The Straits Times, 22 August 2006

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    24 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 112 TAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA 219/03/2006 TUESDAY, AUGUST 22 2006 JP* A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon Charity group Youth Challenge under probe
    628 1  -  Theresa Tan By Ben Nadarajan 'Paid $13,000 a month' YOUTH Challenge founder Vincent Lam says the charity raised about $400,000 last year and has reserves of about $100,000 Besides Mr Lam, it employs one other staff member who earns $1,500 a month and two
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    Lock icon Ex-NKF manager fined for accepting kickbacks
    586 1  -  Khushwant Singh By Teh Joo Lin A FORMER assistant purchasing manager at the old National Kidney Foundation (NKF) yesterday became the first ex-employee of the charity to be found guilty of corruption. Ragini Vijayalingam, 43, pleaded guilty to three charges of accepting $6,304 m
    SHIN MIIN DAILY NEWS  -  586 words
  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Campaign to free Aung San Suu Kyi gathers pace
      1141 1  -  Nirmal Ghosh By Thailand Correspondent KEEPING MYANMAR'S FAMOUS DISSIDENT ON THE RADAR SCREEN "International pressure that used to be 10,000 miles away m America, m the EU is now m the region. We have the Malaysians pressing the regime, we have
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    • IN A FLASH
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        40 2 Population woes China says its ageing population will undermine the country's economic growth. PAGE 6 Contradictory figures President Yudnoyono's claim that Indonesia's economy is improving is being disputed by economists who say official figures had been "massaged. PAGE 10
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        27 2 Shi'ite death toll falls Better security during a Shi'ite religious procession lowered the death toll from last year's 1,000 to just 20 this year. PAGE 12
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        36 2 Bid them welcome S*pore needs an infusion of skills and people from abroad. But even if the policy imperative is undei stood, pockets of resentment and resistance that exist still need tending to. PAGE 17
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        21 2 Too easy on charities? The registration of new charities is far too easy, which could lead to widespread abuse. PAGEI7
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        43 2 Stent complications A woman hospitalised for a stent implant ended up with severe complications and her medical bills ballooned to more than $500,000. PAGEI Grandson charged A man is accused of poisoning his grandmother with mercury and stealing her savings. PAGE 2
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        23 2 CID acted properly The Singapore Police Force says CID officials identified themselves and acted correctly when seizing a driver's cellphone. PAGE 8
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        20 2 Support for athletes SNOC president Teo Chee Hean visited Asian Games-bound athletes yesterday with words of encouragement. PAGE 9
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        28 2 Asia as IP centre Asia will take centre stage m the global Intellectual Property arena as more patents and trademarks are filed m the region. PAGE 18
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        Lock icon WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN
        61 2 In our article, "Advance Modules MD to repay $23m debt owed by customer" published m yesterday's Straits Times, we reported that Promit Technology was the customer which owed Advance Modules an outstanding sum of U5514.34 million. This is incorrect. That customer is a buyer which
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    Lock icon Foreigners making presence felt in S'pore
    547 3  -  Peh Shing Huei SDFDFDF Bli iflS W.lflt immigrants to sink tin ;r roots heft onwnittcd 1 mment uprm the I mmigrantv many and arc *.all- n k M;^:« v -..<r-,e .mmigrant* arc g their pretence fell with the number of permanent resident* wtßg jt
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    Lock icon EGYPTIAN IS NOW A SINGAPOREAN
    149 3 Mr Ashraf Mohamed, 39, first arrived here from Egypt 12 years ago to work He found not just a job. but also love, a new family and a new country to call home The proud owner and chef of Amirah Ghll Restaurant and Cafe m
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    Lock icon Lawyer barred for 2 years for professional misconduct
    587 3  -  Chong Chee Kin By LAWYER and former member of Parliament Ahmad Khahs Abdul l ih.mi was suspended from practice for two years by the Court of Three Judges yesterday Mr Ahmad, 46, was found guilty of professional misconduct m a property case
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    Lock icon Egyptian trains collide, 80 killed
    345 4 Qaliub (Egypt) TWO Egyptian trains collided yesterday, killing up to 80 people and injuring nearly twice that number m the country's deadliest rail crash m four years. Then, m a fire aboard a train, at least 361 died. Egypt has a history of serious train
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    Lock icon Saddam goes on trial for genocide against Kurds
    440 4 Kurds say more than 100,000 were killed during a seven-month campaign m 1988 Baghdad SADDAM Hussein remained as defiant as ever as he appeared m court yesterday on fresh charges of mass murder. He refused to enter a plea as he and
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      50 4 TOP DESIGNS LEFT ON THE SHELF They are big-name international architects working on well-touted Singapore projects. But some of their blueprints may never see the light of day. We look at a curious state of affairs. Maid attacked during sleep by ex-boyfriend HOW did he get into 7th storey flatP
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Greying China a threat to its prosperity
      755 6 Unique problem of ageing population m developing nation will hit labour force Beijing EVEN China is worried about its population. A day after Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong highlighted the shrinking population as a concern for the Republic, a report m China
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      Lock icon Ticking time bomb
      80 6 Number of Chinese aged 60 and above is expected to rise to 31 per cent of the population m 2050 or more than 430 million people from just 10.9 per cent last year. Only 6 per cent of senior citizens m the countryside have pensions compared with
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      126 6 Better or worse? Indonesia's president says the economy is improving, but some charge that poverty and unemployment have worsened. PAGE 10 mm IJ—^ /1/ x B B '^^^X Bfcl/ 1/ B B I^' "^*^v. i B Jr y |/V Buffctt to give stunning ll^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^l jl i i^HCbßhi f j 7
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  • CHINA
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      Lock icon HK leader vows to find legislator's attackers
      459 7 Hong Kong THE Hong Kong authorities vowed yesterday to track down the men who beat up a pro-democracy lawmaker following a weekend protest march, even as his party played down the possibility of a political motive. Mr Albert Ho, vice-chair-man of the main
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS  -  459 words
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      Lock icon HK to halve taxes on mainland earnings
      541 7  -  Vince Chong By Hong Kong Correspondent Investor-friendly treaty that takes effect next year will also avoid double taxation HONG Kong is hoping to lure more foreign investors with a new tax treaty with the mainland that will halve the taxes that residents and
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Tensions set to rise amid South Korea-US drills
      542 8 Both countries deny N. Korea's claim that joint exercise is prelude to war Seoul SOUTH Korea and the United States started military drills yesterday that are likely to raise regional tensions already high following North Korea's July 5 missile launches and reports
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS  -  542 words
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      Lock icon Aso pledges to mend ties if elected as Japanese leader
      271 8 Tokyo FOREIGN Minister Taro Aso, a darkhorse candidate to become Japan's next prime minister, said yesterday he would seek to mend fences with China and South Korea if he became leader. Beijing and Seoul have refused to hold summit meetings
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      Lock icon Sino-S'pore park 'a model for China'
      320 8  -  Clarissa Oon By( China Correspondent In Suzhou AN INDUSTRIAL park jointly developed by the Singapore and Chinese governments has been so successful that it is now time to take the park to the next level, a senior Communist Party official told Singapore Deputy Prime
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  • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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      Lock icon Battle for Jaffna more symbolic than strategic
      428 9 Analysts say the arid peninsula has little real value to either rebels or govt troops Colombo SRI Lankan troops and the Tamil Tigers are locked m fierce fighting over Jaffna, but analysts say the arid peninsula is of little real value to either
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
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        Lock icon THAI COURT ALLOWS THAKSIN SUIT
        88 9 BANGKOK: Thailand's Criminal Court yesterday agreed to hear a suit by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra against a staunch critic who accused him of using black magic to maintain his political fortunes. Mr Thaksin filed the defamation suit against Mr Sondhi Limthongkul, a media company owner
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        Lock icon ARROYO NAMES JUSTICE FOR PROBE
        104 9 MANILA: Philippine President Gloria Arroyo has named a former Supreme Court justice to lead a commission to probe a spate of extra-judi-cial killings of journalists and political activists. Former justice Jose Melo would "lead an investigative group with wide powers... to put murderers behind bars
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  104 words
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        Lock icon KMT SEEKS INVESTOR PROTECTION
        84 9 TAIPEI: Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) is scheduled to hold forums m China next month on better protection of Taiwanese investors, a KMT official said yesterday. A delegation, to be led by KMT vice-chair-man Chiang Pin-kung, will holds talks with investors and Chinese authorities from Sept
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        Lock icon VERDICT POSSIBLE IN NYT CASE
        79 9 BEIJING: A Chinese researcher for The New York Times who was tried by Beijing on charges of revealing state secrets is set for a court hearing on Friday, raising the possibility of a verdict, his lawyer said yesterday. Zhao Van was detained m September 2004
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        Lock icon KEY NORTH KOREAN FIGURE DIES
        83 9 SEOUL: North Korea's point man on South Korea and one of the key players m warming ties with Seoul died of an "incurable disease" on Sunday, the North's KCNA news agency said. Mr Rim Tong Ok was believed to be a mastermind of the North's
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      Lock icon Aussies warn of terror attacks at Pakistan hotels
      153 9 Canberra TERRORISTS may be plotting an attack on Western hotels m Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, the Australian Foreign Affairs Department warned yesterday. In a travel advisory, it urged Australians to reconsider plans to visit Pakistan "due to the very high threat of terrorist
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      Lock icon Indonesia growth 'not as rosy as claimed'
      577 10  -  Salim Osman By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta Some charge that Yudhoyono's rates on joblessness, poverty outdated INDONESIAN President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono may have painted a glowing picture of the country's economy m his recent State of the Union address. But a group of
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      Lock icon Investment into Asean up by 90%
      270 10 Kuala Lumpur FOREIGN direct investment (FDI) into Asean m the first quarter of this year soared 90 per cent from tne same period last year to US$l4 billion (5522.1 billion), and Malaysian International Trade and Industry Minister Rafidah Aziz believes it will be on
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      Lock icon Jakarta delays execution of Bali bombers
      502 10 Jakarta delays execution of Bali bombers Jakarta THIS week's planned execution of three Islamic militants convicted over the 2002 Bali bombings will be delayed as the men will file a final appeal, the Indonesian Attorney-General's Office said yesterday. Amrozi Nurhasyim, Ali Ghufron alias Mukhlas and Imam Samudra were to be
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS  -  502 words
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Abdullah's son 'a hands-off investor'
      536 11  -  Reme Ahmad B\ Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur Scomi CEO also says firm's growth due mainly to overseas projects MALAYSIAN energy services company Scomi Group had kept mum for months as rumours grew about its alleged clout m getting local projects simply because its
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      Lock icon KL invites public to blow whistle on contractors
      398 11 Kuala Lumpur FRUSTRATED with the increasing number of abandoned projects and shoddy work, .Malaysia has invited the public to blow the whistle on slipshod contractors. Works Minister S. Samy Vellu said on Sunday this would be part of a code of ethics
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      Lock icon Sovereignly will not be traded for bridge, says Najib
      275 11 Muar MALAYSIA will not trade its sovereignty for a bridge across the Johor Strait to replace the Causeway, Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak nas said. He said the Cabinet had decided not to go ahead with the construction of the bridge
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Fewer Shi'ite pilgrims killed in annual procession
      719 12 Fewer Shi'ite pilgrims killed in annual procession Iraqi and US officials point to better security that led to death toll of only 20 Baghdad AT FIRST glance, the American and Iraqi reaction to the 20 deaths inflicted by gunmen on marchers m a Shi'ite procession seemed to be complacent. But
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      Lock icon Iraq an election issue: McCain
      163 12 SENATOR John McCain, a potential Republican presidential candidate for 2008, said on Sunday that m some parts of the United States, November's mid-term elections may turn out to be a referendum on the war m Iraq. "Most of time we know these elections are local,
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      Lock icon Fliers cast wary eye on Asian travellers
      423 13 Six ejected from two flights after fellow passengers say the men were acting suspiciously London BRITISH passengers were removed from Spain to Britain flights twice m recent days because other travellers regarded them as "suspicious". In one incident, Spanish police escorted two passengers
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      Lock icon British police charge 11 over airliner plot
      290 13 London ELEVEN people were charged yesterday over an alleged plot to blow up as many as 10 transatlantic airliners, including eight people charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Scotland Yard anti-terrorist branch chief Peter Clarke said the investigation uncovered bomb-making equipment, including chemicals
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      Lock icon Top US official backs use of racial profiling
      388 13 GAMBLING ON THE ODDS "The fact is the overwhelming odds are that it is going to be someone of Middle Eastern or South Asian descent and of the Muslim faith...And I think a screener should be allowed to factor that m as
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      Lock icon 10 killed in Moscow blast
      208 13 Moscow A BOMB blast tore through a Moscow market yesterday morning, killing at least 10 people and injuring scores of others, officials said. Deputy Mayor Vladimir Resin said a homemade Domb went off m a two-storey trading arcade at the Cherkizovsky market m the north-eastern
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      Lock icon Lebanon govt works all out to keep peace
      601 14 It pledges to fulfil truce terms to ward off more Israeli incursions Beirut WITH the fragile truce that halted a month-long war between Israel and Hizbollah entering its second week, Lebanon is making an all-out effort to control its territory to ward
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      Lock icon Israeli reservists want probe on govt and army
      370 14 Jerusalem ANGRY Israeli reserve soldiers yesterday pushed for a formal investigation into how the government and army handled 34 days of fighting with Hizbollah guerillas. Complaining about indecisive leadership, hundreds of reservists signed a petition calling for an official commission of inquiry.
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      Lock icon Israeli minister resigns in dispute over kiss
      174 14 Jerusalem ISRAEL'S justice minister resigned late on Sunday, local media reported, two days after saying he would step down to face claims that he kissed an 18-year-old female soldier forcibly. The departure of Mr Haim Ramon, 56, was the latest setback for Prime
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      Lock icon Showdown looms as Iranian leader says N-work will go on
      332 14 Teheran IRANIAN Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Teheran will press on with its nuclear work, setting the scene for a showdown with the UN Security Council. Iran is due to respond formally today to an offer by major powers
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon MORE OPIUM IN AFGHANISTAN
        60 14 KABUL: Opium cultivation m Afghanistan likely increased this year even though three times more poppy fields had been eradicated compared to last year, the anti-narcotics ministry said yesterday. The area of land planted with poppies had nearly tripled m just one province southern Hefmand, the main
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        Lock icon MELTDOWN 'NOT DUE TO GLOBAL WARMING'
        94 14 COPENHAGEN: Greenland's glaciers have been shrinking For the past century, according to a Danish study published yesterday, suggesting that the ice melt is not a recent phenomenon caused by global warming. Researchers from Aarhus University studied glaciers on Disko Island m western Greenland m
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        Lock icon KARR NOW IN LOS ANGELES JAIL
        85 14 LOS ANGELES: Teacher John Mark Karr, suspected m the death of six-year-old Colorado beauty queen Jonßenet Ramsey, spent the night m a prison cell awaiting an extradition hearing after he was flown m from Thailand. A helicopter took Karr, 41, from the airport to
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        Lock icon BOY TAKES DAD'S CAR FOR A SPIN
        92 14 BERLIN: Police investigating a complaint about a van disrupting morning traffic yesterday m Goettingen city, Germany, were surprised to find a five-year-old at the wheel. The boy "was seemingly intent on experiencing the daily traffic chaos and simply jumped behind the wheel of
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon All hail the new Maori king
        221 15 A NEW Maori king of New Zealand was named yesterday as the late queen was buried atop a sacred mountain surrounded by her five royal forebears. Tuheitia Paki, eldest son of the late queen, Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, was named the new king
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        Lock icon Strip poker champ bares all
        163 15 THE new World Strip Poker Champion who beat nearly 200 other players celebrated winning the £10,000 (S$30,000) prize by removing his remaining clothes, thus securing a further £10,000 for charity. Mr John Young, 32, an English freelance writer, secured victory after an eight-hour competition m
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      Lock icon S'porean Dupils spell Detter than Aussie kids
      473 16  -  Roger Maynard By Australia Correspondent In Sydney Answer lies m rote learning through spelling drills, researcher says PRIMARY schoolchildren m Singapore spell much better than their Australian counterparts, a study by educational assessors has revealed. In fact, the difference is so dramatic that
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      Lock icon Britons' literacy skills falling'
      177 16 THE British government must do more to improve school leavers' literacy and numeracy skills amid fears that many cannot write or add properly, the country's key business lobby group said. The Confederation of British Industry (CBF) said its members reported that many employees found it impossible
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      Lock icon Socialists steal a jump in French presidential race
      321 16 Frangy-en-Bresse (France) FRENCH presidential hopeful Segolene Royal broke the summer political full on Sunday by attacking government policy and appealing across the political spectrum to all who want change. Speaking days before a conference of her opposition Socialist Party, Ms Royal pitched
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      381 17 FOREIGN talent figured large m the National Day Rally speech on Sunday, only it was couched by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong as a less loaded "immigration" issue of replenishing vigour and numbers which reluctant Singaporeans are not managing well enough. Birth statistics justify the reiteration
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      8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY, AUGUST 22 2006
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      Lock icon Hospital sues over heart patient's $560K bill
      553 1  -  K. C. Vijayan By A 64-YEAR-OLD woman who was scheduled for a two-day stay m hospital was warded instead for almost a year 344 days when complications set m after a failed heart stent implant. Madam Daw Tin Nyunt's hospital bill also ballooned
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      650 2  - We don't have anything to hide, says Vincent Lam Ben Nadarajan By Theresa Tan NOT FAIR "I have put m 19 years into Youth Challenge. Instead of appreciating me, they try to bring me down. Of course I don't feel good about it. I don't think it's very fair." MR
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      Lock icon Old may be gold if it's a computer
      112 2 OLD computers and electronic equipment don't die m landfills or incinerators here. In fact, they are treated more like treasure than trash. Read today's Digital Life to find out what Singaporeans do with their old gadgets, and how such equipment can be
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      Lock icon Dad charged with causing unborn baby's death too
      265 2 A MAN who was charged m February with the murder of his pregnant wife was yesterday charged with causing the death of an unborn child too. Han John Han, 50, a former assistant project manager m an electronics company, looked on without
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      Lock icon Man accused of poisoning, stealing from grandma
      411 2  - Man accused of poisoning, stealing from grandma Khushwant Singh By Leong Su-Ljn SOME time m March, Madam Wang Siok Tiang fell ill and would vomit everything she ate or drank. When she was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, doctors were shocked to find traces of mercury m her. The
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      Lock icon Court clears lawyer of misconduct
      376 2  -  Chong Chee Kin By THE Court of Three Judges cleared a senior lawyer of professional misconduct when it overturned the findings of a Law Society disciplinary committee yesterday. Lawyer Lim Cheong Peng, who has over 10 years of experience, was found guilty by the committee
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      Lock icon ComfortDelGro defends application to increase bus and train fares
      351 2  -  Christopher Tan By i Senior Correspondent TRANSPORT giant ComfortDelGro Corp yesterday defended its application for bus and train fare increases after the Workers' Party said the group, which earned $200 million last year, should not ask for fare hikes. The WP,
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      534 3  -  Teh Joo Lin By 20 help groups get money to support over 5,000 disabled SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) yesterday handed out $200,000 to charity groups here that are helping the disabled. Previously, it channelled its donation to programmes for the elderly. It
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      147 3 DEFENCE Minister Teo Chee Hean began a four-day working visit to Indonesia yesterday that includes talks with top Indonesian defence officials and a visit to a naval exercise. Mr Teo will meet Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Admiral (Retired) Widodo
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        961 4  -  Sue-Ann Chia Goh Chin Lian AARON LOW By "I don't feel one bit uncomfortable about foreigners here. PM's message sounded very logical since we are also immigrants ourselves. But people may not be willing to listen to that if their
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        373 4  -  LI XUEYING Five immigrants tell their stories and explain the reasons behind making Singapore their permanent home BUBBLY and friendly, Madam Jeannie Lav went stock-still when asked what was the hardest thing about giving up her Malaysian citizenship. Her eyes reddened and
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        391 4  -  ZAKIR HUSSAIN CHEF Ashraf Mohamed, 39, found himself staying here almost by accident. Twelve years ago, he was working on a cruise ship whose Greek owner decided to sell it off while m Singapore. So the 28-year-old Egyptian decided to look
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        360 4 BLOGGER mrbrown is standing by what he said m a column critical of the Government, but agreed the authorities had a right to respond. He said this on his blog yesterday morning m response to what Prime Minister Lee Hsien
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        338 4  -  David Boey By FOREIGNERS who sink roots m Singapore can help the Republic's workers retain their competitive edge, so the country can keep pace with rival economies with a younger workforce. Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen said yesterday that foreigners have helped Singapore
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        727 5  -  Daryl Loo T. RAJ AN By Zeng Van He announced moves to attract new immigrants and urged Singaporeans to give a "big-hearted" welcome to them. The Straits Times polled 50 Singaporeans and 50 immigrants to ask them how they feel about each other. HIS
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        Lock icon Blossoming arts scene keeps ex-Briton rooted here
        409 5  -  LYNN LEE MR ROGER Jenkins' relationship with Singapore goes way back to the *****, even though the former Briton became a citizen only m 1992. He was born at Changi Hospital m 1953 as his father, then a mechanic with the British Air
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        442 5  -  Liaw Wy-Cin By THE top student at each of the five polytechnics here will soon get a Dond-free scholarship to pursue undergraduate education without even having to ask for it. Nanvang Technological University (NTU) will make the offer m a scheme likely
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        329 5  -  SUE-ANN CHIA MRS Eunice Lee hailed from the Philippines and her husband from Malaysia. But instead of settling down m either of their native countries when they married 16 years ago, they picked Singapore as a compromise. The 46-year-old human resource director
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        Lock icon China singer overcomes distrust to make her home here
        271 5  -  PHOTO: VOCAL coach He Cauria finds it intriguing that local taxi drivers are often spot-on when they guess her background. "They ask if I'm from China and if I m a musician. When I joke and tell them I'm a business
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        444 5 "I'm very proud to call myself a Singaporean now. When I'm attending overseas conferences, or working overseas, I feel like I'm* representing Singapore, and not China. As a Singaporean, it's much more convenient travelling m the wcfrld. The administration time for applying for visas is much faster, and you have
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        3227 6 POPULATION GROWING THE S'PORE FAMILY Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's third National Day Rally speech on Sunday focused on Singapore's future m a changing world. He identified population, the digital age and heartware emotional ties that bind people to the country as issues crucial for Singapore and its long-term growth.
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      332 6 WHEN Madam Rukijah Usman's boss told her she was being moved to another plant, her heart sank. The 55-year-old feared her days were numbered at STMicroelectronics, where she had worked for 33 years at its low-tech packaging and test manufacturing plant m Toa Payoh. That
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        75 6 PASIR PUTEH Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yesterday said political differences between him and his predecessor Mahathir Mohamad "will not affect Asean". He had been asked to comment on remarks by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong m his National Day Rally speech
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        107 6 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong meant to say "laksa, mai harm" "laksa, no cockles" when illustrating a point m his National Day Rally speech on two competing sides' podcasts. Asked about it, the PM's press secretary said yesterday that Mr Lee had
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        2253 7 BEING S'POREAN: HEART OF THE MATTER MATTER OF CONVICTION AND CHOICE Ifs now our duty to plant trees and grow them; trees which will give hope and strength to a new generation. And you should do this not because you happen to be bom here or because you happen to
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        233 8 MEAL FIASCO AT AIRPORT RESTAURANT CUSTOMERS' RIGHT Restaurant staff should have allowed the group to enjoy their meal at their own time. him Peck Hoon (Ms) Director (Commercial) Civil Aviation Authority, of Singapore I REFER to the letter, "Closing time, so meal served doubly
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        154 8 I REFER to the letter, "Closing time, so meal served doubly quick" (ST, Aug 17), by Mr Wong Siew Wye. We would like to offer our sincere apologies to Mr Wong and his guests for the unacceptable standard of service they received during their visit
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        205 8 I REFER to the letter, "Closing time, so meal served doubly quick" (ST, Aug 17), by Mr Wong Siew Wye about the poor service he had at a Changi airport restaurant, and the many others before that regarding poor service m Singapore.
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        377 8 BE MORE FLEXIBLE Perhaps the pieces of the puzzle are already there and we just need to take a more flexible approach m fitting them together. You can also mail your letters to Forum Editor, The Straits Times, Singapore Press Holdings, News Centre,
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        367 8 I REFER to the call by both Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, during his National Day Rally speech, and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong a day earlier to young Singaporeans to have more children. Both men have raised very logical and very convincing arguments
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        438 8 Angeline Lee (Ms) President Singapore Corporate Counsel Association I REFER to the article, "New law school to raise supply of lawyers" (ST, Aug 18). The Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) welcomes the announcement by the Ministry of Law that the Government has accepted
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        109 8 Esther Wong (Ms) Senior Media Relations Executive Corporate Communications Ministry of Health I REFER to the letter, "Allow Medisave use for new piles treatment" (ST, Aug 7), by Ms Low Khai Lin. We thank Ms Low for giving us more information on the
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        339 8 Phone-driving motorist: CID officers acted properly POLICE would like to inform Ms Rina Johari ("Phone-driving motorist pulled up by 'CID men'; ST, Aug 18) that our officers had acted properly when her colleague was stopped for phone driving along Kallang Road on July 27. Two plainclothes police officers from CID
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        617 9  -  Leonard Lim Jeanette Wang SNOC PRESIDENT VISITS ASIAN GAMES-BOUND ATHLETES By; HERE'S YOUR CHANCE "We had a long discussion over whether to send you, but we decided that the team deserved to go. You have four months more to prepare, so do your best and
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        544 9 »CRICKET DUBAI PAKISTAN cricket captain In-zamam-ul Hag has been charged with bringing the game into disrepute. The International Cricket Council (ICC) charged him after his team forfeited the fourth Test against England at the Oval m England. For the first time m 129
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        121 9 THE umpires' decision to award the fourth Test to England, deeming Pakistan to have forfeited the game, is covered by Law 21.3. It says umpires can award a match if a side refuses to play. The law which covers ball-tampering, the offence Pakistan were accused of when
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        576 10 SOCCER FA stands firm on the three-match ban despite player's threat to withdraw his support London THREAT or no threat, Wayne Rooney will be suspended for Manchester United's next three matches. The Football Association threw the book at the striker and said it cannot overturn his ban
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        Lock icon Mourinho casts doubt over team's fitness
        247 10 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho has challenged his players to prove they have the stamina to cope with a demanding start to the defence of their Premiership title. They strolled to a convincing 3-0 win m their season opener against Manchester City at Stamford Bridge
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        Lock icon A race for title? Don't bet on it
        845 10  -  Marc Lim WILD WEEKEND By] Sports Correspondent SO MUCH for this year's Premiership being a closer affair. If the results of the opening weekend are anything to go by, this season is likely to have the same one, maybe two-horse story emerging
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        296 10 London IT WAS not the best way to start the season. But it is only one match and only the beginning. Tottenham manager Martin Jol says it is early days yet, despite the disappointment of their 0-2 loss to Bolton on Saturday.
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        305 10 London NEWCASTLE'S shares surged as much as 16 per cent yesterday when the Belgravia Group a Jersey-based investment company confirmed that it is interested m buying the English Premier League club. "The Belgravia Group confirms that it is examining the potential opportunity of acquiring
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        Lock icon Defeat spurs Phelps to new world record
        292 11 SWIMMING Victoria (British Columbia) SPURRED on by a big defeat by a teammate, Michael Phelps responded with a world-record win m the 200 metres individual medley for his fifth gold medal at the Pan Pacific Championships on Sunday. Fellow-American Brendan Hansen also rewrote
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          38 11 SINGAPORE sailor Maximilian Soh is m second place with eight points after two races m the Laser event at the Qingdao International Regatta m China. The leader is Evagelos Chemonas of Greece, with three points.
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          30 11 GEYLANG United dropped to the bottom of the S-League standings for the first time this season, after losing 0-1 to Sengkang Punggol at Hougang Stadium last night.
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        543 11 SOCCER Liverpool hope to exploit gaps as Maccabi strive to overturn 1 -2 deficit Kiev (Ukraine) LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez believes his team will shake off their early season sluggishness and take their place m the lucrative Champions League group stage. The Reds hold
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        393 11 LONDON SEVEN-time European champions AC Milan could find themselves ousted from the continent's most prestigious club competition even before their domestic season starts. The Italian giants are short of competitive games due to the Serie A's late Sept 9-10 start.
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        239 11 Stockholm FORMER Barcelona and Celtic star Henrik Larsson is the subject of a police probe over an alleged assault on a rival player m a Swedish Cup match. A football fan filed the charge claiming Larsson, who won last season's Champions League title with
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          104 11 MEDINAH (Illinois): United States Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman, opting for experience and form, has selected Stewart Cink and Scott Verplank as his wild-card picks for next month's match against Europe. Cink, 33, has represented his country at the last two Ryder Cups while
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          91 11 MILAN: Italian soccer giants Juventus will ask a civil court to overturn their relegation to the Serie B for match-fixing after their appeal with Italy's top sports body failed, the club saidyesterday. They said they will also consider filing a fresh appeal with the
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          46 11 NEW YORK: Instant replay will be used m a Grand Slam tennis tournament for the first time m next week's US Open. Each player will be allowed to challenge two calls m their match using the Hawk-eye technology. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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          61 11 HIROSHIMA: Spain underlined their gold-medal potential with a 92-71 victory over Germany m the World Basketball Championship yesterday. National Basketball Association stars Pau Gasol (Spain) and Dirk Nowitzki (Germany), however, both tailed to shine. Gasol managed only 16 points while Nowitzki had 14. The victory gave the
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        686 12 »GOLF He wins PGA C'ship by five strokes; now six shy of Nicklaus' record of 1 8 Majors Medinah (Illinois) HUMBLING the famed No 3 course at Medinah, site of three US Opens and two PGA Championships, was not enough for Tiger Woods. Neither
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        86 12 Results 270 Tiger Woods (USA) 69 68 65 68 275 Shaun Micheel (USA) 69 70 67 69 276 Adam Scott (Aus) 71 69 69 67, Sergio Garcia (Esp) 69 70 67 70, Luke Donald (Gbr) 68 68 66 74 277 Mike Weir (Can) 72 67 65 73 278
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        Lock icon Former Singapore champions shine at PGA Championship
        94 12 TWO golfers who have won titles on Singapore soil finished impressively at the PGA Championship on Sunday. Reigning Singapore Open champion Adam Scott was joint-third on 12-under 276 (71 69 69 67), while 1998 Singapore Open winner Shaun Micheel was second on 275
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        1042 12 ATHLETICS lAAF Super Grand Prix Meeting Monaco Men's 100 m: 1 Shawn Crawford (USA) 10. 14 sec 2 Ronald Pognon (Fra) 10. 18 3 Olusoji Fasuba (Ngr) 10.19. 400 m: 1 LaShawn Merr.tt (USA) 44.78 2 Michael Blackwood (Jam) 44.89 3 Alleyne Francique (Grn) 45.09. 800 m: 1 Mbulaeni
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      568 12 His smiling way and pleasant face, are a pleasure to recall; he had a kind word for each, and died beloved by all. Some day we hope to meet him, some day, we know not when, to clasp his hand m the better land, never to part again. 2ND
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        455 15 New York TO MANY, Jacob Alexander was the Larry Ellison of Israel minus the flash and dazzle. Like Mr Ellison, the chief executive of software giant Oracle, Alexander transformed a United States communications software firm, Comverse Technology, from a
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        613 18  -  Bryan Lee B>, International patent and trademark filings from region outpace growth worldwide ASIA is moving to the forefront m the area of intellectual property (IP), with rapid economic growth driving more patent and trademark filings m the region. Singapore,
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        335 18  -  Lorna Tan By COMPANIES m Singapore should make more of an effort to retain the knowledge and wisdom of their employees when they Jeave or retire, a survey conducted by United Statesbased management consultant Accenture has found. For instance, 36 per
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        552 19  -  New owners may spend up to $86m on upgrading to lift income from rents By] Joyce Teo Property Correspondent RETAIL space at one of Singapore's best known shopping malls, Raffles City, could grow by as much as 56 per
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        433 19  -  Lee Su Shyan TAKING STOCK By BETWEEN rising Chinese interest rates and the lure of a profit after last week's three-day winning streak, there was only one way the Singapore market was going yesterday. Singapore's Straits Times Index took a 16.23-point drop,
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        235 19  -  GOH ENG YEOW WARRANT WATCH COVERED warrants on Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index were badly mauled yesterday by China's decision to raise interest rates for the second time m four months. From the word go, traders scrambled to limit their losses as
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        222 20  -  GABRIEL CHEN FINANCING HELP A NEW website that provides credit ratings to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) m Singapore obtain financing was launched yesterday. The website www.smecreditrating.sg is to list more than 10,000 names of SMEs that nave been privately rated by
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      669 7 LORRJtS fUlf FOR SALE 7/2004 TOYOTA DYNA Diesel. 3/2003 Toyota Dyna Diesel. 2/2003 Nissan Cabstar Y-plate. i Diesel. New paint. 1 owner. Selling $24,800 neg. Call 9299-6236 100% LOAN AVAIL) Brand new Toyota 10ft G/Y plate. CD player. 3 yrs warranty. High trade-in. Low cash driveaway. *****033 NEW NISSAN CABSTAR
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      1082 8 BDO9-100RCHARD/ TANGUN/ HOLLAND PTCAPTS-RENT EXPAT'S P| Choke THE IMPERIAL EXCLUSIVE Unit! 1400 1800 sqft. Spacious. Balcony. Superb view! Brand new! Near MRT. Ask! 9830 9017 TANGLIN PK GROUND fir. 3+l gdn+patio. 1700 sqft. Direct pool view. Rarely avail! $5K neg! F/furn. 9100-0316/ 9616-1611 KF SOMMERVILLE GRANDEUR. 1830 sq.ft. F/ renovated.
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      873 8 BDO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGUN/ HOLLAND PTEAPTS-RENT D.09 CUSCADEN RES prime Orchard. Spacious 2+l. 1300 sqft. F/furn. $5.3 K. 9694 5015 D.09 ASPEN HGTS. Blk 261, 3+l. 1324 sqft. F/ furn. City view. F/ facilities. $4.2 K. IS 9851-2159 NATHAN PLACE 1464 sqft 2+study. Corner, quiet, unblocked. Convenient. 9684-1331 HSR MIRAGE TWR
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      675 8 Wfk 19-20SERANGOON/ QD THOMSON |F PTEAPTS-RENT MMMIoRd rHopMty Advtotn SUNGLADE PENTHSE. 1800 sqft. 4+l. Roof terr. F/ P/furn. Unblock Pool view. F/facilities. MRT/ Austrian Int'l sch. *****170 Gary REGENTVILLE 3+1. 1152 sqft. Like new. Pool view. F/facilities. Breezy. Near amenities. F/furn. I Immed. $2K neg. 9666-3680 THE SPRINGBLOOM, S'GOON. 3+l
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      255 11 Properties d HK OFFICE SPACE HK OFFICE SPACE HirFORRENT IpFFORRENT ODEON TOWERS 980/1023/1790/1988/2070/3200 sq.ft. fitted units Opposite Raffles Hotel 2 minutes walk from City Hall MRT Interchange Station Raised flooring for easy laying of cables FABER HOUSE 713/920 sq.ft. Opposite Somerset MRT Station Prime location at reasonable rental CENTRAL PLAZA
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      468 15 mm'mmmm 1 .mi.1.1.11 jiiiiwwtßJfJMMpMMlJ JOB 1 HUMTIMG? i p Turn to the l Classified Jobs j H section JJ (Classifications 603-695), m which comes after NOTICES. pRJ BUY IT SELL IT PINO IT 1 X Singapore's First Business School NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY Full-rime Part-rime Degrees m: B.A (Hons) International Business Management
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      3237 17 liX PROFESSIONAL/ P}|K PROFESSIONAL/ iiK PROFESSIONAL/ PPIS PROFESSIONAL/ BK ENGINEERS RK LECTURING/ Pfh LECTURING/ A rTT^ I^% i /^1 1 Mm Br EXECUTIVE |ji? EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE HP EXECUTIVE IP lU? TEACHING UP TEACHING CATS Recruit Guide*? I ASSIMI-.I) )HS EXtCimVE APPOINTMENTS lAn Offshore Logistic. Company m Loyang requires r^the J«,o**
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      1297 18 Classified Jobs HH SALES ijjPjV SALES Requirements: Minimum GCE 'O' level Minimum 5 relevant years of working experience |m m beer industry I Possesses own transport I Strong communication and interpersonal skills H Requirements: V Minimum 5 relevant years of working experience m beer and beverage industry m Vehicle provided
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      220 18 m aA JnULTiineo" FULL-TIME RE7ML SRLES ftSStSTHNTS Fluent m English Mandann Interested m musK movies Customer-onented Completed NS Able to start work immediate*) Malaysians are welcome Walk-in Interview 0 Parkway Parade (within MPH bookstore) «BM 55/158 Plaza S pura #06 1 9 (also recruiting for Vivo City) Causeway Point #04-37.
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      1373 19 f*\ SALES HK SALES MX SALES hlmc Oi oPIIIIS Q{| HUA YANG] l al^ ll Distributor requires New Car Division j i Earn ay k> $670+++ mmUf OUTDOOR FULL/ PART TIME TTfJWJfjflfjfHlj •No sales involved SALES EXECUTIVES y^rf^fVAt taMl aaV W6eK Sales trainin 9 P r o v 'ded ■£I!J3MMIKjHJ
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      685 19 INKSTATION PTE LTD Is looking for 1. Full-Time Sales Exec. Singaporean /PR only $1800/mth commission 2. Part-Time Sales Exec. Comex Show 31Aug 3 Sept $60 per day Call *****588 MARKETING EXECUTIVES 2 yrs m beauty sales/ marketing Mm Diploma holder Independent resourceful Attractive remuneration Pis email resume to cosmespasslngnet.com.sg or
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      776 19 LADIES BOUTIQUE. EXPERIENCED Full Time Salesgirl Tiong Bahru j City Plaza. PR/ M'sian with SPM. Speak Mandarin. Call *****363 I REAL ESTATE SALES Coordinator j cum Admin. Full -time. Home based/ office. Basic bonus. Im- mediate. Call/ SMS: 9144-5010 SALES EXEC REOUIRED. Basic* commission. Bilingual m Eng Mandarin. Walk-in: 28
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      856 19 Hh CALL CENTRES/ HK CALL CENTRES/ iP TELEMARKETING J^jjf TELEMARKETING Due to expansion, we are seeking qualified and motivated individuals to join us as Call Centre Team Leader TeleSales Executive (x 4) Retail Sales Associate x 2) Sales cum Delivery (x 2) Marketing Assistant HR Assistant Requirements: Mature pleasant personality
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      899 19 Classified Jobs W\ CUSTOMER W\ CUSTOMER Hh CUSTOMER Hi? SERVICE \jl? SERVICE SERVICE I Passenger P^W| Service Agents f^jH Salary: $5 $5.50 per hour f A (approx: $1,000 -$1,300 per month) bJ Workplace Location: Changi Airport Terminal 1 f t^^H Requirements: i Singaporean or Singapore Permanent Residents Minimum: GCE 'N'
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      886 20 FJK HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ WK HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ WK HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ W£? LOUNGE yj? LOUNGE fjff LOUNGE BRANCH MANAGER $1600+ WAITERS/ WAITRESSES $1050 up At least 3 yrs retevant experience No experience required as training will be provided. TRAINEE MANAGER $1200u P PLATES COLLECTORS $1000 up Nteetnenct required as training will be prowled. Female working
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      430 20 WK HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ I yj? LOUNGE I FAMILY STYLE KARAOKE Re quires Waiters/ Waitresses. Singaporean only. Interested pis walk-in: 25 Shenton Way 001-05 i (Former NTUC Club House) WAITER/ WAITRESSES REOUIRED. PR Dependant Pass Holders welcome. Walk-in interview: Turkish Cuisine. Suntec City. 803-004 after 2pm. *****082 BOARD GAMES CAFE requires Fuli-Time
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      572 20 /(■■■■■■■■filiKOi v c 1 Beauty Instructors Mm. CIDESCO, CIBTAC, ITEC, IFAor WORLD MASTERS Bilingual m English Mandarin Mm. 1 Year Teaching Experience 2) Beauty Receptionists Pleasant Personality Bilingual m English Mandarin Good Communication Skills Singaporean PR only 3) Beauty Sales Consultants 4) Slimming Sales Consultants 5) Beauticians Slimming Therapist 6)
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      349 20 g) HAIR/BEALfTY EXPERIENCED BEAUTICIAN WANTED m Pasir Ris. Basic commission CPF. Pleasant. 9229-3113 COSY SALON IN Woodlands area needs Face body beautician. 2 Sundays off. Pis call 6365-5602 •Full TIME MANICURIST with/wo experience for current and new shop. Training. PR. *****988 8 HAIRSTYLISTS WANTED. High salary. Near MRT. *****385 ■anHl^.
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      1586 21 ¥9h ADMINISTRATIVE/ MX ADMINISTRATIVE/ fffV ADMINISTRATIVE/ Mir 1 CLERICAL H^ CLERICAL Ipf CLERICAL I 1. a/cs cum admin exec accounts cum LW.l'lK'l' J 1. 1 KM I Degree/ Diploma m AOMIN CLERK B^PfffSjnfff^B Accountancy or equivalent 9 Mjn .q. Leve) iirriririifcM s:cri p i^j^^ k^ ■equired at CBD area sets
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      1514 21 RK ADMINISTRATIVE/ IfrN ADMINISTRATIVE/ I jjjjjf CLERICAL Mr CLERICAL SALES CO-ORDINATOR REOUIRED A/CS ASST SI.SK East, AP/ AR. m Jurong factory. Female work- 0' level, 2 yrs. speaks Chinese. I ing environment. Bilingual m En- Immed. *****414 (B*****3H) glish Chinese, PC literate. S'poreans or M'sians with SPM pis S2.IK A/CS
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      2178 22 Classified Jobs IVK PHARMACEUTICAiy PPK PHARMACEUTICAiy PJh PHARMACEUTICAiy |ri^ LIFE SCIENCES \jjj LIFESOENCES \j^f UFE SCIENCES Job Opportunities m the Biomedical Science Industry Medical Device Sewing Specialist "Mj T: 4 Salary SIJMS SL-582 per month y^B^^rf^C Ist Shift 7.30am -spm Bk^L I 2nd Shirt 12.30pm -10pm ■fe^ i Workplace Location:
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      1340 23 p SECURITY g) CLEANERS I URSENTLY NEEDED CLEANING ff*«9gvpvfpmMPjgm| Supervisor Hougang area. Pis JKiti4kia\M|||Jlj| ;3:- 8181-8589 KIaIIUJiILI general cleaners needed Plj-TT-TuTinTß Indian Sch 3> Hougang. 7.30 am I 4.30pm daily, sun off. 9473 4152 BinfßMs SPORE ZOO REOUIRES Ge^ea H*l23l3jr£S Cleaners. 7am-6pm. Contact *****005/ *****279 FOR JURONG CLEANERS NEEDED. CALL
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      773 23 Wfi DESPATCH/ fffi DESPATCH/ H^DEUVERY B;DEUVERY DELIVERY DRIVER cum RECEIVING COORDINATOR Responsible for delivery, receiving, stock issuing and keeping inventory records Fit and healthy, completed NS Able to speak English and Mandarin Possess valid Class 3 driving licence WALK-IN INTERVIEW 22/8/06 (Tue) to 24/8/06 (Thii): 2pm to spm BHG (SINGAPORE)
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      696 23 fJK MOVERS/ Up chauffeurs DISTRIBUTION DRIVER/ EXEC Wanted. M'sian/ without experience are welcome. Bilingual m English Chinese. Able to work independently. Pis call 6100-2293 for an appt. PRIME MOVER CUM Forklift Driver with experience forklift licence. Simple English. Loading/ unloading of goods. Walk-in: 23 Benoi Sector. Tel: 6862-8822 REOUIRES AN
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      562 23 HHHhV PADT TimiF/ ADMIN ASST REOUIRED. 3 days per week at Macpherson. Email: pearlynwee@fordemedia.com EARN SlOO-S2OO PER assignment for students: N/O/A/Poly/NSF/ ORD/undergrads etc. 6226 1952 PART-TIME ADMIN. Beach Rd. Good 2vi-days/week. PC Literate. Call *****186 for interview. SALES EXEC/ TELEMARKETERS/ Runner. Training provided. Flexible hrs. Alfred 9272-7591 40 TEMP/ FULL-TIME
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      244 2 I I DIGITAL LIVING j Old computers don't die At least 60 per cent of old computers are reused, everything else from printers to PCs find new life as rehashed parts. Byte into a smarter chip Find out why the founder of Dell Computers is excited about eight-core processors.
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    • DIGITAL LIVING
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        Lock icon Old computers don't die
        1318 3 REUSE RECYCLE ►REDUCE What they do with their old computer... They just fade away: At least 60 per cent are reused, everything else from printers to PCs find new life as rehashed parts. LESLIE GOH reports WKm > reuse I RECYCLE REDUCE PEOPLE HERE DO NOT
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        166 6 Old and dead computers can be valuable too. Recycling and e-waste treatment companies can harvest some of the materials m the old computers then sell them to manufacturers for reuse. JUNKING E-WASTE Singaporeans like the idea of recycling their old electronic gadgets. Not enough of
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        Lock icon Brainier chips on the cards
        533 8  -  Alfred Siew -By Compared to current dual-core processors that have been appearing m PCs this past year, future multi-core chips will offer even more performance for multimedia m the coming years. Multi-core chips will pack even more computing muscle into a chip. Fibre to the
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        Lock icon Mr Dell, can you tell us a computer joke?
        340 9  -  Alfred Siew By/ TALKS BY IT personalities are often filled with techie terms or flighty "advice" for success. But last week's talk by Dell chairman, Mr Michael Dell, had a humorous twist to it. During the question and answer session, a
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        752 10 Blog and make LUCRATIVE SIDELINE: A Soul Cast.com (top) blogger claimed to have earned $41 m four days; while BlogFeast.net (above) promises a "$lOO a month" Windfall. SCREENSHOTS: SOULCAST; BLOGFEAST New blog host Soul Cast has surpassed You Tube m traffic growth after only three months, and promises to pay
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        458 11 Health-e-Station benefits For patients: "It is cheaper and quicker than emergency room care." For doctors: "Many physicians will choose to participate for lifestyle reasons, such as a desire for less stress and more daylight time with their children." MR ANDREW AGWUNOBI, chairman, Health-e-Station Get a doctor's
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        711 12 Couple-surfing describes Netaholics or infomaniacs who surf alongside each other doing together what used to be seen as a solitary activity. It can make cyber-love more playful and informative than the caches of steamy e-mails left m the late *****. Couple-surfing, a new sociable habit
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        535 13 Some 72,000 residents of a Californian community m the US are benefiting from this generous gesture Google Inc announced last week that it plans to offer free, high-speed Internet access to everyone m its Silicon Valley hometown a hospitable gesture that the online search leader
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        870 14  -  Tham Yuen-C A round-up of new products and services for consumers Services Free channels Korean drama addicts can sign up for KBS World, a 24-hour channel from Korea. Star Hub's digital cable services subscribers using digital and DVR set-top boxes can subscribe to this service from October. The general
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        120 15 MMORPGs Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) refer to the likes of World Of Warcraft and Maple Story, which are played by millions of players worldwide. In such games, players takes on the role of characters like warriors, wizards, Jedi Knights the possibilities are endless m a virtual world
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        148 15 4> 1 O (with two-year operator contract) MotoMing Smartphone Clamshell antenna-free design with innovative clear flip-cover allows users to view messages and personal data without needing to lift cover. Large 2.4-inch 240 x 320 pixel touch-screen with superb handwriting recognition and a fully featured calendar to make recording appointments
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        245 15 ACCORDING TO THE Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, seven out of 10 households have PCs. There are also about 4 million cellphones here. With all the technology is around us, can we live without the PC or cellphone? Here's what Geekzone forum users said. msn *****: "Every time i
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        500 18  - Match speed boosts on paper with real online experience DIGITAL EDGE Broadband operators must improve overall bandwidth not just the speed to local websites with new services If events of the past month are anything to go by, heavy broadband users appear to be m for a treat. Sing Tel
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        813 17 From e-mail messages to online game characters, a will gives your close ones access to your online self or keeps them away from secrets you wish to hide. CHUA HIAN HOU reports You make a will for your wdrldly possessions. So why not
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        341 16 Will Zune the soon-to-be-released MP3 player from Microsoft give Apple's iPod a run for its money? TEH SHI NING finds out bloggers' opinion Can't wait for showdown http://blog.myspace.com/index.dm ?fuseaction=blog. view&f riend1D=*****665&b10g1D=1 ***** 928 "Yes, it is true. Microsoft has decided to make a risky attempt to kill the iPod.
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        591 16 US workers who do that face disciplinary action some even the sack A lawyer at the Small Business Administration m the United States received and sent more than 100 e-mail messages through his government computer advocating the Green Party m
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        696 19 Appraising the switch m operating platforms Ten years ago, if you were a Windows user, the idea of switching to a Macintosh might not have seemed enticing. An abundance of new Windows software was arriving on store shelves, while the selection available to Mac users seemed
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          426 20 GENRE: Role playing game PLATFORM: PSP Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth If you die tomorrow, where do you go? Ragnarok, apparently. Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth (VP:L) takes gamers on a ride through Valhalla, as something called a Valkyrie, looking to bring more souls to the final
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          216 20 WITH THREE ENDINGS for Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth, purists will demand to see all of them. It is actually quite simple to do and does not require much work. To get the worst ending, simply reduce your Evaluation score to zero twice and it will appear. Reducing Evaluation points requires
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          313 20 DJ Max Portable Music games that get people up and moving to the beat is perhaps gaming's best defence against the oft-cited criticism that gaming creates slouch potatoes. Apart from giving you a good workout, such games train the reflexes too. DJ Max Portable is
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        314 22 No rhythm to this music-and-movement experiment Rhythm Tengoku Do lots of silly moves to the rhythm of crazy music. Swing baseball bats to a salsa track, pluck whiskers from creepy radish-heads to an Arabian tune, and tap dance to monkey cries, and more. For its next Game Boy Advance (GBA)
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        259 22 Super Robot Wars Taisen: Original Generations Japanese animation lovers all over the world have long lamented the fact that the Super Robot Wars series, a mish-mash of dozens of Japan's best robot anime troops coming together to duke it out has never had an English
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        38 23 rhe Z7O "esponse was quick: t took jnder two seconds to Dower up; trolling through oictures s almost nstant. PHOTO: SMALL POWER: The Exilim EX-Z7O is slim, light and packed with 7.2 megapixels. CASIO
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        490 23 Casio Exilim EX-Z7O $499 Available at all authorised Casio dealers Keep the svelte figure but ramp up the megapixel power. That is what Casio has done with its latest Exilim baby, the 7.2 megapixel EX-Z7O. It is 118g light and packs a 3x optical zoom. Casual shooters and
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        381 23 Another handset option for corporate Black ßerry users Palm Treo 650 $968 Blackßerry Enterprise Solution Unlimited Local Data Usage Plan: $61.95 per month Available now for Sing Tel and Star Hub corporate users Blackßerry pushmail is now available for the Palm Treo 650. Before you rush to the nearest Sing
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        218 24 Razer computer mice and mousepad Razer Armadillo •$32 Get it from all computing shops A heavy, squat object the Armadillo was designed specifically to keep mouse wires m place. It essentially turns any conventional mouse into one of those mini-portable versions with extendable clips. Considering the
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        254 24  -  Eugene Neubronner -By FINAL SAY The lack of buttons and affordable price makes it an attractive rodent for real-time strategy game enthusiasts. SDSDSDSDSD Razer Krait PC Mouse $64 The latest release from Razer aims squarely at the beginner. With growing competition, many are wondering how
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        236 24  -  Eugene Neubronner -By FINAL SAY Need more space for your mouse pad? This is what you need. Razer Mantis Mat (Control or Speed) $42 The Razer Mantis is an oversized mousepad that weighs 44.4 cm x 35.5 cm making it easily one of the biggest mousepads around.
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        464 24 FINAL SAY Good video quality, coupled with convenient 3G streaming on the mobile phone, makes the DCS-2120 a worthy surveillance tool for use at home and m small offices. D-Link DCS-2120 surveillance camera $299 Get it from all authorised D-Link dealers The D-Link DCS-2120 surveillance camera makes remote-style
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        895 25  - Carry Singapore in your pocket Tony Lim Never get lost again with the these GPS-enabled Pocket PC phones who works m the IT -By industry. FINAL SAY Both devices do a good job m combining three functions phone, PDA and map search into a small package. But my vote goes
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        1256 26 Digital Life HELP DESK Want to know what's wrong with your PC? E-mail us at stdled@sph.com.sg Include your full name and contact numbers BOOK REVIEWS Digital Video Hacks Joshua Paul Beijing; Sebastopol, Calif: O'Reilly, 2005 Call no: 006.696 PAU-(COM) WITH THE FALLING prices of digital video cameras, this book helps
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        472 27 Products and services for enterprise: Printers Group printing Small and medium businesses now have a fast networked monochrome laser printer to go for the Brother HL-5270DN printer. It is equipped with 32M8 of memory (upgradeable to 544M8) and prints at a speed of 28 pages per minute. It works
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        616 27 Tech news from around the world High-speed WiMax for Milton Keynes MILTON KEYNES IS set to become one of the most technologically advanced cities m Britain after it said it would be the first to boast a high-speed WiMax wireless broadband network. Telecoms firm Pipex, m a joint-venture with
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        566 28 'Y m allbot, a narrow, h< 5-foot-tall robot, JiJ balances delicately on what looks like a bowling ball. Swaying slightly on a laboratory floor, the aluminum-framed droid seems ready to fall at any But, much like a circus animal balancing on
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        210 28 TECHNOLOGY-SAWY SOUTH KOREA isn't happy making only MP3 players and the memory chips that go inside many of the more popular models. It also wants people wearing South Korean "smart" clothes with built-in digital music players. The government is backing efforts to launch the digitised
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        198 28 ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES (AMD), the maker of processors for personal computers is updating the Opteron server chips that have driven the company's market-share gains against Intel. New versions of the Opteron will connect with a faster type of memory chip, have built-in access for management
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        113 28 NOTEBOOK USERS HOPING to connect wirelessly at faster speed will have to wait a little while more to do this.. A draft proposal for ratification by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for the new standard, 802.1 1n, will only be ready m January. The
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        185 29 National Grid Pilot Project Began m Nov 2003 with 200 computers and has grown to 700 today. Allows researchers m the R&D community to work on projects, tapping on the power of computers when they are idle. > Terra-Scale Computing Grid Hooks up 3,000 PCs m
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        796 29 Grid computing which pulls the power from idle computers to aid those which are working hard is on the rise across Asia. LESLIE GOH examines Singapore's experience Grid computing taps on the power of computer networks which are idle and sends it along
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        1353 30 Wikipedia has come under fire for errors on its articles. But the online encyclopaedia's co-founder Jimmy Wales remains confident of winning over the non-believers. Here he reveals plans on how Wikipedia intends to rock the reference book world Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia for which anyone
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        684 31 I've been m the software industry a long time and my view is, successful software companies are the ones that make a bet, or have a strategy and see it through. The ones that aren't successful are the ones that keep (their) hands on everything and play the
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        233 2 FEVER COLD Taking the temperature I of the news The annual haze will probably continue affecting Singapore and the rest of South-east Asia over the next 1 0 years. Indonesian authorities admit they are making only some progress m the battle against fire-starters, which include subsistence farmers and
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        410 2 'Govt open to more ways S'poreans can use flag. By Lim Wei Chean and Zakir Hussain (ST, Aug 9, 2006) There are some interesting rules about the national flag. For example, the flag cannot be used to advertise anything. You cannot use it m furnishings or decorations,
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        474 3 The 5 Ws and an H of the old National Stadium, by Andrew duffy WHY HAS IT BEEN IN THE NEWS? Partly because the National Day Parade was held there, but mostly because it was for the last time. The 30-year-old National Stadium which took 300,000 bags
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        101 3 The National Day Parade used to take place on the Padang. But it moved m 1 976 to the newly built National Stadium. It was considered to be the best place because it was. a symbol of pride as a magnificent, new national structure. And as it
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        108 2 SUPERVISING EDITOR Bertha Henson EDITOR Serene Goh ASSOCIATE EDITOR Robin Ganguly Jane Ng, Yen F eng, Jessica Lim, Cassandra Chew CONTRIBUTORS Alison de Souza, Andrew Duffy, Ellen Whyte Soo Kirn Bee, Adeline Wong, Violet Yip, Michelle Kwek, Nick Chan, Jumat B. Baba, Leow Pei Ling, Ying Pik Tho, Hing Mvi
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        137 4 Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi What happened Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has made his annual visit to the controversial Yasukuni war shrine, which honours Japanese who died during World War 11. Countries like China and South Korea disagree about the honour because they feel the Japanese
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        161 4 2lBg What it is The weight of a baby panda, a cub, born m China recently after a 34-hour delivery. It is significant because it is the heaviest cub born m captivitymost cubs weigh between 83g and 1 90g. This is the longest time a panda has
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        181 4 Coca-Cola and PepsiCo asked to make known ingredients m drink What happened India's top court wants Coca-Cola and PepsiCo to let the public know what ingredients go into making their drinks. This is because a research company said it found some remainder of pesticide that is, a
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        165 4 Taiwan What happened More students than usual were accepted into Taiwan universities this year. Of the 97,788 who applied, 9 1 per cent were accepted. This is a record. Some of them got a place even though they scored less than 20 out of a possible 1
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        52 4 SDSDSDSD 2 GETSTARTED Major conflicts plague the world at all times of the year. Scan The Straits Times for stories about trouble spots that threaten world peace. Locate each spot Then create a chart to show the country or countries where conflict is brewing, the continent and the reason for
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        688 5 Pupils at Rulang surrendered their textbooks for a day of fun when Nickelodeon invaded the school. CASSANDRA CHEW finds out just what they got up to. Nick Takes Over Your School has been on the attack, and six schools have been targeted for invasion. The television
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        238 6 There are now 1 4 reservoirs islandwide. Here is a look at how these artificial lakes have changed over the years. WATER WALLY TIP: Cut your shower time by one minute a day. Save 1 0 litres of water (or 40 cups of water) FOR YOU
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        423 7  -  YEN FENG FAMOUS FORTUNES BY CURRENCY With a population of 142 million people, Bangladesh is ranked the eighth most populated country m the world. A South Asian country surrounded by India, its people used the "rupee", until it was replaced by the "taka" m 1 972. As Bangladesh
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        205 7 Goodwill This word has two meanings. When you come across this word m the Money section of The Straits Times, it refers to the extra worth of a company due to its success. For example, a company may be worth $5 million, but taking into account its popularity, it
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        59 7 a<** Your family is planning a short three-day trip to Hainan Island. Your parents have given you a budget of 1 ,800. Using the travel advertisements in The Straits Times, find out which tour package gives you the best bargain for that iount of money. How much are you left
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      199 8 WEIRD NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD ROYAL GOAT A goat named Louis was crowned King of Ireland on Aug 1 0 -as part of an ancient festival. Each year a wild male mountain goat is caught and paraded through the country town of Killorglin as part of the Puck Fair
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      658 8 Here's what happened around the world. BY YEN FENG CUBA Countries on friendly terms with Cuba have urged the United States lot to interfere with the communist :ountry during President Fidel Castro's absence from power, Castro has not been seen m Dublic since July 26, and has
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        68 10 Hair is made from a type of protein called keratin. Keratin is made within the hair follicle. The way these proteins are arranged will determine whether your hair is straight or curly. Inside the follicle, there are also special cells that make melanin. The amount of melanin you
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        564 11 A look at how you can predict the weather, by ellen whyte PHOTO In the past, predicting the weather was mostly a hit-and-miss affair. Long ago, many people saw that animals behaved very strangely just before storms and believed these creatures could have some special
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        98 11 Atmospheric pressure, the weight of air on the Earth's surface, is a ver/ good indicator of what is to come. When local pressure falls, air from high pressure area rushes m, creating strong winds. There is often rain too. v When air pressure rises, you can
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      201 12 ESSAY CHAMPION BY SHAIK SYASYA, 1 1 PRIMARY 5, GEYLANG METHODIST PRIMARY SCHOOL The medals you see are from swimming competitions that I have taken part m so far. There are gold, silver and bronze awards. Most of the competitions I have participated m are small. However, I've also taken
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      229 12  - BOOK REVIEW THE DA VINCI CODE DAN BROWN BY Priory of Sion, whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Victor Hugo and Leonardo Da Vinci. REVIEW BY TAY JIE PIN, 1 2, PRIMARY 6, YU NENG PRIMARY SCHOOL While m Paris, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon was awakened m the dead of
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      164 12 BY JERLENE CHONG AND RACHEL TAN, BOTH 1 2, PRIMARY 6, YU NENG PRIMARY SCHOOL Can you tell, The meaning of Life? Is it just a simple word, Or is there a hidden meaning m it? I have gone through many things m life, Often I'm comparing my
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        579 13  - WHALE HITS BACK! H. MELVILLE BY The authorities have ruled the deaths accidental. Wildlife protection groups, on the other hand, say what happened to the Pequod is yet another reason whaling should be outlawed. One such group, Greenlove, urges members of the public to boycott whale products so that the
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        481 14  -  YEN FENG BY Much of the news recently has been about the war m Lebanon, a small mountainous country m the Middle East. A war is waged between two or more groups of people but it need not always involve guns, missiles and tanks. In school, for
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        344 15 Try it the Dot way! Every week, our panel of teachers from the Red Circle brews up Dot-flavoured lessons from its vast collection of classroom recipes. This week, we look at how to compare prices from different supermarkets. DOT TREAT Group work, three periods S DOT
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        237 15  -  JANE NG BY Sometimes, you might miss an important report m The Straits Times while you are flipping through the pages. That is why newspapers use blurbs to draw attention to certain stories carried on the inside pages. In The Straits Times, the blurbs are located at
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        35 16 These primates live m the rainforests of South America. They are all victims of the illegal pet trade. Clockwise from above: White-faced saki monkey, Goeldi's marmoset, Golden lion tamarin, Cotton-top tamarin, Cotton-eared tamarin.
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        233 16 In January 1 999, two golden lion tamarins and two Goeldi's marmosets were stolen from the Singapore Zoo. Fortunately, the animals were found within a few days with the help of members of the public. These four rare animals could have been sold for more than US$5O,OOO
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        107 16 Red Panda Ailurus fulgens Red pandas are similar to both raccoons (Procyonidae) and bears (Ursidae). They are found throughout the Himalayan mountains (between the heights of 2,200 m and 4,800 m) m northern Myanmarand m the districts of western Sichuan and Yunnan, China. Their main threats
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