The Straits Times, 2 September 2009

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    20 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 2009 Sfll A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon US firm on Japan bases
      83 1 WITH US-Japan ties under scrutiny following the election of a new government in Tokyo, Washington has made clear there would be no renegotiation of a deal on the realignment of US bases in Japan. The Democratic Party of Japan had indicated that it would review
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      Lock icon Tiwary defence outlined
      62 1 THE defence lawyer for Singaporean Ram Puneet Tiwary said he would show that his client was innocent of a double murder he is now on trial for. Tiwary, the lawyer said, had cooperated with the police throughout their investigations and had told the truth when he said
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      Lock icon Tougher terror laws
      61 1 INDONESIA'S top security official has notified Parliament that the government intends to present tough new anti-terror legislation in the wake of the July hotel attacks in Jakarta. The proposed changes include allowing for the detention of terror suspects without trial for two years and cracking down on
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      Lock icon IMF praises Singapore
      66 1 MEASURES taken by the Singapore Government during the economic recession were praised by the International Monetary Fund. It said that the Republic's economic fundamentals remain strong and its financial system can withstand a deeper and longer slowdown. However, it suggested that Singapore could revisit the idea of
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      Lock icon Four teachers honoured
      35 1 MADAM Wong Lai Fong (right) is among four teachers who have been given the President's Awards for Teachers on Teachers' Day for going the extra mile for their students. HOME PAGE B6
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    Lock icon Citi banker named DBS chief exec
    657 1  -  Gabriel Chen By ST FILE DBS Group Holdings has named Citi veteran Piyush Gupta as its new chief executive, one of Singapore's most important corporate posts. The CEO position was left vacant when Mr Richard Stanley, a former Citi colleague and good friend of
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    Lock icon Apec talks to be held with little disruption to public
    687 1  -  Alvin Foo Top-level meetings at Istana; others at Suntec; shorter road closures By THE $100 MILLION COST "We never started out thinking that we would organise Apec in an extravagant way...we've never planned for many frills for the meetings anyway."
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        Lock icon Border intrigue, or was it?
        96 2 WE SAY The Myanmar border operation against ethnic Kokang rebels and the resultant refugee flow into China was intriguing. It did not look like Myanmar was testing China's goodwill by starting a military push so close to the Chinese border. The junta has a domestic
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        Lock icon Loyal opposition in Asia
        41 2 COLUMNS Japan's DPJ did so well in the polls in part because it played the part of the loyal opposition well. Wang Gungwu examines the prospects of such a two-party system elsewhere in Asia. REVIEW PAGE Al7
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        Lock icon Health coverage effective
        24 2 OUR READER SAYS There are multiple tiers of basic health-care protection for all Singaporeans, says Ministry of Health. FORUM PAGE Al9
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      61 2 IN THE graphic headlined "Where the sites are" last Friday, we identified two sites as Frasers Centrepoint's Soleil@Sinaran condo and Far East Organization's hotel. The sites were switched. We are sorry for the error. FRASERS Centrepoint also clarified that Soleil@Sinaran's TOP completion date is 2011.
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      Lock icon A West Wing idea in Jakarta
      939 2  -  John McBeth Yudhoyono mulls over restructuring the inner workings of his Cabinet By SENIOR WRITER WHEN President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said recently that he intended to restructure the inner workings of his next Cabinet, he could well have been forecasting a significant shift in
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      Lock icon US stands firm on Japan bases deal
      834 3  -  Kwan Weng Kin Washington rules out renegotiations with Hatoyama's government By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT Security sticking points SOME security issues may become a sticking point in Japan-US ties. US FORCES IN JAPAN The presence of more than 47,000 US military personnel has long drawn
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      Lock icon Flyer sees slow F1 package bookings
      331 3  -  Tessa Wong By THE Singapore Flyer has become another casualty of the sluggish interest in the Formula One night race. The attraction has sold less than 60 per cent of its packages, despite starting sales a month earlier than it did last year and
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      Lock icon Tiwary's lawyer lays out his defence
      1024 4  -  Sujin Thomas SUJIN THOMAS Accused had helped police and lied only to friends, he argues By Crime-scene video shown in court FOR more than 30 minutes, the judge, jury and accused watched in rapt silence as video footage of the crime scene played on
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      Lock icon Jakarta aims to toughen terror law
      767 5  -  Salim Osman By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT Proposed changes seek: ■to allow suspects to be detained for two years, instead of current seven days, without trial ■to crack down on those who openly preach hatred against people of a different faith ■the setting up of a
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      Lock icon Fire station turns 100
      129 5 Yesterday, Second Warrant Officer Mohd Rosly Tan, 60, donned the green outfit he wore as a young firefighter. The occasion: the Central Fire Station's 100 th birthday. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), which runs the station, kicked off the month-long celebrations by lighting up the
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      2119 6  -  Melissa Sim THE ST INTERVIEW Straight-talking pastor does not mince words when counselling troubled teens By Husband and wife run home that houses 55 girls PASTOR Andrew Choo, 48, is the director of the Andrew and Grace Home in Mattar Road. He and his wife,
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      Lock icon Love blossoms Down Under
      838 8  -  Freddie Cheah Number of Aussies tying knot hits 20-year high; divorce falls to new low By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES ENLIGHTENED "Basically, we're much more cautious and we're also now much more knowledgeable about the negative effects of divorce than we used to be. There's been
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      Lock icon NSW Health Minister quits over sex scandal
      329 8 CANBERRA: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's beleaguered Labor Party in the state of New South Wales vital to his re-election hopes was rocked by a sex scandal involving a minister. Health Minister John Delia Bosca, who is from the same centre-left party as
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        Lock icon THE OZAWA EFFECT
        702 9  -  Kwan Weng Kin Mastermind behind DPJ's landslide asked to repeat performance in Upper House polls By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT Some DPJ members are concerned about the huge boost to Mr Ozawa's clout following the general election, in which many candidates handpicked and trained by Mr Ozawa won Lower
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        Lock icon Japan's next leaders to loosen bureaucrats' grip
        398 9 TOKYO: The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) said yesterday it was ready to do battle with the mighty state bureaucracy to reduce the smothering grip of civil servants on the world's No. 2 economy. "The bureaucracy is using the politicians," DPJ lawmaker Jin
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        Lock icon Dalai Lama meets DPP chief
        727 10  -  Ho Ai Li Rest of spiritual leader's visit scaled down as China cancels several official trips to Taiwan By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT PHOTO: KAOHSIUNG: The Dalai Lama yesterday met the head of Taiwan's opposition party before a mass prayer session, on the second day of his
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        Lock icon Chen's wife gets a year's jail for perjury
        360 10 TAIPEI: A Taiwan court yesterday sentenced the wife of ex-president Chen Shui-bian to a year in jail for perjury, as it passed the first convictions in an unprecedented case against the family of a former president. The Taipei district court also sentenced
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        Lock icon Yudhoyono woos rivals to join Cabinet
        519 11  -  Salim Osman Move is aimed at ensuring support for new govt's policies, say analysts By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: The jostling for seats in the Cabinet has begun among coalition partners of the Democratic Party, as Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appears set to include
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          Lock icon Jakarta to fine those giving alms to beggars
          165 11 JAKARTA: The Jakarta municipal administration has said it will be enforcing a law that slaps a fine of up to 20 million rupiah (552,860) or a jail sentence of 60 days for anyone caught giving cash to street beggars. Twelve Jakarta residents
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          Lock icon Mobile courts hit New Delhi streets
          125 11 NEW DELHI: The Delhi authorities launched their first mobile courts yesterday which will begin convicting beggars as part of a strategy to clean up the city ahead of the Commonwealth Games next year, officials said. Four mobile courts supported by a police control room
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        Lock icon Shanghai set to get its own Disneyland
        685 12  -  Peh Shing Huei If Cabinet nod is given, theme park could open its doors in four years By CHINA BUREAU CHIEF BEIJING: After two decades of on-off flirtation, Disneyland and mainland China could finally be tying the knot later this year. Sources told
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        Lock icon Split with S'pore cited as a 'lesson'
        394 12 KUALA LUMPUR: Former information minister Zainuddin Maidin cited the split with Singapore in making his point in a column yesterday that it was important to learn lessons from the past. In the column, published a day after Malaysia's 52nd National Day, he said
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        Lock icon Muslims 'may watch' Black Eyed Peas now
        148 12 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Muslims are now permitted to attend a concert by US hip-hop band Black Eyed Peas, organisers said yesterday, reversing a decision to ban Muslims from the event. The Malaysian website for the Sept 25 event, sponsored by the Guinness brewery,
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        Lock icon Troops pact with US back in the spotlight
        467 13  -  Alastair Mclndoe Call for Philippines to review treaty after claims that US forces engaged in combat ops By PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA: Allegations that American troops are secretly taking part in combat operations against Islamic terror groups in the southern Philippines have revived
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        Lock icon China tightens grip on rare minerals
        237 13 BEIJING: China plans to curb exports of rare earth minerals, exotic metals used in computers and clean-energy products, of which the country is the only major supplier, according to news reports. Beijing wants to conserve scarce resources and protect the environment, the 21st Century
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        Lock icon Abu Dhabi looks to S'pore experience
        757 14  -  Sandra Davie It is reviewing education system in bid to diversify economy By senior writer ABU DHABI: In 50 years, Singapore has moved from Third World to First, building a modern economy with one of the highest per capita incomes in Asia. The key
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        Lock icon Afghan troop debate unfolds in US
        554 15  -  Bhagyashree Garekar Call for US to pull out from Afghanistan may shake resolve to support the war By US CORRESPONDENT WASHINGTON: If Americans were treated to the Great Health Care Debate during their summer vacation, the Great Afghanistan Debate is unfolding just in time
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        Lock icon Singapore, Libya seek to boost economic ties
        408 15 BOTH Libya and Singapore are looking into ways to build upon growing ties, especially in trade and economic development. The issue was discussed yesterday when Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, who is visiting Tripoli, met Dr Saif Al-Is-lam, president of the Gaddafi International
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        253 16 LOS ANGELES: A giant white cloud engulfed Los Angeles yesterday as a massive wildfire spread above the city, and the authorities warned it could take two weeks to bring the blaze under control. The wildfire has already killed two firefighters, as emergency
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        244 16 LOS CABOS (Mexico): Hurricane Jimena roared towards Baja California yesterday as an extremely dangerous Category Five storm, Mexican officials said as they planned emergency evacuations for 20,000 families. Jimena was packing winds of up to 25Okmh but was expected to weaken to a Category
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          Lock icon No cash at Second Link
          65 16 KUALA LUMPUR: Vehicles crossing into Malaysia using the Second Link from Sept 14 will no longer be allowed to use cash to pay at the toll plaza. They must use Malaysia's Touch 'n Go electronic cash cards, toll operator Plus Expressways said yesterday. The cards
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          Lock icon Border traffic restored
          79 16 SEOUL: Hundreds of workers crossed the heavily fortified border as the two Koreas restored regular traffic for their joint Kaesong Industrial Park yesterday while Pyongyang dispatched officials to China amid calls for the resumption of stalled nuclear talks. A North Korean Foreign Ministry delegation led by Vice-Minister
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          Lock icon Oldest dog dies at 147
          107 16 NEW YORK: A wire-haired dachshund that held the record as the world's oldest dog and celebrated her last birthday with a party at a dog hotel and spa has died at the age of 21 or 147 in dog years. The dog, named Chanel, died
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          Lock icon Suu Kyi's security boost
          116 16 YANGON: Detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi plans to repair her dilapidated, two-storey home to improve security after an American's high-profile intrusion led to her house arrest being extended, lawyers said yesterday. Ms Suu Kyi wants to reinforce two balconies on the upper floor, which
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      115 8 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com blogged about MOST-READ ONLINE Sri Lankan paradise resurrected. Lady Gaga in nude photo shoot. Says Gopi Sundar: "In South Asia, Prostitutes turn models for a night. emotion, bias and other human Garrido had sex fantasies. problems creep into most wildlife
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      96 16 To celebrate 64 years of independence of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, a fine art exhibition titled "Yue Lian Kai Blossoming Viet Nam Padma" featuring the works of four established Vietnamese artists: Dang Phuong Viet, Nguyen Due Long, Nguyen Quang Due and Nguyen Thi Nhan, is on display at
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon Border intrigue, or was it?
      430 17 A MESSY refugee situation just inside the south-western side of China's border with Myanmar appears to have been averted. It was bad enough that Myanmar ethnic rebels of the Kokang Alliance were streaming across into Chinese sanctuary after being routed by Myanmar troops in border
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      Lock icon 'Loyal opposition' in Asia
      887 17  -  Wang Gungwu THINK-TANK By IT IS interesting to see how pleased many people are with the Democratic Party of Japan's (DPJ) landslide victory in last week's general election. As I followed the last days of the election, the term "loyal opposition" came to my mind for
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      Lock icon Japan security policy up for change
      777 17  -  Robert Karniol By DEFENCE WRITER J w APAN is preparing to revise its core security policy directive, the National Defence Programme Guidelines (NDPG), a scant five years after the last update. The new version should be submitted government approval in December. The first NDPG,
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        Lock icon Fighting cancer: 'Magic bullets' not the answer
        1036 18  -  Robert A. Gatenby By Recent research suggests that efforts to eliminate cancers may actually hasten the emergence of resistance and tumour recurrence, thus reducing a patient's chances of survival. PATIENTS and politicians increasingly demand a "cure" for cancer. But controlling the disease may
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        Lock icon Deal more likely to be with the communists
        862 18  -  Bruce Gale PHILIPPINE PEACE TALKS By SENIOR WRITER PHILIPPINE President Gloria Arroyo hopes to forge peace agreements with both the communist rebels and the Mus-lim-based Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) before she steps down in June next year. The chances of success,
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        Lock icon Impact of job loss and money woes beyond the obvious
        638 18  -  Vivien Lim By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES AS A result of the global recession, millions of jobs have been lost worldwide. Singapore, being heavily dependent on trade, is especially sensitive to the health of the global economy. DBS, the largest
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        Lock icon Multiple tiers of protection for all
        415 19 HEALTH INSURANCE MS SALMA Khalik ("Let's plug beyond--85 health insurance gap", Aug 26) and Mr Jeffrey Law ("Health insurance", last Saturday) reminded us not to "write off super elderly Singaporeans by depriving them of coverage". In Singapore, nobody is written off, as health-care coverage
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        Lock icon Parents further distraught by MediShield exclusion letter
        213 19 MY FIRST child was born with suspected cysts in her lungs, according to the paediatrician and the paediatric surgeon who monitored her. At the same time, my wife and I were told that new laws offered MediShield coverage for babies like mine. We
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        Lock icon Not a bike 'graveyard', says NEA
        145 19 WE REFER to Mr Teo Ai Hwa's letter on Aug 26, "An unofficial graveyard for bicycles?". We thank him for the feedback. Acting on feedback in July from a member of the public, our cleaners removed some 30 derelict bicycles parked along Toh Guan
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        178 19 Men In White "A book every Singaporean should read." MR LIONEL DE SOUZA: "I refer to last Saturday's report, 'The making of Men In White', in conjunction with the launch of the book, Men In White: The Untold Story Of Singapore's Ruling Political Party. I was lucky enough to
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        Lock icon Strict rules protect policyholders' interest
        350 19 INSURANCE PAYOUTS WE REFER to Mr Stanley Jeremiah's letter last Saturday, "Deciding payouts: Insurers have too much latitude". We agree with him that orphaned money is not a concern in Singapore. However, we would like to respond to his concern that "insurers appear to have
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        Lock icon Cluttered walkways at malls pose danger
        232 19 I WISH to highlight how crowded and unsafe our shopping centres and supermarkets have become. Popular malls like Bugis Junction and Tampines Mall are packed full of shoppers. While we cannot control the number of shoppers going in, mall owners have made things worse
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      657 21  -  Christopher Tan Automobile association's commercial unit offers gadget that gives real-time traffic data By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT What the device can do The TrafficGEM is a multi-tasking device that combines mapping and communication features in a compact body. Here are some of its
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      595 22  -  Teh Joo Lin Wendy Hui Workers in 49 cases are seated higher than the side railings of lorries By COMPANIES transporting their workers on the back of lorries seem to be following the stricter rules which kicked in
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      233 22  -  Jessica Jaganathan By A 95-YEAR-OLD woman died last week of complications related to Influenza A (H1N1), which brings the total number of deaths in Singapore to 16. She had no known medical conditions and died of pneumonia contributed by the HIN 1 infection,
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      383 22  -  Carolyn Quek By SEVERAL hours after the windscreens of eight cars were smashed in a Redhill carpark on Sunday night and the valuables inside them stolen, a man allegedly responsible for the crime tried his luck at a nearby mosque. Using a metal bar,
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      677 23  -  Tan Weizhen Free network meets need for speed by doubling bandwidth By Library is top hot spot ACCORDING to figures from Wireless@SG operators, the most frequented hot spot is the National Library building at Victoria Street. It has an average of 21,000 log-ins a month,
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      588 24  -  Jermyn Chow High-tech gear no substitute for human commitment: Army chief By DO NOT get too caught up with gyIt is the hearts and minds of soldiers that matter most to Singapore's army chief. At a time when much has been said about
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      369 24  -  JERMYN CHOW IN 2004, Justin Lee had come to a crossroads: The Australian with permanent resident status here had to choose between heading back to Australia and serving National Service here. Fresh from two years at the former Hwa Chong Junior College, he chose
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      319 24  -  JERMYN CHOW BY 2011, at least one of the three combined arms divisions of the Singapore Army will be equipped with the latest machines and weapons. Besides operating out of better armoured vehicles and main battle tanks, soldiers will each carry
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      539 25  -  Goh Chin Lian Help includes advice on how to cut costs, giving staff time off for training By SMALL and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) whose employees do not belong to unions will get help accessing government programmes designed to help companies weather the economic
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      584 25  -  Maria Almenoar By A DISPUTE over an $11,000 payout has erupted between a group of cabbies and the industry's newest cab-rental company, Prime Taxis. Fifteen cabbies claim they had been led to believe they would each get a "bonus" of $11,000 if
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      341 25  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN ONE of the Singaporeans injured in Monday morning's railway accident is now recovering at Singapore General Hospital (SGH). Retiree Mohamed Noor Rahmat, 78, was travelling home from Kuala Lumpur when the Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) train he was
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      324 25  -  CHUA HIAN HOU A GROUP of budding game developers returning from a summer internship at the renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) released six games yesterday, including one that will be used in American high schools to teach science concepts. The 40
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        350 26  -  Jennani Durai By A PARTICULARLY troubled and listless boy in one of her classes caught Miss Cardoza Sharon Ann's eye last year, and she resolved to discover what was bothering him. She soon found out that his mother had lost her job and the family
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        336 26  -  JENNANI DURAI A CLASS that had dubbed themselves the "Lit Laggers" changed their name to "Lit for Life" after Miss Lucy Oliver Fernandez was done with them. "They had come into literature class thinking it was a subject they could get through without studying,"
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        326 26  -  AMELIA TAN ST PHOTO: PUPILS from Anglo-Chinese School (Primary) get to play computer games designed specially for them during their mathematics classes. The man behind the games is the head of the school's Gifted Education Programme (GEP), Mr Terry Tan. The 51-year-old started
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      753 27  -  Selina Lum DOCTOR SUES WOMAN FOR RETURN OF $29 7 X She says money given to her was to buy her off and flat for her mum-in-law was a bribe By A WOMAN being sued by a doctor for the return of $297,000
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      248 27 A MERCY Relief staff member who was stationed in the Philippines to help in relief efforts there died while swimming in the sea near his base camp on Monday evening. It is believed that he had a heart attack in the water. Mr Shalahudin
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      100 21 fhj WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com blogged about MOST-READ ONLINE Multi-coloured Buddhists. Man gets jail, driving ban for life. Says Just Surf: "The teachings of 1,142 Punggol flats for sale. Buddha have spread to all regions in Asia with little bloodshed." MOST COMMENTED Sorry, no English.
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      999 28 Ecclestone says French team's boss Briatore is upset over cheating inquiry Night-time crash and grab Qualifying: Engine failure leaves Renault star Fernando Alonso 15th on the grid. Race start: The Spaniard, with an ultra-light fuel load, gains three places before being stuck in traffic. Lap 12: He
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      261 28 TICKET sales for the Sept 27 Sing Tel Singapore Grand Prix have crossed the 80 per cent mark and organisers yesterday announced that extra grandstand seats would be added in anticipation of sales picking up. So far, over 65,000 tickets have been sold. Nearly 1,000
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      633 29  -  Terrence Voon Puan, 68, upset with selectors for excluding him from SEA Games By UNFAIRLY TREATED "It's shameful that they left me out like this, without even holding selection trials. I feel I've been unfairly treated, after all the years that I've put into the
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      375 29  -  Lin Xinyi By HIS Major win has been tipped to boost Asian golf. But Yang Yong Eun put his PGA Championship victory firmly into perspective as he relived the defining moments that saw him become the first Asian-born man to win a
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      403 29  -  Leonard Lim By PLAYING with a superstar like Kobe Bryant, who expects only the best from his teammates, can be intimidating. But fellow LA Laker Jordan Farmar welcomes the pressure, and would be upset with himself up if he fell short of his, or
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        92 29 LONDON: American sprinter Tyson Gay emerged from the giant shadow cast by Usain Bolt to win the 100 metres at the British Grand Prix on Monday. Bolt, the Olympic and world champion, did not compete at Gateshead, where Gay, running into a headwind, clocked
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        65 29 MILAN: BMW's decision to leave Formula One could open the way for Robert Kubica to replace the struggling Luca Badoer as Ferrari's second driver for the Sept 13 Italian Grand Prix. Badoer is standing in for the injured Felipe Massa. Yesterday, Ferrari confirmed that
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        77 29 ROME: Luciano Spalletti yesterday quit as the coach of the Italian football team AS Roma, after they opened the Serie A season with two losses. Roma lost 1-3 at home to Juventus on Sunday to leave them bottom of the table. They were
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        34 29 TAMPINES Rovers beat Albirex Niigata 1-0 in a Singapore Cup quarter-final first-leg football match at the Tampines Stadium last night. Sutee Suksomkit scored the winner in the 13th minute.
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        65 29 SIX teams Barracudas (Brunei), Kuala Lumpur Dragons (Malaysia), Philippine Patriots, Satria Muda BritAma (Indonesia), Singapore Slingers and Thailand Tigers will compete in the inaugural Asean Basketball League, which will start next month. The organisers announced in Manila yesterday that the teams will compete in
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      273 30 BARCELONA: Barcelona's record signing, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, scored a late debut goal as the Spanish Primera Liga champions began their title defence with a 3-0 home win over Sporting Gijon. Birthday boy Bojan Krkic, who turned 19 four days ago, and Seydou Keita had put Barca 2-0
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      307 30 NYON (Switzerland): Uefa yesterday banned Arsenal striker Eduardo da Silva for two Champions League football matches for diving to earn a penalty in a qualifier against Celtic. Only one other player has ever been disciplined for cheating. In September 2007, Lithuania striker Saulius Mikoliunas was
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      888 30 "Believe me, if I had really wanted to go, I would have done it. One day, I will play in La Liga." FRANCK RIBERY Deadline-day deals Johnny Heitinga signed a five-year deal with Everton, who confirmed that Atletico Madrid will be paid an initial fee of
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      245 30 BUDDHIKA Mendis hit an unbeaten century as Singapore defeated Bahrain by seven wickets in a top-of-the-table clash in the World Cricket League Division Six tournament at the Padang yesterday. The home side were in trouble at 14-2 in the fourth over, after they lost opener
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      65 30 "First Eduardo, now Luka Modric... I'm close to thinking it was done to us deliberately before the England match." VLATKO MARKOVIC, president of the Croatian Football Association, accusing England of deliberately hurting their stars ahead of the countries' World Cup qualifier next week. Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric (right) fractured his
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      308 30 Athletics British Grand Prix In Gateshead (winners only): Men's 100 m: Tyson Gay (USA) 10.15 sec. 200 m: Shawn Crawford (USA) 20.80. 400 m: LaShawn Merritt (USA) 45.10. 800 m: Nick Symmonds (USA) lmin 47.305ec. 1,500 m: Leonel Manzano (USA) 3:41.10. 3,000 m: Moses Ndiema Kipsiro (Uga) 7:35.69. 110
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      403 31 U.S. OPEN Kuznetsova slams racket in anger after slow start, then strikes form NEW YORK: Reigning French Open tennis champion Svetlana Kuznetsova shook off a slow start and advanced to the second round of the US Open yesterday by defeating Germany's Julia Goerges 6-3, 6-2. The
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      1176 31 Handsome winnings ROGER Federer, by beating 18-year-old American Devin Britton 6-1, 6-3, 7-5, in the first round of the US Open on Monday, became the first tennis player to surpass US$5O million (5572.5 million) in career prize money. The 28-year-old, who is
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        55 31 WELCOME to the Serena Williams Shopping Network, a.k.a. the US Open. The defending champion used her 6-4, 6-1 victory over Alexa Glatch to hawk some products. She let the world know that her jewellery designs, including "earrings, necklace, lucky ring" that she wore on Monday, are available
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        62 31 TWO-TIME US Open champion Venus Williams scraped into the second round on Monday. Despite seven foot faults, 10 double faults, 54 unforced errors and a bad left knee, she beat 47th-ranked Vera Dushevina 6-7(5-7), 7-5, 6-3. Asked what it is going to take for her knee to
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        65 31 ASSOCIATED PRESS AS EXPECTED, Michelle Larcher de Brito, 16, is making noise. The Portuguese, whose screams made her infamous during the French Open, screeched her way to a 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 victory over Mathilde Johansson. From the walkway behind the court, past the ice cream stand and
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        401 31 First round (selected) Men Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fra) bt Chase Buchanan (USA) 6-0 6-2 6-1, Mikhail Youzhny (Rus) bt Paul-Henri Mathieu (Fra) 2-6 7-5 6-0 6-2, Robin Soderling (Swe) bt Albert Montanes (Esp) 6-1 3-6 6-1 6-4, Nikolay Davydenko (Rus) bt Dieter Kindlmann (Ger) 6-3 6-4 7-5, Roger Federer (Sui) bt
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      872 28 n WHAT'S ONLINE X), MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Lescott aside, City still looking to spend Missing Alonso. Fl ticket sales slow. MOST COMMENTED Fl ticket sales slow Said hotwoks: "Only fools part with their money to watch cars zoom past; you can't really see
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      58 29 VT Heartiest Congratulations to Mr Lee Bock Guan, FBM President, Singapore Buddhist Lodge Chairman, Singapore Buddhist Lodge Welfare Foundation Education Foundation On Being Conferred The Public Service Star Award (BBM) On National Day 2009 =e£€&SS^9= From the Management and Staff of JAMIYAH SINGAPORE HINDU ENDOWMENTS BOARD ARULMIGU VELMURUGAN GNANAMUNEESWARAR TEMPLE,
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      181 30 I League Cup Ksaki Frontale Yokohama FM Wed, 02/09/09 6.00pm League Cup Shimizu S Pulse FC Tokyo Wed, 02/09/09 6.00pm Singapore Cup Bangkok Class Phnom Penh FC Wed, 02/09/09 7.45pm Singapore Cup Home United Ceylang Thu, 03/09/09 7.45pm L /t\ /»1 Draw No. 2462/2009 MLJLJ Monday, 31 August 2009 Group
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      197 30 World League, Div 6: Norway v Singapore (Kallang), Bahrain v Botswana (SCC), Guernsey Ak v Malaysia (IA) 10am. Football Jm J^r* Singapore Cup q-final, £M 2nd leg: Bangkok Glass mi v Phnom Penh Crown International: Silver League prelims 'W (Singapore Polo Club, 4.30pm). Tennis US Open, Day 3: Day session
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      116 32 TAN SIEW KEE Age: 92 Passed away peacefully on 1 September 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Husband: Lim Hock Seng (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lim Eng Siong Helen Wong Lai Yin Lim Eng Chuan Koh Siew Beng Daughter: Nolly Lim Poh Choo Grandsons: Granddaughters-in-law: Lim Boon Leong
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      126 32 r 1 SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS YEO TIT LIANG, DONALD Age: 57 was called home to be with the Lord on 1 September 2009 leaving behind loved ones. Sister: Brother-in-law: Anna Fu Jimmy Fu Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Andy Yeo Rosalind Chong Raymond Yeo Susie Chua (Benny Yeo, deceased) Nephews:
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      107 32 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 KENG HSUAN Age: 85 was called Home to be with the Lord on 31 August 2009, leaving behind loved ones. (Wife: Mrs Keng Ro Siu, deceased) Son: Daughter-in-law: Dr Keng Yung
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      61 32 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of Our Beloved Peter Kolandasamy Departed: 2 Sept 08 A requiem mass will be celebrated for our brother at the Church of St Anthony, 25 Woodlands Aye 1, Singapore *****4 on Sat 5 Sept 09 at 6pm. Thereafter, our family invites you to a reception
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      26 32 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of the Late NORLIATI BINTE ABU Departed 31 Aug 2009 From: The Commissioner Staff of Immigration Checkpoints Authority
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      102 32 THAM YAM TEE Age: 94 Passed away peacefully on 1 September 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Wife: Chng Hoon Cheng (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Henry Lim Swee Choon (deceased) Pat Kam Peng Victor Tan Tiong Bee Esther Lim Sai Gin Daughters: Son-in-law: Margaret Wee Swee Choo Tan
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      159 32 A life of love and service Philip Voon Yin Onn 2 Sept 1949 20 July 2009 i Our surprise birthdaypartyforyou was not to be As true to your selfless nature y'You wished no fuss for yourself You slipped away. It was time, not the time any of us would have
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      47 32 I The family of the late I SIM GEB KHENG Departed on 28 August 2009 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations I and wreaths during their recent fk bereavement. M
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      38 32 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory of HELEN ONG LIE YONG A God Fearing Person Mother, your absence is solely felt and you will always be remembered in our hearts. Daughter: Florence Cheang Swee Lan and all loved ones.
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      35 32 <J^ Deepest Condolences to r MR JEFFERY HONG on the Sad Passing of his Beloved Father HONG KIM CHIN Departed 30 August 2009 all the Brothers and Sisters of the HSR Family HSR Since (WO
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      130 32 ANG HOCK SENG Age: 80 passed away peacefully on 31 August 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Ng Eng Geok (deceased) Son: Daughter-in-law: Ang Kah Hoe Lim Ong, June Daughters: Sons-in-law: Ang Kah Poh, Army Tan Heng Cheng, Jin Ang Kah Lin Ang Kah Yong Tham Kin Chiew Ang Kah
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      69 32 am the Resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in Me will never die.' Johnll:2s 4th Anniversary In Loving Memory of beloved Goh Kheng Chong, Willie Departed 2/9/05 Our thoughts are always with you, Our hearts are sore
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      34 32 In Ever Loving Memory of Datin Sarada Che I lam Born 10(h August 1919 Departed 2nd September 2003 Sadly missed and Fondly Remembered by Sons, Daughtef s, 2& Daughter s-In- Law and Grandchildren *aS?
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      138 32 Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see WILLIAM GOH LYE GUAN 52 years Called home to be with the Lord on 31 August 2009 Loving husband of Wendy Dedicated father of
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      109 32 We, the family of the late FLORA CHARLOTTE GOH MEI LIN Departed on 23 August 2009 wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, prayers, donations and wreaths during our recent bereavement. Special thanks to Management Staff
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      56 32 THE FAMILY OF THE LATE DR WONG KUM HOONG Departed on 28 August 2009 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to Father Gregoire Van Giang, OLPS
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        508 33  -  Goh Eng Yeow BULLS AND BEARS Early gains erased by fears that commodities boom may not last By IT WAS Europe's turn to cause grief to the local bourse yesterday, one day after a sharp fall in Shanghai sent shares tumbling across the region.
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        446 33  -  GOH ENG YEOW TRADERS can look forward to even lower trading costs when dealing in penny stocks on the local market, as the Singapore Exchange (SGX) overhauls its trading rules. In a consultation paper issued yesterday, the SGX said it wanted to cut
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          98 33 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 3.08 billion shares worth $1.91 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 345 Losers: 194 Unchanged: 726 Mid Cap 593.94 -1.20 Basic materials 320.91 1.11 Utilities 482.20 T -3.64 Small Cap 545.66 4.08 Industrials 555.25 0.09 Financial 648.02 1.36 All Share 638.88 0.71 Consumer goods 719.76 T -5.52 Technology
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          161 33 Yesterday's close: 10,530.06 (+37.53) »Japanese shares ended marginally higher as a rebound on the shaky Chinese market buoyed sentiment. Yesterday's close: 1,171.28 (-2.99) »Malaysian shares fell 0.25 per cent due to profit-taking across all sectors. Yesterday's close: 19,872.30 (+148.11) Hong Kong shares closed 0.75 per cent higher after China's
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          399 33 DCBCCap3.93%Pref10 8080 180.0 DBXTMSKorea10US$ 4158 132.4 DBXT HSTaiwan 10US$ 1420 74.8 DBXT S8P Short 10USS 6085 69.1 DBXT FTVietnam 10USS 5431 38.9 OCBCCap 5.1%NCPS 100 .9962 36.0 UOB 1700 30.0 Venture Corp 884 23.0 ISH 1670 20.2 Furama 145 19.0 DairyFarm 583 18.7 OCBC Bk5.1%NCPS 100 ...9998
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          402 33 J0B.ES.0909 1716 36.0 >GX.ES.O9O9 848 14.0 Franspac W*****1 21 9.0 Franspac W*****1 15 6.0 ;apitaland.ES.O9O9 372 4.0 1SIMW*****3 20.5 3.0 ;apitalanHBLeCW***** 27 2.5 <obleGrpMBLeCW*****3....31.5 2.5 )BS DB eCW*****6 21.5 2.0 IBS RB eCW*****8 19 2.0 JOB MBL eCW*****5 36 2.0 ;apitalanBNPeCW***** 26 1.5 ;apitalanMBLeCW***** 35.5 1.5 JOB
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          178 33 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS By Volume cents Vol Sinotel Tech 60.5 Golden Agri 46.5 China Hongxing 25 NutianC 22.5 ChinaZaino 31 Genting SP 100 Sapphire 2.5 Synear 34.5 SinoTechfib 18 Infinio 5 ChinaSports 19.5 ChinaNTown 13 HusGroup 76 China Sky 26.5 Seroja 74 7.5 -1.0
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          103 33 runi.mii uunnLiiLii iiuil nniLo: vcmm;: S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Sept ***** Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2030 1.2390 Can dollar 1.3090 1.3240 Euro 2.0540 2.0770 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4080 0.4087 NZ dollar 0.9790 1.0010 Sterling pound 2.3330 2.3590 US dollar 1.4330 1.4490 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN
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          370 33 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R■VOL '000 DAY HIGH LOW GROSS YIELD NET M CAP P/E $MIL 415 244.9 167 230 1574 439 l« 55.2 3216 2536 1002 220.4 228 820 887 1566 291 201 291 424 383 366 280 1936
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          612 33 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 127 87.5 236 110 62 144 130.9 r." 301.8 41 132 139 177 108 115 240 662 217 299 191 125 530 220 56 198 70 73.5 90.5 33.5 238 132 89 272
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        732 35  -  Charissa Yong Lower cost and less competition in region, investors told By UNTAPPED AREA "Central China is one region Singapore investors can consider as a new location. It is relatively untapped and the environment is less competitive." Mr Chua Kay Chuan, director of lE's international
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        405 36 CPA CLINIC I am running a business as a sole proprietor and my business is growing, so I am thinking of setting up a company, but I am not sure what forms of legal entities are appropriate. One of the common forms is a
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        1051 36  -  Smita Krishnaswamy Founder draws on job experience to differentiate service By MS REGINA Chua, 43, was a widely experienced corporate high-flier when she decided to strike out on her own and build Discipline Dynamics, a professional services company, in 2003. The difference was
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      381 37  -  Joyce Teo By A SMALL low-rise hotel in Joo Chiat Road is up for sale at an asking price of $20 million to $22 million. Its owner, a local investment firm formed by a group of individual investors, is looking to sell now
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      465 37  -  Selina Lum They were easy prey to fraud by firm's finance manager, says judge By THE High Court has dismissed claims for some US$57 million (SsB2 million) by two banks against Asia Pacific Breweries (APB), in a lawsuit linked to the fraud
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      388 37  -  Francis Chan By SINGAPORE is a key growth location for global industrial chemical supplier Huntsman, as the company looks to sink its roots deeper in Asia. Mr Paul Hulme, Huntsman's global president of its textile effects division, said yesterday that the
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      361 37  -  Lee Su Shyan By A POTENTIALLY significant witness, thought to be in Hong Kong and unavailable, was found to be sitting in a Singapore courtroom yesterday. The drama unfolded at the hearing of a civil suit against fund management firm Pheim Asset
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      676 38 Two polls show PMIs at 16-month highs; euro zone also stabilising BEIJING: China's vast manufacturing sector kept up its steady recovery last month, ignoring the gloom engulfing the Shanghai stock market, a pair of surveys showed yesterday. Also, a separate survey released yesterday showed
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      299 38 BEIJING: Chinese banks extended about 320 billion yuan (Ss6B billion) in new loans in August, the lowest monthly total this year, two banking sources told Reuters yesterday. They said the figures, compiled by the China Banking Regulatory Commission, were preliminary. Banks lent 355.9
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      439 38 NEW YORK: The manufacturing sector in the United States last month grew for the first time in over a year and a half, while pending home sales surged to a two-year high in July, adding to mounting evidence that the longest economic
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      526 39  -  Joyce Teo But Capita Land remains bullish and will launch two new projects soon By THE run-up in Singapore's private home prices may fizzle out next year, as several obstacles are still impeding global growth momentum. That is the view of London-headquar-tered
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      251 39 CLIENTS at Citi Singapore can now opt to pay a one-time fee for wealth management services instead of different sales charges for investments. According to Citi, the new service offered to its Citigold Select customers for now not only promotes abetter alignment of client
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      549 40  -  Robin Chan GLOBAL DOWNTURN Stimulus measures are timely and economic fundamentals are strong By STORE'S REPORT CARD Monetary policy: Appropriate and should remain for some time given inflation is not a concern. Should shift to gradual appreciation of exchange rate to protect against inflation once
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      280 40  -  ROBIN CHAN THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has suggested that Singapore could revisit the idea of taxing current year income instead of the prior year's as a way of stabilising the economy in future. This proposal was mooted five years ago, but the
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        733 42 It is no secret that Hollywood is in love with guys from Down Under. The current Australian face on the silver screen is Eric Bana, who is starring in the movie based on hit romantic novel The Time Traveler's Wife. He follows hot on the
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        817 42  -  Rebecca lim The stars of The Time Traveler's Wife share how the film's themes of love, life and loss relate to them in new york 'Henry and Clare really have to embrace and accept all that is happening in order to enjoy their time together. It
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        546 43  -  John lvi Broody Bana and chirpy McAdams a good match but concept of time trave poorly explored BWBW romantic drama THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE (PG) 110 minutes/Opens tomorrow/***** The story: Librarian Henry DeTamble (Eric Bana) has a genetic problem that causes him to be
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        554 44  -  John lvi Putting a face on the villains behind the dolphin slaughter in Japan makes this eco-film compelling ffWßWdocumentarv THE COVE (PG) 92 minutes/Now showing/***** The story: In 2007, a group of animal-rights activists sneak through the security around a cove in the Japanese town of Taiji. The
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        286 44 Vampires are red-hot on TV and on film. Rather than just being the scary creatures of the horror genre, the new breed of blood-suckers are alluring because they represent the darker side of the human psyche The Twilight Saga: New Moon Opens Dec 3 What: In the first
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        124 44  -  Boon Chan 'WBW comedy DANCE FLICK (NCI6) 83 minutes/Opens tomorrow/***** From the makers of Scary Movie (2000) and Scary Movie 2 (2001) comes Dance Flick. Be afraid, be very afraid. The Wayans brothers offer spoofs of movies such as dance flick Step Up (2006), vampire hit Twilight (2008)
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        247 44 Hollywood Get out the calculator because Oscar voting just became more complicated. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Monday took a long-expected step to ensure that this year's Best Picture winner would not be hated by 90 per cent of its
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        100 44  -  John Lvi By y Thirst Opens Sept 10 What: Directed by cult Korean auteur Park Chan Wook (Oldboy, 2003; Sympathy For Lady Vengeance, 2005), this movie of extremes sees Catholic priest Sang Hyun volunteering to be infected with a deadly virus to help find a cure. He survives,
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        603 45  -  Magdalen ng Duncan Jones has finally come out of his famous father David Bowie's shadow with his movie As a teenager, film director Duncan Jones used to avoid listening to the music of British singer David Bowie. The 38-year-old was doing what teenagers do thinking their parents are
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        449 45 New York/Los Angeles Walt Disney Co on Monday agreed to buy Marvel Entertainment for US$4 billion (555.7 billion) in the year's biggest media deal, banking on the latter's pantheon of superheroes to broaden its line-up of movie franchises that appeal to boys. Disney adds
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      821 46  -  boon chan Penning the lyrics for her new album has been a liberating experience for local singer Tanya Chua media correspondent 1 came in the Dawson's Creek era; it jM was all about tiny guys who looked l W Am WRIaVmI. teenagers and I haven't looked
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      313 46 Los Angeles Singer Chris Brown has said that he remembers beating his girlfriend Rihanna and that a brief interview clip making the rounds online on Monday in which he said he did not recall the incident "is not representative of what I said". The R&B singer
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      714 47  -  Janice heng Andy chen Fans can expect more music artistes, an on-site maid cafe and even an area for kids and Back for its second year from Nov 20 to 22, the Anime Festival Asia has a bigger musical programme with more stars. The line-up
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      683 48  -  eddino abdul hadi Showcase attracts record crowds from around Asia, but fans say sound system is a letdown music reporter Baybeats, the biggest event in the independent music calendar, got bigger this year and smaller, too. While the eighth edition of the Esplanade's annual music
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        464 50 London Forty years after Rolling Stones founding member Brian Jones (right) was found dead at the bottom of his swimming pool, British police said on Monday they are re-examining the case after receiving new evidence from an investigative journalist. The Mail On Sunday
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        149 50 DESIGNER JAILED 59 YEARS FOR RAPE Indian-born fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander, 35, convicted of sexually abusing aspiring models as young as 14, has been sentenced to a minimum of 59 years in jail by a Los Angeles judge. He was found guilty of 16 sex crimes, including forcible
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        554 80 Facebook can be a breeding ground for jealousy if you snoop around too much IF PRINCE Harry and ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy are still Facebook friends, he would have seen her photos by now. Those of her lounging in a pool in Portugal, with a banker rumoured
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      732 81 Fame and money beckon at You Tube VIDEO-SHARING site You Tube will allow those who post popular videos to take a cut of the profits that the clips help generate, the BBC reported last Wednesday. You Tube's sharing of advertisement revenue with popular video uploaders is not new.
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      1292 82 mobile phone A new touch of music Nokia 5230 Price not available, shipping expected to begin in the fourth quarter of this year NOKIA has a new addition in its touchscreen cellphone family which will be "competitively priced". The 5230, with a 3.2-inch touchscreen, is aimed at those
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          810 86  -  THAM YUEN-C Workout widgets take the guesswork out of how well you are doing in your fitness drive. reports J The gadgets 4 are meant to be used as a guide... People should use them not just to push themselves but also to limit themselves.
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          385 89  -  Edvarcl Heng By KEEPING fit can be a lonely thing. Unless you have a fitness kaki (partner), individual sports like jogging or swimming can be a tedium of repetitive moves and strokes. Unlikely as it may seem, hooking up with fitness fans online can ease some
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        358 90 Multimedia art exhibition in Beijing has digitised version talking and waving to visitors FOR centuries, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa and her enigmatic smile have inspired as much speculation as admiration. Now, she is ready to answer questions in Mandarin. A digital, interactive version
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        680 91  -  MK WONG Will it be the Omnia II or the iPhone 3G S? compares tnem in tour key areas THE Apple iPhone, which made its debut more than two years ago, was a masterful blend of design, hardware and software. At a single stroke, it
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        773 93  -  SHERWIN LOH yvraps up the gaming treats from BlizzCon 09 THE annual event was a success even before it began. A huge online queue for the tickets to BlizzCon 09, a two-day fest featuring Blizzard Entertainment's three hit game franchises World Of Warcraft, Star Craft and
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        661 94  -  GERALD TOCK Developers look hard at whai makes gamers tick to create the games they want to play. reports Hampus Soderstrom, the founder of Nabi Studios, will be speaking on game development technology at Games Convention Asia (GCA). Also look out for a Toribash Fight Championship (date
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        560 95 As the Internet turns 40, barriers threaten its growth GOOFY videos were not on the minds of Len Kleinrock and his team at UCLA when they began tests 40 years ago on what would become the Internet. Neither was social networking, for that matter, nor
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          293 96  -  SHERWIN LOH weighs up games on the Play Station Network Fat Princess DESPITE the cute graphics, adorable characters and funny title, this is not an easy game to play. In fact, it can get downright bloody, time-consuming and frustrating all in the name of good fun, of course.
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          262 96 G^Bm llffl Marvel vs. Capcom 2 THE phrase last man standing can be aptly used in this game, which pits the warriors from the Capcom family of fighting games, like Street Fighter, against the heroes and villains of Marvel Comics. This means gamers slug it out and prove
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          278 96 olbß Flower REMEMBER in the movie Forrest Gump, where the camera tracks the movement of the feather on screen, providing viewers with a sense of motion as it flutters on over a great distance? Flower is an extension of that, where gameplay has to be experienced instead of
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          630 97 With Mac OS X Snow Leopard just released and the long-awaited Windows 7 coming out next month, computer users will have two performanceenhancing operating systems. MX WONG reviews the installation process of these systems and makes a quick comparison Windows 7 operating system Price to be
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          674 97 Installing Snow Leopard is a breeze. Slot in the CD, click on the Install Mac OS X button in the pop-up menu, sit back and have a cup of coffee. Mac OS X v 10.6 Snow Leopard $48 (upgrade from Mac OS X Leopard), $268
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          608 97 FOR computer observers, it is an exciting period for operating systems. With the launch of Snow Leopard, Apple's latest incarnation of its Mac OS X last Friday and Microsoft's Windows 7 (rumoured to be released on Oct 22), there is bound to be a head-to-head
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          336 98  -  Lim Yee Hung By a freelance writer 1 T~* f°- T T 1 TfcT TT 1 Creative Inspire T3130 $89, from Creative stores and all authorised dealers, at the end of the month AMID all the hyperbole that typically makes up gizmo taglines
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          536 99  -  Adli Yashir By a correspondent/ Internet coordinator with Berita Harian HP Proßook 4510s $1,799, from authorised dealers APART from the fact that its glossy surface smudges easily, this notebook is as easy on the eye as it is tough, with handy security aids to boot.
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        696 100  -  JOHN TAN In part eight of a 10-part series for intermediate digital photographers, tells you how to shoot a moving target Blurred to good effect Freezing the carousel in motion would give the impression that it has not started yet. A slow shutter speed of 1/8 second was
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        467 101  -  Aaron Tan Microsoft has improved Internet Explorer but rival Firefox still has an edge over it. Here are five areas where Firefox offers a better browser experience a freelance writer By ILook and feel Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), the latest iteration of the dominant Web browser,
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        870 102 Want to know what's wrong with your PC? E-mail us at stdled@sph.com.sg When BGB is not enough I have two USB drives (2GB and BGB respectively). Recently, I discovered there is only a maximum storage space of 2MB left. I have tried reformatting it but the problem is
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      269 80 Menu Features Tech it to the limit 8-12 Mona Lisa speaks 13 Samsung Omnia II vs iPhone 14 A Blizzard of entertainment 16 Business Keeping gamers glued 17 Roadblocks on the WWW highway 18 Reviews Thrilling threesome 19 Windows 7 vs Snow Leopard 20-21 Creative Inspire T3130 22 HP Proßook
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