The Straits Times, 5 February 2008

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 88 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5 2008 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon Peak-hour MRT woes eased – somewhat
    534 1  - Peak-hour MRT woes eased somewhat Yeo Ghim Lay, By Tessa Wong April Chong MORE trains were sent out yesterday to ease rush-hour crowds, leaving fewer passengers stranded on train platforms. Some commuters noticed the difference on the first day of the move to run 93 extra train trips a week.
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    Lock icon China can weather snow storms, says World Bank
    714 1  -  Chua Chin Hon Bank's report cites strong fundamentals; Chinese experts say crisis could even stimulate economy By China Bureau Chief In Beijing THE devastating snow storms that have hit China will not cause long-term economic damage, the World Bank said yesterday, citing
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Why kidney rackets flourish in India
      1003 1  -  P. JAYARAM By India Correspondent In New Delhi TWICE a week, bank employee Prem Kumar Sharma, 58, heads for the privately-run Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in west Delhi to be plugged into a dialysis machine for four hours. He has been on dialysis for
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      326 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2-4 HDB upgrading works Asia 5"13 About 590 Housing Board blocks in World 14-18 58 locations, including Yishun, Review 19-20 Tampines and Hougang, will be FYI 21 upgraded under the HDB's recently SECTION TWO revised upgrading schemes. Home H1-H5 PAGE H1 Forum H6 Sports H7-H1O Wider
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon School's 'halal zone' ruling causes stir
      791 3  -  Sandra Davie School Canteen The school canteen is halal-certified since 2002. The environment facilitates a common eating space for all our children in school. With effect from 1 January 2008. our canteen is managed by Mr Lawrence Khoo of LGS Food Services. We have
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      Lock icon NO HONOUR, NO INTEGRITY, NO HONESTY
      541 3  -  Chong Chee Kin »JUDGMENT ON STRUCK-OFF LAWYER By FUGITIVE lawyer David Rasif, who fled town with over $11 million of his clients' money, is a greedy cheat who has brought shame on the legal profession, a panel of judges said in court papers released
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      Lock icon EVERY LITTLE THING THEY DO IS MAGIC
      138 4 ST PHOTO: Legendary rock band The Police wowed a sellout crowd at the Singapore Indoor Stadium last night with their slick moves and popular hits. The 10,000-strong crowd lapped up the antics of vocalist Sting (far left), guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart
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      Lock icon Najib says sorry to Hindus
      641 4  -  Leslie Lopez Apology for temple demolition may stop erosion of support for govt, say analysts By South-east Asia Correspondent A RARE public apology by the Malaysian government over the demolition of a Hindu temple may help staunch anti-establishment sentiment among the country's Indians ahead of
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      27 4 Budget 2008 Relief from cost pressures? Tax breaks? Help for motorists? We get a feel of the hopes and expectations as the big day rolls around. n
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Coming up: $36b in projects to rev up Thai economy
      500 6  -  Nirmal Ghosh PM Samak outlines plans for more rail lines and ambitious irrigation scheme By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok THAI Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has laid out plans for "mega-projects" worth up to 800 billion baht (Ss36 billion) over the
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      Lock icon Samak woos the press with his cooking
      436 6 PHOTO: THAI Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (left), who has had a tempestuous relationship with the media, is now currying favour with journalists. He invited them to his home on Sunday, cooking for them and apologising for having released the names of his Cabinet
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Snowstorms 'not due to climate change'
        548 8 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS China blames extreme weather on La Nina and unusually strong cold front this year Beijing CHINA'S unusually harsh winter this year is caused by a La Nina weather pattern and not linked directly to climate change, experts say. Chinese meteorologists told
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        Lock icon Deep freeze
        439 8 CHINA DAILY, XINHUA, CAIJING, CHINA METEOROLOGICAL ADMINISTRATION Three weeks of blizzards and icy temperatures have destroyed crops, disrupted water and power supplies and paralysed transportation in many parts of China. Nineteen of China's 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities have been affected by the unusually harsh winter conditions
        CHINA DAILY, XINHUA, CAIJING, CHINA METEOROLOGICAL ADMINISTRATION; REUTERS,; AP,; AFP,; XINHUA GRAPHICS ADAPTED FROM AP  -  439 words
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        Lock icon S'poreans still going ahead with China tours
        344 9  -  Jermyn Chow By SINGAPOREANS are not dropping their plans to travel to China for the Chinese New Year holiday. And Chinese nationals working here are determined to go back to their hometowns in China to see their families. A check with two of
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        Lock icon 'Brighter skies in China by New Year'
        527 9 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, NEW YORK TIMES Better weather expected as roads reopen and rail traffic starts returning to normal Beijing THE weather will turn better by the Chinese New Year, China's meteorological service said yesterday as transportation bottlenecks across the country
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Japan to increase checks on Chinese food imports
        578 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Scare over tainted dumplings a matter of national security, says PM Fukuda Tokyo JAPAN yesterday pledged to step up screening of food imports from China amid a nationwide scare over Chi-nese-made dumplings that left more than 1,200 people feeling
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        Lock icon Call for Korean religious leaders to pay tax
        292 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Seoul THE South Korean authorities are facing growing calls to force religious leaders to pay taxes, following TV reports publicising some of their luxurious lifestyles. The debate was rekindled after MBC TV aired footage last week showing Christian pastors and
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        Lock icon WET, WET START TO NEW YEAR
        43 10 AFP South Korean divers in traditional dress kneeling in a Seoul aquarium as part of a Lunar New Year attraction yesterday. Millions of Koreans are expected to visit their home towns to celebrate the holidays. PHOTO: i
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        Lock icon North Korean goods may soon be just a click away
        226 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS Seoul FANCY an SUV made in North Korea? How about a pair of boxing gloves? These items are potentially just a click away. Known more for its nuclear sa-bre-rattling than its consumer products, North Korea is now offering
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        Lock icon N. Koreans 'bribe' officials for jobs at industrial park
        219 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS Seoul NORTH Koreans are paying bribes to officials to get jobs at a South Ko-rean-run industrial complex, where they can make 30 times more than ordinary workers in their country. According to a news report, many of the 22,800
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    • INDIA /SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon BLASTS ROCK THREE NATIONS
        469 11 IN SRI LANKA At least 14 killed on Independence Day Colombo AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AT LEAST 14 people were killed in two roadside bombings in Sri Lanka yesterday, as the island's president marked Independence Day by insisting the government was winning the war against Tamil Tiger rebels.
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        Lock icon Attack on army bus
        184 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE »IN PAKISTAN Rawalpindi FIVE people were killed when a suicide attacker rammed a bomb-laden motorbike into an army bus taking medical staff to work in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi. The bomber struck during yesterday morning's rush hour near the heavily guarded headquarters
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        Lock icon Blast ahead of polls
        164 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE IN BHUTAN Guwahati (India) A POWERFUL explosion rocked the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, the latest in a string of blasts ahead of landmark elections next month. The suspected bomb blast yesterday occurred in a village in the remote Samste district, but caused no casualties.
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Strong peso deals blow to Filipinos working abroad
        712 12  -  Alastair Mclndoe Philippine govt under pressure to act as value of remittances shrinks By Philippines Correspondent In Manila WITH the Philippine peso expected to continue rising sharply this year, the government is helping Filipinos working overseas to protect the value of the
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        Lock icon In Singapore, it's belt-tightening time
        413 12  -  Arlina Arshad By FILIPINOS working in Singapore are tightening their belts in the wake of a steady increase in the peso, by cutting down on shopping, eating out and mobile phone calls. The peso has jumped about 11 per cent against the Singapore dollar in
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        Lock icon 'BROTHER NUMBER 2' IN COURT
        100 12 Nuon Chea, the most senior surviving member of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime, has appeared in court for the first time, the BBC reported. Nuon Chea, who was second-in-command to Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot, asked for a postponement to his appeal hearing because of a
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        Lock icon Floods force Merpati airline to relocate to Jakarta's old airport
        279 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Jakarta FLOODING that cut the main access route to Jakarta's international airport has prompted Indonesia's Merpati Nusantara Airlines to shift its flight base, a spokesman said yesterday. The floods, triggered by monsoon rains, left three people dead and
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        Lock icon Indonesian official gets 10 years' jail for corruption
        173 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Jakarta AN INDONESIAN court has sentenced the former head of the National Logistics Agency (Bulog) to 10 years' jail for graft and ordered him to pay nearly US$9 million (5512.7 million) in fines and restitution. Wijarnoko Puspoyo, 58, said he
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Lawyer offered house to ex-judge, says brother
        502 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS Lingam also gave expensive gifts to former chief justice, public inquiry told Kuala Lumpur A HIGH-PROFILE lawyer accused of manipulating judicial appointments gave expensive gifts to Malaysia's former top judge and offered to buy him a house, the lawyer's brother told
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        Lock icon FOOT ON LEFT, ROOT ON RIGHT
        83 13 UTUSAN MALAYSIA Madam Juliah Ismail of Pahang holding up a tapioca resembling her grandson's foot. The 71-year-old dug up the plant at the back of her house in Ekan town late last month and realised she had found something unusual, Utusan Malaysia reported. The
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        Lock icon Bibles seized wrongfully by Malaysian Customs
        284 13 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Kuala Lumpur A MALAYSIAN church group accused the government yesterday of harassing Christians after Customs officers seized 32 Bibles from an airline passenger. The Council of Churches of Malaysia said that, on Jan 28, officers at Kuala Lumpur airport confiscated the
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      • WORLD QUICKLY
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          Lock icon U.S. TO JOIN P-4 TRADE TALKS
          118 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS WASHINGTON: The United States will join trade negotiations on investment and financial services next month among Singapore, Chile, New Zealand and Brunei, the top US trade negotiator said yesterday. "We see these investment and financial services negotiations as an opportunity to
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          Lock icon LANDMARK INDIA-PAKISTAN PACT
          114 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan have signed an agreement to exchange security information, opening up a new channel of communication between the two nuclear-armed rivals. The accord clears the way for regular contacts between India's military-funded Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis (Idsa) and Pakistan's
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          Lock icon S'POREAN DRUG SUSPECT NABBED
          112 13 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK JOHOR BARU: A 33-year-old Singaporean man has been nabbed for suspected drug trafficking and using fake Singapore identification. Johor police chief Deputy Commissioner Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff said the suspect was detained along with a 30-year-old woman at a house in Permas
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          Lock icon CHINA FREES TAIWAN PROFESSOR
          135 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS TAIPEI: China has freed a Taiwanese professor who was imprisoned for 11 years on charges of spying for Taiwan, local reports said yesterday. Taiwan's United Daily News said Professor Lin Cheng Cheng was arrested in 1997 and sentenced to 15 years in prison on
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        Lock icon BN coalition can accept slight dip in next election, says Najib
        400 13 REUTERSJHE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK, BERNAMA PUTRAJAYA MALAYSIA'S racial tensions could contribute to a "slight dip" in support for the government at the next election, but the campaign is unlikely to spark race riots, the deputy premier said yesterday. Malaysia
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      29 6 Downside to peso's rise As the peso continues to rise, Manila steps in to help Filipinos working abroad protect the value of the money they send home. PAGE 12
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Highlights of Bush budget
      212 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Defence US$5l5 billion (Ss72B billion) for core programmes, including US$lB3.B billion to modernise the military and US$2O.5 billion to increase the size of the army and Marine Corps those most under strain in Iraq and Afghanistan. US$7O billion in "emergency funds" for the
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      Lock icon Bush unveils record $4.2 trillion budget
      587 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Boost in military funding and cutbacks in health schemes mooted Washington THE United States' first-ever budget to hit US$3 trillion (554.2 trillion) has been proposed by President George W. Bush. It aims to boost military funding, virtually freeze many domestic programmes,
      ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS  -  587 words
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      Lock icon Iran fires rocket to mark opening of space centre
      502 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Its aims to put satellites into orbit add to fears about its nuclear plans Teheran IRAN has inaugurated its first space centre by launching a rocket designed to send a home-made research satellite into orbit in the next
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      Lock icon Suicide bomber attacks Israeli N-reactor town
      294 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Jerusalem A SUICIDE bomber blew himself up in the southern town that houses Israel's top-secret nuclear reactor, killing at least one Israeli and wounding 11, the Israeli authorities said. Police said they killed a second attacker before he had a
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      Lock icon Huge voter turnout likely on Super Tuesday
      740 16  -  Derwin Pereira Interest soars due to concerns over the Iraq war and the ailing economy By US Bureau Chief In Washington ALL EYES will be on the voter on Super Tuesday. The US electorate, which appears to be more engaged in presidential politics
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      Lock icon A question of who can beat McCain
      500 16 DERWIN PEREIRA WITH Senator John McCain the likely Republican flag-bearer at the ballot box, the question of which Democrat makes a stronger rival is taking on greater significance. Former first lady Hillary Clinton and Illinois Senator Barack Obama have been pushed into stressing
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      Lock icon Businesses pumping money into campaign
      294 16 REUTERS Washington CORPORATE America is pouring money into the US presidential campaign at an unprecedented rate, with a torrent of donations coming from the businesses behind the sub-prime crisis. Facing a state crackdown over predatory lending and a troubled housing finance system, Wall Street and
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      Lock icon 'Harmful chemicals' in baby care products
      433 17 LOS ANGELES TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS Hormone-altering chemicals linked to powder, shampoo and lotion: Study Washington PARENTS who use baby lotion, shampoo and powder on their infants and toddlers may have exposed them to hormone-altering chemicals that might affect their reproductive systems, according to a
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      Lock icon CATCH THE BABY!
      57 17 Residents of a burning building in the German town of Ludwigshafen throwing a baby to members of the fire brigade. Nine people died in the blaze on Sunday, a toll that would have been higher had a group of emergency service personnel, including police and firemen, not
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      Lock icon Afghanistan problems strain Nato allies
      930 18  -  Jonathan Eyal INTERNATIONAL SECUKII V ASSISTANCE FORCE Disputes over strategy and deployments are causing tensions within the military alliance By Straits Times Europe bureau In London JAPAN this week is hosting an international conference on Afghanistan's reconstruction. Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura, who will open
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Monk saves skulls to honour buffalo
        266 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE abbot of a Buddhist temple in Thailand has collected thousands of water buffalo skulls for more than 35 years and hopes eventually to have enough to build a three-storey tower that will house a memorial to the beast. When Phra Khru
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        Lock icon Beatles beamed Across The Universe
        151 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS FORMER Beatle Paul McCartney's smooth vocals are well known across Earth. Now, his voice will hit the interstellar airwaves with Nasas plans to broadcast the Beatles' tune Across The Universe into the cosmos. In what McCartney dubbed an "amazing" feat, the
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      25 14 What's in baby lotion? Parents who use infant care products on their babies may be exposing them to hormone-altering chemicals, a study warns. PAGE 17
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  • REVIEW
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      451 19 CHINA laid low by winter storms during the annual mass migration for the Chinese New Year should be chiefly a matter of logistics. But this year's holiday-season ice and snow storms, the most extreme in 50 years, have become a political test in a way that
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      864 19  -  Abdul Shukur Harun MUSLIM MALAYS IN SINGAPORE By In Kuala Lumpur WITH my family, I stepped into AlAlif Restaurant in Bukit Timah and sat at a table for dinner. Within a few minutes, the owner of the restaurant, who wore a headscarf and loose clothing, came
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      130 21 Now when you're booking the J O best hotel in Singapore, you have to think twice. From the Ist of February the Negara on Claymore becomes our second hotel in Singapore the Pan Pacific Orchard, situated just a short walk away from the prime shopping locale of Orchard Road. So
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      692 23  -  Tan Hui Yee 58 locations selected for improvement under revised schemes By Housing Correspondent ABOUT 590 Housing Board blocks in 58 locations islandwide have been picked for the next batch of improvement works under the HDB's recently revised upgrading schemes. Areas set to benefit
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        277 24  -  JESSICA LIM ST PHOTO: FOR five years now, Mr Augustine Chua, 56, has been filling his supermarket trolley with NTUC Fair Price's house brand of products. Each fortnight, Mr Chua hits the Fair Price supermarket at AMK Hub, a 15-minute walk from his three-room
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        739 24  -  Leslie Koh By SPIRALLING food prices around the region are pushing governments into resorting to an old but potentially hazardous solution: price controls. From Malaysia and Indonesia to China and Thailand, governments are turning to capping prices and stabilising them artificially in a bid
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      524 25  -  Selina Lum Victim, culprit had also been abused by elder sibling who has since been jailed By FIRST, she was repeatedly raped by her older brother. He was put behind bars for 20 years for that in 2003, but her nightmare did not
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      303 25  -  Keith Lin SOURCE By SINGAPOREANS and permanent residents who stay abroad for a continuous period of at least 12 months are now excluded from its population count. The move follows Singapore's decision to adopt a recommendation of the United Nations (UN),
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      362 25  -  David Boey By Defence Correspondent SINGAPORE'S navy will mark a milestone this morning when it commissions three new "stealth" warships expected to add unprecedented muscle to the country's defences. The 114m-long frigates Singapore's largest combat vessels will be armed with anti-aircraft missiles
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      517 26  -  Maria Almenoar ►>ROAD IMPROVEMENTS Volume likely to rise due to IR, new condos; works to start in June By THE roads leading to Sentosa, Vivo City and Harbour Front will be widened to cater to an anticipated increase in traffic into
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      509 26  -  Tessa Wong ►>NO RAIL IMPROVEMENT By Lee Pei Qi DESPERATION rules every weekday morning at Jurong East MRT interchange station, where a place on board a city-bound train is the prize. The competitors are commuters disgorged by trains from Choa Chu Kang on the North-South
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      102 26 President S R Nathan and Dr Lee Boon Yang (front, left), Minister of Information, Communications and the Arts, examine a 1 Oth century stone relic from Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Believed to be a symbol of female creative energy, the artefact, dubbed the Yoni Base, is part of
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      211 26 WHEN a hard disk crashes, several years' worth of photos and videos could go down the drain. This is why some techies are installing network attached storage or NAS drives at home to back up their data. Unlike a portable hard drive, an NAS
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      120 26 THESE performers from the National Taiwan Junior College of Performing Arts were doing acrobatic stunts yesterday outside the Parkroyal Hotel in Kitchener Road in a preview of their Chinese New Year performance. The college, formerly known as "Fu King Performing Troupe" was founded on July 1,
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      209 26 CHINESE New Year celebrations kick off with a bang tonight, with the first of four firework displays planned for the festive season, as part of the Singapore River Hongbao festival. The first round of the flares goes up at 9.30pm and lasts about five
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      184 26 SEVERAL roads in the central and eastern parts of Singapore will be closed for the Chinese New Year celebrations. Tomorrow, Chinatown's countdown celebration will result in the closure of New Bridge Road and Eu Tong Sen Street from spm to 3 am. The right lane of South Bridge
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      639 27  -  Lee Siew Hua SM GOH IN DUBAI Spore can tap Middle East and China to grow; inflation here lower than other nations: SM By in Dubai SINGAPORE can tackle the rising cost of living with a clear focus on spurring economic growth and
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      399 27  -  LEE SIEW HUA BUILDING a huge city in Vietnam, and researching killer diseases. Such new territory can be explored by Singapore and the booming Middle East, where small emirates like Dubai or Qatar do not let size limit their creativity and global drive, Senior Minister
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      450 27  -  LEE SIEW HUA THE absence of a fourth-genera-tion political leadership "worries" the Government a lot because the predictability of leaders to come is vital for investors, said Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong. "In Singapore's case, predictability of leaders to come is a very
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      25 23 House brands in demand Supermarkets are upping the number of house-brand items, as more shoppers are switching to them to beat rising costs. PAGE H2
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      208 24 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple Museum wishes Jjlp all a Happy and Prosperous Lunar New Year! $&&JiM>\ For the convenience of you and your family visiting our temple, we have specially /^|T facilitated the operating hours and pleased to provide you with information vj^ gaS^^ pertaining to the temple's activities during
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      25 25 Deserts. Mountains. Lush Jungles. Perfect locations for reunion dinners. -?fc -^■■fc"^^^^^^ *^.T»H V^ Krj?i ■JB^- liiMirr— Ki^^- "^l -jr3, *t//^^B ,^f *W^ 1 —i^-niißiW*^"'-" ~»-'■'■SB**
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      164 27 Asia's Buddhist Treasures! On The Nalanda Trail: Buddhism in India, China Southeast Asia ifl^K I f^S 1 Blilili fc^^B k*i IB L*r^*lll li t^^H ■''-■'"'v' "<■■'■■ -.■■l'y'^fet^d^^B A once-in-a-lifetime showcase Bmt^^fi^Ti^M^^ °f Asia's Buddhist treasures! M BY H n c Nalanda Trail looks at the pivotal role played by Nalanda
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      392 28  -  Tan Jun Jian I APPRECIATE the efforts by the Ministry of Transport to enhance efficiency and reduce congestion on the roads. However, the new Thomson and Eastern Region MRT lines will be ready only in a decade. The entire Circle Line will be operational
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      418 28  -  George Lira Heng Chye I REFER to the report, "Capita Land tells Gillman Heights owners to honour sale" (ST, Feb 2). The news, like that of Horizon Towers and Regent Garden, bears similar learning lessons. They concern sellers in a collective property sale who
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      170 28  -  T.N. Srinivasan SINGAPORE plans for a 6.5 million population in the next few decades. The problem is limited land resource. The Government's objective is to stay competitive globally, and give Singaporeans a quality lifestyle. Increasing the population is one way. Is there another way to reach
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      124 28  -  Col Darius Lim I REFER to the letter, "Couldn't intruder plane have landed at Seletar?" by Mr Anthony Leong Chee-Hong (ST, Jan 26). Since 9/11, the Singapore Armed Forces has maintained a high level of vigilance to safeguard our airspace, territorial waters and key installations.
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      263 28  -  Lee Kip Lee TO ENSURE safety messages get through to local and foreign workers, employers should put up warning signs in the languages of their employees. At worksite safety committee meetings, interpreters should be present and minutes recorded to ensure follow-up procedures
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      289 28  -  Seah Leong Khai THE higher MediShield premiums announced by Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan ("Only ways to contain costs"; ST, Feb 4) are not only untimely but also unjustifiable. Many Singaporeans will be upset with the proposed increase in MediShield premiums by an average
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      298 28  -  Jean Tan (Ms) PLEASE refer to the article, "Lack of cash, info so many don't sign up for Workfare" (ST, Jan 25), and the letter, "Bring back original Workfare Bonus Scheme" by Mr Tommy Tng of the Society for the Physically Disabled Ability
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      387 28  -  Leo Chen lan I REFER to the article, "Families flock to get maid levy rebate for disabled" (ST, Jan 25). As an advocate of disability issues, the Disabled People's Association initiated in 2005 the appeal for the full waiver of the foreign domestic
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        59 28  -  Siti Fatimah Sidek (Ms) I TOOK a Comfort taxi on Jan 10 and left my cellphone on the back seat. I called Comfort Lost and Found and the kind operator, Ms Jean Ho, located the taxi. I would like to thank Mr Tan Soo Peng of
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        78 28  -  Shilawati Kamsani (Miss) ON JAN 15 at about 9.30pm, my brother was in an accident at the junction of Tampines Avenue 2 and Street 11. He was flung about 50m from his bike after being knocked down by a drunk driver. A young man
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        71 28  -  Tan Van Cong ON JAN 19 at about 9pm, I had an allergic reaction at Block 229 Serangoon Avenue 4 and suffered from rashes and blurred vision. Some neighbours and the cleaner in my block, Mr Habib Topazzal Hawlader, helped my mother call an ambulance,
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        119 28  -  Mr and Mrs Toh Kheng Tiong WE ARE very grateful to all teachers in Unity Secondary School, especially Ms Lee Chien Chien, Mr Adiran Ng, Mrs Quah, Mr Kenny Toh, Ms Lee Fong Shai, Ms Patricia Koh, Mrs Mah Van Li and Mrs Adeline Tan.
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      79 28 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.com Access to letters online is free. Encourage reading habit by telling bedtime stories to your kids Solving transport woes: Allow more people to work from home How about improving the 'park and ride1 scheme? Disturbing that Odex could get hold of
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      600 29  -  Christopher Ong SOCCER S-League debutants out practising barely 10 hours after flying in from freezing China By THEY flew in from China, which is having one of its worst winters, at 6.30 am yesterday morning. Yet, Dalian Shide were out practising at the Queenstown Stadium
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      293 29  -  Leonard Lim By NOH Alam Shah, who is serving a worldwide ban for violent conduct, called for a hastily arranged meeting with the media yesterday. However, the national soccer striker did not specify what he wanted to discuss. The meeting, which attracted two members
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      399 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London ASTON Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor will have to wait for his senior England debut, after injury robbed him of a place in Fabio Capello's first squad. The 21-year-old injured a hamstring in his side's 1-2 Premier League defeat at Fulham on
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      168 29 Pts Arsenal 25 Man United 25 Chelsea 25 Everton 25 Liverpool 24 Aston Villa 25 Man City 25 Blackburn 25 Portsmouth 25 West Ham 24 Tottenham 25 Newcastle 25 Middlesbrough 25 Bolton 25 Wigan 25 Sunderland 25 Reading 25 Birmingham 25 Fulham 25 Derby County 25 18 6
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      1128 30 NEW YORK TIMES LOS ANGELES TIMES ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Underdogs New York Giants keep the NFL's No. 1 offence in check and stop the Patriots from winning all 19 games in a season Glendale (Arizona) THE coach should have been fired. The quarterback could never live up
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      529 30  -  Jeanette Wang IN SINGAPORE By STEAK, beer, burgers, french fries and mudpies on a Monday morning could only mean one thing American football's event of the year, the Super Bowl XLII, had arrived. Work beckoned, but yesterday, it could wait. The clash
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      542 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SOCCER Hosts prevail to pip Nigeria 2-1 and march into s-finals with Ivory Coast Accra HOSTS Ghana overcame the expulsion of skipper John Mensah to make it into the African Nations Cup semi-finals on Sunday. They did not buckle under the weight of
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      600 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Milan AC MILAN'S match winner on Sunday, Alexandre Pato, suffered a serious injury to plunge the European champions' frontline into an emergency situation. The 18-year-old Brazilian was stretchered off in the final minutes in the 1-0 Serie A win over
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      318 31 REUTERS FIA PRESSURE #1 London FORMULA One's governing body has threatened Spanish circuits with severe sanctions if there is any repeat of the racist abuse suffered by McLaren's Lewis Hamilton in Barcelona on Saturday. "The FIA (International Automobile Federation) is surprised and disappointed at the
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      282 31 REUTERS »FIA PRESSURE #2 Sydney ORGANISERS of the Australian Grand Prix are confident the race will retain its place on the Formula One calendar despite reports it is in danger of being scrapped. On Saturday, Fl chief Bernie Ecclestone had warned that the
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      319 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ATHLETICS Beijing AMERICAN sprinter Maurice Greene, the 2000 Olympics' 100 metres champion, announced his retirement yesterday. "Injuries are every sprinter's worst nightmare, and I seem to have been constantly fighting them for the past three seasons," he said on his agent's website. "So I have
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      201 31 REUTERS Sekondi (Ghana) IVORY Coast striker Didier Drogba did not win the 2007 African Footballer of the Year award because he refused to attend last Friday's ceremony in Lome, a team spokesman said yesterday. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) had planned to
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      394 31  -  Christopher Ong MOTOR RACING By NEARLY 3,000 Formula One fans have applied to be marshals for the Sing Tel Singapore Grand Prix on Sept 28. A check with race promoter Singapore GP also revealed that of the 2,720 applicants, 612 had applied to be senior officials.
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      429 32  -  Leonard Lim ►>GOLF She is not included in HSBC's sponsor invites, which go to Asean golfers Lim and Virada By BARRING a miracle, fans of Michelle Wie will not get to see the 18-year-old in action at the inaugural US$2 million (552.86 million)
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      826 32  -  Rohit Brijnath GAME, SET, MATCH By TIGER Woods very gently lied last week. Just politely played with the truth. In Dubai, before the Desert Classic, he noted while answering a question: "I can't control what the other players do. This
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      213 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AMERICAN J.B. Holmes had back-to-back birdies on the same hole just 30 minutes apart to edge out Phil Mickelson in a play-off for the FBR Open title on Sunday. He birdied the 18th hole to force a play-off, then
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      319 32 AMERICAN FOOTBALL Super Bowl XLII in Glendale, Arizona: NY Giants 17 New England 14. BASKETBALL NBA: LA Lakers 103 Washington 91, Detroit 90 Dallas 67. CRICKET Fifth one-day international in Johannesburg: West Indies 295-7 in 50 overs (D. Smith 91, S. Chanderpau 51, P. Browne 49 n.0.; Langeveldt 3-61,
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        129 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HOBART (Australia): A group of Sri Lankan cricketers had an egg thrown at them by a passenger in a passing car in Australia last week. Four members of the team were walking back to their Hobart hotel from a restaurant last Thursday when
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      257 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE »RUGBY London ENGLAND flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson yesterday denied that it was his tackle that floored Jonathan Thomas and led to the concussed flanker leaving the pitch in Saturday's 19-26 Six Nations defeat by Wales. Wilkinson could still be cited after his tackle
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      249 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE »TENNIS Jerusalem AT 75 decibels, it is louder than a power drill, and opponents have occasionally been forced to complain about Maria Sharapova's grunting. But, so far in her career, spectators have appeared to accept that it is an inevitable part of
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      28 29 Why Tiger's a cut above It is Tiger Woods' burning desire and determination to be the best mentally and physically that make him what he is. PAGE HlO
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      121 30 m q Ml i Lunar XKJ*; I I New rSf^r I Year djr Jf Closure The Singapore Turf Club betting centres, Telebet Service Centre and the racecourse will be closed from 1 pm Wednesday, 6 February and on Thursday, 7 February. The Club's totalisator services at Singapore Pools Branches and
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      105 32 KjßfesS^3 *1 The Straits Times and The Sunday Times are backing I Singapore's bid to host the inaugural 2010 Youth Olympics. We invite readers to join us in our efforts. You can show your support at www.stomp.com.sg THE STRAITS TIMES jij thesundaytimes VammsJSLt Just tell us what your pitch would
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      41 32 TV times BASKETBALL Big 10 Conference: Louisville v Marquette (Live, Ch23, Bam). CRICKET: Commonwealth Bank Series, 2nd ODI: India v Sri Lanka (Live, Chi 10, 11.15_am). SOCCER: Uefa U-21 Championship qualifier: England v Republic of Ireland (Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 3.30 am).
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      158 33 MOK KING HOI Age: 89 Departed on the 4 February 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wives: (Tan Geok Mvi, deceased) Foo Yook Moi Sons: Daughters-in-law: Mok Hui Tong Allan Choy Yok Hiong Anna Mok Hoi Hock Richard Woo Kwai Chan Mok Hwee Jin William Lee Chang
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      117 33 "You have made known to me the path of life, you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand." Psalm 16:11 THERESA TAN Age: 82 Was called home to be with the Lord on 4 February 2008, dearly missed and fondly remembered by
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      59 33 The family of the late LIM LEONG NEO, SALLY Departed on 31 Jan 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to staff of Windsor Nursing Home
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      94 33 A. KRISHNAVENI Age: 53 passed away peacefully on 22 January 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by Husband: P. Sundramoorthi Father: Mother: Arumugam Yasoda Children: Spouse: S. Ranganathan Linda Marie S. Kalaivani Vijayen Grandchildren: Naveen, Dashan, Mathava, Akshaya Brothers, sisters, relatives and friends. Karumathi Prayers will be held on 5
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      94 33 Thalai Thevasam Ist Anniversary ANTHONY ADAKALAM Departed on 18 January 2007 Not a day goes by without thinking of you. Your absence brings great pain. Your love remains with us. Appa, we miss you. Dearly missed by children, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and all loved ones. Home prayers will be
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      52 33 In Loving Memory Of LOONGCHAYMEI called home to be with our Lord Jesus Christ on sth February 2000 Time changes many things; but sweet memories of you forever remain. Always cherished and dearly missed by family friends L'The eternal God is our refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. Deuteronomy
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      123 33 II ATHMA SHANTI POOJA The family of the late RAMAIAH SUBRAMANIAM Departed on 22 January 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives and friends for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. The loving care and support by the Doctors,
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      138 33 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory of INDRA DEVI (Bi) Departed 2nd March 2007 The blessed memories we have Of her we'll always cherish, And count them tenderly each day Lest for lack of love we perish. Deeply loved, deeply missed forever remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Sardari Lai Sharma, deceased)
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      50 33 GURUSAMYPILLAI GOVINDARAJU Age: 83 passed away peacefully on 04/02/2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: SaradaAmal and his children, sons-in-law, daugh-ters-in-law, grandchildren, grandsons-in-law and great grandson. Body is resting at 24 Chuan Drive. Cortege will leave on 5 Feb 2008 at 4.30pm for Mandai. Tel: *****554 *****461
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      163 33 "The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want." LIM MUI HUA Age: 77 was called home to be with the Lord on 4 Feb 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Tan Kian Lim (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Tan Choon Nghee Melvin Au Yen Ping Karen Tan Choon Seng Ng Kwai
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      99 33 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 LIM AH SOON was called home to be with the Lord on 3 Feb 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by family and loved ones. Husband: Tjong Tat Chung, Johnson Son:
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      108 33 "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 LAWRENCE TOH LENG KIONG Age: 39 was called home to be with the Lord on 4 Feb 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Beloved Wife:
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      66 33 The family of the Late MUTHUSAMY S/O SANMUGAM Departed on 23.01.2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks to relatives and friends for their kind condolences during our recent bereavement. KARUMATHI PRAYERS on Wed night, 6.2.08 at Blk 139, Petir Rd #07-454. ATHMA SHANTI POOJA on Thurs, 7.2.08, 7pm at Sri
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      47 33 IN LOVINQ MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED 34L± im HAN LEE FONG TAN JEOK HWA Departed: Feb 5,1996 Departed: Apr 6,1995 Your love, care and magnanimity will always be deeply cherished by us. Fondly remembered and dearly missed by children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, godchildren, relatives and loved ones.
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      141 33 SARDAR BAGGA SINGH CHAHAL JHANDHIANA Age: 87 passed away peacefully on 4 Feb 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Sardarni Pall Kaur Sons: Tarlochan Singh (Tochi) Sukhdev Singh (Dave) Daughters-in-law: Inderjit Kaur (Puppy) Harbans Kaur (Sonia) Grandchildren: Balvinder Singh Melvinder Singh Amarpreet Kaur Harvinder Singh Gurvinder
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      54 33 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of ADRIAN CHAN HOI THOONG Departed 5 February 2007 The depths of sorrow we cannot tell, Of the loss of one we love so well, And while he sleeps a peaceful sleep, His memory we shall always keep. Dearly missed and forever loved by all
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      78 33 The family of the late MRS. JOHN CONSIGLIERE nee HANNAH KU SHUI LEN Departed on 24 January 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and ippreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, prayers, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to
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      38 33 RAMAN S/0 MOTTAYAN passed away on 3/2/08 Leaving behind: Beloved wife: Rajama d/o Perumal Children Grandchildren. Body resting at Blk 8 Teck WhyeAve #07-91. Cortege leaving today (5 Feb) at 4pm for Mandai Cremation Hall 1. Tel: *****184
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        58 34 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E $MI 620C 100C 1120C 1250C 398.3 3977.9 116 6065 Diamonds 5000 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** 6101 ISS&P500 ***** 6170 SPDRS 297.5 6009 STI ETF 2962.9 6010 STI ETF IOPV US200cd US620C
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      Lock icon Yahoo, Google could revive talks on alliance
      589 35 REUTERS Move meant to thwart Microsoft bid for Web search giant, sources say San Francisco YAHOO would consider a business alliance with Google as one way to rebuff a U5544.6 billion (5563.2 billion) takeover proposal by Microsoft, said a source familiar with Yahoo's
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      473 35 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Paris A FRENCH government report is calling for tighter risk-control measures at Societe Generale (SG) and a broad review of rules at other French banks in response to huge losses from a trading scandal, French officials have said. The
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      207 35 REUTERS Washington NEW orders at United States factories rose a less-than-expected 2.3 per cent in December, the steepest gain since July, on strong aircraft sales, a government report showed yesterday. Orders for durable goods, items intended to last three years or longer, jumped 5
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      35 35 AFP Yesterday's close: 13,859.7 (+362.54 points) »Japanese share prices closed up 2.69 per cent in the wake of Wall Street's gains last Friday, which were triggered by Microsoft's huge bid for Yahoo.
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      37 35 AFP Yesterday's close: 25,032.08 (+908.5 points) Hong Kong share prices closed sharply higher, up 3.77 per cent, amid a rebound in Shanghai and positive sentiment from a strong Wall Street and Asia showing.
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      33 35 AFP Yesterday's close: 4,672.17 (+351.4 points) Chinese stocks gained 8.13 percent, the biggest single-day gain in 2V2 years, on news that the securities regulator had approved two new stock funds.
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      32 35 AFP Yesterday's close: 5,867.4 (+24.5 points) Australian stocks closed up 0.42 per cent, partially buoyed by speculation surrounding the proposed merger between major miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.
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      37 35 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,419.66 (+26.41 points) Malaysian share prices rose 1.9 per cent tracking gains across Asian markets after last Friday's rally on Wall Street which was fuelled by a cut in interest rates.
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      36 35 AFP Yesterday's close: 18,660.32 (+417.74 points) »Indian share prices rose 2.29 per cent led by Asian gains after the mega U5544.6 billion (5563.2 billion) bid by Microsoft for Yahoo last week boosted investor optimism.
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      37 35 AFP 7 Yesterday's close: 2,701.63 (+54.81 points) »Indonesian stocks gained 2.07 per cent in line with regional markets after Wall Street's advance, and was boosted by hopes that domestic inflation would ease this month.
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      36 35 AFP Yesterday's close: 811.56 (+0.7 point) Tha i share prices closed barely higher, marking a five-day winning streak, on the back of robust gains across the region following a rise on Wall Street.
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      118 35 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: 3,077.08 DjjjEjjJ Feb4 Stock Name Close Change Stock Name Close Change CapitaLand.... ...5.990 +0.190 01am 2.760 +0.070 CapitaMall ...3.080 +0.070 SI A ...16.260 +0.620 CityDev .12.000 +0.500 SGX ...10.220 +0.520 Cosco Corp... ...4.520 +0.110 SIAEngg 3.680 +0.080 DBS Grp .17.980 +0.280 SPH 4.430 -0.020
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      51 35 Feb4 jdue icon f+jtuojijuu China Hongxing 38,706,000 SinoTechfib 31,569,000 FirstRes 29,198,000 Yangzijiang 28,138,000 SingTel 27,633,000 CapitaLand 26,585,000 JES 22,093,000 ArianeCorp 21,691,000 JiutianC 20,116,000 IIUUIt? Ul U U.UUU.UUU Memstar 18,800,000 China XLX 17,539,000 ChinaAElec 17,436,000 CentraLand 16,154,000 New Wave 15,006,000 Thai Beverage 14,786,000 STI 310DBNPeCW0SD32S 14,325,000 IndoAgri 14,290,000 Ferrochina
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      141 35 Feb4 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2710 1.2870 Can dollar 1.4140 1.4320 Euro 2.0820 2.1060 Malaysian ringgit* ..0.4376 0.4383 NZ dollar 1.1110 1.1360 Sterling pound 2.7660 2.7970 US dollar 1.4070 1.4230
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      2133 35 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: FEB 4,2008 52-WLLK ILL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY TRADED T LASI V( SALE i/OLUME '000 50 5 0 5 8798 AscendasSGAeCW*****3 30 5 2 1851 AusGroupMEReCW*****8 49 23 3657 BiosensorDBeCW*****3 24 5 4 3704 CapitaMalSGAeCW*****0 29 20 4014 CapitalanBNPeC*****8 36 5 12 5 3879
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      587 36 REUTERS Shanghai CHINA'S main stock index jumped more than 8 per cent yesterday in its biggest daily rise since June 2005, after the authorities intervened to halt a three-week slide in share prices. Regulators' approval of two new stock funds after
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      677 36 REUTERS Aluminium producer's buy is for investment and it won't have a hand in management Sydney STATE-OWNED Aluminium Corporation of China (Chinalco) has no plans to increase its stake in mining giant Rio Tinto, after its US$l4 billion (5519.8 billion) share
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      293 36 REUTERS Sydney AUSTRALIA'S Fortescue Metals Group said yesterday it has held talks with potential investors, as a newspaper reported that a Chinese sovereign fund and a mining company were seeking a stake. The iron ore prospector said none of the talks had reached
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      549 36 BEIJING'S bold US$l4 billion (5519.8 billion) move to gatecrash Australian mining giant BHP Billiton's potential takeover of London-based Rio Tinto signals the start of a financial blitzkrieg by China, media reports have said. China has begun to use its vast savings to
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      174 36 REUTERS BRAZIL'S Vale, the world's second-largest mining group, has fired Merrill Lynch as one of two lead advisers on a potential US$9O billion (*****.5 billion) takeover bid for Xstrata after Merrill decided not to help finance the deal, the Financial Times reported yesterday. Vale
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        806 37  -  Chua Hian Hou New appointments, fresh challenges for key editors to bring new ideas to paper By A RESHUFFLE of several senior editors at The Straits Times has been made to gear the newsroom to meet challenges of the new media landscape. Straits
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        484 37  -  CHUA HIAN HOU THE inaugural Singapore Grand Prix offers companies in the Republic an unprecedented opportunity to do some marketing and branding to a vast global audience, said a visiting Formula One (Fl) marketing expert. Still, few Singapore names have thus far
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        311 37 REUTERS Putrajaya MALAYSIA'S economy will grow by at least 6 per cent this year, a government minister said yesterday, confident that the country can tame inflation and weather a possible United States recession. Surging food and oil prices coupled with a
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        267 37 ASSOCIATED PRESS Beijing CHINA'S biggest bank, Industrial Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), has set aside reserves equal to 30 per cent of its US$l.2 billion (Ssl.7 billion) in sub-prime holdings to cover possible losses, a state news agency reported yesterday. The
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      675 38  -  Goh Eng Yeow Sponsors will play key role in new board's approach to fostering listed businesses By Markets Correspondent LIKE an expectant first-time mother, Catahst, the new board that replaced Sesdaq in December, is looking forward to its first initial
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      331 38  -  Grace Ng By Finance Correspondent SWISS bank ÜBS has appointed Mr Gerald Chan as the new country head for its Singapore business. Mr Chan, a senior client relationship director for ÜBS' foreign exchange and money market business, will take over from Ms Christine Ong.
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      453 38  -  Alvin Foo By SINGAPORE'S key manufacturing sector is still growing, but it has for a second straight month been expanding at a slower rate, according to a key indicator. Also, output from the nation's factories will weaken further and even shrink in the coming months,
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      420 38  -  Gabriel Chen By SMALL businesses in Singapore are less confident about the growth outlook compared with six months ago, according to the latest survey by HSBC Singapore. The bank conducted a survey covering more than 2,700 small businesses across nine economies.
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      224 38  -  GABRIEL CHEN DESPITE a general decline in confidence levels, Asian chief executive officers (CEOs) are more upbeat than their Western counterparts, says a new PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) survey. The annual survey, conducted late last year, found that 50 per cent of CEOs were
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      600 39  -  Goh Eng Yeow TAKING STOCK Microsoft bid, China's Rio play suggest Year of the Rat will be busy one for M£tA business By Markets Correspondent BOURSES across Asia were rejuvenated yesterday by a flurry of mergers and acquisitions that lured investors back
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      467 39  -  Grace Ng By DBS Group Holdings' share price rose 28 cents yesterday on news of its first overseas acquisition in seven years. DBS announced last Friday that it is taking over the failed Bowa Commercial Bank's assets in exchange for NT544.5 billion
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        123 39 BIOSENSORS International Group suffered a narrow--3r net loss for the third quarter ended Dec 31 last year 3f US$7.B million (Ssll million). This was down from i net loss of US$lO.4 million in the previous period. Loss per share fell to 0.75 US cent per share
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        93 39 ASL Marine Holdings yesterday unveiled a 66.9 per cent rise in net profit to $28 million for the first half of the year ended Dec 31. Revenue rose 23.7 per cent to $193.37 million. Earnings per share for the first half were 10.26 cents,
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        107 39 CHINA XLX Fertiliser said its business, sales and production are "not adversely affected" by heavy snow in southern China and Beijing's moves to curb inflationary pressures on food prices, and hence urea and potash fertiliser prices. The coal-based urea fertiliser producer said recent
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        97 39 Xl VENTURES reported a net profit of $25.9 million for the second quarter ended Dec 31 last year, compared with a loss of $2.16 million a year earlier. Revenues rose 29.65 per cent to $131.05 million. Earnings per share for the second quarter was
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      349 39  -  Lee Su Shyan WARRANT WATCH By Assistant Money Editor TRADING of covered warrants on Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index continue to dominate overall activity. About half the market's volume yesterday was in Hang Seng warrants, nearly mirroring the intense interest on Friday
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      634 40  -  Alvin Foo By i Markets Correspondent Blizzards are creating profit opportunities for energy-related stocks, shipping firms THE bone-chilling blizzards blanketing North Asia have sparked some red-hot trading opportunities in coal-related stocks. Coal producers stand to profit substantially, as analysts expect prices to remain high this year due to
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      20 40 STOCK 1.51 billion TRADING shares worth VOLUME $2.14 billion UP Gainers: 540 Losers: 187 DOWN Unchanged: 1,030
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      88 40 Mid Cap 789.91 A 18.49 Small Cap 680.35 A 16.08 All Share 791.15 A 18.07 Fledgling 719.69 T -5.82 China 552.32 A 15.98 Oil and gas 704.33 A 5.91 Basic materials 672.08 A 36.94 Industrials 732.64 A 15.60 Consumer goods 782.95 A 26.66 Health care 883.28 A
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      248 40 REUTERS HELP FOR SWISS BANK THE Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC) is prepared to adjust the terms of its deal to buy 9 per cent of ÜBS to help the Swiss bank win shareholder approval, GIC deputy chairman Tony Tan was
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      30 40 Newsroom changes A reshuffle of several editors at The Straits Times puts the paper in a stronger position to tackle new media challenges, says editor Han Fook Kwang. PAGE Hl5
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        1397 42  -  Tay Suan Chiang Take an extra credit card along when heading for Dubai. From designer boutiques to traditional street markets, the shopping is awesome A WAVE of panic swept over me while I was shopping in Dubai a few months ago. No, it was not because
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        786 42  -  Deepika Shetty MS JANET de Neefe says the effect Bali has on a first-time visitor is "mesmeric". But while most people would attribute that to the sun, sand and sea, she sees the magic further inland. She points to the stunning volcanoes, mountains, lakes, temples, traditions
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        241 43 HORSE-RACING fans can gallop to the coming Dubai World Cup with packages offered by Emirates Airline. The annual thoroughbred races will be held at the Nad Al Sheba Racecourse in Dubai on March 29. And, till Feb 20, Emirates is offering two-night stays in a range of three-
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      1246 44  -  Foong Woei Wan It's an open secret. Your ears could pop through straining to catch what Taiwan's Prince of Pop mumbles away from fans SUPERSTAR Jay Chou really mumbles. The Taiwanese pop wunderkind is famous for muttering his way through his hits such as Quietly. But
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      270 45 NEW YORK It was hard to keep the beautiful people straight as New York Fashion Week got off to a glossy start last Friday, with the Heart Truth Red Dress Collection fashion show. Actresses Sara Ramirez, Camryn Manheim and Rita Moreno as well
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      649 45 NYT LAS VEGAS For some time now, Michael Jackson and his children have lived at the Palms resort here while he records a new album in its studio. This might not be so surprising, considering his nomadic ways as well as the affinity that celebrities
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      472 46 AP LOS ANGELES Britney Spears got her stay in a padded psychiatric ward extended by an additional 14 days, someone close to the pop star told the Associated Press. She was to have been released from UCLA Medical Center's psychiatric hospital on
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      856 47  -  Crispian Balmer Reuters French President Nicolas Sarkozy's new wife Carla Bruni is very unlike her often remote and discreet predecessors PARIS Don't expect her to open flower shows or host coffee mornings; do expect her to party until dawn and appear on
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      487 47 LOS ANGELES A star-stud-ded memorial was held last Saturday for actor Heath Ledger, who was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on Jan 22. Led by megastar Tom Cruise, his wife Katie Holmes, actress Sienna Miller and talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres, the stars paid tribute to the
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        283 48 AFP TOKYO Japanese pop diva Kumi Koda has apologised for her comment that women over 35 had "rotten" fluid in their wombs. It had sparked a furore that led a cosmetics maker to suspend advertisements featuring her. "I sincerely and deeply apologise for offending people with
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        109 48 COMING GIGS: Hong Kong singer Jenny Tseng and Taiwan's rock band Mayday will perform at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Tickets from Sistic for Tseng's May 10 gig are from $68 to $168. Tickets for Mayday's April 26 concert, also from Sistic, are from $78 to $168 and will be
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        294 48 Internet sex photos scandal HONG KONG The police raided a computer shop on Sunday in their search for the source of the Web sex photos involving actor Edison Chen and other female stars. They raided elite Multimedia in downtown Hong Kong and took away
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    644 64 Save 15 minutes a day, and you will gain two extra weeks a year HOW do you find the time to achieve everything you want to? Suppose you were suddenly given the gift of two extra weeks each year to do anything you wanted.
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        497 66  -  Stephanie Gwee Check: Whoissick.org/ sickness MISERY loves company. And what better way to provide comfort for a flu-rid-den patient than by letting him know that there are others feeling his pain? That is, if you can muster up the strength to go
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      202 68 PHOTO: APPLE reported that it sold 3.7 million iPhones last year. But its exclusive mobile partner in the United States AT&T said it only activated two million of them. Business Week dubbed it the Mystery Of The Missing iPhones. It linked Apple's share price drop of 34
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      1130 67 Microsoft makes U5544.6 billion bid for Yahoo IN WHAT is one of the biggest ever takeovers in corporate America, Microsoft offered U5544.6 billion (Ss63 billion) last week to buy all of Yahoo. Microsoft said that its offer valued Yahoo at US$3l per share and was a 62 per
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        750 70 REVIEW OF NAS DEVICES PHOTO: Rising sales are due to a common desire to share and back-up music, photos and work files with little fuss. THAM YUEN-C reports WHEN his computer crashed a few months ago, Friso Kluit, 29, lost seven years worth or digital photos that
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        498 70 ALFRED SIEW unlocks a whole new world A NETWORK-ATTACHED storage (NAS) device, as its name implies, lets you hook up storage objects to a network. This means that everyone on your home network can access the stuff be it videos or MP3s stored on hard
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        350 70 Nifty fast bargain REVIEW OF NAS DEVICES D-Link DNS-323 $229 Available at D-Link dealers SMALL, easy to use and affordable. Those qualities come to mind when you speak of the DNS-323. Its interiors may not look as sturdy as a thoroughbred like the QNap TS-209, but the metallic shell is
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        460 71 REVIEW OF NAS DEVICES Netgear ReadyNAS NV+ RND4OOO (without disks) $1,969 (list price) Available at Netgear dealers NETGEAR sent a four-bay device with four 250G8 drives, despite my request for the two-bay ReadyNAS Duo, which will only be out in the next two months. Which is
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        391 71 ALFRED SIEW'S DIY-guide to digitally unite family and friends SURE, there are ready-made network drives. But if you want to decide how your net-work-attached storage (NAS) device looks and works, build one yourself with readily available kits. Here's how. 1. Choose your hardware Decide how
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        340 71 REVIEW OF NAS DEVICES Linksys NAS2OO $195 Available at Linksys dealers LINKSYS' offering is called the Network Storage System with 2 Bays, and it is not far from that description. The cheapest in the roundup, the NAS2OO is a truly no-frills NAS for those who want to
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        525 72  -  Alfred Siew REVIEW OF NAS DEVICES FINAL SAY It was a tough call to pick the best of the four devices reviewed here, as all had a selling point. Low cost for Linksys. Enterprise-grade backup to homes in Netgear's case. In the middle ground, while the D-Link DNS-323
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        109 72  -  Alfred Siew I used two Hitachi 320G8 drives with 16MB RAM to test all the enclosures here. They are not the fastest, but usually with a NAS, it's more about reliability than speed. In all the set-ups, I used Raidl mirroring, which is the preferred set-up to ensure
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        409 72 OTHER than NAS, Windows Home Server machines can also perform storage and backup functions. But unlike NAS devices which are stripped-down computers meant more for storage than for running programs or applications, Windows Home Servers require more computing power. Here are ome Windows Home Server
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        447 73  -  Stephanie Gwee REVELLERS heading to live concerts, theatre performances and sports events now have a new avenue to book tickets to such programmes in Genting. They can now purchase tickets to Resorts World's Genting Highlands shows directly via the Sistic website at www.sistic.com.sg. Ticket buyers
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        786 73 This, despite Sistic's recent $1 million revamp of its ticketing portal. By STEPHANIE GWEE FOR people who have tried booking tickets online on Sistic in the last six months, the experience may have been nothing short of irritating. A glitch in its
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          541 74 A homegrown manufacturer aims to do away with time-consuming paperwork. By IRENE THAM THESE days, doing business with small suppliers is not easy or cheap ironically. Such is the experience of Beyonics Technology, a homegrown electronics and industrial contract manufacturer. One
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          480 74 TradeXchange a hub and more IF IT AIN'T broke, don't fix it. But if it can be ramped up, go for change. That is what has happened to Trade Net, the world's first national trade clearance system, which has earned Singapore global recognition for its technological advances. Nineteen years on,
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          246 74  -  Irene Tham TRADERS, shippers and freight forwarders can get connected to TradeXchange in three ways. 1. The TradeXchange portal www.tradexchange.gov. sg Companies must register for a username and password to start using the services. Log-in can be done at the same site where users
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          566 74 Creative trots out new portable video conferencing which, it says, will save firms thousands of dollars at no cost to video quality. By 00 GIN LEE FIRST it was Sound Blaster, then the Jukebox hard-disk MP3 player. Now, Creative Technology is betting on its next big
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