The Straits Times, 10 August 2006

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    23 1 THE STRAITS TIMES IO^PAGtSIN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 219/03/2006 THURSDAY, AUGUST 10 2006 MB A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon UPBEAT S'PORE TURNS 41
    845 1  - UPBEAT S'PORE TURNS 4 1 Marcel Lee Pereira By Stadium's dazzling finale SINGAPORE turned 41 yesterday, as the nation said farewell to old friends and welcomed new beginnings in the National Stadium for the last time. The grand old arena, which has played host to some of the world's best
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    Lock icon A new beginning
    173 1  -  Lim Wei Chean By AS THE curtains came down on Singapore's last birthday bash at the National Stadium, a new chapter began there for one couple. As spectators left the grounds, 28--year-old infantry company commander Tay Kwang Leong surprised his 24-year-old girlfriend by getting down on his
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  • PRIME
    • IN A FLASH
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        19 2 Taiwan's undergrads High university acceptance rates fuel concerns of unemployment and the erosion of education standards. PAGE 6
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        39 2 Hizbollah's backers The current conflict has increased the strategic cooperation between Iran and Syria. PAGE 15 Aussie immigration PM John Howard sticks to tough laws which will send asylum seekers arriving by boat to detention centres. PAGE 17
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        32 2 Crisis in Lebanon Whatever ceasefire plan emerges from the UN must be directed at securing Lebanon's future, which is crucial to settling the conflict taking place on its soil. PAGE 22
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        23 2 Sentosa IR The bidding race will be hot as Sentosa is seen as a prized catch by many casino operators. PAGE 22
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        62 2 His last parade The longest-serving parade participant from the SCDF who has taken part in 38 NDPs shares his experiences. PAGEH4 Spirit of giving Cnairman of the Reformative Training Centre, Brother Pierre-Paul Gaudette, receives the Public Service Star medal. PAGEH6 Bold ads by NUS The NUS Business School's advertising
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        34 2 Get tough on Singlish Dialects were banned in the bid to improve Mandarin standards. Likewise, a reader says, there should be no room for Singlish if we want to improve our English. PAGEH9
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        31 2 Arsenal's bright spark Francesc Fabregas is one Spaniard Arsene Wenger can rely on, as he scores two goals in key match and seems set to stay with the team. PAGEHIO
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        47 2 Setting standards Rogue insurance agents and financial advisers will soon be unable to wipe the slate clean by quitting and moving to another institution. PAGEHIB Overseas investments Singapore's investments abroad have surged to a record $328 billion, up 8 per cent from the previous year. PAGEHI7
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      Lock icon Israel to widen ground offensive to crush Hizbollah
      593 3 Jerusalem ISRAEL'S security cabinet agreed yesterday to expand its ground offensive in Lebanon to try to deliver a knockout blow to Hizbollah. The decision by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and top ministers after a six-hour meeting came amid continued bloodletting in Lebanon
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      Lock icon Indonesia denies being lax in fight against bird flu
      537 3  -  Devi Asmarani By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta It defends its record, pointing out a funds crunch, complexities in managing disease A DAY after Indonesia became the country with the highest number of bird flu deaths, the Yudhoy- ono administration defended measures
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      Lock icon Backing Iraq war proves costly for Lieberman
      647 4 Veteran senator's loss a signal of war's impact on Congressional elections New York IRAQ loomed larger on the US political landscape yesterday after a prominent Democratic senator and former vice-presidential candidate was denied renomination for a fourth term largely because of his support
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      Lock icon GIRAFFE CROSSING
      113 4 This is giraffe territory. But motorists seem bent on trespassing. The Tierland, or Animal Land, part of the Serengeti safari park, in the northern German village of Hodenhagen, is the only one out of four themed zones which cannot be explored on foot. More than 1,500 free-roaming animals,
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      31 4 Charities under scrutiny S\ ilm A top accounting firm is conducting a 1 corporate governance review of a dozen charities in Singapore Super rich HK family fights over fortune in S'pore
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Alarm over surprise dip in Vietnam's growth
      845 5  -  Roger Mitton By Vietnam Correspondent In Hanoi It appears that a slew of sectors, from agriculture and fisheries to transport and services to manufacturing and tourism, has fallen below par so far this year. The only sectors that achieved expected growth levels were
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      Lock icon Independent tourists banned during Apec
      298 5  -  ROGER MITTON Hanoi VIETNAM is taking no chances that its much-herald-ed hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in November will be disrupted by protests. Earlier this year, Hanoi instructed its foreign embassies not to issue any visas to people wanting to travel to
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      160 5 Ex-minister suspended The move against Natwar Singh over oil scandal seen as prelude to his exit from India's ruling party. PAGE 9 WL^^^mW WmW $998* P^P From Aw+y WmJ mJ KaJ $1098* LONDON^ JkWWWW europe 'Terms and Conditions: Fares do not include taxes, service fees, fuel and insurance surcharges. Travel
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  • CHINA
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      Lock icon Taiwan education reforms lead to job woes for graduates
      675 6  -  Ong H wee Hwee By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei Graduate glut There were 13 public and 19 private institutes of higher learning in 1974. By 2004, the number had surged to 159 75 universities, 70 independent colleges and 14 junior colleges.
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      231 6 Beijing THE Chinese, who lay claim to inventing paper, were using it 100 years earlier than previously thought, state press said yesterday following the discovery of an ancient scrap of the material. The 10-sq-cm piece of paper was found in north-western China's Gansu province and
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      Lock icon Public protests fall in China but still hit 39,000 for half-year
      388 6 Beijing PUBLIC-ORDER offences in China fell slightly in the first half of the year, but there were still nearly 40,000 protests, the Ministry of Public Security has said. The latest public disorder reported by the local media was a
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon 'Little chance' Taiwan will let top China cross-strait official visit
      584 7  - 'Little chance' Taiwan will let top China cross-strait official visit Clarissa Oon By China Correspondent In Beijing Taipei Premier won't risk falling out with President Chen over trip, say analysts THE chances of a top Chinese official visiting Taiwan in October are practically zero unless the island's premier takes a
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      Lock icon Ex-party leader joins anti-Chen chorus
      311 7  -  Ong Hwee Hwee By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei A FORMER chairman of Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday issued an open letter urging scandal-tainted President Chen Shui-bian to step down. Mr Shih Ming-te, a former party comrade of Mr Chen, is the latest pro-independence
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      Lock icon East Asia prepares for Typhoon Saomai
      404 7 TOKYO A POWERFUL typhoon heading towards Japan's southernmost island yesterday caused the cancellation of more than 100 flights, while Taiwan and China braced themselves for torrential rain and high winds. Packing winds measuring 144kmh, Typhoon Saomai is expected to move between Taiwan and Okinawa
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      Lock icon Japanese fret over growing callousness, poor work ethic
      567 8  -  Kwan Weng Kin By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo "Now our children do not want close friendships as they do not want to be hurt They are reluctant to help their friends if it means having to sacrifice themselves." MR TAMOTSU SENGOKU, director
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      Lock icon Another signal from Koizumi on shrine visit
      370 8 Tokyo JAPANESE Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi yesterday again signalled he will likely go to a controversial war shrine next Tuesday despite appeals from neighbouring countries. Mr Koizumi, who steps down next month, said he wanted to honour a campaign pledge he made before
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS; ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  370 words
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  • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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      Lock icon Congress suspends former foreign minister
      533 9  - Congress suspends former foreign minister Ravi Velloor By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi Natwar Singh's role in the UN's oil-for-food programme disgraced the party, it says INDIA'S ruling Congress prepared an ignominious exit for Mr K. Natwar Singh, a party stalwart and former foreign minister accused of securing favourable
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      Lock icon Sri Lankan govt regains control of key canal
      218 9 Colombo THE Sri Lankan government has reclaimed control of a key canal that had been blocked by Tamil rebels, easing a crisis that sparked some of the fiercest fighting since a 2002 ceasefire. The government said the water supply for some 60,000
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      Lock icon Thai opposition focuses on anti-graft fight in TV campaign
      609 10  -  Beating others to the punch, the Democrat Party puts out ads ahead of Oct 15 poll By Nirmal Ghosh Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok THAILAND'S opposition Democrat Party has sharpened its tactics in the run-up to the next general election on Oct
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      Lock icon Full moon 'may cause Mayon blast'
      171 10 Legaspi (Philippines) PHILIPPINE troops have completed the evacuation of nearly 40,000 people from around the rumbling Mayon volcano. Scientists and villagers feared yesterday's full moon could finally spark a violent eruption. Volcanologists had warned that Mount Mayon, in the province of Albay, could explode
      REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  171 words
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      Lock icon Drop Suharto case, court rules
      240 10 Jakarta AN APPEAL court has ruled that a corruption case against former dictator Suharto should be dropped, overruling a lower court's order to reopen the case. The Attorney-Gener-al's Office announced on May 11 that it had halted legal proceedings against Suharto, who is accused by
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      Lock icon Fires not responsible for KL haze: Jakarta
      278 10 Jakarta INDONESIA has denied that forest fires on Sumatra and Borneo were responsible for causing a haze that affected Malaysia this week. Though satellite imaging showed 100 hot spots caused by fires around the main town of Pekanbaru in Sumatra's Riau province yesterday,
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      398 10 MANILA THE PHILIPPINES' Foreign Secretary has offered Myanmar help in restoring democracy dining a visit to the country, but was uncertain if he could meet detained political leader Aung San Suu Kyi. "It is important to visit Myanmar to get a better sense
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Mahathir 'has proof of graft cover-up'
      679 11  -  Carolyn Hong By Malaysia Correspondent In Putrajaya He ups the ante in his campaign against the PM by attacking govt's integrity TUN Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday upped the ante again by saying he has proof that the government covered up a graft investigation involving
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      Lock icon Businessman charged with attacking Mahathir
      210 11 BUSINESSMAN Nik Sapeia Nik Yusoff was charged in the Magistrate's Court yesterday with voluntarily injuring four people, includin former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, in Kota Baru on July 28. The Datuk, 53, was charged under Section 324 of the Penal Code for injuring them by
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      Lock icon MALAYSIAN TROOPS TO LEAVE DILI
      105 11 Malaysian troops patrolling the streets of Dili yesterday amid news that Kuala Lumpur plans to pull out most of its 209 soldiers from strife-hit Timor Leste by the end of the month. Malaysian army chief Abdul Azis Zainal told local newspapers that the withdrawal in
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      Lock icon Police want drug addicts helped, not arrested
      292 11 Kuaij\ Lumpur MALAYSIAN police can no longer handle the problem of the nation's estimated 300,000 drug users and want other agencies to take over and rehabilitate them. Police say they want to tackle the larger task of going after traffickers and pushers instead.
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
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        Lock icon BAN ON COKE AND PEPSI WIDENS IN INDIA
        112 11 THIRUVANTHAPURAM (India): The Indian states of Kerala and Karnataka yesterday banned soft drinks made by Coca-Cola and PepsiCo after an environmental group last week said tests of their products showed high pesticide levels. Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and the northern states of Rajasthan
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        Lock icon PUBLICATION MARKS JIANG'S ELEVATED STATUS
        106 11 BEIJING: China's media unleashed a deluge of praise for former president Jiang Zemin yesterday ahead of the publication of his selected works today. It is a political rite marking his elevation to a select club of communist icons including Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping. Yesterday
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        Lock icon THREE FACE DEATH OVER SECTARIAN STRIFE
        87 11 TENTENA (Indonesia): Three Christian men found guilty of inciting a bloody outbreak of fighting with Muslims in eastern Indonesia in 2000 are to be executed by firing squad on Saturday. Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus da Silva and Marinus Riwu were found guilty in 2001 after
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        Lock icon NORTH KOREA ASKS FOR FLOOD AID
        71 11 SEOUL: North Korea has made its first request for foreign aid to help its people recover from last month's devastating floods which have left 549 people dead. It has asked South Korea for food, blankets and medical supplies, along with construction materials and equipment
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Israelis replace commander in Lebanon
      612 14  -  Abraham Rabinovich By For The Straits Times In Jerusalem New general takes over in midst of war as impatience over slow battle grows IN A dramatic expression of no confidence in the commander of Israeli forces in Lebanon, Chief of Staff Dan Halutz has appointed
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      Lock icon WAR OF TEARS
      71 14 The wail of grieving friends and relatives has become part of the everyday soundscape on both sides of a conflict which is now into its fourth week. On Tuesday, Lebanese civilians in Ghaziyeh village mourned their loved ones who died in Israeli air strikes (top and middle).
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      Lock icon High support for Hizbollah among all sections of Lebanese
      473 14  -  Paul Cochrane By For The Straits Times In Beirut THEY were initially critical of Hizbollah for provoking an Israeli attack, but now more and more of the many parties and sects in Lebanon are backing the militia in the ongoing conflict
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      Lock icon Israel evacuates entire town for the first time
      189 14 Kiryat Shmona (Israel) TERRIFIED and exhausted by the daily rain of rocket fire, residents fled to the wail of sirens yesterday in the first evacuation of an entire town since the creation of Israel in 1948. The sirens sounded again as two
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      Lock icon IRAN AND SYRIA: Alliance of convenience
      782 15  -  Delphine Minoui By For The Straits Times In Lebanon The current conflict has increased their strategic cooperation AS THE Middle East crisis continues, Iran and Syria, accused of being Hizbollah's key foreign backers, are under close scrutiny. As expected, both countries rejected the United
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      Lock icon Conflict delays bid to clean up oil spill
      455 15 Beirut LEBANON'S coastline could take up to 10 years to recover from a massive oil spill, the country's Environment Minister has said. However, it was impossible to tackle the problem while the conflict between Hizbollah and Israel continued, Mr Yacoub Sarraf said
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Fidel lives – and they celebrate in Havana...
        304 16 Fidel lives and they celebrate in Havana... COMMUNIST officials rallied hundreds at outdoor meetings to publicly declare their support for ailing leader Fidel Castro (right) as assurances he was recovering began to ease Cubans' worries about their long-ruling leader. Several hundred people waving Cuban flags sang the national anthem in
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        Lock icon ...while an old comrade turned dissident dies
        148 16 A CUBAN rebel who fought alongside Mr Fidel Castro at the start of his revolution but later spent years in prison for opposing his government died on Tuesday at age 79, fellow dissidents said. Mr Gustavo Arcos Bergnes (above) died in a Havana
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        Lock icon Thatcher 'won't get state funeral'
        159 16 THE government has no plans to accord a state funeral to former prime minister Margaret Thatcher when she dies, Prime Minister Tony Blair's office said yesterday. "All that we can confirm is that there are no such plans, and it is not appropriate to comment
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        Lock icon Eavesdropping on royals: 2 questioned
        133 16 BRITISH police were questioning a reporter from die country's biggest-selling newspaper and another man yesterday after some of Prince Charles' staff suspected eavesdropping on their phones. TTie News of the World newspaper, a Sunday tabloid, confirmed its royal correspondent Cli ve Goodman was one of
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      Lock icon Howard refuses to soften Bill on asylum seekers
      449 17 "A lot of changes have been made to accommodate the concerns of some colleagues, but in the end... the overwhelming majority view must be respected." PM JOHN HOWARD (above) Applicants would still be processed, held in remote Pacific islands Sydney AUSTRALIAN Prime
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      Lock icon Violent gene theory about Maoris sparks controversy
      283 17 Wellington A NEW Zealand scientist has claimed that Maoris have a "warrior" gene which makes them more prone to violent and criminal behaviour. Mr Rod Lea revealed his theory at an Australian genetics conference this week, acknowledging that it was controversial to suggest
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      Lock icon Elephants 'have capacity for compassion'
      308 17 London ELEPHANTS pay their respects to lost loved ones and venerated leaders in a way that suggests a human-like capacity for compassion, scientists have said. In a paper which will appear in a scientific journal tms month, researchers said they came to this conclusion after
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        81 19 SYDNEY: Australian police yesterday charged a 25 year-old man over the gang rape of a teenage girl in a public toilet at one of Sydney's most popular tourist sites. The man gave himself up to police and was charged with aggravated sexual assault. He
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        108 19 AMMAN: Jordan offered medical treatment yesterday for two Palestinians who complained of breathing problems and other ailments after opening a letter sent to the office of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh. On Tuesday, a senior Palestinian official in the West Bank said that initial
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      376 24 AFTER almost a month of fighting, what has changed in Lebanon? Precious little, actually. Israel remains under bombardment from Hizbollah missiles. Israeli troops remain unable to clear southern Lebanon of Hizbollah guerillas. An estimated 800,000 .Lebanese have become refugees, about one million Israelis live in daily
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      911 24  -  Gideon Samet By For The Straits Times In Tel Aviv THE war here is actually over, even if both sides do not know it yet. The bitter argument as to whether it was justified will, perhaps, be settled only in
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      209 24 Tracking terrorists Intelligence gathering must change to mirror the elusive contemporary forms of terrorism. PAGE 23 THE STRAUS TIMES SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS, NEWS CENTRE. IOOOToa Payoh North, Podium Level 2, *****4 ST INTERACTIVE: http://straitstimes.asial.com.sg SPH Chief Executive Officer Executive Vice- President Alan Chan Heng Loon (Marketing) Editor-in-Chief (English Malay Lesße
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      8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY, AUGUST 10 2006
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      • NDP 2006: THE PRE-PARADE
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          Lock icon They came from all over for a final Kallang Roar
          734 2 Family and friends lucky enough to get tickets relive personal memories and stake out their special spots TWELVE years ago, two friends sat side by side watching the fireworks explode over the National Stadium, and felt love blossom. Yesterday, Mr
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        666 3 NDP 2006: PARADE CEREMONY THOSE WERE THE DAYS "It's so sad to see the National Stadium go. When I was a little girl, I would come to watch football. Those were the days of Quah Kim Song when thousands of Singaporeans gathered and you get this strong feeling of being
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      • NDP 2006: THE SHOW & GRAND FINALE
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          Lock icon Goodbye to 'love affair' full of good memories
          1259 4 Goodbye to 'love affair' full of good memories Veteran participants bid own farewells to roles in nation's birthday celebrations WHEN the last of the fireworks lit up the sky and the 55,000 spectators streamed out of the National Stadium last night, Senior Warrant Officer Mohamed Ismail said a silent goodbye
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        3613 7 E ING BACK ive been doing social ces since my ndary 3 days, and 1 1 was young I was also a beneficiary of a community programme, so whenever I learn that I can contribute my service I will do it. It is my guidine principle, am not doing all
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        Lock icon Hard childhood spurs his caring for others
        264 6 RETIRED military staff officer Lieutenant-Colonel G. Arumugam, 71, has spent the past 27 years looking out for the welfare of drug offenders here. For nearly three decades, he has been on a board visiting drug offenders at rehabilitation centres and looking into their
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        Lock icon He has a penchant for helping those led astray
        334 6  -  TRACY SUA HE CAME to Singapore as a 20-year-old from Montreal, Canada, in 1954, starting out life here as a Boys' Town Singapore teacher. Now he is the chairman of the Reformative Training Centre. Brother Pierre-Paul Gaudette, 73, who is also
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        Lock icon He gives his neighbours in need a helping hand
        322 6 CLOSE to 25 years ago, Mr George Tan Kok Thye, then a residents' committee chairman, was woken up late one night by an anxious knocking on his door. The distraught woman standing outside his five-room flat said her son was being
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        Lock icon For CCC chairman, own birthday celebration takes second place
        385 7  -  ARTI MULCHAND IT HAS been years since Mr Toh Lim Mok celebrated his birthday on the right day, Aug 6 because it is smack in the middle of the period when the Fengshan Citizens Consultative Committee chairman is busy preparing for
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        328 7 AS THE person presiding over 2004's biggest corporate scandal, Senior Counsel Tan Cheng Han, 42, is a busy man. The trial, involving educational services provider Informatics, started on Tuesday. It was adjourned till the end of the month, but when the trial
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      Lock icon Future secure if people work together: DPM Wong
      292 8 NATIONAL DAY OBSERVANCE CEREMONIES SINGAPORE can secure its future if its people work together, whether it comes to fighting threats like terrorism and bird flu or taking on economic challenges ahead. But the future looks bright, Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng
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      Lock icon Stork delivers 2 at stroke of midnight
      162 8 TWO new arrivals shared their birthdays with the nation yesterday, when they were bom at the stroke of midnight. Little Gwen Seah was born at Thomson Medical Centre, while Rei Chan was delivered at Mount Alvernia hospital. Both babies made early appearances they
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      99 8 PM LEE VISITS TECK GHEE WARD Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was at the Teck Ghee Community Club yesterday morning for a National Day observance ceremony. About 1,000 constituents, students and grassroots leaders were present. Mr Lee sang the National Anthem and recited the pledge before singing National Day songs,
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      Lock icon NUS business school intake not hurt by controversial ads
      557 8  -  Sandra Davie By Education Correspondent Number of freshmen hits a record 625 and new students have better grades too THE uproar earlier this year over the National University of Singapore Business School advertisements has not hurt its student intake. The number
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      174 8 SIM University (UniSIM) has jumped onto the advertising bandwagon, by launching a series of print and television ads focusing on the university's flexible learning system, which allows working adults to balance their studies with their career and family life. UniSIM officials said they found it necessary
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        701 9 AFTER reading the article, "What if we're understood only in S'pore, Malaysia and Batam?" rThe Sunday Times, Aug 6), I feel that Singaporeans should display a more resolute attitude towards the problem of Singlish. Why are we still viewing the Singlish problem
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        212 9 I REFER to the article, "Wrong: Can fit or not? Right: Is that the correct size?" (ST, July 19), on how and why the Speak Good English Movement targets service-sector workers. The Speak Good English Movement is one way to address the falling standard
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        407 9 I REFER to Mr Patrick Tan's letter, "Flat valuation went from $360,000 to $373,000" (ST, Aug 3). We would hke to explain the statement often given by valuers, that "the valuations of HDB flats are based on valuation principles and market practices, just like
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        Lock icon Go-around by SQ11: Safety was never compromised
        481 9 I REFER to Mr Goh Geok Huat's letter, "Go-around by SQU: Visibility, traffic fine" (ST, Aug 8). While we share and appreciate Mr Goh's concern for flight safety, let me assure him that the safety of the flight in question was never compromised.
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        55 9 For more readers' views, log on to http^/www. straitstimes.asial. com.sg/forum Access to letters online is free. »PTC should get feedback directly from commuters »Why does Adidas shop keep credit card details? bicycles at MRT stations an eyesore »Don't tar all study mamas with same brush »Not all ads
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        141 9 THE National Parks Board (NParks) thanks Mr Tony 1 Tan Song Huat for his feedback, "Why is there a ban on playing football in park?" (ST, Aug 4). We apologise for the disruption to Mr Tan and his friends' football game. NParks allows football
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        Lock icon Increase transfer rebate if bus fares are raised
        244 9 IT'S the time of the year again when public-transport operators file their applications for fare increases. In my letter to this Forum last year ("Have throughfares so transfers don't cost more"; ST, May 10), I proposed that the Public Transport Council (PTC)
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        286 9 IT WOULD be a pity if the Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall falls into disarray as a result of a fund shortage ("Sun Yat Sen museum in dire need of funds"; ST, Aug 4). It is indeed a rich historical site
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        Lock icon Fabregas tears Zagreb apart
        715 10 EASY WIN FOR ARSENAL Two goals from midfield maestro give Gunners 3-0 first-leg advantage Zagreb (Croatia) AT LEAST, there is one Spaniard Arsene Wenger can rely on. Francesc Fabregas cheered the Arsenal manager up from a troubled pre-season, with a sparkling two-goal performance in a 3-0
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        Lock icon Chelsea will save $30m on Crespo
        264 10 NOT that Roman Abramovich needs it, but Chelsea will save £10 million (Ss3o million) if Hernan Crespo sees out the remainder of his career with Inter Milan. The forward left Stamford Bridge to rejoin his former club on a two-year loan deal on Monday,
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        467 10 HENRY TO ARSENAL: London ARSENAL captain Thierry Henry fears that selling Ashley Cole to Chelsea would be a massive blow for the club. The Gunners captain believes the loss of the England international left-back would be a setback similar to that of last season's departure of Patrick
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        Lock icon Lampard scores winner against Feyenoord
        411 10 Rotterdam (Netherlands) FRANK Lampard put his England woes behind him to score Chelsea's winner in a 1-0 pre-season victory over Feyenoord on Tuesday. The midfielder, who suffered poor form at the World Cup, profited from a moment of brilliance from Andriy Shevchenko after 52 minutes
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        460 10 CHELSEA TO ARSENAL: London SO, JOSE Mourinho and Arsene Wenger are able to agree on something after all that they have had enough of the Ashley Cole transfer saga. The managerial duo's relationship is best characterised by last season's infamous spat. Chelsea's Mourinho started it by labelling
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        Lock icon Will it be the last season for Fergie?
        838 11 •SOCCER Manager's hopes of a 21st year with Man United hinge on silverware Manchester ALEX Ferguson celebrates his 20th anniversary as Manchester United manager in November. However, the chances of the Scot surviving at Old Trafford to enjoy his 21st are likely
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        Lock icon Korean finds winning football
        254 11 Seoul LEE Jae Hyung spent four years hunting down a piece of South Korea's sporting history, and tne search for a famous football has finally paid off. He is set to brine home the ball used in South Korea's dramatic penalty shoot-out win over Spain in
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        Lock icon Ronaldo ignores taunts and slams home two goals
        388 11 London CRISTIANO Ronaldo shrugged off jeers from rival fans to star in Manchester United's 4-1 win over Oxford United in a friendly on Tuesday. The Portugal international became England's public enemy No 1 after he supposedly played a role in getting United
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        Lock icon Rooney, Scholes free to play Utd's opener
        162 11 WAYNE Rooney and Paul Scholes will be able to play for Manchester United in tneir Premiership opener against Fulham on Aug 20. But it is still unclear whether they will have to serve bans for their recent red cards in the Amsterdam Tournament.
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          Lock icon SPURS FAVOURITES TO SIGN AYALA
          72 11 LONDON: Tottenham are favourites to sign Roberto Ayala, as the Argentinian defender eyes a move from Valencia to the English Premiership. The 33-year-old who is available for a nominal fee has been touted around several clubs, with Manchester United and Portsmouth also showing interest. Spurs
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          Lock icon CAMPBELL MOVES ON TO PORTSMOUTH
          81 11 LONDON: Portsmouth completed the signing of England centre-back Sol Campbell on a free transfer on Tuesday, after he agreed to a two-year contract. The 31-year-old quit Arsenal last month, ending a five-year spell in which he won two Premiership titles and three FA Cups. Campbell,
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          Lock icon CHARLTON SNARE TRAORE AND FAYE
          77 11 LONDON: Charlton manager lain Dowie acquired defender Djimi Traore from Liverpool and midfielder Amdy Faye from Newcastle for a combined fee of around £4 million (Ssl2 million). Traore, 26, who has been at Liverpool since 1999, and the 29-year-old Faye both signed three-year contracts, Charlton
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          Lock icon DOWNING PLAYS DOWN TRANSFER TALKS
          88 11 LONDON: Young England winger Stewart Downing dismissed speculation on Tuesday that he will sign for Tottenham, pledging his future to Middlesbrough. The 22-year-old said the fact he appeared as a substitute for England during the World Cup showed he could achieve his ambitions at the
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          112 11 ROME: Disgraced Italian club Lazio have taken the appeal against their match-fixing penalty to the Italian Olympic Committee (Coni). Lazio have been docked 11 points for the new season, and were kicked out of European competitions, having originally qualified for the Uefa Cup from last
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        599 12 SOCCER Clean image and ability to handle pressure make him ideal for England job Liverpool STEVE McClaren is set to announce his first England squad tomorrow. And it looks like Steven Gerrard is going to be the manager's choice for captain. Liverpool's boss
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        531 12 Fans a hurdle in Liu's quest for more victories 'ATHLETICS Beijing LIU Xiang's superstar status in China is growing by the day, but the 110m hurdles world-record holder is showing signs of struggling with the pressure off the track. On Monday, he won the event in the national championships for
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        728 12 > DRUGS IN SPORT Burbank (California) TELEVISION show host Jay Leno did not let Floyd Landis off easy, and the embattled Tour de France champion responded with yet another theory as to why he flunked a drug test. Questioned by the "Tonight Show"
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        111 12 Tanker Pacific batsman Raja Krishnappa (right) in action at the PaperOne Indian Association National Day business houses six-a-side cricket competition at Balestier Road yesterday. Emerio beat Valtron in the final of the 16-team contest to win the tournament. Compo and IBM were the other semi-finalists. Singapore
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        516 13  -  Leonard Lim ATHLETICS By Junior 4xl oom team looking to break national mark at World Cships SINGAPORE'S senior national relay squads often have difficulty qualifying for the South-east Asia Games. But their younger counterparts appear to nave things smoother: The 4xloom team have made it
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        283 13 BASKETBALL Guangzhou (China) AFTER a pair of big wins, the United States finally got some competition. Carmelo Anthony scored 16 first-half points and Kirk Hin rich added 14, as the United States ground out a 90-86 win over a scrappy Brazil in a
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        150 13 National Basketball Association stars (from top) Manu Ginobili of Argentina and Spain's Pan Gasol arrived at Changi Airport yesterday for the Philips Singapore Cup which starts tomorrow at the Indoor Stadium. Both expressed optimism for next week's world championship in Tokyo, for which the Singapore Cup forms
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          80 13 JACKSONVILLE (Florida): Michelle Wie has fired her caddie, Greg Johnston, following her worst LPGA Tour finish in two years at last week's women's British Open. The 16-year-old golfer failed to break par in any ff her four rounds at Royal Lytham St Annes, and
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          63 13 GOTHENBURG (Sweden): Francis Obikwelu of Portugal and home favourite Carolina Kluft lived up to their top billing at the European athletics championships on Tuesday. They destroyed their rivals to win the men's 100m and heptathlon respectively. Both posted championship records 9.995ec for Obikwelu and
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        527 13 BASEBALL MLB: LA Angels 5 Cleveland 4, Minnesota 4 Detroit 2. Florida 4 Washington 2. Baltimore 8 Toronto 4. Cincinnati 10 St. Louis 3. NY Mets 3 San Diego 2, Atlanta 3 Philadelphia 1, Chicago White Sox 6 NY Yankees 5 (11 innings). Chicago Cubs 6 Milwaukee 3, Houston
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        106 13 TANG BENG HAR Age: 62 passed away peacefully on 8/8/2006. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Son: Daughter-in-law: Teng Chee Min Stephanie Chia Rui Jia Daughter: Son-in-law: Teng Siok Kim Ho Kok Leong Grandsons: Granddaughter: Jamison Teng Jun Hao Shermaine Teng Xing Yu Bryan Ho Jia Kai Keane
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        76 13 r The family of the late ONG CHYE KOON, SAMUEL I Departed on 5 August 2006 ish to express their heartfelt thanks id appreciation to dearest relatives, loving friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind distance, attendance, condolences, onations and wreaths during their recent bereavement Special thanks to: Mher
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        23 13 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late DR UPADHYA A BANDARA From The Board Management of Singapore General Hospital
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        76 13 SELLAM THANAGOPAL Age: 61 passed away peacefully on 8 August 2006. Deaity missed and fondly remembered by lowed ones. Wife: S. Silvarani Sons: T. Balamurugan T. Balamurali T. Balachandar Daughters-in-law: K. Saras vathi R. Ananihi Daughter: T. Mariyammal Granddaughters, grandsons, brodicrs, sister, all relatives and Mends. Body is resting at
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        63 13 f"My heart praises the Loid] My aoul is glad beransr of God my saviour for he dm wwaawaam nw his kwly servant." Luke (Good news) 46-48 PETER ISAAC D'CRUZ passed away peacefully on 8 August 2006. Sadly missed by children, in-laws and grandchildren. Body is resting at 31 Da Silva
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        50 13 Ist Anniversary I I In Loving Memory of I TAN MUI CHENG DOLLY Deputed: 10/8/2005 The depths of sorrow we cannot tell, Ofthe loss of one we love so well, And while she sleeps a peacefitl sleep Her memory we shall always keep. Dearly missed by j_ Family loved ones
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        131 14 SATYAM SMVAM SUNDARAM mWt>Sm* SARAVANAN S/O RATNAM (GAANESH) DIRECTOR OF SAS LOGISTICS PTE LTD AGE: 37 was called home to be with the Lord on 27.07.2006, sadly and deeply missed by MISSSHAROLYN AUNTIE SELVI MISSANGEUNE Mdm Seetha Et Family Mr Et Mrs Anand El Family Mr Et Mrs Ganesan Et
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        42 14 The family of the late CHOW GUAN REN WBC Departed on 6 August 2006 wish to express their he'artfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their-recent bereavejßfiiv -w
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        43 14 "In Your presence is fullness of joy, at Your right hand there are pleasures fbrttvermore." Psalm 16:11 In Loving Memory CHAN CHEN YEE 1 April 1964 10 August 2002 cThe^reat&itji^to/^iooe' fAenie/n6rance' Cherished and remembered always by husband-Brian, parents, sisters and all loved ones.
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        35 14 ram iri .■mw ma wm 9th Anniversary JOHNPETER (1947-1997) You 'ibt forever fmedfry Wife -Des fine Children A Spouses HtCson at -Kpse Jennifer tit Letchman John <Daiid«ZSfamiCa Agnes Grandchildren John tSCjosh Letchman Shanist Jokn (David
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        138 14 rlumtfteHesurrnnmandtru-I4^^'rWeiieTMk^'esin\U'uiUliiie.ei'enm I thttugh he dies, and u-tutever lives and neheivs in \te uill neirr die." I John 1125-26 I SIMON BALDWIN Age: 69 was called home to be with the Lord on 8 August leaving behind Wife: Gladys Fernandez Sons: Daughters-in-law: Stellus Helena Hudson Christine Daughter Son-in-law: Shirley Mike Brothers:
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        129 14 YEO SIEW KIM Departed 5 August 2006 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, ex-classmates, colleagues, ex-colleagues and business associates for their Und assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement (Special thanks to the doctors tind nurses of Wards 10 and 11, Haematology
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        46 14 ATHMA SHANTI POOJAI SARAVANAN RATNAM (GAANESH) Prayers will be held on 10.08.06 Thursday, 7.00pm Tanglin Halt Blk 27 005-88, followed byAthma Shanti Pooja on 11.08.06 Friday, 7.00pm Sri Shivan Temple, Geylang East Please treat this as a personal invitation For details, please call Miss Sharolyn *****525
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        605 15 They are refinancing and using credit to offset petrol costs and interest payments New York DEBT-LADEN Americans are borrowing yet more, but the days of luxury purchases like spa vacations and plasma TVs may be gone. Instead, consumers are taking out bigger
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        473 15 Tokyo JAPANESE private-sector machinery orders rose unexpectedly in June from a month earlier and look set to grow further in the coming months, another sign that capital spending is underpinning a healthy economic recovery. Core machinery orders, a volatile series regarded as
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        242 15 Beijing CHINA'S passenger car sales growth slowed to 5.4 per cent last month from June's 5.8 per cent rise and May's 24 per cent increase, as increasing fuel costs deterred consumers from making purchases. Sales of passenger cars, multi-purpose vehicles and
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        36 15 *n Yestentofs dOSt: *****59 (+191.13 points) >• Share prices shot up to a two-month high as the martel was emboldened by booming machinery orders and brushed aside concern about United Stales interest rates. AFP
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        32 15 *i Teswniayj close 17,346.51 (+298.31 points) Rate-sensrtwe property stocks gained on expectations that jcrcCpcrs ttm launch more new residential protects later this *ear after the rate hike pause:
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        36 15 *n Yesterday's CtOSQ' 1.***** (-2.01 points) Share pnces closed 0.13 per cent lower on a lack of follow- through buying after a recent redound, with oil refiners and metal stocks under pressure AFP
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        28 15 *1 Yesterday's close--4.982 (-€lB points) Big mms tumbled with BHP Billiton losing more than 2 per cent and nval Rd Tinto sinking 19 percent XINHUA
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        36 15 MSI Ytstirdiy's dost: 941 JS (+2.18 poWs) >» Malaysian stocks closed flat with trade confined in a tight range as traders said many investors stayed on the sidelines amid few fresh positive developments. tt
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        40 15 i YsstsnUy's close 11,***** (+130.21 points) >♦ Indian shares rose fcr a second straight day, driven again by a rally in banking stocks because of the United Stales Fed's decision to take 2 pause on interest rate luhes. m
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        37 15 ~SL Yesterday's close 1,4111 (+17.02 points) >» Shares closed 1.22 per cent higher, with gains in banking stocks, Astra lntemational and ftrusahaan Gas Negara helping the index dose at its high for the day. AFP
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        30 15 SDF Yestfrday's dssoc ***** (-2J7 points) Bangkok fell from a two-month high to profit-taking on gains made in the lead-up to the IMM States rate decision. AFP
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        264 15 Beijing CHINA Will aim to slow growth in its foreign exchange reserves in part by increasing overseas investment, the central bank said on Wednesday. In its second-quarter monetary report, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) reaffirmed its policy of keeping the
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        357 15 Tokyo SUZUKI Motor said yesterday that it would build its first factory in Japan in 25 years at a cost of 60 billion yen (*****.4 million), as it struggles to meet demand for fuel-efficient cars amid soaring oil costs.
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        271 15 Sydney AUSTRALIA'S home loan approvals rose in June to a record as rising wages spurred borrowers, signalling that housing may fuel faster economic growth this year. The number of loans to own-er-occupiers to build or buy homes or apartments climbed 1.3 per cent
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        524 16 It may resume hikes if slowing economy does not keep inflation at bay Washington THE United States Federal Reserve on Tuesday halted a more than two-year string of interest rate increases, holding its benchmark rate steady while it gauges whether
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        361 16 GOLD prices declined in Asia yesterday, after the United States Federal Reserve suggested that it may raise interest rates again in future, while fund managers predicted that Asian stock markets will have a tough time making further gains in the near term. Uncertainty
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        273 16 TAKING CHARGE Mr Li is buying 50 per cent of the Hong Kong Economic Journal through a trust company that he owns, after a year of negotiations Hong Kong MR RICHARD Li, son of Asia's richest man Li Ka Shing, has bought
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        573 17  -  Narendra Aggarwal By Economics Correspondent End-2004 figure is up B°/o as firms inject funds into factories in Asia, financial services SINGAPORE companies are investing ever bigger stuns offshore. Their top picks: factories in Asia notably booming China and financial services such as running banks in
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        203 17 Hong Kong CATHAY Pacific Airways, Asia's third-largest airline by market value, held first-half earnings steady at HK$l.67 billion (Ss34l million) as robust passenger growth in its north Asian stronghold offset high fuel prices. Cathay, which this year unveiled a multi-billion-dol-lar merger giving it long-cov-eted access
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          85 17 GERMAN sporting goods firm adidas yesterday reported a 24 per cent rise in its sec-ond-quarter net profit on the back of a surge in sales around the World Cup soccer tournament. Net profit rose to 82 million euros (Ssl66 million) from 66 million euros a year
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          76 17 SEAGATE Technology, the No. 1 maker of computer disk drives, said fourth-quar-ter profit fell 98 per cent on costs related to the Maxtor acquisition. The firm also announced a two-year, US$2.5 billion (Ss4 billion) share buyback. Net gain fell to US$7 million, or one US
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          71 17 PLAYBOY Enterprises, publisher of the most widely read men's magazine, incurred a loss of US$3.3 million (555.2 million) as it cut jobs and television sales in the United States declined. Second-quarter loss was 10 US cents a share, com&ared with a profit of
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          59 17 CISCO Systems, the world's biggest maker of computer networking gear, said fourth-quarter profit was little changed as stock option costs countered a 21 per cent increase in sales. Net profit was US$l.54 billion (552.4 billion), or 25 US cents a share. Revenue for the quarter
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        632 18  -  Lorna Tan By Finance Correspondent Employers able to request details of agents' misconduct under new system INSURANCE agents and financial advisers with a record of misconduct, such as giving bad advice, will soon find it much harder to switch jobs in
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        107 18 On request, the previous employer passes on details of any professional misconduct to the new employer. The type of misconduct covered includes failing to give all the relevant information to a consumer in a sales pitch for an insurance policy, or recommending an unsuitable product such
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        315 18 Malaysia's Scomi to list drilling business on SGX »IPO TO RAISE OVER $2 OOM MALAYSIAN energy services firm Scomi Group will spin off its specialist drilling business and raise RMSOO million to RM6OO million (Ss2ls million to Ss2sB million) by floating it in Singapore. Scomi partly owned by Malaysian Prime
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      58 16 i A tale of two telco bosses By coincidence, SingTel's Lee Hsien Yang and PCCW's Richard Li are leaving their companies at around the same time. We compare their performance over the years and the very different legacies of the two corporate leaders. m W r "^^ttmWrn AmW A^Am\*y' mA.Xtr~
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      381 17 PSYCHOTHERAPY ASSOCIATION (SINGAPORE) 1 7 Aug (Thurs) Hypnosis: Myths. KHscoacept ions a 7pm 9pm Therapeutic Appllcatlans (2 CE Hours) Prof. Russell Hawkins, Professor of Psychology James Cook University 1 2 Sep (Tues) Adlerlan Brief Therapy: 7pm 9pm Application In the Asian *ZttT (2 ce Hours) Family Context I &**>«> Dr
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      179 17 Huthwaite Breakfast Briefing. 23rd August Raffles Convention Centre, Singapore This event will shatter the common misconceptions about managing an exceptional sales force, including: > Why an efficient sales force is not necessarily an effective one > Four traps that sales managers often fall into are you a victim? > Why
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      8 1 life! THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY, AUGUST 10 2006
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      45 1 THE PHASES OF SINGAPORE THEATRE There are now more companies and more productions, but Singapore theatre is still stuck on old chestnuts like anti-government policy rants and cultural clashes. Can the scene growtoeyond that, wonders HONG XINYI. pages2-4 Desiqn: Photos: SALLY LAM LIM SIN THAI
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        846 3 Writers like Jean believe that you don't write a play, you re-write it' Gaurav Kripalani, managing director of Singapore Repertory Theatre, on Jean fay's Everything But The Brain (right) From previous page Heng. 43, describes the Fest as a platform for artists and audiences to "safely and critically
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        246 5 > backstage In this fly-on-the-wall column, we bring you the buzz in Singapore's arts worid SO. WHAT was the final verdict on Alfian Sa'at's much-awaited play Homesick (right), which kicked off the ongoing Singapore Theatre Festival and ended its run on Sunday? It was his first full-length
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        173 5 IT'S nice to see local artists going places. Film-maker and Action Theatre artistic director Ekachai Uekrongtham and visual artist Brian Gothong Tan are currently in Switzerland raising funds for a new film. The duo are mum on details of the movie, but they reported via the phone
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        175 5 Unsense unseen A LIFE! reviewer schlepped across Geylang last Saturday to check out the second instalment of Unsense, The Fun Stage's five-part theatre series about the human senses, only to discover that it was cancelled. Finding the shophouse venue arts space Art-y-fakt dark and bolted, she was undeterred and rang
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        329 5 LONDON American director George Lucas has given permission for the Star Wars saga, which lasted for a total of over 13 hours, to be shortened to a production of just 20 minutes, officials from Britain's Reduced Shakespeare Company said on Tuesday. The company is famous
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      827 7 Properties IgS HOUSESFORRENT i University Rd semi-d. 4000 sqft. "I 4+l. Nicely renovated $5.5K Bt Timah Townhse 3300 sqft. 4+l all attached. Renovated $4.8K Near Coronation Plaza 2 storey semi-d. 4100 sqft. 4+l $5K Greenwood semi-d. Nicely Reno- vated. 3600 sqft. 3+l $4.8K Hua Guan 3-storey semi-d. 3500 sqft. s+l
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      885 7 ffti HUDC/HDB fW APTS FOR RENT 3+l. AMK 634. 3 mins to YCK MRT/ mkt. P/furn. Lift level. Professionals/ Students. Immed. Already co-broke. Call 9799-4445 JURONG EAST 3-ROOM Blk 313. Furn. Near amenities/ MRT. Immed. $900 neg. Already cobroke. 9851-4393 Lee O'TOWN MRT 146 3+l furn aircon $1.5K family only.
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      650 7 ffti SHORT-TERM IW ACCOMMODATION SURREY CT. NOVENA MRT 2 3 bdrms. $3.3K-S4K. Mm 1 mth. Pool/ Gym. Mid Aug. 6252-4328 HIGH END BEST value accommo dation wkly mthiy. Own bathrm Pte entrance. Call 9769-8678 ORCHARD RD CENTREPOINT Apts rms from $600 p/week. Newly furn. MRT/ shpg Ctr. 9459-9325 GRANGE RD
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      703 8 DDO9- 10 ORCHARD/ TANGUN/ HOLLAND HOUSES-SALE I 1 Prime Good Class Bungiw Freehold Land for Sale Ciose proximity to Botanies Garden W Quiet and tranquil surroundings -jnd appro* 33.487 sq.ft Potential tor 2 GCB plots CB Richard Ellis (Pte) Ltd 9880-3639 L I BUNGLW UND FOR REBUILD Belmont ***** sqft.
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      771 8 W\ DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ |||i TANGUN/ HOLLAND W PTEAPTS-SALE Ardmore Par* 2885 sqft. Tenanted. Pool view SS.AM Boulevard Residence 2034 sqft. Panoramic view $4.35M Light 9 Cairnhill 1658 sqft. Tenanted. Greenery view 52.75M Tbe Tessarina 1313 sqft. Renovated. $1.1 M The ARC. 1270 sqft. Very high floor TOP mid 08
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      728 8 IfK DO9- 10 ORCHARD/ ■Ml TANGUN/ HOLLAND W PTEAPTS-SALE INVESTMENT D.09 SPECIAL PREVIEW And New Condo At 1100 p.s.f Up. The Imperial Luxurious Condo 1-4 Bdrm Penthse Appt *****200 Marcus LUCKY PUZA 1550 sq.ft F'hold High floor. Nice view. Good investment. Call Dicky 9887-9561 Email: rlimlm@gmail.com 009 FR S47BK! 7%
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      799 8 BK DII a 2l NEWTON/ J BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI f HOUSES-SALE BUNGALOWS WITH POOL HUA GUAN AVE, 2' 2 storey. 4,735 sqft, 999 yrs. s+l (all attached), good cond. tenanted HUA GUAN AVE, I' .-storey. 8100 sqft, 4+l, tenanted, rebuild potential. Auction 16/8 OLIVE RD, 2-storey, 15,000 sqft. 6+l (all
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      497 8 ED HOUSES -SALE EAST LANDED SEMI-D 9693-5000 T.Kurau 2-Storey 3500 sqft. Simple s+l. Wide frontage. Must sell Jin Kathi 2-Storey 3300/ 2200 sq.ft. 4+l rms. Pleasant home! Sigiap Rd 3-Storey Luxurious s+l rms. Huge master. City/ sea view Sennett Dr 3-Storey roof terr. Modern 5-bdrm. Brand new cond. 225 JOO
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      459 8 Properties PfhDl 5-1 6 EAST COAST ||y PTEAPTS-SALE RARE! WATERPLACE. 3+l. 1460 sqft. Very tastefully renovated with top grade furnishings. Must view! Call David 9619-2648 SR D.16 EAST MEADOWS, Tanah Merah MRT. High flr. Sea/ pool view. 4+1, 1377 sqft, brand new. $830K. 3+1. 1216 sqft, $620K. 9007-4466 D.15 MAKENA
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      300 8 ift 01 5-16EAST COAST fW PTEAPTS-SALE 0.15 COTE D'AZUR. New 2-rm. patio. 1357 sq.ft. $690,000 only. Must view. HARVEST *****888 CASAFINA. 3+1. 1290 sq.ft. Prime I unit. F/facilities. Near sch. Designer decor. Tel. *****888 j D.15 HAIG APT. 2-rm. 840 sq.ft. Home sweet home. Near Katong shpg/ sch. $455,000. *****966
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      417 8 HOUSES-SALE SELDOM AVAILABLE!!! S/STOREY corner terrace for rebuilding 9 Upp Thomson (2200 sqft). Near amAniliAC Datnr.a QIQC AW~ I amenmes. raincia oi^o aouj SEMI-D THOMSON Hgt. 4700/ 2900 sq.ft. Well kept. Excellent environment neighbourhood Vacant. Eric 9786-5154 (ERA) 2Mi-STOREY TERR S6SOK neg! Ja lan Isnin (Sin Ming Plaza). Land 950
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      679 9 ■It D l9-20 SERANGOON/ QD THOMSON \W PTEAPTS-SALE LOCATION BEST GRANDEUR 3 AMK MRT. 2*l rms. 1130 sqft. 100% move in. 3*l rms. 1227 sqft. 5599K up. S74OK up. 4 rm. 132 sqm. Hiqh flr Super l Don't miss! *****558 COMPASS HEIGHTS. 3/ 4 bdrm penthouses with desiqner deco. Exclusive
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      841 9 ffh D2 5-28 NORTH fW PTEAPTS-SALE •••SUNRISE GARDEN BANK Auction on 16/8. 1291sqft 3+l Near NYP. 2) Yishun Sapphire 1517 sqft face pool. 3*patio 4yrs 9181-1819 WOOOSVALE 4*l* BALCONY. 2519 sqft mais penthse, facilities, showflat cond! Accent *****384 999-YRS WALK-UP APT Jin Malu Malu. Apt office. 1367 sqft. Biq balcony
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      346 9 Properties Wfti HDB APTS FOR SALE fW (SEMBAWANG) Associate Hk I W Excellence B -W 4'A' 406 corner 323 unblock MRT s*l' 5018 movein $ok. 313 highflr 5T 319 opp MRT vacant decor Exec Apt 307, 338 below $10k Exec Apt 467A, 502A movein SO 5T 476 Home of marble
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      589 10 Wti HDB APTS FOR SALE tW (WOOOLANDS) Damien 9270-2580 4'A' slo 86 Corner 105 sqm. MRT 4'A' 66s Corner MRT Ohcash 4'A' 678. 792 812 movein MRT 4'A' 703. 845 C orner MRT 4'A' 749 Well kept, windy Ok 4'A' 759 83 Unblocked. MRT 214ft 5'P Blk 5A 813 5
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      678 10 Wftk HDB APTS FOR SALE fW (YISHUN) ADVANCE LINK: 6758 0638 9 846 Yishun 801-3689 3'A' 862. 852. 806 MRT Low 3'A' 409. 363. 273, 115. SOK UP 3'NG' 709.704 All races MRT SOK 3'S* 774 Move-in. S/pool/ MRT 4'A' 927 All race MRT/ ctr Sneg 4'A' 872 Corner Valued
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      595 11 RK OFFICE SPACE tW FOR RENT Changi Road Carcark Well maintained Convenient transport and eateries 1.181 3 853 sq *t Call 6466-2555 I High floor From 2.496 sqft. MRT Convenient Call 6466-2555 3.5005f business space Fully air-con fitted office space Short walk to Kailang MRT Ample parking 5 mm dnve
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      646 11 RK OFFICE SPACE tW FOR RENT D.Ol CECIL ST. Near Lau Pa Sat 600/ 900/ 1200/ 4000 sqft. Bare/ fitted. $2.80 psf onwards. Andrew Tan 9182-3488 HSR LEE KAI HOUSE near Bugis/ MRT/ SMU/ Library 7th 9th flr 3981 sq.ft Spacious, ideal for Office/ Education/ Retail. *****522 IbestHStionl WITHIN CBD-
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