The Straits Times, 13 June 2007, Afternoon Edition

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 130 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 198/12/2006 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13 2007 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon A GRAND THEATRE, HATCHED
    125 1 The National Grand Theatre in Beijing, located near the Great Hall of the People and Tiananmen Square, stands out from its surroundings with its titanium-clad dome shape. Some critics say the theatre, dubbed "the egg", is too modern for the centre of Beijing and that it
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    Lock icon Charities get guidelines on good governance
    617 1  -  Yap Su-Yin Theresa Tan Council seeks public feedback on draft code, which covers nine key areas By CHARITIES big and small now have a definitive guide on good governance, including best practices and ensuring public confidence in them. The comprehensive draft code, issued by
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    Lock icon How code applies
    241 1 THERE are three tiers for the code's guidelines: Basic section: Applies to all charities and Institutions of a Public Character (IPCs). For example: Board governance: The charity's paid staff should not sit on the board. This is to ensure that all board members exercise independent judgment. Fund-raising
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    Lock icon 100 years on, political clans still reign in Philippines
    1176 1  -  Alastair Mclndoe By Philippines Correspondent In Manila SOUTH-EAST Asia's first elected national legislature, the Philippines' House of Representatives, marked its centenary this month. Photographs of the opening ceremony of the Philippine Assembly as it was called then show these pioneering lawmakers
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  • UPFRONT
    • IN A FLASH
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        Lock icon ASIA
        41 2 Orangutans in danger Indonesia's rainforests are disappearing faster than anticipated, says UN report. PAGE 6 Chemical plant fears A firm planning to build a petrochemical plant in Xiamen, China insists that paraxylene is no more dangerous than petrol. PAGE 7
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        22 2 EU gets tough The European Union declares trade deficit with China intolerable, and wants market access and currency reform. PAGE 17
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        44 2 Pakistan poised Pakistan is at the crossroads. President Musharraf faces a mounting challenge to his authority after his sacking of the chief justice. He should take note of the public mood and make some compromises, if it would retrieve the situation. PAGE 26
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        29 2 Equal share of Earth In the fight against climate change, the real question remains how do we divide the earth's diminishing capacity to absorb greenhouse gases? PAGE 28
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        93 2 Sacked over abuse A teacher at a school for spastic children has been sacked after the school investigated complaints of student abuse lodged by parents. PAGE HI Students in legal spat Students unhappy with finance classes they signed up for have ended up in a legal dispute with the
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        50 2 Disclose cut-off points With quotas and places at local varsities set aside for various groups, reader calls for more transparency in the admission exercise. PAGE H8 Belt up in backseat Reader says parents should ensure children in the backseat of car are properly belted up as well. PAGE H8
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        23 2 Formula for success Rising Fl star Lewis Hamilton could become sport's first billionaire, surpassing even Tiger Woods and David Beckham. PAGE Hl2
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        28 2 Spore ranked sixth Spore ranks sixth among global business centres in the first-of-its-kind survey by MasterCard exploring the role of cities in driving international commerce. PAGE H26
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon 7 S'poreans on yacht held in Kalimantan
      426 3  -  Sujin Thomas Shaw Foundation's Shaw Vee King believed to be among those on board By SEVEN Singaporeans have been detained at a naval port in the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan for the past two weeks. The seven, made up of prominent businessmen
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      Lock icon Cable car plunge: HK suspends rides
      422 3  -  VINCE CHONG By PHOTOS: Hong Kong Correspondent THE Hong Kong authorities have suspended a cable-car ride to a tourist attraction on Lantau island after an empty cabin plunged 50m to the ground on Monday night. No one was hurt in the incident, which took
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      Lock icon US aid to Indonesian military clears House hurdle
      621 4  -  Derwin Pereira However, the Bush administration has to submit progress report on the TNI By US Bureau Chief In Washington UNITED States lawmakers appear to have backed off from attempts to block aid to the Indonesian armed forces (TNI) following stiff opposition
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      Lock icon Couple in Johor warded for suspected bird flu
      451 4 Kuala Lumpur JOHOR reported its first cases of suspected bird flu yesterday when a man and his wife were warded in Segamat Hospital for flu-like symptoms. They were among the five latest cases of suspected bird flu in Malaysia. No bird flu
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      464 5 Early preparation is key to ensuring financial independence for your retirement. How confident are you about your retirement dreams? For a Relying on family and self growing number of Singaporeans, the idea of full retirement The survey also showed that Singaporeans rank self-reliance is being met with some apprehension. and
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Indonesian rainforests disappearing fast
      479 6 ASSOCIATED PRESS UN blames illegal loggers and warns that orangutans may not survive The Hague INDONESIA'S tropical rainforests are disappearing 30 per cent faster than previously estimated as illegal loggers raid large national parks, threatening the long-term survival of orangutans, according to a United Nations report
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    • Dangers of deforestation
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        Lock icon Accelerates climate change
        31 6 Tropical deforestation contributes 20 per cent of global carbon emissions. Slowing the rate of forest destruction is one of the cheapest ways to fight climate change, experts say.
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        Lock icon Increases the risk of landslides and flooding
        54 6 Clear-cutting of oldgrowth timber increases the likelihood of landslides by speeding erosion, as large trees' root structures bind soil to underlying bedrock. The forest canopy dissipates rainfall over large areas and vegetation soaks up rainfall, so the risk of floods is raised when
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        Lock icon Depletes soil nutrients, leads to desertification
        38 6 Deforestation-exacer-bated wind and water erosion of soil depletes it of vital mineral nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus, making soil less fertile and less able to sustain agricultural production, and speeds up desertification.
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        Lock icon Destroys biodiversity and habitat
        58 6 REUTERS Around two thirds of the world's animal and plant species live in forests. About 60 million people also live in forests and depend on them, according to Global Forest Watch. Species under threat include the great apes, the tiger, the Asian rhino and the elephant,
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      Lock icon World Bank plans fund to curb forest loss
      228 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Washington THE World Bank is planning to set up an international fund of at least US$25O million (Ss3Bs million) to fight deforestation, which contributes to global warming, a bank official said on Monday. The targets for the fund are all
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      241 6 [|J I ■The City 11 I New York Executive Master of Date 18 th June (M on) Science in Finance (EMSF) s Professor Avner Wo|f Best Finance Programs Baruch College, City University of X New York (SMa School of Management) Ec/upo// 2007 (Executive Director of I international Singapore Program Citations
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  • CHINA
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      Lock icon Firm tries to quash fears over chemical factory
      739 7  -  Chua Chin Hon It says paraxylene, used in polyester and fabrics, is no more dangerous than petrol China Bureau Chief In Xiamen (Fujian) FOR many residents in this eastern Chinese port city, the letters "PX" are now practically synonymous with poison and
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      Lock icon Two in three cities hit by pollution
      216 7 REUTERS By Beijing NEARLY two in three Chinese cities suffered from air pollution last year and had no centralised sewage treatment facilities, state media reported yesterday. Only 37.6 per cent of 585 cities surveyed had air quality "indicating a clean and healthy environment".
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      Lock icon China out to counter bad press about food safety
      571 8 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS It conducts media tour to show off quality controls and allay concern Beijing CHINA set out yesterday to repair the damage done to its image by a string of food safety breaches. The State Council, China's Cabinet, organised
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      Lock icon Chinese kids may get joint surnames
      185 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS Beijing CHINA, where 85 per cent of its 1.3 billion population share just 100 surnames, may soon allow children to take a combination of their parents' surnames to avoid confusion. Under a proposal by the Ministry of Public Security, parents whose surnames
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    • FLOODS UPDATE
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        Lock icon MORE HEAVY RAIN IN CHINA
        128 8 REUTERS BEIJING: China braced itself for more torrential rain yesterday in a wild season of floods, house collapses and rockslides across the south and east that have already killed 76 people and left 13 missing. Bad weather hit the provinces of Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou,
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        Lock icon SEARCH FOR VICTIMS CONTINUES
        127 8 REUTERS CHITTAGONG (Bangladesh): Rescuers dug out 20 more bodies and continued searching for more victims yesterday as heavy rain caused havoc in the Bangladesh port city of Chittagong, officials and witnesses said. The country's total flood-related deaths neared 130. "So far, at least 102 bodies have
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        Lock icon KL FLASH FLOODS 'NOT ONE-OFF'
        177 8 KUALA LUMPUR: Sunday's massive flash floods in Kuala Lumpur, the city's worst since 2003, were not a one-off disaster, the New Straits Times (NST) reported yesterday. Climatologist Fredolin Tangang of the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia was quoted by NST as saying that the incessant rain was
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        Lock icon DISEASE FEARS IN AUSTRALIA
        154 8 REUTERS SYDNEY: Australians mopping up flood-dam-aged homes north of Sydney yesterday faced disease from sewage-contaminated floodwaters, while around 1,000 people remained cut off by flooded rivers, said officials. A coal ship beached near the port of Newcastle with 700 tonnes of fuel ancf oil still threatened
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Roh risks fallout from attacks on opposition
      578 10  -  Lee Tee Jong Korean voters tired of unpopular President's tirades, say commentators By South Korea Correspondent In Seoul SOUTH Koreans are finding it difficult to escape the war of words between their unpopular President and his critics. With six months to go before
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      Lock icon US close to transfer deal on N. Korea's frozen funds
      405 10 NEW YORK TIMES Washington THE United States appears to be close to reaching a deal to transfer US$25 million (5538.5 million) in frozen funds to North Korea, with Russia and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York acting as intermediaries,
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      Lock icon More Chinese visiting Japan
      188 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Tokyo TRAVELLERS to Japan from China, whose economy is rapidly expanding, rose by nearly a quarter last year, the government said yesterday. Japan has launched a campaign to draw more foreign tourists, hoping to market the country as more attractive to visitors who may
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  • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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      Lock icon Heatwave death toll hits 137 in north India
      424 11 REUTERS, BLOOMBERG, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE But relief from searing temperatures now in sight, say weather experts New Delhi MORE than two dozen people have died over the past 24 hours in a heatwave that has baked northern India, officials and media reports said
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Muslim and Jewish leaders affirm reality of Holocaust
      577 12  -  Dcvi Asmarani Religious figures at Bali gathering also hit out at extremism By Indonesia Correspondent In Jimbaran (Baii) MUSLIM and Jewish figures convened here yesterday along with leaders of other major faiths to denounce religious extremism and to affirm the reality of
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      Lock icon Cops foil bank robbery, killing 4
      151 12 REUTERS Manila PHILIPPINE police foiled an attempted bank robbery in the heart of the capital's financial district yesterday, killing four gunmen and arresting two. Three of the would-be robbers escaped, including the alleged leader of the gang. Mr Roberto Rosales, police chief in Manila's
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      Lock icon Two Indonesian parties oppose pact with S'pore
      247 12 Jakarta TWO parties in the Indonesian House of Representatives said they would not ratify the nation's Defence Cooperation Agreement with Singapore. A representative of the National Mandate Party (PAN) said yesterday that the pact would not be in Indonesia's favour while a spokesman
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      Lock icon Thaksin may return to fight assets freeze
      690 13  -  Nirmal Ghosh Ousted premier will make decision within three days, says his lawyer By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok FORMER Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra may return from exile soon to challenge Monday's order freezing US$l.53 billion (552.36 billion) of his family's assets in
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      Lock icon Reports differ on 'arrest' of terrorist leader
      355 13 Jakarta ABU DUJANA, one of the region's most wanted terrorists, is in police custody, CNN reported on its website yesterday. However, other media outlets quoted Indonesian police as saying only that they were closing in on the man who is believed to be
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      Lock icon Thailand plans its first nuclear plant
      115 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Bangkok THAILAND'S largest energy utility said yesterday it will invest US$6 billion (559.2 billion) to build the country's first nuclear power plant, which is expected to begin operations in 2020. The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) expects the plant to produce
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Malacca Strait faces real terrorist threat: KL
      506 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BLOOMBERG Police chief urges greater cooperation to keep waterway safe from sabotage Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S top police officer yesterday warned of a "real and possible" terrorist threat in the vital and busy Strait of Malacca. Touching on a topic rarely discussed
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      Lock icon Malaysia gets 2 solicitors-general for the first time
      271 14 PHOTOS: PUTRAJAYA FOR the first time in Malaysia's history, the country will have two solicitors-general, the New Straits Times (NST) reported yesterday. The two filling the post are Datuk Idrus Harun and Datin Zaleha Yusof. Datuk Idrus, 52, was promoted to the
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      Lock icon Gerakan's forum packs them in
      671 15  -  Chow Kum Hor Chinese Malaysians attend weekly session to discuss hot issues and vent frustrations By i n /r 1 Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur EVERY Wednesday evening during the past year, the downtown headquarters of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) buzzes with topics as
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      Lock icon ROBOT WITH RHYTHM
      106 15 A robotic violin player built by four young Malaysians has won second prize at the ARTEMIS Orchestra Contest in Berlin. Their creation, the RoboFiddler, links a normal laptop computer to a micro-controller that moves both the robotic bow arm and a series of six metal "fingers" that
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon EU's ties with China at crucial crossroads
      780 17  -  Jonathan Eyal By Straits Times Europe Bureau In London WHEN China's Commerce Minister Bo Xilai arrived in Brussels yesterday for the country's yearly trade negotiations with the European Union, he expected to face a lot of awkward questions. Nevertheless, he must have been
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      Lock icon China tells US to back off over yuan revaluation
      225 17 REUTERS CHINA fired a warning shot at US lawmakers yesterday, saying that proposed legislation to pressure Beijing to step up exchange-rate reform risked politicising trade and would not sway its priorities. With US Congress members increasingly riled by their nation's trade
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      Lock icon US court overrules Bush on 'enemy combatant' policy
      666 18 LOS ANGELES TIMES Ruling on alleged Al-Qaeda operative is new setback for White House Washington IN YET another setback for the Bush administration, a federal appeals court has ruled that an alleged Al-Qaeda operative arrested in the US and held in military
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      Lock icon New call for global action to prevent N-terrorism
      383 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Miami SECURITY experts from around the world meeting in the United States have called for renewed efforts to crack down on black market sales of nuclear and radioactive material to keep it out of terrorist hands. "Nuclear terrorism is a
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      Lock icon Woman tells of husband's bid to recruit her as suicide bomber
      548 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS Now divorced, she says he was brainwashed by British radicals London A WOMAN has told the BBC in a television interview that her former husband, a British Muslim extremist, suggested she carry out a suicide bombing attack
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      Lock icon Russian economy 'geared more towards EU'
      676 20  -  Neo Hui Mm Moscow's interest in Asia is more strategic than economic: MM Lee By Straits Times Europe Bureau In St Petersburg RUSSIA'S interest in Asia is more strategic than economic, but it is "difficult to say" what sort of role the country may
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      Lock icon Another Cold War? No, says MM
      322 20 NEO HUI MIN RUSSIA is not heading towards another Cold War with the United States, according to the assessment of Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, following the two countries' recent war of words. But he said there would naturally be a period when Russia
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      Lock icon Arms deal payout 'went to Saudi govt'
      233 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE RIYADH SAUDI Prince Bandar bin Sultan, at the centre of British media reports that he received a huge commission for a multibillion-dollar arms deal, insists that all the funds went to the government. "The allegations in The Guardian have nothing to
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      Lock icon UAE to allow 100% foreign stakes in firms
      243 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BLOOMBERG Dubai THE booming United Arab Emirates (UAE) is to allow foreigners to own a full 100 per cent of some local companies, up from 49 per cent now, the Economy Minister said yesterday. "The company law has been handed
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      Lock icon Cholera vaccine in rice offers grain of hope
      527 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Japanese researchers develop vaccine that will be cheaper and easier to distribute Washington A TEAM of Japanese researchers has developed a type of rice that can carry a vaccine for cholera in a step that could one day
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      Lock icon Ageing US baby boomers can't afford to retire
      604 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS, NEW YORK TIMES Rising costs, longer life expectancies will force many to remain in workforce Washington AS AMERICA'S baby boomers the post-World War II generation born between 1946 and 1964 ease into their 60s, most expect to retire later than
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      Lock icon DRAWING SUPPORT
      59 22 Former US president Bill Clinton posing in front of a mural of himself in the town of Manchester in New Hampshire on Monday. He was campaigning solo for his wife Hillary's presidential campaign. Since 1952, New Hampshire has been the first state in the US to vote in
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      Lock icon Scientists working on pill to delay menopause
      221 22 London A PILL to delay menopause and allow women to extend their childbearing years into later life could be available within a decade, a leading scientist has been reported as saying. The Guardian newspaper in Britain on Monday reported fertility expert Robert Winston
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      445 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Gaza slipping into civil war as gunmen from rival factions fight street battles Gaza City GUNMEN from rival Palestinian factions fought street battles yesterday in a new surge of violence that threatens to topple the government and drive
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      355 38  -  ►►UNIVERSITY ADMISSION I SHARE most of Mr Ong Tong It's views in the letter, "Universities should give Singaporeans priority" (ST, June 9). I understand that under a Ministry of Education (MOE) policy local universities are required to admit up to 20 per
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      367 38  -  Lim Poh Lian (Mdm) I SHARE the sentiments of Mr Looi Kok Yang ("Project Work the clincher in top courses"; ST, June 8). It appears that Project Work is accorded a rather-high weightage in the computation of the university admission
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      126 38  -  Nutan Moolchand Ram (Mdm) THERE is an overwhelming demand for university places and many parents cannot or do not want to send their children overseas. Now that the campus of the University of New South Wales Asia is available, the authorities should think about
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      407 38  -  Colin Suter I WAS driving out to Sembawang on Sunday to collect my 13-year-old from a sleepover playdate when, at a red light, a pretty little face popped up in the back window of the car in front of me. The
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      293 38  -  Goh Shih Yong I REFER to the letter, "Have fresh-looking dried chestnuts been bleached?" (ST, June 5), by Mr Richard Seah. Under the Singapore Food Regulations, the treatment of dried chestnuts with approved food additives is allowed to maintain their fresh appearance and to prevent
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      134 38  -  Hua Pak Cheong IT IS indeed a shame that some family members abandon the mentally ill when family support is crucial for their recovery or, at least, control of the illness ("Long-stay mental patients strain IMH"; ST, June 11). However, family members may have
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      484 40 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Arsenal's Henry refuses to say he will stay, amid report that he has agreed on a deal with Barcelona London THIERRY Henry has, once again, refused to confirm that he will be at Arsenal next season. This, despite his agent threatening legal
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      349 40 Chelsea striker Drogba, 29, desires one big final fling either in Spanish or Italian league London DIDIER Drogba, the Premiership's top scorer in the season just gone by, is thinking of quitting Chelsea. Not only is he "attracted" to the prospect of playing in a different country, but the striker
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      257 40 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Bangkok THAKSIN Shinawatra, the former Thai prime minister, is still keen to buy Premiership club Manchester City, despite an order to freeze his assets in Thailand. "We are still pursuing the deal," lawyer Noppadon Pattama said. "We hope the seller will appreciate the
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      451 41  -  Carissa Kang SPORTS INDUSTRY By SPORTS fans will have to wait a while longer before knowing what they will get in return for forking out more in cable subscription fees. In response to a query from The Straits Times, Star Hub said details
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      Lock icon Liverpool won't spend like a 'drunken sailor'
      623 41 ASSOCIATED PRESS SOCCER New owner Gillett shows support for manager Benitez, but insist that they will not throw money London RAFAEL Benitez can forget about a massive spending spree this off-season. The club's new American co-owners have warned their manager that they would
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      533 41 Madrid MANCHESTER United stand to collect up to £2 million (Ss6 million) from Real Madrid, should they win the Spanish League on Sunday. A victory over Real Mallorca will see them crowned champions for the first time since 2003. Thanks to a clause in
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        66 41 LONDON: West Ham's Argentina striker Carlos Tevez has revealed he is "interested" in joining Italian champions Internazionale, reported The Daily Mail. Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea have all been linked with Tevez, but he said: "I know Inter Milan is interested in me. It
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        55 41 REUTERS AMSTERDAM: Serbia upset favourites Italy after Dejan Milovanovic struck a low drive to secure a 1-0 win in their European Under-21 Group B clash in Nijmegen on Monday. In an earlier Group B tie, Leroy Lita missed an 88thminute penalty as the Czech Republic and
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        53 41 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Sunderland manager Roy Keane hopes that the signing of defender Greg Halford will be the first oi many new additions to his squad this summer. Halford, 22, arrived from Reading on Monday for a fee which could rise to £3 million (Ss9 million),
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        68 41 REUTERS SEOUL: South Korea will be without three top players at next month's Asian Cup, after leaving Park Ji Sung, Lee Young Pyo and Seol Xi Hyeon out of the squad. All three, who play in the English Premiership, are recovering from recent surgery. Assistant
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        68 41 ASSOCIATED PRESS TURIN: David Trezeguet, 29, will not be playing for Juventus next season. "There's no possibility of me staying at Juventus," the France striker said, after Juventus' 2-3 loss to Spezia in the final round of the Serie B. "There's no more room for
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      374 42 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BLOOMBERG NEWS Kingston (Jamaica) FORMER Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer, 58, was not murdered, as initially suspected, but died of natural causes at the Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean. With that announcement yesterday, the Jamaican police brought an embarrassing close to a three-month investigation
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      887 42 Hamilton Ist sports billionaire? MOTOR RACING F1 rookie could overtake Becks and Woods in lifetime earning stakes London FORMULA One sensation Lewis Hamilton may just be on the way to a billion-dollar career. Especially if the 22-year-old ends up winningi the drivers' championship ml his rookie season. As far as
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      198 42 REUTERS TWO-TIME world champion Fernando Alonso admitted to being uneasy with the euphoria surrounding McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton's impressive start. The Englishman rookie, 22, was on the podium in his first five Grands Prix, before triumphing in his sixth in Canada on Sunday.
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      363 42 ASSOCIATED PRESS BASKETBALL Cleveland MIRED in a deep 0-2 hole, the Cleveland Cavaliers have some serious climbing to do in the lopsided National Basketball Association Finals. They will host Game Three this morning (Singapore time), the first time in their 37-year history that they
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      376 42 AUSTRALIAN RULES AFL, rd 11: Melbourne 13.16 (94) Collingwood 11.15 (81). BADMINTON Sudirman Cup in Glasgow Division 1, Group A: China 5 Thailand 0, England 3 Malaysia 2. Gp B: Denmark 3 Hong Kong 2, South Korea 3 Indonesia 2. Div 2, Gp A: Singapore 5 Sweden 0 (Hendri
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        74 42 ASSOCIATED PRESS MONTREAL: BMW Sauber's Formula One race driver Robert Kubica was released from hospital on Monday. On Sunday, he suffered a slight concussion and a sprained ankle, after a frightening 290kmh crash at the Canadian Grand Prix. Dr Ronald Denis, the head of the
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        83 42 REUTERS MANCHESTER: Spinner Monty Panesar took his first 10-wicket Test haul as England wrapped up their cricket series against the West Indies with a 60-run victory in the third match at Old Trafford on Monday. Panesar took six for 137 as West Indies were bowled
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        86 42 DEFENDING S-League soccer champions Singapore Armed Forces FC outplayed Albirex Niigata 5-3 at the Jurong East Stadium last night. They took a 14th-minute lead through Therdsak Chaiman, and ran riot in the second half, with goals from Aleksandar Duric (51st minute), John Wilkinson (58th), Shaiful
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      771 43 ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG NEWS »GOLF Gone, with the tough course's 5,000 trees, is the US Open field's chance to break par Oakmont (Pennsylvania) ABOUT 5,000 trees have vanished since the last US Open at Oakmont in 1994. Gone with them might be any
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      499 43  - Mardan to raise funds for himself Jeanette Wang By IT IS not uncommon for professional golfers to organise fund-raisers. World No 1 Tiger Woods has the Target World Challenge, while two-time PGA Tour winner Adam Baddeley hosts a junior tournament. Both players do it for tyCome October, Singapore's Mardan Mamat
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      258 43 THE HSBC Golf Challenge is back in a bigger and better way. For one, the participants in this year's amateur tournament on July 9 can look forward to bigger prizes. Four Maserati Quattroporte cars, totalling $1.6 million, will be on offer to the hole-in-one winners.
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      65 40 NATIONAL STADIUM SPECIAL I ?Z "XT- —I K>. -5 mLj mmmmm *m m j?*^**Does the National Stadium hold memories for you? Were you there for a Malaysia Cup match, National Day Parade or to see the Pope or Michael Jackson? Or had your wedding there? Send us your thoughts and
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      24 40 The first £lb sportsman? British Formula One rookie Lewis Hamilton's career earnings could top £1 billion, if he continues his meteoric rise. PAGE Hl2
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      64 42 TV times BASKETBALL: NBA Finals, Game 3: San Antonio v Cleveland (Live, Ch23, 9am) RUGBY: State of Origin, Game 2: New South Wales v Queensland (Live, Ch96, 5.30pm). Events HOCKEY: SHF League U-15, Girls: Crescent v Jansen-NL (Bam), CSC v STC (9.30 am). Boys: SCC v Khalsa (4pm), Loyang v
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    803 43 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want... and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23 .ANNE NG CHYE LUAN mm Age: 84 was called home to be with the Lord on 12 June 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by
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        6270 44 TRANSACTION DATE: JUN 12, 2007 52-WEEK HIGH LOW 3.5 18 34 103 42 26.5 27 42 14 27 154 31.5 8 19 13.5 15.5 18 13.5 8.5 37 28.5 81 14 144 205 16 80 7.5 111 40 13.5 184 53.5 43 284 206 217 94 119
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        1606 44 52-WEEK HIGH LOW I EL CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R'VOL '000 DAY NET P/E M CAP SMIL HIGH LOW 21.E 28 28.E 17.E 46.E 13.E IOC 12.E 12 11.5 BE 46 19.B 12 18.E 21.E 24.E 79.E 2.B 18 28.E 9.E 53.E 3B.E 2C 13 33
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        43 44 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY IRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E $MII inftnn 119 6065 Diamonds 5000 6095 ISDJUSTech 6097 ISMSCISpore 12OC0 ***** 6101 ISS&P500 30 ***** 6170 SPDRS 1-0 2382 6235 STIETF1OO US119 US5OOOcd US555 US112OOcd US125OOcd 3560 +10 3560 3560
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      Lock icon Median pay for US chief execs surges to $ 12.8m
      589 45 Median pay for US chief execs surges to 12.8m ASSOCIATED PRESS Heads of S£tP 500 firms earned combined $6.4b last year, says study on executive compensation New York A NEW Associated Press (AP) calculation shows that compensation for America's top executives has skyrocketed into the stratospheric heights of professional athletes
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      354 45 BLOOMBERG NEWS Washington EMPLOYERS in the United States plan to maintain hiring next quarter at the same pace as in the previous three months, according to a private survey released yesterday. Manpower, the world's second-largest provider of temporary workers, said its employment
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      37 45 AFP Yesterday's close: 17,760.91 (-73.57 points) »Japanese shares closed down 0.41 per cent, amid caution ahead of a Bank of Japan meeting on interest rates and after a subdued performance overnight on Wall Street.
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      37 45 AFP Yesterday's close: 20,636.39 (+20.9 points) Hong Kong stocks ended 0.1 per cent higher, as China Mobile and other mainland telecoms firms gained on hopes Beijing will soon issue thirdgeneration mobile service licences.
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      31 45 Yesterday's close: 4,072.14 (+76.46 points) Chinese shares jumped 1.91 per cent, shrugging off early concerns over possible fresh tightening policies after the release of higher-than-expected inflation figures. AFP
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      30 45 Yesterday's close: 6,240.1 (+8.4 points) Australian share prices edged up 0.13 per cent, as resources issues lifted the market amid caution following last week's heavy losses. AFP
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      33 45 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,360.58 (+2.92 points) Malaysian shares closed 0.22 per cent higher in listless trade, as a consolidation phase for the market continued amid a lack of fresh leads.
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      34 45 AFP Yesterday's close: 14,130.95 (+47.54 points) »Indian shares finished 0.34 per cent higher, as traders shrugged off worries of interest rate hikes following data that showed faster-than expected industrial growth in April.
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      33 45 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,108.58 (+24.55 points) »Indonesian shares ended 1.18 per cent higher, supported by interest in major stocks including Telkom and Astra International, as well as a firmer rupiah.
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      38 45 AFP Yesterday's close: 743.42 (-10.73 points) Thai stocks closed 1.42 per cent lower, amid worries that the junta's decision to freeze ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra's assets could anger his supporters and lead to bigger protests.
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      214 45 Jun 12 Allgreen 0.58 1.990 Ascendasreit 0.94 2.700 -0.010 CapitaComm 0.58 2.980 -0.020 CapitaLand 4.98 8.000 +0.050 CapitaMall 1.03 4.060 -0.040 Chart SemiCond 0.70 1.370 +0.010 CityDev 3.20 17.400 +0.200 ComlortDelGro 1.47 2.190 -0.010 CoscoCorp 1.09 3.440 +0.060 Creative Tech 0.20 8.300 +0.200 DBS Grp 10.12
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      52 45 Digiland 203,122,000 BanJoo 115,668,000 Chasen 81,436,000 Magnus 80,020,000 Sunßusiness 72,905,000 Jade Tech 58,667,000 LantroVis 57,905,000 Lereno 43,265,000 CEnersave 39,417,000 Baker Tech 31,933,000 Asia Dekor 30,834,000 Tuan Sing 30,696,000 Meiban 29,499,000 Sing Tel 27,520,000 FHTK Hldgs 27,141,000 Tai Sin 25,512,000 LottVis 25,370,000 Mediaßing 24,839,000 Seksun Corp 23,149,000 Benefun 23,000,000
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      133 45 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): Jun 12 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS IF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling lust dollar 1.2930 1.3080 Ian dollar 1.4460 1.4630 Luro 2.0460 2.0690 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4459 0.4466 IZ dollar 1.1480 ***** Sterling pound 3.0220 3.0560 JS dollar 1.5320 1.5490 SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO 100
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      2270 45 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: JUH T2, 2007 1! WEEK Illl HICII LOW CODE UllMUY CURRENCY ISST VDIIIWE TlinllEII SALE OJ)n 5? WEEK 1EL lllliH LHW CliDF COMPANY CURRENCY IKI VOUIMK IKADFD SAIN ij- TnlO 100 8 3779 ASL Marine W*****1 98.5 +3.5 35 22 1674 Allgreen RBeCWDTlOlO 31 -2
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      468 47 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE This pits Safari, which will complement the iPhone, against market leader Internet Explorer San Francisco APPLE has launched a new attack on rival Microsoft, unleashing a Safari Internet browser intended to dethrone mar-ket-ruling Internet Explorer (IE) and be the iPhone gateway
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      234 47 REUTERS Tokyo TOYOTA Motor edged past General Motors (GM) to become the world's biggest carmaker by sales volume last year, leading industry paper Automotive News said. The Automotive News Data Centre, which publishes a widely quoted annual ranking of the world's carmakers, said
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      290 47 BLOOMBERG NEWS, REUTERS New York DOW Jones' controlling Bancroft family may send a revised proposal to Mr Rupert Murdoch on protecting The Wall Street Journal's editorial independence, the newspaper reported. The Journal, in its online edition, cited people familiar with the matter
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      394 48 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BLOOMBERG NEWS Shanghai shares fall on news of inflation hitting 2-year high before recovering Beijing CHINA'S inflation rate rose last month at the fastest pace in more than two years, raising speculation of further cooling measures and triggering a
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      217 48 REUTERS Hong Kong THE Chinese authorities have suspended approvals for many private Chinese companies to list on overseas stock markets, in an effort to promote the Shanghai exchange, said a report in the South China Morning Post yesterday. Citing unidentified market sources, the report said
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      296 48 REUTERS Shanghai TWO Chinese mutual fund companies raised a combined 25 billion yuan (Sss billion) from new fund launches in a single day on Monday, as investors moved to funds following recent sharp falls in the stock market. GF Fund Management,
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      798 49 Enterprise Today -a special feature A renowned food paradise, Singapore has set its sights on becoming the region's gourmet capital. Paving the way is SPRING Singapore, which has unveiled a menu of programmes to upgrade the capabilities of local players in the food and
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      503 49 In just five years, the Octopus Group has swum its way to the top of the local pub scene. It now controls the largest number of bars and pubs in Singapore. Still growing rapidly, Octopus is all ready to venture into new waters. As Octopus
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      457 49 While Muthu's Curry's tagline "It's never enough!" entices customers to return for more gourmet delights, it also aptly describes the company's growing aspirations. When Mr Visvanaath took over the ladle from his father at age 25, Muthu's Curry was operating out of two shophouse
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        523 50 SMEclinic IF MY firm has delivered a batch of goods but the customers can pay me only in July, should I charge them 5 per cent or 7 per cent GST? What are the penalties for charging the new goods and services
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        909 51  -  Erica Tay Mechanic scrimped and saved to open a workshop which now sees $20m yearly sales By AS RAGS to riches stories go, few can claim beginnings as humble as Vow Sai Phat's. He left his hometown of Muar in Johor
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      605 52  -  Joyce Teo Capita Land pays $420 m for Char Yong Gardens By Property Reporter INTEREST from property developers in building new residential projects is still redhot after a new collective sale record was set yesterday, and a residential plot went
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      497 52  -  Audrey Tan By Assistant Money Editor PRIVATE-SECTOR forecasters are now even more bullish about Singapore's economic outlook this year, as they bet on continued strong growth in the services and construction sectors. The latest Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) survey of professional forecasters
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      305 52  -  Gabriel Chen By WITH a goods and services tax (GST) hike nearly here, Maybank has come up with a novel rebate on another type of tax income tax. The bank says consumers will be feeling the pinch as the GST rises from 5
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      600 53  -  Grace Ng Dutch bank's mass market home loans portfolio 'for sale too' By Finance Reporter SINGAPORE'S biggest finance firm, Hong Leong Finance (HLF), has grown in size after buying 10,300 car hire purchase agreements from ABN Amro Bank for a
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      495 53  -  Christopher Tan By Senior Correspondent in Sydney WHEN Australia's largest taxi charge card firm Cabcharge hooked up with Singapore's ComfortDelGro to buy a public bus operation in New South Wales in October 2005, its share price was hovering around A 54.80. Now, 20
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      250 53  -  ALVIN FOO DIRECTORS' TRADES ORIENTAL Food (Holdings) executive chairman and chief executive (CEO) Liou Fangyou has made an off-market purchase of 7.96 million shares in the firm at 11 cents each. The trade was made last Friday and announced on Monday. Shares of the
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      633 53  -  Arthur Poon STAKING STOCK By THE Singapore market rose for a second straight session yesterday but gains were limited by the prevailing view that stocks are close to being fully valued. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) rose 16.08 points, or 0.5
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      217 53  -  GOH ENG YEOW WARRANT WATCH COVERED warrants on property counters are now among the most actively traded contracts on the Singapore Exchange, as the residential market booms. Contracts on Capita Land in particular are being hotly pursued, as the company expands its business both within
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      644 54  -  Nicholas Fang MasterCard survey explores role of cities in driving international commerce By IF THE world is seen simply as a network of interconnected cities serving as key financial hubs, just how important is Singapore? According to a new first-of-its-kind ranking by MasterCard
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      8 54 June 12, 2007 3,561.54 +16.08
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      25 54 2.7 BIL 2.8 BIL 2.9 BIL 3 BIL 3.1 BIL 3.2 BIL 3.3 BIL 3.4 BIL 3.03 billion shares worth $2.14 billion
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      21 54 Australian dollar 1.2930 1.3080 Euro 2.0460 2.0690 Sterling pound JS dollar 3.0220 3.0560 1.5320 1.5490 fen (100 units) 1.2589 1.2730
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      224 54  -  GABRIEL CHEN $2 BANK FEE INVESTORS subscribing for initial public offer (IPO) shares at DBS Bank ATMs or online are now paying double the previous standard fee, after it was raised recently from $1 to $2. The fee hike, which came into effect on May
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      27 54 New acquisition Hong Leong Finance president lan Macdonald expects the firm's $405 million purchase of ABN Amro's car loans portfolio to be a positive asset. PAGE H25
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      30 55 enougn page 12 Pain in the butt Piles patient's nightmare 3 Bedroom blues My husband does not want sex any more 18 May Lee's philosophy Thank God for champagne 24
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        393 56  -  SHEFALISRINIVAS I have been talking about the weather a lot. It's repetitive in that maddening Groundhog Day way, because I'm always saying the same thing: "Wow, it's really hot, isn't it?" There's one thing that stops me saying this, and that's the remote control for the
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        887 57  -  Judith Tan One man's attempt to treat his condition resulted in even more pain. gets explanations trom some doctors. All Mr Lawrence Ang wanted was to be able to sit comfortably and not suffer from piles. But what the 45-year-old businessman thought was a simple and
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        298 58  -  JUDITH TAN The removal of haemorrhoids using the stapler method was first introduced by Dr Antonio Longo in 1998. In it, a circular stapling gun is used to remove a ring of the mucous lining from the upper anal canal. Dr Longo's technique involves inserting a circular anal
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        158 58 In a separate incident, Johnson Johnson initiated a worldwide limited recall of certain lots of Proximate® PPH Hemorrhoidal Circular Stapler devices in April. These devices are specifically used by surgeons performing colorectal surgeries. A Health Sciences Authority spokesman said all the affected devices had been recalled from
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        508 59 REUTERS New tests may be able to detect Alzheimer's disease earlier and predict those at risk New tests involving blood and brain scans can detect symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, and brief appraisals of real-life functioning can predict those likely to develop it, researchers said on Sunday. The tests
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        597 60  -  Shefali Srinivas Yogurt, especially the kind that contains active cultures, is a great way to regulate gut health, but with so many types of it these days, how does one choose? is here to help Yogurt, kefir, dahi. It goes by many names, but most ancient
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        545 62  -  Judith Tan myspeciallife Art teacher Chun Wee Ping battled cancer with a paintbrush in hand, reports SUNFLOWER a water colour painting is a self-portrait. It is also a reminder to Ms Chun Wee Ping, who suffered from and survived breast cancer, to give thanks every day.
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        286 63  -  SHEFALISRINIVAS "W" A "TT" ater is #m I functionI/I/ »f enough by itself, but a value-added water made in Singapore is soon to hit the stores. Local water company Pere Ocean and academic staff at Singapore Polytechnic's Food Innovation and Resource Centre have developed the water, which
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        1035 64 You know outdoor pollution is bad, but the indoor variety can be just as hard on your lungs. These expert tactics will help you breathe easier today. You exercise, eat right, slather on sunscreen, and do not smoke to be as healthy as possible yet you spend a
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        1087 66 Activities like watching TV and chatting online have greatly cut into teens' sleeping time. Jessica Jaganathan finds out the depth of the problem and its possible consequences It might have been common knowledge before, but is backed by official statistics now: Teenagers are not getting enough sleep.
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        288 66 Not getting enough sleep can affect performance, health and safety. Dr Lim Li Ling, medical director and consultant neurologist at the Singapore Neurology and Sleep Centre, said it is possible for someone to be totally unaware that he is sleep-deprived yet still suffer from its effects. These
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        346 67 Nur Safiah Alias, Secondary 4, Cedar Girls' Secondary School School nights: Goes to bed at llpm; wakes up at 5.30 am Hours of sleep: 6V2 hours Activities: School (7 hours), nap (1 hour), homework (3 hours), TV (2 hours), games or Internet (2 hours) Reason for
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        100 67 Can't make your child go to bed no matter how much you nag? Try these tips from the National Sleep Foundation. »Make sure the bedroom is dark, cool and quiet, and that pillows, sleep surfaces and other coverings are comfortable. »Go to bed at the same time every
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        297 68 -THE NEW YORK TIMES FACTORFICTION? It is a "beneficial" trans fat found in health food stores. They call conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) the miracle pill it helps you shed fat, lose weight and build muscle. But is it all it is cracked up to be? THE FACTS
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        968 69  -  Wendy Chua K. Wand life for Mind Your Body The writer is author of All Kids R Gifted, a life coach and founder of Wand Inspiration. Her latest inspirational self-help book, Break To Dawn: New Challenges, New Commitments, is available at Kinokuniya. ©I am
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        246 70 THIRD i/IYE SEMINAR Women's physical and mental well-being is the theme of the third seminar in Mind Your Body's Health You seminar series, to be held on Sunday, June 24. The seminar, which is being held in conjunction with the mega Health You annual exhibition, will
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        130 70 gonatural No need to travel all the way to Israel to benefit from soaking in the Dead Sea a full range of bathing products from the world's deepest lake is available in Singapore. Dead Sea water is known to have a therapeutic effect on skin, especially on
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        503 71 thebedroom 01 would like to know why my husband does not want sex any more. I am 35 years old and he is 45 years old. We have been married for 10 years. Our marital life was fine until two years ago when he
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        290 71 waitingroome ©I am going to be 18 this year and I am quite concerned about my height. I am around 1.7 m tall while my older brother's height is around I.Bm. I should be around his height or a little shorter.
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        276 71 nutritioncorner I recently underwent an W A angioplasty and was advised to reduce my cholesterol level. As I enjoy eating durians, avocados and nuts, I should be grateful if you would advise me of the saturated fat levels. OA cholesterol-lowering
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        384 73 the ©I love to travel and have heard about malaria. What is this disease and how should I be protecting myself against it? ©Malaria is a serious and potentially deadly disease in many tropical and subtropical countries, which are the warmer regions of
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        230 73  -  JUDITH TAN do docs eat well? Dr Alvin Hong, Consultant Neurosurgeon at Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre: "Good salads tempt my tastebuds, but they can be difficult to get: the vegetables have to be very fresh, and the dressing and other bits are
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        424 73 thenursery ©I have an B'/2-month-old baby. She does not know how to crawl yet but is learning how to walk now. A friend told me that if a baby does not learn to crawl, she will suffer from a speech impediment or
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        709 75  -  JOANNA CHAN mail I read the article "Daughter wants to quit school to be a writer" (Mind Your Body, May 23, 2007) with great interest. My name is Joanna Chan, I am 21 years old and a third-year medical student at the
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        1027 77  -  Judith Tan fit&fab Talkshow host May Lee, 41, admits to being a workaholic with a champagne weakness. But she tells she is now cuniiiiiiieu to getting balance back in her life You have been a correspondent, news anchor and TV host for 18 years now. Does having
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      135 56 8 SHE FOUND THE ART OF HEALING Art teacher Chun Wee Ping paintbrushed away the pain of cancer and raised funds for treatment to boot. I'l jr -"L The healthiest 1 ;'isrk'.vayteow, .=js laksa and fried carrot cake ■RnJEnRB^I I Yoga moves for Inri \¥i iiififi^^B^B dazzled nerves f road
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      79 78 MOVIES BEIJING CALLING HILTON MAKEOVER v <f. SPIDER LILIES Ho Yeow Sun named 9 Paris says she wants Pushes hot button issues Olympics' music envoy to stop acting dumb but comes up empty page 14 1^ page 14 4 page 6 THE STRAITS TMES WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13 2007 ij k
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        829 79  -  Boon Chan MEDIA CORRESPONDENT WHERE would Batman be without his Batmobile or James Bond without his Aston Martin? Stranded, shaken, left high and dry, or worse, forced to take horrors public transport, that's where. Well, lucky for the Fantastic Four superheroes, they have the Fantasticar. In Fantastic Four:
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        637 80 Life! compiles a gallery of some of the most memorable vehicles in the movies Batmobile (right) Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins (2005) This is one of the most iconic superhero vehicles, first dubbed the Batmobile in the comic in 1941. It has since gone through
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        615 81  -  Lee Sze Yong Aussie director Rowan Woods, who's doing post-production work on his latest movie Winged Creatures, says Singapore is an ideal place to work MEDIA REPORTER AUSTRALIAN director Rowan Woods wears a wooden heart-shaped pendant over his burly chest whenever he is making a new film. The
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        353 81 BE PREPARED to be surprised. That is the warning director Rowan Woods gives Life! before he begins screening an exclusive 15-minute sneak peek of the first cut of Winged Creatures. "I'm breaking rules here by showing you this," he says excitedly. "But words can't describe how different
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        578 82  -  Tay Yek Keak The digital wizardry used to create new villain, the Silver Surfer, makes this action flick worth watching. Just leave your brain at home > action FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER (PG) 92 minutes/Opens tomorrow SURF'S UP: The Fantastic Four (left)
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        347 83  -  Ong Sor Fern A garbled script and hammy execution cripple this cliched Taiwanese offering > drama SPIDER LILIES (R2l) 98 minutes/Opens tomorrow /-k-kii-trtr FILM CORRESPONDENT SPIDER Lilies wants to be cut-ting-edge. But it barely pricks the surface. There is a flagrant attempt at pushing all
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        71 83 THIS Bollywood romantic comedy extravaganza stars Abhishek Bachchan and Preity Zinta as two strangers falling in love in London, even though they are engaged to different people. But there is no crisis a few song-and-dance numbers cannot resolve. And there's also a cameo by Amitabh Bachchan. > Showing
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        137 83 Reuters MUMBAI India's biggest film star, Amitabh Bachchan (below), who reinvented his sagging career through a TV game show, will return to the small screen very soon. The Mumbai Mirror said on Tuesday that the star was in talks with several TV channels for a variety
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        376 84  -  Douglas Tseng It's a hold-up! Star-studded heist comedy Ocean's Thirteen sneaks past home-grown contenders, Men In White and Legend Of The Sea, at the box office here FILM CORRESPONDENT IN THE battle for box-office supremacy last weekend, the heist caper Ocean's Thirteen (right) debuted at the top
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        80 85 I've wanted a baby since I was six and saw a woman give birth on TV Tori Spelling (above), actress and new mother 'A lover is in the end a meal partner, a movie partner, so you need not go to cinemas and restaurants alone' Lyricist Lin Xi 1
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        954 85  -  Douglas Tseng i—ii h a r-\/-\r~ir~ii —nnr>k mi—k it A local cinephile makes it his mission to promote Singapore movies in Toronto FILM CORRESPONDENT POST-GRADUATE student Chia Yeow Tong is on a mission to spread the word about Singapore films. He has organised two Singapore film festivals.
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        542 86  -  Lv Zhiying Matthew Barney's films are not for the casual film-goer you'd do good to read up on their references first > performance art ALTERNATIVE VISIONS: MATTHEW BARNEY THE CREMASTER CYCLE AND DRAWING RESTRAINT 9 National Museum Today till Saturday WITH The Cremaster Cycle, Matthew Barney feted
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        86 88 HERE'S a great way to have family fun these June holidays. Watch the film The Incredibles (above) under the stars at the National Stadium on Saturday. It is part of the Family Film Festival, one of the highlights of National Family Week 2007 which aims
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        550 88  -  Stephanie Yap British composer Eric Watson brings different types of Asian music together to create something special ARTS REPORTER TALK about having the twain meet: At the Singapore Chinese Orchestra's (SCO) concert on Saturday, audiences will be able to enjoy a concerto written for Chinese orchestra
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        733 89  -  Tay Yek Keak REAL Madrid, David Beckham's Spanish club, badly wants him to stay in Spain and not go to the Los Angeles Galaxy next month as he is due to. At the moment, Goldenballs has said no. So, what is a team as prestigious as
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        179 89 WHICH other celebrity couples look alike? Brangelina Brad Pitt has let love go to his blond head After pairing up with actress Angelina Jolie, the actor dyed his hair brown to match hers. Sting and Trudie Styler Is it all that tantric sex and spiritual communion? The singer
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        380 91  -  Tay Suan Chiang Singer Ho Yeow Sun has been named sole music ambassador for the Beijing Olympics HOME-GROWN singer Ho Yeow Sun will be taking part in the Beijing Olympics next year, not as an athlete of course but as "Olympic music ambassador". On Monday night, she
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        220 91 AFP SEOUL South Korean pop idol Rain has postponed his scheduled tour of the United States due to a lawsuit involving a US band and recording firm, also named Rain. Star M Entertainment, organiser of Rain's world tour, said the US plaintiff demanded that he not
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        108 91 PIRATES EDITED: Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End is being screened in China with half of the scenes featuring Chow Yun Fat as a Singapore pirate cut, said Variety. Beijing News had reported that scenes involving too much violence and horror were cut... OCEAN'S TOPS: Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's
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        369 91 Reuters, AP NEW YORK Imprisoned hotel heiress Paris Hilton (inset) has said she believes God has given her a new chance and she plans to stop acting dumb and put her influence to good use. Hilton called TV journalist Barbara Walters on Sunday
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