The Straits Times, 31 October 2007

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    24 1 THE STRAUS TIMES 22 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 198/12/2006 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31 2007 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon MAS forecasts more moderate growth next year
    633 1  -  ESSICA CHEAM Diversified economy with less reliance on tech sector will soften external risks ByJ sINGAPORE'S sizzling econony on track for 7 per cent to ■S per cent growth this year is expected to hum at a somewhat slower rate next year. But
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    Lock icon HOLE-IN-ONE
    131 1 Only 16, he scores a... JOHNSON Poh (above), who celebrated his 16th birthday last Saturday, scored a hole-in-one in the Youth League finals at Laguna National Golf and Country Club yesterday. The ace, which professional golfers dream of, capped his crowning as the Most Outstanding Performer in the annual
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    Lock icon Pollution toll: China birth defects rise staggering 40%
    522 1  -  Tracy Quek By China Correspondent In Beijing FHE number of Chinese babies being born with visible birth defects has surged 40 per :ent to about 300,000, a government report >aid, and officials said pollution could be the :ause. The rate of visible
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon The rot starts at the top in S. Korea
      956 1  -  Lee Tee Jong By South Korea Correspondent In Seoul CORRUPTION is alive and flourishing in South Korea, despite the government's attempts to rein in the problem. Consider these cases from a long list uncovered by a parliamentary audit committee and made
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      364 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2-4 Are you game enough? Asia 5-16 The Speak Mandarin campaign World 17-21 aims to reach out to younger Review 22-24 Singaporeans by targeting areas FYI 25 like sports and design. SECTION TWO PAGE H7 Home Hl-H7 F°r7 ■■"■■■HB FORUM Sports H9-Hl2 n Obituaries Hl3 Powered
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT HOTSPOTS
      242 3 Expressway Hotspot 1 I PIE towards Jurong before BKE I exit towards Woodlands Accidents: 13 (Two fatal) Potential dangers: Motorists tailgate under heavy traffic. Gentle, downward sloping bend so bikers tend to speed. Expressway Hotspot 2 CTE towards SLE after Balestier Road entrance Accidents: 10 Potential dangers:
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      Lock icon Bikers beware: 6 danger zones identified
      620 3  -  Teh Joo Lin Police patrols to be stepped up in these areas and warning signs may go up By Tracy Sua IF YOU ride a bike, there are six that you should take extra :are on. The Traffic Police (TP) has identified the spots
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      Lock icon Malaysian top cop accuses police of fixing him
      536 4  -  Carolyn Hong Commercial Crimes chief, investigated for corruption, lashes out in public By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur A SIMMERING power struggle at the highest levels of the police force burst into the open yesterday when a top officer, accused of
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      Lock icon Singaporean man nabbed in Philippine drug bust
      312 4  -  Alastair Mclndoe By Philippines Correspondent In Manila A. SINGAPOREAN, described as a diemist, was among six foreigners arrested by Philippine police yesteriay in raids on two suspected illegal irug laboratories making methamphetamine in a small town south of Manila. Police named the Singaporean
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      81 4 SINGAPORE PROPERTY Bubble or boom? ■srt Some 170 investors recently turned up to hear specialists discuss that hot topic. Executive Money expands on their views. Win free fuel everyday* Winner lor 29* October 2007: Tan Tzyy Howe I Thomas SXXX42S7H Win free fuel for a year with every purchase of
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Recycle or face fines, Malaysians warned
      492 5  -  Hazlin Hassan AM residents will soon have to sort out recyclable waste and prepare it for collection By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIANS have failed to recycle voluntarily, so the government is taking tougher action. They will soon face a stiff fine of
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      Lock icon Four mini-incinerators to be built on resort islands
      299 5  -  HAZLIN HASSAN FOUR mini-incinerators will be built on the resort islands of Pangkor, Tioman and Langkawi as well as at popular tourist spot Cameron Highlands as part of efforts to tackle a growing waste problem. Officials say the present incinerators at these
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon China and S'pore sign pact to boost SMEs
        506 6  -  Clarissa Oon Agreement will bolster exchanges and pave way for new partnerships By China Correspondent In Beijing CHINA'S top economic planning agency and Singapore's Trade and Industry Ministry yesterday signed an agreement to step up exchanges between Singapore's small and medium-sized enterprises
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        Lock icon China diesel shortage may hurt economy
        474 6 Beijing CHINA'S worst diesel rationing in four years may last several more weeks as record oil prices choke output from independent refineries and the top suppliers show no rush to top up imports, officials say. Although China's big state refiners have cut output a
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        Lock icon Brawl shuts down World Heritage temple in Macau
        264 6 ASSOCIATED PRESS Hong Kong HUNDREDS of visitors were turned away from a 500-year-old Buddhist temple in Macau after a brawl between monks and management over control of the site, reports and officials said yesterday. The A-Ma Temple in the southern Chinese gambling
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        Lock icon China says hackers also target its computers
        592 8  -  Tracy Quek Response to bad press overseas about China posing online threat By China Correspondent In Beijing FOLLOWING the recent bad press over Chinese military hackers attacking computer systems abroad, a Chinese newspaper has hit back with a lengthy account of foreign threats
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        Lock icon US firm wins piracy case against Silk St marke
        185 8 REUTERS Beijing BEIJING'S Silk Street market, a top tourist attraction for inexpensive goods, has been ordered to pay 40,000 yuan (557,800) to a US company for selling clothes under its brand. A Beijing court ordered the market, also known as "Xiushui",
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Fukuda fails to secure extension of refuelling effort
        509 10  -  Kwan Weng Kin Japan's opposition leader refuses to back Bill which expires tomorrow By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo PRIME Minister Yasuo Fukuda yesterday failed to persuade Japan's opposition leader to support an extension of the country's naval mission in the USled war
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        Lock icon Minister ticked off for making Al-Qaeda claim
        334 10 Tokyo JAPANESE Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda reprimanded his Justice Minister yesterday for saying that he personally knew of an Al-Qaeda member involved in the Bali bombing. "It was a totally inappropriate comment, considering both the place where he said it and the content,"
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        Lock icon Kim's abduction: Seoul voices regret to Tokyo
        156 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Tokyo SOUTH Korea yesterday voiced regret to Japar for violating its sovereignty in 1973 when its spies abducted future president and Nobel laureate Kirn Dae Jung from a Tokyo hotel. With that statement, Japan's Prime Ministei Yasuo Fukuda said he considered
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    • INDIA / SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Mumbai can be another New York, says MM Lee
        706 12 One way is to make it a self-governing enclave like Shanghai, he says By Ravi Velloor India Bureau Chief In Mumbai RING-FENCE Mumbai as a self-governing enclave, then share its revenues with the rest of Maharashtra state, of which the metropolis
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        551 12  -  RAVI VELLOOR MUMBAI "NO BRIBES, no favours, the best man for the job," said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew. No special number plates or flags for ministerial cars that help whisk them through traffic. When senior officials and ministers share the trials and tribulations of
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        Lock icon Suicide blast kills seven in Pakistan
        437 12  -  Kamal Siddiqi By For The Straits Times In Karachi AT LEAST seven people died and more than a dozen were injured in a suicide bomb attack in Rawalpindi yesterday at a site close to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's office, where he was holding a
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        Lock icon Drug warlord Khun Sa dies in Yangon at 74
        278 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS Bangkok ONE-time drug warlord Khun Sa, variously described as among the world's most wanted men and as a great liberation fighter, has died in Myanmar at the age of 74, an associate said yesterday. Mr Khuensai Jaiyen, a former
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        Lock icon No miracle solution to Myanmar: French minister
        411 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Reform will be a long-term process, says Foreign Minister Kouchner Bangkok FRANCE and Thailand say that immediate radical change in Myanmar is impossible and the world has to work more closely together to bring democracy to the country. "We
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Indonesian sect leader surrenders
        515 14  -  Salim Osman He had been on the run from Muslims angered by his teachings By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta THE founder of the Al-Qiya-dah Al-Islamiyah religious sect surrendered to the police yesterday after being on the run for weeks to escape Muslim mobs angered by his
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        Lock icon Teo Chee Hean calls on Sultan of Brunei
        344 14 DEFENCE Minister Teo Chee Hean, who is on a three-day official visit to Brunei, had an audience with Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah at Istana Nurul Iman in Bandar Seri Begawan yesterday afternoon. Both men have reaffirmed the excellent ties between Brunei and
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        Lock icon Hun Sen to disown adopted lesbian daughter
        227 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS Phnom Penh CAMBODIA'S Prime Minister said yesterday that his adopted daughter is a lesbian and he was severing ties with her, but he urged the country not to discriminate against gays. "My adopted daughter now has a wife. I'm quite disappointed,"
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Lawyers deny judicial reforms will turn off foreign investors
        468 15 Bar Council rejects warning by PM Abdullah and says rule of law is crucial for growth Kuala Lumpur THE Malaysian Bar Council says instituting judicial reforms in the country will not scare away foreign investors, rejecting a warning by the Prime
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        Lock icon CAR PLUNGES INTO DRAIN
        58 15 This car carrying three Universiti Malaya students plunged into a 3m-deep monsoon drain on the campus in Kuala Lumpur on Monday evening when the driver lost control at a bend. One of the students, all women in their 20s, suffered a dislocated shoulder while the other
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        Lock icon PAS calls on Johoreans to block IDR project
        150 15 Pasir Gudang (Johor) THE opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) has distributed 100,000 booklets to Johoreans urging them to block the implementation of the Iskandar Development Region Project, according to the latest issue of the party newsletter Harakah. "Give PAS the mandate to
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        Lock icon Guessing game starts on date of next election
        226 15 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Kuala Lumpur SPECULATION on elections in Malaysia has moved into higher gear, with politicians now coming forward to predict when the polls will be held. Sabah Progressive Party president Datuk Yong Teck Lee believes the general election will
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      Lock icon Huge online support for Colbert's 'presidential bid'
      356 16 NEW YORK TIMES SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE MORE than one million people have backed comedian Stephen Colbert's fake candidacy in the 2008 US presidential election on the Facebook website. Mr Colbert, who said he will run as both a Democrat and a Republican so that
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      Lock icon Gift for Pope lost in transit
      155 16 NOT even the Pope is immune to the dilemma of lost luggage. Paraguayan President Nicanor Duarte showed up for his audience with Pope Benedict XVI on Monday completely empty-handed after his luggage got lost between France and Italy, due to an airport strike in
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      Lock icon Mao nearly ruined China: Wynn
      149 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS BILLIONAIRE casino developer Steve Wynn, who criticised former Chinese leader Mao Zedong, has said that his remarks may have ruffled a few feathers in the Communist Party of China. Mr Wynn, who won coveted licences to develop casinos in Macau, criticised Chairman Mao
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon US destroyer in hot pursuit of pirates off Somalia
      633 17 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Naval ship chasing hijacked tanker carrying volatile chemical Nairobi A US DESTROYER is chasing a hijacked Japanese chemical tanker loaded with highly flammable benzene in Somali waters amid a spike in piracy near the Horn of
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      Lock icon Piracy on the rise worldwide
      257 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS PIRATE attacks worldwide jumped 14 per cent in the first nine months of this year, with the biggest increases occurring off the poorly policed waters of Somalia and Nigeria, an international watchdog said this month. Reported attacks in Somalia rose rapidly to 26,
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      Lock icon China sees red over Canada's VIP welcome for Dalai Lama
      412 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beijing riled by very public reception of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Ottawa CANADIAN Prime Minister Stephen Harper has rolled out the red carpet for the Dalai Lama, stoking the anger of China, which is already riled
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon IRAQI DAM AT RISK OF COLLAPSE
        92 18 WASHINGTON POST THE MOSUL DAM (Iraq): The largest dam in Iraq is in serious danger of a collapse that could unleash billions of litres of water on Mosul, a city of 1.7 million people. As many as 500,000 people could drown if the dam
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        Lock icon DEAL ON AID FOR NORTH KOREA
        106 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: Negotiating partners yesterday reached agreement with North Korea at the in-ter-Korean border village of Panmunjom on how to deliver energy aid to compensate Pyongyang for shutting down its nuclear plants. The North agreed to accept about 450,000 tonnes of heavy oil,
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        Lock icon CHINA HITS BACK OVER ACTIVISTS
        90 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: China yesterday launched a coun-ter-protest against Japan after four Hong Kong-based activists were prevented from landing on islands claimed by both countries. "The Japanese action against the Chinese activists violates international law and infringes on Chinese sovereignty," foreign ministry spokesman Liv Jianchao
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        Lock icon MORE TROOPS FOR THAI SOUTH
        94 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE YALA: Thailand's new army chief yesterday announced plans to send more troops to the restive south, as police said suspected militants had killed eight more people in the region. General Anupong Paojinda remained tight-lipped about how many soldiers would join the 30,000 already
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        Lock icon OK TO EXECUTE DRUG SMUGGLERS
        132 18 REUTERS JAKARTA: Indonesia's Constitutional Court yesterday ruled that executing drug smugglers did not breach the Constitution, rejecting a bid to challenge the law by three Australians and two Indonesians on death row. Lawyers for the three Australians members of the Bali Nine, who were caught
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      Lock icon Egypt plans to build nuclear power plants
      497 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE US okay with move, so long as treaty and watchdog agency's rules are followed Cairo EGYPT'S President has announced plans to build several nuclear power plants, a move welcomed by the US, drawing a sharp contrast to what it
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      Lock icon Sorry, the 'US$100 laptop' will now sell for US$200
      424 19 REUTERS Boston A COMPUTER developed for the world's poor children, dubbed "the US$lOO (Ssl4s) laptop", has reached a milestone: It is now selling for US$2OO. The One Laptop per Child Foundation, founded by former Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Nicholas Negroponte,
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      Lock icon Bid to fly 103 kids out of Africa: 9 charged
      497 20 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Chad accuses the nine French nationals of abduction and fraud Abeche (Chad) THE Chadian authorities yesterday charged nine French nationals with abduction and fraud after they were detained while trying to fly out 103 African children to
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      Lock icon BOATS, BOATS EVERYWHERE
      57 21 AP PHOTO: A view from the air of spanking new boats lined up in neat rows at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show last weekend. The 48th edition of the show, the largest in the world, featured boats of all types, yachts and super yachts. Also on
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      Lock icon Blind Belgian cops keep an ear out for crime
      588 21 INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE They use their acute sense of hearing to analyse wiretaps for clues that sighted police miss Antwerp (Belgium) COP Sacha van Loo, 36, wields a white stick instead of a gun. And from the purr of an engine
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      27 17 Child abduction charges Chad charges nine French nationals with abduction after they tried to fly out 103 African kids to live with families in Europe. PAGE 20
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      430 22 ASEAN transport officials meeting here this week to discuss cooperation issues, chief of which is the open-skies deal, need not look far for the benefits. A good starting point is the experience ofSiem Reap, where travellers wanting to visit the Angkor Wat ruins fly to. Even
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      1434 22  -  Pierre F. Landry LEADERSHIP SUCCESSION IN CHINA By IF, AS Adam Przeworski defines it, democracy is the "institutionalisation of uncertainty", the 17th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) must be one of the most democratic ever in China's history. But this was not the sort of
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      787 22  -  Peter A. Quinter SAFETY OF CHINA-MADE GOODS By For The Straits Times THE recent rash of highly publicised recalls and alerts over China-made consumer goods ranging from toothpaste and tyres to toys from household names such as Mattel and Hasbro has shaken American confidence in
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      1163 23  -  Andrew Lam BUDDHISM AND POLITICS By For The Straits Times LET'S begin with a Zen parable: Once there was an old lady who gave a Buddhist monk her little guesthouse to practise his meditation in. She sent her maid to feed him and clean his abode daily.
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      833 24  -  Richard A. Shweder The New York Times »U.S. COUNTER-INSURGENCY WEAPON By IS THE Pentagon truly going to deploy an army of cultural relativists to Muslim nations in a bid to make the world a safer place? A few weeks ago, the New York Times reported
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      24 22 Getting friendly US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan may soon tap anthropologists embedded with them for advice on the local culture. PAGE 24 PUNCHLINES
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      1201 25 Singapore today I I *m H|i P^^. Showers with thunder in M M 0 9^9^^^^^///^ morning over many areas. THE STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31 2007 I USEFUL NUMBERS 5 THINGS YOU CAN ASIA world weather Emergency lines DO TODAY BEIJING O Police "9 oSEOUL &rjd Clear PoHceHotline 1800-255-0000 Civil
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      635 27  -  Selina Lum Judge dismissed her lawsuit but also criticised the bank for lack of vigilance By A HIGH court judge, in dismissing a wealthy Indonesian Chinese woman's multi-million dollar suit against American Express Bank (Amex), also rapped the bank for its "lack of vigilance".
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      322 27  -  Elena Chong By Court Correspondent THREE women involved in a pub brawl at Clarke Quay with their boyfriends six months ago, were jailed yesterday. Mr Eugene Chua, attacked outside the Geographer's Bar on April 23, later died. Hostess Marliana Khamaruddin, 30, got
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      463 28  -  New scheme helps organisations find suitable board members to run them By Radha Basu Community Correspondent RETIRED academic Francis C. Chen has served on the board of the Association for Persons with Special Needs since it was formed over three decades ago. Today, at 68, he still
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      307 28 RADHA BASU ABOUT $75.4 million of the $84 million donated here after the December 2004 tsunami has already been spent on 67 projects to rebuild homes, lives and livelihoods. Community Development, Youth and Sports Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said yesterday. Projects to build homes,
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      162 28 More than 500 old and used Barbie dolls and their lookalikes are getting a makeover by volunteers at Care Concern Society, to get them ready for underprivileged children in villages across China. As the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games loom nearer, more villagers have moved to the
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      89 28 Mrs Chow Choy Yin and Ms Crystal Lim received the Outstanding Social Worker Award yesterday from President S R Nathan. They were lauded for inspiring their peers, going beyond serving individual clients, identifying service gaps and starting new programmes. Sumathi V. Selvaretnam speaks to them PHOTO:
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      266 28 A DAUGHTER who deliberately wet the floor so her elderly mother would slip and a son who left his disabled mother at home to crawl around and pee in cups. Mrs Chow Choy Yin has come across such elderly abuse cases in her past
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      271 28 SENIOR principal medical social worker Crystal Lim believes in going all out to help her patients pick up the pieces. She has even had to show business acumen. She found out that a dialysis patient who owned a small garment shop was in financial
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      436 29 International court to settle row over Spore island claimed by XL SINGAPORE and Malaysia will go before an international court next week to argue their claims of sovereignty over an island in the Singapore Strait. The hearing before the International Court of Justice
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      454 29  -  Adeline Chia By Arts Reporter ARTISTS, take note: a new art prize is up for grabs from next year. The Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) Foundation Signature Art Prize will be given out once every three years for the next 15 years. The
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      481 30  -  Leung Wai-Leng You can do this with $4.2 m interactive digital centre By AT TEMASEK Polytechnic, people can now roam freely around an MRT station, exploring the trains, platforms and even jumping onto the tracks if they want to. All this, before the
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      319 30  -  Oo Gin Lee By NOW you can feel and touch it before you buy a Dell computer, that is. Since late last week, Dell personal computers and monitors are being sold at all nine Courts Superstore outlets. This is the first time in Singapore
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        44 30 HOME owners can expect an average 35 cent increase in their monthly gas bill. City Gas said there had been increases in natural gas prices about 7 per cent and gas tariffs. The dearer piped gas starts tomorrow.
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        61 30 SINGAPOREANS will have a chance to reminisce about the past and learn about the Republic's history during next month's Explore Singapore! event. From Nov 10 to Dec 31, 86 activities will be held at museums, the National Library, community centres and heartland malls, to celebrate Singapore's heritage,
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        138 30 FOREIGN Minister George Yeo discussed developments in the Middle East with visiting Saudi Arabian Prince Turki Al-Faisal and hosted him to lunch yesterday. Recent events in Iraq and Iran, as well as the Middle East peace process, were discussed when the two leaders met, according
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      437 31  -  K.C. VIJAYAN Lives In The Law celebrates trio of retired NUS dons By Law Correspondent luminaries headed >y Chief Justice Chan Sek Ceong and Deputy Prime Minister and Law Minister S. ayakumar gathered at a >ook launch yesterday to aud the lifetime
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      350 31  -  Tracy Sua By Karamjit Kaur A TEENAGE trainee pilot ran his aircraft off a Seletar Airport runway during a practice session yesterday morning. The 17-year-old Nanyang Junior College student was not hurt. Nor was the aircraft he was learning to
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      310 31 TRUCKING sacks of potatoes from the fields to the market used to be a hassle for some 500 Afghan families. They had to use donkeys to transport their goods as the terrain was simply too rough for vehicles in their villages in Bamiyan
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      483 32  -  Shobana Kesava Govt is providing funding over next five years to this strategic growth area By 10 GET clean energy production off to a good start, the Government is pumping $50 million over the next five years into an R&D war chest. The
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      518 32 EFFORTS by various sectors to use energy more efficiently have been brought together under a single umbrella body for the first time. Called the Energy Efficiency Programme Office (E2PO), it brings together six agencies from the five biggest energy-using sectors in
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      180 32 What's hot in the world of ghouls this Halloween? Being I headless, it seems. Dressed as a girl who has lost her head, six-year-old Vinitha Vijayarengan will sing her sad tale for party-goers at the Stomp/ Vivo City Halloween party this evening. The photo was
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      418 32  -  Yeo Ghim Lay By TASKED with creating a community service project for a course, undergraduate Leonard Ng and his project group mates decided to do something different. While their classmates organised visits to homes for the needy, the eight Singapore Management University students
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      455 33  -  Ho Ai Li This year's Speak Mandarin Campaign to reach out to areas like sports, design By BLACK, they say, is hip. So, five men and one woman all in black faced the press with their latest game plan, at the sleek, black-themed
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      365 33  -  Maria Almenoar By GERMANY'S Lufthansa Technical Training will run a centre in Singapore from next year to meet growing demand for aircraft maintenance engineers. In a tie-up with Temasek Polytechnic, the 1,500 sq m centre will be located on the polytechnic's campus in Tampines.
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      138 33 COUGH and cold remedies should not be given to children under six, a US advisory panel has warned. The Food and Drug Administration panel voted two weeks ago for this recommendation with regard to over-the-counter remedies, which contain ingredients like antihistamines, cough suppressants and decongestants.
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      110 33 WELCOME TO JURASSIC PARK ON WHEELS Plastic figurines of dinosaurs amid a "lush jungle" sit on the rear storage box of Mr Mohammad Eunos Morsid's Vespa scooter. The 64-year-old cleaner with SembEnviron had secured the feet of the dinosaurs with screws so they do not fall off. His Jurassic Park
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      26 27 Pedra Branca in court Singapore and Malaysia will go before an international court next week to argue claims over the island and two outcrops. PAGE H3
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      211 29 Extreme left: Christian Durairaj (54 yrs) ™SSU W% 131 IPI Over 400 companies Wk X C r J have found that B HP^ W T i W^T" m H employing mature Qfe»| fe^?if?X4£ workers is to their V jmhM-y JL/' hJM advantage! v Rk a^« :"lM ;St* r*\fl™*€r*, L-- «T4
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      369 31 f f r^^^^^^^^^^^^^^XJX^^^^^^^l UNIVERSITY LianheZaoba,, I KilillvUlfauUlJ Lecture will be conducted in Mandarin II W*i nHI 1111 M Tne 9reat Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi said: "Nature shows its true beauty without saying a word." Such interpretations of beauty, from scientific and artistic points of view, will be discussed J 11 U
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      321 34  -  Eric J. Brooks WITH oil prices hitting US$93 (Ssl3s) a barrel and prices of natural gas not far behind, more than the Singaporean's petrol bill is at stake. House lights, refrigerators, computers and, most of all, air-conditioners all work
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      281 34  -  Chan Tak Mun I REFER to the article, "Planet in peril" (ST, Oct 27). Planet Earth is in peril because we are depleting our resources in the pursuit of economic growth and in response to a rising population. I don't believe governments worldwide (including
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      127 34  -  Chue Shien (Ms) I AM writing to highlight what may be the start of a trend that property buyers need to be aware of. Recently, I wanted to view a newly built showflat near Upper Bukit Timah Road but I was not allowed
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      337 34  -  Tan Kok Kiam THE new CPF interest rates are fair. However, for people with higher risk appetites and feel they can do better than the CPF Board, it is unfair to rob them of the opportunity to make more by imposing illogical
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      436 34  -  Professor Thio Li-ann »THIO-ALFIAN SPAT IN THE article, "Police question poet over e-mail to NMP" (ST, Oct 30), one Alfian Sa'at is identified as the writer of the hate mail directed to me on Aug 12. Before this, I had never heard of
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      171 34  -  Alflan Sa'at IN THE report, "Police question poet over e-mail to NMP" (ST, Oct 30), it was stated that I had "emerged as the writer of the strongly worded e-mail to Nominated MP Thio Li-ann". This might suggest that the exposure
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      130 34  -  Patrick Chan I REFER to the letter from Mr Adriane Lee Swee Mun, "Free seating? Not at Lav Pa Sat" (ST, Oct 29). We thank Mr Lee for his feedback and apologise for his unpleasant experience. In addition to the
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      99 34  -  Kuek Chor Ling (Ms) I REFER to the letter, "Airport limos will go only tc town area" (ST, Oct 29), b^ Mr Chia Soon Peng. We have since contactec Mr Chia to apologise for the unpleasant encounter and convey the disciplinary action taken against our taxi
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      118 34 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.com Access to letters online is free. Get tough with rogue property agents Take measures to cushion impact of price rises, like eating out less Student leaders cannot be selected based on leadership skills alone Good time for South-east Asia to bid
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      774 35  -  Leonard Lim »GOLF Johnson Poh, 16, has a hole-in-one, wins Tay Cheng Khoon Award, and tees off tomorrow at the Barclays Singapore Open By JOHNSON Poh will not forget this week in a hurry. First, he bagged an ace on the eighth hole during the Youth Programme League
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      90 35 JOHNSON Poh receiving the inaugural Tay Cheng Khoon Eagle Award yesterday at Laguna National Golf and Country Club's Eagle Ballroom. He was named the most outstanding performer in the club's Youth Golf programme, which aims to give students from modest backgrounds the opportunity to learn golf for free.
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      299 35  -  Leonard Lim By IF SIMON Griffiths had his way, he would tee off in the final flight for tomorrow's Barclays Singapore Open opening round. Despite playing the final three holes of Sentosa's Tanjong Course under floodlights yesterday, the Englishman carded a five-under 67 to top
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      206 35  -  THE Barclays Singapore Open is not just Asia's richest national Open with a prize purse of US$4 million (Sss.Bm). It is also a treasure chest where tomorrow's diamonds can be seen today. That is the view of some of the professionals gathered
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      1001 36  -  Marc Lim GOLF Had Mickelson's house in California been razed, he would have skipped Spore Open By Sports Correspondent PHIL Mickelson almost could not make it to the Barclays Singapore Open. The world No 2, the top draw of this week's US$4 million (Sss.B
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      420 36  - Birthday boy Mardan's wish a good Singapore Open showing after a disappointing season WANG MENG MENG MARDAN Mamat turns 40 today. And Singapore's leading golfer is keen to end to his disappointing year, by putting up a good show at this week's Barclays Singapore Open at the Sentosa Golf Club.
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      487 36  -  Christopher Tan MOTOR RACING By( Senior Correspondent ENTREPRENEUR Peter Kwee's Group Exklusiv, marina owner Arthur Tay, diversified Haw Par Corp and car-and-leisure group Singapore Agro Agricultural are among parties said to be interested in the proposed race track project in Changi. Last
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      323 37 REUTERS, NEW YORK TIMES SOCCER Zurich BRAZIL, the only bidding country, was named as the host nation of the 2014 World Cup finals by world soccer's governing body Fifa yesterday. It becomes the fifth country to host two World Cups, following
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      368 37 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE New Spurs boss faces immediate test in League Cup against Blackpool London JUANDE Ramos began his reign at Tottenham Hotspur with a double training session. No doubt, the new manager is showing his under-achieving players what needs to be done to
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      391 37 Alonso breaks his foot again AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Liverpool LIVERPOOL have been rocked by another injury to a key player. Xabi Alonso, who had just returned to action against Arsenal on Sunday after a six-week lay-off because of a broken foot, has suffered a recurrence of the injury. X-rays done yesterday
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      251 37 SWIMMING SWIM sensation Tao Li (above) has secured a sponsorship deal with that will help her deliver. The Asian Games 50 metres butterfly champion signed a two-year deal with air courier company Fed Ex. It will be a cash sponsorship for the 17-year-old, but
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      343 37 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS MOTOR RACING London A DAY after his hometown named a street after him, Lewis Hamilton said he is moving to Switzerland. The 22-year-old said he needed to escape the public and media glare in Britain following his sensational rookie year
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        54 37 AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE LONDON: Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes will be out of action for three months, after it was confirmed he would need surgery on a ligament damage tomorrow. The 32-year-old picked up the injury last week, during training ahead of the Champions League soccer
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        53 37 ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES: The New York Yankees have offered the vacant manager's job to their former catcher Joe Girardi, The Major Baseball League club had picked him over experienced manager Tony Pena and former team captain Don Mattingly, who was the early favourite to
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        58 37 ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO: Three Romanian boxers were sent home from the World Championships and banned for life, after reportedly being caught stealing at a department store last Friday. Marius Bogdan Dinu, Ronald Gavril and Gabriel Julian Stan, all of whom lost their first-round bouts, were sent
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        45 37 BLOOMBERG NEWS JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Rugby World Cup-winning coach Jake White has ended his tenure. There is a shortlist of four applicants for the post, while White has said he is interested in coaching England, should the head coach position become vacant.
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      286 37 CRICKET Kuwait SINGAPORE'S batsmen went into a shell as their team lost by 16 runs to hosts Kuwait in their Asian Cricket Council Twenty2o match on Monday. Despite their bowlers restricting Kuwait to 138-8, the batsmen struggled to put runs on the board. Apart
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      278 37 AMERICAN FOOTBALL NFL: Green Bay 19 Denver 13 (OT). CRICKET Fifth and final one-day international in Lahore: South Africa 233-9 in 50 overs (H. Gibbs 54, J. Kallis 86, JP. Dummy 44; Shoaib Akhtar 4-43, Rao Iftikhar 3-45). Pakistan 219 all out in 46.3 overs (Y. Khan 58, M.
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      424 38 1. Chicago Bulls (Last season's win-loss record: 49-33) Already excellent, with two hot shooters (Ben Gordon and Luol Deng), a solid point guard (Kirk Hinrich) and a stingy defence (led by Ben Wallace). Do they really need Kobe Bryant? 2. Detroit Pistons (53-29) Their starting line-up,
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      1021 38  -  Chia Han Keong San Antonio Spurs keep their team intact and look set to capture the NBA title again in the new season By IN A season already shrouded in uncertainty, only the champions remain constant. That is why the San Antonio Spurs are fancied to retain their National
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      420 38 PHOTO: 1. Kobe Bryant The NBA's biggest star grumbles about his team. Cue endless speculation about which club he is about to bolt the Los Angeles Lakers for. 2. Leßron James His game has improved, but his Cleveland Cavaliers took steps backwards
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      465 38 1. San Antonio Spurs (58-24) Notorious slow starters, the defending champions will pick up steam only around February. From then on, they will be virtually unbeatable. 2. Dallas Mavericks (67-15) Dirk Nowitzki and gang will still have a stellar season. But can they find the mental
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      25 35 No change is good By keeping their title-winning roster intact, the San Antonio Spurs are favourites to retain their NBA title this season. PAGE Hl2
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      60 37 TV times CRICKET: Ford Ranger Cup: Victoria v Western Australia (Live, Ch96, 11.10 am). SOCCER: English League Cup, 4th rd: Sheffield United v Arsenal (Live, Ch22, tomorrow, 3.40 am). TENNIS: ATP Masters Series: BNP Paribas Masters, 2nd rd (Live, Ch24, 11pm). Events SOCCER: S-League: Young Lions v Balestier Khalsa (Jalan
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      159 39 r "For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens" 2 Cor 5:1 ALFRED TAN KHOON WAH Age: 64 was called home to be with the Lord on 29 October
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      128 39 Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise." Luke 23:43 KHOO PECK KHYE Age: 94 was called home to be with the Lord on 29 Oct 2007. Very dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Beloved wife: Tan Kheng Hwee (deceased)
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      34 39 II In Loving Memory Of] HENRY YEO LOO HOON Departed: 31 Oct 1988 To be with you, in the same old way, is our dearest wish today. Always remembered by Loved Ones Terence Family
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      46 39 THALAI THEVASAM Ist Anniversary RAMAKRISHNAN (RAMA) S/0 VISWAMITRA Departed 10 Nov 2006 Dearly missed fondly remembered by family members loved ones Prayers will held on 31/10 (Wed) at 7pm Sri Arasakesari SivanTemple 25 Sg Kadut Aye Please treat this as a personal invitation Tel: *****945 r
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      29 39 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of the Late CHAN MARY Departed on 29 October 2007 From The Management Staff of Wuthelam Holdings Pte Ltd \U WUTHELAM
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      96 39 DR CHUA SEONG SIEW Age: 72 years Passed away peacefully in Hong Kong on 29 October 2007. Beloved husband ofKhoo Bee See, devoted father of Dr. Chua Choo Eng, Chua Guan-Hock and Dr. Chua Siew Eng, father-in-law of Dr. Nicholas Scriven, Wendy, Dr. Choy Khai Meng, loving grandfather of Harold,
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      80 39 IN LOVING MEMORY SURASHANANDAN Departed on 31 October 2000 We remember and we weep, We remember and we laugh. We remember, Oh Dearest One: We miss you, we love you. I A memorial prayer will be held on 31 October 2007 (today) I at 7JO pm in the Holy Tree
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      78 39 WONGYOON CHOW Departed 20 Oct'o7 Age: 86 LAI SIN HAI» M FAMILY .obcrtLai&MaryTay John Lai JudyUiVßmaMOw Lai YeowChay&TookAi Ling Jonathan Lat <3boaren than R Lsi L^" y rLdSS ed ra W°° Lai IhearUn Don Lai (sKtmLeang Met Lai Francis Lim Emily Lai &,LimChooHoon lavidLai&LucyOh Susan Tan Cliff Lai Brenda Lim
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      35 39 /or I have redeemed y0u,...... /ou are mine. Loo fak Wing I C taken home 31.10.2000 /n loving memory of the precious moments when you were ours to cherish. Pa, Mum, family and loved ones
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      102 39 WONG YUEN LOY Age: 81 passed away peacefully on 30 Oct 2007 leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Chong Choy Yee, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Chong Chee Keong Mah Scow Mci Chong Chee Yong Soh Seok Wee Doris Chong Chee Weng Lee Lay Beng Daughters: Sons-in-law: Chong Chee Lin Yip Kin Cheong
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      59 39 The family of the late HONG KIM TONG Departed on 26 October 2007 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to Dr Dennis Dignadice, Nurses Lim Lay
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      56 39 MUNUSAMY PONAMAH Age: 89 passed away peacefully on 30/10/2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Sadayan, deceased) Daughter: Indirani (Son-in-law: Singaram, deceased) Grandson: Tekkaßobo Grandchildren Great Grandchildren Body is resting at Blk 420 Serangoon Central #07-412. Tel: *****926 Cortege will leave on 1/11/2007 (Thursday) at 4.30pm for
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      52 39 THALAITHEVASAM In The Loving Memory Of RAJENDARAN S/0 KUMARAN (Passed away on 11 November 2006) Always remembered and dearly missed by wife, children and loved ones Athama Shanthi Pooja WIN be held on 01.11.07 (Thurs) at 7.30pm at Sri Arasakesari Sivan Temple 25SungalKadutAve Contact: *****847 Please treat this as a
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      37 39 Memory wanders as shadows fall saclc to the daus of happiness, Daus beyond 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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        7926 40 TRANSACTION DATE: OCT 30, 2007 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E SMIL 3.5 34 104 3C 42 195 32 14 8 18 61 17 5 11 43 5 126 34 5 16 144 228 19 4 89 1C 52 5 2C 267 65
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        1074 40 52-WEEK 1EL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 'VOL 'OOO DAY HIGH LOW NET P/E MCAP SMIL 0R3C 41.; 31 16.; 70.; 46.; 13.; 44.; IOC i;.; i; 16.; 2; 9C 48 19.; 19.; 10; 69 19.; 88 24.; 2.3 47.; 19.3 2;.; ii.; 74.; 21.;
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        59 40 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E $MIL 119 520C 100C 1200C 1250C 3983 3977.9 119 6065 Diamonds 5000 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** 6101 ISS&P500 ***** 6170 SPDRS 2720 6235 STIETF1OO... 2748.6 6236 STIETFIOPV.. ,US119cd US620C US100C US1120C
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      356 41 REUTERS Choice appears to be between quarter-point cut to 4.5% and not moving at all: Report Tokyo A UNITED States Federal Reserve interest rate cut this week is no sure thing, and officials are not seriously considering a half-point reduction in overnight
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      438 41 REUTERS, BLOOMBERG NEWS Zurich ÜBS, Europe's largest bank by assets, reported its first quarterly loss in almost five years, after declines in the United States sub-prime mortgage market led to US$4.4 billion (556.4 billion) in losses and write-downs on fixed-income securities. The Swiss
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      30 41 AFP Yesterday's close: 16,651.01 (-47.07 points) »Japanese stocks took a breather as investors took a cautious stance on the eve of a key US interest rate decision.
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      40 41 AFP Yesterday's close: 31,638.22 (+51.32 points) Hong Kong share prices closed flat, up 0.16 per cent, pushing the key index to its fourth straight record finish, as China stocks offset losses in the local property sector.
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      32 41 AFP Yesterday's close: 5,897.19 (+149.20 points) Chinese share prices closed 2.6 per cent higher as financials and airlines were favoured by investors on the back of a stronger currency.
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      27 41 Sydney S&P ASX 200 AFP Yesterday's close: 6,750.2 (-41.9 points) Australian share prices fell 0.6 per cent as profit-taking saw the market retreat from recent record highs.
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      36 41 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,412.79 (+1.17 points) Malaysian share prices closed up 0.1 per cent, with the key index inching to a fresh high as gains in plantation firms offset profit-taking in other stocks.
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      37 41 AFP Yesterday's close: 19,783.51 (-194.16 points) »Indian share prices fell 0.97 per cent after the central bank sought to curtail money supply growth by raising the amount of cash banks must set aside as reserves.
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      36 41 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,662.92 (-4.61 points) »Indonesian stocks fell 0.2 per cent with the index giving up its record gains made earlier as blue-chip Telkom was sold off after its earnings upset investors.
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      32 41 AFP Yesterday's close: 906.66 (-8.37 points) Thai share prices closed 0.91 per cent lower as investors locked in profits in the energy sector following sharp gains the previous day.
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      268 41 Oct 30 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: 6,1u0A0 Stock Name WT Close Change Allgreen 0.44 Ascendasreit 0.85 CapitaComm 0.50 CapitaLand 4.79 CapitaMall 0.90 Chart SemiCond ...0.55 CityDev 2.70 ComfortDelGro 1.21 Cosco Corp 2.32 Creative Tech 0.14 DBSGrp 9.07 Datacraft 0.13 FXN 2.19 Genlntl 0.64 HK Land 3.45 Hyflux 0.33
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      141 41 Oct3o UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.3290 1.3450 Can dollar 1.5130 1.5320 Euro 2.0810 2.1050 Malaysian ringgit* ..0.4334 0.4343 NZ dollar 1.1070 1.1320 Sterling pound 2.9770 3.0110 US dollar 1.4460 1.4620
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      2219 41 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: OCT 30,2007 52-WEEK I EL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY TRADED :y lasi v( SALE i/OLUME '000 52-WEEK I EL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY TRADED LASI V SALE VOLUME '000 37 20 2036 AdvSCT W*****9 15 1 5 2835 Allgreen RBeCW*****6 50 5 215
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      Lock icon China pension fund 'in talks to buy US equity firm'
      391 43 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Report says it is part of strategy to direct funds abroad to curb liquidity at home Beijing CHINA'S national pension fund is in talks to buy a stake in one of the United States' big private equity firms
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      Lock icon Ambani brothers' feud resurfaces ahead of $4b IPO
      389 43 FINANCIAL TIMES MUMBAI A FEUD between India's Ambani brothers has resurfaced, this time over plans by the younger brother to hold what will be India's largest initial public offering (IPO) the 120 billion rupee (554.42 billion) listing of Reliance Power. Mr Anil
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      Lock icon Labroy may be worth more than Dubai Drydocks offer
      694 44  -  Goh Eng Yeow COMMENTARY There are enough chips to press for a better deal from Middle East company By Markets Correspondent INVESTORS of Labroy Marine must be mightily relieved that they seem to be emerging unscathed from the firm's massive $208.9
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        Lock icon Fengshui tips and more for SMEs at business seminar
        416 46  -  Nicholas Fang By I BUDDING entrepreneurs ivere given a lesson yesterday an Chinese geomancy as part 3f a seminar for small and me-iium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The upcoming Year of the Rat will mean prosperity for "estaurants, property firms and Danks, but
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        387 46 SMEcli lie ~3\_ I READ about the Precision Engineering Manpower Initiative that was announced recently. Where can I get more details, and how can I apply? The Precision Engineering Manpower Initiative consists of two programmes to encourage more people to join the industry. Starting in
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        134 47 SINGAPORE firms are making sure they do not miss the boat at the "Heavenly Ferry Crossing". Companies in the Republic have poured some US$l.4 billion (552.03 billion) into more than 600 projects in Tianjin. These investments have made Singapore the city's fifth-largest foreign investor, according to Ms Kathleen
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        Lock icon Sleepy cowboy town Tianjin awakens
        1251 47 Despite its hellish traffic, 24/7 construction and 'quick-buck' mentality, Tianjin is a 'must stay' place for several S'porean firms. Grace Ng reports LONG hidden in Beijing's shadows, the port city of Tianjin is a "frontier cowboy town" as one Singaporean businessman dubs it. Perhaps not
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        218 47 LOCATION Northern part of China Third-largest municipality of China SOME PILLAR INDUSTRIES Electronics, automobiles, metallurgy, petrochemicals POPULATION 10.75 million GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT 434 billion yuan (5584.5 billion) as at the end of last year, up 18.4 per cent from 2005 TRADE U5564.5 billion (Ss94 billion) up 20
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      Lock icon Horizon Towers battle returns to Strata Titles Board
      548 48  -  Joyce Teo Majority sellers start second attempt to get STB's approval for the $500 m sale By Property Correspondent FHE saga of the botched $500 milion collective sale of Horizon Powers moved a step closer to possible resolution when it returned :o
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      Lock icon Wing Tai bullish despite end of deferred payment scheme
      423 48  -  Nicholas Fang By THE scrapping of the deferred payment scheme for new homes has failed to dampen the optimism of property group Wing Tai Holdings. It can still offer the scheme on two yet-to-be-launched condominiums as it had obtained approval before
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      Lock icon Pictet & Cie to double pool of private bankers
      339 48  - Pictet Cie to double pool of private bankers Gabriel Chen By SWISS bank Pictet Cie has big ambitions for its fast-growing Singapore office: It wants to double its pool of private bankers in Singapore and Hong Kong by the end of next year. The bank, which set up its Singapore
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        137 48 THE birth of 493 more babies brought cheers not only to hundreds of Singaporean families but also to Thomson Medical Centre. Thomson yesterday reported a 40 per cent rise in its full-year net profit to $9.5 million. Revenues rose 12.6 per cent to $52.4
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        Lock icon CHINA CHEMICAL FIRM EYES $101M FROM IPO
        82 48 CHANGTIAN Plastic Chemical is looking to raise gross proceeds of $101 million to fund the expansion of its facilities to make products, such as adhesive tapes and film, to package food. The China-based company yesterday launched its initial public offering (IPO) of 215
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        82 48 ROBINSON Co yesterday posted a 52 per cent surge in net profit to $6.4 million for the three months ended Sept 30, up from $4.2 million a year earlier. Revenue rose 21 per cent to $91 million, boosted by strong sales at its
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        Lock icon MACQUARIE REIT GIVES OUT 1.54 CENT DIVIDEND
        52 48 MACQUARIE Meag Prime real estate investment trust yesterday distributed 1.54 cents per unit for the three months ended Sept 30, 7 per cent higher than its distribution per unit a year ago. Its portfolio of assets has grown to 10 properties, valued at
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      Lock icon Green topics will be red-hot at business forum
      288 48  -  Jessica Cheam By ECO-FRIENDLY business practices seem to be more of a requirement than an option nowadays, with the growing awareness of environmental issues. The conundrum for companies: How to adopt these practices in a way that also maximises profits? This was
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      Lock icon UOB reports 14% drop in 3rd-quarter net profit
      575 49  -  Grace Ng Lower income as an indirect result of US sub-prime crisis cuts gain to $501 m By Finance Reporter THE recent credit market turmoil has come home to roost at United Overseas Bank (UOB), which yesterday reported a 14 per cent
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      Lock icon SingPost profit up 9.8% on higher mail volume
      360 49  -  Alvin Foo By IT MAY be the age of e-mail and text messaging, but a leap in mail volume has allowed Singapore Post (Sing Post) to deliver a hike in its second-quarter earnings. Net profit rose 9.8 per cent to $39.7 million,
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      Lock icon ST Index pares gains from three-day run, slips 21 points
      463 49  -  Yang Huiwen STAKING STOCK By INVESTORS accentuated the negative yesterday as various factors from United States interest rate speculation to forex fiascos conspired to send the market down. They halted a three-day winning streak as the Straits Times Index (STI)
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      Lock icon Hang Seng contracts surge in popularity
      244 49  -  Goh Eng Yeow WARRANT WATCH By NO ONE will be surprised if contracts on the fast-rising Hang Seng Index top the popularity contest for covered warrants this quarter. As billions of dollars continue to flood into the red-hot Hong Kong market, its Hang Seng
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      248 49  -  ALVIN FOO DIRECTORS' TRADES SINGAPORE Petroleum Company (SPC) chief executive Koh Ban Heng has lowered his deemed stake in the oil and gas firm by 50,000 shares. Singapore Exchange filings showed that the shares, which were registered under his wife, Ms Quek Ai Choo, were
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      Lock icon Tech sector's contribution to growth dwindles to 4%
      588 50  -  Bryan Lee MAS Restructuring of hard disk drive sector, falling microchip prices lead to anaemic expansion By A FEW years ago, the health of Singapore's economy could be gauged just by looking at the key electronics industry but things are changing fast.
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      7 50 Oct 30,2007 3,798.45 -21.33
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      31 50 I 111 J I.V/.M Gainers: 229 Losers: 513 Unchanged: 927 Australian dollar 1.3290 1.3450 Euro 2.0810 2.1050 Sterling pound JS dollar 2.9770 3.0110 1.4460 1.4620 fen (100 units) 1.2619 1.2761
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      207 50 REUTERS LONDON-TOKYO JOINT VENTURE London THE London Stock Exchange (LSE) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) yesterday announced a joint venture to introduce the United Kingdom's junior market model in Asia by the end of next year. The TSE is poised to become
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