The Straits Times, 21 May 2008

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 124 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 WEDNESDAY, MAY 21 2008 MP* A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • Article
    Lock icon Umno MPs pledge support for Abdullah
    591 1  -  Hazlin Hassan Mahathir's 'quit' call makes for critical days ahead, Umno officials say By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur PRIME Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi rounded up Members of Parliament from his troubled United Malays National Organisation (Umno) for a hastily called meeting yesterday and
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    Lock icon Young ballerina's dashed dreams
    125 1 LI YUE, 12, was a girl who loved to dance. She started ballet lessons six months ago and took to it like a natural. She had talent, trained hard, and looked like she had the makings of a ballerina, a teacher said. Then the Sichuan earthquake
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  • INSIDE
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      Lock icon SCDF team heading home
      74 1 SINGAPORE'S help team in Sichuan is expected to head home on Friday, after wrapping up their rescue work late yesterday. Ten days aftei a massive earthquake ripped through Sichuan province last Monday, the Chinese do not expect to find many more survivors. The 55-member team from
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      Lock icon Hazy days ahead?
      65 1 PLANTATIONS and farms in Indonesia are at it again clearing land using the slash-and-burn method. Hundreds of hot spots appeared in Kalimantan and the Riau islands over the weekend. The resulting haze was so thick that it closed Pontianak airport in Kalimantan briefly. Even worse weathermen say
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  • »UPFRONT
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      Lock icon In Myanmar: So much suffering, so little help
      1085 1 By A Special Correspondent For The Straits Times In Yangon THE road to Thong Kwa village near the Irrawaddy delta smells of something rotting. The monks and their group of young volunteers immediately don surgical masks to ward off the stench, as
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      336 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2-4 Seletar houses in demand Asia 6-19 Rents for colonial houses in Seletar World 20-24 are going up sharply as work begins Review 25-27 to transform the area into FYI 29 Singapore's key aerospace hub. SECTION TWO PAGE H7 Home Hl-H8 r c nT p orum
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Stolen-rifle case: Court rejects pimp's appeal
      346 3  -  Khushwant Singh He will be jailed and caned for not reporting NSman's plan to commit robbery By AN APPEALS judge yesterday upheld a jail term for a pimp who hung out with a man with a stolen rifle, saying tough penalties were called for
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      Lock icon About the case
      180 3 JERMYN CHOW PIMP Ong Boon Jun, who was with armed full-time national serviceman Dave Teo Ming in a Geylang hotel last September, knew his friend had a stolen rifle and bullets, and had talked about using the weapon to commit a robbery. But he did nothing about
      JERMYN CHOW  -  180 words
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      Lock icon Forex broker is Miss Singapore Universe
      262 3  -  Frankie Chee By AT THE end of a five-hour-long pageant, foreign exchange broker Shenise Wong was crowned Miss Singapore Universe 2008 last night. Recent graduate Malvina Kang, 21, emerged first run-ner-up while 26-year-old teacher Gayatri Shunmugam, took third place. The event was held at
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      Lock icon Ma calls on China to resume cross-strait dialogue
      620 4  -  Ong Hwee Hwee He endorses'l992 consensus' as basis to restart talks as soon as possible By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei SETTING the tone for a new era of improved cross-strait ties, Taiwan's new President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday called on China to resume
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      Lock icon Frugal President makes VIP guests take the train
      224 4 ONG HWEE HWEE FORGET about stretch limousines, let's take a ride on the subway. It was a "no-frills" experience for foreign dignitaries attending the inauguration of Taiwan's new President Ma Ying-jeou, who is known for his thrifty ways. More than 500 foreign
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  • ASIA
    • ASIA'S TWIN TRAGEDIES: SICHUAN QUAKE
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        Lock icon China allays concern about quake donations
        584 6  -  VINCE CHONG Strict audits to reassure donors that funds will not be misused By China Correspondent In Beijing MASSIVE quake-relief donations for the Sichuan earthquake will be handled transparently and strict audits will be conducted, Chinese officials said yesterday. The declaration came as concerns
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        Lock icon Bogus pleas for help in SMSes and on Internet
        208 6 REUTERS Beijing CHINA has alerted donors to be on guard against high-tech scams. "My family was in the earthquake. Dad and mum urgently need money. Send whatever money you can. Deposit it in our friend's account," read one SMS in the
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        Lock icon S'pore groups chip in to help raise funds
        685 7  -  Carolyn Quek Millions donated through ad hoc fund-raising by firms, schools and religious groups By INFORMAL efforts to raise funds for the victims of the disasters in Myanmar and China have sprung up among Singapore religious organisations, companies and even schools. Their
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        Lock icon TWO MORE RESCUED FROM DEBRIS
        127 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CHENGDU: A woman who survived on rainwater, and a man fed sweetened water, were yesterday pulled out of the rubble eight days after China's earthquake, while hopes faded for others as the death toll topped 40,000. The woman survived for nearly 200 hours
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        Lock icon STAMPS TO HELP RAISE FUNDS
        75 7 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: Special stamps to help raise funds for earthquake victims have gone on sale in China. Featuring three interlocking hearts on a red background, the stamps carry a value of 1.20 yuan (24 Singapore cents), but sell for 2.20 yuan. China's official Xinhua
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        Lock icon DAMS EMPTIED TO CUT FLOOD RISK
        139 7 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CHENGDU: China has emptied some reservoirs and lowered water levels in others in the upper reaches of the Mm River to reduce flood risks after dozens of dams were damaged by the powerful Sichuan quake. Water levels at the huge Zipingpu
        REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  139 words
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        Lock icon Aftershock warning rattles nerves
        610 8  -  Peh Shing Huei Residents in Chengdu camp in the streets following govt alert By Tracy Quek In Chengdu CHENGDU residents turned pavements, parks and even road dividers into makeshift bedrooms again after a government warning about a major aftershock late on Monday night. The Sichuan provincial
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        Lock icon Collapse of schools: Parents seek justice
        310 8 REUTERS JUYUAN IN THE town of Juyuan, a kerbside memorial and a peti-tion-signing site next to it nave become a focus of protest by grieving parents. The memorial down a quake-battered alley is set up by Madam Zhao Deqin, whose twin daughters were killed
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        Lock icon China should have let in foreign teams earlier: Tokyo
        188 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Tokyo JAPAN'S Foreign Minister said yesterday that it was regrettable that China had not accepted foreign rescue workers earlier, as a Japanese team prepared to head home without saving any lives. "It would have been better if the decision
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        Lock icon Singapore team wraps up rescue work
        504 9  -  Tracy Quek Team receives thanks for services; rescue effort now moves into recovery phase By China Correspondent In Chengdu City SINGAPORE'S search and rescue squad wrapped up its work in south-western China's quake-hit Sichuan province late yesterday, just days after it arrived to assist
        CHUACHIN HON  -  504 words
    • ASIA'S TWIN TRAGEDIES: MYANMAR CYCLONE
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        Lock icon Asean's credibility on the line
        691 10  -  Nirmal Ghosh Group's action may have come too late, while junta has drawn flak for inadequate response By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok ASEAN'S humanitarian initiative in Myanmar presents an opportunity for the regional grouping to demonstrate its effectiveness. To some extent it also opens the
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        Lock icon 'Critical moment' as donors meet to discuss aid
        473 10 NIRMAL GHOSH Bangkok UN SECRETARY-GENERAL Ban Xi Moon yesterday warned of a "critical" point for Myanmar as he headed for Yangon to try to boost international relief efforts for the cyclone-ravaged country. "This is a critical moment for Myanmar. We have a
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        Lock icon Junta leader visits cyclone victims for second day
        107 10 AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE, REUTERS MYANMAR'S reclusive junta leader Than Shwe spent a second consecutive day visiting victims of Cyclone Nargis in the hardest-hit Irrawaddy delta region on Monday, according to state media. The bespectacled general, who has run the country since 2005 from
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Prosecutors launch graft probe against Chen
        492 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS, BLOOMBERG They waste no time, acting on the day he leaves office and loses presidential immunity Taipei PROSECUTORS in Taiwan say they launched a corruption probe against former president Chen Shui-bian yesterday, the day he lost his immunity upon leaving office.
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS, BLOOMBERG; AFP  -  492 words
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        Lock icon Germany warned on Dalai Lama visit
        206 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, NEW YORK TIMES Beijing CHINA warned Germany yesterday that it must firmly oppose the Dalai Lama's "separatist activities" even though the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader managed to meet only one minister during his latest five-day visit to Berlin. Development Minister Heidemarie Wiec-zorek-Zeul
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Number of elderly in Japan hits record high
        483 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS Country faces pensions crisis as elderly population reaches 27 million Tokyo THE number of elderly in Japan hit a record high of more than 27 million last year, the government said yesterday. The annual report by the Cabinet Office warned
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        Lock icon In Singapore: Ageing also an issue
        154 12 SINGAPORE has also one of the fastest-ageing populations in the world, according to the National Council of Social Service. In 2003, one in 13 people was aged 65 years and above, the council said in its Vision 2008 document. It estimates that by 2030,
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        Lock icon Prosecutors seek 6-year jail term for Hyundai boss
        287 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS Seoul STATE prosecutors demanded yesterday a six-year prison term for Hyundai Motor chairman Chung Mong Koo after the Supreme Court ordered a resentencing in the tycoon's embezzlement conviction. The Seoul High Court last year suspended a three-year prison term handed
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        199 13 BLOOMBERG, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SOUTH Korea has reached an additional agreement with the United States on beef import conditions, under which Seoul can immediately ban imports if mad-cow disease is confirmed in US cattle. "South Korea and the US agreed yesterday morning on complementary measures" to the April accord, Trade
        BLOOMBERG, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: REUTERS  -  199 words
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        Lock icon South Korean President falls out of favour
        629 13  -  Lee Tee Jong Refusal to accommodate views of others rankles public, the opposition and his own party By South Korea Correspondent In Seoul ALTHOUGH South Korean President Lee Myung Bak has been in office for less than 100 days, his popularity is already
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    • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon BURNED ALIVE
        84 14 An alleged robber is burned alive by a mob in Karachi, Pakistan. He was said to be one of two men caught mugging bus passengers on Saturday. "People from the neighbourhood caught them and beat them. They then set them on fire," said local police chief Aleem Jafri.
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        Lock icon India to revive peace talks with Pakistan
        380 14  -  Ravi Velloor Foreign ministers to meet as New Delhi reaches out to new Islamabad govt By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi INDIAN Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee arrived in Islamabad yesterday to revive crucial peace talks with the new government that took office
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Haze returns with hot spots in Riau and Kalimantan
        564 15  -  Salim Osman Easterly winds keep haze for now in Indonesia, where dry weather is forecast By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta THE haze has returned to Riau and Kalimantan and could threaten Singapore if the winds change direction. Many hot spots have
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        Lock icon Arroyo's choice of adviser upsets rebels
        352 16  -  Alastair Mclndoe With appointment of ex-military chief, they fear peace talks may be 'militarised' By Philippines Correspondent In Manila MUSLIM rebels in the southern Philippines yesterday raised concern over the appointment of the country's newly retired armed forces chief as President Gloria Arroyo's adviser
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        Lock icon Bombers for hire in southern Philippines
        149 16 REUTERS Manila PHILIPPINE security forces warned yesterday of attacks in the restive south by a group of "bombers for hire" trained by Islamic militants. A military cull of local insurgents has left them without leaders and has encouraged them to start offering their expertise
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        75 17 Policemen in Jakarta trying to hold back protesters shouting slogans during a rally in front of the presidential palace yesterday. Thousands of students and workers, including women and children, joined the protest against planned fuel price hikes. The Yudhoyono government plans to raise fuel prices by up
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        Lock icon Temasek lawyer disbarred by legal group
        405 17  -  Salim Osman Indonesian advocates' group finds lawyer guilty of conflict of interest in separate case involving Salim Group By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta A PROMINENT Indonesian lawyer who is representing Temasek Holdings in its telecommunications case has been disbarred by an advocates' group for
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon DAP chairman gets death threat and bullet in his office
        374 18  -  Kuala Lumpur PROMINENT lawyer and opposition leader Karpal Singh yesterday lodged a police report after receiving a death threat at his law firm, Bernama news agency reported. A bullet was delivered to him with a note warning him against raising
        SIN CHEW DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  374 words
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        Lock icon 'Atomic bomb' moment was classic Mahathir
        607 18 NEWS ANALYSIS Ex-PM's shock resignation from party is a gambit to oust Abdullah By Carolyn Hong Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur TUN DR Mahathir Mohamad's shock move to quit Umno on Monday may have sounded like a decision made on a whim, but
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      • WORLD QUICKLY
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          Lock icon 29 WEBSITES 'OFFEND THAI KING'
          124 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK: The Thai authorities have threatened to shut down 29 websites over content deemed to be offensive to the nation's revered king, warning that the owners of the portals could face prosecution. Last year, Thailand had banned the vid-eo-sharing service You Tube for
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          Lock icon TED KENNEDY HAS BRAIN TUMOUR
          140 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON: US Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy has a malignant brain tumour. Doctors for the Massachusetts Democrat say tests conducted after Mr Kennedy suffered a seizure this weekend show a tumour in his left parietal lobe. His treatment will be decided after more tests
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          Lock icon CHRONIC ILLNESSES TOP KILLERS
          122 18 REUTERS GENEVA: Chronic conditions often associated with a Western lifestyle, such as heart disease and stroke, have become the chief causes of death globally, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday. The shift from infectious diseases like tuberculosis, HIV/Aids and malaria traditionally the biggest killers to
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          Lock icon BERLIN ORCHESTRA'S HOME BURNS
          91 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS BERLIN: A fire at the home of the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra yesterday sent thick smoke billowing from the iconic downtown building as firefighters and musicians rushed to save instruments. The blaze broke out beneath the roof of the building directly over the main concert
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        Lock icon Another body parts murder near KL
        444 19  -  Petaling Jaya THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Police checking if leg and torso, found at different locations, belong to one person FIRST, a woman's leg cut off at the knee was found in Salak South on Sunday. Then, the headless torso of a woman was
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      505 20 WASHINGTON POST, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Scientists can go ahead and create hybrids for medical research London BRITISH lawmakers have voted against a ban on scientists creating human-animal hybrid embryos in their battle to defeat diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. An amendment to the Human
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      137 20 THE main kinds of human-animal embryo permitted are cytoplasmic hybrids (cybrids) for research purposes. How are cybrids created? Cybrids are made by moving a human nucleus into an empty animal egg. Why are they required? Scientists are hampered by a lack of human eggs available for research.
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      235 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS SCIENTISTS have "resurrected" a gene from the extinct Tasmanian tiger by implanting it in a mouse, raising the future possibility of bringing animals such as dinosaurs back to life. In what they described as a world first, researchers from
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      568 22  -  Bhagyashree Garekar Trend raises concerns over standards and congressional oversight of process By US Correspondent In Washington AT BAM every day, the White House receives the so-called Threat Matrix. This is a highly classified status report beamed from the National Counterterrorism Centre (NCTC),
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      197 22  -  BHAGYASHREE GAREKAR INTELLIGENCE outsourcing became big business from the late *****, although its roots were in the privatisation policies of the Ronald Reagan administration in the 1980s. When Mr Bill Clinton became president in 1992, the country was reaping the "peace dividend" from the end
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      462 23  -  Johannesburg AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, NEW YORK TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS Mobs target immigrants seen as taking jobs and homes; 22 die and thousands forced to flee AN ERUPTION of deadly mob violence targeting foreigners has taken the sheen off the self-titled Rainbow Nation, with
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        319 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE EXILED Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen plans to return to her adoptive home India by August, just months after being hounded out by Islamic radical death threats. "I hope that the Indian government will allow me to stay so that I
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        228 24 ASSOCIATED PRESS A WOMAN dubbed the female Rambo of Colombian rebel group Fare has surrendered to the authorities. One-eyed Nelly Avila Moreno, 40, also known as Karma, urged fellow rebels to abandon their decades-long struggle. She is said to be one of the most ferocious rebel
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      447 25 THE accession of Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday was a bright spot in the pall of gloom that has shrouded Asia for most of the month. China's leaders, while preoccupied with restoring the nation's spirits after the terrible Sichuan earthquake, will themselves have found uplifting Mr
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      923 25  -  Bruce Gale MALAYSIA'S GROWTH By Senior Writer "POLITICAL uncertainties are not something we should worry too much about," argued Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (Mier) executive director Mohamed Ariff earlier this month. He was speaking to the media after the release of Mier's latest report
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      794 25  -  Karim Raslan By For The Straits Times THIS is it. The mother of all Malaysian political battles the contest of wills between Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. It is like a Shakespearean tragedy crossed with pro-wres-tling, only there are no rules
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      917 26  -  Rose George NEW YORK TIMES CURBING SPREAD OF DISEASES IN POST-CYCLONE MYANMAR By It does not take much: a small child, maybe, who plays in soil where people have been defecating, then dips his fingers in the family rice pot. The aftermath of a disaster like
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      800 26  -  Tom Plate By For The Straits Times THE American news media, for many good reasons, has been under attack. The list of its sins and shortcomings is almost too extensive to be contained within a short column like this. But the US news media does have
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      981 27  -  Goh Sui Noi By Senior Writer TAIWAN President Ma Ying-jeou's new Cabinet has been panned by opposition members as "old wine in new bottles". But it is clear from the depth of experience of some of his appointees where his priorities lie Taiwan's economy and
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      722 31  -  Maria Almenoar »360 midday trips a week added »Waiting time expected to be halved from seven to 3V2 minutes By Lee Pei Qi COMMUTERS looking to do lunch a train stop or two away from the office noticed a difference yesterday a
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      219 32 »GOOD NEWS IN ANTICIPATION of lower vehicle volumes and thus smoother flowing traffic during the June school holidays, Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rates at several gantries will be reduced by 50 cents per car. The Land Transport Authority said yesterday the reduction applies
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      627 32  -  Tan Weizhen One motorist makes seven trips to LTA office for ERP fine waivers By FAULTY Cash Cards or faulty in-vehicle units (lUs) which fail to register at the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries are continuing to bother motorists. Since The Straits
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      247 32 TAN WEIZHEN ORANGE is hot the new Orange Laser Nets Cash Card, that is. It is what motorists want in their lUs, now that the LTA has asserted that the older Blue Butterfly Nets Cash Card is the one causing the glitches at ERP
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      186 33  -  ELENA CHONG AN AUSTRALIAN was charged in court yesterday with the attempted murder of his wife in Lorong Chuan on Sunday. Jason John Porteous, 35, allegedly pushed his Thai wife, Madam Pimchanok, out of the bedroom window of their fourth- storey
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      536 33  -  Elena Chong »JET CRASH AT TAIWAN BASE Cause of death uncertain without Taiwan's final report By Court Correspondent A GROUP of national servicemen on duty in Taiwan were busy cleaning their guns on May 11 last year when suddenly they saw a lighter jet spiralling
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      431 34  -  Selina Lum »SUIT AGAINST TEMPLE But money was used to repay bank loans taken out to renovate temple By THE abbot of Leong Hwa Monastery, testifying over an illfated joint venture to build a columbarium, admitted yesterday he asked for a fee equivalent to
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      206 34 WHO'S WHO Plaintiff Poh Lian Development, main financier of the columbarium project, which put in $13.3 million Defendants Hok Mcc Property, project manager, which invested $5.73 million Leong Hwa Monastery, which lent its name for the land tender Hok Chung Construction, main contractor Mr Kek Kirn Hok,
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      163 34  -  Theresa Tan By THE Leong Hwa Monastery, now in the midst of a court battle, was founded over a century ago, according to its website. Formerly known as the Leong Hwa Chan Si Temple, it earned about $1.2 million last year, the Commissioner of Charities
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      496 35  -  Tania Tan Mercury hits a high for second time this month; light winds likely next week By TEMPERATURES here hit a scorching 34 deg C yesterday, and the heat is not likely to let up until well into next week when light winds
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      112 35 MENOPAUSE, breast cancer, gynaecomastia... Sound like women's issues? Yes, but not exclusively. The last isn't even a condition women have to deal with. Gynaecomastia is a type of breast enlargement that occurs mostly in older men. Menopause is called andropause when it occurs in males and 0.5
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      371 36  -  Adeline Chia 34 exhibitions, events to showcase Vietnam's art, culture and history By Arts Reporter PEOPLE strolling down the Singapore River will come across a new marker in front of the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) telling of the life of the late
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      155 36 THE police are looking for a 14-year-old boy who has been missing since Sunday. Moses Wong Zhi Jie, a student of the Katong Special School, was last seen at Bishan Park 2 at 5.30pm that day. He was there with a group of peers
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      592 37  -  Karamjit Kaur Rentals have soared for the 131 units that will remain even after area's development as aerospace hub By Aviation Correspondent WHEN it was a verdant oasis of calm and tranquillity, not many people wanted to live in the former
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      495 38  -  Sue-Ann Chia Film seized by censors after organisers went ahead with screening despite being warned By A 45-MINUTE film portraying Singapore as lacking in press and political freedoms is under investigation by the Board of Film Censors (BFC). Titled One Nation Under
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      211 39  -  Tan Choon Tee (Mdm) I REFER to the letter, "Parents must keep paying for activities in this Pre-U" (May 5). My grandson has just started schooling in a junior college located in the east. Since school started about five months ago,
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      473 39 "This wonderful co-existence must be regarded as a culture of success." MR GREGORY HANA, England: "My wife and I returned to Singapore last March and spent another glorious month in this beautiful country where our son works as a solicitor. What springs to mind is that Singapore hosts many
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      427 39  -  Merrill James O'Donnell FRIDAY'S letter by Mr Goh Si Guim, "Time for UN, US to act to get aid into Myanmar", revealed a profound naivete of the role and goals of the United States in international relations. While his suggestion that
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      195 39  -  Jeffrey Law MONDAY'S report, "Mahathir on Malays in economic zone" confirms my belief that the former Malaysian prime minister derives pleasure in driving a wedge between Singaporeans and Malaysians. To him, Singaporeans are up to no good when it comes to doing business with
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      258 39  -  Ace Kindred Cheong AFTER reading the article, "I voted for PAP in 2006 election: WP candidate", I must say that Mr Yaw Shin Leong, a leader of the Workers' Party, has the right to vote for who he deems fit even though he may
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      37 39 For more readers' views, log on to straitstimes.com Access to letters online is free. NOT MAID FOR DOGS: Irresponsible owners TO ERR IS HUMAN, NOT ANIMAL: Cat lover's rationale A SHADE DARKER, PLEASE: Sunscreen filter for cabs
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      776 40  -  Rob Hughes SOCCER: CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL PREVIEW Their open, attacking play should prevail over Chelsea's methodical teamwork By BEWARE red herrings on the way to Red Square. As 40,000 fans of Manchester United and Chelsea began flying into Moscow for today's Champions League final, the
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      282 40 ASSOCIATED PRESS London NEWCASTLE midfielder Joey Barton was jailed for six months yesterday, after admitting to charges of assault and affray in an incident the judge described as "extremely violent and aggressive". Barton admitted to the charges last month, but the information was withheld until
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      275 40 Liverpool have signed Switzerland defender Philipp Degen from German club Borussia Dortmund on a free transfer. The 25-year-old will join the Reds on July 1 and provide competition for Steve Finnan and Alvaro Arbeloa in the right-back position after the European Championship. Peter Enckelman, whose mistake handed Portsmouth
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      353 40 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Moscow MANCHESTER United manager Alex Ferguson insisted yesterday that his team's skill and style will be more than a match for the power and brawn of Champions League final opponents Chelsea. The two best teams in England meet at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium today,
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      765 41  -  Richard Jolly The Blues also know that it is now or never, and have the will to succeed By ALEX Ferguson's greatest gamble of the season might be regarded as a success. Making six changes and resting Cristiano Ronaldo at Stamford Bridge was done on
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      605 41 ASSOCIATED PRESS Milan CHELSEA'S Champions League final preparations have been jolted by reports that midfielder Frank Lampard could move to Inter Milan. Italian media reported yesterday that transfer negotiations with Lampard were at an advanced stage. They added that no announcement would be
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      102 41 ASSOCIATED PRESS Moscow CHELSEA had an injury scare yesterday when Ashley Cole hobbled off the field with an ankle problem. Teammate Claude Makelele caught Cole with a two-foot-ed sliding tackle during a training session. The left-back twice needed treatment but was able to
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      91 41 FOR MAN U FANS: Crab Shack 12 Prince Edward Road, Bestway Building Commences at midnight. FOR CHELSEA FANS: Alps Cafe 38 Prinsep Street #01-01 Commences at 11.30pm. FOR OTHER FANS: Eski Bar 46 Circular Road Molly Malone's Pub 56 Circular Road Muddy Murphy's Irish Pub
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      547 41  -  Leonard Lim By THE showdown will take place thousands of kilometres away and in the wee hours of tomorrow morning (Singapore time). But, since the start of the week, Manchester United fan Lin Kelun has been counting down to the kick-off of
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      699 42 NEW YORK TIMES BASKETBALL Spurs win Game 7 in New Orleans to earn a spot in Western Finals New Orleans THE San Antonio Spurs had won four National Basketball Association titles, but had never captured a Game Seven on the road, losing all four attempts. In their Western
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      150 42 Tokyo 1964 the first "Asian" Olympics THE 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo were the first to be staged in Asia. The event saw participation from 93 nations. There were a total of 5,151 athletes competing in the 163 events. The final torch-bearer was Yoshinori Sakai, who
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      481 42 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Addis Ababa DONNED in bright red trunks with a mouthguard to protect his teeth, Molla Getachew works on his footwork as part of a daily early-morning routine in a steamy gym here. With him is Solomon Zinna, a 31-year-old coach who is
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        80 42 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LOS ANGELES: Banned Olympic champion Justin Gatlin (right) will go before a Court of Arbitration for Sport panel in New York next week in an attempt to save his athletics career. The embattled sprinter wants a reduction in his four-year doping
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        122 42 REUTERS LONDON: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has told National Olympic Councils (NOCs) their athletes should refrain from making political statements during the Beijing Games. As fears of protests against China's human-rights record mount, television coverage will also do more to protect the
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        96 42 ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS: Women's world hammer record holder Tatiana Lysenko will miss the Beijing Olympics. She has been banned for two years by the International Association of Athletics Federations for failing a drugs test. The Russian tested positive for a prohibited substance that
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        60 42 LONDON: Everton midfielder Joseph Yobo will be able to start the new English Premier League season after all. The 27-year-old was meant to be one of Nigeria's three over-aged footballers for the Olympics in August, but Nigerian officials forgot to submit his
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        62 42 ASSOCIATED PRESS ATHENS: A Greek prosecutor yesterday filed misdemeanour charges against 25 people in a doping scandal involving the country's weightlifting team. Eleven of the team's 14 weightlifters tested positive for a banned substance during a doping check in March. The scandal
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      410 43  -  Wang Meng Meng »SPORTS INDUSTRY Sports Hub among projects which will benefit from French firm's investment By SINGAPORE-BASED World Sport Group (WSG) received a boost on Sunday, when Lagardere Sports acquired a 70 per cent stake in the sports management company worth US$l25 million (Ssl7l million).
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        114 43 ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO: Trevor Graham's attorney told a federal jury on Monday that several athletes caught doping are using the former track coach as a "convenient scapegoat for their past mistakes and their past drug use". Graham has pleaded not guilty to three charges that
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        53 43 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: An independent review has recommended further scrutiny of 45 professional tennis matches played over the past five years because of suspect betting patterns. The 45 unidentified matches, played in the last five years, were among 73 examined by the panel, which warned
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        36 43 SINGAPORE Armed Forces FC beat Albirex Niigata 3-1 in an S-League soccer game at the Choa Chu Kang Stadium last night. In another match, Balestier Khalsa and Geylang United drew 2-2.
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      496 43 AUSTRALIAN RULES AFL, 9th rd: Western Bulldogs 17.12 (114) Fremantle 17.9 (111), Sydney 21.17 (143) Essendon 7.10 (52), Adelaide 22.18 (150) Melbourne 11.8 (74), Brisbane 18.17 (125) Carlton 12.20 (92), North Melbourne 13.11 (89) West Coast 12.11 (83), Hawthorn 17.15 (117) Port Adelaide 15.12 (102), Geelong 14.15 (99) Richmond
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      28 40 Hot Spurs San Antonio, riding on the strength of their stars like Tim Duncan, reach the Western Finals by beating New Orleans on the road. PAGE HI 1
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      408 40 bßbbl bbt"*a9 "'"'t.fc-"^^^B bjT'^B.^b^ bb^^. HChk^^SM^M^l <-'- ,'f^ Big -y SS**s. i^ 'yJ I >s*^b~* Tnj BB^p x^^^h^^B .^BBI BBflftw _>■ i ,Si jf^ rjra _^tt A battle that Cole used to win. But there are signs that Ronaldo is _-r^ becoming touchy about his record against the rest of
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      92 43 ATHMA SHANTHI POOJA YVARANI D/O KRISHNA Departed on 6-5-08. Sadly mfssed by Parents, family members all loved ones. The family of the late wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues for their prayers, visits, condolences, wreaths contributions during their recent bereavement. KARUMATHI PRAYERS was
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      60 43 The family of the late Monica Theseira Returned home peacefully to the Lord on 13 May 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, condolences, wreaths and donations during their recent bereavement. Special thanks also to the Church of
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      68 43 CECILIA YAP Age: 55 was called Home to be with the Lord on 20 May '08. Leaving behind loved ones: Mother: Nellie Ong Brothers: Sister-in-law: Charles Yap Pensri Thayot Wilson Yap Sisters: Brothers-in-law: Lana Yap Patrick Leong Laura Yap William Fong Nephews: Nicholas Leong Eugene Leong Calvin Yap Godsons: Clement
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      46 43 KOH NYO NYA Age: 96 passed away peacefully on 20.5.2008 Dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones. Wake is held at Pearl Room, Level 3 Singapore Casket. Cortege leaves on 24/5/2008 (Saturday) at 12.30pm for Mandai Crematorium g (Hall 2) for cremation at 1.30pm. gj
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      74 43 Ist Anniversary Remembering "The Thunder' WAYNE SEAH YU MING Departed on 21 May 2007 DearestWayne, Our hearts still ache in sadness and secret tears still flow What it meant to loseyou, no one will ever know. Your presence was a joy to us and your smile an everlasting memory. You
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      26 43 9th Anniversary In Everloving Memory Of NEOHIANCHUAN called Home on 21 May 1999 Gone from our lives one so dear, But in our hearts forever near.
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      20 43 £j 3rd Anniversary fes JAYALETCHUMI W/0 RAMASAMY Departed: 21 May 2005 Deeply missed and always remembered by loved ones. _L
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      46 43 The Family of the Late TAY GEK CHOO Departed on 14 May 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues and 1 business associates for their kind assistance, 4 attendance, condolences, donations, wreaths and ii support during their recent bereavement.
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      230 43 Happy are those who die in the Lord! Happy indeed, the Spirit say, now they can rest for ever 1!| after their work, since their good deeds go with them. Revl4:l3 CATHERINE TAN GEK NEO Age: 76 Was called home to be with the Lord on 19 May 2008 leaving
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      76 43 In loving memory of DAVID BRAZIL Departed: 21 May, 2004 "Amen, amen I say to you, unless a grain of wheat folk to the ground and dies, H remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit Whoever loves his life, loses it And whoever
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      20 43 In Loving Memory K. SUNDAR Departed on 21st May 2004. Dearfy missed every moment by wife and. att loved ones.
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      124 44 'Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures forevermore.' Psalm 16:11 FRANCIS TAN TENG CHYE Age: 79 was called home to be with the Lord on 19 May 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved
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      91 44 Ist Year Anniversary Gnanaguru ARUMUGAM KARTHIGESU 12 July 1910 3 June 2007 (Patron Advisor, Universal Peace Sanctuary, Singapore) Dearly missed and forever remembered by Son: K. Paranjothi Daughters: K. Arunthathi (Arun) L. Sulosana (Sulo) L. Vasanthathevi (Vasantha) K. Saraswathi (Saras) K. Thangamma (Thangam) relatives and friends. Ist year anniversary prayers
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      77 44 TEO CHOW FI AGE 82 passed away peacefully on 20 May 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Foong Chee Kewn Son: Daughter-in-law: Teo See Quek Sheila Lian Daughters: Sons-in-law Sandy Teo Pek Foong Andrew Liau Teo Pek Wan Aloysius Choong Grandchildren: Brandon Teo Zhi Xiong Brianne Teo Jun Ning Wake
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      182 44 TEO POH MUI Age: 85 passed away peacefully on 19 May 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Tan Bian Chong, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Tan Kian Soo Tan Kian Joo Andrew Chen Scow Peng Tan Kian Ser Goh Soh Heng Tan Kian Cheok Lim Geok Khee Daughters:
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      102 44 CHIANG SIOW MENG, JASON Age 56 passed away peacefully on 20 May 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: ChionhYong Cher Sons: Jeremy Chiang Bang Chew Jerome Chiang Yu Rong Godson: Goddaughter-in-law: Jerry Tan Sze Wei Sabrina Foo Mci Ying Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Michael Chang Chow Kin Liza Ng Ping Hong Chang
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      45 44 Your rest in the Lord is our peace K.P.John 06.06.1927-21.05.2005 Your absence is our grief Your memory our comfort. Fondly missed by wife, Lily, children Phillip, Jessie, George and Mariam, grandchildren Sofia, Eva, Rea and Lily and all who are blessed to have known him.
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      256 44 40 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want....andlwill dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 NG GEK TIAN Age: 92 Was called home to be with the Lord on 20 May 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Tan Seng
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      136 44 fwfv' "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes IP* in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die." John 11:25-26 TAN LAI CHOON Age: 75 Was called home to be with the Lord on 19 May 2008, leaving behind
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      76 44 LIM JOO LEE Age: 82 passed away peacefully on 20 May 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Tan Tue Yar Sons: Meng Teck, Meng Wee Daughters: Yueh Fen, Yueh Ling Daughter-in-law: Margaret Lee Son-in-law: Calvin Fones Grandchildren: Dylan Fones, Natalie Fones, Alex Fones nephews, sister-in-law relatives.
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      435 46 REUTERS It will give federal guarantee to failing mortgages at no cost to taxpayers Washington LEADERS of the United States Senate Banking Committee have reached a deal on legislation to create a multibillion-dollar mortgage rescue fund and a new regulator for housing
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      294 46 REUTERS Zurich SWITZERLAND is planning tougher oversight rules for its two biggest banks, given their importance to the country's economy, said a senior central banker. ÜBS, Switzerland's biggest bank, is Europe's hardest-hit victim of the global credit crisis, with write-downs of some
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      40 46 AFP Yesterday's close: 14,160.09 (-109.52 points) »Japanese share prices retreated, as investors locked in gains a day after the main index hit a four-month high, with a mixed performance on Wall Street adding to the cautious mood.
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      38 46 AFP Yesterday's close: 25,169.46 (-572.77 points) Hong Kong share prices closed sharply lower, down 2.23 per cent, as the Shanghai bourse slumped nearly 4.5 per cent after warnings of further aftershocks in China's south-west.
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      31 46 AFP Yesterday's close: 3,443.16 (-161.6 points) Chinese share prices closed down 4.48 per cent, as government warnings of further aftershocks after last week's devastating earthquake hit market sentiment.
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      31 46 AFP Yesterday's close: 5,908.1 (-41.3 points) Australian share prices closed down 0.7 per cent, ending a four-day winning streak, as investors locked in profits in the resources sector.
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      26 46 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,287.43 (-13.24 points) Malaysian share prices slipped 1 per cent, as political concerns dampened sentiment and investors sold blue chips.
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      38 46 AFP Yesterday's close: 17,230.18 (-204.76 points) »Indian share prices fell 1.17 per cent on high global oil prices, as sentiment was hit after a report last week that inflation had risen to a three-and-a-half year high.
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      22 46 AFP Monday's close: 2,510.96 (+42.12 points) »Indonesia's financial markets were closed for a public holiday and will open today.
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      31 46 AFP Yesterday's close: 873.82 (+3.49 points) Thai share prices closed 0.4 per cent higher following gains in the energy sector, which was driven up by high oil prices.
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      115 46 May 20 Stock Name Close Change Capita Land... 6.660 -0.140 CapitaMall 3.600 -0.070 CityDev ...11.680 -0.320 Cosco Corp... 3.600 +0.040 DBS Grp ...20.000 -0.480 F&N 4.900 -0.100 Sent Intl 0.570 -0.010 HK Land 4.840 -0.030 ISH ...18.200 -0.780 lardine C&C ...17.460 +0.140 Keppel Corp.. Keppel Land..
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      54 46 Jade Tech 269,910,000 Oceanus 86,657,000 Golden Agri 65,711,000 Abterra 44,520,000 Sing Tel 39,386,000 Yangzijiang 37,687,000 Global Voice 33,833,000 CoscoCorp 27,644,000 CoscoCorpMEßeCWoBo9lB 27,080,000 CoscoCorpDßeCWoBo929 26,131,000 May 20 DBS DB eCWOBIOI3 25,966,000 Firstlink 24,824,000 China Hongxing 23,800,000 Mercator 21,047,000 CoscoCorpMßLeCWoBloo2 19,930,000 Noble Grp 19,481,000 SingTelMBLePWOBlOlO 18,980,000 KXD Digital 18,106,000 CapitalanMßLeCWoBo9o3
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      130 46 May 20 SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT )F FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling lust dollar 1.2980 1.3130 Ian dollar 1.3720 1.3890 iuro 2.1150 2.1380 (lalaysian ringgit* ..0.4211 0.4219 <Z dollar 1.0490 1.0710 Sterling pound 2.6580 2.6880 JS dollar 1.3620 1.3770 SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO 100 UNITS )F FOREIGN CURRENCY )hi renminbi
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      1412 46 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: MAY 20,2008 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE '000 56 115 9092 Asia Env W*****4 15 +3 3 24 5 21 4267 BiosensorDBeCW*****5 15 33 18 5 4014 CapitalanBNPeC*****8 31 -0 5 3 10 3 5 3802 CapitalanBNPeCW*****4 8 -1 37C 19 5 1 4057
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      429 47 Indian consumer group warns deal may breach foreign ownership rules New Delhi A PLAN by India's largest mobile operator to form one of the world's biggest telecom companies could be in danger of breaching the country's foreign ownership rules. An Indian consumer pres- sure group
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      371 47 REUTERS, BLOOMBERG Washington UNITED States producer prices rose by a smaller-than-expected 0.2 per cent last month after petrol prices sank, according to government data, but core inflation at the producer level posted a larger advance. Core producer prices, which strip out volatile
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      291 47 REUTERS Boston MICROSOFT has proposed to buy Yahoo's search business and take a minority stake in the Web pioneer, stopping short of a full-out merger, a person familiar with the discussions said. As part of the deal, Yahoo would sell its Asian assets, including
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        273 48  -  Chia Van Mm By SMALL and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) looking to rev up their businesses can hitch a ride on a bus-load of information technology (IT) solutions coming their way. The IBM Mobile Express is a bus retrofitted with computers equipped with business solutions
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        1198 48  -  Ong Bi Hui Ms Grace Sagaya Chia combined her love for music and children by starting a chain specialising in kids' education and entertainment. Now, it earns $1.5 m a year in revenue By maiden venture, Ms Sagaya Chia
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        288 49 SMEclinic What is the Technology Enterprise Commercialisation Scheme? Can small and medi-um-sized enterprises apply for it? The Technology Enterprise Commercialisation Scheme, or TECS, is a new scheme under Spring Singapore's Technology Innovation Programme. Developed with the support of A* Star, National University
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      496 50  -  Grace Ng IB Asia profitable after only a year; next phase is to launch complex treasury products By Finance Correspondent DBS Bank's Islamic banking unit has clinched over 20 deals worth more than US$5OO million (*****.5 million) in its first year of
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      313 50  -  Chia Van Mm By IT WAS prize-giving time last night for companies that have set up offshore trading bases in Singapore under the Government's Global Traders Programme (GTP). Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang presented award certificates to 67 companies, of which
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      387 50  -  Nicholas Fang By SOARING food prices could wipe out gains made in reducing global poverty over the past seven years. This was the bleak picture painted yesterday by World Bank managing director Juan Jose Daboub, who also warned that the cost of
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        50 50 ATTORNEY-GENERAL Walter Woon has been appointed a director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), effective from yesterday. The MAS also announced that Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang has been re-appointed as its deputy chairman for two years, effective from June 1.
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        55 50 SEMBCORP Industries has signed an agreement with the Zhangjiagang city government in Jiangsu province to expand the scope of their cooperation in pursuing water-related projects. The agreement, inked on Monday, involves, among other things, the two parties exploring the possibility of converting municipal and industrial
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        315 54 AP SEOUL Paramount Pictures said yesterday that developers will open a theme park and resort complex in South Korea in 2011 based on Mission: Impossible, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and other movies by the studio. Paramount Movie Park Korea will have
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      463 60 AP LONDON Two days, two modern art masterpieces, two record-breaking auction prices, one buyer: Roman Abramovich. A respected art publication says the London-based Russian billionaire was the anonymous buyer of Francis Bacon's Triptych 1976 and Lucian Freud's Benefits Supervisor Sleeping, which sold at separate New
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    759 100 OVER the past 30 years, there has been increasing data to suggest that leadership has a lot more to do with inspiration and vision, rather than straightforward technical competence. Leadership is now recognised as .l ll.lllskl.ll'k skill 111.1U.11l X <k\vloped by continued learning and development. By contrast,
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      44 101 Your Life. Live it well. M Breast cancer, male menopause s^J KS fen— and enlarged breasts are medical tfL HME3 conditions they face .f-4§k ißm v/rVI Wfim^s^ *r,<f I BY J BW I W| In By 4^l| i jl SJ' i H/ J 111
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        825 102  -  Gloria Chandy Acting Editor gloria@sph. com. sg When women have problems, we are open about them. Breast cancer or menopause are accepted as part of life or conditions that must be faced without embarrassment, fear or loss of face or status. We
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      513 103 Good food, plenty of exercise and sunshine make good bones, JUNE CHEONG reports Good bones are like solid bricks, which ensure a strong foundation. If you paid any attention to the fable of the three little pigs, you will know not to make a house from sticks
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        Lock icon BREASTFED BABIES TURN OUT SMARTER
        246 104 The New York Times In a large randomised trial of human lactation, researchers have found evidence that prolonged breastfeeding is associated with improved scores on some intelligence tests in childhood. The results, published in the May issue of The Archives Of General Psychiatry, appear to
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        122 104 1 Believed to have originated either in southern Mexico or Brazil, it has been cultivated since about I,OOOBC and was a favourite of the Aztec and Incas, says www.foodreference.com. 2 The level of vitamin C in the edible rind of the guava is five
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        159 104 Los Angeles Times Age, genetics and hormones are the usual causal suspects in benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostates), but now some data suggest that the condition is a consequence of a Western lifestyle. In a 2006 study of 422 men published in the Journal Of Clinical
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        817 105 For many cancer patients and their families, five years have become the magic number, after which they heave a big sigh of relief. It's also common to read that if you've been in remission for that period of time, you are "cured". But there is no
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      272 106 The New York Times A come-hither sound in a woman's voice may carry a message about her readiness to conceive. A new study, which appears online in Evolution And Human Behavior, finds that women who are at the peak of fertility in their
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      692 107 There are five tests available which can detect cancer, heart disease and osteoporosis in women. So what's stopping thousands of Spore women from getting screened regularly? EONG reports Madam Lily Tan is 40 years old and has never had a mammogram. A mammogram is an
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      535 107 1 Mammogram 1 What it is: An X-ray examination for breast cancer which is 85 per cent accurate. Who it's for: Women between 40 and 49 should have one done annually and women above 50 years should do it once every two years.
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      629 108 This is the top reason many S'poreans cite in a survey for not visiting the dentist. MELISSA SIM reports In a recent survey, carried out by the Singapore Dental Health Foundation (SDHF) and the Singapore Human Resources Institute (SHRI), "no pain" was the top
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      123 108 Mind Your Body asked dentists some questions on how to detect gum disease and for some useful tips on how to prevent infection: What are the early signs? red gums puffy or swollen gums bleeding from the gums bad breath What are the late signs? spaces
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        741 109  -  Lisabel Ting Cover Story Has he been irritable and depressed lately? Your > partner could be suffering from one of three 'female' conditions enlarged breasts, andropause or breast cancer High heels. Lipstick. Shopping sprees. Attributes that connote femininity women's domain, exclusively even. But there are other seemingly
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        595 110  -  DrTan Su-Ming Lisabel Ting If a man has a close relative, Dsuch as a mother or sister, with breast cancer, he may have a greater chance of developing the disease. Awareness about female breast cancer is high. Numerous campaigns persuade women to undergo
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        428 110 Lisabel Ting Everyone knows that women undergo menopause with age. However, there is a less well-known male "equivalent" of menopause: Andropause. Literally translated from Greek, "andropause" means to "cease being a man". Medically, this would indicate a loss of testicular function. However, the word is more
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        674 111 We have all heard inspiring stories about people who suffered defeat after defeat before achieving spectacular success. Robert Pirsig's book, Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance, was rejected many times before attracting a publisher. But it went on to become a multi-million- selling classic. Entrepreneur Richard Branson
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        227 112 The New York Times The claim: Tilt your head back to treat a nosebleed. The facts: Most people know how to stop a nosebleed: lean the head back and apply pressure to the nose. But medical experts say that what most people know about nosebleeds
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        690 114 MYB speaks to health professionals in this weekly column Dr Peng Yeong Pin, 39, repairs and stitches muscular tissues. SAMANTHA ENG speaks to the consultant at the department of Hand Et Reconstructive Microsurgery at NUH I decided to specialise in microsurgery because... I wasn't simply interested
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        345 115 Ivan Chew QMy doctor prescribed eye drops containing sodium hyaluronate 0.1 per cent for my dry eyes. I would like to know more about this medication and if I can buy it over the counter? I use carboxymethylcellulose 0.5 per cent lubricant eye drops up
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        360 115 Dr Lim Lian Am Ql would like to know about the pros and cons of removing a metal plate that was put in my ankle last year. I fractured my ankle in December 2006 and was put in a cast for two weeks. Then the
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        236 115 Associate Professor James Hui QMy son, who is 14 years old, often has swelling and redness around the edge of his big toe. At times pus oozes from it and there is an unpleasant smell. I make sure that he changes his socks daily and keeps
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        434 117 You can make this low-cal sweet potato dessert in minutes, says SYLVIA TAN This is an unusual dessert which does not need flour, butter nor cream. Plus it is a dessert that has Chinese flavours yet does not have the blandness of Chinese desserts I am thinking of
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        140 117 RECIPE (For six) 4 sweet potatoes 2 tbs olive oil 2 tbs honey 1 tsp fresh lemon juice A pinch of salt V 2 cup dried longans V 2 cup almond slivers (available in packets) METHOD Preheat oven to 180 deg C.
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        85 118 Here's a toothpaste that, according to the manufacturers, protects teeth from the effects of acid erosion, which is tooth wear caused by the direct attack of acids from food and drinks. Over time, this acidic demineralisation can lead to sensitive teeth and dental disease. Sensodyne
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        100 118 This new sun protection range promises protection against UVA rays, which penetrate the deeper layers of the skin and do more damage than UVB rays, which attack the skin's surface. The three products in Neutrogena's Ultra Sheer advanced sun protection range have been safety and dermatologist-tested. The ultra
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        128 118 Don't you just hate sleeping fitfully when you have a stuffed nose? Breathe Right nasal strips have been clinically proven to give you relief from nasal congestion that can occur because of colds and flu, allergic rhinitis or other conditions. Its drug-free formula allows it to be used
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        124 118 A household name in antiseptic, Dettol was first launched in 1932. It has taken on a more sophisticated look as time goes by. Now there's a new range of shower gel and bar soaps in seven different fragrances. Purists can plump for the good old Original
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        666 119 Current Bikram yoga world champion Ky Vy Ha says the practice has helped him deal with pain from a childhood accident. JUNE CHEONG reports What do you do to keep fit and why? Bikram yoga, because it is physically and mentally challenging and I always feel good
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      120 104 It's every mother's instinct to protect her children. As your children grow and start to explore the world around them, it's important to support their growth with a well-balanced and nutritious diet. A diet that includes probiotics (beneficial bacteria) may even help in the development of the immune system. NAN®
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      164 112 3rd Cervical Cancer Awareness Month 2008 PREVENTION IS EASY Cervical cancer, the 6th most common cancer among women in Singapore, is a cancer that can be easily detected early through regular Pap Smear. Vaccination is a new tool to prevent it too. It is a cancer f that is highly
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      342 112 FREE Sessions offered for all who wish to experience the power of Grand Master Choa Kok Sui's PRANIC HEALING! Pranic Healing is a "no-touch, no drug therapy". It is a highly developed, systematic and a scientific method which uses prana or life force. Date: May 24-25 (Sat-Sun) Time: between 10am
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