The Straits Times, 20 April 2007

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  • 25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 30 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 198/12/2006 FRIDAY, APRIL 20 2007 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • 625 1  -  Chua Chin Hon Concern over moves to rein in growth spooks regional markets; STI tumbles 3.2% By China Bureau Chief In Beijing CHINA'S gross domestic product (GDP) grew 11.1 per cent in the first three months of the year, raising new worries about
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  • 646 1  -  Derwin Pereira VIRGINIA TECH GUNMAN'S ANGRY RANT ON VIDEO "You had a hundred billion chances and ways to have avoided today but you decided to spill my blood...Now you have blood on your hands that will never wash off."
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  • UPFRONT
    • 1024 1  -  Dcvi Asmarani By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta IN THE last six years, schools offering curricula modelled after the Singapore system have multiplied in Indonesia, following the loosening of restrictions in the education sector. There are at least 10 such schools in Jakarta and several
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    • 66 1 insight f~>j?m Vs mm mssb astomp /|IVT T7TJI /X As Spore marks 40 years of NS, BUI'S Despite lack of parking W jffifHHHf Ul\ J7l\lJ_>//\I rrWjfA^^y three MPs talk about their time in construction works, Holland 1 IllinS fUUIIf 3^^ Y?"^»» green 'and what they learnt from Ifek 4s&|^' v|
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    • 369 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2-4 Mystery death Asia 6-15 Eighteen months after a World 16-24 surveyor suffocated Review 26-29 inside the tank of a barge Insight 30-31 at North Shipyard in PY| 32 Tuas, there are still no i^^j clear answers as to the afcl_ 11UIM 1 WU circumstances of
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  • PRIME
    • 501 3  -  Roger Maynard By Australia Correspondent In Sydney A CROP crisis looms in Australia after Prime Minister John Howard warned yesterday that unless it rains soon, farmers face a ban on using water for irrigation. Mr Howard warned that the country's continuing
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    • 566 3  -  T. Rajan Plan aims to impart basic swimming skills, build culture of water safety By A NEW national effort to build a culture of water safety to cut the number of drownings here is underway. Starting with primary schools, the initiative will aim
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    • 434 4  -  Goh Chin Lian By In Pretoria (South Africa) SOUTH Africa and Singapore have pledged to work closer together, with economic cooperation and skills training topping the agenda at a meeting between their presidents. After the meeting, South African President Thabo Mbeki
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    • 629 4  - Formula for future success: S'pore East West plus Lynn Lee Country will rely on its unique qualities in new approach to grow the economy By SINGAPORE intends to take a new approach to how it grows the economy and cements its place in the world. It needs to do more
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  • ASIA
    • 695 6  -  Reme Ahmad VIOLENT START TO SELANGOR BY-ELECTION Riot police called in after clash between supporters of Barisan and opposition By Malaysia Correspondent In Batang Berjuntai (Selangor) RIOT police were called in after a clash between supporters of rival parties as tensions rose in the
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    • 329 6  -  REMEAHMAD FOR months, Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak had kept mum while rumours flew over his alleged links to the case of a Mongolian model who was killed in Malaysia. But for the second time in the
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    • CHINA
      • 663 8  -  VINCE CHONG Fight over fortune likely; in an earlier will, she wanted a trust set up By Hong Kong Correspondent THE fight for Ms Nina Wang's billions looks set to continue after her death, following local media reports yesterday that her fengshui master
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      • 289 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Beijing A GAPING hole opened in the embankment around a reservoir in arid north-west China yesterday, prompting evacuation of about 2,500 villagers, officials and state media said. After heavy rains, the dam cracked, flooding farms and at least two villages
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      • 240 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO: Beijing POLICE have arrested two men suspected of stealing almost 51 million yuan (Sslo million) from a bank in northern China where they worked as tellers, state media said yesterday. Ren Xiaofeng, 34, and Ma Xiangjing, 37,
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    • EAST ASIA
      • 535 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Release of frozen funds could pave way for reactor shutdown Tokyo NORTH Korea has begun transferring some of its funds from Macau to an unnamed bank in South-east Asia, a major Japanese newspaper reported yesterday. The move could potentially clear the
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      • 271 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DISAGREEMENTS delayed the start yesterday of inter-Korean talks on rice aid and other projects as the Souths team complained of "rude behaviour" by the North, pool reports from Pyongyang said. The first full session of the four-day economic
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      • 616 11  -  Kwan Weng Kin Bills targeting arms smuggling to be submitted earlier after mayor's death By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo THE cold-blooded killing of the mayor of Nagasaki by a gangster has prompted the Japanese government to push for tighter gun-control laws. Fears of
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      • 416 11 REUTERS San Francisco A CHINESE couple sued Yahoo and its Chinese affiliates on Wednesday, alleging the Internet firms provided information that helped the Chinese government prosecute the man for his Web writings. Wang Xiaoning was sentenced to 10 years in prison last year for "incitement
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    • INDIA /SOUTH ASIA
      • 282 12 BLOOMBERG Kolkata MR MOHAMMED Jowahar, like his father, has been a rickshaw puller in this east Indian city for more than three decades. Now, a ban on the twowheeled carts may leave him destitute. "This is the only skill I have," said Mr
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      • 497 12 FINANCIAL TIMES Washington is unhappy with New Delhi's demand that parts of the deal be reworked Washington THE historic civil nuclear deal between the US and India is running into serious difficulties over New Delhi's insistence that the Bush administration rewrite elements of the law
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
      • 356 13 JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PHOTO: Jakarta INDONESIA'S Environment Minister may ban the sale of new cars as part of a national programme to cut air pollution in the country's ev-er-growing urban areas. Minister Rachmat Witoelar acknowledged that the social impact of a moratorium
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      • 460 13  -  Salim Osman Several sick and under-performing ministers may lose jobs in reshuffle By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta INDONESIAN President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono may reshuffle the Cabinet soon, perhaps as early as tomorrow, according to some analysts. The health problems of some ministers,
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      • 567 14  -  Nirmal Ghosh Monks plan rally next week to pressure govt to enshrine religion in new Constitution By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok AMONG the first groups to lobby the government over provisions in Thailand's new Constitution are those who want Buddhism enshrined as
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      • 319 14  -  NIRMAL GHOSH Bangkok THE first draft of Thailand's proposed Constitution reflects the visceral reaction of Bangkok's old-money elite to years of dominance of the political and economic system by former premier Thaksin Shinawatra and his Thai Rak Thai party, say analysts.
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      • 279 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Bangkok THAILAND has stepped up its use of militias in a bid to quell an insurgency in its Muslim-majori-ty south, putting civilians at greater risk of violence, a US-based rights group said on Thursday. Human Rights Watch said
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    • MALAYSIA
      • 754 15  -  Zakir Hussain Meeting next month between Abdullah and PM Lee shows warming of ties By Carolyn Hong NEXT month's visit by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and several ministers to Malaysia points to a warming of ties between the neighbours, analysts and officials
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      • 203 15 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK JOHOR BARU THE Johor state government has allocated RMI billion (Ss44o million) to clean up and rehabilitate three highly polluted rivers located in the Iskandar Development Region. Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said new methods and technologies
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      • 175 15 Kuala Lumpur A DEAD man was named as co-accused in a bribery charge on Wednesday, much to the annoyance of a Sessions Court judge. The co-accused was Lance Corporal Che Amil Che Rus, who died two years ago after a rtroke. Seeing his name on
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  • WORLD
    • 889 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY LEE TEE JONG Midway through his rampage, the Virginia Tech gunman went to the post office and mailed a package with videos of himself. Here are some of the images and the things he said in a long rant. FORCED INTO A CORNER...
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    • 664 16 LOS ANGELES TIMES, NEW YORK TIMES EARLIER THREAT Blacksburg THE student responsible for the murderous rampage that claimed 33 lives, including his own, at Virginia Tech had presented an imminent danger in 2005 when two women complained that he was stalking them by
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    • 98 16 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong wrote to US President George W. Bush yesterday to express his condolences over the Virginia shooting. The letter is reproduced here: Dear President Bush, I am shocked and deeply saddened by the news of the tragic events
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    • 172 17 NEW YORK TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS Blacksburg NO DIRECT link has been drawn between shooter Cho Seoung Hui and Ms Emily Hilscher, the first female student killed on Monday, or any of the other victims. "We're not aware of any connection
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    • 315 17 NEW YORK TIMES, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Blacksburg AS INVESTIGATORS trace South Korean student Cho Seoung Hui's path to mass murder on an American university campus, details have emerged of possible missteps from the very beginning of the trail. Search warrants and statements from the police show
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    • QUICKLY
      • 86 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBIA (Missouri): Cellphone text messages, loudspeakers on towers, cameras that detect suspicious activity. Colleges and universities are considering these and other measures in the aftermath of the Virginia Tech massacre, seeking to improve how they get the word out about emergencies to thousands of
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      • 141 17 REUTERS TAIPEI: Two Taiwan legislators stunned students and drew sharp criticism for staging a mock attack on the island's top university to test its response after the deadly campus shootings in Virginia. Mr Lee Chen-nan and Mr Lin Kuo-ching, both lawmakers with the ruling Democratic
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      • 129 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON: If you Googled "Virginia Tech shooting" or "Virginia shooting" this week, the Internet search engine served up dozens of links to news about the university massacre. Yet some media outlets were not taking the chance of missing readers' attention by being bumped
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    • 577 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Wednesday's attacks, which claimed 190 lives, deal a blow to US security plan Baghdad A SUICIDE car bomber killed 12 people outside a Baghdad takeaway shop yesterday, one day after 190 people died in a bombing
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    • 354 19 DEPUTY Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng is in the United States for a three-day visit to discuss bilateral cooperation on homeland and domestic security. He arrived yesterday in Washington, where he will meet Mr Michael Chertoff, US
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    • 115 19 SINGAPORE'S Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang will be in Bo'ao, Hainan, this weekend to attend the 6th Bo'ao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2007. The theme for this year's BFA Annual Conference is "Asia Winning in Global Economy Innovation
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    • 532 20  -  Tania Tan Dutch expert says harnessing solar power will get cheaper for countries near the Equator By In Petten (The Netherlands) BY 2010, harnessing solar energy may cost no more than burning oil to produce electricity. This is the reckoning of Dutch solar
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    • 201 20 REUTERS Berlin GERMANY'S celebrity polar bear cub Knut has received an anonymous death threat, causing alarm at Berlin Zoo yesterday. "We were contacted by the zoo about a (threatening) letter it had received," said a police spokesman, adding officers had investigated
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    • 479 21 NEW YORK TIMES World Bank chief says he'll change management style but is urged to quit Washington MR PAUL Wolfowitz has sought to quell discontent over his leadership of the World Bank by promising top aides that he would change his management style. But he
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    • 303 21 NEW YORK TIMES Washington IRAN has begun enriching uranium in more than 1,300 centrifuges at a new underground site at its main nuclear complex, the International Atomic Energy Agency's (lAEA) top inspector said. The information, contained in a letter sent on Wednesday from the
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    • 121 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Malatya (Turkey) TURKISH police have detained 10 suspects in the gruesome murder of three people at a publishing house that distributed bibles and Christian literature, officials said yesterday. The killings on Wednesday in the eastern city of Malatya had shocked the
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    • 844 22  -  Jonathan Eyal Poland and Estonia provoke Russia as past grievances spill over into current politics By Straits Times Europe Bureau In London THE Europeans pride themselves on one major achievement. Unlike some Asian countries such as China and Japan which are still embroiled
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    • 477 23 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Critics say move to curb people-smuggling may encourage more asylum-seekers instead Canberra AUSTRALIA and the United States have agreed to exchange dozens of asylum-seekers held in offshore detention camps, in what officials say is a move aimed at discouraging peo-ple-smuggling. But
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    • 365 23 REUTERS New York SELF-CONFESSED Blackßerry addicts experienced both a sense of panic and relief as the mobile e-mail device's network stalled overnight and cut communications for many of its millions of subscribers. Nicknamed the "Crackßerry" by users hooked on being connected, the pocket-size gadget's
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
      • 362 23 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM REUTERS ACERBIC Pop Idol judge Simon Cowell, who delights in insulting wannabe singers on both sides of the Atlantic in the hit talent show, is the pop world's star riser in the latest Sunday Times Rich List. Cowell, who once
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      • 161 23 THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK A 52-YEAR-OLD former air force flight sergeant has nearly completed a 500 km "walk for reforestation" in honour of the Thai King. Mr Pramuan Peungsuriyawong hit upon the idea after his request to replant the Dong Mun Forest was turned
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      • 271 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILIPPINE elections are largely a battle of name recall, so Mr Agakhan Sharief has chosen a moniker that is sure to capture the attention of voters well beyond his backwater southern province Osama bin Laden. Unlike the world's most-wanted terror suspect, Mr
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    • 27 16 'Refugee' swop under fire A "refugee" swop plan by the US and Australia to curb people-smuggling is slammed by critics who say it may backfire. PAGE 24
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  • REVIEW
    • 436 25 THE young man responsible for the mass murder at Virginia Tech University is now known. Cho SeungHui was clearly troubled. He was a loner given to violent thoughts that would find their way into college essays, a young man accused by two women of stalking
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    • 2147 25 The little that signifies our hopes and dreams SINGAPORE'S GROWTH FORMULA Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean spelt out Singapore's latest formula for growth in a speech at the opening of the Economic Development Board's 9th International Advisory Council meeting yesterday. IN ORDER that the discussions of the International Advisory Council
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    • 1126 26  -  Janadas Devan A GLOBAL PROBLEM By Senior Writer A RECENT analysis of United States income tax data revealed that the income gap in the country is widening. Though total reported income increased by almost 9 per cent in 2005, the average income of the
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    • 820 27  -  Kirn Hak-Su DISCRIMINATION IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION By For The Straits Times DISCRIMINATION against women is losing Asia-Pacific countries billions of dollars every year. The Economic and Social Survey for Asia and the Pacific 2007, launched on Wednesday by the United Nations' regional arms,
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    • 1630 28  -  Bret Stephens FORMER INDONESIAN PRESIDENT ABDURRAHMAN WAHID By In Jakarta SUPPOSE for a moment that the single most influential religious leader in the Muslim world openly says: "I am for Israel." Suppose he believes not only in democracy but also in the
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    • 272 29 As national service marks its 40th anniversary, three men tell Aaron Low how their NS experience has shaped their political views and helped them in their work as elected MPs. Milestones MARCH 1967: National service is introduced in Singapore with the passing of the NS
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    • 635 29 Michael Palmer, MPfor Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC UNDER the white glare of fluorescent lights, dozens of men and women dashed around in a large room passing to each other sheets of paper containing intelligence reports. Maps were pinned on walls with key objectives drawn out,
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    • 716 29 Dr Ong Chit Chung, MP for Jurong GRC IT WAS a cold night in 1973. A platoon of a dozen young soldiers lay prone on the damp ground at the bottom of a hill in Pasir Laba Camp near Tuas. Their mission: Charge up the
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    • 498 29 Zaqy Mohamad, MPfor Hong Kah GRC AS A young Malay MP, Mr Zaqy Mohamad, 32, is often asked by people in his community about the role of Malays in the military. The issue of Malays in the SAF was brought into the
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    • 1108 30  -  Chua Mvi Hoong FRIDAY MATTERS By Senior Writer THOSE who observe Singapore politics know that there are two versions of reality in Singapore politics. I call it the theory of parallel universes. One version is the "official" point of view, forcefully (often persuasively)
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    • 938 30  -  Ken Kwek »THE POST-65ERS By IF YOU'RE any kind of artist based in Singapore, you will find there is only one thing worse than having your work banned: not knowing why it was banned in the first place. I have had some experience of this.
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    • 26 29 Seeing pears, not apples Like it or not, there's a parallel "unofficial" universe in Singapore politics and politicians ignore this world at their peril. PAGE 31
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  • HOME
    • 343 34  -  Chong Chee Kin By CRIMINAL charges are expected to be filed in court today against a prominent business leader, who was also a four-term Member of Parliament. This follows a protracted investigation by the Commercial Affairs Department, over nine months, into
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    • 584 34  -  Elena Chong By Court Correspondent MORE than 18 months after his death, there are still no clear answers as to how a 47-year-old surveyor came to suffocate inside the tank of a barge at North Shipyard in Tuas. Mr Joseph Ho Swee Hee had boarded
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    • 212 35 MORE than one million people filed their taxes electronically this year, a new record since the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) introduced e-filing a decade ago. Last year, 916,000 people or 73 per cent of all taxpayers filed their taxes electronically. The number
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    • 589 35  -  Christopher Tan »COMFORTDELGRO CHIEF'S PROPOSAL TO GOVT: Suggestion follows Transport Ministry's call for industry review to raise public transport ridership By Senior Correspondent TRANSPORT giant ComfortDelGro's chairman, Mr Lim Jit Poh, has made a formal proposal to the Government on restructuring
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    • 331 35  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN CAR prices have gone up after the latest round of certificate of entitlement (COE) prices rose this week. Market leader Borneo Motors, the authorised Toyota agent, raised prices of smaller cars by $1,000 and bigger cars by as much as $1,700. Dealers
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    • 575 37  -  Arti Mulchand OF THE EARTH 2007 That is how she tackled stubborn polluters in the Philippines By FORMER Filipino environment and natural resources secretary Elisea Gillera Gozun has a method for handling persistent polluters name and shame them. "In Asia, shame is something companies
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    • 683 37 BUSINESS leaders, environmentalists, entertainers and government leaders they all turned up to honour the Champions of the Earth at an awards ceremony last night. The awards, given out to seven people this year, recognise those who champion environmental causes and effect policy
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    • 641 37 When Mr Achim Steiner took over last year as the United Nations Environment Programme's executive director the world's top environment job he said ending the tussle between economic and environmental policies would be a key challenge. At the inaugural Global Business Summit
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    • 432 38  -  Jane Ng T.Rajan By ALL Primary 2 pupils at Hougang Primary learn swimming during their physical education (PE) lessons, and by the time they leave the school, many would have tried snorkelling, kayaking or scuba diving too. For 12 weeks of
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    • 268 38  -  Ho Ai Li By BUSINESS student Raymond Tan claims he has applied several times for part-time jobs in the IT industry only to be told that foreigners are preferred because they are cheaper to hire. How then can locals compete with foreigners, the 25-year-old Singaporean
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    • 513 38  -  Yap Su-Yin Council wants help from industry players to stave off any rise in problem gambling By SOME gambling operators baulk at the idea of having to train staff to spot problem gamblers. Others doubt they have the resources to release
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    • 753 41  -  Lynn Lee Cross-ministry efforts under World.Singapore strategy have come up with over 90 initiatives By THE civil service has formed 19 teams of officers from across its ministries and agencies to generate new ideas to help Singapore grow. Each has
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    • 267 41  -  Jessica Jaganathan By EIGHT years have passed since her husband lost his three-year battle with colon cancer. Yesterday, Mrs Mavis Khoo-Oei, chairman of Goodwood Group of Hotels, donated $20 million to set up the Humphrey Oei Institute of Cancer Research. The institute was
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    • 330 43  -  Sujin Thomas Pedestrians were knocked down in past two days in Balestier, Hougang By TWO pedestrians have died over the past two days knocked down while trying to cross the road. Yesterday, a woman in her 50s died after being hit by a van
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    • 323 43  -  Elena Chong By Court Correspondent TAXI driver Tan Hua Kuen was yesterday sent to jail for four weeks for hitting a fellow cabby in a road rage incident on Oct 8 last year. Tan, 43, admitted punching Mr Tng
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    • 457 44  -  Chong Chee Kin MATILDA CHUA, 2 OTHERS ON SHARES CHARGE He grills younger Seah's ex-girlfriend over documents she signed, despite knowing her answers would affect the two Seahs' defence By THE blame game started yesterday. Although all three accused face the same share-rig-ging
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    • 372 44  -  Elena Chong By Court Correspondent FOUR Malaysians originally charged with murder were yesterday jailed and ordered to be given the maximum of 24 lashes each on reduced charges of causing grievous hurt and robbery with hurt. The four, all
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    • 353 45  -  Stephanie Yap Cultural Medallion winner's works of 42 years published in nine volumes By Arts Reporter ARTIST Tan Swie Hian has added another weighty feather to his cap with the launch of a nine-volume collection of his literary works at the National
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    • 378 46  -  Ho Ai Li Wang Gungwu only the third person to be made University Professor by NUS By RENOWNED China expert Wang Gungwu has become the latest member of an exclusive club at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Professor Wang, who joined NUS
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    • 519 47  -  Fiona Chan They claim they are still rightful owners of their unit; developer may start legal action By Property Reporter A FAMILY whose four members are refusing to move out of their home after it was sold en bloc more than
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    • 518 48  -  Michelle Neo NUS researchers develop better drug delivery method, with fewer side effects By NANOPARTICLES which are so small that they cannot be detected under a standard microscope may provide the key to battling breast, ovarian and lung cancers, research by the department of chemical
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    • 531 49  -  Krist 800 WDA foots up to 80 per cent of $13,500 course fee for S'poreans, PRs By Tourism Correspondent MADAM Shoon Mvi Keng, a mother of four and a housewife over the last seven years, is looking to work again.
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    • 296 49  -  SERENE LUO BADMINTON enthusiast Ong Ai Lin often visited the People's Association (PA) website to book a court at her neighbourhood community centre but she gave up most times. "It was not easy to navigate and transactions didn't go through all the time," said
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  • FORUM
    • 233 50  -  Chin Yen Yen (Ms) REMOVAL OF FEE GUIDELINES FOR DOCTORS I REFER to Ms Christine Chen Siew Mei's letter, "How to decide if doc is overcharging?" (ST, April 16). The Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) will not issue guidelines on "acceptable and
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    • 320 50  -  Seah Seng Choon I REFER to Ms Christine Chen Siew Mei's letter, "How to decide if doc is overcharging?" (ST, April 16). The Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) does not always require fees to be paid whenever consumers approach us. Consumers can seek
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    • THIS & THAT
      • 142 50  -  Chang Sieh Yong I AM the general manager of a small chemical company. In February I received what I thought was a free, updating-of-particu-lars request from Yellow Pages. I was surprised at the mistakes made on our company's address and type of business,
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      • 68 50  -  Looi Kok Yang Ml IS offering great value on its various services for a limited period in celebration of its 10th anniversary. However, existing subscribers of such services are not automatically switched to the promotion price. I had to call up to have my
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      • 60 50  -  Frederick Tan Huay Teong AS WE go about trying to curb a possible surge in dengue cases by checking flower pots and trays, roof gutters, etc, there is one possible breeding place we may overlook: the draining tray beneath our dish racks. Have a
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      • 58 50  -  Jonathan Cheng Hern Sinn I FIND it ironic that more Singaporean motorists have been hauled up for over-tinted car windows. Would not tinted glass keep the temperature inside a car lower, making it unnecessary to turn up the air-con? Our planet is in trouble.
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    • 199 50  -  Hwang Liang Keng I LAUD Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan's implementation of the scheme allowing citizens to use their Medisave accounts to pay for outpatient treatment for diabetes, hypertension, lipid disorders and stroke. I suffer from mild hypertension and recently tried to
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    • 167 50  -  Jason Chiam Chiah Sern RECENTLY, my wife's paediatrician advised us to ward our baby daughter at XX Women's Children's Hospital for phototherapy as she was suffering from jaundice. During the admission formalities we were told that she would be warded in
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    • 205 50  -  Yang Vi Sun (Ms) THE report, "Seletar's extreme makeover begins" (ST, April 18), mentioned that Seletar Base Golf Course would close by the end of June. This decision must have been made by the management some time ago. However, just on Tuesday
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    • 342 50  -  Lee Chong Kai I REFER to recent reports on the removal of fee guidelines for doctors, and the article, "Does home owner have recourse against agent with poor service?" (The Sunday Times, April 15). Although some concerns have been expressed, I believe removing fee
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    • 224 50  -  Lim Soo Huat I WAS travelling along AYE towards the city last Thursday at about spm when I was caught in a jam due to an accident near the Portsdown Road exit. It is not unusual to have accidents on our highways but
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    • 597 52 SOCCER Vice-chairman David Dein's resignation over differences with the rest of the board shakes up Arsenal London rHE battle for Arsenal Football Club has begun. On Wednesday, influential vice-chair-man David Dein quit, after 23 years in diarge. His close friends, manager Arsene Wenger and
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    • 403 52 London TO ADD to the troubles in the boardroom, Arsenal's on-loan striker Julio Baptista has admitted that he finds life in England miserable. The Brazilian has struggled at Arsenal, after joining from real Madrid in a loan-swop deal which saw Jose Antonio Reyes going
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    • 395 53 REUTERS SOCCER Warsaw POLAND and Ukraine, hosts of the 2012 European championship, have vowed that their countries' infrastructure would be whipped into shape for the biggest sporting event in their history. Uefa's choice of the Slav countries has raised questions over whether
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    • 1001 53  -  Victor Ng United star unfazed by football crowds, but baulks at talking to roomful of people By In Manchester WAYNE Rooney looks slightly bemused. Playing football in front of 75,000 people at Old Trafford is not a problem. But, talking to a roomful
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    • 305 53 REUTERS London IT IS too early to call Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo one of the world's greatest players, according to Pele. Manager Alex Ferguson recently compared Ronaldo's skills to those of three-time World Cup-winner Pele and Diego Maradona, who inspired Argentina to
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    • 297 53 REUTERS Madrid LIONEL Messi said he hopes former Argentina great Diego Maradona will recover fully soon. He said this after scoring a goal similar to Maradona's classic solo effort against England at the 1986 World Cup. The 19-year-old Argentinian dribbled from inside his own
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    • 369 53 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Rome FRANCESCO Totti inspired Roma to a 3-1 victory over Inter Milan on Wednesday. It put Inter's Serie A title celebrations on hold. Totti's late free kick from the edge of the area was deflected in by an Inter boot. It
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    • 838 54  -  Pradeep Rajan CRICKET WORLD CUP Underdogs keen to maintain winning momentum even in meaningless match By THE trans-Tasman rivalry will be at its best when defending champions Australia meet aspirants New Zealand in the dead Super Eights match today at the Grenada National
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    • 322 54  -  PRADEEP RAJAN IRELAND could be heading home with the memories of their thrashing by Sri Lanka, rather than the victory over Pakistan that saw them through to the World Cup Super Eights. Sri Lanka beat Ireland by eight wickets on Wednesday, after limiting the
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    • 173 54 ASSOCIATED PRESS Bridgetown (Barbados) ENGLAND coach Duncan Fletcher resigned yesterday. His position became untenable after Tuesday's humiliating nine-wicket loss to South Africa which knocked England out of the World Cup. The Zimbabwean, who has been in charge for eight years, will leave his post after England's final
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    • 679 55  -  Chan Vi Shen SPORTS IN SCHOOLS Just 14, she holds the national triple-jump record, the youngest in Singapore athletics By MARIAM Shazana loves to jump. She would jump over drains, fences, tables and chairs. Anything. So her friends and family did not bat
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    • 467 55  -  Tan Dawei David MY TOP MARKS A weekly series on student-athletes, written by their fellow students By 3E4 Yuan Ching Secondary RYAN Ng Van Liang (right), a Secondary 3 Express student, is the founder and captain of Yuan Ching Secondary School dragon-boat team. He
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    • 148 55 Win a set of Ashaway badminton apparel worth $295 To win this set of prizes, simply write in to The Straits Times about an outstanding athlete in your school and how he or she has excelled in a particular sport. Articles
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    • 673 55 CRICKET B Boys final: ACS (I) 160 (Timothy Singham 43, Korak Ganguly 26, Pranav Mishra 3-25, Nikhil Kishore 2-28). Victoria School 151 (Pranav 26, Satyavrat Rao 24, Karan Miglani 3-12, Timothy 2-17). CROSS COUNTRY A Boys: 1 Jonathan Edward D'Cruz (VJC) 2 Koh Kai Ming (HCI) 3 Farrell Chan
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    • 438 56  -  Leonard Lim ATHLETICS By THERE is light at the end of the tunnel for throwers Zhang Guirong and Dv Xianhui. The pair, currently based in Liaoning, have finally submitted what they deem to be their training and competition plans for the year to the
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    • 532 56  -  Leonard Lim SOCCER SAFFC clash gives Tampines striker chance to forget Beep test failures By SEVEN weeks ago, Mirko Grabovac was spending sleepless nights and facing an uncertain future in the S-League. Anxiety gripped the Tampines Rovers striker, as he wondered if he
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    • 324 56  -  Nicholas Fang By THE last time Singapore Armed Forces FC lifted the Singapore Cup was eight years ago. So Warriors coach Richard Bok has listed this year's RHB Singapore Cup, which kicks off in two weeks, as one of his team's priorities. Speaking at the
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    • 287 57 ►>GOLF SINGAPORE'S Mardan Mamat fired an even-par first round to be in joint 33rd spot at the US$2.3 million BMW Asian Open in Shanghai yesterday. In a breezy opening day, Mardan recorded three bird- ies, including one on the opening
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    • 866 57 LOS ANGELES TIMES BASKETBALL Los Angeles beat Kings to set up play-off rematch with Phoenix Sacramento (California) THE sun finally set on the regular season. And, once again, the Lakers will find themselves in Phoenix. They earned the right to a rematch, and
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    • 300 57 ASSOCIATED PRESS Portland (Oregon) AFTER 12 straight seasons without a post-season appearance, the Golden State Warriors snapped the streak on the final day of the regular National Basketball Association season on Wednesday. And on the road, no less. "To all our fans back home, the
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    • 676 57 BASEBALL MLB: Kansas City 4 Detroit 3, Baltimore 6 Tampa Bay 4, .Oakland 3 LA Angels 0, NY Yankees 9 Cleveland 2, NY Mets 9 Florida 2, Boston 4 Toronto 1, Houston 7 Cincinnati 2, Washington 5 Philadelphia 4 (13 innings), Atlanta 8 Chicago Cubs 6, Milwaukee 7 Pittsburgh
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    • 31 51 Rooney, fiery but shy Wayne Rooney on the pitch is not fazed by the crowd. Off it, even mingling with a crowd is a challenge for the United star. PAGE H2O
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      64 58 The family of the late HJABDRAZAK B ABDULLAH @> MARTIN RAZAK [Ex Holiday Inn Crown Plaza/ Legend Security) Departed: 31.12.2006 (Mecca) wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations during their recent bereavement. HJH. KAMISAH BTE JAHNY Blk
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      40 58 AL-FATIHAH MR K. SHAIK CHINNATHAMBY MALIM (APPA MARICAR) (Res. m 10 Leo Drive) Age: 83 passed away peacefully on 29.03.07 in Nagore, India. Prayers wll be held at Abdul Gaffor Mosque, (Dunlop Street) on 21.04.07 (Sat) after ASHAR. Tel: *****566
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      44 58 F 13th cfflemcM^/ of MAY ELIZABETH TONG CHEN MEI Departed 20th April 1994 Your presence and sweet memories will always be with us Our love thoughts for you will never cease Sadly missed always remembered by: Husband, Daughters, Sons-in-law, Grandchildren, Sisters-in-law, Sisters, Nephews Nieces
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      119 58 am the resurrection and the life, said the Lord, he who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die." John 11:25-26 SNG GUAN BEE Age: 78 Passed away peacefully on 19 April 2007 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by
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      39 58 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of ROBERT YEO CHER KERN Departed 20/04/2004 We cannot forget you Our loved one so dear; Your memory grows Sweeter year after year Dearly missed and always remembered by Wife Ker Mci, Children Grandchildren
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      35 58 21 lstAnniversary CHARLIENEOKIMCHYE Departed 20 April 2006 Forbygraceareye saved through faith; And that not of yourselves; It is the gift of God: Notofworks, Lest any man should boast Ephesians2:B&9 Always remembered by family loved ones
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      78 58 6TH ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory Of EDNA LOURDES TEO AI LING Departed 20.04.2001 6th Anniversary Offer Memorial MASS at Sts Peter Paul Today 5.30pm 225 A Queens Street Time may heal the broken heart, Time may make the wound less sore, But time can never stop the longing, For the
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      44 58 X X The family of the late GOH KIM ENG Departed on 15 April 2007 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement.
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      112 58 TONG SIEW WAH Age: 83 Passed away peacefully on 18 April 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Wong Yoke Yin Son: Daughter-in-law: Thong Tuck Weng Joseph Chan Khar Tiang Daughter: Son-in-law: Tong Lai Yee Dorothy (deceased) Choo Theam Fook Grandson: Granddaughter-in-law: Thong Jian Xiong Kelvin Koh
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      21 58 Ist Year Anniversary In Loving Memory Of RETNAMBAR PACKIRISAMY L Always remembered by Daughters, Sons-In-Law, Grandchildren, Great Grandchildren, Friends Relatives jg
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      43 58 2nd Anniversary Unforgettable Loving Memories of ANGELA CHANG LI LAN Departed 20 April 2005 Time can never erase fond memories of you. We miss you very much will never forget you in our prayers. Sadly dearly missed by loving Father and loved Ones
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      34 58 13th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of Olga Mavis Misson Departed 20 April 1994 Your presence we miss Your memory we treasure, Loving you always Forgetting you never. Dearly missed always remembered by loved ones
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      67 58 We Remember Timothy H.T Yap In the world: 23-8-57 to 20-4-04 In Heaven: 20-4-04 to ETERNITY Our dearest Tim, You are always in our thoughts and hearts. Love, Dad, Mum and Family. "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal
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      58 58 We, the family of the late MARY PEREIRA NEE TAN GEK HONG Departed on 12 April 2007 wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Monsignor Francis Lav and Father Anthony Ho for concelebrating mass and all relatives, friends, colleagues and ex-colleagues for your immeasurable assistance, attendance, condolences, donations
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    • 374 60 ASSOCIATED PRESS Cross-licensing pact to help speed up development of future products New York MICROSOFT and Samsung Electronics said yesterday that they have agreed to a broad technology patent pact to develop new products. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the companies said they will
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    • 489 60 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS San Jose (California) COMPUTER giant HewlettPackard (HP) maintained its lead over Dell in the worldwide personal computer (PC) market as industry shipments continued to grow in the first quarter, according to reports by two top technology research firms.
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    • 312 60 REUTERS New York UNITED States home foreclosures climbed last month, as sub-prime borrowers struggled to keep up with their monthly payments to lenders, said real estate data firm RealtyTrac. Home foreclosures rose by 7 per cent from February to 149,150. The figure, which
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    • 30 60 AFP Yesterday's close: 17,371.97 (-295.36 points) »Japanese shares closed down 1.67 per cent, hit by worries about a stronger yen and heavy losses on China's stock markets.
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    • 39 60 AFP Yesterday's close: 20,299.71 (-477.38 points) Hong Kong stocks fell 2.3 per cent, as profit-taking picked up after China's economic data reinforced worries that the authorities may take further measures to rein in surging growth.
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    • 33 60 AFP Yesterday's close: 3,449.02 (-163.38 points) Chinese shares slumped 4.52 per cent, as concerns about possible tightening measures aimed at slowing the runaway economy prompted profittaking after recent record gains.
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    • 33 60 AFP Yesterday's close: 6,165.1 (-71.8 points) Australian shares finished down 1.15 per cent, as investors locked in profits after a record-breaking run and responded to a downturn in Asian markets.
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    • 26 60 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,918.35 (-41.32 points) »Indonesian shares closed 2.11 per cent lower, with sentiment hit by falls in most East Asian markets.
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    • 35 60 AFP Yesterday's close: 687.23 (-5.04 points) Thai shares finished 0.73 per cent off, as investors turned jittery over possible rate hikes in China aimed at reining in the country's red-hot economic growth.
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    • 236 60 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: 3,291.28 "^UU^ r Apr 19 Stock Name Wt Close Change Allgreen 0.56 1.790 -0.040 Ascendasreit 0.92 2.470 +0.050 CapitaComm 0.55 2.640 -0.060 CapitaLand 5.37 8.050 -0.300 CapitaMall 0.98 3.600 -0.120 Chart SemiCond 0.78 1.420 -0.020 CityDev 2.96 15.000 -0.600 ComiortDelGro 1.58 2.200 -0.100 CoscoCorp
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    • 53 60 BBRHIdgs 333,211,000 Yongnam 198,191,000 Rowsley 145,397,000 Yangzijiang 95,804,000 LottVis 86,137,000 Freight Links 85,785,000 Gen Intl 84,225,000 Freight Links W*****3 72,593,000 Rowsley WOBlll7 70,576,000 Cyber Vill 68,642,000 Apr 19 CSCHIdgs 64,226,000 Acma 62,632,000 FHTKHIdgS 56,044,000 Sapphire 55,798,000 Jasper 55,133,000 Frontline 46,994,000 Sing Tel 28,542,000 China Energy 27,977,000 CapitalanMßLeCW7o9o3 24,174,000
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    • 140 60 Apr 19 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2530 1.2690 Can dollar 1.3300 1.3460 Euro 2.0430 2.0670 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4403 0.4410 NZ dollar 1.1120 1.1370 Sterling pound 3.0140 3.0480 US dollar 1.5020
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    • 2553 60 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: APR 19, 2007 S2 WEfK fEl Hiiai ij.ih cont auma CURRENCY LASI VOIIIME TRMED SALE il- QRO 62.5 8 3779 ASL Marine W*****1 56 -3.5 19 14 1631 AceDynW*****7 19 +1.5 21 19.5 Allgreen DBSeCW*****1 19.5 -1.5 43 24 9337 AllgreenHBeCW*****9 34.5 -8 9 3
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    • 452 61 FINANCIAL TIMES Over lOrn trading accounts opened in 4 months despite signs of correction Shanghai CHINESE retail investors are opening new share trading accounts at a faster rate than ever before, in spite of increasing signs of a bubble in the mainland market. In
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    • 424 61 REUTERS Hong Kong CHINA Citic Bank is likely to price its US$5.4 billion (SsB.2 billion) initial public offering (IPO), the world's biggest so far this year, at the top of an indicated range, in view of heavy subscription levels, sources said.
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    • 333 62 ASSOCIATED PRESS Court finds him and two others guilty of embezzlement and causing loss of billions of baht Bangkok THE former head of a scandal-tainted Thai bank, whose failure presaged Thailand's 1997 economic crisis, had his jail term raised
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    • 151 62 REUTERS MUMBAI INDIA'S central bank will let Temasek Holdings and the Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC) raise their stakes in ICICI Bank to 10 per cent each, the Mint daily reported, citing senior government officials. Temasek holds 7.41 per cent equity
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    • 264 62 BLOOMBERG NEWS MALAYAN Banking's (Maybank's) first overseas bond offering that complies with Islamic principles attracted demand for eight times the US$3OO million (***** million) it sold. Investors placed orders for US$2.4 billion (553.63 billion) worth of the securities sold by Maybank, according
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    • 664 63  -  Bryan Lee Surge in contracts highlights growing strength of local media industry By In Cannes SINGAPORE is fast making its mark in the glitzy international TV industry as local companies snagged more than US$llO million (Ssl66 million) worth of
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    • 380 63  -  Grace Ng By OCBC investors approved the bank's proposal to increase its share capital by up to 20 per cent although two institutional investors opposed the move. Fund manager Aberdeen and a London-based pension fund told the annual general meeting (AGM) yesterday that the
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    • 593 64  -  Lee Su Shyan Firm's MD admits to wrongdoings; banker demands immediate repayment of loans By Goh Eng Yeow MEMORY chip recycler EC-Asia International copped a double whammy yesterday its boss is apparently facing criminal investigation while its main banker looks
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    • 392 64  -  LEE SU SHYAN THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) took the uncommon step last night of halting trading in Automated Touchstone Machines, on the grounds that there was insufficient information for investors. SGX said special auditor Deloitte, which was appointed to examine the
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    • 465 64  -  Arthur Poon By GUOCOLAND yesterday reported a 41 per cent drop in third-quarter net profit to $34.4 million, largely because of the absence of one-off gains that boosted the earlier corresponding period. The property developer had recorded a profit of $40.1 million from the
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    • 264 64  -  Ng Sook Zhen By ASPIRING entrepreneurs will be able to test their mettle in a ground-breaking e-business competition that will sort out the nation's next generation of go-getters. The contest called the Enterprise Day Challenge asks entrants to develop and execute business plans
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    • 285 64  -  GABRIEL CHEN HPL DIRECTORS CUT SHAREHOLDINGS WITH the share price of tycoon Ong Beng Seng's Hotel Properties (HPL) near record highs, it is not surprising that several directors have been offloading some of their stakes this year. For example, last month, the likes of Mr Chan Sen Tai
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    • 587 65  -  Goh Eng Yeow TAKING STOCK STI sinks 3.20/ 0 to below 3,300, with blue chips bearing the brunt of losses By Markets Correspondent AFTER a bull rally of nearly three weeks, Singapore's stock market yesterday suffered its worst nosedive since the carnage of late
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    • 264 65  -  JOYCE TEO PROPERTY DEALS HO BEE Investment made two big splashes yesterday it paid $279 million for a freehold site near Newton Road and announced that one of its Sentosa Cove projects has almost sold out. Its purchase, via a private
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    • 1567 66 Businesses there face parking woes as well as ongoing road and MRT construction. FRANKIE CHEE finds out if customers have got used to these and returned in droves If the time spent looking for a carpark lot is a good indication of the popularity of the area, then
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        1143 69  -  Tay Yek Keak couchgrouch THIS week's Kicka** TV Moment is momentous. Because it ended a show of which, during I don't know how many seasons, I think I saw only about five times. I'm talking about the finale of the goody-goody, Sunday School-ish family series 7th Heaven
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      • 636 70  -  Lee Sze Yong BBC presenter Stephen Sackur is a pussycat at home when he's not grilling battle-scarred politicians MEDIA REPORTER HE'S a journalist known as one of TV's Master Grillers. He has quizzed Janis Karpinski, the former commanding general of Abu Ghraib, the infamous prison where
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      • 392 71  -  Lee Sze Yong The Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society will again not employ stunts in its TV fundraiser this year MEDIA REPORTER A TV charity show hopes to drum up $4.2 million in donations literally. MediaCorp artistes Nick Shen, Brandon Wong, Lee Teng and Wu Luo
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        344 71 Boon Chan IDIOCRACY(NCI6) Luke Wilson/Maya Rudolph/Dax Shepard/ 84 minutes Movie rating: irk-&iZiZ DVD rating: A MILDLY amusing film from Mike Judge which presents the following scenario: What happens if the animated lunkheads Beavis and Butt-Head grow up and everyone else is just like them? Possibly the scariest vision
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    • 445 72  -  Stephanie Yap Week-long photo exhibition will include fresh pictures of local personalities ARTS REPORTER PEOPLE here can finally get up close to what is in photographer Leslie Kee's banned book featuring Asian celebrities, in a week-long exhibition opening next week. However, the photographs that displeased
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    • 360 72  -  Adeline Chia ARTS REPORTER ASK theatre director Natalie Hennedige what can be said about death and love, and she'll tell you this: Everything in the world and nothing. The artistic director of drama group Cake Theatrical Productions took the less effusive route and Nothing is the title
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    • 500 73  -  Brenda Goh Boat Asia shows how you can live it up while afloat IF YOU'VE ever wondered what life aboard a luxury yacht is like, a show launched yesterday at Sentosa Cove will float your boat. Boat Asia an annual showcase
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    • 388 73  -  Chang Tou Liang > concert AN ORCHESTRA AT THE KEYBOARD Kenneth Hamilton Piano Recital Esplanade Recital Studio Wednesday PIANO fanciers in Singapore had a foretaste of Lisztomania in this piano recital by Scottish pianist Kenneth Hamilton, a Liszt specialist and lecturer at the University of Birmingham. A formidable
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      • 811 75  -  Yeow Kai Chai Conor Oberst's Cassadaga is an introspective road trip by a whiz kid at the peak of his game soundbites indie ALBUM OF THE WEEK CASSADAGA Bright Eyes Saddle Creek THE world loves a wunderkind, someone who rattles the cage and makes everything sounc new, exciting,
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        744 76 ALBUM NO. 2 Yang Pei-an SkyHigh/Warner A YEAR ago, an unknown pub rocker from Kaohsiung was thrust into the limelight when his A.O.R. single I Believe was chosen for a Taiwan Beer advertisement campaign. Now 36, Yang Pei-an has a natural rock-star aura and a pow-er-packed larynx capable
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      • 888 77  -  Paula McCoy Former American Idol contestant shows It's Not Over with a hit debut album, a new recording deal and sell-out concerts REPORTING FROM ORLANDO, FLORIDA IT'S a sunny afternoon in Florida and rocker Chris Daughtry is getting ready to perform before 40,000 people his
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      • 437 78  -  Boon Chan Indian Idol runner-up will stage first concert here INDIAN singer NC Karunya always knew he would be famous one day. He just didn't know how. The path to popularity turned out to be Indian Idol. In the second season of the hit show,
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      • 121 78 California by Low http://www.subpop.com/media/low The Minnesota indie rock band are widely credited as being pioneers of the genre "slowcore" for their trademark stripped and downtempo grooves. This track is taken off their 2005 album The Great Destroyer. Four Winds by Bright Eyes http://www.stereogum.com/ archives/*****9.html Led by frontman Conor Oberst,
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    • 604 79 Reuters, AFP The Lord Of The Rings author's son constructed the work from his father's manuscripts NEW YORK Die-hard J.R.R. Tolkien fans queued on Tuesday to buy special editions of a "new" book by the creator of The Lord Of The Rings, which has hit
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    • 455 80 Bollywood stars Raj and Bacnchan are keeping their big day low-key, with tight security at India's bash of the year MUMBAI It may be India's Wedding of the Year, but Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan are keeping their celebrations low-key and away from the public eye,
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    • 246 80 AFP BEIJING China will be the location for the next season of the popular American reality show Survivor, entertainment journal Daily Variety reported. The CBS television network has won rare permission from the Chinese government to film the show there, which could help boost the programme's
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      • 323 81 AP HONG KONG The casting changes on John Woo's new epic Red Cliff are beginning to resemble a game of musical chairs. First, Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu Wai dropped out, then superstar Chow Yun Fat. But an investor in the movie said on Thursday that Leung
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      • 263 81 AP NEW YORK Once adversaries in the Anna Nicole Smith paternity case, Larry Birkhead now has only kind words for Howard K. Stern. "People blame him a lot, but Anna had her own mind too," Birkhead, the father of Smith's baby daughter, told OK!
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      • 120 81 AFP LONDON British rocker Pete Doherty (right), partner of supermodel Kate Moss (far right), hinted at a court hearing on Wednesday that she had given him an ultimatum over his drug use. "The people I'm closest to have had enough. They say it's drugs or
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      • 82 81 ENGAGED: Actor Harrison Ford, 64, has proposed to long-time love Calista Flockhart, 42. He reportedly asked her six-year-old adopted son Liam to say to her: "Mr Ford is going to be my Daddy." Then he popped the question... ANIMAL LOVERS FURIOUS: Preparations to sedate as many as 300 horses
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      • 420 82  -  MAGDALENE LUM By DR K.K. Sect (below), a theatre studies lecturer at the National University of Singapore and judge for The Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards and The Arena television debate series, lists three of his must-visit places across the Causeway: Penang "Cheong FattTze Mansion's wonderfully eclectic fusion
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      • 226 82 Plan a trip that appeals to everyone A HOMESTAY programme in Negeri Sembilan, a harbour cruise in Sarawak and an underwater world and geo-park adventure in Langkawi —these are some of the unique, exciting offers at this year's Visit Malaysia 2007 Travel Fair, organised by Malaysia Tourism Promotion
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        1342 83 Visit a sunny tropical island to swim, dive or snorkel, go bird-watching or cool off from the hot and humid weather in Malaysia's must-visit resorts, says Magdalene Lum I Mount Kinabalu, Sabah At 4,095 m above sea level, it is the highest mountain in South-east Asia with temperatures
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      • 884 85  -  PHILIP LEE One of Asia's most famous islands is known for its rich cultural heritage and it is also a melting-pot of delicious food By ASIANS, particularly Singaporeans, who visit Penang, go there mainly to taste its street food. Europeans prefer its beautiful beaches and its old-world cityscape.
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      • 891 87  -  PHILIP LEE Wake up to the hustle and bustle of Malacca, a town that is steeped in history and monuments By IN ALL probability, it was the early Dutch settlers in Malacca who nicknamed this historical Malaysian town, Sleepy Hollow. They could have got this name
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      71 88 'Men will have sex with anything at times. Men will have sex with anything and make love to nothing' Singer Rufus Wainwright (above) It doesn't give you what you desire. It tells you how to desire' Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek on cinema 'Why do I keep a cute fringe?
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    • 489 88 AP The weak, self-assured but 'utterly horrendous' American Idol aspirant is finally voted off NEW YORK Sanjaya Malakar, the under-talented but unflappable singer who both horrified and captivated millions in his improbable American Idol run, was finally voted off the singing competition TV show.
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    • 450 88 AP LOS ANGELES An annoyed look from Simon Cowell (inset) as a contestant expressed sadness over the Virginia Tech shootings was drastically misinterpreted, the American Idol judge and the show said. Cowell rolled his eyes and raised his eyebrows as contestant Chris Richardson of Chesapeake, Virginia,
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        269 89 nightlife Sweet 16 Frankie Chee recommends ZOUK'S ANNIVERSARY PARTY Singapore's home-grown nightspot turns 16 this weekend, and it celebrates with a party. Apart from a fashion show by Blackjack, there will also be a party bus, with a marching band on board, that will go around town to
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      • 220 89 SINGAPORE EXPLORER SUN VAT SEN NANYANG MEMORIAL HALL Formerly known as Dr Sun Vat Sen Villa, it was built in the late 19th century and purchased by rubber magnate Teo Eng Hock for his mother Tan Poh Neo. He later offered the villa to
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    • 41 66 WEEKEND m BUMPER LISTINGS I'M A PUSSYCAT AT HOME PHOTO EXHIBIT (C>7things to do So says HARDtalk host Leslie Kee's pictures of Asian in the coming week Stephen Sackur stars to be shown next week i page 524,25&28 pages page 7
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    • 77 79 Put your life on hold and make a stop at the Visit Malaysia 2007 Travel Fair. Take advantage of irresistible travel deals and experience the wonders of Malaysia. The time is now and the place is Malaysia! organised by VISIT MALAYSIA 2007 TOURISMfe^ TRAV£L FAIR M AUWSIA I 20-22 APRIL
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    • 409 89 Classical BREAKING NEW GROUND Listen, you can't do wrong here. Under the baton of guest conductor Gunther Herbig, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra will perform Beethoven's Piano Concerto Number 4 featuring Argentinian pianist Nelson Goerner. The orchestra will also perform Strauss' last great orchestral tone poem, the Alphine Symphony. Esplanade Concert
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    • 1223 89 RETRO SHORTS SINGAPORE It's fast rewind. If you have missed some of the award-winning Singapore short films of the past, catch them at this retrospective screening of the Silver Award Winners of Singapore Shorts (1991 to 2006) and meet directors like Eric Khoo. Part of the 20th Singapore International Film
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    • 1020 90 my weekend AT My wife and I keep ourselves busy during M^ the weekends by gardening or shopping for V plants at the nurseries. We have a small indoor garden by the jm kitchen, as the corridor outside our four-room HDB flat in Bishan is too dark for growing plants.
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    • 867 90 Woodlands Regional Library, Amazon Room, Level 1, Nearest MRT station: Woodlands, Tomorrow: 3 4pm, Free, Tel: 6332-3255 Theatre EXQUISITE PAIN Here's a painful fact yes, love can cause heartbreak and pain as shown in this intimate performance. Staged by Forced Entertainment of Britain based on a text by Sophie Calle.
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    • 119 93 A Labour of Love NTUC members exclusive 30% off ALL ticket prices OCBC cardholders 15% off selected ticket prices Young NTUC performs its first ever musical A Labour of Love! A contemporary pop piece directed by Jeremiah Choy with support from Babes Conde and Gani, it explores love, friendship and
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