The Straits Times, 22 October 2007

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    25 1 THE STRAUS TIMES 76 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 198/12/2006 MONDAY, OCTOBER 22 2007 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon Hu tightens grip on party for second term
    573 1  -  Chua Chin Hon Arch-rival Zeng retires, but President could lose fight to position protege to takeover in 2012 By China Bureau Chief In Beijing CHINA'S top leader Hu Jintao yesterday secured the retirement of his arch-rival and won an important endorsement of
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    Lock icon SOUTH AFRICA NEW RUGBY WORLD CHAMPS
    72 1 South Africa's hooker and Tin-/ Captain John bmit (Centre) holding aloft the William Webb nuiuiug ULUji ulv vvuuurn weuu Ellis trophy as the team, along PHOTO: with President Thabo Mbeki (second from left), celebrate their 15-6 Rugby World Cup win over England early yesterday
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    Lock icon Six big pest firms fined for anti-competitive collusion
    477 1  -  Tania Tan By SIX pest control companies are believed to have been fined for colluding on jobs to rid buildings of termites, becoming one of the first industries to feel the bite of the Competition Commission. The six are the only pest
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Vietnam's chilling new preference for baby boys
      984 1  -  Roger Mitton By Vietnam Correspondent In Hanoi VISITORS to primary schools in Vietnam often feel chillingly uneasy to see rooms packed with boys. At a typical Hanoi kindergarten, teacher Nguyen Thi Thuy has noticed a dramatic change over the past five years. "This
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon FRESH LOOK FOR BRIDGE
      69 3 The colourful Alkaff Bridge at Robertson Quay is undergoing major maintenance work. It was built in ST PHOTO: 1997 and painted in 2004 by the late Filipino artist Pacita Abad, who died after she completed the piece. The latest maintenance work, which includes cleaning, touching up
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      Lock icon Asian market selldown expected after Dow crash
      551 3  -  Goh Eng Yeow Traders watching if HK cracks after Hang Seng's recent meteoric surge By Markets Correspondent TRADERS are bracing themselves for a beating when Asian markets open today as they recoil from Wall Street's third-biggest one-day plunge this year. What they fear
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      Lock icon NUH and NUS med school to unite under single board
      433 3  -  Tania Tan By SINGAPORE'S teaching hospital and main medical school will come under a single banner after more than 20 years as separate entities. A new governance board will oversee the National University Hospital and the National University of Singapore's
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      Lock icon Stepdad arrested after teen found dead in Marsiling flat
      510 4  -  Tracy Sua Mum rushes home after suspect calls; neighbours say they heard screams By A TEENAGER was found dead in the living room of tier Marsiling Drive home shortly after neighbours heard piercing screams late on Saturday. Her 45-year-old stepfather, believed
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      Lock icon Will maids affect kids' growth? Study to find out
      279 4  -  Theresa Tan Weffness Redefined By A LANDMARK local study hopes to shed light on an issue close to the hearts of many parents: How a child's care arrangements affect his or her development. The Singapore Children's Society is conducting the research,
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      76 4 VIEWS FROM THETOP What impact will Hong Kong's new business-boosting measures have on Singapore's economy? Business leaders share their views Bwl Win free fuel everyday* Winner for 20 th October 2007: Lee Chee Khaw I SXXX7SISA Win free fuel for a year with every purchase of 22L Shell V-Power, 98,
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon 'Lttle Hu' – a leader for the future?
      763 6  - 'Lttle Hu' a leader for the future? Sim Chi Yin Youth League chief Hu Chunhua may be one of the 'Sixth Generation' leaders By China Correspondent All eyes are on the recent-ly-appointed Communist Youth League chief Hu Chunhua, 44, who shares the same surname with President Hu Jintao, 65. The
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Beijing takes small steps to greater transparency
        744 8  -  Goh Sui Noi NEWS ANALYSIS Moves by ruling party include more participation for congress delegates By Senior Correspondent In Beijing CHINA yesterday took a step forward in intra-party democracy when the Communist Party wrote into its charter greater participation for its congress delegates.
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        Lock icon Curtain falls on a week of political theatre
        560 8  -  Tracy Quek By China Correspondent In Beijing SUSPENSE filled the corridors in Beijing's Great Hall of the People yesterday where hundreds of journalists waited while final calibrations to China's top leadership were made behind closed doors. Despite official pledges last week for
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        Lock icon Key personnel changes in new Central Committee
        463 8 MORE than 2,200 delegates yesterday picked a new 3 71-member Central Committee that will make key decisions for the ruling Communist Party over the next five years. This new committee has 204 full members and 167 non-voting alternates, 15 more than the outgoing
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Sparks fly in Taiwan over torch relay plans
        455 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DPP snubs call to get permit for event to promote referendum on UN membership Taipei TAIWAN'S ruling party clashed with the opposition yesterday over plans for a torch relay campaign to promote the island's controversial bid for a referendum on
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        Lock icon Japanese PM may call on Bush next month
        215 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Tokyo JAPANESE Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is likely to visit the United States and meet US President George W. Bush on Nov 16, a news report said yesterday. They will discuss the direction of legislation related to extending a Japanese
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      • WORLD QUICKLY
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          Lock icon DALAI LAMA TO VISIT JAPAN NEXT MONTH
          96 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, plans to visit Japan from Nov 14 to 23, Kyodo news agency said. But the trip might be affected by the political row between the United States and China over his much-publicised
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          Lock icon ISRAELIS FOIL PLOT TO ASSASSINATE OLMERT
          117 9 REUTERS JERUSALEM: Israel's security services foiled a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Ehud Olmert before a summit with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in August, Israeli media reported yesterday. The reports said Shin Bet internal security service chief Yuval Diskin told the Cabinet that Palestinian
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          Lock icon NAJIB OFF TO LAUNCH OF MALAYSIA'S FIRST SUB
          92 9 BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak will be attending the launch of Malaysia's first submarine, a Scorpene, in France tomorrow. The launch in Cherbourg is part of the programme for his four-day visit to France starting today, according to
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          Lock icon RUDD BEATS HOWARD IN TV DEBATE: ANALYSTS
          110 9 REUTERS CANBERRA: Australia's political leaders faced off in the only televised debate of the election campaign yesterday, and analysts said Labor s Kevin Rudd had won a clear victory over conservative Prime Minister John Howard. The two leaders traded insults over economic management,
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    • INDIA /SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Relatives search for loved ones in morgue
        298 10 Karachi THE mugshots of Karachi's unclaimed dead are pasted on the morgue wall. People with careworn expressions peer at the black and white pictures, hoping yet fearing they will recognise one of the battered faces that stare blankly back. At least 30 victims
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        Lock icon Karachi blast: 3 men quizzed by police
        484 10 Investigators believe detainees, nabbed in Punjab, are linked to vehicle used by attacker ASSOCIATED PRESS Karachi POLICE questioned three men over the bombing of former Pakistani premier Benazir Bhutto's caravan as her aides pressed the authorities yesterday for a full investigation into the
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Stop backing sanctions, junta tells Suu Kyi again
        580 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Myanmar newspaper presses opposition leader to make 'sacrifices' for talks Yangon MYANMAR'S junta yesterday demanded that detained democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi drop her support for sanctions against the country, one of the conditions set by the regime for
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        Lock icon Spore officials assure Gambari of support
        265 11 THE United Nations (UN) special envoy to Myanmar transited in Singapore yesterday afternoon en route to New Delhi from Jakarta. During his transit, Professor Ibrahim Gambari met officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the MFA said in a statement yesterday. The UN envoy
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        Lock icon Sordid child-sex industry thriving in S-E Asia
        278 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Hong Kong THE arrest in Thailand of a Canadian man suspected ol having sex with young boys has focused international attention on a sordid industry that peddles children to paedophiles across South-east Asia. Grinding poverty, poor policing and no shortage of
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Malaysia's first man in space returns to Earth
        442 13  -  Hazlin Hassan DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER NAJIB TUN RAZAK Spacecraft lands safely despite missing target site in Kazakhstan By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S first man in space, Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, survived a rough descent to land safely at 6.36pm Malaysian
        DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER NAJIB TUN RAZAK  -  442 words
      • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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          Lock icon Mahathir out of hospital after 7 weeks
          140 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS, BERNAMA PHOTO: MALAYSIA'S former premier Mahathir Mohamad was discharged from the country's top heart clinic yesterday after being hospitalised for nearly seven weeks following bypass surgery. Tun Dr Mahathir, 82, waved cheerfully to photographers as he and his family left Kuala
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          Lock icon US-born Indian elected governor
          112 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS A REPUBLICAN politician who is the son of Indian immigrants to the United States has been elected Louisiana Governor. Mr Bobby Jindal, 36, will be the first In-dian-American to lead a US state and the first non-white governor there since 1870. He will
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      26 6 Welcome back to Earth Malaysia's first man in space, Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, landed in the Kazakh steppe yesterday after 10 days in orbit. PAGE 14
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Turkish leaders in crisis talks after Kurdish rebels kill troops
      764 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Ankara may launch cross-border strike, but US and Iraq fear destabilisation Tunceli (Turkey) KURDISH rebels killed 12 Turkish soldiers in an ambush yesterday near the Iraqi border, forcing Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to call crisis talks that
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      Lock icon IMF working on emerging economies' voting quotas
      600 15  -  Bhagyashree Garekar Formula to give them a bigger say in decision-making 'likely by next April' By US Correspondent In Washington A NEW formula giving the world's emerging economies more clout at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) could be ready early next year, it
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      Lock icon Iran's new chief nuclear negotiator a hardliner
      302 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Teheran IRAN insisted yesterday its policy in the nuclear crisis with the West would not change after the resignation of chief negotiator Ali Larijani, amid fears that his successor would take a tougher line. Mr Larijani, seen as having a moderating
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      Lock icon THE TREVI RUNS RED
      50 16 Tourists in Rome grabbing the chance to snap rare pictures of red water in the Trevi fountain PHOTO: last Friday. Self-described anarchists had dyed the water to protest against expenses incurred in organising the Rome Film Festival. Red was chosen to symbolise the red carpet. REUTERS
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      Lock icon Voters in 3 European nations go to the polls
      505 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS, BLOOMBERG Slovenia picks a new president as Poland and Switzerland elect new parliaments Warsaw VOTERS hit the ballot boxes in three European countries over the weekend in elections which could see Poland's twin rulers lose their
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      Lock icon Victim's mum charged with murder
      241 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS BOY'S BODY IN SUITCASE Sydney A WOMAN appeared in an Australian court yesterday charged with murdering a two-year-old boy whose body was found in a suitcase dumped in a pond in Sydney. The Sydney woman, 26, whose name cannot be released for legal
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    • SINGAPORE AND THE WORLD THIS WEEK
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        Lock icon Communist Party to designate successor to Chinese leader Hu
        262 17  -  CLARISSA 00N WORLD WHAT IT IS CHINA'S Communist Party will today designate a successor to President Hu Jintao as it unveils the line-up for the party's top decision-making body, the Politburo Standing Committee (PSC). The nine members of this body, chaired
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        Lock icon Gambari to continue swing through Asia
        260 17 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS WHAT IT IS UN SPECIAL envoy Ibrahim Gambari continues his Asian tour this week to garner support for his mission in Myanmar. Following his visits to Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia last week, he will visit India, China and Japan to discuss
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        Lock icon Taipei to hold relay for UN plebiscite
        145 17  -  ONG HWEE HWEE WHAT IT IS TAIWAN'S ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is organising a round-the-island 11-day torch relay on Wednesday to drum up support for a referendum on its bid to join the United Nations, a move which has riled China and
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        Lock icon Indian govt to meet leftist allies on N-deal
        124 17  -  RAVI VELLOOR WHAT IT IS INDIA'S ruling coalition meets its leftist backers today to discuss the country's nuclear accord with the United States, which was stalled because of communist unease at New Delhi's growing closeness to Washington. WHY IT MATTERS The leftist
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        Lock icon New session for Viet lawmakers
        118 17  -  ROGER MITTON WHAT IT IS THE 493 members of the National Assembly, Vietnam's legislature, will reconvene in Hanoi today for their last session of the year to debate and approve measures put forward by the ruling Vietnam Communist Party. WHY IT MATTERS Among the items
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        Lock icon SIA'S A380 set for historic flight
        131 17 LEUNG WAI-LENG SINGAPORE WHAT IT IS SOARING into the skies for its maiden commercial flight on Thursday is Singapore Airlines' SQ3BO, the first Airbus A3 80 in operation. It is headed for Sydney's Kingsford Smith Airport, and will return home on Friday. WHY IT
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        Lock icon Parliament to focus on Myanmar, gay-sex law
        91 17  -  PEHSHING HUEI WHAT IT IS PARLIAMENT sits today with the focus set to be on the crisis in Myanmar and proposed changes to Singapore's Penal Code. WHY IT MATTERS Backbenchers are calling for Singapore, the Asean chair, to do more to help resolve
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        Lock icon Global public policy conference to open
        72 17  -  LEUNG WAI-LENG WHAT IT IS THE second Global Public Policy Network conference will bring more than 40 public policy institutions here. Hosted by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, the two-day conference will be opened today by Foreign Minister George Yeo. WHY
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      245 17 MONDAY the Middle East. LONDON/NEW YORK: UN »VIENNA: The EU, US and CAPE CANAVERAL Environment Programme issues Russia hold a new round of talks (Florida): Launch of space ttte Global Environment with Serb and Kosovo Albanian shuttle Discovery on mission to f+v, 00 i reP. ort about tne state officials
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  • REVIEW
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      Lock icon World Bank failing Africa
      427 18 THE World Bank is refreshingly candid in a report just out, saying it has failed the African continent in agriculture. Essentially, it says in development bureaucratese, it has not given enough thought to policy and lending; its financial adjustment requirements affected farming; and its funding has
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      Lock icon Can China emerge peacefully?
      2286 18 In this speech delivered on Oct 12 at the China Development Forum in Guangzhou, Foreign Minister George Yeo tackles the issue of an ascendant China and urges a bigger international role for it CHINA'S economic development in the last 20 years has been dramatic, raising hundreds
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      Lock icon Time for China and Asean to act jointly
      940 19  -  Michael Vatikiotis »MYANMAR SITUATION By For The Straits Times THE appointment of a 54-mem-ber constitutional drafting committee in Myanmar may look like another step along the military junta's seven-step "road map", but in fact it is more bad news for the international
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      Lock icon Tamil Tigers' hangout: S-E Asia
      1191 20  -  Robert Karniol ►>ARMS PROCUREMENT By Defence Writer SOUTH-EAST Asia remains pivotal to the extensive international network supporting the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) despite a series of setbacks to the rebels' clandestine shipping fleet. Two recent events focused attention on the global activities of
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      26 18 Joint action needed Asean must end its disagreements and dithering over Myanmar and work as one with China to shape a regional consensus. PAGE 20 wmm
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      645 22  -  Tania Tan NTU lab testing larvae that can hasten healing, kill 'super bug' By IN THE heart of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is a research lab raising maggots that may soon be used to treat festering wounds in patients here. These microsurgeons, which
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      161 23 ST PHOTOS: Beauty queen Colleen Francisca, 25, watches in delight as two men engage in a mock sumo wrestling match for the right to be hired as her "boyfriend" for half an hour. The two were among eight finalists who competed yesterday for temporary
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      576 23  -  SUMATHI V. SELVARETNAM By ST PHOTO: Payouts under scheme can be set at age 80 rather than proposed 85, suggests Mr Goh SINGAPOREANS will be more likely to support the proposed compulsory annuity scheme if they can obtain a payout
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      503 25  -  Lynn Lee DIALOGUE ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM DPM Wong stresses that disrupting racial or religious harmony would not be tolerated By violate another person's space, or disrupt harmony. "What's sensitive to us are comments relating to race and religion," he said yesterday, reiterating
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      133 25 DEPUTY Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng gave an account of how a terror incident will be tackled on various fronts here. Government leaders will step in to restore calm and update Singaporeans on the situation. Agencies, such as the police, Singapore Civil Defence
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      259 25  -  MESSAGES of hate and photos glorifying suicide bombers are no longer enough for Muslim extremist websites looking to recruit young people. Now, there are online video games and catchy hip-hop tunes that spread the message that Islam is under attack, said Ustaz Mohamed Ali, a
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      328 25 ILLEGAL PARKING 'PRIVILEGES' "It is not true that the police only enforces (the law) on those who park illegally at temples and not outside the mosques... Many years ago when I heard
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      306 25  -  TRACY SUA ORGANISED mayhem ruled in Yishun yesterday when simulated car and parcel bombs went off near each other in the largest emergency exercise organised at the grassroots level. The exercise was organised by the Nee Soon South constituency and a slew of
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      440 26  -  Salma Khali k Saturday Special package highlighted plight of sufferers from schizophrenia By Health Correspondent HE WAS irritable, moody and increasingly suspicious of his family. They put it down to his having a "bad personality". Then they read a package of stories
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      351 26  -  sumathi v. Selvaretnam By A MONTHLY visit by a group of volunteer nurses to 35 lonely and mostly aged residents in Geylang Serai has given them the assurance they are being cared for. Launched last November, the Psychological Outreach Programme (POP) is a
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      39 27 The grand dame of RBtD hubs turns 25 this year and is getting its first facelift. The Straits Times looks at what will be nipped and tucked in Singapore Science Park I ST GRAPHICS G. CHANDRADAS
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      573 27  -  Liaw Wy-Cin Move will create more space for R£tD firms, and boost access to greenery, facilities By SINGAPORE'S first research and development (R&D) hub, the 25-year-old Singapore Science Park, is getting a $400 million makeover. The renovations will create more space for the R&D companies
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      193 27 INFRASTRUCTURE Land area of 65ha, divided into: Science Park I, 30ha Science Park 11, 20ha Science Park 111, 15ha Has 31 buildings, 10 owned by companies which lease the land on which their buildings sit More than 350 established companies and start-ups More than 9,000 employees TENANT
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      587 28  -  Christopher Tan Association and Case to set up 'white list' of sellers committed to fair trade practices By Senior Correspondent BUYING a car but don't know where to buy it? By as early as Jan 1, you can
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        73 28 SINGAPORE and the Commonwealth Secretariat will jointly host a programme on how Singapore runs its civil service for permanent secretaries from 20 countries. Conducted by the Civil Service College, the week-long programme will go into how the various ministries deploy and develop their officers
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        86 28 OVER 6,000 participants walked, jogged and skated through 4km of the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) for charity yesterday. The KPE Family Day-cum-Charity Walk-A-Jog was the first sporting activity to be held in what will be South-east Asia's longest underground expressway when it
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      268 28 ST PHOTO A S.BKM-LONG chain of 18,000 safety helmets was formed yesterday at Sentosa's Siloso beach in a bid by staff of Keppel Offshore Marine (O&M) to set a Guinness world record. There was a reason for it. Said chairman and CEO
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      344 22 Ii 1 I i m. 1 -J ml Wmt m sMI w Mm I i 1 Mk Mi I 1 A A MM m. l sM—-0 Mm Jf fifi After breast-feeding my 2 kids, my bust shrunk from a B to j^^k an A-cup. But after just 4 sessions at
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      25 22 Schooled at Yah! Former police detective Poh Kay Swee, 87, was the oldest student to graduate with a certificate in lifelong learning yesterday. PAGE H2
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      327 26 Q What does the new Secondhand Goods Dealers Act, which takes effect on Dec 1, require of second-hand dealers in goods like scrap metal and used cellphones? H Dealers will now have to keep detailed records of both buyer and seller. In the past, only the seller's particulars were required.
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      417 28 International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Comprehensive Review Morison International in conjunction with Paul Wan Co, CPAs Singapore proudly sponsor the "DR. BARRY EPSTEIN'S LECTURES" which will cover: Major and more technical problematic IFRS; Practical problems and illustrations; and Real-life case studies. Dr. Epstein wrote books on accounting A and is
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      823 29  -  LYN CHAN Singapore's old brand names shed traditions to revamp image and venture forth into new markets By SINGAPORE'S homegrown Eu Van Sang, a leading name in traditional Chinese medicine, launched Wisconsin American Ginseng last month. It marked the start of a major crossborder collaboration
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      221 29  -  Lyn Chan THREE strong women in Singapore are speaking up in the battle against osteoporosis. Dr Ann Tan, president of the Association of Women Doctors, Ms Joyce Leong, a sportswoman en- Speaking up for bone health are gaged in cycling, from eft Ms Diana Ser, Dr Ann
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      289 29  -  Lyn Chan IF YOU are thinking of going to Malaysia to enjoy its cultural delights, visit the Travel Malaysia 2007 fair to see what's on offer. Organised by the Express Bus Agencies Association (EBAA), the event showcases seven top-of-the-line coaches to give visitors a preview of
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      409 29 J stuff Zap Code TmUlfl -jSI Here&Now I 1 [A F^- Eyes wide open Good vibrations Ice cream fix a CLARINS, the French skincare brand long THERE'S nothing like a good massage to loosen WALL'S Moo ice-cream Toflnn naint 1 associated with using only pure plant ex- the muscles. The
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      581 30  -  Debbie Yong sadfsd In real life, it's quality of work, one's attitude that count By "You are gifted girls. If you can't do it, nobody else can," our teachers rahrah-ed by way of encouragement after they had shut the doors tight. We were told we were
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      458 30  -  Tessa Wong By IT WAS a cold Saturday two weeks ago for culinary student Wang Shih Wei. In the recesses of the Gordon Grill's butchery room, he could not stop shivering as he carefully filleted a giant 7kg French duck. The 20-year-old
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      317 30  -  TESSA WONG IT WON'T feature the Bon Jovi and Gwen Stefani songs of the same name. Instead, Singaporean actress Tan Kheng Hua's new musical project, It's My Life, will feature original sets, song and dance by young Singaporean theatre talent. The
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      868 30 MY LIFE From expressing diversity in enrolment to relooking the emphasis on grades, Youthlnk writers speak out telook admission criteria AS WE embark on discussing the emergence of a new university, we should first determine if the products of the existing universities
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      384 31  -  Olivia Siow Van (Ms) I REFER to the article, "Saving tiny tickers" (ST, Oct 11). It is indeed heartening that medical advances allow the babies mentioned to enjoy a new lease of life. Infant mortality has been reduced drastically because of the excellent medical
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      224 31  -  Jeffrey Chan Kok Hui WAS driving along the Cen:ral Expressway (CTE) on 3ct 11 at about 8.15 am towards Ang Mo Kiq after the jxit near Balestier Road when I encountered the risky :actic used by Expressway Monitoring and Advisory System (Emas)
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      229 31  -  Koh Ching Ching (Ms) I REFER to the article, "SlA's share top-up: Overseas shareholders count too"by Mr Edgar Koh (ST, Oct 12). As an agent bank under the CPF Investment SchemeOrdinary Account (CPFISOA), we maintain and manage customers' CPF Investment Accounts. We
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      258 31  -  Yeo Hock Chuan I REFER to the letter, "Accreditation scheme for estate agents exists" by Mr Charles Ec Hoon Kee of Asia-Elite Realty Network (ST, Oct 15). While the accreditation scheme of the Singapore Accredited Estate Agencies (SAEA) is a good start, it is
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      280 31  -  Jennifer Ho Shu Yun (Ms) WITH the current property craze, I want to share with other home buyers my experience when dealing with the CPF Board. In May last year, my husband and I bought an apartment. I wanted to use my CPF
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      245 31  -  Stefan Erich Hirt LATELY, there was quite some coverage in The Straits Times (articles as well as readers' letters) about Singapore's taxi situation. The problems mentioned are not new, but they are "uniquely Singapore". I have travelled to many countries, from well developed to
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      385 31  -  Jeremy Chian Kirn Choy I HAVE been following the recent debate on the leashing of dogs on the beaches of Sentosa ("10 unleashed dogs on beach"; The Sunday Times, Oct 7; and "How can they swim with leash?"; The Sunday Times,
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      194 31  -  Seah Seng Choon I REFER to the letter by Madam Yeo Hee Yong, "Misleading biodata on maids an employer's bane" (ST, Oct 12). Employment agencies are expected to provide true and accurate data to employers, and agencies that do otherwise should be
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      140 31 wj 4th China-ASEAN Expo «xxx%x* Welcome Exhibitors and Vistors from Singapore Venue: Nanning, Guangxi, China Date: 28"i-31stOct2007 CABXpo s ca e: 3000 International Standard Booths U The 4th China-ASEAN Expo Price List of the Temporary Chartered Flights (One-way) i^H A Flight No Date Time of Date a Time of U
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      77 31 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.com Access to letters online is free. Draw distinction between spousal rape and stranger rape Golden opportunity to bring in best and brightest students from Myanmar Programme aimed at reducing deaths of motorcyclists should target all road users Should consumers pay surcharge
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      964 33 INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE Dreams are fulfilled for Cup-final hero Percy Montgomery and j his teammates, after South Africa beat Jl England to win the World Cup A FINAL: England 6 South Africa 15 Paris AS THE South African captain, John Smit, grinned through the bruises, the cuts
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      833 33 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THIS time, Jonny Wilkinson walked away with his head down. No extra-time finish, no title-winning drop-goal this time. Only the pain of defeat and the knowledge that England's Rugby World Cup title is now history. The fly-half that the Springboks
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      259 34  -  MOHAMMED AZHAR YUSOF, "The final was an anti-climax. The tendency was for both teams to play defensively and, as a result, there were no tries. "England lost because they made costly mistakes. From what I saw of Mark Cueto's disallowed try early
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      938 34 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE England team, fans and nation insist Cueto had scored, and that video referee had erred London THE entire England team, their fans in the stadium and a whole nation believe Mark Cueto's try should have been awarded in Saturday's 6-15 Rugby World Cup
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      599 34 ASSOCIATED PRESS Cape Town PRIDE and politics mixed yesterday as South Africans celebrated their Rugby World Cup final win over England. Festivities reminiscent of the team's previous World Cup victory in 1995 continued through the night as South Africans packed fan parks
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      80 34 Former national rugby player Mark Lee (right) and his friends Almeric Ong (left) and Eric Ng were at the Stade de France to see South Africa beat England in the World PHOTO: Cup final on Saturday. Lee, a marketing executive with a beer company, said: "As expected
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      763 35  -  Richard Jolly SOCCER Champions can rest Ronaldo and thump Villa 4-1 because of striker's brilliance By His second in the 44th minute and the awarding of United's penalty in the 67th were products of his partnership with Carlos Tevez, each supplying the other
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      150 35 Fergie hails 'season's best 1 effort ALEX Ferguson hailed Manchester United's performance in the 4-1 Premier League rout of nine-man Aston Villa as the "best of the season". He said the team could not be in better form, ahead of their Champions League clash with Dynamo Kiev tomorrow. "The flow
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      533 35 London THERE was some good news for the under-fire Steve McClaren after Jose Mourinho said he was not interested in the England coaching job. According to the British press, Mourinho is the Football Association's top choice for the post. But that means bad news
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      399 35 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London LIVERPOOL captain Steven Gerrard has been accused of influencing the referee to get Everton's Tony Hibbert sent off, after one of the most controversial Merseyside derbies on Saturday. Everton manager David Moyes had even more fury for referee Mark Clattenburg,
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      331 35 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Rome ROMA blew the lead three times in the disappointing yet scintillating 4-4 home draw with Napoli in the Italian Serie A on Saturday. The second-placed side lost the chance to make up ground on Inter Milan, who won 1-0 at
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      144 35 Inter Milan 8 6 2 017 5 20 Fiorentina 8 4 4 016 7 16 iSRoma 8 4 3 1 19 12 15 luventus 7 4 2 116 7 14 Genoa 7 3 3 1 8 7 12 Palermo 8 3 3 ***** 12 lldinese 8 3 3 2
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      306 35 London AS MANCHESTER City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson celebrated the 1-0 win over Birmingham on Saturday which kept his side third in the Premier League table, the tabloids were busy splashing tales of his latest dalliance. Cleaning lady Saima Ansari told the News of the World that
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      1060 36 MOTOR RACING Newspaper claims Hamilton's media-sawy, cold and capitalises on his reputation for gains London LEWIS Hamilton is not as angelic as he looks. Beneath that fresh face lurks a calculating, media-savvy and take-no-prisoners racer who is not beyond taking full advantage
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      585 36 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SOCCER Madrid REAL Madrid and Barcelona tasted their first defeats of the Spanish Primera Liga season on Saturday. Real knew they could move five points clear of Barcelona at the top, after their rivals lost 1-3 to Villarreal. But the defending champions failed
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      398 36 Glasgow RANGERS swept aside Celtic 3-0 in the first Old Firm derby of the season, with Saturday's clash living up to its reputation as one of the most heated football rivalries in the world. Eleven players were booked in the Scottish Premier League clash,
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      513 37  -  Terrence Voon BADMINTON Singaporean breaks three-year title drought by beating Pole in the final By SINGAPORE'S Kendrick Lee arrived in the Netherlands last week never expecting to end his three-year title drought. But, yesterday, the 22-year-old surprised even himself when he saw off Polish top
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      295 37 BASKETBALL THE Singapore Slingers lost 99-116 to the visiting New Zealand Breakers in a National Basketball League game at the Singapore Indoor Stadium yesterday. Having defeated the Breakers twice out of three games last season, and following an improved showing in Wednesday's 96-105 loss
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      381 37  -  Terrence Voon ATHLETICS By MOTHERHOOD was no obstacle for Kenyan Leah Malot as she blitzed the competition to win the Great Eastern Women's 10K Run yesterday. The 35-year-old, a former captain of the Kenyan national cross-country team, gave birth to her second child last
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      116 37 Australian players celebrate after beating India 2-1 in a dramatic finale to the Singapore International Hockey Challenge. With the two sides deadlocked at 1-1, Australia's Matt Gohdes scored on the stroke of full-time to spark joyous scenes both on and off the pitch yesterday. The men's final was
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      47 37 Today Balestier Khalsa v Geylang United (Toa Payoh, 7.45pm) Wednesday Super Reds v Liaoning Guangyuan (Yishun, 7.45pm) Thursday Home United v Young Lions (Bishan, 7.45pm) Friday Sengkang Punggol v Woodlands Wellington (Jalan Besar, 7.30pm) Live, Chs, 7.25pm Saturday SAFFC v Tampines Rovers (Choa Chu Kang, 7.45pm)
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        105 37 SINGAPORE'S challenge in the women's singles at table tennis' Russian Open in St Petersburg fizzled out at the last-16 stage on Saturday. Top seed Li Jiawei lost 7-11, 11-8, 11-8, 2-11, 2-11, 13-11, 4-11 to China's 27th seed, Chang Chenchen. Third seed Wang Yuegu lost
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        52 37 ALBIREX Niigata beat Gombak United 2-1 in an S-League soccer match at Jurong East Stadium yesterday. Agu Casmir gave Gom- bak a second-minute lead, which held up until just before half-time, when Tetsuya Okayama equalised for Albirex. Koseo Yokoi scored Albirex's winner in the
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        75 37 ASSOCIATED PRESS ZURICH: Justine Henin won her ninth tennis tournament of the season yesterday, beating 19-year-old Tatiana Golovin of France 6-4, 6-4 at the Zurich Open. The top-ranked Belgian won the final five games of the first set for her 19th consecutive win in 13
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        72 37 ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON: The Boston Red Sox forced a Game 7 in Major League Baseball's Ameri- can League championship series with a 12-2 win over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday. Right-fielder J.D. Drew hit a grand-slam home run and drove in five runs,
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      626 37 BADMINTON Yonex Dutch Open: Men's singles s-finals: Przemyslaw Wacha (Pol) bt Wu Yunyong (Chn) 21-12 20-22 23-21, Kendrick Lee (Sin) bt Lee Tsuen Seng (Mas) 21-16 21-19. Final: Lee bt Wacha 20-22 21-11 21-18. Women's singles s-finals: Li Wenyan (Chn) bt Li Li (Sin) 21-15 21-16, Judith Meulendijks (Ned)
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      177 35 I ettfd <tr/ke with the &*S\ I 83»* *> LEGAL BOOKMAKER tf i^ "^^'*^.__J S.League Bal Khalsa Ceylang Mon, 22/10/07 7.45pm UE Champions OKA Moscow Inter Wed, 24/10/0712.30 am E League Champ Cardiff Wolverhampton Wed, 24/10/07 2.45 am E League Champ Bristol City Southampton Wed, 24/10/07 2.45 am E League
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      37 35 Serie A Yesterday AC Milan 0 Empoli 1 Atalanta 2 Torino 2 Cagliari 1 Catania 1 Fiorentina 3 Siena 0 Livorno 0 Lazio 1 Sampdoria 3 Parma 0 Udinese 1 Palermo 1 Juventus v Genoa Late kick-off
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      1567 36 II HANDSOME JAZZ J^M^S^M CHIMES IN FIRST-UP THE hyper-talented Handsome Jazz enjoyed an evening working gallop Ik^l B k^l^^ r '£.3 A at Kranji on Friday. Second to the m^tm^^^m Wv&^i^U 4i precocious Onceuponatime in the fa^—Jl y|J| SdSi*W Group 3 Juvenile Championship last I 'V July,the nowthree-year-old chestnut I
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      51 37 TV times AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL: Denver v Pittsburgh (Live, Chlo7, 8.15 am). BASEBALL: MLB American League C'ship Series, Game 7: Cleveland Indians v Boston Red Sox (Live, Ch23, Bam). SOCCER: English Premier League: Newcastle v Tottenham (Live, Ch27, tomorrow, 2.55 am). Event SOCCER: S-League: Balestier v Geylang d (Toa Payoh,
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      47 38 2SGLIMCHEEWEE Age: 23 Departed on 20 Oct 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by CO and Staff of Army Fitness Centre. Body Is resting at Blk 453 JurongWestSt42. Cortege will leave on 24 Oct 2007 (Wed) at 3pm for Mandai Crematorium Hall 2 for cremation at 3.45pm
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      67 38 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of the late 2SGLIMCHEEWEE Departed on 20 Oct 2007 From: Commander 9 Division/ Chief Infantry Officer and Staff of HQ 9 Division/ Infantry I 1 Memory wanders as shadows fell Saclctothedatjs of happiness, Days beyond recall. A vision comes before us, So
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      133 38 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 RICHARD TAN POH LENG Age: 74 was called home to be with the Lord on 20 October 2007 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Kathleen
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      72 38 ANBAYSIVAM 4 SINNASAMY S/O SINNAPPAN Age: 65 passed away peacefully on 21/10/07. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Kaliamah D/ 0 Kolendei Sons: Daughter-in-law: S. Kumaran G. Nirmala E Saravannan Brother: Sister-in-law: E Fonnusamy K. Fonnamah all relatives and friends Body is resting at Blk 103 Bukit
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      92 38 ROGER NG LEAP HWEE Age: 46 passed away peacefully on 13 Oct 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Mother: Kam Ah Eng (Father: Ng Swee Ching, deceased) Wife: Yeo Chiak Lang, Maggie Daughters: Juvina Ng Sock Bing Wendy Ng Wan Ngee Felicia Ng Wei Chi Sisters: Brothers-in-law:
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      42 38 AL-FATIHAH Allahyarhamah HIHKERIMAMAREY Departed 16 October 2007 Mr Taha Siong Scow Lin and family wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and flowers during their recent bereavement.
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      100 38 OM NAMAH SHIVAYA SUNDER RAJOO S/O NADAYSON (NS RAJOO/PWD) Age: 84 passed away peacefully on 21/10/2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Wife: Alameloo, deceased) Brothers: Sister-in-law: Kalimuthu Saratha (Ramasamy, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: (S. Aridas, deceased) Kalarani S. Doraisamy Gnambal S. Letchumanan (Deva) Thamayanthi S. Loganathan Vimala S.
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      107 38 r Jesus said: "In my Father's house are many rooms; lam going there to prepare a place for you." John 14:2 THERESA KOH KIAT ANG Age: 60 was called home to be with the Lord on 20 Oct 2007 leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Foo Seek Pin Son: Daughter-in-law: Keng
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      177 38 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day and not only to me, but also to all who
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      21 38 24th Anniversary NGFOONGSWEE Departed 23 July 1983 Love and remembrance last forever. Sadly missed and forever cherished by: AH loved ones.
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      7 38 13th Anniversary CHIAAHWEE Departed 22 Oct 1994
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      11 38 I "In memoriam" is fortlie loved ones whom uou remember... V
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      73 39 (0) L,tlM lb IBSGrp ardine C8C ;gx JniAsia fenture Corp i Sembawang !C Global Willi210 SMSCI India 100 JelongH 2140 100.0 1900 100.0 1490 100.0 159 91.0 1480 90.0 1170 80.0 422 78.0 830 72.9 300 68.0 4. 5. 6. 36 5. 6. 15 5. 18 OmegaNav
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      79 39 Where S$ stands iibti FR Oct 18 S$ LOW fLAK ZUU/ 3$ HIGh JS$ 1.4631 -0.14 1.5479 iuro 2.0895 -0.30 2.1254 2.9939 -0.17 3.1194 1$ 1.3086 -0.38 1.3411 ren* 1.2703 -1.00 1.3821 lupiah*.0.***** -0.20 0.***** iaht* 4.2831 -0.14 4.5700 >eso* 3.3102 -0.03 3.3745 lupees*.. 3.6835 +0.11 3.8035 Imb 0.1949
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        100 39 OCBC Securities is keeping its "buy" call on Singapore Food Industries (SFI), as it expects the counter to give a dividend yield of 6.5 per cent. It noted that while overseas operations disappointed with losses in the third quarter, this was offset by strong
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        60 39 MERRILL Lynch has said that it views United Overseas Bank (UOB) positively because it is a strong proxy for Singapore consumer spending. Among the local banks, UOB will enjoy the fastest pickup in mortgage loans growth and is the least vulnerable to troubled United States-related
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        64 39 CITIGROUP analyst Kevin Chong says the outlook for the offshore and marine sector is still robust, after he toured yards in South Korea, China and Singapore. Cosco may get more orders for dry bulk carriers, while Keppel Corp is getting active inquiries, following increased demand for
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      5785 39 11 HIT TDIICT UNI I I nUol ABN AMRO Asset Mgt (Spore) «,r c.rnn. r.nhn** i <m.i S S \W, «a Fumhs rSi \?lv 2 «ar Mian Tiiw Fniv \iw «a h Rnnrl '?ea/ «ar tea Ra anr'ori in?/ S a Global TechnolowFund'** 0 246/ Mum«
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      598 40 Group also warns of possible growth slowdown due to rocky financial markets, high oil price Washington THE world's top finance leaders have turned up the heat on China to ease its currency restrictions. They also warned that lingering instability in financial markets
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      495 41  -  Lee Su Shyan Hiring 'outside the circle' will bring in new skill sets as well as ease the shortage By Assistant Money Editor FEAR not, engineering students. A job in one of the Big Four accounting firms could be yours if an
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      326 41 PRIVATE BANKER BACK AT CITI NIGEL SZE (right): Appointed as AsiaPacific head of investments for Citi Global Wealth Management. The appointment marks his return to the orfanisation where c started his private banking career in 1986. He joins Citi from Barclays Global Wealth, where he was
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      214 41 CAPITALAND has secured a piece of prime commercial land in Hangzhou, China for $202.8 million. The 40,355 sq m site in Qianjiang New Town was acquired through a government land tender. The price tag works out to about $715 per sq m per plot
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      Lock icon Cashing in on the biggest commodities boom in 30 years
      899 42  -  Goh Eng Yeow ►►COMMENTARY Spore and Spore investors alike stand to benefit from resource-rich S-E Asia's roaring commodities trade By Markets Correspondent SINGAPORE lies at the heart of a re-source-rich region that is basking in the biggest commodities boom in
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      290 42 PROPERTY developer GuocoLand has bought Toho Garden, a condominium near Serangoon Gardens, for $62.5 million through a collective sale. The acquisition price works out to $594 per sq ft per plot ratio, including a development charge of $9.8 million. Toho Garden is
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      350 42  -  Alvin Foo WARRANT WATCH By THE rising prospect of more Chinese funds flowing into Hong Kong equities has cast the spotlight on Hang Seng Index warrants. Talk of a study to allow arbitrage in Chinese shares which are listed on both
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      664 43  -  Bryan Lee 3 senior executive; retrenched while another 3 have resigned By Sources said another 50 staff from the Singapore office were also axed in the restructuring exercise. Acting chief executive (CEO) William Barney, who was appointed recently after the abrupt
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      320 43 »AD TECHNOLOGY ORCHARD Road shoppers are giving the thumbs up to a new interactive billboard that lets them download ad information into their mobile phones. Located at the Midpoint Orchard mall, the signboard is the first to feature Zap Code, a new advertising
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      70 39 aaa HUNT FOR VALUE AND BARGAINS "^^**w lril» T°° many investors focus on outlook and trend. Therefore, more profit is made by focusing on value. J* JrL ■I In the stock market the only way to get a bargain is to buy what most investors are selling. A XT T
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      15 40 ■v.- m\ Am \m\ ft Cool mouse Logitech's G9 is like part of your arm
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      490 42 Market talk of a study to consider allowing for arbitraging of shares of Chinese companies listed on both mainland China and Hong Kong Exchanges helped propel the HSI and HSCEI to new record highs intraday. If this materializes, it will cause funds to flow from China into Hong Kong where
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      29 43 Reaping new harvests Resource-rich Asia is enjoying a booming trade in commodities like wheat, and retail investors can seize the opportunity to trawl for bargains as well. PAGE H2l
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      508 44 ■■■■■Illiiiil DARETO BARE. f i "Thanks to Marie France Bodyline" "When I won the Miss Malaysia/Universe 2004 title, it did little for my self-confidence. Instead I felt more conscious i. .S Tft of my less-thai>svelte size> more aware that increasing j «sjc JT I weight was holding back career opportunities.
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      156 44 PEOPLE NO ILLUSION WATERSHED GIRL TALK Scandals dog magician k.d. lang on what I m Guys are more afraid of David Copperfield Sept 11 means to her being lonely than girls page 2 page 3 page 6 Bfc' Mfm*^* THE MONDAY*' INTERVIEW v m V I Fashion h I I
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        746 45 The magician is under inyestigation for allegedly raping an American woman. And this is not the first time he is making headlines for the wrong reasons MAGICIAN David Copperfield is famed for such illusions as making the Statue of Liberty vanish and walking through the
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        560 45 Douglas Tseng DAVID Copperfield's two-day performance at the Singapore Indoor Stadium next month may be cancelled, says concert organiser Unusual Entertainments. A final decision will be made today. He was scheduled to perform on Nov 2 and 3 as part of his
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        820 46 That is how k.d. lang describes the production process of her forthcoming album Watershed, which includes her reaction to the Sept 11 incident Teo Cheng Wee IT FEELS casual almost too casual interviewing Canadian singer-songwriter k.d. lang. First, there is her get-up: jeans and a
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        1900 47  -  sdafsdf asdfsdf Fashion designer Wykidd Song has bounced back with a new label after facing a break-up and the closing of the label that made him and his ex-paramour famous TALKING to Singaporean fashion designer Wykidd Song, you get the sense that he is
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        190 47 'My first exposure to style was when I discovered my uncles' GQand Esquire magazines -they were always dapper and I loved reading about Bryan Ferry and Mick Jagger' On the moment he knew he was going to be a fashion designer 1 hope they're not ashes it's more like
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        441 48  -  Ong Sor Fern FILM CORRESPONDENT FRENCH actress Audrey Tautou might look gamine, but do not mistake her for a pushover. The 31-year-old actress knows, and speaks, her mind. Quite firmly too. In Tokyo, Japan recently to promote her film Priceless, she took time out to chat
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        866 48  -  Tay Yek Keak Jane Krakowski and Jack Mcßrayer say it's both fun and crazy working on the Emmy-winning sitcom GOING by the lively banter between Jane Krakowski and Jack Mcßrayer, one would imagine that things really rock in their Emmy-winning sitcom, 30 Rock. The
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        86 49 PHOTO: 'Not to envy others, not to look left and right, not to blame heaven and man' Actress Liv Xiaoqing (above) on preserving youth 'Julia Roberts (above) turned down the Sharon Stone role in Basic Instinct, and I have had to actually turn down Sharon Stone a few times'
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        1135 49  - All on my own and enjoying it Suzanne Sng There is a difference between being alone and being lonely, and while I like to be alone, I do not get lonely not often anyway girl talk I AM good at doing things alone. I can shop alone. I can eat
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        316 49 Boon Chan THEY are off to a winning start. Three students from Nanyang Technological University Van Zhixin, 20, Low Ting Vi, 22, and Yang Shuhui, 20 took top honours at the inaugural YourFilm.SG awards ceremony held last week at Golden Village Vivo City. The
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        188 50  -  Elisabeth Gwee/ PHOTO: [HE Great Wall of China never looked this stylish. Last Friday, Fendi became the world's first luxury fashion louse to stage a fashion show at one of the world's greatest wonders. At sunset, 88 models paraded down an 85m-long catwalk hat had been
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        589 50  -  Tiffany Fumiko Tay Kyle Patrick, the new frontman for The Click Five, has blended smoothly with the Boston band. It performs here tonight with the Black Eyed Peas BOSTON-BASED pop group The Click Five are in town for their second time this time with a brand new
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        244 51 HONG KONG Actress Maggie Cheung and architect Ole Scheeren have confirmed they are a couple after appearing hand in hand at the Swarovski Fashion Rocks charity bash last Thursday in London. Dressed in grey, the movie queen was snapped smiling radiantly and leaning slightly on
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        935 51  -  Tay Yek Keak Plenty, if you are talking about sex and movies where people do different things at different stages of theirlives starsi igripes ACCORDING to the movies, at different stages of life, people do very dissimilar things. In their teens, as seen
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        228 53  -  Shaan Seth Forget black. The stars know that the only way to shine on camera is to sparkle in silver on the red carpet tog of the town PHOTOS: SHINE LANGUAGE: Tennis star Serena Williams [with Jamie Foxx) got it right at the premiere of The Kingdom with
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      198 75 r^j OT U RECRUIT I I ""fi^BHffi^EflfcS IJB J I S~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^m li^*^ j o Market, To Market! >^i a -r\ T2 T2 T) C TkT CTZ T)^ T\f"^ C C Take an MBA with a strong emphasis on Marketing V^/VtVE C J\i3 J-l^l 3Ei -LV.V J_\^-< Ck3 while developing your
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      131 75 M B Events Diary OCT2S Exit interview workshop: This one-day workshop for all HR and non-HR professionals who i 4. -4.manage employee transition interview process. Fees: $280 visit: http://hrsingapore.net/ exitinterview/ OCT 27 SIM Interest Group Convention 2007: The full-day programme includes a range of parallel sessions hosted by different interest
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        150 77 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is the story of a magical flying car built by eccentric inventor Caractacus Potts. Together with Jemima and Jeremy, his two children, Truly Scrumptious and Grandpa Potts, they outwit the dastardly Baron and the Evil Child Catcher played by
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        366 77  -  SERENE GOH THE spotlight can be a mysterious and alluring thing. It is also terrifying for anyone who is afraid that it will amplify his physical flaws. Those who love it make for it like moths to a flame. They are likely to be confident about performing
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        527 78 TEN FINALISTS WILL COMPETE IN THE THE STRAITS TIMES' NATIONAL SCHOOLS NEWSPAPER COMPETITION. JESSICA LIM REPORTS YES, the names are in. Here are the 1 0 finalists for The Straits Times' National Schools Newspaper Competition on Dec 14 and 15, when teams will gather
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        572 79 TEENS TORE AROUND AN EAST COAST PARK CARPARK AT HIGH SPEED RECENTLY AT THE NATIONAL KARTING CHALLENGE FINALS. ALFRED CHUA WAS THERE Team SPedyz GOnZaleZ tore past the competition to emerge champs at the Caltex National Karting Challenge finals on Oct 7. The event at the
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        370 80 While schooling in America has traditionally been popular with Singaporean students, safety is now rapidly becoming the main concern among students and parents alike. And not without good reason. Schools in America no longer seem to be the safe havens of learning they once were, thanks
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        216 80 IF YOU'RE money-minded and cost-conscious, don't miss two recently launched competitions. Students aged I 3 to 25 have been invited to write essays or make short videos about the Budget and its impact. The Finance Ministry's Budget 2008 Essay
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        393 81 GET INSIDE THE TOP TRENDS FADS FROM THE 70s ARE ALL THE RAGE-THINK CLOTH BAGS, LONG-TAILED HEAD BANDS AND CUSTOMISED CANVAS SHOES. JESSICA LIM AND MALI NI NATHAN SEEK OUT THE HOTTEST NEW TRENDS TALKING TRASH WHAT IS IT? Teens are sporting bags made of anything but
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        449 82 This will perhaps be one of the last articles I shall ever write as an IN Crowder. It is a mixed bag of feelings: A sense of achievement and sadness. Having been in the IN Crowd since 2005, I have developed relationships with friends
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        813 83  -  TESSA WONG Ny actor worth his salt has L trodden the floorboards of indie f^^^. theatre productions before topping the A-list. Singapore's independent arts scene I too, is opening up ways to give young talent their break-Theatre companies, k local thespians and even youth themselves
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        785 84 A TEEN 1N... ...A "BOOT CAMP" IN THE UNITED STATES MAY NOT BE SAFE, SAY INVESTIGATORS. The military-style camps are being put under the microscope after thousands of complaints from parents, including some whose children died while taking part. Mr Greg Kutz, who is leading the
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        311 85 WHEN IT ALL COMES CRASHING DOWN POEM BY NADIA AMEERAH KHAIRUL, 14, SECONDARY 3, TANJONG KATONG GIRLS' SCHOOL Where do I start in this story Of my darkest fears and hidden insecurities? Perhaps it began with a little paranoia Which then morphed into a series of what-ifs
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        399 86 THISWEEKWEZOOMINON... Last week, close to 700,000 Muslims common beliefs and the five practices in Singapore celebrated Hari Raya or "pillars" of Islam: Declaring that Aidilfitri, the end of a month of there is no God but God, and Prophet fasting, Ramadan. They paint an Muhammad is His
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        939 87  -  ANDREW DUFFY TEXT: Kovan isn't exactly on the tourist route, so you would expect any Caucasian who had heard of Kovan to be more savvy when it comes to taxis here. If they have agreed on a price, then that's fair. It's
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        813 88 THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW SECTION, OCT 17 Depression is, according to a World Health Organisation study, the world's fourth worst health problem, measured by the years of good health lost to it. By 2020, it is likely to rank second, behind heart disease. Yet
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        484 89  -  BY MARDIANA ABU BAKAR A. VOCABULARY First, let us take on the words and idiomatic phrases in blue. Many of these are common words which you probably have heard of or even used but may not yet able to fully explain. A few are less
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      152 77 SUPERVISING EDITOR Dominic Nathan EDITOR Serene Goh CONTRIBUTORS Andrew Duffy, Alison de Souza, Mardiana Abu Bakar, Cassandra Chew JOURNALISTS Jessica Lim, Tessa Wong, Malini Nathan COVER Design: Jaster Ngui, Photos: Lim Wui Liang ART AND DESIGN Wendy Wells, Jaster Ngui INTERN Alfred Chua EDITORIAL PROJECTS BRANDING Peter Khoo, Gerard Wong,
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      80 78 U UNDERSTANDING **(k ID EOS Look out for I THE DANGERS- our anti-drug videos that a Understanding the damage Tt are frequently screened at J [^^Am dru? abuse does to the IK our exhibitions and events. li2He I^l 1^ body and mind goes a long Enjoy the videos and watch
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      78 78 STORY THIS WEEK FEW BURNT STALLS INSURED Few of the 232 stallholders hit by Tuesday night's fire at the Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 market had insurance. A check by The Straits Times check found only 30. It is an islandwide problem, said Mrlnderjit Singh, an MP for Ang Mo
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      91 79 DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF THE RACE CAR YOU CAN'T SPEED IN If this bumper looks familiar, that's because it is a life-size replica of a Formula I race car. But don't think about driving it because the sculpture by Indonesian artist Pintor Sirait, 45, is made of stainless steel.
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      75 80 YOUR BOURHOOD f\ TEEN NABBED WITH GUN 'FROM MUM' A 14-year-old boy armed with a rifle, home -made grenades, dozens of pellet guns, knives and swords has been arrested after confessing to plotting a "Colum-bine-like attack" on a high school in Pennsylvania. The boy was schooled at home by his
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      87 82 THE NEXT BIG THING IS YOU FROM BAD TO WORSE FOR WEI The losses for golf pro Michelle Wie, 18, keep piling up, even though her LPGA Tour season is over. The latest blow came on Oct IS when her agent, Greg Nared, quit after less than a year. This
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      58 83 THE BIG STORY THIS WEEK 1 iPHONE 'TOUGH TO RECYCLE' Apple Inc's iPhone contains hazardous chemicals and materials that are difficult to recycle, according to the environment group Greenpeace. The hand-held media player's battery is also typically glued and soldered to the handset, making it more difficult to remove for
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      77 83 THE BIG STORY THIS WEEK a GORE WON'T RUN FOR US TOP OFFICE Former US vicepresident Al Gore has ruled out a late entry into the 2008 US presidential race, quashing speculation that he might consider a bid after winning the Nobel Peace Prize this year. "I don't have plans
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      63 84 TALES FROM NEAR AND FAR f -m, fcv mm STUDENT WINS PAGEANT Miriam Wright, 17, beat I 9 other The New Paper New Face 2007 finalists to win the top prize of 10,000 at the grand finals last night at Takashimaya Square. The Singaporean is studying in Thailand. The annual
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      60 87 RACK YOUR BRAINS SPEAKER TOUTS BACK TOO Police were seen stopping a van and inspecting cartons of speakers in the vehicle at around 6pm on Tuesday. The men were believed to be touting the speakers and home theatre systems at carparks in Marine Parade. STOMPer k0i*****7 captured the scene and
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      86 88 READ AND WRITE BETTER MUSIC, NOT MEDICINE, SAVES HER When local songwriter Kathryn Wong says music saved her life, she means it literally. Better known as Huang Bi Van to the Chinese music industry, she wrote songs for Hong Kong stars Andy Lav and Sally Yeh before a failed relationship
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      69 89 I READ AND WRITE BETTER RARE SIGHT: KEY LEADER China's controversi al choice as Tibet's second (highest spiritual figure was seen attending the opening I of the (nation's five-yearly Communist Party Congress last Monday. The government -controlled press appeared to (be taken aback by his (presence, as the 17-year-old Panchen
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      677 90 INTHEEND FACES 3 PLACES fl in the HOW MUCH DOES LIANHE WANBAO COST NOW? AND jfr /J news HOW OLD WAS THE TEEN BEHIND THE LATEST SCHOOL HFVtPPItM SHOOTING IN THE US? FIND OUT HERE 3 Bj§ W NUMBERS IN THE NEWS Ml BJIBBI Match these digits to the reasons
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