The Straits Times, 14 August 2006

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    24 1 IHE STRAITS TIMES 72 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 219/03/2006 MONDAY, AUGUST 14 2006 JS*A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon Ceasefire in Lebanon to take effect today
    644 1 Beirut Last-minute military push by Israel results m some of the conflict's fiercest fighting ISRAELI CONDITIONS "Israel will leave m tandem with the deployment south of the Lebanese army, along with the international force." ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER TZIPI LIVNI AFTER a stormy debate
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    Lock icon REDS OFF TO A WINNING START
    113 1 LIVERPOOL edged Chelsea 2-1 m the Community Shield, the traditiorml opener of the English Premier League (EPL) y in Cardiff tost night The Redsstruck early, with John Ante Rose firing another of his trademark long range shots past Chelsea's reserve goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini m
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    Lock icon Road closures, diversions in Suntec area next month
    379 1  -  K.C. Vijayan By IF YOU are planning a trip to the Suntec City and Marina Square area from Sept 10, take public transport. If not, be prepared for delays, road diversions and traffic jams because of the security measures being taken for
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Time to get back to basics in HIV battle
      1117 1  -  Nirmal Ghosh By Thailand Correspondent THE International Aids Conference keeps getting bigger. But whether it is getting better is debatable. In Bangkok, m 2004, some 17,000 people attended. In Toronto this week, around 20,000 will gather to discuss HIV infection, treatment
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  • IN A FLASH
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      55 2 Guangdong's pay hike Hie Chinese province of Guangdong is raising minimum wage levels next month to retain workers being enticed by competitive pay m other parts of China. PAGE 8 The real war shrine With the attention on Yasukuni, the Buddhist temple with actual remains of war criminals is
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      32 2 Tale of two brothers The probe into die plot to blow up planes focuses on two brothers of Pakistani descent, with one being named as a key Al-Qaeda suspect. PAGE 14
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      25 2 A winnable war When British authorities foiled a terror plot last week against commercial aircraft, they showed that terrorists can be beaten. PAGE 17
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      28 2 Hollow victory The foiled bomb plot m Britain shows that five years after the 9/11 attacks, the momentum and initiative still belong to the terrorists. PAGE 18
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      77 2 Trapping a cat killer Animal lovers stop a serial cat killer by setting up patrols and CCTV cameras at Old Airport Road to catch him m action. PAGE HI Danger of hoarding Social workers say some needy households are fire hazards because residents m these small flats are hoarders.
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      25 2 Caring for Mum Reader is thankful that her employer, NUS, allows her to work part-time m order to care for her elderly mother. PAGEH9
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      46 2 Gerard's verdict Steven Gerrard says Theo Walcott had no right to be m the World Cup and England's failure was die result of overconfidence. PAGEHI2 Making her mark Singapore's Theresa Goh breaks a world record at the US Paralympics National Swimming Championships m Texas. PAGEHI3
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      Lock icon MONEY
      36 2 En bloc slowdown Market players say the collective sale fever is likely to cool off as developers have snapped up enough sites over the last two years to build at least 13,000 new homes. PAGEH2O
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      316 2 SECTION ONE Prime 3-4 Asia 6-12 World 13-16 Review 17-19 FYI 20 SECTION TWO Home Hl-H8 Forum H9 Sports Hll-Hl4 Obituaries Hl5 Money Hl6-H2O LIFE! People L2-L5.L7 Events&TV L 9 Aimm% Temasek Branch Now At Starhub Centre BIGGER BETTER PREMISES Aimin Acupuncture Weight Loss Centre is a subsidiary of Aimin
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Mahathir attempting to topple Abdullah, says minister
      434 3  -  Lesue Lau By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur AN influential member of the Malaysian Cabinet has accused former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad of attempting to topple his successor, Abdullah Badawi. Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz, the Minister m the Prime Minister's Department, said he
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      Lock icon New weapon in war on dengue being tested
      553 3  - New weapon in war on dengue being tested Meng Yew Choong By If it proves effective, new trap may be given to households A NEW weapon m the war on dengue which could prove to be the ultimate WMD Weapon of Mosquito Destruction is now being tested m the Marsiling
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      Lock icon Slight haze over next few days
      219 3 THE horizon was obscured and there was a slight hint of smoke m the air as Singapore experience 4 slightly hazy conditions yesterday afternoon, but the air pollution index stayed m die "good" range. i s Measured over 24 hours, the Pollutant Standards Index
      SHAHRIYA YAHAYA  -  219 words
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      Lock icon Big jump in number of professionals volunteering their services
      746 4  -  Radha Basu By Some have even quit theirjobstohelp m overseas community projects HELPING OTHERS, LEARNING ABOUT YOURSELF "Being on your own m a different culture is unique it makes you discover things about yourself that you ntytr knew existed." ANDERSON JUNIOR
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Japan takes gamble on casinos
      804 6  -  Kwan Weng Kin Lawmakers are expected to pass a Bill by 2008 giving the green light for three casinos By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo AN INTEGRATED resort complete with a casino, Japa-nese-style hot springs and unsurpassed Japanese cuisine. That is the sort of concept the
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      Lock icon Guangdong raises minimum wage to attract workers
      578 8  -  Vince Chong By Hong Kong Correspondent 'World's factory 1 forced to act amid alarming labour shortage MINIMUM wages m Guangdong are set to rise next month at a rate not seen m a decade as the southern province seeks to retain workers being
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      Lock icon LEARNING TO BE GOOD
      66 8 Play takes a back seat to the teachings of ancient philosopher Confucius as Chinese tots attend class at a private school m Wuhan city, central Hubei province. The syllabus covers morality anecdotes, Confucian classics and ancient poetic literature. In recent years, such schools have sprouted m
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      Lock icon Typhoon death toll rises to 134 in China
      416 8 Beijing CHINA'S death toll from Typhoon Saomai rose yesterday to 134, with 163 people missing. The authorities said some victims were evacuees who died when buildings used as shelters collapsed m the strongest storm to hit China m more than five decades.
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      Lock icon Drought robs 17m of clean water
      167 8 Drought robs 1 7m of clean water WHILE typhoons brought heavy floods to China's southern Mid coastal regions, about 17 million people m die south-west do not have access to clean drinking water because of a month-long drought, state media reported yesterday. Crops on large tracts of farmland m Sichuan
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      Lock icon Chen's charter vow 'trick to distract public'
      350 8 Taipei TAIWAN'S opposition yesterday lambasted the scandaltainted President Chen Shuibian, saying his fresh promise to push for a new Constitution was part of efforts to distract public attention. "This is simply an old trick which has been used time and again," said Mr
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      426 6 Spore deals m spotlight Acquisitions of Malaysian firms by Spore companies are becoming a hot political issue amid Abdullah-Mahathir spat. PAGE 12 MASTER or fflHys TECHNOLOGY T~ Software Engineer t ns/KrKm I*4s* i*§ime*i*§ /33 This Masters program is offered jointly by the Institute of Systems Science, the Department of Electrical
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Where war criminals rest with goddess
      631 9 Atami (Japan) Temple near Tokyo where their remains lie is a shrine to Japanese and Chinese soldiers AS TENSIONS rise m Asia over a shrine m Tokyo honouring war criminals, the actual remains of these top war criminals lie here at a quiet temple
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      Lock icon China and S. Korea deny they will accept one Yasukuni visit
      396 9 Tokyo CHINA and South Korea have denied a Japanese news report saying that they had agreed to accept one visit to a Tokyo war shrine by Japan's next leader. Kyodo News, quoting Japanese sources on Saturday, said Beijing and
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  • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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      Lock icon US warns of investment fallout from India cola uproar
      495 10 Bans on Coke and Pepsi over safety fears 'setback for economy 1 Washington AS COCA-COLA and Pepsico lose their fizz m India, the US government and business leaders are warning of the potential fallout on investment m the booming country of
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      Lock icon Jaffna cut off as heavy fighting rages
      389 10 Colombo SRI Lanka's northern Jaffna peninsula has been cut off from the rest of the island as hundreds of residents try to flee heavy fighting m the area, military officials have said. A senior Tamil Tiger rebel official denied government claims that the
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Vietnam treads delicate line on China relations
      672 11  -  Roger Mitton By Vietnam Correspondent In Hanoi Hiccups m run-up to Apec summit m Hanoi underline testiness m ties VIETNAM'S relations with China have often been troubled and testy. That was illustrated last Wednesday at a lunch for the ambassadors of the Asia-Pacific
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      Lock icon Thick haze over West Kalimantan
      218 11 Jakarta THICK haze from fires to clear land is blanketing parts of the Indonesian section of Borneo island, a meteorology official said yesteday. "The haze is thick early m the morning, limiting visibility to under 200 m, but by 9am visibility would already have improved
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      Lock icon Danger signs from rumbling volcano
      279 11 Legaspi (Philippines) SEARING gas and debris raced down the slope of the rumbling Mayon volcano m the Philippines as it entered its most dangerous phase after weeks of ejecting lava and ash, a scientist said yesterday. The burst of pyroclastic flow on Saturday marked the
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon S'pore investments become KL political fodder
      621 12  -  Reme Ahmad By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur Mahathir-Abdullah spat drags m issue of Singapore companies taking stakes m Malaysian firms THE purchase of any strategic Malaysian firm by Singaporean companies is a sensitive matter at the best of times for bilateral ties.
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      Lock icon Khairy incurs loss selling stake
      298 12 UMNO Youth deputy chief Khairy Jamaluddin said yesterday he had sold all his shares m ECM Libra to focus on politics and had incurred a loss of RMIOO,OOO (5543 ,000) to RM200.000. "I made the decision to get out of the company voluntarily. I want
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
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        Lock icon DEADLY STRIKES IN THAI SOUTH
        123 12 BANGKOK: Gunmen fatally wounded a shop owner m the southern Thai province of Narathiwat late yesterday and then triggered a bomb nearby, killing another person and injuring 14. A group of gunmen first shot and killed the owner of a motorcycle shop m Danrongmat village.
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        Lock icon MORE REMITTANCE MONEY FOR JAKARTA
        104 12 KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesians working overseas are expected to send home US$2O billion (Ss32 billion) over the next five years as their importance to Indonesia 's economy grows. Manpower Minister Erman Suparno said there were 2.7 million Indonesians currently working overseas, and that figure was expected
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        Lock icon CHINA RESTRICTS FOREIGN CARTOONS
        92 12 BEIJING: China will ban foreign cartoons from being aired on television during prime time, state media reported, signalling an apparent attempt to help and protect local producers. Beginning next month, only Chinese-made cartoons will be allowed on television from spm to Bpm, the Beijing Youth Daily
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        Lock icon KIM JONG IL BACK ON STATE MEDIA
        122 12 SEOUL: North Korean leader Kirn Jong II reappeared m state media yesterday for the first time since internationally condemned missile tests on July 5. Mr Kirn's unusual absence from the media spotlight even on the date when he was to pay homage to
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      Lock icon Asia-Pacific officials to discuss bird flu
      271 12 MORE than 50 health and government officials from the AsiaPacific will gather m Singapore to discuss ways to strengthen the region's response to any bird flu pandemic, a grouping said yesterday. The two-day workshop, which starts today, is a followup to a bird flu
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      Lock icon JB residents protest over woman's death
      242 12 JOHOR BARU MORE than 1,000 residents of Taman Perling held a demonstration on Saturday expressing their anger over the murder of an 18-year-old girl on Friday morning. The body of sales assistant Chang Shu Chien, who usually walked to work at the nearby Perling
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      Lock icon World Bank cancels Jakarta loans over graft charges
      240 12 Jakarta THE World Bank has exposed corrupt practices linked to three loans for infrastructure projects m Indonesia, cancelling them and demanding millions of dollars m refunds. In a letter to Finance Minister Sri Mulyani, the bank said agreements for loans totalling US$l.5
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Israeli army, politicians must face fallout from 'lost' war
      770 13 Jerusalem Olmert govt weakened as two sides blame each other for failure to crush Hizbollah Security scare SECURITY guards detained a young Arab man outside the Israeli Prime Minister's office yesterday after discovering suspicious material m his shoes. Sappers carried out
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      Lock icon French back in the forefront of international diplomacy
      509 13 By Susan Sachs For The Straits Times In Paris THE war m Lebanon has brought France charging back into the diplomatic spotlight with an enthusiasm unseen since its spirited attempt to stop the invasion of Iraq. At the United Nations, French diplomats
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      Lock icon Investigation focuses on two arrested brothers
      650 14 BRITISH TERROR PLOT London One named as key Al-Qaeda figure; the other said to be 'gentle and kind 1 THE international probe into a plot to blow up planes over the Atlantic zeroed m on two brothers arrested m Pakistan and Britain, one named
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      Lock icon Two airlines blame British airport operator for chaos
      450 14 London AS TEMPERS flared over more cancellations and severe delays after new security requirements were imposed m the wake of last week's alleged airliner bomb plot, airlines were blaming the airport operator for the chaos. British Airways (BA) and Ryanair slammed operator
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      Lock icon Tour major plots foiled' since London bombings
      242 14 London HOME Secretary John Reid has revealed that at least four major plots have been thwarted since the 7 July attacks m London last year, BBC News 24 Sunday reported yesterday. Mr Reid said the government believes that the first Al-Qaeda plot m
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      220 14 Havana A CUBAN newspaper yesterday released the first pictures of the country's leader Fidel Castro taken after his gastrointestinal surgery, with Mr Castro quoted as saying: "I feel very happy." The Cuban President, who turned 80 yesterday, appeared alert and m good spirits, and
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon SPAIN SENDS MORE PEOPLE TO FIGHT SPREADING FIRES
        115 14 MADRID: Forest fires spread across northwestern Spain's Galicia province yesterday as hundreds of paratroopers joined m to put out the flames.Some 15,000 people and 60 aircraft were deployed. More than 400 paratroopers were sent to Galicia to protect airports, power stations and
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        Lock icon BRAZIL PRISON GANG ABDUCTS JOURNALISTS
        147 14 BRAZIL PRISON GANG ABDUCTS JOURNALISTS SAO PAULO: A powerful criminal gang that terrorised Brazil's largest state of Sao Paulo has kidnapped two Brazilian journalists, police and a TV station said yesterday. Mr Guilherme Portanova, a reporter for TV Globo, and his assistant, Mr Alexandra Coelho Calado, were abducted by three
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        Lock icon N. KOREA EARNS PRAISE FROM RUSSIAN CHURCH
        76 14 MOSCOW: A senior envoy from Russia's Orthodox church yesterday praised Pyongyang for allowing the Russian church's first place of worship to be built m communist North Korea. The Trinity Church m Pyongyang held its first services yesterday, and a Russian delegation visited to
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        Lock icon DEFEAT OF AUSSIE ASYLUM LAW 'WONT HARM JAKARTA TIES'
        149 14 SYDNEY: Australia's ties with Indonesia will not be damaged if tough new immigration laws, announced to appease Jakarta over Papuan asylum seekers, fail to go through Parliament, Prime Minister John Howard said yesterday. Mr Howard's government was splintered last Thursday after
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Abdurrahman's daughter rising fast in politics
        214 15 UNLIKE most rising politicians, who try to add a foreign tongue to their repertoire of languages, Ms Zannuba Arifah Chafsoh Wahid, better known as "Yenny" Wahid, is learning Javanese "to connect with constituents". She is the daughter of former president Abdurrahman Wahid and her
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        Lock icon Tsang to relocate carp
        173 15 EIGHT months after Chief Executive Donald Tsang moved into Hong Kong's Government House, some of its youngest residents are about to go. His much-loved carp have bred, leaving little room to spare m the HK$2OO,OOO (S$41,000) ponds he had built for his 20 pet fish. On
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        158 15 BRITISH newspaper News Of The World has suspended royals editor Clive Goodman after claims of cellphone hacking. Goodman, 48, is due to appear m court on Wednesday on charges of conspiring to intercept and intercepting voicemail messages. He has been suspended pending the investigation out-
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    • GLOBAL AGENDA
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        Lock icon EAST ASIA
        190 16  -  KWAN WENG KIN Will Koizumi visit Yasukuni? WHAT IT IS ALL eyes this week are on whether Japanese Premier Junichiro Koizumi will pray at the Yasukuni war shrine (right) tomorrow or thereabouts, as he has hinted. He has visited the shrine annually since taking office m April 2001.
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        Lock icon ISRAEL-LEBANON CONFLICT
        297 16  -  JONATHAN EYAL Ceasefire full of dangers WHAT IT IS A CEASEFIRE comes into force m Lebanon today, at lpm Singapore time. The Israeli and Lebanese governments have agreed to stop all hostilities, as demanded by a resolution unanimously adopted by the UN Security Council last Friday. So has
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        168 16  -  LESLIE LAU Abdullah's whistle-stop tour of Johor WHAT IT IS MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Datuk Sen Abdullah Badawi (right) will make a two-day whistle-stop tour of Johor from today. He is expected to make important announcements on a host of government initiatives to transform the landscape and economy of Johor.
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        172 16  -  NIRMAL GHOSH Senate to pick poll officials WHAT IT IS THE Senate will meet m a special session tomorrow to select five out of 10 nominees to sit on Thailand's Election Commission (EC), which will be responsible for running the country's general elections on Oct 15. It will
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        36 16 SINGAPORE: Asia-Pacific officials meet to discuss ways to strengthen the region's response to any bird flu pandemic. JAKARTA: Commemoration of the first anniversary of the Aceh peace deal that ended three decades of separatist fighting.
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        27 16 NEW DELHI: India marks the 60th anniversary of its independence from Britain. SEOUL: South Korea marks the 62nd anniversary of its independence from Japanese colonial rule.
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        16 16 JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono gives his annual State of the Union address to Parliament.
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        12 16 AMSTERDAM: Japan's Princess Masako visits Netherlands with her husband and daughter.
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        24 16 TOKYO: Tokyo High Court rules on appeal by Masami tsuchiya, member of doomsday cult sentenced to death for crimes including 1995 subway attack.
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      382 17 ONCE upon a time, airport security checked only for obvious weapons like guns and knives. Then, after 9111, security personnel looked out for any sharp object, like box-cutters. After the so-called "shoe-bomber" tried to blow up a plane by lighting explosives packed m his shoe, they checked
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      909 17 PLEA BY INTERPOL By Ronald K. Noble ALTHOUGH last week's disruption of a terrorist plot to blow up commercial airliners over the Atlantic was a great success, it nonetheless exposed a dangerous gap m global security efforts. The problem is that governments and security services
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      972 17  -  Verghese Mathews By For The Straits Times KEPT THEM GUESSING Among those who knew him, friends and detractors alike, no one could ever be too sure what Sihanouk would say. Even admirers admit that he is both unpredictable and fearless a potent combination.
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      646 18  - My London how long can it last? Michael Goldfarb By In London ANOTHER week, another flash of terrorism m my city this one, thankfully, thwarted by the British security services. As usual, the headlines hit me on my doorstep. Islamic terrorists have worshipped at the Finsbury Park mosque, a 10-minute
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      Lock icon Winning the battle but losing the war
      1092 18  -  Tom Quiggin COUNTER-TERRORISM By For The Straits Times DANGEROUS 'DONKEYS' Most jihadists have no real religious teaching or knowledge and they cannot carry on any sort of theological debate. To use the Quran's own lines, they are nothing more than donkeys with books
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      790 19  - Time to legalise womb renting Andy Ho SURROGATE MOTHERHOOD By Senior Writer DOCTORS m Singapore are legally barred from helping childless couples to conceive by using a healthy woman to carry their foetus, produced by using their own sperm and egg. So, for years now, such couples have been heading
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      1134 19  - Giving away billions and doing it fast Stephanie Strom By ALTHOUGH it is already the largest grant-making foundation m the United States, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is facing an unparalleled challenge how to give away more money and do it much faster than it ever has before. Largely
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      216 17 Legalise surrogacy Why not make surrogate motherhood legal? Safeguards can be put m place to answer objections against the practice. PAGE 19 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-President Alan Chan Heng
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      313 20 F.YI. USEFUL NUMBERS Emergency lines Police 999 Police Hotline 1800-255-0000 Civil Defence (Fire, Rescue and Emergency Ambulance) 995 Non-emergency ambulance 1777 Water Supply 1800-284-6600 SP Power Grid (to report power failure) 1800-778-8888 6778-8888 City Gas (to report gas supply interruption, low pressure and leakage) 1800-752-1800 Transport lines City Cab 6552-2222
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      278 20 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY 1 Attend a concert featuring works for the flute, oboe, horn and clarinet by Nafa students. Lee Foundation Theatre, Nafa Campus 3, 151, Bencoolen Street. 6.30pm. Tickets: $8. E-mail music@nafa.edu.sg for more details. 2 View ceramic works by artists from the Whampoa Ceramic Club.
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      8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES MONDAY, AUGUST 14 2006
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      Lock icon Suspected cat killer caught on camera by kitty detectives
      768 1  - Suspected cat killer caught on camera by kitty detectives Tanya Fong By Air-con technician is believed to have killed 10 cats m Old Airport Road area BENT on nabbing what they believed was a serial cat killer m the Old Airport Road area, a group of cat lovers turned sleuths
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      Lock icon Big demand for 2-room build-to-order flats
      528 2  - Big demand for 2-room build-to- order flats Tan Hui Yee By 250 applications so far for 86 one-bedroom units m Sengkang NO MORE PASSING THE BUCK "I'm happy to note that Mr Chiam has now decided finally to concentrate on serving the needs of the residents instead of passing the
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      34 2 Use public transport to go to Suntec City and Marina Square areas next month. Here is an overview of the traffic restrictions during the period SOURCE: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
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      Lock icon S'pore's role in fight for India's self-rule revisited
      238 2  -  THAM YEUN-C SINGAPORE was the base for the Indian National Army (IN A), where it grew from strength to strength to fight for Indian independence. This was recalled at a seminar here yesterday, attended by 400 people, including INA veterans. Lea by
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      Lock icon S'pore big winner in Asian cyber games
      633 3  -  Leung Wai-Leng By Cyber Team Singapore wins 2 golds and 2 bronzes to beat China A NEW-LOOK Cyber Team Singapore proved a virtual force to be reckoned with when it topped the medal tally m the finals of the Asian cyber gaming championships
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      Lock icon Mufti's office to help choose the right topics for forums
      463 3 MOSQUE leaders have been advised to pay more attention to topics chosen for religious talks and forums, to help their people live as good Muslims here and now. The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) wants them to move away
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      197 3 RESTAURANTS and other eating establishments here are battling to rid themselves of unwanted guests roaches. The German cockroach or Blatella germanica, is a particularly hardy breed different from the cockroaches found m homes and is pretty resistant to common pesticides. Pest exterminators are now scrambling to
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      Lock icon A home to some, but a hazard to all
      1053 4 Cluttered homes are fire hazards and breeding grounds for bugs. Next month, volunteers will visit 25 or so homes to help the owners clean up. But getting people to part with their possessions can be tough, as Yap Su-Yin discovers FORMER
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      Lock icon Brewery man's case: Judge to divide $40m assets
      646 5  -  K.C. Vijayan By Four banks, wife and mistress are among claimants A JUDGE is to decide how more than $40 million m cash, property and jewellery linked to convicted high-rolling gambler Chia Teck Leng is to be distributed. Four banks, Chia, his
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      Lock icon Orphaned Aceh kids have a school, thanks to Singapore
      517 5  -  YAP SU-YIN A PLACE TO BE TOGETHER "I am not bothered about moving again. I am happy we will have a place to go, where we can still be together." MOHAMMAD AULIA (right), 13. Killer waves orphaned him and his three
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      209 5 BUSINESSMAN Wong Kwok Leong, 91, celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary yesterday, by giving money away. Mr Wong and his wife, Madam Mah Lan Ying, 68, donated $1 million to the Singapore Management University (SMU) to establish the Wong Kwok Leong Endowed Scholarship. From
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        620 7  - Ice-cream parlour that Cassandra Chew YOUNG RESTLESS By ROCKS! More cafes are giving young musicians free space to perform and showcase their talents ICE CREAM, pictures of cute cows and hard rock music. The image does not quite fit, but that is exactly what is happening at the Ben Jerry's
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        202 7 OTHER platforms for local talent include: The Straits Times School of Rock The contest was launched last year to uncover young talent. Bands with members between the age of 13 and 18 competed for $5,000 and a contract with artiste management company
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        262 8  -  Mazuin Khamis By I REMEMBER my very first full-time job where I was eut-wrenchingly miserable. Thankfully, it lasted for only two months because I soon entered polytechnic. Five years later, I still think that was the hardest thing I have ever had to face.
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        235 8  -  Nur Am ira Abdul Karim By WORK, as the term suggests, involves performing a series of sometimes unfulfilling tasks that may not be completely mindless but may very well involve the drudgery of repetition, struggle and sweat. If someone happens
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        47 8 LIFE IN THE WORKING WORLD GROWING PAINS Let's talk about This year's batch of university graduates have just entered the workforce and some are having a hard time adjusting, with gripes about the workload and their bosses. Do they expect too much? Youthlnk writers have their say
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        251 8  -  Ephraim Loy By ONE lesson I have learnt is that it is not just the job which matters having pleasant colleagues is crucial, too. I entered the workforce with a diploma after national service. Initially, as I was new, I had to do mundane
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        Lock icon It needs more than education to excel
        239 8  -  Farah Aziz By THE recruitment campaigns of all universities and polytechnics sell the idea that they will set us firmly on the path of success. We are given a list of all the successful career choices open to us all we need to
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        221 8 hip a What: Womad Singapore 2006 Crowd: Music lovers Where: Fort Canning Park When: Aug 25 to 27 Word on the street: Fort Canning comes to life again with the sound of music. The annual World of Music, Arts and Dance will bring together artists from all over the
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        30 9 Please include your full name, address and a telephone contact number. For women, indicate Miss, Mrs, Mdm or Ms. Send your letters via e-mail to stforum@sph.com.sg
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        495 9 CARING FOR THE LONELY AS THEY GROW OLD THERE IS TIME, AND MONEY The provision allows me to earn enough for a decent living and...support my mother m many ways. One of these is to have enough time to be more fully
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        284 9 I READ with concern the report, "Caring for the lonely as they grow old" (ST, Aug 8). It saddens me to read about old people who live alone and die alone. Such pathetic cases are likely to increase m number
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        98 9 THE HDB should build studio flats for the elderly within four- or five-room units, with a common living room that leads to the main entrance. In this way, the elderly can still have the privacy of their own studio flat, with attached kitchen and
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        634 9 DIFFERENT APPROACH Perhaps shortterm contracts can be given to such retailers or start-ups with intriguing concepts to encourage them to take up space m the malls? You can also mail your letters to Forum Editor, The Straits Times, Singapore Press Holdings, News Centre,
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        56 9 For more readers'views, log on to httpV/www. straitstimcs.asial. coifLsg/fbrum Access to letters online is free. »Why not make preschool education compulsory? education need not come at a higher cost waste a lot of paper who spoil their children result m a younger generation who lack courtesy »Ageing Balestier
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        528 9 IMPROVING TAXI SERVICE IN SINGAPORE I REFER to the letter, "Major review of taxi services needed urgently" by Mr Raymond Lo Wan Mou (ST, Aug 5). I second this proposal and urge all parties the Land Transport Authority, taxi companies, taxi drivers,
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        566 9 WITH reference to the column, "Where are all the cabs?" (The Sunday Times, July 30), on the issue of long waits for cabs at taxi stands, here are some of my views as a part-time cabby at the weekend. It
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        207 9 I READ with concern about the lack of taxis during peak hours, particularly to the Central Business District. It affects our reputation as an efficient city that is able to fix all its transportation problems, including congestion. At night, there
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        Lock icon Chelsea look off the pace
        730 11  -  Marc Lim COMMUNITY SHIELD: LIVERPOOL 2 CHELSEA 1 By Sports Correspondent Liverpool make Blues boss eat his words by beating a Chelsea boasting four captains Pbst-mateh reactions "People say the Community Shield is not important But if you look around, and see the fans and
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        Lock icon Roman dangles record $48m carrot for all four titles
        625 11 London CHELSEA'S players have been promised the biggest bonuses m English football. If they sweep all before them, Andriy Shevchenko, Michael Ballack and Co will share a £16-million (Ss4B million) jackpot. To collect the £800,000-a-man reward, the Blues will have to
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        398 11 London PROMISES "He told me he could get Lewie 'sorted out 1 and I could get 'sorted out too 1 The implication was clear. If we moved down, we would be found somewhere to live and looked after financially." CHRIS COYLE LEEDS United are set
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        140 11 PREMIERSHIP clubs are hoping to introduce a system that allows referees to view pictures taken by television cameras so they can determine when a player has dived, whether the ball has crossed the line or if an elbow has been used or punch thrown.
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        404 12 London NEW England coach Steve McClaren insisted yesterday that David Beckham could still play his way back onto the international stage. Beckham's England career appeared to have reached its end after the Real Madrid midfielder was left out of McClaren's squad to face
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        777 12 London Gerrard admits team were over-confident and slams Eriksson's tactics and selections NEW England vice-captain Steven Gerrard has issued a damning verdict on his country's Worla Cup campaign. Tne Liverpool skipper said Theo Walcott "haa no right to be m Germany", that the team's failure
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        Lock icon I tried to get Ronaldo booked, admits Rooney
        618 12 London METOO "I have to be honest and admit that there was an incident m the first half when I asked the referee to book Ronaldo because he had dived. The only difference is that what I did went unnoticed by everyone."
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        Lock icon Senna eager to join United
        115 12 VILLARREAL midfielder Marcos Senna remains confident that he will be a Manchester United player before the transfer window closes. The Brazil-born Spain international has been linked with a move to Old Trafford, although there have been reports Villarreal were looking for more than double the
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        595 12 London THIERRY Henry wants Arsenal to spend the transfer fee received from Ashley Cole's impending £20 million (Ss6o million) move to Chelsea to strengthen the team. "Although it is upsetting to see Cole going to Chelsea, if he leaves, it is vital
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        Lock icon Spain beat Argentina to win Cup
        451 13  -  Jeanette Wang BASKETBALL By Led by Navarro's 22 points, Spanish thrash Olympic champions 87-66 CAUTIOUS "I don't want to talk about the title right now because to be at the top, you have to get past the group stage." SPAIN'S CARLOS JIMINEZ, on his
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        501 13  -  Marc Lim swimming By SINGAPORE'S Theresa Goh wrote herself into the record books on Saturday night, when she clocked a world record at the US Paralympics National Swimming Championships in Texas. The 19-year-old smashed the 200-metre breaststroke (SB4 classification) mark by almost 39 seconds, touching
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        223 13 Maskaev completes Eastern control of titles BOXING Las Vegas OLEG Maskaev sent Hasim Rahman to the mat, and the Eastern block of title belts was complete. For the first time, all four heavyweight titles belong to fighters from the former Soviet Union. But Maskaev wants his adopted land to look
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        273 13 THE Singapore racing season is just over six months old and there are battle royals going on for just about all of the championship titles. Trainer John Meagher has been a clear leader until recent times, but archrival Laurie Laxon has now started to peg him back. Laxon has now
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        207 13 SOCCER KEEPING CALM "There's nothing to worry about with the outcome of the matches. All 20 players showed good commitment m training and during matches." COACH KADIR YAHAYA SINGAPORE'S Under-16 football team returned from their training tour of Vietnam last week with defeats m
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        56 13 HOME SPORTS $102K EMIRATES WINDFALL FOR FOUR WELFARE BODIES EMIRATES gave four local voluntary welfare organisations $102,000 on Saturday. The sum was raised at the Singapore Derby horse race on July 16. The proceeds went to the Autism Children's Centre (Simei), MINDS Jurong Gardens School, Spastic Children's Association Of Singapore
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        388 14  - Matches at night for tri-series in Republic Mahmood Gaznavi •CRICKET By Competitive games will be played under lights for first time m Spore Tri-series fixtures Matches to be played m Singapore Sept 12: West Indies v Australia. Sept 14: India v West Indies. Sept 16: India v Australia. All at
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        320 14 Tennis stars Andy Roddick and Maria Sharapova have apparently been dating for over a year. US Weekty magazine, citing unnamed friends of the couple, reported that Roddick, 23, had wanted to keep the relationship out of the public eye as he
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        774 14 CYCLING Indianapolis LANCE Armstrong believes fellow-American cyclist Floyd Landis has said too much m public m his attempt to disprove the positive drug test that cost him the Tour de France title. "In this day and age, you're not going to get a fair
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        742 14 BASEBALL MLB: Cleveland 5 Kansas City 4 (Game 1). Cleveland 6 Kansas City 5 (Game 2), NY Yankees 5 LA Angels 2. Chicago White Sox 4 Detroit 3. Boston 8 Baltimore 7 (10 innings). LA Dodgers 6 San Francisco 5. Milwaukee 8 Atlanta 5. San Diego 6 Houston 3.
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          Lock icon CIARKE'S WIFE DIES FROM CANCER
          55 14 LONDON: Ryder Cup star Darren Clarke's wife Heather, 39, died m hospital yesterday, after a two-year battle with cancer. Clarke, who quit midway through The Open three weeks ago to be with her and their two children, said he would return to competitive golf "when
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          Lock icon REAL'S RONALDO FOR MILAN'S KAKA?
          67 14 MADRID: Spanish soccer giants Real Madrid may use Ronaldo as a bargaining tool to get AC Milan's Kaka, Spanish sports daily Marca said. Ronaldo has two years left on his contract, but is believed to be unsettled. Milan have so far refused to consider releasing
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          47 14 MADRID: Valencia opened disciplinary proceedings yesterday against Roberto Ayala, after the defender accused the Spanish club's officials of fading to honour a promised contract extension. Valencia responded by saying the 33-year-old was more interested m money than playing for the club. REUTERS
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          36 14 SEOUL: Carmelo Anthony scored 19 points as the United States beat Lithuania 111-88 m a friendly ahead of this week's basketball world championship. The US led 56-32 at the break. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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    • OBITUARIES
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        286 15 OM SAI RAM SUBHADRA CHELLAPPAN (wife of the late Mr. V. Bhaskaran) passed away peacefully on 13 August 2006. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Sons: Daughter-in-law: B. Premraj Geetha B. Shamkumar Daughter: Son-in-law: B. Santha K. Thilakan Grandsons: Granddaughters: T. Sarath T. Seema R Barath P Indira
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        311 15 LAMKEEENG Age: 86 passed away peacefully on 12 August 2006, leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Lee Kee Cheong, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: (Lee Hon Lim, deceased) Lim Sian Guat, Mary Lee Chin Chan Lee Mio Yen (Lee Yu Lim, deceased) Chin Mcc Kuen Lee Kheng lim, Patrick Ng Kwai Fong, Caroline
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        318 15 "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell m the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 II CHENG KWEE LANE Age: 73 passed away peacefully on 12 August 2006. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. j (Husband: Chiang
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        93 15 F'Trom the fullness of His grace we have all received one Hf3 blessing after another" John 1:16 SIM BOON ENG Age: 84 was called home to be with the Lord on 12 August 2006. Dearly missed by loved ones. (Wife: Lee Kirn Hong, deceased) Daughter: Mabel Sim Siew Choo Body
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        123 15 KANESONSUPMN A«eis3 p d T^§SSSf ftlDyon m mm UMfly dumh too lonoiy iwitf iiiimßu oy. WlfeA-Kotanayagee children, granddilklren and loved ones. Body is resting at Blk 487 Juronc West Avenue 1, #06-53. Tel: *****421 Cortege will leave on 14/8/2006 (Monday) at 330pm for Mandai Crematorium, HaU 1 for cremation at
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        120 15 I lAUYEOKPUI I Age:77 I passed away peacefully on 1 1 August 2006. I Dearty missed and fondty remembered 1 by loved ones. I Wife Wong Yok Wan I Sons: Daughters-in-law: j f Chan Wah, Lawrence Lena Tan I I (Chan Ghi t, Charles, deceased) 1 I| Chan Keong, Michael
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        107 15 ATHMA SHANTI POOJA We, the family of the late RAJAGOPAL S/O KANNAN NAMBIAR Departed on 31/7/2006 wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends colleagues for their attendance, condolences, donations wreaths during our recent bereavement. Special thanks to: Dr. Angel Lee, Dr. Wu H. Y. Dr.
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        217 18 Tokyo JAPAN'S Honda Motor will build a new motorcycle plant m India through a joint venture, m an attempt to expand its already dominant shjwe of the fast-grow-ing subcontinental market, a report said yesterday. A total of 19 billion rupees (***** million)
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      9 1 THE STRAITS TIMES IN MICA (P) 2 1 9/03/2006
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        237 1 MONDAY .jj k. Vj.% 14/08/06 c^^°^ PUNISHMENTS ns^ HOW FAR WILL TEACHERS GO? 7 I HAVE YOU EVER |i I V ta^^^^^^^\ A) SUCKED ON A PACIFIER? B) WORN A 'DETENTION VEST? j|M^|^^Hj C) HAD YOUR CLASSMATES J^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^9i JK BEAT YOU UP? #4 EVEN IF YOUR ANSWER IS NONE OF
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        295 2 BY JESSICA SISWANDJO, 1 5, SEC 3, HOLY INNOCENTS' HIGH SCHOOL GROWING UP, I LEARNT ABOUT DINOSAURS FROM MOVIES LIKE JURASSIC PARK -WHICH MEANS NOT MUCH AT ALL BUT THE DINOSAUR EXHIBITION AT THE SINGAPORE SCIENCE CENTRE FROM MAY 2 1 TOAUG2IANDDR CHEWTUANCHIONG, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF Tl
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        562 4 Lindsay Lohan's album. She immediately did a search online and was delighted to find a shop here selling it A rock-candy guitar and matching .rainbow strap later, the 1 3-year-old has not looked back. NOW, EVEN HER PRIMARY 5 SISTER, HANA, 11, HAS JOINED IN WITH A DAISYSHAPED
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        62 4 TRENDS AND QUIRKS MY FINGERS AREUKE MY TONGUE On July 26, Gabriel Ng, 1 1 picked up the HSBC Youth Excellence Award, which comes with a $200,000 grant Speaking to The Straits Times, his passion for the violin came through: "Its sound is like a human voice, and my fingers
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        307 5  - YOU DON'T EAT DOG FOOD WHY TAKE DOG MEDICINE? JOHAN WONG BY Did you know that there are certain foods that humans can tolerate but animals can't? The epitome of this is chocolate. Dogs cannot eat chocolate because it contains a substance that is toxic to them. Similarly, there are
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        199 5 kNOw drugs Call 1 800-325-6666 or go to www.cnb.gov.sg COMMONLY ABUSED DRUGS IN SINGAPORE Here are just some examples of drugs that people abuse m Singapore and that you should keep away from: Heroin Cannabis MDMA (also known as Ecstasy) LSD (also known as Acid) >> Ketamine >> Inhalants (also
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        91 5 DONT DO "drugs ZERO TOLERANCE FOR SPORTS JUNKIES Recently, Sebastian Coe (above), one of the finest English sportsmen and gentlemen, wrote m the Daily Telegraph: "Track and field is a sport m decline and the junkies are helping it on its way. Now, more than at any time m my
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        255 6 BUSTED THIS WEEK f,mxyr WHEN DESIRE SPEAKS L POEM BY DEBBIE NG, 1 6, SEC 4, HENDERSON SECONDARY SCHOOL When desire speaks, H like a wild fire H words of inflamed speech, H lighting the tip of the heart with a tiny flame, H the feeling that runs, oh it's
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        122 6 AKEELAH ANDTH^ BEE/CHARlTqß^^^^^^^^B At a special price of $8, HH catch the preview of Hi Akeelah And The Bee while doing your part for charity! Be inspired by Akeelah s will and tenacity as she struggles to take part m The National Spelling Bee competition. P^aV^^ The charity preview will
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        89 7 CEDAR GIRLS' SECONDARY'S B DIVISION GIRLS NETBALL TEAM poses for a group shot after this year's South Zone Inter-school Netball Championships m March. The team came m fourth for the competition. The winner was CHIJ (Toa Payoh) Secondary. TEEN GOLF STAR MICHELLE WIE, 1 6, at the Evian Masters women's
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        127 7 WIN AN EXCLUSIVE GYM BAG FROM THE STRAITS TIMES WHEN YOU SEND US THE MOST CANDID SPORTING MOMENTS FROM YOUR SCHOOL WITH A CAPTION EXPLAINING WHAT IS IN THE PICTURE. IF YOUR PICTURE IS PUBLISHED, THE LIMITED EDITION BAG IS YOURS! E-MAIL stin@sph.com.sg "Climbing a mountain is the journey and
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        496 7  - WUSHU RISING JESSICA LIM BY MORE SCHOOLS ARE NOW INCORPORATING THE ANCIENT ART OF WUSHU AS A CCA -AND EAGER STUDENTS CANT WAIT TO GET IN ON THE ACTION. "TO MASTER IT IS VERY DIFFICULT. YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT LOOK GRACEFUL AND LESS LIKE AN EXERCISE." Admiralty Secondary 2
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        73 7 DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF THE BRUCE LEE FORMULA "I wanted to be Bruce Lee because I found someone I could relate to, someone I could look up t0... A lot of very successful characters m movies have used the Bruce Lee formula -the underdog who has been training and
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        61 8 SHAMEFUL INCIDENT I American Floyd Landis is set to be the first Tour de France champion to lose his title. The International Cycling Union said his B sample confirmed the initial "adverse analytical finding" for higher-than-allowable levels of testosterone. He may become the first winner m the 103 years of
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        76 9 THE BIG STORY THIS WEEK SHAMEFUL INCIDENT II Actor and getai singercompere Zhong Yaonan had tested positive for controlled drugs amphetamine and benzodiazepine after his arrest on Aug3. Amphetamine is the name of a broad category of drugs including Ecstasy and Ice.while benzodiazepine drugs include Erimin-5. If he is found
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        134 10 TALES FROM NEAR AND FAR TIGER WOODS: TOP EARNER For those who thought soccer players are paid too much, well, think again. Sports Illustrated released its annual ranking of top-earning athletes for last year. And up top for the third straight year was golfer Tiger Woods, who recently won the
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        763 11  - MINDEF LETS VIOLIN PRDIGY DEFER N MARIA ALMENOAR THERESA TAN BY THE STRAITS TIMES AUGS TEXT: ANDREW DUFFY How prestigious? It takes m only 1 60 students a year, and only 5 per cent of people who apply are offered a place. In Ike See's case, all 1 2 judges
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        115 11 RACK YOUR BRAINS PATRIOTISM IS ALL IN THE HEART I won't go out of my way to plant a flag m front of my house, and it has been years since I watched the National Day Parade on TV on Aug9. But I don't think I'm any less Singaporean for
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        438 12 THISWEEKWEZ00MIN0N... LAYOUT: JEFFREY UM TEXT: ANDREW DUFFY Ft h^ Eatmg at a hawker centre and be,ng healthy will now be easier. More food and drink sellers have joined m the newest healthy lifestyle drive. Skip the TAF (Trim and Fit) club and head but for char kway teow (minus
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        229 13 H ft m9~: V- mmk mmm I if In conjunction with The New Paper Be Yourself Day, we are inviting students H UISSBB from all schools to take part m this fun-to-the-max contest of self-expression. H USIhB Open up your heart and express yourself fully m whatever way you want
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        105 14 READ AND WRITE BETTER WIN A COOL GIFT! Just answer this question correctly: William's grocery shop has lost nearly all of its customers to the new supermarket. Now his business is m the red. What does "m the red" mean? I) To be coloured red from top to bottom 2)
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        478 14 NATIONAL COLOURS JANE NG HELPS YOU MARK NATIONAL DAY WITH IDIOMS RELATED TO RED AND WHITE OUR HAG'S COLOURS. shown the WHITE ELEPHANT I^IH j^HI RED CARD WHAT IT MEANS: WHAT IT MEANS: A useless and expensive possession. 1 WHERE IT CAME FROM: H WHERE IT CAME FROM: White or
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        401 15  -  TRACY QUEK BY THE STRAITS TIMES, AUG4 China was the world's highest emitter of acid rain-causing sulphur dioxide last year, and paid for it with severe air pollution as well as more than 500 billion yuan (S$ 1 00 billion) m economic
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        61 15 READ AND WRITE BETTER Alkaline SOLUTION Contaminated water is China's most pressing environmental problem. On Aug 2, a ship ran aground m China's 900-year-old Grand Canal, dumping 200 tonnes of sulphuric acid into the water. Xinhua news agency said that pollution control officials dumped 200 tonnes of liquid alkali into
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