The Straits Times, 17 April 2006

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    24 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 72 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 219/03/2006 MONDAY, APRIL 17 2006 •S*A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 »80 CENTS
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    Lock icon Task force to tackle flash flood hot spots
    398 1  -  Radha Basu By VARIOUS Government agencies are working together to draw up a list of flood-prone areas where drainage will be improved and road conditions monitored more closely to prevent flash floods. Environment and Water Resources Minister Yaacob Ibrahim said this yesterday
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    Lock icon TIME OUT TO SEE THE SIGHTS IN SUZHOU
    74 1 Taking a 15-minute break from a day packed with meetings, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong toured the historic Tongli water town on the eastern shore of Lake Taihu m Suzhou. Sitting facing Mr Goh is Jiangsu province party secretary Li Yuanchao. Later,
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    Lock icon Foreign docs and patients a must for S'pore to excel
    637 1  -  Salma Khalik »SGH 185 th ANNIVERSARY It must keep up to date and provide quality health care while keeping costs low: MM By Health Correspondent KEEPING costs down and quality up this is the core mission of Singapore's health-care system,
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Lottery outlets gambling with safety
      279 1  -  Tanya Fong By MADAM Song Beng Hua was busy doing her job as a saleswoman at a Toa Payoh lottery outlet, when robbers struck. Her throat was cut and she died. That was m 2002. Her killers got away. Her husband, Mr Allan Chew, 41,
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    Lock icon Lottery outlets gambling with safety
    822 2 >> CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE ball season coming up m June, operators can expect more punters, as Singapore Pools takes bets on the matches. The question is: Will more of them up their level of security? Mr Chew, for one, hopes they will. After the
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      423 2 SECTION ONE Prime 3-4 Asia 5-12 World 13-16 Review 17-19 FYI 20 SECTION TWO Home Hl-HlO Forum Hl2 Sports Hl3-Hl6 Obituaries Hl7 Money HlB-H22 LIFE! People L2-LS L7 LlO Monday Interview LI Events TV LB-L9 »ASIA Charming China Taiwan appears to be losing to China's charm offensive while facing public
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon WORKERS' PARTY NEW FACE MAKES THE ROUNDS
      118 3 Management consultant Perry Tong (centre), 35, was the Workers' Party's new face making the rounds m Bedok and Simei yesterday. He is part of a team which looks likely to challenge the People's Action Party m East Coast GRC at the coming General
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      Lock icon Closing time called on arrest of drunks
      218 3 San Antonio (Texas) A CONTROVERSIAL programme to send undercover agents into bars to arrest drunks m the US state of Texas has been halted after a firestorm of protests from the public. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) had "temporarily suspended" what it
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      Lock icon Age limit for pilots goes up to 65 in face of global shortage
      711 3  -  Karamjit Kaur Ruling lifts barrier by five years and applies to 1 89 countries, including Spore; SIA welcomes the move By Aviation Correspondent IN A move that should help ease the current shortage of pilots worldwide, the
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      Lock icon China ups charm towards Taiwan
      534 4  -  Clarissa Oon Hu vows to pursue Taiwan-friendly policies and seeks resumption of talks By China Correspondent I\ Beijing JUST days ahead of a visit to the United States where he is scheduled to meet President George W. Bush, Chinese President Hu Jintao yesterday turned up
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      Lock icon Dissidents, US groups added to 'terrorist' list
      362 4 Yangon MYANMAR'S military rulers have added four exiled dissident groups, including US-based organisations and an offshoot of the political party headed by detained Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, to its list of "terrorist groups". The move comes days before a Monday deadline
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      27 4 VIEWS FROM THE TOP J-+IX Do businesses need to have a contingency strategy for avian flu and other possible non-economic catastrophes? We ask some CEOs m Singapore
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Spore, Jakarta launching bird flu plan
      592 5  -  Salim Osman Project will include protecting high-risk groups, boosting medical resources By Targets Control bird flu m poultry and humans Protect high-risk groups Increase integrated surveillance Build capacity of medical workers and labs Indonesia Correspondent iN IAKARIA SINGAPORE and Indonesia will soon launch a
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      Lock icon Bush set to approve national response masterplan
      220 5 Bush set to approve national response masterplan Washington PRESIDENT George W. Bush is expected to approve soon a national pandemic influenza response plan that identifies more than 300 specific tasks for federal agencies m the US. The duties range from determining which front-line workers should be the first to be
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  • CHINA
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      Lock icon Chen's party stung by China's charm offensive
      639 6  -  Ong Hwee Hwee Taiwan govt faces growing pressure to forge closer ties with mainland By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei TAIWAN'S ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) appears to be at its wits' end m its battle against China's charm offensive as it faces growing
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      Lock icon Taipei preparing to test upgraded fighters: Jane's report
      188 6 Taipei TAIWAN'S air force is preparing to test two upgraded versions of its locally developed fighter aimed at boosting the island's defence against China. The two aircraft prototypes being produced by the Aerospace Industrial Development Corp (AIDC) are an improved version of
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      Lock icon China sets tour group rules to reassure Taiwan
      318 6 Beijing AS A way to urge Taiwan to open its door to mainland tourists, China yesterday issued a set of rules to reassure the island that such visits, if allowed, would be systematically managed on both sides. The regulations were jointly issued
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      Lock icon GOING TO GREAT LENGTHS FOR A CUPPA
      117 6 Six Chinese men clad m traditional costumes using long-spout copper teapots to pour tea into a cup placed on another man's head during a tea-drinking promotion event m Hangzhou, capital of eastern China's Zhejiang province. The six-day "tea party", which began on Friday,
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      Lock icon Beijing tightens censorship of TV dramas
      153 6 Beijing THE Chinese government has announced new censorship rules for television dramas. The rules, aimed at "strengthening political awareness... and awareness of the overall interest" of the country, will be implemented next month, according to the State Administration of Radio Film and Television's website.
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
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        Lock icon FOUR HELD OVER MOSQUE BLASTS
        79 6 NEW DELHI: Police have detained four people m connection with the twin blasts at India's biggest mosque as security is stepped up at temples and mosques m the north to guard against reprisal attacks. "We have not arrested them. They are m custody for questioning,"
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        Lock icon N. KOREA REMEMBERS KIM IL SUNG
        91 6 SEOUL: North Korea marked the birthday of its late founder Kirn II Sung on Saturday with mass pilgrimages to his mausoleum and various art and sports festivals. South Korea's Yonhap news agency quoted North Korean state media as saying senior government and party officials,
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        Lock icon SPACE CAPSULE BACK ON EARTH
        61 6 BEIJING: The capsule of China's Shenzhou VI spacecraft, which was launched into space six months ago, has returned to earth after orbiting 2,920 times, state media reported. The capsule was left m space after China's second manned flight returned home last October. Xinhua news agency
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        Lock icon STEM CELL-HEART DISEASE STUDY
        86 6 BANGKOK: Thai scientists are set to begin the country's first official study into the effectiveness of stem cell technology m curing heart disease, the Bangkok Post reported yesterday. Forty patients will be tested over two months. Twenty will have stem cells transplanted into their hearts and
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        Lock icon 'CHINESE BAN IN DISPUTED AREA'
        107 6 TOKYO: China has banned ship traffic around a disputed gas field m the East China Sea that is claimed by both Beijing and Tokyo as Chinese workers lay pipelines and cables to tap its resources, Japanese media reported yesterday. The Chinese maritime authorities posted a
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        Lock icon WORK BEGINS ON HUGE DAM
        85 6 BEIJING: China yesterday began work on a US$l.79 billion (552.9 billion) hydroelectric project which will become the biggest dam on the Yellow River, state media reported. The 250m-high dam m the north-western Qinghai province is expected to have 4,200 megawatts of installed generation capacity and
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  • EAST ASIA
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      535 7  - South Koreans spending less on books Lee Tee Jong internet replacing books and newspapers as main source of news and entertainment By South Korea Correspondent In Seoul SOUTH Koreans, once book lovers, are reading fewer books and newspapers due m part to the widespread use of the Internet. Last year,
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      Lock icon SM Goh calls for regular Spore-Shanghai talks
      377 7  -  Chua Chin Hon By China Bureau Chief In Shanghai SINGAPORE and Shanghai should set up a regular framework for mutual exchanges, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong suggested yesterday. In a meeting with Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng, Mr Goh said both cities faced many
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  • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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      Lock icon Kashmir peace bus carries more hope than passengers
      836 10 NOTHING BUT HURDLES "These two countries have played with our emotions, they are making fun of us by putting formalities like time-consuming security clearances m the way." MR GHULAM MUSTUFA, a teacher m the Indian town of Uri Hopeful travellers held up
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      Lock icon Unrest causes food, petrol shortages in Kathmandu
      366 10 Kathma.ndu NEPAL'S capital faced shortages of fresh food, cooking gas and petrol yesterday as a strike aiming to force the King to restore democracy shut down the city. The strike, which entered its 12th day, has forced trucks off the highways, the only
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      Lock icon Wedding bells for girlfriend of prince who died for love
      254 10 New Delhi DEVYANI Rana, once the girlfriend of a Nepali crown prince who shot dead nine members of his family and himself m 2001, will marry into an Indian political dynasty, reports said yesterday. Ms Rana, who has links with
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Most Filipinos oppose charter change: Polls
      478 11  -  Alastair Mclndoe Push to switch to parliamentary form of govt meets resistance By For The Straits Times In Manila THE movement for charter change m the Philippines or "cha-cha" as everyone here calls it is encountering some stiff headwinds. Last week, two opinion surveys
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      Lock icon Thai tsunami walls threaten Andaman turtles
      209 11 Bangkok •'TSUNAMI walls" built along Thailand's Andaman coast after the 2004 disaster are leading some species of turtles to the brink of extinction. In some areas where the leatherback turtle was once abundant, marine biologists have counted less than five, while the numbers of
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      Lock icon Victims upset as Arroyo commutes death sentences
      333 11 Manila CRIME victims were shocked while death row inmates rejoiced yesterday after Philippine President Gloria Arroyo said she would commute death sentences to life imprisonment. The move could save about 1,200 convicts, including Al-Qaeda-linked militants. The Easter announcement by Mrs Arroyo, a devout
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      Lock icon Java volcano 'may erupt at any time'
      314 12 Jakarta THE Mount Merapi volcano m Central Java province could erupt at any time, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono warned people living on the slopes yesterday. Merapi "is currently active and could explode or emit lava from its crater any time", Dr Yudhoyono
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      Lock icon HE'S ON A ROLL
      114 12 It is but a child's game, yet if you are an adult, "gelek reng" can be particularly difficult, especially if you are wearing a sarong. Nevertheless, Terengganu Menteri Besar Idris Jusoh gamely joined m the fun with some villagers m Ladang state constituency yesterday. And as
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      Lock icon Polluted run-off taints Selangor water
      465 12 Polluted run- off taints Selangor water Two million consumers without water for more than 1 2 hours; XL airport also affected Kuala Lumpur POLLUTED run-off from a landfill has contaminated water supplies m Selangor, prompting widespread water cut-offs that left some two million consumers without water for more than 12
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      Lock icon Police bashing should stop, says Abdullah
      195 12 Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi defended the police yesterday, saying it was not fair to criticise the force just because of a few incidents of wrongdoing. He said: "Although there are a few bad apples who have been guilty of certain offences
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon GENERATION OUCH
      1018 13 BOOMERITIS...OR WHY SO MANY BODY PARTS ARE BREAKING DOWN "Physically, you can't necessarily do at 50 what you did at 25. We've worn out the warranty on some body parts. That's why so many boomers are breaking down. It ought to be called Generation Ouch." DR NICHOLAS DINUBILE,
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      Lock icon Church houses Papuan asylum seekers
      106 13 NINE of the 42 Papuan asylum seekers have been given support housing m Richmond, Melbourne, by a local church. St Ignatius Parish will house four others after Easter, ABC Online reported. The refugees, who have been granted three-year protection PHOTO: AFP visas, attended the Good
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      Lock icon Activists protest against Canberra's new refugee policy
      375 13 Sydney REFUGEE rights activists scuffled with police yesterday as they protested outside Australian Prime Minister John Howard's Sydney residence against planned tough new laws on asylum seekers. One man was arrested after about 100 demonstrators marched through the streets of the upmarket Kiribilli
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      Lock icon Violent racist attacks on the rise in Russia
      495 14 Government having little success m cracking down on skinhead movement Moscow THE beating of two Mongolian students m St Petersburg over the weekend has put an ugly stamp on a growing trend of racist violence m Russia. The two needed hospital treatment
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon DANUBE MAY BREACH BANKS
        72 14 BELGRADE: The Danube threatened to spill over anti-flood defences m Serbia's capital and wash through towns across south-eastern Europe yesterday, after heavy rains pushed it to its highest level m a century. The river, fed by heavy rain and melting snow m central Europe, rose to
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        Lock icon MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS CLASH
        106 14 ALEXANDRIA (Egypt): Muslims, angered by the murder of a Copt here, clashed yesterday for a second day with Christians. At least one person was wounded when around 100 people began hurling rocks and bottles at one another m the city on Egypt's northern coast, where a
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        Lock icon ISRAEL SEEKS PRISONER SWOP
        91 14 JERUSALEM: Israel could release jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouthi if Washington grants clemency to a US Navy analyst convicted of spying for the Jewish state m the 1980s, Israel's Army Radio said yesterday. It said Israel plans to propose the swop for Jonathan Pollard once acting
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        Lock icon IRELAND MARKS 1916 UPRISING
        85 14 DUBLIN: Ireland's defence forces marched through the streets of Dublin yesterday m the first military parade to mark the 1916 Easter Rising long viewed as the springboard for Irish independence m more than 30 years. A 1998 peace deal m Northern Ireland, and last year's pledge
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    • Article
      Lock icon Pentagon defends Rumsfeld in memo
      243 14 Washington THE US Defence Department has made a direct challenge to the retired generals who criticised Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld over his approach to the Iraq war. A one-page memorandum, sent by e-mail on Friday to a group of former military commanders and civilian analysts,
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      Lock icon Pope urges peace in Easter call
      335 14 Vatican City POPE Benedict XVI called for peace worldwide m his first Easter message yesterday, his 79th birthday. An estimated 80,000 pilgrims packed St Peter's Square and nearby streets as he led his first Easter Sunday mass as Pope, and later greeted Catholics around
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Fashion industry shuns Leslie
        184 15 TIMES are tough for Australian model Michelle Leslie, who won international recognition for a non-catwalk event: being caught for possessing drugs m Bali. Australian newspapers yesterday reported that Ms Leslie, 25, was being treated as a pariah by the local fashion industry. Last August, she was
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        Lock icon UK navy appoints non-white admiral
        194 15 BRITAIN'S Royal Navy has appointed its first non-white admiral, Pakistan-born Muslim immigrant Amjad Hussain, The Sun newspaper reported on Friday. Rear-Admiral Hussain, 47, is the highest-ranking ethnic officer among the 200,000 personnel of the British armed forces. "I count myself very lucky to live m
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        Lock icon Khodorkovsky attacked by fellow inmate
        236 15 JAILED Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been hospitalised after another prisoner slashed his face while he slept. His lawyer Yury Schmidt said on Saturday that Khodorkovsky had been assaulted by another prisoner with a sharp object. The billionaire tycoon, once Russia's richest man, required stitches
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        Lock icon Rapper's death: Man charged
        99 15 THE suspect m the shooting death of rapper Proof, an Eminem confidante, has been arraigned on a pair of weapons charges. Mario Etheridge, 28, is charged with carrying a concealed weapon and discharge of a firearm m a building. His lawyer entered "not guilty" pleas on
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        Lock icon Iran suicide bombers 'ready to strike'
        542 15 40,000 poised for action if Iranian nuclear sites are attacked: Report London IRAN has foiled battal-* ions of suicide bombers to strike at British and American targets if the nations nuclear sites are attacked, a London newspaper reported yesterday. Quoting Iranian officials, the Sunday
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      • Article
        Lock icon Don't start another war, Bush govt urged
        201 15 New York DON'T do it. That was the warning former White House counter-terrorism chief Richard Clarke offered to the Bush administration m an opinion piece yesterday against a military strike on Iran. The administration of Bill Clinton also considered a bombing campaign against
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        Lock icon N-sites abuzz with activity
        82 15 NEW satellite imagery indicates Iran has expanded its uranium conversion site at Isfahan and reinforced its Natanz underground uranium enrichment plant against possible military strikes. A US think-tank, the Institute for Science and International Security (Isis), said Iran has built a new tunnel entrance at Isfahan,
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    • GLOBAL AGENDA
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        Lock icon Trade, Taiwan top Hu's agenda in US
        273 16  -  TRACY QUEK WORLD WHAT IT IS CHINESE President Hu Jintao will head to the United States this week for a visit that was originally scheduled for last year but pushed back because of Hurricane Katrina. His itinerary for the four-day trip beginning tomorrow
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        Lock icon Asean ministers' meeting
        137 16  - Asean ministers' meeting AZHAR GHANI »S-EASIA WHAT IT IS ASEAN foreign ministers meet m Bali for the Asean Ministerial Meeting (AMM) on Wednesday and Thursday. The grouping's Eminent Persons Group will be meeting ahead for discussions on the Asean Charter. The Myanmar issue could top the AMM agenda, with Malaysian
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        Lock icon Thailand goes to the polls again
        133 16  -  NIRMAL GHOSH »S-EASIA WHAT IT IS IT WILL be election time m Thailand this week, with polls for the 200-seat Senate due to take place on Wednesday and by-elec-tions for the lower house on Sunday. Thirty-nine seats m the 500-seat Lower House were left
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        Lock icon Vietnam leadership reshuffle
        300 16 Vietnam leadership reshuffle »SEASIA WHAT IT IS VIETNAM'S ruling Communist Party is widely expected to reshuffle its top leadership when it convenes for the opening of its congress tomorrow. Premier Phan Van Khai, 72, and President Tran Due Luong, 68, are both likely to step down to make way for
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      17 13 Racist violence Russia is witnessing a spike m unprovoked, often vicious attacks against non- whites. PAGE 14
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      390 17 PAST results are no indicator of future performance, to paraphrase the warning often found m investment brochures. So while the nations economic growth appears very healthy, Singaporeans might also want to ponder remarks made by Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam as deputy chairman of the Monetary Authority of
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      1165 17 How should Singapore's public health care system position itself to keep costs low while keeping up with the latest technology? Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew addressed this question m his speech at the Singapore General Hospital's 1 85 th anniversary dinner last night. HEALTH
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      1078 17  -  Chua Chong Jin By For The Straits Times IF INTERNATIONAL examples are any guide, how public figures come across has much to do with whether they speak with passion. That perceived passion is m turn a function of whether there is
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      1269 18  -  Thomas Palley Policies that spawn economic inequality rather than free trade could bring about an economic crisis By In Washington AROUND the world there are growing rumbles about globalisation, and these rumbles are not confined to activist anti-globalisation movements. In East Asia, the financial crisis
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      212 17 Threat to globalisation Policies that spawn economic inequality rather than free trade could lead to an economic crisis and end globalisation. PAGE 18 THE STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS, NEWS CENTRE, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Podium Level 2, *****4 ST INTERACTIVE: http://straitstimes.asial.com.sg SPH Chief Executive Officer Executive Vice- President Alan
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      8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES MONDAY APRIL 17, 2006
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      Lock icon Virus kills 3 pups pet shop fined
      716 1  -  Tanya Fong New owners blame shop for not vaccinating puppies before selling them, as required under AVA rules By OWNER SAYS "It is not just about the money. I am angry that my dog would not have been m that state if he
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      Lock icon Giant water wheel on Kallang River may be used to collect litter
      630 2  -  Stephanie Yap Radha Basu it's a highlight of 200 m stretch of Kolam Ayer chosen for first makeover of water bodies By AQUA-LEISURE HUBS "We will open up the waterways, so residents can bring their own kayaks and
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        126 2 AN SBS Transit bus driver suffered bruises on his face and chest after trying to nab a man who molested a nine-year-old girl on a bus at about spm on Thursday. The 44-year-old bus captain. Mr Ng Yong Kian, stopped the bus
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        117 2 WOMAN ROBBED BY MAN WHO SAID 'HELLO' A 22-YEAR-OLD woman, who responded to a man saying hello to her twice from behind, was robbed at knife point when she turned around. The incident happened at about 7.50pm on Friday m Jurong East Central. The robber, who was wearing a white
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        Lock icon SEAFOOD AND MEAT STOLEN FROM WET MARKET
        58 2 TWO STALLS m Block 628 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 were hit by thieves between 2pm on Friday and sam on Saturday. A 62-year-old stallholder found fishes and prawns worth $100 missing from his locked fridge, while the 59-year-old hawker from the stall
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        584 4  -  Li Xueying It means nation is peaceful, prosperous, says minister By IF THE People's Action Party manifesto seems boring or unexciting to some people, that is not entirely a bad thing, Mr Khaw Boon Wan said yesterday. It means Singapore is peaceful and prosperous,
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        Lock icon 'Pick one who can face challenges'
        370 4 IF THE People's Action Party manifesto appears familiar, it is because the party is an ""open book" and has been working all along for Singaporeans, Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen said yesterday. What has changed is the seriousness of the challenges facing the country,
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        253 4 •The manifesto shows the PAP is a party that makes a real effort to reach out to all segments of our society, whether they are younger ones or senior citizens, or whether they are better academically or whether they have talents m other areas. We can see
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        Lock icon Jaya has faith voters will make right choice
        247 4  -  LIM WEI CHEAN IT IS now up to voters to make a judgment as the PAP manifesto has set out comprehensively what the party is doing, said Deputy Prime Minister S. Jayakumar. "I've always said I have confidence and I have faith
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        Lock icon Michael Lim is last of 24 PAP MPs to announce exit
        520 4  -  Tee Hun Ching By CARDIOLOGIST Michael Lim. 45, confirmed yesterday he is stepping down after 15 years m politics, citing work commitments. The last of 24 People's Action Party MPs to announce his exit, he was first elected m
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        Lock icon OUT AND ABOUT IN ANG MO KIO GRC
        188 4 A day after announcing the People's Action Party manifesto, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was out and about m a newer part of his Ang Mo Kio GRC. He spent an hour meeting constituents m Anchorvale m the Sengkang area. Accompanying him
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        Lock icon Boon Heng: GE date may be out in next few days
        268 4 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong may announce the date of the general election m the next few days, said People's Action Party chairman Lim Boon Heng yesterday. The Jurong GRC MP was speaking a day after the ruling party's
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        Lock icon West Coast GRC to see same PAP team
        296 4 THE West Coast GRC will see the same fiveperson team of People's Action Party candidates heading into this election, said Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang, who helms the constituency. "We are going to the General Elections with the full team,
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        528 5  -  David Boey NCMPsayshehas seen the electoral process work and is satisfied By HEADING for his third general election, opposition party leader Steve Chia said yesterday that he is convinced the vote is secret and Singapore voters have nothing to fear.
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        790 5  -  T. Rajan By HE IS a political science graduate from the University of California at Berkeley and now completes the Workers' Party line-up of likely candidates to stand m East Coast GRC. Mr Perry Tong, 35, joined the party three years ago
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        313 5  -  Zakir Hussain By FOR the second day running, Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) secretary-general Chee Soon Juan yesterday found himself warned by police for making speeches m public without a licence. Yesterday morning, he and his aide, Mr Yap Keng Ho, were at Chong
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        Lock icon Speaking in public without licence: 6th caution for SDP chief
        245 5 YESTERDAY'S incident m Block 105, Yishun Ring Road, was the sixth time police had to warn Dr Chee, 43, for speaking m public without a licence. The fifth incident was m a Bukit Panjang market on Saturday. Police said he
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        225 5 SDA members visit Pasir Ris-Punggol SINGAPORE Democratic Alliance (SDA) members likely to contest m Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC were out and about on another weekend meet-and-greet with residents yesterday. Dressed m the SDA's trademark white polo T-shirts with a red collar. the five-man team spoke to residents and shopkeepers at the
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        288 5  -  Tan Hui Yee By ON SATURDAY, Singapore Democratic Party secretarygeneral Chee Soon Juan had toured Bukit Panjang constituency without its chairman Ling How Doong, who will be contesting m the single-seat ward m the coming election. Yesterday morning, Mr Ling went on
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        Lock icon New stretch of road expected to ease traffic woes in Bukit Panjang
        488 6  -  By Sim Chi Yin BUKIT Panjang residents, who have long complained about peak hour traffic m their town, have something to cheer about today, when a new road is opened. The 600 m stretch extends Petir Road to
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        371 6 LIFTS PLEASE "I need a lift My neighbours and I are all m our 50s and 60s, and we're all ill." RESIDENT HASNAH KASIM, 55, to MP Teo Ho Pin LANDSCAPING along the 2km Bukit Panjang Road, a new primary school, a
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        216 6 Upgrading not election ploy, says George Yeo UPGRADING to provide amenities and improve facilities for residents is an ongoing task and is not part of a strategy used m constituencies at election time. Aljunied GRC MP George Yeo said yesterday. It was his message to residents at the opening of
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      Lock icon Tampines jobs fair draws 3,600 applicants
      413 6  -  Tan Hui Yee Mah: Plans to help neighbourhood shops work with mega stores for win-win situation By OVER 3,000 people went shopping for jobs yesterday m Tampines at a fair to recruit workers for Singapore's first cluster of warehouse retail outlets. Retailers Courts, Dairy
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      Lock icon Be patient on NKF probes: Eng Hen
      243 6 MANPOWER Minister Ng Eng Hen said yesterday the public should be patient about the ongoing investigations into the National Kidney Foundation's former management and leadership. Asked for an update on the Manpower Ministry's charges against the charity's old team, he told reporters that
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      Lock icon Jamu trade tainted by illegal brands from Indonesia
      1076 8  - Jamu trade tainted by illegal brands from Indonesia Arlina Arshad Unlicensed makes could contain banned substances By SCARY SIDE EFFECTS "My head started spinning, and my vision became blurred... I was so scared, and realised it was not worth risking my life for short-term enjoyment." RETIREE CM. CHAN, 65, who
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      309 8  - Deadly when mixed... AZIZ HUSSIN PHOTOS: BE CAREFUL who you buy jamu from, warn traditional herbal medicine experts. Small-time jamu manufacturers are known to mix Western and traditional medicines to give consumers a more potent fix which can cause problems when consumed. Ms Susan-Jane Beers, author of The Ancient Art
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      683 9  - UAE foots citizens' medical bills here, in full Salma Khali Spore gains from 'medical tourists' who also enjoy $5,500 weekly allowance By Health Correspondent AT ANY one time, between 100 and 200 citizens from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are here seeking medical treatment without having to pay a single
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        32 12 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 stf orum@sph.com. sg
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        545 12 Straw poll of young voters in a rainstorm UNBROKEN LOGIC Four out of six said they would unquestioningly vote PAP. Their reason was simple why fix it when it ain't broke? AS THE 2006 General Election draws near, we, a group of senior citizens who were caught m a heavy
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          129 12 I AGREE with Madam Teo Wei Ling ("Give weaker pupils more help"; ST, April 8) that help should be extended at all school levels. Top classes are assigned better, more experienced teachers, but weaker classes are not so fortunate. My daughter, who is slow
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          278 12 I HAVE a 10-year-old boy who suffers from severe dyslexia and dyscalculia. He was diagnosed by the education psychologist when he was m Primary 1. He attended two years of the Learning Support Programme and this will be his third year at the Dyslexia
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        Lock icon JC science test has too much rote learning
        450 12 WE ARE junior college students who have just taken the Science Practical Assessment (SPA). SPA constitutes 10 per cent of the total grade of an A-level science subject. It is conducted over a staggered time period and students' experimental and investigative work
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        109 12 I TOOK my mother to register for the Workfare Bonus. She babysits my child and I pay her accordingly. The officer told me my mother does not qualify as "you are related". If the person who babysits my child was a third party, she would
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        106 12 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.asia 1 .com, sg/forum Access to letters online is free. Give more scholarships to less privileged students. This can help to close widening income gap Tiger Airways should show figures that customers enjoy savings since its move to Budget Terminal
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        250 12 I REFER to the letters by Mr Paul Walter Wong Thiam Chwee, Mr Tang Peng Wai and Mr James Ang Boon Hin ("Restrictions on transfers from OA to SA" and "CPF funds ought to return higher interest"; ST, April 12). The objective
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        120 12 I REFER to the letter "CPF funds ought to earn higher interest", by Mr James Ang Boon Hin (ST, April 12). With the continued sterling performance of the economy, an even more important issue with regard to CPF is the restoration of the employer's
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        154 12 I REFER to the letter, "Checks needed on vehicle noise emission" by Mrs Sadhna Jain (ST, April 10). All new motor vehicles, including motorcycles, have to comply with the noise emission standards specified m the Environmental Pollution Control (Vehicular Emissions) Regulations before
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        205 12 I WOULD be interested to hear from our three universities why they implemented Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) admission requirement for almost all their non-MBA courses. GMAT is an American system which countries which inherited the British education system like Singapore do not
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          83 12 ON APRIL 2, I carelessly misplaced my identity card. I spent the next four days retracing my steps and searching for it. I gave up and was about to lodge a police report and apply for a replacement. Then on April 6. 1 missed
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          44 12 I COMMEND the staff of Queenstown Community Library for their honesty. Recently, my daughter returned a library book with some hongbao money inside. One of the library staff discovered the money and returned it to us. Richard Ting Say Chong
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          108 12 ON MARCH 29. I joined my daughter's kindergarten visit to a factory m Sembawang. The school chartered a Comfort bus. When we arrived at the factory, I left a plastic bag which contained a few seemingly unimportant items on the bus. When a
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          94 12 I AM very grateful the relief driver of Comfort taxi No. SHA 3312E who went all the way from his home m Woodlands to Keppel Bay Tower to return my cellphone which I had dropped m his cab m the early morning of March 31. When
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          97 12 I WOULD like to thank the kind family who returned my bag to me on April 8. 1 was frantic when I realised my bag was missing after I took my daughter to school m Sengkang. Not only did the man return my bag
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      967 17 LIMAHKOK Age: 76 passed away peacefully on 1 5 April 2006. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Koh I .eok long, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: koh Poey Lim Ng Beng San low Sok Khim .:::i Huai. U illiam Lim Lay Har Daughters: Sons-in-law: (Koh Chai l.ian, deceased)
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        674 22  -  Goh Eng Yeow Ku Wei Bin Liquidity, share prices set to fall; may be good time to pick up bargains By KICK-OFF is still nearly two months away, but stock-mar-ket analysts are already muttering about the big negative impact that the
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        321 22 Japan set to top 2% economic growth this year LONG EXPANSION STREAK Tokyo JAPAN'S economy is logging its second-longest expansion since the end of World War 11, and is on track to grow by more than 2 per cent this year, Japanese Economics Minister Kaoru Yosano said yesterday. The upward
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        772 18  -  Goh Eng Yeow TAKING STOCK Punters take profit on blue chips but continue to snap up China favourites By Markets Correspondent TWO very different trends emerged m the market last week. Blue chips were largely out of action as fund managers
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          156 18 MERRILL Lynch believes that Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) will benefit from a boost m the advertisement market m the coming months, as consumer spending improves. "Consistent with our ad page count, SPH had registered robust 9.5 per cent growth m classified ads," it
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          75 18 UOB Kay Hian says that Creative Technology needs to reposition itself, given the very stiff competition m the MP3 player market. While market leader Apple Computer has established a cult following with iPod, Creative has to fight emerging players from second-tier and emerging brands,
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        6165 18 UNIT TRUSTS MM tar* Asset Mgt (S'pofe) Star Europe Eijty!"* C 928/ Star Europe Bond Star Europe Bal 1.166/ Star Asian T*er Eqty 1225/ Star Asia Bort 3:ar Asia Balanced 1.102/ •r M Mm m :j 0 MultiStFd 1.029/ ■j kMaNMI 0.802/ Sib Mufti St USD
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        Lock icon NYSE and LSE in talks on strategic deal
        229 19 NYSE and LSE in talks on strategic deal New York THE New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) said it was m talks regarding a strategic transaction, and a source familiar with the situation said on Saturday that the London Stock Exchange (LSE) is one of the parties to the discussions. The
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        56 19 China's GDP expanded on average by 10 per cent a year from 2003 to last year, making it the fourth- or fifth-biggest economy m the world. GDP rose 9.9 per cent m the fourth quarter of last year, from a year earlier. The National Bureau of Statistics will
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        Lock icon China's first quarter GDP rises 10.2%
        341 19 Jump m growth could increase pressure to let yuan rise faster Beijing CHINA'S annual economic growth quickened to 10.2 per cent m the first quarter, a blistering pace that could increase pressure on President Hu Jintao to let the yuan rise faster. The figure,
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        629 20  -  Lorna Tan They are initially being mailed to more than 300X300, whose plans are up for renewal By Finance Correspondent IN THE wake of criticism that consumers had been left m the dark, insurance co-operative NTUC Income last week started sending beneficiary
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        Lock icon Downside of ageing population offset by positive benefits: ÜBS
        352 20  -  LORNA TAN FEARS that an ageing population will hurt a country's financial markets and economic growth have been exposed largely as myths m a new research report from Swiss bank ÜBS. The bank found that the smaller labour force and the
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          36 20 TAN ENG KWEE: Appointed as chief financial officer (CFO) of Thakral Corporation. He was previously with the Gold Coin Group, where he spent more than 10 years m various senior appointments.
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          18 20 THOMAS TEO LIANG HUAT: Appointed as chief financial officer (CFO) of GK Goh Holdings.
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          40 20 AJAY KANWAL (above): Appointed Standard Chartered's (Stanchart's) head of consumer banking, Singapore. He has been with the bank since 1992. His most recent post was a three-year stint as head of consumer banking m Thailand.
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          Lock icon NEW INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR AT RSH
          35 20 BASIL CHAN: Appointed independent director of RSH Limited. Mr Chan, founder and managing director of MBE Corporate Advisory, also replaces Mr Ng Boon Yew as chairman of the audit committee.
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          Lock icon SG PRIVATE BANK HIRES EXEC VP
          43 20 NASIR KAUSAR (above): Appointed executive vice-presi-dent of SG Private Banking (Asia Pacific). Based m Singapore, he is responsible for the bank's offshore Malaysia activities. He was previously m charge of the Malaysia desk at Citigroup Private Bank.
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          Lock icon NTI INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR QUITS
          46 20 YANG YO-MIN: Resigned as director of NTI International with effect from April 12 for personal reasons. Meanwhile, non-executive director Dali Sardar has joined the remuneration committee. He is replacing Mr Apandi Dollah, who will still remain on the board as managing director.
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        Lock icon XL developers showcase posh condo units here
        793 21  -  Joyce Teo By Property Correspondent RETIRING IN MALAYSIA "In the future, there will be a paradigm shift as more Singaporeans buy for retirement than for investment." DATUK ALAN TONG TWENTY-SEVEN Malaysian developers were here over the long weekend to promote high-end properties at
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        248 21 DUBAI A GOVERNMENT-OWNED Dubai developer is planning a commercial and residential real estate project that will cost 65 billion dirhams (SS2B billion) and offer foreign investors 100 per cent freehold ownership. Dubai kicked off a Gulf Arab real estate boom m 2002 by opening
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        Lock icon Surge m warnings about listed firms' uncertainties
        554 21  -  Lee Su Shyan These audit opinions are meant to ensure that shareholders are fully informed By Companies Correspondent Worthy of mention IN THE case of Lafe Technology, the auditors noted an ongoing check by the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department into its subsidiaries'
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      226 11  -  Shawn Woo By A LOT has been said about leadership renewal, but, going by the dialogue with Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, the PAP's greatest challenge is connecting with Singapore's youth. It could be argued that the older generation agree that
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      186 11  -  Glenn Koh By U UCHING the TV programme and reading The Straits Times reports set me thinking. I, and others of the post-1965 generation, do not deny the PAP has "rescued" us from the turbulent past. But sometimes we just want a little more ownership.
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      465 11  -  Edward Choy By MM LEE is not young anymore, but it is obvious his mind is still razor-sharp. I look at the people m the current Cabinet, and can't help but wonder if they can ever escape his shadow. He
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      154 11  -  Christopher Choo By I AM disappointed that although MM Lee acknowledged that an uneven playing field exists m the political scene here, there was no indication that he was interested m working towards achieving one. Is there no room left for idealism m
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      259 13 LIVERPOOL legend Kenny Dalglish believes Jose Mourinho's detractors are simply jealous of the Chelsea manager's success. Dalglish, the last Anfield manager to lift the title m 1990, changed the face of English football when he spent a fortune
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      397 14 LONDON "SOCCER MIDDLESBROUGH manager Steve McClaren seems set to be named the new England coach, and it could happen as early as next week. According to The Times, Martin O'Neill has dropped out of the running to replace Sven-Goran Eriksson, and Middlesbrough
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      577 14 Liverpool beat Blackburn after a controversial goal from Fowler London LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez received the perfect present, and had plenty to ponder on his 46th birthday after Robbie Fowler's latest match-winning goal. His controversial strike was enough for Liverpool to beat Blackburn 1-0 for
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      148 14 London NEIL Warnock is convinced that Sheffield United can follow the example of Wigan and West Ham and make an impact on the Premiership next season. The Blades secured a return to the top flight for the first time m 12 years on Saturday,
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      206 14 Today Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United Live, Ch23, 7.40pm Charlton Athletic v Portsmouth Live, Ch24, 9.54pm Chelsea v Everton Live, Ch23, 9.55pm Middlesbrough v West Ham United Sunderland v Newcastle United West Bromwich Albion v Bolton Wanderers Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 3.55 am Tomorrow Wigan Athletic v Aston Villa Wednesday
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      444 14 Rome AC MILAN coach Carlo Ancelotti insisted that the Scudetto title race was wide open after Juventus slipped up at struggling Cagliari on Saturday. Juventus were seconds away from a humiliating defeat by the Sardinian outfit until Fabio Cannavero scored with the last kick
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      389 14 London BIRMINGHAM City's hopes of avoiding relegation nosedived after striker Milan Baros' double salvo led Aston Villa to a 3-1 Premiership victory over their city rivals yesterday. "All of the team played well, derby matches are always special." said Baros, whose 11th
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      501 14 Madrid A SPECTACULAR late strike from on-loan Mark Gonzalez gave Real Sociedad a 1-0 home win over Racing Santander m the Spanish Primera Liga on Saturday. The winger, who joined from Liverpool m January after being refused a work permit m England, cracked m a left-footed volley
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      533 15 SOCCER Tabloid says he had £30- 50k debts, bookmaker forced to close account London MORE allegations about Wayne Rooney's betting habits made their way into the tabloids yesterday. This time, the News of the World claimed that the 20-year-old Manchester United star
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      246 15 WAYNE Rooney is being given the best possible guidance for life on and off the pitch by the coaching staff at Manchester United, insisted Alex Ferguson. The manager refused to discuss the player's £700,000 (551.96 million) gambling debts ahead of today's trip to Tottenham.
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      592 15 London LOSE to Villarreal and Arsenal will lose star stnker Thierry' Henry. This was the stark warning Gunners striker Emmanuel Adebayor handed his side ahead of their Champions League semi-final against the Spaniards. The first leg is on Wednesday. There is
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      398 15 London THIS may be Villarreal's debut season m the Champions League, but Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will not underestimate them. The Spanish side is full of Latin American flair seven players from the region should start m Wednesday's semi-final first leg and he
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      300 16  -  Nicholas Fang SOCCER Coach says his men are gelling and are gearing up for a strong season By S-LEAGUE fans can expect more goals m the weeks to come if recent matches are anything to go by. In a span of nine days, three games
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      268 16 »GOLF Miami ERNIE Els put his disappointing finish at last week's US Masters behind him by charging into contention for the Heritage Classic at Hilton Head, South Carolina on Sat- urday. With his putter back on song, the world No 5 gathered
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      343 16  -  By Nicholas Fang SINGAPORE Sports School jumpers have been leaping into the record books since last year and their Russian coach, Valeri Obidko, says this is due to their constant training throughout the year. He said that being at the Sports
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      300 16 BASKETBALL Charlotte THE Indiana Pacers qualified for the play-offs despite a loss to one of the National Basketball Association's worst teams. Primoz Brezec scored 18 points, including the basket that forced overtime, and Alan Anderson hit a free throw with 59
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      253 16  -  NICHOLAS FANG SAILING TIMOTHY Sect turns 15 on Wednesday and the Singapore Optimist sailor gave himself an advance birthday present when he won the South American Championships on Saturday. The excited champion told The Straits Times yesterday that he was happy to have won his
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      59 16 TV times CRICKET: Australia Tour of Bangladesh: 2nd Test, Day 2 (Live, Ch9s, 11.45 am) SOCCER: English Premier League: Tottenham v Manchester United (Live, Ch23. 7.40pm), Chelsea v Everton (Live, Ch23 9.55pm), Charlton v Portsmouth (Live, Ch24, 9.54pm), West Bromwich Albion v Bolton (Live. Ch23, tomorrow. 3.55 am) TENNIS: ATP
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        360 2 PHOTOS: Sujin Thomas MUSIC REPORTER IT WAS a fairy-tale setting at Zouk's 15th anniversary party last Saturday. A carriage was parked m front of the club while inside, specially-brought-in large chandeliers and paintings of people dressed m royal garb decorated the dance hall. Dubbed The Crystal
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        705 3 Previously, Anthony Pellicano had been praised for helping the authorities m major cases LOS ANGELES The letters from prosecutors gush about the testimony and analysis that Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano provided as an audio forensics expert: Professional. Impressive. Invaluable. But
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        431 3 HE WAS a sin eater for Hollywood's rich and famous. Private eye Anthony Pellicano did the dirty work for lawyers who cleaned up after celebrities, reports the New York Post. His clients were said to include Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Elizabeth Taylor. Michael Jackson,
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        452 5 The self-styled 'experimentalist' was hailed as being ahead of her time WASHINGTON Muriel Spark, the British author of darklyacetbk novels that portrayed a disquieting world drifting on diabolical undercurrents, died last Thursday at a hospital m Florence. Italy. She was 88. She did not publish her first
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        72 6 They must... have the least amount of issues and baggage. Hand baggage only please Musician XT Tunstall (above) on men 'My capacity to have interesting opinions was removed by the BBC BBC radio presenter Edward Stourton 1 instinctively clock what every woman on the beach is wearing and I've
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        120 7 BEIJING Chinese film-maker Zhang Yimou (right) will direct the opening and dosing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, organisers announced. Hollywood director Steven Spielberg, who was also present at Sunday's announcement m Beijing, will be part of Zhang's team as an artistic adviser. I'm very honoured
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        249 7 BEIJING Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi said she has accepted an invitation to be a jury member at the Cannes film festival m France next month. "I'm anticipating taking up the post and it would be an honour."' Zhang was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency at a
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      931 2 INBOX IN° HAVE MY SHORTS WILL GO ON IN MARCH, INCROWDER MERYYN LAU, 1 4, CELEBRATED WEARING LONG PANTS AS A SECONDARY 3 STUDENT AT ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (BARKER ROAD). NOW, CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL SECONDARY 4 STUDENT CAI CHEN, 1 5 SAYS IT IS SHORTS THAT HAVE REAL POWER. HERE IS
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      270 3 In this monthly column, the Ministry of Education answers your burning questions, from the desk of Director of Schools, Mr Wong Siew Hoong. just send your questions to stin@sph.com.sg with "MOE" m the subject line. This week: THE BANDING SYSTEM Q: It seems that because of the current
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      399 3  - WAR OF THE WORDS YEN FENG ONE JOURNALIST FACES OFF WITH A NATIONAL 1 SCRABBLE CHAMPIONS' SECONDARY SCHOOL FINALIST -AND LIVES TO TELL. BY In one corner of The Straits Times newsroom, I was busy flexing the left side of my brain. A war of Scrabble words had been declared,
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      76 3 SETTLE IN AT SETTLERS CAFE YOUR BOURHOOD A wise man once said: "Games lubricate the body and mind." The people at Settlers Cafe have taken that to heart -and come up with Singapore's first board game lifestyle cafe. The cafe, which carries more than 290 fun games, is located at
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        46 4 On one hand, it is a really neat idea, which will draw m the young crowd. But I think the novelty factor will wear out eventually. People will probably want to stick to the same kind ofscent y rather than keep experimenting. PHOTO: DESMOND LIM
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        173 4 OLD CHANG KEE WHATISIT? Old Chang Kee is now 50 years old, and its franchises islandwide serve much more than its stalwart curry puffs. The smell of its spring rolls, sotong balls, fish balls, yam pies and curry puffs (stuffed with potatoes, chicken and a slice of egg) is a
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        87 4 Teens can bite into Old Chang Kee's snacks the same way they enjoy fast food on the ga Even though today's teenagers are part of the "pasta generation" (as m they love WesteW food), they will always hunger {or Asian snacks and Old Chang Kee provides
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        489 4 GET INSIDE THE TOP TRENDS SAFE TO EAT INDIAN SWEETS The silver leaf trimmings on Indian sweets sold m Singapore are safe to eat, said the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority. It provided the assurance a day after reports that research scientists m India found that the thin layer of silver
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        88 6 THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE NEWS HUNGRY BABIES Despite widespread instability and epidemics, some developing countries continue to reproduce way above the total fertility rate of 2. 1, the level at which a population replaces itself. And there are no signs of cutting back. For example, by 2050, Ethiopia is expected
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        610 8 OH NO, I'M FAMOUS! S^^^^^^^^j An hour at the mall has not been the same for Ng Chee Yang since April 2 as many as 20 people typically approach him and want to chat After the Hwa Chong Institution JCI student 16, took the Campus Superstar talent competition with 6
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        751 9 T". ■j JOSHUA ANG It is his bad boy image that draws the chicks. In I Not Stupid Too, Joshua plays the only son of an abusive ex-convict father, who falls into bad company, beats up a teacher and is finally expelled.
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        90 8 BACK TO REALITY Now Campus Superstar is over and, for the 20 finalists, reality has bitten hard. Geraldine See, 1 8, a student from ITE College West who was one of the top two female finalists, is nursing a fever and has a throat infection. Renfred Ng (above), 16, who
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        99 9 THE BIG STORY THIS WEEK DON'T GET TOO STARRYEYED Undergrad Lee Teng, 22, who came m second m the Superhost competition held earlier this year, found returning to school very remote and strange after three months of filming and training. It took him a month to get back on track
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        99 10 RACK YOUR BRAINS SHORT HISTORY OF THE FORT: Work on Fort Tanjong Katong began m 1 879 and a local team of contractors completed it m under 12 months. Within a decade, however, the British started seriously considering abandoning the fort. It was perennially understaffed and vulnerable to attack; its
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        73 12 DA VINCI CODE CASE DISMISSED A British judge ruled recently that best-selling thriller The Da Vinci Code did not steal ideas from two authors' non-fiction book. High Courtjudge Peter Smith rejected a claim by Mr Michael Baigentand Mr Richard Leigh that The Da Vinci Code had infringed on the copyright
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        102 13 STORY THIS WEEK TEXT OF GOSPEL OF JUDAS FOUND An early Christian manuscript, including the only known text of the Gospel of Judas, has surfaced after 1,700 years, and it portrays udas Iscariot not as one of the most reviled villains m history, but as Jesus' favoured disciple and willing
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        449 14  -  TANIATAN BY THE STRAITS TIMES, MARCH 3 I Crvationists hoping to create a marine jary on Pulau Hantu have embarked on the first step taking an underwater census of the marine and coral life around the southern islet. As one of
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        51 14 GENETIC NOAH'S ARK It is not just an exotic animal hospital, but also a genetic Noah's Ark. The Singapore Zoo's new $3.6 million Wildlife Healthcare and Research Centre will be a repository of tissue samples taken from various rare species, so researchers can study how to breed them. (ST, March
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        78 15 READ AND WRITE BETTER GRANDPA OF ALL LOBSTERS FOUND A Singaporean is one of the scientists on an international team which has netted the grandfather of all lobsters, a new species believed to be the ancestor of the butterdipped delicacy often enjoyed at restaurant tables. Ms joelle Lai, 28, was
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        869 16 places HOW MANY SINGAPOREANS ADMIT TO IMHPMIiIIMiPIVH m the SWEARING? WHOSE HAIRSTYLE IS TOM PMJMMMM^^ NEWS HANKS IMITATING? CHEW ON THESE AND^fl^^^ffM^M|^^ B nißJMiifl^TJy jwjrjf jlrJijTwiM BY ALISON DE SOUZA 1 1 I HTi^D A^^ answers m r Jmm m I W km* A^B uiuacc i ikic ie (from page
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