The Straits Times, 22 April 2008

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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Gone in 11 mins
    1170 1  -  Jeremy Au Yong DPM Wong details events on day of Mas Selamat's escape By AT SOME point between 3.54pm and 4.05pm on Feb 27, from the time he entered the toilet to the time the alert was raised, Mas Selamat Kastari made a break for it.
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  • MAS SELAMAT´S ESCAPE
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      Lock icon HOW HE GOT AWAY
      610 2 CHONG CHEE KIN a TEH JOO LIN piece together how Mas Selamat could have escaped from Whitley Road Detention Centre from both the Committee of Inquiry's executive summary and Minister Wong Kan Seng's statement to Parliament. Jemaah Islamiah (Jl) leader Mas Selamat Kastari, 47, was captured
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      Lock icon PHYSICAL LAPSES
      524 4  -  Zakir Hussain By THERE were no grilles on the toilet window through which Mas Selamat Kastari escaped. CCTV cameras were not yet in commission, so while they were working, there was no recording or active monitoring. And the low Whitley Road Detention Centre perimeter fences met the roof
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      Lock icon HUMAN LAPSES
      544 4  -  ZAKIR HUSSAIN HIS guards let him out of their sight and were slow to respond when he failed to emerge from the visitors' toilet before his meeting with family members. The officers escorting Mas Selamat Kastari "failed in their duties", Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng told Parliament
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      Lock icon JI man maybe getting help while on the run
      233 4  -  Lynn Lee By FUGITIVE Mas Selamat Kastari, who has been on the run for eight weeks, could be getting help to evade arrest. Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng said that the authorities are taking this possibility seriously, even as they
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      Lock icon New detention centre to be built in Changi
      625 4  -  Zakir Hussain By A NEW detention centre for those held under the Internal Security Act (ISA) will be built in the Changi Prison Complex. The Internal Security Department (ISD) and the Prisons Department are working out detailed plans but it will be
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      Lock icon FROM THE GALLERY Frank account of escape shocks, but clears the air
      885 4  -  Clarissa Oon By HOME AFFAIRS Minister Wong Kan Seng had promised a full account of the escape of Singapore's most wanted terrorist. In other words, to shed light on the biggest unanswered question here of the last eight
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    • COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY REPORT
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        Lock icon Confluence of factors made escape possible
        2024 5 Executive summary of the Report of the Committee of Inquiry on the escape of Jemaah Islamiah detainee Mas Selamat Kastari from the Whitley Road Detention Centre 1. The Committee of Inquiry ("COI") completed its inquiry into the escape of Mas Selamat bin Kastari ("Mas
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    • HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER WONG KAN SENG'S SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT
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        6605 6 The following is the full text of the statement by Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng in Parliament yesterday, in response to MPs' questions on the escape of Mas Selamat from the Whitley Road Detention Centre Mr Speaker Sir, on Wednesday 27 February 2008,
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        Lock icon Escape 'has not spooked investors'
        676 8  -  Lynn Lee Business groups are confident Singapore will learn valuable lessons from incident By Li Xueying INVESTOR confidence has not been affected or shaken by the Mas Selamat incident, Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng and Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang said yesterday.
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        Lock icon Some questions resolved, but others remain
        515 8  -  LYNN LEE AND LI XUEYING THE detailed account of Mas Selamat's escape has put to rest some questions that have been swirling in coffee shops and in cyberspace over the past eight weeks. But seven Singaporeans contacted last night, including MPs, remain incredulous at
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        Lock icon DPM Wong responds to host of questions from MPs
        1870 8 For more than two hours, 19 MPs lobbed questions at Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng on issues ranging from the Gurkha guards to Mas Selamat Kastari's rumoured death. Here are excerpts: »Mr Low Thia Khiang: Did
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  • ASIA
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      449 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE But Dujana, Zarkasih not charged with Bali and Jakarta blasts that killed over 240 Jakarta THE courts in Indonesia yesterday sentenced two leaders of the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) group, blamed for the 2002 Bali bombings, to 15
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Olympic torch enjoys smooth run in Malaysia
        637 11  -  Hazlin Hassan Crowd s enthusiasm douses brief flickers of unrest from pro-Tibet supporters By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur THE Olympic torch relay completed its Malaysian leg largely trouble-free yesterday amid heavy security and a massive downpour. The 16.5 km run, which ended
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        322 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Shanghai FRENCH President Nicolas Sarkozy sent his personal support yesterday to a wheelchair-bound Chinese athlete who became a national hero for defending the Olympic torch in Paris. A Tibet supporter had tried to wrestle the torch away from Ms Jin Jing,
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    • EAST AS IA
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        469 12  -  Ong Hwee Hwee Top posts filled by technocrats who steered island through Asian financial crisis of 1997 By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei TAIWAN yesterday unveiled a "ready-to-roll" Cabinet filled with experienced economic technocrats who helped steer the island through the Asian financial crisis a
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        411 12  -  Kwan Weng Kin By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo JAPANESE and South Korean leaders yesterday pledged to open a new era in bilateral ties, step up youth exchanges and consider restarting talks on a free trade pact. The accord was reached in a
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    • INDIA/ SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon India sends signal to US with Iranian leader's visit
        582 13  -  Ravi Velloor Stopover comes as India and US differ over how to curb Iran's N-ambitions By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi IRANIAN President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will make a brief stopover in India next week as New Delhi digs in its
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      • WORLD QUICKLY
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          99 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: Three people have been confirmed dead and 40 are missing after Typhoon Neoguri slammed into southern China at the weekend, state media reported yesterday. An 80-year-old woman and an 11-year-old girl died when a mudslide inundated a road under construction in Shenzhen,
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          115 13 BEIJING: The Chinese authorities have evacuated about 200 people living near the Three Gorges Dam in central China because of a landslide triggered by heavy rains, state media said yesterday. The landslide occurred at the weekend in Hubei province, inundating 37 homes and a primary school with
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          86 13 YANGON: Two bombs exploded on Sunday in military-ruled Myanmar's biggest city, witnesses said, but no casualties were reported. The first blast occurred on a downtown Yangon street around Bpm local time (9.30pm Singapore time), while the second took place about an hour later on a
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          97 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: Japan's former top defence bureaucrat pleaded guilty yesterday to taking bribes for military contracts in a scandal that has embarrassed the government. Takemasa Moriya, 63, who was nicknamed "the emperor" because of his influence within the Defence Ministry until he retired last year,
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          112 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS BANGKOK: Six Thai nationals will be charged with death by negligence after 54 illegal Myanmar migrants suffocated while being smuggled through Thailand in a tiny, locked truck, police said yesterday. The 54 dead were among some 120 job seekers from Myanmar crammed inside the
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          126 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS: The driver of a Eurostar train misdiagnosed a computer breakdown on board, causing a nine-hour delay in a London-Paris trip at the weekend, the president of French rail operator SNCF said yesterday. Mr Guillaume Pepy, who admitted that SNCF bore complete responsibility for
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        391 14 UN agency warns that'silent famine' is emerging in regior Bangkok THAIS are eating less rice, the Philippine government is issuing "rice access cards" for the poor, Malaysians are aiming for self-sufficiency in food production, and in India's West Bengal yesterday, a strike
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        415 14  -  Salim Osman By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta BOTH sides in the appeal against a ruling by the anti-monopoly watchdog against Temasek Holdings and its associated companies presented their final submissions in a Jakarta district court yesterday. Presiding judge Andraini Nurdin said that she would
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Abdullah tackles corruption, reforming anti- graft agency
        674 15  -  Carolyn Hong Move to strengthen ACA follows criticism over its failure to nab the 'big fish' By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur PRIME Minister Abdullah Badawi yesterday unveiled measures to tackle corruption in an effort to boost his credentials as a reformer.
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        Lock icon Najib brushes off Mahathir's charge that he's a coward
        356 15 CAROLYN HONG, BERNAMA Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S Deputy Prime Minister Naiib Razak yesterday brushed aside a claim by former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad that he is a coward for not speaking up against the weak leadership of Prime Minister Abdullah
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        Lock icon Myanmar detainees stage riot at camp
        204 15 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Seremban SIXTY Myanmar nationals rioted at a detention camp for illegals in Negeri Sembilan yesterday, apparently after they were told their applications to move to a third country were unsuccessful. The rioters, believed to be political refugees, also torched an
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Fight gets ugly but knockout unlikely
      690 16 DEMOCRAT RACE IN PENNSYLVANIA Hillary is expected to win but may not succeed in cutting rival Obama's lead By Derwin Pereira US Bureau Chief In Washington THERE won't be a knockout in the Pennsylvania presidential primary later today. All indications thus far are that
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      399 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS UN ruling could yield 'bonanza' in underwater oil, gas reserves for nation Sydney AUSTRALIA'S territory has expanded by an area five times the size of France after the United Nations agreed to its jurisdiction over a massive amount
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      418 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Jerusalem FORMER US President Jimmy Carter said yesterday that Hamas is prepared to accept the right of Israel to "live as a neighbour next door in peace". Mr Carter also said Hamas will not undermine Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' efforts to
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      Lock icon Georgia says Russia shot down drone in new row
      410 18 REUTERS But Moscow denies claim that its plane trespassed into Georgian airspace Tbilisi GEORGIA, the former Soviet republic, yesterday accused a Russian air force jet of trespassing into its airspace and shooting down an unmanned Georgian reconnaissance plane. However, Moscow said
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        264 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS BRITAIN'S Prince William is drawing flak for landing an air force helicopter at the home of his girlfriend's parents during a training flight. The media called it a wasteful expenditure at a time when the military is stretched by the
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        Lock icon Asean chief spends first 100 days mostly 'out of office'
        129 18 JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK ASEAN'S new Secretary-Gen-eral Surin Pitsuwan has been busy travelling since he took charge on Jan 7 and said he has not spent more than five days in a row in Jakarta in his first 100 days
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      27 16 Prince flies into a fix Britain's Prince William draws flak for flying an air force helicopter to the home of his girlfriend's parents during training. PAGE 18
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  • REVIEW
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      Lock icon Shocking tale of lapses
      446 19 THREE questions were uppermost in people's minds when terror operative Mas Selamat Kastari escaped seven weeks ago. How did he manage to get out of a well-guarded facility? Was it an inside job? Did he have outside assistance? These posers went to the heart of national
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      Lock icon Rumblings of social unrest
      1142 19  -  Lester R. Brown WORLD FOOD CRISIS By A FAST-UNFOLDING food shortage is engulfing the entire world, driving food prices to record highs. Over the past half-century, grain prices have spiked from time to time because of weath-er-related events such as the 1972 Soviet crop failure that
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      Lock icon Dawn of a new multilateralism
      943 19  -  Richard N. Haass LIVING IN A NON-POLAR WORLD By table, its character is not. A great deal can and should be done to shape the non-polar world. But order will not emerge on its own. On the contrary, left to its own devices, a non-polar
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      Lock icon The crimson revolution's true colours
      994 20  -  Ching Cheong »TIBETAN UNREST By Senior Writer In Hong Kong THE recent crisis in Tibet focused attention on whether there would be yet another "colour revolution" this time on the roof of the world, leading to a substantial portion of China breaking away. China has
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      Lock icon The Great Firewall of China
      737 20  -  Andy Ho FILTERING INTERNET CONTENT By Senior Writer ON APRIL 7, pro-Tibet protesters in Paris tried to snatch the Olympic torch from China's Paralympic fencer Jin Jing during the French leg of the global relay. (The Paralympics will be held in Beijing immediately after the
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      Lock icon Seismic change in the air
      1198 21  -  Alfred Siew SINGAPORE'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET By Technology Correspondent AFTER years of stagnation, the telecoms market burst into action two years ago with the introduction of free Wi-Fi hotspots and plans for an ultra-fast broadband network. The idea was simple: inject government funds into the market
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      796 23  -  Yeo Ghim Lay From August, they will run at intervals of 10 minutes or less during rush hour By COMMUTERS who rely on feeder buses to get to interchanges and MRT stations can soon expect shorter waiting times. By August, at least 85 per
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        72 24 A THIEF stole $130 from a woman who was shopping at the IMM Building in Jurong on Sunday evening. She had put her handbag in a shopping cart with her three-year-old son. When the woman, who is in her mid-40s, was about to pay for
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        108 24 TWO private school students and a dropout were charged in court yesterday with robbing a taxi driver while armed with a hammer. Renzo Tv Zhi Hao and Quek Jun Hao, both 16, were accused of robbing a 52-year-old cabby on Sunday at 5.20 am. They allegedly
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      392 24  -  Lee Pei Qi Lim Heng Liang He sold 1,400 permits for off-peak cars at a discount after advertising on social networking websites By HE POSTED notices on social networking websites Friendster and Facebook, advertising his unique offer. The 33-year-old Singaporean man was selling
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      369 24  -  Alfred Siew VIRTUAL MAP'S LEGAL FIGHT By Technology Correspondent A TROUBLED online map provider suffered another setback yesterday in an ongoing legal battle with the Singapore Land Authority (SLA). Virtual Map was denied leave to appeal an earlier High Court decision that stopped
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      497 25  - Ice, CO 2...more products going halal Tessa Wong By A GROWING group of companies here have been scrambling to get halal certification for the oddest items in the last few years. Just how odd? Try traditional Chinese medicine, ice, moist towelettes and even carbon dioxide. This is despite the fact
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      502 25  -  Lee Hui Chieh MFA confirms new ruling for short stays; it is expected to be lifted after Olympics in August By IT IS confirmed: Singaporeans travelling to China from July 1 will need a visa even for stays lasting 15 days or
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        655 26  -  Lee Siew Hua Merchants allowed to import more to cushion against any future supply shock By Senior Political Correspondent WITH greater flexibility being given to importers, Singapore has now been able to build up a slightly larger buffer stock of rice, Parliament
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        383 26  -  LEE SIEW HUA SINGAPORE actively scours the globe for diverse food sources to keep prices affordable but consumers can also make smart choices to keep food bills under control. National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan highlighted these twin actions for Singapore to enjoy adequate
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        327 26  -  Keith Lin By A VARIETY of schemes and additional benefits are in place to help government pensioners cope with rising living costs, Minis-ter-in-charge of the civil service Teo Chee Hean said yesterday. These include the Government's surplus-sharing incentives such as Growth Dividends, he said in
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        285 26  -  GOH CHIN LIAN UNSUCCESSFUL applicants in the HDB's build-to-order project, Jade Spring@Yishun, cannot be moved automatically to the queue for an adjacent similarly named development, MPs heard yesterday. This is because the two projects are separate exercises, Senior Minister of State (National Development) Grace
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        190 26 SINGAPORE'S new video-games classification system will kick in next Monday. Games with varying levels of nudity, sex and violence, which were previously banned, will be allowed into Singapore under an MlB rating. Today's issue of Digital Life takes a critical look at how this ratings system
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          186 27 TB FIGURES REMNANTS OF THE PAST THE rate of tuberculosis (TB) here at 35 per 100,000 population is higher than in other First World nations. In reply to a question from Dr Fatimah Lateef (Marine Parade GRC) on how the incidence of the disease can be reduced, Health Minister Khaw
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          123 27 GENETICALLY modified (GM) food is safe for consumption and Singapore is monitoring international decisions on labelling such foods before it decides whether to make it mandatory here. National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said all GM foods comply with both international as well as
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          91 27 HOUSEHOLDS on public-assistance schemes and which have difficulty paying their radio and TV licence fees can apply for waiver. Senior Minister of State (Information, Communications and the Arts) Lvi Tuck Yew said the Media Development Authority does grant households who cannot pay
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          158 27 MORE funding could be given to the Singapore Motor Sports Association to promote racing here. Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Community Development, Youth and Sports) Teo Ser Luck told Parliament yesterday that funding for the association was under review. "We are looking at motor sports as
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          156 27 THE Institute of Mental Health has expanded its child-guidance clinic to cater to increasing cases of children with mental-health problems. Last month, it increased the number of consultation rooms from 33 to 45. Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan gave this update yesterday in a written reply, saying:
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          119 27 A REVIEW of the passenger capacity of MRT trains is being conducted to ensure a more comfortable ride for Singaporeans. Senior Minister of State (Transport) Lim Hwee Hua said Singapore's current maximum capacity of 1,700 passengers per train load during peak hours is in line
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          112 27 ENVIRONMENT and Water Resources Minister Yaacob Ibrahim said yesterday that any plans to establish a new source of energy like a coal-fired power plant will be assessed very carefully. He was responding to opposition MP Low Thia Khiang's (Hougang) query on Tuas Power's
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        547 27  -  Salma Khali k Rules will target only high-risk procedures, says Health Minister By Health Correspondent DRAFT rules on high-risk aesthetic treatments by doctors will be out within the month, promised Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan yesterday. But it will take a
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        423 27  -  Goh Chin Lian By NEW rules will be imposed to make it clear it is an offence for employers to receive kickbacks to hire foreign workers, and for employment agencies to make such offers, said Acting Manpower Minister Gan Kirn Yong yesterday. The new
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        376 27  -  Sue-Ann Chia By STUDENTS from all socio-eco-nomic groups are making it to local universities, but those who come from more well-off homes are more likely to do so. Education Minister Ng Eng Hen made this assessment yesterday when providing data on local university
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      522 28  -  Leonard Lim By ST PHOTO: NOT A HOTEL "Having the guest rooms will mean any Tom, Dick or Harry can just walk into our club." MR R.V. NATHAN, who has been a member of SRC for 36 years, on why he is against
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        118 28 MINISTER for Information, Communications and the Arts Lee Boon Yang is on a four-day official trip to Thailand starting today. He will be attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Ministerial Meeting on the Telecommunications and Information Industry (Apec Telmin) in Bangkok, at the invitation of
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        144 28 MINISTER for Foreign Affairs George Yeo has arrived in New Delhi to co-chair the inaugural meeting of the India-Singapore Joint Ministerial Committee being held there today. India's Minister of External Affairs Pranab Mukherjee is his fellow co-chairman. The committee was set up in June
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      Lock icon War on killer litter: Town council and HDB vary tack
      617 29  -  Melissa Sim Campaign to focus on education rather than enforcement By THE void deck of Block 259 Bangkit Road is covered with pictures of bamboo poles, potted plants and bird cages. The display is part of an awareness campaign designed
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      285 30  -  Elena Chong By Court Correspondent A FORMER lawyer and restaurant owner was sentenced to six months' jail yesterday for breaking the little finger of a business rival. Sheik Heikel Khalid Bafana, 36, is out on $15,000 bail pending his appeal against conviction. He
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      633 30  -  Selina Lum NONOI MURDER CASE Appeals court dismisses his argument that the child had been hurt unintentionally By THE man who killed his two-year-old step-daughter by dunking her in a pail of water has lost his final court bid to escape the
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      275 30 EVEN though he faces the gallows for killing his step-daughter, Mohammed Ali Johari never seemed upset during death row visits with relatives, his brother and father said yesterday. "He feels okay. We have normal conversations. He usually asks about the family's condition," said
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      Lock icon Teen poet wins literature prize
      496 31  -  Ho Ai Li Girl, 19, who published her first book at 11, wins Angus Ross prize; 3 other Spore students share runner-up spot By A TEENAGER here, a published writer at 11 and an a ward-winning poet at 16, has won the prize given to
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      313 31  -  Jane Ng By SCHOOL principals from Singapore and Malaysia will build professional ties, following the signing of an agreement by the teacher-training institutes of the two countries yesterday. Singapore's National Institute of Education and its Malaysian counterpart, the Educational Management and Leadership Institute,
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      525 32  -  Shobana Kesava Donations to NParks for green causes up from under $139k a decade ago By FIVE years ago, the phone rang just three times a year at the fund-raising arm of the National Parks Board (NParks). Today, there are
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      Lock icon REMEMBER, IT'S EARTH DAY
      165 32 This back lane in Boat Quay gives an idea of Singaporeans' penchant for air-conditioning. Air-cons account for the lion's share of electricity consumed in buildings up to 55 per cent of a building's energy usage. Although air-conditioners are the biggest energy wasters, they also have the
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      30 23 A flair for fiction Amanda Chong, winner of this year's Angus Ross prize for literature, had her first published work at 11 and gained poetry accolades at 16. Page H9
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      238 33  -  Tan Soon Hock BEFORE the Sept 11, 2001 terror attacks on the United States, security screening of passengers and baggage at US airports was done by airport security vendor companies whose staff were paid minimum wage. In a review after the
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      269 33  -  Eric Kong Hong Lim SINGAPORE aims to be a world-class financial centre, and I am sure the Singapore Exchange (SGX) has similar ambitions. The most basic thing an investor does before investing in any stock is to read the company's annual reports.
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      114 33  -  Anthony Leong Chee-Hong I REFER to the report, "Farm fun on Spore vacations", last Monday. Although there are high-value export-based ornamental fish and orchid farms in agrotechnology parks, we should encourage more market gardening and animal husbandry. It must be done with an emphasis on technology
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      95 33  -  N. Rajendmn I REFER to last Thursday's letter, "Acceptance needed among expat Indians", by Mrs Padmini Kesavapany. She mentioned the instance of a group of Indian expatriate women raising funds to help poor local Indians and said it was news to her that many local
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      384 33  -  Theng ChongAik I AM 58 years old and my employment in a publiclisted company was terminated recently after 27 years' service. Compensation was one month's salary in lieu of one month's notice, as per the terms of my contract. I feel unfairly treated. Conflicting
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      269 33  -  Tan Yok Gin PUB, the national water agency, thanks Mr Syu Ying Kwok for his letter last Friday, "After Marina Barrage, TekongÜbin reservoir". The waterway between Pulau Übin, Pulau Tekong and the mainland is a major shipping lane and there are currently no
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      93 33  -  Andrew Wee Kien Han SOME barbers still use non-disposable blades. They are quaint relics of the past, but burgeoning diseases have no regard for antiquated hygiene practices. I am concerned about blood-borne viral diseases such as hepatitis C. The risk of contraction may be small,
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      246 33  -  Ralph Roche MR TONY Tan stated in his letter, "Sports Day is invaluable if schools take it seriously" (April 12) that sports days should incorporate the competitive element. This was in response to the report, "End of athletics meets?" (April 4), where I was quoted
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      54 33 "Some cyclists chain their bicycles to lamp posts outside Tanjong Pagar MRT station. This poses a danger as commuters could trip over these illegally parked bikes." MR DAVID KWOK, adding that the illegal parking site is next to two zebra crossings and is part of the
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      175 33  -  John Goh I REFER to last Wednesday's letter, "It's a stadium, not a playground" by Mr Christopher Teo. We thank Mr Teo for his feedback and apologise for his experience at Serangoon stadium. We have inspected the stadium and assure Mr Teo and
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      165 33  -  Aw Soon Wah (Mdm) I REFER to last Thursday's report, "241 schools, preschools with HFMD clusters", which indicated that Nanyang Kindercare closed for two days last week. We would like to clarify that we closed our centre on a voluntary basis as we felt
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      31 33 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.com Access to letters online is free. NOT PRACTICAL: Tekong-Übin reservoir FOREIGN WORKERS: Improve coffee-shop service GUITAR SMASH: Projects wrong image in HSBCad
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      776 34  -  Richard Jolly »SOCCER: CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PHOTOS Reds manager likes the cut-and-thrust to probe weakness, exploit advantage By THERE is a tendency in football for familiarity to breed deadlock. As Liverpool and Chelsea meet tonight in a third Champions League semi-final in four seasons, there will be
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      623 34 London LIVERPOOL boss Rafael Benitez has stirred things up before today's Champions League semi-final first leg against Chelsea, by claiming managers at Stamford Bridge are irrelevant. The Spaniard said on Sunday that no one should kid themselves that Avram Grant is in charge
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      746 35 »SOCCER Besides European crown, Fergie also wants United to stay as world force London ALEX Ferguson wants to win the Champions League with Manchester United this season to ensure the club remain a major world force after his retirement. Although 66, the United manager rarely discusses his
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      658 35 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Milan JOSE Mourinho, the former Chelsea manager currently on sabbatical, is set to take over the reigns at Inter Milan next season, according to reports. The 45-year-old had recently denied holding talks with the Serie A club. But he is believed to have
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      Lock icon De Oliveira helps Home stay at top
      254 35  -  Wang Meng Meng By PERES de Oliveira was dubbed "a precious player" as the Brazilian orchestrated Home's rousing comeback in a 2-2 draw at SAFFC. A ruthless finish from winger Masahiro Fukusawa (third minute) and a laser-like free kick from Therdsak Chaiman (35th
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      92 35 P W D L F A Pts Home 10 8 2 ***** 26 SAFFC 10 8 1 130 9 25 Super Reds ....10 8 1 ***** 25 Tampines 10 5 2 3 2111 17 Geylang 10 4 1 5 13 21 13 Woodlands 10 3 3 4 914 12
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      316 35 REUTERS Madrid BARCELONA striker Samuel Eto'o has said he will leave the club and head abroad if they fail to win any trophies before the end of next season. "If we continue not to win any trophies next year, then I will go
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      106 35 REUTERS BARCELONA have failed to agree a transfer fee with AC Milan for Ronaldinho, after a preliminary discussion. "We had a conference call. The figures haven't fallen into place," Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani said. "Maybe Ronaldinho won't come and a main striker arrives." Ronaldinho's
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      336 36 REUTERS BASKETBALL Los Angeles PAU Gasol scored 36 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Lakers overpower the Denver Nuggets 128-114, in Game One of their Western Conference first round series on Sunday. Gasol also had eight assists in the first
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        216 36 ASSOCIATED PRESS Orlando Magic 114 Toronto Raptors 100 (Orlando lead 1-0) Dwight Howard had 25 points and 22 rebounds and Jameer Nelson added 24 points to help Orlando beat Toronto in Game 1 of their first-round series. Howard scored six straight points in a 10-0 fourth-quarter run that sealed Orlando's
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      327 36  -  Lin Xinyi »TABLE TENNIS Wang, criticised for her recent form, answers by bagging Brazil Open crown By UNDER-FIRE national paddler Wang Yuegu made a statement with an emphatic 11-1, 6-11, 11-9, 13-11, 11-2 win over compatriot Li Jiawei in the final of the Brazil Open. "I think I
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      307 36  -  LIN XINYI SHE might be the newly crowned Brazil Open women's singles champion, but national paddler Wang Yuegu will play no part in the upcoming Chile Open. The world No 6 will be the only absentee among the Singapore paddlers who
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      310 36  -  Jeanette Wang SWIMMING By JUST four months after breaking an 18-year-old national record, Nicholas Tan has improved on his time again. On Sunday, he rewrote his 100 m butterfly national mark when he finished in 55.565 ec at the Festival of Sports Olympic Time Trial
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      384 36 CRICKET Karachi PAKISTAN'S flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi will be aiming to better Brendon McCullum's 73-ball 158 knock when he makes his debut for the Hyderabad Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League (IPL) today. The swashbuckling batsman left yesterday for India to play
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      307 36  -  Christopher Ong SPORTS IN SCHOOLS By EVEN before they started, they were confident of beating Singapore Sports School for the Pilot Pen Cup Schools National B Division Boys' badminton title yesterday. In fact, so confident were Montfort Secondary School that they printed T-shirts emblazoned
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      764 37  -  Rohit Brijnath GAME, SET AND MATCH By SPOTTING the amateur athlete is easy. Like that scowling fellow at TaylorMade's club launch on Friday. During his round, he was hitting his irons fat, thin, left, right, off the heel and the toe. Then, as if
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      553 37 ASSOCIATED PRESS »GOLF Ochoa is first LPGA player in 45 years to win in 4 successive weeks Reunion (Florida) LORENA Ochoa hustled around the corner, hoping to jump in a car and catch a flight home to Mexico. No chance. There were about 100 people waiting
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        46 37 ASSOCIATED PRESS CHARLESTON (South Carolina): Serena Williams defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to capture the Family Circle Cup on Sunday. It was her third tennis tournament title of the year, and her first clay-court triumph since the 2002 French Open.
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        Lock icon MOSLEY INTENDS TO STEP DOWN NEXT YEAR
        122 37 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: FIA president Max Mosley intends to step down next year, even if he is given a vote of confidence by a special general assembly following his alleged involvement with prostitutes. His future as the leader of world motor racing's governing
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        Lock icon PERREIRA QUITS AS SOUTH AFRICA COACH
        76 37 BLOOMBERG JOHANNESBURG: Carlos Alberto Parreira, the Brazilian coach hired last year to prepare South Africa's soccer team to host the 2010 World Cup Finals, quit to return home because his wife has fallen ill. "My family needs me, especially my wife," said Parreira, who
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      667 37 AUSTRALIAN RULES AFL, sth rd: Carlton 15.11 (101) Melbourne 9.14 (68), Port Adelaide 19.14 (128) West Coast 16.8 (104), Western Bulldogs 19.16 (130) Richmond 20.10 (130), North Melbourne 16.16 (112) Collingwood 15.15 (105), Hawthorn 19.16 (130) Brisbane 17.16 (118), Adelaide 12.16 (88) Fremantle 10.11 (71), Geelong 16.18 (114) Sydney
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  • OBITUARIES
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      74 37 |f "All things are transient, strive on earnestly." Buddha's last words JEAN TAN ENG MUI Age: 49 Passed away peacefully on 20 April 2008. Leaving behind Husband: Eric Wong Chin Seng Son: Justin Wong JianWei Daughter: Nicole Wong HuiLynn Father-in-law: Wong Van Chow and all relatives. Wake at Blk 37
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      61 37 In Loving Memory Of KUAN HUIYI, KYLA Age: 25 passed away peacefully on 20 April 2008 Huiyi, you will always be remembered, We will treasure your memories, For you will always remain in our hearts. We, the family of the late would like to thank all relatives, friends and colleagues
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      81 37 G NAGALAKSHMI (Wife of the Late Mr N G Raju) AGE: 74 passed away peacefully on 20 April 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Sons: Daughters-in-law: Gautama Sivanathan Anne G Yoganathan Saradha G Ravindaran Daughters: Sons-in-law: Usha Davie Gopal Perumal Brenda Tamil Selvi T Rajan N G R Meenachi T Bala
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      72 37 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory of Hoon Koh Chin Departed: 22--04-06 Time may heal the broken heart Time may make the wound less sore But can never stop the longing For the loved gone before Gone from our lives but in our hearts forever near Always remembered by loved ones
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      201 38 MDM NG YEW CHOO An ever gracious, loving and selfless mother, grandmother and friend to all Age: 78 passed away peacefully on 18 April 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Fondly remembered and missed by: Husband: Sim Ah Wee (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Harry Sim Meng San Winnie Thng Beng Keow Willie
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      51 38 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of ARUMUGAM PUSPHANATHAN (Sunny/ Puspha) Departed: 22 April 2006 Dearest Appa, You toiled all those years for us, You suffered alone and long, We are glad youcouldgo, To eternal peaceful rest. We love you. Always remebered by: Wife: Naleeny Daughters: Sangeetha Lavanya Mother: Navaneetham Brothers
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      75 38 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory of DEREK CHER KENG WEE Departed: 22 April 2006 God took him home, it was His Will, But in our hearts we love him still; His memory is as dear today As in the hour he passed away. We often sit think of him When
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      91 38 Athma Shanti Pooja The family of the late VELAYAH KANESAMY VELALAR THEVAR (Potong Pasir Moorthy) Departed on 8 April 2008 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 Prayers
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      32 38 IM US 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory of THERESA TEO HWEE SIANG Departed: 22 Apr 2005 Not just today but everyday, we cherish the times we shared. Always remembered by loved ones.
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      42 38 The Family of the Late TEY SOON KIM Departed on 14 April 2008 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, contributions and wreaths during their recent bereavement.
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      49 38 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory of Tan Chian Ying Departed: 22 April 2006 Peaceful be your rest, dear mother, It is sweet to breathe your name; As in life we loved you dearly, So in death we do the same. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by family loved ones
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      59 38 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences To Our Managing Director Harry Sim Meng San on the demise of his beloved mother MDM NG YEW CHOO Departed on 18 April 2008 From The Management Staff Of INDON SHIPPING PTE LTD S.M.S. STEVEDORING PTE LTD I As a mark of respect the above
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      28 38 sth Anniversary In Loving Memory of Dr Alexandre Chao Kwang Howe Departed 22 April 2003 Remembered for his Selflessness, Inspired by his Courage. Forever cherished by loved ones
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      31 38 9th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of WEE PENG CHUAN Departed 22.04.99 Dearly missed and remembered by: Beow, Tze Lin, Tze Wee, Pei Fong, Oi Yee, lean, Scan, Lynn, Rae loved ones
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      101 38 Tan Hock Teck Age: 78 was called home to be with the Lord on 20 April 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Son: Daughter-in-law: Wilson Tan Yew Sen Tan Bee Lian Daughters: Sons-in-law: Tan Yew Lang Miller Wun Wei Kuang Tan Gek Ling Chua Tji Leng Grandsons:
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      32 38 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of IRENE WICKRAMASINGHE (IRENE WICKS) Departed on 22 April 2007 No longer in our lives, forever in our hearts. Dearly missed by Husband: Vernon and loved ones.
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      126 39 WAH WEE ENG Age: 94 passed away peacefully on 21 April 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Tan Jee Wong, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Tan Jing Bock Mary Woon Jee Lan Philip Tan Jeng Hiang Connie Teo Puay Kiang Daughters: Sons-in-law: Alice Tan Kui Wah William Lyou
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      101 39 WEE YOCK LEE Age: 75 Passed away peacefully on 20 April 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Ho Siew Eng Mother: Leong Kirn Poh Sons: Daughters-in-law: Wee Tee Meng Raymond Tan Choon Ec Doris Wee Tee Yiow Ronald Tan Kia Nyee Ruth Grandsons: Granddaughter: Wee Shou
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      121 39 LEE SWEE MUI #Age: 89 Passed away peacefully on 20 April 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Tan Siew Thiam (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Tan Choon Bee Chua Kah Keow Tan Choon Seng Yeo Bee Lei Billie Tan Choon Ngee Albert Lim Mci Li Shirley Daughters: Sons-in-law:
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      40 39 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to our Managing Director Mr Ronald Wee On the demise of his beloved father WEE YOCK LEE Departed on 20 April 2008 From: The Management Staff of Ronald Wee Realty Pte Ltd i J
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      101 39 WEE YOCK LEE Age: 75 Passed away peacefully on 20 April 2008. Dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones. Mother: Leong Kirn Poh Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Wee Yeok Hai James Tan Miow Hwa Jenny Wee Yoke Thong Laurence Poon Lai Yue Wee Yoke Cheng Betty Leong Nephews: Niece-in-law: Wee Sze
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      90 39 LEE YUEN Age: 86 passed away peacefully on 20 April 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Chong Lee Heng Sons: Daughter-in-law: Lee Kum Sing Kuan Lai Sin, Daphne Lee Kum Chuen, Albert Ho Yook Hwa, Patricia Daughters: Lee Foo Yong Lee Siew Yong Grandsons: Granddaughter: Lee Wei Han, Marcus Lee
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      33 39 IN LOVING MEMORY OF YONG SOON SON Departed: 22 April 2005 As in life we loved you dearly, So in death we do the same I Sadly missed by all loved ones w
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      60 39 The Family of the Late LEE SZE WAH Departed on 16-4-2008 Wishes to express their heartfelt thanks appreciation to all relatives, friends colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance donations during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to Jayne Hee and David Chua for their kind assistance and to Father Remi CNG
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      17 39 Vith Fond Memories Of 1 GohKokMeng Anthony Departed: 22 April 96 Dearly missed by Loved Ones, pjj
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  • Page 37 Miscellaneous
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      48 37 TV times CRICKET: IPL: Hyderabad v Delhi (Live, Chill, 10.20pm). SOCCER: Uefa Champions League s-final, Ist leg: Liverpool v Chelsea (Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 2.30 am). TENNIS: ATP Masters Series, Monte Carlo: Ist rd (Live, Ch24, 4pm and 10.30pm). Event SOCCER: S-League: Sengkang Punggol v Gombak United (Hougang, 7.45pm).
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  • MONEY
    • SGX SECURITIES
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        7505 40 TRANSACTION DATE: APRIL 21, 2008 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 'VOL '000 DAY HIGH LOW NET P/E M CAP SMIL 0R11C 3C 25 5 42 141 195 32 15 24 29 18 61 17 5 15 43 5 26 126 34 5 16
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        1485 40 HIGH SMIL LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E 3C 41.; 31 16.; 38 70.; 22.; 44.; li.; 44.; 82 i;.; i; 16.; 17.1 2; 9C 43 19.; 88 21 l 41.2 19.3 21 li.; 21.; 4;.; 14.; 17 43.; 34.; i;.; 28.3 33.; 39.; 4;
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        69 40 52-WEEK IEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 'VOL '000 DAV HIGH LOW NET P/E M CAP SMIL 0R20C 620C 100C 1120C 1250C 398.3 3977 c 116 6065 Diamonds 5200 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** 6101 ISS&P500 ***** 6170 SPDRS
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      Lock icon US firms' profits shrink as sales dwindle, costs of raw material soar
      489 41 BLOOMBERG NEWS Companies are more pessimistic, and more plan to cut hiring and investment: Survey Washington THE combination of slower sales and soaring expenses for raw materials is taking a harsh toll on companies in the United States,
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    • Article
      Lock icon E&Y merges Asian units in dramatic integration of global ops
      536 41  -  Lee Su Shyan By Assistant Money Editor BIG Four firm Ernst Young (E&Y) is proposing a dramatic integration of its accountancy units to result in a single unit in Asia, including Singapore, and another for much of the rest of
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      Lock icon Oil prices hit new record above US$ll7
      216 41 REUTERS London CRUDE oil prices yesterday surged above US$ll7, setting a new record high, because of worries over supply disruptions from major producers and comments by Opec reiterating there is no need to raise output. United States light crude hit a record high
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      32 41 Yesterday's close: 13,476.45 (+78.15 points) »Japanese shares closed up 0.58 per cent, extending a rebound to a fourth day on easing worries about the outlook for corporate earnings. AFP
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      35 41 AFP Yesterday's close: 24,721.67 (+523.89 points) Hong Kong stocks closed sharply higher, up 2.17 per cent, following a rally on Wall Street, with large-caps, property developers and oil firms providing support.
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      33 41 AFP Yesterday's close: 3,116.98 (+22.31 points) Chinese shares closed mixed, with the Shanghai bourse up 0.72 per cent, after the securities regulator issued new rules to help the stock market.
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      38 41 AFP Yesterday's close: 5,600.3 (+170.6 points) Australian stocks closed up 3.1 per cent, with sentiment buoyed by last Friday's solid gains on Wall Street on hopes that the worst of the credit crunch was over.
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      33 41 Yesterday's close: 1,280 (+12.35 points) Malaysian shares closed 1 per cent higher, as investors took their cue from a rally on Wall Street at the end of last week. AFP
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      31 41 AFP Yesterday's close: 16,739.33 (+258.13 points) Indian shares rose 1.57 per cent, led by banks, with sentiment buoyant after India's weather office forecast a better-than-average annual monsoon last week.
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      28 41 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,335.89 (-13.38 points) »Indonesian shares closed 0.6 per cent lower, with profit-taking in mining, banking and plantation stocks wiping out opening gains.
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      24 41 AFP Yesterday's close: 841.98 (-3.42 points) Tha i shares closed 0.4 per cent lower due mainly to profit-taking in bank stocks.
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      Lock icon Straits Times Index Stocks April 21
      119 41 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: 3,171 .09 QjjjSj Stock Name Close Change CapitaLand 6.860 +0.120 CapitaMall 3.480 +0.030 CityDev 12.280 +0.360 Cosco Corp 3.240 +0.220 DBS Grp 19.560 +0.420 F&N 4.940 +0.100 Gent Intl 0.605 +0.015 HK Land 4.260 -0.080 ISH 17.380 +0.320 lardine C&C 17.680 +0.240
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      Lock icon Top Actives April 21
      54 41 Jade Tech 56,230,000 Cosco Corp 50,842,000 China Hongxing 45,484,000 CoscoCorpMßLeCWoBuBul 39,228,000 Yangzljlang 28,029,000 CoscoCorpMEßeCWoBo9lB 27,970,000 ChinaEratat 24,707,000 Synear 23,967,000 ChlnaEnergy 23,809,000 Sing Tel 22,193,000 CoscoCorpßNPeCWoBo7lB 18,055,000 Bio-Treat 18,027,000 ChinaZaino 16,205,000 SingTeIMBLeCWDBD9O3 15,836,000 SembMar 15,005,000 Golden Agri 14,740,000 Noble Grp 13,658,000 Sing Tel MEReCWDBII2B 13,480,000 JiutianC 13,136,000
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      142 41 I 21 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): Indian rupee 3.200 3.500 Indonesian rupiah 0.***** .0.***** Japanese yen 1.2955 1.3103 Korean won 0.1340 0.1400 N Taiwan dollar 4.300 4.520 Nor kroner 26.50 27.20 Pakistan rupee 2.000 2.200 Philippine peso 3.060 3.270 Saudi riyal 35.70 36.50 South African rand ...15.50 17.70
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      Lock icon Bonds, Loans & Warrants
      1958 41 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: APRIL 21,2008 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE '000 43 5 2 2036 AdvSCT W*****9 49 11.5 3657 BiosensorDBeCW*****3 31 185 4014 CapitalanBNPeC*****8 225 35 3666 CapitalanBNPeCW*****9 35 35 3802 CapitalanBNPeCW*****4 57 105 3880 CapitalanBNPePW*****2 29 12 3763 CapitalanBNPePW*****0 195 35 4057 CapitalanBNPePW*****1 20 11
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      Lock icon China in first salvo to revive confidence in mainland shares
      420 42  -  VINCE CHONG Beijing curbs sale of shares emerging from lock-up periods By China Correspondent in Beijing RETAIL investors in China, reeling from savage sell-downs in recent months, got a much-needed confidence booster yesterday. The authorities have moved to curb the
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      Lock icon Britain offers $135b credit crunch plan
      294 42 REUTERS London THE Bank of England is offering to swop government bonds worth £50 billion (Ssl3s billion) for banks' riskier mortgage debts to try to ease the effects of a credit crunch on Britain's banking system. The central bank said yesterday it was offering
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    • MEDIA & MARKETING
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        Lock icon Rise in less-than-ethical practices
        144 43 MR JOHN Kerr, Edelman Digital's Asia-Pacific head, warned that the growth in online media has seen a corresponding rise in less-than-ethical practices by companies eager to sway public opinion: Some companies create dummy sites to redirect users to the firms' real sites. Others engage in online
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        Lock icon Online PR catching on with companies
        382 43  -  Chua Hian Hou Increasingly, firms are seeking advice on how to respond to users' comments in cyberspace By GETTING their message across online has become a priority for public relations (PR) agencies in recent months. In the past four months, multinationals Edelman and Waggener
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        Lock icon Skype extends unlimited calls to more countries
        305 43 ASSOCIATED PRESS, WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY ALFRED SIEW CALLERS from North America can now make unlimited calls to 34 countries overseas, including Singapore, for just U559.95 (5513.45) a month under a new plan from Skype, the Internet calling subsidiary of eßay. The plan
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      Lock icon Buyers, sellers call off collective sale of Finland Gardens
      536 44  -  Joyce Teo Both sides decide to let deal die; developer said to be bearing most of legal costs By Property Correspondent ANOTHER collective sale has fallen through. This time, however, there were smiles all around a reflection of how sharply sentiment
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      Lock icon Tiger poised to pounce on opportunities amid downturn
      454 44 By Karamjit Kaur Aviation Correspondent SKY-HIGH fuel prices and a global credit crunch are putting pressure on the aviation industry, but they also offer opportunities for strong carriers like Tiger Airways, said its chief executive officer Tony Davis. One such opportunity centres
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      Lock icon ÜBS details bank's failings that led to huge credit losses
      261 44 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS ZURICH POOR risk control and a narrow focus on revenue growth at ÜBS' investment bank helped cause huge credit losses, it said yesterday as it prepared to meet shareholders this week. A 50-page report to shareholders set
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      Lock icon Staff diversity gives services companies competitive edge
      343 44  -  Grace Ng By Finance Correspondent SWISS bank ÜBS has no doubt about the competitive benefits that a diverse workforce can bring to its business. Promoting diversity of races, gender and age group makes "plain good business sense for a commercial entity in the
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      Lock icon Four bodies now probing aborted Jade buyout
      510 45  -  Alvin Foo MAS, Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority join efforts by CAD and SIC By ment bodies the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD), the white-collar crime unit, and the Securities Industry Council (SIC), which polices takeovers. Earlier this month, major Jade shareholder Anthony Son
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      Lock icon S-E Asia wealth management growth to stay robust
      370 45  -  Grace Ng By Finance Correspondent SOUTH-EAST Asia, including Singapore, is now seen as second only to China in terms of growth potential in the booming wealth management industry. A new survey by Barclays Capital has found that the recent market volatility in
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      59 45 (0) April 21 Lyxor China H 10US$ Venture Corp JSH DBS Grp KepCorp MBLJCWb9u4u3" Lyxor India Nifty 10 CityDev SGXMBL iCW*****3 DBSMBUCW*****0 CENTS 1684 1174 1738 1956 1190 838 472 1714 1228 348 632 79.8 II" 43.3 42.0 40 0 38.0 37.0 36.0 I" 28.0 /o 3.6 3.9
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      54 45 April 21 CENTS SembHar BNPeCW*****6 5 400.0 Chasen 1 100.0 CoscoCorpRBeCW*****7 2 100.0 Keda Com 20 81.8 CapitalandRBeCW***** 5 66.7 CoscoCorpBNPeCW***** 14 64.7 KepCorp DB eCW*****3 7 55.6 NobleGrpSGAeCW*****8 68 54.5 NobleGrpSGAeCW*****8 15 50.0 KepCorp RBeCW*****3 3.5 40.0 SGX BNP eCW*****3 14 40.0 4.0 05 1.0 9.0 5.5
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      63 45 (0) April 21 GLD 10USS GuocoLand Ltd STI 3450 DBePW*****2 DBS BNP eCW0807n STI 3300BNPePW*****9 CapitalanBNPePW***** HKLand H Royal IndoAgri OCBC Bk 4.5%NCPS 100 STI 2800SGAePW*****9... CENTS 9086 336.6 324 31.0 56 16.0 10.5 15.0 9.5 12.5 10.5 11.5 426 10.8 370 10.0 239 10.0 ***** 10 0
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      62 45 April 21 CENTS STI 3100BNPePW*****9 1 DBS BNP eCW0807n 10.5 STI 2800SGAePW*****9 7 STI 2900SGAePW*****9 1.5 STI 3300BNPePW*****9 9.5 CapltalanBNPePW***** 10.5 Compact W*****3 0.5 CoscoCorpRBeCW*****7 0.5 SupFastenW0901 02 5 UOB RB eCW*****8 0.5 WingTai RBeCW*****6 1.5 /o 71.4 58.8 57.6 57.1 56.8 52.3 50.0 50.0 50.0 50 0
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      Lock icon Asian markets sparkle from Wall Street's Friday lift
      423 45  -  Alvin Foo TAKING STOCK By Markets Correspondent INVESTORS from Sydney to Shanghai were smiling yesterday, as regional markets rallied in response to Wall Street's stellar showing last Friday. It may yet turn out to be wishful thinking, but the hope is that
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      Lock icon Cosco contracts still most active as parent share surges
      339 45  -  Lee Su Shyan WARRANT WATCH By Assistant Money Editor COSCO Corp's warrants have lately been dominating market activity and yesterday was no different. A warrant issued by Macquarie Securities was the most active on the shipbuilding counter. It rose 32 per
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    • COMPANIES IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon KEPPEL T&T NET PROFIT SLIPS 127 PER CENT
        103 45 KEPPEL Telecommunications and Transportation (T&T) saw net profit fall 12.7 per cent from the same period last year to $10.4 million in the three months ended March 31. It attributed this fall to higher taxation expense compared to the previous corresponding quarter.
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        Lock icon E3 HOLDINGS APPOINTS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
        71 45 LESS than a week after group president Anthony Soh quit his post, listed E3 Holdings has announced the appointment of a new chief executive. Mr Jonathan Ow, previously a legal and corporate adviser, took on overall responsibility for E3 Holdings' business and management
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        Lock icon KEPLAND INKS OPTION TO DEVELOP NEW VIET SITE
        79 45 KEPPEL Land (KepLand) has secured an option to develop a new residential site in Ho Chi Minh City that could eventually offer 1,500 luxury flats. KepLand, through wholly owned unit Earlsbay Investments, signed an option with a local developer to develop luxury
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        Lock icon BIO-TREAT CONFIDENT OF RAISING FUNDS
        59 45 810-TREAT Technology is confident of raising funds to repay its bond holders, the company said yesterday. However, if its proposed fund-rais-ing exercise, which was announced earlier, is unsuccessful, the company said it is prepared to divert funds from its projects in China in order to
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      Lock icon World 'may face deepest recession in 30 years'
      696 46  -  Bryan Lee But govts can lesser the pain by acting swiftly to stabilise markets: Tony Tan By Economics Correspondent THE world could be facing its worst recession in three decades, but governments can lessen the effects of the downturn if they act
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      213 46 NICHOLAS FANG »TAKING THE HELM INTERNATIONAL Enterprise (IE) Singapore has appointed Mr Sunny Verghese as its chairman with effect from today. IE Singapore, formerly known as the Singapore Trade Development Board, is an agency under the auspices of the Ministry of Trade and
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        1063 48  -  Andrew Duffy Ancient buildings and stories of knights abound in south-west France, but it is Europe's largest fortified town that will take your breath away SOUTH-WEST France has too much history for its own good. Every city you visit has world-class heritage, its own
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        272 48 IN TIME for the school holidays, Jetstar Asia has bargains just waiting for a click of your mouse. One-way fares are from $9 to Kuala Lumpur, from $29 to Bangkok or Medan, and from $39 to Ho Chi Minh City. Pay from $69 to fly to Macau and
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        628 49 Naumi sets aside 5 rooms just for female travellers to give them a sense of privacy and security Cara Van Miriah AS YOU step out of the lift on the sixth level of Naumi Hotel and walk along the corridor, the sign on
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        816 51 Enjoy nature with its unspoilt beauty on an African safari, says Suna Kanga FROM Johannesburg, Federal Air's Beechcraft takes 55 minutes to set us down near Singita Ebony Lodge in the Sabi Sands Games Reserve bordering Kruger National Park in South Africa, There, twice-a-day game rides
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        620 53 Philip Lee is fascinated by the flora and fauna in the Western Australian landscape FROM the plane, and even when we later drove through its treacherous dirt tracks, the vast arid Western Australian coastal outback appeared inhospitable, covered largely by sun-browned shrubs and stunted trees. No
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        836 56 Jacqueline Woo meets the tribes in Sabah and keeps her head "THE women who wear sleeveless are single, while those with long sleeves are married," my tour guide John told me on the way to the Harvest Festival in Sabah. He was enlightening us on ethnic dress
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        889 58 I The Jump troupe offers a visual feast of hot bods, witty plots I' c(nd jaw-dropping stunts. PHOTO: YEGAM, INC Dramas come alive for Korean pop culture newbie Jacqueline Woo I HAD never watched any Korean TV serial until six months ago. To prepare for my
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        165 59 The jar terrace (right) is a common sight in countryside homes and is usually located in a well-ventilated area with lots of sunlight. Sauces and pickles, such as soya sauce, chilli paste and kimchi, are fermented inside the brown ceramic jars, which can preserve the flavour for several
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        115 60 You don't need him for the rest of the story. That's what I thought. But I couldn't get George to go along with that. He didn't want to stop making the toys' Actor Harrison Ford (right) on how he urged Star Wars creator George Lucas to kill his character
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        562 60  -  Jarrold Lin I drhols I'M PLANNING to visit Australia with my family. Can you recommend some places to visit? I'm interested in getting close to nature. Try Airlie Beach, a town located near the centre of Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef. Though the actual beach is
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      616 62  -  Boon Chan Despite being nervous about his first concert here, Harlem Yu wants to win over audiences MEDIA CORRESPONDENT HARLEM Yu is nervous about his upcoming show in Singapore. His solo concert on May 24 will be his first here. The 46-year-old entertainer still remembers
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      298 62 AP LOS ANGELES The children of late singer Ray Charles are accusing his longtime manager of mismanaging his estate and trusts, and tarnishing his legacy by releasing two posthumous CDs their father would never have approved, said a published report. In allegations outlined
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      331 64  -  Eddino Abdul Hadi MUSIC REPORTER SINGAPORE Idol winner Taufik Batisah (left) proves he's still got it. The singer picked up three awards, namely Most Popular Act Solo/Duo/Group (Singapore), Most Popular Song (Sink gapore) and Best Act Solo/Duo/Group (Singapore), at the Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) awards show
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      285 64 NEW YORK CNN presenter Richard Quest was arrested last Friday in New York's Central Park with the controlled drug methamphetamine in his pocket. The British journalist also had a rope around his neck that was tied to his private parts and a sex toy in his car
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      307 64 Reuters, LAT-WP LOS ANGELES The Forbidden Kingdom, the first collaboration between action heroes Jackie Chan and Jet Li, kicked its rivals at the weekend box office in North America, also becoming the first gongfu movie to open at No. 1 in almost four
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        900 118 Too strict with kids? Court explains its approach By Mavis Toh, (The Straits Times, April 5, 2008) Intimidating Juvenile Court judges are turning hearings into shelling sessions for the wayward youth who come before them, say some lawyers and parents. But the court has explained its stern
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        415 119 The five Ws and an H of the new look for Jurong. BY ANDREW DUFFY Any area can be transformed to look better. Look around your school and pick three places you would like to revamp. List your choices and state your reasons. Also include what you would
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        216 120 PHOTO: Vietnam Vietnam is bordered by Cambodia, China, Laos and the South China Sea. It has had a long history of conflict. From I I IBC until AD938, it was under Chinese rule. It became a colony of France from the 1860s, and managed to shake off
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        175 120 Vincent Siew meets Hu Jintao What happened Mr Vincent Siew, the next vice-president of Taiwan, had a brief 20-minute meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao on April 12 at a regional conference in Hainan, China. He and president-elect Ma Ying-jeou had emerged victorious in the March 22
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        Lock icon THE BIG NUMBER US$5OO million
        142 120 What it is The amount of money India will be offering in aid to Africa for development over the next five to six years. It is roughly equal to Ss69o million. This was announced by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (above, with Tanzanian President Jakaya
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        Lock icon THE BIG FACE Scot Marciel
        129 120 Who he is The first ambassador to the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) from the United States. Asean is made up of: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Mr Marciel said that the political situation in Myanmar is
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        492 121 ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY NEUBRONNER EUGENE AND SUJITH KUMAR Little Red Dot dropped in on four primary schools on International Friendship Day, April I I, to get in on the action, by malini nathan Costume, culture and Korea greeted The Little Red Dot when it
        ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY NEUBRONNER EUGENE AND SUJITH KUMAR; JOSEPH NAIR FOR THE STRAITS TIMES; LIM WUI LIANG; COURTESY OF OPERA ESTATE PRIMARY; WU FOOK KONG  -  492 words
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        164 122 As the first Chief Minister of Singapore, Mr Marshall helped pave the way for Singapore's Independence. Mr Marshall was an eloquent speaker. While running for elections, his words inspired, created laughter and helped sweep his Labour Front party into power. Many said his ideas were ahead
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        449 122 From pirate taxis to limo-style service, the humble cab has come a long way here. FOR YOUR GRANDPARENTS Before World War 11, probably the mode of transportation closest to a taxi would have been the jinrikishas (wheeled vehicles drawn by one or more men), before they
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        553 123 PHOTO: The Jonas Brothers, a group of young musicians, have catapulted to fame with their hit albums. Tweens and their mums can't get enough of the wholesome boys, by sujith kumar A trio of brothers has taken the world by storm. Together, they have the superhuman ability to
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      1097 124  -  MALI NI NATHAN Read through the following articles, then draw arrows to connect each box to the corresponding country in the map. Next, try writing headlines for the weird news items on the left. Finally, try the exercises in the yellow boxes. BY FRANCE On April 6, the authorities
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        482 125 In the March 25 issue of Little Red Dot, we asked you to design and cut out friendship bands created in the magazine. We then asked you to send photos of you and your friends wearing them. We had three $50 Borders vouchers for the top three photographs
        COURTESY OF INNOVA PRIMARY; COURTESY OF JUNYUAN PRIMARY; COURTESY OF JUNTUAN PRIMARY  -  482 words
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        295 125  -  MALINI NATHAN Teens are taking over the ultra small screen the cellphone screen, that is. As The Bell Rings is a film called a short form series, that has been made specially for screening on mobile phones. It is a school comedy about a group of
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        456 126 Air pollution is not just smelly, it can kill you! BY ELLEN WHYTE We breathe in and out between 15 and 25 times a minute, inhaling between I I and 13 cubic metres of air each day. Every time you breathe in, your lungs take oxygen from the
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        446 127 HISTORY IN THE HEADLINES* New Delhi, India, Aug 17, 1947 At the stroke of midnight two days ago, a country became free after more than three centuries of being ruled by another. On Aug 15, 1947, India became independent from Britain, which could no longer afford
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        454 128 What are muscles made of and how do they work? ALISON DE SOUZA explains Our bodies are made up of trillions of cells, which form everything from our organs and bones to our blood and skin. A tissue is a group of cells working together to
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        97 128 Unlike bodybuilders, children do not need big, bulging skeletal muscles. But you do want strong muscles that keep you healthy and give you strength to do lots of fun activities. The good news is that the best way to get those strong muscles is
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        227 129 Try it the Dot way! Every week, we brew up Dot-flavoured lessons from a vast collection of classroom recipes. This week, pupils learn about the law. by malini nathan DOT TREAT Group work, one period DOT MISSION Set up a classroom courthouse DOT TOOLS The Straits
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        386 129  -  KIM MAX BY I ARE YOU ALLERGIC TO SCHOOL? 1. Which best describes how you walk to school? a. Head down, iPod on. b. A purposeful stride. c. A slow dawdle with a sinking feeling in your gut. 2. How do you leave school each day? a. I
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        457 130 The huge ears of the fennec fox act as radiators, with a network of tiny blood vessels on the ears' surface getting cooled when the wind blows across. When the heat is on, kangaroos cool off by licking their "armpits" which have a dense network
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        83 130 Banteng 80s javanicus A massive wild ox, the male banteng can be 1.5 m or higher at the shoulder. Both males and females display a lot of white including their rumps, muzzles, "stockings" on their lower legs and spots above their eyes. The banteng's domain ranges
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