The Straits Times, 25 July 2005

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    23 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 72 PAGES'INTOUR PARTS MICA (P) 093/03/2005 MONDAY, JULY 2S 2005 d» A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon More CCTV cameras for housing estates
    612 1  - More CCTV cameras for housing estates Goh Chin Lian Police explore idea to boost security; cameras on buses, trains considered By MORE closed-circuit TV (CCTV) cameras could be installed m housing estates, from lift landings and void decks to multistorey carparks and other public areas. The police are exploring the
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    Lock icon ARMSTRONG MAKES HISTORY— 7 IN A ROW
    90 1 LANCE Armstrong won an unprecedented seventh Tour de France yesterday, his final race before retiring, to close the curtain on one of the most extraordinary cycling careers ever. The American, 33, roared back from the brink of death against cancer to win his
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    Lock icon Jetstar and Valuair merge as fuel prices, competition bite
    616 1  -  Arthur Poon By THE on-again, off-again courtship between Jetstar Asia and Vaiuair has finally ended m a merger but both low-cost airlines have decided to retain their maiden names. The Singapore-based carriers said yesterday they are coming together under a single
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Property bubble unlikely this time
      1112 1  - Property bubble unlikely this time Audrey Tan By Assistant Money Editor SUDDENLY, love is m the air again. Singaporeans' love affair with property, that is. All across Singapore, people have been doing their sums, working out what Tuesday's announcement, making property easier to buy,'means to diem. From Housing Board (HDB)
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      239 1 Korean Researchers co MMT New buzz m the straits timls heartthrob underground H —^I^HI property market /~^lP^ P^^9 Actor Lee Dong Gun Tapping into El r More visitors I\>arsß Bj7 y is the new hunk reservoirs beneath R»" *T Z«« -d at showflats but wm. —^VffV on the block reclaimed
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  • IN A FLASH
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      Lock icon ASIA
      36 2 No respite for US China's currency revaluation is unlikely to have much effect on shrinking the US trade deficit. PAGE 8 Stormy debate India's Parliament begins what may be a raucous session today. PAGE 10
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      32 2 Zawahiri's hand The SharmAl Sheikh attacks turn focus on Osama bin Laden's deputy. PAGE 14 Ready to shoot Despite the shooting tragedy, no change m orders for British police. PAGE 15
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      Lock icon MONEY
      45 2 Qualities of a CFO Modern-day CFOs must not yield to pressure, says the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore, PAGEHIB' Big market for India Singapore has emerged as India's fastest growing market, with an eye-popping 79 per cent jump m Indian exports. PAGEHI6
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      23 2 On being Chinese The culture of a race is its operating system enabling its members to interact with one another. PAGE 20
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      42 2 Close calls Straits Times journalist Arnold Gay recounts his family's encounters with dengue. PAGE HI Clan AGM ruckus Angry members couldn't even decide on the agenda. PAGEH2 Better prospects Thanks to her employers, maid gets National ITE Certificate m electronics. PAGEHS
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      45 2 Counselling row Volunteers who have contact with clients undergo screening and training, says Action for Aids. PAGEHB Soya is good for you Irrefutable scientific evidence on the nutritional and health benefits of soya, say The Soy Food Forum and the Singapore Heart Foundation. PAGEHB
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      32 2 Mixed reaction Reactions to policy changes at the Singapore Sports School range from support to plain xenophobia. PAGE Hll Tuning up Singapore gets its own national sports song and dance. PAGEHII
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      605 2 SECTION ONE Prime 3-4 Asia 6-13 World 14-19 Review 20-22 FYI 23 SECTION TWO Home Hl-H5 Youthlnk H6-H7 Forum H8 Sports H9-Hl2 Obituaries Hl3 Money Hl4-HlB LIFE! People L2-L7, L10 Events L 8 Horoscopes TV L 9 WEEKEND CROWDS ARE BACK AT SHOWFLATS, PRIME PAGE 4 IHBl? \W the worlds
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon TAPPING AN UNDERGROUND SOURCE
      210 3 Storing and using water underground involves injecting, as well as drawing, water from the spaces that contain it below ground, to maintain the level of fresh water and keep sea water out j i > ■I*l II f-i JL-i- LJ i One of the main sources
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      Lock icon Underground reservoir beneath reclaimed land
      562 3  -  Alexis Hooi Changi site found suitable for storing water to fill 35,000 swimming pools By SINGAPORE'S thirst for water drove a team of researchers underground looking for ways to set up reservoirs beneath the island's reclaimed land. Three years on, their efforts are yielding promising
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      Lock icon Weekend crowds are back at showflats
      602 4  -  Joyce Teo But there was no rush to buy as most of them are still cautious By PROSPECTIVE condominium buyers turned up m larger numbers at some showflats m the first weekend after home financing rules were relaxed. But there was no rush to
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      Lock icon 10 finalists in rock band competition
      374 4  -  Jill Alphonso By Music Reporter SCHOOIoi H ftOCK> toos^uVp AS LEGENDARY rock band AC/DC once sang, it's a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll. But 10 lucky bands m the Straits Times School Of Rock competition are a
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      370 4 STRIKING WORKPLACE BALANCE Top corporate leaders give their views on promoting work-life harmony Today m THE BUSINESS TIMES m the middle ef Orchard Road You too can benefit from Ms Lai's haircare experience. Ms Ui Choon Lee was devastated when she T Before undergoing S N realised she was losing
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Militants have upper hand over ill-equiped security forces
      459 6  -  NIRMAL GHOSH Pattani THE subterranean nature of the southern insurgency is a major problem for Thai security agencies and the general consensus is that the insurgents have the upper hand. Discounting the April 28 and Oct 25 incidents last year, when some
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      Lock icon 'Mystery group' runs insurgency in Thai south
      795 6  -  Nirmal Ghosh B^ Thailand Correspondent In Pattani Militants, who do not know who their leaders are, fight based on ideology "Ideology is the unifier. Even young boys training five to six others do not know the leader." A SOURCE FAMILIAR WITH THE OPERATION
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      Lock icon High hopes for six-party nuclear talks
      801 9  -  Lee Tee Jong By South Korea Correspondent In Seoul "In the past, the North has upped the stakes to extract more concessions from the other parties. It is not beyond them to do it again." MR BAEK HAK SOON, Sejong Institute North Korea specialist
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      Lock icon Where they stand
      486 9  -  LEE TEE JONG THE six- way talks were started m August 2003 to push Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear ambitions. Here is a look at the agenda of the upcoming talks and the stance of each of the six nations. THE ISSUES The United States, South Korea,
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      183 6 Abdullah's vision Malaysian PM attempts to build a brave new Malay world with his warnings that the community must change. PAGE 12 maycare® YOUR MEDICAL HEALTHCARE SUPERSTORE RB2 Denmark Quickie USA Paramount B«ds Japan Oocodite Walker for Child •"jBPj Children Mobility Aids Power Wheelchair Electrical Motorised Beds Sunrise Medical USA
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      211 6 aT*. -a— f ISEHS INSTITUTE OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES Presents World War II: Transient and Enduring Legacies for East and Southeast Asia 60 Years On The historical record of the Second World War has been an enduring legacy for many countries m East and Southeast Asia. The recent tension m
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  • CHINA
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      Lock icon Yuan reform not enough to slash US trade deficit
      546 8  -  Eugene Low Americans need to save more, experts say, if revaluation is to have real impact By US Correspondent In Washington CHINA'S currency revaluation is unlikely to shrink the US trade deficit by much if Americans do not also start to
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      Lock icon Malaysian govt content with ringgit's value
      396 8 Malaysian govt content with ringgit's value Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA has said it is content with the new value of the ringgit and has no immediate plans to lower its growth forecast for the year after dropping the currency's peg to the US dollar. Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi said the new
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      Lock icon China eases travel rules for Taiwanese
      236 8 China eases travel rules for Taiwanese Beijing CHINA has simplified exit and entry rules for Taiwan residents as part of a campaign to foster closer economic ties with the island, state television said. Effective from today. Taiwan residents who have stayed for more than one year m China can be
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      Lock icon Mystery bacteria blamed for 17 deaths in south China
      357 8 Mystery bacteria blamed for 17 deaths i n south China Hong Kong AN UNKNOWN bacteria is suspected m the deaths of at least 17 fanners m southern China after they came m contact with sick pigs or sheep, the Hong Kong government said yesterday. Twelve others were m critical condition,
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      28 8 CHINA'S FUTURE WITH THE YUAN, REVIEW PAGE 20 j .w^ if I I Eliminate imperfection applying Cv Clinical formula combined technk^ kiK) w-how fixra mm oo H h
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  • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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      Lock icon PM Singh opposes use of coercion to curb population
      312 10 New Delhi INDIAN Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned at the weekend against "coercion of any kind" to rein m the country's billion-plus population, which is expected to overtake China's by the middle of this century. "I sincerely believe coercion of any
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      Lock icon CHILDREN ROBBED OF PLAY
      72 10 Indian police officers registering the names of child labourers who were rescued from small-scale industrial units m Mumbai Police rescued 71 children on Saturday but more than 600 child workers have been saved since the raids on workshops and factories m the city began m April.
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      Lock icon Indian PM faces tough session over US N-deal
      382 10  - Indian PM faces tough session over US N-deal P. Jayaram Singh will also be grilled m Parliament over pipeline doubt and attack on Ayodhya temple By India Correspondent In New Delhi INDIA'S Parliament begins what may be a raucous session today with the government likely to come under fire from
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      13 10 I LEAVE THAT PHONE I ALONE! Things get hot for mobile phone thieves
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Yangon chairmanship up in the air at Asean huddle
      559 11  -  B HAGYASHREE GAREKAR Officials remain coy on subject of whether Yangon will give up top job of Asean m 2006 By In Vientiane MYANMAR'S intention to take over or pass up the Asean chairmanship m 2006 was yesterday about as clear
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      Lock icon Tight security in Vientiane
      111 11 LAOS has sealed off its capital as delegates began arriving for Asia's biggest annual security conference. Senior Asean officials started talks yesterday and wrap up on Friday when 24 nations hold the Asean Regional Forum. Laos is hosting its second-ever international gathering, following a summit last
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      Lock icon Arroyo to address Congress today
      169 11 Manila PRESIDENT Gloria Arroyo is to make her annual state of the nation address today to the same Congress that will later m the week decide whether she should be impeached. Security forces across the country have been put on alert and some 6,000 riot
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA/MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Abdullah's brave new Malay world
      1297 12  -  Yap Koon Hong His point resonated at Umno's annual meeting change or be left behind By Deputy Foreign Editor In Kuala Lumpur UNFURLED on the wall of a conspicuous balcony overlooking the foyer m the Putra World Trade Centre m Kuala Lumpur, where Malaysia's most
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      Lock icon 'Sorry' seems to be the hardest word for Trade Minister Rafidah
      687 12  -  Reme Ahmad By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuaia Lumpur UMNO DELEGATES RESPOND TO PERCEIVED ARROGANCE "I am not satisfied with her explanation. In fact, most of the delegates were not pleased with her answers." DATUK BUNG MOKHTAR RADIN, a
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      Lock icon PEACE VIGIL
      69 13 Indonesians lighting a million candles m a vigil for peace at the Bow- PHOTO: AP budur temple complex m central Java on Saturday. Borobudur was the spiritual centre of Buddhism m Java m the Bth and 9th century AD and was chosen as a symbolic spot for people
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      Lock icon Jakarta MPs increase own salaries by $189m a year
      538 13  - Jakarta MPs increase own salaries by $189 m a year Salim Osman They ignore stretched state funds to also raise travel budget 4 By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta INDONESIAN parliamentarians plan to raise their salaries and make costly study trips abroad despite the public uproar over the timing of the
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      Lock icon Pay hike amid bad times
      54 13 A legislator will get a pay rise from the current 28 million rupiah ($4,800) to 48 million rupiah a month. The Speaker of Parliament and his deputies will now earn 81 million rupiah instead of 40 million rupiah a month. The new pay will go
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon AL-QAEDA'S MARK
      632 15 Osama deputy Ayman Al-Zawahiri seems to have stamped his authority on attacks m Sharm El-Sheikh and London London THE devastating Al-Qaeda-linked attacks m Sharm ElSheikh that left at least 88 dead have turned the spotlight once more on Osama bin Laden's deputy and Egypt's most shadowy son, Ayman
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      Lock icon Egypt launches massive manhunt
      344 15  -  Sharm El-Sheikh (Egypt) EGYPT has launched a massive hunt for terrorists who set off multiple bomb blasts, killing at least 88 people, m this Red Sea resort packed with European and Arab vacationers. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said the killing would only stiffen his resolve to
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      Lock icon PM Lee sends condolences
      129 15 SINGAPORE has sent its deepest condolences to Egypt over the horrific bomb attacks. In a letter to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said: "On behalf of the people and Government of Singapore, I would like to convey my deepest condolences to Your
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      Lock icon Shoot-to-kill order remains despite fatal police blunder
      561 16 London police chief defends policy after subway shooting of innocent man London BRITISH police remain under orders to shoot suspected suicide bombers m the head if necessary despite having mistakenly killed an innocent man, London police chief lan Blair said yesterday. When asked
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      Lock icon World War 111 likely, say most Americans
      423 17 60 years after atomic bombs, poll finds Japanese more optimistic Washington AMERICANS are far more likely than the Japanese to expect another world war m their lifetime, according to an Associated Press-Kyodo poll 60 years after World War II ended. Most people m
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon HU CONGRATULATES RE-ELECTED SOONG
        125 17 BEIJING: Chinese President Hu Jintao has congratulated Taiwan opposition leader James Soong on his reelection as head of the anti-independence People First Party (PFP), state press said. Mr Hu's message came m his capacity as head of the Chinese Communist Party and further underscored mainland efforts
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        Lock icon SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS 22 IN BAGHDAD
        99 17 BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber m a truck blew himself up outside a Baghdad police station yesterday, killing at least 22 people and wounding 25, police and Interior Ministry sources said. The bloodshed came amid growing tensions over a committee drafting a Constitution that is
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        Lock icon SAUDI ACTIVISTS LOSE APPEAL
        108 17 RIYADH: A Saudi court has upheld jail terms of up to nine years against three prominent campaigners who petitioned for Saudi Arabia to move towards a constitutional monarchy, their lawyer said yesterday. Mr Ali Ghothami said he was told on Saturday by a judge that the
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        Lock icon SEOUL'S U.S. ENVOY PRESSURED TO QUIT
        131 17 SEOUL: South Korea's top envoy to the United States came under pressure yesterday to step down over allegations that he had discussed political slush funds with a Samsung Group executive. Mr Hong Seok Hyun, the publisher of leading newspaper Joongang Ilbo, was named as
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        Lock icon BIRD FLU: PIGS AND POULTRY CULLED
        110 17 TANGERANG (Indonesia): Indonesian officials yesterday killed 18 pigs and some poultry infected by bird flu near the home town of the country's first victims. Three members of a family died this month. The number of pigs slaughtered m Babat village, close to Tangerang, which
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      Lock icon HARSH LIFE ON KABUL'S STREETS
      72 17 An Afghan woman begging for alms zvith her children m a street m Kabul Despite some social prog- ress since the fall of the Taleban regime m 2001, continuing religious and cultural conservatism and a lack of security still make it difficult for women to
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      Lock icon Taleban 'resorting to child recruits'
      260 17 Kabul FIERCE fighting m recent months has devastated the ranks of the Taleban, prompting the rebels to recruit children and force some families to provide one son to fight with them, said a US commander. Major-General Jason Kamiya, the US military operational commander m Afghanistan,
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      Lock icon Australia won't be police state under new laws, says Howard
      242 17 Sydney AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister John Howard has said that new anti-terrorism laws would not turn his country into a police state. He had proposed beefing up Australia's anti-ter-rorism laws to include making it a criminal offence to train m terrorist
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon It costs a bit more to make Blair blush
        181 18 THE secret of Prime Minister Tony Blair's year-round bronzed complexion has been revealed he spends almost twice as much on make-up as the average British woman does. The British leader has spent more than £1,800 (555,200) of taxpayers' money on make-up
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        Lock icon Siti Nurhaliza wins entrepreneur award
        156 18 MALAYSIAN singer Siti Nurhaliza has won many music awards. Now, she has received one for entrepreneurship too. She received the Young Artist Entrepreneur Award from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). It was the first time such an award had been presented by an institution of higher
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        Lock icon Fugitive's daughter weds cricketer's son
        144 18 Fugitive's daughter weds cricketer's son THE daughter of a wealthy Indian fugitive has married the son of a top Pakistani cricketer m a high-society wedding with all. the trappings of a Bollywood film. It is believed that Indian businessman Dawoud Ibrahim, whose whereabouts are not known, did not attend the
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        Lock icon Funeral for Korea's last imperial heir
        180 18 A SLICE of Korea's royal history was revived yesterday m the funeral for Mr Lee Ku, the last direct heir to the throne of Korea's last dynasty. The Japanese-born Lee, 73, had been the only son of Korea's last crown prince of the Chosun
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      Lock icon The key players
      176 19  -  ROGER MITTON KARL ROVE, 54 Top political adviser to President George W. Bush. Brilliantly masterminded all the President's election victories, from the Texas governorship to the White House. Loathed by the Democrats and viewed warily by many m Mr Bush's own Republican Party who are envious of
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      Lock icon 'Leakgate' scandal threatens Bush team
      1110 19  -  Roger Mitton Top officials could be charged m probe into leaking of CIA agent's identity By US Bureau Chief In Washington NO POINT DENYING "We know a dastardly crime has m all likelihood been committed. The White House has tried to deny it but where
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      Lock icon Building materials to help fight smog
      143 19 Stockholm SCIENTISTS are taking the fight against big-city smog to the streets by developing "smart" building materials that clean the air. Using technology already available for selfcleaning windows and bathroom tiles, scientists hope to paint cities with materials that dissolve and wash away pollutants
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    • GLOBAL AGENDA
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        Lock icon New round of six-way talks
        242 20  - New round of six- way talks LEE TEE JONS AND TSCHANG CHI-CHU EAST ASIA WHAT IT IS THE six-nation talks involving the two Koreas, US, China, Japan and Russia begin anew tomorrow m Beijing after a 13-month stalemate. No end date has been fixed. Pyongyang returns after blaming US "hostility"
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        132 20  -  BHAGYASHREE GAREKAR SOUTH-EAST ASIA WHAT IT IS ASEAN foreign ministers hold their annual meeting tomorrow m the Laotian capital of Vientiane. They will also hold talks with diplomatic partners which include the United States, the European Union, China, Japan, Australia, India and others. They wrap up
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        52 20 CHINA WHAT IT IS INDONESIAN President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will begin a four-day visit to China on Wednesday. He will met President Hu Jintao during his trip. Several trade and investment agreements are to be signed as Indonesia seeks to increase tie-ups with the region's growing
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        78 20  -  SALIM OSMAN The meeting follows a visit by the Chinese President to Indonesia m April when the two signed a pact to push for a 40 per cent rise m bilateral trade to US$2O billion (Ss33 billion) annually within three years. Chinese state-owned companies are also poised
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        74 20  -  LUZ BAGUIORO Although the opposition has only 28 members m the House of Representatives, recent defections by Mrs Arroyo's estranged allies have made her opponents confident they will be able to persuade a third of the 235 members of the Lower House, or 79 lawmakers, to sign
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      413 21 THERE can be no doubt that China's decision to move its currency to a managed float will mean greater flexibility m its exchange rate. This is no small thing. For if all it intended to do was to deflect unwanted focus on the yuan' s
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      2159 21 This speech was delivered by Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo at the opening of an exhibition on the overseas Chinese identity at the Chinese Heritage Centre last Friday. TRANSMITTING VALUES THROUGH RITUALS "The culture of a race is its deepest programming. I would think
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      1610 22  -  JOEL KOTKIN By SURVIVAL TACTICS If cities are to survive, they will have to face up to the need for measures such as tighter immigration laws, preventive detention, widespread surveillance of suspected terrorists. They will need to institute measures that encourage immigrants to assimilate.
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      1455 23  -  Anthony Paul Iranian claims US and Britain instigated the terror attacks to oppress Muslims By, Senior Writer In Teheran CONFUSION and rumour are war's constant companions. But after a visit to Teheran, it is easy to conclude that the past several years of Islamist-linked terror
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      209 21 Truth* unveiled? Ex-Iranian presidential hopeful gives her version of truth about Sept 11 and London attacks. PAGE 22 THE STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS, NEWS CENTRE, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Podium Level 2, *****4 ST INTERACTIVE: http://straitstimes.asial.rom.sg SPH Chief Executive Officer Executive Vice-President Alan Chan Heng Loon (Marketing) Editor-in-Chief (English
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      8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES MONDAY JULY 25, 2005
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      Lock icon Close call with deadly dengue
      723 1 As dengue fever cases m Singapore hit a high of over 360 per week this month, Straits Times journalist Arnold Gay recounts his family's encounters with the disease, with the last one early this month I WAS doing in-camp training three weeks ago when my
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      72 1 JOURNALIST Arnold Gay's three-year-old son, Mark, was not the only person m his family to come down with dengue fever. Mark's cousin, Samuel, 10, who lives m the same block, also had to be hospitalised recently. In the early *****, dengue haemorrhagic fever nearly killed Mr
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      234 2 TEAMWORK m the armed forces is important to ensure security m an interconnected world, Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng told graduating Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) officer cadets yesterday. "This is because we all share a vulnerability to the current threat of extremist
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      537 2  -  Jane Ng HAINANESE CLAN DISPUTE Police called m as things get heated; new board elected m the end but battle continues By IT WAS meant to be a harmonious solution to a leadership tussle at the company managing the property of the local Hainanese community,
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      208 2 POLICE officers resorted to using a stun gun yesterday to immobilise a 23 -year-old man who refused to stop hitting another man despite requests to desist. The assailant, a full-time national serviceman m the Singapore Civil Defence Force, was arrested for being involved
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      538 3  - PRESIDENT'S CHALLENGE 2005 Arlina Arshad Student starts afresh with help from after-care group By REfiCH OUT SinGfIPQRE DRESSED m T-shirt and jeans and sporting spiky hair, 24-year-old Jeff Ong looks just like his peers at Nanyang Polytechnic. But his clothes hide five faint cane marks, a reminder of his blemished
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      666 3  -  Christopher Tan By Senior Correspondent HUNDREDS of owners whose vehicles were registered with open category certificates of entitlement (COEs) could be m for a rude shock when they decide to sell or scrap their cars. This is because of a little-pub-licised ruling
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      371 4  -  Peh Shing Huei SM Goh says it is remaking itself to add 'wow' factor By WITH Asia booming, Singapore is positioning itself to be "one of the world's preferred meeting places", said Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong. The Republic already hosts major conventions
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      125 4 PHOTO Madam Satina MohdNahar and her son Mohd Ilyasa, seven, were among 4 fill Tampines residents and students who most likely helped Singapore set a new Guinness World Record yesterday. They burst 3,137 balloons m 10 seconds, beating the current record of 2,477 balloons m 10 seconds
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      59 4 Tabcorp Holdings: 183 Wynn Resorts: 170 MGM-Mirage and Capita Land: 129 Las Vegas Sands: 123 Harrah's Entertainment and Keppel Land: 80 Genting International and Star Cruises: 63 Sun International: 51 Peermont Global: 45 Kerzner International and Capita Land: 21 Eighth Wonder and Starwood Hotels and Resorts: 11
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      426 4  -  Krist Boo By SINGAPORE'S two proposed casino resorts are creating a buzz worldwide, four years before they are scheduled to open. There have been more than 5,000 reports on them by media around the world over the last 12 months double the number on
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      684 4  - 150m leisure malls in Kallang, Bugis ready in 2007 Daryl Loo By LTITLE-known firm Jack Investment is set to be a major operator of entertainment-focused malls here, pumping about $150 million into a pair of new projects slated to open m two years. It is building a $100 million urban
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      246 5 PHOTO: A TRAVELLING exhibition on a bus will make its rounds around schools over the next few months to encourage youths to do community work. Its role is to get students to set up a social enterprise club m their school so they can organise
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      59 5 THE exhibition aims to encourage students to form social enterprise clubs m their school, so they can organise more community-based activities. The target is to form 20 such clubs m schools this year, tnese clubs can then work with the youth executive committees based
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      534 5  -  Jane Ng Filipina graduates from ITE with employers' help By WHEN Filipina Jourgina Dagoplo came to Singapore to work as a maid 13 years ago, she thought that would be her job forever. But her employers soon made her realise that should not be
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        407 6  -  Soh Wee Ling By LEE Li Jen and her friends have avoided alcohol and carbonated drinks since early March. They were gearing up for a cycling expedition The Himalayan Bicycle Diaries 2005 which started yesterday. Covering more than I,oookm m 22 days, the
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        465 6  -  Goh Wen Zhong YOUNG AND RESTLESS Law student Declan Ec to re-stage Pagoda Street here with cast of students By DECLAN Ec is best known for introducing Ah Beng and Ah Lian to London audiences. The Singaporean's $33,000 musical, Pagoda Street, played to
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          404 7  -  Zakir Hussain By THE London bombings have once again cast the spotlight on young British Muslims. I met many of them while studying m Britain. They came from diverse backgrounds, and most were well-adjusted and had close friendships with Britons from all walks of
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          291 7  - Dig deeper to understand roots of terror Cai Haoxiang By COMING after New York, Bali and Madrid, the London attacks have reopened old wounds and once again triggered a process of soul-searching across these societies as they ponder their role m turning supposedly decent young men against them. A glance
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        357 7  -  Robin Chan By THERE was a sense of the inevitable about the London bombings. Tragic? Of course. Shocking? Not really. It always seemed a matter of when and not if the attacks would take place. In Singapore, we thwarted an attack
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        194 7 FORTNIGHTLY AGENDA OPEN HOUSE Open House for South Zone Schools Date: Friday Time: 3.30pm to 5.30pm Venue: Biopolis, #04-01 The Nanos, Buona Vista Drive Admission: Free, but prior registration is required. This open house aims to introduce students to the world of bioengineering and nanotechnology. To register, e-mail Ms Tan
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        672 8 WE REFER to the article "Go easy on soya it won't keep cancer at bay" by Andy Ho (ST, July 9). There is irrefutable scientific evidence on the nutritional and health benefits of soya. Based on the results of more than 80 scientific
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        410 8 I REFER to the article, "Chinese standard has not dropped: PM Lee" (ST, July 18), detailing the apparent success of new Chinese teaching methodologies. The new methods are based on the following to give students greater access to the language: Catering to
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        150 8 SINCE work was completed on the seafront at Punggol, I thought one could not find a cleaner beach m Singapore. On July 15 between 8.30 am and 9.15 am, I watched m amazement as a cleaner on the beach (who had trash bags printed "Onyx")
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        420 8 I REFER to the article, "MOH probing 'sex with Aids patients' report" (ST, July 15), and would like to clarify some issues m relation to the serious allegation that Action For Aids volunteers, including HIV-positive ones, have had sex with clients they were
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        197 8 MUCH has been reported m the media on the London blasts which killed and injured innocent people m the Underground and on a dou-ble-decker bus. Government agencies m Singapore have been quick to respond and implement certain measures such as increasing the
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        240 8 I AM a kiasu bus commuter who carries two ez-link cards at any time, m case one runs out of cash. This is also because the top-up machine is a few bus stops from my home and workplace and I don't want to pay
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        85 8 IN HIS letter, Mr Shankar Rajan asked: "Why scrutinise President again?" (ST, July 21). The Presidential Elections Act requires every person who desires to be elected to the office of President to apply to the Presidential Elections Committee for a certificate of eligibility. As
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        106 8 THE article, "Rogue contractors selling worker quotas" (ST, June 29), gives the impression that the selling of worker quotas is rampant. In the absence of hard data, it is premature to assume that such a practice is rampant or is the norm. Like any industry,
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        451 8 WE THANK Dr Ho Yew Kee for his feedback on the importance of proximity m Primary 1 registration, and the provision of bus transport for children ("Priority for lads near school"; Sunday Times, July 17). A key consideration m the planning of
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        543 9 Armstrong bids 'vive le tour forever' CYCLING American wins his historic seventh successive and final Tour de France Paris AMERICAN Lance Armstrong waved goodbye to what has been a remarkable cycling career, after securing his seventh consecutive yellow jersey following the 21st and final stage of the Tour de France
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        594 9 I MUST WIN "I always have to win unless I'm playing my kids. Then they can win every time." LANCE ARMSTRONG Paris RARELY has sport seen a champion like Lance Armstrong. The headstrong American roared back from the brink of
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        278 9 Armstrong fectfile 1971: Born Sept 18, Dallas. 1991: US amateur champion. 1992: Finishes 14th m individual road race at Barcelona Olympics. Turns professional. 1993: Wins Tour de France stage at Verdun, Triple Crown m US and World Championships m Oslo. 1996: Finishes 12th m road race and sixth m individual
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        503 10 SOCCER Truth be told, Keane is out of United's tour because of bust-up with Fergie, and not injury London THE official reason Roy Keane has not accompanied his Manchester United team-mates on their Asian tour is that he is nursing a hamstring injury. However, British media yesterday
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        150 10 May 1 999: Spends night m prison after clash m a bar with two women following United's Premiership title triumph. Nov 2000: Calls United fans the "prawn sandwich brigade" after Champions League defeat by Dynamo Kiev. Apr 2001: Sent off for two-footed lunge on Manchester City's
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        198 10 Seoul ROBBIE Keane scored twice to help Tottenham Hotspur clinch the Peace Cup pre-sea-son tournament with a deserved 3-1 victory over French champions Olympique Lyon yesterday. The English Premier League club took the lead m the seventh minute, when Lyon defender Jeremy Berthod
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        405 10 Barton, sent home for allegedly hitting a fan, insists he did not fight with team-mate Dunne Manchester MANCHESTER City midfielder Joey Barton, sent home m disgrace from his club's Thailand tour after allegedly hitting an Everton fan, insisted on Saturday that he was not Involved m a
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        460 10 Bangkok THAILAND will once again be the team to beat during the South-east Asia Games m Manila from Nov 27-Dec 5.. The Thai Under-23 team held English Premiership side Bolton Wanderers until a 76thminute penalty gave the visitors victory m the Premiership League Asia
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        234 10 REAL Madrid's Luis Figo pledged on Saturday to see out his contract at the Spanish club, even though he acknowledged he was no longer an automatic choice. The unsettled Portuguese winger has one year left on his deal and has been linked with
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        524 10 Wenger admits Vieira' s sale was huge gamble London SELLING Patrick Vieira was one of the biggest gambles of his career, said Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. "There has never been so much stake," Wenger told the News of the World. However, the Frenchman said it was time the younger players
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        783 11  -  Joyce Tan SPORTS IN SCHOOL This shows sporting excellence is valued, says Dr Balakrishnan By Terence Lim THE Singapore Sports School is not the only one going all out to attract young sporting talent, according to Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and
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        429 11 MOTOR RACING Hockenheim (Germany) KIMI Raikkonen's Formula One title hopes suffered a major blow when he retired from the German Grand Prix because of a hydraulic failure while leading yesterday. The Finn, who started the race from pole m his McLaren, had a lead of
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        116 11 1 Fernando Alonso (Esp) Renault lhr 26min 28.5995 ec 2 Juan Pablo Montoya (Col) McLaren 22.5695 ec behind, 3 Jenson Button (Gbr) BAR 24.422 4 Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Renault 50.587 5 Michael Schumacher (Ger) Ferrari 51.690 6 Ralf Schumacher (Ger) Toyota 52.242 7 David Coulthard (Gbr) Red Bull
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        526 11  -  Chan Vi Shen By THE Kiwis have the Haka, a Maori war dance, and the Australians, Waltzing Matilda a folk song and sporting anthem so popular that it has often been suggested as a potential national anthem. Now, Singapore has its very own sports number, Movin'
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          70 11 MONTREAL: Olympic champion Hu Jia won the men's 10-metre platform here on Saturday, boosting China's gold tally as silver medallist Jose Antonio Guerra won Cuba's first medal at a World Swimming Championships. Guerra took the silver ahead of Russian Gleb Galperin, who won
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          84 11 BANGKOK: A team of World Cup All-Stars, led by Pele, have postponed their tsunami charity match m Thailand indefinitely as the Brazilian football legend tends to family matters, a Thai official said yesterday. Pele's son Edson do Nascimento was arrested m Brazil last month on suspicion
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        483 12  -  Clement Tan WUSHU Valeric wins after last year's fourth to add to Singapore's two-gold haul By VALERIE Wee Ling En bounced back from the disappointment of finishing fourth last year, winning the girls' Group A taiji-sword event at the 3rd Asian Junior Wushu
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          84 12 TAMPINES Rovers beat Myanmar's Finance and Revenue FC 2-1 m their opening Group B match at the Asean Football Federation Club Championship m Brunei on Saturday. The other two teams m the group are Thailand's Tobacco Monopoly FC and Brunei's DPMM FC. They drew
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          46 12 SPRINTER Shameer Ayub will be Singapore's sole representative for the International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships m Helsinki, Finland, from Aug 6-14. The Singapore Amateur Athletic Association has submitted his name for the 100 m event ahead of today's closing date.
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        548 14  -  Azrin Asmani TAKING STOCK Yuan revaluation and Govt's real-estate announcements likely to boost such stocks By CURRENCY BOOST "The strength of the yuan against the Singapore dollar may lead to increased profits for property companies with assets m China." UOB KAY HIAN LIGHTNING
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          97 14 ANALYSTS at Citigroup Smith Barney were among many to adopt a positive view on local banks after the Government last week unveiled measures to ease restrictions on home ownership and financing. Of the Big Three financial groups, OCBC Bank came ahead of DBS
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          102 14 MACQUARIE Research has reaffirmed its confidence m Ml, after the mobile phone operator reported a 1.5 per cent increase m net profit to $40.1 million for the three months ended June 30. Macquarie likes Ml for its "excellent defensive attraction", as indicated by its ability
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        224 15 MSC PAMELA the world's largest container ship sailed into PSA Corp's Pasir Panjang Terminal on Saturday. The 9,200-TEU vessel has the largest declared capacity for container ships to date, and is the largest vessel to call at PSA Singapore Terminals. When lined up from
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        503 15 BETTER OFFER WINS "The level and conditionalityof SAICs bid left Nanjing's bid as the preferred way forward." MR LOMAS, on why a bid from larger rival Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation lost out Sale revives hopes that output will resume at British group's
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        158 15 Paris FORD Motor has fired an undisclosed number of public-affairs workers m what may be the beginning of broader job cuts aimed at stemming six months of declining profit. "We're working on accelerating our business plan," spokesman Oscar Suns said m an interview
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        359 15  -  Grace Ng By US-BASED First Data Corp, which has just clinched a contract to manage credit card processing services for DBS Bank, plans to invest $20 million to expand operations m Singapore and hire up to 50 staff. First Data, a global
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          54 15 ATLANTA: Whirlpool, the largest US appliaifce maker, sweetened its bid to US$lB a share for smaller rival Maytag, which had rebuffed the first offer. The proposal, which is worth 11 per cent more than Maytag's closing price last Friday, values the company at US$l.44 billion
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          95 15 BRITISH PUBUSHER EARNS $2.9 M WEEKLY LONDON: The proprietor of the Express newspaper titles and OK magazine, Mr Richard Desmond, paid himself £1 million (552.93 million) a week last year. This was revealed m a review of his private holding company, Northern Shell, contained m a brochure sent to his
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          54 15 WASHINGTON: US Airways and America West are a step closer to a merger, with approval by a federal panel that oversees a US$lO billion (5516.7 billion) loan programme for ailing airlines. The merger "should better both airlines' competitiveness", said the United States Air Transportation
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        468 16  -  Narendra Just-released data shows 79% surge m shipments, with solid outlook seen By Aggarwal Economics Correspondent WHERE INDIAN GOODS GO TRADE between India and Singapore has recorded explosive rates of growth, new figures show. Just-released data from the Ministry of Commerce m New
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          76 16 JAY ANDERSEN: Appointed as vice-president of sales and operations for global communications leader Motorola Networks m Asia. A veteran Motorola employee, Mr Andersen will be based m Singapore, where he will oversee operations m Asian markets. He will drive business strategies and product marketing
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          79 16 ONG TEOt GUAN: Appointed as first chief operating officer (COO) of Sesdaq-listed ArianeCorp. Mr Ong, 42, was vicepresident of sales (Asia South) at IP Unity before joining liquid crystal display designer and manufacturer ArianeCorp. Between 1999 and 2001. he was general manager of Pacific Internet (PacNet)
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          60 16 TONY PUAH SOON MONG: Appointed as group financial controller of newly listed Nico Steel Holdings, a full-service coil centre that is engaged primarily m providing innovative metallurgical solutions. Mr Puah is taking over from Mr Yun Chee Keen, the company's previous group financial controller
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          38 16 PNG TAI SENG: Resigned last Thursday as general manager of Innovalues Precision's operations m Malaysia. The company is finalising the appointment of a new general manager, and will make another announcement m due course.
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          48 16 UM BOH SOON: Has ten dered his resignation as one of Autron Corp's executive directors because of deteriorating health. Dr Lim will serve out six months' notice with Autron, and then continue to work as an adviser to the company's board on corporate projects.
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        514 17  - Citiraya creditors face debt write-offs of at least 50% AZRIN ASMANI Firm will present creditors' scheme of arrangement to the High Court today By Companies Reporter CREDITORS of beleaguered Citiraya Industries are likely to face a proposed debt "haircut" of at least 50 per cent of the amount owed to
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        1258 17  -  AZRIN ASMANI The veil of secrecy at Citiraya was partially lifted after a former key executive and four employees of its customers were charged recently. How could alleged bribery to money laundering have gone unnoticed for so long? The Money Desk looks at
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      19 9 Singapore win two Wushu exponents Valeric Wee and Zhang Qian clinch golds at the Asian Junior Wushu Championships. PAGEHI2
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      173 18 Last-ditch effort Citiraya Industries likely to propose m court today debt 'haircut' of at least 50 per cent of the amount owed to creditors. PAGEHI7 Nickson Fong was part of the team behind the mind-blowing special effects of many Hollywood blockbusters. Yet he traded o his glamorous position as a
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      6 2 IN THE STRAITS TIMES MONDAY 25/07/05
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        407 2  -  JASSMEN CAI STRAY AND ABUSED ANIMALS NOW HAVE A LIVELIER AND MORE ATTRACTIVE PLACE TO CALL THEIR HOME. BY 13, SEC I, BEATTY SECONDARY SCHOOL I WILL never forget May 28, this year. It was one of the best and most memorable Saturdays
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        17 2 YOUR BOURHOOD WRITE IN Got an opinion, a story or something to say? E-mail us at sph.com.sg
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        281 2 NEWSROOM CONFIDENTIAL, H^"^ I n^"%lm. I J I I Vm^^^^^tflm. Ht^k OCX music has many fans Bowles Changes: And tdren The bonus? Breaking stories about oils music continues to be the canvas editors fondly recall days of their worlds/ Are Immune to your their music that made radio hits, and
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        726 3 B H Jm I I PH El k Hbbm iy I ■^^^^^^^^^H Sign up for /One Plus I Student Promotion or I ~mu '.ll^^^l^^H;! I download Backstreet Boys I m/l/lll^^ content from music Vibes I to^Y- You'll get a chance to I HUbW A^b^h i^^J li^bl^^bhU w n a a
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        482 4 "IT'S BETTER FOR ME TO CRITICISE RATHER THAN AN UNFORGIVING AUDIENCE." SCHOOL OF ROCK JUDGE AMIRMASOHHASASOFT SPOT FOR BUDDING MUSICIANS. BY KELVIN GOH m ML M HEN judge Amir "Rain" Masoh met The Straits Times W w School of Rock contestants, it was a little like
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        217 4 ijlL J^ OUNG bands want to sound good and most (rilheffi ajid speftd as much as they can to ensure that they do. "tSieenagers usually scrimp and save or work long hours just to get the money to buy their instraments," said Mr Hoe Veegn Lougn,gaierai mana^rof Gty
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        47 4 TRENDS AND QUIRKS 4_ I MORE ABOUT PAGODA STREET Read today's Youthlnk pages m The Straits Times to find out more about Pagoda Street the musical and how writer/ producer Declan Ec intends to use the show to promote the spirit of charity. s I (j i
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        364 5  -  KELVIN GOH BANKER OFFICER QUEK LI ZHEN ENJOYS MAKING A LOT OF MONEY... FOR OTHER PEOPLE, THAT IS. BY MOST bank officers spend their day crunching numbers and processing huge amounts of money. But for Ms Quek Li Zhen, 23, an assistant manager with Citibank At Work
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        19 5 Ema^Hi^ mwm ■Ahih Emm Mm*' m BIBB Hh I t^f" L.~fty*_X— H 4 iT»M *T*T*1 i iii i T^»^H^-<lsi_-.
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        36 5 THE NEXT BIG THING IS YOU I MONEY TALKS You can start monitoring how the Singapore dollar compares against other countries' currencies by referring to the currencies table m the Money pages every Tuesday to Saturday.
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        283 6 BUSTED THIS WEEK DAVID CHUA HANMING, 14, SEC 3, CANBERRA SECONDARY SCHOOL, WROTE THIS POEM IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED IN THE RECENT LONDON BOMBINGS. LAMENTS FOR THE LOST Anguish can never console us Time will heal all wounds Alas! Wounds will leave scars Scars to keep us vigilant
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        Lock icon WHY ROCK ROCKS! THE STARITS TIMES SCHOOL OF ROCK 2005
        1069 8 WHY ROCK ROCKS! THE STARITS TIMES SCHOOL OF ROCK 2005 PHOTOS: CAROLINE CHIA AND DESMOND FOO Errs TAMES fil ABOUT FORMING A BAND? YOU NEED THESE I. ELECTRIC GUITAR A first-time buyer should expect to pay at least $150. The more popular brands are Craftsman and Samick 2.AMPUFIER This box
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        426 8  -  GOH WEN ZHONG BY ONLY 20 bands made it to the semi-finals of The Straits Times School of Rock competition. But for many of the remaining 1 87 bands, it wasn't the end of the road. Talking to 40 of these bands, IN found out
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        51 8 THE BIG STORY THIS WEEK ■11 T ORIGINS OF ROCK The Offspring of African beats, country and boogiewoogie music, rock began at the same time as pop m the *****. Originally called rock W roll, it had sexual connotations initially, but took on more sociopolitical overtones m the *****. (ST.july
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        57 9 THE BIG STORY THIS WEEK VOID DECK JAMMING Housing Board void decks can be a source of inspiration. That was i 4 how j homegrown foursome Lovehunters started out, practising ritualistically on their electric six-strings. "When we were younger, we used to play our guitars downstairs. That's where we started,"
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        799 10  - RISING TIDE OF TEENAGE S'PORE STREET THUGS TANYA FONG BY (ST, JULY 20) Wonder what the reasons for the rise are. The story says who they are, what they do and how they do it, but not why. That means last year there were fewer cases (only 181) but more
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        70 10 RACK YOUR BRAINS o 5 CUT YOUTHS NO SLACK Given the rising number of gang members T caught, the i police have served •f notice that even first-time offenders may end up m court. 4p 'The youths A should no longer assume that just because they are young, or belong
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        54 11 i '"^i^H^^' 7 f'. Xl I M I V g H yyp I^^^ I -'4 If you have, help us track him down. Send us an SMS at 9339 3222 I or e-mail to found him here@yahoo.com to tell us where you ye f seen him. You could be rewarded
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        229 12 The new reluctance to donate is m part thanks to NKF's resistance to go public with its figures. It required legal action to establish that Mr Durai was paid $25,000 a month, with 1 0 to 1 2 months annual bonus, bringing hi: income from NKF up to $600,000
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        579 13  -  BACKSTREET BOYS WHY IS IT THAT WE CAN SIMPLY SAY "I SLEPT' AND "I CRIED", BUT WE CANT SAY "I PUT' OR "I CUT* ON THEIR OWN? AFTER ALL, AREN'T THEY ALL ACTION WORDS, OR WHAT ARE CALLED VERBS? YOU'VE LEARNT ABOUT VERBS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL,
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        203 14  - MAY THE FOUR BE WITH YOU KAREN JACKMAN BY FOR MORRIS ALLEN STUDY CENTRES IN the recently released Hollywood film, Fantastic Four, the "good triumphs over evil" theme features prominently. Two opposing forces are pitted against each other and the struggle is resolved through a lot of fighting. In Fantastic
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        585 14  - FOUR BETTER OR WORSE TAY YEK KEAK BY SUPERHERO-WISE, the Fantastic Four (FF) look a bit silly. One guy stretches longer than a bungee cord, becoming pulpier than pulp fiction. Another is a growling, walking collection of rpcks. The girl turns invisible, and her brother is basically, well, flaming. So
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        595 15 Fantastic Franchises' comic book movies are tot And the demand is not Just with fens but with movie studios searching for the next big hero. ORIGINAL FOUR: Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jade Kirfey for Marvel Comics m 1961, the Fantastic Four are friends who gained
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        142 13 HOW TO READ AND WRITE BETTER BACK- STREET'S BACK p, '•WeVenot looking to be the group that we were m I999and 2000. M Justa few years ago, the Backstreet a Boys burst out of fP Orlando, Florida, to become a pop phenomenon. Their T three i albums sold a total
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        58 14 HOW TO READ AND WRITE BETTER I FANTASTIC MONEY? O "Indeed, much is at stake for A movie studios, W which pump m millions of dollars into these comic book adaptations. With only X-Menasa hit franchise, 20th i i Century Foxis banking on Fantastic Four to rev up its moneypfc
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        118 15 HOW TO READ a AND WRITE BETTER FANTASTIC FRENZY! "The ST 1 60 Fantastic Four Movie O Giveaway met with, yes, a fantastic response from A readers over the past weekend. Altogether, there were seven screenings of the blockbuster hit, with 1, 484 tickets sold at $1.60 I each... All
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        338 16 BIRTHDAYS, DEATHS AND THE SALE OF A FAMOUS LANDMARK WRAP YOUR HEAD AROUND THESE AND OTHER NEWSWORTHY TIDBITS. Match these digits to the reasons they made the news. a) 16 I) Percentage of undergraduate students m Singapore who, by 2008, will be heading abroad on exchange
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        423 16 Disney Channel is giving away 20 sets of tickets to an exclusive screening of Kirn Possible Movie: So The Drama! Just answer the following question: In Kirn Possible Movie: So The Drama!, which will premiere on Disney Channel (Star Hub Digital Cable Ch 33) on Aug 20
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        258 16 IN THE LIGHT OF THE RECENT NKF HULLABALOO, HERE ARE A FEW THINGS TO LOOK AT BEFORE YOU DONATE TO CHARITY. Find out about the charity's cause, its work and the beneficiaries. Donate to a cause dose to /our heart; and to a
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        44 16 FACES PLACES IN THE NEWS > I L O ANSWERS (from page l 5 "Four"! "Four" m Fantastic Four is used as "For" m the phrase "For better i or worse"; a cliche 2- The Thing 3. Popcorn; metaphor 4. Ijl Alliteration Vowels o o
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