The Straits Times, 13 March 2006

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    24 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 74 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 219/03/2006 MONDAY, MARCH 13 2006 JS*A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 »80 CENTS
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    Lock icon PAP all set to reveal new poll candidates
    639 1  -  Soe-Ann Chia Women, minority candidates and the young to feature strongly among the 20 or so new faces By THE People's Action Party (PAP) is set to start unveiling its slate of new candidates for the next general election within a week
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    Lock icon Shin Corp purchase was a commercial decision
    175 1 TEMASEK Holding's purchase of Thai telecom giant Shin Corp is a commercial decision, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong last night. "We encourage them to go regional, we encourage them to take long-term stakes m our neighbours because we have confidence m South-east
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    Lock icon Mardan makes golf history on home ground
    399 1  -  Marc Lim By MARDAN Mamat shot himself into golf history yesterday by becoming the first Singaporean to win a European Tdur event. Mardan's one-under-par 71 on the final day of the US$l million Osim Singapore Open giving him 12--under 276 for the tournament
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon No happy ending yet in Japan's royal tale
      1126 1 WHEN a panel of 10 academics and former bureaucrats floated the idea last year to let a female ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne, many Japanese said yes. It seemed about time. Japan's constitution guarantees gender equality, yet the Imperial family remains one of
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      645 2 "Singapore's Leadership Crisis" The single biggest challenge facing Singapore what this requires, neither do they have the skills, attitude m 2006 and beyond is the unprecedented lack of or support to make the transition. These skills, education personal leadership within our public and private sector and support are now available
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Anti-Chen march draws 30,000
      435 3  -  Taipei TENS of thousands of opposition supporters marched through downtown Taipei yesterday to protest President Chen Shui-bian's tough line on China. The demonstrators, led by Mr Ma Ying-jeou, chairman of the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT), complained that Mr Chen focuses on cross-strait relations bul ignores day-to-day
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      Lock icon Groundwork begins for new MRT lines
      908 3  -  Christopher Tan LTA checks for station locations and soil conditions for Eastern and Bukit Timah lines By Contractor to cover cave-in costs IJILDING the Nicoll way stretch of the Circle will not cost taxpayers s money, said the Land sport Authority's rail tor, Mr
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      Lock icon The million-dollar bail men of 2005
      219 4 It's more than six figures for the bail for these men last year Andreas Prawito (right), 34 Cheated UOB Bank of $7.4 million. Could not afford $6 million bail. The High Court lowered it to $2.35 million, which he managed to raise. Jailed for
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      Lock icon Three in five suspects offered bail can't afford it
      856 4  -  Ben Nadarajan The aijiounts set are too high, say lawyers, and people are being punished prematurely By WHEN odd-job labourer Chong Sin Teck was charged with stealing $400 worth of cigarettes last May, he was offered bail of $5,000. But the
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon MBA grads get top dollar in India
      633 6  -  Ravi Velloor Booming economy and entrepreneurial ambitions keeping talent at home By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi THE race to snare the cream of India's fresh management graduates has just gotten a whole lot tougher. Salaries are ballooning, more students want to
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      Lock icon Tokyo to woo Asia's students
      192 6 Tokyo to woo Asia's students Tokyo JAPAN plans to set up a new scholarship programme based on the United States' Fulbright model to attract the best students from the rest of Asia, a report said yesterday. The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry plans to launch the programme m the fiscal
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      Lock icon Indonesia looks to more than anti-terror talk from Rice visit
      566 6 Jakarta US SECRETARY of State Condoleezza Rice will arrive m Indonesia this week with security high on her agenda. But the world's most-popu-lous predominantly Muslim nation is of growing importance to the United States beyond merely being an ally m
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      247 6 Rich-poor divide Tokyo's increasingly polarised lifestyles have become part of a furious debate over a growing income gap. PAGE 9 < Obtain an industry recognised certification m I PURCHASING, LOGISTICS SUPPLY CHAIN I I MANAGEMENT with SIPMM... I MASTER'S DEGREE fl m Supply Chain Management Southern Cross D 1 1
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  • CHINA
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      Lock icon Chinese party tries to rekindle Mao spirit
      617 7 But CCP campaign has its critics among 70m cadres given study tasks Beijing LIKE a giant company plagued by organisational disarray and a sinking public image, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is trying to remake itself into an efficient, modern machine. For 14
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      Lock icon Chen shooting: Suspect's widow changes her tune
      379 7 Taipei THE widow of a suspect m the mysterious elec-tion-eve shooting of Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian said yesterday she was coerced into making statements implicating her husband. Last August, Taiwanese investigators identified the jobless man, Chen Yi-hsiung, as the main suspect m the
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      Lock icon More bridges could hurt Yangtze trade
      258 7 Beijing THE number of bridges spanning China's longest river, the Yangtze, could triple m the next 15 years, severely hampering vital shipping to the nations interior, state media said yesterday. So far, 39 bridges have been built across the river. But if all projects
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    • NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS
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        Lock icon 'Taiwan' delegates champion reunification
        583 8  -  Clarissa Oon Group includes defectors and those born in China to Taiwanese parents By China Correspondent In Beijing MR WU Yingfu attended the same secondary school as Taiwan's pro-independence leader Chen Shui-bian, but he wound up m the reunification camp and on the other side of
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        Lock icon Defend national unity, Hu tells army
        274 8 Beijing PRESIDENT Hu Jintao has urged China's 2.3 millionstrong military to ensure national unity by beefing up its combat skills, amid harsh warnings to Taiwan's leaders against moving towards formal independence. "We must strive to improve the capability of the armed forces to deal
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        Lock icon 'TACKLE DELIBERATE SPREAD OF AIDS'
        130 8 A LAWMAKER has called for a tough law that would punish people who spread Aids knowingly to others. Cases of people deliberately spreading the virus that causes Aids appeared to be increasing, with police officers among the most frequently targeted, Xinhua news agency yesterday quoted
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        Lock icon CONSTRUCTION AGENCIES TO FACE AUDIT
        116 8 BEIJING will begin an audit of all agencies involved m construction to ensure officials are complying with a central government order to build more housing for low-income families, the Construction Minister said. "You will see soon, after March, a national investigation of all relevant agencies,"
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Changing Tokyo skyline reflects rich-poor chasm
      537 9 Glitzy towers house big earners while a bunk bed is all that some folk can afford Tokyo IN A nation that once prided itself on being a one-class society, where chief execu- tives did not earn that much more than their middle managers, Tokyo's
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      Lock icon Japanese city votes against US troops' relocation
      165 9 Japanese city votes against US troops' relocation PHOTO: Tokyo AN OVERWHELMING majority of voters m a southern Japanese city yesterday rejected a plan to move more planes and troops to a US base, an outcome that will complicate talks on relocating American forces across Japan. An official said 43,433 people
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
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        Lock icon THREATS REMAIN, ARROYO SAYS
        120 9 MANILA: President Gloria Arroyo acknowledged yesterday that threats to her government remained, despite foiling a coup plot a few weeks earlier, and ordered the military and police to be on guard. Mrs Arroyo placed the country under a week-long state of emergency on Feb 24 after
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        Lock icon ABE FAVOURED TO BE NEXT PM
        137 9 TOKYO: Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe remains the public's overwhelming favourite to succeed Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who is due to step down later this year, according to a poll released yesterday. Fifty-four per cent of 1,800 respondents backed Mr Abe when asked who
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        Lock icon BLAST LEAVES NINE DEAD
        79 9 BEIJING: Nine people died and four were injured when a powerful explosion razed a three-storey residential building m southern China, officials said yesterday. The blast happened around noon on Saturday m the Guangxi region's Leye county, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Seven people died immediately
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        Lock icon BLIND RURAL ACTIVIST DETAINED
        109 9 BEIJING: Police have detained a blind rural activist who drew international attention to villagers' claims that officials had been enforcing late-term abortions and other coercive family planning measures. Farmer Chen Guangcheng was taken away by police m Dongshigu Village m the eastern province of Shandong on
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  • INDIA / SOUTH ASIA
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      Lock icon Search for missing 'Buddha boy'
      208 10 Kathmandu THE disappearance of a Nepalese boy whom supporters hail as a reincarnation of the Buddha has sparked a nationwide search. Ram Bahadur Bomjan, 16, dubbed the "Buddha boy", has been missing since Saturday morning. He had been meditating, allegedly without food or water, m
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      Lock icon Fears grow in India of local Muslim terrorists
      494 10 Recent incidents shake belief that Indian Muslims are untouched by global terror trends, say analysts New Delhi INDIA is waking up to a new kind of threat the possibility of local Muslims aiding or taking to terrorism. A series of recent incidents
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      Lock icon Illegal radio stations spread hate in Pakistan
      206 10 Charsadda (Pakistan) SCORES of illegal radio stations m Pakistan's North- West Frontier province are transmitting messages of jihad and sectarian hatred. This has prompted the central government m Islamabad to close 40 stations m the mountainous region along the border with Afghanistan, Britain's
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  • THAI POLITICAL CRISIS
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      Lock icon THE FIGHTER
      638 11  -  Nirmal Ghosh »PM THAKSIN Despite opposition boycott, Thai leader faces political fight of his life By Thailand Correspondent In Nakhon Pathom LIKE a heavyweight titleholder being forced to fight a flyweight, caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's Thai Rak Thai (TRT) juggernaut does not face much of a challenge
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      Lock icon THE SHADOW
      587 11  -  Nirmal Ghosh OPPOSITION LEADER ABH IS IT His non-election campaign aims to cut down Thai Rak Thai's vote share By Thailand Correspondent In Übon Ratchathani DEMOCRAT Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva is campaigning, even though he is not contesting the coming election. He has a larger purpose. His non-campaign
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      Lock icon Political rift spreads to families, students and monks
      334 11 Bangkok THE political rift between supporters and opponents of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra appears to have spread to Thai society itself, splitting families, students and even monks. Since the anti-Thaksin campaign gathered pace m late January, sections of society have been getting
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      Lock icon TV SHOWS FOOTAGE OF KING COUNSELLING
      125 11 THAI television last night broadcast old footage of King Bhumibol Adulyadej counselling non-violence during a political crisis nearly 14 years ago, suggesting his advice was useful m current times because of new divisions threatening the country. The footage, broadcast on all free-to-air channels m
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      Lock icon THAKSIN OPTS FOR CLOSED-DOOR MEETING
      124 11 PRIME Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has said he would opt for a closed-door meeting between him, the opposition parties and media firebrand Sondhi Limthongkul. "Three of us can sit down and talk (without the use of the media) a representative from Sanam Luang and a representative
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      Lock icon BOMB SUSPECT DENIES INVOLVEMENT
      85 11 A MAN suspected m the bombing at the residence of Privy Council president General Prem Tinsulanonda last week has come to a police station here and denied his involvement m the incident, the Thai News Agency reported. The 23-year-old employee of a cooking gas firm, Nikhom
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      Lock icon PROTESTERS VOW TO STEP UP CAMPAIGN
      151 11 PROTESTERS seeking the resignation of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra are pledging to step up their campaign this week, vowing a fresh round of street protests m the Thai capital. The demonstrators, who accuse the Prime Minister of corruption and abuse of power, held a
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon In-principle agreement reached on full bridge: Syed Hamid
      555 12 Spore seeking clarification on Malaysia's symbolic launch of half-bridge, says George Yeo Kota Tinggi MALAYSIA and Singapore have reached in-principle agreement on a number of issues under negotiations, including constructing a full bridge to replace the Causeway, Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar
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      Lock icon JI's Noordin gives police the slip again
      185 12 Kuala Lumpur FUGITIVE Jemaah Islamiah terrorist Noordin Mohamed Top, who is wanted by Indonesian police for a series of bombings, has given the authorities the slip again. Indonesia's elite Detachment 88 anti-terror unit was told last week by a captured terror suspect that
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      Lock icon Thailand ends tsunami alert
      77 12 Bangkok THAILAND yesterday called off an alert for a possible tsunami triggered by an unusually large number of undersea quakes m a short period. The National Disaster Warning Centre said on Saturday that dozens of recent earthquakes off India's Andaman Islands could affect Thailand. But it
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  • WORLD
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      24 13 Milosevic autopsy First results of an autopsy on the body of former Yugoslav president expected today amid rumours of murder or suicide. PAGE 17
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      Lock icon Australia on terror alert for Games opening
      667 13  -  Roger Maynard COMMONWEALTH GAMES Security fears that host Melbourne is not the only potential target By Australia Correspondent In Sydney EYESOPEN "We've planned for a medium level and we are working with our partners federal agencies as well as community groups and people
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      Lock icon Riot over French job reform plan
      197 14 Riot over French job reform plan Paris FRENCH Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin was set to make an appeal on television for calm last night after police stormed the Sorbonne university here to break up a student protest against a controversial new labour law. The proposed law aims to reduce
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      Lock icon Nationalist EU govts risk killing free trade
      694 14  -  Jonathan Eyal Protectionism will hinder job creation and competitiveness, top trade official warns By Straits Times Europe Bureau In London IN A hard-hitting speech over the weekend, Mr Peter Mandelson, the EU's top trade official, lashed out against a mood of "economic nationalism"
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      Lock icon Teheran's nuclear plans worry Gulf states
      742 15  -  Delphine Minoui Neighbours have more to lose if Iran's face-off with West turns nasty By In Teheran CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER "We are the people who have to worry, not the people who live m Teheran. We will be the ones who will be
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      Lock icon Saudis to keep funding Palestinians, Hamas says
      456 15 Riyadh PALESTINIAN militant group Hamas said Saudi Arabia had vowed to remain one of the biggest financial backers of the Palestinians. The United States and the European Union have threatened to tighten the taps on the Palestinian Authority unless Hamas, which is gearing
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Former Bush aide faces theft charges
        246 16 PHOTO: UNITED States President George W. Bush's former political adviser has been charged with stealing more than US$5,OOO (558,200) from department stores. The President said he was disappointed and saddened on hearing the news about Claude Allen, who resigned abruptly as his domestic policy
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        71 16 A CZECH accountant has beaten 84 players from 22 countries to win the inaugural world Sudoku championships m Lucca, Italy. Ms Jana Tylova, 31, beat off challenges from two American competitors m a frenetic final round of the two-day number puzzle competition to take the honour on Saturday. She was
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      • Article
        Lock icon Chile's first woman President sworn in
        82 16 MS MICHELLE Bachelet, a single mother who was tortured under Chile's military dictatorship, was sworn m as the country's first female President on Saturday and fulfilled a key campaign promise by naming women to half of her Cabinet posts. The inauguration made Ms Bachelet
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        Lock icon Statue of Churchill in Straitjacket
        95 16 Statue of Churchill in Straitjacket straitjacket A MENTAL health charity has defended a statue it commissioned of Winston Churchill m a straitjacket. The statue has been criticised as "absurd and pathetic" by his grandson, Tory MP Nicholas Soames, the BBC reported. Charity Rethink commissioned the 2.7m-high sculpture, unveiled m Norwich,
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    • QUICKLY
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        Lock icon BIRD FLU STRIKES CAMEROON
        90 17 YAOUNDE: Cameroon yesterday became the fourth African country to report a bird flu outbreak after the disease was detected m young chicks m the northernmost province. "The case was detected after laboratory tests conducted on dead chicks m Maroua" m Far North province turned out positive,
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        Lock icon 10 KILLED IN BAGHDAD ATTACKS
        145 17 BAGHDAD: Bomb blasts, a rocket strike and gunfire killed at least 10 people and injured 23 m the Iraqi capital yesterday, police said. A roadside bomb targeting a police patrol exploded m a busy street m the mostly Sunni Qadissiyah neighbourhood. It killed at least
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        Lock icon BOMBING SUSPECT 'EXTRADITED'
        86 17 CAIRO: Qatar has extradited to Egypt an Egyptian suspected of financing attacks on tourists m Cairo last year, an Interior Ministry official said. The man was handed over to the Egyptian authorities on Friday, the official said. He was one of 14 people referred for trial for
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        Lock icon 4 DEAD IN AFGHAN SUICIDE BLAST
        103 17 KABUL: A suicide car bomb exploded near the convoy of a senior Afghan politician leading reconciliation efforts with the Taleban militia, killing two attackers and two civilians, officials said. Muslim cleric Sibghatullah Mujaddedi, who also heads the Upper House of the Afghan Parliament, said
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      534 17 Examination comes amid rumours of murder or suicide of ex- Yugoslav leader The Hague AN AUTOPSY was being performed last night on the body of former Yugoslav strongman Slobodan Milosevic as rumours of murder or suicide swirled around his death while on trial
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      172 17 PERHAPS YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OF US. THAT'S ABOUT TO CHANGE. From now on, for a sound investment, Look for Lion. When two of Singapore's major players m the asset management range of institutional and retail clients. Just as important industry come together, you can only expect a force to be
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      265 18 WORLD WHAT IT IS THE United Nations Security Council convenes to discuss Iran's alleged nuclear weapons programme today or tomorrow. The issue was referred to the UN body after the International Atomic Energy Agency decided last week that Iran failed to cooperate or provide
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      146 18 WORLD WHAT IT IS US SECRETARY of State Condoleezza Rice (right) will visit Indonesia and Australia this week, making a trip that was initially scheduled for January. In Indonesia tomorrow, the focus of talks will be on countering terror, while m Australia on Wednesday, Dr Rice
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      143 18 CHINA WHAT IT IS CHINA closes its annual parliamentary session tomorrow. The government's new five-year economic blueprint and proposed rural reforms are expected to sail through with a resounding "yes" vote from the nearly 3,000 legislators. Premier Wen Jiabao (right) will chair a press conference
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      156 18  -  CHUA CHIN HON ONG HWEE HWEE CHINA AND WHAT IT IS TOMORROW is the anniversary of the passage of China's anti-secession law. Taiwan announced last week that it would mark its first "Anti-Invasion Day" on the same day to remind the Taiwanese of the military threat posed
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      167 18 MONDAY BANGKOK: Protesters plan an all-night rally to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. KUALA LUMPUR; Parliament to begin debating amendments to controversial Islamic Family Bill. NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan to meet Iran on a proposed gas pipeline. TUESDAY BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets French President
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      376 19 FROM restrictive qualifications lists about 15 years ago, Singapore has progressively recognised more foreign medical and law degrees for purposes qf practising here. The Health Ministry wishes to have the medical list expanded further, to meet current and anticipated demand for specialist services by local and
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      121 19 SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS, NEWS CENTRE, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Podium Level 2, *****4 ST INTERACTIVE http: straitstimes.asial .com.sg SPH Chief Executive Officer Alan Chan Heng Loon Editor-in-Chief (English Malay Newspapers Division) Cheong Yip Seng Executive Vice-President (Marketing) Lesße P™* Managing Editor (EMND) Patrick Daniel Editor Han Fook
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      2063 19  -  John R. Bradley By Senior Writer In Ahvaz (Iran) UNREST among ethnic Arabs m this remote Iranian city, the capital of the oil-rich Khuzestan province bordering southern Iraq, presents Iran with its most serious domestic security threat since the 1979 Islamic revolution, just as
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      1343 20 A new book, The Singapore Foreign Service: The First 40 Years, recounts the history of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Written by former journalist Gretchen Liv and published by Editions Didier Millet, it is available at bookshops at $59.90. In the first of five extracts
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      1276 21  -  David Boey By Defence Correspondent DEFENCE TRUMP CARD "Hong Kong is not a military market, whereas Singapore is an important military customer and seen by the rest of Asia as a very smart buyer of both military and commercial aerospace products. While defence
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      103 19 Geared up for dogfight Though Asian Aerospace is moving to Hong Kong, the industry still thinks Spore is the place to be for air shows. PAGE 21 HOW TO CONTACT US After office hours, please call 6319-5397 NEWSOESK TEL 6319-5397 FAX: 6732-0131 FOREIGN DESK. TEL 6319-5745 FAX: 6319-8274 PICTURE DESK.
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      297 22 Singapore today Showers with thunder m the late afternoon and eariy evening affecting northern, central and western Singapore. Discover the Potential of Hangzhou We Wekome M lnterested (Parties! j 2006 China Hangzhou-Singapore Infocomm <* Collaboration Forum w Date Time: 13th March 2006, 3pm Venue: Suntec Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre.
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      281 22 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY IMeet Kendra, the guide dog of the president of the Independent Society of the Blind, and learn about the merits of using guide dogs and making Singapore a friendlier place for the dogs at a symposium. Alexandra Hospital, Auditorium, 378 Alexandra Road. 5.30pm-6.30pm. Free.
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      16 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES MONDAY MARCH 13, 2006 MONEY THE STRAITS TIMES MONDAY MARCH 13, 2006
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      783 1  -  Salma Khalik Voluntary study by MOH shows 95-100% success and safety rates at four centres By Health Correspondent STEP BY STEP: LETS START WITH PUBLIC HOSPITALS "I think treat it as a first step, because you cannot achieve overnight a major change
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      701 2  -  Laurel Teo George Yeo won't speculate on who will make way for Mrs Lim m five-member ward By IT'S almost a sure bet that Mrs Lim Hwee Hua will switch from Marine Parade to Aljunied GRC m the coming general election,
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      636 2  - 2 decades later, ex- colleagues meet as likely election rivals Sue-ann Chia By STILL PART OF ANG MO KIO GRC FAMILY "I have been part ofthe Ang Mo Kio GRC for the last 1 0 years ?nd it's a team effort together, we make things happen. Although we have been
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      491 2  - After 3 walkovers, Bukit Panjang voters ready for contest Sim Chi Yin By FOR Bukit Panjang resident Henry Low, it is a welcome change to get to vote m a general election. Residents like the 37-year-old finance administrator, who has been living m the estate for 19 years, are looking
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      59 2 Singing along to campfire tunes last night were (from left) Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, labour chief Lim Boon Heng, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Southwest CDC mayor Amy Khor. They were among the 10,000 people who turned up for the Southwest district's first community campfire at the
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      449 2 A CONTEST IS WELCOME 'The Singapore Democratic Party came the last time I would not be surprised if they come again. In Jurong, we've been working hard for the past four years. For us, the elections are an opportunity to show
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      588 3  -  Daryl Loo Reacting to criticism, MOM speeds up its compensation processing By CONSTRUCTION worker Anwar Hossain had his injury compensation tripled after he appealed to a new medical board set up by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and the entire process took just about
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      776 3  -  Tan Hui Yee THE RESIDENT-CLEANERS Other than contracted foreign workers, resident-cleaners are also working hard at keeping our housing estates clean By JOB PRIDE "People looked down on me when I was a lorry driver. If I got into any accident,
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      451 3 EVERY morning, at a time when most people would be on the roaa to their workplace, Mr Lee Luang Siang and Mr Tan Peng Voon simply take a 10-minute walk from their home to start their work day. Both are cleaners m Tanjong Pagar
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      339 3 THE FOREIGN WORKERS BANGLADESHI Nazrul Islam, 40, works as a contracted cleaner at an HDB estate, clearing the rubbish chutes and sweeping the floors of 29 blocks with his co-workers. His work day starts at 6 every morning, and usually ends around 6
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      539 4  -  Karamjit Kaur Systems have been tested for 400 NSFs leaving or returning from overseas training By Aviation Correspondent CHANGI'S new terminal for budget airlines does not open for another two weeks, but planes have already taken off and landed there, and more than
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        663 5  - It's so COOL being a CHEF Jessica Lim YOUNG AND RESTLESS Whipping up dishes is hip among youths By VOICING THEIR CONCERNS "Young Singaporeans are also speaking out on issues that matter to them in The Straits Times' Youthlnkeach week. They have a voice, a voice that is being heard.
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        211 6  - Don't forget aunties uncles Tang Jia Fai By THE main draw of activities organised by the People's Association (PA) has to be their inclusiveness. Having helped organise PA events for the past three years as a volunteer, I have seen first-hand the effort made to reach out to more youths.
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        202 6  -  Charandeep Singh By MENTION the People's Association to most teens and you will probably get blank faces. Although the efforts to shed its staid image might broaden the appeal of grassroots activities to a few teens, most will still probably prefer to hang out m
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        285 6  -  Tris Pruetthipunthu By I READILY admit that I have not voluntarily taken part m any activities organised by the People's Association (PA), although I have seen many a fellow resident participate with much cheer and vigour. They happily hang up decorations, organise events or accompany
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      224 6 HIP AND HAPPENING Place: Gas Haus Crowd: Students Where it's at: 114 Middle Road, #01-00 Word on the street: It has good coffee, a laid-back atmosphere and some pretty neat sandwiches, pastries and soups. Complimentary books and magazines are also available, along with pooland foosball tables. Live bands and deejays
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        508 7 Pictures snapped without consent: What can we do? RECENTLY, a man attracted criminal sanctions for using a camera to take pictures under a woman's skirt. With the rise m camera phones and phones in-built with video-recording functions, the question of the extent of one's right to privacy has assumed unprecedented
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        377 7 Unsolicited SMSes: Do more to prevent abuse I RECENTLY received this unsolicited SMS message a number of times: "From Pinky Chat 1900 xxxxxxx. Hey, call at your OWN RISK cos too many SEXy babes. Its definitely not for the weak hearted! Hay you called?" When I called my mobile phone
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        500 7 I REFER to the letter by Wong Siong Van, "Don't forget Museum District when remaking Orchard belt" (ST, March 4). In the letter, Mr Wong had expressed concern that the Museum Planning Area may be sidelined with the rejuvenation of Orchard Road. I would
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        146 7 I REFER to the letter, "Help SMEs by ensuring prompt payment" (ST, March 10), where Mr Hong Tack Weng complained that government departments, governmentlinked companies (GLCs) and multinational corporations often do not pay their bills on time for goods and services they received. We
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        502 7 Means test allocates more help to needier kids ENSURING AFFORDABLE RATES FOR ALL Disabled children from all households will still be able to receive appropriate therapy at affordable rates. Means testing will be applied flexibly. I REFER to Mr Tan Choon Kiat's letter, "New means test spells problems for kids"
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        384 7 WE THANK Mr Teo Teck Seng for his letter, "Would MOE have racial quotas for schools?" (ST, Feb 22), m which he suggested that racial quotas be implemented for primary schools. He had raised concerns about how racial integration could
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        587 8  - Mardan' s magical moment Tay Cheng Khoon »FIRST SINGAPOREAN GOLFER TO WIN A EUROPEAN TOUR EVENT Victory for Mardan caps a rags-to-riches rise, but he has remained humble and smiles his way throughout By Sports Editor WHEN the Singapore amateur golf team was asked to present an item at the
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        703 8  - Local hero sheds tears of joy after historic win in Singapore Masters Marc Lim By Sports Correspondent IT IS not everyday that a 39-year-old is reduced to tears. It is rarer to hear a nationalistic song being belted out at the end of a major golf event. But, when a
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        221 8 CHARITY and golf often go hand m hand. The Osim Singapore Masters is no exception. Yesterday, an auction was be conducted for Maria Monique Atmadja, a sev-en-year-old who is m critical condition at Mount Elizabeth Hospital. Maria, who hails from Jakarta, is m the intensive
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        268 8 276 Mardan Mamat (Sin) 65 70 70 71, 277 Nick Dougherty (Gbr) 69 70 67 71, 278 Charlie Wi (Kor) 69 73 65 71, Ross Fisher (Gbr) 71 68 68 71, 279 Jonathan Lomas (Gbr) 71 74 68 66, Chapchai Nirat (Tha) 73 69 66 71,
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        Lock icon Why Mardan cried
        262 8 "He has been waiting for this day ever since he was seven, the first time I brought him to Jurong Country Club. "I was a part-time caddie then, and he also was keen to learn more about the game. "He became a caddie when he was 13,
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        408 9 SOCCER Two strikes m first 12 minutes seal victory over hapless Newcastle United Manchester WAYNE Rooney scored both goals as Manchester United strengthened their grip on automatic Champions League qualification, brushing aside Newcastle United 2-0 at Old Trafford yesterday. The 20-year-old produced two sublime finishes to take
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        Lock icon Spurs to make new offer for van Nistelrooy
        76 9 TOTTENHAM will make an audacious bid for Ruud van Nistelrooy, according to The Sun newspaper. A purported nft between the Man United striker and manager Alex Ferguson has prompted Spurs coach Martin Jol to try his luck. He is said to have
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        620 9 London FIRST, Michael Owen. Now, David Beckham could be the next of Real Madrid's English contingent to return to the Premiership. Arsenal will consider making a bid for the England captain m the summer. Arsene Wenger, who has been criticised by fellow managers
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        Lock icon Refreshed Adriano keeps Inter in running
        290 9 MIIJVN STRIKER Adriano ended his 10-match goal drought to snatch the winner m Inter Milan's 1-0 victory over Sampdoria on Saturday. The goal, his first since scoring twice m a 3-2 triumph over Cagliari on Jan 15, left Inter third m Serie A with
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        49 9 Saturday Siena 1 Treviso 0 Inter Milan 1 Sampdoria 0 Yesterday Ascoli 3 Roma 2 Cagliari 0 Fiorentina 0 Play suspended Empoli 2 Chievo 1 Lazio 3 Reggina 1 Messina 2 Lecce 1 Palermo 2 Udinese 0 Parma 2 Livorno 1 Juventus v AC Milan Late kick-off
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        150 9 P W 0 L F APtS juventus 28 23 4 1 57 18 73 AC Milan 28 20 3 563 24 63 Inter Milan 29 19 5 553 22 62 Fiorentina 2817 5 648 30 56 AS Roma 29 16 7 654 29 55 Livorno 2911 11 730 29
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        Lock icon Blackburn on Spurs' tail for fourth place
        538 9 London BLACKBURN closed to within three points of Tottenham m the race for automatic Champions League qualification, after a 2-0 victory against Aston Villa at Ewood Park on Saturday. Second-half goals from Andy Todd and Craig Bellamy secured the three points for Mark
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        453 10 SOCCER The Premiership and the FA Cup are must-wins for the club this season LONDON WILLIAM Gallas has admitted that it will take a league and Cup double to fully banish the blues that have descended on Chelsea, after their Champions League exit.
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        281 10 EMIRATES' sponsorship of the Osim Singapore Masters is actually a return to its roots. Emirates, the official airline of the Masters as well as the Football World Cup this year, sponsored the Singapore Golf Circuit back m 1994. That was its first venture into Singapore
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        317 10 London The Football Association has spoken to Bolton's Sam Allardyce and Charlton's Alan Curbishley as it starts the search for the new England coach. England's governing body confirmed it had met Curbishley after Sunday newspapers published photographs of the 49-year-old with its chief executive Brian
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        Lock icon Ronaldo misses penalty for 0-0
        365 10 Madrid REAL- Madrid had to settle for a 0-0 draw at Valencia m the Spanish Primera Liga on Saturday after substitute Ronaldo had his last-minute penalty saved. The Brazilian, who was dropped to the bench by Real coach Juan Ramon Lopez Caro, earned the spot-kick
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        441 10 o z u < tr UJ V) oc O I Front row from loft: Winning trainer Laurie Laxon; Mr Koh Yong Guan, Chairman Singapore Turf Club; His Excellency President S R Nathan; Tan Sri Dato Seri V Jeyaratnam, Chairman, Perak Turf Club; Tunku Shahabuddin, Chairman, Selangor
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        710 10 Track: GOOO m m Race 1 Open Benchmark 40 1400 m SSUNSHINETOUCH.O Chavez 1 10 Prosperity Cat. B Vorster 2 13 Royal Dancer. App ANg 3 Margins: 1 lenxNeck Time: 1:240 Nos 5,10,13 Win $64 Place $18, $9, $18 FCT: $66 PFT: (5-101 $23,
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        321 10 Track: Good m Race 1 Class 5 1650 m Nos 11. 10. 7 Win $141. Place $34, $13, $15 FCT $354 PR: 17-10) $28, (7-11) $72, (10-11) $78 TCE: $32,710 Scratchings Nil. m Race 2 Class 4 1200 m Nos 3, 5, 2
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        Lock icon Alonso beats Schumacher in opening race
        772 11  -  Sakhir (Bahrain) "MOTOR RACING Bahrain Grand Prix 1 Fernando Alonso (Esp) Renault lhr 29min 46.2055ec 2 Michael Schumacher (Ger) Ferrari 1.2465ec behind 3 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) McLaren 19.360 4 Jenson Button (Gbr) Honda 19.992 5 Juan Pablo Montoya (Col) McLaren 37.048 6 Mark Webber
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        947 11  -  Nicholas Fang OLYMPIC GAMES British Chamber of Commerce, Standard Chartered kick off scholarship scheme By MORE COMPETITIONS "I started dreaming about the 2012 Olympics at the start of this year. This award will go a long way in helping me go for more overseas competitions
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        310 11 BASKETBALL New York GILBERT Arenas scored 34 points as the Washington Wizards beat the Detroit Pistons 110-92 m a National Basketball Association game on Saturday. Caron Butler added 30 points for the Wizards, who snapped a two-game losing streak and won for
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          83 11 PALM BEACH (Florida): England's Luke Donald and American Billy Mayfair share the lead heading into Sunday's (this morning Singapore time) final round of the US$5.5 million (SsB.9 million) PGA Honda Classic golf tournament. Donald shot a four-un-der-par 68 and Mayfair battled to a 72 to get
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          61 11 GLASGOW: Paul le Guen, who won three straight French league titles with Lyon, will take charge of Rangers at the end of the season when current manager Alex McLeish leaves the record 5 1-time Scottish soccer champions. Le Guen, 42, who will be the
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          63 11 DUBLIN: Ireland put themselves m position for their first Six Nations title m 21 years on Saturday when they ground out a 15-9 victory over a disappointing Scotland side. Wales saw their already slim hopes of retaining the crown disappear with an 18-18
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          60 11 LJUBLJANA (Slovenia): Ja pan's Takahiko Kozuka won gold on Saturday m the men's programme at the World Junior Figure Skating Championship. Russia's Sergei Voronov took silver, while Yannick Ponsero dropped a spot from last year for bronze. Takahiko, 17, who previously won the junior Grand Prix
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        795 12  - Paddlers get to work by resting Alvin Foo COMMONWEALTH GAMES Sightseeing trip m Melbourne seen as best way for Li Jiawei and team to start By IN MELBOURNE No Commonwealth Games TV coverage THERE will be no television coverage of the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. MediaCorp said in a statement
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        519 12  -  Lee Yulin By Assistant Sports Editor In Melbourne THE Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) yesterday voted to plug a controversial loophole that allows Irish runner Sonia O'Sullivan to represent Australia m the Games' 18th edition, which starts on Wednesday. The decision was
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        67 12 (left) Melbourne airport for the Commonwealth Games after a "smooth trip". They were part of a 32-strong Singapore contingent led by chef de mission Tan Eng Liang who arrived yesterday morning. Said Dr Tan: "It was a pleasant and smooth trip. We arrived 20 minutes ahead of schedule
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        167 12 THE Singapore contingent have had no problems at the Commonwealth Games athletes village so far. However, the same could not be said about their counterparts from Fiji. Despite being touted by organisers as the best village at a Commonwealth Games, the Fijian team
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        53 12 HOME SPORTS TAMPINES GET 2-1 WIN OVER GOMBAK DEFENDING S-League soccer champions Tampines Rovers opened this year's campaign with a 2-1 victory over Gombak United at the Tampines Stadium last night. National striker Noh Alam Shah grabbed both Tampines' goals (44th and 80th minute), before Jalal scored Gombak's consolation m
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        147 13 MDM lAN POH KHIM TAN POH KIM Age: 80 passed away peacefully on 1 2 March 2006, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Ng ting Khim Sons: Daughters-in-law: Ng C.heng Hock. William lan Meng I img lizabeth Ng Cheng Thiam. lohn I cc Kek Juan Ng Cheng Kwang, David Cho Yoke
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        111 13 te i LAI KH RAI S/O SHIBDIAL 30.6.1940 12.3.2006 passed away peacefully leaving behind loved ones. 1 All the flowers He created are beautiful. The splendour ofthe rose and the whiteness ofthe lily. Nothing can come near to the love care You showered on us. Wife: Sunitha Kumari (Rani) Daughters:
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        63 13 The family of the late ONG TECK LENG Departed on 7 March 2006 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks appreciation to all relatives, friends colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, wreaths donations during their recent bereavemem Special thanks to Pastors and members of Katong Presbyterian Church, Synod of The
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        70 13 ATHMA SHANTI POOIA H K. GUN ASF KAR AN Age: 48 (PUB Water Dept) Departed: 28.02.06 Sadly missed by Wife Rajeswari, Son, Daughters, Family Relatives. Kar v mat hi Prayers will be held on 13.03.06 (Monday) night at Blk 161 #06-82 Bt. Batok St. 11 Athma Shanti Pooja will be
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        24 13 10th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of UM SWEE NEO I Departed 13 March 1996 I Always remembered by fc jy all loved ones H
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        125 13 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." 2 Tim 4:7 PAUL lAN KEE CHYE was called home to be with the Lord on 1 1 Mar 2006. Dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones, relatives and friends. Wife: Regina Soh
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        30 13 sth Anniversary In Loving Memory Of VELURAMAI Departed: 13/3/2001 You gave us love. You gave us life. In our hearts, You will forever thrive. Sadly missed by all loved ones.
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        65 13 f LAMTAI MOTAH RAJASEGERAN Age: 33 passed away peacefully on 11/3/2006. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones: Father: Raja Mohan Mother: Peciamal Sister: Rajeswari Wife: Hema Son: Gautham Daughter: Vavshini relatives, friends all the brothers. Body is resting at Blk 218, Toa Payoh, Lorong Cortege will leave on
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        18 13 IN LOVING MEMORY OF TT RAJAH Departed: 13th March 1996 Deeply Missed Always Fondly Remembered by Loved Ones
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        76 13 PALEY DERRICK JOSEPH MALCOLM Age: 59 passed away peacefully on 12 March 2006, leaving behind: Wife: Margaret Sung Yee Fun Son: Paley Clifton Aloysius Daughter: Paley Carolynn E. Brother Royston Palev Sister: Mary-Ann Paley Brother-in-law, nieces, relatives and friends Wake is held at Casket Fairprice 37 Sin Mm Drive #01-573.
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        35 13 25TH ANNIVERSARY FONG MUN WAI Departed -^13 March 1981 Missed and forever cherished by ali your T* to Ixiving Memory Of M: MDM TANG TONG KWAI Departed 13/3/2004 Always remembered J by loved ones /£»hl
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        91 14 per 100 units of foreign currency #new 2004 low new 2004 high Source Reuters Ma> 10 %CHNG rR 2005 CLOSE FR M*r 9 S* LOW S$ MIGh US$ ***** 1.7063 ***** Euro ***** +0.06 2.1820 1.9182 2.8303 -0.09 3.1670 2.8135 AS ***** 0.07 1.3018 1.1935 Yen*
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        459 14  - Investors set to focus on Sing Tel, UOB -linked firms Goh Eng Yeow TAKING STOCK Rally could be losing steam amid expected switch from China plays to blue chips By Markets Correspondent TEST OF CONFIDENCE One big test of market confidence comes today, as the payment deadline approaches for traders
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          97 14 OCBC Research has started coverage of equipment distributor KS Energy Services with a "buy" call, noting that the firm offers a "different bite at the rig market", as it can supply 30 to 50 per cent of a client's needs m the
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          102 14 UOB Kay Hian has upgraded its call on China-based pig producer United Food Holdings to "buy" from "hold", as it believes the downside has largely been factored into the share price and the firm will benefit from a recovery m pig rearing.
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          52 14 DBS Vickers says Parkway Holdings' results for last year were above its expectations, as the hospital group' operations boosted for-eign-patient volume by 39 per cent. It is keeping its "hold" call on Parkway, raising its price target to $2.28. DBS VICKERS, March 10
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        462 15 Tokyo JAPANESE Economics Minister Kaoru Yosano said yesterday that it was too early to discuss when the Bank of Japan (BOJ) could begin raising interest rates, but said it would eventually have to happen to normalise the economy. "I
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          57 15 SAN FRANCISCO: Google has acquired the privately held website Writely.com, which enables users to create and store documents online, m what is seen as a potential challenge to Microsoft's Office software. The Internet giant confirmed the acquisition of the site and its parent company Upstartle m
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          51 15 NEW DELHI: Nokia, which on Saturday opened its first handset factory m India, expects the country to become the second-largest market for cellphone sales m terms of volume by 2010. The factory m Chennai was built at a cost of US$l5O million (***** million). BLOOMBERG
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          60 15 HONG KONG: Hong Kong's port throughput, including seaborne and river cargo, increased 4 per cent to 230.1 million tonnes last year from 2004, the Census and Statistics Department said late on Friday. Last year, the port of Hong Kong handled 22.6 million 20-foot equivalent units
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          69 15 SHANGHAI: Bank of China, China's second-big-gest lender, saw its net profit rise about 33 per cent last year, as its non-performing loans (NPL) ratio dropped, said a media report on Saturday. The bank's NPL ratio stood at between 4.7 and 4.8 per cent last
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          58 15 NEW YORK: The Nasdaq electronic stock exchange has confirmed its bid for the London Stock Exchange (LSE), saying it would proceed with the offer despite the LSE's rejection. The offer submitted on Thursday and worth £9.50 per share values the biggest equity market m Europe
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          35 15 LONDON: Australia's Macquarie Bank is considering launching a takeover bid for British Airports operator BAA and has started talks with potential partners, a source familiar with the situation said yesterday. REUTERS
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          45 15 LONDON: American telecommunications giant Verizon Communications has made an informal approach to Vodafone Group on buying the latter's 45 per cent stake m Verizon Wireless for US$4O billion (Ss66 billion), British newspaper the Business said yesterday, citing a source. REUTERS
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        556 15 Cambodia, Vietnam and Bangladesh helped partly by curbs on China Phnom Penh ASIA'S most vulnerable garment sectors have survived even flourished and proved the naysayers wrong during their first year without the protection of the global quota system. But industry officials
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        431 16  -  Gabriel Chen There is lack of communication over issues of death, inheritance: Banker By "What you're going to do with your assets when you die...That's hard to raise." MS BRADEN, on the difficulty m raising sensitive topics A LEADING banker
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        446 16  -  Joyce Teo By Property Correspondent TOP DRAW "Given the strong bidding at Eng Lok Mansion, Skyline Angullia presents another choice site that developers should not miss out on." MS TANG (above), from DTZ Debenham Tie Leung ANOTHER choice site m the Orchard Road
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        291 16  -  Erica Tay By CAPITALAND, one of Asia's largest property companies, has bought a 20 per cent stake m Hong Kong's Lai Fung Holdings for HK$644 million (Ssl37 million), further extending its footprint m China. Lai Fung, a part of the Lai
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        167 16 MapletreeLog buys $24m HK warehouse MAINBOARD-LISTED Mapletree Logistics Trust (MapletreeLog) has bought a warehouse m Hong Kong's Fanling district, near the mainland Chinese border, for HK$ll3 million (Ss24 million). The six-storey building, called Pressfield Centre, has been bought m a sale and leaseback arrangement. The building, with gross floor area
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        669 17  -  Erica Tay With last week's announcement of an extra $3.9 billion m state assistance for firms, securing grants and loans for a fledgling business should not be an uphill task if you know where to get help Banks are now more keen
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        340 17 Funding brings sweet success KNOW WHAT YOU REQUIRE 'You need to articulate your financial situation before the bank can give you what you need." MR CHUA, on giving information when applying for loans WHEN Mr Benny Chua, 43, gave up his accounting job after 20 years to sell fine chocolates,
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        364 17  -  Grace Chng By Deputy News Editor EIGHT top infocommunications leaders will meet m Singapore to give their inputs for Republic's infocomm strategy for the next 10 years. Their feedback will come at a crucial time when Singapore is finalising its next 10-year ICT
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          56 17 CHEN MIAO ZHU: Resigned as executive director and managing director of Hong Kongbased apparel house Benefun International Holdings. She has been replaced by Mr Zhong Ma Ming, 46. He has more than 20 years' experience m retailing management and was previously deputy general manager of
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          62 17 RAYMOND ONG: Appointed chief financial officer of Axa Life Insurance Singapore. Mr Ong (above), a qualified actuary, has more than 12 years of industry experience. He previously held the post of assistant director m the Monetary Authority of Singapore's insurance department, where he supervised companies
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          66 17 DAVID SYMONS: Appointed executive director of Sesdaqlisted ArianeCorp, a liquid crystal display designer and manufacturer, with effect from last Monday. Mr Symons, 42, will be m charge of general management of the group's business. He was previously chief investment officer of ArianeCorp, a post he has
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          126 17 UM SAY HUI: Stepped down as chairman and managing director of electronic motor maker Lindeteves-Jacoberg with effect from March 3. He has been temporarily replaced as chairman by Mr Heinz Grossmann, who is also chief executive of the company. Another chairman will be appointed on
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          48 17 TEO HOCK MENG: Appointed managing director of AIM BioMedical, a subsidiary of electronic manufacturing services provider Advanced Integrated Manufacturing. Mr Teo, 44, has more than 15 years of experience m the medical industry and was formerly the managing director of Medisys Asia Pacific.
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          26 17 PATSY MAH PEEK SZE: Appointed executive director of construction and technology group PDC Corp. Ms Mah, 37, was previously PDC's finance manager.
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          39 17 ALBERT KLOTI: Appointed chairman of retail group Transmarco with effect from last Friday. Mr Kloti replaces Mr Jonathan Sampoerna, who has also resigned as a director of the firm and a member of the audit committee.
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        837 18  -  Grace Ng Funds portal follows Fundsupermart's lead, but banks are holding off for now By LARGE ASSET BASE Both DollarDEX and Fundsupermart say they have reached a "critical mass" of assets under management and enjoy economies of scale, so they can
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        298 18  -  Chua Hian Hou INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY By MORE than 650 top government policymakers and intellectual property experts from 183 World Intellectual Property Organisation (Wipo) member countries are m Singapore over these two weeks to negotiate an important international trademark treaty. This marks
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      125 5 Club for all The People's Association must cater to all ages, says a reader like the acting workshop conducted by actor Aaron Aziz. PAGE H6 I WE DO BUSINESS 4 EB3HE CAMPUSES 4 x^_W I W m I W m WW W r a___, m ~~^H I Hl^>Bf mrW 1
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      187 5 SINGAPORE INDIAN EDUCATION TRUST Fellowships, Achievement Awards, Study Loans And Bursaries THE BEST GIFT we can offer our children is a good education. With this guiding light, a group of Indian community leaders joined hands m July 1967 to form the Singapore Indian Education Trust (SIET). The trust is a
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      297 6 Information Open Day Saturday 18 March 2006 Peony Room, Shangri-la Hotel, Singapore 2pm to 6pm (Presentation talk: 2pm; 3pm 4pm) Representatives from the medical schools of the National University of Ireland at Cork, Dublin, Galway and Trinity College, University of Dublin, will be pleased to meet suitably qualified applicants and
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      30 11 TV times MOTOR RACING: Al GP, USA (Live, Ch24, 6.30 am). TENNIS: Pacific Life Open 3rd rd (Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 3am). SOCCER: S-League: Geylang v Albirex Niigata (Bedok Std, 7.30pm).
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      173 13 For the loved ones whom you remember. "In Memoriam" i___^"*S V i _K CLASSIFIED I :>' m ir y **^__9___ Am 1 j^f __\_\f*&&?^ '"^^^i^^^^'V ■'Jr-a^iA _^m_w^m__ l%^vswiy|l 1 ""^"r H ll mil R 1 J: ,|^fc^ 'Nii^>»wjli^ ;m? f Because love never dies. i'^ii Jw! _*_^k__\* \m2£^\^^W*m*' m, IM
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      16 15 they leaving politics for good? BH talks to former opposition leaders Ibrahim Ariff and Jufrie Mahmood.
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      8 1 life! THE STRAITS TIMES Monday March 13 2006
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        633 2 Taiwan's pretty boy performer Fei Xianq will star m Toy Factory Theatre Ensemble's Cabaret Hong Xinyi TAIWANESE singer Fei Xiang will soon be lending his famous chiselled cheekbones and gentle vibrato to Cabaret, the edgy, famous Broadway musical about sexual deviance amid political turmoil m Nazi Germany. The
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        159 2 HONG KONG Veronica Yip has come a long way from her soft-porn starlet days. The former actress, who married Chinese-American businessman Jeffrey Wu m 1996, is branching out into banking, reports Oriental Daily News. The couple applied for a banking licence three years ago,
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        748 3 Ageing Baywatch hunk David Hasselhoff and New Age beefcake Yanni join the dubious list of celebrities who physically abuse their spouses. HONG XINYI reports LAST week brought news that Baywatch star David Hasselhoff and New Age musician Yanni had apparently roughed up their squeezes at home. This catapults
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        2778 4 He's got a successful career, a great family, respect from his peers and fans. So why is Adrian Hang one ot the nicest celebrities around so moody? mondayinterview Mak Mun San RIGHT after hosting the Life! Theatre Awards last Monday, Adrian Pang ran straight to his
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        851 5 Music great Lorin Maazel muses on his life, his loves and the discomfort of standing before an adoring crowd Corrie Tan WHEN you consider that American maestro Lorin Maazel has conducted more than 5,000 concerts with 150 orchestras m a 69-year career, it is
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        213 5 1930: Born Lorin Varencove Maazel m Paris to American parents 1935: Takes his first violin lesson with Russian Vladimir Bakaleinikoff 1937: Begins lessons m conducting with Bakaleinikoff 1938: Makes first public appearance at age eight, conducting the University of Idaho's orchestra 1941: At the age of 11, he
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        336 6 Jazz keyboardist Bob James and bassist Nathan East worked their magic on an enthusiastic crowd CONCERT MONTREUX JAZZ SPECIAL CONCERT WITH 808 JAMES Bob James, keyboards/Nathan East, bass/ Jack Lee, guitar/Lewis Pragasam, drums Esplanade Concert Hall Last Saturday Hong Xinyi THE enthusiastic audience at the Esplanade
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        297 6 TOKYO Japan's best-selling writer Haruki Murakami (below) has accused his late former editor of illegally selling his handwritten manuscripts. The author said his handwritten translation into Japanese of F. Scott Fitzgerald's story The Ice Palace was sold for more than 1 million yen (551 3,700) m an
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        145 10 FIRST AID FOR CHOIRS ft CONDUCTORS V MS Arts Centre. Choral Studio, 54 Watetloo Street, Today ft tomorrow: 9.30pm, Fee: $150, Tel: 6332-5813 or e-mail celeste@yms.org. sg Choirs and conductors can improve their skills at this class by choir director Kai Turunen from Finland who teaches choral conducting and
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        186 10 SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CALLIGRAPHY EXCHANGE SINGAPORE EXHIBITION Nanyang Academy Of Fine Arts Exhibition Hall. Bencoolen Street. Till Wod: 11am 6pm; Singapore Calligraphy Centre. Waterloo Street. Tomorrow March 31: 11 am 6pm, Fro*. Tel: 6337-7753 See more than 500 calligraphy works by artists from 21 countries at this exhibition. Besides Singapore
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        297 10  -  Wong Ah Yoke HOKKAIDO SPECIALS You might have heard of people flying to Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan's main islands, for its famous seafood. This month, however, you can taste it right here at the Pan Pacific hotel. And you do not get just seafood either. Chef Hiroshi Ishii
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        42 10 ÜBLUES Timbre, 48 Armenian Street. Till March 26: From 6pm till late, except on Sun, Free (pay for food and drinks), Tel: 6338-8277 Singapore band Üblues returns to jam with Italian guitarist Enrico Crivellaro and Singapore's very own EIC and Timmy.
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        378 10 SCHOOL HOUDAYS PROGRAMME (GUIDED NATURE TOURS) Singapore Botanic Gardens, Tomorrow: 9.30 10.30 am (Evolution Cardan Tour), Thu: 9.30 10.30 am (Trees In The Qarden), Fee: $8 a child or parent a session, Tel: 6471-9961 or register by visiting www.sbg.org.sg (under education) Now that the school holidays are here, you
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        51 10 CELEBRATING JIMI HENDRIX Esplanade Theatre Studio, Today: 9pm, Tickets: $30, Including s drink, Tel: 6348-6666 Guitarist Nguyen Le pays tribute to legend Jimi Hendrix by playing songs like Purple Haze, Voodoo Child and Third Stone In The Sun. He will also collaborate with home-grown performer Gani Abdul
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        75 10 PHASES PLACES: A PHOTO EXCURSION EXHIBITION National Library, Event Plaza, Level 1, Bras Basah Road/Victoria Street. Till Sun: 10am 9pm daily, Free, Tel: 6332 3255 Five educators-cum-photographers Jimmy Lee, Danny Toh, Kenneth Lee, Ling Yang Chang and Loh Joo Hong team up to showcase 50 photographs from their own
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        130 10 WAKEBOARD AND WATERSKI FUN Cable Ski Parfc at former East Coast Lagoon, East Coast Parfcway, near UDMC Seafood Contro, Ongoing: 10am 7pm (weekdays), Oam 7pm (weekends). Night skiing till 10pm from the middle of next month, Foe: $6 a try ft $30 an hour (weekdays), 68 a try and
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        46 10 VIETNAMESE CULTURE IN A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Asian Civilisations MuMum, Empress Place, Today: 10.30 am, Free. Visit www.fom.sg Find out the historical developments that shaped Vietnamese culture and how it evolved over the centuries, particularly the period before French colonialism. Conducted by NUS lecturer Bruce Lockhart.
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        87 10 ARMY DAZE Drama Centre 0 New Central Übrary, National Übrary, Victoria Street, TIM Sat: Spm (also 3pm on Sat), No shows today, Tickets: $37 $60, Tel: 6348-6655 Drag queen Kumar and sassy Emma Yong bring Bollywood glitz and Ah Huay glam to the heartache and hijinks of basic military
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        250 10 THE MAGICAL WORLD OF DISNEY ON ICE Singapore Indoor Stadium, Till Sun: 7.30pm daily, also 3.30pm shows (Thu Sun) ft extra 11.30 am shows (Sat ft Sun), No shows today, Tickets: 620 662, Tel: 6348 6666 Join Mickey and Minnie Mouse on a fun-filled adventure together with a parade
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        743 7 ■k DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ 2J TANGLIN/ HOLLAND JJ PTEAPTS-RENT STUDIO/ 2/ 3/ 4-rms. Near i MRT. Large balcony, with facili- i ties. 9459-1732 BEST STUDIO »DELFI Orchard Opp Forum shpg avail 1 Apr F/ furn 9006 5489 No Co-Broke D.09 KIM SIA Ct, opp Orchard MRT. 2+l. All carpeted. Aircon.
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        648 7 lIJV HOUSES FOR RENT S'GOON GDN. 2-STOREY corner terr. 4+l. 2 attached. 1 mm walk S'goon Country Club/ 5 mins French School. $2K. 9100-9099 Spacious Semi-D GrttnLMf Or (off Holland Rd) Tastefully designed 4 bdrms, ensuite, 1 study, powder rm, maid's rm Big patio $***** negotiable Owner 9638-7110 Mr Tan
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        745 7 1^ HDB APTS FOR SALE |pf (KALLANG/WHAMPOA) HDB 2-STOREY TERR Jin Bahagia Blk 47. Approx 1888 sq.ft with 3 bdrm. Posh Balmese design. Very resort style living. Main door face S, kitchen face N. Beautiful landscape with lush greenery. Brand new condition! Rebuilt renovated. Fantastic layout Carpark (?> dr step.
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        590 8 IK FACTORY SPACE Hf FOR RENT PIE, minute? to City, future Circle Line MRT station Offices light industrial spaces •470 sqft to 30,000 sqft Suitable for IT, light clean trades •175-6,500 sqft m other blocks also available •> LOW RENTAL/ CHOICE UNIT <*> Factory/ Warthst/ Office 1000 to 100,000 sqft
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        606 8 UK OFFICE SPACE 0? FOR SALE >40 SIMS AVL 1108 sqft. F'hold. dRT. Face main rd. Convenient, dust sell! neg. 9003-2828 Agt HfINTECH CTR Übi. Office cum ihowrm. Ground fir. 775 sqft. Seious seller. 9001-2881 HSR >SM BLDG (OPP Fortune Ctr) 076/1550 sqft. Bugis MRT. 99 yr >400K/ SSSOK. Rolf
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        1679 15 INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION I "10 STOREY TELECOMMUNICATION COMPLEX" DHR/TENDER/06/2006 Dhivehi Raajjeyge Gulhun Private Limited (Dhiraagu), Male', Republic of Maldives intends to pre-qualify contractors for the following works under the above project: The engineering and construction of a Ten Storey Telecommunication Complex that will be the new Dhiraagu head office building.
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        769 15 THE BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) THE BANKRUPTCY RULES IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE IN BANKRUPTCY NO. 431/2006/P FIE SITI ANGGUR (NRIC No. *****998F) EX-PARTE: HONG LEONG FINANCE LIMITED (RC No. **********) n the Matter of a Creditor's Bankruptcy Petition dated the 1 5th day of February
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        793 15 IN THE HIGH COURT OK THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE IN BANKRUPTCY NO. 404 OF 21KK> L Between HONG LEONG FINANCE LIMITED (RC NO *****0003 D) Petitioning Creditors And RAJ AN S/O SANTHIRASEGARAN (NRICNO. *****911/H) Debtor NOTICE OF ADVERTISEMENT IN THE MATTER OF A BANKRUPTCY PETITION HIM) ON THE 1 4
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        332 16 fftk LECTURING/ y§J TEACHING PTE SCH. REOUIRES Experienced English Teachers to teach for- eign students. Pis call 6338 3533 VEGETARIAN CHILDCARE IN Sengkang requires CPT above Childcare Teacher. Call: 6315 9830 PCF BISHAN- Toa Payoh North looking for Teachers. Interested call *****027 PRE-SCH AT CCX requires Teach- er, CPT trained
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