The Straits Times, 2 September 2008

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    18 1 MICA (P) 115/12/2007 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 2008 «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon Thaksin to sell City
      44 1 MANCHESTER City football club, owned by former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, is to be sold to a United Arab Emirates business group. Thaksin will retain a minority stake and remain on the board as honorary president. SPORTS PAGE B8
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      Lock icon Boy-driver dies in crash
      58 1 YEO KEN HOW, 16, did not have a driving licence, but he sometimes sneaked a drive in his brother's car. Yesterday, he did so again, with tragic results. The Bedok South Secondary 4 student lost control of the car at about 1.30pm and crashed it into
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      Lock icon Legal demo held
      53 1 RED-LETTER day or non-event? Singapore's first legal demonstration in 20 years took place at the Speakers' Corner late yesterday evening, eight years after the area was first set up as a national soapbox. The event focusing on the rights of abused maids lasted just 10 minutes. PRIME
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      Lock icon Threat to cut off water
      35 1 THAILAND'S political crisis deepened as labour unions threatened to cut off water, electricity and other essential services to ratchet up pressure on beleaguered Premier Samak Sundaravej. WORLD PAGE A 8
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      58 1 WITH the end of the Hungry Ghost month, property is back on the agenda with developers keen to chance their arm in what is a challenging market. Keppel Land had a good response to its Reflections at Keppel Bay on the weekend and there are plenty to
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    644 1  -  Kwan Weng Kin Japanese PM admits he is not the man to push through key policies By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda surprised the nation last night when he announced he was stepping down after barely one year in office. "I believe a new leadership
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        Lock icon Russia starts to define new strategic calculus
        42 2 WE SAY The Russian leaders' tough talk after the Georgian venture is an indication that the strategic calculus is changing. The world will have to learn to deal with a resurgent Russia. EDITORIAL PAGE Al7
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      • Article
        Lock icon Don't fear protests
        21 2 COLUMNS The vast majority of demonstrations pass off noisily but without violence, says John Gee. REVIEW PAGE Al7
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        23 2 The fiscal deficit is more significant than the balance of payments and trade deficit, says David Caploe. REVIEW PAGE AlB
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        Lock icon Teaching life skills
        30 2 OUR READER SAYS The Social Development Unit explains how it helps young Singaporeans lay the foundation for successful relationships and families later in life. FORUM PAGE Al9
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        58 2 www.straitstimes.com Salim Osman describes how the capital of the world's most populous Muslim nation is transformed during fasting month. Kirn Spykerman looks at the Ugly Singaporean from the tray-clearer's point of view. It's not a pretty sight. Derrick Ho looks at how one cafe is banking on more
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      Lock icon No happy ending in sight
      869 2  -  Nirmal Ghosh Two years after coup, warring Thai factions still hold nation hostage By THAILAND I CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: Two years after the military coup d'etat of September 2006, Thai society is now even more divided and many are seriously concerned about the country's future. And
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      Lock icon They're top of the class
      912 3  -  Tania Tan PRESIDENT'S AWARD FOR TEACHERS Three teachers bag highest honour for outstanding, innovative work By A DECADE ago, Mrs Diana Lim made the leap from investing in dollars to investing in young minds, leaving her job in banking for a career as a teacher.
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      Lock icon Hurricane batters US Gulf coast
      788 4 Gustav makes landfall south-west of nearly deserted New Orleans NEW ORLEANS: Hurricane Gustav roared ashore south-west of New Orleans yesterday, as waves lapped over a levee and three vessels broke dangerously loose of their moorings in a city canal, officials said. "This is the biggest
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      Lock icon Stranded victims live on plants
      537 5  -  P. Jayaram By INDIA CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: Hundreds of thousands of people marooned by the unprecedented floods in eastern India battled for their lives, surviving on plants and leaves, as the military poured fresh troops to the devastated region. Two weeks after the monsoon-swollen Kosi
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      Lock icon Military joins Sichuan rescue
      431 5 Death toll rises to 36; opening of schools postponed a week BEIJING: China deployed more than 8,000 soldiers and military reservists to help in search and rescue efforts in the south-west yesterday after a 6.2-mag-nitude quake left at least 36 dead, state press said. The weekend
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    • Article
      Lock icon What it should have been
      65 5 IN OUR article "Taiwan attorney arrives in Spore" on Aug 28, we quoted Taiwan media, which reported that the wife of former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian had wired money to a Singapore bank account at Standard Chartered. Taiwanese prosecutor Chu Chao-liang has since clarified to
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      Lock icon First legal demo since rule change lasts just 10 minutes
      897 6  -  Li Xueying Non-profit group stages protest against maid abuse, watched by curious onlookers and activists By POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT WILL WELL-FED SINGAPOREANS CARE TO PROTEST? "Maybe one day, if there are no longer any single-member constituencies in Singapore, I will protest.
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      Lock icon Professionals hit by language fever
      1224 7  -  Grace Ng MANDARIN MANIA Proficiency seen as key to boosting business ties with booming China By FINANCE CORRESPONDENT BLUNDERS CAN BE COSTLY "The first time I tried to make a joke in my broken Mandarin, I almost lost the deal because I insulted the other
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      Lock icon Cops braced for clash in Bangkok
      962 8  -  Nirmal Ghosh NIRMAL GHOSH Political crisis deepens as anti-Samak rally gathers momentum By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT Thailand's anti-govt coalition: Sight still trained on Thaksin PAD's beginnings 2005: Sondhi Limthongkul began attacking then-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, accusing him of corruption and abuse of power, and laying
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        Lock icon Citizens oppose new KL city plan
        703 9  -  Hazlin Hassan They claim it would cut green spaces, worsen traffic, raise pollution By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT Residents' objections to the proposal THE Draft Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020 will guide the city's development for the next 12 years. Here are the highlights and criticisms:
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        Lock icon Police reports lodged against Umno man for 'seditious' comments
        423 9 KUALA LUMPUR: Several opposition leaders have lodged police reports against an Umno division chief for calling the Chinese "immigrants", which raised the ire of the community. A Selangor assemblyman from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), Mr Lav Weng San, lodged a
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        Lock icon Taiwan says S'pore will help in Chen probe
        496 10  -  Ong Hwee Hwee By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT TAIPEI: Singapore has responded "positively" to Taiwan's request for help in solving a money-laundering case involving former president Chen Shui-bian's family, said a Taiwanese prosecutor. Ms Ching Chi-jen said she felt "cautiously optimistic" about the help
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        Lock icon Fukuda's successor likely to face same woes
        872 10  -  Kwan Weng Kin NEWS ANALYSIS He, too, has to deal with the opposition, which has control of the Upper House By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT TOKYO: The sight of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda strolling up to the microphone last night and declaring that he was
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        Lock icon Loftiest landmark
        45 11 China's tallest skyscraper, the 492 m Shanghai World Financial Centre (above), opened last Thursday. From its 101 st storey, a spectacular view of Shanghai is visible (right), including the spire of the 421 m Jinmao Tower, the previous titleholder. PHOTOS XINHUA ASSOCIATED PRESS
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        Lock icon Coffee cuts cancer risk in women?
        166 11 TOKYO: Women who drink a lot of coffee may have less risk of developing cancer of the uterus, a Japanese study said yesterday. The study led by Japan's Health Ministry monitored some 54,000 women aged 40 to 69 over about 15 years, during which
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        Lock icon Wealth gap for doctors in HK grows
        443 11 Top earners in private sector make over $182,000 a month while GPs struggle to get by HONG KONG: The booming private health-care sector has produced a batch of superstar doctors who make more than HK$l million (S$182,000) a month, raising concerns of a
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        Lock icon Olympics lip-synch girl sings for real
        569 12  -  Tracy Quek Nine-year-old performs on TV in bid to silence critics only to whip up more debate online By CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: The girl at the centre of the Beijing Olympics' lip-synching controversy sang on Chinese national television yesterday, in an apparent bid to
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        Lock icon 'The perfect voice, the 0perfect performance'
        189 12  -  TRACY QUEK LIN MIAOKE and Yang Peiyi were among the final four candidates shortlisted for the Aug 8 performance at the Bird's Nest Stadium. But Miaoke's smile, relaxed demeanour on stage and expressive gestures secured her the spot at the last minute. Peiyi's voice,
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        Lock icon Bus bomb in Philippines kills five, injures 32
        291 12 DIGOS (Philippines): Five people were killed and 32 others wounded when a powerful bomb ripped through a packed passenger bus in the southern Philippines yesterday, police and disaster officials said. The blast, caused by an improvised explosive device, tore through the bus,
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        Lock icon Vogue magazine courts controversy with skewed vision of India's poor
        545 12 FASHION IS FUN "Lighten up." Vogue India editor Priya Tanna to critics of the August shoot NEW DELHI: An old woman missing her upper front teeth holds a child in rumpled clothes who is wearing a Fendi bib with a
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        Lock icon Sea level 'rising faster than thought'
        836 13 Rising sea levels would spell catastrophe for 136 port and delta cities around the world. Up to 150 million people in the big coastal cities are likely to be at risk from flooding by the 2070s more than three times as many as now.
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        740 14  -  Bhagyashree Garekar Gulf Coast storm offers McCain chance to take charge By US Correspondent MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL (Minnesota): As Hurricane Gustav bore down on the Gulf Coast, it also handed Republican presidential hopeful John McCain the chance to present himself as the decisive leader of a caring party. The
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        Lock icon Tens of thousands of pets evacuated
        348 14 NEW ORLEANS: With owners bidding a tearful farewell, thousands of pets were evacuated from New Orleans ahead of Hurricane Gustav in a bid to avoid the mass heartache of Hurricane Katrina. "I will miss you so much. Take care baby. I love you," said
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        Lock icon Bigger storms linked to global warming
        302 14 WASHINGTON: The Atlantic is witnessing an increase in storms rated among the strongest. In the past four years, hurricanes Gustav and Katrina, and six other storms have reached Category 4 or higher with sustained winds of at least 211 kmh, researchers have found. Scientists
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        Lock icon No delay to Asia pipeline: Putin
        449 15 Moscow 'reminds' EU of energy clout as it builds alternative client base MOSCOW: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that Russia's first oil pipeline to Asia must be completed without delay, underlining the country's energy clout on the eve of a European Union summit in
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        Lock icon Putin saves TV crew from escaped tiger
        255 15 MOSCOW: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has been feted by the Russian media for saving a television crew from an attack by a Siberian tiger in the wild. Mr Putin, taking a break from blasting the West over Georgia, apparently saved the crew while
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        Lock icon Quicker heartbeats raise risk of heart problems
        466 15  -  Salma Khalik By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT MUNICH: Heart patients with faster heartbeats are at significantly higher risk of getting a heart attack, stroke or heart failure. A large study of 11,000 heart patients over 19 months found that those with 70 or more heartbeats
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    • world in brief
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        Lock icon Alleged paedophile held
        130 16 PHNOM PENH: An American man has been arrested and charged in Cambodia with committing indecent acts against a 13-year-old prostitute on a dark street, police and court officials said yesterday. Richard David Mitchell, 60, was arrested last Thursday in the capital Phnom Penh while allegedly having sex
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        Lock icon Chiang's Hall, once more
        124 16 TAIPEI: A landmark Taiwan memorial hall dedicated to Chiang Kai-shek has restored the former leader's name to its title after a political to-and-fro over the image the island wants to project. President Ma Ying-jeou of Kuomintang (KMT) has changed the hall's name back to "Chiang Kai-shek
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        Lock icon Seoul's anti-suicide steps
        165 16 SEOUL: South Korea's government is working on a package of measures to lower the country's high suicide rate, officials said yesterday. The Health and Welfare Ministry said 10 government agencies are involved in this first inter-ministerial initiative. A plan to be submitted tomorrow focuses on creating a
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        Lock icon Qantas told to shape up
        131 16 SYDNEY: Australia's biggest airline Qantas was yesterday told to improve maintenance on its fleet after the national aviation watchdog examined the carrier following a series of mechanical problems. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (Casa) said it had found evidence of "emerging problems" in maintenance procedures
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        Lock icon New 'leaning' tower
        104 16 BEDUM (The Netherlands): The Tower of Pisa is being challenged by a lesser-known 12th-century building in the northern Dutch town of Bedum as Europe's most steeply leaning tower. Retired geometrician Jacob van Dijk yesterday said measurements taken of Bedum's 36m church tower of Walfridus revealed it is
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        Lock icon King with 13 wives gets to pick a new bride
        103 16 Swaziland's King Mswati 111 (front) taking part in a ritual on Sunday to choose a wife from among the more than 50,000 virgin girls present. As part of the annual Reed Dance in Ngabezweni, the girls were sent into the
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      • SLICEOFLIFE
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          Lock icon No dumbo this jumbo
          201 16 ASIAN elephants can do mathematics. They've proved their skill at addition in an experiment with their favourite food, a researcher said. One elephant was correct 87 per cent and the other 69 per cent; after months of addition exercises involving single digits, said Ms Naoko Irie
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon Russia starts to define new strategic calculus
      451 17 THE Russian co-leaders, President Dmitri Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, are talking tough despite Moscow facing ostracism over its independence support for two Georgian secessionist regions. Mr Medvedev on Sunday reiterated Russia's rejection of a post-Cold War unipolar reckoning, with the United
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      Lock icon The new North-South divide
      1003 17  -  Rajesh M. Basrur CLIMATE AND FOOD ISSUES By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES OVER the last two decades, a variety of labels the end of history, the clash of civilisations, the age of terror have been applied to the post-Cold War era. None of them accommodates an
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      Lock icon No need to fear demonstrations
      725 17  -  John Gee By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The vast majority of demonstrations pass off noisily but without violence. In societies where such protests are commonplace, that tends to make them un-newsworthy. Only if somebody commits an act of violence does the press decide that demonstrations
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        Lock icon It's the fiscal deficit, stupid
        776 18  -  David Caploe U.S. ECONOMY By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES AS THE stretch run of the endless United States presidential campaign begins, the key issue apart from whether a black man can ascend to the Oval Office is the horrific state of the American economy. There
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        Lock icon What the economists don't know
        663 18  -  Jeffery Ewener By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES If no individual economist is responsible for failing to foresee the inevitable, that makes them all responsible collectively. The economics profession, with its models and analysis and its whole way of understanding reality, has to face facts. They
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        Lock icon Afghanistan: Opium and insurgency
        814 18  -  Robert Karniol By DEFENCE WRITER THERE is a layer of caution underlying the latest report on Afghanistan's opium trade despite its otherwise upbeat assessment. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in its Afghanistan Opium Survey 2008 released on Aug 25, trumpets several notable successes
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        Lock icon Keep physical contact minimal: SDU
        231 19 VARSITY ORIENTATION GAMES I REFER to Ms Soh Eng Phang's letter, "Making friends or making out?", and Mr Brian Selby's letter, "Parent's four concerns about love courses in school" (Aug 23). The Social Development Unit (SDU) works with institutes of learning to provide opportunities for
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        Lock icon Child saved from hurt after 6m fall
        379 19 LAST Saturday, I saw a display of quick thinking and reaction that may have saved a life. It was about 1.30pm and my husband and I were on our way out of Velocity in Novena after having lunch there. While on the escalator
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        403 19 I READ with anxiety about the apology from Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) president Lee Bee Wah, not because mistakes were made but more as to where Singapore table tennis is heading, given the latest actions. Considering what happened during and after the
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        312 19 I REFER to recent calls for a review of abortion legislation by Mr Nick Chui in the light of the declining birth rate ("Make abortions less easily available", July 19). He pointed out that abortions are not limited to teenagers or unmarried women, but
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        408 19 I REFER to the letters (Aug 22), "Test ensures housing agents are more qualified" by Mr David Ong and "Two-tier test system raises standards of estate agency industry" by the Singapore Association of Estate Agents (SAEA). The Common Examination for House Agents (CEHA) was introduced
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      704 21  -  Sujin Thomas Sec 4 student, 16, takes brother's car out for a drive, loses control and slams into a tree By "I didn't know he could drive." Ken How's mother, Madam Yeo (above) HE WAS 16, did not have a driving licence but liked to
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      463 22  -  Clarissa Oon Halimah lauds firm for enlightened treatment of pregnant employees By WHEN Swiss bank ÜBS wanted to hire a communications director last year, they chose someone who was eight months pregnant. That Ms Rachel Lin, 35, would soon be going on maternity
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      287 22  -  Goh Chin Lian By SINGAPORE and Malaysia have set up a new sub-committee to deal with maritime, airspace and fishing matters around Pedra Branca, Middle Rocks and South Ledge. Both sides will also finalise over the next few weeks technical preparations for a joint
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      77 22 Julia Teo, nine, of Holy Innocents' Primary School, thanking her teacher Madam Beanes Kartara with a cake yesterday. She is one of three winners of The Sunday Times CATS Classified special promotion held in conjunction with Teachers' Day. Youngsters were asked to send in a picture of
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      341 22  - In summary thank you, teacher Yen Feng By SCHOOL teacher Karena Ho received a surprise yesterday when she was reading the newspaper. Splashed across a page of The Straits Times were a half a dozen tributes from her students in an advertisement that marked Teachers' Day. One message, from Bernice
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      449 22  -  Sherwin Loh Boon Chan By THAT 24-hour window has now stretched to a six-day wait. Sing Tel mio TV's Season Pass, which was touted to offer broadcasts of top-rat-ed American TV shows like Prison Break and Lost as early as 24 hours after their
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      472 23  -  Ang Yiying It closes after 37 years to make way for future redevelopment By MADAM Cheng Ah Tee has spent the past 37 years serving coffee from a drinks stall at the Labrador Villa Food Centre. But that came to an end on Sunday when
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      300 23 DEPUTY Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng leaves today for a five-day official visit to China. Mr Wong, who is visiting the country at the invitation of Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qishan, will hold meetings on two Sino-Singapore flagship projects the eco-city in
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      958 24  -  Khushwant Singh Judge says his rights not violated; Ravi insists he is not of unsound mind By Clashes in court and elsewhere Sept 12, 2003: High Court judge Woo Bih Li reports M. Ravi to the Law Society for improper conduct. When representing a client
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      309 24  -  Elena Chong By A WOMAN who took part in an illegal assembly two years ago to publicise a political rally was fined $650 yesterday. Harkirat Kaur, 29, admitted to passing out fliers during a September 2006 gathering along North Bridge Road which allegedly involved members
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      419 24  -  Jeremy Au Yong By OPPOSITION politician Chee Siok Chin's bid to have the courts intervene in her dispute with the Official Assignee (OA) failed yesterday morning. After a two-hour closed-door session, Justice Tan Lee Meng dismissed her application for a review of the
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      575 25  -  Maria Almenoar TRANSPORT CHEATS About 250 people caught cheating daily, most of them bus commuters By CHEATING is a common occurrence on Singapore's roads. While the spotlight in recent months has been on bus commuters who skip out on fares, Singaporeans also cheat when it
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      13 26 GRAPHICS: TANG WEE CHEOW PHOTOS:! NATURE SOCIETY AND KHEW SIN KHOON
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      733 26  -  Tessa Wong Bid to draw more trade shows with better facilities, expanded conference space By ROOM TO IMPROVE "It's never too late. Singapore Expo is here for the long term, and it must continue to improve and upgrade." Mr Edward Liv, president of the
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        1212 27 DONE EATING BUT NOT LEAVING "It's crowded and people need space. It's not very courteous of her to just sit there talking on the phone and taking up space." Retiree J.P. Poh, 70, was looking for a place to sit with his food. He was referring to
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      84 21 ■M WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com most commented MOST-READ ONLINE Speak good English? Says silaterangy: "It's 'scow' and/or University orientations too naughty? 'hao lian' to s Peak high-class English at the market or among close friends." Speakers' Corner rules relaxed but no protests lined up. WWW.Stomp.COm.Sg
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      441 28 Former Thai PM agrees to sale of EPL club to Abu Dhabi group LONDON: Manchester City agreed yesterday to a takeover by a United Arab Emirates business group, a deal that will end former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's brief ownership of the club. The Abu
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      399 28 LONDON: Manchester City had a bid in excess of £30 million (5578.6 million) for Dimitar Berbatov accepted by Tottenham Hotspur yesterday. However, the Eastlands club are aware that their attempt to hijack Manchester United's move for the Bulgarian forward may end in failure. Within hours
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      528 28 England squad Goalkeepers: Paul Robinson (Blackburn), David James (Portsmouth), Robert Green (West Ham). Defenders: Joleon Lescott (Everton), Wayne Bridge (Chelsea), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), John Terry (Chelsea), Wes Brown (Manchester United), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Glen Johnson (Portsmouth), Matthew Upson (West Ham). Midfielders:
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      621 29 Reds are hoping injured Spanish striker will be back in action in 10 days LONDON: Rafael Benitez is keeping his fingers crossed that Fernando Torres will be out of action for only 10 days with the hamstring injury that marred Liverpool's 0-0 draw with Aston Villa on Sunday.
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      224 29 Real, Barca stumble MADRID: It is not often rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona have some common ground. After Sunday's opening-day blues, the two Spanish giants can empathise with each other's predicaments. Barcelona, playing under new coach Pep Guardiola, fell to newly promoted Numancia 0-1. And 90 minutes
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      227 29 ROME: Ronaldinho sparkled on his debut but could not prevent AC Milan slumping to a dismal 1-2 home defeat by newly promoted Bologna. Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti also handed debuts to Gianluca Zambrotta and Mathieu Flamini. But it was the visitors who scored first. Marco di
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        67 29 LONDON: Tottenham completed the signings of Croatia defender Vedran Corluka and Russia striker Roman Pavlyuchenko on Sunday. The club paid Spartak Moscow 17 million euros (5535.7 million) for the 26-year-old Pavlyuchenko, who signed a five-year contract. Corluka, who made a transfer request to Manchester
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        48 29 MILAN: Portugal winger Ricardo Quaresma has moved to Inter Milan from FC Porto. Porto acquired midfielder Vitor Hugo Gomes Passos nicknamed "Pele" from Inter in return and could earn as much as 30.6 million euros (Ss63.Bm) for the deal. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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        50 29 SEOUL: FC Seoul striker Park Chu Young is close to sealing a contract with French club AS Monaco. The 23-year-old, who played in the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany, was once one of the leading scorers in South Korea's professional K-League. REUTERS
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        56 29 LONDON: Liverpool sold Ireland defender Steve Finnan to Espanyol for an undisclosed fee and loaned Ukraine striker Andriy Voronin to Hertha Berlin yesterday. They bolstered their reserve squad by signing Brazilian striker Vitor Flora, 18, from Botafogo FC and Hungarian goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi
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      556 30 US OPEN us Open: Day 8 and 9 Live, Ch22,7am and 11pm Federer determined to win US Open and regain his world No. 1 ranking NEW YORK: As if trying to remind himself and everyone else where he has been and where he is
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      537 30 LONDON: Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has changed his tune and now said he would welcome Max Mosley back into the Grand Prix paddock despite a sado-masochistic sex scandal. He also suggested the sport should do likewise. Ecclestone, who had urged Mosley to quit as head
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        61 30 LONDON: Asafa Powell rebounded from a disappointing Olympics by winning the 100-metre sprint at the British Grand Prix in 9.87 seconds on Sunday. The former world record holder, who finished fifth in Beijing, led all the way to win by three metres. American
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        71 30 GLENEAGLES (Scotland): Ryder Cup golf captain Nick Faldo selected lan Poulter and Paul Casey as his two wild card choices. The surprising decision left Darren Clarke out of the European team for the first time since 1995. Clarke was a likely choice as
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        93 30 LONDON: Andrew Flintoff (above) starred with bat and ball as England won the fourth one-day cricket international against South Africa by seven wickets at Lord's on Sunday. England, set a revised target of 137 to win off 20 overs after rain disrupted the South African
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        88 30 LONDON: UK Athletics performance director Dave Collins has resigned after being told that his contract would not be renewed following Britain's poor track and field showing at Beijing last month. Although Britain enjoyed its best Olympics in 100 years with 47 medals and fourth
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      299 30  -  Leonard Lim By IT WAS a pledge he made after taking office two months ago, and M. Murugiah has now delivered. The Singapore Professional Golfers' Association chief will host the inaugural $35,000 President Cup at Warren Golf and Country Club from tomorrow to
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      292 30  -  Jack Lenox By SINGAPORE'S netball team bounced back last night with a 48-41 victory over Samoa in the Fisher Paykel Nations Cup at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall. They were beaten 63-66 by Sri Lanka on Sunday in their opening match. Since Samoa,
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      586 31  -  Jeanette Wang Theresa and Pin Xiv look set to win medals By Team Singapore Swimming: Divided into 13 divisions, with SI athletes having the most severe disabilities. YIP PIN XIU, 16 Her world records 50m back (S3 category): lmin 00.80 sec and 100 m back (S3): 2:08.09 In Beijing:
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      555 31 QUOTE OF THE DAY "Stoner was fast, but he wasn't able to leave me." Valentino Rossi (right) on champion Casey Stoner, who crashed while leading Sunday's San Marino MotoGP race ATHLETICS British Grand Prix: In Gateshead (winners only) Men's 100 m: Asafa Powell (Jam) 9.B7sec. 200 m: Tyson Gay
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      106 28 Ik ILI WHAT'S ONLINE X) A MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Less spin, less speed speed glue has been banned by the International Table Tennis Federation. Nike Human Race 10km run The race where everyone left with a smile. MOST COMMENTED Gao Ning blames coach
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  • OBITUARIES
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      128 31 rFor to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. Phil 1:21 t P. K. LEE Age: 56 was called home to be with the Lord on 31 August 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Wong Chong Leong Sons: Wong Joon lan Wong Joon
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      28 31 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late CHERYL VAN STEENWYK Departed on 25 August 2008 From The Management Staff of Transpac Capital Pte Ltd
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      44 31 3rd Anniversary (S3 In Loving Memory Of Yam Weng Keong Departed on 6 Sep 2005 Gone from our lives so dear, But in our hearts forever near. Fondly loved deeply mourned by i\j(\/\ IJ Jessie, Eugene, Elaine W\ [J j\ all loved ones MV|
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      55 31 N. SARASWATHI Age: 47 passed away peacefully on 31 August 2008 Leaving behind: Husband: Nallakaruppan Daughter: Valliammai Father-in-law: Sivalingam Subbiah Mother-in-law: Valliammai Achi Sisters-in-law: Spouses: Kalaiarasi Chockalingam Kalyani N.S. Narayanan and family members. Body at: Blk 681 Race Course Road #02-299 Tel: 6298-2601 Cortege leaving at 3.30pm today for cremation
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      50 31 The Family of The Late CHONG LAI YING Departed 26 August 2008 wishes to express their deepest appreciation and heartfelt thanks tc all relatives and friends for their kirn attendances, prayers, support and assistance, condolences, wreaths am contributions (to be donated to Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital) during their recent bereavement.
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      65 31 The Lord is my shepherd and I shall not be in want. I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. PSALM 23 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory of HELLEN ONG LIE YONG Called home: 2nd Sep 2007 Thanks mother for loving raising us. We keep your love in
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      26 31 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory of LEE SEOK TING Departed 24-9-2006 (Lunar Calendar 3rd day of Bth month) Always remembered by Family and all loved ones.
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      180 32 have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." Henry Co See Cho Age: 84 passed away peacefully in the grace of our Lord at noon on Ist of September 2008. He was surrounded by his loving family. Wife: JuanitaY. Co Sons: Daughters-in-law: Stephen
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      29 32 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late MOK MUI BOON, NICOLE Departed on 28 August 2008 From The Management Staff of IM FLASH SINGAPORE, LLP
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      97 32 TEY MENG WATT Age: 65 passed away peacefully on 31 August 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: TeoSiew Yin Sons: Daughter-in-law: TeyWeiLin Lim Lena Tey Wei Jin, Joseph Grandson: TeyJarel Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Tay Meng Leong Ang Ah Chu Tay Beng Khoon Tay Mm Thong Kong Suet Yoong Tay Meng Hwee
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      70 32 'I am the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in Me will never die.' John 11:25 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory of beloved Goh Kheng Chong, Willie Departed 2/9/05 Your presence is ever near us, Your love
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      300 32 Wy have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 TEO MARY Age 83 was called home to be with the Lord on 31 August 2008 leaving behind loved ones Husband: Lee Hoon (Deceased) Children: Spouses: Theresa Lee 800 Yong (Deceased)
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      53 32 AL-FATIHAH Allahyarham ABIDIN BIN MOHAMED passed away peacefully on 28.08.2008 The family of the late beloved Abidin Bin Mohamed wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to all relatives, friends, California Laundry Pte Ltd, doctors nurses at SGH ward 488 NCC for their kind attendance prayers during the recent bereavement. Tel:
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      28 32 In Ever Loveig Memory of DATIN SARADA CHELLAM Bom iOth August 1919 Departed 2nd September 2003 Sadly missed and Fondly Remembered by Sons, Daughters, Daughters-In- Law and Grandchildren
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      59 31 j§ iftfMiillif A Mai of a UUi, wjoKjl ck. <ujLx~ *LU- (uJruxt Cujl tyi*-*- ms^vi Sir Winston Churchill far Sa r w Loved ones who have passed away live W^»"^ on in our hearts and minds. 3S?^— Honour their memories through an In Memoriam advertisement. rv A~TT«9 Call 1800 289
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      130 31 Next 72 hours TODAY FOOTBALL S-League: Albirex Niigata v SAFFC (Jurong East, 7.45pm). TENNIS US Open: Day 8 (Live, Ch22, 7am). Day 9 (Live, Ch22, 11pm). TOMORROW CRICKET 2nd ODI: Bangladesh Tour of Australia (Live, ChllO, 7.58 am). sth ODI: SA Tour of England (Live, ChllO, 6.43pm). FOOTBALL S-League: Super
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        568 33  -  Goh Eng Yeow BULLS AND BEARS Regional bourses take cue from Wall St's slide on Dell's poor results By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT REGIONAL bourses were in no mood for festivities yesterday despite the start of the auspicious lunar eighth month, which ushers in the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrated
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        274 33  -  Lee Su Shyan WARRANT WATCH By WARRANTS issued on local banking stocks lost ground yesterday, reflecting the weaker general stock market. With the latest corporate results season over, there was little by way of corporate announcements to drive the market. Another factor dampening sentiment:
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          107 33 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 635.65 million shares worth $740.71 million UP DOWN Gainers: 167 Losers: 307 Unchanged: 903 G SGSFGSF Mid Cap 622.71 -6.12 Basic materials 426.76 T -5.45 Utilities 510.98 -1.63 Small Cap 513.18 T -5.14 Industrials 624.29 T -6.40 Financials 682.73 T -7.92 All Share 671.64 -6.52 Consumer
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          187 33 Yesterday's close: 12,834.18 (-238.69) »Japanese shares closed down 1.83 per cent as losses on Wall Street and a stronger yen depressed sentiment. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Friday's close: 1,100.50 (+30.04) The Malaysian financial markets remained closed for a public holiday. They reopen today. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 20,906.31 (-355.58) Hong Kong
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          379 33 SPC Asia Pac Brew DelongH Hyflux Guocofand ltd Ml Tech Samudera UIC II01 EnGro Corp Goodpack StarHub IMH Cougar FibreChem LHT Hldgs RafflesEdu C20 Hldgs Indiabulls Li Heng 548 1300 313 290 195 15 36 245 335 90 145 273 2890 32 50 8 86.5 18 60
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          103 33 runi.mii uunnLiiLii iiuil nniLo: vcmm;: S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Sept ***** Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2070 1.2230 Can dollar 1.3260 1.3440 Euro 2.0660 2.0930 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4176 0.4185 NZ dollar 0.9800 1.0030 Sterling pound 2.5480 2.5800 US dollar 1.4110 1.4300 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN
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          363 33 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +0R'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 850 I- 820 2300 615 73.5 525 353.3 2020 498 482 396 690 422 324 28 2290 572 287 415 5606 CapitaLand 250 5417 CapitaMall 940 5611 CityDev 197 5142 CoscoCorp 1640 5301 DBSGrp
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        520 34  -  Yang Huiwen Poor sentiment hurting stock prices and subscription levels By MORE and more new listings on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) are falling victim to the lacklustre stock market and have been battered below their initial public offering (IPO) prices. Of
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        305 34  -  Gabriel Chen By A CORPORATE consultant has been ordered to pay a civil penalty of $50,000 after pocketing $4,020 in profits when he traded in shares using insider information not available to the investing public. Mr Yap Sew was a consultant to marine firm See
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        352 34  -  Michelle Tay By THE founder of FJ Benjamin Holdings has bought a deemed stake in the homegrown fashion and lifestyle group. Mr Frank Benjamin acquired six million shares at 28 cents apiece in the open market last Wednesday, according to Singapore Exchange filings. This
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      655 35 Commerzbank plans to axe 9,000 jobs and pare investment bank FRANKFURT: Commerzbank aims to cut almost two billion euros (554.17 billion) in costs by slashing 9,000 jobs and paring laggard investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort after swooping in to buy Dresdner Bank,
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      434 35 SEOUL: Lehman Brothers has intensified talks with Korea Development Bank (KDB) to raise as much as US$6 billion (SsB.s billion) in a share sale that could be concluded this week, a British newspaper reported. South Korea's KDB could buy up to 25
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      434 35 GENEVA: The credit crisis has forced financial firms to write down US$5O3 billion (Ss7l6 billion) worth of assets, but more losses could yet come in months ahead, the top world central banking body has warned. The notion that rapidly growing emerging
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      188 35 FRANKFURT: Global banks have been funnelling more funds out of the United States than into it since market turmoil erupted in August last year, according to a study by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). It said that from 2000 to the middle of last
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      438 36  -  Fiona Chan With Hungry Ghost month over, condo projects being launched to test market By PROPERTY REPORTER NOW that Hungry Ghost month is over, property developers are starting to line up project previews and launches to test the market. Keppel Land released a new high-rise
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      755 36  -  Joyce Teo By SUBURBAN and city fringe malls are usually dull on the food front but they are being forced to spice up their menus to lure a new generation who know their sashimi from their satay. What were once treats found mainly
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      546 37  -  Goh Eng Yeow It worries tardy firms listed on 2nd board may slow smooth transition By THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) is cracking the whip over the tardy rate at which companies on its second board, Catalist, are appointing professional advisers. Nearly
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      278 37  -  Gabriel Chen By DBS Bank will offer a full range of products and services from China's national card network operator under a deal signed yesterday. The tie-up with China Unionpay (CUP) covers the issuing of debit and credit cards as well as CUP card
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      257 37 TROUBLED furniture firm Chuan Soon Huat Industrial Group (CSH) yesterday announced that a new executive director has joined the board. The arrival of Mr Lee Kee Fong comes as the managing director and four former directors were charged last week with failing to
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      846 38  -  Joyce Teo Building premium waiver will boost upkeep of ageing property By PROPERTY CORRESPONDENT Waiver aimed at lessees of state land What is a building premium? It is a charge payable by an owner when he extends the lease on state land. The amount
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        1659 40  -  denise chng A month-long trip on foot along an old pilgrim's path in Spain becomes a journey of self-discovery From the moment I discovered an ancient pilgrimage path in Spain in June last year, the attraction of walking hundreds of kilometres towards an assured destination
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        757 42  -  Cheryl Tan ALL THINGS EXOTICA Spend six days in India and revel in its rustic and mystical charm. Kick off your tour at Agra, the city of emperors, where you can marvel at the Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world. Your next stop will
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        893 43  -  deepika shetty The archipelago is more than just sun, sea and sand. It also has food, interesting colonial history and native flora and fauna Seychelles Seychelles, an island nation, is located in the Indian Ocean north-east of Madagascar, which is off the east coast of
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      524 44  -  boon chan media correspondent quote me I Tian Liang is an older brother. Kenneth Fok makes me more beautiful' China's gold medal-winning diver Guo Jingjing on the men in her life, diver Tian and playboy Fok 'We probably sound like a group of grannies in a
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      632 44  -  sonny lim Singapore Lyric Opera proves it is ready to soar higher with its stunning production of Turandot E383 opera Turandot Singapore Lyric Opera, Lo King-man (director), Yeh Tsung (conductor) Esplanade Theatre, Last Saturday, Bpm Puccini's Turandot is the most operatic of operas, dealing as it does
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      622 45  -  cheryl tan This year's music test enjoyed a larger space and better acoustics, but fans want more for next year What did you like or not like about Baybeats this year? E-mail stlife® sph. com.sg The cry of guitars and hard-thumping bass vibrations at this year's Baybeats music
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      573 45 Beirut With his strawberry blond curls, blue eyes and engaging smile, Mohannad is setting the pulses of millions of Arab women racing in a Turkish soap opera critics claim is scandalising traditional Muslims. The show, called Noor, has millions of viewers from Beirut to
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      677 46  -  cheryl tan Stampers have till Sept 15 to vote for their favourite hawker stall in 20 categories of food It is down to the final five hawkers for each dish. After three weeks, the ST Readers' Choice favourite hawkers' poll on The Straits Times online
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        566 48 London Oscar winner Helen Mirren (right) has admitted in a magazine interview that she snorted cocaine and stopped because of the capture of Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie. The 63-year-old British actress, who won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth
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        369 48 Venice A children's fantasy by Japanese animation guru Hayao Miyazaki was a welcome counterpoint on Sunday to grim dramas for grown-ups at the Venice Film Festival. His new film, Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea, already a big box-office success in his
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        140 48 DARK KNIGHT MAKING HISTORY The Dark Knight became the second movie in Hollywood history to top US$5OO million (Ss7l2 million) at the North American box office on Sunday, raising its total to U*****.4 million, according to estimates from distributor Warner Bros. The Batman film hit that mark in just
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    840 76 Learn how to turn down a customer's request and still retain his business A THERE is an ancient story that goes as follows: A father had two sons. He went to the first and said: "Son, go and work in the vineyard today." His
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        191 78 Every time you see the Little Red Dot pencil, get creative. Write your own headlines, learn new words, try the activities... whatever you do, have fun! SUPERVISING EDITOR Bertha Henson EDITOR Serene Goh DEPUTY EDITOR Claudette Peralta JOURNALISTS Yen Feng, Malini Nathan, Lim Pow Hong CONTRIBUTORS Alison
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        588 78 'Almost $9m lost to phone seams'. (By Carolyn Quek, ST, Aug 14, 2008) Phone scams are continuing here, and getting more creative. Last year alone, about 350 victims were persuaded to hand over $4.6 million to phone cheats, say the police. This year is turning out to be
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        248 80 Jeju Island Jeju Island lies in the Korea Strait, off the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula. It is a volcanic island, dominated by Halla-san, a 1,950-m high volcano and the highest mountain in South Korea. The island is home to a Natural World Heritage Site, Jeju Volcanic
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        110 80 I trillion yuan What it is The amount of money China will spend on rebuilding areas hit by an earthquake on May 12, which ravaged Sichuan province and parts of neighbouring Gansu and Shaanxi provinces. The amount is equal to about Ss2os billion. The money will come
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        156 80 Japan What is happening On Aug 13, the Japanese government said it would lift some economic sanctions against North Korea, in return for the communist country's reopening of investigations into the abductions of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s. Japan's move may be a step forward
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        149 80 What happened Taiwan will be submitting its 16th bid to join the United Nations next month. It is the first time that it is making the application under new President Ma Ying-jeou, who is keen to improve relations with China. In order not to
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        92 82  -  MALINI NATHAN BY Antonyms are words that are opposite in meaning to another. For instance: "hot" and "cold" are completely opposite in meaning. Look through The Straits Times for words that you know are antonyms. Cut out these words and paste them on one of the pairs of
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        77 83  -  MALINI NATHAN BY The Straits Times covers news in various areas such as those in pink boxes below. Look through the newspaper and find as many words as possible that are related to each of the topics. Link the words together, creating word maps for each topic.One example
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        536 85 Want to help? Join the clean up on Sept 20. Check out the International Coastal Cleanup Singapore at http://coastalcleanup.nus.edu.sg for details SPOT QUIZ S Look up an encyclopaedia or surf the Internet and decide if these f statements are true or false. 1. Sungei Buloh Nature Park
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        79 90 Who says you have to buy a gift to show your thanks to your teachers? Use this space to create the most beautiful card for your favourite teacher. SHOWCASE YOUR TEACHER Working in groups of four, draw a picture of your teacher here. Next, cut out words or pictures
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