The Straits Times, 7 August 2006

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    21 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 74PfetemFOUR PARTS MICA (P) 219/03/2006 MONDAY, AUGUST 7 2OO6 ••A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon Indonesia offers S'pore 3 sectors for investment
    483 1  -  Ken Kwek By VISITING Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono yesterday offered Singapore businesses opportunities m three key areas his country is keen to develop: infrastructure development, biofuels and special economic zones (SEZs). Singapore can play a part as Indonesia undergoes serious reform to
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    Lock icon COLOURFUL FEAT AT ISTANA FOR NATIONAL DAY
    93 1 Snaking over the lawns of the Istana yesterday were 2,500 brilliantly coloured shoes. Primary and Secondary students all over Singapore had given the plain canvas shoes a makeover recently, m a competition to dress up the Bata school shoe m National Day splendour.
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    Lock icon Real estate body acts against rogue agents
    600 1  -  Tan Hui Yee As complaints pile up, an online registry will help clients check By' THE real estate industry wants to weed out rogue property agents who take unsuspecting clients for a ride and make off with their money. It wants to have
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Cashing in on remittance centres
      1048 1  - Cashing in on remittance centres Gabriel Chen By FILIPINO maid Elena Salvador, 44, received a call one afternoon from her younger sister m Abra Province, about 200 km north of Manila. Magelyn, 35, was m a mess, crying over the phone about how her wallet had been stolen. What made
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  • PRIME
    • IN A FLASH
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        47 2 China to blame Taiwan slams China for Chad's last-minute switch of recognition to Beijing just before premier's visit of African nation. PAGE 8 Shrine visit imminent Japanese PM Junichiro Koizumi says he is ready to visit Yasukuni "any time" now, as sensitive date looms. PAGE 10
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        23 2 UN steps up pressure UN powers acknowledge more needs to be done to bring about peace between Israel and Lebanon. PAGE 15
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        33 2 Property lure Beware the rising trend m property values. The broad middle-income group is well advised to think hard about upgrading to a level that could pitch them into indebtedness. PAGE 19
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        34 2 Next step for Aceh A year after the historic truce and it is time for separatists and the Indonesian government to address the problems over the drafting of laws of governance. PAGE 20
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        61 2 No help, but trouble Subutex use is becoming an addiction problem m many countries and a growing concern among experts. PAGE HI V v Jailed by US court Singaporean arms trader gets one-year jail and a fine for illegal arms deal. PAGEH2 Less pain for kids Children with type
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        38 2 Link service to fares One reader suggests pegging service lapses by public transport companies to the bus fare adjustment formula. PAGEH9 No age limit Recognise and reward capabilities of older workers beyond retirement age, says reader. PAGEH9
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        17 2 Man-U casualty Michael Carrick's ankle injury rules him out of some matches m Premiership season. PAGEHII
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        44 2 Beware rogue agents Some insurance agents continue to offer freebies for CPF investments despite warnings and clamp down by CPF Board. PAGEH2O No change m plans Problems at Airbus are not stopping parent company EADS from opening research and technology facility here PAGEHI9
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      Lock icon Deadliest Hizbollah strike kills 11 Israeli soldiers
      519 3 Deadliest Hizbollah strike kills 1 1 Israeli soldiers Militants, Lebanon reject US-French draft resolution aimed at ending war BEIRUT HIZBOLLAH killed 11 Israeli soldiers yesterday m its deadliest rocket strike yet, while Israeli bombs killed 18 Lebanese civilians, with both sides apparently intent on inflicting maximum damage before a UN
      REUTERS; ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  519 words
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      Lock icon SMU student dies in early morning car crash
      235 3  -  Khushwant Singh By A SINGAPORE Management University student never made it home yesterday. Twenty-one-year-old Chow Guan Ren died when his white Hyundai crashed into the central divider along Jalan Anak Bukit and overturned at about 3.15 am. He was returning home after
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      Lock icon DICING WITH DEATH
      114 3 DICING WITH DEATH Straits Times reader Khin Maung Myint, 58, general manager of Rotary Engineering, witnessed this daredevil stunt at Block 159, Yung Loh Road m Jurong, when he was visiting his sister yesterday afternoon. He sent m the photo of a maid cleaning windows at least 10 storeys up
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      Lock icon No respite from annual haze problem at least for a decade
      459 4  -  Meng Yew Choong Jakarta says issue involves plantation owners besides small farmers By THE annual haze is likely to continue blanketing Southeast Asia without let up over the next decade, as the Indonesian authorities admit to patchy progress m
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      Lock icon Senator critical after being shot in S. Thailand
      620 4  -  Nirmal Ghosh By hailand Correspondent In Bangkok NARATHIWAT-based Senator Fakhruddin Boto was m critical condition after being shot m the face m a drive-by shooting early yesterday morning. The 52-year-old Muslim member of the outgoing Senate, who also ran the Darussalam Islamic
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      22 4 The making of entrepreneurs Can entrepreneurs be created? What needs to be done to encourage entrepreneurship m Singapore? CEOs share their views
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon KHAIRY FIGHTS BACK
      842 6  -  Reme Ahmad By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur "It is not just me or Umno. Malaysians generally should check their facts before accepting 'wholesale' these dubious claims. If members are unsure about certain things they have heard, just SMS me. I will answer." MR KHAIRY JAMALUDDIN
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      497 6 Spilling their secrets India's highest court wants Coke and Pepsi to reveal the ingredients they use m the wake of a pesticide controversy. PAGE 12 I^^#^X/I M^V Mii^fer Highs CORNINGWARE" Redemption ProgMin C^^ a^ mJJIL' r Promotion Date: 15 June 15 September 2006 Svenson's effective solutions can help you regain
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  • CHINA
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      Lock icon China humiliated us deliberately, says Taiwan govt
      598 8  - China humiliated us deliberately, says Taiwan govt Ong Hwee Hwee It blames Beijing for getting Chad to switch sides just before Taiwanese Premier's visit By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei BREAKING OFF TIES "To safeguard national dignity, sovereignty... the Taiwan government decided to cut off diplomatic ties with Chad and immediately
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      Lock icon ART WITH A NATURAL VEIN
      82 8 Retiree Zhu Yuyao pays great attention to the details of his craft. He painstakingly removes the soft tissue from each leaf he works with, taking care not to damage the delicate vein network as he dips the leaves m a solvent. Being a fan of
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      Lock icon Hong Kong protest against proposed GST
      496 8  -  Vince Chong By Hong Kong Correspondent PHOTO: PUBLIC reaction to the proposal for a goods and services tax (GST) has been less than favourable, with disapproval coming from many quarters, including members of progovernment political parties. Yesterday, nearly 3,000 people marched from a downtown
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      Lock icon HK passes controversial surveillance Bill
      399 8 Hong Kong HONG KONG lawmakers yesterday passed a contentious law on covert surveillance that rights activists and pro-democracy politicians fear could erode privacy and allow the government to spy for political purposes. The Interception of Communications and Surveillance Bill will regulate how law enforcement agencies
      REUTERS; ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  399 words
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      Lock icon 'Seeing shoes' for the blind
      141 8 Hong Kong GUIDE dogs may soon be out of a job thanks to a high-tech pair of glasses and shoes invented by Hong Kong scientists that help blind people navigate tricky terrains. The researchers at Hong Kong Polytechnic University say the glasses and shoes, which
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  141 words
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      Lock icon Koizumi ready to visit Yasukuni 'any time'
      646 10 China expected to lodge strong protest if Japanese PM pays visit on sensitive date HIROSHIMA JAPANESE Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said yesterday he was ready to visit a controversial war shrine "at any time" amid speculation he would go on the sensitive anniversary
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; AP  -  646 words
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      Lock icon All but one Pyongyang missile test 'successful'
      384 10 Tokyo AN ANALYSIS by Japan and the US has concluded that six of the seven missiles tested by North Korea last month fell within their targets, indicating the tests were successful, a major Japanese newspaper reported yesterday. Only a newly developed long-range missile,
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; YOMIURI SHIMBUN; ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  384 words
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  • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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      Lock icon Coke and Pepsi told to reveal ingredients
      468 12 Indian court order comes after research body says drinks contain pesticide New Delhi INDIA'S top court has asked Co-ca-Cola and PepsiCo to disclose the ingredients m the soft drinks they sell here amid allegations that they contain high levels of pesticide. The Supreme
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      Lock icon Colombo rejects rebel oner on water supply
      383 12 Colombo rejects rebel oner on water supply Colombo SRI Lanka's Tamil rebels have agreed to restore water to government-held villages m the north-east more than two weeks after cutting the supply and plunging the island into some of its fiercest fighting m years. But the government has rejected the offer
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  383 words
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Foreign couples flock to Thai fertility clinics
      555 13 Besides lower costs, couples can also decide on baby's gender Bangkok THAILAND is drawing large numbers of people from around the world seeking fertility treatments that are either too expensive or too controversial elsewhere. Sixty per cent of the hundreds of patients who
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      Lock icon Fertile options
      87 13 In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is the most common procedure for "fertility tourists". It can cost as little as one-third of the more than US$lO,OOO (5515,700) it costs m Europe or North America. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is also available to women seeking IVF treatment. It screens embryos for
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      Lock icon Ex-PM leads show of Thai army unity
      250 13 Bangkok IN WHAT is seen as an attempt to show the unity of the Thai army, Privy Council president Prem Tinsulanonda has led all key past and present army top brass at an event at their former school. Although General Prem did not
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon KL police turn to CCTV cameras to curb crime
      653 14 EXTENDED ROLE "The 14 cameras placed by the police at the Golden Triangle area have helped reduce crime rate m the area by 20 per cent and we feel that the reach of the cameras should be expanded further." FEDERAL TERRITORIES
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      Lock icon KL seeks early start to Asean open skies pact
      232 14 Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA is looking into an early start to an open skies pact that South-east Asian countries have agreed to implement m 2008. Transport Minister Chan Kong Choy said a committee has been set up to look into Ma- laysia's
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
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        Lock icon INDIA 'MUST BOOST INFRASTRUCTURE'
        103 14 NEW DELHI: India needs to invest US$33O billion (***** billion) m infrastructure over the next five years to sustain an annual growth rate of 8 per cent. The Confederation of Indian Industry said a study carried out by the group showed India needs to increase its
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        Lock icon MINOR QUAKE RATTLES CHIANG MAI
        55 14 BANGKOK: A minor 3.4-magnitude earthquake shook Thailand's north yesterday, but no casualties were reported, the meteorology department said. The quake occurred yesterday afternoon 40km north of the popular tourist city of Chiang Mai, the department said. Residents m Chiang Mai's Chiang Dao district said they
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        Lock icon BLAST KILLS SUICIDE BOMBER
        87 14 QUETTA: A suicide bomber was killed early yesterday m south-western Pakistan when the explosives belt he was wearing exploded prematurely. No one else was injured m the blast m Hub, an industrial town m Baluchistan province, local police official Munir Hussain said. "This man was riding
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        Lock icon TYPHOONS CAUSE CASTLE COLLAPSE
        94 14 BEIJING: A 370-year-old castle m south-east China's Fujian province has collapsed after being pounded by a series of typhoons this summer, state media reported. The unique round fortification, located m Yunxiao county, suffered severe damage as both part of the outer wall and nine buildings inside
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        Lock icon ANTIBIOTIC BANNED AFTER 3 DEATHS
        76 14 BEIJING: Qhina has banned an antibiotic suspected of killing three people, including a little girl, and sickening 78 others m 10 provinces. The State Food and Drug Administration has ordered an end to the use of clindamycin phosphate glucose and launched a nationwide recall, the
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        Lock icon 7M OLYMPICS TICKETS FOR SALE
        88 14 BEIJING: China will sell more than seven million tickets for events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, most of them at a "very, very cheap" price, state media reported yesterday. "Over seven million tickets will be sold to the general public," said Mr Liv Qi, chief
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon LONG WAY AHEAD TO PEACE
      657 15 UN concedes much more has to be done even if it throws its weight behind US-French text for ceasefire United Nations THE United Nations Security Council is again preparing to throw its moral weight behind a call to halt a war, while admitting its words
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      Lock icon Blair's speech reveals his desire to lead fight against terrorism
      645 15  -  Jonathan Eyal By Straits Times Europe Bureau In London IT IS with great aplomb that British Prime Minister Tony Blair has welcomed the deal reached m the UN Security Council. He may not have led any talks m the latest
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      Lock icon INFLICTING MAXIMUM DAMAGE
      115 15 As fighting intensifies despite the ramping up of diplomacy, cities m Israel and Lebanon are suffering heavy damage. A Lebanese man escapes from the ruins of a building bombed during a heavy air raid on Beirut's suburbs on Saturday (above) while Israeli soldiers fire a mortar into
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      Lock icon Stop preaching to Israel, says Olmert
      204 15 Berlin ISRAELI Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has told European leaders to stop preaching to him about civilian war casualties. In an interview with the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag, he also said Hizbollah was being defeated but "it is not possible to completely destroy
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    • MID-EAST CRISIS
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        Lock icon Muslims in KL starting to boycott US goods in protest
        582 16  -  Reme Ahmad Calls backed by mainstream groups such as Umno Youth By Malaysia tiureau Lhief In Kuala Lumpur AS THE Israel-Lebanon conflict intensifies, Muslims m Malaysia are showing their anger m unprecedented ways. They are not just joining m street
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        Lock icon SIGNS OF PROTEST
        72 16 Several anti-war rallies took place over the weekend as Israel's attack on Lebanon showed no sign of abating. In Beirut (top), Hizbollah supporters timed the protest to coincide with the visit of US Assistant Secretary of State David Welch on Saturday. In Jakarta, protesters called Israel a
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        Lock icon Bashir calls on govt to let jihad force fight Israel
        307 16 Jakarta THOUSANDS of Indonesians held street rallies yesterday to condemn Israel's offensive m the Middle East as hardline cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, previously jailed for terrorism, called for a "jihad" force to battle the Jewish state. In Jakarta more than
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      • Article
        Lock icon Satirical TV shows help Israelis through the war
        442 16 Nahariya (Israel) SATIRISTS are pouring their energies into the war effort, helping Israelis blow off steam by poking fun at their politicians and generals, as well as Hizbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. One TV skit shows former prime minister Ariel Sharon waking up
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        Lock icon Iran will expand uranium enrichment in defiance of UN
        498 16 Teheran IRAN'S top nuclear negotiator said yesterday the country would expand uranium enrichment m defiance of a United Nations Security Council resolution that i set an Aug 31 deadline for the Islamic Republic to halt the activity or face sanctions. Mr
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      Lock icon Don't fret over brain drain, Capita Land boss tells overseas S'poreans
      563 17  -  William Choong WILLIAM CHOONG By For The Straits Times In Sydney SINGAPOREANS should not fret over the perceived "brain drain" of their compatriots venturing overseas, top business leader Liew Mun Leong has told a forum here. The important thing
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      Lock icon Man who fell ill after drug trial seeks redress
      407 17 Man who fell ill after drug trial seeks redress Briton now has cancer and wants firm which did tests to be accountable London A MAN who fell ill following drug trials at a British hospital says he now has the early signs of cancer. Six men were left seriously ill
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      Lock icon Media watchdog slams S'pores tighter rules
      234 17 REPORTERS Without Borders has criticised Singapore for imposing conditions on five international publications. The move amounts to pressure for self-censorship, the media watchdog said. It issued the statement last Friday after the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (Mica) said the five must
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Woman crosses Australia on horse
        196 17 A BRITON has completed a 145-day trip across the Australian outback, becoming the first woman believed to have crossed the country on horseback. Veterinary nurse Anna Hingley, 25, and her Australian boyfriend John "Croc" Ostwald had to cope with searing temperatures, saddle sores, swarms of
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        Lock icon British minister blasts critics
        184 17 MS MARGARET Beckett rounded on "spiteful" criticism of her performance as foreign secretary, suggesting she had been patronised because she was a woman, The Observer newspaper reported yesterday. Ms Beckett, 63, said she had dismissed objections of her being too old for the job with "total
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        Lock icon Iraqi girl flown to US for surgery to help her hear
        257 17 THREE- YEAR-OLD Amina cannot hear the bombs and bullets that rake through Baghdad. The Iraqi girl has been deaf since birth. With the help of the US Army m Iraq and the International Kids Fund (IKF), a Miami-based aid
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      Lock icon Abdullah on counter-attack
      312 18  -  REME AHMAD MALAYSIA WHAT IT IS AN IMPORTANT television interview with Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi is scheduled to be broadcast tonight m which he is expected to respond to criticisms levelled against his administration by former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The interview is part of a
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      144 18 WORLD WHAT IT IS UN SECURITY Council action on the draft US-French resolution on the Beirut crisis is expected to begin early this week. The draft calls for an international force to be deployed m the area between the Litani River and
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      142 18  -  KWAN WENG KIN EAST ASIA WHAT IT IS JAPAN'S Foreign Minister Taro Aso is planning to call on the Yasukuni war shrine to give up its religious status and become a state-run memorial. He is likely to announce this as early as tomorrow m
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      96 15 Brain drain assurance In a speech to S'poreans m Sydney, the head of Capita Land says those overseas are still contributing to the nation. PAGE 17 ot^\ direct to a^a^ai a^aV a^a^T -y^' CEBU PACIFIC AIR.COM fflh V ,^H CALL Worldwide Aviation Sales Pte Ltd. (TAOO447). 62? ***** Pentravet ft
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      239 17 cetthisjobnowat I IUBS SINGAPORE TENNIS CENTRE WWW.St7OI.COm Pjf^^ffn'tiMir^p^*! Closing down sale from 8, 10 &11 August 2006,10 am -spm T ~*£r 00m After 30 years of business, we regret that our operation has to end as we had lost our fl^k '^al llease extension through open auction. r, i-^ i_
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      144 18 MONDAY SEOUL: Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon leaves for Japan to attend funeral of former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto. BANGKOK: Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra inspects the anti-poverty programme m the north-east. TUESDAY BANGKOK: Thailand and Laos to discuss cross-border cooperation to fight the return of bird flu. WASHINGTON: US scientists to
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      420 19 WHILE the tradition of the extended family remains strong, the signs are that an increasing number of the elderly are living on their own. Last year, there were 22,000 seniors m single households. This might not seem a large number, but m fact it represents a
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      1228 19  -  T. Rajan PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Service standards, and probably fares too, for public buses will soon go up. What's the link? By A PASIR Ris resident had his waiting time for SBS Transit Service 89 cut from 22 minutes to 17 minutes after he complained to
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      663 19  -  Rowland Nethaway By In Waco (Texas) THE United States does not suffer from a lack of jobs. Quite the opposite. It suffers from a lack of willing workers. Sure, jobs have been lost to foreign competition and globalisation. Better get used to
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      1522 20  -  John McBeth A year after separatists signed a historic truce, the peace still holds but structural problems and grievances over the drafting of a law for Aceh's governance must be addressed By Senior Writer In Jakarta MUCH to everyone's surprise, the peace agreement signed a
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      1422 21  - Quiet, they're shooting' Reuven Pedatzur ISRAEL'S MILITARY CULTURE An instinctive support for the use of force runs deep m Israeli society By EXPOSED BY WAR The war with Hizbollah sharply exposed the implications of venerating military might. THE broad support that runs through Israeli society for the second war m
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      647 21  -  Robert Pape By In Chicago Robert A. Pape, a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, is the author of Dying To Win: The Strategic Logic Of Suicide Terrorism. Copyright: New York Times Syndicate ISRAEL has conceded that air power alone will not
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      220 19 Force first for Israel Support for the use of military force as the exclusive means to realise policy runs deep m Israeli society. PAGE 21 THE STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS, NEWS CENTRE, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Podium Level 2, *****4 ST INTERACTIVE: http://straitstimes.asial.com.sg SPH Chief Executive Officer Executive Vice-
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      344 21 L^r *^^a^^^^L^^^^^^^Js^?jia^^^^^^^^^^^H a^^^S k^a\ II The Only Specialist Law School m Singapore with a First Class Honours degree II 111 U j^fi S awarded to their student. livfl LVlfl B^^L-^a^l 1 J? c Only Spec'a'ist Law School m Singapore to have produced ELEVEN Second II 1 Class Upper Honours degree
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      84 22 dfdfdfd ASEAN AGREEMENT 1967. Five South-east Asian nations Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines meet m Bangkok and agree to establish a new regional cooperation organisation called Asean. TEEN BURIED IN WELL 1971. A 17-year-old boy is buried alive when the earth surrounding a well off Sembawang Road collapses
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      114 22 FYT TIDES TODAY 3.07 am (03m), 10.48 am (22m). 324pm (1.5 m). 9.13pm (2.5 m). Desaru: 1.45 am (0.5 m). 10.08 am (2.1 m), 3.15pm (1.7 m), 6.53pm (1.9 m). Ptart Dickson: 4.58 am (2m), 1132 am (0.5 m), 5.37pm (2.5 m). Mersing and Puiau Toman 0.12 am (0.5 m).
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      208 22 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY 1 Senior citizens can sign up to learn more about blogging at a talk on Friday. RSVP Singapore, 75, Bukit Timah Road, Boon Siew Building, #06-04. Aug 11, 4pm-5.30pm. Free. Call 6336-0640 to register. 2 Hear easy-listening numbers such as Carole King's Natural Woman
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      8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES MONDAY, AUGUST 7 2006
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      798 1  -  Tanya Fong Salma Khalik Hailed as the answer to heroin addiction once, it is now a problem m several countries By FORMER drug addict Azizi Mohamed Eusop welcomes the proposed clampdown on Subutex, the medicine meant to wean addicts off heroin. "They should have done
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      620 2  -  K.C. VIJAYAN RETIRED SAF MAN IN ARMS DEAL RAP Accused gets lighter sentence with plea bargain agreement By L^nme Lorrespondejit A RETIRED Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) officer held m the United States on illegal arms export charges was sentenced to a year and a
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      357 2  -  By Chua Hian Hou YOUNG people struggling with video-game and online addictions now have a place to go to for mentoring and counselling, with the opening of a new "cyber-wellness" centre on Saturday. For parents, the $100,000 centre offers workshops on topics such
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      130 2 J^^^k A young man escaped unhurt when his car I TiP^OFF crashed through the guard *****7 j ra^ s along Commonwealth \^ymi *****^ Avenue West and flipped on its side across a drain at about 12.40pm yesterday. The 22-year-old driver had climbed out of the car
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      284 3  -  Khushwant Singh By A FATHER dashed into his burning maisonette and rescued his 10-year-old son on Saturday morning. Six family members, including the boy and his father, were rushed to hospital. They suffered minor burns and smoke inhalation. The 40-year-old maintenance planner and
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      198 3  -  LIAW WY-CIN IT IS hardly a year old but already, the Singapore Power Heartware Fund has raised $1.9 million for the needy. At a time when donors are more careful than ever with their charity dollars, the fund is far surpassing its goal of raising $1 million
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      489 3  - OK for diabetic kids to take pills Lee Hui Chieh Those with Type 2 diabetes can take adult drug metformin instead of having insulin jabs By CHILDREN suffering from a form of diabetes can now take pills to control their blood sugar level, instead of insulin injections. This makes treatment
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        494 4  - Clap, clap lights fire up the cheer Marcel Lee Pereira Uap-o-meters and motivators will rally crowd of 55,000 By k DAYS TO GO THINK of it as conducting an orchestra. With the click of a mouse, Second-Lieutenant Alvin Neo, 21, is able to get a 55,000-strong crowd to scream their
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        239 4  - Aceh orphans join in festivities Theresa Tan By A SEA of people decked out m red tops flooded the open field next to Block 265, Toh Guan Road, yesterday morning. Thousands of residents living m the Holland-Bukit Timah GRC gathered to celebrate Singapore's 41st birthday, just three days before National
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        65 4 About 300 people gathered to pray for world peace yesterday. The Singapore Buddhist Federation organised the prayer session to celebrate National Day and pray for continued peace and prosperity. It also invited people of other faiths to the event, held on its premises m Übi Avenue
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        361 4 Look out for one another in region: Minister A STRONG and united Asean will ensure peace m the region and growth for member countries, including Singapore, Foreign Minister George Yeo said at the Aljunied GRC National Day dinner on Saturday. "If we can continue to look out for one another
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      531 5  -  Goh Chin Lian T. KAJAN Security experts sell intelligence to govt agencies, MNCs and armed forces By THE global terror threat has spawned a new business m which security experts mine the Internet for information on how terrorists operate. They then sell this
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      86 5 FOR THE ALBUM ONE WITH THE PRESIDENT President S R Nathan with visitors to the Istana yesterday at its open house, where he also gave out certificates and prizes to winners of an art competition. In the run-up to the National Day celebrations this week, the Singapore Art Museum, with
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        287 6  -  GERALDINE TAN By TRY the rum and raisin chocolate truffle, Baileys or Oreo. Or how about wild strawberry yoghurt, custard and green apple truffle? Familiar ingredients from dessert menus and chocolate boxes are popping up where you don't expect them to m mooncakes. This year, a new
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        177 6 Here is a taste of this year's unusual offerings: Yin-yang mooncake with duo of sesame and water chestnut paste from Four Seasons Hotel, $42 for a box of four Snow skin green tea twist mooncake with single yolk from Orchard Hotel, $10.50 each Mini snow
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        311 6  -  AHMAD OSMAN By MENTION Hong Leong Singapore, and what comes to mind are property and hotels. But the diversified conglomerate has a manufacturing arm. Hong Leong Asia, which acquired three leading Chinese manufacturers of home appliances, diesel engines and industrial packaging materials, respectively, m 2002. Henan
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        199 6 SENTOSA 4D Magix adds a whole new dimension to the cinema experience literally. Visitors to the $3.5 million-dollar I theatre, the first of its kind m Singapore and the largest m South-east Asia, get to cosy up m individually controlled seats to enjoy films specially produced for
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        163 6 IT IS like the Great Singapore Sale never ended: shopping discounts, offers and other promotions continue for the entire month of August at Marina Square. Why wait till the weekend when there are bargains to snap up on weekdays too? Visitors to the mall's mind-bog-gling
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        128 6 Technology and style come together m the latest mobile phone offerings from Samsung, the SGH-E5OO and SGH-E9OO. Designed to appeal to urban women m their 20s, the phones are equal parts chic sophistication and easy-to-use functionality. Yet both models —the SGH-E5OO is a luxe clamshell while the SGH-E9OO
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        117 6 American International Assurance (AIA) wants to get you covered fully. Last year, the American insurance giant launched its flagship AIA Health Shield Gold insurance, which complements the reformed Medishield scheme. It offers lifetime medical coverage of up to $5.1 million. This year, it is shooting for comprehensive
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        107 6 Can't resist hawker fare like rotiprata, fried kway teow and laksa but worry about your rising cholesterol level? With Complan, a formulated meal replacement drink with 23 essential vitamins and minerals, protein, carbohydrates and fat you need not have to give up your favourite food as
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        134 6 Defying wrinkles painlessly Fine lines and crow's feet are a woman's bane. A radical way of getting rid of them is through a Botox or collagen injection. For those who are terrified of needles, there ,jfc^ is now a more natural way to defy wrinkles thanks to L'Oreal's next-generation antij
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        56 6 A tasty treat for u me Crispy noodle crispy pork floss UME, the latest drool-worthy creation from Bee Cheng Hiang. This tasty treat, m bite size nuggets, delights with its crunch, the crisp of the noodle and the melting sensation of the floss. Simply inviting. Retailed at Bee Cheng Hiang
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        199 6 Ringing m good news for pre-paid phone card users, Sing Tel Mobile has recently introduced the HOTSIOO Top-Up Card, which gives $100 worth of bundled value for only $28. With this card, you get to enjoy $28 worth of local and IDD calls, as well as
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        1019 7  -  Debbie Yong YOUNG AND RESTLESS Online hospitality exchange networks attract S'porean youth By AS A TRAVELLER Check your Couchsurfing website for comments on your host. Even if feedback is good, exchange several e-mail messages. A phone call might be m order,
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        166 8  -  Eisen Teo By I APPLAUD the efforts of the Malay-Muslim community m its attempts to tackle the problem of teenage pregnancies, abortions and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. The measures include a month-long publicity blitz promoting abstinence, and attempts to broach a subject commonly seen as
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        344 8  -  Edward Choy By THOSE who think that today's youths are getting too sexually promiscuous are old-fashioned, conservative, prudish and probably right. Most of us have either heard of or witnessed teens m their school uniforms getting intimate m public, and going much further than that
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        49 8 -GROWING PAINS Let's talk about The Muslim community is taking up a taboo subject with the message 'Say No To Premarital Sex, It's Sexier 1 The aim is to curb a high number of teen pregnancies and cases of sexually transmitted diseases. Youthlnk writers have some suggestions.
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        253 8  -  Nur Amira Abdul Karim By THERE is very little new or refreshing about the Malay community's approach to culling sexual promiscuity among its youth. It is trudging along the same path it has taken since time immemorial. Yet, has the oft-repeated stance of abstinence imbued with
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        234 8  -  Chen Wei Li By ABSTINENCE or safe sex which should be the focus of sex education m school? I feel that teaching youngsters about safe sex is the wiser approach to tackling pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases and abortions. What is wrong about abstinence? Well, like it
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        673 9 For more readers' views, log on to http|//www. straitstimes.asiai. com.sg/forum Access to letters online is free. Why charge $75 for a copy of medical report when nominal fee can do? How does SGH arrive at $78.75 for copy of specialist medical report? Why
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        200 9 CTE tunnels washed every fortnight I REFER to the letter, "Clean CTE tunnel m time for IMF/World Bank meeting" by Miss Puah Sok Har (ST, July 31). It is nice to know that members of the public have noticed the new "paintwork" m our tunnels. Actually, it is not just
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        438 9 Old is still gold make use of senior workers I READ the report, "He was ready for a cut but it was full pay past 62" (ST, Aug 1), and felt what Canon Singapore did was very sensible and should be followed. There have been many recent examples of employees
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        257 9 I REFER to the article, "A pain m the rear" m Mind Your Body (ST, April 26). A surgeon m a certain restructured hospital advised my relative that as a female patient, she would need six weeks to recover fully from conventional haemorrhoidectomy,
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        337 9 MULTIRACIAL HARMONY IN AN HOUR OF NEED LAST month, my wife and I were on our motorbike on our way to work, when we had an accident at the junction where Upper East Coast Road meets Beaok South Avenue 1. I suffered mild shock and had to sit down
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        323 9 You can also mail your letters to Forum Editor, The Straits Times, Singapore Press Holdings, News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Podium Level 2, Singapore *****4. Fax: 6319-8289. When you write to The Straits Times Forum page, we take it that you agree
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        254 9 I REFER to the letter, "$7B fee applies only to special medical report" (ST. July 28), by Mr Wong Loong Kin, chief financial officer of Singapore General Hospital. I find the statement that charging for test results and medical reports is a standard practice
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        166 9 I REFER to the report, "Fund managers seeking Sias' help on corporate issues" (ST, July 26) and wish to clarify that my remark on the Investment Management Association of Singapore (Imas) approaching the authorities to resolve problems was made m the general context of industrywide
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        617 11 P RE SEASON WOES #1 United's expensive new signing to miss some matches after ankle injury Amsterdam MANCHESTER United won a trophy on Saturday but that was little consolation for Alex Ferguson. He could be missing up to seven first-team players for the beginning of
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        271 11 FIERY England striker Wayne Rooney said yesterday that he would like to have a long career at Manchester United like that achieved by Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs. The 20-year-old told the Sunday Mirror that he would like to extend his contract, which runs till
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        714 11 PRESEASON WOES #2 Chicago THE Chelsea debuts of Michael Ballack and Andrei Shevchenko ended m disappointment on Staurday. The Premiership champions lost 0-1 to the Major League Soccer All-Stars. Within two hours of the mildly-embarrassing result, Chelsea were on a charter flight
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        330 11 LONDON STEVE McClaren saw an English midfielder get off the bench and score twice as Newcastle United fought back to draw 3-3 with Spain's Villarreal at St James' Park on Saturday. But it was not Scott Parker, who could be m line for
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        393 11 London WILLIAM Gallas' relations with Premiership champions Chelsea deteriorated further yesterday, when his agent revealed the Frenchman would like to move to Arsenal. Pierre Frelot told the News of the World that Gallas was determined to leave, despite being offered a new four-year
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        521 12 SOCCER He believes his speedy new players will help Liverpool m their title chase London SPEED. That is what Rafael Benitez believes will make the difference for Liverpool m the chase for the Premiership title. The Anfield manager has snapped up Craig Bellamy from
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        422 12 LONDON ARSENAL midfielder Fredrik Ljungberg believes that no one m football can compete with the spending" power of Chelsea's Russian billionaire owner Roman Abramovich. But it does not mean it is beyond the Gunners to depose the Premiership champions next season. The last two
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        311 12 London FORMER England soccer manager Bobby Robson was taken to hospital with a suspected stroke while watching an Ipswich Town match. Before the start of the Ipswich game against Crystal Palace, ne had been waving to the crowd and signing autographs m his
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        349 12 London BOLTON manager Sam Allardyce fears it has become impossible to end the status quo that exists at the top of the Premiership. He believes he can already predict which four teams will qualify for the Champions League before a ball has
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        389 12 London IF FOOTBALL management is a battle for hearts and minds, then Martin O'Neill is already making huge advances at Aston Villa. Nearly 1,000 fans greeted the former Celtic manager on his arrival at Villa Park on Saturday. He is taking over David O'Leary on a
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        433 13  -  Nicholas Fang BADMINTON Republic triumph only m mixed and women's doubles, despite contesting five finals By SINGAPORE'S badminton players were unable to make it a clean sweep at the two-star New Zealand Open yesterday, after qualifying for all five finals m Auckland. A
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        699 13 Pereiro likely to be declared Tour winner DRUGS IN SPORT New York ON THE day that Floyd Landis first took the lead m the 2006 Tour de France, Oscar Pereiro's race seemed all but finished. On July 13, m the 11th of 20 daily Tour stages, a wrenching route over
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        243 13 BRENDAN Hansen closed the United States Swimming Championships m California with his second world record of the week, lowering his own mark m the 200 m breaststroke on Saturday. He lifted the title m 2min B.74sec, improving his previous record 0f2:09.04 set on July 11, 2004. Said Hansen,
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        474 13  - Only the tough become open- water champions Jeanette Wang SWIMMING By MOST Singapore motorists barely cover 93km m a day. Now, imagine covering that distance m the swimming pool at one go. Sounds unbelievable? Australian Melissa Cunningham, 32, did that m 1993. At 19, she swam 1,860 laps m a
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        119 13 EVEN after failing a second doping test, Floyd Landis remained convinced yesterday that, as far as he is concerned, he won the Tour de France clean. "His morale is quite high," said Michael Henson, a spokesman for the 30-year-old American cyclist. "He's determined to keep
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          51 13 PAKISTAN won the Singapore International Hockey Challenge at the Delta Sports Complex yesterday. They beat India 4-1 m their final match. India finished second m the quadrangular tournament, with Malaysia third. Malaysia won the women's competition, ahead of Japan and India. Singapore finished last m both
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          45 13 OVER 260 inline skaters took to a I.lkm course around the Padang yesterday for the Samsung Inline Skating Festival. Lai Yong Quan claimed the men's elite title m lmin 56sec. Ethel Lvi was first m the women's elite race m 2:20.
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        716 14 MOTOR RACING Hungarian Grand Prix 1 Jenson Button (Gbr) Honda lhr 52min 20.9415 ec 2 Pedro de la Rosa (Esp) McLaren 30.8375 ec behind 3 Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber 43.822 4 Rubens Barrichello (Bra) Honda 45.205 5 David Coulthard (Gbr) Red Bull-Ferrari 1 lap 6
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        456 14 »GOLF Grand Blanc (Michigan) TIGER Woods twirled clubs between his fingers, flew bun kers with flop snots, and pelted a spectator with a ball that hooked a little too much to the left. On Saturday, his green shirt and goatee lent him a
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        297 14 SHERRI Steinhauer rolled m a 50-foot putt on the way to a 6-under 66 on Saturday. That gave her a three-stroke lead at the Women's British Open. She picked up the flag for the over-40s m women's golf. After 46-year-old Juli Inkster squandered her three-stroke
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        443 14 BASKETBALL Guangzhou THE United States made their first appearance m basket-ball-maa China yesterday m preparation for the World Championship m Japan. Led by Dwyane Wade, Lebron James and Carmelo Anthony, the Americans are aiming to become the world No 1
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        356 14 BASEBALL MLB: Cincinnati 8 Atlanta 6, NY Mets 4 Philadelphia 3, Chicago Cubs 7 Pittsburgh 5, Oakland 5 Seattle 2, Chicago White Sox 7 Toronto 1, LA Angels 10 Texas 3, Baltimore 5 NY Yankees 0, LA Dodgers 10 Florida 2. Detroit 4 Cleveland 3, Minnesota 14 Kansas City
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      976 15 r We. the Family of the LateA uiemem Lee Lin Cheong Departed on 31 July 2006! wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during our recent bereavement. Special thanks to: Management and Staffs of
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        52 16 CENTS OmegaNav 50 USIc 2460 160 0 7 0 Asia Pac Brew 1320 1200 100 B Sembawang 1690 90.0 5 6 Keppel Corp 50c 1580 80 0 S3 TACBI10 200 4?0 59 9 99 Cf.maFish USIOc 306 48 0 18 6 Spore land 645 45 0
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        511 16  -  Chua Kong Ho TAKING STOCK Firms that just posted earnings, like Venture and ST Engg, may draw some interest By v marneis K^orresponaem EYE ON U.S. RATES The futures market has priced m a 20 per cent probability of the Fed raising rates
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          91 16 CAPITALAND OFFERS HIGH RETURNS, SAYS UBS CAPITALAND is set to grow its commercial and retail operations exponentially, managing more malls m China and India over the next few years, says ÜBS. The company offers "high returns as a diversified developer m growing Asia, without the usual associated risks", it notes.
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          64 16 RUSSIA S decision to approve the sale of existing fishing quotas could potentially raise the value of China Fishery to $3.58, as the firm can now move from leasing the rights to fish m Russia's waters to owning them. It also improves transparency
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          62 16 SINGTEL reported higher-than-expected profits with recurring profits of $809 million. Citigroup thinks "Sing Tel offers a mix of mature cash flows from Singapore and Australia, and exciting growth prospects from the best-in-class wireless stable m Asia. Management's shareholder-value focus brings further comfort". Its
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        774 17 But Mittal family still expected to set strategic direction of group LONDON THE head of new global steel giant Arcelor Mittal will be Mr Roland Junck, a senior Arcelor director who was named as chief executive (CEO) by the group last Friday.
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        394 17 New York MR WARREN Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway said second-quarter profit rose 62 per cent on investment gains and higher interest income from its insurance units. Net income climbed to U552.35 billion (553.7 billion), or U551,522 a share, from US$l.45 billion,
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        207 17 Kuala Lumpur THREE Malaysian firms may invest m Indonesia's biofuel sector to help drive its ambitious US$2O billion (5531.7 billion) push into alternative sources of energy, Indonesia's Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said on Saturday. He named Golden Hope Plantations, Genting and
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          94 17 MALAYSIA LOOKING INTO OPENING UP KL-S'PORE FLIGHT ROUTE KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is studying the possibility of allowing budget carriers Air Asia and Singa-pore-based Tiger Airways to fly the lucrative Kuala Lumpur-Singapore route, a report said yesterday. Transport Minister Chan Kong Choy said a committee has been set up to study
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          91 17 WASHINGTON: Google, which has been locked m copyright disputes with several content providers, has struck a deal to buy news stories and photographs from US wire agency Associated Press (AP). AP said Google had agreed to pay for its text and photographs, but
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          107 17 TOKYO: Japanese audio and visual equipment maker Pioneer plans to invest more than 30 billion yen (Ss4l3 million) to build a new plant to produce plasma TVs m central Japan, a report said yesterday. The plant, due to start
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          139 17 NEW DELHI: India's outsourcing revenue rose 32.3 per cent m the April- June quarter from a year ago, a trade body said on Saturday, suggesting the South Asian country remains a preferred destination of Western companies m moving their back-office operations. Exports of
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        455 18 Macau 'poised to overtake Las Vegas Strip' It will be No.l casino market this year with 12.7 b m revenues by next year: Analyst Hong Kong BOOMING Macau will leapfrog the world-famous Las Vegas Strip as the world's strongest casino market this year, analysts said, predicting the territory's gaming halls
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        270 18 Beijing WORKERS at US retail giant Wal-Mart Stores m China have established their second trade union, state media reported on Saturday. The union was established by 42 employees m the southern city of Shenzhen on Friday, Xinhua news agency said. The first union
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        516 19  - EADS research facility will open in S 'pore despite Airbus woes Karamjit Kaur Centre is set to open within three months; work has already begun with Singapore partners By Aviation Correspondent Weathering the storm EADS has been rocked by problems at Airbus over delays m the delivery of the A-380
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        431 19  - APB pays $167 m for Foster' s brewery assets in Vietnam Narendra Aggarwal By ASIA Pacific Breweries (APB) has snapped up the prized Vietnam assets of Australian brewing giant Foster's Group for US$lO5 million (*****.5 million). APB said yesterday that the transaction includes the rights to brew and sell the
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        325 19  -  Erica Tay By GENEROUS PAYOUT Investors are m for a treat with first-half dividends that are nearly 10 times that of a year ago ROBUST demand for vessels that support oil exploration sent net profits at Pan-United Marine surging more than 300 per
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          42 19 HITACHI ASIA HAS NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR TOSHIO TODA: Appointed managing director of Hitachi Asia m Singapore. His previous position was general manager of Hitachi's industrial processing group m Tokyo. Mr Toda, 58, started at the company as a sales personnel m 1970.
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          25 19 FOCK SIEW WAH and CHARLES GOODE: Resigned as directors of Singapore Airlines (SIA) at the end of last month.
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          71 19 YAP SEW: Appointed executive director and chief executive (CEO) of See Hup Seng. Mr Yap, 59, is responsible for the overall management and day-to-day operations of the group. Before joining See Hup Seng, he was managing director of Speedo Corrosion Control. He
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          69 19 IQBAL SINGH: Has taken over as GE Money Singapore's new chief executive (CEO). He replaces Mr Greg O'Callaghan, who has been promoted to managing director of motor solutions for GE Money Australia Business. Mr Singh was previously regional vice-president ot GE Money Asia and
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          95 19 MARCEL KREIS: Appointed head of private banking for the Asia-Pa-cific at Credit Suisse, effective from Feb 1 next year. He wall develop and coordinate Credit Suisse's private banking activities m the region, as well as promote cooperation m the context of the integrated bank.
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          57 19 ALEC ANG: Appointed general manager of DHL Express Singapore. He succeeds Mr Teo Ser Luck, who was recently elected a Member of Parliament. A veteran m the logistics industry, with more than 10 years of experience, Mr Ang will be responsible for the overall
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        821 20  -  the finance industry warning them to stop such practices. While the board fears that members are being induced with freebies to make unsuitable investments with money that is set aside for their retirement, it has a related concern churning. This is
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        186 20 The ads contravene CPF policy which states that cash rebates or freebies are m effect a premature withdrawal of CPF savings a violation of the CPF Board's rules. The CPF Board has told the finance industry that any gifts should be converted to cash or bonus
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        352 20 GLOBAL NO.l SPOT IN SIGHT Tokyo TOYOTA Motor said on Friday that its net income increased 39 per cent to U553.23 billion (Sss.l billion) m the fiscal first quarter, aided by strong sales of its fu-el-efficient vehicles m trie United States. Toyota,
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      166 8 FORTNIGHTLY AGENDA THIRD SPORE SHORT CUTS: DAY 4 Date: Saturday Time: 2pm Venue: National Museum of Singapore, 93 Stamford Road Admission: Free Four short films including Eric Khoo's No Day Off will be showcased at the final instalment of this year's Singapore Short Cuts. No Day Off highlights the trials
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      8 1 life! THE STRAITS TIMES MONDAY, AUGUST 7 2006
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        372 2 On-off-on couple Nicholas Tse and Cecilia Cheung are so made for each other Hong Kong actress Cecilia Cheung is back m the arms of actor Nicholas Tse, and she can't be happier. "He's very reaL.he's smarter than me/ the 26-year-old declared last week His EQ is
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        673 3  -  Hazel Yong Urine sample sent for confirmation, results should be out m two weeks' time MEDIA REPORTER ACTOR and getai singer-com-pere Zhong Yaonan may be released from Sembawang Drug Rehabilitation Centre on Friday, a Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) spokesman said yesterday. The spokesman said
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        227 3  -  Frankie Chee IT WAS a landslide victory. Pop trio Milu Bing scorched the competition m the finals of Channel U's reality talent show SuperBand last Saturday, garnering 65 per cent of the phone votes m a final showdown with rival Soul. The 3 .-hour-long event
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        879 5  - I 'm scared or what lies beneath Hazel Yong Actor Aaron Aziz admits to a phobia of water, but he sure loves doing housework FANS of Aaron Aziz will be glad to know that he's back on local TV. He stars m Malay serial Cinta Q (Q's Love), which makes
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        476 4 WHILE SOME STUDENTS BLING UP THEIR MOBILES, OTHERS ARE BLANKING OUT THAT PESKY "WHITE-ONLY" RULE FOR SCHOOL SHOES. YEN FENG UNCOVERS JUST HOW. Schools' standard uniforms leave little room for individual style. So, students are turning to the next best thing their shoes. There are any number
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        287 6 THIS WEEK: To commemorate Racial Harmony Day, Northbrooks Secondary School launched a book titled "IDENTiTi" at Woodlands Regional Library on July 2 1 showcasing students 9 works such as poems and print art. Here are two poems taken from the book: IN REMEMBRANCE OF MARIA HERTOGH RIOT IN 1950
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        81 7 THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE NEWS DON'T RUSH TO CHANGE PASSPORT Travellers have been advised not to rush to apply for the new Singapore biometric passport, as current passports will remain valid. The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority clarified that the current standard passport can still be used for travel to the
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        87 9 t"The lifestyle m Singapore is very mundane. I go to the same places like Orchard or the City Hall area. There would be more to do overseas. Singapore is just very stifling." Dai Yaxin, 20, a first-year student at Nanyang Technological University "I think students face fewer difficulties
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        220 9 DESPERATELY SEEKING A SENSE OF WORTH Exactly why are youth here looking to greener pastures? Mr Martin Tan, executive director of Young Leaders Foundation Singapore and honorary secretary for the National Family Council gives us his take on the "Youth have a k* more information In their hands than youth
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        90 9 THE BIG STORY THIS WEEK WATCH OUT FOR 'FLYING TANKS' Apaches Singapore's most advanced attack helicopters will be featured m the National Day Parade aerial display for the first time this year. Known as "flying tanks", two of them will escort a Chinook helicopter bearing an 18.2 m by 27.3
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        82 15 CHOOSING ART OVER SCIENCE National serviceman NgYongYi, 20, beat 499 other participants to win the top prize at the inaugural Singapore Young Photographer Award. The self-taught Ng has also decided to give up his place at the science faculty of the National University of Singapore for
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