The Straits Times, 16 May 2007

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    25 1 THE STRAUS TIMES 134 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 198/12/2006 WEDNESDAY, MAY 16 2007 •V A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon S'pore, KL to set up joint Iskandar committee
    818 1  -  Chua Lee Hoong Panel to look at issues linked to Republic's role in Johor project; XL keen on river clean-up expertise By Review Editor In Langkawi SINGAPORE and Malaysia will set up a joint ministerial committee to discuss issues related to Singapore's
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    Lock icon S'pore firms' first-quarter profits swell to $6.3b
    495 1  -  Arthur Poon By A PROFIT boom to match the record-breaking showing of Singapore's red-hot stock market. That is the picture to emerge from 216 Singapore-listed companies which posted their first-quarter results by yesterday the end of the reporting season. These firms, with first
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Clans reap benefits as they forge links abroad
      1147 1  -  Goh Chin Lian By THIS week, scores of clansmen who can trace their ancestry to Fujian province congregated in China to set up a world youth association. They hail from around the world and among them is Singaporean accountant Chan Siew Khai.
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      386 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2-4 Court backs owners Asia 6-17 The owners of Mayer World 18-25 Mansion in the prime Review 26-28 Somerset area have PY| on scored a victory in the High Court against a firm SECTION TWO which sued them for Home Hl-HIO backing out of a $30
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  • PRIME
    • KILLED BY FALLING TREES
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        140 3 DR HONG Van, director of Plant Biotechnology at the Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, listed some factors: Species of tree The type of tree that fell belonging to the Albizzia species does not have very deep roots. It tends to grow tall, making it likely to fall over.
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        Lock icon Woman crushed during walk in park
        568 3  -  Teh Joo Lin Two friends who were with her escape with bruises and cuts By Carolyn Quek THE early-morning calm of Bukit Batok Nature Park was shattered yesterday when a tree came crashing down on three women who had gone there for their morning
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        Lock icon Trainee teacher dies on Mt Ophir
        330 3  -  Khushwant Singh By A TRAINEE teacher died on Mount Ophir ir Johor yesterday after a tree fell on the teni in which he was sleeping. The incident tools place during a compulsory outdoor camping course conducted by the National Institute of Education (NIE). Mr
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      Lock icon FULL MILITARY FUNERAL FOR SOLDIER
      127 4 Tears roll down the face of Mr Fan Yao Zhong at the military funeral of his brother, Private Fan Yao Jin, 23, who was killed last Friday after a Taiwanese fighter jet crashed into a military base in northern Taiwan. The 24-year-old had earlier accepted
      DESMOND LIM  -  127 words
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      Lock icon US rushes to save Wolfowitz after panel's damning report
      559 4  -  Derwin Pereira World Bank board could sack him or ask him to quit for breach of conduct By US Bureau Chief In Washington THE Bush administration was fighting to save World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz's job before he met the bank's
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      38 4 Bankers on banking The optimism in Singapore's banking industry has never been more palpable. In a 20-page section today, BT takes the pulse of the industry with trend articles including interviews with: WeeEeCheong Jackson Tai David Conner WMM
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      134 5 Looking forward to Bringing forward your retirement your retirement What if today were Someday? The day you retired early. The day you bought your dream house. Or the day you started your own business. Well, today is Someday. Because no matter what your dream is, or how seemingly impossible, we
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  • ASIA
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      949 6  -  Carolyn Hong Two premiers enjoy relaxed, fruitful chats over meals and cruise By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Langkawi OVER breakfast, lunch and well into tea with durians yesterday, the talk flowed freely between Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Malaysian counterpart Abdullah Badawi. The two leaders started
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      298 6 HERE are the key points from the two premiers' discussions at their two-day retreat: Cooperation on the Iskandar Development Region (IDR), the 2,217 sq km economic zone in southern Johor, which was launched last November. Setting up of a joint ministerial committee to discuss issues related
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      Lock icon Joint panel 'won't look at S'pore investment'
      305 6 BERNAMA Langkawi MALAYSIAN Premier Abdullah Badawi said yesterday that the joint ministerial committee to be set up by Malaysia and Singapore will not decide on any Singaporean investments in Johor's Iskandar Development Region (IDR). He told Malaysian reporters this after Prime Minister Lee
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon More women filling China's senior govt posts
        611 7  -  Sim Chi Yin But there is no one to succeed Wu Vi, who retires next year By China Correspondent In Beijing A GROWING number of Chinese women are taking up senior official appointments, but they are unlikely to crack the glass ceiling at
        JOYCE FANG  -  611 words
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        Lock icon Beijing urges small firms to invest in Africa
        243 7 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Shanghai BEIJING will encourage Chinese companies, especially small and medium-size firms, to invest in Africa, the head of the country's central bank >aid yesterday. "Economic cooperation between Asia and Africa has great significance, huge potential and a bright future,"
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        Lock icon Plans to keep China workers abroad safe
        206 7 REUTERS Beijing CHINA has announced plans to enhance the safety of its workers abroad after a series of dashes and killings brought home the risks of the country's international economic expansion. Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Kong Quan told officials at a government meeting
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        Lock icon HK govt moots first civil service pay hike in five years
        555 8  -  VINCE CHONG Recruits' salary to rise by up to a third as it competes with private sector By Hong Kong Correspondent THE Hong Kong government yesterday proposed the first rise in civil service pay in five years, as it
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        Lock icon Japan's move to alter charter irks neighbours
        309 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Beijing CHINA said yesterday that Japan's moves to alter its post-war pacifist Constitution are arousing concern in Asia and urged Tokyo to stick to the path of peace. "Because of historical reasons, neighbours in Asia have strong concerns over the
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        Lock icon Cop stabbed near Tiananmen Square
        189 8 REUTERS Beijing A CHINESE policeman was stabbed and wounded on Saturday on the edge of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, police said yesterday. His assailant was arrested outside the National Museum after he attacked the officer with a knife when he was being questioned, the spokesman
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Taiwan releases results of initial probe into jet crash
        633 10  -  Ong Hwee Hwee ►>F-5F ACCIDENT WHICH KILLED SAF SOLDIERS Ministry pins blame on pilot error, poor visibility and technical problem By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei riously. They were undergoing training at the base. A combination of pilot error, low visibility and
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        Lock icon Japanese boy beheads mother for 'world peace'
        178 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Tokyo A JAPANESE teenager turned up at a police station yesterday carrying his mother's head in a bag, saying he had chopped it off in hopes of bringing about world peace. The 17-year-old, who reportedly suffers from mental illness, was arrested
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        43 11 AP This pair of melons were bought for a record 2 million yen (5525,200) by the Marui Imai department store in Sapporo. Grown in the famous Yubari melon region, they are a popular gift during "chugen", Japan's summer gift season. PHOTO:
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        Lock icon Japan 'might lose edge as fewer students go abroad'
        451 11 Chinese, S. Korean grads getting more global exposure than Japanese ones New York JAPAN might soon lag behind its neighbours economically as its students prefer studying in local institutions, while the numbers of Chinese and South Koreans studying abroad increase, warn
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        Lock icon US seeks to revise free trade deal with S. Korea
        307 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS Seoul FHE US wants to revise a free trade deal with South Korea to reflect new American trade policy guidelines that call for higher labour and environmental standards, Washington's top envoy >aid yesterday. Seoul said Washington has not
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        Lock icon Toddler dropped off at Japan's baby hatch
        194 11 IVGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Tokyo FHE first unwanted child has been dropped off it Japan's new "baby hatch", outraging the govsrnment. News reports said it was a boy who was already three or four years old. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, an advocate of "family
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    • INDIA / SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Taj Mahal gets mud 'facial' to stay white
        151 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS New Delhi AIR pollution is turning the Taj Mahal, India's famed white-marble monument to love, a decidedly unromantic yellow. A committee has recommended to parliament on Monday that a special mud pack be used to restore the building's alabaster facade.
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        Lock icon Blast kills 24 in Pakistan restaurant
        376 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS Suicide attack deepens sense of instability in country, after weekend riots in Karachi Peshawar (Pakistan) A SUICIDE attacker set off a bomb which ripped through a crowded hotel restaurant in the north-western city of Peshawar yesterday, killing at least 24 people and
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        Lock icon 40 missing at sea after storm hits Bangladesh
        200 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS Cox's Bazar (Bangladesh) AT LEAST a dozen trawlers with nearly 40 crew members are missing after a tropical storm hit Bangladesh's south-eastern coastal districts of Chittagong and Cox's Bazar yesterday. The Meteorological Department reported that the storm was heading towards
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Thailand's fight with drug firms set to continue
        511 13  -  Nirmal Ghosh It plans to import generic versions after talks with drug-makers fail By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok fHAILAND'S high-profile ;tand-off with the pharma:eutical company Abbott laboratories is set to continle following the failure of ne;otiations to lower the price )f the
        AFP  -  511 words
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        Lock icon Thaksin's wife top choice to lead a new party
        260 13 THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Bangkok KHUNYING Pojaman Shinawatra, the wife of Thailand's ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, is the front runner to lead a new political party formed from the remnants of the Thai Rak Thai party, should it be dissolved.
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        Lock icon Indonesia resumes sharing virus samples with WHO
        545 14 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Health chief hopes WHO will prevent misuse and ensure responsible handling Geneva INDONESIA has resumed sharing samples of the deadly HSNI bird flu virus with the World Health Organisation (WHO) after five months, its Health Minister said. Yesterday's announcement came
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        Lock icon Philippines to probe claims of vote fraud
        306 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Manila THE Philippines said yesterday it would probe claims of poll fraud after national elections were marred by violence and stolen ballots, with up to 100,000 people unable to vote. Two people who were counting votes by hand from Monday's polls
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        Lock icon S'pore congratulates Timorese President
        174 14 SINGAPORE leaders have congratulated Dr Jose Ramos-Horta on his election victory as the president of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste. President SR Nathan said the election and the peaceful manner in which it was conducted showed that Timorese people want to work for peace and
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        Lock icon Asia faces fish crisis as stocks decline, say experts
        581 15 REUTERS Overfishing and global warming are leaving the seas depleted Kuala Mud a (Kedah) THE old adage "there are plenty more fish in the sea" no longer rings true for Malaysian fisherman Shafie Said. "These days, we have to go farther
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        Lock icon Sand barges fined and released by Batam court
        393 15  -  Dcvi Asmarani By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta THE Singapore-bound vessels detained in Batam on suspicion of carrying contraband sand have been released because they were found to have committed only minor maritime law violations, Indonesian officials said yesterday. The Batam District Court
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        Lock icon Jakarta to offer new areas for oil exploration
        210 15 REUTERS Jakarta INDONESIA will offer several new oil and gas exploration areas to foreign and local companies in an effort to boost production, a Mines and Energy Ministry official said yesterday. They include areas in Western Papua, north Nusa Tenggara and West
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon US-Viet ties not hurt by crackdown on dissidents
        600 16  -  Roger Mitton But US will cut back pomp for Vietnam's President's visit to show displeasure By Vietnam Correspondent In Hanoi TIES between the United States and Vietnam will continue to bloom despite all the harsh rhetoric in Washington against a recent spate
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        Lock icon Mahathir recovering in KL hospital
        366 16  -  Carolyn Hong By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Langkawi FORMER Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad was flown back to the National Heart Institute in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, where he is recovering after being rushed to hospital here with breathing difficulties on Monday. His son, Datuk Mokhzani Mahathir,
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Sarawak Chief Minister denies graft
        360 17 WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM BERNAMA Abdul Taib rejects Japan Times' report of kickbacks in timber deals KUCHING SARAWAK Chief Minister Ablul Taib Mahmud has publicly delied allegations of corruption inlying about RM2B million Ssl2 million) against him and innamed state officials, the New straits Times
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        Lock icon Senator's son charged with cheating
        187 17 BERNAMA Klang THE son of a former senator faced a total of 10 charges in two separate courts on Monday, local media reported yesterday. Mohammad Zullaimy Muhammad, 40, whose father is former senator Muhammad Abdul Ghani, faced eight counts of abetting the use of forged
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        Lock icon EYE OP FOR ORANG UTAN
        89 17 Aman, a 19-year-old orangutan, is having cataracts removed from his eyes. It is believed to be the first such operation in the world. Aman has been suffering from decreased vision since 2000. The surgery was to be performed at the Matang Wildlife Centre in Sarawak
        NEW STRAITS TIMES  -  89 words
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        Lock icon Cabinet to debate MPs' sexist remark
        189 17 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Kuala Lumpur TWO male lawmakers' comment last week about an opposition female MP's menstrual cycle has landed them in really hot water. Today, Malaysia's Cabinet will discuss their remark, which has angered Malaysia's women leaders. The male MPs, Datuk Mohammad
        THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  189 words
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      27 6 Fish going, going... The old adage, "There's plenty more fish in the sea", no longer holds true for fishermen in Asia as overfishing depletes stocks. PAGE 15
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon One-year maternity leave for British women?
      823 18  -  Neo Hui Mm LOW BIRTH RATES That s on the cards as European govts go all out to encourage starting families By Straits Times Europe Bureau In Bern GERMANY and Britain are leading the European charge to adopt Scandinavian-style fami-ly-friendly policies, investing money and
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      Lock icon Russia has no veto over US defence plan, says Rice
      501 19 BLOOMBERG, REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Putin meeting yields no breakthrough on missile shield and Kosovo issues Moscow US SECRETARY of State Condoleezza Rice has rejected the idea that Russia could "veto" a US plan to deploy anti-missile defences in Eastern Europe
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      Lock icon More deaths as violence in Gaza escalates
      159 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Gaza City EIGHT Palestinians were killed when gunmen ambushed a rival force in Gaza yesterday as factional fighting threatened to spiral out of control and jeopardise the future of the unity government. The Fatah movement headed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        75 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: Experts from dozens of Asian and European countries in Tokyo yesterday for a counter-terrorism conference stayed true to their profession by gathering in secret. Delegates from 43 countries are meeting over two days to discuss measures against radical groups and support to developing countries,
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        117 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS TEHERAN: Iranian deputies were gathering signatures to try to form an Irani-an-American friendship committee in Parliament, one of the legislators involved in the historic effort said yesterday. Mr Darioush Ghanbari, one of at least 10 deputies who has signed a document in support of the
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        93 19 REUTERS MOSCOW: Russia's atomic energy agency has signed a deal to build a nuclear research reactor in Myanmar. "This agreement provides for cooperation in the design and construction in Myanmar of a centre for nuclear research," the agency said in a statement yesterday. The centre will
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      574 20 NEW YORK TIMES European patent owners using auctions to find buyers for licences Berlin WEBASTO, a vehicle parts manufacturer based in a Munich suburb, has spent millions over the past decade negotiating licences for its products to carmakers such as MercedesBenz, Volvo, Opel, Volkswagen
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      160 20 REUTERS Oslo AUSTRALIA and Costa Rica are good examples for the multibil-lion-dollar world ecotourism business, which is growing at about 30 per cent a year and is in need of tight quality controls, said experts. Ecotourist destinations now attract about 15
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      233 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Canberra THE gardens gracing Australia's capital could soon die from the lack of water as the country's worst drought bites deeper, an official said yesterday. Canberra, where the roof of the federal Parliament is covered with green lawn, will face the
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      491 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS Some 1 billion people have hypertension; half a billion more cases likely by 2025 Washington THE numbers are a shock: Almost one billion people worldwide have high blood pressure, and more than half a billion more will harbour this silent
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        316 23 AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE JAPAN'S Empress Michiko (right), the first commoner to marry into the world's oldest monarchy, said she has turned to prayer to cope with stress and at times wished she could be invisible to better enjoy everyday life. The 72-year-old made the
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        111 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS AN AGEING heart patient who acknowledged being the head of the Genovese mafia crime family in South Florida has been sentenced to 14 years in prison on a federal racketeering charge. Renaldi "Ray" Ruggiero, 73, was also ordered to serve two years
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        196 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE FORMER British prime minister John Major has written a stash of unfinished novels, and often wrote poetry to combat stress, he told BBC Radio on Monday. Mr Major said his books were not "political novels", and that he would probably never finish
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        186 23 REUTERS LIBYAN leader Muammar Gaddafi has said he would sue a news agency that reported he had suffered a brain clot, adding that "the Arabs and their masters" were behind the report. Palestinian news agency Ma'an had earlier quoted an unnamed European source
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      693 24 NEW YORK TIMES Nuclear inspectors believe Teheran has resolved most of its technical problems Vienna UNITED Nations nuclear inspectors say Iran is pressing ahead on a larger scale than ever with the uranium enrichment activities that Western powers suspect are aimed
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      454 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Damages include lifetime income after bullying at primary school ruins his life Sydney AN AUSTRALIAN teenager has been awarded record damages, including a lifetime income, after a court found that his life had been ruined by bullying in primary school. Benjamin
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      176 25 REUTERS Brussels EUROPE'S agriculture chief plans to introduce a school fruit programme as part of a wider campaign to promote healthy eating and combat obesity among children, officials said yesterday. Earlier this year, European Union Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel unveiled plans
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      31 18 Bullying victim wins suit An Australian teen is awarded more than Asl million in damages, as a court rules his life is ruined after he was bullied in school. PAGE 25
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      422 26 PAKISTAN'S military dictatorships are never stable but then neither are its occasional experiments in democracy. With almost clockwork regularity, its military juntas tend to overreach, provoking a reaction from its well-educated elite; sooner or later, they manage to re-establish democracy. Pakistan's democratic governments, however, never last long.
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      957 26  -  Anthony Paul »SINO INDIAN COMPETITION By Senior Writer Aboard the iiner Queen Elizabeth 2 off south-west India A SEAGULL soars above the ship's bows. Passengers cavort in the swimming pool. Nearby, a blonde in a black bikini soaks up the tropical sunshine
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      943 26  -  Andy Ho LAWS ON DRINK DRIVING By Senior Writer DRINK driving has been in the news too much recently. The number arrested for the offence jumped from 2,929 in 2004 to 3,733 last year, say the Traffic Police. Whatever the reason for this
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      1214 27  -  Qi Dapeng UNITED STATES-NORTH KOREAN RELATIONSHIP By Tang Shiping For The Straits Times ON APRIL 15, North Korea celebrated the day its "eternal" leader Kirn II Sung was born 95 years ago with a massive gymnastic display and artistic performance. The festive atmosphere
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      991 28  -  Olivier Roy NICOLAS SARKOZY By MR NICOLAS Sarkozy, who will take over the presidency from Mr Jacques Chirac today, has often been dubbed by the left in France as "Sarkozy the American". His victory has also been greeted in conservative circles as an unprecedented break with
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      24 26 French to the core Despite fears to the contrary, under new President Nicolas "Sarkozy the American", France will remain very French. PAGE 28 PUNCHLINES
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      571 31  -  Selina Lum »COLLECTIVE SALE OF SOMERSET PROPERTY Delays ended in deal being cancelled. Owners to keep $3m deposit have got $42 m offer from another buyer By THE owners of a 10-unit residential property in the prime Somerset area have
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      310 32 IN AN unusual twist, an Indonesian maid has been taken to court for lying that she had been abused. All Siti Mutmainah wanted was to go home. So she ran away and reported to police that she had been
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      484 32  -  Elena Chong 3 years for man who pocketed $52 k after altering payee names By Court Correspondent A MAN who stole cheques from post boxes and changed the payee names to pocket nearly $52,000 was yesterday sentenced to three years in
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      411 32 AN UNEMPLOYED man who abetted three teens to rob a woman of property totalling $605 was sentenced to 27 months' jail and six strokes of the cane yesterday. Lee Boon Leong, 41, admitted instigating Lien Jun Cai, 16, a 15-year-old
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      214 32  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH »SUIT OVER POACHING OF STAFF, CLIENTS A LAWSUIT accusing a former managing director of recruitment firm, Metier Career Management, of poaching its staff and clients was settled yesterday morning. The deal will see Metier and majority shareholder SIS Netpreneur
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      418 33  -  Sujin Thomas »JET CRASH AT TAIWAN BASE His two brothers, 30 family members, and 250 military personnel were present By THEY were three, the Fan brothers. They battled each other in computer games and snared a bedroom in the family's three-room flat in Toa Payoh.
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      311 33  -  Selina Lum By A MAN who believes he should get back the $200 he paid in fines last December for not attending court for minor traffic offences was yesterday given time to prove his case. Appealing to the High Court
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      499 34  -  K.C. VIJAYAN Mr Tan Chee Meng to quit Harry Elias Partnership for personal reasons By Law Correspondent MR TAN Chee Meng, managing partner of Harry Elias Partnership (HEP) since late 2004, has decided to leave the law firm for personal reasons. The Senior
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      288 34  -  Selina Lum By A MAN who was sued by his uncle's company over $850,000 in director's fees was yesterday ordered by the High Court to return the money. Justice Andrew Ang ruled in favour of Integral Building Services (IBS), the company owned by former
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      405 35  -  Judith Tan New SMS system at Tan Tock Seng means speedier decisionmaking on treatment By WHEN retiree Goh Joon Kay, 68, was rushed to Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) on May 4 with bleeding in his stomach, rapid deci-sion-making
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      206 35 THE number of younger Singaporeans being diagnosed with colon cancer is on the rise. An ongoing study by the Department of Colorectal Surgery at Singapore General Hospital (SGH) has shown that about 20 per cent of colorectal cancer patients are currently below the age
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      115 35 THE spa industry is big business. It is worth more than $120 million annually and growing by 15 per cent each year. So it is no wonder the medical community wants in on the acion. Over the last couple of years, about 10 nedical spas have
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      443 36  -  Keith Lin It plans to have 6,000 members in next three years By THE Eurasian community's self-help group wants to double its membership to 6,000 in the next three years, Three groups are being targeted by the Eurasian Association (EA) in its recruitment drive.
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      229 36  -  Michelle Neo MOVE aside, Spider-Man. These "Spi-der-Girls" are the real deal. Unlike the comic book crime-fight-er whose link to the arachnid lies in his web-slinging ability, these four girls from the National University of Singapore High School of Mathematics and Science have been
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      352 36 A. NEW SMS job alert system by the North West Community Development Council JCDC) has reached over 2,800 people since it began Dperating last month. It has informed them of up:oming vacancies, job fairs md other recruitment exercis3S. Interested job-seekers can :all
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      426 38  -  T. Raj an IMDEX ASIA Nations should share ideas to boost maritime security, says Ng Eng Hen By REGIONAL cooperation is key to protecting sea lanes, which carry more than 80 per cent of the world's cargo, Second Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen
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      361 38  -  Ho Ai Li By THE slower but steadier route to academic success has paid off for Ang Peng Hong, one of the top students graduating from Temasek Polytechnic this year. Winner of the poly's Tay Eng Soon Gold Medal,
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      363 39  -  Chua Hian Hou Dip seen for fourth straight year, but problem 'still serious' By SINGAPORE'S software piracy ■ate fell for the fourth consecutive fear last year, inching down to 39 )er cent from 2005's 40 per cent. But the problem is still serious
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      335 39  -  Magdalen Ng By SHE always thought bartending was one of the coolest jobs in the world. "It's not just 'pouring drinks'," said Ms Au Yeung Shan Shan, 26. "You need to remember the different combinations of alcohol for the cocktails." Skilled servers
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        110 39 BUDDING designers now have more time to register for Design Singapore Council's lOTouchPoints design competition a nationwide programme launched last November which seeks to improve everyday living through better design. The registration deadline has been extended to July 2 due to strong interest from the
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        172 39 REFLECTING the buoyant economy, people in Singapore spent more on purchases and eating out in March compared to February this year, according to latest figures from the Department of Statistics. Total retail sales in March hit $2.49 billion, a 4.3 per cent increase from February.
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      552 40  -  Karamjit Kaur Airport leads the pack but others are nipping at its heel By Aviation Correspondent AS LEADER of the pack, Changi Airport has a good headstart over the competition. But the head of the international body of major airport operators says
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      308 40  -  KARAMJIT KAUR AIR travel will boom in the next 10 to 15 years and airports will be bursting at the seams. Mr Robert Aaronson, who heads the 567-member Airports Council International (ACI), said that the number of people taking to the skies
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      349 40 THE Straits Times' interactive portal Stomp has a new section specially for youth aged between 13 and 21 to interact, share news, views and their digital pictures. The new section marks the online relaunch of the ST Media Club, which the newspaper set
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      103 31 Keeping Changi on top Changi Airport may have a headstart over its competitors but only a first-class management team can keep it on top. PAGE HlO MAID'S BOGUS ABUSE REPORT A maid is jailed for making a false police report saying she was abused all because she wanted to go
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      404 41  -  Lim Chong Leong THE sudden, horrific deaths of and serious injuries to our national servicemen in Taiwan came as a great shock. Young men in their prime about to embark on a promising career were stopped suddenly through no fault of their
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      263 41  -  Khoo Siew Lynn (Ms) THIS is in response to Ms Aileen Yeo's letter ("Feeding infant on train: Show some flexibility"; ST, May 14). As a parent myself, I understand how frustrating it must be for parents to endure their child crying
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      113 41  -  Lee Chin Thye I AM very concerned for my daughter, who will sit for the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) Maths paper this year. The present paper is two hours and 15 minutes with no break. Pupils find it very uncomfortable to control their
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      152 41  -  David Soh Jin Hoe I HAVE noticed that most National Environment Agency (NEA) enforcement officers and agents carry out home inspections wearing shoes (as required by NEA proper attire regulations). I feel this is wrong, because when officers enter a home, they first
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      179 41  -  Annie Koh Seok Kien (Ms) I WAS in the Novena Square nursing room last Thursday expressing milk when a male security guard stood outside my cubicle for a while and then knocked on my door. He asked me what I
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      342 41  -  Foo Sek Mm I REFER to Mr Murali Sharma's letter, "Liquid checks: Tips to ease delays at airport" (ST, May 11). We would like to thank Mr Murali for his suggestions. The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has explored the possibility
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      137 41  -  Seah Miang Siang MALAYSIA is keen on a bridge to be built to replace the Causeway, citing congestion and overcrowding. Is it not more logical to build a bridge beside the Causeway or above it, to complement it? Trucks, lorries and other
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      310 41  -  Song Heng Mun »VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS THERE has been much discussion lately of factory-fitted high-intensity discharge (HID) headlights on vehicles and drink driving. However, there is another aspect of road safety that has bugged me for a long time vehicles with
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      329 41  -  Jordan Tan Zhi En HIGH-INTENSITY discharge (HID) lamps are known to improve visibility on the road by increasing the distance a driver can see. This helps drivers to identify hazards much earlier, and so allows them to react better, especially in poor
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      104 41 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.asial. com.sg/forum Access to letters online is free. It's all about Total Welfare Toddlers in fight: Story of two outraged mums Singaporeans jaded by anti-drink driving campaign Plastic bags are the enemy Show compassion to foreign construction workers Service from the heart
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      Lock icon Chelsea to pick goalie as forward
      746 42 REUTERS SOCCER Injuries leave Blues with only 15 fit players for FA Cup final with Man Utd London JOSE Mourinho claims Chelsea's injury problems are so bad he may have to pick third-choice goalkeeper Henrique Hilario as a substitute striker for Saturday's FA Cup
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      407 42  -  NICHOLAS FANG CHELSEA have called off their Asian tour, scheduled for next week, following a spate of injuries. The English Premiership team were reportedly planning to play friendlies in Singapore, South Korea and China during the week of the Champions League final,
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      566 43 REUTERS SOCCER Backed by transfer funds, Ferguson feels that Red Devils can dominate rivals again London WHEN Alex Ferguson won his first Premiership title in the 1992-93 season, it was the beginning of a dynasty. In the next decade, United went on to
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      939 43 London THE feting of Cristiano Ronaldo goes unabated. On Monday, the 22-year-old was named Manchester United's Player of the Year and Fans' Player of the Year at an awards dinner at Old Trafford. Then Eric Cantona, who once wore Ronaldo's No 7,
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      514 43 London FORMER Manchester United captain Bryan Robson believes Wembley could not have asked for a better match to open their doors to. "Chelsea versus Manchester United will be a showpiece," he told The Telegraph. "It is great that it is coming back to Wembley, where
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      595 44  -  Terrence Voon MOTOR RACING They can get close to the Formula One action without having to pay a single cent By FORMULA One fans itching to get close to the action at next year's Singapore Grand Prix need not have to pay a single cent
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      444 44 Big Sam will play it again at Newcastle AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE SOCCER London SAM Allardyce has promised to give Newcastle fans the team they deserve. He became the club's new manager yesterday, after agreeing on a three-year contract worth £12 million (5536.06 million). Said the 52-year-old: "I suppose this is the
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      391 44 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Glasgow REIGNING champions Sevilla will be looking to fire the first shot in their bid for a hat-trick of titles this season. They take on Espanyol in the Uefa Cup final tonight. Sevilla, who are also m contention for their first Spanish
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      367 44 London THE sacking of Manchester City's manager Stuart Pearce on Monday was carried out with the blessing of prospective new owner Thaksin Shinawatra. The former Thai Prime Minister was in England at the weekend. And his £130 million (Ss39o million) bid
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      132 44 NEIL Warnock could be the fifth manager to leave a Premiership club in a matter of weeks, following Sheffield United's relegation. After being in charge for almost eight years at Bramall Lane, he will be having talks with Sheffield United chairman Kevin McCabe tomorrow. "I
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      355 44 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON FIFA will be involved in the West Ham controversy. President Sepp Blatter will investigate whether the London club should have been docked points for breaching Premiership rules over the signing of Carlos Tevez. He said: "We have not only the
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      205 44 London THE Premiership's top four clubs are in a financial league of their own. Together they earned at least £14 million (S$ 42 million) more than fifth-placed Tottenham from television cash and prize money in the 2006-7 season. Manchester United, Chel- sea, Liverpool and,
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      726 45  -  Jeanette Wang CYCLING Full-time Singapore cyclist does remarkably well in amateur road races in France By SINGAPORE cyclist Low Ji Wen is well on the road to participating in December's South-east Asia Games. The Singapore Amateur Cycling Association (SACA) yesterday confirmed that
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      253 45 ASSOCIATED PRESS FLOYD Landis began a most unusual defence of his Tour de France title on Monday, trading his yellow jersey for a yellow necktie. It was the beginning of a 10-day hearing before a panel that will decide if he did use banned synthetic testosterone
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      301 45 ►>GOLF Ponte Vedra Beach Florida SERGIO Garcia has denied cheating, after being accused by an opponent's caddie of taking an illegal drop. The incident was at the par-five second hole during the final round of the Players' Championship at Sawgrass,
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      620 46 ASSOCIATED PRESS BASKETBALL Series now tied 2-2 after Nash leads Phoenix to a hard-fought win San Antonio IT IS getting ugly between the Phoenix Suns and the San Antonio Spurs. And Steve Nash, who led the Suns to a 104-98 win in Game
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      Lock icon Foul on teammate spurs James and Cavaliers to beat Nets 87-85
      350 46 REUTERS East Rutherford (New Jersey) LEBRON James drew inspiration from a hard foul on a teammate to rally the Cleveland Cavaliers past the New Jersey Nets on Monday. The 87-85 National Basketball Association win put Cleveland on the brink
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      197 46 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SAILING Valencia ITALIAN syndicate Luna Rossa ripped up the form book to shock US giants BMW Oracle Racing and draw first blood in their best-of-nine Louis Vuitton Cup semi-final. The American favourites were left to lick their wounds after the Italians, urged on
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        44 46 BERNAMA JOHOR BARU: Indonesian Badminton Association president Sutiyoso has threatened to quit in the wake of the country's failure to win any titles at the just concluded Indonesian Open. He took over the helm of the association in 2004.
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        50 46 BLOOMBERG NEWS LOS ANGELES: Former England captain David Beckham will set up a soccer academy in China, and tour the country with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He will choose Shanghai, Beijing, Macau or another Chinese city as the site for his first Asian academy.
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      430 46 BASEBALL MLB: LA Angels 7 Texas 2, Boston 7 Detroit 1, Washington 2 Atlanta 1, Philadelphia 8 Milwaukee 6, Pittsburgh 7 Florida 0, Toronto 5 Baltimore 3, NY Mets 5 Chicago Cubs 4, Kansas City 2 Oakland 1, San Diego 7 Cincinnati 1, St Louis 8 LA Dodgers 4.
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      93 43 It flj jrMif jfigr j B/?E>a/C THE SINGAPORE RECORDS WITH YOUR SKILL AND STRENGTH! With the replenishing power of H-TWO-0, be prepared for a day of challenges to push your limits to the max. Hurry! Register now as participation is limited, on a first-come-first-served basis.* m A MM River Promenade
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      223 44 I **fd cer/ke with the \SCtr t SV}*" LEGAL BOOKMAKER International Football Thailand China PR Wed, 16/05/07 7.30pm S.League Albirex Liaoning Wed, 16/05/07 7.45pm E League Champ West Bromwich Wolverhampton Thu, 17/05/07 2.45 am UECup Espanyol Sevilla Thu, 17/05/07 2.45 am S.League Combak BalKhalsa Thu, 17/05/07 7.45pm S.League Sengkang Tampines
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      19 45 Head to CATS FASTADS in The New Paper for job opportunities! WATS i BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND IT g 3
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      799 45 I SINGAPORE AIRLINES I INTERNATIONAL CUP [JjJS^EHSSCEnSi Tuesday May 15,2007 THE international challengers for a busy campaign so far this year in "So far so good," he said. "Doctor the Singapore Airlines International Dubai and Hong Kong had a routine Dino has taken the trip well, he lost Cup were
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      170 46 President's Challenge 2007 m I Soccer 5s National Stadium I D Enrs I I CHfILLEnCE 2007 I I BEBCHOUTSinCBPORE I Entry fee cj^i L motteti\ Men's Open $300 fl^w^ Ladies' Open $80 I\lB^ W y Boys'Under-19 $80 V\K>« Ml Boys'Under-14 $80 \v A JLJ" Entry forms are obtainable at the
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      68 46 TV times BASKETBALL: NBA play-offs Conference s-final, Game 5: Golden State Warriors v Utah Jazz (Live, Ch23, 10.30 am). SOCCER: Uefa Cup, final: Espanyol y Sevilla (Live, Ch22, tomorrow, 2.30 am). League Championship play-offs, 2nd leg: West Bromwich Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers (Live, Ch2l, tomorrow, 2.40 am). TENNIS: ATP Master
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  • OBITUARIES
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      230 47 SIM POON WATT Age: 85 years Passed away peacefully on 14 May 2007. Dearly missed and forever remembered by loved ones. Wife: Ho Chai Luan (deceased) LSons: Daughters-in-law: Granddaughters: Grandsons-in-law: Sim Beng Hock Lim Kirn Hio Dr Sim Guat Bee, Irene Sim Beng Soon Sim Yue Xia, Crystel Sim Beng
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      186 47 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. MATTHEW LIM HAP HIN Age: 92 Was called home to be with the Lord on 15 May 2007 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Wife: Chua Swee Lan
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      124 47 have fought a good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 Koh Siok Lay Nicole Age: 42 was called home to be with the Lord on 14 May 2007. Dearly missed by loved ones. Father: Khor Chin Eng Mother: Chung Hou Ling Brothers:
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      118 47 'Surely Goodness and Mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever" Psalm 23:1 CARVALHO RICHARD PERCY Age: 69 was called home to be with the Lord on 14 May 2007 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Cheah Ewe
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      105 47 X X Our deepest condolences to Gek Hiang and family on the demise of her beloved husband SOO TAT KUN We have lost a dear friend with TatKun's passing away. TatKun will be missed in many ways in particular for his joviality, kindness and concern for others. Fond memories of
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      42 47 With Deepest Condolences and Heartfelt Sympathy to The Family of the Late SOO TAT KUN The Chairman and Members of the Board of Trustees, President, Faculty, Staff, Students and Alumni of Nanyang Technological University @S@ NANYANG k^iS TECHNOLOGICAL SJrSJ/ UNIVERSITY L J
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      127 48 GEORGE ER CHOON KHIANG Passed away peacefully on 15 May 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Scow Sye Neo Nancy Son: Dr Er Boon Kwang Gilbert Goddaughter: Er Wen Xuan Michelle Siblings: Spouses: Er Choon Kiat (deceased) Ng Poh Huay Er Choon Hiang Koh Soo Hua
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      163 48 W "1 For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes." Revelation 7:17 TAN TONG KWEE, TOM Age: 46 was called home to be
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      61 48 First Anniversary In Loving Memory of ANDREW TAY TIANG SONG (Founder of T. S. Tay Associates) Departed on 16 May 2006 He had a smile, a pleasant way, A helping hand to all he knew, He was kind, generous and true, On earth he nobly did his best; Grant him,
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      65 48 Third Anniversary I In Loving Memory of A I Wonderful Hubby Dad I GOH BOON SENG MICHAEL Departed on 16 May 2004 Time can change many things but never the bond the memories we shared Our love for you will never change; in our hearts forever you remain Dearly missed
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      26 48 11th Anniversary In Loving Memory of MATTHEW ONG HAK SIONG Departed: 16 May 1996 Always remembered and cherished by Parents, Brothers, Godsons and all loved ones.
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      128 48 "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want." Psalm 23 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to our Managing Director, Mrs Florence Hooi, on the demise of her beloved sister our late Director JOAN TAN NGUAN KEOW Departed May 14, 2007 Dearly missed by all friends colleagues Loretta A. Rodrigues
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      31 48 P With Deepest Sympathy H Heartfelt Condolences to MR SOH YEOW TEH On the Demised of his beloved father SOH EE SIN From: The Management Staff of p. Amtek Group J-.
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      100 48 I I have fought the good fight; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith." 2 timothy 4:7 KUEK MAVIS GEORGINA NEE MATHEWS Age: 56 was called home to be wjth the Lord on 15 May 2007, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Kuek Yee Jian, Paul Daughter: Kuek
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      41 48 We, the family of the late I I CHAN WAN CHUN (departed 10 May 2007) wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives and friends for your condolences, prayers, assistance, attendance, donations and wreaths during our recent bereavement.
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      63 48 I "The Lord is my light and I I my salvation... DING YEW MOONG 6.11.59 16.5.99 Dearest Moong, You live in our hearts and your memory is our inspiration. We cherish the hope of an eternity with you. Sadly missed by: Chris, April, Jamie, Parents: Ding Siew Ngie Lay Lee
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      182 48 have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 JOAN TAN NGUAN KEOW Age: 53 was called home to be with the Lord on May 14,2007, leaving behind Mother: Madam Lim Siew Eng Brothers: Spouses: Tan Siak Lim, Johnny Heng Hong
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      104 48 KARUNADAS (RICHARD DAS) Age: 59 passed away peacefully on 14 May 200 J. Deany missed and fondcy mnembendby hied ones. Wife: Susan David Mother-in-law: Father-in-law: Sujata David (Bertie David, deceased) Son: Daughter-in-law: Mark Tilaka Das Dolly Daughter: Valeric Tanuja Karunadas Sisters: Brothers-in-law: Gunawathi (S. Gilberth, deceased) Karunawathi Jayaratna David Brothers:
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      101 48 WALES LYDIA MAUD Age: 59 was called home to be with the Lord on 13 May 2007, leaving behind: Mother: Mrs Wales Josephine Husband: De Silva Bernancio (Benjo) Brother: Wales William Michael (Billy) Sister-in-law: Gloria Cecilia Vanderbeek Daughter: De Silva Carol Son-in-law: Eddy Son:De Silva Benjamin Grandchildren: Andy and Diana
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      50 48 ANGELA SENG SOCK TIN Age: 38 Departed: 14 May 07 Husband: Andrew Lim Choon Hock Son: Lim Ding Hong Lim Zi Jie Daughter: Lim Yu Jing Wake is held at Blk 627 Pasir Ris Dr 3. Cortege will leave on 18 May, lpm for burial at Chua Choo Kang Cemetery.
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      46 48 Athma Shanti Pooja X KRISNASAMY (Ex PUB Security) Departed on 2 May 07 Sadly missed and remembered by all loved ones. Athma Shanti Pooja will be held on 17 May (Thurs) at 7pm at Manmatha Karuneeswanar Temple. Please treat this as a personal invitation. Tel: *****920
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      134 48 "I have fought the good fight; I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 GEORGE GOVENDRAM Age: 82 was called home to be with the Lord on 14 May 2007. A loving husband, caring father grandfather and faithful friend. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by
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      51 48 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Our Chairman Managing Director Mr Simon Chung on the demise of his beloved father ERIC CHUNG JOO HENG Departed 13 May 2007 From: The Management Staff of JOSI GEMS PTE LTD As a mark of respect, our company will be closed on Thursday, 17May
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        6107 49 TRANSACTION DATE: MAY 15, 2007 52-WEEK HIGH LOW TEL CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 0R'VOL 'OOO DAY HIGH LOW NET P/E MCAP SMIL 3.5 15 34 101 40.5 25 27 36 5 14 17 130 31.5 8 17.5 11.5 15.5 18 13.5 8 c 37 31.5
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      572 50 BLOOMBERG NEWS Mere 0.4% increase in consumer price index for last month may signal abating inflation Washington PRICES paid by United States consumers rose less than forecast last month, suggesting inflation may be abating as the economy cools. The consumer price index
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      320 50 New York LOOK more closely at private equity group Cerberus' purchase of American carmaker Chrysler, and you will see that it is basically pocket change, said Forbes magazine. Forget the US$7.4 billion (5511.2 billion) figure displayed prominently in the headlines
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      347 51 REUTERS Merger will create the world's largest financial news and data company London CANADIAN publisher Thomson Corp has agreed to buy Reuters for about £8.7 billion (5526.15 billion) to create the world's biggest financial news and data group, the companies said yesterday. The
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      291 51 NEW YORK TIMES New York rHE Bancroft family that :ontrols Dow Jones Co lave discussed Mr Rupert Murdoch's latest sweeten--3r in his campaign for the :ompany that owns The Wall Street Journal. The far-flung members of the family, which :ontrols
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      410 52 FINANCIAL TIMES Penalties follow the regulator's warnings that it would crack down on violations Shanghai CHINESE regulators have fined and reprimanded a construction company for violating stock market disclosure rules, following weekend warnings that efforts to clamp down on insider trading and other
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      309 52 BLOOMBERG NEWS Tokyo JAPAN'S machinery orders fell unexpectedly in March and companies said the slump will deepen, undermining growth in the world's sec-ond-largest economy. Orders dropped 4.5 per cent from a month earlier after declining a revised 4.9 per cent in February, the
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      306 52 BLOOMBERG NEWS Sydney MACQUARIE Bank, Australia's largest securities firm, said overseas income exceeded earnings at home for the first time after it led groups that made more than US$3O billion (5545.46 billion) of acquisitions in the United States, Britain and Spain. Profit
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      504 53 REUTERS It will continue to operate under govt supervision, says Finance Minister Bangkok AN INITIATIVE to give the Bank of Thailand (BOT) more independence is dead and the bank has agreed to operate under government supervision, Finance Minister Chalongphob Sussangkarn
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      390 53 BLOOMBERG NEWS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Bangkok SHIN Corp, the Thai telecommunications company controlled by Temasek Holdings, said it lias appointed Mr Virach Aphimeteetamrong as board chairman, the third top-management diange in two months. Mr Virach, 62, replaced Mr Pong Sarasin, Shin said in a Thai
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      596 54 REUTERS, BLOOMBERG NEWS Derivatives trading could spread risks from crises such as US mortgage defaults DUBAI FINANCIAL market turbulence could hurt global economic expansion and credit derivatives may spread risks from crises such as the US mortgage defaults, the International Monetary
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      474 54  -  Gabriel Chen By STRONGER sales and prices for palm oil have lifted the first-quarter earnings of Wilmar International and plantation operator Golden Agri-Resources (GAR). Wilmar's net profit surged 66 per cent to US$26 million (5539.3 million), while revenue growth for the three
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      817 55 Enterprise Today -a special feature With 19,000 retail establishments offering an array of quality products and services at affordable prices, tourists and locals alike have good reason to call Singapore a shopper's paradise. Keen to promote Singapore as a leading retail destination in the
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      513 55 Keeping operationally fit is no sweat for Amore Fitness. The leading ladies-only fitness and spa service provider in Singapore implemented an integrated IT platform in March 2006 with the help of a grant from SPRING Singapore. This business management solution integrates Amore's critical business functions,
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      517 55 Mr Low Cheong Kee, Managing Director of Home-Fix, may be Mr DIV when it comes to home improvement, but to enhance his business, he chooses to work with key partners like SPRING Singapore. As early as 2002, Home-Fix received help from SPRING when it
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        269 56 SMEclinic I LIVE in an HDB flat and I plan to set up a small business at home providing accounting services. What do I need to do to get started? What are some of the rules governing businesses based in HDB flats?
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        1059 57  -  Erica Tay Wood Doctor's trailblazing ways bring success, with annual sales hitting $lOrn By ON ANY given day, bejewelled society wives beat a path to Wood Doctor, a chic, mood-lit wood-flooring showroom, nestled in the grubby MacPherson industrial estate. Sometimes, the tai tais
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      520 58  -  Fiona Chan Revised forecast by consultancy JLL is 35% jump over last year's transactions By Property Reporter PROPERTY investors and developers will spend a record amount buying up hotels in the Asia-Pa-cific this year, predicts property consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).
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      408 58  -  Fiona Chan By Property Reporter A SINGLE investor who owns 48 units in Duchess Crest at Bukit Timah wants to sell the lot en bloc for $72.1 million. The asking price for the 99-year leasehold units works out to about
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        103 58 PROPERTY developer SC Global Developments has posted a quarterly profit of $11 million, nine times the $1.2 million earned a year ago. Revenues for the quarter ended March 31 rose 57 per cent to $54 million, thanks to strong sales of residential projects such
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        68 58 FOOD distributor 01am International has recorded a 29 per cent increase in income to $40.3 million. Revenue for the third quarter ended March rose 11 per cent to $1.59 billion on a broad-based rise in sales. Earnings per share were 2.6 cents, up from
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        81 58 INDONESIAN group Asia Food Properties has incurred a 97 per cent slump in earnings, after selling off its interest in oil palm plantation company Golden Agri-Resources. Profit for the quarter ended March 31 fell to $1.2 million, even as revenues rose 23 per cent to
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        85 58 WATER treatment specialist Hyflux has recorded an 87 per cent fall in profit to $1.2 million. Revenue for the quarter ended March 31 dived 60 per cent to $13.4 million. The company stopped recording engineering, procurement and construction revenues under SinoSpring as it raised
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        53 58 THE Soup Restaurant chain has launched an initial public offer (IPO) of 26 million new shares at 21 cents apiece. The shares, of which one million will be available to the public, are priced at 11.2 times earnings for 2005. The offer will close next
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      638 59  -  Lee Su Shyan.. Recent earnings have fallen well short of the levels suggested by their soaring stock By Companies Correspondent THEIR shares have been red-hot since day one but profits at Yanlord Land and Raffles Education show that there has
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      316 59  -  Christopher Tan.. By Senior Correspondent MOTOR distributor Jardine Cycle Carriage's (Jardine C&C's) first-quarter net profits rose 29 per cent to U5577.7 million (*****.7 million) as lower interest rates in Indonesia helped boost vehicle sales. Astra International, the group's Indonesian subsidiary, contributed US$75 million
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        253 59  -  ARTHUR POON.. TWO directors of Midas Holdings, a manufacturer of aluminium alloy and polyethylene pipe, have exercised 800,000 options. Independent director Chew Chin Hua exercised 400,000 options at 87.3 cents apiece, according to a statement to the Singapore Exchange on Monday. The move increased his direct
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      430 59  -  Goh Eng Yeow.. TAKING STOCK By Markets Correspondent ALL it took was a mixed showing on Wall Street and a lack of fresh buying catalysts, and share prices came thumping back to earth yesterday, after hitting a record high on Monday. Blue chips
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      226 59  -  GABRIEL CHEN.. WARRANT WATCH WARRANTS issued on City Developments (CDL) were active yesterday, following the property developer's higher-than-expected firstquarter earnings. CDL's profit for the three months ended March 31 trebled to $126.1 million, on the back of huge gains from increased sales of luxury
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      778 60  -  Karamjit Kaur High labour costs and manpower crunch are key growth challenges By Aviation Correspondent SINGAPORE is Asia's undisputed leader in the highly lucrative aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul business. However, a new study warns that higher labour costs than other regional countries
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      27 60 Gainers: 246 Losers: 581 Unchanged: 622 Australian dollar 1.2530 1.2680 Euro 2.0400 2.0630 Sterling pound JS dollar 2.9810 3.0140 1.5060 1.5230 fen (100 units) 1.2499 1.2636
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      237 60  -  FIONA CHAN »HALFTHE STAKE HOTEL Properties Limited (HPL) and two private funds are to take a stake in Capita Land's investment in Gillman Heights, a former HUDC estate off Alexandra Road. They will acquire 50 per cent of Ankerite, a CapitaLand subsidiary that
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      28 55 Enterprise Today is a fortnightly series on programmes to help SMEs enhance their capabilities. This is the second of a 10-part series brought to you by SPRING Singapore.
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      26 60 Outdoing profits Raffles Education and Yanlord Land are enjoying buoyant share prices though their profits are way below the levels suggested by their stock. PAGE H29
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      359 62 AP YORK-J.K. Rowing (right) has a request 'or those with inside infornation on her seventh and inal Harry Potter book: 3lease keep it to yourself. "We're a little under hree months away, now, md the first distant rumblings of the weirdness hat
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      359 62 AP Written in 2001, the model's will left her assets of Ssl million to her dead son Daniel LOS ANGELES Four months after she died from an accidental overdose, Anna Nicole Smith's six-year-old will was filed on Monday by her attorney and companion Howard K. Stern.
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      197 62 Reuters LOS ANGELES NBC is close to telling Donald Trump "You're fired", but the network is holding back just in case it could use him at the last minute. The future of his NBC series, The Apprentice, was cast into extreme doubt on Monday by the network's
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      375 63  -  Douglas Tseng Arthouse video company Comstar rolls out its final title FILM CORRESPONDENT AFTER five years as one of Singapore's popular arthouse video distributors, Comstar Entertainment will release its final title this month. In an e-mail sent to the press yesterday, the company says it will
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      354 63  -  Huang Xueling FANS of Chinese self-help guru Liv Yung (right) will be able to meet the writer at this year's Singapore World Book Fair. The Taipei-born writer of such books as You Make It Happen and Fight Connivance With Cunning will give a
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      450 63 AP LONDON The British Broadcasting Corporation and the Church of Scientology are both using the Internet to air a dispute in which a reporter shouts angrily at a church official while researching a documentary broadcast on Monday. John Sweeney's outburst came as he was
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        537 64 THERE are at least six other schools here aside from Ngee Ann Polytechnic that offer film and video courses. They are: Nanyang Technological University, Wee Kirn Wee School of Communication and Information What: A four-year degree course in Communication Studies, with specialisation in Electronic
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        1255 64  -  Boon Chan Course content, unwavering support, passion and more passion are the ingredients for Ngee Ann Poly's School of Film and Media Studies' -successful film-makers MEDIA CORRESPONDENT GRADUATES of Ngee Ann Polytechnic's film and media studies school have been making a splash in the industry. Three of the
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        324 65 Some illustrious alumni from Ngee Ann Polytechnic's film and media studies school: KIRSTEN TAN, 26 (left) Advanced Diploma in Film Production, 2006 The independent film-maker won the Best Director award for her short film, Fonzi, at this year's Singapore International Film Festival (Siff). ANTHONY CHEN, 23 (right) Diploma
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        292 65 Audiences need not be clairvoyant to see through noisy action sequences and a convoluted plot > action NEXT (PG) 96 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ickirtrti Ong Sor Fern FILM CORRESPONDENT PUT the words Hollywood, time travel and Philip K. Dick together, and you do not have to be psychic to
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        98 66 It annoys me when people call Issy eccentric to me that describes the sort of person who eats goldfish. She worked every day Detmar Blow, husband of Isabella Blow (right), on the late fashion editor The Chinese fear being caljed mentally ill. Actually it's like catching a cold' Actor
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        397 66 Will Farrell's skating satire totters along from one setpiece to another > comedy BLADES OF GLORY (PG) 93 minutes/Opens tomonuw/ititirtrti Ong Sor Fern FILM CORRESPONDENT WILL Ferrell has the amiable appeal of the schlub next door. His comedy is built on the American male's indestructible sense of self-worth,
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        156 66  -  Melissa Lee All the buzz I in the movie I world... I By Pfeiffer's villainous comeback After a five-year hiatus, Michelle Pfeiffer returns to the big screen again this year by playing a baddie. Catch her in these two movies SWiust H*irspr*u Opens Oct 11 What: A young
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        90 66 Singapore 1. (1) Spider-Man 3 2. 28 Weeks Later 3. Bridge To Terabithia 4. (2) Jangan Pandang Belakang 5. Priceless 6. (3) 200 Pounds Beauty 7. (4) Summer Palace 8. (5) Wild Hogs 9. (6) The Passion 10. The Wind That Shakes The Barley > Information from the Cinematograph
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        1040 67 J NYT From child actor to political activist to director, Sarah Polley puts everything down to experience TORONTO If Sarah Polley were a country, she would be on high alert, code orange. The fine-boned veteran actress seemed to hover above the restaurant banquette where she sat, her
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        164 67  -  Tay Yek Keak > comedy UDON (PG) 135 minutes/Opens tomorrow/***iWr SINCE this Japanese comedy is from the people who made the Bayside Shakedown movies, its lengthy running time is to be expected. However, unlike those enjoyable cop ac-tion-comedies, this food flick just goes on and on. An aspiring comedian,
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        354 68  -  Huang Xueling GILBERT Rolan Nogales knows how to drum up crowd support for his drumming. Last Saturday, the 39-year-old drummer for rock cover band Soulkool a regular act at St James Power Station turned heads, and ears, when he spiced up his solo act with the inclusion of
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        318 68  -  Huang Xueling British speed-metal band Dragon Force says the group plays better after they've had a few DON'T try this if you are a musician. But a love of the bottle does not seem to have mucked up the quality of performance from
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        292 70 Reuters SYDNEY Actor Sylvester Stallone (inset) pleaded guilty yesterday and apologised for illegally importing 48 vials of banned human growth hormone into Australia in what he called a "strange and truly unfortunate occurrence". His lawyer, Mr Phillip Boulten, handed a letter to a Sydney court in which
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        330 70 AFP LOS ANGELES Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson will join forces to direct and produce a series of three films based on the beloved Belgian comic-strip hero Tintin. Entertainment journal Daily Variety reported in its Tuesday edition that the legendary film-makers would direct at
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      61 111 tWGIIDGSS therapy §New medical spas promise pampering of a medical grade. Find out more on page 6 Lessons from Kevin Help! Mailbag A jockey's life A father draws strength I don't want to be banned Beware the Ulu Pandan 'I jog, I swim, I don't party, from his son's courage
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        556 112  -  SHARON LOH Recent events have been making me think about neighbourly ties, never as strong since high-rise dwellings replaced kampungs, apparently. More than the reports of warring neighbours in court, I am disturbed by the rash of collective sales, some of them acrimonious. It is tyranny of
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        436 113  -  SHEFALISRINIVAS Lee Yong Hao, a Secondary 5 student at Beatty Secondary School, overcame his fear of needles and donated blood for the first time last year. This year, at least 60 other students like him will donate blood on SPH's Red Apple
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        1136 116 The line between medical and spa treatments is blurring, with the two coming together to offer patients more. Judith Tan and Lee Hui Chieh report. There was a time when wellness was a soft option left to spas, and doctors focused on the real business of making people
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          152 117 WHERE: #09-10 Ngee Ann City Tower B, tel: 6836-1040 WHAT IT IS: Spa offering treatments which use traditional and alternative therapies. WHAT IT OFFERS: »Weight management using traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The customer's blood or hair is analysed to determine factors for the condition. Once these are
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          176 117 WHERE: #12-03 Camden Medical Centre, tel: 6887-3087 WHAT IT IS: A spa offering facial and body treatments as well as preand post-operative care for patients who are undergoing or have undergone plastic surgery such as face lifts and liposuction. WHAT IT OFFERS: »Face treatment personalised skin analysis, deep-pore
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          194 117 WHERE: 290, Orchard Road, Paragon, #20-01, tel: 6887-1299 WHAT IT IS: Spa and medical consultation for people with insomnia, poor sleep quality or other sleep disorders. WHAT IT OFFERS: »Sleep specialist Kenny Pang will assess the patient and teach him or her how to get sound
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          150 117 WHERE: Expected to open in early June, #03-52/54 Suntec City Mall, tel: 6836-1555 WHAT IT IS: A spa which complements a clinic offering aesthetics medicine. What it offers: »Conventional massages, scrubs, wraps. »Alternative methods of relief for stress, pain and fatigue, such as oxygen therapy to boost the
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          147 117 WHERE: I) #03-01 Chevron House, tel: 6533-2522 2) #01-66 Chip Bee Gardens, Holland Village, tel: 6471-1 108 WHAT IT IS: Boutique spa combined with aesthetic medicine clinic. WHAT IT OFFERS: »For face three-in-one infrared treatment to remove pigment and broken capillaries, tighten the skin and renew tired
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        622 119  -  Jessica Jaganathan. Not being able to speak to anyone was frustrating but Jennifer Lowe did not let it defeat her, finds After 17 years of keeping her thoughts all in her head, Jennifer Lowe was finally glad to be heard. Having cerebral palsy from birth meant that
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        197 119 In Singapore, cerebral palsy is not a rare disability. The Spastic Children's Association of Singapore (SCAS) sees about 500 clients in their various programmes. About half of these clients experience speech difficulties. It's not known how many use an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) device here.
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        293 119 A Singaporean company is on its way to developing a Mandarin version of an Augmentative and Alternative (AAC) device, which could be a world first. The device would allow Mandarin speakers to communicate their thoughts to others. Current forms of the device are English-speaking or
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        1305 120 For Tye Kirn Khiat, who lost his son to a rare form of cancer, it became the focus of his book, Second Dawn. He tells Christopher Toh that he drew strength from his son's courage. When Mr Tye Kirn Khiat learnt that his son Kevin (right) was suffering
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        872 121 gettingstarted TaijiGong is the Chinese system of exercise that claims to give the skilled not only a healthy life, but also a very long one. Elaine Young finds out it doesn't take long to see the benefits Whether you are a pushover or not
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        714 122 eatt olive This salmon recipe is so good that it will convert even non-fish lovers, says Sylvia Tan. And, it is healthy to boot. I confess, this recipe is not originally mine. It is a famous Tetsuya Wakuda recipe for salmon, which someone cooked for
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        78 122 retailtherapy If mum complains of joint aches and muscle pains, Himalaya Herbal Healthcare Muscle and Joint Rub will be soothing salvation. The herbal formula includes capsicum, eucalyptus and sesame oil, mint and spearmint. Capsicum relieves pain and inflammation; the oils have anti-inflammatory properties, and the
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        1003 123 ©My best friend is feeling depressed. On the surface, she looks like she has a good life two kids and a successful husband. She has been married for eight years and her children are five and six years old. She does not need to
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        348 124 nutrition I am a mother of a healthy and active £l 14-month-old boy. I am still nursing him on demand. Sometimes he "self-services" himself, but I allow it only at home. My weight was always between 44kg and 48kg before pregnancy. I am 1.65
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        222 125 NEW YORK TIMES factorfiction THE FACTS Doctors have long said that an aspirin a day can help ward off heart attacks. But what about Alzheimer's? The claim that aspirin can prevent the disease stems from the notion that Alzheimer's is caused by inflammation that disrupts proteins in
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        250 127  -  LAU WEN JIN I refer to your article, "Donating blood? Watch what you eat" (MYB, May 9). You mentioned that: "One problem, however, is that the iron contained in veggies is not easily absorbed by the body, so vegetarians who want to give blood
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        338 127  -  MICHAEL CHIN mailbag Last Sunday, I tried the Ulu Pandan Park Connector from Buona Vista to Jurong Bird Park, featured in the May 2 edition of Mind Your Body. It was very informative. However, the journey was marred by a break in the
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        452 128 tomorrow 17 may frida 18 may Saturday may L Sunday 20 may 21 may 22 may Wednesday 23 may Storytelling: For Parents And Teachers A session to introduce you to the wonders of storytelling, using your creativity, voice and bod) Time: 7pm to 8.30pm Fee: Free
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        850 129 fit&fab Jockey Alan Ng, 31, talks to Elaine Young about horses, falling, winning and the black coffee he needs every morning How did someone who had never ridden a horse end up as a jockey? In the summer of 1999, my younger sister suddenly wanted
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      80 112 1O LISTEN TO HER COOL SPEAK After 17 years of keeping her thoughts all in her head, she got an electronic voice. SOLE ENERGY It all starts at the feet from where energy flows through your body when you practise TaijiGong, the art to a long life. 16 SALMON SURPRISE
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      570 114 ~"**<s^ Presented by Eucerin® Information Forsensmve Singaporeans continue to be plagued by ww Sensitive Skin. F Dr. Scow from the National Skin Centre explains how our stressful lifestyle and use of unsuitable products can lead to sensitive skin. Studies show that about lin 10 Singaporeans* suffer from husband, on the
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      156 122 Adult Child Snoring Sleep Disorders Ear, Nose Throat Care Public Forum Talk Snore and you sleep alone (Talk will also include Insomnia) speaker: Dr Kenny Peter Pang MBBS MRCS(Edinburgh), FRCS(Edinburgh)(UK), FRCS(lreland)(ENT), MMed(ORL), FAASMfIJSA) Fellow, American Academy Sleep Medicine Fellow, American Surgical Task Force Team Board Director, International Sleep Surgery Society
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      220 125 Excessive sweating in certain parts of the body can lead to social embarrassment and emotional concerns. Many treatment options are available. Key hole minimally invasive surgery is a permanent cure. For enquiries, please call 9669 9289 or 9137 7787 Singapore Day Surgery Centre Day Surgery International 1 Orchard Boulevard, Level
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