The Straits Times, 30 April 2009

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    20 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 THURSDAY, APRIL 30 2009 S|Si A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES
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      Lock icon MAS sees slow recovery
      55 1 THE most intense phase of Singapore's recession may be over but the economy is not going to bounce back to full health soon. Instead, the recovery will be "slow, gradual and fraught with uncertainties", said the Monetary Authority of Singapore yesterday in a twice-yearly survey of
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      Lock icon Aware meet at Suntec
      44 1 THE venue for Aware's extraordinary general meeting on Saturday has been changed yet again, to Suntec City. This happened after the police advised Singapore Expo against allowing the meeting there because of "law and order" concerns. PRIME PAGE A 4
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      Lock icon Expect a great NDP show
      53 1 SINGAPORE may be going through its deepest recession yet, but its birthday bash will be no "cheap show". Costs would be managed, but that "the bells and whistles will still be there", says Brigadier-General Tan Chuan-Jin, chairman of this year's National Day Parade organising committee.
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      Lock icon Switch a 'gift' for Obama
      42 1 US PRESIDENT Barack Obama marked his 100 th day in office yesterday with an unexpected gift a defection by a senior opposition lawmaker that put his Democratic Party closer to unfettered legislative power. WORLD PAGE A 9
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      Lock icon Taipei to join WHO meet
      50 1 TAIWAN said yesterday it has been invited to be an observer at the annual assembly of the World Health Organisation, in a breakthrough for the diplomatically isolated island. The move suggested China had dropped its long opposition to Taipei joining the body. WORLD PAGE Al2
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    Lock icon S'pore geared up to fight swine flu
    757 1  -  Bertha Henson Health Minister Khaw urges everyone to be socially responsible By ASSOCIATE EDITOR WHEN Sars struck without warning in 2003, Singapore was caught flat-footed like the rest of the world. This time round, the country is going into war better prepared to
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      47 1 e's host company in Shanghai. The programme with Shanghai has been running for the last five years; before that, the SIF held a similar programme in Melbourne, Australia. Sharing knowledge For former participant Claudia Chim, a planner with the Urban Redevelopment Authority, the motivation was clear. "I
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        Lock icon Greening buildings in bad times a hard sell
        101 2 WE SAY Singapore has barely begun to make its buildings more energy-efficient. A new official target aims to make 80 per cent of them "green" by 2030. It is a tactical refocusing that comes complete with incentives. But how many building owners
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        Lock icon Vote for secularism
        23 2 COLUMNS The April 9 elections show that Indonesians favour secularism and religious tolerance, says John Mcßeth. REVIEW PAGE A 24
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        26 2 Lionel Messi held in check in a match when science blunted art, says Rohit Brijnath. SPORTS PAGE 81l OUR READER SAYS
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        26 2 Concerns about Aware's sexuality programme should be put to rest after clarifications from MOE and Aware itself, says Anthony Yeo. FORUM PAGE A 25
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        19 2 www.straitstimes.com Rupali Karekar hates to say "I told you so", but Susan Boyle did get a makeover.
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      Lock icon Flu: How things came to this
      1026 2  -  Andy Ho Global alarm raised one month after outbreak of deadly new strain began By SENIOR WRITER ALTHOUGH the alarm was raised only over the weekend, it now seems clear that the deadly HINI swine flu virus has been circulating in Mexico for at
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      1037 2 i~^\y A C The Financial Planning Association of Singapore (FPAS) congratulates each fxjuj and every one of its financial planning professionals who subscribe to and S!™? practise its Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility. Message from When it comes to financial planning, the mark of excellence worldwide Is FPAS proudly
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      Lock icon Jobless rate in March hits 5-year high of 4.8%
      563 3  -  Sue-Ann Chia By SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT THE unemployment rate for Singaporeans and permanent residents hit a five-year high of 4.8 per cent last month, according to the latest Manpower Ministry figures, but this is still below the peak reached during the
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      Lock icon Expect False Starts and slow recovery
      606 3  -  Fiona Chan Flu crisis and sub-par growth worldwide add to economic risk: MAS By THE most intense phase of Singapore's recession may be over, but the economy is not going to bounce back to full health any time soon. Instead, the recovery will be
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      Lock icon Aware moves to Suntec after police veto Expo venue
      891 4  -  Wong Kim Hoh AMELIA TAN By SENIOR WRITER "The police have taken this step because of the stronp possibility that a coming together of members and supporters of the opposing camps at the same venue may result in law and order
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      Lock icon Outgoing Temasek chief Ho Ching gets top award
      1053 4  -  Kor Kian Beng Labour movement cites her concern for workers and support of unions By OUTGOING Temasek chief Ho Ching received this year's top labour award for her support of the work of unions and for safeguarding workers' interests here. Ms Ho,
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      Lock icon May Day awards: Other top recipients
      380 4 MEDAL OF COMMENDATION (GOLD) Mr James Lee Kirn Wan, 70, director and senior adviser of Wing Tai Holdings: Shortly after joining Wing Tai in 1969, he noticed that many employees had low education levels. Some could not even write their own names. He set
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      Lock icon Just a matter of time before swine flu hits
      577 6  -  Sujin Thomas The key is to identify cases here as quickly as possible, says Khaw By SOMEONE with swine flu could be here right now, given how open Singapore is to the outside world. There is bound to be "leakage", said
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      Lock icon Daily health checks at ferry terminals
      821 6  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN Jalelah Abu Baker By How Sars and swine flu differ SARS is a new disease which surfaced in 2003, causing much panic because nothing was known of its nature. SWINE FLU is still a form of influenza except that it has a
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      Lock icon Contingency plans in place: DPM Wong
      220 6 OVER the past five years, the Government has conducted six major exercises to prepare Singapore for a pandemic. Held at hospitals, clinics, financial institutions and elsewhere, they have given Singapore a better understanding of how to deal with a flu pandemic, said Deputy Prime
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      Lock icon Sports council forms special task force
      204 6  -  TERRENCE VOON LIN XINYI THE Singapore Sports Council (SSC) has set up a special task force to look after public sports facilities and major sports events that could be at risk in a swine flu outbreak. SSC chief executive officer Oon Jin Teik revealed
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      Lock icon Singapore companies taking travel precautions
      366 6  -  Alvin Foo JOYCE TEO YANG HUIWEN LINETTE LAI By ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY AND COMPANIES here are starting to impose business travel restrictions to as many as three countries in the wake of the swine flu outbreak, as they turn to phone or video conferencing as
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      Lock icon Poked, swabbed and X-rayed
      598 7  -  Yen Feng Flu patient tells of 'once in a lifetime experience' at Tan Tock Seng CDC By WHEN Miss Wong Wan Ying first heard the ambulance sirens coming for her, she was mortified. "I was so embarrassed! Everyone had to clear the way for me I've
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      Lock icon Test kit ready for use on virus sample
      482 7  -  Li Xueying Amresh Gunasingham By SINGAPORE scientists are waiting to receive a genetic extract of the new swine flu virus from the World Health Organisation (WHO) so that they can start using a diagnostic test designed here. Said Professor K. Satku, director
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      Lock icon SCHOOLS ACTIVATE HEALTH CHECKS:
      86 7 ST PHOTO: Pupils at South View Primary School taking their temperatures yesterday, as instructed by the Health Ministry. All schools in Singapore conducted mass health screenings in a bid to ready their defences against a possible swine flu outbreak here. These screening plans were already in
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      Lock icon Don't take Tamiflu unless you have flu
      315 7  -  SUJIN THOMAS TO THOSE who have been stocking up on Tamiflu, the antiviral drug said to be effective against swine flu, hear this: Tamiflu is not a vaccine. The prescription drug will not inoculate anyone against swine flu, but is intended for treatment,
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      Lock icon Non-urgent surgery postponed to free beds
      369 7  -  Judith Tan By HOSPITALS started rescheduling nonurgent elective surgery even before the Health Ministry's yellow alert code kicked in on Tuesday. They were advised to start cutting down the number of operations over the weekend so that beds and wards could be freed up
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      Lock icon Tighter screening leads to long queues
      456 7  -  Leow Si Wan Yeo Sam Jo By Yeo Sam Jo VISITORS to the National University Hospital (NUH) yesterday morning found themselves queueing for more than an hour before they could enter the building. They had to have their temperature taken, a process which resulted
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      Lock icon Mexican toddler dies in Texas
      548 8  -  Chua Chin Hon First death outside Mexico; boy arrived in US earlier this month By US BUREAU CHIEF WASHINGTON: A two-year-old Mexican boy who arrived in the United States with his family earlier this month has died from swine flu, marking the first death outside
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      Lock icon WHO may raise alert level as cases spike
      386 8 GENEVA: A panel of experts was meeting in emergency session yesterday for the third time in less than a week in response to the spike in swine flu cases to discuss whether to raise the World Health Organisation's (WHO) global flu alert
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      Lock icon Asean health ministers to meet
      173 8 JAKARTA: The health ministers of Asean will meet soon to discuss how the region can coordinate measures to keep away swine flu. Such a meeting could take place early next month in Bangkok, which holds the rotating chair of Asean, the regional group said in
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      Lock icon Parents of first victim afraid for him
      185 8 LA GLORIA (Mexico): Edgar Hernandez can rattle off the fierce flu symptoms he suffered a few weeks back: His head was hot. He coughed until his belly and his throat were sore. He did not want to eat, which was strange for him.
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      Lock icon Masks up and shutters down in flu-hit Mexico
      717 8 Travel 'quarantine' tightens GOVERNMENTS and tour firms yesterday tightened a virtual travel quarantine imposed on Mexico. France said yesterday it would ask the European Union to ban flights to Mexico to protect travellers from the deadly flu outbreak. Health Minister Roselyne Bachelot
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      Lock icon Specter of change
      752 9  -  Chua Chin Hon By US BUREAU CHIEF gdfgfdg WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama marked his 100 th day in office yesterday with an unexpected gift a defection by a senior opposition lawmaker that put his Democratic Party closer to unfettered legislative power. Such top-level defections are rare
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      Lock icon Britain may hold inquiry into incident
      532 10 'BATANG KALI MASSACRE' Flashback The Straits Times, in a report published on December 13th 1948, said that a number of "bandits" were killed by police and Scots Guards operating in the Batang Kali and Rawang areas of north Selangor. It said most were killed
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      Lock icon Treasure present good ties, Wen tells Aso
      568 11  -  Peh Shing Huei Chinese Premier tells Japanese counterpart that friendship has not come easily By CHINA BUREAU CHIEF BEIJING: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao urged his visiting Japanese counterpart Taro Aso to "treasure and maintain" the current good relations between the two countries, saying
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      Lock icon Technician who foiled sabotage found dead
      310 11 MUMBAI: An Indian aircraft technician who uncovered an alleged bid to sabotage the helicopter of one of the world's richest men has been found dead, police said. Mr Bharat Borge, a senior technician with Air Works India Engineering, last week discovered sand and stones
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      Lock icon Breakthrough for Taiwan at WHO
      705 12  -  Ho Ai Li China has relented as expected to let it be an observer this year By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT TAIPEI: After years of knocking on the door, Taiwan has finally been invited to be an observer at the annual assembly of the World Health Organisation
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      Lock icon S. Korean researchers clone glowing beagles
      519 12 SEOUL: South Korean scientists said they have engineered four beagles that glow red using cloning techniques that could help develop cures for human diseases. The four dogs, all named Ruppy a combination of the words "ruby" and "puppy" look like typical beagles in daylight.
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      Lock icon Malacca to have two 'Arab cities'
      332 12 KUALA LUMPUR: Arab investors will spend RMI.I billion (***** million) on building two "Arab Cities" to attract Middle Eastern tourists to the historic Malaysian town of Malacca, a report said yesterday. One of the "Arab Cities" will be built on a small island lying
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      Lock icon Drowning boy saved by mum's dead body
      437 15 Pakistani boy, 14, is sole survivor out of 10 in Johor tragedy KUALA LUMPUR: A 14-year-old Pakistani boy said he survived a boat tragedy on Monday night by clinging to his dead mother's body in the waters off Pengerang in Kota Tinggi. Aqeel
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      Lock icon Pakistan seizes key town from Taleban
      554 16 Ops may be extended to surrounding areas to prevent rebels from gaining foothold ISLAMABAD: Pakistani troops have seized control of the main town of Daggar in the north-west region of Buner, after launching a new air and ground offensive against Taleban militants. The army
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      Lock icon EU envoys fail to secure Sri Lankan ceasefire
      527 16 COLOMBO: The foreign ministers of Britain and France said yesterday that they have failed to secure an agreement on halting Sri Lanka's military campaign and getting humanitarian access to war-trapped civilians. "We tried very hard we insisted and we insisted but it
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      Lock icon Third phase of voting today
      355 16  -  P.Jayaram INDIA ELECTIONS By INDIA CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: Indians vote today in the third of a mammoth five-phase general election, marked by contests involving the top ruling and opposition politicians although neither is expected to lose. Congress party president Sonia Gandhi and Bharatiya Janata Party
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      Lock icon Another Chinese relic sold at Paris auction
      557 17 Chinese national buys Qing jade seal in bidding war with another Asian PARIS: A Chinese bidder yesterday snapped up an 18th-century Qing Dynasty seal for €1.68 million (553.3 million) at a Paris auction held despite protests from Beijing. The sale came two months
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        Lock icon 'US will recover first and pull up world'
        606 19  -  Chua Chin Hon Asia will still rise in new order after crisis: George Yeo By US BUREAU CHIEF WASHINGTON: The United States may be undergoing many difficulties now, but it will fix the problems and emerge first from the global economic downturn,
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        Lock icon Berlusconi, wife clash over women candidates
        121 19 ROME: The soap opera involving Italy's first family was back on the front pages yesterday after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's wife said in an e-mail to Italian news agency Ansa that his party's selection of women to run in European elections was a "shame-
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        Lock icon US Supreme Court backs TV profanity ban
        507 21 Broadcasters face fines for airing 'indecent' language before 10pm WASHINGTON: The United States Supreme Court has ruled that TV viewers should not be hit with the "F-word" or the "S-word" during prime time broadcasts, upholding the government's power to fine broadcasters for airing
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        Lock icon Prisoner's message in a bottle
        71 21 Pieces of a bottle and a letter written by a prisoner being displayed in Auschwitz, Poland, on Tuesday. Workers doing refurbishment work found the bottle containing the letter hidden in the wall of a building near the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz. The letter
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        Lock icon Probe into NY flyover
        101 21 WASHINGTON: A furious President Barack Obama has ordered a probe of a bungled New York flyover by his spare presidential Boeing 747 accompanied by two military fighter jets which sparked panic and outrage when it swooped low over Manhattan for a photo shoot. The White House
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        Lock icon Aussies send troop aid
        95 21 CANBERRA: Australia announced yesterday that it will increase its troops in Afghanistan to about 1,550 as part of the United States-led surge of international forces to bolster the faltering fight against Taleban insurgents. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who has mostly played down prospects of increasing Australia's
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        Lock icon London blasts: 3 cleared
        108 21 LONDON: Three men charged in London's 2005 suicide bombings were acquitted of the most serious offences against them in the latest terrorism case to frustrate prosecutors. A jury found Waheed Ali, Sadeer Saleem and Mohammed Shakil not guilty of conspiring with four suicide bombers who blew
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        Lock icon 2 held for rape in China
        99 21 BEIJING: A former village head and his business partner have been detained in eastern China for the alleged rape of teenage girls who were forced into a prostitution ring, state press said yesterday. Investigators said at least 10 girls were raped in Zhejiang province
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        Lock icon N-test threat by N. Korea
        103 21 SEOUL: North Korea yesterday threatened a new nuclear test unless the United Nations Security Council apologises for tightening sanctions, confirming some analysts' fears that Pyongyang was determined to build an atomic arsenal. The threat adds to mounting tension in East Asia following the North's April
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      110 9 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm the information for several weeks MOST-READ ONLINE instead of reporting the outbreak to Swine flu crisis deepens. WHO immediately as required." MOST COMMENTED BLOGGED ABOUT Swine flu, 61 dead. Says DannyHill: The saga continues. Says Geraldine: "Actually there are more
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      Lock icon Greening buildings in bad times a hard sell
      443 22 EVEN as it topped a global list published this week of cities with the best infrastructure, and ranks reasonably in quality of life, Singapore has barely begun to make its buildings energy-efficient. It is one contradiction that can be fixed with policy
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      559 26  -  April Chong New URA plan makes landscaping a must for new projects downtown By Jessica Cheam EXPECT to see more "gardens in the sky" in Singapore, especially in areas like Orchard Road, Raffles Place and along the Singapore River. A new plan launched yesterday
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      493 28  -  Jane Ng They get to intern there with setting up of NUS' 6th overseas college By ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET "I know how valuable the programme is in providing students with an entrepreneurial outlook. It was because of what I learnt on it that I dared to
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      284 28  -  GOH YI HAN NAN Chiau Primary School (NCPS) and the National Institute of Education (NIE) have joined hands to set up an on-site research centre for education. Called the Centre for Educational Research and Application (Cera), it is aimed at developing the use of
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      450 30  -  Jermyn Chow Spore deserves a good and meaningful birthday bash despite recession: Oreaniser By SINGAPORE may be going through its deepest recession yet, but its birthday bash will be no "cheap show". To reporters during a media briefing at the floating platform at Marina
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      181 30  -  JERMYN CHOW THE man at the helm of this year's National Day Parade (NDP) is gunning for, in his words, that "hair-stand moment", when everyone says the national pledge. Brigadier-General Tan Chuan-Jin, 40, said preparations started last year and rehearsals to stage the perfect
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      274 31  -  ZAKIR HUSSAIN THE People's Action Party (PAP) youth wing has revamped its website to better engage members and youth, while the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) has launched Chinese, Malay and Tamil sections on its site to reach more people. The Young PAP (YP) said in
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      492 31  -  Sue-Ann Chia NTUC MAY DAY AWARDS DINNER They will help firms to make full use of Govt's downturn measures By SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT SOMEONE TO TRUST "They will engage and advise companies on how best to leverage on the various measures to
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      133 31 THE Government's feedback arm, Reach, is seeking views on the Prime Minister's May Day Rally address tomorrow. Mr Lee Hsien Loong's message, which will be delivered at a tripartite gathering tomorrow morning at Downtown East, is expected to "focus on how Singapore
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      528 32  -  Maria Almenoar From June, $130 fine for those who fail to do so at 180 more bus stops By IT WILL soon be compulsory for motorists to give way to buses exiting from more bus stops with bays, following a successful trial
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      258 32  -  APRIL CHONG NOW available in Singapore: the world's first oral contraceptive that also suppresses the physical and emotional symptoms some women get before their periods. The pill, called Yaz, can also treat mild to moderate acne. Containing lower doses of hormones than some
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      87 32 ASTHMA, an inflammatory disorder of the airways, affects about 120,000 people and one in five children in Singapore. Doctors this week tell Mind Your Body about the importance of preventers and relievers for sufferers of asthma. You can also read about the Singapore National Asthma Programme
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      282 33  -  ESTHER TAN A FATHER'S wrath at the verdict on his son's appeal in court has landed him in trouble. Noor Mohamed Ibrahim, 56, pleaded guilty yesterday to insulting Deputy Public Prosecutor Francis Ng Yong Kiat at the New Supreme Court Building on Feb 20.
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      502 33  -  Elena Chong Middleman holds firm that cheques were not a loan By COURTS CORRESPONDENT THE man fingered as the main culprit in an organ-trading deal held in court yesterday that he had an accomplice whom he had paid an advance of $20,000
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      639 33  -  K.C. VIJAYAN By LAW CORRESPONDENT WHEN former Sime Darby chairman Dennis William Pinder died in 2004, he left the bulk of his $16 million estate to his two sons from his first wife. But his second wife Lillian Pinder,
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      439 34  -  Elena Chong By THE right-wing mirror of the bus was out of position, so the bus driver reached out to adjust it. Tay Siang Ching would check on its alignment a few more times in the minutes that
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      375 34  -  ESTHER TAN JUST over a year ago, a financial adviser who had downed a couple of whiskeys got behind the wheel of his car and crashed it in Bedok North. The accident killed his girlfriend of four years and
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      71 34 A SUSPECTED hit-and-run accident along Sims Avenue near Geylang Lorong 21 early yesterday morning has left a man dead. The 53-year-old was pushing his bicycle across the road when a car failed to stop in time and hit him. Taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital with
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      106 26 fhj WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, YOUR SAY AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm rooftop? Join the discussion at MOST-READ ONLINE www.straitstimes.com Singapore chopper thwarts pirates. t Jackie Chan slams Singaporeans. taVVdaJw M 8 lALKdAUK YOUR SAY A concerned STOMPer has sent in a Singapore is set to become even picture warning young women
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      219 28 FINALLY. SOMETHING YOUR HEART AND HEAD CAN AGREE ON. (NOT TO MENTION, YOUR WALLET TOO.) Besides great performance and looks, now you can enjoy greater affordability with our monthly instalments on all Kia cars. So come by our showrooms and test drive your favourite Kia today. The experience you'll find,
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      259 31 NORMA W I ACT NOW FOR BLEMISH FREE SKIN More than *50% of Singaporean women suffer from oily skin blemishes. Take control of oily, blemished skin once and for all with expert help at this exclusive forum. Listen to the advice of renowned dermatologists on the symptoms, causes and HMHHH
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      727 35 fn WHAI 5 UIMLIIMt X) A MOST VIEWED, m 9 MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Chelsea's title hopes slip. Messi needs laws of game to be applied. Ref lends United a helping hand. MOST COMMENTED Chelsea's title hopes slip. Said Eagle2oo4: "David Moyes
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      430 36  -  Wang Meng Meng DPMMI Pelita Jaya 0 By ALTHOUGH Brunei's DPMM have lit up the football scene by topping the S-League table and winning their first Singapore Cup match yesterday, their physical style of football did not go down well with their opponents. Fandi
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      653 36 Few opportunities Barcelona's best chances: 70th min: Samuel Eto'o beat John Terry to run free from the halfway mark. But after he evaded a challenge by Alex, it was the boot of Petr Cech that kept his finish out. 91st min: Daniel Alves swung a precise
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      94 36  -  JOHN TERRY "Mentally my team have a lot of courage and a lot of blood that they want to sacrifice. We are pleased with the result here. It's quite an achievement against a beautiful team who can play beautiful football." GUUS HIDDINK "We watched videos before the game;
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      651 36  -  Rohit Brijnath COMMENTARY By Messi had an off-day on Tuesday but was scarcely ordinary, he was simply not brilliant. LIONEL Messi's first touch of the ball on Tuesday should have told us something. It was errant. The ball slid under his boot
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      587 37 For the first time in nine years, they fall in first round of NBA play-offs Dallas Mavericks San Antonio Spurs "I don't think I've been off this early in a long, long time." Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs SAN ANTONIO: The San Antonio Spurs are
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      622 37  -  Valeric Chia May Chen SPORT IN SCHOOLS By ANGLO-Chinese School (Independent) thwarted the Raffles family of schools' attempt to repeat their 2008 sweep of all divisional titles at the Schools National Swimming Championships when they won the B and C Boys' crowns yesterday. ACS(I) entered the
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      294 37  -  Jeanette Wang By LAST Friday, Quincy Quek completed his national service. Yesterday, the Singapore golfer turned in his amateur status to become a professional. His decision came on the back of months of discussion with his businessman father, Peter. "I'm relieved and glad that I've
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        101 37 YOKOHAMA: Singapore's Zena Sim qualified for the women's singles and doubles main draw at the World Table Tennis Championships yesterday. She faces Romania's world No. 32 Daniela Dodean today after beating New Zealand's Annie Yang 11-5, 11-5, 11-7, 11-4 to top her round-robin qualification
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        62 37 MANAMA (Bahrain): Beijing Olympic medallists Rashid Ramzi of Bahrain and Davide Rebellin of Italy have tested positive for banned drugs. Middle-distance runner Ramzi gave Bahrain their first Olympic track and field gold medal with his 1,500 m win. Cyclist Rebellin won a silver in the road
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        57 37 LONDON: Motor racing's Al GP series has cancelled its final race of the season, scheduled for May 22-24 in Mexico City, owing to the outbreak of swine flu, organisers said yesterday. This weekend's race at Brands Hatch in southern England will now be
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      660 38  -  Terrence Voon Country can leverage on Games, better facilities to build sports culture By New YOG venues FOOTBALL Where: Jalan Besar Stadium Replaces: Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Jurong West Stadium and Bishan Stadium Why: Only six teams each will participate in the boys' and girls' events,
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      241 38  -  Lin Xinyi By ONE Degree 15 Marina Club, which hosted the Volvo Ocean Race during its December-January Singapore stopover, has been named the Best Asian Marina/Yacht Club of the Year at the Asia Boating Awards in Shanghai. The best of the leisure marine
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      137 36 Singapore Cup BalKhalsa Home United Thu, 30/04/09 7.45pm UE Cup Dynamo Kiev Shakhtar Fri, 01/05/0912.30 am UECup W Bremen Hamburg Fri, 01/05/09 2.45 am Singapore Cup Ceylang SAFFC Fri, 01/05/09 7.30pm German and X League matches are also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. L /f\
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      777 38 Today Tennis Cricket ATP Rome Masters: Q-final 1 (7pm). M if IPL: Delhi v Deccan (6.30pm), Chennai Q-final 2 (Saturday, 2.30 am) Live, jfa EL^ B v Rajasthan (10.30pm) Live, Chill. Ch22. JEM Football Saturday Singapore Cup, preliminary rd: Basketball Balestier v Home (Toa Payoh, NBA Play-offs Ist rd (Live,
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      273 39 God's unseen presence comforts me, I know He's always near; And when life's storms besiege my soul, He says, "My child, I'm here"- D. De Haan Daughter of Edward Field and Momiko Kawahara, wife of John Chin, mother to Vivienne (husband Yvon), David and Philip, sister of Bill Field (wife
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      136 39 So Proud To Be Part Of You; Your Love And Devotion In All That You Stood For And Have Accomplished. We Will Forever Miss You, M. SANTHI ELIZABETH PAUL Age 45 Safe into the arms of Jesus on 28 April 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Paul Selvam Father: Mother:
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      113 39 'A The family of the late k 2WO POH ENG ANN Departed 24 April 2009 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences contributions and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to: Minister for Defence Mr Michael Palmer,
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      49 39 In Loving Memory Of Ist Anniversary 21stAnniversary LILIAN A. JOSEPH A. MONTEIRO MONTEIRO Departed: 30 Apr 2008 Departed: 8 May 1988 Peaceful be your rest dear parents, As in life we love you dearly, So in death we do the same. Always remembered by Sons and all loved ones.
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      60 39 Ist Anniversary Thalai Thevasam In Loving Memory Of VALLIAMMAL D/O MAYANDI (Wife of late R. Tasari Naidu) Departed 10 May 2008 Deeply missed fondly remembered by sons daughters-in-law, daughters sons-in-law, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, relatives and friends. Prayers will be held today, 30 Apr '09 (Thur) in Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple (S'goon
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      150 39 "iM^Tfte Lord is my shepherd...Surely goodness' Jand love will follow me all the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 SHIRLEY TAN LENG GEOK (MRS VINCENT NG HONG YIANG) Age: 63 was called home to be with the Lord on
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      39 39 Ist Anniversary m Loving Memory O Lee Wai Fong, Jenir Departed 30/4/2008 Our dearest Wai Fong, You are always in our hearts we rejoice that lou are with Jesus foreue, Cherished and Fondly remembered by Mum, Sisters and Brothers.
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      28 39 In Loving Memory Of Ist1 st Anniversary 9 th Anniversary Lim Ah Hwar Tan Eng Hin Departed 30/04/2008 Departed 29/07/2000 Dearly missed fondly remembered by family loved ones.
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      75 39 &\MM I tflaili) KASTURIBAI D/ 0 RAMAN Age: 40 passed away peacefully on 28 April 2009. Dearly] missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband P Vasudaven Daughter: V. Gayatri Father: Raman Mother: Letchumi Father-in-law: Jayaraman Mother-in-law: Jayaletchumi Brothers, sisters and all relatives friends. Body is resting at Blk 510
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      39 39 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory of CHARLIE TAY Called home to be with the Lord on 30 April 2007 Tenderly we treasure the past, With memories that will always last. Always remembered cherished by family members all loved ones
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      236 40 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to our Managing Director Wee Ann Sai on the demise of his beloved mother. From the Management Staff of POLYTECHNIC INDUSTRIES COMPANY PTE LTD HENG JOK ENG Age: 107 passed away peacefully on 28 April 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Wee Luk Eng
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      175 40 YEO GECK NOY Age: 85 passed away peacefully on 29 April 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Sim Wang Chee, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: (Sim Choon Thiam, deceased) Sim Choon Song Molly Tan Mvi Yong Sim Choon Mong Nancy Lav Geok Van Daughters: Sons-in-law: Sim Choon Mvi
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      54 40 ay wm W We, the family of the late ONG SOONG HOW JIMMY Departed on 25 April 2009 Wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues, business associates and members of various clan associations for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, wreaths and contributions during sL
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      22 40 3n loooinq JlCemoru of HONGMONGEH TAN SWEET NGOH Departed 25/11/67 Departed 30/4/77 Always remembered by children, grandchildren, M great grandchildren loved ones.
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      160 40 'I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept my faith' 2 Timothy 4:7 MOLLY KHOO GAIK KIM (MRS CHUA BOON PENG) Age: 90 was called home to be with The Lord on 29 April 2009 leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Chua Boon Peng, deceased)
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      74 40 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of Thomas Lim Choo Seng Departed 30 April 2008 Dearest Husband Daddy, Though you've left us a year ago, memories of you still remain deeply in our hearts. We still miss your smiles and laughters and the happy times we had together. You're the greatest
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      50 40 6th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of Jonnel Pabuayon Pinera (Departed on 30 April 2003) Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and will dwell in the home of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6 Forever Remembered by Staff and Management of Orange Valley Nursing Home^
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      38 40 Lin Loving Memory Of 14th Anniversary sth Anniversary AUGUSTINE AMY I TANKIATKWEE GANPOHCHOO Departed 30.4.95 Departed 27.5.04 Mass will be held on 30/4/2009 this evening at 6pm at Church of St. Ignatius 120 King's Road, Singapore *****2 Deartymissedandaluiaysrememberedbyfamity&lovedones
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      70 40 KRISHNAN (Ex-Police Officer) Age: 64 passed away peacefully on 29.4.09 (Father: Chelliah Thevar, deceased) (Mother: Meenachi, deceased) Wife: Bhuvaneswari Son: X Guganesh (Sister: Saroja, deceased) Brother: Soundarajan Sister-in-law: Roch Lourdumary Shanti Uncles, Aunties, Nephews, Nieces, Friends Relatives. Body resting at Blk 203 T Payoh N #02-1103. Cortege leaving today (30
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      29 40 14th Anniversary In Loving Memory 01 KENNY MADHAVAP Departed 30.4.95 Time has passed Things have changed But the memories ofyoi Shall forever remain Always remembered b5 family and friends.
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      72 40 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the late RONALD CHUA HWEE CHYE passed away peacefully on 26 April 2009 From: Kevin Law AlvinAng Donald Low Alvin Germaine Ong Loy Soo Chew Han Zhong Juan Ivan Lin James Tan Ling Kar Lock James Wong David Tan Joseph Ng
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        525 41  -  Goh Eng Yeow BULLS AND BEARS Swine flu fears take a back seat as govts step in to contain outbreak By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT SWINE flu fears took a back seat yesterday as bourses across Asia bounced back from a two-day slide, with
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        427 41  -  ELIZABETH WILMOT THE Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) should look at business opportunities in the sports sector, said Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports. Speaking at a dinner to commemorate the chamber's 68th annual general meeting
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          105 41 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Apr 29 2009 Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.0510 1.0830 Can dollar 1.2190 1.2330 Euro 1.9550 1.9770 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4152 0.4159 NZ dollar 0.8360 0.8540 Sterling pound 2.1800 2.2040 US dollar 1.4870 1.5050 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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          403 41 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +OR■VOL '000 DAY HIGH LOW GROSS YIELD NET M CAP P/E $MIL 592.3 306.1 1268 183 370 1792.9 503 67.5 105.8 501 3580 1920 1834 1250 416 270 909 319 1634 962 438 201 450 335
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          640 41 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +OR■VOL '000 DAY HIGH LOW GROSS YIELD NET M CAP P/E $MIL 133 132 272 157 78.5 208 243 158 65 74.5 185 199 314 129 138 765 334 372 287 565 223 87 206
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        601 42  -  Gabriel Chen He is an interested part in deal as he owns 51% of firm selling premises By NO DEAL "For a CEO buying his own piece of land to put into his own company in exchange for shares at a depressed
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        531 42  -  Joanna Scow By WITH the losses from its Brookstone investment off its back, Osim International has bounced back into the black after four quarters of red ink, posting a first-quarter profit of $3.2 million. This is a strong rebound for the
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        461 42  -  Yang Huiwen By MR REN Yuanlin, the executive chairman of locally listed Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang, has warned that many shipbuilders will fail and that the embattled industry is poised for further consolidation before any recovery will occur. Speaking as the company reported healthy first-quarter results,
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      496 43 Sharp drop in first-quarter GDP as exports post biggest fall in 40 years WASHINGTON: The US economy contracted at a surprisingly sharp 6.1 per cent rate in the first quarter, as sharp cutbacks by businesses and the biggest drop in exports in 40 years
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      395 43 NEW YORK: Citigroup is asking the United States government for permission to pay special bonuses to many key employees, The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. A separate report yesterday in the Financial Times said the bank has told US regulators it
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      437 43 BRUSSELS: The European Union yesterday proposed new rules extending oversight for the €2 trillion (553.9 trillion) hedge fund and private equity fund industry, and said it wanted other parts of the world to follow its example. Under the new rules, managers of large
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      841 44  -  Gabriel Chen Wee Cho Yaw fields queries on his pay, Lien family board representation By CHAIRMAN Wee Cho Yaw was in fine fettle at United Overseas Bank's (UOB) annual general meeting yesterday, comfortably fielding questions from his remuneration to a decision by the
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      518 44  -  Elizabeth Wilmot By TEMASEK Holdings' chief executive Ho Ching yesterday paid tribute to the late Howe Yoon Chong, a former government minister, well-known for championing the building of Singapore's first container terminal. "Mr Howe had been a giant in the Singapore landscape.
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      324 44 MCL Land yesterday reported a 72 per cent dive in its net profit for the three months ended March 31, amid subdued market sentiment. Its net profit was US$l.4 million (Ss2.l million), down from US$5 million a year earlier, even as revenue rose from
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      777 45  -  Robin Chan Central bank says it is confident deflation is not likely to occur By SINGAPOREANS should not bet on the prices of basic necessities falling dramatically this year because, in spite of the global recession, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) does
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      267 45  -  ROBIN CHAN THE build-up in intra-regional trade networks within East Asia is partly to blame for the severe and synchronised downturn in East Asian exports in this recession, and has also made these economies more vulnerable to a rise in protectionism in
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      880 46 ■^Bollywood |r\ J $MmSt4^ &S\ Action superstar Akshay Kumar Jt^Qr V 4 (left) was a cook and a martial Sv I P^ m arts instructor while KatrinaKaif !v Jft I^Lt I did not even speak Hindi when j^l| W she entered the film industry m seven years ago. They tell
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      31 46 Much Ado About Free shows I Spiritual Nothing Marina Bay sounds Shakespeare gets dressed hosts arts festival 6.30 am sacred up, Peranakan style acts music test at (Jf^ '^repK!i|O' Esplanade *L
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      963 47  -  deepika shetty Hot babe, British-Indian actress Katrina Kaif, wants to act with all the hunks in Bollywood Katrina facts The actress got her looks from her Kashmiri father and British mother. Born in Hong Kong on July 16,1984, she grew up in Hawaii and London. She has six
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      1321 48  -  deepika shetty Akshayfacts Akshay was born on Sept 9, 1967, in Amritsar in the northern Indian state of Punjab Before Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia, the Delhi boy from a mid-dle-class family, became Akshay Kumar, he worked as a waiter and cook in a Bangkok restaurant
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        536 49  -  adeline chia arts reporter !??!7!J?fT^aH MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Where: Fort Canning Park When: May 7 to 31 Admission: $25 from Sistic (sistic.com.sg or call 6348-5555) Shakespearean play Much Ado About Nothing will have a Peranakan element when it plays next week. The beloved comedy about
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        527 49  -  rebecca lynne tan Aspiring artists can get published under a new scheme IGNITE! ANTHOLOGIES SEMINAR Where: Nafa Campus 3, Lee Foundation Theatre, 80 Bencoolen Street When: Saturday, 10am to 5.30pm (lunch provided) Admission: $10 from www.ignite.org.sg or pay at the door Unpublished comics artists can now rejoice,
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        550 50  -  tara tan Eight free outdoor shows will be staged in the Marina Bay area in the next two months Win Arts Fest tickets Arts Fest@Marina Bay is giving Life! readers a chance to win seven pairs of top-tier tickets worth a total of $1,000
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        300 50  -  adeline chia A play about the troubled relationship among three men was the winner of Theatre Idols on Tuesday, the competition organised by local theatre group Action Theatre to find the best new original script. Composer and sound designer Yap Aik Wee, 36, wrote the prize-winning
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        1077 51  -  tan shzr ee Classical music's brief You Tube fling shows why the old needs to be redefined in the Web age 'I recently did a Shakespeare course because they don't teach A 2J Shakespeare properly in American schools' Actress Mischa Barton (right) on her top priority: landing a
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        542 51 VOTE FOR AN ARTS NMP The arts community is holding a meeting on Friday to vote for two persons to be Nominated Members of Parliament (NMP). There are four candidates: former Singapore Arts Festival director Robert Liew, The Substation's co-artistic director Audrey Wong, theatre director Loretta Chen and
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        752 52  -  Philip lee In Amsterdam, company executives and some government ministers pedal to work, says Dutch ambassador to Singapore by SINGAPORE is likely to be drawn into the growing trend among developed countries where more people are using the bicycle to commute between home and work.
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        786 53  -  Philip lee Cycling tours in Holland are a green and great way to enjoy the country's natural beauty by THE Dutch government and the country's national cycling union have done wonders to wean its people away from their dependence on cars to riding bicycles
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        734 54  -  philip lee Dutchman Alex Bok, a cycling enthusiast, says pedalling to work is a good way to enjoy a ride and it is a perfect route to an active life by HE DESCRIBES his work as "a mission". This explains why Mr Alex Bok, 41,
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        566 55  -  tan shzr ee Lift the spirit with outdoor sunrise and sunset concerts in a festival of sacred music Devout singers will rise before dawn at 6.30 to chant Buddhist sutras by one of Singapore's famous waterfronts. Qawwali master Rizwan Muazzam will rasp Sufi melodies and lift
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        504 57  -  adeline chia Actor-turned-playwright Peter Sau was inspired by two real-life women in his debut play arts reporter 'Should we confine ourselves to tight spots or should we step out of them fearlessly?' Playwright and director Sau (right) on the issues he explores in A Madwoman's Diary A MADWOMAN'S
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        346 57  -  Fiona low Early on in the latest season of The Amazing Race, brothers Mark and Michael Munoz were unscrupulous and resorted to underhanded stunts such as hiding other teams' equipment. When they softened, they got eliminated from the 14th edition of the multi-Emmy Award winning reality
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        256 59 Los Angeles Sex And The City star Sarah Jessica Parker and her actor husband Matthew Broderick (both right) are expecting twin girls via a surrogate mother. Parker, 44, and Broderick, 47, "are happily anticipating the birth of their twin daughters later this summer with the
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        79 59 Actor Mcl Gibson (left), 53, goes public with Russian singer Oksana Grigorieva, 39, who is rumoured to be the cause of the breakdown of his 28-year marriage to Robyn Gibson. The couple arrived holding hands at a Los Angeles screening of X-Men Origins: Wolverine on
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        186 59 Hong Kong A Hong Kong computer technician was convicted yesterday of stealing actor Edison Chen's racy photos that created a scandal when they were leaked on the Internet last year. Sze Ho Chun, 24, was convicted of three counts of accessing a computer for dishonest
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        243 59 Los Angeles Michael Douglas and Oliver Stone are reuniting for a sequel to their 1987 hit Wall Street that made famous the phrase, "Greed is good". Douglas, 64, is reprising his role as the unscrupulous Gordon Gekko (below) and Stone is on board again
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        157 59 RESTRAINING ORDER ON SPEARS' MANAGER Singer Britney Spears' former self-styled manager Sam Lutfi has been ordered by a judge to stay at least 9Om away from her and her children for three years, after her father accused him of trying to undermine the conservatorship Spears lives under. The Los
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      347 83  -  Gloria Chandy Editor gloria@sph. com. sg Susan Boyle and Ethan Johnson, who both hit the headlines over the past fortnight, show what it means to have courage and determination. Ms Boyle is the Britain's Got Talent singing sensation who has wowed the world
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      229 83 SATURDAY, MAY 2 Pregnancy: Get tips from medical professionals on how to plan for a healthy baby and a smooth pregnancy. XX Women's and Children's Hospital. The Auditorium (Training Centre), Level 1, Women's Tower. 9.30 am to Ipm. Fee: $5. To register, call 6394-5038 MONDAY, MAY 4 Nutrition:
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        255 86 The claim: Heart attack symptoms differ according to sex. The facts: Most people can spot the classic symptoms of a heart attack: chest pain, shortness of breath and radiating pain in the neck, back, jaw and arms. However, there may be a gender divide. While
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        287 87 Fatty fish such as salmon and mackerel are the richest source of omega-3 fatty acids. However, with the exception of breaded fish sticks which are normally not made from omega-3-rich fatty fish children tend to shun this food. Researchers now say that fortified juice
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        252 87 Health experts rarely admit that drinking soda may be good for you. However, one group of researchers have said that people who are prone to kidney stones may lower the risk by drinking diet soda. The body needs to maintain a proper alkaline
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        205 87 Blueberries may be useful in busting belly fat. A new study showed that rats who ate a diet rich in blueberries lost abdominal fat linked to heart disease and diabetes. They experienced other health benefits like lowered cholesterol and improved glucose control even if they were
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      351 89  -  Estelle Low Instead of sorting it out with the bullies, Ethan chose to prove that he could travel the distance without having a perspective of what others would think. Dr Chong Shang Chee, associate consultant at the Child Development Unit, National University Hospital Asperger's
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        1184 91 Lung cancer is the second and third most common cancer in Singapore for men and women respectively. That is according to the Singapore Cancer Registry's interim report Trends In Cancer Incidence In Singapore 2002-2006. Lung cancer usually affects the cells lining the air passages and occurs
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          238 92 IThe World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 300 million people around the world suffer from asthma. 2 According to WHO, the biggest risk factors of developing asthma are exposure to indoor allergens such as house dust mites in bedding, carpets and stuffed toys, outdoor allergens like pollen and
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      518 93  -  June Cheong Asthma stopped me from i doing a lot of things. I I couldn't play football. I couldn't help my wife :arry heavy groceries. I felt jreathless when I climbed stairs. Music producer Moliano Rasmadi, 49, on what happened when he used to ignore
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        229 98  -  Dr Stephen Lee QMy eight-year-old daughter recently complained about having difficulty breathing and sne occasionally feels minor chest pains while breathing in. About two weeks ago, she had chronic stomach pain, a cough and phlegm in the throat. The doctor prescribed cough syrup (Promethazine ET Ventolin),
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        455 98  -  Ms Liong Suet Mei 01 am a 43-year-old woman who stands at 1.64 m and I weigh 56kg. I have been running consistently, three times a week for an average of 35 minutes each time for the past five years. Last year, I trained and ran
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