The Straits Times, 8 October 2007

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 76 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 198/12/2006 MONDAY, OCTOBER 8 2007 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon 1.4m evacuated as typhoon hits China
    494 1 REUTERS, APrXINHUA Krosa makes landfall in densely populated south-eastern provinces Beijing TYPHOON Krosa crashed into China's coast yesterday, forcing the evacuation of 1.4 million people, after killing five in Taiwan as it lashed the islandwith heavy rain and high winds. Packing winds of up
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    Lock icon WEEKEND OF UPSETS
    225 1 SPORTS fans around the world were left either reeling or rejoicing, after a series of shock results from Marseille to Cardiff to Shanghai over the weekend. Yesterday, Formula One title favourite Lewis Hamilton failed to finish the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. He had needed only to
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    Lock icon Minister explains why bus fares cannot remain unchanged
    404 1  -  Yeo Ghim Lay By Transport Minister Raymond Lim yesterday commented for the first time on the bus fare hike this month, urging Singaporeans not to politicise the issue. Doing so would over time, cause the service standard to suffer, he said at
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Quality of life matters just as much as a long life
      1133 1  -  Salma Khalik By Health Correspondent A TAMPINES resident held up the obituary page of The Sunday Times at a forum on the recent Central Provident Fund changes to make the point that not many people here were making it
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Police get tough on prank calls to 999 hotline
      653 3  -  Teh Joo Lin They also plan to step up efforts to educate public on perennial problem By THE police is cracking down on those who make nuisance calls to the 999 emergency line, with 43 cases investigated last year. This figure
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      Lock icon S'pore will give Youth Olympics bid its best shot, says PM Lee
      512 3  -  Peh Shing Huei By in Lausanne, Switzerland SINGAPORE'S bid to host the first Youth Olympics is a "very major endeavour", said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong here yesterday. And the country will give it its best shot, he
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      Lock icon Casino courses hot, but not all IR jobs require them
      610 4  -  Keith Lin IRs want a mix of people, with and without industry experience By AT LEAST four private schools are betting on Singaporeans wanting an early start in learning the ropes for a job in the upcoming casinos. They are
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      Lock icon ST701 spices up menu with new sections on cars, homes, retail
      417 4  -  Chua Hian Hou By WHAT started out as an online job portal of Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) has blossomed into a site that lets users upload videos of their prized cars, homes and gadgets for sale. The media company's
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Overseas Myanmar groups keep up pressure
      792 6  -  NILANJANA MYANMAR CRISIS Brutal crackdown of pro-democracy movement spurs them on By: Sengupta PROTESTS against the military junta may have been effectively put down in Myanmar, but efforts continue abroad to keep the pressure up on the generals. Groups of Myanmar exiles, former political
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      Lock icon Reduced security but fear remains
      283 6 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yangon THE Myanmar junta reduced security in Yangon sharply yesterday, apparently confident it would face no further mass protests against military rule, but the streets remained unusually quiet and arrests continued. The last barricades were removed from around the Shwedagon and Sule
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    • MYANMAR CRISIS
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        Lock icon Poverty likely to fuel more social unrest, say analysts
        644 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Future looks grim as Myanmar people struggle amid rising food and fuel prices Bangkok FOR now the streets of Yangon are quiet after Myanmar's bloody crackdown on protesters, but simmering public discontent over crushing poverty is likely to spark
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        Lock icon UN chief praised for leadership and use of 'strong words'
        367 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE United Nations UNITED Nations chief Ban Xi Moon, at times criticised for his apparent reluctance to take strong moral stances, is getting kudos for his leadership and strong words" in the Myanmar crisis. Mr Ban has been in
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Beijing opens $2.4b subway ahead of Olympics
        243 9 REUTERS Beijing BEIJING yesterday opened the first of a series of new train services to meet the needs of hundreds of thousands of visitors expected for the Olympic Games next August. The No. 5 line runs for 27.6 km north-south through the heart
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        Lock icon Clean energy quietly taking hold in China
        489 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHOTO: GLOBAL WARMING Major polluter could become a force in renewable power Yanqing (China) TEENAGER Zhu Xiaotong's home a few hours' drive outside Beijing is a world away from the acrid air and snarling traffic jams in China's energy-hungry capital. Cherry
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Back to 'school' for Japan's jobless
        646 10  -  Kwan Weng Kin Government-funded training centres boast high rate of success in helping unemployed By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo THE Jonan Vocational Skills Development Centre, located on the fringe of one of Tokyo's light industrial districts, would be the envy of most training institutions,
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        Lock icon The DIY way to better prospects
        307 10  -  KWAN WENG KIN AFTER working part-time for two years in odd jobs, high-school graduate Daisuke Sato, 26, toiled for five years in a cleaning company before he decided that enough was enough. He had entered the company as a contract worker, which means he
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        Lock icon Tokyo may prune support for US in Afghanistan
        193 10 REUTERS Tokyo JAPAN could scale back its support of the US in Afghanistan under a new proposal aimed at winning opposition support for continuing the mission, the Foreign Minister said yesterday. The Bill by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will bar
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          Lock icon KL TO IMPORT CHICKEN IF FESTIVE SHORTAGE OCCURS
          83 10 KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government will import 500 tonnes of chicken from Thailand and other countries if a shortage occurs during the Hari Raya festive season. Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said that although chicken producers had given their word
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          Lock icon THREE CREW MEMBERS KILLED IN SYRIAN PLANE CRASH
          104 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DAMASCUS: A Syrian plane on an ordinance survey mission crashed near Damascus yesterday, killing all three crew members, the official Sana news agency reported. Earlier witness reports of the crash identified it as a military aircraft. Sana said the plane
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          Lock icon CHINA TO RESTRICT ORGAN TRANSPLANTS FROM PRISONERS
          98 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Chinese medical officials have agreed not to transplant organs from prisoners or other individuals in custody except into members of their immediate families. The agreement was reached at a meeting of the World Medical Association (WMA) in Copenhagen last Friday
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          Lock icon THOUSANDS MARCH FOR UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE IN HK
          103 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS HONG KONG: Chanting "Universal suffrage in 2012", some 7,000 people marched through Hong Kong yesterday to demand the right to pick the city's leader and the entire legislature. More than 5,500 people also hoisted umbrellas in a park to form the
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          Lock icon THIEVES STEAL 8,000 PIECES OF JEWELLERY FROM TOKYO STORE
          90 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: Thieves in Tokyo made off with some 8,000 valuable pieces of jewellery after breaking into a store, apparently through the ceiling, police and reports said yesterday. "About B,ooo...rings, necklaces and other jewellery worth 100 million yen (Ssl.3 million)
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        Lock icon Pakistan's political future hangs on court ruling
        569 11  -  Kamal Siddiqi NEWS ANALYSIS Judges to decide on legality of Musharrafs election victory By For The Straits Times In Karachi AFTER President Pervez Musharraf's convincing win in Pakistan's presidential elections on Saturday, all eyes are now on the Supreme Court which, on Oct
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        Lock icon Violence erupts after bus kills 8 in New Delhi
        230 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE New Delhi INDIAN police fired tear gas and used batons to disperse thousands of residents who blocked roads and attacked vehicles in New Delhi yesterday after a speeding bus ploughed into dozens of commuters, killing eight people. Relatives of
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA/MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Uphill battle for Chinese parties in ruling coalition
        495 13  -  Chow Kum Hor Race, crime and graft issues dominate in bid to woo votes By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur MR TAN Soon Lim is familiar with the arguments about the most contentious issues confronting Chinese Malaysians, whether it is creeping Islamisation,
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        Lock icon Don't sugar-coat race and religious issues: Abdullah
        285 13 MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has called on politicians and community leaders to face up to racial and religious issues in a serious and honest manner. He wanted leaders, especially those in the ruling Barisan Nasional, to tell him the facts about those
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        Lock icon Manila's 'trash mountain' to be turned into energy plant
        555 13  -  Alastair Mclndoe By Philippines Correspondent Manila GAS wells will soon be dotting Manila's infamous garbage mountain at Payatas to earn the Philippines its first carbon credits for a waste-to-energy project under the Kyoto Protocol. Drilling rigs are now sinking shafts for
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  • WORLD
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      890 14  -  Jonathan Eyal FALLOUT FROM BRITISH PM'S DECISION TO BACKTRACK ON SNAP ELECTION PLAN After winning over voters, Brown now faces their derision By Straits Times Europe Bureau In London BRITISH Prime Minister Gordon Brown has quashed rumours of a snap general election. He told the BBC yesterday he
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      Lock icon Syria may be aiding and abetting foes of Iraqi govt
      563 15 NEW YORK TIMES Damascus hoping to gain influence in Iraq in face of waning US presence, say analysts Damascus SYRIA is encouraging Sunni Arab insurgent groups and former Iraqi Baathists with ties to the leaders of Saddam Hussein's government to
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      33 15 This youth in New York is showing off his skills in "parkour", a race originating from France in which runners vault and climb over obstacles in urban settings. PHOTO: AP
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      Lock icon 11-year-old boy leads US cops on high-speed chase
      255 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS Boutte (Louisiana) AN 11-YEAR-OLD boy led police on a chase that reached speeds of more than 160 kmh, leading to charges for him and his parents, who are accused of letting him drive for months. Louisiana police said the chase
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      Lock icon Report of US hit on Iran baseless: Bush
      294 15 BLOOMBERG, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Washington PRESIDENT George W. Bush has dismissed as "baseless gossip" Arab press reports of a US attack on Iran because of a dispute over its nuclear programme. "I would call that empty propaganda," Mr Bush said in an interview
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      Lock icon Scientist 'to create artificial life form'
      447 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Synthetic chromosome offers potential remedy to global warming and illnesses, he claims Washington CONTROVERSIAL US scientist Craig Venter has announced he is on the verge of creating the first ever artificial life form which he hails as a potential remedy to illness
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Around the world in 4,829 days
        281 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS HE WAS hit by a car in Colorado, attacked by a crocodile in Australia, detained as a suspected spy in Egypt and survived illness and periods of despair. On Saturday, British adventurer Jason Lewis finally reached home, completing a 75,000 km human-powered
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        Lock icon Duo give new life to Scrabble
        224 16 RAJAT and Jayant Agarwalla, two brothers from the eastern Indian city of Kolkata, have brought new life to Scrabble, the traditional English spelling game. Their Internet version of the game, called Scrabulous, has been an overnight success, according to a BBC report. Scrabulous has
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        Lock icon Sutiyoso's mega-city dream
        207 16 JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK INDONESIA'S retired special forces general Sutiyoso marked his last day as governor of Jakarta on Saturday by launching a book about his pet mega-city concept. The concept includes a massive plan to develop coordination on integrated transportation systems, flood prevention, waste management and
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    • THIS WEEK
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        Lock icon UN to meet over draft statement on Myanmar
        302 17 WORLD WHAT IT IS THE United Nations Security Council is due to meet today to discuss a draft statement condemning the "violent repression" of pro-democracy protests in Myanmar. The draft statement, which was circulated late on Friday to the council, also contains
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        Lock icon Climate activists favoured for Nobel Prize
        141 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS WHAT IT IS THE guessing game has begun for this year's Nobel Peace Prize with reports indicating that former US vice-president Al Gore is a likely contender. Other experts say it could well be the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,
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        Lock icon HK chief Tsang may deliver tax cuts
        162 17  -  VINCECHONG WHAT IT IS HONG Kong's Chief Executive Donald Tsang will deliver his annual policy address on Wednesday. This speech has been made more significant as it follows his successful re-election in March. WHY IT MATTERS The 62-year-old leader's address is expected to
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        Lock icon Malaysia's first astronaut to blast off
        147 17  -  CHOWKUM HOR WHAT IT IS MALAYSIA'S first astronaut will blast off into space on Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, a doctor and part-time model, is in the first crew, while dentist Dr Faiz Khaleed is the back-up. Both
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        Lock icon Businesses vie for excellence awards
        158 17  -  GABRIEL CHEN SINGAPORE WHAT IT IS SPRING Singapore's Business Excellence Awards will be presented tomorrow. Introduced in 1994, they are given to organisations that achieve world-class standards of excellence. Widely recognised as Singapore's premier business accolades, they comprise the Singapore Quality Award, the People Excellence
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        Lock icon Ex-NKF chairman's wife to face charge
        95 17  -  LIM WEI CHEAN WHAT IT IS FORMER National Kidney Foundation (NKF) chairman Richard Yong's wife faces a money-laundering charge in a Hong Kong court this week. Madam On Shu Kio fled Singapore with her husband after he was declared bankrupt earlier this year and
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        Lock icon Activities mark World Mental Health Day
        100 17  -  LIM WEI CHEAN WHAT IT IS WORLD Mental Health Day on Wednesday is to be celebrated through a series of activities such as art exhibitions and talks. WHY IT MATTERS Mental illness is classified by the World Health Organisation as a major illness. In
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      28 14 Scientific breakthrough? US scientist Craig Venter says he is on the verge of creating an artificial life form that could help fight climate change and illness. PAGE 17
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      183 17 MONDAY »MADRID: A two-day of State Condoleezza Rice LUXEMBOURG The international conference on and Defence Minister Robert euro's recent record strength attitudes towards Muslims in ffXSEi will be the focus when the West gets under way. jg™ Law^and Defence finance ministers from the FRANKFURT: The Minister Anatoly Serdyukov 13-nation eurozone
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      426 18 THE open skies agreement Singapore has signed with Britain deserves Transport Minister Raymond Lim's "trail-blazing" designation. There is only one other like it, with the United Arab Emirates, but last week's accord offers Singapore Airlines much greater potential From the end of next March it can
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      825 18  -  Netina Tan Chiew Pheng ASEAN'S APPROACH TO MYANMAR For The Straits Times WHAT can the international community do to prevent a replay of the tragic events of Sept 27 in Myanmar? Whose responsibility is it to protect the people of Myanmar? Since 1988, a
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      890 18  -  Andy Ho LANGUAGE AND CULTURE By Senior Writer ARE you being too close for comfort? You make a move on that female co-worker you fancy but she tells you quite unequivocally to buzz off. How far must you remove yourself physically? That depends
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      924 19  -  Robert Karniol »THE BLACKWATER SAGA IN IRAQ By Defence Writer AN EXPLOITATIVE gambit by the United States combined with a dysfunctional government in Iraq has ensured that Baghdad is unable to prosecute crimes committed by the hordes of private contractors serving officialdom in the
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      715 19  -  Nathaniel »IRAQ'S MINORITIES By Deutsch THE United States did not set out to eradicate the Mandeans, one of the oldest, smallest and least understood of the many minorities in Iraq. This extinction in the making has been another unfortunate and entirely unintended consequence of the US invasion
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      687 20  -  Robert D. Morris New York Times Syndicate »U.S. WATER SUPPLY By In Seattle IN A time when we endlessly scrutinise the ingredients of our food and insist on pesticide-free peaches, why are we still mixing carcinogens into our children's lemonade? From herbicides to arsenic, the US Environmental Protection
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      672 20  -  Jacek Saryusz-Wolski »EU'S ENERGY FUTURE By MOST Europeans agree that reliable, affordable and sustainable energy is crucial to Europe's security and prosperity; that energy can be used as a political weapon, as when Russia shut off gas to Ukraine in January last year; and that Europe
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      29 18 No law or order The lack of any clear legislation governing private contractors in war-torn Iraq is causing widespread anger and confusion. PAGE 20 PUNCHLINES Fl WoRLP <fHAMPiONSHIf*r in
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      134 19 STUDY ABROAD Apply Now to start in 2008. Prelim results accepted. Exemptions given to qualified polytechnic students. Campus accommodation limited, please act now. AUSTRALIA UNITED KINGDOM University of Sydney Foundation Cambridge Education Group offering University of Western Australia Foundation A level, IB Pre-U Foundation Monash University Foundation University of Edinburgh
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      133 20 @p> ÜBS Change of registered address of ÜBS: One Raffles Quay 8 October 2007 We are pleased to inform you that ÜBS is expanding its presence in Singapore. From 8 October 2007, the new registered address of ÜBS and its group of companies as stated below will be at One
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      561 21 Singapore today Partly cloudy, showers with thunder in the afternoon over many areas. ASIA WORLD WEATHER BEIJING O A~Q» Clear v.-IEDUL 2^_^ k^^J jyWKYO Fair NEW DELHI <^ t <2^ Cloudy KUNMING H{s^^ T AIPEI KOLKATA E^ HONGKONG Windy t fi\ Rain BAY OF BENGAL SOUTH CHINA SEA iSrcx £Pv
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      317 21 F.YI. USEFUL NUMBERS Emergency lines Police.... 999 Police Hotline 1800-255-0000 Civil Defence (Fire, Rescue and Emergency Ambulance) 995 Non-emergency ambulance (charges apply) 1777 Water Supply 1800-284-6600 SP Power Grid (to report power failure) 1800-778-8888 6778-8888 City Gas (to report gas supply interruption, low pressure and leakage) 1800-752-1800 Transport lines Comfort
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      294 21 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY 1 Attend a concert featuring works by Debussy and Poulenc. Nafa Campus 3, Lee Foundation Theatre, 151 Bencoolen Street. 6.30pm. Tickets: $9. Tel: 6222-5595. 2 Register to attend the launch of Start-Up@Singapore and learn more about how to start your own business. Sing Tel
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      576 22  -  Teh Joo Lin Police, NCSS expected to roll out system by first half of 2008; easy-to-recall five-digit SMS number likely By HOME alone perhaps, and in an emergency or even life-threatening situation but a call to "999" is
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      773 23  -  Yeo Ghim Lay DIALOGUE AFTER MINISTERIAL VISIT Sin Ming residents worry yet another one in the area may drive down property values By A PROPOSED building in Sin Ming for funeral parlours has raised protests among some of the area's residents, who say their neighbourhood
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      377 23  - Professor writes thousands of books a year on 80 computers Oo Gin Lee By WITH more than 250,000 publications to his name, Professor Philip Parker is the world's most published author. But how is it possible for a human to pen tens of thousands of books and trade reports in
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      110 23 HERE are some of Professor Philip Parker's works generated by his computers: Webster's Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org) one of the largest free online dictionaries with translations in more than 90 languages Economic reports 1) The World Market For Non-Monetary Gold (US$325 [Ss4Bo] at www.ebooks.com) 2)
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      612 24  -  Lee Hui Chieh New Khoo Teck Puat Hospital in Yishun will have its own board business leaders given free rein to innovate, says Health Minister By A HIGH-POWERED board and a mandate to "think out of the box" such
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      455 24  -  Liaw Wy-Cin By BEYOND battling the stigma those recovering from mental illness still face, there are two other issues suitable shelter and jobs. These two key gaps in the national effort to shore up mental health care here are being studied by
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      365 25  -  Chua Hian Hou Seen by usher, who called police; case now under investigation By A MAN who used his mobile phone to record a movie in a cinema is being investigated by the police for alleged copyright infringement. The Straits Times understands
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      859 25  -  Teh Joo Lin By SENIOR Staff Sergeant Kartini Keman picks up the phone a few hundred times a day. Her first words are always the same: "Police emergency", followed by a polite greeting. Senior Staff Sgt Kartini is one
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        75 25 A VAN driver died in hospital after he sustained head injuries when his vehicle mounted a road kerb and hit a tree. The 50-year-old was travelling along Bedok Reservoir Road heading towards Tampines Avenue 1 on Saturday at about 3pm when the accident took place.
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        123 25 TWO homes were burgled last week. In the first case, a man in his mid-20s left for work after securing his flat in Block 128, Bukit Merah View, last Friday morning. However, the padlock was missing when he returned later that afternoon. Three laptops worth $4,500,
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      Lock icon DANGEROUS DRIVING: MAN HELD
      73 25 A MAN in his mid-20s was arrested early yesterday morning for dangerous driving after he failed to stop his car along Penang Road despite the police signalling him to do so. The incident happened at about 2.45 am in the Boat Quay area. When the driver
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      Lock icon Kusu spiffs up ahead of annual pilgrimage
      580 27  -  Lim Wei Chean Food court set up; Taoist temple and Malay shrine ready for visitors By THE annual buzz at Kusu Island spring cleaning and repainting has started anew, and the food court is taking shape again. Starting this Thursday, thousands will make
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      344 27  -  Stephanie Gwee By IMMERSION in projects involving interactive digital media (IDM) technologies that is what students in five selected schools are getting. The initiative is part of plans by the Media Development Authority (MDA) to boost the local interactive media
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      26 22 'Auto-pilot' author Professor Philip Parker has over 250,000 titles to his name so far. His 80 computers churn them out by the thousands yearly. PAGE H2
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      100 24 DENGUE CASES UPDATE: 7113 WHEN COMPLACENCY BREEDS, DANGER MULTIPLIES. Lulled into a false sense of security? Complacency comes with a price. Even when dengue cases are decreasing, the disease still infects almost 200 new victims per week. Danger breeds when we let our guard down. The fact is, our climate
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      20 25 That's how much the annual President's Star Charity Show netted this year. Note: For the week ended Oct 6, 2007
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      168 25 ;::4 r\ How does the Health Ministry plan to cope with the expected rise in the number of mental illness cases? ill It plans to spend $40 million on training I family doctors, teachers, army officers I and social workers to pick up early signs I of mental illness. They
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      725 28  -  LYN CHAN ST7OI is enhanced with new features as a one-stop marketplace for cars, property, jobs and shops By\ WANT to sell your house or car quickly with no fuss? Find a shop with minimum hassle? Just click on ST7OI, the updated e-marketplace of Singapore
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      277 28  -  LYN CHAN By\ ZAPCODE is making its presence felt in Orchard Road. Just zap the giant billboard in front of MidPoint Orchard building with your mobile phone and win fabulous prizes. The zaps will automatically direct you to a micro Wapsite on the phone and you
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        70 28 WITH the NEC VERSA P9llO new series notebook, you can play high-intensive games, flip album artworks, and enjoy high definition video on the road or from the Internet immediately. Business executives will like the larger spreadsheet: The 17-inch widescreen enlarges the display size by 47 per cent compared
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        113 28 I THE Great Tiger Gold Rush I promotion is on. From now till to Oct 13, win one of 75 I "golden tickets" that will I guarantee you a place in The I Great Tiger Gold Rush Finale on Oct 27. The top winner gets a Ikg
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        69 28 SIGN up for a new Regular Premium insurance policy for yourself and your family with Great Eastern's Regular Premium Promotion and walk away with fabulous gifts. Take your pick: a funky MP3 Player and Travel Sound Speakers Set, an LCD TV or mobile phones and digital cameras. This
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        Lock icon Yogurt pearls
        106 28 COMBINE the crunchiness of rice flakes and real fruit with milk calcium to create a complete cereal with Yog Active. It has 15 per cent yogurt pearls with active Lactobacillus acidophilus bacteria and whole grains with no trans fats, no preservatives and no genetically modified organism-based ingredients. What's
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      Lock icon Real estate scheme helps youth to build solid job foundation
      659 29  -  Jessica Lim Mentorship programme helps seven at-risk or disabled young people become property agents By THE property boom is offering disadvantaged youth a new lease on life. Under a programme called Project Youth Regeneration, seven young people who are at
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      Lock icon A PILLAR FOR PEACE
      86 29 A Singaporean student takes a closer look at the peace pillar at Singapore Management University (SMU). SMU's Myanmar student community initially designed this pillar, titled The White Doves, to mark the United Nations' International Day of Peace. Modifications have since been made to the peace pillar
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      812 29 MY LIFE Should the recent events in Myanmar be chucked to the back of our minds, or is there something Singaporeans here can do? Youthlnk writers speak up. Wake-up call to all govts WHAT has moved me the most following the brutal events in Myanmar is
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      455 30  -  Dr Anne Chong Su Van I REFER to the letter, "MOH seeks greater clarity on clinic charges" (ST, Oct 4) in which the Ministry of Health says it will be compulsory for all clinics to issue itemised bills from April next year. It
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      139 30  -  Lee Kok Woo GOMBAK Trail opened a few years ago. Not long after, part of it was upgraded with more solid steps. I am sure many residents were thankful to the National Parks Board (NParks) for the upgrade. Many health-conscious residents enjoy the occasional hike
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      250 30  -  Lee Yoke Keng (Mrs) IT IS heartening to note the article highlighting the availability of special needs officers to alleviate some of the pressure on teachers and students ("Dyslexics get more help in schools"; ST, Oct 2). It is time to allocate more
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      228 30  -  Dr Chong Fook Loong I REFER to the letter, "More open, green spaces to rejuvenate HDB estates" by Mr Chai Joo Siong (ST, Sept 24). We recognise the benefits of green spaces for recreational use and green relief in built-up
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      Lock icon No link in chairman's arrival, CEO's exit: F&N
      220 30  -  Anthony Cheong I REFER to the article, "F&N chief quits due to 'differences of opinion' (ST, Oct 6). By the juxtaposition of photographs and the headline above, the story gives the irresponsible impression that the departure of Dr Han Cheng Fong from
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      164 30  -  Au Yong How Kai I OWN a property and receive monthly billing from the property management corporation for the following: Management fund; Sinking fund; and GST on the sum total of management fund and sinking fund. My interpretation of sinking fund is a fund
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      302 30  -  Lawrence Ng Wai Chun I READ with renewed surprise that the HDB will build even more flats ("Govt to boost supply of homes"; ST, Oct 2), even as many blocks in Jurong West remain fenced up and unsold and many individual units
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      206 30  -  Liew Vi Xvi (Ms) I READ with interest the reply by the HDB, "Fernvale flat prices: Comparisons inapt" (ST, Oct 2). From the letter, it would seem that the pricing of units in the Build-To-Order project is justified. However, I would like
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        55 30  -  Kamil Akhtar Tyebally I WOULD like to thank taxi driver Tan Buck Keong (oi SHC 0697 D), who came to my home to return my wallet. As no one was in, he made sure my cards would not go missing by removing them and
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        66 30  -  Karen Ngiam (Mdm) I WOULD like to thank Tiffany of Times bookshop (Golder Shoe branch), who went the extra mile in helping me get an activity book for my daughter. II was not available at that brand: or the next one she checked, sc
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        60 30  -  Rebecca Chan Kam Chee (Mdm) ON SEPT 26, I injured m\ right foot at Paragon Mai while trying to run up a down-ward-moving escalator. The security officers attended to me with much care and efficiency. A woman officer goi me to a traditional Chinese medicine
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        44 30  -  Ho Tat Cheow I WOULD like to thank the woman who found and passed my lost keys to the service counter staff at Marina Square shopping centre on Sept 17. I had misplaced the keys earlier at the foodcourt.
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      37 30 You can also mail your letters to Forum Editor, The Straits Times, News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Singapore *****4. Fax: 6319-8289. G Tamil Murasu The new face of jf?gl|H Botanic Gardens i^ffl^ in Today's Maanavar Murasu
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      224 30 GET THE NEWS FIRST! The early bird catches the worm! Subscribe NOW wake up to a world of rewards! Simply no better time than now! Here's how: Subscribe to any SUNSHINE Bundle C 3 Select ISPH dai| VPLUSI weekend edition I THE DRAFTS TIMES Q THE BIGNESS TIMES* f I
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      62 30 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.com Access to letters online is free. A message to parents about bonding, and an appeal to employers on working mums Beware cultural differences: We need parenting for Singaporeans by Singaporeans Protect foreigners, but don't condone immigration offences Even though traffic lights
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      71 31 RESULTS Quarter-finals Saturday Australia 10 (Tuqiri try; Mortlock penalty, conversion) England 12 (Wilkinson 4 penalties) New Zealand 18 (McAlister, So'oialo tries; Carter 2 penalties, conversion) France 20 (Dusautoir, Jauzion tries; Beauxis 2 penalties, conversion; Elissalde conversion) Yesterday South Africa 37 (Fourie, Smith, Pietersen, Smit, James tries;
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      Lock icon Wallabies slammed for 'sheer stupidity' in defeat
      399 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Sydney AUSTRALIAN commentators slammed the Wallabies yesterday as an "error-riddled" team who showed "sheer stupidity". The team were outplayed by England in the World Cup quarter-finals, and had their title hopes dashed after losing 10-12 in Marseilles on Saturday. Hours later,
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      1114 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Controversial try off a forward pass sees France beat knock out tournament favourites 20-18 in Cardiff Cardiff EVERYONE said it could not happen again, that New Zealand could not botch yet another World Cup. They said there would not be a repeat of 1999,
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      Lock icon Springboks survive physical Fijian test to win 37-20
      393 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Marseille SOUTH Africa progressed to the World Cup semi-finals yesterday, ekeing out a 37-20 victory over Fiji in a brutal but enthralling game. With some monumental hits exchanged between two physical sides, it was the Springboks' superior forward nous and
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      134 32 NOTE: If two or more drivers finish with the same number of points, the higher place goes to: a) The driver with the most wins. Current tally: Raikkonen (five), Hamilton (four), Alonso (four) b) If the number of wins is the same, the higher place
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      847 32  -  Leonard Lim He crashes out in Chinese GP f leaving F1 title race wide open as Raikkonen sweeps to victory By In Shanghai IT WAS his first retirement of the season, and it could ultimately prove decisive. Lewis Hamilton's bid to become Formula One's first rookie champion was
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      207 32 Results 1 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin, above) Ferrari lhr 37min 58.3955 ec 2 Fernando Alonso (Esp) McLaren +9.8065 ec 3 Felipe Massa (Bra) Ferrari +12.891 4 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Toro Rosso +53.509 5 Jenson Button (Gbr) Honda +1:08.666 6 Vitantonio Liuzzi (Ita) Toro Rosso +1:13.673 7 Nick Heidfeld (Ger)
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      697 32  -  Steve Slater »IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT By WHILE an outline agreement on the layout of the Singapore Grand Prix track was agreed upon by motor sports' organising body, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) last week, one big question still remains. Will the
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      Lock icon Night race approval soon: Iswaran
      279 32  -  CAROLYN QUEK SINGAPORE should see in-principle approval for its bid to hold its inaugural Formula One night race sometime this year, according to Minister of State for Trade and Industry, S. Iswaran. He said that a couple of trials had already been conducted in Europe
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      87 33 YESTERDAY Arsenal 3 (Van Persic 7, 80, Senderos 14) Sunderland 2 (Wallace 25, Jones 48) Blackburn Rovers 2 (Bentley 15, McCarthy 56pen) Birmingham City 1 (Jerome 68) Bolton Wanderers 0 Chelsea 1 (Kalou 41) Liverpool 2 (Voronin 12, Torres 90) Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Keane 45, 47) Manchester City
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      153 33 P W D L F A Pts Arsenal 8 7 1 019 6 22 Man United 9 6 2 111 2 20 Man City 9 6 1 214 7 19 Liverpool 8 4 4 014 4 16 Blackburn 8 4 3 1 9 6 15 Chelsea 9 4 3
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      774 33  -  Richard Jolly »SOCCER Against Bolton, he scores Chelsea's first Premier League goal in 460 minutes By WARS have been won and lost in less time, marriages started and finished, reputations made and destroyed. For Chelsea, 43 days and 460 minutes of Premier League football have
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      535 33 AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE London FERNANDO Torres saved Liverpool from another home defeat as the Spanish striker struck in the dying moments to rescue a 2-2 Premier League draw against Tottenham at Anfield yesterday. Two goals by Spurs striker Robbie Keane looked to have sentenced Liverpool
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      156 33 Madrid VALENCIA'S five-match winning run in the Spanish Primera Liga came to an end on Saturday, when they slumped to a 1-2 loss at home to Espanyol. Valencia looked to be on course for their sixth win in a row, when Ruben Baraja put them in
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      170 33 Pts Real Madrid 6 Villarreal 6 Valencia 7 Barcelona 6 Espanyol 7 A. Madrid 6 Mallorca 6 Real Murcia 6 Zaragoza 6 R. Huelva 6 R. Santander 6 Almeria 6 Sevilla 5 Osasuna 5 Betis 6 A. Bilbao 6 Real Valladolid 6 Deportivo 6 Getafe 6 Levante 6
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      454 33 REUTERS Milan JULIO Cruz scored twice to give Inter Milan a 2-1 win over promoted Napoli in the Italian Serie A on Saturday. But coach Roberto Mancini urged his team to show improvement, despite being unbeaten in seven matches. Argentinian striker Cruz tucked
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      559 34 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SOCCER Arsenal see 2-goal lead vanish before striker pounces again to secure win London ARSENAL'S never-say-die attitude saw them reclaim top spot after a hard-fought 3-2 Premier League win over Sunderland at the Emirates Stadium yesterday. The Gunners raced into a two-goal lead
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      388 34 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Manchester ALEX Ferguson insists Manchester United have the strength in depth to cope, after the club's injury list hit double figures. Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as the Premier League champions swept Wigan aside 4-0 on Saturday. But a sixth straight
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      518 34 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London ENGLAND coach Steve McClaren will have to plan without Dean Ashton, as he prepares for crucial Euro 2008 qualifiers against Estonia and Russia this week. Ashton suffered knee ligament damage during West Ham's 0-1 defeat by Aston Villa on Saturday. Hammers manager
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      290 34 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London A SUPERB header from Kevin Doyle earned Reading a valuable 1-0 win over Derby. That allowed Steve Coppell's side to pull away from the Premier League's relegation zone yesterday. But the result left their beaten opponents firmly anchored to the bottom of
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        69 34 HOME United came back from two goals down to beat Woodlands Wellington 3-2 in an S-League match yesterday. Diakite Fode Bangaly equalised for Home after goals from Woodlands' Laakkad Abdelhadi and Imran Sahib. Kengne Ludovick then grabbed Home's winner four minutes from time. In another game,
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        140 34 LONDON: David Beckham has given his father £100,000 (S$300,000) to ensure he never has to work again following his recent heart attack. The soccer star returned to Britain to be by his father's side last month following the attack, but transferred the gift into the gas
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        55 34 LONDON: Gianfranco Zola has rejected an approach to join Chelsea's troubled coaching staff, reported The Guardian. Regarded by Chelsea supporters as one of the club's finest players, the former Italy international was sounded out about working alongside manager Avram Grant. After checking with friends at Stamford Bridge,
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        59 34 LONDON: Nicolas Anelka has revealed he is "waiting for a big club" to come calling. He joined Bolton last summer, but talk about a move has persisted despite the France international committing his future to the club. The striker has admitted to The Guardian that he
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        43 34 Today Gombak United v Sengkang Punggol (Jurong West, Bpm) Tomorrow Tampines Rovers v Super Reds (Tampines, Bpm) Wednesday Liaoning Guangyuan v Balestier Khalsa (Queenstown), Geylang United v SAFFC (Bedok) Bpm Friday Young Lions v Albirex Niigata (Jalan Besar, 7.30pm) Live, Chs, 7.25pm
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        90 34 JAFFC 28 22 2 4 86 34 68 lome 28 21 5 2 65 30 68 fampines 27 21 3 3 66 25 66 iombak 2710 8 9 43 34 38 foung Lions ....28 9 712 36 50 34 ieylang 27 8 712 34 34 31 Woodlands 28 811
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      614 35 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS ATHLETICS Los Angeles MARION Jones, labelled "one of the biggest frauds in sporting history", could yet give the Olympics another slap in the face. After her confession on Friday that she took steroids from September
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      502 35  -  Jeanette Wang SWIMMING Win at marathon swimming's Spore leg cements his stature as Olympic contender By BUOYED by thoughts of home, Vladimir Dyatchin swam to victory in the Fina Fuji Xerox 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup at the East Coast Park yesterday. The Russian, who lives
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      411 35 »SOCCER By Wang Meng Meng SINGAPORE'S road to the South Africa 2010 World Cup starts today. Standing in their way, in the neutral venue of Doha, are Palestine. Coach Raddy Avramovic has done his homework ahead of the clash. The Serb has prepared
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      181 35 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BOXING New York NIGERIA'S Samuel Peter survived three knock-downs en route to a 12-round unanimous decision over American Jameel McCline here on Saturday. The win gave Peter the World Boxing Council interim heavyweight title. McCline, a late replacement in the bout that was to
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      491 35 BASEBALL MLB play-offs, best-of-five series: Arizona 5 Chicago Cubs 1 (Arizona win 3-0), Colorado 2 Philadelphia 1 (Colorado win 3-0). BADMINTON Macau Open finals Men's singles: Chen Jin (Chn) bt Taufik Hadayat (Ina) 19-21 21-17 21-18. Women's singles: Xie Xingfang (Chn) bt Jun Jae Youn (Kor) 21-10 21-10. Men's
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        36 35 XINHUA PHNOM PENH: Thailand beat Singapore 22-0 to win the Asian Rugby Football Union Women's 7s tournament on Saturday. Laos were third after defeating South Korea 12-10. Hosts Cambodia were last.
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        54 35 REUTERS DENVER: The Colorado Rockies and the Arizona Diamondbacks will play for Major League Baseball's National League championship, after completing 3-0 division series sweeps on Saturday. The Rockies edged out the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 with Jeff Baker's tie-breaking single in the eighth inning, while the Diamondbacks downed
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        53 35 REUTERS SEOUL: Fijian golfer Vijay Singh birdied the final hole to secure a two-stroke victory at the Korea Open yesterday. He held off challenges from local favourites Kirn Kyung Tae (67) and Yang Yong Eun (68), carding a two-over 73 in the final round to finish
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      28 31 Gunners back on top Arsenal beat Sunderland 3-2 at the Emirates Stadium to climb over Manchester United and retake the lead in the English Premier League. PAGE Hl3
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      1296 34 B ONCEUPONATIME THERE WAS A VERY GOOD HORSE... thought he'd need the run." a Onceuponatime on the outside of Lizella "Before tonight I thought he was a fair horse, now I think he's a very, very inside of Lizella (Saimee Jumaat) while finishing in third spot, good horse." Onceuponatime (Ronnie
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      71 35 TV times AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL: Green Bay v Chicago (Live, ChlO7, 8.15 am). BASEBALL: MLB Division Series AL Game 4 (if necessary): Cleveland v NY Yankees (Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 6.30 am). CRICKET: Future Cup, 4th ODI: India v Australia (Live, ChlO9, 10.30 am). GOLF: LPGA Longs Drugs Challenge: Final day
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      27 36 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to our Chief Operating Officer Mr Lee Talc Meng on the demise of his beloved mother CHANAHKAM Departed on 6 October 2007
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      88 36 "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever" Psalm 23:6 WEE KEONG NEO 21 July 1925 6 October 2007 (Husband: Lie Tjien Gie, deceased] Dearly missed by: Lie Gwat Yong Steven McMurtry Caitlin McMurtry
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      71 36 The family of the late ROSALIND SOONG PECK LIN Departed on 2 October 2007 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks appreciation to all relatives, friends colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, wreaths, donations prayers during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to the management and staff of JP Morgan, friends
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      49 36 In Loving Memory Of GOH SENG CHOO Departed 8/10/84 LIM KIM NEO Departed 23/11/92 Blessed memories we have, both fond and true, There is not a day, that we do not think of you. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by children, daughters-in-law, sons-in-law, grandchildren, great grandchildren and loved ones.
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      30 36 With Fond Memory Of CHIA EVELYN ESME Departed: 8.10.94 Not just today But everyday We remember the time we shared Always remembered by Woo Hee, Lesley, Earlene and Dinah _JL
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      65 36 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory of ONG CHOON SENG Departed 8 October 2004 Three years have passed. We miss you so much but we take comfort knowing that you are still with us each day and everywhere we go. Thank you for the love you gave us. Deeply loved and
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      200 36 KOKCHOOTIN Age: 93 passed away peacefully on 6/10/2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Ong Heng Khim, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Ong Lee Kian Yeo Ah Muay Ong Lee Hwa Tay Ling Sang [Ong Lee Kuan, deceased) Wong Chai Hong Ong Li Kwee Hee Su Yok Ong Lee
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      107 36 "The Lord is my strength and song; and has become my salvation." Psalm 118:14 CHELLIAYA PANNIACHELVAM (Suguwa) Age: SO was called home to be with the Lord on 7 October 2007 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Aludia Colagunda Panniachelvam Mother: Muniama Sons: Vignesh Vicky E DaveE Danzel E Brothers: C.
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      102 36 I We, the Family of the Late jfl DAMIEN TAN YEE KOK who departed peacefully on 1 October 2007 Wish to express our heartfelt thanks and deep appreciation to His Grace Archbishop, Nicholas Chia, Rev. Fr. Richards Ambrose, Brother Friars, Management and colleagues of Master Tech, ex-colleagues of AIA Call
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      81 36 LOHYUETHO Age: 80 passed away peacefully on 6-10-2007, leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Lam Kirn Neng, deceased) Son: Daughter-in-law: Lam Wah Ping Ng See Nya Daughters: Son-in-law: Lam Kwai Mvi Sim Gim Hai Lam Siew Boey Grandson: Granddaughters: fcLam Jin Cheong, Edward Lam Onn Vi, Alma Sim Puay Har Sim
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      51 36 Ist1 st Anniversary In Loving Memory of CHAN BAH CHEE Departed: 8 October 2006 Always remembered by wife: Cheng Kwi, son: Chiew Lam, daughters: Irene, Mary Susan, god-daughter: Guat Lan, daughter-in-law: Yen Lee, sons-in-law: Ricky, Teck Koon Clarence, grandchildren: Celine, Chris, Cheryl, Andrew, Nelson, Edwin, Jerome, Daniel Samuel and grandson-in-law:
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      47 36 From Directors, Management and Staff of SUTL Group of Companies Memory wanders as shadows rail saclc to the daus of happiness, Daus beuond recall. A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Of her lips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep.
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      112 36 Acceptance of Obituaries News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North Mondays Saturdays 8.30 am to 9.45pm Sundays 8t Public Holidays 12.30pm to 9.45pm Only death announcements can be accepted after office hours. To help us process your announcement quickly, please bring along the following: Original Death Certificate Identity Card of person
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      33 36 In yesterday's death announcement of the late Andrew Lenggu the cortege will leave on 9 Oct 2007 (Hiesday) and not as published. For the loved ones whom you remember... "In Memoriam" jleft CLASSIFIED
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      77 37 w CENTS SGX 1540 250.0 19.4 OmegaNav 3000 200.0 7.1 SIA 200 1970 110.0 5.9 SembHar DBeCW*****5 358 110.0 44.4 B Sembawang 1250 100.0 8.7 lardine C8C 1950 100.0 5.4 SIA 1960 100.0 5.4 BukitSem W*****3 840 95.0 12.8 DBS Grp 2250 90.0 4.2 SembHar 540 80.0
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      72 37 CENTS IBS DB eCW*****8A 3.5 600.0 ;GXDBeCW*****0 69.5 223.3 il-Nets 14 180.0 JOB BNPeCW*****6 5.5 175.0 JembHar HEReCW*****8 129 148.1 JembHar HEReCW*****8 31 138.5 rangzijiangDBeCW0711 52 121.3 JembHar DBeCW*****0 139 109.0 JembHar BNPeCW*****1 33.5 103.0 IapitalanSGAeCW***** 1 100.0 IapitalandDBeCW***** 1 100.0 (lacCookPSF R 2 100.0 (lemstar 3
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      66 37 (0) Venture Corp SLD 100S$ lelongH W*****8 ;TXP0SGAeCW*****9.. 5TXP0KW100 !TXP0HBLeCW*****5 )BSHBLePW*****8 CENTS 1600 7270 298 104 293 100 21 50.0 44.3 44.0 42.0 41.0 35.0 24.0 3.0 0.4 12.9 28.8 12.3 25.9 53.3 (OL HK Land IhangriLa Asia JTI 3600SGAePW*****0 :apitalanBNPePW***** liD Intl 510 440 2480 15
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      64 37 JPH DBeCW*****9 ;TI3300BNPePW*****0.. :harteredHBLeCW***** :oscoCorpDBePW*****4 Sen lntHBLeCW*****6... ;GXDBSePW*****8 ;ingTelHBLePW*****9... !TI3100SGAePW*****9.. !TI3400BNPePW*****0.. !TI 3300SGAePW*****0 !TI3500BNPePW*****0.. )BSSGAePW*****5 SltyDev BNPePW*****6 :apltalanHBLePW***** CENTS 0.5 0.5 0.5 1 1 1 1 6 1.5 2 3.5 2 5 1.5 87.5 87.5 85.7 83.3 80.0 80.0 80.0 78.9 76.9 75.0 70.8 69.2 67.7 66.7
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      83 37 Where S$ stands UCI 0 7o UHNU TK ZUU/ :LOSE FR Oct 4 S$ LOW S$ HIGH JS$ 1.4745 +0.43 1.5479 1.4728 iuro 2.0813 +0.44 2.1254 1.9913 3.0025 +0.19 3.1194 2.9323 1$ 1.3145 -0.29 1.3411 1.1741 ren* 1.2653 +0.43 1.3821 1.2285 lupiah* 0.***** +0.10 0.***** 0.***** iaht* 4.3064 +0.43
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      Lock icon STI could attempt new peaks this week
      455 37  -  Alvin Foo TAKING STOCK Focus in Spore and US set to be on macroeconomic and corporate data By ALL eyes will be on macroeconomic data and corporate results in Singapore and in America, as the local bourse is tipped to scale fresh heights
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      8315 37 Unit Trusts Funds UNIT TRUST ABN AMRO Asset Mgt (Spore) Star Europe Eqty!** 1.101/ Star Europe Bond 1.204/ Star Europe Bal 1 268/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 17* Star Asia Bond 1277/ Star Asia Balanced 1 .125/ Star Global Technology Fund!** 0 245/ MultlStFd 0.963/ Star Asia Bond(USD) GlbMultlStUSD 1.14*
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      297 39 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Loans to ease British mortgage lender's funding crisis; details may be announced this week London CITIGROUP wants to throw a multibilliongound lifeline to Northern Rock to help ease the ritish mortgage lender's funding crisis, a newspaper reported yesterday. Citi will
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        45 39 JPMORGAN has raised Singapore Exchange's (SGX) price target to $17, while maintaining its "overweight" call. It has revised its projection for the average daily turnover value from $2.2 billion to $3.2 billion for financial year 2008. JPMORGAN, Oct 2 RATING: OVERWEIGHT
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        65 39 DBS Vickers has raised its target price for SembCorp Marine (SembMarine) from $5.65 to $5.75, due to the recent joint venture in Brazil. It notes that this will strengthen SembMarine's foothold in the growing offshore industry in Brazil. "There's no change to our earnings forecasts, as
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        51 39 CIMB has set a price target of $4.54 for Sing Tel, while maintaining its "outperform" call. It notes that Sing Tel is likely to benefit from rising investor preference for reliable earnings growth, a re-rating of Singapore operations and scope for upgrades. CIMB, Oct 5 Rating:
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      598 40 ASSOCIATED PRESS Finance ministers see currency mess as part of a broader set of problems Brussels EUROPEAN Union finance ministers open two days of talks today to discuss the United States' slowing economy, feeble dollar and massive current account deficit
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      Lock icon US real estate agency files for bankruptcy
      236 40 BLOOMBERG New York FOXTONS, a discount real estate agency, has joined mortgage lenders that have buckled under the weight of United States sub-prime woes and filed for bankruptcy protection. The company listed debt of U*****,944 (*****,354) and assets of US$2.6 million in the
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      546 41  -  Gabriel Chen Stanchart scheme means timely cash flow for Spore firms going abroad By ONE of the biggest lenders to the small- and medi-um-sized enterprise (SME) sector is beefing up its systems to help companies in Singapore make more of their ventures overseas. Standard Chartered
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        94 41 HENRI GURS: Appointed chief executive officer (CEO), principal officer and director of AXA Insurance Singapore last Wednesday. In addition, Mr Gurs (right), 46, was appointed regional CEO for South-east Asia at AXA Asia General Insurance. Trained as an actuary, he was previously the
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        Lock icon INTERRA'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER TO LEAVE SOON
        67 41 STEVEN LWI TONG BOON: Resigned as chief financial officer from Interra Resources, a petroleum exploration and production company. The resignation will take effect on Oct 31. Mr Lwi, whose resignation was announced last Thursday, said he was making an "industry change for career
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        47 41 LAU CHOON HOONG: Appointed executive officer of Pan Asian Water Solutions, with effect from Oct 1. Mr Lav, 34, will be responsible for all financial matters within the group. He was previously the group financial controller of construction firm Hor Kew.
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        71 41 TEO THIAM BENG: Appointed chief financial officer of indium ingot maker Unionmet (Singapore). He replaces Mr Zhu Xirong, who resigned last Friday "to pursue other opportunities", the company said. A registered accountant, Mr Teo was a partner with a certified public accounting firm
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        42 41 LEE KOON YEW: Resigned as group financial controller of compact disc maker General Magnetics, effective Sept 27. Mr Lee, 34, who was appointed in June, was responsible for all financial and accounting matters related to the group.
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      677 42  -  Nicholas Fang Singapore brand targets India and Middle East, forays into hotel resorts By SINGAPORE'S IndoChine chain of restaurants and bars is continuing its drive to expand globally, with overseas ventures worth tens of millions of dollars due to open soon. The group
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      258 42  -  Erica Tay By LISTED technology firm Stratech Systems has issued a statement on a court case involving its founder and chairman, Dr David Chew, who is on trial for allegedly kicking a locksmith in the groin. Stratech's board said last Saturday that his case
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      522 42  -  Lorn a Tan By Finance Correspondent SINGAPORE'S top life insurer has taken steps to ensure that its customers will get consistent treatment even when they change insurance advisers. In a recent interview, British Prudential Assurance Singapore chief executive Philip Seah said clients
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      Lock icon Hang Seng China index contracts grab the limelight
      353 42  -  Alvin Foo WARRANT WATCH By THE strong interest in China stocks has prompted investors to eye warrants on Hong Kong's Hang Seng China Enterprise Index (HSCEI). The HSCEI, which comprises China companies listed on the Hong Kong exchange, has posted record highs
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      Lock icon Smooth move to new STI expected
      658 43  -  Alvin Foo Makeover will have little immediate impact on prices of counters involved By ON THE surface, the impending makeover of the Straits Times Index (STI) seems radical: Forty-eight component stocks will be reduced to 30, with 22 counters dropped and four new ones
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      8 43 For the week 3,822.62 +116.39
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      302 43  -  JESSICA CHEAM »UNFORTUNATE TIMING THE exit of Fraser Neave's (F&N's) chief executive officer (CEO), Dr Han Cheng Fong, is "unconnected" to the expected arrival of its incoming chairman and non-executive director, former Sing Tel group CEO Lee Hsien Yang. "While the
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        420 77 PAMELA CHOWS GRIPE IS WITH THOSE WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT COMPLAIN KINGS Many of us are all too familiar with the term "Complain King", which, for a while at least, lost its essence with time. But I have recently noticed that this catchphrase has made a deadly comeback,
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        276 77  -  SERENE GOH laced my O levels. Did all right on my A levels. But after a year of goofing off at the National University of Singapore, my luck ran out. I knew it before I wrote my Micro Economics finals I had this
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        446 78 SINGAPORE'S PARALYMPIC HOPEFULS GIVE MALINI NATHAN A PEEK AT WHAT IT TAKES TO OVERCOME ODDS Singapore's Olympic hopefuls are not conventional. But Khristine Quek Tian Hui, 13, and Yip Pin Xiv, 15, may yet do the nation proud. The pair Khristine from Singapore Sports School and Pin
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        210 79  -  ALFRED CHUA BY The dreaded "E" cometh. For many, the time of reckoning spells intensive mugging. Still others prefer to avoid it, and slack off altogether. But there is hope, if you care to look. Here are five signs that tell you it is time to
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        351 80 CREATE A TOP NEWSPAPER AND GET A TASTE OF THE NEWSROOM Win top spot at The Straits Times National Schools Newspapers Competition and be a Straits Times reporter for three weeks. The exclusive internship at Singapore's widest-circulating newspaper will belong to your school's team
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        494 81 INCROWDERS HANNAH BACK AND POON YEE SUAN GET BEHIND THE BATTLE FOR SCIENCE SUPREMACY A palpable sense of anticipation was present at the finals of the National Science Challenge 2007, where contestants from Raffles Girls' School, Singapore Chinese Girls' School, and defending champion Raffles Institution fought
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        430 81  -  Kirn Max by ARE YOU WELL-MANNERED? 1. You are on a bus and notice a pregnant woman standing. Do you offer her your seat? a. Of course. b. Only if someone told me to. c. How do you know she's not just fat? 2. Have you ever argued
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        586 82 WHAT'S WITH STAR-MOVIES, DISAPPEARING INK AND TWEEN SHOWS? ALFRED CHUA AND KRISTIE CHIEW KNOW ERASABLE INK WHAT IS IT? Think erasable ink and some of us will remember paper with holes and stained blue, and others will recall the awe of disappearing ink. Either way, if you
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        1241 83 RETAKING YOUR FINAL YEAR EXAMS IS EVEN WORSE WITH ITS ACCOMPANYING STIGMAAND STRESS. SPEAKS TO SURVIVORS WHO SHARE THEIR TALES OF EMOTIONAL TRAUMA AND HOWTHEY OVERCAME IT TashaTraazil's toughest day was her first day back at school, when she returned to repeat the year. She expected to
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        398 84 THE EXAM POEM BY ERIC LIM JIT KAI, 16, SECONDARY 4, ANG MO KIO SECONDARY SCHOOL As I walk into the exam hall The tension drives me up the wall Reluctantly I put away all my books Resisting the urge to take one last look. My throat
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        803 85 ASSOCIATED PRESS ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS A TEEN 1N... ...FIJI BEAT VETERAN ATHLETES TO WIN A 5.000 M RACE AT THE PACIFIC GAMES IN SAMOA LAST MONTH. But what made 14-year-old Akesa Drotini's feat all the more amazing was that she did it barefoot, reports the Fiji
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        632 86 THISWEEKWEZOOMINON... LAYOUT: JASTER NGUI TEXT: ANDREW DUFFY More people and an ageing population mean Singapore needs to boost its health care. That is why more h lls, clinics and other medical facilities will be built over the next eight years at a cost of more than $2 billion. In
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        861 87  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH, TEXT: ANDREW DUFFY They should not be surprised. As soon as you charge more for something, people try to find ways not to pay it. The word "just" here suggests that the writer thinks $500 was low a fine for people
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        728 88  -  CAROLYN HONG, BY THE STRAITS TIMES, SEPT 26 The faint smell of construction dust and fine grit was still lingering in the air when thousands of Malaysians rushed to check out Kuala Lumpur's latest glittering mall. More than 100,000 people, mall officials say, turned
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        232 89  -  MARDIANA ABU BAKAR BY This article tells of yet another mega-mall opening in XL amidst concerns of overcrowding in Malaysia's capital. A) VOCABULARY WORK First, the words and idiomatic phrases in red. Look up their meanings and construct a sentence with each of them. Remember
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        300 89 Answer notes A) VOCABULARY WORK Students are asked to look up the dictionary meanings of the words and phrases of a list, which is a combination of many words that students have heard of but may not yet be able to fully explain, as well as less
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      153 77 [THE£TRAITS TIMES Media Club SUPERVISING EDITOR Dominic Nathan EDITOR Serene Goh CONTRIBUTORS Andrew Duffy, Alison de Souza, Mardiana Abu Bakar JOURNALISTS Jessica Lim, Malini Nathan, Tessa Wong COVER Design: Jaster Ngui, Photo: iStockphoto ART AND DESIGN Alexis Hooijaster Ngui, Wendy Wells INTERN Alfred Chua EDITORIAL PROJECTS BRANDING Peter Khoo, Gerard
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      70 78 DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF A DON'T DRAG IN OLYMPICS: CHINA A spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Washington has argued against efforts by activists to link participation in the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics to China's handling of Myanmar, saying his government is working hard to stem the violence there.
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      95 79 TRENDS AND QUIRKS C) U CHINESE SCIENCE ACADEMY HERE? The government office set up to push R&D in interactive and digital media is close to sealing another agreement with a top research institution it has been wooing the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Under the agreement, the national science institution of
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      242 80 J&SSpectacular Show of Magic Aircraft RM2 In conjunction with the Visit Malaysia Year 2007, we are delighted to present a series of large-scale lantern festival programmes to entertain the public. Several interesting performances have been lined up, including a spectacular magical aircraft show led by Mr Bian Yu Kuan. Mr
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      62 81 YOUR BOURHOOD MORE TO TASTE HOSTEL LIFE Local students in five schools will move into hostel dormitories from next year in an effort by the schools to further develop character and leadership qualities in them. They are Hwa Chong Institution, Raffles Institution, the NUS High School of Maths and Science,
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      69 82 GET INSIDE THE TOP TRENDS LUST, CAUTION GOES WELL IN TAIWAN Film-maker Lee Ang broke down on the set of his steamy melodrama Lust, Caution (starring Tang Wei, above) because he was nervous that the graphic sex scenes would offend the Chinese. This week, he shed tears of relief in
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      102 83 thel BIG story! THIS WEEK LESS JAIL TIME FOR STUDENT A foreign student who was jailed 20 j months for| drug possession and con-' sumption had his sentence cut to 12 months on appeal recently. Indian national Raman Kejriwal, 24, whose businessman father sent him here for his undergraduate degree
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      71 83 THE BIG STORY THIS WEEK HEARTLAND SCHOOLS JOIN TOP Hua Vi, Unity and Chung Cheng High (Yishun) finished at the tail-end on the list of top secondary schools released recently. But they have every reason to celebrate. The three schools made it to the list for the Special/ Express stream,
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      66 85 TALES FROM NEAR AND FAR t A BUDDHA 1 STATUE TARGETED Islamic militants tried to blow up a Buddha statue carved into a Pakistani mountainside recently, their second attempt in a month, and have vowed to finish the job. Local police appear powerless to protect the 7m-high statue, which was
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      78 87 RACK YOUR BRAINS PET DOG SAVED FROM PYTHON A woman in Hong Kong kicked and punched a 4.5m-long Burmese python that tried to strangle her pet dog to death. Ms Catherine Leonard, 41, was walking in Sai Kung country park when the giant python attacked her beloved Poppy. Ms Leonard
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      77 88 READ AND WRITE BETTER MACAU CASINOS BIG DRAW The lure of spanking new casinos next door has helped Hong Kong attract a record number of tourists almost 2.76 million visitors in August, analysts said recently. But despite the rosy figure, fewer visitors stayed for at least one night over the
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      98 89 I READ I AND WRITE I BETTER SB'S :dS"> ML CHINA'S TALLEST IN SHANGHAI After more I than a decade of I delays, China's tallest building is slicing through Shanghai's hazy, I skyscraperstudded skyline a new trophy built by Japanese property tycoon Minoru Mori. I The 101 -storey Shanghai World
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      551 90 INTHEEND faces HOW MANY FOREIGNERS ARE THERE IN SINGAPORE? places W mmmm9M mmjns^MSßiMjnM^BMajns^Mm in the AND HOW MANY TRIPS ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT ARE W V^JI KB Sj3 news MADE HERE EVERY DAY? FIND OUT RIGHT HERE W-'^SKk BSjBWmSI Match these digits to the reasons they made the news iP^Slsi^KfcJ^ 7
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