The Straits Times, 28 July 2009

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    20 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 TUESDAY, JULY 28 2009 Sfll A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon Fewer COEs, higher prices
      50 1 THE supply of Certificates of Entitlement looks set to shrink in the months ahead, with price rises the likely result. The reason is that far fewer cars are being scrapped. The quota could shrink by between 10 and 20 per cent from October. PRIME PAGE A3
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      Lock icon H1N1: 5th S'pore fatality
      41 1 A 34-year-old woman who thought she had beaten cancer last year died yesterday at the Singapore General Hospital of complications arising from an Influenza A (H1N1) infection. She is Singapore's fifth HINI-related fatality. PRIME PAGE A 4
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      Lock icon China's industrial strife
      40 1 A DEADLY riot by steel workers that killed a company executive in north-eastern China has scuttled plans for a merger between state-owned Tonghua Iron and Steel Group and privately-owned firm Jianlong Heavy Machinery. WORLD PAGE A 8
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      Lock icon Blues over Reds' visit
      42 1 LIVERPOOL'S four-day visit here was branded a success by the organisers, but there were mixed reviews from fans. Their biggest bugbears: expensive tickets and limited access to the likes of Fernando Torres and Xabi Alonso. SPORT PAGE B9
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      Lock icon Lost cards can cost you
      69 1 BANKS in Singapore are standing by their policy of holding customers responsible for transactions made on their lost or stolen cards if they do not report the missing card in time. A check with seven banks and two credit card companies has found that those
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    Lock icon US not out to contain rising China: Obama
    765 1  -  Chua Chin Hon He calls for cooperation on economy, security, at inaugural high-level talks By US BUREAU CHIEF WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama, kicking off two days of high-lev-el talks with China yesterday, said he saw scope for wide-ranging cooperation, in a
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    Lock icon Inhumane, repulsive, shocking
    963 1  -  Selina Lum Judge slams three prisoners who tortured cellmate By "It is shocking that they allowed themselves to be carried away by their numerical and physical superiority, to the extent of bullying a fellow inmate using such sadistic and degrading acts." High Court Judge Tay Yong Kwang
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        Lock icon Property upswing: beware the exuberance
        83 2 WE SAY Home buyers are coming back, though tentatively, and developers are licking their chops. This is the time to reflect on the 2007 property fever and the resultant collapse. The present recovery should be steered along a steady path that will bring real estate
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        Lock icon Green dream for S. Korea
        38 2 COLUMNS South Korea's new push for "low carbon, green growth" will require a paradigm shift in mindset and the development of new drivers of economic growth, says Goh Sui Noi. REVIEW PAGE Al6
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        Lock icon Cheering for Singapore
        25 2 Singaporeans' passion for Liverpool can extend to local sport if sportsmen and fans play their parts, says Rohit Brijnath. SPORTS PAGE B9
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        Lock icon Better way to pay bonus
        25 2 OUR READER SAYS Rolling out bonuses would tag top executives' pay to longer-term performance, says Harry Tong. FORUM PAGE Al7
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        16 2 www.straitstimes.com Niki Bruce reviews a swash-buckling fiction novel with lots of blood and guts.
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      Lock icon Lift veil over NMP selection
      891 2  -  Clarissa Oon It's still not clear what gives an NMP hopeful the edge over others By SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT GIVEN that Nominated Members of Parliament have been around for 19 years, it is perplexing that the scheme has yet to evolve clear and consistent criteria
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      209 2 \T#7| SINGAPORE ■^T SPORTS /f^ ORTHOPAEDIC I l£_J SURGERY CENTRE The Problem of Knee Giving Way Understanding Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries Forum Singapore Sports Orthopaedic Surgery Centre Date: 31 July 2009 (Fri) 6:3opm Venue: Singapore Sports Orthopaedic Surgery Centre Novena Medical Center #08-07/11 Synopsis: The Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) is
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      Lock icon Two heads, one body: Twin shock for Indonesian couple
      333 3 PEKANBARU (Riau): A young Indonesian woman who had been trying to have a child for almost a decade has given birth to conjoined twin boys who share a single body. Now the Jakarta Globe says doctors are trying to work out
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      Lock icon COE supply may fall to nine-year low
      707 3  -  Christopher Tan This year's quota likely to be cut from Oct as fewer cars are scrapped By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT THE supply of certificates of entitlement (COEs) is poised to shrink in coming months, and prices will rise as a result. This is because
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      Lock icon Cancer patient Spores 5th H1N1 victim
      633 4  -  Judith Tan 11 others critically ill; more absent from school or work as infections near peak By Teh Joo Lin SHE thought she had won her fight against cancer last year until she had a relapse. In the end, though, it wasn't just the
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      Lock icon Thai girl born with H1N1 infection
      513 4  -  Nirmal Ghosh By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: A baby girl born with HINI flu possibly Thailand's first mother-to-child transmission of the infection appeared to be in a stable condition yesterday, doctors said. "The baby is safe," the director of Bangkok's Chulalongkorn Hospital, Dr Adisorn Patradul,
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      Lock icon Prison Service: This was an isolated case
      334 6  -  SUJIN THOMAS THE case of the three prison inmates who repeatedly beat up their cellmate and forced him to perform sex acts is an isolated one, the Singapore Prison Service (SPS) said yesterday. In response to queries from The Straits Times yesterday, the
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      Lock icon Victim felt betrayed by partner-in-crime
      478 6  -  K. C. VIJAYAN By LAW CORRESPONDENT "I feel so humiliated and I cannot explain how I feel inside. I want to be far away away from everybody. If not for my parents, I will not have peace of mind." The 22-year-old victim THE 22-year-old who
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      Lock icon Lower crime, higher learning
      599 7  -  Carolyn Hong Najib sets goals for govt to be judged by By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday unveiled a set of specific targets to tackle longstanding woes in Malaysia's public service, including cutting the crime rate. Staking his promise to deliver
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
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      Lock icon Rumblings in China's rust-belt
      978 8  -  Peh Shing Huei Manager's death in steel workers riot scuttles merger plans By CHINA BUREAU CHIEF New training centre to deal with emergencies CHINA is preparing to set up its first training institute to educate officials on how to deal with public emergencies such as natural
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        Lock icon Lashkar's links run deep in Pakistan
        538 9 Islamabad claims it has cut ties with terror group, but dismantling it still a challenge RAWALPINDI (Pakistan): In a high-security jail here, five men all members of the Islamic militant group accused by the United States and India of organising a terrorist rampage in
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        Lock icon Pakistan arrests pro-Taleban cleric
        313 9 PHOTO: ISLAMABAD: Pakistani police have arrested an influential pro-Taleban cleric who brokered a failed peace deal in northern Pakistan's troubled Swat Valley. Sufi Muhammad was arrested with three of his sons after chairing several meetings. The authorities accused Muhammad, father-in-law of Swat's notorious Taleban leader Maulana
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        Lock icon Japanese opposition promises 'new politics'
        846 10  -  Kwan Weng Kin DPJ's election manifesto sees it taking complete charge of policy-making By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT Main points Eradicate wasteful government spending and the practice of amakudari. Ban hereditary politicians and corporate political donations. Cut 480-seat Lower House by 80 seats. Give a monthly 26,000
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        Lock icon Frozen delight
        60 10 Polar bear Yukio seems to be mulling over the best way to get at the tempting snacks frozen in a block of ice. The treat was a promotion for the German polar bear film Knut und seine Freunde and to help the bear at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo lick
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        Lock icon Japan plans to offer medical tourism services
        282 10 TOKYO: Japan plans to market medical services to wealthy tourists for income to help the country cope with the rising cost of its ageing society. The country should target rich visitors from Asia and the Russian Far East to turn its health-care industry
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        Lock icon S'pore among main Asian destinations
        125 10 THAILAND, Singapore, Malaysia, India, the Philippines and South Korea are the main destinations in the Asian medical tourism market. They see a combined 1.3 million such tourists each year, according to Medical Tourism Magazine, a publication by the Florida-based Medical Tourism Association. With medical costs
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        Lock icon N. Korea hints at willingness to hold nuclear talks with US
        193 10 SEOUL: North Korea suggested a new dialogue yesterday to resolve tensions over its atomic weapons programmes an apparent invitation to the United States to engage in one-on-one talks. Yesterday's statement from Pyongyang marks a rare expression of willingness to
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        Lock icon Pakatan Rakyat 'will not crumble'
        588 11  -  Reme Ahmad Penang Chief Minister Lim says alliance has gone past initial stage of fragmentation By ASSISTANT FOREIGN EDITOR PENANG Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng expressed confidence yesterday that the three-party Pakatan Rakyat (PR) alliance will not break up despite the pressures of "growing under
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        Lock icon Taiwan, China leaders swop first direct messages
        250 11 TAIPEI: The presidents of Taiwan and China exchanged direct messages for the first time yesterday since the two sides split 60 years ago the latest sign of their warming relations. According to a statement from Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang (KMT), Chinese President Hu Jintao
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        Lock icon Arroyo denies plan to extend term beyond next year
        507 11  -  Alastair Mclndoe By PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA: Philippine President Gloria Arroyo declared yesterday in her annual policy speech that she has no intention of trying to stay in power after her term ends next year, but she gave no clues away on
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        Lock icon Attack on Iran still an option, says Israel
        585 12 but diplomacy the priority now in handling Teheran's nuclear programme, says Barak JERUSALEM: Israel dug in its heels yesterday in a disagreement with the United States over a potential military strike to thwart Iran's progress towards a possible nuclear weapon, as the
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        Lock icon Welcome to Lebanon – the land of high fashion
        556 12 Welcome to Lebanon the land of high fashion BEIRUT: The gowns are cut low in the front, slashing down to the navel; or low in the back, swooping below the waist, inset with delicate see-through fabric. They could not be further from the modest dress generally worn by women in
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        Lock icon Future unclear as Palin steps down
        341 12 DROPPING OUT ANCHORAGE (Alaska): With a challenge to the media and Washington, and a list of her achievements for the state, Mrs Sarah Palm stepped down as Alaska governor, but gave few clues about where she is headed. "It is because I love Alaska
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        Lock icon Ties with Obama strong, says Clinton
        339 12 STAYING ON WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has sought, once again, to dispel talk that she has a rocky relationship with President Barack Obama, her adversary in last year's White House race. Media speculation has persisted about tensions between the two former
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        Lock icon Departure of two more ministers a blow to Ahmadinejad
        466 12 TEHERAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was yesterday grappling with a new political crisis that has weakened his standing even among hard-line supporters, as the opposition vowed to continue protests. Mr Ahmadinejad, already forced into a climbdown over his choice of a
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        Lock icon Britain rethinks ban on sale of sperm, eggs
        461 13 Paying donors could lift stock and curb 'fertility tourism', suggests expert LONDON: British officials are considering lifting a ban on the sale of eggs and sperm in an effort to combat a growing shortage of fertility donors. Paying donors could cut the
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        Lock icon Olympian effort
        54 13 A huge No. 3 formed by workers building the Olympic stadium in London marks three years to go before the 2012 games. The budget for staging the world's biggest sporting event is said to have soared to £9.3 billion (Ss22 billion) from £3.4 billion when the bid was
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        Lock icon Bush survivor in row with dad over cash
        289 13 LONDON: The British backpacker who gained fame after surviving for 12 days alone and lost in the Australian Blue Mountains made the news again he was recently accused by his father of stealing thousands of pounds. According to a Telegraph report, Mr
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        Lock icon Sarkozy to ease up after dizzy spell
        329 13 PARIS: French President Nicolas Sarkozy will reduce his workload for a few days after suffering a dizzy spell brought on by jogging in hot weather and a heavy schedule, his office said yesterday. The leader of nuclear-armed France spent the night in hospital
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        Lock icon Taking note of tradition
        41 14 Some 1,000 musicians playing the gu zheng at the first Beijing International Zheng music festival last Saturday. The gu zheng (zither) is a traditional Chinese music instrument with a history dating back to 500BC. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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        Lock icon New study backs UN findings on sea levels
        439 14 It predicts 7cm to 82cm rise this century, in line with IPCC report PARIS: A new study backs up the United Nations' climate change panel over a key question as to how far global warming will drive up sea levels this century.
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          Lock icon Britain for Taleban talks
          94 14 LONDON: Britain voiced support yesterday for engagement with moderate Taleban elements in Afghanistan, with a government minister comparing the situation to dealing with extremists in Northern Ireland. International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander told BBC Radio while on a visit to Afghanistan that military action should go
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          Lock icon No lunch, so he burnt home
          117 14 SYDNEY: An Australian court has jailed a man who set fire to his own house in a fit of anger after his wife failed to make him lunch, a report said yesterday. Rajah Theivendradas, 54, was jailed for four years over the incident, in
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          Lock icon Illegals 'sold' to traffickers
          134 14 KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian immigration official was charged with selling an illegal immigrant from Myanmar to human traffickers at the country's border with Thailand. Rahman Selamat, a senior immigration official from Johor, was arrested on July 17 with four other immigration officials and four bus drivers.
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          Lock icon Bid to overturn results
          102 14 JAKARTA: Indonesia's Vice-President yesterday launched a legal challenge to overturn the results of presidential elections which he lost by a landslide to incumbent President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Mr Yusof Kalla, who got 12.4 per cent of the votes, alleged that millions of people were left off
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          Lock icon Suu Kyi trial nears end
          143 14 YANGON: Prosecutors for Myanmar's junta gave their closing arguments in the trial of pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday, as rock band U2 prepared to announce that she had won an award from a leading human-rights group. The prison court also heard final arguments
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon Property upswing: Beware the exuberance
      438 15 THE real estate sector is stirring, though not lustily yet. There is every reason to support the rationale that the upswing this time is better moderate than precipitous. The lesson learnt of the irrational exuberance in the second half of 2007 was that asset price
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      Lock icon Of banks and bailouts
      810 15  -  Michael Boskin By Dealing with financial institutions deemed too big to fail won't be easy. The current system, which allows privatised gains from highly leveraged risk-taking but socialises losses in the event of failure, must be changed. EARLY signs of a manufacturing rebound, already strong in
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      Lock icon Dons, varsities and copyright
      1003 15  -  Andy Ho CLAIMS ON COURSE MATERIAL By SENIOR WRITER WHO owns course material? Because online education promises to be a money spinner, this issue will emerge in our institutions of higher learning sooner rather than later: Does the instructor-as-employee who created the material own copyright to
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        1217 16  -  Goh Sui Noi SEOUL'S 'GREEN GROWTH' STRATEGY By SENIOR WRITER FOR South Koreans, separating their rubbish into recyclable and non-recyclable waste with the former further separated into glass, paper, plastics, metal and so on is second nature. It was not always like this. Koreans
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        351 17 DOCTORS AND ETHICS THE article on Singaporean physicians' reporting of peer ethics ("Spore-trained docs more lenient on peers' ethics", Thursday) and the subsequent discussion in The Straits Times are thoughtful and "healthy" for our profession. Like our partner institution, the Yong Loo Lin
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        186 17 WHEN I first joined the teaching staff of the medical faculty of the University of Singapore in the early *****, I was struck by the lack of discipline in the faculty and laissez-faire attitude in the hospitals. A lecture meant for some 100
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        260 17 WE REFER to the letter from Mr Gopinath Maasi, "Buying resale flat Why does HDB take so long when most of the transactions are computerised?" (July 18). HDB adopts a two-stage process to ensure resale transactions are carried out smoothly while safeguarding
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      253 20  -  NTUC Income said it empathises with Mr Derek Chua and Madam Colleen Ng, but believes it has acted more than reasonably to assist them. Income's chief financial officer Jeffrey Lee told The Straits Times that before signing the deal, the couple were "advised
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      321 20  -  TAN WEIZHEN TENANTS who refused to move out of The Grangeford condominium in Orchard Road have stymied the building owner's efforts to tear down illegal partitions. As a result, Cove Development, the owner, has applied to the Ministry of National Development for an
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      284 21  -  MARIA ALMENOAR Rates cut at 12 gantries but two expressways costlier on weekdays HEADING to the Bugis-Marina Bay area for shopping on Saturdays will get cheaper from Aug 8, but using the two expressways on weekday mornings will become costlier from next Monday. Driving
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      587 21  -  Irene Tham By SINCE the call went out for commuters to swop their ez-link cards for the souped-up one which can be used to pay for many more things, 2.5 million of these smart cards have been changed. But it appears retailers
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      547 22  -  Goh Chin Lian Singapore and Australia reiterate commitment to fight protectionism By SINGAPORE and Australian leaders yesterday reaffirmed their determination to keep their markets open to trade and investment in the current global downturn. They continued to reject all forms of protectionism, including
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      308 22  -  TESSA WONG ABOUT 1,000 people, including retail staff from the shops at 313@Somerset, will become the first to receive service training at a centre set up by the mall's landlord. The free training will take place at the $1 million centre in the
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      523 22  -  Cai Haoxiang By TOWN councils should be more open about their projected long-term spending and provide residents with summarised financial information in a form that is easy to understand, say residents and town councillors who attended a recent dialogue. Information
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      510 23 Clinical trials being conducted using treatment developed by Singapore scientists CLINICAL trials for an experimental treatment are currently being done on 30 patients with blood disorders such as leukaemia, and some of them have managed to stay disease-free. Special immune cells known
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        58 23 PUMP prices have gone up again, after a rare drop three weeks ago. Yesterday afternoon, oil companies raised petrol rates by five to six cents a litre, and diesel rates by three cents. The increase brings a litre of 98-, 95- and 92-octane petrol to $1.88, $1,767
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        54 23 NEEDY students with poor eyesight can receive free spectacles using a fund set up by spectacle retailer Nation Optical and the Health Promotion Board yesterday. The $1.8 million Student Eye Care Fund will make 10,000 pairs of spectacles available to such students from primary and secondary schools over
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        51 23 FROM today, a programme to encourage children to be kind will be run in 130 preschools and kindergartens. The Kindness@Home programme by the Singapore Kindness Movement will teach children aged three to six about the importance of being kind through five story books featuring Handy The Helpful
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      362 25  -  Elena Chong Lee, nabbed in April, had finished a 21-month jail term in January By COURTS CORRESPONDENT JUST over a month after getting out of jail for a series of molestation cases, Lee Fuxiang was at it again. Between February and April,
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      1055 25  -  Carolyn Quek By I never took a single cent' IF HE had wanted to cheat Ren Ci, there were many opportunities do so, said Raymond Yeung, 34, on the stand yesterday. But he never did, he said, even when he could easily
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      268 25  -  Melissa Sim By A WOMEN'S group in Singapore has renewed its call for a Government-appoint-ed body to administer family maintenance payments. The Singapore Council of Women's Organisations (SCWO) task force, which first raised the suggestion last month, repeated its call yesterday, saying
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      320 25  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN A 51-YEAR-OLD chief executive of an electronics firm and his former Taiwanese mistress are now embroiled in a messy suit over maintenance for their daughter. She wants him to pay $5,000 a month, but he is willing to cough up $2,000
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      89 19 WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, BLOGGED ABOUT AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm kind like using Twitter etc." MOST-READ ONLINE Top NTU grad "protests" WWW.Stomp.COm.Sg Caught on film ASK LIBBY Question of the day: What is the BLOGGED ABOUT impact of increasing rising global Tweeting to the converted. temperatures on Singapore and what Says
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      577 26 Safety lapses cost them a race; Massa out of danger but return is doubtful BUDAPEST: Renault have been suspended from the upcoming European Grand Prix for allowing Fernando Alonso to leave the pit lane with his wheel not securely fastened to his car during Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.
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      273 26 BUDAPEST: Jenson Button is a worried man. At one time, the Briton appeared to be invincible and cruising towards his first Formula One drivers' title. Now, he is staring at a slump and a dwindling lead at the top of the standings. Where once
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      734 27  -  Steve Slater DRIVER'SSEAT By While Formula One Management has announced a full investigation, I frankly cannot see how any driver can be better protected from a freak accident of this nature. WHILE the Hungarian Grand Prix delivered a fascinating race, a surprise win for Lewis Hamilton
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      703 27  -  Terrence Voon Some bemoan the high ticket prices and limited access to visiting Reds By Liverpool's visit: A quick verdict HITS Created opportunities for future MISSES Ended fans' eight-year wait to watch a collaborations with Singapore football. Limited access to training and top English Premier League
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      889 27  -  Rohit Brijnath SPORTINGLIFE By The loud, sustained, brilliant passion in the stands for a team so far removed from their own reality, why doesn't Singapore bring this to their own teams, all the time? STADIUMS intimidate, it's why players walk them before
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      563 28 Fergie sure of success in new season as forwards hit form on Asian tour HANGZHOU (China): Manchester United left Asia in the early hours yesterday with a few million dollars in the bank, fans and sponsors happy and a manager confident he has the makings of
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      98 28 Portsmouth moved closer to a deal to sign Nikola Kalinic as a replacement for Peter Crouch, who joined Spurs for £12 million (Ss2B million). Zlatan Ibrahimovic passed his medical examination with Barcelona yesterday. Samuel Eto'o is expected to move to Inter Milan in the swop deal. Sunderland have
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      371 28 "It is in a similar vein as the banner at Old Trafford which counts the time span since City's last trophy win. We're glad it's got so many people talking." MARK HUGHES MANCHESTER: The blue side of Manchester is hardly fazed by Alex Ferguson's
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      333 28 MADRID: Real Madrid fans are a funny lot. When Cristiano Ronaldo was unveiled as a Real player earlier this month, 80,000 supporters filled the Bernabeu. But, given the opportunity to catch the world's most expensive footballer in action, only 25,000 and that is
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      148 28 LIVERPOOL: Alive hand grenade has been found at Liverpool great Kenny Dalglish's home, British police said yesterday. Army bomb disposal experts were called in to defuse the grenade, which was placed on the garden wall at his home in Southport, outside Liverpool, late on Sunday. The
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      97 28 "In exactly three years, London and the whole of the United Kingdom will be getting ready to stage the greatest event on earth and we will not disappoint." Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London 2012 Olympic Games, speaking yesterday. TROSEAU (Dominica): Bangladesh followed up their
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      408 28 Badminton Thailand Open In Bangkok, finals Men's singles: Nguyen Tien Minh (Vie) bt Boonsak Ponsana (Tha) 21-16 21-13. Doubles: Chan Peng Soon/Lim Khim Wah (Mas) bt Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah (Mas) 20-22 21-14 21-11. Women's singles: Liv Jian (Chn) bt Wang Rong (Chn) 21-16 21-18. Doubles: Yang Wei/Zhang
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      619 29 Lynette's new record SINGAPORE swimmer Lynette Lim smashed her national 1,500 m freestyle record by over 20 seconds on the second day of the World Championships in Rome. The 16-year-old clocked 16min 41.495 ec in yesterday's heats, finishing 25th out of 32 swimmers. Her previous mark of
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      333 29 ROME: A potential ban on high-perform-ance polyurethane suits threatens to throw swimming back two decades by hampering innovation, an executive at swimwear maker Speedo said yesterday. A possible return to all-textile briefs for men as outlined by Fina, the sport's world governing
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      368 29  -  CHRISTOPHER ONG SINGAPORE'S paddlers stood tall at the first Asean Schools Games, contributing five of the Republic's 12 golds. The Republic's 213-strong contingent in Suphanburi, Thailand, also won 26 silver and 35 bronze medals. This meant that Singapore finished fourth out of
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        76 29 LONDON: England cricket captain Andrew Strauss expects Andrew Flintoff to be available for the third Ashes Test against Australia. Flintoff has been troubled by a knee problem that threatens his participation in the remaining three matches of the series, which resumes in Birmingham
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        72 29 LONDON: Liverpool's American owners have reportedly refinanced £290 million (Ss69o million) of debt with the Royal Bank of Scotland and Wachovia. Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr had borrowed £290 million from their available £350 million credit facility, which expired last week. They got the new
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        45 29 THIRTY thousand people have already signed up for the Dec 26 Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon. Last year's competition saw 50,000 runners taking part. This year's entries will also be capped at 50,000. Registration for the event closes on Oct 7.
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      255 26 HITS AND MISSES Liverpool's visit gets mixed reviews from fans in Singapore. B9 y O? NEW MARKS World records fall quickly at swimming championships in Rome. 81l mm WHAT'S ONLINE X). MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Liverpool crush Singapore 5-0. Massa in induced coma. Fans
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      256 28 No. 2452/2009 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 Winning No. Add. No. 04 11 32 36 39 42 I 12 Group 1 Prize 4,595,518 Winning shares for Draw No. 2452/2009 I Group 1 Prize: No Winner Group 2 Prize: $53,485 each 7 Winning Share(s) Group 3 Prize: $1,766 each 212 Winning Share(s)
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      95 28 Today Athletics lAAF Super GP: Monaco (Live, Chll3, tomorrow, 2am). Football S-League: Gombak v Balestier (Jurong West,7.4spm). Tomorrow Football S-League: Home v Super Reds (Clementi), SAFFC v DPMM (Choa Chu Kang) 7.45pm. Premier League Asia Trophy: West Ham v Tottenham (5.55pm), Hull v Beijing Guoan (8.25pm) Live, Ch24. Club friendly:
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      63 29 HARBANS SINGH Age: 54 passed away peacefully on 25 July 2009, leaving behind Beloved wife: Parmjit Kaur Daughter: Sons: Charanjit Kaur Karenjit Singh Harcharanjeet Singh and brothers, sisters relatives. Akand Path prayers at Sri Guru Singh Sabha from 27 to 29 July. Path da Bhog and Antam Ardas will be
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      65 29 TAN SWEE TIN Age: 62 passed away peacefully on 27 July 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by family and loved ones. Sons: Tan Boon Kiat, Eugene Tan Boon Keong, Edwin Daughter: Tan Ec Hui, Eunice Body is resting at Singapore Casket Level 3, Emerald Room. Cortege will leave on
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      109 29 "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 TONY KOK FOOK HING AGE: 63 was called home to be with the Lord on 26 July 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Lin
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      56 29 AL-FATIHAH HAJI MOHAMED TAHIR BIN HAJI BASRI (Cikgu Tahir) Age: 72 passed away peacefully on 25 July 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by family and loved ones. Wife: Hjh Suraiyah Bte H] Kadir Sons: Daughters-in-law: H] S.M. Ariff Hjh Haryani H] S.M. Azhar Norhayati Grandsons: Muhd Nur Shukri Muhd
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      146 30 "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26 JIMMY CHAN FOOK LAM Age: 52 Was called home to be with the Lord on 26 July 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Beloved wife: Tan Meng Chin Doreen Daughters: Chan Van Ling
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      117 30 YONG EE KIM Age:B2 passed away peacefully on 27 July 2009 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Tiang Hooi Ting Sons: Daughters-in-law: Yong Sian Moo, Andy Ong Puay Keng Anna Yong Sian Teck Calvin Tang Chew Men, Winnie Yong Sian Peo, Alex Ong Peck Lan, Grace Daughters: Sons-in-law: Yong Sian Chew,
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      22 30 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory ot YAU CHUNG MANG Departed on 28.07.06 1 Dearly missed fondly remembered by Lay Teen close friends
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      35 30 6th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of ROBIN SOH ENG HOCK 30/11/1958-28/7/2003 No strumming of the guitar, no love songs Silence is queer, six years long. Fondly remembered by Jane, Samantha, Fiona and all loved ones.
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      146 30 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want... and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." ONG GEOK MEE Age: 92 was called home to be with the Lord on 27 July 2009 leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Peh Hong Guan, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law:
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      63 30 "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 13th Anniversary In Loving Memory of HELEN CHOO SENG JOON Born: 20-09-1945 Departed: 28-07-1996 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by: Husband: Jimmy Ong
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      88 30 The family of the late FAN CHOON KWONG Departed on 18 July 2009 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their condolences, assistance, attendance, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to Mdm Linda Ng from the Consulate-General
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      108 30 LEUNG CHIP YEE Age: 84 passed away peacefully on 25 July 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by all loved ones. (Husband: Loh Shui Wing, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Loh Kum Seng Li Na Loh Kum Wah, Richard Yeo Siew Kwan, Jasmine Loh Kum Cheong, Vincent Leow Hwa Bee, Joanna Grandsons:
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      61 30 We, The Family Of Late MDM YAK TEE HONG Departed on 23 July 2009 wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their condolences, assistance, attendance, donations and wreaths during our recent bereavement. SpeciaCtfian^s to Dr. Lee Soo Chin, Dr. Voon,
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      24 30 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences To The Family of The Late AHMAD BIN HUSAIN From: Management and Staff Of Singapore Press Holdings Limited
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      63 30 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of SHAWN CHIOW PHEE SIONG Departed on 28 July 2008 Siong, it has been a year since you departed from this world. There is never a day without you in our minds, in our prayers. Time will heal the wound, but not us. Dearly missed
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      39 30 The Family Of The Late DR QUEK KAI MIEW Departed on 19 July 2009. Wishes to express their heartfelt thanks appreciation to all relatives, friends colleagues for their kind assistance, prayers, attendance, condolences, wreaths donations during their recent bereavement.
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      62 30 KRISHNA JOSHI (W/O LATE JAGDISH MITTER JOSHI) passed away peacefully on 26 July 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Sons: Sunil Mitter (Sushil Mitter, deceased) Anil Mitter Ajai Mitter Daughters-in-law: Anita Dcvi Ramprakash Sushil Kumari Grandchildren: Natasha Mitter Vikesh Mitter Navin Mitter Shiv Nikhail Mitter relatives and friends. Cremation at Mandai
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        635 31  -  Yang Huiwen BULLS AND BEARS Share volume also at its highest this month as sentiment stays bullish By FAR from cooling exuberance, the weekend seems only to have heightened it with stock markets across the region hitting fresh highs. It is
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          94 31 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 3.19 billion shares worth $2.04 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 419 Losers: 166 Unchanged: 762 Mid Cap 578.10 5.40 Basic materials 285.40 9.14 Utilities 413.63 3.75 Small Cap 489.67 8.18 Industrials 541.92 3.64 Financials 650.21 11.95 All Share 628.92 9.82 Consumer goods 641.02 3.69 Technology 582.76 T
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          185 31 Yesterday's close: 10,088.66 (+144.11) Japanese share prices rose for a ninth straight day, notching up their longest winning streak since 1988. Yesterday's close: 1,156.43 (+0.55) Malaysian shares closed flat amid little buying interest from local funds. Gainers outnumbered losers 455 to 216. Yesterday's close: 20,251.62 (+268.83) Hong Kong share
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          406 31 DBXT FTVietnam 10USS 4826 517.1 DBKT Nifty 10US$ 9686 417.8 DBXT DJE50 10US$ 3839 344.3 Great Eastern 1328 80.0 DBXT FTChina25 10USS 2984 74.9 GLD 10USS 9378 60.5 UOB 1684 60.0 OCBC Bk 4.5%NCPS 100 .9200 50.0 DBS Grp 1300 40.0 SGX 875 40.0 SIA200 1366 36.0
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          105 31 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY July 27 2009 Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.1670 1.2020 Can dollar 1.3180 1.3340 Euro 2.0340 2.0570 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4090 0.4096 NZ dollar 0.9360 0.9560 Sterling pound 2.3510 2.3780 US dollar 1.4330 1.4490 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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          370 31 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 490.4 260.4 IKI 162 315 1684.3 459 91 65.4 417 3304 I" 2180 1092 289 220 855 250 884 1594 336 201 293 457 419 366 281 2018 170 5606 CapitaLand 93.5 5417 CapitaMall
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          626 31 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +0R'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 127 84 255 123 68.5 153 146.1 135 434.4 50.5 II" 127 206 99 223 678 232 291 183 142 372.1 540 220 64.5 206 82 75.5 86.5 33.5 238 125 116 231
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      598 32  -  Karamjit Kaur SlA's subsidiary will continue to rein in costs as outlook now still weak By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT THE recent move by Singapore Airport Terminal Services (Sats) to diversify its business with the acquisition of Singapore Food Industries (SFI) seems to have paid
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      372 32  -  Smita Krishnaswamy By RAFFLES Medical Group defied the global recession to post an improved net profit for the second quarter. Better operating efficiency and growth in health-care services sent earnings up 13.8 per cent to $8.8 million for the three months to June
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      408 32  -  Nicholas Yong By THE airfreight market is at last showing tentative signs of recovery after a horrendous 12 months. The first, faint signs of a turnaround come with the entry of another player, the fourth new arrival to set up shop here this
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      559 34 A THREAT TO FAIR PLAY "The hallmarks of our markets are that they are open and above board and the little guy has as much of a chance as the big guy. This takes a dagger to the heart of that concept." Senator
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      663 34 KANSAS CITY: In a profound departure from the United States central bank's tradition as an aloof and secretive temple of economic policy, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has plunged into the public spotlight to an extent that none of his predecessors would have contemplated.
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      779 35 Official data looks good but it is less clear if growth can be sustained WASHINGTON: The nice thing about a deep recession is that it does not take much of a rebound to make the official data look healthy even
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      387 35 WASHINGTON: Purchases of new homes in the US climbed 11 per cent last month, the biggest gain in eight years, adding to evidence the slump that began in 2005 is stabilising. But prices are still falling. Sales increased to a 384,000 pace, higher
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      388 35 WASHINGTON: Leading banks in the United States are slowing lending, as bankers and borrowers refrain from taking risks in an uncertain economy, The Wall Street Journal has reported. An analysis by the Journal on Sunday showed that the total loans held by 15 large US
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      815 36  -  Fiona Chan They could be paying prices seen in prime areas due to current euphoria By IN THE latest sign of the buoyant suburban property market, home hunters in Ang Mo Kio have been submitting cheques to buy homes at prices rarely seen outside Singapore's prime
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      662 41  -  boon chan The crew try hard but thin characterisation and forgettable tunes plague this production SING DOLLAR! THE MUSICAL COMEDY ABOUT MONEY Dream Academy Esplanade Theatre Sunday media correspondent SING DOLLAR! THE MUSICAL COMEDY ABOUT MONEY Where: Esplanade Theatre When: Till Aug 8, Tuesdays to Sundays,
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      376 41  -  chang tou liang ffWßWconcert OFFSHOOTS re:mix Foo Say Ming, violin and conductor Esplanade Recital Studio Sunday Those who imagined that the hip chamber outfit remix could play only short pieces and morsels of kitsch were in for a surprise. Offshoots was probably its most demanding programme to
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      646 42  -  tan weizhen Yasmin Ahmad's Funeral has been viewed by millions around the world 'Now I don't cringe when people tell me they used to laugh at 3rd Rock' filiTZ 2J 3rd Rock From The Sun's Joseph Gordon-Levitt (right) on being comfortable with his child-star
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      425 42 Los Angeles The first talent auditions for the ninth season of the Fox juggernaut American Idol are still two weeks away but there is already a contest going on behind the scenes. Negotiations on a new contract for Simon Cowell the show's lead judge, chief prosecutor
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      702 44 More writers churn out dark escapism as women sink their teeth into it Los Angeles Headstrong Bella is in love with a vampire. Zoey has a crescent moon seared onto her forehead, the mark of a fledgling bloodsucker. Sixteen-year-old Ever can hear people's thoughts. Calliope is,
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      506 44 New York After the movie, Ellen Frey was ready to go home, but a friend said she ought to go to the Lion's Head on Christopher Street because she was meeting a guy and he was bringing a buddy. It was a cold December night
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        1149 38  -  cheryl tan Long-distance runners are hitting exotic places to pound the trails and take in the scenery too Whenever investment fund manager Leow Kah Shin needs time out from work, he will go to some of the remotest parts of the world for long, punishing runs.
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        225 38 PETRA MARATHON AND TOUR IN JORDAN (6DSN) Race date: Sept 26 Price: From $3,260 (excludes flights) Itinerary: Drive along Kings Highway, a 3,000-year-old religious and historical route See the I.2km-long Siq gorge that ends at Al-Kazneh, an elaborate structure carved out of a sandstone rock face Visit
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        1286 39  -  lori erickson The Spanish city of Zaragoza boasts history and hipness Getting there Zaragoza is located in north-east Spain, midway between Madrid and Barcelona. Visitors can fly to Madrid and reach Zaragoza either by a domestic flight or a 90-minute ride on the AYE, Spain's high-speed rail network.
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        271 40 BUDGET TRAVEL FAIR It may be penny-pinching times but a good holiday will provide relief to anyone who is stressed. Asia Global Vacation, Chan Brothers Travel's budget travel division, is offering tours to Penang, Sabah, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City and Macau. Packages start from $138. Return flights
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        179 46 RODENTS RULE A trio of animated secret agent guinea pigs broke the spell of Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince to take the top spot at the North American box office, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday. G-Force earned US$32.l million (5546.2 million), pushing Half-Blood Prince to second
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        401 46 Kathmandu Hundreds of Gurkha war veterans and their families swamped the airport on Sunday to welcome British actress Joanna Lumley, who helped secure their rights to settle in Britain. The 63-year-old Absolutely Fabulous star was mobbed as she arrived in this Himalayan nation, home to the Nepalese
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        205 46 San Diego The most important question at Comic-Con International for Hollywood is this: Which movies benefited most from being at the mammoth pop culture carnival? It represents a critical testing ground for massappeal movies, particularly those playing to fantasy-fiction enthusiasts. "It all started here," Jon Favreau, director of
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          248 74 Shoppers thronged Singapore's newest '"""ffiSsMlk^Mj and most anticipated mall, lon Orchard, I from as early as 11am on July 21 when it "*^/Ar^B^^B opened. About 70 per cent of the shops S^^^^^fe^^K^ are ready for business at the new mall, which occupies a prime spot above the
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          352 88  -  HEATHER LIM Hailing from many different cultures means Eurasians do not have an official traditional dress, but an intriguing mix of different styles instead. By THEN Eurasians are an ethnically mixed group arising from the intermarriage of Europeans and Asians living here. Many came to Singapore in the
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          473 79  -  AMANDA TAN MALINI NATHAN Pupils across the island learnt about the importance of understanding one another's cultures during Racial Harmony Day last week. By and THEY might not have been born any time close to the race riots in the *****, but some children from one primary school
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          188 87  -  MALINI NATHAN Singapore's turning 44 this year and will celebrate 50 years of self-rule. Little Red Dot has put together a six-part series to mark these milestones leading up to National Day on Aug 9. This week, learn about total defence. By m m H jfiHtw part
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          230 89  -  MALINI NATHAN This week, learn what adverbs are and how to use them. By ADVERBS tell us more about verbs and they do so in different ways Adverbs of Manner tell how an action was done L-s^- can be placed in For example: different parts of a
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        291 78  -  AMANDA TAN The numbers, faces, events and places of the region. By THE BIG PLACE Jakarta Bombs were recently set off in two hotels in the Indonesian capital. The ]W Marriott and the Ritz-Carlton were both popular with Western travellers. WHY IT MATTERS Suicide bombers set off two bombs
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      31 76 jffjffl I WRITE MORE (Hi Check out the lyrics for the NDP song, and then write your own final verse based on what you would like people to sing about Singapore.
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      41 78 Q3 /fll I HTC I)Y B Touch J NDP -^M E^*^S H Diamond S^^L Fun I y D p lß| H V, Pack»J BTieketaS Mix-and-match Singapore's 44 historical milestones as you celebrate National Day. rednano.sg Singapore's local search and directory engine
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      82 80 Q2: Whose notice was the pickpocket trying to avoid when she covered her hand with her jacket? *i fe'' JB Q3: How do you know that the vC 'V 1 -I' t pickpockets had struck more than Wk once? slujpia jeqio luojj U3]O)S eg o) paAaijaq ejeM l|dil|m jeAejcl Djsniu
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      278 85 •DO DIGITS* Financial literacy means: V 2 J^ A iAh Knowing 'I''l6 difference between L needs and wants 2. Being able to manage your money 3. Knowing how much to save and WSHT3«<IWI>I«M£vtB|^IF*iII|JIB|JF^IBF*I|JB Open House i"'s/M H^. -^^^B Director, American Express Off- J^ i xc hanging experiences with senioi cxci
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      111 89 H NOW YOU TRY* HC Using the text below, identify all the adverbs. THREE men, aged between 20 and 22, were arrested in Boon Lay and Durong on Monday for suspected involvement in loan shark activities. The police had been tipped off by someone who noted down their vehicle number
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      58 90 STEP 3: ifW ANALYSE THIS Living on the moon has been an aspiration of man for a long time. With your groupmates, plan a town that you would build if it were possible to live on the moon. Use the space below to create a map of your town. Psst!
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