The Straits Times, 27 March 2006

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    22 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 74 PAGESTNTOUR PARTS MICA (P) 219/03/2006 MONDAY MARCH 27 2006 •S*A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon New general hospital to be built in Woodlands
    645 1  -  Salma Khalik By Health Correspondent Confirmation is also given that Health Minister will stand m Sembawang GRC m coming election "Sembawang has a special place m my heart." Former deputy prime minister Tony Tan, m announcing that he will not contest the
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    Lock icon ZHANG BEATS LI FOR GOLD NO. 4
    113 1 Table tennis player Zhang Xueling (centre) leads teammates Li Jiawei (left) and Xv Van m a Singapore sweep of the women's singles medals yesterday, the final day of the Commonwealth Games. The world No. 44 upset No. 5 Li 4-3 m the gold-medal
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    Lock icon SAF officer dies in 10km race
    300 1  -  David Boey 3y JUST 600 m from the finish line of a 10km run, Colonel Bernard Tan Cheow Han (inset), 39, collapsed. Within minutes, emergency medical staff were working to revive the army's top man m charge of personnel matters. Three times they tried
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  • UP FRONT
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      Lock icon Hopes of an Oscar no longer a pipe dream
      969 1  - Hopes of an Oscar no longer a pipe dream Ong Sor Fern By Film Correspondent AND the winner of the Oscar is... from Singapore. The idea of a Singaporean winning Hollywood's highest accolade, is not so preposterous. The Singapore film industry, effectively moribund m the 1980s and early *****, is
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  • IN A FLASH
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      55 2 Oil prices up China increases costs of oil products, but will subsidise public service and the disadvantaged. PAGE 7 Cabinet jobs for critics Thaksin plans to offer ministerial posts to his opponents, including his fiercest critics. PAGE 10 Five-year blueprint The upcoming Ninth Malaysia Plan will be a test
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      66 2 Robbery m Johor A Singaporean visitor struggles m vain to stop his car from being stolen while passers-by look on. PAGE HI No final farewell The parents of Viet girl Pham Thi True Linh lose the chance to attend her cremation. PAGEH4 HDB -parking system Electronic tickets have replaced
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      18 2 Spore-Thailand ties The relationship remains sturdy and most Thais are not anti-Singapore, says Temasek Holdings. PAGE H8
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      17 2 Handball slip-up Chelsea's win against Manchester City m the Premiership is clouded by Drogba's handball. PAGEHI2
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      30 2 Insurance payments Claims under the Dependants' Protection Scheme are paid to family members according to Insurance Act m the absence of a nomination, CPF and DPS administrators say. PAGEH2O
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      19 2 Sino-Russian alliance Washington sees the deepening ties as a threat to its clout m East Asia. PAGE 12
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      31 2 Open trade To resolve global structural imbalances, the US has to save more by cutting its fiscal deficit, and the rest of the world has to spend more. PAGE 17
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      27 2 Art of living together The murder of seven monks m Algeria by Islamic elements 10 years ago still holds lessons m universal fraternal love. PAGE 19
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      Lock icon WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN
      52 2 In our special report on Asia's Best Shopping on March 11, the price of Chanel Chance eau de toilette m Singapore was given as $185 m a comparison table. Chanel has clarified that $185 is the price for its eau de parfum. The correct price
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      139 2 SECTION ONE Prime 3-4 Asia 6-11 World 12-16 Review 17-19 FYI 20 SECTION TWO Home Hl-H6 Forum H8 Sports H9-Hl4 Obituaries Hl5 Money Hl6-H2O LIFE! People... L2-L3.L5-L7 Monday Interview... L 4 Events TV. Ll2-Ll3 I Working From Home? k Smalf PrJiTlO *Wt m Virtual Office HHHHIMH Dedicated phone HI j^k
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon PAP's man in Hougang could play opposition role in House
      690 3  -  Ken Kwek By If residents vote for Mr Eric Low, SM Goh says he will ask that party whip be lifted m his ease IF MR Eric l,ow unseats opposition MP Low Thia Khiang m Hougang, he might become a
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      Lock icon Skull may provide missing link to modern man
      288 3 ADDIS ABABA Scientists m Ethiopia said on Saturday they had discovered :he skull of a small human ancestor that could be a missing link between the extinct Homo erectus and modern man. The hominid cranium was found m two pieces and is
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      Lock icon 19 arrested as police break up KL protest
      344 4  -  Reme Ahmad PROTEST NO. 1 By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur Water cannon is used to break up crowd of 300 at Petronas towers; detainees later released MALAYSIAN police used water cannon on Sunday to break up a demonstration against fuel
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      Lock icon Thai malls besieged by 10,000 marchers
      154 4 PROTEST NO. 2 BANGKOK Thousands of protesters demanding that Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra resign took their message to shoppers m the heart of the capital on Sunday, forcing at least one luxury mall to temporarily close its doors. Looking to broaden their appeal,
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      Lock icon Immigrant worker march paralyses L.A.
      158 4 PROTEST NO. 3 LOS ANGELES Half a million protesters paralysed downtown Los Angeles m the US state of California to protest against plans to criminalise undocumented workers. Organiser Javier Rodriguez said demonstrators wanted an immigration system that was humane and not racist. A sea of
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      248 4 m k fe?SMU More than brains 7 Beautiful minds Wl Funded by a generous grant from the Lee Foundation, jL^-^ani, the prestigious Lee Kong Chian Scholars Programme j^m H^ .umH^bl fefc, aims t0 P roduce a generation of socially conscious iMt P business leaders with a global mindset. Lee Kong
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      43 4 Getting on the fast track Why is there a relative dearth of high-growth companies m Singapore and what can be done to improve companies' growth prospects? Top executives give their views Girl, 10, begs to feed brothers SHE GIVES BABY DRY NOODLE SNACKS
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon More South Koreans saddled with debt
      966 6  -  Lee Tee Jong T TT^ Household debts soared to a record I I LJ 33 million won per family last year, Vy XT an increase of 9 per cent. t tt\ Mortgage loans doubled last 1 I Lr month. The rush for housing loans
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      Lock icon Kim Jong I1 'visits troops to instil hatred of the US'
      423 6 Seoul NORTH Korean leader Kirn Jong II visited army units nearly every day last week to instil a "burning hatred" of the US, the North's official news agency said, m the light of joint military exercises by rival South
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      307 6 Abdullah's milestone The unveiling of the Ninth Malaysia Plan will let Mahathir's successor showcase his vision for the country. PAGE 11 Amazing results and /f^V incredible offers at our ■^■k a«£~ Backed by decades of research and 1 '^'^lllffllllraß^^ffl^H^M^BßiHl^ffll breakthrough work, Svenson has been at fl the forefront of solving
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      123 6 BRITISH ••COUNCIL Want to teach creatively? Courses for teachers, tutors and parents Part-time courses m 2006 Commence on M Jf^^^J Improve Your Students' Pronunciation 1 7 April M Introduction to Teaching English to Pre-schoolers 25 April J^H Phonics and Early Reading Skills 27 April (a.m.) IBb^^^^ 27 June (p.m.) %V
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  • CHINA
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      Lock icon China raises prices of oil products
      510 7 Beijing But energy body says there will be subsidies for public service sectors and the disadvantaged CHINA raised prices of oil products yesterday to offset refinery losses, but it will subsidise disadvantaged communities and public service sectors. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC),
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      Lock icon Taiwan labour importer blamed for riot sues workers
      284 7 Taipei A LABOUR contractor whose mistreatment of Thai workers sparked a riot last year is suing 14 of them, demanding compensation of NT519.67 million (Ssl million). Last August, about 1,700 Thai construction workers protesting against the poor living conditions at their dormitory
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      Lock icon 'Time ripe' for Vatican-Beijing diplomatic ties
      295 7 Vatican City THE Vatican's foreign minister has said that the "time is ripe" for the Holy See and Beijing to establish diplomatic relations. It also confirmed its readiness to move its embassy from Taiwan. However, there were some things that the Vatican will not
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon KMT leader tells Beijing to stop bullying Taipei
      491 8 Taipei Ma Ying-jeou says constant pressure on world stage will alienate Taiwanese TAIWANESE opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou, tipped as the top contender m the 2008 presidential polls, has called on China to stop pressuring the island internationally to avoid alienating Taiwanese further,
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      69 8 REUTERS Miss Xiao Yang, who weighs 150 kg, manages a full split during a contest for overweight people m Nanjing, capital of eastern China's Jiangsu province, over the weekend. The 1.55m-tall Miss Xiao is 22 years old. Obesity is a serious problem m Beijing, Shanghai and several other Chinese
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      304 8 An Olympian morality campaign Beijing VISITORS to China for the 2008 Olympics will find its citizens polite, honest and eager to give a helping hand and maybe even a free haircut that is the vision behind the ruling Chinese Communist Party's latest morality drive. Early this month, President Hu Jintao
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      Lock icon Cost issues stall US-Japan pact on troop move
      267 8 Tokyo TOKYO has abandoned hopes of finalising an agreement with Washington over the realignment of US troops m Japan by the end of this month because strong differences remain over sharing the costs involved an estimated US$lO billion (5516.2 billion) a newspaper
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  • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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      Lock icon Indo-Pakistan trade defies political tensions
      490 9 Indo- Pakistan trade defies political tensions ISLAMABAD Two-way flow Bilateral trade was at US$B5O million (Ssl.4 billion) m fiscal 2005-2006, up from US$55O million the previous year. Illegal trade is also much higher, estimated at US$l billion, according to a Pakistani Commerce Ministry official. Major Pakistani exports to India include
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      Lock icon Bearing kids the latest thing in India's outsourcing boom
      623 9 Anand (India) AFTER giving birth to healthy twins, Mrs A, a young Indian woman, handed them to a USbased couple knowing she was unlikely to see them again. "Her parents never knew what she was doing," her moth-er-in-law confides. "She told
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Thaksin offers critics ministerial posts
      611 10  -  Nirmal Ghosh THAI POLITICAL CRISIS By! Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok Continuing protests paralyse Bangkok's prime shopping district THAI leader Thaksin Shinawatra plans to offer his opponents, including his fiercest critics Sondhi Limthongkul and Chamlong Srimuang, ministerial positions m a new government. Talking to a crowd
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      Lock icon Anti-Thaksin leaders a disparate and controversial group
      992 10 Bangkok AT 33, Mr Suriyasai Katasila is the youngest of the five who run the often unwieldy anti-Thaksin People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD). The others are his older colleague and longtime nationalist and rights activist Phibhop Dhongchai, Ma-jbr-General Chamlong Srimuang, businessman Sondhi Limthongkul
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      Lock icon Howard 'understands' Jakarta anger over Papua refugees
      283 10 Melbourne PRIME Minister John Howard said yesterday that he understood Indonesia's anger over his government's decision to grant temporary refugee status to asylum seekers from the troubled province of Papua. Jakarta recalled its ambassador, Mr Hamzah Thayeb, from Canberra on Friday, saying the
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  • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon ANTI-PORNOGRAPHY RALLY IN JAKARTA
        59 11 JAKARTA: About 1,000 Muslims rallied m Indonesia's capital yesterday to support a proposed law banning pornography and obscene acts that critics say is a threat to the secular and moderate traditions. The protesters, including many women and young children, chanted "We refuse pornography!" as they gathered
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        Lock icon CHINA GAS LEAK SPARKS EVACUATION
        83 11 BEIJING: About 10,000 people have been evacuated from their homes after a leak was discovered at a gas well m a south-west Chinese town where 243 people were killed m a gas leak m December 2003, state media said yesterday. No injuries were reported. Workers
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        Lock icon CHIANG KAI-SHEK TRIBUTE REMOVED
        72 11 TAIPEI: Taiwan's Presidential Office building is no longer known as the "Chieh Shou Hall". Its name was a tribute to the late president Chiang Kai-shek but deemed anachronistic by the Chen Shui-bian government. A marble plaque bearing the Chinese characters "Chieh Shou HaU" was removed from
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        Lock icon KIDS HURT IN CRUSH AT AMUSEMENT PARK
        70 11 SEOUL: Thirty-five children and teenagers were injured at a popular amusement park m Seoul yesterday as thousands of people rushed the gates to get free admission. The six-day free entry campaign was scheduled from yesterday until Friday by Lotte World theme park's operators
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        Lock icon PROSECUTORS RAID HYUNDAI OFFICES
        65 11 SEOUL: South Korean investigators yesterday raided the headquarters of the country's top carmaker, Hyundai Motor, seizing some 100 boxes of data m a widening corruption investigation into a local business lobbyist. The Prosecutor-General's Office arrested Mr Kirn Jae Rok, a 49-year-old business consultant, on Friday for
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      Lock icon Five-year plan a test of Abdullah's leadership
      767 11  -  Reme Ahmad By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi unveils the Ninth Malaysia Plan on Friday, a political milestone for him. Our Malaysia Bureau examines its key thrust areas m a three-part series Economic profile Population: 26.6 million. Labour
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      Lock icon Construction companies poised for bonanza
      546 11  -  Carolyn Hong By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur IN THE run-up to the unveiling of the Ninth Malaysia Plan, the shares of construction companies have been rising sharply on Bursa Malaysia. Anticipation was running high that the construction giants will stand to benefit from the
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      Lock icon Activists target free trade deal with US
      118 11 Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN activists have launched a campaign against a planned bilateral free trade deal with the US, saying it could undermine job and food security as well as the country's economy. Worried by free trade agreements (FTAs) the United States has made
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon US keeping tabs on Russia-China courtship
      807 12  - US keeping tabs on Russia- China courtship Roger Mitton By US Bureau Chief In Washington Growing alliance may lessen Washington's clout m East Asia POWER PLAY "The Putin China visit can be put m the same basket as the Bush India visit. Both reflect genuine efforts to improve relationships that
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      Lock icon Beijing, Moscow reject US plan on calculating UN dues
      457 12 United Nations THE United States has sparked protests from Russia and China by proposing a fundamental change to the way contributions to the United Nations are calculated that would make them pay more. The US, the organisation's biggest contributor, wants to
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      Lock icon TNK-BP closes in on Siberian gasfield deal
      391 12 Moscow EXECUTIVES at TNK-BP, an Anglo-Russian oil company, believe they are close to winning a 10-year battle to develop a giant gasfield m eastern Siberia which will sell natural gas to China. Several factors were converging to push the Kovykta project ahead, the
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      Lock icon Pact sparks EU worry over Russian supplies
      384 12 Moscow A MASSIVE gas deal between Russia and China signed last week has created uneasiness m Europe over the reliability of future supplies from the east m spite of new reserves discovered off Russia's shores. The Shtokman field, 560 km north of Russia's
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      Lock icon Education for all to keep up with the times, says MM Lee
      427 13  -  Paul Jacob MM LEE'S VISIT TO SAUDI ARABIA By In Riyadh MINISTER Hashim Yamani holds the commerce and industry portfolio here, but the conversation with Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew yesterday turned quickly to the importance of education
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      Lock icon Tories caught in polls funding scandal too
      708 13 LONDON Fund-raising under scrutiny after Labour rivals implicated m loans 1 issue as well Big names m the scandal BRITAIN'S ruling Labour Party was not alone, it appeared, from accepting loans from rich benefactors the main opposition Conservative Party did likewise. Here are
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      103 13 Scientists are pleased with the details m this latest picture of Mars, showing the planet's crater ed surf ace with canyon-like channels on its southern highlands. The crisp image, taken last Thursday, is the first picture from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (Nasa) new Red Planet
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      Lock icon Gunman kills six at Seattle party, then shoots himself
      386 13 Seattle A MAN shot and killed six people at a party m a Seattle home on Saturday before killing himself with a pistolgrip shotgun when confronted by police. His victims included four men and two women whose ages ranged from early
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      Lock icon Israel on alert ahead of landmark election
      738 14 Jerusalem Kadima party seems certain to win, but Acting PM fears voter apathy BOLD PROPOSAL FOR BORDERS "I want to make this clear...l intend to implement this plan. Anyone who does not wish this plan to be implemented will not be m my
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      Lock icon Case against Christian convert dismissed
      295 14 Kabul AN AFGHAN court yesterday dismissed a case against a man who converted from Islam to Christianity because of a lack of evidence, and he will be released soon, officials said. The announcement came as US-backed President Hamid Karzai faced mounting foreign pressure to free
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      Lock icon Three state elections to test Merkel's 'grand coalition'
      358 14 Berlin VOTERS m three German states went to the polls yesterday m elections expected to confirm the solidity of Chancellor Angela Merkel's four-month-old government. The two polls m southern states and one m former East Germany are the first electoral tests for
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      432 14 Kiev (Ukraine) UKRAINIANS cast their ballots yesterday m a parliamentary election that could tip this divided former Soviet republic back towards Russia just 16 months after the Orange Revolution protests helped set it on a Westward course. An opposition party advocating improved
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        199 15 A CANADIAN has survived a shark bite while surfing off Oahu's North Shore. It was the fourth shark attack m Hawaiian waters this year. Ms Elizabeth Dunn, 28, was paddling 120 m from shore m murky water last Thursday at Leftovers, a popular surf break,
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        337 15 A BRITISH peace activist kidnapped m Iraq and rescued last Thursday has returned home to London, saying he needs time to reflect on whether his decision to go to Baghdad had been "foolhardy or rational". Mr Norman Kember, 74, whose gaunt face broadcast
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        154 15 BEFORE he retires from the TV newsmagazine 60 Minutes, Mike Wallace wants to have another shot at interviewing the President of the United States. The CBS correspondent, who has interviewed every sitting US president since John F. Kennedy, is renewing his effort to sit
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        142 15 AFTER 77 days alone m the Southern Ocean, Briton Dee Caffari, 33, was completing the harshest leg yet of her around-the-world record quest yesterday. The former schoolteacher hopes to be the first woman to sail single-handed and nonstop the "wrong way" around the
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        294 16 THAILAND WHAT IT IS THAILAND holds snap elections on Sunday called by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra after he dissolved parliament last month. His hand was forced by a huge wave of protests m the wake of his family's sale
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        178 16 WORLD WHAT IT IS ISRAEL holds its general election tomorrow, called early after Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's decision to leave the Likud party and set up a new centrist formation named Kadima (Forward). After suffering a severe stroke, Mr Sharon is out of politics.
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        183 16 ASIA-PACIFIC WHAT IT IS ENERGY diplomacy and trade deals are the driving forces behind Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's official visits to Australia, Fiji. New Zealand and Cambodia from Saturday to April 8. He will meet top leaders and attend the opening of an
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      404 17 THE United States is the world's largest import market. No country has as open a trading regime as it does. That is one reason why there is that "continuous drive for change and efficiency" m the US economy, as the latest World Trade Organisation (WTO) report
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      1372 17  -  Andy Ho REVIEW OF TEACHERS' PAY Byj Senior Writer MOE is to Feview teachers' pay and career structure to see how best to recruit and retain good staff. But teachers are not motivated primarily by monetary gains. What is to be done? TO MOTIVATE fishmongers, fling
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      723 17  -  Ong Soh Chin TACKLING BIRD FLU By Senior Writer SO FAR, Singapore has eluded the HSNI virus, more commonly known as bird flu. For the most part, we are safe. Few of us have actual contact with live chickens, and hence run a very low risk of
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      1346 18  -  Edward Gresser By In Washington Without WTO agreement on reforms before April 30, the hopes of fair trade for developing nations could be postponed indefinitely UNFAIR BURDEN American tariffs on goods from Ipw-income countries m Asia and the Muslim world are 1 0 and
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      1038 19  -  John Kiser By IN 1938, Trappist monks established the small community of Notre Dame of the Atlas at Tibhirine m French Algeria. For nearly 60 years, the Christians lived m harmony with their Muslim neighbours. An oasis of peace, Notre Dame survived the
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      959 19  -  Syed Farid Alatas By For The Straits Times TO SOME people, there is now the "problem of Islam" thanks to terrorists armed with an aberrant ideology, buttressed by the moral support or sympathy of a constituency of angry and disaffected Muslims, often provoked by
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      8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES MONDAY MARCH 27, 2006
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      Lock icon Thief takes off in S'porean's car in JB
      597 1  - Thief takes off in S'porean's car in JB Yen Feng TAKE EXTRA CARE By Owner almost run down m bid to confront culprit "We hope to warn other Singaporeans going to Johor to take extra precautions with their vehicles. You can never be too careful." MRS WEI PASSERS-BY looked on
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      Lock icon Law Society website hacked into and defaced
      258 1  -  Ben Nadarajan By THE Law Society's website was hacked into "last night and replaced by a page with a gruesome video of a slaying. Instead of the society's crest, a video clip depicting a man slashing another's throat from behind while m a
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        Lock icon Khaw welcomes poll battle in new base
        747 2  -  Sue-Ann Chia SEMBAWANG GRC MINISTERIAL VISIT By Taking over from Tony Tan m Sembawang, he has 'giants shoes to fill' but is ready for a fight HEALTH Minister Khaw Boon Wan, who will lead the People's Action Party (PAP) team m Sembawang GRC
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        Lock icon New park, waterfront improvements to make estate more beautiful
        218 2 SEMBAWANG residents can look forward to a new park with a mangrove swamp early next year. There are also plans to beautify the waterfront area near the Causeway which res- idents now use for jogging and fishing, said Sembawang GRC MP
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        427 2  -  By Sim Chi Yin HOLLAND-Bukit Panjang GRC's anchor minister Lim Swee Say last night hinted at at least two changes m its current line-up of five MPs. Speaking to reporters at an event m Ghim Moh, Mr Lim said: "I think
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        Lock icon Transplant should be the norm, not dialysis: Khaw
        402 2  -  Yap Su-Yin By IT IS a question doctors will be asking each time someone falls ill with kidney disease: Who m your family can donate a kidney to save you? Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan wants people to see that organ transplant
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        Lock icon Wife donates kidney to husband
        257 2 NINE years ago, corporate trainer Leong Sai Fan's kidneys began to fail him. His life hung precariously m the balance. To the rescue came his wife Linda, 49. The mother of three gave up one of her kidneys. It saved her husband from a life
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        Lock icon Short of candidates? Not now, says NSP
        571 3  -  Peh Shing Huei By Party to field teams m Jalan Besar and maybe Tampines, thanks to defections BARELY a month after saying it did not have enough candidates to contest even one fivemember GRC, the National Solidarity Party (NSP) is now singing a
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        Lock icon No more 3-cornered fight in MacPherson
        142 3 VETERAN opposition politician Sin Kek Tong of the Singapore Democratic Alliance is now set for a straight fight against the PAP candidate m the single ward of MacPherson. This follows a decision by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to pull out its candidate for
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        Lock icon Chua Chu Kang battle shapes up
        503 3  -  Aaron Low Laurel Teo By FIRST, he started showing up at Chua Chu Kang MP Low Scow Chay's weekly Meet the People sessions. Then, yesterday, Minister of State for Manpower and Education Gan Kirn Yong went solo on a house-to-house visit m the sin-gle-member
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        Lock icon DRUMMING UP INTEREST IN A GOOD CAUSE
        217 3 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister of State for Community Development Youth and Sports Yu-Foo Yee Shoon (right) with six performers from the Movementfor the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore, who played the Japanese Taiko drum at Plaza Singapura yesterday as part of
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        Lock icon Three new faces at PAP walkabouts in 2 places
        526 3  -  By Tee Hun Ching THREE new faces joined MPs at two constituencies yesterday, sparking talk that they will be introduced soon as People's Action Party (PAP) candidates for the General Election. Lawyer Michael Palmer, 37, joined Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC MPs Penny
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        242 3 Allowance for MPs fair it's a full-time job: SM SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday defended the monthly allowance paid to Members of Parliament which exceeds $11,000. He said this sum was "fair" as being an MP was a "a full-time job". He meant that even though MPs have careers,
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        105 3 LOOKING FORWARD TO IT NON-CONSTITUENCY MP STEVE CHIA, (left) on the prospect of facing Mr Gan Kirn Yong (right) at the polls "I believe Ong Seh Hong may go across to
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        665 4  - $20m suit against family to recover bank loan K.C. VIJAYAN By Family claims $1 5m loan was written off by Tat Lee before merger with Keppel; but OCBC, which took over Keppel, wants money plus interest A FAMILY which borrowed $15 million from Tat Lee Bank claims the loan was
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        142 4 A fire broke out m the recessed area outside a list-floor flat {above) m Block 218, Toa Pay oh Lorong 8, last night, causing a few hundred people to be evacuated (right) from the 96 flats m the block. No one was home when the fire started, at
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        225 4  -  Leung Wai -Leng By LAU FOOK KONG MORE than 3,000 passengers passed through the Bud get Terminal when it began operations yesterday They were the first of the 2.7 million travellers the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore estimates will pass through the terminal every year.
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        Lock icon Viet girl's parents fail to attend her funeral
        604 4  -  Ben Nadarajan By TEN hours before his daughter was to be cremated, Mr Pham Van Trieu called her friends here m a last-ditch attempt to delay the funeral until he and his wife arrived. But arrangements had already been made and Miss
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        234 4  -  Lionel Seah By A RARE 40-carat diamond went unsold at an auction yesterday, because it fetched a highest bid of only $332,000, far short of what its auctioneers hoped it would draw. Mined m Russia and set m an 18K white gold necklace laced
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        510 5  -  Salma Khalik By: Health Correspondent 29 universities to be added to the list by April to ease future doctor shortage New universities to be added Austria Medizinische Universitat Wien, Vienna Medizinische Universitat Innsbruck Belgium Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Denmark Aarhus University Finland Helsinki University France Universite
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        328 5 WIRELESS technology is being used m season parking at seven Housing Board carparks m Choa Chu Kang and Bedok. In the pilot trial by HDB, which began last August, electronic tickets replace the old paper season parking labels at the
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        765 6  -  Lynn Kan YOUNG AND RESTLESS By Turn to advisory centre for help, they pitch to youth How it began THE Student Advisory Centre (SAC) was founded m 2002 by Mr Trevor Xie as a home-run helpline for runaway youth. It has since expanded its
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        352 7  -  Abdullah Luqman Hussin By Perhaps it is time that would-be lecturers are made to deliver trial lectures where they are assessed on their language abilities and how well they are able to convey important ideas. We should not settle for anything less. THE
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        161 7  - Nationality does not matter language ability does By Teo Chin Ker UNDERGRADUATES have a right to complain if we have less-than-stellar faculty members. Communication skills are key m today's world; so what if you are technically competent? If you cannot explain your ideas, your credibility is eroded. I do not
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        258 7  -  Mazuin Khamis By Instead of expecting foreigners to change the way they speak, we should take it as an opportunity to learn new things from them. We might risk being left behind if we are not open-minded enough to accept something as simple as a
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        70 7 I HAVE come across a few lecturers whose English-speaking skills are not up to scratch. This might be irksome, but by sending out mass e-mail calling for campus-wide boycotts, the student has gone too far. With the advent of globalisation, the influx of foreigners here is
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        93 7 ACCENTS can be trying at times but it is parochial to reject foreign lecturers because of their accents. In shutting them out, we lose the opportunity of tapping their wealth or knowledge, expertise and cultural heritage. While accents take time to change, good communication skills
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        Lock icon Knowledge more important than accent
        70 7 I HAVE occasionally come across professors with foreign accents and poor English, but this does not faze me. I have learnt to bear with it. Students can always find ways to get around this by doing additional reading or asking questions. I think the knowledge
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        94 7 NO MATTER who they are, or how well they speak, our lecturers deserve a basic level of respect, and we should attend classes. I believe it is the responsibility of both the student and the professor to make the education process work. Having lousy
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        Lock icon All-rounder student mould is pointless
        397 7 TALK BACK I, TOO, am heartened by the breadth and depth of the Ministry of Education's recent policies and I believe that our policies are indeed progressive. People are different and few are truly "all rounded". To expect cur students to conform to the mould
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        391 7 Place: Corduroy Finch Crowd: Chic diners Where it's at: 779 Bukit Timah Road, right before Sixth Avenue Word on the street: Sounding more like a popular American clothing label than a cosmo-trendy cafe, Corduroy Finch is a cozy place for lazy loafers who live and study m the
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        265 8 DEPENDANTS PROTECTION SCHEME QUITE STRAIGHTFORWARD More than 95 per cent of these claims were paid to the "proper claimants", according to the Insurance Act, vtfio were either executors of wills for those who have made a will or family members for those without a
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        Lock icon More than half of cases settled within four days
        274 8 I REFER to the article on the Dependants Protection Scheme ("Key differences m two DPS options not highlighted: Case"; ST, March 23) and the commentary the following day ("Simplify nomination process for CPF members"). We need to address a few statements
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        Lock icon Case satisfied with full disclosure to members
        200 8 I REFER to the article, "Key difference m two DPS options not highlighted: Case" (ST, March 23). Upon further clarification by the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board, the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) is now satisfied that full disclosure was provided to CPF
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        Lock icon Claim process not tedious or lengthy
        151 8 I REFER to the article, "Key difference m two DPS options not highlighted: Case" (ST, March 23). The great majority of members under the Dependants Protection Scheme (DPS) want to leave their DPS claims to their family members. Under the Insurance Act, life insurers,
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        81 8 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.asia 1 .com. sg/forum Access to letters online is free. Singapore athletes need exposure to learn. It's not just about winning medals Put aside winning. Taking part m Commonwealth Games fosters closer ties Cockroaches, leaky air-con and litter on Tibs
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        290 8 WITH reference to Mr Joseph Lee Boon Huat's concerns m his letter, "Wrong of Thais to burn pictures of PM, wife" (ST, March 23), we share Mr Wah June Hwang's views that the "majority of Thais are not anti-Singa-pore" (ST, March 24). Temasek Holdings' investment
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        Lock icon Swimmers did their best, that's what counts
        328 8 I REFER to Mr Kenny Lim Kok Hong's letter, "Why send swimmers to the Games?" (ST, March 23). Sportsmanship is not about winning the fight, but fighting well. That is what matters m life, and m sports. As an island nation, we are
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        263 8 LAST Tuesday at about 9am, my wife and I were driving along Bras Basah Road towards the National Library. We met the usual slow traffic when we noticed a pick-up truck m front veering left to avoid driving over a dead kitten. Quickly
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        Lock icon PSLE Chinese oral change too drastic
        331 8 IT IS laudable that the Ministry of Education (MOE) has revamped how Chinese language is taught m primary schools by encouraging children to be conversant m the language first. However, the change m the oral segment of this year's Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE)
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        194 8 I REFER to the letter, "TB case: Why no contact tracing?", by Mr Cheong Khai Meng (ST, March 23). Contact tracing for tuberculosis (TB) control is carried out to identify close contacts of infectious TB cases who have been potentially infected so preventive
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        1043 9  -  Lee Yulin FOUR-GOLD HARVEST FOR SINGAPORE PADDLER By Assistant Sports Editor In Melbourne Crowning glory comes when Xueling dethrones Jiawei m women's singles final A WIN FOR SINGAPORE "It doesn't matter if we win or lose, because Singapore wins the gold anyway." ZHANG XUELING ZHANG Xueling
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        Lock icon SM admires S'pore pair's grit, tenacity
        269 9  -  Peh Shing Huei By SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong praised two Singapore athletes yesterday for their confidence and fighting spirit. The outstanding duo: Golfer Mardan Mamat and shooter On Shaw Ming. He mentioned the pair when asked if opposition ward Hougang could be won
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        Lock icon Golden girl still figuring out her windfall
        542 9  -  Lin Xinyi By A $280,000 windfall from her Commonwealth Games performance should make up for the sweat and tears. However, money has not been on Zhang Xueling's radar. Not just yet. She said m a telephone interview with The Straits Times last night:
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        Lock icon Battlers Li and Jiang have to settle for silver
        408 9  -  Alvin Foo BADMINTON By In Melbourne SINGAPORE'S last battle for gold at the Commonwealth Games m Melbourne came to an unhappy end yesterday. Li Yujia and Jiang Yanmei went down 17-21, 19-21 to top seeds Chin Eei Hui and Wong Pei
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          363 10 BOLLYWOOD came to the Melbourne Cricket Ground yesterday when the hosts of the 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games staged a spectacular to mark the end of the sporting festival m Australia. Not to be outdone, the current hosts sent m 1,000 people dressed
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          80 10 BADMINTON Gold medal, Men's singles: Chong Wei (Mas) bt Wong Choc r Harm (Mas) 21-13 21-12. Doubles: Chan Choong Ming'Koo Kien Kes' (Mas) bt Choong Tan Fook'Wc^ Choong Harm (Mas) 21-13 21 H Women's singles: Tracy Ha (Eng) bt Wong Mew Choo (Mas 21 12 21-15. Doubles: Chin Eei
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          792 10  -  Lee Yulin By Assistant Sports Editor In Melbourne Athletes, organisers can look back at an event jam-packed with top moments THE Commonwealth Games m Melbourne was like other major events of its kind m that it was not without controversy. And though these
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          130 10 Melbourne Canada's rhythmic gymnast wins four events on final day 1 equal Games reeo I CANADIAN teenager Alexan Orlando won four events on the day ol the Commonwealth Gai yesterday to finish with a n equalling haul of six golds Australia beat Pakistan 3-0 lr ill-tempered men's hockey tn
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          198 11 Bollywood stars including former Miss World Aishwarya Rai, heart-throb Saif Ali Khan and screen siren Rani Kukherjee. Famous Indian landmarks including the Taj Mahal and Red Fort were depicted to an accompaniment of bhangra music before a giant three-tiered golden chariot entered the stadium. On board, a host
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          711 11 Six- gold record for Orlando Melbourne Canada's rhythmic gymnast wins four events on final day to equal Games record joined forces with Rachael to win the women's doubles. Singles champion Peter Nicol teamed up with Lee Beachill to win the men's doubles, while England's Tracey Hallam broke her Commonwealtn Games
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          405 11 BADMINTON Gold medal, Men's singles: Lee Chong Wei (Mas) bt Wong Choong Harm (Mas) 21-13 21-12. Doubles: Chan Choong Ming/Koo Kien Keat (Mas) bt Choong Tan Fook/Wong Choong Harm (Mas) 21-13 21-14. Women's singles: Tracy Hallem (Eng) bt Wong Mew Choo (Mas) 21-12 21-15. Doubles: Chin Eei Hui/Wong Pei
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            Lock icon FOOL'S GOLD AT THE C'WEALTH GAMES
            61 11 GOLD is not really gold, and silver is not really silver. The medals handed out at the Games are fake. According to local media reports, at least 10 gold medals have broken. In one instance, a gold medal broke at the presentation ceremony and
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            96 11 TURNING professional is a decision that many boxers have to make, and Brad Pitt is no different. No, not the famous actor, but an Australian boxer with the same name. Singled out last week by boxing great George Foreman as a future star, the
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            103 11 NEW Zealand is proud of its Maori traditions and its athletes are patriotic to the core, none more so that basketball er Pero Cameron. He said: "You prepare to die, that's what the haka is there for. We're going out there to win.
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            111 11 THE Commonwealth Games was a star-studded event but the biggest names were mostly off the playing fields. The biggest was of course Queen Elizabeth 11, together with her husband, Prince Philip, and son Prince Edward. The queen was rivaled by United States Secretary of State
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        471 12 SOCCER London ARSENAL were handed a huge Champions League bonus by referee Mike Riley, after their Premiership game at Portsmouth was controversially called off because of a waterlogged pitch. Riley postponed the game an hour before kick-off, after deciding Portsmouth's Fratton Park pitch was
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        761 12 It's the Hand of Drogba, he admits London Chelsea striker is unrepentant, despite flagrant foul before his seseond goal DIDIER Drogba admitted to a handball that helped him to a goal during Chelsea's 2-0 win over Manchester City. The victory moved Chelsea closer to their second consecutive Premiership title. But,
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        678 12 LONDON TOTTENHAM have shown they can rise to the challenge on the Champions League spot they have held for most of the season. The previous weekend, their three main rivals Arsenal, Blackburn and Bolton all won a day before their Sunday game.
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        473 12 Rome Serie A Saturday Parma 1 Inter Milan 0 AC Milan 3 Fiorentina 1 Juventus 1 AS Roma 1 Yesterday Ascoli 2 Chievo 2 Cagliari 0 Reggina 2 Empoli 2 Livorno 1 Lazio 2 Sampdoria 0 Messina 1 Udinese 1 Palermo 1 Treviso 0
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        653 13 SOCCER Liverpool Everton face FA probe after seven bookings; Moyes suggests ref was overzealous LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez is unhappy with Steven Gerrard after the club captain was dismissed after barely a quarter of an hour of the 203 rd Merseyside derby. Although they
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        525 13 Madrid A WEAKENED Barcelona drew 0-0 with Malaga on Saturday, although second-placed Osasuna failed to capitalise, losing 0-1 to Athletic Bilbao. Champions Barcelona, who are 13 points clear on 68 points, need 14 points from their eight remaining games to be certain of winning their
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        495 13  -  Nicholas Fang By S-League Today Balestier Khalsa v Sporting Afrique (Toa Payoh, 7.30pm) Tuesday Tampines Rovers v Sengkang Punggol (Tampines, 7.30pm) Thursday Geylang United v Home United (Bedok, 7.30pm) Friday Woodlands Wellington v Spore Armed Forces FC (Jalan Besar, 7pm) Live, CNA, 7pm
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        387 13 THE win of NZ bred Itmaybeyou added further attraction to the ever increasing quality of Singapore's 3YO Challenge Series which kicks off m June. Itmaybeyou notched his third career win from only six starts and those wins along with a second, third and fourth means he has never
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        288 13 Reading set their promotion in stone London CHAMPIONSHIP leaders Reading made sure of promotion to the English Premier League by grinding out a 1-1 draw with Leicester City on Saturday. With the top two sides guaranteed promotion, Reading have 92 points and cannot be caught by third-placed Watford, who have
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        423 14  -  Tay Cheng Khoon GOLF By Sports Editor SLGA's new president confirmed, Leong Boon likely to take over from SGA's Chandra Das THERE will be a changing of the guard at both the Singapore Golf Association and the Singapore Ladies Golf Association. After
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        239 14 STEPHEN Ames shot a two-under-par 70 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over Sergio Garcia and Vijay Singh into the final round of The Players Championship. Ames had a total of nine-under 207 at the TPC of Sawgrass m Ponte Vedra Beach,
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        431 14  -  Nicholas Fang BIATHLON By NATIONAL swimmers Lim Zhi Cong and Christel Fung yesterday showed that they are equally at home m water and on land. They were first and second m the men's and women's Open categories respectively at the Singapore Biathlon held at
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        579 14 FENCING WHEN Wu Jie and Wang Wenying took up fencing m Shanghai 10 years ago, little did they know that the sport would bring them to a new home m Singapore. The two foil fencers became Singapore fencing's first foreign talent athletes
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        192 14 HORSE RACING LONDON HOT favourite Electrocutionist stormed up the straight under jockey Frankie Dettori on Saturday to win the $6 million (559.7 million) Dubai World Cup, the sport's richest race. Electrocutionist, 5-4 favourite m London betting, was sixth turning into the Nad Al Sheba straight m
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        417 14 BASKETBALL NBA: LA Clippers 116 Washington 101, Dallas 98 Atlanta 83, Phoenix 107 Denver 96, Sacramento 91 Utah 89. BIATHLON Singapore Biathlon 2006, Men's Open: 1 Lim Zhi Cong 01:03.34 2 Matthe Vyverberg 01 :07.28 3 Surya Bahadur Thapa 01:11.06. Women's Open: 1 Victoria Campbell 01:12.14 2 Fung Shu
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          109 14 BERLIN: Bayern Munich moved closer to their 20th Bundesliga soccer title with a 3-1 win over MSV Duisburg on Saturday, stretching their lead at the top to nine points with just seven games to go. Second-placed SV Hamburg lost 2-4 at home to Borussia
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          120 14 ATLANTA (Georgia): Dirk Nowitzki scored 27 points and Jason Terry added 26 as Dallas defeated Atlanta 98-83 on Saturday to keep pace with National Basketball Association champions San Antonio. The Mavericks improved to 54-16, half a game behind the Spurs for the South-west
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        1612 15 *3[ji have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith". f^ 2 Timothy 4:7 SIMON KOH SEE MENG Age: 78 was called home to be with the Lord on 26 March 2006, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Teo Gek Hiang Brothers: Sister: Paul Koh
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        796 20  -  Grace Ng By The 0.25% fee for late-paying customers seems to be industry first Rising cost of funds CITIBANK'S Ms Wang (above) says the introduction of the fee is to "encourage good credit and payment behaviour" from its customers. But she
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        335 20 TAKEOVER PLAN Sydney AUSTRALIAN land transport group Toll Holdings plans to combine the operations of the country's mam ports operator Patrick Corp with SembCorp Industries' logistics unit, if it wins its hostile takeover bid for Patrick. Toll managing director Paul Little told the
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        773 20  -  Lorna Tan By Finance Correspondent COMMUNICATION GAP "Case is of the view that the insurers could have communicated better to CPF members allocated to them regarding nominations during the window period." MR SEAH, on what the DPS insurers could have done better INSURANCE payments
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        699 16  -  AZRIN ASMANI TAKING STOCK By But China plays are likely to stir up market interest ahead of CAO's re-listing TAKING PROFIT "Local investors may opt to close their positions to take stock before the quarter ends." A MARKET WATCHER, on why the
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        6780 16 Unit Trusts Funds UNIT TRUSTS ABN Amro Asset Mgt ;S porsi Star Europe Eqty!** 0.934/ Star Europe Bond I 159/ Star Europe Bal 1.172/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 1.162/ Star Asia Bond 1.302/ Star Asia Balanced 1 081/ Star Global Technology Fun*".._. 0211/ Nhifti St Fd 1041/ Star Asia BenXUSO)
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        481 17 Seaports urged to prepare for mega- ships They need to build new facilities or upgrade old ones to cope with growth GLOBAL seaports must undergo massive expansion and modernisation over the next decade as new mega-container ships take on an ever-growing volume of global trade, industry players say. While airports
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        392 17 Paris IF FRANCE'S Alcatel pulls off a takeover of United States rival Lucent to create the world's biggest network equipment maker, it could trigger a wave of consolidation m the telecommunications industry. When the technology boom of the 1990s ran its course, the
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        1031 18  -  Goh Eng Yeow COMMENTARY By The big concern is these unscrupulous middlemen may escape responsibility if the IPO turns sour, as they usually stay anonymous SPRING is m the air again for most traders, as market sentiment finally thaws after the year-long wintry
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        606 18  -  Gabriel Chen By ISO ***** benchmark aimed at improving ways products are sold THE standard for financial planners may soon be raised further, with a planned launch m Singapore of a new ISO standard for the industry. The certification will be the
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        1524 19 China Aviation Oil's shares are finally set to resume trading this week, after being suspended since the scandal over the company's US$55O million losses broke m late 2004. But Chen Jiulin, 44, who was jailed last week can do no more than
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          105 19 ANGIE CHONG: Appointed chief executive (CEO) of FJ Benjamin Lifestyle Pte Ltd and FJ Benjamin Lifestyle Sdn Bhd. Fashion and luxury group FJ Benjamin Holdings set up these units to manage its new Gap and Banana Republic businesses m both Singapore and Malaysia.
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          40 19 ANTHONY NIGHTINGALE: Appointed managing director of Jardine Strategic Holdings and Jardine Matheson Holdings with effect from April 1. He will replace Mr Edward Weatherall, who will remain as a non-execu-tive director of both companies.
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          36 19 808 TAN BENG HAI: Named company director and chairman of Jurong Engineering with effect from last Wednesday. Mr Tan, 54, was previously managing director of Novar International and Caradon Asia Pacific.
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      29 20 A chapter closes A look at the whole China Aviation Oil debacle as the firm puts the scandal behind it and its shares resume trading this week. PAGE Hl9
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        176 2 LOS ANGELES Randy Quaid, who plays a tough sheep rancher m Brokeback Mountain, claims he was fleeced for his work m the movie. He filed a lawsuit on Thursday alleging the producers, including James Schamus and Focus Features, got him to work cheaply by falsely claiming
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        137 2 And the winner will be...: Why are there two Tony Leung Ka Fai's m this poster on the left? Because the actor (top and third from the top) is up against himself m the Best Actor category at the Hong Kong Film Awards for the movies Everlasting Regret and Election.
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        73 2 HONG KONG Singer Eason Chan married his long-time girlfriend Hilary Tsui at a country club last Thursday, sealing their wedding with a two-minute kiss. Oriental Daily News reported that their 18-month-old daughter. Constance, tottered down the aisle as their flower girl. Chan is 31, and Tsui, a
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        101 2 TAIPEI The husband of Faye Wong (right) has reportedly said the singer will give birth to their baby m the privacy of their mansion m Beijing to avoid the paparazzi. Actor Li Yapeng was quoted m Chinese reports as saying he and his family discussed the
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      283 7 Vehicles Properties r Bh ROOMS FOR IJtr RENT(HDB) RMS SPECIALIST. ALL areas. Reasonable rent. Fast reliable svc. Tel: 9007 8799 S.T (24 hours) ROOM IN ALL areas. $200-$5OO. Aircon, furn. Near MRT. Room sharing $150. Call: 9101-8922 S2OO-S5OO. ROOMS IN aU areas. Aircon. Furnished. Near MRT. Price neg. Immediate 9618-7694
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      302 7 BDO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND HOUSES-SALE I J ream flDin^ Home hbbhmh ALL SEMI-D: NAMLY Gdn S3.xM. Lim Tai See 5300 sqft. $2.9xM. Swiss View, 2850 sqft. $I.xM. Se- rious seller! Hurry! 9018-2635 D.09 TWO-STOREY GOOD CLASS BUNGALOW Jervois Road Prime Freehold Outstanding spacious Layout 4+2 Large Bedrooms 5 covered carpark
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      474 7 »DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TAN GUN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-SALE i 3434 sqft 4+l. High fir 2271 sqft. 3+l. High fir Penthse 6800 sqft s+l. High fir 9 9 ARDMORE PARK 2885 sqft. 4+l. High fir CAIRNHILL CREST 818-2000 sqft. 1-4 rm Brand new WING ON LIFE 3500 sqft. s+l. High fir 9498-0082 MRT!!
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      444 7 PARC PALAIS 999 yrs. 1356 sqft. 3+l. High floor. Serene breezy. Quiet. Full condo facilities. Call Lim 9030-1949 DTZ "SHERWOOD TWR. 99 yrs 3+l corner 1410 sqft. S3B2K/ 2 balconies. Foreigners can. *****830. PENTHSE F'HOLD Newton, roof top gdn. Jacuzzi. Beautiful furnishings. 5 mins MRT. *****293 MUST SELL! THE Hillside.
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      537 8 ■k HDB APTS FOR SALE By (TOA PAYOH/ PASIR) 4'A" T PAYOH Lor 1. Blk 171. Aircon. Near MRT/ Famous Sch. Convenient. 9067-6626 GP2I PfK HDB APTS FOR SALE HP (WOODLANDS) EXEC MAIS 647 #04. Good cond. 5 mins MRT/ mall. Park view. Below valuation *****484 CCN $258K UP! s'A'
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      534 9 RK OFFICE SPACE Up for rent 2 MTHS FREE rental! Commerce Pt. Within CBD. Next to Raffles PI MRT. For takover. 1711 sqft. Grade A office. New finishings, fittings split aircon. A1 decor. $5.50 psf! Urgent! Must see! *****048 Office Space: 175 -1,156 sqft a\ In, AIJ If 11l UiaMaftCO
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      691 9 Hh OFFICE SPACE \jjjj FOR RENT ASIA CHAMBERS. 900/ 1200/ 2200 sqft. Tg Pagar MRT/ Amoy St food ctr. Attractive rental @> $2.50 psf. Andrew 9742-1207 IBES^EAU SUNTEC CITY. 4833, 5188 sqft. Bare or fitted. Conference, meeting, mgr, server rms, reception etc. Suit MNC. Andrew *****488 [bes^deau D.Ol NEAR RAFFLES
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      641 9 HKOFRCE SPACE IitfFORRENT INTERNATIONAL PLAZA. 2357/ 1180 sqft. Avail June '06. $3.30 psf mcl. maintenance. *****542 i D.09 NEWTON VICINITY. 2200/ 300 sqft. Suits dance commer- cial sch. $2.20 psf. 6235 9191 PENINSULA PLAZA. 1,485 sqft. Well renovated. Immed available. Call 9655-2377 D.15 PARKWAY CENTRE Classroom for rent. $600 $750.
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      646 9 EAST COAST MAIN rd. Ground fir. Shophse. 1200 sqft. Rent $5500 neg. *****236 Agt SMITH ST. HEAVY human traffic. Good layout Suits all trades Attractive rent! 9694-0579 MACPHERSON RD GOOD image, frontage. Column-free. Suits all trades. Low rent! 9694-0579 LITTLE INDIA 350/ 650 sqft. Main Rd. Super prime. Good crowd.
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