The Straits Times, 27 April 2007, Afternoon Edition

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  • 534 1  -  Audrey Tan By Assistant Money Editor GERMAN chipmaker Qimonda plans to invest about 2 billion euros (Ss4 billion) in Singapore over the next five years to build a wafer fabrication plant that may create more than 1,500 jobs. The
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  • 106 1 Workers conduct checks on the new viewing gallery at Marina Bay, which can seat about 27,000 spectators for the National Day Parade (NDP) in August. The elevated gallery will give spectators a view of the city skyline. This year's event will be held on a
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  • 556 1  -  Grace Chng Bulk of spending will be for new computer system for public sector By Deputy News Editor THE public sector will spend a record $2 billion this year double the previous high in 2005 on technology to improve service and
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  • UPFRONT
    • 1147 1  -  Ong Hwee Hwee By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei RETIREE Chou Tse-ching, 67, remembers the old days, when Taiwan had only three television stations and a handful of newspapers. That was when the media was under the tight control of the
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    • 364 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime -2;_i Slapped and stripped Asia 6-17 a v i• i fi n A secondary schoolgirl Q Z\ m cto'on was slapped and stripped P eviev; o^'ov by several schoolmates '^gnt oo in an ordeal that was captured on video. SECTION TWO PAGE HI Home Hl-H22 I°™™
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  • PRIME
    • 103 3 THREE Singapore companies Poh Tiong Choon Logistics, Siloso Beach Resort and Straco Corporation are spearheading the venture to develop a vacation village that incorporates the Shaolin Temple legacy and culture. Plans have yet to be firmed up, but the retreat, which could be based at
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    • 500 3  -  Tracy Quek Three Spore firms spearhead idea to build 'holistic lifestyle holiday retreat' here By China Correspondent In Zhengzhou (Henan) THEIR iconic orange robes, staunch devotion to Buddhism and legendary martial arts skills are famous the world over. Now, there are
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    • 348 3  -  Lydia Lim By In Bali PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrives here today to witness the signing of an Extradition Treaty and Defence Cooperation Agreement between Singapore and Indonesia. He will be joined by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Both
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    • 106 4 Thai police officers walk past Buddhist monks staging a sit-in outside the Parliament building in Bangkok. Some 2,000 monks are taking part in a peaceful protest to get Thailand's military-backed government to declare Buddhism the state religion in a new Constitution currently being debated.
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    • 577 4  -  K.C. VIJAYAN Pilot project by police allows unconditional access if it does not interfere with investigations By Law Correspondent THE Law Society has told lawyers that, under a police pilot project, they can request access to an accused person towards the end
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  • ASIA
    • 706 6  -  Reme Ahmad MAHATHIR URGES VOTERS: Call not to vote blindly appears to be targeted at ruling party's candidate By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur FORMER premier Mahathir Mohamad has upped the ante in tomorrow's Ijok by-election with remarks that are widely seen as
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    • 590 6  -  Carolyn Hong By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur FORMER premier Mahathir Mohamad is back on the warpath after a six-month hiatus, with speaking engagements lined up across Malaysia over the next few weeks. But unlike last year, the impact
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    • 300 6 ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Kuala Lumpur THE Malaysian Defence Ministry yesterday said that no hefty commissions were paid to middlemen in its purchase of Russian aircraft and French submarines. In a statement, it rebutted allegations that it misled the public about a
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    • CHINA
      • 537 8  -  Clarissa Oon Route for 130-day relay includes politically sensitive Taiwan and Tibet By China Correspondent In Beijing CHINA unveiled the route for the global torch relay of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games last night, which includes two politically sensitive regions along the
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      • 397 8  -  Ong Hwee Hwee By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei TAIWAN yesterday rejected an offer from China to be part of the Olympic torch relay, citing concern that it would compromise the island's sovereignty. Local media claimed it is the first time in
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      • 337 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Beijing CHINA said yesterday that an attack in Ethiopia that killed 74 people, including nine Chinese, will not stop it from investing in Africa but that it plans to boost security measures. The attack on a Chinese-owned oil exploration
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      • 285 8 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Hong Kong TWO giant pandas were flown into Hong Kong yesterday a gift from mainland China to celebrate the 10th anniversary of this former British colony's return to Chinese rule. The furry animals got celebrity treatment, with live TV coverage
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      • 506 10  -  Chua Chin Hon Former envoy to US Yang Jiechi tipped for key post in reshuffle By China Bureau Chief In Beijing CHINA is set to replace its top diplomat Li Zhaoxing with rising star Yang Jiechi as part of an upcoming Cabinet reshuffle,
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    • EAST ASIA
      • 622 11  -  Tracy Quek Singapore will be happy to explore ways to support growth plans, says Mr Goh By China Correspondent In Zhengzhou (Henan) CHINA'S western and north-east regions have proven to be fertile investment ground for Singapore companies. Now, its central provinces
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      • 396 11 Tokyo JAPAN'S abhorrent practice of enslaving women to provide sex for its troops in World War II has a little-known sequel. After Japan's surrender, it set up a similar "comfort women" system for American Gls with tacit approval by the US
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    • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
      • 518 12  -  Ravi Velloor Indian official to visit US to sort out tricky issues set out in US Bill amendments By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi INDIA and the US should be able to consummate their landmark civilian nuclear deal even as several
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      • 55 12 A boy standing amid the destruction after a fire swept through a slum colony in Gurgaon in the northern Indian state of Haryana. More than 2,000 huts were gutted in the fire on Wednesday, which an official said was caused by smouldering underground mud stoves. No
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      • 254 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Colombo THE leader of the US arm of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers has been arrested in New York for supporting "terror" activities on the island. Karunakaran Kandasamy, the main US representative of the Liberation Tigers of Tami Eelam (LTTE)
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
      • 653 13  -  Salim Osman Ministers on edge ahead of changes next week with several facing the axe By Dcvi Asmarani In Jakarta INDONESIAN President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has placed his Cabinet under close scrutiny as he prepares for a reshuffle next week, with several ministers said to
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      • 331 13 MINISTERS WHO ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE REPLACED: Home Affairs Minister Mohamed Ma'ruf: He has been hospitalised since March after a heart attack. The President says he will replace him if his condition does not improve. State Secretary Yusril Ihza
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      • 400 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Surayud and junta willing to support Buddhism as official religion Bangkok THAILAND'S Prime Minister has met the leader of some 2,000 monks protesting outside Parliament yesterday to hear their demand that Buddhism be declared the kingdom's official religion. Senior Buddhist monk
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      • 282 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Jakarta WORKERS in Indonesia are working frantically to repair a massive wall holding back sludge spewing from a mud flow that has already flooded hundreds of homes. The mud flow near Indonesia's second largest city of Surabaya has been
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      • 210 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS Yangon YANGON and Pyongyang signed an agreement yesterday to resume diplomatic ties during a visit to Myanmar by the North Korean Vice-For-eign Minister. Myanmar severed diplomatic relations with Pyongyang in 1983 after it accused North Korea of planting a bomb during a
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      • 609 16  -  Alastair Mclndoe Weblog filled with hundreds of touching messages to Julia Campbell By Philippines Correspondent In Manila HUNDREDS of Filipinos have poured out their hearts in touching tributes to murdered US Peace Corps volunteer Julia Campbell on her blog. The body of the
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      • 142 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Jakarta A MODERATE 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Java island yesterday, seismologists said. There were no reports of casualties or damage. The quake was felt by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the central city of Yogyakarta, local media reported. The Indonesian meteorological agency
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
      • 365 17 Fears grow that chicken meat is being imported illegally from countries hit by bird flu Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA is stepping up vigilance over poultry smuggling amid fears that frozen chicken meat is being shipped illegally from China and other countries hit by bird flu.
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      • 308 17 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Jakarta INDONESIA has delayed the sharing of bird flu samples with the World Health Organisation despite an agreement reached last month. "Last month's meeting resulted in a new mechanism and there are some administrative issues that need to be sorted
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      • 221 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S 13th king formally ascended the throne yesterday, promising to reign wisely and to safeguard Islam's sanctity. In a ceremony steeped in traditional Malay rites and pageantry, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin was installed as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong at the National
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  • WORLD
    • 670 18  -  Derwin Pereira AP Leaving Iraq by Oct 1? Deadline for start of troop pullout is part of narrow vote for $188b war Bill By US Bureau Chief In Washington A DEMOCRAT-controlled US Congress has set in motion a pullout from
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    • 232 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London BRITISH army chiefs are wrangling over whether to send Prince Harry to Iraq, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said yesterday, amid one of the bloodiest months for British forces in Iraq. The MoD said his impending deployment was under "constant
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    • 601 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Foreign funds used to influence politics and economy, he says Moscow PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin yesterday condemned foreign interference in Russian affairs and threatened to withdraw from a landmark arms limitation treaty. In his final state-of-the-nation speech, the Russian leader
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
      • 117 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: South Korea's conservative opposition party, which leads in opinion polls for December's presidential election, has suffered a marked setback in parliamentary by-elections. The Grand National Party (GNP) won only one of three seats in Wednesday's polls, according to results released early yesterday. Two
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      • 84 19 REUTERS ISTANBUL: An eight-storey building collapsed here yesterday but the authorities said they did not expect many casualties as people ran away after hearing the building starting to crack. It was not clear how many people were inside the building in the Sirinevler district on the
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      • 86 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANNANG SATA (Thailand): Some 200 Mus lims yesterday took to the streets to demand the army-backed government lift a curfew in Thailand's restive south in the first protest against the restriction. They complained that the curfew affected their economic activities. It was imposed by
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      • 148 19 NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON: World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz has accused the development lender's board of treating him "shabbily and unfairly" as he battles to retain his job. Mr Wolfowitz sent a letter to the head of a World Bank probe on Wednesday in which he
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      • 118 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM: Israel has ruled out a large-scale invasion of Gaza in response to a barrage of rockets from Hamas militants, giving a chance for a largely successful five-month truce to take hold again. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert convened his top security chiefs
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    • 521 21  -  Neo Hui Mm Ministers agree that carbon output can be reduced without sacrificing growth By For The Straits Times In Copenhagen CARBON emissions the culprit of global warming can be cut without sacrificing economic growth. Environment ministers from Asian and European countries agreed on
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    • 234 21 FINANCIAL TIMES London WHILE much attention has been given to the environmental consequences of global warming, troubling medical implications are surfacing. Health is moving more to the centre of the climate change debate, according to the World Health Organisation. Deaths, malnutrition, diseases and injury linked
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    • 98 21 This cotton shopping bag, designed by Any a Hindmarch (above) to replace plastic bags to save the environment, has become a must-have item for the fashion-conscious after a string of celebrities were photographed with it during London Fashion Week in February. On Wednesday, shoppers queued
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    • 427 21  -  NEO HUI MIN Copenhagen IMAGINE getting an annual allowance of 15kg of fibre for clothes, B,oookm for travel and 60kg of paper as office consumables. If you want more, you pay extra. A universal carbon allowance standard for every individual can be
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    • 459 22 FINANCIAL TIMES Probe reveals firms paying for emission reductions that are non-existent LONDON COMPANIES and individuals rushing to go green have been spending millions on "carbon credit" projects that yield few if any environmental benefits. A Financial Times investigation has uncovered widespread failings in
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    • 318 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS Amsterdam IT IS the new climate change dilemma: finding alternatives for oil and gas without doing more harm than good. In the rush to develop biofuels, forests are burned in Asia to clear land for oil palm, and swathes of the
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    • 252 23 BLOOMBERG SPECIAL amenities in new luxury apartments: 11th Avenue, Manhattan: A luxury tower with a lift that takes cars up to the apartment owner's floor where they can be parked near the entry door. The cost for 4,000 sq ft: US$l6 million (Ss24 million).
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    • 621 23 BLOOMBERG Property developers are going all out to pander to the super-rich New York PARKING your US$ll5,OOO (*****,000) Maserati in Manhattan will soon be a snap. A luxury tower planned for 11th Avenue features a lift that takes cars to
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    • 646 25  -  Goh Chin Lian Now they must spread the word on opportunities, says President Nathan By In Durban (South Africa) ACCOMPANYING President S R Nathan on his first state visit to South Africa has paid off for the Singapore businessmen in the delegation.
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    • 539 25  -  Ong Soh Chin IN KAZAKHSTAN By In Almaty (Kazakhstan) AFTER a four-day trip, a Singapore parliamentary group believes Kazakhstan brims with business potential. The group was particularly struck by its pace of development and Speaker of Parliament Abdullah Tarmugi, its leader, said: "Kazakhstan may
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    • 400 25  -  GOH CHIN LIAN Durban THE sacrifices of South Africa's freedom fighters were on President S R Nathan's mind when he visited historical sites marking the milestone in the country's struggle for freedom. This was evident in remarks he penned in the guestbook at
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    • 1313 27  -  Ravi Velloor NEWS ANALYSIS No agreement likely before Bush's fast-track authority expires By WORLD trade talks have little hope of reaching agreement before US President George W. Bush's fast-track authority expires, making it unlikely that a deal can be stitched
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    • 503 28  -  Roger Maynard Opposition wants to make it easier for skilled migrants to enter Australia By Australia Correspondent In Sydney AUSTRALIA'S skilled-migra-tion scheme is to be revamped if Labor wins power in this year's federal election. The idea is to fast-track visa applications for companies
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
      • 421 29 ASSOCIATED PRESS MR KHALED Abdul-Wahab was a shy, quiet man who had been reluctant to divulge details of his personal history. But the Tunisian would have been proud to be the first Arab nominated to receive an honour reserved for those who saved
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      • 201 29 REUTERS AN INDIAN court yesterday ordered the arrest of Hollywood star Richard Gere for kissing Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty at an Aids campaign event this month, saying it was an obscene act committed in public. Gere's repeated kisses on Shetty's cheeks (picture above) at
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      • 285 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE ashes of Star Trek star James Doohan will be blasted into space tomorrow when a rocket carrying a symbolic portion of the late actor's cremated remains is launched in New Mexico. Doohan, beloved for his role as the USS Enterprise's
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    • 423 31 THE brutal death of a young man this week after being beaten up outside a Clarke Quay discotheque has sparked calls for stiffer penalties against brawlers. The concern is justified. Last year, 57 fights were reported in nightspots, with 41 involving rioting and 16 causing serious
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    • 667 31  -  SUNANDA K. By Datta-Ray In Singapore THE controversy in India over American movie star Richard Gere kissing Celebrity Big Brother winner Shilpa Shetty highlights the dangers of the assimilative process that the Chinese used to call "drinking foreign ink". It also indicates that the Asian-values debate
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    • 568 31 The following is an editorial that appeared in Indonesia's Kompas newspaper yesterday THE long process of discussing the extradition treaty between Indonesia and Singapore has been completed. The treaty will be signed by the leaders of the two countries today. We, Indonesia, indeed are
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    • 1047 32  -  Michael Richardson MIGRATORY BIRDS By For The Straits Times WE HUMANS love to celebrate our own achievements in sports and athletics. We turn men and women who excel into heroes. But the feats of animals, including birds? Perhaps our neglect of them helps to account
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    • 904 33  - Grey can be green too look at New York Elisabeth INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE By ROSENTHAL In Rome LAST Sunday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York announced more than 100 proposals intended to make the city "the first environmentally sustainable city of the 21st century". He even proposed to institute a
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    • 944 34  -  Michael Geller By IN THE early *****, I worked with British architects and planners at the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp in Ottawa, helping to design public housing projects across Canada. In the evenings, I "moonlighted". My after-hours job was a residential high-rise along the Rideau
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    • 27 31 Cities and climate change Cities like New York, which has steadily become a leader in eco-friendly policy, are crucial to saving the earth's environment. PAGE 34 PUNCHLINES
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    • 1209 35 Like the Singapore economy, the public sector is also sprouting an external wing, selling its expertise to foreign countries. Lynn Lee speaks to Permanent Secretary (Public Service Division) Lim Soo Hoon about this new 'growth area' MS LIM Soo Hoon has lost count of the
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    • 833 36  -  Cham Hui Fong FRIDAY MATTERS By NEXT TUESDAY, on May 1, workers around the world celebrate May Day or Labour Day. To many, it is just another holiday. But to the labour movement, it is a day of significance for workers. In many
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    • 859 36  -  Lydia Lim »THE POST-65ERS By THE recent debate in Parliament on ministerial pay hikes highlighted a poverty that has nothing to do with the lack of material goods. Among those who spoke on it was Nominated Member of Parliament Thio Li-Ann. Concerned that an over-emphasis
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    • 26 35 Steer clear of this social ill Remain on guard against the excesses of capitalism, which can lead to a selfish obsession with material wealth. PAGE 37
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    • 1234 37 FYT mk Singapore today Partly cloudy, showers with JL_ 0 0 0 thunder in the predawn hour m p|PS JKF*E^^ and morning over many areas. THE STRAITS TIMES FRIDAY, APRIL 27 2007 ~~T ASIA WORLD WEATHER USEFUL LUMBERS 5 TH |NGS YOU CAN T^^ TS: 10 P E2f gencylmes 999
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    • 472 40 Girl attacked by schoolmates, ordeal captured on video; attackers demand money and threaten to post clip online A SECONDARY 2 schoolgirl was slapped and stripped by half a dozen schoolmates in an ordeal that was captured on video two weeks ago. The attack did not end there.
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    • 261 40  -  Elena Chong By Court Correspondent ACTOR Christopher Lee may plead guilty to one or more of the five charges he faces over a drink-driving accident in Little India last year. His lawyer told Traffic Court Judge Terence Chua yesterday that he had made further
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    • 361 41  -  Elena Chong Woman was jailed previously for biting son's ear and cutting his hand with scissors By Court Correspondent A 32-YEAR-OLD woman who scalded her daughter with hot water from a kettle was jailed for two years yesterday. The unemployed woman, who cannot
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    • 499 41  -  Sujin Thomas By: THE Holland-Bukit Panjang Town Council will be carrying out regular checks on about 400 shop units and eating houses starting next month to enforce fire safety regulations. With the help of officers from the Cooperative of Singapore Civil Defence
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    • 216 41 A 19-YEAR-OLD motorcyclist, whose pillion rider died after he beat a red light and crashed into a truck, was yesterday jailed for two years and banned from driving all vehicles for seven years. The accident occurred on Dec 13 last year, when full-time
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    • 282 42  -  Teh Joo Lin 27-year-old man and 29-year-old woman held over Clarke Quay assault By A MAN and woman thought to be involved in the murder of 31-year-old bar manager Eugene Chua at Clarke Quay were arrested by police yesterday afternoon. The 27-year-old man and
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    • 54 42 This container truck jumped the kerb and crashed into a tree yesterday when it swerved to avoid a motorcycle that had skidded into its lane. The accident took place at Clementi Avenue 6 at around 10.45 am. Nobody was injured. The truck was removed by
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    • 255 42  -  Khushwant Singh By RESIDENTS in Meyer Road woke up on Wednesday morning to find their upmarket neighbourhood swarming with police officers. Three patrol cars were parked at the sprawling bungalow belonging to Lee Foundation chairman Lee Seng Gee, while officers were combing the adjoining areas. The
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    • 375 42  -  Zakir Hussain LEES' DEFAMATION ACTION By: THE Far Eastern Economic Review (Feer) has applied to the High Court for a Queen's Counsel (QC) to represent it in a defamation suit. The magazine's publisher and its editor are being sued by Prime Minister Lee
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    • 387 43 THE Government has stepped up its surveillance of kindergartens and childcare centres in the wake of rising numbers of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases. Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan told this to reporters at the sidelines of an Asean
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    • 471 43  -  Aaron Low Singapore-Asean Youth Fund aims to promote ties among young people in the region By SINGAPORE is giving youth activities a push in Asean, with a new $5 million fund to promote them. This is part of the Republic's commitment to building an
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    • 458 44  -  Serene Luo Digital concierge for tourists, facial screening system for ICA among projects By AN IMMIGRATION system that screens people's faces, a digital concierge for tourists and mobile electronic medical records for paramedics. These are some of the technology projects
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    • 140 44 Lucas Choy, Cheryl Goh, Geridil Alcantara and Trystan Choong (listed from left) were among 55 Catholic Kindergarten children who turned into budding bakers for a day when they visited the Baking Industry Training Centre (BITC) on Tuesday morning. The children were split into two classes and wore aprons
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    • 212 44 THE Ministry of Education (MOE) is giving schools money to support further integration of IT into the curriculum. A grant of $20.7 million will be set aside for this. From July, primary and secondary schools and junior colleges can tap this grant to
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    • 208 44 ASPIRING filmmakers can take a shot at making a short movie within a day and see it screened too, if it makes it to the winners' circle. The challenge besides having a deadline to film and edit it down to three minutes is that
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    • 540 47  -  Karamjit Kaur Both find place on list of Changi's 10 largest carriers by passenger numbers By Aviation Correspondent LOW-COST airlines are muscling in on the heavyweights in the dogfight for the air traveller's dollar. Less than three years after they took to the
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    • 627 49  -  Chua Hian Hou Stickers offered by auctioneer could be used to boost value of used laptops and dupe buyers By AN ONLINE auctioneer is selling stickers to help users "upgrade" their notebook computers presumably so that they can be sold to unsuspecting buyers
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    • 451 50  -  AARON LOW Those without 0 or N levels but certified under skills scheme can apply for better posts WORKERS with no formal academic qualifications can now join the civil service at a higher level if they have been certified under a national skills programme.
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    • 76 51 In a matter of minutes, heavy rain in one area can send stormwater gushing through a relatively dry canal. A network of drains in an area empties into a canal, which functions like a highway to channel water away from the location. Currents are strongest
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    • 564 51  -  Teh Joo Lin Nine students seen playing in canal near Bedok Reservoir, despite drowning risk By THREE days after news of a teenager drowning in a canal hit the headlines, nine students were captured on film messing about in another waterway near the Bedok Reservoir. Several
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      406 58 'Smart' passes cut checkpoint clearance, ferry-waiting times at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal By Amelia Tan PASSENGERS can now get through the Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal (TMFT) much faster, thanks to a new boarding system which will save its operator about $90,000 a year in manpower costs. The system,
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    • QUICK NEWS
      • 115 58 PRINCE Feisal bin Al-Hussein from Jordan is visiting Singapore for two days for the Young Arab Leaders Global Action Forum for Arab and Asian Dialogue. In Singapore on behalf of Jordan's King Abdullah 11, the prince and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong will each deliver
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      • 111 58 THE Istana grounds will be open to the public from 8.30 am to 6pm on Tuesday, to celebrate Labour Day. Admission to the Istana grounds is free for Singaporeans and Singapore permanent residents. The rest will have to pay an entrance fee of $1 each.
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    • 618 59  -  Lee Hui Chieh 2 schools to try out NIE proposal to have daily workout sessions lasting 20 to 45 mm By SINGAPORE school children are just not active enough, say educationists. The fix: Get those in primary and secondary schools
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    • 178 59 ABOUT 1,400 principals and teachers will be attending a seminar to get ideas on setting up school programmes to take care of their students' pjiysical and mental health. This is because the national Trim and Fit proframme for overweight and obese schoolchilren will be broadened from
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    • 332 59 HANDICAPPED and elderly groups detailed their wishlists to make the roads here friendlier for them, at a public transport forum yesterday. Their suggestions included having bus drivers announce the location of bus stops to make it easier for the blind, and to build underpasses
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    • 543 60  -  Maria Almenoar Pupils to be taught at own pace; focus on speaking and listening skills at lower levels By A NEW Malay Language syllabus and way of teaching for Primary 1 to 4 pupils will be implemented next year, allowing
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    • 267 61  -  Tham Yuen-C Students on A*Star's PhD scholarship spend 2 years at institutions here and two in Cambridge By STUDENTS holding a new A*Star PhD scholarship will soon be able to get a degree from Cambridge University after spending two years there. The
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    • 413 61 SINGAPORE is doing well to focus on solar power in its effort to become a green energy centre, but it is equally well placed to take advantage of a growing interest in biodiesel. Its existing infrastructure for refining crude oil will allow it to
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    • 216 49 A weekly look at what to watch out for in the world of consumers. Figures, case study and tips come from the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case). The world of contractors QQ I No. of cases filed Xj£. I (January to December 2006) Top complaints 1. Unsatisfactory services 2. Failure
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  • FORUM
    • 415 62  -  Narayana Narayana MEMBERS of the commuting public are likely to react to the report, "SMRT posts record $136 m gain" (ST, April 25), with mixed feelings. They are bound to recall that opposition to hikes in public-transport fares last year was ridden
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    • 236 62  -  Paul Chan Poh Hoi THE call from the Transport Ministry for an industry review to raise public-trans-port ridership to the maximum is both timely and pragmatic in view of the country's limited resources and physical size. The proposal by ComfortDelGro for a
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    • 377 62  -  Ong Seng Eng I REFER to the letter by Ms Grace Tan, "Retailers, make plastic bags biodegradable" (ST, April 23). Singaporeans use some 2.5 billion single-use plastic bags each year. Many of these bags are re-used to bag household refuse, a good
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    • 187 62  -  Craig J. Dimmick I REFER to Mr Philip Wee's letter, "All Ikea plastic bags are oxo-biode-gradable" (ST, April 24). We laud Ikea for being proactive in seeking a solution to the plas-tic-bag problem. However, consumers should be aware of some facts regarding "oxo-biodegradable" bags.
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    • 362 62  -  Agnes Chai Sniangjen (Ms) MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said in a dialogue with 400 Young PAP members on Saturday that, "if in fact it is true, and I have asked doctors this, that you are genetically born a homosexual because that's the nature of
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    • 156 62  -  Karen Tan (Ms) MR HWANG Liang Keng explained "Why he won't use Medisave for outpatient treatment" (ST, April 20) as his polyclinic bills are small relative to the Medisave deductible of $30 and 15 per cent co-payment. We agree with his approach as
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    • 170 62  -  Naleeza Ebrahim (Ms) I REFER to Miss Tan Hui Mei's letter, "Road in private estate becomes parking lot at night" (ST, April 17). Our current legislation does not allow heavy vehicles to be parked at a residential development. However, owners or
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    • 115 62  -  Tan Jack Thian I REFER to the letter from Mr Jason Chiam Chiah Sern, "Why charge B2 rates when ward won't be used?" (ST, April 20). We have spoken to Mr Chiam to explain the admission procedure for neonatal jaundice. All babies who require phototherapy
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    • 125 62  -  Anthony McClaran THE report, "Fears that UK varsities are manipulating admissions" (ST, April 5), that changes to the University and College Admissions Service (UCAS) application process for 2008 will lead to a backlash against students from the Asia-Pacific region is unfounded. The data being collected refers
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  • Page 62 Miscellaneous
    • 93 62 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.asial. com.sg/forum Access to letters online is free. Speak better English let's get it right Local students lose out when places go to foreigners in our varsities Poetic tribute from Singaporean girl, 11, living in Thailand 'No plastic bag' drive: How they
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  • SPORTS
    • 863 63  -  Richard Jolly CHAMPIONS LEAGUE IST LEG SEMI-FINAL: CHELSEA 1 LIVERPOOL 0 His strike against Liverpool gives Blues precious advantage for Tuesday's 2nd leg By "He is a good player and he gave a good contribution." Under Mourinho, Chelsea have been accused of taking pragmatism
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    • 343 63 London JOSE Mourinho, perhaps at ease after watching Chelsea score the opener for the first time in five Champions League matches, was uncharacteristically quiet on Wednesday. Instead, it was the normally sedate Rafael Benitez who was up and about constantly. The Liverpool manager
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    • 68 63 Steve Gerrard admitted he was already wheeling away to celebrate when Petr Cech dived full-length to palm away his bottom-corner volley. The wonder save on 53 minutes preserved Chelsea's 1-0 lead, with Liverpool looking menacing after the break. Said the Liverpool skipper: "I don't think
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    • 84 63 The match-winner, on the counter-attack, had shades of Liverpool about it. The set-up and the finish was top class. Back from injury, Ricardo Carvalho, who has been honing his attacking skills, strode out of defence to send Didier Drogba down the right. The Ivorian
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    • 60 63 Picked for his pace, running at defenders and for getting in the opponents' faces. Craig Bellamy showed his intent by arguing with John Obi Mikel in the first minute. But he was largely anonymous, isolated by Dirk Kuyt dropping back and departed early. Moments later,
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    • 66 63 The only booking of the game was for Javier Mascherano. But Rafael Benitez deserved one, too, for cramming the midfield in the first half and inviting pressure. Mascherano and Xabi Alonso were lying deep, while Gerrard kept squeezing space by moving from the right to
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    • 68 63 The African Footballer of the Year was everything his partner Andriy Shevchenko was not. He led the line well. He was strong, taking a battering and winning header after header while dropping to the ground at will to earn his team breathing space. He was
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    • 486 64 ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG NEWS SOCCER United boss positive about Treble, Blues boss says Quadruple effort is draining London ALEX Ferguson is relishing the chase for three titles, and has told his men to stand up and be counted. The fatigue is starting to show for Jose
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    • 163 64 MANCHESTER United fans are upset over some season-ticket prices going up by 14 per cent for next season. This, after a 12.5 per cent across-the-board rise last summer. The hike comes at a time when some clubs who have trouble filling their grounds,
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    • 198 64 REAL Madrid have admitted that losing David Beckham (above) to LA Galaxy was a massive blunder. The Spanish giants, believing he would never quit the Bernabeu, tried to force their marketing golden goose to take a pay-cut in a two-year extension of his
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    • 470 65 SOCCER Defender has no friends at Arsenal after squabble with young player London JUST eight months after an acrimonious split with Chelsea, William Gallas may be on the move again after soured relationships at Arsenal. Real Madrid are reportedly preparing a £15 million (Ss4s
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    • 344 65 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London RAY Ranson has stepped up his bid to secure control of Manchester City by submitting revised takeover proposals to the Premiership club. If City's former defender succeeds, Stuart Pearce may have to go as the 46-year-old British businessman has refused
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    • 156 65 REUTERS London PORTSMOUTH announced a £600 million (Ssl.B billion) plan for a 36,000-seater waterside arena on Wednesday. The south-coast Premier League club have played at Fratton Park since 1899, but their 20,000 capacity is insufficient for a club currently chasing a Uefa Cup place. The new stadium,
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    • 674 66  -  V.K. Santosh Kumar CRICKET WORLD CUP They self-destruct in batting, letting Australia coast to a seven-wicket victory By THE South Africans are known as chokers in the cricket world. They have a tendency to put unnecessary pressure on themselves and lose from winning positions. In
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    • 555 66  -  Sunil Gavaskar By THIS was the big chance for the South Africans to spit out the "chokers" tag and crush it under their foot forever. Who better to beat than the very team that kept ribbing them about being chokers? Even if they lost the
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    • 110 66 AUSTRALIAN captain Ricky Ponting insisted on Wednesday that the world champions are ready to face up to Sri Lanka's feared bowlers Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas in the World Cup final tomorrow. Australia had beaten Sri Lanka earlier in the tournament. They won their Super
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    • 262 66 FRED MARTENS, former cricket and hockey international "South Africa were very reckless. They had a plan and wanted to be aggressive, but they didn't lay the foundation for that. Very schoolboyish shots were played, and they were also very immature. South Africa looked
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    • 587 67  - Runaway Lee actually siphoned 1.2m Leonard Lim RUGBY SRU's former finance executive embezzled three times more than previously reported By THE $450,000 was just the tip of the iceberg. A check by the Singapore Rugby Union (SRU) has revealed that its former finance executive, Scan Lee, siphoned off some $1.21
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    • 242 67 ASSOCIATED PRESS WITH Leßron James playing cautiously on a sprained left ankle, Drew Gooden took on a rare co-star role on Wednesday. The forward scored 19 of his 24 points in the first half for Cleveland, who took a 2-0 lead over Washington
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    • 483 67 ASSOCIATED PRESS BASKETBALL Texas TOP-SEEDED Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs rebounded with Game Two victories on Wednesday to even their first-round NBA play-off series. The Mavericks, shocked by lowly Golden State in their Western Conference opener, turned up the pressure to win 112-99.
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    • 370 67  -  Alvin Foo BADMINTON By FOREIGN talent from Eastern Europe and Russia. That could be next in the pipeline for the Singapore Badminton Association, said its new chief executive Kelvin Ng yesterday. "I'm interested in breaking new ground," said the 41-year-old. "That could be
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    • 482 67 BLOOMBERG NEWS DRUGS IN SPORT New York FLOYD Landis said he has lost almost US$lO million (Ssls million) in potential earnings since being accused of using drugs to win last year's Tour de France. Because of this, he might need to declare bankruptcy. Landis,
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    • SPORTS WORLD
      • 89 67 BEIJING: Indian golfer Gaurav Ghei grabbed the openinground lead after a solid seven-under-par 65, with American John Daly two strokes back in third place at the Beijing Open yesterday. A stroke adrift in second place was Thai rookie Panuwat Muenlek, who was equally
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      • 118 67 ASSOCIATED PRESS KINGSTON (JAMAICA): Jamaican detectives are believed to have travelled to South Africa to conduct further investigations into the murder of former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer. They were booked on the flight carrying the coach's body, which was scheduled to be returned
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    • 392 68  -  Hoe Pei Shan SPORTS IN SCHOOLS Thai shuttler clinches decisive tie to help them to a historic win over sports school By WHEN Xinmin Secondary's Thitirat Triyachart stepped onto the badminton court on Monday, the Jurong East Sports Hall was like a pressure
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    • 250 68 HOE PEI SHAN RAFFLES Institution ended their eight-year drought in the Schools National C Division Boys' team badminton championships yesterday. They won 3-2 to ensure there was no fairytale finish for Boon Lay Secondary, who were in their first final in 20 years. Said RI
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    • 487 68  -  Bryan Toh MY TOP MARKS A weekly series on student-athletes, written by their fellow schoolmates By Holy Innocents' High School, Secondary 4 SOCCER, athletics and captain's ball. Joan Huang, a Secondary 4 triple science student at Holy Innocents' High School, is all that.. Given her
      BRYAN TOH; FRANCIS ONG; FRANCISONG; MELISSA HO; MAY LIN LE GOFF; CHEW SENG KIM  -  487 words
    • 414 68 BADMINTON Schools National B Boys' final: Monfort Secondary 3 Singapore Sports School 2 (MSS: Christian Yahya Christianto, Lim ChongYong, Hong Wei Tian, Andrianus Prasojo Adi, Nattapol Limpanawut, Alfred Setiadi, Agrippina Primarahmanto Putera. SSP: Lenny Tan, Tan Kia Hwee, Jeffrey Wong, Koh Jia Vi, Tang Kirt Soon, Shawn Tan,
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    • 35 69 Home United will hold three lucky draws for fans during the interval in tomorrow's S-League match against Tampines Rovers. Prizes include a trip to Genting Highlands, electrical products and spa treatments.
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    • 498 69  -  Nicholas Fang SOCCER They expect Alam Shah, de Oliveira, Grabovac to get the better of a strong Home defence By TAMPINES Rovers are banking on a potent strike force to beat Home United tomorrow and unseat Singapore Armed Forces FC from the top of
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    • 289 69 REPEATED failure to pass a mandatory fitness test is likely to spell the end of Tampines Rovers player Scad Muratovic's career in the S-League. The 28-year-old has failed the Beep Test 10 times since January. All S-League players must pass the test, which
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    • 496 69 BASEBALL MLB: Colorado 11 NY Mets 5, Chicago Cubs 9 Milwaukee 3, Boston 6 Baltimore 1, Cleveland 8 Texas 7 (11 innings), Florida 4 Atlanta 3, Philadelphia 9 Washington 3, Pittsburgh 4 Houston 3 (16 innings), Kansas City 4 Minnesota 3, St Louis 5 Cincinnati 2, Detroit 6 Chicago
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  • Page 67 Miscellaneous
    • 71 67 TV times BASEBALL MLB: Toronto Blue Jays v New York Yankees (Live, Ch23, 7am). BASKETBALL: NBA play-offs: Detroit Pistons v Orlando Magic (Live, Ch24, Bam). GOLF: Beijing Open: Day 2 (Live, Ch24, 2pm). Open De Espana: Day 2 (Live, Ch2l, 10pm). Byron Nelson C'ship: Day 2 (Live, Ch22, tomorrow, 3am).
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  • OBITUARIES
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      274 69 r 5" have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there "^gag is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day and not only to me but also to
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      126 69 MICHAEL LUA SOO LING Age: 57 Passed away peacefully on 25 April 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Beloved wife: Ng Hwai Kiang Son: Lua Dai Jun Andrew Daughters: Lua Zhen Jun Laurel LuaYan Han Hazel Brothers: Lua Soo Theng David Lua Gek Pong Lawrence Sisters: LuaYi
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      58 69 6g OMNAMASHIVAia <jj^ SAMANANS/OKARUNAKARAN (appoi; Ages 18 passed away peacefully on 25 April 2007. Dearly missed by: Father: karunakaran Mother TAMILMALAR Grandmother: RAJAMANI And all relatives and friends Body is resting at Blk 232 #09-1208 Ang Mo KioAvel Tel: *****947/*****530 Cortege leaves on 27 April 2007(Fri) at 2.30pm for Choa
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      41 69 |j| OMNAMASHIVAYA SARAVANANS/OKARUNAKARAN (APPOI) Age: 18 passed away peacefully on 25April 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by: Loving Brother: Suresh (AMK Bung), Casket Uncle Mani, Aunty Selvi, kalpana children, Uncle Alan Sister Dugar and members of All Saints Hindu Casket.
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      42 69 S 2nd Anniversary > In Loving Memory of MELVINCHOW Departed 27 Apr 2005 Gone from our lives one so dern But m our hearts Jbmer near Always missed and cherished b Grandma, Pa, Ma, Kevin, Lennle, Meverlck, Uncles, Aunties a and Friends i
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      16 69 In Loving Memory Of JOSEPH LUM Departed 27/4/86 Always cherished remembered by -Wife, Sons Loved Ones.
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      210 69 "Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of LORD forever." -Psalms 23:6 Mr Chew Sin Chai Chew Chye, age 77, was called home to be with the Lord on 24th April 2007. He left Klang
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      75 69 TAN KIM KEE Age: 65 Passed away peacefully on 25 April 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Wee Lok Sai Son: Wee Choo Hua Daughter-in-law: Ong Scow Chong Daughter: Wee Soo Fern Granddaughters: Wee E Gin Wee E Wen and all relatives. Wake at Blk 50
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      90 69 LORE YUE YEE Age: 78 passed away peacefully on 26/4/07. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Lily Pestena Yeo Sons: Daughters-in-law: Micheal Loke Keng Wall Margaret Goh Jeffrey Loke Keng Choy Shirley Tan David Loke Keng Wan Daughters: Loke Yeen Peng Loke Siew Peng (Australia) Grandsons: Granddaughters:
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      55 69 The family of the late YEE WAI MOEY Departed on 22/04/07 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, and colleagues, for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their bereavement. Special thanks to the staff in Ministry of Foreign Affairs and High Commission in
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      53 70 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to Our Partner Mdm Ng Kwai Peng Partner Mr Tan Pheng Kwang Partner Mr Tan Pheng Hwee on the demise of her beloved Husband their beloved Father TAN BOON LEONG Founder Departed on 25 April 2007 From: The Management and Staff of H' #1*
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      154 70 NG AH HOO Age: 80 Passed away peacefully on 26 April 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Lee Hoe Ching Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lee Kay Eng Sin Bok Eng Lee Kiok Hwa Pauline Auyong Lee Geok San Lim Peck Kiang Daughters: Sons-in-law: Lee Gek Yen Wong Chee
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      152 70 "The Lord is my Shepherd, there is nothing I shall want." Psalm 23: i LEW LI CHERN LUCY Age: 72 Called home to be with the Lord on 26 April 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: (Chia Chan Fong Francis, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Chia Yit Huen
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      59 70 RAjMAN S/O SAMUGAM AGE:32 passed away peacefully on 26.04.2007 Sadly missed by: Beloved Wife Jenny Marislyn Father: Mother: Marimuthu Samugam Jayakody Suppaiah Sister: Brother-in-law: Vimala Samugam Senthilkumar Grandmothers, uncles, aunties, cousins, relatives, friends and all loved ones. Cortege leaves Blk 129 Bedok North St 2, #04-32, Spore *****9 on 27.04.2007
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      75 70 RICHARD TEOKHEKGUEN Age: 89 was called home to be with the Lord on 26 April 2007 leaving behind loved ones. Beloved Wife: (Irene Teo, deceased) Children: George Lisa Teo, MelanieTeo Grandchildren: Mailing, Karsten, Jacqueline, Justin 6 Great-Grandchilren Care-Giver: Halimah All Relatives Wake is held at Blk 37 Sin Ming Dr.
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      112 70 "Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast. Heb 6:19 Frederick Rajah Sabapathy Age: 85 Called into the presence of his Heavenly Father on 26 April 2007, Dearly missed by: Wife: Patricia Daughter: Sandra Sister: Daisy (K.L.) Brother: George (Canada) Sister-in-law: Isabelle (Canada) Brother-in-law:
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      35 70 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory of CHAN CHIN WAH Departed: 27 April 2004 Gone from our lives but not from our hearts Always Loved and Cherished by: Wife, Daughter, Son-in-Law, Grandchildren and All Loved Ones
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      98 70 The Family of The Late CHUACHONG HONG, PETER Called home on 22 April 2007 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues, neighbours business associates for their prayers, kind assistance, attendance, condolences, contributions and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to: Dr. Tay Miah Hiang,
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      49 70 The FamUy of the Late i i 1 f HO MEI YENG Departed on 23 April 2007 Wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to pastors and members of FCBC, relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, < prayers, wreaths and donations during' their recent bereavement.
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      56 71 Ist Barsi In Ever-Loving Memory of DARSHAN SINGH GILL Village: Dhotian Departed on 22 July 2006 Deeply missed and forever remembered by Family and loved ones. Path Da Bhog will be held at Sri Guru Singh Sabha, 92 Wilkie Rd on 29 April (Sun), 9am 11.30 am. Pis treat this
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      28 71 With Fond Memories Of CHANDRASEKAR S/O ETTIKEN Departed 27.4.94 Not just today but every day, We remember the times we shared Bala, Murugan, Maran Puha, Sebastian, Tana Chandra
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      89 71 VEETEEY RAJAN (VTR) (VTR Emporium Pte Ltd) Age 65 (21/09/1941-25/04/2007) Passed away peacefully on 25 April 2007 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Father: Late Mr. KR. Veerappan, C. R. Dasaratha Raj Pte Ltd Mother: Late Mrs. VR. Sornam (passed away on 24th March 2007) Beloved Wife: Valli
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      37 71 Memory wanders as shadows fall Back to the daus of happiness. Daus beuond recall. A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Of her lips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep.
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      67 71 I With Deepest Sympathy and I I Heartfelt Condolences to our I I CEO, Richard Tan and family I I on the demise of his beloved I I Father-In-Law I I Mr Chew Sin Chai Chew Chye I I Age: 77 I I From: Management and staff of I I
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      86 71 m%^ With 'Deepest Sympathy and m? tfeartfeCtCondotencesto pv Beloved Wife: Valli Rajan W t Daughter Rathi y Son Veerappa 7 on the demise of their SeCoved Veeteey Rajan Trom: G. Shanmugam S. Rajindran Somu K. T Mani Vasudevan Ganesh Textiles M.S. Maniam Masilamani Kantha John Pandian M. Murugiah Mohamad Sahar
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      50 71 IN LOVING MEMORY OF Andrew Chan Kok Lim Jenny Chia Chun Hoe Departed 27/4/2005 Departed 15/11/2006 Time may heal the broken heart, Time may make the wound less sore, But time can never stop the longing For the loved ones gone before. Dearly missed remembered by Daughters All Loved Ones.
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      95 71 Because love never dies. It has teen said that love mows not its own depth until the hour 01 separation. But there are ways to hold on to the precious memory ol the one you've lost. With a significant piece ol jewellery, a lovingly preserved flower or a hundle ol
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      39 71 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Our Chairman Mr Ronald Teng on the demise of his beloved Mother LIM SIEW ENG Departed on 25 April 2007 From The Board of Directors, The Management Staff of DIGITAL HUB PTE LTD
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      49 72 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Our Chairman CEO Mr Ronald Teng 9 on the demise of his beloved Mother m 9 LIM SIEW ENG U H Departed on 25 April 2007 fi iFrom The Board of Directors, The Management Staff kl BAN LEONG TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED Group of Companies
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      144 72 I A loving wife, a devoted mother and a caring grandmother. H I We have been greatly blessed by her labour of love, and touched by her sacrifices for us all. H Beloved Husband: Peter Teng Kirn Sui Son: Daughter-in-law: Ronald Teng Woo Boon Jenny Teo Su Ching Daughters: Sons-in-law:
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      • 6186 73 TRANSACTION DATE: APR 26, 2007 52-WEEK HIGH LOW TEL CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE OR'VOL 'OOO DAY HIGH LOW NET P/E M CAP SMIL 3.5 15 34 101 39 25 27 36.5 14.5 17.5 13C 31.5 6.5 20.5 11.5 12 18 13.5 8.5 37 35.5 13
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      • 1789 73 52-WEEK HIGH LOW IEL CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE OR'VOL 'OOO DAY NET P/E M CAP SMIL HIGH LOW 21 28 77 81 82 8.5 46.5 13.5 16.5 IOC 11.5 12 9 55 42.5 92 48 19.5 12 27.5 58 52 20 18.5 21.5 24.5 79.5 24
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      • 42 73 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY IRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E SMIL ***** 119 6065 Diamonds 5000 5000 6095 ISDJUSTech 6097 ISMSCISpore ***** ***** 6101 ISS&P500 ***** ***** 6170 SPDRS 3440 2382 6235 STIETF100 US119CC US500C US555 +10 3 3392 3370
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    • 350 74 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Full impact of mortgage slump on corporate profits and economy has yet to be felt, analysts warn New York THE full impact from the slowdown in the United States housing market on corporate profits is still ahead, as housing's drag
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    • 494 74 NEW YORK TIMES San Francisco APPLE blew past even the most optimistic forecasts for its usually tepid second quarter, delivering an 88 per cent increase in profit on strong sales of Macintosh computers and iPod music players. The company said
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    • 303 74 REUTERS Los Angeles APPLE'S board of directors defended chief executive officer (CEO) Steve Jobs after the company s former finance chief linked him to the handling of backdated stock-option grants. The remarks by former chief financial officer Fred Anderson renewed the focus
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    • 32 74 AFP Yesterday's close: 17,429.17 (+193.01 points) »Japanese share prices closed up 1.12 per cent after the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed 13,000 points for the first time ever overnight.
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    • 36 74 AFP Yesterday's close: 20,667.29 (+130.51 points) Hong Kong stocks closed 0.64 per cent higher as investors cheered a record performance on Wall Street overnight and further gains on the mainland's A-share markets.
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    • 33 74 AFP Yesterday's close: 3,783.06 (+39.1 points) Chinese share prices closed 1.04 per cent higher in another record performance made on the back of continued fund inflows and a strengthening yuan
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    • 27 74 AFP Yesterday's close: 6,212.2 (+24 points) Australian stocks closed 0.39 per cent higher as investor sentiment was buoyed by Wall Street's record-breaking performance overnight.
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    • 21 74 BLOOMBERG NEWS Wednesday's close: 1,315.97 (-1.53 points) Malaysian markets were shut for the coronation of a new king.
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      29 74 AFP Yesterday's close: 14,228.88 (+ll.ll points) »Indian stocks closed marginally higher as overseas funds bought leading index shares on strong earnings for the fourth quarter ended March.
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    • 36 74 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,016.03 (+29.36 points) »Indonesian stocks finished up 1.48 per cent at a record closing high after the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished above 13,000 points for the first time overnight.
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    • 34 74 AFP Yesterday's close: 690.79 (+0.49 point) Thai stocks closed 0.07 per cent higher, supported by robust gains across the region and Wall Street smashing the 13,000-point barrier for the first time.
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    • 229 74 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: 0,41)0.03 Apr 26 Stock Name Wt Close Change Allgreen 0.54 1.800 +0.040 Ascendasreit 0.96 2.660 -0.040 CapitaComm 0.56 2.750 +0.040 CapitaLand 5.54 8.600 +0.150 CapitaMall 1.03 3.920 +0.020 Chart SemiCond 0.75 1.410 -0.020 CityDev 3.14 16.500 +0.300 ComfortDelGro 1.63 2.350 +0.020 Cosco Corp 0.95
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    • 48 74 Apr 26 -lowsley 148,385,000 Ireland 110,983,000 -OttVis 85,285,000 iakerTech 74,547,000 Idvanced System 53,384,000 ?owsleyW*****7 51,553,000 Iztech 49,474,000 Irmarda 44,804,000 ■ILG 43,933,000 :reightLinks 41,813,000 LianBeng 38,212,000 AusGroup 37,853,000 FreightLinks W*****3 36,843,000 FHTK Hldgs 36,620,000 Sapphire 34,222,000 Gen Intl 33,107,000 Gallant 29,412,000 Abterra 28,621,000 UTAC 26,539,000 ChinaPDye 25,885,000
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    • 136 74 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS Apr 26 SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT )F FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling lust dollar 1.2530 1.2680 Ian dollar 1.3480 1.3640 Euro 2.0520 2.0750 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4423 0.4430 gz dollar 1.1200 1.1440 Sterling pound 3.0120 3.0460 JS dollar 1.5040 1.5210 SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO 100
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    • 1967 74 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: APR 26, 2007 52 WEEK 1EL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRAIED SALE VDLUME 'oao 19.5 14 1631 AceDynW0904l7 18 -0 5 42 21 16 1663 AllgreenDBSeCWOHOll 19 +2 30 26 24 1674 Allgreen RBeCWOHDIO 26 +2 160 39 19.5 1473 AscendasSGAeCW070Sl 0 36
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    • 491 75 Deals hit $994b so far this year on back of takeover fever and economic buoyancy Frankfurt MOST years, the United States handily beats Europe for bragging rights in dealmaking, based on the total value of mergers and acquisitions (M&As). But this year,
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    • 213 75 REUTERS Amsterdam DUTCH bank ABN Amro said it will open its books to a consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), which has made a 72 billion euro (*****.5 billion) rival bid for the bank. ABN, which agreed earlier this week
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    • 176 75 BLOOMBERG NEWS San Francisco GOOGLE passed Microsoft and Yahoo to become the owner of the world's most-visited group of websites for the first time, a research firm said. Google's sites had 528 million visitors worldwide last month, a 13 per cent gain from the
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    • 615 77  -  Ng Sook Zhen Biomedical cluster posts large drop; dip in marine sector surprises analysts By SINGAPORE'S manufacturing output fell 2.9 per cent last month from the same period last year as production of pharmaceuticals slowed dramaticalBut one of the surprises for economists in the
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    • 257 77 MEDIA Development Authority (MDA) chairman Tan Chin Nam was yesterday given the Distinguished Fellow Award 2007 by the Economic Development Board (EDB) Society. Dr Tan, who is also permanent secretary of the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (Mica), served as
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    • 388 77  -  Gabriel Chen By A NEW plant on Jurong Island to produce a food and drink sweetener shows Singapore has the right ingredients to attract world-class firms, says Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang. He was speaking at the official opening of the Tate
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    • 420 77 By ONE of the world's top 10 semiconductor equipment makers, Novellus Systems of the United States, has decided to make Singapore its international headquarters. Novellus, which is listed on the Nasdaq bourse along with other top US technology firms, is shifting
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    • COMPANIES IN BRIEF
      • 122 77 TOTAL Access Communication (TAC) yesterday posted a 24 per cent jump in first-quarter net profit to 1.56 billion baht (5567.8 million), up from 1.26 billion baht a year earlier. Revenues rose by 32.7 per cent to 16.16 billion baht, boosted by growth in
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      • 148 77 THE Ascott Group yesterday announced the launch of its Ascott Residence (China) Incubator Fund, a private equity fund with a target size of between US$3OO million and US$5OO million (between ***** million and ***** million). The fund will be a real estate vehicle
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      • 173 77 PAN-UNITED Marine yesterday reported a 49 per cent drop in net profit to $11.2 million for the three months ended March 31. This compares with a net profit of $21.8 million a year ago, which included a disposal gain of $16.1 million. If
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      • 111 77 MAPLETREE Logistics Trust yesterday said that distributable income for the three months ended March 31 rose 84.2 per cent to $15.3 million, largely due to the 25 new properties acquired within the past year. This brought the number of completed assets at the end
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      • 149 77 ZHONGGUO Powerplus Industries yesterday reported an 11.2 per cent rise in first-quarter net profits to 21.3 million yuan (554.2 million), from 19.2 million yuan previously. Quarterly revenues of the China-based company, which makes gardening and agricultural equipment such as lawn mowers, rose 18
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    • 478 78  -  Lee Su Shyan Healthy order book for oil rigs and property revenue fuel 48% surge By Companies Correspondent KEPPEL Corp notched up first-quarter net profits of $251.6 million, a jump of 48.2 per cent over the same period last year as income from
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    • 437 78  -  Grace Ng By STATS ChipPac, which is undergoing a takeover offer, yesterday reported a 42 per cent surge in first-quarter net profits helped by a diversified customer base and more efficient operations. Net income for the three months ended April 1 rose to US$l7
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    • 283 78 SUNTEC Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) has posted a 19.3 per cent rise in distributable income to $28 million for the second quarter. Distribution per unit came to 1.965 cents for the three months ended March 31, up 8.5 per cent from
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    • 438 78  -  Gabriel Chen TAKING STOCK By A BUOYANT Wall Street provided the spark, but blue chips Keppel Corp and United Overseas Bank (UOB) were the real muscle behind the market's charge back above 3,400 points. The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared
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    • 54 78 (0) Apr 26 Keppel Corp UOB Keppel Land CapitalandRBeCW*****. Hotel Prop Venture Corp Lyxor China H 10US$ CityDev lardine CSC SIA CENTS 2170 2200 900 130 610 1640 1320 1650 1310 1880 80.0 60.0 50.0 47.0 40.0 40.0 30.3 30.0 30.0 30.0 3.8 2.8 5.9 56.6 7.0 2.5
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    • 54 78 Apr 26 KepCorp BNPePW07 BiosensorMBLeCW*****... UOB DBS ePW*****9 SingTelMBLeCW*****2 DCBC Bk BNPeCW*****0.. Informatics R500 Startech W*****3 DBS BNP eCW*****5 lasper CapitalanBNPePW***** CENTS 1 7 2.5 38 25 1.5 1.5 4 2 4.5 50.0 46.2 37.5 35.6 25.4 25.0 25.0 20.0 20.0 18.2 1.0 6.0 1.5 21.0 8.5 0.5
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    • 240 78  -  GOHENGYEOW MEIBAN CHAIRMAN BUYS 1.38M SHARES THE executive chairman of plastic components maker Meiban Group has been steadily increasing his stake in the company. Shareinvestor.com data shows that Mr Goh Tiong Yong bought 1.38 million shares, priced from 26 cents to 30.5 cents apiece, in four separate transactions
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    • 646 79  -  Fiona Chan It will buy up to 25% of developer with plans for 16 top-grade centres By Property Reporter PROPERTY giant Capita Land is making its first major foray into Russia by taking a stake in the region's biggest logistics property
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    • 21 79 Australian dollar 1.2530 1.2680 Euro 2.0520 2.0750 Sterling pound JS dollar 3.0120 3.0460 1.5040 1.5210 ren (100 units) 1.2686 1.2826
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    • 8 79 UP DOWN Gainers: 473 Losers: 325 Unchanged: 642
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    • 237 79  -  FIONA CHAN MAINBOARD LISTING A PROPERTY developer based in Guangzhou is hoping to raise $60 million through a listing on the Singapore Exchange's mainboard. China Yuanbang Property Holdings is offering 150 million shares at 40 cents each in an initial public offering (IPO)
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    • 26 79 Manufacturing slowdown A slump in the volatile biomedical cluster drags industrial output down by 2.9 per cent, while the marine sector's dip surprises analysts. PAGE H3B
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  • life!
    • 1026 80 V Bl^ B °os 6'GS They've come, they've sung and they keep returning. Singaporeans can't get enough of concerts by Chinese pop veterans. LEE SZE YONG reports More than 5,000 people have been hauled up for a session with their headmaster tomorrow night at the Max Pavilion.
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    • 719 82 <VF LEAST five Chinese veteran performers will be holding their solo concerts here in the coming weeks. > ALAN TAM, 57 Last album: Red Carpet Path (2005) Last concert here: Alan Tarn Hacken Lee Live In Singapore concert in 2005 Lasting power: The flamboyant and ev-sr-youthful-looking
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      597 83  -  Melissa Lee Veteran Cantopop singer Alan Tarn, who will perform here tomorrow, now dotes openly on his 11 -year-old 'accidental' son from an illicit affair Ayear after admitting grudgingly to having an illegitimate child, Cantopop singer Alan Tarn is now open about his 11-year-old son. And the pair
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    • 286 83  -  May Yip INSOMNIACS now have more retail therapy options as more than 50 stores at two malls The Cathay and Cathay Cineleisure -join another 250 retailers to host late night shopping. Under the Friday Late Night Shopping programme launched in January by the Singapore Tourism Board
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      539 84  -  Ong Sor Fern Olivia Newton-John shows no sign of slowing down. She's singing, involved with a cancer hospital and planting trees OLIVIA Newton-John glows. And it is not simply because the breast cancer survivor is now in the pink of health. The 58-year-old, who is in town
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    • Life!Nightlife
      • 856 85  -  Frankie Chee With the closure of Devils Bar last month, bar-top dancers have nowhere to go to in town NIGHTLIFE REPORTER AFTER so much hoo-ha and hand-wringing about whether it would bring a buzz to Singapore's nightlife scene or lead to loose morals, it died without
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    • Life!Television
      • 974 86  -  Cheong Suk-Wai It takes more than a gift of the gab and a shoot-from-the-hip attitude to turn a show into a hit airtime PERSONALITY, you might think, is the linchpin for success as a TV talk show host. But three TV shows suggest that
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      • 633 87  -  Brenda Goh The latest contestant to get kicked out of Survivor: Fiji says he did not expect to be voted out so soon YOU'D think that Survivor: Fiji participant Edgardo Rivera would be used to questions about his good looks by now, but ask him if he
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      • 850 88 Reuters South Korea is upsetting the Chinese with shows set in an ancient kingdom that the latter claim to be a vassal of China SEOUL South Korea is fighting a battle with China over ancient history using one of the most powerful weapons in its arsenal sappy
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    • Life!Music
      • 800 89  -  Yeow Kai Chai Leslie Feist's delicate crafting of songs from her heart will no doubt steal yours away soundbites >pop ALBUM OF THE WEEK THE REMINDER Feist Cherry Tree BUSY, busy, busy Ms Leslie Feist (left) has been one hyper-pro-ductive bee. Aside from being a
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        637 90 UMUIKAJI Rimi Natsukawa Victor/Rock ■k+ictrtt FETED as the pop voice of Okinawa, Rimi Natsukawa has come out with 11 successful albums and even more hit singles and the tally looks set to grow. Her 12th full-length offering, Umuikaji, is mostly conventional, sugary J-pop. These radio-friendly, commercial tunes will
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      • 758 91 For the hip set who are hard put to find a catch-all phrase for alternative styles, Nu-Euro may be it poplife Chris Ho EARLY this month, Velvet Underground in Zouk launched the first of its monthly Readyset Glo night of "indie-disco", which really means anything and
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      • 1120 92 AP When Avril Lavigne made her pop debut at 16 in 2002, she was a tough rock chick. But that grungy persona has given way to a slick, haute new diva NEW YORK Avril Lavigne has gone through a few changes since she released her
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        71 93 1 pray and do meditation. But not religion. That's ctose to organised crime' Actor Robin Williams (above) It's like being unchained from a lunatic' Jazz icon George Melly on the positive side of impotence 'All I do when I am working away is sit in my hotel room and
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      • 516 93  -  June Cheong British director John Nolan returns with another stage comedy opening next week ARTS REPORTER BRITISH theatre director John Nolan likes Singapore so much that he is returning to work with local theatre company British Theatre Playhouse for the third time. He will be staging
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      • 488 93 AP LOS ANGELES Anna Nicole Smith was never considered a serious actress and she's unlikely to win any posthumous film awards for her final role as a goofy, flatulent superhero who's part of a trio of alien babes protecting Earth. Yet the low-budget
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      • 640 94  -  Stephanie Yap Organist Carol Williams, who gives up to a hundred recitals a year, will be getting married in October ARTS REPORTER COME Oct 20, the famous Spreckels Organ Pavilion in San Diego will ring with the sound of a wedding march, but resident organist
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    • Life!Buzz
      • 302 101 AP LOS ANGELES Divorced Dad Alec Baldwin, who was caught yelling at his daughter in a voice-mail message, said he asked TV network NBC to let him out of his 30 Rock contract so he could devote his time to the issue of "parental
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      • 168 101 AP NEW DELHI Aishwarya Rai, Bollywood's hottest bride, will take her husband's famous name to become Aishwarya Bachchan, said her father-in-law, superstar actor Amitabh. Rai, who married Abhishek last weekend, has already signed an autograph as Aishwarya Bachchan, the family patriarch told The Times of
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      • 109 101 AP LONDON Police in London have arrested actor Hugh Grant after he allegedly threw a container of baked beans at a photographer. Photographer lan Whittaker told the Daily Star tabloid that the Four Weddings And A Funeral actor, 46, had kicked him and shouted abuse before hurling
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        137 101 A FIRST: Cages has become the first locally produced film to be acquired by Hallmark Channel. The movie, starring Tan Kheng Hua (left), about a single mother, her blind son and her estranged father, screens on May 13 on Star Hub Channel 17... SICKS HERE: Veterans of New York
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    • 31 80 BUMPER LISTINGS SERENITY AT HEART NIGHTLIFE f^fti [%0 things to do Olivia Newton-John on Bartop dancing I in the coming week staying grounded a dying fad pagesl6,l7&2o pages page 6 WEEKEND
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