The Straits Times, 15 February 2008

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    26 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 100 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15 2008 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOL DINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • Article
    Lock icon Singapore cuts growth forecast to 4% to 6%
    594 1  -  Bryan Lee Concern over a US recession leads to revision; inflation estimate is raised to 4.50/0-5.50/0 By Economics Correspondent SINGAPORE has lowered its economic growth forecast for the year but also tipped that consumer prices are expected to rise faster than previously
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    Lock icon F1 TICKETING FIASCO
    714 1  -  Wang Meng Meng Fans fume as computer sales system crashes By A BREAKDOWN in the ticket sales system for the Singapore Grand Prix left countless fans here and abroad fuming and unable to get tickets when sales kicked off yesterday. The massive ticketing fiasco started from the
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon The 'I' word is set to dominate Budget today
      988 1  -  Peh Shing Huei By GYM work has been stepped up, private engagements cancelled and speeches are ready for a final touch-up. It is the season of the Budget Debate again and some Members of Parliament are going the extra mile, literally,
      DESMOND LIM  -  988 words
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      34 1 SCANDAL H^ CHINGAY f^ Foreign S-League JSk £*J Party all night long after |^V,-, f player gets stiff the parade tomorrow sentence W ;i*,. PRIME PAGE 3 r^ PAGE 4 AND LIFE! L4-L5 IL
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      354 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime -2:^ Parents face sanctions Parents of six children could face ™om on"oq court action from the Education Review 20-23 Ministry for refusing to send their Insight 24-25 children to school. FYI 25 PAGEHI SECTION TWO H°me H1"H8 New |if e as a hote SOrUJ TI ui'n'ui
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon 7 months for player who took money to lose games
      845 3  -  Khushwant Singh Judge imposes harshest sentence to date on foreign S-League footballer By THE first of the Liaoning Guangyuan squad of S-League footballers up on match-fixing charges was sentenced to seven months' jail yesterday. Zhao Zhipeng, 26, immediately appealed against
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      Lock icon Malaysia goes to the polls on March 8
      411 3  -  Carolyn Hong By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur MORE than 10 million Malaysians are expected to vote on March 8, in a snap general election set to be dominated by ethnic tensions and concerns over rising prices. The Election Commission (EC)
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      Lock icon Woman dies in country club steam room
      426 4  -  Salma Khali k Yen J^eng By A 63-YEAR-OLD woman could not be revived after she was found sitting motionless in the steam room of a country club for longer than usual on Tuesday. Mrs Soo Lee, a long-time member of the Singapore Island
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      Lock icon Bernanke signals Fed ready to lower rates to shore up economy
      556 4 ASSOCIATED PRESS Outlook has worsened, he admits, but sees improvement in the latter half of this year Washington FEDERAL Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress yesterday that the United States' economic outlook has deteriorated and signalled that the central
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      Lock icon A PEEK AT THE PARADE
      59 4 A performer from Japan's So Erg Dance Company holding a traditional mask at a media preview of the Chingay parade at the People's Association last night. There will be a public preview tonight before the actual parade tomorrow. Details and ticketing information are at www.chingay.org.sg
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Restore or upgrade infrastructure?
      652 6  -  Chua Chin Hon CHINA'S RECONSTRUCTON DILEMMA Beijing shifts from disaster relief to clean-up at end of winter storms By China Bureau Chief In Beijing WITH the worst of a month-long winter weather crisis over, China is now shifting its focus from disaster relief to a multi-billion-dollar
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      Lock icon Counting the costs
      178 6 BLOOMBERG, ASSOCIATED PRESS Number of people affected MORE than 100 million people across the country were affected by four weeks of prolonged cold weather. At least 107 people were killed and dozens more missing. About 1.5 million people had to be relocated and 1.93 million were at
      BLOOMBERG, ASSOCIATED PRESS; AP; REUTERS; AFP  -  178 words
    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Spielberg's Games pullout regrettable: China
        657 7  -  Chua Chin Hon But Beijing maintains the Olympics will be successful despite loss of the artistic adviser By China Bureau Chief In Beijing CHINA yesterday said it was regrettable that Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg chose to end his involvement with the Beijing Olympics, but maintained
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        Lock icon Drop 'Cold War' attitude, Beijing tells Washington
        310 7 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beijing CHINA is not running a spy network in the United States and Washington should drop its "Cold War" attitude, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said yesterday. "The so-called accusation against China on the issue of espionage is totally groundless," Foreign
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        Lock icon Taiwan to drop link to China in official language
        200 7 REUTERS Taipei IN ANOTHER move to distance itself from Beijing, Taiwan plans to use the terms huayu and hanzi to refer to its official language, instead of zhongwen. The change, to avoid association with China (Zhongguo), could come into force in
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Jumbo casino in the sky
        454 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Airbus has clients interested in turning its A3BO into flying casino Hong Kong AIRBUS said yesterday it was in talks with a number of customers to convert the A3BO the world's biggest passenger plane into a flying casino. "Discussions are under way, and
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        Lock icon Gambari visiting China as part of regional swing
        196 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS Beijing UNITED Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari is visiting China next week to exchange views on the situation in Myanmar, said the Chinese Foreign Ministry yesterday. UN spokesman Michele Montas said Professor Gambari is scheduled to visit Beijing on Monday
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      • WORLD QUICKLY
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          Lock icon MPs CONDEMN ALLEGED RAPE
          82 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: Lawmakers in Okinawa passed a resolution yesterday condemning the alleged rape of a 14-year-qld girl by an American serviceman, as US marines began two days of training to tighten discipline among troops in the city. The Okinawa prefecture assembly unanimously adopted a resolution
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          Lock icon UNCOVERED: PLOT TO KILL ARROYO
          106 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA: Philippine security officials have uncovered a plot by Islamic militants linked to the Al-Qaeda network to assassinate President Gloria Arroyo. Her security chief, Brigadier-General Romeo Prestoza, said Mrs Arroyo had been informed of the threat, which forced her to cancel a scheduled
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          Lock icon FAMOUS LA HILL SITE UP FOR SALE
          166 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LOS ANGELES: Building lots are for sale on the steep ridge where the giant letters "Hollywood" look down on the City of Angels, to the chagrin of those who love the pristine vista of the historic sign. Chicago investment firm Fox
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    • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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        103 10 REUTERS Posters of slain Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto lining a street in Lahore. With days to go before the Feb 18 polls, there does not appear to be any room left for more posters in the city regarded as the nerve centre of Pakistani politics. Lahore is
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        Lock icon Pakistan's army officers return to barracks
        635 10  -  Ravi Velloor New army chief recalls officers from civilian posts to boost military's credibility By In Islamabad PAKISTAN'S army is moving into the towns to guard against pre-election violence but that aside, the message from its new chief is clear no more civilian jobs
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Malaysia 'enlisting Indonesia citizens'
        466 11  -  Dcvi Asmarani Jakarta urged to investigate report that XL paramilitary in Borneo recruiting Indonesians By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta INDONESIA'S parliament has called on the government to investigate reports that Malaysia has been recruiting Indonesian citizens to join its paramilitary wing. Parliament Speaker Agung Laksono warned
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        Lock icon Bomb found near KL Celcom Tower
        117 11 BERNAMA Kuala Lumpur A BOMB was found last night under a pile of leaves near a food centre opposite the Celcom Tower here. The discovery caused Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz to be closed for more than two hours. A witness, Mohd Falini Mokhtar,
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        Lock icon Top Myanmar rebel leader assassinated
        157 11  -  NIRMAL GHOSH A TOP leader of Myanmar's rebel Karen National Union (KNU), who was also a key figure in the democracy movement, was assassinated at his home in Thailand yesterday. Thai police and political exiles said Mr Pado Manh Sha, 65, was the KNU's secretary-general
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        Lock icon REBEL'S SEND-OFF
        50 11 AP Relatives and friends of Alfredo Reinado, a renegade army major killed during an apparent bid to kill Timor Leste's top two leaders, preparing his coffin for burial outside his Dili home at his funeral yesterday. He and another rebel killed in Monday's shoot-out were buried together. PHOTO:
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        Lock icon Thaksin was in S'pore to attend funeral
        187 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Bangkok THAILAND'S former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was in Singapore for a private visit. The Straits Times understands that Thaksin was in Singapore to attend a funeral and has since left the country. A Thai newspaper had earlier reported that Thailand's
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Barisan line-up: Intense lobbying begins
        793 12  -  Leslie Lopez Fierce competition among candidates as Abdullah has promised changes By South-east Asia Correspondent FOR the past month, Mr Khairy Jamaluddin's cellphone has been swamped with calls and messages from politicians pushing a similar request: "Put in a good word for me with the
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        Lock icon Abdullah fires first shots at opposition leaders
        428 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BERNAMA, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Kuala Lumpur PRIME Minister Abdullah Badawi yesterday fired his first shots at the opposition since announcing the elections. Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim would not be a factor in the upcoming polls, the Prime Minister said. He
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BERNAMA, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  428 words
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        Lock icon Police escort Samy Vellu away from jeering crowd
        314 12 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Petaling Jaya POLICE moved in to escort Malaysian Indian Congress president S. Samy Vellu away after he was surrounded by a jeering crowd at a groundbreaking ceremony for a Tamil school in Petaling Jaya on Wednesday. The politician
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        Lock icon Opposition line-up: A united front
        662 13 BLOOMBERG, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK 3 parties agree to field single candidates in most constituencies Kuala Lumpur THREE Malaysian opposition parties plan to deny the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN) a two-thirds majority in a bid to loosen the government's five-decade grip on
        BLOOMBERG, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  662 words
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        Lock icon Ruling coalition should field new faces
        409 13  -  Kalimullah Hassan NEW STRAITS TIMES By wi, it appears that he will make his administration's track record over the past four years the Barisan Nasional's main campaign weapon. He knows that the opposition has been flaying the government for allegedly not keeping promises made
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        Lock icon Now is as good a time as any for an election
        439 13  -  Tay Tian Van By DECIDING when is the right time to act is never easy, especially when it comes to elections. But for Premier Abdullah Badawi, this may be as good a time as any to call one. There
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        Lock icon Blogger-politician to take on Khairy
        279 13 Kuala Lumpur THE Malaysian blogosphere is entering the election fray, with bloggers reporting that they had met up to discuss their strategies and the candidates they would endorse. There are also blogger-politicians who have declared online their plans to take on the ruling coalition. One
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Israel on high alert after top terrorist's death
      699 15 NEW YORK TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Fingers pointed at Israel after blast in Lebanon killed Hizbollah leader JERUSALEM ISRAEL braced itself for possible retaliation yesterday as the funeral of Imad Mughnieh, a shadowy top Hizbollah commander who was one of the
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      Lock icon A shadowy killer among the world's most-wanted
      325 15 LOS ANGELES TIMES FOR more than two decades, Imad Mughnieh (right) remained a ghost-like figure who eluded capture. A top Hizbollah commander with close ties to Iranian intelligence, he was pursued by the US, Israel and other nations for attacks that killed hundreds
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      Lock icon What Hizbollah stands for
      327 15 HIZBOLLAH is a Lebanese umbrella organisation of radical Islamic Shi'ite groups and organisations. It opposes the West, seeks to create a Muslim fundamentalist state modelled on Iran, and is a bitter foe of Israel. Hizbollah, which means "Party of God", was founded in 1982 by a
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      Lock icon Five inmates set free, dealing blow to Britain's anti-terror drive
      556 15 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London DOZENS of anti-terrorist investigations and prosecutions in Britain are in jeopardy after an appeal court overturned the convictions of five students jailed for downloading information on bombmaking and terrorism from the Internet. The judges
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      Lock icon US lawmakers push for greater transparency
      657 16  -  Bhagyashree Garekar SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS SWFs warned of legislation if they do not comply voluntarily By US Correspondent In Washington are their own worst enemies," he added. "Most are not transparent or publicly accountable, and we know little about their governance structures or fiduciary
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      Lock icon Fear of SWFs
      203 16  -  BHAGYASHREE GAREKAR NEWS of foreign government-controlled investment funds picking up billion-dollar stakes in prized Wall Street institutions have dominated headlines recently. Such investments have set off concerns about the intentions of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) after the initial recognition that they were stabilising US markets hit hard
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      Lock icon GIC set to be top investor in $8.5b fund
      469 16  -  Gabriel Chen By THE Government Investment Corp of Singapore (GIC) is reportedly set to commit US$2 billion (Ss2.B bilßon) to US$3 billion to a fund that a leading US private equity firm is raising to invest in troubled financial companies. In
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      Lock icon Japan may be next to set up SWF
      181 16 JAPAN is debating starting its own sovereign wealth fund, backed by its huge reserves of foreign currency, the Wall Street Journal reported. The creation of a Japanese sovereign wealth fund, or state-controlled investment arm, could have a significant impact on global financial
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Mao's offer to Kissinger: 10m Chinese women for die US
        463 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BLOOMBERG CHAIRMAN Mao Zedong made a surprising offer to then US national security adviser Henry Kissinger during talks in 1973: an offer to send what he described as an excess of 10 million Chinese women to the United
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        Lock icon Ishihara denies he's anti-French
        134 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO'S outspoken governor Shintaro Ishihara, 75, once sued for a jibe against the French language, says he loves France and that he even had a French girlfriend. He had said in 2004 that French was disqualified as an international language as it was impossible
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        Lock icon US defence chief breaks his arm
        187 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS AS UNITED States Defence Secretary, Mr Robert Gates has been to the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan some of the most dangerous places in the world. But it was the path to his front door in Washington this week that took him
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      Lock icon DRIVE INTO THE DEEP
      85 18 AP PHOTO: Inspired by the scene of a car that can travel under water from the James Bond movie The Spy Who Loved Me, Swiss specialist carmaker Rinspeed has come up with the sQuba, which it claims is the world's first real submersible car. The sQuba,
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      Lock icon Tainted drug made in China
      408 18 NEW YORK TIMES US inspectors to visit factory blamed for producing blood thinner that killed four people Washington A CHINESE factory that has not been inspected by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the source for the active ingredient of a critical blood-thinning
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      Lock icon 'Good' bacteria may be fatal for some
      194 18 REUTERS London THE "good" bacteria found in probiotic yoghurts and drinks may be fatal for people with severe pancreatitis, a report said yesterday. More than twice as many such patients given probiotic supplements to prevent infections died compared to those who received placebos,
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  • REVIEW
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      Lock icon Crunch polls in Malaysia
      442 19 MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has called an election at what would seem an inopportune time. Discontent among non-Malay urbanites over a range of issues has grown. Outside of the Islamic PAS-controlled Kelantan, the rural and part-urban heartland is not all Umno's for the taking. The
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      Lock icon Reality's a hard taskmaster
      1379 19 Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew was interviewed by UPl's Arnaud de Borchgrave on Feb 2. We carried Part 1 of the edited excerpts of the interview yesterday. Below is Part 11. The scientists I've talked to recently believe that the ageing process can be arrested. Mr
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      1000 19  -  Robert B. Reich U.S. CONSUMERISM By THE United States is sliding into recession, or worse, and Washington is turning to the normal remedies for economic downturns. But the normal remedies are unlikely to work this time, because this isn't a normal downturn. The problem lies deeper. It
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      898 20  -  Gwynne Dyer PAKISTAN'S ELECTIONS By THE opinion polls could be wrong by as much as 15 per cent, but they d still say a lot about the state of Pakistani public opinion. As the country heads into the elections that were postponed after the assassination
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      1045 21  -  Bruce Gale »MATA JELI: A PERSPECTIVE ON INDONESIAN AFFAIRS By Senior Writer FOR decades, Java especially West Java has been the powerhouse of the Indonesian economy, with the resource-rich outer islands gaining little. But last month, Vice-Presi-dent Jusuf Kalla suggested this was about to change.
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      948 22  -  Graham Gerard Ong-Webb THE ESPIONAGE BUSINESS By For The Straits Times THE notorious CIA counter-intelligence analyst Aldrich Hazen Ames who was convicted of divulging US secrets to the then-Soviet Union in 1994 described the espionage business best when he referred to it as a revolting
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      26 19 Through the spy-glass US outrage over Chinese spies seems rather misplaced, seeing as espionage is an age-old activity between states even between allies. PAGE 23 PUNCHLINES
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      1990 23 people a POLITICS Four members of the committee that gave shape to the new CPF Life annuity scheme speak about the experience, the feedback, and the issues they confronted. Zakir Hussain reports UNIONIST Terry Lee was sceptical when he was invited to join the
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      1250 24  -  Chua Mvi Hoong FRIDAY MATTERS By Senior Writer IN HEALTH insurance terms, there are two types of people: cherries and lemons. Cherries are sweet young things in the pink of health. Every insurer wants them on his books, to pay premiums for benefits
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      958 24  -  Clarissa Oon »THE POST-65ERS By SOME weeks back, I made two embarrassing gaffes in conversation with a Malaysian colleague. The incident led me to think deeper about a larger disconnect between young, apparently cosmopolitan Chinese Singaporeans like myself, and their immediate
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      23 23 Stop unhealthy practice The state should step in to prevent insurers from "cherry-picking" only young, healthy individuals, and rejecting higher-risk ones. PAGE 25
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      615 28  -  Theresa Tan I MOE may consider taking parents of six children to I court if they do not respond to counselling By THE Education Ministry (MOE) may have to consider court action against some parents who have refused to
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      664 29  -  Natalie Soh 12,000 new rooms to be added to current 37,000 By THE old Safra clubhouse site in Bukit Merah may get a new lease of life as a hotel. It is currently up for developers to indicate interest
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      114 29 OPEN FOR BIDDING Ophir/Rochor Road junction. Estimated 495 rooms. Race Course/Bukit Timah Road junction. 500 rooms. Balestier/Ah Hood Road junction. 675 rooms. IN RESERVE These sites are on the Government's reserve list. Developers have to indicate their interest before public bidding will be triggered. Outram Road/Eu Tong
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      421 29  -  Tania Tan By FOR almost three decades, Mr Lip Wing Cheong has been harvesting mangoes, papayas and chikus just outside his office. This is a surprise, considering that the 65-year-old works at a sewage treatment centre in Airport Road. But his fruit-picking days at the
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      469 29  -  Jane Ng By THE three local universities are beefing up their financial aid schemes so that more students will qualify for help following the tuition fee hike announced on Wednesday. More scholarships and grants will become available, and eligibility criteria will
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      Lock icon Which one of 12 options? Time to work out the sums
      719 29  -  Lee Siew Hua »CPF ANNUITIES SCHEME By Clarissa Oon MOST mid-lifers agree on the need for a monthly safety net that the Government's new flexible annuities scheme provides. A dozen Singaporeans in their 40s and 50s, interviewed by The
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      137 29 AGE 55: You have to decide which of the 12 types of annuities you want. It will give you an income for life. AGE 65: You start receiving payouts every month. The amount depends on the type of annuity you picked at age 55.
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      Lock icon Satay man gets jail, caning for molesting girl, 9
      468 32  -  Radha Basu By Community Correspondent EIGHT years ago, lawyer Shashi Nathan was able to get satay seller Samion Noordin off the hook for charges of raping a teenage girl. But yesterday, Samion, a father of 10, was sentenced to 15 months'
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      Lock icon Sex drug: 4 more hit, with one critically ill
      428 32  -  Lee Hui Chieh Drug lowers blood sugar levels; 36,000 pills and tablets seized in raid By FOUR more men have developed low blood sugar levels after consuming an illegal sexual enhancement drug called Power 1 Walnut. One of them is critically
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      506 32  -  SELINA LUM TAXI drivers may not be public servants, but they provide a public service and some public confidence is needed in their integrity and honesty. Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong made this comment at an appeal hearing yesterday as
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      Lock icon Former member can't use society's name for business
      374 32  -  Selina Lum »'SAME NAME' SUIT By THE Chinese Calligraphy Society of Singapore has won a court fight to stop a former member from using the name "Singapore Calligraphy Centre" for his business. Mr Khoo Seng Kong, 57, was yesterday given a month
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      286 33  -  June Cheong By Arts Reporter PEOPLE from the art world, friends and relatives were at Mandai Crematorium yesterday for the funeral of the late artist Chua Ek Kay. Mr Chua, a 1999 Cultural Medallion recipient, died suddenly last Friday at the age of 61, after
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      459 33  -  Leung Wai-Leng Übisoft, one of the world's largest games companies, will set up a studio at Fusionopolis and hire 300 game developers By] SINGAPORE'S nascent video game industry has scored its biggest coup to date, with one of the world's largest computer game companies
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      258 33 A weekly look at what to watch out for in the world of consumers. Figures, case study and tips come from the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case). The world of medicine OC I No. of cases filed £m\J I (January to December 2007) Top complaint 1. Unsatisfactory services
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        444 34  - Taking love to new heights on the Flyer Tessa Wong 300 couples took to the skies; 103 got married; more than 1,000 bouquets sent By Esther Tan FROM the top of Singapore's newest attraction to an old folk's centre at Kampong Glam, some Singaporeans marked Valentine's Day yesterday in unusual
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      • CUPID AROUND THE GLOBE
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          93 34 MORE than 2,000 people signed up for 16 simultaneous speed-dating events (above) in eight Australian cities yesterday, with the proceeds going to charity. Australia's mobile telephone networks were preparing for an onslaught of love over the airwaves. Top phone company Telstra expected picture messages to be up by 60
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          54 34 THE day was celebrated traditionally with a riot of red and pink roses, heart-shaped cards and syrupy love ballads. But Manila's Archbishop Gaudencio Rosales warned against "exclusive moments" between unmarried couples. "We advise everyone to be careful, especially when spending time with one's boyfriend or girlfriend," he said
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          143 34 A DAY before Valentine's Day, more than 500 women sailed across the Ashino-ko lake at the foot of Mount Fuji, then trekked through a snow-covered forest to pray for love at the small red Kuzuryu shrine (above), a famous divine matchmaking site. The shrine which is more than 1,000
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          88 34 REUTERS, AFP MO Kb than 200 couples lined up yesterday to tie the knot in Bangkok's Bang Rak district, whose name translates into "the village of love". "The number of couples seeking marriage licences on Valentine's Day keeps rising," a district official said, adding that more than 600 couples
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      469 35  -  Karamjit Kaur 27-year-old building gets makeover from May and works will be completed by 2011 By Aviation Correspondent CHANGI Airport's grand old dame is getting a $500 million extreme makeover in a bid to secure the airport's status as one of the best in
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      Lock icon The knights in shining aircraft
      235 35 For 19V2 minutes at each show time at the Singapore Airshow next week, the Republic of Singapore Air Force's Black Knights will thrill people on the ground with aerobatics. The air show will be held at Changi North from Tuesday to Sunday. Hard work underpins
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      28 28 On the wings of love 300 couples marked Valentine's Day on the Singapore Flyer. One couple said 'I do', while it was proposal time for another. PAGE H7
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      266 36  -  Susan Prior (Ms) MY CONDO Clementi Park was built in the 1980s. It is a rambling, spacious and spread-out estate with 494 units on a million sq ft of land. There isn't a condo like it anywhere in Singapore. In the heart of
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      364 36  -  Lim Chwee Ann I UNDERSTAND from my children today is Total Defence Day. Schools make it compulsory for all students to take their temperature to simulate a Sars outbreak. I am all for these exercises to get schools ready for any such emergency and
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      397 36  -  JeffFoo I REFER to the article, "Plans for new group to lift standards of housing agents" (ST, Feb 4). Legislation for individual estate agents is already in place in many neighbouring places, for example, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Macau and Australia. Why not
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      95 36  -  Dr Wong Yue Sie I REFER to the letter, "Three-minute review of lab test at SGH cost $60" by Mr Tay Kok Cheng (ST, Feb 6). Patients who undergo investigative procedures are usually given a review appointment when the test is ordered to ensure
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      65 36  -  Lim Beng See I REFER to the letter from Mr Low Jing Huan on compressed natural gas (CNG) dispensing hours at our Jalan Buroh service station (ST, Feb 11). As we started CNG operation on Feb 7 and are still ramping up, we expect to
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      339 36  -  Edwin Han Vee-Kwang I REFER to the letter, "How to deter thief from smashing windscreen" (ST, Feb 12). I can understand Mr Ong Hong Bee's logic in suggesting in-vehicle unit (IU) covers not be used, but I do not completely agree. Using the cover
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      264 36  -  Wee Kek Koon BETWEEN Feb 3 and 11, I had to go to National University Hospital (NUH) daily because a family member was hospitalised. The medical care was excellent and the nurses professional and kind. However, the standard of hygiene in the public
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      233 36  -  Goh Shih Yong I REFER to the letter, "Is 'trans fat free' label on pizza as per norms?" by Mr Chin Kee Thou (ST, Feb 11). FairPrice adheres strictly to the guidelines on food labelling set by the authorities. We confirm the item
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        101 36  -  Andrew Khoo I LIVE in the Serangoon Avenue 2 neighbourhood and on Wednesday at 10.30 am, I saw an elderly woman desperately trying to attract the attention of a bus captain as she crossed the road to catch bus service 105 in the direction of
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        57 36  -  Audrey Lim Poh Gek (Ms) I LOST my cellphone on Jan 29. I want to thank the bus driver and bus assistant from Global Indian International School (vehicle No. PA 4705 D) for their honesty in returning my cellphone, and taxi driver Bernard Cheong (SHC 4609
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        118 36  -  Chew Lee-Lian (Miss) ON JAN 30, I went to OCBC at Block 501 Bishan Street 11 to reactivate my ATM and savings account, a simple request but it caught the attention of the teller who attended to me that it was my birthday that day.
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      66 36 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.com Access to letters online is free. Fees charged by private gym clubs just too high for many Provide senior citizens concessions for the Singapore Flyer Need to re-examine safety guidelines for public and private pools Barriers needed to separate car and
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      765 37  -  Leonard Lim Lin Xinyi SPORTS CULTURE Recommendations to get S'poreans to enjoy sports as much as they enjoy food By: AN AMBITIOUS goal for Singapore has been set to inculcate in everyone the same level of enthusiasm for sports as they have for food. The Sporting Culture Committee also
      SINGAPORE SPORTS COUNCIL; SINGAPORE SPORTS HUB CONSORTIUM  -  765 words
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      Lock icon PE every day, and some love it
      550 37  -  LEONARD LIM ALMOST every relative Freda Chua visited during the recent Chinese New Year festivities had one burning question for the 12-year-old. Did the Primary 6 student at Sengkang Primary not feel tired, having to cope with daily physical education classes at her
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      57 37 Singapore Armed Forces FC coach Richard Bok (from left), and his players Therdsak Chaiman, John Wilkinson and Aleksandar Duric snowing their support for Singapore's 2010 Youth Olympics bid. Postal voting closes today for the International Olympic Committee members, and the winner either Singapore or Moscow will be announced
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      Lock icon 'Worse than condo queue'
      237 38 "This is worse than lining up to buy a condominium." DANIEL LAU, who waited over three hours at the Sing Post branch at Robinson Road. He paid for his tickets but the confirmation slip failed to print "I attended the Sepang GP last year and there
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      Lock icon Website booted him out three times
      622 38  -  Wang Meng Meng SINGAPORE GP: TICKETING FOUL-UP ON OPENING DAY OF SALE British Airways pilot Benterman takes 10 hours to get tickets for F1 's first night race By IT WAS strike three and out for Formula One fan Mark Benterman, who was left
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      Lock icon Vast experience fails to stop system tripping
      206 38  -  LIN XINYI IT BOASTS over 20 years of experience in providing technology and services for the world's biggest events and venues. Walt Disney World Resort, Kennedy Space Centre, Harrods, Downtown Disney Cirque dv Soleil and Wet 'n Wild are some famous OmniTicket Network
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      Lock icon 'An absolute disgrace'
      211 38 "This is an absolute disgrace. The organisers should have some compensation for those who waited so long for nothing. "I waited 12 hours, trying the Internet and on the telephone with no results. What an embarrassment for Singapore hosting this world-class event." CASAHAMBY "The team that programmed
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      Lock icon Clemens' statements 'untrue'
      342 38 ASSOCIATED PRESS DRUGS IN SPORT New York ROGER Clemens, baseball's greatest living pitcher and a sporting icon in America, has struck out in the court of public opinion. In a four-hour-plus hearing before Congress on Wednesday, he denied ever having been injected with performance-enhancing drugs. Instead, after
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      Lock icon Ban's unfair, says Contador
      155 38 REUTERS CHAMPION Alberto Contador has slammed the "unfair" decision to exclude his new team Astana from this year's Tour de France. "It's an injustice," the Spaniard said. "I worked from 10 in the morning until eight in the evening doing exhausting tests for this." The team,
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      Lock icon Chambers' European 'ban'
      150 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DWAIN Chambers will compete in next month's world indoor championships, knowing he faces financial ruin after being declared persona non grata by the organisers of most of Europe's top athletics events. The sprinter, who is attempting to rebuild his career after completing a two-year ban
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      Lock icon It could be over for Ronaldo
      753 39 REUTERS SOCCER Striker, 31, ruptures knee ligament, which will take nine months to a year to heal Milan FIRST came the look of absolute anguish as Ronaldo, the World Cup's all-time top scorer, clutched his left knee. Then came the tears, as the AC
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      Lock icon Arsenal focus on Rooney's return, not Barca's interest in Wenger
      322 39 LONDON BARCELONA are preparing an audacious bid to sign Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger at the end of the season, according to reports in Spain. The Spanish club are impressed by the Frenchman's ability to produce young, at- tacking teams, they
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    • SPORTS WORLD
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        Lock icon O'BRIEN TO PAY HALF OF TRAPATTONI'S PAY
        75 39 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DUBLIN: Thanks to a billionaire benefactor, Ireland were able to turn a pipe-dream into reality. They hired Italian Giovanni Trapattoni, one of Europe's most successful coaches, as the national coach of their football team. Irish telecoms entrepreneur Denis O'Brien has agreed
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        Lock icon BECKHAM'S IMPACT IN THE US 'OVERBLOWN'
        107 39 LOS ANGELES: Former England football captain David Beckham was slammed by a Los Angeles Times reporter because the Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder was not being made available for interviews. Under the headline "So much for Beckham being a voice for Major League Soccer", columnist
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        112 39 REUTERS TOKYO: Four Japanese professional footballers, who smashed up a parked car while on a drunken binge, have been fined by their club. The Vegalta Sendai players climbed on to the roof of the vehicle, causing almost US$3,OOO (5542,500) worth of damage, during pre-season training
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      326 39 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Oslo ENGLISH Premier League high-flyers Everton have a foot in the last 16 of the Uefa Cup after a club-record sixth successive European win. They eased past Norwegian champions SK Brann 2-0 on Wednesday. Second-half goals by Leon Osman and
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      344 39 LONDON EVEN as Liverpool enter a pivotal period of their campaign they play Barnsley in the FA Cup tomorrow and Italy's Inter Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday manager Rafael Benitez has to endure a double dose of distraction. According to The Mirror's sources in New
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      124 39 THE man who first suggested to the Premier League that it should play overseas believes the plan looks dead in the water after growing opposition from football associations worldwide. Rod Eddington, former chief executive of British Airways and a senior director in Rupert Murdoch's media
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      304 39 Prague TOTTENHAM Hotspur's overweight players have been warned by manager Juande Ramos they must lose a further 50 kilograms. The squad were an astonishing 100 kg overweight when Ramos took over in late October, according to fitness coach Marcos Alvarez. Since replacing manager Martin Jol,
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      441 40 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ATHLETICS They will go ahead with move to counter effects of air pollution, even if host China 'loses face' London IT IS a move that will cause China to "lose face" during the Beijing Olympics in August. But British officials insist they
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      380 40 NEW YORK TIMES New York OSCAR Pistorius, the double-amputee sprinter nicknamed the Blade Runner, is making his final bid to qualify for the Beijing Olympics. The South African has taken his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, a month after the International Association
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      181 40 BASKETBALL NBA: Toronto 109 New Jersey 91, Philadelphia 102 Memphis 88, Charlotte 100 Atlanta 98 (OT), Orlando 109 Denver 98, San Antonio 112 Cleveland 105, Boston 111 NY Knicks 103, Detroit 96 Indiana 80, New Orleans 111 Milwaukee 107, LA Lakers 117 Minnesota 92, Houston 89 Sacramento 87, Dallas
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      81 39 TV times BASKETBALL NBA: Dallas Mavericks v Phoenix Suns (Live, Ch24, 11.30 am). CRICKET: Commonwealth Bank Series, 6th ODI: Australia v Sri Lanka (Live, Chi 10, 12.30pm). GOLF: LPGASBS Open: Day 1 (Live, Ch26, 7.30 am). Asian Tour Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open: Day 2 (Live, Ch24, 3.30pm). USPGA Northern
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      12 40 For the loved ones whom you remember... ?S "In Memoriam" \^*^T CLASSIFIED
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      111 40 Acceptance of Obituaries News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North Mondays Saturdays 8.30 am to 9.45pm Sundays 6t Public Holidays 12.30pm to 9.45pm Only death announcements can be accepted after office hours.* To help us process your announcement quickly, please bring along the following: Original Death Certificate Identity Card of person
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      86 40 What would I give to clasp his hand, His happy face to see. To hear his voice and see his smile, That meant so much to me. i DAVID STEVENSON I Age: 49 was called home to be with the Lord on 11 February 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Beloved
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      144 40 Wake is at 48 Ming Teck Park (Sixth Avenue) Night services will be held at 8:00pm on Friday 15 February Saturday 16 February. Cortege will leave on Sunday 17 February 2008 at 4:oopm for Mandai Crematorium Hall 1 for cremation at s:oopm. "One thing I ask of the Lord, this
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      46 40 With deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to Mr. Ong Eng Kiong Mr. Ong Beng Siong On the demise of their beloved mother MDM KOH HOON ENG From Management and Staff of: BSM Engineering Pte Ltd Omega Pro Tech (1996) Pte Ltd Omega Construction Engineering Pte Ltd
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      65 40 'And Jesus Wept' John 11:35 Mervyn Henry Sent-Doux Age: 41 was called Home to be with the Lord on 9 Feb 2008 leaving behind loved ones. (Father: Henry Sent-Doux, Deceased) Mother: Kolandaiammal (Brother: Jervyn Henry Sent-Doux, Deceased) Aunty: Mdm Saroja Joseph Sent-Doux and all cousins. Funeral service will be held
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      29 40 Bth Anniversary In Loving Memory Of NARAYANAN S/O MUTHU THEVAR Departed: 15/2/2000 Gone from our lives one so dear, But in our hearts, forever near. From All Loved Ones
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      25 40 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late PTE NG YAOMING Departed on 13 Feb 08 From Comd Staff of HQ CSSCOM
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      63 40 LAKSHMAN SINGH KULLAR S/O CHANDA SINGH Age: 91 (Village- Sansarpur) Departed on 13-2-08 He will be missed by: Wife: Jerkinder Kaur d/o Darchan Singh Daughter:Harbans Kaur Kullar(Rinda) Son: Gurmit Son-in-law: V Manimaran Cortege will leave BLK 683 A Woodlands Dr 62 #09-107 (Tel: *****943) at 3pm for cremation at Mandai
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      49 40 Ist Anniversary HARJINDER SINGH S/OJOGINDER SINGH (GHALKALAN) Departed: 4 April 2007 Deeply missed by Wife: Kulwant Kaur Son: Gurbhej Singh relatives, friends and all loved ones. Path Da Bhog will be held on 17 Feb (Sun) 9am- 11am at Khalsa Dharmak Sabha. Pis treat this as a personal invitation.
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      25 40 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late PTE NG YAOMING Departed on 13 Feb 08 From CO and Men of ALTC
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      50 99 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of The Late SOO LEE Chief Executive Officer The Singapore Aircargo Agents Association Departed on 12 February 2008 From: The Executive Council, Management Staff of The Singapore Aircargo Agents Association The Board of Directors, Management Staff of SAAA Cargo Services Pte Ltd
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      43 99 The Family Of The Late CHUA EX KAY Departed 8 February 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and the arts community in Singapore for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement.
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      132 99 TEO YAM PENG Age: 89 Passed away peacefully on 13 February 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Ng Lim Eng Sons: Daughters-in-law: Teo Yang Khoon Ernest Karen Leong Teo Kin Hau Leong Seng Juan Dr Teo Kirn Por Yong Wan Leng Daughters: Sons-in-law: Teo Kirn Gek
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      156 99 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalms 23:6 NG ENG WAH Age: 87 Was called home to be with the Lord on 13 February 2008. Dearly missed and always remembered by loved
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      100 99 PATAPILIGE BEATRICE (Wife of the late A.W. Dharmasena) Age: 71 passed away peacefully on 12 Feb 2008 (Tuesday) Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Daughters: Sons-in-law: A.W. Sharon Upali Ananda Peiris A.W. Monica (MINDEF) (A.W. Samanta, deceased) A.W. Norma Gunther Stuesser Sons: Daughter-in-law: A. W. Rodney AW. Neville
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      34 99 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of LEE CHEE HUI, KENNETH called home to be with the Lord on 15 February 2007. Always remembered by Wife: Tan SokTiu Godchildren: Aaron, Bryan, Vanessa Tan loved ones.
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      115 99 Thalai Thevasam Ist Anniversary PADMAVATHI Wife of the late Packirisamy Mandore Departed 26 Feb 2007 OurAmma is a neverending song in our hearts of comfort, happiness and being. < We may sometimes forget the words but will always remember the tune. > Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones.
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      44 99 20th Anniversary A Tribute to JOSEPH PATROS Departed on 15 Feb 1988 His life was earnest, his actions kind, A generous hand and a brilliant mind, Anxious to please, loathe to offend, A loving man and faithful friend. Always in our memories, Your family
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      84 99 ANBE SIVAM I 1 P SIVAPAKIAM MANKONDAR W/O the late A O Vaithilingam Kalingaryar Has returned to Shivalogam on 14 Feb 2008. Sons: Daughters-in-law: V Bala S Kamalaveni V Thirumall V Davadass T Shanti Daughters: Sons-in-law: V Krishnavanny T Kumarasamy V Olagaysbery Doula V Nithia(Devi) Sathiamoorthy Brother Sister-in-law: P Nadarajan
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      24 99 34th Anniversary n Loving Memory S. ACHUTHAN KAIR Departed 15 Feb. 1974 Always remembered by IV/fe, Son, Daughters, In-laws, Grandchildren, Relatives Friends to W
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      182 99 The LaSalle Brothers in Singapore announce the deaths of; BROTHER CHARLES EVERARD fsc (6.9.1918 -28.12.2007) Served in SJI 1939 1950 BROTHER (FR) DENNIS WATT fsc (29.12.1928 -20.1.2008) Served in St. Patrick's 1961-62, 64, 69-75 SJI 1979 St. Michael's (Principal) 1980 82 A Memorial Mass is being celebrated in the Chapel
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        7474 41 TRANSACTION DATE: FEB 14,2008 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E SMIL 28 5 107 3C 42 141 195 32 IS 24 18 61 17 5 15 43 5 126 34 5 16 144 19 4 89 1C 52 5 2C 267 65 48 5
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        1443 41 HIGH SMIL LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E 30 41.; 31 16.; 38 70.; 46.; 12 44.; IOC i;.; i; 16.; 17.1 2; 9C 43 IE 19.; 88 24.; 41.2 19.3 21 11.; 21.; 4;.; 20 17 43.; 34.5 i;.; 39.; 4; 32.2 2; i;.;
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        69 41 52-WEEK IEL HI6H LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 'VOL '000 DAY NEI P/E M CAP SMIL 0RHIGH LOW 2OC 620C 1OOC 1120C 1250C 398.3 3977 c 116 6065 Diamonds 5000 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** 6101 ISS&P500 ***** 6170 SPDRS
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      438 42 New proposal for delinquent borrowers to refinance into loans backed by state THE United States banking industry, struggling to contain the fallout from the mortgage debacle, is now proposing to move some of the risk for troubled housing loans
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      288 42 REUTERS Berlin GERMANY has agreed to a 1.5 billion euro (Ss3.l billion) rescue package for IKB, the third bailout for the sub-prime-stricken German lender, saying a collapse of the bank would have "incalculable" consequences. IKB's near-collapse in July heralded the arrival in
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      229 42 REUTERS New York YAHOO is reportedly in talks with News Corp to combine their Web properties, but Wall Street analysts rained scorn on the likelihood of a deal that can fend off Microsoft's US$42.l billion (5559.5 billion) bid for Yahoo. News of the talks
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      42 42 REUTERS Yesterday's close: 13,626.45 (+558.15 points) Tokyo shares soared 4.27 per cent, their best daily gain in six years, after a surprise increase in US retail sales and strong growth in Japan's economy eased fears about a global slowdown.
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      34 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 24,021.68 (+852.13 points) Hong Kong shares surged 3.7 per cent following Wall Street's gains overnight after strong retail sales figures eased concerns about a potential US recession.
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      30 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 4,552.32 (+61.60 points) Chinese stocks closed 1.37 per cent higher, with sentiment helped by stronger-than-expected US retail sales data and gains on Wall Street.
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      29 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 5,684.8 (+142.70 points) Australian shares closed up 2.6 per cent, erasing the previous session's losses as bargain hunters moved into the banking sector.
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      28 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,436.10 (+12.95 points) Malaysian shares rose 0.9 per cent after a rally in regional markets prompted last-minute buying in the local bourse.
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      27 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 17,766.63 (+817.49 points) »Indian stocks rose 4.82 per cent led by better-tha n-expected US retail sales data and gains on Wall Street.
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      36 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,675.65 (+64.86 points) »Indonesian shares closed 2.5 per cent higher as investors took their cue from Wall Street's rally overnight on an unexpected increase in US retail sales last month.
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      37 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 832.11 (+2.70 points) Thai shares closed 0.33 per cent higher as investors took heart from a surprise rebound in US retail sales, which lifted Wall Street and stocks across the region.
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      118 42 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: 3,045.59 Q±ii3 Feb 14 Stock Name Close Change Stock Name Close Change CapitaLand 6.200 +0.340 Olam 2.550 -0.120 CapitaMall 3.080 +0.070 SI A 16.000 +0.480 CityDev 12.020 +0.420 SGX 9.630 +0.560 Cosco Corp 4.480 +0.280 SIAEngg 3.600 +0.010 DBS Grp 17.300 +0.500 SPH 4.490
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      54 42 Feb 14 Sing Tel 51,006,000 STX P0 KWIOO 42,118,000 China Hongxing 37,169,000 Yangzijiang 35,130,000 JiutianC 33,000,000 Lianßeng 32,612,000 E3 Hlds 32,334,000 Sunmoon 29,496,000 JES 25,949,000 Celestial 24,865,000 Wee Hur 23,509,000 Yongnam 22,748,000 Capita Land 21,082,000 Memstar 18,452,000 SingTelMBLeCWOBO6O3 16,768,000 SGX 16,115,000 Gent Intl 16,066,000 Thai Beverage 15,256,000 ChinaAElec
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      136 42 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS Feb 14 SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT )F FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling lust dollar 1.2710 1.2860 Ian dollar 1.4150 1.4320 iuro 2.0540 2.0780 (lalaysian ringgit* ..0.4377 0.4385 <Z dollar 1.1060 1.1290 Sterling pound 2.7690 2.8000 JS dollar 1.4110 1.4270 SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO 100
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      2359 42 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: FEB 14,2008 52-WEEK ILL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY TRADED T LASI V( SALE i/OLUME '000 43 5 10 5 2036 AdvSCT W*****9 9 5 0 5 3747 Allgreen RBeCW*****1 15 0 5 2835 Allgreen RBeCW*****6 50 5 0 5 8798 AscendasSGAeCW*****3 56 13 9092
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      576 43  -  Chua Hian Hou Mortgage crisis cuts profits as real estate ads nearly dry up; 3 US papers 'up for sale' By METRO International, the world's largest free newspaper group, has reported a full-year loss of U5527.6 million (5539.1 million), as American advertising revenue dried
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      572 43 REUTERS Zurich SWISS bank ÜBS has revealed U5526.6 billion (5537.7 billion) in exposure to risky United States mortgages distinct from sub-prime loans, increasing its vulnerability to the global credit crisis and sending its shares sharply lower. Shares
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      289 43 REUTERS Tokyo JAPAN'S economy grew at double the expected rate in the last quarter of 2007, but some economists saw this as the last hurrah before a slowdown this year. Strong capital spending and exports helped drive quarterly growth to 0.9 per
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      677 44  -  Bryan Lee Growth is somewhat dampened by surprise downward revision for fourth quarter By Economics Correspondent SINGAPORE'S economy grew even faster than expected last year, with a robust 7.7 per cent expansion fuelled by the booming construction and services sectors. That was a notch up
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      310 44  -  Nicholas Fang By WHY do the prices of certain consumer items seem to increase more sharply than the consumer price index (CPI) one of the most commonly used indicators of inflation? The reason, said the Department of Statistics (DOS) yesterday, is that the CPI
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      475 44  -  Lee Su Shyan By Assistant Money Editor OCBC Bank's founding Lee family has raised its offer for The Straits Trading Company, sending out a clear signal that it does not want the Tan family to succeed in its takeover tussle. The
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      264 44 SUPPLY chain manager 01am International has posted a 25.9 per cent rise in second-quarter net profit to $37.9 million. Revenue for the three months ended Dec 31 last year climbed 33.2 per cent to $1.96 billion as all four of its business segments registered
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      181 44 THE Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SMCCI) has signed a deal with an international accountancy group that will give its members golden opportunities for higher study. Its tie-up with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (Acca) will allow the chamber's 400 members
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      65 45 (0) Feb 14 IMH lardine CSC ISH Lyxor China H 10USS GLD 10US$ UOB SIA200 SGX DBS Grp SI A ISMSCI India 100 CityDev CENTS 2800 198.3 2050 116.0 1590 110.5 1740 99.1 9000 93 5 1786 66.0 1590 60.0 963 56.0 1730 50 0 1600 48.0 828
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      70 45 :eb 14 IBS BNP eCW*****9 :apitalanMBLeCW***** ;apitalanSGAeCW*****... Mlgreen RBeCW*****1 Mlgreen RBeCW*****6 lscendasSGAeCW*****3.. >IA SGA eCW*****7 iTI 3200BNPeCW*****8 iembCorp DBeCW*****3. ;apitalanSGAeCW*****... >TXPO DBeCW*****4... 1CBC Bk DB eCW*****7 CENTS 15 200 0 4 166.7 2.5 150.0 1 100.0 1 100.0 1 100 0 1 100.0 1 100.0 1 2 100.0
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      67 45 (0) :eb 14 Fhai Prime Fd Creative Tech !PC DB eCW*****0 [at Hong ]lam >TI 3450 DBePW*****2 >TI 3150 DBePW*****3 :apitalanMBLePW***** HSI*****SGAePW*****8 >TI 3100SGAePW*****8... >TI 3300BNPePW*****8 iTI 3500BNPePW*****8 CENTS 685 652 4 287 255 99.5 35 48.5 46.5 39 28 41.5 35.4 26.0 25.5 22.0 12.0 11.5 10.5
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      584 45  -  Yang Huiwen TAKING STOCK Tokyo, Taipei, Seoul up more than 4%, Spore up by 3.3% on better US, Japan data By GOOD news from the world's two biggest economies lifted bourses across Asia yesterday especially Tokyo, Taiwan and South Korea, which all
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      368 45  -  Grace Ng By Finance Correspondent DBS GROUP Holdings is not likely to start a search till after mid-year for a replacement for chief operating officer (COO) Frank Wong, who will step down at the end of this year, say analysts. The
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      426 45  -  Goh Eng Yeow By Markets Correspondent FRASER Neave's (F&N's) aggressive drive to expand its businesses regionally from property development to soft drinks has paid off handsomely. A breakdown of its first-quar-ter results by region showed that while Singapore remained the drink
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      399 45  -  GOH ENG YEOW THE sorry saga over the massive losses incurred on foreign exchange trades by SembCorp Marine's (SembMarine's) unit, Jurong Shipyard (JSL), inched another step towards closure yesterday. Nine of the 11 banks involved in the purportedly unauthorised
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      177 45  -  ALVIN FOO DIRECTORS' TRADES FRAGRANCE Group executive chairman and chief executive officer Koh Wee Meng bought 100,000 shares of the property developer and budget hotel chain recently. Singapore Exchange filings showed that Mr Koh paid an average of 39 cents a share on the open
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      652 46  -  Nicholas Fang EDB's plan involves developing ideas in areas like health care, urban living By THE long-running programme to entice overseas businesses to locate their regional bases in Singapore is receiving a strategic boost. A new initiative developed by the
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      106 46 THE three business themes under the new EDB initiative are urban solutions; wellness, ageing and health care; and lifestyle products and services. The new industries the EDB is keen on include clean water and energy; urban planning; waste management; wellness and health services; products for an ageing population;
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      20 46 STOCK 1.62 billion TRADING shares worth VOLUME $2.21 billion UP Gainers: 579 Losers: 192 DOWN Unchanged: 951
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      88 46 Mid Cap 788.44 A 25.00 Health care 873.43 A 22.16 Small Cap 692.93 A 9.24 Consumer services 850.09 A 27.38 All Share 787.22 A 23.00 Telecoms 982.76 A 8.47 Fledgling 739.04 A 10.39 Utilities 649.35 A 12.99 China 559.72 A 22.70 Financials 768.28 A 22.74 Oil and
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      214 46  -  GRACE NG THREE-YEAR CONTRACT THE Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board announced yesterday that it would appoint Morningstar Research as its investment consultant under the CPF Investment Scheme (CPFIS) from March 7. Morningstar will evaluate suitable product providers, including fund management companies and insurers, as well
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      370 46 Budget 2008 Dates Minister for Finance Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam will deliver his Budget Statement to Wednesday, 20 February 2008 Parliament on 15 February 2008. Some highly anticipated questions will be answered. 9.00 am to I.oopm For instance, will the top level of personal income tax rates come down? Will there
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        427 60 AP, NYT Internationally renowned director Kon Ichikawa dies of pneumonia at 92 TOKYO Kon Ichikawa (right), the Japanese director who married artistic technique with humanistic spirit in such films as the Os-car-nominated The Burmese Harp and Tokyo Olympiad, died in a Tokyo hospital on Wednesday. He
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        430 60 JUNO(NCI6) Ellen Page/Alison Janney/J.K. Simmons/92 minutes/***** A side-splittingly funny take on teenage pregnancy that wraps its life lessons in the candy-coated floss of humour. Page deserves her Oscar nomination for her nimble performance in the title role as 16-year-old Juno, a smart-mouthed teenager who finds herself in the
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      304 53 i 'PLlf"^ V 11l P •""^^-'N. What's on TV ill nil Sd that's getting I l#\ vB P7 you talking... trf 11 IWrty-""^ Boon Chan BEST FOOT FORWARD Need help figuring out what's in and what's out? These shows will help you start the Year of the Rat with a
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      1617 57 LIKE SHADOWS between youths and other strategic partners. Associate Renowned Chinese theatre director Stan Lai creates a Professor Ho Peng Kee Senior Minister of State for Law and twilight world where the protagonist, whose missing father Home Affalrs' wl" be off' c' atlng at thls eventsiiHHpnlurpann<wr<! Qparnh fnr mpanino anrf
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