The Straits Times, 15 July 2008

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 116 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 TUESDAY, JULY 15 2008 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • INSIDE
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      Lock icon MP Ong Chit Chung dies, 59
      68 1 VETERAN Member of Parliament Ong Chit Chung died at his home yesterday aged 59. A lecturer in military history at the National University of Singapore when he entered politics in 1988, his death came as a shock to fellow MPs and grassroots leaders in
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    • Article
      Lock icon Tension in KL as MPs stage walkout
      68 1 POLITICAL tensions rose in Malaysia yesterday as opposition MPs staged a walkout after the Parliament Speaker rejected a proposal to debate a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi. Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, meanwhile, was facing the possibility of being arrested after he
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    • Article
      Lock icon MM Lee's right, say analysts, but...
      56 1 LOCAL analysts have come out broadly in support of Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's upbeat assessment of Singapore's economic outlook. But they offered some qualifications, saying that rising inflation, a slowing global economy and the credit crunch look set to dampen growth in the
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      Lock icon Dragon boat deaths: Apology sought
      47 1 THE families of five dragon boaters who drowned in Cambodia last year have demanded an apology from the Singapore Dragon Boat Association. They want the association to take responsibility for not taking adequate precautions leading to the tragedy. SEE HOME: PAGE H4
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    Lock icon Just one cent – that's the likely average fare hike
    559 1  - Just one cent that's the likely average fare hike Christopher Tan Transport Council chief gives assurance that increase will be kept well below 3% cap By Senior Correspondent BUS and train fares may rise by no more than 1 per cent even though this year's fare adjustment formula allows for
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Australian universities thriving in Singapore
      939 1  -  Sandra Da vie By Senior Writer WHAT a difference a year makes. This time last year, polytechnic graduate Sharmaine Rose, 20, was worried about finding a university or private school to further her education. She had been offered a place by the University of New
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      357 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2-4 School bus-fee hike concerns Asia 6-13 The competition commission as World 14-18 well as Case, the consumers Review.. ...19-20 watchdog, are concerned about the PY| 21 move by school bus operators' association to raise fees. Case says SECTION TWO association members should fix Home Hl-H5
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Ren Ci case: Arrest comes after five-month probe
      560 3  -  Chong Chee Kin At issue are loans made by the hospital amounting to several million dollars By THE long-time head of Ren Ci Hospital, the Venerable Ming Vi, was arrested yesterday and stepped down from all his positions at the charity. He
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    • Article
      Lock icon HIV man had sex without warning teen; gets a year's jail
      497 3  -  Elena Chong By Court Correspondent A FORMER chef, HIV-posi-tive since 1999, kept mum about carrying the Aids virus when he gave oral sex to a teenager last September. Chan Mun Chiong, 43, also asked the 16-year-old for anal sex
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      Lock icon Former chef escapes harsher penalties under new law
      246 3 CHAN Mun Chiong (left), 43, a former chef who had oral sex with a teenage boy without first telling him of his HIV-positive status, was convicted under the old Infectious Diseases Act. His offence of last September came under Section 23 of
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      Lock icon MAS watches impact on Singapore closely
      254 4  -  Goh Eng Yeow By INVESTORS here have been told to stay vigilant in light of fears that US mortgage giants Fannie Mac and Freddie Mac were in trouble. The Monetary Authority of Singapore said yesterday that it was closely monitoring developments in global financial
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      Lock icon US props up mortgage giants
      625 4 WASHINGTON POST, NEW YORK TIMES Federal govt throws lifeline to Fannie Mac and Freddie Mac to avert financial disaster Washington THE US government has announced bold and unprecedented measures to shore up troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mac and Freddie Mac after a crisis of confidence
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon WALKOUT IN PARLIAMENT
      753 6  -  Carolyn Hong DRAMA IN KL Opposition incensed by rejection of no-confidence motion against PM and security lockdown of Parliament House By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S Parliament yesterday descended into chaos as opposition MPs walked out after the Speaker rejected their proposal to debate a
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    • DRAMA IN KL
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        Lock icon No-show for questioning: Anwar 'could face arrest'
        533 8  -  Hazlin Hassan Police say it's one of the options. Anwar accuses them of harassing family By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur OPPOSITION leader Anwar Ibrahim could face arrest after refusing to be questioned over allegations of sexual assault, police said yesterday. Datuk Seri
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        Lock icon Messy politics taking a toll on economy
        505 8  -  Leslie Lopez NEWS ANALYSIS By South-east Asia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S troubled politics is taking a toll on the country's economy, undermining investor sentiment and distracting Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's administration away from implementing much-needed reforms. What's more worrying is that the
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon HK to get 5 more 'living fossils'
        249 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Hong Kong CHINA will give five more of its rare sturgeons to Hong Kong, the head of an aquatic park said yesterday, despite the diplomatic embarrassment that ensued when a previous gift was killed by a barracuda. The five Chinese sturgeons,
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        Lock icon MY OWN SUBMARINE
        38 9 Amateur inventor Tao Xiangli balancing on his home-made submarine in Beijing last Thursday. The craft, made from oil barrels, has a periscope, electric motors, propellers and depth-control tanks. He plans to test it. PHOTO: REUTERS
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        Lock icon China launches popularity survey on officials
        510 9 In wake of anti-graft protests, 80,000 people to be polled on civil servants' performance, image Beijing CHINA has launched an annual popularity survey to monitor the performance of civil servants, in the wake of recent mass protests triggered by perceived corruption and wrongdoing in
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Seoul recalls Japan envoy in rekindled island row
        536 10 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS It is outraged by Tokyo's plans to describe its claim in a teaching manual Seoul AN ANGRY South Korea recalled its ambassador to Japan yesterday as tensions flared up between the two nations over a group of
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        Lock icon North Korea to sign non-aggression pact with Asean
        410 10  -  Chan Chih Hung By NORTH Korea will sign a non-aggression treaty with Asean next week, a move that is widely seen as a boost for regional security. Singapore, the current chairman of the 10-member South-east Asian grouping, announced yesterday that North Korea
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      • WORLD QUICKLY
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          Lock icon ARAB DEALS AT FARNBOROUGH
          159 10 REUTERS FARNBOROUGH: Etihad Airways ordered 100 planes worth over US$2O billion (Ss27 billion) from Airbus and Boeing as Gulf carriers ruled a slower-than-normal opening day at the Farnborough air show. The Abu Dhabi carrier said it was buying 25 Airbus wide-body A 350 aircraft, 10 A3BO
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          Lock icon JAKARTA: NO APOLOGY OVER TIMOR
          146 10 REUTERS JAKARTA: The Indonesian President will express regret but not apologise over a state-backed probe into the violence during East Timor's 1999 independence vote, Indonesia's Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono said yesterday. The Commission of Truth and Friendship (CTF), which is expected to submit its findings
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          Lock icon RUSSIAN LASER SHOW BLINDED 30
          130 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOSCOW: Dozens of young revellers were blinded by a laser show at a dance music festival near Moscow last week and doctors fear the damage may be irreparable, the Kommersant daily reported yesterday. "More than 30 people between the ages of 16 and
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        Lock icon Buddhism may be dying out in Japan
        455 11 NEW YORK TIMES Often called 'funeral Buddhism', it seems to cater more to the needs of the dead Oga, Japan THE Japanese have long taken an easy-going, buffet-like approach to religion, ringing out the old year at Buddhist temples and welcoming the new
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        Lock icon HOT WAYS TO COOL OFF
        132 11 As temperatures rose above 30 deg C in most parts of Japan and South Korea, many found their own ways to beat the heatwave. A father and his son (above) decided to take it easy with a nap during an animal show at the Hakkeijima
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        Lock icon Japan fishermen to strike over high fuel costs
        383 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Tokyo JAPAN'S fishing industry, one of the largest in the world, will stage a mass strike today in protest at soaring fuel costs, part of a global backlash against surging oil prices. Some 200,000 fishing boats will cancel their trips
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    • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Indian chief minister under graft scanner
        576 12  -  P. JAYARAM Low-caste leader said to have amassed huge unaccounted wealth By India Correspondent In New Delhi ICONIC low-caste leader Mayawati, who rules India's largest state and is known for her fondness for diamonds and pricey estates, is under the scanner for amassing huge
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        Lock icon Maoist leaders hold off giving Gurkhas the chop
        356 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Kathmandu NEPAL'S new Maoist leaders have held off plans to end the recruitment of young Nepali men, commonly known as Gurkhas, into the British armed forces, saying they must first oversee the new republic's "economic revolution". The Maoist leaders, who
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Factories in Java and Bali told: Work on weekends
        525 13  -  Salim Osman Measure part of govt plan to ease energy use on weekdays By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta THE Indonesian government yesterday issued a ministerial decree requiring factories and commercial premises in Java and Bali to adjust their operating hours in
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        Lock icon Acid attack on Cambodian official ahead of polls
        231 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Phnom Penh A SENIOR Cambodian government official has been attacked with acid, as the country gears up for a general election in two weeks' time. Mr Ngor Srun, Secretary of State for the Cabinet's Office, was attacked on Sunday morning
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        Lock icon S'pore to help train Palestinian officials
        356 13  -  SALIM OSMAN Jakarta SINGAPORE has consistently supported efforts to achieve the goal of Palestine and Israel existing side by side in peace and security. But for that to happen, Palestine needs to build good institutions and enhance its capacity for public administration. Senior Minister
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        Lock icon Activists seek criminal charges against Thai govt
        367 13 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Bangkok ACTIVISTS marched to Thailand's graft-busting agency yesterday to press for criminal charges against the government for supporting Cambodia in its bid to list a disputed Hindu temple as a World Heritage site. They also asked the an-ti-corruption watchdog to
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      28 6 Appeal dying out Buddhism is losing its standing in Japanese society as it appears to cater more to the needs of the dead than the living. PAGE 11
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Hunger for food, fuel fast 'killing forests of the world'
      783 14 Green groups raise alarm over massive land grab due to surging population LONDON BOOMING demand for food, fuel and wood as the global population surges from six billion to nine billion could spark a land grab which will destroy the
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      Lock icon Sudan leader accused of war crimes
      661 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS ICC prosecutor seeks his arrest, blaming him for genocide and systematic rape in Darfur The Hague THE International Criminal Court's (ICC) top prosecutor yesterday called for the arrest of Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir for genocide, crimes against
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      Lock icon Taleban militants back with a vengeance
      561 16 NEW YORK TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Nine US troops killed in raid on remote base in Afghanistan Kabul TALEBAN insurgents carried out a bold assault on a remote base near the border with Pakistan, Nato reported. A senior US military official said nine
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      Lock icon Public transport woes slow fast-moving Dubai
      531 16 BLOOMBERG Dubai FOR a city building the world's tallest skyscraper, largest airport and biggest man-made islands, Dubai's public transport system is still less than ordinary, straining its taxi fleet and roads. Getting the transportation equation right is key to Dubai's competition for investments and
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      Lock icon Elite team renews search for adventurer Fossett's body
      340 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS Bridgeport (California) A 10-MEMBER team of elite athletes and expert mountaineers hopes to do what search planes and satellite imagery could not find Steve Fossett's body. The multi-millionaire adventurer was declared legally dead in February, five months after he was
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      Lock icon McCain and Obama battle for Hispanic and black votes
      463 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, WASHINGTON POST San Diego SENATORS Barack Obama and John McCain have started the week reaching out to two crucial voting blocs Hispanic and African-American voters. Both Mr McCain and Mr Obama are lavishing attention on the Hispanic community as
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      Lock icon More maternity leave? It may hurt UK mums' careers
      475 17 Panel: Firms thinking twice about promoting or hiring women after leave is upped to a year London THE extension of paid maternity leave from nine to 12 months may be sabotaging British women's careers by making firms wary of employing them,
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      Lock icon Childcare benefits in Europe
      355 17 SWEDEN The Swedish government grants 13-month parental leave for couples planning to start a family or to extend their current one. At least 60 days of the parental leave must be claimed by fathers. All parents continue to receive 80 per cent of their pay while
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      Lock icon Iraqi women trained to catch suicide bombers
      221 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS Al Abara (Iraq) A GROUP of 70 women were among the first batch of volunteers to be trained in security operations in Iraq, and will be assigned the task of stopping female suicide attacks in the volatile Diyala province of the
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      Lock icon US, Iraq still set to seal troops pact by July 31
      378 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Washington THE United States and Iraq remain committed to striking a deal on the status of US troops in Iraq before the end of the presidency of Mr George W. Bush, officials from both countries have said.
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      Lock icon 43 nations pledge to rid Mid-East of deadly arms
      563 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS But it's unclear how new union, which includes Israel and Arab states, will enforce the pledge Paris FORTY-THREE nations, including Israel and Arab states, have agreed to work for a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction, as
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Rupert Murdoch outranked by son
        227 18 AGENCE FRANCEPRESSE MEDIA mogul Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp, was overtaken by his son James for the first time in a ranking of the most powerful figures in British media published yesterday. Mr James Murdoch, chairman of satellite broadcaster BSkyß in Britain and chairman
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        Lock icon Bridegroom skydives into marriage
        160 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE IT IS supposed to be the happiest day of any woman's life and an Indian Air Force official decided to thrill his future wife by dropping in from 2,100 m. Mr Shisir Mishra, an accomplished skydiver, jumped from a helicopter on Sunday and landed
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        Lock icon World's 'oldest blogger' dies, aged 108
        215 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AN AUSTRALIAN woman described as the world's oldest Internet blogger has died at the age of 108 after posting a final message about singing "a happy song" in her nursing home. Ms Olive Riley passed away peacefully on July 12 and will
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      26 14 Pregnant pause Britain's liberal maternity benefits make it harder for women to get jobs or promotions because employers are now more wary of them. PAGE 17
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      Lock icon Easing the way to family life
      436 19 SMALL countries like Singapore need to be more attentive to the composition of their populations than large nations. As Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew noted last week, the threat to the authenticity of the national character can be more acute for a country the
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      917 19  -  Dani Rodrik »THE GLOBALISATION DEBATE By THE world economy has seen globalisation collapse once already. The gold standard era with its free capital mobility and open trade came to an abrupt end in 1914 and could not be resuscitated after World War I. Are we about to
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      1026 19  -  William Choong »TEHERAN'S NUCLEAR AMBITIONS By Senior Writer THE temperature in the al-ready-febrile Middle East went up by several more degrees last week when Iran staged a series of tests involving missiles said to be capable of hitting Israel. The public display of
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      814 20  -  Ching Cheong CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS By Senior Writer In Hong Kong FIRST came the ice-breaking cross-strait dialogue last month that opened a whole new chapter in relations between China and Taiwan. Then earlier this month, the first regular direct flights between the
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      678 20  -  John R. Bradley BOOK REVIEW By Senior Writer Title: Icon Of Evil: Hitler's Mufti And The Rise Of Radical Islam Authors: David G. Dalin and John F. Rothmann Publisher: Random House, 2008 THE appointment in 1921 of Haj Amin Al-Husseini as the Grand Mufti
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      29 19 Radical claims A new book's claim that Amin Al-Husseini, the former Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, laid the ground for radical Islam is not convincing. PAGE 20 PUNCHLINES BIOFOa *%fed
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      620 23  -  Yeo Ghim Lay Case questions public announcement of quantum of hike, says bus owners should get to decide rates By THE country's competition watchdog is looking into a recent decision by hundreds of school bus operators to raise fares. The Competition
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      210 23 FIRST-TIME offenders caught with contraband cigarettes anywhere on the island will be fined $500 a pack from today. Singapore Customs said yesterday that the fine, which was initially levied in hot spots such as Geylang last October, has been extended island wide.
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      552 24 THE office of Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew yesterday issued a statement elaborating on comments he had made last Friday about human rights groups attacking Singapore's style of government. These groups, as well as nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) and the Western media,
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      721 24  -  Jeremy Au Yong Goh Chin Lian Ong Chit Chung, 1949-2008 Grassroots leaders, MPs, colleagues recall his tireless devotion to Bukit Batok residents By THE sudden death of MP Ong Chit Chung stunned grassroots leaders, Members of Parliament and former colleagues, as many of
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      551 24  -  GOH CHIN LIAN THE death of Dr Ong Chit Chung raises the question of whether a by-election should be held in Jurong GRC, where he was an MP. The leading minister in Jurong GRC, Mr Lim Boon Heng, told The Straits Times that under the
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      810 24 Letter from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to Mrs Elizabeth Ong Peck Eng July 14, 2008 Dear Mrs Ong, I was shocked and deeply saddened when I received news this morning that Dr Ong Chit Chung had passed away suddenly. I had just had lunch with
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      481 25  -  Khushwant Singh MAN HAULED BACK AND CHARGED IN COURT AFTER 16 YEARS Anguish over tor port worker as appeal against his acquittal is dropped By HE HAS waited 16 long years. Now, Mr Yunani Abdul Hamid can finally say he is free. The prosecution has decided to
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      328 25 SLOPPY INVESTIGATION BY THE CNB The investigating officer did not interview other material witnesses such as the suspect's colleagues and relatives. He simply waited for the accomplice, Abdul Aziz Idros, to be arrested by issuing an alert. The officer also paid just one visit
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      763 25  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH A DISTRICT judge has slammed the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) for its sloppy investigation into stevedore Yunani Abdul Hamid's case. Explaining why she acquitted Mr Yunani, District Judge Jasvender Kaur said the bureau should have done more to track down
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      69 25 A fire tore through a Woodlands multi-storey carpark on Sunday night, damaging 11 motorcycles and three cars. No one was hurt in the fire, which began around 11.30pm, on the third level of the Woodlands Drive 70 building. It took firefighters 10 minutes
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      326 25  -  JEREMY AU YONG THE trial of Singapore Democratic Party chief Chee Soon Juan and party supporter Yap Keng Ho, charged with speaking in public without a permit, was adjourned yesterday. This is to allow them time to review video evidence and for Chee
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      Lock icon Dragon boat tragedy: Victims' families seek apology
      613 26  -  udith Tan They want dragon boat association to admit it had failed to insist on wearing life jackets ByJ Carolyn Quek THE families of the five paddlers who died last November in Cambodia want the Singapore Dragon Boat Association (SDBA) to admit it
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      569 26  -  Jane Ng By THE first big study done of the impact of the Gifted Education Programme (GEP) has found that students have benefited from it. The survey, which compared GEP students with their peers who achieved similar scores in the Primary School
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      682 27  -  Christopher Tan »INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS ASIA-PACIFIC FORUM It can automatically top up card and even pinpoint source of errors By Senior Correspondent SOON, motorists won't have to fret about being caught again with insufficient funds in their Cash Cards while passing under Electronic Road
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      113 27  -  ALFRED SIEW THE Internet could soon be coming to a car near you. Within five years, ultra-fast Web connections and dashboard screens could help drivers to keep tabs on traffic jams and find hole-in-the-wall restaurants, among other things, experts said yesterday. US-based
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      232 27 FACING several new electronic road-pricing (ERP) gantries, drivers are steering clear of the Singapore River area. Evening rush-hour traffic has been reduced by as much as 40 per cent since the five gantries came online last week, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said in
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      411 27  -  Maria Almenoar By DEPUTY Prime Minister S. Jayakumar has stepped down as chairman of Sinda's board of trustees, a post he held for 17 years since the self-help group was formed in 1991. Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam will now helm the Singapore Indian
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        89 27 THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) yesterday announced plans to install electronic signs that warn drivers about heavy traffic in 10 more roads. Main streets in Woodlands and Bukit Timah will have these traffic alerts, now used on expressways, by 2010. The signs will be extended to
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        75 27 WHILE dashboard navigation systems can guide you to your destination, they cannot warn you about traffic jams or road closures along the way. So, the LTA has teamed up with Nanyang Technological University spin-off Quantum Inventions to create a system that feeds real-time traffic information
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        110 27  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN SINGAPORE'S ST Electronics showcased an electronic road-pricing (ERP) system that does away with gantries and Cash Cards. It sees cars fitted with an in-vehicle unit that does not require a stored-value card. It is tracked by a satellite-based system and motorists get
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      28 23 Freedom, at long last After 16 years, Mr Yunani Abdul Hamid is finally cleared of drug trafficking charges. Prosecution and CNB get rapped by district judge. PAGE H3
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      207 28  -  Chua Teck Kee NATIONHOOD AS A Singaporean, I felt uneasy when I read your article "Soaring rents pushing PRs to buy flats" (July 5). Aren't Housing Board (HDB) flats supposed to be an affordable form of housing for citizens? As indicated
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      306 28 "Be a Singapore citizen if she wishes to have the same privileges." MR EDMUND LIN: "I refer to last Wednesday's letter by Ms Elaine Yong, "Give PRs a fair chance during PI registration". I support the suggestion to put Singaporeans in front of PRs in the queue for the Primary
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      245 28  -  Ho Beng Huat THE story last Friday about Singapore's Olympian shot-putter Zhang Guirong and her financial difficulties is reflective of our success in importing foreign athletes to shore up our performance in international competition ("Nowhere near ready"). There are misgivings by
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      209 28  -  Tham Chen Munn I WAS proud of Singapore when I first read the lyrics to this year's National Day theme song Shine For Singapore. The song made me reminisce about songs of past National Day Parades. All of them, whenever sung or hummed
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      238 28  -  Loke Kong A GOOD GOVERNMENT MEANS I AGREE unreservedly with Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's remark captured in a subsidiary headline, "It's people that matter" in last Saturday's report ("There is a conspiracy to do us in, says MM Lee").
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      301 28  -  Tan Shao Ken I REFER to the front-page report on Saturday "30-cent fuel levy for cab rides from Thursday". It is unfair for commuters who have already felt the pain of recent taxi fare hikes. My view is that the
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      280 28  -  Ang Bee Lian (Ms) I REFER to Mr Han Soon Juan's letter last Friday, "Disabled lots: Labels, not public, the problem". As the writer had rightly pointed out, the Car Park Label Scheme (CPLS) was first introduced to drivers with disabilities
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      33 28 For more readers' views, log on to straitstimes. com. Access to letters online is free. NOT ALWAYS RIGHT: Customers 0, NO: Discrimination? DING DONG DELL: Service ABSOLUTELY VITAL: Caregivers THE OFFICIAL WORD: Replies
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      745 29  -  Terrence Voon Light therapy to help Tao Li swim better in Beijing's morning finals By TAO Li could literally be shining with confidence ahead of next month's Beijing Olympics. The Singapore swim queen is using bright-light therapy to help her perform better at the Olympic swimming finals, which
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      518 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London THE Beijing Olympics will see the biggest anti-doping effort in history but the omens for a drug-free Games are not good. Alongside steroids and the blood-booster EPO, testers have promised developments in tracing substances such as human growth hormone,
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      285 29 Sydney THE Danish soccer federation officials are aghast. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Fifa, football's governing body, will not do anything about the spying scandal involving the Danish women's football team in China last September. The incident involved two Chinese men, who were caught
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      554 30 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE 100 m world record-holder Bolt runs year's fastest 200 m Fastest 100 m runs this year 9.72 Usain Bolt (Jam), May 31 9.76 Usain Bolt, May 3 9.77 Tyson Gay (USA), June 6 9.85 Tyson Gay, May 31 9.85 Usain Bolt,
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        43 30 ASSOCIATED PRESS SYDNEY: Laurie Lever, a 60-year-old showjumper, was yesterday named to the Australian Olympic equestrian team. Lever is the oldest member of the Australian Olympic team and joins seven other equestrian rookies and one veteran dressage rider.
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        69 30 AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's NBA star Emanuel Ginobili says he is recovering well from his left-ankle injury and will be fit to help his country defend their Olympic men's basketball crown in Beijing. He had said last month that he was a doubt for
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        78 30 REUTERS BEIJING: Police in northern China have warned of a series of Olympic-related scams. From people offering mobile phones capable of receiving Games coverage to dressing up as officials on fund-raising missions. Apart from run-of-the-mill confidence tricks from people selling pirated Olympic coins, gold bricks
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      586 30  -  Rohit Brijnath A continuing series on memorable Olympic stories. Tomorrow: A new collection on controversial moments during the Games. "I just went crazy. I gave it everything I could for the last 20, 30 strokes By COACHES are preachers and among their favourite sermons is this: It's
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      266 30 REUTERS, BLOOMBERG NEWS Beijing THE official working hours at state-owned companies and public institutions will be staggered from this Sunday, to ease traffic congestion and pollution during the Olympic Games. Employees at public institutions will start work an hour later at
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      460 31 ASSOCIATED PRESS CYCLING Hautacam (France) LEONARDO Piepoli of Italy won yesterday's 10th stage of the Tour de France, featuring the two biggest climbs in the Pyrenees this year, while Cadel Evans of Australia captured the yellow jersey. Evans, the 31-year-old Silence Lotto leader and
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      518 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE »GOLF World No. 2 is fine-tuning his short game to win in Woods' absence Southport (England) PHIL Mickelson knows he has the best chance to add The Open title to his collection, as Tiger Woods will not play at Royal Birkdale this week. The left-handed
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      77 31 REUTERS PADRAIG Harrington launches his British Open title defence in the company of Retief Goosen and 1997 winner Justin Leonard at 2.58pm (Singapore time) on Thursday. Selected tee-off times 3.31pm: Ernie Els, Martin Kaymer, Scott Verplank. 4.20pm: Phil Mickelson, Hideto Tanihara, Paul Casey. 8.20pm: Adam Scott, Zach Johnson,
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      311 31 ASSOCIATED PRESS Sylvania (Ohio) AMERICAN Paula Creamer shot a 2-over 73 and did just enough to make a big open-ing-day lead stand to win the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic by two strokes on Sunday. Creamer, who captured her seventh career title and her
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      316 31  -  Leonard Lim By AFTER playing on the local circuit for over two decades, M. Murugiah knows the plight of Singapore golfers well. Too few tournaments mean they cannot prepare properly for overseas events. And meagre prize money about $1,000 for finishing among the top
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      195 31 SQUASH WORLD No 1 Nicol David will mount her title defence at the CIMB Singapore Women's Squash Masters later this month. The 24-year-old Malaysian will face stiff competition from seven players ranked among the top 12 in the world at the Kallang Squash
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        51 31 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW DELHI: Pakistan pace bowler Mohammed Asif has has tested positive for a banned substance, cricket's Indian Premier League said. The 25-year-old, who was detained in Dubai last month for 19 days for possession of opium, has denied knowingly taking any banned
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        74 31 BLOOMBERG NEWS LONDON: South Africa rescued a draw, after finishing on 393-3 in their second innings on the final day of the first cricket Test at Lord's. The tourists had faced de- feat after making 247 in their first innings in reply to
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        55 31 BLOOMBERG NEWS LAGOS (Nigeria): Three people were arrested in connection with the kidnapping of the elder brother of Everton defender Joseph Yobo, said Bala Hassan, police commissioner in Rivers state. Nornu Yobo was abducted by unknown gunmen in Port Harcourt, hub of the nation's
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      794 31 GAME, SET AND MATCH By Rohit Brijnath THREE things we're pretty much certain about at this week's British Open. First, anyone under 1.6 m who hits into the worst parts of the rough should carry a rescue flare. Second, there will still be
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      385 32 Arsenal are tired of Adebayor's demands for a pay rise, willing to let him go at half the price London FIRST he was not for sale. And then he was. Now, not only is Emmanuel Adebayor for sale, but
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      179 32 ASSOCIATED PRESS London LUIZ Felipe Scolari has admitted that Chelsea gambled in appointing him to succeed Avram Grant as manager. But he insists he will repay their faith by bringing success back to Stamford Bridge. He won the 2002 World Cup with his native Brazil and took
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      53 32 Tottenham will try to strike a £17 million (Ss46 million) deal for Blackburn winger David Bentley. The move will see goalkeeper Paul Robinson move in the opposite direction. Liverpool goalkeeper Scott Carson could become Stoke City's first summer signing, after he travelled to the club to discuss a
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      677 32 ATHLETICS Athens Grand Prix (winners only) Men's 100m: Derrick Atkins (Bah) lO.lOsec. 200m: Usain Bolt (Jam) 19.67. 800m: Geyman Lopez (Cub) 1:44.07. 110m hurdles: Dayron Robles (Cub) 13.04. 400m hurdles: Louis Van Zyl (Rsa) 48.22. 3,000m steeplechase: Ezekiel Kemboi (Ken) 8min 09.25sec. High jump: Stefan Holm (Swe) 2.37m. Javelin:
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      56 31 TV times BASEBALL Home Run Derby (Live, Ch23, 8am). BASKETBALL: William Jones Cup Invitational, round robin: Egypt v USA (3pm), Korea v Jordan (5pm) Live, Ch23, Kazakhstan v Taiwan (Live, Ch24, 7pm). CRICKET: Natwest Pro 40, Div I: Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire (Live, Chi 10, 11.38pm). Event SOCCER: S-League: Young Lions
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      214 32 WONG YUET YENG Age: 92 Passed away peacefully on 13 July 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Husband: Toh Fook Kee (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Toh View Choy Teo Koon Eng (deceased) Lucy Koey Toh Chew Nam He Ah Zhen Toh Chew Meng Tony Ong Kirn Lan Lanny
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      158 32 GOH SOO LUAN Age: 81 years Was called Home to be with the Lord on Sunday, 13 July 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Jesus said: "I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believes in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live." John
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      129 32 ANTHONY YEO ENG SIONG AGE: 72 was called home to be with the Lord on 13 July 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Lucy Lim Kirn Neo Son: Daughter-in-law: Chris Yeo Wei Hock Jean Toh Daughters: Sons-in-law: Yeo Bee Hwa David Lim Yeo Bee Gek James Lee Yeo Bee Poh
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      41 32 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to Our General Manager Mr Tan Kirn Hoi on the demise of his beloved father TAN LIM CHUA Departed on 13 July 2008 From: The Management Staff of A, Atlas Vending Pte Ltd Atlas Vending
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      38 32 In Loving Memory of MOHAMMED FAIZAL BIN SUMAWI Departed 5 July 2008 Gone are you but memories of you, We'll always cherish, love, And count them tenderly each day. Dearly loved, remembered and missed by colleagues and friends.
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      50 33 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to Our Executive Director, JASON CHUA on the demise of his beloved father CHUA KIM CHUAN Departed on 12 July 2008 From: The Board, Management Staff of WAH LOON ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PTE LTD WAH LOON PLANT INSTRUMENTATION PTE LTD WAH LOON (M) SDN BHD
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      34 33 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to JASON CHUA on the demise of his beloved father CHUA KIM CHUAN Departed on 12 July 2008 From: The Management Staff of SUNRAY WOODCRAFT CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD
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      41 33 The Family Of The Late KUAH AI Departed on 10/07/2008 Wishes to express their heartfelt thanks appreciation to all relatives, friends colleagues from National Heart Centre and EconMediCare Centre for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, wreaths donations during their recent bereavement.
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      95 33 NG HUIBENG TAMMY Age: 45 Passed away peacefully on 13 July 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Father: Ng Poh Kui (deceased) Mother: Lee Heong Koon Sisters: Ng Hui Koon Ng Hui Hoon Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Ng Chang Sin Tang Yuet Leng Ng Eng Sin Lum Yee Van
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      44 33 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of YAP SIEW KWEE (Departed on 15 July 2005) In our hearts your memory lingers, Sweetly tender, fond and true, There is not a day, dear mother, That we do not think of you. Always remembered by loved ones
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      48 33 sth Anniversary In Loving Memory Of N. PONNUDURAI Departed 15 July 2003 He had a smile, A pleasant way, A helping hand to all he knew, He was kind, generous and true, On earth he nobly did his best. Lovingly remembered by Beloved wife, children their spouses grandchildren.
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      50 33 3 1 ANBE SIVAM 24th Anniversary SINGARAM MUTHOO Departed 15 July 1984 Our Dearest Father Your memory is as dear today, As in the hour you passed away. You were the kind of father, Your loved ones will never forget. Always remembered by Wife, Sons, Daughters-in-law Daughters Sons-in-law 15 grandchildren
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      58 33 SHANGAEA SINGH s/o TEJA SINGH Departed: 15th July 1989 '19 years cannot take away the timeless memories which we will cherish forever' By subduing ones mind, wandering ends. Without such a death, how can one find the Lord? Few know how to subdue the mind. Only those whose mind dies
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      58 33 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of the Late NGHUIBENG TAMMY Departed on 13 July 2008 We will miss you From: Adeline Leonard Lucy Amelia Magdalene Amy Margaret Chee Kiat Elaine Matthew Dorothy May Esther Mci Ling Helen Michelle Maurice Ivy Liang Fong Penny Jasmine Francis Radha
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      45 33 7th ANNIVERSARY IN LOVING MEMORY OF LEE GEOK LAN DEPARTED 15 July 2001 Our Dearest Mummy and PoPo You are always in our thoughts And forever in our hearts We miss you so very much Forever loved and remembered by children, grandchildren and loved ones
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      19 33 In Ever-Loving Memory John 3:16 JOLLEEN CHONG 15 July 2001 Called home to be with the Lord Jesus Christ
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        7344 34 TRANSACTION DATE: JULY 14, 2008 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 'VOL 'OOO DAY HIGH LOW NET P/E M CAP SMIL 0R215 28 11C 26 E 24 5 41 141 2C 215 194 31 15 23 29 18 61 17 5 15 43 126
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        1364 34 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E $MIL 2C 41.; 16.5 38 70.; 21.; li.; 44.; 78 i; i; 16.; 17.1 25 81 43 19.; 5; 23.5 88 21 2.3 1 39.9 18.; 20.; li.; 21.; 43 14 16 34.5 15.5 28.3 33 45 25
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        64 34 52-WEEK IEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 'VOL 'OOO DAY NEI P/E M CAP SMIL 0RHIGH LOW 20C 620C 1120C 1250C 398.3 3977.9 116 6065 Diamonds 5200 6095 IS DJ US Tech 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** 6101 ISS&P500 ***** 6170 SPDRS 288 6009 STI
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      438 35 REUTERS Reserves rose by just USsll.9b last month, the smallest rise since Feb 2006 Beijing CHINA'S foreign exchange reserves, the biggest stockpile in the world, rose by U*****.7 billion (*****.3 billion) in the second quarter to US$l.Bl trillion, but the pace of
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      328 35 BLOOMBERG, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Brussels ENDING 150 years as an American brewer, An-heuser-Busch has finally backed down in the face of entreaties by its Belgian-Bra-zilian rival Inßev. It has agreed to a US$52 billion (Ss7l billion) offer that will create the world's largest beer company. The
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      35 35 AFP Yesterday's close: 13,010.16 (-29.53 points) "Japanese shares ended with modest losses, giving up early gains as optimism over steps by the United Steps to shore up two troubled mortgage giants receded.
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      33 35 AFP Yesterday's close: 22,014.46 (-170.09 points) Hong Kong shares closed lower, down 0.77 per cent after a lacklustre showing by local developers and a slump by banking giant HSBC.
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      35 35 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,878.26 (+21.62 points) Chinese shares closed up 0.76 per cent, led by green energy developers in a cautious session ahead of the release of key economic data this week.
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      36 35 REUTERS Yesterday's close: 4,921 (-58.9 points) Australian shares fell 1.2 per cent to a near two-year low on worries about the impact of financial sector woes and high oil prices on economic growth.
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      26 35 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,144 (-6.39 points) Malaysian shares closed 0.6 per cent lower because of renewed domestic political worries and rising oil prices.
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      31 35 AFP Yesterday's close: 13,330.51 (-139.34 points) »Indian shares closed 1.03 per cent lower, as sentiment continued to be weighed down on concerns over crude oil prices and rising inflation.
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      26 35 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,259.54 (-17.31 points) »Indonesian shares ended down 0.8 per cent, hit by weak United States markets and high oil prices.
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      35 35 AFP Yesterday's close: 717.06 (-13.23 points) Thai shares closed 1.81 per cent lower amid renewed concerns over the American economy as the US took steps to shore up two troubled mortgage giants.
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      113 35 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: 2,904.12 ~^^UM^T July 14 Stock Name Close Change CapitaLand 5.810 -0.010 CapitaMall 3.090 -0.020 CityDev 10.940 -0.280 Cosco Corp 3.150 DBS Grp 18.800 -0.240 F&N 4.440 -0.020 Gent Intl 0.565 -0.010 HK Land 4.130 -0.110 ISH 16.060 -0.480 lardine C&C 15.760 -0.140 Keppel Corp
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      54 35 July 14 China Hongxing 73,799,000 ChinaNTown 40,969,000 Li Heng 38,272,000 Global Voice 24,434,000 Sing Tel 20,057,000 Dayen 17,416,000 Oceanus 16,638,000 Ferrochina 16,265,000 Noble Grp 16,091,000 Synear 15,694,000 DBS DB eCWOBIII7 14,020,000 Yangzijiang 13,421,000 Rich Land 13,402,000 Golden Agri 12,335,000 Mercator 12,222,000 China Energy 11,996,000 Healthway 11,267,000 JES 10,624,000
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      138 35 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE A July 14 PPEARS ON MONDAYS SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.3050 1.3210 Can dollar 1.3350 1.3520 Euro 2.1450 2.1690 Malaysian ringgit* ..0.4191 0.4200 NZ dollar 1.0220 1.0440 Sterling pound 2.6770 2.7090 US dollar 1.3490 1.3660 SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO
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      1107 35 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: JULY 14,2008 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST VOLUME TRADED SALE '000 16 4 5 3816 AsiasonsW*****7 8 +0 5 161 33 16 4014 CapitalanBNPtC1BB1B8 19 -15 10C 7 5 4468 CapitalanBNPeCW*****3 5 -0 5 30C 22 19 CapitalanBNPeCW*****1 19 5 -2 5
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        242 36 ASSOCIATED PRESS OIL prices fell yesterday in Asia as the US dollar firmed on expectations that the United States' moves to shore up two ailing mortgage lenders will help avert a short-term worsening of the credit crisis. The US Federal Reserve
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        537 36 NEW YORK TIMES THINK TWICE Traders know there is false information in the market. They need to think twice if they are going to pass it on." MS LORI RICHARDS (left), director of the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations US regulator to probe
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        574 37 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS, WASHINGTON POST ALARMED by the sharply eroding confidence in the country's two largest mortgage finance companies, the US government has proposed a sweeping rescue package to save Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: WHAT ARE THEY? The Federal National Mortgage Association, nicknamed Fannie Mae,
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        462 37 REUTERS Federal Deposit Insurance Corp reassures Americans after collapse of IndyMac New York THE US authorities said the vast majority of US banks are safe, moving to quell concern that more might fail after the collapse of mortgage lender IndyMac Bancorp Inc. Banks in
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      440 38 REUTERS New funds raised fall 21.5% in first half; new investments also down 22.7% Hong Kong THE credit crunch has hit Asia after crippling leveraged buyout deals in the United States and Europe. New funds raised for private equity investing in Asia
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      383 38  -  Nicholas Fang By KEPPEL Land (KepLand) remains bullish about the Vietnamese market despite the country's widening trade deficit and soaring inflation. Singapore's third-largest developer said Vietnam's economic woes had sparked fears of a possible devaluation of the dong. However, this would be unlikely to
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      290 38 THE Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS), which bought parts of the banking business of ABN Amro last year, has appointed a new boss for the Dutch lender's Singapore office. Mr Muhammad Aurangzeb, 44, will take over the helm from Mr David Wong, who
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      556 39  -  Goh Eng Yeow »TAKING STOCK Markets wobble but hold firm as Fed sorts out funds for Fannie and Freddie By Markets Correspondent EMERGENCY efforts by the United States government over the weekend to shore up two ailing mortgage giants appeared to
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      61 39 Jul 14 CENTS /o STX PO MBLeCW*****2 SGX RB eCW*****8 Chinasing Informatics W*****8 ChinaNTown NobleGrpDBeCW*****7 Centillion CheungWoh NobleGrpDBeCW*****0 CDW DBS MBL eCW*****8 ChinaESave 4.5 5.5 2 2 16 14.5 2.5 25 26 8.5 28.5 3.5 50.0 37.5 33.3 33.3 28.0 26.1 25.0 25.0 23.8 21.4 21.3 16.7 1.5
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      62 39 (0) Jul 14 CENTS /o JSH Great Eastern JMH ShanghaiAC CityDev DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 DBS Grp UOB MBUCWD8123D DairyFarm SIA200 UOB HKLand 1606 1590 2878 80 1094 ***** 1880 516 435 1464 1856 413 65.0 62.0 32.5 31.3 28.0 28.0 24.0 24.0 20.3 18.0 18.0 14.9
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      65 39 Jul 14 CENTS /o ShanghaiAC DBS DB eCW*****1 DBS DB eCW*****5 Sunmoon BrightOrient Serial W*****0 Cyber Vill DBS MBL eCWD8D9D5 STI 2900BNPeCW*****0 STI 3100BNPeCW*****0 SingTel RBeCWD8D9D9 SembHar BNPECW*****6 80 1 1 0.5 1 1 2.5 5 7.5 1.5 1.5 10 69.2 50.0 50.0 36.4 33.3 28.6 28.6 25.0
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        94 39 CHOSEN Holdings, an integrated manufacturing solutions provider for the electronics industry, said yesterday it expects to report lower profits for the 2008 financial year, compared to last year. The firm said it had been hit by lower demand for its Singapore operation's data media storage
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        98 39 FURNITURE manufacturer Koda yesterday issued a results warning, saying its results for the 2008 financial year will be weaker than last year's. The firm said "almost all" of its United States clients have reported widespread slowdowns in non-essential spending, including spending on furniture.
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        89 39 CATALIST-LISTED Vashion Group yesterday announced its first joint venture company, Louis Gianni (Henan) Costume in Zhengzhou, in China's Henan province, as part of a plan to open 300 new stores in the next two years. The men's apparel firm said it will
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        85 39 SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering yesterday announced that its aerospace arm, ST Aerospace, has signed a deal for global cooperation with GE Aviation. The agreement will see both firms exploring opportunities to cooperate on engine maintenance, engine material services and aircraft total support solutions,
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      Lock icon Tang Wee Sung raises CK Tang stake to 81.3%
      451 39  -  Alvin Foo By Markets Correspondent DESPITE uninspiring corporate results by retailer CX Tang, its controlling shareholder Tang Wee Sung continues to accumulate the company's shares. Last month, Mr Tang, CX Tang's chairman, bought a total of 422,000 shares of the thinly-traded
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      379 39  -  Lee Su Shyan WARRANT WATCH By Assistant Money Editor NEWS that Fannie Mac and Freddie Mac, the major mortgage lenders in the United States, will need to raise billions of dollars in additional capital through stock sales has hurt local banking stocks.
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      607 40  -  Bryan Lee OUTLOOK BRIGHT FOR SINGAPORE ECONOMY? Analysts share MM Lee's upbeat forecast but fear inflation and global slowdown would be spoilers By Economics Correspondent SINGAPORE'S transformation into an international cosmopolitan city will help keep the economy buzzing in the medium to long term. But analysts, while generally
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      20 40 STOCK 1.04 billion TRADING shares worth VOLUME $981.8 million UP Gainers: 153 Losers: 361 DOWN Unchanged: 897
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      93 40 Mid Cap 705.22 T -4.77 Small Cap 578.14 T -6.64 All Share 729.96 T -5.86 Fledgling 644.96 T -3.43 China 416.29 T -3.01 China Top 422.68 T -4.12 Oil and gas 697.21 T -4.55 Basic materials 533.79 T -1.22 Industrials 685.92 T -4.77 Consumer roods 703.40 T
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      209 40 »OPEN, COMPETITIVE ECONOMY SINGAPORE'S economy is still one of the most open and competitive in the world, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has said. At the same time, despite its high degree of openness, the economy's flexibility has enabled it to adjust to external shocks,
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      25 40 Tang increases stake CX Tang's controlling shareholder Tang Wee Sung raises his stake in the retailer to 81.3 per cent despite poor earnings. PAGE Hl7
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          233 79 MOVIE studio DreamWorks Animation will be dropping Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) for Intel, citing better performance from the latter's processors and a more promising technology road map. Intel's upcoming Nehalem processor and Larrabee graphics will be key to the studio's plans to make 3D films. From
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          237 79 EBAY, Pay Pal and Google are working together to block bogus messages posing as e-mail from eßay and Pay Pal and sent to Gmail users. Domain Keys and Domain Keys Identified Mail (DKIM) authentication technologies will be used to block fraudulent e-mail messages and
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          198 79 A HOLIDAY-MAKER in Portugal has fallen foul of exorbitant roaming fees. The jet-setter, identified by the Manchester Evening News as layn Dobson, 34, chalked up a bill of £31,500 (5584,700) on returning to Britain from his trip. The fees were for downloading an episode of the
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        1049 80 Second-year senior LIM YEE HUNG gives you the only IT packing list you'll ever need THERE is nothing like experience to lend that voice of authority when you are dispensing advice. And here's where I have to make amends: Last year, as a
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        356 80 Download Skype (www.skype.com): With more than 300 million users around the world, Skype is the Internet telephone service to use when going overseas. Every single Internet cafe that I came across during my travels in Europe offer Skype and call quality to Singapore was consistently clear.
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        508 81 Sales of notebooks leave desktops in the dust. TAN CHONG YAW reports MOTHER of two highly kinetic boys Lillian Tan hardly travels out of Singapore. So you'd think that when it comes to PCs, a desktop would be a better choice. But the application manager at Flowserve,
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        794 81 CHOOSING a notebook can give you a headache given the number of brands, models and configurations available. As a guide, follow the 4Ps for selecting a notebook: portability, price, performance and prestige. Shop around to get a better understanding of your priorities. Don't be
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        916 82 Move over, Superpoke. Loads of hot Facebook tools are raring to take its place. STEPHANIE GWEE reports QUICK question: Does your idea of a perfect Friday evening involve cold beer, fried chicken and uploading pictures to your Facebook account? Also, have you forgotten how to play Poker
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        589 83 Singapore customers who can buy at year's end, are watching prices. GRACE CHNG reports LAST Saturday, Jennifer Phang, 44 became one delirious woman when she became the proud owner of an Apple iPhone 3G. Given the hype surrounding this iconic gizmo, Jennifer, as
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        279 83  -  Grace Chng FIRST there was the iTunes online music store. Since its debut in 2003, five billion songs have been sold. Apple has turned it into the world's largest music retailer, boasting a music catalogue of eight million tracks plus 20,000 TV episodes
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        516 90  -  Andrew Ng Can't read a word I BOUGHT a new Dell desktop at the PC show. It is running on Microsoft Vista. I downloaded Windows Home and Student 2007's Microsoft Office Word onto the PC. The problem is the person who received a document I sent him
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        616 85 Pay up to $27 more as retailers cash in shortage. SHERWIN LOH finds out THE price of joining Solid Snake in his final mission on the Play Station 3 console might cost fans more than what they should pay for. That's because the retail
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        530 88 BT moves beyond telco services and into IT in Asia. THAM YUEN-C reports in Hong Kong THE mobile phone line, the main office number, the direct line and the regional office line all add up to one thing too many phone numbers to call
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        957 89 The New York Times Corporate travel companies are setting up social networking websites to target the business traveller IF CORPORATE travel companies have their way, executives will soon be consulting new social networking sites and an endless stream of strangers for the secrets of the
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          154 91 computers Acer Aspire One Available at Funan DigitaLife Mall and Sim Lim Square. Comes in five colours, $699 THE way people gush over tech stuff today, the addition of a little notebook PC might herald as much excitement as a human bundle of joy. The Acer Aspire One
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          186 91 Asus Eec PC notebooks and desktop computers Available at Funan DigitaLife Mall and Sim Lim Square, Eec PC 901 ($798), 1000 ($888), Eec Box ($439). The G7O (above, $4,998) will be out next montn CASUAL users and gamers can check out Asus' new slew of
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          123 91 media player Creative Zen X-Fi Available in two models: 32G8 ($399) and 16GB ($329.00). Buy online from sg.store.creative.com IT DOESN'T just play music, Creative's newest Zen X-Fi media player fixes it too. Only slightly bigger than a credit card, but at about lcm thick, the music player boasts
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          86 91 ►speakers Bose Computer Music Monitor $699 at Atlas Experience stores COMPUTERS and good sound aren't the best of pals, but that's what the Bose Computer MusicMonitor is trying to change. The system comes with special technology. Its parts are normally found in earphones which let it
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          139 91 processors AMD Phenom X 4 9950 Black Edition Available this month at computer retailers. AMD Phenom X 4 9950 Black Edition ($320), AMD Phenom X 4 9350e ($265), AMD Phenom X 4 9150e ($238) KICK things up a notch with the new AMD Phenom X 4
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          134 91 ►router Aztech Homeplug AY Wireless 802.11 n Available at the end of this month in Funan DigitaLife Mall, Sim Lim Square, Courts and Harvey Norman, $249 SHARING the Internet can be tricky in homes with many walls or floors. Some areas are just impossible for the
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          128 91 ►printers Brother DCP-7030 and DCP-7040 For information on where to buy, go to www.brother.com.sg DCP-7030 is $248 (usual price $348) and the DCP-7040 is $298 (usual price: $398) INSTEAD of getting a printer, copier and scanner for your home office, check out the Brother multi-function
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          44 91 ►software Adobe Acrobat 9 Details at: www.adobe.com/acrobat THIS new software promises to improve the way people create and share electronic documents. The software provides support for Adobe Flash technology, letting users include Adobe Flash Player video files in PDF documents.
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          69 91 storage systems HP Data Deduplication Details at www.hp.com/go/deduplication HEWLETT-PACKARD has a new disk-based backup system with technology that can detect duplicate data. What this does is rid redundant data from a disk storage device to cut down on storage space. In doing so, customers save energy too.
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        690 92  -  Oo Gin Lee Sins Of A Solar Empire I WANTED to dismiss this game after spending 30 minutes on it. Instead of the usual stunning opening movie cut-scene found in just about any video game today, I was bombarded with crappy drawings. It was also impossible
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        184 92 THE Trader Emergency Coali- tion is a good race to start with because of its strong economy. Build one civil research lab and quickly research Modular Architecture to lower the cost of some of your buildings by 40 per cent. At the same time, build two scout planes and
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        307 92  -  Neubronner Eugene, a freelance writer Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2: Grimoire Of The Rift FINAL Fantasy Tactics Advance 2 (FFTA2) is the kind of clashing swords, flashing magic game that appeals to many. The game stars Luso Clemens, a school kid who's been magically transported to
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        358 93  -  Valentine Chua, a gamer and anime fan Bleach: Heat The Soul 5 THE Bleach: Heat The Soul series for the PSP has come a long way. It is still the longest running game series for this handheld. For those who've not watched the anime, Bleach
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        272 93  -  Eugene Neubronner, a freelance Etrian Odyssey II ETRIAN Odyssey II is a throwback to the archaic role-playing genre. Unabashedly difficult, the game requires you to slog through a massive dungeon in search of better loot and glory. If you come looking for a story, there isn't much
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        311 93  -  Sim Cheng Kai, a freelance Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions Colonies Edition IN ONE corner of a spacious warehouse stands my team four gigantic insect-like lifeforms collectively known as the Akrid. In another corner are 12 snow pirates tasked to exterminate us, armed with weak and mortal
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        453 94  -  Wilson Wong, Samsung NV24HD $599 (bundled with free 2GB memory card) Available from authorised dealers COMPACT digital cameras are now a dime a dozen. These cameras must "shout" over each other's heads to get consumers' attention. Samsung's NV24HD digicam has managed to outshout
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        333 96  -  Chester Chen, a PC enthusiast and freelance Toshiba Portege MBOO From $1,999.00 Available from Sim Lim Square and Funan IT Mall shops CALL it a light workhorse. The Toshiba MBOO laptop is powerful enough to handle your basic computing needs and still considered featherweight at 1.97 kg. It
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        394 96  -  Billy Teo, a freelance writer Sonic Impact T24 Digital Audio System $269 Available from Tang Technobay JOINING the competitive market of standalone iPod speaker systems is the Sonic Impact T24, which takes on similar offerings from rivals like Bose, Altec Lansing and Creative Technology. The T24
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        570 97  -  Eric Chen, With virtualisation software, you can create virtual copies of your PC EVEN if virtualisation is greek to you, know that it can do some serious magic. First, it acts as a backup clone to your physical machine. Second, having a virtual machine means you can
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        802 98 ADLIYASHIR meets the man behind HP's Touch Smart IQSOO PC in Berlin to find out what makes it tick FOR the first time, Mr Richard Walker played a big part in creating something that his 16-year-old son thought was "pretty cool". "This is from someone
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        593 99  -  IRENE THAM Love your neighbour, give him a cup of tea and free Wi-Fi, says IRENE THAM ASK any home user "Why lock your Wi-Fi?" and the answer will inevitably be to keep out the crooks. The most convenient method possibly the only
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        525 99  -  Mike Lee, a freelance IT writer FOR three consecutive weeks, Apple's iPhone 3G was the most popular mobile phone on Japan's largest price-comparison site Kakaku.com. Even before the much-hyped iPhone reached Japan's shores, local press coverage of the iPhone has been continuous, in contrast
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        849 101 00 GIN LEE tests 18 projectors to give you the ultimate buying guide CHOOSING a business projector is no walk in the park. You must consider factors from room size to image quality to ambient lighting. Plus, deal with mind-boggling terms like DLP, throw ratio and ansi
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        1501 104 IF YOU need to cart a projector along for sales pitches on the road, weight is important. The nine projectors for road warriors tested range from 1.6 to 2.3 kg but I recommend something under 2k Projectors with shorter throw ratios are useful in case the
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        184 104 THE projectors were placed on a chair with an uneven surface 3m away from the wall in my living room. I turned on my hall light (which comprises six energy saver tubes) and the curtains were drawn to let in ambient lighting. Instead of relying on the
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        1812 107 FOR office projectors, weight is less of an issue because they are usually placed at a fixed location. Even if you have to share the projector with several meeting rooms, it can still be moved around easily as it should not weigh over 4kg. Unless your conference room
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        809 111 STOP WRITE I NOW! Every time you see the Little Red Dot pencil, get creative. Write headlines, learn new words, take a quiz... Whatever you do, have fun! SUPERVISING EDITOR Bertha Henson EDITOR Serene Goh DEPUTY EDITOR Claudette Peralta COORDINATOR Yen Feng JOURNALISTS Malini Nathan, Lim Pow
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        632 113  -  ANDREW DUFFY The five Ws and an H of the kidney transplant case, by WHAT HAPPENED? Two poor Indonesians were each persuaded to sell one of their kidneys to people in Singapore suffering from kidney failure. Without a replacement kidney or dialysis (which involves being plugged into a
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        517 112  -  CASSANDRA CHEW One wrong decision by teen leads to a lifetime of disastrous consequences, by He was a regular teenager who enjoyed sports and the occasional parties. At one of these neighbourhood events, John (not his real name) was introduced to the illegal drug, Ecstasy. The
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        605 115 Hong Kong was initially a British colony, and one of the last to be returned to its original country. In 1997, China formally regained control of Hong Kong. Much of Hong Kong is made up of tiny islands over 260 with Lantau being the largest. However,
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        810 116  -  YEN FENG Playwriting contest lets pupils watch their creative works on stage with professional actors, by Put a child in a writing contest and he will likely pen you stories of emperors, aliens and secret tunnels. And from Aug 12 to 30, those tales will come alive on
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        100 117 A horrific murder of two university students on June 29 baffled and shocked the authorities. Laurent Bonomo (right) and Gabriel Ferez (left), both 23, were found violently murdered in their ground-floor studio flat in New Cross, south-east London. The two French students, biochemists from a university in France,
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        91 117 Violence broke out on July 2 (right) in Mongolia's capital, Ulan Bator, over alleged election fraud. Rioters mobbed the ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) headquarters and set it on fire. Five people died and 220 were injured. The government declared a four-day emergency, when special, stricter laws are
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        129 117 On June 26, the court found a man guilty of plotting to kill his black daughter-in-law. Businessman Chiman Rai had arranged for the murder of 22-year-old Ms Sparkle Michelle Rai weeks after her wedding to his son Ricky eight years ago. Lawyers argued that Rai did it because
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        120 117 Hostages seized by rebels six years ago were finally rescued on July 2. Ms Ingrid Betancourt (right), 46, and 14 others were saved by Colombian soldiers from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, also known as Fare. Fare seized Ms Betancourt while she was campaigning for the presidency six
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        78 117 A Palestinian used an enormous construction vehicle (below) to plough into vehicles and pedestrians on July 2. At least three people were killed before the driver was shot dead by an off-duty soldier. The attack injured at least 45 other people, and left a large swathe of damage in
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        98 117 President Robert Mugabe (above) inaugurated his five-year presidential term on June 29, maintaining his unbroken 28-year rule from the former British colony. But it was a victory plagued with problems. Just days before his re-election, Mugabe was stripped of the honorary knighthood that was conferred on him by Queen
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        109 117 Islam's second holiest place, Medina, the burial place of Prophet Muhammad and birthplace of the religion, will soon be turned into a high-tech fort. Billions of dollars have been poured in to build the Knowledge Economic City (KEC), the fourth in a series of projects launched by the
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        541 118  -  ELLEN WHYTE Most animals use the five classic senses: hearing, sight, smell, touch and taste. But some creatures have specialised organs that work with electricity, by Imagine a fish that swims backwards, has a nose like an elephant and emits electricity. No. This is no alien. It's the
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        482 119 Is it okay to eat food dropped on the floor if you pick it up within five seconds? alison de souza checks out the science behind the "five second rule" It is a popular belief, especially among children, that when you drop food on the floor, it
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        688 120 The talent page featuring special reviews, original art and contributions from Y-O-U. Send your contributions to stdot@sph.com.sg WIN A MEDIA CLUB GOODIE BAG! Send in your creative works and you could win a Media Club goodie bag if your piece gets published here. Do not forget to include
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        608 121 *FICTITIOUS NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ABOUT REAL EVENTS *HISTORY IN THE HEADLINES Birth of baby Louise prompts infertile couples to try new treatment Manchester, England, July 26, 1978 -A baby girl named Louise Brown was born at a local hospital just before midnight yesterday. Tipping the scales at
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        506 122  -  NEUBRONNEREUGENE BIG HERO Dr Tay Eng Soon The nation has Dr Tay to thank for the development of polytechnic education and technical training here. He always loved learning and always offered encouragement to students who did not do well academically. He first entered politics in 1980
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      193 123 The Straits Times and the Speak Good English I 1 j l>. Movement, with the support of the Ministry of I I (I 1 a a Education, present the Inspiring Teacher of 111 yl English Award. r ,».--3 v L V^^ This award recognises teachers who have been instrumental in
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