The Straits Times, 5 June 2008

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 120 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 THURSDAY, JUNE 5 2008 %m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon Obama makes history
    454 1  -  Bhagyashree Garekar DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL RACE First-term senator is the first black American to be a major party's candidate By US Correspondent In Washington SENATOR Barack Obama, 46, has claimed victory in a long, hard-fought battle to be the Democratic Party's nominee for president of the United States.
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Maids today, business owners tomorrow
      970 1  -  Keith Lin By LIKE many Filipino maids working here, Ms Myrna Imperial heads for bustling Orchard Road every Sunday. But instead of spending her day off thronging the shopping malls or having a picnic, the 37-year-old is busy mastering the intricacies of business. Sitting in
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      343 1 HH^H HBO* 'fl* v n #fc v VflH Hi». H^^^ H ■SiAFSfft22JSBLn^cAl Hr SvJfiTiTS f J[ F\ ~1 t~?- r Protecting the integrity of courts THE law has to be strict about any attack on the integrity of the courts, Law Minister K. Shanmugam said yesterday. Asked about the convictions
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      349 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2-4 Medisave draw surprise Asia 6-12 Winners of the first Medisave World 14-25 Contribution Draw could not Review 26-28 believe their ears when they were FYI 29 contacted by the CPF Board to ccrTinu tia7/~» claim their cash prizes. SECTION TWO U1 uin PAGE HI Home
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon 59 detained in swoop on Indonesian radical group
      394 3 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, XINHUA Jakarta INDONESIAN police swooped on the headquarters of a radical Islamist group yesterday and detained 59 alleged extremists, including the group's firebrand leader, over a violent attack on a peaceful rally for religious tolerance. Police said the pre-dawn operation
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, XINHUA; I REUTERS  -  394 words
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      Lock icon More consumers switch to house brands
      709 3  -  Judith Tan and ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY LIM WEI CHEAN& TESSA WONG Another trend: as prices bite, shoppers opt for frozen meat By Jessica Lim MORE shoppers are switching to cheaper alternatives supermarket house brands and frozen meats to trim their grocery bills. These two
      ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY LIM WEI CHEAN& TESSA WONG  -  709 words
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      Lock icon ST journalists bag top awards for Hainan and maid features
      547 4  -  Lim Wei Chean Judges cite superb analysis and excellent on the ground reporting By STRAITS Times journalists Sim Chi Yin and Theresa Tan bagged top international media awards last night for feature stories they wrote last year. China correspondent Sim
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      49 4 Jobless bankers come calling The deep cuts in US and Europe are fuelling a mini exodus of bankers looking for work in the East including Singapore. But a serious mismatch looms. Pelabuhan Tikus Ruli Keropok What have these strange names got to do with escaped terrorist Mas Selamat? P§per|
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon KL lifts ban on border fuel sales
      616 6  -  Hazlin Hassan Pump prices will go up by 40.6% today, ending the era of cheap fuel By Malaysia Correspondent In Putrajaya AFTER days of confusion, the ban on petrol sales to foreigners within 50km of Malaysia's borders was lifted. Singaporeans and Thais can
      REUTERS; LIM YONG  -  616 words
    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Ma praises China on Tiananmen anniversary
        532 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE He breaks with past criticism of rights abuses amid warmer cross-strait ties Taipei TAIWAN'S new leader used the 19th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown to praise China yesterday, breaking with his previous policy of marking the date with
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        Lock icon ST journalist learns not to take the rule of law for granted
        599 8  -  Peh Shing Huei ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY SIM CHI YIN IN HONG KONG By AFTER being incarcerated for more than 1,000 days in Chinese prisons, Straits Times journalist Ching Cheong said last night that he has come to appreciate
        ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY SIM CHI YIN IN HONG KONG; I BLUE HYDRANT PRODUCTION TEAM, HK  -  599 words
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        Lock icon No licence for two lawyers who offered to help Tibetans
        285 8 NEW YORK TIMES Beijing TWO prominent human rights lawyers have been banned from practising law after volunteering to defend Tibetans charged in the anti-China protests that erupted in March. One of the lawyers, Mr Teng Biao, said he learnt last
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon HANGING ON FOR DEAR LIFE
        113 9 Passengers of a capsized ferry clinging on as a rescue team arrives to save them. The ferry, and another plying the Changjiang River near Zhijiang in Hubei province, central China, were sunk by 86kmh winds during a thunderstorm on Tuesday evening. Nine people were rescued,
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        Lock icon Pyongyang admits food shortages: Seoul
        522 9 BLOOMBERG, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE S. Korea trying to meet North over aid, but has yet to get reply Seoul NORTH KOREA has acknowledged problems feeding its people, South Korean Unification Minister Kirn Ha Joong said as Seoul tries to organise the delivery of 50,000 tonnes of
        BLOOMBERG, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  522 words
      • WORLD QUICKLY
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          Lock icon KMT CHIEF DENIES MISSILE TALKS
          124 9 TAIPEI: Taipei's ruling Kuomintang (KMT) chairman Wu Poh-hsiung has said that he did not discuss the removal of more than 1,000 Chinese missiles targeting Taiwan during his May 28 meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao. Earlier, the China Times, a major Chi-nese-language daily based in
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          Lock icon JAPAN SETTLES NATIONALITY SUIT
          133 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: Japan's Supreme Court ruled yesterday that it was unconstitutional to deny nationality to children born out of wedlock to foreign mothers, saying it was discriminatory to consider the parents' marital status. The ruling, which ended years of court battles, could lead to citizenship
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          Lock icon SRI LANKA TRAIN HIT BY BOMB
          136 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE COLOMBO: At least 18 people were wounded near the Sri Lankan capital yesterday when suspected Tamil Tiger rebels set off a bomb alongside a packed commuter train. The bomb exploded between Colombo's Wellawatte and Dehiwela areas when the train was rolling past,
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          Lock icon NEW ASEAN-EAST ASIA THINK-TANK
          99 9 JAKARTA: Asean and its East Asia Summit partners yesterday formally established a new research institute that aims to support the realisation of the Asean Economic Community, targeted by 2015. Designed to be a think-tank, the Economic Research Institute will focus on deepening integration, narrowing the development
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          Lock icon ZIMBABWE OPPOSITION CHIEF HELD
          94 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HARARE: Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was detained by police yesterday in the approach to a run-off election on June 27, his Movement for Democratic Change party said. "It is the whole entourage of the president, including his security personnel and other senior party
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    • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon India's 10% fuel price rise sparks fear of unrest
        556 10  -  P. JAYARAM Move will erode support for Congress as opposition blasts 'economic terrorism' By India Correspondent In New Delhi INDIA has raised petrol and diesel prices by 10 per cent the biggest increase ever triggering opposition charges of economic terrorism and
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        Lock icon A STEP TO BEAR
        68 10 Marking his support for the environment, an Indian sand artist puts the final touches to a sand sculpture of a polar bear being crushed by a shoe in the Indian state of Orissa. The event, to mark World Environment Day yesterday, was organised by Peta (People
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        Lock icon 10,000 held in Bangladesh's pre-polls security drive
        255 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Dhaka POLICE in emergency-ruled Bangladesh said yesterday that they have arrested more than 10,000 people over the past week in a major an-ti-crime swoop. However, the country's main parties accused the army-backed authorities of stepping up a political crackdown that has
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
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        54 11 The black and white stripes on hundreds of zebra statues arrayed in the grounds of this shrine in Bangkok would be enough to make a visitor to this city dizzy. They have been placed there by Thais who believe the zebra is the favourite animal of the
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        Lock icon US to pull out navy aid ships off Myanmar
        471 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS They fail to obtain permission from junta to deliver help despite 15 attempts Yangon THE United States military has ordered navy ships loaded with relief aid off Myanmar's coast to leave today after the country's junta refused to give
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        Lock icon 2m-high tidal wave floods parts of Jakarta
        380 11 REUTERS Jakarta A TIDAL wave of more than 2m swamped parts of Jakarta overnight as the city government and citizens raced to hold the water back with emergency embankments, a government official said yesterday. The height of the water was far greater than
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        Lock icon Kelantan to set up Speakers' Corner
        227 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS Kuala Lumpur KELANTAN will get its own version of London's famous Speakers' Corner, but with at least one key difference: Speakers have to seek permission before they can rant and rave. The Speakers' Corner will start this month in Kota Baru, the
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Fishermen back plan to merge Middle Rocks
        243 12  -  JOHOR BARU A PROPOSAL being floated to merge the rock outcrops called the Middle Rocks next to Pedra Branca has won support from fishermen, who say they will benefit from development there. Pengerang Fishermen Association chairman Abu Bakar Mohamad said the waters around
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        Lock icon BUS TAKES DEADLY DIVE OFF HIGHWAY
        77 12 Rescue workers took two hours to remove the dead and injured from a tour bus that skidded and plunged into a 9m-deep ravine along the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway on Tuesday. A man and a woman died on the scene, while 41 other passengers were
        CHINA PRESS  -  77 words
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        Lock icon Abdullah stakes all on fuel subsidy revamp
        630 12  -  Leslie Lopez NEWS ANALYSIS If accepted by public, he can retain Umno's top post, but rebuff means exit from party By South-east Asia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur IS THERE a link between Malaysia's plan to revamp its subsidy system and the unprecedented meeting
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        Lock icon KL to lift price cap on fresh chickens
        178 12 Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA is lifting the price ceiling on fresh chickens, removing another item from the list of things kept under controlled prices. Announcing the change yesterday, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Shahrir Samad said the government had been finding ways
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      26 6 Aid efforts thwarted US ships to leave waters off Myanmar after failing to obtain permission from the junta to deliver aid despite 15 attempts. PAGE 11
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Now, can Obama take the White House?
      799 14  -  Bhagyashree Garekar DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL RACE It will be Democrat's youth and charisma versus experience of Republican McCain By US Correspondent In Washington HOPE can trump experience. By beating Senator Hillary Clinton to the Democratic nomination, Senator Barack Obama has already proved that once.
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    • DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL RACE
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        Lock icon Hillary out of political capital
        640 15  -  Bhagyashree Garekar The race was close, but in the end all her political pluses were not enough By US Correspondent In Washington SHE has the most famous surname next to Kennedy. A vast reservoir of funds and an elaborate campaign machinery. Years of political experience
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        Lock icon Joy in Indonesia and Kenya over Obama's victory
        354 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Jakarta INDONESIANS and Kenyans celebrated as Mr Barack Obama locked up the Democratic nomination, while other Asian states considered how an Obama presidency could improve long-strained relations with the United States. Mr Obama is seen as a son
        ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  354 words
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        Lock icon What next?
        251 15 Concede defeat... Senator Barack Obama's position as the presumptive Democratic nominee will not be confirmed until she does so. Mr Obama has suggested they meet, but this is not expected to happen immediately. Mrs Hillary Clinton has indicated she would be open to the idea of being his
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      Lock icon Iranian leader criticises US and Israel at summit
      333 17 LOS ANGELES TIMES Rome SHUNNED by his hosts and targeted by street demonstrations, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has used the UN food summit to condemn Israel and the United States as doomed, bellicose regimes. Mr Ahmadinejad wasted no time in taking the
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      Lock icon '$27b a year needed' to end food crisis
      574 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS UN chief spells out steps to increase food production, but biofuels are a sticking point Rome AS MUCH as US$2O billion (Ss27 billion) a year may be needed to increase food production to combat hunger worsened by soaring fuel and
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      Lock icon Buses, trains under peak hour strain as more Americans switch to public transport
      380 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS, WASHINGTON POST SOARING petrol prices are pushing more Americans to opt for public transport, and the heavy demand is putting a tremendous strain on buses and trains during peak hour travel. A new report released
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      Lock icon EU govts reject proposal to cut oil taxes
      705 19  -  Jonathan Eyal Govts, defying protesters hit by high fuel prices, say cutting taxes benefits oil producers By Straits Times Europe Bureau In London AFTER heated debate, European finance ministers have rejected a French proposal to cut oil taxes to help consumers hit
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      Lock icon Engage East Asia, SM Goh urges Russia
      611 21  -  Bertha Henson World Bank study shows countries must plug into global economy to prosper By Associate Editor In Moscow UNDERLYING the speech made with "humility and trepidation" was a gentle nudge: Russia has to deepen its relationship with East Asia for its people
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      Lock icon Russians 'must find out what works best for them'
      246 21  -  BERTHA HENSON Moscow SEVERAL times, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong exhorted the Russians to decide for themselves what works for them. He referred to the findings of the World Bank Commission on Growth and Development, which surveyed 13 economies, including Singapore,
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      Lock icon Changi in talks to run Russian airports, says MM
      580 21  -  Sue-Ann Chia By In Moscow SINGAPORE is deepening its business links with Russia, with Changi Airports International (CAI) in talks to manage more airports in the country. Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew yesterday disclosed that CAI, which has a management contract
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Look! Up in the sky! It's Gordon Brown, alien-buster
        364 24 ASSOCIATED PRESS THE British Prime Minister's dull-as-dishwater image is getting a revamp from an unlikely source US-based comic book publisher Marvel. Mr Gordon Brown, often described as buttoned-down, is depicted in a heroic light in Captain Britain And MI-13, a new
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; AP  -  364 words
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        Lock icon Berlin's Madame Tussauds to have Hitler wax statue
        216 24 ASSOCIATED PRESS MADAME Tussauds has defended its decision to have a wax likeness of Adolf Hitler at its new Berlin museum, arguing that it would make little sense to ignore his role in German history. Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit had urged the
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      421 25 Thailand at it again? STREET protests in Bangkok are again raising troubling questions about Thailand, less than two years after a coup that removed Mr Thaksin Shinawatra also brought the nation close to ruin. This time the country can no more afford a forcible change of government. Whether the concern
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      980 25 Straits Times senior writer Ching Cheong was detained by the Chinese authorities in April 2005 and subsequently charged with spying for Taiwan. He was sentenced to five years in jail after a one-day hearing in August 2006 in Beijing and was also fined.
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      576 26  -  Bruce Gale »JAPAN'S EMBATTLED PRIME MINISTER By Senior Writer "PRIME MINISTER Fukuda likes diplomacy," Mr Jiro Yamaguchi, professor of politics at Hokkaido University, said last month. He was referring to the emphasis Mr Yasuo Fukuda was placing on foreign affairs at a time when
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      783 26  -  TZVETAN TODOROV CIVILISED TALK By WHAT does it mean to be "civilised"? Obviously, being highly educated, wearing a tie, eating with a fork or cutting one's nails weekly is not enough. We all know being "civilised" in this formal way does not prevent people
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      966 27  -  Andy Ho »THE TRAVEL CONUNDRUM By Senior Writer IT WAS so much easier to park at church last Sunday. The pews looked decidedly forlorn too. It is so every June and December when the faithful faithfully flock overseas for their holidays. Little wonder last year
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      748 30  -  Kor Kian Beng Lucky draw aims to attract low-wage earners to contribute to Medisave accounts By WHEN Mr Mohamed Asri Musa got word from the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board on Monday that he won the $3,000 top prize in its first Medisave
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      427 31  -  Zakir Hussain Law minister says any attack on courts must be dealt with strictly By THE law has to be strict about any attack on the courts to protect the integrity of the judiciary, Law Minister K. Shanmugam said. "People must have confidence that
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      356 31  -  ZAKIR HUSSAIN WHEN the trains stop running and City Hall MRT station shuts tonight, a "terror attack" will cause a commotion. Some 280 students from 26 schools, including three madrasahs, will exit a stationary train into the tunnel as part of an emergency drill.
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      248 31  -  Kor Kian Beng By SINGAPORE Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan and his sister Chee Siok Chin yesterday began jail terms of 12 and 10 days respectively for being in contempt of court. They arrived at the High Court at around noon, together
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      120 32  -  STEPHANIE SONG Skipping can get one winded, or so 31-year-old teacher Mary Ang (right) discovered yesterday. She was among 40 volunteers who showed up outside Giant Hypermarket Tampines for a skipping challenge organised by the South East Community Development Council (CDC). The participants were skipping for
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      603 32  -  Jessica Cheam It will conduct more checks to identify those who sublet subsidised flats illegally By THE Housing and Development Board (HDB) is clamping down harder on the abuse of its heavily subsidised rental flats. Enforcement blitzes to identify illegally rented flats
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      430 34  -  Liaw Wy-Cin ICA officers at ferry terminals clear travellers manually; no security risk, say experts By COMPUTER systems slowed to a crawl for about 15 minutes yesterday at the Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal. They did the same for about an hour on Saturday at the
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      363 34  -  Christopher Tan By Senior Correspondent COE premiums ended lower across the board in the latest tender yesterday, with the rate for bigger cars posting the sharpest fall. Market watchers attributed the softer prices to the seasonal lull of the school holidays, when people tend
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      116 34 Doing their part for the environment, (from left) chief executive of JTC Corporation Ow Foong Pheng, site director of Glaxo Wellcome Manufacturing Chris Dobson and vice-president of Singapore operations for Genentech Singapore Jim Miller planted a sapling at the Tuas Biomedical Park yesterday to mark World
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      656 36  -  Elena Chong »TEEN WHO TORCHED RELATIVE'S CAR His claims in court are a reversal from statement given to police last year By Court Correspondent A TEENAGER who torched a relative's car testified yesterday that his mother hauled a bag of charcoal
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      222 36  -  Kor Kian Beng By FORMER Singaporean lawyer Gopalan Pallichadath Nair, who was charged in court on Monday with insulting a public servant, is expected in court again this morning to face further charges. He was originally scheduled to appear in court next Monday, following a
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      536 39  -  Leong Weng Kam It will be taught by the school's tutors in tie-up with top Wuhan university By Senior Writer NGEE Ann Polytechnic is starting a diploma programme in logistics management in China in September, becoming the first Singapore tertiary institution
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      247 39  -  JANE NG Universities The three local universities work with overseas partners to conduct joint degree programmes or offer internships. For instance, the National University of Singapore has five overseas colleges in global entrepreneurial hubs such as Silicon Valley in the United States, Shanghai in
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      28 30 Ready for emergencies Students from 26 schools, including three madrasahs, will use the skills they picked up at a camp to deal with a "terror attack", PAGE H2
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      375 42  -  Seah CIVIL SERVICE REPLIES I REFER to last Friday's commentary by Ms Li Xueying, "Take the scare out of saying something wrong". Ms Li suggested many view civil service efforts to solicit feedback from the public as mere public relations exercises. As a private
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      326 42  -  See Leong Kit I REFER to the letters last Thursday, "Readers' hunt for an ideal reply" and Ms Li Xueying's timely commentary on Friday, "Take the scare out of saying something wrong". I was hardly surprised by such feedback, as a 60-year-old
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      362 42 "SMRT, keep up the good work." MR KHOO LIH-HAN: "Credit must be given when it is due ('Shorter wait for the train at lunch hour', May 21). Besides the lunch hour, even at the morning peak hour, the trains are less packed along the North-South Line where I travel
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      251 42  -  Kuek Chor Ling (Ms) I REFER to Mr Ho Kai Meng's letter last Wednesday, "Where is the logic?", on a discrepancy between MRT and LRT fare charges. The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) are different transport modes. As such,
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      105 42  -  Tay Poh Heng I REFER to Mr David Choo's letter on Saturday, "Subsidised job listings for older workers". I agree. Employers are still unwilling to hire mature workers, despite government perks. Most employers say I am too mature for the position applied for. It is a
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      273 42  -  Lim Yao Ho I AM one of the ordinary citizens simmering over the way Dr Chee Soon Juan and his sister Ms Chee Siok Chin have tried to embarrass Singapore by going out of their way to raise their reputations at the expense
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      243 42  -  Chan Wai San (Ms) I REFER to the letter, "Upgraded Chinatown market felt like a furnace" by Ms Julie Chia (May 24). Improving the ventilation of Chinatown Complex was a key consideration during the upgrading of the hawker centre. The sealing of
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      229 42  -  Tay Poh Choo (Ms) I NOTE the point made by Mr Heng Cho Choon in his letter, Really, do people like junk mail?" (May 22). We acknowledge that some mail is welcome and appreciated by some recipients but not by others. Judgment is
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      523 42  -  Jean Tan (Ms) PLEASE refer to Ms Jennifer Chan's letter last Thursday, "Excuse me, MOM, but here's why I wrote in publicly". The answer to Ms Chan's query on the responsibility of employers was stated in both MOM's reply to her e-mail,
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      34 42 For more readers' views, log on to straitstimes. com. Access to letters online is free. 90 PER CENT EFFECTIVE: Shark's fin ban WHY NOT?: Free parking for teachers WHY WHY NOT: Teachers' extra expenses
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      664 43  -  Christopher Ong SWIMMING Association rules that former club APSC has no written contract to tie swimmer to it By Lin Xinyi TAO LI will represent her new club, the Swimfast Aquatic Club, in the Singapore National Swimming Championships, which began yesterday at the Singapore
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      158 43  -  CHRISTOPHER ONG LAST night was one to remember for Quah Ting Wen (above). Competing in the 100 metres freestyle A final at the Singapore National Swimming Championships, the 15-year-old had hoped to qualify for the Olympics in the event. She achieved more than that. Her
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      79 43 ASSOCIATED PRESS List down to 4 cities CHICAGO, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro were yesterday picked as finalists in the race to stage the 2016 Olympics. The shortlist sets the stage for a high-profile bidding contest between candidates from the United States, Europe and Asia.
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      411 43 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Denver TRYING to get Usain Bolt to confirm whether he will run the 100 metres in Beijing could be as hard as catching him if he does. The Jamaican, fresh from setting the world record in athletics'
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      330 43  -  Terrence Voon BADMINTON By OLYMPIC badminton champion Taufik Hidayat (right) will be coming to the Republic next week for the Aviva Open Singapore tournament. But the 2001 and 2004 men's singles champion will only be a spectator at the US$2OO,OOO (*****,000) Super Series event,
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      656 44 ASSOCIATED PRESS »TENNIS Swiss rallies to beat Gonzalez and reach the French Open semi-finals Paris ROGER Federer lost three of his first four service games yesterday, causing a stir among French Open fans, but it only briefly delayed his progress into the semi-finals. The top-ranked
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      165 44 MEN Singles, q-finals: Roger Federer(Sui) bt Fernando Gonzalez (Chi) 2-6 6-2 6-3 6-4, Gael Monfils (Fra) bt David Ferrer (Esp) 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-1. Doubles, q-finals: Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjic (Can/Srb) bt Steve Darcis/Olivier Rochus (Bel) 6-1 6-4, Igor Kunitsyn/Dmitry Tursunov (Rus) bt Janko Tipsarevic/Victor Troika (Srb) 6-2 6-4.
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      348 44  -  Terrence Voon »CUE SPORTS By! HE WAS all set to vacate the post a month ago because of health and family reasons. But Cuesports Singapore president Subhas Anandan (right) is now set to stay on because of unfinished business at the association.
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      151 44 Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp admitted that he wants to sign striker Peter Crouch, but only if Liverpool settle for less than the £15 million (5540.2 million) asking price. Former Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann will continue his career after Euro 2008 with Bundesliga side Stuttgart after signing a one-year
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      535 44 REUTERS Neuchatel (Switzerland) THE Cristiano Ronaldo (right) saga has taken another twist. There are reports that he has told his agent he wants to quit Manchester United to fulfil his "dream" of playing for Real Madrid. His wishes have been made clear
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      382 44 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London MARK Hughes became the new Manchester City manager yesterday, after City paid Blackburn £4.6 million (5512.3 million) in compensation. His predecessor, Sven-Goran Eriksson, accepted the Mexico job and is now tasked with helping the Central American nation qualify for
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      162 45  - WANG MENG MENG GROUP D in a nutshell TWO flamboyant sides and two defensive units. That is the gist of the group that has the artistic Spaniards and Russians trying to bamboozle their way past the organised Greeks and Swedes. Favourites Spain will hang their heads in shame if they
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      448 45 Unbeaten in last 15 matches, but even their coach is wary of an early exit SPAIN have so much talent, they are considering leaving Francesc Fabregas one of the English Premier League's best players on the bench. They are undefeated in their last 15 matches (not counting
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      229 45 RUSSIA have not got past the group stage since 1988 when, as part of the Soviet Union, they reached the final before losing to the Netherlands. But their qualification at the expense of England, the success of Zenit St Petersburg in the Uefa Cup and the
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      203 45 GREECE have one main goal at Euro 2008: to earn respect. They had 10 wins in 12 games to win their qualifying group with 31 points the most by any of the 16 teams who reached Euro 2008. Meanwhile, Fifa's world rankings kept the team
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      231 45 SWEDEN made an impressive start to qualification for Euro 2008, but faded and ended up finishing second in their group behind Spain. They have been lacklustre in their warm-up matches, the last a 0-1 defeat by the Ukraine. Striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has lingering knee problems while
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      685 45  -  Neil Humphreys NOTES FROM THE LIGHTER SIDE By MOMENTS after the Euro 2004 final, I bumped into Terry Venables outside Lisbon's Estadio Da Luz. The former England boss was carrying his laundry. I have no idea why he took his
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        70 45 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GERMANY captain Michael Ballack has played down controversial pictures in a Polish newspaper demanding that the Poles beat neighbours Germany in their opening Euro 2008 game on Sunday. On Wednesday, Super Express printed a modified picture of Poland coach Leo Beenhakker holding the heads of Germany
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        49 45 REUTERS ANOTHER shock winner of the European Championship could be on the cards, according to Croatia coach Slaven Bilic. "There is a very realistic possibility a surprise package will win, like Greece did in 2004. I think we are quite capable of doing it," he said.
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      443 46 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CRICKET St John's (Antigua) RICKY Ponting has conceded that Australia may have become a little vulnerable without the likes of Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne in their bowling line-up. The Australia captain admitted that his side's bowling attack had fallen short in
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      501 46 BASKETBALL The Celtics-Lakers NBA Finals pit the league's best defence against its most potent offence THE National Basketball Association Finals between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers begin today. The Lakers are the league's most explosive offence in the play-offs, averaging 105.8 points. The Celtics'
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      400 46 BLOOMBERG NEWS »GOLF New York THANKS to video games and shavers, Tiger Woods has earned almost US$l2B million (Ssl74 million) over the past year, more than twice as much as any other American athlete. The world's No 1 golfer (right) tops Sports Illustrated's "Fortunate
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      242 46 AMERICANS 1 Tiger Woods (golf, left) Last year's rank: 1 Total: US$l2B million (Ssl74m) Should become the first billionaire athlete in the next two years and he is only 32. 2 Phil Mickelson (golf) Last year's rank: 3 Total: USs62.4m His numbers jumped, thanks
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        131 46 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: Japanese tennis star Akiko Mongami has apologised and denied match-fixing after suggesting she and doubles partner Aiko Nakamura were asked to lose deliberately at the French Open. Morigami was quoted in weekend media reports as saying that a national coach had asked her
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        65 46 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DETROIT: The Detroit Pistons sacked head coach Flip Saunders on Tuesday despite the team's success in reaching the National Basketball Association semi-finals three seasons in a row. "I think this team became way too content and did not show up with a sense
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        41 46 BALESTIER Khalsa stunned Singapore Armed Forces FC 3-0 in an S-League soccer match at the Choa Chu Kang Stadium last night. In another match, the Super Reds beat Albirex Niigata, also by a 3-0 margin.
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      217 46 CRICKET Fifth and final day of 2nd Test in St John's, Antigua: Australia 479-7 dec and 244-6 dec (P. Jaques 76). West Indies 352 and 266-5 (R.Sarwan 128, S. Chanderpaul 77 n.0.; Lee 3-51). Match drawn. Australia lead three-Test series 1-0. GOLF Singapore Junior C'ship, Ist rd (Singaporeans unless
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      120 47 KOH KUAN CHOO Age: 85 Passed away peacefully on 3 June 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Soh Teow Seng (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Soh Chee Seng Lee Wee Pan Soh Chee Hiang Er. Lee Bee Wah (MP) Soh Chee Yong Joy Chen Li Yun Grandsons: Soh
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      53 47 J| With Deepest Sympathy |fc and Heartfelt Condolences to our Principal Partner Managing Director Director Er. Lee Bee Wah (MP) on the demise of her beloved mother-in-law KOH KUAN CHOO Departed on 3 June 2008 From: The Management Staff of LBW Consultants LLP LBW Engineering Pte Ltd Nanyang Learning House
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      144 47 Ong Lay Eong Annie Was called home to be with the Lord Jesus on 3rd June 2008 hear Thy welcome voice that calls me, Lord, to Thee for cleansing in Thy precious blood that flowed on Calvary. I am coming, Lord! Coming now to Thee! Wash me, cleanse me in
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      88 47 O God...blessed is the man You choose, and cause to approach You, that he may dwell in Your courts." Psalm 65:4 With Praise Thanksgiving to God for Shannon Tang Sheng-wen Called Home on 5 June 2003 Forever loved cherished by family all whose lives he touched. Thank you, dearest Sheng,for
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      76 47 t 1 TAYJOO LANG (MRS MARY YEO) Departed on 5 June 1995 CSou taught us about life How to love others; Care for them; and See the goodness in all. We hope we have done you proud, As your beauty and kindness lives in us. Although it's been thirteen years,
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      40 47 The family of the late I I LIANG LIT SEAH Departed 30 May 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement.
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      53 47 jj* The Family of the Late JOAN SIM MUI HUA Departed on 29 May 2008 Special thanks to those who've helped to make Joan Sim Mvi Hua's final journey a graceful one. Ricky Joanna, Jackson Ivy, Dr Ang, Simon, Alice, Peter Andrew, Victoria Sylvia, Teresa, Iff gj Gladys, SGH NCC,
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      72 47 The Family of the Late SIM HWEE KOON Departed on 31 May 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to: ProfLiFuMin(lAGHealthscience) Dr Goh Teck Chong
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      48 48 In Loving Memory of GEORGE LIM KIM SENG who left us 5 years ago on 5 lune 2003. Gone from our lives one so dear, But In our hearts forever near. Always missed remembered by Brother: Harry Sister: Annie Sister-in-law: Maggie Nephews/ spouses, Niece/ spouse all loved ones.
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      40 48 3 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory of ORSON TAN MUI CHUA Departed 5 June 2006 Time takes away the edge of grief But memory turns back every leaf. Sadly missed always remembered by Brother, Sister-in-law A;m all loved ones. «!i
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      46 48 HJH PARIDAH BTE SANIP FARIDAH BTE SANIF (EDAH) Age: 70 Passed away peacefully on 31 May 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. We wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives and friends for your kind support. Tel: 9871-9727/ 9001-6055 x
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      108 48 "I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever" Psalm 23:6 JOHNNY CHIA ENG TAT Age: 93 (Wife: Jane Chia, deceased) passed away peacefully on 3 June 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by relatives and friends: Linda, Mavis, Audrey, Hazel, Bee Teck, Michael, Seng Cheong, Sri, Nadia, Rosemarie,
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      51 48 KRISHNAN PUBALAN passed away peacefully on 4 June 2008. He was a dutiful son, a loving husband, a caring brother and the world's best father. We will miss you. Cortege will leave Blk 848 Woodlands St 82 #05-181 on 5 June 2008 (Thu) at 4pm for Mandai Crematorium. Tel: *****146
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      230 48 LOH KWAI FONG Age: 71 passed away peacefully on 3 June 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Brothers: Sisters-in-law: (Loh Poh Lum, deceased) Goh Lim Hee (Loh Poh Heng, deceased) Tan Geok Suan (Loh Poh Chong, deceased) (Chow Lai Wah, deceased Sisters: Brothers-in-law: (Loh Kwai Hoe, deceased) (Choo Weng Heen, decea;
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      134 48 3 rd ANNIVERSARY GO VIND AS AMY VUENDRA (PINK PANTHER) (Director Of B FOCUS NDT Pte Ltd) Departed on 9 June 2005 If we could bring you back, we would treasure you more. Your presence in our lives would have meant more to us than we ever knew. If we
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      141 48 CHAN YEOK CHAN Age: 85 Passed away peacefully on 2 June 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: (Lim Boon Pin, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lim Lye Meng, Roland Tham Seok Huang, Joyce Lim Lai Kong, Jeffrey Lee Siew Lian, Maryann Daughters: Sons-in-law: Lim Sieow Cheng, Rosalind Wong
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      91 48 Css^^aJL In Loving Memory of WEE CHONG JIN who left us 3 years ago for God's Kingdom on the sth of June 2005 very dearly missed by his family =(-g^g&£2sZS->}= To those of us who are left behind We can smile because he has lived We can open our eyes
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      218 48 LEONG GEE FAN Age: 81 passed away peacefully on 3 June 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Lim Jew Aik@ Lim Ah Chin, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lim Meng Kwang, Jack (Tan Poh Guat, Penny, deceased) Lim Meng Imm, William Loh Siok Hoon Lim Meng Patt, Joshua
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      45 48 In loving memory of the late DR LEE KUM TATT Thank you for showing us what it means to lead a life filled with unwavering passion. You will always be fondly remembered as our founder and first chairman. From Chairman, Board of Directors Staff RISIS
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      34 48 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of The Late DR. LEE KUM TATT (Former Chairman of Setsco) Departed on 1 June 2008 From The Management Staff of SETSCO SETSCO SERVICES PTE LTD
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      117 48 "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain." Phil 1:21 DR TAN-CHOW MAY LING Age: 54 Promoted to Glory peacefully on 4 June 2008 (Husband: Derek Tan Chung Liam, deceased) Goddaughter: Lam Ec Lin Brother: Patrick Chow Sister-in-law: Emily Chan Sister: Chow Oi Lin (Brother-in-law: Nelson
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      65 48 With Heartfelt Condolences and Deepest Sympathy to the family of the late DR TAN-CHOW MAY LING Professor of Theology, TCA College Promoted to Glory on 4 June 2008 When the music stops the Warrior-Bride's dancing begins.. on broken gla, A living Theology. A life well-lived and a battle well-fought. From
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      136 48 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff,they comfort me. Psalms 23:4 GILLIAN LEONG MAY YOKE AGE: 47 was called home to be with the Lord on 3 June 2008 Dearly
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      71 48 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest In the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust' Psalms 91:1 2 Qsn> Q4temowu &f •PAPA' CHUA BOON YEW Called home to
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        58 49 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E $MIL 20C 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 288 6009 STI ETF 3013.7 6010 STIETFIOPV US20C US620C
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      671 50 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG NEWS ■Rm nn n -flm pnirnnrnnh au t>ti c Japan's small, fuel-efficient cars are speeding past the US' hulking petrol guzzlers Detroit AMERICANS, with their obsession for all things big, are now cutting their once proudly owned huge cars down
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      331 50 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Geneva BRAZIL, India and other developing countries said on Tuesday that the new United States farm Bill would be an obstacle to global trade talks aimed at lifting millions of people worldwide out of poverty. A group of 20
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      286 50  -  Alvin Foo By. IT'S the event of the year but the Olympic Games will have only a modest effect on China's booming economy and are unlikely to even cause the usual post-Games slowdown experienced by many host nations. Lehman Brothers' chief
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      33 50 AFP Yesterday's close: 14,435.57 (+226.4 points) »Japanese share prices closed up 1.59 per cent, boosted by a weaker yen which bodes well for the earnings of carmakers and other exporters.
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      31 50 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,253.12 (-4.45 points) Malaysian share prices closed down 0.4 per cent as the country announced that it would raise fuel prices by 40 per cent.
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      34 50 AFP Yesterday's close: 15,514.79 (-447.77 points) »Indian shares fell 2.81 per cent as India's government hiked fuel prices to stem huge losses at state oil companies caused by surging global crude costs.
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      27 50 AFP Yesterday's close: 3,369.91 (-66.49 points) Chinese share prices closed 1.93 per cent lower as investors cashed in on recent gains by telecommunications stocks.
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      30 50 AFP Yesterday's close: 5,584.5 (+10.3 points) Australian shares closed mixed, up 0.2 per cent, as gains in the banking sector were countered by falls in resources stocks.
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      35 50 AFP Yesterday's close: 808.92 (+2.06 points) Tha i shares closed 0.26 per cent higher as the market rebounded after several days of falls due to jitters over the political situation in Thailand.
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      110 50 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: 3,134.80 June 4 CapitaLand 6.150 -0.080 CapitaMall 3.320 -0.050 CityDev ...11.200 -0.060 Cosco Corp... 3.350 +0.010 DBS Grp ...19.560 +0.140 F&N 4.910 -0.010 Gent Intl 0.620 -0.015 HKLand 4.770 +0.020 JSH ...18.400 +0.220 Jardine C&C ...17.140 -0.860 Keppel Corp Keppel Land.. NOL ...11.900 -0.220
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      57 50 June 4 Jade Tech 82,616,000 Mercator 62,274,000 Golden Agri 40,954,000 DBS DB eCWOBIOI3 39,753,000 DBS MBL eCWOBO9OS 30,457,000 Gentlntl 24,725,000 Sing Tel 24,199,000 Oceanus 20,575,000 CoscoCorpDßeCWoBo929 19,895,000 CapitalanMßLeCWoBo9o3 17,868,000 Yangzijiang 16,607,000 Abterra 15,710,000 Rowsley 15,548,000 China Hongxing 14,530,000 CoscoCorpMßLeCWoBloo2 14,524,000 UOB MBL eCWOBO9O9 14,455,000 Li Heng 13,190,000 Wilmar
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      137 50 June 4 I UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2870 1.3020 Can dollar 1.3430 1.3600 Euro 2.0940 2.1180 Malaysian ringgit* ..0.4206 0.4213 NZ dollar 1.0540 1.0780 Sterling pound 2.6610 2.6910 US dollar 1.3560 1.3710 SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO
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      1376 50 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: JUNE 4,2008 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE '000 43 5 0 5 2036 AdvSCT W*****9 3 +0 5 5C 24 5 18 4267 BiosensorDBeCW*****5 18 -1 1C 23 14 5 4015 CapitalanBNPeC*****2 20 5 +1 5C 32 115 4305 CapitalanMBLeCW*****3 115 -1 294 160
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      447 51 A third of the world's fleet sent to catch prized tuna could be docked as fuel costs rise Tokyo AFTER stocks and cars, it is sushi that is in danger of falling victim to high oil prices. According to Financial Times (FT)
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      575 52  -  Goh Eng Yeow By Markets Correspondent A FEW weeks ago, preference shares were seen as far too risky for retail investors. Now, it seems like every man and his dog wants a piece of the action. The rush for the $950 million
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      570 52  -  Joyce Teo PropNex hopes 30% cut in asking price will attract buyers, as demand is 'still there' By Property Correspondent A BOLD property firm is defying market trends with a renewed bid to sell four housing sites en bloc, even though
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      466 53  -  Goh Eng Yeow TAKING STOCK STl's turnover falls as possibility of slump in US, costs of credit crisis hurt sentiment By Markets Correspondent JUNE has started dull for share markets, and it is unlikely to get any more exciting. Turnover is down everywhere and
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      256 53  -  ALVIN FOO DIRECTORS' TRADES PARKWAY Holdings director Sunil Chandiramani has been raising his deemed stake in the health-care group. Singapore Exchange filings showed that he bought 1.53 million shares on the open market at an average price of $2.78 on Tuesday. The trade was done
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      358 53  -  Nicholas Fang By SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) is taking aim at the fast-grow-ing events and exhibitions industry in Singapore and the region. The mainboard-listed media company has set up a fully-owned subsidiary, Sphere Exhibits SPH Events, Roadshows and Exhibitions to target the meetings,
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      289 53  -  Ong Bi Hui By A CONSTRUCTION firm based in China's north-east with a string of commercial and civic projects under its belt is listing in Singapore. Sino Construction aims to raise net proceeds of $35.6 million with its initial public offering (IPO)
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      831 54  -  Bryan Lee Roger Mitton Inflation, trade deficit, banking blow-up threaten what was recently hailed the darling of investors By Economics Correspondent Vietnam Correspondent FEARS are rising that Vietnam may be headed for a financial meltdown after a rapid reversal of its economic fortunes.
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      20 54 STOCK 1.23 billion TRADING shares worth VOLUME $1.61 billion UP Gainers: 204 Losers: 333 DOWN Unchanged: 1,000
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      86 54 Mid Cap 798.47 A 0.10 Health care 796.42 A 4.95 Small Cap 669.20 T -2.03 Consumer services 815.21 T -5.07 All Share 801.28 T -3.62 Telecoms 909.76 T -8.32 Fledgling 716.10 T -2.93 Utilities 610.68 T -6.64 China 466.80 T -1.48 Financials 804.84 T -1.77 Oil and
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      229 54 ASSOCIATED PRESS BELOW US$l24 A BARREL Bangkok OIL prices dropped below US$l24 a barrel yesterday in Asia, as demand concerns deepened and after United States Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke indicated that more US interest rate cuts were unlikely. Mr Bernanke's comments suggesting inflation
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      35 54 Bad news for sushi lovers High oil prices are hitting the sushi business as industry groups warn that a third of the world's tuna fleet may stay docked due to rising fuel costs. PAGE H23
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      326 57 ror history buffs Viet Nam! From Myth To Modernity Where: Asian Civilisations Museum, until Sept 30, $8 for adults, $4 for students and senior citizens What: A landmark exhibition of 2,500 years of Vietnamese history, :old through 200 rare artefacts -anqing from bronze-age drums :o ceramics
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        279 59 MY DEARS, Miss FP has quite fallen in love with Romanian-born Edward Clug. I even stayed back after the performance of his Radio And Juliet on Tuesday, just to catch another glimpse of his smouldering good looks. He's so talented too, re-interpreting the Shakespearean tale of
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        573 59  -  Stephanie Yap Chamber orchestra London Sinfonietta's two shows will feature diverse works from classics to electronica ARTS REPORTER WHEN crickets and cellos share the same stage, you know it's got to be a London Sinfonietta performance. The English chamber orchestra, which specialises in contemporary classical music,
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        279 59  -  Tara Tan > dance RADIO AND JULIET Slovene National Theatre Maribor Last Thursday/Esplanade Theatre A STRANGE yet beautiful human-an-droid, Juliet, in a tight laced-up beige corset, stalked among five male dancers in dark suits to the melancholic beats of Radiohead. Moving with fluid precision, the dancers rippled like
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        85 59 LIFE! asks two audience members what they thought of Radio And Juliet: Zulfikar Ali, 25, teacher: "I particularly like the use of Radiohead's music for the dance. The dancers performed very expressive ballet and jazz movements which somehow suited Radiohead's eclectic music. I did not expect that." Janice
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        504 60  -  Leong Weng Kam Get to know Chinese artist Wu Guanzhong through a new collection available at various libraries FOLLOWERS of eminent Chinese artist Wu Guanzhong now have direct access to his works here. The nine-volume Complete Works Of Wu Guanzhong, which contains 2,048 of his best
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        90 62 1 can't work 10 hours a day and scrub the floors as well' Novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford, who has a major-domo and three housekeepers for her apartment 1 don't read criticism. The only critic I have is myself. I'm pretty tough with myself Film-maker Ridley Scott (above) 1 didn't
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        808 62  -  Ong Sor Fern London's Tate Modern is an excellent example of recycling an old shell into a dazzling new art hub culturevulture REDUCE. Reuse. Recycle. City planners in Singapore seem to have taken the green mantra to heart. Especially when it comes to finding new
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        396 62  -  Tara Tan ARTS REPORTER HOUGANG Central Hub will turn into a bustling art market at the end of this month. There'll be over 26 stalls selling art and handicrafts, a 60m-long Art Wall featuring the works of over 40 artists and even a graffiti
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        665 63  -  Cara Van Miriah Although the film made it to the prestigious Cannes inner circle, it was not given enough backing by MDA LAST month, My Magic, a local film by director Eric Khoo, flew the Singapore flag high at the Cannes Film Festival.
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        351 63 THREE big names in pop culture are coming to town on Aug 14 and 15 to talk about what they know best. Oscar-nominated film director Spike Lee, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and computer game creative wizard Will Wright will be here along with
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        646 65  -  Tara Tan The 10-minute play fest Short And Sweet returns this month for its second run with fresh new fare ARTS REPORTER SHE'S spent 14 years in the local theatre scene here, but Pam Oei has always stayed away from directorial roles. The reason: She calls
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        357 66  -  Isabel Ong Everything is real and the performers risk getting injured as bowls, spoons and brooms become weapons BOWLS, spoons and brooms are the most ordinary of household items. But in the hands of top-notch Shaolin martial arts practitioners, they become household weapons. The Shaolin monks in
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        443 68  -  Boon Chan Bosco Francis may be in hospital but he still insists the show must go on MEDIA CORRESPONDENT BOSCO Francis, the star of local film-maker Eric Khoo's latest feature My Magic, was hospitalised for chest pains on Tuesday morning. When Life! got in
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        115 68 BESIDES preening and primping, there is another task for Shenise Wong (right) before every beauty contest studying. Yes, the newly crowned Miss Singapore Universe 2008 revises notes compiled from her nine years on the pageant circuit each time. The strategy seems to have paid off: The 26-year-old
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      551 96  -  TEE HUN CHING Editor hunching@sph.com.sg When my colleague Shaan was assigned a work trip to Hong Kong recently, she was ecstatic. It was to be only her second visit to the throbbing city besides a family holiday two years ago. "H&M, here I come," she breathed excitedly. Having
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        202 97 Every girl needs a pair of pearl earrings. Round ones are classic but go for a pair in an unusual shape for a modern update. $245, from Emporio Armani, 01-01 Forum Loud yet still classy, this high-speed analog watch goes with both sporty ensembles and i chic
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        176 97 A bold and graphic ring that allows men to wear florals without looking femme. Rebel At Heart sterling silver ring, $398, from Thomas Sabo, 01 -31 Raffles City Shopping Centre and Level 1, Takashimaya Fora glimpse of Thailand's girlie trade, check out Confessions Of A Bangkok Private
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      279 98 It had some snips but Darren Star's Sex And The City (SATC) movie still lasted more than two hours. Why? Simple. There were lots of clothes and shoes to show off. Love it or <#. hate it, SATC is -f more than just about the trials and tribulations of
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      129 98 RECYCLE FOR CHARITY: Take any of your old BYSI items to its 11 stores here (including 02-10 The Centrepoint and 81-33 City Link Mall) and get 30 per cent off your purchase. The home-grown label will also donate $1 to The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund for every
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    • FASHFLASH Noelle Loh
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        235 98 The Great Singapore Sale (GSS) just gets sweeter each week, it seems. For a month from tomorrow, Italian fashion house Prada (01-45 Paragon) and its sister line Miv Miv (02-45 Paragon) will offer discounts of up to 45 per cent on last season's ready-to-wear items and shoes.
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        224 98 Frenzied mornings may soon be a thing of the past. American skincare brand Clinique's beauty consultants will dish out tips on how to get dolled up in a flash from Monday to June 15. The event, called Express Looks, will be held at the Hylam Street
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        190 98 Wing Tai Holdings, the lifestyle company which brought you high-street labels like Topshop and Warehouse, has another treat for you. It will open the first South-east Asian branch of famed Italian patisserie Cova Pasticceria-Confetteria at 01-20 A Paragon on Monday. It is the home-grown company's first premium F&B
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      635 98 Have a problem with the way you look? Don't sweat it. E-mail your queries to Angeline Neo at sturban@sph.com.sg Ql'm shopping for a ring and I heard that the right setting can make the stone look bigger. Is that true? A Yes, indeed. The setting, or the collet,
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      231 98  -  Nadia Shah These two head-turners were spotted at The Art Of Revelry opening bash at Central Square, Clarke Quay, on May 28 Maria Ruskin, 26, marketing manager What are you wearing? My top is from Zara and cost about $30. My Topshop skirt cost about $90.1 bought my
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      Lock icon INCREDIBLE BULK
      309 99  -  YEO QIANHUA These iron men have lifted their way from lean to mean t's hard to believe when you look at Urban's line-up of bicep-bulging busters, but they once were the sort of soft-as-putty guys who would have sand kicked in their faces by any passing he-man. Now,
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      Lock icon NO MORE MR PRETTY BOY
      325 99 SAMUEL LIM, 25, student I.Bm, 122 kg Single Lim's long-lashed peepers and strong jawline made him a hit in his modelling days, when girls clamoured for his attention. But those were not the sort of good looks that made him happy. As a fanboy of
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      305 99 KEITH WONG, 21, awaiting national service 1.75 m, 115 kg Single Wong is a classic case of scrawn turned brawn. He's a recent graduate in mass communication at Ngee Ann Polytechnic a course not known for its emphasis on physique but these days the former skinny
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      310 99 JONAS TAM, 33, facade designer 1.65 m, 69kg Attached The next time you think a shy guy's an easy target for a bully, think again. Ten years down the road, he may have bulked up like Tarn and he wouldn't be a fun guy to contend with. Tarn
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      393 99 MUHAMMAD HAHZ, 21, national serviceman 1.68 m, 60kg Single To most people, having a high metabolism would be a blessing in this looks-conscious age, but to Hafiz, it was a bane, as he looked like a starved teen. So he turned to the gym. Having
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      591 100 In the first part of our makeover series, KAREN TEE helps Jacob Vow pull off three spiffy looks As the creative director of a design studio, Jacob Vow gets to wear pretty much anything he likes for work. The 29-year-old relies on his tried-and-tested uniform of jeans and
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      856 101  -  AW CHENG WEI finds out how a couple shopped and saved their way to the top of the GSS Challenge A ovid y°u < f°r a chance to win $10,000 worth of vouchers, run from V V Killiney Road to Wisma Atria while wearing a sari that constantly
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      198 101 Shopaholics, get set for another Great Singapore Sale spree. Suntec City Mall kicked off the Great Shopping Sprint last Saturday as part of its GSS promotions. On every Saturday till June 21, four shoppers, accompanied by one family member or friend each, are tasked with
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      Lock icon ICONS OF IMAGINATION
      762 102 HONG XINYI pays tribute to Yves Saint Laurent and other late French fashion legends who shaped ana changed the way women dressed ike the French couture legends who preceded him, Yves Saint Laurent introduced brand new classics into the vocabulary of fashion. The designer, who was diagnosed
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      421 102 The rarefied world of luxury peddled by iconic French fashion designers may seem distant for many regular women these days. But the work of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, Christian Dior and Yves Saint Laurent made an impact on the wardrobes of all women, regardless of whether they could
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      1277 103  -  KAREN TEE Being crowned once is not enough for these beauty queens, who have taken part in multiple pageants If being a beauty queen is her dream come true, Shenise Wong has had her prayers answered several times. The Miss Singapore Universe 2008 title, which she bagged last
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      499 103 For Shenise Wong, the Miss Universe finals in Vietnam next month will be the last time she will need to revise the notes in what she jokingly calls her "10-year series". After that, she will retire from the pageant circuit. Neatly written within a spiral-bound notebook are
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      429 103 It seemed like a done deal when Colleen Francisca, satisfied with her 2006 Miss Singapore World crown, declared: "I'm done with beauty pageants." But the 26-year-old entrepreneur- also known as Briefcase Girl No. 10 on the second season of the television gameshow Deal Or No Deal has
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      403 104 The day she stood under a gushing torrent of water at the Suntec City Fountain of Wealth during the 2001 Best Model of the World Singapore contest was the day her ambition of being a model was validated by the most important man in her life. "I
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      Lock icon SHERALYNN SHENJEGA, 20
      393 104 Judging by the behind-the-scenes experiences of Sheralynn Shen Jega, you'd think she would have been put off beauty contests. While pageant veterans like Colleen Francisca and Shenise Wong have fond memories of the camaraderie among contestants who help one another fix their gowns, she says: "I find
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      Lock icon MORE THAN SHOES
      889 105  -  SHAAN SETH in Hong Kong Swiss luxury brand Bally, better known for its high quality shoes, has set its sights on high fashion If you thought Bally was a men's brand, you are not alone. Even Bally's creative director Brian Atwood admits that he saw the Swiss
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      832 106 In fact, shake both of them, in the most stylish leggings you can muster. YEO QIANHUA finds out more about this clingy fashion statement ove 'em or loathe 'em, leggings have been clinging to butts and thighs with varying degrees of success for quite a while now.
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      Lock icon GET A LEG UP ON WHAT'S WHAT
      376 106 Urban, with help from retail consultant and former fashion journalist Cat Ong, gets the skinny on clingy coverings. Leggings These are not pants. Like the rest on this list, they are hosiery, meant to be worn under a garment. Do not wear uncovered.
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      Lock icon HOT PINK
      1390 107  -  Los Angeles Times Draped in fuchsia, Kira Plastinina stores from Russia are making inroads to the US while Kira the designer aspires to be the next It girl. Oh, and she's only 16 She struts into the Ivy with leg to spare and a long ponytail swinging behind
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      870 108 Top hairstylist Klaus Peter Ochs tells KAREN TEE that having more volume in your hair is in style now One of the movers and shakers of the hairdressing world has some heady praise for Singapore women and their hair. World-renowned hairstylist Klaus Peter Ochs told Urban during
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      Lock icon BEAUTY REGIME
      477 109  -  PRADEEP PAUL Even if you never take part in a beauty contest, these tips from Mrs Singapore United Nations will do you good Most people don't take beauty pageants seriously. But Alicia Ng is one beauty queen you won't want i to mess with. The mother of two,
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      257 110  -  TAN HSUEH YUN POSH NOSH f it looks like I've been floating high on the clouds lately, well, it's because I've been indulging in some heavenly ice cream. Cloud 9 ice cream from Cedele, to be precise. I saw a freezer full of them while walking by the
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      Lock icon CHEESY BITES
      220 110 Getting the munchies in the middle of a work day can be a terrible thing when there's nothing decent to nibble on. Hedge your bets, I say, with these excellent cheese snacks from Marks Spencer. All Butter Cheddar Cheese Bites ($9.90 for a 120g box) are bite-sized cheddar
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      Lock icon GEM OF A JAM
      147 110 Is Earl Grey tea, pepped up with the fragrant citrus bergamot, the flavour of the moment? And just what is it about its affinity with figs? While Cedele has its Earl Grey Fig ice cream, the Jam Lady has her Fig Earl Grey jam (right). Though
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      Lock icon WIND DOWN WITH WINE
      160 110 It's taken me too long but I've finally discovered a world of Japanese booze beyond sake. My current obsession is Choya plum wine flavoured with red shiso or perilla leaves (left). These leaves are what give umeboshi (pickled plums) and pickled ginger their colour. They are
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      530 111  -  'Shaan Seth THEBAGPAGE Tell Gaurav Keerthi that debaters seem like an argumentative lot and he will convince you otherwise. "Good debaters aren't argumentative. Brash debaters come across badly. You're more persuasive when you use charm, humour and confidence," says the president of the Debate Association of Singapore. A
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      100 96 m Hi fJ 4 FASH HAG Where's the sass in this city? 5 ASK ANGIE The right chains for a short, thick neck 6 URBAN MAN Four guys who went from geeks to beefcakes 8 MAKE ME OVER Crocodile turns you from drab to fab FEATURES 9 Meet Singapore's top
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      167 96 15 sets of cufflinks from H Thomas Pink worth $75 each. The British shirt specialist boasts crisp and comfortable shirts crafted from top-quality, two-fold cotton. Simply answer this question: The Thomas Pink store at 01 -09 Capital Tower carries both menswear and womenswear. True or false? E-mail your entries with
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