The Straits Times, 26 September 2007, Afternoon Edition

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  • 25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 138 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 198/12/2006 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 2007 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • 578 1  -  Nirmal Ghosh ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS US imposes more sanctions on country amid signs that govt is preparing for a crackdown By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok ABOUT 100,000 people poured into the streets of Yangon yesterday in open defiance
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  578 words
  • Article, Illustration
    133 1 BRAZILIAN soccer star Ronaldinho (below) could be on his way to English Premier League giants Chelsea. The Barcelona striker, unhappy at the Nou Camp, is expected to move to Stamford Bridge for a world record £70 million ($212 million). British tabloid The Sun reported that the World Cup
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  • 562 1  -  Li Xueying MORE REPORTS, HOME HB-H9 By THE labour movement is calling on major companies to make public the age profile of their workforce. Such a move will hopefully discourage employers from axing ageing workers to get around the new re-em-ployment
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  • 989 1 By Joyce Teo Property Correspondent LE THI Phuong Thao, 51, never planned to get rich very rich, in fact, by Vietnamese standards by speculating on real estate. Ms Thao, a home furnishings business operator, stumbled across buying and selling property almost by
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 357 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime -2-4 Shuttles' status quo to stay ™la o/i !i The Ministry of Trade and Industry World 24-31 has decided to exclude the shuttle Review 32-35 services by Singapore Airlines and FYI 36 Malaysia Airlines between SECTION TWO Singapore and Kuala Lumpur from Home HI-HID the Competition
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  • PRIME
    • 600 3  -  Salma Khali k But as health-care costs rise, better-off patients will have to pay more By Health Correspondent MORE hospitals, clinics and other medical facilities will be built over the next eight years to cater for a growing and greying population. It will
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    • 50 3 Pirates lie handcuffed on the deck of a crude palm oil tanker in the Singapore Strait. The 14 pirates, who were armed with guns and grenades, were arrested by the Indonesian navy on Monday after they hijacked the tanker in the strait. PHOTO: REUTERS
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    • 638 3  -  Peh Shing Huei By BIOTECHNOLOGY and pharmaceuticals are "sexy and glamorous" industries, but Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew believes that the maritime sector is "basic" to Singapore's development. In fact, the country aims to move from being a major hub
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    • 415 4 NEW YORK TIMES Google may also be interested in a stake in the social networking website San Francisco SOME people laughed at Mr Mark Zuckerberg when he reportedly turned down a US$9OO million (551.35 billion) offer last year for Facebook, the
      NEW YORK TIMES  -  415 words
    • 53 4 FACEBOOK founder Mark Zuckerberg (left) reportedly turned down Yahoo's US$9OO million (551.35 billion) offer last year for the social networking website. The 23-year-old, who started the site in 2004 while he was still a sophomore at Harvard University, has said he wants to keep the firm
      AP  -  53 words
    • 79 4 Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party president Yasuo Fukuda (standing) acknowledges the applause of party members after being declared his country's new prime minister yesterday. Mr Fukuda, 71, becomes the sixth-oldest politician to become prime minister in Japan's history. He replaced the ailing Shinzo Abe, who
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  • ASIA
    • 794 6  -  Carolyn Hong Yet another mega mall opens amid concerns of overcrowding By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur THE faint smell of construction dust and fine grit was still lingering in the air when thousands of Malaysians rushed to check out Kuala Lumpur's latest glittering
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    • CHINA
      • 239 8 REUTERS Beijing CHINA has discovered 42 glaciers on the roof of the world the QinghaiFibet plateau and the group could be the biggest of them all, state media reported yesterday. Ice on the plateau, where China's largest rivers originate, is shrinking be:ause of
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      • 573 8 REUTERS Xi Jinping's star likely to shine at party congress where Wen, Hu are expected to keep posts Beijing SHANGHAI Communist Party boss Xi Jinping has emerged as a dark horse to join China's top echelon of power, sources with ties to the leadership
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      • 182 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CHINA has named a new air force commander, a military spokesman said yesterday, as part of the country's major personnel reshuffles ahead of a crucial political meeting next month. "General Xv Qiliang was appointed as commander of the air force last week," an
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      • 190 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beijing NINE out of 10 Chinese are concerned about how to finance their retirement, state media reported yesterday, highlighting the challenges facing a rapidly ageing society. An online poll of 3,871 Chinese last week found that almost 50 per cent of the respondents
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      • 42 10 Paramilitary policemen from a national flag squad having a training session yesterday in Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong province. They will raise the national flag at the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Centre next Monday to mark National Day. 'PHOTO: :REUTERS
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      • 408 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE It will set up Internet and phone reporting system to keep them safe from retaliation Beijing WHISTLE blowers who report crimes and corruption in China will be better protected as the country establishes a new Internet and phone reporting system, a senior official
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    • EAST ASIA
      • 705 13  -  Kwan Weng Kin Fukuda names new Cabinet with familiar faces, but changes some key ministers By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo JAPAN got a new prime minister yesterday a bland, no-nonsense 71-year-old pragmatist who the country hopes will bring a sense of stability and
        REUTERS; AFP  -  705 words
      • 270 13  -  KWAN WENG KIN WHEN newly minted Prime Minister Yasuq Fukuda was first elected to Parliament in 1990, Mr Ichiro Ozawa was then the formidable secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Today, the two men stand on opposite sides of the political
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      • 580 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG, LOS ANGELES TIMES Move part of campaign to repair tainted image, says govt watchdog Beijing CHINA has revoked the food production licences of hundreds of companies, including producers of rice and monosodium glutamate, in its latest crackdown on unclean or
        ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG, LOS ANGELES TIMES  -  580 words
      • 93 14 CHINA has 4.69 million food operators, including 2.54 million self-employed individuals, involved in distribution, wholesale or retailing, according to statistics from the commerce administration. The country has about 448,000 food-processing companies 79 per cent of them with fewer than 10 employees, according to China's General Administration
        AFP  -  93 words
      • 48 14 Japanese toy maker Sega Toys yesterday unveiled a Hello Kitty version of its Grand Pianist miniature piano toy, which has 88 working keys. The new all-white Hello Kitty version can play back 115 preloaded songs, including 15 Hello Kitty related pieces. PHOTO: AFP
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      • 395 14 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beijing CHINA chided German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday for hosting Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and demanded that Berlin take action to repair damage done to bilateral ties. Dr Merkel met the Dalai Lama, who
        REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  395 words
      • 499 14 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beijing JAPANESE observers got to attend a military drill in north-eastern China for the first time this week in the latest sign of warming ties between the two sides, Chinese media reported. Japanese staff officer Okimura Yoshihiko and Mr
        REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  499 words
    • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
      • 649 15  -  P. JAYARAM Delay in disposal of cases has led to the rise in vigilante justice, says Supreme Court By India Correspondent In New Delhi INDIA'S Supreme Court has made a rare admission: People are losing faith in the snail-paced judicial system and taking the law
        AFP  -  649 words
    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
      • 585 16  -  Chua Chin Hon Beijing's clout over Yangon crisis is overrated, say Chinese experts By China Bureau Chief In Beijing CHINA yesterday said it would not interfere in Myanmar's domestic affairs, even as it is increasingly depicted as a major backroom player in its neighbour's handling of
        REUTERS; AFP  -  585 words
      • 454 16  -  Ravi Velloor By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi INDIA, which has steadily built ties with the military regime in Yangon, has been put in a quandary by the unexpected unrest in Myanmar led by the Buddhist clergy. New Delhi has
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      • 300 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE New York THE man slated to take over as Asean secretary-general has voiced the hope that massive anti-government protests in Myanmar would lead to change. "We do hope in Asean that things will not get out of hand,
        ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  300 words
      • 871 17  -  Nirmal Ghosh NEWS ANALYSIS Acting against the monks will hurt their image as the country's guardians By THE fact that monks are leading the current protests in Myanmar strikes at the heart of a major issue for the military regime legitimacy. Much of its
        REUTERS  -  871 words
      • 462 17 Senior General Than Shwe, 74 Head of the State Peace and Development Council. Born in central Myanmar in February 1933, General Than Shwe worked as a postal clerk before joining the army in 1953. He rose through the ranks to become military supremo with the
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      • 240 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Bangkok FROM a warehouse-like building in Norway's capital, a tiny 15-year-old broadcast network called the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) provides news and encouragement to countrymen rising up against the junta in Myanmar. The radio station's secret reporters and other savvy
        ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  240 words
      • 546 19  -  Salim Osman Supreme Court had refused to open up its books to state auditor By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta PRESIDENT Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has stepped in to end a public row between the Supreme Audit Agency and Indonesia's Supreme Court after the latter refused
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      • 48 19 Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean is visiting Vietnam at the invitation of his counterpart, General Phung Quang Thanh. Mr Teo called on Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet (above), held talks with Gen Thanh on bilateral defence relations and met other senior Vietnamese leaders. PHOTO: MINDEF
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      • 203 19 THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Bangkok OUTGOING army chief Sonthi Boonyarataglin has agreed to take on the position of deputy prime minister overseeing national security amid speculation he could also be made interior minister if Mr Aree Wongsearaya steps down. Mr Aree is
        THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  203 words
    • MALAYSIA
      • 447 20 His case seen as start of operations against senior policemen with dubious earnings Johor Baru A TOP policeman formerly based in Johor was accused yesterday of money laundering involving a sum of almost RMI.3 million ($570,000). Police Superintendent Azmi Osman, 52, appeared at
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      • 158 20 Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S two biggest trade unions have asked workers to stop going to markets for two weeks to protest against the rising prices of essential goods. The Malaysian Trades Union Congress and Cuepacs, the umbrella union for civil servants, asked consumers to boycott errant traders
        UTUSAN MALAYSIA  -  158 words
      • 491 21  -  Hazlin Hassan It will determine authenticity of clip, but lawyers' group says it is not enough By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA yesterday set up an independent panel to investigate the authenticity of a video clip that allegedly shows a
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      • 69 21 THE 2002 clip shows a man who is said to be a well-connected lawyer chatting on his mobile phone to a purported top judge. He allegedly says that the name of the judge would be forwarded for a top appointment and that other judicial appointments could be fixed.
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      • 229 21 BERNAMA Kuala Lumpur FORMER Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad is conscious and stable, with doctors easing up on his medication, the heart institute where he is warded said yesterday. The statement from the National Heart Institute, or UN, was released amid wild rumours in the
        BERNAMA  -  229 words
      • 231 21 Kuala Lumpur A SENIOR Malaysian politician has said his country would not be hurt if Singapore investors were to take their time before investing in Johor's Iskandar Development Region (IDR). But Johor Baru MP Shahrir Samad cautioned that such a move could
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      • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
        • 271 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS PHOTO: FORMER Chinese president Jiang Zemin, a long-time opera buff, has become the first soloist to perform at the capital's new opera house. The retired political leader and amateur vocalist visited the National Grand Theatre last week and sang parts
          ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS; REUTERS  -  271 words
        • 234 22 LOS ANGELES TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS ISRAEL'S attorney-general has ordered police to open a criminal investigation into suspicions that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert received a U*****,000 (*****,000) discount on the price of a home in return for favours to the contractor who sold
          LOS ANGELES TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  234 words
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 27 6 No faith in judiciary Indians are losing faith in the judiciary, says the Supreme Court, as apathy of police leads to rise in vigilante justice. PAGE 15
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  • WORLD
    • 842 23  -  BETSY PISIK ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE After an 'insulting' introduction by his host, Ahmadinejad speaks to boos and some applause New York IRANIAN leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended Holocaust deniers and raised questions about who carried out the Sept 11, 2001 attacks in a
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    • 494 24  -  Betsy Pisik Complex issue needs determined, concerted efforts from all, they say By Straits Times US Bureau In New York MORE than 80 world leaders have pledged their cooperation and creativity to mitigate the looming catastrophe of global warming at an
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    • 339 24 New York REDUCING carbon emissions is half the equation in reducing greenhouse gases, Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo told global leaders at the United Nations on Monday. The other half is increasing carbon capture. This involves catching the greenhouse
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    • 333 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AN OVERWHELMING majority of the global population believes it is "necessary" for the world to take action on climate change within the next few years, according to a poll released yesterday. Some 65 per cent of the 22,182 people questioned in
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    • 244 24  -  BETSY PISIK New York SINGAPORE has signed a trade and investment agreement with four key Latin American countries, in a step to improving relations between the Republic and the region. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Singapore and the Mercosur countries Argentina,
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    • 516 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG Panel set up to examine Beijing's 'deficient' laws on copyright protection Geneva THE World Trade Organisation (WTO) has set up a panel to decide whether China's laws on intellectual property rights meet international norms, following complaints from
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
      • 111 25 REUTERS PHILADELPHIA: Police on Monday arrested c Delaware State University student in connection with a campus shooting that left two students wounded, the college said. Loyer Braden, 18, a freshman from East Orange, New Jersey, faces charges including attempted first-degree murder, assault and possession of a
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      • 131 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BAGHDAD: A spate of powerful car and suicide bombings has killed 44 people and wounded more than 80 in less than 24 hours across Iraq, shattering what had been a relatively calm holy month of Ramadan. A double car bombing killed six people
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      • 149 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: Chinese women, who are having cosmetic surgery in ever larger numbers, are especially keen to get faces shaped like "goose eggs", state media said yesterday. An oval face shaped like a goose egg has long been considered attractive in Chinese society. Thirty-three
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      • 104 25 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK JOHOR BARU: A 48-year-old Indonesian woman who cut off her husband's penis in jealousy was sentenced to six months in jail by the magistrate's court here. Umidah Setu, a canteen helper, pleaded guilty to the charge of causing grievous hurt. Umidah used
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      • 97 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA: The Philippine Supreme Court yesterday approved a new rule that will prevent government and military officials from easily denying allegations of abduction and extrajudicia] killings. Chief Justice Reynato Puno and 13 magistrates approved the writ of "amparo", which means "to protect" in Spanish.
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    • Article, Illustration
      53 26 It was a pool party like r r j HO Other gUeStS dined in J^.^^^^J the Water, all dreSSed Up dinnf sfl£ ?nd,ballA°n wns- v Throughout Saturday, 500 members of The Park Club in London sat at the underwater table for a three-course banquet to raise funds for
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    • 206 26 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE New York PROSECUTORS in New York state are investigating whether social networking website Facebook is living up to its word when it comes to protecting young Internet users from sexual predators. New York State Attor-ney-General Andrew Cuo- mo announced on Monday that
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    • 129 26 3EUTERS Washington DUTCH researchers said they have nailed down the absolute risk of getting a blood clot while sitting in a cramped airline seat one in 4,656. While flying has been linked with blood clots for more than 50 years, no
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    • 413 26 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Report warns of skills shortage and higher costs due to ageing workforce Washington INDUSTRIALISED countries must convince older workers to stay on the job beyond retirement age or face a skills shortage and higher labour costs, warned a study
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    • Article, Illustration
      66 27 This Gulf stream aircraft stuffed with 3.3 tonnes of Colombian cocaine crashed into the jungle of the Yucatan peninsula in southern Mexico on Monday. The plane's illicit cargo was packed in dozens of sacks. Local police told reporters that no casualties had been found at the crash site,
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    • 267 27 ASSOCIATED PRESS Bournemouth (England) BRITAIN will rank potential immigrants according to what they offer the country, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday, promising to streamline his country's clunky immigration system. Britain has been trying to find a way to keep its
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    • 436 27 ASSOCIATED PRESS, LOS ANGELES TIMES-WASHINGTON POST Govt of 'Europe's No.l spender' preparing public for tighter budget Paris FRANCE, its Prime Minister says, is bankrupt. The controversial statement by Mr Francois Fillon last week was followed on Monday by warnings that the country's public finances are
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    • 598 28  -  Roger Maynard Grandmum hopes to take custody of Qian Xun as hunt for girl's dad continues By Australia Correspondent In Sydney THE little girl who was abandoned by her father in Australia was reunited with her maternal grandmother in New Zealand yesterday. Three-year-old Xue Qian
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    • 219 28 ASSOCIATED PRESS San Jose iPHONE owners who have unlocked their handsets so they could use carriers other than AT&T may end up with a phone that does not work after the company's next software update, Apple warned. Since the iPhone made its
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    • 477 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE A former base in Washington minus the warheads is up for sale on eßay at $2.3 m Washington LOOKING for a new home with a bit more space as well as a 1950s Cold War ambience? A US intercontinental ballistic missile
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    • 652 30  -  William Choong Tight military and political unions between Australia, Japan, US 'a worry' By For The Straits Times In Canberra IN ANOTHER display of growing assertiveness in Russia's foreign policy, Moscow has challenged Australia's joint development of missile defences with the United
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    • 299 30 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Moscow RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has named a new government as part of an expected but largely cosmetic political reshuffle before crucial elections. He has appointed new economics and health ministers, but has retained his foreign and defence ministers and nearly
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    • 24 23 Delaying retirement Industrialised countries must convince older workers to retire later or face a skills shortage and higher costs, warns a study. PAGE 27
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    • 445 31 THE monks marching in cities across Myanmar are brave patriots who have been troubled by the people's hardship to make a stand for justice and a fair deal Accountable government is the ultimate goal but one suspects even the Buddhist clergy, the nation's only permanent moral force,
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    • 854 31  -  Michael Richardson CLIMATE CHANGE By For The Straits Times HIGH-LEVEL officials from the world's 16 biggest emitters of global-warming gases will meet in Washington tomorrow and Friday to try to agree on ways to combat climate change. It seems like a sensible approach
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    • 852 33  -  Thomas L. Friedman NEW YORK TIMES TACKLING CHINA'S POLLUTION By In Beijing AFTER a week of meetings with Chinese energy, environmental and clean-car experts, I am left with one big, gnawing question: Can China go green without going orange? That is, can China really undertake
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    • 895 33  -  Gwynne Dyer POLITICS IN BELGIUM By EVERYBODY knows some long-married couple who quarrel constantly but never break up. Squabbling does not mar their relationship it IS their relationship, and they are addicted to it. Belgium is a bit like that. It is now more than a
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    • 656 34  -  Azlinariah Abdullah ►>ROLE OF MOSQUES By MOST mosques in Malaysia were built with the main aim of being just places of worship. This means they are dedicated to the fulfilment of the five daily prayers, without variations of its functions. But some, such as the State
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    • 912 34  -  Rasyad A. Parinduri YOHANES E. RIYANTO INDONESIA'S BANKING INDUSTRY By For The Straits Times THE facades of many bank offices in Jakarta are gilded and polished. So too their financial reports. The latest figures from Bank Indonesia the central bank show a 3 per cent
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    • 246 35 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY 1 Attend an outdoor concert featuring opera music. SMU University Square, between Li Ka Shing Library and Bras Basah Road. 7.30pm-9.30pm. Free. Visit www.smu.edu.sg for more details. 2 Senior citizens can attend a talk on the psychological aspects of ageing. RSVP Singapore, 9 Bishan
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    • 737 36  -  Carolyn Quek He wants court to settle status of e@dr Centre before second suit By THE deal's off. Primary school teacher Mr Jonathan Lock has turned down insurer NTUC Income's offer to waive a $45,000 legal bill and to give a goodwill payment of $25,000. Instead,
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    • 251 36  -  TANIA TAN ONE year after writing off $3.5 million in outstanding fines, the National Library Board (NLB) is trying to recover over $5 million from errant library book borrowers. These are monies that have been owing from as far back as 1999, said
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    • 491 37  -  Karamjit Kaur Ditching it without liberalising bilateral air agreement may lead to fewer flights By Aviation Correspondent AIR travellers have long complained about high fares between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur a result of what they say is an an-ti-competitive deal between the two
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    • 117 37 Eighty-year-old Mr Aw Joon Hian (left), from Bukit Batok Home for the Aged, was teasing his friend from the same home, before they set out for a walk around The Esplanade in Marina Bay yesterday, to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. Performers such
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    • 337 39 The Government will pump more than $2 billion into health-care facilities over the next eight years. The following are in the current 10-year health masterplan: HOSPITALS Besides the Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (above) in Yishun, another new hospital will open in the west by 2015.
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    • 303 39  -  Salma Khali k Spore should train more of them and poach from other countries if necessary: Khaw By Health Correspondent BUILDING infrastructure is easy it is a simple matter of putting in more money but getting trained manpower is a more daunting task, said Health
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    • 169 39 BE SCREENED so heart disease and cancer can be caught early this is the message going out to parents and grandparents. The messengers: the little ones. Primary school children are key to the My Happy Healthy Family campaign, which was launched at a hotel
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    • 275 40 A THOUSAND needy residents from Marsiling and Woodlands will be receiving a free flu jab this month, ahead of the coming flu season. Each vaccination would have cost $25 to $30 in a medical clinic. The $30,000 worth of flu vaccines were donated
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    • 378 40  -  Tania Tan Curbs lifted after tests show no trace of contagious equine flu virus By HORSES at the Singapore Polo Club have been given a clean bill of health after an equine influenza scare late last week. The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority
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    • 333 40  -  Christopher Tan By Senior Correspondent FIVE years after the first and only compressed natural gas (CNG) refuelling station opened on Jurong Island, the race is now on between two parties to see which one will open the first CNG kiosk on the mainland.
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      • 60 40 THREE students from Singapore Management University (SMU) have beaten teams from other tertiary institutions to clinch a seven-week internship with mall operator Capita Land Retail. They won this year's Capita Land Marketing Awards, which required contestants to develop marketing solutions for a Capita Land mall.
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      • 44 40 MIHIN Lanka, Sri Lanka's first budget airline, started offering direct flights between Colombo and Singapore on Monday. Flights leave every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The airline, which began operations in April, opened its sales office in Perak Road yesterday.
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      • 40 40 ROOFS will be added to over 200 bridges here over the next five years, at the end of which all 400 overpasses here will be sheltered. This will cost the Land Transport Authority $74 million.
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      • 60 40 WITH higher oil prices, Singapore Power yesterday announced an increase in electricity tariffs for the period between Oct 1 and Dec 31. Electricity costs will go up an average of 0.86 cents to 21.38 cents per KWh. This adds up to an increase of $1
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    • 429 41  -  Elena Chong Ex-bus driver and ex-cabby knocked down elderly folk at pedestrian crossings By Court Correspondent A FORMER taxi driver and a former bus driver were yesterday dealt with in court for having caused the death of two pedestrians in accidents earlier
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    • 120 41 A parked lorry exploded into a ball of flames reaching two storeys high on Monday. The fire happened at about 9.15pm at the open-air carpark near Block 228, Choa Chu Kang Central, attracting a crowd. Some residents tried to put out the blaze with buckets
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    • 299 41  -  »TORCHED CAR A TEENAGER who pleaded guilty to torching a relative's car yesterday will be sentenced in IV2 months, to enable him to sit for his O-level examinations first. Louis Hong Hsieh Shuen, 16, admitted in the Community Court he set fire to his
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    • CASE FILE
      • 86 41 A YOUTH and his four friends set a book in a school library alight in July, an act of mischief which left the library ablaze as well. The tab for the damage at Holy Innocents' Primary School: $109,682. Yesterday, the youth, Muhammad Faqih Muhammad Fakiruddin,
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      • 51 41 A WOMAN returned to her McNair Road flai early yesterday to find it ransacked. The window grilles of the four-room flat ir Block 123 had been forced open and watches and jewellery worth about $27,000 were miss^ ing. She had been out for about 12
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      • 95 41 TWO pedestrians died in separate accidents this week. Just before noon on Monday, a lorry leaving the Pan-Island Expressway via the slip road to Toh Guan Road hit a road sweeper. The Indian national, aged 50, sustained fractures and died in hospital an hour later.
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      • 82 41 THREE people were arrested in an anti-drug operation on Monday, which resulted in a haul of 282 Ecstasy tablets worth about $10,000. At about 5.50pm, a 30-year-old man was seen meeting a couple near Boon Lay Drive, and then allegedly selling them 30 tablets.
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    • 444 42  -  Selina Lum Ex-DBS chief has already won 3 suits; former business partner has been made a bankrupt By AFTER winning three rounds in court against a former colleague-turned-business partner, former DBS chief executive Philippe Paillart has dropped a fourth and final suit. The reason:
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    • 293 42  -  Elena Chong By Court Correspondent A LORRY driver was yesterday charged in court with 28 counts of corruptly receiving and giving bribes to help foreign women extend their special passes. Eric Au Choon Yong, 28, faces seven charges of receiving bribes of between
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    • 154 42 THE kiss of life, or cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), has been in the news lately for saving one life and failing to save another. Unlike the dramatic scenes of recovery in TV medical dramas, survival is not always guaranteed by this procedure. This week's
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    • TRIPARTISM FORUM
      • 323 43  -  YEO GHIM LAY COMPANIES are hungry for workers yet are slow to turn to an "under-utilised resource", said MP Halimah Yacob. This resource: women at home, who should be lured back into the workforce with flexible options. She urged companies to put in
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      • 555 43  -  Goh Chin Lian But bosses assured that Govt, unions won't let new law hurt competitiveness By CONCERNED about the impact on their bottom lines, some bosses have asked if a proposed re-employment law will oblige them to re-hire such workers even in
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      • 592 44  -  Keith Lin Companies may opt to provide only basic insurance for older workers By PROVIDING medical coverage for older workers can be an obstacle for companies looking to rehire those who are past the retirement age, employers at a forum said yesterday.
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    • 93 45 ST PHOTO: Thousands of gamers turned up at Suntec City yesterday to get their hands on the latest instalment of the hit Xbox game: Halo 3. Fans were given the opportunity to try out the new game there. It went on sale at noon, but the
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    • 420 45  -  Lim Wei Chean Globally, Republic up to 3rd spot after Paris and Vienna for Mice events, says think-tank By SINGAPORE remains Asia's top city when it comes to hosting business meetings and major events. It also climbed up one rung in
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    • 27 36 Polo Club horses are okay Fears of suspected equine flu unfounded as test results return negative. Turf Club also eases precautionary curbs on its animals. PAGE H5
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    • 975 38 Revised Additional CPF Housing Grant Scheme The Additional CPF Housing Grant (AHG) Scheme was introduced in March 2006 to help lower income families buy their first home. The AHG is given on top of the existing housing subsidies that these flat applicants can enjoy either for the purchase of a
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    • 581 41 «ft—MM— <$|^ Organised by NVPC and Singapore Compact for CSR, this is a national Conference for 600 V^ participants from the non-profit sector, as well as for companies and government bodies that have a stake or interest in community giving. The Dilemmas of Giving: The Heart of Paradox Professor Charles
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    • 757 43 ML-II Ml Find the most comprehensive range of products and services in CATS Classified in The Straits Times. '-*^j^> r^^h;" Dear Parents jmk -3^s™ f^ When our children don't do well in their So, it is unfair to expect our children to studies and exams, the easiest thing to do
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    • 399 46  -  Felix Ang Kok Hou EVEN if you are not a fan of English football, you have to be on another planet to not learn about the departure of Jose Mourinho from Chelsea Football Club. Many will miss the colourful manager and his quips.
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    • 254 46  -  Lim Mun Moon I REFER to the letter, "SGH's no-return policy on medicine not helpful" (ST, Sept 22), by Mr David Lam Van Choon. Indeed, as Mr Lam has pointed out, our "no return or exchange" policy is necessary in the interest of
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    • 329 46  -  Halimah Yacob (Mdm) I REFER to the editorial, "Doctors and medicines" (ST, Sept 24), on doctors prescribing and dispensing medicines. In the full text of my parliamentary speech, I had mentioned that "in Singapore's context this (separate prescription and dispensing of medicine) cannot
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    • 204 46  -  Leong Sze Hian I REFER to the article, "HDB launches sixth build-to-order project in Fernvale" (ST, Sept 21). The HDB's pricing policy recently has increased the prices of new flats, and may lead to Singaporeans having to incur higher mortgage liabilities. This
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    • 188 46  -  Tan Thiam Soon I REFER to the report, "Concession hours: No change" (ST, Sept 20). While I support MP Lee Bee Wah's suggestion to extend the concession hours for senior citizens, I also understand the argument by the Minister of State for Transport
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    • 128 46  -  Chan Ah Yoke (Mdm) SOME senior citizens, like me, are not aware of the value of new technology, like thumbprint verification at airports. Recently I went on a four-day Kuching Annuitant Special Tour conducted by NTUC Travel. At Kuching Airport, I was held up for
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      • 170 46  -  Ma Fang (Miss) THIS is a belated thank-you letter but one that had to be written. On July 27, a group of us from mainland China were having a picnic on Sisters' Island. We swam in the lagoon and were about 15m from the shore when we
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      • 91 46  -  Lynda Tan Soh Yian (Ms) ON SEPT 8, while I was aboard CX 715 (flying from Hong Kong to Singapore), I felt very sick with a severe asthma attack and dengue fever. I would like to thank Miss Van Ping and her family for offering
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      • 93 46  -  Alice Ong Giok Lian (Mdm) ON SEPT 2, during a visit to a friend's place at Euphony Garden in Mata Ayer Road, I lost my wallet containing my cards, gift vouchers and money amounting to more than $1,000.1 had left the wallet in the
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    • 30 46 Letters to Forum Editor Please include your full name, address and a telephone contact number. For women, indicate Miss, Mrs, Mdm or Ms. Send your letters via e-mail to stforum@sph.com.sg
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  • SPORTS
    • 855 47 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE »SOCCER London HAS the unhappy Ronaldinho decided to quit Barcelona? British newspaper The Sun reported yesterday that the Brazilian star has agreed personal terms with Chelsea over a mega £58 million (Ssl74 million) deal. It said the playmaker's agent, his brother Roberto de Assis, has
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    • 466 47 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London TAL Ben-Haim is desperate for new Chelsea coach Avram Grant to give him the chance to put Sunday's defeat at Manchester United behind them, with a much-needed victory over Hull City. The defender had a nightmare game in the 0-2 loss
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    • 458 47 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London CHELSEA captain John Terry is facing censure from the Football Association, after attempting to snatch the red card from referee Mike Dean's hand during their 0-2 loss at Manchester United on Sunday. Dean has included the actions of Terry, as
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    • 244 47 London HOWARD Wilkinson, the chairman of the League Managers' Association, has raised fresh doubt over Chelsea's appointment of Avram Grant as coach. On Monday, he rather cryptically asked whether British Airways would employ a pilot before checking his qualifications, reported The Telegraph. Wilkinson would not talk
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    • 491 48 SOCCER LONDON LEROY Lita is a modern footballer yellow boots, diamond ear studs, and Hummer with personalised number plate. To this very 21st-century list, he can now add: subject of tabloid sex expose. The Reading and former England Under-21 striker
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    • 757 48 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Arsenal reveal record revenue and dismiss Chelsea's aim to be top brand London ARSENAL chairman Peter Hill-Wood has poured salt on Chelsea's wounds over the departure of Jose Mourinho, describing their London rivals' goal of becoming the biggest brand in football a
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    • 207 48 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ARSENE Wenger has responded to Arsenal being named the richest club in England by insisting he would rather be top of the Premier League than top of the money league. The Arsenal manager told ArsenalTV: "Personally, I'd rather just be top of the
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    • 508 48 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Manchester OWEN Hargreaves is set to kick-start his Manchester United career in today's League Cup third-round tie with League Championship team Coventry City. The England international has made just three appearances for his new club since his transfer from Bayern Munich before
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    • 216 48 REUTERS MICHAEL Carrick believes defence could turn out to be the best form of attack for Manchester United this season. The platform for their current five-match winning run in the Premier League has been provided by the type of defensive solidity that would make
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    • 45 48 Today Aston Villa v Leicester City Blackburn Rovers v Birmingham City Fulham v Bolton Wanderers Hull City v Chelsea Live, Ch22, tomorrow, 2.40 am Manchester United v Coventry Sheffield Wednesday v Everton Tottenham Hotspur v Middlesbrough West Ham United v Plymouth Argyle
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    • 462 48 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS London MARTIN Jol may have dismissed claims that he is ready to walk out of Tottenham as "a load of rubbish". But the manager has reportedly already agreed a £4 million (5512.2 million) compensation package with the London club. Over the weekend,
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    • 749 49 SOCCER Striker's absence, owing to hernia problem, will be a blow to England London STEVE McClaren was yesterday facing the likelihood that he will have to do without top striker Michael Owen for England's crucial Euro 2008 qualifiers against Estonia and Russia next month.
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    • 157 49 Real Madrid 4 Villarreal 4 Valencia 4 Barcelona 4 Sevilla 3 A. Madrid 4 Mallorca 4 Real Valladolid 4 Zaragoza 4 A. Bilbao 4 Real Murcia 4 R. Huelva 4 Deportivo 4 R. Santander 4 Almeria 4 Espanyol 4 Osasuna 3 Betis 4 Getafe 4 Levante 4 3 3
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    • 161 49 iSRoma 4 Inter Milan 4 Malanta 4 Fiorentina 4 Napoli 4 luventus 4 Palermo 4 Udinese 4 K Milan 4 Sampdoria 4 rorino 4 Cagliari 4 Lazio 4 Parma 4 Genoa 4 Catania 4 Reggina 4 Siena 4 Empoli 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
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    • 368 49  -  Wang Meng Meng By TWO uncapped players have been called up for Singapore's World Cup qualifier against Palestine. Tampines Rovers defender Shariff Abdul Samat and Young Lions goalkeeper Jasper Chan have been named in the 22-man squad for the Oct 8 fixture in
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    • 82 49 Goalkeepers Lionel Lewis (Home), Hassan Sunny (Geylang), Jasper Chan (Young Lions). Defenders Aide Iskandar (Geylang), Precious Emuejeraye (Gombak), Daniel Bennett (SAFFC), Faizal Hamid (SAFFC), Shariff Abdul Samat (Tampines), Baihakki Khaizan (Young Lions), Ismail Yunos (Young Lions), Mohd Noh Rahman (Geylang). Midfielders Shahril Ishak (Home), Mustafic Fahrudin (Tampines), Shi
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    • 49 50 RESULTS Pool B: Canada v Japan Late game Pool C: Romania v Portugal Late game FIXTURES Today Pool D: Georgia v Namibia Live, Ch24, 11.55pm Pool A: Samoa v USA Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 2am Friday Pool A: England v Tonga Live, Ch24, Saturday, 2.55 am
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    • 203 50 Pool A South Africa ..3300 125 93 2 14 Tonga 3 2 0 1 69 9 19 England 3 2 0 1 72 4 19 Samoa 3 0 0 3 44 -78 1 1 U.S 2 0 0 2 25 -28 0 0 Pool B Australia 3 3 0
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    • 200 50 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE St Etienne (France) SAMOA play the United States in a Pool A match today with both sides playing for World Cup pride. Five losses from five games had buried any hopes of either team qualifying for the quarter-finals. Samoa suffered a
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    • 745 50 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Retiring captain is banned three games for his hit on Wilkinson, and can't play in last game Paris SAMOA captain Brian Lima's landmark fifth World Cup was brought to a premature end on Monday. He was
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    • 702 50 INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE Paris WHEN confronted about the level of violence in their sport, members of the rugby tribe like to joke that it is "a game for thugs, played by gentlemen". It is a phrase that emphasises the game's class-ridden British roots. It has
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    • 521 50 REUTERS Aix-En-Provence (France) NEW Zealand want to avoid a repetition of the confusion caused by the similarities in their playing strip with that of Scotland during their 40-0 win on Sunday. They had to wear an alternate strip of metallic grey
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    • 423 50 »TENNIS London NOVAK Djokovic, the world No 3 men's tennis player, claims he was offered £110,000 (*****,000) to lose in round one of a St Petersburg tournament last year. The 20-year-old Serb, a finalist at the US Open this month, was
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    • 668 51 MOTOR RACING Paper says unhappy McLaren driver has agreed to a Ss6lm deal for next season London FERNANDO Alonso is reportedly off to Ferrari next season in a deal worth £20 million (Ss6l million) a year, with the displaced Felipe Massa tipped to join
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    • 174 51 SINGAPORE Sports School bowler Justin Lim continued his fine overseas form, when he clinched a hat-trick of titles at the Hong Kong International Open. The 15-year-old Secondary Three student had won the Boys' Under-18 title at the Indonesia Open in July. On Sunday, he not only repeated his
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    • 458 51  -  Jeanette Wang BOWLING By SINGAPORE Bowling Federation president Jessie Phua harbours dreams of starting a world tour, and staging the finale in Singapore next year. Since last Saturday, a mini rehearsal of sorts for that big day has been taking place at Velocity@Novena
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    • 356 51  -  Marc Lim ►►OLYMPICS By Sports Correspondent FORMER Singapore Sports Council deputy director Sajid Hanifa has joined the International Olympic Committee. The 47-year-old left the SSC to began a one-year contract with the lOC last week, becoming the first Singaporean to work with
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    • SPORTS WORLD
      • 59 51 ASSOCIATED PRESS ARIZONA: Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of drug possession and driving under the influence. The charges stemmed from a traffic stop on Dec 29, as he was leaving a nightclub. He faces up to four years and three
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      • 79 51 REUTERS MANCHESTER: Australian squash player Rachael Grinham achieved one of the biggest upsets in British Open history, when she came from match point down to take the women's title from world No 1 Nicol David on Monday. Third seed Grinham outlasted David 7-9, 4-9, 9-3, 10-8, 9-1
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    • 222 51 »GOLF LEE Westwood will be making his third consecutive appearance in the Singapore Open. The 34-year-old Englishman was yesterday confirmed as the latest name to be added to the star-studded list for the Nov 1-4 US$4 million (Ss6 million) Barclays Singapore Open. World No 2
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    • 57 51 SICC chairman Koh Yong Guan tees off at the ground-breaking ceremony for the Singapore Island Country Club's new clubhouse yesterday. The $60 million building will occupy over 25,000 sq metres. It will house a spa, wellness centre and speciality restaurants, among others. Construction is scheduled to be
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    • 468 51 BASEBALL MLB: Toronto 4 NY Yankees 1, Baltimore 3 Kansas City 2, Minnesota 2 Detroit 0, Washington 13 NY Mets 4, Texas 8 LA Angels 7, Milwaukee 13 St Louis 5, San Francisco 9 San Diego 4. CRICKET ICC Twenty2o World Cup final in Johannesburg: India 157-5 in 20
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    • 90 49 Primera Liga Today Athletic Bilbao v Atletico Madrid Barcelona v Real Zaragoza Live, Ch2l, tomorrow, 3.55 am Deportivo La Coruna v R. Huelva Mallorca v Valladolid Murcia v Almeria Osasuna v Levante Racing Santander v Villarreal Valencia v Getafe Live, Ch2l, tomorrow, 1.55 am Tomorrow Real Madrid v Real Betis
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    • 100 51 TV times RUGBY: World Cup, Pool D: Georgia v Namibia (11.55pm). Pool A: Samoa v USA (tomorrow, 2am) Live, Ch24. SOCCER: AFC Champions League q-finals, 2nd leg: Hyundai Motors v Urawa Red Diamonds (Live, Ch24, 5.55pm), Kawasaki Frontale v Foolad Mobarake Sepahan (Delayed, Ch24, Bpm). English League Cup, 3rd rd:
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  • OBITUARIES
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      131 52 "I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8 LING FONG MERCY Age: 74 was called home to be with the Lord on 24 September 2007, leaving behind loved ones. Brother: Sister-in-law: Ling Ling (deceased) Ti Teow Yen Sisters:
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    • Obituary, Illustration
      60 52 Bth Anniversary 2nd Anniversary TANG YEW LUM MARIA MUI LAI WON Departed 30 July 1999 Departed 26 Sep 2005 In our hearts your memory lingers, Sweetly tender, fond and true. There is not a day, dear father mother, That we do not think of you. Sadly missed and forever remembered
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      37 52 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Our Group Managing Director Mr Rodney R. Oehlers on the demise of his beloved wife DIERDRE ANN OEHLERS Departed 21 September 2007 From The Management Staff of DSCO Group Pte Ltd
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      63 52 The Family of the late JIMMY HO CHWEE SIONG wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations, wreaths and support during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to Mr Koh Ho Kiat and members of the Pasir
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      119 52 DEEPA SRI D/O MOHANA DASS Passed away on 12 Sept 2007 Dearly missed fondly remembered by: Father, Mohana Dass Mother, Pathmini Brother: Dheelip Kumar Grandmothers, Letchumy Rosemary Meenatchi Palany Kaunder ...the family of the late wishes to express their heartfelt thanks appreciation to all relatives Mends for their visits, condolences,
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      88 52 The Family of the Late TERESA TEO SIEW LUAN Departed on 21 September 2007 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations, wreaths and prayers during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to the OLPS Prayer
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      85 52 SEET WEI CHENG DARREN Age: 18 passed away peacefully on 25 Sept 2007 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Daddy Sect Eng Hai (Benson) Mummy Ko Ying Kwan (Sharon) Brother Sect Wei Yong (Gary) Our heartfelt thanks to relatives, friends everyone who stood by us, assisted us and
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      76 52 'I am the Resurrection and the Life. He who believes in Me mil live, even though he dies.' John 11:25 YVONNE CHUN YUT HOONG Age: 68 Passed away peacefully on 24 September 2007. Dearly missed and fondly cherished by loved ones. Wake is held at Singapore Casket, Pearl Room. Vigil
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      77 52 PAPPU w/o GOVINDASAMY Age: 74 passed away peacefully on 25 Sep 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Govindasamy deceased) Sons: Pushpanathan Raja Theysingh Balakumar Daughters-in-law: Yegambal (Selvi) Thenmozhi Saritha Daughters: Sarojini Dcvi Sornambal Anjalai Dcvi Sons-in-law: Selvaraju Raju Krishnamoorthy Grandsons, granddaughters great grandson. Body is resting
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  • MONEY
    • SGX SECURITIES
      • 7524 53 TRANSACTION DATE: SEPT 25, 2007 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E SMIL 3.5 34 104 3C 42 195 32 14 8 24 18 31 17 5 12 5 43 5 126 34 5 16 144 228 19 4 89 1C 52 5 2C
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      • 1484 53 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY T RAD ED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E $MIL 3C 41.; 31 16.; 70.; 22.; 46.; 13.; 44.; IOC i;.; i; 16.; 2; 9C 48 19.; 19.; 10; 69 19.; 78.; 24.; 2.3 14 47.; 23.; 2;.; ii.; 6; 21.; 4;.; 20 17 43.;
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      • 51 53 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E $MI 1OSOC 500C 100C 3730 119 6065 Diamonds 5000 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** 6101 ISS&P500 ***** 6170 SPDRS 2570 6235 STIETF1OO... ,US119ld ,US5000ld US100C US*****cd US*****xd 3670 +31 5 372C 3631
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    • 435 54 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Sentiment clouded by weaker business conditions, less favourable job market New York UNITED States consumer confidence fell sharply this month to its lowest in nearly two years on growing concerns about jobs and financial market turmoil, a survey showed
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    • 332 54 BLOOMBERG NEWS southfield (Michigan) THE United Auto Workers' (UAW's) return to bargaining with General Motors (GM) within hours of calling the first national strike against the carmaker in 37 years may signal the union's desire for a quick end to the
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    • 35 54 AFP Yesterday's close: 16,401.73 (+89.12 points) "Japanese shares closed up 0.55 per cent as investors set aside jitters about the health of the global economy and hoped for upbeat domestic earning results.
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    • 39 54 AFP Yesterday's close: 26,430.29 (-121.65 points) Hong Kong shares closed 0.46 per cent lower in volatile trade as investors stepped up profit-taking towards the close, ending the market's record run over the previous four sessions.
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    • 39 54 AFP Yesterday's close: 5,425.88 (-59.13 points) Chinese shares closed down 1.08 per cent over concerns that a wave of new listings will lead investors to sell shares so that they can buy into the new offers.
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    • 42 54 Sydney S&P ASK 200 AFP Yesterdays UIU!>B6,483 ti-WinninM 1+J1.3 POiniS; t,. t 1 >>Au n sta n lian stocks rose 0.49 per cent to (-Inop ot a rprnrrl wtof^el day in a TOW, boosted by a rally in mining "L B blldlbb.
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    • 25 54 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,316.43 (-0.81 point) Malaysian shares closed down 0.06 per cent due to profit-taking amid a lack of fresh leads.
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      27 54 AFP Yesterday's close: 16,899.54 (+53.71 points) »Indian stocks rose 0.32 per cent to a fifth straight record high close on select buying in benchmark stocks.
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    • 29 54 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,330.36 (-23.27 points) »Jakarta shares closed 0.99 per cent lower, led by index heavyweight Telkom as investors locked in gains from recent rallies.
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    • 39 54 AFP Yesterdays rln«p. Close: ***** I 1 ri nnin^ (-I.JJ pOintS) »Thai stocks closed 016 per cent lower Him in tha collinrr nf SUS&ZL as global Oil prices pa4i in Asian trariP easea in Asian traae.
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    • STRAITS TIMES INDEX
      • 220 54 sept 25 Stock Name WT Close Change Allgreen 0.50 Ascendasreit 0.91 CapitaComm 0.52 CapitaLand 5.02 CapitaMall 0.93 Chart SemiCond ...0.53 CityDev 3.00 ComfortDelGro 1.29 Cosco Corp 1.64 Creative Tech 0.15 DBS Grp 8.86 Datacraft 0.15 FXN 2.05 Gen Intl 0.65 HK Land 3.34 Hyflux 0.26 IMH
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      • 55 54 <..„, ,r Sept 25 Digiland 195,558,000 Gen Intl 153,214,000 TuanSing 60,517,000 MediaRing 58,072,000 Yongnam 52,772,000 SingXpress 46,915,000 Ban Joo 38,018,000 Yangzijiang 32,805,000 Alantac 30,713,000 TopGlobal 30,234,000 CSC Hldgs 30,140,000 lade Tech 26,778,000 LottVis 26,629,000 DBS MBL eCW*****6 25,300,000 Rowsley 24,735,000 Anwell 23,962,000 Baker Tech 21,453,000 DBS BNP eCW*****1
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      • 130 54 Sept 25 SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT )F FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling lust dollar 1.2910 1.3070 Ian dollar 1.4860 1.5030 iuro 2.1010 2.1250 (lalaysian ringgit* ..0.4359 0.4367 il dollar 1.1070 1.1300 Sterling pound 3.0080 3.0420 JS dollar 1.4930 1.5100 SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO 100 UNITS )F FOREIGN CURRENCY Ihi renminbi
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      • 2144 54 Bonds, Loans Warrants transaction date:sept2s,2oo7 UGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE '000 3 5 2058 AdvModules W*****3 30 20 2036 AdvSCT W10D819 47 0 5 1674 Allgreen RBeCW*****0 58 5 4 4105 Asiatravel W*****7 32 5 8 5 2872 AusGroupRBeCW*****7 27 5 2853 AusGrpMBLeCW*****0 315 12 2878 Aztech W*****0 34
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    • 545 55  -  VINCE CHONG SIA CHINA EASTERN DEAL A counter-bid from HK carrier would have embarrassed Chinese officials By Hong Kong Correspondent THE latest twist in a bid by Singapore Airlines (SIA) to buy a stake in Shanghai-based China Eastern Airlines may have saved
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    • 329 55 REUTERS London THE United Kingdom's compensation scheme to guarantee bank deposits dismissed yesterday concerns over its funding. The assurance came after a newspaper reported that the industry-backed Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) had only £4.4 million (5513.4 million) to cover retail savings. Attention
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    • 219 55 REUTERS Bangkok A THAI court issued an arrest warrant yesterday for a Malaysia-based Thai businessman after he failed to report to police to answer charges of representing Temasek Holdings illegally in its takeover of Shin Corp. Mr Surin Upatakul, known as Mr
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    • 560 56  -  Jessica Cheam Calls come amid growing number of complaints lodged against agents By A SHARPLY rising tide of consumer complaints against property agents has emerged in recent data, amid a spike in property sales in the current market boom. Complaints include claims
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    • 392 56 REUTERS Shanghai CHINA Construction Bank (CCB), China's second-larg-est bank by assets, will curb its loan growth due to monetary tightening by Beijing, its chairman said yesterday. The bank, partly owned by Singapore's Temasek Holdings and Bank of America, has taken 1 trillion yuan
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    • 421 56 FINANCIAL TIMES Beijing BEIJING could allow international investors to take bigger stakes in domestic banks in China if Chinese lenders were given licences to operate in the United States, according to the country's top banking regulator. In an interview with the
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    • 646 57  -  Chua Hian Hou Proposal to include Internet TV, pay-TV in code removed after reviewing feedback By THE Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) has dropped two planned changes to the industry's revised code of conduct after receiving feedback from media
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    • 246 57 REUTERS BEAUTY China Holdings, which sells cosmetics and skin-care products in China, said yesterday that its profit in the third quarter may fall below the 30 per cent rate seen in the the first half due to higher costs. The Singapore-listed company,
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    • 207 57  -  GABRIEL CHEN SINGAPORE is the fifth-largest centre for foreign exchange trading, according to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). The average daily foreign exchange turnover in Singapore surged to US$23l billion (***** billion) in April, an 84 per cent jump over the same
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    • SME SPOTLIGHT
      • 394 58 SMEclinic LIKE other businessmen, lam sometimes frustrated by government rules that do not make sense or are too hard to comply with. Who can help? You can approach the Pro-Enterprise Panel (PEP), which was set up with the sole mission of helping cut
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      • 395 58  -  Lee Su Shyan Former senior vice-president found guilty of two counts of insider trading at chip firm By Companies Correspondent A FORMER executive at semiconductor player AEM Holdings was hit with a huge fine over two counts of insider trading yesterday. Mr Wong Chin Ming must
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      • 209 59 MEXICO Area 1,972,550 sq km Population 107.4 million Annual economic output $818.4 billion Economic growth rate 4.7 per cent Average annual inflation 3.6 per cent Some Singapore investments in Mexico Sunningdale Technologies It has a Mexican plant in Guadalajara that makes high precision decorative plastic parts
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      • 1050 59 Mexico Singapore's gateway to Latin America A growing number of firms here are venturing into the country and Gabriel Chen checks out what its strategic location has to offer MENTION Mexico to most Singaporeans and they will probably think of a singer hidden under a vast charro hat or of
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      • 702 60  -  GABRIEL CHEN EARLY last year, Mr Lua Chiew Leong suddenly found himself assigned to work in an exotic country on the other side of the globe Panama. His employer Singapore Technologies (ST) Aerospace had signed a deal to set up a US$2O
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    • SINGAPORE MARITIME LECTURE
      • 558 61  -  Lynn Lee Governments still lack the will to stop environmental degradation, he says By CLIMATE change is a topic Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew finds "woeful" because he is not optimistic about the will of governments to stop environmental degradation. Already, rising
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      • 329 61  -  Peh Shing Huei By HAVING seen what economies like Singapore have achieved, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has no doubt that China will want its financial capital Shanghai to be the world's greatest city. "Let's put it very frankly. I
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      • 248 61  -  LYNN LEE COMPANIES are paying more for labour and rentals in Singapore than before, but prices are still competitive compared to global cities such as London, New York, Tokyo and Hong Kong. Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew pointed this out yesterday, but said the Government
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    • 413 62  -  Nicholas Fang By MEETING the shortage of talent has been highlighted as one of the key tasks for Singapore's maritime industry. The challenge was pinpointed at the Singapore International Maritime Awards last night when Transport Minister Raymond Lim announced a five-year extension of the
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    • 658 62  -  Bryan Lee While some analysts are betting on bank insiders, others throw up names like Lee Hsien Yang By WHO will take over the top job at DBS Group Holdings? That question kept the market abuzz yesterday, as analysts and other industry
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    • DIRECTORS' TRADES
      • 213 62  -  LEE SU SHYAN CAPITALAND director Peter Seah sold 100,000 shares of the property developer last Wednesday at $8.20, which was not far off its recent record price of $8.60 seen in April. Yesterday, the counter ended five cents down at $8.15. Mr Seah would have
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    • 635 62  -  Alvin Foo STAKING STOCK By PROFIT-TAKING reared its ugly head yesterday, clipping 14.2 points off the Straits Times Index (STI) and spoiling Monday's meteoric rise. The index ended the day at 3,624.82 points. Dealers said buying in small caps provided some
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    • 219 62  -  Goh Eng Yeow WARRANT WATCH By WARRANTS on DBS Group Holdings were among the most actively traded financial derivatives on the Singapore Exchange yesterday, following news that its chief executive, Mr Jackson Tai, is stepping down before the end of the year. The
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    • 613 63  -  Joyce Teo It beats 7 others for landed property plot; plans to build 20 houses there By Property Correspondent A YOUNG entrepreneur who became a full-time polo player after selling his Silicon Valley dot.com firm has emerged as a successful property developer
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    • 21 63 Australian dollar 1.2910 1.3070 iuro 2.1010 2.1250 Sterling pound JS dollar 3.0080 3.0420 1.4930 1.5100 fen (100 units) 1.3008 1.3155
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    • 8 63 UP DOWN Gainers: 370 Losers: 362 Unchanged: 921
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    • 236 63 REDAS CHIEF ON BRIEF PAUSE THE market for collective sales has had a spectacular run this year, but new rules are likely to act as a brake to it, Mr Simon Cheong, chief executive of property developer SC Global, said yesterday. Mr
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      • 551 115  -  SHARON LOH How much exercise do you need to be healthy? A study by Queens University in Belfast found that brisk walking for 30 minutes three times a week reduced blood pressure and waist and hip measurements after 12 weeks. Brisk walking
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      • 866 117 Diagnosed with leukaemia, Candy Yeow could not get a match for a bone marrow transplant. Elaine Young learns of the technique that saved her Candy Yeow was born 19 years ago with type A+ blood. Last month, the polytechnic student celebrated a new lease of life,
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      • 513 117 Collected at a baby's birth, it can help save life, especially in transplant surgery, says Spore cord blood bank Cord Life Cord blood is collected after a baby is born. The blood is extracted from the umbilical cord and placenta and put in
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      • 1103 118 CPR is key in saving the lives of people in cardiac arrest. Elaine Young finds out why more people should be trained in it Three weeks ago, 44-year-old Mr Neo Tze Siong made the news when his life was saved
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      • 154 118 The American Heart Association can track the history of CPR to 1740, when the Paris Academy of Sciences officially recommended mouth-to-mouth resuscitation for drowning victims. It wasn't until 1960 that CPR was developed, and not till 1974 that the American Heart Association established guidelines for resuscitation. These
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      • 414 119  -  ELAINE YOUNG A credit card-size certificate is a new addition to my purse. It states that I am certified in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), even though the only thing I was allowed near was a mannikin named Little Anne (which is odd as her
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      • 494 119  -  ELAINE YOUNG Teenager Esther Tan used CPR on a man who collapsed in Holland Village. The man lived and left hospital after three months Esther Tan never dreamt that a first aid course she took at the age of 15 would one day come
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      • 153 119 The National Resuscitation Council was established in 1998. It is the accreditation body for all cardiac life support training centres in Singapore. The National Heart Centre website (www.nhc.com.sg) lists all the accredited CPR Training Centres. Here are some heartsaver courses on offer for the public: »Changi General Hospital
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      • 626 120 REUTERS mindmatters A new study shows that depressed adults respond as well to exercise as to medication Regular exercise may work as well as medication in improving symptoms of major depression, researchers have found. In a study of 202 depressed adults, investigators found that
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      • 809 125 food thought Patrick Holford for Mind Your Body Patrick Holford is the founder of the Institute for Optimum Nutrition in London and heads the Food for the Brain Foundation, pioneering nutritional approaches to mental health. He has written more than 20 health books, including the worldwide bestseller,
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      • 112 125 »Eat a diet high in omega-3s, including oily fish (salmon, mackerel left), herring, kippers, tuna and sardines), flax and pumpkin seeds; and go easy on meat and milk. Also take omega-3 fish oil supplements containing l,ooomg of combined EPA/DHA. »Supplement I to 3g of glucosamine
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      • 462 126 thelibrary What are you really eating? How to become label savvy Amanda Ursell United States: Hay House, Inc, 2005 Call No.: 61 3.2 URS [HEA] Available at NLB libraries For many Singaporeans, food is a national pastime as well as an obsession.
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      • 158 126  -  JUDITH TAN do docs eat well? Dr Kelvin Chew, director, department of orthopaedics, Sports Medicine Centre, Alexandra Hospital: "To me, a balanced diet of appropriate amounts of protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals is a must. Plenty of water and
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      • 1059 131 fit&fab Dr Amy Khor, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, 49, feels young when she is with her children. She tells Judith Tan if she could turn back time she would have had them earlier. You hit the
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