The Straits Times, 25 June 2007

Lock icon This issue may only be viewed from the multimedia stations at NLB Libraries. See FAQ for more information.

Microfilm: NL27730
Total Pages: 97
1 97 The Straits Times
Page thumbnail Page 1
  • Title Section
    Lock icon Masthead
    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 80 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 198/12/2006 •F A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MONDAY, JUNE 25 2007 ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
    25 words
  • Article
    Lock icon Progress in East Asia looks set to continue, says PM Lee
    734 1  -  Peh Shing Huei Region now more resilient, but WEF delegates also warn complacency could lead to financial meltdown By EXACTLY 10 years after the Asian financial crisis wreaked havoc on the region's economies. East Asia has become more resilient
    734 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Teen triathlete collapses and dies after race
    552 1  -  Jeanette Wang Lee Hui Chieh By A PROMISING teenage triathlete collapsed after crossing the finish line in a South-east Asia Games selection race yesterday and died soon after. Thaddeus Cheong, 17, a first-year student at Raffles Junior College, had just swum I.skm, cycled
    COURTESY OF THE CHEONG FAMILY  -  552 words
  • UPFRONT
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Construction frenzy puts squeeze on resources
      1000 1  -  Tan Hui Yee By NIGHTS are no longer as idyllic as before on Marina Bay, where at least 20 construction cranes indicate building activity proceeding at a fever pitch. The site of an integrated resort as well as new offices and homes is at
      TERENCE TAN  -  1,000 words
    • IN A FLASH
      • Article
        Lock icon ASIA
        50 2 Hard labour Making bricks is a back-brr. king iob, but fanners-turned-migrant workers at a Shanxi kiln do not lament their tough lives. PAGE 8 Bloody land disputes Many of the thousands of unresolved land dispute cases in Indonesia involve the military, leading to violent clashes over ownership. PAGE 11
        50 words
      • Article
        Lock icon WORLD
        23 2 Becoming British Social unrest and terrorism prompt Britain to encourage a greater sense of "Britishness" among its people, especially immigrants. PAGE 17
        23 words
      • Article
        Lock icon EDITORIAL
        39 2 Tweak-tweak The use of Medisave to pay for treating chronic conditions may not take off in a big way. But as a payment option, it is still useful, provided it is made a bit more attractive. PAGE 22
        39 words
      • Article
        Lock icon REVIEW
        26 2 Ignoring the problem The welfare of thousands of Indonesian migrant domestic workers round the world seems to be a neglected responsibility by governments. PAGE 23
        26 words
      • Article
        Lock icon HOME
        87 2 Sign of trouble A series of SMS messages from one of the three Singaporeans in the money-laundering case in Shanghai to his father was the first indication of trouble. PAGE HI Flung out of car A 28-year-old bank executive dies after being flung out of a car in a
        87 words
      • Article
        Lock icon FORUM
        52 2 Pay engineers better Reader says engineers' pay needs to reflect the value of the profession to society to attract the young. PAGE Hll Poor road discipline Reader says traffic jams on the CTE are due to errant motorists and not just the sheer volume of cars on the road
        52 words
      • Article
        Lock icon SPORTS
        32 2 Wimbledon action Serena Williams is confident no one can beat her at Wimbledon if she is in top form, while Justine Henin beats the reigning champion in a warm-up. PAGE Hl4
        32 words
      • Article
        Lock icon MONEY
        21 2 Sizzling sector Singapore's corporate banking sector chalks up records on bumper crop of share issues and equity buyouts. PAGE H22
        21 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements
  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
Page thumbnail Page 2
  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 2 Advertisements Column 1
      1194 2 4TH SEPTEMBER 2007 9AM-BPM SINGAPORE EXPO "^fI^BBHBHHKHBBBSS^ ll^w y T^fl^^r^^Bßß MODERN 1 I I l^^k I I I f^L/B I I W*^ I B F^LT^ COURSES A WORKSHOPS T^j WT^ 1^ ■9 •^■T' A ~Vr""^^BBBMBtf I 4 You kf>ow y0" ne*d *om* ««nil*f*"°9 d*«»cjhts imKht your hectK lifestyle Sit tight
      1,194 words
Page thumbnail Page 3
  • PRIME
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon A LIFE HARD AS BRICKS
      122 3 Fighting throat-tickling dust and scorching kiln temperatures, labour sub-contractor Chen Jiagui, 45, works alongside his men in Hongtong county, in northern China's Snanxi province. The Sichuan native, who brings a band of workers from his village to work at the brickworks, earns an extra fee
      SIM CHI YIN  -  122 words
    • Article
      Lock icon St John's trying to keep things 'normal' amid crisis
      639 3  -  Tanya Fonc; Sunday outing for 25 from troubled elderly home goes ahead as planned By THE Sunday outing went ahead as planned and, for the residents and caregivers at the troubled St John's Home tor Elderly Persons, it was a step
      639 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Saddam's cousin 'Chemical Ali' to hang for genocide
      540 4 ASSOCIATED PRESS. AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE REUTERS 2 other ex-regime officials face gallows for roles in anti-Kurd campaign B.UiHDAD SADDAM Hussein's cousin and most notorious henchman. All Hassan al-Majid. was yesterday sentenced to death hv hanging for directing a 1980s scorched-earth campaign that
      ASSOCIATED PRESS. AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE REUTERS; AFP  -  540 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Two-year-old's IQ of 152 in the same league as Hawking
      258 4 London HER parents knew Georgia Brown was bright. After all, she could count to 10, recognised her colours and even started to babble in French. But it was only when their bubbly little two-year-old took an IQ test that her
      MANCHESTER EVENING SYNDICATE  -  258 words
  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 3 Advertisements Column 1
      332 3 V W Marketing Being the first local institution to jl i 9 iNSTmrrE of establish a dynamic partnership with Wf Singapore the Curtin University of Technology, V w slnce 1985> we °'fer you Quallty ■BBWf education by adopting the same iKN^s jfl fr," V Wk. curriculum used in Australia, coupled
      332 words
Page thumbnail Page 4
  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 4 Advertisements Column 1
      27 4 Bottom Slim TUMMY, HIPS THIGHS N.Y i^H^^^ a ilf I I -.^f' Is Your Bottom Slim? Vs vOOU rl ►LiX>IUINo mem j^Hkcash f&*^Z__ by S Jh Vouchers
      27 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 4 Advertisements Column 2
      46 4 VIEWS FROM THE TOP Property boom: Will it last? X the property boom for real or Is it a bubble 7 \Mwt does this say about prospects for the overall economy? Business leaders share their views Girl betrays ipug addict tayMend tepoHce Tiwi 4 uyt ittsr-.
      46 words
Page thumbnail Page 5
  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 5 Advertisements Column 1
      93 5 CHr&m6rtT* f^rtf*reliance of rstiroment jgjjg y^^B^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^BlßJ^^^^^B^Bl^^^^Bßß^H^^BH^B^ apparent why H^*e Ti mOliiuv ifiO t"^ |H Putting your dreams first HSRC" 1 4^^^ J^l HSBC Insurance and Investments ikjJJv/ Call 1800-HSBC NOW (4722 669) Click hsbc.com.sg The World's local bank ktmd h\ The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, which is incorporated
      93 words
Page thumbnail Page 6
  • ASIA
    • ASIA FEELS THE HEAT
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon UNKNOWN
        1672 6 LIKE lost sentinels, the telephone poles stand in neat rows out at sea, the brown waters of the Gulf of Thailand roiling about them. There are several electricity poles as well, with their cables removed. Occasionally, the roof of a water tank protrudes from the waves. A stone structure
        NIRMAL GHOSH  -  1,672 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Bangkok governor ups the tempo on green measures
        862 7  -  NIRMAL GHOSH Bangkok GOVERNOR Apirak Kosayothin (far right) has moved into a high-gear mode on global warming and what Bangkok, as Thailand's biggest city, can do to stop polluting itself and the planet at large. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has rolled
        NIRMAL GHOSH  -  862 words
    • CHINA
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Hard slog for brick workers in China
        1031 8  -  Sim Chi Yin But farmers-turned-migrant workers at Shanxi kiln are stoic about their lot in life By China Correspondent In Hongtom. County (Shanxi) AT THE start of each year, labour contractor Chen Jiagui makes the rounds at his Sichuan village in south-western China.
        SIM CHI YIN  -  1,031 words
      • Article
        Lock icon First whiff of scandal
        110 8 THE scandal first came to light early this month, when 400 fathers whose children had gone missing posted a f>etition on the nternet. In their widely circulated note, the men claimed that their children had been sold as slaves, and accused the Henan and Shanxi authorities
        110 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Ongoing probe
        115 8 AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE. ASSOCIATED PRESS NEARLY 600 people, including 51 children, have been released from slavery in brickyards in northern Shanxi province and neighbouring central Henan province in the past weeks. The authorities in Shanxi said at least 55 people were being investigated. Of these, 35 are in
        AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE. ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  115 words
    • EAST ASIA
      • Article
        Lock icon Abe's pension pledge fails to sway Japanese
        679 9  -  Kwan Weng Kin By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo Two-thirds of population feel the govt's proposed solutions will not improve matters PUBLIC distrust in Japan's pension ivitm runs deep, despite promises by Prime Minister Sninzo Abe to clean up its problems within a year.
        679 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon ROOFTOP PROTEST IN CHINA
        81 9 Bystanders watching as demonstrators in Shengzhou city, in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang, put up banners on top of a building to protest against a housing dispute. One of the protesters' demands was legal compensation. Rights groups said thousands clashed with police last week after
        81 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Ma focuses on economy in presidential campaign
        580 9  -  Ong Hwee Hwee By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei IT'S the economy, stupid. Mr Ma Ying-jeou, the presidential candidate of Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang, (KMT) yesterday promised voters that he would set the island's economy fixed. Unveiling his economy-driv-en campaign platform, he pledged to
        580 words
    • INDIA/SOUTH-EAST ASIA
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Death and havoc as monsoon is unleashed
        562 10 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS. AGENCE FR> HCE-PRESSE. India, Pakistan hit by seasonal rains, with death toll at more than 300 Hyderabad HEAVY rains and flash floods in India and Pakistan have killed more than 300 people and displaced tens of thousands in India alone,
        REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS. AGENCE FR> HCE-PRESSE.; AFP  -  562 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Pakistanis rally round suspended CJ
        376 10 REUTERS Chichawatni (Pakistan) PAKISTAN'S suspended Chief Justice carried his fight for reinstatement and the independence of the judiciary deep into the south of Punjab province yesterday, drawing support from towns along the way Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry has become a symbol of resistance to President
        REUTERS  -  376 words
      • Article
        Lock icon 6 hurt when court evidence explodes
        163 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS Noakhali (Bangladesh) FIVE small, homemade bombs produced before a court as evidence in a trial exploded yesterday in eastern Bangladesh, leaving six people wounded, witnesses said. The explosions occurred in Noakhali town. 120 km east of the capital, Dhaka, said the area's
        ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  163 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Land dispute cases drag on in Indonesia
        557 11  -  Dcvi Asmarani Many involve the military, leading to violent clashes over ownership By Indonesia Correspo>ident In Jakarta THOUSANDS of cases of land disputes remain unresolved in Indonesia and often end in violent clashes in problem loaded with historical baggage A plot of land
        557 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Thai PM off to India to push for trade pact
        314 11 AGtNCE FRANCE PRESSE Bangkok THAILAND'S army-installed Prime Minister will head to India today in a bid to speed up a free trade deal, whicn Bangkok hopes will help counterbalance China's growing weight as a trading partner. Premier Surayud Chulanont aims
        AGtNCE FRANCE PRESSE  -  314 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon DRENCHED IN COLOUR
        76 11 A rainbow appears as residents of San Juan City, east of Manila, are doused with water during the celebration of the feast of St John the Baptist. Catholics in the Philippines yesterday marked the birth of St John with masses, processions, festivities and traditional rites such as
        AP  -  76 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Submarine cable theft: Two more Viets nabbed
        271 11 AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE Hanoi VIETNAM has made two more arrests after fishermen dragged up seafloor fibre-op-tic cables, threatening to sever the country's global telecommunication links Police on Saturday arrested Nguyen Thi Bich Phuong. the owner of a small fishing fleet, and a second
        AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE  -  271 words
    • ASIA FOCUS
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Vietnam's ex-premier pushes for faster reforms
        1164 12  -  R()(,FI MITTON Outspoken leader also calls for greater tolerance of political dissent i ictnum L arrcsponaent In Mo Cm Minh City VIETNAM'S former prime ■fainter Vo Van Kiet is not pleased about the pace of reform in the country he ran tor more than
        ROGER WITTON  -  1,164 words
    • MALAYSIA
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Jakarta puts KL on notice over maid abuse
        224 17 AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE A PROBLEM THAT'S CAST ASIDE, REVIEW PAGE 23 Kuala Lumpur A TOP Indonesian envoy yesterday said Jakarta will closely monitor further action taken by the Malaysian authorities after an allegedly abused Indonesian maid fled from her employer here. Ms
        AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE A PROBLEM THAT'S CAST ASIDE, REVIEW PAGE 23; AFP  -  224 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Malaysia accuses European envoy of meddling
        530 17 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS. BERNAMA. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Ministers are outraged by the EU representative's criticism of pro-Malay policy Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA has accused a European Union envoy of meddling in its affairs after he criticised Kuala Lumpur's affirmative action plan favouring majority ethnic
        REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS. BERNAMA. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  530 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Politicians probed for gangster links
        262 17 BERNAMA Kuala Lumpur A DEPUTY minister and a senior politi-cian-cum-tycoon in Sarawak are under investigation for alleged involvement in gangsterism, illegal logging and attempted bribery of senior police officers A team from the federal police headquarters in Bukit Aman is investigating the matter. The two
        BERNAMA  -  262 words
  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 6 Miscellaneous Column 1
      28 6 No end to pension woes Japan's PM Shinzo Abe faces more flak with the revelation that he knew of the faulty pension system late last year. PAGE 9
      28 words
Page thumbnail Page 7
  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 7 Advertisements Column 1
      24 7 HU Sv >_ Hi^^l MM i^i^^^ S^^^A^^^^^^ c sculpture from cla\ taking shape s *s%sL m at one mcna^ystree^ IBBHBM^mmiH^^II^^IJJHBftdr BWfcfc^. a most inspiring destination
      24 words
Page thumbnail Page 8
Page thumbnail Page 9
  • Page 9 Advertisements
Page thumbnail Page 10
  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 10 Advertisements Column 1
      88 10 Great Eastern^ I IpMH Womer^Ol^l Hil Pr^H H^ ■■■■■I j k M Asst Manager, Marketing 4 Great Eastern Women 10K| Get Exclusive Gifts when you register at our Launch Road Show! Chevron House (formerly Caltex House) Raffles Place MRT (25 26 June 2007,11 am 7pm) hi v RtgistntionF§9 <3[ju!!iL7r*2k n^SiStMA^'
      88 words
Page thumbnail Page 11
  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 11 Advertisements Column 1
      21 11 MM MM M^^ FJ H my imagination J finds its rhythm BRfl at one mcnally street B^|^HJHl^||H^^^^|^HlH^Hll^^^l^^^Hr.^^^iH^Hil^li^^^^^ll^ll^lKfllHll^^HHHHlHHl a most inspiring destination
      21 words
Page thumbnail Page 12
  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 12 Advertisements Column 1
      394 12 ■fir mM Your child deserves the BEST! And the BEST is what Mind Edge has to offer in terms of Maximum Personal Attention Direct Application With only 10 students per class, our trainers wil Our programme confnt m cuetorrtwd «nd oiars monitor your cNld'o progress ctose»y and take applications and
      394 words
Page thumbnail Page 13
  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 13 Advertisements Column 1
      50 13 1 SS\s J\ S/'y^/^ S^ Jr Sxx^ y J^ >^ >^ V^ Jr s .S^.r^.S^.s^ S^ .S^ j( <s^ .S^ s^ .s^ _>^ _X^ jc .^^*^^.^^S^.^^^^.^^.^^\S^ <^^ <^^ J^ brilliant s&&a?& >''y^'^>/'V'''__/''__/'_/_^^ .^^j^T 4r J\^^r J^ ,^^z^\^r r^ jf^EMr y^ S^ _i^_vl/___S__l_la_B ,^^S& L fc-/ II L I I Cj
      50 words
Page thumbnail Page 14
  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 14 Advertisements Column 1
      520 14 Sk B^ \\\\*£k "5F ill Sk Wflk M^*w I ____H 111 I I y?___l. fl^S mBS _!^BB i^^^^B. .^^^k. I 11^_____^ Ok tl^^l 111 111 _____A v pLw^B **f|p V BBj ____5 fn_Wf S_K ll*^ Sponsored the Front End Engineering and Design (FE C the upper hut' and or. >»
      520 words
Page thumbnail Page 15
  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 15 Advertisements Column 1
      297 15 f^-v France 4r9 Singapore Techmp jrl^g^ MbW Keppel FELS E^ Detailed engineering jMH^^FC W Detailed Engineering in co-operation with Technip V F wT~ y%^^^J f\ V Construction of the lower hull and four columns of f^H fl l^^^^l Bl the P-52 t J-^s afl atk^H^ Keppel Shipyard Jwfr J W^^
      297 words
Page thumbnail Page 16
  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 16 Advertisements Column 1
      409 16 _•>« /NS\S\ Conatruction of the topdeck of t>e Ptt onboard the FSI barge Ja&'Wjl D.i.U kw 1/^rM^Ckl OffchnrO A/ MarinP tllP HI UUU V Fm.l •aeembly of modulat on to upper hull J2Sa>V^R/ bUllt Dy I\6pp6l VJTTSnorc CX ivlaiiMC, uio ui,v/v/vr y M«ing of upper end lowers vT T7 tonne
      409 words
Page thumbnail Page 17
  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 17 Advertisements Column 1
      612 17 Compaq recommends Windows Vista™ Home Premium. fIV^K I Centrino I I Duo I I^^^^H aUHlllllH 188 performance. Compaq Presario a ~i 4 4 x II V3SOSTU Notebook Ana tor Intel* Centrino* Duo Processor Technology a^^^^^^^H m Intel* Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7loo' STVIGb (2MB l 2 cache 1 80GHz. 800
      612 words
Page thumbnail Page 18
  • WORLD
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Social and ethnic unrest, terrorism push govt to search for binding identity
      878 18  -  Mark Rice-Oxley By For The Straits Times In London BRITAIN is facing a volley of new initiatives to encourage a greater sense of "Britishness" among the people, particularly immigrants, amid a perothrtd lack of cohesion at the heart
      878 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Kurds rejoice at verdict in Iraqi
      470 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS. AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE. REUTERS Death penalty for Chemical Ali and his henchmen was long-awaited SULMMANIYAH (IRAQ) KURDS bought sheep to slaughter in celebration and stockpiled generator fuel to keep televisions working for yesterday's verdict against Saddam Hussein's cousin and five others accused
      ASSOCIATED PRESS. AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE. REUTERS  -  470 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Anfal campaign
      115 19 AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE. REUTERS THE campaign was waged by the Saddam Hussein regime against the Kurds from 1987 to 1989. By 1986, with the regime under severe strain owing to the 1980-88 war with Iran, large swathes of the Kurdish region had become free of central government control.
      AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE. REUTERS; AFP  -  115 words
    • WORLD QUICKLY
      • Article
        Lock icon S'PORE MINISTER TO VISIT EUROPE
        136 19 SINGAPORE: Singapore's Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Zainul Abidin Rasheed will visit Berlin and Antwerp from today to June 29 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a statement yesterday. The minister will participate in a workshop and seminar which aims to
        136 words
      • Article
        Lock icon IAEA OFFICIALS OF TO PYONGYANG
        67 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS VIENNA: A senior official from the United Nations nuclear watchdog left for North Korea yesterday to discuss how the agency's inspectors would monitor and verify the shutdown of the Yonsbyon nuclear reactor. Mr Olli Heinonen, the International Atomic Energy Agency's (lAEA) deputy director-gener-al
        ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  67 words
      • Article
        Lock icon U.S. TO STOP AID TO SAUDI ARABIA
        88 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives has voted to deny all aid to Saudi Arabia, despite repeated assurances by the Bush administration that the desert kingdom was cooperating in its war on terror. The ban is contained in a little-publicised amendment
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  88 words
      • Article
        Lock icon NINE DIE IN TOUR BUS ACCIDENT
        87 19 REUTERS TAIPEI: A Taiwanese tour bus crashed off a mountain road and rolled 100 m into a ravine yesterday, killing at least nine people and injuring 23 others. The bus was carrying 36 people along a road in the Yangmingshan National Park on the
        REUTERS  -  87 words
      • Article
        Lock icon ISRAEL TO HAND MONEY TO ABBAS
        145 19 AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE JERUSALEM: The Israeli government said it had approved in principle the release of hundreds of millions of dollars in tax receipts owed to the Palestinians on the eve of a Middle East summit in Egypt. "We have taken a decision in
        AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE  -  145 words
    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
      • Article
        Lock icon Young pilot zooms in on two firsts
        222 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS A 23-YEAR-OLD American aerospace student, who built his plane from more than US$3OO,OOO (*****,000) worth of donat ed parts, is close to becoming the youngest person and first black pilot to fly solo around the globe. Jamaican-born Barrington Irving took off
        ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  222 words
      • Article
        Lock icon PM Howard says age is no obstacle
        153 21 AGENCC FRANCE PRESSE AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister John Howard has shrugged off suggestions that he is too old for another full term in office, citing Mr Rupert Murdoch and Mr Alan Greenspan as model 70-something powerbrokers. Mr Howard, who turns 68 next month, is
        AGENCC FRANCE PRESSE  -  153 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Jesse Jackson arrested at demo
        134 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS THE Reverend Jesse Jackson has been arrested at a protest outside a suburban Chicago gun shop and charged with one count of criminal trespass to property. The civil rights lead* md ex-presiden-tial candidate had refusvJ to move away from the entrance to Chuck's
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; AP  -  134 words
    • SINGAPORE AND THE WORLD THIS WEEK
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon UNSW Asia shuts its doors on Thursday
        189 22 HO Al LI "SINGAPORE WHAT IT IS THE curtain will fall on the short-lived University of New South Wales (UNSW) Asia on Thursday, the List day of its first and only semester The Australian university, which began .lasses here in March, announced on
        HO Al LI; DM Will LIANG  -  189 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Lip-smacking time at the Food Festival
        184 22 LIM WEI CHEAN WHAT IT IS THE annuai Food Festival is back. There are more than 50 events lined up for the festival, which begins on Friday and ends on July 31. In its 14th year, this year's Food Festival celebrates the best of
        LIM WEI CHEAN; M HOTEL  -  184 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Real estate heavyweights to hold pow wow
        171 22 JOYCE TEO WHAT IT IS SINGAPORE will play host to the sixth annual Real Estate Investment World Asia conference. The two-day event, which begins tomorrow, will provide a platform for property developers, fund managers and institutional investors to network and discuss the merits
        JOYCE TEO; AFP  -  171 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Asian financial crisis, 10 years on: Worries over?
        163 22 AUDREY TAN WHAT IT IS THE 10th anniversary of the Asian financial crisis, which wreaked havoc on the region's economies and led to a change of governments in several countries. The dramatic 20 per cent devaluation of the Thai baht on July
        AUDREY TAN  -  163 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Mid-East summit a show of support for Abbas
        160 22 REUTERS. ASSOCIATED PRESS WHAT IT IS EGYPT hosts a summit in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik today, where President Hosni Mubarak will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Jordan's King Abdullah II to discuss the
        REUTERS. ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  160 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Brown to take over from Blair as British PM
        294 22 AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE. REUTERS •WORLD WHAT IT IS GORDON Brown ucceeds Mr Tony Blair (far right) as Britain's next Prime Minister on Wednesday, heralding a new political era for the country. The 56-year-old Scot was finance minister throughout Mr Blair's decade
        AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE. REUTERS; AFP  -  294 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Football and fireworks to mark HK handover
        167 22 VINCE CHONG WHAT IT IS FORMER British colony Hong Kong will celebrate a decade of its return to mainland rule on Sunday. Celebrations include a friendly football match between the Chinese national team and one comprising world stars such as Japan's Hidetoshi Nakata
        VINCE CHONG; AFP  -  167 words
  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 18 Advertisements Column 1
      317 18 property info sessions in Singapore HHppHHHHHHHHHHHHH JULY sth to 9th (Thurs to Mon) H||||B||HiHHH|HHUH||H|K|| Conrad Centennial Hotel rrwo Temasek Boulevard) il HI MM KvnnltWilßmS vmixj bb^-'O .jMfe -T^nroS^r w ■■MMM _> bYbbS^H H V-BjEHt- v* JAbv rfiV^UM^Jrjft^^H S BMi YTT3 J 4,1 rCw^Bi ■TtT«lßiiTY7«wi>ir«w3ilYßß -jy«MBBBB» Bm ■^^^^■HafiUi^BßLLtuiV^^. v J»* J*
      317 words
  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 18 Miscellaneous Column 1
      27 18 Young pilot aims high A 23-year-old American student is close to becoming the youngest person and first black pilot to fly solo around ihe globe. PAGE 20
      27 words
Page thumbnail Page 19
  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 19 Advertisements Column 1
      653 19 Tli^Ztl^es^^roflcljnc^iiKorean (TOPIK) Test Date: 16 September 2007 Time: 09:00 AM 05:30 PM Place (Test Venue): SINGAPORE KOREAN SCHOOL (near Paya Lebar MRT) Address 74 Lim Ah Woo Road, S (*****4) Telephone 6741 0788 Registration SINGAPORE KOREAN SCHOOL (From June 25 to August 1 2007 within Office Mrs) 'Forms can be
      653 words
Page thumbnail Page 20
  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 20 Advertisements Column 1
      391 20 fIM BM| M| M| M| HH MM MM MM M MMMW MMM| vHv fl^v vHt m^H^H^H^H i w^a a^v i B^BHHHI a^Ly vha Hibb^L^l^ j^b^KHHHI By Wfl B^B B^B B^B H^H^H^HH H^H^H^H^H B^^ B^^ SB WBw BHH nBB^Bv B^V WB I By I MjMM M| MJ M^MH MMMw MM M|
      391 words
Page thumbnail Page 21
  • Page 21 Advertisements
Page thumbnail Page 22
  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 22 Advertisements Column 1
      90 22 We do business at the campuses on Mondays. i •t Kr___l C£>^_2^^^ a te)____s Ifcr' ~__J_k___l a *1 *^B _J IT .1 IBH J^_H_H___|_HH__M___e____H 7 BT s Young Investors' Forum is a page designed and written for undergraduates every Monday. From franirittg to REITs, portfolio management to entrepreneurial tips, they're
      90 words
  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 22 Miscellaneous Column 1
      168 22 MONDAY the collective sale of Farrer Shinawatra to return to Thailand H PARIS: French President Court, Singapore's largest ever, and face corruption charges. Nicolas Sarkozy will meet US closes. Secretary of State Condoleezza LONDON: The United Nations CA -n IBOA v Rice State of the Population report >/%■ UIU'*T will
      168 words
Page thumbnail Page 23
  • REVIEW
    • Article
      Lock icon Check-up for Medisave plan
      406 23 A I THOUGH I Ice hit Minister Khaw Booti Wan prefers not to read 100 much into why few people with chronic illnesses are using Medisave v) pay for outpatient treatment, the scheme should he tweaked if it is to encourage lower-income and ageing individuals to
      406 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Osama, the terrorists' Karl Marx?
      1936 23  -  Fred Burton SPREAD OF TERRORISM By INDONESIA announced on June 15 the arrest of Zarkasih, the acting head of Jemaah Islamiah (JI), an Al-Qaeda-linked militant group that has carried out several major attacks in the country. Zarkasih, who succeeded Abu Bakar Bashir and Abu Rusdan
      1,936 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon A problem that's cast aside
      1097 24  -  John Mcßeth INDONESIA'S MAID ISSUE By In Jakarta PHOTOGRAPHS splashed across the front pages of Jakarta newspapers showing an Indonesian maid trying to escape from a locked highrise apartment in Kuala Lumpur underline yet a«ain the continuing mistreatment of the country's unprotected migrant domestic workers.
      REUTERS  -  1,097 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Paying for the sins of emissions
      916 25  -  G\vyxne Dyer CHINA AND GLOBAL WARMING By THE United States is off the hook. Last ye;«r China overtook the US to become the world's biggest emitter of carbon dioxide. "The tall tree attracts the wind", and so China will now be the mam target
      AP  -  916 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Asians scale new heights
      500 25  -  Michael Johnson INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE CHOPIN IN BEIJING By In Beijing RECENTLY in my Beijing hotel room, I heard one of my favourite Chopin pieces, a particularly stormy etude, booming up from tne lounge downstairs. It came from a young Chinese man dressed in a tux
      INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE  -  500 words
  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 23 Miscellaneous Column 1
      42 23 The green solution? Any deal on fighting global warming must let once-poor countries keep on growing fast, and the rich countries take the strain. PAGE 24 PUNCHLINES MARINA BAY BEFORE: _^^^^ttJ IT"! 11l MARINA BAY AFTER JMyj^^^^^^J I 111 #•■■> I M X
      42 words
Page thumbnail Page 24
  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 24 Advertisements Column 1
      721 24 H|HH|^H UNIVERSITY OF LONDON IViJlr DIPLOMA IN AW bachelor of laws University of London External Results 2006: ||T|T|TrT7ITTTTTSH TOP student in the world for LLB Finals, Ms Chua En Mm I TOP student in the world, Graduate Entry I^^P^^^^^^^^^Bj Yr 1, Mr Tan You Leong (Briqid M Cotter I[l 188
      721 words
Page thumbnail Page 25
  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 25 Advertisements Column 1
      235 25 THE STRAITS TIMES www.globalbrandforum.org ON WHIT IT TAKES TO CREATE LEADER BRANDS The most anticipated brand forum ir. Asia returns this August for two days only at the Ritz Carlton, Millenia Singapore, with invaluable r sights from the mavericks who have redefined the way we look at businesses, brands and
      235 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 25 Advertisements Column 2
      6 25 Printing in businesses Fast speeds needed
      6 words
Page thumbnail Page 26
  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 26 Advertisements Column 1
      953 26 Weekday Special RefuUr Price $79 STRANNE table lamp SHI Clear lacquered steel. Hflj Wlscm Cord L3.9m. SB Offer valid from 15-29 Jun 1007. BH Umltwt to 5 pea per customer j^^B While stock* last »17 ALEXANDRA KOAD «O TAMPINBB NORTH DRIVE 2 P_ OPIN 10AM 10PM TEL 6786 6868 www
      953 words
  • Page 26 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 26 Miscellaneous Column 1
      830 26 Singapore today II I F^rth/ cloudy, showers with thunder in the a I A A P"B»s^^^^ late morning and early afternoon mainly affecting southern, western and central Singapore. THE STRAITS TIMES MONDAY, JUNE 25 2007 ASIA WORLD WEATHER USEFUL NUMBERS n^ Emergency lines C m^L^V MHr^ Slout Pobce 999 fcw^*^*^*^^^^
      830 words
Page thumbnail Page 27
  • Page 27 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 27 Advertisements Column 1
      118 27 With the reform of Elder Shield by the Ministry of Health (MOH), Aviva is pleased to be one of the appointed insurers for this scheme. This reinforces our aim to be the most trusted provider of protection, savings and investment products. Elder Shield is an affordable severe disability insurance scheme,
      118 words
Page thumbnail Page 28
  • HOME
    • Article
      Lock icon SMS to dad was first sign of trouble
      827 28  -  Teh Joo Lin SINGAPOREANS IN $1 BILLION SHANGHAI MONEY-LAUNDERING BUST Three men face five years'jail; verdict expected within two weeks By A SERIES of SMSes from Loh Foy Tau to his father were the first signs that trouble was brewing in Shanghai.
      827 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Bank exec dies after being flung out of car in collision
      478 29  -  Panya Fong Driver and three passengers of other car said to have fled the scene By BANK executive Lim Chee Kian. 28, was sound asleep in the hack of his friend's car in the early hours of the morning
      478 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Two firms, bar raided over copyright infringements
      430 29  -  Chua Hian Hou By CONSTRUCTION cranes, karaoke music, and land surveys had a common link recently the software and hardware used by companies in those businesses are believed to have infringed copyright laws. Police raided an engineering company on Thursday morning suspected of
      430 words
    • CASE FILE
      • Article
        Lock icon 240 RESIDENTS IN EMERGENCY DRILL
        77 29 ABOUT 240 residents from 60 households in Block 836, Yishun Street 81 were evacuated in an emergency exercise yesterday The Nee Soon South Emergency Evacuation Exercise 2007 was organised to give the Community Emergency Response Team in the block practical experience to deal with emergency
        77 words
      • Article
        Lock icon M-BIKE, VAN CRASH: MAN BADLY HURT
        63 29 A MOTORCYCLIST suffered serious head injuries and is now in critical condition after his bike hit a van along West Coast Road at about 5.30pm on Saturday. The van, which was travelling towards the West Coast Highway, collided with the motorcycle at the junction
        63 words
      • Article
        Lock icon CELLPHONES, WALLETS STOLEN FROM LOCKER
        57 29 A WOMAN in her 40s and her family found their valuables missing from a locker at the Jurong We»:t Sports Complex on Friday. They had put their two mobile phones and wallets in the locker at about 4.30pm. The theft was discovered an hour later
        57 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon BONDING WITH STICKY HANDS
      183 29 Dr Fatimah Lateef, an MP for Marine Parade GRC and guest of honour, got her hands oily and sticky as she learnt to make halal Nonya rice dumplings from former chef Charlie Ang (standing behind her). About 70 Muslims wrapped rice dumplings to celebrate the Chinese
      EDWIN KOO  -  183 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Serangoon to get recreational park
      198 30 SOMf. Serangoon residents will soon be walking in the "sunshine". A new recreational park, Serangoon Sunshine Park, will be ready at Serangoon Avenue 1 by the middle of next year. About the size of an international football field, it will have a playground, a fitness
      LIANHt ZAOBAO  -  198 words
    • Article
      Lock icon 'No cause for alarm' on minimum sum
      533 30  -  (ion Chin Lian Labour chief says plan to up payout age to 65 is to ensure enough savings for old age By LABOUR chief Lim Swee Say vesti rday urged workers not to he aI: nned by the possibility that the diaw-down age
      533 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Media experts in town for conference
      209 30  -  Chua Mian Hou By MEDIA experts and award-winning journalists Iron around the world are in Singapore this week for the inaugural World Journalism Education Conference. They will be discussing issues ranging from journalism ethics to censorship in the Internet age. A range of prominent
      209 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon WINDFALL COMES IN HANDY FOR MAID
      109 30 Ms Emelinda Bombane, a maid, has three school-going kids and an asthmatic father to support back home in the Philippines. Yesterday, the 44-year-old had her load lightened when she received a $500 education grant for her kids' school fees from remittance company Western Union.
      EDWIN KOO  -  109 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Boy, 10, found after going missing tor four days
      315 30  -  Ho Aj Li DESMOND i.IM By A 10-YEAR-OLD boy who had been missing since last Tuesday has been found, but he cannot go home yet. How Jia Hao was warded in National University Hospital last night He was spotted on Saturday
      315 words
    • WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Risks are piling up for the global economy: Tharman
        952 31  -  Audrey Tan Asia must be on the alert not for the usual risks, but for a 'vicious unknown unknown' By Assistant Money Editor THE risks are piling up in the global financial markets and Asia needs to brace itself for a
        952 words
      • Article
        Lock icon MYANMAR UNLIKELY TO GO NUCLEAR: GEORGE YEO
        187 31 MYANMAR is not likely to develop a nuclear programme as it has other priorities, Foreign Minister George Yeo said yesterday in response to a question. Asked for his response to recent news reports on Myanmar's nuclear programme, Mr Yeo said: "Nuclear programme in
        187 words
      • Article
        Lock icon COUNTRIES' POLITICAL SYSTEM MATTERS TO BUSINESSES'
        158 31 DEMOCRACY in the countries they operate in is important for businesses as it provides more stability in the long run, said Mr Carlos Ghosn, president and chief executive of carmakers Renault and Nissan. Asked if companies care about the political regimes in the countries
        158 words
      • Article
        Lock icon CLIMATE CHANGE A TRANSNATIONAL ISSUE: JAPAN
        188 31 CLIMATE change and pollution has become a transnational issue, said Japan's Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Masaharu Kohno. He said: "It's a sub-regional, regional, global issue. Innovation is a very crucial key...as long as we make use of conventional technology, we cannot overcome these
        188 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon 2 faces to Asia as income gap widens
        390 31  -  SHEFAU REKHI RISING income inequalities mean there are increasingly "two faces to Asia". And Asian leaders will in future be measured by their ability to foster "inclusive growth" being able to manage both Asia's wealthy ascent as well as the swelling ranks
        AFP FILE PHOTOS  -  390 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Source of Thaksin's funds for soccer club will be investigated
        364 31 ASSOC'ATCD PRESS, REUTERS. AGENCb FRANCE PRESSE Singapore THAILAND will investigate the source of the funds that ousted prime minister ThakMn Shinawatra will use to buy Britain's Manchester City soccer club, the Thai finance minister said yesterday. Mr Thaksin, living in
        ASSOC'ATCD PRESS, REUTERS. AGENCb FRANCE PRESSE  -  364 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Free trade: Asean playing shrewd game
        667 32  -  Bhyan Lee With WTO in deadlock, region working towards nomic tie-ups on 3 fronts, says George Yeo By SOUTH-EAST Asia will press on with its tree trade agenda even as nrospects for a successful global p >Ci t.jde rapidly, said a trio of Ami
        CAROLINE CHIA  -  667 words
      • Article
        Lock icon More action, less planning needed
        411 32  -  Shefali Rekhi By Assistant Foreign Editor LESSplanning and more doing That was the message sent to Asean politicians yesterday by government leaders ard captains of business at the World Economic Forum meetings, as they discussed the region's initiatives to free up trade and tackle globalisation.
        411 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Arroyo here on two-day state visit
        354 32 PHILIPPINE President Gloria Arroyo begins a two-day -state visit to Singapore today, at the invitation of President S R Nathan, who visited the Philippines earlier this year. President Nathan will host a state banquet in her honour. Mrs Arroyo will also mcci Prime Minister
        354 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Philippines, Indonesia back on investors' radar
        288 32  -  BRYAN LEE THEY have been shunned by investors for some years but Indonesia and the Philippines are now firmly back on the radar screen. Emphasising this yesterday was the high-powered female duo of Philippine President Gloria Arroyo and Indonesian Trade Minister Mari Pangestu. They
        288 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon 'New wave' of investments in Vietnam
        665 32  -  Cheong Suk-Wai WITH ADDITIONAL INFO FROM BLOOMBERG By Assistant Foreign Editor VIETNAM, already one of the world's fastest growing economies, looks set to sustain economic growth of between 8 and 10 per cent yearly till at least 2020, its Deputy Prime Minister told the
        WITH ADDITIONAL INFO FROM BLOOMBERG  -  665 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Asia 'needs exchange rate flexibility'
        369 32  -  CHEONG SUK-WAI I VIEW FROM THE GROUND VN INTERVIEW WITH 1R NOURIEL ROUBINI <>-tounder and chairman of coaontc and political reearch and analysis firm Rou'ini Global Economics Serv- <. Also a professor at New ork University*! Stern ichool <>t Business AR ROUBINI: You need exhangc
        369 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Victim or bullying awaits transfer to new school
      563 33  -  Maria Almenoar Mum seeks move for Sec 1 girl who is target of vulgar iunts in blog By \s STUDENTS around Singapore head back to school today for the start of the new semester, one student will not be joining them. Michelle
      LIM SIN THAI  -  563 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Educational support for ex-offenders
      314 33 DANIEL (not his real name) dropped out of primary school, worked at fast-food joints, got hooked on illegal betting, then drugs, and ended up behind bars by age 20. While serving four years for a drug offence, he resumed his studies and did well enough to
      314 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon MPs rally residents islandwide for mozzie wipeout
      372 34  -  I wia Tan- DENGUE EPIDEMIC Millions being spent on fighting dengue but residents urged to play their part By FROM fitness to recycling events across the island yesterday one thing «vas certain deogvc was on everyone's lips. Dr Amy Khor, Mayor of the
      372 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Concert and feast for elderly, disabled
      207 34 MORE than 1,000 elderly and disabled people from various homes were invited to a concert and buffet dinner yesterday. The four-hour event took place at the Republic Polytechnic's auditorium. The polytechnic's students presented hip hop and tradi- tional Malay dances, Seng Kang Secondary School's
      ASHLEIGH SIM  -  207 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Some suffer severe form of dengue
      482 34  -  Lee Hui Chieh JESSICA JAGANATHAN By I\ NINE days, Mr Handas Kalaiselvan lost Bkg. He was running a high fever of 40 deg C, vomiting and suffering from diarrhoea. The 50-year-old, who is currently between jobs, had been struck by a severe bout of
      482 words
  • Page 28 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 28 Advertisements Column 1
      361 28 .^^m^m,. ..^^R a v I V DGTiGr SKIP. V |F f vl Better style. v W^ fl UCIIvI oMUUC. i> a II a r Of n npfrpr pf\p v V I I I o t\ i i f*\ J IJ| I m Vj jcuii i ip fc^^^ ~^_m BtW b
      361 words
  • Page 28 Miscellaneous
Page thumbnail Page 29
  • Page 29 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 29 Advertisements Column 1
      189 29 Opening Special C^gL** Vf M U\ —TV *^L V For 33 years, Beijing 101 has succeeded in helping mil'ions of customers enjoy thicker and healthier looking hair ft Beijing 101 uses 100% premium Chinese herbs such as Ginseng. He Shou Wu and Dan Shen W Visit us today and experience
      189 words
  • Page 29 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 29 Miscellaneous Column 1
      210 29 f\ wnat rvacnea epitMinrc nvv troai Mttßuvi to ins chronic the week before last? ailments. It had be«n WM Dengue fever. There were ""^^S? 0 wHHon 111 401 cases that week, up «i|hl be wrthdriwn. B from 293 the week before. WM Hot weather and unusual 1 Em intermittent rain
      210 words
Page thumbnail Page 30
  • Page 30 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 30 Advertisements Column 1
      234 30 y t*mv IJ k ■ill ikIAIII mBBmBrnkSiSA I Wjfa "ri^^B ...and you may win $6,000 cash! EJ^4 IK^^^R^l What better way to celebrate BBBI^Bi^^^HH^B^BiIBEHBBBHSIByNF "ry Kr 3M Singapore's birthday on Aug 9 than by HH||||HB^ j£ v v iH IK telling us at The Straits Times about M^HHS^^^^B^^Mfim _Jm ML
      234 words
Page thumbnail Page 31
Page thumbnail Page 32
Page thumbnail Page 33
  • Page 33 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 33 Advertisements Column 1
      70 33 The Beauty Slimming Specialist MARYCHIA" f*S body face spa T*% fIHHi This Great Singapore Sale, slip ink) HB something more than just beautihjl !l*ld2corp Arttet. clothes a shapelier figure and E r flB enviable complexion. For just $288, v pflß let Mary Chia's Body and Fade V Trea:ment Sale prep
      70 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 33 Advertisements Column 2
      14 33 *499 *99 o —flnrmET** <^ :*-j rollite- EHEH3S3 The Control of Heat and Light www.rollite.com
      14 words
Page thumbnail Page 34
  • Page 34 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 34 Advertisements Column 1
      7 34 Tech show imbX 2007 round-up £kaL~ 'I
      7 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 34 Advertisements Column 2
      659 34 91 II et™^^ I laH j^Bß^^H|^^^^H^^^^H|^H^ >^^^"w^LaKß?^^^W»»^£-^^^^^B^^^E: PHYSICAL-TO-PROLIANT. fleaPaaf w I For businesses, migration is also essential for survival. Now, with HP's unique migration ■> p or an au t O mated wizard, you can upgrade your systems to the advanced HP ProLiant DL 380 Server, J* accurate and powerea
      659 words
Page thumbnail Page 35
  • THE New Market
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Shops take GST hike in stride
      538 35  -  KARON NG By GIVEN the buoyant economy and positive economic outlook for the rest of the year, some retailer are confident that the 2 per cent Goods and Services Tax hike from July 1 will not have a significant impact on their sales. Mr
      538 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon S'poreans go on 'fengshui' tours
      444 35  -  GERALDINE TAN Byi FROM golf tours and dive trips to luxury cruises and food trails, well-travelled Singaporeans have been there and done that. Now, local jetsetters are hungry for more and the pressure is on for travel agents such as ASA Holidays to refine the
      444 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Here Now
      578 35 Good scents YOU have listened to his music and bought his clothes now you can smell like Scan "Diddy" Combs too. The rap mogul played an active role in bringing the scent to his fans, and had a say in both the premium scent and the bottle design,
      578 words
  • Page 35 Advertisements
Page thumbnail Page 36
  • YOUTHINK
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Choosing the non- conventional route
      572 36  -  Zhknc; Ai Ping Fast-track opportunity, course flexibility and diverse mix are key attractions of private study institutions By NON CONVENTIONAL seems to be a way forward for tertiary education here. Those who chose degree courses in institutions other than the bigger universities the National University
      572 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Confessing a vice is the best advice
      482 36  -  Jessica Lim By ANYONE can relate to this: coming out to their parents about sex, alcohol or smoking. In Singapore, we have an unspoken understanding a policy of "don't ask, don't tell". All of which means parents will consistently deny their children's vices,
      482 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Just now much do online friendships count?
      760 37 MY LIFE Not all that much, some say. But the Net is an easy way to keep in touch Meeting -to-facc s best USING the internet to find friends is a dou-ble-edged sword. How effective it is depends on how it is used.
      ISTOCKPHOTO  -  760 words
    • Article
      Lock icon It's never easy to say goodbye
      407 37  -  Debbie Yong By THE worst part about studying overseas is preparing for the final return home. As I desperately struggle to vacu-um-pack my whole life back into the two suitcases that I left home with, I find the emotional baggage I am lugging around
      407 words
  • Page 36 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 36 Advertisements Column 1
      287 36 M^B^^HL^HHB^fli^^Ll^a^aw^^a^r^^ffl^ffW^^^Hii^^Bßa»B ■i I hree sit m ciass fl^^^H| I Call to find out more iHW Rankid Top 20 mUK for v uactcdc m uon URii PliResearch imensiv* umvcrsitws ""Aa'Clls llf nBUHIIiI-rW. Ranked 22nd in UK The Sunday "™c T.mes University Guide 2005 M^c in HRM Development World renowned for Acederwc
      287 words
Page thumbnail Page 37
  • Page 37 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 37 Advertisements Column 1
      650 37 H^B^V^W^^^^HHIHMmMI^I^I &&&> O <&&& Tamil Murasu EHk«ffl^ THE MOST EFFECTIVE f\ HIIJmTTmIiSH ■sßHmlll|^^ ENTREPRENEUR COURSE Uj EUWijtitftii mwwmmmmwMmnmmimmmmmM ihow to start your jmaJ MAI A W^^W^m w\%WyW*WNWmkVMmu^W^ !own business with m I ri EJBbbbbßbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbl !minimum cash. drde^H^H LJ^^^^^Wl^Jl I Mod.1 TttiM is MOT a A?#ci/#(im#ii(, Ettati Of MLMt s##fm/>w. BBBBBBBB^AbBBBBBBsF^
      650 words
Page thumbnail Page 38
  • FORUM
    • Letter
      Lock icon Offer better pay to draw more to engineering
      443 38  -  Paul Chan Poh Hoi THE commentary. "Engineering boring? Get the young excited" (ST, June 16), highlights 'he alarming trend of the young generation worldwide chasing the glamorous and more rewarding disciplines ot study for a better future. Can we do something about
      443 words
    • Letter
      Lock icon Minimum sum payout: Some need cash at 62
      213 38  -  Lim Yao Ho I REFER to the article, "Withdrawal age for CPF minimum sum may be raised" (ST. June 21). While it is reasonable to push the withdrawal age to 65. there exists a group of people who may. tor some MM
      213 words
    • Letter
      Lock icon Reduce confusion over family names
      359 38  -  Lee-Wang Cheng Yeng (Mrs) I REFER io the article, "Clearing up confusion over Muslim names' (ST, May 26). by Mr Shaik Kadir Bin Shaik Maideen. I notice that in reference books such as the Singapore Government Directory, Muslim names are rendered in various forms. Some
      359 words
    • Letter
      Lock icon ONLINE FORUM
      86 38 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. strartstimcs.com Access to letters online is free. En bloc blues: A child depressed because of constant moving Is it true that cabbies search in vain for passengers during peak hours? Oasis to make way for Sports Hub? Ifs an attraction
      86 words
    • Letter
      Lock icon CTE traffic jams due to poor road discipline
      444 38  -  Dr Vincent Wee ChyeHuat I REFER to the response by the Land Transport Authority (LTA), "Closing some CTE exits moves traffic elsewhere" (ST, June 21), to the letter, "Close some exits to improve CTE traffic flow" (ST, June 11). From rry observation
      444 words
    • Letter
      Lock icon Uneven sound levels on MediaCorp channels
      246 38  -  Ivan Athanasios Lee Lai Yong I HAVE noticed, in the past six months or so, that the audio volumes of MediaCorp programmes have become very uneven. The loudness of different channels differs, with Channel U softer than Channel 8. It is annoying when you
      246 words
    • Letter
      Lock icon Birth-month HDB norm for singles unfair
      185 38  -  Josephine Chia Yung Fang (Mdm) I REFER to the HDB website on eligibility for the Smgle Singapore Citizen Scheme. It states: "The Single Singapore Citizen Scheme allows a single citizen to buy an HDB flat from the open market. If you wish to buy
      185 words
  • Page 38 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 38 Advertisements Column 1
      573 38 Organised by In conjunction with (2yluyLUd^Sia|! We. MORPH APPAREL PTE. LTD. (RC No. *****0308H), *-^^Z-,~<**-~. b .H™^,^ ■■j^^^^^^^^Bßßßßßj tnaocuG* ror MKMcntoca acwnoas cMngapors wwuiwiiMitw socMvy owner and operator of the retail shop located at 14 Scotts N-tweiun*.^^9^^ Jo^tk BEAUTy MAOAZ Road #04 132 Far East Plaza Singapore *****3 ("hereinafter MMMpMaHHPM»HHHH|
      573 words
Page thumbnail Page 39
  • SPORTS
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Arsenal try to dispel talk of a crisis
      664 39 HENRY'S TRANSFER TO BARCELONA There is talk that young talents may finally flourish with Henry gone London AS Tr :iERRY Henry boarded a plane to new club Barcelona yesterday, Arsenal were forced into damage control. On Saturday, their former captain said the
      AFP  -  664 words
    • Article
      Lock icon No signings? Don't panic, Benitez tells Reds fans
      382 39 London RAFAEL Benitez has told fans not *.o panic over the lack of transfer activity so far, although that is exactly what he should be doing. "We have a number of targets, and I am receiving interesting phone calls all the time,
      382 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Henry in new 'Galactico' project
      245 39 WHEN Thierry Henry is unveiled as a Barcelona player today, thoughts will turn to Real Madrid and their failed "Galacticos" experiment. Real president Florentino Perez spent millions on landing Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane, Ronalao and David Beckham before quitting last year as the project failed
      245 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Good friend Tom Cruise wants to buy Becks' new club
      334 39 LONDON DAVID Beckham remains bitter about being dropped by Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello midway through last season. But it seems that he will riot have such problems at his new club the Los Angeles Gal- axy, thanks to his
      334 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Lions off to winning start in Invitational opener
      427 40  -  LiiONAHD LIM SOCCER By M>R 40 minutes, Singapore did not have a single shot at North Korea's goal last night The National Stadium crowd were growing impatient, as was the Lions' coach Kaddy Avramovic So when right-winger Muhammad Ridhuan, out on the
      ALBERT SIM  -  427 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Brazil concede they are underdogs
      1034 40 ASSOCIATED PRESS Without stars Kaka and Ronaldinho, they feel Argentina have the advantage Caracas (Venezuela) FOR once. Brazil believe they are the underdogs. The 12-nation Copa America the world's oldest international soccer tournament and South America's answer to the European Championship kicks off tomorrow in
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; AP. REUTERS  -  1,034 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Lay off Lampard, McClaren warns fans
      314 40 London ENGLAND coach Steve McClaren Imm a*>ain told fans to lay off Frank Lampard. He was unhappy that supporters booed the Chelsea midfielder during the 1-1 friendly draw with Brazil at Wembley earlier this month. In his annual report to Englandtans, the national team's
      314 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Dutch bag Under-21 crown for second year
      286 40 ASSOCIATED PRESS Groningen (Netherlands) THE Netherlands beat Serbia 4-1 on Saturday to retain their Under-21 European Championship title. Otman Bakkal, Ryan By bel, Maceo Rigters and Luigi Bruins scored Tor the Nether lands the first host nation to win this tournament whie Dragan
      ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  286 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Williams talks big, but Henin takes big scalp
      674 41 REUTERS. A6ENCE FRANCE PRESSE ALL ENGLAND CHANCES FOR FRENCH OPEN WINNERS American confident if a third title, while Belgian beats reigning champion in warm-up London SERENA Williams says nobody will be able to beat her at WimbleJon if she hits top form.
      REUTERS. A6ENCE FRANCE PRESSE; AP  -  674 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon 'Lost girls' trying to find their way back
      487 41 AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE London EIGHT years ago at Wimbledon, they stunned the world as teenagers. Now, Mirjana Luck and Jelena Dokic are the "lost girls" of tennis. Dokic caused a huge sensation in 1999, when she beat then-world No 1 Martina Hingis,
      AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE  -  487 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Improved Nadal may surprise
      591 42 ALL ENGLAND CHANCES FOR FRENCH OPEN WINNERS Ex-champ Cash s King of Clay has the game to win on grass London ROGER Hederer will not be the only one chasing Bjorn Bon :it Wimbledon. The Swiss world No 1 has the Swede great's record of five
      AP. AFP  -  591 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Karlovic, the giant with the big serve
      328 42 AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE London AT 2 08 MHTRtS, it is impossible to describe Ivo Karlovic as a hidden danger, but Wimbledon hopefuls would be foolish to ignore the menace posed by the giant Croat. Four years after his historic first-round upset of defending
      AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE  -  328 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Kiwis come from behind to even series
      614 43 AfiCNCE FRANCE PRESSE > AMERICA'S CUP New Zealand, down at first mark, beat holders Alinghi by 28sec to make it 1-1 Valencia (Spajn) TEAM New Zealand yesterday staged a stunning comeback to beat holders Alinghi, levelling the best-of-nine America'^ Cup series 1-1 In
      AfiCNCE FRANCE PRESSE; AFP  -  614 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Coach may drop off-form lin Dan
      276 43 REUTERS BADMINTON Beijing OUTSPOKEN China coach Li Yongbo has warned world No 1 Lin Dan that he could be dropped, if he does not rediscover his fighting spirit. Lin was spared a dead rubber final match against Indonesia's Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat, after struggling
      REUTERS  -  276 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Kiwis favourites for World Cup: Connolly
      260 43 ASSOCIATED PRESS »RUGBY Sydney NEW Zealand are clearly the best team in world rugby and are deserved favourites to win this year's Rugby World Cup in France, Australia coach John Connolly said yesterday. The All Blacks scored two tries in as many minutes for
      ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  260 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Seven national players to train in Chennai
      262 43 CRICKET SEVEN national cricketers left for Chennai yesterday as the Singapore Cricket Association took its first steps in preparing for the World Cup League Division 5 tournament next year. The Republic has to finish among the top two in the tournament to keep
      SINGAPORE CRICKET ASSOCIATION  -  262 words
    • SPORTS WORLD
      • Article
        Lock icon UEFA CANCELS TWO QUALIFIERS
        75 43 AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE GRONINGEN (Netherlands): Uefa has cancelled two Euro 2008 soccer qualifiers between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The two Group A countries have been in dispute over match venues, owing to political reasons. With Uefa's cancellation, both countries will have no points from those two matches.
        AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE  -  75 words
      • Article
        Lock icon HATTON RETAINS 180 TfTLE
        77 43 ASSOCIATED PRESS LAS VEGAS: Briton Ricky Hatton knocked out Mexico's Jose Luis Castillo to retain his International Boxing Organisation light welterweight title in Las Vegas on Saturday. The end came 2min 16sec into the fourth round, when a left hook to the ribcage by Hatton caused
        ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  77 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Results
      857 43 ATHLETICS European Cup in Munich Men's 100 m: 1 Craig Pickering (Gbr) 10.15 sec 2 Martial Mbandjock (Fra) 10.29 3 Christian Blum (Ger) 10.37. 400 m hurdles: 1 Marek Plawgc (Pol) 48.90 2 Neman Keita (Fra) 48.90 3 Aleksandr Derevyagm (Rus) 49.12. 1. _00m: 1 Mehdi Baala (Fra) 3mm
      857 words
  • Page 39 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 39 Advertisements Column 1
      32 39 jB^T f°r y°ur vote confidence in us during ■«4 ■Mill -j^a tf W-f-w oj I" rTTi ra kk^- >- c IhPiiJ LI >flg>. iSuti II fc*J /jP«" si? y 9AK H fißft sssb|
      32 words
  • Page 39 Miscellaneous
Page thumbnail Page 40
  • Page 40 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 40 Advertisements Column 1
      1593 40 __P(__B»PEp*«l C^9y ■|Hj^^HHHHHHHHHBHHHHHH Charles was at feature the season certainly to the "We didn't have a the former champion trainer. "He's best *^7 «W ridden in front and when the others 4r> ___L^L ._d_T If iL. "_K__M f weren't making up much ground on B t fkVV/rl |^^\J| my fellow,
      1,593 words
Page thumbnail Page 41
  • Page 41 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 41 Advertisements Column 1
      114 41 tAum/ttuß^Btf: I o* SKC bbwd Course M_^^^g3B^^^^^^^^H[ lE>*ntManoqer Event Partners Ho»«HnOn« Sponsors: Sun Outsource IHOMME H AACH mS™ NISS AN (Joi.l nikegolf^ Q olBlbon fful,, and >»Qu4o»on> el Mm Tuuinwnf oppty T>>« co*p«M<on tKail cootitf oi on* wngt* round o< II Kot«> .n occordonc* »<h ol GoV at oppro««d by
      114 words
  • Page 41 Miscellaneous
Page thumbnail Page 42
Page thumbnail Page 43
  • Page 43 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 43 Advertisements Column 1
      92 43 jrr td <trt*ue WITH THE Zfo» > LEGAL BOOKMAKER *L COPA2OO7 Urugi;«y Peru Wtd, 27/04/07« OOwn I COPA2OO7 Vene/uda Bolivia Wtd, 27/04/07 t.4Sam KM CKMM 9 fTWH/*M NWf MCB-Of* IVnft, Or Of mm OUWPW OBVV *o* »^*i<orrfl myton atlas dMH 9 frw*u*m Uaiun Mck^ff I /-^T-TW OfW» Mo. 2234^M7 //vi
      92 words
  • Page 43 Miscellaneous
Page thumbnail Page 44
  • Obituary, Illustration
    Lock icon OBITUARIES
    907 44 7 have done my best in the race, I have run the full distance, and I have kept the faith. And now there is waiting for me the victory prize of being put right with God, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that Day and
    907 words
  • Page 44 Advertisements
Page thumbnail Page 45
  • MONEY
    • Article
      Lock icon Week's Top Rises
      72 45 CENTS X Irior China H I (WSJ Spor* land Co«oCorp«ieCW0707ll CCCC MeCtMTlllS SC 6io«« W0121Q Couo Carp urflin* C1C 0-ojra P»r»de CiM*4tein40 MUSS CoicoCorpHC«eC«rt7M2 SCCl^al Sc«« Corp I)M CauoCorp*tKWt***** l!*0 iin 140 m Mi 390 IS1C ni <»is 101 Mb 590 i IIS 153 100 64 5/
      72 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Week's Top Rises
      70 45 CfNTS °c SPH M eC«W***** SPN MBi eC*O7MO3 SPM S(l tCWWMK CouaCorpMTtCW707?3 CoKvC<K»«ClttCW7|M| Cll M eCW9)iQ15 Sen lot MKWI7IT1I )ip*n LJltd W1N4K CcuoCer«0«t€Wf7l71t MpCorpMftCWITIlH CoscoCoc»Mt(.i€W7MI7 Cou»CorpMltCWI7«71| CouoCorptKKeCtM7t92 10 4 l?b 38 12 MS 4b 140 101 900P 700 0 21? S 1303 1143 1040 100 0 100
      70 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Week's Top Falls
      64 45 CENTS km P»«. %>tm out Sino {n» Venture Coip Crejtnre Teed ?340 1340 IS 10 MM 316 1W0 '50 246 0 61 S 400 300 300 300 ?bO 64 ?9 26 ?l t^ 19 3? N K6rp e«t Itifrfi lO IMSI sop* i Food 2370 1IS0 64
      64 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Week's Top Falls
      74 45 CENTS DBS Ntl ePWO?07O4 C«pitjlMtNNfW7t»4 HeolinOSM tOMTITM dbs m mmitm *<mi> D«eCWt7|7«: C«wstiaMNUCW7IT« CitrOe« Mf>tPM7M2l S.r>fT*i Ot«PWO7a7l» CoscoCorpN«MM712t3 STI )2MMP«nM?t7M NOl DKtfWWttt STI 30M DfcWW7IMI CAadkrtfiUtCW7|71t 05 OS 1 2b M OS 1 ss I 9 3 :s 4 2 800 7S0 667 SS3 B] 'JO soo
      74 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Currencies
      108 45 m n xcmk r* no; a mi f»*hi?i ssiOH s»«*> US$ ***** -0 01 ***** ***** Euro 7 0647 0 33 7 0773 ***** 3 0684 0 26 3 069-* 7 9323 AS ***** 0 25 *****4 ***** Ten 1 7400 -0 31 1 327/ 1 7390O Hypo*-*****/ 005
      108 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Wall St's fall unlikely to unnerve Asia
      507 45  -  Goh Eng Yeow TAKING STOCK A correction, if any, will be slight given the trend of current rally By Markets Correspondent IT USED to be that when Wall Street sneezed, Asian bourses would come down with a heavy bout of cold. After all,
      507 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Unit Trusts ft Funds
      3387 45 UNIT TRUSTS mir tiwar law* su> nv v. fc«.i«»f«, SM< MUI| 0*91 CvlulMIKI «f-» UMllHI ,«k lulM"! 1071* ivj't >«•'<* it! l»*Katll «H CMuttMC [wwhHi an ClM—|rM*F|t Ml i«<mm7ii in f'lBMFfl 111* InMHItl 429V CcKFjl ij*l I'WMIIt U 14} II l«MJUr)tFll 14 «1 'OKilMiei liSV ■uwr^tirei
      3,387 words
    • Article
      Lock icon China does not rule out rate hikes
      366 46 BLOOMBERG NEWS Central bank could resort to further increases if inflation or stock market continues to soar Basel CHINESE central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan says he cannot rule out raising interest rates again to curb inflation and take the steam out of a
      BLOOMBERG NEWS  -  366 words
    • PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon KEY CHANGES AT ECO WATER
        62 46 TAN JOO CHAI: Relin quished his position as managing director at Eco Water to take up the role of executive vice-presi-dent of asset management. Dr Tan (right) will be responsible for debt recovery and asset management activities. Eco Water also said that its executive chairman,
        62 words
      • Article
        Lock icon THREE UTAC DIRECTORS RESIGN
        55 46 CHARLIE CHEN HUNG LIN: Resigned as a director of United Test and Assembly Center (Utac) Two other directors, Mr Charlie Liv Chia-I and Mr Kevin Yang Wen-Chih, have also stepped down. Utac has appointed Mr Tsai Chung-Che as executive vice-chairman of the board and Mr Stanley
        55 words
      • Article
        Lock icon ALANTAC EXEC V-P AND CEO QUIT
        66 46 LEONG YING VIEW AND KOH PANG AN: Mr Leong resigned as executive vice-president of business development at Alantac Technology, while Mr Koh stepped down as vice-chair-man and chief executive (CEO) of the group. Both Mr Leong and Mr Koh will also relinquish their executive
        66 words
    • BROKERS' CHOICE
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon OCBC POSITIVE ON CHINA DAIRY'S OUTLOOK
        74 46 OCBC Investment Research says increasing affluence in China will boost the growing number of working mothers opting for milk powder as an alternative to breast feeding and this should boost China Dairy's revenues. It says: "We forecast a 16 per cent growth in financial
        74 words
      • Article
        Lock icon GOLDMAN EXPECTS CONSTRUCTION UPTURN
        55 46 GOLDMAN Sachs believes the Singapore construction sector is on a full swing to recovery. It says: "We think that contracts awarded will surpass the previous cyclical peak and be driven by strong residential and commercial demand." Its picks include Tat Hong Holdings and Yongnam Holdings. GOLDMAN
        55 words
      • Article
        Lock icon MORE UPSIDE FOR CH OFFSHORE, SAYS KIM ENG
        59 46 KIM ENG Research notes that CH Offshore's strategy to renew older vessels over the next two to three years could spur earnings growth. It says CH Offshore's sluggish stock performance over the past two years suggests more upside as investors scour the
        59 words
    • Article
      Lock icon India's ICICI Bank to raise share sale to $7.7b
      498 47 BLOOMBERG NEWS It exercises option to sell 16% more stock, setting issue record in country ICICI Bank, India's biggest finance company by market value, will increase the size of its share sale by 16 per cent to US$5 billion (557.7 billion),
      BLOOMBERG NEWS  -  498 words
    • Article
      Lock icon US private equity firm sets up Asian HQ in S'pore
      344 47  -  Gabriel Chen TALENT POOL Noting that "there's a lot of intellectual capital moving into Singapore", Mr O'Connor says it is the best place to find good managers. By JH WHITNEY Investment Management, a United States-based specialist in hedge fund and
      344 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Proposals to deter short-selling of warrants need rethink
      1224 48  -  CioH Eng Yeow COMMENTARY Effect may be counterproductive, stifling what is now a vibrant market By Markets Correspondent YOU need not look far for an example of how bad policies can kill a thriving financial market. Last December, Thailand's bourse nosedived nearly
      BT FILE PHOTO ILLUSTRATION  -  1,224 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Sizzling growth in S'pores corporate banking sector
      974 49  -  Grace Ng Industry chalks up records on bumper crop of share issues and equity buyouts By Finance Reporter (iROWTH of Singapore's corporate banking sector is in top gear, buoyed by roaring equity markets as the Republic Decomes more entrenched as a key global
      974 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX
      3 49
      3 words
    • Article
      Lock icon S'pore, Saudi Arabia launch business forum
      341 49  -  ALVIN FOO ECONOMIC COOPERATION A BUSINESS forum between Singapore and Saudi Arabia was launched in Jeddah on Saturday to forge closer partnership between the two countries. Known as the Saudi-Singapore Economic Cities Business Forum, it is co-chairea by Singapore's Minister of State for Trade
      341 words
  • Page 45 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 45 Advertisements Column 1
      64 45 Allianz Global Investors one of the world's largest asset managers with more than US$l.2 trillion assets under management C ioba_ I —v I z^\ >^n (onxMnyrepi no *****7189Z as at 31 December 2006. SCORE IN EMERGING MARKETS J^^^"^'!!! 1. T^^r Try our online quiz at www franklintempleton.com.sg and win attractive
      64 words
Page thumbnail Page 46
  • Page 46 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 46 Advertisements Column 1
      20 46 Stay in L«*r^»J L touch 1 fr-^J HTC Jj W Ktxr mobile m it F phone WM on test L^fl
      20 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 46 Advertisements Column 2
      1053 46 I J9|V tHEJKiE y Jotn ua using thia tyttem, writing your own pay chacka In your homa comfort! 3 had lost lota of moneyl T3B System helps me I had learnt from 2 I I tn the market Using your H make really good gurus but T3B it the I
      1,053 words
Page thumbnail Page 47
  • Page 47 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 47 Advertisements Column 1
      854 47 Learn about Amazing Strategies' never before Revealed in Singapore! reds and even Thousands of dollars in tnis market Every Day. jflfe "k a Harrj'- nave been waiting for .wish we knew this years ago.. "i Beginners (Pre.oos e/perience not required!) -rs fhis plan ccxj!a Multipiv Yout Returns into Millions. DON'T
      854 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 47 Advertisements Column 2
      66 47 mUBBsBKBBBSi June 24 2007 I Oooif Cwpmt Gumwmma Fund SGORiD *****07 10 33 SGO FIRST 9440 SECOND 8893 liftlllllTlfflH||H THIRDS 8817 DouftH Joy C^iUrt Ouwrtwd Fund OIHRICnO USORiO 14A)6«7 9 23USO 2554 2856 3093 ■jhmhmhh 3243 4303 6391 f^JBBSMwITO 6628 7189 7389 9091 r+to Enhanoam«n( Fund SGORIO 0 92SGO CONSOLATIONS
      66 words
Page thumbnail Page 48
  • Page 48 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 48 Advertisements Column 1
      570 48 Advertisement 'School of Warrant' temporarily says goodbye Over the past 8 months, this column has been appearing every Monday explaining to the investors the working of structured warrants in order to help them in the fast changing market. More essential though, is to help the investors to have a good
      570 words
Page thumbnail Page 49
  • Page 49 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 49 Advertisements Column 1
      319 49 B^B^B^H B^B^B^B^B^B^Bf 4 V\ HH I 1 ;^> Ib- ib^b^b^b^blb^b^b^bb^bV I bh ____^ay 1 B^^^^^ 1 Bangkok Hb^k!^ M iSLj^" B 5 One Size Doesn't Fit Alfv> J^ I Jb^b^b^L^bV Krabl latfl I t??9 I Chiang $240 jbi&**& Sa9e CRM BOlutions is versatile! Whether it is a Chiang $760 Mai
      319 words
  • Page 49 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 49 Miscellaneous Column 1
      22 49 Rethink needed Current proposals to counter short-selling of warrants and error trades may actually end up smothering the now-booming market. PAGE H2l
      22 words
Page thumbnail Page 50
  • life!
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon WHITE HOTSHOT
      66 50 THE MONDAY INTFRVIFW Photo finish: Check out his wot* in an exhibition at The Substation. New York-based Singaporean John Clang has done so well that he has snapped up US$3.2 million of properties there. But Singapore's arguably most successful photographer export tells MICHELLE TAY that he's colour blind,
      LEE CHEE CHEW Photos MUGUAN RAJASEGERAh and UNIVERSAL MUSiC  -  66 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Memories of a purple rose
      867 51  -  Boon Chan Taiwanese singer-actress Angela Chang still remembers a purple rose given to her by a boy who liked her FROM MVP to MVP. Since Angela Chang (left) first made viewers sit up in 2002 with her winning performance in Taiwanese idol basketball drama My
      LIM WUI LIANG  -  867 words
    • Life! People
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Harry goes to the darker side
        691 52 It's nice to know that he's real and he experiences real anger and rage and frustration and loneliness 9 Daniel Radcllffo (above centre, with Rupert Gr.nt and Emma Watson), on Phoenix's Harry Potter, who gets his first kiss with Cho Chang (right) In Order
        AP  -  691 words
      • the monday interview
        • Article, Illustration
          Lock icon COLOUR OF MONEY
          1961 53 He may be colour blind, but that didn't stop Singapprean John Clang from becoming a rich and successful photographer in New York. In fact, it helped SINGAPOREAN photographer John Clang has a birth defect that is also his gift he is colour blind. He can't tell red
          MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN  -  1,961 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon brteinioit
        88 55 It is kind of embarrassing. I'm getting older and I still have to wear a student's uniform and sing the songs' Charlene Choi (above), 24, on her schoolgirl image Truthfully, I think a friend is someone whom you have positive communication with, so I don't know if I would
        FERRY ZULfRIZER  -  88 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Laugh life of a soldier
        889 55  -  Teo Ch*ng Wee One lesson I learnt from my national service days is to stay upbeat even when the going gets tough straighttalk IT'S been more than 10 years since I enlisted for national service, but it still surprised me to find out recently that
        889 words
      • Article
        Lock icon CNN's Larry King gets Paris Hilton scoop
        200 55 LOS ANGELES Veteran CNN newsman Larry King has won the race to secure the first post-prison interview with jailed socialite Pahs Hilton. A CNN spokesman said King would interview Hilton in an hour-long special on Wednesday, 24 hours after she is released from
        200 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Diaz offends Peruvians with Mao bag
        244 55 AP PHOTO: AGUAS CALIENTES (Peru) Cameron Diaz ap pears to have committed a fashion crime in Peru. The actress may have offended Peruvians who suffered decades of violence from a Maoist guerilla insurgency by touring there last Friday with a bag emblazoned with one
        AP; Af>  -  244 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Hem and awe
        209 59 tog of the town Michelle Tay As summer temperatures soar, so do celebs' hemlines. They beat the heat on the red carpet with mini-dresses, and their best accessories are often a pair of toned and freshly waxed gams PHOTOS: sph.com.sg WRAP PARTY: Katherine Heigl, star of Grey's
        AP. REUTERS  -  209 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Ghost world of forgotten lives
      534 56 This straight staging of Cao Yu's play asks for compassion, and succeeds with a strong cast > theatre BEUING REN Betting People's Art Theatre ifwxie Theatre/Last Friday Hong Xinyi CAO Yu's acclaimed 1940 play begins with a conversation about a coffin and is named after
      : BEIJING REN  -  534 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Festival Orchestra debuts on high note
      440 56 > concert FESTIVAL FANTASIA Singapore Festival Orchestra Chan Tze Law Mustc Oectof Esplanade Concert Hal Last Saturday Mervin Beng THE new Singapore Festival Orchestra's classical debut featured two rising stars from the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music Abigail Sin (piano) and Loh Jun
      440 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Death vroom
      919 57  -  Tay Yek Keak Get into the car with Kurt Russell in Death Proof and you are in for one hell of a ride starsngripes THERE are all kinds of new movies this week and 1 don't know where to start. So I'll start with the one that entertained
      DIMENSION FILMS  -  919 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Joyful fiddlers on the move
      355 57 > concert TARAF DE HADOUKS Jubilee Han Thursday Stephanie Yap JUBILEE Hall was indeed jubilant on Thursday night when Romanian ensemble Taraf de Haidouks tilled it with its unique, hectic brand of music as part of the Singapore Arts Festival. The eight gypsy iautari traditional
      355 words
  • Page 50 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 50 Advertisements Column 1
      421 50 t^Tl Look your bd*i effective JB^r ;"V-* rjai^^^v- ®t^ bbbHEbbNbbV ft I slimming packages fTOmjuSf 5>322 only! v^ 0 Let me global leader n sin**** ukr oortous todayi S f iThli I Marie France BodyWa o*»lf*>»- an< Ji^iJfWiituitiiMj pwww signature M^t^L^l *^Jtk >»■ fc treatments offer you pred»«, KyeXrapeefrlcprobterYi W&tM
      421 words
  • Page 50 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 50 Miscellaneous Column 1
      36 50 8 QUESTIONS WITH... f^^ STRAIGHT TALK HILTON SCOOP Angela Chang found Survival lessons Lariy King to interview Paris a song in a dream V from NS days Hilton after prison release page 2 wWr pagc6 pagt6
      36 words
Page thumbnail Page 51
  • Page 51 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 51 Advertisements Column 1
      376 51 NS (HJIZ You know the type. Always wants to be sergeant's pet. What is this species of NSman called? i f C Q I thought only surgery can enhance a woman's bust. But after only 5 sessions at Slim Fit the results were amazing! For the first time I had
      376 words
Page thumbnail Page 52
  • Page 52 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 52 Advertisements Column 1
      238 52 National Cancer Centre Singapore presents a Public Forum on Cancer Prevention With Food Fitness Food Nutrition In Cancer Fitness Exercise In Prevention Cancer Prevention Role of Nutrition in Cancer £jji wF* Role of Fltness in Cancer Prevention Sk V^HW Prevention Types of Diet to Reduce Take Control of Your Weight
      238 words
Page thumbnail Page 53
Page thumbnail Page 54
  • Page 54 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 54 Advertisements Column 1
      228 54 I II 1 1 35 IT? i j 111 l UNITED OVERSEAS BANK <#** Jk. JljV^^^^V ,te HH D^B^^V v BL^PL fl i m^^^^B^^^^^^^b^bb^bbbb^H!!bbbb^Rl ■fc^* bt I 1 mB/KBKSB^B^BBL L^L^L^L^L^P l-ii^lfSa^^a^aH l^E^S *J .b^^ 4 BBB^B»Lf^y%!i^BBLB^^BT2^A fILTS _BY BBP^ ■BBJBJ BBJBB^^^^^^mV B^^^^^^^^^^ BM^ Bk* I liHfel||lMßß^^^^^^^Bi.^k^^^^hM^^^^. ■B »^B» I^BE^BBJ^PS Jg
      228 words
Page thumbnail Page 55
  • Page 55 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 55 Miscellaneous Column 1
      107 55 NON SEQUITUR BIZARRO STONE SOUP f rvoa-r ™n* rrr.v V *''ff/ Avid HOW I\J tilfe e*Al tf WOU t* tell I |TN**NICeOF X THANK*ft* I I <<«* **BiHAP V WHICH I* I flgu. Alt KflOW I I WA^ToU? I G^t^p iPt 4>twt\on wtct, I ryyr/y me wVut vjou wouU Vuvie
      107 words
Page thumbnail Page 56
  • Page 56 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 56 Advertisements Column 1
      440 56 fk ff^* *m mrl A ft *w^A ...and you may win $6,000 cash! j'J^^^^ZT |K^HH?B| What better way to celebrate H "*pl iBPH^. jßil^ Hl^ 52J Singapore's birthday on Aug 9 than by U ■^^^HP^^^ ■Tf^jß»' vMm mW^ telling us at The Straits Times about 'JL '^^^Hr^ WAfi*Ssm I ■n9|
      440 words
Page thumbnail Page 57
  • Page 57 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 57 Advertisements Column 1
      759 57 Q£j YOUR TKKETS »jP^f i "sK^HHg£jM|^*j|^„ 1 r"—» i i s\ \/v n ii Ifv Ir~ rA>T IN 3 tA)T >ltr>! ■MttaHl HAUi*WMMttMLBttfa»^M«NM)JMMJMMttaI*«*MMMj Vjt Abßml an'9* mPPHWHUSWHPI =D' —iawi— ii>jl_irvit uhm..^.,... §i«*asr**«i<»wj m«ik*bi«« w«iK«H«ni V HHB^ K ■BtJIAAJiHBHHH^HHHi V WWW.ShaW.BQ .id!** prbts Imwuioiimuioiskui;**^ i»us4«sjim7js i«if"l?.^ ■^^BMBHUnHmBHI^^^^^H X^X wtw* vn b»v
      759 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 57 Advertisements Column 2
      8 57 Tech in Taiwan What's hot at Computex 2007
      8 words
Page thumbnail Page 58
  • Page 58 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 58 Miscellaneous Column 1
      3622 58 U K^llsco h^l^^PHiliiQl k Danny flees the country to M fkr _fll Octavian proclaims a new i» "upino IK Uliil'fli I escape the loanshark. but ends m/ 12 ll^i era in Rome: Vorenus i, X^ hiiisthatoh*/ "ST liy'Mll up putting his friends in grave ll^n^UHr^ uncovers a conspiracy f^ l|
      3,622 words
Page thumbnail Page 59
  • Page 59 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 59 Advertisements Column 1
      266 59 I May Not Be That Celebrity Or Model, But I Sparkle ■fSnTBStM WITH THEIR CONFIDENCE "f^ ■WBBBBi v^ I NOW. Ov^rWJl! ««n|gm|g|^uH|p|^U|||^g||||||^^H| B fl t wl^i MALAYSIA CUEffT, 9H /Jlfi I i^^H I |^^^UUUIUBI^BbH^LCuL^BUBHV^BaaaUB&iU|SfytBwawB I H^^H ■<««' m HBl^HT^^^^^^^^Wri^^nrTW^llH SB Weight problem resulted in Mabel s shyness low self-confidence MMiHPan^HaBBMBBBMWiMMBBiWMWMBHI[BHB
      266 words
Page thumbnail Page 60
  • IN
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Goodbye Harry Potter!
      28 60 IT?TRUE: HE-WHO-MUST-NOT-BE- lll^iilMiilllilillllMillll NAMED IS BIG ONLINE DAfIE 6 1 A UTT CLOSE AND PERSONAL THE MTV VJ HEAT< UP THE NEWS CENTRE PAGE 2
      28 words
    • INANDAROUND
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon UTT GIVES FEVER
        494 61 HAVE YOUR SAY WRITE IN Got an opinion, a story or something to say? E-mail us at stin@ SMITTEN BY THE UTT BUG, EMILY LEX WITNESSES HOW STUDENT REPORTERS TURN INTO SCREAMING FANS |THt STRAJTSTIMES Hj ■Ow do you get to meet 1 """^^^fc Ih^J someone famous,
        ST FILE PHOTO  -  494 words
      • Article
        Lock icon THE BEST OF ST MEDIA SHOUTBOX
        173 61 "Well, I don't really mind spending money on nice games with awesome graphics as long as there's a limit. I wouldn't spend my parents' retirement money on some games that I enjoy at a fvoisine on Let's Chat Chat discussion thread "Hey there teens!
        173 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon EDITOR'S NOTE ... MOST INFLUENTIAL TEEN
        266 61 EDITOR'S NOTE MOST INFLUENTIAL TEEN Time to file Harry Potter under "Most Influential People Who Never Lived" right up there with Batman. Harry, after all, has all the trappings of a megastar. a book deal, movie deal, groupies, even a theme park. (See Pages 8 and 9) But if you're
        WARNER BROS  -  266 words
    • INCONTROL
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon DRUGS SPELL TROUBLE
        679 62 ST FILE PHOTO This detention centre for illegal immigrants at Pekan Nanas, Johor, was where the young woman and her baby were detained when she tried to return to Singapore because she had overstayed in Malaysia. FOR A LOVING SINGAPORE COUPLE, LIFE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL WHEN
        679 words
    • INTHEFUTURE
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon MORE THAN JUST PARTY PLANNERS
        555 63 rTHE NEXT BIG THING IS YOU FUNDS FOR TRAINING The Workforce I Development Agency foots up to 80 per cent of the $13,500 course fee for Singaporeans and permanent residents attending the events Lmanagement course run I by the Singapore branch of the University of
        STBLE PHOTO  -  555 words
    • INSYNC
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon WIZARD ROCK!
        488 65 HARRY POTTER FANS TAKE THEIR INSPIRATION FROM THE BOOKS AND HAVE COME UP WITH A NEW GENRE OF MUSIC. ZHENG AIPING UNCOVERS THIS TREND Harry And The Potters and We-Who-Must-Not-Be- Named are just two new additions to the rock music scene. They are part of a growing phenomenon
        488 words
    • INDEPTH
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon UNKNOWN
        794 67 THE BIG STORY THIS WEEK TITLES FOR THE FANTASY ADDICT Atherton :The House Of I Power (2007) By this Muggle: Patrick Carman In a cauldron: Atherton is a planet with three realms. When Edgar, a lonely but gifted climber, stumbles upon a book containing the history of Atherton's origins
        AP  -  794 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon POTTER MANIA AROUND THE WORLD
        140 67 US, Year 2000 Book retailers planned pyjama parties and stayed open till the wee hours of the morning. Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire books were distributed at the stroke of midnighv. Public libraries planned 'first chapter readings'* of the new book. Sydney, Year
        140 words
    • INTHESPOTLIGHT
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon OUT NOW!
        8 69 Your guide to fun fashion! sPHmagazines
        8 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon BUSTED THIS WEEK:
        184 69 More than 130 aspiring artists came up with posters for the movie My Family, My Heart's poster-making competition, which was jointly organised by IN, Star Chinese Movies and Crocodile International. Ten designs were shortlisted by the judging panel and these posters were featured in IN on May
        STAR REGIONAL  -  184 words
    • THINKING
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon UNKNOWN
        977 70  -  SUJIN THOMAS, TEXT: ANDREW DUFFY BY THE STRAITS TIMES, JUNE 19 How can two weeks on a luxury yacht be an ordeal? I guess if you're not allowed to leave, even the most lavish surroundings start to look like a prison after a while. Still, it's hard to feel
        977 words
    • ZOOMIN
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon THISWEEKWEZOOMINON...
        624 71 P-H _TL w Four supermarket chains Cold Storage, Shop N Save, Fair Price and Sheng Siong have pledged not to raise prices on several hundred basic items such as cooking oil and bread, after the GST hike At least, not for a while. The first three will absorb the
        624 words
    • WORLDWINDS
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon A TEEN IN ...
        232 72 CHINA JOINED 9.5 MILLION OF HIS PEERS EARLIER THIS MONTH IN SITTING FOR A TOUGH TWO-DAY EXAM THAT WOULD DECIDE IF HE WOULD GO TO UNIVERSITY. Ma Long, 18, was flanked by his parents as he stood outside his Beijing high school, waiting to sit for a
        232 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon TEENS AROUND THE WORLD
        501 72 ST RLE PHOTO ...FRANCE, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD, IS ALSO FEEUNG THE STRAIN OF SCHOOL, ALONG WITH THE IMPENDING ADULT STRESSES OF JOB SHORTAGES AND CHANGING VALUES, REPORTS THE OBSERVER NEWSPAPER. Levels of depression have soared by up to a third in the
        ST FILE PHOTO  -  501 words
    • INGLISH
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon WHAT MAKES AN ICON?
        787 73  -  CALVIN LOW, BY THE STRAITS TIMES, JUNE 16 One is known as the "egg", another as the "wave", and yet another as "lightning". There are also "copulating tortoises", a "fish", and Singaporeans would be familiar with the "durian". Depending on whom you speak to, these epithets
        AP  -  787 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon LAST MONTH'S LESSON (IN.May21)
        422 74 Answer notes A) WORDS IN RED You were given a long list of 14 vocabulary words to look up. You should be able to get to the meanings of these words quite easily using a range of offline and online resources. B) True or False You
        422 words
    • INTHEEND
      • Article
        Lock icon NUMBERS IN THE NEWS
        140 75 PACES PLACES IN THE NEWS WHAT WAS THE RECORD PRICE FETCHED BY A KIM TIAN PLACE HDB FLAT RECENTLY? GET THE ANSWER TO THAT AND OTHER PUZZLES HERE. Match these digits to the reasons they made the news a 5 Number of dengue cases in Singapore
        140 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?
        148 75 Find out how students here are trying out new approaches to getting their undergraduate degrees in today's Youthlnk. 6) "This house condemns the title of awarded to Salman Rushdie. We demand from Britain to refrain from such acts, which hurt the sentiments of Muslims." Pakistani
        ST FILE PHOTO  -  148 words
  • Page 60 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 60 Advertisements Column 1
      91 60 LvLV^ LUL LH^5 t-^pi 1 <a* Bfc. H 91 Ife-^iiT fiMafi^jHl™| (Gsan^a] i^^Bbbbi Students are to pf«ent Student IO proof oftdarrtity to bedigibic for purthm of th* Stucterrt Specials deal. Promotion is valid for full-time itudfitt of ymwnwwnt and ind«p<nd»wt «di»oti V V -J 4&3\ only. Each Student ID is
      91 words
Page thumbnail Page 61
  • Page 61 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 61 Advertisements Column 1
      79 61 SUPERVISING EDITOR Bertha Henson lOURNALISTS Jessica Lim, Tessa Wong, Malini Kaseenathan CONTRIBUTORS Andrew Dufly, Alison de Souza, Cassandra Chew. Manfana Abu Bakar INTERNS Baey Shi Chen, jennani Durai, Emity Lek. Zheng Aiping COYER Rishad Patel ART AND DESIGN Julie Kee. Jeffrey Lim. Tay Chern Hui EDITORIAL PROJECTS BRANDING Peter Khoo.
      79 words
Page thumbnail Page 62
  • Page 62 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 62 Advertisements Column 1
      47 62 '3? f l*^ X i o*fi venr in tfie movement to make our nation a •rug-iree one *;yfl a 1 _X \)^^_K xh^.^wX^ ■ll \^____^__m? ___t liUi i L L.__» .IB L^^J^^flflHl _»4-i Vj i k M__ __J4 AW M t ___%W ll»_ mAAaA^k^^^Be^^B^^B^^fe MBM jß^^^flAfl^^Mß /^ffy^nKiffi'*
      47 words
Page thumbnail Page 63
Page thumbnail Page 64
  • Page 64 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 64 Advertisements Column 1
      29 64 Jt' mm\ W\ Wm^ ___r M^^^^^^^BH o m km ms W\ j^*»— I I I I I __>** OREO I Rich Chocolatey Wafers! f I Delicious Oreo Taste! I ———————^—MM—^————
      29 words
Page thumbnail Page 65
  • Page 65 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 65 Advertisements Column 1
      116 65 M m J What can you win? (Individual Group) I Ist $500 cash -i- product hamper worth $50) S6 I 2nd: $300 cash product hamper (worth $50) SB I 3rd $200 cash -i- product hamper worth $50 H| I Consolation 5 winners Product hamper worth $20) HR What your school
      116 words
Page thumbnail Page 66
Page thumbnail Page 67
Page thumbnail Page 68
Page thumbnail Page 69
Page thumbnail Page 70
Page thumbnail Page 71
Page thumbnail Page 72
  • Page 72 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 72 Advertisements Column 1
      145 72 TH EIN FAC E note American phrases and spelling may appear in this article 1 Zfi l/MllßVf9JrSllVl tHI fiM AU^m OCf^sfeAK6N<3US*l*m.sM6^SrEAßSOias^ £TH CR«*T5RANG**FRO* %Ajg*[ *O <A W |«2lHkSßSlil^kflSlHlUlliH M^JS UNIVGRSnTY OF/VVCH^MN AT ANN ARBOR. AND AFTER JkW^s■A^^i^^^^^B^^^^i^™^^^^™ j| JK 6R^)tWT>^WlT>4AaAa€tOßOFsaefJCeC)e<s«E6iN Cf7>*X^£S mTD*H&CUL6S:TM6 M^W C^. .^tf ft^V! B ASW^UW6UW66SANOaUIiR€%SM6mO^OTOU>6 I£66*DAW JOORH6YS'
      145 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 72 Advertisements Column 2
      68 72 TALES FROM NEAR AND FAR i BULLY viaiM AWARDED DAMAGES Australian teen was awarded record damages more than A 5213.000 (*****.000) plus a weekly allowance for life that's expected to total more than A$ I million after a New South Wales court found his life had been ruined i i
      68 words
Page thumbnail Page 73
  • Page 73 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 73 Advertisements Column 1
      76 73 KfcAD AND WRITE BETTER SPORE'S FAVOURITE DURIAN' When the project was launched in 1 992, the developers promised a performance arts centre with "Asiar anc Westerr aesthetics tc represent the multicultura heritage o Singa pore" It tool--10 years tc finish anc cost $60( million nearly foui times th. cost o
      76 words
Page thumbnail Page 74
  • Page 74 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 74 Advertisements Column 1
      308 74 This is a well-researched article on architecture and Its possible role as a I. What situation Is the phrase "time heals all wounds" In paragraph 7 tourism attraction. It starts the discussion with the recently completed describing? National Grand Theatre in Beijing and then goes on to provide us with
      308 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 74 Advertisements Column 2
      102 74 C V_L __U _r current en-bloc rr_TA ie V-l a _-C I killing the ____.r spirit of architects here. He said: What s the point of i_ building an iconic building if 10 to 15 years later the flj majority can vote to tear it down? How Ho voi i
      102 words
Page thumbnail Page 75
  • Page 75 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 75 Miscellaneous Column 1
      357 75 4in 8) Which South-east Asian country's former prime fJ Lf I I ■VjSSuJ ■tJ'UULU minister, Mr Thaksin Shinawatra, has been told to LJ U IV U Bo%i^sTcßl return to Bangkok by this Friday or face arrest on o o corruption charges? Complete the grid so that every row, column and
      357 words
Page thumbnail Page 76
  • Page 76 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 76 Advertisements Column 1
      405 76 HyWflH^H Lights on, jP^B^^^^^T^iSlßn Mfl liBhts off 'f y°u w>nJ to f «"to the .7W M |^B A splash of colour #1 I Orrunanrv business of making others W M S^raffi n I^P^^H your presence qualifications will take you *_^H^^H CUKSS 112 4M9JJ and operate a 'on 9 wa Y-Toni
      405 words
Page thumbnail Page 77
  • Page 77 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 77 Advertisements Column 1
      3512 77 Personal \^^mf BUY IT SKI. I I I FIND Ii CaUUs! MeetUs! Our Rates Advertising Terms 1^ aaa_- Momtoyj to Fridays 8.30 am xm «.3Oa» SfH ADVERTISEMENT SALES RUN-ON i m>k care«taken.« processm, yoc. oraer. to decline suspend chanae. potion/ ftpowttor 1 l/l/l #1 fl/l /m_r\_flafl 'aV'^P Deaa*«e* Spm for
      3,512 words
Page thumbnail Page 78
  • Page 78 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 78 Advertisements Column 1
      2541 78 *J f^ mm f^ I .^m^^^^ At m^^™ Pros and cons, useful features and suitable installation areas Lights that a:-: triggered by movement sensors are often used .n homes Useful futures for OCCUDanCV SCnsOrS 1 i^^IBBBHBH^^ and workplaces for reasons of security and convenience. What advantages When yQU are |Qoki
      2,541 words
Page thumbnail Page 79
  • Page 79 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 79 Advertisements Column 1
      3732 79 fPS DOMESTIC HELP BpS DOMESTIC HELP f"*\ DOMESTIC HELP lf*l DOMESTIC HELP PPA DOMESTIC HELP IRV MNGTONES/ LOGOS/ IRv MN6TONEV LOGOS/ f*\ BUSINESS (^BUSINESS (^BUSINESS |fc/ AVAILABLE |W AVAILABLE VW AVAILABLE AVAILABLE |j^ AVAILABLE I^7 CHATUNES |J^7 CHATUNES fc^r 1 OPPORTUNfTIES OPPORTUNITIES (jfcP OPPORTUNITIES mM"vj^Zjm/tSk~' EnrolimoNations I vv VA IHVS^^IPyi^'VKfImWTIWHWS
      3,732 words
Page thumbnail Page 80
  • Page 80 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 80 Advertisements Column 1
      1918 80 P*) N D E T S\ IT cc Rf) COMMERCIAL RfV OFFICE EOUJfMENT/ RK OfHCt FURNITURE/ IJK PACKING/STORAGE/ HK PACKING/STORAGE/ RK PACKING/STORA6E/ PK OFHa PHONEY IfK OFFICE PMONEV IffiV SMW FOR SALE fap' OPPORTUNITIES Ufc/ VESSELS fefi^/ SUPPLIES {{^FURNISHING |fp DELIVERY/ REMOVAL DELIVERY/ REMOVAL \fj) DELIVERY/ REMOVAL [U/ FAXES/PAGERS FAXES/PAGERS
      1,918 words
Page thumbnail Page 81
  • Page 81 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 81 Advertisements Column 1
      3335 81 m m g 0 g i _^B^^ SDis?-? BD&ss 1 BDkkss 1 B&roTsA°r; Eos B&s B&~ Bassr* E&ssr* ©is?" 5"" __^HHHH 1 CX RENTALS 801 P/l All becomes together when we brmgyoo our latest models. M^V JW _K^_-_H i i. c DT L A l Lm Darnlfr ian/ *>/\/\~P mli
      3,335 words
Page thumbnail Page 82
  • Page 82 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 82 Advertisements Column 1
      2959 82 a m g g mk aT D=~ D=™ ©sssssss? 1 Ssssssssr B^ssasassr Bssssis 1 |j"«™«i asaa.**- !>$;&«» IF HOUSES-SALE jRf HOUSES SALE ISU2U i |mj 7* ffSf feW EstjateAgetKy m iBBPT'HHH?^?^I^ 11! afl 1 II m BE*! tiIFiTIPN BEST SELECTION BEST SELECTION- ISU2U ci a#^ ■WNWbMbMArFbWb™ fl v highest v
      2,959 words
Page thumbnail Page 83
  • Page 83 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 83 Advertisements Column 1
      3296 83 ■k DO 1-08 P»> DO9-10 ORCHARD/ if^ DO9-10 ORCHARD/ PFh «»-10 ORCHARO/ PJ^V HDB APTS FOR SALE IflS HOB APTS FOR SALE If*. HOB APTS FO* SALE P*A HOB AFTS FOR SALE If*. HOB APTS FOR SALE IfA HOB APTS FOR SALE LUJ CITY h SOUTH-WEST fc|y TANGLIN/HOLLAND |jJ TANGLIN/HOLLAND
      3,296 words
Page thumbnail Page 84
  • Page 84 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 84 Advertisements Column 1
      4428 84 i *T*\ HUOC/HDB APTS f**\ HUDC/HDB APTS Wff\ r ACTORY SPACE ff(\ FACTORY SPACE RK FACTORY SPACE Hh FACTORY SPACE UK OFRtt SPACE HH OFHCE SPACE UK OFFICE SPATE P*_ _«ftP VAr* \iif WANTED (RENT/ BUYI W WANTED (RENT/ BUY) B^ FOR SAL B^ FOR SALE g^ FOR SALE g^
      4,428 words
Page thumbnail Page 85
  • Page 85 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 85 Advertisements Column 1
      2439 85 %iM^^^V <^ D^r 0 ct ELtor E&=r E&s? CE LBkt ars** B&ssssr* m mmm m*»™™ ■f SPACE FOR RENT SPACE FOR RENT L GCYUMC. Near MRT/ car ______^__^_^__-__^__^»_._—__^___«_i__^__ Ok Private loading Land 5600 saftEntMocpofn,,,, 983*3731 warehouse and Office Space H f!| 11 r I i^4t4! J ill I VIEW TO
      2,439 words
Page thumbnail Page 86
  • Page 86 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 86 Advertisements Column 1
      1469 86 Trsvci FREE H EASY £*1 FREE ft EASY fftj FREE H EASY g\ RESORTS gv RESORTS PJi TOURS g| TOURS Pfjk TOURS f«A TOURS Wfk TOURS I" P L^jp l^BTa* 11 B/^vr^^^B^^^P^B^^BY^V^^vYa'ePYrrßrwßßßßßßV. J*% Singapore Airtinesai^ijSilkAir Early Bird Promoß China Eastern O I JlTil'! ILLlll (^SSlfti/fifii/fififSS®) &/A\ll iO£ /L Le it***
      1,469 words
Page thumbnail Page 87
  • Page 87 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 87 Advertisements Column 1
      2252 87 Travel Education m m^ £Jf° TOURS fPf| TOURS f!*A TOURS Wv TOURS |JK TOURS W*\ TOURS F*i TOURS IW_ ACADEMIC PK COMMERCIAL 1^ COMMERCIAL to*' mw mw mw mw mw mw Uw courses U£r courses y^f courses tLlur'O aBBBBBBBBBaEF^^T^'wiT^^BBBBBBBBBBm. 2D O^ntinO TFC Spactacular »c—>•»>■ »w«rt)g aftopptog. oaa trowomteaJ lIJII |TtJ
      2,252 words
Page thumbnail Page 88
  • Page 88 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 88 Advertisements Column 1
      1488 88 I I I 1 gy «b^bm •U* ii Mil it rVNDiT g^gk I awl AaV kl L "*ad'Y> more often than not> a m 9aP°rcan Wl" something out" and "Why you do that for 7". fIM I incorrectly write or say "It's time they come over", m 9 I m
      1,488 words
Page thumbnail Page 89
  • Page 89 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 89 Advertisements Column 1
      2102 89 f\ O/*I A I rf\C* I I C A ruiuo /rv a i M t»^%* x"" Rr i| 1 tß^B^B^blb^B^V^Bk Awardtdby f q. c^^wq» > W «J^ V**"* T^^m L H CONFEDERATION OF TOURISM the L'nivwutv of London to offer V Jf%l *£j HOTEL CATERING MANAGEMENT, N \/CDC TV irf«hea*~d^o
      2,102 words
Page thumbnail Page 90
  • Page 90 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 90 Advertisements Column 1
      2786 90 VJ vl V# O V I \J I I m I SIM (I A I I 1 X I BTi MANAGEMENT B}k MANAGEMENT Wff\ ADVANCED MUSIC Ifh ADVANCED MUSIC Rfv ADVANCED MUSIC MHIAimeiJS B^COORSES BPCOURSES BPCOORSES |g) COURSES W COURSES 3 w^ vjINCi f OR SUCCESS I -T^J Ea3 Financial
      2,786 words
Page thumbnail Page 91
  • Page 91 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 91 Advertisements Column 1
      2884 91 BANKJUJPTCY ACT UNKIUnCY AO tAMKIUPTCY ACT IN THi MATTfft Of f <y 1 CHA?TE»2Q! i.CKAFTEt 2QI iCHATTtK 20) THI BUILDING MAINTtNANCt AND f i-TTS >ANn.Kuprar nuns iankkuptcy tuns lANXturrcr mas STRATA MANAGfMINT AO 7004 I *Y*J SINGAPORE ANTVTUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION RWkRI PI I H U»l K.R 20. IN THE HIGH CQUKT
      2,884 words
Page thumbnail Page 92
  • Page 92 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 92 Advertisements Column 1
      2827 92 __^^3__l i% %m S_ Wt w^^BßHH^^^B^^^Bß^Bl^^^sSßßm ~J PROFESSIONAL/ PROFESSIONAL/ B^ IT/INFOCOM gv IT/INFOCOM Igv SALES SALES RESALES f\ I |\P{ I lilt tI 1 Illr^ HV An «stablish*<l Public listed company require* I JP? A fun /ing, expanding «m V^*_ UL CJ 1 Vl^V^l Ull VJUJLvIv/ I ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT B
      2,827 words
Page thumbnail Page 93
  • Page 93 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 93 Advertisements Column 1
      2158 93 Classified Jobs fT^ti ■■am I maw ■ft-fti ra_ SALES Pj SALES RESALES RESALES HK CAUCtNTREV Rh CALL CENTRES/ f!** CUSTOMER PJK HOTEUWSTAUMWT/ f9t% HOTB/KSTAUMMT/ ffK MOTEUHESTAUIUN7/ 1^ MT ft*' a*W Mtf TELEMARKETING \jif TELEMARKETING \^f SERVICE W? LOUNGE \O) LOUNGE U? LOUNGE a^i^HHM^^^^^^^^^^^^ i^^^»^^^i !^s^^^ JEWELLERY CH REOUIRES Sales »NC
      2,158 words
Page thumbnail Page 94
  • Page 94 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 94 Advertisements Column 1
      2702 94 CD LOUNGEESUURAN7/ CD ISuN6€ ESTAURANT/ B) OTEiyRESTAURANT/ 1^ HOTEI^ESTAURAMT/ HAIR/ BEAUTY g* HAIR/BEAUTY gv AOMINISTRATTVE/ HJV ADMINISTRATIVE/ PffV ADMINISTRATIVE/ B^a^a^B^a^B^B^Ba^a^Bß *n M^C company based m Woodlands urgently requires Bwowwa Akcon Co ADMIN CUM ACCOUNTS ASST I(_ O (Sj RAD wj.jtx»tj..»»j i» i.i —..i-^..,., Minimum 1 year experience if export/ import
      2,702 words
Page thumbnail Page 95
  • Page 95 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 95 Advertisements Column 1
      2975 95 CD aES 1^1^ B> KKoSJ^ SaNTS C^) T"CHNICAL g) S^UJN r^SSSION Q) IUCSSSS?^ S ECS^* 5' ES SECUWTY Mm 2 yfrS laevieACC M travel jf n»er>d to handle I stdbliV»ed tjw r.rm invites I********——^■—«»■■■■■■—————^————>———j j— fnts Apo.cants Hn^rV^rM^NM4^^P4VPHWH > iiTf I I DIC LJ I .m tiJUAi _;.J SECURITY RELIEF
      2,975 words
Page thumbnail Page 96
  • Page 96 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 96 Advertisements Column 1
      2772 96 Tf\ SECURITY gj SECURITY fl^ SECURITY P^J SECURITY fg^ SECURITY Wl DRIVERS/ gV PART-TIME/ P^V OTHER PJ*\ OTHER fPfV OTHER Hpr HP' Pflpr IBP' MP^ wttr *-•■"»■"»fcUfw RPJP^ TcMrVJRAUT ■HP' Hip BCp^ I -g ~^Rj^Rj^Rl»^Rl^Rßl p--^—^— ai^—^——^—^——^^—.^_. SBO- $100 DAILY. 50 positions 5 HJHTn' ]XT J d -"HJHJ i 3-9
      2,772 words
Page thumbnail Page 97
  • Page 97 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 97 Advertisements Column 1
      1659 97 f^ JJSJF^SM] WANT to give a talk that is captivating v^k TV^V^ difficult exercise, but it is important to variety of sound sometimes soft, JJL and notable? Here are some tips W W I I \/i ll j f practise a variety-of movements and sometimes loud, sometimes I f^jl PL
      1,659 words