The Straits Times, 29 June 2007, Afternoon Edition

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 126 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 198/12/2006 FRIDAY, JUNE 29 2007 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • Article
    Lock icon Land-use intensity: No sudden changes
    608 1  -  Lydia Lim Mah dismisses talk of increase in plot ratios; there's enough land for next 10-15 years By Senior Political Correspondent THE Government has no plans for a major exercise to raise plot ratios anytime soon. In the lead-up to next year's announcement of the
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    46 1 ST PHOTO: FRANCIS ONG BARDS BEHIND BARS: In Changi Prison's Performing Arts Centre yesterday, 24 inmates and ex-offenders presented poetry and short stories which they had written themselves as part of the Yellow Ribbon Project an annual campaign aimed at rehabilitating inmates. FULL STORY, HOME, Hl5
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    Lock icon InS'pore: 11,660 new millionaires
    562 1  -  Alvin Foo By SINGAPORE'S population of United States dollar millionaires surged by a staggering 21.2 per cent last year to 66,660 the fastest growth rate of any nation in the world. The dramatic boost in the membership of this once highly exclusive club came amid a
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    Lock icon SPH absorbs two-point GST hike
    131 1 YOUR copy of The Straits Times and Sunday Times will cost the same after July 1. Media giant Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) has been absorbing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) since it was implemented in 1994. And the company will continue to do so
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon The going's been good for HK – mostly
      1145 1  - The going's been good for HK mostly VINCE CHONG By Hong Kong Correspondent CHINA'S top leader Hu Jintao arrives in Hong Kong today to grace celebrations marking the city's 10th anniversary under Chinese rule on July 1. His final task in the city when he leaves on Sunday will be
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      357 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 3"4 No rise in graft ™ia 17 97 Official figures show that World i./-Z/ despite having more Review 28-31 foreigners here, the Insight 32-33 corruption level in FYI 34 Singapore has not risen. SECTION TWO PAGE HI Home H1-H15 Forum H16 Businesses absorb GST Sports H17-H22
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Farrer Court sold for record $1.3b
      609 3  -  Joyce Teo Owners of 618 units will get $2.15 m each; buyer Capita Land plans 36-storey condo By Property Correspondent PROPERTY giant Capita Land is paying $1.3388 billion for the sprawling Farrer Court estate the biggest lump sum ever shelled out for a residential
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      Lock icon SAF defence chief promoted to rank of lieutenant-general
      544 3  -  Teh Joo Lin By THE Chief of Defence Force, Ma-jor-General Desmond Kuek Bak Chye, 43, was promoted to Lieu-tenant-General, a three-star rank, yesterday. He leads the list of officers to move up in this year's Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) promotion exercise. Two
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      Lock icon Dengue at worrying level, warns Malaysia
      389 4  -  Chow Kum Hor Cambodia appeals for urgent help; 138 children dead in first 6 months By Malaysia Correspondent IN KUALA LUMPUR DENGUE is becoming deadlier in the region with growing numbers of cases reported in at least two countries other than Singapore. Malaysia said
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      Lock icon Lover wants to kill me, her note says
      596 4  -  Carolyn Hong LETTER FROM MURDERED MONGOLIAN PRODUCED IN COURT By Malaysia Bureau Chief IN SHAH ALAM antuya before her death. The other five were threatening notes sent to Abdul Razak. Onlookers in the packed courtroom listened with bated breath as Ms Burmaa
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      30 4 Changing Microsoft Steve Ballmer on his aim to make the software giant into an advertising and consumer electronics conglomerate. In the Raffles Conversation tomorrow. SHOCKING DRAMA AT EAST COAST ROAD
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon KL to crack down on third-party fund-raisers
      789 6  -  Chow Kum Hor Tales abound of conmen making off with money raised for charities By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur LAST year, a man introduced himself as a "professional fund-raiser" to pastor Alvin Tan and offered to collect RMIOO,OOO (5544,300) for the latter's
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      Lock icon DESERT INVASION
      1710 8  -  Tracy Quek GRAPHICS Once a verdant oasis, Minqin county is now 95 per cent sandy wasteland and what is left is on the verge of being engulfed by deserts By population spike during the 1950s and 1960s as well as the cities and 22 reservoirs upstream that divert
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      Lock icon Desertification threatens two billion people: UN report
      109 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS DESERTIFICATION represents the "greatest environmental challenge of our times", and governments must tackle it or face mass migrations of people driven from their degraded homelands, a new UN report warned yesterday. About two billion people one-third of the earth's population are
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      Lock icon Native sons return to save their land
      615 9  -  Tracy Quek By In Minqin (Gansu Province) THEY may have left Minqin years ago, but the desert and the toll it is taking on the place of their birth are problems that stay on their minds. In Gansu province's Lanzhou city, 360 km
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      Lock icon TIME TO ACT NOW
      918 9  -  Nirmal Ghosh ASIA FEELS THE HEAT A STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL ON CLIMATE CHANGE PHOTO: NEWS ANALYSIS Only concerted action and political will can save the world from drastic climate effects By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok od of time," the chairman of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on
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      137 9 4 J^W New stores for Men and Women at Wisma Atria. -**'V^' f\ 1 l» iO Located at Basement 1, our versatile collections for men and «^^r^ women now face each other. Shop together, or at your own pace. v Whatever your choice, you'll both step out in style. L.
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  • CHINA
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      Lock icon Hu close to getting pet doctrine into party charter
      598 10  -  Chua Chin Hon Formal acceptance would boost his push for 'scientific development' By China Bureau Chief In Beijing PRESIDENT Hu Jintao has a major political victory in his sights as he accelerates efforts to write his pet ideological credo into the
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      Lock icon Latest food safety scare: Pigs force-fed wastewater
      418 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS Beijing PHOTO: CHINESE police raided a village where pigs were force-fed wastewater to increase their weight before they are slaughtered, state media said yesterday. Four trucks packed with 80 pigs were found by Beijing police on Wednesday in a vacant lot
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      Lock icon US to allow Annette Lu to transit twice
      233 10 REUTERS Taipei THE United States will let Taiwan's Vice-Presi-dent Annette Lv transit twice in California next month on her way to and from Latin America, a Taiwanese official said yesterday, a move likely to anger China. Washington's decision came as US lawmakers
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Former Japanese premier Miyazawa dies at age 87
      682 12  -  Kwan Weng Kin By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo Lawmakers pay the highest tribute to man who held many top government posts On a personal note, Mr Lee remembered him as "a soft spoken, thoughtful and able man". "He was a most considerate
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      Lock icon Chen wants back graft case evidence
      339 12  -  Ong Hwee Hwee By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei TAIWANESE President Chen Shui-bian yesterday demanded the return of evidence seized by prosecutors in connection with an on-going graft trial involving his wife Wu Shu-chen. The move is likely to affect the high-profile trial, which could
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      Lock icon UN team off to N. Korean nuclear reactor
      209 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Seoul A TEAM of United Nations inspectors travelled yesterday to North Korea's key nuclear reactor to assess the size of the task they will face in monitoring its shutdown under a nuclear disarmament deal. It is the first time in
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  • INDIA /SOUTH ASIA
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      Lock icon India hit by major viral fever outbreak
      452 13  -  P. JAYARAM More than 17,000 cases of chikungunya reported, and 'the worst is yet to come' By India Correspondent In New Delhi A MAJOR outbreak of chikungunya, a debilitating mosquito-borne viral fever, has hit India following the onset of the monsoon, the World
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      Lock icon Stranded Pakistanis rescued as rain eases
      270 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHOTO: QUETTA MILITARY helicopters plucked flood-hit Pakistanis from rooftops yesterday as bad weather began to clear after a cyclone that officials said had affected 800,000 people. Relief officials said Cyclone Yemyin, which made landfall on Pakistan's southern coast on Tuesday, had killed
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon S'pore, Brunei 'need to keep nurturing ties'
      547 14  -  Sue-Ann Chia New-generation leaders must get to know each other, says PM Lee By In Bandar Seri Begawan SINGAPORE'S ties with Brunei go back a long way, but it must keep on nurturing the relationship, says Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. This can
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      Lock icon EU bans all Indonesian airlines for being unsafe
      411 14 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Brussels ALL Indonesian airlines including national carrier Garuda will be banned from flying to the European Union within a week, the European Commission said yesterday, updating a "blacklist" of carriers deemed unsafe. Indonesian carriers do not currently fly to
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      Lock icon London asks about Thaksin's assets in Britain
      163 14 Bangkok THE British authorities have asked Thailand's Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) what it plans to do about money held overseas by deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a senior AMLO officer told the Bangkok Post. Mr Apichart Thanomsap, director of the office of examination
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon CUBS A ROARING SUCCESS
      55 15 NEW STRAITS TIMES Barely more than a week old, these lion cubs are still small enough to be PHOTO: handled with ease by undergraduates at the Johor zoo on Wednesday as part of an attachment programme. The cubs are being fed milk fortified with minerals and
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    • Article
      Lock icon JI still poses real threat, says US commander
      484 15  -  Alastair Mclndoe He pledges quicker delivery of military equipment for Philippine forces By Philippines Correspondent In Manila THE United States Pacific commander said that terrorist group Jemaah Islamiah (JI) remains a "real" security threat to the region and has pledged to accelerate
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      Lock icon Najib orders Johor police to curb gangsters
      270 15 Kuala Pilah (Negeri Sembilan) DEPUTY Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak yesterday ordered the police to crack down on gangsterism in Johor, regardless of who was involved. He told reporters after a function near here: "We do not care from where the gangsters come
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      Lock icon Samy Vellu hits the roof over saggy ceilings
      335 15 FHE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Kuala Lumpur WORKS Minister S. Samy Vellu has ordered the :ountry's Public Works Department to replace ill acoustic ceilings in government buildings with sturdier plaster ones, the New Straits Fimes (NST) reported yesterday. Lamenting about a saggy ceiling
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Mongolian woman sent threatening notes to Abdul Razak
      605 16  -  Carolyn Hong Notes handwritten in broken English were sent just days before her death By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Shah Alam MURDERED Mongolian interpreter Altantuya Shaariibuu sent five threatening notes to her former lover Abdul Razak Baginda just days before she was
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    • Article
      Lock icon Altantuya's notes
      323 16 BELOW are murdered Mongolian interpreter Altantuya Shaariibuu's five handwritten notes to Abdul Razak Baginda. The sixth note, excerpts of which are also shown below, was addressed to the Malaysian government, the police, the Mongolian embassy and newspapers: NOTE #1: "Call me now. I'll wait it outside. You know
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      Lock icon Witness told to read her SMS threat aloud in court
      302 16 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PROSECUTION witness Burmaa Oyunchimeg sent a threatening SMS to Abdul Razak Baginda's private eye P. Balasubramaniam two days after her cousin Altantuya Shaariibuu went missing last October. Mr Wong Kian Kheong, lawyer for Abdul Razak, asked
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Movers and shakers: Key appointments in Britain's new Cabinet
      225 17 Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, 44 Married with two sons, the outgoing Chief Whip is Britain's first female Home Secretary and was one of the so-called "Blair babes" the unprecedented 101 female MPs elected when Mr Tony Blair became PM in 1997.
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      Lock icon Brown makes major Cabinet reshuffle
      634 17  -  Jonathan Eyal New faces in top jobs a sign that his priorities are largely domestic By Straits Times Europe Bureau In London BARELY a day into the job, Britain's new Prime Minister Gordon Brown embarked yesterday on one of the biggest Cabinet reshuffles in the
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      Lock icon PM Lee's message to Brown
      163 17 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong has sent a congratulatory message to new British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and a valedictory message to his predecessor Tony Blair. Here are the messages. "Congratulations on your appointment as Prime Minister. Singapore and Britain share deep historic ties and
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      Lock icon PM Lee's message to Blair
      284 17 "IT HAS been a pleasure working with you to strengthen ties between Singapore and Britain. For the past decade, we in Singapore have followed with much admiration how you served not only your country and people, but also played a constructive role in world affairs.
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      Lock icon Australia getting more Asian migrants
      504 19  -  William Choong Australian Bureau of Statistics PHOTO: TOURISM ENTER THE DRAGON: Chinese New Year celebrations in Brisbane's Chinatown. The Chinese are the third-largest immigrant population in Australia. Where the newcomers are from THE countries with the highest number of emigrants to Australia from January to
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    • Article
      Lock icon Drought-hit Aussie state now flooded
      284 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Sydney DRAMATIC flooding replaced relentless drought in parts of eastern Australia yesterday, as Prime Minister John Howard expressed hopes that the country's worst drought in a century may be coming to an end. In the Gippsland region of Victoria state, an area more
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      Lock icon Anti-US feelings 'rising worldwide'
      778 21  -  Derwin Pereira Pew poll reveals similar drop in popularity for China and Russia By US Bureau Chief In Washington THE US image continues to take a beating in many parts of the world, according to an authoritative poll. The Pew Global Attitudes Project found that other
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      Lock icon Bush to appoint special envoy toOIC
      254 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Washington US PRESIDENT George W. Bush has announced the creation of a post for a special envoy to a coalition of Muslim countries, with hopes of improving the image of the United States. The envoy, who has noi yet been
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon PLEA DEAL FOR ISRAELI PRESIDENT
        95 23 REUTERS JERUSALEM: President Moshe Katsav pleaded guilty yesterday to committing sexual crimes against women employees, signing a plea bargain that will keep him out of jail, Israel's attorney-gen-eral said. Under the deal, Attorney-General Menachem Mazuz retreated from his stated intention to charge Katsav with rape
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        Lock icon LIFE TERM FOR REPORTER'S DEATH
        92 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS 3EIJING: The boss of a Chinese mine has been sen:enced to life in jail over the death of a reporter, itate media said yesterday. The case was the highest-profile case of violence against journalists in recent years. Hou Zhenrun, the head of a
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        Lock icon IMF CHIEF TO LEAVE HIS POST EARLY
        130 23 WASHINGTON: The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Mr Rodrigo Rato, announced yesterday that he would leave his job in October ahead of schedule for personal reasons. Mr Rato informed the IMF executive board that he will not be able to serve
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        Lock icon BUSH WIRETAP SUBPOENAS BLOCKED
        115 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON: The White House yesterday blocked subpoenas from the Senate Judiciary Committee to itself and Vice-President Dick Cheney's office for documents relating to President George W. Bush's wiretapping programme. Also named in subpoenas were the Justice Department and the National Security Council. The
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        Lock icon JAPAN'S EX-SPYMASTER NABBED
        96 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: The former head of Japan's intelligence agency has been arrested over a private land purchase from a group of pro-North Korean residents that he kept tabs on, officials said yesterday. Shigetake Ogata, 73, was arrested on suspicion of falsifying documents involving the 3.5 billion
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      • Article
        Lock icon REPAIR WORK AT THAI AIRPORT
        111 23 BLOOMBERG BANGKOK: Airports of Thailand closed two taxiways at the new Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok for repairs yesterday, the latest setback for the airport in less than one year in operation. Flight movements at the airport were not expected to be affected as some flights
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      Lock icon Egyptian spy for Israel found dead
      630 25  -  Abraham Spy, who alerted Israel on eve of Yom Kippur War, fell off balcony of London home By Rabinovich For The Straits Times In Jerusalem A WEALTHY Egyptian businessman identified as the Mossad agent who tipped Israel off on the eve of the 1973
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Hindu pop star causes flap for wearing burqa
        232 25 REUTERS AN INDIAN pop star and Bollywood music composer created a furore after he visited a Muslim shrine disguised in a black burqa to avoid being mobbed by fans, newspapers reported yesterday. Himesh Reshammiya visited the shrine of the 13th-century Sufi saint
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        Lock icon Fujimori to run in Japan election
        180 25 REUTERS FORMER Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori is a "Last Samurai" with extraordinary skills who can help Japan, the Japanese party that will field him as a candidate for an Upper House election next month said yesterday. Mr Fujimori announced his surprise candidacy in Chile,
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    • Article
      Lock icon French govt backs down on varsity reform
      539 26 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Wary of provoking protests, it gives in to pressure from student unions Paris THE conservative French government gave in to pressure from student unions on Wednesday and revised its plan to give universities more independence. Several points were tweaked to
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      438 27 THE one unvarnished remark that best describes Hong Kong 10 years after its return to Chinese sovereignty would come from Ms Deng Rong. "Father would be proud of today's Hong Kong," the daughter of Deng Xiaoping told Chinese media this week. The homage paid says
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      1163 27  -  John Mcßeth INDONESIAN POLITICS By Senior Writer In lakarta FOR those speculating once again about Golkar and the Indonesian Democratic Party Struggle (PDI-P) joining forces to undermine President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's re-election chances in the 2009 elections, here's a word of advice: Don't hold your breath. We
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      197 27 GUESSING GAME ful that he is not cosying up to the President. It may be important to his future career. For Mr Taufik and PDI-P, Golkar's overture no doubt presented a win-win situation. "It works in their favour,"
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      952 27  -  SUNANDA K. By Datta-Ray INDIA'S External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in Singapore recently: "India is not just a motor for regional growth, it can equally be the bulwark of regional security." I wonder how many people realised that many opportunities for both roles had been
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      1548 29  -  Anthony Paul REMEMBERING THE HONG KONG HANDOVER By Senior Writer JULY 1, 2007 marks 10 years since Hong Kong was returned to China after 155 years of British rule. For many Chinese residents, the last years of British rule were often moments of rising anxiety. The
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      943 30  -  Dmitry Shlapentokh ►> PUTIN'S READING OF SOLZHENITSYN By For The Straits Times AT THE Russia Day awards ceremony on June 12, President Vladimir Putin gave the most prestigious national honour, the State Prize, to Nobel laureate Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Calling the world-renowned Solzhenitsyn a man
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      31 27 Timely reflections An ex-Hong Kong resident recalls the mood that gripped the former British colony before its handover to China 10 years ago. PAGE 30 PUNCHLINES m\% I J_ L fH>Cf\
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      1423 31 people a POLITICS AS HE marks his eighth year as National Development Minister, Mr Mah Bow Tan knows to expect shock and horror each time he announces that planners are gearing up to house a bigger projected population. This time, the figure is 6.5 million,
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      1227 32  -  Chua Mvi Hoong FRIDAY MATTERS By IT HAS become part of political folklore that any suggestion to raise the withdrawal age for Central Provident Fund savings will unleash a political backlash. After all, the 1984 report on ageing issues from the Howe Yoon
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      958 32  -  Lynn Lee POST-6 SERS By WHEN his application to be a relief teacher was rejected recently by the Education Ministry, poet and playwright Alfian Sa'at turned to his blog to question the decision. He posted his e-mail correspondence with a
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      23 31 Your online 'resume' The footprints that you leave in cyberspace could give your prospective employer an entirely different impression of you. PAGE 33
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      603 36  - Graft on down trend thanks to tough stance Jeremy Au Yong All cases, whether big or small, taken seriously: CPIB By EVEN though it has opened its doors to more foreigners some of whom may be used to doing things in a different way the corruption level in Singapore has
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      344 36  -  CHONG CHEE KIN ST PHOTO: A PROBE launched late last year into a syndicate helping foreign women extend their stay here illegally led graft-busters to a police officer m the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Yesterday, as the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau investigation drew
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      633 37  -  Selina Lum ROGUE LAWYER CASE: SUIT TO RECOVER MONEY By At one point, he challenged Mr Davidov's credentials after the jeweller said he had never heard of GRS or Gemßesearch Swisslab, which certifies gemstones. Mr Kumar pointed out that Rasif was not "unknown" two
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      457 37  -  Chong Chee Kin »VIET WOMAN'S 10-STOREY FALL Woman was intoxicated and could have lost footing and fell By YESTERDAY, State Coroner Ronald Gwee ruled that a Vietnamese prostitute, who fell 10 storeys to her death last year after an argument with her customer, died as
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      649 38  -  Ken Kwek Some give consumers chance to adjust, while others fear impact of price increase By JUST days before the hike in the goods and services tax (GST), a slew of businesses have announced they will absorb the increase for up to six months.
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      122 38 ORGANISATIONS and businesses that have so far pledged to absorb the 2 percentage point GST increase taking effect on Sunday: PAP Community Foundation (PCF) kindergartens: school fees, six months Sing Post: postage rates for anything above 40g, indefinitely More than 500 coffee shops islandwide: food and beverage,
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      286 38  -  KEN KWEK COMPLAINTS of profiteering shot up this month, as the July 1 date for the GST hike draws nearer. A total of 25 complaints have been received by the Committee Against Profiteering, bringing the figure to 58 in all. Several of the new
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      442 39 ST PHOTO: NAVY Colonel John Wong Chee Meng is not your typical career military man he is also a doctor. True, he stands ramrod straight and looks lean and fit. But when you meet the 44-year-old, he sets you immediately at ease with
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      325 39 463 officers from the air force, army and navy have been promoted. Teh Joo Lin profiles two new one-star generals. ST PHOTO: COLONEL Chan Chun Sing was once described as appearing "a little timid and shy" to a reporter. That was when
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      556 41  -  Jessica Cheam Project, one of HDB's biggest under Sers scheme, will be completed by 2011 By CLOSE to 1,700 households in Clementi have been selected for relocation in one of the Housing Board's largest redevelopment exercises. Under the Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme
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        117 41 FORMER TV host Benedict Goh was yesterday given more time to prepare for the criminal charges brought against him in connection with a drink-driving incident three years ago. Goh, who is out on $10,000 bail, will return to court on July 25. The 37-year-old, who
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        53 41 ABOUT $32,500 worth of equipment was stolen from a construction site near the former Big Splash theme park in East Coast. Workers found that two holes had been cut in the perimeter fence, and three control panels and a hydraulic pump, attached to three excavators, were missing
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      270 41  -  JESSICA CHEAM AN ART gallery and recreational outlets including an indoor children's entertainment centre are adding to the buzz at Tanglin Village. The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) announced yesterday it has awarded two more sites with an area of 40,135 sq m,
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      177 43 HERE is a list of living things which have had their genomes or genetic hereditary information decoded in Singapore and overseas: Puffer fish (or fugu) This was the first vertebrate genome to be sequenced after the human genome. The fugu has the smallest known genome among animals
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      428 43  -  Lim Wei Chean PHOTO: Elephant shark project aims to bring scientists a step closer to understanding human diseases By A SINGAPORE lab has received US$5 million (557.7 million) from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a study into the genetics
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      607 44  -  Tracy Sua Water safety council talking to MOE, MCYS in bid to cut number of water-related mishaps By EVERY student here could soon be learning how to swim as part of the effort to reduce the number of water-related accidents. The National Water Safety
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      674 45  -  Chua Hian Hou Delegates also discuss problems Net causes society By THERE were plenty of media people in town this week representing all parts of the industry, from print to podcasting, but a single issue loomed over all others the Internet. Delegates
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      81 45 ALAN LIM A house next to an airport runway is rare, but having a boat as a pool, in a house next to a runway, is rarer. ST PHOTO: But Ms Cheng Ching Ling (seen here with son Josh, six) and family will soon have
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      453 46  - She scored 4 A-level As and chose poly route Maria Almenoar Occupational therapy ambitions drew her to NYP By WITH four As in the A levels, Miss Chen Zhen Zhen could have walked into most university courses. But, surprising all who knew her, she chose to study for a diploma
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      384 49  -  Arti Mulchand 255 cases; number of areas with 10 or more cases rising rapidly By DENGUE OUTBREAK THE dengue situation for this week is already crossing into warning levels, with 255 cases since Sunday, and the number of areas where 10 or more
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      242 49 Kirn Keat Road/Kirn Keat Close/Kirn Keat Lane Cases: 31 West Coast Drive (blocks 507, 509, 510, 511, 512)/West Coast Walk/West Coast Road/ Jalan Mas Puteh Cases: 29 Pasir Ris Drive 6 (blocks 405, 412, 413, 414, 416, 418, 419, 421, 422, 423, 426, 427)
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      58 49 Re-emerging disease *oa in Asia Chikungunya fever is a viral illness that is spread by the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes. The disease resembles dengue fever, and is characterised by the following symptoms severe, sometimes persistent, joint pain muscle ache fever and headache rash »fatigue and vomiting Unlike^Sngue,
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      430 49  -  Judith Tan Dengue still primary worry here, but mosquito which spreads that virus is responsible for another disease chikungunya fever By What is chikungunya? A viral disease resembling dengue fever, it caus es severe and persistent joint pain, nausea, fevei and rashes. It is rarely
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      429 50  -  Stephanie Yap 24 take part in Yellow Ribbon writing competition By Arts Reporter SOME recited their stories quickly and nervously, others delivered lines of verse with the panache of veteran stage actors. But what the inmates-turned-writers all had in common, besides shaved
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      251 50 COMPANIES on the Business Software Alliance (BSA) new programme will not face immediate legal action if their computers are found with pirated software. Instead, members of the Software Asset Management (SAM) Advantage Programme get two weeks' grace to solve the problem, as part of the
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        103 50 TWO more names have been added to a list here of 13 chemicals which can potentially be used to make bombs. The two are perchloric acid, which is used in electropolishing, and tetranitromethane, which is used in petrochemicals and propellants. Also, because terrorists around the
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        56 50 A NEW series of four stamps will be released next Monday to mark the 40th anniversary of national service. The stamps picture the lives of Singaporeans experiencing NS past and present. These include images of new recruits taking an oath of allegiance as well as men
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        104 50 HSBC Bank is going green in its annual sale of financial products such as home loans and credit cards. During its month-long Green Sale, which began yesterday, the bank will donate $2.80 for each such product sold to the public. The money will go to
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        52 50 DRIVERS are advised to avoid Nicoll Highway, Mountbatten Road, Guillemard Road and Sims Way tomorrow, as the National Stadium closing ceremony is expected to cause traffic jams. Those joining the ceremony are advised to take public transport or carpool. For more information, contact the event organiser
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      26 36 Making waves in genetics Singapore lab gets US$5 million funding from US National Institutes of Health for study into genetics of rare elephant shark. PAGE H8
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      375 51  -  Tan Yip Meng I CANNOT accept the suggestion by Ms Tan Saw Bin ("Banks can help minimise charity fraud"; ST, June 26) that banks offer an additional service, for a fee, to monitor "unusually large payments to third parties". As an associate member
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      338 51  -  Koh Chin Chin (Mdm) I REFER to the commentary, "Engineering 'boring'? Get the young excited" (ST, June 16), as well as the letter written by Mr Paul Chan Poh Hoi, "Offer better pay to draw more to engineering" (ST, June 25). I am
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      278 51  -  Chew Mun Kit ASSAULT CASES IN THE face of increasing assaults on bus drivers, police have said that such attacks will not be tolerated. Those who assault bus drivers will be prosecuted under Section 323 of the Penal Code and police investigations
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      197 51  -  Tan Hua Hin RECENTLY I received a direct mailer from UOB Bank telling me how I could optimise my credit card and "stretch (my) purchasing power" through a balance transfer and inter-est-free loan. I find the use of the term "in-terest-free" highly questionable.
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      253 51  -  Dr Lim Boon Hee I REFER to the replies by the Land Transport Authority ("Market forces determine taxi fares") and the Ministry of Education ("MOE committed to five-day work week"; ST, June 28). The replies do not address the writers' concerns at all. The taxi
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      179 51  -  Michael Gleissner THE taxi situation in Singapore has reached another low point. Admittedly, I am spoilt by Hong Kong, where all you need to do is raise your arm and a taxi would stop and the door open, rarely beyond a two-minute wait. And this
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        108 51  -  Harry Lim Cheng Chwee WITH the current bull market and the positive outlook for the construction sector, small and long-suf-fering shareholders of L&M deserve to be kept informed of the status of their shares in the company. Are there plans to resume trading soon? Have
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        58 51  -  Lee Chee Meng I TOOK up a mortgage (float-ing-rate package) on my private property with United Overseas Bank last year. Last week, I received notice of a rate increase, bringing my mortgage rate to 4.5 per cent, despite the falling Sibor rate. I hope the
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      82 51 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.com Access to letters online is free. Deploy Automated External Defibrillators in all schools and at sports events Death of triathlete: Ambulance should have been called Cabbies, taxi operators and LTA should meet to thrash out problems Fine-tune City Surcharge, says part-time
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      453 52 REUTERS SOCCER Madrid FABIO Capello's reward after leading Real Madrid to their first Spanish title in four years was to get the boot yesterday. The reason: Real's football was too boring. The Italian, who also won the league with Real in 1996-97
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      818 52 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Coach Dunga's head is on the chopping block after Brazil fail to fire in attack and defence Puerto Ordaz (Venezuela) A SLICE of samba football decided the Copa America clash between a new-look Brazil team and a tired Mexico side troubled
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      322 52 London CHELSEA, so vociferous in transfer dealings for the past three seasons, could now fall prey to Barcelona. Fresh from their £16.2 million (Ssso million) capture of Arsenal's Thierry Henry, the Spanish giants are determined to take the Blues' England midfielder Frank Lampard to the Nou
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      472 53  -  Leonard Lim »NATIONAL STADIUM CLOSING CEREMONY Aussie trontman admits family and teammates helped him regain fitness By THOUGHTS of hanging up his boots crept into Harry Kewell's mind in the past year. Stricken by foot and groin injuries since last June's World Cup, the
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      418 53  -  Jerome Scow By THEY might have been quiet on the transfer front so far, but that does not deter Blackburn Rovers from predicting a top-six finish in the coming Premiership season. Brett Emerton, Rovers' Australian international midfielder, says that is his club's target a feat
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      197 53 ROYSTON SIM PHOTO: AUSTRALIAN coach Graham Arnold's future may be uncertain, but defender Lucas Neill has come out in full support of his coach. According to sports opinion website The Roar, Football Federation Australia president Frank Lowy is keen on hiring a big-name foreign coach after
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      144 53 SINGAPORE Pools has introduced a year-long "GOAL! Account" for 21-year-olds and above. The new account offers convenient phone betting on all matches offered by Singapore Pools from Sunday to Aug 31 next year. Players can track their accounts on the members' website. This will enable them to
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      Lock icon FAS steps in to defuse country versus club row
      442 53  -  Leonard Lim »SOCCER By ALL players come under the national team's purview for the duration that they are called up for duty. And any additional training they have at club level may affect their competitiveness for both club and country. These
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      Lock icon Mixed reaction to higher altitude ban
      308 53 ASSOCIATED PRESS San Cristobal (Venezuela) A FIFA decision to raise the ceiling on its high-altitude soccer ban has split the Andes. Colombia celebrated the change, while Bolivia accused its lowland neighbour of not supporting a campaign to remove all restrictions on high-altitude football. Fifa,
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      Lock icon Feared Kallang Roar inspired Dollah
      657 54  -  Terrence Voon NATIONAL STADIUM CLOSING CEREMONY Ex-Malaysian striker says he did well every time he played at the National Stadium By THE famous Kallang Roar intimidated many an opposing player at the National Stadium. But not Dollah Salleh. The visitors-unfriendly cheers from the stands were
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      564 54  -  Jeanette Wang By SINCE 1985, Akbar Hashim has been organising groups of fans to catch Singapore's national football team in action. Tomorrow, the 46-year-old tour operator will lead about 90 fans for their final journey to the National Stadium to bid farewell to
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      263 54 Field of Dreams: A Tribute to the National Stadium (tomorrow) Guest of honour: President S R Nathan Programme highlights 5.30pm: Singapore ex-internationals v Malaysia ex-internationals 7.10pm: Cauldron light-up ceremony 7.30pm: Singapore v Australia 9.30pm: Closing ceremony, which includes performance by Kit Chan, parade of Singapore athletes, dousing
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      472 54 »SOCCER London ARSENAL have identified Newcastle United's Obafemi Martins as the player to replace Thierry Henry. They are planning to make a £13 million (Ss4o million) move in the next few days. It is an offer Newcastle cannot refuse, because the striker, 22,
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      140 54 MANCHESTER City's hopes of re-signing Shaun Wright-Phillips were ended, after lan Wright insisted his son does not want to work with City's new manager Sven-Goran Eriksson again. The Swede has been promised £50 million (Ssls4 million) for new signings, after agreeing to take charge
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        60 54 HAMMERS WANT TEVEZ ON LOAN LONDON: West Ham are reportedly willing to spend £9 million (Ss2B million) to bring Inter Mi-lan-bound Carlos Tevez back on loan. The London club are hoping to strike a deal with Kia Joorabchian who owns the agency which represents Tevez £3 million in loan fees
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        49 54 ASSOCIATED PRESS MILAN: France striker David Trezeguet claimed that he rejected offers from Manchester United and Liverpool, before extending his contract with Juventus to 2011 yesterday. The 29-year-old, who has played for Juventus since 2000, will reportedly earn 4.5 million euros (559.3 million) next season.
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        58 54 REUTERS LONDON: Richard Caborn has stepped down as Britain's Sports Minister to become a World Cup ambassador, aiming to bring soccer's biggest event to England in 2018. The change comes a day after Gordon Brown took over as Prime Minister from Tony Blair. He is
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        38 54 BLOOMBERG NEWS MADRID: Real Sociedad have appointed Chris Coleman as coach after their relegation from Spanish soccer's top division. The 37-year-old Welshman, fired by Fulham in April, will join on a three-year contract.
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      562 55  -  Hoe Pei Shan SPORTS IN SCHOOLS Despite breaking out in rashes and suffering from asthma, Kristle dreams of US circuit By HER legs are covered in patchy rashes from an allergy to grass, and she is never without her inhaler. Kristle Koh, who suffers
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      251 55  -  Valeric Tan MY TOP MARKS A weekly series on student-athletes, written by their fellow schoolmates By Nanyang Girls' High School Secondary 3 SHEER hard work has paid off for Samantha Wong (right), a national junior archer studying in Nanyang Girls' High School. In her first
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      118 55 SIMPLY write in to The Straits Times about an outstanding athlete in your school, how he or she has excelled in a particular sport. Articles must be no longer than 300 words. Please also send us a photograph of the athlete. The student with this
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      Lock icon Kimi, Alonso to shine at French GP
      739 55  -  Steve Slater MOTOR RACING: COMMENT By SUNDAY'S French Grand Prix is likely to be the last at the Magny-Cours circuit, situated near Nevers in the heart of France. Although the drivers love its demanding corners and low-grip track, its isolated rural location means
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      161 55 REUTERS FERNANDO Alonso has had the French Grand Prix on his mind, ever since he failed to overtake Lewis Hamilton at the United States Grand Prix two weeks ago. Rookie Hamilton arrives at Magny-Cours with a 10-pomt lead over his McLaren teammate Alonso, after two straight race wins.
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      557 55 ASSOCIATED PRESS »GOLF New York TIGER Woods has talked about tailoring practice sessions around being a father. That also means finding time for workouts that can last up to three hours for as many as six days a week. He describes these in the August issue
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      Lock icon Federer on grass: 50 not out
      621 56 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS He eases into roundthree meeting with Safin, while Briton Henman disappoints London ROGER Federer took just 10 minutes yesterday to claim his 50th consecutive win on grass to set up an intriguing clash against former US and Australian Open champion
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      Lock icon Safin slams outrageous meal prices
      172 56 REUTERS MARAT Safin has won more than US$l3 million (Ss2o million) in prize money in his career. However, he claimed he could hardly afford a meal at this year's Wimbledon. The Russian, who has never liked playing on grass and rates Wimbledon as his least
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      578 56 NEW YORK TIMES London FORMER Wimbledon finalist Mark Philippoussis has dived into the bubbling hot tub of TV reality dating. French Open runner-up Ana Ivanovic posed topless for European magazines. Wimbledon's 2004 champion, Maria Sharapova, got slinky in a swimsuit for
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      168 56 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHOTOS: JUST 24 hours after stretching Wimbledon's strict all-white clothing code by emerging on court wearing red underwear, Tatiana Golovin discovered that it was not really her best colour. "I'll keep wearing them as long as I keep winning, they are lucky," the
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      247 56 ASSOCIATED PRESS ►>AMERICA'S CUP Valencia AFTER four races, the America's Cup has rarely been this close. Simple tactics saw Swiss boat Alinghi beat Emirates Team New Zealand by 30 seconds on Wednesday to take the fourth race and level the best-of-nine series at 2-2.
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        59 56 ONG Yew Huat has replaced Dr Benedict Tan as vice-presi-dent (Dinghies) of SingaporeSailing. Ong, elected at yesterday's Annual General Meeting, is a managing partner and country head at Ernst and Young, and was a former 470 national sailor. Dr Tan will still be involved as a
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        96 56 BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR: Two Barisan Nasional backbenchers took the Youth and Sports Ministry to task on Wednesday, over what they said were the presence of scantily-clad models in the Super GT Grand Prix held at Sepang last Sunday. Datuk Hasni Mohamad and Datuk Mohamed Aziz asked why
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      795 56 ATHLETICS lAAF Grand Prix in Ostrava, Czech Republic Men's 100 m: 1 Craig Pickering (Gbr) 10.16 sec 2 Churandy Martina (Aho) 10.31 3 Tyrone Edgar (Gbr) 10.33. 800 m: 1 Belal Mansoor Ali (Brn) lmin 44.745 ec 2 Yuriy Borzakovskiy (Rus) 1:45.12 3 Abraham Chepkirwok (Uga) 1:45.12. 5,000 m:
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      Lock icon World No.l David tops Spore list
      417 57 CARISSA KANG SQUASH Malaysian star, 24, A/ill be in town for lext month's first Masters tournament MALAYSIA'S Nicol David, the women's world No 1, is the top draw for the inaugural CIMB Singapore Women's Squash Masters tournament. The July 30 to Aug 4 event
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      885 57  -  Sally Jenkins NEW YORK TIMES COMMENTARY By THE National Basketball Association can stop its hunt for the next great player. His name is Kevin Durant, and if the Portland Trail Blazers pass on the 19-year-old with their first pick in the
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      Lock icon Iverson accused of assaulting two men in $30m lawsuit
      277 57 ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington A FEDERAL jury began hearing a US$2O million (Ss3l million) lawsuit on Wednesday against National Basketball Association star Allen Iverson, who is accused of assaulting two men in a bar fight. Marlin Godfrey and David Anthony Kittrell said
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      328 57 ASSOCIATED PRESS ATHLETICS Ostrava (Czech Republic) HAILE Gebrselassie set two world records in the rarely contested one-hour run at the Golden Spike meet on Wednesday. He eclipsed the mark for the time-limited race and added another in the 20,000 metres event. In
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      Lock icon Coach dares Australia to thrash 'weak' SA
      253 57 »RUGBY Johannesburg IRATE South Africa coach Jake White challenged Australia on Wednesday for maligning his weakened Springboks squad. Since he named a 28-man squad without 24 top players for the Springboks' Tests in Australia and New Zealand next month, the decision has drawn
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      194 57 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CYCLING Berlin GERMAN rider Matthias Kessler, a stage winner in last year's Tour de France, has tested positive for testosterone. "Until the results of the B-test come in, he has been suspended from the team," Team Astana said on Wednesday. The news follows
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      330 58 ticartjcit Apprecxatioti 1 1^^ 28.2.1923 to 19.6.2007 j .^H D^nr frit*it (Ik expressions of affection, respect, concern, condolences and sympathy during 01 v f>//r recent bereavement. We are sure that our late mother would have felt the jgk y During this period of loss, we were all basked in the
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      180 59 Heartfelt Thanks Appreciation from the family of the late THADDEUS CHEONG WING KIT called home to Ite with our Lord on 24 June 2007. Thank you for your prayers, kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths. -His Grace, the Archbishop of Kuching. Most Re" John Ha Rev Fr Anthony Ho.
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      115 59 I am tin- Resurret tion unit the life. He who believe in me will life, ei-en though he dies.' lohn 11:25 MRS FONG HOCK HIN NEE TAN SIAN LUI Age: 75 Was called home to be with the Lord on 28 June 2007, leaving behind loved ones. Loving Husband: lirnmy
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      86 59 >nrel\ goaiine*s and lovingkindness u il follow nu- all tin days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the I OKI) fore.er Psmlm 23.~€ KWEK MOH KII Age: 84 Mas railed Home lo be with ihe Lord on 28 June 2007 Dearly missed and always remembered
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      43 59 1 I In Loving Memory of I CATHERINE TSAN BENG GUAT \im tilth the lOßDsince 23 lune 1993 In life uv Im-ed anil honoured you In death ;tx« are remembered and i herished ftirnvr lry Husltand. ONGTtAM SENG. < hildren ami all loi-ed ones.
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      42 59 THE FAMILY OF THE LATE Kwok Leong Chee Departed on 24th June 2007 Wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement.
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      132 59 ILIM KUI MOI Age: 71 passed away peacefully on 27 June 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Chhan Ah Chhew Son: Daughter-in-law: Sean Chhan Mun Fai Jeana Goh Peck Lian Daughters: Sons-in-law: Chhan Siew Wai Ong Seng Chye Chhan Siew Yin Lo Wee Tick Chhan Siew
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      101 59 TAN KOK ENG TAN KOK CHONG Age:72 Passed away peacefully on 26 June 2007. Dearly missed by loved ones Wife: Hoo Fee San Sons: Daughters-in-laws: Tan Chih Thong, Eddy Ho Mei-Ki, Luque Tan Chih Sim Ng Siew Ngo, Christine Daughters: Sons-in-law: Tan Ai Min Koh Chin Hee Tan Ai Wei,Vivian
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      93 59 T ATHMA SHANTIPOOJA The family of the late I RANGAN THANGASWAMI PILLAI Departed 15 June 2007 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance. attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Karumathi prayer* will be held on
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      159 59 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.'' (Psalm 23:6) GOH SOON HOCK Age* o# was called home to be with the Lord on 28 June 2007. Dearly missed and always remembered by loved
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      116 59 HOONG SEK CHENG (1924 2007) was called Home to be with the Lord on 26 June 2007 in Sydney. Sadly Missed and Always Remembered by loved ones. Husband: (Chew Chee Kan, deceased) Children: Spouses: Koh Yoke Wan Vincent Koh Chew Choong Cheong Sharon Chng Bee Kheng (Chew Yoke Pake, deceased)
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      42 59 hist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of ONG YEOW KOON Departed 29 June 2006 Gone from our lives one so dear, But in our hearts forever near. Always remembered by Parents: OngHian Siang Sic Leng Choo, siblings, nieces, nephew, relatives A loved ones.
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      36 59 I In hi-rished Mi-nn.,\ I IERNA1 SINGH MKix\ IVpurted 2H |une I 1 »u You arc m<>n than I rnrmor\ You arc I living prt'sciu < l>eeply missed <s fondly remembered t»\ Sarjil. Manr.ij. Sh.irin loved ours.
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      33 59 3RD ANMVIRSMU In Loving Memorv ol LIM KIM NEO MOLLY Departed 29 |unt 2O0 < Dearly misseil alwav* rememtiered hv family laved ones: Ku n^. hinllotk. hnilm kivee Heong. LHeng Tin Grandson Wei Ml
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      74 59 ANBE SIVAM i i VAITHLINIGAM PONNAMMA (Wife of the Late R Palanisamy) Age: 73 Passed away peacefully on 27 I une 2007. Dearly mitced fondK remembered b> loved ones Daughters: Sons-in-law: Devi R.i Rani jeyanthi Hamrsh Malar Mum Granddaughters, Grandsons, Nephews, Niecev Relatives and loved ones. Body is resting at
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      233 61 Washington THE United States economy grew at a 0.7 per cent annual pace in the first three months of this year, the weakest in more than four years, a report showed yesterday. It was the weakest quarterly expansion in gross domestic product, or
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      431 61 FINANCIAL TIMES Cancellation of bond and loan offerings by firms recently reflects growing credit risks London COMPANIES are withdrawing financing deals across the globe. This is one of the clearest signs yet that investors' worries about rising interest rates and US subprime mortgages
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      451 61 FINANCIAL TIMES Washington UNITED States officials are speeding up efforts to tackle the competitiveness of the US capital markets. Two federal authorities unveiled plans to study an overhaul of financial oversight and said that they would cut "unnecessary complexity" in financial reporting. The rules-based regulatory
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      121 61 SINGAPORE-LISTED gaming group Genting International said yesterday that it plans to raise as much as US$l.5 billion (552.3 billion) in a rights offer. The fund-raising issue is to help pay for the building of its Singapore casino at Sentosa, reported Reuters. The new shares
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      31 61 AFP Yesterday's close: 17,932.27 (+82.99 points) »Japanese share prices rallied after several days of losses as an overnight rebound on Wall Street provided some much-needed cheer for investors.
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      41 61 AFP Yesterday's close: 21,938.22 (+232.66 points) Hong Kong stocks closed 1.07 per cent higher as fund managers spruced up portfolios ahead of book closings for the first half of the year, boosting blue chips and China firms.
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      35 61 AFP Yesterday's close: 3,914.2 (-164.4 points) Chinese stocks fell 4.03 per cent on fresh liquidity fears after Beijing approved the issue of special bonds to fund a new foreign exchange investment agency.
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      35 61 AFP Yesterday's close: 6,265.6 (+81.4 points) Australian share prices rose 1.32 per cent, breaking a five-day losing streak as bargain hunters emerged on the back of a positive lead from Wall Street.
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      34 61 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,350.72 (-6.71 points) Malaysian share prices closed 0.49 per cent lower as investors continued to trim holdings ahead of the United States Federal Reserve announcement on interest rates.
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      35 61 AFP Yesterday's close: 14,504.57 (+73.51 points) »Indian share prices rose 0.51 per cent on select buying as global markets improved ahead of the latest United States Federal Reserve Bank statement on monetary policy.
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      38 61 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,112.85 (-12.48 points) »Indonesian share prices closed 0.59 per cent lower for a second straight day of losses as investors continued to take profit in big caps that had seen recent gains.
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      36 61 AFP Yesterday's close: 777.68 (+6.68 points) Thai share prices closed 0.87 per cent higher in line with regional markets amid cautious trading ahead of the United States Federal Reserve announcement on interest rates.
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      11 61 STRAITS TIMES INDEX JUNE 28, 2DD7 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: o,bob.ZO +32.73 I
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      210 61 Jun 28 Allgreen 0.60 2.050 +0.050 Ascendasreit 0.97 2.760 CapitaComm 0.58 2.940 -0.100 CapitaLand 4.83 7.700 +0.150 CapitaMall 0.99 3.900 -0.080 ChartSemiCond 0.70 1.360 CityDev 3.16 17.100 +0.200 ComfortDelGro 1.47 2.180 -0.040 CoscoCorp 1.18 3.700 Creative Tech 0.18 7.450 -0.050 DBSGrp 9.94 23.000 +0.200 DTAC 0.28
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      52 61 Jun 28 _agnus 165,239,000 .ongnam 155,635,000 Star Cruises 124,233.000 ilobal Ariel 121,277,000 JTAC 107,251,000 ligiland 98,331,000 .rmarda 91,111.000 ISC Hldgs 89,926,000 ilobal Voice 81,306,000 .untecReit 68,089,000 Gen Intl 65,755,001 Global Test 61,949,001 Oculus 59,257,001 Jade Tech 46,444,001 Penguin 44,504,001 Equation 43,398,001 BanJoo 40,676,001 Eastgate Tech 33,193,001 TSH 31,650,001
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      134 61 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS Jllll 28 SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT )F FOREIGN CURRENCY Indian rupee 3.500 3.900 Indonesian rupiah 0.***** ...0.***** Japanese yen 1.2422 1.2554 Korean won 0.1630 0.1700 N Taiwan dollar 4.520 4.740 Nor kroner 25.70 26.30 Pakistan rupee 2.400 2.700 Philippine peso 3.130 3.340
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      2109 61 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: JUN 28, 2007 12 WEEK Illl HIGH LOW CODE U11MUV HURP.ENCY IBT TRAHED SALE VOLUME onn 140 14 3779 SSL Marine WD***** 118 -3 10 47 22 1674 Allgreen RBeCW071D10 27.5 +2.5 220 46.5 19.5 1473 AscendasSGAeCW*****0 39.5 +0.5 20 56 5.5 9092 Asia Env
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      495 62 FINANCIAL TIMES I hey are among 29 banks that helped channel 'hot money' into stocks, properties Beijing TEN international banks, including HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank (Stanchart), have been punished by China's foreign exchange regulator for breaching strict capital controls. They are said
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      359 62 ASSOCIATED PRESS Sydney CITIGROUP was cleared yesterday of insider trading and conflict of interest charges in Australia, in a case that challenged the measures investment banks use to separate their share trading and adviser roles. Federal Court judge Peter Jacobson rejected allegations by
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      125 62 ASSOCIATED PRESS Beijing AUDITORS have found misconduct affecting 15.5 billion yuan (Ss3.l billion) at three of China's biggest banks, the country's auditor-gener-al Li Jinhua reported. The National Audit Office report, issued on Wednesday, added to an embarrassing string of revelations of mismanagement at China's
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      167 62 SINGAPORE Press Holdings' (SPH's) high-end shopping mall, The Paragon, has shot up in value by 20 per cent to $1.82 billion. The valuation by property consultancy Knight Frank is up from a $1.52 billion valuation conducted last June. Observers say the jump in value is not
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      498 63  -  Fiona Chan Its $31 m total price i also likely to be the highest ever paid for a single unit in Spore By Property Reporter THE price of a condominium unit in Singapore has crossed the $5,000 per sq ft
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      286 63  -  FIONA CHAN RENTS of malls along Orchard Road are almost back to their pre-Asian financial crisis levels, according to a new study by CB Richard Ellis (CBRE). It showed that retail rents in Singapore's prime shopping district hit an average of $34.40 per sq
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      172 63 BIOTECH firm Genentech will more than treble its investment in Singapore as it ramps up production of its big-selling drugs. The strategy took a step forward yesterday at the ground-breaking ceremony for the firm's $215 million plant in Tuas. The 65,000 sq m plant
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      495 63  -  Clarissa Oon By China Correspondent In Tianjin FOUR Singapore companies this week unveiled logistics and wastewater treatment projects in the rising north-eastern Chinese manufacturing hub of Tianjin, with total investment of about $127 million. The companies include Singa-pore-based logistics firm YCH Group, which
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      298 63  -  Erica Tay By AFTER the mushrooming of "fancier" securities such as real estate investment trusts (Reits) in Singapore, shipping trusts are shaping up to be another hot area worth watching. Maritime-related trusts are a "promising emerging area of interest and focus", said Mrs
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      539 64  -  Grace Ng t invests in No. 3 Dlayer Warid after 'ailed bid last year 'or Pakistan Telecom By IT WAS second time lucky for Sing Tel, which yesterday clinched a 30 per cent stake in Pakistan's Warid Telecom for about US$75B
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      590 64  -  Bryan Lee By IT WAS meant to be a five-minute formality but Yellow Pages (Singapore)'s shareholder meeting yesterday became a 40-minute spectacle because of one angry investor. Minority shareholder Kenneth Chew won applause and chuckles at the Marriot Hotel ballroom as he took
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      265 64  -  ALVIN FOO PROGEN Holdings director Johnlin Yuwono has made a series of purchases totalling 1.165 million shares in the air-condi-tioning supplier and installer. The open-market trades, which took place from June 7 to 20, were announced yesterday. On June 7, he bought 190,000 shares at
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      343 64  -  Lee Su Shyan STAKING STOCK By INVESTORS got their groove back yesterday well, sort of and lifted the sagging market back into positive territory after four days on the slide. The spark was Wall Street's good performance and traders
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      844 65  -  Robin Chan Nic 30-day deadline will take effect on Sunday and apply to all taxes By THE Singapore taxman is putting his money where his mouth is, over a pledge to pay any refund due to taxpayers within 30 days. If
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      246 65 BRYAN LEE EXECUTIVE REMUNERATION SINGTEL'S former chief executive officer (CEO), Mr Lee Hsien Yang, took a pay cut last year as the telco posted a 9.2 per cent profit slide in the year ended March 31. Mr Lee, who left the company at the
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      30 65 Record-setter The Marq holds the distinction of being the first condo with at least one unit selling past the $5,000 psf mark for the first time in Singapore. PAGE H2B
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      1864 67  -  Douglas Tseng Christina Aguilera (below) has evolved from Disney sweetie to soul siren. And she says being married doesn't stop her from expressing her sexuality through her music PHOTO: POP princesses are a dime a dozen, but cuteness has an expiry date. Trouble is, finding a new image
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      723 69 NYT, AP The couple fought over the care of their retarded child ATLANTA Just days before professional wrestling star Chris Benoit killed his wife, his son and himself, the couple argued over caring for their mentally retarded child, who suffered from a rare medical condition,
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      620 69 NYT, LAT-WP NEW YORK Liz Claiborne, the designer of career clothes for professional women entering the workforce en masse beginning in the *****, died on Tuesday in Manhattan. She was 78. Often called the working woman's best friend, she died at New York Presbyterian Hospital
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      541 70  -  June Cheonq ST PHOTO: ARTS REPORTER ARTIST Martin Loh leads a double life. The 55-year-old Singaporean is well known for his naive art depicting Peranakan matriarchs outlined in bright, bold colours. But he has also been gaining a following for his erotic art, which features strong, muscular
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      293 70 PHILADELPHIA The FBI has recovered the long-lost manuscript of Pearl S. Buck's famous novel The Good Earth, which had been missing for more than 40 years. The 400-page manuscript turned up earlier this month at the Samuel T. Freeman Co. auction house in Philadelphia when the
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      486 71  -  June Cheong Venice Biennale The Singapore team has been reaping benefits from the Biennale showcase both creative and otherwise ARTS REPORTER ARTIST Vincent Leow is bringing a bit of Venice back to Asia. Fresh from his debut at the Singapore Pavilion in this year's Venice Biennale, the
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      485 71 Reuters, AP NEW YORK Hotel heiress Paris Hilton vowed to shed her party-girl image and prove she is a changed person after serving three weeks behind bars for violating probation in a drink driving case. "I'm a good person. I'm a compassionate person.
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        984 73  -  Tay Yek Keak Sure, Family Forensics rips your home apart. But could that reveal more than Larry King's chat with Paris Hilton? couchgrouch WHEN an institution meets an institution, that surely has to make my Kicka** TV Moment of the Week. Larry King, CNN's master interviewer,
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        265 74  -  Aviel Tan TulTe; Whether it's dealing with a cheating man or hubby dearest's death, hese women on television show they've got the guts to get on with life. What's on TV that's getting you talking... The Daring Sisters »WHEN:VV Drama (Star Hub Cable Channel 55), Saturdays at
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