The Straits Times, 7 March 2007

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  • 615 1  -  Dcvi Asmarani At least 80 killed, many feared buried under flattened buildings Tremors hit Spore, thousands in CBD offices evacuated By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta Marcel Lee Pereira In Singapore TWO powerful earthquakes struck Sumatra yesterday, killing at least 80 people in Indonesia, with scores more buried
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  • 610 1  -  Salma Khali k Parents will pay $30 premium unless they opt out; P1 pupils also affected By Health Correspondent CHILDREN born towards the end of the year will automatically be bought medical insurance, unless their parents object. The annual premium of $30 will be deducted
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  • UPFRONT
    • 1131 1  -  Alastair Mclndoe By Philippines Correspondent In Manila EVERY day, Mrs Linda Cadapan prays that her missing daughter has not shared the fate of hundreds oi murdered political activists in the Philippines. She holds up an enlarged identi-ty-card photograph of Sherlyn,
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  • PRIME
    • 610 3  -  Goh Eng Yeow STI back up over 3,000; strong buying interest also pushes up regional bourses By Markets Correspondent [NVESTORS battered black and blue in recent days ventured back into markets across Asia yesteriay looking for bargains and finally stemmed the tide of red ink. Singapore
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    • Article, Illustration
      99 3 Ms Lim Soo Hoon (left), Permanent Secretary of the Public Service Division, was awarded Her World magazine's Woman of the Year award at a gala dinner at the Four Seasons hotel last night. The 49-year-old said in her acceptance speech that she wanted women to know that "they
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    • 529 3  -  Goh Chin Lian BUDGET DEBATE By SINGAPORE is working with Indonesia this week to devise a masterplan to prevent fires and the dreaded haze at a spot in central Sumatra. The preventive measures will be rolled out in the regency
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    • 661 4  -  Audrey Tan RUSSIA-SINGAPORE BUSINESS FORUM Countries most connected to the world will flourish: MM By Assistant Money Editor CONNECTIVITY is how Singapore built its success, and will continue to be critical for Asean and countries such as Russia, Minister Mentor
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    • 320 4 SINGAPORE'S brand of democracy works because the Government gives the country's citizens every reason to vote for it at elections, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said yesterday. The country has maintained the principle of British democracy, that the electorate can vote
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  • SUMATRA QUAKE
    • 610 6 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE People rush out of buildings and thousands run for higher ground in fear of a tsunami Padang (Indonesia) NANDA Febrian, a student in Padang, said she and friends rushed to open ground when they felt their university building shake yesterday. "We really felt
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    • 328 6  -  Carolyn hong By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur THOUSANDS of Malaysians scrambled out of their office buildings in Kuala Lumpur and Johor Baru yesterday as tremors shook the buildings. The buildings swayed following the earthquakes in neighbour- ing Sumatra. According to
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    • 896 7 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Impact of yesterday's temblors in Singapore stronger than that of 2004 tsunami because of epicentre's location Hong Kong THE two earthquakes that rocked West Sumatra yesterday were felt as far off as in Singapore, about 430 km away, sending thousands of people
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    • 1110 8 Some have lunch or go home early; others wait impatiently as buildings are checked ONE junior college sent its students home. Over in the city area, hawkers at Lav Pa Sat were happy to see an early lunch crowd. These were some of the
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    • 436 8  -  Tan Hui Yee By Si T. Raj an MORE than 300 buildings were declared safe by government engineers after the two earthquakes in Sumatra caused tremors in Singapore yesterday. The public transport networks were also unaffected. The tremors were felt in areas such
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    • 366 10  -  Khushwant Singh More than 85 messages received, with some sent even before tremors stopped By EVEN before the first tremors subsided, Stomp received its first message about the incident. Over the next two hours, more than 85 SMS, MMS and e-mail messages poured
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  • ASIA
    • 655 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Preliminary discussions to set pace for bilateral relations, says Hill New York FIFTY years after the Korean War, long-time foes Washington and Pyongyang have taken the first steps to explore the possibility of normalising diplomatic relations. But
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS, AFP  -  655 words
    • CHINA
      • 440 12  -  Chua Chin Hon By China Bureau Chief In Beijing FAMOUSLY blunt, Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing was a pale shade of his usual straight-talking self at an annual press conference yesterday. Last year, he labelled as "stupid" former Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to
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      • 557 12  -  Clarissa Oon Foreign Minister tells Japan to face up to issue but is careful not to sour bilateral relations By China Correspondent In Beijing CHINA'S Foreign Minister yesterday told Japan to take responsibility and face up to the "historical fact" of its use of
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      • 812 14  -  Jonathan Eyal Suspicions remain that bigger defence budget means even bigger projects are planned By; THERE were a few surprising elements in the latest Chinese military budget announcement on Sunday the eve of the annual session of the Chinese legislature. This year's military budget will
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    • EAST ASIA
      • 508 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS, XINHUA, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE It says he's raising doubts about earlier pledge to avoid sovereignty themes Washington THE United States has called Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian's pledge to push for independence "unhelpful" and reiterated its stance against independence for the island. A
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      • 283 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Taipei TAIWAN'S Vice-President launched her bid yesterday to be the island's first female president, promising to seek peaceful relations with China, which once called her a "crazy separatist". Ms Annette Lu's chances of a victory in next year's
        ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; BLOOMBERG  -  283 words
      • Article, Illustration
        57 18 Strong winds destroyed gigantic lanterns in Dalian, a port city in China's north-eastern province of Liaoning. Starting last Saturday night, rain and snow have fallen continually in most parts of the province. The strongest March snowstorm to hit the province in 56 years has left at least one
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      • 93 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS Tokyo JAPAN'S Empress Michiko, 72, is being treated for intestinal bleeding and other ailments apparently :aused by stress. The Empress is suffering from bleeding from the walls of her intestines, nose bleeds and mouth ulcers, according to a spokesman for the
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      • 496 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Pyongyang and Tokyo to discuss kidnappings and normalising ties during bilateral talks Hanoi JAPANESE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday vowed never to budge on the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese citizens as delegates here prepared for their first
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      • 350 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE United Nations THE United Nations said it has suspended its operations in North Korea because Pyongyang failed to meet its conditions following allegations that aid money was being diverted to the Kirn Jong II regime. Mr David Morrison, the chief
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    • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
      • 531 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE New govt wages war on graft and politicians linked to underworld Dhaka SALES of luxury flats and cars have almost ground to a halt in Bangladesh since the new government launched a nationwide crackdown on corruption, company officials
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      • 319 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Chittagong (Bangladesh) AT LEAST 21 people, including 10 children, were killed when a fire swept through a slum in the south-eastern port of Chittagong yesterday, police said. The blaze broke out at a textile shop near the main gate of the slum
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; AFP  -  319 words
      • 591 20  -  Nirmal Ghosh Embattled Shin Corp subsidiary taken off air for owing $4.4b in back fees and fines By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok THAILAND'S government last night literally pulled the plug on embattled Shin Corp subsidiary iTV. The company had failed to pay US$2.9 billion
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      • 270 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Bangkok THAILAND named former World Bank economist Chalongphob Sussangkarn as its new Finance Minister yesterday, in the continuing fallout from last year's military coup. Deputy Prime Minister Kosit Panpiemras said Mr Chalongphob, the head of a leading Thai thinktank, would replace
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      • 572 23  -  Salim Osman They blame poor regulations and business climate in Batam and Bintan By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta FOREIGN investors are pulling out of the Riau islands after complaining about the lack of clear regulations and the poor business climate in Batam
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      • 320 23 REUTERS Jakarta INDONESIA will open a special prison next month where terrorist convicts can be isolated and kept from communicating with supporters or comrades at large, officials said yesterday. The high-security facility on an island off the coast of Java will not allow
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    • MALAYSIA
      • 602 24  -  Carolyn Hong Strong nationalist sentiments surface as deadline for negotiations looms By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur AS OPPOSITION mounts against Malaysia's proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States, International Trade and Industry Minister Rafidah Aziz has
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      • 263 24 ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional, will meet next week to discuss preparations for a possible early general election, according to party and official sources yesterday. "Elections will definitely be on the table, but I do
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      • 155 24 BERNAMA, ASSOCIATED PRESS Kuala Lumpur PRIME Minister Abdullah Badawi yesterday answered Malaysia's most-asked question about himself: Has he remarried? The 67-year-old widowed leader said the widespread talk of his "impending" marriage was only rumours. "They are all rumours. Only rumours lah," he told reporters after
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    • 25 11 Dhaka's anti-graft drive Sales of luxury cars and flats have almost ground to a halt in Bangladesh after a nationwide crackdown on corruption. PAGE 19
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  • WORLD
    • 463 26 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, LOS ANGELES TIMES Pollutants emitted by factories lead to formation of huge clouds: Study Chicago INCREASING levels of pollution in Asia are changing atmospheric conditions over the north Pacific and may explain stronger-than-usual thunderstorms over this part of the
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    • 205 26 Bangkok RESIDENTS in the north-east-ern Thai city of Chiang Mai have been advised to avoid outdoor activities as the city's air pollution reached a dangerous level. The Pollution Control Department on Monday issued a warning after its air quality monitoring stations in
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
      • 115 27 BERNAMA JOHOR BARU: Johor will not object if Singapore wants to open a consulate in the state capital, said Menten Besar Abdul Ghani Othman. "We have no objection, and we will leave it to the federal government to decide. There are already two consulates, Japan
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      • 102 27 NEWS STRAITS TIMES PUTRAJAYA: A man convicted of raping and murdering an information technology analyst, Ms Canny Ong, four years ago has had his appeal dismissed. The fate of ex-aircraft cabin cleaner Ahmad Najib Aris, 31, will now be decided by Malaysia s highest court, the Federal
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      • 109 27 ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS: A pilot and his eight-year-old daughter were killed when their small plane crashed into his former mother-in-law's house near an airport in the US, the authorities said. A preliminary crash investigation leads "us to believe that this was an intentional act", said
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      • 102 27 A GROUP of Iraqi diplomats will undergo a three-week training stint in Singapore organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), the ministry said in a statement yesterday. The March 6-23 course, part of the Singapore Cooperation Programme (SCP), comprises English-language training and the work of
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    • 486 27 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Biggest attack since 2001 war targets militants and opium producers Kabul NATO began its spring offensive against the Taleban yesterday, launching its biggest attack since the 2001 war. The assault in southern Helmand province, the opium heartland of the world's top
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    • 424 28 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Attacks across Iraq spark fear of reprisals of against Sunnis Baghdad AT LEAST 118 Shi'ite pilgrims were slaughtered in attacks across Iraq yesterday, sparking fears of reprisals that could frustrate efforts by Iraqi and US forces to quell sectarian violence.
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    • 280 28 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Toulouse (France) AIRBUS workers across France put down their tools yesterday to protest against a plan to cut 10,000 European jobs and sell plants to revive the world's biggest commercial aircraft maker. Factories in Toulouse, Meaulte, Saint Nazaire and Nantes
      ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; AP  -  280 words
    • 283 28 ASSOCIATED PRESS Ramallah THE Hamas-run Education Ministry has ordered an anthology of Palestinian folk tales pulled from school libraries and destroyed because of sexually explicit language. Critics slammed the move, saying it was the most direct attempt by the Islamic militants
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
      • 209 29 ASSOCIATED PRESS A MEMBER of the Bosnian presidential troika, Mr Zeljko Komsic, helped a Bosnian family rush to the hospital for the delivery of their baby. The grateful parents named the child after him. Mr Komsic, a Croat member of the presidency, and his
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; AFP  -  209 words
      • 163 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE A 54-YEAR-OLD woman desperate to have a child is appealing to London's commuters to donate eggs for her fertility treatment. Ms Linda Weeks and her husband spent about £2,000 (555,900) to post an appeal in 50 of London's double-decker buses, the advertising company
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      • 175 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE US VICE-President Dick Cheney, who had suffered four heart attacks, has sought medical attention for a blood clot in his left leg and will have to take blood-thinning medication for months, his office said. "The Vice-President experienced mild calf discomfort
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      • 176 29 ASSOCIATED PRESS THE three billionaires who run online search leader Google will settle for a US$l salary again this year. Four other top executives will receive raises of US$2OO,OOO (*****,000) each. It marks the third consecutive year that Google chief executive Eric Schmidt
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    • 425 30 A COMPANY of Swiss soldiers went astray during a military exercise last week and found themselves more than 2km inside neighbouring Liechtenstein. They turned back when they realised their mistake and that was the end of the story. There were no thundering protests from Liechtenstein, no
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    • 1285 30  -  John Mcßeth »JAKARTA'S ANTI-GRAFT BATTLE By Senior Writer In Jakarta LAST January, Indonesia's Tempo newsweekly ran a clandestine interview with fugitive whistle-blower and selfconfessed embezzler Vicentius Sutanto in which he accused his former Singa-pore-based employer, billionaire Indonesian businessman Sukanto Tanoto, of
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    • 689 30  -  Aris Ananta By For The Straits Times "I HAVE never voted for qanun on syariah in Aceh," a female lecturer from Syah Kuala University protested during the International Conference on Aceh and Indian Ocean Studies held on Feb 24-27 in Banda Aceh. ("Qanun" is an
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    • 1196 31  -  Lee Huay Leng By HONG KONG'S Financial Secretary announced an extremely generous budget, with surplus amounting to HK$55 billion or over Sslo billion. The Hong Kong government proposed that "wealth be shared among its people"; HK$2O billion in tax concessions and one-off incentives would
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    • 877 33  -  Sebastian Mallaby By FOUR decades ago, a Chicago economist named Eugene Fama proclaimed that financial markets are efficient. The march of this thesis from the fringe to the mainstream is one of reason's sweetest triumphs. Despite periodic bouts of wantonly irrational investor behaviour, most
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    • 27 30 Market talk Most people now accept that all markets in which people trade views of the future are the least bad way of processing information. PAGE 33
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    • 44 32 The Business Times, the best source for in-depth business news, analyses and insights, is naturally proud to honour the best business leaders and the best enterprises. Singapore Business Awards Dinner Presentation on March 9, 2007. SingaporeßusinessAwards 2007 Jontyo9anedby THE BUSINESS TIMES FOR DECISION MAKERS
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    • 679 35  -  Chong Chee Kin »EX-NKF CHIEF'S CRIMINAL TRIAL Key employee says no work had been done that justified such a payment By IT STARTED out in the morning as the defence's line of argument that there was evidence an interior designer carried
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    • 172 35  -  CHONGCHEEKIN IN LAYING out the defence, Senior Counsel Sant Singh raised the possibility of whether interior designer David Tan (right) could have been rewarded in another instance for his fund-raising prowess, even though the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) did not have a policy for doing so.
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    • 564 36  -  Karamjit Kaur SIA is the only confirmed tenant as other airlines are still considering move By Aviation Correspondent PREPARATIONS are in full swing for Changi Airport's Terminal 3 to open next January or February. Already, construction of the main seven-storey building, including
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    • 440 36  -  Christopher Tan By Senior Correspondent LIMOUSINE taxi services are getting more popular, going by the number of MercedesBenz taxis expected to hit the road. Market leader Comfort Del which already has about 620 Merc cabs, will buy up to 200 more this
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    • 463 37  -  Tracy Sua He tells inquiry that 2 friends of Korean teen tried in vain to pull her away from car's path By A CORONER'S inquiry opened yesterday into the death of a teenage Korean badminton player, who died in a car collision
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    • 391 37  -  Selina Lum By TWO lawyers were yesterday suspended from practising for 18 months each by a Court of Three Judges for conflict of interest and delegating their duties to an unauthorised person. Mr Edwin Seah and Mr Danny Teo are partners in the firm
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    • 319 37 AN INSURANCE and estate agent was sentenced to 10 weeks in jail yesterday for assaulting her Indonesian maid. But Goh Scow Mooi, 47, was allowed to defer the start of her sentence until March 28 to attend to some family matters. She admitted punching
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    • 292 37  -  Elena Chong By Court Correspondent THE former boss of a shipping company was sentenced to one year in jail yesterday after being convicted of accepting bribes totalling $434,800. Ng Sing Yuen, former president of Parakou Shipping, was found guilty of taking bribes ranging
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    • 183 37  -  Amelia Tan By POLICE arrested a man on Monday in connection with the death of another man after a Sunday morning fight outside a nightclub at One Fullerton. Mr Lim Chye Huat, 35, a driver, was found by police at 5.30 am on Sunday
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    • CASE FILE
      • 35 37 AN UNEMPLOYED man was charged yesterday with raping his 14-year-old stepdaughter in a flat last Thursday. The 43-year-old was remanded for psychiatric observation. His case will be mentioned on March 20.
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      • 90 37 A MAN was yesterday charged with buying a 4-D lottery ticket from an illegal seller. Pang Chin Heng, 32, is alleged to have done so on June 11, 2005. Last week, his girlfriend Phyllis Ng Pei Shi, 23, was fined $1,500 after she pleaded
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    • BUDGET DEBATE 2007
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        • 82 38 IN FUTURE, needy senior citizens will be able to turn to their own Medifund, to help them foot their medical bills. Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said he will carve out a portion of Medifund set up to help those too poor to pay for health
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        • 76 38 ADAM LEE MONEY, land and people. That's on the cards for the health-care sector to ensure the supply of services can meet growing demand from Singaporeans and medical tourists. The Government's spending on health care is set to go up to $3 billion within five years, up
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        • 75 38 IT WILL be easier for consumers to go green from July 1 when all air-conditioners and refrigerators will carry mandatory labels on how much energy they use up. Also under consideration: compulsory green labels for all passenger cars in showrooms. And the green vehicle rebate for hybrid
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        • 80 38 SINGAPORE'S fourth Newater plant will open in Ulu Pandan next week. It will more than double the amount of water reclaimed each day from sewage water to 208,000 cubic metres, enough to fill 104 Olympic-size pools. To boost Singapore's water supply, three more reservoirs will also be
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        • 61 38 TO HELP town councils pay for dengue prevention measures, a $6.8 million incentive fund, to be disbursed over two years, will be set up. The more effective town councils are in reducing mosquito breeding sites and dengue cases, the more money they stand to receive
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      • MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER RESOURCES
        • 496 38  -  Peh Shing Huei Ulu Pandan plant will more than double Singapore's daily supply of reclaimed water By A FOURTH Newater plant to be opened next Thursday by Prime Minkister Lee Hsien Loong will more than [double supply of the reclaimed water. The Ulu
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        • 392 38 THE way water is charged is due to change next year. The Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources is reviewing the current pricing structure of water. It is considering charging a single fee based on the volume of water used, instead of
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        • 305 38 OLDER Singaporeans are more likely to refrain from littering because they believe it is harmful to the environment. In fact, more than 90 per cent of them believe so, compared to 88 per cent among the under-20s. On the other hand, those between 20
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        • 552 39  -  Tania Tan Requirement from July for such products on sale will help S'poreans play part in green drive By Jessica Cheam THE Garden City is going green in a whole new way. The latest drive is towards energy efficiency and from July 1,
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        • 123 39 Ms Angela Lee's passion for the environment began quite by accident when she was roped in for a green project in secondary school. Since then, the 26-year-old has been involved in many recycling and conservation projects. Yesterday, Dr Amy Khor, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the
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        • SNIPPETS
          • 105 39 MOST food-shop operators and smokers abide by the ban on smoking in coffee shops and hawker centres introduced last year, Environment and Water Resources Minister Yaacob Ibrahim said yesterday. He also assured the House that his ministry enforced the ban. Since the ban
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          • 133 39 RESIDENTS of Sembawang New Town who have experienced deposits of black dust in their flats yesterday received the Government's assurance that it poses no threat to their health. The dust is caused by grit blasting of ships at nearby Sembawang Shipyard, which the
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          • 89 39 THE Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources is working with the Building and Construction Authority to improve the design of public toilets. It is also looking into getting cleaning contractors under its management to be trained under the National Skills Recognition Scheme.
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        • 377 39  -  JESSICA CHEAM A MAJOR study has been commissioned by the Government to look into how global warming and climate change will impact Singapore. The two-year study aims to better understand what the possible long-term effects could be, Environment and Water Resources Minister
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        • 414 39  -  Zakir Hussain By TOWN councils can soon tap $3.4 million each year, for two years, to combat mosquito breeding in HDB estates and prevent a dengue outbreak. The money will help councils pay for work to reduce the number of breeding
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      • MINISTRY OF HEALTH
        • 390 40  -  Judith Tan By PATIENTS moving from hospitals for follow-up care at neighbourhood clinics should expect their doctors to have ready access to their medical records. True integration among health-care providers, as Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan sees it, should also mean not having tests and
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        • 511 40 Called Medifund Silver, it could have $500 m capital for a start NEEDY senior citizens will have their own Medifund to cater to their health-care needs. Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan told Parliament yesterday that the ministry will set up
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          • 168 40 MEANS testing is likely to find its way into public hospitals. The Health Ministry (MOH) is looking into how it can be applied to patients who overstay in public hospitals. Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan disagreed with Madam Halimah Yacob (Jurong GRC) that one way
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          • 101 40 WORKERS are to be given regular health screening under a programme that aims to ensure they stay healthy and employed. It will start with a pilot programme involving 30 companies. "Once this pilot has been proven effective, it will be ramped up," said Minister of State
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          • 103 40 A MENTAL health education programme will be expanded to give special attention to vulnerable groups, such as the elderly and those facing a crisis. The expanded scope of the Mind Your Mind programme was cited by Mr Heng yesterday when he listed the various
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          • 72 40 A SCHEME that lets the elderly poor seek treatment at general practitioner clinics but pay polyclinic prices is to be extended to the disabled by the year end. Like the elderly poor, the disabled who qualify for the Primary Care Partnership Scheme will
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        • 717 40  -  Chua Mvi Hoong »FROM THE GALLERY By Deputy Political Editor TWO years ago, Madam Halimah Yacob raised the plight of the uninsured in Parliament. There followed media reports and commentaries on the issue. The Ministry of Health's stand was it agreed "in principle" that
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        • 576 41  -  Salma Khalik Minister addresses MPs' concerns on whether system can meet demand By Health Correspondent MORE money, land and people will be poured into health-care services to ensure there is enough supply to meet the growing demand from Singaporeans and medical tourists.
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        • 524 41 Mr Sam Tan (Tanjong Pagar GRC) was brief but blunt when he called for restructured hospitals to get their basics right by focusing on patient care "THE Ministry of Health has been given extra $300 million. My concern is whether the fund will go to the
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        • 400 41  -  Zakir Hussain By THE civil service has started a database to help retiring and retired civil servants continue working. They can sign up if they want to be considered for post-retirement public sector jobs, Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean told Parliament yesterday.
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    • 529 42  -  Michelle Tay ►>HER WORLD'S WOMAN OF THE YEAR First woman perm see's book relates how family copes with son's cancer By SINGAPORE'S first woman permanent secretary has added another feather to her cap. Ms Lim Soo Hoon, 49, Permanent Secretary of the Public
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    • 613 42  -  K. C. VIJAYAN MINISTER'S TRIBUTE "We owe a great deal to Dr Wong for having nurtured a... generation of upright civil servants." DEFENCE MINISTER TEO on Dr Wong (right) By GOVERNMENT leaders, civil servants and the medical fraternity have been paying their last
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    • 558 43  -  Ho Ai Li 19-year-old has offers from two UK universities to do master's in finance By B. "RAKESH" Sundarabalan is a teen in a hurry. Last year, at age 18, he became the youngest person here to pass the
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    • 94 43 About 100 photographs of foreign domestic workers and construction workers at work and at play were on display at the void deck of Block 415 Hougang Avenue 10. Yesterday, Foreign Minister George Yeo visited the one-day exhibition, showcasing the lives of migrant workers in Singapore.
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    • 147 43 WHEN body and mind are of different genders, doctors call it Gender Identity Disorder (GID). But to most transsexuals in Singapore and elsewhere, it is simply a matter of being born in the wrong body. GID is the new term for transsexualism,
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    • 473 44  -  Tan Hui Yee $300k water sports centre to be ready in May; look out for kayaking courses By THE Lower Seletar Reservoir will be the site for a $300,000 water sports centre by May. The People's Association (PA) is setting up
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    • 29 35 Water fun for families Kayaks and dragonboats can be rented for an outing at Lower Seletar Reservoir once a water sports centre there is ready in May. PAGE HlO
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    • 415 45  -  Ng Ya Ken NATIONAL Development Minister Mah Bow Tan and Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng have clarified that the 6.5-million population projection was not a target but a parameter used in the planning of land use and transportation for the next 40-50 years.
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    • 357 45  -  Kerk Kirn Por AS DRIVERS, my wife and I often see parents letting their child ride in vehicles without the use of proper safety devices appropriate for the child's age and size. There are drivers who let children sit in the back
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    • 153 45  -  Toh Boon Ngee POLICE would like to assure Madam Tock Swee Lian ("Take stern action against reckless drivers"; ST, March 2) that we are aware of speeding along roads in the city area and have conducted regular enforcement action. Speeding and drink driving are two
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    • 153 45  -  Christie Loh Wai Leng (Mrs) I COMMEND the writer of the letter, "Seven ways to reduce the number of road accidents" (ST, March 2), for his excellent ideas. Speeding does indeed make our roads very dangerous. However, I would like to highlight another major
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    • 404 45  -  Lim Bee Khim (Ms) THE report, "Lapses in handling of land sales at Sentosa Cove" (ST, March 6), did not provide the full context of the issue. Sentosa Cove is a unique development comprising condominiums, bungalows, hotels, shops and a marina. Selling land in
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    • 346 45  -  Ahmad Firdaus Baud THE pilot project mentioned by Senior Minister of State (Home Affairs and Law) Ho Peng Kee to allow an accused to see his lawyer before investigations are over is a step towards ensuring fair prosecution and due process of
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    • 201 45  -  Anne Koh Yean Yah (Ms) AT A post-Budget dialogue on Friday chaired by Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, a question on creating jobs for the elderly was raised. An example was cited of a healthy man coming to 70 years of age
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    • 30 45 Letters to Forum Editor Please include your full name, address and a telephone contact number. For women, indicate Miss, Mrs, Mdm or Ms. Send your letters via e-mail to stforum@sph.com.sg
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    • 116 45 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.asial. com.sg/forum Access to letters online is free. Demographic problems come 2047: Some out-of-the-box solutions needed There's no replacement for a full-time mother Planning for 6.5 m population is it environmentally sustainable? Make it easier for childless couples on IVF and adoption
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  • SPORTS
    • 587 46 »SOCCER LONDON JOSE Mourinho has dropped his biggest hint yet that he will not be Chelsea's manager next season. He claims he has nothing to fear from the sack, as he would walk away a millionaire and straight into another high-profile
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    • 867 46 R CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Arsenal risk skipper against PSV in an attempt to win a trophy this season London TO SAVE Arsenal's season, a half-fit Thierry Henry will be risked against PSV Eindhoven today. He has not played since the first leg of the last-16 Champions
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    • 488 46 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Munich BAYERN Munich are in a confident mood. They are ready to make home advantage count when they host Real Madrid today. At stake is a place in the Champions League quarter-fi-nals. Having scored important away goals in their 2-3 first-leg
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    • 664 47 soccer Man United winger branded a cheat, as French side talk of an upset at Old Trafford Manchester THE bad blood that flows between Manchester United and Lille guarantees an explosive Champions League clash at Old Trafford tonight. The latest salvo came from
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    • 336 47 Manchester RYAN Giggs has warned Lille he would not think twice about taking a quick free kick if the opportunity arises today. "It doesn't matter if there is a huge fuss again. I am not breaking the rules, so I
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    • 264 47 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Milan CELTIC'S Shunsuke Nakamura has spiced up toiay's Champions League clash with AC Milan by accusing the Italian club's strikers of diving. The Japan international has first-hand knowlsdge of Italian football, after three years with Serie A side Reggina. He is warning his
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    • 151 47 London WEST Ham's season took a turn from the shambolic to the shameful on Sunday. Large groups of their supporters were filmed chanting racist and anti-semitic slogans at half-time in the club's 3-4 defeat by Tottenham. Police are investigating the matter. The loss left Alan
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    • 239 47 MANCHSTER United's manager Alex Ferguson has been told that he will be able to splash the cash this summer. This, despite the club incurring massive debts following Malcolm Glazer's controversial takeover. On Monday, United announced a multi-million pound, five-year deal with Spanish commercial giants Grupo 2002
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    • 530 48  -  Alvin Foo SINGAPORE MASTERS GOLF While he wants to prove last year was no fluke, this year's field is bigger and better By WHEN Mardan Mamat tees off at the Clariden Leu Singapore Masters tomorrow, he will find himself in a new position
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    • 334 48 ENGLISH Premier League football fans have become familiar with the Emirates airline in the last few months. For the new, £390 million (551.15 billion) home of famous London club Arsenal is now known as the Emirates Stadium. But the airline's involvement in
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    • 399 48  -  ALVIN FOO A STELLAR showing at this week's Clariden Leu Singapore Masters is what David Howell needs to kick-start his quiet season. The world No 18 may be the highest-ranked golfer in the 204-man field here, but he is certainly not on
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    • 438 48 ASSOCIATED PRESS BASKETBALL Cleveland LEBRON James and the Cleveland Cavaliers made Yao Ming feel like he was back in high school on Monday. The Chinese player struggled in his first National Basketball Association game, after missing more than two months with a leg
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    • 285 48 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CRICKET Amos Vale (St Vincent) THE British press have a new pin-up: Bermuda's Dwayne "Sluggo" Leverock. The roly-poly left-arm spinner dismissed two of England's best one-day batsmen in their World Cup warm-up match on Monday. The 35-year-old Leverock's 120
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    • 215 48 "SINGAPORE SPORTS SEMBCORP Industries has launched a $50,000 scholarship programme for the tertiary education of young footballers or badminton players. Its Trailblazer-Wong Kok Siew scholarships for Sports will be jointly administered by the Football Association of Singapore and the Singapore Badminton Association. On Friday, SembCorp presented
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    • 586 49  -  Leonard Lim SOCCER Pair to face FAS hearing over their failure to answer national call-up By THE Football Association of Singapore is asking two national Under-23 players to explain their failure to answer a call-up. Defenders Juma'at Jantan and Kamarulariffin Abdul Karim will have
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    • 321 49 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BADMINTON Birmingham PETER Gade, Denmark's top player, has criticised the badminton tour's prize-money structure. He is bidding to win the men's singles title at the All-England Championships, which start here today. The 30-year-old Dane's ca-reer-best form has coincided with the inaugural Super Series
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      • 96 49 SINGAPORE Armed Forces FC lost 0-2 to India's Mahindra United in an Asian Football Confederation Cup Group E match at the Choa Chu Kang Stadium last night. The visitors scored through Yusif Yakubu (36th-minute penalty) and Andrews Pomeyie (83rd). Tampines Rovers drew 0-0 with India's
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      • 62 49 ASSOCIATED PRESS SACRAMENTO: Controversial Sacramento Kings star Ron Artest was suspended indefinitely, after his arrest on Monday on domestic violence charges. A woman complained he shoved her to the floor inside his home and prevented her from calling the police. The police would not disclose the
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    • 301 49 BASKETBALL NBA: Orlando 99 Milwaukee 81, Cleveland 91 Houston 85, Miami 88 Atlanta 81, Golden State 111 Detroit 93, Utah 120 Charlotte 95, San Antonio 88 LA Clippers 74. CRICKET World Cup warm-up matches In Port-Of-Spain: South Africa 192 all out in 50 overs (A. Hall 67 n.0.; Langford-Smith
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    • 118 48 Clariden Leu Singapore Masters Dates: Tomorrow to and Jeev Milkha Singh Sunday Tee-off: 7.40 am Venue: Laguna National Tickets (through Golf and Country Club Sistic): Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Friday: Friday: $15 Saturday Masters and Classic courses f d Sunday: $40 a day. Season pass: $80. Under-16s: Saturday and Sunday:
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  • OBITUARIES
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      193 49 LIM BECK HIANG Age: 88 passed away peacefully on 5 March 2007 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Sng Cheng Thong Sons: Daughters-in-law: Sng Jin Seng Francis Lee Gek Kinn Gladys Sng Koon Seng Peter Chiang Mci Ying Sng Guan Seng Martin Sng Yew Seng Alex Ho
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      216 49 YEO GUAN HUAT JAMES Age: 89 Passed away peacefully on 5 March 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Yuen Boon Tong Sons: Daughters-In-Law: Yeo Chwee Seng Jimmy Low Mcc Len Yeo Chwee Thiam Sonny (Deceased) Tan Bock Lian Pearlyn Yeo Eng Hoe Anthony Daughters: Sons-in-law: Yeo
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      20 49 sth Anniversary In Loving Memory Of Our Beloved Uncle T.MUTHUSAMY KANDIYAR Departed 7 March 2002 Always remembered L MECB m
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      24 49 IN MEMORIAM K. BOOMEENATHAN Departed: 7/3/82 Fondly loved and deeply mourned, Heart of my heart, I miss you so. Always remembered by Wife: Indra
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      85 49 ROSHAN LALL SHARMA Age: 67 passed away peacefully on 5 March 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Ram Piari D/O Sorjan Dass Sons: Daughter-in-law: Rajender Kumar Sharma Anjili Sharma Dhavinder Kumar Sharma Daughters: Sons-in-law: Rekha Dcvi Pardeep K. Sharma (Ipoh) Sulochana Kumari Jeswan Gupta Sharmila Dcvi
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      186 49 'I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith' 2 Timothy 4:7 HELEN HO WEE SIANG Age: 69 was called home to be with the Lord on 6 March 2007 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Howard Vow Wall Kuan
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      104 49 LILYSIA Age: 34 passed away peacefully on 6 Mar 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Liaw Hwee Huat Father: Mother: Sia Sic Ing Hii King Ching Daughter: Joyce Liaw Jia Vi Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Sia Giin Angelia Ng Sia Sing Celine Tan Sia Derg Hu Ling Sing
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      91 49 LORE VOW LIN Age: 84 passed away peacefully on 06.03.2007 leaving behind loved ones. Sons: Daughters-in-law: Yip Kwai Cheong Chan Lin Siew Yip Kwan Cheong Leong Kit Yee Grandsons: Granddaughters: Ernest Yip Hon Weng Yip Wei Wei Marcus Yip Han Zhang Yip Wei Funn Yip Wei San I Grandson-in-law: Granddaughter-in-law:
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      308 50 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies. 11 John 11:25 MDM LEE CHIN POH Age: 83 Was called home to be with the Lord on 5 March 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved
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      42 51 With deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to Our Managing Director MR LEE HOCK ENG on the demise of his beloved sister MDM LEE CHIN POH Departed on 5 March 2007 From: Board of Directors, the Management Staff of KIAN AN REALTY LIMITED
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      115 51 The Family Of The Late aa^a^a^a^a^a^aa mmmi ___^_^_^_^_H*i RICHARD CHNG CHENG JUAY Departed on 28 February 2007 wishes to express our gratitude to relatives, friends, business associates, colleagues, pastors and members of Calvary Baptist Church (CBC), Faith Community Baptist Church, Lighthouse Evangelism and New Creation Church (NCC)for tlieir kind assistance,
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      156 51 Wake is held at Our Lady of Lourde s Parlour (50OphirRd) Nightly services will be held at B.oopm. Cortege leaves on 10 March 2007 (Sat) at I.oopm for Mii nil m Crematorium. Hill 2 for cremation at 2.15pm. have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have
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      55 51 j sth Anniversary P S.MADASAMY THEVAR Departed 7 March 2002 Deeply missed and always remembered by Beloved Wife. Children and loved ones Prayers will he held on 7 March 2007 At 12 noon at Bik 636 Ang Mo Kio Aye 6 #02-5165 Tel: *****063 Please treat this as a personal
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      85 51 Morgan Ravintrin s/o Razangam Age: 46 called home to be with the Lord on 5 Mar 2007. Leaving behind: Wife: (lanse John Francis Daughters: Daniella DaiTshini I iinssii Suniya Mother-in-law: Margaret Francis Ciodsons: Leslie and Roy. Family members relatives. Wake at Bik llSLorong 1 Toa Payoh Clamence: 9070 6423 Peter:
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      54 51 Anbe Sivam RAJA MAN I DIO SUBRAMIAM Departed on 6-3-07 Sadly missed by: Husband: Chandrasegaran Son: Praveen Daughter: Salhiyabama ...all Sisters. Brothers, Relatives loved ones. Dearest Wife/ Mother is resting at Bik 298, #09-550 Tampines St 22., TEL: *****829, HP: *****348. Cortege leaves today, 7-3-07, 3.30pm for cremation at Mandai
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      102 51 I 2nd Anniversary I Louis Poo Ylng Klong Departed: 7 March 2005 The heavenly gate has opened wide to welcome the one you love. We cannot help the tears that fall our hearts need lime lo grieve when earthly life has ended and a loved one has lo leave. Yet
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      217 52 LIM CHI Age: 81 passed away peacefully on 6 Mar 2007. Leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Chua Bing, deceased) Brothers: Sisters-in-law: (Lim Ho Beng, deceased) Chen Zhao Di Lim Ho Seng Ang Choon Lian Lim Ho Siang Chan Mvi Gek Sister: Lim Ang Chee Sons: Daughters-in-law: Chua Bing Aw Leocu
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      33 52 With Heartfelt Condolences to Mrs Wong and Family on the demise of DR WONG HECK SING Past President of the C011ege,1973 1977 1983 1985 From President and Council College of Family Physicians Singapore
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      52 52 rlst Anniversary In Loving Memory Of ONG TECK LENG (Mrs Gan Kirn Kok) Departed: 7 March 2006 It's been a year since you left, But memories still linger afresh. Your warmth, your love, Your gentleness and your smile, Will be cherished And remembered by us Doris, Ellen, Kmallne, Lye Yong
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      48 52 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Professor John Wong (Dean, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS) Family on the passing of his beloved father DR WONG HECK SING on 4 March 2007 Fronv Head and Staff of Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies National University of Singapore
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      75 52 1/ \l The Family of the late ULRICK MITCHELL Departed 12 Feb 2007 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation lo Father lohn Bosco and neighbourhood prayer group. Church of the Holy Trinity, choir members and lav minister, Mr Dudley Dragon, Church of The Holy family. CGH ward 23
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      56 52 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to Prof John Wong Family on the demise of his beloved father DR WONG HECK SING From: Prof Lee Chuen Neng Staff of Department of Surgery and Department of Cardiac, Thoracic Vascular Surgery MP Chen Fun Gee Staff of Department of Anaesthesia National University
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      40 52 With Deepest Sympathy and Condolences to our Board Member, Professor John Wong on the demise of his beloved father DR WONG HECK SING Departed on 4 March 2007 From: The Board of Directors, Management Staff of Singapore Eye Research Institute
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      42 52 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late MR LI LORE TAI Chairman of Hudson Holdings Group of Companies Departed on 1 fi February 2007 From: Management Staff of Wilßich Cafe Pte Ltd Thomson Catering Enterprises Pte Ltd
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      49 52 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Professor John Wong, Dean, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS and family on the demise of his beloved father DR WONG HECK SING on 4 March 2007 From: Prof R. Sanders Williams, Dean, Management and Si,iff Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore J
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      42 52 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to Prof John Wong Family on the demise of his beloved father DR WONG HECK SING From: Heads and Staff, Departments of Biochemistry, Community, Occupational Family Medicine, Microbiology, Pharmacology and Physiology National University of Singapore B
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      37 52 1/ \l Deepest heartfelt condolences to Prof John Wong family on the passing of his beloved father i DR WONG HECK SING SMA Honorary Member 1998 2007 Singapore Medical Association From: President Council Singapore Medical Association X
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      42 52 With Deepest Sympathy and p 1 Heartfelt Condolences to Prof John Wong and Family of the late DR WONG HECK SING From: Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, Medical Board and Staff of Changi General Hospital l Changi j T Ml General Hospital j
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      56 52 IRC t With Deepest Sympathy and j Heartfelt Condolences to Prof John Wong and Family on the demise of his beloved father DR WONG HECK SING From: Head Staff of Associate Dean's Office, Department of General Medicine, Department of General Surgery and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery f 1 aj 1
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    • 38 49 TV times SOCCER: Uefa Champions League last 16, 2nd leg: Manchester United v Lille (Live, Ch23 and TV3, tomorrow, 3.30 am), Bayern Munich v Real Madrid (Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 3.30 am), Arsenal v PSV Eindhoven (Delayed, Ch23, 6am).
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  • MONEY
    • SGX SECURITIES
      • 5883 53 TRANSACTION DATE: MAR 6, 2007 52-WEEK HIGH LOW IEL CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0RVOL 'OOO DAY HIGH LOW NET P/E M CAP SMIL 3.5 1 5716 lstSoftware 11.5 6 3148 8Telecom 34.5 20 5834 A-Sonic 101 96.5 6389 ABFSGBondETF 36 17 1500 ACEDynamics 25 15.5
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    • 256 54 NEW YORK TIMES London THE Blackstone Group has agreed to buy the Tussauds Group, owner of the Madame Tussauds wax museums, for £1 billion (552.94 billion) in cash. The transaction will make American private equity firm Blackstone the owner of the
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    • 503 54 REUTERS Deal to acquire at least 50% in Nikko Cordial will beef up US bank's presence Tokyo CITIGROUP launched a U5510.75 billion (5516.4 billion) takeover bid for Japanese brokerage Nikko Cordial yesterday, offering cash to the scandal-hit firm's shareholders in a deal designed
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    • 33 54 AFP Yesterday's close: 16,844.5 (+202.25 points) »Japanese stocks gained 1.22 per cent, snapping a five-day losing streak as bargain hunters emerged after the recent rout, encouraged by a weaker yen.
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    • 36 54 AFP Yesterday's close: 19,058.56 (+393.68 points) Hong Kong stocks gained 2.11 percent in a rebound after tumbling 4 per cent, with sentiment helped as the regional markets steadied following a global sell-off.
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    • 32 54 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,840.18 (+54.87 points) Chinese stocks closed 1.97 per cent higher, supported by bargain hunting despite low volumes that pointed to ongoing investor anxiety about stretched valuations.
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    • 37 54 AFP Yesterday's close: 5,771.8 (+118.2 points) Australian stocks jumped 2.09 per cent to end a five-day losing streak as bargain hunters took heart from a recovery in Asian markets after the recent heavy sell-off.
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    • 27 54 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,130.96 (+20.27 points) Malaysian stocks closed 1.82 per cent higher in a technical rebound after six straight days of sharp falls.
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      37 54 REUTERS Yesterday's close: 12,697.09 (+282.05 points) »Indian shares rose 2.27 per cent after two days of heavy falls, led by a recovery in Asian markets and buying of heavyweights such as Infosys and Reliance Industries.
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    • 35 54 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,732.43 (+33.61 points) »Indonesian stocks closed 1.98 per cent higher in a technical rebound after recent falls, with the central bank's announcement of an interest rate cut helping sentiment.
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    • 35 54 AFP Yesterday's close: 674.24 (+4.78 points) Thai share prices closed 0.7 per cent lower, bucking a regional rebound, as sentiment was hit following a government forecast of slower economic growth this year.
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    • 231 54 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: d,Udb.!)2 Mar 6 Stock Name Wt Close Change Allgreen 0.49 1.470 +0.030 Ascendasreit 0.95 2.350 +0.160 CapitaComm 0.59 2.580 +0.100 CapitaLand 4.98 6.900 +0.250 CapitaMall 0.96 3.280 +0.160 Chart SemiCond 0.91 1.520 +0.060 CityDev 2.74 12.800 -0.100 ComiortDelGro 1.40 1.800 +0.100 CoscoCorp 0.91 2.500
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    • 51 54 Genlntl 201,792,000 GuthrieGTS 122,559,000 Yongnam 51,856,000 Sing Tel 51,768,000 China Energy 39,307,000 ChinaEntSp 39,281,000 Ascendasreit 28,113,000 Indofood 26,833,000 Ferrochina 23,002,000 LottVis 21,277,000 Mar 6 SunVic 17,544,000 Capita Land 17,497,000 Unionmet 17,393,000 MMI Hldgs 17,377,000 Cosco Corp 16,550,000 STATSChP 15,867,000 UTAC 14,740,000 Jasper 14,594,000 DBS BNP eCW*****5 14,461,000 CapitalanMßLeCW7o7o3
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    • 135 54 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS Mar 6 SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT )F FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling lust dollar 1.1720 1.1860 Ian dollar 1.2870 1.3030 Euro 1.9910 2.0140 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4348 0.4354 4Z dollar 1.0270 1.0490 Sterling pound 2.9230 2.9560 JS dollar 1.5210 1.5370 SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO 100
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    • 2372 54 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: MAR C, 2007 wwim j t l Hiiai ij.ih cont auma UWiKtNU Ulbl VUlllwit TRMEI) SALE </• (jno 51 8 3779 SSL Marine W*****1 40.5 +3.5 23 48 5 22 5 9588 AllgreenMBLeCW***** 24 +15 50 43 24 9337 Allgreen RBeCWa7DT19 24 -7 170 9
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    • 447 55 BLOOMBERG NEWS New York THE one-week tumble in US stocks is still short of a so-called correction, and the Standard Poor's (S&P) 500 Index would have to fall another 15 per cent to create a bear market. The S&P 500 last
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    • 357 55 REUTERS, FINANCIAL TIMES Treasury Secretary allays fears that meltdown will spread to less risky lenders New York THE meltdown in the giant US sub-prime mortgage sector has gathered speed as shares in several leading lenders plunged. At the same time, HSBC
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    • 133 55 BLOOMBERG NEWS London JPMORGAN Chase overtook Goldman Sachs Group as the largest United States hedge fund manager, according to a survey. Hedge fund assets at JPMorgan soared 74 per cent to US$34 billion (Sss2 billion) last year, according to an release from Absolute Return
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    • 522 56 BLOOMBERG NEWS Growth, in 6th year, won't have staying power of predecessor, says ex-fed chairman Washington FORMER US Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan has weighed in again on the outlook for the United States economy, saying now that there is a "one-third probability"
      BLOOMBERG NEWS  -  522 words
    • 270 56 BLOOMBERG NEWS Washington WORKER productivity in the United States for the last quarter grew less than the government initially estimated. However, labour costs accelerated more than forecast, suggesting that inflation pressures persist. Productivity, a measure of how much an employee produces
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    • 287 57 BLOOMBERG NEWS, REUTERS Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S state pension fund offered RM2.2 billion (***** million) to take control of Rashid Hussain, trumping two rival bids for the country's fourth-largest bank. Employees Provident Fund, owner of 31 per cent of Rashid Hussain, bid RMI.B a
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    • 221 57 ASSOCIATED PRESS Bangkok THAILAND'S economic growth slowed in the fourth quarter of last year as political uncertainty following a military coup weighed on consumption and investment, the government's economic planning board said yesterday. The economy grew by 4.2 per cent in the
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    • 513 57 BLOOMBERG NEWS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Investors likely to resume yen loans at low rates to bet on higher returns THE yen fell the most against the euro in 17 months yesterday, as global stocks rebounded from a week-long rout. The currency's fall
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    • 538 58 AP Bid consortium gives assurance that carrier will stay under Aussie ownership and control Canberra THE Australian government cleared an US$B.7 billion (5513.3 billion) bid for Qantas Airways yesterday, after securing commitments that the airline would retain Australian majority ownership
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    • 249 58 REUTERS BOEING and Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engg) will jointly convert Boeing 767 passenger planes into freighter aircraft, sources said yesterday. Such conversions form a growing market as airlines buy new models. The deal, which is due to be announced today, comes on
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    • 496 59  -  Joyce Teo Hotel and offices will be built on former NCO Club, army camp location By Property Correspondent A LARGE plot of commercial land in one of Singapore's hottest locations, estimated to be worth $1 billion to $1.4 billion, was put
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    • SME SPOTLIGHT
      • 321 60 I^mSt!^?!^ Registering as voluntary trader SHOULD I apply to be a voluntary GST-registered trader? Businesses with an annual turnover of less than $1 million can apply for goods and services tax (GST) registration on a voluntary basis. Registration allows businesses to claim for the GST
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      • 1112 61  -  Gabriel Chen ERICA TAY By WHEN a gung-ho Mr Chan Chong Beng first took his home-grown wallpaper and furnishings business to Beijing 11 years ago, the adventure ended in tears. He chalked up $750,000 losses in two years and was forced to
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    • 545 62  -  Grace Ng Trust will hold property dedicated by Muslims for religious purposes By SINGAPORE may become home to the world's first Islamic real estate investment trust (Reit). The trust will hold properties owned by the Muslim community that generate income for charity.
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    • 533 62  -  Lee Su Shyan By Companies Correspondent SINGAPORE can help fast-emerging major trade partner Russia in key areas such as tourism, science and technology, and ports, a business forum heard yesterday. Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang said: "We look
      CAROLINE CHIA  -  533 words
    • 510 63  -  Lee Su Shyan 45,000 people will gain from Iras' pilot scheme to further simplify tax filing By Companies Correspondent A GROUP of 45,000 people many retirees will find things a lot less taxing this year when it comes to dealing with
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    • 325 63 By Bryan Lee PROPERTY developer Hongkong (HK) Land Holdings has incurred an 8 per cent fall in full-year earnings to US$l.9 billion (552.91 billion), despite strong growth in rents and property sales. Revenue for the year ended Dec 31 surged 51 per cent to
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    • 259 63  -  Aaron Chew By THAI Beverage unveiled an ambitious plan to expand its business overseas through a newly acquired subsidiary yesterday. The firm's global arm, InterBey, will use the extensive reach of Pacific Spirits UK to distribute its spirits worldwide. Pacific Spirits, which Thai Beverage bought
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    • COMPANIES IN BRIEF
      • 93 63 STRONG festive demand for data CDs and DVDs helped Datapulse Technology quadruple its quarterly profit to $4.3 million. This was achieved on a 43 per cent rise in sales for the quarter ended Jan 31 to $23.6 million, the optical disk maker said yesterday. For
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      • 94 63 FINANCIAL services firm G.K. Goh Holdings has invested RMB6 million (5537.4 million) in a Malaysian cement making company. The local firm has bought a 13.6 per cent stake in Kuala Lumpur-listed Tasek Corp at an average of RM3.43 a share, a 4.4 per
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      • 71 63 MARINE industry supplier Aqua-Terra Supply is acquiring a company that specialises in servicing turbo-chargers found on ships. The mainboard-listed company is buying a 70 per cent stake in Fisher Engineering for $3 million from the company's three founders. The deal includes a guarantee from
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    • 429 63  -  Arthur Poon STAKING STOCK By THE relief among investors was palpable and heartfelt. After a horror run of six days of shocking losses, the Singapore market finally staged a respectable rebound yesterday. The Straits Times Index (STI) had fallen a staggering 328 points
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    • 258 63  -  GABRIEL CHEN WARRANT WATCH FHE financial sector one of the big market gainers this year :aught the eye of traders yesteriay, as they loaded up on bank warrants after Monday's panic selling irove prices down. The Straits Times Index plunged more than
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    • 703 64  -  Goh Eng Yeow Execs and directors from at least 28 firms bought company stock on the open market last week By Markets Correspondent AS SHELL-SHOCKED investors were rushing to bail out of the plunging market, canny executives here were snapping up bargain-priced
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    • 27 64 Gainers: 659 Losers: 171 Unchanged: 553 Australian dollar 1.1720 1.1860 Euro 1.9910 2.0140 Sterling pound JS dollar 2.9230 1.5210 2.9560 1.5370 fen (100 units) 1.3121 1.3265
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    • 245 64 FIONA CHAN 99-YEAR SEAVIEW COLLECTION SENTOSA Cove's latest condominium plot has set another record price for land in the luxury enclave. Its 99-year leasehold Seaview Collection attracted five bids when its tender closed yesterday. The highest is said to be more than
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    • 30 111 Colorectal cancer: Why Auntie Cheong knows best Pc| 11 M At Clementi West: Beriani that's shiok and healthier to boot Pg Happiness: It's all a state of mind Pc| 16
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      • 536 112  -  SHARON LOH Amazing scenes were witnessed in a top junior college last week at the release of the A-level results. There were black faces among students who had narrowly missed getting a perfect score. For others, anything less than four As was a
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      • 636 113 -AP Polio survivor has relied on breathing device 24/7 since her early 20s An American woman who contracted polio 57 years ago and continues to rely on an iron lung to breathe celebrated her 60th birthday last month, defying doctors' expectations that she could live so
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      • 1707 114 Doctors call it Gender Identity Disorder, a medical term for the mismatch of body and mind. Cheow Kin Vi and Esther Fung uncover the debate surrounding the condition and the journey transsexuals take to become their preferred gender Mandy (not her real name) had known
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      • 470 117 PSYCHIATRIC COUNSELLING Transsexuals have to see two psychiatrists before they can start their transition, according to common practice. Most patients consult psychiatrists with the intention to change, or are already on hormones or cross-dressing. The job of the psychiatrist is to assess whether the patient
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      • 325 118 Besides reducing risks to her health, people around her can also adapt to the changes Lisa is undergoing Lisa is a student in Singapore making the transition from being a male to a female while still in school. She plans to go for sex reassignment
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      • 407 118 Denise is having a tough time making the transition, becoming depressed when reality did not live up to expectations Thirty-five-year-old Denise began her transition to a woman only two years ago when she finally lost her will to live as a man. "I was
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      • 406 119 Tomorrow, the world will celebrate the second annual World Kidney Day. But is kidney disease something we should tx worried about? Shelagh Mahbubani finds out Kidneys are a pair of organs in the posterior wall of the abdomen. They remove toxic products, waste products and excess water
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      • 882 120 FEATUREWELL Owners kissing pets on the mouth is a no-no, says Robert Ebisch. The humans might get ill Our pets are members of our families and some of us treat them like our babies. We love the way they love us to rub their bellies and
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      • 823 121 Grey Matters Actress Catherine Sng (below) who played the busybody on TV suffered colorectal cancer. She tells Judith Tan it is good to go for regular screening to catch the condition early She made her name playing the loud neighbourhood busybody Cheong-sou (Auntie Cheong) in Growing
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      • 1420 122 Radiant, healthy skin is more than just the creams you slather on. Get a gorgeous complexion with these holistic regimens (think dermatologist meets yoga guru). Mary Rose Almasi and Camilla Chiam report on alternative treatments in our first monthly feature from the magazine, Shape The
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      • 677 123 Food Finds Oil used for fried chicken has less saturated fat and it's still shiok, Theresa Tan reports For some two hours every Friday, dozens of hungry customers patiently stand in line at a Clementi West food centre for a bite of Hani's Nasi Beriani. "Sometimes, the
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      • 545 124 After Chinese New Year, the jars are empty and the stomachs still full. To reduce the post-piggy bulge, cut calories daily and gradually. Elaine Young gives the calorie countdown The time for eating, visiting and eating is over. The cookie jars are almost
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      • 206 124 Mrs Magdalin Cheong, chief dietitian with Changi General Hospital, provides an easy guide to cutting calories. Healthier alternatives are offered and the numbers in brackets indicate calories saved. Breakfast calories »One raisin bun instead of one roti prata (199) »One slice wholemeal bread instead of one
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      • 720 125 Mind Matters In the second part of a series by Gary Hayden about happiness, he talks about Greek philosopher Epictetus, who says we can be happy even in the most trying circumstances Last week, I considered the views of Epicurus who taught
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      • 630 126 Getting Started Pencak silat is not just about kicks and punches, but also about Malay culture and performance, as Shelagh Mahbubani finds out This isn't too hard, I thought, as I slowly imitated Mr Albert Yap's kicks. Then he went up tempo. "Front, front, side, side,
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      • 135 126 Cheer on Singapore's silat team as they compete in the second Singapore Open International (Senior), second World Junior and the first Pre-Junior International from at Bedok Sports Hall from Friday to Sunday. Admission is free for the first two days, and $10 for adults or $5 for children
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      • 857 127  -  Kenny Toh I for Mind Your Body Kenny Toh is a life coach and founder of The Coaching Academy and Infernafional Network for Parents as Coaches. For details, visit www.coachingacademy.com.sg and www.parentsascoaches.net 'It is clear that you have your son's interest at heart. Let us
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      • 520 128 thenursery ©My child attends a preschool and suffers frequent mosquito bites due to its outdoor actvities. Is it safe to use insect repellant on my child on a daily basis? ©The answer is, "It depends". It depends on the reason for using an insect
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      • 219 128 BBC NEWS If you are trying to get pregnant and have ovulatory problems, eating low-fat dairy products may add to your problems. Women who choose low-fat dairy products are 85 per cent more likely to have ovulation problems, according to a new study
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      • 673 129 room Recently, my aunt's maid, who is in her late 30s, had a terrible If m toothache. I took her to the neighbourhood dental clinic. The dentist told me that she was suffering from gum infection and that there were two ways to
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      • 273 129 ©My mother is a 55-year-old housewife who has been plagued by headaches and giddiness for more than 10 years. Her headache occurs at the forehead and both sides of the temple. The pain would last for a day and occurs frequently. Her headaches started after she
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      • 507 131 corner ®l often come across advertisements claiming that we can consume collagen to improve our skin. I'd like to find out how true such claims are? Also, when I am hungry, my stomach growls very loudly, which can be especially embarrassing when I
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      • 277 131 NEW YORK TIMES fact or fiction? THE FACTS A small study in 2002 gave credence to an old remedy for an ugly problem when it stated that duct tape, that ever-popular emblem of inventiveness and quick fixes, was a highly effective
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      • 176 131 go natural If the rain has given you a touch of the sore throat or sniffles, do not rush to the pharmacy. Try this home-made brew that takes about five minutes to make. This South Indian concoction calls for a handful of cumin seeds
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      • 456 132 tomorrow 8 march Look At The Fine Print Ever wonder what all those strange chemicals in your shampoo are for? Check out the ingredient dictionary at www.cosmeticscop.com to find out. Better Health For Women Learn ways to improve your health as a woman over 35 at
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      • 765 133 Fit Fab Paediatric anaesthetist Shani Tan, 47, scaled three unconquered peaks in just 10 days in 2005. She tells Judith Tan there is nothing a woman can't do once she sets her mind to it At work, you are a anaesthetist. Outside, you are
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    • 75 112 1O IN THE KNOW: WHAT'S IN THAT KISS Cuddles and hugs are okay but no kissing pooch or kitty, please. 12 *^i^^, LIVING WELL: ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES Holistic regimens and grandma's secrets to keep that skin radiant and glowing. 15 POST-PIGGY BULGE Cut those cookie calories gained over Chinese New Year,
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