The Straits Times, 30 August 2007

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 160 PAGES IN SIX PARTS MICA (P) 198/12/2006 THURSDAY, AUGUST 30 2007 _V A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon FREED AFTER SIX WEEKS
    576 1 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESS Taleban backs down on prisoner-exchange demand and releases 12 of 19 Korean hostages Ghazni (Afghanistan) TALEBAN militants yesterday freed 12 of 19 South Korean captives as part of deal struck with the South Korean government to resolve a six-week-long hostage crisis.
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    Lock icon Three designs shortlisted for National Art Gallery
    408 1  -  Tay Suan Chiang By Design Correspondent KELONG. No, it's not the cry of local football fans disputing a referee's decision at a match but the possible reaction of people visiting the National Art Gallery when it opens in 2012. Kelong or fisherman's platform
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Macau boom poses boon or bane dilemma
      1083 1  -  VINCE CHONG By Hong Kong Correspondent A LOOK of panic crossed the construction worker's face as the Macau policeman approached. That was enough for the officer to become suspicious, even though all he had wanted was for the worker to move his truck.
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      265 2 E SEASON'S LOOK Silhouettes, lengths and colours. How to adapt fall/winter fashion in tropical Singapore 24 KAUbb TODAY, WITH THE STRAITS TIMES |R^iv Active Ageing@North East o-A-^g Time: 11 am 9.30pm jj Venue: Open Field Next to Hougang MRT Station 2 Nights of Family Fun Programmes and Nightly Outdoor Movie
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      318 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2"4 The Shorvon affair ™la 'Aava The Singapore Medical Council is World taking issue with the British Review 35-3/ medical journal The Lancet, saying FYI 38 t ne journal refused to give it right SECTION TWO of reply Home Hl-HIO PAGE H3 Forum Hl2 Sports Hl3-Hl9
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon SAF stops use of usual anti-malaria drug
      691 3  -  Elena Chong Khushwant Singh »NSF'S ALLERGY DEATH 18-year-old with rare syndrome reacted to medication; verdict of misadventure recorded By THE death of a national serviceman from an allergy to an anti-malaria drug has prompted the army to stop issuing it as its usual
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      Lock icon PUMPING UP FOR YEAR-END FINISH
      96 3 One of the world's largest pumping facilities is currently being installed at the soon-to-be completed Marina Barrage. Each of the seven 28-tonne pumps, specially constructed for the facility, has the capability to drain an Olympic-sized pool in a single minute. They will kick into action
      LIM SIN THAI  -  96 words
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      Lock icon Unmanned eyes in the sky to give army an edge
      639 4  -  T. Rajan Pilotless planes that can fit into backpacks will gather info without risk to soldiers By THE air force has them, the navy has them, and by year's end, the army will get its hands on them. They are
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      Lock icon Inflation gap narrows between bottom and top income groups
      472 4  -  Nicholas Fang By WHILE prices for Singaporeans staged their biggest monthly increase in 12 years last month, people in the lowest income groups saw a far lower rate of inflation in the first six months of the year than in the
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      213 3 Chinese Herbs Solves §Hair Problems Beijing 101 has consistently outshone other hair care products in many international competitions in Europe, America and Asia. The secret behind Beijing 101's success is in the unique formulation of 100% Chinese herbs such as Bai Zhi, Chuan Xiong and Dan Shen. In addition, Beijing
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      222 3 Celebrating Tliank You for supporting us to become of excellence The No. 1 International School* in Singapore Bringing Quality Education to the World Rated as "The Best International School" by Newsweek, Global OpeniflQ 3rd CdmDUS** Indian International Schools across 6 countries are shaping up over 17,000 global students, resulting in
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      63 4 The next wave The maritime industry is an important one in Singapore. In a special interview, the chief executive of the Maritime and Port Authority talks about the task of taking the industry to the next level. Suspect falls to death in escape bid. Yet neighbours are... Bochap in Chai
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Anti-KL protests in Jakarta
      716 6  -  Dcvi Asmarani ALLEGED ASSAULT ON REFEREE Hundreds rally in several cities to demand that Malaysia apologise By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta HUNDREDS of people yesterday rallied in Jakarta and several other cities to protest against the alleged assault of an Indonesian karate referee by Malaysian policemen.
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Twin brothers separated in baby mix-up sue hospital
        212 8 REUTERS Beijing A PAIR of Chinese twin brothers took a hospital to court over a mix-up which separated them 21 years ago. Xiang Hua and Wang Yiwen demanded 1.16 million yuan (*****,000) in compensation and an apology for mixing up Xiang with
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        Lock icon Chinese defence minister in Japan for visit
        517 8 REUTERS Visit is the first in about 10 years and is seen as symbolic of a new era in ties TOKYO CHINA'S Defence Minister Cao Gangchuan arrived in Japan yesterday in the first such visit in nearly 10 years, hoping to ease tensions
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        Lock icon China sends letter to WHO defending its food exports
        415 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS Beijing CHINA has defended the quality of its food exports in a formal notice sent to the World Health Organisation (WHO), saying almost all such exports are safe. The Health Ministry notice is a sign of growing government concern
        ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  415 words
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        Lock icon China praises US for opposing Taiwan vote
        409 10  -  Clarissa Oon China getting US to rein in Taiwan on issue of referendum By China Correspondent In Beijing 3HINA has praised the United states' opposition to a proposed Faiwanese referendum on joining :he United Nations, saying the is- land's bid to assert nationhood
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        Lock icon Chen not quite ready for quiet exit from office
        757 10  -  Ong Hwee Hwee NEWS ANALYSIS By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei THE countdown to his final year in office may have already begun, but Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian has made it clear that he would not be a lame duck in the
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        Lock icon Sandstorms causing parts of Great Wall to crumble
        263 10 REUTERS Beijing SANDSTORMS in north-west China are reducing sections of the Great Wall to mounds of dirt and may cause them to disappear in about 20 years, the state media said yesterday. The Great Wall snakes its way across more than 6,400
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Germany and Japan to push for climate change pact
        640 12 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Merkel and Abe also agree to cooperate closely in war on terror Tokyo THE leaders of Germany and Japan yesterday pledged at a summit to push for a global treaty to slash greenhouse gas emissions. They
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        Lock icon Beijing puts two virtual cops on the Internet beat
        325 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS Beijing TWO virtual officers from the Beijing police force will start patrolling the Web on Saturday. One male and one female, the duo will pop up on a user's browser and walk, cycle or drive across the screen warning
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        Lock icon Woman miscarries after 9 hospitals reject her
        256 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS Tokyo A PREGNANT woman miscarried in western Japan yesterday after nine hospitals refused to admit her and the ambulance crashed on its way to the 10th, news reports said. The incident triggered an immediate outcry in Japan, where the government has
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    • INDIA / SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Deadly rioting leads to closure of Taj Mahal
        296 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE New Delhi THE world-famous Taj Mahal was closed to tourists yesterday after officials in the Indian city of Agra imposed a curfew following rioting that left one person dead and 50 hurt. Rioters had fought pitched battles with police, pelting
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        Lock icon Musharraf will quit as army chief, says Bhutto
        577 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Pakistan's President and former prime minister close to sealing power-sharing deal Islamabad PAKISTANI leader Pervez Musharraf and former premier Benazir Bhutto have reached an agreement regarding the President's military role, a key step towards a power-sharing agreement. According to
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        Lock icon India's $15b warplane deal 'to be awarded on merit'
        242 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE New Delhi INDIA will award the world's biggest warplane contract on merit rather than political considerations following a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, the Defence Ministry said. New Delhi on Tuesday invited bids from global defence contractors
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        Lock icon Bollywood movies a hit overseas
        184 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS New Delhi INDIAN movies are gaining popularity in the overseas market and are expected to fetch 8.5 billion rupees (***** million) this year, an Indian minister said yesterday. The market is growing by 18 per cent annually mainly because of the growing Indian
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        Lock icon Thailand rejects EU request to monitor polls
        490 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Leaders say request is akin to interference in Thai politics Bangkok THAILAND has blasted a request by the European Union to send observers to the nation's post-coup election in December, saying the kingdom was "not a failed state". Foreign
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        Lock icon Top officials to head panel on Riau's SEZ
        352 16  -  AZHAR GHANI By Indonesia Bureau Chief In Jakarta TWO top Indonesian officials will helm the advisory council overseeing investment in the Riau Islands territories of Batam, Bintan and Karimun (BBK). BBK is the designated site for Indonesia's first Special Economic Zone (SEZ)
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        Lock icon Bringing back nicknames of yore
        165 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS Bangkok FOR as long as people in Thailand can remember, children have been given playful nicknames, classics include Shrimp, Chubby and Crab, which are carried into adulthood. But now, to the consternation of some nickname purists, children are being given such offbeat English-language
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Indian minister mistaken for prank caller
        198 18 BIHAR Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was not amused when a magistrate mistook him for a prank caller and got the official transferred. Mr Kumar called district magistrate Niranjan Kumar Chaudhury for details about recent floods in the area after receiving complaints about aid efforts,
        AFP  -  198 words
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        Lock icon $18m for dog, nothing for son's children
        262 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS LATE billionaire hotelier Leona Helmsley left millions of dollars for her dog and nothing for two of her grandchildren. Trouble, the aptly named white Maltese who once bit a housekeeper, gets a US$l2 million (SslB million) trust fund, according to Ms
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        Lock icon Astronaut 'to plead insanity'
        154 18 BLOOMBERG LISA Nowak, the former Nasa astronaut charged with trying to kidnap a romantic rival, will pursue an insanity defence, said an aide to her lawyer. Details of the defence would be available later, said Ms Marti Mackenzie, a spokesman for attorney Donald Lykkebak. Ms Nowak,
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        Lock icon Carrey pleads for Suu Kyi
        145 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS ACTOR-COMEDIAN Jim Carrey has made a straight-to-You Tube video. And it is not funny at all. The 45-year-old Carrey in a rare serious mode appears in a new announcement on behalf of the Human Rights Action Centre and the US Campaign for Burma.
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon $1.8b from Mid-East firms 'first big investment in IDR'
        588 21  -  Carolyn Hong Deals also represent largest foreign real estate investment in Malaysia: Officials By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Putrajaya A GROUP of Middle Eastern investors yesterday signed deals to commit US$l.2 billion (551.83 billion) to south Johor's Iskandar Development Region. The
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        Lock icon PM Lee to attend Merdeka Day celebrations
        183 21 SINGAPORE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be in Kuala Lumpur to attend Malaysia's 50th independence day celebrations tomorrow, at the invitation of Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi. PM Lee and Mrs Lee will attend the Merdeka Day Parade at the Merdeka (independence)
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        Lock icon Najib urges parties: Don't sow hatred just for votes
        454 21 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Kuala Lumpur DEPUTY Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has asked Malaysian politicians not to raise contentious issues in a way that could sow hatred and suspicion among the public. Picking up on the same theme that Prime
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        Lock icon KL to raise retirement age for civil servants
        505 22 The 1.2 million employees may get to work until age 60, instead of 56 PUTRAJAYA MALAYSIA plans to raise the retirement age for its 1.2 million civil servants to around 60 years old, from 56, a newspaper reported yesterday. An announcement on
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        Lock icon BABY ELEPHANT LEFT CRIPPLED
        51 22 This female baby elephant lost part of a leg when it was caught in a metal trap set by poachers, Berita Harian Maalysia reported yesterday. The injured beast is being treated by officers from the Department of Wildlife and National Parks in Pahang. PHOTO: NEW STRAITS
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        Lock icon Falling boulder kills illegal gold miner
        209 22 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Marang (Terengganu) A MAN digging illegally for gold was crushed to death inside a mine shaft by a falling boulder. Mr Aziz Awang, 42, had entered the restricted gold mining site in Lubuk Mandi, near Marang town, to look for
        THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  209 words
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      21 6 Repairing ties China's Defence Minister Cao Gangchuan visits Japan to ease tensions after strained ties halted top-level military exchanges. PAGE 8
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  • WORLD
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      855 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS, NEW YORK TIMES, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Teheran's nuclear ambitions put region at risk of 'nuclear holocaust', says Bush Reno (Nevada) US PRESIDENT George W. Bush has raised the spectre of a "nuclear holocaust" in the Middle East
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      234 23 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE US FORCES on Tuesday raided a Baghdad hotel and arrested eight Iranians, including two diplomats, drawing swift condemnation from Teheran. The eight were freed yesterday. An aide to the top US general in Iraq called
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      704 27  -  Bhagyashree Garekar Study says world competition has not cut their lead in over a decade By US Correspondent In Washington MORE than a dozen Bills meant to protect US industries from the so-called China threat are up before Congress this session. But a new study
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      424 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE City goes all out to ensure safety of leaders amid fears of terror strikes Sydney AUSTRALIA will stage the largest security operation in its history at next week's Sydney summit of Asia-Pacific leaders, locking down the city amid fears
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      596 30 REUTERS Gnawing fear of depression as farmers default, interest rates rise Moulamein (Australia) A THIN winter green carpets hills and plains, camouflaging a catastrophic drought in Australia's food bowl the Mur-ray-Darling river basin. Some crops in the region, in good times the source of almost
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      452 30 ASSOCIATED PRESS Athens MASSIVE wildfires in Greece were "generally receding" yesterday, the Fire Service said, but anger continued to rise over the government's handling of catastrophic blazes which have killed at least 64 people. The fires are dominating political debate
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      507 31 ASSOCIATED PRESS New Orleans still struggling to get back on its feet after devastating hurricane New Orleans ON THE second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, anger over the stalled rebuilding was palpable throughout a city where the mourning for the dead and feelings of
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      223 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Karbala IRAQI Prime Minister Nouri Al-Ma-liki clamped a curfew on the shrine city of Karbala yesterday after gun battles in its crowded streets turned a Shi'ite pilgrimage into a bloodbath, with 52 people dead. Radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr, whose
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      570 32 ASSOCIATED PRESS They hope the job scene will improve in Sarkozy's new, meritocratic France London MR ANRMY Bourhane, a Frenchman of African origin, had three years of experience as an account manager and a master's in international business but spent a fruitless year in
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      244 32 SINGAPORE and Germany are looking at forging new areas of cooperation, building upon an already extensive network of defence and security ties. This was the outcome of a meeting between Germany's Federal Minister for Defence Franz Josef Jung and Singapore's Defence
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        571 33 INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE Vatican launches budget charter airline to fly pilgrims to popular religious sites Paris IT ALREADY has its own postal service, its own bank and even its own Internet domain. The Vatican has now inaugurated its latest venture: a lowcost charter airline to ferry thousands of
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        69 33 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's sultans have approved the appointment of Datuk Alauddm Mohd Sheriff as the Chief Judge of Malaya, ending an unusual standoff after rejecting a previous list of candidates presented by the government. Datuk Alauddin was a judge in
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        144 33 ASSOCIATED PRESS HONG KONG: Veteran unionist Tarn Yiu Chung was chosen on Tuesday to head Hong Kong's leading pro-Beijing party, the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB). He faces the task of improving the party's image, which was tarnished by
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        80 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Thousands of prison officers across England and Wales started a 24-hour strike ovei pay yesterday, forcing jails, many of them seriously overcrowded, to lock offenders in theii cells. The illegal walkout prompted the Justice Ministry to ask London's High Court for an
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      439 34 SELLERS both eager and reluctant in collective property deals will find out in time if the legislative changes Deputy Prime Minister and Law Minister S. Jayakumar tabled in Parliament on Monday balance their competing interests. What the latest draft amendments to the Land Titles (Strata)
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      1036 34  -  Andy Ho POLICING THE VIRTUAL WORLD By Senior Writer HOW real is virtual property? If it is akin to real, tangible personal property such as a car or a house then, if you commit a crime against my virtual property, it
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      942 34  -  Boonrat »40 YEARS OF SINGAPORE By Apicharttraisorn "SINGAPORE is so good that it is hard to believe," I told my journalist friends from other Asean countries during a visit to Singapore recently. This is the second year Singapore has hosted the Asean Journalists Visit
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      1294 35  -  Evelyn Goh SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANISATION By For The Straits Times IN MID-AUGUST, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) held its seventh annual summit in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. The heads of state of Russia, China and the four Central Asian states Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
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      812 36  -  James Martin MOTHER TERESA By THE stunning revelations contained in a new book, which show that Mother Teresa had doubted God's existence, will delight her detractors and confuse her admirers. Or is it the other way around? The private journals and letters of the woman now
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      634 36  -  Nicholas A. Christakis MEDICAL CARE By "NO SURPRISES" is a basic rule in hospitals. Junior doctors are supposed to notify their superiors promptly about worrisome developments in a patient, and information is supposed to move smoothly up the chain of command. One of the
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      1141 37 Singapore today mXBB^ Showers with thunder in the late morning M 0 0 Tfi and early afternoon over many areas. THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY, AUGUST 30 2007 ASIA WORLD WEATHER USEFUL NUMBERS 5 THINGS YOU CAN 5== o m Emergency lines DO TODAY BEIJING n £rev V Police 999 SEOUL
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      740 38  -  Khushwant Singh ANOTHER VICTIM OF KIDNAP SCAMS By LAST Friday was a typical day at the office for real estate manager T.C. Lim, 30. Unknown to him, his parents led to believe that he had been kidnapped were scrambling to raise
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      505 39  -  Elena Chong Charged with drug offences, couple had fled to Malaysia before trying to return with newborn baby By Court Correspondent CAM Oi Ling spent several days in a Malaysian jail vith her baby boy in May. She had tried returning to Singapore,
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      317 39  -  Teh Joo Lin By! ARMY captain and star runner Ho Si Qiu was cremated yesterday, four days after the 25-year-old had fared well in his final run, which he completed in a swift 90 minutes. His finisher's medal for the 21km half marathon
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        114 39 A POLICE sergeant's altering of a document led to a stolen mobile phone being destroyed, even though it was meant to be a court exhibit. The phone had been recovered from a toilet bowl. Yesterday, Bokhari Makrob, 27, was jailed for a day and fined $8,000
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        131 39 HE PLAYED "drug dealer" to dupe a person, and ended up with a two-month jail term. Tan Pei Wei, 23, had agreed to help a friend dupe another man, Mr Lim Chuan Juan, who had borrowed $100 from the friend. The friend knew that Mr Lim
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      468 39  -  Arlina Arshad By WOODLANDS residents are resigned to thieves making off with parts of their vehicles parked overnight in multistorey carparks. Wing mirrors, headlights and motorcycle helmets are all fair game. Over the weekend, however, these residents had a new nuisance to deal with
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      443 39  -  Carolyn Quek By ONE young man was here on a holiday, while the other was about to leave the country to start his university education in Canada. But the lives of the two 19-year-olds came to a tragic end when the Mazda MX-5
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      1302 40 »ARTICLE BY SIMON SHORVON Council says The Lancet did not run reply to article by British don dismissed from Spore post THE Singapore Medical Council (SMC) is taking issue with a reputed medical journal that it claims has refused to give
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      624 41  -  Chang Ai -Lien Edison Liv elected to helm body guiding research and policy By Science Correspondent IN A coup for Singapore, Genome Institute head Edison Liv has been elected president of the prestigious Human Genome Organisation (Hugo) the international body guiding research
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        222 41 RIVER Valley High English Language teacher Dora Lee received an early Teachers' Day gift yesterday when Singapore Press Holdings' CATS Classified presented her with a large chocolate cake at her school. It was not just the cake that left her surprised but also the fact that
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        120 41 FROM next month, Singapore's first Chinese freesheet, my paper, will be available from Monday to Friday instead of Tuesday to Saturday. The change was made in response to feedback by readers, especially young working adults, who requested that the paper be made available
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        141 41 OVER 900 guests attended the premiere of the movie, Arctic Tale, at Golden Village Vivo City last night. The film follows the adventures of a polar bear and a walrus in their North Pole home, which is melting as a result of global warming.
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      229 41 FOR the second straight week, the book English As It Is Broken has made it to No. 1 on the non-fic-tion bestsellers' list which appears in The Sunday Times. It is going for a reprint. The thin $7.50 volume, which
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      392 41 This year's Army Open House has been clustered into seven "worlds" showcasing a next-generation fighting force. Here's a look at some of the happenings and where they are. I Combat %J World Pick from a spread of arms to aim and "open fire", participate in paintball
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      491 42  -  Ho Ai Li Anglo-Chinese, Catholic and Raffles JCs will teach English Language with focus on linguistics from 2009 By STUDENTS who relish English Literature and the General Paper will have a new A-level subject in English Language to sink their teeth into in two
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      319 42 HO AI LI TONGUE-TWISTERS and the sound of laughter that is what a visitor to Riverside Secondary might hear. A non-Chinese student might be stumbling over the Chinese character ma, which could result in someone calling his mother a horse. Student Monisha Kashyap,
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      476 45 The $226 million Marina Barrage, which will convert Marina Bay into a freshwater reservoir and help alleviate flooding in the area, is near completion and on track to start operating by the year end. When done, it will mean some of Singapore's flood-prone areas, such as Chinatown and
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      552 47  -  Tay Suan Chiang ►>ART GALLERY DESIGN CONTEST Jury panel explains why firms' models impressed it By Design Correspondent THE brief: to create a distinctive identity for the National Art Gallery while still respecting the cultural and historical significance of the City Hall and
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      317 47  -  Lee Hui Chieh By THE two public health groups are sparing no effort in working towards a future national diabetes registry, so better policies can be designed. In just three months, the National Healthcare Group (NHG) has registered 138,151 patients in its $3 million
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      13 47 He says: I'll beat your grandson to death She replies: Dont talk nonsense
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      405 49  -  George Lim Heng Chye THE premature deaths of able-bodied young men in exhaustive long-distance runs should serve as a warning for us to re-examine the meaning of physical fitness. I had likewise punished my finite body 23 years ago, when I served in
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      186 49  -  Kirsten Conrad (Ms) AS A runner, I was very sad to hear of Captain Ho Si Qiu's death after he completed the 21km-long half marathon on Sunday. Although he was in excellent condition and there were adequate medical personnel along the course, I
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      143 49  -  Soh Oon Teck WHEN did taking photos in MRT stations become a crime? I was at the Boon Lay Station recently to photograph the Jurong West housing estate when a member of the MRT staff stopped me and demanded my identity card. Naturally,
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      224 49  -  Michael Tang Yong'An I REFER to the article, "Outdoor events by political parties banned" (ST, Aug 28). Political causes require visibility, and no place is more appropriate than the public square, which exists primarily for political purposes. In the years leading to Singapore's independence,
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      Lock icon Rethink proposal for compulsory annuity
      200 49  -  Dr Lim Boon Hee ON THE proposed compulsory annuity, I would strongly urge the Government not to cross the fine line on CPF policy, so as to preserve Singaporeans' trust and faith. Like most Singaporeans, I have always regarded CPF money as my retirement nest
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      164 49  -  Mohamad Rosle Ahmad NOW that the brouhaha has settled down somewhat over the recent proposal for a compulsory annuity, I believe the issue is not as complicated as it is made out to be. Currently, most of those who reach the age of 55 leave
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      81 49  -  Wee Hua Boey (Mdm) WITH the move to push back the retirement age, resulting in more older folk working, who will watch over young children and supervise school-going children? Will we end up with more latchkey kids? Will childcare facilities be sufficient? Will foreign maids be
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      247 49  -  Philip Jeyaretnam THE Law Society refers to the letter by Mr Heng Cho Choon, "Law Society should pay clients of errant lawyers" (ST, Aug 25). Mr Heng referred to compensation funds established by overseas law associations to compensate clients who suffered loss owing to the
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      229 49  -  Goh Leng Choon I WOULD like to share my experience with a dishonest housing agent, in the hope that future sellers will not be fooled by unscrupulous "I will try my best to get you the best price" agents. Two years ago, I
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      70 49 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.com Access to letters online is free. Marathons: No short cuts, proper conditioning needed Organisation poor congestion at end point of marathon When an agent's presence prevents a property deal from going through Agents who discourage a transaction if told they won't
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      606 50  -  Terrence Voon SUDDEN DEATH IN SPORTS Experts urge athletes to educate themselves while FAS plans for more medical support By ONE was a professional footballer in Spain, the other was a captain in the Singapore Armed Forces. They had one thing in common:
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      Lock icon Thousands pay last respects to Puerta
      399 50 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Seville rHOUSANDS of football fans gathered at Sevilla's stadium yesterday to pay their last respects to defender Antonio Puerta, who was later cremat3d. The 22-year-old died on Fuesday, three days after suffering a heart attack during the club's opening match of
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      Lock icon Footballers who died suddenly
      315 50 REUTERS Aug 20, 2007: Anton Reid, 16, an apprentice at English League One side Walsall, collapsed during a routine training session. The cause of death has yet to be determined. April 11, 2006: Victor Alfonso Guerrero, 17, lost consciousness during a training session for the reserve
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      222 50  -  Terrence Voon By HE WAS a seasoned track rider with 15 years of experience. But Asaad Makmang's love affair with horses ended tragically yesterday. The 48-year-old died after falling off his horse, Maxim Gun, during trackwork at the Singapore Racecourse at about 6.15 am.
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      Lock icon Liverpool still have plenty to prove
      511 52 REUTERS SOCCER Despite 4-0 rout of Toulouse, Benitez holds judgement on Reds' title hopes London THIS was the first time in 103 European games that Liverpool had taken to the field without either Steven Gerrard or Jamie Carragher, both of whom were injured. But
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      Lock icon Nastase, criticised for penalty, quits
      213 52 REUTERS DINAMO Bucharest defender Valentin Nastase quit the club yesterday after he was made the scapegoat for the Romanian side's Champions League elimination. Dinamo, who had held Lazio 1-1 in the first leg in Italy, were favourites to go through after Florian Bratu gave them
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      Lock icon Sack me? Think carefully, says Jol
      320 52 London MARTIN Jol has warned Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy that sacking him could see the club saddled with another Jacques Santini. The Dutchman was given a vote of confidence by Levy after Spurs officials were caught meeting Sevilla coach Juande Ramos 11 days ago.
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      Lock icon Fergie in market for striker
      338 52 London ALEX Ferguson will spend the final two days of the transfer window desperately looking for a striker to cure a sudden shortage of firepower at Manchester United. The Red Devils have just two goals from four outings this season. His top target is Tottenham
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      Lock icon Interest mounts in Ronaldinho move to Chelsea
      455 52 London RONALDINHO'S agent has fuelled speculation that the Brazilian is heading for Chelsea for a world record transfer fee. Roberto de Assis, who is also the Barcelona star's brother, described the Blues' interest as "motivating". He also confirmed that he visited London at
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      284 52 ARSENAL'S Jens Lehmann (right) will make a last-ditch attempt to find a new club before the transfer window closes tomorrow. This follows manager Arsene Wenger's confirmation that Lehmann can no longer consider himself Arsenal's first-choice goalkeeper. The German has made an embarrassing error in each
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      316 52 MANCHESTER City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, despite spending more than £40 million (Ssl2o million) on eight players, is set to bring in more before the transfer window closes tomorrow. He is reportedly nearing a £2.5 million deal for Thiago Motta (right), the Barcelona midfield player.
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        78 52 WOODLANDS Wellington beat Liaoning Guangyuan 3-1 ir their S-League match at the Woodlands Stadium last night. Moroccan striker Laakkad Abdelhadi headed in Imran Sahib's corner for the opener just after the half-hour. Substitute Zulkiffli Hassim doubled the lead on 53 minutes, before
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        75 52 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Everton's frustrating summer search for reinforcements got a boost yesterday as they finally secured the signature of Nigeria striker Aiyegbeni Yakubu. He joins for £11.25 million (5534.5 million) on a five-yeai contract from Middlesbrough after the Home Office granted the Nigerian a work
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        55 52 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill's long summei search for a centre-back ended yesterday with the signing ol Zat Knight from Fulham. The 27-year-old, who has a single England cap to his name, cost £3.5 million (5510.5 million). "Zat has got a lot
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        50 52 MADRID: Villarreal's Argentina midfielder Juan Roman Riquelme has agreed to sign a two-year deal with Atletico Madrid, Spanish radio station Cadena Ser reported yesterday. There was no official comment from either club, but Cadena Ser said sources close to the player, 29, had confirmed the deal.
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      Lock icon Keane humbled at Luton Town
      577 53 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE soccer 0-3 League Cup defeat comes before Sunderland manager's Saturday visit to old club Man United London THE timing could not have been worse. Four days before his long-anticipated return to Manchester United, Roy Keane suffered his worst night as Sunderland boss. The
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      Lock icon Injured Dyer out, Adriano in?
      488 53 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London KIERON Dyer's season ended on Tuesday after he broke his leg in two places in West Ham's 2-1 League Cup win at Bristol Rovers. But the Hammers' woes could be lifted with the most surprising transfer of the season a £15 million
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      Lock icon Briatore wants unhappy Alonso back
      951 54 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOTOR RACING Spaniard's ex-boss at Renault feels tension at McLaren is hindering driver's performance Madrid FLAVIO Briatore has stirred the Formula One pot by offering Fernando Alonso sanctuary at Renault. The Renault boss says he "adores" the man who won back-to-back titles for
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      Lock icon S'pore women's foil team joint 3rd in Asia
      163 54 FENCING SINGAPORE women's foil team of Wang Wenying, Ruth Ng, Tay Yu Ling and Serene Ser finished joint third with Japan at the Asian Fencing Championships in Nantong, China, on Monday. It is the Republic's best achievement in the foil team event.
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      Lock icon Thrower Dong told to train in Singapore
      320 54  -  Leonard Lim SEA GAMES By: AMID concerns about his fitness, national thrower Dong Enxin has been told to remain in Singapore to prepare for December's South-east Asia Games in Thailand. Since July last year, the 26-year-old shot putter has been in China to
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      Lock icon Women's football makes appeal
      144 54 THE Football Association of Singapore has submitted an appeal for the women's national team to go to December's South-east Asia Games. The letter, signed by FAS president Ho Peng Kee, emphasises two points. First, the team's recent results against regional opposition, such as the Philippines, have
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      Lock icon Hosts Malaysia win Merdeka Cup
      199 54 BERNAMA »SOCCER Shah Alam THE Malaysian Under-23 team beat Myanmar 3-1 in the final of the Merdeka Cup at the Shah Alam Stadium last night. It has been 14 years since the hosts last lifted the phyThen, the team led by Dollah Salleh and Azman
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      Lock icon Mok aims to spread benefits of triathlon
      540 54  -  Royston Sim TRIATHLON By HE IS Singapore's fastest Ironman. But Adrian Mok, 32, has bigger plans for himself and, more importantly, for the local triathlon scene. Besides pushing beyond his limits, he hopes to help others achieve what he has gained from completing
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      Lock icon Lagat ghosts in to beat champion
      535 55 REUTERS ATHLETICS American emerges from pack at last bend to sprint to 1,500 m gold Osaka BERNARD Lagat laid to rest a 99-year-old ghost yesterday, becoming the first American man to win a global 1,500 metres title since 1908. Never mind that he is
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      Lock icon Hewitt at ease with himself, and fatherhood
      241 55 ASSOCIATED PRESS TRAVELLING with his wife and daughter now, Lleyton Hewitt has broadened his knowledge of pop culture. "I watch a lot of kids' DVDs," the 26-year-old Australian said with a smile. "Learning a lot of about Mickey Mouse, Little Einstein, the Wiggles.
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      Lock icon Sharapova strolls into second round
      577 55 ASSOCIATED PRESS TENNIS New York MARIA Sharapova shanked a backhand wide, prompting her opponent to leap in the air and pump her fist and smile as though she won the match or, indeed, the US Open. Not quite. That little celebration by 51st-ranked Roberta Vinci
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