The Straits Times, 8 September 2009

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  • 20 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 2009 S|sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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    • 51 1 THE Singapore economy became more energy efficient last year. It used less electricity to generate every dollar of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) last year 13 percentage points less than in 1999. The improved energy efficiency came amid a year of spiralling fuel prices. HOME PAGE
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    • 63 1 A CORONER'S court heard yesterday about a 16-year-old self-professed Taoist medium who talked six other teenagers into joining him in a suicide pact. In the end, only his close friend followed through on the act with him. He had told them the world was ending
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    • 48 1 INSURANCE policyholders can name beneficiaries and change them when the need arises thanks to a new nomination regime. The long-awaited Insurance Nomination Law provides policyholders of life, accident and health policies with more flexibility and control over how to distribute policy proceeds. MONEY PAGE 818
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    • 53 1 SINGAPORE will raise its contribution to the lending capacity of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by US$l.5 billion (Ss2.l billion), to US$2 billion. It goes towards a US$5OO billion pool the IMF has set up to help hard-hit developing countries weather the global financial crisis.
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    • 54 1 A CONFIDENTIAL report by a government-appointed task force probing one of Malaysia's biggest financial scandals has identified serious breaches on the part of several government officials, including a former minister. The breaches led to billions of dollars in losses at the Port Klang Free Zone.
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  • Article, Illustration
    56 1 Three groups have unveiled their bids to develop Changi Motorsports Hub, a facility crucial for Singapore to be an international motorsports destination. Clockwise from left are the proposals from Singapore Agro Agriculture, Sports Services and SG Changi. SEE PRIME PAGE A3 PHOTOS: SINGAPORE AGRO AGRICULTURE SPORTS
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  • 556 1  -  Chua Hian Hou Temasek accepts bid for struggling chip-maker; no big layoffs expected By A CASH-RICH Middle East sovereign wealth fund has made a $5.6 billion bid to acquire home-grown chip-maker Chartered Semiconductor. The takeover of Chartered the world's third largest chip-maker is
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  • 743 1  -  Theresa Tan By THE foundations of Singapore's oldest Catholic church are weakening and the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd is finding ways to stop the cracks in the 162-year-old building from going deeper. Reverend Father Adrian Anthony, its rector, said the church had started
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  • prime commentary
    • VIEWPOINTS
      • 97 2 WE SAY The CPF Life annuity plan up for subscription now is the most sensible way devised so far for a retiree to ration the use of forced savings. Those who fall outside the "launch age" of 55 in 2013 should sign
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      • 31 2 COLUMNS Can innovation be learned? Can it be taught in schools? Santiago Montenegro thinks the philosophy of science has much to offer as we pursue innovation. REVIEW PAGE A2O
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      • 32 2 As economies recover and Asian countries re-orient themselves to rely more on domestic consumption, they will emerge relatively stronger, says Ashok Charan. REVIEW PAGE A2l OUR READER SAYS
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      • 25 2 OUR READER SAYS The Media Development Authority advocates public education as the best defence against online pornography. FORUM PAGE A 22
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      • Article, Illustration
        17 2 www.straitstimes.com Yen Feng talks about being a mix of Taoist, Buddhist and Chinese folk traditions.
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    • 1001 2  -  Ignatius Low No mention of Spore in charter; let's hope an unspoken bond remains By MONEY EDITOR A COLLEAGUE remarked to me the other day that something had struck him as he read Temasek Holdings' updated charter released last month: Nowhere in the 200-word document
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  • prime news
    • 529 3  -  Leonard Lim The winner which will develop Changi site to be known early next year By SLEEPY Changi could soon stage motorcycling's equivalent of Formula One, have a race driving academy whose graduates include top Fl drivers, or be transformed into a family-friendly shopping
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    • 779 5  -  Elena Chong Boys' entries in their diaries But only one followed through with him and jumped, coroner told By COURTS CORRESPONDENT Helplines Samaritans of Singapore: 1800-221-4444 Comcare Helpline: 1800-222-0000 Singapore Association for Mental Health: 1800-283-7019 A HOME-TRAINED, self-professed Taoist medium, all of
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    • 707 6 Water from IN. Korean dam kills three, with three others missing SEOUL: South Korea protested to North Korea yesterday after a wall of water released suddenly from a dam in the North killed three South Koreans and left three others missing. The level of
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
    • 1084 8  -  Bhagyashree Garekar If his message clicks, he will secure his legacy; but if it flounders, his popularity will sink By U.S. CORRESPONDENT YES TO REFORMS PROTESTER Eric Sawyer (below) is one of many supporters of Mr Obama's health-care reform. Why US health care needs a change: America
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    • world regional
      • 743 9  -  Leslie Lopez It puts Najib in tricky position of having to act against coalition figures By SENIOR REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT CAN OF WORMS "Depending on how deep you want to probe, this scandal goes to the heart of government because payments for the project came
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      • 393 10  -  CAROLYN HONG KUALA LUMPUR: The Selangor government has found a new site to relocate a Hindu temple that became the centre of a racial controversy in its state capital of Shah Alam. The new location is near the site which was proposed earlier and
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      • 581 10  -  Carolyn Hong COW-HEAD INCIDENT Attorney-General orders action against demonstrators who stepped on a cow's head By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail has ordered sedition charges to be filed against the Malay demonstrators who stepped on a cow's head to protest against
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      • 626 12  -  Kwan Weng Kin Some fear Ozawa, slated to be party secretary-general, may pose threat to incoming PM By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT TOKYO: Political strongman Ichiro Ozawa is slated to take up the post of secretary-general of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) amid concerns that he
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      • 273 12 TOKYO: Japan's Prime Minister-elect said yesterday that he will forge ahead with a tough 25 per cent cut in emissions by 2020 from 1990 levels despite opposition from industry, which says the target will hurt the country's economy. The outgoing government's 2020 target, announced in
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      • 691 14  -  Ho Ai Li They will resign en masse to take responsibility for lives lost in typhoon last month By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT TAIPEI: In the first government overhaul since President Ma Ying-jeou took office in May last year, his right-hand man, Premier Liv Chao-shiuan, announced
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      • 417 14 URUMQI: The government in China's far western city of Urumqi yesterday ordered shops to close and imposed traffic controls, sending new rumours through the city despite calls for calm after reported syringe attacks that inflamed ethnic tension. Urumqi, the capital
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      • 586 15 NOT IMPARTIAL "Mr Elder was doing propaganda in support of the LTTE. It was unacceptable. UN officials are meant to be impartial and the government took a very dim view of it." Sri Lanka's Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona, on Unicef representative James Elder
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      • 230 15 ZAMBOANGA: A woman who survived more than 24 hours in shark-infested waters off the southern Philippines after a ferry sank was hauled to safety yesterday in what officials hailed as a "miracle" rescue. A specialist air force rescue team found Ms Lita Casunglon bobbing in
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      • 575 16  -  P. Jayaram They bow to pressure after resisting call, citing judicial independence By INDIA CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: Judges in India's apex court have agreed to disclose their assets and liabilities, finally bowing to mounting pressure which they had resisted till now on grounds of
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      • 263 16  -  GRACE CHUA SINGAPORE and Vietnam yesterday signed an agreement to enhance defence ties between the two nations, said a statement from Singapore's Ministry of Defence. The Defence Cooperation Agreement is a framework for both countries to formalise existing interactions and promote new areas of cooperation
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    • world international
      • 500 17 Discovery of plot led to wide-ranging rules on carrying liquids on flights just days away from mounting their suicide attacks when police rounded up 25 people in dawn raids in August 2006. Tanvir Hussain, 28, and Assad Sarwar, 29, were
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      • 449 17 WASHINGTON: When Elaine Cioni found out that her married boyfriend had other girlfriends, she turned to YourHackerz.com. For only US$lOO (Ssl4s), it provided her with the password to her boyfriend's AOL e-mail account, court records showed. For another US$lOO, she got her boyfriend's wife's
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      • 148 17 WASHINGTON: Despite a recession that knocked down global arms sales last year, the United States expanded its role as the world's leading weapons supplier, increasing its share to more than two-thirds of all foreign armaments deals, according to a new congressional study. The
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      • 469 18 WRONG MOVE "It further undermines faith in the peace process, and the belief that Israel is a credible partner for peace." Top Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat It defies international warnings that this could harm efforts to restart peace talks JERUSALEM: Israel yesterday approved
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      • 123 18 A victim being taken to an ambulance after an acid attack at the Ladies Market in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, on Sunday night. A 28-year-old man has been arrested. Police said a fight started after the suspect talked to an owner of a
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      • INBRIEF
        • 128 18 JAKARTA: Indonesia's airport police yesterday foiled an attempt by a syndicate to smuggle 11 underage Indonesian girls out of the country. The girls were abandoned by their escort as soon as he realised that the Soekarno Hatta Airport police were chasing him. "He said he wanted to
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        • 114 18 BANGKOK: Thailand's anti-corruption body ruled yesterday that former premier Somchai Wongsawat, his deputy and the current national police chief were responsible for bloody clashes between protesters and police last year. The case was brought up after two people were killed and hundreds injured on Oct 7,
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        • 110 18 SYDNEY: An Australian man will be putting his toilet seat down in future, after discovering a python almost twice his size curled up in the bowl. Snake wrangler Chris Peberdy was called to a house in rural Virginia near Darwin in far northern Australia after
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    • 113 8 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm They don't have commitments here MOST-READ ONLINE where the standard of living is high. Couple fined for beach sex. And their savings are converted into their own currency which may be worth MOST COMMENTED a lot more." Jobless feel 'traumatised'.
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
    • 464 20 THE CPF Life annuity plan, now open for subscription, is optimally the most sensible way devised to date for a retiree to ration the use of forced savings until death. Some day, the pooled insights of actuaries and demographers could result in
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    • 809 20  -  Santiago Montenegro SCIENCE OF CREATIVITY By constructive criticism. Innovation is more likely where it is possible to defy restrictions and authority; where individuals and groups are allowed to ignore conventions; where a mixing of ideas, people and cultures is permitted and stimulated; and where
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    • 900 20  -  Harold James BOOSTING BANKING TRANSPARENCY By PUBLIC debate, especially during economic crises, focuses on growth statistics, which become a kind of fever thermometer. But the readings are unreliable and change constantly, prompting statisticians to think about different ways of measuring an economy's very different
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    • review.
      • 871 21  -  Ashok Charan ECONOMIC WATCH By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES THE economy hogged the headlines last year and has continued to do so this year, with little of the news good. If, like Chicken Little, you felt the sky was falling and socked money away under
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      • 809 21  -  William Pesek NEW FIRST LADY By THINK of her as Japan's answer to Nancy Reagan. First-Lady-in-waiting Miyuki Hatoyama is not known to consult an astrologer to help plan her husband's schedule, as Mrs Reagan did in the 1980s. Yet, Mrs Hatoyama's otherworldly musings have become the
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      • 635 21  -  Rodolfo C. Severino By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES THE Democratic Party of Japan's victory in Japan's elections has been hailed as a historic moment in Japanese politics. For only the second time in the country's post-war history, the Liberal Democratic
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    • forum.
      • 355 22 Barrier-free access "It is unfortunate that motorcyclists caused danger to the public." MR ALBERT TENG, General Manager, Holland-Bukit Panjang Town Council: "We refer to Mr Hong King Leong's letter last Tuesday, 'Barrier-free access made dangerous by motorcycles'. Barrier-free access (BFA) is built to facilitate elderly and disabled people, who
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      • 306 22 I AM heartened by Mr Huang Zhao Ren's response, "Net filters: Let us not make the fight against pornography 'optional'" (Aug 29), and agree that the fight against online pornography is everyone's responsibility. However, websites hosted overseas are beyond the Media Development
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      • 317 22 CARD FRAUD VERY LOW HERE I CONGRATULATE the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) in realigning the liability cap on credit cards with international practice. From Nov 1, cardholders will be liable to a $100 limit. However, I disagree with Dr Harry Koh's view yesterday ("Do banks
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      • 290 22 Speaking good English "I suggest a guide to pronunciation of all street names in Singapore." MR GEORGE LOW: "On the Speak Good English Movement, I suggest that the authorities compile a guide to pronunciation of all street names in Singapore. This list should also include acceptable variants. Many streets
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    • 874 22 j£ More letters on *V^J www.straitstimes.com 1 MR TOH CHONG SIONG: Relax, banks can handle themselves 2 MISS JANE CHAN: $100 liability cap good news, but make it simpler to report card loss 3 MS LILIAN TAN: Banks should tackle merchants' negligence 4 MR LIM FAH KIONG: What's to stop
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES HOME.
    • 540 23  -  Amresh Gunasingham Less electricity used last year to generate each dollar of GDP By THE Singapore economy became more energy efficient last year, squeezing more value from every dollar spent on electricity, even as it cost more. In other words, it took less electricity to
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    • 444 24  -  Amresh Gunasingham They may be pricier, but will offer more savings in the long term By PAY a few hundred dollars more for an environmentally friendly refrigerator now and reap the savings in the future. A survey of 11 major electrical retailers here
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    • 347 24  -  YEO GHIM LAY FISHING for a new job? Try netting one in the sea instead. Workers are being sought to operate water taxis that transport people and goods to bigger ships in the waters around Singapore. Two hundred such workers, known as
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    • 316 24  -  Grace Chua By GERMAN scientist Axel Ullrich (right), who leads a Singapore-funded cancer-genetics project, will receive a top biomedical honour today. Dr Ullrich, 65, will be presented with the Dr Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research for his lifetime accomplishments, at a
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    • 462 25  -  Lim Wei Chean Phase 2 of national drive to raise service standards launched By BOUQUETS or brickbats about service standards can now be aired on a new blog dedicated to how Singaporeans are being served or not. The website, www.areyoubeing served.com.sg, is where 10
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    • 572 25  -  Amelia Tan By While the OVA is against VJC's proposal to admit Secondary 1 students, it is open to working with the school on alternative ideas that can achieve the same objectives as a six-year programme, and which also ensures that Victoria
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    • 227 25  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN AFTER returning to the pre-crisis level of $2 a litre two weeks ago, pump prices fell yesterday on the back of last week's substantial drop in crude oil prices. The correction of six cents a litre across the board was the single
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    • 345 25  -  SERENE LUO TEACHERS here now have a place in cyberspace to meet and talk shop. The Educators' Campus is located on an island in the popular virtualworld game, Second Life. There, teachers can attend virtual lectures, chat with other teachers in
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    • 543 26  -  Christopher Tan Kenso Leasing proves it was unaware a policy was taken out under its name By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT A MOTOR insurer has been ordered to pay $10,000 in legal costs after it took a "customer" to court over a $5,000 dispute
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    • 251 26  -  Khushwant Singh By UNCONSCIOUS and bleeding from a skull fracture, there was little anyone could do for Mr Loh Ec Hui. The 35-year-old security guard was attacked and robbed along Sims Avenue in the early hours of Aug 23 last year. When cleaner Rahim
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    • 684 28  -  Selina Lum Dead Korean girl s parents seek $500k in lost earnings, expenses By About the case ON DEC 15, 2005 around noon, Kirn Mi Scon, 15, was crossing Guillemard Road to the Singapore Badminton Hall with two teammates when she was hit by
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    • 94 28 AN END-STAGE kidney failure patient has become the latest person to die from the Influenza A (H1N1) virus here. The 61-year-old man, who had hypertension, diabetes and kidney failure, died on Sunday. This brings the total number of HINI deaths here to 18, since the first
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    • 474 28  -  SELINA LUM THREE firms have sued upmarket homegrown furniture store Da Vinci and its managing director Raymond Phua for allegedly carrying out a "bait and switch" scam. The companies, set up in Australia, Singapore and Indonesia, had signed franchise agreements for
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    • 293 28  -  TEH JOO LIN THE third partner in a foodcourt business tax evasion case was sentenced in a district court yesterday. Wong Kee Yock was jailed for six months and also ordered to pay about $250,000 three times the amount of tax evaded. The
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    • 102 23 fhj WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm have that ability. Worldwide studies MOST-READ ONLINE show that it takes only one generation Woman jailed, boyfriend dies. for proficiency in a language to be lost." MOST COMMENTED WWW.Stomp.COm.Sg Concern over use of Singlish. Says TALKBACK readi: "The problem with
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES SPORT.
    • 562 29 U.S. OPEN Clijsters a serious contender after win over Venus Williams asldkfafjsadf sadjflksadfsdagdsagsadgdgf Itlißflß'i™ B^S £Hi p)is Bi|ffj||^§Pjj|||iPi^^ NEW YORK: Half an hour after getting past Venus Williams in a three-set tussle at the US Open, Kirn Clijsters had her hands full again. Juggling
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    • 443 29 Men's 3rd rd Andy Murray (Gbr) bt Taylor Dent (USA) 6-3 6-2 6-2, Marin Cilic (Cro) bt Denis Istomin Uzb) 6-1 6-4 6-3, Gael Monfils (Fra) bt Jose Acasuso (Arg) 6-3 6-4 1-0 (ret), Juan Martin del Potro (Arg) bt Daniel Koellerer (Aut) 6-1 3-6
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    • 558 30 England star wants to make amends for 2007 Wembley debacle LONDON: There is an image seared in Steven Gerrard's mind. And as hard as the England midfielder tries to forget, the picture keeps flashing back, particularly when England and Croatia are mentioned in the same breath. Some
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    • 354 30 LONDON: Slaven Bilic has backed his Croatia side to burst England's World Cup bubble by exploiting what he has identified as a missing link in the make-up of Fabio Capello's squad. England's fortunes have been transformed under Capello and, after seven straight wins in their
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    • 210 30 JOHANNESBURG: Ghana have become the first African team to qualify for next year's World Cup after defeating Sudan 2-0 in Accra on Sunday. Having made their debut on the big stage in 2006, the West African side have progressed to the finals again.
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    • 474 30 PARIS: France are in dire need of a victory against Serbia tomorrow. Without a win, France, the 2006 run-ners-up, will struggle even for a play-off spot. Given their predicament, reports that French players have complained they are lost on the pitch will not
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    • 377 31 Official banking partner will provide services at Games Village, venues DBS Group yesterday became the 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Official Banking Partner and the YOG's latest Tier One sponsor. Although DBS would not reveal the value of its sponsorship, both in kind and in cash,
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    • 816 31  -  Rohit Brijnath SPORTINGLIFE By Footballers dive because in no other sport does a foul offer such massive reward. WAYNE Rooney does not dive, he said so himself. Fittingly, he did not hurl himself into the air against Slovenia, but merely swooned like
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    • 203 31 LONDON: Manchester United warned French club Le Havre yesterday that action would be taken if they continue to claim financial inducements were paid to the family of Paul Pogba. Le Havre president Jean-Pierre Louvel has accused United of stealing Pogba, who has captained France
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    • SPORTSWORLD
      • 69 31 HOME United moved up to second in football's S-League on goal difference, after a 3-0 win over basement side Balestier Khalsa last night. Valery Hick opened the scoring at Clementi Stadium after 15 minutes and Azhar Sairudin made it 2-0 four minutes before half-time. Home forward Kengne
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      • 45 31 KUALA LUMPUR: Promising Malaysian cyclist Fauzan Ahmad Lutfi was slapped with a two-year suspension after testing positive for anabolic steroids, reports said yesterday. The 23-year-old tested positive for the banned substance at the Mini Olympics in Kuala Lumpur last month. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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      • 61 31 LONDON: Italian Vitantonio Liuzzi will replace compatriot Giancarlo Fisichella at Force India for the remainder of the Formula One season. Fisichella, 36, has joined Ferrari from this weekend's Italian Grand Prix as replacement for injured Brazilian Felipe Massa. Liuzzi, 28, was the test driver for Force India
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      • 52 31 SAN DIEGO: American football star Shawne Merriman, 25, was arrested on Sunday on charges of battery and false imprisonment, The San Diego Chargers outside linebacker was accused of choking and restraining his girlfriend, reality TV star Tila Tequila, as she tried to leave his suburban home.
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    • Article, Illustration
      63 32 "I admired him as a player, he is a god for us. But Maradona is not a coach." JORGE RODRIGUEZ, a dejected Argentina fan, after Argentina lost 1-3 to arch-rivals Brazil. He was commenting on Argentina coach Diego Maradona's (below) clueless and uninspired handling of the team. The legend is
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    • 369 32 Athletics Rieti Grand Prix In Italy (winners only) Men's 100 m: Asafa Powell (Jam) 9.995ec. 200 m: Wallace Spearmon (USA) 20.27. 400 m: Robert Tobin (Gbr) 45.30. 800 m: David Lekuta Rudisha (Ken) lmin 42.015ec. 1,500 m: William Biwott Tanui (Ken) 3:33.00. 110 m hurdles: Dwight Thomas (Jam) 13.36.
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      493 32 "I played very poorly last week, struggled with my driving. But I've been driving it very nicely this week." RETIEF GOOSEN South African joins three-way tie for lead at Deutsche Bank C'ship NORTON (Massachusetts): South African Retief Goosen joined Americans Steve Strieker and Scan O'Hair in a
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    • 368 32  -  Lin Xinyi By WHILE some of her peers were still hitting golf balls yesterday, Kok Jo Ec was hitting the books at the Laguna National Golf and Country Club. After all, she did not even have to compete in the fourth and final leg
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    • 321 32 LONDON: Australia continued their recovery from the loss of the Ashes by beating England by 39 runs at Lord's on Sunday, taking a 2-0 lead in the seven-match one-day international series. Australia continue to trump the hosts in selection, tactics and execution of limited-overs
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  • OBITUARIES
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      125 32 LEE CHONG YING JAMES Age: 77 was called home to be with the Lord on 6 September 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Wife: Lopes-Lam Maria Sons: Antonio Lee Kau Chieh Enrique Lee Kau Siung Don Luis Lee Kau Lung Daughter-in-law: Jolynn Chin Lee Fong Grandsons: Augusta
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      123 32 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lordforever." Psalm 23:6 FONG CHAN KWEE Age: 60 was called home to be with the Lord on 6 September 2009 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Lai Yeow Kwai
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      59 32 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to the family of our Director TAN SOO HUAY Departed on 6 September 2009. From: Management Staff of ATT SERVICES PTE LTD Wake is held at Blk 37 #01-573 Sin Ming Drive Casket Fairprice Parlour. Cortege leaves on Wednesday, 9 September 2009 at 3.30pm
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      43 32 AL-FATEHAH In Loving Memory of ALLAHYARHAM HJ MD SAID BINAHMAT Departed 8 Sept 07 Gone from our lives one so dear, But in our hearts forever near. Dearly missed by Wife: Hjh Endon Osman Son: AidilEffendyMdSaid Daughter: Noor Ratna Melati Bte Md Said
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      39 32 DORIS FARMER Age: 67 passed away peacefully on 6 September 2009. Wake is held at Blk 680 Woodlands Aye 6. Cortege leaves for Mandai Crematorium on 10 Sep (Thu) at 10.30 am. Dearly missed and always remembered by family.
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      220 33 LIM MUI HIANG Age 84 passed away peacefully on 6 Sep 2009 leaving behind loved ones. (Husband Phua Joo Kee, (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law Phua Slew Hiang Ng Choi Lin Phua Siew Tong (Quik Ah Moi, deceased) (Phua Siew Liat George, deceased) Low Geok Mm Adelin Puah Siew Yong Joseph Wong
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      122 33 Age: 77 passed away peacefully on 7 September 2009. Fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Eleanor Tan Children: Children-in-law: Bemas (Gerald) Chan Jackie Chan Manuela Kessler Bernard Chan Foo Mcc Har Wendy Chan Dr Noreen Chan Alvin Chan Vivian Lim Grandchildren: Martin, Matthew, Vera and Alexander Siblings and in-laws: Helen
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      48 33 The family of the late LEE HWEE HIONG Departed on 4 September 2009 Wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all pastors, relatives, friends, church members, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, prayers, wreaths and contributions L during their recent bereavement, j
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      62 33 The Family Of The Late BIN CHEE FONG Departed on 31 August 2009 wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues, business associates for their condolences, assistance, attendance, donations and wreaths during our recent bereavement. Special thanks to Dr. Jackie Tan Yu-Ling, Dr. Vim Heng
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      379 33 Our Deepest Condolences to The Family of our beloved Principal Lee Hah Ing You moved quietly, spoke softly. Yet you always commanded attention and respect. Even from troublesome teenagers who didn't hesitate to torment their teachers. You were our principal. But you were always more than just the head of
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      158 33 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want...Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:1-6 JOEY KONG KOK SENG Age: 50 was called home to be with the Lord on 6
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      81 33 "The Lord is my light and my salvation. Psalm 27:1 William Goh Lye Guan Departed on 31 August 2009 Dear Relatives; Friends; Pastors, Staff Members of Paya Lebar Methodist Church; 2101 Raffles Scout Alumni; TNG friends; Principals, Staff and Students of ACS (Junior), ACS (Barker), ACS (Independent) We thank you
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      60 33 First Anniversary In Loving Memory of NG WOON SONG Departed on 8 September 2008 Beloved wife, sons, daughter, daughters-in-law, son-in-law, grandchildren and all loved ones In Our Hearts Always ?irst Anniversary Chinese prayer will be held at the void deck of Blk 47 Marine Crescent at 9.00 am on Sunday
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      51 33 To the family of the late Mr. Lee Hah Ing, our deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences on the passing of our former Principal, Anglo-Chinese School "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His faithful ones." Psalms 116:15 The President and Management Committee ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL OLD BOYS'
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      49 33 4th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of TAN JUAN LEE, ALAN Departed 8 Sep 2005 ARtiißE. 'Only the memory's left. Of the happiness we knew, But the love that kindled memory's torch Will feed my whole life through.' Always remembered by Grandma, Dad, Mum, Sister, Uncles, Aunts, Cousins and Friends.
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      114 33 YANG KOCK SEEH Age: 75 Passed away peacefully on 6 September 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Wife: Tan Kwee Huong (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Yang Kah Choon, Calvin Yang Kah Ho, Eddie Tan Chui Ching, Nina Yang Kah Siang, Eric Chan Tsz Huen, Wandy Daughter: Yang Kah
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      180 33 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever" Psalm 23.6 TEO JIK SIX (KENG LONG) JOSEPH Age: 66 was called home to be with the Lord on Monday 7 September 2009, leaving behind loved
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    • 270 32 Today Cycling Tour of Spain: Stage 10 (Live, Chll3, 10.30pm). Football S-League: S-League: Woodlands v Tampines (Woodlands, 7.45pm). Tennis US Open, Day 9: Day session (11pm). Evening session (tomorrow, 7am) Live, Ch22. Tomorrow Cricket 3rd ODI: England v Australia (Live, ChllO, 9.28pm and Thursday, 1.30 am). Cycling Tour of Spain:
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      • 552 34  -  Yang Huiwen BULLS AND BEARS Penny stocks again outshine blue chips; regional bourses upbeat By A FLURRY of buying activity in the final half hour of trading yesterday drove the local stock market to its highest closing level in the past year. The
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      • 420 34  -  Jessica Cheam DELAY IN REPORTING SHARE SALE B\ THE mystery has deepened over a five-month delay in the disclosure of a significant share sale by a substantial shareholder of China Hongxing Sports. The sportswear company's chief executive and executive director, Mr Wu Rongzhao,
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          95 34 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 2.4 billion shares worth $1.46 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 334 Losers: 221 Unchanged: 700 Mid Cap 610.80 7.33 Basic materials 320.57 0.92 Utilities 502.06 -3.07 Small Cap 552.39 5.87 Industrials 556.01 1.44 Financials 663.83 8.06 All Share 651.39 5.73 Consumer goods 708.05 T -2.15 Technology 745.39
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        • 186 34 Yesterday's close: 10,320.94 (+133.83) Japanese shares rose 1.3 per cent, boosted by gains on Wall Street after data showed fewer than expected jobs were lost last month. Yesterday's close: 1,190.39 (+11.65) Malaysian shares closed up 0.99 per cent on gains in finance, utility and property stocks. Yesterday's close: 20,629.31
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        • 404 34 DBXT Nifty 10US$ 9958 297.5 DBXT FTChina25 10USS 2920 121.6 BLD 10USS 9741 71.5 DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 ***** 40.0 .yxor China H 10US$ 1554 34.3 5IA 1310 34.0 .yxor MS India 10USS 1290 27.2 Hotel Prop 233 25.0 CityDev 1038 22.0 Great Eastern 1386 20.0
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        • 188 34 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS UGMUMg OF 1 1 I MDR 0 5 MediaRing 25.5 Franscu Grp 15 ftnnica 12.5 Novena 12 IPCO Intl 2.5 Sinotel Tech 63 HG Metal 15.5 Dayen 7.5 UniFiber 6.5 laya Hldgs 50.5 FreightLinks 5.5 GapitaComm 98.5 Ban Joo 8.5 J.U
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        • 104 34 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Sept 7 2009 Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2130 1.2500 Can dollar 1.3150 1.3310 Euro 2.0450 2.0690 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4068 0.4080 NZ dollar 0.9810 1.0020 Sterling pound 2.3410 2.3680 US dollar 1.4270 1.4440 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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        • 375 34 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 415 244.9 167 198 1574 426 118 52 420 3216 2536 919 220.4 228 820 887 1564 291 201 280 395 358 275 1936
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        • 609 34 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 127 88 227 110 62 144 130.9 150 301.8 37 132 139 172 I" 109 240 651 235 191 122 -MM 530 220 53 198 69 76 90.5 33.5 215 132 87.5 272
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    • money companies
      • 598 35  -  Gabriel Chen State Bank of India has set its sights on being S'poreans' second bank after local lenders By( STATE Bank of India (SBI) has big ambitions for its operations in Singapore. It wants to be the second bank that customers
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      • 374 35 A RESCUE plan for embattled Asia Water Technology (AWT) by prospective Chinese investors may have hit a roadblock, after a regulatory body failed to give the green light for one of the conditions in the proposed deal. The ruling puts a question
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      • 304 35 LONDON: Kraft Foods yesterday proposed a £10.2 billion (Ss24 billion) takeover of Cadbury, but the offer was immediately rejected by the British maker of chocolate, gum and candy. Cadbury said the offer undervalued it, and expressed confidence in its "standalone strategy and growth prospects
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    • 613 38 Key changes Capital reserves: Banks will have to raise the quality of their top-tier capital buffers, which must be mainly common shares and retained earnings, and disclose their make-up. A framework for countercyclical capital buffers above the minimum requirement will also be laid
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    • 252 38 BASEL (Switzerland): The pace of loan growth in China is easing and should prove to be more stable in the second half of this year, said the head of the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC), Mr Liv Mingkang. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the
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    • 228 38 BEIJING: China's top 500 companies outperformed their US counterparts for the first time last year, a survey conducted by a business group has revealed, as the financial crisis wreaked havoc in the United States. Net profits at the highest-per-forming Chinese firms totalled US$l7l
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    • 395 39  -  Gabriel Chen It ups its share for funding pool that helps countries cope with financial crisis By SINGAPORE will significantly raise its contribution to the lending capacity of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by US$l.5 billion (Ss2.l billion), to US$2 billion. This forms part
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    • 370 39  -  Joyce Teo By ST PHOTO: NTUC Choice Homes sold another 50 units at its Toa Payoh condo Trevista over the weekend, taking the total number of units sold there to 460. The remaining units at the 590-unit condo are mainly larger ones continuing a
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    • 654 40  -  Lorna Tan NAMING BENEFICIARIES Policyholders can now change nominees, but law not retrospective By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT PEACE OF MIND "For estate planning, the new framework provides all-important clarity and hence peace of mind. It gives policyholders legal options in naming their beneficiaries, and a
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      • 1461 42  -  marissa chew A road trip from Adelaide to the Outback offers not only gorgeous landscapes but also delicious food How to get there Singapore Airlines, Qantas and Malaysia Airlines fly to Adelaide and you can pick up your rental car there. The
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      • 1449 44  -  eddino abdul hadi Clean air, pristine forests and charming locals win the heart of a die-hard urbanite 5 things to do IDo be prepared to drink a lot of tea in Darjeeling and Sikkim. Coffee is not as common a beverage. 2
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        527 45 Getting there There are no direct flights from Singapore to Sikkim or West Bengal. Jet Airways offers a flexible EcoAdventure holiday package that starts from $1,488. The price is inclusive of return flights to New Delhi and transfers to Bagdogra Airport in Siliguri, West Bengal. Most meals
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        570 46 quote me 'I definitely have that, like, feisty little boy inside of me, and when I drink, he comes out' Actress Drew Barrymore (left) on her alter ego 'I never call them guys. I always called them boys. Maybe it's a superiority complex' Actress Megan Fox (left) on
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        574 46 I will be visiting New Delhi in midDecember with a friend and we would like to try out trekking and other adventure activities. Where should we go? Andrew Ling New Delhi is known for its beautiful palaces, monuments and bustling bazaars, but India-based tour agencies also offer exciting
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      633 47  -  kwan weng kin Nine-day Singapore film festiva debuts in Tokyo thanks to one Japanese woman japan correspondent 'Certain little details might be lost, but I think general themes and messages got across' Film-maker 800 Junfeng (above), on how he thought his short films went down with the
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