The Straits Times, 17 April 2009

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    20 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 FRIDAY, APRIL 17 2009 S|Sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon Breach of conduct
      81 1 NEW Aware chief Josie Lav is in trouble with her employer DBS Bank. The bank said yesterday that she had twice breached the staff code of conduct over her involvement in Aware. While it was supportive of staff who are involved in community groups, it gave approval
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      Lock icon Fourth best for business
      52 1 SINGAPORE is the fourth best country in the world in which to do business, according to an annual ranking of business-friendly countries compiled by financial magazine Forbes Asia. Singapore also remained on top as the economy with the best business conditions in the Asia-Pacific. PRIME PAGE
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      Lock icon Baby, you're heavy
      74 1 ON APRIL 2, teacher Gladys Tay, 33, gave birth to her first child, Oxley Sun. He weighed a hefty skg, whereas other newborns tend to weigh around 3.2 kg. It is not such a rare occurrence nowadays. Hospitals in developed countries such as Britain, Canada and Australia
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      Lock icon China's drive for talent
      49 1 CHINA has signed up more than 120 overseas experts, including scientists and entrepreneurs, who are offered one million yuan (*****,100) each to move to the mainland. The government scheme launched last December aims to recruit 2,000 experts over five to 10 years. WORLD PAGE AlB
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      Lock icon Simei's condo-style flats
      58 1 A NEW condo-style estate launched by the Housing Board will allow buyers to secure a flat on the spot and not have to join a ballot like for other Design, Build and Sell Scheme projects. The walk-in selection sale for Pare Lumiere at Simei Road starts with
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    Lock icon JURONG ROCK TO STORE PETROCHEMICALS READY IN 2013
    137 1 This is what an underground rock cave 132 m below the ground looks like, except that this will be used to store Singapore's petrochemicals in future. JTC Corp yesterday said it had awarded an $890 million contract to South Korean firm Hyundai
    CHEW SENG KIM  -  137 words
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    Lock icon Loanshark harassment cases rise sharply
    596 1  -  Sujin Thomas Teh Joo Lin Government signals strongly that borrowers too may face action By WHEN times are bad, loansharks start surfacing. In just the first three months of the year, police had to deal with nearly 4,000 cases over their harassment tactics. That is
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        Lock icon A time for radical thinking and retooling
        80 2 WE SAY Parliament being prorogued for the Government to set its new action agenda is also a time for radical new thinking on economic and business models and the social programmes they underpin. But not only from government. Never is there a greater
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        Lock icon Give Kim cold shoulder
        23 2 COLUMNS Deny the North Korean leader attention and he may well behave, says William Choong. REVIEW PAGE A 26
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        Lock icon Poor require compromise
        33 2 The Thai middle class needs to realise that wealth must be shared with the poor to live in a stable and prosperous country, says Gwynne Dyer. REVIEW PAGE A 26
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        Lock icon Unfair insurance charge
        29 2 OUR READER SAYS Insurance excess of $2,000 after car is vandalised, just because one is elderly, is unfair, says Wong Wan Yue. FORUM PAGE A 32
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        Lock icon ONLINE BLOGS
        30 2 www.straitstimes.com Rupali Karekar remembers the first time she voted in an Indian election and laments her expat status. Sherwin Loh admits he enjoyed the Jonas Brothers 3-D concert.
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      Lock icon D is for dying from diarrhoea
      1032 2  -  Bertha Henson How are food stalls rated for hygiene, and what do they mean? By ASSOCIATE EDITOR TACKLING the Geylang Serai food poisoning case has opened the proverbial can of worms. Here's the first of several wriggly questions: Who's really in charge of hygiene?
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      Lock icon DBS tells why it rebuked Josie Lau
      1308 3  -  Wong Kirn Hoh Bank holding an internal review over her conduct By OCBC backs DBS stand OCBC Bank backs the position taken by DBS Bank on the need for staff to seek approval before holding office in other organisations. A key concern for
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      Lock icon Baby tipped the scales at 5kg
      84 4 He's a big bundle of joy. Weighing in at 5 kg, Oxley Sun was born on April 2 to teacher Gladys Tay, 33, and her husband, Sun Qin, 33, ai actuarial assistant manager. Newborns tend to weigh around 3.2 kg. Doctors here say they
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      Lock icon Circle Line fares to match those of NEL
      625 4  -  Yeo Ghim Lay Service to start two days earlier on May 28; Buses on route remain By Faster and cheaper on the new line EXAMPLE 1: FROM JUNCTION 8 AT BISHAN TO SERANGOON CENTRAL Current route: Take bus service 58. A costlier,
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      Lock icon Millions begin voting in India
      329 6 MKHGKHYUYFTRJGYUJDGMT NEW DELHI: In tiny villages and sprawling concrete cities, millions of Indians voted yesterday at the start of a month-long general election. From the southern tropical state of Kerala to the Himalayan foothills of Kashmir in the north to holy towns on the Ganges
      REUTERS; ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED  -  329 words
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      Lock icon Doing business? S'pore is fourth best
      574 6  -  Fiona Chan Republic goes up four spots in Forbes annual world ranking By SINGAPORE has been named the fourth best country in the world in which to do business, an achievement that could help pull the country out of its worst recession in history.
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      Lock icon Picture perfect landing wins a top Cannes prize
      351 8  -  Irene Tham By A PICTURE of a stork making a perfect landing has made 67-year-old Vincent Foong (below) the Amateur Photographer Of The Year at the Sony World Photography Awards. First, he topped the competition's natural history section which was reported last
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      Lock icon Anwar party man quits in Penang
      671 8  -  Carolyn Hong Stage is set for yet another by-election, which will be a test for both BN and opposition By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA LUMPUR: Just as Malaysians thought the political ripples had settled down, yet another by-elec-tion looms after a state assemblyman from
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      Lock icon The ABC of hygiene at hawker food stalls
      1624 10  -  Ang Yiying Sujin Thomas Cheryl Ong C the most common grade at temporary markets; hygiene is NEA's role, say people By What ratings mean EATING establishments and food stalls are graded according to their standards of cleanliness, housekeeping and hygiene. The grading
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      Lock icon Southern India vital to Congress
      682 13  -  Ravi Velloor NEWS ANALYSIS Winning vote-rich Andhra Pradesh would help ruling party edge out close rival BJP By SOUTH ASIA CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD (Andhra Pradesh): India's ruling Congress party will have to scrape the bottom of its southern Indian barrel if the coalition it leads is
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      Lock icon Varun Gandhi out on parole to campaign
      239 13 INDIA'S top court has ordered two weeks of parole for Varun Gandhi, one of the heirs to the Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, allowing him to campaign for national elections despite being accused of hate crimes. The Supreme Court ordered his conditional release yesterday, just
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      Lock icon Maoist rebels stage attacks to disrupt voting
      403 13  -  P. Jayaram By INDIA CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: For many Indians, voting in yesterday's general election was as much about defying Maoist rebels or Islamic separatists as electing new officials. Maoist rebels, who are active in 13 of India's 28 states, carried out a
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        Lock icon One Malaysia is about all races: Najib
        567 15 PM urges Malaysians to discard ethnic mindset, build mutual respect KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Najib Razak has explained that his One Malaysia slogan, which has been attacked by the opposition, is about all races standing together. He said Malaysians should stop viewing things
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        Lock icon Mahathir at Proton MPV launch
        206 15 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian car company Proton unveiled its first multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) on Wednesday. The vehicle, named Exora, was launched by Prime Minister Najib Razak but what caught the attention of the hundreds of guests was the presence of Proton adviser Mahathir Mohamad. Ties between
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        Lock icon MIC not pulling its ministers out of government
        476 15  -  Teo Cheng Wee By REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's biggest Indian political party decided yesterday it will not pull its ministers out of the government. The decision ended days of speculation, which began when talk surfaced that Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) president
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        Lock icon Voting fraud claims 'wild and baseless'
        586 16  -  Salim Osman Yudhoyono blasts rivals, says charges about poll-rigging reflect poor political behaviour By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono last night hit out at the country's politicians for alleging that last Thursday's legislative elections had been rigged as his party distanced
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        Lock icon Time magazine wins appeal in Suharto case
        470 16 JAKARTA: Indonesia's top court has cleared Time magazine of charges that it had defamed former president Suharto in a cover story, saying the publication would not have to pay US$lO6 million (SslsB million) to his estate. Time which accused Suharto and his family
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        Lock icon China lures talent with $220k offer
        563 17 It draws 120 world-class experts, aims to recruit 2,000 in five to 10 years BEIJING: China has signed up more than 120 overseas experts for a new programme aimed at spurring cutting-edge innovation by offering thousands with eminent records one million yuan (*****,100) each
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; CHINA DAILY; ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  563 words
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        Lock icon Beijing builds up 'iron Great Wall'
        321 17 BEIJING: China's navy will develop a new generation of warships and aircraft to give it much long-er-range capabilities, its commander-in-chief said in comments published yesterday. Admiral Wu Shengli told the state-run China Daily that the navy wanted to develop hardware such as large combat
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        Lock icon Mid-2010 pickup in US economy?
        702 18  -  Sim Chi Yin MM LEE IN VIETNAM Congressmen likely to loosen purse-strings as polls near, says MM Lee By HANOI: The depressed American economy might turn around starting from the middle of next year, and that is when the world will start climbing out of
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        Lock icon S'pore GDP could shrink 10% If we're unfortunate'
        490 18  -  SIM CHI YIN TALKING UP THE MARKET "I take it with a pinch of salt. They must sound optimistic or they will make the market more pessimistic. It may not be until the middle of next year before it pops up." MM
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        Lock icon Thaksin gets new passport from Nicaragua
        869 19  -  Nirmal Ghosh He is appointed as 'envoy' to attract investments to the Central American nation By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT LAW AND ORDER "What we are now trying to do is to make sure there is a complete restoration of law and order. We have to
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        Lock icon UK forced to rethink anti-terror efforts
        849 20  -  Jonathan Eyal Pakistani suspects in terror plot held student visas, exposing border control flaws By STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU Until now, the bulk of the resources was devoted to preventing terrorist attacks in London. However, "London does not have the unwishedfor monopoly on terrorism",
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        Lock icon Russia eases Chechnya policy
        202 20 MOSCOW: Russia yesterday ordered an end to its counter-terrorism operation in Chechnya, a move that could lead to the withdrawal of tens of thousands of troops from the southern republic battered by two separatist wars in the past 15 years. The counter-terrorism operation led to curfews,
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        Lock icon Obama's critics hold 'tea party'
        415 21 NEW YORK: Critics of US President Barack Obama marked national tax day with "tea party" protests that Republicans called the birth of a grassroots opposition but Democrats dismissed as a fraud. Thousands attended 750 tea parties on Wednesday, held in many cities across the nation
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED; PRESS; LOS ANGELES TIMES; ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  415 words
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        Lock icon London riot cops' tactics under probe
        456 21 Officers accused of riding roughshod over protesters LONDON: London's police chief has ordered an investigation into crowd control tactics following the release of videos and photos apparently showing aggressive treatment of a demonstrator and a bystander during G-20 protests earlier this month. Two police
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    • world in brief
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        Lock icon Hitler to go under the hammer
        87 22 A series of watercolours by Adolf Hitler will be auctioned on April 23 in Shropshire, England. Expected to draw great interest, the works by the German dictator include a self-portrait of him sitting on a bridge (above). The signed works were found in 1945
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        Lock icon Putting US on track
        114 22 WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has highlighted a multi-billion-dollar effort to develop high-speed railway services in the United States, vowing to catch up with France, Japan, Spain and China. "My high-speed rail proposal will lead to innovations that change the way we travel in America," he
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  114 words
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        Lock icon Officials probed for graft
        135 22 BEIJING: Guangdong's top political adviser and its former top corruption fighter have been detained by Communist Party anti-graft officers. Mr Chen Shaoji, chairman of the Guangdong committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, was flown to Beijing during the weekend on a chartered plane and
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        Lock icon Fishermen end blockade
        123 22 BOULOGNE-SUR-MER (France): French fishermen agreed yesterday to end a paralysing blockade of three English Channel ports staged in protest against EU fishing quotas. The fishermen, who cut ferry links between Britain and the ports of Calais, Boulogne and Dunkirk on Tuesday and Wednesday, decided to lift the
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        Lock icon Maid faces poison charge
        183 22 HONG KONG: An Indonesian maid has been accused of adding menstrual blood to her employer's food in an effort to improve their stormy relationship, The Standard newspaper reported yesterday. Indra Ningsih, 26, allegedly mixed the blood into a pot of vegetables. She was charged with one
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        142 22 Town with few kids to auction off schools TOKYO: A small Japanese town with a falling birth rate plans to auction off four primary schools. Niikappu, on the northern island of Hokkaido, plans to start the auction next month on the Yahoo! Japan online auction site, Mr
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        615 25  -  Tay Hwee Peng By CORRESPONDENT IN THE past 10 years, I have travelled to Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo, Seoul and several European cities. But apart from a three-hour stopover in Kuala Lumpur as part of a two-night cruise holiday and a weekend
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          2696 28  -  Zakir Hussain When veteran journalist Foong Choon Hon died last month, his family received condolence tributes from many people including top leaders for his contributions to society. Insight looks back on the life of a man who lived through key periods in Singapore's
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        264 30 ONE evening last month, my husband and I were alerted by the police that my car was badly damaged by someone who had thrown something onto it. We checked our car in the HDB carpark and found the roof caved in and the
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        411 30 I REFER to last Saturday's article, "Supermarkets go live", which describes how the sale of live animals like razor clams, soft-shell turtles and eels is becoming increasingly common in Singapore. This is a disheartening trend; such practices have serious environmental, ecological and ethical disadvantages.
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      496 34  -  Joyce Teo 360 four- and five-room DBSS units can be booked on the spot By A NEW condo-style estate being launched by the Housing Board will allow buyers to secure a flat on the spot and not have to join a ballot like for other
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      459 35  -  Zakir Hussain Elections Dept says it has studied machines but no decision has been made By SINGAPORE has been studying electronic voting but has no plans to introduce it yet, said the Elections Department yesterday. It was responding to recent reports in the
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      471 35  -  Goh Chin Lian By THIS year's May Day celebrations will be kept to the "bare minimum", in keeping with the cautious mood amid the current downturn. But the month-long programme to mark May Day, which falls on May 1, will continue to
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      420 36  -  Esther Tan He gets year-long term as three more charged, taking the tally to 21 By THE fourth person to be sentenced over "phantom worker" employment scams since November was given a year in prison yesterday. Superb Plastics Manufacturing's sole proprietor, Soo Eng Yong, 45,
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      306 36 At their annual workplan seminar at the Republic Polytechnic yesterday, the Singapore Police Force showcased some new technologies that will help officers battle crime and keep the peace. B Forward Command Vehicles The police have bought five vehicles that can be transformed into command posts
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      338 36  -  Khushwant Singh By J MEDIATION has successfully resolved up to 97 per cent of disputes here, which means warring parties save on the time and expense involved in going to court. A pleased Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong yesterday gave a rundown
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      144 36 THE President appointed Mr Foo Chee Hock as Registrar of the Supreme Court and Ms Audrey Lim Yoon Cheng as Deputy Registrar on Wednesday. Mr Foo, 49, joined the Supreme Court in 2001 as Deputy Registrar. He was acting Registrar from April 11 last year till
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      675 37  -  Carolyn Quek TRIAL OF REN CI FOUNDER Witnesses: Charity kept appealing for permit for Yeung, who got contract without being interviewed By About the case THE joint trial against Ren Ci Hospital founder Ming Vi and his former personal assistant Raymond Yeung wrapped
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        101 37 A WOMAN was charged yesterday with helping an Australianregistered doctor to practise here without a licence. Ong Yoke Chooi, 48, allegedly referred a woman patient to Ong Hean Chye, also known as Alan Ong, for cosmetic procedures in April 2007. The pair are unrelated. She is
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        67 37 A JOBLESS Malaysian was yesterday charged with murder. Kumaresen Muthian, also known as Rathu, 28, is alleged to have killed Mr Isaac S. Balasundra, a 44-year-old unemployed man, in a Henderson Road flat on Tuesday evening. He is being remanded in the Central Police Division until
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      281 37  -  K.C. VIJAYAN LAW Minister K. Shanmugam yesterday urged law officers of Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore to look at ways to interact more, noting that the three countries share a common legal history. Speaking on the sidelines of an annual meeting of the Attorney-General's Chambers
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      550 38  -  Nicholas Yong Part-time scheme allows budget carrier to woo those with experience By Sky's the limit A new part-time scheme for cabin crew, specifically targeting those with previous experience with other airlines. In addition to the part-time scheme, Jetstar will continue to
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      438 38  -  Amresh Gunasingham By CLOSE to 10,000 delegates from 20 countries such as Australia, China and the United Arab Emirates will meet here in June to seek solutions to the world's water needs. This is the second year that the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW),
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      331 38  -  Serene Luo By THE gift of education was the wish of a late accountant who has given $3.5 million of his estate to two universities here. The National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) yesterday announced the gift from the
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        128 40 SHANGHAI: Ferrari are the first Formula One team to ditcl the problematic Kers energy storage and power-boost system, electing not to use it for this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix. Ferrari had a failure in the Kers system on Kimi Raikkonen's car during practice for the previous
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        78 40 GOMBAK United lost the chance to return to the top of the S-League football table after drawing 0-0 with Tampines Rovers at the Jurong West Stadium last night. The Bulls now lie third with 18 points, a point behind League leaders DPMM of Brunei. Meanwhile, Geylang
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        75 40 MONTE CARLO: Roger Federer is out of the Monte Carlo Masters tennis tournament after he was defeated 4-6, 5-7 by Stanislas Wawrinka in the third round yesterday. Rafael Nadal (aboye)i bi(Uing for a fifth consecutive title, reached the third round on Wednesday after beating
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        102 40 LONDON: Former Zimbabwe wicketkeeper Andy Flower was handed the task of restoring England's cricket reputation and regaining the Ashes, after being named as their head coach at a news conference at Lord's on Wednesday. He had impressed the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)
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        893 41  -  May Chen The six students are the only ones to represent their respective schools By This WGGk'S y°u aye a P^o*o °f y°ur teammates or schoolmates in action during a schools competition? 3Ctlon Send your pictures to stsports@sph.com.sg. The best photos will be published in
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        338 41 SEAN Lim became the first athlete to break a record at the 50th Schools National Track and Field Championships when he won the Boys' B Division pole vault yesterday. And the Hwa Chong Institution student, 16, did it in spectacular fashion at the Choa Chu
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      390 42 NBA Play-offs (all US time): Eastern Conference No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers v No. 8 Detroit Pistons Begins: Tomorrow No. 2 Boston Celtics v No. 7 Chicago Bulls Begins: Tomorrow No. 3 Orlando Magic v No. 6 Philadelphia 76ers Begins: Sunday No. 4 Atlanta Hawks
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      356 42 "I could see Gerrard fitting in really well at Milan." Kaka wants AC Milan to sign j Liverpool's Steven Gerrard j Basketball NBA Philadelphia 111 Cleveland 110 (0T), Indiana 115 Milwaukee 108, Orlando 98 Charlotte 73, Boston 115 Washington 107, Miami 102 Detroit 96 (0T), NY Knicks 102 New
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      153 42 TAN ANG MOH TAN HOCK MENG Age: 79 passed away peacefully on 15 April 2009. Dearly missed by loved ones. Wife Mary Gan Son Hau Ching Brothers: Spouses: Tan Hock Boon, Christopher Tay Seok Hoon, Maria (deceased) i Tan Siak Hong Mah Bee Ngor F Teng Hock Sing Kho Khiok
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      68 42 ISAAC S. BALASUNDRA Age: 44 passed away on 14 April W, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Sahadevi Children: Gopal- Rena-lan' Dlno irothef? nd Sisters: Roger, Robert, Joseph, Michael, Victoria, Sheela, Jenny Ail Relatives and Friends Wake is held at Blk 270 Yishun STeKl?ol k) C^tawjiajßl. for funeral service at Church
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      122 43 j?*We, the family ofthe late^ i _____z I AARON CHEUNG CHUN SAN Departed on 12 April 2009 Wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues, church brethren who have all taken precious time off to offer comfort, support and practical help to the family I
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      61 43 7th Anniversary In the Loving Memory of Our Beloved SUSELA DASON NEE NITCHINGAM E was called home to the Lord on 17 April 2002 To us her name will ever be, the key that unlocks memory, Of a dear one gone hut cherished yet, A beloved face we'll never forget.
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      86 43 The family of the late m lAGARAJAN S/O GOVINDASAMY Departed on 3 April 2009. wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives ink friends for their kind assistance, attendance, :ondolences and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Karumathi Prayers __11 be held on 18 Apr 09 (night) at Blk
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      33 43 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to Mr Wu Tzu Chien on the demise of his beloved father WUYUNHAI Departed on 15 April 2009 From: The Management Staff of Singapore Technologies Kinetics Ltd
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      181 43 NG LI HIANG Age: 93 passed away peacefully on 15 April 2009, leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Poh Leng, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: (Lim Chun Ying, deceased) Liv Yau Mvi Lim Chee Chein Quek Siew Tin Lim Chee Seng Chua Chan Huang Lim Chee Yong Tan Mci Lin, Priscilla Lim Chee
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      37 43 1 6th Anniversary In Loving Memory of SIM YEW CHENG DANIEL Departed 17th April '2003 Not just today but everyday, We remember the times we shared. Dearly missed and always remembered by family and all loved ones
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      61 43 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory of ANGIEL NG YUN QIN NG MUI KING Departed on 17 Apr 2006 It has been 3 years since you went away But we still think of you every single day Months and years may pass But your memory will always last Sadly missed and
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      33 43 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to Mr Wu Tzu Chien on the demise of his beloved father WUYUNHAI Departed on 15 April 2009 From: The Management Staff of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd
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      53 43 Our Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to Mr Lee Soon Guan and family on the demise of his beloved mother MDM HO SUAN TEE on 15 April 2009 From: The Management Staff of United Specialists Pte Ltd Build Quest Pte Ltd Sanz Design Pte Ltd Reliance Network Pte Ltd See
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      87 43 Athma Shanti Pooja The family of the late CHELLIAHVIJAY Departed on 4 April 2009 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, contributions during their recent bereavement. Father: Annavi Chelliah Mother: V. Suppama (Suppu) Karumathi Prayers will be held
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      34 43 20th Anniversary In Loving Memory oi iRACE ANNA MUTHIAh nee LEE Departed 17 April 1989 There is a link death cannot sever, _> and remembranct lastforever Dearly missed and always remembered by your loved ones.
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      481 46  -  Gabriel Chen Surge baffling to many observers but some say bank is getting healthier By BY SOME accounts, it is near death's door, yet Citigroup shares are not only showing robust signs of life but surged to a three-month high this week. Many
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      270 46  -  Joanna Seow B\ CORPORATE Singapore put its best foot forward yesterday to raise cash for charity in an annual fun run. A total of 9,927 runners from 330 companies took part in the JP Morgan Corporate Challenge, a 5.6 km madcap dash around
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      401 46  -  Jessica Cheam By PHASE 1 of Jurong Rock Cavern, the first underground oil storage facility to be built in South-east Asia, will finally begin construction by year's end and cost about $890 million. The first storage caverns will be ready by
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      214 46 WORSENING business conditions have led shipping heavyweight Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) to warn of widening losses for the first three months of this year. NOL, South-east Asia's largest container carrier, said yesterday it expects to post an estimated net loss of US$24O million (Ss36l million)
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      594 47  -  Grace Ng CHINA'S ECONOMY But worst may be over as industrial activity, consumption pick up By CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: China's economic growth slumped to a record low in the first quarter, but a pick-up in industrial activity and consumption offered hope that the worst
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      375 47 WASHINGTON: The current global recession is likely to be unusually long and severe and the recovery sluggish because it sprang from a financial crisis, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said yesterday. New IMF analysis shows recessions tied to a financial crisis,
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      306 47 SEATTLE: Global shipments of personal computers fell 7.1 per cent in the first three months of the year, but the decline was smaller than expected and research group IDC said the industry could turn around by year's end. The report comes on the heels
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      411 47 NEW YORK: Despite reeling from the global economic crisis, American companies continued to dominate the Forbes list of the world's biggest companies. This year's Global 2000 list compiled by Forbes includes 62 countries, with 551 entries from the United States, followed by 100
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        516 44  -  Alvin Foo BULLS AND BEARS Volume surges for 2nd day but experts warn spike may not last By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT THE local market took a slight breather yesterday after its recent hot streak, cooled off by profit-taking among blue chips and a weak
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        387 44  -  Robin Chan By SEMBCORP Marine Group's (SembMarine) long-serving president and chief executive is retiring, the company announced yesterday. Mr Tan Kwi Kin, 70, will remain as a director on the board and serve as a senior adviser. Mr Tan, who has been
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          114 44 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 3.79 billion shares worth $1.85 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 298 Losers: 314 Unchanged: 585 STRAITS TIMES INDEX FTSE ST INDEXES Mid Cap 389.67 T -2.15 Basic materials 187.80 T -6.21 Utilities 295.75 T -0.09 Small Cap 320.75 T -5.76 Industrials 406.65 T -2.38 Financials 454.99 T
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          202 44 Yesterday's close: 8,755.26 (+12.3) »Japanese snares ended on a dull note, giving up early gains as a fall in China's economic growth sparked fresh worries about the global economy. Yesterday's close: 961.28 (+4.6) Malaysian shares closed up 0.48 per cent amid buying interest from local funds. Decliners outnumbered gainers
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          175 44 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS uignana u.o Global Voice 2 Sunmoon 0.5 China Hongxing 14.5 Golden Agri 35.5 Chart SemiCond 15 UniFiber 4.5 lade Tech 3 Cosco Corp Ill Yongnam 17.5 StraitsAsia 108 Noble Grp 134 Yangzijiang 50.5 Celestial 19 China Sky 17.5 -u.o 0.0 0.0
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          104 44 runr-iun uunntiiLii iiuil nniLo: vcmm;: S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY ftpr 16 2009 Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.0810 1.1160 Can dollar 1.2390 1.2540 Euro 1.9720 1.9970 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4157 0.4167 NZ dollar 0.8590 0.8790 Sterling pound 2.2390 2.2680 US dollar 1.4900 1.5070 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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          398 44 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 594.8 306.1 1280 185 370 1792.9 503 67.5 105.8 501 3580 1920 1834 1250 416 270 909 319 1634 962 438 201 459 355 501 473 394 314 2170 571 170 5606 CapitaLand 93.5
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          641 44 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R■VOL '000 DAY HIGH LOW GROSS YIELD NET M CAP P/E $MIL 133 132 272 157 78.5 208 243 165 65 75 198 199 314 129 138 361 765 334 372 287 170 624 565
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        605 45  -  Goh Eng Yeow Small Cap Index jumps 18.4% in over a week, but scepticism remains By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT PENNY stocks have made a dramatic comeback in the past fortnight, after falling out of favour with investors amid the market meltdown. The FTSE ST Small
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        451 45  -  Elizabeth Wilmot By OIL rig tenders worth up to US$l6 billion (Ss24 billion) may soon be available, with Singapore, a major industry player, well-placed to cash in. Brazilian oil giant Petrobras announced yesterday that it will invest US$l74 billion over
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        380 45  -  Chua Hian Hou By A LONE shareholder stole the show at Star Hub's annual general meeting yesterday when he challenged directors about their pay. Postgraduate student Tony Tan, 44, came to the Marriott Hotel event armed with a spreadsheet of statistics comparing the telco's
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        346 45  -  Fiona Chan By LOWER taxes helped Mobile One (Ml) post a rise in net profit for the first three months of the year. Singapore's smallest mobile phone operator said net earnings went up 10.3 per cent to $41.9 million in the first
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      692 49 rG-brand DESIGN: SALLY LAM ILLUSTRATION: ISTOCK PHOTOS: KINEMAT, SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ***** BROWN Bobbi Brown at the Fairmont Hotel from Sat 18 April to Fri 24 April 2009 If you love the convenience of palettes, but wish you could hand-pick your own shades, Bobbi has the answer. M Her
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      46 49 Seeing Music, Music fest Bumper Hearing Films is back listings I Music movies to DJGilles 115 things M catch at Singapore m*£ Peterson's festival to do this /i rjg? Film Fest B» i i has over 30 acts weekend J^M C 3 I C 7 CB&9
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      796 51  -  eddino abdul hadi Music in films The Singapore International Film Festival's Seeing Music, Hearing Film section features critically acclaimed music-related documentaries and movies. Life! lists the other three films. BERLIN SONG What: This documentary follows six musicians from all over the world who make up part of
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      348 51 New York Actor-director Woody Allen has accused a clothing company of trying to intimidate him with a "scorched earth" approach to defending itself against a US$lO million (Ssls million) lawsuit. In papers filed on Wednesday, Allen, 73, said American Apparel asked for information about his family life,
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        922 52  -  boon chan New programming and logos help cable channels get a wider audience, but not all viewers are happy media correspondent Do not panic if you cannot find your favourite television channel. The channel might have been spruced up and given a different name with a spanking
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        430 53  -  Fiona Low The music flows naturally between us. Maybe it's because we are family and we share the same blood' Hozan Yamamoto, on playing with his son Shinzan Singapore audiences are in for a rare treat when Japan's shakuhachi master, Hozan Yamamoto, performs with his
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        103 53 FX (STARHUB CHANNEL 87) Before: A male-skewed channel with fare such as hard-hitting cop series The Shield, which has ended after a seven-season run, and firefighter drama Rescue Me, which is still airing. After: The target audience is now men and women in the 25 to 44 age
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        92 53 SCI-FI (STARHUB CHANNEL 98) Before: The channel specialised in science fiction, fantasy, horror and the paranormal. Steven Spielberg Presents Taken (2002), about alien abductions, was a breakthrough hit for the channel. After: Syfy's content will extend to reality, mystery, action and adventure, as well as science fiction and
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        888 54  -  yeow kai chai Yeah Yeah Yeahs' latest album is a blast from start to finish and won't leave you sitting still Sound bites 'I think a treadmill is better than a Node... I because the Node is just a box for the treadmill. Nobody saysA'Hey, my
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        162 55 Gilles Peterson (right) A champion of modern jazz and a dance music icon, the BBC jock and record-label boss is widely influential and his eclectic tastes are feted by modern music enthusiasts. Toshio Matsuura (right) Founder of Japanese club-jazz stalwarts United Future Organization (U.F.0.), Matsuura has gone
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        771 55  -  eddino abdul hadi Revellers can also expect to pay less at this year's Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Festival music reporter GILLES PETERSON'S WORLDWIDE FESTIVAL SINGAPORE Where: Various venues When: May 7 to 10 Admission: $18 to $90 from Gatecrash (go to www.gatecrash.com. sg or call 6100-2005)
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      341 58 UWimiisic RACHAEL YAMAGATA LIVE! Esplanade Concert Hall, Wednesday tara tan She coaxes sweet melodies from acoustic guitars and draws soulful yearning from a grand piano. But the instrument songbird Rachael Yamagata (right) is most adept at playing are the strings of a beating and bleeding human
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      577 58  -  foong woei wan Music rules over three shows, but don't forget the lyrics for the third one telemad In the Korean drama Beethoven Virus, a conductor summons a motley crew of unlikely classical musicians to a rooftop to scare them into excellence. First he scolds them for
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        540 60  -  jocelyn lee Despite short notice, tickets for critically acclaimed American director Oliver Stone's latest film W were sold out within four hours after they went on sale at 9am on Wednesday morning. The director, who is in town to teach at the Tisch School of The
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        285 60  -  Eddino Abdul Hadi American Idol contestant and runner-up David Archuleta's (above) video interview with The Straits Times' Razor TV has gone viral among the singer's fans worldwide. Done while the 18-year-old star was in Singapore on a promotional tour last week, the original
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        416 60  -  chin hui wen WW^ftuWlMm SYDNEY PARKOUR Where: Clarke Quay When: Today and tomorrow at 8, 9 and 10pm. Each performance lasts 10 to 15 minutes Admission: Free Gravity-defying stunts like a scene from James Bond flick Casino Royale are set to take dining outdoors at Clarke
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        218 60  -  deepika shetty After Slumdog Millionaire, it is The White Tiger's turn to go West. Indian author Aravind Adiga (right) has sold the film rights of his Man Booker prize-winning novel to the producer of Revolutionary Road for an undisclosed sum. Producer John Hart's newly
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        127 60 From Hello Kitty make-up to Pacman helmets, cartoon characters are making their presence felt in the fashion world. They are putting their stamp on everything from T-shirts and designer frocks to accessories and make-up, ringing in cashregister cheer in true cartoon style. We show you how to steal
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