The Straits Times, 3 September 2007

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 78 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 198/12/2006 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 2007 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon PM: Malay-Muslims now much better off
    686 1  - PM: MalayMuslims now much better off Li XUEYING But problems such as dysfunctional families need to be tackled By THE past 25 years have seen a dramatic transformation in Singapore's Malay-Muslim community, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday. It is now a community "confident that it is progressing with
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  • Article
    Lock icon More independent school students to get govt aid
    667 1  -  Maria Almenoar By FROM next year, the Government will help pay the fees of more students in independent schools. Any student from a family whose income is $7,200 or less will be eligible for a bursary, an increase that is almost double
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Learning the many languages of success
      895 1  -  Lee Tee Jong By South Korea Correspondent In Seoul IN A tight labour market, South Korean Kirn Jung Ah's job search experience stands out. Even before her university convocation ceremony early this year, the 24-year-old had already landed a job as a human resource
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      313 2 SECTION ONE HOME Pr' me 2-4 Malay youth make their mark Five students have won the Goh World 12-18 Chok Tong Youth Promise Award Review 19-21 a top award for Malay-Muslim FYI 22 youth. SECTION TWO PAGE HI Home Hl-HlO Forum Hll New advisory group for Changi Sports Hl2-Hl6 A
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon SO WHO'S THE TOUGHEST?
      119 3 Participants in the inaugural Ironman 70.3 Singapore were treated to iconic sights such as the Esplanade, as they swam, cycled and ran around the East Coast and Marina Bay areas yesterday. About 1,300 participants, including 35 elite professionals from around the world, competed in the 70.3
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      Lock icon COE prices expected to rise with fewer cars being scrapped
      505 3  -  Christopher Tan Market expects across-the-board reduction in COE numbers By Senior Correspondent CAR buyers can expect higher certificate of entitlement (COE) premiums ahead, as far fewer cars are being scrapped this year. This is likely to mean fewer COEs in
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      Lock icon Mahathir to get second heart bypass tomorrow
      380 3  -  Carolyn Hong By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S former premier, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, will undergo a heart bypass surgery tomorrow, following three mild heart attacks in the last 10 months. This will be his second heart bypass, with the first
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      Lock icon SIA, Temasek get 24% stake in China Eastern
      658 4  -  Chua Chin Hon Tie-up with Shanghai-based airline expected to help SIA gain vital Chinese foothold By China Bureau Chief In Shanghai AFTER a courtship lasting more than a year, Singapore Airlines (SIA) and parent company Temasek Holdings yesterday secured a "strategic" 24
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      Lock icon US senator quits over gay sex sting scandal
      529 4 ASSOCIATED PRESS, WASHINGTON POST, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Boise (Idaho) IN A subdued ending to a week of startling political theatre, a United States Republican senator arrested in a gay sex sting in an airport restroom has announced that he will resign. "I apologise
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      36 4 VIEWS FROM THE TOP Are there indications that the Singapore economy is entering a slowdown phase? CEOs share their insights. Today in THE BUSINESS TIMES Granny of murdered toddler Nonoi speaks Our family has been destroyed
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon 'WE OWE THE COUNTRY OUR LIVES'
      795 5  -  Lee Tee Jong S. KOREANS HELD HOSTAGE IN AFGHANISTAN RETURN HOME Hostages apologise for causing trouble amid criticism from countrymen By South Korea Correspondent in Seoul NINETEEN South Korean Christian medical aid workers held hostage by the Taleban in Afghanistan for six weeks arrived
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    • CHINA / EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon China to update UN on military spending
        466 6  -  Clarissa Oon Beijing acts to deflect criticism over 'lack of transparency' in security matters By China Correspondent In Beijing CHINA yesterday promised to update the United Nations on its military spending and arms sales, in response to criticism by some countries over its
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        Lock icon HK IRONWORKERS' STEELY RESOLVE
        53 6 Hundreds of ironworkers gathered to hold a protest outside the headquarters of the Hong Kong government yesterday after the latest talks on pay and working conditions collapsed. The workers, who help to build skyscrapers, entered the 26th day of their strike yesterday in a long-running industrial
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        Lock icon Two Japanese ministers 'plan to quit'
        390 6 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Tokyo TWO Japanese ministers, including the new Farm Minister, are said to have decided to quit. Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Takehiko Endo, 68, has decided to resign over illegal dealings at a farmers' group he headed, Kyodo news agency reported
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        Lock icon Crackdown on food safety for Olympics
        192 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Beijing BEIJING will shut down all unlicensed restaurants and food producers of items such as meal and vegetables by the end of the year to prevent cases of food poisoning during next year's Olympics. The four-month crackdown is part of a
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    • INDIA / SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Benazir's vow to return deepens crisis in Pakistan
        439 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Musharraf now faces prospect of challenges from two ex-premiers Islamabad PAKISTAN'S political crisis deepened yesterday after exiled former prime minister Benazir Bhutto vowed to return home, having failed to reach a power-sharing deal with President Pervez Musharraf. Key US ally
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        Lock icon Two killed as Kathmandu hit by bombings
        292 7 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Kathmandu FOUR bombs exploded almost simultaneously yesterday in and around the Nepalese capital Kathmandu, killing at least two people and wounding 13. Four of the wounded were in a critical condition in hospital, said police officer Basu Nepal.
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Myanmar activists plan protest march
        445 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Defiant move comes in the wake of govt manhunt Yangon DEFIANT anti-government protesters in Myanmar plan to stage a 160 km protest march today as the country's military government wraps up its work on guidelines for a new Constitution. Pro-democracy activist
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        Lock icon HELMETS FOR THE FAMILY
        67 8 These posters by the side of a highway on the outskirts of Hanoi are part of a campaign to get Vietnamese motorcyclists to wear helmets. It will become compulsory for them to do so by the end of the year. The majority of the motorcyclists in
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        Lock icon Four Americans nabbed for assaulting factory workers
        143 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS Jakarta FOUR Americans, including a marine working at the US Embassy in Jakarta have been arrested for allegedly assaulting workers at an Indonesian swimsuit factory. The Americans and 76 Indonesians are said to have cut gate locks, forced their way past
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Share data to fight piracy: Najib
        470 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BERNAMA Cooperation between Spore, XL and Jakarta has boosted Malacca Strait safety, he says PUTRAJAYA MALAYSIA'S Deputy Prime Minister has urged neighbouring countries to share intelligence to prevent terrorist attacks and piracy in the Malacca Strait, the Bernama news agency reported yesterday.
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        Lock icon KL cracks down on badly dressed cabbies
        284 9 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Kuala Lumpur WITH the rush of tourists into Malaysia, the government has begun cracking down on taxi drivers to ensure they look "professional". Officers from Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (CVLB) are checking if drivers tuck in their shirts and
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        Lock icon BABY LOSES ARM AFTER DOC'S ERROR
        56 9 Five-week-old Lai Yok Shan is recuperating in hospital in Klang after an operation to remove her arm. A doctor who had difficulty finding a blood vessel in her arm mistakenly inserted a needle into a muscle. Infection set in and the arm turned gangrenous.
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        Lock icon Fifth person detained under ISA over racial-riot SMSes
        334 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN police have arrested a man under a tough security law for allegedly spreading rumours of a race riot ahead of independence day celebrations. A 37-year-old man was detained in Johor, the fifth under the Internal
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    • ASIA FOCUS
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        Lock icon 'Thaksin nominee' has premiership within reach
        1288 10  -  Nirmal Ghosh NIRMAL GHOSH Chief of People's Power Party holds royalist views, vows to change charter By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok MR SAMAK Sundaravej looks tall and formidable in photographs. In person he seems shorter, but no less formidable. A bulldog of a man,
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        Lock icon Corruption in Thailand like the flu'
        288 10  -  NIRMAL GHOSH Bangkok MR SAMAK Sundaravej, who once drew support from a voter base in the army, now spends a lot of time pitching for the army top brass' biggest problem: Thaksin Shinawatra. Asked about corruption allegations against deposed premier Thaksin, he said graft
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        Lock icon It's 'neat' that Abdullah's remarried, says Bush
        239 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS US PRESIDENT George W. Bush thinks it is "neat" that Malaysia's widower Prime Minister has remarried, according to reports in local newspapers. In an interview last Thursday, Mr Bush said he tried to call Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi when his wife
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        Lock icon Just 48kg, but she's champ at eating chicken wings
        182 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS WHEN it comes to wolfing down chicken wings, Ms Sonya Thomas is a whiz. The 48kg competitive eater who goes by the nickname The Black Widow beat a dozen beefy rivals on Saturday night, cramming 173 wings in 12
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        Lock icon Thai woman severs husband's penis
        115 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE A 35-YEAR-OLD Thai woman is at large with her husband's penis after discovering the man's unfaithfulness. Pornbun Sinthusin returned home late on Friday night and found her 34-year-old husband Ploeng Plaekratoke in bed with another woman, said Lieuten-ant-Colonel Kornwat Hunpradit. Pornbun later gave
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      23 5 Samak keeps fighting Ex-Bangkok mayor Samak Sundaravej may be a front-runner in the coming polls but his credibility has been questioned. PAGE 10
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Britain and US in verbal war over Iraq
      883 12 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE UK slams US' flawed policy while its work in Basra is criticised London A WAR of words over the US handling of post-inva-sion Iraq has blown up, with US officials criticising the efforts of the British in Basra, and
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      Lock icon Lebanon troops seize control of refugee camp
      306 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Beirut THE Lebanese army took full control yesterday of a Palestinian camp where it has been battling Islamist militants for more than three months, a senior security source said. The army seized the Al-Qaeda-inspired Fatah al-Islam group in
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      Lock icon Teen killed at unruly Hamas rally in Gaza
      458 13 LOS ANGELES TIMES, NEW YORK TIMES Shots fired by group's security forces as protest turns violent Jerusalem SHOTS from Hamas security forces hit the group's own supporters in Gaza when a rally near the Egyptian border threatened to spiral out of control.
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      Lock icon Iran claims it is running 3,000 atomic centrifuges
      499 14 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Experts say 3,000 centrifuges going non-stop can make one bomb in a year Teheran IRAN has met a planned target of installing and running 3,000 atomic centrifuges used in enriching uranium, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday, according to
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon 26 HURT IN ACEH CLASH
        93 14 JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK MEDAN: The swearing-in ceremony for the new South-east Aceh regent was marred by a clash between protesters and the police on Saturday that left at least 26 people injured. The new regent, Mr Hasanuddin, and his deputy, Mr Syamsul Bahri, were
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        Lock icon QUAKE OFF SOLOMON ISLANDS
        102 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS SYDNEY: A powerful earthquake struck beneath the ocean floor near the Solomon Islands yesterday, triggering a small sea surge which was not large enough to warrant a tsunami warning. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury. The United States Geological Survey measured
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        Lock icon HK'S BAD AIR DETERS FOREIGNERS
        118 14 REUTERS HONG KONG: Hong Kong's air pollution is making it more difficult for companies to attract foreign staff to the territory, according to a survey released yesterday by the city's American Chamber of Commerce. Eighty-nine chamber members responded to the survey. Half of the respondents
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      Lock icon 'Lower blood pressure good for diabetics'
      501 15  -  Lee Hui Chieh Study shows hypertension drug reduces heart attacks, kidney problems for diabetic patients By in Vienna THE results of a large international study released yesterday may herald a sea change in how diabetic patients are treated. The extensive study, which followed more
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      Lock icon BYA WHISKER
      52 15 American George Haskins 111 (top) and German Willi Chevalier were among 250 contestants who took part in the biennial World Beard and Moustache Championships held in Britain on Saturday. Competitors were barred from using extensions or hair pins, although wax and hair spray were allowed in some cases.
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      Lock icon The tall and short of genes and disease
      351 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Paris SCIENTISTS have uncovered the first gene that helps explain common differences in height among humans. Just a single change in the gene's DNA code determines whether people will be taller or shorter by up to lcm, scientists announced yesterday.
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      Lock icon TV makers on quest for the perfect picture
      713 16  -  Tham Yuen-C New flat-screen technology unveiled at Berlin electronics fair By in Berlin IT IS no longer just about size in the world of TV sets the focus is now on the perfect picture. "Perfect Pixel Engine" and "Motion Plus Technology" proclaimed
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      Lock icon Wild cats: When you can't stop them, eat them
      219 16 Canberra AUSTRALIANS have found a novel solution to the problem of wild cats killing small native animals each year cat stew. A new report on New South Wales state's most destructive species reveals that feral cats are the greatest risk to
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      Lock icon KISSING FOR THE RECORD
      75 16 A total of 6,980 Bosnian couples took part in a mass kissing event on Saturday hoping to break the world simultaneous kissing record. The couples kissed for 10 seconds in the main square of the north-eastern town of Tuzla, 120 km north of Sarajevo. Last month,
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      Lock icon Danish police clash with rampaging protesters
      282 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Copenhagen A PROTEST by hundreds of youth activists in Copenhagen turned violent early yesterday, with demonstrators setting fire to street barricades and cars and smashing shop windows, police said. Officers used tear gas to disperse the crowd. One officer was injured
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      Lock icon Apec to see 'soaring emission levels'
      436 17 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE But cleaner, more advanced technology will cut pollution, says Aussie study Sydney ECONOMIC growth in Pacific Rim countries will increase emissions of the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming by 130 per cent by 2050, according to a new Australian study
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      Lock icon Hurricane Felix gathers strength
      267 17 BLOOMBERG Miami HURRICANE Felix strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane yesterday as it began to pass just north of the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean Sea, the US National Hurricane Centre said. Hurricane Felix is the second hurricane of the Atlantic season. The system's maximum
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    • SINGAPORE AND THE WORLD THIS WEEK
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        59 18 GENEVA: Next round of WTO Doha talks are expected to begin. wn*vt w i. t i• i PANAMA: Panama to kick off the expansion of its famous canal, marking the beginning of an ambitious project to double the capacity of the waterway. The 93-year-old Panama Canal, which handles 5
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        30 18 »nAiiAv/rui_»\. ru»DALIAN (China): Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to attend the opening ceremony of the World Economic Forum's Inaugural Annual Meeting of the New Champions, known as the "Summer Davos".
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        64 18 CAIRO: Arab League to convene at the ministerial level; fact-finding commission on Hamas takeover of Gaza to meet Qn ins 5 ULAN BATOR: Japan and North Korea to hold talks on establishing diplomatic relations for two days as part of a six-country deal to scrap Py™*^nudea/ programmes m exchange
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        Lock icon THURSDAY
        22 18 WASHINGTON: Republican Fred Thompson tol make a formal announcement about his 2008 bid to run for the White House via webcast
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        13 18 GENEVA: International Institute for Strategic Studies (USS) Global Strategic Review 2007 seminar.
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        35 18 ISLAMABAD: Deadline set fe Pakistan's Supreme Court to the election commission to register all eligible voters for the next general election after complaints that millions ot citizens were missing from draft 1 t 11't
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        10 18 BEIJING: 31st anniversary of the death of Chairman Mao.
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      Lock icon Apec leaders to tackle climate change
      297 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS ►> WORLD WHAT IT IS ASIA-PACIFIC countries including the world's worst polluters the United States and China will outline tactics for the post-Kyoto Protocol fight against climate change at a major summit this week in Sydney. The Protocol, the main international
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      Lock icon High expectations on Malaysia's 2008 Budget
      171 18  -  CAROLYN HONG WHAT IT IS MALAYSIA'S Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi will present the 2008 Budget to Parliament on Friday. This is likely to be the last budget before the general election widely speculated to be held within a few months and, as such, there
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      Lock icon Congress to examine Iraq progress report
      257 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WHAT IT IS PRESIDENT George W. Bush and his Democratic foes in Congress this week fire the opening shots in a long-brewing clash likely to seal the fate of US war strategy in Iraq. Lawmakers return from their summer break for a
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      Lock icon Myanmar's charter convention to close
      178 18  -  NIRMAL GHOSH WHAT IT IS MYANMAR'S on-again, off-again National Convention is set to close today, completing what the ruling military junta says is the first step to a long-delayed transition to democracy. A new Constitution emerging out of guidelines framed by the National Convention is
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      Lock icon Forbes to speak on US elections and Asia
      186 18  -  RACHEL CHANG SINGAPORE WHAT IT IS MR STEVE Forbes (above), editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine, will give a talk on Sunday on The US Elections And Economy: The Impact On Asia, as part of the Singapore Press Club's Eminent Speaker Talk Series. The
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      Lock icon Maritime delegates to focus on straits safety
      108 18  -  MARIA ALMENOAR WHAT IT IS THE International Maritime Organisation-Singapore meeting on the Malacca and Singapore Straits will be held at the Swissotel The Stamford from tomorrow till Thursday. Delegates from 50 countries will attend the meeting. WHY IT MATTERS The Strait of Malacca
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      Lock icon New moves to boost heart health awareness
      146 18  -  MARIA ALMENOAR WHAT IT IS THE Singapore Heart Foundation is holding a press conference on this year's National Heart Week, which will be held at the end of the month in conjunction with World Heart Day. The Government will reveal how it intends
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      23 12 Search for perfect image The focus at International Funkausstellung, the world's largest consumer electronics fair, is TV sets with picture-perfect images. PAGE 16
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      428 19 MUCH ink has flowed about rising rents for residential and commercial properties, and the worry that this will result in higher costs that erode Singapore's competitiveness. On the other hand, there've been reassurances that though costs have gone up, the city remains a cheaper place to
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      969 19  -  K. V. Ramaswamy CHINA'S MANUFACTURING WOES By For The Straits Times CHINA'S manufacturing reputation is in trouble. Recently, American toy company Mattel recalled more than 400,000 toy cars and 18 million toys worldwide because they contained hazardous components. Soon afterwards, British toy seller
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      1025 19  -  Jonathan Kent COPYRIGHT: BBC NEWS MALAYSIA TURNS 50 By In Kuala Lumpur THERE were surely moments in the last half century when Malaysians would not have dared dream that their country would be doing so well at 50. After all, independence in 1957 was won amidst
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      2764 20 MENDAKI TURNS 25 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spoke on the progress made by the Malay-Muslim community at Mendaki's 25th anniversary dinner last night. The following is an extract MENDAKI was the first community self-help group to be formed in Singapore. After
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      1013 21  -  Chua Mvi Hoong LIFE'S MEANING By Senior Writer I STARED at the tubes of acrylic colour. Carmine red. Emerald green, golden yellow. Yes, it is a cliche, but I searched my heart. What colours are my feelings, I asked the maelstrom in me. Instinctively, but slowly,
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      39 19 Time out In this fast-paced world of instant gratification, do Singaporeans have the ability to pause, wonder and create? PAGE 21 PUNCHLINES U/OULD LIKE (j2m\\ TO EXCHANGE N I THIS ?OR $1 /MILLION I A |N SMALL MOTES// Av*f//n
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      886 22 Singapore today (^^^^^^N^ Showers with thunder M 0 m. 0 m afternoon over many areas. THE STRAITS TIMES MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 2007 ASIA WORLD WEATHER USEFUL ™MBERS Emerqency lines BEIJING SEOUL 0 Police.. 999 j Clear Police Hotline 1800-255-0000 jp^p^S Civil Defence (Fire, Rescue and Emergency Ambulance) 995 j^~idb •OKYO
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      582 23  -  Zakir Hussain YOUNG MALAY-MUSLIMS MAKE THEIR MARK Nafa student one of 5 to bag Goh Chok Tong Youth Promise prize By AFTER her dismal Olevel results six years ago, Ms Rozeryna Rothman, 22, flitted from job to job. But at clothing store
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      343 23  -  ZAKIR HUSSAIN THREE years ago, Mr Mohamed Sharael Mohd Taha was talent-spotted by his mechanical engineering professor, who asked him to join a team of students to build a racing car. His knowledge of car engines, which came from when he
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      464 24  -  Karamjit Kaur Airport gets 4-man advisory group to help it soar higher as competition hots up By Aviation Correspondent AS THE dogfight for premier air hub status intensifies, Changi Airport, which has lost some key staff to rivals, aims to more than make up for
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      270 24  - How to raise funds brick by brick Tessa Wong By A LOGO in Lego, fit for a president. A giant Lego version of the President's Challenge 2007 logo was presented to President S R Nathan at a People's Association (PA) event A Sea of Hearts, An Ocean of PAssion at
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      636 25 Fraudsters have been making the rounds again recently with their old bag of tricks and unsuspecting Singaporeans are still none the wiser. Here's a look at some of the ploys that made the news How it is done SMSes or overseas calls are made to victims'
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        93 25 THE annual Seletar Mer-cedes-Benz Charity Golf Tournament, which ended last week at the Seletar Country Club, raised over $250,000 this year. DaimlerChrysler, which makes the well-known German marque, has been the club's title sponsor for the last five years. Since 2000, Seletar Country Club has raised
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        76 25 READ! Singapore has attracted a participation of 24,000 this year, up from 16,000 last year. The 15-week nationwide reading initiative organised by the National Library Board started in 2005. This year was the first time selected short stories were uploaded on the READ! website.
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        90 25 THE Minister for Trade and Industry has re-appointed the chairman and members of the Competition Appeal Board for another two years, with effect from Saturday. The chairman is Mr Thean Lip Ping, a consultant with KhattarWong. The board was set up to hear appeals relating to
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      477 26  -  Keith Lin Project to foster greater acceptance of ex-convicts praised by PM Lee for its efforts By FORMER prison inmate Loh Kirn Meng, 30, held little hope of getting a job when he was set free in 2005. He had been sentenced to
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      144 26 PREPAREDNESS in an emergency is critical, since the instinct at such times is to fight or take flight. To ensure that all constituencies are equipped to better deal with various emergencies, the Sin- gapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and the People's Association will introduce the Emergency
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      340 28 MEMBERS of a dragon boat team paddled around Singapore in nearly 30 hours for charity over the weekend including a diabetic whose sugar levels dipped dangerously low at one point. The 24-strong crew attempted the 150 km feat in aid of the President's
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      443 28  -  Zakir Hussain Ex-president objects to party poll for second time; police called after near scuffle at HQ By A FRESH election held to resolve a leadership tussle in opposition party Singapore Malay National Organisation (PKMS) is mired in controversy yet again. Former president Borhan Ariffin, who
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      538 29  -  Judith Tan Model by engineering school is adjustable to suit users' needs, and designed for Asian builds By SINGAPORE'S disabled athletes do the country proud at international events but face an Achilles heel when it comes to their wheelchairs. Bulky and heavy,
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        160 29 A MAN masquerading as a woman's former neighbour conned her into handing over her gold bracelet, gold necklace and gold ring on Friday. The valuables were worth a total of $900. He approached the woman, who is in her 70s, while she was walking past a
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        110 29 A WOMAN was crossing Orchard Road and SMSing her friend on her mobile phone when a man grabbed her device. She grappled with the 21-year-old but lost her grip and fell down. The incident, which happened at about 9pm on Saturday night, had a happy ending as
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      656 30  -  Tracy Sua »SPORE POLICE CONTINGENT IN TIMOR LESTE Officers on year-long stints share their experiences while back on home leave By THEY were a whisker away from pulling out their weapons to protect their charge: a candidate in the recent Timor Leste
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      81 27 DENGUE CASES UPDATE: 6127 STOP THE DANGER BEFORE IT TAKES FLIGHT. Think it's safe at home? For an unseen threat like dengue, you can never be too sure. Dengue is transmitted by the Aedes mosquito which breeds easily in stagnant water commonly found in our homes. Worst of all, it
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      560 29 q How will the Health Promotion Board (HPB) tackle the rising number of HIV infections? BBy spending $4 million, an increase on the $3.3 million spent for the year ending in March, on Aids education. This is more than triple the $1.3 million budget it had in 2005. q Who
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      771 31 By SINGAPORE'S aim to be a premier medical hub in the region has received a boost with two new private sector facilities to augment what's already an advanced infrastructure. The new Novena Medical Centre houses specialist clinics with state-of-the-art facilities and there's direct
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      358 31  -  LEONGPHEIPHEI By WHETHER you are looking for a job or upgrading your skills. The Straits Times CATS Recruit's Career Discovery 2007 is a fair you don't want to miss. Hailed as one of the biggest career fairs this year. Career Discovery is organised by The
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        124 31 THE world's largest LED (Light Emitting Diode) LCD TV in the market has arrived, with a price tag to match. On a 70-inch screen, the Samsung F9 Full LED LCD TV combiner the latest technology with the same classy design that is Samsung's. Some of its features
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        101 31 FOR every $30 spent in a single receipt at Pizza Hut this month and the next, you stand a chance to enter a lucky draw. Three winners a week will walk away with a Nokia 6210 Classic mobile phone, eight pairs of Cathay Cineplexes movie passes and
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        88 31 THE revamped Hougang Mall has more shops and services for the family. Asia Malls, which manages Hougang Mall, is I organising a series I of activities that I includes the Battle I of the Voices, a I singing contest I this Saturday, I and the Balloon I
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        68 31 FRENCH label Promod opens its first flagship store in Singapore at Suntec City Mall #01--055/057/059. Created in 1975 as a French family boutique, Promod's collection has since wowed followers for its affordability and timelessness. 2006 was particularly significant for the label it opened its first store in Shanghai
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        39 31 LEADING UK fashion brand Principles adds one more store to its existing set-up at Vivo City. The latest outlet at Suntec Galleria #01-061/063 occupies 1,2275q ft and it continues to carry fashionable pieces for stylish career women.
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        77 31 OLYMPUS recently unveiled seven new compact digital cameras, each with its unique and winning features. Leading the pack is Mju79OSW, which is waterproof up to 3m, shockproof up to 1.5 m and freezeproof up to minus 10 deg C. The Mju795SW features a newly developed image processing engine
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      493 32  -  Debbie Yong »SOAP BOX Marriage may be the answer for some but the world still holds colourful alternatives By JUST when I thought I had reached a rest-stop in the pursuit of academic laurels, a milestone of another kind is
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      553 32  -  Emily Lek By JULY is when Cupid is overworked on university campuses, that is. Orientation camps are proving to be so effective at getting boys and girls into relationships, organisers have scored funding for their work. The Social Development Unit (SDU) initiative launched in
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      867 32 »MYLIFE What will it take to make a really great university town? Youthlnk writers weigh in with their views on what they think should be the dos and don'ts of this masterplan Consult Clementi residents MY FIRST thoughts concern the potential impact
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      464 32  - Want to win respect? Try the old-fashioned way earn it Goh Wen Zhong »LETTER HOME By AFTER four years abroad, I have concluded that Singaporeans, especially youth, have a particular predilection with feeling good about themselves. Part of my work with this paper involves touching base with youth, and on
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      410 33  -  Kevin Wong Zi Hao READING last weekend's Saturday Special Report ("Those who can, teach"; ST, Aug 25), I was heartened by the vision exercised by teachers in engaging with students in new and creative ways. However, I believe there is another side of
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      171 33  -  Balwant Singh ENTRANCE fees and monthly subscription payments for the many members of social and sports clubs in Singapore have been rising steadily. Some of these clubs have built up substantial reserves, to the tune of millions of dollars. There have been numerous reports
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      299 33  -  Ong Tok Lwee I AGREE with Mr Scow Kuan Yong's comments on the travel industry ("Travel advertising needs urgent overhaul"; ST, Aug 29). I would like to mention another practice by some travel agencies. They add optional tours not listed in the sales
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      271 33  -  Chin Kee Thou I WONDER how food products without expiry dates, allowed by law, are monitored, and if they are within their shelf life and fit for human consumption. The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) in its letter, "Not all items need date
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      376 33  -  Tan Thiam Soon IS ELECTRONIC road pricing (ERP) a solution to the congestion problem? On the surface, yes. It seems to change traffic patterns whenever new gantries are introduced, but only temporarily. The bottlenecks do not disappear, they simply move around or
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      206 33  -  Lily Ho (Ms) LAST Thursday, I started waiting for SBS service 151 in Jalan Toa Payoh, after Block 195, in the direction of Hougang, at 9.45pm. The bus guide at the bus stop said the estimated waiting time for this bus service
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      86 33 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.com Access to letters online is free. Cat control: Town councils should listen to all residents, not just the complainants Work from home imagine the costs we can save Star Hub cares more for new customers than existing ones Why was there
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      1017 34  -  Richard Jolly SOCCER Goals from Knight and Agbonlahor condemn Mourinho's men to first loss of the season By AS WEEKS go, this is one Zat Knight will struggle to forget. Signing for his boyhood heroes, Aston Villa, was memorable enough. So, for the wrong
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      547 34  -  Wang Meng Meng By JUMP in and be ready to fight. If there ever is a golden rule about doing well in the Premier League, that has to be it. Sven-Goran Eriksson ignored it to his, and Manchester City's, detriment. After a flying
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      561 34 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESS London ARSENAL turned on the style to beat Portsmouth 3-1 yesterday, and underlined why Arsene Wenger believes he can succeed without help from any Russian billionaires. His side completely overwhelmed Portsmouth at the Emirates Stadium to extend their unbeaten start to
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      309 35 SOCCER London INTIMATE details of what went on between Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo, Nani, Anderson and five £150-an-hour (*****) prostitutes were splashed in two British tabloids yesterday. The club will question Ronaldo, who earns £120,000 a week, over the scandal. Manager Alex Ferguson
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      580 35 Hitman gives Man United penetration and strength in win over Sunderland Manchester TWO things were learnt about Manchester United after their 1-0 win over Sunderland on Saturday. Firstly, the Glazers are not going to sell the club, even if consortiums in China and Dubai are
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      288 35 London LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez fell out with his assistant for 11 years, Paco Ayestaran, because the latter was getting too cosy with Chelsea's Jose Mourinho. But Benitez vowed that the boot-room bust-up will not interfere with the club's quest for their first Premier League
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      363 35 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London ENGLAND coach Steve McClaren left St James' Park on Saturday with something to smile about. His first-choice striker, Michael Owen, had just ended Newcastle's 646-minute Premier League goal drought at home. Seeing the injury-plagued striker score his first league goal since
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      867 36  -  Leonard Lim IRONMAN 70.3 Brazilian romps home as world champ pulls out with tyre puncture By CRAIG Alexander, the reigning world champion, was prepared for the extreme heat and humidity at the inaugural Ironman 70.3 Singapore yesterday. He certainly did not expect his title hopes to
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      251 36  -  LEONARD LIM FINISHING the Ironman 70.3 Singapore was probably not a tall order for Teo Ser Luck, Parliamentary Secretary (Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports). After all, he had already completed three full Ironman races, and he did only
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      140 36  -  LEONARD LIM AS CHIN Jin Kiat approached the Ironman 70.3 finish line yesterday at about lpm, he was holding a bouquet of roses, rather than the usual cup of water or sponges. Spectators soon knew why. Seconds after completing the gruelling event, the 32-year-old business
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      574 36 REUTERS ATHLETICS Osaka THE finale of the World Athletics Championships yesterday belonged to the glittering United States track team, on a night spiced up by charismatic European performances in the field. American Allyson Felix, assisted by Dee Dee Trotter, Mary Wineberg and Sanya
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      407 36  -  Terrence Voon By DURING his 20-year career as a national thrower, James Wong lost much sleep thinking of life after sport. Now, thanks to a new programme that provides career training for athletes, Singapore's sportsmen and sportswomen are likely to sleep better. The Athlete
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      729 37 ASSOCIATED PRESS »TENNIS Poland's Radwanska, 18, beats defending champion; Hingis and Petrova also crash out New York BOTHERED by swirling gusts and a teenager's surprising verve, Maria Sharapova was completely lost. Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland pulled off a stunning upset, beating the defending US Open champion
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      281 37  -  Wang Meng Meng »NETBALL By COACH Kate Carpenter has a message as Singapore begin their quest to defend the Five Nations Netball Cup today: no fear. Facing the champions will be a pool of strong contenders. Trinidad and Tobago, ranked 10th in the world,
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      442 37 ASSOCIATED PRESS »GOLF Norton (Massachusetts) TIGER Woods, Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh delivered the kind of golf everyone expected. Mike Weir and Rich Beem played the golf they badly needed. Woods and Mickelson traded birdies and eagles on Saturday at the TPC Boston, each posting
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      607 37 ATHLETICS World Championships in Osaka Men's 4x100m: 1 USA 37.785 ec 2 Jamaica 37.89 3 Great Britain 37.90 50km walk: 1 Nathan Deakes (Aus) 3hr 43min 53sec 2 Yohan Diniz (Fra) 3:44:22 3 Alex Schwazer (Ita) 3:44:38 Pole vault: 1 Brad Walker (USA) 5.86 m 2 Romain Mesnil (Fra)
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      1011 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TODAY: GROUP B PREVIEW TOMORROW: GROUP C Despite poor form and internal conflicts, Australia have enough belief to beat anyone Paris WHEN John Connolly took over as head coach early last year, Australian rugby was in a pitiful state. The
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      653 38 REUTERS Paris THE Welsh must wish the World Cup had taken place two years ago, when they clinched the Six Nations under Mike Ruddock Since then, there has been turmoil in the ever turbulent world of Welsh rugby. Under-fire coach
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      291 38 »DID YOU KNOW? A COMMEMORATIVE stone at a school in the town of Rugby, claims that, in 1823, a 16-year-old student William Webb Ellis, "with a fine disregard for the rules of football, first took the ball in his arms
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      107 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Best performance: Quarter-finals (1991) Coach: Ric Suggitt World ranking: 13 LIKE the United States, Canada lack matches at the top level. They had some good performances in previous World Cups, but have lost the majority of their golden generation, comprising
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      116 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Best performance: Quarter-finals (1987) Coach: Ilivasi Tabua World ranking: 12 FIJI, whose free-running style is a delight to watch, have always struggled to replicate their rugby sevens success in the Test arena. They are probably the most naturally talented of the Pacific Islanders
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      104 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Best performance: Group stage Coach: John Kirwan World ranking: 18 JAPAN'S star has been on the wane for the last four years. A dreadful sequence of results in the Pacific Nations Cup will worry them about similar beatings at the World Cup. But
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      1142 35 f FABULOUS FOUR FOR FRADD resuming party of Singapore's and this one was ownerless. It sprint star Why Be in the $125,000 took two months to get him here '^^Jk W^S oPen with an outstanding run for but I thought he was a very nice ~JuL H) trainer Don Baertschiger,
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      100 35 Serie A Yesterday AS Roma 3 Siena 0 Atalanta 2 Parma 0 Cagliari 2 Juventus 3 Catania 0 Genoa 0 Livorno 2 Palermo 4 Torino 2 Reggina 2 Udinese 0 Napoli 5 Sampdoria v Lazio Late kick-off Today AC Milan v Fiorentina S-League Yesterday Gombak United 1 Geylang United 1
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      51 37 TV times ATHLETICS: lAAF World C'ships: Highlights (Chs, 3pm). CRICKET: Pro4O: Essex v Gloucestershire (Live, Ch9s, 11.38pm). GOLF: LPGA State Farm Classic: Day 4 (Delayed, Ch22, 9pm). USPGA Deutsche Bank C'ship: Final day (Live, Ch2l, tomorrow, 2am). TENNIS: US Open: Day 7 (7am). Day 8 (11pm and tomorrow, 7am) Live,
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      197 39 the Imd /> mx shcphrnl. I not in irunl lit- -nukr\ nw Iw down n pNurmiA Helmtb mekukkquin mm .^/mrx mymmL" Psalm 23 LILY QUEK (wife of the late Lam Joon Chee) Age: 81 was called home to be with the Lord on 1 September 2007, leaving behind: Sons: Daughters-in-law:
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      114 39 LIM SIEW BEE Mi of the I an- lan loh Seng) K e. 71 passed .«\\.i> peaiefulh on I September 2007. s.idh missed b\: s""s daughters in-lew: <>n k'tisen Worm limn I.v I mil\ I I >v\ Mi... \ti< I <mi I fc-hor.th DaaghtOTi Sons in law. ig i )<tn-s
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      39 39 r4ih Anniversary In 11 1\ inj> Memory of HELENA BEATRICE SOONG 3 September 2003 Dearest Mum, out years htn<e fHissftt. yt-t riof a day hits fHtsstti without itur ihtnights ami l>ravtT\ fin ynu \\r lihv yon nti.\.\ \mi itearl\
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      52 39 V\ it h I ond Memories Of NGTONGHENG Departed: 3 September 1995 lime changes many things. Hut not the memory this day brings. \<mt fmfflf fan- and putntil smiU- vii sadness we ret all; )tm had a friendly word for each \iul died beloved b\ till. Mways remembered by your
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      78 39 AMURTHAM D/OANNANI Age: 77 (formerly 16, Buffalo Road) passed away peacefully on 2/9/2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Kamasamy rhasri. deceased) Sons: Daughters: R. Meganathan X SaJOfiui R. layaraman R. Anuuh.tram Sister: Manyammal Daughters-in-law, sons-in-law, Grandchildren, (.real Grandchildren, Relatives and Friends. Body is resting at Blk
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      56 39 In I mmn Mrrrory of Din II Kll moon c«yii Kit: munc; Dep.nted Sept (lf> mMi.ii > 1 i 1 >ii to n\. Yimt »/•> with ii )mi ii r'r llit kniil ill liillni )nui in iil mil y h ill nffi-1 forffti S.idh missed ami always remembered by wife.
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      23 39 TAN KIONG KHOO, KEITH Age: 74 passed away peacefully on 1 September 2007 leaving behind: Daughter: Melina Brothers, sisters, family and many friends.
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      55 39 7tv uwLnJ /nonary /of mdmTAN BOI KIAT CAl LED BACK TO THE LORD ON 3 SEPTEMBER 2006 A supportive wife, awesome gnftj and child of God. Aiways loved, cherished anAfnodfy remembered by those whom her ttfc touched r ifii i Urn Ktji r IihIMji I «y <4 *m Lart *M»
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      79 39 7th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of FRANCIS LIM CHENG HUAT Entered into fullness of eternal life on 3 September 2000 "liwre i\ only MM thinf' I n.\L itf the I mil. lust one tiling I MBA to (I u f II in the house of the Load all the days
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      84 39 THERESA CHAN LEAN GNOH Age: 60 was called home to be with the Lord on 1 September 2007 leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Ix)h Chee Meng Sons: Loh Chin Leong Kyan Loh Chin Hui Daughter: Loh Shi I in Wake is held at Crystal Room Singapore Casket, Level 4,131 Lavender
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      100 39 "Happy are those who die in the I ord. Now they can rest forever GLADYS DE SILVA Age: 85 passed away peacefully on 2 September 2007. I iirph missed by: Son: Daughter-in-law: Kaeburn Fobrogo \vnnne Fohrogo Daughters: Sons-in-law: Florence Fohrogo Nancy Fobrogo Arthur Baptist Dulcie Fobrogo Joseph Anthonisz Grandchildren: Damian,
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      181 39 "Though I walk through tin inllv\ of ilu shaitnu nf death. I fttir m> evil, fm >'>i< nr, utih nu I'vilm BM SIM QUEE TUNG Age: 89 years was called home to be with the lord on I September 2007. She's dearl> missed and fondh remembered by: Sons: Daughters in
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      111 39 M MM\ Nil I I I'OOI I hi- I -.ink 1 V.VHKMSW\K\\ I II WAR <•■ amlson oi hilt* M Velaitham I hrvMi Itrpartrd \m v\:sh In t\|>irss thru h<-.ii dill Ih.inks .mil .i|i|>ti-< i.niiin l.i •livrv Ii it-ikI-s colh-aciM-s .irul iimplr mhiiiImts lor ill* u kind .issisI.im. i .iiifiul.i'it
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      35 39 P**ih \namr\an In ln\u SIMON JOHN DAVID Departed 3/9/1998 V»lr*(fft«flMri-«Mwlfcpt* mmlntmtj**m •iliiS ik, *m tmmmttrim^mi.mtkmdd$\ Mifr:>hnulrMjn. hildrrn M*rv Fniidi Stand VN ilium. MHis-in-Uw I d-iughlirv in Ij». I lA A j;r jimI<1 ju-^hlt rs Mi
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      38 39 Memory wanders 35 shadows fall 5ack to the daijs of happiness, Days Detjond recall. A vision comes Defore us, So cAvn, so dear, so sweet. Of her lips now silent -\nd whose lids are closed in sleep. i
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      82 40 Where S$ stands Aug 31 CHNG YR 2007 CLOSE FR Aug 30 S$ LOW S$ HIGH JS$ 1.5223 +0.19 1.5479 1.5033 :uro 2.0801 -0.10 2.0996 1.9913 3.0735 -0.22 3.1194 2.9323 1$ 1.2538 -0.71 1.3411 1.1741 fen* 1.3079 +0.87 1.3821 1.2285 iupiah* 0.***** -0.13 0.***** 0.***** iaht* 4.4369 +0.16 4.5700
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      477 40  -  Lee Su Shyan TAKING STOCK But Singapore investors are likely to remain wary on lack of fresh leads By Assistant Money Editor THE Singapore market is likely to take comfort from Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's comments last Friday that the US central
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      4233 40 Unit Trusts Funds MhllT TDIICT UNI I I KUol t star Fnrnnp Fntvi** IH4R/ iZT. BnnH ?Q7 nariSro!!S™ 232 1 iSnTi!. Eifv 574 I 1 S Bond 292 Ifipa—» S S, i, Bniiiii™ nSi S liS ft Sn !5™ ■lb BnnHJi a lnt til H! E! 5 52 94 1
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      537 41 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Bumpy ride expected but US sub-prime woes unlikely to cause recession, say economists London AILING world stock markets are aiming to claw back more of the losses caused by fears of a credit crunch, but investors start the week fearing more volatile trading.
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        51 41 TAY TOH SIN: Appointed as Cazenove's head of corporate finance in Singapore on Aug 20. Ms Tay was formerly with Kirn Eng Capital, where she was involved in setting up its private equity arm. Prior to that, she was the firm's director and head of
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        99 41 ROBERT JESUDASON: Appointed as a managing director (MD) for Credit Suisse and its head of the financial institutions group for Asia, excluding Japan, said the company last Monday. Mr Jesudason was formerly with JPMorgan Chase's Asian special situations group, where he was a managing director focused
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        71 41 CHRISTINA ONG AND LUCIEN WONG: Well-known hotelier and fashion retailer Christina Ong has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of Singapore Airlines (SIA). She owns Como Hotels and Resorts Group as well as various high-end fashion stores under the Club 21 umbrella. Mr Lucien Wong,
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        36 41 KOH PEE KEAT: The senior vice-president for group operations and finance as well as chief financial officer (CFO) of the Westcomb Financial Group tendered his resignation last Monday with three months' notice.
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        103 41 OCBC Investment Research has upgraded Frasers Centrepoint Trust's rating to a buy, saying the trust has been sold down severely since July. If the trust were to revalue its assets, it could achieve a revaluation surplus of at least 17 per cent. Also, its
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        66 41 RH ENERGY has won two contracts from Sinopec worth US$2l.l million (5532.1 million). This will enable it to enter its 2008 financial year on a strong footing, OCBC Investment Research said. The firm is proving its ability to win large-scale projects, OCBC
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        68 41 HLN Technologies has underperformed compared with other small-cap stocks recently, said DBS Vickers Securities. However, orders from customer Dyson have been stronger than expected, which helps to mitigate the woes faced by a smartphone client. DBS said HLN has strong profit recovery and
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      2118 42 Once the nation's darling, some say POSB became something of a neglected stepsister when it was taken over by DBS nine years ago. Now, DBS is tapping into fond memories of The People's Bank, as it rejuvenates the brand with new branches, new products and a
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      328 43  -  Alvin Foo WARRANT WATCH By THE recent market volatility triggered by the troubled United States sub-prime mortgage market has turned the spotlight on warrants of the Straits Times Index (STI). Said Mr Ooi Lid Seng, Societe Generale's vice-president of structured products for
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      602 44  -  Alvin Foo Buoyant ticket sales and expected returns spur chairman to raise stake in iconic project to 90% By BUMPER ticket sales and a higher forecast return have prompted Singapore Flyer chairman Florian Bollen to raise his stake in the $240 million
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      296 44  -  NICHOLAS FANG CHINA PLAY A CHINA firm that provides one-stop solutions in one of the largest Chinese oilfields, is seeking a listing in Singapore. China Oilfield Technology Services Group (Cots) lodged its preliminary prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore last Friday. The company
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      67 40 Allianz Global Investors one of the world's largest asset managers with more than US$l.2 trillion assets under management Global i-v I o^/"v/- company regn. no *****7169Z as at 31 December 2006. I^jSl INVEST FOR REAL RETURNS The true objective for any long-term investor is maximum total real return after taxes.
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      855 41 Keppel Corp closed unchanged at $12.8 on Friday. Analysts maintain Buy call on strong growth outlook, driven by offshore marine arms. Investors may consider Keppel Corp's CO6W which expires on 12 Dec 2007 if they are confident about the group's outlook. Singapore banks are among the better capitalized banks in
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      765 42 E*TRADE ranked #1 Premium Broker by Smart Money Magazine August 2007 Broker Survey. Smart Money is a registered trademark of Smart Money, a joint publishing venture between Dow Jones Company, Inc. and Hearst SM Partnership. Footnote: 1. Customers who trade at least 10 times per month (30 times per calendar
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      23 44 Staying ahead Spruced-up POSB is confident its experience, established base and infrastructure will give it an edge in mass-market banking. PAGE H2O H2l
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        253 46  -  Adeline Chia ARTS REPORTER A SINGAPOREAN photographer has won an international competition with a quirky picture featuring special football "players" kicking a ball. Stan Wong's Finger Kickin' Good won first prize in the Special Effects Category of the International Photography Awards, an annual
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        1003 47  -  Wong Pei Yee That comes from a man who started cooking at the age of six. However, crazy or not, celebrity chef James Martin loves his job CELEBRITY chef James Martin, 34, is lounging in the Ritz Carlton hotel, peering at his
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        2254 48  -  Mak Mun San the monday interview FIRST impressions matter, and Patricia Mok makes quite a lasting one. While most interviewees both men and women typically stick to safe, non-alcoholic drinks like coffee and fruit juice during interviews, she is more, shall we say, uninhibited. After sitting down at
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        1058 49  -  Hong Xinyi He plays hoodlums in TV shows but getai compere 2hong Yaonan is a lot less intimidating in real life GETAI compere Zhong Yaonan arrives for this interview at a coffee shop near his Yishun flat with a slightly hunched, mid-dle-aged man in
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        211 49 HONG KONG Chow Yun Fat's wife, Jasmine, was the most tearful. Lin Ching-hsia was perhaps the most chic. Jackie Chan was the tardiest 55 minutes late, to be exact. Former actress Cherie Chung's famous friends flocked to a requiem mass last Saturday
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