The Straits Times, 15 August 2006

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    24 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 106 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA 219/03/2006 TUESDAY, AUGUST 15 2006 JBP A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon Uneasy calm as truce takes effect in Lebanon
    572 1 Uneasy calm as truce takes effect in Lebanon Intense fire right up to ceasefire; Lebanese refugees stream back south Beirut THE guns fell suddenly silent m southern Lebanon yesterday, after a ceasefire came into effect, but the later shooting of two Hizbollah guerillas by Israeli soldiers underlined the fragility of
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    Lock icon Dead baby found in staff locker
    328 1  -  Leong Su-Lin By STAFF at NTUC Fairprice at Bishan Junction 8 had been noticing a foul smell coming from the staff locker area for days. Yesterday morning, when they could not take it any longer, they traced the stench to a single locker, and
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Filipinos abroad grow businesses back home
      1069 1  -  Alastair Mclndoe By Philippines Correspondent In Manila There are around 800,000 small and medium-sized businesses m the Philippines, which employ 70 per cent of the work force. The sector is often called the backbone of the economy. IN MANILA'S busy Sampaloc district, Mrs Vilmar
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      8 1 LEBANESE STREAM BACK TO RAVAGED HOMES, PAGE 15
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  • IN A FLASH
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      Lock icon ASIA
      42 2 Blackout m Tokyo Crane hits power cables, knocking out power to 1.4 million homes and offices, and stranding rush-hour commuters. PAGE 6 Singapore model A pro-Beijing party m Hong Kong to study Singapore's political talent and sales tax systems. PAGE 7
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      25 2 Howard drops Bill Australian PM forced to drop controversial immigration Bill, m move which could put added strain on relations with Jakarta. PAGE 17
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      30 2 Pure and simple A debate has surfaced over soft-drink safety m India. It would have been better to have focused instead on the availability of clean water. PAGE 19
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      28 2 Aids policy off target Throwing more and more money into treating Aids is a policy doomed to failure. Measures are needed to prevent its ?>read. AGE 20
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      90 2 Reunited with car A woman whose car is stolen from under her nose is reunited with it after a sharp-eyed newspaper reader spots it m a hospital carpark. PAGE HI Helping the needy New president of NCSS announces plans to look for gaps m social service safety net and
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      56 2 Call for pill probe Reader calls for inquiry into the prescriptions of 31 clinics which sold a total of 580,000 Subutex Pills over 10 months. AGE H6 S-League best route Having the national team rejoin the Malaysia Cup, a domestic, inter-state competition, would do little to promote national pride,
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      21 2 Money well spent Andriy Shevchenko's performance against Liverpool justifies the Ss9o million Chelsea spent on the 29-year-old striker. PAGE H7
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      Lock icon MONEY
      26 2 Sting m OCBC figures Despite impressive second-ouarter gains from selling non-core assets, OCBC figures show it to be the costliest bank to run. PAGE HlB
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      80 2 SECTION ONE Prime 1-4 Asia 6-13 World 14-18 Review 19-21 FYI 22 SECTION TWO Home Hl-H5 Forum H6 Sports H7-HlO Obituaries Hll Money Hl2-HlB UFE! Travel L2-L6 Events TV L 9 I SINCE 1909 I B JAPAN WWW w^F^^ J^ Ut Y^^^H^E \mtfmmWtmtmt3^~t\l mW *-*^r H.vV l^ift" A«:in!^H I Bh
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Dr M: Build bridge and I'll stop criticising Abdullah: No way I'll change my mind
      608 3  - Dr M: Build bridge and I'll stop criticising Abdullah: No way I'll change my mind Leslie Lau By Malaysia Correspondent In Johor Baru I HAVE A JOB TO DO "He can say anything he wants. I am the Prime Minister and I have a job to do. Once a decision
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      Lock icon Air alert eased; ban lifted for some items
      322 3 London BRITAIN and the US lowered alert levels a notch yesterday and eased restrictions for air passengers after British officials said they were holding the main suspects m an alleged Al-Qaeda plot. Britain downgraded the alert to "severe", the fourth highest of
      BLOOMBERG; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; MIKE M DIZON; KRIST BOO  -  322 words
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      Lock icon KTM train derails near Tanjong Pagar
      282 4  -  Arlina Arshad Meng Yew Choong By A MALAYAN Railway (KTM) goods train jumped the rails yesterday evening just minutes away from Tanjong Pagar station on its way from Bukit Timah. No one was injured m the accident that took place after spm near some
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      Lock icon Ways to improve health care under review by two groups
      623 4  -  Salma Khalik By Health Correspondent More from Medisave PATIENTS will soon be able to draw more heavily from their Medisave accounts to pay for day sureery. Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said the new higher limits will be announced within
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon RUSH-HOUR BLACKOUT
      695 6  - RUSH- HOUR BLACKOUT Kwan Weng Kin TOKYO'S By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo Train services, 1.4 m homes and offices affected by 3-hour outage NEARLY 1.4 million homes and offices were without power and thousands of commuters were stranded yesterday when a massive blackout hit Tokyo and its environs during the
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      Lock icon COMMUTERS DELAYED
      82 6 MS NAOKO Maruyama, a 29-year-old office worker, had to wait two hours before the trains resumed operations. "It was really terrible. I had never experienced anything like it. "I had to wait two hours at home until the trains restarted and it was sweltering because I could not
      REUTERS  -  82 words
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      Lock icon JAPAN INC COPES WELL
      111 6 THE outage caused only minor problems for Japanese companies, which had geared down for the holidays. Sony said the only part of its operations affected was a research and development division for cameras and other devices m southern Tokyo. The division continued operations using emergency electricity,
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      58 6 POPULAR tourist attractions like Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Sea were forced to delay opening their gates for about an hour. "Most attractions did not work because of the power outage," an official said, adding that the attractions were expecting 100,000 people to attend yesterday. "In my
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      Lock icon SUSHI STILL SAFE
      77 6 MR KUNIO Ohara, a manager of a restaurant serving sushi, was caught unprepared when the refrigerators suddenly stopped on a day the humid capital recorded a high of 32.8 deg C. "We don't have a backup power generator," said Mr Ohara. "It was just about one hour
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      142 6 BRINGING UP BABY Bureaucrat Masato Yamada is one of the few Japanese men to take up offer of a year's paid leave to care for his children. PAGE 10 Wk\ m^^^ BP^3? m WW t T^ no^l .m\ \\m W W m^A V^mA £km fxLm Wl mmmmmmmm¥^^^\Wj^^SZJKf^ Airlines Economy Hotels
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  • CHINA
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      Lock icon HK party plans study trip to S'pore
      564 7  -  Vince Chong By Hong Kong Correspondent Pro-Beijing DAB is keen to learn how Spore taps political talent MEMBERS of a pro-Beijing political party here are planning to visit Singapore on a study mission. Among the things they hope to learn are Singapore's way
      CHEW SENG KIM  -  564 words
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      Lock icon Handouts for those displaced by power projects
      375 7 Handouts for those displaced by power projects Beijing CHINA has started using revenues from increased electricity prices to subsidise 22 million people displaced by the construction of thousands of dams and reservoirs, according to official reports. More than 13 billion yuan (552.6 billion) will be raised each year for those
      REUTERS; ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  375 words
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      Lock icon China looks beyond Koizumi's shrine visit
      1467 8  -  Goh Sui Noi CLARISSA OON KWAN WENG KIN By Senior Correspondent ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY IN BEIJING AND IN TOKYO Alternative options As Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi prepares to pay his last visit to the Yasukuni Shrine today before stepping down next month, Kwan Weng
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      Lock icon Beijing recalls envoy as warning to Japanese PM
      349 9  -  Clarissa Oon By China Correspondent In Beijing TIME FOR RETHINK "More and more Japanese think that the shrine visits have adversely affected Japan's ties with the rest of Asia and are not beneficial to its image overseas." PROFESSOR JIA QINGGUO OF BEIJING
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      Lock icon Japanese investors hedging their bets
      231 9  -  CLARISSA OON Beijing JAPANESE investment m China continues to grow, but cautious companies are also playing it safe by diversifying investments to other countries, a Japanese trade official said m Beijing yesterday. Japan's foreign direct investment m China is not growing as fast as its
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      466 7 i Japan's economic fundamentals continue to improve. Unemployment is down and consumer confidence is aW up, as are exports and capital spending, forming a m L strong foundation for economic buoyancy. w ■SGS9sffflf3| The best partner to capture this long term growth I iffii| I potential is Fidelity. With nearly
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Typhoon Saomai kills more than 250m China
      391 10 Typhoon Saomai kills more than 250 m China Beijing CHINA'S death toll from Typhoon Saomai the most powerful to hit China m half a century rose yesterday to at least 255, with more than 160 people still missing. The number of confirmed deaths rose by 120 after scores of bodies
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; AFP  -  391 words
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      Lock icon Few takers for one-year paternity leave in Japan
      647 10 Child-rearing perks not working because of the 'office comes first' corporate culture Tokyo CLAD m a dark suit, 38-year-old Masato Yamada goes on a morning commute like most Japanese men. Except that he has a one-year-old son m the back seat of
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
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        Lock icon BEUING MAY EASE PRICE CONTROLS TO CUT WASTE
        122 10 BEIJING: China is considering easing controls on the prices of oil, power and other resources and letting market forces push them up m an effort to cut widespread waste, a state newspaper said yesterday. The government is "determined to make prices more
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        Lock icon WOMAN GRILLED OVER FRAUD CLAIM AGAINST CHEN'S OFFICE
        103 10 TAIPEI: Taiwanese prosecutors yesterday questioned an Australian-Taiwan-ese woman who claims that the Presidential Office illegally used her company's invoices to provide fictitious reimbursement to Madam Wu Shu-chen, wife of President Chen Shui-bian. Ms Ligi Lee returned from Brisbane on Sunday night, carrying
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        Lock icon 3 SCHOOLS CLOSED DUE TO TOXIC MUD FLOW
        127 10 JAKARTA: Three Indonesian schools were evacuated yesterday when a potentially toxic hot mud flow spread further, engulfing one of the schools, officials said. Hie mud has been spurting from underground m East Java since late May because of a leak triggered by
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  • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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      Lock icon Pakistan envoy escapes deadly blast in Colombo
      572 11 Sri Lanka blames Tamil Tigers for the attack that killed seven people Colombo PAKISTAN'S top diplomat m Sri Lanka escaped a powerful bomb attack m the capital Colombo that left seven people including four of his elite bodyguards dead as Sri Lanka was
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      Lock icon Sonia Gandhi is most popular leader in India: Poll
      209 11 New Delhi ITALIAN-BORN Sonia Gandhi is India's most popular political leader, an opinion poll said, two years after the widow of a former prime minister refused to take the country's top job amid opposition to her foreign birth. Twenty-eight per cent
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS  -  209 words
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  • SOUTH EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Aceh peace pact must be lasting, says Yudhoyono
      870 12  -  Devi Asmarani By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta PM Lee praises Indonesia on Aceh accord anniversary PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday praised Indonesia for successfully carrying out the Aceh peace accord a year after it was signed. His message was aired during
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      Lock icon Teenager with bird flu refuses to be hospitalised
      254 12 Teenager with bird flu refuses to be hospitalised Jakarta AN INDONESIAN teenager who tested positive for bird flu has refused to be hospitalised, insisting he has a common flu and not avian influenza, health officials said yesterday. The health authorities have been trying to persuade the 17-year-old farmer from a
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      86 12 Armed with traditional spears and giant bows, Dani tribesmen from the Indonesian province of West Papua preparing yesterday to fight their rivals from the Damai tribe. A dash between the two tribes broke out on Saturday m Kwanki Lama village on the outskirts of Timika town. The cause
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  • MALAYSIA
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      393 13 ADVERTISEMENT HOW 3 dedicated Server Can i ff make a really Dig UltterenCe tn \/niir hlKinP<;^ LU yUUI UUDlllcob SINGAPORE Late last year, homegrown company Perseus Asia Pte Ltd decided that m order for them to reach out to the rest of the
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      Lock icon Abdullah urges contractor to speed up CIQ completion
      345 13 Johor Baru PRIME Minister Abdullah Badawi has urged the contractor building the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) integrated complex here to complete it quickly to overcome the traffic congestion at the Causeway. He made the remarks a day after media reports said
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      Lock icon South Johor to become major outsourcing hub
      532 13  -  Leslie Lau By] Malaysia Correspondent In Johor Baru NEED FOR KNOWLEDGE "We have no choice but to spread knowledge among our people. ICT is a must for all economic activity,' 1 DATUK SERI ABDULLAH Abdullah unveils ambitious plan which includes 'Cyberport City 1
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      Lock icon Mahathir's son 'shocked' at treatment of father by Umno
      294 13 Johor Baru UMNO Youth member Mukhnz Mahathir said he was shocked at the harsh statements being made against his father, former Dnme minister Mahathir Mohamad, and urged party members to protect the honour of the party. Datuk Mukhnz made these remarks
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon CHAOS AND CONFUSION
      680 14 despite terror threat level being lowered Long delays plague British airports despite less strict security measures London PASSENGERS huddled m the rain outside Heathrow Airport and struggled to endure interminable waits yesterday as delays, cancellations and heightened security continued despite Britain's decision to lower the terror threat
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      Lock icon No-fly zone imposed as security for Delhi is tightened
      399 14  -  Ravi Velloor By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi THE authorities declared that New Delhi would be a "no-fly" zone for an hour this morning and said trains approaching the capital would be held off for five hours as the country
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      Lock icon Duty-free shops in airports hit by ban on liquids
      762 15  -  Neo Hui Min By For The Straits Times In London Takings plummet as liquor and perfumes remain off-limits to some THE global duty-free industry, which saw millions wiped off revenues as stringent security measures set m at airports around the world,
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      Lock icon Suspects 'training in national parks'
      214 15 London SUSPECTED terrorists have been carrying out training exercises m some of England and Wales' most popular national parks, The Guardian reported yesterday. Citing unnamed sources, the newspaper said undercover detectives, believed to be from the London Metropolitan Police's anti-terrorist branch, have been monitoring groups
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      540 15 Vienna BRITAIN'S struggle to contain Muslim extremism points to a chilling trend across Europe: The rise of radical Islam and the willingness of a dangerous minority of young people to answer the call to jihad. From the squalid suburbs north of Paris
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      640 16 Support for Hizbollah strong among returning residents of bombed Beirut suburbs Beirut HIS home and business had been flattened, but Mr Hilal Hashem said it did not matter as he surveyed the devastation wreaked by Israeli air raids on his Beirut suburb. "We will
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        78 17 LONDON: British businesses are recruiting engineers and scientists from abroad because too many pupils are not taking science subjects, the Confederation of Business and Industry said yesterday. The employers' body said thousands of potential British scientists were being lost because of a "stripped-down" science
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        109 17 BAGHDAD: Iraq's embattled government yesterday faced the political fallout from a very bloody Sunday when insurgents killed at least 57 people m a bomb and missile attack on a busy Baghdad neighbourhood. As rescuers dragged more bodies from rubble left m the Al-Qubyasi market,
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        122 17 PORT HARCOURT (Nigeria): Three Filipino oil workers taken hostage m southern Nigeria were released early yesterday, hours after witnesses said a new kidnapping occurred at a nightclub as gunbattles broke out throughout the oil hub of Port Harcourt. A spate of kidnappings m Nigeria's oil-rich
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      413 19 FORGET the cloying sweetness for a moment: Just how healthy is a swig of soft drink? Not terribly, according to the Centre for Science and l-ni'ironment m New Delhi, which alleges that Indian sodas contain high levels of pesticides. For their part, the large
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      922 19  -  Hng Hung Yong By For The Straits Times In Kuala Lumpur AT LAST, a ceasefire. If it holds, and when the international peacekeeping force moves mto place, the madness m Lebanon may come to a halt. A ceasefire could have been achieved earlier if not for
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      920 19  -  George P. Fletcher By WHEN the Israel-Lebanon war started, the term "disproportionate force" was bandied about as if some crystal-clear principle of international law lay behind it, telling us when force is disproportionate and why it is illegal. But civilian deaths as a
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      932 20  -  Jeremiah Norris By For The Straits Times ACTIVISTS at this week's world Aids conference want us to believe that the United Nations' (UN) inefficient and expensive treatment programmes can defeat the Aids pandemic m Africa. But the single-minded pursuit of these targets has taken
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      1447 21  -  Michael Morfit By For The Straits Times TODAY, representatives of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Indonesian government will mark the first anniversary of an agreement that ended nearly 30 years of armed conflict m the resource-rich and historically turbulent province of
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      208 22 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY 1 Single parents can share their experiences and learn more at a support group meeting with trained social workers and counsellors. Moral Family Service Centre, Block 139 Petir Road. #01-448. 7pm-9pm. Fees: $10. Call 6767-1740 to register. 2 Attend a concert with works by
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      79 22 THIS DAY IN HISTORY PETROL QUOTA IN U.S. ENDS 1945. Petrol rationing, one of the measures taken m the US during World War 11, ends. The car industry had turned to war production after the Pearl Harbour attack. FIRST LIVE RALLY ON TV 1971. Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew makes
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      8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY, AUGUST 15 2006
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      Lock icon Stolen vehicle found at SGH after 36 hours
      571 1  -  Teh Joo Lin »CARIACKING AT MOHAMED SULTAN By Still bruised from incident owner thanks alert newspaper reader who spotted car m hospital carpark A CAR was reunited with its female owner m a carpark at Singapore General Hospital (SGH) yesterday afternoon, about
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      592 2  -  Ben Nadarajan Lee Hui Chieh By Arrested men to be prosecuted under tougher new laws THE Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) has arrested the first Subutex trafficking suspects since tougher new laws against the abuse of the drug were announced last week. The
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      Lock icon Suspected dealer held in post-midnight raid
      529 2  -  LEE HUI CHIEH BEN NADARAJAN THE businessman and his wife were watching television m their living room, when everything went dark. The next thing they knew, their front door had been kicked open and eight men rushed m, shouting "CNB!" The Central Narcotics Bureau
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      Lock icon Technician acquitted of molesting his niece
      410 2  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH A 33-YEAR-OLD factory technician was acquitted of molesting his then seven-year-old niece yesterday. The girl's testimony was "confusing and inconsistent", said District Judge Jasvender Kaur. Delivering her judgment, she said she found it hard to accept that the uncle had dared to
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      300 2  -  Aaron Low CASES AGAINST SDP CHIEF By SINGAPORE Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan and two others will go to trial m October on charges of speaking m public without a permit. Their lawyer M. Ravi said yesterday they intend
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      278 2  -  AARON LOW AN APPLICATION by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew for a summary judgment m their defamation suit against the Chee siblings will be heard tomorrow by another judge. Justice Belinda Ang is also scheduled to hear
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        127 2 A MAN robbing a woman at knifepoint was caught by three police officers on Bukit Timah Road at about 8.30pm on Saturday. Staff Sergeant Chua Kirn Huat, Volunteer Special Constabulary (VSC) Sergeant Ho Wai Keong and VSC Corporal Colin Low Say Wee
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        130 2 SOME residents at Block 17, Beach Road were woken up by a loud bang at about 1.20 am yesterday. Tne noise was made by a body landing on a metal platform, used to transport building material, which was at the third floor. But
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        53 2 A MAN m his 50s was killed when he was hit by a bus at 6.15 am yesterday. The accident took place at the junction of Woodlands Avenues 7 and 4. He suffered multiple injuries and was declared dead at 6.25 am.
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      911 3  -  Yap Su-Yin By PRIORITIES FOR THE COUNCIL "We want to give beneficiaries better, more adequate and effective services, but we also want to enable VWOs to do their work better." RADM (RED KWEK SIEW JIN, NCSS president Some queries for new charity IF THE Children
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      508 4  -  Shefali Srinivas By 3,000 youngsters m 2nd such study to examine cause of high myopia rates TO UNDERSTAND why Singaporeans have the world's worst eyesight, doctors are training their scopes on infants. In a new study here looking at 3,000 youngsters rang-
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      333 4 S'pore, US experts meet on 'dirty bombs' DEFENCE and homeland security experts from the United States and Singapore are meeting here to brainstorm ways to tackle "dirty bombs". Over four days, 120 officials from both countries will meet behind closed doors to consider the potential of these conventional bombs that
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      669 4 They give their take on what needs to be done after speaking to users and providers. Health Correspondent Salma Khalik reports. Mr Heng Chee How (Minister of State, Health and MP, Jalan Besar GRC): What most people want is to be confident about staying healthy and
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      338 4  -  Zakir Hussain By NO AMOUNT of security measures will be adequate against the threat of terrorism if people are complacent about their role, Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng said last night. In his assessment of the security situation here after
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      Lock icon Fewer quit firms with work-from-home or flexi-hour schemes
      466 5  -  Krist Boo By So say winners of this year's Manpower Ministry work-life balance award FEWER workers will hand m their resignation letters if bosses let them work from home, or pick their own time to start work. Firms that already have such
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      149 5 A waterspout churned up the sea, throwing up a huge column of water off Sentosa's SUoso Beach on Sunday afternoon. The waterspout, could also be seen over at Labrador Park. Mr Eric Bonnaau took a picture and sent it via MMS to *****, the number of
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      352 5  -  Liaw Wy-Cin By UNDERGRADUATES m Singapore tend to spend their holidays working or on overseas vacations with their parents or friends. The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) wants them to spend this time studying abroad instead. It launched its fifth student overseas exposure programme this
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      103 5 ONCE social misfits, geeks have become cool thanks to the success of iconic mavericks such as Microsoft's Bill Gates and Apple's Steve Jobs. If you find yourself thinking m ones and zeros, playing Ever Quest overnight, or having the hots for Final Fantasy's leggy
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        400 6 CREDIT CAN BE USEFUL Credit often has a negative connotation but the truth is that credit while a double-edged sword, can be a useful instrument to manage our purchases... We should borrow only if we are sure that we can afford the loan
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        532 6 MR PEH Shing Huei ("Stoke national pride, let's rejoin Malaysia Cup"; ST Insight, Aug 4) suggests that to rekindle national pride m Singaporeans, we should rejoin the Malaysia Cup competition that Singapore pulled out of m 1995. The Football Association of
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        213 6 I WAS aghast to learn that a mere 31 clinics could have sold 580,000 Subutex pills over a period of 10 months ("GPs made millions from sale of the drug"; ST, Aug 11). Taking the example of the clinic that sold 69,000 pills over
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        350 6 MR VERNON Sim Chun Wei ("Parade was too predictable"; ST, Aug 11) criticised the National Day Parade (NDP), saying that it has "bored him for the last 10 years". His dismissal of the NDP as being too predictable was unmerited and comes across as
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        272 6 I REFER to the article, "59 hurt m bus-on-bus collision" (ST, Aug 11). For years, I had felt that a major accident was just waiting to happen at the pick-up area outside Lakeside MRT Station. During peak hours every morning, many workers will
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        166 6 I HAVE a housing loan with DBS. Given the rapidly rising interest rate, I made a substantial prepayment a few months ago. I went to the nearest DBS branch and gave the staff my account details. DBS had everything m its computer system,
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        71 6 For more readers' views, log on to httpV/www. strartstimes.asial comsg/forum Access te letters online is free. Children foundation chiefs lack of candour may hurt his cause Beware of medical tips from sales staff m health stores Cheap air fare: If it's too good to be true, it probably
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        114 6 Time to raise baggage allowance NOW that there is a change m baggage check-in for air travellers, there should be a corresponding change m baggage allowance. The current rule is that I am allowed a maximum of 7kg of cabin luggage. Now that I am putting all this m as
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        64 6 I THANK Mr Teo Hiow Hoong for the feedback, "Unwanted services included with phone" (ST, Aug 8). We have since contacted him to address his concerns. Our sales staff will normally highlight services that are on short-term promotional offer to our customers and we will remind them
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        715 7 LIVERPOOL'S COMMUNITY SHIELD VICTORY They show depth m strength m outplaying EPL champions Chelsea Cardiff THE Community Shield win may have mattered to few outside the red half of Merseyside. But, m carving out the 2-1 win, Liverpool looked organised and ready to
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        492 7 Cardiff HE HAD arrived with great fanfare and an even greater reputation. Andriy Shevchenko came to Stamford Bridge as one of the game's most lethal finishers having scored 127 goals m 207 appearances for Italian giants AC Milan. But he was also
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        450 7 US billionaire Lerner lands Villa for $186 m London ASTON Villa will become the second English Premiership club to be owned by Americans. Yesterday, the club said they have agreed to a £62.6 million (*****.8 million) cash takeover by a group led by American billionaire Randy Lerner. His Reform Acquisitions
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        55 7 CHELSEA Owner: Roman Abramovich, Russian oil billionaire Takeover date: June 2003 Price: £60 million (Ssl79 million) MANCHESTER UNITED Owner: Malcolm Glazer, American real estate billionaire Takeover date: May 2005 Price: £790 million for 98 per cent stake PORTSMOUTH Co-owner: Alexandre Gaydamak, Russian hanking millionaire Takeover date:
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        458 7 Cardiff ONE match into the season, and there is already bad blood brewing between Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and his Liverpool counterpart Rafael Benitez. The two have never seen eye to eye since entering English football two seasons ago. They snubbed each other* again, after
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        484 8 "SOCCER McClaren to Rooney, Lampard and Gerrard: New England boss wants players to focus on football, not telling stories London ENOUGH has been revealed. England manager Steve McClaren has told his players to keep what happens inside the dressing room within the four walls. He is fed
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        290 8 Salt lake City THE signs are not looking good for David Beckham. Dropped from the national team, the former England skipper was left on the bench by Real Madrid for their friendly with Real Salt Lake on Sunday. Madrid beat
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        280 8 London IF APPOINTING the inexperienced Dunga as Brazil coach was a shock, the former player showed he could spring a surprise or two himself. He included only seven from the World Cup squad m the team to face Norway m a friendly tomorrow. Those he dropped
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        542 9  -  Marc Lim SPORTS IN SINGAPORE By Sports Correspondent Committee to consult NSAs and come up with best method for national representation ATHLETES keen on representing Singapore at major competitions will soon have new selection criteria to adhere to. The Singapore National Olympic Council will
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        794 9 BOXING Las Vegas THE world's newest heavyweight champion is a 37-year-old father of four who emigrated to the United States 11 years ago to strike it rich. Oleg Maskaev captured the title m a compelling fight against Hasim Rahman on Saturday. He knocked out
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        341 9 ATHLETICS GOTHENBERG BRITAIN captured their only gold medal of the European athletics championships on Sunday, courtesy of their men's sprint team. Dwain Chambers, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish and Mark Lewis-Francis won the 4xloo metres relay m 38.91 seconds on the final day
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        132 9 Beijing OLYMPIC and world 100 metres champion Justin Gatlin cannot avoid a life ban if his positive test for testosterone is confirmed. So said Pierre Weiss, general secretary of the International Association of Athletics Federations (lAAF), yesterday. In China's capital m connection with
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          54 9 ONTARIO: Tiger Woods and defending PGA ChamRionship champion Phil lickelson have been drawn m the same flight for this year's final Major, which begins on Thursday. The pair, who have a frosty relationship, will play witt^ Australian Geoff Oglivy m a trio uniting the year's
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          80 9 LONDON: Marathon runner Paula Radcliffe criticised the decision to appoint former sprinter Liniord Christie as a mentor to future British athletes. Christie, the 100 m gold medallist at the 1992 Barcelona Games, tested positive for nandrolone seven years later when he was a coach. He served
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          76 9 NANJING: China had Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi back m basketball action after injury, but they could not stop their team from losing to Brazil. Leandro Barbosa scored 20 points to help Brazil beat the hosts 88-78 m a world championship tuneup on Sunday.
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        521 10 »GOLF Kimberly Kirn, 14, creates history by winning women's crown m Oregon North Plains (Oregon) HAWAII'S 14-year-old Kimberly Kirn became the youngest winner of the US Women's Amateur golf championship on Sunday. kimberly, who turns 15 next Wednesday, beat Germany's Katharina Schallenberg for her history-making feat
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        215 10 WORLD No 1 Roger Federer captured his seventh title of the season on Sunday. He rallied to beat France's Richard Gasquet 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 m the final of the U552.45 million (553.85 million) Toronto Masters. The superstar was pushed to three sets m his three previous matches,
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        323 10 TENNIS Stockholm ZHENG Jie has become the second Chinese player to crack the top 30 m the women's world rankings. She accomplished that feat when she shocked former French Open champion Anastasia Myskina 6-4, 6-1 to win the Nordic Light Open here
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        833 10 ATHLETICS European Championships m Gothenburg, Men's 800 m: 1 Bram Som (Ned) lmm 46.565 ec 2 David Fiegen (Lux) 1:46.59 3 Sam Ellis (Gbr) 1:46.64. 5,000 m: 1 Jesus Espana (Esp) 13:44.70 2 Mohamed Farah (Gbr) 13:44.79 3 Juan Carlos Higuero (Esp) 13:46.48. 4x100m: 1 Britain 38.915 ec 2
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        376 10 TAN SWEE KUAN MRS GOH TECK SENG Age: 77 called to rest m the Lord's embrace on 14 August 2006. Always cherished by loved ones. Beloved Husband: Goh Teck Seng Sons: Daughter-in-law: Goh Loo Guan Michelle Chen Goh Aik Guan Granddaughters: Crystal Goh Christabel Goh Wake held at 69 Pasir
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        1412 11 LOH SIAM KEE Age: 87 Passed* away peacefully on 13 August 2006. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones* Husband: Siow Song Liang (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Grandsons: Siow Kirn Chew Ang Siok Eng Ec Pinn lan (deceased) Slow Kwee Chiew Lee Toa Moey Ec Run Ming Benjamin Skjw Soon
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        466 13 New York NEWS Corp's Internet properties, including MySpace.com, are to start selling Fox films and television content on a download-to-own basis m an effort to create a foothold m this potentially huge new digital market. The service will charge U5519.99
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        40 13 Yesterday's close: 15J57.11 (+292.09 points) Japanese stocks hit a 10-week high as the market rejoiced at the strong US dollar, ignoring Wall Street losses and a power outage that delayed the calculation of the hey mm AFP
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        35 13 Yesterday's close: 17,290.01 (+40.06 points) Hong Kong stocks rose 023 percent math conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa climbing on speculation it would spm oft its retail arm into a separately listed firm. REUTERS
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        31 13 Yesterday's 1.570.74 (-35.19 points) Chinese stocks closed 2.19 per cent lower because of concerns that the government will announce more macroeconomc controls to curb the investment boom AFP
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        36 13 Sydney S&P /ASX 200 Yesterday's CWSO--4,971.3 (+22.1 points) "Australian stocks closed 0.45 per cent higher with investor sentiment boosted by strong earnings announcements. Volume was 955.5 million shares, worth As 3 89 billion (554.73 Minn) AFP
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        29 13 Yesterday's dOSt: 846 (+3.73 points) Malaysian stocks dosed IBM m range-bound trade, with plantation slocks supporting the benchmarit index amid rising crude palm al prices. AFP
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        35 13 Yesterday's closet 11,312.99 (+120.53 points) The Sensex rose, posting its longest winning streak m three months, after oil prices fed as a ceasefire began m Lebanon. Reliance Industries led the advancers. BLOOMBERG NEWS
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        27 13 Yesterday's close: 1,415.22 (+I3JB points) •♦lndonesian stocks closed 0.93 per cent higher on better-than-expected second-quarter economic growth and selected buying m blue chips. AFP
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        17 13 Friday's close: 708.42 (+10.3 points) The markets were closed for a public holiday. AFP
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        497 13 Such costs soared 3.2% over past year, compared to average increases of 0.8% over last five years Washington THE price of labour has taken a sudden jump and is likely to keep climbing, threatening to end the longest United States corporate profit boom
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        142 13 tog 14 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): Source: HSBC Bank USA, Spore Branch (*M'sian ringgit: Interbank rate by OCBC) UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS I SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2030 1.2170 Can dollar 1.3960 1.4120 Euro 1.9990 2.0220 Malaysian ringgit*
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        284 13 Shanghai CITIGROUP, HSBC and other overseas banks that want to offer credit cards and yuan-denominat-ed services m China will have to incorporate locally, under China Banking Regulatory Commission plans. Lenders will need to become local companies with registered capitals of one
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        456 14 This is aimed at boosting foreign banks using XL as a regional hub Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA will allow local and overseas lenders and insurers to conduct Islamic business transactions m foreign currencies to boost the industry, central bank governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz said.
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        286 14 Jakarta INDONESIA'S economic growth accelerated for the first time m IV2 years, boosted by rising exports of palm oil and rubber. Gross domestic product, the value of all foods and services, produced m Indonesia, grew .2 per cent m the second
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          693 15  -  Lorna Tan Lee Su Shyan Profit growth rate is double that for last year, with 87% of firms m the black By CHOICE COUNTERS "Our picks m the oil sector are Keppel Corp, SembCorp Marine, Ezra, KS Energy and Rotary Engineering." MS LEE,
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          1722 15  -  LIM YONG GRAPHICS: As at 5.30pm yesterday, 355 companies had reported their half-year results, with 310 m the black and 45 m the red. Combined net profits of $12.1 billion were up 26.6 per cent Here are the tdjx 100 earners and biggest 30 money-losers. f?« H■
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        864 16  -  Lee Su Shyan COMMENTARY By Companies Correspondent Stock's liquidity could be major issue if OCBCs offer does not go through tomorrow TOMORROW is D-Day decision day for retail shareholders of Great Eastern Holdings who have been weighing up some wildly
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        526 16  -  Cai Haoxiang By CRUCIAL TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS "You have to convince your potential partners that you are sincere and not just out to make a quick profit." MR LEE, on the importance of wasta, or connections, m Arab culture SINGAPORE businessmen
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        287 16  -  By Narendra AGGARWAL JAPANESE chemicals giant Mitsui Chemicals has picked Singapore as the site for its first overseas technical centre. The facility, due to open on Oct 1, will focus on research and development work m petrochemicals. It will initially have eight
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        579 17  -  Bryan Lee By! Gain dragged down by high oil prices and low freight rates that may persist into next year SOARING oil prices and lower freight rates continued to take their toll on Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), which yesterday posted a 66
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        482 17  -  Fiona Chan By STRONG sales from condominium projects such as The Sail Marina Bay helped City Developments (CDL) to nearly double its profits m the second quarter. The property developer, South-east Asia's second largest, said net profit rose by 95.3 per cent to $44.9
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          73 17 HONG Leong Finance yesterday reported a 17 per cent rise m net profit for the second quarter to $22.34 million. The group also declared an interim dividend of six cents per share, unchanged from last year. Earnings per share as at June 30 stood at
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          96 17 NATSTEEL yesterday said its second-quarter profit rose from $3.76 million to $83.03 million, largely due to a $65.9 million gain from exceptional items. It had made a $41.1 million profit from the sale of a substantial portion of its interest m Banyan Tree Holdings m
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          94 17 GENTING International yesterday reported a sec-ond-quarter loss of $73.88 million, compared with a gain of $46.9 million m the same period a year ago. Revenue rose 72 per cent to $36.85 million. The losses were largely due to adjustments on the fair value of its
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          95 17 DEVELOPER Wheelock Properties (Singapore) yesterday announced a 42 per cent rise m first-quarter net profit to $26.5 million on the back of an 88.4 per cent increase m revenue to $156.2 million. This was due to the profits recognised from the sale of condominium
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          101 17 HIGH-END niche developer SC Global yesterday showed off a second-quar-ter net profit of $8.14 million, up 236 per cent on the $2.4 million m the same period last year. Revenue was up 77 per cent at $50.1 million. The results were largely boosted by a
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          73 17 LUXURY resort operator Banyan Tree yesterday reported a cut m its sec-ond-quarter losses to $2.67 million, from $5.99 million. Revenue, however, rose to $71.4 million, from $33.98 million as it recovered from the 2004 tsunami. Losses per share for the quarter were 0.42 cent, compared with
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        401 17  -  Gabriel Chen TAKING STOCK By INVESTORS brushed off Wall Street's Friday blues and piled into the local market yesterday with one thing on top of the menu chips. Recently sold-down semiconductor stocks such as United Test and Assembly Center (Utac), Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing
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        238 17  -  GABRIEL CHEN WARRANT WATCH IT SEEMED as if the National Day holiday had rolled around again, with investors content to stay out of the fray during trading yesterday. "It has been very quiet and there's nothing really standing out m the warrants market
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        67 17 Top Falls Aug 14 CENTS HOB 1550 20.0 1.3 JIM US2Sc 400 1800 15.8 0.6 Keppel Corp 50c 1550 10.0 0.6 Semb Corp Ind 25c 316 10.0 3.1 Spore Land 630 10.0 1.6 NOL MBL trPW*****9 17 9.0 34.6 Semb CorpDBSeCW7O3OS 23.5 8.0 25.4 SembKar S6AeCWO6ttO4 34.5 8.0 18.8 WBl
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        93 18 first half 2006 DBS %chanfo« QCBC change* UOB change* Net profit (sm) 1,121 33 1,113 85 1,571 92.8 Operatiruj income (sm) 2,624 21 2,023 47 1,9*84 9.8 Net interest income (sm) 1,747 25 830 8 1,324 14.5 Non-interest income (sm) 877 13.3 1,193 98
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        785 18  -  AZRIN ASMANI By Excluding one-time boost, its quarterly earnings rise only 3% on higher costs OCBC Bank's second-quarter bottom line grew by an impressive 162 per cent, thanks to the massive gains it recorded from the divestment of its non-core assets. However, a
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        11 18 Ai« 14, 2006 2,450.5 -0.13 c I I
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        26 18 400 MIL 500 MIL 600 MIL 700 MIL 800 MIL 900 MIL 1 BIL 1.1 BIL I 984.4 million shares worth $1.01 billion
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        23 18 BUYING SEUING Australian dollar 1.2030 1.2170 Euro 1.9990 2.0220 Sterlir* pound 2.9720 3.0050 US dollar 1.5700 1.5870 Yen (100 units) 1.3509 1.3655
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        6 18 UP DOWN Gainers: 313 Unchanged: 655
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        246 18  -  JOYCE TEO BOOST FOR SPORE RIVER HOMES A UNIT at River Gate has set a new record price for condominiums located on the Singapore River a stunning $1,700 per sq ft (psf). Developers Capita Land and Hwa Hong Corp said yesterday that
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      8 1 Life! THE STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY, AUGUST 15 2006
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        496 3 1 Eastern Europe will make a beer drinker out of you. Whether it's the water or the centuries-old history of beer brewing m die region, one thing is for sure: This place has some of the best beer m the world. It goes down so easy,
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        129 3 1 Don't rush into booking accommodation. On overnight trains, you're likely to meet locals trying to sell you hostel packages just before you arrive at your destination the next morning. I found a perfectly nice homestay with a sweet old Hungarian woman this way. But others don't get
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        28 4 PHOTO: AP LUCK OF THE DRAW: The 21C Museum Hotel m Louisville, Kentucky, does not display Just serious art; quirky art works are on show too.
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        91 4 IT IS a dream come true for art lovers. Inside the 21C Museum Hotel (left) m Louisville, Kentucky m the United States, guests can enjoy art works 24/7. The hotel, which opened m April, has 91 rooms and 9,000 sq ft of space devot- ed to
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      342 6 Ilf you've had enough of the sun and sea, head inland to Krabi Town or the Huay Toh National Park, which has a seven-tiered waterfall, or even the hot springs, where you can soak m a natural jacuzzi. The adventurous can hop onto local buses (fares
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      296 8  -  Clara Chow BOOKWORMS do love a good bargain. Some 70,000 people attended the Library Book Sale at Singapore Expo last Saturday and Sunday, which is more than last year's attendance of 60,000. They snapped up about 230,000 books and magazines out of more than
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        197 10 HONG KONG Johnnie To's gangster flick Election won Best Film and Best Actor at the 11th Hong Kong Golden Bauhinia Awards on Sunday, marking its domination of the Hong Kong awards circuit this year. It also won best film at the Hong Kong Film Awards and
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        221 10 HONG KONG Zhang Ziyi did not act like a prima donna on the set of a recent Chinese movie despite her newfound Hollywood fame, agreeing to shave her eyebrows for the role and even serving homemade soup to the crew, the film's director said. "Before
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      606 8 Wfk DO9-10 ORCHARD/ QD TANGUN/ HOUAND 55m Townhse 3671 sqft 4+l„ Sarkies Gdns penthse 2400 sqft s+l/ 1150 sqft 3+l $6K/ 53.3K Sarkies Mansion 1600 sqft 3+l, pool gym „SSK Fontana Hgts 3466 sqft 4+l $8.5K Pinewood Gdns 1668 sqft 3+l ..S4K The Shelford 1184 sqft 3+l $4.8K CWprep *****177
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      865 8 Wfk DOS- 10 ORCHARD/ E£D TANGUN/ HOLLAND 2+l RICHMOND PARK. »11. Near amenities/ MRT. Full facilities. 3+l/ 4+l also available. Immed. Call 9295-1964 DW. Freddie. PATERSON EDGE 2/ 3+l Greenery. Draycott 3+l $5.5 K. P/furn. Claremont 4+l. $5.5 K. F/furn. The Paterson 2+1. *****770 Joy ASPEN HGTS 2+1 1030 sqft
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      934 8 QD TANGUN/ HOLLAND PIE APTS- RBCT RICHMOND PK 1300 sq.ft 2+l High flr. A1 cond. Unblocked. Pool view. Immed. $SK. 9622-6137 BEVERLY HILL 4*l* den. 3800 sqft. As is cond $10K. Renovated $13K. Unblock view. 9879-4099 VALLEY PK PENTHSE 4+l/ 3272 sqft. Large Balcony. Panoramic view SB.SK. Call 6733-5838 WK
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      728 8 Properties Wfk Dl2-14BALESTIBV M* MACPHHSOWEYIANG WB PTEAPTS-RENT NEAR ALJUNIED MRT. 3 bdrms. Avail Ist Oct/ Geylang Rd. Suits 15 workers. Immed. 9610-8628 KALLANG MRT. 3+l. f /furn. Beautiful. Immed. Pool, gym, sauna. $2.5k only. No agt. 8163-3502 D.14 AUUNIED MRT. Lor 25A Geylang. 3-bdrms walk-up for workers. Avail 1/9. $1.6
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      709 8 Wfk Dl7-18CHANGI/ DB PASIR RIS SANTIR \ir Ba j *****4900 V 1 J RIS GRANDEUR. 3-BDRMS. Furn. I High floor. Windy. Pool view. Available immediate. Company's I lease or family preferred. j i EASTPOINT GREEN. SIMEI MRT. Superb view. Penthse. 2000 sqft. s+l Huge master. Furn/ p/furn. F/facilities. $3500. 9762-2345
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      816 8 HOUSES FOR RENT 0.10 JERVOIS 3-storey Semi-Detached 1 Land 4200/5600 sq.ft. 7+ 2 family study maid's j Excellent condition Avail 1 Sept '06 CB Richard Ellis (Pte) Ltd 9388-8660 (Sandy) SANDALWOOD MODERN CONSERVATION HOMES 3 bedrooms, all ensuite Spacious 3.200 sq.ft. Light well, roof terrace j Pool/ gym/ basement parking
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      874 9 WK HOUSES FOR RENT BRADDELL. DUNSFOLD DR. Colonial bunglw. ***** sq.ft. With pooi. Renovated. s+l 9380-9697 BEAUTIFUL 2-STOREY BUNGLW Holland. s+l with gdn. 6 parking lots, unfurn. immed. 9880-9282 D.n BLACK m White Bunglw. 22.000/ 4000 sgft. 3+l+l. Pool. Patio gdn. *****832 Sunhill CAIRNHILL CONSERVATION. 4+Hl. 4200 sgft Renovated, indoor
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      911 9 mn r Wt* HUOC/ HDB Wlf APTS FOR RENT 3+l S'GOON NORTH Blk 115 F/furn. 2 aircon. All races. Move it Ist Sep. Near NTUC/Coffeshop. Very convenient. Hurry!! 9023-8635 S-RM BLK 523 Woodlands. F/furn/ cosy house. Near amenities. MRT. Prefer professional couple. $1200. *****980 agt tt^m^mm^^^mm^mwmmm HI BALAM RO/ 3+l
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      1408 9 RKSERVICE IthSERVKE Wlf APARTMENTS WJjf APARTMENTS UmmUUUU Zy mmmm Z' mmm M Far East Plaza In tA§ HAArt of Orchard Road <* Next to Grand Hyatt, m Singapore's premier shopping and entertainment district <* Above shoppina podium, just steps from Orchard MRT station Contemporary furnished 2 3-bedroom apartments and Penthouse
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      318 9 Bik DOt-lOOtOMRfy TANQUN/ HOUAND Fra«fls-$M£ OUNA LODGE 3+I+STORE Rm. 1540 sqft. F/renovated. F/facilities. Pool green views. Hilltop. Balcony. $1.15 M. Tel: *****008 S4XXK. 1 m only condo «> D.09. Facilities. Near Somerset. Good returns! Call for exclusive launch preview. 9667-7023 Dont Miss! 161— MINIMI 22*0 sqft n.«-^La.t-oVA Mtan laimdl 111'
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      805 10 IfK DO9-10 ORCHARD/ WAd TANGUN/ HOLLAND Wf PTEAPTS-SALE EXCEiIINT wmm HOLT RESIDENCE PENTHSE 2874 sq.ft 4+l+ nice balcony with landscape. Pte lift Mins to Orchard. Must view. WUAN *****550 FUTURA PENTHSE. 8500 sqft. 6+l with pte roof pool. F/renovated. Good view Brand new! *****388 FON SALE BY Owner Ardmore Pk
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      767 10 Wfk 011 a2l NEWTON/ till BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI ULY *****699/ *****365 Propoti RMlty Guilin View 2 rm near MRT $380K Wm 0* 3/3+ l Toh Tucks4BBK Hazel Pk 2rm NS facing $498K Sphnqdaie 2+l greenery $498K JNtNN 2rm 1165 sqft SS3OK Hillside 2/3+ l Al cond $620Kup HNMew Regency 3+l
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      742 10 Wfk 01 2-14 BALESTIER/ |Sj MACPHERSON/6EYIAN6 STARVILLE PENTHSE 4-RM (2239 sqft) High flr. Jacuzzi, 5 mins to MRT. Full facilities. Near amenities. Nick 9090-2845 OT. HEAVYWEIGHT CONDO 9) Bales tier. 2300 sqft. 4+ study, huge living/ dining. Unblocked view. S9ISK neg. Bill 9800-7567 SR GEYLANG LOR 15. Walk Up Apt.
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      745 10 |RkDIS-16EASTC0AST Miff PTE APTS -SALE THE MAKENA 1636 sq.lt. 3+l Pool view. High floor. Full facilities. Attractive price! 9547-7388 THE DAFFODIL/ 2 bdrms/ greenery/ cosy. Pool/ gym. 750 sqft. F'hold. S4SOK ono. *****145 CR WATERSIDE 4+l F'HOLD. 2412 sqft F/facilities. Int'l Resort, Suntec, City, new Marina Golf. *****266 0.15 TELOK
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      744 10 Wfk DI9-20SERANGOON/ HD THOMSON KENSINGTON PK HUGE 3250 sqft. 999 yrs. 4+l. F/facilities. View to impress! $1.23 M. HB *****555 KENSINGTON PK MAIS. 3+1. 1700 sqft. Unblocked. Very windy. Condo facilities. *****280 aqt RAFFLESIA 1195 SOFT. 3 yrs. 3+l. High flr. Unblock pool view. MRT. View to offer. 9456-8066 agt
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      998 10 WK HDB APIS FOR SALE WJjf (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) 3% BU 218 Bedok S. New renovation. Beautiful. Mkt/ sch/ eating hse. 9363-8181. 3'NG' BU 425 Bedok N. Simple renovation. Near Bedok Central. Asking $190 K. *****177 Races •••4'NG' 517 Bedok. N. High flr. 5T 51 Chai Chee High flr. windy
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      936 10 sadfjhajklsdfklajsldkfasdf Wk HDB APTS FOR SALE EB (CLEMENTI/ NEWI 4'Af 17 Dover Cres. High flr. Unblocked. Renovated. Lift level. Windy. No cobroke. 9698-9122 3 'A* 610 #02 unblocked. Renovated. Near Ginza, mkt, sch. $168K neg. 6872-2696 Roof 3'NG' BLK 728 West Coast High flr. Near Ginza Plaza/ mkt/ amenities. Valued.
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      726 10 Properties WK HDB APTS FOR SALE WJIf (JURONG) SB 5T 683 C/ 684 C/ 681 C High flr. 51' 746/ 844/ 855 Corner low 4'A' 839/ 711/ 720/ 725 High flr. Open view. Move-in. *****-238 BLK 556 JURONG W Exec Mais. Mid flr. Lift. Amenities/ sch. Move m. Valued. 8125-0007
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      1034 10 BY HDB APTS FOR SALE f (TAMPINES/ SIMEI) 4'A'/ 5T CORNER Blk 272/ 395 Tampines. High/ lift flr. F/ renovated. MRT/ mkt. 9105-3980 ERI Bk HDB APIS FOR SALE JCTOAPAYOH/ f POTONG PASIR) GROUND FLR 3T Blk 98. Upgraded utility rm. Simple. Move-m. Near Braddell MRT/ good sch/ amenities. *****979
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      875 10 HK HDB APTS FOR SALE Wlf (YISHUN) BU 386 4'A' Ist owner, high flr. Malay, renovated, unblocked, schools, amenities, HDB $193k. Call Irwan ERA *****121 JENNY UM P Jl 9109 ***** \^J NEW UST! EXEC Apt 877 corner. #07, Orig. Vacant. MRT/ reser voir pk/ neighbour central/ sch. 4 'S'
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      597 11 RJiHUOC/HDBAPTS Wlf WANTED (RBff/ BUV) RENTAL RENTAL RENTAL Rental Professionals/ families looking tor HOB apts. Any location. Own- ers call 9822-7193 Ricky Chua [BES^EAU DEAR OWNERS. WE have ready, potential tenants looking for yearly advance mthly rental of your house. Pis call 9182 6632. RENTAL SPECIALIST- 9272-9598. Urgently required whole
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      1379 11 Dssbf* beet* Dags""* FOR LEASE UGHT INDUSTRIAL SPACE HI-TECH INDUSTRIAL SPACE TECHPLACE 1 11, Ang Mo KoAw 10 5 TKHUNK. Kaid Butt Rd 3 A-Z BWUHNG. Paya Latoarßd TKHVIEW, KaW BuWt VSaw AQQBUBJWO.TM Sang Priva KACEMTRE/KA PLACE. Kampong Ampat MSL BULDWG. Übi Road 4 (off MacPttaraon Road) 11TAMMNESST82 PAOFIC TKH
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      155 11 Properties Pacific Plaza Offices for Rent 6,700 sqft Attractive rental Outside Restricted Zone Minutes' walk to Orchard MRT station 24-hr Security For lease, please call us at *****340/*****308. J Tl Far East Organization I: T PREMIUM OFFICE SPACE @"1 PSA BUILDING Office 8 mins drive to CBD Panaromic seaview Column
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      337 11 B* OFFICE SPACE HH OFRCE SPACE PFORRBIT Br FOR RENT SAMSUNG HUB Brand new office development m Raffles Place < Flexible unit sizes from 2,900 to 3,900 sf I Immediate occupation Call 6826 5761 Today Cap/taLand M Hotel Singapore is your perfect choice a) Strategically located m CBD b) Fully
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      393 12 Wk OFFICE SPACE Wlf FOR RENT 90 st to 7 000 s* (Xfce space Wdretiousms/Storage/$230 up Free Carparking Lofc 24-hr Access with Security immediate Mow- in Short-term lease Available 9858 4097 Michael 9681 7119 Annie Fu Lv Shou Complex 149 Rochor Road 2013sqft Immediate Call Owner 6292 8149 •Middle Rd.
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      598 12 RK OFFICE SPACE Wlf FOR RENT THE CONCOURSE (BEACH ROAD) 646 to 6684 sqft Outside CBD/ Free Shuttle Bus Service to MRT Panoramic city/ sea view Broadband enabled/ SCV Service available Ample carparking space Immediate occupation Hong Fo* Group Tet *****425/ *****181 SERANGOON PLAZA Opp Farrer Park MRT Area (approx)
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      506 12 Wlf FOR RENT D.21 BT TIMAH Shpg Ctr Office. Approx 420 sq.ft./ $900. Avail Immediately. High Floor/ Renovated/ Partitioned/ Self-con- tamed with toilet/ own aircon. < Owner: 6466-6600 9150-6618 j VIRTUAL OFFICE PROVIDES a respectable biz. address m Orchard Rd. Free use of meeting boardrm. Personalised phone answering svc. Dedicated
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      319 12 ©OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT •$1.50 PSFI SUBURBAN office space or best of CBD area. Near MRT/ food ctr. Wide selection for your budget. 9008-7800 Lucas CHEAP RERTI $1200 (Incl PUB) 535 sqft. Near Outram/ Chinatown Mrt/ Food ctr banks. Carpeted with aircon. 6223-2969 INEARAMENmEsI SCIENCE PK 1 2/ Raffles PI.
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      418 12 Bf| OFRCE SPACE /FOR RENT BLK 203 HOUGANG St 21. Near Heartland Mall. 700 sqft. F/aircon. Suits education ctr/ law firm. Immed. Ling 9459-9990 OT RAREI TONG BLOG. 3927 sqft. Fitted unit. Next to Lucky Plaza/ Orchard MRT. Best location! $6 psf neg. Avail Oct '06. 9062-8938 ORCHARD. OFFICE TO
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      455 12 HIGH ST. AU sizes for rent/ sale. Near 2 MRTs. River view. Amenities/ shpg ctr. 9239-3616 SOL SUNTEC 700-6500 sqft, UOB 4400 sqft. OUB 291 sqft, 1 Raffles Ouay 3800-7800sqf t. *****844 MACPHERSON MAIN RO 300 sqft. Renovated office, opp bank eating hse. Call 9664-5400. CHINATOWN POINT. 1033/ 1055 sqft.
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      422 12 Bf| OFFICE SPACE /FOR RENT PANTECH IND COMPLEX Blk 194. 1216 sqft. #07. Office cum store. Renovated. $1.6 K. *****085 agt LENG KEE AREA. Approx 3000 sqft. P/furn. Own entrance. Free carpark. Don't miss. 9630-0128 PEOPLE'S PK CTR 300-500 sqft. Near MRT/ amenities. Central aircon. Other areas. 9459-0141 ÜBI TECHPARK.
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        381 21 Magic Lanterns As you start Magic Lanterns, a game by Singapore developers Playware Studios Asia and Boomzap, the first thing that greets you is a girl m a kimono, with huge, cutesy eyes. Her name is Hana, and she is your tour guide through Japan and
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        375 21 Glory Of The Roman Empire The key new concept introduced m Glory Of The Roman is that of As governor, you must create viable working city by gathering the resources around you. First build houses for the workers and families, then provide jobs, food
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        307 22 Shyaberu DS Oryourinabi The Nintendo Dual-Screen is many things but a cookbook? Well, yes. In its attempt to reach all and sundry, Nintendo has finally invaded the kitchen. Its full-colour cookbook, Shyaberu DS Oryourinabi, which roughly translates to "Cook a meal with your DS", is really simple
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        397 22  -  Sonia Tan By I a freelance writer. Everything happens underwater, and your movements are no longer restricted to jumping and walking left and right. Instead, you are free to swim to the top of the screen, or sink to the bottom and walk like
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        375 23  -  Billy Teo -By a freelance writer. FINAL SAY Splurging $599 on portable speakers will be a tough decision for most iPod owners. I don't own an iPod (Apple Singapore loaned it for the review), but the iSongßook makes me want to get one it is that good.
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        440 23  -  Mike Lee -By a freelance IT writer. FINAL SAY In Samsung's Q1 f mobility m computing has reached the next level —at least m the UMPC format. If you want something even smaller, there's another class of devices: the micro PC. But then again, because it's smaller, it
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        280 23 Corsair HX Series From $150 Get it from Corbell Technology CORSAIR, A WELL-KNOWN American "PC enthusiast enhancements" brand, wants to widen its reach from just offering servers and over-docker memory to offering high-end power supplies from last month. Aimed at the souped
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        414 24  - Sounds interesting. and plays video too Mike Lee -By San Disk Sansa e260 (4GB) flash-based MP3 player $375 Get it from shops m Funan DigitaLife Mall and Sim Lim Square and all Harvey Norman stores San Disk is known more for its extensive lines of memory cards... I own more
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          315 25 4% Is there a set of programs m I Windows XP to make movies and photo sKde shows the waythe iLife programs do on the Macintosh computer? Apple Computer indudes its own ILife suite of programs on the Macintosh computers it sells, ami this multimedia toolbox
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          64 25  - Tan Dehao There are several causes to this problem. Most probably, your hard disk is starting to fail or the RAM is faulty. You should contact your manufacturer to take a look at your desktop. Windows User log keeps appearing QThe Windows User log appears on my computer screen after
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          109 25  - Truls Tan There are two possible causes to this problem, namely corrupted system files and the presence of spyware.The first step is to delete the spyware present m your computer using Ad-aware that is downloadable from www.ddwnload.com. The second step is to delete the temporary Internet files and cookies present
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          100 25 The swflash.ocx file is used by Adobe Flash Player. The file may have been accidentally deleted. To solve this problem: 1 Go to the Start Button, then click on Run. At the textfield, type "appwiz.cpl" and press Enter. 2. The Add/Remove Program Control Applet appears. Uninstall Adobe Flash Player 9
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          171 25  - Axel Lim You should reinstall your Ad-aware and install AVG from http://free.grisoft.com and rescan your computer for spyware and viruses. Remember to delete your temporary Internet files and cookies. If this does not help, you might want to try a System Restore. It is also advisable to reformat your computer.
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          64 25  - Canice Pang The problem occurs when you have a screensaver and you configure Windows to prompt for a password when you resume use of Windows. To solve this problem, go to your Desktop, right dick on any blank area, then select Properties. The Display Properties control applet will appear. Click
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          108 25  - Michael Lee Teck Tiam Error messages when launching home page QMy Toshiba laptop runs on Windows 98SE. Recently, I downloaded a new Microsoft Windows XP home edition, Java SE version 5, and AVG free download anti-virus software from a website. I am now receiving an error message from Internet Explorer
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          106 25  - Felix Heng Blocking off pop-ups and cookies QI unintentionally clicked on the WinAntivirus Pro 2006 prompt when it popped up on my screen, and haven't been able to get rid of it since. I feel that the system has also somewhat slowed down because of this. I tried to use
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        125 26 AsusTek Computer has just introduced the WL-600g, an all-in-one device that incorporates ADSL modem, wireless router, ftp/printer server functions. It is a multi-purpose, one-stop solution for setting up Soho or home wireless networks m a cost-effective way. Printers, hard drives and other devices can be
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        90 26 Video-conferencing See, talk and work together Tandberg is the company that introduced high-definition group and personal end-to-end video-conferencing systems. The Profile and Edge series are intended for small to large groups, while the Centric series caters to desktop video-conferenc-ing needs. The systems also allow data sharing so that people can
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        556 27 Google is joining up with several universities m a project that will make library collections available online, but publishers are protesting ■f I fhe University I of California JL has joined Google's bid to scan the book collections of the world's great libraries, the organisations
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          132 27 Dell faces fraud allegations m China DELL THE WORLD'S leading personal computer maker, could be hit with multiple lawsuits m China for alleged false advertising of its popular laptop computers, state press reported last Friday. fc Shanghai court is reviewing fraud allegations from 19
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          105 27 A FILM INDUSTRY group is set to remove some of the procedural hurdles that prevented the legal recording of movies onto blank DVDs m a further sign that Hollywood studios are preparing to expand what consumers can do with downloadable movies. Under rule changes
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          142 27 Women as tech-sawy as men DIAMONDS ARE NO longer a girl's best friend, according to a new United States study that found three of four women would prefer a new plasma TV to a diamond necklate. The survey, commissioned by US cable television's Oxygen Network, found the technology gender gap
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          106 27 COSTA RICA'S ONLINE gambling companies said last week they will lobby the government to remain open despite the closure of BetOnSports PLC because of legal problems m the United States. BetOnSports, or BoS, the Central American country's largest online gambling company employing
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          114 27 THE BATTLE BETWEEN two hyped formats for high-definition DVD will confuse shoppers and turn many of them off the whole technology, a London-based research firm predicted last week. Market research analyst Screen Digest also forecast that only US$ll billion (5517.3 billion) of the total
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        838 28  -  Alfred Siew -By Is Ml's 3G and Wi-Fi combo worth it? Yes, for the simple reason that the low fee of $68 a month, charged to outlets like Ya Kun Kaya Toast will allow them to offer free Net surfing to its diners. No,
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        1037 29 Elements of mesh network research could be modified to help make more energy-efficient consumer mobile devices. By instructing each node to collect and respond to the traffic and signal strengths, these protocols direct traffic along the most efficient path. For instance, depending on the traffic around a node, it might
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        855 30 In times of crisis, videoconferencing may be the next best thing for business travellers Who have to conduct long-distance meetings. LESLIE GOH weighs the option The pandemonium that followed the foiled terror attacks m British airports last week halted the schedules of more
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        235 30  -  Tham Yuen-C -By YOUR COLLEAGUE DEBUNKS the proposal for a new outsourcing scheme that you are proposing. The boss likes his version of things. You wish you could lunge at the guy. Well, you cannot pack a wallop to his face, but you can certainly
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        580 2 'Falling Chinese standards bother young people, too*. By Goh Chin Lian (ST, Aug 4) Our language h part of our identity. Often when on% > country conquers a*otf*r, they try to stamp its language, as that is one Way of getting rid of the loser's identity. The Mandarin
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        85 3 THINGS ARE LOOKING HEALTHIER The lipcarnpaign worked well. It endwragedjjiners to ask hawkers lor more vegetables and fruits, or Tess oil, salt and sugar. Four m 10 surveyed m 2004 said that they did so, up from one m 10 m 1999. Plus, we exercise more, which is helping keep
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        123 4 3,000 What it means This number may not appear very large, but it can have serious consequences for Singapore. More than 3,000 forest and farmland fires are raging m Indonesia's Rlau and West Kalimantan provinces. The areas are the main source of the haze that shrouds the
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        145 4 Typhoon Prapiroon What happened More than 50 people were killed m southern China when the typhoon (a storm with very strong winds) struck on Aug 4. The deaths occurreckfltespfte more than r 400,000 people bein^ moved out of hartr^s way before the storm. In Hong Kong, more
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        176 4 Abdullah Badawi, Malaysian Prime Minister What he did He appeared on national TV on Aug 7 to defend himself and his family against allegations of wrongdoing. He said that neither his son Kamaluddin Abdullah nor son-in-law Khairy Jamaluddin are favoured by the government when work on big
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        187 5 "L think usingprimary school students to write a manual is the best way to make it easier to read. Because if we don't understand it, then many people out there might also not understand it" David Lim (above), 10, Primary 4, Yu Neng Primary School. "Once, I was reading instructions
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        305 7  -  JOHAN WONG i BY You may find chocolates yummy, but they are poison to dogs. Similarly, there are things that can be given to animals, but not to human beings. For example, the drug called ketamine has strong anaesthetic and analgesic properties which means that it
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        65 7 Which of these is the name of a commonly abused drug m Singapore? A. Ketamine B. Ang^r C. Greed D. Jealousy E. Sadness I E-mail your answer to CNB^.Preventive_Education_ Unit@cr kb.gov.sg with "Drug Alert"4*v the subject line. Remember to give your full name, age, school, mailing and e-mail
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        83 7 [k. CNB officers are taking the fight against drugs to your school on the Mobile Exhibition Bus. Keep a lookout as it starts touring schools at the end of this month. This is one drug bus(t) you would not want to miss! Filled with interactive displays and
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      257 8 WEIRD NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD BAD SCHOOLMASTER! Last iTrOnth, a headmaster in Hetfongarig, China, accidentally set his school on fire while cooking dog meat for his colleagues. Ten classrooms containing TV sets, computers, printers and textbooks burnt down, leaving nearly 100 children unable to go to school. The local
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        119 11 The Korean won was introduced m 1902, replacing the yang which' was used up till then. Today, South Korea, which has a population of 48.29 million, is one of the world's most technologically advanced and digitally connected countries. It is a global leader m computer games, digital displays and
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        310 11  -  JANE NG FAMOUS FORTUNES BY Gabriel Ng is only 1 1 but he has just been given $200,000 to help him pursue his dreams. The violinist, who is training at the famous Yehudi Menuhin School m England, won the HSBC Youth Excellence Award for Musical Excellence last month.
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        145 11 Held m trust If something money or property is held m trust for you, it means that someone else is keeping the cash safe but will hand it to you as and when it is needed. This is often done for children who ire too young to handle money
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        122 12 Sept I is Teachers' Day, and it is time to appreciate the people who spend so much time and effort to make sure you get a good education. Write a short essay, a poem or even draw a picture to. show v? how you feel about
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        199 12  -  JOHAN WONG BY Businessmen had better watch out there are some new players m town! Fifty pupils from 10 primary schools here have just learnt the tricks of the trade.; They took part m the Double A Youth Enterprise Environmental Challenge -an event organised by the Double A
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        112 12 ARTWORK MY FAUTURE BY NADIAH AQILAH BO HARI, EUHUMAKY4, KEMING PRIMARY SCHOOL rt i m POEM HH WHAT IS PVV BY KARA QUEK, BB^3 1 0, PRIMARY 5, r^tßEi METHODIST GIRLS 9 'n| SCHOOL (PRIMARY) Red is a juicy apple, A rose, The colour of a sore nose Red is
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        75 16 The tiger above was once a majestic hunter until a single gunshot reduced it to a lifeless piece of hide. There are only 20 to 30 South China tigers and about 400 to 500 Sumatran tigers left m the wild. Each year, about 50 Sumatran tigers are poached
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        102 16 Asiatic Lion Panthera leo ssp. Persica Besides size, the most visible difference between the African and Asiatic lion is a longitudinal fold of skin that runs down the tatter's belly. Also, the male Asiatic lion has a much smaller mane. In the past, this animal's domain
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        212 16 Large mammals such as the tiger used to roam the forests of Singapore, but habitat destruction and hunting have wiped them out. The last wild tiger m Singapore was shot dead m 1 930. During the 20th century, the tiger population m various parts of Asia declined by
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