The Straits Times, 10 July 2008

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  • 25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 110 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 THURSDAY, JULY 10 2008 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • 469 1  -  Goh Chin Lian Improving workers' productivity to help them earn more is better, he says By SINGAPORE must guard against a second round of inflation, which could happen if wages are raised to keep pace with price increases. Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam issued
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  • 187 1 NOT ENOUGH BABIES AFTER ALL THESE YEARS Singapore's population is still not replacing itself. Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew hinted yesterday that more changes are coming up, to encourage couples to have babies. The Swedes have completely changed 11 their system support paternity leave,
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  • INSIDE
    • 36 1 THE alleged middleman in Singapore's first illegal transplant cases has been arrested. Wang Chin Seng, 44, is out on bail but his passport has been impounded and his bank accounts frozen. SEE HOME, PAGEHI
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    • 45 1 PUMP prices for all grades of petrol fell for the first time in 18 months. Yesterday, Shell, Caltex, ExxonMobil and Singapore Petroleum Co cut petrol prices by four cents a litre. The price of diesel, however, stays unchanged. SEE HOME, PAGE H2
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    • 47 1 IPOs were a sure thing last year, but the bearish sentiment these days has seen many new firms' shares dive on debut. Local tannery Heng Long International defied the trend yesterday, but investors are still hesitant on new listings. SEE MONEY, PAGE H22
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    • 50 1 SWIMMER Quah Ting Wen has engaged David Lim to help her prepare for the Olympic Games. Ting Wen, who will compete in the 100 m freestyle and 400 m individual medley, has been without a coach since Jack Simon quit last month. SEE SPORTS, PAGE Hl2
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  • UPFRONT
    • 684 1  -  Wong Mci Ling By FROM anime and manga to food and fashion, Japanese culture both traditional and contemporary has made its mark everywhere, including in Singapore. A new Japan Creative Centre (JCC), opening here next year, hopes to capitalise on that as it aims
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 44 1 2STHEATRE r^ MUDSLINGING REAL GUYS teJj TREATS fcrA IN MALAYSIA J LIKE BLING Wild Rice banks f There's a message rlt^r nc* its making /^|*#v P*. playwrights IM't l says Karim Raslan smile V i /IN LIFE\ '3^ I REVIEW: PAGE 22\ IN URBAN^
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 360 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2-4 Teen's murder: Suspect named Asia 6-13 The man arrested in connection World 16-21 with the murder of Miss Jeevitha Review 22-24 Palanisamy, 18, has been identified PY| 25 as ncr 22-year-old ex-boyfriend wrTinHTwn Prathip Selvan. SECTION TWO PAGE H6 Home Hl-H9 Forum HlO Sexual harassment
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  • PRIME
    • 110 3 A construction worker checking out the completed $226 million Marina Barrage, a dam built across the Marina Channel to create a freshwater reservoir. Singapore's first urban freshwater reservoir at 10,000 ha, or one-sixth of Singapore will provide desalinated water to meet the country's growing demand. The barrage
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    • 524 3  -  Lydia Lim International law body's criticisms unsubstantiated, Law Ministry says By Senior Political Correspondent A REPORT issued by the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute has drawn a sharp rebuttal from the Singapore Government. The 72-page report, decrying Singapore's perceived limits on
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    • 295 3 THE International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (Ibahri) wants Singapore's Law Society to speak out more on law reform issues, saying "that is its responsibility". It also urged the Singapore Government to respect the society's right to engage in debate on such
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    • 733 4  -  Carolyn Hong By going to Islamic court, he discredits civil justice system and puts onus on accuser By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur OPPOSITION leader Anwar Ibrahim yesterday lodged a complaint with the Islamic authorities against his former aide, accusing him of slander
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  • ASIA
    • 661 6  -  Alastair Mclndoe ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM REUTERS, TIME MAGAZINE By Philippines Correspondent In Manila ISLAMIST militants across South-east Asia have become increasingly dependent on donations, including zakat or charity collections, to finance terror campaigns, say security experts. More than half of the region's funding
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    • CHINA
      • 669 8  -  Chua Chin Hon French leader under fire at home as well after deciding not to boycott Olympics By China Bureau Chief In Beijing FRENCH President Nicolas Sarkozy touched off a storm of online disapproval in China yesterday with his decision to attend the 2008
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      • 526 8  -  Sim Chi Yin By China Correspondent In Beijing AN ETHNIC Tibetan British national working in Beijing was deported to London on Tuesday, despite having a visa valid until November, in what seems to be an unusual instance of foreigners being targeted by tough Olympic security measures.
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    • EAST ASIA
      • G-8 SUMMIT
        • 618 9  -  Kwan Weng Kin Shared vision for long-term cuts in CO2 emissions excludes target year or numerical goal By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo THE world's 16 largest carbon-emitting nations yesterday agreed to seek long-term cuts in global emissions. But their leaders stopped short
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        • QUICKLY
          • 119 9 REUTERS TOYAKO: President George W. Bush made a request of Chinese President Hu Jintao yesterday tickets to the US-China basketball game at the Olympics in Beijing. Mr Bush, who has rejected calls by human rights activists to boycott the opening ceremonies next month, told Mr
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          • 83 9 YOMIURI SHIMBUN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK, ASSOCIATED PRESS TOYAKO: In line with the overarching theme of this year's summit, journalists covering the event were presented with eco-friendly gifts. The press kits include solar wristwatches, rechargeable batteries and lacquered chopsticks to cut down on the use of the disposable
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          • 139 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOYAKO: Leaders of the world's most powerful nations were greeted by cherry blossoms which had bloomed out of season. But it was not the result of global warming, one of the biggest issues at the three-day G-8 summit, which ended yesterday. Instead, researchers
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          • 107 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO A small can and a plastic bottle containing suspicious liquid left at a Tokyo subway station caused a terrorism scare on Tuesday as Japanese security personnel stood on high alert for the G-8 summit, officials said. At least 20 policemen and six fire
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    • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
      • 458 11  -  P. JAYARAM No provision in Charter to look into graft charges against the retired judge, says Indian govt By India Correspondent In New Delhi LEGAL experts and civil rights activists have questioned the Indian government's refusal to allow an investigation into allegations of corruption
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      • Article, Illustration
        55 11 A schoolgirl demonstrating her skill at wushu as other students watch in Hyderabad, India. The Chinese martial art is popular with the students of St Maaz, a school for girls in the south Indian city. Students aged 10 to 16 take part in weekly wushu sessions held during
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      • 158 11 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE New Delhi INDIA'S government yesterday began the hard task of cobbling together votes to survive a no-confidence motion after its communist allies withdrew to protest against a nuclear deal with the United States. Communist parties have told President Pratibha Patil
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      • 95 11 SINGAPORE has condemned the suicide bombing of the Embassy of India in Kabul, Afghanistan. In response to media queries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Singapore pledged its full support to India in its fight against terror, and that Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
      • 185 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS Jakarta INDONESIA has arrested an Iraqi citizen wanted by Interpol for allegedly trafficking more than 900 refugees and migrants to Australia. Hadi Ali Asgar El Ahmadi, 38, helped migrants from the Middle East and Asia sneak into Australia via Indonesia between
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      • 116 12 T/ze Philippines' drive for law and order has taken a faster turn with a mobile court in the form of a bus called Justice on Wheels. With this system, detainees no longer have to stay for extended periods in jail before
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      • 534 12  -  Nirmal Ghosh Opposition set to impeach the government; defiant PM blames turmoil on Constitution By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok THE Thai opposition is laying the groundwork to impeach the government following three court decisions affecting key members of the ruling People Power Party (PPP).
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      • WORLD QUICKLY
        • 76 12 REUTERS HONG KONG: Hong Kong's bid to develop an Asian cruise terminal hub will be delayed by a year until 2013 after the government said yesterday that it had received no eligible bids. Consortiums led by the city's two major property developers Cheung Kong Holdings
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        • 95 12 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Progressive Party (Sapp) president Yong Teck Lee said some of Malaysia's federal leaders were out to split his party and isolate him. He said Monday's meeting between the party's vice-president Chua Soon Bui and Minister in Prime
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        • 93 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON: A State Department envoy assigned to reduce the worldwide supply of shoul-der-fired missiles has said that a black market trade of "thousands" of the weapons continues to threaten civilian aircraft. Mr Lincoln Bloomfield said on Tuesday that there are now about 500,000 missiles
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    • MALAYSIA
      • 483 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS They plan joint projects to create seed bank and produce fertiliser Kuala Lumpur EIGHT Islamic developing nations, led by Malaysia and Indonesia, agreed to embark on joint ventures to boost food production as they endorsed a 10-year blueprint to expand trade
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      • 371 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Kuala Lumpur A PRIVATE investigator who went missing after linking Malaysia's deputy premier to a murdered Mongolian woman has been traced to an unnamed location in South-east Asia, police said yesterday. Criminal Investigation Department director Bakri Zinin said
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      • 278 13 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Canberra OPPOSITION leader Anwar Ibrahim yesterday accused Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of dumping human rights for realpolitik. Datuk Seri Anwar said Mr Rudd had turned mute on the issue of human rights in Malaysia since he won office last November,
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 24 6 Chinese ire over Sarkozy French President not welcome in Beijing, say Chinese netizens, after his controversial decision to attend the Olympics opening. PAGE 8
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  • WORLD
    • 760 15 NEW YORK TIMES It is trying to get couples to have more babies and to provide a stable family life Moscow IN A Moscow park, city officials have put up a wooden bench with a back shaped like outstretched angel wings and a curved
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    • 524 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, NEW YORK TIMES New software lets users create online 3D worlds of their own and it's free San Francisco GOOGLE has rolled out a challenge to virtual world giant Second Life with free software that allows people to create
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    • 226 17 San Francisco COMPUTER experts are busy tackling a security glitch in the Internet's addressing system that allows criminals to redirect users to fake Web pages, even if they type the correct address into a browser. Internet giants such as Microsoft are distributing a security
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    • 425 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Exercise to show it will strike if they carry out their threats to bomb its nuclear facilities Teheran IRAN test-fired nine missiles yesterday and warned the United States and Israel that it was ready to retaliate if they attacked
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    • 266 18 REUTERS Istanbul THREE Turkish policemen and three gunmen were killed in an armed attack on the United States consulate in Istanbul yesterday, the city's governor said. Witnesses said four attackers drove a car up to the high-walled compound situated to the
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    • 319 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Prague A NEWLY inked deal allowing the US to set up a missile defence shield base on Czech territory set off protests here and in Moscow, with Russia threatening to respond militarily. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
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    • 392 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS Opponents say move will violate religious freedom in the country; voters to decide on issue Geneva SWISS nationalists have forced a nationwide referendum on whether to ban the construction of minarets where Muslims issue the call to prayer a proposal which,
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    • 199 19 LOS ANGELES TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington A BIPARTISAN commission has called for a law to require the next US president to ask Congress for formal approval of any decision to go to war and force the White House to consult Congress
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
      • 398 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS A BRITISH woman assaulted by a serial rapist has won the right to sue the attacker, who became a millionaire by winning the lottery while serving a sentence. A judge ruled on Tuesday that the victim, known only as Mrs
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      • 142 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE former Khmer Rouge "first lady" facing trial for crimes against humanity yesterday lost her appeal for release from Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court in a verdict her lawyer called unfair. leng Thirith, 76, the regime's former social affairs minister, is one of
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      • 131 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRITAIN'S Oxford University has accepted a 17-year-old from Hong Kong for one of its doctorate programmes, making him one of the university's youngest such students, a report said yesterday. Horatio Boedihardjo became an Oxford undergraduate at 14 and has now been admitted
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  • REVIEW
    • 405 21 ALTHOUGH the mastermind has yet to be determined, there appears to be little doubt about the strategic motive behind the grisly suicide car bombing outside the Indian Embassy in Kabul on Monday. The attack, the deadliest since the Taleban collapse in 2001, struck at international
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    • 1123 21  -  William Choong MISSILE DEFENCE By Senior Writer IN THE span of two weeks in March 1983, then United States president Ronald Reagan wrote himself into the history books when he issued a challenge to the Soviet Union. After lambasting Washington's mortal enemy as the "Evil Empire", he declared
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    • 901 21  -  Karim Raslan MALAYSIA IN TURMOIL By For The Straits Times Second, the government's credibility must be safeguarded. As Mr Shabery Chik, one of the more open-minded Cabinet ministers, says: "Credibility is something you build up. But once it's lost, it's very difficult to regain." Given
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    • 1007 22  -  Andy Ho AN ORGAN MARKET By Senior Writer IN THE recent kidney trafficking cases, only the sellers were punished. Section 14.1 of the Human Organ Transplant Act (Hota) explicitly penalises only sellers. Is this unfair, especially since buyers tend to be richer than sellers? Putting aside
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    • 536 22  -  Nirmal Ghosh BOOK REVIEW By Thailand Correspondent THERE is constant chatter about China's forays into Africa. It arises mostly from Western capitals unused to seeing Chinese engineers sweating in the African sun, their skin red with the dust of a continent once the preserve
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    • 716 23  -  Deep K. Datta-Ray INDIA U.S. NUCLEAR DEAL By For The Straits Times INDIAN Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took his coalition government to the edge of the political abyss last week in a bid to seal the heavily contested nuclear cooperation deal with the US. He won.
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 30 21 He who dares, wins India's Premier Manmohan Singh has shown great courage in pushing through the country's nuclear deal with the US. PAGE 24 PUNCHLINES |a| erRX^ Electronic River Pricing
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    • 1124 24 PYl mm Singapore today Partly cloudy, late morning and early M 0 M 0 M CilSS^ilifll M^ afternoon showers with thunder mainly fl aB|§ IpS^?' over western and northern Singapore. THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY, JULY 10 2008 w ,c„ r A r USEFUL NUMBERS 5 THINGS YOU CAN ASIA WORLD
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    • 430 26  -  Ben Nadarajan Teh Joo Lin Wang Chin Seng, the 'referral agent' named in two cases, out on $30k police bail By THE alleged middleman named in the recent controversy involving Singapore's first illegal transplant cases has been arrested by the police. Wang Chin
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    • 292 26 ONE of the two Indonesian men jailed in the landmark cases here involving illegal organ transplants has been freed. Mr Sulaiman Damanik, 26, was released on Saturday after serving three weeks in prison, including one week in default for failing to pay a $1,000
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    • 299 27  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN CERTIFICATE of entitlement (COE) prices for motorcycles soared to an eightyear high yesterday. The motorbike premium ended at $1,551 in the latest tender 40.7 per cent higher than the previous rate and the highest since 2000. The jump took traders
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      108 27 Visitors to Palme Asia 2008 at Suntec City yesterday were dwarfed by clouds of smoke from machines. This annual trade event is South-east Asia's most established exhibition for professional sound, light and music technologies. On show are equipment in sound reinforcement, disco and theatre lighting and special effects.
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    • 427 27  -  Christopher Tan Drop in retail rates should have been more, say industry watchers, who doubt fuel prices will stay down for long By Senior Correspondent PETROL pump prices have fallen for the first time in 18 months, but industry watchers say it
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    • 128 27 SINGAPORE'S first local search and directory engine, Rednano, launched its mobile search service yesterday. From next month, it will offer free access to its site, as well as free content such as directories, maps and news within its portal. This is available to
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    • 460 28  -  Sue-Ann Chia Gan: Masterplan to look at creating opportunities for Singaporeans By AFTER two years of stunning growth, the job market will be less dazzling this year owing to the slowing economy. But Acting Manpower Minister Gan Kirn Yong remains confident
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    • 398 28  -  Goh Chin Lian By MORE than 70 union leaders will witness first-hand how Vietnam wrestles with an inflation rate of over 25 per cent when they visit the country next week. Vietnam's experience should help drive home the message that the way to secure workers'
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    • 530 28 THREE months since taking over the reins at the Manpower Ministry, Mr Gan Kirn Yong talks about the headaches and highlights of his job. Excerpts from the interview: Inflation and income Mr Gan: "We have learnt from our experience in the 1970s and 1980s when wages rise in
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    • 97 28 MORE schools here will tie up with their Thai counterparts for teacher exchanges, camps and scholarships five new schools have been added to the existing 10. Schools in both countries will also work closer in sharing ideas about incorporating technology into teaching, and teaching methods
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    • MM LEE AT NOMURA FORUM
      • 648 29  -  Sue-Ann Chia Swedish policy of free childcare and paternity leave may be the key to producing more Singaporeans, says MM Lee By SINGAPORE is revamping its procreation policies and could be going the Swedish way, giving free childcare and paternity
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      • 254 29  -  MM LEE "With globalisation, our Gini coefficient has widened. The people at the top are getting more because their skills, their knowledge, their abilities, their expertise command a premium. The people at the bottom have to fight against the cheap labour costs of China, Vietnam,
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      • 394 29 In remarks on recent developments in Thailand and Malaysia, MM Lee said in response to a question on the future of the Asian region that he is filled with "dismay" that these two countries have run into severe problems: "It fills me with dismay because
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      • 633 29  -  Jeremy Au Yong CLIMATE CHANGE By IT WILL take something drastic like disease, crop failure or corpses floating in the river before countries like China and India will cut their carbon emissions. Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew presented a rather gloomy prognosis
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      • 575 29  -  JEREMY AU YONG SENATOR John McCain is a realist and Senator Barack Obama is a quick learner and Singapore, like the rest of the world, will have to live with whoever wins the American presidential election. Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew gave
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    • 672 30  -  Selina Lum »'EXORCISM' CASE Man sued by Madam Valli said she tried to throttle herself and had to be restrained By HE WAS singled out by Madam Amutha Valli Krishnan during her brief court appearance last year, when she became hysterical
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    • 534 31  -  Sujin Thomas WOMAN MURDERED IN ANG MO KIO Silver knife wrapped in cardboard recovered from drain By THE man arrested in connection with the murder of Ms Jeevitha Palanisamy has been identified as 22-year-old Prathip Selvan, said to be the woman's former boyfriend. The
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    • CASE FILE
      • 66 31 A MOTORCYCLIST was knocked unconscious and suffered head injuries when his bike collided with a lorry at the junction of Tuas Avenue 1 and 8 on Tuesday morning. The lorry was turning right into Avenue 8 when it hit the 25-year-old motorcyclist. The
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      • 56 31 A HOUSEBREAKER struck at Block 107, Bukit Purmei Road on Tuesday afternoon. The occupant had locked his flat when he went out, but found that it had been broken into when he returned around six hours later. Some $38,000 worth of watches, jewellery, a
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      • 130 31 A PAIR of souvenir handcuffs priced at around $5 ended up costing a great deal more for Singaporean Joshua Teo Guan Wei. The handcuffs were found in the 20-year-olds luggage when he arrived in Changi Airport from Bangkok on March 16. He pleaded guilty in
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    • 466 33  -  Jessica Jaganathan Women's groups want proper definition of harassment and call on victims to speak up By OVER half of 500 people surveyed say they had been sexually harassed at the workplace. One in five was a man some were harassed by
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    • 389 34  -  Melissa Sim Close to 24,000 people remarried last year; more also marrying outside their race By MORE people here are saying "I do" more than once. Of the nearly 24,000 people who walked down the aisle last year, 17.5 per cent of
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    • 28 26 Down the aisle again More people are tying the knot multiple times: 15 to 18 per cent of newlyweds last year were giving marriage another shot. PAGE H9
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  • FORUM
    • 439 35  -  Eunice Chu (Ms) WE WOULD like to thank the readers for their letters on the checkpoint security issues arising from the passport mis-clearance incident. It will be useful to set out some of the background and the context when we look at these issues.
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    • 331 35  -  Ang Hin Kee Sim Soo Kheng (Ms) WE REFER to the letter, "Retraining low-wage workers: Let's be realistic" (June 25), by Leong Sze Hian, who was concerned about the difficulties faced by cleaning workers in undergoing skills training and upgrading. We agree
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    • 369 35  -  Freddie Kee DROWNING OF SMU STUDENT I FOLLOWED the news of the recent drowning of Singapore Management University (SMU) student Levin Angsana with sadness. While still grieving over the untimely demise of my son Reuben Kee (above right), I now join
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    • 171 35  -  Ong-Ang Ai Boon (Mrs) I REFER to the letter, "Worried by thefts from quick cheque deposit box" (June 30), by Mr Chin Kee Thou. We wish to assure Mr Chin that there are sufficient safeguards in place to protect customers who use quick
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    • 389 35  -  Desmond Wong I REFER to Tuesday's letter, "Five years? MM Lee's estimate was optimistic" by Mr Syu Ying Kwok. I would like to share a different perspective on the issues at hand. Riding on a population-to-resources argument, Mr Syu suggests that we are
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    • 286 35  -  Girish Gopinadhan Pillai I REFER to Monday's letter, "ERP? Aren't COEs meant to check car population?", by Mr Tan Wee Liang. The writer states that owning a car should be made so expensive that only the very rich can afford it.
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  • Page 35 Miscellaneous
    • 76 35 Letters to Forum Editor Please include your full name, address and a telephone contact number, if you wish to have your letter considered for publication. For women, indicate Miss, Mrs, Mdm or Ms. E-mail your letters to stforum@sph.com.sg For more readers' views, log on to straitstimes. com. Access to letters
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  • SPORTS
    • 618 36 »SOCCER He confronts club's chief exec to rebut Scolari's remarks that he was 'happy' LONDON FRANK Lampard looks set to leave Chelsea after a training ground showdown with Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon. Just 24 hours earlier, new Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari, in a press
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    • 98 36 BLOOMBERG NEWS THE abductors of Nornu Yobo, elder brother of Nigeria football international and Everton defender Joseph Yobo, have called the family to negotiate a ransom, police in Port Harcourt in Nigeria's Three Pavers state said on Tuesday. Nornu and his friends Barry Lakara and Ifeanyi
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    • 523 36 Liverpool NOW that Peter Crouch is virtually out of the door, Liverpool have set their sights on acquiring another striker. Crouch yesterday agreed to a contract with Portsmouth and will rejoin the club if he passes a medical this week. Liverpool have already
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    • 393 36  -  Soh Kai Wee »PARALYMPICS By BEIJING-BOUND Paralympic athlete Theresa Goh (right) will receive significant support in her bid to bring home a gold medal for Singapore. Yesterday, a new sporting body the Singapore National Paralympic Council (SNPC) was launched to champion disability sports.
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    • 88 37 DURING the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Singapore's Li Jiawei had four match points against then world No 1 Wang Nan in the third round of the women's table tennis singles event. The Chinese saved them all to level the match, before winning 18-21, 21-18, 19-21, 23-21,
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    • GAMES SNIPS
      • 79 37 ASSOCIATED PRESS MELBOURNE: World 400 metres hurdles champion Jana Rawlinson has been forced to withdraw from Australia's Olympic team because of a long-standing toe injury. Rawlinson, who won her second world title last year in Japan just months after giving birth to her first
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      • 69 37 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Britain's former triple jump world champion and world record-holder Ashia Hansen has announced her retirement from athletics owing to fitness concerns. The 36-year-old had hoped to compete at this weekend's National Championships and Olympic trials in her home city of Birmingham.
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      • 47 37 ASSOCIATED PRES g BUCHAREST: Romania's middle-distance Olympic medal hope Liliana Popescu has been dropped from the athletics team after failing a drug test. Popescu, who runs the 800 m and 1,500 m, tested positive for an unidentified banned substance on May 29.
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    • 614 37  -  Leonard Lim Teenage swimmer can now prepare for Beijing Games under David Lim By THE nagging worry plaguing Quah Ting Wen for the past fortnight has been eased, a month before she competes on sport's biggest stage. The Beijing-bound swimmer, who has been
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    • 133 37 REUTERS THERE are gold medals and gold mementos. The medals are for the athletes to win, and the mementos for business enterprises to sell and people to grab. Yesterday, a 10kg Beijing Games commemorative gold coin (left) was put up for auction in Taipei. The
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    • 604 37  -  Rohit Brijnath A continuing series on memorable Olympic stories. Today: Heartbreak. Tomorrow: Sportsmanship "Till my dying breath" By TO LOSE by a second hurts. But to lose by 0.1 of a second after spending a lifetime throwing up at training is like someone has reached in and
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    • Article, Illustration
      418 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS OLYMPICS Ronaldinho to play in Beijing despite Barca's instruction to report for pre-season training Sao Paulo RONALDINHO is prepared to defy his club and play in next month's Olympic Games. His employers, Spanish giants Barcelona, have ordered him back for pre-season training next week even
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    • 783 38  -  Valeric Chia SPORTS IN SCHOOLS By RAFFLES Institution (RI) completed an unprecedented sweep of all the titles across the A, B and C divisions for both boys and girls at the 49th Schools National Swimming Championships yesterday. Arch-rivals Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) had
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    • 681 38  -  NEW YORK TIMES »SPORTSPEOPLE London AT MOMENTS, it seems like British satire at its whimsical best. A judge and a bank of lawyers were exploring the finer points of bottom-spanking with an ageing multi-million-aire and several young women in a Chelsea flat last year. The women were
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    • 690 38  -  Neil Humphreys NOTES FROM THE LIGHTER SIDE By THE signs are everywhere. The countdown has started and sports writers are beginning to tell those little white lies they repeat every four years. They pretend they are interested in minority sports. And they insist you
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    • 309 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CYCLING Chateauroux (France) BRITON Mark Cavendish of the Columbia team won the fifth stage a 232 km ride between Cholet and Chateauroux of the Tour de France yesterday. He won in a sprint finish, ahead of Spaniard Oscar Freire and Germany's Erik
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    • 365 39 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS CRICKET SCA will use the money to develop infrastructure Dubai IN AN effort to make cricket a global sport, the International Cricket Council (ICC) decided yesterday to finance 94 associate and affiliate members to the tune of US$3OO
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    • SPORTS WORLD
      • 58 39 SINGAPORE'S women won a bronze in the team event at the Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships in Hong Kong yesterday. The team, comprising Jazreel Tan, Amanda Ng, Cherie Tan, Jasmine Yeong-Nathan and Bernice Lim, were third with 6,186 pinfalls. South Korea (6,463) finished first and Malaysia (6,200) were second.
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      • 51 39 ASSOCIATED PRESS JOHANNESBURG: One football stadium in South Africa is unlikely to be completed in time for the 2009 Confederations Cup, the Fifa World Cup Committee said on Tuesday. This is likely to spur more questions about whether South Africa will be ready to host the 2010 World
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    • 132 39 CYCLING Tour de France 29.5 km 4th stage (time trial) in Cholet: 1 Stefan Schumacher (Ger/Gerolsteiner) 35min 44sec 2 Kirn Kirchen (Lux/Columbia) +18sec 3 David Millar (Gbr/Garmin-Chipotle) same time 4 Cadel Evans (Aus/Silence-Lotto) +27 5 Fabian Cancellara (Sui/Team CSC) +33. Overall standings: 1 Schumacher 14hr 4min 41sec 2 Kirchen
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  • Page 36 Miscellaneous
    • 91 36 No worries Swimmer Quah Ting Wen has found a coach former Olympian David Lim just in time for the Beijing Olympics. PAGE Hl2 TUESDAY 11-25am 1.15pm 2.35pm 3.54pm Chelsea: We will not sell Scolari: Lampard is happy at Lampard, through his agent: Inter Milan put in a new £8m O
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    • 149 37 days to go A This is where I won't be alone For this is where I know I'm home. Home by Kit Chan Maybe it's your old school. Maybe it's the Botanic Gardens, a mall like Far East Plaza, or the park where you had your first kiss. Where is
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  • OBITUARIES
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      35 39 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to Our Managing Director Mr Allan Ang on the demise of his beloved father ANGYAKTHIAN Departed on 9 July 2008 From: The Management Staff of Alphico Marketing Pte Ltd
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      202 39 fW' "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days lip* of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6 OU THONG SAM Age: 93 Was called home to be with the Lord on 9 July 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered
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      149 39 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith" 2 Timothy 4:7 STANLEY JOSEPH FERNANDEZ Age: 47 was called home to be with the Lord on 8 July 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Doreen Tay-Fernandez Sons: God-daughter: Stuart Fernandez Victoria Fernandez Elliot
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      285 39 ANG YAK THIAN Age: 95 passed away peacefully on 9 July 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Ngen Lee Eng Sons: Daughters-in-law: Ang Soon Liang, Allan Goh Siew Lang, Florence Ang Song Len Ong Lian Ang Soon Huak HengSoiNia Ang Soon Heng Phua Hwee Ngoh Ang Soon Teck, Alfred Ang
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      120 39 flf "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not L* be in want....andl will dwell in the house ?g of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 Raymond Tay Chye Hin Age: 40 Was called home to be with the Lord on 9 July 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved
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      94 39 RICHARD LEE KEE LIN Age: 62 passed away peacefully on 9 July 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Kan Lai Fong Son: Daughters: Li Jiajun Lee Su Jun LeeSu-Yi Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Lee Kee Lim (Deceased) Oon Jok Hua Lee Kee Tong Sim Nyok Ai Lee Kee Suan Wang Mv Qin
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      104 39 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 KER NOAH Age: 1 year was called home to be with the Lord on 8 July 2008, dearly missed and fondly remembered by: Father:
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      85 39 LIMTIANBOON Age: 80 was called home to be with the Lord on 8 July 2008, dearly missed and fondly remembered by his beloved wife, Tan Ah Moi his daughter, Jessica his grandchildren, Anabel and Charlene and other members of his family Wake at St Joseph's Parlour of Repose, St Joseph's
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      57 39 Third Anniversary In Loving Memory of CHONG KHOON LOON Departed on 10 July 2005 j It has been 3 years. Our memories of you are still strong and alive. Still missing you dearly. Mother: Tye Lee Chin Wife: Lim Sor Lin Son: Chong Vi Chern Daughter-in-law: Chua Mci Ling Daughter:
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      94 39 OUR HEARTFELT GRATITUDE We, the family of the late LIAU NYUK SIONG called home to be with the Lord on 4 July 2008 would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to our loved ones and dear friends for their prayers and support during our recent bereavement. Special thanks to Members
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      41 39 "...I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 In thanksgiving to God for Mrs lim Chin Guan (Mdm Tay Wah Kee) Called home on 10 July 1995 Forever loved cherished by family all whose lives she touched.
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      75 40 S^ In Loving Memory of &> 1 1 1 1 Gi HARRY CHEW EX BIN TAN SWAN TIN (Mrs Harry Chew Ek Bin) 3 rd Anniversary 19 thAnniversary I Departed on 10 July 2005 Departed on 26 July 1989 "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of
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      153 40 'As the Father hath loved me, I also hath lovedyou. Abide in my love." Johnlsv9 left to join Dad, Capt 'V.V.' Fong in the arms of the Lord on 8 July 2008 leaving behind loved ones: Mom: Diana Fong Daughter: Sian Ong Sister: Phoebe Fong Brother-in-law: Khoo Kum Wing Brother:
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      35 40 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to MR CHUA CHIN SEONG, BBM on the demise of his beloved mother ANG KIT HUEY on 6 July 2008 From The Management Staff of SINGAPORT CLEANSEAS PTE LTD
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      58 40 To our dearest sister Daphne who was a tireless and devoted member of A Day with Mary and Mission of the Immaculate Mediatrix Team. We love you. We will miss you until we meet again in heaven together with Our Lord and His Immaculate Mother. DAPHNE FONG JIVE MA^IAI This
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      59 40 The Family of the late Departed on 5 July 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to: SP Services Management Staff and clients, friends from
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      18 40 In Fond Memory of FU CEFENG Departed 10th July 2007 Always remembered by buddies and comrades from S/G/41
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      66 40 ANBE SIVAM NARAYANAM VISWADEVAN Age: 81 passed away peacefully on 9 July 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: N. Sathyabhama Sons: Daughter-in-law: Viswadevan Sree Dcv Viswadevan Sree Sudhan Viswadevan Sree Jayan T. Shamala relatives and friends. Body is resting at Blk 105, #03-151 Tao Ching Road.
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      177 40 SARDARNINARINDER KAUR THAKRAL WIFE OF SARDAR KARTAR SINGH THAKRAL (DEPARTED PEACEFULLY FOR HER HEAVENLY ABODE ON 7 JULY 2008) PRAYERS WILL BE HELD AT GURDWARA SAHIB KATONG 11-17 WILKINSON ROAD ON THURSDAY, 10 JULY 2008, FROM: 7.30 8.30 PM FOLLOWED BY GURU KA LANGAR DEARLY MISSED BY: S. Kartar Singh
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      28 40 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of SUNDRAM ANTHONY Departed: 10 July 2006 Not just today but every day We remember the times we shared We love you, Dad/Tata!
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      149 40 Because God has said, "Never will I leave you; Never will I Forsake You." Hebrews 13:5 PETER SIAU KAU PA Age: 69 was called home to be with the Lord on 25 June 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Lee Choke Eng Daughters: Son-in-law: Linda Siau
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  • Page 39 Miscellaneous
    • 72 39 TV times BASEBALL: MLB: NY Yankees v Pittsburg Pirates (Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 7am). BASKETBALL: William Jones Cup: Egypt v Qatar (3pm), USAv Jordan (5pm) Live, Ch23. CRICKET: NPower Test Series, 1st Test, day 1 England v South Africa (Live, ChllO, 5.58pm). GOLF: Scottish Open: Day 1 (Live, Ch26, 10pm). John
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    • 370 42 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BLOOMBERG NEWS Washington CHINA'S economy will overtake that of the United States by 2035, powered by domestic demand, according to a report by a US research institute. The world's fastest-grow-ing major economy will become twice the size of the US
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    • 722 42 NEW YORK TIMES Report confirms agencies considered own profits when rating securities New York THE analyst at the credit ratings agency was blunt: "Let's hope we will all be wealthy and retired by the time this house of cards falters." That candid
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    • 37 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 13,052.13 (+19.03 points) »Japanese shares closed 0.15 percent higher, as Wall Street rallied on lower oil prices and hopes that the central bank will do more to ease a credit squeeze.
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    • 36 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 21,805.81 (+585 points) Hong Kong share prices ended sharply higher, up 2.8 per cent, tracking gains on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve pledged continued support for US banks.
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    • 36 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,920.55 (+105.6 points) Chinese share prices finished 3.75 per cent higher, led by oil refiners as a sharp decline in oil prices eased concerns over rising fuel costs and inflation.
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    • 37 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 5,011.9 (+79 points) Australian share prices closed 1.6 per cent higher, as bargain-hunters bought stocks hit by high oil prices, the global credit crunch and fears over domestic economic growth.
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    • 33 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,139.81 (+18.56 points) Malaysian share prices closed up 1.7 per cent, due to bargain-hunting in selected blue chips on the back of strong gains on Wall Street.
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    • 35 42 AFP Yesterday's close: 721.13 (-1.37 points) Thai shares closed 0.19 per cent lower, as investors became jittery in the wake of two major court cases that have rocked the country's ruling party.
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    • 108 42 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: 2,91 7.62 July 9 CapitaLand 5.820 +0.04' CapitaMall 3.150 +0.10' CityDev 11.280 +0.28' Cosco Corp 3.140 -0.01' DBS Grp 18.840 +0.36' F&N 4.480 +0.09' Gent Intl 0.560 +0.00. HKLand 4.300 -0.06' JSH 17.040 -0.16' JardineC&C 16.140 +0.04' KeppelCorp 10.640 -0.02' Keppel Land 4.800 +0.10'
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    • 477 43 REUTERS, BLOOMBERG NEWS Prices had shot up earlier as Iran's missile tests sparked concern over supplies London OIL prices handed back early gains to stand below US$l36 a barrel late last night, as United States government data showed an unexpected
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    • 184 43 REUTERS Beijing STOCKS worldwide may get a welcome boost with news that China's sovereign wealth fund will soon invest in global equity markets. Citing sources, the official China Securities Journal said yesterday that China Investment Corporation (CIC) would choose overseas managers
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    • 561 45  -  Joyce Teo JLL sees more falls over next half year but rest of market should stay stable By Property Correspondent THE surging rents in prime areas that have had expatriates screaming for the best part of a year look to be easing, with some
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    • 282 45  -  Chua Hian Hou By THE accounting industry hopes that a new incentive programme will add up to a lot more graduates staying in the profession. The $750,000 scholarship scheme will allow 300 undergraduates from three Singapore universities to begin post-graduate studies to become certified public accountants
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    • 403 45  -  Jessica Cheam By THE global slowdown facing the chip industry has not deterred industry giant Applied Materials from investing US$7O million (5595.4 million) in a new Asia operations centre in Singapore. The facility will be up and running by late next
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    • 512 46  -  Michelle Tay To be up and running by early next year, Singapore Mercantile Exchange will also trade in other commodities By A NEW trading platform that will allow investors in Singapore to buy and sell carbon credits for the first time was
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    • 252 46  -  Karamjit Kaur By Aviation Correspondent AIRLINES bought about 960 new planes in the first six months of the year down 18 per cent from a year earlier, according to aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus. Soaring fuel prices they have more than doubled
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    • 255 46  -  Francis Chan By THE Government's efforts to slash rules and red tape for businesses have been praised by the World Bank Group yet again. Its latest report, which highlights successful government initiatives for businesses, has singled out Singapore's Bizfile as a prime example.
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        1239 49  - FRESH WILD Adeline Chia All eyes will be on newbie playwrights at the OCBC Singapore Theatre Festival. Why is organiser Wild Rice taking a risk? ARTS REPORTER WHEN people think of national service (NS) and theatre, Michael Chiang's iconic 1987 play Army Daze probably comes to mind. The comedy about
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      • 414 49 PROMINENT Malaysian playwright Kee Thuan Chye has written his first play in more than a decade and it is one of the headlining plays at the upcoming OCBC Singapore Theatre Festival. Titled The Swordfish, Then The Concubine and directed by Wild Rice artistic director Ivan Heng,
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      • 322 50 FOURTEEN plays, three weeks. Here are the offerings in this year's OCBC Singapore Theatre Festival: 1 THE SWORDFISH, THEN THE CONCUBINE by Kee Thuan Chye When: Aug 6 to 10, Drama Centre Theatre, $35 to $60 What: This play revisits two Singapore legends, about the
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      • 529 51  -  Benita Aw Yeong Bukit Timah Fire Station wakes up from a three-year slumber to a vibrant new lease on life COME September, the former Bukit Timah Fire Station will be transformed into a bustling centre for education, the arts as well as sports and
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      • 476 52  -  Deepika Shetty A home-grown drama group's adaptation of Shakespeare's classic will be set in 1950s Singapore THE Bard's timeless tale of star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet has been adapted into ballets, musicals and even films. Now, drama group Teater Kami has given it yet another
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        251 52 AP NEW YORK James Levine (right) will have a kidney removed in surgery this week, causing the conductor to miss the remainder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra's (BSO) Tanglewood season. The 65-year-old music director of both the BSO and the Metropolitan Opera in New York will need
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      • 217 52 BUDDING arts managers, take note: An internship with an international festival network is up for grabs. The Association Of Asian Performing Arts Festivals (AAPAF), a festival network, is offering two internships to residents in Asia aged 35 years or younger, who are studying or practising festival
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        86 53 'Go learn magic. We can't quite communicate with people so making friends through magic is not bad' One socially challenged pop star, Jay Chou, to another, Vie Chou 1 won't be reluctant to leave. What I should attain I have attained and I would just be going downhill' Talk-show
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      • 303 53 AFP SANTIAGO A series of unpublished poems by the late Chilean poet Pablo Neruda are shedding light on his last romance with his wife's niece, who was more than 40 years his junior, a collector said. The 14 poems were found in a book titled Black
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    • 410 54  -  Jasmine Teo Malaysian singer Gary Chaw has his career and love life on track and wants to settle down EVERYTHING is going Gary Chaw's way at the moment career and even his love life. The Malaysian singer won the coveted award for Best Mandarin Male
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    • 137 54 GIRLS, think a five o'clock shadow on a man makes him look brooding, mysterious and sexy like singer Justin Timberlake (right)? Well, you're in the minority among Singaporean women. Urban polled 30 women and found out that most prefer their men smooth and clean-shaven. They stand in sharp
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    • 692 55 NYT A recent suicide puts the spotlight on Russian girls, now the hottest fashion darlings NEW YORK They are beautiful, work hard, rarely show up late for photo shoots and send a big chunk of their earnings home. Eastern European models have replaced Brazilian ones as the
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    • 501 56 AP How France's First Lady Carla Bruni's album fares will be a national affair PARIS She charmed the queen of England, captivated Israel, impressed President George W. Bush and won over the hardest sell of all the French people. But can France's First Lady, top model-turned-songstress
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    • 927 57 Not even Hollywood stars have been spared from foreclosure in the US real estate crisis LOS ANGELES It may seem that celebrities are just like everyone else they go grocery shopping, take their dogs for a stroll around the neighbourhood, even pump their own gas.
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      • 307 59 HONG KONG Actor Tony Leung Chiu Wai has revealed why he is finally marrying his girlfriend Carina Lav, saying they made the decision because of her father's death. Hong Kong's most closely watched showbiz couple have been together for 19 years before he surprised everyone in
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      • 238 59 Reuters CANBERRA The mystery of actress Nicole Kidman's name choice for her daughter has reportedly been solved, with Kidman's father saying Sunday Rose was inspired by an Australian arts patron notorious for her lurid love life. Antony Kidman said the unusual name chosen by Kidman and her
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      • 105 59 Reuters LOS ANGELES Actor Matthew McConaughey has named his newborn son Levi. The child, the first for him and Brazilian model Camila Alves, was born in Los Angeles on Monday evening. McConaughey, 38, said Levi is another name for the apostle Matthew in the Bible. The
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      • 122 59 LONDON George Clooney's former girlfriend Sarah Larson has spoken for the first time since they split in May, saying she and the actor remain on good terms. "George is a great guy, a wonderful person," the former Fear Factor winner tells Hello! magazine. "I don't
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    • 50 86 Wm%\m ml IF f1'1 '^m mm*' H BUNG -JP^ Rp' WAGON |il:i COLOUR WA V A^ VH I k I Mineral make-up is ML A^^^ 1^^^ now the darling of MW^M Mm beauty brands. Just J M^^W^y what's the fuss? I WIN AGE SMART SKINCARE KITS FROM DERMALOGICA WORTH $1,350
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    • 450 87  -  KAREN TEE karentee@sph.com.sg Up until three weeks ago, I'd never tried using mineral make-up. Sure, I'd read about the wonders of mineral make-up (it's impossible to miss when every other magazine with a beauty section has gushed about it), but until I started doing research for an
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      137 88 Sinister in a sweet way, you've gotta love the kitschy goth girl illustration on this canvas shoulder bag. $29, from Ameba, B1 -29 Parkway Parade These classy cocktail accessories make happ> hour even sweeter. Brushed stainless steel with leather screw pull, from $395 and chromed brass and
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      209 88 TEXT: PHOTOGRAPHER: ADDITIONAL SOURCING: Expect the high quality playback of a sterling sound system from a pocket phone. We like the minimalist design and the easy-to-use click-wheel navigation for one-hand control of music functions. Serenata music mobile phone, $2,750, from Bang i Olufsen, 01-05 Grand A Hyatt
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        268 89 How does one announce the dissolution of a relationship these days? Well, with fingers glued to Blackberries and smartphones constantly hooked up to the Web, it seems the fashionable way to say "adios babe" is through social network sites like Facebook. It wasn't so long ago when women recoiled
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      • 131 89 THANK YOU SALE: To thank its customers for their support, vintage store Deja Vu Vintage is giving 20 per cent off all day dresses, tops and skirts. This includes new arrivals. From today till July 17 at 01 -18, The Cathay. BLACK BARGAINS: Local label Perfect In Black is
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        296 89 Online designer bag-rental services like Be-A-Fashionista.com or bagborroworsteal.com are nothing new to fiscally prudent handbag lovers. But the way these sites work could still dent slim bank accounts the monthly subscription fee can run into hundreds of dollars. Take heart. A new designer bag rental service thatbagiwant.com
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        209 89 Japanese department store Isetan is A^O giving Asian labels a boost here. Three weeks ago, it brought in Thai label Ziroco, which till now has been sold locally only at events such as last month's Creatively Thai showcase at Vivo City. Don't expect mass-produced and cheap-looking designer rip-offs.
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        210 89 Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova might have lost the glitter in her game but not the bling on her ears. The 21-year-old who lost her top world ranking at this year's French Open has won a two-year deal with Tiffany Co. The game plan: She will dazzle on
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      596 90 Have a problem with the way you look? Don't sweat it. E-mail your queries to Angeline Neo at sturban@sph.com.sg QCan big girls wear chunky necklaces? Will they look too overwhelming? A Not at all. Big girls are better off with one bold statement necklace than piling on a
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    • 225 90  -  Yeo Qianhua These two head-turners were spotted at the Sakura Rose Party held at Indochine Forbidden City on June 28 Wong Mci Ling, 27, analyst What are you wearing? My heels are from Nose and cost about $40. I can't remember the label of my dress but I
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    • 588 91 Brain meets babelicious in these fashion phones. THAMYUEN-C reports ver since Nokia unveiled its 8210 model cellphone in 1999, fashion phones (they weren't even called that then) have become the epitome of all things geek and fashionista. In those early days, the emphasis was on looks more than
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      531 93 Real men do wear jewellery NADIA SHAH finds out ocal men are taking a shine to serious bling. The well-heeled among them are spending up to $100,000 on things that sparkle from earrings to cufflinks. No, not for their wives or girlfriends but for themselves. Retailers like
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    • 224 93 You're a young, fresh graduate in your 20s who is ready to enter the workforce. As the young turk in the office, you don't want to call too much attention to yourself. So, pick simpler designs. Needless to say, to impress the bosses it's still
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      206 93 Turn heads with this 18K white gold Artistry ring. The 0.82 carat blue sapphire adds a touch of colour to this conversational piece. $3,900, from Larry Jewelry, 01-12 Paragon This Ezio white gold earring with onyx and diamonds is both unique and hot. From $1 80 per
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      213 93 DHOTOS: BULGARI, LARRY JEWELRY, LAZARE RATADAZZLE, LEE HWAJEWELLERY, TIFFANY COMPANY, YOUTH JEWELLERY You're in your 40s or older and you're at the corporate apex. You appreciate the finer things in life, and, man, you've earned the right to flash. Spiff up your suit with the Lazare Ratadazzle
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    • 252 93 Men still don't get it, especially when it comes to wearing jewellery. So, Urban asks stylists Steven Kong and Jerome Awasthi for tips on the right ways to shine. FOR THE EARS Pretty boy types should don chunkier and bolder pieces to offset their softer features,
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    • 102 93 lopmaii 02-18 Wisma Atria Offers: Wide range of jewellery including earrings, bracelets and necklaces. Also has unusual pieces such as rings shaped like dice and beaded necklaces. Price: $9 to $43 Agnes b. 01-26 Raffles City Offers: Assortment of rings, necklaces, bracelets and even brooches and money
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      822 94  -  KAREN TEE Mineral make-up has taken the beauty world by storm. Urban susses if it is just shifting sand Mica, titanium dioxide and zinc oxide are these the metallic-sounding stuff you'd like to slap on your face? Yet, in the past year, women have been taking to mined
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    • 305 94 The most common ingredients include: Mica: blurs the appearance of fine lines Silica: absorbs oils from the surface of the skin for a matte finish Titanium dioxide: a natural sunblock that filters UVA and UVB rays Zinc oxide: another mineral that is a natural sunblock. Also used to
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    • 132 94 The ingredient list is endless. Read the label before buying any type of cosmetic so you know what you're putting on your face The sky's the limit. There are colours in every shade of the rainbow from eye-popping fuschia to shocking lime green Powder, cream, liquid, gel, mousse
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      432 94 Urban checks out five brands of mineral make-up GloMinerals The key stuff here are titanium oxide and zinc oxide. Plus, fortification with vitamins A, C, E and X which are said to improve the skin. This Denver-based brand, which carries a full range of mineral make-up including lipstick,
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    • 1229 95 NEW YORK TIMES A multitude of treatments for dark circles cute on pandas, but not on people claims to help ry Chang is sick of people telling her she looks exhausted. She gets enough sleep, but the dark circles under her eyes still elicit stares and make
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      249 95 ANGEUNE NEO Whimsical, kitschy and frivolous fun, girlie girl bath and beauty products are always instant gratification rends come and go, but girlie girl bath and beauty products seem to have a timeless cachet. The appeal is often the cutesy and colourful packaging, at times irreverent names and
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    • 372 95 Miso Pretty The romanticism of the Orient combined with tongue-in-cheek Western humour typifies the bath and beauty line started in 2004. Bestsellers include the lip balm ($9.90) and skincare kits ($29). Available at Topshop, 03-16 Wisma Atria Cute As Hell The packaging inspiration is gothic-Lolita cutesy. The illustrations
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    • 721 96 The stubble may look great on Brad Pitt, but Singapore women don't think men here can carry it off. NADIA SHAH finds out Clean-shaven is how Singapore women like their men, while beards and stubble just spell trouble. Business administrator Isabelle Pan, 26, sums up the typical feeling:
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    • 200 96 Not sure if you have what it takes to sport a hairy chin? Stylists Jerome Awasthi and Steven Kong and hairstylist Shunji Matsuo list four things that decide if you'll look dashing or damned with stubble. 1 Face shape: Strong features, such as an angular and
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    • 494 96 IMRAN JALAL snaps eight hair/ faces and finds out why the men love it Three questions were posed to each of them: 1. Why didn't you shave? 2. How do you think you look with a stubble? 3. Has anyone paid you a compliment about your
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    • 669 97 NOELLE LOH, who dislikes that shade, subjects her tresses to a new hair colormatch service have never been fond of the colour brown. Except for a few bags in tan, I don't own anything in that hue. Since leaving junior college years ago, I've dyed my naturally
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    • 183 97 Monsoon's director Addy Lee and group creative director Margaret Tan dish out hair colour tips: Be spot on. A clashing hair colour dulls your skin tone and accentuates flaws like pimples and acne. Natural is best. Crazy hair shades like bright red, pink or blue usually
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      756 98 LOS ANGELES TIMES Age has become an asset now in the modelling industry as advertisers target the baby boomers Until recently a fashion model and a carton of skim milk had a lot in common not enough fat and a short shelf life. The average model's career
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    • 900 99  -  CLARA CHOW When Dr Diana Howard approached 50, she began to develop a skincare range for mature skin er boyfriend has been known to open her bathroom toiletries cabinet, take one look at the heaps of skincare products jammed inside and holler: "Are you crazy?" But
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      615 100  -  TAN HSUEH YUN People wanting to eat more healthily have been turning to soy. Here are some interesting ways to enjoy it, from tofu to coffee MISO THERAPY Here's another way to get some soy in your diet with miso. There is a bewildering array of it in
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    • 640 101  -  PRADEEP PAUL Women should train by the same rules as me^ except during their "heavy" days PERSONAL TRAINER Since its inception in 2006, the Shape Run has been an annual reminder for Singapore that "the men don't get it". The event is only for women and they
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      637 102 fHEBAGPAGE/YeoQianhua With two Hong Kong Theatre Awards nominations under her belt, Perry Chiu is known as a serious thespian. Off stage, however, she shares your regular girly concerns. She frets about her eyes being too small, for instance, and tells you how she has to use two types
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