The Straits Times, 10 September 2007

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 74 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 198/12/2006 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 2007 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • Article
    Lock icon Urgent to seal Doha trade deal, says Apec
    649 1  -  Erica Tay PM Lee notes time is running out to close that last gap in global trade pact By In Sydney I] LEADERS of the 21 Pacific Rim economies, which make up nearly half of world trade, have thrown their weight behind
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    Lock icon What was achieved at Apec
    231 1 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Climate change: After China and other developing countries opposed an Australian plan to set binding targets outside of the UN framework, Apec set long-term "aspirational goals" on reducing energy intensity and raising forest cover. The leaders made no binding commitments on reducing greenhouse
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    Lock icon Govt may let some groups opt out of annuity scheme
    573 1  -  Lynn Lee By THE chronically sick and those who have already bought annuities could be exempted from the government's compulsory annuity scheme, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Lim Boon Heng said yesterday. A committee set up by the Manpower
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Drop in tuna catch rattles Philippines' cannery row
      985 1  -  Alastair Mclndoe By Philippines Correspondent In General Santos (Philippines) WORKERS hoping to get a shift cleaning fish at the Ocean Canning tuna factory in the southern Philippine city of General Santos must be there well before dawn. Every morning, about 600 people,
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      344 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 3-4 New superintendent Asia 6-13 Mr Goh Beng Hoe is appointed to World 14-18 head the St John's Home for Review 19-21 Elderly Persons after his PY| 22 predecessor, Benjamin Ho Kian Chye, went missing with $4 million SECTION TWO of the home's reserves. Home Hl-H8
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon $660 million lifestyle hub to go up at Buona Vista
      573 3  -  Joyce Teo 5,000-seat theatre, shops part of Rock Productions, CapitaLand project By Property Correspondent COME 2011, a futuristic-look-ing lifestyle hub with a 5,000-seat theatre, restaurants, shops, chill-out wine bars and even dance clubs will emerge in Buona Vista. Property giant
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      Lock icon Long wait for eye, bone specialists: MOH study
      622 3  -  Shobana Kesava By THE Ministry of Health (MOH) yesterday disclosed waiting times for subsidised patients seeking treatment for eye and bone problems across hospitals. The two papers, which compared the number of days the various hospitals took to see a patient from
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      Lock icon Project to help Indonesia tackle bird flu finally takes off
      560 4  -  Salim Osman Administrative problems had delayed scheme to be set up at Tangerang By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta A JOINT project between Indonesia, Singapore and the United States to boost Jakarta's ability to curb the spread of bird flu is
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      Lock icon Take notice: Police road signs get new look
      339 4  -  Teh Joo Lin By THE blue-and-white signs that police place at roadsides to appeal to the public for leads in serious accidents are being replaced. Forty new signs also in blue and white, but with reflective yellow strips have been put into
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      Lock icon Tragedy an hour after buying bike
      347 4  -  K.C. VIJAYAN By WITHIN an hour after buying a new bicycle, he was knocked down by a lorry near his workplace at Admiralty Road. Police said that Mr Imran Mohd Yusof, 32, a logistics executive, was cycling down Admiralty Road West near the Sembawang
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      425 4 Views from the top To accommodate the expected flood of tourists, what key areas must Singapore planners and industry leaders focus on? CEOs share their views MMfl WA i ij MASTEI of BNUS TECHNOLOGY Software Engineering/Knowledge Engineering IJJ This Masters program is offered jointly by the Institute of Systems Science,
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Jakarta to push ahead with nuclear plant in Java
      572 6  -  Salim Osman Minister says govt won't back down despite protests by clerics, activists By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta THE Indonesian government is going ahead with plans to build a nuclear power plant in Central Java despite protests from clerics affiliated to
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      Lock icon Thailand wants at least four N-plants
      239 6 ASSOCIATED PRESS Bangkok THAILAND wants to build at least four nuclear power plants, in the latest sign that South-east Asian countries are embracing atomic energy to cut their dependence on imported oil and gas. Energy Minister Piyasvasti Amranand said that he envisioned the first
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Shetty a show-stopper at India Fashion Week
        284 13 REUTERS BOLLYWOOD actress Shilpa Shetty (left) provided star power to New Delhi's Fashion Week, appearing for the most dramatic show yet of India's five-day fashion extravaganza. Ms Shetty, who made headlines worldwide after facing racist abuse on the British reality show Celebrity Big
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        Lock icon Laura Bush doing well after surgery
        144 13 REUTERS US FIRST Lady Laura Bush is out of hospital and recovering well after successful surgery to treat pinched nerves in her neck, the White House said. She left the George Washington University Hospital after the procedure and is "resting comfortably at the White
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        Lock icon Lawyer sues Britain over colonial rule
        235 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE A MALAYSIAN human rights lawyer has filed a US$4 trillion (Ss6 trillion) lawsuit against Britain for alleged atrocities suffered by Indians whose forefathers were taken as indentured labourers to Malaysia during colonial rule. Seeking £1 million (Ss3.l million) compensation for each of
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    • CHINA/EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Abe puts his job on the line over troops' mission
        639 8  -  Kwan Weng Kin But opposition, which objects to refuelling mission, remains unmoved By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo PRIME Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday indicated he was ready to step down if he failed to get Parliament to extend Japan's refuelling mission
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        Lock icon Taiwan blames China for torch relay hurdles
        348 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Taipei TAIWANESE officials yesterday accused China of putting up new barriers during negotiations to resolve a row over the Olympic torch relay through the island. The accusation came after Mr Tsai Chen-wei, the head of Taiwan's Olympic Committee, returned empty-handed to
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        Lock icon 'Loch Ness-style monsters sighted' in Chinese lake
        280 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beijing A REPORTER claims to have discovered China's version of the Loch Ness monster, state press reported yesterday. Mr Zhuo Yongsheng shot 20 minutes of footage showing six creatures in the north-eastern Tianchi lake near China's border with North Korea which
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    • ASIA FOCUS
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        Lock icon China 'harbours no leadership ambitions'
        1372 9  -  Goh Sui Noi Diplomat trainer insists foreign policy is based on peaceful development, non-interference By Senior Correspondent CHINA does not seek to lead the region or the world, now or in the future, says the man who trains the country's diplomats. "We do not seek
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    • INDIA / SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Pakistan on edge day before Sharif's return
        508 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS Islamabad PAKISTAN stepped up airport security, banned rallies and continued rounding up hundreds of opposition activists yesterday, a day before former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's planned return to challenge President Pervez Musharraf. Mr Sharif plans to fly to Islamabad today to
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        Lock icon Indian software giants losing out at home to foreign rivals
        747 10  -  Ravi Velloor Wake-up time as IBM and Accenture win plum jobs and hire local talent By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi NO CONSUMER goods company in India can match the footprint of Hindustan Unilever, with its 1,000 products sold
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        Lock icon S'pore-Andamans air link 'by next March'
        223 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Port Blair INDIA said it would try to link Singapore and Thailand to the Andamans by air by March next year but added that the archipelago needed a makeover to sell itself to tourists. The announcement on Saturday came amid an unprecedented
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        Lock icon Future of Nepal's dynasty hinges on November polls
        412 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Kathmandu EVERY year, Nepal's kings visit a young girl who is believed to be the living incarnation of a powerful Hindu goddess to seek blessings for another year of rule. But it is not clear if King Gyanendra, stripped of
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    • Power of higher learning
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        Lock icon Internationally recognised programme opens up opportunities
        560 11  -  Daphne Lee By MS JASLYN Tan opted for the Master in International Business course from Grenoble Graduate School of Business (GGSB) without any hesitation. GGSB is a well-placed top business school with triple accreditation, which distinguishes the best business schools in the world, and
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        Lock icon Flexible learning model a plus for busy professionals
        526 11  -  Geraldine Tan By( FULL-time work in the human resources field has not hindered Ms Janice Ng's quest for continued learning. Soon after completing a bachelor's degree in business administration through online learning from Australia's Southern Cross University in 2005, Janice's thirst for
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        Lock icon MDIS post-graduate degree a stepping stone to the business world
        432 11  -  Narendra Aggarwal By YOUNG university graduate Rochelle Lobo was in a hurry to become a business executive and had her heart set on doing a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degree to serve as a stepping stone in the business
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA/MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Opposition rally in Terengganu turns violent
        486 12  -  Hazlin Hassan Two shot and 23 arrested by police, who say they fired on crowd in self-defence By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN police shot and wounded two protesters and arrested 23 others as unprecedented violence broke out at a political rally in
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        Lock icon Poor in Indonesia still prefer kerosene to gas
        534 12  -  Devi Asmarani By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta THE Indonesian government faces an uphill struggle in trying to convince poor Indonesians to use liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) instead of kerosene for their cooking. Buying habits of low-income families, prejudices and political realities are
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        Lock icon Indonesian Muslims march against vice
        272 12 REUTERS PHOTO: Jakarta SEVERAL thousand Muslims from a hardline Islamic group held a rally in the Indonesian capital yesterday, urging the government to clamp down on "immoral" acts during the fasting month of Ramadan that starts this week. A police official said around 2,000 members
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        Lock icon Luzon rice terraces may lose heritage status
        284 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Manila THE 2,000-year-old rice terraces of the northern Philippines may be dropped from the United Nations' World Heritage List unless the government acts to stop their erosion, it was reported yesterday. The Manila Sunday Times newspaper said the governor of Ifugao
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      27 6 Unrest ahead of return Pakistan's government steps up security and cracks down on supporters of an exiled ex-PM who has said he will return today. PAGE 10
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon PM Lee hails Apec statement on climate
      658 14  -  Peh Shing Huei Although goals are non-binding, he says consensus among members 'siqnificani By In Sydney FAR from being meaningless, the Sydney Declaration on climate change was "very significant", Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. The declaration which was issued on Saturday
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      Lock icon No binding deals, but forum 'builds camaraderie'
      390 14 PEHSHINGHUEI EVEN though no binding deals are signed at the Asia-Pa-cific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meetings, they are still a useful forum, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday. In fact, because the meetings do not negotiate on "hard things", they foster a great
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      Lock icon HU IN RARE CHAT WITH TAIWAN REP
      160 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS CHINESE President Hu Jintao and a presidential representative of Taiwan held a rare, sit-down chat at the Apec summit in Sydney amid strained relations over Taipei's UN membership bid. A Taiwan delegation official said Saturday's discussion between Mr Hu and
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      67 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS AUSTRALIAN fighter jets intercepted a civilian aircraft that failed to comply with procedures" that imposed special restrictions on flights over Sydney during the Apec summit, which ended yesterday. The fighters escorted the plane to land. A witness told a Sydney radio station that he saw the
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      Lock icon INDIA MUST WAIT
      78 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE INDIA and around 10 other countries will remain excluded from the Apec forum for at least three years, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said yesterday. "We agreed to revisit the issue of membership in 2010," he said. India has been knocking on the forum's door
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      Lock icon Howard blitzed by speculation over leadership
      564 14  -  Roger Maynard By Australia Correspondent In Sydney IT WAS supposed to be his time in the spotlight as summit host in the run-up to a federal election. Instead, Australian Prime Minister John Howard yesterday faced intense pressure over his political future and was forced
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      Lock icon Bush courting Asean leaders with ranch invite
      672 15  -  Derwin Pereira NEWS ANALYSIS Region's ties with Zhina, Russia spur JS to re-establish strong presence By US Bureau Chief In Washington HOME is where the heart is. For US President George W. Bush, it is at his Crawford ranch in Texas. Over the
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      Lock icon US presidential contenders shift into top gear
      731 15  -  Bhagyashree Garekar By US Correspondent In Washington SUMMER vacation is over and Americans are tuning into the prime-time election season. Contenders are out stumping, raising campaign cash and jostling for endorsements from celebrities and influential labour unions. At a weekend fundraiser at her
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      Lock icon China and India must fight protectionism: Forbes
      461 15  -  Cheong Suk-Wai By Assistant Foreign Editor CHINA and India will have to change quickly and decisively to counter an increasingly protectionist climate in the US, American publishing tycoon Steve Forbes said yesterday. The 60-year-old president and CEO of Forbes Inc and editor-in-chief of
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      Lock icon Osama tape more about timing than substance
      620 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Experts say his goal is to broadcast that he's alive, but some warn of new attack Washington OSAMA bin Laden's latest message is a hotchpotch of an-ti-capitalist vitriol, impassioned Islamic evangelism and a twisted attempt at reconciliation: Join us,
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      Lock icon 'Most Afghan bombers trained in Pakistan'
      259 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG MORE than 80 per cent of suicide bombers in Afghanistan are recruited and trained in neighbouring Pakistan, the United Nations said in a report yesterday that also showed attacks running at record levels this year. The report, while stressing that many,
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      Lock icon Al-Qaeda claims Algeria bombings
      229 16 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AL-QAEDA'S north Africa wing said it was behind two suicide attacks that killed at least 57 people in Algeria in the past two days, according to a statement posted on the Internet. On Saturday, a truck bombing at a Coast Guard barracks east
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      Lock icon ICE-COLD MAIDEN
      77 16 AP The mummy of a 15-year-old Incan girl, who died more than 500 years ago as a human sacrifice, on display at the High Mountain Archaeological Museum in Salta, Argentina. Known as "la Doncella", Spanish for "the Maiden", the mummy was found in 1999 in an icy pit
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      Lock icon Global warming 'to wipe out Alaska's polar bears'
      377 16 NEW YORK TIMES Washington TWO-THIRDS of the world's polar bears will disappear by 2050, even under moderate projections for shrinking sea ice caused by global warming, US government scientists have reported. The finding is part of a year-long review of the effects
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      Lock icon Israel in shock over arrests of 8 neo-Nazi suspects
      428 17 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE The men are said to have targeted gays, junkies and religious Jews Jerusalem ISRAEL was stunned yesterday by the arrest of a gang of young neo-Nazis accused of assaulting religious Jews and foreign workers as well as daubing
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon TAIWAN PROMISES AID FOR ALLIES
        49 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS TAIPEI: President Chen Shui-bian assured Taiwan's African allies yesterday that the island would help bolster their economies through various economic initiatives. Yesterday's Taiwan Africa Summit was attended by heads of state from Burkina Faso, Gambia, Malawi, Swaziland, and Sao Tome and Principe.
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        Lock icon SURGE IN HIV/AIDS CASES IN CHINA
        111 17 REUTERS BEIJING: China reported 18,543 new cases of HIV/Aids in the first half of this year, close to the number for the whole of last year. Drug abuse was the main cause of new infections, said Mr Han Mengjie, an official with the Aids
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        Lock icon MISSING GIRL'S PARENTS FLY HOME
        86 17 REUTERS NOTTINGHAM: British couple Kate and Gerry McCann, named as suspects in the disappearance of their four-year-old daughter Madeleine in Portugal, flew home yesterday insisting they were innocent. The couple stressed that they left the resort of Praia da Luz after their four-month ordeal with
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        308 18 WHAT IT IS A POLITICAL battle over the unpopular war in Iraq will take centre stage in Washington this week. US President George W. Bush's top two military and political advisers on Baghdad top American general in Iraq David Petraeus
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        161 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WHAT IT IS JAPAN'S beleaguered Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces a battle for his political life as Parliament opens today, with a newly empowered opposition set to do all it can to bring him down. Mr Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
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        195 18 RAVI VELLOOR WHAT IT IS FORMER Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif has vowed to return to his country today in an apparent breach of a promise to remain in exile for 10 years after being ousted by President Pervez Musharraf in 1999. Saudi
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        128 18 ALASTAIR MCINDOE WHAT IT IS THE verdict in the marathon plunder trial of former Philippine president Joseph Estrada (below) is set to be handed down by the country's anti-graft court on Wednesday. WHY IT MATTERS In a word: accountability. After the failure to
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        197 18 SHOBANA KESAVA SINGAPORE PHOTO: WHAT IT IS SINGAPORE will sign an agreement to establish a Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) facility here. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Law S. Jayakumar, who is also Co-ordinating Minister for National Security, will sign the agreement with
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        82 18 JOYCE TEO WHAT IT IS LEADERS of the consulting engineering industry are meeting in Singapore till Wednesday. The theme for this year's International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) conference is "Global Services, Enhanced Partnerships". Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan will be the guest
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        119 18  -  SHOBANA KESAVA WHAT IT IS THE Mid-Autumn Festival By The River will be celebrated for the first time with a spectacular light-up of the Singapore River and Hong Lim Park from Thursday to the end of the month. Seven groups of giant lanterns produced
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      29 14 Just for show? Analysts say Osama's new video is more a scornful broadcast that he is alive against all odds, and less a warning of new attacks. PAGE 16
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      303 18 MONDAY TUESDAY FRIDAY w »*/-»c/-/-»ia7 u-i n- »BALI: Indonesia hosts a BUDAPEST: French President MOSCOW: Vietnam Prime twQ d conference on bird flu Nico i as Sarkozy visits Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Dr David Nabarro, the senior UN his wife begin a six-day visit to coordinator for human and
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      Lock icon Fit for life, not only work
      410 19 OLDER Singaporeans can look forward to more convenient and comprehensive services to help them stay healthy and active with a wellness programme that will be tested from next year. When the scheme is extended across the nation in two years' time, they will find
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      Lock icon The inconvenient truth about marriages of convenience
      838 19  -  Anthony Paul »AL-QAEDA IN IRAQ By Senior Writer HERE'S a fairly safe prediction for this week: General David Petraeus' report to the US Congress on the Iraq war's progress and the avalanche of reactions to his recommendations about future policy will hog most
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      826 19  -  Tom Plate CHINA SCARES By IT MIGHT almost seem like a game of geopolitical chicken how far can one go in creating monstrous new fears about China? We only have to turn the clock back to realise what is happening. The year was
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      1009 20  -  Hoo Tiang Boon Ng Sue-Chia »IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON SECURITY By For The Straits Times IN RECENT months, much effort has been made by individuals, advocacy networks and transnational organisations to raise global awareness of the perils of climate change. But much of
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      1314 21  -  John Mcßeth VIETNAM WAR, 35 YEARS ON By Senior Writer THIRTY-FIVE years on, there is little to show for the death and destruction wreaked on Kham Thien Street in a B-52 bombing raid on Hanoi except for a small leafy grotto bearing the life-sized brass statue
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      26 19 Climate and conflict Natural disasters triggered by climate change could one day lead to serious conflict over scant resources such as water. PAGE 20 PUNCHLINES IP,
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      Lock icon Old folks' home recovering from loss of $4m in kitty gets new head
      725 23  -  Teh Joo Lin New superintendent will be paid about the same as his missing predecessor, who allegedly fled S'pore with money from its reserves By THREE months after the superintendent of an old folks' home allegedly cleaned
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      445 24  -  K.C. VIJAYAN G rules that private eye's property agent role was neither illegal nor an entrapment By Law Correspondent A LAWYER who had tried to stop a disciplinary committee investigation against him had his appeal thrown out. Mr Rayney Wong had argued, among
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      559 24  -  Arlina Arshad By FIRST-YEAR law undergraduate Ryan Chung was ecstatic when told he was shortlisted for a bond-free scholarship last month. Winning the new KhattarWong Scholarship could mean that the 21-year-old Singapore Management University (SMU) student will have help with his tuition
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      151 24 Accounts executive Daphne Lee, 61, (left) being taught how to perform car dio-pulmonary resuscitation by Mr Henry Kwan, 51, yesterday. Mr Kwan was one of more than 1,250 First Aid ambassadors from the Singapore Red Cross who reached out to 15,000 households in five
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      Lock icon TURN ON THE WATERWORKS
      92 24 Ten-year-old Jazli Aimaan Jazmi trying his hand at the fire hose at the Singapore Civil Defence Force's Community Bonding Day, held at the Tampines Fire Station on Saturday. Held to coincide with Homefront Security Month, the carnival-like event was meant for both young and old to
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      Lock icon Couple robbed by parang-wielding man in Marina park
      383 24  -  K.C. VIJAYAN A YOUNG couple were trying to find some private time at the Marina Promenade Park when a parang-wielding robber walked up to them and told them to hand over their valuables. When Mr Razif Hazmi Rahmat's girlfriend, 21, protested, the
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      Lock icon Games show draws 70,000 visitors
      326 25  -  Leung Wai-Leng Convention, first of its kind here, a 'resounding success' By SINGAPORE'S first major computer game show pulled in 70,000 gamers from the Asia-Pacific in its four-day run 20,000 more than the organisers expected. Games Convention Asia, which opened on Thursday and ended yesterday,
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      Lock icon WOMEN ON THE RUN
      121 25 More than 6,000 women taking part in the Shape Run yesterday added a dash of colour to an otherwise drab morning. Dr Amy Khor, Mayor of South West District, flagged off the women-only event on the Esplanade Bridge. She later took part in it as well
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      Lock icon Schools should make their mark: Tharman
      413 25 LEUNG WAI LENG EXCELLENT schools are built from ground up, not anointed, said Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam yesterday. He noted that schools here were already developing excellence in their own niche areas, or what he described as their "distinctive peaks of excellence". He was
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      575 26  -  Lynn Lee Aid must be comprehensive says South Eas District Mayor By AN OFFICE cleaner got sacked after she kept fainting on the job. She had no illness, she told South East Community Development Council (CDC) staff when she approached them to
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      304 26  -  Ng Sor Luan It was billed as a Coastal Challenge, and the adventure race organised by Safra lived up to its name. For hours yesterday, 336 participants put their brawn and brains to the test, getting through nine sports challenges across Singapore's northern shoreline and HDB
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      139 26 THE Director-General of the National Economic Development Board of Libya is in town to find ways to expand bilateral cooperation between Libya and Singapore. Dr Mahmoud Gebril, who is also the secretary of the National Planning Council in the North African country,
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      151 26 The countdown to Hari Ray a Puasa on Oct 13 has begun, with the lights going up in Kampong Glam last night. Muslims will begin fasting during daylight hours on Thursday. Yesterday, Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim also launched a portal
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        128 26 ABOUT 300 residents in the Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng constituency who are on public assistance will be getting food vouchers from the area's Citizens' Consultative Committee (CCC). The $30 vouchers, to be given to them every month for a year, can be exchanged for meals at
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        165 26 THE staff of Malay-Muslim self-help group Mendaki were joined yesterday by more than 50 people on motorcycles and other volunteers as they fanned out to cover 31 blocks of flats in Lengkok Bahru, Telok Blangah and Ho Ching Road. Their mission in this
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      Lock icon More trucks caught with too many workers aboard
      942 27  -  Carolyn Quek With a construction boom on, contractors are rushing workers from site to site By FOUR years since the tightening of the rules to enhance the safety of workers being ferried in pickup trucks, the situation seems little better. Last year,
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      248 27  -  CAROLYN QUEK THE Road Traffic Act bars goods vehicles from being used as a means of private passenger transport, but it allows the owners of such vehicles to transport their workers to and from their place of work. The Land Transport Authority laid down the following
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      178 27 LAST WEEK HOME Q What is CPR and why is it sometimes referred to as "the kiss of life"? Kjl Cardio-pulmonary I resuscitation (CPR) is a basic I life-saving technique used on I a person whose heart and/or I breathing has stopped. The I technique, sometimes I referred to as
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      99 25 Pure Yoga Raffles Place And we're kicking things off with a bunch of special workshops at both our studios. 1 Two locations. Double the choice. Twice as nice. 15 September 3.00pm 5.00pm Ngee Ann City Power Workshop (All levels) 16 September 3.00pm 5.00pm Ngee Ann City Intermediate Hatha Workshop 19
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      33 27 k —v That's the average weekly r* number of conjunctivitis A1 I I or sore eyes cases for J v^ v the year so far Note: For the week ended Sept 8, 2007.
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      1039 28  -  LYN CHAN By AN IMAGE of Vitagen Less Sugar with the message to buy a pack and have 10 cents donated from the purchase to the SingHealth Foundation flashes across the digital screen at the lift lobby of the Funan DigitaLife Mall. Accountant Susie
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      245 28 For the fun-loving I FAT FACE may sound like the name of a rapper but it is actually an active lifestyle brand that sells not only clothing for men, women and kids but also, footwear, jewellery Any Place (for example, tents and beach kit) and accessories. This multi-channel brand,
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      Lock icon Time the dog had its day? Try the cat's way
      713 29  -  Jessica Lim »SOAPBOX I If yours is a dog's life, here's a solution that might make you feel better By "WORK like a dog, lor," my ex-friend snapped when I asked him over dinner two years ago how his day
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      Lock icon University reading that's not 'cheem'
      496 29  -  JESSICA LIM THREE pages explaining Singlish expressions like "boh chup", "cheem" and "tompang" as well as tips on how to gel with Singaporeans are some elements in Not A Stuffy Guide, a handbook for foreign students. Straightforward and in-your-face, the book is geared towards foreign
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      571 29  -  Liana Tang By GETTING wet and dirty, sometimes knee-deep in mud, may not sound like a great day out for most. But for undergraduate Loh Kok Sheng, it is just what he needs to unwind conducting a guided walk on Sentosa's shore. The third-year life sciences student
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      1055 30  -  media attention MY LIFE On the eve of the sixth anniversary of the Sept 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, Youthlnk writers consider the impact on their lives Numbed by from ethnic cleansing in Bosnia, or from Hamas campaigns in the Middle East.
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      Lock icon REMEMBERING A LANDMARK
      142 30 The days are numbered for these mysterious trees at the Bidadari park (former cemetery), which has been set aside for future housing development. While being on a photographic expedition in the area enabled me to capture this moment on film, it's no substitute for a physical reminder
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      35 29 To learn how you can benefit from the University of South Australia's international qualifications (like the EQUIS accreditation Experience. The Difference, of our Business faculty) and our study options in Australia or Singapore, visit www.international.unisa.edu.au
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      Lock icon When 'dialogue' becomes 'talking back'
      359 31  -  Ho Chi Sam I REFER to the letter, "Teen: Teachers must show respect to students if they want it in return" (ST Online Forum, Sept 7), by Woo Jia Qian. The letter writer's viewpoint highlights a fundamental difference between the different generations on the notion
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      156 31  -  May Wong (Ms) MEDICAL CENTRE I REFER to Mr Yeoh Meng Yau's letter, "Appalling service at Thomson Medical Centre" (ST, Sept 7). I would like to thank Mr Yeoh for bis feedback with regard to his wife's rtay at Thomson Medical Centre last month. We regret
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      244 31  -  Alan Hart I CANNOT stand back and accept the comments ("Appalling service at Thomson Medical Centre"; ST, Sept 7) about the service provided by Thomson Medical Centre (TMC). We are British permanent residents and have been in Singapore for three years. My
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      84 31  -  Fung Yu Hang RECENTLY, a group of us aviation enthusiasts went to spot aircraft at the pedestrian bridge beside South Cross, a bridge for planes to cross over Airport Boulevard. But our trip was cut short by two airport security officers, who questioned us
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      277 31  -  Bin Hee Heng IF THE Singapore Medical Council (SMC) feels that Professor Simon Shorvon's article in The Lancet "perpetuates highly defamatory allegations" which The Lancet refuses the SMC a right to reply ("SMC in tiff with journal over right of reply"; ST, Aug
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      210 31  -  S Satish Appoo I REFER to the letter, "Inconsistencies in NEA mosquito fining system" (ST, Sept 5), and would like to thank Miss Chua Foo Choo for giving us the opportunity to clarify the matter. We wish to emphasise that the National Environment Agency
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      138 31  -  Edwin Shen Yi Ru I REFER to the five-match ban and $2,500 fine imposed on skipper Aide Iskandar for his involvement in an incident after the Home United-Gey-lang United S-League match on Aug 26. Yes, Aide was wrong to have cast aspersions on the
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      113 31  -  Robert Tan Kian Sin I REFER to Singapore Pools' announcement that it will follow the Football Association of Singapore's decision and consider the abandoned game between Woodlands and Tampines on Sept 5 to be a completed one with the score at 2-0. This
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      66 31 For more readers' views, log on to http:// www.straitstimes.com Access to letters online is free. Quality of UniSIM course exceeds expectations Friendly help enhanced great time at Army Open House »Impose order on pedestrian traffic Changes to scores vex National Science Challenge viewer Poly-varsity upgrade in UK was 30 years
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      748 32  -  Wang Meng Meng ►►COMMENTARY England beat Israel simply because coach McClaren's hand was forced By PAID to make big decisions, did Steve McClaren use the grey matter against Israel? Yes, England coasted to a comfortable 3-0 win on Saturday. Yes, the Three Lions displayed
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      783 32 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS London ENGLAND coach Steve McClaren called the 3-0 Euro 2008 qualifier win over Israel his best result since taking over last year. But Saturday's result may mean very little should they lose to Russia on Wednesday. "That performance sets
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      229 32 Paul Robinson: 6 Was hardly threatened by a toothless Israel strikeforce. Micah Richards: 8 Took his goal well. With his immense pace and strength, the best candidate to replace Gary Neville at right-back. Rio Ferdinand: 7 Did a good job mopping up at the back. John Terry:
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      245 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Seoul NIGERIA won the Under-17 World Cup final with a 3-0 win over Spain on penalties, after a thrilling match ended 0-0 after extra time yesterday. Goalkeeper Oladele Ajiboye was their hero, saving two penalties in the shoot-out as the Africans won the
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      194 33 SATURDAY Group A Serbia 0 Finland 0 Portugal 2 Poland 2 Group B Scotland 3 Lithuania 1 Georgia 1 Ukraine 1 Italy 0 France 0 Group C Hungary 1 Bosnia 0 Malta 2 Turkey 2 Moldova 0 Norway 1 Group D Wales 0 Germany 2 San Marino
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      61 33 >oland 10 6 2 2 17 9 20 'inland 10 5 3 211 6 18 'ortugal 9 4 4 118 8 16 ierbia 9 4 3 212 7 15 lelgium 9 3 1 5 812 10 irmenia 8 2 2 4 4 8 8 lazakhstan 9 1 3
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      54 33 France 8 6 1 115 2 19 Scotland 8 6 0 216 7 18 Italy 8 5 2 113 6 17 Ukraine 7 4 1 2 9 7 13 Lithuania 8 2 1 5 510 7 Georgia 9 2 1 614 15 7 Faroe Islands ...8 0 0
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      630 33 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS »SOCCER World champs may fail to qualify for Euro '08 after home draw with France Milan ITALY are in danger of missing out on Euro 2008, after a fiery 0-0 draw with France knocked the world champions to third spot in
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      419 33 Reykjavik SPAIN managed to draw a few positives from an otherwise miserable night in Iceland, where only a late goal salvaged a 1-1 draw on Saturday. Luis Aragones' side played 71 minutes of the Euro 2008 qualifying match in Reykjavik with 10 men. Midfielder
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      243 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS A BLUNDER by Portugal goalkeeper Ricardo Pereira handed Poland a 2-2 draw in their Euro 2008 qualifier on Saturday. He failed to hold on to an 88th-minute long-range shot by Krzysztof Lagiewka, and allowed the ball to bounce off the post and his
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        59 33 LONDON: Arsene Wenger believes Francesc Fabregas can be the next Paul Scholes. Fabregas, 20, has scored four goals in six games this season. Wenger told the Ham High newspaper: "He has a lot of characteristics of Manchester United's Scholes, I think. He has intelligence, passing ability,
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        73 33 LONDON: Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has warned defenders there is no point in trying to wind him up, because he does not understand them. The Spaniard has been the target of some colourful abuse since his move from Atletico Madrid to Anfield. He told the Mirror: "Football
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        31 33 LONDON: Portsmouth defender Sol Campbell has signed a new two-year contract, reported BBC Online. The 32-year-old's current deal was due to expire at the end of the season.
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      73 34 RESULTS Pool A: England 28 USA 10 Pool B: Wales 42 Canada 17 Pool A: South Africa 59 Samoa 7 Pool C: Scotland v Portugal Late game Pool D: Ireland v Namibia Late game FIXTURES Tomorrow Pool D: Argentina v Georgia Live, Ch24, Wednesday, 1.55 am
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      741 34 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS World champions England lambasted for tired display against USA Paris ENGLAND had just opened their defence of the Rugby World Cup with an 18-point win in Pool A. Time to celebrate? Not so, going by the scene in the locker room. "It's
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      326 34 IVGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Nantes WALES survived a huge scare before beating Canada 42-17 in their World Cup Pool B Dpener yesterday. Shane Williams scored two 3f their five tries at the Stade ie la Beaujoire, but the final >coreline did not tell the whole story. For Canada
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      486 34 REUTERS Habana scores four tries as South Africa show skill and power to defeat Samoa 59-7 Paris FLEET-FOOTED left wing Bryan Habana scored four tries as South Africa opened their World Cup campaign by beating a rugged Samoa side 59-7 yesterday. They top Pool A, after
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      322 34 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Marseille RUGBY minnows Portugal and Romania will be quaking in their boots, after watching New Zealand smash closest Pool C rivals Italy 76-14 on Saturday. Debutants Portugal, 5,000-1 outsiders to win the World Cup, face serious humiliation by New Zealand on Saturday. Ditto
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      367 34 REUTERS Lyon JAPAN coach John Kirwan has lashed out at the International Rugby Board over the World Cup match schedule, saying the draw is unfairly stacked against the weaker teams. Kirwan was speaking after Japan were thrashed 3-91 by Australia in their opening
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      614 35 NEW YORK TIMES »TENNIS No one has taken a set off US Open winner, not even Williams sisters New York JUSTINE Henin came to the court dressed in the colours of a brilliant sunset, a banner of farewell to her old game as she
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      363 35 ASSOCIATED PRESS New York NOVAK Djokovic was the only obstacle left for Roger Federer to overcome at the US Open. A Federer win in the final would move him two shy of matching the career Grand Slam record of 14 won by Pete
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      30 35 Group A Germany, England, Japan, Argentina Group B Sweden, United States, Nigeria, North Korea Group C Norway, Australia, Canada, Ghana Group D Brazil, China, Denmark, New Zealand
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      67 35 Yesterday Liaoning 2 Tampines 3 Today Geylang United v Sengkang Punggol (Bedok Stadium), SAFFC v Young Lions (Choa Chu Kang) 7.45pm Tomorrow Super Reds v Gombak (Yishun, 7.45pm) Wednesday Balestier Khalsa y Woodlands Wellington (Toa Payoh, 7.45pm) Thursday SAFFC v Albirex Niigata (Choa Chu Kang, 7.45pm) Friday Liaoning Guangyuan
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      178 35 »SOCCER Shanghai GERMANY kick off their women's World Cup title defence with a tricky tie against Argentina in Shanghai today. The Germans, who defeated Sweden in the final four years ago, will be led again by veteran striker Birgit Prinz, who has nearly 170 caps
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      315 35 London MICHAEL Ballack was left out of Chelsea's Champions League squad because he has agreed to join Real Madrid in January, according The People. The official reason, the Blues insisted, was an ankle injury. Adding confusion to his status at Stamford
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      627 36 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOTOR RACING He wins Italian GP as team may face expulsion and police investigation Monza (Italy) JUST hours after being caught up in a criminal investigation into the Ferrari spy case, McLaren dominated the Italian Grand Prix yesterday. Fernando Alonso won the
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      262 36 REUTERS CRICKET London ENGLAND clinched their one-day international series against India, with a sev-en-wicket win in the seventh match at Lord's on Saturday. After India's thrilling run chase at the Oval had levelled the series at 3-3 on Wednesday, Saturday's eagerly-await-ed clash fizzled
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      567 36  -  Leonard Lim By THE police were called in over a dispute between the Ceylon Sports Club and Indian Association teams, in a Singapore Cricket Association Division One league match yesterday. Four officers arrived about 15 minutes into the match, which had started at 10am.
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      491 36 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE »GOLF Chicago AUSTRALIA'S Aaron Baddeley and American Steve Strieker both birdied the final hole to seize a one-shot lead over Tiger Woods, after three rounds of the BMW Championship. Strieker continued his recent run of form with a flawless seven-under 64 in benign
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      Lock icon S'pore relay team breaks 34-year mark
      449 36  -  Wang Meng Meng ATHLETICS By IN LESS than 47 seconds, a record that had stood for almost 34 years finally crumbled at the Gombak Stadium yesterday. Singapore's 4xloom women's team Lee Yan Lin, Ng Ze Teng, Amanda Choo and Ann Siao Mei broke the
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      377 36 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GYMNASTICS Stuttgart CHINA'S Cheng Fei became the first gymnast to win three consecutive vault titles at the world championships. She snared China's first women's gold at the competition, as the 2008 Olympic hosts won three of the five golds on offer on
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      519 37  -  Leonard Lim BOWLING Schoolgirl loses 2-3 to US' Asbaty in final of the World Women's Championships By JP AGAINST defending champion Diandra As3aty in the World Women's Bowling Championships Masters final, 17-year-old Jazreel Tan felt ike a babe in the woods on Saturday. Asbaty, 27,
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      328 37 BASEBALL MLB: NYMets3 Houston 1, Chicago White Sox 8 Minnesota 7, Philadelphia 9 Florida 1, LA Dodgers 6 San Francisco 2, Baltimore 11 Boston 5, Detroit 12 Seattle 6, Atlanta 9 Washington 2, Chicago Cubs 5 Pittsburgh 1 Tampa Bay 5 Toronto 4, Milwaukee 4 Cincinnati 3, NY Yankees
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  • OBITUARIES
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      35 37 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Christopher Chuah Chee Kian our Partner, on the demise of his beloved father CHUAH TONG HAI Departed on 7 September 2007 From Partners, Lawyers, Consultants and Staff of WongPartnership
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      57 37 JEEVAT.RAJAN (Formerly of Naval Base Sembawang) 19.06.48-09.09.07 passed away peacefully after a grave illness in Houston, Texas, U.S.A. Sadly missed and leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Kasthuribai Brothers: Dayanathan Rajendran Surendran Vijayandran Sisters-in-law: Mala Wilaiporn Sisters: Mangalatchi Vasanthi Brothers-in-law: R.S. Shanmugam T. Selvam Nephews and nieces. For any enquiries, pis
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      32 37 sth Anniversary In Loving Memory Of ATHILETCHMI (Wife of the late Kannusamy Pillai) Departed 10 Sept 2002 Dearly missed and always remembered cherished in our hearts. From the family and loved ones
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      129 37 j "Surely Goodness and love will follow me all the days of jQ my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever." Psalm 23:6 CAROLINE PUSHPAMONEY Age: 61 was called home to be with the Lord on 09/09/2007 leaving behind loved ones. Children: Spouses: Rosemary Ranjini
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      56 37 SrdAnniversary WethankGodforevery remembrance of Guat. Today we especially remember a loving wife a selfless mother a caring daughter a thoughtful friend Forever loved cherished by Husband Chan Mun Seng Daughters Carol Alisha Hsiao-Yin Crystal Hsiao-Fen PIIA\T r<IIAT WT! Son-in-law EdwinChakHan-Chih .L HANtUAIKtt Mother :ChiaPohchuan called home 10 Sept 2004 and
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      234 37 "The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadth me beside the still waters." Psalm 23:1-2 MARY LIM YEW KHIM Age: 77 was called home to be with the Lord on 9 September 2007. (Husband: Seah Mok Swee Joseph,
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      100 37 TOH LYE HOCK Age: 75 passed away peacefully on 9/9/2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Chan SorYian Sons: Daughters-in-law: (Toh Kai Kiat, deceased) Toh Kai Teck, Michael Ho Soo Hoon, Joyce Toh Kai Chong, Bobby Yong Wai Har, Cecilia Daughter: Son-in-law: Toh Lian See Tan See
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      122 37 God has said, Never will I leave you; never will Iforsakeyou." Heb 13:5 A.DEVADAS (Ex-Sundstrand) Age: 69 was called home to be with the Lord on 9 September 2007. Dearly missed by all loved ones. Wife: Chandra Children: John D. Jegathesan Matthew D. Rajkumar Sheila Price Brothers: A. Mohandas (Ex-Telecoms)
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      82 38 Where S$ stands ...Sept 7o UHNU TK ZUU/ :LOSE FR Sept 6 S$ LOW S$ HIGH JS$ 1.5255 +O.O1 1.5479 1.5033 iuro 2.0875 -0.20 2.0996 1.9913 3.0811 +0.28 3.1194 2.9323 1$ 1.2601 +0.17 1.3411 1.1741 ren* 1.3253 -0.26 1.3821 1.2285 lupiah*.0.***** +0.01 0.***** 0.***** iaht* 4.4514 -0.07 4.5700 4.1730
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      482 38  -  Lee Su Shyan TAKING STOCK Volatile week ahead as investors digest dismal news from US jobs front By Assistant Money Editor INVESTORS can expect to endure another heart-stopping roller-coaster ride this week, following disappointing jobs data out from the United States last
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      426 39 Report suggests weakness beyond housing market, fans speculation of aggressive cut Washington A SURPRISING drop in United States payrolls last month may have opened the door to aggressive rate cutting by the Federal Reserve just a day after Fed officials said the
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      187 39 REUTERS Xiamen CHINA'S commercial banks should buy or take stakes in foreign financial institutions to help the nation's overseas investment drive, central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said over the weekend. Flushed with cash, Beijing is urging its top companies to invest abroad
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        75 39 THOUGH interest spreads are widening, CIMB thinks higher gearing figures for 01am International are not a concern. CIMB says Olam's business model allows it to pass on interest cost pressures. The firm also has enough credit facilities that there should be enough working
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        95 39 FEDERAL International has now ventured into the marine logistics business, as it diversifies away from its trading business. Federal is also venturing into the power industry. One of its units will build, operate and ultimately trans- fer a power plant to Natural Fuel. Given
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        61 39 ASCENDAS India Reit offers exposure to income-generating Indian information technology assets with well-contained development risks. Citigroup feels the portfolio is prime and well-balanced across geographies, tenants and leases. Ascendas has a good track record across Asia, with a built-in development pipeline and low
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      1366 40 There is renewed vigour at insurer NTUC Income and morale among staff is sky-high. During a briefing to staff last month to unveil Income's new product Revosave, chief Tan Suee Chieh spoke of a "cultural revolution" within the organisation. Finance Correspondent Lorna Tan checks
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      201 40 GETTING UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL "Income loves you and I love you." What Mr Tan told his agents during his inaugural address to Income staff in April Mr Tan has met every single one of the company's 1,600 staff and 1,760 agents during his initial
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      Lock icon Booming demand fuels growth of China's gold market
      503 40  -  Nicholas Fang By THE burgeoning gold industry in China is set to become a major engine of growth for the global gold market. So says Mr Paul Atherley, the managing director of Australian gold mining firm Leyshon Resources. Leyshon previously achieved success
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    • PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
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        50 40 CLEMENT WOON HIN YONG: Appointed president-cum-chief executive officer (CEO) of Singapore Airport Terminal Services (Sats) from Nov 1. Mr Woon (right), 48, will replace Mr Ng Chin Hwee, 46, who is rejoining Singapore Airlines. The appointment comes after an extensive search that began in February.
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        47 40 ZHANG XIAODONG: Appointed chief executive officer of Great Eastern Life Assurance's joint-venture insurance company in China, established in partnership with Chongqing Land Properties. Mr Zhang takes over from Mr Tan Tiam Chai, who will be retiring, with effect from last Monday.
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        75 40 PHILIP LIM FENG: Appointed chief operating officer of Singapore Food Industries (SFI), effective Sept 1. Brigadier-General (NS) Lim, 45, who served in the Singapore Armed Forces for 25 years before joining the company, was last the head of joint logistics in the Ministry of Defence.
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        81 40 RAHUL MALHOTRA: Appointed head of Merrill Lynch's private banking operations in Asia, excluding Japan. This new role is in addition to his current role as head of the company's India private banking unit. Mr Malhotra, who is based in Singapore, will work closely with Mr
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      Lock icon Swissport satisfied with progress at Changi
      581 41  -  Karamjit Kaur New entrant clocks slow, steady growth in ground-handling services market By Aviation Correspondent TWO years on, a top executive at the new kid on the ground-han-dling block here is cautiously satisfied with his company's progress at Changi Airport so far. Swissport International
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      590 41  -  Karamjit Kaur NEWS ANALYSIS By Aviation Correspondent WHEN he announced in January 2004 the Government's decision to issue a third ground-handling licence, then-Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong said a new player would inject more competition and lower fees for airlines. This would enhance
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      Lock icon UOB contracts the most active after analyst upgrade
      328 41  -  Alvin Foo WARRANT WATCH By THE recent United States sub-prime mortgage crisis and an analyst upgrade last week has cast the spotlight on warrants of United Overseas Bank (UOB). "Over the last five trading days excluding last Friday, UOB has been the
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      Lock icon Some Katong commercial properties going for en-bloc sale
      722 42  -  Jessica Cheam Buildings include Katong Shopping Centre; sales could help rejuvenate area and boost image By FACED with flagging businesses and dwindling human traffic, the shop owners of several commercial buildings in Katong are coming together to sell their properties en bloc.
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      127 42 South Korea is the 11th largest market for Singapore's exports. The most popular imports include electronic valves, petroleum and telecommunications equipment. Bilateral trade between the two countries reached $19.4 billion for the first seven months of this year, nearly 10 per cent stronger than in the same period last
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      Lock icon S'pore exporters set off on scouting mission to S.Korea
      481 42  -  Erica Tay By WHAT does a home-grown firm need to penetrate the South Korean market? Eleven bosses of medium-sized home-grown enterprises yesterday set off on a first-of-its-kind business mission to answer that question a year or so after a bilateral trade
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      8 42 For the week 3,488.97 +96.06
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      Lock icon HSBC's priority banking service gets facelift
      272 42  -  Rachel Chang GLOBAL PROGRAMME By HSBC launches a new global priority banking service across 35 countries today. The seven-year-old Premier programme is getting a facelift, one which includes a number of industry-first services. The bank's Premier customers those with liquid assets above $200,000 will
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      155 74 fwiiiiilliiiin a9RJP^HI| iSSI MM*| EveiitS Diary 1 SEPT 11 Coaching skills: This one-day workshop will help you to develop your human resources for the long-term benefit of your organisation. For enquiries, call 6225-2968 or e-mail ikram® masteryasia.com SEPT 19 Creative presentations that deliver results: At this fun and interactive workshop,
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      36 75 9 MI-ACCESS, (HI BACKSTAGE PASS: 181 Get tlie IRUTH behind school musicals »PAGES 8 9 "~^-^^H Ik. -1; 'J* 'ip»* «v^' /'ll,' T I .^p I ;••••.'>-* I **•"*.***•"•*.*•*'.*■"*^Bl^^^^^ ■> ~■">-, V Hi' <■ ;>\''B 3 hihL <>>* H; liHr•'.•*■*.'.'•- <^*."*-•'/. J4•''!.,•..■
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        353 76 JULIA HEE ON STAR BLOGGER JAMIE YEO When it comes to Jamie Yeo, there are no secrets. The 29-year-old Stomp Star Blogger gamely fielded all questions posed to her during her guest appearance at The Straits Times Media Club workshop, held on Aug 25 at the Singapore Press
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        273 76  -  SERENE GOH I have a confession: I really liked High School Musical. Yes, it isn't cool to admit publicly- especially in the adult company of your jaded journo peers that you actually enjoyed the high-energy, high-smileage, highly hummable production (if the nonplussed frowns I got are anything
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        596 78 SPENDING ALL WEEKEND PLUGGED TO THE TV SET? JESSICA LIM GOES OUT AND SHOWS YOU JUST HOW FUN AND HEALTHY THE OUTDOORS CAN BE Singapore has plenty of great places you can visit if you just dig a little. And now you do not even
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        50 78 PHOTO: Incrowder Poon Yee Suan was one of those who captured the loving tributes and touching moments during Teachers' Day two weeks ago. Here, Delfilia Surya, 15, a Sec 3 student of Cedar Girls' Secondary, places gifts for her teachers into their mailtrays. POON YEE SUAN
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        862 80 ASSOCIATED PRESS A TEEN 1N... ...BRITAIN WHO WAS TAKEN TO COURT FOR RESTING HER FEET ON A TRAIN SEAT CRIED AS A JUDGE LET HER OFF THE HOOK LAST WEEK. The Times newspaper says that many had viewed the decision to prosecute Kathleen Jennings, 19, as
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        535 81 INCROWDER ONG WEI ZHONG ON WHAT IT IS LIKE LIVING IN AN ESTATE EARMARKED FOR CHANGE Imagine yourself living in flats soaring up along banks of a waterway, amid greenery, jogging tracks and famous restaurants. That is the promise of Punggol 21 Plus, as outlined by
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        838 82 r AH,THE PRICE OF STARDOM. MALINI NATHAN UNCOVERS THE DARKER SIDE OF SCHOOL STAGE PRODUCTIONS Glittering costumes, standing ovations what all stage performers live for. But behind the bright lights and outrageous make-up is another scene altogether. Along with big casts of up to 300
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        117 83 COME ON, SHOW OFF! Send us songs, poems or drawings you have created, and you and your friend will each win an exclusive STRAITS TIMES MEDIA CLUB BACKPACK. If your friends will not do it bust them! We are looking for original talent. (No copies, please. It
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        957 84 4 The crackdown on freeloaders will continue, says Odex director Stephen Sing. TEXT: ANDREW DUFFY BY CHUA HIAN HOU, THE SUNDAY TIMES, SEPT 2 For coming down hard on those who downloaded Odex's anime illegally, Mr Sing got death threats. It
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        576 85 THISWEEKWEZOOMINONfIg It was a good week for or confidence tricks or a bad week, depending on your viewpoint. Altogether 10 people reported the same scam to the police, in which a crook called a parent pretending to have kidnapped their child. One retired couple fell for it, when they
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        284 86 AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCES, WATER IS ESSENTIAL TO LIFE. BAEY SHI CHEN TAKES A LOOK AT HOW IT FILTERS INTO OUR DAILY LANGUAGE USE THROWN IN AT THE DEEP END To start with the most difficult part of the activity, when one
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        877 87  -  LYDIA LIM AARON LOW, Starting from 201 7, an average of 60,400 Singaporeans will turn 62 each year. That is nearly double today's number who reach retirement every year. The coming bulge in the retiree population is due to a post-war spike in births from 1955
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        316 88  -  BY This article continues a discussion we started last week on the growing number of older people in our population. This week, we look at the issue of their retirement. A) CONCEPTS AND LABELS I. In groups of three, research the meaning of the concept baby boomers. It
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        318 88 Answer notes A) is an exercise on the concepts associated with the "new gold". Students should have no problems researching the concepts because they are implied at in the article. These are also concepts that are being bandied around in the media. For example, the phrase "grey
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      153 76 SUPERVISING EDITOR Dominic Nathan EDITOR Serene Goh CONTRIBUTORS Andrew Duffy, Alison De Souza, Mardiana Abu Bakar JOURNALISTS Jessica Lim, Tessa Wong, Malini Nathan COVER Design: Lim Yong, Photo: Shahriya Yahaya ART AND DESIGN Alexis Hooi, Lim Yong, Eric Roca INTERNS Alfred Chua, Julia Hee EDITORIAL PROJECTS UNIT Peter Khoo, Gerard
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      109 77 j I I ■i^-l'! I I ■1. 'I m""'£---:--f I W ;'Vr* 1 ;;"'l W•'-■"'* r I j i\ l w J'// JLj /'iii i >■-. MBit "^^^^i j^& N( Sign up for Disney Mobile Xtra ot 55.35/mth! B w i-fi^ /4jsP*l Get exclusive High School Musical 2 downloads '^J
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      152 78 Bachelor l\-"3^ Degrees from B^ II Top American l^^pgggi Universities XA^ith within 18 months ■K -^^m in Singapore N &'O yPl^ 11 orU-S-A j Levels I K ~~r" I Applied Psychology Computer Science Hospitality Tourism Banking Finance Dietetics Nursing Biotechnology Engineering Sales Marketing I Business Administration Nutrition Counseling And Many
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      53 78 TRENDS AND QUIRKS IST ASIAN OUTDOOR AD AWARDS Singapore will host the inaugural Asia Outdoor Advertising awards and conference next month. The organisers of the three-day event, which starts on Oct 24, aim to focus on all factors that have an impact on the outdoor advertising industry in the region.
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      46 80 Fa!K tnSXS* liSii what are sou waiting f op? gaiuim^ Youth Flying Club P^^| 1111 v\l nllllll Dl I go to Media club '^S sU QI!d!!JJULLr lIUUJ! iiijfHi^^^ vl I I *W Ws& t f Wanttomeetflmerican|dol 1., -[j|Ußi|^|i||^^" Cinnfnct inpirinnt the stratts times the straits time
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      77 80 TALES FROM NEAR AND FAR SELLING CIGGIES TO UNDERAGED For the second time, a 7-Eleven store in Ngee Ann City sold cigarettes to someone under the smoking age limit of 18. A part-time employee was caught doing so by Health Sciences Authority officers on July 6 and fined $2,000 for
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      60 81 ONLINE -Go online to Mtu ENALTIES- Strict *mm* Amm* mr learn more about drugs on £T jM penalties are imposed to WW mWM\ the Central Narcotics _\_L jB control the drug situa- Mm I^A^ flfl _A\¥f Iw b flVfl Bureau's website, m¥k-\\ w tion in Singapore. Penal- |Tj www.cnb.gov.sg fl^^^^
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      36 81 YOUR BOURHOOD P ONE-STOP CENTRES FOR ELDERLY A network of one-stop centres with services like health screening could one day help greying Singaporeans if things take off at six pilot sites, including Hougang. (ST, Sept 4)
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      65 82 THE BIG STORY THIS WEEK DANCING KING Ifjacky Cheung is the God of Songs, then Aaron Kwok must be the Dance Immortal. In front of a 7,000--strong crowd in a concert recently, he proved why after more than IS years in showbusiness, he is still holding court as one of
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      65 82 THE BIG STORY THIS WEEK 881 HITS RIGHT NOTE Local director Royston Tan's movie 881 crossed the $2-million mark in box-office receipts recently. The I -million MandarinHokkien musical had grossed $2.41 million here, according to Golden Village which distributes the film. This makes 881, which opened on Aug 9, the
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      57 83 The hotted PARTY ESSENTIALS I DIUIUIIA Singapore I I EXCLUSIVE I^B b^., I Join us behind I the scenes at WL.- W »K£;"5 our cover shoot I L *p- "l BACtakAnl I |O SHOPPING I trpTTj p ccpii V From our HtJ.Kt?>hll?> r f. fashion TOTES FOR EVERYONE! Z, *»yWVVV
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      64 84 RACK YOUR BRAINS GAMES STUDIO EYES DEAL OVERSEAS A homegrown games studio is looking for an international publisher to complete the development of its video game. If Redeye Studios is successful, this will be the first made-in-Singapore video game designed for both the personal computer and the Xbox36o console. It
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      86 86 READ AND WRITE BETTER S'PORESTYLE WATER IN CHINA A model project in the eastern Chinese city of Zhangjiagang will see waste water being treated Singaporestyle, in the first tie-up between China and the Singapore Government involving water management. Under the agreement, the sprawling metropolis in Jiangsu province will implement concentration
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      67 87 READ AND WRITE BETTER OLDER, HAPPIER AT WORK The older you are, the happier you are at work. A new comprehensive survey in the United States found three out of four workers aged 65 and older saying they enjoy their jobs. The survey, conducted by the University of Chicago and
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      62 88 READ AND WRITE BETTER r HEALTHCARE SECTOR REHIRING The public health-care sector may well set the benchmark for what firms can do to re-employ retired workers. Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Lim Boon Heng disclosed recently that nearly seven in 10 health-care workers who hit retirement age are rehired
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      650 89 INTHEEND N! HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE THE 9/11 TERRORIST KHmmMH P|nthe ATTACKS IN NEW YORK CITY? AND HOW MANY iffIMJMIP M news NEWATER PLANTS ARE THERE NOW? FIND OUT HERE NUMBERS IN THE NEWS |gQgggggg Match these digits to the reasons they made the news ffe% «H IS-
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