The Straits Times, 20 March 2006

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 72 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 219/03/2006 MONDAY, MARCH 20 2006 em* A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • Article
    Lock icon SM's task: Win back opposition wards
    739 1  - SM's task: Win back opposition wards Li Xueying He plans to give voters what they want, as PAP aims for a solid win at the polls By SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong has been given a special assignment this election: win back the opposition wards of Potong Pasir and Hougang
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    Lock icon A SURE MEDAL
    123 1 JASON HO, 17, makes it 3-0 for the Singapore men's table tennis team at the Commonwealth Games m Melbourne yesterday. Singapore beat Wales m the semi-finals and will play India for the gold medal today. The Raffles Junior College student said: "It's exciting, but I'll be a
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    Lock icon Schools to take no chances with HFMD
    407 1  -  Salma Khalik By Health Correspondent IF EVEN one child m a class comes down with hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) when school re-opens today, the parents of all classmates will be told. And if at least 18 children are infected and the
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    Lock icon Bird flu: Expect more false alarms
    136 1 SINGAPORE can expect more false alarms about possible bird flu cases here, said Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan, commenting on the case of a 64-year-old Indonesian woman with pneumonia who was brought to the National University Hospital from Semarang. HSNI influenza infections m poultry
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  • UPFRONT
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Who will step in when a heart fails?
      1103 1  -  Judith Tan By THE life-saving skill, cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR, was m the news last month when a teenager rushed to the aid of a 72--year-old man who had collapsed from a heart attack m Holland Village. ACS International student Esther Tan,
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  • PRIME
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Push to wipe out loan sharks paying off
      744 3  - Push to wipe out loan sharks paying off Tanya Fong Three major raids this year have netted five syndicate heads By "Someofthe debtors are so desperate, they are willing to be a runner, even for a day, just to reduce their loan amount. The loan sharks use this to avoid
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      Lock icon A tighter net over loan sharks
      134 3 The Moneylenders Act was toughened up m November, doubling sentences for illegal moneylending and related activities. ILLEGAL MONEYLENDING 'Caning is compulsory for convicted loan sharks. First-time illegal moneylenders can be fined up to $200,000, and jailed up to two years. Repeat offenders will be
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      Lock icon $3.7m each for owners in en bloc sale
      530 4  - $3.7 m each for owners in en bloc sale Fiona Chan Marcel Lee Pereira Paterson Tower m District 9 is sold for $266 million over the weekend By SEVENTY-TWO owners of apartments at Paterson Tower will walk away with an average $3.7 million each m the largest collective sale deal
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      Lock icon A more modest tussle expected for Sentosa IR
      567 4  -  Krist Boo By THE race for the Sentosa integrated resort is about to start, as the four-horse race for the Marina Bay resort draws to an exciting close. Details beginning to emerge suggest it will be a more modest affair than the
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  • ASIA
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon FALLING PERTAMINA
      741 6  - FALLING PERTAMINA Azhar Ghani At Ihr beginning ol Ihc l!)(>()s, Indonesia led Ihc w;iy in showing how resource-rich developing counlrics could stand up to the multinational oil companies and win. Malaysia was one ol the countries to embrace the 'Indonesian formula'. But today, it is the student leading the way.
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      Lock icon RISING PETRONAS
      595 6  - RISING PETRONAS Reme Ahmad Its overseas ventures have paid off m a big way By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur WHEN Petroliam Nasional (Petronas) was set up m 1974 to consolidate Malaysia's oil and gas assets, it was seen as a younger sibling of Indonesia's Pertamina. But earlier this
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      550 6 'Mini-Oiina' Investors are flocking once again to Vietnam, drawn by its dynamic growth and hard-working workforce. PAGE 12 I Public Lecture by Nobel Laureate I I Dr Ferid Murad I I Process and Life CTr I I m Ma¥aa*m* M^Mmmm. I hHB Ferid Murad, MD, PhD won the 1998 Nobel
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  • CHINA
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      Lock icon Second anti-Chen rally in a week takes to streets
      316 7 Second anti- Chen rally in a week takes to streets Taipei THOUSANDS of Taiwan opposition supporters took to the streets for the second time m a week yesterday to rail against President Chen Shui-bian and his policies, which they claim are fanning tensions with China. The demonstration came just hours
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      Lock icon Chen driven 'only by selfinterest'
      854 7  -  Goh Sui Noi CROSS-STRAIT TENSION Critics, including within his party, say President fears losing supporters if he seeks peace By m Taipei TAIWAN President Chen Shui-bian was driven to push the envelope on cross-strait issues following his party's crushing defeat m last December's local elections,
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Deadly HK cop shoot-out 'linked to illegal soccer betting'
      297 8 Hong Kong A SHOOT-OUT between three Hong Kong police officers that left two dead is said to be linked to an illegal football betting syndicate. A police source, quoted m the Sunday Morning Post, said policeman Tsui Po Ko had long
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      Lock icon PULL OF THE EYES
      44 8 Using nothing but his eyelids, a Chinese manpuUeda vehicle carrying seven local contestants m the Miss Tourism Queen International Pageant 2006, as well as a 400 kg stone pot, m southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Saturday. PHOTO: REUTERS
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      Lock icon Rich-poor divide widening, say most Japanese
      497 8 Results of poll released as lawmakers debate issue that is becoming a political flashpoint Tokyo A VAST majority of Japanese feel the gap between rich and poor has widened as the economy recovers, according to a poll published yesterday. The findings were released as
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      Lock icon Spreading the blame
      61 8 The top reason for the widening income gap is the spiralling number of part-time workers m the country, said 43 per cent of those who responded to the Tokyo Shimbun poll. Thirty-two per cent cited pay differences between big and small firms as a reason. Another 31
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      Lock icon Fake cigarettes used for medicine
      173 8 Beijing OFFICIALS m China, a country that teems with enthusiastic smokers, are crushing counterfeit cigarettes to make medicine. Workers m the north-western city of Xian are crushing the fakes to extract solanesol, a compound found m tobacco which is used to treat heart disease. "We
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      Lock icon Once dominant Japan lags behind S. Korea
      855 9  -  Kwan Weng Kin From education to sports to industrial might, Japan now trails its neighbour By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo Japanese not measuring up JAPANESE baseball player Ichiro Suzuki called it "the most humiliating day" of his career after Japan's second straight defeat
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      Lock icon Illiterate man sued for Net piracy
      283 9 Hong Kong SEVEN record companies are suing an unemployed 54-year-old man for illegally uploading music on the Internet, even though he claims he does not even know how to switch on a computer, a newspaper reported yesterday. The accused, Mr Yeung Chun Choi, suspects
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      Lock icon Robo-carp may be used to study fish
      179 9 Tokyo ARMED with nothing more than a couple of sensors, a robotic fish unveiled by Japanese scientists last week could one day observe fish m the ocean or survey oil platforms for damage. Modelled on the koi, the remote-controlled white, red and gold
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  • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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      Lock icon China wants share of India's economic pie
      528 10 China wants share of India's economic pie Chinese minister wants to increase bilateral trade, says businesses are keen to invest MUMBAI LOTS OF POTENTIAL "We believe the economic potential of India will continue to grow. That is why Chinese businesses are paying attention." CHINESE COMMERCE MINISTER BO CHINESE businesses are
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      Lock icon HEAD-TURNERS
      82 10 Basking m their moment of glory, Miss India Universe 2006 Neha Kapoor (second from right) and Miss India Earth 2006 Amrita Patki (second from left) celebrating after being crowned m Mumbai on Saturday. Ms Kapoor, 22, a model and classical dancer, also won the Miss Photogenic and Miss Fresh
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      Lock icon Villagers behead 5 in one family
      148 10 Guwahati (India) VILLAGERS publicly beheaded five members of a family m India's Assam state for allegedly causing the death of two tea garden workers by witchcraft. Police said the villagers ordered the punishment on Saturday to appease the gods after a "trial" following the
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
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        Lock icon WARY OF ARMS BUILD-UP
        77 10 TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi yesterday expressed concern over countries which were building up their armed forces m secret, m an apparent reference to China. "In recent years, we see some countries expanding the military force without transparency," he said at a National Defence Academy
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        Lock icon NEW HK PARTY FORMED
        87 10 HONG KONG: Lawmakers, lawyers and academics here formed a new political party yesterday that aims to push for full democracy m the Chinese territory. The new Civic Party evolved from the loosely organised Article 45 Concern Group, which won four seats m the 2004 legislative election.
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        Lock icon SEOUL MAYOR DRAWS FLAK
        91 10 BEIJING: Seoul Mayor Lee Myung Bak shortened his trip to the United States and returned home on Saturday amid growing criticism over his use of a public tennis court without paying the rental fee m full for the past three years. The unpaid fees totalled 28
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      • Article
        Lock icon MANILA MAY DROP CHARGES
        58 10 MANILA: Philippine Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez yesterday hinted that charges may be dropped against a few of the four US marines accused of raping a Filipina last November. "I think not all of them should be charged, but Smith should be charged." Mr Gonzalez said, referring
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        Lock icon 12 HELD FOR MINE CLASHES
        75 10 JAKARTA: Indonesian police said yesterday they were holding 12 people as suspects for the deadly clashes that erupted last week during protests against a mine operated by an American company m Papua province. Hundreds of protesters demanding the closure of a gold mine operated by
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    • THAI POLITICAL CRISIS
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        Lock icon Opposition claims proof of Thaksin party's poll fraud
        583 11 Thai Rak Thai hired people to run as sham candidates, says Democrat Party Bangkok THAILAND'S political opposition yesterday said it had proof that Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's ruling party has committed electoral fraud. The claim deepened the embattled leader's political troubles just
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        Lock icon Reviled in Bangkok, loved in hometown
        705 11 San Kamphaeng (Thailand) WHILE protesters m Bangkok burn his effigy, m this northern town where Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was born, they light incense sticks and pray he will continue to run the country. "He is a beloved person here, everyone m San Kamphaeng
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      • THAI CRISIS QUICKLY
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          Lock icon THAKSIN WARNS OF NEW FINANCIAL CRISIS
          73 11 PRIME Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday that Thailand's political deadlock could spark a new financial crisis. "The prolonged protest has destroyed confidence among investors and tourists," Mr Thaksin said. The Thai leader last week said he might consider stepping aside long enough for constitutional
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          Lock icon PUBLIC URGED TO APPEAL TO KING
          109 11 SOME influential groups, such as the Press Council of Thailand and the Lawyers Council of Thailand, have urged the public to appeal to the King to appoint an interim leader to end the current political deadlock. The two backed the use of Article 7
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          Lock icon MANY IN BANGKOK MAY NOT VOTE
          86 11 MORE than half of Bangkok's voters may not cast ballots m the April 2 snap election, and some 40 per cent believe the polls should be postponed, according to a survey released yesterday. Only 43 per cent of the 1,552 people surveyed said they
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          Lock icon DELAY POLL, SAYS LEGAL EXPERT
          111 11 MR KANIN BoOnsuwan, one of the country's experts on constitutional issues, wants the April 2 poll postponed by 120 days to end the political crisis. His suggestion followed growing concern that the snap poll might not be practical due to serious problems. For instance, the
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Wave of investment sweeping Vietnam
      569 12 From battlefield to industrial hub THE southern Mekong Delta, a bloody battlefield a generation ago, is now a vast industrial zone where leading chipmaker Intel is setting up shop amid hundreds of garment, shoe and electronics factories. Vietnam's economy has grown at around 7 per
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      Lock icon Vital Malaysian river dying of pollution, experts warn
      464 12 Kuala Lumpur A DEADLY mix of chemicals, sewage and farm run-off is killing Sungai Selangor, which supplies water to most of Kiang Valley, and a radical plan is needed to save the river, experts say. Sungai Selangor provides 60 per cent of
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      Lock icon Syed Hamid to visit Myanmar this month after long wait
      247 12 Kuala Lumpur MYANMAR has ended months of delays by setting a date for the visit of Asean special envoy and Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar to check on democratic reforms. Datuk Seri Syed Hamid said yesterday he would visit
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      Lock icon Daughters of PMs past and present stand up for women
      453 12 Kuala Lumpur THE Malaysian Prime Minister's daughter and two daughters of two past premiers have come together to speak up for Muslim women and voice concerns over injustices perpetrated m the name of Islam. Ms Nori Abdullah, Datin Paduka Marina
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Political crisis over French jobs plan
      761 13  - Political crisis over French jobs plan Susan Sachs PM Villepin's presidential hopes damaged as 500,000 take to streets By For The Straits Times In Paris DESPITE its revolutionary credentials, France is a hard country to reform. Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin had a taste of the French public's resistance to
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      Lock icon Burning issue
      78 13 THE anger m Paris is about the First Employment Contract (CPE) a contract for those under 26 that can be terminated m the first two years without explanation. The CPE, supposed to encourage employers to take on young staff, was approved by parliament last week. But the opposition
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      Lock icon Fast pullout of Iraq 'like returning Germany to the Nazis'
      654 14 Local security forces will not be able to fight back radicals: Rumsfeld Washington ONE day after a wave of anti-war protests swept the world, US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld warned that a quick US pullout from Iraq would result m
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      Lock icon Moderate parties stay out of Hamas govt
      205 14 Gaza City HAMAS has completed the formation of its government without succeeding m attracting moderate parties, a step that looks likely to increase the chances of international isolation. The narrow government to be presented to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at a meeting yesterday
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      Lock icon Mid-East countries the real losers if Iran goes nuclear
      560 14  - Mid-East countries the real losers if Iran goes nuclear Jonathan Eyal By Straits Times Europe Bureau In London WHEN the United Nations Security Council meets tomorrow to discuss a draft resolution on Iran, a familiar scene will be replayed. The Americans will demand that Iran allows immediate inspections of its
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      Lock icon Poor support for US position boils down to tactics
      233 14  -  JONATHAN EYAL WHY are so many countries refusing to support the American stance on Iran? For the Arabs, it is partly a question of psychology. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, for example, offered this argument earlier this year: "It is
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Hillary's war chest tops $32m
        186 15 SHE has yet to declare that she will run, but m the race for the White House m 2008, Senator Hillary Clinton has so far raised more than any other potential Democratic presidential candidate. The war chest of the former first lady is stuffed with
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        Lock icon Cobra-kissing his way to a record
        114 15 A FORMER Malaysian snake farm worker may have set a world record after kissing a poisonous snake 51 times m three minutes and one second, according to a news report yesterday. Mr Shahimi Abdul Hamid (above) kissed a 4.6m-long king cobra weighing 10kg on
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      • Article
        Lock icon Tory adviser makes top dollar
        99 15 THE marketing genius behind British opposition leader David Cameron is being paid £23,000 (5565,300) a month by the party, the equivalent of a salary of £276,000 a year. Mr Steve Hilton, a former employee of the advertising agency Saatchi Saatchi, is an old friend of
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    • Article
      Lock icon Sydney security forum closes ranks over China
      599 16  -  William Choong NEWS ANALYSIS US, Japan, Australia agree on need to counter 'negative' force m the region By For The Straits Times In Canberra A SECURITY forum involving American, Australian and Japanese delegates kicked off on Saturday with Canberra worried about a clash
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      Lock icon 10 DEG C HANDICAP
      41 16 Deana Murtha chipping the ball while playing on a six-hole golf course on the frozen Bering Sea outside Nome, Alaska. The Bering Sea Ice Golf Classic tournament raises funds for the Bering Sea Lions Club. PHOTO AP
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    • Article
      Lock icon US court backs govt request for Google data
      392 16 San Francisco IN A landmark battle over privacy on the Internet, the popular Google search engine has been ordered to give the US government a peek into its inner realm, but nothing more. A federal judge ordered Google to turn over data
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    • WORLO QUICKLY
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        Lock icon BELARUS LEADER POISED TO WIN POLLS
        108 16 MINSK: Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko looked set for a landslide win yesterday as the ex-Soviet state voted m an election marred by accusations of fraud and fears of violence. Mr Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus for 12 years, is widely expected to defeat
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        Lock icon U.S. FACES HIGHER FUEL PRICES
        108 16 NEW YORK: US motorists are likely to face a fresh surge m fuel prices m the coming months amid a possible supply crunch as new environmental rules go into effect at a time of peak demand, analysts say. Prices for petrol are likely to test
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        161 16 CAIRO: Egypt yesterday said a man was suspected of having the potentially deadly strain of bird flu after a woman was said to have died of the disease last week. Mr Mohammed Bahaa Abdel Moneim, 28, has been m hospital since last Thursday after suffering
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      252 17  -  TRACY OUEK CHINA WHAT IT IS RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin begins a two-day official visit to China tomorrow during which he will meet his Chinese counterpart President Hu Jintao. Premier Wen Jiabao and top legislator Wu Bangguo. Moscow and Beijing will kick-off the
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      135 17  - Thai crisis: Key players may meet for debate WHAT IT IS NIRMAL GHOSH SOUTH-EAST ASIA KEY figures m Thailand's political crisis may come together for a debate at Bangkok's Thammasat University on Friday. Among the participants could be at least one leader from the three opposition parties boycotting the April
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      122 17  - US-UAE dialogue on free trade agreement WHAT IT IS EUGENE LOW WORLD US TRADE Representative Rob Portman (right) will meet United Arab Emirates Economy Minister Sheikha Lubna al-Qassimi today to discuss business and economic issues. Free trade talks will also likely be on the agenda the United States and the
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      524 17 A look at the key world events this week by Shefali Rekhi of The Straits Times Foreign Desk GLOBAL AGENDA "4l V% jL_. w I S^Mttlw*^ V mk.A-. y '^oO'^ll:' A' l --Vi p| ,'AAA'%~" PPpi mmm Mm \\\.\W Aam^LaW aKW *^El_kK ,*M%.m*m m>^„.m\mdEtmimW*...-mk. < WM^y* W^^BM^^WaßiifSPMWKSjgllll «n»aifiiiriyiMSvT«^ir«ii7«i«M \MWIW.aam WStL
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      177 17 March 20 26 MONDAY JAKARTA: Singapore President S R Nathan is on a state visit to Indonesia. BAGHDAD: Third anniversary of the Iraq war. WASHINGTON: Taiwan's opposition KMT party chief Ma Ying-jeou on a week-long visit to the United States. TUESDAY BALI: President SusQo Bambang Yudhoyono opens a two-day investment
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      424 18 A STUDY on housing mobility by the Department of Statistics has sparked a debate over what the numbers say about household wealth and the state ofthe wage gap between top- and lower-end earners. But that may be to ask the data to explain more than
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      2100 18 Content still king in new world Technology is changing many things from medicine to the media to the military. This is an excerpt from a speech by Mr Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief executive of News Corporation, to The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers m London last week
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      1168 19  -  Mafoot Simon By Senior Writer REFORMERS Are there liberating thinkers and reformers m the Islamic world today? There are. Closest to home would be the late Nurcholis Madjid (top), an Indonesian ulama who taught an enlightened Islam m Jakarta before his death last year. Also worth
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      1283 20  -  Katrin Bennhold By In Paris NO CONTRADICTION "I am completely Muslim and I am completely French. There is perfect harmony," Mr Boubakeur (above) says. If a day comes when such questions of identity are no longer asked, he adds, "we will have come
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      209 18 Ahead of his time Dalil Boubakeur considers himself a forerunner of a modern Islam that will take root m Europe and beyond. PAGE 20 THE STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS, NEWS CENTRE, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Podium Level 2, *****4 ST INTERACTIVE: http:/ /straitstimes.asial.comsg SPH Chief Executive Officer Executive Vice-President
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      270 21 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY IWalk through a gallery of architecture and urban design by local and international architects. The URA Centre, Atrium, 45 Maxwell Road. Mon-Fri 9am-7pm; Sat 9am-5pm. Free. Visit http://www.ura.gov.sg for more details. 2 Donate $10 to buy a lily for Viriya Community Service's Lilies On
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      8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES MONDAY MARCH 20, 2006
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      Lock icon High-stakes battle shaping up in two opposition wards
      709 1  -  Aaron Low Ken Kwek ELECTION BATTLEGROUNDS SM will coach and advise PAP men there to help win back Hougang, Potong Pasir wards By THE stakes have just gone up for Hougang and Potong Pasir with Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong throwing his
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    • ELECTION BATTLEGROUNDS
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        Lock icon PAP team raring for a contest in Jalan Besar GRC
        480 2  -  Lynn Lee MPs confident of high level of support based on their work over past four years By THE People's Action Party (PAP) team m Jalan Besar GRC is looking forward to a contest to gauge residents' support. Minister for
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        Lock icon Spotted: Two new faces in Ang Mo Kio
        390 2 AS PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong went around shaking hands with residents yesterday, two unfamiliar faces stood right behind him. They were civil engineer Lee Bee Wah, who is m her mid-40s, and eye surgeon Lam Pin Mm, 37. Later, asked if
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        Lock icon Hwee Hua to stand where she can pull in most votes
        323 2  -  Ken Kwek B^ WILL Mrs Lim Hwee Hua stay m Serangoon ward and move along with the ward to Aljunied GRC? Or will she be moved to another constituency altogether? It all depends on where she can pull m
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        Lock icon WP wants to offer voters a chance to vote in AMK
        186 2 THE Workers' Party (WP) team that wants to contest m Ang Mo Kio GRC just wants to provide voters there with a chance to vote. "The Workers' Party can provide a voice for the people. It will provide a
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        Lock icon Holland-Bukit Timah likely to get woman PAP candidate
        626 3  -  Sim Chi Yin Residents have expressed a wish for a female MP m the all-male MP GRC By ENCOURAGING INDICATIONS "The indications so far have been quite encouraging. Whether this candidate will be a new candidate or an MP being redeployed, at
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        229 3 ZHENGHUA resident Toh Kiaw Swee will soon be able to walk, rain or shine, to an LRT station near his home. By the end of the year, the door repairman and his neighbours around Block 473 Segar Road will be able to use a covered
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        Lock icon Steve Chia raises stakes for himself- quit politics if he doesn't win this general election
        486 3 OPPOSITION leader Steve Chia will consider bowing out of politics altogether if he loses m Chua Chu Kang. He will also not accept the position of a Non-Constituency MP (NCMP) if he is offered it
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        148 4 AGAINST the backdrop of calm waters and the rays of the early morning sun, 25 couples renewed their wedding vows yesterday. The couples, who were between their mid30s and 60s, held hands and recited their vows together at Macßitchie Reservoir. Organised by the Family Life
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        69 4 THE Singapore Pakistani Association presented a cheque for $200,000 to the Pakistani village of Dana, which was affected by last October's devastating earthquake. Representatives from Pakistan charity The Citizen's Foundation received the cheque at a tea reception on Thursday. The money, raised through a word-of-mouth appeal
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        160 4 THE Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) will be selling exotic local produce to raise funds for The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund. Daring diners will be able to take home fresh crocodile meat produced at the Long Kuan Hung Crocodile Farm here. Those
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      569 4  -  Sales are down since 2004 fad and bun's creator is to end operations here By Jessica Lim AFTER a year of long queues, the dough has finally stopped rising for stores selling rotiboys. The butter-filled buns capped with caramelised coffee cream are not selling like
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      Lock icon Jeep driver trapped in Shenton Way crash
      185 4 Jeep driver trapped in Shenton Way crash A DRIVER of a jeep had to be extricated from his vehicle early yesterday morning when it crashed into a stationary crane parked along Shenton Way. When Singapore Civil Defence Force officers arrived at the accident scene just opposite Shenton House, they found
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      Lock icon Enter the hybrid green cars—with bigger tax rebate
      581 5  - Enter the hybrid green cars with bigger tax rebate Christopher Tan At least three petroleleetrie hybrid ears will be launched m Singapore this year By Sen ior Correspondent COMPETITIVE LEVEL "The new rebate does bring these cars to a more competitive level, but it still does not make them mainstream.
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      395 5  -  Yen Feng By BETTER LEARNING EXPERIENCE "These changes give us more latitude to broaden our students' learning experience. With Nanyang Polytechnic's help, we hope to refine and customise students' interests so they remain engaged m school curriculum." MR VASUTHEVAN RAMAMURTHY, principal of Outram Secondary MORE
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      1033 6  - Hounded by loan sharks, ex- manager agreed to be runner Tanya Fong > A DEBTOR'S STCMY Desperate to clear his debts, he decided to work for Ah Longs Reports by 30,000 ICs reported lost every year EVERY year, an average of 30,000 identity cards (ICs) are reported lost to the
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      624 6 Harassed because of mistaken ID ENGINEER Jane Teo Poh Kirn, 48, had been living m her flat at Block 608, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5, without any incident for nine years until June last year. That was when the words •osPs" (the loan shark shorthand for "owe money, pay money")
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      Lock icon Ah Longs not having it easy now
      778 6 EX-LOAN SHARK'S TALE NOT AFRAID TO CALL POUCE "We used to able to scare the borrowers because they know we are from a secret society, and that we'll turn up where and when we like. Now, they'll say 'okay we pay you today'
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        651 7 THE FIRST TIME... you start a business Becoming an entrepreneur is no piece of cake for young students, what with lack of funds, contacts and experience. But these youths managed to keep their business running despite the odds. They share with Esther Fung what makes them stand out where others
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        379 7 Registering is just the first step. Sonia Tan takes a peek at what else is involved Register your business Log orfto www.bizfile.gov.sg to submit your application. You may need a special licence if your business deals with finance, banking, optical discs or manufactures
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        354 8  - Let's talk about THE MANY ROADS TO LEARNING Ei sen Teo GROWING PAINS There have been a slew of changes m the education system, from the Integrated Programme to specialised schools like the Sports, Arts and North Light schools. Youthlnk asks its writers how they feel about the changes and
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        Lock icon Discuss with students first before implementing changes
        411 8  -  Tris Pruetthipunthu By WHILE I do not doubt that the changes m education policies were implemented with good intentions, one wonders if it would necessarily result m a better system. The first problem is that it tends to focus on the elite and
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        295 8 TALK BACK READING the Youthlnk pieces on the People's Association's intention to rebrand itself, I felt compelled to share my experience. I was a volunteer m a Youth Executive Committee (YEC), under People's Association Youth Movement (PAYM) for six years. The PA should be lauded
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        95 8 YOUTH volunteers are an asset which the People's Association always welcomes. Contrary to the reader's claim, it does not forcibly "retire" its youth leaders. Youth Executive Committee members are elected on two-year terms. On expiry, they may stand for re-election if they are 35 years and
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        105 8  -  Nur Khairiah By I AM heartened by the new education policies and I hope this will allow students to use their strengths and follow their dreams. Secondary schools are now looking beyond grades and trying to develop "well-rounded individuals". But I wonder if by making the
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        186 8  -  Clement Ng By MANY assume that after secondary school, the automatic path is to go to junior college. They believe that the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) and polytechnics catch the leftovers. The good news is that the whole idea of a "proper education path" is breaking
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        110 8  -  Jamie Lee By STUDENTS are increasingly spoilt for choice. The education system is offering new options, diversifying the routes to learning. Paradoxically, this means that students have to decide much earlier which path to take. The problem is, how does a student know if he
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        378 8 Felicia Low presents Deviant Date: Until March 24 Time: llam to 9pm Venue: The Substation Gallery, 45 Armenian Street Admission: Free Performance/installation artist Felicia Low (above) attempts to express her insights on Singapore education m a series of artworks. A teacher for the past five years, Ms Low
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        33 8 HAVE something to say about articles m Youthlnk? Thinking of contributing a story or commentary for publication? Please e-mail styouth@sph. com.sg with your full name, age and contact number.
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        206 9 I COULD not agree more with Mr lan Selbie and Ms Joan D'Arcy ("Maid caregivers need time off to recharge"; ST, March 14) m their support for maids to have mandatory days off. I, too, cannot believe the Government's reasons for
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        310 9 ALL FOR FAMILY They are willing to bear all these so their families m a distant land can hope to lead a better life one day. THE story of Bangladeshi worker Nazrul Islam ("Clearing the garbage 12 hours a day";
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        453 9 MONEY, MONEY, MONEY Is business more important than humanity m the modern world? Have we left humanity behind m the race for money, which is only a temporary thing? I WANTED to get a new maid so I approached one of the many
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        386 9 OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN I AM a working mother and my maid has been with me for the past year. I had a lesson recently and realised why a compulsory rest day may not benefit all maids here. My maid is a
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        200 9 THE recent cases of maid abuse have brought to light one alarming fact, that we are becoming a very intolerant society. It is evident that maids are no longer considered human as mistakes cannot be accepted. But when we have to face the
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        231 9 MY SON went through an experience similar to that of Madam Chia Chye Hiang's daughter ("11--pointer loses out to 13-pointers m choice of JC"; ST, March 16) m the recent junior college admission exercise. With an aggregate score of 14, and after deduction
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        539 9 I REFER to the report, "Navy sergeant m drug case had no access to lawyer for a month" (ST, March 15). A serviceman under close arrest at the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Detention Barracks may have access to a lawyer depending on the
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        310 9 Time in jail make the punishment fit the crime I REFER to the reports, "Jailed 7 months for dipping maid's finger m hot oil" and "Nigerian tourist jailed 7 years for using fake US$lOO bills" (ST, March 11). Of late there have been many reports of punishment meted out by
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        Lock icon Two silvers assured, now for the golds
        447 10  -  Alvin Foo P ADDLERS ENTER BOTH TEAM FINALS Jason and men face India, while Li and the women will meet hosts Australia By In Melbourne TODAY, Jason Ho, 17, is likely to play m the biggest match of his career m Melbourne. The
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        Lock icon Singles losses costly as Singapore fall to India
        588 10 BADMINTON IT WAS bright and sunny outside the Melbourne Exhibition Centre yesterday afternoon. But, inside the badminton hall, it was all gloom for Singapore. They were upset 1-3 by India m the Commonwealth Games mixed team quarter-fi-nals. The failure of Kendrick Lee
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      • C'WEALTH GAMES: MARCH 15-26
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          Lock icon McCann wins marathon by just 2sec
          651 11  -  LEE YULIN ATHLETICS THE first gold medal of the Commonwealth Games athletics competition, inevitably, fell to the hosts. In the end, gutsy moth-er-of-two Kerryn McCann, lifted by a raucous full house at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, streaked ahead of Kenyan Hellen Cherono to win
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          Lock icon Stars' golden dreams get reality jolts
          821 11  -  Lee Yulin SWIMMING Schoeman and Lenton have to settle for fewer wins after upsets m the pool By Assistant Sports Editor In Melbourne THE dreams of two stars were washed away at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre pool last night. Australian Libby Lenton
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          Lock icon David's hopes are squashed
          386 11 Melbourne MALAYSIAN world squash champion Nicol David blew her chance for a gold medal on a lean day for Asia at the Commonwealth Games yesterday. David, a hot favourite to add the Commonwealth crown to her World Open and British Open titles, was brought crashing down
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            Lock icon DUAL-CITIZEN RUNNER HURT IN TRAINING
            77 11 FORMER Olympic silver medallist Sonia O'Sullivan from Ireland hurt her hamstring m training, and will decide tomorrow whether she will make her debut for Australia m Friday's 5,000 m. The 36-year-old was granted permission to run for Australia after gaining dual citizenship on Australia Day,
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            Lock icon GAGNON SNARES SOLO, DUET GOLDS
            65 11 CANADA'S Marie Gagnon won both the solo and duet synchronised swimming fiee routines yesterday. The 23-year-old clinched the solo gold with 46.917 points, four points ahead of England's Jenna Randall. Australia's Irena Olevsky finished third. Gagnon then partnered Isabelle Rampling to win the duet category
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            Lock icon WINNING DESPITE PERSONAL TRAGEDY
            82 11 MARK Cavendish won an emotional gold medal for the Isle of Man, and Scotland edged out England m the team sprint on the last day of track cycling yesterday. Cavendish held off Australian Ashley Hutchinson, and dedicated his win to training partner James Berry, who was
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            75 11 AN AUSTRALIAN weightlifter, who was at the centre of a doping investigation before the Games began, withdrew from the competition yesterday because of a broken rib. Team officials said Belinda van Tienen, who was entered m the women's 69kg category to be held today, was
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            100 11 MALAYSIAN weightlifting gold medallist, Mohamed Faizal Baharom, is looking to China to help turn him into a world-beater ahead of the Beijing Olympics. The 24-year-old had won the 56kg category on Thursday, snatching 115 kg followed by 140 kg m clean and jerk. He
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          558 11 ATHLETICS Men's marathon: 1 Samson Ramadhani Nyonyi (Tan) 2hr llmin 29sec 2 Fred Mogaka Tumbo (Ken) 2:12.03 3 Daniei Robinson (Eng) 2:14.50 Women's marathon: 1 Kerryr McCann (Aus) 2:30.54 2 Hellen Cherono Koskei (Ken) 2:30.56 3 Elizabeth Yelling (Eng) 2:32.19. Javelin: 1 Sunette Viljoen (Rsa) 50.72 m 2
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        464 12 SOCCER A 3-1 away win over Newcastle puts them two points from second spot m league LONDON LIVERPOOL kept m touch with Manchester United m the battle for second spot, after cruising to a 3-1 win against Newcastle United at St James' Park yesterday.
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        Lock icon HORSE RACING Sensational two-country double for the Gray family
        375 12 HORSE RACING Sensational two-country double for the Gray family MARCH 18, 2006 marked a special day m the life of the Gray racing family from New Zealand, with both father (Kevin) and son (Stephen) saddling up winners within the space of half an hour m two different countries, including the
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        Lock icon SELANGOR RACING RESULTS SUNDAY 19 MARCH
        331 12 •m. f\ m liaCK. OOOU Race 1 Class 4 (2) 1600 m ouiruoonnirinnc vhk 1 8 HIGH PRODIGIOUS. KOh I 10 Midnight Reef. J Saimee 2. 11 Playing, D B Smith 3. Margins:S-Headx2len. Time: 1:37.1.N05.8,10,11. Win: «.,-> o, KMMC„„, MTioinim.ii.iiiw $13 Place $6. $16,
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        Lock icon HONG KONG RACING RESULTS SUNDAY 19 MARCH
        412 12 Track: Good Race 1 Griffins 1200 m Nos. 11. 8. 1 Win: $11 Place S7 SS, $13. FCT $9 PFT: (1-81 $9, 11-11) $7. (8-111 S3. TCE 552 Scratchings: 6, 9. Race 2 Class 5 1800 m Nos. 1. 6, 2 Win: $110.
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        Lock icon FA speaks to foreign candidate Scolari
        181 12 London THE Football Association has interviewed Portugal's Brazilian coach Luiz Felipe Scolari for the England manager's job, according to newspaper reports yesterday. Scolari, who guided Brazil to World Cup success m 2002, is reported to have spoken to FA officials during a visit to
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        144 12 P W D L F A Pts Chelsea 29 24 3 2 5818T5 Man United 29 19 6 4 58 29 63 Liverpool 3118 7 642 21 61 Tottenham 30 14 10 643 28 52 Arsenal 3015 510 48 23 50 Blackburn 3015 *****36 49 Bolton 2813 9 639
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        Lock icon Saha feels for van Nistelrooy
        435 12 LONDON LOUIS Saha has admitted he feels sympathy for his teammate Ruud van Nistelrooy, whose Manchester United future has been thrown into further doubt. Alex Ferguson once again left the Dutch striker on the bench on Saturday. Saha fully justified his place m the starting
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        Lock icon Juventus close in on Italian title
        377 12 Rome JUVENTUS show no sign of loosening their grip on first place m the Serie A title race. Striker David Trezeguet scored twice to give the league leaders a 3-1 win at Livorno on Saturday. The result put the leaders on 77 points from
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        48 12 Saturday Treviso 1 Cagliari 2 Livorno 1 Juventus 3 Yesterday Chievo 4 Siena 1 Fiorentina 3 Ascoli 1 Inter Milan 3 Lazio 1 Lecce 1 Parma 2 Reggina 0 Empoli 2 Sampdoria 0 Palermo 2 Udinese 0 AC Milan 4 AS Roma v Messina Late kick-off
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        157 12 P W D L F APIs Juventus 30 24 5 160 19 77 AC Milan 30 21 4 5 67 24 67 Inter Milan 30 20 5 5 56 23 65 Fwrentina 2918 5 6 5131 59 AS Roma 29 16 7 6 54 29 55 Chievo Verona 30
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        Lock icon Pampling grabs four-stroke lead, Woods fades away
        418 13 GOLF Orlando ROD Pampling headed into the final round of the Bay Hill Invitational this morning (Singapore time) after a steady five-under-par 67 while four-time winner Tiger Woods slipped out of contention. Pamplmg, who began the day one shot behind overnight leader Lucas
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        Lock icon Portsmouth are grateful for West Ham's gift
        405 13 London PORTSMOUTH manager Harry Redknapp had an unexpected gift on his first return to Upton Park since being sacked m 2001. West Ham United, with one eye on today's FA Cup quarter-final match with Manchester City, fielded a weakened side m the first
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        Lock icon Three Asian aces
        61 13 ASIAN players struck three holes-in-one m quick succession at the TCL Classic m Sanya, China, yesterday. China's Li Chao, and Thai Prom Meesawat struck at the par-three, 170-yard fifth. Another Thai, Tha worn Wiratchant, aced the 196-yard third. Sweden's Johan Edfors fended off a challenge from Australian
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        509 13 Madrid STRIKERS Henrik Larsson and Samuel Eto'o handed Barcelona a 2-0 La Liga win at Real Sociedad on Saturday. Brazilian playmaker Ronaldinho helped set up the goals at the beginning of each half, and Barca never really stretched themselves against a side flirting with
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        Lock icon Spurs have faith for spot in Europe
        460 13 SOCCER Manager insists they can thwart Arsenal's bid to gain berth m Champions League Birmingham (England) MARTIN Joi insists that Tottenham have the self-belief to hold off Arsenal m the battle for fourth place m the Premiership and a ticket to next season's
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        83 13 P W D L F A Pts Tampines 2 2 0 0 6 3 6 Albirex Niigata 2 110 4 1 4 Young Lions 2 110 3 1 4 Home United 2 10 13 2 3 SAFFC 1 10 0 2 1 3 Geylang 2 10 113 3 Woodlands
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        Lock icon Noor Ali to lead SAFFC against Tampines
        348 13  -  Nicholas Fang By MOHAMED Noor Ali has seen his fair share of ups and downs. Banned for a year m 2003 for betting on league matches when playing for Geylang United, the Singapore Armed Forces FC midfielder had to endure an uncertain future,
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        50 13 S-League Today Sporting Afrique v Woodlands Wellington (Yishun, 7.30pm) Wednesday Young Lions v Geylang United (Jalan Besar, 7.30pm) Thursday Gombak United v Balestier Khalsa (Queenstown, 7.30pm) Friday Singapore Armed Forces v Tampines Rovers (Choa Chu Kang, 7pm) Live, CNA, 7pm Sunday Albirex Niigata v Home United (Jurong East, 7pm)
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        Lock icon Fisichella leads Renault one-two
        519 14 MOTOR RACING Italian driver wins Malaysian Grand Prix, with teammate Alonso runner-up Sepang (Malaysia) GIANCARLO Fisichella proved that there can be more than one race winner m the dominant Renault team yesterday, when he triumphed m the Malaysian Grand Prix. From pole position, the popular Italian
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        148 14 Results 1 Giancarlo Fisichella (lta) Renault lhr 30min 40.5295 ec 2 Fernando Alonso (Esp) Renault 4.5855 ec 3 Jenson Button (Eng) Honda 9.631 4 Juan Pablo Montoya (Col) McLaren 39.351 5 Felipe Massa (Bra) Ferrari 43.254 6 Michael Schumacher (Ger) Ferrari 43.854 7 Jacques Villeneuve (Can) BMW
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        Lock icon Winning makes it all worthwhile for Sarah
        538 14  - Winning makes it all worthwhile for Sarah Chan Yi Shen ICE SKATING By SARAH Afiqah Rodgers took three weeks off from school and flew halfway across the globe to compete m the national ice-skating championships recently. But it was all worthwhile for the Scotland-based Singaporean after she won the girls'
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        Lock icon Short-track and figure skating for S'pore, says IOC's Ng
        375 14  -  CHAN YI SHEN SINGAPORE can produce Olympic champions m winter sports, the Republic's International Olympic Committee executive member Ng Ser Miang believes. He made his assessment while observing the national ice-skating championships last weekend. Now attending the Commonwealth Games m Melbourne,
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          Lock icon SHARAPOVA BAGS INDIAN WELLS TITLE
          85 14 INDIAN WELLS (Califor ma): Third-seeded Russian Maria Sharapova blew past fourth-seeded compatriot Elena Dementieva 6-1, 6-2 here on Saturday to win tennis' WTA Indian Wells title. With her 19th birthday still a month away, Sharapova claimed her 11th WTA title, showing patience and maturity m
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          51 14 ATLANTIC CITY (New Jersey): Hasim Rahman remained the World Boxing Council heavyweight champion on Saturday night without beating James Toney. Rahman, handed the crown when Vitali Klitschko retired last year, fought Toney to a draw, a verdict booed by many fans m the crowd. ASSOCIATED
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        Lock icon Spurs hold off Yao's best efforts
        304 14 BASKETBALL HOUSTON THE Houston Rockets were on the verge of a fourth-quar-ter comeback against the San Antonio Spurs m a National Basketball Association game on Saturday. Almost nonchalantly, the Spurs shrugged off the challenge, scored when they needed to and put the Rockets away.
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        569 14 CRICKET Second day of 3rd Test m Mumbai: England 400 (A. Strauss 128, 0. Shah 88, A. Flintoff 50; Sreesanth 4-704) v India 89-3. Third day of 2nd Test m Wellington: New Zealand 372 (P. Fulton 75, S. Fleming 97, N. Astle 65; Edwards 5-65, Powell 2-83). West Indies
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        179 15 hate fought the good fight. I hare finished the race. I huir kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 ANITA CECILIA SAMUEL Age: 76 was called home to be with the Lord on 19 March 2006. Dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Louis B Samuel, deceased) Son: Daughter-in-law:
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        215 15 CHUNG KIM HUAT Age: 83 passed away peacefully on 18 March 2006 leaving behind loved ones. (Wife: Sim Peck Geok, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Cheng Teck Seng Chee Kwek Fong (Cheng Teck Swee, deceased) Josephine Chan Teck Khoon Skadiang Jeanne Cheong Teck Joo Choo Sio Hoon Cheng Teck Guan Cheng Teck
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        211 15 The Family of the Late TOH KAM MOON Departed on 15 March 2006 Wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, pastors, church members, prayer groups and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, prayers, wreaths and donations during their recent bereavement. The loving care and
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        133 15 In Loving Memory Of Puan Sri Khoo Teck Puat Departed 20th March 1995 Deeply missed and always remembered by your children and grandchildren <«% SUPRAMANIAM S/O RANGASAMY Passed away peacefully on 31-3-05 Sadly missed by loved ones: Beloved Wife: Saroja Supramaniam Daughters: S Vasantha S Geetha ...all relatives friends. THALAI
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        Lock icon Capita Land's Reits buy Raffles City in $2. 1b deal
        835 20  -  Fiona Chan By Capita Commercial will take a 60% stake while Capita Mall will hold the remaining 40% LANDMARK shoppping mall and office complex Raffles City will be sold to two real estate investment trusts (Reits) m a deal valued
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        8 20 For the week 2,494.41 -2.32
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        Lock icon Former board of Swissair's parent faces lawsuit
        255 20 LIQUIDATOR TAKES ACTION Zurich THE liquidator of Swissair said on Saturday that he has filed a lawsuit against the former board of directors of SAirGroup, the parent company of defunct Swissair, for having put money into Sabena airline. The directors injected capital totalling
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        498 16  -  Azrin Asmani TAKING STOCK By Investors likely to keep close eye on DBS, OCBC and Mediaßing shares LOSING STEAM "Like any marathon runner, the local market is finally showing signs of fatigue after its strong run over the last two months." A
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          73 16 CIMB-GK Research is sticking to its "neutral" rating on Sing Tel, despite positive news emerging from the telco's Australian unit Optus. Optus last week announced job cuts m a bid to battle falling margins and heightened competition. CIMB-GK said: "This is positive news as Optus
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          Lock icon GOLDMAN GIVES SINOMEM 'OUTPERFORM' RATING
          44 16 GOLDMAN Sachs has initiated coverage on water-treatment specialist Sinomem Technology with an "outperform" rating. "We believe a discriminating market will award higher multiples to technologically advanced water-related companies. Sinomem... should benefit," it said. Goldman Sachs, March 17 Rating: OUTPERFORM
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          Lock icon BEAUTY CHINA EXPECTED TO POST STRONG SALES
          78 16 BEAUTY China's impressive bottom line for last year has received the thumbs up from UOB Kay Hian, which upgraded its rating on the stock to "buy". UOB Kay Hian said Beauty China has an aggressive expansion plan, including expanding its retail outlets from
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        6480 16 UNIT TRUSTS tttHmro Asset M|t (fpwe) Star Eursta E*)H*" 0.925/ Bar Euro* Bart. 1.161/ Stir Euro»e Jai 1 166/ Star Asan Tipr Eqty 1173/ Star Asa Batd. 1.301/ Star tita Baoace* 1 08/ Star SiooaiTedmototyFwd'" 0.211/ Mum St Fd. 1041/ Star Asa BwKUSO 1 0 803/
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        481 17 This forms part of government efforts to draw more foreign investors Mumbai INQIA'S Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said his government will consider allowing the rupee to trade freely against other currencies, as part of a plan to boost overseas investments into
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        Lock icon Air Asia looks to take off in China and India
        239 17 Kuala Lumpur LOW-COST carrier Air-Asia hopes to launch more flights to China and subsequently to India as part of its ambitious plans to become an Asia-wide airline. South-east Asia's most profitable budget carrier is also looking at forming joint ventures
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        433 17 Prudential rej ects Aviva's advances London PRUDENTIAL, Britain's second-largest insurer, said it had rejected a takeover approach from larger domestic rival Aviva. If it went through, the merger would be the industry's largest. The board "reaffirms its confidence m Prudential's future as an independent company", the insurer said m a
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        Lock icon WARMING UP FOR TIE-UPS
        185 18 R US SIAN Minister for Economic Development and Trade German Gref yesterday called on Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew at the Istana, on the first day of his two-day trip to Singapore. He expressed interest m learning from Singapore's experience m economic development, while MM Lee
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        Lock icon Nassim Gardens to be sold en bloc
        446 18  -  Grace Ng By DEVELOPERS or even large families and groups of friends are being offered a rare chance to buy into an area touted as Singapore's most prestigious. The Nassim Road apartment block, currently being redeveloped, is expected to sell for more than
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        Lock icon US rushing to wrap up Asian trade deals by early next year
        965 18  -  Erica Tay Talks not concluded by then might be scuttled as opposition rises m Congress By WITH a looming deadline and a rising tide of protectionist voices back home, United States trade negotiators are working at a feverish
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        Lock icon Former Reed Group to bow out in reverse takeover
        634 19  -  Bryan Lee Deal with Chasen comes amid SGX queries of business disposals By BELEAGUERED China Entertainment Sports (CES), known formerly as Reed Group Holdings, appears to be throwing m the towel finally as it yields to a reverse takeover bid by
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        130 19 CHINA Entertainment Sports (CES) is buying machinery logistics specialist Chasen Logistics Services for $36 million, issuing new shares representing at least 95 per cent of its share capital to Chasen's owners. The move will see control of the company falling into the hands of Mr Low Weng Fatt,
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        Lock icon SembEnviro pumps $80m into Chinese recycling joint venture
        299 19  -  Erica Tay By SEMBCORP Industries' whol-ly-owned subsidiary, SembCorp Environment Management (SembEnviro), is making its largest investment m China to date, with an $80 million stake m a joint venture that recycles lead from used batteries. Poised to tap the ballooning Chinese demand
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          Lock icon KEPPEL LAND DIRECTOR STEPS DOWN FROM OFFICE
          22 19 THAI CHEE KEN (above): Resigned as director ot Keppel Land with effect from March 16.
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          Lock icon NEW MANAGEMENT TEAM AT DEL MONTE PACIFIC SUBSIDIARY
          151 19 RAMON ANG: Appointed non-executive director and chairman of Del Monte Philippines, a subsidiary of Del Monte Pacific. Mr Ang is the vice-chairman, president and chief operating officer (COO) of San Miguel Corporation, which owns 42.2 per cent of NutriAsia Pacific. Mr Joselito
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          48 19 KAN LAI KUEN: Appointed a non-executive director of Sunway International Holdings with effect from March 1. She is currently the managing director of Asia Investment Management and Asia Investment Research. Sunway earlier announced that Mr Kuo Yen Ting had resigned as non-executive director.
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        Lock icon Hyflux trims stakes in two Dubai ventures and reaps 20% returns
        367 19 WATER treatment specialist Hyflux said yesterday that it will sell most of its stakes m two Dubai joint ventures to its business partner, Istithmar. Hyflux will transfer a 44 per cent stake m Palm Water and its entire 51
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      30 9 Letters to Forum Editor Please include your full name, address and a telephone contact number. For women, indicate Miss, Mrs, Mdm or Ms. Send your letters via e-mail to stforum@sph.com.sg
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      150 10 Today's events Athletics: Men's 100 m, 100 m (disability), 5,000 m, 20km walk, shot put. Women's 100 m, 100 m (disability), 20km walk, shot put, hammer. Badminton: Mixed team Gymnastics: Men's floor, pommel horse, rings. Women's vault, uneven bars. Lawn Bowls: Men's and women's triples Shooting: Men's skeet (pairs), 25m
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      65 12 Selangor Races Cancelled Due to adverse weather conditions, The Selangor Turf Club Cancelled Races 6 to 8. All bets on Races 6 to 8 will be refunded. As Races 6 and 7, the 2nd and 3rd Leg, ofthe Triple Trio Bet have been cancelled, dividend will be paid to the
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      490 20 Getting up to speed The US aims to wrap up FTA deals already m progress with Asian trading partners by early next year, says trade representative Karan Bhatia. PAGE HlB 1 8B"j x ...i;' "I-'.,' I tLW r ill fli Am. Mli^ I .^^m 1 111 1 1 MAAV GONuRA
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      334 2 NEW YORK South Park has declared war on Scientology. Matt Stone and Trey Parker, creators of the animated cartoon, are digging m against the celebrity-endorsed religion after an episode mocking outspoken Scientologist Tom Cruise was yanked abruptly from the Comedy Central schedule last Wednesday. A report said
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      99 2 PHOTO: RUMOURS that their trans-Atlantic relationship was m trouble were dashed when actor Matthew McConaughey (left) jetted into Madrid to support girlfriend Penelope Cruz at last Thursday's screening of her latest film Volver. The couple appeared as loving as ever as they posed during the premiere of
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      128 2 LOS ANGELES Maternity leave is over for Oscar winner Julia Roberts (left) who is planning her return to the silver screen, Variety reported. The 39-year-old began her maternity leave early last year to take care of her twin children. She is now m final talks to star
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      116 2 NEW YORK Fashion designer Oleg Cassini (left), who created gowns for former American first lady Jacqueline Kennedy and many Hollywood films, died last Friday, aged 92. His wife. Marianne, said he suffered a broken blood vessel m his head and died m a Long Island hospital. Born
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      132 2 NEARLY 100 Singapore Idol hopefuls are one step closer to their dreams after the second round of auditions over the weekend. They were cherry-picked from some 1,000 contestants who had made it through the first round of three auditions last month. The second round at the
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      542 3 Chinese star Zhang Ziyi has fans everywhere except m Hong Kong but there's hope yet HONG KONG The media here has plenty to say about Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi and most of it is downright vicious. Although Hollywood is enthralled with the spunky beauty who starred m Memoirs
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      2218 4  -  Kristina Tom mondayinterview Alfian speaks... On the temptations of selling out: You switch on your television and you see these credit card commercials with landed property homes, never HDB flats. That kind of bourgeoise ie is so seductive m Singapore.' On writing plays In his mother tongue: 'My
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      461 5  - So you think you're ready for Nasty Nigel'? Lee Sze Yong British TV producer Nigel Lythgoe, one of the judges m reality show So You Think You Can Dance, makes Simon Cowell seem tame LOOK out, Simon Cowell. There's a new mean judge on TV. British TV producer Nigel Lythgoe,
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      364 6 PHOTO: CERNOBBIO, Italy The main thing missing from the rumoured wedding between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were the bride and groom. Still, officials held out hope that the couple would give a Hollywood ending to the weekend and show up to tie the knot
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      457 7  -  Andrea Ong All Scottish artiste Eddi Reader has up her sleeve is her voice and a guitar CONCERT EDDI READER Esplanade Recital Studio Last Saturday EDDI Reader had told Life! a day before her concert that she does not rely on a loop or a drum machine but
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      356 7  -  Corrie Tan CONCERT MR A-Z JASON MRAZ Esplanade Concert Hall Last Friday IF JASON Mraz ever got tired of singing, one suspects he can go on to be a comedian, given the laughs and exuberant audience interaction he sparked off, at his first ever acoustic concert here
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      195 10 If what celebrities wear is anything to go by, prints will be big these coming months HIT: Tyra Banks is fond of saying "fierce" on her TV show, America's Next Top Model. And thaf s how she looks m this tiger-print number (right). PHOTOS: HIT: Sienna Miller's
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        447 2  -  MARK LIM YOUR BOURHOOD jTHE STRAITS TIMES LSI M-SG6 Club BY MARK LIM, 1 7, SEC 5, IS THE SECRETARY OF THE MONTFORT SECONDARY DRAMA CLUB, AND HAS PLAYED THE SCHOOLS FOUNDER IN MONTFORT: THE MUSICAL BUT HE REVEALS THE TRUE CHALLENGE FOR ACTORS
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        22 2 WRITE IN Got an opinion, a story or something to say? E-mail us at stin@ sph.com.sg and tell us what you think.
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        508 4 COLLECTING "FRIENDS" ON FRIENDSTER HAS BECOME AWAY OF SHOWING HOW POPULAR YOU ARE. BUT DOES IT REALLY? DAWN LIM FINDS OUT. "HAVING MANY TESTIMONIALS MAY JUST MEAN YOU ARE LIKEABLE. BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE MANY FRIENDS." More than 400. That's how many Friendster "friends" Chong
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        57 4 TRENDS AND QUIRKS SHOOT AND SHARE From Antarctica to Zimbabwe, new photosharing website Flickr is now the darling of those who shoot and share their photos. "It's a photo version of Friendster," said Mr Spadea Ho, 25, an art director who uses Flickr to showcase his random shots of people,
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        262 6 BUSTED THIS WEEK: POEM BY JESSICA GOH SEOK HONG, 1 4, SEC 3, CHIJ ST NICHOLAS GIRLS' SCHOOL OF A PREVIOUS MEMORY VALENTINE'S DAY Sepia dulls dreams verdant Into a hazy, wakeful remembrance I he whispers of a dying fire And the darkening gloom where she weeps m shame. A
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        142 6 Ik \H RAT GJN I >> Creative? Got something original* to share? Tell us about it, or tell on your friend it could be a drawing, a song, a poem, a work of art, anything! Busters and their creative victims, and those who get their work featured here, will each
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        504 7 I N HELPS YOU MAKE SENSE OF ALL THOSE CATCHPHRASES THAT MAKE THE HEADLINES. THIS WEEK, WE LOOK AT: WHAT ARE ENDANGERED SPECIES? "Species" means "types" types of animals, plants and other living things. "Endangered" means they are m danger of extinction, or dying out. HOW BIG IS
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        62 7 -yi if" SCIENCE BEHIND THE NEWS EXTINCTION HOT SPOTS A team of biologists has identified 20 hot spots around the world where mammal species, while not yet appearing threatened, are likely to be at high risk of extinction m decades to come. The areas with the most potentially endangered species
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        821 8 If you are a Secondary 2 or 3 student, your school life is about to change. Oral and project work previously, just part of elective courses will soon be worth more: They can count towards your application to a polytechnic or junior college. O-level subjects themselves Will be more youth-driven.
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        44 8 NOT JUST THE TOP TALENTS The changes are part of an overall drive to provide more choice m Singapore's education system. As Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam put it, to develop "not just top talents, not just academic talents, but all talents". (ST, March 8)
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        77 9 i^ ILLUSTRATIONS: JEFFREY LIM i^fiflfriji^^STr—^ißi^ Bflflß^^^^^ ik^ IV 9l^^.^l|i^^^-^ la^£S^^**— ~-~^2r^'^_. I M i»»«»»»» M ___^»^ai«____»<«« M _».»«~»»<wi»»~~^ maaaaaaaaaWSt^t^^mM ri-_^Miftifff^^^9 »tW :^rTffllK9l9llWBifBM^fci^ii <^k\¥ fl w 9 "^fHP^" fl J HBn»"' 11 polytechnic courses of their choice? J j ie) I 7 1 M^Mp r I make offers to selected student
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        48 9 THE BIG STORY THIS WEEK LEARNT FROM ONLY THE BEST V The changes borrow from some ofthe best schools m the world, which believe m training their students not only to understand issues conceptually, but also to apply concepts to find practical applications and solutions. (ST, March 8)
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        735 10  - WHERE ARE THE FANS? TAY CHENG KHOON BY ,THE STRAITS TIMES, MARCH 1 6 But sponsors only pay to have their name m front ofthe fans. So if the fans don't come, the sponsors may pull out. That's why it can be better to have free entrance, to get more
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        71 10 RACK YOUR BRAINS a r* FAN OR FIEND? A fair, big-boned teenage giri, dressed m black, had barged into Campus SuperStar contestant Teresa Tseng's (above) school on March 5, demanding to see her idol. But a teacher told her to leave and the fan did not show up again. Meanwhile,
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        266 11  -  ANDREW DUFFY TEXT DKLFJKLSDF lohammed Ali was arrested and charged with urdering her between 3pm and 6pm that day. ow police are investigating if he killed her at his rte-room flat m nearby Pipit Road and took her > his father's place, pretending she was asleep. He may have
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        498 12 SCIENTISTS IN INDONESIA UNEARTH m> An excavation (above) on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa, east of Java, unearthed a town buried for nearly two centuries by a volcanic eruption. The discovery drew comparisons with the Italian village of Pompeii, which was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
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        160 13 Read the article and answer the following questions. This is not a straightforward comprehension exercise. It is an exercise for you to see how facts can be used to good (and not so good) effect m writing. Answer questions I to 8 before
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        456 13 Use your answers to the eight questions above to make the following points about using facts. I It is possible to give your readers too little information even when you are giving too many facts. That happens when the facts you hand them
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        285 13 You have seen how hard it is to work with facts and to make the facts work m a piece of writing. You may also know that a newspaper report is an example of expository writing. Expository writing, simply put, is writing done
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        87 12 UNUSUAL QUAKES DETECTED On March I I Thailand warned of a series of unusual underwater quakes m the Andaman Sea, urging residents along the southern coast where the tsunami hit m 2004 to be on alert for any changes m the colour ofthe sea or abnormal waves. The National Disaster
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        72 13 t yp^iiA r i pr c y M We have five Straits Times Media Club gym bags to give away. All you have to do is answer this question correctly: Which word in the article means "severely destructive**? (Make sure you spell it correctly 1 E-mail us your answer by'
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        78 13 READ AND WRITE BETTER NEW MUSEUM UNVEILED Anew museum of Chinese history, costing $7.8 million, opened at Haw Par Villa on March 11, aiming to attract an international audience by charting the spread of Chinese people around the globe. Called Hua Song, which means "m praise ofthe Chinese community", the
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        1066 14 FUTURE TIMES PAST: WRITTEN BY RAFE MARTIN A BREAKFAST SERIALS STORY CHAPTER THREE: RAINERA'S SECRET PLAN WHEN DALTON SAID THAT THE EAGLES HAD RETURNED AND WERE ON THE MOUNTAIN, PANDEMONIUM ERUPTED. SHOUTS RANG OUT. MOTHERS GRABBED THEIR CHILDREN. SOME PEOPLE BEGAN TO SING THE OLD TUNE THEY'VE
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        48 14 t«J l WORLD'S FIRST SUDOKU WINNER A Czech accountant has beaten 84 players from 22 countnes to win the inaugural world sudoku championships m Lucca, Italy. Ms Jana Tylova, 3 1 beat off challenges from two American competitors to take the honour on March 11. (ST, March 13)
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        75 15 THE WRITE STUFF AAZj^SmAL^"^' KOREAN MATHS WHIZ KID Song Yu Geun, aged eight, is the youngest person m South Korea's history to be admitted to a university. His parents had managed to secure a special admission interview for their son at the well-known Inha University. During the 20-minute interview, Yu
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        126 15 NOW TRY THIS! I i 4 P V, 1 1 N" J 3 Aj 1 E~\ Use the clues below to complete the crossword puzzle. If you have read the story, you should have no problem doing this. All the words can be found m the story! 1 Something that
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        1041 16 SEE IF YOU CAN WRAP YOUR HEAD \^Kmm\mWw\\m\mW P |n A t C me AROUND THE TWISTY BRIDGES AND nfws CURRICULUM-BENDING SCHOOL COURSES THAT MADE HEADLINES IB^HHIIII^^HBBSSb^^^SBB NUMBERS IN THE NEWS Ammmmmmmm^W j^H *fhom Match these digits to the reasons they JR* ifPL Vagi made the news. '-BflP 00 00^^
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