The Straits Times, 4 August 2008

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 70 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS ►> MICA (P) 115/12/2007 MONDAY, AUGUST 4 2008 •B A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • INSIDE
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      Lock icon Record crowd and sales at travel fair
      96 1 IT WAS the best showing ever for a travel fair hosted by the National Association of Travel Agents Singapore. Despite fears that rising inflation would curb travel plans, the weekend fair at the Singapore Expo in Changi drew over 65,000 people. And they
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      Lock icon Anwar warns of vote-buying
      60 1 MALAYSIAN opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has warned of the possibility of massive vote-rigging by the government to prevent him from winning a key by-election. He kicked off his election campaign yesterday, after his wife Wan Azizah Wan Ismail vacated her Penang seat of Permatang Pauh which
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      Lock icon S'pore paddlers in high spirits
      65 1 THINGS are going smoothly for the Singapore women's table tennis team as they try to end the country's 48-year Olympic medal drought. Captain Li Jiawei (below) has almost recovered from a bout of the flu and the morale of the paddlers is in a healthy
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    • Article
      Lock icon Second temple in border dispute
      73 1 A FRESH dispute over a second temple along the Cambodian-Thai border region has flared up. Cambodia accused Thai soldiers of occupying a 13 th century temple on its soil last Thursday. But Thailand contends that the Ta Moan Thorn temple is sitting on disputed territory.
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    Lock icon Biggest fire in 5 years razes factory
    180 1  -  Amelia Tan By AN INFERNO (above) swept through a factory complex in the Sungei Kadut area near Woodlands yesterday afternoon, razing several tin shacks. One of the biggest fires in Singapore in the last five years, the blaze started in the rear of
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    Lock icon Haze returns to region as Sumatra's illegal fires rage
    531 1  -  Teo Cheng Wee Salim Osman Despite fire-fighting efforts, visibility just 2km in Riau; air over Malaysia worsens By In Kuala Lumpur Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta HAZE shrouded parts of the region yesterday after fires scorched forest and plantation land in Sumatra
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    Lock icon Expanding ST online with blogs and breaking news
    1034 1  -  SUMATHI V. SELVARETNAM By THE Straits Times is improving and expanding its online offerings in a big way to draw more readers who spend a lot of time on the Internet. The newspaper is undergoing several changes this Friday in a revamp
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      357 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2-4 n the dark over organ trades Asia 6-12 Wife of jailed Indonesian kidney World 13-17 peddlar Toni says she knew nothing Review 18-19 of his involvement in the Tang Wee PYI 20 Sung kidney-buying case. SECTION TWO PAGE H1 V° m u in k HI"SS
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon PRs can use automated clearance soon
      335 3  -  Serene Luo By THE over 440,000 permanent residents (PRs) here will be able to use the speedier electronic immigration clearance channels from as early as next month, saving them time in checkpoint queues. Electronic channels, installed two years ago at the main checkpoints, have
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      Lock icon One in 10 trauma victims needs doctor's aid to cope
      700 3  -  Jessica Jaganathan Hospitals now follow up such cases, get them help if they develop stress-linked disorder By ONE in 10 of Changi General Hospital's victims of abuse, accidents and other traumatic incidents in the last year need a doctor's help
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      Lock icon MUM ABOUT HER TWIN
      117 3 ST PHOTO: I Madam Sandhya Shrestha, 31, picking up her surviving daughter Jamuna, whose formerly conjoined twin, Ganga, died last Tuesday in Kathmandu. For now the family is keeping the news from the eight-year-old. The twins' mother said she could not bring herself to tell Jamuna
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      Lock icon Transport leaps in Beijing ahead of Games
      586 4  -  Chua Chin Hon New highways, bus lanes and subways built but using them is a problem By' China Bureau Chief In Beijing THEY have no fancy nicknames and are not the object of adulation by architects worldwide. But the less glamorous aspect of
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      272 4 in the* prime. More Prime pages from Aug 8 TOP OF THE NEWS More room for the top news of the day. SPECIAL REPORTS Exclusive reports from Singapore and our bureaus across Asia and beyond. COMMENTARY OF THE DAY Our writers give their views on issues that matter. THE 4
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      56 4 Reits a safer bet? HI 9 R i H High yields and strong results make Reits stand out in a volatile market. But their link to the cyclical property market is sparking a debate over their potential as defensive plays MAN TRADES IN CAR TO BUY ANOTHER, BUT... Old car
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Anwar fears huge vote-rigging by BN
      824 6  -  Hazlin Hassan Teo Cheng Wee THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK But he says he is ready to fight any govt tactics to thwart his bid in by-election By In Klang (Selangor) MALAYSIAN opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday he was bracing himself for "massive" vote-rigging
      THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  824 words
    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Elated crowds greet Olympic torch in Sichuan
        650 7  -  Tracy Quek Joy tinged with sorrow as relay kicks off in Guang'an in quake-hit province By China Correspondent In Guang'an City (Sichuan) JUBILANT crowds in colourful T-shirts waved red Chinese flags and cheered themselves hoarse to give the Olympic torch a raucous and
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        Lock icon Protests during Games: Give 5 days' notice first
        277 7 REUTERS Beijing CHINESE citizens and foreigners wishing to hold protests during the Beijing Olympics must apply five days beforehand and not harm China's "national interests", a Games security official said. Accused by critics of stifling dissent ahead of the Games, China recently
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Pyongyang to expel S. Koreans from resort
        506 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Move comes after shooting of Seoul tourist, prompting anger in South Seoul NORTH Korea said yesterday it would eject South Koreans from a mountain resort in the communist country, in a further sign of fraying ties between the
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        Lock icon 1st HK case: Muslim sues over ham in seafood pizza
        275 8 Hong Kong IN THE first case of its kind in this Chinese city, a Muslim has sued Pizza Hut after he ate a seafood pizza that contained ham, a newspaper reported yesterday. Pakistani Ali Shafkat is seeking undisclosed damages from
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        Lock icon 20 injured as Tokyo escalator jerks to a halt
        131 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS Tokyo AT LEAST 20 people were injured when an escalator at a Tokyo convention centre jerked to an abrupt halt yesterday, police and paramedics said. Kyodo News said more than 100 people were on the 30m-high escalator, which links
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        Lock icon COOL ROADS
        47 8 Japanese dressed in yukata, or summer casual kimono, sprinkling recycled water on a hot road along Tokyo's Ginza shopping district yesterday, as part of a nationwide campaign to ease the urban heat. Temperatures had soared to 34 deg C in the Japanese capital. PHOTO: AFP
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        Lock icon Cabinet revamp fails to boost Fukuda's rating
        291 8 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Tokyo JAPANESE Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's revamp of his Cabinet has done little to improve his image among voters, as media surveys released yesterday showed, fanning doubts over whether he can keep his job. Mr Fukuda, 72, tapped
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    • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon South Asian nations to set up $410m growth fund, food bank
        525 9  -  Ravi Velloor They join hands to fight terrorism but no progress on freeing up regional trade By South Asia Bureau Chief In Colombo SOUTH Asia's leaders flew home from a summit that was billed to focus on development and
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        Lock icon Stampede at Indian temple kills at least 145
        425 9 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Chandigarh (India) AT LEAST 145 people, mostly women and children, were crushed to death in a stampede at a temple in northern India yesterday, police said. Iron railings around the Hindu temple in the state of Himachal Pradesh broke,
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      • WORLD QUICKLY
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          Lock icon NINE DIE IN K2 AVALANCHE
          79 9 XINHUA ISLAMABAD: Nine mountaineers hit by an avalanche during their hike at the 8,611 m K2 peak in northern Pakistan have died, local TV reports said yesterday. Base camp sources were quoted as saying that the dead comprised three from South Korea, two from Nepal,
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          Lock icon S. KOREAN HEAD DENIES FRAUD LINK
          112 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Myung Bak yesterday denied any involvement in a mul-timillion-dollar fraud case after his wife's cousin was arrested. The First Lady's 74-year-old cousin, Kirn Ok Hee, is accused of receiving three billion won (553.9 million) to help a
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          Lock icon FLEEING FATAH MEN BACK IN GAZA
          75 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GAZA CITY: Israel began returning Fatah members who had fled deadly clashes in the Gaza Strip to the territory yesterday, following a request by Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas. Mr Abbas had asked Israel to allow 180 people to leave Gaza after nine
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Fresh Thai-Cambodian row brewing over another old temple
        614 10 Fresh ThaiCambodian row brewing over another old temple ASSOCIATED PRESS XINHUA Stand-off over Preah Vihear up a notch with latest Cambodian claim Phnom Penh CAMBODIA has accused Thai soldiers of occupying a temple site along another stretch of their border, an escalation of an ongoing armed stand-off that nearly led
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; XINHUA; AFP  -  614 words
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        Lock icon New UN envoy on first mission to Myanmar
        214 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yangon THE United Nations' new human rights envoy for Myanmar has arrived for his first mission in the military-run nation, where his frustrated predecessor made little headway in pushing the junta to reform. UN special rapporteur Tomas Ojea Quintana, who
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        Lock icon Idea that may fly – building material made of feathers
        353 10 Idea that may fly building material made of feathers AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Manila A FILIPINO scientist says he has created a new composite building board made of chicken feathers, in what may be a major breakthrough for the construction industry in Asia. The new material is resistant to the region's armies
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        Lock icon Critics rap Cabinet revamp; govt says most Thais pleased
        400 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS Bangkok THAILAND'S government has defended its major Cabinet shake-up over the weekend, saying it has a popular public mandate to tackle slowing economic growth and unify the fractured country. "The majority of Thais are pleased with the reshuffle because
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Race issues surface in Malaysian politics again
        981 12  -  Carolyn Hong NEWS ANALYSIS Latest street-sign dispute in Penang shows racial bias still dominates politics By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur THE road signs in George Town, Penang, may soon have to be enlarged to accommodate several languages Malay, English, Chinese, Tamil
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        Lock icon Langkawi tourism in dire straits as arrivals dip
        406 12 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Langkawi TOURISM industry players in Langkawi are pessimistic about the island's future as a tourist destination, as the hotel occupancy rate continues to dip to as low as 10 per cent. The rate in many hotels dropped to
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        Lock icon Muhyiddin not eyeing top two Umno posts
        323 12 BERNAMA Kuala Lumpur TAN Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (right) yesterday said he would defend his post as Umno's vice-president at the party elections in December, dismissing speculation that he might go for the party presidency or deputy presidency. He also said that he abided
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        Lock icon Jakarta wants higher wages for maids working in KL
        202 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Kuala Lumpur INDONESIA will seek higher wages for its nationals working as domestic helpers in Malaysia as the cost of living rises. Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia Da'i Bachtiar told The Star newspaper that higher daily wages top a list
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      25 6 Idea that may fly A Filipino scientist says he has created a new composite building material made of compressed cement and chicken feathers. PAGE 10
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Trying on old age for sake of the elderly
      692 13 NEW YORK TIMES From car makers to social workers, more train with old-age simulations Columbus (Ohio) WHAT does it feel like to be old? At the Westminster Thurber Retirement Community here, Mrs Heather Ramirez summed it up in two words: "Painful.
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      Lock icon FBI nabs man who abducted his daughter
      337 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE New York FEDERAL Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents have tracked down a man who abducted his seven-year-old daughter, sparking a national manhunt and fevered speculation over his true identity. The FBI in Boston, where Clark Rockefeller abducted his daughter from his
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      Lock icon Blair's memo mocks Brown's lamentable confusion'
      592 14 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Ex-British PM says successor has played into hands of opposition Tories London BRITAIN'S embattled Prime Minister Gordon Brown suffered another blow yesterday with the publication of a memo in which former premier Tony Blair heaps scorn on his successor's performance in
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      Lock icon Row over using taxpayers' money to fund pro-govt shows
      255 14 London BRITAIN'S Labour government has become embroiled in a fresh row over the alleged use of taxpayers' money to fund television documentaries that give its policies a sympathetic light. The Sunday Telegraph newspaper said yesterday that it had established that almost
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      Lock icon Female militants 'pose growing threat to Europe'
      409 15 Intelligence experts probe implications of Al-Qaeda's new terrorist tactics London EUROPEAN intelligence agencies are mounting a major investigation of the threat posed by female Islamic militants, amid fears that attacks by Middle Eastern women suicide bombers could spread to the EU. Britain's Observer
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      Lock icon Al-Qaeda confirms arms expert's death
      178 15 REUTERS Dubai AL-QAEDA yesterday confirmed that Abu Khabab al-Masri, a chemical and biological weapons expert, was killed in a suspected US air strike in Pakistan's border region last week. Masri, who had a US$5 million (556.9 million) bounty on his head, had been earlier identified
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      Lock icon Watchdog to review Qantas' safety standards
      334 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Sydney AUSTRALIA'S aviation agency has launched an unprecedented review of Qantas Airways' safety standards, after a Manila-bound jetliner spraying hydraulic fuel made the airline's third high-profile emergency landing in eight days. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (Casa) announced the review
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Heaviest man eyes slimming record
        370 16 LOSING 185 kg in body weight may seem like an extreme way to get into the record books. But that is what 43-year-old Manuel Uribe from Monterrey, Northern Mexico, has done. The world's heaviest man is now on track to become the planet's most successful
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        Lock icon Safe after 14-storey fall
        116 16 A 12-YEAR-OLD girl just wanted to show her cousin the view from her family's rooftop. Instead, she fell into a chimney and plummeted down the flue for 14 storeys, emerging nearly unscathed after landing in a pile of furnace soot. Grace Bergere, a young rock drummer,
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      Lock icon Police tape on bus-attack suspect leaked on Net
      262 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS Toronto A POLICE officer at the scene of a grisly beheading on a Canadian bus reported seeing the attacker hacking off pieces of the victim's body and eating them, according to a police tape leaked on the Internet. In the
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      Lock icon More in US grow own veg to shrink food bills
      595 16 WASHINGTON POST Rising cost of living prompts even city dwellers to plant produce New York JUST beneath a train subway platform in Brooklyn, Ms Tanika Gentry fingers the deep green leaves of a collard plant in the soil of a
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    • SINGAPORE AND THE WORLD THIS WEEK
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        Lock icon Nation celebrates 43rd birthday with a bang
        137 17  -  TANIA TAN SINGAPORE WHAT IT IS SINGAPORE celebrates 43 years of independence on the floating platform at Marina Bay on Saturday. WHY IT MATTERS Amid rising inflation and a slowing economy, the parade is expected to be a morale booster for Singaporeans as
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        Lock icon President's Scholarships to be given out on Thursday
        69 17  -  TANIA TAN WHAT IT IS THE annual President's Scholarship award ceremony, administered by the Public Service Commission, will be held on Thursday. WHY IT MATTERS The scholarship is responsible for grooming future public administration leaders. Candidate selection is based on academic, co-curricular
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        Lock icon Bush to reassure Asia of US engagement during farewell tour
        226 17  -  LEE TEE JONG, NIRMAL GHOSH, SIM CHI YIN WORLD WHAT IT IS US PRESIDENT George W. Bush (right) makes a farewell visit to Asia this week. He will visit South Korea, Thailand and China where he will attend the opening
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        Lock icon Manila and rebel group to ink pact
        129 17  -  ALASTAIR MCINDOE WHAT IT IS THE Philippine government and the separatist rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, are set to sign a memorandum of agreement in Kuala i Lumpur tomorrow I over the enlargement of an existing semiautonomous region for Muslims on
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        Lock icon MONDAY
        38 17 WASHINGTON: Closing arguments in trial of Salim Hamdan, Osama bin Laden's former driver. Case seen as a test of the controversial military tribunals set up by the US administration to try suspects in the "war on terror".
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        26 17 ATHENS: Two boats carrying activists from 17 countries will leave Cyprus for Gaza in a bid to break an Israeli blockade of the Palestinian territory.
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        34 17 HIROSHIMA; The Japanese city commemorates the dropping of the atomic bomb in 1945. BEIJING: Olympic torch relay arrives after its 130-day world tour. Russian PM Vladimir Putin visits for talks with Chinese officials.
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        33 17 YANGON: Trial of comedian Zarganar, a leading dissident, and three other anti-govern-ment activists. Zarganar was arrested on June 3 after publicly criticising the ruling generals for their sluggish response to Cyclone Nargis.
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        21 17 YANGON: 20th anniversary of 8-8-88 uprising. Student protests were crushed by the army, with the loss of about 3,000 lives.
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        14 17 NAGASAKI: The Japanese city commemorates the dropping of the atomic bomb in 1945.
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        13 17 BEIJING: Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen meets his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao.
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      24 13 Fugitive father caught FBI agents have nabbed a man accused of kidnapping his seven-year-old daughter. The child is reunited with her mother. PAGE 14
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      409 18 LAST week, the Australian federal government and New South Wales announced intentions to turn Sydney into a key financial centre for the Asia-Pacific region. Such plans are not completely new of course, as the previous federal government had campaigned to better position the country for a
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      1078 18  -  Ching Cheong CONFUCIANISM IN CHINA By Senior Writer In Hong Kong AFTER waging an ideological war against Confucius for over half a century, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has finally come to terms with the revered sage whose teachings have deeply influenced not only Chinese
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      701 18  -  Daljit Singh »WAR ON TERROR By For The Straits Times SEVEN years after the 9/11 attacks, the war on terrorism continues, with no end in sight. In a recent survey of Al-Qaeda, The Economist called America's war on terror "inconclusive". The terrorist
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      765 19  -  LOCKNIE HSU FAILURE OF WTO TRADE TALKS By For The Straits Times IS THIS how the Doha trade talks will end with a whimper and not a bang? Trade officials said last week that a high-level meeting in Geneva to save the
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      755 19  -  Deep X Datta-Ray By For The Straits Times FROM the ashes of the failed World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks has risen a new arena for Si-no-Indian cooperation. For the second time in recent history the first was over the issue
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      708 19  -  Gwynne Dyer By For The Straits Times "I AM proud to be a citizen of a country where the Prime Minister can be investigated like an ordinary citizen," said Mr Ehud Olmert on July 30, announcing his resignation as Premier next month to defend himself against
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      46 18 Food for thought In the wake of failed WTO talks, China and India are defying the West in lambasting the 'selfish' behaviour of richer nations. PAGE 19 ■UNCHLNSIES "Tmlp\N)O SCIENTIST 1 CREATED Co/wpoSITE I RUILDIM6 BOARD 1 /IAADE OF CHICKEN Feathers news A SLIGHT (pROfiLE/rt^J ff
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      830 21  -  K.C. VIJAYAN JAILED INDONESIAN IN ORGAN SALE ST PHOTO: He got $29,000 for his kidney, but wife claims... She was unaware that hubby had sold his kidney and is still struggling to clear the mortgage payments By Law Correspondent In Medan WHEN they
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      776 22  -  Lee Hui Chieh Viruses from local infections from three different strains so incidents aren't linked By THE number of people infected by chikungunya here continues to climb but, for now, the virus causing the mosquito-borne disease has probably not gained a foothold in Singapore.
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      446 22  -  Amelia Tan NO ROOM FOR COMPLACENCY "Although Singapore is safe, people should not think that crime will never happen to them." By THE target: A crime-free Bishan. The bearers of this crime-pre-vention message: 250 students from Raffles Junior College and nine other secondary schools
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      604 22  -  Carolyn Quek By A NEW "gang" in town takes in those with past criminal records, but it aims to do anything but stir trouble. In fact, it wants to do the opposite keep youth out of trouble. Calling itself Architects of Life
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      116 23 Odelia Wong (front) and fellow pupils from Concord Primary pointing out their designs to Senior Minister of State for Education and Information, Communications and the Arts Lvi Tuck Yew at the launch of the Singapore Creates project, outside the Pasir Ris MRT station on Saturday. Artwork
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      660 23  -  K.C. VIJAYAN It can compel a lawyer to go for medical test and bar him from practising till then By Law Correspondent AMONG the proposed changes to the Legal Profession Act is a rather unusual clause which deals with the mental and physical
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      518 23  -  K.C. VIJAYAN SINGAPORE'S Court of Appeal has denied a tycoon's application to wind up a company here, saying he was making use of the court. Hong Kong businessman Lav Yu Man had asked the High Court to shut down local firm Wellmix
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      700 24  -  Salma Khalik Seven hours, three hospitals before ex-conjoined twin Ganga was admitted, but it was too late By Health Correspondent In Kathmandu CROWDED conditions and harried hospital workers in the capital of Nepal contributed to the death of former
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      250 24  -  Amelia Tan By YOUNG women here have a new platform that will help them network with some of the country's most influential female executives and politi- cians. The Young Women's Leadership Connection, which was officially launched last Thursday, brings together 60 female business
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      541 24  -  Jessica Jaganathan By THE kitty that will fund scholarships for nurses will be more than doubled from the current $3 million to $7.7 million a year from 2011. The scholarships will be for nurses working towards an advanced diploma or a basic
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      622 25  -  Lim Wei Chean Record 65,000 spend $40 million, with Europe, US among top spots By THE bite of the travel bug is tough to resist. Even a slowing economy and rising costs were not enough to keep bargain hunters from setting new
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      317 25  -  LIM WEI CHEAN NATIONAL Day was marked in advance by various communities across the island yesterday. The events were celebrations of community togetherness, neighbourliness and compassion for the needy. At Kallang Bahru, a mini version of Marina Bay's floating platform was set up
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      82 25 Mr Colin Chia and his wife Marlyn Sim, together with their son Chia Cheng Jone, five, are searching for the windmill the boy made as part of an art display, An Orchard Of Windmills, at the Istana Open House yesterday. The open house, in connection with
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      115 25 home. ground What you need to know about a Singapore I Special Reports I in the revamped I Straits Times I THE I ST 4 DAYS TO GO r t stomp *****! iuujui.stomP£am^g **********7 CA TS Recruit \^A The first step on your ladder to success sTmm Singapore Institute of
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      285 26  -  DAPHNE LEE By RETAILERS and hotels are marking National Day on Saturday with lots of activities and special offers. Shoppers at Takashimaya Department Store can watch a live telecast of the National Day Parade on high-defini-tion television at Takashimaya Square. The Japanese retailer is
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      379 26  -  PHILIP LEE By I A TEAM from the National University of Singapore's business school clinched third place in the annual L'Oreal Brandstorm International Finals in Paris recently. The international marketing contest pitted students from 469 universities in 38 countries. Ms Jenalyn Liv, 22, and
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      225 26  -  LEONG PHEI PHEI By\ MORE than five million passengers have passed through Changi Airport's new Terminal 3 (T3) since it commenced operations on Jan 9 this year, before Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong declared it open officially on July 25. Built at a cost of
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      599 26  -  LAI Yl MING Tourists have been staying away from the quake-struck Chinese province and the authorities are doing all they can to lure them back By\ SICHUAN is struggling not just to rebuild its shattered infrastructure but also to regain the confidence of tourists after
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        56 26 Sing Tel prepaid mobile customers can now top up their accounts for $2 on 1,000 Sing Tel payphones that have the "Easy Top-Up Hot Button". Insert $2 worth of coins, press the hot button and follow the voice prompts. SingTel's chipbased phonecards can also be used to top
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        44 26 The new Panasonic E***** W Foam Epilator has three spin discs that rotate 360 degrees remove hairs that grow in different directions. Use it either dry or wet with soap foam on the arms, legs, underarms and bikini lines. Retails at $169.
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        25 26 At KFC, get five pieces of the new butter garlic cheese Shrimp Nuggets for only $2.50 (Usual Price: $3.50) with any meal purchase.
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        40 26 Neat Feat claims its insoles provide foot support, cushion, absorb impac and shock, and stabilise the foot in the shoe to minimise friction. A pair goes for $40.25 at selected Guardian and Watsons stores and major hospital pharmacies.
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        34 26 Bio-essence's new Tanaka White skincare line taps on an extract from the Tanaka tree bark used traditionally by women in Myanmar to maintain fairness of the skin. Priced from $9.80 to $33.80.
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        56 26 For a quad band phone that takes good photos and supports push e-mail, try the Sony Ericsson C 902 Cyber-shot. At 108 mm x 49mm x 10.5 mm anc1 107g, it istheslimmesi 5-megapixel HSDPA Cyber-shot mobile phone with a slideout camera cover. Retails for $688 with a two-year
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      535 27  - Patriotism can you put it on parade? Yen Feng Being part of the NDP is not the only way of showing that you love this country SOAPBOX By I DON'T own a Singapore flag. I don't watch the National Day celebrations. Through my school-going years, I didn't take part in
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      815 27 MY LIFE Despite the many social networking tools available to youth, a corresponding rise in the rate of marriages is nowhere in sight. Youthlnk writers say why Lost in their own world IT IS ironic that as technology progresses and interpersonal communication becomes more efficient, we are
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      236 27  -  Eisen Teo MY THOUGHTS By] EVEN in bright, mid-afternoon sunshine, Marina Souths hulking buildings are eerie. Walk through them and echoes ricochet off mouldy walls, boarded-up rooms and barbed wire. The place resembles a scene from post-apocalyptic movie 28 Days Later. Once, this belt of steamboat-barbe-cue buffet
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      841 28  -  Angela Thiang (Ms) »TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY ACT I REFER to Ms Lynn Lee's column last Thursday, "Banning abortion won't mean more babies" and wish to make the following observations. As a matter of historical fact, the act of performing an abortion was a criminal
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      221 28  -  Khoo Swee Chiow MY SON attends Kindergarten 1 in a PAP childcare centre in Punggol. The classroom is air-conditioned. I suggest childcare centres use fans with open windows for natural ventilation. It is much healthier for children, reduces energy consumption and is environmentally friendly. There
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      193 28  -  Calvin Ho SINGAPOREANS contribute a significant portion of their income 20 per cent for most into the Central Provident Fund (CPF). Of this 20 per cent, a significant part about 6 per cent is channelled into the Medisave fund. Medisave is meant to cover our
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      407 28  -  S. Radha IN HER column last Friday, "Move politics beyond a spectator sport", Ms Chua Mvi Hoong argues that in the game of politics, the Government should just be the groundsman who maintains the sports field, and allows others free access to
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      451 28  -  George Lim CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERS QUITTING I REFER to last Saturday's article, "CFOs quitting: It may signal all's not well". It was a poignant reminder that the role of the chief financial officer (CFO) is pivotal to the success of a public listed
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      324 28  -  Sandra Alison Jayandran (Mdm) I REFER to last Thursday's article, "Lights out? Not for quaint lamp posts in Seletar", and applaud the JTC Corporation for saving some of the character of the old Seletar airbase. However, saving these 30 lamp posts is only scratching
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      40 28 For more readers' views, log on to straitstimes. com. Access to letters online is free. IT'S ABOUT MONEY: Procreation BAD APPLE: Travel MAKE IT A LAW: Corporate charity IT'S THE COSTLY PARKING: Singapore Flyer IT'S ABOUT MONEY, TOO: Materialistic Singapore
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      72 29 The Straits Times is looking for Singaporeans who will be in Beijing during the Aug 8-24 Olympic Games. Which athletes will you be watching, and why? What events are of particular interest to you? How will you celebrate if Singapore wins its first Olympic medal in
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      816 29  -  Marc Lim MARC LIM Table tennis squad in Beijing early to iron out any kinks in medal pursuit By Sports Correspondent in Beijing WHEN you carry the hopes of a nation on your shoulders, you want to leave as little to chance as possible.
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      707 29  -  Terrence Voon REUTERS By AS FAR as gold medals go, Chinese swimmers are not expected to figure prominently in the Beijing Olympics. But home-ground advantage means they are still a force to be reckoned with, warned United States head coach Mark Schubert.
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        676 30  -  Rohit Brijnath From volunteers to security officers, there's a collective solemnity in Beijing By In Beijing BEIJING is a city at full attention. Paramilitary men stand at some corners, so sternly straight and rigid it is as if they have been injected with cement. Even
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        305 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE IT WAS scorching hot in Beijing yesterday, with temperatures hitting 35 degC. Relief is coming at the worst time. Storms are threatening to hit Beijing on the day of the Games' opening ceremony on Friday. Organisers have
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        604 30 ASSOCIATED PRESS Shanghai The "M-V-P!" chants seconds into the game made it clear: Fans wanted to see Kobe Bryant score. For the first time, the United States' Olympic basketball team needed him to do just that. Bryant provided the offence in the Americans' first defensive
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        831 31 ASSOCIATED PRESS, LOS ANGELES TIMES GRAPHICS: BONG FORTIN PHOTOS: Jamaican specialist in 200 m wants to prove he is best in century sprint too KINGSTON THE world's fastest man has decided to try to prove it at the Beijing Olympics. After mulling for
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        413 31  -  Leonard Lim By ST PHOTO: CALVIN Kang cannot wait to leave for the Beijing Games. And it is not just due to the 18-year-old sprinter's excitement at making his debut in the Olympics. It is because Singapore's fastest man this season craves
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          79 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: Laura Wilkinson (right) is looking to bow out of her last Olympics with a gold medal as she prepares to dazzle her rivals with a killer dive". The 30-year-old American, who won a platform gold at the Sydney Games in 2000, is
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          78 31 REUTERS AMSTERDAM: Olympic 100 m freestyle champion Pieter van den Hoogenband has dropped the 200 m from his Beijing programme to concentrate on winning the 100 m title for the third straight time. The 200 m is just hours before qualifying for the
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          80 31 REUTERS MACAU: British athletics officials still have no idea whether marathon world record-holder Paula Radcliffe will run in Beijing after she was diagnosed with a stress fracture of her left femur in May. She has made steady improvement over the past month and is due
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          84 31 REUTERS BEIJING: Argentina's Lionel Messi and Brazil's Ronaldinho were given rapturous receptions on their arrival in China for the Olympic soccer tournament on Friday. "Ronaldinho was surrounded by a multitude asking for autographs, shouting his name and tak- ing photographs," said the Brazilian Football
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          106 31 BEIJING: British long-distance swimmer David Davies is afraid of fish, which is not a problem except that his race takes place in a lake. "If I saw a big fish, I'd be scared," said Davies, who will swim in the 10km open-water event. "They're not
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          63 31 REUTERS BEIJING: Rhythmic gymnastics judge and former world champion Irina Deriugina yesterday failed in her last-ditch attempt to overturn a four-year ban that would stop her from officiating in Beijing. The Ukrainian was banned by the ruling body of gymnastics (FIG) for improperly influencing the
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        103 31 ASSOCIATED PRESS BIRTH dates found online have raised questions about the age of another Chinese gymnast. Yang Yilin, a potential medallist, was born on Aug 26, 1993, according to the 2004-06 registration list on the General Administration of Sport of China's website. That would make her
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      148 32 At the 4.381 km Hungaroring circuit RESULTS 1 Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) McLaren lhr 37min 27.067sec 2 Timo Glock (Ger) Toyota +11.061sec 3 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari +16.856 4 Fernando Alonso (Esp) Renault +21.614 5 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) McLaren +23.048 6 Nelson Piquet Jr (Bra) Renault+32.298 7 Jarno
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      93 32 Here's how: 1) Install Color Cam software SMS "Zap" to ***** (9741-9401 for pre-paid customers) to download the Color Cam software on your mobile phone. You will receive an SMS with instructions to download and install the Colorcam software. You will need
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      471 32 REUTERS MOTOR RACING McLaren driver wins Hungarian GP after Massa retires with 3 laps to go Budapest FELIPE Massa could not have asked for a better 67 laps at the Hungarian Grand Prix yesterday. The Ferrari driver had made an electric start from third on the grid,
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      316 32  -  Jeanette Wang SQUASH By WOMEN'S world No 1 Nicol David suffered her first defeat in nearly a year at the Kallang Squash Centre yesterday and it took a man to do it. David entertained over 600 fans as she pushed the
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      340 32 AUSTRALIAN RULES AFL, 18th rd: St Kilda 14.17 (101) Port Adelaide 14.9 (93), Western Bulldogs 17.11 (113) Sydney 14.13 (97), Geelong 20.14 (134) Richmond 10.11 (71), North Melbourne 13.14 (92) Brisbane 11.18 (84), Adelaide 13.16 (94) Carlton 12.14 (86), Essendon 19.10 (124) Melbourne 17.6 (108), Hawthorn 17.14(116) Collingwood 8.14
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        71 32 LONDON: Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill yesterday said Liverpool had until the Aug 31 transfer deadline to sign £18 million (5548.2 million) England midfielder Gareth Barry. The Villa captain has been linked with a move for more than two
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        111 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOSCOW: Kaka might want to reconsider his loyalty to AC Milan after the Italians were thrashed 5-0 by his summer suitors Chelsea yesterday. Four goals from a razor-sharp Nicolas Anelka were more than enough to settle the third-place play-off in
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        78 32 ASSOCIATED PRESS SUNNINGDALE (England): Yuri Fudoh (right) of Japan shot a three-under 69 to lead by one stroke after the third round of the Women's British Open on Saturday. Fudoh, who reached the tournament by finishing in the top 15 of the
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        72 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AKRON (Ohio): Vijay Singh (69) reeled off two late birdies to join Phil Mickelson (68) and Lee Westwood (67) in a three-way tie for the lead on eight-under 202 after the third round of golfs Bridgestone Invitational on Saturday.
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        105 32 ASSOCIATED PRESS WELLINGTON: Fiji rugby league international Atunaisa Vunivalu has been banned for five years for punching a referee in a club match at Sigatoka, the Fiji Times reported. The board of the Fiji National Rugby League imposed the ban immediately
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      381 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS SOCCER Arsenal striker stays on after doubling of wages but manager believes his heart is with team London MANAGER Arsene Wenger wants Emmanuel Adebayor to prove to Arsenal's boo-boys why he is worth more than a plane-load of cash. The Togo striker,
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      228 33 London NEWCASTLE are in the middle of a £260 million (***** million) takeover battle between two Asian companies. Toon owner Mike Ashley is in talks with Indian billionaire Anil Ambani, who is twice as rich as Chelsea's Roman Abramovich. But Singapore-based investment company Profitable Group which includes
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      198 33 London CRISTIANO Ronaldo's first task when he meets manager Alex Ferguson tomorrow is to insist he be allowed to move to Real Madrid. The winger has told the Spanish giants about his intentions to appease their frustration at his lack of agitation for a move away
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      142 30 SPORTS BET ING WITH THE LEGAL BOOKMAKER S.League SAFFC Combak Mon, 04/08/08 7.45pm 1 S.League Sengkang Ceylang Mon, 04/08/08 7.45pm S.League Bal Khalsa Home United Tue, 05/08/08 7.45pm U International Football Valerenga Liverpool Wed, 06/08/08 I.ooam 1 UE Champions Kaunas Glasgow Rangers Wed, 08/08/08 1.05 am I International Football Munich
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      49 32 sport. Anews More sports We're expanding our menu to bring you reports on more sports We've tied up with The Times X of London to M deliver more m analyses and behind-the- m WF£fs\ scenes reports IhUSI on the English Tj Premier League THE ST 4 DAYS TO GO
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      40 32 TV times CRICKET: Natwest Pro 40 Div I: Middlesex v Somerset (Live, Chi 10, 11.08pm) Events SOCCER: S-League: Sengkang v Geylang (Hougang), SAFFC v Gombak (Choa Chu Kang) 7.45pm. SGSFL Div 1, s-final: SCDFSA v Prisons SRC (St Wilfrid, 5.15pm).
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      186 33 "I am the Resurrection and the Life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die." John 11:25-26 QUAH KIM CHOON Age: 72 Was called home to be with the Lord on Saturday 2 August 2008. Dearly missed
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      69 33 MEMORIAL IST ANNIVERSARY Our Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the family of REV. FR. MARTIN JOSEPH PHILIP MOTHA was called to Eternal Rest in the Lord on Monday the 6th Aug '07 at the Archbishop's House, Borella, Sri Lanka From Staff Members of Philip Motha Property Management Pte Ltd Memorial
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      239 33 CHEW SEW LAN (ZHOU QIULAN) Age: 95 passed away peacefully on 02/08/2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Chang Joon Kwang, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Chang Boon lian Lim Tuat Boey Chang Boon Hai Chang Boon Soon Ong Kok Kirn Chang Boon Lee Wong Ah Yen Chang Boon
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      31 33 Ist Anniversary In Memory of Our Mother Champa Dcvi Panday Late wife of Srikan Panday (Gorakpur U.P.) Departed: 4 Aug 2007 Forever in Our Hearts and Remembered Dearly Missed by Family
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      103 33 LOHYEUNHIONG Age: 92 was called home to be with the Lord on 3 August 2008. Dearly and fondly missed by: Son: Daughter-in-law: Howe Wee Chong Loh Gek Noi Grandchildren: Grandchildren-in-law: Howe Tse Hsien Sharon Wong Chew Yu Howe Wen Li Hsu Pon Poh Howe Tse Chiang Celine Loke Wei Ping
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      145 33 "I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept the faith." (2 Tim 4:7) SARAH LIM LI FANG Age: 22 was called home to be with the LORD on 3 Aug 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Dad: Clement Lim Mum Clare
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      90 33 LEE CHUI HEONG MARIANNE Age: 39 was called home to be with the Lord on 2 August 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Chua Swee Chor Michael Son: Daughter: Chua Hon Wei Marcus Chua Suen Lynn Mindez Father: Mother: Lee Choon Seng Ang Tay Neo Parents-in-law, brothers, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law nephews.
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      89 33 LIM CHENG MENG Age: 85 passed away peacefully on 2 August 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Rosie Foo Sons: Daughters-in-law: Vincent Lim Warangkana Gerard Lim Wei Kiat Julie Tan Lee Choo Bernard Lim Siew Kiat Jolene Teo Bee Lan Grandson: Granddaughters: Keanu Lim Melody Lim
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      78 33 TAN CHOOM MOOI Age: 85 passed away peacefully on 2 August 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Ng Koon Mun Daughter: Son-in-law: Ng Lai Yin Laura Jacques T. Son: Daughter-in-law: NgCheok Yew Lawrence, PBM Neo SiewChuam, Jasmine Grandchildren: NgYu Ling Emily NgZhenYaoEmil Ng Yuan Da Elson
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      58 33 S-League Today Sengkang Punggol v Geylang United (Hougang), SAFFC v Gombak United (Choa Chu Kang) 7.45pm. Tomorrow Balestier Khalsa v Home United (Toa Payoh, 7.45pm). Wednesday Dalian Shide v Young Lions (Queenstown, 7.45pm). Thursday Tampines Rovers v Super Reds (Tampines, 7.45pm). Friday Balestier Khalsa v Gombak United (Jalan Besar, 7.30pm).
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      102 34 (0) CENTS /o JHH DairyFarm JSH Venture Corp DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 Lyxor China H 10USS DelongH Keppel Corp 0CBCCap3.93%Pref10 UOB Wilmar KS Energy 3198 520 1740 1104 ***** 1620 310 1084 9890 1936 433 209 134.1 89.0 87.6 76.0 60.0 50.6 35.0 34.0 28.0 28.0
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      88 34 CENTS /o ligiland Junmoon iastgateW*****1 1 1 1.5 100.0 100.0 50.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 Ferroc RB eCW*****8 CapitalanSGAePW***** Aztech W*****6 Eastgate Tech CapitalanBNPePW***** ChinaPrtP ChinaJishan Benefun Circuits Plus Compact lets Technics Vita W*****7 LHT Hldgs DBS MBL eCW*****2 CapitalanMBLePW***** 15 32 3.5 3.5 34 17 9.5 2
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      101 34 (0) CENTS /o GLD 10USS Daiwa FT Shariah Jap DBS MBL iCW0S1230 CapitalanMBLiCW***** Japan Land W*****6 CapitaLand Keppel Land NOL Austland PG CityDev 8945 897 521 140 11 547 472 275 127 1114 316.1 90.3 67.0 55.0 47.5 44.0 41.0 40.0 38.5 36.0 2.5 6.9 11.4 28.2
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      104 34 CENTS /o CapitalanMBLeCW***** Japan Land W*****6 0.5 11 85.7 81.2 3.0 47.5 -irstRes RBeCW*****8 :oscoCorpBNPeCW***** :oscoCorpRBeCW*****8 !GX RB eCW*****8 :apitalandDBeCW***** >TX PO DB eCW*****1 >PC RB eCW*****8 iPC SGAeCW*****5 1CBC Bk DB eCW*****9 :apitalanMBLeCW***** )BS DB eCW*****5 >acificHCW*****6 >GX BNP ECW*****9 >GX HBL eCW*****7 !TX PO DB
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      76 34 Where S$ stands ...AUg 1 7o UHNU TK ZUUO lOSE FR Ju 131 S$L0W S$ HIGI JS$ 1.3695 -0.26 1.4542 1.345; :uro 2.1308 +0.07 2.2064 2.047' 2.7086 -0.05 2.8431 2.656i 1.2814 +0.82 1.3251 1.234! fen* 1.2718 -0.72 1.4484 1.261! iupiah* .0.***** -0.20 0.***** 0.***** iaht* 4.0832 -0.20 4.4299 4.0191
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      9980 34 UNIT TRUSTS AIG Global Investment Corporation fS) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund!S, 2 056/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/ A 1 333/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 0 9/ APS Alpha Fund (USD) 0 66/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS
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      90 35 National University of Singapore undergraduates Thomas Sim, 22, and Chew Vi Ling, 20 the "Rabbits" turned up at the first Citi Foreign Exchange (FX) Challenge on Saturday donning furry "rabbit ears". They were named the "BestDressed Team" for their round. Tertiary students tried their hand at being
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      423 35 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Shareholders back board after blasting executives over failed takeover talks with Microsoft San Jose (California) YAHOO executives were resoundingly re-elected last Friday after being berated by shareholders over failed takeover talks with Microsoft. Yahoo chief executive Jerry Yang got 85.4 per
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      581 36  -  Michelle Tay Market unaffected by rising prices and global slowdown, says industry chief By rpT TT7 1. THE boss of Sincere Watch believes Singapore can turn itself into a prime place where the world's rich can buy fancy watches. Mr Tay Liam
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      233 36  -  Lee Su Shyan By THE wealth market for the Asia-Pacific region, excluding Japan, is still posting healthy growth, estimated at 11 per cent annually, says ÜBS, the world's largest manager of private wealth. The Swiss giant's global wealth management chairman Raoul Weil, who was
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        51 36 TAN GUONG CHING: APPOINTED independent director of mainboard-listed shipping group Singapore Shipping Corporation, and a member of its audit and remuneration committee. Mr Tan, 61, was formerly permanent secretary of the then-Ministry of Communications and Information. He is chairman of Star Hub and Temasek Life Sciences
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        48 36 HELEN BRAND: PROMOTED to chief executive of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, a global accountancy body based in the United Kingdom. From Sept 1, she will replace Mr Allen Blewitt. Ms Brand, 43, is currently its managing director of strategy and development.
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        41 36 WONG SWEE TENG: NAMED managing director and chief representative of ESPN Star Sports' China office. Mr Wong has more than 15 years' experience in the media industry. He will direct ESPN Star Sports' operations in China.
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        34 36 KOH CHIAP KHIONG: APPOINTED deputy group chief financial officer (CFO) of Sembcorp Industries. Mr Koh, 41, was formerly the CFO of PowerSeraya, a role he had held since 2005.
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      702 37  -  Goh Eng Yeow COMMENTARY Only then can it aspire to be vibrant listing destination for young firms in region By Markets Correspondent YOU can't blame investors for nursing fond memories of some of those early Sesdaq listings, given how they had become goldmines for those
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        60 37 MERRILL Lynch has kept its buy call on Sing Tel while trimming its price target from $4.20 to $4.08. Merrill thinks that there is upside potential from its current levels. We prefer Sing Tel over Star Hub owing to...SingTel's market domination that allows it
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        47 37 CITIGROUP has put out a sell call for Singapore Airlines with a $13 price target. "With earnings and price performance volatile, it is difficult to have a long-run fair value for an airline stock," it said. CITIGROUP, July 31 Rating: SELL
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        50 37 DMG Research has maintained its buy rating on Keppel Corp with a $12.21 price forecast. It noted that muted growth is expected. "We believe that KeppePs conglomerate business model would be largely dragged down by its property division." DMG RESEARCH, Aug 1 Rating: BUY
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      407 37  -  Alvin Foo TAKING STOCK By Markets Correspondent SINGAPORE stocks could enjoy a pre-Olympics and National Day rally later this week, despite the recent pervading gloom on Wall Street. However, the market is expected to open weaker after United States shares dipped
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      348 37  -  Alvin Foo WARRANT WATCH By Markets Correspondent RECENT market turbulence is drawing investors into fresh positions for warrants linked to Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index. Despite the volatility, the Hang Seng closed up 0.5 per cent at 22,862.6 points for the week. Last
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      727 38  -  Chua Hian Hou Such charging is already in force overseas and ISPs here studying that By THEY are called bandwidth hogs and they have had pretty much a free ride here when it comes to using the Internet for anything from
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      324 38 Ernst Young sues over award name BLOOMBERG »'ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR' ROW New York ERNST Young LLP, one of the Big Four accounting firms, has sued Entrepreneur Media over claims that the magazine publisher violated a trademark for its "Entrepreneur of the Year" award. Entrepreneur Magazine's 2008 contest, which uses
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      323 34 AllianzGl Choice Equity Fund Invest with peace of mind regardless of market conditions* Please note that the AllianzGl Choice Equity Fund is not a capital protected fund. The Fund aims to provide investors with enhanced returns over Singapore money market rates and with potential income distribution. This material is prepared
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      39 35 moneymatters^ In your new Money section New Working Life section every Monday on career moves, pay trends, office politics and cubicle culture More stories about the economy, personal finance matters and the property market ST 4 DAYS TO GO
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      563 36 With mixed economic data from the US market, the Hang Seng Index ("HSI") was quite volatile last week, fluctuating within 792 points. However the HSI closed almost unchanged compared to the previous week. Turnover has been relatively low as most investors were cautious and stayed on the sidelines. Investors who
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      62 39 PEOPLE MESMERISING MISIA QUICK ACTION HITPARADE Japanese REtB queen 1 Maria Bello SingFestwows has five-octave voice has a ball 7,000-strong crowd page 2 page 3 pages 6&7 ■■■—ir?'-*^" '>Vi I -i '--'iVi ■■-.^j'SJsSla. I I 1% thot ho ie o m I >^M|^ 1' I Lll d L lIC Ij
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        890 40 Japanese singer Misia wants to spread happiness, so she promises her upcoming concert here will be enjoyable JAPANESE R&B chanteuse Misia is celebrated for her five-octave voice and ability to sing in the human voice's highest possible register, the so-called whistle register. So it
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        650 41  -  Yong Shu Hoong Action movies allow actress Maria Bello to get her angst out onscreen, so that she does not have any in real life IN LOS ANGELES THE true test of a celebrity's patience and graciousness can be applied by plying her with the most obvious
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        499 41 FRENCH-Canadian pop rock band Simple Plan turn into spiky-haired anime characters in youth channel Animax Asia's first full-length animation film, LaMB, which will air in February next year. Known for worldwide hits such as Addicted and Perfect, the popular quintet will also perform the film's theme song, I
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          2024 42 Looking at Christopher Lee now, it's hard to imagine he has once felt inferior. The kampung boy at heart has emerged a survivor with true grit through ups and downs CHRISTOPHER Lee, one of local television's biggest male stars, will probably be a pretty handy fellow to
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          196 42 'Life in showbusiness is not necessarily more complex than in a factory. In a factory, people backstab too. They fight for increments and do all sorts of things for overtime. Every business is complex' On life as a factory worker. He was one for six years 'When I jump
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        470 43  -  Dave Chua Singer Stefanie Sun pipped Tanya Chua and JJ Lin to emerge winner at the MTV Asia awards IN GENTING SINGER Stefanie Sun won the Favourite Artist of Singapore at the MTV Asia Awards, which took place in Genting, Malaysia, last Saturday night. She said
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        85 43 Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award: Leona Lewis Bring Da House Down Award: Muse Asia Tour Innovation Award: Radiohead Best Hook-up: Timbaland feat Oneßepublic for Apologize Favourite Artist of Hong Kong: Leo Ku (right) Favourite Artist of Malaysia: Nicholas Teo Favourite Artist of Mainland China: Li Yuchun Favourite
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        82 44 'Now I'm the Sexiest Man Alive's chunky cousin' Actor Matt Damon (above) on his new heavier look for the upcoming film, The Informant It must be an embarrassment for the wives of other heads of state to see this beautiful creature who can wear anything and speak like that'
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        378 44 SingFest Day 1 Audience made up of mostly teens and young adults keep energy high for all 10 hours of SingFest >pop SINGFEST Fort Canning Park/Last Saturday Eddino Abdul Hadi MUSIC REPORTER POWER chords and thundering drums were the order of the day on the first
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        240 44  -  Jocelyn Lee Jacqueline Seng, 23, producer: "Travis were definitely the best tonight. Lead singer Fran Healy has such an amazing voice it just soars when he sings. But I didn't like that Lostprophets made us wait so long for them. In all, it
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        249 45  -  Boon Chan Best spokesmen for washing detergent Dearest The Canadian indie band were a blinding sight in their whiter-than-white outfits of T-shirts, pants, blazer and even a cravat on frontman Andre Palmieri. Least likely to feel out of place in a concert hall Crowned King This
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        817 46 AP Indonesia rediscovers its rock 'n' roll legends only after they were feted as Holland's rock pioneers JAKARTA It took a half century and You Tube to bring Indonesia's rock 'n' roll legends back home. Andy Tielman and his three brothers left for Europe in 1957, where
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        417 46  -  Jocelyn Lee > concert SING WITH ME sodagreen Max Pavilion, Singapore Expo/Last Saturday TAIWANESE indie band sodagreen proved they deserved to win the Best Band prize in Taiwan's Golden Melody Awards for last year and this year with a highlight-packed concert at the Max Pavilion last Saturday.
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        553 48 AP BANGKOK A large neon red sign in cursive script and a painting of a buxom woman wearing a blue bra advertise The Great World Casino. Nearby, a rice shop displays wooden buckets of grain under a canvas awning. Chow Yun Fat strolls through wearing a
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        240 48 HONG KONG All eyes were not just on Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Carina Lav at their Bhutan nuptials, but also on their youngest guest, Faye Wong's daughter Li Van, two. So wrote a guest, former actress Lin Ching-hsia (right), in an essay
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        64 48 CANCER-STRICKEN: Christina Applegate, 36, famed for playing ditzy daughter Kelly Bundy on TV comedy Married... With Children, is fighting breast cancer but is expected to make a full recovery, her spokesman said last Saturday... FREE AT LAST: Fallen rock star Gary Glitter, 63, will be released from jail in
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        646 73 IN readers share their thoughts on what it is that defines Singaporeans and connects them to this island they call home IT'S OUR MULTIRACIAL HARMONY "Singapore is made up of immigrants from all over the world Chinese, Indians, Malays, Eurasians and people of other ethnicities and
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        485 74  -  Malini Nathan At the Drama Of History competition, secondary school students condensed history into 10-minute plays. By Nothing like a dose of humour to bring alive an otherwise dry subject. Ten groups of secondary school students added laughs to history on July 25, bringing home the
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        1049 78 The heat, the passion, the pride. Malini Nathan finds out why you love and hate the parade of the year. When fireworks light up the sky at the National Day Parade (NDP), they may feel I differently about it all. But until then, NDP is wearing out I some
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        786 79 Ever since it was launched in 1984, the Gifted Education Programme (GEP) has attracted praise and criticism. So how successful has it been? The answer to that question was presented at a recent conference: Students have indeed benefited from it, but only in academic areas. The survey compared GEP
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        404 81 ST PHOTO: By Debbie Yong, The Sunday Times, July 20, 2008 The bad blood between the two reigning queens of the local blogosphere has come to the boil. Last month, blogger Wendy Cheng, who goes by the online moniker Xiaxue, received a letter from the lawyer of fellow
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        104 81 Blogs are not private, and because they are considered to be in the public domain. Some bloggers have run into trouble over their postings. In 2006, a 21-year-old accounts assistant was given a warning for putting up an offensive cartoon of Jesus on a blog. And in 2005, a
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        108 81 In Singapore, most blogs may be about entertainment, as this report suggests. But in other countries, they can be much more serious. In Malaysia, for example, blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin has been charged with sedition (an attempt to bring down the government) and has been jailed. He was arrested
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        538 84 Match these digits to the reasons they made the news 1) Number of small bombs that went off in the religiously tense Indian a) 16 000 c'ty °f Ahmedabad last month, killing at least 45 people and wounding 162. This was a day after eight bombs exploded in
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      132 72 SUPERVISING EDITOR Bertha Henson EDITOR Serene Goh DEPUTY EDITOR Claudette Peralta COORDINATOR Yen Feng JOURNALISTS Malini Nathan, Lim Pow Hong CONTRIBUTORS Alison de Souza, Andrew Duffy, Mardiana Abu Bakar, Sonia Sng ART DESIGN Samir Shridhar, Jaster Ngui, Zulaiha Jumari EDITORIAL PROJECTS UNIT Peter Khoo, Gerard Wong, Shahrena Hassan CIRCULATION INQUIRIES
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