The Straits Times, 24 June 2008

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 114 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 TUESDAY, JUNE 24 2008 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • INSIDE
    • Article
      Lock icon Passport mix-up
      44 1 A RETIREE cleared all checks at Changi Airport's Budget Terminal and flew to Vietnam yesterday, using his son's passport by mistake. Immigration authorities apologised, while a flabbergasted Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng called the incident "totally appalling". SEE PRIME, PAGE 3
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      Lock icon Inflation breather
      51 1 INFLATION in Singapore broke an eight-month upward trend last month even as it stayed at a 26-year high of 7.5 per cent. Economists say prices should rise faster this month as fuel-price hikes in Malaysia drive up import prices, but relief is expected from July. SEE MONEY, PAGE
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      Lock icon A win for Abdullah
      52 1 A PARLIAMENTARY call to show support for Malaysia's recent fuel-price hikes was carried 129 votes to 78. The outcome of yesterday's showdown between the government and opposition was significant for Premier Abdullah Badawi, facing the threat of defection by some of his coalition MPs. SEE ASIA,
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      Lock icon No show at trial
      48 1 AFTER a seven-month break, the t Novena Church exorcism trial resumed yesterday, without key witness Amutha Valli Krishnan k (left). She accused two priests and others of forcing an exorcism on her, but will not return, on her doctor's advice. SEE HOME, PAGE H2
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    Lock icon Fortnight of festival fun for F1 race
    467 1  -  Tessa Wong River magic and beer fest among the highlights By GET ready for a jam-packed fortnight of festivals, events and parties when the Formula One season zooms into town in September. At least 12 different events will be crammed into three weekends,
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  • Article
    Lock icon S'pore to host first Asian Youth Games next year
    290 1  -  Leonard Lim By FIRST Asia, then the world. Singapore will welcome about 1,000 young athletes from 44 countries next July for the first Asian Youth Games. The Olympic Council of Asia has given Singapore the nod to host the multi-sport event
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon India's toilet cleaners take a turn on the catwalk
      1017 1  -  P. JAYARAM By India Correspondent In Alwar (Rajasthan) JUST over five years ago, Mrs Usha Chaumar scraped human waste out of latrines with a tin plate held in her bare hands. Next month, she will strut down a catwalk in New
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      332 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2-4 53^ business booming "Sla b-lo Demand has driven up the number World 19-23 o f infant-care centres here from Review 24-26 38 to 114 since 2004 with even FYI 27 homemakers making use of their SECTION TWO '™e?;. Home Hl-H6 PAGE HI Forum H7 Sports
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  • PRIME
    • PASSPORT MIX-UP
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        Lock icon Dad flies off using son's passport
        590 3  -  Carolyn Quek He checks in at Changi, clears immigration and gets on Tiger Airways jet to Vietnam By IN HIS hurry to catch a flight at Changi Airport's Budget Terminal yesterday morning, retiree Ang Heng Soon, 61, grabbed the wrong passport and left home.
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      • Article
        Lock icon DPM: It's totally appalling
        351 3 Those who slipped up will be taken to task, says Wong Kan Seng, pledging action to improve vigilance at all levels DEPUTY Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng issued this statement late last night, commenting on yesterday's passport mix-up at Changi Airport: "I
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        Lock icon Cleared to go, again and again
        206 3 AT CHECK-IN RETIREE Ang Heng Soon checked in at the Tiger Airways counter using his son's passport. The counter officer issued him a boarding pass in his own name. AT PASSENGER AREA The Certis Cisco Airport Police officers on duty checked Mr Ang's boarding
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      Lock icon Malaysia frees Sri Lankan linked to illegal nuclear deals
      519 4  -  Leslie Lopez He will continue to be monitored but is apparently 'not a threat', says govt By South-east Asia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur A BUSINESSMAN linked to a clandestine network that allegedly sold Pakistan nuclear weapons know-how to Iran, North Korea
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      Lock icon How black-market atomic ring was exposed
      247 4 SRI LANKAN businessman Buhary Syed Abu Tahir's links with Pakistan's top nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan first surfaced when Western intelligence officials checked a ship at the port of Taranto in Italy on Oct 4, 2003. The authorities found five containers with components believed
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      199 3 MDIS: A Great Chapter in My Life I EARN A GLOBAL MASTER WITH I TRIPLE ACCREDITATIONS. S^ ontnuDii school of GRENOBLE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (GGSB) One of the few Business Schools worldwide (less than 1%) to attain H|A^K Triple Accreditation Ar^T -AMBA (Association of MBAs) M V AACSB (Association
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      282 3 200,000 households will have Cold Storage in the bag Along with Starbucks Coffee, Watson's, Sakae Sushi, Sushi Tei, Subway, Melleo's Place, Fruz, Framewerks Optical, Jean Yip Salon, Leonard Drake, NTUC The Living Pharmacy, GNC, Bata and more to come. As the most established supermarket operator in Singapore, Cold Storage, along
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      40 4 PROPERTY The subsale story The volume of subsales of non-landed homes is down. But its share of total sales is telling a very different picture. CAR VALET'S SURPRISE FIND Blood all over seat floor It was only then that he...
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      266 5 NASSIMPARK RESIDENCES Hi. A MASTERPIECE by Chan Soo Khian, Christian Liaigre, Shunmyo Masuno In the heart of Nassim, Singapore's most desirable neighbourhood, comes the unveiling of Singapore's most coveted freehold address. A unique collaboration between three internationally acclaimed creative minds, Chan Soo Khian Founder of Singapore-based SCDA Architects. Hailed for
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon 'I am not Thaksin's puppet'
      694 6 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SAMAK TO PARLIAMENT: Thai PM defends govt's performance as protesters continue to demand its resignation Bangkok THAILAND'S Prime Minister yesterday distanced himself from ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra as the Upper House grilled him in a largely symbolic censure debate. Hoping to ease
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Fighting graft crucial to CCP's survival: Govt
        480 8 REUTERS Beijing unveils broad plan to tackle tough job of cleaning up various sectors Beijing THE survival of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) rests on its ability to curb corruption, the government warned in a plan released yesterday which outlines the need to
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        Lock icon 43 officials punished for misconduct in Sichuan quake relief
        499 8 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Beijing THE Chinese authorities have punished 43 officials for misconduct over disaster relief efforts following last month's devastating Sichuan earthquake. Of the 43, 12 were sacked, a senior official said yesterday. Supervision Minister Ma Wen, also the head
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Taiwan war drill simulates ground battles with China
        484 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Training goes on despite warming ties, with President Ma as commander in chief for the first time Taipei TAIWAN yesterday began its annual computer-simulated war game that anticipates an invasion by China despite warming ties between the island
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        Lock icon Maximum fine for Samsung
        351 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE »SOUTH KOREA'S WORST OIL SPILL Seoul A SOUTH KOREAN court fined Samsung Heavy Industries 30 million won (S$40,000) yesterday for its involvement in the country's worst oil spill, a court official said. The local court in Seosan also sentenced two crew members
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        Lock icon Profits of China cellphone makers hit by knock-offs
        536 12 REUTERS Fierce competition from low-end handset makers results in price war Beijing CHINA is the world's largest market for handsets, but domestic brands such as Ningbo Bird and Amoi are struggling amid intense price competition from local rivals, including some that specialise
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        Lock icon Teen arrested for Internet threat to go on Disneyland stabbing spree
        329 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS Tokyo JAPANESE police yesterday arrested a 19-year-old for allegedly threatening on the Internet to go on a stabbing spree at Tokyo Disneyland. The message, posted on a website by someone using a cellphone on June 15, came
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        Lock icon In the pound: Animal lover whose life has gone to the dogs
        267 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Tokyo A JAPANESE animal lover on welfare went to extremes to provide for his many pets by robbing convenience stores while wearing a dog mask, police said yesterday. Takaharu Kawata labelled "the Dogman" by Japan's media
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    • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Delhi, Yangon to sign 4 economic accords
        442 13  -  P. Jayaram Deals during visit by India's junior trade minister reflect growing bilateral ties By India Correspondent In New Delhi INDIA and Myanmar will sign four economic cooperation agreements during a four-day visit by Indian Junior Commerce Minister Jairam Ramesh, reflecting growing bilateral
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        Lock icon CRUNCH TIME
        60 13 It is not easy being part of a separatist group, and these youngsters who want to join the Gorkha People's Liberation Front which is pushing for a separate state in India's West Bengal state are undergoing a fitness test. Gorkhas are ethnic Nepalis, and their demands have hurt
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        Lock icon S'pore, India to double bilateral trade
        297 13  -  Ravi Velloor By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi SINGAPORE and India agreed yesterday to double bilateral trade to Ss4B billion by 2012, counting on the gains both nations are seeing from a landmark trade and investment treaty they signed three years ago. Their
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Few survivors from Philippine ferry sinking
        1031 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Man who swam for 5 hours among only 38 out of 800 to have reached safety Sibuyan Island (Philippines) MR JESSIE BUOT swam for five hours through heaving seas and lashing rain to stay alive. "I tried to be brave because
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        Lock icon President Nathan, PM Lee send condolence letters
        273 15 BOTH President SR Nathan and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong have written to Philippine President Gloria Arroyo to express their sympathies over the devastation of central Philippines by a typhoon at the weekend. Typhoon Fengshen, which has since weakened into a tropical storm,
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        Lock icon Thai forces kill six rebels in south
        203 15 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Yala (Thailand) SECURITY forces killed six suspected Muslim rebels in southern Thailand yesterday, where all rail services have been halted after a brutal weekend attack on a train, police said. About 200 policemen and soldiers raided a jungle hideout used
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon BN lawmakers back fuel price hike in show of power
        704 17  -  Carolyn Hong Opposition coalition fails to turn vote against embattled Premier Abdullah By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur BARISAN NASIONAL MPs yesterday voted strongly in Parliament for a government motion to support the unpopular fuel price hikes in an
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        Lock icon KL 'understands' Johor Sultan's sentiments on Pedra Branca
        283 17 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PUTRAJAYA MALAYSIA'S Foreign Minister said he understood the concerns of the Sultan of Johor over Pedra Branca, but getting the island will not be easy unless there is new evidence to support Malaysia's claim. The International Court of
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        Lock icon Mongolian translator's murder trial: Prosecution rests its case
        378 17  -  Hazlin Hassan By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur THE prosecution in the trial involving the murder of Mongolian interpreter Altantuya Shaariibuu closed its case yesterday after one year and five days, and 4,000 pages of trial proceedings. But the case, which has
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      23 6 Survivor swam for hours Jessie Buot survived Saturday's ferry disaster in the Philippines by swimming for five hours through typhoon-lashed seas. PAGE 16
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Oil speculators under scrutiny
      523 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS, BLOOMBERG View that they are to blame for high prices taking hold, but others say there is no proof Jeddah THE role speculators are playing in surging oil prices has come under renewed scrutiny after the Saudi monarch accused them of
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      Lock icon Factors that could be causing prices to go up
      240 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND SPECULATION Who are the players? Traditional key players were the oil producers and energy companies. But there is now a crowded field with new players, including investment banks and hedge funds that own energy-producing facilities, specialised
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      Lock icon On the dot, get set, go: Domain field opens up
      591 19 INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE Internet regulators meet to approve new variations and admit new scripts Paris INTERNET regulators from around the world were meeting here yesterday as they prepared to approve what they said would be the most dramatic change to
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      Lock icon EU imposes more sanctions against Iran
      400 19 BLOOMBERG, REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Brussels THE European Union has stiffened its sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme by shutting down the EU offices of Bank Melli Iran, accusing it of providing services to the country's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. The
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon SINGAPORE WELCOMES FTA RATIFICATION
        138 19 SINGAPORE has welcomed Japan's ratification of a free trade pact with Asean, saying it will provide strong impetus for economic growth in both regions. Under the Asean-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP) Agreement, about 90 per cent of trade between Japan and the 10-nation Asean bloc will
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        Lock icon SHARIF 'NOT ELIGIBLE' FOR BY-ELECTION
        111 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS LAHORE A Pakistani court ruled yesterday that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is not eligible to run in the upcoming parliamentary by-elections because of a prior criminal conviction. The decision is a major political setback for Mr Sharif, making it impossible for him
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        Lock icon ATM ROBBER'S BIG SCOOP
        120 19 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR: A man used an excavator to scoop an entire ATM from a petrol station and escaped unnoticed. The man, driving an excavator, pulled up at the petrol station at 5.30 am in Jalan Klang Lama, Kuala Lumpur, on Sunday and
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        Lock icon IMMIGRATION RACKET: 75 NABBED
        131 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS: Hundreds of police arrested 75 people across Europe yesterday in a massive crackdown on an illegal immif ration racket that brought Iraqi Kurds to Britain and Scaninavia, sources close to the probe said. Around 1,300 officers took part in "Operation Baghdad" in 10
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      Lock icon Sarkozy presses for Palestinian state
      601 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BLOOMBERG But French President also underscores solidarity with Israel during his three-day visit Jerusalem MR NICOLAS SARKOZY, who on Sunday became the first French president to visit Israel in 12 years, stressed solidarity with the Jewish state and pressed for the creation of
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      Lock icon Suspected serial killer found dead in prison
      277 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Skopje A MACEDONIAN journalist suspected of having brutally killed at least three women and who wrote reports about the murders was found dead in his prison cell yesterday, police said. "Vlado Taneski committed suicide. He put his head in a pail
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      Lock icon Pullout by Mugabe's opponent a big gamble
      696 21 REUTERS Tsvangirai will need to rely on regional action to unseat presidential rival Harare ZIMBABWE'S Mr Morgan Tsvangirai has gambled his political career by pulling out of an election run-off and must now count on regional action, as well as sympathy, to have
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      Lock icon Opposition leader seeking refuge
      204 21 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS OPPOSITION leader Morgan Tsvangirai (right) yesterday took refuge in the Dutch Embassy after the ruling Zanu-PF party brushed off his offer of talks and police raided his party headquarters. Mr Tsvangirai had said earlier he was ready to negotiate on condition that "violence
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      290 21 ZIMBABWE is now run by a secretive junta with President Robert Mugabe at the head, the Times of London reported. Most of its members are long-time accomplices of the leader, having fought alongside him in the guerilla war against white rule. They are: Retired Major-General Paradzayi
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        464 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE A LOVELORN man who put his life in Australia up for sale on the Internet was one step closer to starting over yesterday as bids for his house, job and lifestyle hit A 52.2 million (552.9 million). Mr lan Usher,
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        214 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS THEY are not traditional family heirlooms, but then, the Birkheads are not a traditional family. The former boyfriend of the late Anna Nicole Smith, Mr Larry Birkhead, spent nearly US$3,OOO (554,200) at a celebrity auction last Saturday scooping up lingerie once worn in
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        193 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG IT IS anyone's guess how high the bidding will go this year when the chance to have lunch with investor Warren Buffett is put on the table. Online bidding began at U5525,000 (5534,000) on Sunday evening. The auction benefits the Glide
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      1119 23  -  Cheong Suk-Wai »THE EAST-WEST DIVIDE By Senior Writer In East Malaysia SABAHAN rice farmer John Jinus has two daughters working in West Malaysia. But he is not fond of the welcome he receives in the peninsula when he visits them. "They keep asking me: "Bila
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      851 23  -  David Brooks NEW YORK TIMES AMERICAN POLITICS GOD, Republicans are such saps. They think they're running against some academic liberal who wouldn't wear flag pins on his lapel, whose wife isn't proud of America and who went to some liberationist church where the pastor damned
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      983 24  -  Li MINGJIANG News Agency. CHINA'S MILITARY By For The Straits Times THE issue of China's military transparency has often been brought up in various bilateral and multilateral fora. It was raised again at the Shangri-La Dialogue held in Singapore recently. On May 18, the People's Liberation
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      785 25  -  Hans Durrer CULTURE AND PERCEPTION By For The Straits Times A JAPANESE, when looking at a photograph of the Eiffel Tower, registers the same Eiffel Tower as, say, a Swiss does. How they interpret what they see, however, might be different. Our interpretations
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      762 25  -  John Price CREOLE LANGUAGES IN THE REGION By For The Straits Times In Brunei "IT'S difficult to get students to use tenses in English, because other students will laugh at them," wrote a local headmistress in a report to Brunei's Ministry of Education.
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      29 23 Through different eyes Studies say Easterners and Westerners have different takes on the same pictures. But the differences can be overcome. PAGE 26 PUNCHLINES 11 o\\\\.<PP' Nf f rER(?V'
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      619 28  -  Amelia Tan Jason Hau Service popular with working couples despite fees being higher than that of childcare centres By THE number of infant-care centres in Singapore has skyrocketed, fuelled by rising demand for the service and the introduction of a government subsidy for parents.
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      382 29 A GROUP of 10 Chinese nationals were injured yesterday morning when the minibus they were in slammed into the back of a truck. One worker was knocked out cold by the impact, but regained consciousness later. A second broke his nose. The
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      778 29  -  Selina Lum 'EXORCISM' CASE: HEARING RESUMES Madam Valli is 'not in a position to give evidence', lawyer says By THE woman at the centre of the Novena Church exorcism case might not take the stand again. This appears to be the likely scenario as the
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      350 29  -  Arif Rahman By A 46-YEAR-OLD avid soccer fan collapsed at home on Sunday afternoon and died just hours after playing in a match. The signs had been there during the friendly game with his colleagues earlier. Mr Borhan Salehan, a personal driver with Singapore
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      457 31  -  Tania Tan WORLD CITIES SUMMIT/INTERNATIONAL WATER WEEK Siemens' energyefficient method bags it $4m Spore grant By Taking the salt out of sea water to make it drinkable is now a famously energy-guzzling and expensive process. Professor Lvi Pao Chuen, who chairs the
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      196 31 IT WAS a night of wining and dining for some 1,000 delegates yesterday, ahead of four days of business and politics at two summits opening here today. Delegates to the World Cities Summit and Singapore International Water Week were treated to a buffet-style spread from several
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      115 31 A display at a booth belonging to water treatment firm Salcon frames trade delegates at the Singapore International Water Week 2008. The event will be opened officially today at the Suntec Convention and Exhibition Centre by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. It will run until Friday.
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      278 31  -  Jessica Cheam By JAPANESE firm Nitto Denko announced yesterday that it will invest $6 million here over the next five years in a water research and development (R&D) centre. The centre the first of its kind set up by a Japanese
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      343 31  -  Teh Joo Lin By A DRONE flying over the South China Sea will be shot out of the sky on Thursday during a joint exercise between the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and its United States counterpart. The live missile firing from the landing
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      212 31  -  ALFRED SIEW GAME developers dreaming of creating the next Halo or Grand Theft Auto game can now aim to snag a more generous government grant to get their ideas off the ground. They can now receive up to $50,000 each to market their games
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      515 32  -  Liaw Wy-Cin The cause: hotter weather plus burning activities in region; Spore to run 2 new anti-haze programmes in Jambi, Indonesia By BRACE yourselves for bad-air days ahead. The smoky haze is likely to be back in the next three months as a result
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        73 32 A JOBLESS man has been charged with the murder of a 61-year-old cleaner in an Ang Mo Kio two-room flat last week. The victim's body was found in his bedroom, clad only in his underwear. Astro Jakaria, 26, a Malaysian, was yesterday accused of murdering Mr
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        77 32 A MAN linked to a pepper-spray attack at Golden Landmark mall in March was yesterday charged with causing hurt to 19 people. Businessman Scow Mm Fu, 40, was initially charged with spraying the substance into the eyes of Mr Goh Chin Hock, 45. But a
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        89 32 A DELIVERY assistant was fined the maximum $1,000 yesterday for lying that his former wife was the mother of a baby girl. Neo Kirn Chwee, 43, admitted furnishing false information at the Registry of Births and Deaths at the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority Building in
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      173 32 Twelve inmates will pit their musical talents against one another in the finals of this year's Yellow Ribbon Song Writing Competition. The competition is now into its fifth year and the 2008 finals will be held at Changi Prison on Thursday. Family members of the
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      399 33  -  Lee Hui Chieh It will focus on identifying organisms responsible and devise diagnostic tests By SINGAPORE'S newest piece of armour against large-scale disease outbreaks takes the form of the National Public Health Laboratory. In a major outbreak say, a flu pandemic the new lab
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      140 33 DISCOVER the magic of watching 3-D movies without having to wear the irritating red and blue glasses advancements in screen technology now make it possible to view 3-D with the naked eye. Why pay the standard 15 cents a minute for your mobile calls
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      149 33 Mr Chan Heng Wing, the chief representative for China with Temasek Holdings (left), and Ms Ho Ching, the chief executive officer of Temasek Holdings (centre), chatting with Madam Zhang Xiaokang, China's Ambassador to Singapore, at the Chinese Embassy here yesterday afternoon. Ms Ho then presented a
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      26 28 Another minibus crash Ten Chinese nationals were hurt yesterday when their minibus, which had not been fitted with seat belts, slammed into a truck. PAGE H2
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      367 34  -  Jimmy Seah I AM saddened that our Home Team suffered some setbacks with one successful escape and an attempted one within four months of each other. I hope Mas Selamat Kastari, who remains at large, will be recaptured soon. As a security consultant,
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      137 34  -  Shermane Ho Huey Koon (Ms) I REFER to last Friday's letter, "Good effort, but HDB missed out on motorcycle lots" by Mr Darren Lee. We have checked and Mr Lee is referring to the multi-storey carpark at Block 358 A Admiralty Drive. We have recently converted
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      349 34  -  NgSheauJiuan (Ms) I REFER to the article, "Latest 'prison break' a sign of growing complacency?" by Mr Warren Fernandez (June 15). He wrote: "I often wonder how is it that anyone can drive into the basement carpark of the highest legislative body of the land
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      158 34  -  Philip Slow I REFER to the June 14 and 22 Forum letters on the hazards of allowing police patrol vehicles to use pedestrian and cycle paths in East Coast Park. First, let me thank the police for their faithful and much-needed service to
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      478 34  -  Patrick Khoo ELECTRONIC ROAD PRICING I AM writing in response to the latest moves by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to raise ERP charges. The latest moves along the Singapore River are to reduce the number of motorists who pass through the area
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      348 34  -  Goh Kian Huat THE Primary 1 registration exercise will be conducted by various primary schools from June 30 to Aug 28. Unlike admission to secondary schools, junior colleges, polytechnics or universities, pupils are not selected based on their merit or academic
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      305 34  -  Dr Oh Jen Jen WITH regard to current discussions concerning sudden (cardiac?) deaths in otherwise healthy young males, may I issue a gentle reminder from an emergency physician's perspective? My colleagues and I resuscitate collapse cases brought in by Singapore Civil Defence Force paramedics regularly.
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      226 34  -  Keith Tarn I REFER to the letter, "Liquor at Changi costs 30% more" by Mr James Tan (June 13). We have contacted Mr Tan to clarify the issues he raised and resolved his concerns. With regard to the comparison of the prices of
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      30 34 For more readers' views, log on to straitstimes.com. Access to letters online is free. DEEP IN DEBT: Help for under-30s BLOGGERS: Some control needed MORE CYCLISTS: Make their lives easier
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      561 35  -  Leonard Lim ASIAN YOUTH GAMES Bowling among eight sports for AYG, with soccer a possible ninth By BOWLING will not figure at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in 2010, but do not bet against it being part of future editions or even the Summer Games soon.
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      80 35 The eight sports for 2009 and their probable venues: Aquatics Swimming: Singapore Sports School. Diving: Toa Payoh Swimming Complex Athletics: Bishan Stadium 3-on-3 basketball: Singapore Indoor Stadium Beach volleyball: Siloso Beach, Sentosa Bowling: Venue not determined. Possibilities include Safra Mount Faber or the Indoor Stadium. Sailing: National
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      86 35 JAPAN'S Mikio Oda was the first Asian individual Olympic champion. He achieved that when he edged out American Levi Casey by 4cm to win the triple jump at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. He also competed in the long jump in 1924 and 1928. In 1931, he
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      284 35 ASSOCIATED PRESS Chicago NATIONAL Basketball Association Player of the Year Kobe Bryant and Leßron James were selected for the U.S. men's basketball team for the Beijing Olympics yesterday. They lead a star-laden roster in an attempt to recapture the title. After winning three straight
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      123 35 REUTERS THE hotel for the official non-accredited media centre for August's Beijing Olympics is offering cash to reporters in return for positive media coverage. The Gehua New Century Hotel, which describes itself as "China's first five-star hotel with a media-cultural theme", has promised journalists
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      802 36  -  Wang Meng Meng PENALTY PLEASURE Joy and relief for Spain after beating Italy in a penalty shoot-out to book a place in the semi-finals Matadors outgun Italy in shoot-out but have to take the bull by the horns against Russia In The Ernst Happel
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      256 36 REUTERS HE MAY have been Spain's hero, but goalkeeper Iker Casillas said after the penalty shoot-out on Sunday that his team were lucky to beat Italy. "I've had good and bad experiences with penalty shootouts," the Spain captain told reporters after his side's
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      316 36  -  Wang Meng Meng Vienna THE pounding can be heard faintly in the distance, but it was unmistakable. Manolo is here! Known as Spain's No 1 fan, the 59-year-old Manolo el del Bombo, or Manolo the Drummer, has not missed a World Cup since 1982. In that time,
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      126 37 cn n SOME 20 Africans tried to rush the border between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla during Sunday night's penalty shoot-out betwe en Spain and y' Spain's lnterior Ministry said. In the second attempt to overrun the border in less than 24 hours, the
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      879 37  -  Rob Hughes PENALTY PAIN They play negatively to hold out for shoot-out, which they promptly lose By In Ernst Happel Stadion (Vienna) THE old Italy, squeezing opponents until the pips squeak and caring nothing for spectator value, paid the penalty of crudely playing
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      265 37 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Vienna ROBERTO Donadoni knows all about penalties. There could not have been a worse time to miss one than in Rome's Olympic Stadium in 1990 when a World Cup final beckoned. There could not have been a worse place to be in
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      180 37 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS ARSHAVIN FANCIED: Andy Roxburgh, the head of Uefa's technical delegation at Euro 2008, singled out Russian Andrei Arshavin as one of the players of the tournament so far, even though he was suspended for the opening two matches. The forward missed the 1-4 defeat
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      376 37 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Tenero (Switzerland) GERMANY may have the whip hand when it comes to pedigree: Three European titles and two runners-up finishes, compared to none for tomorrow's semi-final rivals Turkey. But they are losing out on young German-born players of Turkish origin, who choose to don
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      916 38  -  Rohit Brijnath GAME, SET AND MATCH By TIGER Woods, despite recent declarations from fine critics, is not the greatest sportsperson ever. He could probably win the next Major he competes in with a bent poker and a walnut, but he still
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      585 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS »TENNIS Chinese dominates Cibulkova, who is ranked over 100 places higher London CHINA'S Zheng Jie shocked 30th seed Dominika Cibulkova yesterday, as Wimbledon top seeds Roger Federer and Ana Ivanovic cruised into the second round. Wild-card Zheng is ranked over 100
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        88 38 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: The Beijing city government said yesterday that it had ordered half of its cars off the road leading up to the Olympics. It is an early effort to clean up the air for the games and save energy. Half of all
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        73 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SAO PAULO: Former Brazilian soccer star Pele was robbed by a gun-and knife-wielding gang when his chauffeur-driven car got stuck in traffic, a report in the weekly Veja news magazine said. The 67-year-old legend was forced to hand over a watch, a gold
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      539 38  -  Steve Slater »IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT By AFTER the opening races of the 2008 season, many people had written off any chance of Felipe Massa being considered a World Championship contender. He spun off, blew up the engine of his Ferrari
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      402 39 ASSOCIATED PRESS CRICKET English teams in Champions League told to leave them out New Delhi ENGLISH teams that qualify for the multi-mil-lion-dollar Twenty2o Champions League must leave out players who participated in the non-sanctioned Indian Cricket League. Otherwise, the teams will be barred from the
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      548 39 AUSTRALIAN RULES AFL, round 13: Western Bulldogs 15.9 (99) Collingwood 13.11 (89), Essendon 20.16 (136) Carlton 15.11 (101), Sydney 17.12 (114) Melbourne 11.8 (74), Brisbane 11.17 (83) Adelaide 10.10 (70), Geelong 28.14 (182) West Coast 5.17 (47), Richmond 20.7 (127) Port Adelaide 19.9 (123), North Melbourne 15.13 (103) Hawthorn
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      45 36 1 tomorrow /#^il Semi-final 1 VgE&T Germany v Turkey (Live, Ch3o, Thursday, 2.35 am) THURSDAY EURO Semi-final 2 Austria-Switzerland Russia v Spain (Live, Ch3o, Friday, 2.35 am) r *v i* .onno For the latest Euro 2008 news, results and match reports, log on to www.straitstimes.com
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      79 36 I I I tomorrow f| Top scorers Semi-final 1 fs^-"** Germany v Turkey (Live, Ch3o, Thursday, 2.35am) v B^YakiSierland), Lukas Podolski (Germany), Roman Pavlyuchenko (Russia, left) THURSDAY 2 Ruud van Nistelrooy (Netherlands), Ivan Klasnic lV -J& (Croatia), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden), Michael Semi-final 2 V £|q W Ballack (Germany), Nihat Kahveci
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      76 38 TV times CRICKET: Asia Cup, Ist ODI: Bangladesh v UAE (Live, Chill, 5.50pm). 2nd ODI: Pakistan v Hong Kong (Live, ChllO, 6pm). HOCKEY: Men's Champions Trophy: Germany v Korea (7pm), Australia v Spain (9pm), Argentina v Netherlands (tomorrow, 1.30 am- Live, Ch22. TENNIS: Wimbledon Championships: Ist rd (Live, Ch24, 7pm).
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      307 39 "Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 KHOO KOK YEAP Age: 60 passed away peacefully on 23 June 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Ong Sim Sim
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      101 39 SNG KIM CHUA Age 47 Wife Sia Quee Hwa Son: Daughter: Sng Jia Hao Shaun Sng Ai Rou Sandra Father: Sng Bok Thiam (deceased) Mother: Lim Hock Choo Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Sng Kjm Huat Koh Ah Choon Sng Kirn Boon Lim Lay Hong Sng Kirn Guan Wong Toey Fang Sisters: Brothers-in-law:
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      89 39 YEONG AH THONG JOHNNY Age: 66 passed away peacefully on 23 June 2008. Leaving behind family and loved ones. Wife: Madeleine Wee (Maggie) Daughter: Son-in-law: Jennifer Harry Yohannan Grandchildren: Rachel, Bryan, Laura Brothers, sisters, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nephews and nieces. Wake is held at Blk 118 A Lor. 1 Toa Payoh.
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      130 39 "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters, He restores my soul. Psalm 23:1-3 MAUREEN CHIA HEOW KWANG Age: 71 Was called home to be with the Lord on 21 June 2008. Dearly
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      180 39 pip "God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in ""S§s|| wp trouble. Therefore, we will not fear, though the earth give way *>jk and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea." Psalm 46:1-2 'f MARY SIM SWEE GUAK Age: 72 Was called home to be
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      41 39 In loving memory of our beloved husband and father PALAKRISHNAN 13 October 1942 24 June 2003 "because my father lived his soul love is the whole and more than all" cc cummings Loved and missed by Saro, Shoba, Rathi and Sanjay
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      26 39 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of CHUA CHIANG JOO Departed: 24 June 2007 Dearly missed and forever remembered by Son, Daughter-in-law, Grandchildren and all loved ones
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      38 39 Love always... >W HONG SHOOK YUE Departed on 24th June 1994 Dearest Mother, We miss you so much. The love you gave us Spoke beautifully of you. Husband: Hor Yuen Sons: Sam David J_ all at home. —1
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      26 39 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of the Late 2WO KESAVAN Departed 9 June 2008 From: COMD, Officers Men of APGC, Singapore Armed Forces
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      136 40 LEE HONG LING Age: 85 passed away peacefully on 23 June 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Chiang Yit Hiang Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lee Choong Onn Chang Kuei Chue, Irene Lee Kam Fai Lee Yuit Ha, Trixie Lee Han Ho Chua Siew Kirn Daughters: Sons-in-law: Lee Kok
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      130 40 Ist Anniversary "I have done my best in the race, I have run the full distance, and I have kept the faith. And now there is waiting for me the victory prize of being put right with God, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that Day
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      89 40 S. SANTHANAKRISHNAN (EX-CID) Age: 74 passed away peacefully on 22 June 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: K. Rajammal Brother: S. Vijayan Sister-in-law: Valli Sons: Daughters-in-law: S. Visnu Kalaiyarasi. S S.Balraj Thanalatchimi S. Chandran S. Visvanathan S. Raja Krishnan Susieela Daughter: Kamala Son-in-law: Ramalingam Grandchildren, relatives
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      34 40 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of the Late HJ BORHAN BIN SALEHAN Departed on 22 June 2008 From Management and Staff of Singapore Press Holdings Limited WV Singapore Press Holdings
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      318 40 MADAM SHIM CHOYYENG 1928 22 June 2008 80 Years Old passed away peacefully on 22 June 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Sect Hock Seng, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Sect Ah Tee Noparat Sect Sect Seng Huat Uthumporn Sect Sect Lai Huat Sect Lam Hua Teo Suat
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      108 40 WEE KANG CHWEE Age:Bl passed away peacefully on 21 st June 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Wee SuanNeo Sons: Daughters-in-law: Wee Tai Tong, Henry Joan Lee Wee Tai Ann, Douglas Chan Yit Har, Josie Wee Tai Huat, Vincent Wee Tai Hock, Barnard Daughter: Son-in-law: Wee
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      41 40 4th Anniversary In Loving Memory of DR TEONG SU KWANG Departed: 24 June 2004 ALTHOUGH YOU ARE GONE TO BE WITH THE LORD, SWEET AND LOVING MEMORIES OF YOU, FOREVER BE WITH US. Always remembered by Pa, Mummy and Loved Ones.
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      143 40 Ng Pei Kie \ge 3 s ■Jg Pei Kie, a wonderful wife, sister, and daughter jassed away peacefully in he morning of 23rd fune, ittended at her bedside by ier loving husband, lister, youngest brother md sister-in-law. beautiful girl loved by all, she had fought an almost year-long courageous and
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      68 40 The Family Of The Late ONG OON NEO Departed on 19 June 2008 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks appreciation to all relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, wreaths donations during their recent bereavement Special thanks to Pastor Lee Kok Pheng members of Grace Methodist Church,
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      38 39 Memory wanders as shadows fall saclc to the daus of happiness, Days beyond recall. A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Of her lips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep. -V
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        7194 41 TRANSACTION DATE: JUNE 23, 2008 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 'VOL 'OOO DAY HIGH LOW NET P/E M CAP SMIL 0R28 5 11C 3C 24 5 41 141 194 15 24 18 61 17 5 15 43 5 24 126 34 5 15
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        1328 41 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E $MII 22 41.S 31 16.; 38 70.; 22.; li.; 44.; 78 i;.; i; 16.; 17.1 2; 9C 43 19.; 23.; 88 21 1 41.2 19.3 21 li.; 21.; 4;.; 14.; 17 34.; i;.; 28.3 34.; 4; 32.2 i;.;
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        67 41 52-WEEK IEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 'VOL '000 DAY NEI P/E M CAP SMIL 0RHIGH LOW 2OC 620C 1OOC 1120C 1250C 398.3 3977.9 116 6065 Diamonds 5200 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** 6101 ISS&P500 ***** 6170 SPDRS 288
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      422 42 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Layoffs part of plan to cut about 10% of investment banking staff New York CITIGROUP is preparing to fire as many as 6,500 staff from its worldwide investment banking division, The Wall Street Journal has reported. The Journal, citing
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      405 42 REUTERS New York BOND insurers such as Ambac Financial Group, MBIA and FGIC are talking to banks about wiping out US$l25 billion (*****.8 billion) of insurance on risky debt securities. This is to limit the damage to the insurers from the
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      494 42 BLOOMBERG NEWS Washington WHAT'S good news for United States businesses may turn out to be bad news for US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's fight against inflation. This is because surging oil prices are encouraging Americans to buy more domestically
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      31 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 13,857.47 (-84.61 points) »Japanese share prices closed down 0.61 per cent, after being hit by heavy losses on Wall Street and rising crude oil prices.
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      30 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 22,714.96 (-30.64 points) Hong Kong share prices closed little changed despite a poor performance by Wall Street last Friday and rising crude prices.
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      35 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,760.42 (-71.32 points) Chinese share prices closed 2.52 per cent lower in thin trading as weakness in the United States and most Asian markets dampened the spirits of investors.
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      24 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 5,283.7 (-4.6 points) The Australian stock market closed little changed despite sharp falls on Wall Street last week.
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      30 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,195.41 (-11.26 points) Malaysian share prices closed 0.9 per cent lower due to declines on Wall Street last week and higher crude oil prices.
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      36 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 14,293.32 (-277.97 points) »Indian shares closed down 1.91 per cent on fears of further monetary tightening by India's central bank, with the country's inflation at a 13-year high of 11.05 percent.
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      31 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,362.74 (-9.03 points) »Indonesian shares ended 0.38 per cent lower amid concerns over high inflation, but gains in coal stocks helped the market limit losses.
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      34 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 768.9 (unchanged) The Thai stock market closed flat amid ongoing worries about Thailand's political stability, with the Parliament set for a no-confidence vote on the government this week.
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      113 42 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: 2,979.15 "^Kjp^' June 23 Stock Name Close Change CapitaLand 5.810 -0.27C CapitaMall 2.990 -0.03C CityDev 10.380 +0.06C Cosco Corp 3.320 -0.02C DBS Grp 18.920 -0.18C F&N 4.470 -0.09C Gent Intl 0.585 -0.00J HKLand 4.200 -0.05C JSH 16.860 -0.14C Jardine C&C 17.000 +0.40C Keppel Corp
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      56 42 June 23 1 Golden Agri 52,302,000 Inno-Pac 40,000,000 Oceanus 32,474,000 SingTel 31,427,000 Mercator 21,579,000 DBS DB eCWOBIOI3 20,603,000 STI 3000 DBePWOBO7OI 20,406,000 China Hongxing 19,161,000 Chasen 18,440,000 JES 18,034,000 Noble Grp 15,582,000 JiutianC 15,013,000 DBS MBL eCWOBO9O9 13,357,000 Li Heng 13,161,000 ChinaTaisan 13,141,000 Jade Tech 12,039,000 Memstar 11,367,000
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      134 42 June 23 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT )F FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling lust dollar 1.2960 1.3110 Ian dollar 1.3380 1.3530 iuro 2.1180 2.1430 (lalaysian ringgit* ..0.4184 0.4192 <Z dollar 1.0330 1.0540 Sterling pound 2.6800 2.7100 JS dollar 1.3570 1.3720 SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO 100
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      1109 42 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: JUNE 23,2008 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE '000 135 5 8756 AsiaticW*****2 10 5 +2 15( 51 14 4304 CapitalanMBLeCW*****2 16 -2 1107; 32 4 5 4305 CapitalanMBLeCW*****3 5 5 -1 74S 31 20 4423 CapitalanMBLePW*****0 28 -1 294 160 3881 CapitalanMBLiCW*****0 175 -11
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      427 43 REUTERS Intensifying Mid-Easl tensions, disruptions to Nigerian supplies add fuel to concerns Perth OIL rose close to 1 per cent yesterday, as escalating tensions between Israel and Iran stoked supply concerns and traders doubted that Saudi Arabia's promise to pump
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      296 43 BLOOMBERG NEWS New York ARE oil prices still on the way up or down? One indicator may be in the actions of some oil industry insiders who appear to be betting that the price of crude will plummet. These oil refinery executives are
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      405 44  -  Karamjit Kaur By Aviation Correspondent AIRLINES grappling with soaring fuel prices are cutting capacity and routes, but the crisis has not hit plane-makers hard at least not yet. In the first five months of the year, Boeing closed 414 new aircraft deals, just
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      544 44  -  Joyce Teo Price levels set below those at nearby units launched recently or not yet completed By Property Correspondent THE anaemic property market received a shot in the arm during the weekend, with robust sales and buyers keen to show that
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      409 44 BLOOMBERG NEWS Hong Kong SJM Holdings, Macau's largest casino operator, may raise as much as HK$5.l billion (SsB93 million) from a share sale repeatedly delayed by a dispute between billionaire Stanley Ho and his sister Winnie. The company with 28 per
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      176 45 INDONESIA'S Business Competition Supervisory Commission, or KPPU, had ruled last year that Temasek had violated the country's antitrust law through cross-ownership in two Indonesian telcos, Telkomsel and Indosat. Temasek has a deemed stake of about 20 per cent in Telkomsel held via Sing Tel. It also had
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      490 45  -  Chua Hian Hou Spore firm transfers stake that had been at centre of antitrust dispute in Indonesia By QATAR Telecom (Qtel) has defied some political resistance to complete a controversial acquisition of a Singapore firm's stake in No. 2 Indonesian telco Indosat.
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      419 45  -  Yang Huiwen By NEPTUNE Orient Lines (NOL) is in talks with banks to borrow at least US$5 billion (556.83 billion) to make its long-ru-moured acquisition of the world's No. 5 container shipping line, sources say. If NOL succeeds in buying Germany's
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      517 46  -  Alvin Foo It says it has necessary permits and the all-clear to extract ore in Indonesian mine By Markets Correspondent BELEAGUERED Jade Technologies moved swiftly yesterday to deny market talk that its coal mine business in Indonesia is
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      42 46 (0) June 23 lardine CSC GLD 10USS DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 Keppel T&T SPC Haw Par Corp CENTS 1700 8915 ***** 548 656 655 40.0 23.2 16.0 15.0 14 0 12.0 o/ /o 2.4 0.2 0.2 2.8 2.2 1.9
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      36 46 lune 23 CENTS DBS DB ePW*****4 /ita W*****7 /icplas Asiatic W1 ***** PNEInd .exicon Grp 15 200 0 4 33.3 12.5 31.6 10.5 23.5 8.5 21.4 3 20.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 2.0 1.5 0.5
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      39 46 (0) June 23 CENTS o/ /o IMH 2972 125.7 DBS HBL iCW*****3 644 60.0 DBSMBUCW*****0 530 31.0 CapitaLand 581 27.0 DCBC Bk BNPeCW*****7 40 25.5 Lyxor India Nifty 10 1361 24.0 3.0 8.5 5.5 4.4 38.9 1.7
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      470 46  -  Lee Su Shyan TAKING STOCK By Assistant Money Editor THE Straits Times Index (STI) slumped to its lowest level in three months yesterday after the main index on Wall Street suffered a similar fate. The STI closed 0.75 per cent or 22.66 points
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        80 46 CAPITALAND has partnered Citic Trust, China's largest trust services firm, to establish the nation's first yuan-denominated real estate private equity fund. The Citic Capita Land Business Park Fund will invest in business parks in China. It was closed on June 6 after raising 500
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        74 46 CONSTRUCTION firm Lian Beng Group has won three construction and civil engineering deals worth $117 million in all. Two are construction projects in the private residential sector for Bellerive Condominium and 33 private residential apartments at Emerald Hill Road. The third is a $30 million
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        72 46 BOUSTEAD Projects, a unit of Boustead Singapore, has won a $60 million deaf to build phase 1 of the Singapore Free Port. This is an ultra-high security space for storage, display and trading of the world's finest collections and valuables such as art and antiques.
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        76 46 ADVANCED Environmental Technologies, a unit of Advanced Holdings, will invest about $1.8 million in a biogas plant for local poultry firm N&N Agricultural Farm. The investment, which includes working capital, will use funds raised from a placement last August. The plant will be able to
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      384 46  -  LEE SU SHYAN HOME-GROWN retailer Metro Holdings is raising $200 million through floating rate notes and possibly a loan facility to fund new investments and expansion plans. Metro has expanded overseas and is developing three properties in Beijing 1 Financial Street,
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      368 46  -  LEE SU SHYAN WARRANT WATCH WITH market sentiment so bearish these days, it is no wonder that put warrants have become more popular among investors. Put warrants favour those with a pessimistic outlook, and that definitely fits the mood now. Wall
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      666 47  -  Bryan Lee MOVING Rise in prices could resume this month as Malaysia fuel price hike may make food imports more costly By Economics Correspondent INFLATION took a sort of a breather last month as consumer price rises stopped accelerating for the first time in
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      20 47 STOCK 1.06 billion TRADING shares worth VOLUME $1.14 billion UP Gainers: 177 Losers: 337 DOWN Unchanged: 992
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      83 47 Mid Cap 735.21 T -4.47 Health care 736.98 6.69 Small Cap 633.49 T -4.00 Consumer services 777.42 T -1.09 All Share 756.50 T -5.43 Telecoms 925.56 T-12.59 Fledgling 685.26 T -1.50 Utilities 635.18 T -8.69 China 438.81 T -2.14 Financials 752.18 T -9.46 Oil and gas 735.71
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      203 47  -  GRACE NG »JULY MEETING A WORKING group set up by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to create investment principles for sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) will meet in Singapore next month. The body called the International Working Group (IWG) of Sovereign Wealth Funds
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      31 47 Expansion plans Metro is raising $200 m, and its chairman says the war chest will be useful for projects, such as in China's commercial and retail real estate market. PAGE Hl9
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        1078 51  -  Jean Loo To catch the flowers in all their blooming glory, walk among the bulb fields in the Dutch countryside on your own and forget the usual tourist route FOR the umpteenth time, my mother has been asking me the same question, "Are we
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        182 52 TO AMSTERDAM: Singapore Airlines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines fly directly to the Dutch capital. To Haarlem: A 15-minute direct train from Amsterdam Centraal Station. A return ticket on the same day costs 6.40 euro (5513.60). Log on to www.ns.nl for updated train timetables and fares. To the
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        93 53 1 think they saw just about every actress on the planet for that part. I really didn't think I was right for it either' Actress Audrey Tautou (right) on her role in The Da Vinci Code 1 was a liberal when it was fashionable, I was a liberal when
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        747 53  -  Deepika Shetty From history to good food and shopping, the colourful capital of Sri Lanka has much to offer COLOMBO is busy, colourful and rather noisy. Unlike the rest of the island, Sri Lanka's capital usually doesn't figure too high on a tourist's must-see list.
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        349 54 AP LONDON A ship in a bottle and hundreds of live Londoners have won a competition to fill an empty plinth in the city's iconic Trafalgar Square. Mayor Boris Johnson said yesterday that pieces by artists Antony Gormley and Yinka Shonibare would be
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        429 54  -  Tiffany Fumiko Tay OSCAR-WINNING Chinese composer Tan Dun wants to be an honorary Singapore citizen. Yesterday, the fan of Singapore declared at a press conference for his concert, which is part of the inaugural Singapore International Water Week (SIWW), that he sees Singapore as a
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        666 55 NYT NEW DELHI Hollywood loves to show outside investors just how the movie business really works. But some of the people behind Bollywood in India believe they have something to teach Hollywood about making movies. Reliance Entertainment, part of an Indian conglomerate controlled by the telecommunications
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        335 57  -  Eddino Abdul Hadi MUSIC REPORTER TWO metal and punk gigs went off without a hitch at arts venue The Substation over the weekend. Last Friday, Life! reported that the venue's two neighbours, The Peranakan Museum and True Blue restaurant, had complained of gig-goers littering
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        275 57 AP, AFP HONG KONG A Russian film about a teenager surprised by the sudden appearance of the father she thought to be dead won the top prize at the 11th Shanghai International Film Festival. Vladimir Kott's directorial debut, Mukha, was named Best Feature film in
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        251 57 Reuters Obituary LOS ANGELES Comedian George Carlin (below), a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs, dirty words and the demise of humanity, died of heart failure on Sunday evening, aged 71. Carlin, who had a history of heart and drug-dependency problems and who
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        128 57 WINEHOUSE ILL: Singer Amy Winehouse's father said his daughter has damaged her lungs by smoking crack cocaine and cigarettes. The Sunday Mirror quoted Mr Mitch Winehouse as saying that she has early stage emphysema and an irregular heartbeat. He said: "The doctors have told her if she goes back
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        708 84  -  Grace Chng OVER eight million copies of Firefox 3, the latest of this open source browser, was downloaded within days of its release last week. Only four years old, it has claimed a 4 per cent market share of the browser market, said Net
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          483 85 $30 a month can get you unlimited local calls on your phone, as 00 GIN LEE discovers WHY pay 15 cents per minute for a mobile call when you can pay between two and four cents? The rate buster: Net-telephony or Voice over Internet Protocol
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          858 90 The cellphones showcased at CommunicAsia were much more than phones, as THAM YUEN-C and STEPHANIE GWEE found out IT IS important to look good. But as the old adage goes, it's what's inside that really matters. And so it was
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        540 91  -  Clive Thompson, NYT Death is sweet when it comes to videogames as players seem to get their kicks from being obliterated I CAN'T count the number of times or ways I've died. Like most gamers, I've been slaughtered by AK-47-wielding terrorists, poisoned by eldritch spiders and blown
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        1070 92 The New York Times Slow adoption is mainly economic. Most doctors in small practices lack the financial incentive, but this is changing A US government-sponsored survey of the use of computerised patient records by doctors points to two seemingly contradictory conclusions, and
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          794 93 New York Times News Service Advertisers can now tell who's looking at their billboards. Soon, they can even tailor their messages accordingly I N ADVERTISING these days, the I brass ring goes to those who can measI ure everything how many people see a particular advertisement,
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          841 94 Web collaboration tool Web 2.0 is allowing companies, traditionally not Web-based, to go online. TAN EE SZE reports CORPORATE debt management is going high-tech. Asia Debts Xchange (ADX), a company which deals with the management and trading of receivables and debts in Asia, has made
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          767 95 Networks are key to productivity. LOUIS AU gives five points on selecting a good network infrastructure A LEADING ceramics manufacturer which had enjoyed strong business growth in the last two years began expanding its production capacity and was planning to enter the retail business by setting up
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          723 96  -  Tao Ai Lei J p^^^Cy \D i MARINE platforms built by Sembawang Marine Offshore Engineering (SMOE) stand steady amid turbulent seas but several years ago, the company was swimming in a sea of digital documents. "We were losing files and had a lot
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          271 97 VIRTUALISATION is a hardware resource-sharing strategy. It calls for the creation of a virtual, rather than a physical, version of an operating system, server or network resource. Implementation strategies depend on a company's priorities. IDC sees four ways of virtualisation. Hard partitions Possibly the oldest method
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          704 97 There are many benefits to visualisation, but few local firms are fans. TAN CHONG YAW checks out why this is so INDIA'S second-largest bank, ICICI Bank, faced an avalanche of 10,000 new customers a week. Server sprawl underused servers consuming more and more space
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          137 101 ►mobile phones Sony Ericsson G7OO, G9OO Price of Sony Ericsson G7OO (right) unavailable, Sony Ericsson G9OO available at $748 (without contract) from authorised dealers A NEW generation of phones from Sony Ericsson is here. Touted as touchscreen organisers with broad appeal, these phones bridge work and play.
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          145 101 ►web services my Picturetown http://mypicturetown.com UPLOAD the photos you take onto the Internet immediately with Nikon's newest offering. Owners of Wi-Fi enabled Nikon cameras (Coolpix Ss2c, Sslc and Ssoc) can transfer their photos to the photo-hosting service without a computer. Other camera users can batch upload their photos
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          153 101 ►photo printers Canon SELPHY CP77O, CP76O Canon SELPHY CP77O and CP76O are available at $249 and $199 respectively from authorised dealers DON'T scoff at this bright and cheery bucket-like device: the CP77O packs a pretty mean punch for a portable photo printer. Both CP77O and CP76O print
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          106 101 ►business solutions Star Hub mobile plan for businesses To register, call Star Hub's business hotline on 1800-888-8888 or e-mail business@starhub.com. The one-time registration fee of $10.70 is waived until Dec 31, 2008 FREE calls, SMS and MMS to colleagues all without paying a premium subscription. This is
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          67 101 ►business solutions Windows Embedded Standard 2009 Available fourth quarter of 2008. A preview of the Windows Embedded Standard 2009 Community Technology Preview is now available at http://connect.microsoft.com/windowsembedded MICROSOFT has officially announced the Windows Embedded Standard 2009. Loaded with new technology like Microsoft Silverlight and built-in drivers,
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          71 101 ►home theatre sound systems TEACPLDBIBSBD $1,099 from Audio House REDUCE the mess of cables around your home theatre with this sound bar from TEAC. The 12.8 cm slim device features a 5.1 surround-sound experience with 10 speakers and a subwoofer built-in. This integrated system contains a DVD
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          126 101 ►memory cards San Disk Mobile Ultra microSD and San Disk Mobile Ultra Memory Stick Micro M 2 The San Disk Mobile Ultra microSD is available at $30 (2GB), $45 (4GB) and $95 (8GB) and the San Disk Mobile Ultra Memory Stick Micro M 2 is available at
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          44 101 ►business solutions Sea Change Media Server Flash Streamer Price unavailable AN ALL flash-based memory solution was introduced at CommunicAsia2ooB. It provides a low-cost and reliable way to stream video content, important for on-demand television. A single device provides 300 hours of storage.
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          67 101 ►business solutions JBoss Enterprise Application Platform http://www. redhat, com/solutions/cloud/ RED Hat has enhanced its position in the realm of cloud computing by making the JBoss Enterprise Application Platform available on the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). This beta version by the open source giant gives developers access to
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        660 102  -  Sherwin Loh, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots THE white hair is showing and the wrinkles are obvious. Behind the dead eyes is a tired soldier who, in his last 20 years as a video game icon, has reshaped and revamped the stealth
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        240 102 Drebin Points You earn Drebin points to buy and upgrade your weapons, with gun-runner Drebin, by picking up extra weapons in the field. If you are aiming for stealth, this tip is not for you. Otherwise, there are points where enemy soldiers constantly respawn on your position. Simply gun
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        480 103  -  Root Of Evil THE root of evil is not money, it's not even the Grim Reaper himself. Nope, the root of evil is actually a malevolent plant with giant roots that is so powerful that even the Reaper has been ensnared by it. You
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        352 103  -  Billy Teo, a freelance writer Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy THE Bourne Conspiracy is one of those engrossing action games that just might make you forget everything else as the hours roll on. The non-stop action draws you into its frenzied mix of gunplay and fistfights, punctuated with
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        504 104 Get your hands and fingers on this phone PHOTO: Samsung SGH-i7BO $828 (without contract) Available at all authorised Samsung dealers WHEN it comes to easy-to-use smartphones, nothing really beats touching the display with a finger. And that is why I thought the newly added touchscreen on the Samsung i7BO was
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        532 105 Lenovo IdeaPad Y5lO Starting from $1,799 Available from Sim Lim Square and Funan IT Mall shops IDEAPAD is an interesting name for this 15.4-inch widescreen notebook. The name pays homage to the original IBM's "Think" Pad. So much so, this Lenovo comes in an all-black finish like the
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        466 106  -  Adli Yashir, Acer Aspire 8920G From $3,298 Get it from authorised dealers A MONSTER 18.4-inch full HD screen, powerful gaming engine and great built-in speakers what more can a gamer, movie or music lover ask for in a notebook? Indeed, Acer's latest offering the Aspire 8920G
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        486 107  -  Billy Teo, Freecom Music Pal $299 Available at: Sim Lim Square Funan DigitaLife Mall and major IT stores FOR those hungry for more free-to-air musical choices instead of being restricted to local radio stations, the Freecom Music Pal presents a buffet of thousands
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        580 108  -  Mike Lee, Everything in your pictures c blur? Stay sharp and bright with these photo-taking tips EVEN experienced photographers can end up with blurry pictures resulting from camera shake and low-light conditions. Sometimes the unintended blurry photo may seem artistic and actually make the picture better in
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        770 109  -  Jeffrey Tsang, Find out what's new and cool in the Leopard in the second part of a three-part series. JEFFREY TSANG reports IN APPLE'S universe, the Leopard is the most evolved cat the world has seen to date. It is more powerful than the Tiger
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        818 110 IRENE THAM picks the brains of Blueprint To A Billion author David Thomson WHAT do Microsoft, Google, Creative Technology and Stats Chippac have in common? They belong to an elite group that has turned bright ideas into billion-dollar businesses. If these players
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        744 111  -  GRACE CHNG A rake-thin Steve Jobs has sparked talk that his health is waning. Who will be the new Apple CEO if something bad happens? DLsays By SUCCESSION management in large companies is a huge challenge. Not least because even handpicked successors
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        314 114 Every time you see the Little Red Dot pencil, get creative. Write headlines, learn new words, take a quiz... Whatever you do, have fun! SUPERVISING EDITOR Bertha Henson EDITOR Serene Goh DEPUTY EDITOR Claudette Peralta COORDINATORYen Feng JOURNALISTS Malini Nathan, Lim Pow Hong INTERN Sujith Kumar CONTRIBUTORS
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        452 114  -  MELISSA SIM 'Cyclists-on-footpaths trial may be extended*. BY (ST, June 9, 2008) The year-long trial in Tampines to allow cyclists on footpaths might well be extended. Residents will know the decision soon be it to extend the trial, to allow cyclists on footpaths or
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        534 115  -  ANDREW DUFFY The five Ws and an H of the growing interest in Russia. BY WHY IS RUSSIA INTERESTING? The country has huge reserves of oil and gas, which has made it richer in the last 20 years since it ended communist rule. That has helped a wealthy
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      209 116 Sichuan The quiet province in China, more known for its spicy hot cooking style, was thrust into the limelight on May 12 this year when a massive earthquake shook it. The earthquake was the second most powerful in China in decades, and one of the most deadly recorded.
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      461 116  -  LIN ZHAOWEI The faces, places, events and numbers of the region. BY THE BIG EVENT Formal China-Taiwan talks What happened On June 12, China and Taiwan held formal talks for the first time in nine years. The meeting took place in China's capital, Beijing. The following day, two agreements
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        272 117  -  Cassandra chew Drug use can ruin your good looks, by The way your body appears on the outside is a reflection of what is going on inside you. This is why we look pale when we are not feeling well. When your body is not
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        165 117 Jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, 77, is known among jazz enthusiasts as a musical legend. He recently visited Singapore to perform at the Esplanade, and told The Straits Times about his past struggle with drugs and alcohol. In the *****, he was arrested a few times for armed robbery
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        128 118 "I do triathlons for recognition. My hope is to participate in the South-east Asian Games, and I will keep training intensively, even if sometimes my muscles ache!" Lim Tse Puay, 12, Primary 6, Bedok Green Primary School, who trains three times a week with a coach "I feel
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        516 118 Triathlons and marathons are not just for adults children are taking part, too More and more pupils in Singapore are going the extra mile literally by taking part in events such as triathlons and long-distance running events like marathons. Triathlons are athletic events where competitors run,
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        114 120 A 12-year-old Scottish girl was admitted to hospital with her spine in such a bad shape it resembled that of an 80-year-old woman. The girl was suffering from a severe form of rickets, which is a softening of bones that can lead to fractures and deformities. It is
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        86 120 Emergency workers rescued 23 miners following a powerful explosion at a coal mine on June 9. One miner died and 12 went missing. The miners were working about I,ooom underground at the time of the blast. The Karl Marx mine is in the coal-rich Donetsk region, about 650 km
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        122 120 On June I I, a tornado struck lowa, levelling a boy scout camp, killing four people and injuring 48. Rescue workers had to cut through downed branches, and dig through debris amid rain and lightning to reach the camp where 93 boys, aged I 3 to 18, and
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        82 120 A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 struck south-western Greece on June 8. It caused widespread damage to homes, and resulted in two people being killed and 120 injured. Hours after the quake, terrified residents stayed away from their homes, gathering in village squares and outdoor coffee shops.
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        117 120 Pre-election violence continued to escalate in the country. On June 12, media reports revealed that an opposition party chiefs wife was allegedly burned alive by militiamen said to be loyal to Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (below). Several men came looking for Mr Patson Chipiro, the head of the Zimbabwean
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        95 120 A team of New Zealand scientists is researching ways to help farmers there fight against global warming. Farmers say the cost of fighting greenhouse gases could drive them into bankruptcy. The main problem is gassy livestock that break wind a lot and release methane, said to be one
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        103 120 Melbourne psychologists have discovered that problem gambling could actually be a symptom of a bigger problem or illness. They studied more than 2,000 people in the state of Victoria and found that 70 per cent of problem gamblers were depressed, over half used alcohol to dangerous levels, and over
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        404 121  -  ELLEN WHYTE If you love weird creatures and fantastic monsters, take a look at the amoeba, by When the amoeba sits still, it looks like a plain blob of jelly. But this single-celled creature gets its name from the Greek "amoibe" meaning "change" because it is a
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        363 122 They have interesting names like "wine stains", "angel's kisses" and "stork bites", but what exactly are birthmarks? alison de souza explains Birthmarks are areas on the skin that are raised or have a different colour, and they are called that because people either have them at
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        121 122 Unlike birthmarks, which are usually patches of skin, moles such as the one on TV star Gurmit Singh's Phua Chu Kang character's face (above) are spots that can be black, brown or even blue in colour. Some moles are there from birth too, but others can develop
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        287 122 Wall-E is the name of a movie about the last little robot on Earth called, you guessed it, Wall-E. It is the year 2700 and all of mankind has abandoned Earth. Wall-E is on a mission to make the desolate wastelands of Earth habitable again. He
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        372 123 Singapore Idol cutie Paul Twohill may not have won the TV reality contest two years ago, but he is still an Idol to many. I was lucky enough to be given the opportunity to interview him. "Singing makes me feel good and happy!" he said.
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        254 123  -  Sujith Kumar By The lunchtime crowd in the financial district got a treat on June 6 when 12 children, aged eight to 12, took to the stage at the UOB Plaza Atrium. They belted out and danced to chart-topping tunes as part of the Parkroyal Talent Quest
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        242 123  -  KRISTIE CHIEW A purple and silver truck was mobbed by tweens on June 14 and 15, when it parked outside Raffles City Shopping Centre and Ngee Ann City. It was the Hannah Montana Pop Star Party Bus and inside, fans of the hit Disney TV
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        438 124 HISTORY IN THE HEADLINES The Persian Gulf, Aug 3, 1990 More than 100,000 Iraqi soldiers and hundreds of tanks invaded the neighbouring country of Kuwait early yesterday morning. They launched a surprise attack at 2am and within 24 hours, had seized control of their smaller and much
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        189 124 Tick the correct meanings of the words below: Threatened a. Predicted b. Wanted c. Promised No match for a. No competition for b. Not friendly towards c. Not wanting to play games Invasion a. An attack to take over a place b. A surprise attack c. An attack against
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        67 125  -  MALINI NATHAN Everything comes in a single or plural form. Can you spot the differences? BY SINGULAR PLURAL speaker biologist magazine Common factor: SINGULAR PLURAL colony fantasy party Common factor: Go through The Straits Times and find one word that fits each of the categories. Write them
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        377 125 BY KIM MAX ARE YOU A SPOILED BRAT? 1. How many siblings do you have? a. I'm an only child. b. I've got one/two brothers/ sisters. c. There are four or more of us kids in the family. 2. What do you do if you don't get your
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        112 126 Tenses can cause a lot of tension. So, to refresh your memory after the holidays, complete this chart. The first row has been done for you. by malini nathan Present Past Present Continuous Past Continuous Past Participle take took is/are taking was/were taking had taken eat forget
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        121 127 Use this blank page to design a birthday card for Little Red Dot, which turns three next month. You can draw, write greetings, use photographs... just get creative and have fun. Send your entry to us by Friday and, if your contribution is published, you will win an
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