The Straits Times, 2 June 2008

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 70 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 MONDAY, JUNE 2 2008 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon Lightning Bolt
    120 1 USAIN Bolt is now the fastest man on the planet. He set a new world record of 9.72 seconds in the 100 m sprint at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York on Saturday. The previous mark of 9.74 seconds was set by his fellow Jamaican, Asafa Powell,
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    Lock icon Some GPs yet to itemise bills
    147 1 TWO months after a new guideline for medical and dental clinics to itemise their bills came into effect, a Straits Times check found only one in two GPs doing so, while most specialists seem to be complying. Doctors blame the high costs of computerisation,
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    Lock icon US to recall rejected aid ships
    124 1 THE United States appears ready to call off its navy ships off the Myanmar coast within days. Defence Secretary Robert Gates, referring to Myanmar's delays in allowing foreign relief teams to enter the country, said the US had made "15 or more overtures to
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    Lock icon KL puts off 50km petrol ban plan
    441 1 ASSOCIATED PRESS ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY CAROLYN QUEK Cabinet to review practical issues related to curbs on foreign motorists MALAYSIA has put off plans to ban foreign-registered vehicles from filling up on subsidised petrol in its border areas with Singapore and Thailand, Deputy Prime
    ASSOCIATED PRESS ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY CAROLYN QUEK  -  441 words
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    Lock icon ULTRA CHAMP
    379 1  -  Lin Xinyi By SHE had spent Saturday morning swimming 20 laps (lkm) for charity. But that did not stop Jeanette Wang from winning the inaugural adidas Sundown Marathon's 84km Women's Open event in the wee hours of yesterday morning. All within 24 hours. The Straits Times sports journalist
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon My Magic sets the bar for local film-makers
      940 1  -  Cara Van Miriah It was a proud moment for Singapore film. We were overwhelmed by the encouraging response because My Magic was an underdog competing in the World Cup of films. DIRECTOR ERIC KHOO (below), about his film being among 21 shortlisted
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Viral infection did this to three-year-old
      712 3  -  Salma Khali k, Ventilator is the lifeline for boy struck by a virulent form of HFMD By Health Correspondent THREE-YEAR-OLD Mohammad Raiyan, once a lively little boy, spends his days lying down at home. He breathes through a ventilator and his meals, just milk,
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      Lock icon IT'S RAINING MONEY
      144 3 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Jakarta AN INDONESIAN businessman sparked a scramble when he dropped 100 million rupiah (5514,500) in banknotes from an aircraft yesterday to promote a book he had written. A 13-year-old girl lost consciousness running after the notes and had to be rushed to a
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS  -  144 words
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      Lock icon Protest leaders want Samak to quit
      677 4 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE »ANTI-GOVT DEMONSTRATION IN BANGKOK Thai PM adopts a softer tone; US expects Thai army to stay out of stand-off Bangkok ANTI-GOVERNMENT protesters in Thailand will keep up their demonstrations until Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej steps down, one of the
      ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; AFP  -  677 words
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      227 4 WATERFRONT LAND CRUNCH A shortage of industrial waterfront land is driving JTC Corporation to explore the creation of a shared waterfront facility for firms in the marine sector Singapore Strait I Professor Anthony Cohen, Principal, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh m at Queen Margaret University ASIA CAMPUS The QMU Asia Campus
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon One-child families want quake orphans
      806 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Some hope that having another child will help mellow their 'little emperors' Beijing TENS of thousands of couples have been offering to adopt children orphaned by the May 12 earthquake in south-western China's Sichuan province. Many of the couples are motivated by
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS; XINHUA; AP  -  806 words
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  • CHINA
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      Lock icon PLANTING FOR HER FUTURE
      59 7 A local girl showing some seedlings that residents will plant in the fields of Shuanghe village in Jiangyou PHOTO: city, in China's south-western province of Sichuan. Yesterday's planting was part of efforts by local residents to rebuild their lives after an 8-magnitude earthquake rocked Sichuan on
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      Lock icon AID HELICOPTER CRASHES
      83 7 ASSOCIATED PRESS JIULING (China): A military helicopter carrying 19 people, many of them injured in China's devastating earthquake, crashed in fog and turbulence, and the authorities were searching for survivors, state media reported yesterday. The Russian-designed Mi-171 transport helicopter crashed on Saturday afternoon in Wenchuan county, which
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      Lock icon HK CONCERT RAISES $5.4m
      154 7 ASSOCIATED PRESS HONG KONG: The Chinese-language entertainment industry's brightest stars staged a marathon televised concert in Hong Kong yesterday and raised more than HK$3l million (555.4 million) to help the survivors of the Sichuan earthquake. The concert kicked off with a moment of silence at 2.28pm
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      Lock icon SAF GIVES 10 TONNES OF SUPPLIES
      146 7 PHOTO SINGAPORE: The Singapore Armed Forces has donated about 10 tonnes of relief supplies to victims of the China earthquake, according to a press statement from the Ministry of Defence. Worth US$BO,OOO (S$109,000), the supplies included blankets, groundsheets, tents and medical supplies. They were
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      Lock icon Will ban on free plastic bags work?
      511 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, XINHUA Activists say it will be difficult to enforce the new Chinese rules Beijing RETAILERS in China, including supermarkets, department stores and grocery stores, have stopped providing free plastic bags since yesterday in a bid to curb pollution. But there are
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      14 7 Head to CATS FASTADS in The New Paper for job opportunities! BSATS i BUYIT-SELLIT-FINDIT
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon South Koreans spending billions on kids' schooling
      568 8 REUTERS Children go for private lessons and overseas studies as local schools are not up to the mark Seoul SOUTH Koreans, anxious to ensure their offspring are wellschooled, spend around US$5 billion (Ss6.B billion) a year to educate them abroad equivalent to nearly
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      Lock icon Japan to recognise Ainu people as indigenous
      254 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Tokyo JAPAN is set to recognise the Ainu people as indigenous inhabitants of the country's north, a newspaper reported. Parliament is expected to adopt a resolution this week urging the government to promote support for the ethnically distinct people, who have
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; AFP  -  254 words
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      Lock icon Love or bust for endangered Yangtze turtles
      306 8 London WITH only three males and a single female left in the world, it is love or bust for the Yangtze turtles, which are on the brink of extinction, reports Britain's The Observer. Scientists are waiting to see if a sprightly 80--year-old female
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      4 8 School's out, fun's in
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Hardscrabble life for survivors
      934 10 »MYANMAR'S CYCLONE AFTERMATH Remote village tries to pick up the pieces as they wait for succour By Our Correspondent In Tumyung village, Pyapon, Irrawaddy Delta CHESTY coughs rang out from someone sheltering within the skeletal wooden frame of a house destroyed. Beside the gangly roots of
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  • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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      Lock icon Pakistanis close to blowing their fuse over power shortage
      576 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS Testing time for govt as public frustration grows and economy slows to standstill Islamabad The worst of the summer heat has yet to come. "Our lives have been made miserable," said Ms Zubaida Bibi, 40, whose pay has shrunk
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      Lock icon Bhutto 'passed nuclear secrets to Pyongyang'
      327 11 WASHINGTON POST Washington FORMER Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, on a state visit to North Korea in 1993, had allegedly smuggled in critical data on uranium enrichment to help facilitate a missile deal with Pyongyang, according to a new book by a journalist who
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon TUBE BASH TURNS INTO FREE-FOR-ALL
        97 11 REUTERS LONDON: Police arrested 17 people and had to close six London Underground stations after a party involving thousands of revellers to mark the last day of drinking alcohol on the Tube turned ugly. Six assaults were reported on Tube staff and police. Several trains
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        Lock icon POLICE BREAK UP ANTI-US BEEF RALLY
        90 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL: Police fired water cannon yesterday and detained more than 200 protesters during a demonstration against Seoul's plans to resume US beef imports. The moves came after nearly 40,000 people rallied in Seoul on Saturday night in the biggest demonstration yet against
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        Lock icon JAPAN SHOULD REVISE RICE-PLANTING CAP
        112 11 REUTERS TOKYO: Japan should review its policy of limiting rice planting as concerns grow about world food supplies, the government's top spokesman said. Japan has 2.7 million ha of rice paddies, enough to produce far more than what it now harvests. But Tokyo caps rice
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        Lock icon KL WOMEN URGED TO CARRY CONDOMS
        104 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Deputy Health Minister has urged every woman in the country to carry a condom to protect against HIV, the virus that causes Aids. "This is not to debase them but to protect them. Women are the first ones to
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        Lock icon SUSPENDED COP 'SLITS GIRLFRIEND'S THROAT'
        91 11 KUALA TERENGGANU: Fuelled by jealousy, a suspended Malaysian cop is believed to have slit the throat of his Thai girlfriend on Saturday, the New Straits Times reported. The 23-year-old woman, who survived the ordeal, was taken to the roadside by her housemate to get help
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Malaysia not giving up hope on Pedra Branca yet
      641 12 »THE ICJ RULING XL seeking letter by British governor to Johor sultan to back up claim to island Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA has renewed its search for evidence to stake its claim to Pedra Branca, just over a week after the International
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      Lock icon Hardliners attack rally for religious tolerance in Jakarta
      278 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS Jakarta ISLAMIC hardliners broke up a religious tolerance rally yesterday, beating demonstrators with bamboo sticks and calling for the death of members of a Muslim sect they consider heretical, witnesses said. About 200 Christians, moderate Muslims and members of Ahmadiyah
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      Lock icon Don't defect to opposition, Mahathir tells Umno MPs
      336 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S former premier Mahathir Mohamad has urged disgruntled ruling party lawmakers not to defect to the opposition to oust the embattled Prime Minister, but to become independents. In a de facto masterplan for toppling Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi
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      143 12 Chinese Language 3^, jaf 3GU Journalism Fund j^fi^ present Eminent Speakers Series 2008 Chinese Global Soft Power Reflections on Taiwa i's Democratisation Date 7 June 2008, Saturday Venue Suntec Singapore Theatre, Level 2 First Session at 10:00 am Topic Chinese Global Soft Power Speaker Yau Lop Poon, Editor-in-chief of Yazhou
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      15 12 Head to CATS FASTADS in The New Paper for job opportunities! BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND IT
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon 'Split vote' ruling deals blow to Hillary's camp
      695 14  -  Bhagyashree Garekar Decision on Michigan and Florida votes takes Obama closer to party nomination By US Correspondent In Washington SHE followed Senator Hillary Clinton's trail through Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia and is prepared to back her all the way to Denver,
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      Lock icon How delegates are awarded
      139 14 REUTERS DEMOCRATS distribute delegates in proportion to candidates' votes statewide and in individual congressional districts. That means candidates can come away with big chunks of delegates, even in states that they lose. In contrast, most Republican states award their delegates on a winner-takes-all basis. There are
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      Lock icon Obama and family quit Trinity church
      276 14 MR BARACK Obama has said he and his wife had resigned as members of their Chicago church in the aftermath of inflammatory remarks by his long-time pastor, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, and more recent fiery remarks at the church by a visiting priest. "I'm
      ASSOCIATED PRESS, LOS ANGELES TIMES-WASHINGTON POST, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  276 words
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      Lock icon Americans work from home to save on petrol
      680 15 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Telecommuting becoming an attractive option as fuel prices soar Washington ON A typical day, Ms Joanne Senn dresses her daughters for school and feeds her cats and fish before buckling down to start her job at 7.15 am as
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      Lock icon Kids of older dads 'twice as likely to die before maturity'
      395 15 London CHILDREN are almost twice as likely to die before adulthood if they have a father over 45, research has shown. A mass study has found that deaths of children fathered by over-45s occurred at almost twice the rate
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      Lock icon SPELLING OUT THEIR STANCE
      54 15 PHOTO: Some 3,000 campaigners making an emphatic stand against the expansion of Heathrow Airport in London on Saturday. The protesters gathered to form a huge No" at a field in Sipson, a village that would be lost if the authorities went ahead with their plan for
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      Lock icon Aussie expats making beeline for home
      498 16 REUTERS Strong Aussie dollar, buoyant economy prove irresistible to those working abroad Sydney AUSTRALIA has become a refuge for a new endangered species: the high-flying banker. Bankers facing layoffs in Europe and the United States are looking increasingly at Australia's drum-tight market, led by
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      Lock icon Female radicals clamour to be Al-Qaeda terrorists
      132 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS Cairo MUSLIM extremist women are challenging Al-Qaeda's refusal to include or at least acknowledge women in its ranks. In response to a female questioner, Al-Qaeda No. 2 leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri said in April that the terror group did not have women.
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      Lock icon SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
      251 16 THE first wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy has emerged from self-imposed seclusion to declare that she has forgiven him for the infidelity that led to their divorce but has not forgotten her betrayal by her friend Cecilia Ciganer-Albeniz, who went on to marry him. In an interview
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      Lock icon Nicolas forgiven, not Cecilia: Sarkozy's ex
      186 16 cilia. The two women became friends, raised their children together and attended dinners with their spouses. Ms Culioli discovered her husband was having an affair in 1988 when the two couples went skiing in the Alpine resort of Megeve. "Marie drummed on the door
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      Lock icon Disabled sailor plans new breath-taking feat
      115 16 A RECORD-BREAKING quadriplegic sailor is preparing to sail solo around Britain in a 20ft boat controlled by her breath. Mrs Hilary Lister, 36, from Dunkirk, Kent, became the first quadriplegic sailor to cross the English Channel, in 2005. She also solo circumnavigated the Isle
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      Lock icon Man of Lorenzo's Oil fame dies
      148 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS THE man whose parents battled to save him from a nerve disease and whose story was depicted in the movie Lorenzo's Oil died last Friday at his home in Virginia, having lived more than 20 years longer than doctors had predicted. Mr
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    • SINGAPORE AND THE WORLD THIS WEEK
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        43 17 BONN: The next round of UN climate change talks to be held. It will address the issue of funding and technology to mitigate climate change a key demand of developing nations which argue that rich countries should foot most of the bill.
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        Lock icon TUESDAY
        48 17 SOUTH DAKOTA/ MONTANA: New Mexico holds Republican presidential caucuses. South Dakota and Montana hold Democratic presidential primaries. KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian Cabinet committee will meet to review a plan to ban foreign-registered vehicles from filling up on subsidised petrol at its border areas with Singapore and Thailand.
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        Lock icon WEDNESDAY
        56 17 BEIJING: 19th anniversary of military crackdown on Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests. Around 30,000 people are expected to hold a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong. ATHENS: International Olympic Committee board will meet to discuss the Iraqi government's decision to disband the Iraqi Olympic Committee because it lacked a quorum and
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        Lock icon THURSDAY
        7 17 GLOBAL: United Nations World Environment Day.
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        14 17 AOMORI (Japan): Energy ministers of the Group of Eight major industrial countries meet.
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        20 17 KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi officiates at the 3rd International Conference on the Muslim World and the West.
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        22 17 SINGAPORE: Singapore Sports Council will launch the Sport On! Kids Club at IMM for children between three and 12 years old.
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      Lock icon World meet to tackle food crisis
      219 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WORLD WHAT IS IT WORLD leaders are set to gather in Rome tomorrow for a high-profile summit on World Food Security. UN Secretary-General Ban Xi Moon will unveil an "action plan", put together by a crisis team involving the heads of several
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      Lock icon Umno looks for solutions
      158 17  -  REMEAHMAD June 2-8 WHAT IT IS THE top leaders of Malaysia's biggest political party Umno will hold a two-day brainstorming session on how to improve the party after the Barisan Nasional coalition that it leads suffered its worst electoral results this year. About 40 members of
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      Lock icon Medvedev goes to Berlin
      156 17 REUTERS, BLOOMBERG WHAT IT IS RUSSIAN President Dmitry Medvedev will visit Germany on Thursday for talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel. This will be his first official trip to the West. A government spokesman said Dr Merkel would discuss a range of issues with Mr Medvedev. The
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      Lock icon A night in cardboard city
      160 17  -  YEO GHIM LAY SINGAPORE WHAT IT IS MORE than 200 young Singaporeans will become "homeless" this weekend, as they take part in an annual event by non-profit group Habitat for Humanity. In groups of 10, the youths will have to build temporary houses with cardboard
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      422 18 THE latest survey on gambling reveals two signs that require monitoring and action: More people are starting young and more regard lotteries or social gambling as leisure activities. The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports found 75 per cent of respondents started at 24 or
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      1113 18  -  Susan Long »OF DONORS AND THEIR AGENDAS By Enterprise Editor NON-POLITICAL must be at once the most overused and meaning-laden word in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis. The US Navy, with four ships steaming towards the Myanmar coast, insisted its intentions were "totally non-po-litical" meaning
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      844 18  -  Tion Kwa »HIGH TRANSPORT COSTS AND WORLD ECONOMIC GROWTH By Senior Writer According to a report by CIBC World Markets, the price of moving a 40ft container from Shanghai to the east coast of the US is now US$B,OOO, including land transport charges.
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      917 19  -  Michael Richardson »ASIA'S NUCLEAR POWER PUSH By For The Straits Times AS AFTERSHOCKS from China's devastating earthquake continue to cause havoc, atomic safety experts from around the world are preparing to meet in Japan later this month to scrutinise seismic standards at nuclear plants. Because
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      787 19  -  Robert Karniol REGIONAL SECURITY ARCHITECTURE By Defence Writer SINGAPORE'S enthusiasm for a regional security architecture is rooted in its long-standing penchant for defence diplomacy. Diplomacy is a fundamental tenet of Singapore's defence policy intended, in part, to address vulnerabilities inherent in its small size. This produced
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      31 18 Seismic issue Earthquakes and the risk of radiation leaks are an added challenge to Asian states with nuclear power plants. PAGE 19 PUNCHLINES (rrm amjl jmol J/ <^ >\ II rrmjl In-n-i"! i
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      196 19 Private Law School in Singapore to produce First Class Honours HV H HT for the University of London Bachelor of Laws June 2007 HV H| Examinations: Congratulations to Tan You Leong, the Best Student in the WORLD! Hj Hj Private Law School in Singapore to have been awarded 20 Second
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      439 19 "We could be facing a recession which is longer, deeper and wider than any recession that we have encountered in the last 30 years." Dr Tony Tan, Deputy Chairman of the Government of Singapore Investment Corp SPH The Straits Times, 22 April 2008 MAKE LOTS OF MONEY IN A DOWNTURN
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      765 21  -  Jessica Jaganathan 9 in 20 not giving bill breakdown to patients despite guideline: ST survey By ABOUT half of the 20 general practitioners in a Straits Times survey have ignored a new guideline that requires them to give patients an itemised bill. The
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      508 22  -  Shobana Kesava New material shows promise in sopping up oil and toxic spills By COASTLINES around the world could be spared the devastating effects of oil leaks and toxic spills in five years, thanks to a new material snowing promise. The super-absorbing, pa-per-like
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      399 22  -  Sujin Thomas By MR MAIDIN Hussien was on his way to work last Monday morning when his motorcycle sputtered to a stop, its fuel gauge on empty. It didn't take the 43-year-old long to realise what the problem was: for the third time in
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      349 22  -  LIM WEI CHEAN OVER six billion euros of business was made in March at one of the world's biggest travel trade shows, ITB Berlin. Come October organisers hope to repeat its success at the show's first Asian leg in Singapore. It will
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        95 22 THE Singapore Prison Service has added two new visit centres where inmates can stay in touch with their families. The two centres which enable family members to "visit" inmates via video conferencing are in Jurong East and Toa Payoh. There are already such centres in
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        103 22 THE Singapore Buddhist Lodge yesterday presented a cheque for almost $2.3 million dollars to China's Ambassador to Singapore, Madam Zhang Xiaokang, in aid of the Sichuan earthquake relief efforts. Over the past fortnight, the charity has raised over $4 million for this cause. Meanwhile,
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        43 22 AN ANNUAL charity walk, organised by freight and logistics giant TNT, yesterday raised over $60,000. The money from the event, called Walk for Hunger, will go towards the United Nations World Food Programme to eradicate child hunger.
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      454 23  -  Yeo Ghim Lay Trend of more gamblers starting young is source of concern: Vivian By PUBLIC education is needed to curb the rise in the number of Singaporeans getting into gambling from a young age. Calling the trend a source of concern, Minister
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      186 23 MRS Lee Kuan Yew, who suffered a stroke about three weeks ago, has been making slow but steady progress since her surgery, said a statement from Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's office yesterday. The brief statement providing an update on Mrs Lee's
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      123 23 Some 3,000 children raced down the Marina Bay precinct yesterday morning in Singapore's first-ever kids-only run. Participants could choose either a I.4km or 800 m route. Guest of Honour, Nominated MP Eunice Olsen, flagged off the 800 m fun run for kids aged three to six
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      623 24  -  Chong Chee Kin American patience wearing thin over foot-dragging by Yangon junta By Teh Joo lin MYANMAR'S foot-dragging over the acceptance of international aid appears to have worn down the United States. US Defence Secretary Robert Gates told reporters yesterday that
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      504 24  - Govts' role in disasters: Provide or invite aid? TEH JOO LIN CHONG CHEE KIN SINGAPORE'S defence minister yesterday elaborated on the three new principles that should guide countries on how they should offer help to disaster-hit states. Mr Teo Chee Hean said the guidelines mean that governments have a responsibility
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      587 24  -  Shefali Rekhi By Assistant Foreign Editor WASHINGTON is watching Beijing's military build-up and will make adjustments to its capabilities in this region if necessary, the United States defence chief Robert Gates said. He was speaking to journalists at a roundtable discussion on the sidelines
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      257 24  -  SHEFALI REKHI WASHINGTON continues to monitor South-east Asia for ter-ror-related activities, US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates said, urging governments to stay engaged in the battle. The threat of Al-Qaeda has not diminished, he said, and there is still unease about the
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      291 24 ASSOCIATED PRESS ASIA will become the centre of the world within 25 years, and Europe cannot afford not to have a stake in the region, France's defence minister said yesterday, a day after the United States reaffirmed its commitment to Asia.
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      597 25  -  April Chong Wine-and-cheese sessions and golf clinics among innovative moves By THE Hakka Ying Fo Fui Kun, one of the oldest Chinese clans in Singapore, celebrated its 186 th anniversary with a gala dinner yesterday. However, it has not been an easy
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      237 25 TWO well-known commentators, one from each side of the Taiwan Strait, are coming to town to speak on issues about China and Taiwan. One was recently voted among China's top 100 public intellectuals by Chinese netizens. The other has
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      23 21 Fuel thieves strike Frustrated motorcyclists are falling victim to petrol thieves who siphon off fuel from their vehicles, leaving tanks empty. Page H2
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      131 25 Q Online conmen are exploiting the tragedies in Myanmar and Sichuan. How do they operate? WU Some scammers pose as victims or yd charities and send e-mails appealing I for money. Others include fake I attachments which claim to be news I updates, but are instead laced with I viruses
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      193 26 G2 BLACK Label, the premier line of the G2OOO brand, is now available at Ngee Ann City and Raffles City. These follow the G2 Black Label outlet that was opened at Parkway Parade last year. Singapore is the third location to carry the label after Hong Kong
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      270 26  -  Daphne Lee THE way to a father's heart is through his stomach, and several hotels have lined up special buffet spreads to celebrate Father's Day on June 15. Mandarin Oriental Singapore's Melt The World Cafe has pan-fried French duck liver with exotic homemade marmalade, grenadine glazed honey
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      201 26  -  Philip Lee SOME help is at hand for parents anxious to see their children ace the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE). They can visit the World Book Fair, which ends on Sunday, and pick up a book. How I Helped My Child Score In
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      488 26  -  LEONG PHEI PHEI Star Hub launches new SMS service in tie-up with SPH for location-based advertising, an instant marketing tool BY advertising such as direct mailers, LBA is far easier and more effective due to timing and location relevance. As such, consumers are more
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        71 26 The Motherhood Exhibition 2008 by Eastern Publishing is from Thursday to Sunday at the Singapore Expo Hall SA. There are more than 75 exhibitors, including Pampers, Nestle, Huggies, Wyeth and the Health Promotion Board. Expect discounts of up to 80 per cent on strollers, playpens, milk and diapers.
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        80 26 Six months after its European launch, the Peugeot 308 is in Singapore. The winner of the Goldene Lenkrad 2007 award for Best Compact Car in Germany, the Peugeot 308 comes with two engine versions 1.6 WT (variable valve timing) which Peugot says consumes 7.3 litres/ 100 km, and
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        95 26 Besides great deals, free gifts and credit offers at the Courts Big Sale from now till June 27, shoppers who spend $100 and above may also win a 6D/5N trip for two adults and two children to San Diego to see a successful panda breeding facility. This
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        105 26 Expect up to 80 per cent discount on more than 600 Akira products such as LCD TVs, home and kitchen appliances, and lighting accessories. For every $30 spent, get a chance to win a 50-inch plasma TV and other Akira products. Sale on from Thursday to Sunday at
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        52 26 From now till July 20, charge $250 to the Capita Card and take home a storage organiser or a pair of Flexxi flip flops, and till June 30, spend $120 and above ($9O for Capita Card members) and redeem either a free USB hub or laptop skin. While
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        59 26 Go on an Asa Holidays shopping tour to places like Korea (from $598) or London and Paris (from $2,148). From now till June 30, spend at least $500 and stand a chance to win the new MercedesBenz ClBO Kompressor, return suite and business class air tickets on the
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      465 27  -  Jessica Lim SOAPBOX Are workplace friendships a recipe for trouble or ties we should treasure? By WHEN it comes to surviving the nine-to-five grind, it pays to have friends in the office. But if these friendships sour, we may be burdened with additional and unnecessary
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      538 27  -  Yen Feng By PET lovers cheered when Singapore's first animal welfare symposium took place recently to advance the rights of their furry friends here. Several pet peeves were put up for discussion throughout the day. Among them: Existing laws on cruelty to
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      957 27 >MY LIFE Youthlnk writers share their thoughts on the URA Master Plan unveiled recently Too busy for leisure THE proposed plan to turn the nation into a "leisure island" is a laudable effort by the Government
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      138 27 "Welcome to our OPEN HOUSE!" fNow, you don't have to study in Australia for a Murdoch degree. Come to our Open House to find out more about the prestigious programs now available at our new Murdoch University International Study Centre right here in Singapore! J WM VISIT US AT Date
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      370 28  -  Liang Wern Kang I READ with interest about the recent Leisure Plan by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). Under the plan, 260 km of park connectors will be added in the next 10 to 15 years. I have always wondered what a park
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      118 28  -  Ho Koon Woei I READ with interest news on the Housing Board website on the new build-to-or-der (BTO) projects launched in Punggol and Sengkang. However, I am astounded by the high prices of the four- and five-room flats. The five-room premium flats in the
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      235 28  -  Ng Yuit Poh (Mdm) WE LIVE opposite Raffles Girls' Primary School in Hillcrest Road. This road has already seen a few accidents involving pupils and even some elderly people. The crux of the problem seems to be the school's rigid policy. Apparently,
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      147 28  -  Toh Lai Heng ONE evening, my wife came home and told me someone had written our unit number on the wall along the corridor, stairs and lifts. That was the first time and I reported it to the police. The police came, took my
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      223 28  -  Loke Hoe Kit I AM dismayed to learn of the winning design to convert the historical Supreme Court and City Hall into the new National Art Gallery ("Canopy wins jury's vote", last Thursday). The old Supreme Court and City Hall are the most
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      299 28  -  Mark Lim WITH reference to the letter from Mr Patrick Tan on the Motor Claims Framework (MCF), the General Insurance Association (GIA) wishes to respond to several points raised ("Insurers' move penalises motorists again", last Wednesday). Mr Tan claims the GlA's initiative to
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      308 28  -  Chong Kee Sen I REFER to the article, "His worry: Is Singapore becoming high cost, low tech?" (May 22). In it, Mr Ngiam Tong Dow, a former top civil servant, highlighted the importance of Singapore ensuring that the best and
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      348 28  -  Tan Poh Geok (Mdm) THERE are many organisations that encourage professional women to rejoin the workforce. However, I have had difficulty getting help after calling many government-related organisations and I now write to confirm that my MP is the only one who can
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      229 28 MifM In The Light Of Truth i. The Grail Message by Ad-ru-shin I Iffl —*7 \l/ 'In the Light of Truth: The Grail Message' is a classic work that offers clear and perceptive answers to questions which challenge every human being. Written between the years 1923-1938, it is a collection
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      29 28 For more readers' views, log on to straitstimes. com. Access to letters online is free. PEDRA BRANCA: Why separate mandate? BLAME YOURSELVES: Filthy toilets TOILET SUPE: Helping elderly cleaners
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      1064 29 ATHLETICS Jamaican Bolt runs 100 m in 9.72 seconds at the Reebok Grand Prix New York LIKE lightning out of nowhere, Usain Bolt is now the world's fastest man. The Jamaican sprinter, a 200 metres specialist, set the 100 m world record with a time of
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      610 29  -  Soh Kai Wee By Lin Xinyi RUNNING a marathon, or two, at night might just have found a few converts after the adidas Sundown Marathon over the weekend. More than 6,000 runners took to the streets around the eastern part of the island from Saturday night
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      879 30  -  Marc Lim SEE YOU AT THE NATIONAL STADIUM »SOCCER Pacy winger hopes to exploit gaps in Uzbeks' flanks when they push forward to attack By Sports Correspondent AGAINST opponents who average 1.82 metres in height, Khairul Amri is unlikely to stand out given his
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      413 30  -  Christopher Ong By MAKSIM Shatskikh says Uzbekistan are ready to make amends. After being close to qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, the 29-year-old Uzbekistan captain said his team are ready to go through this time around. In 2005, Uzbekistan were defeated by Bahrain on
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        46 30 ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL: Jordan held South Korea to a 2-2 draw on Saturday to ensure that a vital month of 2010 World Cup qualification in Asia began in dramatic style. In Sydney, Harry Kewell gave Australia a 1-0 win over Iraq yesterday.
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        34 30 AMSTERDAM: Netherlands and Liverpool winger Ryan Babel is out of Euro 2008 after injuring his ankle in training on Saturday. He has been replaced by Sevilla defender Khalid Boulahrouz.
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        30 30 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: France were held 0-0 by Paraguay in a Euro 2008 warm-up match on Saturday. Spain beat Peru 2-1 in injury time, and Germany topped Serbia
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        45 30 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger may be ready to quit the Emirates Stadium in three years' time. The Telegraph claimed yesterday that the Frenchman has opened talks with Paris Saint-Ger-main over the possibility of being appointed the club's president.
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        40 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HO CHI MINH CITY: North Korea boosted their chances of a third Women's Asian Cup title with a 1-0 win over defending champions China yesterday. Midfielder Ri Un Gyong scored in the 34th minute.
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      82 31 A BOY wonder at Euro 2004, a public enemy at World Cup 2006, but the stage is all set for Cristiano Ronaldo to be crowned king of Europe this time. Portugal are overwhelming favourites to win Group A while Switzerland, with home advantage, could take
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      77 31  -  WANG MENG MENG NOT an A-list cracker, but these two sides do have a bit of a history between them. When they last met in a World Cup qualifier play-off in 2005, the Swiss overturned a 0-2 deficit to win 4-2 in Istanbul
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      405 31 PHOTO: FORGET the usual tag of "dark horses". Portugal despite a lack of recognised strikers go into Euro 2008 as one of the bookmakers' favourites. At least on paper. They were finalists at the 2004 European Championship and then semi-finalists at the World Cup two
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      274 31 SWITZERLAND might be the home of Fifa and the co-hosts of Euro 2008, but football is still one event among many in this European country. Still, home support and a tight defence might just be enough for them to shock Group A and
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      203 31 RAPID progress from whipping boys in the 1980s to semi-finalists at the 2002 World Cup, they have been undone by missing Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup. Coach Fatih Terim has not been helped by an injury to right back Gokhan Gonul. He
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      209 31 LABELLED the new Netherlands for their attractive brand of football, the wily Karel Bruckner and his players cannot be taken lightly. And the Czechs have plenty to make up for after that embarrassing episode in qualifying last year. A journalist crashed the birthday party of Tomas
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      569 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE »TENNIS She beats Cetkovska 6-0, 6-0 to lead Serbian charge into the quarter-finals Paris SERBIAN pair Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic are on a French Open collision course, after both scored straight-set wins yesterday to reach the quarter-finals. Their male compatriot and
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      176 32 MEN 4th rd (at press time): Novak Djokovic (Srb) bt Paul-Henri Mathieu (Fra) 6-4 6-3 6-4, Ernests Gulbis (Lat) bt Michael Llodra (Fra) 6-4 7-6 (7-4), 6-3. 3rd rd: Julien Benneteau (Fra) bt Robin Soderling (Swe) 1-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-0 6-1, Roger Federer (Sui) bt Mario Ancic (Cro)
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        158 32 REUTERS LONDON: Bernie Ecclestone called on Max Mosley to resign as president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) for the first time on Saturday. Mosley goes before the FIA in Paris tomorrow in a vote of confidence that he hopes will give him a mandate
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        59 32 REUTERS DUBLIN (OHIO): Mathew Goggin took a three-shot lead after the third round of the Memorial tournament on Saturday. The Australian golfer carded a one-under 71 for a total of 208 with one round left. Canadian Mike Weir, Englishman Justin Rose and Americans Kenny Perry, Jerry Kelly
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        51 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SOUTH CAROLINA: Sophie Gustafson seized sole possession of the lead at the LPGA Ginn Tribute on Saturday after firing a five-under 67 that gave her a six-shot cushion. The Swedish golfer is on 198. Australian Karrie Webb and South Korean rookie Choi Na Yeon are
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      269 32  -  LIN XINYI »TABLE TENNIS PADDLER Liv Zhongze was the toast of the Singapore team, after he finished run-ner-up in the Under-21 men's singles at the Korean Open in Daejeon on Saturday. It was the only podium finish for Singapore at the U*****,000 (*****,000)
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      774 32 AUSTRALIAN RULES AFL, 10th rd: Adelaide 9.20 (74) Essendon 10.9 (69), Collingwood 27.11 (173) West Coast 10.13 (73), Western Bulldogs 15.16 (106) Hawthorn 12.2 (74), Brisbane 18.21 (129) North Melbourne 15.8 (98), Geelong 19.19 (133) Carlton 12.5 (77), Sydney 21.13 (139) Richmond 8.9 (57), St Kilda 19.15 (129) Melbourne
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      174 29 [67] L days to go A SPORTS BET ING WITH THE LEGAL BOOKMAKER World Cup japan Oman Mon, 02/06/08 6.20pm World Cup Singapore Uzbekistan Mon, 02/06/08 7.30pm World Cup Thailand Bahrain Mon, 02/06/08 7.30pm World Cup Iran UAE Mon, 02/06/08 8.30pm World Cup Qatar China PR Tue, 03/06/08 12.00 am
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      138 30 OSIM INTERNATIONAL TRIATHLON 2008 1 CATEGORY EVENT SWIM CYCLE RUN Individual Olympic Distance 150 Dm 40km 10km Sprint 750 m 20km skm Mini 200 m 10km 2km Wds(lo-14yrs) 200 m 10km 2km X om m m 12 &13 JULY 2008 Relay Olympic Distance 1500 m 40km 10km v>»<^ r s:
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      33 32 TV times SOCCER: Asian World Cup qualifier: Singapore v Uzbekistan (Live, Ch24andChs, 7.25pm). TENNIS: French Open: Day 9 (Live, Ch22, 7pm). Event SOCCER: Asian World Cup qualifier: Singapore v Uzbekistan (National Stadium, 7.30pm).
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      108 33 "The Lord is my Shepherd. I have everything I need." d Psalm 23:1 NG THIN KOW Age: 73 was called home to be with the Lord on 31 May 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Ong Geok Suan Rosalind Daughter: Son-in-law: Ng Wai Ling Lav Kian
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      131 33 Beloved Dad Grandpa YIN CHEONG MEI Age: 89 Passed away peacefully on 1 June 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Wife: Ting Siew Tin, deceased) Daughters: Sons-in-law: Ann Yin William Oh Martha Yin Nicholas Sim Sons: Daughters-in-law: Peter Yin Helen Lim Paul Yin James Yin Magdelene Wong
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      111 33 FUN KONG Age: 87 passed away peacefully on 31 May 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Wife: Low Moo Lun, deceased) Son: Daughter-in-law: Fun Chee Heng, Nick Koh Poh Guat, Jennifer Daughters: Sons-in-law: Fun Lai Thor Mak Fook Sing Fun Lai Lin, Margaret Fan Lai Fun Koh
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      124 33 AGATHA SEE SIEW CHENG (MRS. PETER HENG HOO KOK) Age: 94 yrs was called home to be with the Lord on 31.05.08. Dearly missed by: Sons: Daughters-in-law: Heng Hua Seng, Michael Agnes Heng Hua Siang, Paul Pauline Heng Hwa Song, Anthony Beng Lay Dr. Heng Hua Mong, Francis Esther Heng
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      59 33 SOON BOON PO, CHRISTOPHER passed away peacefully on 1 June 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by family loved ones. Beloved Wife: Amy Wake is held at Emerald Room (Level 3), Singapore Casket from Monday, 2 June evening onwards. Cortege leaves on Wednesday, 4 June s at 8.45 am for
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      26 33 3rd Anniversary Palaniyappan s/o Kumarasamy Departed: 2/6/2005 Sadly missed always remembered by Mother: A Jagathambal Sisters, Brothers, Brothers-in-law, Aunties Uncles AMMA IS MISSING YOU A LOT!
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      49 33 THALAI THEVASAM PALAIAH PAPA (B. PAPATHY) (Wife of the late Balaiah) Departed on 14th June 2007 Dearly missed by son, daughters loved ones THEVASAM PRAYERS will be held Today 7.00pm at Sri Sivan Temple #24, Geylang East Aye 2 Please treat this as a personal invitation Contact: *****504/ *****458
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      66 33 jP The family of the late CHEONG PO YING Departed on 28 May 2008 Wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues and Singapore Soka Association for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, wreaths and contributions during their recent bereavement. The loving care and support by
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      105 33 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 TAN WEE LEE WILLIE TAN Age: 78 was called home to be with the Lord on 1/6/2008 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Chan Bigg
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      35 33 The family of the late TAN YEW BOON Departed 28/05/08 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences and donations during their recent bereavement.
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      119 33 Beloved Husband, Father Grandfather A Fabulous Journey. -From the notebook of Lee Kum Tatt DR LEE KUM TATT Age: 81 Passed away peacefully on 1 June 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by: Wife: Engeline Lee Eng Nio Son: Daughter-in-law: Eldon Lee Hoong Thye Adeline Lai Daughters: Sons-in-law: Grace Lee
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      53 34 J0) CENTS /o UOB ShangriLa Asia Straits Trdg NOL 01am JSH DairyFarm SIA200 CityDev Keppel Corp Wilmar 2018 124.0 2560 62.2 726 53.0 406 46.0 313 45.0 1800 43.8 556 41.0 1610 36.0 1138 34.0 1212 32.0 556 29.0 6.5 16.1 7.9 12.8 16.8 1.8 57 2.3
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      56 34 (0) CENTS /o GLD10US$ DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 Venture Corp Haw Par Corp BHT Jardine CSC SPC Hyflux SGX SGXMBL iCW*****3 8682 598.9 ***** 90.0 1002 64 0 659 55.0 1830 50.0 1638 44.0 690 38.0 336 34.0 804 34.0 315 32.0 4.8 0.8 6.0 7.7
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      84 34 Where S$ stands per 100 units of foreign currency #new 2008 low ©new 2008 high May JU 7° UHNU TK ZUUB CLOSE FR May 29 S$ LOW S$ HIGI JS$ 1.3665 +O.O7 1.4542 1.345; iuro 2.1175 +0.54 2.2064 2.047' 2.6954 +0.25 2.8431 2.656! 1$ 1.3066 +0.36 1.3235 1.234! ren*
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      234 34 REUTERS New York JPMORGAN Chase has said that it has completed its US$l.4 billion (Ssl.9 billion) Bear Steams takeover, capping the demise of a firm that survived the Great Depression and numerous slumps in its 85 years but could not navigate the mortgage crisis. Weakened
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      7381 34 Unit Trusts Funds 11M IT TDM CTC UMl I I l\ UO I O irw *MDn g tto t Mnt KWoi ahh amhu Assei Mgi ii pore; Star Europe Eqty!** 0 927/ ,i Star Europe Bond 1167/ Star Europe Bal 1153/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 133/ Star Asia Bond 1169/
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      463 35  -  Roger Maynard Soaring costs of jet fuel and a brutal price war have eroded much of the industry's optimism By Australia Correspondent In Sydney AUSTRALIA'S domestic airline market is poised for a massive shake-up in the wake of rising oil prices and a savage
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      165 35 REUTERS New York THE United States commodity markets' chief regulator will unveil policy changes this week meant to address public and political concerns that market malfunctions may be contributing to rising food and energy prices, The New York Times reported. Citing people who have
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      509 36  -  Chua Hian Hou The 120,000 sq m complex will be opened in October By IT HAS yet to be named, but the first phase of Fusionopolis a complex with two towers and a podium is almost fully taken up already, ahead of its
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        104 36 DEAN TONG, KLAUS LANGNER: Appointed managing directors and partners in The Boston Consulting Group's (BCG's) Singapore office. Mr Tong (above left) has been with BCG since 1996. He was based initially in the consulting firm's Kuala Lumpur office. Mr Langner, on the other hand, joined
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        45 36 TAN TENG CHEONG: Appointed as Dell's general manager of Singapore and Brunei, with immediate effect. Mr Tan, 42, will succeed Ms Pamela Lim, who will assume the newly created regional role of channels training director, Asia Pacific South, at Dell.
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        41 36 BILL KING: Joins Citadel Investment Group as a senior managing director (MD) and head of securitised products. Mr King, who previously served as global co-head of securitised products at JPMorgan Chase, will be based in New York.
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      431 36  -  Yang Huiwen TAKING STOCK By THE local market is likely to kick off this month on a cheery note, but an anticipated rebound in crude oil prices, the main culprit for inflationary jitters, will stir uneasiness and be a
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      297 36 LOGISTICS player RichLand Group will become an energy firm following the purchase of a 70 per cent stake in it by a group of Indonesian businessmen for $30.1 million. The buyers include a member of the Soeryadjaya family, a leading business
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      944 37  -  Goh Eng Yeow COMMENTARY Possibility of interest rate hikes by Fed and falling demand could trigger off reversal By Markets Correspondent AFTER a heady rally which sent crude oil prices rocketing to new record highs recently, prices began to show
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        91 37 DMG Research has initiated coverage on Sing Tel with a "buy" call and a target price of $4.10, implying potential upside of 10.5 per cent. It expects businesses in Asia, where penetration rates are still very low, to further drive SingTel's growth. "Sing Tel will
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        69 37 CIMB-GK has reiterated its "outperform" call on CSC Holdings given a still-strong order book and mitigated cost pressures. "The order book, currently at $400 million, is expected to expand further, as it has been bidding for contracts," analyst Lawrence Lye said. The target price was
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        76 37 DBS Vickers believes Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) is a good proxy for the country's firm economic outlook. "We like SPH as a defensive play and believe that valuations at this level make it attractive for investors to accumulate," said analyst Paul Yong. He maintained
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      400 37  -  Alvin Foo WARRANT WATCH By A VOLATILE week on Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index, due partly to a pullback in crude oil prices, has sustained investors' interest in trading contracts issued on the bourse. Spurred on by gains on
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      678 38  -  Bryan Lee As region is net oil importer, impact on companies and consumers is rising By Economics Correspondent AS CRUDE prices are breaching all-time highs and the global economy is still tender from the United States sub-prime debacle, alarm bells are
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      9 38 For the week 3,192.62 +70.47
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      304 38  -  GABRIEL CHEN »DEEPWATER DRILLING KEPPEL Fels, which is wholly owned by Keppel Corp through Keppel Offshore Marine (Keppel O&M), has snagged a new US$537 million (*****.9 million) contract for an ultra-deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigMaking the deal sweeter is the fact that
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      622 38  -  Yang Huiwen By SINGAPORE'S important petrochemical industry may be set for a downturn, in line with an expected global sector slowdown. But industry players remain upbeat about its prospects for the next decade. They believe growth for the industry's output chemical products
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      29 38 Surviving a shake-up High jet fuel prices may be shaking up Australia's budget carriers, but some analysts see Tiger Airways as best-equipped to ride out the storm. PAGE Hl5
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      86 39 PEOPLE j^^ GUTSY GIRL ARTS MARATHONERS t DEFIANT ACTRESS Ik Meet Discovery's new Clocking in for a 13-hour Stone denies 1* pin-up Janet Hsieh dance performance apologising -s*r^i Pa 9 page 7 pagel2 THE MONDAY INTFRV I E W strmgmg along L Actor Lim Kay Siu has conquered alcoholism to
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        987 40 Despite having been a model, a clown and now a TV host on top of having trained as a sushi chef Janet Hsieh says she's no overachiever WHEN 28-year-old Janet Hsieh swears she isn't one of those typical overachieving Asians, you can't help but
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        460 40  -  Boon Chan h n\ —r%i a »i—»i—nnr\K mi—k it MtDIA CUKKtSPUNUtN I TAIWANESE crooners Li Mao-shan and Lin Shu-jung recorded the duet Wu Van De Jie Ju (Silent Ending) in 1986. And the hit, an oddly upbeat breakup ballad which has since become
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          1893 42 Actor Lim Kay Siu has overcome alcoholism to chalk up a striking resume on stage, TV and film. He next plays legendary football coach Uncle Choo in Kallang Roar YOU get a glimpse of how consummate a theatre professional Lim Kay Siu is when you ask him
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          233 42 'Kay Tong is much more intense, and he has a very dry sense of humour. I am the complete opposite: I am more effusive, emotional, and I laugh at my own jokes. We have very different personalities and are different kinds of actors' On why he and his brother
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        87 44 That's cheap. Everyone's kissed George Clooney' Singer Madonna (right), after auctioning off her Chanel purse for more than U*****,000 (*****,000) US$l7l,OOO more than a kiss from actor George Clooney fetched at an Aids benefit in Cannes 1 think he's 1 per cent water and 99 per cent talent' Actor
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        538 44  -  Tara Tan This play on perspective by Korean troupe Dance Theatre ON is inspired by The True Story Of Ah Q ARTS REPORTER TUNNEL vision is an occupational hazard for the 14 dancers from Korean troupe Dance Theatre ON. They don peaked hoods which obscure their vision for
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        409 44  -  Stephanie Yap > concert SONOS E MEMORIA Drama Centre Theatre/Last Saturday ARTS REPORTER GIVEN that Sonos E Memoria has widely been publicised as documentary film snippets set to live music, it is initially disconcerting when the screen remains blank for the first half-hour of the one-hour concert.
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        424 45  -  Zaidah Rahmat Thousands camp out on open field near Fairer MRT station to watch a 13-hour production as part of the Fest's outreach programme IT WAS a performance of epic proportions and people showed up in droves to watch it despite the inclement weather. The Singapore Arts
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        298 45  -  Boon Chan GIRAFFES have been roaming the urban jungle of Singapore. But there is no need to panic and call the Zoo, for these are life-sized puppets from the Spanish troupe Xirriquiteula Teatre. This performance is just one of the 450 free events in
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        478 45  -  Adeline Chia > theatre FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS Victoria (Belgium)/Contact (UK) Esplanade Theatre Studio Last Friday ARTS REPORTER A MAN clad in a white bustier and bunny ears hesitantly trying out soft porn poses. A dancing dwarf doing a striptease, taking away layers of plastic bags attached
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        97 45 LIFE! asks audiences at Singapore Arts Festival performances for their views on For All The Wrong Reasons: Lee Jialing Cherie, 26, research officer: "I liked that they incorporated dance into the play. It was a bit dark, but very interesting in that they talked about things like suicide
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        336 46 AH CORRENS, France Brangelina must be cocooning. The paparazzi swarming France's Cote d'Azur can't find Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Locals mutter or giggle about the invasion of Hollywood glam. A flyover of their new home in a luxurious villa turned up no clues about
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        615 46  -  Bernard Koh Sara Duffy shows what money can buy in her new TV series starting this week IF ONLY Meryl Streep's character Miranda Priestley had Sara Duffy as her personal assistant in the hit movie The Devil Wears Prada. Priestley would probably have gotten on
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        815 48  -  Tay Yek Keak Sex And The City may appear to be a romantic comedy for women, but it's pretty scary for men starsngripes AS A man or, rather, a worthless, snivelling half-man which is how the last person who dumped me described me I
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