The Straits Times, 19 October 2007

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    26 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 122 PAGES IN FOUR P ■ARTS MICA (P) 198/12/2006 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19 2007 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 > > 80 CENTS
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  • Article
    Lock icon Bhutto makes triumphant return to Pakistan
    547 1 Her homecoming to lead her party in polls could add to Pakistan's volatile situation By Kamal Siddiqi For The Straits Times In Karachi FORMER Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto returned home triumphantly yesterday, with hopes of launching a political comeback after eight years in
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    Lock icon Dealing in stolen goods will get harder from December
    641 1  -  Teh Joo Lin By A NEW law that takes effect on Dec 1 will make it more difficult for thieves to sell loot such as metal, mobile phones, iPods and digital cameras to second-hand dealers. Dealers in some types of sec-ond-hand
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon North Light lights the way to a better future
      1107 1  -  Vlaria Almenoar AP BY I MOHAMAD Hidir Mohamad Kasim was flunking mathematics, and barely passing his other subjects. His older brother's taunts that there was no point in his going to school since he could not even make it in primary
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      31 2 IN A FLASH INSIGHT I :T| CHOICES ABOUND As you age, find something to do. It doesn't have to l^y .^^^involve work,says Singapore's h^hh (^^""g old" President P k PAGE 30
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Beijing hints at plans to cool spending
      586 3  -  Goh Sui Noi Govt is concerned about new highs in consumer prices in past two months By Senior Correspondent In Beijing CHINA'S consumer prices hit new highs in the past two months and are likely to remain high, a government official said yesterday,
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      Lock icon US$2b petrochemical plant to be built on Jurong Island
      482 3 By Nicholas Fang A GIANT new US$2 billion (552.9 billion) petrochemical plant is to be built on Jurong Island in a boost to Singapore's efforts to cement its place as a major energy and petrochemical hub. The plant will produce chemicals
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      Lock icon CARYATID REARS ITS HEAD
      84 3 Workers dismantle scaffolding used to set up a bronze sculpture, Head Of The Caryatid, by renowned Italian ST PHOTO: artist Amedeo Modigliani. The artwork, which weighs almost a tonne and costs US$2.2 million (553.2 million), is part of the Masterpieces The Ultimate Collection exhibition at the
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      Lock icon Stowaway on SIA plane sent back to KL
      237 4 PHOTO: THE Palestinian stowaway who fell out of the wheel well of a Singapore Airlines aircraft at Changi Airport last week has been deported to Kuala Lumpur. Osama R.M. Shublaq arrived on a flight at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at
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      Lock icon Govt proposes changes to give co-ops more flexibility
      537 4  -  Gabriel Chen Easing of rules will make it easier for them to raise funds By COOPERATIVES such as Fair Price, the supermaket chain, will soon get the tools to be a lot more competitive with private companies. The Government said it will
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Furious Beijing summons US envoy
      805 6  -  Chua Chin Hon REACTION TO CONGRESS' HONOUR FOR DALAI LAMA But reaction expected and White House manoeuvres to contain the fallout By China Bureau Chief In Beijing Bhagyashree Garekar US Correspondent In Washington A FURIOUS Beijing yesterday summoned the American Ambassador to express its "resolute
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Yes, ask questions, just don't expect straight answers
        965 8  -  Chua Chin Hon PHOTO: Beijing improves openness, but real transparency still a long way off By China Bureau Chief In Beijing "WILD rumours." "There is no basis for such talk." "I can't tell you until the results are announced." "Can we just
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        Lock icon SOME WORK, OTHERS PLAY
        52 10 It's all work for paramilitary police officers patrolling in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing during the 17th party congress, but the hostesses waiting for the delegates attending the political meetings managed to squeeze in some serious fun and games. PHOTO: AFP
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        Lock icon CCP veteran reveals contact with Taipei
        576 10  -  Clarissa Oon Representative of Taiwan' hints at covert exchanges between both sides By China Correspondent In Beijing A VETERAN Chinese Communist Party (CCP) member representing "Taiwan" sprang a surprising revelation this week, saying she has had informal contact with senior members of the island's
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        Lock icon Green GDP unlikely to be revived soon
        499 10  -  Tracy Quek By China Correspondent In Beijing HOPES for a quick resurrection of China's "Green GDP" evaporated this week, even as top leader Hu Jintao pledged in a major address to promote conservation and environmental protection. In his 150-minute policy speech on Monday,
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Japan sets work-life balance targets for men
        562 11 Guidelines aim to help men spend more time with their families and to raise birth rate Tokyo THE Japanese government has come up with new targets to encourage men mainly in their 30s and 40s to work less and spend more time with
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        Lock icon Japanese MPs visit controversial Yasukuni shrine
        276 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Tokyo DOZENS of Japanese lawmakers prayed yesterday at the Yasukuni war shrine that has strained ties with neighbours, but the number was smaller than last year as the new Prime Minister opposes such visits. Sixty-seven Members of Parliament prayed at the Shinto
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        Lock icon HERE'S TO A GOLDEN YEAR
        50 11 A model showing off a 2008 calendar made from 6kg of pure gold. The lavish PHOTO: creation is part of the Tanaka Jewel exhibition now on in Tokyo. The jeweller plans to sell the 67cm by 42cm calendar for 30 million yen (about S$380,000). AFP
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        Lock icon High-tech Olympic torch for Beijing Games
        255 11  -  Beijing ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING organisers are designing a high-tech Olympic torch capable of withstanding gale-force winds, torrential rain and even the oxygen-thin air atop Mount Everest, state media reported yesterday. To eliminate chances of the flame going out, the authorities have set up a
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    • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon India and Pakistan seek to revive peace process
        601 12  -  r P. Jayaram Senior officials hold three-day talks on border controls and nuclear safeguards By India Correspondent In New Delhi INDIA and Pakistan yesterday agreed to maintain peace along their border as they sought to revive their moribund peace process with three
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      • WORLD QUICKLY
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          Lock icon GANGSTER'S REMAINS REACH TAIPEI
          105 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI: Taiwanese police were on high alert yesterday as hundreds of gang members gathered for the return of the remains of triad leader Chen Chi-li from Hong Kong. Chen, who turned the Bamboo Union into one of Taiwan's largest gangs, died of pancreatic cancer
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          Lock icon VILLAGERS IGNORE VOLCANO ALERT
          110 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS MOUNT KELUD (Indonesia): Villagers tended crops and livestock in the shadow of one of Indonesia's most deadly volcanoes despite government orders to evacuate. Mount Kelud, which is about 620 km east of Jakarta on the island of Java, last erupted in 1990, killing dozens.
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          Lock icon SWEDISH JETS FOR THAI AIR FORCE
          102 12 REUTERS BANGKOK: Thailand's air force will buy six JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets from Sweden's Saab for 19.5 billion baht ($9OO million) to replace ageing F-5E fighters, air force chief Chalit Pukphasuk said on Wednesday. A member of the selection panel had said the air
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          Lock icon PLAN FOR PERAK AIRPORT HOSPITAL
          108 12 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK IPOH: A private company plans to build a 500-bed hospital at Perak's airport to serve as a medical emergency treatment area serving the Asia-Pacific region. A 3.7km-long runway is also being planned for the Global Flying Hospitals project. Project developer Casa
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          Lock icon HSIEH CALLS FOR CLOSER TIES
          103 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS TAIPEI: Ruling party presidential candidate Frank Hsieh yesterday called for Taiwan to have closer economic ties with rival China, but insisted the democratic island must retain its political separateness from the mainland. Mr Hsieh's comments on economic links put him at variance with
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          Lock icon SPY RECRUITING VIA VIDEO GAMES
          94 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: A British intelligence agency is seeking spies via video games. GCHQ, the surveillance arm of British intelligence, said yesterday it hopes to attract compu-ter-savvy young recruits by embedding job advertisements within video games such as Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent. GCHQ,
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Name change as Viet party rebrands itself?
        499 13  -  Roger Mitton The word 'communist' is now seen as anachronistic and detrimental to nation's image By Vietnam Correspondent In Hanoi VIETNAM'S legislators will meet on Monday in a session to consider the possibility of changing the name of the ruling Vietnamese Communist Party.
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        Lock icon Thai arrest warrant for fugitive paedophile suspect
        299 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Bangkok PHOTO: A THAI court has issued a warrant of arrest for a Canadian paedophile suspect sought by Interpol for the alleged sexual abuse of a nine-year-old Thai boy. Lieutenant-General Wimon Pao-in said the boy made his accusations against 32-year-old schoolteacher
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      • MYANMAR CRACKDOWN
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          Lock icon Offer incentives to junta for reforms: Gambari
          572 14  -  Dcvi Asmarani ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Mere threat of sanctions will not be effective, says UN envoy By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta THE UN envoy to Myanmar suggested during a visit here that incentives could be offered to Myanmar's military rulers
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          Lock icon Asean's role 'should be to get junta to negotiate'
          425 14  -  Ong Hwee Hwee By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei ASEAN'S immediate task should be to bring Myanmar's ruling junta to the negotiating table, said a foreign policy adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi's party. Mr Nyo Ohn Myint, a senior member of
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        Lock icon '5 million people going hungry in Myanmar'
        519 15  -  Nirmal Ghosh Aid agency official blames skewed market and lack of international aid By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok AT LEAST five million people are going hungry in Myanmar once the rice bowl of Asia because of a "dysfunctional" market and lack of international
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        Lock icon Junta 'seized explosives kept by monk'
        328 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Yangon MYANMAR'S military regime says it has seized large quantities of US-made explosives that a monk had been hiding in a Buddhist monastery, following a bloody crackdown on pro-democra-cy protesters. The state-run New Light of Myanmar newspaper yesterday said that
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  328 words
    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon ISA detainee assaulted by police wins $1.1m damages
        465 16  -  Hazlin Hassan It is first time court rules govt must pay 'substantial' amount in such a lawsuit By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur A MALAYSIAN opposition activist has been awarded RM2.5 million ($l.l million) in damages for his arrest and alleged torture
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        Lock icon No witnesses yet to video controversy
        275 16 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Kuala Lumpur A MALAYSIAN government panel formed to verify the authenticity of a controversial video clip has been waiting in vain for a witness to come forward in the last three weeks. The panel was formed last month after a
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        Lock icon KL to develop halal vaccine for meningitis
        188 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA plans to develop a halal meningitis vaccine jointly with Cuba within the next two years. The vaccine is aimed at the thousands of Muslims who are infected with the disease during the annual haj pilgrimage to Mecca. At
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      • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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          Lock icon Geneticist sparks row with 'racist' claims
          305 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS NOBEL laureate James Watson has sparked another row after claiming that black people were less intelligent than white people. Dr Watson, the geneticist who won the Nobel Prize in 1962 for co-discovering DNA, drew widespread outrage when he told British newspaper The
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          Lock icon Teen upbeat after second transplant
          235 17 TEE Hui Vi, the Malaysian teen who made headlines as the "mechanical heart" girl, said she missed travelling and going online to use her Friendster account. But she is thankful she survived her second heart transplant. On Wednesday, she spoke to the media for the
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          Lock icon Senator McCain: I'm too old? Meet my mum
          172 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS TO COUNTER suggestions that he is too old to be US president, Republican John McCain, 71, often says he should bring his mother to campaign stops to show off his good genes. On Wednesday, he did. "I am so happy
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      22 6 Landmark ruling Malaysian opposition activist Abdul Malek Hussin wins Ssl.l million in damages for being detained and tortured by police. PAGE 16
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon France crippled by transport strike
      583 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Rail and bus services at near standstill as workers fight Sarkozy's pension reforms quickly found themselves bumper to bumper with others of the same mind. The capital's new Velib self-service bicycle scheme was a very popular commuting option, and competition
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      Lock icon Germans hit by another rail stoppage
      211 19 REUTERS GERMAN commuters struggled with major disruptions for the second time in a week yesterday as train drivers went on strike again over pay. The GDL drivers union began a nine-hour walkout on regional services across Germany at 2am, intensifying a dispute with rail
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      Lock icon Body of young boy found in this bag
      592 20 PHOTO: His identity is still unknown; grisly find shatters Sydney suburb's peacefulness They fished it out, opened it and found the naked body, which was partly wrapped in plastic. "We were riding on our scooters when a friend came up and said
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      Lock icon Airbus maker flies into turbulence over insider trading
      441 21  -  Susan Sachs EADS executives and stockholders probed over sellout relating to production delays By For The Straits Times In Paris AS SINGAPORE Airlines took delivery of the world's first Airbus 380 this week, the company that built the giant passenger plane was
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      Lock icon President Sarkozy and wife divorce
      236 21 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Paris FRENCH President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Cecilia have divorced, ending speculation about the state of their 11-year-old marriage. In a terse, 15-word statement, Mr Sarkozy's office said yesterday that the two had divorced by mutual consent and would not comment
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      Lock icon PREHISTORIC FIND
      83 22 An archaeologist showing off part of a 7,000-year-old statue which was uncovered on Wednesday in Masovice, about 200 km south-east of Prague. The hollow legs and haunch of the woman made of ceramic date back to around 4,8008 C or 4,7008 C. The statue was made by the
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      Lock icon Putin slams US policies, vows to defend Russian oil wealth
      370 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Moscow RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin lashed out at US policies in Iraq and Iran in a national phone-in broadcast yesterday and announced new nuclear weapons for Russia's increasingly powerful armed forces. Speaking live on national TV and radio
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      Lock icon US judge allows 3 lawsuits over DVT to proceed
      544 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS Passengers claim cramped seating on SIA, US Airways and Delta gave them blood clots San Francisco A JUDGE in the United States has ruled that three airline passengers who say cramped seating gave them blood clots can continue their
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      Lock icon Nations eyeing riches in Antarctic seabed
      548 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS Britain the latest country to seek rights to explore the area for oil and gas London FIRST there was the land grab for the resource-rich Arctic region. Now, with depleting natural resources, many countries have turned their attention to potential riches that
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      Lock icon 2008 International Year of the Potato
      313 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE New York THE humble potato is set to bask in glory all year round next year. The United Nations yesterday launched the International Year of the Potato 2008 (IYP), an initiative mocked in private by some diplomats but one that will enable
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      Lock icon US airports revise policy on turbans
      416 24 LOS ANGELES TIMES, WASHINGTON POST Travellers offered alternatives to having head covering patted down by screeners Washington TURBAN wearers have won the day. From next Saturday, US airport screeners no longer will "pat down" people wearing religious head coverings if the traveller agrees to
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      451 25 IT SHOULD be said for Ms Benazir Bhutto that she was brave to return to Pakistan from exile, what with Taleban death threats and the possibility she could still face old corruption charges if the courts rescind a grant of amnesty by President-elect Pervez Musharraf The reception
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      835 25  -  Salma Khalik, HEALTH-CARE COSTS By TODAY, the provision of chronic care is divided between specialists in their specialist clinics and general practitioners in their private clinics or poly clinics. The best way to treat the growing group of patients with chronic ailments is
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      1173 25  -  Bruce Gale »MATA JELI: A PERSPECTIVE ON INDONESIAN AFFAIRS By this, the education system is widely regarded as being incapable of equipping students with the skills they need in a modern economy. An editorial in Sinar Harapan, an influential Indone-sian-language daily, noted in April: "Our
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      1194 26  -  Vlargot Cohen SINO INDIAN TRADE By I In Chennai THE palette of Indian granite summons an ethereal world beyond: Blue Galaxy, Paradiso, Indian Aurora and Himalayan Black are just a few of the hues on offer from this mineral-rich nation. Such colours have long been India's biggest
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      791 27  -  Roger Cohen INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE »THE NEW FRANCE By In Paris NOT only is Ms Christine Lagarde, the Finance Minister of France, ready to forsake her native tongue, she is, she says, "happier doing this in English". With that, right off the bat, she
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      1049 28  -  Ng Weng Hoong COMMODITIES By: For The Straits Times EARLY last month, when the bosses of ExxonMobil and Shell were railing against "unjustifiable" US$7O (Sslo3) oil, the market sent US benchmark crude futures crashing through the US$BO barrier. As if to mock the
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      1617 29 He occupies a lofty office as Singapore's President, but S R Nathan has a social worker's heart for the elderly. Lee Siew Hua meets the pioneer Singaporean who thought he was going to retire at 55 but never did PRESIDENT S R
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      1037 30  -  Chua Mvi Hoong ►> FRIDAY MATTERS By Senior Writer FHE Singapore International Foundation (SIF) is actively trying to recruit volunteers to teach English and Chinese. According to its website, www.sif.org.sg, it's looking for Singaporeans who can offer their services for six months to
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      892 30  -  Jeremy Au Yong »THE POST-65ERS By that other occupations attracted previously. There was the engineering/IT trend in the *****, then the life sciences boom before the current banking wave. But there is one important difference between a boom in banking and its predecessors: accessibility.
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      402 34  -  Shobana Kesava It will be first of 5 thematic ones added to Botanic Gardens By A GARDEN with healing plants will be the next new feature of the Singapore Botanic Gardens. It is the first of five new thematic gardens the National Parks Board
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      499 36  -  Shobana Kesava Drug giant's new site, 3 times bigger than its old place, is biggest clinical research unit in Spore By THE pharmaceutical giant best known for its erectile dysfunction drug Viagra has set up Singapore's biggest clinical research unit at Raffles Hospital.
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      177 36 ST PHOTO: A designer watch with a $600,000 price tag and a golf session with Mr Mah Bow Tan, Minister for National Development, were auctioned off at a gala dinner last night, raising over $3.6 million for charity. The watch alone fetched $1.8 million for Mainly,
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      393 37  -  Arlina Arshad 25-month trial for new system with more pricing options By JUST as motorists choose their preferred petrol brand when filling up, electricity consumers could also pick their vendors in the future. Households and small businesses can expect to
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      88 37 Former Miss Singapore World Colleen Francisca practises poledancing in her new glass-walled "home", complete with bed, bathroom and kitchenette. ST PHOTO: The 25-year-old will be living in her posh pad on top of Raffles Place MRT station until next Tuesday. She found her instructor
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      453 39  -  r Selina Lum By THE fate of a 26-year-old kleptomaniac who has landed in court for shoplifting time and again continues to hang in the balance. An appeal judge is weighing the question of whether or not she should be jailed longer. The
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      228 39 THE hawker jailed for two weeks for tax evasion was released yesterday afternoon. Speaking to evening daily Lianhe Wanbao, the owner of Tip Top Curry Puff stall in Ang Mo Kio, Mr Looi San Cheng, 63, admitted he had done "a silly thing".
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      479 39  -  Elena Chong Employer convicted of abuse; maid sent back by agent to same boss after running away thrice before By Court Correspondent AFTER being assaulted four times in less than 24 hours, Indonesian maid Muriyah Budiharti fled her employer's home
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      463 40  -  Chua Hian Hou Student from China pleads guilty over bid to find out A-level scores of classmates By A NATIONAL University of Singapore (NUS) undergraduate from mainland China has pleaded guilty to hacking into the computer system of his alma mater,
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      382 40  -  Khushwant Singh By Chong Chee Kin A COURT summons scam that first surfaced in the United States has made its way here. A scammer, posing as a High Court official, will typically try to get a potential victim to part with money by saying
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      344 43  -  Irene Tham It is part of a $500 m fund to help Singapore grow into an interactive digital media hub By AT LEAST 33 research projects in interactive digital media (IDM) have been given $14 million in funding in the past year. The
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      153 43 A MAJOR international traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) conference will be held here for the first time next month. About 1,000 participants from more than 30 countries are expected to attend the 4th International Congress of Traditional Medicine, to be opened by Health Minister Khaw Boon
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      591 44  -  Liaw Wy-Cin Spore owner Wigetworks can't get licence or trial site for 8-seat craft By IT HAS not been "plane sailing" for the Airfish 8, which rides on a cushion of air, like a hovercraft. Back in 2003, when it arrived here, no operating licence
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      172 44 MAKERS of the Australian yogurt brand Yoplait have announced an immediate voluntary recall of Yoplait yogurt products from two of its production lines. The affected lines are Baby Yoplait and Yoplait Elivae. They are being recalled because of possible metal contamination. National Foods Limited told Singapore's
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        54 44 A MAN suspected to have robbed people at knife-point and stolen several bags from sports stadiums in Hougang and Serangoon was arrested on Wednesday. The 36-year-old was picked up at Block 29, Bendemeer Road by police. Anyone convicted of armed robbery faces up to 14 years in
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        82 44 A 77-YEAR-old man has been missing from his Bedok North home for two weeks. Mr Mat Fook Kee (below) was last seen at his home in Block 114, Bedok North Street 2 two Saturdays ago, at about spm. He is tanned, about 1.6 m
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      351 46  -  f David Boey About 100 surgeons will attend course in training tie-up By Defence Correspondent SURGEONS at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) handle a range of life-threatening trauma cases, making the hospital a good setting for trauma care training. So, for the Singapore
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      114 46 Surrounded by hundreds of bottles of wine, (from left) Ms Kee Haspel, 40, Ms Adrienne Knight, 40, and Ms Shirley Chan, 35, get a taste of things to come in a special wine cellar at Zambuca in Pan Pacific Hotel. The cellar stores some of the wines that
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      553 47  -  K.C. VIJAYAN CJ and top counsel share personal reflections in special issue of Law Gazette By: Law Correspondent MENTION the name TF Hwang, and lawyers who cut their teeth in the 1960s and 70s will smile. One or two
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      322 48  -  TRACY SUA A SCUFFLE between a man and his teenage nephew in a Choa Chu Kang flat led to the man's arrest but not before the neighbourhood saw some rappelling action by Singapore Civil Defence Force rescuers on the facade of the block. It all
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      291 48  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN Models affected are Sienta, bB minivan, Crown and Mark II sedan MORE than 100 parallelimport cars here have been affected by another safety recall by Toyota Motor Corp. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said 54 Toyota Sienta six-seaters and 61
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      160 48  -  MARIA ALMENOAR JET fuel prices have gone up, so Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its subsidiary, Silk Air, will be increasing their fuel surcharges. The increase, of between US$4 (555.86) and US$l2 for return flights, will take effect for tickets issued on or after next Wednesday.
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        452 49  -  K.C. VIJAYAN Counterfeits taking up to 7% of global trade they are more than an economic threat By Law Correspondent INTERNATIONAL lawyers want more action against fake goods worldwide, as fakes improve in quality and with no dwindling of counterfeiters in sight. At
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        583 49  -  Cheong Suk-Wai ►►COMMENTARY By Assistant Foreign Editor CASINO moguls Sheldon Adelson and Steve Wynn famously hate each other's guts, but without Mr Wynn, Mr Adelson might not have got his Marina Bay site. Mrs Lee Suet-Fern, senior director of Stamford Law
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        434 50  -  Li XUEYING But it must ensure rules are followed strictly: Panellist By SINGAPORE already has the framework in place to deal with tainted foreign money if any parked here, a former white-col-lar crime-buster said yesterday. But what it must continue to do
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        567 50 WHEN the World Bank published a book on Singapore's justice system this year, it said the "performance test" lay not in statistics, but in whether the system improves lives and increases public confidence in the rule of law. Released in March, it noted that
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        263 50  -  GOH CHIN LIAN SOUTH Africa became the fifth country in the world to recognise same-sex marriages last year. Having had rights denied during the apartheid era, which lasted for more than four decades from 1948, the country wanted to ensure there was equality for
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      207 51  -  Fu Hou Da I REFER to the article, "Sharp drop in couples applying to adopt kids" (ST, Oct 17), and would like to call on the relevant agencies to review the adoption process. While most will agree that some checks on prospective adoptive parents are
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      153 51  -  Jeffrey Law Lee Beng I AM surprised that some would-be adoptive parents find the Government's stricter checks on them tedious and troublesome ("When too many questions are asked ST, Oct 17). All the questions are relevant and important, even though the interviewees may find
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      259 51  -  Lim Todd-Joo I RECEIVED a replacement credit card from United Overseas Bank (UOB) recently. It was to replace an old one that expired in September. Two weeks later, I received another one. Why did UOB issue two identical cards? Is it because
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      310 51  -  Grant Watts WITH regard to the article, "1 1/2 years' jail for chatroom cheat" (ST, Oct 4), Microsoft, like the community, is appalled by the actions of the cheat and his use of what is a great communications tool to defraud users in Singapore. At
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      107 51  -  Eric Lim Lih Ruey IN RECENT months, I have noticed a number of cars, especially the newer models, with rear fog lamps switched on. These lamps are not only distract ingly bright, but they also cause confusion as they are in almost the same position
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      124 51  -  Cheah Ham Meng I HEARD on the news that Alexandra Hospital will be moved to Yishun. I understand that it is necessary to have the right infrastructure to accommodate state-of-the-art surgical equipment, etc., but I certainly hope that the new owner of the Alexandra
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      317 51  -  Matthias Yao IN THE report, "MP Josephine Teo among nominees for top NTUC body" (ST, Oct 17), your correspondent's summary made me appear to claim credit for work that was actually done mostly by other leaders in the labour movement. To a question
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      190 51  -  Suhana Kharudin (Ms) I REFER to Ms Jessie Ho Hui Li's letter, "Why so long to fix traffic lights at busy junction?" (ST, Oct 15). We wish to clarify that traf-fic-light modification works were carried out at the junction of Bukit Panjang
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      188 51  -  Khoo Teck Chung I AM similarly affected by the liftupgrading exercise mentioned in Mdm Lee Sook May's letter, "New lift won't lead to existing main door" (ST, Oct 16). Like her, the new lift will be connected directly to my balcony, with
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      140 51  -  James Yip Kok Wah I MET with a traffic accident involving a Malaysian-registered vehicle in Woodlands Road. Both of us made police reports on the day of the accident. Recently, I obtained the official police report stating that "action is being
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      126 51 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.com Access to letters online is free. An inconvenient truth better to spend time with your ageing parents before they become disabled Stimulating the body through legalised drugs for sportspeople unwise Liberal approach to drug use worth considering, but there must be
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      592 52 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON DIDIER Drogba is adamant he wants to quit Chelsea as soon as possible, believing the club to be "broken" by the shock departure of Jose Mourinho last month. "I have to get a change of scenery," the
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      101 52 Group A Kazakhstan 1 Portugal 2 Azerbaijan 1 Serbia 6 Belgium 3 Armenia 0 Group B Ukraine 5 Faroe Is. 0 Georgia 2 Scotland 0 France 2 Lithuania 0 Group C Malta 2 Moldova 3 Turkey 0 Greece 1 Bosnia 0 Norway 2 Group D San Marino
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      60 52 >oland 12 7 3 2 2010 24 'ortugal 12 6 5 1 23 10 23 ierbia 12 5 5 219 9 20 'inland 12 5 5 211 6 20 lelgium 12 4 3 ***** 15 irmenia 10 2 3 5 4 11 9 lazakhstan 12 1 4 710
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      45 52 France 11 8 1 2 23 3 25 Scotland 11 8 0 3 2010 24 Italy 10 7 2 117 7 23 Ukraine 10 5 1 4 1612 16 Lithuania 10 3 1 6 713 10 Georgia 11 3 1 7 1617 10
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      52 52 'Greece 10 8 1 118 9 25 lorway 10 6 2 2 22 8 20 furkey 10 5 3 2 2210 18 iosnia 11 4 1 6 16 21 13 lungary 10 4 0 ***** 12 floldova 11 2 3 6 919 9 lAalta 10 1 2 7
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      57 52 'Czech Rep ....10 7 2 1 22 4 23 Germany 10 7 2 1 31 7 23 Ireland 11 4 4 3 1512 16 Cyprus 10 4 2 4 17 18 14 Slovakia 10 4 1 5 27 20 13 Wales 10 4 1 5 1617 13 San
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      53 52 Croatia 10 8 2 0 25 4 26 England 11 7 2 2 22 4 23 Russia 10 6 3 116 5 21 Israel 10 5 2 3 1711 17 Macedonia 10 3 2 ***** 11 Estonia 11 1 1 9 3 21 4 Andorra 10 0 010
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      53 52 Sweden 10 7 2 121 5 23 Spain 10 7 1 219 8 22 Denmark 10 5 2 3 17 9 17 N. Ireland 10 5 2 3 1512 17 Latvia 10 3 0 ***** 9 Iceland 11 2 2 710 24 8 Liechtenstein .11 2 1 8
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      55 52 10 8 2 0 20 5 26 Netherlands ...10 7 2 113 3 23 Bulgaria 10 5 4 115 7 19 Albania 10 2 5 3 9 8 11 Slovenia 11 3 2 6 914 11 Belarus 10 2 1 ***** 7 Luxembourg ....11 1 010 2 22
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      1067 52 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE RUSSIA 2 ENGLAND 1: THE FALLOUT After Euro disaster, British media rip into coach for his mistakes in Russia London THE clamour for Steve McClaren's head was at fever pitch yesterday, as England woke up to the dismal prospect of missing next year's European
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      Lock icon Domenech wary of not qualifying even after 2-0 win
      409 53 ASSOCIATED PRESS EURO 2008 QUALIFIERS Nantes FRANCE coach Raymond Domenech is not taking Euro 2008 qualification for granted, despite Les Bleus moving to the top of Group B with one game remaining. And with good reason. His side beat visitors Lithuania
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      514 53 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Dismal 0-2 defeat means they will have to beat Italy at home to qualify Tblisi (Georgia) THE only comfort for Scotland, after their Euro 2008 dreams were blown apart in the dismal 0-2 loss in Georgia on Wednesday, was that qualifying still remains in their
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        111 53 REUTERS RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil scored four late goals with a mixture of luck, brilliance and farce to complete a 5-0 drubbing of Ecuador in a World Cup qualifier on Wednesday. The goal glut began in the 73rd minute when Ronaldinho turned Kaka's long-range effort into
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        86 53 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Arsenal have taken steps to rule out an unwanted takeover, by making sure board members cannot sell their shares to an outsider. At the club's annual general meeting yesterday, Arsenal said the board of directors extended an agreement not to sell their shares without
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        84 53 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Chelsea have admitted a Football Association charge of failing to control their players during their Premier League 0-2 defeat by Manchester United last month. The FA took action after several Chelsea stars surrounded referee Mike Dean to protest against his decision to send off
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        651 54 South Africa believe Matfield and Botha give them the edge in that crucial area Paris SOUTH Africa gave England their three worst rugby defeats this year. But the Springboks are not drawing confidence from any of them for tomorrow's World Cup final. "Not really," lock
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        Lock icon Underdogs England will not accept second place
        348 54 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Paris NO DEFENDING champions have ever retained the World Cup, but England are not in the mood to allow a chance at history to slip past. "The good thing about the team is that we don't accept second-best," said full-back
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        Lock icon Campese praises England's guts, not their playing style
        268 54 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Sydney AUSTRALIAN rugby great David Campese has admitted grudging admiration for England's "guts" in reaching the World Cup final. But he still hates the way they play. The 1991 World Cup winner said he would support South Africa in tomorrow's
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        Lock icon Les Bleus, Pumas trying to make rematch meaningful
        357 54 Paris IT IS dubbed "The Bronze Final" making it sound glamorous and meaningful. In truth, it is a match desired much by either France or Argentina, the two losing World Cup semi-finalists. The official World Cup website gave the game away in
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      Lock icon Ex-Cuesports chief demands $65,000 refund
      374 55  -  Terrence Voon »CUE SPORTS Manmohanjit claims he loaned association the money to pay its debts in 2005-06 By CUESPORTS Singapore may be heading for a legal showdown with its ex-president. Manmohanjit Singh, who helmed the national sports associa- tion (NSA) between 1991 and 2006, has
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      215 55 »TRIATHLON By Wang Meng Meng DESPITE more than four hours of talks yesterday evening, the South-east Asia Games triathlon saga remains deadlocked. The two parties, triathlete Gino Ng and the Triathlon Association of Singapore (TAS), met for mediation at the Supreme Court at 7pm. But, in the
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      Lock icon Cabrera clinches Grand Slam after play-off
      267 55 ASSOCIATED PRESS »GOLF Tucker's Town (Bermuda) US OPEN champion Angel Cabrera, who will be in town for the Barclays Singapore Open next month, thought he was on the ropes. He had made a triple bogey on the first hole in Wednesday's final round of
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      Lock icon MURAL TO BOOST YOUTH OLYMPICS BID
      308 55 Mr Teo Ser Luck (in red shirt), Parliamentary Secretary (Community Development, Youth and Sports), puts the finishing touches to a three-storey-high mural on the facade of the scape Youth Centre in Orchard Road yesterday. The mural, which depicts several sports disciplines, was painted by
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      Lock icon Shades of '86 in 3-way title race
      885 56 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS MOTOR RACING But unlike Mansell who blew it, Hamilton hopes to make history, not repeat it Sao Paulo LEWIS Hamilton, 22, was only a year old the last time Formula One witnessed a three-way battle for the title. The Briton
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      252 56 London LEWIS Hamilton may be crowned Fl world champion on Sunday, but it was just five years ago that he earned his licence to drive on public roads. And the driving instructor who taught him remembers the 22-year-old as his best student. Five
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      115 56 ASSOCIATED PRESS KOBE Bryant's return to practice on Wednesday, after he had sat out the previous three days, did little to quell speculation that the Los Angeles Lakers would soon trade the perennial All-Star. Even though he requested a trade more than four months ago, the matter did
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      246 56 ASSOCIATED PRESS »BASKETBALL New York A WOMAN has accused NBA star Jason Kidd of harassing and groping her at a trendy Manhattan nightspot. A spokesman for Kidd, Scott Miranda, said the accusation was "a complete fabrication and it is sad that someone would make
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      360 56 CRICKET Seventh and final one-day international in Mumbai: Australia 193 all out in 41.3 overs (R. Ponting 57; Rudra Pratap Singh 2-59, Kartik 6-27). India 195-8 in 46 overs (R. Uthappa 47, Zaheer Khan 31 n.0., M. Kartik 21 n.0.; Johnson 3-46, Bracken 2-30). India won by two wkts.
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        45 56 REUTERS MADRID: Tennis world No 2 Rafael Nadal beat Marcos Baghdatis 6-4, 6-4 in the Madrid Masters on Wednesday. Nadal, winning his first competitive match since last month's US Open, will face Andy Murray in the last 16.
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        56 56 ASSOCIATED PRESS KINGSTON (Jamaica): Heart disease was the likely culprit in Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer's death in March's Cricket World Cup, said a British pathologist on Wednesday. Dr Nathaniel Cary had examined photos of the coach's body as part of a global investigation, but
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        78 56 REUTERS CANBERRA: A drugs drama involving a sports star has overshadowed Australia's Nov 24 election, with Prime Minister John Howard interrupting his campaign trail to preach against the evils of narcotics. Australian Rules football star Ben Cousins, 29, was arrested by police on
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        52 56 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK: Police raided a New York pharmacy and seized US$7 million (Sslo million) worth of human growth hormone from China on Tuesday. Although the United States prohibits the sale of Chi-nese-made HGH, it remains popular in the US because of its
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        Lock icon HURDLER SUSPENDED AFTER DRUGS TEST
        45 56 ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS: French 400 m hurdler and Olympic bronze medallist Naman Keita has been suspended for two years after testing positive for testosterone before the world championships. He tested positive during training in Japan before the August's World Championships.
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      28 52 English lesson Nigel Mansell, in 1986, blew his lead in a three-way title fight that went to the wire. Lewis Hamilton hopes to avoid that fate. PAGE H23
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      115 56 LOH YUEN YIN MUI MUI Age: 86 passed away peacefully on 18 October 2007 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Ng Chong Pak, deceased) Daughters: Sons-in-law: Poh Sim Chan Sui Choi Poh Yee, Bella Raymond Goh Son: Daughter-in-law: Poh Keen, Milton Shirley Ng Grandsons: Bradley Ng Clarence
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      50 56 fifS-' sth Anniversary In Loving Memory Of TEOCHEOKKHIM For I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day 2Timothyl:l2 Deeply missed and forever cherished by J ChakWeng, Daniel fgs3L and all loved ones fs§fc
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      78 56 t Jesus said, "I am the Resurrection, and The Life; 1 he that believeth in Me though he were dead, yet shall he live." IN LOVING MEMORY OF Ist Anniversary 12th Anniversary HEW MENG CHIANG TIEW HONG SONG Departed 19.10.2006 Departed 16.02.1995 In our hearts your memory lingers, Sweetly tender,
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      48 56 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of MRS WANG CHEETING nee TAN SIEW GUAT, BEATRICE Departed 19 Oct 2006 In silence she suffered, in patience she bore, Till God called her home to suffer no more. Always remembered by her husband, son, daughter, daughter-in-law, grandchildren all her loved ones.
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      210 57 LEONG GEOK YING Age: 92 passed away peacefully on 17 Oct 2007, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Tham Choong Chip (Deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Tham Kum Yin, Ronnie Woo Ling May, Lily Tham Kum Tuck (Deceased) Loke Chee Sim (Deceased) Tham Kum Fook, Edward Lee Ming Choo, Nancie Tham Kam Cheong,
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      42 57 With heartfelt condolences to Associate Professor Wong Peng Cheang and his family on the passing of his beloved mother MDM TAN TUAN SEN on 17 October 2007 From: Dean and Staff of Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
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      138 57 RAYMOND HO KIONG SIAN Age: 58 Passed away peacefully on 17 October 2007 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. I Wife: Wong Mew Lin Daughter: Ho Xiv Hui, Valeric Son: Ho Kai Liang, Justin Mother-in-law: Van Lai Kin Brothers: Spouses: Ho Tiok Sin Emmy Ho Mayuga Ho Cheong
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      35 57 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Assoc Professor P C Wong family on the demise of his beloved mother TAN TUAN SEN Departed on 17 October 2007 From: Staff Department of Obstetrics Gynaecology NUS NUH
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      118 57 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His Saints -Psa 116:15 NG FOON LUEN Age: 78 Wife: Ho Heng Soong (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Choong Yuen Choong Meng Ong Tin Tin Choong Weng, Patrick Diana Tan Daughters: Sons-in-law: Phui Chun, Angela Phui Heng, Angeline Tang Kok Fai
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      50 57 f 2ND ANNIVERSARY IN LOVING MEMORY OF ONG ENG NEO Departed on 19 October 2005 In our hearts your memory lingers, Sweetly tender, fond and true, There is not a day, dear mother, That we do not think ofyou. Deeply missed and always remembered by family and all loved ones.
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      112 57 The family of the late GOH KEE SONG Departed 9 October 2007 wishes to thank you for your kind expressions of love, caring support, compassion, donations and wreaths on the recent loss of our husband, father and grandfather. We take comfort from the sympathy you have extended to our family
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      106 57 JOSEPH LIM KENG GUAN Age: 43 passed away peacefully on 16 Oct 2007. Dearly missed by loved ones. Father: Mother: (Lim Lian Seng, deceased) (Aw Say Geok, deceased) Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Lim Choo Huat Tey Hun Hiyong Lim Choo Hock Chee Chuan Lim Choo Pin Wee Poh Choo Sisters: Brothers-in-law: Lim
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      37 57 Guan We hope you 'hern' comfort now. Miss You little one .ah mci. ah hai. chal por. spidey. ah ma. adam. bayee big bird metal chris gabriel. jun minah organik elton no-tomorrow-girl. lorlence david eye-bag-girl. sq daughter
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      29 57 IN EVERLASTING MEMORYOF LEE NGEE LONG Departed October 19,***** In our hearts, beautiful memories I ofyoulinger, Always loved ir remembered by Hai, Corinne, Adelene, Carolyn and all loved ones.
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      54 57 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of TAN KWEE FUNG, ALICE Departed 19 October 2005 Peacefully sleeping, resting at last, The world's weary troubles trials are past, In silence she suffered, in patience she bore, Till God called her home to suffer no more. Always remembered by husband Joseph Lim, son
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        67 58 52-WEEK IEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 'VOL '000 DAY HIGH LOW NEI P/E M CAP SMIL 0R119 520C 100C 1200C 1250C 3983 3977.9 119 6065 Diamonds 5000 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** 6101 ISS&P500 ***** 6170 SPDRS 2690
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      445 59 LOS ANGELES TIMES He cashed in before stock plunged during sub-prime crisis New York UNITED States securities regulators are said to be looking into US$l45 million (*****.6 million) in stock sales by Countrywide Financial chief executive Angelo Mozilo. He had ramped up
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        66 59 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK: GMAC Financial Services is restructuring its mortgage unit, Residential Capital (Res Cap) and cutting 3,000 jobs, citing "severe weakness" in the credit and housing markets. The United States company said it would eliminate about 25 per cent of Res Cap's worldwide
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        43 59 REUTERS NEW YORK: Morgan Stanley is slashing about 300 jobs in its institutional securities division, mostly in mortgages, fixed-income trading and other businesses hardest hit by the recent market turmoil, a person familiar with the situation said.
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        55 59 REUTERS NEW YORK: Boston Scientific will cut about 2,300 jobs, or about 9 per cent of its workforce, and restructure or sell several business units as part of its efforts to reduce operating expenses. The medical devices company's shares are down nearly 45 per
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        55 59 REUTERS SAN FRANCISCO: Hewlett-Packard (HP) widened its market share lead over Dell in worldwide personal computer (PC) shipments in the third quarter, while Dell returned to growth after several quarters of declines, researcher IDC reported. Total PC shipments grew 15.5 per cent worldwide in
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      31 59 AFP Yesterday's close: 17,106.09 (+150.78 points) »Japanese share prices bounced off a two-week low as bargain hunters emerged despite continued nervousness about the health of the global economy.
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      39 59 AFP Yesterday's close: 29,465.05 (+166.34 points) Hong Kong share prices closed higher, up 0.6 per cent, with gains limited by profit-taking after trading on the main index jumped above 30,000 points for the first time.
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      40 59 AFP Yesterday's close: 5,825.28 (-211 points) Chinese stocks fell 3.5 per cent due to fears that the government would try to cool the heated market and on plans to allow mainland investors to buy Hong Kong stocks.
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      35 59 AFP Yesterday's close: 6,767.7 (+87.6 points) Australian shares closed up 1.3 per cent, led by gains in big banks and resources giants, with market leader BHP Billiton closing at a new record.
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      35 59 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,376.32 (+1.93 points) Malaysian stocks closed marginally higher on a lack of follow-through buying as investors decided to cash in on earlier gains in line with the region's performance.
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      29 59 AFP Yesterday's close: 17,998.39 (-717.43 points) »Indian share prices closed 3.83 per cent lower over continuing concern about a regulatory proposal to restrict purchases by foreign investors.
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      31 59 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,616.74 (-24.85 points) »Indonesian share prices closed 0.9 per cent lower, snapping a seven-day rally as investors took profits in stocks that had become expensive.
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      35 59 AFP Yesterday's close: 876.75 (-7.78 points) Thai share prices closed 0.88 per cent lower on profit-taking in the energy sector, which soared in line with a recent spike in global oil prices.
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      216 59 YESTERDAYS CLOSE: U oOu.bu Oct 18 Stock Name WT Close Change Allgreen 0.50 Ascendasreit 0.80 CapitaComm 0.48 CapitaLand 4.62 CapitaMall 0.88 Chart SemiCond ...0.52 CityDev 2.78 ComfortDelGro 1.25 Cosco Corp 2.24 Creative Tech 0.14 DBSGrp 8.88 Datacraft 0.13 FXN 2.14 Genlntl 0.64 HK Land 3.21 Hyflux
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      53 59 Digiland 445,127,000 ChinaOilFld 134,747,000 Adroit R 64,810,000 Yangzijiang 55,799,000 Sinostar 51,378,000 Memstar 46,605,000 El-Nets 41,688,000 China Energy 36,343,000 Digiland WDBDIIB 36,170,000 JiutianC 31,479,000 Oct 18 Capita lanMß LeCWDBD2DI 30,798,000 Uni-Asia 30,534,000 Goldtron 28,834,000 IndoAgri 28,245,000 Thai Beverage 27,545,000 Synear 26,157,000 CSC Hldgs 23,567,000 Star Cruises 22,721,000 CoscoCorpMßLeCWC-***** 21,763,000
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      142 59 Oct 18 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2970 1.3130 Can dollar 1.4940 1.5120 Euro 2.0680 2.0920 Malaysian ringgit* ..0.4336 0.4343 NZ dollar 1.0900 1.1140 Sterling pound 2.9710 3.0040 US dollar 1.4570
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      2585 59 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: OCT 18,2007 52-WEEK I EL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY 3 5 2058 AdvModules W12D813 35 20 2036 AdvSCT W*****9 50 5 24 8798 AscendasSGAeCW*****3 58 5 4 4105 Asiatravel W*****7 24 215 1436 AusGroupMBLeCW*****4 32 5 8 5 2872 AusGroupRBeCWD***** 27 5 2853 AusGrpMBLeCW*****0 960
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      505 60 China's mulling over allowing exchange of shares in HK, domestic listings roils market Shanghai CHINESE stocks tumbled more than 3 per cent yesterday, their biggest drop in five weeks, on news that Beijing was studying a proposal to permit the exchange of shares
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        82 60 KEPPEL Nantong Shipyard has won three deals worth $110 million in all, to build eight tugs. The first contract is from Smit Internationale Beheer to build two tugs. Delivery is expected in the first half of 2010. They will be deployed in West Africa. The
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        44 60 ASCEND AS Reit (A-Reit) will invest in development projects worth $277 million. They are two suburban business park facilities, including an amenity centre, located at Plot 8, Changi Business Park, near Singapore Expo, and an industrial facility at Pioneer Walk.
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        47 60 PRECISION engineering firm Seksun plans to sell its business for about $295.1 million. The buyers include funds belonging to Citigroup. Seksun will distribute most of the cash proceeds to shareholders. It will change its name but it will remain listed on the mainboard.
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        53 60 ST ENGINEERING'S (ST Engg's) chief executive, Mr Tan Pheng Hock, has become the first Singaporean to win the prestigious Walter L. Hurd Foundation World Executive Medal. The medal is presented annually to a senior executive of a major corporation for contributing to the quality movement
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      443 60 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Washington THE risk of an outright recession is mounting for the United States as the housing slump heads towards "perfect storm" conditions, say economists. The cloudy US housing picture has become even grimmer, as housing starts sank 10.2 per cent last month to a 14-year low,
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      547 61  -  Joyce Teo Firm will prepare masterplan for tourist airport in strategic location By Property Correspondent CHANGI Airports International (CAI) has won the right to draw up a masterplan for a fast-emerging tourist airport in Jordan. This contract is CAl's second involving
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      357 61  -  Erica Tay By DESPITE Singapore's red-hot property prices, no bubble is forming in the property market here, according to a study by National University of Singapore (NUS) economists. In fact, the rise in home prices is below the market's long-run "equilibrium" level, based
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      391 61  -  Alvin Foo B^ THE typical millionaire in Singapore there are about 67,000 is a businessman aged between 41 and 55 with the bulk of his average wealth of US$4.9 million (557.2 million) in real estate. Those were the findings of the second annual Asia-Pacific
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      821 62  -  Goh Eng Yeow COMMENTARY 20th anniversary of October plunge is timely reminder not to get carried away By Markets Correspondent EVEN 20 years on, memories of the "Black Monday" Oct 19, 1987 stock market crash on Wall Street can still send
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      410 62  -  Yang Huiwen By THREE years ago, while her peers were busy studying, Ms Sandra Neo, aged just 22, dared to dream of setting up a production house to make animated advertisements. After she borrowed about $10,000 from her parents as start-up capital, Media
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      378 62  -  Goh Eng Yeow TAKING STOCK By THE local stock market parted ways with the Hang Seng Index yesterday, as hopes that Singapore blue chips would again follow their Hong Kong brethren higher evaporated on a lack of buying interest. Hong Kong, concluded
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      230 62  -  ALVIN FOO LEE KIM TAH DIRECTORS RAISE DEEMED STAKES LEE Kirn Tah Holdings' executive chairman, Mr Lee Soon Teck, and executive director, Mr Edwin Lee, have raised their deemed stakes in the construction firm by 99,000 shares each this week. The purchases were made on the open market
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      643 63  -  Bryan Lee Bid may go up to $3b; sale draws eyes of SembCorp, Keppel and Tokyo Electric By: TEMASEK Holdings yesterday launched the first sale of Singapore's three major power generation companies (gencos), putting Tuas Power on the block. The long-awaited deal could
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      21 63 Australian dollar 1.2970 1.3130 iuro 2.0680 2.0920 iterling pound IS dollar 2.9710 3.0040 1.4570 1.4730 'en (100 units) 1.2507 1.2646
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      8 63 UP DOWN Gainers: 330 Losers: 495 Unchanged: 824
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      218 63  -  ALVIN FOO »SSISM JAPAN REIT LINED UP AFTER a dry spell, the initial public offering (IPO) market in Singapore is hotting up again. Singapore's first real estate investment trust (Reit) to feature Japanese commercial properties is set to be launched soon. The
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      31 63 Remembering the '87 crash In the wake of HK's recent bull run, the 20th anniversary today of Black Monday is a timely reminder to investors not to be over-exuberant. PAGE H29
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      51 64 WEEKEND BUMPER LISTINGS CHANGE OF LUCK? f^Tj] POP LIFE (of things to do HK actor Sammul Chan '___> Love's a painkiller for in the coming week up for two awards Bangkok band Futon pagesl2-14 page 7 Dj^ pageii Lunar. FRANKIE CHEE I /f hx^^\^^^^y^ ST Design: SALLY LAM ST Illustration:
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      647 65  -  Huang Lijie The Tuscans know how to live like the gods. They get their work done without being obsessed about it and they ajways have time left to enjoy the finer things in life' Frances Mayes (right), author of Under The Tuscan Sun ST PHOTO Under The
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      1327 67  -  Frankie Chee Some nightspots are opening till dawn to woo a different crowd people who work late shifts NIGHTLIFE REPORTER THE queue outside the nightclub snakes 20m long with about 50 people eager to get their party started. The place: Popular Mandarin-pop club Dragonfly at St James
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      379 68 IF YOU'RE still feeling energetic when your favourite club closes at 3 or 4am, then take a detour to one of these joints and party on till the cock crows at 6am. ATTICA TOO 01-03 Clarke Quay Open: From 11pm to 5.30 am on Fridays, Saturdays and
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        912 69  -  Tay Yek Keak Big Love gives new meaning to 'extended family' living couchgrouch I DO not have a Kicka** TV Moment this week, but the Brits have come up with 10. According to a recent poll conducted by a digital TV service in the United Kingdom,
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        456 71  -  Douglas Tseng At school she was the dorky girl who never got invited to parties. But R B sensation Amerie, who performs here tonight, is having the last laugh IT'S hard to believe that smoking R B sensation Amerie Rogers was once a nerd. "I
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        425 72  -  Adeline Chia A story about a boy who grows wings is the inspiration behind an avante-garde musical performance ARTS REPORTER THREE experimental musicians are presenting a gig based on a story about a boy who grows wings and discovers his ability to fly. It is
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        103 73 'All families are the sameI just multiply them by three for effect. There's always a drunk, always someone who has been interfered with as a child, always someone who's a colossal success' Man Booker prize winner Anne Enright (above) about her winning book The Gathering, which is about a
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        1121 73  -  Yeow Kai Chai Radiohead's decision to release their seventh album oyer the Net will click with fans > downloads Kingdom by Dave Gahan http://www.davegahan.com/ Better known as the baritone of British band Depeche Mode, Dave Gahan will release his second solo album Hourglass next week. This is
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        727 74 Bangkok band Futon's third English album tries to take the sting out of painful trysts poplife Chris Ho FUTON, the popular Bangkok band, have rolled out their third English album of crackling pop-rock called Pain Killer. Cruising a course of punk-informed hip rock, but eschewing today's trendy emo
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          435 74  -  Samuel Lee Samuel Lee AGENT J Jolin Tsai Capitol/EMI IF EVER Taiwan's No. 1 dance-pop princess Jolin Tsai (right) decides to moonlight, erotic pole dancing might not be too remote an option. After all, a chunk of the hefty US$l.5 million (552.2 million) budget for her new album
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          133 74  -  Samuel Lee Chang Tou Liang Half on Volume 1. *****35 RICHARD STRAUSS Orchestral Works New York Philharmonic/ Lorin Maazel Deutsche Grammophon DG Concerts is German recording giant Deutsche Grammophon's novel way of presenting classical music by attempting to transfer the concert hall experience into the living room. It features
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        439 79  -  June Cheong Multimedia production enthralls with its ancient Asian influences and experimental videos ARTS REPORTER AVANT-GARDE artist Ibrahim Quraishi says his theatre production 5 Streams is like "a drug trip without the drug-taking". The 36-year-old refined the production over three years, crafting a work which mixes
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        241 81  -  Yeo Qianhua APART from watching 16 professional Muay Thai boxers fight for the top prize of U*****,000 (*****,600), people watching the reality TV show The Contender Asia will see a bit of Singapore too. The 15-episode series is set to debut across Asia in January next year
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        93 81 CLUB 21 AUCTION: Luxury retailer Club 21 is celebrating its 35th anniversary with a charity online auction on stores.ebay.com/Club-21-C harity-Auction, where 35 items are up for bids. Yesterday, the Marc by Marc Jacobs silver quilted tote bag ff (right) was the most popular item, registering 20 bids and a
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        162 81 Reuters, AP LOS ANGELES Comedian Ellen DeGeneres (right) went on air on Wednesday to denounce an animal rescue organisation that took back her adopted dog, after she gave it away without its permission. On Tuesday, she had tearfully pleaded on her talk show for the pet-adoption
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        111 81 AP HONG KONG Taiwan has dropped Lee Ang's movie Lust, Caution as its best foreign film Oscar entry. A Taiwan official said Oscar organisers rejected the film as it violated requirements that at least some of the movie's staff in cinematography, music, recording and
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