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Title Section14 2007-06-07 1 TODAY /A=diaCofip MICA (P) 314/10/2006 we set you thinking Thursday June 7, 2007 todayonline.com14 words
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144 2007-06-07 1 -AFP TOKYO Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui will visit a controversial war shrine in Tokyo today to mourn his late brother in a pilgrimage certain to outrage Beijing, several major newspapers said. Mr Lee, in Japan on a private visit, has been open about-AFP - 144 words
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Article708 2007-06-07 1 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN >DAYEXCLUSIVE A*Star reduces financial penalty for bond-breakers u-wen@media corp.com.sg ITS stringent demands on its scholars came up for public debate two years ago. And its highly competitive scholarship programme was devised by the man who had made waves with his uncompromising stance on708 words
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Article, Illustration600 2007-06-07 2 ANSLEYNG - ANSLEYNG Froebel claims complaints were'instigated'; closes doors to'take stock' ansley@mediacorp.com.sg EVEN as the Ministry of Education (MOE) launched its investigations into a private school embroiled in a messy dispute with its students and teachers, several students who turned up for class yesterday afternoon got a rudeERNESTCHUA - 600 words
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442 2007-06-07 3 TAN HUI LENG - TAN HUI LENG Impact here minimal; imports from other parts of Malaysia safe to eat huileng@media corp. com. sg ALL poultry and egg products from Selangor have been banned from Singapore following an outbreak of the deadly HSNI bird flu strain in chickens442 words
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Article, Illustration322 2007-06-07 3 -AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, whose wife died about two years ago, has found a new love and is getting hitched. And that's no rumour. Two months after he brushed off talk of remarrying as "just-AGENCIES - 322 words
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Miscellaneous16 2007-06-07 2 1 BRITAIN'S EPILEPTICS IN A FIT W m.\^\S I OVER LONDON'S OLYMPIC LOGO J london 1616 words
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Miscellaneous10 2007-06-07 3 HOW I FELL IN LOVE AGAIN: PM ABDULLAH PAGE 1410 words
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Singapore news
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Article102 2007-06-07 4 In a reversal of the steady upward climb of COE prices since March, the latest tender results on June 6 saw prices fall across all categories except that for big cars. The biggest drop was forthe goods vehicles and buses category. In all, there were 5,230 sucessful102 words
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Article, Illustration442 2007-06-07 4 NAZRYBAHRAWI - NAZRYBAHRAWI Singapore to lead regional initiative to fight cyber crime, coordinate security nazry@media corp.com.sg IT HAS built one of Asia's first round-the-clock centres to monitor cyber threats, such as viruses targeting government websites. Now, Singapore will lead a new regional initiative against cyber crime.MCT - 442 words
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Article, Illustration329 2007-06-07 4 GRACIA CHIANG - GRACIA CHIANG gracia@media corp. com. sg A BOY was riding the escalator from the third to the fourth floor of a shopping centre when he tumbled over the handrail falling about 10 feet onto another escalator then landing on the first floor. Miraculously, 10-year-oldGRACIA CHANG - 329 words
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Article315 2007-06-07 6 SHERALYN TAY - SHERALYN TAY sheralyn@media corp.com.sg SO MUCH for a paperless society: A recent survey has shown that Singapore companies are using more paper rather than cutting back. A check of 100 companies in March showed that 43 per cent reported a rise in paper usage, with315 words
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Article, Illustration457 2007-06-07 6 LIN YANQIN - LIN YANQIN Incoming CEO places priority on attracting and retaining talent yanqin@media corp.com.sg THE booming job market may be good news for most, but it presents Ms Ang Bee Lian with a quandary. "Attracting talent, retaining talent that is really our biggest challenge," said theKOH MUI FONG - 457 words
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Article, Illustration99 2007-06-07 6 Also starting a new job on Friday is Mr Jason Wong (picture), who takes over from Ms Ang as the director of Rehabilitation, Protection, and Residential Services at MCYS. He was chief executive officer of the Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises -which helps former offenders and drugTODAY FILE PHOTO - 99 words
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Article, Illustration281 2007-06-07 6 CHUASUSIEN - CHUASUSIEN CHANNEL NEWSASIA susien@media corp.com.sg THE book was laden with adult content including explicit pictures of sex organs. Its title? How to Make Money like a Porn Star (picture). Understandably, visitors to last weekend's World Book Fair, held at Suntec Singapore,– CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 281 words
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Article, Illustration577 2007-06-07 8 SHERALYN TAY - SHERALYN TAY Ex-classmates go out of their way to reunite 28 years later sheralyn@media corp.com.sg SO KEEN were they on reliving the good old times that a group of former classmates have leased the grounds of their old primary school from the Singapore Land Authority (SLA)001 BOON KEONG - 577 words
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279 2007-06-07 8 One vaccination kids should get early -938UVE PNEUMOCOCCAL disease may be a leading cause of illness and death for children in Asia, but only one in five Singaporean parents are aware of it To address this, an awareness campaign will be launched this month, featuring exhibitions and activities island-wide. A-938UVE - 279 words
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Article, Illustration531 2007-06-07 10 DAPHNE CHUAH - DAPHNE CHUAH Ngee Ann Polytechnic holds convocation ceremony next week daphne@mediacorp.com.sg ONE turned into a recluse after losing his father to a heart attack, while the other was a school terror who constantly disrupted lessons and skipped classes for a good six months. But531 words
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Article, Illustration963 2007-06-07 12 DAVID FULLBROOK - DAVID FULLBROOK Asean's silence on Myanmar bodes ill for the region's economic community plans MYANMAR'S decision to acquire a nuclear research reactor from Russia went without comment by the South-east Asian commission overseeing nuclear matters. That raises doubts about the institution at a timeMCT - 963 words
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Article, Illustration1121 2007-06-07 14 IZATUN SHARI THE STAR THE questions about the new love of his life came thick and fast some too personal, perhaps but Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (picture) answered all of them graciously. Did Mr Abdullah and his bride-to-be, Ms Jeanne Abdullah, have anyAFP - 1,121 words
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Article, Illustration278 2007-06-07 16 -AFP LONDON Princess Diana's sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, appealed on Tuesday to a British broadcaster not to air photos taken after their mother's fatal 1997 car crash, terming the plan as a "gross disrespect" to her-AFP; AFP - 278 words
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Article, Illustration391 2007-06-07 16 —THE GUARDIAN A section of the video featuring the logo thought to have triggered seizures LONDON The organisers of London 2012 may have foreseen some of the criticism they have received since unveiling the Olympic logo designed at a cost of £400,000 ($1.2 million)—THE GUARDIAN - 391 words
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315 2007-06-07 18 -AFP PORT OF SPAIN (Trinidad and Tobago) The fourth suspect in an alleged terrorist plot at New York's John F Kennedy International airport surrendered to local police yesterday, the same day that the daughter of one of the suspects claimed the men were-AFP - 315 words
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Article, Illustration524 2007-06-07 18 -AGENCIES Laos coup accused Yang Pao is revered by Hmong refugees FRESNO (California) Many of the thousands of Hmong refugees who fled to the United States following the Vietnam War never accepted the communist government that took power in their native Laos. And if federal prosecutors-AGENCIES; AFP - 524 words
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Article, Illustration518 2007-06-07 19 -AP WASHINGTON United States Vice-President Dick Cheney has said he hopes his former chief of staff now sentenced to 30 months in prison and fined U*****,000 ($383,000) -will eventually get off. That, legal experts say, is an odd statement for a vice-president-AP; AFP - 518 words
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331 2007-06-07 19 -AFP WASHINGTON Saddled by the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States State Department faces an acute staff shortage amid "worsening morale", says a study and it blames Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for the problem. The report by the-AFP - 331 words
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235 2007-06-07 19 —AFP NARATHIWAT (Thailand) Separatist rebels have sabotaged more stretches of railway track in Thailand's restive south, officials said yesterday, causing further delays in the resumption of services. Police said insurgents removed 243 nails and bolts from sleepers in two locations in Yala—AFP - 235 words
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425 2007-06-07 20 —AFP Meeting of 4 ministers 'not aimed at containing China' TOKYO Australia called yesterday for a stronger alliance with Japan to counter new threats including North Korea but denied the growing relationship was aimed at containing China. The two countries' foreign and—AFP - 425 words
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Article, Illustration194 2007-06-07 20 —AGENCIES SHANGHAI The police shot dead a man who held a three-year-old girl at knifepoint for more than six hours at a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant on a busy shopping street in western Shanghai yesterday, state I media said. Shanghai Tele- 1 vision news said—AGENCIES; BLOOMBERG - 194 words
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246 2007-06-07 20 -AFP JAKARTA Two planes belonging to separate Indonesian airlines were forced to make emergency landings yesterday after developing technical problems in midair, officials said. A Boeing 737-300 of Garuda Indonesia's Citilink unit from Jakarta heading for Batam was forced to land in Palembang, South-AFP - 246 words
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Article, Illustration370 2007-06-07 22 -AFP HEILIGENDAMM The wrangle over efforts to fight global warming and tensions between Russia and the United States overshadowed the start of the Group of Eight (G8) summit yesterday as police fought anti-globalisation demonstrators. Police fired water cannon and tear gas at protestors (picture) who tried-AFP; AFP - 370 words
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195 2007-06-07 22 -AP MANILA Philippine election commissioners proclaimed 10 winning senators last night, including six opponents of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, cementing an opposition victory that could bring trouble to the President's last three years in power. The victory of the six opposition senatorial candidates-AP - 195 words
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Article, Illustration63 2007-06-07 22 -AFP AFP CYCLONE LASHES GULF REGION: Cyclone Gonu lashed Oman with heavy rains and winds of up to 260 kmh yesterday. Thousands of people were evacuated from low-lying areas in the Gulf state and neighbouring Iran, and flights were suspended at Oman's Muscat airport. It was the strongest tropical storm-AFP; AFP - 63 words
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376 2007-06-07 24 -AP Govt releases food safety goals amid global alarm BEIJING Chinese food safety officials are calling for more stringent inspections and testing of exports, saying international alarm over the quality of its products is threatening China's image and relations with other countries. Mr-AP - 376 words
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Article, Illustration482 2007-06-07 24 —AP BEIJING The Coca-Cola Company said it will revamp bottling practices globally to save water and fund conservation efforts to clean up stretches of the Yangtze and other major rivers, highlighting a surge in social and environmental spending by—AP; BLOOMBERG - 482 words
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Article, Illustration454 2007-06-07 25 -AFP YANGON Under pressure from China, mil-itary-run Myanmar will hold a final session of talks on drafting a Constitution but analysts dismiss the move as part of the junta's ongoing efforts to tighten its grip on power. Myanmar said late on Tuesday-AFP - 454 words
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83 2007-06-07 25 —AFP BEIJING Dozens of people were trapped after a building collapsed in southwestern China yesterday. Rescuers pulled out more than 30 survivors after a former agriculture centre in Leshan, in Sichuan province, collapsed early yesterday, the Xinhua news agency reported, quoting the city's public—AFP - 83 words
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Article, Illustration169 2007-06-07 25 —AFP DUBAI A chief of Afghanistan's ousted Taliban militia said Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden is alive and has sent him a letter of condolence, in an interview broadcast on Tuesday on Aljazeera television. "The latest proof that Osama bin Laden is alive—AFP; BLOOMBERG - 169 words
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424 2007-06-07 26 -AGENCIES LUCKNOW (India) The country's most famous actor is appealing against a court decision to keep a 20-acre property and be declared a humble farmer. Big B, as Mr Amitabh Bachchan is called, has been ruling the Bollywood roost-AGENCIES - 424 words
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Article, Illustration367 2007-06-07 26 —AFP Indian guerrillas shifting to Nepal: Ex-rebel GUWAHATI (India) One of the main guerrilla groups fighting Indian rule in Assam is shifting its camps to Nepal following crackdowns in other neighbouring countries, an ex-rebel said yesterday. The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), blamed for—AFP; AFF - 367 words
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Article, Illustration395 2007-06-07 27 —AFP Employees hope to foil Murdoch's takeover bid WASHINGTON A union representing Dow Jones Co employees said on Tuesday it was working to find investors including billionaire Warren Buffett to counter an offer for the group by media baron Rupert Murdoch. The Independent Association of—AFP; BLOOMBERG - 395 words
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Article, Illustration65 2007-06-07 27 -AFP AFP INTERCEPTED: A 'mentally unstable' German national tried to board the jeep of Pope Benedict XVI (standing behind driver) in St Peter's Square in Rome yesterday, a Vatican spokesman said. Bodyguards overcame the 27-year-old before he could reach the open white jeep, driving amid a crowd of 30,000 pilgrims-AFP; AFP - 65 words
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137 2007-06-07 27 -AP A judge, who first sought US$67 million ($102.7 million) from a dry cleaning firm that lost his pants, is now asking for only US$54 million, according to a May 30 court filing. Mr Roy Pearson, an administrative law judge, first sued Custom-AP - 137 words
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133 2007-06-07 27 A man has sued the maker of the health drink Boost Plus, claiming the vitamin-enriched beverage gave him an erection that would not subside and caused him to be hospitalised. The lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages, by Mr Christopher Woods of Manhattan in133 words
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181 2007-06-07 28 CHENG SHOONG TAT - CHENG SHOONG TAT Letter from I CANNOT agree more with the Consumers Association of Singapore that Nets' decision to raise its levy on businesses amounts to an abuse of its "monopolistic" position, and this should certainly be investigated by the Competition Commission181 words
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Letter, Illustration258 2007-06-07 28 JAYANDRAN SANDRA ALISON - JAYANDRAN SANDRA ALISON Letter from THE announcement of the Nets fee hike is likely to have Singaporeans up in arms about yet another fee hike. Granted, the charges are being borne by the retailers, but many of us already feel that theseTODAY FILE PHOTO - 258 words
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Letter81 2007-06-07 28 PUNITHAGOVINDASAMY - PUNITHAGOVINDASAMY Letter from THE recent move by Nets to increase its fees for retailers, who in turn could pass this cost increase down to the consumer, is outrageous. Nets is a small convenience enjoyed by people who cannot afford credit cards. Debit cards are commonplace81 words
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207 2007-06-07 28 HARRY CHIA - HARRY CHIA Letter from NETS' chief executive officer Poh Mvi Hoon is not entirely incorrect when she emphasised that the hike in fees for retailers is "not a consumer issue in any way and should not be made out in any way to be one".207 words
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499 2007-06-07 28 BRUCE HARVEY - BRUCE HARVEY Letter from BEING an Australian expatriate living and working in Singapore for the past 10 years, I have found myself in a position where the rental on my current condo unit will be increased from $1,900 a month to $3,500.499 words
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Letter, Illustration265 2007-06-07 30 CHRISTINE TEY - CHRISTINE TEY Letter from I VISITED the Night Safari for the first time last Saturday, together with several of my friends who were here from Japan. What should have been an enjoyable outing was anything but, because of the misleading265 words
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Letter420 2007-06-07 30 HO KONG LOON - HO KONG LOON Many other factors play a large part in a good education Letter from COME July, the relative calm on the school front will be shattered by the frenzy of anxious, blinkered parents, all eager to register their six-year-olds for Primary One420 words
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Article217 2007-06-07 32 DR JAMES DOBSON - DR JAMES DOBSON BY GROWING UP WITHOUT DAD Children without dads it's a heartbreaking situation. I once heard of a man who was waiting for a table at a neighbourhood restaurant when he felt a tug on his pants leg. He looked down and was startled217 words
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Article594 2007-06-07 32 LIANG DINGZI - LIANG DINGZI serveusnght TWO letters by Today readers Chan Han Jun's "While customers have rights, why can't they be polite too?" (June 1) and Chan Xue Li's "The rise of the ugly customer?" (June 4) raise the question of what's right versus what's the gracious thing594 words
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Article, Illustration308 2007-06-07 32 NOELLETANG - NOELLETANG Letter from Manager Corporate Marketing and Communications SMRT Corporation Ltd I REFER to the letter, "Uphill task for disabled to visit 100 in MRT stations" by Leo Chen lan (May 18). SMRT places priority on providing convenient access for the physically-challenged toTODAY FILE PHOTO - 308 words
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Article, Illustration593 2007-06-07 34 TAN HUI LENG - TAN HUI LENG huileng@media corp. com. sg WHEN a friend returned from a teaching stint in Japan, she described her job as "a human tape recorder emulating the American accent". Another who has lived in the United States for the last 10 years still hasTODAY FILE PHOTO - 593 words
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Letter, Illustration187 2007-06-07 34 NELSON QUAH - NELSON QUAH Letter from I REFER to Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim's letter, "Think first, tattoo later" (June 6). It is indeed disturbing to see the young, both male and female, especially students, sporting tattoos. If there is a law here that protects personsKOH MUI FONG - 187 words
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Letter, Illustration156 2007-06-07 36 HUANG SHOOUCHYUAN - HUANG SHOOUCHYUAN Letter from I BELIEVE the public is justified in being disappointed at how a high profile person like former National Kidney Foundation chairman Richard Yong (picture) could have escaped the grasp of justice. Did the Official Assignee's (OA) Office notTODAY FILE PHOTO - 156 words
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Letter, Illustration366 2007-06-07 36 HAJ MOHAMED - HAJ MOHAMED Sensationalism of Middle East issues could confuse the Muslim youth Letter from I REFER to the article "New worry: Homemade extremists" (Weekend Today, Jun 2-3) by Loh Chee Kong, cautioning against the "self-radicalisation" of Muslim youth through cyberspace. Mr Loh considers some Muslim websites366 words
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Miscellaneous100 2007-06-07 28 VOICES ON RADIO Do Singaporeans abuse PJ^S^SS^ their rights isthecustomer always "king"? I|PIU The long-drawn debate Xl HI 111 of customer service and \^^^^^J inconsiderate patrons l W l"^ resurfaced in Voices I If J recently, as readers recounted experiences of rude Singaporeans placing unreasonable demands on service providers. Others100 words
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Article, Illustration444 2007-06-07 40 CHRISTIE LOH - CHRISTIE LOH It denies involvement in Telkomsel or Indosat christie@media corp.com.sg THE usually-reticent Temasek Holdings has come out to fight accusations of monopolistic behaviour in Indonesia's telecommunications market. While "disappointed" that the Indonesian authorities have decided to proceed to the advanced stage of an anti-trustBLOOMBERG - 444 words
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240 2007-06-07 40 HEDIRMAN SUPIAN - HEDIRMAN SUPIAN hedirman@media corp.com.sg A TECHNICAL glitch caused DBS to credit cheques into accounts a day late, leaving customers miffed. Affected cheques were those collected since last Friday till Monday this week, and only those that had to be deposited into DBS240 words
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Article143 2007-06-07 40 JUST hours before a delisting deadline kicked in, shell company Vantage Corp sealed a $455-million takeover deal. At about 10.30pm yesterday, the former publisher declared it was buying all the shares in Healthway Medical Services (HMS), which operates some 80 fully-owned clinics offering primary healthcare,143 words
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170 2007-06-07 42 THE red-hot property sector is seeing another non-traditional player entering the fray. F&B player Select Catering Services has made a foray into real estate, by hooking up with the developer of a business boutique hotel currently being built at Tanjong Pagar. Under an MOU170 words
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Article, Illustration380 2007-06-07 42 LEONG WEE KEAT - LEONG WEE KEAT Winner of second DBSS tender plans swank facilities weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg BUYERS can expect "condominium-like features" at the second public housing project in Singapore to be built by a private developer. A consortium linked to established contractor Straits Construction was yesterday awarded the tender to build theTODAY FILE PHOTO - 380 words
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192 2007-06-07 42 -AFP THE Ascott Group has acquired its fourth property in India as part of the company's push to ramp up its presence in the country, the serviced residence firm said yesterday. Singapore-based Ascott will acquire a 40 per cent stake in the property in-AFP - 192 words
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Article, Illustration267 2007-06-07 44 JOHNSON CHOO - JOHNSON CHOO Two Spore firms to produce its lubricants johnsonchoo@media corp.com.sg to 7,000 tonnes to meet this demand. The company which is listed in Shanghai, Hong Kong, New York and London said that although production cost is higher in Singapore, the island's strategic location makes it267 words
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152 2007-06-07 44 SGX AsiaClear cleared trades exceeding I.Bb in value -938 LIVE ONE year after its launch, SGX Asia Clear has secured over 100 counterparty accounts and exceeded US$l.2 billion ($l.B billion) in value of trades cleared, said Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday. In a statement, senior vicepresident Seek Wai Kwong, said SGX-938 LIVE - 152 words
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Article128 2007-06-07 44 -938UVE JAPANESE real estate funds manager Re-plus is in talks to list a property trust in Singapore that would include its Chinese office assets. Banking sources said the portfolio for the real estate investment trust (Reit) has not been finalised, but would include two-938UVE - 128 words
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Article106 2007-06-07 46 —AFP SHARE prices closed 0.26 per cent lower yesterday as investors consolidated gains after the market's recent surge, dealers said. The ST Index closed down 9.15 points at 3,563.75. Volume traded was 3.1 billion shares worth $2.41 billion. Gainers outpaced losers 457 to 317 with 696 issues flat. A—AFP - 106 words
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Article58 2007-06-07 46 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by Nikkei 225 18.040.03 -12.88 -0.07 HK Hang Seng 20.818.01 -23.54 -0.11 Australia ASX200 0.337.1 -33.7 -0.53 Mumbai Sensex 14.255.03 -270.08 -1.02 Korea Camp 1.742.10 +4.0 +0.20 Malaysia KLCI 1.372.38 +2.70 +0.2 Thailand SET 750.42 -1.17 -0.2 Jakarta Camp 2.102.44 +0.33 +0.45 Phils CompSGX,; Bloomberg - 58 words
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Article20 2007-06-07 46 Gold US$/oz 675.1 Silver US$/oz 13.81 Platinum US$/oz 1,298.8 Rubber cents/kg 367.25 Palm oil RM/tonne iB6O Brant USS/barrel 71.0320 words
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Article28 2007-06-07 46 USS 0.6529 UK£ 0.3278 Yen 79.058 HKS 5.0998 RM 2.2365 Euro ***** Rupiah 5,830.3 Baht 21.352 Peso 30.085 AS 0.7766 Indian Rs 26.579 Yuan 4.985328 words
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Article, Illustration405 2007-06-07 46 -AGENCIES First US-dollar CPO contract in Asia launched on Jade THE Joint Asian Derivatives Exchange (Jade) has launched its United States dollar-de-nominated crude palm-oil (CPO) futures contract, which will compete directly with palm-oil futures traded on the Bursa Malaysia Derivative in Kuala Lumpur. Jade is-AGENCIES; AFP - 405 words
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222 2007-06-07 48 —AGENCIES CHINESE companies are expected to raise a record amount of money this year in initial public offers, as they shrug off declines since February in the country's key stock index, Ernst Young said yesterday. Listings on Shanghai's yuan-denominated A share—AGENCIES - 222 words
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Article, Illustration472 2007-06-07 48 —AGENCIES China regulator tells banks to increase non-interest income CHINA'S bank regulator told the nation's large and medium-sized lenders to triple the share of revenue they get from non-interest income over the next five to 10 years, which would bring them more in line with—AGENCIES; BLOOMBERG - 472 words
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Article, Illustration292 2007-06-07 49 -BLOOMBERG DELL Inc, after dropping the word "computer" from its name in 2003 to expand into the consumer-electronics market, will stop making televisions and focus on personal computers. Dell will quit producing liquid-crystal display (LCD) TVs under its own brand this-BLOOMBERG; AFP - 292 words
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Article, Illustration385 2007-06-07 49 -AFP Billionaire says Brazil production can be increased ten-fold SAO PAULO United States billionaire George Soros said he is a "speculator" in ethanol and he is betting that the obstacles to international trade of this biofuel will be lifted. Mr Soros, one of the-AFP; AFF - 385 words
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Article, Illustration1803 2007-06-07 52 ROSS WALLACE - ROSS WALLACE The playful Ocean's Thirteen cast know exactly now to entertain by poking fun at director Steven Soderbergh and Oscar-winner Al Pacino DEPUTY EDITOR (+PLUS) IN CANNES ross@mediacorp.com.sg If any of the big names behind Ocean's Thirteen thought the fun was over once work onAn I bT T LN iuK - 1,803 words
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Article152 2007-06-07 54 - ZULOTHMAN - -ZULOTHMAN AFTER months of speculation it is finally confirmed: British Goth band The Cure (picture) will play at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Aug 1. Details of the concert have been released on the band's official website at www.thecure.com. The Singaporean leg of152 words
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Article, Illustration300 2007-06-07 54 JULIANA JUNE RASUL - JULIANA JUNE RASUL The arts college moves to McNally Street next month Juliana.rasul@mediacorp.com.sg LASALLE gets a new home, at an address with a familiar name. Come July 2, the 23-year-old arts college, situated at Goodman Road, will move to a new $150 million campus at McNally StreetWEETECK HIAN - 300 words
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Article, Illustration620 2007-06-07 56 take was £12.4 million ($3B million). The event also allows the Bollywood film industry to reach out to a wider audience despite the fevered interest in India, its international success has been modest Estimated global revenues for 2002 were one per cent of Hollywood's andAFP PHOTOS - 620 words
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Article116 2007-06-07 58 Hong Kong movie star Tony Leung Ka-fai has been ordered to pay damages to a bus driver he attacked after a car accident. A high court judge ordered Leung to pay HK$4O,OOO ($7,800) in damages to bus driver Chong Pui-kin over the 2002 assault.116 words
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Article71 2007-06-07 58 MediaCorp Radio Y.E.S 93.3 FM has found a new DJ in Ivy Tan, the winner of the recently concluded Y.E.S 93.3 FM Star DJ Search. The 23-year-old, who works in advertising, was one of 10 finalists shortlisted from 49 hopefuls in a search71 words
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Article88 2007-06-07 58 What do P Ramlee's and Jack Neo's films have in common? Both reveal much about the historical, political and cultural environments of their time. Explore what their films have to say in the Understanding Singapore through the comedies of P Ramlee and Jack Neo workshop,88 words
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Article, Illustration453 2007-06-07 58 ZU LOTH MAN - ZU LOTH MAN Zainalabidin humbled at prospect zul@media corp.com.sg MALAYSIAN singer Zainalabidin (picture) seems genuinely humbled at being the first recipient of the Planet Muzik Humanitarian Award, which he will accept tomorrow at the Anugerah Planet Muzik (APM) 2007 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. "It's453 words
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Article, Illustration146 2007-06-07 58 -MCT LYNWOOD (California) Paris Hilton's psychiatrist has made a two-hour visit to the jail where the socialite is serving time, in the first sign she may not be coping with life on the inside. Psychiatrist Charles Sophy rushed to the aid-MCT; AFP - 146 words
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Article, Illustration324 2007-06-07 59 -NYT NEW YORK What kind of rock band gets up before noon? For that matter, what kind of band reads and writes? The Rock Bottom Remainders do both, and have also been known, while on tour, to tune in to The-NYT; AFP - 324 words
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Article, Illustration278 2007-06-07 60 AFP LONDON-Niger-ian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (picture) has won the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction, open to female authors writing in English from around the world, the organisers said yesterday (early today, Singapore time). A shortlist of writers from countries including Britain, China,AFP - 278 words
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Article, Illustration617 2007-06-07 61 -AFP The rocker was one of the big winners at the Webby Awards NEW YORK David Bowie spent less than a minute on stage, the Beastie Boys asked if anyone could fix one of their computers and Manchester United boasted they had given the world David-AFP; PHOTOS FROM AF i - 617 words
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Article127 2007-06-07 62 -AFP LONDON A first edition of the debut Harry Potter novel by J X Rowling is expected to sell for up to £7,000 ($21,000) at an auction in London on June 26. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the first in the series about the-AFP - 127 words
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Article, Illustration530 2007-06-07 62 WINSONTEO - WINSONTEO Players to gather at Zouk for massive role-playing game-themed bash winson@mediacorp.com IN A secluded production facility in eastern Singapore, two replicas of fearsome monsters from Granado Espada (GE) South Korea's latest award-winning massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) await the coats of paint that will530 words
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Article, Illustration442 2007-06-07 63 ANNETTE TAN - ANNETTE TAN f ood@newstoday.com.sg THE humble Chinese dumpling goes by many names. Generally, it's referred to as jiao zi, but based on the way it is cooked, it has specific names. When boiled, it's known as shui jiao (which literally means water dumplings); when fried, it's calledJASON HO - 442 words
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Article, Illustration1002 2007-06-07 64 Best-selling author and i M travel writer NEIL HUMPHREYS (trave 11 c r@n ewstod ay. c orrLsg) jum ps on a Harley, ride.s/waves-and climbs into the clouds to discover Sydney!s adventurous side DAY 1: BORN TO BE WILD THE Four Seasons Hotel in George Street offered stunning views1,002 words
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229 2007-06-07 66 NYT FORGET luxury tents and designer pods. The newest trend in alternative hotel accommodation is a combination of the two a compact, minimally decorated space set in the great outdoors. Take the "sleep pipe". In a park next to the— NYT - 229 words
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Article, Illustration790 2007-06-07 66 —MCT It's easy to stumble upon a street party during Lisbon's festival of saints FIRST, there was singing, mournful like the blues, a woman pouring her heart out in elongated Portuguese phrases. She was on stage at a tiny, theatrically lit plaza dominated by an austere—MCT; PHOTOS MCT - 790 words
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Article, Illustration106 2007-06-07 67 A two-week-long party with endless flow of beer, German sausages and pork knuckles. If that sounds like heaven to you, Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, is the place to be from Sept 22 to Oct7. Over 6.1 million litres of beer are chugged each year at the106 words
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Article, Illustration532 2007-06-07 68 —AP Here's how to stay cool amid the kids and the crowds THE queues are long, the food the candy floss, French fries and burgers you wouldn't have on a normal day, and the weather can be oppressingly hot. If you are a parent, most of—AP - 532 words
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Article70 2007-06-07 68 From June 15 to Aug 31, First and Business Class passengers travelling to, or via, Dubai exclusively on Emirates can enjoy free hotel stays there. First Class passengers receive two complimentary nights in a deluxe room at the Ritz Carlton Dubai, while Business Class passengers70 words
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Article73 2007-06-07 68 To celebrate Malaysia's 50th year of nationhood, budget carrier Air Asia is offering fares as low as RM0.50 ($0.22). The RM0.50 one-way airfares are available for destinations to and from Air Asia hubs in Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Johor Baru, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching. They exclude taxes73 words
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Article, Illustration78 2007-06-07 68 HONG Kong, Bangkok and Singapore are the three most popular destinations among Asian travellers, according to Zuji, the Asia-Pacific online travel company. The Fragrant Harbour (above) was also the top destination booked on Zuji Singapore in the first quarter of 2007. Other top destinations for Singaporebased travellers include78 words
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Article, Illustration340 2007-06-07 69 -AP Hop on a crime bus to retrace famous murders in Los Angeles A CITY'S gory past can translate into a tourist attraction. Washington has its "Bad Olde Days", a tour chronicling crime in the nation's capital, and England has "Sinister London", which follows the steps of-AP; AP - 340 words
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Miscellaneous12 2007-06-07 69 Time does not wait for anyone, not even the truly gifted players12 words
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Miscellaneous1491 2007-06-07 70 BUM KUMIIMIB INCREDIBLE TALES IV THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL NANNY 911: THE GIANNETTO'S BEAUTIFUL NATURALLY II The Banana Tree Spirit Episode 8 FAMILY Channel News Asia, 8.32pm (Season Premiere) Channel 8, 9pm Arts Central, 10pm Channel 5, 10pm I "II «po iffM With six Weknowonly Incredible Tales /F^lk I1,491 words
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Article, Illustration1047 2007-06-07 72 Rohit Brijnath - Rohit Brijnath Time does not wait for the ordinary players, the good ones, even the truly gifted individuals IF YOU hang around long enough in a tournament, you will lose. For all those tennis players not named Roger, most weeks this is an inevitability. Defeat isGETTY IMAGES, AFP - 1,047 words
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Article, Illustration385 2007-06-07 73 -AGENCIES Ruthless Nadal destroys buddy in straight sets TENNIS French Open PARIS Rafael Nadal moved effortlessly to within two wins of emulating Bjorn Borg's mark of three successive French Open titles when he mercilessly dismissed fellow Spaniard and close friend Carlos Moya yesterday. Double defending-AGENCIES; AP - 385 words
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Article219 2007-06-07 73 -DARREN LAI - -DARREN LAI THE raging Bulls of Gombak United charged into third place last night, overtaking defending champions SAFFC with a 6-1 goring of the Korean Super Reds in front of their own fans at the Jurong West Stadium. But the new league order may not hold for219 words
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Article, Illustration613 2007-06-07 73 DARREN LAI - DARREN LAI NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2007 SAFFC v Sengkang Punggol Choa Chu Kang Stadium, 7.45pm darren@mediacorp.com.sg AFTER a bright start to the season, SAFFC's exertions from the NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League, RHB Singapore Cup and AFC Cup have taken their toll on the champions. UpERNEST CHUA 1. - 613 words
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Article, Illustration600 2007-06-07 74 JOSE RAYMOND - JOSE RAYMOND Noh Alam Shah in seventh heaven as Singapore run riot against minnows Laos jose@media corp.com.sg A NIGGLING ankle injury, a bad back and fatigue had threatened to turn Noh Alam Shah's 2007 Asean Football Championship into a nightmare. Many had expectedJOSE RAYMOND - 600 words
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Article, Illustration694 2007-06-07 75 CUBBY LEONG - CUBBY LEONG Disappointed by poor National Stadium turnout, boxing legend quit afterfive rounds cubby@media corp.com.sg THERE was room for 60,000. But on the day Muhammad Ali boxed at the National Stadium on Oct 24, 1973, only 2,000 showed up. Ali, who was broughtPHOTOS COURTESY OF SPH, NATIONAL LIBRARY - 694 words
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Article, Illustration1081 2007-06-07 77 LAN DE COTTA IN MONTE CARLO, MONACO - LAN DE COTTA IN MONTE CARLO, MONACO M With the Monaco Grand Prix the yardstick, organisers in Singapore are in for 15 months of high-octane work ian@mediacorp.com.sg THEY are the holy trinity, in the frontline, charged to pull off possibly Singapore's most ambitious event ever. Many will envy1,081 words
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Article, Illustration50 2007-06-07 77 THE BOYS, THE BABES AND THE STARS BEES TO HONEY: The Monaco Grand Prix never fails to attract the gorgeous (top pictures) and the glitterati who this year included (from far left) movie director George Lucas, Brazilian football ace Roberto Carlos and F1 three-time champion Niki Lauda (in red cap).50 words
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Article, Illustration633 2007-06-07 78 -AFP McClaren full of praise as England and Real Madrid star sets up two goals against Estonia EURO 2008 QUALIFIERS Estonia 0 England 3 TALLINN (Estonia) England manager Steve McClaren hailed as "immense" David Beckham's contribution as the Real Madrid midfielder set up-AFP; AF - 633 words
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530 2007-06-07 78 DPA FOOTBALL Euro 2008 qualifiers HAMBURG Germany, France, Italy and England were among the countries that secured vital wins in Euro 2008 qualifiers played yesterday (early today, Singapore time) throughout Europe. Thomas Hitzlsperger netted the winning goal as Germany overcame a resilient SlovakiaDPA - 530 words
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