The Straits Times, 10 March 2009, Afternoon Edition

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    18 1 «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS MICA (P) 191/11/2008 TUESDAY, MARCH 10 2009. THE STRAITS TIMES.
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    Lock icon HE GIVES OTHERS A NEW START WITH ART
    59 1 Mr Han Kian Teng, of Hans Art Gallere, is a boss with a soft spot for the marginalised. He gives them jobs and has been holding free art workshops for prisoners and HIV patients, believing that art can empower and change lives.
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      Lock icon HSBC plunge rocks region
      53 1 GLOBAL lender HSBC Holdings rocked the region with a share price plunge of 24 per cent in a single day. Separately, the Asian Development Bank said yesterday that the global crisis wiped a staggering US$5O trillion (5577.4 trillion) off the value of financial assets last year.
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      Lock icon Women on drug charges
      65 1 A DOZEN Singapore women have been arrested as drug couriers in the last four months, compared with just eight in the five years before 2008. Most were coaxed by West African men acting for syndicates. Yesterday, the narcotics bureau warned women to beware of men who
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      Lock icon Smart card giant moves in
      40 1 THE world's biggest smart card company, Gemalto, is moving its main research and development site to Singapore. It employs 1,200 staff at its 21,500 sq m lab facility in Ayer Rajah Crescent. HOME PAGE B3
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      Lock icon N. Korea goes on alert
      72 1 NORTH Korea has put its military on combat alert and cut off its last communications channel with South Korea. The move came as South Korea and the United States began a 12-day exercise, which Pyongyang says is a rehearsal for invasion. Any attempt to block
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      Lock icon Beijing firm on party rule
      37 1 CHINA will not give up its one-party communist rule nor adopt a Western-style democracy, said its Parliament chief Wu Bangguo, in an apparent response to calls for political reform. WORLD PAGE All
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    Lock icon 50,000 to get training paid for by Government
    602 1  -  Lim Wei Chean Gems will help service sector workers keep jobs and improve skills By CLOSE to 50,000 workers in the service sector will be getting training to improve themselves over the next few years, and the Government will foot the bill.
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    Lock icon Jiawei's goals Wedding, baby, Games in that order I'd like to get pregnant soon'
    624 1  -  Lin Xinyi By NATIONAL paddler Li Jiawei has just weeks to prepare for her April 25 wedding celebrations in Beijing, and until the end of 2010 to deliver a baby or she has to wait until
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        Lock icon Tibet: China on course
        67 2 WE SAY Through revolt and protests, Tibet has developed in the 50 years that the Dalai Lama has lived in exile. But resentment among its people towards Beijng is still strong. China can modify its policy, on cultural practice for instance. But the thrust on modernisation
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        Lock icon Army long in the making
        36 2 COLUMNS soldiers leave, says Anthony Paul. REVIEW PAGE AlB The Afghan National Army is making progress, but there are doubts as to how many forces will be enough to let Allied
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        Lock icon Time for a little Keynes
        20 2 Used properly, Keynesian economics can cure our present illness, argues Randall Morck. REVIEW PAGE Al9
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        Lock icon Cut interest rate, please
        28 2 OUR READER SAYS Oligopolistic banks here are holding the prime lending rate steady at 5 per cent, complains Zhang Bao Guang. FORUM PAGE A2O
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      101 2 IN YESTERDAY'S report "Gloom and boom at international schools" we said that Avondale Grammar was among 10 international schools to see a drop in enrolment. This is wrong. Although some students withdrew because of the financial crisis, overall, its enrolment has grown. We are sorry
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      Lock icon When private schools fail
      1055 2  -  Sandra Davie Students get short end of the stick; oversight isn't keeping pace with growth By I SENIOR WRITER IN THE past two weeks alone, another two private schools went bust, leaving their students, mostly foreigners, in the lurch. A total of 11 private schools have
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      Lock icon Jobs on offer 800 Applications 20,000
      521 3  -  Lim Wei Chean Those are Sentosa IR's hot numbers; stunning response at Sands too By Alessa Pang A JOB at one of the upcoming integrated resorts (IRs) here is proving to be a really hot commodity with both Singaporeans and foreigners. Resorts World at
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      Lock icon Japanese man found dead in Marina hotel
      260 3  -  Sujin Thomas By A JAPANESE man was found dead in his guest room at a Marina Centre hotel yesterday morning. Staff entering the room on the 31st floor of the Ritz-Carlton Millenia at about 9am discovered his body in a bathtub, a stab
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      Lock icon Blogshops warned to stop contact lens sales
      543 4  -  Serene Luo Ministry tells online sellers to remove all related posts at once By THE Ministry of Health (MOH) yesterday morning warned unlicensed blogshops to stop selling cosmetic contact lenses. The Optometrists and Opticians Board of the ministry sent e-mail letters, which The
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      Lock icon N. Korea puts military on alert
      510 5 War if satellite launch is blocked, it warns SEOUL: North Korea put its military on combat alert yesterday as US and South Korean troops began a major joint exercise, and warned that any attempt to block its upcoming satellite launch would spark a war.
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      Lock icon Kirn Jong Il's three sons not on list of legislators
      319 5 SEOUL: North Korean leader Kirn Jong II was unanimously re-elected to North Korea's rubber-stamp Parliament, in elections closely watched for signs of a political shift or hints the autocratic leader is grooming a successor. All eligible voters in Constituency No.
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      Lock icon China's Tibet formula: Clamp
      1397 6  -  Sim Chi Yin Stability and status quo remain Beijing's goals 50 years after revolt I By CHINA CORRESPONDENT As Beijing has consolidated its hold on Tibet over the years, it has arguably found less incentive to listen to Dharamsala. IN A cavernous exhibition hall in West
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      Lock icon Beijing beefs up troops at border
      376 7 BEIJING: China said yesterday it had deployed extra soldiers along Tibet's international border as part of ramped-up security measures ahead of today's 50th anniversary of a failed anti-Chinese uprising. Sending a political signal, President Hu Jintao also ordered Tibet leaders to build a "Great
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      Lock icon Sharing the art of living better
      1856 8  -  Wong Kim Hoh RECESSION HEROES Han Kian Teng employs people struggling without jobs; his credo: Give back to society By SENIOR WRITER 'Art can change lives' MR HAN Kian Teng fervently believes that the creative process of art can heal, motivate and improve the
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      161 8 LAST week, we started the Recession Heroes series with the story of Mr Ho Ah Chuan, a training and human resource veteran who helps out-of-work people identify their strengths for free. More than 50 readers wrote in seeking his advice, and half a dozen
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      Lock icon Hunt for Irish terrorists who shot UK troops
      831 9 A history of violence 1171: King Henry II of England colonises Ireland. 1801: Ireland is incorporated into the United Kingdom. 1905: Founding of Sinn Fein, or Ourselves Alone, later to become the political wing of the paramilitary Irish Republican Army (IRA). 1916:
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        Lock icon S'pore, Jakarta to sign border pact
        121 10 SINGAPORE Foreign Minister George Yeo is visiting Jakarta today to sign a bilateral maritime border agreement with Indonesia. The agreement on the western segment of their maritime border will delimit the western part of the Strait of Singapore, said a statement from the Ministry
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        Lock icon About the case
        159 10 SINGAPOREAN Diana Goh Li Fun, 32, has, according to Thai police, confessed to ordering the murder of Mr Francis Alex Degioanni, a Canadian property developer who allegedly refused to repay several million baht in personal loans. Goh reportedly borrowed the money from a friend and was saddled
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        Lock icon Suspected Thai hitman 'had another target'
        660 10  -  Nirmal Ghosh Thai police say suspect in Singaporean 'hired killer' case aimed to kill another foreigner By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT HIRING KILLERS "It is seen as the final way out, which is not right because there is a justice system to handle things like this."
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        Lock icon Taiwan on track to end conscription
        480 12  -  Ho Ai Li Restructuring of its military comes amid reduced tensions with China By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT TAIPEI: Taiwan is on track to say goodbye to military conscription and hello to a professional military force in five years, said the island's Defence Minister. Mr Chen
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        Lock icon Ozawa should step down over donation scandal: Poll
        364 12  -  Kwan Weng Kin By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT TOKYO: Over half the Japanese questioned in a poll felt opposition politician Ichiro Ozawa, who is alleged to have received illegal donations from a construction firm, should resign as leader of his party. Meanwhile, there is
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        Lock icon PAD poised to form new political party
        690 13  -  Nirmal Ghosh NEWS ANALYSIS It calls for 'new polities', but some say it will fall prey to corrupt system By I THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: The royalist People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) is making preparations to form a new political party and there have
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        Lock icon China's political system 'better than in the West'
        660 11  -  Peh Shing Huei Even smallest ethnic unit is represented, not just parties and factions, says CCP leader By CHINA BUREAU CHIEF BEIJING: China's Parliament chief insisted yesterday that Beijing will not copy Western political systems, pressing ahead with a high-level campaign to
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        Lock icon Construction of Tianjin eco-city well under way
        424 11  -  Tracy Quek By CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: The global economic turmoil will have only a "limited and short" impact on the China-Singapore eco-city project in Tianjin, a senior official said yesterday. Construction on the first 4 sq km phase of the 50 billion yuan
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        Lock icon White collar jobless in Britain to get help
        508 14 Govt's $86m plan to aid job hunt, like providing personalised career tips LONDON: The British government is planning a multi-million-pound push to counter ballooning white-collar unemployment, an official revealed yesterday. Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell described a change in policy that
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        Lock icon S'pore tops another innovation study
        242 14 WASHINGTON: Singapore was the most innovative nation in the world, while South Korea placed first among large countries, according to a study released yesterday by a manufacturing group. The United States was eighth in the overall list of 110 countries and second in the subset
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        Lock icon Obama lifts curbs on funding for stem cell work
        669 15 He vows to make up for lost ground and promises new frontier in science free of political interference WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama said yesterday he is allowing federal funding of significantly broader research on embryonic stem cells because "medical miracles do
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        Lock icon Chinese vessels harassed unarmed US ship Pentagon
        234 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS WASHINGTON: The Pentagon charged yesterday that five Chinese ships shadowed and manoeuvred dangerously close to a US Navy vessel in an apparent attempt to harass the American crew. The Obama administration said the incident on Sunday followed several days of
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        Lock icon The ultimate master cell
        143 15 Stem cells are the body's master cells that have the remarkable potential to develop into any cell of the body. Scientists hope to harness their transformational qualities to treat a variety of diseases, including injuries, cancer and cystic fibrosis. But divisions over how to conduct that
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          Lock icon Pakistan warns Sharif
          139 17 ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani government yesterday threatened to prosecute opposition leader Nawaz Sharif for sedition if violence erupts at an anti-government protest campaign due to begin later this week. Political tension is rising as nuclear-armed Pakistan is reeling from a militant attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team last
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          Lock icon Thailand boat capsizes
          94 17 BANGKOK: A boat carrying at least 30 divers capsized off Thailand's south-west coast early yesterday, marine police said. Seven people, including six foreigners, were missing. Marine police officer Parinya Kaewplung said authorities plucked 23 divers from the sea. They have been taken to local hospitals. The boat
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          Lock icon Cyclone changes path
          109 17 SYDNEY: Plans to evacuate up to 10,000 people in Australia's north-east from the path of a cyclone were put on hold yesterday when the storm lost intensity and veered out to sea, officials said. Tropical Cyclone Hamish was bearing down on the popular Queensland tourist destination of
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          156 17 CANBERRA: When a dark intruder smashed through his bedroom window and repeatedly bounced on his bed, Mr Beat Ettlin's first thought was: "It's a lunatic ninja". He was relieved to discover a kangaroo, but it was short-lived. As Mr Ettlin, 42, lay beneath the sheets
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          Lock icon Original Bard portrait?
          138 17 LONDON: A newlydiscovered portrait of William Shakespeare was unveiled in London yesterday, and is believed to be almost the only authentic image of the the famous playwright made from life. Painted in 1610, it belonged to a family for centuries but had not been recognised as a
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          Lock icon PM rules out foul play
          150 17 HARARE: Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday ruled out foul play in the car crash that killed his wife, declaring the collision was an accident. "It was an accident and unfortunately it took her life," he told mourners at his Harare home. Mr Tsvangirai's wife,
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          Lock icon Mastermind identified
          116 17 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has identified the mastermind allegedly blamed for the deadly attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in eastern Pakistan as Muhammad Aqeel, local television reported yesterday. Intelligence agencies had raided a flat in Lahore with the aim of arresting the man, who belongs to a banned
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        Lock icon Barbie's looking good at 50
        59 17 Australian model Erika Heynatz and some children posing with a 2.1m-tall "Barbie" cake in Sydney yesterday, to mark the 50th anniversary of the world's most popular doll. The 1,200 kg cake covered in gold icing, silk and 2,000 Swarovski crystals was based on toymaker Mattel's
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      102 9 Jk WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, BLOGGED ABOUT AND MORE www.straitstimes.com YOUR SAY MOST-READ ONLINE Train rides instead of flights, and Malaysia at a crossroads. cutbacks on banquets and gifts have Idol's "gay kiss" revealed. been announced as China's National People's Congress attempts to show it BLOGGED ABOUT is being thrifty
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      Lock icon Tibet China on course but a little give will help
      443 18 FIFTY years ago, the Dalai Lama exiled himself in India after the Lhasa uprising of March 10, 1959, which he could not prevent ended a period of accommodation initiated by Mao Zedong. The Tibetan leader began to agitate for independence
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      Lock icon A very distant exit strategy
      1049 18  -  Anthony Paul AFGHAN ARMY U.S. INVOLVEMENT I By I SENIOR WRITER WHEN the Taleban rebels attacked, the Afghan police to no one's surprise were not ready. But in the action that followed a prison break-out and fire-fight at Kandahar City, Afghan National Army (ANA) units
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      Lock icon Asean Thoroughbred, camel or paper tiger?
      750 18  -  William Choong BOOK REVIEW I By I SENIOR WRITER I Title: The Making Of The Asean Charter I Editors: Tommy Koh, Rosario Gonzal-E-Manalo and Walter Woon I Publisher: World Scientific Publishing TELL a room full of journalists that they will have to cover an
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        Lock icon US debt When Judgment Day' comes
        983 19  -  Sam Ouliaris ST-NUS BUSINESS SCHOOL SERIES ON GLOBALISATION I By: HOWEVER you look at it, the debt of the United States federal government is huge. As of March 8 this year, it stood at around US$ll trillion (Ssl7 trillion) approximately U5536,000 per US resident).
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        153 20 I REFER to last Friday's letter by Mr Cassell R. Meyers, "Credit card whopper". We wish to clarify that the 10 per cent administration fee, which is applicable to credit and corporate card payments, in- eludes merchant fees which go to the banks.
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      592 21  -  Teh Joo Lin 12 arrested in 4 months; CNB warns against being fooled by foreign gangs By IN JUST four months, a dozen Singapore women have been caught here and elsewhere for making drug runs after they were persuaded to do so by
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      503 22  -  Elena Chong TRIAL OVER ANTI-ISLAMIC PAMPHLETS Woman claims she and her husband didn't read seditious publications By COURTS CORRESPONDENT A WOMAN who mass-mailed evangelical tracts that the authorities have found objectionable claimed in her defence yesterday that she did not know what was in
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      280 22  -  Selina Lum By TWO broadcasters are battling it out here not on the airwaves, but in the Singapore High Court. The bone of contention: a red triangular logo. In 2003, Malaysia-based Astro All Asia Networks, as part of a rebranding
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      389 23  -  Maria Almenoar By A NEW spin on recreational cycling has hit the four connected parks on the East Coast. Six new bicycle rental kiosks strung out along the bike paths now allow cyclists to pick up and drop off their rented wheels
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      370 23  -  Chua Hian Hou Gemalto moving main research site to Singapore; plans to hire more engineers By THE world's biggest smart card company, Gemalto, is moving its main research and development (R&D) site to Singapore. Gemalto, which had more than €1.6 billion (Ss3.l
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      426 25  -  Grace Chua Dutchmen's invention using bacteria to treat wastewater efficiently is used worldwide today By WHEN Dutch environmental technology professor Gatze Lettinga began studying anaerobic wastewater treatment in 1970, he knew nothing about the subject. Still, he kept working on the technology, which
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      238 25  -  Melissa Sim By POLICE yesterday moved in to stop a group of nine foreign workers from being repatriated. All packed and ready, they were barred from leaving for the airport. A representative of their employer, marine services company K7 Engineering, told police that
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      655 26  -  Judith Tan Only 2 donors last year; most mistakenly believe it means disfigurement By PEOPLE shy away from the thought of donating the skin of a loved one who has died. Consequently, there were only two donors to the National Skin Bank last year.
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      216 26 FIFTEEN years ago, tailor Pauline Ho's tight-fitting creations swathed the bodies of leggy fashion models. Today, the 57-year-old sews pressure garments for burn victims, after she saw a Singapore General Hospital (SGH) advertisement in the newspapers asking for seamstresses. "I wondered what sewing
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      413 28  -  Leong Weng Kam Private uni to offer degree courses in all official languages By SENIOR WRITER SIM University (UniSIM) is set to become the first university to offer degree courses for Singapore's four official languages English, Malay, Tamil and Chinese. The university,
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      218 28 THE visiting Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, called separately on President S R Nathan and PM Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana yesterday. At the meetings, he and the Singapore leaders discussed issues
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      963 29 "They know our reaction but they just do not care. They do not see that their actions are bringing a bad reputation to the sport. We do not condone such tactics. For us, we want the best players on the day to win." RASHID SIDEK, Malaysia's national
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      271 29 MALMO: Israel defied violent demonstrations and a virtually empty stadium to stage a come-from-behind 3-2 win over Sweden in a Davis Cup clash on Sunday and reach the quarter-finals for only the second time in their history. World No. 241 Harel Levy sealed
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        85 30 LONDON: British sprinter Dwain Chambers could face sanctions from the International Association of Athletics Federations for his autobiography detailing his use of performance-enhancing drugs. The lAAF said yesterday that its legal experts will study the book and consider whether Chambers should be punished for "bringing the
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        50 30 SINGAPORE'S Cherie Tan narrowly lost to South Korea's Jeon Eun Hee in a roll-off in the finals of the DHC Cup Girls Bowling International Championships in Tokyo. Cherie had earlier topped the field of 32 bowlers with an average of 245.72 pinfalls over 18 games.
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        73 30 HOUSTON: Houston's Chinese centre Yao Ming scored 24 points and collected 17 rebounds on Sunday, as the Rockets continued to roll in the National Basketball Association without injured star Tracy McGrady. The Rockets notched a 93-83 victory over the woeful Memphis Grizzlies, taking a 53-37
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        69 30 RICCIONE (Italy): Olympic champion Federica Pellegrini has lowered her world record in the 200 m freestyle at an Italian swim meet. Pellegrini clocked lmin 54.475 ec on Sunday, shaving O.3ssec off her winning time at the Beijing Olympics last year. The record comes two days
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      204 30 LONDON: If Everton are to win the FA Cup this season, they will have to do it the hard way. Having already overcome Aston Villa and Liverpool, guess what was the club's reward for beating Middlesbrough 2-1 in their quarter-final clash last Sunday? A pairing
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      706 30 Liverpool impressive in KO stages WHEN it comes to European crunch matches, no team manage it better than Liverpool. Under Rafael Benitez, they are unbeaten in the knockout stages for over two years. They lost 0-1 to Barcelona in the first knockout round in 2006-07. But
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      Lock icon Both Sengkang 'keepers sent off
      323 30  -  Wang Meng Meng By FOR sheer drama, yesterday's S-League encounter between Tampines Rovers and Sengkang Punggol had it all. Tampines won 2-0, their first victory after four games into the new season. But it was the sending-off of both Sengkang goalkeepers and Noh Alam Shah's
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      355 30 ALTHOUGH the AFC Cup is a competition Home United are familiar with, they will sail into uncharted waters when they take on Vietnam's Binh Duong tonight. Armed with just a video of a recent match played by the V-League champions, the Protectors must plot a
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      552 31 Striker says it would mean Juventus need to score thrice to win TURIN: Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou has declared that his side must score against Juventus tonight if they want to secure their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The 23-year-old, who set up
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      493 31 BARCELONA: Jenson Button got his Formula One career back on track yesterday when his new Mercedes-powered Brawn GP team began four days of testing at the Spanish Grand Prix circuit. Apart from a brief shakedown of the new car at Silverstone last Friday, the
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      328 31 MELBOURNE: Outspoken Australian umpire Darrell Hair labelled International Cricket Council (ICC) chief Haroon Lorgat a bully yesterday for telling officials caught in the Lahore attack to be "more rational" about their experience. Australian umpires Simon Taufel and Steve Davis complained that Pakistan
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      172 31 "I couldn't contain my emotions, it was a unique moment. I feel I own perfection in these moments. When I'm in front of goal, this is what I know how to do best. It's always emotional to bounce back." Ronaldo, after scoring his first goal on
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      525 31 Badminton All-England Open in Birmingham, finals Men's doubles: Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng (Chn) bt Han Sang Hoon/Hwang Ji Man (Kor) 21-17 21-15. Women's singles: Wang Yihan (Chn) bt Tine Rasmussen (Den) 21-19 21-23 21-11. Basketball NBA Utah 109 Toronto 101, Orlando 86 Boston 79, San Antonio 103 Phoenix 98, New
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      487 32  -  Jonathan Wong By THE HSBC Women's Champions promised entertainment for golf fans and promptly delivered. Shin Ji Yai's comeback victory on Sunday was the highlight of a dramatic week which saw 78 of the world's best golfers vie for a total of US$2 million (Ss3.l
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      809 32  -  Rohit Brijnath Winning is not enough, Asian athletes need to fight for No. 1 SPORTINGLIFE I By Cockier and craftier, Asian athletes are punching through glass ceilings everywhere. A Chinese dunks in the NBA, Major League Baseball has a Japanese contingent and an Indian girl
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      172 29 jflflh> J JflP^: NEW MEN AT WORK The Mercedes-powered Brawn GP team begin four days of testing. Bil 1 SHINE, ASIA, SHINE Winning is not enough, Asian athletes need to fight for No 1. m _C -1. A ON OR OFF? HSBC has not confirmed if it will renew Women's
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      149 31 Today Baseball World Classic, \_^^fl Mexico: Pool B fl W (Live, Ch23, TZ 10am). flfcjte."* Cricket '^kW*:^ y ICC Women's World Cup: India v England (Live, Chill, 6.50am and 10.45am). Football AFC Cup: Home United v Becamex Bin Duong (Vie) (Live, Ch27, 7.25pm). Uefa Champions League, 2nd leg: Liverpool v
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      60 32 We, the family of the late MR LEE SENG YING Departed on 5 March 2009 wish to express our heartfelt thanks appreciation to the Surgeon, Doctors Nursing Staff of Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Pastors ofFoochow Methodist Church, Directors Staff ofLintex International Co. Pte Ltd and all relatives fiiends for their kind
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      169 32 THIA TOA HENG Age: 87 passed away peacefully on 9 March 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Ng Kirn Lai Sons: Daughter-in-law: Thja Boon Hoo, Roland Thia Boon Khwa, Stanley Sri Suwarna Putro Thia Boon Meng Daughters: Sons-in-law: Sally Thia Ah Moy Perry Kwek Khin Lian Rosalino Thia Su Keng
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      115 32 TEO SONG KHUNG TEO SONG RANG Age: 89 passed away peacefully on 9 March 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by all loved ones. Wife: Lee Fong Ping Sons: Daughters-in-law: Teo Lye Huat, Thomas Sharon Tong Teo Lye Thiam Ng Suay Hua Teo Lye Wee Esther Ng Teo Lye Seng
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      70 32 L"My soul rests in God alone, from whom comes my salvation. God alone is my rock and salvation, my secure height; I shall neverfaU." Psalm 62:2 A lifetime of love, sacrifices and devotion, so much given, so little returned. Those unconditional love and memories you left behind will always be
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      153 32 TAYAHYAN Age: 79 Passed away peacefully on 8 March 2009, dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Teo Kirn Seng (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Teo Tiong Ghee Peter Lee Kheng Loo Jenny Teo Choon Kee Laurence Andre Wee Mong Moe Jeannie Teo Chiew Ngee Patrick Lee Yuet Ngan Iris
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      45 32 II In Loving Memory Of II PANKAJASHYAMMA Departed 10 March 2007 In our home she is fondly remembered, Sweet memories cling to her name; Those who loved her in life sincerely, Still love her in death just the same. Always remembered by loved ones __L
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      46 32 ARTHUR CHONG BAN HOE Age: 40 passed away peacefully on 07 Mar 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by family loved ones. Wake is held at Blk 37 N0.581 Sin Ming Funeral Parlour. Cortege will leave on 10 Mar, Tue at 3pm for Bright Hill Crematorium.
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      53 33 "^'^^^^^^Sv-—^P^-^yili^^^^^—' With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Mr Liong Kiam Teck Mr Neo Tiam Poon Mr Neo Thiam An Mr Neo Tiam Boon and Family on the demise of their beloved Father LION TIONG KIU Departed on 6 March 2009 From: The Board of Directors, Management Staff of Manswork Employment
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      53 33 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Mr Liong Kiam Teck Mr Neo Tiam Poon Mr Neo Thiam An Mr Neo Tiam Boon and Family on the demise of their beloved Father LION TIONG KIU Departed on 6 March 2009 From: The Board of Directors, Management Staff of Tiong Aik Resources
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      133 33 TAN OO KWANG Age: 59 passed away peacefully on 9 Mach 2009. Deeply missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Father: Mothers: (Tan Chin Peng, deceased) (Koo Yee Keng, deceased) Tang Swan Kuan Brothers: Sisters-In-Law: Tan Oe Peng Tan Chor Hiang Tan Woo Ser Koh Hwee Eang Tan Woo Teck
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      28 33 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the late SAIDI BIN SIDAD Departed on 7 Mar 2009 From: The Management and Staff of BOROUGE PTE LTD
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      107 33 VALIAMAH D/ 0 SANNA PERUMAL Age: 81 I passed away peacefully on 9 March 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: S. Vengadasalam, deceased Sons: Daughters-in-law: V. Sadasivam P. Raiakumari V. Ramdas K.Vijayakumari Daughter: V. Neelavathy Grandchildren: S.Pragalath R. Prakash S.Prasad R. Prasanna all relatives and friends.
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      86 33 AL-FATIHAH BONIRA BT KAPEL (BONI) passed away peacefully on 2nd March 2009. Boni was put to rest on 3rd March 2009. We, the family of the late would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all relatives and friends both in Singapore and abroad, for their prayers, attendance, condolences and
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      141 34 I With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to I Mr Liong Kiam Teck Mr Neo Tiam Poon Mr Neo Thiam An Mr Neo Tiam Boon and Family on the demise of their beloved Father LION TIONG KIU Departed on 6 March 2009 From: The Board of Directors, Management Staff of Peeng
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      137 34 SHAM KAURW/O LATE ACHA SINGH Age: 87 Village: Nashera Pannu passed away peacefully on 8 March 2009 Leaving behind loved ones. Sons: Daughters-in-law: (Balawi Singh, deceased) (Jaswant Kaur, deceased) Kashmit Singh Ranjit Kaur Balbant Singh Amarjit Kaur Naranyan Singh (USA) Harphajan Kaur (USA) Daughters: Sons-in-law: Bachan Kaur (Jassa Singh, deceased)
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      102 34 MICHAEL RODRIGUES Age: 72 called home to be with the Lord on 8 March 2009, dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Girlie Janet Danker (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Murphy Shane Karen Ernie Troy Scan Mark Roy Nick Don Kasminah Shahruddin Elwyn Leroy Daughter: Son-in-law: Margaret Tina Eddie Choo
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      94 34 "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith..." Heb 12:2 Family and friends of Chris Chong Pang Kuan thank the Lord for blessing us with love, laughter and friendship Loved and missed by Doreen, Nick Mac; Lee Mci Heng; Michael, Ann Li Ren; Cindy,
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      86 34 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to ALEX, LUCY, ADRIAN LYNETTE on the demise of your beloved Son Brother DR ALLAN 001 SENG TEIK FROM: Adeline Ting Methis Johnson Ben Tan B. T. S. C. Kan Cheah Hock Leong Steven Ong Chia Kiat Swan Sunny Loh Don Foo Tan Ek Kia
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      34 34 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late CPT (DR) ALLAN 001 SENGTEIK Departed on 3 March 2009 From Chief Air Force Medical Officer and Staff of Air Force Medical Service
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      51 34 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Alex, Lucy, Adrian Lynette DR ALLAN 001 SENG TEIK when you are sorrowful look into your heart and you will see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight We share your grief and sorrow MBBSClassof76 X E Hall
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      32 34 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to The Family Of The Late Nor'aini Binte Mohd Noor who passed away peacefully on 8 March 2009 From: Director Staff of Singapore Prison Service Eg
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      47 34 COLLIN JACOBS Age: 84 passed away peacefully on the 7 Mar 09 leaving behind children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Cortege leaves Blk 416PasirRisDrive6 #09-237 on 11 Mar 09 at 3pm for mass at The Holy Trinity Church thence to Mandai Crematorium Hall 1 for cremation at spm.
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      30 34 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late CPT (DR) ALLAN 001 SENGTEIK Departed on 3 March 2009 From Chief of Air Force and Staff of HQRSAF
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      74 34 Ist Anniversary Thalai Thevasam PONNUSAMY S/O PERUMAL Departed 20 February 2008 In our hearts you live and always will in memory. Deeply missed by children spouses, grandchildren, in-laws and all loved ones. Morning Prayers: 10 March '09 (Tue) Bam to 10am at No 59 Jalan Hari Raya. Evening Prayers: 10
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      29 34 CORRIGENDUM In the obituaries in The Straits Times on 09/03/09 for the late CPT (Dr) Allan Ooi, the full name should have been CPT (Dr) Allan Ooi Seng Teik.
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        597 35  -  Lee Su Shyan BULLS AND BEARS Bank stocks battered on day that sees only three STI shares moving up By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR ANOTHER week, another plunge into the depths, this time to a level the market has not seen since July 2003. These days, it
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        386 35  -  Ananya Roy By SINGAPORE-LISTED China Fishery Group (CFGL) will target African consumers in the year ahead. Mr Ng Joo Siang, the industrial fishing company's group managing director, told The Straits Times that CFGL's South Pacific operation will focus on catching the Chilean jack
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          113 35 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 830.3 million shares worth $666.8 million UP DOWN Gainers: 118 Losers: 318 Unchanged: 785 ngffiffnSTffHSlfffffiU STOCK TRADING VOLUM U Mid Cap 295.83 T -7.97 Basic materials 172.83 T -3.48 Utilities 228.12 T -2.77 Small Cap 240.77 T -5.11 Industrials 309.98 T -4.97 Financials 324.07 -16.58 All
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          184 35 Yesterday's close: 7,086.03 (-87.07) »Japanese stocks fell 1.2 per cent on fears that wider losses will prompt banks to tighten lending and trigger more failures among property developers. Friday's close: 858.22 (-11.02) Malaysian markets were closed for a holiday and will resume trading today. d Yesterday's close: 11,344.58 (-576.94)
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          104 35 runLiun uunntiiLii iiuil hhilo: vcmm;: S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Mar 9 2009 Buying Selling Aust dollar 0.9860 1.0440 Can dollar 1.1960 1.2120 Euro 1.9510 1.9760 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4154 0.4164 NZ dollar 0.7720 0.7910 Sterling pound 2.1730 2.2010 US dollar 1.5340 1.5540 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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          185 35 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS By Volume CENTS Vol lolden Agri JniFiber lems TV Ihina Hongxing iingTel <oble Grp lhart SemiCond itraitsAsia lapitaLand IBS Grp ICBCBk IBS MBL eCW*****2 llam JOB !TI 1550 DBePW*****4 26 -2.0 -7.1 2 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 8.5 -0.5 -5.6
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          370 35 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 594.8 306.1 392 1792.9 503 67.5 Mi 501 3580 2030 628 I. 270 319 962 438 464 355 ■■"I 473 I..-. 314 2170 571 170 5606 CapitaLand 101 5417 CapitaMall 405 5611 CityDev 60.5
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          629 35 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 134 272 157 212 243 I,, 98 75 123 198 199 190 365 314 129 79.5 410 398 765 334 372 287 170 565 87 222 229 94 108.3 36.5 327.1 124
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        421 36  -  Jessica Cheam By CORPORATE social responsibility (CSR) is an essential ingredient of global business culture these days yet it struggles to gain a high profile here. The problem is not so much that local firms do not promote CSR practices, but rather
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        532 36  -  Alvin Foo Equity holders can get 27 new shares for every 10 held at seven cents each By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT CHIPMAKER Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing has become the latest company listed here to turn to its shareholders for cash. The world's third-largest maker of
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        333 36 NEW YORK: Merck Co said yesterday that it would acquire Schering-Plough Corp for US$4l.l billion (5563.5 billion), uniting the makers of cholesterol drugs Zetia and Vytorin in the second mega-deal for Big Pharma in weeks. The two New Jersey-based drugmakers, which announced significant job
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      642 37  -  Ho Ai Li Postal bank, flush with funds due to higher interest rates, will reject business deposits By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT MONEYS NOT GOING ANYWHERE "Banks have a lot of excess reserves as they don't dare to lend to enterprises, fearing bad loans." Professor Norman Yin,
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      178 37 THE economic crisis has forced MediaCorp Publishing to shut its Malaysian unit, it was reported yesterday. Media Corporation Publishing Malaysia will close at the end of the month, according to the online version of Marketing magazine. The Singapore-based monthly publication said MediaCorp Publishing's decision
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      458 38  -  Michelle Tay Shared objectives help them to survive crises better than publicly listed firms, poll shows By BLOOD is thicker than water even when it comes to running a company, it seems. A new survey from Barclays Wealth finds that family-owned businesses in Singapore are
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      97 38 Top advantages of the family business model for Singapore respondents Strong support network from family members: 55% Shared values and ethos between family members: 45% Ability to make decisions quickly: 41% Ability to think long term: 36% Focus on future generations creates lasting stability: 36% Top disadvantages
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      407 38 TOKYO: Japan reported a record current account deficit in January, plunging into the red for the first time in 13 years due to plummeting demand for Japanese exports and a deepening global downturn, the Finance Ministry said yesterday. The deficit stood at a
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      343 38 LONDON: Bank of America has become the first US bank to withdraw job offers made to foreign MBA students graduating from US business schools this year, giving its government bailout deal as the reason, the Financial Times (FT) reported yesterday.
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      675 39 Developing Asia alone lost US$9.6 trillion last year, but it could be among first to recover MANILA: The global crisis wiped a staggering US$5O trillion (5577.4 trillion) off the value of financial assets last year, including US$9.6 trillion of losses in developing Asia
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      671 40  -  Goh Eng Yeow By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT HOPES of a market rebound were dashed yesterday, as global lender HSBC Holdings rocked the region with a share price plunge of 24 per cent in a single day. Three of Asia's largest financial centres Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai were
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      227 40 SHARES of HSBC Holdings plunged the most in at least 23 years in Hong Kong, driven to a 13-year low by last-minute trades and concern about deepening loan losses at its United States business. The shares fell 24 per cent to HK$33, the lowest
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        986 42  -  Jessica leow Bordeaux wine growers worship their land, so much so that they have a special term for it Bordeaux is the world's most important wine region. In particular, red Bordeaux often described as having a rich blackcurrant note, medium- or full-bodied flavours and absolutely seductive aromas has
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        509 43  -  Cheryl Tan Tan Yi Hui ESCAPE TO SPAS IN BALI AND MALACCA If you are a Singapore resident, $439 could get you a three-day, two-night spa holiday which includes three meals and a massage or spa treatment for each night of stay. And you could enjoy it in
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      1006 44  -  deepika shetty Take a look at the life of the Kangxi Emperor through rare exhibits from Beijing's Palace Museum The story of one of China's greatest emperors, the Kangxi Emperor, is being told through rare treasures from the Palace Museum in Beijing, in the first blockbuster exhibition
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      366 44 THE KANGXI EMPEROR'S 60TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION (above) Anonymous court artists This scroll measures close to 39m although only 10m is on display here as stipulated by the Palace Museum in Beijing. It depicts festivities taking place along the road from the emperor's favourite villa. He is hidden
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      231 44 Find out more about the emperor at these events held at the Asian Civilisations Museum. MANCHU MANIA What: The Qing dynasty was founded in the 17th century by the Manchus, a tribe from north-east China. Learn about some of their favourite pastimes at this weekend festival. Enjoy
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      281 45 The magnificent dragon-decorated royal robes, elaborate scrolls and priceless porcelain on show in The Kangxi Emperor exhibition are about 300 years old. But the show's curator is only 25. Miss Kan Shuyi, assistant curator (East Asia) at the Asian Civilisations Museum, found herself dealing with priceless objects
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      259 45 Unless you like being told off by security guards, resist the temptation to touch the lift door at the Asian Civilisations Museum. The modern steel doors now look like an ancient Chinese door done up in red and brass. Although it is covered with wallpaper, the effect
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      704 46  -  eddino abdul hadi Naturally 7 sing with music, just not any musical instruments music reporter i^^^fl 'I think it is probably Dame Kiri am that does it' W A flTtf3t77/7S" Bob Harvey, mayor of Waitakere City, New Zealand, on how the local shopping I orera^Sgs to
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      427 46  -  chang tou liang ffWßffl concert BIRTH AND DEATH SYC Ensemble Singers Jennifer Tham, Conductor Esplanade Recital Studio Sunday Way back in 1992, a Straits Times article named the Singapore Youth Choir (SYC) as the land's top chorus. The choir's commitment to new music and
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        751 47 Elaine Yeoh samples the delights of old and new Shanghai, from shopping in Nanjing Road and eating in Hong Vi Square to exploring the Bund Five Stars' 8D Shanghai/Jiangnan, Hengdian and 1000 Island Lake tour takes one on a cruise of Meifeng and Wulong island, includes
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        628 48  -  cheryl tan Good response to an exhibition by six potters, with 26 of the 100 works on display sold A show made up of nearly 100 ceramic pieces by six veteran potters attracted eager buyers during the weekend after opening. They bought 26 pieces in two
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        364 48 London Shows about French drag artists and Scottish soldiers took top honours on Sunday at the Laurence Olivier Awards recognising the best of London stage. The musical La Cage Aux Folles won for Best Musical Revival. Douglas Hodge was named Best Actor in
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        435 50 helplines Samaritans of Singapore: 1800-221-4444 Family Service Centre: 1800-838-0100 Singapore Association for Mental Health: 1800-283-7019 Care Corner Mandarin Counselling Centre: 1800-353-5800 Touchline (Touch Youth Service): 1800-377-2252 Seoul An actress in the popular Korean drama, Boys Over Flowers, was found dead last Saturday in an apparent suicide, fuelling
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        384 50  -  boon chan media correspondent Hong Kong singer-actress Karen Mok split from her long-time beau Stephen Fung at the end of 2007 but she has found a new leading man. For her next film, that is. The 38-year-old will be starring with heart-throb Louis Koo in producer
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        114 50 HOLLYWOOD AGENT FOR DIRECTOR Creative Artists Agency has signed Wong Kar Wai. It is the first time the Hong Kong director has a Hollywood agent, Variety reported. Wong said he will work with CAA, whose clients include George Clooney and Tom Hanks, to develop and direct English-language projects. AARON
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        53 85  -  Chua Jit Min By 11. Primary 6. Chongzheng Primary School Earth is getting hot Icebergs are melting faster, water will flood earth Polar bears will die We will be swimming around, instead of walking Earth is dying soon! Play your part to save the earth, and your
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        240 85  -  MALINI NATHAN AVONDALE Grammar School pupil Saxon Cadet, seven, releases a burst of carbon dioxide with the help of Lance Corporal Gregory Chew from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF). Pupils were treated to a demonstration of how to put out fires by the SCDF on Heroes Day
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        89 89  -  MALINI NATHAN •BIGONBASICS* Finding words that show contrast does not have to be rocket science. gets you started on antonyms. r?A word that has the opposite meaning of another is known as an /ftA\ antonym. See if you can figure out what the antonyms of
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        391 78  -  ANDREW DUFFY Jamie, Glenn won't fight over their 'boy' By Huang Huifen (ST, Feb 22, 2009) Activities by •BIGATHOME* CELEBRITY couple Glenn Ong and Dannie Yeo, who have filed for separation, will not fight over the custody of their "boy". They have agreed that whoever lives
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          122 80 The already well-liked Mr Wen became even more popular when it was reported that he helped a boy suffering from leukaemia. WHY IT MATTERS The parents of the boy are poor farmers who ran out of money to treat their son. They met
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          93 80 US$5.6 million (SsB»7 million) That is the cost of a museum built in Aceh province, Indonesia, to commemorate the 230,000 people who died in the 2004 Asian tsunami. the massive undersea earthquake that caused the WHY IT MATTERS 10m-high waves. However, many Designed by Indonesian tsunami victims
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          54 82 Nine people perished and 50 others were injured when the plane they were in crashed on the runway at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. Turkish Airlines Flight TK1951 was carrying 134 passengers. The accident happened as it was trying to land. The plane broke into three parts but did not catch
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          72 82 Doctors have hailed an operation which saved a man's hand as a "minor miracle". Mr Glenn Orgias, 33, was surfing off Bondi Beach in Sydney when he was attacked by a 2.5 m great white shark. The shark let go after three tugs, leaving Mr Orgias' hand hanging by
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        184 90  -  MALINI NATHAN •BIGNEWSWORKS* Try it the Dot way! Every week, we brew up Dot-flavoured lessons from a collection of classroom recipes. This week, pupils learn about sports. BY DOT READERS In groups of three I BIG TIME One Physical Education period (30 minutes) BIG TOOLS The
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