The Straits Times, 8 May 2008

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 112 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 THURSDAY, MAY 8 2008 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • INSIDE
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      Lock icon COE prices down sharply
      62 1 PRICES of certificates of entitlement (COEs) for cars fell yesterday. The biggest drop was for cars up to 1,600cc premiums fell to $11,009, down 29 per cent from $15,600 in the past tender. Dealers blamed soaring fuel and food prices, saying buyers were having second thoughts
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    • Article
      Lock icon Obama looking like the winner
      67 1 SENATOR Hillary Clinton's narrow win in Indiana and her rival Barack Obama's decisive victory in North Carolina was being read yesterday as the end of the Democratic race for the US presidential nomination. Analysts say Mrs Clinton cannot hope to catch up with Mr Obama
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    • Article
      Lock icon Suntec tenants want rental help
      60 1 A GROUP of disgruntled tenants, including retail giants Robinsons and Ossia International, are unhappy over Suntec Reit's refusal to entertain their demands for some rental assistance. The tenants, in the relatively new Galleria area of Suntec City Mall, say shopper traffic is so low that
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      Lock icon Hiring 'ghosts' to bypass the law
      70 1 SOME businessmen are resorting to creative ways of getting around government restrictions on hiring foreign workers. They are listing their parents and relatives as employees in order to qualify to hire foreigners for jobs that Singaporeans are not keen to do. The Manpower Ministry
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    Lock icon Aid arrives for 'major, major disaster'
    123 1 A MAN passes bottles of water to cyclone victims who descended on what is left of Labutta, a town in the worst-hit Irrawaddy delta region of Myanmar. International aid began arriving in Yangon yesterday, including the first batch of a US$2OO,OOO (*****,000) humanitarian assistance
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  • Article
    Lock icon China, Japan take historic step towards better ties
    650 1  -  <owan Weng Kin Goodwill, a pair of pandas and landmark statement reflect flowering friendship By I Japan Correspondent In Tokyo THE leaders of Japan and China yesterday moved to put the past behind them, agreeing to further lift bilateral ties and pledging
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon High-paying IPL cricket bowls over England
      1013 1  -  Mark Rice-Oxley By For The Straits Times In Haslemere (England) DRIVE through southern England on an early summer's afternoon, and you could be forgiven for thinking nothing has changed. In sleepy fields a few kilometres from the birthplace of cricket, men still dress in
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      373 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2-4 it's crime watch, on You Tube Asia 6-11 The Singapore Police Force has World 12-19 posted a series of nine video clips Review 22-24 on crime and terrorism on FYI 25 video-sharing site You Tube. SECTION TWO PAGE H3 r°™ Hl"Sr Mica mulls bloggers' proposals
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Number of people who married last year
      657 3  -  Theresa Tan Campaigns may be working, or maybe it's about love and a strong economy By Melissa Sim LOOK who's the marrying kind: Close to 24,000 marriages were registered here last year the highest number since 1999, when 25,648 couples tied the knot.
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      Lock icon Number of divorces to 5,937 last year
      241 3 MELISSA SIM MORE marriages. More divorces too. The number of couples who filed for divorce rose from 5,871 in 2006 to 5,937 last year. Last year's figure was 25 per cent more than the 4,718 divorces filed in 2003, going by figures from
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      Lock icon Elton John blasts off
      132 4 SINGER Elton John lived up to the title of his world tour Rocket Man at the Singapore Indoor Stadium last night. Drawing a capacity turnout of 11,000, the 61-year-old was firing on all cylinders as he covered newer songs and older hits, including Daniel, Crocodile Rock
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      Lock icon HIV man didn't teU teen partner
      332 4  -  Elena Chong First to be prosecuted for not disclosing status, he faces hefty fine, 2 years' jail By Court Correspondent IN THE first case of its kind, a chef infected with HIV was charged in court yesterday with engaging in oral sex with a
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      233 3 W t#y 1 I ii The relieved smiles say it all. These are the winners of the Channel U "Hair Challenge I In the past, they were plagued by loss of self-confidence wmj and self-esteem because of various hair and scalp f f concerns. Since experiencing the services of Beijinglol,
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      30 4 I SINGAPORE HOES A veritable icon maybe changing hands. II Boy, 10, II expelled II from I childcare II centre II for being I rude to II teachers I I
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon STENCH OF DEATH
      784 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS "The people have no emotion left on their faces. They have never seen anything like this before." A WITNESS, on the desperate survivors arriving in Labutta from villages that were wiped out by the cyclone Villagers scrabble to survive amid the blackened, bloated
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: AP; PHOTO: AFP  -  784 words
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      Lock icon MASSIVE DAMAGE
      80 6 Nasa satellite photos show the stricken area of Myanmar before and after Cyclone Nargis. On April 15 (left), rivers and lakes are sharply defined against a backdrop of vegetation and fallow land. The Irrawaddy flows south through the left-hand side, splitting into tributaries to form the deep blue-green
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      Lock icon Warnings given, but no radar to monitor storm
      239 6 Geneva THE government of Myanmar told the United Nations it had warned its population of the devastating cyclone that struck at the weekend, but it lacked a radar to predict the high tidal waves that caused most of the fatalities, the UN
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    • Article
      Lock icon A vulnerable nation unprepared for disaster
      704 6  -  Nirmal Ghosh NEWS ANALYSIS by I Thailand Correspondent in Bangkok THE soaring number of dead, injured and homeless has revealed just how unprepared Myanmar was for a disaster like the killer cyclone Nargis. That, say analysts, raises the possibility that the ultimate victim might
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    • MYANMAR CYCLONE
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        Lock icon France wants UN to force aid on Myanmar
        609 7 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Foreign Minister suggests invoking UN 'responsibility to protect' clause Paris FRANCE has suggested invoking a UN "responsibility to protect" clause and delivering aid directly to cy-clone-hit Myanmar without waiting for approval from the military in Yangon, its foreign minister
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        Lock icon ASSISTANCE FROM SINGAPORE
        398 7 Medical supplies arrive in Myanmar CYCLONE-BATTERED Myanmar received the first portion of a US$2OO,OOO (*****,000) aid package from Singapore yesterday. Singapore's Ambassador to Myanmar, Mr Robert Chua, handed the first of several tranches of aid this one consisting of medical supplies to Colonel Myint Htun, the direc-tor-general
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Chinese leader renews old ties in Japan
        719 8  -  Kwan Weng Kin In keeping with friendly nature of his visit, Hu meets up with people who helped boost Si no-Japanese relations By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo A VENERABLE restaurant located in a central Tokyo park was picked for an informal dinner for
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    • INDIA/ SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Third time's a charm for India's new missile
        621 9  -  r Ravi Velloor New Delhi claims success in third test-firing of rocket that can reach major Chinese cities By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi INDIA yesterday conducted its third test-firing of an intermediate-range missile, one that puts China's key population centres
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        Lock icon US holding back military aid to Pakistan
        304 9 LOS ANGELES TIMES Washington THE US has rejected or deferred millions of dollars in military aid requests from Pakistan amid criticism that the Islamabad government has squandered US funding and allowed Al-Qaeda to rebuild a haven in its western tribal regions. In February,
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    • MALAYSIA / SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon KL relooks highway toll rates in concession review
        443 10 REUTERS, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Road charges may drop, helping to offset rising fuel and food costs Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA plans to review all highway concessions in a move that could result in lower toll rates. Works Minister Mohamad Zin Mohamed said
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        Lock icon Plantations endanger Borneo orangutan
        167 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Jakarta ONE of the biggest populations of wild orangutans on Borneo will be extinct in three years unless drastic measures are taken to stop the expansion of oil palm plantations, conservationists warned yesterday. "For Central Kalimantan, the species will be gone as soon as
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        Lock icon Transport fares set to rise in Indonesia
        173 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Jakarta INDONESIAN public transport operators are preparing to raise fares in anticipation of a government hike in the price of fuel. "We plan to submit a demand for a fare increase to the government soon after a fuel price increase is
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      • WORLD QUICKLY
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          Lock icon ASEAN BRIEFED ON TIBET ISSUE
          143 10 SINGAPORE: Asean member countries yesterday welcomed the restoration of normalcy in Tibet and China's latest move to have consultation with representatives of the Dalai Lama, which will help restore stability. "Linking the Tibetan issue with the Beijing Olympics will serve no purpose other than to
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          Lock icon WOMAN JAILED FOR KILLING BABIES
          99 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN: A young mother was sentenced to nine months' jail for manslaughter in the deaths of three newborn babies, one of a string of grisly infanticide cases that have shocked Germany. A court in the eastern city of Erfurt said the now 22-year-old
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          Lock icon SRI LANKA PARLIAMENT SUSPENDED
          73 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has suspended Parliament sessions for a month, a move criticised by the opposition as an attempt to disrupt an ongoing investigation into graft allegations. Mr Tissa Attanayake, the general-secretary of Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party, said
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Jailed blogger refuses to see family, lawyers
        476 11  -  Carolyn Hong Wife and daughter try to visit Raja Petra but are turned away By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur PROMINENT Malaysian blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin, who has been charged with sedition and is in jail after refusing to post bail, yesterday
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        Lock icon Mahathir concerned about threat of lawmakers defecting
        323 11  -  Chow Kum Hor By Malaysia Correspondent In Putrajaya FORMER premier Mahathir Mohamad yesterday warned the government to take seriously the opposition's threat of forming the next government by getting lawmakers to defect. He said some Barisan Nasional (BN) Members of Parliament may switch
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        Lock icon Abdullah under attack again
        138 11 CHOWKUM HOR FORMER prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has raised eyebrows again with another startling allegation that Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi had prevented Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak from meeting him after the March 8 general election. Tun Mahathir said he had wanted to discuss with Datuk
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      26 6 Blogger's wife worried The wife of a jailed Malaysian blogger charged with sedition is concerned about his welfare after he refuses to see her. PAGE 11
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Hillary under pressure to quit race
      620 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS Ex-senator makes call after Obama inches closer to finishing line Sioux Falls (South Dakota) THE race is as good as over for Senator Hillary Clinton. So say political pundits and a Clinton supporter, after they watched the returns from the North Carolina
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      Lock icon A few tears and beers won't hurt
      335 12 BHAGYASHREEGAREKAR IN THE course of a pitched 15-month campaign and as they sought to be sweethearts to blue-collar America, senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton almost outdid pop queen Madonna as they reinvented themselves. Initially, Mrs Clinton, who studied law at Yale, stuck
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      Lock icon Hillary and Obama talk the talk but will they walk the walk?
      690 12  -  r Bhagyashree Garekar By US Correspondent In Washington FOR A while it seemed as though Senator Hillary Clinton had the pulse of those who feel the economy is the No. 1 issue in the US presidential election. Over
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      Lock icon New era of dual rule for Russia
      448 15 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Medvedev is sworn in as President, but will share power with Putin who will be PM Moscow MR DMITRY Medvedev was sworn in as Russian President in a solemn ceremony in the Kremlin yesterday, beginning an unprecedented period of dual
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      Lock icon Ancient site in Libya a big tourist draw: SM Goh
      366 16  -  llhua Lee Hoong By( Political Editor In Tripoli TWO thousand years ago, this was the site of a bustling town spread over 9 sq km. Today, towering columns, beautiful arches and pillars with intricate carvings of ships and mythological figures
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      Lock icon Barrister killed in shoot-out with police
      401 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Gunfight takes place after five-hour stand-off at his home in Chelsea London A 32-YEAR-OLD barrister and Oxford graduate was killed in a shoot-out with police in London's plush Chelsea district, in what colleagues yesterday described as an unexplained "tragedy". The gun battle
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      Lock icon EU takes Italy to court over garbage pile-up
      544 17 NEW YORK TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS More than 250,000 tonnes of trash litter streets of Naples, posing health hazard Brussels THE European Union (EU) is taking Italy to court for failing to end a garbage crisis that has left the city of Naples
      NEW YORK TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS; AFP  -  544 words
    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Brown faces new vote – on waxwork
        287 18 Brown faces new vote on waxwork AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE EMBATTLED British Prime Minister Gordon Brown faces more potential poll humiliation as the Madame Tussauds waxworks museum opened a vote on whether they should bother making a model of him. The London tourist attraction said Mr Brown's office had failed to respond
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        Lock icon Parishes push for John Paul's relics
        228 18 POLAND'S Roman Catholic Church is hoping for Vatican approval to bring relics of the late Pope John Paul II (below) to his homeland once he begins the path to sainthood, although some clerics oppose the idea of dismembering his corpse. John Paul II was
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        Lock icon Paper runs Saddam diaries
        206 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AN ARAB newspaper has published what it says are excerpts from diaries written by ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein while in captivity. Saddam, hanged in 2006 for crimes against humanity, feared he would pick tip sexual diseases while he was in US custody, according
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      23 12 Power-sharing begins New Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is sworn in, opening up a never-before-seen period of dual rule with Vladimir Putin. PAGE 16
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  • REVIEW
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      Lock icon HFMD should not happen
      435 21 THE persistent spike in hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases is baffling, and not only for the more severe infections ascribed to the enterovirus-71 strain. Singaporeans may well have become deadened to HFMD's periodic appearance over the years, as the infection is usually mild. But
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      Lock icon Economics of survival and rules of the game
      2456 21 Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew was interviewed by Haslinda Amin of Bloomberg News on April 29. This is an edited excerpt of the interview. BLOOMBERG: Rice has surged to a record. Is there perhaps a concern that instability in Asia could crop
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      Lock icon If old enough for NS, why not the vote?
      1002 22  -  Andy Ho By Senior Writer A RECENT public forum about youth concerns raised the issue of lowering the voting age to 18. This would empower citizens born between 1991 and 1993 to vote in the next General Election due in 2011.
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      Lock icon When acquittal is bitter-sweet
      1067 23  -  X C VIJAYAN COMPENSATION FOR TRAUMA? By Law Correspondent THE case of ex-teacher William Ding, accused of molesting three children and acquitted on appeal, turns the spotlight on who should bear the legal bills incurred in such instances. Mr Ding has told The Straits Times he
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      39 21 Cost of trauma The case of William Ding begs the question: Should courts award costs to an accused person who is acquitted on appeal? PAGE 24 PUNCHLINES MORE SINGAPOREANS WANT TO WED I NEED MORE V AMMO... J ,ST
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      1292 24 Singapore today -^^K^^&^ Partly cloudy, late morning and early afternoon JL^ JL- JL- showers with thunder mainly over northern, S^S g^^»^ central and western Singapore THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY, MAY 8 2008 •WNMI < ASIA WORLD WEATHER USEFUL NUMBERS 5 THINGSIYOU CAN i o 1 Emergency lines DO TODAY BEIJING^
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      317 25 In its 60 short years since independence, Israel has achieved excellence as a vibrant democracy with a dynamic economy and a unique cultural voice. It has acquired a reputation for grooming young entrepreneurs who are introducing cutting edge innovation across a myriad of disciplines from science and technology to agriculture,
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      709 26  -  Christopher Tan Surprise drop in prices for all categories except motorcycles despite smaller quota By Maria Almenoar CERTIFICATE of Entitlement (COE) premiums tumbled yesterday for all categories except motorcycles, sending prices to their lowest levels in about a year. The drop
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      1011 27  -  Diana Othman Cash Cards of some 300 motorists go undetected at gantries despite having enough value By Lim Wei Chean MR DANIEL Wong, 45, braces himself for trouble every time he drives past an Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantry. He has had
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      207 27 MARIA ALMENOAR STUDENTS from the National University of Singapore (NUS) will be flying the region's banner when they take part in the Shell Eco-Mara-thon, a race for fuel-efficient cars. The team of six from the NUS mechanical engineering faculty are the only South-east Asian representatives
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      571 28  -  Tan Weizhen Net videos are public agencies' latest message channels By ANYONE visiting video-shar-ing site You Tube in the past week may have caught a series of nine video clips oncrime and terrorism, posted by the Singapore Police Force. The clips hark back
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      434 28  -  Alfred Siew By. Technology Correspondent WITH the arrival of number portability, which will allow phone users to keep their numbers when they switch telco operators, it will become too costly to hang on to the old system of forwarding cellphone calls, say those
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      81 29 Japanese tourist Mitsuo Hirobe, 46, relaxes in one of the music booths on the new Entertainment Deck located in Changi Airport's Terminal 2. After choosing music from a selection of CDs, passengers sit on a specially designed couch with speakers at the side that allow them
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      617 29  -  Zakir Hussain Mica tells bloggers' group its views will be considered in review of new media By. THE Government is looking into how it can regulate the Internet with a lighter touch, a shift from its current "light-touch approach". The Ministry of Information,
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      604 30  -  Goh Chin Lian 5 employers being investigated for false declarations By FIVE employers are under investigation by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) for falsely declaring the number of Singaporean workers they hired, in order to qualify for more foreign workers. The
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      46 30 President S R Nathan talking with the Ambassador of Congo, Dr Pierre Passi (left), and his wife, Mrs Albertine Passi, at the President's Annual Diplomatic Reception held at the Istana yesterday. More than 100 diplomats and dignitaries attended the reception. ST PHOTO: CAROLINE CHIA
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      169 30 FLYING on Singapore Airlines or subsidiary Silk Air is going to cost more. Fuel surcharges are going up from Monday the second increase this year. On regional routes, passengers will pay US$7O (Ss9s) for a round-trip ticket, or US$lO more than before. For long-haul flights
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      448 31  -  Carolyn Quek Police use stun gun on knife-wielding man who shows suicidal tendencies By' A MID-AFTERNOON armed robbery attempt at a 7-Eleven outlet was foiled yesterday by a quickthinking cashier who locked the robber in, then raced to a phone to call the
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      456 31  -  Tan Hui Yee By Housing Correspondent PROPERTY company PropNex is dropping its lawsuit against a couple who refused to pay the seller's agent the 1 per cent commission after buying a home. Both sides reached an agreement after a mediation session on Tuesday,
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      303 31  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH A POLICE sergeant who pleaded guilty to having sex with two women undergoing drug supervision was rebuked in a district court for having acted disgracefully and tarring the reputation of the police force. District Judge Jasvender Kaur jailed Phua Jun Yang,
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      348 31  -  r Esther Tan By BY THE time he was 13, Ah Fong (not his real name) had already left school and joined a gang. Five years ago, at 23, he was put behind bars for rioting. But it was there that he found an outlet
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      479 31  -  Khushwant Singh By HEADED for the Pan-Island Expressway after a Christmas Eve lunch two years ago, Ms Karen Ong Sze Mci saw a woman pillion rider being thrown off a motorcycle onto the roof of a car at a busy intersection. Ms
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      40 31 rßs COME SWIM AND 1 r*l RAISE FUNDS Fancy swimming against Ang Peng Siong and Joscelin Yeo and raising money for The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund? You can do so at the Manulife Charity Swim on May 17.
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      250 33  -  Alicia Phua (Miss) AS SINGAPORE'S population grows, the chances of A-level students who pass well enough to qualify for a place in a local university are decreasing. Information booklets from the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University state
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      866 33  -  Neena Godhia-Gunter (Mrs) MAID DEBATE I REFER to Mr Paul Jacob's article last Saturday, "Can't treat them right? Ban maids". It is not uncommon to read about the plight of maids. But what about employers like myself who do not get the same
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      168 33  -  Wong Jock Onn I READ Mr Paul Jacob's article last Saturday ("Can't treat them right? Ban maids"), and couldn't agree more. It is appalling how some Singaporeans treat their maids but our general attitude towards them is just as appalling. Mr Jacob says that we
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      489 33 APPARENTLY TRIVIAL... "Why does it take a civilian to point out the security threats of an illegally parked vehicle in front of the Civil Defence building and spend at least 20 minutes educating the civil defence staff about security?" MR CHARLES QUAH: "Last Sunday, I noticed a scooter parked illegally
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      173 33  -  Tan Nguan Sen S. SatishAppoo PUB, the national water agency, and National Environment Agency (NEA) thank Mrs Joyce Ho for her letter, "Highlight storm drains in dengue battle" (April 30). Drains in public areas are checked by PUB and NEA regularly to ensure there
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      111 33  -  Vincent Su I REFER to your article on Saturday, "Fare cheats to be fined $20 from July". I agree that fare evaders and those who misuse concession cards ought to be brought to justice. The loss of $9 million annually because of fare
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      155 33  -  Seah Kian Peng I REFER to Tuesday's Forum comments by Mr Yeo Khee Quan. As a cooperative governed by the Cooperative Societies Act, NTUC Fair Price pays 20 per cent of our surplus every year to the Singapore Labour Foundation. In addition, Fair Price
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      100 33  -  Lee-Goh Siew Yem (Mrs) I REFER to the letter, "Rehiring policy won't work without support" by Mr Tony Xuan (April 28). We thank Mr Xuan for his interest in working for the People's Association. Because of the large number of job applications we received,
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      356 33 J@Blk\ i(;l iWlk] ;1 i ;M'Hiftlll b-ssu the straits times Q-— FTE^ *> I h .V k A *^^E NOW Kj II GT May 7, 2008 Wednesday updated 5.C2 pm SvbKrtbt Way* Print MJ«on I ni^n. I F A I F^ KP«3jkolL' "^^p'74'Cr' "^T^Tredna^^ ™"I"r'"!' L<' rjl "<"*Ui™" I m
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      43 33 For more readers' views, log on to straitstimes. com. Access to letters online is free. FUSION, NOT FISSION: East and West NOT AS I D 0...: Public transport don'ts JUNKMAIL CONDUIT: Sing Post AMAZING STORIES: Motor claims WHY NO RESERVE?: Singapore's cybergame strategy
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      768 35 soccer Former United player Bruce won't let Wigan roll over and hand title to his old team London STEVE Bruce knows the pain of missing out on an English Premier League title on the final day of the season as a Manchester United player. But
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      232 35 PORTUGAL coach Luiz Felipe Scolari (below) has been approached by Manchester City to replace Sven-Goran Eriksson as manager, the Brazilian's spokesman, Acaz Fellegger, said on Tuesday. According to The Times, City have offered Scolari, 59, a package worth £3.2 million (SsB.s million) a year. But
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      405 35 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS London MICHAEL Ballack has a pointed message for Wigan. "I hope they are not on their holidays," said the Chelsea striker. "They have secured their place in the League, but they have enough time to celebrate before preparing for this game."
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      165 35 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NON-EUROPEAN footballers who cannot speak English will be barred from the English Premier League. The move comes as Britain seeks to introduce tougher immigration rules later this year. A new points-based system for skilled migrants from outside Europe applying to work in Britain includes
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      298 35 London AVRAM Grant's chances of remaining as Chelsea coach beyond the end of this season are slight, even if he wins a historic English Premier League and Champions League Double. The Israeli is content to revert to the position of director of football, if Barcelona
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      347 35 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS ENGLAND coach Fabio Capello believes he will be able to meet the Football Association's demand to see the national team reach at least the semi-finals of the next World Cup Finals or Euro 2012. The FA revealed its vision for the next four years
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      654 36 ASSOCIATED PRESS CRICKET Australia coach fears use of video replay is prone to overuse and will slow down matches Brisbane CRICKETERS could soon be able to challenge decisions made by umpires during Test matches. The International Cricket Council's cricket committee announced on Tuesday that a
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      647 36  -  Neil Humphreys NOTES ON A LIGHTER SIDE By I WHEN Lucas Neill signed for West Ham, he said he was honoured to follow in the footsteps of Bobby Moore. Against Manchester United on Saturday, he looked more like Dudley Moore. The late actor once starred
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        97 36 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GLASGOW: Scotland coach George Burley has backed Rangers' criticism of the Scottish Premier League (SPL) bosses, after their refusal to further extend the domestic season condemned the Uefa Cup finalists to play seven games in 18 days. Rangers could yet finish the season with
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        79 36 LONDON: Manager Martin O'Neill has ended Patrik Berger's Aston Villa career following the Czech's advice to teammate Gareth Barry to move to Liverpool. The midfielder told the captain not to miss out on the chance to join the Anfield club, reported the BBC. O'Neill said:
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        81 36 LONDON: Arsene Wenger is considering reporting Real Madrid to Fifa for 'tapping up' Francesc Fabregas. Real president Ramon Calderon has declared his interest in Arsenal's Spanish midfielder, which the Gunners' manager slammed as disrespectful behaviour, reported The Sun. Calderon said: "My policy is not
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        110 36 LIVERPOOL: Tom Hicks, the embattled Liverpool co-owner, will come under increased pressure to prove that he can raise the funds to build the club's proposed new stadium in Stanley Park. The latest designs for the troubled project were approved on Tuesday. Liverpool City
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        96 36 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is refusing to rush the decision on relocating the club from White Hart Lane. An announcement is unlikely to be made next month as originally planned. He had previously said the preferred option would be to
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        94 36 LONDON: Harry Redknapp believes it would take upwards of £150 million (Ss4os million) to mount a top-four challenge in the English Premier League. The Portsmouth boss has echoed the views of his Newcastle counterpart Kevin Keegan, who on Monday claimed that the League is in
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        61 36 HOME United thumped Dalian Shide 5-1 in a Singapore Cup match at the Queenstown Stadium last night. Bi Jinhao gave the Chinese side a 15th-minute lead. But the in-form Indra Sahdan Daud responded with four goals in the 32nd, 35th, 37th and 60th
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      399 36 THE 10 finalists for the McDonald's Champion Kid programme have emerged. The number will be further reduced to three cub reporters. They must have the best presentation and best capture the spirit of the Olympics with a picture that is compelling enough to win
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      334 37 ASSOCIATED PRESS BASKETBALL Los Angeles FINALLY, a Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for Kobe Bryant. Long regarded as the National Basketball Association's best player but never its most valuable, he earned the honour on Tuesday. This, after leading the Los Angeles Lakers to the
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      438 37 ASSOCIATED PRESS Leßron James shoots just 2-18 as Cavaliers go down to Celtics Boston LEBRON James had one of the worst games of his career, shooting 2-for-18 and missing three lay-ups and a three-pointer in the final minute. Not that Boston's Paul Pierce or Ray Allen were doing
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      Lock icon TOUGH ENOUGH
      672 38  -  Leonard Lim DRUGS IN SPORTS SBBF's tough anti-doping stance is praised by senior sports officials By ITS measures to stamp out the drug menace may inadvertently have uncovered the biggest doping scandal to hit Singapore sport. But the Singapore Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation's (SBBF) tough stance has come
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      217 38 London DWAIN Chambers' sporting career has again hit a dead end. He will spend the week contemplating his next move, but could run out of time in his bid to represent Britain at August's Olympic Games in Beijing. The British athlete on Tuesday discovered
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      632 39 MOTOR RACING Hamilton slams critics and believes he is still world champion material London LEWIS Hamilton has hit back at his critics ahead of Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix, saying: "I'm not Superman." The McLaren star is facing the biggest test of his fledgling Formula One career
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      145 39 AUSTRALIAN singer-songwriter Dannii Minogue has once again sparked talk that she is more than just friends with Formula One star Lewis Hamilton. Reports of a romance were fuelled on Tuesday, after the 36-year-old Australian admitted that she was heading to Monaco to watch her "good friend"
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      Lock icon Fans, TV ratings, will miss Tiger, but not rivals
      618 39 REUTERS »GOLF Ponte Vedra Beach (Florida) PHOTO: ALTHOUGH the absence of Tiger Woods at Sawgrass this week will be felt by fans, his rivals at The Players Championship say their tournament preparations have been unaffected. "It wasn't a topic of conversation
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        Lock icon MURU HITS DAY'S LOWEST SCORE OF 67 TO LEAD
        91 39 BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR: Singapore golfer M. Murugiah swept into the lead of the Malaysian PGA Championship after a five-under 67 yesterday. Tied for sixth place at the Serendah Golf Resort on Tuesday, he now leads overnight leader Christopher Carey of Australia
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        51 39 THE Singapore Amateur Cycling Association Criterium II a time trial will take place on Sunday. The stretch of Punggol Way between Punggol Central and lamp post 82 will be closed to traffic from sam to lpm that day. For more details, call Saca at
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      497 39 BASEBALL MLB: Atlanta 5 San Diego 3, Cleveland 5 NY Yankees 3, Boston 5 Detroit 0, Pittsburgh 12 San Francisco 6, Tampa Bay 5 Toronto 4, Florida 3 Milwaukee 0, Chicago Cubs 3 Cincinnati 0, Houston 6 Washington 5, LA Angels 5 Kansas City 3, Chicago White Sox 7
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      9 37 Bcperieng^r^^^ Stunt Double? She Does It All Sans Double!
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      133 38 COME SWIM ANDM fr RAISE FUNDS Do you swim? Do you want to do your part for charity? You can do both at the Manulife Charity Swim on May 17. All proceeds will go to The Straits l^. Times School Pocket Money Fund. SPORTS BET ING WITH THE LEGAL BOOKMAKER
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      138 39 Sr will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety." < Psalm 4:8 Alice Wong Yeok Wah (Mrs Tan) Age: 61 Was called home to be with the Lord on 6 May 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Samuel Tan Hang Tong
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      92 39 YVARANI D/O KRISHNA Age: 24 Passed away on 6-5-08 Sadly missed by all loved ones. Husband: S Vinod Grandmother: Anjalai Father: AAother C Krishna Marihama Father-in-law: Mother-in-law: V Subramaniyam Krishiveni Stepfather: R Dhanavelaan Brothers! Sister* D Vinod Kumar Reshma Dashini X Kiritharan Sons: Daughter: V Kishapravin Reshma Dashini V Ashvin
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      75 39 "The Lord is my Shepherd. I shall not be in want." Psalm 23:1 JORDAN TAY YONG MING Age: 25 was called home to be with the Lord on 4 May 2008. Father: Mother: Charlie Tay Irene Yeo Brother: Sister-in-law: Jones Tay Priscilla Chen Sister: Johanna Tay The family thanks all
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      74 39 I 'He who dwells in the shelter of the Most >Sl High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust' Psalms 91:1&2 In Loving Memory Of MAMA'ALICE CHUA Called home to
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      140 40 "I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8 Madam Lim Geik Thor Wee Lily (Wife of the late H'ng Soon Poh) Age: 84 years old was called home to be with the Lord on 6 May, 2008 Dearly
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      34 40 P" 25thAnniversary ""^Bl In Loving Memory of WANG-CHEN HSIU CHIN (1922 -1983) Always remembered by Children and Grandchildren Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the daysofmylife;andlshalldwellinthehouse hKj ofdie Lord forever. Psalm 23:6
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      92 40 1 Athma Shanti Pooja The family of the late SUPPAIAH KUPPUSAMY (BAH) Departed on 24 April 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, condolences and donations during their recent bereavement. Karumafhi Prayers will be held on 8 May
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      165 40 r Perhaps my time seemed all too brief; Don't lengthen it now with undue grief. Lift up your hearts and share with me, God wanted me now; He set me free. J Deborah de Souza passed away into everlasting happiness on 6 May 2008 leaving behind: Husband: Dylan Lim Father:
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      111 40 jfr "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the j race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 L 1 V Cheryl Krishnasamy Age: 27 was called home to be with the Lord on 6 May 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by: Daddy: Christopher Krishnasamy Mummy:
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      84 40 LEE BEE HUA Age: 58 passed away peacefully on 6 May 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by all loved ones. Husband: Wee Boon Hong Son: Wee Guo Rong, Jelvin Daughters: Son-in-law: Wee Pheck Leng, Jaime Han Keat Juan, Edwin Future Son-in-law: Wee Pheck Har, Johlin Tan Wee Teck,Troy Wake
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      55 40 Deborah de Souza Departed on 6 May 2008 We'll always remember your humour and your voice with a soul. Painfully missed and fondly cherished by your friends who love you dearly. Lu-Ann, May Ching, Ec Ling, Gerry Renee P.S. Will send you your Mcc Pok Ta, ffs Duck Rice and
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      34 40 IST ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory Of Our Late Mother SUBRAMANIAM MARAGATHAM PILLAI Departed on 20 April 2007 Deeply missed always remembered by children, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, great-granchildren, relatives all loved ones. Tel: 9452 6242
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      20 40 sth Anniversary In Loving Memory Of RAJAMMAH NAGALINGAM Departed 8 May 2003 Dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones.
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      44 40 1 lth Anniversary In Loving Memory Of RAMAKRISHNAN SIVANANDAM VANNIAR S/O R.K. SINNIAH (Ex-TCS Producer) Time changes many things, But not the memory this day brings. Mother: Sinniah Rajaletchimi Prayers will be held tonight at Aral Migu/ Murugan Temple, Jurong E. St.2l at Bpm.
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      36 40 p f£ llth Anniversary In loving Memory of S. RAMAKRISHNAN Time changes many things, But not the memory this day brings. Fondly remembered by K. Sekaran R. Batumalai S. Gunasegaran Ari Krishnan Subramaniam Pumi James Dorairaj
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      124 39 TV times BASEBALL: MLB: Cleveland v NY Yankees (Live, Ch23, tomorrow, lam). CRICKET: IPL: Delhi v Chennai (6.20pm), Kolkata v Bangalore (10.20pm) Live, Chill. Friend Provident Trophy: Sussex v Surrey (Live, ChllO, 9.28pm). GOLF: Beijing Open: Day 1 (Live, Ch24, 2.30pm). Italian Open: Day 1 (Live, Ch26, 9.30pm). The Players
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        7110 41 TRANSACTION DATE: MAY 7, 2008 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 'VOL 'OOO DAY HIGH LOW NET P/E M CAP SMIL 0R22 28.5 11C 3C 24.5 42 141 22 27 195 32 IE 24 29 18 31 17.5 IE 43.5 26 126 34.5 le
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        1435 41 HIGH SMIL LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E 3C 41.; 31 16.; 38 70.; 22.; 44.; li.; 44.; 79 i;.; i; 16.; 17.1 2; 9C 43 19.; 88 21 l 41.2 19.3 21 li.; 21.; 4;.; 14.; 17 34.; i;.; 28.3 33.; 38.; 4; 2;
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        52 41 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E $MI 2OC 620C 100C 1120C 1250C 398.3 116 6065 Diamonds 5200 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** 6101 ISS&P500 ***** 6170 SPDRS 288 6009 STI ETF US200cd US620C US100C .US1120C US1250C 328 38
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      435 42 BLOOMBERG NEWS Senior exec held briefly in investigation into whether bank helped clients escape payments New York THE United States Department of Justice is investigating whether ÜBS, Switzerland's biggest bank, helped its clients to evade US taxes. One senior bank employee was "briefly
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      391 42 REUTERS Washington CONTRACTS to buy previously owned homes in the United States hit an all-time low in March, and businesses braced themselves for tough times by squeezing more out of their workers in the first quarter, data released yesterday showed. The
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      40 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 14,102.48 (+53.22 points) »Japanese shares closed up 0.38 per cent at its highest level in almost four months, as investors returned from a long weekend in upbeat mood following fresh gains on Wall Street.
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      34 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 25,610.21 (-651.92 points) Hong Kong shares closed almost 2.5 per cent lower, after the mainland Chinese market slumped on fears of a looming increase in share supply.
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      37 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 3,579.15 (-154.36 points) Chinese shares closed down 4.13 per cent, led by banks, over concerns that a large amount of shares were set to come out of lock-up periods this month.
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      36 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,287.15 (+11.06 points) Malaysian shares closed 0.9 per cent higher after world oil traded near record highs on concerns over supply in key producer Nigeria and a weaker US dollar.
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      23 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 17,339.31 (-33.7 points) »Indian shares fell 0.19 per cent, as rising oil prices continued to impact global sentiment.
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      35 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,382.7 (+10.87 points) »Indonesian shares closed 0.5 per cent higher after a spike in global oil prices drew investors to energy-related and commodity stocks such as miners and plantations.
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      28 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 848.71 (+2.88 points) Thai stocks closed 0.34 per cent higher, as record global oil prices pushed up shares in the energy sector.
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      118 42 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: 3,228.95 May 7 Stock Name Close Change Stock Name Close Change Capita Land... 6.700 -0.270 Olam 2.970 -0.060 CapitaMall 3.560 -0.080 SI A ...15.780 -0.200 CityDev ...11.960 -0.160 SGX 9.270 -0.300 Cosco Corp... 3.390 -0.030 SIAEngg 4.240 +0.020 DBS Grp ...20.280 -0.220 SPH 4.390
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      54 42 May 7 UUIUGII Hgl I 1 1U,/ 1O,UUU Sapphire 93,151,000 Oceanus 78,858,000 SingTel 49,631,000 Yangzijiang 49,308,000 ChinaEnergy 45,877,000 DBS MBL eCW*****5 38,391,000 SingTelMBLeCW08D903 34,450,000 China Hongxing 32,763,000 Ferrochina 28,907,000 JLO LI ,U10,UUU Synear 26,965,000 Jade Tech 26,563,000 CoscoCorpMEReCW*****8 25,080,000 CoscoCorpDBeCW*****9 24,318,000 HLNTech 23,570,000 Sunmoon 22,705,000 E3 Hlds 21,444,000
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      141 42 May 7 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2820 1.2980 Can dollar 1.3470 1.3640 Euro 2.0960 2.1200 Malaysian ringgit* ..0.4304 0.4312 NZ dollar 1.0640 1.0870 Sterling pound 2.6630 2.6930 US dollar 1.3510
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      1803 42 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: MAY 7,2008 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE '000 56 115 9092 Asia Env W*****4 315 35 2878 AztechW*****6 15 5 +4 4 5 -1 5( is; 22 5 3 5 3666 CapitalanBNPeCW080G09 3 5 15 3762 CapitalanBNPeCW080G20 37 36 4083 CapitalanBNPeCW*****8 13 5 -1
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      427 43 REUTERS US$l2O crude lifts corn and copper prices to new highs New York OIL at US$l2O a barrel is helping create new peaks in non-en-ergy commodities other than gold, just as some investors are expecting a sectorwide correction from a stronger United States
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      252 43 REUTERS Shanghai CHINA'S securities regulator has tightened its rules on stock incentive plans for executives, as it seeks to bolster corporate governance and curb abuses that favour major shareholders while fanning market speculation. Companies will be barred from making major announce- ments such
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      582 44  -  []hia Van Mm It failed to get listed in 2005, but is now on Catalist after $270 m reverse takeover By( new shares to buy all of Oceanus in a deal completed on April 28. The TR Networks name has been
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      317 44  -  Karamjit Kaur By Aviation Correspondent SOARING fuel prices and a softening in the business travel market may be hurting Singapore Airlines (SIA), but its aircraft maintenance and repair subsidiary is still on a high. With a still booming travel industry generating
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      706 45  -  r Joyce Teo Tenants at the new Galleria see red over low traffic and sales that barely cover rent By Property Correspondent FED-UP tenants at the posh new Galleria area of Suntec City Mall say shopper traffic is so low that they can barely
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      364 45  -  Jessica Cheam By A THRIVING marine and offshore sector fuelled by record high oil prices has boosted the first-quarter earnings of Sembcorp Marine (SembMarine), the world's second-largest builder of offshore drilling rigs. The company's net profit soared 24 per cent to $91.3 million in
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      294 45  -  Nicholas Fang By SINGAPORE'S long history of economic and political cooperation with India puts the country in an ideal position to be an arbitration hub for Indian firms doing business with global partners. The common law heritage shared by the two countries
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      622 46  -  Michelle Tay Bank's first-quarter net profit falls 4<y 0 to $622 m, but still beats analysts' estimates By OCBC Bank has now suffered two straight quarters of sliding profits and may well have to endure more tough times ahead, the bank's
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      477 46  -  Goh Eng Yeow TAKING STOCK By Markets Correspondent A FEEBLE attempt by the local bourse to post a fourth straight day of gains fizzled out soon after the opening bell. The culprit was soaring oil prices, which reignited fears of escalating inflation. Local
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      37 46 (0) IMH rhai Prime Fd ISH StraitsAsia DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 nnRH Rk is^NHP': inn 3270 168.6 903 58.5 1816 43.5 360 22.0 ***** 20.0 n in5?n 20n 3 5. 1 6. 0. n
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      369 46  -  Chua Hian Hou By FIERCE competition has taken a bite out of Star Hub's margins and the pressure is not likely to ease any time soon, said the telco yesterday. Margins slipped from 35 per cent to 33 per cent compared with the
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      273 46 YANG HUIWEN DIRECTORS' TRADES UOL Group chairman Wee Cho Yaw has raised his deemed stake in the company. He acquired 400,000 shares on the open market for $3,972 apiece on Monday last week through his investment vehicle, CV Wee Co. CV Wee is UOL's largest
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      688 47  -  Grace Ng CEO Richard Stanley says bank will rely mainly on building its existing franchises; first-quarter net profit falls 2°/o to $603 m 1 PHOTO: By Finance Correspondent THE new hand on the tiller at DBS Group Holdings seems keen to
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      20 47 STOCK 2.04 billion TRADING shares worth VOLUME $2,348 billion UP Gainers: 319 Losers: 375 DOWN Unchanged: 838
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      86 47 Mid Cap 826.05 A 1.86 Small Cap 689.63 T -3.52 All Share 826.10 T -3.62 Fledgling 730.35 A 3.84 China 506.70 T -3.08 Oil and gas 789.89 A 1.19 Basic materials 669.40 A 3.48 Industrials 753.07 A 3.05 Consumer goods 819.14 T -2.35 Health care 835.75 T
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      238 47  -  FIONA CHAN STAYING PUT TILL 2019 HSBC Bank is extending the lease of its headquarters at Collyer Quay for another seven years after it expires in April 2012. It will pay $143.1 million to rent HSBC Building until April 2019, said the building's
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      111 43 This announcement appears as a matter of record only May 2008 HISAKA HISAKA HOLDINGS LTD. (Registration Number: *****8585R) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 23 June 2005) Invitation in respect of 90,000,000 Shares comprising 64,000,000 New Shares and 26,000,000 Vendor Shares as follows: 1. 4,500,000 Offer Shares at 550.23
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      108 48 ARTS 4k MATISSE SHOW CULTURE VULTURE SHAOLIN AQION f^v, See his work Why I'm throwing 28 monks coming for £M& L in black and white my books away martial arts feast WBk Page5 Page6 Pa ge7 THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY, MAY 8 2008 "-^g/^ IN THE J P^l^l!> 4 m
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      1323 49  -  Adeline Chia Festival director Goh Ching Lee answers critics of the annual Arts Festivaj, which is under siege for being inaccessible ARTS REPORTER WHEN the programme for the annual Singapore Arts Festival goes out each year, the potshots start coming. Some say
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      596 50  -  Adeline Chia THE Singapore Arts Festival opens with a dash of New European flavour this year. Three of the biggest shows come from territories known as New Europe, which are made up of post communist-era countries such as the Czech Republic, Estonia, Poland and Romania. Opening
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        466 51  -  Deepika Shetty A memorial will be held to mark the 100 th day of the death of artist Chua Ek Kay A BOUT 200 people are expected to attend a memorial to mark the 100 th day of artist Chua Ek Kay's death. The memorial
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        651 52  -  Deepika Shetty Shorn of colour or artful embellishment, French artist Henri Matisse's simplest prints speak the loudest HENRI Matisse, the most important French painter of the 20th century, is called a master of colour but some of his lesser-known drawings in black and white are now in town.
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        101 53 'Yes, but only when you are very stupid can you be happy all the time' Businesswoman Nancy Dell' Olio (above), when asked if she is happy 1 lived in a grotty one-bedroom flat. Because I owned the copyright, that one song oought me my house' Singer Edwyn Collins on
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        743 53  -  Ong Sor Fern A losing battle with space has forced me to reassess the true meaning of cultural value culturevulture I HAVE learnt to throw out books. Now this might not seem like a radical statement to a lot of people. But for me, it
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        422 53 AFP NEW YORK An early work by French impressionist Claude Monet sold for a record US$4l.4 million (5556.2 million) here on Tuesday at an auction, although the session suggested the art market is feeling the effects of the stuttering US economy. Le Pont Dv Chemin
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        392 54  -  Tara Tan A tale of lovers, bandits and fighting monks is set to be a smash ARTS REPORTER EXPECT to see 28 Shaolin monks breaking bricks with their foreheads, smashing wooden chairs on their bare chests and sparring with lashing whips and long-handled brooms. These feats are part
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        687 55  -  Deepika Shetty Being a working mum didn't stop Chen Cheng Mci from travelling and painting almost ail her life SINGAPOREAN artist Chen Cheng Mci was a founding member of the Ten-Men Art Group which journeyed through South-east Asia to sketch and paint in the *****. But unlike
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        426 56  -  Tara Tan Two dance dramas will mark the birth anniversary of Indian writer Tagore TWO dance dramas set to the music of renowned Indian writer, poet and musician Rabindranath Tagore are on this weekend, to mark his 147 th birth anniversary. The performances are organised by
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      667 57  -  Tara Tan The host of a health talk show on radio loses battle with stomach cancer RADIO DJ Deborah de Souza, who died at Raffles Hospital on Tuesday at 6pm from stomach cancer, was known as "Doctor Debs" to family and friends. The 37-year-old was
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        193 91 Kenzo Parfums, which marks its 20th anniversary this year, is calling for green thumbs. Its virtual poppy field atwww.flowerbyyou.com needs your photograph V to help it bloom. The scentless crimson flower is the inspiration behind the brand's signature scent FlowerßyKenzo launched in 2000. To turn cyberspace gardener,
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      214 96 Start with a clean slate Nothing gives you a naturally flawless look like naturally flawless skin. Your daily basic skincare regime is important, so cleanse, exfoliate and moisturise regularly. Get sun protection Clinique's guiding dermatologist David Orentreich points out that pigmentation, caused by sun
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        460 98 Forget the fast life, the partying and the next American Idol. TEO PAU UN now lives and breathes baby Ever since I gave birth to my daughter six months ago, my friends have had no problems locating my apartment. "Look out for the balcony with the
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