The Straits Times, 9 September 2008

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    18 1 MICA (P) 115/12/2007 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 2008 *8* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon End of Holland V valets
      64 1 VALET operators who have been operating for years at Holland Village have been told by the Housing Board that they are not allowed to do business there. The HDB also said it would put in place a cashcard parking system from Sept 22. And there
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      Lock icon Cracking a killer cancer
      44 1 RESEARCHERS here may have found a prevention for the top cancer killer among men in Singapore. The team of 12 researchers have been studying the gene which suppresses cancerous growth in cells for the past six years. PRIME PAGE A3
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      Lock icon DBS cuts Giro wait
      51 1 COME the first quarter of next year, DBS Bank will allow its customers to apply to pay by Giro via its AXS terminals. The DBS initiative is aimed at simplifying the process that could cut by weeks the usual processing time for Giro applications. MONEY PAGE
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      Lock icon Samak's hearland trip
      54 1 EMBATTLED Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej took a respite from the political standoff in Bangkok with his staunch foes, going to his People Power Party stronghold of Udon Thani in the north-east where he and his Cabinet colleagues were greeted like film stars by over 20,000 screaming
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      Lock icon HK voters go for balance
      44 1 HONG Kong voters opted for the status quo in Sunday's legislative elections, leaving the balance of power between the pro-democracy and pro-Beijing camps virtually unchanged and the timetable for democratic reform unlikely to be altered. PRIME PAGE A 4
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    Lock icon US bailout lifts Asian markets
    721 1  -  Lee Su Shyan STI notches up largest one-day gain since last August, but market players remain wary By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR ASIAN stock markets surged with relief yesterday after a dramatic move by the United States government to grab control of two ailing home loan
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    Lock icon The sweet taste of art
    211 1 HERE is a temple with a difference: It is made of sugar all 5V2 tonnes of it. Created by artists Chaw Ei Them, Richard Streitmatter-Tran and Aung Ko for the Singapore Biennale 2008, it is titled September Sweetness, an ironic tribute to those who lost
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        Lock icon Enter tyro Zardari -into a troubled state
        40 2 WE SAY The Pakistani people must hope that their greenhorn new president, Mr Asif Ali Zardari, is up to the task of managing a country of unimagined contrasts and contradictions. EDITORIAL PAGE A23
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        Lock icon Legal concepts take a hit
        25 2 COLUMNS The principles which are being broken in Georgia should worry any nation, says Jonathan Eyal. REVIEW PAGE A 24
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        Lock icon Killer instinct wins
        22 2 Serena Williams' killer instinct crushed Jelena Jankovic's winning personality in the US Open, says Rohit Brijnath. SPORTS PAGE 812
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        Lock icon Not a standards issue
        30 2 OUR READER SAYS Reader Roland Chia wants universities to base the supply of places on "minimum standards" rather than an arbitrary quota. FORUM PAGE A 25
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        53 2 www.straitstimes.com Kimberly Spykerman says the North-South Highway isn't as dangerous as people make it out to be. Grace Chua gets shortlisted as one of 10 to become Singapore's first female to reach for the Antarctica. P. Jayaram looks at India's Katrina and compares this year's Bihar devastation with
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      Lock icon Size up home supply again
      959 2  -  Fiona Chan Figures predicting ample numbers don't take into account delayed projects By PROPERTY REPORTER WHAT a difference a year makes. Just last year, all official hands were on deck to calm what was seen as an overheating property market. To help keep soaring home
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      Lock icon S'POre scientists crack cancer clue
      730 3  -  Judith Tan Discovery of key gene's role in colorectal cancer will help the fight against the disease By Malignant tumour growing in large intestine COLORECTAL cancer is a malignant tumour which occurs in the inner wall of the large intestine. Risk factors for the cancer
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      Lock icon Hong Kongers vote for status quo
      865 4  -  Ching Cheong Pro-Beijing camp wins 29 seats; pro-democracy factions retain their veto power with 21 seats By SENIOR WRITER THE balance of power between Hong Kong's pro-Beijing and pro-democracy camps was almost unchanged by Sunday's Legislative Council elections, meaning the Beijing-set timeframe for democratic
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      62 4 IN A report on Aug 18 we said that An-glo-Chinese School (Independent) completed an unprecedented "grand slam" of rugby titles taking the A, B and C divisions. We would like to clarify that Raffles Institution had in fact taken all three titles in 1975. Their
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        Lock icon Bond free
        1150 6  -  Janice Heng A-level holders turning down overseas Govt scholarships in favour of those offered locally with no strings attached By Today's no-strings-attached generation 'does not appreciate and in fact cannot conceive of being bonded to a particular organisation for any particular length of time', says Mr Pushp Deep
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      Lock icon New UWC campus in Tampines hit by delay
      754 8  -  Jane Ng Only infant school will open in August 2010, cutting number of pupils who can enrol By NO LET-UP ON STANDARDS "With the construction boom, it has affected the availability of suitable contractors. We do not want to compromise on standards
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        Lock icon S'porean finds his calling in war zone
        819 9  -  Sujin Thomas His weapon of choice: An arsenal of at least 10 languages By AS A boy, Mr Kevjn Lim got into so many scrapes that he landed up in Boys' Town, a home for delinquents. Now 29, Mr Lim is still involved
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
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      Lock icon Is the protest site turning into a slum?
      600 10  -  Teo Cheng Wee By BANGKOK: Lashed by rain and baked by the sun, living conditions for the thousands of anti-government protesters at Government House are getting worse as the standoff between the opposition People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) and Prime Minister Samak
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      Lock icon FLASHPOINT UDON THANI
      682 10  -  Nirmal Ghosh Violence may erupt if PAD holds protests in upcountry provinces By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: Upcountry provinces may prove to be new flashpoints as the ruling People Power Party (PPP) begins to emulate former premier Thaksin Shinawatra's "mobile" Cabinet meetings beginning today with Udon Thani in
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        Lock icon TV host Samak in the dock: Ruling today
        468 11 BANGKOK: Thailand's Constitutional Court will rule today on whether Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej violated the Constitution by hosting television cooking shows while in office. If found guilty of conflict of interest, Mr Samak will have to step down along with his Cabinet.
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        302 11 BANGKOK: The service is impeccable as always, the cakes in the afternoon tea buffet are delicious and the views are fascinating, but Bangkok's iconic Oriental Hotel says it has been badly hit by Thailand's political crisis. The 19th-century teak and marble hotel, which has hosted
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        Lock icon DEFECTION RUMOURS BN MPs off on Taiwan study trip
        534 12  -  Hazlin Hassan Opposition insists govt takeover plan still moving along By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: Nearly 50 Barisan Nasional (BN) lawmakers left for Taiwan yesterday, amid persistent rumours of defections of MPs from the ruling coalition to the opposition. The eight-day
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        Lock icon Penang MCA severs ties with Ahmad
        721 12 Remarks not overplayed SIN Chew Daily yesterday issued a statement maintaining that it did not overplay remarks made by Umno division chief Ahmad Ismail (left), which had infuriated many ethnic Chinese. The newspaper said its report comprised only three short paragraphs and appeared on
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        Lock icon Rice seed fiasco hits Yudhoyono
        699 13  -  Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Hybrid seed project linked to his aide fails to yield a second harvest as it was supposed to By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's credibility has taken yet another hit, this time over the failure of rice seeds that were
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        Lock icon S'pore ship among three vessels that evaded pirates
        442 13 KUALA LUMPUR: A Singapore ship was among three vessels that escaped attempts by pirates to hijack them recently, after crew members took quick action. Pirates armed with rocket-propelled grenades had attacked a Chinese cargo ship, a Singapore liquefied gas carrier and a
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        Lock icon India, China in talks to settle nuclear issue
        539 14 New Delhi criticises Beijing's reluctance to back bid to join group NEW DELHI: India and China held highlevel talks yesterday amid tension over Beijing's perceived reluctance to support New Delhi's civilian nuclear ambitions. India has criticised Beijing for being unwilling to support
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        Lock icon Two killed as small plane crashes in India
        67 14 A two-seater Cessna crashed into an electric pole in a densely populated residential area of the Indian city of Hyderabad yesterday, killing its trainee pilot and his instructor, reported The Times Of India. The aircraft crashed soon after taking off and turned
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        Lock icon Emission cuts 'in China's interests'
        316 14 BEIJING: China should bind itself to international goals to slash greenhouse gas pollution, one of the nation's most prominent policy advisers said, in a striking break with Beijing's official stance. Dr Hu Angang, a public policy professor at Qinghua University in Beijing, warned that failure
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        Lock icon Economy a top issue in Japan PM race
        773 16  -  Kwan Weng Kin Contenders set to clash over spending, taxes as they push for reforms By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT Candidates' plans to boost economy THREE main candidates of the LDP presidency election and their different ideas on how to reinvigorate Japan's economy: Taro
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        Lock icon Land spat resolved, protesters end siege of Tata plant
        318 16 SINGUR: Opposition activists in eastern India yesterday called off their siege of a Tata Motors factory set to build the world's cheapest car, after striking a deal to end violent protests against the plant. West Bengal state's Trinamool Congress party, which
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        Lock icon 'Palin fever' energises Republicans
        909 18 "I'm ready for her for president I wish it was switched. I just wasn't going to vote at all, (but) she sold us both. She does more things that we do the hunting and the fishing, the outdoors stuff, the kids and the bills. She understands
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        Lock icon Israeli police want Olmert to be charged
        538 19 But recommendation that graft charges be filed is not binding JERUSALEM: The Israeli police has recommended indicting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on charges including bribe-taking, fraud and breach of trust. The non-binding recommendation, which followed a corruption investigation that unfolded for several months,
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        Lock icon Mega-mounds
        56 19 Tourists looking at the spectacular cathedral termite mounds in the Litchfield National Park near Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory. Often visible along highways in the Northern Territory, also know as the "Top End", they are among the largest mound built by termites anywhere in the world and are reminiscent
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        Lock icon Haiti battered by four storms in a month
        438 20 At least 600 Haitians killed; Hurricane Ike tears through Cuba HAVANA: Hurricane Ike roared across Cuba yesterday as the people in Haiti, one of the world's poorest countries, picked up the pieces after being battered by four storms in as many weeks.
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        Lock icon EU monitoring in Georgia to start next month
        274 20 MOSCOW: European Union monitors will deploy to regions surrounding South Ossetia and Abkhazia beginning next month and Russian troops will pull out after that, President Dmitry Medvedev announced yesterday. After talks with visiting French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Mr Medvedev also said international
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        Lock icon More fat kids suffering from liver damage
        842 21 HE COULD HAVE DIED "My son begged me, 'Don't let me die, Mommy'." Mrs Guadalupe Shaffino, whose 15-year-old son Irving (above) would have died from severe liver damage had he not found a donor last year. Teen needed liver transplant IRVING Shaffino, a
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        Lock icon Big Bang machine set to power up
        349 21 GENEVA: It has been called an Alice In Wonderland probe into the make-up of the universe or dangerous tampering with nature that could spell doomsday. Whatever the case, the most powerful atom-smasher ever built will come online tomorrow, eagerly anticipated by scientists worldwide
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        Lock icon Playboy evidence in trial
        171 22 JAKARTA: An Indonesian Islamic hardliner on trial over an armed attack on a rally for religious tolerance objected yesterday when a police officer introduced seized copies of Playboy magazine as evidence in the hearing. The police officer testified for the prosecution that he seized the magazines
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        155 22 BEIJING: China said it was further easing restrictions on travel to Taiwan to increase exchanges between the sides, amid warming ties between the political rivals. The official Xinhua News Agency said on Sunday that China will allow its residents holding Taiwan travel permits to use more entry
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        Lock icon SLICEOFLIFE
        256 22 Doggone it look who's riding the waves CALIFORNIA (Del Mar): More than 50 surfers conquered the waves at the Del Mar Dog Beach in California over the weekend. Nothing unusual one might think, except that the surfers having their day under the sun were dogs participating in the third
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        Lock icon Beatles a memory trigger
        134 22 LONDON: Scientists have discovered that even after more than 40 years, people can still vividly recall where they were and what they were doing when they first heard the Beatles' music. They say it shows that music is one of the most powerful triggers of memory,
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        Lock icon Garage surgery
        189 22 MARSEILLE (France): A French court yesterday sentenced a cosmetic surgeon to four years in prison for mutilating and endangering the lives of dozens of his patients. Michel Maure, who claimed to be one of the world's best plastic surgeons, was arrested in Spain last month after going missing
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        Lock icon 3 guilty of plotting blasts
        132 22 LONDON: Three members of an Islamist cell accused of plotting to blow up transatlantic aircraft with liquid explosives in 2006 were yesterday found guilty by a London court. Abdulla Ahmed Ali, described as the leader of the eight-man group, was convicted of conspiring to murder
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      446 10 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com most commented MOST-READ ONLINE Palm's family problems under 'Stop arguing about race': Abdullah scrutiny. Anwar: Will unseat government. Says coolbeagle: "Sarah Palm's teenage daughter being pregnant, which by BLOGGED ABOUT itself is not a crime in the first place, Malaysia
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon Enter tyro Zardari-into a troubled state
      463 23 MR PERVEZ Musharraf had a soldier's discipline to impose order on Pakistan society, but to endure politically he gathered into his hands far too much power than even a permissive system could stomach. He chose retirement over impeachment. Ms Benazir Bhutto was less competent
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      Lock icon TAIWANESE PERSPECTIVE ON SPORE Offering a lot to learn from
      726 23 Taiwan's Commonwealth magazine ran a series of articles on Singapore last month and an interview with PM Lee Hsien Loong. We carried the interview last week and today we carry excerpts of the reports by Alice Yang and Ting Chia-lin.
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      Lock icon Attracting global talent to ensure progress
      486 23 ADAY in March, a sea of people at the Singapore-Taiwan Technological Talent Recruitment Talks in Hsinchu. Taiwan has been suffering from economic recession and low job availability in the past few years. Singapore's semi-official talent recruitment agency Contact Singapore organised a tour to recruit
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      Lock icon Developing a motivated, efficient civil service
      466 23 AS TAIWANESE officials continue disputing the advantages of big government versus small government, the world has shifted its focus to effective government. Professor Francis Fukuyama has noted that the importance of governance has not diminished with globalisation and liberalisation. And the late Milton Friedman,
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        Lock icon RUSSIA GEORGIA CONFLICT Basic legal concepts take a pounding
        1111 24  -  Jonathan Eyal By I STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU TWO groups of professionals rush to be first in dealing with any conflict. The first, composed of aid workers, provide succour to the victims of warfare. The second is an army of government
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        375 25 I REFER to last Wednesday's reports, "Clergy 'wary of inter-faith talks' and "Four in five young people here believe in religion". As a Buddhist youth and a Singaporean, I urge religious leaders to make possible more inter-faith engagements. It is important for youth from
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        96 25 I THANK Mr Daniel Wang for his feedback in "Re-screening glitch" (Sept 3). We received Mr Wang's e-mail on Aug 17, and spoke with him subsequently, extending our apologies which he accepted. The movie was on 35mm film and reinstating it to start from
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      194 28 MORE than 60 members of various faiths gathered at the Muslim Kidney Action Association last evening to break fast with their Muslim friends. The event kicked off at 5.30pm with a sharing session by religious leaders on in-ter-faith harmony and the importance of
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      467 28  -  Tania Tan Clinical trials a long way off, but one can eventually reduce scar tissue; the other can help strengthen heart muscles By RESEARCHERS here have developed two treatments that promise to give heart patients a new lease on life. Both involve using stem
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      746 29  -  Tessa Wong Ang Yiying For some residents, having pubs, eateries nearby signals the end of peace and quiet By Give your feedback online THE URA is gathering feedback on the proposed review of planning guidelines for restaurants, food shops and
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      683 30  -  Selina Lum He spent six months in Indonesian jail while on company business there By Damages sought MR LESLIE Ang is claiming: $380,000 in legal fees and expenses paid out to his lawyers in Indonesia; $300,000 for loss of income; $1.3 million for losses
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      103 30 inese cars are among tne eight vehicles damaged by a man who hurled bricks and wooden planks at vehicles parked at an open-air carpark in Jurong East Street 13 yesterday morning. The windscreens and side windows of the cars were either smashed or cracked.
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      442 30  -  Kor Kian Beng By FORMER Singaporean lawyer Gopalan Nair will face only one charge of insulting a High Court judge after the prosecution stood down a second charge yesterday. Nair, 58, now an American citizen, will defend himself against a charge of
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      339 30  -  Elena Chong By COURT CORRESPONDENT A REGULAR in the army was jogging one morning when he suddenly grabbed the breast of a young girl on her way to school. Jonathan Tay Wyn Hun, 28, also exposed himself to four other young girls
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      561 31  -  Khushwant Singh The number of employers under the Yellow Ribbon project up by almost a third I By FRESH START "Thanks to the Yellow Ribbon project, I was prepared to start life anew. I was able to patch things up with my family and
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      341 32  -  MARIA ALMENOAR THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) is extending the trial period of a scheme to allow foldable bicycles on board buses for another three months. In the past three months that the scheme has been on trial, an average of
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        192 32 SINGAPORE Airlines has cut fuel surcharges by up to US$2O (5528.50) per round trip, following recent declines in oil prices. But not all travellers will benefit. The cuts apply to flights out of Singapore to regional cities like Bangkok and Jakarta, as well as to medium-haul
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        92 32 DOCTORS might soon be able to provide malaria patients with more tailor-made treatment. DX Assays, a molecular diagnostic assays firm that started operations yesterday, is developing a test to enable physicians to identify malaria and also its various sub-types. This will allow doctors to prescribe different drugs
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      64 32 Anti-littering banners in a variety of languages, including English, Chinese, Tagalog, Thai, Tamil, Hindi and Bengali have been put up at an open field next to Jurong East MRT station. They also warn offenders of a possible $200 penalty. The area is frequented by foreign
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      423 32  -  Yeo Ghim Lay New fleet of 400 vehicles will also produce lower levels of emissions By COMMUTERS using SBS Transit bus services can expect more disabled- and elderly-friendly buses from next year, with the public transport operator spending $147 million on 400 new
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      771 34  -  Goh Chin Lian PM lauds department's important role in keeping Singapore safe By I POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT THE trouble-free appearance of Singapore should not lull Singaporeans into complacency, because security threats still lurk. These include terrorism, tensions spilling over from neighbouring countries, foreign communities that
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      563 34  -  GOH CHIN LIAN SINGAPORE will never weaken its security services or jeopardise national security by bowing to pressure and doing what may be politically popular, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said. Speaking about the February escape from custody of Jemaah Islamiah
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      363 34 1950: Race riots broke out following a custody battle over a 13-year-old girl, Maria Hertogh, between her Dutch parents and her adoptive Malay family. Left in the care of her adoptive family during the Japanese Occupation, Maria was raised as a Muslim. Her Dutch
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      579 35  -  Karamjit Kaur They want self-service facilities to cut costs, offer travellers more flexibility By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT the six do it youself step Check in Wa the phomes airport staff check tickets and boarding passes, travellers can opt for automated gates. Flight re-booking. For travellers
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      286 35  -  SUJIN THOMAS AIR cargo companies will get help from the police and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) to beef up security for their consignments bound for Changi Airport. The Regulated Air Cargo Agent Regime requires companies registered under it
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      312 27 wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, YOUR SAY AND MORE www.straitstimes.com most commented MOST-READ ONLINE PM Lee: Don't lose bilingual edge. SIA steward accused of rape. Says kjks: "People can choose what Where 5,000 expats call home. the V want to be- :t's better to be 20,000 foreigners ejected last year.
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      683 36  -  Lin Xinyi WOMEN'S WORLD CUP By Feng too good for Wang in play-off after both fall in the last four Semi-final Feng Tianwei lost to Tie Yana (Hkg) 6-11, 11-13, 8-11, 7-11 Semi-final Wang Yuegu lost to Li Xiaoxia (Chn) 11-13, 2-11, 7-11, 9-11 Third-place match
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      300 36  -  LIN XINYI "I've never written a blog before. hope Whoever JS behind thJS Will c i ftn jj.:. norcftn Hnocn't Innui tho stop, mis person aoesn t Know tne first thing about me, my background an( my thinking. I'm me. I don't
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      712 37 Briton shouldn't have re-overtaken Raikkonen so soon after easing off LONDON: Lewis Hamilton may not get over the feeling of injustice at having his Belgian Grand Prix victory taken away from him on Sunday. But, in hindsight, he may eventually come to feel that he could have
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      882 37  -  Steve Slater DRIVER'SSEAT By Bill France, no matter how outrageous the bending of rules or driving tactics, had one simple premise: The guy who passes the chequered flag is the winner. He felt he owed that to the fans. A misdemeanour would later
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      508 37  -  Leonard Lim By loght up s pore DOWNTOWN Singapore will be lit up like never before come Sept 28. Some 1,500 light projectors will line the circuit of the Sing Tel Singapore Grand Prix, to simulate near-daylight conditions during the Fl race. The lighting system
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      739 38 Fall and rise SERENA Williams has now won nine Grand Slam titles. 2002 Becomes world No 1 for the first time. 2006 A six-month break due to injuries and fatigue sees her ranking fall to 125 by September. She ends the year as world
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      919 38  -  Rohit Brijnath SPORTINGLIFE By JELENA Jankovic wore yellow in the US Open final, Serena Williams red. This made sense. On court, the Serb is a sunny presence, the American is a dangerous one. After the pre-match photographs together, Jankovic smiled and said something
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      679 38 QUOTE OF THE DAY "I would rather be a travelling salesman, sell cakes in the fair, than remain at the club." ROBINHO, on what he reportedly told Real Madrid before moving to Manchester City ATHLETICS Rieti Grand Prix: In Italy (winners) Men's 100 m: Asafa Powell (Jam) 9.B2sec. 200
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      626 39  -  Wang Meng Meng Avramovic says captain is no longer assured of a first-team place By HE CAN DO BETTER "Indra could do a lot more as a supporting striker. He needs more contact with the ball, to exploit more space, and create more scoring chances for
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      388 39 LONDON: Rio Ferdinand is expected to be fit for England's World Cup qualifying match against Croatia tomorrow, after it was confirmed that he would travel to Zagreb after coming through a training session in Barcelona yesterday. The Manchester United defender was suffering from a
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      331 39 ZAGREB: Slaven Bilic is ready to risk the wrath of the Croatia Football Association by continuing his attempt to become West Ham United's new manager while preparing the national team for a World Cup qualifying match against England. He is adamant that
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      296 39 BUENOS AIRES: Striker Carlos Tevez has been blasted by coach Alfio Basile, after being dismissed in Argentina's World Cup qualifying match. The Manchester United forward was sent off for two bad tackles in the first half-hour of Argentina's disappointing 1-1 home draw with Paraguay
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        60 39 ST LOUIS (Missouri): Colombian golfer Camilo Villegas won his first United States PGA Tour title with a wire-to-wire victory in the BMW Championship on Sunday. The 26-year-old rolled in a three-foot putt on the final hole to finish with a two-under 68 for a 265
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        68 39 ROME: AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso has pulled out of Italy's squad for tomorrow's World Cup football qualifier against Georgia after injuring his wrist in training on Sunday. Italy coach Marcello Lippi is also without defenders Alessandro Gamberini and Fabio Grosso, who were injured at
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      132 38 Next 72 hours TODAY ATHLETICS lAAF Grand Prix: In Zagreb (Live, Chll3, tomorrow, 12.15am). CYCLING Tour of Spain: Stage 10 (Live, Chll3, 10pm). FOOTBALL S-League: Albirex Niigata v Home United (Jurong East, 7.45pm). TOMORROW CYCLING Tour of Spain: Stage 11 (Live, Chll3, 10pm). FOOTBALL S-League: Woodlands Wellington v Gombak United
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      138 39 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 Lim Lay Geok Elizabeth Age: 69 Was called home to be with the Lord on 8 Sept 2008. Leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Tay Oon Teck Children: Spouses: Tay Hwee Hwee
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      145 39 Jesus says, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies..." John 11:25 TAN HOCK SENG Age: 78 was called home to be with the Lord on September 08, 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Wife:NgAhSiew Children: Spouses: Tan Poh Chye, Alvin
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      111 39 r"I will lie down and sleep in peace for you alone, 7*-saCi O Lord, make me dwell in safety" mf) .Psalm 4:8 VINCENTE TEO SWEE BENG Age: 52 was called home to be with the Lord on 8 September 2008, dearly missed by loved ones. Wife: Susanna Chan Son: Tze
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      53 39 IN EVERLOVING MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED FATHER Mien your words came, I add them, for they were my joy and hearts delight for they bear your name O'Lord God' Jeremiah 15:16 LOWKEEYONG Departed 9 Sept 1993 >early missed and fondly remembered by loved ones (Wife: Quek Guan Lan, deceased) sons,
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      191 40 s^**' have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, "^^a have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life^m and I will dwell in the House of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 "1 PHYLLIS HO SOU BOEY
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      117 40 Beloved wife of Mr. Goh Teng Kuay, Director of Yuan Li Pte Ltd Tou Yoke Leng Age: 46 passed away peacefully on 7 September 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Father: Goh Ah Pin(deceased) Mother: Lee Guan Boy Husband: Goh Teng Kuay Sons: Goh Hong Vi, Goh Yee Enn Goh Van
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      78 40 ANNASAMYTHULASY Age: 92 passed away peacefully on 8 September 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Padmabhan Kuttan Nair (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Patrick Sava Leela (deceased) Venu Gopal Chandramathy Daughters: Sons-in-law: Sanaa Dcvi N.N.Krishnan (deceased) Saroja Krishnasamy Grandchildren, Great-grandchildren, Relatives and Friends. Body is resting at Blk
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      161 40 ENG TIANG POW Age: 90 Passed away peacefully on 8 September 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Wife: Bay Sock Keng (deceased) Sons: Daughter-in-law: Eng Yong Cheow Eng Yong Liang Yeo Swee Eng Daughters: Sons-in-law: Eng Chay Lwan Loy Yok Cheng Eng Chay Khim Marie Lim Siah
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      126 40 We, the family and relatives of the late NICOLE MOK MUI BOON wish to express our sincere gratitude and deep appreciation to the Management and Staff of IM Flash (Singapore USA), all her teachers, classmates and friends, her dragon boat buddies and coach, her ex-colleagues from Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, our
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      41 40 The family of the late SNG AH MAX called home on 3 Sep 2008 wishes to express their heartfel thanks and appreciation to ZGh members, all relatives lends colleagues for their kinc ssistance, attendance, condolences wreaths donations during thei, recent bereavement.
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      163 40 We, the family of the late POON WAI TONG Departed on 1 September 2008 wish to express our heartfelt appreciation and gratitude to the following: Relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates The Board of Directors, Management Staff of Wartsila Singapore Pte Ltd Wartsila Automation Services Singapore Pte Ltd Wartsila Malaysia
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      32 40 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory of Kane Lee Siew Pung Departed on 9 September 2007 Always remembered by Wife: Linda Low Son: Lee Ser Jay Daughter: Lee Ser Jean all loved ones
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      96 40 ATHMA SHANTIPOOJA The family of the late K.VASU Managing Director Trident Offshore Engineering Pte Ltd Departed 26 August 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends and well-wishers for their support, prayers, messages of condolences, donations, wreaths and assistance during their recent bereavement. Special thanks
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      64 40 MALINI d/o SALVAKUMAR Age: 20 passed away peacefully on 7 Sept 08. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Grandmother Chellamah Father: Salvakumar(deceased) Mother: Elizabeth Thanam Brothers: Logaras, Ravintharas Uncles, Aunties, Cousins, > t Relatives Friends. Body is resting at Blk 503 Bukit Batok 5t.52 #02-169. Te1:9822 3399,*****525. Cortege
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      29 40 23nd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of R.PALRASAN Departed 9 Sept 1985 Time changes many things, but not the memory this day brings Always remembered by family loved ones. J
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      54 40 The family of the late LIM CHYE HUNG (26 September 1914 31 August 2008) wishes to express our deepest appreciation and heartfelt thanks to all relatives and friends, doctors, nurses and the managment and staff of Raffles Hospital for their kind attendance, prayers, support and assistance, condolences, wreaths and contributions
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      47 40 Thalai Thevasam SOUNDARAMBAL VARATHARAJOO (PATHIMA) Departed on 23rd August 2007 Thalai Thevasam prayers will be held on Wednesday, 10th Sept 2008, 7.30pm at Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple, 397 Serangoon Rd Husband: G. Balan Son: B. Sivakumar Daughter: B. Parameswari Grandchildren Please treat this as a personal invitation
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        460 41  -  Lee Su Shyan BULLS AND BEARS Banks lead rebound, but mood remains cautious as trading slows in afternoon By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR THE gloom that descended on the market last week lifted spectacularly yesterday when investors went on a buying spree to
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        259 41  -  Yang Huiwen By THE surge in stock markets around Asia yesterday triggered a parallel jump in activity in the local warrants market. Warrants issued on stock market indexes were the most popular contracts, taking the top four spots on the most actively
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          99 41 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 971.4 million shares worth $1.59 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 363 Losers: 168 Unchanged:B3l Mid Cap 604.04 16.77 Basic materials 391.85 A 15.79 Utilities 512.32 A 16.85 Small Cap 499.36 A 6.22 Industrials 589.36 17.53 Financials 690.21 A 30.03 All Share 663.02 A 25.71 Consumer goods 571.43
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          196 41 Yesterday's close: 12,624.46 (+412.23) Japanese shares closed up Per cen'on a federal takeover of two key ailing mortgage giants. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 1,075.93 (+5.39) Malaysian shares ended 0.5 per cent higher as ]m [m blue chips. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 20,794.27 (+860.99) Hong Kong shares closed up 4.3
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          617 41 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +0R'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 278 237 258 291 438 115 145 274 314 184 203 376 388 135 595 i, 398 i, 233 515 372 317 205 222 281 112 130 130.6 396.1 175 62.5 170 192
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        420 42  - Li Fung soars on Temasek buy Robin Chan Shares of Hong Kong firm rise 11% on news Spore investment firm has taken $702 m stake By SHARES of Hong Kong firm Li Fung rocketed yesterday on news that Temasek Holdings had taken a HK$3.BB billion (*****.3 million) stake in the
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        338 42 CITI has appointed Mr Jonathan Larsen as the global bank's new country head for Singapore a role once played by the current chief executives of DBS Group Holdings and OCBC Bank. Mr Larsen, 42, will manage the bank's institutional clients group, consumer
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        397 42  -  Robin Chan By HEALTH-CARE property trust First Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) is buying its ninth property, a health-care logistics and distribution centre in Tuas, for $42 million. The proposed acquisition of the twostorey warehouse, which requires unit holders' approval, will be First
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          102 42 CHINA Energy's board of directors announced yesterday that an independent review by auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) revealed no irregularity in the 190 million yuan (5540.3 million) payment for the acquisition of Guangzhou firm Jiutai Energy. The board said it would take measures to improve and
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          58 42 SEMBCORP Marine (SembMarine) subsidiary PPL Shipyard has secured a US$425 million (*****.8 million) contract from Egyptian Offshore Drilling Company to build two jack-up rigs. The first unit is expected to be delivered at the end of 2010, and the second unit is scheduled
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          89 42 POPULAR Holdings has posted a 2.1 per cent rise in first-quarter net profits to $9.6 million on the back of a strong performance by its retail and distribution operations. The company announced sales of $113.5 million for the three months ended July 31,
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          97 42 NOVO Group has unveiled a 9.2 per cent rise in first-quarter net profits to US$3.B million (555.4 million) as sales nearly doubled to US$266 million for the three months ended July 31. Earnings per share were down to US 0.61 cent from US 0.76 cent.
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        966 43 How the rescue plan will work Fannie Mac and Freddie Mac will be placed in a "conservatorship", a legal status similar to bankruptcy, while the government restructures the companies. They will conduct business without interruption. Chief executives have been dismissed and replaced
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        437 43 WASHINGTON: The United States Treasury's takeover of Fannie Mac and Freddie Mac is aimed at keeping the companies going into next year, while leaving the next president and Congress to decide their long-term structure. Among top Treasury officials, there is
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        97 44 Billionaire steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal (left) received a lifetime achievement award here last night but was quick to point out he is far from elderly. "It hasn't escaped my notice that this award is a lifetime achievement award. But just to let you know that
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        865 44  -  Jessica Cheam As US president, he is more likely to reduce trade barriers than Obama, says Forbes boss By Reactions to Fannie and Freddie bailout "My view of that is that periodically through all of the past year starting last summer, we were
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      486 45  -  Fiona Chan By PROPERTY REPORTER DEPARTMENT store chain OG has bought a block of serviced residences that form part of its Orchard Point store in Orchard Road. The local unlisted retailer paid The Ascott Group $100 million in cash for the 88-unit Somerset
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      588 45  -  Joyce Teo SC Global sells loft-style apartments at higher prices than expected By PROPERTY CORRESPONDENT DEVELOPERS will take heart from news that all 30 private preview units at SC Global's New York-style loft apartments in Martin Road have been sold at bet-ter-than-expected prices
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      537 46  -  Gabriel Chen Customers can apply via AXS terminals for debit plans By AN INITIATIVE by DBS Bank could address the frustration felt by many consumers at the long processing time taken for Giro applications. A new monthly Giro deduction payment at any of the banks here
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        1410 48  -  mak mun san Can you really snag lower room rates by booking early? Life! checks in to find out It can be quite time-consuming, surfing and hunting that one sweet deal... But at the end of the day, I feel the
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        840 50 CALL OF THE WILD Ostrich meat, lobsters and South African abalones are just some of the delicious fare awaiting those taking up Si-no-America's 10-day tour to Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa. You land in Cape Town and visit the West Coast Ostrich Ranch before taking a
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      440 53 Avril Lavigne is looking perky after shedding her angst-rock image AVRIL LAVIGNE THE BEST DAMN TOUR Singapore Indoor Stadium/Sunday eddino abdul hadi music reporter When she burst onto the music scene six years ago at the age of 17, Canadian singer Avril Lavigne was a portrait of
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      417 53 Beethoven's joy agony BWffßconcert BEETHOVEN PIANO SONATA CYCLE RECITAL 8: FOO MEI VI Nafa Auditorium/Aug 31 RECITAL 10: VALENTIN SCHIEDERMAIR Nafa Auditorium/Last Friday chang tou liang This recently ended series of 10 recitals, presented by the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and DynamicWorkz, an arts-related events company, featured the composer's
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      307 53  -  chang tou liang NORTHERN HORIZONS The Chamber The Arts House Sunday The appeal of folksongs lies in their simplicity and universality; sentiments of love lost and gained translate well in every medium and form. Thus was the charm of the recital by Northern Horizons,
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      795 54 Most fashionistas prefer Mrs Obama's accessible image to Mrs McCain's immaculate do New York Cindy McCain or Michelle Obama for the White House? Among fashionistas, the wives of the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama are drawing the kind of
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        642 56 Los Angeles A year after her disastrous comeback attempt at the MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears swept the event on Sunday, winning all three VMAs she was nominated for, including video of the year. She also took best pop video and best female video,
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        310 56 MAGUIRE FOR SPIDEY SEQUEL Actor Tobey Maguire and director Sam Raimi reportedly plan to reunite for the fourth and fifth Spider-Man movie, dispelling speculation that a new actor would play the crime-fighter. "The studio never considered any other actor. Tobey was our only choice and the only person we've
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        817 82 STOP, WRITE NOW! T Every time you see the Little Red Dot pencil, get creative. Write your own headlines, learn new words, try the activities... whatever you do, have fun! SUPERVISING EDITOR Bertha Henson EDITOR Serene Goh DEPUTY EDITOR Claudette Peralta JOURNALISTS Yen Feng, Malini Nathan, Lim
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        488 83 WHAT ARE THESE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR? The money is to make sure that no student who is clever enough to get to university will miss out on an education because they cannot afford it. At the same time, they are a way of giving the best and brightest a
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      675 84 Big Neighbour Cebu One ofthe provinces ofthe Philippines, Cebu is a long narrow island stretching 225km from north to south, surrounded by 167 neighbouring smaller islands. The capital is Cebu City, which was founded in 1565, making it the oldest city in the Philippines. Known for its narrow coastlines,
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        522 86 WHAT THEY LEARNT "I learnt that gravity plays an important role in the movement of the plane." -JesherHo, II "I learnt about air flow and how the shape of the wings affects the direction the plane flies." Ethan Ho, eight "I love to learn what makes a plane
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        457 87 At just 18 years of age, swimmer Tao Li broke the Asian record in the 100 m butterfly finals at the recent Beijing Olympics. She was also the first Singapore swimmer ever to enter an Olympic final, by yen feng When
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      118 88 Competitive eater Sonya Thomas (above) emerged the winner of the most chicken wings devoured in the annual National Wing Festival chicken-wing eating contest in Buffalo, New York. It was the third time she has won the competition. The 41 -year-old, who weighs around 45kg,
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      65 88 Read through the following articles, then draw arrows to connect each box to the corresponding area on the map. Next, try writing headlines for the weird news items on the left. Finally, try the exercises in the yellow boxes. BY YEN FENG. LESSONS BY MALINI NATHAN PHOTOS: REUTERS AFP
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        425 89 SPOT QUIZ Check an encyclopaedia or surf the Internet to answer the following: 1. Beavers live along rivers in North America and a. South America b. Europe c. West Asia 2. Beavers build underwater homes called a. lodges b. hotels c. nests 3. Beavers are best described as
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