The Straits Times, 27 April 2006

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 124 PAGES IX FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 219/03/2006 THURSDAY, APRIL 27 2006 mm A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • Article
    Lock icon PAP unlikely to be returned to power today
    802 1  - PAP unlikely to be returned to power today Zuraidah Ibrahim NOMINATION DAY OUTCOME More than half the total, or 47 seats, are expected to be contested By TODAY is Nomination Day and as parties gather at nine centres to offer their candidates, it appears highly unlikely that the People's Action
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    Lock icon » GE 2006
    180 1 GE 2006 ACTION TIME Half the 14 GRCs may see contests if the opposition shows up as planned. Will there be last-minute swops? Surprise candidates? No shows? We will know today. HOMEHI MORE THAN NUMBERS What makes for a strong win for the PAP? Votes and seats, for sure. But
    CAROLINE CHIA; CHEW SENG KIM  -  180 words
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    Lock icon PM, MM seek aggravated damages from SDP
    605 1  -  Warren Fernandez By PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew are suing Singapore Democratic Party chief Chee Soon Juan and the party's leadership, for repeating remarks alleging that they were corrupt and had covered up wrongdoings at the National
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  • » UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Guitar man strikes a peace note in south
      1101 1  -  Nirmal Ghosh By Thailand Correspondent In Narathiwat IN A region where more than 1,200 have been killed in a little over two years of a slow-burning insurgency, a restaurant run by a former wanted man will open in Narathiwat province in southern
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Cabby to hang for hacking wife to death
      657 3  - Cabby to hang for hacking wife to death Selina Lum CHOPPER MURDER TRIAL Court decides that his morbid jealousy did not diminish his responsibility By A FORMER cabby who hacked his adulterous wife to death with a chopper outside her workplace two years ago was yesterday sentenced to death, alter
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      Lock icon Thailand's top judges to decide on whether to nullify elections
      571 3  -  Nirmal Ghosh By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok THAILAND'S top three judges will hold an unprecedented meeting tomorrow to decide whether to nullify the elections held earlier this month. The decision followed the strong message from King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Tuesday
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      Lock icon First China-made car to hit the roads here
      508 4  - First China- made car to hit the roads here Christopher Tan Chery' Automobile's offering expected here m June and likely to be cheapest ear as well By Senior Correspondent THE first China-made car will soon be making its debut here and with a possible price tag of less than $30,000
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      Lock icon Al-Qaeda's shadowy leader in Iraq unmasks his face
      433 4 Baghdad AL-QAEDA'S elusive leader m Iraq Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has shown his face to the world for the first time, vowing to destroy the formation of a new government and promising "more pain". He appeared m a 35-minute video posted on the
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon India buys local, S'pore favours overseas brands
      659 6  -  Lee Seok Hwai MOST TRUSTED BRANDS SURVEY But established names still outperform domestic brands m survey of seven regional markets By RECIPE FOR SUCCESS "It'ir take years of determination, vision and investment- and a willingness to go through years where things don't go
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    • TRUSTED BRANDS SURVEY
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        Lock icon Trust in the name
        255 7  -  LEE SEOK HWAI THE Reader's Digest renamed its eight-year-old brands vurvc-Y from Superbrands to Asia Trusted Brands this year to highlight the magic ingredient: trust. Mr Mark Cass. advertising director of the US-based magazine's tan ran, said: "we felt that trust was paramount m assessing any
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        Lock icon Preferences point to open S'pore economy
        404 7  -  LEE SEOK HWAI IF BRAND preference is a reliable gauge of an economy's openness. Singapore is one of Asia's most liberal. Eight out of 10 brands favoured by consumers here are foreign, a higher proportion than i the six other Asian markets surveyed for
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      681 6 Environmental woes PM Badawi says environmental degradation and illegal logging have cost Malaysia billions of ringgit. PAGE 15 CONSUMERS' CHOICE I CONSUMER ELECTRONICS »il"-l I I I -lIPIIIIIBHIRRP I r^"^ Co/on f///s I HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES I > hh^^^^^B FOOD et BEVERAGES I QE !W"< Hwßßlvlm I iH l te^^S^Hßfcf^ Double
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  • CHINA
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      Lock icon Too many jobs, too few qualified grads in China
      562 8 Acute shortage of talent hurting both multinationals and local companies Beijing WHEN Ms Grace Li started a recruiting drive through China's elite universities and technical colleges late last year, she soon turned up about 500 potential employees for her client, a
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      Lock icon Hong Kong pumps $410m into R&D
      442 8  - Hong Kong pumps $4 10 m into R&D VINCE CHONG By Hong Kong Correspondent RESEARCH and development, an underdeveloped sector m Hong Kong, has just been given a much-needed HK$2 billion (Ss4lo million) boost by the government. Five R&D centres have been set up under the territory's most ambitious programme
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      Lock icon Child trafficking gang busted
      210 8 Beijing CHINESE police rescued 28 children and arrested 12 people for kidnapping as they busted a cross-province human trafficking gang m southern China, state media said yesterday. The children were reunited with their parents on Tuesday m the south-western province of Yunnan and the south-eastern province
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      Lock icon Shanghai spending billions to clean up for Expo
      500 9  -  Jean Chua City hoping new technology and stricter controls will ease its serious pollution problems By China Correspondent In Shanghai ALTHOUGH the 2010 World Expo is still four years away, host Shanghai is wasting no time and sparing no expense to spruce
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      Lock icon China builds new palace for Togo president
      215 9 Beijing CHINA has built a palace for Togo's president m the West African nations capital of Lome, state press reported. Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe, who took over as leader when his autocratic father died last year after 38 years m power, hosted the
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      Lock icon Face transplant man now able to eat and smile
      188 9 PHOTO Beijing CHINA'S first face transplant recipient, a hunter who was badly mauled by a bear, is recovering faster than expected and is even managing to smile, state media said yesterday. The Xijing Hospital m the north-west-ern city of Xian, which
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Legacy marred by botched diplomacy
      657 10  -  Kwan W eng Kin KOIZUMI'S STH ANNIVERSARY IN OFFICE His insistence on visiting war shrine continues to rile Beijing and Seoul By Japan Correspondent In Tokto PRIME Minister Junichiro Koizumi yesterday completed five years m office, but his legacy is at risk of being best
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      Lock icon 8 arrested in scandal over defective buildings
      240 10 Tokyo l AP ANESE police said yesterday they had arrested a disgraced architect and seven other key figures m a growing scandal over buildings constructed with faked earth-quake-resistance data. Police took into custody architect Hidetsugu Aneha, who had admitted using falsified data for
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      Lock icon Seoul to setup panel to boost islet claims
      251 10 Seoui SOUTH Korea will soon launch a task force as part of efforts to strengthen its territorial rights to a cluster of rocky islets that are also claimed by Japan, Foreign Minister Ban Xi Moon said yesterday. Mr Ban's comments came a
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      Lock icon Tokyo may cut defence bill to fund US move
      247 10 Tokyo JAPAN may slash defence spending to help raise the US$6.l billion (559.7 billion) needed to move thousands of US marines from Okinawa to Guam, a news report said. Japan agreed on Saturday at a defence meeting m Washington to contribute
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  • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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      Lock icon S. Lankan military pounds rebel territory
      518 11  -  P. Jayaram Air strikes on areas held by Tamil Tigers pMsh island to the brink of civil war By India Correspondent In New Delhi SRI Lanka's military pounded Tamil Tiger-held territory for a second day yesterday, pushing the country to the brink of a
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      Lock icon Bomber made use of maternity day
      181 11 Colombo A. SUICIDE bomber who blew up the Sri Lankan army chief's motorcade used maternity day to enter the military compound disguised as a pregnant woman. Mothers-to-be entering the Army Hospital for a weekly maternity day are not subject to stringent security checks, the
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      Lock icon Nepal to seek help in peace deal with rebels
      323 11 Kathmandu NEPAL'S incoming government may seek international mediation to ensure peace with the Maoist rebels. "India and others" will have a role to play as "we need to take the Maoists into confidence", said Mr Madhav Kumar Nepal, general secretary of
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon TRT, Thaksin will benefit if fresh polls are called
      878 12  -  Nirmal Ghosh Opposition will take part m new polls and TRT is likely to retain majority By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok Outlook for the opposition GOING by the results of the April 2 elections, the opposition could hang on to its
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      Lock icon Court move reflects seriousness of situation
      303 12  -  NIRMAL GHOSH Bangkok TOMORROW'S joint sitting of the three heads of the Constitution Court, Administrative Court and Supreme Court is unprecedented and reflects the seriousness of the political impasse looming on May 2. when Parliament is to convene but cannot do so under the
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      Lock icon Rare intervention by revered monarch
      751 12  -  Leslie Lopez By ENDING THE DEADLOCK "Finally, we could be headed for some kind of resolution to this political deadlock." A CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF A THAI STOCKBROKING COMPANY, welcoming King Bhumibol's intervention ON PAPER, King Bhumibol Adulyadej is a constitutional sovereign with no political clout.
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      Lock icon Thai growth hit by instability and oil prices
      248 12 Bangkok POLITICAL instability along with rising oil prices are threatening Thailand's economic growth. Commerce Minister Somkid Jatusripitak warned yesterday. "While other countries are facing only high oil prices, Thailand now has both oil problems and political uncertainties which have been dragging for
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      Lock icon Philippine police to join war on rebels
      479 13  -  Alastair Mclndoe Over-stretched force roped m to fight communists after rise m attacks on police stations By For The Straits Times In Manila THE Philippine government plans to put its already stretched police force into the front line m the war 3gainst communist
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
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        Lock icon BAIL FOR LIVEDOOR CHIEF
        62 13 TOKYO: The founder of Japan's scandal-hit Livedoor Internet firm, Takafumi Horie, is to be released on bail of 300 million yen (Ss4.l million) after three months m jail. The 33-year-old entrepreneur, who has been indicted along with four associates for financial fraud, finally had his application
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        Lock icon RUSSIA TO HOST ANTI-TERROR DRILL
        66 13 BEIJING: China, Russia and four Central Asian countries agreed yesterday to hold a joint antiterrorism military exercise next year m Russia. The agreement was reached during a meeting of defence ministers from China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The exercise could simulate one member
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        Lock icon IRAN'S PRESIDENT TO VISIT JAKARTA
        55 13 JAKARTA: Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Indonesia next month for bilateral talks before attending a summit m Bali. Mr Ahmadinejad will arrive m Indonesia on May 10. He will witness the signing of several agreements, including on tourism and energy cooperation, with Indonesia's President
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        Lock icon ANCIENT LAOTIAN TEMPLE FOUND
        57 13 VIENTIANE: The remains of a centuries-old temple have been uncovered m and around the Laotian capital of Vientiane during roadwork excavations. Archaeologists believe the temple Vat Yotkeo dates back to the 1548-1571 rule of King Sai Setthathirat, the Vientiane Times said. The excavation has also unearthed
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      Lock icon STUCK IN LIMBO
      80 13 Myanmar people awaiting their fate after being stranded on the Indonesian island of Rondo when their boat ran out of fuel. The 77 migrants had been heading to Malaysia m search of jobs, reports said. Indonesian officials said they were checking whether the Myanmar Muslims wanted to
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      Lock icon Junta threatens to dissolve Suu Kyi's democracy party
      277 13 Yangon MYANMAR'S junta has threatened to dissolve the pro-democracy party of Aung San Suu Kyi for alleged links with illegal organisations. The government has enough information to deregister Ms Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) for "its alleged links with illegal
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Abdullah laments cost of damage to environment
      432 15 Abdullah laments cost of damage to environment Billions of ringgit worth of country's natural wealth destroyed, he says Kuala Lumpur TOXIC RIVERS "If a baby crocodile is thrown into one, it will die m two minutes." DATUK SERI ABDULLAH, on the pollution m the Klang and Gombak rivers MALAYSIA'S Prime
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; THE STAR; ASIA NEWS NETWORK; NEW STRAITS TIMES  -  432 words
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      Lock icon KL-S'PORE BUS GUTTED BY FIRE
      65 15 Smoke billows from an express bus that caught fire on Malaysia's PagohYong Peng highway on Tuesday morning. The Transtar Kuala Lumpur-Singapore executive bus was destroyed within minutes. However, all 21 passengers and the driver managed to get off the bus safely and were even able
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      Lock icon Did Mahathir leak secrets? Opposition leader asks
      291 15 Ku ma Lumpur THE Malaysian Parliament was asked to consider whether former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was liable to be charged under the country's Official Secrets Act. Opposition leader Lim Kit Siang broached the subject when he asked if letters between
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      Lock icon Youths jailed for killing businessman
      329 15 Kuala Lumpur TWO Malaysian youths were each sentenced to 10 years m prison for killing a Germanbora Australian businessman during a scuffle after breaking into his home m 2003. High Court judge K.N. Segara, who reduced the charges against Low Kian Boon, 21, and his
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      Lock icon Proton chief plans total overhaul
      189 15 ShahAlam MALAYSIAN carmaker Proton Holdings will undergo a total overhaul m the way it runs its business. The move is necessary to increase sales and make the company more competitive, said, managing director Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir. Mr Syed Zainal Abidin, who briefed
      THE STAR; ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  189 words
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      Lock icon Uproar over 'horny single mums' remark
      150 15 Kuala Lumpur A MALAYSIAN politician from a hardline opposition Islamic party sparked uproar m Parliament yesterday by referring to single mothers as "horny". Abdul Fatah Harun, from the Islamic party PAS, said the women were "gatal" or homy when asking a question about aid
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  150 words
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Debate on Chernobyl toll, 20 years on
      575 18 100,000 could die from disaster instead of UN figure of 9,000: Report London IN APRIL 1986, reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded, spewing radioactive material across many parts of Europe. Two decades after the world's worst nuclear accident, there
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      Lock icon That fateful night
      75 18 REACTOR No. 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, 130 km north of Kiev, exploded at 1.24 am on April 26, 1986, after a test on capacity, while the safety system was down. A series of powerful blasts caused by overheated steam created a fireball which blew
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      Lock icon A minute's silence at Reactor No.4
      201 18 Chernobyl TO TOLLING bells and the salute of military guns, survivors of the Chernobyl disaster joined m sombre memory yesterday of the world's worst nuclear accident 20 years ago. Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko led hundreds of the plant's former and present employees m a
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      Lock icon Fresh Sinai blasts
      158 19 TWO men blew themselves up m Egypt's north Sinai yesterday, one near an airport used by an international observer force. A spokesman for the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), Normand St Pierre, said the first bomber appeared to target MFO vehicles but there were no MFO injuries.
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      Lock icon Attacks blamed on desert terrorists
      510 19 New group of extremists suspected m series of blasts aimed at hurting Egypt tourism Cairo THE third terrorist attack m 18 months on the same stretch of Egypt's Red Sea coast appears to confirm the emergence of a new group of extremists operating out of
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      414 20 Supreme leader says US interests would be harmed 'double-fold' if it invades Iran Peheram RAN*S supreme leader Ayatolah AH Khamenei said yesterday that if the United States attacked Iran. US interests around the world would be harmed "dou-ble-fold". "The Americans should know that If they
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      297 20 Honiara SOLOMON Islands Pnme Minister, whose election last week <t'J two Jays of rioting and looting m the capital, roi^ncd yesterday just ahead of Parliat's expected vote of no contidenoc m him Mr Snyder Rini told the Cham- :ting so that fellow lawmakers "can come
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      318 20 I (IM)ON A "PERFORMANCE artist" sparked a major security alert m London yesterday when she left five packages, one with nails sticking out of it. at a busy area of the city during the morning rush hour. The woman, who has not been
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        204 21 MR TONY Snow, a commentator and radio show host on the Fox News broadcasting network, has been selected to be the new official White House spokesman. Fox News reported on Tuesday. Mr Snow will replace outgoing press secretary Scott McClellan, who announced his resignation
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        126 21 Heat on Russian envoy to face trial A RUSSIAN diplomat who allegedly struck a police officer while driving drunk should waive diplomatic immunity and face criminal charges, New York lawmakers said yesterday. In a letter to President Vladimir Putin, Representative Anthony Weiner said the Russian attache to the UN Mission,
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        140 21 MS JANE Jacobs, the social activist and renowned urban development critic, died on Tuesday at age 89. Ms Jacobs, an American-born Canadian, is best known for her book The Death And Life Of Great American Cities, which, since its publication m 1961, has become a
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        89 25 WASHINGTON: The Bush administration is requiring background checks for port workers to took for links to terrorism and ensure they are legal United States residents. The heightened scrutiny will begin immediately. Names of an estimated 400,000 employees who work m the most sensitive areas of
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        126 25 BRUSSELS: The US Central Intelligence Agency has conducted more than 1,000 undeclared flights over European territory since 2001 a clear violation of an international treaty, said European Parliament investigators. EU lawmakers investigating alleged illegal CIA activities m Europe also said yesterday that incidents when terror
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        79 25 GAZA: Gunmen from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement yesterday announced a plan to form a new militia, a move likely to raise tensions with the governing Hamas group over security control m the Gaza Strip. "The new force would aim to protect Fatah men
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        87 25 PARIS: Mr Jean-Francois Cope has a challenge for all those with a beef about how the French government spends taxpayers' money: Try balancing the budget yourself. Mr Cope, the government minister m charge of the budget, yesterday announced a new Internet game called "Cyberbudget" that will
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      413 25 Preseott's relationship with a secretary an embarrassment ahead of polls next month London BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair, mired m a sleaze row over his Labour Party's conduct, suffered a new blow yesterday after his deputy admitted that he had had
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      238 25 Baghdad THE United States' diplomatic and military chiefs both flew m to Baghdad yesterday to meet Iraq's new prime minister, emphasising the importance Washington attaches to his success m forming a national unity government. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defence
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      382 24 What young voters think AY intriguing variable of this election drawing some attention is the political choices un-der-30s voters will make, and their impact on policy-setting m the comingyears. Overnight the television encounter a group of young Singaporeans had with Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew became a met- aphor for
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      2483 24  -  George Friedman By CHINESE President Hu Jintao visited Washington last week for a meeting that diplomatically might be called "nonproductive" or, realistically, "disastrous". Not only was nothing settled, but a series of incidents ranging from a reporter shouting insults at Mr Hu, and being permitted
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      995 25  - Modest but real steps mean more to voters Chua Chong Jin By For The Straits Times AS THE electoral action hots up, a lot of attention is being paid to two groups the new voters, as represented by the 10 born after 1965 who sparred with Minister Mentor Lee Kuan
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      981 25  -  Nankyung Choi By For The Straits Times THE Indonesian government recently announced plans to develop seven new localities as "instant special economic zones". International investors immediately hailed the plan, and Singapore's government is reportedly seeking a concession to manage Bintan as one such zone.
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      818 28  -  Ralf Dahrendorf By IT HAS become fashionable to claim that globalisation means that nations can no longer control their own affairs. They must join with others, as m the European Union or Asean or Mercosur, and they must increasingly rely on global institutions like
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      223 24 The nation state's two faces Despite globalisation, the nation state is alive and well as a space for democracy. But it also has an ugly face: nationalism. PAGE 28 THE STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS, NEWS CENTRE, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Podium Level 2. *****4 ST INTERACTIVE: http://stjaitstimes.asial.com.sg SPH Chief
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      217 29 Singapore today Showers with thunder m the late morning and afternoon over many areas. j Mm Shaping the I ii^^ Business I ■m Leaders! ZjA of Tomorrow James Cook University (JCU) is one of Australia's premier research and teaching universities. Bringing programs direct from its parent campus, you can expect
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      271 29 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY Attend the launch of the Singapore I Business and Professional Women Association's Women Wellness Club. The Glass Hall, Singapore Art Museum, 71 Bras Basah Road. 7pm. Free. Call 6220-6867 to register. 2 Learn the basics of meditation at a trial session. The Golden Space,
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      8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY APRIL 27, 2006
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        Lock icon GRCs: Up to 7 could be contested today
        825 1  -  Zakir Hussain PAP will not be returned to power after noon if this happens By How will they turn out? GRCs likely to see a contest Six-MP constituency Ang Mo Kio (Workers' Party) Pasir Ris-Punggol (Singapore Democratic Alliance) Sembawang (Singapore Democratic Party)
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        Lock icon WP in relaxed mood despite slight hiccup
        515 2  -  Ken Kwek By WORKERS' PARTY (WP) candidate James Gomez ran into problems over his election papers yesterday on the eve of Nomination Day. However, unlike the 2001 elections, the paperwork mix-up is not likely to keep him out of the hustings this time
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        Lock icon PAP all set for fast deployment
        533 2  -  Nicholas Fang Banners, poster and booklets all ready to be distributed once nomination closes By PREPARATIONS for Nomination Day shifted into top gear at several People's Action Party (PAP) branch offices yesterday. Party activists were seen putting the finishing touches to posters, banners and
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        155 2 Bedok View Secondary School, one of nine nomination centres, got the final once-over yesterday to get every- thing ready for today. The centre m Bedok South Avenue 3 will see candidates for the East Coast GRC and the Pasir RisPunggol GRC filing their papers to contest
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        Lock icon Lively debate at NUS forum
        626 3  -  Lvdia Lim LESLIE KOH CHUA CHIN HON Participants bombard panellists, from both PAP and the opposition, m 3-hour event By ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY AND A LIVELY debate on Singapore politics took place at the National University of Singapore Guild House last night, the eve of
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        Lock icon WE'VE COME A LONG WAY, BUT WHAT IF...
        271 3 "If I look back on my life over the last 75 years, I can remember Singapore when I used to sit on bullock carts to go to my grandfather's rubber estate m Chai Chee. Today, Chai Chee is a spanking new town
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        Lock icon What's a big win for PAP?
        1763 4  -  Ignatius Low Lynn Lee NEWS ANALYSIS it depends on many factors but many agree 65°/ b share of votes and above is a big victory By X 6 5% SHARE IS GOOD "My take on it is that a good win, based on what
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        Lock icon Local issues important but not decisive
        1395 5  - Local issues important but not decisive Warren Fernandez NEWS ANALYSIS By For local issues to RBgnificant several critical factors must p)ld: A major local concern, an unpopu||r MP who cannot solve it, and an oppo$Jj|on candidate able to exploit resideh|| unhappiness NOT many might remember, but Mr Cheo Chai Chen,
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        Lock icon Workers' Party shows new professional face
        1237 5  -  Peh Shing Huei l\\ Two incumbent opposition MPs Mr Low Thia Khiang of Hougang and Mr Chiam See Tong of Potong Pasir will each be leading a team of 20 candidates in this year's Genera! Election. The Straits Times weighs up the two teams
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        Lock icon SDA manages just eight new faces in 20-man slate
        719 6 But lack of new blood is not necessarily a disadvantage, says political scientist AS THE Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) introduced the last six of its 20-man slate for the upcoming polls yesterday, it was quite clear that the grouping of four
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        755 6 Ong Beng Soon Elvin, 27 1 Occupation: Estate officer at Potong Pasir Town Council, also helps out at his sister's trading company. Family: Youngest of four siblings. Home: HDB flat in the north. Education: Chua Chu Kang Secondary, Institute of Technical Education, Singapore Polytechnic. Hobbies: Watching movies. An issue I'll
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        Lock icon I didn't want to be associated with Chee: Ex-SDP man
        697 7  - I didn't want to be associated with Chee: Ex- SDP man Aaron Low LAWSUIT AGAINST SINGAPORE DEMOCRATIC PARTY By MR ARTHERO Lim Tung Hee left the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) because he did not want to be associated with its chief. Dr Chee Soon Juan, whom he said did not
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        734 7  -  Sue-Ann Chia Party's actions may increase damages payable, say lawyers By A DAY after receiving a lawyer's letter saying that he had defamed Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore Democratic Party chief Chee Soon Juan went out and
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        Lock icon High Court nod for defamation suit against Chee
        531 7  -  Natalie Soh By THE High Court yesterday gave the go-ahead for a defamation suit against Dr Chee Soon Juan to proceed. Lawyers acting for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew had sought the court's permission to do
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        230 7  -  AZRIN ASMANI THE man known as Uncle Yap was spotted m Nee Soon Central last night, with politicians J.B. Jeyaretnam and Ng Teck Siong. He has been touted as the Singapore Democratic Party's (SDP) likely candidate for the single-seat ward, but told The
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        Lock icon How it all panned out
        257 7 >> April 21 Twelve members of the Singapore Democratic Party's (SDP) central executive committee (CEC) and the printer for its newsletter each receive a lawyer's letter from PAP leaders demanding a public apology and damages for allegedly defaming them m its newsletter. April 22 The
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        Lock icon Two leaders served with writs at party HQ
        603 7  -  Ben Nadarajan K.C. VIJAYAN By WHILE preparing their banners, posters and fliers for today's Nomination Day, two Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) leaders were interrupted by lawyers serving a lawsuit on them. Mr Mohamed Isa Abdul Aziz and Mr Francis Yong, both likely
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        Lock icon » MAKING THE GRADE
        287 8 MAKING THE GRADE Percentage of Primary 1 cohort (Malay students admitted to the following institutions Malay community has progressed, and more getting tertiary education THE Malay community has made a lot of progress and one reflection of this is m tertiary admission figures, said the Prime Minister. He noted that
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        823 8  -  Sim Chi Yin They have to serve constituents of all races and Malay community which expects them to be involved m its concerns By HARD WORK FOR MINORITY MPS "If you have a new Malay candidate and a new Chinese candidate
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        Lock icon THE 'CHILLI PADI' PACKS A PUNCH
        1552 10  -  Tee Hun Ching From being ticked off by then-prime minister Goh Chok Tong to being named mayor of Southwest District a year later, first-term MP Amy Khor recounts the ups and downs m her political career By More empathy, colour and vibrancy Dr Amy
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        Lock icon 3 losses in a row may be too much for me: Steve Chia
        1230 10  - 3 losses in a row may be too much for me: Steve Chia Aaron Low By CANDIDATE 2006 FOR opposition leader Steve Chia, this General Election will be one that will decide what he will do for the rest of his life. Simply put, if the National Solidarity Party (NSP)
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        Lock icon Chia speaks up
        329 10 On Mr Gan Kirn Yong, his likely rival m Chua Chu Kang As Minister of State for Manpower and Education, do you think he has the time to do MPS and meet the people on a regular basis? He has a lot of grassroots to be filters
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      460 12  -  Christopher Tan Defective Agent penalised for kielay m reporting to LTA the recall of 5,900 trucks, buses By Senior Correspondent (EHICLE distributor Goldbell igineering has become c first to be prosecuted ider new vehicle recall laws, ter the Land Transport uthority (LTA)
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      Lock icon Singapore's turn to manage oil-spill fund
      352 12  - Singapore's turn to manage oil- spill fund David Boey By Defence Correspondent SINGAPORE has taken over a revolving fund set up to combat oil spills m the Malacca Strait. Malaysia handed over management of the 25-year-old fund to Singapore yesterday morning at a ceremony at the Oriental Hotel. The Republic
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      Lock icon Check online database for info on stolen phones
      400 12  -  Khushwant Singh By POLICE are asking people to check an online database before buying second-hand mobile phones. The database listing more than 6,300 identity numbers of stolen mobile phones went online at the Singapore Police Force website at www.spf.gov.sg on Tuesday. Police
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        134 12 A 3.7 m tall and 9.7 m wide lotus, made up of about one million little paper lotuses, will be set up at Ngee Ann City's Civic Plaza to celebrate Vesak Day this year. About 800,000 paper flowers have been folded so
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        105 12 PROFESSOR Shih Choon Fong, president of the National University of Singapore and a leading researcher m non-linear fracture mechanics, has been elected an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The researcher is known for his work m developing the computational methods
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        Lock icon SUBSIDISED FEES FOR KIDS OF LOW-INCOME PARENTS
        151 12 LOW-INCOME working Muslim parents m Jurong West will soon enjoy highly subsidised preschool education for their children. The Junior Network Child Development Centre is the first collaboration between Social Enterprise Network Singapore an arm of Malay-Muslim self-help group Mendaki that helps workers stay
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        Lock icon HELPLINE FOR MALAY TEENS 7 DAYS A WEEK
        113 12 SINGAPORE'S first helpline for Malay teens m distress NURteensLINE is extending its hours to make help available seven days a week. Starting Sunday, the helpline, which has been popular with both teens and their parents, will now operate on Sundays and public
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      402 14  -  Elena Chong TEACHER IN MOLESTATION TRIAL By A STUDENT accusing a teacher of molesting him told the court yesterday that he had complained to the principal about the teacher's "inappropriate behaviour" m 2004. The 18-year-old, who cannot be named because of a court order, said
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      Lock icon Man knifed 16 times at playground
      736 14  -  Tanya Fong ANG MO KIO MURDER Victun dies m hospital; 3 Suspects surrender to police hours later By BRUTAL MURDER "I told him it was enough. He looked shocked and asked me who I was. Then he pulled the knife out of Jaga's chest
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      Lock icon Children: Dad to blame for marriage woes
      688 14  -  Tracy Sua MAN GETS DEATH FOR WIFE'S MURDER By EVER since Madam Chitrabathy Narayanasamy's five extramarital affairs surfaced at her husband's murder trial, her family has yearned to speak m her defence. Yesterday, after G. Krishnasamy Naidu was sentenced to death for the
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        Lock icon CHINA WOMAN JAILED FOR DRUG USE
        209 14 A 24-YEAR-OLD woman was jailed yesterday for 22 months for taking methamphetamine. some of which she had a friend smuggle m from China. The Singapore permanent resident turned to drugs as she was "all alone m a strange land and intimidating environment", said her
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        Lock icon CORRECTIVE TRAINING FOR MOLESTER
        118 14 A SERIAL sex offender was sentenced to six years of corrective training on Tuesday for molesting an Indonesian maid, as well as exposing himself to her twice last year. Lim Kirn Chwee. a 45-year-old mechanic, molested the 22--year-old woman and exposed himself to her m a
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        Lock icon 15 MONTHS' PROBATION FOR UNDERAGE SEX
        100 14 A 21-YEAR-OLD was put on 15 months' probation on Tuesday for having sex with an underage girl. Saifulnizam Kassim pleaded guilty to having sex with his girlfriend on March 28, 2004, when she was 15 and he was 19. He also pleaded guilty to
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        Lock icon ITE STUDENT JAILED IN FIRECRACKER INCIDENT
        126 14 AN INSTITUTE of Technical Education student was jailed for two months on Tuesday for hurting a fellow student by lighting a firecracker and being involved m an unlawful assembly. Jagatesan Pannirselvam, 18, admitted causing hurt to Miss Jayshree Velaytham, then 17, when he lit
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        Lock icon BASHED CABBY SUFFERS FACIAL FRACTURES
        98 14 A MAN who punched and kicked a taxi driver, smashing his face, was jailed for 20 months on Tuesday and ordered to be given six strokes of the cane. Hawker Alvin Koh Beng Huat, 45, admitted causing grievous hurt to Malaysian cabby Goh Ping Yok,
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      Lock icon SIA tO raise fuel surcharge from May 15
      463 15  - SIA tO raise fuel surcharge from May 15 Karamjit Kaur Hike of up to $1 6 per flight due to high jet fuel prices. Qantas, BA announced hikes recently By Aviation Correspondent BOOK your tickets soon if you plan to fly Singapore Airlines (SIA) because round-trip fares are going up
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      Lock icon Eating right: Teach the kids first...
      383 15  -  Judith Tan START THEM YOUNG "This needs to start when the children are young. The message will take months, sometimes years, but eventually it will sink m." EDUCATIONIST CARMEE LIM, on how to ensure the Singapore Heart Foundation's programme will succeed By WHEN it
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      Lock icon Floods likely in low-lying areas
      213 15 WET weather combined with high tides could flood low-lying areas such as Chinatown, Tanjong Katong, Geylang and Lorong Buangkok today. The Public Utilities Board (PUB) has already sent flood advisories to about 600 residents and shop owners m these areas. They are advised to protect
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        Lock icon Fade away? Former PAP MPs are alive and kicking
        633 16 WE REFER to the heartwarming article by post-65er Peh Shing Huei. '"'Don't let retiring MPs fade away" (ST. fcpril 21). We wish to assure him and others of his generation that the former PAP MPs (FMPs) who are alive are continuing
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        172 16 Polys had not favoured foreign students I REFER to my letter, "More poly places for Singaporeans" (ST, April 24). I wrote that letter on April 10 and was therefore surprised that the Straits Times Forum published it two weeks later. It was written after I was first rejected by both
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        Lock icon Choose a candidate for his character
        179 16 I AM 50 years old and have seen a number of elections. As a voter, I would like to have a good checklist so that I can assess the candidates objectively. The media can help m this area. There will be many issues that
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        Lock icon What is Govt doing about looming oil crisis?
        123 16 IN THE run-up to the general election. Singaporeans have heard a lot from the PAP about heartland issues like HDB upgrading and building of new community centres. But what about the looming oil crisis? Although many of us do not own a
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        112 16 Ensure work safety DESPITE recent accidents and the Government's emphasis on safety and the introduction of the Workplace Safety Act, I was surprised to find foreign workers using a makeshift wooden ladder to access water tanks on the rooftop of a block of flats m Bishan Street 12. Debris and
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        Lock icon Save both the Bodhi tree and the temple
        261 16 I REFER to the article, '100-year-old tree may save temple" (ST, April 21). The sacred Bodhi tree located m the premises of the Jin Long Si Temple is possibly over 100 years old and has a girth of 8.5 m and a
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        Lock icon Allow students to copy artworks at museum
        280 16 I AM an art teacher at a neighbourhood secondary school. On April 10 I took a group of 14-year-old students to the Singapore Art Museum. I wanted to expose them to real paintings, not just pictures m art books. Of the group of
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        Lock icon Why PR can't be primary focus of educators
        380 16 Why PR can't be primary focus of educators I WOULD like to address the articles written by Sports Editor Tay Cheng Khoon on April 9 and 16 concerning the biting incident involving our student during a recent rugby match. ACS (I) does not condone unsportsmanlike behaviour of any form. We
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        Lock icon Bigger vehicles, so have bigger parking lots
        179 16 THERE are now more MPVs on the road and m HDB/URA carparks. They are usually wider and longer than normal cars, so parking beside an MPV, or a small lorry or van, m an HDB/URA carpark exposes one to a greater likelihood of
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        82 16 ONLINE FORUM For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.asial .com. sg/forum Access to letters online is free. >> Dyslexia association will start specialist pre-school m June to help children with special needs >> SGH doctor went beyond call of duty to examine child SAF soldiers kept watch on
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        Lock icon Is there a limit to number of working hours?
        274 16 I WOULD like to enquire from the Ministry of Manpower if there are guidelines in terms of working hours. I came across an advertisement in last week's Classified section of The Straits Times where the job called for a six-day week
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        Lock icon Scrum incident leaves NSman partly disabled
        651 17  -  Marc Lim RUGBY INJURY After three months of rehabilitation, Jun Ren is confident of full recovery By Sports Correspondent IT IS three months since the incident changed his life drastically. But Tan Jun Ren can still recall every detail. He recounted it to The
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        Lock icon Three big players shortlisted for Sports Hub project
        370 17  -  Lin Zhaowei SPORTS HUB By THREE consortiums have been shortlisted to develop the Singapore Sports Hub. They are the Alpine consortium led by German-based construction firm Alpine Mayreder Bau GmbH, the Singapore Gold consortium headed by Australia's Macquarie Bank, and the Singapore
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        Lock icon Young lions pull back in victory
        560 17  -  Alvin Foo SOCCER By BEWARE, Perlis. The Young Lions had their appetiser last night and cannot wait for the main course on Saturday. They outplayed Singapore Armed Forces FC 2-0 yesterday at the Jalan Besar Stadium to stretch their unbeaten run m the S-League
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        Lock icon Champion Kiwi jockey for Singapore
        156 17 NEW ZEALAND JOCKEY Leith Innes will be returning to ride at Kranji for a six-month period beginning 1 May 2006 as a freelance jockey. The twenty-eight year old is well known with Singapore racing fans as he rode here for various periods between 2001 to
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        1296 17 SINGAPORE 28 APRIL 2006 MEETING FIBRESAND TURF SHORT COURSE E J Turf Club Avenue. Singapore Racecourse, Singapore 738C7S www.turfclub.com.se t. CIVJ No Horse Name Jockey Trainer Bar Rtg Wt 1 LIU'S UNITED KBSoo J Meagher 3 43 59 2 SOUTHERN DAY 0 Chavez RB Marsh 12 46 58 3 LIM'S
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        Lock icon Fifa to work with legal bookmakers
        346 17 SOCCER Zurich FIFA is linking up with legal bookmakers during June's World Cup to help fight match-fixing, general secretary Urs Linsi said on Tuesday. With the gambling industry expanding worldwide, soccer's world governing body is concerned that the June 9 to July 9 World
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        Lock icon Arsenal Inhibited' by Wenger's advice
        888 18  - Arsenal Inhibited' by Wenger' s advice Rob Hughes SOCCER They survive only because Villarreal fail to score, even from penalty spot By MOMENTS before Arsenal took the field at Villarreal on Tuesday night, their manager Arsene Wenger told television viewers throughout Britain what his last words m the dressing room
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        Lock icon Miss and more misses for Villarreal
        308 18 VILLARREAL dominated the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Arsenal on Tuesday. But the Spanish side somehow failed to find the net despite creating enough chances to seal their passage to the final. The game ended 0-0, and Arsenal go through 1-0
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        Lock icon Talking point: Jens Lehmann saves Juan Roman Riquelme's last-minute penalty and sends Arsenal into the Champions League final
        629 18 JENS Lehmann's late penalty save against Villarreal is further proof that Arsenal have been leading a charmed life m Europe. Misfiring m domestic football, where only a fifth spot m the Premiership
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        Lock icon Gunners unworthy of final, says Franco
        526 18 YIIIARREAL VILLARREAL striker Guillermo Franco, who could have had a hat-trick against Arsenal but spurned his chances, believes the English side did not earn their trip to the Champions League final. "It was unfair," said the Mexican. "Arsenal did very little, they played defensive
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        Lock icon Zidane to quit after World Cup
        804 19 i SOCCER French maestro, 33, admits he can no longer perform at level he once did Madrid Zizou's legacy Born: June 23, 1972, m Marseilles, France Clubs 1988-1992: AS Cannes (Games: 61, Goals: six) 1992-1996: Bordeaux (Games: 139 Goals: 28) 1996-2001: Juventus (Games: 151,
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        Lock icon Steau fear Boro backlash in semis
        263 19 London STEAUA Bucharest fear a Middlesbrough backlash could derail their Uefa Cup hopes. The two sides meet for a place m the final today. The Romanian side, the 1986 European champions, lead 1-0 from last week's first leg m Bucharest. But they are wary
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        Lock icon 'Ref flirted with me'
        131 19 Rio De Janeiro SANTOS coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo has been handed a 60-day touchline ban for accusing a referee of flirting with him during a match. The former Real Madrid and Brazil coach made the remark after his team lost 1-3 to Sao Paulo m the Paulista
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        Lock icon O'Leary in trouble after loss to City
        398 19 I.n\DON HAVING already labelled the season a failure. David O'Leary faces more pressure after watching his Aston Villa lose 0-1 to Manchester City m the Premiership on Tuesday. The goal came from former Villa striker Darius Vassell m the 71st minute, ending City's
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        Lock icon Football's directors enjoy hefty salaries
        192 19 London IN A sport which pays its top stars upwards of £5 million (Ssl4 million) a year, it is not surprising that football's directors are rewarded rather well. Peter Kenyon, Chelsea's chief executive, tops the list on £2.6 million a year. David Gill, who replaced
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        Lock icon Unhappy Carvalho
        129 19 CHELSEA defender Ricardo Carvalho has admitted that he is "clearly not happy" at the English club. The 27-year-old was an unused substitute for the Blues' FA Cup semi-final defeat by Liverpool on Saturday and has started only 18 games as Jose Mourinho's side march towards their second successive
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        Lock icon Adidas sues Grand Slams
        243 19 TENNIS Lois dox SPORTSWEAR manufacturer adidas is suing the Grand Slams and the International Tennis Federation m a dispute over the size of its logo. The Grand Slams committee ruled last May that the company's three stripes were "a manufacturer's identification" and not "a design effect".
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          Lock icon WOMEN PADDLERS LOSE TO JAPAN
          91 19 THE Singapore women's table tennis team lost 0-3 to Japan yesterday at the World Team Championships m Bremen, Germany. Zhang Xueling, Li Jiawei and Xv Van all lost 2-3 to Haruna Fukuoka, Ai Fukuhara and Saki Kanazawa respectively. Their male teammates fared better, beating Commonwealth
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          Lock icon MALAYSIAN FA CUP TICKETS ON SALE
          54 19 TICKETS for the Young Li-ons-Perlis Malaysian FA Cup first-leg semi-final will be sold tomorrow from 11.30 am to 7.30pm at the Jalan Besar Stadium. On Saturday, tickets will be on sale from 6pm at the North and South entrances. They are priced at $5
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        Lock icon San Antonio the heartbreakers
        498 20 BASKETBALL They score last-gasp equaliser against Kings,, then go on to win m overtime to lead 2-0 San Antonio WITH the San Antonio Spurs down by three points and time running out, Manu Ginobili drove the lane and made a perfect pass to Brent Barry m
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        Lock icon Other NBA play-off games
        149 20 New Jersey 90 Indiana 75 (series tied 1-1) The Nets brought a fury to Game Two against the Indiana Pacers, one that translated into a pfiysical, defensive performance that allowed them to have their way on Tuesday night. By holding the Pacers to 35.4 per cent
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          Lock icon JOHNSON IS NBAS COACH OF THE YEAR
          76 20 NEW YORK: Avery Johnson of the Dallas Mavericks was named the National Basketball Association's Coach of the Year on Tuesday, m his first full season m charge. After 16 seasons as a player, winning an NBA championship ring with the San Antonio Spurs
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          Lock icon KLITSCHKO RELAXES BY IRONING SHIRTS
          57 20 BERLIN: World heavyweight boxing champion Vladimir Klitschko said his favourite way to relax is by pressing his shirts. "I've never revealed this before, but the ironing board is the place I relax," he told Bild newspaper yesterday, four days after beating American Chris Byrd for
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        Lock icon Results
        508 20 BASEBALL MLB: Boston 8 Cleveland 6, NY Yankees 9 Tampa Bay 1, Cincinnati 6 Washington 5, Colorado 7 Philadelphia 6, Toronto 7 Baltimore 3, Milwaukee 4 Atlanta 2, Texas 6 Oakland 5, Chicago Cubs 3 Florida 1, Houston 4 LA Dodgers 3 (14 innings), Minnesota 2 Kansas City 1,
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        725 20 'Very truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life. John 6:47 In Loving Memory Of VICTOR WONG CHEE KEEN Dearest Beloved Victor, Since the day you were called home by our Lord We have been missing you so very much.. We know your spirit lives on here with us.
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        425 20 ICyP" I giti the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes m *dy, jit js" me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes m me will never die. John 1 1 25-26 CHUA SEE MOI TOH AH KEK Age: 58 Was called home to be with the
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        319 21 *"5" The Lard is my shepherd Even though I walk through fhe lufcy o/fhe shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you fc are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23 I MARY KHOO ENG HIAN Age: 80 Was called home to be
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        131 21 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Our Managing Director, Mr James Koh Jyh Gang on the demise of his Mother-in-law Mrs Grace Koh on the demise of her Mother JENNY YEO SIEW HUA on 25 April 2006 From: The Management Staff of KODA LTD CHIA SIAK TIAN I Age: 81
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        271 21 "With Sympathy e£ Jieartfeit Condolences to our Senior Vice (president Mr. Martin Chia on the demise of his 6e Coved 'father. CHIA SIAK TIAN Departed on 25 April 2006 Trom: tffie 'Management and Staff of L* Aztech Systems Ltd CHUA TIAN POI Age: 72 Passed away peacefully on 25 April
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          5933 22 TRANSACTION DATE APRIL 2E. 2C06 52 WEEK HI CUMratCY liSt "Wl MV BUS lin MCAP ■h6h ion case cbupmy tmhd sme +«t- -we ksh urn w\r% p/h smil 5 I 5716 Ist Software 5c 3 unch 1119 3 25 -121 6 3148 BTetecom US2c 9 unch 938
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          Lock icon SGX Xtranet
          69 22 52-WEEK TEL CURRENCY LAST VOL DM GR'S MO M CAP HIGH LOW CODE COMPAHY TRADED SAU +OR- OM HIGH LOW DIV ft P/E SMk ***** ***** 6065 Diamonds USIOISO 6095 IS DJ US Tech U***** 6097 IS MSCI Spore U5555 6101 ISS&PSOO U***** ***** ***** 6170 SPDRS USII2OO
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        Lock icon Regulator rejects foreign bid to acquire Chinese bank
        469 23 The banking watchdog has asked the Guangdong provincial government to continue restructuring the bank and taking m qualified foreign investors but it will stay within the 25 per cent foreign ownership cap, says the paper Consortium led by Citigroup had beaten off
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        Lock icon Fed to review its communication strategy
        567 23 Washington THE United States Federal Reserve is preparing a comprehensive review, under chairman Ben Bemanke's guidance, aimed at providing investors and the public with more insight into the deliberations of the world's most powerful central bank. The examination will take months and seek a
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        37 23 Yesterday's close: 17,055.93 (+85.64 points) The index average rose 0.5 per cent, as Nikon surged after it said it would beat its full-year profit estimate by 25 per cent and boost its dividend. REUTERA
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        Lock icon HK Hang Seng Index
        36 23 Yesterday's close-. 16,672.66 (+94.89 points) Hong Kong stocks ended up 0.57 per cent, as investors snapped up recent decliners such as China Mobile after sharp sell-offs m the last two sessions. REUTERS
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        Lock icon Shanghai Composite Index
        29 23 Yesterday's close: 1,417.45 (+17.71 points) Chinese shares closed 1.27 per cent higher, on renewed buying m heavyweight banks and carmakers after they reported solid earnings. AFP
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        32 23 Yesterday's close: 5.327.28 (+57.4 points! Australian stocks finished up 1.09 per cent at a fresh record high, as investors returned from a one-day holiday to buy rwnkinp stndtt AFP
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        33 23 Yesterday's close: 949.29 (+5.2 points) Malaysian stocks closed 0.55 per cent higher, as investors set aside inflation concerns and were buoyed by a strong ringgit and firm economic fundamentals. AFP
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        Lock icon Mumbai Sensex
        38 23 Yesterday's close: 11,938.53 (+291.7 points) Indian stocks ended higher on a 2.5 per cent surge m the Sensex that put the brakes on a three-day slide, as local funds bought property, metal and car stocks. AFP
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        Lock icon Jakarta Composite Index
        35 23 Yesterday's close: 1,481.71 (+22.93 points) Indonesian stocks closed 1.57 per cent higher, with gains m scrips such as Indosat and Perusahaan Gas Negara driving the index to a fresh record high. AFP
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        Lock icon Bangkok SET Index
        36 23 Yesterday's close: 770.4 (+6.52 points) Thai stocks closed 0.85 per cent higher, on optimism that political tensions would ease after the nations revered king ordered the courts to break a political deadlock. AFP
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        Lock icon Straits Times Index Stocks
        250 23 April 26 Stock Name Wt Close Change Allgreen 50c 0.31 1.450 -0.030 Ascendasreit 1.08 2.260 +0.040 BIL Intl US2Oc Capita Land 4.35 4.960 -0.040 Capita Mall Chart SemiCond 26c 1.31 1.810+0.010 Cityoevsoc ComfortDelGro 25c ..1.54 1.610 +0.010 Cosco Corp 10c 062 1.390 +0.010 Creative T 25c
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        73 23 April 26 GMG Global 5c 121,627,000 Mediaßing 10c 64.934,000 UTACUSISC 60.948.000 IPCO 5C 29,267,000 Sing Tel 15c 28,755.000 Delong 5c 28.315.000 Xpress 1c 27,687.000 Fabchem China 24,829.000 China Sun HK25c 22,474,000 Wee Poh 0.5 c 19,995.000 STATSChP 25c 18,812,000 Sun East HK25c 18,506.000 China Essen HK5Oc 17,788,000 GiobalTest
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        140 23 April 26 Source: HSBC Bank USA. Spore Branch (*M'sian ringgit: Interbank rate by OCBC) UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.1770 1.1910 Can dollar 1.3970 1.4130 Euro 1.9650 1.9860 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4365
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        Lock icon Bonds, Loans & Warrants
        1922 23 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE APRIL 26 2006 52-WEEK TEL CURRENCY LAST VOLUME HIGH lOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SAU m 7.5 3 ArianeCorpWo9l229 5 -0.5 1470 61 19 4481 AsiaWaterWlo!22o 60 +12 756 10.5 2 3795 AutronWo7o6o3 3 +0.5 250 11.5 2 5 4288 Bio-TreatßKPeCW6o6l6 5 (inch 18 9 4289
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        Lock icon Prudential expects Asian ops to be cash positive
        287 23  -  Grace Ng By ASIA'S booming economies will make insurance giant Prudential "cash positive" this year the first time since 1994, said group chief executive Mark Tucker. "Asia's growth can now be financed internally," he said yesterday, noting that Prudential expects to bring
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        Lock icon GIC may appeal against tax on Seoul property purchase
        438 24 South Korea is charging agency $29m over Star Tower buy m 2004 Seoul THE Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC). one of the world's top 10 property investors, is disputing taxes levied by South Korea on its 2004 purchase of an
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        Lock icon KL raises rates, further tightening likely
        258 24 Kuaia Lumpur MALAYSIA'S central bank unexpectedly raised its key interest rate by a quarter point to 3.5 per cent yesterday, and set the stage for further tightening to tame inflation, which hit a seven-year high of 4.8 per cent last month. Most analysts had
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        Lock icon Warner to release first hybrid DVDs
        194 24 Los Angeles WARNER Home Video said on Tuesday that Rumor Has It would be its first title released on a hybrid DVD, featuring the high-definition format known as HD-DVD on one side and a standard DVD on the other. The combination disc debuts on
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        Lock icon 1 in 10 S'poreans actively saved for retirement
        450 25  -  Gabriel Chen Few saving though survey shows 61% fear that they may not have enough By AN OVERWHELMING majority of working Singaporeans 61 per cent are seriously concerned they might not have enough money to last them through their retirement years, a
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        Lock icon Islamic car insurance scheme launched
        303 25  -  GABRIEL CHEN ECONOMIC self-help body Ampro and United Overseas Insurance (UOI) yesterday launched what they say is Singapore's first car insurance scheme to comply with Islamic law. They also launched two other new types of Islamic insurance or "takaful" one aimed at employers of maids,
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        Lock icon Billionaires to attend conference
        210 25 SINGAPORE will play host to no fewer than nine billionaires with a combined wealth of an estimated US$l5 billion (Ss24 billion) when the Forbes Global CEO Conference returns here for the first time since 2001. At least 32 speakers, including the nine, are due to attend
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        Lock icon Factory output jumps 25% on drug sector surge
        411 26  -  Bryan Lee That means growth m first quarter is iikely to exceed Govt's 9.1% forecast By THE volatile drug industry acted like a dose of steroids on Singapore's manufacturing sector last month, driving it up 25 per cent and leaving even tne
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        Lock icon Focus on creating high-value products: Prof
        373 26  - Focus on creating high-value products: Prof Fiona Chan STAYING ON TOP By Mindset change "The emphasis should not be on 'made m Singapore' but on 'made by Singapore, says Prof Bhattacharyya 'Made m Singapore' means that firms locate their manufacturing here, but the actual intellectual property doesn't belong to Singapore
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        Lock icon Utac's profit leaps five times to $33m
        237 26  -  BRYAN LEE FRESH from a rash of expansions, chip-testing and packaging firm United Test and Assembly Center (Utac) yesterday posted a fivefold jump m quarterly profit to US$2O.7 million (5533.1 million) from US$3.9 million last year. The earnings increase came on the back
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        Lock icon MediaRing's Koh enthrals investors even after AGM
        548 27  - MediaRing's Koh enthrals investors even after AGM Goh Eng Yeow Exec director offers insights like firm's plan to focus on emerging markets By AN INFORMAL gathering after Mediaßing's annual general meet- AGM) yesterday turned out to be the main crowd-puller, as executive director Koh Boon Hwee kept a rapt group
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        Lock icon High oil prices can hold us hostage: MM Lee
        369 27  -  Audrey Tan By Assistant Money Editor THE global economy will be held hostage if oil prices climb to US$BO or US$9O a barrel, making a recession inevitable, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said yesterday. He also warned that the world's dependence
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          Lock icon HYFLUX DIRECTOR REDUCES DIRECT STAKE
          239 27  -  GABRIEL CHEN HYFLUX director Christopher Murugasu sold 80,000 of the firm's shares on the open market on Tuesday. The transaction cut his direct stake m the water treatment company from 0.1 per cent to 0.08 per cent, or 431,875 shares. His deemed interest stays at
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      • COMPANIES IN BRIEF
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          123 27 SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering (ST Engg) has posted a flat net profit of 588.2 million for the quarter ended March 31. Despite revenues surging by 42 per cent to $1.01 billion, following a rash of acquisitions last year, the company's earnings hardly budged
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          129 27 VENTURE Corp said yesterday that first-quarter earnings rose by 10 per cent to $49.4 million. Revenue, however, slipped 4 per cent to $733.9 million, as the company stopped making one high-volume telecommunications product. The company said the improved bottom line was due
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          119 27 KEPPEL Land (KepLand) yesterday announced a net profit of $36.3 million for the first quarter ended March 31. While sales rose 26 per cent to $119 million, the firm's earnings were just $100,000 higher than m the same period last year. This was
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        308 27  -  Lee Su Shyan By Companies Correspondent NATSTEEL, which has already failed three times to get shareholders to agree to changing the company's name to NSL, tried and failed again yesterday, setting the stage for yet another vote m six months. The proposal at yesterday's
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        400 27  -  Chua Kong Ho TAKING STOCK By AFTER two days of slides, the re-emergence of two old friends bullish sentiment on Wall Street and falling oil prices was just what the market needed. Traders embraced both so eagerly that at one point, the Straits Times
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        590 28  -  Grace Ng Investment surge sees 2 new funds drawing $22 1 m m just 7 weeks By RISING POPULARITY SINGAPORE'S love of real estate has hit new heights this year with investors pouring huge sums into property-relat-ed unit trusts. Cash has been rolling
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        227 28 PSA takes $4.2 b loan for Hutchison stake »HK PORTS DEAL PSA, which operates the world's busiest container port, will take out a US$2.6 billion (554.16 billion) loan to finance its US$4.4 billion purchase of a stake m Hutchison Ports Holdings, debt market news service Basis Point said yesterday. Basis
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      54 16 Letters to Forum Editor Please include your full name, address and a telephone contact number. For women, indicate Miss, Mrs, Mdm or Ms. Send your letters via e-mail to stforum@sph.com.sg* Arsenal-Barcelona final? Did Barca overhaul AC Milan fS^S^M m the semi-final (2nd leg) rre^fSfcl to set up the dream face-off?
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      23 17 Zidane to retire Talented midfielder, who guided France to WS World Cup triumph, plans to quit after this year's Cup. Page H l9
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      109 19 s Home United vs Woodlands WHICH TEAM TO LEAD AT HALF TIME? Home United $2.45 Draw $2.60 Woodlands $2.80 S.League Geylang Bal Khalsa Thu, 27/04/06 7.30pm S.League Gombak Albirex Thu, 27/04/06 7.30pm UE Cup Middlesbrough Steaua Fri, 28/04/06 3.00 am UECup Sevilla SchlkO4 Fri, 28/04/06 3.30 am S.League Home United
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      75 20 Events BADMINTON: Schools National Finals C Div Boys: Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) v Monfort Secondary (Bam, Court 2). Girls: Singapore Chinese Girls' v Ranles Girls' (Bam, Court 1). B Div- Boys: Singapore Sports School v Monfort Secondary (lpm, Court 2). Girls: Raffles Girls' v Singapore Sports School (lpm, Court 1) Toa
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      300 24 Draw No: 05/2006 and 4-D Draw No. 2377/2006 Date of Draw: Apr 26, 2006 Ist Prize ($2 million) 129 5646 2nd Prize ($400,000) 378 6974 3rd Prize ($200,000) 104 1066 10 JACKPOT PRIZES ($lO,OOO EACH *****07 *****98 *****45 *****01 *****10 *****20 *****43 *****52 *****69 *****29 10 LUCKY PRIZES ($5,000 EACH
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      266 27 t^t^r 25-28 April 2006 fW^FI Singapore Expo iitMl^ *mA Opening hours: T^i^in^r^iFood«ortete.Ho^i. 25 27 April 2006 10.30am -5.30pm Restattraol, Bakery Fo<sls<WV!tee Eq«iprnen(, So^ifes Services Exhibition 28 April 2006 1 0.30 am —4 pm mi Cwferetwe vs*h FHA Cuitwy Challenge Since 197S Asia's Largest International Food Hospitality Event {specialised events under
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      213 28 Tantalising insights Mediaßing exec director Koh Boon Hwee keeps shareholders engaged with his off-the-cuff remarks at an informal gathering after the AGM. PAGE H27 •'_.S !^B Bm .«_^M B-*^^S*W ■S«<"™ »sBB W\^g it.' 1 Kiafe, -.^joaj^Bg^ HESk9«^ if j 5P j> PRESENTS ANOTHER OFFER .^Jll I,- '^p NOT TO BE
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        302 18 NEW YORK American Idol host Ryan Seacrest says he and iudge Paula Abdul are not speaking to each other, but Abdul calls reports of a fend ■"ridiculous". Seacrest told People magazine last week that his relationship with Abdul was "awkward". "I don"t know what
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        137 18 LONDON Rocker Mick Jagger would not give up his hotel room even for the President of the United States. Aides of President George W. Bush tried to book the Royal Suite at the Imperial Hotel m Vienna for a summit meeting m June. But Jagger.
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        71 18 PHOTO: AP Elvis Presley is taking Dolly Parton for a ride. In a new television commercial promoting i ennessee state tourism, a young Elvis is pictured with country star Parton, 60, in a convertible. The digital scene is a re-creation from the 1967 Elvis film, Clambake.
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        163 18 WEST PALM BEACH, Florida Illusionist David Copperfield (right) magically escaped getting robbed. After his show at a West Palm Beach performing arts centre on Sunday, he was walking with two female assistants to their tour bus when four teenagers pulled up m a black
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        74 18 LOS ANGELES Pop star Britney Spears (above) is pregnant with her second child with husband Kevin Federline, website msnbc.com reported. It said the website of Us Weekly says Spears was spotted at the swim- ming pool of the Caesar's Palace casino m Las Vegas over the
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        217 18 HONG KONG China's government views director John Woo's (above) latest film as a showcase of Chinese history and is pushing for it to be released before the Beijing Olympics, his business partner said. Producer Terence Chang said on Tuesday that Beijing is backing the movie. Battle
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      204 3  -  Michelle Tay EXOTIC models clad m luxurious, vibrantly coloured and embroidered fabrics walked the runway m the name of charit\ on Tuesday night. Held at the Shangri-La Hotel's ballroom, it was the first-ever fashion-cum-charity gala organised by the Singapore Pakistani Association (SPA) and the Pakistan High
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      1304 4  - Dinner will be served over five hours Tan Dawn Wei If you can wait, celebrity chefs Michael and Guy Rubino will tickle your tastebuds with the kind of culinary feast that you see on their reality TV show Made To Order These were all brand new dishes and quite frankly,
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        451 5  -  June Cheong Dance and painting collide m the Fireßail festival this weekend L[\l Chin Huat was overjoyed when three sculptures appeared up on The Arts House lawn on Monday. The three metallic pieces from China are part of a six-piece sculptural landscape for a dance performance
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        421 5 First movie on 9/1 1 NEW YORK A movie of the Sept 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States has, for the first time, premiered on the big screen. United 93 opened the Tribeca Film Festival on Tuesday m front of a sombre audience that included Hollywood stars, city
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        74 6 '(He's) a wonderfully dedicated beast unto himself 1 feel like I'm two-timing schod and work it's like having two girlfriends" Actor Elvin Ng on juggling acting and schooling 'Hollywood could not write a better script for a happy, ending' Show host Katie Couric on actors Brooke Shields (below) and
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        178 6 Fiction 1. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown 2. The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury 3. The Secret Supper by Javier Sierra 4. Angels And Demons by Dan Brown 5. The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry 6. The Third Secret by Steve Berry 7. The Five People You
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        562 7  - A matter of trust LYNN SEAH By You can expect a good brand to deliver on its promises What gold and platinum signify The Reader's Digest Trusted Brands awards are given out m 42 categories, m Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan Thailand and Singapore. There are also Asian awards
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        304 8 Why branding matters Some winners of the Reader's Digest Trusted Brands awards talk about what branding means to them Branding, m essence, is about establishing trust through communication... While we are stringent m ensuring that our jewellery pieces are crafted with nature's most magnificent and most precious, be it diamonds,
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        610 9  -  CHEOK SOH HUI Shell Petrol Station Category; Platinum (Asia), Platinum (Singapore) Shell strives to remain m the forefront of innovation by delivering what its customers want B\ Whether the employee is a scientist or a retailer at our petrol stations, ifs the quality and commitment of
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        553 10  -  LYNN SEAH f Royal Umbrella Rice category: Platinum (Singapore) Through consistent branding efforts, Royal Umbrella has managed to differentiate itself from its competitors By Besides advertising consistently, we firmly believe that the right way to build a brand is by delivering the finest rice.
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        482 12  -  ALVIN LAI Acer Computer category: Gold (Singapore), Gold (Asia) If you care about your customer's needs, you will innovate and grow, says Acer By BEING people-centric may have helped Acer clinch its gold awards m the Reader's Digest Trusted Brands survey. There were no platinum
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        530 13  - L'Oreal goes platinum CINDY TONG L'Oreal Hair dye category: Platinum (Singapore), Gold (Asia) Skin care category: Gold (Singapore) When it comes to hair colouring products, Singaporean consumers look for the L'Oreal brand ft Because of the strength of our company when it comes to RciD, we have been able to
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        554 14 Nokia Mobile phone category: Platinum (Singapore), Platinum (Asia) The Finnish brand remains the most trusted m the highly competitive mobile phone industry after all these years. Alvin Lai finds out why. When we develop products, we do a lot of research to understand consumers, where technology is
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      1522 9 BDO 1-08 W&k DO l-08 CITY ft SOUTH-WEST I^3 CITY ft SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS RENT Jf PTE APTS RENT CARIBBEAN OFFERS 2 3 BEDROOM APARTMENT SUITES FOR MID TO LONG TERM LEASE filSJi* «i|SSi pK r+ i mt p| I Next tc Harbour Front MR T Complimentary Broadband internet access
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      516 9 |9k DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Wk DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ I^l TANGUN/ HOLLAND tEj TANGUN/ HOLLAND BF PTE APTS RENT ||F PTE APTS RENT SKY VILLA II Prestigious brand new apartment for lease Size (1,200- 4,155 sf) 2 4 bedrooms with balcony Singapore's largest clubhouse Full commission for agents CAVE NAG H LODGE
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      238 9 PRESIDENTIAL PENTHSE v :na An Pk. 6600 sqft. 5 rms. High ceiling. Spacious roof gdn. City sea view. $14K neg. 9457 4455 DON'T F^| Miss fi2 RICHMOND PARK 2+l rms. Unfurn. Most sought after locale. Full facilities. Very convenient. Avail Immed. Call *****731 Tony Brand New BELMOND GREEN PENTHSE 4+
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      932 9 P& DOS- 10 ORCHARD/ tiLlI TANGLIN/ HOLLAND if PTEAPTS-RENT Expat's Choice LANGSTON VILLE EXCLUSIVE 2 level penthse. 2000 sqft. 4+l rms. Pool. Sauna. Excellent. $2.8 K. River Valley Rd. *****730 PropNexWMWi SOMMERVILLE PK 3+l Mais. #01. New phase. A1 cond. Greenery. Bright. Huge balcony. 2600 sqft. P/furn. $6.5 K. Ca11.
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      980 9 BDO9- 10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT GRANGEFORD (TAKASHIMAYA/ MRT) Cosy renovated 2-rms. $3.3 K. Connection 9680-7799. ALLSWORTH 1033/ 1959 sqft, nicely renovated. Quiet. Big balcony. $2.4K/ $4.5 K. *****667 D.lO GALLOP GABLE spacious s+l, 3400 sqft, balcony, f/facilities. $10K. Connection 9669-0282. 38 DRAYCOTT CT. High fir. 2 rm. Walking dist.
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      865 9 ffh Dl 5- 16 EAST COAST HIT PTEAPTS-RENT Good LOCATKMUU WATERPLACE 2+l 3+l 4+l/ Penthse. High/ low floor. Pool/ Sea view. F/facilities. Shuttle bus avail. Call Magdalene 9109-8087 Near fj] mil Mrt La! EAST MEADOWS 2+l/ 3+l/ 4+l. Hicfh/ low fir. Pool view. MRT Costa Del So!. 4+l. Full facilities.
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      748 9 Properties W/k Dl 7- 18 CHANGI/ ye pasir ris JJ PTE APTS -RENT CHOICE UNIT SAVANNAH CONDO. POOL view. Blk 59. 4+1. 1453 sqft. P/furn. No west sun. F/facilities, bowling. Price neg. Immed. 9838-3000 BRAND NEW! RIS Grandeur. 2 study. 1066 sqft with 2 balconies. Pool facing. Resort style. Immed
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      950 9 P^ HOUSES FOR RENT pON^TMISS MACPHERSON BRAND NEW 2/ rey Semi-d. 4+1. 3700+ sqft. $SK. Quality Finishes. Your 1 Stop Realtor, Philip Lim 9623-3209 THE BEST LUXURIOUS NASSIM BUNGLW. 5+1.15,000 sqft. New renovation/ Yarwood Aye. 13,000 sqft. 3+l. I Both inground pool. *****490 D.09/ 10/ 11 Specialist 9382-2081 Holiand Grove
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      990 9 PiJi HUDC/HDB APTS FOR RENT I+l Fajar Road Blk 104 (Ist Jun) 2+l Marsiling Blk 30 2+l Jurong BLK 257 2+l Jurong Blk 221 (Workers) 2+l CCX Blk 220/ 2+l AMK Blk 249 2+l Woodlands 81k619 3+l Yishun 81k365 *"HDB RENTAL SPECIALIST*" SELL BUY r N t 10 yrs experience.
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      740 10 ffh SERVICE fff\ SERVICE ffh SERVICE |fcjt? APARTMENTS APARTMENTS \j& APARTMENTS YOUR HOME AT GREAT WORLD Uvllic balcony settings 34 storeys high! Great tor having friends over, or |ust savouring the city skyline with your tamilv! A unique feature only available at the GREAT WORLD! 2. 3 and 4-bcdriH'm apartments
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      449 10 Iff* ROOMS FOR |£r RENT (HD6) NO COMMISSION! 1 large Common rm, f/furn, quiet cosy. Amenities. Bishan St 24. 9451-8129 ROOM IN ALL areas. $200-$5OO. Aircon, furn. Near MRT. Room sharing $150. Call: 9101-8922 NEAR MRT S3OO-$4OO. Immed rms for single only. Long/ short term. F/furn. 9196-7228. No agt $200-SSOO.
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      284 10 D 001-08 CITY ft SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS -SALE S3SOK! $350K! S3SOK! La ing soon! Soho, f'hoid. 1/ 2/ Penthse. Facilities. Low maintainence. Deferred. MRT/ city/ expressway. Connie 8157-2338 SHOW HOUSE QUEENS 3/4 BDRMS. 1184/ 1194/ 1410 sqft. No noon sun. Perfect pool view. Next to MRT. Vacant. Condo facilities. *****280
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      893 10 DDOI-08 cirr a south-west PTE APTS -SALE S3XXK! F'HOLD SOHO 9 Race Course. S/pool, gym. Next to MRT!l,2bdrms,penthse. TOP 'O7 j Good investment. 9006-0336 5 STEPS MRT! F'hold. Roof-top pool/ gym/ Jacuzzi. Studio $3isk 2-rm $467k. Penthouse $439k. Soho. 9186-3877 allansee.com CITY SQUARE RESIDENCE. Perfect pool view, 4 bdrm, beside
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      904 10 BDO9- 10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND HOUSES -SALE /Dl 0 PIERCE VILLA SWETTENHAM ROAD Prominent Landmark/Lush greenery, High Ground D/Storey Bungalow with s/pool Approx 15,300/6,500 sft 4+l bedrms with ensuite bath Large lounge area/balcony/ garden Freehold/vacant possession SJ9.SM neg. Call Owner 6380 3732/ for more details SIX STARS! BEFITTING Architectural Digest.
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      776 10 Properties ffh DO9-10 ORCHARD/ gjgjj TANGLIN/ HOLLAND HF PTEAPTS-SALE Ardmore Pk Blk 15 2885 sqft 4+l pool view, high, Bt Timah view (2 units adjoining) $5.6M/S6M 38 Stevens Rd 5048 sqft, 4+l. F/renovated. F'hold $5.5 M Yonq An Pk Penthse 4284 sqft 4+l Gdn, nice view! F'hold. Best 53.3 M
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      758 10 if^ DO9-10 ORCHARD/ MM TANGLIN/ HOLLAND pF PTEAPTS-SALE ifri i a K l l m t v jii I I i T BRAND M SPECIAL 'SECRET' PREVIEW! New prime condo 3-rms 1400 to 1780 sqft/ 4-rms 1800 to 2900 sqft/ Penthouse 2500 to 8000 sqft. View by appt. Call Tay
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      875 10 fffr x DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ |jftj TANGLIN/ HOLLAND HF PTEAPTS-SALE SPRING GROVE 2+l/ 3+l bdrms, 1021/ 1389 sqft. High fir. Near town. SBSOK up. 9385-8939 GRANGE RESIDENCES 4+l, 2582 sqft. Tenanted $10.8 K. Near Orchard. $4.2 M. 9385 8939 PALMSPRING 1900 SOFT. A Beautiful unit! Tenanted. Serious seller!!! No agts!!!
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      882 11 BDII ft 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/ CLEMENT! PTEAPTS-SALE Mn^M EVELYN RD NEW Launch! F'hold. 33 storey. 3/ 4 bdrms/ penthse. 1700-3100 sqft. Earlybird bonus! Exclusive preview by appt only! HUME PK 1 1270 sqft. 3+1... SSBOK 1492/ 1582 sqft. 3+l $7xxK/ rent HIGHOAK. Ikm Pei Hwa $4<«K* 3+l (3 unitsV 4
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      587 11 B 01 2-14 BALESTIER/ MACPHERSON/GEYLANG PTE APTS SALE Freehold f^ PARC HAVEN. LAST 4 units 3+l rms (1313 sqft) Only 10 mins to city. Fr $715 K. Regal Ct. 2 bdrms (960 sqft) High fir. 9487 9600 ti.ij Freeho STUDIO PARC HAVEN Balestier Tower 3+l. 1500 sqft. 1A Jin Kemaman
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      723 11 ffK D l 1 6 EAST COAST ifJS D l 1 6 EAST COAST J&J HOUSES SALE HOUSES SALE C CONFUSED?????^! NOT, If you choose wisely.... 9638 8612 *Ji Vice President. Resale [T^7j7[tl The Landed King m the East I Many can talk few can Deliver Many can sell few
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      520 11 if}| D l 16 EAST COAST IJ0? PTEAPTS-SALE a m\ GOOD INVESTMENT COTE d'AZUR. Next F i-».\ i. Near good schs/ shops. 1, 2, 3, 4 bdrms. penthse. $600K up. Full condo facilities. *****228 Yen .Good £f^ Location Liv WATERPLACE 2+l 3+l 4+l/ Penthse. High/ low fir. F/ facilities. Shuttle
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      905 11 PK Dl 5- 16 EAST COAST lIP PTE APTS SALE i 1 I -^Z Associate 3 .1 with m ,4 I Kcelh'ttce Jr JDI BAYSHORE PK LOVER don't miss! 2 bdrm 936 sqft. high fir sea view S 3 bdrm 1173, 1292 sq.ft. $460K up 4 bdrm 2222 sq.ft Sea/
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      818 11 Wtk Dl9-20SERANG00N/ tHj THOMSON ||F HOUSES SALE CLASSIC 2'i-STOREY SEMI-D 3500sqft. 6rms. 2 family hall, 1 entertainment rm. Nice gdn. F'hold. Thomson Plaza. *****315 ftftftuftftftft ft ft ft D.19 WALMER DRIVE ftftftftftftiXiZftftG New 2'.2-storey detached hse Land approx 4700 sqft Build-up approx 5700 sqft 5 2 room 999 years South
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      715 11 DDI9-20SERANG00N/ THOMSON PTE APTS SALE NEW CONDO PREVIEW! Mm line MRT. 2/ 3/ 4 rms. F/facilities. Modern resort theme. Earlybird disc. Choice units. Call 9021-6323 I "A "1 1 1 I I r"« i L"\ I^l Ml RIVERVALE CREST. 2+l with patio. Ground fir. Cosy living. 1184 sqft. Renovated. Near
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      801 11 Properties i|{| D22-24WEST \l§f PTE APTS -SALE TREEHOUSE LIVING i Hilltop Grove. 99 leasehold. Face Little Guilin greenery. 4+l. 1647 sqft. High fir. Like new. 3 yrs old. MB— -i FLORAVALE 3+1. 1300 sqft S4OOK Summerdale Penthse. 5599K Pare Vista 2+l, near MRT. $399 K. Yew Mci Green 1335 sqft.
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      781 11 ffh MIXED DISTRICTS §yp PTE APTS SALE WELL RENOVATED 4 bdrm Sembawang Cottage/ 4 bdrms Pang Seng Rd/ 3 bdrms Jin Gotong Royong. *****767/ *****762 VfK HUDCAPTS |J£r FOR SALE HUDC HOUGANG 720. 3+l. 153 sqm. Motivated seller. Good cond. Below value. *****532 DW GROUND FLR EXEC Mais HUDC Blk
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      801 11 D HDB APTS FOR SALE (BUKIT BATOK) NEAR MRT ALMOST SOLD! 3'NG 1 Blk 231. High fir. Rare! Renovated. N.S. facing West Mall. Aircon. Valued $16OK Must sell 9006-8206 HSR BELOWVALMnONI ANY OFFER CONSIDERED! 3'NG' Blk 322 High floor. N.S facing Unblocked. Near MRT/ sch/ mkt. Valued. Must sell! Call:
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      841 12 FH HDB APTS FOR SAIE |pr (BUKITPANJANG) 3'A 1 BLK 219. -E T iR RD. New renovation, nice, lift upgrading soon. Can contra, unblock. 9028-7504 4 'A 1 BLK 234. Lift level. Park view, unblocked. New renovation. 1 mm LRT/ Mkt. 9023 2616 4 'A' BLK 622 Senja. Mid fir.
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      824 12 B HDB APTS FOR SALE (GEYLANG/EUNOS/ MACPHERSON) BALAM RD. 3'S 1 Blk 20 804. Upgraded, lift level. Simple. Well kept. Valued SI3BK. All races. Sch/ amenities. *****835 RH BLK 22 EUNOS Cres. 5 rm. 808. Unblocked. Renovated. Chinese owner. Near sch. Price neg. Don't miss! Call 9424-9607 3T BLK 41.
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      1889 12 ■fe HDB APTS FOR SALE Qk HDB APTS FOR SALE |jl|IJ (HOUGANG/ S"GOON/ ttli (HOUGANG/ S"GOON/ gPr YIO CHU KANG) JJ YIO CHU KANG) HOUGANG SERANGOON UNITS FOR SALE! 4'S' 616 #12Lift k\ decor 3'NG 1 245 High floor. AS races, MRT I 4'A' 1 43 Well kepi. Lift, Market
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      1005 12 fK HDBAPTS FOR SALE ||P (TAMPINES/ SIME!) ALICE LOH 9846-0846* ERA No. 1 Top Rookie 3 'A' 212/267 mrt high fir SOcash! 3 'A 1 424/814 mrt. unblock new! 4 'S' 409/423 #09. mrt. unblock 4 'S' 837 mkt. st hilda. $10K below! 4 'A' 103/235 mrt. high fir. recess
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      1081 12 H& HDBAPTS FOR SALE IH? (WOODLANDS) Damien 9270-2580 4'S' 436 #7 MRT unblocked $185k 4'A' 352 #6, Corner MRT Neg 4'A' 429, 756 #10 Corner Neg 4'A 1 604, 678 #12 MRT Neg 4'A' 684A, 845 #12 Corner Neg 4'A' 734 #5 100% move-in.... MRT s'!" 125, 899A, nice! Indian
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      859 12 ftfi HDBAPTS FOR SALE Ufcl (YISHUN) MIN YISHUN MRT. Yishun Ring Ra 4-rms Blk 310. #03. 10 yrs. Lift landing. 108 sqm. Full wadrobe/ kitchen cabinets/ aircon/ marble. Valued S2IIK. Indians not eligible MT [fl| NEW LIST! 3'S' 719. High fir. L blocked. Nicely renovated. 6 mins MRT/ Chong Pang
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      821 12 Properties Wjk HDB APTS FOR SALE B£| (SENGKANG/ gF PUNGGOL) 4'A' 307 D ANCHORVALE. Inter corner. Low fir. Renovated. Vali ued. Motivated Seller! *****548 4-RM CORNER SENGKANG 307 D. Mid fir. Unblocked. Just 5 yrs. Near MRT/ LRT. *****821 CGR 5T 128 D HIGH Fir. Near MRT/ Punggol Plaza. Beautifully
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      672 12 PRI FACTORY SPACE fjfh FACTORY SPACE y|f FOR RENT HII FOR RENT HIGH-TECH SPACE THE COMTECH 10-storey high-tech building High redundancy, duai power feed Ceiling height 5.8 m Floor loading up to 25KN/sm Free Shuttle bus to Harbour Front MRT High power supply up to 400 VA sm Ideal for
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      698 12 WOODLANDS GROUND FLR. 1500/ 2200 sgft. Ready office. Loading bay. Suits most trades. Near amenities. Fair rent. 9026-1441 KAKI BUKIT VICINITY. Sizes from 9800/ ***** sqft. Nicely fitted office. Exclusive single fir. 8113-9192 Colliers JURONGFR 2175 sqft. SgKadutfr 1320 sqft. Fty 65C up. Open yard 4000sqft 40C. Owner *****970 SIMS
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      441 13 f^S FACTORY SPACE lip? FOR SALE ■MTS AUCTION! TUAS South Aye 1. Seatown Ind Ctr. 2-storey Semi-D Factory. 9225/ 2800 sqft 60 yrs. Call DTZ 9488-1110 10 UNITS BRAND new semi-de-tached fty 3> Tuas. mezzanine office. 4260-11.000 sqft. Ready m 2000. Balance 54 yrs. *****201 AUUNIED IND COMPLEX. F'hold. .arehse.
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      520 13 R^ OFFICE SPACE fjfh OFFICE SPACE |||f FOR RENT FOR RENT PREMIUM OFFICE SPACE PSA BUILDING Office 8 mins drive to CBD Panaromic seaview Column free layout, raised flooring Flexible size up to 16,0005f/flr Retail Shop Choice shop unit available Size: 500sf onwards Good anchor tenants m the building Website
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      726 13 Good F% Location uIU $1.30 PSF NEG. Move-in cond. Pasir Panjang Rd 3000-***** sqft. MRT, expressway. Excellent frontage. 9112 2063/ 6228 6895 BEST PRICE D.Ol CECIL ST. Near Lav Pa Sat 2200/ 5600 sqft. Bare/ fitted. 17 rms 22 workstations. $2.70 psf onwards. Andrew Tan 9182-3488 167 GEYLANG, 6-min walk
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      841 13 fflh OFFICE SPACE Up? FOR RENT Excellent Location SUNTEC TWR EXCLUSIVE. Fully fitted/ renovated office/ partition/ CEO/ Staff rms. 1058 sqft, $SK. 2777 sqft. $13K. *****730 Derek I M-^ il \}y\ il-^-^Ht'lM 1 TEMPLE ST FULLY Fi 1615 sqft Lift access/ meeting rm. Reddottraffic m Tg Pagar 950/ 350 sqft.
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      606 13 ffh OFFICE SPACE H£? FOR SALE 95% SOLD! LAST 2 new corner units 9 Bukit Merah. 1184/ 1335 sqft. Bright spacious. Pte toilet. $50K renovation grant given. Call *****747 SLP International UNITED HSE. OFF Orchard Rd. Ground fir. F'hold. 441 sq.ft. Suit for air-ticketing/ travel/ showrm. Redevelopment potential. $520,000. HARVEST
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      665 13 Wfk SHOP SPACE ifh SHOP SPACE Igr FOR RENT §gj? FOR RENT UNITED SQUARE Shopping Mall The Kids Learning Hub Ist storey New kid's annex of about 30,000 sf Sizes from 90 sf to 500 sf Available m September 2006 Suitable for children's related trades apparels accessories, toys, gifts, hobbies,
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      771 13 I il il f^Vf -\^L^ i*i M*l SPA/ BEAUTY SHOP for takeover. The Adelphi. 300 sqft. F/fitted. Blk 21 Ghim Moh Rd. 250/ 500 sqft. Hair/ beauty. *****441 AMK CENTRAL RETAIL shop rental Lots of human traffic <S> freshly renovated area. Rarely available. Hurry, call 9005 2545 PN FOR IMMEDIATE
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      758 13 Properties BISHOP SPACE fjjf FOR RENT CORNER D/STOREY HDB shophse. T Blangah blk 12. Suit all trades. 1600 sqft. Immed. 9108-6993 SMITH ST. SHOP ideal for restn. Low rate. High pedestrian traffic. Chinatown MRT. *****778 TDS SIM LIM SQUARE. 560 sqft. Good visibility. Suits all trade. Good rental. 9100 7981
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      746 13 ■Sk WAREHOUSES/ Wfk WAREHOUSES/ |l£l STORAGE EM STORAGE UP SPACE FOR RENT HP SPACE FOR RENT Located along rw^rP 1 Tuas South Aye 3 I XipTT- j Unit sizes from 70,000 to 330,000 sq ft Floor loading of 25 KNm m^*Sfa?*b- Floor height of up to 8.7 m jj ijgfi^jttr-
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      695 13 S/STOREY WAREHSE COLUMN free 5000-***** sqft. Office 2000 4000 sqft. F/fitted, aircon. Free parking. Low rent! 6475 2258 MACPHERSON/ PAYA LEBAR 1400/ 1800/ 3000/ 4000 sqft. Upper/ ground fir. Renovated. Rental neg. HB 9662-3273 EAST CENTRAL Warehouse High ceiling, ample loading bays Various Sizes. Immed. *****999 Dl 2 WAREHOUSE 700
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      369 2 i^ff hlb rMtL ife i True Religion and Rogan, says May Yip See Page 22 for details Wjm 1 dfe X IPi I Want to buy the perfect pair of denim mßm hmyMk FASH rtfl© 17 Distressed designer jeans may cost I 11 4 Guess who's op> Fash Hag's *****
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        251 4 Homegrown labels Posse and Melly are the sole Singapore representatives at this year's Mercedes Australian Fashion Week being held m Sydney. But they'll have some familiar faces around them, just the same, as there are around 100 names from around the region taking part. The Singapore
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      180 5 FASHION WRITER WINS PULITZER Fashion writing can be more than frivolities of changing hemlines, delving into the territory of cultural commentary, as demonstrated by The Washington Post's Robin Givhan (above). Givhan was awarded the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for essays ranging from the symbolism of vestments favoured by Don
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        738 10 COOL HIP DENIMS Once it was a simple case of forever m blue jeans. But there's been a rear revolution since the boomer generation first cottoned on to denim pants. These days, it's gotta be cult premium denims. And the bottom-line that separates the clueless from the clique isn't necessarily
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        255 13 WEAR IT WELL: THE 10 COMMANDMENTS For women, jeans should fit snugly at the waist and hips. They can pick between an insearn (the measurement of the inside of the leg from crotch to ankle) of 30 or 32 inches depending on their height I For men, the waistband should
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        1045 14 SAME LOOKS, SIX LOOKS 1 Hat, $30, from Mango, Level 1 Shaw Centre; halter top, $43, from mc, 04-1 33 Far East Plaza; diamante belt, $29.90, from Deeper, 04- 1 1 9 b Far East Plaza; shoes, $59.90, from Mitju, 04-1 11 Far East Plaza; bootcut jeans, $179.50, from Levi's,
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        465 16 Think one perfect pair of jeans is good enough? Not for denim fans, as MAY YIP finds out ashion legend Yves Saint Laurent once said: "I wish I had invented blue jetos. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity all I hope for m my clothes." With
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        407 18 You are what you wear. Like pets, jeans often reflect the personality of their owners, says JILL ALPHONSO LEWS Fit: Tight, bootcut, or superlow, these jeans are everwhere. Think blue-collar American look. Who wears them: Ordinary folks and Personality and forecast: Brand-conscious not. Digs through the bargain bins
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      637 17 EYE FOR DIY Fancy a pair of designer jeans but not its hefty price tag? DIV is the answer. MICHELLE TAY shows you how NOTHING beats a great-fitting pair of jeans except, well, a great-fitting pair with unique detailing and a stamp of your own individuality. For those looking to
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      232 17  - ALTERATION BLUES ONG SU BIN Urban susses out where denim brands such as G-Star, Levi's and Guess alter their jeans. CJ APPARELS 02-96, Lucky Plaza, Tel: 6738-6680 Opens daily from 11am to 7.30pm Trusted client: Miss Sixty What: Alterations take approximately one week and cost between $15 and $45, depending
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      90 17  -  MICHELLE TAY Don't care for DIV? Get your blues professionally modified. BROSPRODUCTS 04-133 Far East Plaza, Tel: 6732-8175 Opens from 12.30 to 9.30pm daily What: Prices start at $40 for tearing and patching, and $20 for a splattered paint effect or for diamante embellishments. ARTTRIS 01-94 Far East
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      280 19 You may have bought the perfect jeans but you are not a true blue convert until you know your washes from your basic wash care instructions, says SUJIN THOMAS Different jean hues are achieved through a range of processes such as washes. This is when jeans are treated
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      235 19 For quality of cloth m jeans, look no further than Japan. Jeans made m Japan are different from most others. Here's why: First, manufacturers of the denim m most jeans source the cloth locally or import it from countries m Asia, such as China, to save on production
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      140 19 ROCK REPUBUC BLUE CULT TRUE RELIGION Fit: Always sexy, always stylish. Blue Cult named a pair after Gwyneth Paltrow, while Victoria Beckham designs for R&R. Black Eyed Pea's Fergie mentions True Religion m the song My Humps. Who wears them: Uptown girl and the wannabes. Names like Kate Hudson and
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      133 19 So you have a pair of jeans you absolutely love, and you want to take care of them properly. to stop your jeans fading too quickly, wash them inside out adding a thimble-full of vinegar to the wash. Jeans, as with all cotton garments, should be washed at
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        586 20  -  Michelle Tay LIQUIDDIET PS Cafe's modern take on the Sangria Blanco Sauvignon Blanc Two parts soda water Chunks of apple, orange and grapefruit Squeeze some lime Big chunks of ice Serve immediately. This Spanish wine punch packs quite a wallop, goes with almost any dish and is a
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        353 20  - URBAN WINECLUB Jenny Tan The Winery of Good Hope Chenin Blanc 2005, $28 "Crape minds drink alike/ said Alex Dale, winemaker and partner of The Winery of Good Hope, when we met at the bi-annual Cape Wine Exhibition m Cape Town, South Africa earlier this month. Where other wineries had
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        187 21 You cannot help but smile at this cheery tiffin-carrier like canister of tea (right). The Teastack is from a British company called Today Was Fun and it makes one heck of a lovely present to give to anyone who likes tea. Each stackable tin contains a different
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        278 21  -  Tan Hsueh Yun POSHNOSH You know it's true what they say about chocolate the better it is, the less you need to satisfy a craving. This is certainly true of Amedei's Porcelana chocolate. A couple of little squares would keep any chocoholic happy all day long. It
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        179 21 These beautiful, fleshy King Oyster mushrooms made for a very satisfying brunch recently. I chopped them into cubes, sauteed them m butter and olive oil, added a spoonful of double cream and seasoned the lot with salt and pepper and piled them on top of toast. It was
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        185 21 I love all things citrus and absolutely could not resist getting this Citron Honey Tea from Korea. It is made from citrons, an ugly, knobbly, but fragrant citrus fruit. If that sounds a lot like yuzu, you're not far wrong because that Japanese citrus fruit is the result
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        552 22  - SHAPE UP FOR THE BIG RUN Pradeep Paul sS^kSmlml Shape magazine celebrates its second year on July 1 6 with the first competitive women-only Shape Run '06. We speak to running experts to show you how to get m top form Calling all you females who either want to shape
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