north, the Gunners' prospects
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      • 94 47 Kolo Toure (left) Signed: Asec Abidjan for £150,000 i 2002 Sold: Manchester City for £14m in 2009 Profit: £13.85 m Emmanuel Adebayor Signed: Monaco for £7m in 2006 Sold: Manchester City for £25m in 2009 Profit: £18m Patrick Vieira Signed: AC Milan for £3.5 m in 1996 Sold:
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      • 194 47 Arsene Wenger wants former skipper Patrick Vieira to return to Arsenal. The 33-year-old, who spent nine years at the club before joining Juventus in 2005, is also being pursued by Tottenham. Both clubs are ready to give the Inter Milan midfielder a one-year contract with big bonuses. Manchester
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      • 791 48  -  Christopher Ong SPORT IN SCHOOLS This week's action Archery hoping to be part of schools' games calendar next year By Getting started Archery equipment You can purchase a basic wooden bow for about $180. However, elite archers may use bows costing up to $3,000. Similarly, arrows
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      • 116 48 Judo Team finals A Boys: 1 Raffles Institution Wtt-. (Junior College) 2 Hwa I Chong Institution (JC) 3 Nanyang Junior College. B Boys: 1 Rl 2 HCI 3 St MORE ONLINE Gabriel's Secondary and St Joseph's Institution. C Boys: 1 HCI 2 St Gabriel's More schools 3 Hougang Secondary
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      • 139 48 SIX Henderson Secondary School boys earned a chance to meet Toyota Formula One driver Jarno Trulli in person, after emerging as overall champions of the Fl in Schools The Singapore Challenge. The competition, which was organised by Ngee Ann Polytechnic, involved racing self-designed
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        55 48 "It doesn't lessen the blow when you lose a golf tournament or miss a cut. It still hurts. You don't have as much time to dwell on those little things when you come home, which is actually, I think, a positive." TIGER WOODS, insisting that fatherhood has not altered his
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      • 239 48 Cricket First ODI In Dambulla, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka 232-9 in 50 overs (A. Mathews 43; Aamer 3-45, Razzaq 2-33). Pakistan 196 all out in 44.4 overs (Kulasekera 2-30, Thushara 3-29, Muralitharan 2-46). Sri Lanka won by 36 runs. Golf Brunei Open In Bandar Seri Begawan, Ist rd: 64
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      • 355 49  -  Wang Meng Meng RADDY AVRAMOVIC Upset national coach ready to drop unfit and under-performing Lions By NOT GOOD ENOUGH "Some players are not physically fit enough at the international level. These few players showed that they simply couldn't cope and don't have the right attitude. FOUR days
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      • 441 49  -  WANG MENG MENG COMING to an S-League stadium near you: More quality foreigners from China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Croatia and Romania. The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) intends to bring in high-calibre players from overseas to improve the league and possibly, be naturalised and
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        • 74 49 SINGAPORE golfer Mardan Mamat got his campaign at the Brunei Open off to a good start yesterday. Seeking his third win on the Asian Tour, he bagged seven birdies against a lone bogey on the par-five 15th for a six-under 65. He now lies joint third
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        • 114 49 BIRMINGHAM: Rain meant there was no play before tea on the first day of the third Ashes cricket Test between England and Australia at Edgbaston yesterday. A sodden outfield made wet by persistent rain on Wednesday meant umpires Aleem Dar and Rudi Koertzen ruled conditions
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        • 96 49 WINGER Muhammad Ridhuan was sent off as Tampines Rovers crashed to a surprise 0-3 loss to Albirex Niigata in an S-League football match at the Jurong East Stadium last night. Albirex took the lead through Kenji Adachihara in the 35th minute and Tampines, who
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    • 353 48 Today Cricket &<£, Stan Nagaiah Ayr Trophy, day 1: VtW Singapore v Malaysia (Kallang, 9.30 am). f& Third Ashes Test, day 2: England v Australia (Live, n It ChllO, 5.58pm is*** 8.30pm). Football S-League: Geylang v Gombak (Jalan Besar, 7.30pm. Live, Chs, 7.25pm). Premier League Asia Trophy, 3rd placing: West
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      144 49 "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16 Vincent Loh Bee Choon Age 33 was called home to be with the Lord on 29 July 2009, dearly missed and fondly
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      68 49 JS^SgT^HT"" 8 K^B^^T jPk^*-jJS^** j,. X t/wr Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Ek Condolences to the Family of the late /A \jfa ggg QiOOII MllCCllt T Departed on 29 July 2009 Front: j ne Management Staff of y Jjt J j t~Y TNXTJ \n TUT CVDDCCC MlflDl niUinE IC\ DTE I
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      29 49 STH ANNIVERSARY IO\IV.\1I\1OI(\ Mil There's a sad but sweet remembrance ?T rmm°ryfond a«f tT™> And a ,"j/,vm/ of affection, Mother l'; Dearly missed and remembered By Jen Loved Ones
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      29 50 4th AnniVfirSflTV 3 In Loving Memory Of N^SuS N Sadly missed and Always remembered by D au v a V v Beloved husband KokKwan, children,grandchildren and aU loved ones.
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      40 50 I I 14TH ANNIVERSARY IN LOVING MEMORY OF TAIVTF ITHnn J-^*-1-^-1-' -ivriv^v^ Departed 31 July 1995 Fourteen years have passed Our hearts still long for you. Always remembered by TT i i /^i -i i Husband, Children" and Loved Ones
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      100 50 MstJK 1 a /tt-»a ntl a ivt d civt^ /^ur»r»ivT IVIJJIVI IAIM r>E,r\lj L.rlUUi\ lIHfIPPTrII MISSIE T T c TT (Wife of the late Mr. SeowChweeHock) Departed on 18 July 2009 We, the family of the late, wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives and friends
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      47 50 w. rp^n-i.-r We rememfter your laughter, n The joy and love you gave, So unconditionally, In our hearts, y °B w'H be forever iOffe Anniversary In Loving Memoryo/ Audrey Loh SeilE Tee DeDaftedon IIC+I..K, 1000 Jisrjuiy lyyy Remembered always by Adrian, Aunt Cheryl Unrip Rnnnip "f an«/«m%
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      54 50 The Family Of The Late inir i mdm ONG GEOK mcc Departed on 27 July 2009 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, business associates and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, prayers, I"|.-ii.,-n. wr.-.nlis 111 I .1..n. s during their recent bereavement. Special thanks
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      132 50 w know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth. And after my s^n as been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God; I myself will see him with my own eyes." Job 19:25-26 DAISYKHOR MU LING, Nee LEE CaUed home
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      164 50 -%p^—■=•- v<-~* m J& amm jf nr^lFsl5pP Wt&^lFjr I "Forsincewebeiievethatjesusdiedandwseagain,evenso, I through jesus, God will bring with him those who have -W fallen asleep." (I Thessalonians4:l4) W 10thAnniversary In Loving Memory Of ATTnDrVTHU AUDKbY LUrl Departed: 31 July 1999 F J Our Beloved Audrey It's now a decade without you
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      69 50 Athma Shanti Pooja ThefamUy°fthelate M ANANTHAN (AMU) Departed: 17 July 2009 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation ~,1,1..,',"', 6' and "re3lllB du™gtheir recent bereavement. Karumathi prayers will be held on 31/7/09 (Fri) night at Blk 457, Ang Mo Kio Aye io#io-isoo. Athma Shanti Pooja will be 111 (CeylangEast)
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      10 50 "In memoriam" is for the loved ones whom uou remember...
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      66 50 3mu ATHMA SHANTI POOJA We, the family of the late I Meilh?ilfflK?SWnaoS mmal Departed on 18 July 2009 wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, prayers, contnbutions and wreaths dunng our recent bereavement. ATHMA SHANTI POOJA will be
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      70 50 PANIQCf lC4M«;nr QTTDDTAH CHANDRA GUNA (Ex-Cisco Officer) Age: 56 passed away peacefully on 30 July 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by family and loved ones. Wife:Usha Sons: Daughters-in-law: Sures h VasJithi Jegan Selvi Sanieevan Granddaughter: Rishita brothers, sisters, relatives and friends. Body is resting at Blk 747 Pasir Ris
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      30 50 With Deepest Sympathy H tf It r A 1 t HeaTttelt Condolences to The family of the late n^rmruT ,nrAAi.™r JEFFREY LAU FOO WENG T Departed on 27 July 2009
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      48 50 I I IST ANNIVERSARY lim p JOOhWAN,M^ nce Passed away 31 July 2008 Though you have passed on, your presence is still deeply felt by us because you had given much and been Uke a father to us all Thank you, Uncle Lawrence. Nephews, nieces and loved ones.
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    • 508 51  -  Goh Eng Yeow BULLS BEARS Developers, banks do well; broader market cautious about Shanghai's swings By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT HEFTY gains on European bourses helped propel the local stock market to another 10-month closing high yesterday. This was despite the roller-coaster ride local stocks
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    • 425 51  -  Charissa Yong By THE recent drought of new listings on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) mainboard has been broken by home-grown engineering group PEC. The SGX second board Catalist has attracted six listings so far this year, but PEC is the first on
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        • 105 51 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY July 30 2009 Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.1710 1.2070 Can dollar 1.3190 1.3350 Euro 2.0200 2.0430 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4086 0.4094 NZ dollar 0.9330 0.9530 Sterling pound 2.3560 2.3830 US dollar 1.4370 1.4540 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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    • 582 52  -  Christopher Tan Analysts expect SMRT to incur losses on the line in first few years By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT RIDERSHIP on the Circle Line has been much lower than expected, and analysts see little improvement until other stages of the new orbital MRT line opens.
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    • 484 52  -  Yang Huiwen By THE shareholder leading the charge against the CX Tang buyout proposal is bracing himself for defeat at today's much-antici-pated extraordinary general meeting. The numbers are stacked against Mr Alan Goei and other minority investors, despite a hard-fought and at times emotional
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    • 336 52 TAIPEI: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC), the world's largest contract chipmaker, underlined the strong recovery in the once-struggling sector as it clocked its biggest profit in three quarters and raised its capital spending target. The makers of chips used in the world's computers, mobile
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    • 650 53 Shanghai stock index claws back some lost ground after reassurance BEIJING: China's central bank has pledged to maintain loose monetary policy to support economic recovery and ensure sustainable credit growth without resorting to heavy-handed quotas to rein in a surge in lending.
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    • 459 53 WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday that it was mobilising up to US$l7 billion (5524.5 billion) in new resources to lend to 80 of the world's poorest countries seen most at risk from the global economic crisis.
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    • 600 54  -  Goh Eng Yeow Magnus Bocker drawn to Spore by challenges presented by the region By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT IF IT ain't broke, don't fix it. That seems to be the strategy incoming chief executive Magnus Bocker is going to adopt at the Singapore
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    • 454 54  -  Michelle Tay By WHEN movie star Jet Li set up the One Foundation two years ago, he was pondering the meaning of life. Now he is just as focused on the more mundane issues of business management. He told a seminar here
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    • 354 54  -  Charissa Yong By ALL 100 places for the first run of new entrepreneurship training courses have been filled, less than a month after they were launched, said Spring Singapore yesterday. The programme is aimed at professionals, managers, executives and technicians who are among the hardest hit
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    • 333 54  -  MELISSA TAN ADVERTISING agency Blue has snagged the glittering prize of Overall Agency of the Year at a leading industry awards ceremony. The awards, run by trade publication Marketing Magazine, covers 16 categories such as advertising, public relations, brand consultancy, production, Web design and
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    • 444 53 INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING Subscribe (Incorporated in Singapore on 8 January 1982) IPO closes on --^ttk H (Company Registration No: *****0079 M) 5 Aug 2009 at S 12.00 noon PLANT AND TERMINAL ENGINEERING SPECIALIST I mHJPTu^BE^ We are a plant and terminal engineering specialist servicing the oil and gas, B£:S^^™>1 petrochemical,
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    • 812 55  -  Jessica Cheam Fiona Chan 3rd billion-dollar bond issue in three years as firm sees Ist loss since 2003 By PROPERTY giant Capita Land yesterday posted its first quarterly loss in six years and announced plans to raise $1.1 billion by issuing convertible bonds.
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        1126 57  -  cara van miriah Electronic dance music clubs spinning niche genres are finding their target audience here The subtle lighting captures the fluid moves of the beautiful bodies under the glittering disco ball. You have seen Boogie Central, now listen. The dancers are grooving to soulful jazz-influenced house music.
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        498 57 STEREOLAB Pan Pacific Singapore Hotel, 7 Raffles Boulevard, tel: 6337-0800 Music: Wed disco and vocal house by DJ Stephen Day; Fri DJ Ramesh X and Norman C spin classic house, garage and disco; Sat Minimal tech by DJs Brendon P and Godwin P Vibe: Swanky nightspot with
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      • 549 58 Mumbai Bollywood has traditionally been a tight-knit affair, with generations of actors, producers and directors forging careers in what was effectively a family business. But a number of "new wave" directors are now breaking the mould, making their mark on audiences despite not having
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      • 483 59  -  valerie wang Toy-like characters are the stars of a kids' series from Telebtubbies creator Andrew Davenport watcMt IN THE NIGHT GARDEN Where: CBeebies (Star Hub Channel 31) When: Tomorrow, 6 and 10am, 2 and 6pm He is single and has no children of his own
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        159 59 ANIMAL KINGDOM You may be stuck in your living room in front of a television but that does not mean you cannot get in touch with nature. MONKEY THIEVES What: A 13-part series about a gang of monkeys in Jaipur, India, that leaves the temple in which they
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      • 443 59 Los Angeles Charlie, Grant, Billy, Danny and Darryl all have nice homes, a menagerie of children and pets, and wives who earn more money than they do. They are five of a growing breed of househusbands who juggle cooking, chores and their egos while their wives
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      • 213 59 She likes his strong, protective arms. He loves her lithe figure. But physical attraction alone is not enough to keep the fizz going in a marriage, say host-actress Jaime Teo and DJ Daniel Ong. The couple, who got hitched two years ago, also make
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        1284 60  -  yeow kai chai Samuel Lee sound bites ffifflffl instrumental SOUNDTRACK FOR A BOOK Concave Scream Self-released album of the week alternative LUNGS Florence And The Machine Universal 'WBW alt-rock EVERYTHING IS NEW Jack Penate XL Recordings 'WEWelectronica BEGONE DULL CARE Junior Boys Domino It hits you like falling
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        53 60 ffffflfflasian pop TIME STORY O.S.T. Various Rock MY QUEEN O.S.T. Fish Leong/Various BIN/Rock FORGIVE ME, I'M JUST THIS KIND OF GIRL Penny Tai Enjoy/Universal LOVE/OVER eVonne Hsu Wingman/Universal In the spotlight this week are the soundtracks to two popular Taiwanese dramas, Time Story and My Queen (or Queen
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      • 845 63  -  frankie chee The cast of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare boost their online presence night oU|^^^^_ They may have been spouting lines written by playwright William Shakespeare over 400 years ago, but when Life! caught up with actors from a United States troupe performing here, it
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      • 134 63 RADIO 91.3 1. (6) Obsessed Mariah Carey 2. (4) Fallin1 For You Colbie Caillat 3. (3) Already Gone Kelly Clarkson 4. (8) Smile Uncle Kracker 5. (2) New Divide Linkin Park 6. (5) Paparazzi Lady Gaga 7. (1) Fly With Me Jonas Brothers 8. (7) Live High Jason
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      • 567 64  -  lynn seah Ms Tan Poh Hong by AVA has an on-going programme to educate the public on the right way to store and handle food FOOD sold in Singapore is generally safe to eat, but now and then, incidents like last year's melamine scare and
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      • AVA Food Safety Awards
        • 430 65  -  ahmadosman Mrs Tay-ChanSu Chin by Ice cream factory KoolWerkz wins commendation for being an A-grade training facility for poly students TEMASEK Polytechnic's offcampus factory that trains students to make and sell ice cream is the recipient of this year's certificate of commendation awarded by the Agri-Food
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        • 495 65 PHOTOS: Wyeth Nutritionals (Singapore) sets a benchmark in excellence for its manufacturing plant THE health and well-being of infants and children are the top priorities for Wyeth Nutritionals (Singapore), says its managing director, Mr lan Waggott. "Excellence in manufacturing is central to our aim of ensuring
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        • 607 67  -  alex Mm Safe handling of food is part of NTUC Fair Price's work culture, but consumers also have a role to play in ensuring food safety by MANY companies pay attention to the supply chain because the skills they have in moving the goods can mean a
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        • 261 67 Food safety begins at source. If you are careful about how you select products, you can reduce the risk of food poisoning. Buy your food from established and reliable retail stores and do not buy food that has passed its expiry date. Fruits and vegetables Buy
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        • 478 68  -  daphne lee Thong Sick Food Industry constantly innovates to make sure that its seafood products are well-packed and safe for consumption by FISH balls, prawn balls and every other seafood item under the DoDo brand is checked before being sold in the supermarkets to
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        • 64 68 PROJECT EDITOR Daphne Lee WRITER Ahmad Osman CONTRIBUTORS Alex Lim, Lynn Seah ARTAND DESIGN Jacqueline Woo PHOTOGRAPHER Chong Jun Liang EDITOR Lee Kim Chew CREATIVE DIRECTOR Jacqueline Wu Boey CHIEF SUB-EDITOR UmaVenkatraman ADMIN MANAGER ZainAfridi ADVERTISING SALES Martin Boey (9620-1358), Alfred Lee (9673-3578) For reproduction of articles or reprints
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        803 70  -  tay yek keak A math genius solves crimes while a comedian battles the elements couch grouch NUMB3RS SEASON 5 AXN (Star Hub Channel 19), Wednesdays, 9pm TIN MAN Channel 5, Fridays, 11pm MEN VS WILD: WILL FERRELL SPECIAL Discovery Channel (Star Hub Channel 12), Premiering Monday, 9pm STEPHEN
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      • 326 73 Los Angeles Bryce Dallas Howard is taking over as the villainous vampire Victoria in the third Twilight movie, and the actress who has played the part in the first two films says she was "stunned" and "hurt deeply" by the switch. Rachelle Lefevre says she was
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      • 188 73 Kuala Lumpur The Kosmo! newspaper in Malaysia apologised yesterday to the family and friends of film-maker Yasmin Ahmad for publishing what friends have described as a "salacious" story about her. The Utusan-owned tabloid made a front-page apology, saying: "The report headlined 'Yasmin's Fate' received various
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        273 73 VICKI DENIES SINGAPORE HUBBY Vicki Zhao (right) has denied a report that she married a businessman in Singapore. According to a story on the Sina website yesterday, the Chinese actress's beau is believed to be a Singapore citizen or permanent resident. But she wrote on her blog yesterday: "Now
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    • 3628 61 lifelmevents leading jazz drummers. Francaise members), $8.20 (non-members) Tel: 6348-5555 rl*™^™^™" m I 1 Where: Jazz@Southbridge, 82 Boat Quay MRT: Raffles s pdvct* iin WESTMARK Place When: Till tomorrow, 9.45pm Admission: $20 cover THE VOICES OF LISBON CHAMBER CHOIR American artist lohn Westmark exnlnres the rfi Ctlarge M 6327"4671 The
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    • 3370 62 lifelmevents THE FIRE FIGHT: HENRI HAPPINESS Local band The Fire Fight launch their album, This play by the alumni of Lasalle College of the Henri. Part of The Esplanade's Late Nite series. Arts explores what it is like to have a meaningful Where: Esplanade Recital Studio MRT: City Hall IV
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      165 116  -  RIHANNA Hong Xinyi This red carpet moment Fi could hardly be more well-played if it had been j scripted. ■:>, The 21-year-old singer, as you may have 15 heard, has been most famous lately for being J assaulted by ex-boyfriend A Chris Brown. <: She is not starring
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    • 285 116  -  Nora Farhain -ri i i These sleek dressers were Spotted at the hunch of Modish Wardrobe's 2009 collection at Oosh Bar on July 23 Amanda Tan, 29, entrepreneur What are you wearing? bought my dress online fe f°r about $5.1 got my scarf and bangle in |p k
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    • 732 117 Celebrity couple Daniel Ong and Jamie Teo spill the beans on how they keep the flame alive. NORA FARHAIN reports un and laughter are clearly the secrets to the happy marriage of 98.7 FM DJ Daniel Ong, 33, and Jamie Teo, 31, Miss Singapore Universe 2001.
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      669 118 Clothing label J. Crew is drawing flak for revealing that the Obama sisters were wearing its clothes in Moscow, but ROBIN GIVHAN sees nothing wrong with it he media in the United States have worked themselves into a tizzy because the clothing company J. Crew issued a press
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    • 667 120 THE DESIGNER: Italian shoe maestro Giuseppe Zanotti, 52, whose signature bejewelled sandals and stilettoes are a favourite with celebrities. *V^ The father of two sons lives in San Mauro, Italy. —^M THE ENTREPRENEUR: Shabnam Melwani-Reis, -40, director of fashion and lifestyle company Jay —-4^ Gee Enterprises, which
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    • 540 122 Forget the old painstaking way of making jeweller/. STEPHANIE GWEE finds out you can craft fancy baubles out of metal clay and wires the final product looks nothing less than what brands like tiffany co. and carter are producing; ewellery designers are taking a shine
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    • 435 122 Urban talks to two experts in alternative jewellery-making methods Who: Tanja Sadow (right) is the dean and founder of the Jewellery Design and Management International School. She is also the president and founder of Singapore's Guild of Jewellery Professionals and Artisans. Material of choice: Metal clay Tools of
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    • 223 123 Bouquet South Sea Pearl Ring, $15,800, from DeGem Made from 18-carat rose gold, studded with diamonds and pink sapphires and topped with DeGem's signature South Sea pearl, this one-off piece was designed by DeGem's chief designer from Kuala Lumpur, Vivien Koh. Acappellia, $6,899, from Soo Kee Jewellery
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      600 124 Some companies have taken casual work attire to a new level. STEPHANIE GWEE reports t started off with white-collar professionals trading blazers, shirts and ties for polo tees and chinos on casual Fridays. Now, some companies here have taken that casual look to a whole new level. They
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    • 501 124 RAZER'S EDGE Who: Tan Min-Liang, 32, founder of gaming hardware manufacturer Razer. The home-grown company has close to 200 employees and seven offices in countries such as China, Japan, Russia and the United States. Why the dress code: It is part of our corporate culture we are all
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    • 219 124 These shorts-and-shirt combos will definitely turn heads but are they professional enough to land you a job? We slyle three casual get-ups and get Vincent Lee, 34, career consultant at Kelly Services to see if they are hire-worthy THE STYLISH EXECUTIVE A well-fitting corporate blazer
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    • 82 124 A ruffled short-sleeved top is paired with mid-thigh shorts and a thin blue belt. Lee says: The most casual outfit here, this will probably not get you any job offers. It looks terribly laid-back and makes you look as if you do not give a heck about
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    • 333 124 This look consists of a pair of shorts which end just inches below the bum. A military-style jacket is draped over a sequined tube top. Lee says: The combination of the tube top and shorts results in a very relaxed and casual look that would not be
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    • 462 125 More than just an industrial estate, this west point is also home to tasty eats and quirky finds HEARTLANDFINDS Stephanie Gwee he sprawling Jurong Point in Boon Lay is not the only shopping haven in the western end of Singapore, as financial adviser Chenice Li would tell you.
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      633 125 New Time Watch Station 01-233 Block 130 jurong East Street 13 At a glance, you might dismiss the store as yet another clock shop with its huge clocks lining the walls. Look more closely and you will find some stunning timepieces on the Twinkle Corner 01-281 Block 132 jurong
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    • 271 125 How the 39-year-old estate got its name is still up for debate, but some residents say Jurong is probably derived from the Malay word "jerung", which means "shark", as the waters surrounding the estate were rumoured to be infested with sharks in the *****. Chinese residents were
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      322 125 Song Hua Jiang Restaurant 01-1233 Block 350 jurong East Avenue 1 Those craving traditional Chinese fare have a new place to check out. This year-old restaurant is manned by Song Yu Ran (above) from a village called Song Hua Jiang in Harbin, China. He whips up dishes such as
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    • 1016 126 He may have landed Clarins in $1.6 billion worth of debt, but chairman Christian Courtin-Clarins tells KAREN TEE that the move to delist the company was the right one 'CUSTOMERS AND THE MARKETING DEPARTMENT WANT SOMETHING NEW EVERY YEAR BUT, IN THE END, CUSTOMERS BUY MORE
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      235 127 A hat was I thinking when I went to Marble Slab \i Creamery and got V V the healthiestsounding thing Berry Bash, a strawberry ice cream mixed with blueberries and raspberries? The American scoop shop that has opened its first store in Singapore in lluma mall is known
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      112 127 This was the last pack of dark chocolate chunk cookies on the rack and I instinctively reached for it. I had a hunch that they would be delicious and they were. Crunch on one and the chocolate chunks melt in your mouth. Savour how the cookie, light and
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      98 127 A few girl friends of mine drink so much cola, it just worries me. Surely cold, fizzy stuff in excess cannot be good for them, my inner auntie insists. Nagging them to switch to warm water has not worked, however. Maybe the answer is organic cola, flavoured with
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      774 128  -  Stephanie Gwee rHEBAGPAGE His bag This bag, which we are selling for $65, is one of the 30 designs that Flesh Imp created for the Transformers movie. I love it because it is so understated and looks great with any outfit. Nicholas Cho always has something up his
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