The Straits Times, 17 June 2008

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 110 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 TUESDAY, JUNE 17 2008 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • Article
    Lock icon Inflation erodes real gains in wages
    497 1  -  Zakir Hussain 6.6% inflation cuts into average rise of close to 11% By WAGES here have risen by close to 11 per cent, the highest in almost a decade. But the impact of soaring food and fuel prices meant that for employees in manufacturing,
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    Lock icon HOW REAL EARNINGS COMPARE
    104 1 Wages are still outpacing inflation, but workers in some sectors are effectively taking home less with prices rising at record highs. NOTE: *Adjusted for inflation, which was at 6.6 per cent in the first quarter of this year. Source: CPF BOARD ST GRAPHICS same period the
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    Lock icon Picture the sharpness – on a 300-inch screen
    204 1 Picture the sharpness on a 300-inch screen IF HIGH-DEFINITION TV (HDTV) already thrills you with its sharpness, get ready for a new TV technology that makes images 16 times sharper. With that much detail, video images can be projected on a 300-inch screen, which is almost as big as one's
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    Lock icon Turks and Tiger in remarkable recoveries
    118 1 REMARKABLE performances from Turkey and Tiger Woods on Sunday saw them live to fight again another day. The Turkish footballers were facing elimination from the European Championship in Geneva, where they trailed the Czech Republic 0-2 with 15 minutes left. Arda Turan made it
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Vietnam's crown jewels of tourism losing lustre
      876 1  -  Roger Mitton By Vietnam Correspondent In Hanoi THE hill station of Sapa in the rugged mountains of north-western Vietnam, near the border with China's Yunnan Province, is rated as one of the country's must-see attractions by guidebooks. So is picturesque Halong Bay and
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  • PRIME
    • FLOOD HAVOC
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        Lock icon China flood woes multiply as rains swell Yellow River
        394 3 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS, LOS ANGELES TIMES, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE 400 million people living along its course at risk Guangzhou AS TORRENTIAL downpours continued to pummel southern China, officials have warned that heavy rains in the north may cause the Yellow River to
        REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS, LOS ANGELES TIMES, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; AP  -  394 words
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        Lock icon US: Crop lands under water
        80 3 WIDESPREAD flooding has hit lowa (above), the US' top corn-producing state, and other parts of the Midwest at a time when corn prices are soaring and food shortages have led to violence in some countries. Sixteen per cent of lowa's 10 million ha of PHOTO:
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        Lock icon India: Early monsoon rains bring death
        223 3 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE New Delhi INDIA'S annual monsoon rains have swept across the country two weeks ahead of schedule, breaking a 108-year-old record and causing floods and mudslides that have killed at least 25 people, officials said yesterday. Widespread rainfall cooled northern India,
        ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  223 words
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      Lock icon Sports Hub may now be ready only by 2012
      545 4  -  Leonard Lim Two-year delay a blow for sports groups bidding to host world games at venue By SPORTS fans who have been excitedly awaiting the construction and completion of a new $1.87 billion playground will just have to wait a little
      SINGAPORE SPORTS HUB CONSORTIUM  -  545 words
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      51 4 BRANDING BIG BANG FORV> SMALL BUCKS For smaller Singapore businesses, splurging on a one-shot branding campaign may not be the way to go. We look at some better alternatives in the SME page. Rangoon Road family loses strip of land to State: NO letter NO compensation NO backyard But authorities
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Long-term solutions to food crisis needed now
      711 6  -  HAZLIN HASSAN WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM SAYS: PrifP hikp^ oaiKPfl iiv-cimov-auatu QOVI pOIICICS, S3yS Key SpcaKci By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur GIOBAI hnsiness leaders a^d Asian dXv makers yes terda*3 BovCTnmentl to nroentlv implement lnno tern sofuS to redui tfe term solutions to
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Torch goes to Tibet and Xinjiang
        465 8 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Security stepped up and people told to stay home as Olympic flame stops at restive regions Beijing THE Olympic torch relay is entering a week of heightened tension as it runs through China's two most restive regions: Tibet and
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        Lock icon Hacker nabbed for posting false quake warning
        196 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beijing A TEENAGER suspected of hacking into the website of a seismological bureau in China and falsely warning of a massive earthquake has been caught by police. The 19-year-old from China's eastern Jiangsu province, identified only by the surname Chen, admitted
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Taiwan protesters sail near disputed islands
        510 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE »TOKYO-TAIPEI SPAT Peaceful standoff likely to be well-received at home; Japan slams move but calls for calm Taipei NINE Taiwanese Coast Guard vessels and a ship of protesters sailed near a group of disputed islands in the East China
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        Lock icon Japan 'close to gas field deal with China'
        308 9 REUTERS Tokyo JAPAN and China have agreed to jointly develop gas fields and share profits in disputed areas of the East China Sea, Kyodo news agency reported yesterday, but Japan's government said final details were being worked out. The reported accord follows
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        Lock icon PUPS NOT TO BE SNIFFED AT
        46 10 It may well be a dog's life but these puppies will be doing a service when they arrive in Tokyo for cancer-detection training. The four pups are cloned from a Labrador retriever by scientists at Seoul's National University. PHOTO: REUTERS
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        Lock icon 'Mum made him eat off floor'
        434 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, YOMIURI SHIMBUN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KNIFEMAN'S CHILDHOOD Tokyo attacker's brother talks about strict upbringing that may have caused Kato to snap Tokyo WHEN Tomohiro Kato was 13, his mother once flew into a rage during dinner and made him eat off the floor.
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        Lock icon Death toll rises to 10 in Japan quake
        231 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Kurihara (Japan) RESCUE workers, hampered by giant mounds of mud, managed to pull a man's body out of the remains of a hot spring resort yesterday, bringing to 10 the death toll from Japan's earthquake. As the critical first three
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    • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Pakistan sees red over Afghan leader's warning
        472 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Islamabad upset with Karzai's threat to pursue militants across border Islamabad PAKISTAN stoked tensions with Afghanistan yesterday, summoning Kabul's envoy and vowing to defend its sovereignty after President Hamid Karzai threatened cross-border attacks on militants. Its strong reaction came
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        Lock icon Tigers' suicide attack kills at least 12 cops in Sri Lanka
        190 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Colombo AT LEAST 12 police officers were killed and 40 others hurt after a Tamil Tiger suicide bomber on a motorcycle blew himself up outside a police station in northern Sri Lanka yesterday. The powerful blast occurred
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        Lock icon Nepal to display Hitler's Mercedes gift
        223 12 REUTERS Kathmandu A CAR presented by Adolf Hitler to a Nepali king is likely to be displayed in a palace museum after the Himalayan nation abolished its 239--year-old monarchy and ousted former king Gyanendra from the palace. Officials said a 1939 Mercedes Benz presented
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon MCA lawmakers ready to defect to opposition: Anwar
        519 13 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK, BERNAMA Chinese party denies claim as Anwar hints he may contest a Perak by-election Ipoh MALAYSIAN opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has, for the first time, pinpointed one party whose MPs he says will defect to the opposition, enabling
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        Lock icon MALAYSIAN PRIDE AT MIDDLE ROCKS
        83 13 A team from Malaysia raising the country's national flag at Middle Rocks for the first time on Saturday. The men, who included National Security Council Secretary Datuk Muhammad Hatta Abdul Aziz (second from left) and officials from the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, also sang the
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        Lock icon Abu Sayyaf rebels threaten to harm hostages
        268 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Jolo (Philippines) MUSLIM extremists who abducted a broadcaster and her crew in the Philippines have threatened to harm them unless their demands are met by today. The ultimatum came after troops shelled a forested area on the southern island of Jolo
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        Lock icon Myanmar arrests writer who delivered aid to cyclone victims
        194 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yangon A POPULAR sports writer who helped deliver aid to victims of the cyclone in Myanmar has been arrested, the second aid volunteer detained in two weeks. Mr Zaw Thet Htwe, 42, was arrested last Friday by special branch
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    • FUEL PRICE HIKE FALLOUT
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        Lock icon Sime Darby to venture into rice production
        601 14  -  Hazlin Hassan World's largest oil palm firm makes move amid rice shortage fears By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S Sime Darby, the world's largest oil palm company, said yesterday that it will venture into rice production amid recent fears of a domestic
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      • IMPACT ELSEWHERE
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          Lock icon FRENCH TRUCKERS DISRUPT TRAFFIC
          174 14 REUTERS PARIS: Truck drivers blocked roads across France yesterday in their latest protest against high fuel costs and called on the government to help their struggling industry. The nationwide day of action announced by France's main haulage associations included roadblocks and "snail" operations by convoys of
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          Lock icon MORE S. KOREAN WORKERS STRIKE
          178 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL: Some 17,000 unionised South Korean construction workers went on strike yesterday, adding further woes to the embattled government already reeling from striking truck drivers and public anger at a deal to resume imports of US beef. The construction workers are complaining about
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          Lock icon GOVT AID FOR FUEL CONVERSION
          193 14 REUTERS MANILA: The Philippine government said yesterday it would lend up to 1 billion pesos (Ss3l million) to owners of taxis and buses to convert their diesel engines and cut their reliance on costly imported fuel. Concerned about the political fallout from soaring inflation, President
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        Lock icon FAKE TYRE FOR FUEL
        82 14 Police from Kedah holding up a fuel container, designed to look like a spare tyre, that was used by smugglers from Thailand. Sharp-eyed Malaysian officials had spotted the object at the border last week. Kedah Anti-Smuggling Unit chief Mohd Noor Idris said it was the first
        THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  82 words
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        Lock icon Rationing system for buying subsidised fuel
        292 14 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KOTA KINABALU MALAYSIA is looking into allowing motorists to buy a quota of fuel at subsidised rates each month to help them cope with the recent fuel price hikes. The rationing system could see them issued with special cards that
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        Lock icon MAS takes away AirAsia chief's airfare discount privilege
        337 14 Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN national carrier MAS has revoked a little-known privilege that budget carrier AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes had been enjoying: discounts of up to 75 per cent when flying on its bitter business rival. According to a May 28 letter written
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      26 6 Mum to blame? Tokyo killer Tomohiro Kato was reportedly stifled by his strict mother, which may have caused him to break down in adulthood. PAGE 10
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Iowa corn-founded by floods
      516 15 NEW YORK TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS No relief in sight as overflowing rivers prevent planting, spoil what's sown Newhall (Iowa) HERE, in some of the best soil in the world, the stunted stalks of farmer Dave Timmerman's newly-planted corn are wilting in what sometimes look more like
      NEW YORK TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS; : AFP  -  516 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Waiting for some sense of normality
      205 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS FLOOD-RAVAGED residents of the US mid-western state of lowa were to start cleaning up yesterday, but officials warned it could be two weeks before river levels returned to normal. More than 11 million people in nine mid-western states were affected
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  205 words
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      Lock icon Brown vows tougher stance on Iran, Afghanistan
      438 16 NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, REUTERS British PM also announces freeze on assets of Teheran's biggest bank, after talks with visiting US President Bush London PRIME Minister Gordon Brown has promised tougher measures against Iran and in Afghanistan, saying that Britain would freeze
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon S. KOREAN OFFICERS' $53M SCAM
        84 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: Three South Korean army officers were charged yesterday with a 40-billion won (Sss3-million) fraud in which 750 fellow service members and civilians were victims, army prosecutors said. It was the country's largest-ever scam involving military personnel, Yonhap news agency quoted an unidentified
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        Lock icon U.S.-KOREA BEEF TALKS TO GO ON
        100 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL: The top US and South Korean trade envoys have agreed to continue talks to resolve Seoul's crisis over renewing imports of American beef, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said yesterday. South Korean Trade Minister Kirn Jong Hoon, who was initially scheduled to
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        Lock icon EX-PM'S SON TORTURED'
        81 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DHAKA: The eldest son of former Bangladeshi premier Khaleda Zia has been so badly tortured while in detention that he may be permanently crippled, his lawyer alleged yesterday. Tvlr Tareque Rahman has serious back pain and "neither can he stand up nor sit down for
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        Lock icon RUSSIA SLAMS KOSOVO CHARTER
        89 16 REUTERS MOSCOW: Russia yesterday branded Kosovo's new Constitution a breach of international law which would only inflame tension in the region. The Russian Foreign Ministry said the move "will destroy the norms of international law and...aggravate the tense situation in Kosovo". Kosovo's first Constitution as an
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      Lock icon EU mulls options to keep reform treaty alive
      620 17  -  Jonathan Eyal These range from asking the Irish to vote again to leaving them out By Straits Times Europe Bureau In Paris EUROPE'S governments will be digging deep this week to find viable options to keep a crucial reform treaty alive. The
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      Lock icon Treaty facts
      78 17 THE Lisbon Treaty, which the Irish rejected, was designed to transform Europe into a more coherent entity. Named after Portugal's capital city where it was first negotiated, the document creates a new post of president for the European Union. It also calls for the appointment of a European
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      Lock icon New dump to solve Naples' rubbish crisis
      294 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Rome THE Italian army opened a dump to dozens of trucks bringing in rubbish from the Naples area under a government plan to resolve the poor southern region's chronic waste disposal crisis. The site at Savignano Irpino, some 100 km north-east
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      Lock icon Ex-Mossad agent poised to be Israeli premier
      487 18  -  Abraham Rabinovich Foreign Minister Livni likely to succeed tainted Olmert By For The Straits Times In Jerusalem NURTURED on the dark side of the Israeli-Palestini-an conflict as a Mossad agent in Europe, Ms Tzipi Livni appears poised to succeed Mr Ehud Olmert as
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      Lock icon Climate change 'threatens coral reef fish'
      162 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Sydney CLIMATE change threatens to devastate coral reef fish populations and increase the likelihood of fishery collapses, Australian researchers warned yesterday. Coral reefs' vulnerability to global warming has already been established by researchers, but the fish living in the reefs are also
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    • Article
      Lock icon The Big Talk to terminally-ill: Play it straight, says study
      317 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS Chicago ONE look at Ms Eileen Mulligan lying soberly on the exam table and Dr John Marshall knew the time for the Big Talk had arrived. He began gently. The chemotherapy is not helping. The cancer is advanced.
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Bush enjoys himself on farewell tour
        334 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS TEA at Windsor Castle with Queen Elizabeth 11, bike rides in a Paris park and the lush German countryside, a stunning view from a Renaissance villa outside Rome, a rare stroll with the Pope in the Vatican's private gardens. Not a bad
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        Lock icon 'Custody' boy stands by Castro
        113 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS A CUBAN boy, who was at the centre of a US-Cuba custody battle eight years ago, has joined Cuba's Young Communist Union. Cuban media quoted Elian Gonzalez, 14, as saying he will never let down former president Fidel Castro. Elian's relatives in Miami
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        Lock icon Serial TV 'joker' gets last chance to behave
        127 19 AN ITALIAN television prankster who promotes condom use faces a prison sentence if he interrupts any more on-air news reports. Gabriele Paolini (right) has disrupted around 20,000 live link-ups over 10 years, according to the Guinness Book of Records. But now Italy's
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      25 15 Israel's next premier? Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, who is an ex-Mossad agent, appears poised to succeed Mr Ehud Olmert as Israeli prime minister. PAGE 18
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      404 20 THE attempted escape last week of two men facing charges in the Subordinate Courts was of a different magnitude from the flight of Mas Selamat Kastari, who was classified a national security threat. Had the two robbery suspects made good their escape, the worst that
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      1056 20  -  Bernard Fook Weng Loo RECENT DEATHS IN THE MILITARY By For The Straits Times WHAT should the military do when its personnel tragically lose their lives in the course of training? This is a potentially loaded question, for how one answers it can lead to the
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      895 20  -  David Boey »SAF'S RESPONSE By For The Straits Times TWO military deaths in as many days saw the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) suspend training last week for three days an extreme measure not taken since April 1997. In the 11 years since the
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      1044 21  -  Robert Karniol FAILURE OF NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY By Defence Writer WHEN India conducted its nuclear tests in 1998, followed quickly by Pakistan, the BBC called to ask me for comments. "Great news," I told the somewhat startled reporter. She had doubtless expected expressions of
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      888 22  -  Gwynne Dyer By For The Straits Times "TODAY we witness a very great change for hydrocarbons," said Mr Alexei Miller, head of Russian oil and gas giant Gazprom, last week. "(The price of oil is already) very high, and we think it will reach
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      795 22  -  Sreeram Chaulia ASIA'S MONARCHIES By For The Straits Times THE demise of the 239--year-old Shah dynasty in Nepal and its replacement with a republic are momentous events. The dramatic fall of Nepal's former king Gyanendra Bikram Dcv followed closely change in the neighbouring kingdom of
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      586 25  -  Alfred Siew Samsung, Garmin and HTC are churning out cellphone models to unseat Apple's device By Technology Correspondent MOBILE phones which feature touch screens are set to be all the rage this year as more manufacturers take aim at Apple's iPhone. Two sleek
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        319 26  -  Irene Tham By A NEW player is muscling in on the Net telephony market for cheap overseas calls. MobileVolP, aiming to rival Skype and Star Hub's Pfingo, will be unveiled today at the international communications and information technology trade show, CommunicAsia. A product
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        104 26 This worker was one of many labouring behind the scenes at the Singapore Expo yesterday to make CommunicAsia a success. Hundreds were busy assembling the ritzy booths that will take centre stage today, showcasing the latest high-tech gadgetry, including high-definition TVs and mobile phones. CommunicAsia is part
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        428 26  -  Serene Luo Buzz surrounds new cellphone software at CommunicAsia's pre-show activities By INTERNET giant Google is running the final tests on its much-anticipated cellphone operating system, which it will roll out in a few months. The company showed off the software, called Android, yesterday, as part
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      526 27  -  Sue-Ann Chia Members will have to keep 106k in retirement savings By CENTRAL Provident Fund (CPF) members who turn 55 between July 1 this year and June 30 next year will have to set aside a higher Minimum Sum of $106,000
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      Lock icon GIVING WAY TO THE NEW
      75 27 A boatman steers his diesel-powered bumboat for the last time on Sunday. Its successor, the electric-powered bumboat, can be seen through the window. The diesel-powered bumboats, much like the old bumboats that many of Singapore's early immigrants depended on for their livelihood, were retired after
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      Lock icon Human trials begin on new liver-cancer therapy
      391 28  -  Lee Hui Chieh Method combines injecting radioactive particle into tumour and drug treatment By RESEARCHERS have begun human trials on a new way to treat an advanced form of liver cancer. Liver cancer kills 390 Singaporeans every year because more than four in
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      75 28 China's Ambassador to Singapore Zhang Xiaokang (left) receiving a $400,000 cheque from Mr Chua Thian Poh, the president of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, at the Chinese Embassy yesterday. The money is meant for earthquake relief and rebuilding efforts in China's Sichuan province. The devastating
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      246 28  -  He Zongying By FIFTEEN engineering and science graduate students from the United States will be here for the next eight weeks to do research. As they work alongside their counterparts in fields ranging from the biological sciences to computer
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      443 29  -  Elena Chong Ad exec and tutor suffers from chronic depression and kleptomania By Courts Correspondent HE HAS been found guilty of shoplifting close to 20 times. Since 1985, Siauw Yin Hee, now 61, has paid fines of between $500 and
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      196 29 What is kleptomania? It is a very strong impulse to steal. A person with this disorder generally steals specific items that are of little or no value, such as pens, vegetables or paper clips. Kleptomaniacs feel tense before stealing and, during the act itself, are aware it
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      80 29 An elderly man pushes his bicycle out from a sea of parked two-wheelers at the bicycle stand at Boon Lay MRT station. Swopping the car for a breezy bicycle ride seems like a brilliant idea now as people try to cope with rising fuel costs. And to
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      Lock icon Big jump in spending at Great Sale, PC Show
      312 29  -  Jermyn Chow By INFLATION? What inflation? Takings at the ongoing Great Singapore Sale (GSS) and this year's PC Show indicate that the spending bug is continuing to bite Singaporeans quite hard. Going by a poll among MasterCard holders here, Singaporeans and
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        70 29 A WOMAN in her 60s who left her house keys on the utilities box outside her Clementi Avenue 3 flat had her home burgled last Saturday. She had not noticed anyone in the corridor when she left her flat for a two-hour stroll at 3.30pm. A
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        85 29 A MAN in his late 20s was beaten up by three men who tried to steal his gold chain near Eminent Plaza on Sunday. He was walking in Lavender Street at about 3.30 am when a man punched him from behind. Two other men then joined
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        85 29 AN 11-YEAR-OLD boy's mobile phone was snatched as he was about to cross Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 on Sunday afternoon. He had put the phone in the right pocket of his baju kurung when a teen grabbed it and fled towards Ang Mo Kio Central. The
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        60 29 POLICE are appealing for the next of kin of an elderly man who died at the National University Hospital to come forward. Tan Ah Yong, 76, who died on June 7 at 4.50pm, was a resident of Christalite Methodist Home. His relatives, or anyone with
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      519 30  -  Sujin Thomas Five suspected drug traffickers and a woman are nabbed in CNB operation By THE Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) made its secondlargest heroin bust of the year during a wide-ranging operation last Saturday. The seizures included 5.3 kg of heroin and
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      484 30  -  Jeremy Au Yong EX-SINGAPOREAN IN THE DOCK By FORMER Singaporean lawyer Gopalan Pallichadath Nair was back in court yesterday where one of two charges against him was amended. This now specifies that his accusations against Justice Belinda Ang of the
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      220 30  -  Elena Chong By Courts Correspondent A SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) in-flight supervisor who stole champagne and caviar during a flight to London paid a high price for his expensive tastes yesterday. Ong Hong Aik was fined $2,000 in court for pilfering the liquor and
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      27 25 Tackling liver cancer The director of the National Cancer Centre says researchers have started human trials on a better way to treat inoperable liver cancer. HOME H4
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      164 26 The renowned Shinagawa LASIK Centre is now here in Singapore. With three clinics located in Japan, Shinagawa LASIK Centre is reputed for its BHjljwppjj) advanced technologies and clinical procedures. At Shinagawa LASIK Centre (in Singapore and Japan), you will continue to enjoy quality LASIK service IfTrn I from an experienced
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      13 29 Exotic and deadly Infectious diseases on the rise: TclC© cl l ALCOHOL .J^^life.
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      430 31  -  Dr Leslie Lam NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING I REFER to last Friday's article, "Comprehensive heart screening for all new recruits?". I have strongly advocated that all new recruits should be screened more comprehensively and this screening should include a treadmill stress test and a 2D-Echo
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      120 31  -  Tan Hau Teck DEATHS in National Service (NS) should not occur. But don't be too quick to point the finger at the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) after every death. The Training Safety Regulations are already four volumes thick. How much more can we add and
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      Lock icon "My condolences to the families. Andrew Cheah is no less deserving of being honoured."
      152 31 MR KEN LEE: "My condolences to the families of Andrew Cheah and Clifton Lam, the two NSmen who passed away during military training. There are no reports of a military funeral for Cheah. Is Mindef planning
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      191 31 MR HENRY MINJOOT: "The present generation spends too much time in front of computers, live and sleep in air-conditioned comfort and perhaps indulge in too much good food. Too much of the good life may contribute to not being able to take the tough
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      82 31 MR CHIA WENN TECK: "I find it disturbing that it took about an hour before it was decided to air-lift the NS recruit from Tekong to Singapore General Hospital. Aren't the medical staff and medical centres in Tekong fully trained and equipped to handle such
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      110 31 MR NIGEL JOHN INGLIS: "I mourn the loss of two sons of Singapore. There can be no blame whatsoever. It is good to know that the SAF has in place an internal audit process and that the review confirms that all is all right.
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      163 31  -  Limjingjing (Ms) Audrey Ang (Ms) WE REFER to last Friday's letter by Mr David Han, "How did $2m cheat get passport?". Ng Ting Hwa was not placed on the immigration stop list. At that time, he was not charged with any offence but was
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      182 31  -  Mike Chan I REFER to the letter by Ms Subha Rajaiya, "Don't penalise desperate ones who sublet illegally" (June 7). HDB rental flats are heavily subsidised and meant as a last resort for low-income and needy families without other housing option. Illegal subletting
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      257 31  -  Shaun Mathew »COST OF LIVING WITH inflation and crude oil prices experiencing major upward swings this year, it will be timely for the Government to consider removing the excise tax of 44 cents per litre imposed on petrol. While other Asian
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      389 31  -  Patrick Tan OVER the past 18 to 24 months, HDB resale property prices have shot through the roof and many lower-in-come families have been priced out of the market. Although this is partly driven by the shortage of HDB flats and
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      141 31 ,iijj, Water and crifKth Wastewater v v Management An Australian postgraduate program delivered in Singapore COMMENCEMENT: ACCREDITATION: July 2008 PE Board under its CPD program (44 PDUs); DURATION: Institute of Engineers, 3 semesters Australia (about 4 months per semester) MEMBERSHIP: COURSE UNITS: Australia Water Association 1) W/W Treatment Fundamentals 2)
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      231 31 Head to CATS FASTADS in The New Paper for job opportunities! ffiATS i BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND IT S SINGAPORE TT^ -ess EMPLOYEE .;.4WtK)I iM^f r1( vT BENEFITSCONFERE^" __j^ "L '"lA > g5 e ras Jl'nF'-i 'W"foY°) I °H"rr"F"r"T'i«i^3<T^BriKi!Sr«Hf uWlt/^^E^a\lß^Hßl/Sttr;;ll-?i As increasing wages does not necessarily contribute to higher productivity and
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      30 31 Letters to Forum Editor Please include your full name, address and a telephone contact number. For women, indicate Miss, Mrs, Mdm or Ms. Send your letters via e-mail to stforum@sph.com.sg
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      47 31 For more readers' views, log on to straitstimes. com. Access to letters online is free. MY HERO: Father's Day homage PROBLEM PATHWAYS: Pedestrians and cyclists WHERE'S THE PREMIUM? Premium charges but not service DON'T BLEEP: Great TV shows, politically incorrect remarks WHY NOT ALL? Euro 2008 matches
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      949 32  -  Rob Hughes But their efforts could be too little, too late for either nation to progress By In Zurich WHEN the French and Italians face up to one another again in Zurich tonight, one of these teams must be brave enough to summon the
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      Lock icon Both Les Bleus and Azzurri are feeling blue
      654 32  -  Wang Meng Meng By In Zurich IT IS do-or-die for Italy and France tonight in Group C and the mood in Zurich is that neither country are feeling too confident about their chances. Both have just one point from two games and
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        32 32 Caps: 13 Position: Centre-back Club: Lyon Star sign: Leo (Aug 11,1980) Did you know? Squillaci's nickname is Toto after the 1990 World Cup top scorer, Italy's Salvatore "Toto" Schillaci.
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        45 32 Caps: 2 Position: Goalkeeper Club: Sevilla Star sign: Aries (March 26, 1977) Did you know? De Sanctis said of the call-up for his first major tournament: "I would be happy to go even if I have to carry the team's bags."
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      342 32 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Lausanne (Switzerland) NETHERLANDS coach Marco van Basten vowed yesterday that they will not throw the game against Romania to ensure they cannot meet the World Cup finalists Italy or France in the semi-finals at the European Championship.
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      186 33 WHETHER it has any bearing on the crunch Euro 2008 match between the two countries is debatable. But Austria drew first blood when their topless women's soccer team beat Germany 10-5 on Sunday. The traditional swapping of shirts afterwards was not an option, as the
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      238 33 THE towkay Mercedes. The übiquitous Japanese family car. All common sights on Singapore roads. Here in Switzerland, German marques are a sight as common as sand to the Bedouins. But quite a number of people express their individuality through unusual forms of locomotion. The only motorbike
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      353 33 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Fatih's men enjoy praise of nation, while Czechs are shell-shocked Istanbul TURKEY savoured a last-gasp win over the Czech Republic at Euro 2008. Their fans then heaped praise on their national team, celebrated into the night and looked forward to a quarter-final against Croatia.
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      Lock icon Great comebacks
      125 33 France 2 Italy 1 Euro 2000 final Italy were leading 1-0 with a minute remaining. Sylvain Wiltord equalised in the final minute and David Trezeguet scored the Golden Goal that made France European champions. West Germany 3 England 2 1970 World Cup quarter-finals England, reigning champions, led 2-0.
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      Lock icon I made a mistake: Scolari
      463 33  -  Wang Meng Meng By In St Jakob Park (Basel) AS EXPECTED, Portugal resting eight first-team players for the inconsequential Group A match against Switzerland, who prevailed 2-0 through Hakan Yakin's brace. What was unexpected was that coach Phil Scolari, in a departure from his heavy-hand-ed
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      Lock icon Cech takes blame for Czech Republic's exit
      384 33  -  Wang Meng Meng By EVEN the greatest and the strongest are fallible. Petr Cech, rated one of the three best goalkeepers in the world alongside Italy's Gianluigi Buffon and Spain's Iker Casillas, ended the season more like a novice. His catastrophic flap at
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      185 33 Aug 15, 2007: Reading 1 Chelsea 2 (Premier League) Cech makes an awful hash of trying to punch away a looping header, allowing an Andre Bikey tap-in. Dec 16, 2007: Arsenal 1 Chelsea 0 (Premier League) Cech commits but fails to collect the ball from a corner,
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      150 33 NEW Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari will begin his Premier League career with a home game against FA Cup winners Portsmouth, while English champions Manchester United will host Newcastle. The league released its fixtures list yesterday for the 2008-09 season, which starts the weekend
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      815 34 »GOLF Day of errors and bad swings, but Woods' final birdie putt forces decider with Mediate San Diego HE DID it again, almost on command, as Rocco Mediates heart, and the sun, sank. Tiger Woods, who before last week's US Open had not walked 18 holes
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      766 34  -  Rohit Brijnath GAME, SET AND MATCH By THE serious golf fan apparently is a fellow who now owns a copy of Grey's Anatomy, can spell arthroscopy after six beers, and is aware that Meniscus is not a Greek philosopher but a cartilage of the
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      395 34 ASSOCIATED PRESS San Diego IN A WEEK of epic moments at the US Open, Tiger Woods delivered the biggest one yet. It did not bring him another major, just another chance. Down to his last stroke Sunday afternoon at Torrey Pines,
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      254 34 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS »SOCCER Asuncion (Paraguay) BRAZIL coach Dunga said nothing went right for his team, as they succumbed 0-2 to 10-man Paraguay in a World Cup qualifier on Sunday. Paraguay went ahead in the 26th minute, when a corner caused confusion and the ball landed
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      78 34 Gombak United picked up their first trophy yesterday, beating the Super Reds 2-1 to lift the League Cup in an ill-tempered encounter that saw three red cards. Gombak's Gabriel Obatola opened the scoring in the 34th minute. Jeon Byung Euk equalised just after the interval. Just
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      691 35 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS BASKETBALL They now trail the Celtics 2-3 and go to Boston to attempt a historic comeback Los Angeles PACK up the championship trophy and book a flight back to Boston. The National Basketball Association Finals are not
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      94 35 HOT BOSTON'S Paul Pierce, who put up Michael Jordanesque numbers 38 points, six rebounds and eight assists but still found them short. Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol, who continued to post great statistics for the Lakers. They combined for 39 points, 24 rebounds, eight assists and
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      307 35 ASSOCIATED PRESS MOTOR RACING London FORMULA One boss Bernie Ecclestone has acknowledged for the first time that the racing series may split from governing body FIA and set up a breakaway championship. He has been in talks to renegotiate the Concorde Agreement between the
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        67 35 ASSOCIATED PRESS SYDNEY: Nick D'Arcy's fight to be included in the Australian Olympic team for the Beijing Games ended yesterday. This was after the swimmer had a Court of Arbitration for Sport appeal rejected. The swimmer was thrown off the team, after he allegedly
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        76 35 BRIDGETOWN (West Indies): West Indies need another 240 runs to avoid a Test cricket series loss to Australia. This was after they had benefited from three dropped catches to reach 235-3 on day four of the final match in Barbados. Australia set the home
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        64 35 REUTERS BEIJING: China has appointed a top terrorism expert to a leading public security post, following a series of alleged plots against this summer's Beijing Olympics. Yang Huanning has worked for years in central government bodies dedicated to battling opponents in the restive western
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      360 36 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS The Houston centre has been preparing by playing informal games with other NBA stars Beijing CHINA'S star basketball player, Yao Ming, returns to China next Tuesday, and will begin training with the nation's Olympic team on June 27, state press reported
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      131 36 AT THE 1952 Helsinki Olympics, Emil and Dana Zatopek became the most famous sporting couple in the world. The Czech couple were born on the same day, in the same month and year Sept 19, 1922 and they made Olympic history at the Helsinki Games
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        149 36 AUSTRALIAN RULES AFL, 12th-rd: Richmond 16.20 (116) Melbourne 14.10 (94), Carlton 17.17 (119) Collingwood 12.17 (89), Geelong 15.18 (108) Port Adelaide 7.7 (49), Hawthorn 11.10 (76) Adelaide 10.12 (72), Sydney 14.18 (102) St. Kilda 9.13 (67), Fremantle 18.12 (120) North Melbourne 9.13 (67), Western Bulldogs 19.17 (131) Brisbane 10.8 (68),
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        141 36 Collingwood 4-15). England win by 114 runs. CYCLING Dauphine Libere race 7th and final 128km stage from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Grenoble: 1 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz/Credit Agricole) 3hr 17min 20sec 2 Jurgen Vandewalle (Bel/Quick-Step) 3 Yury Trofimov (Rus/Bouygues Telecom) same time 4 Christophe Riblon (Fra/AG2R) llsec 5 Matteo Carrara (Ita/Quick-Step) same time.
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        159 36 TENNIS ATP grasscourt tournament in Halle, Germany, final: Roger Federer(Sui) bt Philipp Kohlschreiber(Ger) 6-3 6-4. ATP Queen's Club tournament in London, final: Rafael Nada (Esp) bt Novak Djokovic (Srb) 7-6(8-6) 7-5. ATP tournament in Warsaw, final: Nikolay Davydenko (Rus) bt Tommy Robredo (Esp) 6-3 6-3. WTA Barcelona Open, final: Maria
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      196 32 Lakers' comeback Kobe Bryant had plenty of help from his teammates as the Lakers hold off hard-charging Celtics in the NBA Finals. PAGE HI 1 I GrOUp C P W D L F A Pis P W D L F A Pis (f a JSjM Netherlands v Romania (Live, Ch22,
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      57 35 TV times CRICKET: Twenty2o Cup: Lancashire v Durham (Live, Chi 10, tomorrow, 12.30 am). SOCCER: Euro 2008 Finals, Group C: Netherlands v Romania (Live, Ch22 Ch3o3, tomorrow, 2.35 am), France v Italy (Live, Ch3o Ch3o4, tomorrow, 2.35 am). Event HOCKEY: Men's AHF Cup, Group B: Oman v Thailand (spm). Gp
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  • OBITUARIES
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      140 36 LIEW TUCK SAN Age: 72 Passed away peacefully on 15 June 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Yong Sim Ha Children: Spouses: Liew Yoke Kuen, Loura Liew Meng Cheong, Raymond Karen Chan Liew Wan Ru, Dorla Liew Cheng Huan Dr Lee Kang Hoe Brother-in-law: Sister-in-law: Yong
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      156 36 "My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words. Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; for they are life to those who find them and health to a man's whole body." Proverbs 4:20-22 LTC (NS) TANG ZEN SNG Age:
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      32 36 Our Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to our Senior Director, Mr M. Rajaram his family on the demise of his beloved mother-in-law. SHOMU PERIYAYYA From: The Management Staff of STRAITS LAW PRACTICE LLC
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      43 36 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late KELVIN TAN CHAY HONG Departed on 15 June 2008 Always remembered for your care dedication to teaching. From: School Advisory Committee Alumni Association Principal, Vice-principal, Management, Staff Students of Zhonghua Secondary School
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      29 36 21 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfe Condolences to The family of the lal LTC (NS) TANG ZEN SNC Departed 15 June 20G From Commanding Officer Staff a of CTAB I
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      26 36 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfel Condolences to The family of the lat( LTC (NS) TANG ZEN SNG Departed 15 June 2001 From The Commander Staff of SAFAC.
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      43 36 sth Anniversary In Loving Memory Of SINNIAH PRUSOTHAMAN SIMON Age: 45 Departed 17 June 2003 Gone from our lives one so dear, But in our hearts forever near. Always remembered by: Mother: Muniammal Sons: Jegan Prem Kumar Sisters, brother, and all loved ones.
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      28 36 With Deepest Condolences To The Family of The Late LTC (Ret) TANG ZEN SNG Departed on 15 June 08 From: Eidik Judy Tian Heng Hong San Kwee Chong
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      32 36 Our Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to our Senior Director, Mr C. Chandrasegar his family on the demise of his beloved mother. SHOMU PERIYAYYA From: The Management Staff of TAN PENG CHIN LLC
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      130 36 Now, they say, you are akin to God, but you have never been otherwise to us. We knew from the beginning, you were not like the rest of us. That's why it hurts not having you by our side. Have always and will always love you. From all at home
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      89 36 r Athma Shanti Pooja T The family of the late RATHA SINGARAM Departed on 3 June 2008 Wishes to express their heartfelt thanks appreciation to all relatives and friends for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, wreaths donations during their recent bereavement. Karumathi Prayers will be held tonight (17 Jun) from
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      79 36 SHOMU PERIYAYYA (w/o the late Chidambaram and mother of the late Shanmuganathan, Indrani and Chandrasegar) Age: 73 passed away peacefully on 16 June 2008. Funeral was held on the same day. Athma Shanthi Pooja will be held at Sri Sivan Temple (Geylang East) on 1 July 2008 (Tues) at 7pm
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      53 36 1 Ist Anniversary i In Loving Memory Of JACOB TAY Departed on 17 June 2007 No pen can write, no tongue can tell Our sad and bitter loss But God above has helped so well To bear my heavy cross! Sadly missed and always remembered by wife, daughter, son-in-law, grand-daughter
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      58 36 OMSAIRAM In Cherished Memory or Our Dear Parents MR MRS V. SUPPIAH 17 June 1970 'Who is greater in the world than the Father and the Mother? Havingsuchknownentttieswhotakeinterestinyourivelfare, why shouldyou go after unknown entities? You have to worship your Parents' -SriSathyaSaißaba SSJUNI99SPI67 Fondly remembered and deeply missed by son, daughter-in-law
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      31 36 AL-FATIHAH 9th Anniversary 11th Anniversary MOHD MAIDIN B GANI AMINAH BTE BATEHA Departed 17/06/1999 Departed: 10/07/1997 Dear Mum Dad: We Always Love you Always Remembered By Your Children Loved Ones AMIN
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      129 37 ST"He who dwells in the shelter of the most' sjaL High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1 DB AYADURAIJOTHIDAS Was called home to be with the Lord, dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Beloved husband of Emily Loving father of Arunn and Avanthi Son
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      37 37 25th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of P. KANNAMMAL Departed: 17 June 1983 Gone from our lives one so dear, But in our hearts forever near. Dearly missed by Sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and loved ones.
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      83 37 The Family of the Late JANGIR SINGH S/O MALAH SINGH (Ex Prison Warden 128) Village: Rode Departed on 29 May 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Path Da Bhog will
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      54 37 $P 17th Anniversary Loving Memory Of CHAN KWAI TUCK Born 9 September 1963 Departed 17 June 1991 "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 Forever missed and always cherished %2? by
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      72 37 SEKO YOSHIHIRO Age: 53 passed away peacefully on 16 June 2008 at 11.25 am. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Amelia Seko Daughters: Yoko Seko Aiko Seko Miku Seko The Management Staff of Mashin Shokai (Singapore) Pte Ltd Body is resting at Jade Room, Level 3, Singapore
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      86 37 ZA WILLIAMS nee YEOH SWEE YEAN Age: 78 passed away peacefully on 16 June 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: K.S. Williams Son: Daughter-in-law: Maurice Williams Olivia Loh Lay Pin Daughter: Son-in-law: Marissa Williams VanTran Grandchildren: Nicole Loh Williams Kylie Loh Williams Nicholas Tran Sophia Tran
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      29 37 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of The Late ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR JOTHIDAS AYADURAI (Departed on 14 June 2008) From: The Management Staff of NUS BUSINESS SCHOOL I
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      216 37 LEE AH MOI Age: 100 Passed away peacefully on 15 June 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Lim Peng Hee (deceased) Son: Daughter-in-law: Lim Ah Kow Tay Piah Hoon Grandchildren: Grandson-in-law: Lim Jie Sheng Dr Lim Ciwei, Cynthia Dr Aw Junjie Lim Vi Wei Daughter: Son-in-law:
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      236 37 Our Dear Mother and Grandma MDM MOK CHIN FON (Age: 78) Beloved Wife of the late Lee Ah Soo passed away peacefully on 16 June 2008 leaving behind loved ones Children: Children-in-law: Lee Yew Kai Ricky Chioy Siew Foong Jennifer Lee Lai Ngoh Shirley Leow Kong Hoe Robert Lee Lai
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      69 37 Leo Chin Meng Grace Age: 57 WAS CALLED HOME TO BE WITH THE LORD ON 15 JUNE 2008 LEAVING BEHIND LOVED ONES Husband: Tan KiaKoh Son: Tan York Choon Daughters: Tan York Yen Son-In-Law: Lee Suan Pin Tan York Huey Wake is held at 32 JalanGotongßoyong Singapore *****5 Tel *****163
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      55 37 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late MDM MOK CHIN FON Departed on 16 June 2008 May the love of those who care deeply, surround you in your grief, carry you through your sorrow and help you find peace. Thinking of you all. From: Chris, Siew
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      99 37 ONG KIM CHOON Age: 72 Passed away peacefully on 15 June 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Yap Chui Yoke (deceased) Son: Daughter-in-law: Ong Chin Cheong Jo Lee Sai Hoon Daughters: Sons-in-law: Gladys Ong Hong Hong Winston Chong Lai Meng Ong Woon Woon Mervin Lin Liang Yiak Ong Hoon Hoon
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  • MONEY
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        55 38 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E $MI 20C 620C 100C 398.3 3977.9 116 6065 Diamonds 5200 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** 6101 ISS&P500 \j 6170 SPDRS 288 6009 STI ETF 3013.7 6010 STIETFIOPV US20C US6200cd USIOOOcd US*****cd US*****cd
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      640 39 BLOOMBERG NEWS Chairman Robert Willumstad assumes CEO post, replacing Martin Sullivan New York MR ROBERT Willumstad, American International Group's (AlG's) new chief executive officer (CEO), says "nothing is off the table" as he tries to win back shareholders' confidence in the
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      218 39 ASSOCIATED PRESS SOME call them victims of the credit crisis, others call them the perpetrators. Here is a list of chief executive officers (CEOs) of United States banks and other financial firms who have been ousted over the past year: Merrill Lynch: Mr Stanley O'Neal lost
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      34 39 AFP Yesterday's close: 14,354.37 (+380.64 points) »Japanese share prices soared 2.72 per cent, lifted by gains on Wall Street, a drop in oil prices and a weaker yen that benefits exporters.
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      27 39 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,238.06 (+8.71 points) Malaysian share prices closed 0.7 per cent higher as profit-taking eased gains in blue chips and market heavyweights.
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      9 39 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: 3,036.92
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      112 39 Stock Name Close Change Capita Land 5.900 +0.100 Capita Mall 3.130 +0.100 CityDev 10.520 +0.100 Cosco Corp 3.350 +0.170 DBS Grp 19.440 +0.380 F&N 4.610 +0.040 Gentlntl 0.590 +0.005 HKLand 4.250 -0.100 JSH 18.000 +0.700 Jardine C&C 16.800 +0.140 Keppel Corp 11.580 +0.280 Keppel Land 5.160
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      30 39 AFP Yesterday's close: 23,029.69 (+437.39 points) Hong Kong share prices closed up 1.94 per cent on bargain-hunting following a poor performance on the bourse last week.
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      28 39 AFP Yesterday's close: 15,395.82 (+206.2 points) »Indian shares closed 1.36 per cent higher, led by gains on Wall Street and a dip in crude oil prices.
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      61 39 Chasen 95,539,000 Jade Tech 81,907,000 Golden Agri 58,554,000 China Hongxing 41,699,000 Oceanus 36,550,000 Sing Tel 31,372,000 DBS MBL eCWOBO9O9 29,403,000 ChinaTaisan 24,913,000 Sinotel Tech 23,125,000 DBS DB eCWOBIOI3 22,250,000 June 16 Cosco Corp 20,394,000 Li Heng 18,881,000 CoscoCorpDßeCWoBo929 17,920,000 Global Voice 16,591,000 JiutianC 15,655,000 STX P0 KWIOO 13,645,000
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      32 39 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,874.1 (+5.3 points) Chinese share prices closed mixed with Shanghai up 0.18 per cent as investors looked for bargains following eight straight sessions in the red.
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      24 39 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,398.04 (-0.38 point) »Indonesian shares closed fractionally lower on late profit-taking in mining resources and blue chip shares.
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      29 39 Yesterday's close: 5371.7 (-6.4 points) Australian share prices closed down 0.1 per cent as falls in the banking sector just edged out gains in resources. AFP
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      137 39 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT )F FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling lust dollar 1.2860 1.3020 Ian dollar 1.3310 1.3480 iuro 2.1090 2.1330 (lalaysian ringgit* ..0.4200 0.4209 <Z dollar 1.0260 1.0490 Sterling pound 2.6710 2.7020 JS dollar 1.3710 1.3870 SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO 100 UNITS )F
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      29 39 AFP Yesterday's close: 787.59 (+4.95 points) »Thai shares closed 0.63 per cent higher after the central bank governor tried to ease investors' concerns about rising inflation.
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      475 40 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Price nears US$l4O a barrel even as Saudis propose to lift output again next month CRUDE oil rocketed to a record high of almost US$l4O a barrel yesterday, despite news that Saudi Arabia is ready to raise output to help
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      373 40 BLOOMBERG NEWS London CURRENCY forecasters are betting that the US dollar rally is just getting started as the Federal Reserve's shift towards fighting inflation makes it likely that it will raise rates more aggressively than the European Central Bank (ECB). The United
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      206 40 BLOOMBERG NEWS Tokyo THE United States government has made a "major change" in its foreign exchange policy that will keep the US dollar in a range of between 100 yen and 110 yen, said Mr Eisuke Sakakibara, Japan's former top currency policy
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      127 41 WHAT IT IS: Differential Global Positioning System, which is precise to 0.5 m versus up to 30m for conventional GPS. WHERE IT IS USED: Relies on five base stations at Senoko, Nanyang Polytechnic, Loyang, Keppel Club and Nanyang Technological University to correct satellite signals affected by buildings, tunnels
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      540 41  -  Christopher Tan Tie-up with tech firm boasts highly improved service for tracking, navigation By Senior Correspondent THE Singapore Land Authority (SLA) and tech firm Info Wave are marketing a high-precision Global Positioning System (GPS) service to fleet owners, motor insurers and individual drivers.
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      707 42  -  Nicholas Fang Latest MAS poll also finds that projections for most sectors have eased slightly By THE economic outlook for the year is looking a bit like a ride on a roller coaster a lot of ups and downs with the
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      302 42  -  Karamjit Kaur By Aviation Correspondent SINGAPORE Technologies Aerospace (ST Aero) has completed its first conversion of a Boeing 767-300 passenger jet into a cargo plane, eight months after starting the complex job. The mid-sized aircraft was handed to the programme's
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      190 43 FAST food is going to get a tiny bit faster during the National Day Parade when an Old Chang Kee mobile snack station hits the road. Piping hot curry puffs and other treats will be dished up in the portable kitchen, which has
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      312 43 TAKASHIMAYA Co is paying nearly a fifth more in rent to renew its tenancy at Ngee Ann City for the next three years. The new rent, effective from June 8, for 226,000 sq ft of retail space in the
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      201 43 TRANSPORT Minister Raymond Lim will travel to Zhejiang today for a fresh round of talks aimed at boosting trade and cooperation between Singapore and the booming eastern Chinese province. During the five-day visit, he will also call on senior Zhejiang officials, and visit
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      Lock icon Strong home sales lift demand for property issues
      358 43  -  LEE SU SHYAN WARRANT WATCH PROPERTY counters rebounded yesterday following the positive news about private home sales and took warrants on the shares along in their wake. Sales hit 441 units last month, up 55 per cent from the 284 in April,
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      641 43  -  Lee Su Shyan TAKING STOCK Retail investors stay clear as twin worries of inflation and recession persist By Assistant Money Editor SINGAPORE'S stock market was one of the best performers in the region yesterday, jumping 1.9 per cent and more than recouping last
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          100 80 EVER had a clutter of windows open and wanted to get to the Windows desktop in a hurry? There are a few ways to do it. But the fastest: On your keyboard, hold the Windows logo button and hit "D". All open windows will be minimised
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          112 80 Work: Cut the EXCEL thrives on precision. So feed it a formula that doesn't make sense, it will let out what looks like expletives at you: #N/A, #VALUE!, #REF!, #DIV/ 0!, #NUM!, #NAME? or #NULL. These are useful for working out mistakes in your spreadsheet in serious calculations. But, it
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          95 80  -  Tan Chong Yaw FREECONOMICS is where you do business by giving away your goods or services. Probably inspired Levitt's and Dubner's freakonomics. Think You Tube, Skype and Gmail. This is the world of the disrupter: Folks who turn their competitors' business models on their heads by offering things
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        87 80 CONGRATULATIONS to the following winners: Digital Life and Microsoft Xbox Ninja Gaiden 2 Contest Top prize: One Ninja Gaiden 2 Xbox 360 Elite and game (total worth $775) Tein Jun Gang, NRIC No: xxxOs93 Consolation prizes: One copy of Ninja Gaiden 2 Xbox 360 game Joseph
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        832 81  -  Irene Tham Data leak in Britain again A SENIOR civil servant who worked for the British Cabinet Office left top secret documents on the seat of a Waterloo-to-Surrey train. His oversight got him suspended. The two documents stuffed in an orange envelope marked "UK Top Secret" and "for
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        791 82 The new iPhone 3G is all juiced up and ready to hit the world markets soon, as GRACE CHNG reports from San Francisco APPLE fans applauded the changes to the iPhone 3G, but businesses gave more muted praises, concerned about limitations like data encryption and security. First, the
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        274 84 f Do scientific calculations Turn the iPhone 3G into landscape mode and the calculator becomes a V scientific calculator, allowing you to do complex equations. Track movement The built-in GPS allows parents to track their children or companies to track their fleet of
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        734 86 From train schedules to the Quran, several S'pore software developers have written Web applications for the i Phone, reports GRACE CHNG SCIENTIST Hon Cheng, 27, developed the Singapore train schedule for the iPhone last year. Since then, over 3,000 copies have been downloaded by
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        942 87 Hewlett-Packard has unveiled its largest line-up of notebooks and desktop computers in Berlin. ADLIYASHIR reports THE biggest division of the world's No.l PC maker, Hewlett-Packard, unleashed its biggest batch of new and refreshed products last week, keeping it squarely in the driver's seat in the consumer
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        736 88 Controls may soon be a thing of the past with real-time gesture tracking. 00 GIN LEE reports WATCH out Nintendo, here comes the Wii-killer from Singapore. A team of researchers from the Institute for Infocomm Research have come up with a new way to play video games
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        515 89 So Streetdirectory.com is gone. No problem. New sites have sprung up, reports IRENE THAM TIME to change your bookmark. A slew of new online maps are now providing directions for users in Singapore without putting them on the wrong side
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        345 89  -  Irene Tham Rednano.sg Launched in mid-March, this online street directory features maps that allow users to zoom and pan. Its maps are licensed from V 3 Teletech, a reseller of Singapore Land Authority's (SLA) data. Search by postal code, building or street names. Drivers looking for directions
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        671 90 VICNAN PANNIRSELVAM sifts through a pile of chat services WHEN it comes to online chats, the more the merrier seems to be people's mantra and make the gabbing easy. Newer instant messengers like Facebook Chat and Gmail Chat lend themselves to quick chatter. "It's
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        613 91 Visit Temasek Island in virtual world Second Life and you may find yourself surprised, reports TAN CHONG YAW BE PREPARED to be slightly disoriented when you step onto this Temasek Island, ensconced in the hit virtual world of Second Life. The arrival jetty leads to
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        466 92  -  Tao Ai Lei, High-def TV has only been around a while and there is already something better. Well, seeing is believing IF YOU thought high-definition TV (HDTV), with its crisp pictures and vivid colours, is the future of television, you haven't seen Super Hi-Vision (SHY)
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        40 92 COMMUNICASIA'S CEO Perspectives will cover topics like Digital Content and Services and The New Telecoms Customer. Speakers include David Kennedy, research director from Ovum; Titus Yong, vice-presi-dent, satellite business, Sing Tel and Nongluck Phinainitisart, president of Thaicom. J
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        436 94  -  Tao Ai Lei, With 50 exhibitors, the Singapore Pavilion at this year's Broadcast Asia promises to be the place to check out exciting technologies TURNING the virtual into a reality is something Dr Steven Zhou Zhiying is familiar with. After all, his company developed mixed reality
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        370 96 STEPHANIE GWEE sneaks a peek at the latest beauties IF SAMSUNG'S words prove to be prophetic, this will be the year when music phones and high-quality camera phones nudge their way into spaces currently occupied by music players and digicams. David Steel, the vice-president
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        118 97 Price: $538 with a 2-year Sing Tel contract; booth: 3L2-01 IT'S not the freshest-looking phone around but thi 8110 is still sleek and sexy. The images and videos captured with its 2 megapixel shooter cat be uploadec straight onto Facebook at the press of a button. Great
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        124 97 Price: $898; booth: Unavailable THIS deceptively minimalistic phone looks like a standard entry-level candy bar. But it is really a multimedia powerhouse in disguise. For one, it boasts a full Qwerty keyboard. Simply flick open the gadget and you'll see the gleaming keyboard buttons. Want the latest news
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        111 97 A Price: $545; booth: Unavailable MOST smartphones are hideous. But not the P320 its glossy black finish begs to be flaunted. And this is where beauty meets brains. Though small and pocketable, this pretty PDA phone has an impressive line-up of features. Operating on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional,
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        154 97 Price: $1,098 without contract; booth: 483-01 IF IT weren't for the you-know-what-Phone, Samsung's latest touchscreen beauty would be the cellphone to beat. Though it isn't as head-turning as its sleek rival, this phone's functions give the iPhone a good run for its money. For instance, the gizmo
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        169 97 Price: To be announced; booth: 4J4-01 WHILE other phones pay lip service to GPS capabilities by simply beaming interactive maps, the Garmin Nuvifone goes one step further it doubles up as an in-car GPS navigational tool. When the phone is docked in a car, it automatically turns on
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        737 98 Supply-chain whiz attempts to lower outsourcing fees more, as IRENE THAM finds out WHATEVER Dell does, it wants to do it cheaper than anyone else. Its historically famous super-efficient supply chain was the catalyst to a price war in the PC market in the
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        580 100 Tracking technology builds customer confidence. IRENE THAM reports FOUR years ago at Singapore-based Bigfoot Logistic, a little chip embedded in its delivery trucks became a hero. It happened when a routine delivery of computer circuit boards to a key customer's premises went
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        262 100  -  Irene Tham TECHNOLOGY a $30,000 global positioning satellite (GPS) system and $90,000 enterprise resource planning (ERP) software has helped Bigfoot Logistic gain more customers in more ways than one. 1. More accurate billing With paper, invoices used to be misplaced or mistaken. With the ERP system, Bigfoot now
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          281 102 I RECENTLY bought a new brand-less PC from Sim Lim Square. However, just after installing Windows XP and logging into my user account for the first time, I encountered the dreaded Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) with the following displayed: "A problem has been detected and
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          187 102 I AM using Windows Vista Home Edition Premium in a Compaq Presario desktop system and my OS is up-to-date with the relevant updates and patches. During the loading of Windows, I can see and move the mouse pointer but the display is completely black. When I
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          231 103 ►mobile phones Stainless steel Nokia E-series Both phones will be launched here in July. Price is not available yet. SEE an executive hunched over his smartphone thumbing away, and most people will think he's working. Well, he could be busy playing too. That's what Nokia has
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          127 103 ►business solutions Laser killer? $478 and $698 respectively, available at all authorised dealers LASER printers print faster and sharp- er, and hold more paper, right? Wrong, Epson believes their new business inkjet printers can beat laser printers. These inkjets spit out up to 37 monochrome or colour pages
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          110 103 ►mobile phones Geek chic Available at all authorised dealers at $545 The P320 is all gentle curves and weighs a scant 105g with its battery. But this pretty GPS PDA phone is all steely purpose beneath its gentle exterior. EDGE/GPRS, WiFi, Bluetooth they are all there. A GPS
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          100 103 ►micro hi-fi systems Wait, my hi-fi is calling Available at all authorised dealers at $329. CELLPHONE ringing? You can use the Philips 8TM630 as a hand-free device to answer the call via Bluetooth. This is a hi-fi system but CDs can be ripped to a USB drive plugged
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          82 103 ►business solutions Pocket rocket IT'S not for retail but for OEM release, planned for the second half of 2008. This 2.5-inch enterprise hard disk drive consumes 70 per cent less power than traditional 3.5-inch drives. But it is both fast and dependable with a 10,000rpm
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          125 103 sound systems Sounds from the bar Price unavailable, release in July NOW, here's simplicity: Take your flat screen television and Philips' new Ambisound HTSBI4O Soundbar. Connect three cables and presto instant 5.1 channel sound. Designed for people who detest clutter and wires, the Soundbar is less
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          138 103 dslrs How low can you go? Price unavailable, release in August YOU can tell the class of a Canon SLR by the number of digits in the name. Flagship models bear only one. Canon's first budget DSLR had three. Come August, Canon will set a new budget
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        543 104  -  Oo Gin Lee UEFA Euro 2008 CHANGE the course of history and reverse the ignominy of England's 3-2 defeat to Croatia which kicked the "three-lions" team out of the qualifying rounds in the recent Euro 2008. Yes, you can be England's saviour when
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        93 104 WHEN playing Captain Your Country, your performance is rated by how well you execute your moves passes, tackles, headers, shots on goal and more. But remember that gaining more points is not just about scoring goals. If you can't decide which team to choose, here's a tip from an
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        536 105 Karaoke the next generation Singstar GIVEN that Sony Entertainment is a Japanese company and that the Japanese are kara-oke-mad, it's a surprise that Sony has not launched a singing game in Asia, especially one that already has spawned Spanish, German, Italian and even Indian versions. Singstar is simple take the
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        331 105 Flat Out: Head On HAVING not played any of the series of games, I expected Flat Out: Head On to be just another destructive arcade racer in the style of Electronic Arts' Burnout. When I started the game, a friend even asked if it was
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        Lock icon It's B-I-G on image quality
        583 106 Chimei TL-52E6000M 52-inch LCD TV $7,999 Get from authorised Chimei dealers BEFORE you say "Chi what?", allow me the introductions. This Taiwanese brand started out in 1959 as a major player in the petrochemical industry. It began investing in LCD technology in 1998 and is
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        369 106 Canon PixmaiPlOO $419 Available from Canon dealers TAKING the mobile office concept to the extreme, the Canon Pixma iPIOO portable printer tries very hard to be a "never leave home without it" device. For the most part, it succeeds: Though slightly heavy (2kg), the printer does not need
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        527 107  -  Tan Chong Yaw SonyHDR-TGIE $1,999 Buy it at authorised dealers I HAVE a secret. For a few days, I walked about with a full high-definition (HD) videocam in my trouser pocket. Okay, I wear "roomy-cut" trousers. And the pockets always bulged with an MP3
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        486 108  -  Billy Teo, With iPhoto software, you can also make photos look better and wow your friends ANYONE who owns a digital camera is also likely to have a huge archive of images sitting somewhere in his hard drive. It's a veritable
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        225 108  -  Billy Teo For show TO CREATE one of those slideshows screened at wedding dinners, just view the photo album you want, and click the Play Slideshow button. (It looks like the play button on any music player.) Pick from any one of the 13 available transitions to spice
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        Lock icon Here's how to tame a Leopard
        604 108  -  Jeffrey Tsang, CONTRARY to popular belief, a leopard does change its spots at least Mac's new Leopard does. Officially called OSX 10.5, Leopard is the sixth incarnation of Mac's Unix-based operating system, and more feature-full than ever. While Microsoft Vista now has "gadgets", OSX
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        Lock icon Is it freedom – or enslavement?
        809 109  - Is it freedom or enslavement? 00 GIN LEE Look past the advertising hype, as the goodies being doled out by telcos are a bid to tie you down I ►By DLsays IT WAS the day when mobile phone users in Singapore would finally "break free from the shackles of oppression"
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        1045 110 00 GIN LEE stumbled upon the co-creator of Guitar Hero in Hong Kong and had a tete-a-tete with him on the magic of his music game YOU could call Charles Huang an accidental hero. Not only for building personal wealth but also for shoring up the
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