The Straits Times, 26 June 2008, Afternoon Edition

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    26 1 THE STRA ITS TIMES 114 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 THURSDAY, JUNE 26 2008 •W* A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • Article
    Lock icon 5 YEARS All it takes to ruin Singapore
    595 1  -  Lydia Lim MM LEE ON FREAK POLL RESULTS 'I know how we got here and I know how we can unscramble it/ he says By Senior Political Correspondent ONE freak election result is all it will take to wipe out Singapore's success
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    Lock icon FEED THE GIRAFFE, IT'S NO TALL ORDER
    89 1 Visitors to the Singapore Zoo can now get up close with its lofty giraffes. And for $5, they can feed the gentle giants, as head keeper Ram Chidambaram, 49, is doing, watched by 19-month-old Nathanael Tan Wen An. The zoo is home to
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  • INSIDE
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      Lock icon Fragrant rice may be cheaper soon
      80 1 RICE importers expect the price of fragrant rice to fall in the next few months. With farmers in Thailand expecting a bumper crop, the price could dip to US$l,OOO (551,370) a tonne by year end, 18 per cent lower than its peak last month.
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      Lock icon Najib dismisses links to murder
      72 1 MALAYSIA'S Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday rubbished a controversial blogger's claim that his wife was involved in the murder of a Mongolian woman. He called the claims that Raja Petra Kamaruddin made in a statutory declaration "total lies" and "total garbage" aimed at discrediting
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    Lock icon 'No glut of private homes'
    73 1 THERE may not be a huge oversupply of new private homes in the next two years, as some people have predicted. According to Citigroup analysts, only 60 per cent of an officially estimated 30,000 homes expected to be completed in 2009 and 2010, will likely
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    Lock icon Oldest bus stop to stay
    72 1 THE Land Transport Authority will preserve a 1970s bus stop along Old Choa Chu Kang Road, after readers of The Straits Times voted to save the landmark, the oldest bus stop here. It drew 27 per cent of the 1,103 votes cast in a week-long
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    Lock icon 'Floating coffin' tragedies not uncommon
    960 1  -  Alastair Mclndoe »UPFRONT By Philippines Correspondent In Manila AT THE offices of Sulpicio Lines on Manila's dockside, grief-stricken relatives of passengers of the capsized ferry Princess of the Stars wait for the latest lists of survivors and the confirmed dead. For some, frustration finds release
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  • UPFRONT
    • IN A FLASH
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        Lock icon ASIA
        16 2 Bookings up, caution remains Tour bookings rise as post-violence Tibet welcomes foreign tourists. PAGE 8
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        20 2 Hot-spot climate danger Global warming could topple governments in political hot spots, says US intelligence risk analysis. PAGE 20
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        Lock icon EDITORIAL
        56 2 Cap and gown not an option The demand for undergraduate places in local universities will scarcely be met by the fourth university, which plans to start with a modest enrolment of 2,500. More youngsters are having to study abroad at exorbitant rates. University expansion here needs a reassessment of
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        20 2 Itemised bills an antidote? Money is a big reason for the erosion of public trust in doctors. PAGE 26
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        53 2 Brain-drain fears One in five Singapore employers is concerned about Singaporean talent leaving to work abroad when vacancies remain here, says survey. PAGE H4 Tales of passport negligence While some Singaporeans take the wrong passport to the airport, others take expired ones, and some show up with none at
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        63 2 What to do about Internet hate A strong case exists for the formation of a community-driven consultative body to deal with hate speeches on the Internet. PAGE H9 Possible factors behind blunder Before pointing the finger at staff for airport security slip-ups, factors such as workloads, staffing levels and
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        30 2 Spain's Euro 2008 dilemma After qualifying for its first semi-final in a major tournament since 1964, Spain has the most to lose if it all goes pear-shaped. PAGE Hll
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        Lock icon MONEY
        40 2 Age issue will hit Spore most Singapore may suffer the most from an ageing population in Asia, with average growth in economic output falling more than 40 per cent over the next 25 years, says a report. PAGE H22
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      Lock icon Philippine disasters in last 20 years
      203 2 REUTERS December 1987: A total of 4,386 die in the world's worst peacetime shipping disaster when the Dona Paz ferry, owned by Sulpicio Lines, and an oil tanker collide off Mindoro Island. October 1988: Dona Marilyn, the sister ship of Dona Paz, sinks off
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Another major shipyard accident
      443 3  -  Teh Joo Lin ADDITIONAL REPORTING BYJERMYNCHOW Burnt worker is 23rd person to be killed or injured this month By A WORKER was badly burnt yesterday during a fire onboard a boat in a Tuas shipyard, the second major accident at the same facility in the last
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      Lock icon 3 weeks, 4 accidents, 5 dead
      158 3 Accident 1: Explosion on the Rainbow Star When: June 8 Where: Kreuz Shipbuilding Engineering in Tuas Crescent Toll: Three dead from burns, 12 others hurt Accident 2: Suspected gas poisoning on the Pacific Ataawhai When: June 17 Where: Dry Docks World Singapore in Tuas
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      Lock icon S'pore now has 77,000 millionaires
      645 4  -  Nicholas Fang Figure represents a rise of 15 per cent; each individual has over US$l m in net assets By SINGAPORE'S millionaires club last year swelled by about 10,000 people, or 15.3 per cent, to 77,000, or 1.7 per cent of the population here. The
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      Lock icon Cop's gunshot suicide sparks scare for Sarkozy
      290 4 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Tel Aviv THE gunshot that sparked fears of an assassination attempt during the airport departure ceremony for French President Nicolas Sarkozy came from an Israeli policeman shooting himself in the head. The French leader and his wife Carla Bruni were
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      40 4 WEALTH CREATION THE GLOBAL HOT SPOTS When it comes to the pace that their populations are growing rich, Asia and the emerging markets are pumping up the action. We look at the new money dynamics in Singapore and the world.
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon GEISHA
      806 6 Revival due to fresh interest in traditional arts as well as media and Internet exposure Kyoto AFTER decades of decline, Japan's geisha are making a comeback. Earlier this year the number of geisha trainees, known as maiko, hit 100 in the city of Kyoto for the first time in
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Tibet reopens doors to foreign visitors
        658 8  -  Chua Chin Hon Tour bookings rise but Beijing is set to issue list of dos and don'ts By China Bureau Chief In Beijing TOUR bookings picked up swiftly yesterday as China reopened Tibet to foreign tourists for the first time since violent riots in
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        Lock icon Storm brings misery to southern China
        346 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BLOOMBERG Shanghai TROPICAL storm Fengshen brought more misery to southern China yesterday, after killing hundreds of people in the Philippines. Earlier this month, China's south-east was hit by heavy flooding which left at least 63 people dead and caused economic
        ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BLOOMBERG; AFP  -  346 words
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        Lock icon Top HK economic official quits due to ill health
        176 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS, BLOOMBERG Hong Kong A TOP Hong Kong economic official says he will step down on July 11, after being diagnosed with non-cancerous blood vessel tumours in the brain. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Frederick Ma broke the
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    • INDIA/ SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon It's make-or-break for Indian PM over nuke deal
        558 10  -  Ravi Velloor His credibility will be damaged if deal now under panel discussion is further stymied by the left By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi PRIME MINISTER Manmohan Singh's moment of reckoning has arrived over the nuclear deal with the United
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        Lock icon US govt lax in giving $2.7b to Pakistan
        333 10 WASHINGTON POST, ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington THE Bush administration has paid Pakistan more than US$2 billion (552.7 billion) without adequate proof that the Pakistani government used the funds for their intended purpose of supporting US counterterrorism efforts, congressional auditors reported. Their report concluded
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      • WORLD QUICKLY
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          Lock icon U.S. BEEF IMPORTS RESUME TODAY
          90 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL: The South Korean government will resume imports of American beef today, hoping to move on from a crisis that has battered the pro-US administration. The United States agreed last week to restrict its beef exports to South Korea to younger cattle, which
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          Lock icon MINISTERS PAY FOR PERK SCANDAL
          72 10 REUTERS TOKYO: Japanese Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga and Vice-Finance Minister Hiroki Tsuda will return 20 per cent of one month's salary to try to regain public trust. The move comes after 600 Finance Ministry officials were found to have taken cash, coupons and beer from
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          Lock icon THIEVES SNATCH PRICEY PEACHES
          67 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: Thousands of peaches popular as good-luck gifts for newlyweds were stolen from an orchard near Tokyo. About 5,000 of the so-called "hanayome", or "bride" peaches, disappeared from an orchard overnight at Übaguchi, just east of Tokyo, said police spokesman Masaki Kanemaru of Yamanashi
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          Lock icon ZIMBABWE OPPOSITION SEEKS HELP
          71 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HARARE: Zimbabwe's opposition leader briefly left the Dutch Embassy for the first time since fleeing there at the weekend. Mr Morgan Tsyangirai used a press conference to call on African leaders to assist in negotiating a solution in politically torn Zimbabwe, before
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          Lock icon SYSTEM FAILURE LED TO DATA LOSS
          80 10 REUTERS LONDON: "Woefully inadequate" processes for handling data at Britain's tax authority led to the loss of personal details of nearly half the population, an official report said yesterday. Two computer discs containing the names, addresses and bank details of 25 million people went
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          Lock icon PAKISTAN BY-ELECTION POSTPONED
          80 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Supreme Court yesterday ordered the postponement of a crucial parliamentary by-election while it decides whether to let former premier Nawaz Sharif stand in the polls. The government lodged an appeal against a lower court ruling barring Mr Sharif, a key partner in the
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Ex-central bank chief charged with embezzling $15m
        366 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Jakarta INDONESIA'S former central bank governor could face life imprisonment after being charged yesterday with embezzling US$ll million (Ssls million) in bank funds, prosecutors said. Burhanuddin Abdullah was arrested in April by the Corruption Eradication Commission, which has launched probes targeting
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        Lock icon Bangkok under fire over temple accord
        742 12  -  Nirmal Ghosh Thai govt grilled over pact with Cambodia on listing of border temple as World Heritage Site By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok THAILAND'S government is under severe pressure to explain itself to critics of an agreement it reached with Cambodia over the ancient
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Najib slams allegations that wife was involved
        475 13  -  Carolyn Hong MONGOLIAN WOMAN MURDER CASE He calls charges 'total garbage' and welcomes police probe into claims By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday slammed as "total garbage" the claim by a prominent blogger that his
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        Lock icon Jakarta MPs vote to review fuel price hikes following riots
        405 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Jakarta THE Indonesian Parliament has voted to review the government's fuel price hike after 21 people were injured in violent student-led protests, officials and police said yesterday. MPs voted late on Tuesday to review the 30 per cent
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        Lock icon Another religious conversion row breaks out
        360 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Penang A NEW dispute over Islamic conversion has erupted in Malaysia, with the family of an Indian man who committed suicide battling the Islamic authorities over the rights to the body. The religious authorities said that Mr Elangesvaran Benedict, who died on
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Steel tycoon came to Malaysia with just $5 in pocket
        473 14 Kuala Lumpur AFTER a Malaysian court cleared him in a criminal breach of trust (CBT) case on June 26 last year, Tan Sri Eric Chia said: "Malaysia is my country, I will live and die here." Nobody expected that a
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        Lock icon KL govt appeases petrol station operators
        499 14  -  Carolyn Hong They get higher commission on sales; banks will be asked to cut charges on credit card payments By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur THE Malaysian government has raised the commission for petrol stations after operators threatened to reject credit card sales
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        Lock icon Illegals in Sabah to be deported
        296 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, BERNAMA Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA is set to launch a massive operation to deport from Sabah tens of thousands of illegal immigrants, mainly Filipinos and Indonesians, who have become a major political irritant. Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said the authorities
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, BERNAMA  -  296 words
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      25 6 Temple issue rages Pressure grows for Thai leaders to explain why Cambodia was allowed to seek World Heritage status for a disputed temple. PAGE 12
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Mind games catching on
      869 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS Ageing baby boomers are fuelling a brain fitness boom New York MEMORY champion Chester Santos has been training his brain for seven years. At 32, he is not worried about losing his memory. He is taking advantage of a growing market in "brain fitness"
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      Lock icon HERE COME THE GROOMS
      72 19 Saudi Arabian grooms taking part in a government-organised mass wedding in Riyadh on Tuesday. The male-dominated event, held at the King Fahd Cultural Centre, was sponsored by Riyadh Governor Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud in a move to help young couples unable to afford expensive
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      Lock icon Global wanning 'will harm national security'
      537 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS Rise in extremism, illegal immigration among dire effects, says US report Washington GLOBAL warming is likely to increase illegal immigration, create humanitarian disasters and could even topple precarious governments in political hot spots, according to an assessment by US intelligence agencies. Environmentalists
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      Lock icon 30% of food price rises 'due to biofuel demand'
      334 19 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Brussels BIOFUELS are responsible for 30 per cent of the increase in global food prices, pushing 30 million people worldwide into poverty, aid agency Oxfam said in a report yesterday. The anti-poverty group also urged the world's poorest
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      Lock icon Saudis arrest 701 militants planning strikes on oil facilities
      194 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Riyadh OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia has arrested 701 Islamists in the past six months on suspicion of plotting attacks on oil industry installations, the Interior Ministry announced yesterday. Security forces "carried out several operations against followers of the deviant
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      Lock icon EU curbs on illegals spark row with Latin America
      787 20  -  Jonathan Eyal Region decries new law to expel illegals faster, saying it violates human rights By Straits Times Europe Bureau In London SOME African illegal immigrants timed their secret arrival in Spain last Sunday to coincide with the penalty shoot-outs in
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      Lock icon Bill Clinton announces support for Obama in bid to end infighting
      436 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Washington FORMER US president Bill Clinton has announced for the first time his support for Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama, in an apparent attempt to end the bitter infighting that arose from the party's nomination
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      Lock icon Strike-hit Qantas cancels more flights
      176 20 Sydney AUSTRALIA'S strike-hit national carrier cancelled dozens more flights yesterday and today. The Sydney Morning Herald quoted Qantas as saying that 29 flights had been cancelled yesterday and 14 more grounded today as "flow-on effects as a result of strikes on Monday and Tuesday" left
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon San Francisco group plans honour to make Bush flush
        290 22 NEW YORK TIMES RONALD Reagan has highways. Abraham Lincoln has a memorial. George Washington has the capital, and a state. But US President George W. Bush may soon be the sole head of state to have a memorial named after him
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      • Article
        Lock icon Two 'slaves' win $1.5m in back pay
        266 22 LOS ANGELES TIMES-WASHINGTON POST TWO Indonesian women who were treated as slaves are entitled to more than US$l.l million (Ssl.s million) in back pay from a wealthy New York couple who tortured them, court papers showed. Ms Enung and Ms Samirah testified at
        LOS ANGELES TIMES-WASHINGTON POST  -  266 words
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        Lock icon Rapist tortured girl for 19 hours
        139 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS A FORMER convict has been found guilty of raping and torturing a student for 19 hours, during which he scalded her and tried to blind her before he finally tried to burn her to death. Robert Williams, 31, was convicted in New
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        Lock icon Widow of Mao's second son dies
        66 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS MAO ZEDONG'S daughter-in-law Shao Hua, 69, died in Beijing on Tuesday after an unspecified illness, according to the China Photographers Association. An army major-general, she was also a photographer who travelled across China in the 1950s taking shots of factories, poor villages,
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      25 17 'Hate' rules under fire New rules to deal with illegal immigrants in Europe spark protests in Latin America, which benefits from their earnings. PAGE 21
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      444 23 UNIVERSITY undergraduate expansion here has been growing at a rate planners think is optimal Known requirements are the market worth of degrees offered and the preservation of academic standards. On these scores, the two older universities have been rigorous. Singapore Management University has also
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      1207 23 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spoke at the joint opening of Singapore International Water Week, World Cities Summit and East Asia Summit Conference on Liveable Cities on Tuesday. This is an excerpt of his address. SUSTAINABLE development has become especially important with urbanisation happening on
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      615 23  -  Verlyn klinkenborg NEW YORK TIMES CARBON FOOTPRINTS By HAS any phrase in the English language ever spread more quickly than "carbon footprint"? There are contenders like "hanging chad" but they don't reflect the potential revolution in consciousness that carbon footprint suggests. Carbon footprint captures something we've
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      924 25  -  r Andy Ho »THE MEDICAL PROFESSION By Senior Writer MANY doctors hanker after the halcyon days of old. They were respected then and brooked no outside interference in their affairs. Today, public trust in the profession is eroding. As a result, there is insistent
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      891 25  -  Richard Bitzinger REGIONAL MARITIME DEFENCE By For The Straits Times OVER the past decade, Asia-Pacific navies have seen a significant, if not unprecedented, expansion. The build-up has been quantitative and qualitative in nature. From Japan to India, maritime forces have been adding capabilities, especially in
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      42 23 Billed on trust Will patients trust the medical profession more if doctors were to give bills detailing consultancy and drug charges? PAGE 26 PUNCHLINES OKAY, I'LL CHECK THE PHOTO, Wf YOU CHECK THE DETAILS, H AND YOU... YOU MAKE SURE WE'VE CHECKED
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      575 30  -  [essica Lim Bumper Thai crop reason for dip, but some hold back imports for better deals By] THE price of rice coming into Singapore is likely to fall in the next several months, say importers, who predict the drop will
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      272 30  -  LEE HUI CHIEH POPPING slimming pills bought over the Internet landed two people here in hospital after the drug sent their hearts racing, and brought on hallucinations, confusion and anxiety. The pills, labelled as Relacore, were supposed to be herbal but contained a prescription drug
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      664 32  -  Selina Lum »'EXORCISM' CASE Insists that Madam Valli is mentally ill; denies partiality and other allegations By A PSYCHIATRIST yesterday stuck to his guns that the woman at the centre of the Novena Church exorcism case was traumatised, despite surveillance footage showing her going out
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      292 32  -  Elena Chong By: Court Correspondent A JOBLESS man thought he had lucked out when he picked up a bag of cheques in a bank. He altered the payees' names to his own, entered his personal account number on the back of the cheques and presented
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      423 32  -  Jeremy Au Yong By SINGAPORE Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan and party supporter Yap Keng Ho will go to trial again on July 14 for speaking in public without a permit. It will be the third time the duo are
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      541 33  -  Goh Chin Lian Poll shows global concern; Spore Govt singled out for longterm outlook, laws to support needs By IT IS not just the Government who is concerned. Employers worry about brain drain too. One in five (22 per cent) Singapore employers,
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        83 33 A THIEF grabbed a gold necklace worth $400 from a housewife in Yishun on Tuesday. The victim, in her late 20s, was stepping out of a lift at Block 137 Yishun Ring Road when the thief, a man in his 20s, grabbed the necklace. Police said
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        82 33 OVER $18,000 worth of cash and equipment was stolen from a cafe in Holland Village late Sunday night or Monday morning, said police. Staff of Fosters The English Rose Cafe arrived for work on Monday morning to find a damaged front door. A portable safe containing
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        Lock icon ACCUSED OF HITTING BOYS
        78 33 A FORMER orphanage worker was yesterday charged with slapping three boys, aged between 11 and 14. Abdul Kader Mohamed Ibrahim, 59, is accused of hitting the boys at the orphanage in 2005. He claimed trial to the three charges of causing hurt and will be back
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      Lock icon Oldest S'pore bus stop to be preserved: LTA
      579 34  -  Tan Hui Yee It emerged most popular landmark in Straits Times poll; Queenstown library ranked second By Housing Correspondent A 1970s bus stop due to be razed as part of improvement works will now be saved. The concrete-and-metal structure is one of
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      125 34 READERS cast 1,103 votes on 11 buildings and structures they want to see saved. Here is the percentage of votes each landmark received: 1. 1970s bus stop, Old Choa Chu Kang Road: 27 2. Queenstown Community Library, Margaret Drive: 15 3. Golden Mile Complex, Beach
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    • GREEN CITIES/WATER SUMMITS
      • New moves on cities, water launched
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          Lock icon 1 Regional hub to train urban planners
          383 35  -  Jessica Cheam By SINGAPORE could soon add one more hub to its already impressive list as a regional centre to train urban planners, designers and architects. The idea was raised yesterday by the World Bank, which is in talks with the Government about
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          383 35  -  Shefali Rekhi By Assistant Foreign Editor SIXTEEN countries have formed an informal network to share ideas and expertise to promote environmentally sustainable development, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan disclosed yesterday. Members of this new group will interact
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          Lock icon 3 New $440m water fund with Asian focus
          369 35  -  JESSICA CHEAM A US$32O million (Ss43B million) water fund with an Asian focus was launched in Singapore yesterday. The fund, set up by local water company Konzen Group in a joint venture with Malaysian Amlnvestment Bank, will invest in water-infrastructure projects and
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        Lock icon Going green: Many cities get red marks for poor planning
        609 35  -  Arti Mulchand By TOO many cities are built for cars, not people. They rely too heavily on fossil fuels, leading to high emissions of the greenhouse gases that cause global warming. Bad planning on how to use land adds to
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        Lock icon 5 MOUs signed to improve water ties
        197 35  -  TANIA TAN AMID all the talking, delegates also made time to sign deals and agreements on the sidelines of the Singapore International Water Week. Five memorandums Of understanding (MOUs) were signed to facilitate the export of homegrown water technologies and expertise to water-strapped
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        Lock icon Rising to the water challenge from Day 1
        615 36  -  Clarissa Oon Two incidents drove Spores quest to be water independent, says MM Lee By TWO incidents drove home to Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew the need for Singapore to strive for self-sufficiency in water. The first was when the island fell
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        Lock icon WHY KNOWLEDGE SHOULD BE SHARED
        199 36  -  MM LEE "And this is the reason why we believe we should share this knowledge with so many other countries which will face the same problems. Water is a precious resource. Without it, you die. You can live without energy...but without water you dehydrate and
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        442 36  -  LING CHANG HONG POPULAR democracies don't always throw up the best leaders, because the electoral process focuses on who is the best persuader, rather than the best leader. Making this point last night, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew cited the example of the recent Democratic presidential
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        Lock icon ISLAND OF THE FUTURE
        77 36 Visitors walking over a "bridge" in a model of the future Sengkang floating island at the Water Expo in Suntec Singapore. The diorama, part of national water agency PUB's pavilion showcasing three of its key projects, was on display at the Singapore International Water Week. The
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        430 36  -  SHOBANA KESAVA LIAW WY-CIN INFRASTRUCTURE "One problem in the Philippines is how to develop and upgrade vulnerable areas where people have no access to education, are poor and don't own their homes. We want to study Singapore's method of housing and pay
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      Lock icon Over 200 metal letterboxes stolen
      431 37  -  Esther Tan Metal thieves strike at two HDB blocks in Übi undergoing upgrading works B^ METAL thieves have struck again this time carting away over 200 letterboxes from two HDB blocks. The first batch to be stolen was from Block 330 Übi Avenue 1 on
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      Lock icon Power bills up from July
      243 37  -  SUMATHI V. SELVARETNAM HOUSEHOLD power bills will be higher next month as Singapore Power yesterday announced that electricity tariffs will be raised from next Tuesday. Families living in a one-room HDB flat can expect their monthly electricity bill to go up by an average of
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      Lock icon Passport blunders leave many S'poreans stranded
      820 37  -  Jessica Lim SUJIN THOMAS By SINGAPOREANS are a negligent lot when it comes to passports, travel agents told The Straits Times yesterday. It is not uncommon for travellers to make a mad dash to the airport with the wrong passport, some said. More often,
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      25 30 Fave landmark saved Singapore's oldest bus stop to be preserved by LTA after being voted most popular endangered landmark in Straits Times poll. PAGE H5
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      373 36 In 2007,5,045 students enrolled in Mind Champs Singapore (audited by KPMG). In a random survey of 500 of these families, the findings showed: 98% rated our Trainers as Excellent/Good 94% would recommend Mind Champs to others A vast majority of these students achieved significant improvement in their academic performance and
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      456 38  -  Zhong Zewei I REFER to Tuesday's Online Forum letter, "Internet content: Some control needed", by Mr George Lim. Mr Lim supposes that in our treatment of Internet hate speech, we must take the law as it is now or face lawlessness.
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      221 38  -  Andy Yap I REFER refer to Tuesday's letter, "To be fair to all, ballot Primary 1 places" by Mr Goh Kian Huat. I cannot help but believe that Mr Goh could possibly be registering his child for the first time and is unable to safely secure
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      174 38 MR DAVID GOH: "I empathise with Mr Goh's child who did not qualify for Phase 1 and 2 under the current system. But his suggestion for complete balloting for all places will not be fair for a child
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      Lock icon "How does one reconcile this rationale with the way MOE structures the prioritisation of P1 registration?"
      120 38 MADAM TAN CHOR HOON: "Mr Goh Kian Huat in his letter on Tuesday, 'To be fair to all, ballot all Primary 1 places', has aptly highlighted the woes of many parents who unfortunately do
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      331 38 INFLATION ALLOWANCE "To my surprise, for every $100 given, $34.50 is subtracted for their Central Provident Fund." MR TAN CHOR HOW: "I sympathise with low-wage staff who are caught by inflation and high food prices. I gave an inflation allowance in June. To my surprise, for every
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      114 38  -  Dr Wong Song Ung WE REFER to Monday's letter by Ms Chan Siok Mvi, "Itemised medical bills a boon, but bane is in details". Ms Chan's 80-year-old mother was prescribed two types of vitamins as she had complained of lethargy and giddiness during her past visit. Our doctors
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      Lock icon Front-line staff fatigued?
      173 38  -  Lim Boon Hee WRONG PASSPORT I PERFECTLY comprehend Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng when he condemned the latest publicised slip-up of the Home Team, calling it "appalling". But before we hammer the front-line Immigration officers, may I suggest looking into intangibles like work fatigue, work hours,
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      Lock icon Five ways to more convenient train travel
      257 38  -  Tan Kin Lian DURING the past year, I took the MRT regularly. I find the train more convenient than driving a car. I avoid paying high Electronic Road Pricing and parking charges and driving on congested roads. Here are some suggestions to make
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      Lock icon We'll strive towards better service, says CAAS
      313 38  -  Yeo Kia Thye WE REFER to Ms Camelli Tang's letter, "World-class airport? Not with apathetic service" (June 16). We are sorry to hear about her experience at the airport and acknowledge that the airport staff should have handled the situation better. We have
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      Lock icon "Those using the passports of others should be punished."
      96 38 MR JEFFREY LAW: "Those using the passports of others for whatever reason should be punished. The genuine passport holder should not be spared either. We should avoid a situation whereby a person wanted for criminal offences can leave the country by
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      Lock icon "Do security officers inspect Singaporean passports as thoroughly as foreign ones?"
      59 38 MS PATRICIA MARIA DE SOUZA: "A few years ago, my husband's friend flew to Australia. When he landed, he was refused entry as he had used his wife's passport. He was put on the next flight back. Do security
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      Lock icon "We shouldn't make the same mistakes."
      97 38 MRKOHSOON FUEI:"Ayear ago, I wrote to this Forum page about an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) mistake that nearly cost my family $5,000. ICA officers let our maid pass through the immigration checkpoint without updating their records. Consequently, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) threatened
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      47 38 For more readers' views, log on to straitstimes. com. Access to letters online is free. BEAUTIFUL ENOUGH FOR MISS UNIVERSE?: Singapore girls BANGKOK RULES: Democracy in Thailand APPALLING CHAOS: Rainbow Centre's bus arrangements FAIR FOR WHOM: Bank's SMS contest SHOULD WE DRAMATISE IT?: Living together
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      844 39  -  Rob Hughes Russia rely on Pavlyuchenko and Arshavin to continue resurgence 1. They have gained momentum since .whipping by Spain in Ltheir opening match 2. They have the players to employ the strategy of breaking effectively on the counter-attack 3. They have, in Guvs Hiddink, one of the
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      Lock icon Hiddink a hazard to Spain
      188 39 REUTERS Vienna WITH Guvs Hiddink in the opposition dug-out, Spain would do well to be on their guard. The Dutchman was the coach of South Korea when they knocked Spain out of the 2002 World Cup. He also took an unrated Australia to the last
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      114 39 Spanish Tourism Counsellor Enrique Eduardo Ruiz de Lera 2-1 to Spain "Unlike our match against Italy, it's going to be an offensive game. We will definitely see goals. Having already beaten Russia 4-1 in the group stages, I'm confident Spain will win. The win over Italy has given
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      241 39 The Straits Times' panel of experts are backing Russia to emerge victorious. Four of the six believe Russia will triumph, given their recent brilliant form which was sparked by the return of star striker Andrei Arshavin from injury. However, two experts feel Spain cannot be discounted as
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      Lock icon Denis Kolodin v Fernando Torres
      125 40 IT LASTED only 54 minutes, but it is memorable as one of the most one-sided encounters of the tournament: Fernando Torres' first meeting with Denis Kolodin was certainly significant. Torres did not score, but Kolodin was unable to deal with his pace. The Liverpool forward's
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      Lock icon Sergei Semak v Xavi Hernandez
      139 40 STOP Xavi and you stop Spain. It is not as simple as that, but prevent him from passing and the slick distribution may dry up. So Russia's captain and most experienced player, Sergei Semak, has perhaps the most important task. The deepest of Russia's midfielders,
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      Lock icon Andrei Arshavin v Marcos Senna
      114 40 IT IS the dilemma that confronts all Russia's opponents: who tracks Andrei Arshavin? Logically, it is the defensive midfielder's job, and the Brazil-born Marcos Senna sits in front of Spain's back four. Lurking behind the solitary striker, Roman Pavlyuchenko, Arshavin has scored one and created
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      Lock icon TERRORS
      730 40  -  Wang Meng Meng Spain turn to Villa and Torres to end a run of 44 barren years 1. They are looking to win their first major title since 1964, when they were European champions 2. They have ended a penalty shoot-out losing sequence on June 22 3. They have
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      Lock icon Fabregas needs to bide his time
      286 40 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Vienna HE IS regarded as one of the world's most talented playmakers. But, unfortunately for Cesc Fabregas, his country Spain have an abundance of midfielders. He must therefore await his chance from the bench as La Furia Roja look to beat Russia
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      279 40 Quah Kirn Song (FAS director of competitions and ex-international) Russia to win by 1 goal or on penalties "Russia are getting better and better, while Spain peak too early. Spain started the tournament well, but aid not play very well against Italy in the quarter-final. "Russia also
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      78 40 Russian Ambassador Andrey Rozhkov 2-1 to Russia "Guvs Hiddink is a great manager. Before him, the Russian team played like schoolboys. Now we play like men and we're playing like a team." "Arshavin will be the key man again. He's been amazing so far and I expect the
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      168 41 FRANK de Bleeckere, the Belgian referee for today's semi-final between Spain and Russia, is clearly a romantic. His wife Saskia will be watching on TV at home, but she will be in his thoughts during the match. "I think of her at the start of
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      530 41 Arshavin, the star of Euro 2008, has been kept in the shade by his poor attitude Vienna ANDREI Arshavin knows where he wants to be next season: "I have supported Barcelona all my life, Barcelona are my dream." Better late than never. The Russian No 10 has
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      119 41  -  Wang Meng Meng Vienna DO NOT let this picture fool you. It is not raining in Vienna. Maybe it is due to the hole punched in the ozone layer but, regardless, this is one hot summer in the capital city of Austria. Temperatures have soared to
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      411 41  -  Neil Humphreys NOTES FROM THE LIGHTER SIDE By ENGLAND are up against England again in the second semi-final in Vienna tomorrow. Such is the fixation with the English Premier League, it has never been far from commentators' lips during Euro 2008, despite the fact
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      78 41 NADAL WANTS TO TUNE IN: Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal wants Wimbledon's organisers to schedule his second-round match early today so he can cheer on Spain in their Euro 2008 semi-final. A keen football fan, he faces Latvia's Ernests Gulbis for a place in the last 32. TICKETS
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      483 42 ASSOCIATED PRESS »TENNIS Djokovic makes too many unforced errors, bows out to Safin in 2nd round Wimbledon NOVAK Djokovic was upset in straight sets by temperamental Russian Marat Safin in the second round yesterday. The defeat meant that the world No 3 will not get to test
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      431 42 REUTERS Ivanovic staves off two match points before sneaking past veteran Dechy Wimbledon WOMEN'S No 1 Ana Ivanovic survived two match points, one of them an agonisingly close net cord, to avoid the black hole that claimed her compatriot Novak Djokovic yesterday. She finally beat France's Nathalie
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      219 42 Selected results: Men: 2nd rd: Lleyton Hewitt (Aus) bt Albert Montanes (Esp) 7-6(7-4) 6-0 6-2, Marat Safin (Rus) bt Novak Djokovic (Srb) 6-4 7-6(7-3) 6-2, Stanislas Wawrinka (Sui) bt Juan Martin Del Potro (Arg) 7-6(7-5) 6-3 7-5. Ist rd: Richard Gasquet (Fra) bt Mardy Fish (USA) 6-3 6-4 6-2,
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      328 42  -  Terrence Voon »GOLF By' LAM Chih Bing will approach next month's British Open with more confidence, after a morale-boosting win at the TGT Challenge yesterday. The Singapore pro survived a rain delay to fire a lev-el-par 72 on the third and final day of
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      294 42 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Los Angeles TIGER Woods had reconstructive surgery on his left knee in Utah on Tuesday to repair a torn ligament, and doctors said it was highly unlikely there would be any long-term effects. It was the second time in 10 weeks that
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      128 42 REUTERS LORENA Ochoa has set her sights on a triumphant week at the US Women's Open, which starts today. She wants to bury the memories of two close calls in the past three years. In 2005, at Cherry Hills, the Mexican was in contention, before
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        77 42 SINGAPORE shuttlers King Aiying and Fu Mingtian advanced to the second round of the women's singles at the Thailand Open yesterday. King defeated Indonesia's Fransisca Ratnasari 15-21, 21-15, 21-17 and Fu had a walkover against Yao Jie of the Netherlands in the
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        51 42 ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS: The Formula One season will stretch to 19 races next year with Abu Dhabi making its debut as the final Grand Prix on Nov 15, the International Automobile Federation said yesterday. The Singapore Grand Prix is scheduled for Sept
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      335 42 CRICKET First one-day international in Kingstown, St Vincent: Australia 273-8 in 50 overs (S. Marsh 81, M. Hussey 44, B. Haddin 50; Bravo 2-54, Sammy 2-31). West Indies 189 all out in 39.5 overs (D. Bravo 33, D. Sammy 33; Lee 2-37, Bracken 4-31). Australia won by 84 runs.
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      540 43  -  Choo will race in the IOOm in Beijing if first-choice Zhang is injured or goes missing By Leonard Lim NATIONAL 100-metre sprinter Amanda Choo may get a back-door entry to compete on sport's biggest stage. The 20-year-old has been nominated as a reserve for
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      Lock icon S'pore duo clinch 2nd spot in German regatta
      324 43  -  Lin Xinyi SAILING By JUSTIN Liv and Sherman Cheng will head to the upcoming 38th Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships with the wind in their sails next month. They had finished second in the 29er class at the Kieler Woche regatta
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      17 39 Choo in reserve Sprinter Amanda Choo, 20, may get to race at the Beijing Olympics. PAGES Hl4
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      105 39 yesterday 10,000 pledge to go bald if Spain are champions Semi-final 1 Germany V Turkev A SPANISH newspaper claimed that more than 10,000 people have Result not available at press time pledged to shave their heads if Spain win the European Championship. "I, a hardline fan all my life, do
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      25 40 EURO2OOB Austria-Switzerland For the latest Euro 2008 news, results and match reports, log on to www.straitstimes.com Russia v Spain: Richard Jolly previews the key battles
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      426 41 EURO2OOB Austria-Switzerland For the latest Euro 2008 news, results and match reports, log on to www.straitstimes.com SPORTS BET ING with the legal bookmaker jM Hfc. S.League Home United Albirex Thu, 26/06/08 7.45pm II JV m[ Euro Champ 2008 Russia Spain Fri, 27/06/08 2.45 am U fl H S.League Young Lions
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      100 42 TV times CRICKET: Asia Cup, sth ODI: Sri Lanka v UAE (Live, Chill, 5.50pm). 6th ODI: Pakistan v India (Live, Chi 10, 6pm). GOLF: EPGA French Open: Day 1 (Live, Ch26, 9.30pm). US Women's Open: Ist rd (Live, Ch23, 12mn). USPGA Buick Open: Day 1 (Live, Ch26 Ch3o3, tomorrow, 3am).
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    1332 43 "Surely goodnejd and mercy dhali follow me all the dayd of my life; and I will dwell in the houde of the Lord forever. PSALM2J.-6 DAVID LUM CHEE CHIEW Age: 49 was called home to be with the Lord on 25 June 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Father: Lum
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    • SGX SECURITIES
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        7336 45 TRANSACTION DATE: JUNE 25, 2008 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 'VOL 'OOO DAY HIGH LOW NET P/E M CAP SMIL 0R28 5 11C 3C 24 5 41 141 194 15 18 61 17 5 15 43 5 126 34 5 15 5 127
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        1361 45 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E SMIL 22 41.S 31 16.; 38 70.; 22.; li.; 44.; 78 i; i; 16.; 17.1 2; 9C 43 19.; 23.; 88 21 1 41.2 18.9 21 li.; 21.; 4;.; 14.; 17 34.; i;.; 28.3 34.; 4; 32.2 i;.;
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        56 45 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E SMIL 2OC 620C 100C 398.3 3977.9 116 6065 Diamonds 5200 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore .10 6101 ISS&P500 ***** 6170 SPDRS 288 6009 STI ETF 3013.7 6010 STIETFIOPV.. .US200 ,US6200ld .USIOOOld ,US*****ld .US1250C
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    • What's driving up oil prices?
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        505 46 BLOOMBERG NEWS Goldman analyst who wrote of 'super spike' raises price forecasts again GOLDMAN Sachs analyst Arjun Murti, who first wrote of a "super spike" in oil prices, has raised his price forecasts yet again. The United States benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude oil
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        Lock icon 'Speculators not entirely responsible'
        531 46 INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE New York ONE of the leading energy experts in the United States is expected to tell US lawmakers that traditional economic factors, not speculators, are responsible for most of the run-up in oil prices. Mr Daniel Yergin, the chairman of Cambridge Energy Research
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      30 46 AFP Yesterday's close: 13,829.92 (-19.64 points) »Japanese share prices closed down 0.14 percent, recouping early losses as dealers were heartened by strong gains on the Shanghai market.
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      33 46 AFP Yesterday's close: 22,635.16 (+179.14 points) Hong Kong share prices closed up 0.8 per cent in a storm-shortened trading day, with investors cheered by stock gains in mainland China.
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      28 46 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,905.01 (+lO2 points) Chinese shares closed 3.64 per cent higher, as investors continued to seek bargains among blue chips after recent falls.
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      30 46 AFP Yesterday's close: 5,237.8 (-52.2 points) Australian shares dropped 1 per cent, as the bourse was dragged down by resource stocks hit by lower base metal prices.
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      31 46 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,209.11 (+8.83 points) Malaysian share prices closed 0.8 per cent higher, driven by gains in financial stocks, governmentled construction companies and select blue chips.
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      38 46 AFP Yesterday's close: 14,220.07 (+113.49 points) »Indian shares rose 0.8 per cent on bargain-hunting, snapping five days of losses, a day after the central bank conducted a fresh round of monetary tightening to tame inflation.
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      35 46 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,341.36 (-24.01 points) »Indonesian shares dropped 1 per cent, following a US market slide overnight, with high monthly inflation in the country raising the spectre of a rate hike.
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      28 46 AFP Yesterday's close: 778.42 (+14.67 points) Thai shares closed 1.92 per cent higher, due to gains in big-cap stocks in the energy and banking sectors.
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      10 46 June 25, 2DDB| YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: 2,986.62
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      119 46 Stock Name Close Change CapitaLand 5.720 -0.030 CapitaMall 2.970 +0.030 CityDev 10.840 +0.360 Cosco Corp 3.270 +0.060 DBS Grp 19.060 +0.320 F&N 4.530 +0.080 Gent Intl 0.585 HKLand 4.120 -0.030 JSH 16.160 -0.200 JardineC&C 16.900 +0.220 Keppel Corp 11.100 -0.060 Keppel Land 5.160 +0.040 NOL 3.180
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      55 46 Asia Tiger 49,669,000 Golden Agri 34,787,000 Jade Tech 29,608,000 China Hongxing 27,951,000 Sing Tel 24,566,000 ChinaNTown 20,449,000 DBS DB eCWOBIOI3 20,212,000 LiHeng 15,905,000 Straits Asia 15,299,000 Noble Grp 14,825,000 June 25 Oceanus 14,639,000 Capita Land 13,338,000 ChinaTaisan 12,158,000 Yangzijiang 11,754,000 Ferrochina 11,216,000 Marco Polo 11,164,000 Suntecßeit 10,987,000 Synear
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      142 46 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.3000 1.3160 Can dollar 1.3420 1.3590 Euro 2.1170 2.1420 Malaysian ringgit* ..0.4184 0.4194 NZ dollar 1.0290 1.0520 Sterling pound 2.6790 2.7110 US dollar 1.3600 1.3760 SINGAPORE
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      1320 46 Bonds, Loans Warrants HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE '000 54 11 9092 Asia Env W*****4 11 -5 16 4 5 3816 Asiasons W*****7 25 33 18 5 4014 CapitalanBNPeC*****8 20 -1 3C 23 14 5 4015 CapitalanBNPeC*****2 15 5 -15 12C 38 315 4083 CapitalanBNPeCW*****8 31 5 -36 5
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      Lock icon Heavy industries join stampede to jack up prices
      646 47 INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE Higher cost of energy and raw materials will be passed on more quickly to consumers Paris A NEW round of price increases has hit the global economy, as some of the world's largest industrial companies moved to pass rising
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      Lock icon HK to start commodities exchange to trade fuel oil
      455 47 BLOOMBERG NEWS Hong Kong HONG Kong will try to succeed where rival Singapore has stumbled. The territory plans to start a commodities exchange to tap growing raw materials demand from China, the world's second-largest oil consumer. The proposed exchange will start
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      525 49  -  Ravi Velloor Minister highlights growth figures and trends that point to better days ahead By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi SINGAPORE'S economy is healthy despite slowing global output, the worst inflation in two decades and a strong local currency that has made
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      401 49  -  Bryan Lee By THE founding chairman of the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) has stepped down from the country's leading business chamber after six years at the helm. Mr Stephen Lee, 61, will be succeeded by local entrepreneur Tony Chew, a board member of
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      245 49  -  Nicholas Fang By FINANCIAL planning for life after retirement will be the focus of the Berita Harian Financial Planning Conference next month. The conference will have the theme Plan Early, Retire Comfortably and will feature topics related to planning for the golden years.
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      619 50  -  Goh Eng Yeow Catalist sees its first listing Mencast Holdings six months after its launch By Markets Correspondent THE new stock exchange board that replaced Sesdaq in December last year is struggling to attract listings amid bearish market sentiment and
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      Lock icon High Court dismisses appeal against Gillman Heights sale
      414 50  -  Joyce Teo By Property Correspondent THE High Court has dismissed an appeal by owners objecting to the collective sale of Gillman Heights Condominium, which means the $548 million sale can go ahead. Capita Land, the lead buyer of the 99-year leasehold Alexandra
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      362 50  -  TAKING STOCK By Lee Su Shyan The Hang Seng closed 0.8 per cent higher, giving Singapore a lift in the process with the STI ending 24.46 points up at 2,986.62. Sing Tel ended eight cents higher at $3.75, while the STl's biggest help
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      65 50 (0) June 25 Lyxor China H 10US$ UOB CityDev DBS Grp DBS MBL iCW*****0 Jardine CSC Lyxor India Nifty 10 StraitsAsia Venture Corp OCBC Bk ElecS Eltek CENTS 1570 41.0 1.9 1898 40.0 2.2 1084 36.0 3.4 1906 32.0 1.7 546 26 0 5 0 1690 22.0 1.3
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      64 50 June 25 Digiland Sunmoon Goldtron DBS DB eCW*****1 Shining Asiasons W*****7 DBS SGA eCW*****3 DBS MBL eCWD8D9D5 CreativHast CityDev DB eCW*****1 DCBC Bk RBeCW*****7 CENTS 1 100.0 1 100 0 15 50 0 7 40.0 13.5 35.0 8 33.3 16 33.3 10.5 31.3 6 5 30 0 11
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      58 50 (0) June 25 CENTS CapitalanBNPeCW***** 31.5 Lyxor Korea 1OUSS 444 Great Eastern 1730 KepCorp HBUCW*****3 423 IndoAgri 258 JSH 1616 KepCorp SGAeCW*****1 36.5 Hyflux 315 U0BMBUCW*****0 564 Creative Tech 642 OCBC Bk 4.5%NCPS 100 ...***** 36.5 32.8 29.0 27.3 23.0 20 0 16.0 13.0 10.0 53.7 5.1 1.7
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      65 50 June 25 CENTS OCBC Bk BNPePW*****7 0.5 CapitalanBNPeCW***** 31.5 UOB BNP ePW*****1 3.5 KepCorp SGAeCW*****1 36.5 DBS MER eCW*****8 19 Asia Env W*****4 11 Burwill 7 CapitalanSGAeCW***** 2.5 STI 3300 BNPeCW***** 13.5 lndoAgriRBeCW*****8 15.5 DBS DB eCW*****5 4 /o 75 0 53.7 46.2 38.7 33.3 31.3 30 0
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    • DIRECTORS' TRADES
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        158 50  -  GOH ENG YEOW ONLY four months after becoming listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), Indonesia's Samko Timber is now languishing at 27.3 per cent below its initial public offer price of 55 cents. This was despite the company reporting a healthy 134 per cent jump in
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      624 51  -  r IOYCE TEO Property Correspondent ANALYSTS from Citigroup have stuck their necks out to dismiss some market predictions of a crippling property glut in the next two years. Official figures show that around 30,000 homes will be completed in the
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      Lock icon Ageing population may hurt Singapore most
      576 51  -  Bryan Lee By Economics Correspondent SINGAPORE may suffer the most among Asian economies from an ageing population, with the average growth in economic output falling more than 40 per cent over the next 25 years. A new research report from Swiss banking giant ÜBS
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      13 51 1.02 billion shares worth $1.37 billion June 25,2008 2,986.62 +24.46
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      79 51 UP DOWN Gainers: 289 Losers: 222 Unchanged: 978 Mid Cap 734.32 3.37 Health care 732.63 T -6.28 Small Cap 630.93 1.16 Consumer services 783.32 8.96 All Share 757.32 5.17 Telecoms 938.66 19.51 Fledgling 689.43 2.24 Utilities 604.28 T-28.43 China 436.92 4.23 Financials 753.62 7.08 Oil and gas 739.70 5.46 Technology
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      247 51 REUTERS, AFP, AP Washington The US Federal Reserve held a key interest rate steady yesterday and voiced greater concern about inflation, taking a step down a road that could lead to higher borrowing costs. The decision by the United States central bank, announced
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      554 51  -  Yang Huiwen By Mines Shopping Fair in Selangor for $190.3 million. Back then, Capita Land said it intended to launch the Reit within a year, that is, by August this year. The proposed Reit now has about RM2 billion, or $840 million,
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      336 49 OPPORTUNITY IN ADVERSITY I Professional Forex Trader Clarence Chee, the developer of the Dynamite Forex System and the Profit in Pivot System (PIPS), started T3B Forex Club has been coaching a growing group of successful retail investors privately on how to profit consistently from the forex market. JfcA4< Come hear
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      324 50 I OPPORTUNITY IN ADVERSITY I Professional Forex Trader Clarence Chee, the developer of the Dynamite Forex System and the Profit in Pivot System (PIPS), started T3B Forex Club has been coaching a growing group of successful retail investors privately on how to profit consistently from the forex market. _Tt*f Come
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      23 51 Keeping ahead Singapore's economy remains healthy despite slowing global growth and high inflation, says Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang. PAGE H20
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      156 53 16 Hot trunks and board shorts for the guys 1/10 beach totes for him and hei 4 FASH HAG 18 Grecian-style sandals to What's with the Great Singapore flaunt your pedicures in Queue? 19 We put Fitflopsto 5 ASK ANGIE the test How to get a natural tan with fake
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      111 55 NEWSFLASH FLEA MARKET: Outdoor flea market Flea-tique! is back with over 70 stalls offering second-hand clothes and vintage finds. Saturday, noon to 7pm, at Singapore Art Museum, 71 Bras Basah Road. VIRTUAL SHOPPING: Hunt for hidden shopping bags in the Tangs Beauty Bag Hunt online game and stand to win
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        486 59 It's that time of the year when you are hot, hot, hot on this ol' little red dot. We aren't talking about baking under the sun, but sizzling in summer fashion Urban's cool team has pulled together a Fun In The Sun special that's got all a summer
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        Lock icon NADIA SHAH susses out sunscreen products that shield the skin from both UVA and UVB rays
        413 59 M.A.C Lightful Protective Moisturizer SPF 30/PA++ This non-comedogenic and dermatologisttested emulsion contains a vitamin C derivative to prevent skin discolouration and protects against UVA and UVB rays. $60 for SOml, from all M.A.C counters
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        491 60 A beach holiday is not complete without the smell of Coppertone or that glass of ice-cold mojito. IMRAN JALAL asks four celebrities for their sunny faves over the next Kvo pages PAULA MALAI ALI, 34 Presenter of Score Tonight, ESPN Star Sports' news bulletin Best beach vacation ever?
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        941 61  -  KAREN TEE Most people know to protect their skin when under the sun, but few bother to do the same for their hair. Here are six tips to keep your locks lustrous A/iE strong V V sun V V rays hit, here's what you should do. Apply styling
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        488 62  -  ANGELINE NEO Beach wraps and pareos are pretty but a sundress will take you from poolside to party. What's hot? Kaftans, tunics and toga dresses, says ere are five tips to look cool under the heat: Cotton dresses or kaftans work for more casual dos, but bank on
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        671 63 From tankinis to bikinis to one-piece suits, here are 30 swimsuits you can make a splasn in Our swimsuit special last year was a spread of swim togs so pretty you could throw on a skirt and a pair of heels and head for a party in
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        302 64 The traditional one-piece or maillot was typically thought of as a more conservative suit for women with a gut and an ample figure. With modern designs flaunting daring peek-a-boo cut-outs across the belly, cleavage-baring keyholes and necklines that plunge down to the navel, the new suit is hot,
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        500 66 KAREN TEE brings you the best for your bottom by sussing out what cool men are wearing on hot days Clingy, skimpy Speedo trunks can give away too much information. Baggy board shorts? That surfer dude vibe has been hanging around for far too long. So what's a
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        378 66  -  NADIA SHAH Flaunt that bump on your turn by the pool, says It's going to be a bumper summer if you're a Mum-to-be. There are plenty of sexy swimsuits to chose from to ensure you are one red-hot mama around the pool or at the beach. That's unlike
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        244 67 They're roomy, they're hip and they look just as good at the beach as they do in the bar. ANGEUNE NEO picks 10 bags for him and her Ditch small bags for one big roomy carrier to tote around all your poolside essentials and make a grand
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        496 68  -  NOELLE LOH You've seen it on caKvalks, now get ready to strap yourself in gladiator-style sandals this season he Greeks might be better known for their sporting influence but they have contributed much to the wardrobe of today's fashionistas too. There's the ever-classy toga top and the ever-forgiving
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        297 69 Does the Fitflop live up to its name as flip-flops that keep you fit? Urban puts it to the test Oprah Winfrey named it one of her summer favourites. Celebrities Heidi Klum, Jennifer Garner and Jessica Biel have been spotted in a pair. Britain's Olympic long jumper Jade
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        327 69 Editor Tee Hun Ching says: I'm going to cut to the chase: I'm sold on the exercise benefits of the Fitflop. I just wish that it came in sleeker designs. Eager to see results, I've been walking around in my red Walk Star I every chance I
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        276 69 Executive sub-editor Lee Yee Hwa says: Get toned glutes and thighs just by wearing a pair of Fitflops? Sounds too easy. I couldn't pass up on this: After childbirth, finding the time to exercise has been near impossible and my body had turned flabby and saggy.
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        244 69 Reporter June Cheong says: On New Year's Eve this year, I had resolved to get fit. Fast forward six months and I'm still the same tomorrow-I-will- run fitness wannabe. Then I was handed a pair of Fitflops. At first glance, they were big, bulky and came in utilitarian
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        503 72  -  PRADEEP PAUL Want a bikini-fit body? Here are three exercises to help you look good with very little on t's getting hot in here. No, I don't mean the hot bods on this page, I mean the weather. Either way, freelance yoga and pilates teacher Felicia Toh,
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      263 55 Forget the Great Singapore Sale. Everywhere you turn, it's the Great Singapore Queue that greets you these days. It used to be that only Louis Vuitton would have a line outside its store on sane days. Now, with discounts of up to 40 per cent at luxury stores like
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      237 55 Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria is one hot actress. Wall's Magnum ice cream is a cool treat. Put the two together and you could say it's a sweet temptation. The two are coming together well, sort of this weekend in Orchard road. Shoppers will get a chance
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      182 55 You've heard of fashion designers creating special collections for mass labels, like Stella McCartney for adidas and Roberto Cavalli for H&M. Now, designers are collaborating with big cosmetic companies. One tie-up is between New York-based designer duo Heatherette and Canadian giant M.A.C, which has been creating the
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      123 75 MORE OF THIS Arts fest goers want more performances they can connect with, such as Sacred Monsters, a sold-out show at last year's festival by French ballet superstar Sylvie Guillem -**3^ and British-Bangladeshi choreographer Akram Khan. ->- LESS I OF THIS 1 Ah
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      943 76  -  Adeline Chia Forget cutting edge, ARTS REPORTER UNCHARITABLE arts-goers might well call this year's Singapore Arts Festival a flop. The annual, month-long celebration of the arts closed its 31st edition with all figures down. Some 22,000 tickets were sold for its core programme of 25 local and international
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        414 77 Last year, cheapest ticket $20 EVEN if there were people who wanted to watch the shows, some could have held back because of higher ticket prices. In general, the price of the cheapest ticket rose from $20 to $25, although some shows did feature $20 tickets.
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        193 77 NATIONAL Arts Council officials said one reason for the festival's poor attendance this year was its coincidence with the June school holidays. They said that due to rising affluence, more and more families are travelling out of Singapore. That is why the arts council is
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        214 77 Life! takes a look at the ticket prices of different international arts festivals. Singapore SINGAPORE ARTS FESTIVAL 2008 What: Festival Fantasia by Singapore Festival Orchestra. It celebrates the anniversaries of composers who include Edward MacDowell and Giacomo Puccini in a special concert featuring their well-loved works. Venue:
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        412 78 After three big gigs, NAC officials also noted that arts lovers have many more choices now. This year started with the Ml Fringe Festival in January, and hot on its heels came the Esplanade's Chinese arts festival Huayi in February, followed by the arts centre's funky Mosaic
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        1144 80  -  Ong Sor Fern The National Arts Council needs to rethink its programming and direction if it is to lift the festival out of the doldrums culturevulture IT WAS no big surprise to me that the Singapore Arts Festival this year sold the lowest number of tickets
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        449 81  -  Tara Tan ARTS REPORTER THE price of rice has risen, but that is precisely the reason artist Zai Kuning bought 500 kg of it for his newest artwork titled A Bowl Of Rice. Arranged in giant geometric shapes on the floor of Sculpture Square, an arts
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        523 83  -  Tara Tan Aerial acrobatics are among the highlights of the first Night Festival WHEN night falls, acrobats in white turn graceful somersaults in mid-air against the majestic facade of the National Museum. A pianist floating 9m above the ground plays away on his piano. A female acrobat dances
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      363 84  -  Chang Tou Liang > concert TAN DUN WITH THE SINGAPORE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA Singapore International Water Week 2008 Esplanade Concert Hall, Tuesday WHAT exactly is the sound of water? Is it a drip, a dribble, a drizzle or a splash? Chinese composer Tan Dun, by referring to
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        310 86 AP, Bloomberg LONDON A water lily painting by Impressionist master Claude Monet sold for more than £40 million (*****.6 million) at an auction on Tuesday, kicking off a week of modern-art sales expected to reach records that defy the global economic downturn. Le Bassin Aux
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        113 86 2009 NUPTIALS: Actor Christopher Lee has said he will wed girlfriend Farm Wong earliest in the middle of next year and hold wedding dinners in Singapore and his hometown Malacca... EX CHARGED: Actress Anne Hathaway's ex-boyfriend, Raffaello Follieri, was arrested for posing as a representative of the Vatican to
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        126 86 Bloomberg MUMBAI Indian billionaire Anil Ambani is joining Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan in a mega deal to make movies and content for TV, the Internet and mobile phones. Reliance Big Entertainment will form the joint venture and tap Bollywood's "first family", including Bachchan's wife Jaya, his
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